On the eve of Yang Paifeng's attack on Kunlun Pass, Mu Guiying was captured and his whereabouts were unknown and there was no commander in the army. He wrote a memorial, which made the deputy general Li Wenxiang enter the capital overnight to meet Lord Bao, and asked the emperor to send another good general to go south to preside over the overall situation.
Li Wenxiang did not dare to delay at all. He quickly rushed to Tokyo Bianliang, passing by stars and moon.
In a few days, Li Wenxiang arrived in Tokyo, revealed his identity to the Yulin Army guarding the city, and rushed into the city.
Because Li Wenxiang was born in the Xiang army and had been fighting in the border for a long time, he did not know Lord Bao's mansion.
After entering Bianliang City, he started looking around like a headless fly.
When he arrived in the west of the city, he saw a large mansion with red walls and green tiles, which was quite grand. He thought to himself: This must be the residence of Bao Xiangye!When I find the main entrance and look at the plaque of the mansion, I will be allowed to report.
All ordinary mansions face north and south. Without thinking too much, Li Wenxiang went south along the wall of the mansion.
Unexpectedly, this mansion was very large. After walking half a street, I didn’t find the main entrance.
I was anxious and ran up quickly.
stop!Suddenly, a team of people holding long spears and wearing heavy armor came towards him, looking very majestic.
These people walked towards them in a sedan chair.
A man who looked like a general who was cutting the way, saw Li Wenxiang just rushing to ride a horse, and shouted. Where did the man who came from, he didn't get off the horse after seeing the Prime Minister's sedan?
Li Wenxiang was shocked, afraid of rushing to the Prime Minister's team, so he hurriedly dismounted and drove the horse to the side of the road.
When the sedan chair passed by Li Wenxiang, the curtains of the sedan chair were suddenly lifted open, revealing a pair of tiny eyes from behind the curtain.
Although these eyes are small, the light emitted from them makes people feel cold.
He stared at Li Wenxiang for a while, and suddenly said: Stop the sedan!
The team stopped immediately, and the sedan chair was placed steadily in the middle of the road.
Several servants hurried forward, lifted the curtains, and supported an official in a python robe.
This man is in his fifties, with a thin face and gentle appearance, but his eyes are fierce, like a hidden sharp blade.
He got out of the sedan chair, walked to Li Wenxiang, looked carefully, and asked: Are you from the Pingnan Army?
Li Wenxiang did not dare to hide it and hurriedly said: The villain is Li Wenxiang under the Pingnan Central Army. He has met the adult!
The official asked: Do you know who I am?
Li Wenxiang looked up at the official and quickly lowered his head and said: The villain has been fighting on the border for a long time, and he is a crude person. He does not recognize the power of the adults. Please forgive me.
The official smiled slightly and said: I am Zhang Mao, the prime minister of the dynasty!
Li Wenxiang hurriedly knelt down and bowed: I have met the Prime Minister.I don’t know if the car is here and I have no intention of rushing. Please forgive me!
Zhang Mao came forward in person, helped Li Wenxiang up from the ground, and said: General is loyal to the country on the border, and is indeed our role model. Don’t be polite.Since we have arrived in this Bianliang city, there will be no foreign enemies. Please get up quickly.After helping Li Wenxiang up, Zhang Mao asked again, "The general is not in Guangnan, and has traveled thousands of miles to the capital. Is it necessary that there is a key military matter?
Li Wenxiang did not think: That's right.The last general came to meet Lord Bao at the order of Yang Paifeng, the general came to meet Lord Bao. Long live the military situation.
Zhang Mao rolled his eyes and said: Bao Xiangye’s mansion is in the east of the city, and there are still several miles of land accordingly.Since the general has arrived in the capital, it is better to go to the prime minister's mansion to take a moment, drink a glass of wine to relieve fatigue, wash away the dust of the travelers, and then go to see the prime minister.
Li Wenxiang said: Go back to Prime Minister, the last general is responsible for his reign and dare not delay. He should go to meet the prime minister quickly.
Zhang Mao said: You don’t know that Bao Xiangye is an important official in the dynasty. You may be indecent when you go to see him so hard.Since you and I met here, it would be better to go to the prime minister’s mansion to sort it out, as it would not take much time.
Li Wenxiang was hard to refuse his affection, and he did not dare to dispel Zhang Mao's kindness, so he said: Since this is the case, he will bother him in the Prime Minister's Mansion!
Zhang Mao nodded, turned around, and an undetectable smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
It turns out that although Zhang Mao was the prime minister of this dynasty, he had many rifts with the Yang family.
I just returned to the court today and met Li Wenxiang by chance, so I wanted to give some words from Li Wenxiang to take the opportunity to impeach the Yang family.
But Li Wenxiang was a vulgar person, so he didn't understand the struggle of the court. He only said that the prime minister was a good person, and he didn't think much about it. He just had to wash up in his mansion and go to see Lord Bao with a decent attitude.
The group entered the prime minister's mansion and saw that there were all square towers, tall buildings, pavilions, and gardens in the prime minister's mansion.
In the middle is a huge lake with sparkling surfaces, gentle water corridors and high eaves.
After entering the hall of the mansion, Zhang Mao had already made a banquet. The dancer was flowing in the pool, with colorful sleeves flying, like a fairy.
Then Li Wenxiang had never seen such a scene, and was so shocked that he couldn't stop talking.
Zhang Mao took off his python robe, changed into a regular dress, and sat down with Li Wenxiang.
Several servants poured wine for the two of them, and only heard Zhang Mao say: General Li, let me give you a cup first, I wish you a good health and a victory in the battle!
Li Wenxiang could not refuse, so he hurriedly brought the wine glass and drank it all.
The thief Zhang Mao sprinkled the wine into his sleeves while Li Wenxiang raised his head to drink.
Soon after drinking for three rounds, Li Wenxiang was already a little drunk.
Seeing that he was drunk, Zhang Mao asked: I just heard what the general said, and I came to the capital under Yang Paifeng's order.But Yang Paifeng is a member of the army, so why didn’t he come on the order of Marshal Mu?
Li Wenxiang was already drunk, and with this spring scene, he was drunk without any harm, and he had already forgotten what Yang Paifeng told him: Sir, you don’t know anything.This time, although Pingnan has been unstoppable along the way, there are many ups and downs.
oh?What's going on?Zhang Mao realized that Li Wenxiang's arrival was not a victory, and he immediately felt energetic.
This... the villain is inconvenient to say more.Li Wenxiang was finally a little wary and wanted to fool him.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Mao was a cunning person, and it was as easy to deal with Li Wenxiang as an old man playing with a child. He said: Since the war is not good, he must ask the court to send more reinforcements.Although Lord Bao is the left prime minister, it is probably not that easy to persuade the emperor to send a large army.Why don't you tell me the future and the end of the world first? When you go to court, the prime minister will join Bao Xiangye to convince Your Majesty, and I wish your Majesty would have to send troops.
Seeing that he was right, Li Wenxiang sighed and said: When the army arrived in Quanzhou, Marshal Mu sent the vanguard Yang Wenguang to plunder Guizhou. Unexpectedly, Yang Xianfeng's first battle was unfavorable and he was trapped on the mountain outside the city.When Marshal Mu heard the news in Quanzhou, he led the light cavalry to aid. Unexpectedly, the spy Sun Zhen appeared in the army and informed the bandit army of all the movements.The bandit army set up a trap outside the city, and the two armies fought happily. Although Yang Xianfeng was able to escape from the bloody battle, the marshal was captured by the enemy...
What did you say?Was Mu Guiying caught by the enemy?When Zhang Mao heard this, he was secretly happy, but he did not show any expression on his face. Instead, he pretended to be worried and took the opportunity to ask Li Wenxiang.
Li Wenxiang said: No, fortunately, Marshal Mu got the help of the military and civilians in the city, and he escaped more than ten days later and re-ordered.
Oh... Zhang Mao couldn't help but feel disappointed, but he still muttered, having been captured for more than ten days...
Li Wenxiang did not notice the disappointment on Zhang Mao's face, and continued: After the Pingnan Army and General Yu's troops gathered, they replenished the food and grass, and then rushed south. In less than a month, Gui, Liu, Yi, and Bin prefectures and dozens of prefectures and counties were all wiped out. No bandits in the east and west routes of Guangnan were rebelled, and all the thieves west of Kunlun Pass were eliminated. Marshal Mu's reputation shocked Guangnan.
Zhang Mao didn't have the heart to listen to him praise Mu Guiying's great achievements, and still thought about it: Since Marshal Mu has escaped, the army in Pingnan is invincible, why are you in a hurry to enter Beijing again?
Li Wenxiang didn't know the other party's intentions, but sighed again: I don't know that when the army approached Kunlun Pass, the general Chen Shu rashly went out to fight and was surrounded by bandits in Jincheng Post.Marshal Mu led the eighth aunt of Tianbo Mansion to fight. Unexpectedly, there was a demon in the thief army, who was very powerful. The iron mace did not know what magic it used. As long as it touched a human weapon, people could sprinkle weapons and could not resist.The eighth aunt was caught by the witch.Marshal Mu was eager to save people, and he raided the bandit army from a small path, but his whereabouts were unknown.Rumors were also taken by bandits.
Another light came out of Zhang Mao's eyes, and his spirit suddenly became energetic. He asked: According to what you said, Marshal Mu was captured by the enemy again?
Li Wenxiang nodded and said: I'm afraid it's right.Otherwise, why would Yang Paifeng send me to ask for help now?
Zhang Mao smiled and thought to himself: Mu Guiying, as a marshal, fell into the opponent twice. I'm afraid she will be doomed this time!Thinking of this in my heart, I frequently persuaded Li Wenxiang to drink.
After a while, Li Wenxiang became a little drunk and became drowsy.
Zhang Mao took this opportunity to wink at the dancer beside Li Wenxiang.
The dancers knew it and even hurriedly raised their wine.
Where can Li Wenxiang resist it?
In addition, I was tired of traveling for several days, and after drinking a few glasses of fine wine, I lost consciousness and snored on the table.
Zhang Mao leaned forward and called out a few times. Seeing that Li Wenxiang had no response, he called several guards and found Yang Paifeng's note on him. He took it apart and laughed: As expected, Mu Guiying must have been captured by the thief army. Now I can make a big fuss with this, and I will definitely participate in the day when the Bo Mansion will never turn over. At that moment, I asked someone to carry Li Wenxiang to the backyard and send guards to take charge. Without his orders, I would not leave the Prime Minister's Mansion.
He hurried back to the study and wrote a memorial to impeach Tianbo Mansion tomorrow morning.
The next morning, Zhang Maocao finished breakfast in grass and changed into court clothes. He went to the backyard to see Li Wenxiang. Seeing that he was still sleeping soundly, he set off for the Golden Palace to attend court.
Soon, the ministers gathered one after another, and the civil and military officials stood in two squads. Emperor Song Renzong sat upright on the dragon throne, and the old eunuch Chen Lin stood beside him.
I heard Emperor Renzong ask: Dear friends, can you have this report today?
I saw Han Qi coming out of the squad and saying, "Long live." The Western Marshal Di Qing went out of the frontier to attack the enemy the previous month, defeating the Western Xia soldiers in Huanzhou, and capturing more than 300 levels, and capturing countless supplies.There are no bandits invading the front line of Huanqing.
When Emperor Renzong of Song heard this, he was overjoyed and said, "It's really my beloved general."Thinking that in this world, no one can match Di Qing any more than Huntianhou in Tianbo Mansion.
Fu Bi also came out to report: The two rivers have been plaguing with bandits that have harmed Shu for a long time.Not long ago, it was wiped out by Yang Yanqi in one fell swoop, and bandits disappeared, and there were no more rebellious people in Shu.Weichen received the news that the eighth sister had led Yue Gang and other troops to Guangnan to assist Marshal Mu to defeat Nong Zhigao.I heard that the Pingnan army has approached Kunlun, only a few dozen miles away from Yongzhou.
Song Renzong was even more happy and said happily: Very good!In this way, the enemies in the south and northwest can be pacified soon.I think of the old thief of the Nong Zhigao, who has been suffering from Guangnan for a long time. I have sent good generals to conquer, but I have not achieved any results.As a result, the Huntian Hou took off his horse and swept it away in an instant!
Zhang Mao remained silent and only after everyone finished the report one by one, he went out to start the report: Long live, I beg Your Majesty to choose another good general and go to Guangnan!
As soon as these words were spoken, the king and his subjects were upset.
Tianguan Kou Zhun shouted: Lord Zhang, what do you mean?Huntian Hou was in Guangnan as powerful as a bamboo shoot, and he was about to come to Yongzhou soon.But you want Your Majesty to be a coach at the time of battle, what is your intention?Could it be that you are jealous of the contribution of Tianbo Mansion?
Zhang Mao smiled slightly and said: Tianguan’s words are wrong.Your Majesty and all the adults don’t know that the situation in Guangnan has taken a sharp turn. I am afraid that in a short time, all the southwest routes and Huguang will no longer be owned by our Song Dynasty.
When Song Renzong heard this, he was shocked and asked: Prime Minister Zhang, why did you say this?
When Zhang Mao saw the emperor asking, he didn't dare to keep him in a trap again, he said: I received a report yesterday that the Pingnan army encountered a setback at Kunlun Pass, and Yang Bajie and Marshal Mu were both captured alive for the bandits.There is no commander in the army, which is extremely critical.If there is a slight mistake, I am afraid that it will never be restored.
nonsense!Kou Zhun angrily scolded, "Where must have heard from you?" I received a report from Marshal Mu the day before yesterday, defeating Pennsylvania and killing hundreds of enemies. Kunlun Pass is just around the corner!
Zhang Mao replied after hearing this: The Heavenly Official does not know anything.The so-called military force has no constant momentum and water has no constant shape. In this marching and fighting, the situation is only in an instant.Although Marshal Mu was invincible, he was not a god and he was inevitably in trouble.What's more, the source of the news was Yang Paifeng, the army of Pingnan!After saying that, Zhang Mao took out the letters he searched from Li Wenxiang and handed them over to eunuch Chen Lin, who was sent to Song Renzong by Chen Lin.
After reading it, Emperor Renzong of Song saw that it was Yang Paifeng's handwritten book, and his face changed its expression and said: In this letter, only Marshal Mu was trapped and did not mention the capture.Why do you say so convincingly that Yang Bajie and Huntian Hou were captured together?
Zhang Mao said: Your Majesty, there are inevitably embellished words above these letters, which are not worthy of trust.The sender of the letter is now in my palace. I heard what he said in person and dared to come to the Golden Palace to start the report.If not, I would not dare to cheat His Majesty by taking advantage of the 100 courage of the empress.If Your Majesty does not believe it, I can call the sender to the hall and confront it in person!
After Song Renzong agreed, he sent someone to Zhang's mansion and extracted Li Wenxiang to the hall to confront him.
Soon, Li Wenxiang was taken to the hall.
Zhang Mao asked Kou Zhun and Han Qi: Can the two adults recognize this person?
Li Wenxiang was originally a general from the northwest, so Han Qi naturally recognized this. Kou Zhun was also the Minister of Personnel. Officials were promoted and demoted, and they had to go through his hands, so they recognized him.
Seeing Zhang Mao ask, the two adults said: I know it!
Zhang Mao shouted to Li Wenxiang again: General Li, please listen to the current situation in the southwest.If you say half a lie, do you know the consequence of the crime of deceiving the monarch?
Although Li Wenxiang had experienced many battle formations, when he arrived at the Golden Palace, he saw the samurai on both sides of the warriors, and he was not angry, as if he was like countless arhats. He was so scared that he didn't even dare to raise his head.
At this time, he heard Zhang Mao ask again, and there seemed to be threatening words in his words. He dared not tell lies, so he re-sayed what he said to Zhang Mao yesterday.
Before Li Wenxiang finished speaking, Zhang Mao said: Your Majesty, Mu Guiying and Yang Yanqi, as generals in the command of the Song Dynasty, fell into the enemy's hands, especially Mu Guiying, who was captured by the enemy twice, which actually damaged the majesty of our heavenly dynasty.Logically speaking, Mu Guiying and Yang Yanqi were favored by the emperor and were captured, they should be loyal to the country.However, as far as I know, these two people were not dead, but instead committed themselves to the thief, which made me lose face in the Song Dynasty!
What did you say?Mu Guiying committed herself to the thief?Song Renzong asked in shock.
Kou Zhun also scolded: Zhang Mao, don’t swear at others!
Zhang Mao was calm and said: Your Majesty, to the Southern Barbarians, Mu Guiying is a great enemy. Since he was captured by him, he would definitely kill him to eliminate future troubles. But Mu Guiying was trapped in the enemy camp for more than ten days and was captured for several days this time. Aren’t the child afraid that she would run away again and go against them? If you don't kill her, there must be a reason. The humble minister thinks before and after, only by bowing down and committing himself to the thief can he prevent the thief from killing.
Kou Zhun shouted: He was talking nonsense, do you think everyone is as shameless as you? Marshal Mu repeatedly defeated the invasion of Liao and Xixia, how could he be willing to surrender to the hands of this little child thief? Moreover, everyone in Tianbo Mansion is loyal and fierce, and it has been the case since Lao Linggong. The surrender is absolutely impossible.
Zhang Mao was not willing to be outdone and said: How could you know that Mu Guiying and Yang Yanqi would not surrender? They fell into the hands of the enemy and anything could happen. Maybe they had already been taken into consideration by the enemy!This loss of chastity is a small matter, and my country is a big matter. Please let Your Majesty take a clear look!
Kou Zhun and Zhang Mao said one thing, and I said one thing, and they were fighting in the court.
Kou Zhun was righteous and stern, Zhang Mao was cunning and changeable, and he fought against each other. Even Emperor Renzong of Song didn't know who should listen to his opinion for a while.
At this time, the left Prime Minister Bao Zheng, who had not spoken out, said: Your Majesty, according to the opinions of the empress, it is better to follow what Yang Paifeng said and quickly send the good generals to Guangnan.First, you can take over the position of Marshal Mu, and second, you can also find out the truth.
Song Renzong nodded and said: What you said is reasonable.However, there are no more generals in this court, so who can still hold the seal of the Southern Commander?
Upon hearing this, Zhang Mao said anxiously: What does your Majesty mean to be without a person?The dog son Zhang Quan, just turned thirty this year, has the courage of ten thousand men, and can be plastered with the seal of the Pingnan General!It was not until this time that Zhang Mao revealed his intention to impeach Mu Guiying and suppress the Yang family generals.
He saw that although he lived in the court, he had no military power and always lived under Tianbo Mansion.
He wanted to take this opportunity to replace the Yang family's tiger talisman.
Bao Zheng said: Zhang Quan is indeed extremely powerful, but he has not passed the battle formation. How could he easily entrust the commander's seal to him?
Zhang Mao was prepared: My wife Fan is proficient in military tactics, so if she can follow the army, she will definitely succeed!
How can a woman lead a soldier?Kou Zhun immediately retorted.
Mu Guiying is also a female, so why can she lead the army to take charge?Moreover, my wife Fan, my martial arts are not inferior to Mr. Mu. Please be grateful!Zhang Mao was unintentionally arguing with Bao Zheng and Kou Zhun, only asking for Song Renzong.
Song Renzong thought for a moment and said: There are no good generals in the court at present, so it would be better to let Zhang Quan take charge!
Bao Zheng hurriedly said: Your Majesty, as Lord Han just reported, Di Qing repelled Xixia in Huanzhou and the border was a little safe.It is better to dispatch Di Qing to lead the elite cavalry south, as this man will definitely defeat Zhang Quan a hundred times.
Song Renzong asked Han Qi: Can Di Qing get out of the northwest?
Han Qi said: Within a few months, Your Majesty will do nothing but use it.
Song Renzong had made up his mind and said: I will quickly pass on my will, and I will grant Di Qing the General of Pingnan, leading five thousand elite cavalry to the south to help Guangnan.Zhang Quan was named General of the Southern Conquest, and Mrs. Fan was appointed as the guardian, leading 5,000 imperial guards, set out from Bianliang, and went to Bienzhou to join Di Qing.As the order arrives, both groups of people are simultaneously dispatched.After the meeting, Di Qing's troops and horses were all controlled by Di Qing.
Li Wenxiang did not dare to delay at all. He quickly rushed to Tokyo Bianliang, passing by stars and moon.
In a few days, Li Wenxiang arrived in Tokyo, revealed his identity to the Yulin Army guarding the city, and rushed into the city.
Because Li Wenxiang was born in the Xiang army and had been fighting in the border for a long time, he did not know Lord Bao's mansion.
After entering Bianliang City, he started looking around like a headless fly.
When he arrived in the west of the city, he saw a large mansion with red walls and green tiles, which was quite grand. He thought to himself: This must be the residence of Bao Xiangye!When I find the main entrance and look at the plaque of the mansion, I will be allowed to report.
All ordinary mansions face north and south. Without thinking too much, Li Wenxiang went south along the wall of the mansion.
Unexpectedly, this mansion was very large. After walking half a street, I didn’t find the main entrance.
I was anxious and ran up quickly.
stop!Suddenly, a team of people holding long spears and wearing heavy armor came towards him, looking very majestic.
These people walked towards them in a sedan chair.
A man who looked like a general who was cutting the way, saw Li Wenxiang just rushing to ride a horse, and shouted. Where did the man who came from, he didn't get off the horse after seeing the Prime Minister's sedan?
Li Wenxiang was shocked, afraid of rushing to the Prime Minister's team, so he hurriedly dismounted and drove the horse to the side of the road.
When the sedan chair passed by Li Wenxiang, the curtains of the sedan chair were suddenly lifted open, revealing a pair of tiny eyes from behind the curtain.
Although these eyes are small, the light emitted from them makes people feel cold.
He stared at Li Wenxiang for a while, and suddenly said: Stop the sedan!
The team stopped immediately, and the sedan chair was placed steadily in the middle of the road.
Several servants hurried forward, lifted the curtains, and supported an official in a python robe.
This man is in his fifties, with a thin face and gentle appearance, but his eyes are fierce, like a hidden sharp blade.
He got out of the sedan chair, walked to Li Wenxiang, looked carefully, and asked: Are you from the Pingnan Army?
Li Wenxiang did not dare to hide it and hurriedly said: The villain is Li Wenxiang under the Pingnan Central Army. He has met the adult!
The official asked: Do you know who I am?
Li Wenxiang looked up at the official and quickly lowered his head and said: The villain has been fighting on the border for a long time, and he is a crude person. He does not recognize the power of the adults. Please forgive me.
The official smiled slightly and said: I am Zhang Mao, the prime minister of the dynasty!
Li Wenxiang hurriedly knelt down and bowed: I have met the Prime Minister.I don’t know if the car is here and I have no intention of rushing. Please forgive me!
Zhang Mao came forward in person, helped Li Wenxiang up from the ground, and said: General is loyal to the country on the border, and is indeed our role model. Don’t be polite.Since we have arrived in this Bianliang city, there will be no foreign enemies. Please get up quickly.After helping Li Wenxiang up, Zhang Mao asked again, "The general is not in Guangnan, and has traveled thousands of miles to the capital. Is it necessary that there is a key military matter?
Li Wenxiang did not think: That's right.The last general came to meet Lord Bao at the order of Yang Paifeng, the general came to meet Lord Bao. Long live the military situation.
Zhang Mao rolled his eyes and said: Bao Xiangye’s mansion is in the east of the city, and there are still several miles of land accordingly.Since the general has arrived in the capital, it is better to go to the prime minister's mansion to take a moment, drink a glass of wine to relieve fatigue, wash away the dust of the travelers, and then go to see the prime minister.
Li Wenxiang said: Go back to Prime Minister, the last general is responsible for his reign and dare not delay. He should go to meet the prime minister quickly.
Zhang Mao said: You don’t know that Bao Xiangye is an important official in the dynasty. You may be indecent when you go to see him so hard.Since you and I met here, it would be better to go to the prime minister’s mansion to sort it out, as it would not take much time.
Li Wenxiang was hard to refuse his affection, and he did not dare to dispel Zhang Mao's kindness, so he said: Since this is the case, he will bother him in the Prime Minister's Mansion!
Zhang Mao nodded, turned around, and an undetectable smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
It turns out that although Zhang Mao was the prime minister of this dynasty, he had many rifts with the Yang family.
I just returned to the court today and met Li Wenxiang by chance, so I wanted to give some words from Li Wenxiang to take the opportunity to impeach the Yang family.
But Li Wenxiang was a vulgar person, so he didn't understand the struggle of the court. He only said that the prime minister was a good person, and he didn't think much about it. He just had to wash up in his mansion and go to see Lord Bao with a decent attitude.
The group entered the prime minister's mansion and saw that there were all square towers, tall buildings, pavilions, and gardens in the prime minister's mansion.
In the middle is a huge lake with sparkling surfaces, gentle water corridors and high eaves.
After entering the hall of the mansion, Zhang Mao had already made a banquet. The dancer was flowing in the pool, with colorful sleeves flying, like a fairy.
Then Li Wenxiang had never seen such a scene, and was so shocked that he couldn't stop talking.
Zhang Mao took off his python robe, changed into a regular dress, and sat down with Li Wenxiang.
Several servants poured wine for the two of them, and only heard Zhang Mao say: General Li, let me give you a cup first, I wish you a good health and a victory in the battle!
Li Wenxiang could not refuse, so he hurriedly brought the wine glass and drank it all.
The thief Zhang Mao sprinkled the wine into his sleeves while Li Wenxiang raised his head to drink.
Soon after drinking for three rounds, Li Wenxiang was already a little drunk.
Seeing that he was drunk, Zhang Mao asked: I just heard what the general said, and I came to the capital under Yang Paifeng's order.But Yang Paifeng is a member of the army, so why didn’t he come on the order of Marshal Mu?
Li Wenxiang was already drunk, and with this spring scene, he was drunk without any harm, and he had already forgotten what Yang Paifeng told him: Sir, you don’t know anything.This time, although Pingnan has been unstoppable along the way, there are many ups and downs.
oh?What's going on?Zhang Mao realized that Li Wenxiang's arrival was not a victory, and he immediately felt energetic.
This... the villain is inconvenient to say more.Li Wenxiang was finally a little wary and wanted to fool him.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Mao was a cunning person, and it was as easy to deal with Li Wenxiang as an old man playing with a child. He said: Since the war is not good, he must ask the court to send more reinforcements.Although Lord Bao is the left prime minister, it is probably not that easy to persuade the emperor to send a large army.Why don't you tell me the future and the end of the world first? When you go to court, the prime minister will join Bao Xiangye to convince Your Majesty, and I wish your Majesty would have to send troops.
Seeing that he was right, Li Wenxiang sighed and said: When the army arrived in Quanzhou, Marshal Mu sent the vanguard Yang Wenguang to plunder Guizhou. Unexpectedly, Yang Xianfeng's first battle was unfavorable and he was trapped on the mountain outside the city.When Marshal Mu heard the news in Quanzhou, he led the light cavalry to aid. Unexpectedly, the spy Sun Zhen appeared in the army and informed the bandit army of all the movements.The bandit army set up a trap outside the city, and the two armies fought happily. Although Yang Xianfeng was able to escape from the bloody battle, the marshal was captured by the enemy...
What did you say?Was Mu Guiying caught by the enemy?When Zhang Mao heard this, he was secretly happy, but he did not show any expression on his face. Instead, he pretended to be worried and took the opportunity to ask Li Wenxiang.
Li Wenxiang said: No, fortunately, Marshal Mu got the help of the military and civilians in the city, and he escaped more than ten days later and re-ordered.
Oh... Zhang Mao couldn't help but feel disappointed, but he still muttered, having been captured for more than ten days...
Li Wenxiang did not notice the disappointment on Zhang Mao's face, and continued: After the Pingnan Army and General Yu's troops gathered, they replenished the food and grass, and then rushed south. In less than a month, Gui, Liu, Yi, and Bin prefectures and dozens of prefectures and counties were all wiped out. No bandits in the east and west routes of Guangnan were rebelled, and all the thieves west of Kunlun Pass were eliminated. Marshal Mu's reputation shocked Guangnan.
Zhang Mao didn't have the heart to listen to him praise Mu Guiying's great achievements, and still thought about it: Since Marshal Mu has escaped, the army in Pingnan is invincible, why are you in a hurry to enter Beijing again?
Li Wenxiang didn't know the other party's intentions, but sighed again: I don't know that when the army approached Kunlun Pass, the general Chen Shu rashly went out to fight and was surrounded by bandits in Jincheng Post.Marshal Mu led the eighth aunt of Tianbo Mansion to fight. Unexpectedly, there was a demon in the thief army, who was very powerful. The iron mace did not know what magic it used. As long as it touched a human weapon, people could sprinkle weapons and could not resist.The eighth aunt was caught by the witch.Marshal Mu was eager to save people, and he raided the bandit army from a small path, but his whereabouts were unknown.Rumors were also taken by bandits.
Another light came out of Zhang Mao's eyes, and his spirit suddenly became energetic. He asked: According to what you said, Marshal Mu was captured by the enemy again?
Li Wenxiang nodded and said: I'm afraid it's right.Otherwise, why would Yang Paifeng send me to ask for help now?
Zhang Mao smiled and thought to himself: Mu Guiying, as a marshal, fell into the opponent twice. I'm afraid she will be doomed this time!Thinking of this in my heart, I frequently persuaded Li Wenxiang to drink.
After a while, Li Wenxiang became a little drunk and became drowsy.
Zhang Mao took this opportunity to wink at the dancer beside Li Wenxiang.
The dancers knew it and even hurriedly raised their wine.
Where can Li Wenxiang resist it?
In addition, I was tired of traveling for several days, and after drinking a few glasses of fine wine, I lost consciousness and snored on the table.
Zhang Mao leaned forward and called out a few times. Seeing that Li Wenxiang had no response, he called several guards and found Yang Paifeng's note on him. He took it apart and laughed: As expected, Mu Guiying must have been captured by the thief army. Now I can make a big fuss with this, and I will definitely participate in the day when the Bo Mansion will never turn over. At that moment, I asked someone to carry Li Wenxiang to the backyard and send guards to take charge. Without his orders, I would not leave the Prime Minister's Mansion.
He hurried back to the study and wrote a memorial to impeach Tianbo Mansion tomorrow morning.
The next morning, Zhang Maocao finished breakfast in grass and changed into court clothes. He went to the backyard to see Li Wenxiang. Seeing that he was still sleeping soundly, he set off for the Golden Palace to attend court.
Soon, the ministers gathered one after another, and the civil and military officials stood in two squads. Emperor Song Renzong sat upright on the dragon throne, and the old eunuch Chen Lin stood beside him.
I heard Emperor Renzong ask: Dear friends, can you have this report today?
I saw Han Qi coming out of the squad and saying, "Long live." The Western Marshal Di Qing went out of the frontier to attack the enemy the previous month, defeating the Western Xia soldiers in Huanzhou, and capturing more than 300 levels, and capturing countless supplies.There are no bandits invading the front line of Huanqing.
When Emperor Renzong of Song heard this, he was overjoyed and said, "It's really my beloved general."Thinking that in this world, no one can match Di Qing any more than Huntianhou in Tianbo Mansion.
Fu Bi also came out to report: The two rivers have been plaguing with bandits that have harmed Shu for a long time.Not long ago, it was wiped out by Yang Yanqi in one fell swoop, and bandits disappeared, and there were no more rebellious people in Shu.Weichen received the news that the eighth sister had led Yue Gang and other troops to Guangnan to assist Marshal Mu to defeat Nong Zhigao.I heard that the Pingnan army has approached Kunlun, only a few dozen miles away from Yongzhou.
Song Renzong was even more happy and said happily: Very good!In this way, the enemies in the south and northwest can be pacified soon.I think of the old thief of the Nong Zhigao, who has been suffering from Guangnan for a long time. I have sent good generals to conquer, but I have not achieved any results.As a result, the Huntian Hou took off his horse and swept it away in an instant!
Zhang Mao remained silent and only after everyone finished the report one by one, he went out to start the report: Long live, I beg Your Majesty to choose another good general and go to Guangnan!
As soon as these words were spoken, the king and his subjects were upset.
Tianguan Kou Zhun shouted: Lord Zhang, what do you mean?Huntian Hou was in Guangnan as powerful as a bamboo shoot, and he was about to come to Yongzhou soon.But you want Your Majesty to be a coach at the time of battle, what is your intention?Could it be that you are jealous of the contribution of Tianbo Mansion?
Zhang Mao smiled slightly and said: Tianguan’s words are wrong.Your Majesty and all the adults don’t know that the situation in Guangnan has taken a sharp turn. I am afraid that in a short time, all the southwest routes and Huguang will no longer be owned by our Song Dynasty.
When Song Renzong heard this, he was shocked and asked: Prime Minister Zhang, why did you say this?
When Zhang Mao saw the emperor asking, he didn't dare to keep him in a trap again, he said: I received a report yesterday that the Pingnan army encountered a setback at Kunlun Pass, and Yang Bajie and Marshal Mu were both captured alive for the bandits.There is no commander in the army, which is extremely critical.If there is a slight mistake, I am afraid that it will never be restored.
nonsense!Kou Zhun angrily scolded, "Where must have heard from you?" I received a report from Marshal Mu the day before yesterday, defeating Pennsylvania and killing hundreds of enemies. Kunlun Pass is just around the corner!
Zhang Mao replied after hearing this: The Heavenly Official does not know anything.The so-called military force has no constant momentum and water has no constant shape. In this marching and fighting, the situation is only in an instant.Although Marshal Mu was invincible, he was not a god and he was inevitably in trouble.What's more, the source of the news was Yang Paifeng, the army of Pingnan!After saying that, Zhang Mao took out the letters he searched from Li Wenxiang and handed them over to eunuch Chen Lin, who was sent to Song Renzong by Chen Lin.
After reading it, Emperor Renzong of Song saw that it was Yang Paifeng's handwritten book, and his face changed its expression and said: In this letter, only Marshal Mu was trapped and did not mention the capture.Why do you say so convincingly that Yang Bajie and Huntian Hou were captured together?
Zhang Mao said: Your Majesty, there are inevitably embellished words above these letters, which are not worthy of trust.The sender of the letter is now in my palace. I heard what he said in person and dared to come to the Golden Palace to start the report.If not, I would not dare to cheat His Majesty by taking advantage of the 100 courage of the empress.If Your Majesty does not believe it, I can call the sender to the hall and confront it in person!
After Song Renzong agreed, he sent someone to Zhang's mansion and extracted Li Wenxiang to the hall to confront him.
Soon, Li Wenxiang was taken to the hall.
Zhang Mao asked Kou Zhun and Han Qi: Can the two adults recognize this person?
Li Wenxiang was originally a general from the northwest, so Han Qi naturally recognized this. Kou Zhun was also the Minister of Personnel. Officials were promoted and demoted, and they had to go through his hands, so they recognized him.
Seeing Zhang Mao ask, the two adults said: I know it!
Zhang Mao shouted to Li Wenxiang again: General Li, please listen to the current situation in the southwest.If you say half a lie, do you know the consequence of the crime of deceiving the monarch?
Although Li Wenxiang had experienced many battle formations, when he arrived at the Golden Palace, he saw the samurai on both sides of the warriors, and he was not angry, as if he was like countless arhats. He was so scared that he didn't even dare to raise his head.
At this time, he heard Zhang Mao ask again, and there seemed to be threatening words in his words. He dared not tell lies, so he re-sayed what he said to Zhang Mao yesterday.
Before Li Wenxiang finished speaking, Zhang Mao said: Your Majesty, Mu Guiying and Yang Yanqi, as generals in the command of the Song Dynasty, fell into the enemy's hands, especially Mu Guiying, who was captured by the enemy twice, which actually damaged the majesty of our heavenly dynasty.Logically speaking, Mu Guiying and Yang Yanqi were favored by the emperor and were captured, they should be loyal to the country.However, as far as I know, these two people were not dead, but instead committed themselves to the thief, which made me lose face in the Song Dynasty!
What did you say?Mu Guiying committed herself to the thief?Song Renzong asked in shock.
Kou Zhun also scolded: Zhang Mao, don’t swear at others!
Zhang Mao was calm and said: Your Majesty, to the Southern Barbarians, Mu Guiying is a great enemy. Since he was captured by him, he would definitely kill him to eliminate future troubles. But Mu Guiying was trapped in the enemy camp for more than ten days and was captured for several days this time. Aren’t the child afraid that she would run away again and go against them? If you don't kill her, there must be a reason. The humble minister thinks before and after, only by bowing down and committing himself to the thief can he prevent the thief from killing.
Kou Zhun shouted: He was talking nonsense, do you think everyone is as shameless as you? Marshal Mu repeatedly defeated the invasion of Liao and Xixia, how could he be willing to surrender to the hands of this little child thief? Moreover, everyone in Tianbo Mansion is loyal and fierce, and it has been the case since Lao Linggong. The surrender is absolutely impossible.
Zhang Mao was not willing to be outdone and said: How could you know that Mu Guiying and Yang Yanqi would not surrender? They fell into the hands of the enemy and anything could happen. Maybe they had already been taken into consideration by the enemy!This loss of chastity is a small matter, and my country is a big matter. Please let Your Majesty take a clear look!
Kou Zhun and Zhang Mao said one thing, and I said one thing, and they were fighting in the court.
Kou Zhun was righteous and stern, Zhang Mao was cunning and changeable, and he fought against each other. Even Emperor Renzong of Song didn't know who should listen to his opinion for a while.
At this time, the left Prime Minister Bao Zheng, who had not spoken out, said: Your Majesty, according to the opinions of the empress, it is better to follow what Yang Paifeng said and quickly send the good generals to Guangnan.First, you can take over the position of Marshal Mu, and second, you can also find out the truth.
Song Renzong nodded and said: What you said is reasonable.However, there are no more generals in this court, so who can still hold the seal of the Southern Commander?
Upon hearing this, Zhang Mao said anxiously: What does your Majesty mean to be without a person?The dog son Zhang Quan, just turned thirty this year, has the courage of ten thousand men, and can be plastered with the seal of the Pingnan General!It was not until this time that Zhang Mao revealed his intention to impeach Mu Guiying and suppress the Yang family generals.
He saw that although he lived in the court, he had no military power and always lived under Tianbo Mansion.
He wanted to take this opportunity to replace the Yang family's tiger talisman.
Bao Zheng said: Zhang Quan is indeed extremely powerful, but he has not passed the battle formation. How could he easily entrust the commander's seal to him?
Zhang Mao was prepared: My wife Fan is proficient in military tactics, so if she can follow the army, she will definitely succeed!
How can a woman lead a soldier?Kou Zhun immediately retorted.
Mu Guiying is also a female, so why can she lead the army to take charge?Moreover, my wife Fan, my martial arts are not inferior to Mr. Mu. Please be grateful!Zhang Mao was unintentionally arguing with Bao Zheng and Kou Zhun, only asking for Song Renzong.
Song Renzong thought for a moment and said: There are no good generals in the court at present, so it would be better to let Zhang Quan take charge!
Bao Zheng hurriedly said: Your Majesty, as Lord Han just reported, Di Qing repelled Xixia in Huanzhou and the border was a little safe.It is better to dispatch Di Qing to lead the elite cavalry south, as this man will definitely defeat Zhang Quan a hundred times.
Song Renzong asked Han Qi: Can Di Qing get out of the northwest?
Han Qi said: Within a few months, Your Majesty will do nothing but use it.
Song Renzong had made up his mind and said: I will quickly pass on my will, and I will grant Di Qing the General of Pingnan, leading five thousand elite cavalry to the south to help Guangnan.Zhang Quan was named General of the Southern Conquest, and Mrs. Fan was appointed as the guardian, leading 5,000 imperial guards, set out from Bianliang, and went to Bienzhou to join Di Qing.As the order arrives, both groups of people are simultaneously dispatched.After the meeting, Di Qing's troops and horses were all controlled by Di Qing.
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