Chapter 361 Undercurrent
In official circles, the most important thing is reputation. This is the same for military commanders and civil servants.
The favor of support and recommendation is a great favor in the officialdom.
If he cuts off contact with the Gu family for the sake of his future, what will others think of him?
"It's nothing special. Although our two families are family friends, we are also ministers of the Song Dynasty. The king and the country are the most important thing, and the rest are secondary." Gu Yankai said.
This would be a good thing for Song Chaozhong and the Gu family, and he didn't care.
"I understand, then I will enter the palace now and ask to see Your Majesty." Song Chaozhong said.
"Yes." Gu Yankai nodded and said: "I didn't know about this situation before. Now it seems that it is not appropriate for Ting Wei to follow you to quell the rebellion. Let's drop this matter."
"Gu Hou, I don't think it's necessary to do this. It's not good to be too deliberate about some things. And for this matter, just think of me as repaying Gu Hou for his support back then." Song Chaozhong said.
Gu Yankai hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay."
He could see that Song Chaozhong actually wanted to distance himself from the Gu family for the sake of his future.
But because the Gu family was kind to the Song family, they hesitated.
Song Chaozhong insisted that Gu Tingwei stay with him for the sake of reputation.
No matter what, he also took Gu Tingwei with him, which was considered as repaying the favor.
"Then I'll take my leave first!" Song Chaozhong stood up and bowed.
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In the palace, Zhao Xing learned that Song Chaozhong had gone to the Gu family, but he didn't pay too much attention.
Gu Yankai's guess was good. The reason he didn't say anything was to see whether Song Dynasty would go to the palace first to ask for an audience or go to the Gu family first.
But the main purpose is not to fear that the Gu family will become more powerful in the future.
In fact, those so-called factions are themselves a relationship of dependence.
Once his status in the Song Dynasty improves in the future and he feels that he no longer needs to rely on the Gu family, he will distance himself from the Gu family.
The purpose of his doing this was to see if the Song Dynasty was smart enough and could be put to great use.
"Your Majesty!" Sanshui saluted: "The commander of the Shence Army envoys the Song Dynasty to ask for an audience!"
Zhao Xing was startled when he heard this, shook his head slightly and said: "Let him come in."
Now it seems that the Song Dynasty is still useless.
If during the Song Dynasty he came directly to the palace instead of going to the Gu family, or if he went to the Gu family but did not come to the palace, Zhao Xing would think that this person was useful.
The former shows that this person is ambitious and smart enough to do whatever it takes to get ahead.
Such people may not be very loyal, but they are smart and capable enough and can still be used.
As long as you can stay awake and alert enough, you don't have to worry about betrayal.
When one day you feel that you can't control the fast tension, you can also get rid of it.
If it is the latter, it means that the Song Dynasty was not that smart, but had its own perseverance.
Gu Yankai may not be able to guess his purpose, but he will definitely remind Song Chaozhong to maintain relations with the Gu family in the future.
Under such circumstances, Song Chaozhong still chose to enter the palace, which shows that he can do anything for his future.
It seems that there is no difference from the former, but in fact the difference is very big.
The former was seen by himself, but the latter was reminded by others.
Zhao Xing dares to reuse people who are smart but unscrupulous, but he dare not reuse people who are not very smart and are unscrupulous.
Ambitious but smart people know what to do and what not to do.
But the latter may not be the case.
After a while, Sanshui led Song Chaozhong into the main hall.
"I pay my respects to Your Majesty!" Song Chaozhong bowed and saluted.
"Plain body!"
Zhao Xing waved his hand and looked at Song Chaozhong. He is in his thirties and has a tall build. Looking at Kong Wu's strength, one can tell that he has maintained the habit of practicing martial arts all year round.
There were many generals in the court, some were fat and some were weak. It was obvious at a glance that these people had long been addicted to enjoyment.
Based on this alone, the Song Dynasty was much stronger than those generals.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
In the Song Dynasty, after expressing his gratitude, he said: "Your Majesty values his Majesty, and he appointed me to lead the troops to put down the rebellion. However, I have not led troops for many years, and I feel a little scared. I am afraid that I will betray your Majesty's trust!"
Zhao Xing smiled and said: "Song Aiqing is also a general. I heard that Song Aiqing is proficient in bow and horse, and has excellent military strategies. It is just a rebellion of some common people. I believe Song Aiqing will not let me down."
"Your Majesty trusts me, and I will do my best to repay the emperor's favor!" Song Dynasty expressed his loyalty with a serious face.
"Haha." Zhao Xing nodded with satisfaction and said, "Then I will wait for the good news from Aiqing."
"The people's rebellion this time was also forced by the corrupt officials in Jiangzhou, and was secretly instigated by someone. Aiqing's counterinsurgency, the main thing is for those ordinary people who are willing to surrender, and not to massacre."
"I obey the decree!" Song Chaozhong bowed and said.
"In addition, try to catch those who incite the people to rebel. I want to see who is so bold!" Zhao Xing said coldly.
"Yes!" Song Chao felt a pressure invisibly and responded quickly.
"It is urgent to put down the rebellion. The food, grass, soldiers and horses will be mobilized today. Aiqing will set off early tomorrow morning. Please go home to spend time with your family today." Zhao Xing said.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Song Chaozhong bowed and said, "I still have something to report!"
"What's the matter?"
"After I received the imperial edict, Marquis Ningyuan sent someone to invite him. He wanted his Sanlang to accompany me to experience the rebellion."
Zhao Xing was even more disappointed with the Song Dynasty when he heard this. Being able to say such superfluous words shows how stupid he is.
It was also because I had too high expectations for this person at the beginning.
If we really want to discover some military general talents, it seems we have to find them in the northern and northwest armies.
Although the western suburbs camp is heavily stocked with troops, there are many generals among them.
But in essence, the western suburbs camp is almost a place for military officers to retire.
Unless there is a big war, these generals are usually only responsible for training troops. Even if the border troops change defenses, their troops and horses will be dispatched, and the generals will not go.
This is the tradition of the Song Dynasty. The generals do not know the soldiers, and the soldiers do not know the generals.
The border army is rotated every three years, and the generals are not changed when the troops are changed, so as to prevent the border generals from relying on their own troops.
However, it is a bit strange for Gu Tingwei to want to join the army to put down the rebellion.
Gu Yankai only had three children. The eldest son was frail and sickly and was not expected to live a long life.
Gu Tingye is already in the army, there is no need for Gu Tingwei to join the army as well.
Gu Tingwei was admitted to the Five Cities Military and Horse Division, which was a good place to hang out.
Did Gu Tingwei bring up this matter, or did Gu Yankai think there was no danger in countering the rebellion and asked Gu Tingwei to follow him to gain some credit?
Although it has not been confirmed yet, the inciting the people to rebel is related to the wizarding religion.
But Zhao Xing always felt that it had something to do with the Wizard Cult.
And Gu Tingwei often went in and out of the store that was suspected to be secretly opened by the Wizarding Cult, so he probably had some connection with the Wizarding Cult.
Thinking of this, Zhao Xing pondered for a while and said: "Ning Yuanhou has been stationed in the northwest for many years, and he has worked hard. Since he has spoken, you can take it with him."
"Yes!" Song Chaozhong responded.
"Song Aiqing, if you have nothing else to do, go back and prepare." Zhao Xing said.
"I excuse myself!" Song Chaozhong bowed and retreated.
"Sanshui, summon Yin Hanzhang to see you!" Zhao Xing said.
(End of chapter)