Chapter 225： seek

Rong Xuan heard Fan Zijin say that he wanted to let the servant go free, looked at him with a slightly surprised look, and said after a moment of silence: "It would be better for him to take the initiative to file a report with the sage, or else wait for the matter to reach the sage, but there is nothing on the side of the servant. If there is any movement, I am afraid that General Hoi An of the court will be accused of secretly detaining an angel, but this is our negligence."

Fan Zijin nodded, "But we can't just let people go. Brother Rong, I don't know what hobbies this angel has. Angels are the eyes and ears of the saint. Even if he doesn't favor us in the memorial, he just speaks a word impartially. It's better than our excuses."

Rongxuan gave him an approving look, nodded and said, "Don't worry, I will do this myself, and I will not put the general in danger."

Rongxuan had already inquired about his character and hobbies after the servant arrived at Xingzhou Mansion, and naturally knew what to say and do to win his favor.

So when the emperor received the news that Qi Xiuyuan had dispatched troops to Hanzhong, he also received a letter from the chamberlain.

Even though the servant in the letter seemed to impartially mention that Qi Xiuyuan was loyal to the emperor and patriotic, but he was too strong, the emperor was still very angry.

Now the treasury is empty, he is still having a headache about the year-old coins he will give to Jin Guo and Xixia next year. He is about to ask Jin Guo Xixia to be merciful for one or two times. Qi Xiuyuan directly sends troops to fight. Isn't this causing him trouble?

The Yuan family army was also dispatched. If it was only Qi Xiuyuan, the emperor could have cut him off, but now the Yuan family army is also involved. At the beginning, because he recalled the Yuan family army, the censor and the people had many opinions on him. There must be more to say.

The emperor didn't want to add words to the teahouse restaurant at all.

The emperor regretted using General Yuan back then. When he saw that he was from a poor background and had nothing to rely on in the army and the court, he thought he would listen to his own words. Who would have known that he had such a tough temper. The Holy Intent is also against yang and yin, and he has not listened to his orders when he dispatched troops several times, but he still has a reputation and reputation among the people.

But he has the help of the Shen family, his hands and feet are clean, and he loves the people like a son, the emperor can't find him at all.

Now the most powerful person in Da Zhou is General Yuan, except for Qin Xiang, but Qin Xiang's power comes from him. It depends on his words, but General Yuan is not. The relatives came to check and balance General Yuan, but now it seems to have little effect. After all, Qin Xiang has no military power, so it is difficult for General Yuan to have any scruples.

In order to relieve the crisis of the treasury, he made the army self-sufficient. In the past six months, the emperor has some regrets, because he found that his control over the army was weaker.

The    emperor sighed and said, "It would be great if someone could check and balance the Yuan family's army."

The **** chief next to him heard this, rolled his eyes, and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, isn't there a ready-made person here?"

The Emperor    looked up at him and asked, "Who?"

"Qi Xiuyuan, General Qi," the chief **** said in a low voice when he saw the emperor frowning: "Your Majesty, this General Qi is a young talent. If you help him up and make him also a military marshal, then you can check and balance the Yuan family's army. Yet?"

The emperor frowned, "I'm afraid that another Qi family army will come, and then it will still be disobedient."

The chief **** smiled and said, "Your Majesty is worrying too much, this General Yuan is the leader of the army, and General Qi is also the leader of the army, this mountain can't hold two tigers, isn't the one who will benefit from the battle between the snipe and the clam? "

"But I heard that Qi Xiuyuan admired General Yuan very much."

The head **** smiled indifferently and said, "That's because General Qi is only a third-rank Xuan Feng doctor, and he is a fourth-rank general, and he has only 30,000 to 40,000 horses under his command, unlike General Yuan who is a first-rank general. There are 140,000 to 50,000 men under his command. If they stand at the same height, General Qi is much younger than General Yuan..."

The    emperor couldn't help but smile when he heard the words, and clapped his hands: "It's a good strategy, but Qi Xiuyuan has not reached the weak crown this year. He has been promoted to the third rank quickly enough, and there is no reason for the reward at this time."

"Why did the emperor forget that General Qi is now attacking Hanzhong Mansion. If he regains Hanzhong Mansion, it will be a great achievement."

"What if it fails?" The emperor asked with a faint smile.

"That means Qi Xiuyuan is not worth cultivating. Is he life or death or not the work of the saint's last words?"

The emperor said distressedly: "I'm afraid that if the Hanzhong mansion is taken over, the Jin State will have an opinion, and I will reward Qi Xiuyuan again. I'm afraid that I will have a bad relationship with the Jin State."

The **** chief looked at the emperor speechlessly, Da Zhou and Jin Guo have always been at odds with each other, okay? Even if he was a eunuch, he knew that the reason why the Jin Bing did not go south was because the country was not very peaceful, and the national strength was not enough to support their southward attack, and Da Zhou was willing to spend a lot of money to maintain the apparent peace.

But that's it, there are many conflicts on the border every year. Take this year as an example, there are hundreds of reports of Jin soldiers going south to fight grassy valleys. How did the emperor see that the diplomacy between the two countries is good?

Thinking that they are a country of brothers as stated in the letter of credentials?

But the chief **** only dared to complain in his heart, and dared not speak out. He only reassured the emperor: "Your Majesty, taking back Hanzhong Mansion is what the people of the world wish for, and I believe the Emperor Jin will understand."

The    emperor cast a look of "you think I'm a fool", and the **** chief said: "Now that General Qi has dispatched troops to Hanzhong Mansion, and Yuan Jiajun has also dispatched Caizhou, it is better to win than to lose."

The emperor thought about it too. Anyway, he was offended. It is better to win than to lose.

"The order is to ask Qi Xiuyuan not to take any further steps after taking over Hanzhong Mansion, so as not to provoke a large-scale counter-offensive of the Jin Kingdom, and then send a message to General Yuan, asking him to quickly withdraw from Caizhou. Caizhou has hundreds of thousands of golden soldiers. Ah, how much food and forage will be spent when these soldiers and horses move? Now that the treasury is empty, and disasters are gradually appearing in various places, I have no food to support them now, and there will be no next year."

The chief **** hurriedly called the servants in to write the imperial decree.

Qi Xiuyuan received the imperial decree in Hanzhong Prefecture. At this time, he already occupied most of the counties and towns in Hanzhong Prefecture. He put away the imperial decree, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised. As long as the Hanzhong mansion can be recovered, it will be fine, the meal must be eaten one bite at a time, and the homeland must be recovered step by step.

Jiang Ze led the troops to join the army, and dismounted from the horse to report: "General, all the counties and towns on Hanzhong Fu South Road have been recovered, all the Jin soldiers have been eradicated, and a small group has fled north."

Qi Xiuyuan nodded, "You don't have to chase, you stay and guard the gates of the counties. When Rongxuan comes over, you immediately start to arrange for recruiting. It is time for our troops to expand a little. "