In March of the second year of Baoyuan, the official issued an order to appoint Fan Yong as the pacification envoy to Shaanxi. Pang Ji knew that the Yongxing army was discussing the northwest affairs, and ordered the northwest border states to investigate the border situation and report to the central government. This shows that the imperial court planned
Great efforts were made to renovate the northwest, and there was a chorus of admiration from both the court and the people.
Fan Yong and Pang Ji were both capable ministers and officials among civil servants, especially Fan Yong. In the eyes of outsiders, he was the one who put down the Xiqiang rebellion with all his strength when he was in Huanzhou. He was rare among civil servants.
of handsome talent.
And Fan Ziyuan was also transferred to Huangzhou. Sure enough, he killed his brothers and fought against his uncle and nephew. The old Zhao family almost used human resources to the extreme. However, hiring people and using the right people are two different things. Let the civil servants of the Song Dynasty govern.
There is no problem in the local area, and there is no problem in letting the civil servants build defenses and resettle the border states. But if the civil servants are allowed to lead the army to fight against the invasion of the party members, that is just a fool's errand.
The Song Dynasty almost went to the extreme in dispatching civil servants to border states, but when it came to appointing generals and dispatching soldiers, there was no rules at all. Except for Cao Yi, he sent Shi Yuansun to the battlefield.
, he served as the Marquis of Yu in front of the palace and the deputy capital of Shaanxi to deploy and lead Yanzhou to assist Fan Yong in military affairs. He also appointed Liu Ping, the Marquis of Yu in front of the palace, as the deputy commander-in-chief of the Huanqing Road Horse Infantry Army.
Both Shi Yuansun and Liu Ping are generals. These people are skilled in martial arts and well versed in the art of war. They are also generals. Their loyalty and bravery are unquestionable. More importantly, they all hope to be able to make achievements in the border states like Cao Yi. Military merit is
The only way out for generals is that even the Cao family, who have become relatives, hope to gain military glory for the benefit of future generations, let alone the generals who are imprisoned in the capital?
But these people are not qualified in Ye An's opinion. They are not even as good as Cao Yi. After all, Cao Yi has also been on the battlefield. In Huanzhou, the Zhenrong Army commanded large armies to attack foreigners. His military experience alone is this.
It is incomparable to those behind the generals.
So after seeing these lists, Ye An could only sigh silently in his heart. The Song Dynasty really had no generals available, and could only use these experienced generals to temporarily act as generals.
What a use?!
He did not believe that Wang Deyong, a veteran general who was a privy envoy, could not see these problems, but he said nothing in the court hall, watching his nose with his eyes and his mind with his nose, just like an old monk in meditation.
After the disbandment of the dynasty, Ye An found Wang Deyong to explain his interests. Unexpectedly, the veteran general smiled and said: "What's the use of saying this? This is a plan decided by the officials and discussed by the court. Why didn't you raise any objection when you were in court just now?"
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This actually made Ye An unable to step down, and he said angrily: "You clearly know that appointing a general is not a good choice, as a privy envoy, why don't you say anything to stop it?"
Wang Deyong looked at Ye An with wide eyes, looked up and down and then smiled and said: "Oh? So Ye An, the Marquis of Yunzhong County, is of great use? Are you willing to lead the troops in person and serve as the general of the border state? If that is the case, I will definitely
Highly recommended, how about I use my wealth as a guarantor for you!?"
"I didn't say I was going, you old man..." Ye An was immediately put on fire by Wang De's words.
Unexpectedly, Wang De grabbed Ye An's sleeve and said: "Then what nonsense are you talking about here?! Can't you see that the whole court can't choose a usable general? I have no choice but to personally ask the official for an order.
I went to the northwest but was rejected by the officials. Do you know why these people were selected? Because the court really has no generals available! In recent years... there has been a lack of strategy and strategy!"
Wang De didn't want to say anything more, so he threw off Ye An's sleeves and planned to leave. Ye An was stunned by these words. Yes! He already knew that there were no generals in the Song Dynasty, so how could he blame Wang De?
use?
At this moment, Ye An was the most embarrassed. He quickly caught up and crossed his arms and said: "Privy Wang, please calm down. Chang Sheng is reckless. Chang Sheng thinks so. In this case, why not promote capable people from the army..."
"Oh? This is a way, but..." Wang Deyong said and looked around. Seeing that most of the courtiers had left, he said: "But why not let the generals' children go to the frontier army for training? Are the generals so unbearable?
Hey, don't look at me like this, that's not what I meant, but someone will ask you this question, how should you answer?"
Seeing that Ye An was speechless, Wang Deyong shook his head and said with a smile: "In the eyes of others, these military achievements belong to them. Even the officials...ahem...have to use these military achievements to appease the generals, so don't think of him."
, but the disciples among the generals are not useless. They only need to suffer one or two defeats, and maybe they can become famous generals. That was how Cao Wei achieved his later military exploits. Cao Yi...that boy is lucky.
, I have met you, and you have been quite solid in these years. You are a rare good seedling among the generals. It is fitting that the Cao family is prosperous! How many people stare at the wealth of the Cao family, and their eyes are almost bleeding. At this time, you
If you want people to stop their activities or find faults in it, then they won’t be able to give up!"
Ye An had no choice but to smile bitterly: "What the prince said is very true, but it is a pity that such action is of no benefit to the country. Generals are supposed to be capable, but now they see that their background is not as good as that of a scholar from a poor family. There is a big difference."
It’s far away!”
Wang Deyong raised his eyebrows sharply, and his eyes gradually became playful: "Oh? This is not what you should say. No one in the court knows that you are close to the general. If such remarks spread out,
, it will definitely make people suspicious!”
"It's all about the situation and not the person! How can Chang Sheng do such stupid things like choking and giving up eating because of his magnanimity? As long as it is beneficial to the country, Chang Sheng will speak out."
Wang Deyong smiled slightly: "I know why you are so popular among civil servants and generals. What you say is absolutely true! You are better at military affairs than civil servants, and you are better at power and strategy than military generals. You will be feared in the future, and you will be feared in the future!" Ye An didn't wait until he finished speaking.
The explanation was to stride away, but this was somewhat of a pun.
Ye An didn't care. Wang Deyong's official career was quite special. His father, Wang Chao, was born in the vassal residence of Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty and served as the military governor of Jianxiong Army. He was also regarded as an old subordinate of Emperor Taizong and a proper general's family. His father worked for the defense of Huaizhou.
When the envoys came, Wang De then supplemented the yamen and commanded all the envoys, and he was also the Enyin officer.
And he also worked his way up from the bottom with a small number of people in the door. It was not that his father's achievements were not great enough, but that he was willing to start from the bottom. Taizong, Zhenzong, and even Liu E promoted him several times.
He was rejected by Zhao Zhen, and he did not take up the post of Privy Councilor until Zhao Zhen came to power and Wang Zeng died of illness. Before that, he had led local troops for many years, and his accumulated experience and achievements were enough to support him as one of the princes of the two governments.
Even though he was often self-effacing, thinking that he was not capable enough to take on such an important task, he naturally had to be trusted by Zhao Zhen.
It's just that his relationship with the civil servants is not good. No one else but his background as a military official!
The hands of the civil servants of the Song Dynasty were stretched out longer and longer. After Wang Zeng and even the post of Privy Council was regarded as a treasure by them, there were even arguments why civil servants could not lead troops. Civil servants controlled military generals and determined the details of battles.
In their eyes, it is safest to use military generals to lead the troops. Therefore, civil servants also wanted to occupy the post of Privy Councilor. After Wang Zeng passed away, Zhao Zhen appointed Wang Deyong as Privy Councilor. This made the civil servant group very unhappy.
Even Fan Zhongyan felt that it was more appropriate for people like Fan Yong and Cai Qi to serve as privy envoys.
Wang Deyong, who is now sitting in the position of Privy Councilor, knows the thoughts of the civil servants very well, but he is dissatisfied but cannot express it. Naturally, he has some resentment. Ye An suddenly realizes that no wonder he personally requested an order from Zhao Zhen and led troops to attack Dang Xiang.
, being in such a situation in the middle of the court is really not as good as going out to lead troops to kill the enemy!