One Piece of Song Dynasty

Pharmacist Guo really put some thought into how to receive Tong Guan and how to perform in front of Tong Guan and made some careful arrangements.

On this day, Guo Yaoshi led several riders to leave Yanjing and go as far as Yizhou to meet Tong Guan. Outside Yizhou City, Medicine Master Guo paid homage to Tong Guan with solemn etiquette, which shocked Tong Guan. Tong Guan hurriedly stepped out of the way, and said in confusion, "You are now a Taiwei, and your position depends on the two houses. You are waiting with me. Why are you so polite?"

Pharmacist Guo replied, "Master, you are my father. Pharmacists only know how to worship my father." Tong Guansui was relieved.

Later, Pharmacist Guo invited Tong Guan to inspect the Chang Sheng Army. "Tong Guan came out of the countryside in several teams, but there was almost no one there. The pharmacist dismounted and stood in front of Guan Guan. He waved his flag, and the four mountains of iron cavalry shone brightly in the sun. No one knows how many of them they were. Everyone in Guan Guan was eclipsed." Suddenly, the flag in Guo Yaoshi's hand was With another wave, the four mountain cavalry quickly retreated, leaving the countryside as silent as ever.

Tong Guan greatly admired Guo Yaoshi's ability to command and train the cavalry team. He felt that there should be no problem with such a general and such an iron army guarding Yanjing and protecting the northern gate of the Song Dynasty. Tong Guan then used a large amount of money to reward Yaoshi Guo and Chang Shengjun.

Wang Anzhong, the Xuanfu envoy of Yanshan Prefecture and the prefect of Yanshan Prefecture, was recommended by Wang Fu and Liang Shicheng. Ever since Wang Fu and Liang Shicheng fell out of favor, he had been in panic all day long. He knew that his days in Yanjing were numbered. Sure enough, after Tong Guan came to Yanjing, he immediately suggested that Song Huizong call Wang Anzhong to return to the court and let Cai Jing take over Wang Anzhong's position. Song Huizong "all followed".

Then, Tong Guan also petitioned to place "four general managers" on Hebei Road, that is, the fourth military general manager, to strengthen the defense of Hebei.

The first is the military director of Zhongshan Prefecture, headed by Xin Xingzong. "Zhongshan Mansion, in the eighth year of Qingli, established the Dingzhou Road pacification envoy to control the eight states of Ding, Bao, Shen, Qi, Guangxin, Ansu, Shun'an and Yongning. It was promoted to the government in the third year of Zhenghe."

The second is the military manager of Zhending Mansion, headed by Ren Yuan. "In Zhending Mansion, in the eighth year of Qingli, a pacifying envoy was appointed to unify Zhen, Xiang, Xing, Zhao and Mingzhou."

The third is the military manager of Hejian Prefecture, headed by Yang Weizhong. "Hejian Prefecture was named Gaoyangguan in the first year of Taiping's rejuvenation of the country. In the eighth year of Qingli, a pacification envoy was appointed to control the armies of Ying, Mo, Xiong, Bei, Ji, Cang, Yongjing, Baoding, Qianning, and Xin'an prefectures. In the second year of Daguan, he was promoted to the prefecture. ."

The fourth is the military director of Daming Mansion, headed by Wang Yu. "In Daming Mansion, in the eighth year of Qingli, a pacification envoy was appointed to control the armies of Beijing, Chan, Huai, Wei, De, Bo, Bin, Di, Tongli and Baoshun prefectures."

These four military commanders also serve as deputy commanders of all roads. Tong Guan asked them to actively carry out "recruiting fugitive soldiers and assassinating idlers from all over the country to join the army in order to prepare the border."

Tong Guan wanted to use these four general managers to establish a military organizational system in Hebei. Through this system, he could recruit troops and strengthen his strength, thereby consolidating and strengthening Hebei's defense. He didn't come up with this idea after coming to Yanjing. He had already formed this idea when he talked with Ma Kuo in Taiyuan. Judging from the actual effect, this military organizational system is nothing more than a beautiful empty frame.

Because the Hebei plain is flat and there are no dangerous passes to defend, so since the founding of the Song Dynasty, in order to prevent the Liao army from going south, it has taken many defensive measures on the Hebei border defense line. For example, elms and willows were planted on a large scale to form defensive forests, ponds were excavated to build the "Great Wall on the Water", Hebei city construction was strengthened to build a city defense system, and so on. These measures should be said to have played an important role in consolidating the northern border defense of the Song Dynasty. However, after the Chanyuan Alliance, the war between the Song and Liao countries turned into friendship. For more than a hundred years, there was peace and friendship without war. The people on the border did not know weapons, and many soldiers even did not know how to ride a horse. Although the Hebei border defense seemed to exist, no matter it was Both strategic facilities and defense systems have gradually become depleted.

Tong Guan should have some understanding of the military and political situation in Hebei. From the spring of the fourth year of Xuanhe, when he led his army to Hebei to patrol the border, until he took office in July of the fifth year of Xuanhe, he had been running the military affairs of Hebei. One year later, in September of the sixth year of Xuanhe, Tan Zhen was dismissed from his post, and Tong Guan returned to the post of Xuanfu envoy to Hebei and Hedong, continuing to manage the northern defense of the Song Dynasty.

Tong Guan regarded the Yanshan area as the first line of defense, the four military commanders as the second line of defense, and the Yellow River as the third natural line of defense. Tong Guan believed that by strengthening the deployment in this way, Hebei's defense line should be impregnable.

After returning to Beijing, Tong Guan reported to Song Huizong that Guo Yaoshi was "skilled in military training, capable of resisting captivity, and commendable for his loyalty and righteousness. He has no different intentions." At the same time, Cai You, who was in charge of the Privy Council, also assured Song Huizong that Guo Yaoshi There is absolutely no problem, you can use it with confidence. Only then did Song Huizong dispel his doubts about Pharmacist Guo.

Song Huizong later received some reports saying that Pharmacist Guo had private contacts with the Jin people, and reminded the emperor to pay attention to them. Song Huizong ignored these reports and put them aside.

Guo Yong, who served as Yanshan Road transfer judge, had a very bad opinion of Pharmacist Guo for a long time. "Guo Yaoshi's kindness to his father at the border area was very violent, and he was not worth the money to the people. He beat him again, until his eyes were damaged and his limbs were damaged. Wang Anzhong, the comfort envoy, did not dare to ask."

Guo Yong was very dissatisfied with this. He said to Wang Anzhong, "If it is not cured and it is difficult to control, please see and take responsibility for it. If you don't obey, then the city of Zhe will be chosen."

So Guo Yong came to see Pharmacist Guo and asked, "Has the imperial court failed the general?"

Guo pharmacist Qu Ran replied, "What is it?"

Guo Yong said, "The day before yesterday, the general's staff was returned to the imperial court. He pushed it up and put his heart into the general's heart. He treated the guests with all the courtesy, but the general did not repay his merits. Today, he can't help but attack the people. In ordinary life, it is like this. What's the hurry?"

Although Pharmacist Guo immediately apologized, he did not feel ashamed. Guo Yong came back and said to Wang Anzhong, "If there is chaos, this person will be there."

At that time, there were many people like Guo Yong. They were all worried that Guo Yaoshi would become the second best in Anlu Mountain and that he would support his own troops. Does Guo Yaoshi have such thoughts? If there was no invasion of Jin soldiers, would Guo Yaoshi really be able to cause chaos? It is difficult to predict.

Later, many people criticized Tong Guan, saying that he had seriously neglected Yaoshi Guo. Some people also said from another perspective that Yaoshi Guo was so good at acting that his superb acting skills were able to deceive the cunning Tong Guan. In fact, judging from the actual situation at that time, the Song Dynasty must use the Ever Victorious Army, and it must use Guo Pharmacist. The ever-victorious army has become a very difficult problem for the Song Dynasty to deal with, and it may even face the risk of mutiny. Once the ever-victorious army breaks up and flows into society, it will inevitably cause chaos. The most suitable person to control the ever-victorious army is Guo Yaoshi, and no one else can replace him. This is also a practical reason why Tong Guan wants to reward Yaoshi Guo highly and tries his best to win over him.

Or it can be said that Tong Guan was too stupid. He failed to live up to Song Huizong's great trust. He failed to see the true nature of Guo Yaoshi and failed to deploy the Hebei border defense well. Perhaps it can also be said that the most stupid person is Song Huizong himself. Why did he send Tong Guan to inspect Pharmacist Guo? If another person had gone there, it might have been a different result. It is a pity that history cannot be assumed or replayed. History is a river that always rushes forward. History is composed of a series of regrets and misfortunes.

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