Prime Minister

Chapter 693

Taoshui turned from Didao to Longzhong.

The Qianli Tao River has the beauty of clear water and clear waves in summer, and a rich harvest in autumn. Since the loss of the Hexi Corridor in the Tang Dynasty, this fertile land has been owned by the Qiang people for hundreds of years.

Now there are so many Tibetan tribes here, such as the Lengjipu tribe with [-] tents, and small tribes like Oteling and Longbo with hundreds of thousands of tents.

There were many feuds between the Tibetan tribes in the Qing and Tang Dynasties, and the Tibetans attached the most importance to revenge, and there were grievances among the various tribes, so it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a mess.

Only the noble sons like Dong Zhan and Mu Zheng have considerable appeal.

Now near the Tao River, many Tibetans have begun to cultivate the land, such as wheat, barley, highland barley, etc., but the level of cultivation is very extensive, purely depending on the sky to eat.

At this moment, the people of the Fan tribe in Taohe watched more than a dozen cavalry galloping past. The leader had a silver falcon pattern on his chest and held an iron arrow in his hand.

The common people of the Tibetan tribe knew immediately that this was an arrow attack, but they didn't know who gave the order?Who are you going to attack again?

In Tuo Shuo's department, its leader was talking to a man wearing a silk dress and wearing an armband on his right arm.

Sese is a first-class blue gemstone, and who can wear this gemstone is the highest status person in the tribe.

This person is Dong Yu, Dong Zhan's nephew and Mu Zheng's brother.

The Tibetan tribe of the Qingtang Dynasty is an important species, and Gu Siluo was the co-lord of the Tibetan tribe of the Qingtang Dynasty in the previous generation, and Dong Zhan was his third son and inherited his father's position. Nominally speaking, he is still the eldest grandson of Ji Siluo, and thus won the support of the Fan tribes of Xihe and two prefectures.

As the younger brother of Muzheng, Dong Yu is also a descendant of Ji Siluo, so he can wear the Sese arm ornament. It seems that although the leader of the Tuoshuo tribe has more soldiers and horses than Dong Yu, he can only wear gold and silver arm ornaments, and he is inferior to Dong Yuzhi. Down.

Immediately, the Ministry received an iron arrow order from Mu Zheng, asking them to gather troops and horses from the Ministry to Mobang Mountain, and prepare to attack Weiyuan and Qingping Second Fort of the Song Army.

Because although the Tibetan tribe has writing, they usually rely on word of mouth to convey information.

The envoys of Fanbu with silver falcon patterns on their chests are called Jinniao envoys.

Mu Zheng's original words came from the other party: "I, Mu Zheng, swore an alliance with the Han people not to take the land around Weiyuan City, and to cultivate here and seek my Qingtang salt well. As a result, the Han people not only refused to follow, but also used their official positions to lure the leaders of my subordinates. Take my land."

"Although I was canonized as governor of Hezhou by the emperor of the Song Dynasty, the officials of the Song Dynasty could not stop what they did. I asked Guo Kui, the general of the Song Dynasty, to stop it, but was repeatedly refused, and he refused to sue the Emperor of the Song Dynasty for me."

"Now I, Mu Zhengshi, can't bear it anymore. For us and our descendants, we can live in Qingtang for generations and drink the water of the Tao River. Please join me in raising troops, all loyal people, to fight against these treacherous Han people! Beat till our blood runs dry!"

After speaking, the Jinniao envoy handed over the iron arrow to the leader of the Fan tribe and left.

The leader of the Fan tribe said to Dong Yu: "Dong Yu, do you want to regain the position of leader now?"

Dong Yudao: "It depends on whether the two masters persuade any Song Dynasty civil servant?"

The leader of the Fan tribe said: "Dong Yu, let me remind you that you want to use the power of the people of the Song Dynasty to regain the position of leader. You are undoubtedly planning with the sinister enemy. The emperor of the Song Dynasty is thinking about taking our Xihe and two states."

Dong Yu said: "I don't know the thoughts of the emperor of the Song Dynasty, but Mu Zheng is weak and unable to resist the two-sided attack of the party and the Han people. Our Qingtang must have a hero, and that person is me!"

The leader of the Tibetan tribe said: "So you want to use the power of the people of the Song Dynasty to defeat Mu Zheng, seize the position of leader and then defeat the Song Dynasty. Yes, I will not support you."

Dong Yu smiled and said: "That's right, I will not break my oath, I will first feign surrender to the Han people, as Mu Zheng's internal support, and after defeating the Han people, I will win the trust of Mu Zheng, and then take advantage of the situation to take his seat, you see How about this?"

The leader of the Tibetan tribe said: "So... it makes sense. You must remember that the Han people and the party members are our real enemies. If we are not united, we will be defeated by them one by one sooner or later."

Dong Yu nodded modestly and said, "I understand."

On the same day, the Tuoshuo Department received the Iron Arrow order from Mu Zheng, and sent people to gather troops from various departments.

The Qingtang tribe, like the Dangxiang tribe, lived scattered in the mountains and grasslands on weekdays. Once they fought, they would gather with their respective tribes, and within a day they could pull out a large army out of thin air.

The young and strong serve as the army, the old and the weak, women and children are responsible for the logistics, and the horse-drawn carts and ox carts of the family are the luggage.

Although there are not many fighters in the Tuoshuo Department, they are very brave.

Before setting out to fight, all the men in the tribe painted their faces red one after another, making them look like evil spirits. With this ferocious appearance, they could gain some momentum.

And Zhang Yue, who was in Weiyuan Castle, was also explaining the matter at the Shuguan's house.

As a Song official, Mu Zheng came to attack him this time, Zhang Yue must have an explanation.

At the same time, Zhang Yue must have a plan for the conquest of the Xizhou Fan tribe.

This is different from the two states of Lanhui, which were originally the territory of party members.Dangxiang and the Song Dynasty were originally hostile, Zhang Yue and Wang Shao led the army to push over, and the court didn't ask too much about what happened in the end.

But Mu Zheng is nominally a courtier of the Song Dynasty, and Zhang Yue just became the magistrate of Xizhou, and forced to rebel against the courtiers who surrendered to us in the Song Dynasty.

Of course, Zhang Yue and Wang Shao's strategic plan is to capture Xizhou, the entire territory of Hezhou, and go deep into Hehuang, so they will have a battle with Mu Zheng sooner or later according to the plan.

However, although this strategic plan has been tacitly approved by the officials, it is not supported by the Privy Council because Wen Yanbo has always opposed the use of troops against Hehuang.

Fighting is not about two armies facing each other. You shout to charge, I shout to kill, and everyone fights and it's over.

The political significance behind it must be considered, and even rise to the ideological category.

Zhang Yue still didn't know that Mu Zheng sent troops to attack him, but he sent people to Bianjing secretly to file an imperial complaint. Zhang Yue and Wang Shao broke their promises.

This matter is said to be Zhang Yue, is Wang Shao wrong?That's true, the truth is really on Mu Zheng's side.

However, Zhang Yue took precautions and explained the matter to the officials first, otherwise, even if he won the battle, it would be a sad reminder if there was a fire in the backyard over there.

If you win a battle, you will be dismissed from your post. Where is the truth?

Being a patent has this advantage, you can focus on the matter, and you can explain many things clearly with the officials.

Now Zhang Yue, Wang Shao, and Gao Zunyu are in charge of the Gouqinfeng Road Bianbian Appeasement Division, but the official family did not give them the right to act. Only Zhang Yue has this right. This is the trust of the official family.

Zhang Yue said in the memorial that the minister's measures in Xizhou did not see any mistakes, but the court's response was not timely.The minister was worried that the minister's strategy in Xizhou would be frustrating for the traitors, and finally failed.

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Every emperor has read the story of three people becoming tigers in the Warring States Policy. The minister of Wei State Pang Cong deliberately used the story of three people becoming tigers to inoculate King Wei so that he would not listen to slander when he was far away from Wei State. He agreed without hesitation, but in the end Pang Cong still listened to the slander after he left.

What Zhang Yue meant was that I lead troops to fight on the front line, and many things cannot be responded to by the officials in a timely manner, so you should not listen to one-sided words for some reasons, not to mention that I think there is nothing wrong with my approach.

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Whether or not this tree is to be harvested depends on your majesty's opinion, how dare the minister make arbitrarily assertive opinions.Now the minister is hundreds of miles from Weiyuan to Qinzhou, and supplies are tossed around. Three stones of rice go out of Qinzhou, and at least one bucket will be lost on the way.

It was difficult for the soldiers to get food, so they camped in the fields. Because of the lack of people's strength, they had to recruit the local people from the Tibetan tribe. Mu Zheng thought I was persuading him.

In addition, salt is expensive in the northwest, so I had no choice but to dig salt wells for my own use. All the tribes in the Qing and Tang Dynasties had large shallow wells, but I used the method of Zhuo Tongjing in Sichuan and Sichuan to mine salt with the method of small deep wells, which cost less than one third of the cost of collecting salt wells. one.

Because the ministers can get salt, so there are many talented people...

Zhang Yueshangshu first wanted to express a meaning.

It is the emperor's power to crusade or not to crusade against wood, and I personally will never make my own claims.

Back then, Zhong Er sneaked into Suide City, although he secretly obtained the official's order, but the matter was not authorized by the Privy Council.In the end, Kinder was convicted of sending troops without authorization, and was finally demoted.

At that time, it was still the case that Zhang Yue attacked the party, but now that Zhang Yue is attacking Mu Zheng, an official of the Song Dynasty, how can he make his own claims.

Moreover, fighting is always the authority of the officials. If a minister below does not obey the order and sends troops without authorization, what will happen?
Afterwards, Zhang Yue explained the reason for the conflict with Mu Zheng, and summed it up in one sentence. The responsibility for this conflict lies entirely with Mu Zheng, not me.

I was just farming and opening salt wells, but I didn't know that Mu Zheng didn't like me, so I just called here.

But the above is actually all nonsense, the most important thing is the question of whether you can fight or not.

Zhang Yue went on to write that the original intention of Qin Feng’s border pacification department was to recruit the tribes, and to control the Qiang and barbarians, and use barbarians to control barbarians.Since the minister has been in charge of Xizhou, His Majesty has given him a wide title and bridle, and all the subordinates have strong support, so that the minister's talents can be displayed.

Now Weiyuan is united in one mind, and the officers and men are serving their lives. This is all the merits of His Majesty's temple plan back then.

From the perspective of my ministers, the Qing, Tang and Tibetan tribes were already torn apart, like a sheet of scattered sand. Muzheng's tribal soldiers were only [-] to [-], and their numbers were uneven.

If Mu Zheng is not victorious, the morale will be depressed, and the minister will then make thick knots and press Mu to conquer the leaders below, so that they can secretly attach themselves to His Majesty.When Mu Zheng is alone, and the ministers send troops to Lintao, if the time comes, it will be like beating a husband, so why is it so difficult.As long as the wood sign is taken, Dong Zhan knows that he is afraid, so what is so difficult for Dong Zhan to take?

Although Mu Zheng was usually a Song official, his clan was in great trouble, and between the party and the current dynasty, Mu Zheng had the intention of attacking Weiyuan this time when he was attacking Lanhui.

Now if the minister can completely subdue Muzheng, both the Taoist and Hezhou tribes can serve the imperial court to the death, and the imperial court's prestige can be extended to the Qiangs!
After Zhang Yue finished writing the memorial, he immediately sent someone to hand it over to the officials.

At this time, Mu Zheng had brought the lawsuit to the front of the imperial court ahead of time, and at this time the official got Zhang Yue's memorial.

After seeing it, the officials were overjoyed and said to the left and right: "Wang Anshi told me that Zhang Yue is comparable to Tao Shixing, and I think it's more than that!"

(End of this chapter)