Meishan Su family, Su Yun is the most virtuous

Chapter 366 It’s time for the people of Bian Jing to hear what a true thunderclap is!
"Sir! Sir! Something has happened in Xixia!"

Ping Zicheng strode into the detention room and said.

Although Ping Zicheng looked calm, his feet moved hurriedly and the sounds were faster and heavier than usual, which showed that he was not calm inside.

Su Yun nodded and said, "Tell me in detail."

Ping Zicheng said quickly: "Sir, my previous prediction about Xixia has come true!
According to news from the front, Liang Yibu, the prime minister of Western Xia, attempted to attack the Song Dynasty by joining forces with Jiao Siluo of Tubo.

The two sides agreed that Xizhou, Hezhou, and Minzhou would be assigned to Tubo, while Lanzhou and Dingxi City would be assigned to Xixia, so as to jointly contain the border defense of the Northern Song Dynasty! "

Su Yun was not surprised and nodded, saying, "It is understandable. Liang Yibu has just taken over his father's power. The Xixia royal family dare not provoke Liang Yibu, but they may not be so polite to him.

It can be imagined that at this time, the contradiction between the imperial power of Xixia and the power of foreign relatives in Xixia had become extremely acute.

Therefore, it is understandable that Liang Yibu used foreign wars to divert domestic opposition to the Liang family's autocracy and establish his own authority at the same time.

But, have you figured out what's going on with Jiaosiluo?"

Ping Zicheng said quickly: "It's mainly because of the lack of legitimacy of bloodline.

Aligu was not a direct descendant of the Zuosilo royal family. Instead, he came to power through marriage, marrying the daughter of Zuosilo and the support of powerful officials. As a result, his rule lacked recognition from traditional Tibetan nobles and the public.

The Tibetans attached great importance to royal bloodline, and Aligu's identity as a "descendant of the Zamp" did not convince other Tibetan nobles.

Therefore, at this time, the Tibetan tribes had a serious tendency to split and become independent.

According to the disciples, there is now a serious split within the Jiaosiluo clan. After Aligu succeeded to the throne, members of the Jiaosiluo clan, Mu Zheng, Xi Ba Wen and local leaders all established their own regimes.

Mu Zheng occupied Hezhou and became an independent force;
Xibawen established himself as king in the Qingtang area;

Some leaders even secretly colluded with the Song Dynasty and Western Xia.

There are already signs that Jiao Si Luo has been divided into four or five categories.

Therefore, at this moment, Aligu and Xixia joined forces to try to attack Song, which could solve three problems. One was the internal problems of Jiaosiluo. With this righteousness, he could temporarily stabilize Jiaosiluo.
Secondly, this war could slightly ease the oppression of the Song Dynasty against Jiao Siluo.

During the Temple Period, Wang Shao controlled the Hehuang region through appeasement and military means, weakening Tubo's control over Xihe Road. Jiaosiluo faced direct military threats from the Song Dynasty.

If Xizhou, Hezhou and Minzhou can be recovered, the external pressure on Jiaosiluo will be greatly reduced.

The third is to ease the pressure from Western Xia on Jiaosiluo. Western Xia has always tried to annex the Hehuang area to monopolize the Hexi Corridor trade route. If Aligu cannot resist Western Xia, he may lose his strategic buffer zone.

This time, if Aligu does not cooperate with Liang Yibu to deal with the Song Dynasty, then Liang Yibu may directly attack Jiao Siluo and simply annex the Hehuang area to monopolize the trade route of the Hexi Corridor."

Before he finished speaking, the sound of horse hooves in the distance suddenly sounded like thunder.

Ruan Chuanqiao rushed into the hall, holding a secret letter that still carried the cold frost of the Great Wall: "Urgent news from Fuyan Road! The Western Xia Iron Harriers have crossed the Wuding River, and there are flames outside Suide City!"

Su Yun stood up suddenly and drew his finger across the Hengshan Mountains on the map!
The north wind is howling outside the window.

At this time, Ping Zicheng's voice was as loud as the sound of metal clashing: "Sir, why don't we break camp at midnight tonight and march 60 miles straight. Huo Yong's former subordinates will light a fire at the Shibaozhai as a signal, and our army will attack the pass at the same time as the Xixia vanguard!"

Su Yun looked back at Ping Zicheng, then laughed and said, "Be patient."

Ping Zicheng was a little surprised and said, "Didn't you say that we should take advantage of the Xixia's attack to raise troops?"

Su Yun smiled, shook his head, and said, "Your mentality has not changed yet, so I am taking this opportunity to make you fully understand your position.

But when doing things, we still have to pay attention to strategy and the people's will.

Duyuan, next you should focus on the movements of the imperial court and see how the court reacts to the war in the northwest.

Especially, is there anyone who wants to give up the territory near the Hehuang area and Fuyan Road? If so, immediately let Yang Shi and his men spread the word in Fuyan Road, and then it will be time for us to raise our troops!"

Ping Zicheng and Ruan Chuanqiao's eyes widened when they heard this.

Ping Zicheng said hesitantly: "The court can't do this, right?"

Ruan Chuanqiao sneered and said, "How is it impossible? You may not know that when Sima Guang was in power, he seriously discussed giving up the territory he had conquered in the temple.

What is this saying, [Opening the border in Xihe will waste people's money and labor, it is better to reduce the number of garrisons and show goodwill to Xixia]!"

Ping Zicheng's face was a little broken when he heard this, and he said in shock: "There is such a thing? How is this different from selling out the country?
In the past, Shenzong (Shenzong) had worked hard for more than ten years to manage the Hehuang area and seized the territory through five expeditions against the Xia Dynasty. In order to please the Western Xia, they actually wanted to give it all back?"

Ruan Chuanqiao nodded and said, "The reason why it was not implemented at that time was because the border general Sun Lu explained the strategic value of Hehuang to Sima Guang with a map, pointing out that giving it up would lead to Xixia approaching Guanzhong and threatening the safety of Chang'an.

Sima Guang therefore postponed the abandonment of the land. However, he finally agreed to return some of the less controversial land (such as Jialu, Futu and other villages), but retained important places such as Lanzhou.

Hehe, if I was not in the Imperial City Bureau, I could have looked up some secret information and I would not have known about this.

Now that Western Xia is joining forces with Jiaosiluo to attack Song, it is estimated that the old party will bring up old issues again, but I don’t know what areas they will cede to Western Xia.

Well, I won't talk to you anymore. Sir, I will go to the capital to find out the news right away. If there is any, it's fine. If not, it's still good. Hehe."

Su Yun smiled and nodded.

Ping Zicheng immediately understood what Ruan Chuanqiao meant. Ruan Chuanqiao meant that if the imperial court really intended to abandon the Suide Army, then the news would spread quickly.

Even if not, the news that the court was planning to abandon the Suide Army would still be spread as this decision, and the court would definitely have to take the blame anyway.

This is very important to the Su Society.

If the imperial court takes the blame, it will greatly affect the morale of border residents and the army, and loopholes will also appear in the northwest defense system.

In this way, as long as the Su Xuehui launched an uprising in the name of defending the country, it could win over the Suide Army and the people, and even make the people of the entire Northwest lean towards the Su Xuehui!

In fact, after the old party came to power, it immediately abolished the new law, and the financial support originally used for the Northwest military was cut off, which had already led to insufficient food and wages for the garrison, aging equipment, and further low morale of the soldiers.

The policies of military farming and market exchange implemented by the Song Dynasty in the Hehuang region were originally intended to enable border residents to rely on military camps to form a stable agricultural and pastoral economy. After the new laws were abolished, these economic chains had long been broken, and the border residents had no means of livelihood, resulting in the tragic situation of "refugees scattered everywhere and farmlands abandoned."

If news now spreads that the imperial court is going to abandon the Suide Army and the Hehuang region, it would be tantamount to directly abandoning the results of the bloody battles fought by generals such as Wang Shao, Zhong Yan, and Su Yun during the reign of Emperor Shenzong.

The old party's policy of abandoning land is equivalent to directly denying the sacrifices of the soldiers on the front line. This will not only cause strong dissatisfaction among the people, but will even cause strong dissatisfaction within the Western Army!

Strategically, Hehuang, Mizhi and other places were the barriers of the Northwest border defense of the Northern Song Dynasty. After returning them to Western Xia, the border residents of the former Song Dynasty would lose protection and would be directly exposed to the military threat of Western Xia.

At that time, Western Xia will be able to frequently harass the border, and border residents will be forced to flee or be plundered, and their lives will fall into turmoil.

After losing the key strongholds in the Hehuang region and the Hengshan defense line, the Song army will lose its geographical advantage and be forced to retreat to a more vulnerable rear.

When soldiers face a situation where "there is no strategic location to defend", their combat confidence will be dampened and they will begin to fear and avoid fighting!

At this time, if the Su Society raised its arms and called for action, countless angry soldiers and angry civilians would voluntarily join the Jingsai Army, if for no other reason than to protect their homes!

In this way, the Su Society will achieve great justice, not only not being a traitor, but also a warrior defending the country!

……

Bianjing.

Chongzheng Hall. Lü Gongzhu, Fan Chunren and others were reporting today's important matters to Empress Dowager Gao, when a hurried and panicked voice sounded outside.

"Report! Urgent! Liang Yibu of Xixia and Aligu of Tubo have joined forces to send their troops to Wuding River!"

The messenger stumbled and fell on the blue bricks, and the blood-stained military report in his arms rolled three feet away and stopped just in front of Lu Dafang's tablet.

Fan Chunren's crown tassel trembled violently: "How could it come so soon? Didn't they say last month that Xixia was still suffering from famine?"

"Prime Minister Fan is confused!" Lu Dafang stepped on the military report, "Since Wang Shao opened up the border and attacked Xia with five routes, and then the rebel Su Yun slaughtered the cities of Western Xia, the Dangxiang people have never forgotten the hatred of the severed fingers! This time they are here for revenge!"

The jade rosary on Empress Dowager Gao's wrist suddenly broke, and the jade beads splashed onto the imperial desk and memorials.

She looked at the Privy Council member prostrating himself at the foot of the stairs and asked: "Where are the old subordinates of Zhong Yan? How much food and grass does the Western Army have left?"

"Reporting to the Queen, the report from the day before yesterday showed that half of the military camps in Fuyan Road had less than half a month's worth of food and fodder..."

Chengzhi rested his forehead against the cold brick seam, "…some time ago, the soldiers in Suide City made a commotion, and yesterday Mizhi Village killed a lot of the rioting soldiers…"

Empress Dowager Gao was immediately shocked and said, "It's a long way from Fuyan Road to Bianjing. Doesn't that mean they have been out of food for several days?

If this is the case, how can we resist the ferocious Tanguts and Tibetans? What should we do now? "

She looked at the gentlemen below the stairs through the beaded curtain, but saw that they all looked embarrassed, which immediately made her feel disappointed.

She suddenly thought of the young man who was always calm and composed. If he were still there, he probably wouldn't be like this, right?

At this time, Lu Dafang suddenly said, "In my opinion, these places should not be defended by force. They originally belonged to the Xixia people. During the Yuanfeng period, more than 100,000 people starved to death in the fight for these villages! Now that the Xixia people want them, just take them. Why bother fighting with them again!"

Lu Gongzhu suddenly jumped up, and the third-grade purple robe knocked over the bronze goose and fish lamp: "How can we give away our ancestral territory to others?

Sima Gong was forced to return Jialu Village due to circumstances, and the elders in Longyou still sing "Tears of the Survivors" to this day!

He picked up the blood-stained military report, his knuckles almost breaking the jute paper, "It says here that Xixia wants Mizhi, Futu, Anjiang and other villages! These are all strategic locations. If we lose the area connected by these villages, the strategic node of Hengshan will be lost, and the Song Dynasty will be in danger!"

"Prime Minister Lu, please stop exaggerating!" Fan Chunren slammed his tablet against the Panlong Pillar. "Those villages belonged to the Dangxiang people before Yuanfeng, and we didn't see any damage to the Song Dynasty. Why is the Song Dynasty in danger now that the Dangxiang people want to take them back?"

Lu Gongzhu's eyes widened with anger and he said, "How can this be compared to..."

"Snapped!"

The armor of Empress Dowager Gao hit the "Xihe Map" with the imperial approval of Emperor Shenzong, and the wax tears in the gilded candlesticks were spilled into the territory of Lanzhou.

She stared at the wax stain on the corner of Lu Gong's robe and asked: "Does Prime Minister Lu want to learn from Su Yun and rebel, or does he want to learn from Wang Anshi and ruin the country?"

The corners of Lu Dafang's mouth twitched slightly.

He saw Fan Chunren and Lu Dafang were both looking at him, with a half-smile on their faces. Before he could react, Lu Dafang suddenly lifted his robe and knelt down: "I would like to follow the example of Fu Zhenggong at the Battle of Chanyuan and temporarily abandon all the camps to save the overall situation!"

"Uncle Lu Hui!" Lu Gongzhu suddenly broke the jade belt around his waist, and the three-beam Jinxian crown tilted to reveal the white hair on his temples. "Back then, you and I swore a blood oath in front of the late emperor's bed!"

His trembling fingers pointed to a certain place on the map, which was the Yinzhou City where Su Yun defeated the Western Xia.

Fan Chunren suddenly spoke up: "It is recorded in the Zhenguan Zhengyao that Wei Zheng advised Emperor Taizong to abandon Lingzhou."

"Approved." Empress Dowager Gao closed her eyes and twirled her nonexistent rosary beads. "Mr. Lu is old and senile, so he is dismissed from his position as co-prime minister and appointed governor of Yangzhou today."

Lu Gongzhu was stunned and speechless, then he walked out of the Chongzheng Hall, went out of the hall, took off his official hat and threw it onto the imperial steps.

Heavy snow fell from the sky, and the silver threads on the crown were covered by the snow in an instant.

Lu Gongzhu looked back towards Chongzheng Hall, sneered a few times, and then plunged into the vast snow.

At midnight that night, eight post horses with white feather letter tubes inserted in them rushed out of Xuande Gate.

Five of them carried the imperial edict ceding the three forts, and three carried the imperial edict dismissing Lu Gongzhu from his post as prime minister.

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Mizhi.

Just when Su Yun and Ping Zicheng were discussing how to win the hearts of the people next, Ruan Chuanqiao suddenly lifted the curtain and walked in, with a frosty look between his brows.

"Sir, you've got it right! The Privy Council sent an urgent document 800 miles away - Lu Gong was dismissed from his post! Lu Dafang and Fan Chunren strongly advocated the withdrawal of the Mizhi and Futu camps!"

Zheng Chaozong came running, his armor still covered with snow, "Our scouts have captured a Xixia messenger and seized the alliance letter between Liang Yibu and Tubo. They are indeed planning to jointly attack Song!
Our scouts have sent out their troops. The Xixia army has already arrived at the Wuding River and may attack soon!"

Su Yun's fingertips slid across the winding Wuding River on the map, and the candlelight in the celadon lamp burst into tiny starlight.

"Duyuan, copy a hundred copies of the Tibetan alliance letter that was seized, along with the imperial edict to evacuate all the camps, and spread them throughout the Suide Army camps before dawn!"

He took out a red pen and circled three places on the Longyou map, "Crossing far away, find another way to send these to the Mu Zheng tribe in Qingtang City and the Xiba Wen tribe.

Remember, you have to let them 'just happen' to intercept the secret agreement between Xixia and Aligu to divide Hehuang. "

Ruan Chuanqiao stared at the strategic point of Taoxi on the map and suddenly slammed the table: "Sir, are you trying to imitate Ban Chao's method of alienating the ruler and his ministers?
Namu Zheng was originally the nephew of Zuosiluo, but Aligu seized his inheritance.

“It’s more than that.”

Su Yun used ink to draw a red line between the separatist forces in Tubo, "Aligu's position was not legitimate. If it is revealed that he colluded with foreign enemies and sold out Tubo's interests, the old Zamp's former subordinates in Qingtang City will definitely rebel.

A message was sent to Yang Shi, asking him to mobilize the Suide Military Academy to sing the storytelling script of "A Study of the Rise and Fall of Tubo" in all the teahouses on Qinfeng Road.

Ping Zicheng was about to accept the order when he suddenly heard heavy footsteps outside.

Zheng Chaozong's deputy general broke open the hall door, his armor condensed with dark red blood ice: "Report! The Xixia vanguard of 800 iron kites crossed the Wuding River at night, and all the beacons thirty miles west of Suide City were extinguished!"

As the candlelight swayed violently, Su Yun turned around and smashed the cinnabar inkstone at the copper hourglass.

Fragments of colored glaze and red sand splashed across the map, just like the numerous military camps dotted around the northern foot of Hengshan Mountain.

He took off the fish-shaped amulet from his waist and threw it to Ping Zicheng, "Take this amulet and go to Huanqing Road to find Zhang Yu, and say 'Yuanyou reformed and abolished the new law, and the survivors of Hengshan wrote in tears' - he knows the significance of it."

Ping Zicheng hurriedly took the order and left. This was to strengthen the defensive resolve of Zhang Qie and others, in order to prevent the Su Xuehui from raising troops in the Suide Army, causing them to retreat in panic.

Ruan Chuanqiao clapped his hands and laughed: "The people's hearts can be used! I will spread the news of the Privy Council's order to withdraw troops to all the camps in Fuyan!"

He suddenly lowered his voice and asked, "Should we let the informant of the Imperial City Bureau 'accidentally' reveal the false evidence of Lü Dafang's secret dealings with Xixia?"

Su Yun pressed the border between Lanzhou and Dingxi City on the map and said, "No need. The old party abandoned the land, why do we need false evidence?"

Su Yun raised his head and laughed: "...It's time to let the people of Bianjing hear what a real thunder is!"

"Tonight, raise the army! Order all the former members of the Jingsai Army to seize their forts and raise the Jingsai Army flag!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was delighted.

They have done a lot of work for today, and have made countless plans and simulations for after raising the army. After preparing for so long, it is finally time to launch the attack!
(End of this chapter)