The morning in early spring is the most uncomfortable. A late-spring cold sweeps away the newly arrived spring. Even the beggars know the severity of this late-spring cold and have already hid in temporary grass sheds set up in Kaifeng and Xiangfu counties. Although they cannot resist the cold
, it is also very good to take shelter from the wind, at least no one will die.
Every winter, a lot of frozen zombies with weird smiles on their faces are pulled out of Bianliang City, and this year is no exception, but there are fewer of them since the beginning of spring.
Those men who spent the night in prostitutes were unwilling to leave. Even if they were driven away by the women after last night's rain and clouds, they were still unwilling to go home in the air-conditioning. The originally bustling streets of Tokyo were deserted, but as the hoarse voice of Tutuo sounded the time,
, cattle carriages with lanterns with black characters on white backgrounds gradually appeared on the street, and soon they gathered into a fiery dragon.
Some of the officials' waiters stood up in a hurry to call for the master, but were scolded away. The low-quality officials knew that today's morning meeting had nothing to do with them, and they were not even allowed to go.
The news of Haoshuichuan's defeat spread throughout the city of Tokyo, making the people in the court who were looking forward to it extremely sad and angry. Even the people were angry and scolded Han Qi, Xia Song and Fan Yong, especially Han Qi, the main war faction.
It is the relatives who have been scolded who dare not go out.
Who of the low-ranking officials would join in the fun? I am afraid that the emperor will be angry again in the court. This is the first defeat for the Song Dynasty. Counting the small defeat at Sanchuan Village, the Song Dynasty has already fought consecutive battles.
I have been defeated three times in a row, but I always failed to do three things. I don’t know if this is the case.
The Yunzhong County Marquis Mansion in Xinlingfang also sent its own oxcart. Ye An carried Mrs. Tang and put on the bearskin coat sent by Pei Chengwen and got on the oxcart. The iron cow shouted at the big green cow and stepped on it.
He headed towards the hospital.
Four bright lanterns highlight Ye An's identity. He is a champion general, a direct bachelor of Tianzhang Pavilion, a doctor of Zhongfeng, and a prince of Yunzhong. Each of them is a noble and unparalleled honor, but it makes the surrounding drivers avoid him.
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No one in Tokyo is willing to get close to Ye An, even if his achievements reach the point where he can be crowned king, even if he is kind to others, even if he is close to the Tian family...
Most of the people who have reached today's position in the court are sensible people. They know that the officials will not send Ye An to the northwest, otherwise Cao Yi will not be in charge of the army. Until now, the Song Dynasty suffered heavy losses in Haoshuichuan.
The officials did not have any plans to send Ye An to the northwest. Everyone knew what was going on, but no one wanted to reveal it.
As for the root cause, the people in the court certainly know that Ganliang has too much power in the northwest, and he is already like the second Zhejia... No, he has surpassed the Zhejia!
This is very unfavorable for the court, but there is nothing that can be done about it. The Ye family is now too big in Ganliang. If it moves, the court will be damaged. It may also cause Ganliang to be shaken and tax revenue will be greatly reduced. If it does not move, it will grow stronger.
If you want to touch it again in the future, you may be powerless.
Although he, Ye An, has no intention of self-reliance and is a son of the Han family, who knows if his descendants will?
Just like the Zhe family, the imperial court's defense against the Zhe family has never been lax, and the military pay, grain, and even armor and weapons in Fuzhou have always been firmly in the hands of the imperial court.
But Ganliang is different. The iron armor and weapons of Liangzhou Prefecture are famous for their exquisite craftsmanship. As for the military discipline and combat power of the Xilie Army and the Huaiyuan Army, no one knows, because there have never been other frontier armies.
The deeds of cooperating with them to defeat the enemy. Frontier
When he arrived at Xuandemen, Ye An got out of the car, took off his bearskin coat and asked Tieniu to get in and rest at the waiting place. He didn't have many friends in Tokyo, and Tieniu had already been treated as one of his own. It was cold.
How could he be allowed to freeze when the ground was freezing?
Wearing a purple court dress, he tightened the wide jade belt, stretched out one end from his waist and tucked it in before entering the waiting courtyard. It was no longer a place where he had no place. On the contrary, as soon as Ye An arrived, there were servants there.
He led the way and let him rest in a better position, and brought him delicious mutton soup to ward off the cold.
Entering the Tailu Courtyard is actually entering the imperial city. There are two central offices in the imperial city, as well as institutions such as the Academy of National History and the Ministry of Menxia. The Chongwen Academy and the Secret Pavilion are not far away.
Whether attending court or going to work, the Tailu Courtyard is always overcrowded. Maybe it is to let the courtiers feel the hardship, or to recall the hardships and think about the sweet things. The Tailu Courtyard in the imperial city is very chilly, even if many courtiers come to Shuguan's house
, it is said that the doors in the courtyard are shaky and the thresholds at the door are broken, but Zhao Zhen has no plans to repair them. Perhaps this is revenge for the courtiers who often warned him to be diligent and frugal and deduct money from the palace...
Lu Yijian came earlier than Ye An, and was already sitting on the table, sipping the mutton soup. From time to time, he used chopsticks to fish out a piece of soaked pancake and put it into his mouth to chew slowly. Although his movements were slow, his eyes when he raised his head were...
It was so bright that when she saw Ye An coming, she waved to him to sit next to her.
Ye An would not refuse such courtesy. He took the mutton soup from the waiter and sat there, imitating Lu Yijian and sipping his own portion of delicious food.
"Why don't you avoid taboos today?" Lu Yijian finished the last bit of mutton soup in one gulp, spit the dregs in his mouth on the handkerchief, and then asked.
Ye An smiled, swallowed the soup cake and said: "It's such a big deal, I can't avoid it. If I avoid it any more, some people may say that I am a vegetarian."
Lu Yijian was not confused. He looked at Chen Zhizhong who looked lonely beside him and said: "In the past, people who boasted about their strategy are now so virtuous! It is difficult for them to hold a big position... How can an official entrust him with the affairs of the privy council?"
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Chen Zhizhong was a member of the Privy Council of Tongzhi, and he and Wang De used this Privy Council to formulate the military plans and policies in the northwest. Now that Haoshuichuan was defeated, they had an unshirkable responsibility. Although Han Qi took the responsibility for improper use of troops and underestimating the enemy's advance.
However, the Privy Council, as the place that allowed him to use troops, was also to blame. Ye An did not see Wang Deyong in the waiting room. It seemed that the veteran minister had already gone to the palace to plead guilty.
Lu Yijian then pointed to the middle-aged man next to him who was eating and drinking with mutton soup in his arms: "As you know, Wang Yaochen, the body pacifier, just came back from the northwest. People and horses were exhausted along the way, but they didn't dare to stop. The journey of a thousand miles took less than ten days.
So he came over, but unfortunately he was completely disfigured, and a man who was originally so handsome and handsome has aged ten years."
Ye An was shocked. Wang Yaochen naturally knew him. It can be said that he was one of the few civil servants in the Song Dynasty who had strategic vision. Before he went to the northwest, he specifically asked Zhao Zhen to exempt Guanzhong from rent and taxes for two years, so as to calm the people and fight against the enemy together. He was a civil servant with a lofty vision.
"You work hard in the northwest, no wonder I didn't recognize it." After saying this, he raised his bowl to Wang Yaochen who looked over. Unexpectedly, the other party snorted and turned around to continue cooking.
"How did I offend him?"
Seeing Ye An's innocent face, Lu Yijian smiled bitterly and said: "When he was in the northwest, he sent a letter to Ganliang and asked Pei Chengwen for help from the Huaiyuan Army..."
"Without official orders, the Xi Lie Army and the Huaiyuan Army cannot be moved lightly. The Privy Council..."
Lu Yijian looked at Ye An with a half-smiling expression, and looked at him extremely uncomfortable before saying: "Tell me, how did you make Wang De Yong resist the heavy pressure and refuse to issue documents to mobilize the troops of Ganliang?"
Ye An replied with a sincere expression: "Nothing else, it's a fact! If Ganliang is stable, Li Yuanhao will not dare to go deep south. If he dares to attack Weizhou or even invade Jingzhou, that will be the end of Xixia!"