The number one scholar of the Song Dynasty

Liu Qingshui went in without knowing it, and when he heard that such a good thing was coming, he was happy to kneel and said: "I was born to go through fire and water for the official family, and I will never say anything, and I will definitely live up to your majesty's expectations."

Seeing his dusty face, Zhao Ji smiled and said, "Get up quickly, go back and rest for a few days, and then meet me in the palace."

Liu Qingshui suppressed the ecstasy in his heart, and walked out of the palace step by step. Zhao Ji stood outside the ashes of the Taiyi Palace, facing the officials with his hands behind his back, and asked, "What do you think about the sudden fire in the Taiyi Palace?" ?”

Shi Gongbi, the censor Zhong Cheng, came out of the squad and said: "Your Majesty, I heard yesterday's northwest battle report that Tong Guan and Wang Hou led their troops to fight Hehuang Tubo. I think this is a warning from heaven, and I am afraid that the war will happen unexpectedly."

When Cai Jing heard this, he was stunned by his remarks. Isn't this guy a fool?

Just as he was about to refute it, he saw Zhao Ji's worried face and said: "Your words are very reasonable, and they coincide with me, no wonder I have been restless these days, it turns out that it is the heaven and the ancestors warning.

Cai Jing took a step forward, but retreated silently, pretending to be dead with a flick of his eyelids.

Tong Guan, Tong Guan, it's not that Cai doesn't help you, it's actually the officials.

In this way, a fast horse set off from Bianliang and went straight to the front line of Hehuang.

The clear sky in the northwest, the sky is really high and the clouds are clear, such an open and beautiful world, even if it is spring, it also has a chilling atmosphere, it is the place where military strategists conquer.

Dozens of knights were surrounding Tong Guan and the others, preparing to participate in the grand military meeting before the decisive battle. At this moment, Tong Guan was only full of spirit.

Tong Guan is not an outstanding conductor, but he is an eunuch with some military knowledge. As long as he doesn't make big mistakes and doesn't meet the famous generals among the barbarians, relying on the wealth of the Song Dynasty and the bravery of the border soldiers, a half-baked guy like him General enough to win battles.

First of all, there are people in the court, enough money and food, and the combat effectiveness of the Song Dynasty army is very strong.

Not surprisingly, this decisive battle is the beginning of Tong Guanfei's prosperity.

He had already started to imagine how proud he would look after returning to the court after victory, and the officials and ministers of civil and military affairs would definitely look at him with admiration.

Wang Hou saw that he was smiling, but he didn't speak, so he couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed, coughed lightly and said, "Tong Shuai, give the order!"

Only then did Tong Guan wake up from his sweet dream. He raised his robe and was about to give the order to go out. At this time, a stage horse broke into the quiet military camp, and the knight on the horse shouted loudly: "The Holy One has a purpose, the Holy One has a purpose!"

All the soldiers looked sideways, and the postman came to the stage and fell off the horse tired.

Tong Guan stepped forward and took out the edict in the bamboo tube behind him, Wang Hou stood beside him, looked sideways quietly, his face changed drastically.

The others don't know what's going on, the victory is just around the corner, at this time the imperial court came to reward the three armies?

Tong Guan's face was uncertain, and suddenly, he remembered Yang Lin's warning before the expedition.

"Since you are going on an expedition, you must aim to win the battle. No matter what happens in the court, Tong Commander should put the battle situation first. After all, you are on the front line, and the officials in the court are not as good as you in understanding the battlefield situation. You just need to remember one thing, Tong Commander. , winning a battle is the greatest credit, and the officials will reward and reuse it. Even if he slightly violates the official intentions and makes him unhappy now, when he needs to fight in the future, the officials will still select people from the generals who won the battle .”

"How big is the obstacle for Tong Shuai to go out to take command, and the water behind this matter is as deep as possible. Those civil servants with big headscarves in the court are not the gentlemen they claim to be. I don't think I need to tell Tong Shuai what they are. .”

I didn't care about these words at the time, but now that I think about it, this young man's eyes are so vicious.The fire in the Taiyi Palace has something to do with the frontline war, these civil servants deserve to be killed!

Yang Wenyuan was right, winning a battle is the biggest bargaining chip, Tong Guan's heart swayed, he put his edict back into his sleeve, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty ordered me to encourage us to fight the enemy bravely, and rewards for victory will be indispensable in the future."

The three armies cheered together, only Wang Hou, who saw the edict, slowly showed a trace of respect in his eyes.

"The generals obey!"

With a shout, the three armies tensed up, and all raised their heads and chests.

Tong Guan was in high spirits, and felt that today was the happiest day after living for 50 years. He raised his throat, and his voice was thick and vigorous:

"Gao Yongnian!"

"The end is here."

"You led 2 Han and Tibetan soldiers under your command to march from Jingyu Pass, from Lanzhou and Minzhou to Huangzhou City."

"Wang Hou!"

"The end is here."

"Before the whole army! Except for this commander, there is no one else to restrain you. You have to lead your troops. After conquering Bajin City, you will stay behind to guard the main cities along the way and go straight to Huangzhou. Join Gao Yongnian in Huangzhou Outside the city!"

Tong Guan had completely discarded the negative emotions brought about by the emperor's edict, and he cheered up and said, "I will lead the Chinese army myself, and go all three ways, and we will flatten Hehuang Tubo with you."

Chapter 36 He Zudao

Tong Guan, who hid the emperor's edict, led the three-way army and marched forward triumphantly all the way, killing Hehuang Tubo and throwing away their helmets and armor, and expanded the territory for more than three thousand miles in the first battle.

Hehuang Tubo has been persecuting the local Han people since the end of the Tang Dynasty, forcing the Han people to change into Tubo costumes and keep Tubo hairstyles.

Nearly a million sons and daughters of the Han family became slaves in Tubo. Unfortunately, the Han sons who became subjugated slaves were forced to change into Hu clothes, learn to speak the Tibetan language, and have tattoos on their faces. In terms of writing and so on, Tuboization, this policy is forcibly promoted, and its purpose is to turn Han people into Tubo people.

The young man will beg for Hehuang, and return to his hometown when his hair turns white.Hundreds of thousands of Han troops were scattered, blowing alone and bending towards the setting sun.

This is the pain left by the last years of the Tang Dynasty, and the shame was finally avenged in the Song Dynasty.

In Huangcheng, gunpowder smoke filled the air, and Tong Guan took a deep breath very enjoyingly, he liked the smelly air.

Both Wang Hou and Gao Yongnian were fully armored, with blood on their muzzles, they came to the banner and clasped their fists together and said, "Congratulations to Commander Tong, for making such a great contribution."

Tong Guan's face straightened, he stretched out his hands, cupped his fists towards the two of them and said, "Tens of thousands of athletes came with a certain family, and no less than seven or eight thousand died in the first battle. How to tell someone to sleep peacefully. Let’s not celebrate today. Let’s make a statistics of the list of soldiers who died in battle. The imperial court rewards a certain family. Everyone has a share. If there are no brothers, grandparents, relatives or relatives in the family , their orphans are raised by someone!"

As soon as this remark came out, there were tears in the eyes of all the soldiers nearby, and a wave of respect was born spontaneously.

Under the banner, the burly Tong Guan stood proudly, his face sinking like water, and a young general sighed: "Zhiniang thief, following such a commander, on the battlefield, why not die?"

Although Tong Guan is deeply involved in the play, he has been secretly paying attention to everyone's performance, and he is not without complacency.

Sure enough, as he said, the army did not have any celebrations after the victory, until the next day, Tong Guan gathered the three armies, slaughtered pigs and sheep, and cleared out the inventory of the Tibetans.

The generals at the banquet drank heavily, and the captives of the Northwest Tubo people were escorted up in batches, some of them were beheaded, and those sent to Bianliang were sent to Bianliang.

Tong Guan stood on the high platform and pressed his hands on the soldiers. In an instant, the three armies stood in awe and all looked at this burly eunuch.

Tong Guan pulled out a hand edict from his sleeve, and said loudly: "This is my emperor's hand edict, do you know the contents?"

Gao Yongning smiled and said: "Didn't Commander Tong say a few days ago that the officials encouraged me to fight the enemy bravely, now that the enemy has been defeated, I am here to celebrate."

Tong Guan chuckled, and said: "At that time, the three armies were about to attack, so I had no choice but to lie about it, but it was actually an official order to a certain family, asking us to withdraw our troops and stop the war. But we have lost so many brothers, and victory is just around the corner. Wouldn't the war be a waste of all previous efforts?"

There was a commotion at the bottom, the wine glass in Gao Yongning's hand fell to the ground with a bang, and the splashed wine wet his military boots, and he said dumbly: "Isn't this a crime of deceiving the emperor, it will destroy the clan."

Tong Guan said in a deep voice: "Since a certain is the commander, how can he not take responsibility. If someone is defeated in this battle and his family is exterminated, and the credit for the lucky victory will be shared with everyone, then he will feel at ease."

As the news spread, all the three armies admired him. On this day, Tong Guan went to the northwest for the first time, and he gathered the hearts of these arrogant soldiers.

The Western Army has not had enough to eat for decades. Since Zhezong's period, the imperial court has defaulted on the payment of the Western Army.These soldiers who were most capable of fighting in the Song Dynasty fought against the Dangxiang people, Qiang people, and Tubo people in turn on hungry stomachs, guarding the northwest frontier where the wind and sand pierced their armor.

They desperately need a powerful commander who is in charge of the Western Army. Tong Guan came here at the most suitable time.

He could have kept the edict secret and kept the emperor a bit of face, but Zhao Ji wrote this edict among the officials, and paper cannot contain fire.Tong Guan did not choose to hide the shame for the emperor, but showed it generously and won the hearts of the Western Army. This was a great adventure.