Promotion and fortune in Song Dynasty

In the following half a year, Lu Ci, as the chief envoy, traveled frequently between Bianliang and Qingtang, naturally passing through Qinzhou, communicating closely with Di Tongpan, and obtaining corresponding assistance.

Di Qing was immersed in the beauty of being able to see her beloved frequently, but she had to watch helplessly that such good days would soon come to an end.

——At the end of the summer of the following year, Da Song and Zong Ke formally finalized the detailed rules and signed a covenant, which was secretly scheduled for mid-September. Qingtang City sent [-] forbidden troops as the vanguard, and Lijing City's [-] Qiao's army was the main force, and sent troops westward.

The response of the Song Dynasty was divided into offensive and defensive armies: the defending army was led by Cao Wei, mainly to guard the border and prevent the Liao soldiers from taking advantage of the situation to go south; the attacking army was led by Fan Yong, a scholar of Zizhengdian Among them, the officials "willed to go their own way" and did not hesitate to reject all opinions. With the full support of Kou Zhun, the prime minister, they reviewed the past military achievements and successfully promoted Di Qing with excessive funds.

Di Qing, who was originally just a general judge in Qinzhou, was quickly promoted by the super-six talents, and he jumped up to lead an army with Zhang Kang, one civil and one military.

It is conceivable that if Di Qing had the status of a military officer, even if he had outstanding achievements, he would never be able to get such a promotion under the suppression of civil officials who love seniority in the court.

The reason why he made this exception was not only because of his past military exploits, Cao Wei, Kou Zhun, Lu Ci and others wrote letters to support him, but also because of his status as a civil servant-the imperial court uses civil orders to suppress military affairs, and Cao Wei personally handed him down. Zhang Kang, who was full of vigor under the personal teaching, was proud to be shot by Di Qing, the leader of the department who was favored by the officials.

When he saw Lu Ci, who was carrying this confidential letter of credence, and was about to return to Bianliang, Di Qing knew that, if there were no accidents, after this short reunion, at least in the short term, it would be difficult for him to see each other again It's time.

Unlike Di Qing, who couldn't hide his gloom, Lu Ci was still smiling. Before parting, he solemnly told his little lover a few words: "Your Majesty has been very cautious in the selection of the prefect of Qinzhou, so that it can be procrastinated." For so long..."

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Qinzhou has become the vital gate of the western front. It not only shoulders the mission of keeping in close contact with Zong Ke and sending armaments to the Eastern Army, but also the secret place to guard against the Northern Liao Dynasty.

The bureaucrats who just dispatched border officials to appoint them only knew how to conduct inspections and transfers as usual, and didn't care about the increasingly tense border situation.

When Zhao Zhen learned that after Teng Zongliang was transferred to other places due to the envoy money case, the official department almost sent an official who was almost a year old and had the word "moderate" in his resume to know Qinzhou, he was almost outraged. When he got smoke from the seven orifices, he hurriedly sent a fast horse to recover the appointment but did not issue it.

According to their assumption, the elderly official would be able to return to his hometown after completing his three-year term of office, but they didn't care about how such an arrangement would affect the many states and counties that rely on Qinzhou, an important town, to survive.

"The day when the candidate is finally finalized should be almost here. Although there are not many interactions after the expedition, just in case," Lu Ci smiled slightly: "Before he takes office, you'd better communicate with Gongshou first. It is a scene of incompatibility and tit-for-tat confrontation in front of the new official."

Di Qing thought for a while, then nodded.

"Let's go and see you next time, there will always be some time." Lu Ci concealed the reluctance of parting, his tone was brisk, his gentle eyes were always focused on Di Qing's face, and he said with a smile: "I still look forward to this The big cuckoo slave who is used to taking the lead, don't forget to take care of your health when you charge into the battle in the future, there are still people at home... but there are people waiting to marry you."

Di Qing blinked her eyes in a daze, her cheeks suddenly flushed red.

After such a provocation, the flames rushed upwards, so that he could not restrain the surging emotion in his heart, and immediately rushed forward, he must pester someone to cook that never-fascinating joyful soup together.

For the candidate of the prefect of Qinzhou, Zhao Zhen, who was far away in Bianjing, was so annoyed that the corners of his mouth were blistering.

According to his ideal, in order to cheer up the soldiers of the frontier army, apart from his young master who is both civil and military, it is obviously more appropriate to choose a general for the position of magistrate of Qinzhou.

However, what Zhao Zhen did not expect was that under the influence of the long-term culture of suppressing military affairs, not only a large number of civil servants who talked on paper and were proud of their talents, but also a large number of military generals who were content with life and leisure.

Civil officials are afraid of death, but generals are not courageous.

When Zhao Zhen had to compromise with the noisy courtiers, he sent Yang Chongxun, an old official of the late emperor's East Palace, to sit in Qinzhou as a compromise, half a month after the edict was issued, Yang Chongxun, who couldn't delay any longer... He fell "accidentally" directly from the horse's back, broke his leg, and could only lie on the bed to support his old bones.

Although the pain of the broken leg was huge, it was temporary, and Yang Chongxun was of course ruthless.

——He knows the age of destiny anyway, one is not an official and the other is not for money, he just ran to the place of life and death to fulfill the little emperor's little thought of fighting against his courtiers, and sooner or later he would do it for him like Cao Wei A fool who sacrificed his life for the country!

At first Zhao Zhen thought it was a pure accident, not only allowed Yang Chongxun to recuperate at home, but also gave a lot of rewards to comfort the former emperor's unfortunate injury.

But in the next few consecutive appointments, seeing that the military generals assigned to Qinzhou had failed due to various 'reasons', Zhao Zhen could react no matter how simple he was.

How can there be so many unexpected accidents, but it's just a trick to avoid fighting in fear!

After Zhao Zhen couldn't believe it at first, he flew into a rage.

Before the blood of those chariot officials who took the lead in causing trouble was completely dried up, there were successors following suit one after another, daring to fool him one after another!

In a fit of anger, Zhao Zhen took the lead in severely punishing Yang Chongxun, the bad guy who led this "bitter trick" and was still holding his reward with peace of mind.

When the incident is exposed, what the ruling and opposition parties need most is to add insult to injury and criticize Yang Chongxun, a "barefoot soldier", in order to get rid of those who were previously involved.

With their fueling, Zhao Zhen was fueled even more. He refused to listen to Yang Chongxun's embarrassing begging for mercy, and ruthlessly pushed him to the end.

Although for the sake of the late emperor, he was not exterminated, but he was also cut into a white body with no dignity. The huge wealth accumulated over the years was filled into military funds. Pressing on the board, he hit ten army sticks firmly.

The baton was beaten down, and after a burst of crying and howling, the other leg that was originally intact was also broken.

The crying family fled the capital in embarrassment under the contempt and abuse of the people in Beijing, heading towards their hometown.

Zhao Zhen was still angry, and after severely punishing the military generals who followed Yang Chongxun's mischief one by one, looking at the "blessing in misfortune" and the abundance of military resources, he gradually calmed down.

To support the Western Front Expedition of the Imperial Army, the military expenditure is huge, and it is still a bottomless pit that requires continuous investment... He used to pay for it out of his own pocket before, and started working towards the domestic demand bank.

Now slaughtering so many fat sheep in one go is like doing a lot of business without money, and the proceeds are liquidated, which surprised the dignified emperor who is reluctant to eat clams.

If it wasn't for his benevolent nature and his sense of reason, otherwise, at the critical point of spending money everywhere, he might have become obsessed with the business of "spying houses".

If it wasn't really reluctance, Zhao Zhen, who was so worried about the candidate, could not help but send the little master to him——the second governor of Qinzhou, isn't he familiar with the road and able to handle it with ease?

When Lu Ci hurried all the way back to the capital, he was finally identified as the important official of Qinzhou Zhizhou, who just happened to have left the capital a day earlier.

"Brother Yan has gone?"

When Lu Ci learned the name of that 'lucky guy' from Liu Qikou who happened to meet Xiumu and came to squat him at the gate of the city, he couldn't help being taken aback, and blurted out: "Who fell into...recommended?"

It wasn't that he was prejudiced against Yan Shu, but that this gentle man known for his prudence, rigor, and poetic grace had nothing to do with the war-torn Qinzhou.

With Yan Shu being steady and steady, apart from his early experience as a state official traveling to various places, and his temperament of not leaving the capital easily, he would be willing to invite him to go to Tibet for him, which is already a blossoming iron tree.

But it is absolutely impossible to go to the front line and do the "rough work" of dispatching troops.

Since it was impossible for Yan Shu to invite him to go to the Western Front, and it was impossible for any friends who knew him a little bit to push him into the 'pit of fire', it must have been written by his political opponents.

Never thought, but this time he guessed wrong.

"Who else could it be?" Liu Qi said lazily, "It must be Shumi Ding."

After Wang Qinruo fell from the horse completely, fell into a slump, and was demoted to the frontier state far away, Ding Wei was not only gloating, but also a little bit sad, so he was quiet for a long time.

With his acumen, he quickly caught the official's intention to support Kou Xiang, who is a strong character in the court, while also supporting a faction to contend with him.Therefore, he did what he liked and quickly recovered. In the past few years, the official position has been hovering between the prime minister and the last minister, and he can often beat Kou Zhun by surprise.

Kou Zhun is proud of being a northerner, and he has never looked down upon Yan Shu, a gentle southerner, at best, because of the face of Lu Ci, a junior whom he cares about, he is not as good as before. So frequent provocations.

Ding Wei, like Yan Shu, is also from the south. As an official from the south with a small number of people in the court and a weak force, even if Yan Shu intends to be a pure minister, he will inevitably be beaten into their faction and cannot stay out of the matter completely. .

Ding said that the reason why he pushed Yan Shu to Qinzhou was really not with any intention of harming others.

As we all know, that was once Lu Ci's place of responsibility. If he didn't teach Yan Shu all his experience in governing the area, he could have separated the friendship between the two of them; As a rising star among officials, he performed well in Qinzhou, which is also beneficial to him...

Zhao Zhen, who was feeling resentful and anxious, was not very satisfied after getting Yan Shu's choice, but because of the urgency of the situation, he still made up his mind to make a decision, not giving Yan Shu a chance to turn around, and ordered someone to take up the post the next day.

"Secretary Ding is too wicked, but this time he did a good deed." On the way the two of them rode to the imperial city, Liu Qi suddenly pressed it to Lu Ci's ear, and said in a low voice, "Your uncle Ren Zhizhou, how can you, younger brother?" Isn't it like a fish in water, very convenient?"

Lu Ci was noncommittal, but he didn't think so in his heart.

What he thought was exactly the opposite of what Liu Qi thought.

With Yan Shu's conservative and peaceful style, Di Qing was fine after leading the army out, but there might be some differences in the decision-making of the central state affairs.