When news of Yan Yun's victory continued to come, the mood of the monarchs, ministers and people in Bianjing was very complicated. Some were happy and excited, while others were worried and suspicious. The court had no idea how to treat Yan Yun's army and King Yan.
Regarding the issue of Yang Peng, the ministers had many fierce quarrels. Some people thought that he should be shown favor, while others thought that he should be suppressed as soon as possible. Song Zhenzong was dizzy with the opinions of the two groups and did not know what to do.
At this moment, the news of Cao Jun's victory over Xijing came, and the government and the public were extremely excited, so the matter of how to deal with Yang Peng was temporarily put aside. Emperor Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty issued an order to praise Cao Jun for his contribution, and sent trusted ministers to bring a large amount of wine and silver.
Shanxi. Now Cao Jun's tent is located in Bingzhou, so the envoys went to Bingzhou.
Cao Jun wrote to Song Zhenzong: "The Khitan people's vigor has been exhausted in the fierce battle with the Yanyun army, and the Goryeo army is not convinced. Even if they have millions of soldiers, they will not be afraid. If they attack the capital with 200,000 elite soldiers,
, the ancient frontier will surely be restored. The land in Xiangyang and other places is fertile. If you can farm here, you will be very profitable. Please allow your majesty to allow your ministers to raise troops here. When the soldiers are well-fed, they will immediately cross the river to pioneer the king's army.
!Your Majesty, Cao Jun!”
Song Zhenzong was very moved after receiving Cao Jun's letter. He immediately appointed Zhao Ding as the Privy Councilor and the military commander of Sichuan, Shaanxi, Jing and Xiang.
He had been dismissed before. The reason was that Wang Qinruo, Pang Taishi and others blamed all the previous crisis in Shaanxi on Zhe Guangyao, so the emperor issued an edict to dismiss Zhe Guangyao. In fact, Zhe Guangyao was in charge of Shaanxi, with the Zhe family brothers and Liu Ziyu as generals.
It is commendable that the Khitan army's attempts to invade Sichuan were thwarted many times with less force than the enemy. Although Zhe Guangyao is not a famous general, he is still a capable general! However, the situation slowed down a little and was overturned by the overt and covert fighting within the court.
The consequences caused him to be dismissed from office!
I digressed, let's get back to the topic. Song Zhenzong appointed Zhao Ding as a Privy Council member, and gave Zhao Ding the power to act expediently. Zhao Ding then proposed specific matters about acting expediently. Song Zhenzong wanted to obey, but at this time, Pang Taishi was very
However, he came out to make trouble and kept gossiping in Song Zhenzong's ears, so the matter was shelved.
Seeing this scene, Zhao Ding wrote directly: "Your Majesty sent Ji Guangyao out of Zhenchuan and Shaanxi. The country's power is a hundred times that of today. Ji Guangyao has the power to mend the sky and bathe the sun. Your Majesty has the oath to forge the river. The monarchs and ministers believe that, in ancient and modern times,
No two, but was eventually deposed and exiled due to rumors. For the crisis in Shaanxi, Zhe Guangyao is responsible, but it is absolutely not as those who criticized Zhe Guangyao said! Without Zhe Guangyao, the situation would be a hundred times more dangerous than it is now, and Sichuan is afraid
It’s no longer safe! Now that your Majesty wants to give me great power at an easy price, I’m afraid that the villains will jump up and down again and spread rumors, and I will definitely make the same mistakes as the glory, so I’m very scared!”
Zhao Ding sent this memorial to the palace, but there was no response.
The sight turned back to Zhending Mansion. Yang Peng was reading the report just sent from the north. Han Bing had stopped the attack and sent part of his troops back to support Chengtian Army Stronghold to resist the evacuation and troops coming from Shanxi.
For the Khitan army, however, the two sides only formed a confrontation and did not engage in combat. Duan Zhixian's troops had returned to Damingfu to rest and reorganize their troops, while Huyan Chijin's troops had returned to Hezhou. The war on all fronts had come to an end.
Yang Peng put down the report and walked out of the hall, looking at the clouds on the horizon with a thoughtful expression. Han Jinxin came behind Yang Peng and said, "The enemy's energy has been exhausted and they need time to rest and recuperate. There shouldn't be another war in a short time."
." Han Jinxin had just escorted grain and grass to Zhending Mansion not long ago.
Yang Peng nodded and turned around, "We must now shift our energy from offense to defense. This battle has fully achieved the goals we set before the war, which is very good. Next, we must digest this as soon as possible
Huge fruits of victory. Are all the officials transferred from Yanyun in place?" Han Jinxin said: "I just received the news this morning that the first batch of personnel transferred from the yamen and public schools in the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun have been
After arriving in Hezhou, we will arrive at Zhending Mansion soon." Yang Peng showed a thoughtful look.
Han Jinxin asked: "Does King Yan want to completely replace the chief officials in various places?"
Yang Peng shook his head, "No. At least not for the time being. Everything always needs a transition." After thinking about it, he said to Han Jinxin: "Before, our energy was all on the battle, and we didn't care about prisoners and seizures. Now you are responsible
Make statistics on the situation in this area and report to me when you are finished." "Yes." Han Jinxin clasped his fists in agreement, and then said: "If King Yan has no other instructions, I will leave!" Yang Peng nodded, and Han Jinxin looked at Yang
Peng bowed and left in a hurry.
Soon after, Han Jinxin presented the statistical data. There were about 2.3 million dans of grain and grass in various government treasuries, about 5 million taels of silver, and more than 360,000 people captured by the Goryeo army.
After Yang Peng read the report, he thought for a moment and said to Han Jinxin: "I came here and saw that people in many places are living in great poverty. I want to use all the food in the treasury to relieve the victims." Han Jinxin said happily:
"In this way, people everywhere will surely return home!"
Yang Peng said: "You are responsible for this matter. Don't leave it to those officials who have surrendered. Let our people do it." "Yes." Yang Peng focused his eyes on the row of numbers for the prisoners and murmured: "Thirty-six
Tens of thousands of prisoners..." Han Jinxin said: "My subordinates and the generals thought that the able-bodied ones among these prisoners could be selected to enrich our army."
Yang Peng showed a thoughtful look and murmured: "Our army now has more than 760,000 people, excluding the navy. This scale is already very large! Soldiers are more valuable than elites, and it is too large.
Not only will the army not be of much use, but it will crowd out manpower in other areas. Furthermore, too many troops will cause the funds originally used to improve equipment to be used as wages, which may not necessarily increase the combat effectiveness. I think
Instead of expanding the army, we will only select strong and capable warriors from these prisoners to replenish the battle losses of each army, and let the others go back to Ryukyu!"
Han Jinxin thought for a while, cupped his fists and said: "The King of Yan is wise! So what should we do with the hundreds of thousands of Han soldiers before?" Yang Peng said: "It should be dealt with in the same way. But it can be slightly different. All the officers will be selected, or
Send them to serve in government offices in various places, or stay in the army and deal with them according to different situations." After a pause, he said to a secret guard on the side: "Gather all the generals immediately, I have something to announce." The secret guard said.
He responded and ran down.
Yang Peng announced his decision at the meeting, and immediately sent envoys to convey orders to Han Bing, Duan Zhixian, and Chen Jie. Then the work of demobilizing the prisoners of the Goryeo Army and the Goryeo Army began. At the same time, under the auspices of Han Jinxin, various places
Opening warehouses and distributing grain to help the people sparked thunderous cheers everywhere, and Yang Peng's prestige was unparalleled in these places; and those personnel selected from the yamen and official schools of Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures entered the yamen in various places one after another.
Most of the chief officials of the yamen in various places are still the same people, but specific matters have been quickly transferred to the hands of people from Yanyun. Some people will naturally be dissatisfied with this.
In the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun, cities and towns all over the country were abuzz with gongs and drums, even more lively than the Chinese New Year. The people were spontaneously celebrating the victory of the Yanyun Army. However, in such a festive atmosphere, some people were sad. The Yanyun Army had indeed achieved victory.
They won a huge victory, but they also paid a huge price with nearly 10,000 killed. Their relatives were sad for the death of their loved ones, but they also felt honored. At the moment when they saw the ashes of their loved ones settled in the Loyal Soul Hall,
My heart couldn't help but be overwhelmed by an indescribable excitement.
Under Yang Peng's personal supervision, the pensions were paid in full and on time, and the families of the fallen soldiers were surrounded by government officials from all over the country and moved into the clean and tidy military martyrs' area. When those family members saw the envious and respectful eyes of the people along the street,
The sadness in my heart had completely turned into pride at this time. The government sent rice, vegetables and vegetables to the homes of military martyrs, and those children who were not yet underage went to public schools for free.
Yang Peng ordered Huang Guang of Tianjing New City to be responsible for the civil affairs in Hebei, and Kou Yan to be responsible for the civil affairs of various roads in Hebei. At dusk, a group of cavalry galloped into Cizhou. Cizhou, which is now Ci County in the south of Hebei Province, is located to the west of Daming Mansion
The north bank of the Zhanghe River, which is more than a hundred miles away, is where Han Bing's big tent is located. The Zhanghe River is now the boundary river between the Yanyun Army and the Khitan Army and the Goryeo Army. The north of the Zhanghe River is controlled by the Yanyun Army, and the south of the Zhanghe River is controlled by the Khitan Army and the Goryeo Army.
The Goryeo Army controls. According to Yang Peng's order, Han Bing is responsible for the defense of this area, and even Duan Zhixian and others in the direction of Damingfu are also under Han Bing's control. Speaking of which, by the way, the defense situation in Hebei, the entire Hebei area
The key points on the border were guarded by the army, and they were all under the control of Chen Jie. Since Chen Jie was in charge of his own affairs, he was naturally included in the Supreme Military Council.
Yang Peng came to the gate of the handsome manor and happened to meet Chen Jie coming out of it. Chen Jie suddenly saw Yang Peng, his eyes widened in surprise, and he quickly came up to him with a look of surprise, "Brother, why are you here?"
Yang Peng turned over and dismounted and said with a smile: "Come and take a look." Chen Jie quickly welcomed Yang Peng into the door and shouted into the hall: "General, big brother is here!" Han Bing and Zhong Min, who were discussing matters in the hall, immediately came out to greet him.
: "I've met King Yan!" Yang Peng saw Han Bing, who was dressed in military uniform and looked heroic, and couldn't help but hugged her into his arms. Han Bing was completely stunned by Yang Peng's sudden move.
Yang Peng let go of Han Bing and said softly: "Thank you for your hard work!" Han Bing's cheeks turned red and he glared at Yang Peng angrily.
Several people walked into the hall, Yang Peng went to the top and sat down, while Han Bing, Chen Jie, and Zhong Min stood below. Yang Peng looked at Han Bing, a female general who was both beautiful and wise and brave, and his heart could not be suppressed.
With a fond emotion, he smiled and said: "I originally thought that Han Bing and you would form a stalemate with Gan Buju, but I didn't expect that you actually defeated him completely in two rounds! Even I am afraid that I can't do it.
Better!"
Han Bing wanted to face Yang Peng's approval with a cold face, but he couldn't help but feel joy in his heart, and a moving smile spread on his beautiful face. Yang Peng couldn't help but feel absent-minded.
Chen Jie said with sincere admiration: "General Han was brave enough to outmaneuver others. Every move of the Khitan people was calculated by General Han, so our army was defeated with overwhelming force!" Zhong Min nodded in agreement.
, said with emotion: "Although General Han is a woman, he is definitely not inferior to those legendary and famous generals!"
Han Bing turned around, glared at the two of them and said angrily: "Can you two stop bragging for me! If you don't feel nauseous, I do!" Chen Jie and Zhong Min laughed,
Yang Peng said with a smile: "This is not a boast, I think they are absolutely right! I remember that Li Xiuning in the early Tang Dynasty was a female general who stood out from her peers. In my opinion, Han Bing, you are better than Li Xiuning
, but it is said that she is another outstanding female general after Li Xiuning!" Chen Jie and Zhong Min echoed in succession. Han Bing glared at Chen Xiao with a red face, looking annoyed, "Huh! King Yan said this,
I don’t dare take it!”
Yang Peng chuckled, "Yes, of course!" Han Bing stared at Yang Peng for a while, "The King of Yan came here just to gossip, right?" Yang Peng said with a smile: "We have to do business, gossip.
You might as well talk about it..." Han Bing clasped his fists and asked, "I wonder what instructions King Yan has here?"
When Yang Peng saw her asking, he had to get down to business, "I came to see your situation and listen to your opinions. I have been traveling west since crossing the Zhang River, and I am very satisfied with what I have seen and heard." Yang Peng said.
Peng was referring to the warning and defense systems deployed along the north bank of Zhangshui. He glanced at Han Bing and said with a smile: "With Han Bing here, I don't need to worry about anything. I just want to ask you."
Are there any needs or difficulties?”
Chen Jie hurriedly said: "It's nothing else, but brother, can you give us some of Duan Zhixian's cannons?" Chen Jie went to Damingfu not long ago and saw the cannons and the damage they caused to the city wall of Damingfu.
Shocked by the terrible destruction, he was extremely envious, so he tried hard to get Duan Zhixian to give him some cannons. Duan Zhixian now regarded those cannons as treasures, and he was unwilling to do anything. Chen Jie was unable to do so and was very depressed.
At this time, he saw Yang Peng asking them what they needed, so he took the opportunity to make the request.
Yang Peng chuckled, "I'm afraid this may be a bit difficult! I mentioned this matter when I passed by Daming Mansion, but I didn't expect that Duan Zhixian would become anxious with me as soon as I said the words!..."
When Chen Jie heard this, he immediately became anxious, "Brother, you can't favor one against another! We are all Yan Yunjun, we can't just let Duan Zhixian and others eat meat!" Han Bing echoed: "Chen Jie is right! Yan Yunjun
Wang, we don’t want more, just the same as Duan Zhixian’s!” Chen Jie and Zhong Min nodded vigorously.
Yang Peng chuckled, "Where can I get cannons for you now?" Han Bing snorted, "Don't play tricks on me! I know that the ordnance field has recently built more than two hundred cannons. How about giving us a hundred cannons?"
is it not OK?"
Yang Peng smiled and said: "I have other uses for these cannons, so I can't give them to you." Han Bing and others were extremely disappointed, and Han Bing still felt a little aggrieved for no reason in his heart. Seeing the look of the three of them, Yang Peng said,
He quickly said: "Don't be anxious, I will give you priority in the cannons cast below!" The three of them smiled, and Han Bing said: "This is what you said! If you don't admit it, I won't agree!" Yang Peng looked at Han Bing.
Bing smiled and said: "How can I not accept what I promised you? If there are no cannons by then, I will give myself to you!"
Han Bing's pretty face suddenly turned red, and she glared in embarrassment: "Who wants you! Who wants you!" Yang Peng laughed. When Han Bing saw Yang Peng's smile, he couldn't help but become even more angry. Zhong Min remembered something.
, cupping his fists and saying: "King Yan, our army has captured many prisoners of the Khitan army, what should we do with these people?" Chen Jie said: "Yes! You can't just let things go like those of the Goryeo army, right?" Then his eyes
He showed a bloodthirsty expression, "If you ask me, it's better to kill them all and end it all!"
Han Bing scolded: "Chen Jie is talking nonsense again! We fought on the battlefield before and it was natural to kill them. Now they are prisoners and have no ability to resist. How can we kill them again? This is not what a hero would do!"
Chen Jie smiled and said to Yang Peng: "My ideas are completely different from Han Bing's. Brother, you make the decision!" Yang Peng said: "I have been having a headache about this matter, but on the way here I thought of a way...
"The three people showed curiosity. Chen Xiao said: "Don't we have many mines? Simply let these prisoners mine, which will just make up for the shortage of manpower in the mines." Chen Jie's eyes lit up, "This is a good idea!" Zhong Min nodded.
: "This is indeed a good compromise."
Han Bing thought: "Although the method is good, there is a problem. These Khitan army prisoners are all tough and good at fighting. They gather together to mine. If there is a sudden rebellion, what should we do? Do we need to use an army to specialize it?
Guard them?"
Yang Peng laughed and said, "What does everyone have to worry about if they wear handcuffs and shackles?" The three of them suddenly realized. Han Bing looked at Yang Peng and felt that the man in front of him was really sinister and cunning!
Yang Peng said: "If you have no objections, this matter is settled. You can discuss the specific matters with Kou Yan." The three of them clasped their fists and agreed. That night, Yang Peng moved into Han Bing's handsome mansion.
Han Bing was about to move out, but was stopped by Yang Peng. Yang Peng said, "Just think that I am a guest. What's the point of moving out? If you insist on moving out, I will have to move in."
Went to the military camp!" Seeing what Yang Peng said, Han Bing had no choice but to stay.
In the dead of night, Yang Peng was walking by the small pond in the backyard. The moonlight was reflected in the water like a jade plate, and the surrounding trees and flowers had heavy shadows. Yang Peng stood by the pond, picked up a stone and threw it in, with a splash.
The water rippled and the jade plate broke into countless pieces, rippling with the waves.
Yang Peng put his thoughts behind for the time being and prepared to go back to his room to rest. Inadvertently, he saw the lights still on in Han Bing's study in the distance, and his heart moved.
Yang Peng walked towards the study, walked to the corridor next to the study, and saw Han Bing who was handling official business in the study. Han Bing sat under the lamp, concentrating, and the lamp illuminated Han Bing's beautiful and resolute face, and suddenly
Darkness and brightness, illusion and reality, Han Bing seemed to become unreal, like a character in a legendary scroll. Yang Peng looked at such a scene and felt lost.
Suddenly footsteps came from the side. Yang Peng took back his thoughts and looked around, only to see a female guard coming over with a bowl of tea. The female guard suddenly saw Chen Xiao standing in the middle of the corridor. She was startled and quickly Yingying
Saluting: "King Yan!" Yang Peng glanced at the tea in her hand and asked: "Is it for Han Bing?" The female guard nodded, "The general is busy until late every night, so he needs to drink
Some tea to refresh you." Yang Peng glanced at Han Bing, feeling distressed for no reason in his heart.
Turning around, she took the tea from the female guard's hand and said, "I'll send you the tea. Please step back." The female guard responded, bowed to Yang Peng, and stepped back.
Yang Peng walked along the corridor to the door of the study with tea. When the two female guards at the door saw Yang Peng coming, they saluted quickly. Yang Peng signaled them to be silent and walked in with tea.
Han Bing heard the footsteps and thought it was a female guard. He lowered his head and said, "Just put the tea on the table." Yang Peng put the tea on her right side.
Han Bing picked up the tea cup and drank it in a few sips, and continued to immerse himself in the official document. At the same time, he said: "Go and prepare some gruel for me. I'm afraid I will sleep very late tonight." Yang Peng immediately went to the door and whispered some instructions.
, the two female guards at the door responded and immediately ran down. Yang Peng returned to Han Bing and watched her handle official duties, with a look of infinite admiration in his eyes. Han Bing was too focused on official duties that he never
She discovered that the person standing next to her was not a female guard but Yang Peng.
Suddenly, a gust of night wind blew in from the window, swaying the lights and messing up his hair. Han Bing seemed a little cold. Yang Peng quickly went over to close the window, then walked to the clothes rack and took out a cloak for Han Bing.
Bing put it on. Han Bing smiled while looking at the official document: "When did you become so smart?" Yang Peng smiled and did not answer.
After a while, two female guards came in with sumptuous food and wine, and placed them all on the coffee table. After that, a female guard came forward, looked at Yang Peng, then clasped her fists at Han Bing and said, "General, wine and food.
Ready."
Han Bing raised his head and saw that the coffee table below was actually filled with wine and food. He couldn't help but be startled. Then he asked angrily: "Didn't I ask you to prepare gruel? Why did you get so many wine and food?"
The female guard didn't know how to answer, so she had to look at Chen Xiao.
Han Bing saw the two people's expressions and was very strange, so she turned her head and looked aside. It didn't matter if she didn't look at it. She was shocked when she saw Yang Peng standing beside her with a smile! When she came back to her senses, her face was so beautiful that she didn't know why.
She suddenly blushed and said angrily: "Why are you here?" Yang Peng smiled and said: "Let me see you!" Then he walked forward, closed the official document in front of her, and held it with a few words.
He said in an annoyed tone: "No matter how busy you are, you can't ignore your health! Let's stop working here today, don't stay up late!"
Han Bing looked at Yang Peng stupidly. Yang Peng held her delicate hand naturally and said, "Come, eat and drink well, and then go to bed to rest!" Han Bing came to his senses, hurriedly took out his delicate hand and lowered his head.
He went there, stroking his hair and saying at a loss: "I, I'm not hungry!" At this moment, my heart was pounding, and my head was as messy as paste.
Yang Peng dragged her up, dragged her to the coffee table, and forced her to sit down. Han Bingyuan looked at Yang Peng with her eyes open. Yang Peng said domineeringly: "Yu Gong, I am your lord, and Yu Private, I am your eldest brother.
So you must listen to me! Come, have a good meal! I will accompany you!" Then he poured a glass of wine for Han Bingman, then filled a glass for himself, picked up the wine glass, and said with a smile: "Here, I respect you.
One drink for you!”
Han Bing hesitated for a moment, then raised his head and drank the wine. Yang Peng smiled and drank the wine too. Han Bing grabbed the wine bottle, filled another glass for himself, and drank it all in one gulp, drinking five glasses of wine in a row.
, she still wanted to drink. Yang Peng quickly grabbed her wrist and said angrily: "Don't just drink, eat some food!" Han Bing looked at Yang Peng, with complicated emotions in his beautiful eyes. He pulled his hand back.
, said angrily: "I'll drink mine, don't worry about it!" Then he stopped using the wine glass, picked up the wine bottle and drank it, the dripping wine soaked his red lips and wet the skirt of his clothes.
What happened after all? Let’s look at the breakdown next time.