Promotion and fortune in Song Dynasty

Lu Ci thought he knew nothing about the art of war, but he also knew very well that Qingjian City, which had overcome the great problem of dry water, would be a rare and powerful military stronghold to face Xia's army.

After eating and drinking enough, he listened to his little lover's military report, then smiled and praised him nicely.

Boasting and boasting, it's a matter of course to boast to the couch.

After a night of happy soup with his long-lost lover, he slept until noon and didn't find Di Qing who was called to the government office early in the morning, so he rubbed his weak waist and lay half on the couch Go up, write a letter to show their merits for the two of them.

Without hesitation, he gave the first credit to Zhong Shiheng, who built the city, and Di Qing, who was in charge of restraining them.

According to official practice, as the immediate boss who employs people boldly and employs the right people, it is really reasonable for him to make a big statement on the point of 'employing people' and win the first place.

After all, people in the world are used to attributing merit to those in power: even if the latter has a lot of people who can sit on their own and enjoy the benefits, as long as they are not in an outrageous situation, they can often be acquiesced.

Lu Ci really didn't want to do this.

Just like in the defense battle against the Fan army in Qinzhou, he tried his best to weaken his role, so as to attribute all the exciting achievements to his subordinates.

The reason why he did this was not entirely because he was indifferent to power.

In fact, after the experience of Dutang's "one tour", his thirst for power has become much stronger than before.

After all, he has deeply realized that as long as he really wants to play a role and escort the soldiers who are fighting hard on the battlefield, he must have enough right to speak.

That also means that he has to have enough official position and reputation to match such power.

However, since he is already on the front line, considering the priorities, it is of course more suitable for him to be promoted after an exception. So far, he has only improved from Zhong Shiheng, a seventh-rank official, and Di Qing, a regular sixth-rank.

In this way, it can not only motivate Zhong Shiheng who is struggling to make progress, but also improve the fighting spirit of other soldiers to make contributions, and also promote the super-capital promotion of Zhong and Di as soon as possible. A fierce general with a quick mind.

When this military report was sent back to Beijing by Kuai Ma, and the little emperor learned that Qingjian City had achieved great success and that Xia Jun was forced to return without success, he was very happy.

Whether it was him or the many ministers in the hall, they had long been accustomed to Lu Ci's humble demeanor that he didn't want to take credit for it.

If you were someone else, you probably wouldn't dare to do this: officials whose official position is high enough to serve as economic envoys along the way, most of them are important ministers in the court, how many people are willing to stay away from Bianjing, which is full of flowers and flowers?

Naturally, he must quickly accumulate achievements and strive to be transferred back to Beijing as soon as possible, so as not to be completely forgotten by His Majesty.

But as we all know, Lu Ci, who made them secretly envious, did not have this worry at all: even if the entire court deliberately ignored him, he had always favored the "Little Master" the most, and the rescuer after the earthquake After making great achievements, it is an incredible official family. How can people be missed?

Sure enough, Zhao Zhen was touched by Lu Ci's devotion to serving the country and the king, humility and not taking credit, and at the same time, he sloppily recorded all three of Lu Dizhong who had contributed to the construction of Qingjian City this time.

Because Lu Ci's current official rank is Jiedu envoy, holding the top salary, it is almost said that there is no way to rise up, and as the official rank of appeasement envoy, because he holds an important position, the military deployment of the route Unable to do without him, and unable to make arrangements for a while, Zhao Zhen decisively chose to work hard at the official rank.

It was actually a pity for Zhao Zhen to do so.

He knew clearly that the main significance of scattered official ranks was only related to official uniforms, and when Lu Ci was promoted to be a political advisor, he had already obtained the third rank of Jinzheng, Jin Zi Guanglu doctor, and was able to wear purple official uniforms.

Seeing that he promoted Lu Ci from Doctor Jin Ziguanglu of the third rank to the third division of Kaifu Yitong from the first rank, jumping three ranks directly to the top, there was still something to be desired, the courtiers who thought they were already mentally prepared couldn't help it It exploded.

How can anyone do this? !

From the Kaifu Yitong Sansi of the first rank, they have always only increased the ranks for the prime minister.

Not to mention that Lu Ci has asked himself to leave the Dutang and resigned from the position of Zaizhi... Even if he is still the Zaizhi, he is almost at the top of being promoted by Doctor Jin Ziguanglu, even if he is promoted by seniority, At most, he can only be promoted to Doctor Guanglu from the second rank.

In the end, His Majesty was lucky, not only did he not demote Lu Ci, who was no longer the Prime Minister, but he deliberately refused to listen to the objections of the court, and never changed his position, and he was firmly at the rank of Minister; now that everyone is gone, He even wanted to raise the Sanguan to the top, and even to the top!

You must know that at that time, from the first rank Kaifu Yitong to the third secretary, Kou Zhun was the only one who was the chief assistant. They are all just the special advanced level of the second grade!

Although there is not much material benefit, it symbolizes an irresistible reputation, which can be called "honored by people", and it is outrageous that Lu Ci should jump to the top, so they can't bear it.

The courtiers broke out completely. In order to hinder Lu Ci's excessive promotion, they did not hesitate to drag out the former No. [-] and No. [-] candidates who were inextricably related to him, and touted his achievements.

After all, Di Qing and Zhong Shiheng's official ranks are placed there, and there is a lot of room for advancement... And if they over-fund their promotions, if the Eastern Front War is not over, they will at most reach the level of the fifth rank and the sixth rank. .

This kind of promotion speed is astonishingly fast in normal times.

However, in the current wartime, especially compared with Lu Ci, an outrageous evildoer, it is still barely acceptable.

Seeing that the courtiers were indignant and excited about this, Zhao Zhen got dizzy from the quarrel.

Kou Zhun, who has always had a violent temper, deliberately avoided suspicion this time, and resolutely refused to court when he was ill, so as not to let someone who cared use him as a knife to chop Lu Ci.

And the others did not have him, although they were not so easy to exert their strength, they also wrote letters to protest.

In the end, after Wang Zeng and other Zai Zhi took turns persuading him, Zhao Zhen first threw out the heavy news that a member of the court was appointed as the new Zai Zhi to fill the vacancy, diverted the attention of the courtiers, and then reluctantly took a step back.

To take a step back is really just to take a step back.

Zhao Zhen lowered Lu Ci's promotion from Kaifu Yitong Sansi of the first rank to Tejin of the second rank; from two ranks to one rank.

In fact, special advancement has always been only for the prime minister to increase the rank...

But the ministers also knew in their hearts that it was not easy to make the officials on the head of Xing retreat. Besides, Lu Ci was forced to leave the court and made outstanding achievements when he first arrived.

To be honest, this is not a real job after all, they should concentrate on snatching the remaining two vacancies in the capital hall.

Only Kou Zhun, who quit the battle early and pretended to be sick at home, as an outsider, could see the purpose of the increasingly "cunning" officials at a glance.

No matter how much the officials love his little wife, they will not be so blind as to put him on the shelf and make people a target: from the beginning, the little emperor's purpose is probably just to promote the official status of Jin Luci.

It is also an extraordinary promotion, as a special promotion of the second rank, it is impossible to be as eye-catching as Kai Fuyi and the third division from the first rank.

However, Zhao Zhen understood that if he proposed to promote Lu Ci from the very beginning, the courtiers would definitely oppose him fiercely, making it difficult for him to fulfill his wish. Pretending to compromise again, after bargaining, he fell to his original goal.

Although this is a bit roundabout, but there are people in the court, it is hard to guarantee that no one will see it and continue to obstruct it.

So Zhao Zhen tossed out the name of the new chief executive who had already decided on it but hadn't announced it yet. The two chips were added together, and no one would focus on Lu Ci anymore.

Zhao Zhen was only satisfied when he saw that the little master, who was devoted to him and the country, finally had both power and wealth, as well as the enviable name of grace that everyone envied.

Compared with Lu Ci's promotion of scattered official ranks, Zhao Zhen's excessive promotion and rewards for Di Qing and Zhong Shiheng were passed smoothly on the spot because the final result was roughly the same as the courtiers expected, and did not arouse much objection .

Even if a few voices said 'too fast, I'm afraid I'm arrogant', Kou Zhun quietly disappeared after Kou Zhun said coolly, 'You may wish to go'.

However, the aftermath brought about by the successful construction of Qingjian City was beyond everyone's expectations.

However, after General Cao Wei arrived on the western front, he completed the handover with this gentle and refined man, who was not suitable for fighting on the battlefield, and planned strategies. After sending him away, he rectified the low morale due to the long stalemate The confused and restless army took the initiative to go to the camp of the foreign army to find friends, and actively discussed new tactics with them.

For Cao Wei, a rare warrior in the Song army who was feared by the Tibetans, but also admired by them, he was no stranger to Zhe Siluo, who had a contract with him in the war.

As the main force of the Northern Expedition to the Xia Kingdom, the Fan army has a total of 20 elite soldiers, and nearly [-]% of them have been lost since half a year.

Regarding this, although Ji Siluo was calm on the surface, and could calmly comfort the restless courtiers, in his heart, he was not so comfortable.

The tenacity of the Xia army's resistance, the brilliant military skills of its commander and the country's lord Li Yuanhao, and treacherous tricks all far exceeded his original expectations.

Of course, this battle is related to the fate of the country of the ambitious Li Yuanhao. He will fight to the end and exert his abilities to the extreme.

Zhe Siluo, who once fought against him and gained a complete upper hand, became more and more uncertain as time went by.

When he confronted Li Yuanhao that time, he defended the ground, and after showing weakness in the early stage, he joined forces with Cao Wei, the strongest general of the Song Army in the later stage.Li Yuanhao, who made a surprise attack on the enemy underestimated, won a complete victory like a dream.

Now, it is he who leads the expedition and switches offenses and defenses. Even though Song Ting strictly followed the covenant on the supply of food and grass, and there was no ambiguity in arrears, he can more or less guess that Song Ting is probably still slow at this time because of the war situation. Anxious, the call for a truce will only get louder day by day.

It is not only Song people who call for a truce?

The Tibetans, who yearn for stability and regard him as their master, have already complained endlessly.

If there was no previous record of great victory to boost people's hearts, or if there was no hatred that Li Yuanhao took advantage of before, the shouts for withdrawing troops would probably be no lower than those of the Song people.

Ji Siluo complained to Song Ting.

The old Master Fan who was coordinating with him in the battle, if there is one useful sentence out of ten babbling sentences, it is not bad. Every time a tactic is decided, there are always huge differences.

If the coach is reluctant, how can the morale of the soldiers be like a rainbow?

The Great Song Auxiliary Army that assisted him in his Northern Expedition was really useless.

Seeing that Lord Song had finally come to his senses and sent Cao Wei, who was really useful, to take over the commander-in-chief, Ji Siluo couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief.

Contrary to his superficial politeness and indifference towards Fan Yong, Zong Siluo showed complete courtesy to Cao Wei, a hero who truly deserves his respect and admiration.

The tactics proposed by Cao Wei not only run counter to Fan Yong's conservative offensive tactics, but also coincide with his own.

However, just when Cao Wei and Zong Siluo had discussed it, it can be said that they hit it off, and when they were about to launch a fierce attack on the Xia army after the integration of the troops, the internal and external enemies in the Song Dynasty were not settled, but internal troubles arose again.

Knowing that Wang Shao of Weizhou got the news, Zhang Hai, Guo Miao and other people in Guanzhong acted as bandits, and gathered a large number of accomplices to break into the surrounding counties and counties, looting the treasury's money, burning, killing and looting wantonly.

This sudden change instantly plunged nearly a thousand miles of southern Shaanxi into unbearable chaos.

Before the DPRK and China agreed on the candidates and specifically appointed the candidates, Wang Shao, who knew he was the closest, relatively the least stressed, and most able to send troops, couldn't wait at first.

With his keen strategic sense, he could clearly foresee that if this chaos is not quelled immediately, the consequences will be unimaginable-seeing the replacement of the main generals on the east and west lines, there will be a breakthrough in the war situation, and it is also the most difficult time for the treasury to supply military rations. At a critical point, an atmosphere of panic must not be allowed to pervade, more riots break out, and the Northern Expedition, which was originally full of hope, must not be forced to withdraw troops or be disarmed in large quantities.

He is young, so he can run around more, so as to prevent problems before they happen, and also avoid the worries of Lu Jingfu and General Cao, who are burdened with heavy responsibilities, so that they can concentrate on more important battles.

So Wang Shao ignored the strong dissuasion of the officials, and risked leaving his post and dispatching troops without permission, and ordered thousands of troops to go straight to the Guanzhong area, personally commanding, to quell this great change as quickly as possible.

In the past, Lu Ci looked at him differently, and he has been promoted many times in the future. With Cao Wei's careful promotion, Wang Shao, who has been promoted all the way, has not let anyone down.

Whether it is the courage to take responsibility or the adoption of military strategies, he is extremely subtle.

When Song Ting got the news, he hurriedly discussed that he would send troops for reinforcements, and let the envoys speed up all the way, when they arrived in Weizhou...

Wang Shao, who set off countless steps earlier, has simply wiped out the rebels who had not had time to harm more people, and completely suppressed the rebellion.

He spared the lives of the first three people so that after the court sent a special person to judge them, he reported to the people and started spontaneously to appease the people, close the mess, and distribute relief for a moment.

He knew that he killed first and played later, and left his post without authorization, and he would certainly be unable to escape the court's impeachment and accountability afterwards.

But let him let go of the best fighter, no matter what, it is difficult to do.

After thinking about it, he simply confirmed the crime of 'overreaching his authority' and took over the work of the local officials.

In the end, when he was held accountable and liquidated, maybe the credit was enough to pay off, so he was safe and sound.

It's just that what Wang Shao never expected was that he completely offended his immediate superior because he led the troops to leave Weizhou without asking for instructions.

It also gave the other party——Zheng Jian, the appeasement envoy of Shaanxi Fourth Road Economic Strategy, a good mobile phone opportunity.