Whenever news comes from the north, it always triggers many inquiries.
"The northern Liao forward army has arrived."
"The scout war is in full swing!"
When Zhou Zun heard the news, he was thinking about his son-in-law.
There was no letter from Yang Xuan.
After the news came that the Northern Liao army was moving south, Yang Xuan stopped writing. However, Zhou Ning did not stop writing, but he never talked about the war.
"An army of two hundred thousand!"
Several officials were lamenting.
After seeing Zhou Zun, he left quietly again.
Chang Mu stood at the side and back, put his hands in his sleeves, exhaled, watched the white air slowly dissipate in the air, and said, "This is disgusting!"
"Two hundred thousand troops are marching south, and my son-in-law is a general from Northern Xinjiang. If we lose this battle, he will inevitably be held responsible." Zhou Zundan said calmly: "These people have evil intentions."
"It's shameless to treat a major event related to the safety of the Tang Dynasty as a tool for the party to fight against dissidents!" Chang Mu shook his head.
"Kuozhang!"
Yang Songcheng came over.
Smiling, "The war in Northern Xinjiang is about to begin. Has your son-in-law ever written a letter?"
Zhou Zun shook his head.
Yang Songcheng said kindly: "In the battle ahead, the elders are concerned and worried, but the young people always forget about it..."
Zhou Zun interrupted him, "We must keep it secret."
Yang Songcheng opened his mouth, "Ah...hahahaha!"
How can military information be leaked casually?
Yang Songcheng concealed a smile, "The Ministry of War has been conducting frequent deductions these days, saying that the chance of winning is 30%. I think your son-in-law is also a famous general, so it would be nice if I could ask."
"The father-in-law's compassion is overflowing."
Zhou Zun gave Yang Songcheng a slap in the face without hesitation.
Yang Songcheng nodded, "Yes! That's what happens when people get old. By the way, your Majesty ordered soldiers from all over the country to gather in Guanzhong, and the guards in Chang'an need to train more!"
Recently, Zhou Zun and Yang Songcheng had several secret fights in court, which ruined Yang Songcheng's plans. Both sides seemed to be laughing and joking, but in fact they both wanted to stab each other to death.
"This news hasn't come yet, so why should the father-in-law be so pessimistic? Does it mean that the father-in-law has relatives in northern Xinjiang?" Zhou Zun sneered.
Curse my son-in-law, I will curse you to death!
Yang Songcheng smiled and said, "No."
The two were relatively silent, but the atmosphere gradually became tense.
Chang Mu next to him coughed dryly, but the two elders ignored him.
When the surrounding officials saw this scene, they all walked around.
"Shilang Zhou has done a lot of things to the father of the country recently."
"I'm afraid the head of state wants to kill him!"
"But the father-in-law also ruined a lot of things for him!"
"These are enemies!"
"..."
In the midst of the discussion, Yang Songcheng said softly: "Take care!"
The old guy has lost patience with Zhou Zun, his former allies have turned into enemies, and there is a coldness in those old eyes.
"the same as you."
The two smiled at each other.
after!
We are all mortal enemies!
Yang Songcheng walked calmly, and Zhou Zun walked on the other side, both sides walking side by side. Chang Mu came over and said, "What Lang Jun said just now was too cruel."
"He is cursing An Ning and Zitai. If I endure it, will I still be me?"
The demeanor of a noble family... Come on! We are all mortals. If you peel off that elegant face, you will find that you are more ruthless than anyone else on the inside.
Ta-ta-ta!
Outside the imperial city, the sound of horse hooves sounded urgently.
Then stop.
As if they had a clear understanding of each other, Yang Songcheng and Zhou Zun stopped and looked at the imperial city gate at the same time.
There are soldiers guarding the gate.
Only a moment of chaos was seen, and then two sergeants carrying small flags rushed in.
Dusty!
Face full of darkness!
Tired to death.
But he couldn't hide his excitement.
One of the sergeants was actually carrying a dew cloth.
He held the cloth high and shouted with all his strength:
"Great victory! Great victory in Northern Xinjiang!"
Boom!
This shout made the entire imperial city fall silent.
Before the war, there were countless speculations.
If the battle is defeated, the Northern Liao army will march straight in and approach the pass.
The world will be shaken!
Even the calmest person can become anxious.
Seeing the messenger of victory at this moment, what a heart!
It loosened up immediately and then flew up.
The hazy sky seemed to become brighter.
"Say!" an old official yelled.
The sergeant shouted: "Emperor He Lianfeng of the Northern Liao Dynasty personally led the army to fight. Two hundred thousand troops fought with our northern Xinjiang army. Yang Xuan, the envoy from the left, led the army to counterattack first, and then the army covered them up and defeated..."
Zhou Zun behind him didn't listen.
Win!
The Northern Xinjiang Army won!
Zhou Zun, who felt relaxed all over, just wanted to have a drink at this moment.
But before that, he had to vent his anger.
He slowly walked to Yang Songcheng.
Smile.
"My son-in-law let the father-in-law down."
Behind him, Chang Mu couldn't hide his excitement, pumping his fist and yelling, "Great victory!"
"Great victory!"
Countless people were cheering.
"The first achievement turned out to be Yang Xuan!"
That bad person, bad commander, and county captain from Wannian County... until he went to Northern Xinjiang, in their eyes, he was in hell.
That young man experienced burning in hell and was reborn from the ashes.
The news spread to the palace.
"Your Majesty, what a great victory!"
Han Shitou danced excitedly, "What a great victory!"
The imperial concubine saw the tears in his eyes and whispered: "Stone is loyal!"
The emperor was also excited, but then calmed down, "I've been a little anxious for a while. Shitou is happy for me."
Han Shitou was even choking.
Although the emperor was hiding it these days, people who knew him well knew that the emperor was anxious, very anxious.
Han Shitou is the person next to him, so he should be overjoyed for this.
The emperor's eyes were a little moist, "Go back and have a rest, ah!"
Han Shitou wiped away his tears and said, "This is such a great joy. This slave has overstepped his bounds and is rewarded by Your Majesty."
The emperor smiled and nodded.
Han Shitou went out and rewarded the people in the Liyuan with his own money.
This was a taboo thing, but no one said anything at the moment.
Everyone knows that Chang'an will be uneasy about the consequences of failure in the Northern Xinjiang War.
Therefore, Han Shitou used his private money to reward everyone, which was also a way of venting his anger.
Listening to the cheers outside, the emperor closed his eyes.
"Huang Chunhui...I'm waiting for him!"
…
At the end of every year, local officials have to rush to Chang'an with gifts.
Officials in remote places even have to set off long in advance, so much so that some people laughed and said that half of their time as an official was spent on the road to and from Chang'an, and the other half was spent performing duties at the local level.
People in Chang'an City are also used to seeing officials entering Chang'an City like country folk at the end of the year.
How exciting it is to see a prosperous capital city after being in the countryside for a long time!
Several local officials dismounted outside the city gate, flexing their legs and talking excitedly about this majestic city.
"It's so huge!"
"You will be stunned when you enter Zhuque Street."
“I saw it last time and it was very shocking.”
"The crowds of people are so crowded that it makes people feel like this is a fairyland."
"Where are you from, brother? The border, right?"
"Hey! How did you know?"
"There are many barbarians outside the Tang Dynasty. They don't know etiquette, justice and shame, and they look like beasts. If you see them more, you will naturally feel that the Tang Dynasty is a fairyland on earth."
"Wonderful! Brother, what I said made me enlightened!"
Several officials admired it for a long time.
"What do you think, Mr. Xian?"
Yang Xuan and Huang Chunhui were not far away.
Huang Chunhui looked at Chang'an City with his hands behind his hands and said: "I haven't been here for a while. Chang'an City looks majestic, but no matter how majestic the city is, it will be broken one day. And most of this break will come from the inside."
This is very meaningful.
"Some people say it is virtue." Yang Xuan said.
"Virtue is practiced internally. If you talk about virtue as an external enemy, isn't it like talking about being a vegetarian with beasts?" Huang Chunhui said.
These words hit the nail on the head.
Yang Xuan smiled and said: "Yes! Talking about virtue with foreign enemies is like talking about cultivation with beasts."
Play the piano to the cow.
"I've been standing there for a long time," Huang Chunhui said.
"Ms. sir, stand still!"
“It’s boring to watch too much!”
Huang Chunhui slowly walked towards the city gate.
"Ms. sir!"
Yang Xuan stopped him somehow.
Huang Chunhui turned around, just like he did in Taoxian County, with his eyelids drooping, "What's the matter?"
"It's okay." Yang Xuanqiang smiled.
Huang Chunhui came over, reached out and patted his shoulder, raised his eyes and said, "Zitai."
"exist!"
"I'm leaving."
"Um!"
"Remember, in this life, people will go through smooth roads and ups and downs.
How to spend it?
When you are on a smooth road, you need to introspect and reflect.
Be open-minded when times are rough and endure loneliness...
In a word, only by not being surprised by favor or disgrace can you live up to this life."
"yes."
"Why are your eyes red?"
"The wind is a bit strong."
Huang Chunhui looked at him, the sun shining on his wrinkled face made him look a little softer.
"Zitai."
"Um!"
"You have to walk your own path in the future."
"yes."
"Stand still!"
Huang Chunhui looked at him carefully, then smiled, "Go well, I'm watching you!"
He turned around and walked towards the city gate step by step.
The steps are shaky, but firm.
"Yes...it's Xianggong Huang!"
“I’ve met Xianggong Huang!”
"Xianggong Huang is back."
Huang Chunhui smiled and cupped his hands, and walked into Chang'an City step by step.
"Lang Jun, are you crying?"
Jiang Heer asked.
"without."
Yang Xuan didn't cry.
He just watched the figure slowly walk into Chang'an City.
Until it disappears, it still doesn’t leave.
Huang Chunhui returned to Chang'an City and entered the palace.
No one knows what he said to the emperor before he left the palace and returned home.
The palace then rewarded him with a lot of money and the title of Duke.
Huang Chunhui, disarmed and returned to his field.
A thoughtful person calculated the time and came to a conclusion: Huang Chunhui set out for Chang'an just a few days after the end of the Northern Xinjiang War, and barely stopped along the way.
This is not the behavior of a disloyal minister!
It can be called loyal!
But he left a 'mess'
Liao Jin takes over, who is next?
Huang Chunhui recommended Yang Xuan.
Just when everyone was pondering this matter.
Yang Xuan slowly walked to the front of the imperial city.
"Shijun Yang."
"It's me."
The sergeant guarding the gate stood solemnly and said, "I have met Ambassador Yang."
Yang Xuan is back.
In the good news, it was he who led the left-wing Chenzhou Army to defeat the enemy and launch a counterattack.
The first victory in this battle!
He still looks so kind.
"Lang Jun is too kind." The old thief was a little disappointed.
"What do you want if you don't get along?" Wang Laoer asked.
"Be... domineering!"
Yang Xuan entered the imperial city and went all the way to the outside of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
"Coming?"
Luo Cai is old.
"Coming."
Yang Xuan was holding a cloth bag in his hand and placed it casually on the side.
"That's outrageous!" Luo Cai said with a straight face.
"I have to go outside the palace to see you now, so I won't stay any longer."
Yang Xuan was ready to say goodbye.
"Wait a minute." Luo Cai stopped him, "It's difficult to be the deputy envoy of Jiedu!"
He had made some insinuations in private and felt that this matter was almost impossible.
Young people may be frustrated!
But all he saw was a smile.
"It's difficult to be interesting!"
Luo Cai was startled, and suddenly found that Yang Xuan's aura had changed a lot.
Exited the household department.
An official is waiting outside.
"Cao Deli, the head of the Ministry of War, has met Yang Shijun."
Yang Xuan nodded slightly, "What's the matter?"
Cao Deli said: "Please send Mr. Yang to report on your work."
Yang Xuan picked his ears and asked, "What did you say?"
Cao Deli raised his voice and said, "Please send Mr. Yang to report on your work."
The surrounding officials stopped, as they heard something unexplained.
When Yang Xuan returned, he first came to the Ministry of Personnel to report that he was here. This is what he should do.
Next, whether to seek an audience with the emperor or report to the Ministry of War is a matter of opinion.
We can also see Yang Xuan's mentality at this moment.
But it was Yang Xuan's choice to make this matter, rather than the Ministry of War sending someone to urge him.
This attitude is wrong!
Yang Xuan followed, and the momentum of the first victory in this battle was defeated.
In other words, Cao Deli came here to kill Wei Feng.
…
From the Ministry of War, Zhang Huan asked with a cold face: "The number one hero of the great victory in Northern Xinjiang is here. The Ministry of War did not say to give him a smile, but gave him a killing stick... Who asked Cao Deli to go?"
Zheng Yuandong shook his head, "I'm also wondering who is so short-sighted."
Liang Jing said: "Cao Deli is not my person!"
Zhang Huan scolded: "Go and bring it back."
Liang Jing said quietly: "Zitai's momentum..."
Yang Xuan wanted to plan for the post of Deputy Envoy of Jiedu, and this first victory was his biggest reliance.
The Ministry of War sent a killing stick at this time, and its intention is self-evident.
…
Everyone knows this truth.
Yang Xuan looked around. Some of the officials were worried, some were not angry, and some were happy to watch the play.
"No time!"
Yang Xuan was going to see the emperor.
Cao Deli smiled and said, "I would also like to ask Ambassador Yang to go there!"
No matter how high a local official's rank is, he still has to hold his tail between his legs when he gets to Chang'an City... When a Beijing official meets the third level of officialdom, I'm not bragging. If a local official offends an official from the Six Ministries, there will be plenty of ways to deal with you in the future.
Even if you are a protégé, you don’t know the intricate network of relationships behind him. If you can’t help but offend him, don’t offend him.
But, this killing stick is a bit too much!
The officials shook their heads.
But you can only accept it!
In their place, not only must they accept it, but they must also smile.
Yang Xuan smiled and said, "Get out of the way!"
Cao Deli shook his head and smiled, "Please also ask Ambassador Yang to go."
"I said, get out of the way!"
Cao Deli shook his head.
Yang Xuan also shook his head and smiled: "In the battle in Northern Xinjiang, the enemy army is 200,000. I led 20,000 troops to fight against Lin Ya's elite.
Yun Shanqi was covered in heavy armor and looked like a ghost in Jiuyou Underworld.
If an idiot like you were here, I'd be scared to death.
But the so-called Yunshan Cavalry was destroyed in my hands.
Compared with them, do you think you are nothing? How dare you stand in the way of Ye Ye?!"
Cao Deli frowned, "This is Chang'an, and I am the head of the Ministry of War..."
"Yeah, it's you, the boss, that I'm beating!"
Yang Xuan kicked him away.
Cao Deli was kicked to the side, fell to the ground, pointed at Yang Xuan, and then belched.
Dizzy!
Yang Xuan clapped his hands and said, "Grass and mud horse!"
He just walked step by step outside the palace gate.
"Yang Xuan, the governor of Chenzhou, please see your majesty!"