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Chapter 21 Northbound

In midsummer, in the evening, cicadas chirping on the branches, and the weather is extremely hot. Even at this time, it makes people feel a little depressed.

In the palace in Hangzhou, two prime ministers and several officials were fighting hard, but the Zhao Guanjia, who was sitting behind the imperial case, was a little absent-minded.

Li Gang was on the sidelines, but did not end up in person or show his position.

When the left counselor Teng Kang was a Hanlin scholar, the chief censor Zhang Shou heard about Lu Yihao and Zhang Junye suggested that he would go to Wuchang as a plan to move to Shaanxi, and he wanted to move the people from the Central Plains to the southeast.

The Song Dynasty wanted to reverse the Jin Dynasty. The troops in Guanxi and Shaanxi were the top priority. It was not that the troops in the south could not be fought. Later generations of Sichuan, Gui, Gui and Hunan were all tough players. However, during this period, the peace in the southeast was not stable for too long, and the people did not have much demand for war, so it was much more difficult to train elite troops.

Therefore, Zhang Shou and Teng Kang both held on to the point of being unable to do so, saying, "The southeast is fundamental today. Your Majesty is far away, and the treacherous heroes will be eager to watch. Moreover, many soldiers in Shaanxi are from Shaanxi, and they can go back west because Shu is close to Guanshan. However, the soldiers are planning for this, not for Your Majesty and the country."

He was wearing a purple robe, and the left counselor Teng Kang also said:

"Fortunately, our Cao should fight for death for the matter of Shu."

Zhao Jiu accepted his words and promoted Kang to a bachelor's degree. At that time, Zhai Ruwen also submitted a memorial to Jingnan, but refused to obey.

Guiwei, Hanlin Bachelor Teng Kang was a bachelor of Duanming Palace and a member of the Privy Council.

After Kang was in charge of the government, Zhang Jun's proposal to travel west (the emperor was lucky to Wuchang to go to Shaanxi) was ready.

On that day, the governor of Jianwu Army controlled the Jiangnan East Route Army, Yang Weizhong, and the generals of more than 10,000 people were welcomed by the army of the Luan army. He pressed the reins and Gu Wang praised his ability. Yiyou went to Jiangning Prefecture and stationed in Shenxiao Palace.

Zhao Jiu finally waited for his confidant Zhang Jun and Zhang Deyuan.

History has not changed much because of Zhao Jiu's arrival. At least there are not many twists and turns yet. Zhang Jun still proposed the matter of managing Shaanxi as in history.

The Western Army was not peaceful, and the source of the turmoil was two generals, one was Qu Duan and the other was Wang Xie. These two men took the lead in controlling the situation in Guanxi after the chaos. The three most important prefectures in Guanxi were Jingzhao Prefecture, Fengxiang Prefecture, and Yan'an Prefecture. Wang Xie controlled Fengxiang Prefecture, while Qu Duan controlled Jingzhao Prefecture and Yan'an Prefecture.

Wang Xie's current situation is similar to the warlords of the Republic of China in the turmoil of later generations. He listened to Xuan and did not listen to the order, which was equivalent to a time bomb. The Zhao Guan family did not dare to guarantee when this person would explode. He had actually sentenced him to death in his heart.

Although Qu Duan was of a low origin, his father was the emperor's father who died in battle. He was a magistrate when he was three years old and was good at writing articles when he was young... There is a saying in the Western Army that specifically said that he was "You can be literary and martial, and you are Qu Da."

Many wars in the Song Dynasty relied on elite Western Army to fight, and there were indeed many capable people in the Western Army, including Han Shizhong, Zhang Jun, Wang De, and Wu Jie.

To be honest, although the above people have made countless military achievements, they are afraid of comparison in everything. It is most appropriate to describe these people as the word "bastard". Han Shizhong is also the kind of person who is not stingy.

Yue Fei and Yue Pengju have not grown up yet. You must know that Yue Fei is extremely strict in his military management. If he leads a group of elite soldiers who are frozen to death and do not demolish the people's houses, he will definitely beat these people.

In the context of the national war, there will still be situations where teammates are sold, the failure of the Battle of Fuping and the death of Li Yanxian in Shaanxi, Qu Duan, a bastard from the Western Army, is absolutely inseparable from the relationship.

Zhao Jiu's face was particularly dark. He looked at the minister Zhang Jun and said, "Grandpa Li and Grandpa Lu still lacked a deputy to help. With Deyuan's qualifications, it is enough. It is better to stay in Hangzhou City to assist me, and I promise to be the deputy minister."

"Zhongxing should start from Guan and Shaanxi. If the Jin people may enter Shaanxi first to take Shu, the southeast will not be protected. The government may not have me as the deputy prime minister, but the court cannot have Shanzhou and Shu. Even if I die nine times, I will not regret it. I am only willing to serve the country with my own life."

Zhang Jun said passionately.

Someone summed up Zhang Jun's life and said, "Jun was a general in his three lives, and he was defeated by three. He also impeached Li Gang, killed Qu Duan, suspected Yue Fei, and recommended Qin Hui. Although he was a famous minister in the south, he had no merit."

Zhao Jiu really wanted to ask, can you do it without any idea? Are all civil officials in the Song Dynasty so confused and confident?

Zhao Jiu took a deep breath and said:

"I have Li Yanxian in Shaanxi, so I have no worries. What's the use of Zhang Qing going north to add icing on the cake? I have an errand here. Can Deyuan guard Shu for me?"

Zhang Jun suddenly fell into silence. Zhao Jiu did give him a condition that moved him. Without it, Zhang Jun himself is from Sichuan.

Zhao Jiu really didn't dare to use this great god Xu. He felt that although Zhang Jun and Zhang Gong were strongly advocating against the Jin Dynasty, he himself was also a causal weapon. Zhao Jiu even suspected that this guy was a spy sent by the Fourth Prince of the Jin Dynasty.

Excluding Li Gang, the Battle of Fuping, the Huaixi Army changed, and Fu Li collapsed. Every time he made a global mistake, this guy was seen. He was the one who was cheated by him the worst and said: I would rather destroy the country than use this person.

Moreover, Shu is indeed short of people and a major official is not in charge there. Although Zhang Jun is not very capable in military affairs, he still has outstanding achievements and qualifications in employment and political perspectives.

People in Shu will also receive support from local people when governing Shu. There is indeed no more suitable candidate than Zhang Jun in the Song Dynasty.

Seeing Zhang Jun hesitating, Zhao Jiu knew that he was moved, and after a moment he added fire and said:

"It's fine if Deyuan doesn't want to do so. I intend to ask Xianggong Li to go to Shu, collect grain taxes, farm land and raise soldiers. With the country of Tianfu, I will gather in the fifth year to build a Northern Expedition Army. At that time, the command of Xianggong Li will be led by 300,000 troops out of Sichuan and welcome the two saints back."

Zhang Jun's mouth twitched. He was not unaware of the military level of Li Gang and Li Xianggong. Li Xianggong didn't even care about the troops in the Imperial Camp in the back tens of thousands of years, and kept saying:

"There are no soldiers available in the Southeast where wealth taxes are heavy, so they must be recruited from Shaanxi and be cautious."

Since the Battle of Bianjing, Li Gang has perfectly proved that his military level is indeed not good, and Zhang Jun also agrees deeply.

What Mr. Li said was simply not like human words. If this man takes over their Sichuan, Zhang Jun could already imagine that he would be in dire straits among the people of Sichuan.

"Li Xianggong is highly respected and has always been famous for his virtuousness. He should be in charge of the center and assist the king. This move by the official is absolutely inappropriate. I dare not agree with it. I only hope that the official will send someone to Sichuan. Deyuan will definitely make good use of this trip and guard the Shu area for the official.

But... the officials trusted the ministers, and they were grateful and could not repay them. They only hoped that the officials would take care of their health."

Zhang Jun finally chose to compromise. Although he also saw through the simple means of the government, the government hit him seven inches with just one casual word. Can he bet? He dare not.

"It's just a matter of Shaanxi..."

Zhao Jiu looked at Zhang Jun with a smile and said:

"No need to worry about this. I have sent a general north to go north and will arrive soon."

Zhang Jun asked with a puzzled look:

"But Yang Weizhong?"

The old Grand Marshal Yang Weizhong is almost 60 years old and is still active on the battlefield. However, because he was implicated by the Miao and Liu mutiny, he stayed in peace for a while. Zhao Jiu knew that this man was loyal and was considered a reliable veteran in the army, so he pardoned him and ordered his official position to be restored.

"Yes, not only that, I have also sent a young general to follow him north to help Li Yanxian. The fifth route in Shaanxi cannot be missed. I hope this Quduan can be more stable."
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