Promotion and fortune in Song Dynasty

Of course Lu Ci wouldn't know that in the restaurant just across the street, two friends were staring at him with burning eyes.

He has put all his thoughts on the military strategy proposed by Zhang Kangxin.

If Zhang Kang is willing to follow the steps, wait for the gradual promotion in a regular manner, and develop the temperament he has always had, it is absolutely impossible for him to abandon his career and join the army, destroying his bright future in the eyes of everyone.

He is very clear that after changing his military position, he has to step up his pace and seize this opportunity to do something while the officials still have a little interest in him and the immediate superior is willing to listen to opinions and not take credit for others. The results come.

Only in this way can people look at him with admiration, so that he can gain a firm foothold.

In terms of the overall military strategy layout, his official words are light, and even with Lu Jiedu's support, it will not have much effect.

After thinking about it, he turned his attention to Tubo.

It is conceivable that the Song court, which has always been conservative and stable with its strategy, will definitely send envoys to try to get in touch with Lunbu Wenbuqi who is now in power.

It may not be easy to get Tubo to send troops, but it should be extremely easy to let Wen Buqi, who could have benefited from it, sit by and watch with the "kindness" piled up with gold and silver treasures.

Zhang Kang was unwilling to be satisfied with this.

He decided to find another way, besides the layout of the imperial court, he opened up a feasible way to try to maximize the role that the Tubo power can play.

He took a deep breath, raised his eyes, and met Lu Ci's gentle and encouraging eyes, and most of the slight tension and apprehension in his heart were dispelled: "Now there are many branches of Tubo, and the strongest ones are all gathered in Hehuang , about a million people."

Lu Ci nodded: "The Tubo army should not be underestimated."

Be it in the Song Dynasty, Xixia and Daliao, fortunately, the Tubo people have been busy fighting among themselves since the end of the Tang Dynasty.

Among the countless turmoil and rebellion, until the final fragmentation, it seems that Tubo will not stop.

Even more than ten years ago, the most powerful Li Lizun and Wen Buqi hijacked the real descendant of Zanpu, Zansiluo, and established him as a puppet Zanpu, but on the surface, they barely attracted other Tibetan tribes to submit, and the undercurrent was still raging .

In particular, Li Lizun and Wen Buqi, after a short period of cooperation, began to fight each other openly and secretly for power, which once again plunged Tubo into chaos and gave Xixia a chance to develop.

Wen Buqi's feelings towards Song Ting are actually quite subtle: he is grateful for the leader of the Song army, Li Lizun, who has been fighting against him, which directly led to the dissipation of Li Lizun's old troops; what is unhappy is that he was defeated by the Song army and fled in a hurry However, it is also the Tubo branch that has become the laughing stock of others.

No matter what, Wen Buqi seized this opportunity and quickly took Zanpu to his hometown of Miaochuan.

Then, at the place where his regime was most stable, a new royal capital was established.

"Now Wen Buqi has the right time and place." Considering the reluctance of Tong Siluo, let's not mention the "harmony" for the moment, Lu Ci said pertinently: "As long as he does not take it lightly and makes every step of the way, then Tubo is far from the overall situation." Settled, it should not be far away."

Although there are still a few relatively powerful Tubo offshoots ready to move, they are not successful. Unless they can abandon their previous suspicions and unite against Wen Buqi, otherwise it will be impossible to compete with him.

...and if the various ministries in Tubo can shake hands and make peace, and go hand in hand, there will be no melee for hundreds of years.

Zhang Kangqiang suppressed his excitement, licked his dry lower lip, and lowered his voice, "Lu Jiedu's words are not bad, but Wen Buqi's 'Winning Victory' still has a crucial weakness."

Without even thinking about it, Lu Ci asked, "Are you here?"

Zhang Kang nodded: "Exactly."

Although Zanpu is the supreme Zanpu, it is only for ordinary people in Tubo.In the eyes of the Tubo chiefs who are fighting endlessly, it is just a piece of sweet pastry that can be used, which is equivalent to the existence of the "Jade Seal of Chuanguo".

Clearly of noble blood, but has been displaced since the dawn of time, was held hostage by others, and became a precarious puppet.But whoever is bloody and ambitious, in his situation, how can he be willing to sit and wait for death?

Seeing Lu Ci slightly surprised, Zhang Kang knew something was going on, and added another sentence: "He Siluo is 25 years old."

In terms of age, this unfortunate Zanpu is two years older than Lu Ci.

Lu Ci fell into deep thought.

He blamed him for being too inattentive to history at the beginning, and he almost forgot it in a blink of an eye, so he didn't know anything about whether Zong Siluo was silent until death or launched a beautiful Jedi counterattack during this period of history in the Northern Song Dynasty. Judgment based on available information.

Not to mention anything else, since he was 12 years old, he has been supported by the leaders of the Qiang tribe, and then he was hijacked by two ambitious Tubo leaders. He has been a puppet for more than ten years, and he is still safe and sound.

This ability to maneuver is not like something in a pool.

After all, for Wen Buqi, now that he has all the advantages, his scruples are getting less and less.

Rather than continue to tolerate a grown-up cumbersome Zanpu, I am afraid that the temptation to replace him is greater, and the idea of ​​persecuting Zansi should also be increasing day by day.

And with Wen Buqi's long-term control over Zongsiluo, no matter how capable the latter is, the power he can develop is extremely limited.

When Wen Buqi's intention to kill the donkey is finally determined, Zhesiluo is destined to be a piece of fish on the chopping board and can only be slaughtered.

From this point of view, the urgency with which Zong Siluo needed outside help was much stronger than Song Ting's desire for Tubo to stand on the sidelines.

When negotiating conditions, it must be Da Song's advantage.

After Lu Ci understood these links, he looked at the expectant Zhang Kang, and said frankly: "What Gongshou said, I am really tempted. It's just that Wen Buqi has been in power for many years, and his power is deeply rooted. Miaochuan is his The hometown, inside and out, should have been arranged like an iron bucket, and if you want to rely on a horse-pot head to exploit the loopholes, I'm afraid it will be difficult to reach the sky."

For Wen Buqi, the puppet Zanpu in his hand has become increasingly redundant, and his desire to replace him has become stronger, but it is absolutely impossible for Zanpu to fall into the hands of others, so as to grasp the name of righteousness , to his disadvantage.

Zhang Kang smiled: "What Lu Jiedu said is very true. If you want to achieve something just by relying on Su Ma Guotou, it must be a fool's dream."

Lu Ci smiled: "Listen to Gongshou's tone, but he is confident."

Zhang Kang rarely said modestly: "It's not likely. But it's five-point certain, barely there."

However, Zhang Kang initially relied on his little friendship as a lead, and distributed most of the wealth he brought with him, and with Lu Ci as a guarantee, he finally got in touch with the cunning and suspicious Su Ma Guotou.

He originally thought that Su Ma Guotou knew the Ancient Tea Horse Road like the back of his hand, and he also had friendship with various schools and religions. After the connection became more stable, he would be able to obtain information from various places through the other party, not to mention sending charcoal in a timely manner. , at least it can be used as icing on the cake.

Unexpectedly, at a banquet, he accidentally heard a secret from Su Ma Guotou, who was off guard and drunk: the Guo family business that rose suddenly recently was based on the fact that his family was kidnapped by Wen Buqi. The power of a famous woman.

The woman named Guo Li was gentle and beautiful, versatile, and she didn't feel depressed because of being kidnapped, but flattered her, and after she successfully won Wen Buqi's favor, she gradually asked to miss her family and want to see each other.

Wen Buqi was on the rise, and he loved him very much. Although he was not so dizzy that he would respond to every request, he responded to some innocuous and trivial requests, and only then did the Guo firm rise rapidly.

When Su Ma Guotou said, his words were full of envy to the Guo family who got away with this great luck by "dedicating a daughter". Just forget about it.

Only Zhang Kang kept this matter in his heart, kept his face silent, but secretly sent someone to investigate the Guo family immediately.

It turned out that, as Su Ma Guotou said, the current prosperity of the Guo family depends entirely on Guo Li alone.

Zhang Kang explained enthusiastically: "...there are countless wives, concubines and children in Wen Buqi's mansion, all of whom are noble daughters donated by various tribes in Tubo. Although Guo Li came from a businessman, she was carefully cultivated by the family. She is knowledgeable and reasonable. And her heart belongs to her , even the relatives were arranged before the incident, how can you really be willing to be robbed by a vulgar foreign tribe and become a concubine?"

Lu Ci nodded: "Besides, as a Han woman, Guo Li is doomed to be single and weak in the house. Her present glory is all due to Wen Buqi's greedy grace. Once the favor is gone, she will be in danger. Her knees are empty, if Wen Buqi's wife and concubines deliberately liquidated after the incident, there is absolutely no way they can escape this disaster."

Seeing from the fact that Guo Li didn't look for death or life, but Wen Buqi's temporary favor for Wen Buqi, who was fighting for it, took this opportunity to promote the clansmen, and paved the way for herself without any trace, she was definitely not a short-sighted and idle person.

Since you are a smart person, both parties can sit down and discuss the specific price.

Zhang Kang coughed lightly, and said, "Guo Li has been favored by Wen Buqi recently, and she is always taken with her everywhere, and she rarely shy away from discussing business affairs. If she is willing to inquire about Zanpu's house arrest, she may be able to find out Yes. Just to win her trust, I'm afraid it will cost a lot."

He has already invested most of his net worth in digging out information sources, even if he intends to provide another information line, he is powerless. He can only try to persuade Lu Jiedu to see if he is willing to vote for one when he is still far from harvesting. A pen enough to make Guo Li tempted came in.

Lu Ci is well aware of the importance of obtaining real-time information, especially for Guo Li, the risk that this task represents is not small.

Regarding Zhang Kang's tactful reminder, he said without batting an eye, "Go back tonight and make a budget, and let me have a look at it tomorrow."

Zhang Kang was overjoyed when he heard it - in Lu Jiedu's style, the fact that the words came out proved that things were probably going to happen.

He stood up happily, cupped his hands and bowed: "It's not too late for this matter, I'll go now as an officer!"

The subordinate is so active in handling affairs and volunteers to apply for overtime. As the boss, Lu Ci naturally agreed on the spot with satisfaction.

Regardless of whether it can be achieved or not, and whether Guo Li's line is reliable, it is better to have one more choice than to stick to the original one.

Anyway, today's Qinzhou is not so short of money, but the fighting spirit of a capable minister like Zhang Kang cannot be easily extinguished.

After he sent people away with encouraging eyes, he slowly drank the tea that Zhang Kang had no intention of drinking after brewing.

——This pot of good tea must not be wasted lightly.

Lu Ci only tasted a small half of the pot, so he decided to take the remaining half of the pot home while the tea was still good, and asked Zhu Di, who has always loved tea, to taste it too.

As a result, after returning to the mansion, he was surprised to find that Brother Zhu's room was empty, and the person who should have returned earlier than him was not among them.

Where have people gone?

Lu Ci put down the exquisite teapot that he had carried all the way in both disappointment and doubt, and was about to leave to ask his servants when, out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of a stack of papers on the table where ink stains had dried out.

The top one is titled "Qinzhou Travel Notes".

Lu Ci: "..."

It’s been so many years, Zhu Di’s good student habit of writing travel notes wherever he goes, how come he still hasn’t changed.

The author has something to say: Notes:

Regarding the genius of Zongsiluo and the grievances between Tubo and Dangxiang, I think it is more intuitive for you to see for yourself.The following are excerpts from "If This Is Song History 3":

In the violent turmoil in the northwest frontier, the Tubo and Dangxiang clans were fighting bloody battles, vying for the real hegemony of the Western Regions.The war was provoked by Li Yuanhao. He keenly discovered a golden opportunity. As long as he can seize it, he will definitely defeat the millions of people in the Hehuang Tubo tribe and establish the great cause of the party members in one fell swoop.

Because the old problems of the Tubo people have committed again, they have continued to split, turmoil, and rebellion since the end of the Tang Dynasty, and they still have bad habits until they are torn apart. In a mere Hehuang tribe, it happened twice in a row in 12 years. coup.

The first time happened in 1023 A.D., that is, the first year of Song Tiansheng. At that time, the monk named Li Lizun who supported Li Siluo and became Tubo Zanpu finally couldn't stand it anymore. After he was beaten up by Cao Wei in Sandu Valley , his strength was greatly damaged, but his ambition was still alive. As a result, he was abandoned by the Hehuang tribe and thrown in his hometown, Zongge City. The whole family moved to Miaochuan, where a new royal city was established.The problem is not only not solved, but deepened.

Miaochuan is the hometown of another Tubo strongman, Prime Minister Wen Buqi.For Zongsiluo, this is the only way out of the tiger's mouth and into the wolves. The life of Zanpu in name only continues, and the crisis continues.

The crisis broke out in 1035 A.D., the second year of Jingyou in the Song Dynasty. Wen Buqi suddenly staged a coup d'état. He wiped out Zansiluo's pitifully small team members and imprisoned Zanpu himself in a dungeon.

This is the golden opportunity that Li Yuanhao discovered. The fire union between the king and the prime minister is a once-in-a-lifetime event.He immediately dispatched General Su Nu'er to lead 25000 cavalry into Tubo day and night, but at the first pass, in front of the famous Tubo city Maoniu City (now northeast of Xining, Qinghai, also known as Yak City), Su Nuer's entire army was wiped out. Not even the general himself escaped!

That's because Tubo is an ancient country with thousands of years of inheritance, unique historical beliefs, and the unity of politics and religion. The significance of Zanpu is by no means comparable to that of the emperor of the Central Plains or the "wuzu" of the party.He Siluo was imprisoned in the dungeon, but he was released secretly by a guard soldier, and he appeared in front of the public alone. It was just a simple call, and everyone responded immediately. Wen Buqi collapsed, and he became a veritable man. Zanpu, the king of Tubo!

So the turmoil in Li Yuanhao's calculation never happened at all. On the contrary, under the leadership of the new Zanpu, the Tubo people were full of energy and looked forward to fighting.

Li Yuanhao made another plan and decided to feign surrender to the Tibetan residents of Maoniu City.As a result, the proud Tubo people believed it, because it was really reasonable: [-] to [-] party cavalry had been buried under Maoniu City, and even their emperor was helpless.

So the two parties agreed on a date, opened the gates of the city, prepared fine Tubo wine, and cows waiting to be slaughtered, and swore to heaven, but in the end, Li Yuanhao's army came straight in and killed every blade of grass.

Flipping through the book, how did Li Yuanhao's grandfather earn the first pot of gold?By the way, he took his younger brother to the Yinzhou camp of the Song Army to feign surrender to Cao Guangshi. From the very beginning, it was clear that it was the feigned surrender family, which was a thing passed down from the ancestors.

After winning the battle, Li Yuanhao finally smashed the wall of the Tubo people's courtyard. Without stopping, Li Yuanhao went straight to Zhe Siluo's lair.The first step was to capture Zongge City, the former royal city, and the next step was to capture Daixingling, with the goal directed at Qingtang City (now Xining, Qinghai).Qingtang City, that is the newest royal city of Jisiluo, he just moved there from Miaochuan.

The problem is simplified. In the eyes of Li Yuanhao and his army, Zong Siluo is already a dead man. Such attacks have happened many times before, such as defeating various Uighurs and plundering the entire Hexi Corridor. There may be exceptions.Gu Siluo's reaction was also very cooperative, he huddled in Qingtang City and remained motionless, with no exception.Gu Siluo's reaction was also very cooperative. He huddled in Qingtang City without moving, and gathered elite soldiers from various places, but instead of going to meet the enemy, he gathered in Shanzhou (now in Xining, Qinghai).As a result, party members began to despise him from the bottom of their hearts.

Abandoning most of the territory and blocking the whole country's elite soldiers in front of him is a cowardly act, only caring about his own safety!So what are you waiting for? Li Yuanhao led his army to forcefully cross the Zongge River (that is, Huangshui, today's Xichuan River, a tributary of the Yellow River), and took the initiative to attack. As long as Shanzhou is defeated, Tubo in the Hehuang tribe will surely collapse. Partisan control.

At present, Li Yuanhao has proved that he is indeed a monarch worthy of victory.He was not overwhelmed by the advantage. After crossing the river, he ordered the soldiers to do a big thing about the direction of the whole battle.

Before thinking about victory, think about defeat first. He asked the soldiers to set up signs in the shallow water of the Zongge River. In the future, no matter whether it is victory or any accident, they will have a safe retreat when they return to the army.What, this is the demeanor of a commander-in-chief, who keeps very calm all the time.

But this time's calmness is so, so, driving people crazy.

It is said that Shanzhou City has become a refined version of Maoniu City, which has assembled the strength of the vast majority of elite soldiers from the Hehuang tribe, coupled with Zanpu's call in Wangchengli behind, making this battle about the fate of the Tubo and Dangxiang tribes a reality. The Great War turned into a protracted super war. Its scale was not as large as when Song Taizong Zhao Guangyi besieged Youzhou, but the time exceeded it by too much.

Adding up the front and back, the war went on for more than 200 days!Finally, Li Yuanhao finally realized the fact that Zong Siluo was an insidious faction who pretended to be a pig and eat a tiger. His method of shrinking his troops and giving up his territory turned out to be a common method used by the Han people to fortify the wall and clear the country! The more than 200 days of war and the super long material supply line made the party members unable to hold on any longer, and if they did not retreat, be careful that the entire army would be buried in Tubo territory.

Then go back.

Returning the same way, Li Yuanhao's party army returned to the Zongge River and found the shallow water mark they left behind.At this moment, the overwhelming Tubo elite soldiers came out from nowhere, anyway, they were definitely not chasing soldiers from Shanzhou City, and the number was more than 10!Faced with such an ambush, the party members had no choice but to cross the river in panic, the sooner the better, rushing through those shallow waters!

So thousands of troops rushed into the river, and piles of corpses floated up, all of them were drowned... God damn the Tubo people, they even quietly moved their signs in the shallow water to the deep water. It is tantamount to forcing party members to commit suicide by diving into the water.

Li Yuanhao escaped by chance that day. He looked back at the corpses all over the river, and the countless ordnance and equipment on the other side, wanting to cry without tears.History has proved that he really underestimated Zong Siluo.This Tubo man had ambushed 10 troops by the Zongge River when he arrived at Shanzhou City and began to attack. On his retreat, no matter how tight the front line was, he never used this force. At this time, by surprise, Zongge River became the cemetery of party members.

Things have developed to this point, and the blow to the party members is fatal.The remnants of the defeated generals fled back, and together with Li Yuanhao, they no longer dared to face Hehuang Tubo squarely.For the rest of his life, until his death, the party members never dared to use troops against He Huang.They saw clearly that Zong Siluo was Li Yuanhao's nemesis. After the test of the war, the two were incompatible in all aspects.

Li Yuanhao was good at attacking, and he was as fast as a fire by any means. The speed of advancing troops and his appetite for war were indeed astonishing.But looking at Zang Siluo, he regained the real power of Zanpu, and the victory of this battle was all due to the word "forbearance".Whether it was Li Lizun, Wen Buqi, or Li Yuanhao, they all took the initiative to challenge him, but they were defeated by his desperate counterattack.