I haven't seen him for half a year, Wang Hou's description is a little haggard, and he didn't carry any of the ornaments he should wear, and even the gold belt specially given by the Son of Heaven when he went to Beijing the year before last was replaced with a black cowhide belt. There is a stark contrast with the high-spirited and brightly dressed Wang Zhongzheng.

Seeing Wang Hou like this, Wang Sunchen's expression was gloomy.

Wang Jiyi, who promoted himself back then and worked together to recover Hehuang, is no longer alive. Xining met in the second year, and by his green eyes, Han Gang, Zhao Long and his Wang Shunchen were recommended to the official one by one. This is the prelude to the development of the northwest of the frontier. Ten years later, the Great Song Dynasty had even recovered the land of Sweet Coolness, and the Yumen Pass was all Han land.

In the past ten years, the Western Xia has become weaker and weaker, until it is extinct today, that is, it began from the occupation of Hehuang by the Great Song Dynasty, but it is a pity that Wang Shao, who was a micro-official and wrote to the Son of Heaven, did not see the day when the Western Xia died in the country.

Standing up with Zhao Long to greet the two high-ranking officials, Wang Sunchen sighed in a low voice, "It's a pity that Wang Shumi, he will be able to be a minister in a few years." ”

"Who's to say it isn't." Zhao Long also sighed with him,

Other officials promoted by Wang Shao may just regret the loss of a backer, but when Wang Sunchen and Zhao Long followed Wang Shao back then, they often received Wang Shao's teaching of war strategies and war examples in history books, so they had a friendship between teachers and students.

Wang Sunchen and Zhao Long were in a heavy mood, but Wang Zhongzheng had already walked over with a big smile. After being in the army for a long time, Wang Zhongzheng, a eunuch, also has the temperament of a military general, and said loudly to Wang Sunchen: "Look, isn't this our Wang Poyu?!" ”

Wang Sunchen bowed to Wang Zhongzheng: "The last general is a criminal minister, if it weren't for the blue eyes, the last general would still be a guilty person, and he would not have today's glory." ”

Wang Zhongzheng said with a smile: "It's still Wang Sunchen, you can lead the army yourself, and it is difficult for another person to have such merits." ”

Wang Hou also said: "The Han and Tang dynasties opened the Western Regions, since Tubo broke the Tang Dynasty and occupied Ganliang, in addition to the short-lived Guiyi army, this is the first time that the Han army has returned to Yumen Pass. ”

Wang Sunchen took a half step forward: "I heard about the privy matter when I was in Ganzhou. Please also mourn and be submissive. ”

Wang Hou's expression darkened: "Thank you." ”

Wang Zhongzheng sighed: "The untimely death of Xiangmin Gong is a misfortune for the country and the imperial court. If Xiang Min Gong had been in charge of the DPRK or Shaanxi, this battle would never have been so difficult. ”

Wang Hou owed to Wang Zhongzheng, "Thank you for the praise, Wang Hou is ashamed of the ancestors." ”

Wang Zhongzheng waved his hand, "Among the princes in the court, there is only one person who has immortal miracles. This time the battle situation was not smooth, and the first thing that the Son of Heaven thought of was Xiang Mingong. Any kind of praise is worth it. ”

Zhao Long stood respectfully beside Wang Sunchen and didn't say a word. Wang Shao had just passed away, and Wang Hou reasoned that he should return to his hometown to mourn for three years. But he was a border minister, and it happened to be the time when the war was raging, and the court was following the usual situation. and still let him govern Lanzhou and Xizhou at the same time, and deal with military and political affairs as usual. However, if it weren't for Wang Sunchen, Wang Hou, who had lost his father not long ago, would not even have attended the banquet. It's even more inconvenient to mention it in front of him, Hu Nu, Nei Mei, that can't be mentioned a word.

"Alright, let's not talk about that." Wang Houzhan smiled and said, "Today is a celebration for Wang Jingsheng, ...... you" Speaking of this, his voice suddenly stopped.

Wang Sunchen saw it clearly, and sighed: "My expression is still from Wang Shumi. ”

Wang Sunchen's words were helped by Wang Shao, although it is not a deep meaning, it only follows the name, but how to say it is also Wang Shao's heart.

"Okay, don't keep the meritorious soldiers waiting." Seeing that the atmosphere was heavy again, Wang Zhongzheng looked at the generals in the hall, turned back to Wang Sunchen and smiled, "Regain Ganliang in a battle, Wang Jingsheng, you have at least one Yaojun this time." ”

Wang Sunsin's heartbeat skipped a beat, and then it beat rapidly, and finally came to this point.

When he went out into battle, Wang Sunsin was reprimanded for breaking the law and seized all his official positions, but he was in vain. However, after conquering Liangzhou, he was reinstated. Now it has become the merit of the Yumen Pass and the entire Hexi Corridor, as Wang Zhongzheng said, and then at the same time as the official is promoted, at least one of them will add a false title of Yao County.

The five-level official is the so-called noble official, ranking at the highest level of the rank of the chief official, the rampant official, the envoy of the ministers, the ambassador and the small envoy, and the military generals of the fifth rank and more than 60 levels.

However, noble officials rarely give military generals who actually lead the army in office. Those who do the top dispatch in the army, usually only run rampant. The official officials are all relatives of the emperor, or the chiefs of the border tribes. For example, Tubo Zampu Dong Yu, he is the defense envoy of Huangzhou. Li Qiande, who is in Jiaozhi, also has the name of a knotted envoy.

The military general who actually led the troops, Guo Kui is still half a level lower than the Jiedu Envoy. The remaining half level, if there is no great merit, is likely to be awarded posthumously after death.

However, in addition to the main officials, there are the so-called remote county officials. In addition to the low-ranking official ranks, adding a virtual title of a certain envoy as a badge for the merits of the generals is not used to calculate the rank, nor is it the basis for the merits of the generals, it is just good-sounding. When there are other ranks, the envoy position that you have at the same time is Yaojun, and if you only have the envoy position, then you are the main officer.

Gao Zunyu made contributions to Xihe Road back then, from the rampant official to the Xishang Pavilion Envoy of Yao County, and the history of the Rongzhou Thorn, directly became a simple Minzhou Thorn History, that is, from the official of Yao County directly to the main official. In addition to the glorious death in battle and the death of the king, there are very few such promotions, which can only be said to be the welfare of the relatives.

Although Yaojun is a fictitious title, which is different from the official officer, it is also a non-general and does not confer great merit. No matter which level of the history of the assassination is obtained by the festival degree envoy - in fact, the high-level section degree envoy, observation envoy and defense envoy are basically impossible to get, and it can only be the first level in the regimental training envoy and the assassin history - in the future, it will be easier to be promoted to a horizontal class with a quota of only twenty-four people, that is, a rampant officer.

Walking to the seat with Wang Sunchen, Wang Zhongzheng asked casually, "I heard that I brought back a heavenly horse this time......

"Ah......" Wang Sunchen was stunned for a moment and nodded, "That sweaty and bloody horse is the heavenly horse that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty couldn't ask for, so that Li Guangli conquered Dawan, and it was not available to human ministers." Xia Guan was able to lead the army, all of them were promoted by Du Zhi, and Xia Guan came back this time, and he was thinking about asking Du Zhi to dedicate this heavenly horse to the Son of Heaven......"

Wang Zhongzheng's face changed instantly, but immediately returned to his normal smiling face: "This is your credit, I won't take the beauty of people."

"Have you heard about Hedong?" Wang Hou said suddenly.

Wang Sunchen breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly asked, "What's going on over there in Hedong?" Are there three...... Han Longtu is in charge, and he can't hold down the position?! ”

"Where do you want to go?" Zhao Long shook his head and explained: "The Liao people occupied Xingling and destroyed Western Xia. Han Longtu wanted to prevent the old land of Fengzhou, which was seized by the western thieves in the east of the river, from being occupied by the Liao, so he decided to take back Fengzhou. ”

Wang Houye said: "Han Yukun wants to take advantage of the situation to seize the old Fengzhou and use the Hanhai Desert as a border defense." That's a good thing. If it is done, Yinxia and Hedong will be stable. However, this is also a tiger's mouth, and it may not be able to stop before the end of winter. ”

"But since there is Han Longtu in Hedong, there is no need to worry too much." Wang Zhongzheng was sitting on his main seat, and he said with a smile, "Today, I should drink hard, congratulate my Wang Shi on recovering the old frontier of Ganliang, arrive at Yumen Pass, return triumphantly, and wish Han Longtu Hedong success!" ”

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Han Gang is still in Linzhou, and the news from the front line is constantly being delivered to him.

Li Xian has not yet arrived, although the merit reward has been sent to the Jinning army, but the infantry with tens of thousands of people wants to be dispatched, it is as slow as a woman putting on makeup, and he doesn't expect to be fast. However, the cavalry in his hand has already arrived in advance with two commanders, which can be regarded as supporting Han Gang.

"Can it come in handy?" Han Gang asked Zhi Keshi, who had just returned from the barracks. When it comes to the understanding of war horses, he is the first under Han Gang's disciples.

Zhi Keshi shook his head, "The horses are not in good condition. Needless to say, the horses ridden, and the fat of the war horses has not been raised at all this autumn. If we go into battle a few more times this winter, we will definitely die in large numbers. Not to mention going into battle, even if you go out to patrol a few more times, you can't bear it. ”

Summer and autumn are the times when war horses raise fat, so that horses can survive the cold winter. But today's summer and autumn seasons are pure consumption, and the normal winter cannot survive, let alone enter the war period. Moreover, the cavalry in Li Xian's hands must have been the best in the situation of the cavalry sent first, they are all like this, and the situation of the other cavalry can be imagined.

"When they were sent to Yinxia before, they were completely called as patrolmen, and they consumed too much."

Hearing Zhi Keshi's words, Han Gang slurred his lips with an ugly face. Sending cavalry to Yanyan Road, Han Gang didn't think that he had done anything wrong, but things were a little too much on the side of the plant, and he was not his own soldiers, so he could call hard.

Han Gang didn't plan to fight cavalry with the Liao, if he really wanted to fight, he would definitely be mainly infantry. But the cavalry can't even use it, and that's a real headache.

"Yesterday, Fengzhou had already reported that Liao soldiers had appeared in Liufachuan and Nuanquanfeng. It's only a dozen rides, but it's supposed to be a scout. In a few days, the army of the Liao people should appear. ”

"You go to another letter and tell Zhefu Prefecture that if the Liao people are-for-tat, don't back down a step. Remember, as long as you don't back down on the battlefield, this land will be occupied! A big battle cannot be fought. ”

"Understood." Zhe Keshi nodded hurriedly, this is still the attitude that Han Gang has always insisted on.

said so, but Han Gang was still anxious in his heart, knowing that if he wanted to build several walled cities in key locations as soon as possible, the Liao people's movements might be much faster than imagined, and if they were slow, there would be no accidents. To be honest, he didn't want to pin all his hopes on Yelu Yixin's political mind!