Chapter 440: Lord Liao dies
Kneel and beg for a recommendation ticket
Yang Yi was going to stay in Lingnan for a few more days, but a sudden news from the Staff Pavilion made him have to entrust Lingnan affairs to Cheng Jie and hurriedly return to Beijing.
Before leaving, Huang Tingjian also rushed to see him off, and now he probably understands why Yang Yi took him, a "detainee", with him in the first place.
Now he has been in charge of Guangxi's education affairs because of his military exploits, and he is in charge of Guangxi's education affairs.
How did he get this feat, maybe only Yang Yi knows, but Yang Yi didn't say it, he had to keep it in his heart.
"As the saying goes, smell the wind and draw its flow; Whether the style of study in a place is prosperous or not often depends on whether there are masters in the place. I hope that thousands of students in Guangxi will be able to benefit from Mr. in the future. ”
Yang Yi threw down this sentence, the prancing horse went north, and the smoke and dust on the avenue gradually rose.
Huang Tingjian stood in the long pavilion and watched the iron hooves drift away, and felt a lot of emotion in his heart, since Guizhou began to follow the army, although they met every day, Yang Yi rarely talked to him, as if he was a dispensable person, in the face of his condemnation, Yang Yi also laughed and was too lazy to care.
After being in the army for so long, Huang Tingjian did three things before and after, wrote a sacrificial essay and two military newspapers, one of which resembled a family letter.
It can be said that the friendship between the two is as light as boiled water.
But at this moment, looking at the smoke and dust rolling north, Huang Tingjian suddenly remembered Li Bai's two poems in his heart: floating clouds and wandering children, and the sunset is old. Waving his hand, Xiao Xiao Ban Ma Ming.
Yang Yi led Bao Yi's men and horses, passing through Yongzhou and Pennsylvania, all the way to the north.
The straight road from Changsha to Qinzhou has been started in sections. From time to time, the sound of loud explosions was heard on the road, and it was the Song army who was guarding the Vietnamese prisoners who were using gunpowder to blow up the rocks and widen the road.
The imperial court was very strict in its control over gunpowder. When blasting was needed, the military had to come, and even landlord officials had no right to call gunpowder.
This time, the imperial court transferred a total of 45,000 troops from Jinghu, Fujian and other places. In addition, there were more than 20,000 people in Guangxi, totaling 7,000 people, who were responsible for the defense of Guangxi and Annan.
In view of the fact that both places were in turmoil and that a large number of prisoners of war were needed to build roads, and the 70,000 troops were inevitably a little thin, the imperial court equipped the 2,500 men and horses in Yongzhou with flintlock pistols; And the six warships of Haidongshan also stayed in Qinzhou Port for the time being.
In addition to prisoners of war, a small number of young people from various tribes came to build roads, and local officials organized them into groups of 100 people. Then demarcate the lot and let them each be responsible, one hundred and twenty wages per person per day, in general, the people of this era are still relatively simple, they get high salaries, everyone works hard, and there are not many people who are deliberately lazy.
In addition, some were contracted to merchants. All of them will be invested first, and after the completion will be paid by the imperial court after passing the inspection. Li Nantong has contracted a lot of projects, but he does not pave roads, but specializes in contracting bridge projects, and Yang Yi has to admire his courage. The bridge has a high technical content, which is naturally a big profit.
The key to ensuring the quality of the project depends on acceptance, and this will definitely be done hard in the future.
Yang Yi traveled all the way north, and the scene when he came for dozens of miles without seeing people, now on the way from Qinzhou to Guizhou, people are boiling everywhere, so that he has to send people to open the road in advance, and the speed can be accelerated.
When Yang Yi and his entourage returned to Tokyo, it was already September, and the grand ceremony of sacrificing prisoners had already been held, and the reward from the imperial court had also come down:
Yang Yijin was the Duke of Ningguo, and another house was given in Xingguofang.
With Yang Yi's repeated accumulation, it is not an exaggeration to be crowned a county king; It is not uncommon for the Great Song Dynasty to have different surnames, but there is one point, once he is crowned king, it basically means that his political life is over, and he can only be an idle prince from now on.
It is impossible for Yang Yi to be crowned king at present, Liu Qingjing is unwilling, Zhang Dian is unwilling, Su Song and Li Qingchen are even more unwilling; …,
The problem is that you can't reward you for your great achievements, Yang Yi can't reward him, so you can only reward his family, Tie Dan Yanei is not yet three years old, and he got a seven-grade official, and the little guy can also go to Andingfang Grain Lu Yuan to receive a salary from now on.
In addition, in terms of wealth, he gave ten thousand taels of gold, jade, treasures, and brocade. Yang Yi smiled and accepted, and it was not even too little.
Fame to his level, if you are not greedy for money and not lustful, you will not be able to do it, if you are not greedy for money and not lustful, the world will have doubts, your reputation is higher than that of the emperor, what do you want to do?
Although he has that relationship with Liu Qingjing, if the world attacks him and says that he is Wang Mang, it will always be a headache.
This is also the reason why Yang Yi wanted to get Li Qiande's two concubines and a princess to his bed, and now they are still in the Yang Mansion.
It's not that he can't see beautiful women this time, and he still has fewer women? From the queen mother to the empress, from the princess to the oiran, and if he wants, the beauties who are alluring to the country and the city will hug a lot of them, and accept the two concubines and a princess, mainly because he doesn't want others to think that he is too noble and perfect.
Yang Yi made a fortune this time, he deliberately did not inform the court of his itinerary, and quietly entered Beijing, not to play gongs.
After handing over the handsome seal, most of the officials in the DPRK and China knew that this master had returned.
In the imperial city, Ning Guogong smiled first and greeted people warmly, as if it was someone who had made great contributions. This style of work has won unanimous praise from everyone, and they all say that he is victorious but not arrogant, and he is not proud of his achievements, and he is a good scholar.
In the admiration of everyone, Yang Yi rushed into the signing room of the prime minister of Shangshu Province.
"Old man Zhang, you don't think I'll die on the battlefield, do you?"
As soon as Yang Yi entered the goalkeeper's official hat, the smile on his face suddenly disappeared, and he was replaced with an angry and fierce appearance.
Zhang Duan glanced up at him and said with a smile: "Our great hero is back?" You entered Beijing like this, shouldn't you be used to sneaking into the capital of other countries, forgetting that this is the Great Song Dynasty Tokyo, right? ”
Yang Yi was unmoved, and said in a cold voice: "Old man Zhang, you don't come to this set, don't think that I will be scared of you if I am charged with an ambiguous crime?" Say! You let people go around to advertise that I can call the wind and rain, attract thunder and lightning, what is your intention? ”
"You privately took Li Qiande's two concubines and a princess into the mansion, what's the matter?"
"You didn't force it! I can call for wind and rain, and if I don't accept two women, others may really think that I am going to become an immortal! ”
"Hahaha! Don't make these excuses, you are greedy for flowers and lust, plundering wives and daughters, if it weren't for your own appearance to help you cover it, you still want to have such a good time? ”
"So I have to thank you?"
"You're welcome, pour it yourself if you want to drink tea, it's not easy to return to Beijing from Lingnan."
Yang Yi couldn't help but look at Zhang Dian carefully, and wondered if it was Zhang Dian who was sitting opposite, saying such a thing, this is not like Zhang Tuo's style?
Seeing that he really went to pour a cup of tea for himself, Zhang Dian couldn't help but show a faint smile, to be honest, although he is busy now, but the Great Song Dynasty is thriving, he only destroyed the Western Xia last year, and this year he destroyed Jiaozhi in a snap of his fingers, but these two henchmen are in great trouble;
Thinking of these, Zhang Dian is indeed very comfortable, and the whole person is refreshed a lot, and it is understandable to make a few jokes with Yang Yi, a friend who has forgotten his year.
Yang Yi finished pouring the tea, sat down in front of his table, casually picked up the document on the table and looked at it, and asked casually: "Old man Zhang, did you send someone to condole?" Who went? ”
Zhang Dian also replied while reviewing the official documents: "Yang Wei, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, is gone!" ”
Yang Yi frowned slightly, and the Ministry of Rites went forward, this specification is high enough, but Yang Wei is not very familiar with the military, and the death of Yelu Hongji, the lord of Liao, is likely to cause violent turmoil in the political situation of Liao. …,
Coupled with the continuous oppression of the Divination Department, the soldiers were already approaching Shangjing, and the death of Yelu Hongji at this time was tantamount to making matters worse for the Liao State.
Yelu Yanxi is still too young, and in the original history, whether it is military or political, he has made half blue and not green, and he is not the kind of heroic hero, there are many factions within the Liao State, and under the pressure of the Hindrance Department step by step, it is even more doubtful whether Yelu Yanxi can pick up this heavy burden.
Once there is a great change in the Liao State, this is thousands of miles away, and no matter how fast the news of the staff pavilion is, it will take ten days and eight days to reach back to Tokyo.
Although the Great Song Dynasty did not have troops in Beijing, with the current prestige and influence of the Great Song Dynasty, it was still possible to do some mediation between the Khitan and the Divination Department according to the situation, and I believe that no one dared to ignore the attitude of the Great Song Dynasty now, including the once invincible Liao State.
Zhang Dian put down the document and asked: "This candidate to go to mourn was originally the most suitable to be retained, but you were still in Lingnan at the time, although Yang Wei had not been in contact with the military, but his ability to change was not bad, and it was the queen mother's intention to let him go to Beijing, and everyone at the meeting of the political hall had no objections, could it be that Ren Zhi thought there was anything wrong?" ”
"It's not that there's anything wrong with it, I just think Zhang Jinglu is the most suitable candidate."
Zhang Yi can be literate and martial, has a unique strategic vision, and is an old bird who plays intrigue and trickery, Yang Yi believes that when the Liao State is very likely to undergo major changes, Zhang Qi is undoubtedly the best candidate to send an envoy to Beijing.
After Yang Yi mentioned it, Zhang Dian couldn't help frowning, he really didn't expect Zhang Qi at that time, because Zhang Qi was still far away in Xingzhou, Hetao, and the imperial court had always been used to sending envoys from Beijing, and no one thought about it to local officials at that time.
Now that the wood has been completed, it is too late to change it, and he can only hope that Yang Wei can be up to this important task, Zhang Dian turned to say: "Ren Zhi thinks that the defense of Hebei Hedong can make some changes?" ”
Yang Yi shook his head and said: "Zhang Xianggong must have a belly case, let me tell you my opinion, I think the northern defense is not too big now, just increase the flintlock pistol on the line, if the army is mobilized at this time, it will make the Khitan suspicious, after all, our dynasty and the Divination Department have attacked the Western Xia together, and the relationship is close, once the Khitan is suspicious, it will definitely speed up the collapse, which is extremely unfavorable to our dynasty." ”
At present, while the Great Song Dynasty is governing the Yellow River, it is also engaged in the construction of one port and two roads in Lingnan, and the land of Annam is not yet stable.
It is best to delay it for another year or two, or even three or five years, in the north of the country, which is the most beneficial to the Great Song Dynasty.
Zhang Dian listened to his words, smiled faintly, and did not continue to talk about the matter.
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