Chapter 1223 Enlightenment (two updates combined into one)
Huanzhou.
Go to the Privy Council to conduct camp.
Han Zhen saw the official document and said to his staff: "Prime Minister Zhang is afraid that I will achieve great success and will leap over him after returning to the court, so he and Dang Xiang called off the war and negotiated peace."
The staff members did not dare to answer when they heard this, and everyone was sitting on pins and needles.
Han Zhen said: "The hatred between the king and the father is irreconcilable. During the reign of Emperor Taizong, the puppet leader Li Jiqian attacked Lingzhou."
"At that time, Emperor Renzong was the most kind, but Dang Xiang was the most humiliated."
"My Han family has received great favors, how can I not share the worries of the king?"
Han Zhen has a narrow-minded and narrow-minded temperament. As the head coach, he not only does not listen to the opinions of his staff, but also suffers disaster if he disagrees with them.
Therefore, the staff will think twice before speaking.
"Why don't you say anything?" Han Zhen asked.
It is also difficult for the staff to say no or not to say no.
At this time, one of the staff came up with a way to avoid offending: "Lü Jifu is a bachelor of Guanwen Palace, knows Taiyuan Prefecture, and is appointed as the economic envoy to Hedong. It seems that he is here to be a commander-in-chief."
"Lu Jifu..." Han Zhen thought of this name, and he was still a little afraid of Lu Huiqing. Back then, his brother Han Jiang was almost expelled from the capital by Lu Huiqing, but now Lu Huiqing has gained trust after Ding You.
Lu Huiqing now pays homage to the position of Bachelor of Arts in the Wen Palace. This position is awarded when the prime minister is dismissed or appointed as a foreign minister.
For example, when Prime Minister Zhang Yue leaves office, he will usually take the bachelor of Guanwen Palace with him. If Zhang Yue is dismissed as prime minister, he will take the bachelor of Guanwen Palace with him.
Therefore, the emperor restored Lu Huiqing's status as a political advisor and went out as a governor.
In this way, Lu Huiqing and Han Zhen were almost equal in terms of official position. Of course, Han Zhen nominally controlled the Sixth Route, but after setting up envoys at Xihe Road, Lu Huiqing also knew Taiyuan as a bachelor of Guanwen Palace.
Now Han Zhen can really mobilize only four groups.
Han Zhen pressed his fist and said, Zhang Yue had placed more trust in him since he left the capital, but how could he have reached this point now?
In fact, after the great victory in Lanzhou, Han Zhen became arrogant and even said that Zhang Yue was a guest of the Han family.
After Zhang Yue vetoed Han Zhen's strategy in the Hengshan direction, he put more financial and material resources on Xihe Road, which inevitably left some less on Huanqing Road, Yanyan Road and other roads. The Shaanxi frontier army was originally responsible for Yin Zhi Mao Liang.
, often trapped due to insufficient food and wages.
Without the support of the Hengshan Raiders, the court's direction and resources were tilted towards Xihe Road. Han Zhen therefore repeatedly took the lead in asking for pay from the court and asking the court to allocate money and food. Han Zhen's plan was that if the court would provide all the soldiers below with
They are all grateful for his kindness. If he does not give it, all the blame will be attributed to the court.
The emperor still used Han Zhen's favor and allocated several funds to Shaanxi from the inner treasury. Zhang Yue also supplemented some money and food for Han Zhen from the treasury, but it was not as much as Xihe Road.
But Han Zhen was still not satisfied, and continued to talk while talking on the ground again and again.
"The soldiers had no food and asked the minister how to kill the thief. The minister could not answer him, so he only responded and shed tears."
"The soldiers are determined to kill the enemy, but the horses have no food for the night."
'How can we make progress if we wait for troops like this?'
"The imperial court has recruited hundreds of thousands of soldiers in Shaanxi. If it cannot support them, it is better to disperse half of them."
"The soldiers look to the west and weep with blood every day!"
As soon as these memorials were published, uninformed officials thought that Zhang Yue was deducting the food and salary of Shaanxi frontline soldiers because he only favored Xihe Road. The Han family had many former officials in the court, so many officials still spoke for Han Zhen. Of course,
If Zhang Yue hadn't recaptured Liangzhou, there would have been many more words like this.
In fact, the money and food allocated by the imperial court to the rest of Shaanxi Province were only more than before, not less.
But Han Zhen wanted money after all.
Han Zhen was skilled but not moral. Although he was very strict with his subordinates, he was headstrong and self-willed. He chose generals who were attached to him and used them. If they were not attached to him, he would stay away from them or even dismiss them.
Han Zhen repeatedly requested money and food from the imperial court for officials from all walks of life in Shaanxi, and he was also partial to the food and wages allocated by the imperial court.
The officials and generals below also bribed Han Zhen for this.
Han Zhen himself lived a luxurious life. He had two camps in Gyeongju and Huanzhou, where he carried out extensive construction projects. Not only did he buy a first-class courtyard, but he also sent people to ask for land in Xijing. He bought more than 20 large houses in one go, and even bought the house without paying it back.
The price immediately shocked the people of Xijing.
After Sima Guang heard about it, he asked Wen Yanbo and others, "Is all the wealth and anointment of the people used on these people?" The emperor's name of recruiting party members turned out to be a business to enrich himself.
Zhang Yue was dissatisfied with what Han Zhen did, so he sent Lu Huiqing to check and balance Han Zhen and divide his power.
After hearing that Lu Huiqing became the governor of Hedong Prefecture, Han Zhen said: "I was not afraid of Lu Jifu before Ding You, but why should I be afraid of him after Ding You?"
"Now that Liangzhou has been conquered, the imperial court wants to negotiate peace with Dangxiang. It is really short-sighted."
"We have Weizhou within easy reach in front of us. We can take advantage of the opportunity to capture Liangzhou and take advantage of the situation to shock the enemy. Wouldn't it be better than focusing on building fortresses and advancing steadily?"
The staff and others were shocked when they heard what Han Zhen said. Han Zhen actually ignored the imperial edict of restraint and wanted to send troops to Weizhou independently, preemptively sabotaging the peace talks between Song Dynasty and Dangxiang.
An aide said: "Although no one knows about the secret peace talks between the imperial court and Dangxiang, once the peace talks between the two families are ruined, if the imperial court is blamed afterwards... the consequences will be disastrous."
Han Zhen said: "If it's hard to do it, it's hard to do it. Prime Minister Zhang San was promoted by my deceased brother to this day. How can he do anything to me?"
"If I succeed, knowing that the party has become a rotten thing and can be defeated in one battle, why bother to negotiate peace with it? It would be ridiculous to be sincere."
All the staff members knew that they should not say this. Han Jiang had been kind to Zhang Yue by promoting him, but Zhang Yue had already repaid him by recommending Han Jiang as prime minister.
"If you send troops without authority, I'm afraid you won't be able to please me."
When Han Zhen heard this, he became even more domineering: "All the generals in Shaanxi look up to me. I don't have the power, but I have the power."
All the staff knew about Han Zhen's plan, so they planned to send troops to Weizhou, but in fact they were fighting for power and jealous of Zhang Yue's victory in Liangzhou. At the same time, he was also preparing to return to Beijing to pay homage to the prime minister in the future.
All the staff advised me to be arrogant and dare not say anything anymore, so I just left it to my own devices.
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Han Zhen wanted to lead the Huanqing Route Army to attack Weizhou. He announced it the next day, and indeed no generals or officials dared to disobey it.
Zhang Gen is also under the account.
In the past two years, he has experienced many things, from being too ambitious to being reckless.
He had been training with Zhao Long and Yao Gu before, planning to build a strong army.
However, facts and ideals always conflict with each other. The soldiers and horses that he, Zhao Long, and Yao Gu trained hard were defeated in the confrontation with the party's soldiers and horses.
This greatly frustrated Zhang Gen.
However, Han Zhen did not blame him for this matter. He had always been very kind to Zhang Gen over the years, and he was indispensable in his writings expressing his merits.
At the same time, Zhang Gen was determined to have the best supply of food, clothing, housing and transportation. Even Zhao Long and Yao Gu were promoted to officials. After their troops were defeated, they were all provided with supplies so that they could have children and support them.
Of course Zhang Gen knew that Han Zhen valued him so much, not because he thought highly of him, but because of Zhang Yue.
At first Zhang Gen was a little unhappy and wanted to refuse, and even wrote to Zhang Yue to return to the capital. However, Zhang Gen's letter was criticized by Zhang Yue, to the effect that it was you who advocated going to the northwest, and now you are the one who wants to return to the capital.
Wherever you are on the front line, come whenever you want and leave whenever you want.
If you can't do something here, you won't be able to do it in another place. Do it here first. Even if you can't do it, you can still say that you tried your best.
There is no reason for a real man to run around. He can only adapt to the situation first and then plan for great things.
Zhang Gen couldn't stand being scolded by Zhang Yue, and his face turned blue and white.
He has been the proud son of heaven since he was a child. He has never encountered any setbacks in the yamen. Now he is very depressed when he sees Zhang Yue's letter scolding him. He originally wanted to get Zhang Yue's support when he was helpless, but he didn't expect it.
Zhang Yue reprimanded him.
Zhang Gen asked Han Zhen for leave and traveled for a few days.
It was impossible for ordinary officials to enter and leave the shogunate like this, but Han Zhen agreed immediately after seeing Zhang Yue's face, and granted him leave in the name of inspecting military affairs.
Zhang Gen took several of his companions back to Yanzhou to stay for a while. Knowing that Yanzhou was a place for cultivating teachers, he immediately entertained him ceremoniously.
Zhang Gen felt much better after being comforted by Master Zhong, and he also received some advice from him, which helped him gain something. He wandered around the market every day, sitting in a tea shop and watching people coming and going, but his hand
Here I read Huang Lao's books to relieve my boredom.
When he saw the words about the use of the weak and the movement of the contrary, he remembered Zhang Yue'er's face order, and these words suddenly entered his heart.
When he was young, he read Cheng and Zhu's books and believed that benevolence, justice and morality are the foundation of the world. Now his generals have learned the methods of Shen Shang.
When he was young, he heard others say that this king of Shang, Fa'er, would be punished for walking six feet or throwing ashes on the road, which was extremely unkind. But after leading the army, he felt that if he did not follow the laws of Shen Shang, he would not be able to cure him.
soldiers.
When used in practice, I feel that the royal way of Confucianism is not worth mentioning compared with the hegemony of Legalism.
No wonder scholars all over the world talk about benevolence and righteousness, but when they govern, they are all ruthless. Especially after abandoning morality and righteousness, scholars become even more ruthless in killing people.
He remembered what Zhang Yue often told him: the words in his mouth must be good and make people feel comfortable; he must have a balance in his heart, and he must have the power and means in his heart.
Zhang Gen regarded himself as extraordinary and wanted to be a sage who could change customs but not be changed by customs.
Now I understand that we must first enter the world and then emerge from it.
When he was living in Yanzhou, an army of 500,000 men came to besiege Yanzhou City.
Han Zhenji ordered Zhang Gen to accompany the army as counselor of military affairs. He followed Zhong Shidao and learned how to defend the city with him. After watching Zhong Shidao defeat the party's 500,000-strong army, he realized the gap between himself and others.
After all, Zhang Gen is a young man, so it doesn't actually matter much. But young people have experienced little, and small things are often regarded as huge difficulties.
At the same time, he was more tactful towards Han Zhen than before. He knew that Han Zhen was generous to him on the outside but wary on the inside. Employers throughout the ages have always liked to use those kind of microphones, that is, people who 100% copy what they want.
Han Zhen was particularly stubborn and self-willed.
Therefore, Zhang Gen changed his attitude and no longer regarded himself as arrogant and arrogant. Instead, he advocated being understanding and obedient, and he always reflected on himself.
Seeing Zhang Gen's behavior, Han Zhen also had a changed opinion of him.
Zhang Gen was also more diligent in training his troops.
The last time he failed to train his troops, this time Zhang Genzhi joined the army, ate, lived and practiced together with the soldiers.
After he lived in the army, he discovered that there were two to three hundred soldiers among the soldiers, who were experts in civil war and outsiders in external warfare. These soldiers usually looked like elite soldiers who dared to fight, but the last time they fought with Dangxiang, they were also
They didn't fight for long, pretending to be incompetent and running away first, causing the entire army to collapse.
After Zhang Gen knew the truth, he suddenly felt ridiculous.
His hard work in training was wasted by these people. If Zhang Yue hadn't asked him to stay here to review, he might have laughed at his incompetence for the rest of his life.
When Zhang Gen found out about this, he didn't say anything. He asked Han Zhen to get rid of all the two or three hundred people.
Only in this way can Zhang Gen's soldiers and horses be truly trained.
Now I heard that Han Zhen is going to attack Weizhou.
He didn't feel too surprised. He knew that the other party made his own decision.
But what if it were you, Han Zhen?
People's ambition and dignity expand as their status rises.
For example, it doesn't matter if you are scolded by the leader when you are alone, but it will be uncomfortable if you are scolded by the leader again as a junior boss. Because there are other subordinates below you, how will they see you in their eyes?
What can you do to restrain them and make them obey orders?
Similarly, the imperial court achieved great success in the direction of Xihe Road, which made Han Zhen and his subordinates on the Shaanxi Road sit back and watch the friendly forces achieve great success. Han Zhen's plan to attack the Hengshan direction was rejected by the imperial court again.
How will you treat him?
Therefore, Han Zhen must fight for the interests of his Shaanxi army.
After Han Zhen finished speaking, he said: "The imperial court raises troops for a thousand days and uses them for a while. Who wants to be the vanguard when sending troops to Weizhou this time?"
All the generals will fight to get there.
Han Zhen does have his own way of running the army. He usually supports these generals, and today he will send troops to Weizhou with him. Although the generals knew that they were sending troops without authorization from the imperial court, Han Zhen gave the order and each of them
Fighting to come forward.
Among them are Zhao Long and Yao Gu.
When Zhang Gen thought of this, he immediately stepped forward and said, "I'd like to inform the prime minister, Zhao Long, that Yao Gu's troops have been well trained and can be the vanguard."
Han Zhen was suspicious at first and then happy after hearing this. Zhang Gen is willing to lead his troops to the vanguard?
Han Zhen said deliberately: "Zhao Long and Yao Gu were defeated last time. If they are defeated again this time, wouldn't it damage the prestige of our army?"
Zhang Gen said: "I am willing to be the guarantee for the two generals. If they are defeated again, I am willing to share the blame with them!"
Han Zhen couldn't help but look at him with admiration and said, Zhang Yue does have a good son. None of the nephews in my Han family can compare with him.
Han Zhen said: "In that case, let generals Zhao and Yao lead their troops as the vanguard!"
Zhao Long and Yao Gu were overjoyed.
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After Zhao Long and Yao Gu left the festival hall, they asked Zhang Gen: "The Prime Minister sent troops without authorization without the order of the court. How will the Prime Minister deal with it?"
Zhang Gen asked back: "No matter what the prime minister does in the future? Will the prime minister not send troops this time?"
Zhao Long and Yao Gu both said: "The arrow has to be fired when it is on the string."
Zhang Gen said: "That's why we must send troops no matter what. Once we send troops, we will fight for the vanguard."
"Aren't you afraid that the Prime Minister will blame you in the future?"
Zhang Gen said: "You remember, we work under the Prime Minister, not under the Prime Minister."
"We have been training for several years, and our fame is here. We are seeking fame for ourselves, not for the Prime Minister or the Prime Minister!"
“In everything you do, you have to think about yourself first, and then others!”