Everyone felt the murderous intent buried behind Lu Huiqing's words, and they were silent one by one. Wang Ju's consequentialism and utilitarianism based on success or failure once made Zhang Zai feel speechless, but I have to say that sometimes it really works.

Just like now, under this unprecedented victory, the people of the whole country are celebrating, and for the time being, any conspiracy and trickery are also floating clouds.

Lu Huiqing said again: "Last year, Han Yun sent news that the 300,000 Xia army was about to invade Gyeongju, what did we think at that time? ”

At that time, I was scared, and I just hoped that the news that Han Yun inquired about was fake, so what other thoughts did I have. Therefore, Wang Ju gave an order in danger, saying that being able to hold Gyeongju without losing it was the biggest victory.

Everyone thinks so too, as for the defeat of the 300,000 Xia army, they have never thought about it.

"Some time ago, the two armies were at a stalemate, what did we think at that time?"

Where to worry, where to fear, what to look forward to...... It's all negative thoughts, and even the big victory of Anjiang Fort also makes Zhao Ji happy.

Who would dare to think that the final result of the battle, the number of casualties of the summer soldiers was almost twenty times that of the battle of Anjiang Fort!

Now that the victory is huge, all sorts of ideas are coming out.

This is not that Lu Huiqing spoke for Wang Ju, but that he was shameless in ridiculing Wen Yanbo and others.

Wen Yanbo said very unhappily: "Wang Jusance, let the imperial court make decisions, aren't we making decisions?" Lu Huiqing, what you said is too biased. ”

But Lu Huiqing was definitely not easy to mess with, he stared at Yang Hui and asked: "When you arrived at White Leopard City that day, it was already approaching dusk, and from White Leopard City to the west, there was a Hengshan road, and the road was rugged and narrow, why didn't you ignore the night." Rushing to the barracks? The imperial court only asked you to preside over the peace negotiations. But by that time our army had already defeated the Xia army. Is it necessary to continue to negotiate peace in such a hurry? ”

"Although Hengshan Barbarian is known for its ferocity, it can be governed by people. They beat you like this, not only did you not hold grudges, but continued to make the court back down again and again. Is this because you don't remember personal grudges and take care of the overall situation, or do you lack blood? If you say that you lack blood, why are you so cruel to Your Majesty and to the Dharma? ”

This is the ...... Yang Hui's face was embarrassed.

At least you Yang Dacai want to value harmony. Wait until the bruises on your face are healed.

But the truth is not so, was it really killed by the people of Hengshan? But Yang Hua has no evidence to prove it, so this dumb man has to eat it.

Wang Jue was a good man and said: "Your Majesty, it's better to adopt Wang Zi'an's next policy." It's a bit of a pity, but it's the safest. ”

When it comes to this, everyone has nothing to say.

And Wen Yanbo also knew in his heart that when the young Ni Huai was preparing to rebel against Xia and join the Song Dynasty, Cheng Kan reported to the imperial court, and the imperial court disputed it. But the dispute between the two provinces was not over, and Western Xia appeased the light mud side. After Zhao Ji saw this record. It is suspected that Sima Guang leaked secrets to the Tangut people. Although the matter was over, it once made Zhao Ji feel very sorry.

It's a pity that it's not the light mud side, and it's not that the light mud side can break through the Lingzhou Xingqing Mansion for the Song Dynasty, and what really makes the emperor pity is this section of Hengshan.

But that section of Hengshan is a section of the Great Wall Ridge in the northwest of the Security Army, that is, behind Pingrong Village. But even if it is obtained, it is far less than the current Wang Ju's Hengshan, the thickness is not as good, the section of the Great Wall Ridge is isolated on both sides of the enemy territory, and now both sides of the Hengshan in Gyeongju have been taken by Wang Ju. The timing was not in time, at that time the Western Xia had not yet been defeated, and now the Western Xia was defeated, and it would take at least several years to recover. I was not ready to prepare, and when I occupied Hengshan at that time, I not only faced a hard battle, but I am afraid that it was too late to repair the fort. But now that Wang Ju occupied this section of Hengshan, the front occupied it, and the rebellious villages were swept away, and the rest of the soldiers were already holding prisoners of war in Xingxiu Fort.

But why is Zhao Ji a pity, Hengshan is too important, the Song Dynasty has a section of Hengshan in hand, and soon the entire northwest will undergo earth-shaking changes.

This strategy is probably also the bottom line that the emperor can bear.

Lao Wen didn't say anything, and others also acquiesced.

Zhao Ji said a little hesitantly: "That's it, Duke Wen, you immediately draft the edict and send it to the northwest." ”

This is no joke, the front line is waiting for the court to decide.

Lu Huiqing sighed and said, "It's a great time, it's a pity." ”

It's good to be able to snatch a piece of Hengshan in the tiger's mouth, but can it be enough to occupy Yanzhou? Don't mention the destruction of the entire Western Xia.

Lu Huiqing really thought wrong, if these bigwigs become united and enterprising, and really agree to the middle and upper strategies, then Wang Ju will really be pushed into the fire pit.

However, this is also because Wang Ju is just right on the virtue of these bigwigs in the court, and he doesn't understand the military, so when he says this best policy and the middle policy, it is actually called a sky-high asking price, waiting for these bigwigs to sit on the ground and pay back.

Well, his goal has been achieved.

Otherwise, if I only occupy this section of Hengshan, there may be many changes.

The gentleman deceived him, but for these ministers now, he can only fight poison with poison.

Zhao Ji waved his hand and said, "Let's disperse, by the way, come to Xuande Gate to watch the fireworks in the evening." ”

After saying that, he did not wait for the ministers to leave, and then withdrew from the palace.

"What fireworks?" Some ministers asked inexplicably.

In fact, it is the expression of these people today, which makes Zhao Ji very disappointed, otherwise he originally planned to finish the discussion, a rare victory, the monarch and the ministers feasted together, everyone ate and had fun, and it was dark, and they went up to the Xuande Gate Tower to watch this firework together.

The reason why there is this fireworks is also related to folk rumors.

In the first battle of Gyeongju, there were some new weapons and new things, such as the god arm bow, the tiger cannon, the big thunderbolt, and the new armor, which had already appeared, and even the improved knives, spears, and rattan shields, at least these important ministers also knew.

But in addition to these, there are some things that everyone doesn't know.

The most popular folk rumors are these things, just like myths, even the palace maids and eunuchs in the palace are passing on.

Of course, Zhao Ji didn't believe it, but he was also curious, so he called Zhang Ruoshui to ask.

Skateboards and non-slip shoes were temporarily made in Sanyuan, this Zhang Ruoshui is not very clear, but this is the least magical, the nomads in the north of the deep desert have long had skis, and even some learned people have found out more than a dozen related historical records.

Non-slip shoes are not in history, but the principle is simple. It is to lengthen the peg underneath.

The most amazing thing is the following things. The first is a clairvoyant.

This Zhang Ruoshui knows. Wang Ju asked the maritime merchants in Guangzhou to order lenses for Dashi very early, and then debugged them in the ordnance supervision, but the qualified products were taken away together. Now there are no lenses, Zhang Ruoshui can't show Zhao Ji.

Zhang Ruoshui, who was a super fierce fire oil, knew that it was refined in the gunpowder workshop outside the Ordnance Prison City.

As for the two things that fly in the sky, Zhang Ruoshui doesn't know, Wang Ju took away leather, and leather is used too much in the army. Where does Zhang Ruoshui pay attention?

The other is rope, which is also used in the military.

Either it was some custom-made safety buckles, but Wang Ju didn't deliberately explain, and Zhang Ruoshui didn't pay attention.

The rest was the stove and hot gas pipes, and the winch that quickly retracted the balloons so that the soldiers could change shifts, which had been made in Mihara and had nothing to do with the ordnance superintendent.

So Zhang Ruoshui could only shake his head.

But there is one last thing that Zhang Ruoshui also knows, that is, fireworks, which only appear once, and they have achieved the most beautiful siege.

But before leaving, Wang Ju deliberately explained. It was of little military use and came in handy once. We can only give the ordnance supervision production and promotion a chance to correct the name, lest some scholars make a fuss.

Now it's blooming, and it's coming out.

Therefore, Zhang Ruoshui repeated what Wang Ju said before leaving to Zhao Ji.

These new weapons have played a lot of roles on the battlefield, but because of financial constraints, it is still not possible to reequip all three armed forces. Even Wang Ju can't send a lot of people to find shallow oil deposits and develop crude mining techniques because of the financial relationship, otherwise if there are millions of catties of super fierce oil on the front line this time, how powerful will it be?

But when fireworks are brought to the market, they can bring a lot of additional income to the ordnance superintendent.

It's not just about money, it's rare for the country to win big, so let's celebrate it in moderation.

So there was this fireworks display.

When night fell, many people in the capital saw the officials bringing their families outside the Xuande Gate, so they followed curiously one by one.

There were already soldiers outside the Xuande Gate who were under martial law, and there were many craftsmen in the square who put things like cannons on the ground.

This time it was shot at the sky, not at the head of the city, and it didn't need to be deliberately placed on the wooden frame.

The craftsmen then lit the fuses of the fireworks.

In a blink of an eye, the sky was full of fire trees and silver flowers.

It's been around for a thousand years, and people still don't get tired of looking at it, and it's the first time it's in people's sight. Looking at the colorful blooming in the night sky, the eyes of the eight adults were about to fall off.

Wen Yanbo also muttered: "No wonder the Xia army in Yanzhou was dumbfounded, so that the officers and soldiers quickly climbed to the top of the city and took Yanzhou. ”

The fireworks continued to bloom for two quarters of an hour, or almost half an hour, before they ended.

Only then did the common people come back to their senses, looked at the yellow clothes on the tower of Xuande Gate, and cheered in unison: "Long live the Great Song Dynasty, long live Your Majesty." ”

Gao Taotao also saw it very happily, and with the cheers of hundreds of people, he said: "This kid, this time you did a good job, but my dynasty is a country of benevolence and righteousness, and unlike the Huawaihu people, those prisoners of war, let them go if they can." ”

Zhao Ji didn't say anything, he was thinking in his heart, and he didn't know that the lady of that family had slandered in front of his mother.

Thinking of this, a gloom rose from Zhao Ji's smiling face......

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A large number of prisoners of war pushed the baggage cart and came to the gate of Yanzhou City.

There are not only deliberately released prisoners of war, but also a group of prisoners of war who were taken to Rouyuan Village after the war in Anjiangbao. On the day of the battle, Li Sangou put them all in a makeshift cell. After the war, Li Sangou also fulfilled his promise and gave a large number of rewards.

It's just that there are too many things, and it was delayed for a few days.

So he simply released himself with the released prisoners of war.

But these people were not happy either, and more than 4,100 prisoners of war went in, and only six or seven hundred made it back alive. In fact, Li Sangou still thinks that they have too many people to live, and in order to fulfill his promise, he is now giving away a large amount of real gold and silver, which is so large that Li Sangou suffers.

But then the prisoners of war were happy.

They suffered heavy casualties, but if they were not escorted to Rouyuan Village, there might not be a good result, when they came, there were 300,000 troops, and less than 100,000 could return safely. It was these 100,000 soldiers and horses, and half of them went to Hexi to work hard.

Moreover, Liang Yibury was defeated like this, what kind of roster, and other materials were all lost to Song Jun, even if Liang Yibury wanted to hold them accountable in the future, he couldn't hold them accountable.

But this group of people came from all over the Western Xia, except for the prisoners of war in the Hengshan area that Wang Ju had already occupied, and immediately let them go home, and the rest were brought by them with their own bounties and silver to push the baggage carts to Yanzhou to assemble, and then let them go home from Yanzhou.

In addition to these prisoners of war, there were also some good prisoners of war, and seven or eight hundred were also released ahead of schedule, of which more than two hundred belonged to the prisoners of war in Yanzhou.

Some of the people blocking the city gate have recognized their relatives and greeted them one by one, hugging each other and crying.

"Officials, the people are innocent." Qiongniang also wiped her tears and said.

"Qiongniang, when I ruled here, there were almost no taxes and servitude, but the people in this area were unruly, so that Taizu had to send many heavy generals to the northwest. But today, the Western Xia rule here, and the taxes and military service are heavy, why do the people here sing this ballad instead, why don't they go with Xiqiang (Xiqiang, referring to Tibet),

Xiqiang has bowed down to me.

I am in charge of continental affairs,

Government officials work together to assist each other.

has never been allowed to be controlled by China,

China has bowed to me.

I'm in the royal family uninterrupted,

The medicine has been passed down from generation to generation. ”

This is a passage from the long poem "Ode to the Master" written by the Western Xia people after Li Yuanhao defeated the Song army several times, and it was sung by many people.

Qiong Niang said confusedly: "Could it be that their party is proud of their independence and self-esteem? ”

"Qiongniang, don't forget, there are many Han people in Western Xia."

"Why is that?"

"Part of the reason why the party wants to be independent, but there are two other reasons, ordinary people are a group that has been fooled by the elite, unless they are forced to really not survive. The second is that people can eat people, the people of a strong country eat the people of a weak country, the powerful eat the powerless, and the rich eat the poor. Now you see that they are pitiful, it was I who defeated them, if they defeated us and broke through Gyeongju, what would be the result? ”

What will be the result? Qiongniang thought about it and fought a cold war for no reason.

In fact, it is just a trivial matter, and Wang Ju did not expect the people to be grateful to the god horse of praise, but it was indeed a move made by Wang Ju when his heart relented.

Let it go, Wang Ju didn't care too much, he continued to wait for news from the court.

It stands to reason that with so many large armies dragging here, the imperial court should make a decision quickly, but it's really hard to say, if the court is strict, anything ridiculous can happen. Just like Zhao Ji's son died, some people dared to use this curse to spread rumors...... Moreover, the army at the front.

The imperial edict did not wait, but waited for three people, named Kerong, Lu Ning, and Jiao Wengui.

Wang Ju didn't read the national letter, but asked: "Do you want to enter my court, don't go to Yanzhou, go and find me?" ”

It's not in order. (To be continued......)