Chapter 573
"So, you should go to the old people in the palace more often!"
"You mean ancestors?"
"Who else can be there except him?"
Tong Guan smiled, saying that he was releasing goodwill to Hao Sui, and at the same time he told him that he had made a decision and would not just say or do it. If Hao Sui intends to return to Beijing, and His Majesty will be in charge of the front of the palace, Hao Sui will have a chance.
Thinking of this, Hao Sui couldn't help but touch the tip of his nose. He smelled the decayed smell of the palace, which was the same as Tong Guan, who had great ambitions, Hao Sui's ambition was to be a dog, but the owner was the emperor. He didn't want to go to the northwest at all, nor did he want any military achievements. This thing was like a great fortune for him. He could not predict at all. After this luck, should he be in trouble next time?
Hao Sui held the food table and looked down at the reflection in the cup in a daze, as if his face was a little aging in the wind and sand in the northwest... Can he still return to the emperor? He didn't want to ask this question too much, but according to the eunuch's rules, the other party expressed sincerity, and he must also express enough sincerity.
"Brother Tong, you know that the Western Army is now strong and powerful. If you go, it will be difficult to convince the public." Hao Suiyou sighed.
Tong Guan bowed his hand to Hao Sui and asked, "I beg you to solve your doubts."
This is not a question of convinced the public, but no one listened to his opinions. Who is the helm of the several military routes under Yongxing Jun Road?
Zhang Yu, a direct bachelor of Longtu Pavilion.
Fan Chunren, Grand Secretary of Guanwen Hall.
There is another one, Cai Jing, who is an easy-to-handle character?
Even if Tong Guan went to the northwest with the emperor's favor, he would probably accomplish nothing. Because they would not listen to a eunuch at all. Even if the emperor came, he would still lose face if he didn't match their wishes.
Tong Guan saw Hao Sui's serious doubts. He pinched the beard on his chin with his hand. There were really few more, and the feel was average, but this was his pride and he could not lose it. I wonder, among the eunuchs in the world, who could keep his beard like him? After measuring in his heart for a while, Tong Guan immediately said: "Brother Hao, I'll try to talk to Concubine Xian. You are interested in returning to Beijing, but I don't know what to do?"
"There is no hurry to do this. I will tell you about the situation in the northwest for you first." Hao Sui's face was slightly proud. Concubine Xian might be his only bargaining chip in Tong Guan's eyes, but Hao Sui didn't need it. Even if it was needed, wouldn't it be better to let Cheng Zhijie go? Even if Cheng Zhijie failed, wouldn't it be better to have Taishi Liu? They are doing business together now, to put it bluntly, this money was not taken by Cheng Zhijie alone, but to be filial to the Taishi Mansion.
It is more convincing to let Concubine Xian’s father say that it is more convincing than Tong Guan, a slave.
Hao Sui said, "Now the Western Army is mainly divided into three camps, Huanqing Road, Fuyan Road and Qinfeng Road. Don't deal with it. Just talk about Huanqing Road. You know that Mr. Zhang is powerful. In recent years, the Song Dynasty has been able to win many battles in the northwest and Western Xia. It is all due to Mr. Lai Zhang. And you should also know that Mr. Zhang is Zhang Xiang's brother."
Tong Guan didn't have the intention to talk to Zhang Jing at all, and couldn't figure it out. He gave up decisively and said, "I don't think about Huanqing Road anymore. With Master Zhang here, I don't have the time to speak."
Tong Guan was smart. His identity was just a great eunuch in the palace and a confidant of the virtuous concubine around the emperor. If he was sent to the Western Army, his identity was the same as Hao Sui, and he would definitely not be able to command the troops on Huanqing Road.
After all, a big boss who is highly respected, wins repeatedly, and is a top pick, is not something he can control as a broken person. He knows his abilities well, and is not worth mentioning in front of Zhang Shi.
He had never thought about Huanqing Road.
But what about the road in Fuyan?
You should know that this time the battle between the Western Xia and the Western Army was followed by the chaos in Xixia. The performance of Fuyan Road was the best in the Northwest Sixth Route. Going to Fuyan Road was the most likely opportunity for Tong Guan to obtain military merits and make the emperor pay attention to it. The head of Fuyan Road was Fan Chunren, and the old man's prestige was still there, but his foundation had been shaken. There was no way, who made Fan Chunren a conservative boss, and the conservatives were now retreating step by step in the court. He seemed to feel a little hope. As for Zhou Yuan, the prefect of Yan'an Prefecture, Tong Guan did not take it seriously at all.
Tong Guan asked expectantly: "Where is the road in Fuyan?"
"Quyan Road?" Hao Sui retelled it dryly, then looked at Tong Guan's eyes as if he was looking at a fool, and said to himself: "You are worthy of making contributions on Fuyan Road?"
Of course, this cannot be said openly, and it will offend Tong Guan.
However, when it comes to Fuyan Road, it is also considered a blessed land for Hao Sui. When he was in the northwest, he spent most of his time on Fuyan Road. Since he left, there seems to be a gap in power, but when he was on Fuyan Road, he was a tragic little man who begged his grandfather to sue his grandmother. How could he talk about it?
As for Tong Guan, he is worse than him.
Hao Sui sighed: "Brother Tong, don't you understand who is the leader of Fuyanlu?"
"Does Brother Hao have other advice?"
"I dare not take the advice." Hao Sui waved his hand with a smile, wriggling his tongue like an old lady, as if there was something in his mouth chewing, as if he was chewing it: "Brother, you can't see through the paths here. Do you think the Fuyan Road is that simple? There are the main force of the Suide Army stationed on Fuyan Road, General Cheng's imperial guards, and Zhang Yu's troops. Three large armies are the main force. I'm afraid even Zhang Yu can't command it."
"Zhang Yu is just a small commander. How dare he challenge me?" Tong Guan frowned as if he was offended. It seemed that a local imperial guard like Zhang Yu was just a small person who was not a good person, and he could control it at will.
But Hao Sui said with his fingers: "Zhang Yu, the imperial guard, is the recruiting army of the descendants of the Shenzong. He is good at fighting. Don't you deny that Fan Xiang should have a military force, right?"
Tong Guan nodded without hesitation. No one dared to underestimate the civil servant. Even though this civil servant is no longer favored, he is Fan Zhongyan's son after all. He has also been the prime minister. Even a celebrity in the palace like Tong Guan dared not underestimate Fan Chunren.
Hao Sui said again: "The Suide Army was seconded, but its combat effectiveness was the worst. It basically could not stop the Xixia army and could only defend a city..."
"Wait, do you think the Suide Army has fallen into this way?" Tong Guan felt a chill. When he followed Li Xian in the northwest, the Suide Army was still very strong.
Hao Sui shook his head helplessly and said, "Every war is the first to bear the brunt. With Yongle City, the Suide Army seems to have been targeted. Now it is a little stronger than the Xiang Army and is not much stronger. If you go, you can take over this army, but you basically have no chance to make a contribution."
"What about Fei Lianjun?"
"Fei Lian is the strongest and proudest imperial guard. But do you want to kill General Cheng? If he really hurts him a little, even if you have been with Concubine Xian for many years, this love will not be able to resist Concubine Xian's anger!"
Tong Guan hurriedly explained: "Brother Hao misunderstood. I heard from His Majesty that he seemed to be interested in transferring General Cheng to Beijing. If he left the northwest, wouldn't this army be without a boss?"
He thought it was pretty good. When Cheng Zhijie left, he rushed to take over, and then the strongest army in the northwest was under his command. It would be a big step to realize the authority of General Manager Li Xian back then.
Unfortunately, Hao Sui was not optimistic about Tong Guan at all and warned: "This army is Your Majesty's treasure, the only imperial guards formed since Your Majesty took power, and has never been defeated. If you defeated this army once, Your Majesty would be annoyed. Besides, even if General Cheng left Feilian's army, you would not have a chance. In fact, General Cheng could not control this army, only Li Kui could manage it. Otherwise, where would you think the great military achievements came from?"
"Isn't Li Kui the magistrate of Yan'an Prefecture?"
"Who said that the magistrate could not lead troops to fight? Lu Huiqing could not control him before. Even when Su Xiang was in Yan'an Prefecture, he could not control him. He would not tell anyone, and he took Li Binggan, who was caught by him, and went to Xixia. Su Qi scolded him in the government office at all times!"
"No way?" Tong Guan was stunned. Su Che could curse people. How could this big guy who is also a celebrity in the literary world be cursing? But Li Kui is too brave, right?
Hao Sui continued: "Fei Lian was not strong before, but in the battle of Jinming Village, Li Kui led 5,000 infantrymen and 2,000 cavalry defeated the 50,000 army of Xixia. Who do you think after this battle, the Fei Lian army can recognize?"
Tong Guan said strangely: "But I heard that this battle was commanded by General Cheng!"
Cheng Zhijie is here, but he has lost his links. Who can blame him?
Moreover, Li Kui is a civil servant. If he really steals the merits of the military general, wouldn’t it be a donkey or a horse? Both sides of the civil servants will offend him, and both sides will blame him for showing off? Li Kui simply did not ask for this military merit, but he would have to ask for the merits of the civil servants and military supervisors.
On the contrary, Li Kui doesn't care about Xixia, so he can play whatever he wants.
After all, when Li Kui was in Xixia, he used the people in Xixia to kill the people in Xixia. Everyone in the Song Dynasty expected Li Kui to harm more people in Dangxiang.
Tong Guan was silent. He found that he seemed anxious and did not have the opportunity to play to the northwest. He left Qin Feng Road, and his family was Cai Jing, which was not easy to mess with. Moreover, when he was in the capital, Tong Guan knew Cai Jing's temper and was a decisive master. When he went there, he could only be left to be left by Cai Jing. Could it be that his faith fire of loyalty to serve the country was extinguished?
Tong Guan was really anxious. Seeing that the hidden dangers in the northwest were about to be divided up by a group of civil servants, if he couldn't even drink a sip of soup, would it be so depressing?
Hao Sui secretly glanced at Tong Guan for a few seconds. He couldn't understand Tong Guan's thoughts. Seeing the loneliness and depression on Tong Guan's face at this time, he believed that what Tong Guan said before was the truth. They were all eunuchs, how could officials easily believe what the eunuchs said?
But Hao Sui was in trouble, should he help him?
Maybe Qin Fenglu is an opportunity.
Cai Jing has a lot of black materials, but what is the difference between Tong Guan and his black materials? Only he, the Northwest intelligence leader, knows what Cai Jing did on Qinfeng Road. Even if Tong Guan was the one who defeated Cai Jing in the end, everyone knows that it was the black materials provided by him, Hao Sui. If you don’t help, if Tong Guan stays in the capital, wouldn’t he have to go to the northwest?
After weighing the pros and cons in his heart, Hao Sui decided to take a risk in order to stay in the capital. He deliberately dragged the long voice, and seemed to be embarrassed and said, "It's easy to deal with Cai Jing, but his younger brother is the right ruling. If I help you, I will harm you!"
Only when dealing with Cai Jing was there was someone who could not spare him, Shangshu’s right servant Cai Bian.
"I'm sorry?" Tong Guan also had a very good role in the eunuch pile. He quickly thought through Hao Sui's plan and gritted his teeth and said, "I'd like to ask Brother Hao to take action with all his might."
Since you can't go to the Fuyan Road, if you are Qin Feng Road, you can also consider it. After all, Tong Guan was by the emperor, and he could feel that Emperor Zhao Xu was willing to deal with the Hehuang land controlled by Qingtang Tubo. But he might not be able to send troops to fight within a year. After all, the Western Army has been fighting for the past two years, so the generals must be exhausted. You must prepare the supplies in advance and think about them carefully. This is an opportunity.
"I'll ask the people in the mansion to deliver the things to your mansion later."
"No, I'll go with you!"
Tong Guan is a decisive person. He will never delay what he has decided, so as not to have too many dreams. What's more, it is too unsafe to ask his subordinates to send such important materials, so he immediately decided to get them.
"All right!"
Hao Sui had no choice but to decide.
When Tong Guan obtained evidence that Cai Jing seized military horses for profit in Hao Sui's study, he thanked him: "It's all for Brother Hao's help."
At this time, Hao Sui was embarrassed, and the price to deal with Cai Jing was quite high: "Brother Tong, you have to think about Cai Bian, the right servant of Shangshu. The six ministries are the third one. If you really anger him, you may not be stable in the northwest."
"Fortunately, he doesn't care about the Ministry of Revenue. As long as I bring the money, there is no reason to be able to buy people." Tong Guan said confidently.
Cai Bian is indeed a threat, but unlike Cai Jing, Cai Bian's integrity is still there. If he knew that Cai Jing had enough money, he would definitely not attack Tong Guan. He would even resign from the emperor because of his brother's fault. Regardless of whether he was sincere or not, he would definitely have his attitude.
Before leaving, Hao Sui was a little reluctant and simply gave Tong Guan a gift: "Brother Tong, since you have decided, then I will give Brother Tong a gift for you. Before going to the northwest, I beg to control the three thousand soldiers and horses under Gao Qiu. This army was also trained by Li Kui. Many lieutenants have participated in the Battle of Jinming Village, and at least they will not drag down my brother."
"Thank you brother for your kind gift. I will thank you very much in the future."
After saying that, Tong Guan left in a hurry and it was not a simple matter to deal with a bachelor of Longtu Pavilion. Tong Guan also needed to plan and find a reliable censor.
A few days later, the censor Huang An wrote to Qin Fenglu and Cai Jing embezzled war horses for personal gain. The emperor was very calm and just asked the officials to check. However, the reformists led by Zhang Dun were angry, and they thought it was Su Che who instructed others to do it.
But Su Che didn't know the evidence of Cai Jing's crime at all. He was thinking about his enemies for several days, and he couldn't find anyone who was harming him.
He never thought that it was the action of two eunuchs.
This is mainly because after Hao Sui returned to Beijing, he actually set up a tinea shop, found a shop, and hired a friend. He didn't look like a eunuch should have. He was also happy to be ignored, but he just went to see Feng Shining secretly. This is a legend in the eunuch world in the palace. He sent away four emperors, and is now the fifth one. Even the Emperor Shenzong wanted to leave the palace, but he stopped him and refused to give up. The emperor dared not give up his face, and he lived a legend entirely because of his age.
On this day, the disciples reported to him: "Master, a scholar named Li asked for a visit."
"Scholar named Li? No see." After Hao Sui finished speaking, he was busy with the tinea business, but he didn't have a good way to open up his fame, and was upset. However, he immediately changed his mind. If he had an unworthy family member from the mansion that he could not afford to offend and was turned away, wouldn't it be bad? He hurriedly asked, "Which mansion came from?"
"It's the scholar in Mr. Li Kui's mansion."
"You may not please!"
Li Bangyan accompanied the twelve-minute caution and came to Hao Sui, bowing and saying, "I've seen Mr. Hao."
Hao Sui waved his hand and said, "Zimei, why are you here?"
Li Bangyan smiled bitterly. He was sent to the capital city since he had not followed Li Kui to Xixia, and was forgotten by Li Kui...
Chapter completed!