Promotion and fortune in Song Dynasty

When Lu Ci mobilized the whole territory of Qinzhou to actively prepare for the war, the imperial court's military strategy for the party was also in full swing.

Because Li Deming seemed to be obedient for many years, he would like to call him a vassal, and the court treated him with vigilance, and followed his obedience.

The four armies of Fuyan, Huanqing, Jingyuan, and Qinfeng used to guard against the dynamics of the party have quietly become in name only, and almost half of them have been mobilized.

It is bound to be a lot of trouble to send the soldiers back now.

However, Kou Zhun, who was entrusted by the little emperor to do this matter and had been reminded repeatedly, did not find it troublesome at all.

As far as Zhao Zhen was concerned, when formulating a rather tough plan to conquer the party that was inconsistent with the late emperor's style, the resistance he encountered in the early court was simply beyond his imagination.

In the past, those courtiers who always popped out to make noises, the Taoist people were disturbed, the military was insufficient, the country was rude, and the Song Dynasty was dressed in uniforms, this time they were either dumb or stood up out of righteous indignation. It is the same enemy as the faction that has always been actively fighting.

When I heard for the first time that Ding Wei, who is almost a man with his tail tucked up recently, took great pains to join Lin Te and others, who were not very aggressive, to go to the school together, and complained that the party was ambitious, despised Song Ting, and when he hit the head and killed chickens to make an example... Although Zhao Zhen still maintained a serious look on his face, he already doubted his own ears.

If he hadn't been in power for many years despite his young age, seeing the upright Lin Te and others at this moment, he might have to stab a few words.

——When Wang Qinruochu was kidnapped by Dangxiang, they clearly didn't know the truth, but they were determined to put the responsibility on the young master.Not to mention that in the past, they were indifferent to the nuisance reports from the border, and they were ignorant of peace.

At the moment, everyone is plausible, and it seems that those who oppose the increase of troops to the border are not the same as the mouths on their faces.

Zhao Zhen secretly rolled his eyes.

Unlike in the past when the Song court treated the "rebellious" vassals, they first sent envoys to condemn and advise. After this matter, never mention it.

——Dang Xiang, the insolent person who didn't know the seriousness, even offended the Shangshu of the court so much, and the life and death of the suffering Wang Shangshu was even more uncertain at this time.

If they were to go on a mission, who knew, would those ferocious and reckless men chop them up with a knife if they didn't agree with each other?

Even if those who are able to rise to the fourth rank and above are not extremely stingy with their lives, naturally no one will voluntarily ask for a mission that is clearly going to die.

Therefore, apart from being sent to the four front lines to participate in the arrangement of defending against the enemy, the dispatch favored by the courtiers with high ambitions also included the task of appeasing the Tubo Ministry and ordering it to oppress Li Yuanhao from the east.

After all, a few years ago that aboriginal monk Li Lizun didn't know the heights of heaven and earth, and personally led the Hehuang tribe to invade Qinzhou, but ended up humiliating himself and dying on the spot. Obviously, he picked up such a ready-made advantage, so that he could dominate alone and control it with peace of mind. Gu Siluo, the puppet Zanpu's Wen Buqi, is a great warning.

Before you can figure out the ups and downs of the Song Army's combat power, it's better to be polite to each other unless you have to, and don't offend them easily.

What's more, Tubo and Dangxiang have always been in dire straits, and Wen Buqi is absolutely delighted to see this great opportunity to watch the fire from the other side and make trouble at a critical moment, not to mention being delighted from ear to ear.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the party ruled by the cruel, tyrannical and moody Li Yuanhao will be in danger of a narrow escape.However, if you go to Tibet as an envoy, you are likely to be treated politely as a guest.

After some courteous rhetoric, Liu Ping finally won the opportunity.

Zhao Zhen didn't bother to care about the small thoughts of the ministers. He still felt unprecedented joy in his heart when he saw that the edicts he had discussed with the council hall were issued as soon as he knew it, and they were issued all the way without hindrance.

Now that everything is on the right track, compared to the days when he was so busy that he could only sleep for an hour a night, the little emperor is much more relaxed. What he is most curious about is how well that 'stabbing' Zhang Kang is adapting under the hands of the little master. up.

If the 'stabbing head' is lucky enough to know that the official who was only able to meet once on the day of the palace examination reads the list, he will be flattered if he misses him so much.

But in fact, although he was still a little bit stumbling when he worked under Lu Jiedu's men, he was not yet at ease, but he felt very happy and fulfilled.

For a capable person who is full of good ideas and has the ability to put them into practice, there is nothing better than meeting someone who does not underestimate him because of his young age and qualifications, and does not shirk in the name of being busy, but is willing to earnestly The Shangguan who really took the time to listen to his suggestions carefully and discuss with him gently... would be even more satisfying.

The most commendable thing is that although Lu Jiedu has gained a good reputation among scholars and has a good reputation, he does not have the bad habits of putting on airs and accents that literati often have, and he can even be called straightforward.

After he got used to it, he didn't want to deal with it with his hypocritical and submissive face, but showed his true nature in a big way.

"I heard from the lower officials that Tubo's Wen Buqi has learned the lesson of political enemies underestimating the enemy's attacks, and has paid more and more attention to the internal side, and has extremely strict supervision on Zanpu." After Zhang Kang briefly explained the situation he knew so far, he said straightforwardly: " I also ask Lu Jiedu to forgive me for boldly asking directly—in Tubo territory, is there any spy in Qinzhou?"

Lu Ci smiled: "There are many outside, but there are very few who can enter inside."

There are very few, which means that there are so few, but Lu Ci will never reveal the identity of the other party until the critical moment when it is necessary to move.

"Thank you Lu Jiedu for speaking frankly."

Zhang Kang's eyes lit up suddenly.

Sure enough!

Seeing his excited face, Lu Ci raised his eyebrows and said, "Say what you have to say."

Zhang Kang calmed down: "To tell you the truth, Lu Jiedu, I value this ancient tea-horse road that runs through the northwest. I wonder how much Lu Jiedu knows about the caravans along the way?"

If another person listened to Zhang Kang's question, [-]% would frown, regardless of whether he knew the answer or not, it would be considered an offense.

Lu Ci didn't care, just laughed and replied politely: "It's been nearly two years since I reopened the debate."

He knew all about the big and small businesses running around, so how could he know nothing about the caravans that were doing gray business under his nose?

"What Lu Jiedu said is very true. It's because the officials are stupid. I have asked many times." Zhang Kang said bluntly: "It's a coincidence that Maguotou and I used to be friends from the same hometown, and recently we reconnected with each other. At the same time, I also asked for some information."

He spoke easily, but Lu Ci knew that he must have put in a lot of effort.

Regarding this, even though he already had some guesses, he still couldn't help being slightly surprised.

It's been more than half a month since Zhang Kang came to Qinzhou City.

For someone else, it took only half a month to settle down and become familiar with the official duties that are required to be done within the family, which is very rare.

But in Zhang Kang's case, this is not the case at all - after completing his duties, he ran around energetically all day long, and he was able to use the relationship he had made many years ago to connect people well. up.

How can a thin sentence of "old friendship" be able to win over a murderer who can gallop along the ancient tea-horse road full of villains and murderous intent, lead a team of horses to escort goods, and is used to drinking blood at the edge of a knife?

With Zhang Kang's proud temperament, he was not sure about the matter, and he would rather keep his hands on it than say it easily.

Now that he dared to directly ask Lu Ci and Qinzhou if there were any spies stationed inside Tubo, he also revealed the identity of Ma Guotou. Obviously, he was fully prepared and was going to do a big job.

Lu Ci smiled slightly: "I would like to hear the details."

"Look, Brother Zhu." Sitting in the restaurant opposite the wing room on the second floor of the teahouse, where it is most convenient to observe Lu Ci and Zhang Kang who are having a good conversation, Teng Zongliang looks sourly and almost sticks together. The two of them pouted their lips and commented: "Did Brother Ci treat you like this back then?"

Doesn't this scene seem familiar.

If he and brother Liu back then could still be called foolishly sending them to the door by themselves, then this trick of coaxing people around without making a show is just to make Zhu Di and others have a close relationship with the little Taotie The process repeats itself?

Zhu said with a look of helplessness.

He originally wanted to stay in the government office for a while, so that he could do some extra work that he could do, so that he could share some official duties with Brother Lu as much as possible, but he didn't want to be dragged here forcibly by Brother Teng.

At first he thought that there was something urgent to discuss, so he didn't put up much resistance until he saw brother Lu and envoy Zhang Rujing entering the opposite teahouse talking and laughing, and then he realized the real reason why brother Teng chose to be here.

Brother Teng insisted that this scene seemed familiar, and it was not good for him to ignore it at all. He could only follow his friend's words and look in the direction where Brother Lu was.

Naturally, Lu Ci didn't know that Brother Teng had nothing to do after get off work, and he brought his always serious brother Zhu to watch him discuss business.

He really valued Zhang Kang's endless and unconstrained views.

In the face of Zhang Kang who was eloquent, he listened very carefully, nodded with a smile from time to time to show his approval, and inserted a few words at just the right point, which made Zhang Kang's eyes brighten and he was greatly encouraged.

From Zhu Shuo's point of view, no matter where he is, brother Lu always shines like a star in the night, even an uninformed outsider can tell at a glance that he is definitely not an ordinary person.

Teng Zongliang urgently asked for an agreeable answer: "How?"

Zhu said that when he came back to his senses, he seemed to be honest and said: "This scene is indeed somewhat familiar."

Teng Zongliang excitedly said: "That's not true!"

Six months at the latest, one month at the earliest, they will follow behind Lu Ci, unwilling to leave even an inch, for fear that this carefree Zhang Kang will be added again!

He snorted dissatisfiedly: "Brother Ci likes the new and dislikes the old so much, no wonder he didn't dare to call Brother Liu—"

Zhu Shuo interrupted him slowly: "Brother Teng misunderstood."

Teng Zongliang was taken aback.

"What I'm referring to is Brother Teng." Zhu said with a light cough, and said solemnly: "When I was still living in the capital, I often saw aggressive wives who went to the Qinlou Chu Pavilion to capture their husbands who lingered in the flowers. Their gnashing of teeth His tone of voice is somewhat similar to Brother Teng's."

Teng Zongliang looked blank.

Should he cut off his righteousness with Zhu Di, who is eccentric to the extreme, as soon as possible, or should he reflect on himself, who has always been the most trustworthy little gluttonous Zhu Di?