Prime Minister

Chapter 656
It is quite a long way from Yanzhou to Qinzhou.

Yanzhou is today's Yan'an, while Qinzhou is Tianshui, which was called Shangyu in Han Dynasty.

Both Yanzhou and Qinzhou are border states, which is where the big rooster's belly is today. The lack of the northwestern territory of the Song Dynasty will always be a pain in the hearts of the kings and ministers of the Song Dynasty.

Because the military situation was urgent, Zhang Yue passed through the post station all the way from Yanzhou, almost changing horses without changing people, and it took a full twelve days to rush to Qinzhou.

When Zhang Yue arrived in Qinzhou, it was the beginning of November in the third year of Xining.

Zhang Yue came to Qinzhou this time with a heavy responsibility.

Han Jiang gave Zhang Yue a death order.

What does it mean that troops are not allowed to retreat without an order from the Xuan Fusi?
This completely dispelled Zhang Yue's intention to run away if he couldn't fight. Han Jiang meant to let Zhang Yue and Wang Shao lead a lone army out of Guwei to fight the Xixia people. Before the main force of the Song army captured Hengshan or won a decisive victory over Xixia , Do not retreat.

This sentence dispelled Zhang Yue and Wang Shao's retreat.

In addition to advancing troops [-] days in advance, it is even possible that Han Jiang planned to sacrifice Zhang Yue and Wang Shao alone to help him capture Hengshan.

When Zhang Yue heard this sentence, Zhang Yue's heart turned cold, and he even blamed Han Jiang a bit.

But after thinking about it, what should I do in Han Jiang's position?

Under the premise that the country seized Hengshan, everything can be sacrificed. The hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians, the savings of Shaanxi and Hedong for several years, and the millions of money and food that have been spent are all consumables.

Of course, it also includes Zhang Yue, and even Han Jiang can be sacrificed.

And this is war.

The new wind blowing under the city of Qinzhou made Zhang Yue's heart feel cold.

This time, besides Han Tong and a dozen cavalrymen, Han Jiang's two Yuan Sui followed Zhang Yue to Qinzhou.Both of these two people had dealt with Dong Zhan when they were sent to Qingtang City, and they also brought generous gifts and Han Jiang's letter.

Before leaving, Han Jiang put most of her hopes on Dong Xun's dispatch of troops.If Dong Zhan is willing to send troops, then there is something to be done; if Dong Zhan doesn't send troops, then Zhang Yue's trip will be very dangerous.

Zhang Yue and his party arrived in Qinzhou City.

Zhang Yue also stopped for a moment when he witnessed this ancient city. Qinzhou is a frontier state, different from Bianjing where Wen Tian and Wu Xi are playing, and it has the chilling air of a frontier city.

"Let's go!"

Zhang Yue urges his mount and goes straight to the state government office.

Zhang Yue and his entourage were full of travel and dust, and the guards in front of the state government office didn't believe Zhang Yue was the new judge at first, and they didn't let them in until they confirmed it again and again.

Zhang Yue arrived in the hall to meet Han Zhen.

But Han Zhen was correcting official documents while drinking, and the other party saw Zhang Yue's haggard and dusty appearance, and hurriedly asked Zhang Yue to change his clothes before speaking in class.

Zhang Yue changed his clothes and took a sip of tea soup, which relieved the hardship of the journey a little.Zhang Yue sat in front of Han Zhen and took another sip of hot tea, closed his eyes for a while, and said to Han Zhen, "Has Prime Minister Xuan informed the comforter of my intention for coming this time?"

Han Zhen said: "Understood. Duzhi, you want to raise troops from Guwei, I have no objection, but now the money and food in Qinzhou City are also tight, I can't raise it for a while, this matter needs to be discussed in the long term."

When Zhang Yue heard the words, he immediately ordered Tang Jiu to take out fifty certificates and said: "The certificates here are enough to buy some money and food."

Seeing this, Han Zhen tapped the table lightly and said, "This Qinzhou is no better than Bianjing, and the Duyi here can't be sold for much money..."

Zhang Yue immediately added another thirty.

Han Zhen smiled and said, "Then I'll raise it for you. Is it enough for [-] days? There is still a big battle coming up, so I'll dig around from the armory to see if there's any armor for you."

Zhang Yue clasped his fists and said with a smile, "Thank you for the consolation!"

Han Zhen smiled and said: "You are also a state military officer, and Han is a second official. These are just a little effort."

Zhang Yue said with a smile: "My county judge is just in name only. If there are any empty-name official documents from the pacifier, I will sign and pledge [-] of them first, and I will go to Guwei tomorrow!"

The general judgment of a state is for the assistant of the magistrate, and any official affairs in the state must be signed by the magistrate and the general judge to take effect.

Therefore, he is also the second in command of a state.

Han Zhen didn't say anything after hearing this, and immediately took thirty blank official documents for Zhang Yue to sign.

Zhang Yue didn't hesitate for a moment to pick up his pen and sign each one.

The move is of course risky.

However, Zhang Yue had to rush to Guwei without stopping. If he stayed in Qinzhou to sign the official document with Han Zhen, it would not delay his time, so Zhang Yue signed it first.

Zhang Yue had dealt with Han Zhen before, and knew of his domineering character, such as Qin Zhou's money and food for Gu Wei to send troops.

This is the condition for Zhang Yue to persuade Han Jiang to send troops ahead of time. As the saying goes, he asks for a lot of money and pays back the money when he lands.

But when he was in front of Han Zhen, Zhang Yue could not use Han Jiang's order to suppress him. Even if the two were brothers, Han Jiang was still the highest official on Shaanxi Road.

Han Zhen's personality doesn't work if he is coercive or tempting. On the contrary, you have to support him and give him enough respect. Similarly, he is very straightforward and forthright when he gives you back benefits.

Han Zhen is also in big trouble now.As soon as Han Zhen arrived in Qinzhou, he liked to feast on his subordinates. After the banquet was over that day, it happened that a commander named Fu Qing got drunk and followed him into the inner house of the state government by mistake. As a result, he ran into Han Zhen's concubine.

Han Zhen was furious when he saw this, and ordered the military academy to kill Fu Xie on the spot with an iron-wrapped staff.As soon as this incident happened, the army and soldiers in Qinzhou were very afraid of Han Zhen. There was a rumor that "I would rather meet a milk tiger than Yuru", which described Han Zhen as brutal and cruel.

But Fu Qing's wife took his bloody clothes and heard that she had rushed to the capital to beat the Dengwen drum to file a complaint, which alarmed the officials.

Han Zhen is a character that is like a yamen, Han Zhongyan 2.0.

Because his elder brother Han Jiang is now the envoy of Xuanfu, he was so arrogant that he hammered and killed a commander in the house.

After Zhang Yue signed these, he asked Han Zhen: "Yes, how is Wang Zichun doing in Guwei now?"

Hearing Zhang Yue mentioning Wang Shao, Han Zhen immediately snorted and said, "Duzhi, this prince is so rude. After I became the pacifier, he has only come here once so far, and he hasn't said much when he sees you." The words left."

"Is there any official in Qinzhou who doesn't take this official seriously like him. I don't blame him for this, but a few days ago, on my birthday, officials of all sizes in Qinzhou came to congratulate me. I thought he was in Guwei. It’s inconvenient to go back and forth, and I sent someone to tell him not to come.”

"I don't know that Wang Shao didn't come, and he didn't even send a congratulatory gift. I was born in the family of Zhongming Dingshi, and I didn't covet any wealth, but Wang Zichun didn't have this kind of etiquette. How can I take this official to heart?" superior."

After Zhang Yue heard Han Zhen's explanation, it was "I don't have to accept gifts, but you can't not give them." '

Zhang Yue said: "This prince is purely embarrassing. When Li Shizhong and Dou Shunqing were the conciliators, how many times did I tell him, but he just didn't listen. I will go to Guwei to severely punish him. He pleaded guilty to the pacifier!"

Han Zhen smiled and said: "You Duzhi's words are enough. If this Prince Chun hadn't seen that he has some real skills, I would have hammered him to death like Fu Qing!"

(End of this chapter)