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The Flag Enters the Yanyun Chapter 122: Little Trick

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    In the blink of an eye, six to seven hundred words had been written in the "Thousand-Character Essay". Everyone at the table was a discerning person, and they came forward to watch and figure it out. Zhao Ji even subconsciously used his right hand to draw in the void, trying to verify it with his own brushwork.  Only Cai Jing, the fifth son of Cai Jing, who was waiting to be commissioned in the Xuanhe Hall, saw something was wrong: Although Cai Jing's right hand holding the pen was hanging from the wrist, lifting the pen, turning it, turning it, and everything was wrong, the sleeve of his left hand was shaking more and more.  He was getting bigger, and when he looked from behind, there was a layer of sweat on his neck. It was obvious that his physical strength and energy were exhausted.  This Cai Jing was born in the seventh year of Qingli. At that time, he was already over seventy, which is a very rare age. Although he usually takes good care of himself, he can't hold it anymore at this time.  Seeing that something was not going well, Cai Chi hurriedly stepped forward and pretended to polish the ink, while his other hand was supporting Cai Jing's waist without revealing any trace.  With Cai Jing's support, Cai Jing finally finished writing the thousand-character essay. He bowed his hand to Zhao Ji and said with a smile, "I'm showing off my shame!" Zhao Ji's attention was completely attracted by Cai Jing's writing. He read it.  After a while, he raised his head and said with a smile: "Okay, I didn't expect that the master's writing skills have improved in the past six months. This "Thousand Character Poster" is even better than the one two years ago!" "The saint is laughing!"  Cai Jing said with a smile: "I have been studying Chinese since I was seven years old. I have never stopped studying for half an hour in the morning and evening every day. After Xuanhe became an official in the second year, he has an hour in the morning and evening. He is good at work and diligent in play, and determined.  Don't dare waste it!" "Well! It's a blessing for the country to have a strong body!" Zhao Ji couldn't help but be touched after hearing that Cai Jing worked so hard in calligraphy.  "The old minister has been favored by Your Majesty and has now become an official. I can only entertain Your Majesty with calligraphy and forgive the Sacred Heart in order to repay the unexpected!" Zhao Ji nodded. He and Cai Jing have been together for more than 20 years, but how can they not recognize each other?  The profound meaning behind his words made Cai Jing almost shout out, "I'm not old yet, my body is still strong. Your Majesty, please give me another chance!" If only according to Zhao Ji's own temperament, Cai Jing was allowed to enter the political affairs hall again to repay the emperor and his ministers.  The friendship of more than twenty years is not impossible. Anyway, you can let him come every three days to deal with major military and national affairs.  There are also precedents in this dynasty.  But now the central task of the Song Dynasty was to recover Yanyun.  This is related to his reputation a hundred years from now. Anyone who conflicts with the work of this center must give way, and this Cai Jing has always opposed the invasion of Liao.  Cai Jing was speechless when he saw Zhao Ji. With his ability to read people's hearts, he didn't know what the other person was thinking.  He stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Your Majesty. I heard that Tong Xuanfu will be the commander-in-chief of the DPRK. The leader and the Jin people attacked the Liao Kingdom and recovered Yanyun, right?" "Not bad!" Zhao Ji raised his head impatiently.  There is a very bad habit for the emperor.  That is, although he was very happy about his achievements, he was very tired of the tedious details and hard work necessary to establish his achievements. That's why in the initial negotiation with the Jin people, he only proposed to take back the "prefectures and counties under the jurisdiction of Yanjing" in his handwritten letter.  However, it did not elaborate on which states and counties were included in the "prefectures and counties under the jurisdiction of Yanjing".  As a result, the Jin people used the reason that the prefectures and counties under the jurisdiction of the Yanjing Road of the Liao people only included the seven states of "Yanjing, Tanzhou, Shunzhou, Jingzhou, Zhuozhou, Yizhou, and Jizhou".  The states behind the mountains of Liao include Yunzhou (Xijing of Liao), Huanzhou, Yingzhou, Shuozhou, Ruzhou, Xinzhou, Wuzhou and Guizhou (i.e. Yunzhong area); and the three states of Ping, Ying and Luan (  Shanhaiguan is within the territory of Pingzhou) is excluded.  Later, although the Song envoy Zhao Liangsi argued with all his strength, he only took back the states behind the mountains (several of which would have to be handed over after the Jin captured Emperor Tianzuo of Liao). This also laid the foundation for the Jin's subsequent southern invasion.  The fuse was lowered.  Therefore, although Zhao Ji yearned very much for regaining Yanyun, he was not sufficiently prepared for the difficulty and complexity of the war. As a result, he got carried away when the situation was favorable and gave up halfway when the situation was unfavorable.  Tong Guan knew this problem very well, so he simply blocked all the news that was detrimental to the expedition to Liao, lest the emperor know about it and repeat it.  "The Emperor of the Liao Kingdom has borrowed troops from Xirong and led one hundred thousand cavalry to the south. He will soon arrive at Xiongzhou to compete with me in the Song Dynasty. I never expected that Your Majesty would take the time to come to this old minister. I am really moved by this!  !" Cai Jing suddenly laughed.  "What? One hundred thousand cavalry, to compete with me, the Great Song Dynasty?" Zhao Ji seemed to have a bucket of cold water poured on his head, and his face suddenly changed: "Where did the news come from, Grand Master?" "Your Majesty doesn't know yet?"  Cai Jing pretended to be surprised: "Everyone in the city of Tokyo knows about it. Even people like the veteran who stay at home to rest all day already know about it. How could your majesty not know about it?" Zhao Ji's face was red and white. It was obvious that he was  Angry at being kept in the dark by Tong Guan, Cai Jing stopped adding fuel to the fire and just said some neutral words.  After half a cup of tea, Zhao Ji hurriedly got up and went back.  With the support of Cai Chi, Cai Jing bid farewell to the Holy Master at the gate of the mansion. He collapsed as soon as he entered the house. Everyone immediately became confused and shouted for a long time to deliver hot soup, hot towels and soft sedan chairs.  After a while, I was lying in the soft sedan chair.?Cai Jing just regained his temper.  Cai Chi looked at it with an unbearable look on his face. After everyone had walked away, he asked: "Aweng, you are already seventy years old. It will only take a year and a half to be able to worship the prime minister again."  "Why bother?" "Huh!" Cai Jing snorted coldly: "A Qi, a man can live without anything else, but he cannot live without power. You haven't reached this position yet.  You understand!" At this point, he rolled down his sleeves, and the two strong women carried the soft sedan towards the inner palace.  Cai Ji looked at the soft sedan chair going away and couldn't help but sigh.  Miyagi City, Ruisi Palace.  Under the guidance of the chamberlain Zhang Di, Tong Guan hurried up to the palace.  For the sake of filial piety, Zhang Di had already reminded his official family that they were not in a good mood after returning from the Cai Mansion and had to be careful.  Tong Guan, who was already convinced, thanked Zhang Di and walked quickly towards the inner hall.  Zhao Ji was sitting behind the desk. Judging from his frowning eyebrows, he was in a very bad mood at this time.  Tong Guan took a few steps forward cautiously, bowed and said: "I am here to see you, Your Majesty!" If it were normal times, Zhao Ji's character would definitely not allow a close minister like Tong Guan to pay full respect in private, but this time  This time he just let Tong Guan finish the ceremony coldly, without looking at his seat, and asked: "Tong Qing's family, how are the preparations for the war against Liao?" "Your Majesty, all the northwest armies have not arrived at Waqiao Pass yet.  Including the training of the Hebei Forbidden Army, it will take more than two months to send troops!" "Two more months!" Zhao Ji said coldly: "Why is it so slow?" "Your Majesty, the Hebei Forbidden Army has been here for many years!  Without a fight, we are overwhelmed with the heavy responsibility. We have to mobilize troops from the northwest. The army has come all the way and needs to rest for a period of time before it can go into battle. There are also troops coming back from the south of the Yangtze River to make up for the shortfall - "That's all!" Zhao Ji was a little impatient!  Tong Guan's answer was interrupted. He stood up, walked back and forth a few times, and suddenly asked: "Do you know that Yelu Yanxi borrowed troops from the Xirong and sent a hundred thousand generals to the south?" "Wei Chen is  I heard about it!" Zhao Ji stopped in surprise. He didn't expect Tong Guan to admit it so readily, and asked, "Why don't you tell me about such a big thing?" "Your Majesty, this is just a rumor, and it has not been confirmed.  Rumors like this are received every two or three days in the Xuanfu Department of Weichen. Some of them are about Jin people capturing Yelu Yanxi, and others about Yelu Chun being killed by others. There are all kinds of rumors, and many of them are still alive.  How can I report it to His Majesty if he contradicts himself? " "This -" Zhao Ji was stupefied by Tong Guan's plausible answer, and he couldn't speak out his originally aggressive question.  He hesitated for a while and asked: "Is this true or false?" "I don't know!" Tong Guan replied: "There is no concrete evidence yet. We have asked all parties to investigate carefully. It should be done in ten months.  There is real news!" Zhao Ji thought for a while and asked, "Will the period of the Northern Expedition be changed?" Tong Guan was secretly happy when he heard this. He knew that in addition to his easy personality, he also had another problem: he liked it.  Blame others.  When Zhao Ji came back from Cai Jing's house, he called him in and asked Yelu Yanxi about leading one hundred thousand cavalry south. It was clearly his old rival who had given him eye drops.  However, based on my understanding of Cai Jing, this guy must have mentioned it casually in front of the emperor. Even if he explains it in front of the emperor now, Zhao Ji will not have any bad feelings towards Cai Jing in his heart. One day he wants to Yi Xiang  , the first thing that comes to mind is definitely Cai Yuanchang.  But if there are any consequences due to changing the date of the Northern Expedition, then Zhao Ji will remember what Cai Jing said, and he will definitely not blame himself for being soft-hearted, but will blame Cai Jing for being greedy for power even after he became an official.  , the other party's political life will naturally be completely ended.  In order to achieve this goal, what does it mean to change the date of the Northern Expedition?  Thinking of this, Tong Guan pretended to be hesitant and replied: "Your Majesty, I am afraid that the dispatch of troops cannot be delayed. After all, we have already made an appointment with the Jin people -" "So what? If it is the Jin people  Why did you let Yelu Yanxi lead so many cavalry to the south? "Zhao Ji waved his arms impatiently: "One hundred thousand cavalry, is this a joke?" "In that case, I obey the order!"  Tong Guan lowered his head and pretended to reluctantly agree, but a smile appeared on his face.  Yanjing, Jingguo Temple.  Since that private conversation with Li Chuwen in the Arctic Temple, Zhou Ping has been busy in various banquets and hunting activities.  It is hard to imagine that while this country is engaged in a cruel war that affects life and death, these dignitaries in Yanjing City are still living such a luxurious and leisurely life.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature. The novels will be better and updated faster!
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