"Han Xianggong is leaving this time?"

Tong Guan brought up this topic outside Qionglin Palace, in the newly opened Xiaopanlou Restaurant, in a secluded wing.

The events of Tsongkha Tubo have now become a pretext for the New Party led by Cai Jing to attack Han Zhongyan. Because the two states of Hehuang were proposed by Han Zhongyan and An Tao, they changed from occupation to fetter. In the first year of the founding of the Yasukuni Kingdom, there was nothing wrong with this decision. Because the previous battle of Hengshan was too costly, the treasury of Shaanxi Liulu was very empty, and it was no longer able to support the "public security war" in Hehuang and Huangzhou, so it was better to give up for the time being in order to concentrate on consolidating the defense of the Tiandu Mountain-Hengshan line.

If there is no change in Tsongkha Tubo, Zhao Huaide can continue to fool things and nominally become the protector of the Western Domain of the Great Song Dynasty and know Shanzhou. Then Cai Jing and the others did not attack Han Zhongyan for a while, after all, the river and the land of Huang are still nominally there. It's just that it has become a fetter from a direct jurisdiction.

However, there was an internal strife between Tsongkha and Tibet, and he was replaced by a prince of the feudal family, Xi Luosa, who was bent on "going to the Great Song Dynasty".

Now the fetters advocated by Han Zhongyan have become the sin of abandoning the land and humiliating the country! The imperial historian of Cai Jing's faction was not polite, and smashed it into Han Zhongyan like a snowflake.

And Han Zhongyan is not a particularly pressure-resistant bureaucrat, and when he sees a lot of bullets, he will be soft first. After several resignations in a row, he asked the county lord to become the prime minister, and at the same time recommended Su Dongpo as the prime minister.

"Han Xianggong has also been prime minister for a few years, and it is time for him to retreat bravely. Fortunately, with Su Xianggong taking over, it is impossible to have a left phase, but there is still a right phase. ”

Gao Yu took over the topic with a smile, and while pouring wine for Tong Guan and Wu Haowen, he said with a smile: "And Su Xianggong's original right man will be picked up by Uncle Li Wen, and the old party can still stabilize its position." ”

"It would be good if the Daimyo's Mansion could be judged by a scholar of the Imperial Palace," Wu Haowen smiled and said, "I just hope that the official family will not exhaustively pursue the mistake of abandoning the land in the first year of the establishment of the Yasukuni Kingdom." ”

In fact, Wu Haowen did not approve of his father-in-law's request for the county to back down, because this Western Expedition was a sure victory, and the Imperial Knight who served as the main force of the Western Expedition was formed at the initiative of Han Zhongyan. Besides, he's still the prime minister!

So as long as you resist it hard, you will "make up for it" in a few months. And the old party still has the trump card of Wu Haogu on his side, so it's a big deal to let him come back quickly and go to the official family to make advice......

Of course, Su Dongpo's role as the right minister is no less than that of Han Zhongyan. After all, Su Dongpo has many henchmen - don't think that Su Dongpo is just a talented man who can write poetry and complain, in fact, he is a scholar! Sumashu is the same Confucianism mountain as Luoxue and Xinxue. There are a lot of Jinshi under the door, and they are all old, and they are old qualified civil officials for many years, and they can be Xuanma if they pull one out.

In addition, there is also a Liang Shicheng who seems to be really Su Dongpo's "son", and now he has won Zhao Ji's favor because he can write a thin gold brush.

And Han Zhongyan is a lonely man, and there is only one Xiangzhou Han gate valve behind him. But now is not the era of gate valves, and the influence of Han's gate valves in the political arena cannot be compared with that of Sumen scholars.

But the problem is that Su Dongpo's health is obviously inferior to Han Zhongyan, he was sick in January, coughed nonstop, and I heard that he vomited blood, and it didn't get better until the weather got warmer...... I don't know when I'll get sick! If Su Zhe and his brother Su Dongpo have the same political views, they are not afraid, and it is a big deal to let Su Zhe take over again.

But the second Su is now in conflict because of the reform of the left and right list of Jinshi and Guozijian! Therefore, it is impossible for Su Zhe to take over Su Shi's class, if Su Shi can't afford it, he can only let Li Gefei, who is currently quite favored by the emperor, take over.

But Li Gefei was too high-minded, and he had a cold relationship with Wu Haogu, the pillar of Su Dongpo's door. It doesn't seem to approve of the reform of the left and right list of Jinshi and Guozijian either!

Seeing Wu Haowen's brows furrowing tighter and tighter, Tong Guan thought that he was worried about his father-in-law's future, so he smiled and comforted: "The Han family in Xiangzhou has won the emperor's favor, and Cai Jing has no time to get along with Han Xianggong...... Mr. Dongpo is not easy to get along with! ”

Wu Haowen shook his head: "Mr. Dongpo promoted the left and right list of Jinshi, presided over the reform of Taixue, and put forward the "Theory of Heavenly Principles" and "Empirical Theory", and his actions were quite controversial. If Xuan Ma is forty-eight years old like Wang Jinggong back then, it is still good, and he is strong in the end, enough to support him for 20 years. But Mr. Dongpo is 68 years old this year......"

Gao Yu sighed: "Cai Jing's house is as strong as an ox!" ”

Han Zhongyan is weak, Su Dongpo is weak, but Cai Jing is excellent in both wrist and body, and he is invulnerable at all. Once Su Dongpo passes away, the old party may have to rely on Li Gefei to support independently, but how can Li Gefei be Cai Jing's opponent?

Tong Guan narrowed his eyes: "Whether it is Mr. Dongpo, Han Xianggong or Cai Xianggong, they are all old ministers left by the first emperor." Mr. Dongpo is a jinshi of the Renzong Dynasty, Han Xianggong is also a Jinshi of the Renzong Dynasty, and Cai Xianggong is younger and is also a jinshi of the Shenzong Dynasty...... Once a son of heaven and a courtier! ”

Su Dongpo, Han Zhongyan and Cai Jingjing are old ministers of several dynasties, and they are all grandfathers' officials for today's officials, can they really be seen? The future of the officialdom of the Great Song Dynasty is still a stage for backward people such as Wu Haowen and Gao Yu.

Gao Yu narrowed his eyes: "Cai Jing's guy seems to be pushing Tao Zili and wants to compete with us!" Brother Daofu, you are familiar with Western affairs, so how is Tao Zili? ”

"Tao Zili?" Tong Guan frowned slightly, "It's a true soldier, and he has followed Zhang Zhifu for many years...... What is he sending now? ”

Gao Yu said: "The deputy envoy of Shaanxi is the deputy envoy of Yanzhou, and he knows the affairs of Yanzhou." ”

"Know what's going on in Yanzhou?" Tong Guan was stunned, "Cai Xianggong Mo doesn't want to make a miracle on the East Road?" ”

Wu Haowen asked: "Can it succeed?" ”

"It's hard to say, if you can succeed, I'm afraid that there will be another storm in the north!" Tong Guan shook his head and said, "I don't know if Mr. Jiehe can handle it?" ”

The current Liao State is actually very reluctant to go to war with the Song Dynasty, but they also have a bottom line on the issue of the Song-Xia War. Unless there is a mess like Mogu or later Aguta, the Liao State will never sit idly by and watch the fall of Western Xia and remain indifferent.

Once the Song dynasty made decisive progress in the northwest theater, the Liao would inevitably intervene militarily.

And Jiehe Shang City, the fat meat placed on the lips of the Liao people, is very likely to become the target of the Liao army!

"The Liao people will attack the Jiehe Shang City?" Gao Yu suddenly became a little anxious.

Now Gao Yu, Wu Haogu, Pan Xiao'an, plus a group of Sumen disciples who agree with Shixue are the real party. And their root is the Jie River Commercial Market, which is full of money! With Jiehe Commercial Market, they can have money and resources, and they can do all kinds of big things for Zhao Ji. If Jiehe Shang City became the target of the Liao attack because of Cai Jing and Tao Jiefu's adventures in the northwest, then the foundation of this party would be shaken.

Tong Guan smiled, "Don't be afraid if you know their plans, Mr. Dongpo and Mr. Jiehe are both people who have a way, and they won't let Cai Jing and the Liao people succeed." Let's just fight well in Taoxi. ”

……

"Gave four hundred deeds? Hehe, the official family is really getting better and better at fiddling with those martial artists! ”

Zhao Ji wanted to use the house of Kaifeng Mansion to motivate the Imperial Knight and the Dragon Warrior to fight, and Cai Jing already knew about it that night. It was Zhang Shuye who told him about this, because Wang Hou "took refuge" in the old party, so Zhang Shuye's official fortune came, and he was recommended by Cai Jing to send Lanzhou to Lanzhou - Cai Jing and Tao Jiefu needed an official who was familiar with the situation in Lanzhou to carry out the task of winning over Renduo to protect his loyalty. And Zhang Shuye joined the army because he had served as a Lanzhou recorder for a long time, was familiar with the situation in that area, and allowed literature and martial arts, so he became the best candidate.

In addition, Zhang Shuye also served as a professor in the Military Science Division, and he was very familiar with many imperial knights from the Military Science Division, so he could get a lot of news from them. The news that Zhao Ji rewarded knights and warriors with a house was what he inquired about and told Cai Jing.

"Xianggong, the Imperial Knight and the Imperial Dragon Warrior are already very elite, if there is a house as an incentive, I am afraid that the thieves of the Western Domain will not be able to find the north."

Cai Jing looked at Uncle Zhang, "The Western Domain is weak? ”

"It's very weak, and the chanting is broken!" Uncle Zhang said with a smile, "The Qianghu in the northwest have this problem, and the western thieves are no exception, but they are better than the Tubo people, otherwise they wouldn't be able to support it now." ”

When Tsongkha Tubo was established in Tsangkha, the monarchs and ministers of the Great Song Dynasty were very scared for a while, worried that Tubo would rise! However, the rise of the Buddha was not completed for too long, and it was tormented by a group of descendants who ate fasting and recited Buddha - in fact, he was also a monk himself, relying on Buddhism to unite people's hearts, and his descendants were even more addicted to religion, and the killing was not as good as the generation.

Therefore, although the Western Army of the Great Song Dynasty was very tired of fighting the Western Xia, there was no problem in abusing Tsongkha and Tubo, but it was only subject to logistical pressure and could not occupy the Qingtang Plateau for a long time.

Cai Jing nodded: "If Tsongkha Tubo is defeated, will the Western Thieves send troops to Qingtang?" Will it be Nito Baozhong leading the troops? ”

"Most likely," Zhang Shuye said, "if you want to send troops, it must be the men of the Renduo family who will rush to the front." If you can beat the Renduo family, Renduo may be loyal to him. ”

"How much benefit?" Cai Jing asked, "Is one Guiyi Army festival envoy enough?" ”

"Not enough."

"Aren't there enough rebels?" Cai Jing frowned, "Could it be that the Cheng Ren family still wants to settle the difficult army?" ”

Zhang Shuye shook his head and said, "Righteousness and determination are empty. It is true that the Rindo clan occupies the cities of Zhuoluo, Gaiju, Karachuan, and Rinda Springs. If the Renduo family defects, these territories may not be defended. How could Renduo Baozhong give up his real territory to try a false position? ”

"Then what good should we give?"

"To Qingtang City!"

Cai Jing was stunned, "Where?" ”

"To Qingtang City, the base camp of Qingtang Tubo!" Uncle Zhang said at night, "As long as we are willing to give, Renduo Baozhong will definitely bring the Renduo family to us!" ”