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    While Tian Xiu was talking to Chen Pu, Shang Cheng was also talking to others.

    After leaving Linyuan Pavilion, he did not return to his county uncle's residence in Chongyifang, the inner city.  He had received a warning in the afternoon that the court was about to punish him. Although the formal punishment results had not yet come out, and no official letter of punishment had been handed over to him, as usual, he could not move around until the official punishment was handed down.  Yes, we can only stay at home and wait for the results - this is "no movement", commonly known as "no foot ban".  Therefore, he is not sure about returning to the county uncle's house now; it is easy to get in, but he doesn't know how long it will take to get out.  After all, his title of Shangzhu Kingdom is placed there. Even if the high officials in the DPRK have reached a consensus on punishing him, at the same time, the prime ministers who made the decision and him, the person who accepted the punishment, also have a certain understanding of each other.  There is a tacit understanding, but after all, punishing a Shangzhu country is not a matter that can be taken lightly. The prime minister must make pre-judgements and preparations for the possible impact of this incident.  Will the Northern Movement, which has been licking its wounds for a long time, take this opportunity to launch an attack?  I heard that Yanshanwei Goulian grassland tribe, will the scholars ask what happened?  If the Yanshan Guards complained on behalf of Shang Cheng and the soldiers made a noise, how would they be appeased?  Also, to punish a Shangzhuguo, at least the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of War must be involved, and maybe the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple will also be involved.  With so many big yamen gathering together, people talk a lot, and even if the issues are clear, there is bound to be blame-shifting.  Everyone knows what this punishment is about. In order to prevent Mr. Shang from retaliating later, if it can be done, it is better to do it; at least it needs to be done as a last resort, so that in the future  Easy to talk to when meeting.  Besides, now Han Yi, the Minister of Personnel, with the public support of Wang Xin, the Minister of Hubu, and Wu Ti, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, has made it clear that he will compete with Zhang Pu for the position of left prime minister.  Compared with Han Yi, Zhang Pu is the right prime minister, only half a step away from the position of left prime minister, and has the strong recommendation of the current left prime minister Guo Tang Xing, so he has a great natural advantage.  However, Zhang Pu's political achievements since taking office have been lackluster. The only thing he can achieve is a great victory in Blackwater City.  But the Blackwater Victory was planned and planned by Shang Yanshan, but Zhang Pu and Shang Yanshan didn't like each other, so he would definitely not put the gold foil of the Blackwater Victory on his face.  Therefore, in this phase competition, Zhang Pu's advantage is not obvious.  Some officials from the Sixth Ministry even privately believed that Zhang Pu was actually at a disadvantage.  Just by relying on a "Report on Nuclear Land Acres" at the beginning of the year and a high-profile investigation of the hidden households in the land, Zhang Pu forged a grudge with countless officials and gentry.  How many of today¡¯s officials and gentry are left alone?  How can anyone not have a few relatives, friends, old friends, classmates, fellow villagers, the same generation Calculate, how many people has Zhang Pu offended now?  It can be said that there are enemies all over the world!  If he had not had the public support of the old Prime Minister Guo Tangxing, and at the same time his resolute attitude and tough methods, he would have been expelled from the prime minister's palace long ago.  So the punishment of Shang Yanshan this time seems simple and straightforward, but who can say that there is no other mystery in it?  What if Zhang Pu has secretly reconciled with Shang Yanshan?  What if Han Yi and Shang Yanshan reach a tacit understanding?  What if In short, it is already a troubled time, and when we encounter this complicated incident, when the situation is unclear, the most important thing is to protect ourselves wisely.  Even if you don¡¯t have the intention of sitting on the mountain and watching the fight between tigers, you still have to express a clear attitude through the process of pushing and shoving each other: So, please do it one by one

    Of course, Shang Cheng was not aware of the complicated changes in the situation in the imperial city.  Since attending the military meeting in late July, he has not been to the city again and has stayed in Zhuangzi all day long.  He also doesn't care about the affairs of the left prime minister and the right prime minister.  In his opinion, it doesn't matter who becomes the left prime minister.  No matter who he is, he can't be worse than Zhang Pu, right?

    It has to be said that among the prime ministers and deputy prime ministers he knows, the one he has the biggest objection to is Zhang Pu.

    From the first time they met, he and Zhang Pu had conflicts.  He was obsessed with squeezing the Tujiec people to death, but Zhang Pu was always thinking of teaching Nanzhao a lesson. The two people's opinions were completely opposite, and there was almost no room for coordination.  This is nothing.  What makes Shang Cheng most angry is that Zhang Pu is not honest in what he does!  He was busy fighting against the Tujici people in Yanshan, but Zhang Pu was stumbling after stumbling in the capital with secret tricks. Guo Biao went to the grassland and his life was still unknown, so he began to think about dividing the spoils and picking peaches.  .  First, he moved himself to the capital for leisure after being promoted and secretly demoted. Then he sent Zhu Xu to admiral Yanshan, then transferred Sun Zhongshan to Jiazhou, and sent Guo Biao to Longxi. It seemed that the Yanshan clique became powerful overnight, but in fact  Up?  The left is nothing more than a technique of differentiation and disintegration.  What Zhang Pu and the others want is to take advantage of the fact that the Yanshan Clan has not really taken off yet and move some of the core characters away. The remaining people will naturally fall apart if they lose their backbone

    But this is not the most hateful thing about Zhang Pu.

    The reason why Zhang Pu is hateful is that he clamored to launch the Southern Expedition, and it was he who ordered Xiao Jian to conquer Nanzhao!

    businessWhen Cheng originally returned to Beijing, he had already made plans. If it came to a point where he had to attack Nanzhao, he would definitely obey the court's dispatch and command while retaining his personal opinions.  In any case, even if he had opinions and views on Zhang Pu, he would not disobey the court's orders.  He eats Da Zhao's food and serves as Da Zhao's soldiers, so naturally he must obey Da Zhao's orders!  The imperial court taught him to kick Nanzhao down, and he would definitely mutter a few words when he complained; but while he complained, he would also pack up his backpack and embark on the road to Jiazhou without hesitation.  However, when he came to the capital, what was waiting for him in the capital?  Yes, Zhang Pu really wanted him to participate in the Southern Expedition; and he said this to him face to face more than once or twice.  However, the purpose of Zhang Pu talking to him on behalf of the Prime Minister was not to ask him to preside over the Southern Expedition, but to have him participate in the planning and command of the southwest war as Xiao Jian's deputy

    To be honest, when he heard Zhang Pu make this suggestion for the first time, he couldn't believe his ears.  Teach him to assist Xiao Jian in conquering Nanzhao?  Could it be that the lessons from the Northern Expedition to the Grasslands in AD 19 were not profound enough?  Doesn't Zhang Pu and all the prime ministers and deputy ministers know that there are no two commanders in the Japanese army?  That battle was so miserably defeated and one of the important reasons was that Xiao Jian and Yang Du had different military opinions.  Yang Du advocated a quick victory, while Xiao Jian hoped to advance steadily. Neither of them could convince the other. As a result, he was not fast when he should be fast and missed the opportunity to fight. He was not slow when he should be slow, causing the battle lines to be unable to connect with each other, which eventually led to a catastrophe.  Yin Jian is not far away, why did Zhang Pu make the same mistake in the blink of an eye?  Moreover, since he became the leader, he has almost always commanded battles alone. He has the final say on how to fight, when to fight, and to what extent it needs to be fought. All these things are decided by him alone and he has never cooperated with others.  He didn't know whether he could team up with others. How could Zhang Pu think that he could stir up food in a manger with Xiao Jian?  Maybe Zhang Pu thinks that because Xiao Jian promoted him, he will definitely listen to Xiao Jian?  How can this be.  Xiao Jian was indeed kind to him, and he was always grateful for this kindness.  At the same time, as a junior in the army, he has always respected the veteran general.  But whether it is gratitude or respect, these are all personal friendships; how can personal friendships be compared with military and state affairs?  Therefore, even if he went to Jiazhou to assist Xiao Jian, he would not be able to become a smiling Maitreya.  Based on his understanding of himself, he would probably have a quarrel with Xiao Jian soon, and then the situation would become so intense that the court would have to step in to resolve it.  And you don't need to think too carefully to know that the final outcome must be for him to pack up and get out.

    This is what is so hateful about Zhang Pu.  He obviously doesn't understand military affairs, but he still likes to jump out and give random orders!  You say, this guy really can't find anything to do, so he can't hold a copy of "Dayu Mo" for research?

    There is another hateful thing about Zhang Pu, which is also related to the Southern Expedition.  Xiao Jian could have retreated safely within a few years, but Zhang Pu pushed him to the battlefield.  If there were any changes in the Southwest War, General Xiao's reputation would be truly over.  Shang Cheng was very suspicious. If such a day came, the old general might Well, I hope not.

    But Shang Cheng was really worried about the development of the war in the southwest.

    In addition to worries about the war, there are also worries about Xiao Jian, as well as worries about other things

    He usually has nothing to do and just likes to think randomly.  While carefully studying the history of the war, he discovered something very interesting.  After the founding of the Zhao Kingdom, many wars were fought in the surrounding countries, large and small.  There are victorious battles and defeated battles, and there are also confused battles that are invincible and undefeated, so I won¡¯t go into details.  However, in the large-scale military conflict with Tujieci, Zhao has never achieved anything worthy of boasting.  The successive major defeats during the Taizong and Gaozong periods not only severely consumed national power, but also severely damaged the confidence of both the government and the public in the war. From then on, the strategic thinking of active defense began to prevail, and solid defense and limited counterattacks gradually became  The main combat methods of the main forces of Zhao.  With the change in combat thinking, the selection criteria for military generals have also been adjusted at the same time.  When the solid defensive tactics were gradually perfected, offensive generals like the founding general Wang She no longer had any use. Instead, there were batches of commanders who were good at relying on tall city walls to carry out defensive operations. Among them,  The outstanding ones are the steady generals represented by Xiao Jian and Yan Jiu who can both attack and defend.  This situation continued until around the time Emperor Dongyuan ascended the throne.  After decades of recuperation, Zhao has achieved great development. With the prosperity of the economy and the peak of national power, the call for launching a war against Tujiec in order to avenge shame and revenge has naturally become the unanimous wish of the government and the public. Dongyuan  The Northern Expedition of 19 years took place under this social background.  However, although Zhao already has the national power to launch a large-scale foreign war, it seriously lacks the ability to dispatch and command the war.?The backbone generals of the war, when their material conditions were met, found that there were no senior commanders who could properly utilize all their advantages, so they could only recruit taller ones among the shorter ones, and hastily introduced Xiao Jian and Yang Du; the result was that  Needless to say, although the loss was unexpected, if you think about it carefully, it is also reasonable.  Here, Yang Du must be mentioned.  Auxiliary Duke Yang Du is a very rare offensive general among the senior generals of Zhao Dynasty. Judging from his battle records, all of them are as fast as the wind and as fierce as fire. His use of troops has also been evaluated as "powerful as powerful as fire."  Mount Tai collapsed."  A dragon suddenly appeared among a group of tigers sitting on the ground. This matter is worth considering and pondering.  Shang Cheng felt that Yang Du's development and rise should be a precursor to a change in Zhao's military strategic guiding ideology, and it was also a test of a major change in strategic thinking.  It can be said that the person who made this temptation, or that group of people, may not understand what they are doing, but they did discover Yang Du, an alternative among the senior generals of Zhao.  Consciously or unconsciously, these people followed the pace of the times and gradually adjusted the strategic guiding ideology of the entire country, while also adjusting the selection criteria for generals.  After the battlefield test in the 19th year of Dongyuan Dynasty, the Zhao court has realized that the kind of generals who are more than stable but not aggressive enough are not suitable for today's national power needs, and the kind of purely offensive generals are also unable to bear heavy responsibilities. What is most needed at the moment  He is a senior commander with both strategic vision and tactical proficiency and is extremely aggressive.  There is no doubt that there are many such people, but the most representative one is naturally Shang Yanshan.  This is also the fundamental reason why he can stand out from so many mid-level generals.  It's not that he did better than others, but that he happened to be in that key position that attracted people's attention, so he came into the court's sight

    He made this judgment with very conclusive evidence.  In the past, the promotion of officers usually took place every three years and every five years, and everyone followed the routine and slowly moved up.  But in the past two or three years, some officers with experience in foreign combat have been significantly easier to be promoted and promoted than others.  Especially in Yanshanwei, this situation is even more obvious.  He won't say it himself; for example, Wen Mu made a big step every year, from the seventh rank to the fifth rank in less than two years, only a little short of the fourth rank general; like Shao Chuan, before  It is basically impossible for an illiterate officer like him to be promoted to a fifth-rank general. No matter how great his contribution is, he can be awarded the title of Marquis or even the Founding Duke, but the title is stuck to the rank.  Don¡¯t let go.  This time Shao Chuan defeated Heishui City. Not only was he awarded the title of Founding Marquis, but he was also promoted to the rank of fifth-grade general. It meant reward for merit, and at the same time, it was probably a signal sent by the court: literacy or not is still a critical issue in the military.  It is an important assessment criterion for promotion. However, if someone has made enough achievements, then the criteria for promotion can also be relaxed

    Now, a problem arises - the old and the new alternate!  The new strategic guiding thought of proactive attack will inevitably replace the old strategic thought of proactive defense, and as representatives of the two thoughts, Xiao Jian and he will inevitably have certain conflicts.  In fact, the conflict between the two of them had already appeared very early; both he and Xiao Jian must admit this!  It was Xiao Jian who promoted him, it was Xiao Jian who reused him, but after retreating from the grassland, Xiao Jian never paid attention to him again. He even made a special trip to pay homage to the old general when he came to Beijing for the first time;  But Duke Yiguo's Mansion did not let him in.  This may be because Xiao Jian showed no intention of repaying his kindness; but it is more likely that it was because the military ideas represented by the two men were incompatible with each other, so the two talents had no chance to communicate face to face!  There is no doubt that the Southwest War must be Xiao Jian's last on-the-ground command of military operations. If another mistake occurs, it will be a devastating blow to him personally. But for the strategic thinking of active defense, is it possible?  Is this the last song of this old military thought?  If the old one fails and the war continues, who will take command?  The answer is self-evident.  This answer is unquestionable and cannot be changed!  This will be a fierce conflict between the old and the new, and a brutal conflict between the old and the new at the same time!  It may not necessarily trigger a fierce internal struggle, but it will definitely be accompanied by a lot of lives and blood - the lives and blood of those Zhao soldiers who fought on the southwest battlefield

    He hates Zhang Pu because of this place.  Xiao Jian originally had a chance to retreat safely, but as a result of the war in the southwest, he is now likely to lose all his honor and glory and go down in ruins!  But he would most likely have to walk on Xiao Jian's old body to Jiazhou.  This is extremely cruel to him or Xiao Jian!

    He sat in the hall of the post station outside the city, unable to calm down for a long time.  Until the guard on duty knocked on the door and reported that Shangguan Rui had sent someone to deliver a few things.

    When he was eating, I once asked for a cursive calligraphy by Chang Xiu. I was in a hurry when I left and forgot to take it with me. Now Shangguan Rui sent someone to deliver it.

    The copybook is a trivial matter, as long as the guard accepts it.  But the guards had nothing to do with the other thing Shangguan Rui sent.

    Another gift from Shangguan Rui is Lady Slim.  Shangguan Rui's magical power is really vast. It's already midnight, but he can still get Lady Xian's contract document from the Xiyuan Neijiao Square, along with the receipt of canceling Le's registration and the official document from the Jiufang notifying the local government to open a household registration.  , as well as the deeds of the two maids beside Lady Xian, were all handed over to Shang Cheng.  He even prepared three carriages of various things for Lady Slim, but told Shang Cheng that these were all Lady Slim's handy possessions.

    Shang Cheng casually flipped through the list of Miss Slim¡¯s ¡°personal belongings¡± and immediately couldn¡¯t laugh or cry.  Lady Xian, a young woman from Leji, actually has an authentic calligraphy work by Yu Shinan, a calligrapher from the early Tang Dynasty. Will anyone believe this if I tell her about it?

    Shang Cheng didn¡¯t want Lady Xian to stay.  But he also knew that if he really let Madam Xian leave, whether Shangguan Rui would let the woman go is irrelevant. It is estimated that the woman would be frightened first.  Forget it, for the sake of the authenticity of Yu Shinan's running script, let her stay.  At least this woman has a nice speaking voice, doesn¡¯t she?

    He asked a question out of curiosity: "You have a very good voice. Why do you work in a restaurant instead of singing big books or singing books? If you were singing, you would have probably saved up all your ransom money, right?"

    "When I was a child, I was drugged. My voice was damaged and I couldn't sing high notes." Lady Xian said in a thin voice.

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