Chapter 1,724 It’s Difficult

By the time Su You came out of the back hall, Zhang Dun was completely honest, and he handed over his hand to Su You: "Brother Fool has an arrogant nature. He always thinks that magnanimity is not as good as Mingrun, but with wisdom and strategy, there may be a difference between the two."

After saying that, he bowed deeply and said, "Today I know that my worthy brother has been tolerating Zhang Dun for a long time."

Then he started to get angry again: "Compared with the colander, my nephew has dolphin ears!"

Su You also handed over his hand: "Brother Zihou is joking. A ruler is short but an inch is long. In terms of being strong and suave, and not turning back when trouble comes, I am not as good as a wise brother."

"It's not Su You who tolerates Brother Xian, but His Majesty. Think about it, how many times have you been rude in court?"

Zhang Dun's face turned red with embarrassment: "Don't say that he was sent to Dingzhou, he just ended up in Ryukyu and Dan'er. That's not an exaggeration."

Su You laughed heartily: "Brother Zihou, you don't have to be like this. Speaking of business matters, if Dingzhou doesn't leave it to you, I'm really worried."

After speaking, he walked to the map and said, "Brother Zihou, come and see, Dingzhou is three hundred miles northeast of Zhending Mansion. It is the most critical place to defend our military base in Hebei Province during the Great Song Dynasty."

"To the north of Dingzhou, past the Tang County under its control, there is Changshan and Feihukou."

"Feihukou is now in the hands of the Liao people, and to the north is the Great Wall."

"And our dynasty established a total of seven military villages on Feihu Road in the north of Tang County and along both sides of the Yingshui River in the upper reaches of the Tang River."

"After the Hebei military training, various military defense areas made a major adjustment. The Pingrong army suffered a big defeat, the Chengde army Guo Cheng, the Dingwu army Tian Yu, and the Anguo army Yao Lin, four new armies defended here."

"But there is a big problem, transportation."

"In the rest of the Song and Liao front lines, Yanmen has railways and Xiongba has waterways. Only here in Dingzhou, the Tang River and Yingshui are not as deep and wide as the Yingshui River, so there are only land routes."

"Dingzhou is an important place in the north of our country. I know that the people in Dingzhou are all civil servants who are proficient in military affairs. Either they will be promoted to privy ministers after returning to the court, or they are famous ministers who are sent abroad."

"However, now, compared with other places in Hebei, Dingzhou has become the weakest place on our four roads, just because of transportation restrictions."

After saying that, he threw down the baton: "So, Brother Zihou is guarding Dingzhou, but it has solved a big problem for me."

When it comes to business, Zhang Dun is more concerned: "Nowadays, there are many towers in Feihukou. As long as the logistics are solved, defense is not a big problem. The key is to have enough time. Therefore, it is very important to accumulate resources and send scouts far away."

It’s important.”

Su You smiled and said: "Brother Zihou is a sensible man, I can rest assured if I leave it to you. Among the four generals, Zhe Keda is a handsome man; Guo Cheng and Yao Lin are strong generals, and their cavalry is the strongest in our dynasty, so they are suitable for the decision."

State geography; and Tian Yu is a master of military reconnaissance."

"Now the Huolu Floating Bridge has been built, and the road from Zhending Mansion to Dingzhou has been built. But to the north of Dingzhou, we have to rely on Brother Zihou."

Zhang Dun was very confident in this aspect: "No matter how difficult it is to walk, how can it be harder than Meishan? The so-called weakest means that it is weak in attack and more than adequate in defense."

"I don't have the good temper like you Mingrun. If the Liao people think that I am a soft persimmon in Dingzhou, they may have made the wrong decision!"

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Xin Mao, the colander arrived in Beijing.

The imperial court also received a letter from Liu Zhi, saying that Guangzhou's tax revenue has doubled year after year, and now has a naturalized population of one million. The city has been expanded to eight towns including Fuxu, Liede, Dashui, Ruishi, Pingshi, Baitian, Datong, and Shimen.

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Before Su Yue left, he deliberately left three warehouses of spices for the elders in Guangzhou to build nursing homes, Juzicang, Salesian Bureau, and Tongji Yuan based on this. The people were grateful to him and built the "Legacy Fragrance Pavilion" for them.

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Gao Taotao issued an edict and ordered the colander to enter the palace to play the duel.

Later, he became a scholar in the middle school and concurrently studied as a bachelor in the Hanlin Academy.

Zhongshu Sheren is a key position in the imperial court today.

Before Yuanfeng of the Song Dynasty, Zhongshu Sheren had no actual position, but was a "transit official".

The meaning of "transient officer" is that the court wants to use this person, but the level or qualifications are insufficient, so he will be placed in this position for a while, and he will be promoted and transferred soon.

Ministers who are not favored by the emperor, or who have a high reputation but lack of qualifications, generally cannot be placed in this position.

After Yuanfeng, Zhongshusheren became more important, and the previous function still existed. For example, Su Shi, Su Che, Zheng Yong, Qian Xie, etc. all walked this path; they also restored the practice of the Tang Dynasty, that is, responsible

Adhering to the emperor's will, he drafted the edict of Zhongshu Province.

The most important thing is the scholar in the official office, who directly writes edicts on the promotion and demotion of officials on behalf of the emperor, and has the power to seal and return officials.

Of course, as a penholder representing the emperor, this position required passing an examination, with the only exception of Da Su.

There is nothing unusual about this edict. Considering his ranking in the Colander Imperial Examination, his resume as an official until now, the rank that Enyin has climbed to over so long, his relationship with the young emperor, Su You's reputation, and his achievements in politics, it is almost the same.

It should be like this.

If I have to look for flaws, it's because I'm too young.

But dragons give birth to dragons and phoenixes, and the so-called saying nothing but doing things well is a phenomenon. The former is a phenomenon, while the latter is the essence.

Young people are easily manipulated.

However, there is nothing wrong with the colander, and the boy does his job very well.

When it comes to managing Guangzhou and Guangnan East Road, it’s all about taking one step at a time and looking at ten steps. Until you leave office, you still have a lot of back-ups to hand over to your successor.

However, Liu Zhi was a man of integrity and did not want to be greedy for his achievements.

What's more, there is Su You's example before him. After all, he was not younger than his father when he entered the officialdom, so it is not a problem.

The only exception was that when Colander returned to Beijing, he was immediately given the title of Imperial Academy Scholar. In fact, Zhao Xu basically declared clearly that this person is the dearest person in my pocket.

Except for a few people who could detect clues, the Song Dynasty court was still so quiet.

Autumn, July, Xin Mao, Liao Lord is like the Black Ridge.

With the passage of time, the military strength of the Liao Kingdom has greatly declined. The iron forest in the palace tent, which was always invincible in the past, has become a shelter for the children of the powerful. Although they are first-rate in walking horses and flying eagles, they have become cowards in battle.

Three thousand men were unable to defeat the traitorous concubine's younger brother, and they were beaten repeatedly in the past few years. In the end, it was necessary to rely on straight women to support the situation. This situation was unimaginable in the Abaoji era.

Gengxu and Yelu Hongji dealt with Yeluwan and Xu Sheng who had fled before the battle, and gave posthumous gifts to the ministers who died in the Western Affairs of Liao.

Yelu Tobujia was the son of Yelu Renxian, and died in an isolated city. Before the disaster, he did not forget to detail the changes in the Tatar military system in the above table, and asked Yelu Hongji to make full preparations. His loyalty was appreciated, and he was given as a gift to his attendants, with the posthumous title of Zhen.

Compassion.

There was no peace in the west, and Asu, the privy envoy of the North Court, reported: "The border area is important, so you can choose important ministers to control it."

Yelu Hongji asked: "How is Xiao Tuohui?"

Asu quickly said: "It's just like the imperial edict."

Xiao Tuohui was a figure like Zhang Dun in the Liao Dynasty. "He had a negative nature, and his beard would grow when he was angry. Whenever there was a big discussion, he would resolve it resolutely. Although the Lord of Liao was troubled, he did not rush into it. He saw the powerful and powerful."

Yelu Hongji often had a big head when he held it, but Asu thought it was short due to Xiao Tuohui, so he held it deeply.

Xiao Tuohui was indeed a capable minister, but his expertise was not in military affairs. He had previously been in charge of the Ministry of Animal Husbandry, where he herded horses and brought them to "more than a hundred thousand".

Later, he and Li Yong built the Liaoyang Water Conservancy Project, and later independently took charge of the Changchunzhou Water Conservancy Project, which increased the Liao Kingdom's annual growth by five million shi.

In the disaster years, he used grain to blackmail 200,000 troops and horses from the surrounding tribes, which greatly weakened the surrounding tribes. His meritorious service was promoted to the point where he was in charge of staying in Tokyo and deploying the Khitan palace.

When there was a flood this spring, it was Xiao Tuohui who organized the renovation of water conservancy projects and rushed to plant grain. Although Wang Jing was in charge, he was in charge of the actual work.

The southwestern part of the Liao Kingdom is now a hot potato, with Bai Ta and Zhunbu troops looking at it with strong eyes and ready to launch new offensives at any time.

Asu Shen followed the stick, which was not promoting talents for the country at all, but an attempt to frame him.

Yelu Hongji ignored it, so he appointed Xiao Tuohui as the envoy to the southwest.

The current situation of the Liao Kingdom is that Yelu Hongji is in charge of the northwest, the emperor's younger brother and Xiao Tuohui are in charge of the southwest, Yelu Yanxi is in charge of the heart and the east, and Wang Jing is in charge of logistics.

In addition to the troops and horses stationed in various places, there are 150,000 elite troops in the northwest of Yelu Hongji. Xiao Tuohui has 200,000 Khitan troops and subordinate tribesmen. Yelu Yanxi is responsible for the Khitan Shan army and subordinate tribe troops, which are traditionally commanded by the queen.

Three hundred thousand.

Yelu Yanxi's own military ability was only average, so he mostly entrusted Xiao Wuna, the bodyguard who stayed in the residence to protect him, and Xiao Fengxian, brother-in-law of Concubine Yuan.

However, apart from their loyalty, the two people he entrusted with them were not very capable.

The Liao Kingdom is a bit difficult now, but fortunately the harvest is not bad. Everyone's hope now is to survive this wave and wait for the harvest in September.

The Liao Kingdom was in a difficult situation, but the Song Dynasty also had its own troubles. The Queen Mother was ill, which was not the time to find trouble.

Moreover, the weather was unfavorable. In July, there were continuous heavy rains in the entire Huanghuai and Jianghuai basins, and the rivers overflowed.

In August, Xinyou, the Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager did not hesitate, and the Emperor paid no attention to matters.
Chapter completed!