Chapter 359: Candidates for the Army Leader
Seeing Hu Zhongyan shrinking, Zhao Xing withdrew his gaze and said, "The Grand Prime Minister went to Jiangzhou on my behalf to appease the people. I asked Ning Yuanhou to lead the troops. Although the Grand Prime Minister went with him, Responsible for counterinsurgency matters."
"Your Majesty, Mr. Shen is in Jiangzhou, so there is no need to send any more ministers," Han Zhang said.
Hearing the words, Zhao Xing pondered for a while and said: "The Prime Minister's words are reasonable. In this case, let Mr. Shen be responsible for appeasing the people."
The reason why he wanted to send Han Zhang there was to express his gratitude. own attention.
Although Xianggong Shen can adequately represent the court's attitude, he is somewhat responsible for this matter.
But now there are several Xianggongs in the court. Xianggong Yu is still checking the acres in the north, and Xianggong Shen is in Jiangzhou.
If Han Zhang leaves again, only Hu Zhongyan and Mr. Li will be left, which is indeed inappropriate.
Moreover, Xianggong Shen should also be given a chance to make meritorious deeds.
Otherwise, when he comes back, the phase will be a little unstable.
Zhao Xing currently does not have a suitable successor. In this case, it is better for Shen Xianggong to continue to serve.
After explaining the troop deployment, Zhao Xing asked Han Zhang and others to retreat.
"Your Majesty, Marquis Ningyuan is already waiting in the side hall." Sanshui reported.
"Pass it on." Zhao Xing ordered.
“Yes!”
Sanshui responded and stepped out, then led Gu Yankai in after a while.
"Your Majesty, Gu Yankai, pays homage to your Majesty!" Gu Yankai saluted.
Zhao Xing hasn’t seen Gu Yankai for a long time.
Since Xiao Qin was sent to the Shenxing Department, Gu Yankai resigned on the grounds of physical discomfort.
Since then, Zhao Xing has never seen him again.
At this time, Gu Yan had some gray hair on his head and his overall energy was very low.
Looks like he has aged more than ten years.
"No courtesy." Zhao Xing waved his hand and said: "There is a rebellion in Jiangzhou. I intend to let Gu Aiqing lead the troops to put down the rebellion. I wonder if Gu Aiqing can still wear armor?"
Gu Yan began to hear the news. Yan smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty, I have been suffering from old health problems for a long time. Now I can't even ride a horse. I'm afraid I won't be able to serve your Majesty. Please forgive me."
"It doesn't matter!" Zhao Xing said : "Gu Aiqing's old illness was also left for the Song Dynasty. Sanshui informed Dr. Wu to nurse Gu Aiqing back to health. The required medicinal materials will be provided by the palace."
"Yes!" Sanshui responded.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace!" Gu Yankai bowed.
"Gu Aiqing doesn't have to be like this. You have made a lot of contributions to the Song Dynasty. This is what I should do. Aiqing must take good care of her body." Zhao Xing said.
Gu Yankai did have a big problem with his treatment of Gu Tingye's mother and son.
But those are people's private matters, and Zhao Xing doesn't want to interfere.
However, he has taught himself martial arts for many years, and even guarded the northwest for many years in his early years, which can be regarded as a reward for his hard work.
From this aspect, Zhao Xing still hopes that he can take good care of his body.
After chatting with Gu Yankai for a while, Zhao Xing asked him to go back.
Originally, he wanted Gu Yankai to lead troops to Jiangzhou to quell the rebellion, but now he needs to reconsider the candidates.
It's not that there is no one available, it's just that countering the rebellion is a good opportunity to gain credit. He still wants to give this opportunity to someone he can trust.
Zhao Xing thought for a long time and asked Sanshui to summon Cao Min, Duke of Wei.
Although Cao Min has always been in charge of the Palace Division, he comes from a famous family and has good military skills and strategies, so there is no problem in suppressing the rebellion.
At this time, Cao Min was on duty in the palace. He was summoned and rushed over quickly.
"I pay homage to your Majesty!" Cao Min saluted.
"Uncle, there is no need to be polite." Zhao Xing waved his hand and said with a smile: "Come, please sit down!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
After the chamberlain came to the bench, Zhao Xing told Cao Min about the civil unrest in Jiangzhou, and then said: "I want Duke Wei to lead troops to Jiangzhou. Is Duke Wei willing to put down the rebellion in the state?" "Your Majesty has sent you orders, and I should obey them. However, I have a leg problem, which has often relapsed as I got older in the past few years. I have recently had the idea of resigning for self-cultivation. I am afraid of betraying your Majesty's trust, so your Majesty should choose another virtuous person. "Cao Min bowed and said.
Since Zhao Xing ascended the throne, Cao Min planned to resign.
Firstly, his identity is sensitive, and secondly, he also wants to make way for his children.
It's just that Zhao Xing has just ascended the throne. If he resigns, it will inevitably make people think too much.
Now that it’s almost over, he plans to resign after returning from Luoyang.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Xing asked him to lead troops to quell the rebellion. After some hesitation, Cao Min still refused.
Zhao Xing frowned slightly when he heard this. He knew more or less what Cao Min was thinking.
But now there is no one available. He hopes that Cao Min can quell the rebellion before resigning.
It's not that the Song Dynasty was lacking in military generals to this extent.
There are many generals in the western suburbs camp, but the Song Dynasty has not fought in many years, and Zhao Xing does not understand the abilities of these people.
The rebellion must be countered quickly. Once the leader is defeated, it will have a huge impact on the court's prestige.
Zhao Xing just wanted to persuade, but Cao Min bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I do have a suitable candidate."
"Oh?" Zhao Xing heard this and asked, "I don't know who my uncle wants to recommend. Who is? ”
"The commander of Shence's army is envoy to the Song Dynasty!" Cao Min said: "This man is a general, and he is proficient in all kinds of military tactics. If this person leads the troops to counter the rebellion, he will surely be able to quickly put down the rebellion."
When Zhao Xing heard this, information about the Song Dynasty appeared in his mind.
In addition to the Lords, the Song Dynasty also had generals.
Lords are divided into Wu Xun and Wen Xun. Wu Xun is considered a general, but a general is not equal to Wu Xun.
The so-called generals are actually those generals who did not receive titles and rewards during the founding period.
Although the Song Dynasty had many criticisms, it must be said that it treated the clan and nobles better than any other dynasty.
The Song Dynasty was very stingy in awarding titles, so the Song Dynasty seemed to have a lot of them, but in fact it was very rare compared to other dynasties.
Although those generals did not receive titles, they also received great preferential treatment.
The heirs in the family can get the same title as a noble family.
In fact, among the current generals of the Song Dynasty, those of fifth rank and above were almost all from lords and generals. There were very few children from poor families who were promoted through merit.
This is also the reason why Zhao Xing does not trust him.
Zhao Xing is not worried about their rebellion, but he doesn't trust their abilities.
This Song Dynasty can be regarded as belonging to the Ningyuan Houfu faction.
In the original play, Gu Tingye took the military talisman and the blood edict and went to the western suburbs camp to mobilize troops. It was this person who first agreed to send troops.
Gu Tingyu said that the reason why Gu Tingye was able to mobilize troops from the western suburbs camp so quickly was mainly because of the Gu family's brand name, which is not an exaggeration at all.
The situation in Bianjing was unclear at that time, although Gu Tingye had military talismans and blood edicts.
But no one knows whether King Yan got the official edict.
Once King Yan forced the officials to write the edict of passing the throne, the overall situation was decided.
The blood edict was not written with a pen. The handwriting is slightly different from that written with a brush, so it cannot be regarded as a real edict.
Therefore, agreeing to send troops is taking a lot of risks.
However, the reason why the Song Dynasty sent troops was not all because of the Gu family's face, but also because of his handwriting.
From this aspect, the Song Dynasty still had some capabilities.
And Zhao Zongquan was able to put down the rebellion quickly, and it was also under the command of the Song Dynasty.
Although there were factors in the panic among the rebels in the city at that time, the ability to put down the rebellion so quickly showed that the commanding ability of the Song Dynasty was not bad at all, and it was enough to put down the civil unrest.
What satisfied Zhao Xing was that Cao Min did not recommend generals from the Cao family faction.
Zhao Xing pondered for a while and said: "Since my uncle recommended this person, it means that this person must be outstanding, so let this person lead the army."
(End of this chapter)
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