On a cold winter night, Zhao Zhen lay on the imperial couch and frowned. The weather was so unpredictable. A few days ago, it was still warm and sunny, with auspicious snow and good weather. Today, it actually started to rain. Si Tianjian’s people
It is said that there may be a "winter thunder".
Tossing and turning, Zhao Zhen luckily got up. When the chamberlain of Gyeongbokgung Palace heard the noise, he quickly entered from the outer hall and lit candles. He sat in the palace and drank some warm drinks. However, Zhao Zhen couldn't fall asleep anymore, so he asked Chen Tong to bring Suzhou.
Let’s look at the good news with Shazhou.
Although he had read the document countless times, he just wanted to understand why the Xi Lie Army and the Huaiyuan Army captured these two important party towns with only more than a thousand people killed.
But he had read the battle reports countless times and found nothing special in them. They were just ordinary combat methods, which were consistent with Ye An's consistent statement of dignified soldiers and righteous flags.
The only difference that Zhao Zhen could see was the difference in Dangxiang. Those Dangxiang people who were described by the Bianzhou generals as coming and going like wind and invading like fire became vulnerable straw in front of the Xilie Army and the Huaiyuan Army.
, harvest at will.
When the Huaiyuan Army captured Suzhou City, they only lost less than 600 soldiers, but the number of people beheaded was more than 2,000. The Dangxiang people seemed to be vulnerable to a single blow, which was completely contrary to common sense.
"The Dangxiang people were so unbearable in front of the Xilie Army and the Huaiyuan Army, but the Kuomintang and North Korean border troops were even more unbearable in front of the Dangxiang people. In the first battle of Huizhou, the Dangxiang people were able to invade hundreds of miles. If it were the Huaiyuan Army, they would have been beaten long ago.
Sloppy!"
Zhao Zhen sat alone in front of the imperial cabinet and murmured to himself. He never dreamed that Gan Liang's combat power was so powerful. Looking back now, the soldiers Ye An led were indeed different.
Take the Imperial City Division as an example. The number of soldiers who were originally like Xiang troops has undergone earth-shaking changes. Although they cannot keep up with the military equipment, they are incomparable to the Fourth Army. The perseverance and sharpness in their eyes are
It's chilling to see. Ever since Ye An took over, the other imperial guards in the palace have never looked down on these soldiers who were just waiting to die.
Click... A bolt of lightning fell, and the thunder echoed in the empty hall, startling Zhao Zhen, and Chen Tong rushed into the hall in a hurry. Although he was out of breath, his mouth almost reached the back of his ears.
Even so, he did not forget to ask his servants to get furs to put on Zhao Zhen, and then he said with a flattering smile: "Great joy! The official family is very happy! After the Xi Lie army captured Guazhou, they went west and even defeated Changle City.
Prefecture, the troops arrived at Yumen Pass! The Huaiyuan Army garrisoned Suzhou City, held fast to Heluochuan, and repulsed the Dangxiang reinforcements... Officials, this is the style of the Han and Tang Dynasties, we in the Song Dynasty will Zhang Youye again!"
"Has the Xi Lie Army captured Yumen Pass?!" Zhao Zhen fell into a daze for a moment.
Click... The thunder that sounded again shocked Chen Tong, but the official still sat silently behind the imperial desk without saying a word. After a long time, he slowly raised his head and said: "The Western Lie Army, the Huaiyuan Army's troops are like this.
Why should Yuanhao's son be worried?!"
Chen Tong shuddered violently. He had followed the official family for many years, and he knew very well what Zhao Zhen was thinking. This was not to let the Xi Lie Army and the Huaiyuan Army achieve military exploits, but to push them into a pit of fire!
If in the name of the imperial court, Ganliang was allowed to send troops to the palace and Dangxiang but the border troops did not move, what would be the result?
Chen Tong didn't dare to think about it, but he still whispered: "Guan family, these two powerful armies have just made great achievements, and they have been fighting in the northwest for a long time. If we use troops again, I'm afraid the veterans will be exhausted..."
"Oh? So you, the chamberlain in the palace, also know about military matters? Soldiers are also cunning...to surprise them and attack them unprepared, so they can be a surprise force. Furthermore, how can I let them attack Dangxiang now? We also need to mobilize
The troops will be dispatched and the generals will be waiting for reinforcements!"
Chen Tong did not dare to answer. He even regretted what he had just said. The biggest taboo in the palace was talking too much. If the officials were disgusted, his fate would not be any better than that of Yan Wenying.
Seeing that Chen Tong was silent, Zhao Zhen smiled bitterly in his heart. Seeing that in the palace, everyone from the empress to the personal servants around him spoke for him, Ye An. This shows how powerful he is.
Some people never reflect on their own problems and blame them on others. The aloof emperor lived in flattery, so he had admonishers and censors by his side to keep him awake. The official environment of the Song Dynasty was not bad.
, so that most of the memorials of the admonishment officials and censors were adopted by the kings, but Ye An, an outlier, would not have anyone to help him except the internal servants like Chen Tong. Isn't this a different kind of loneliness and sadness?
Looking at the victory report with feathers in his hands, Zhao Zhen didn't know whether he should be happy or sad. The hundreds of thousands of people in the Song Dynasty's frontier army were not as good as the Xi Lie Army. The tens of thousands of Huaiyuan Army's military exploits were great. I'm afraid no one could tell this.
Believe it.
How could he despise such a powerful force? Now that Li Yuanhao is proclaimed emperor in Dangxiang, there are already strong enemies in the northwest of the Song Dynasty. He must not only contain Gan Liang, but also show his trust in Gan Liang. The simplest
The method is to win people's hearts.
Naturally, rewards should be given to appease Ganliang, and large rewards should be given to reward the border troops. Since Ganliang, Xilie army, and Huaiyuan army cannot be touched, let them be used for their own use.
If Ye An can win people's hearts again, how can he, the emperor, do it? Is his method more clever than his own? Absolutely impossible!
In just a short moment, Zhao Zhen thought he had found a way to break the situation. The problem that had troubled him for several days was actually solved on this winter thunder night. He stood up with satisfaction and threw the good news in his hand to Chen Tong. Zhao Zhen stretched out his hand.
Lazy said: "Okay! The Xi Lie army advances like a sword, and the Huaiyuan army holds firm like a shield. It is God's gift for us, the Song Dynasty, to seize our homeland in the northwest again! I can finally sleep soundly tonight!"
Seeing that the official family was in a good mood, Chen Tong was naturally happy. He quickly helped Zhao Zhen onto the brocade couch, directed the surrounding palace people to retreat, and specially added some silver charcoal to the brazier before walking backwards and leaving.
Winning people's hearts is a "traditional skill" of the old Zhao family. What method has not been used before? Promotion of officials, rewards of property, and the use of people's desires to attack people. It has always worked!
On the second day of the court meeting, Chen Tong once again read out the good news, which was known to the two princes. For a while, all the civil and military officials in the court were surprised, and they all congratulated Zhao Zhen.
Yumen Pass is the yearning sealed in the hearts of many Han family members. It was the place where the Western Han Dynasty defeated the Xiongnu. It was the glory of the Tang Dynasty in controlling the Western Regions. It was the homeland that many Song people dreamed of. The value of recapturing Yumen Pass is not great, but
But its impact on the Song Dynasty was unprecedented.
The Song Dynasty yearned for a strong Han Dynasty and a prosperous Tang Dynasty more than any other dynasty. The Song Dynasty almost had culture, economy, technology, and politics that surpassed those of the Han and Tang Dynasties. However, the only shortcoming was the military. What is the best expression of national power? Of course it is.
territory!
We lost Yanyun, Qingtang, and the Western Regions, and now we have lost the disaster-defeating army. If we lose the whole Guanlong again, we have not only recaptured Suzhou, Shazhou, and Guazhou, but also the old place of Yumen.
How could it not be inspiring to take it back?
Therefore, Zhao Zhen announced in the court that the magistrate of Liang Prefecture, Pei Chengwenbao, a bachelor of Wenge, would be promoted to the fourth rank of Tongyi doctor, and the magistrate of Ganzhou, Shangjing Meng Zhaowenge, would be promoted to a fourth rank of Taizhong doctor. There was no one in the whole court.
One person objected.
Ding Xiaoyi and Guan Wanshan, who led the army, were given the fourth rank of General Xuanwei and General Mingwei respectively. This was an incredible reward. Military generals were different from civil servants, and there were many promotion restrictions. No matter how great their achievements were, it was difficult to be promoted to three levels in a row. What's more,
These two people are just the commanders of the border army.
After all, the commander-in-chief is still a person who leads the troops in battle, rather than the general manager who oversees the soldiers and horses of the border states. From the rank of the fourth rank, he has almost caught up with Cao Yi, a loyal military general of the fourth rank. For these two generals with mediocre backgrounds,
It is said that it is actually a fish leaping over the dragon gate for nine days, and it is also the largest reward from an official.
As for the Western Lie Army, the Huaiyuan Army's generals and officers were increased by one rank, and the rewards for the soldiers were doubled. It is not worth mentioning.
Moreover, Zhao Zhen used the money in Zuozang's treasury to reward this time, and did not use public funds from the treasury. The three departments had no objections, so today's court meeting ended with great joy.