This Northern Song Dynasty is a bit weird

Chapter 214 Centrifugal
At this time, the military officer who had been staying by the side without speaking, the commander of the Imperial City Department came out and clasped his fists and said: "I will report to the Queen Mother, I will check, the Yang family did not go out yesterday."

Empress Dowager Cao slapped the handle of the chair angrily, and then roared angrily: "Since they didn't go out, could it be that the Yang family has spread their wings and flew away? Don't tell Bengong about these things..."

At this time, she suddenly remembered that the Yang family has a son-in-law named Lu Sen!
She immediately turned her gaze to Ouyang Xiu who had spoken just now: "Ouyang participated in politics, did you really see with your own eyes a fetish flying in the sky and leaving the city?"

Ouyang Xiu nodded heavily.

Now everyone understood that it was Lu Sen who helped the Yang family leave. As for how they left, no one could guess the methods of the Xian family!

"This Yang family betrayed the imperial court, should it..." A spokesperson came forward to make a suggestion, which seemed to mean to make the Yang family a wanted criminal.

But Ouyang Xiu immediately interrupted and said: "Zhang Siyan, this matter is inappropriate, and you can't say it. The Yang family may have no more men. If Marshal Mu and Mrs. She are willing to hang up their seals, it is naturally good. If they don't want to hang up Yin, we force you, how does the world treat us? How do all the people in the world treat us from now on, if the court officials and a group of majestic men forced two women to fight with tigers and wolves in the northwest, and I waited for the men to eat, drink and watch theatre? Have you ever thought about it!"

When the officials thought about it, if they really did this, the public opinion among the people would be raging, and they suddenly felt their scalps go numb.

The reputation of the Yang family has always been very good. This time the Xingqing Mansion fell, and the whereabouts of the only son of the Yang family was unknown. It can be said that the family is a hero and loyal.

There are only two widows left in the family. Others are unwilling to go to the battlefield, so it is too embarrassing to persecute them.

At the moment, all the officials felt relieved, and there were many discussions, and then they thought that not only public opinion should be considered, but also Daoist Lu's wishes.

Originally, Reverend Lu already looked down on all the officials of the imperial court, and this incident is even more... Now that even the Yang family has been taken away, if it happens again, Reverend Lu will be extremely angry, and when the time comes to defect to Khitan in the north, then things will be troublesome big.

They talked a lot, speaking without any scruples, but they didn't notice that Di Qing, who was standing behind the crowd, had a shocked expression on his face, as if a certain concept had been reversed.

Originally, they still wanted to rely on Lu Sen to cooperate with the Yang family to defend against the enemy outside of Xi'an, but in this way, there is no suitable person to withstand this crisis.

Wait... not for nothing!

Now, everyone's eyes fell on Di Qing.

The rumors of the old dog's Jiaojiao have been self-defeating, and he even came to court by himself, not claiming to be sick.

Empress Dowager Cao looked away, her already slightly chubby face was full of anticipation: "Di Qing's family, it seems that the safety of my Da Song depends entirely on you alone."

Di Qing had expected this to happen. When he heard that the two women from the Yang family had disappeared, he hadn't guessed the current situation.

Especially after listening to the discussion just now, he felt a sense of comfort that he had figured it out.

He was gloating in his heart, but there was no expression on his face, he stood up slowly, clasped his fists and said, "I'm reporting to the Empress Dowager, I can't bear this matter."

Now everyone is talking about it.

Ouyang Xiu, Yan Shu and others looked at Di Qing with serious expressions.

They suddenly understood that the current Di Qing seemed to have figured it out, and he was no longer subject to random manipulation by civil servants and the court.

It can be said that what Di Qing can go to now is most thanks to Grand Master Pang for his kindness and Song Renzong Zhao Zhen's trust.

Now Taishi Pang said that he was ill and could not go to court, and Zhao Zhen had already slept forever. Originally, Di Qing still had enough respect for the court and civil servants, but the secret persecution he received during this period, the endless malice hidden under the undercurrent of the court, has always been Jumping at him, trying to swallow him up.

He could only respond passively, this was out of gratitude to Grand Master Pang and the late emperor.

But yesterday, Lu Sen only used two stone statues to destroy the so-called malice of these civil servants. Now that he heard that Lu Sen had transferred the Yang family away, he realized that he had indeed done something wrong. In fact, it is not as grand as the two women of the Yang family.

Women are not afraid of the imperial court, if they are bullied to the extreme, they turn around and leave without saying a word.

I am a big man, why not!
Di Qing is very smart, otherwise he would not be a famous general, but he has a heart disease, so he has never dared to implement his own "tactics" in the court.

Officialdom is like a battlefield, and tactical skills on the battlefield can also be used in officialdom.

After hearing that the Yang family disappeared, Di Qing was shocked in his heart, and within a short period of time, his mentality had already changed.

Seeing that Di Qing didn't seem to have the will to command troops to defend against the enemy, the Empress Dowager Cao became anxious and asked, "In the current Song Dynasty, who else in this world, except General Di, dares to be called a famous general? You don't have to be humble anymore. Southwest Chamber Army If it’s not enough, I can transfer another 20 Xiang troops from the east to you.”

Di Qing shook his head: "To the Queen Mother, it's not that the humble officials are unwilling to fight on the battlefield, but that the Xiang army alone cannot defeat the Xixia people."

What is the strength of the Xiang army, Di Qing will not know?

Why did it take him several years to quell the war in the Southwest? The Xiang army was useless, so he had to practice for a while before going to the battlefield, and then he trained while fighting.

And just like that, the battle loss rate was also extremely high, almost all the veterans had been beaten, and the recruited Xinxiang Army had no combat effectiveness at all.

The Baiyue barbarians in the southwest are essentially multi-tribes fighting together. In fact, a mess of scattered sand can be fought like this.

Not to mention fighting against the Xixia people who are all soldiers, they will definitely be chopped down by the Xixia people like meat pigs.

There was no chance to train troops at all, and the opponent directly pressed forward with a strong army.

After all, Empress Cao was also a woman from the general family. She sighed and said, "Then the palace can send 10 imperial troops to General Di to take them away, is it possible?"

Di Qing still shook his head: "At least 20, and there must be enough food and grass, and the supervision army that will not disturb my deployment."

As soon as these words came out, all the officials began to discuss.

An old speech officer came out and pointed at Di Qing's nose and scolded: "This matter is out of order. If the supervising army has no command power, your general Di wants to lead the troops back to Bianjing. What will happen then?"

Years later, Zhou Shizong Chai Rong believed in Zhao Yuyi so much, he also gave up almost all his troops, and everyone knew what happened in the end.

So this is what the official words alluded to.

Due to the attack on Xixia the year before last, Wang Jiefu made a move, and a large number of soldiers who could fight died in vain, resulting in an emptiness of combat power in the northwest.

If they can defend the Xingqing Mansion and rest for a few more years, they will be able to regain their combat power.

After all, soldiers need to be recruited and trained.

It takes time.

But who knew that Sima Guang went there and put Xingqing Mansion together again. Now there is a big hole in the northwest, and all kinds of snakes, dogs, and weasels can come through that place.

If you want to block it, you don't have enough troops.

However, now only the forbidden army can be fought, and the number of the forbidden army is only about 25. Give Di Qing 20, as long as he has a bit of Song Taizong's ambition, it will be another imperial robe.

Therefore, all the officials in the imperial court recognized the accusation made by the speaker this time, and felt that he was right.

In the past, Di Qing also thought so, and even to avoid suspicion, he even lowered his posture to a humble level, but this time it was different, Di Qing had already completed the psychological transformation process before a short stick of incense .

Facing the accusation from the spokesperson, Di Qing said neither humble nor overbearing: "Li Siyan, you are right, I don't have to bring the forbidden army, but I can't guarantee that I can definitely defend the enemy outside Xi'an city. Listen, it’s nothing more than shrouding your body in horse leather and sacrificing your life for the country.”

"You!" Li Siyan's eyes widened.

Di Qing's words are heroic, but there is only one meaning in the whole article: if you don't have enough people, you can't win. It doesn't matter if I die, but it is estimated that the Xixia people will have to come to Bianjing at that time.

This already has a threatening meaning, and it is not at all like Di Qing's previous character.

In the past, when he was bullied by civil servants, he could only endure it.

Han Qi dared to point at his nose and curse, his confidant loved to kill him as soon as he wanted to, without hesitation.

But now, Di Qing clearly has humility written on his face, but his words are full of arrogance.

"General Di doesn't dare to take on the big responsibility, so who among the ministers dares to take on the big job?" Empress Dowager Cao looked around at the ministers.

No one stood up, let alone spoke. Except for Di Qing, everyone lowered their heads.

Empress Dowager Cao frowned, had no choice but to look at Di Qing again, and asked, "General Di, who do you think is capable of commanding troops?"

"There are a lot of civil servants in the hall, and all of them are familiar with military books. I think that a person who is randomly selected is much better than a humble minister."

What does it mean to kill and punish one's heart, what does it mean to add insult to injury!

This is... Di Qing looked at the civil servants around him glaring at him, and after he looked over, all the civil servants would look away, as if they were afraid that Di Qing would 'spot' them.

Immediately, there is a hearty feeling that has never been felt before, covering the whole body.

So it's so comfortable to tease people?
So this is what Lu Zhenren felt when he scolded all the officials in the court for being trash?

Then he smiled, looked at the little boy on the dragon chair, and said with a smile: "Officials, it's time to invite Grand Master Pang to court, and now the court needs someone who can control the scene."

Empress Dowager Cao's complexion suddenly changed.

Ouyang Xiu glanced at Di Qing, turned around and said, "The officials and ministers seconded the proposal, it's time to invite Grand Master Pang to court."

Empress Dowager Cao's silver teeth were about to be gritted, but she didn't know what to say.

There are many forces in the imperial court, and their interests and demands are also different.

Although the civil officials are extremely united with the generals, they are also afraid of the Queen Mother seizing power.

Not to mention Wu Zhao and other empresses, just the matter of Liu E and Empress Dowager Liu was enough for civil officials to be vigilant.

They don't want another Empress Dowager Liu to appear.

The little boy sitting on the dragon chair looked left and right, then looked back at Empress Dowager Cao, and asked timidly, "Mother, should I invite Grand Master Pang to court?"

Empress Dowager Cao smiled with difficulty: "This matter has to be decided by the officials themselves."

"Then invite Grand Master Pang to go to court." The little boy showed an innocent smile: "Father told me before that if you don't understand something, you can ask Grand Master Pang, and if you are in doubt, you can ask Bao Longtu."

Empress Dowager Cao's smile became even more forced.

On Lu Sen's side, he didn't know what happened in the court, he flew out of Bianjing with Pang Meier, and soon caught up with the Yang family.

Mu Guiying and the others walked along the bank of the Bianshui River as he said.

Lu Sen leaned against a large square wooden boat by the river, and placed more than 30 members of the Yang family on it.

Except for the two widows of the Yang family, the rest are servants or generals.

These people can not only mount a horse to kill the enemy, but also drive a chariot and a boat.

Under their control, the big wooden boat drove steadily.

Old Madam She stood at the stern of the boat, looking towards the direction of Bianliang, her face full of reluctance.

Mu Guiying persuaded from the side: "Old Madam, don't be sad, that place is already a sad place, it's better not to stay."

"The spirit cards of the ancestors and children have been collected?"

Mu Guiying nodded.

All the spirit cards in the ancestral temple on the short mountain were taken back, and they were put in several boxes carefully.

As for the bones... Few of the Yang family's men and women who went to war could return home for burial.

Almost all are well-dressed.

The old lady sighed: "When Hangzhou settles down, I have to send someone to Xingqing Mansion to look for Wen Guang. I dare not say that I will see the dead body, but at least I have to confirm whether he is still alive." Here, even the old matriarch, who is used to seeing life and death, turned red-eyed: "If there are no Wenguang people, our Yang family will have no successor."

Mu Guiying's expression was even more lost and sad. After all, Yang Wenguang was born in her October pregnancy. Even if she is a heroine, she is similar to an ordinary woman in terms of being a mother.

She knew very well that saying that her whereabouts were unknown was actually a euphemism for someone who died and could not find a body.

Lu Sen listened for a while, he was a little worried about these two elders, seeing them so sad, he interjected and said: "Old Madam, mother-in-law, don't be too sad, if you really can't find Wenguang, wait for me and When the first boy in Jinhua was born, he was given the surname Yang."

Hearing this, the two widows immediately turned around, their faces were full of shock, especially Mrs. She, who was even more surprised: "Sen'er, are you serious?"

"There's no need to talk nonsense to make the two elders happy." Lu Sen smiled: "I am a practitioner, and I don't think much about blood inheritance."

Lu Sen really doesn't care about this matter, even if his surname is Yang, isn't he still his child?Besides, Lu Sen himself took his mother's surname, which seemed natural to him.

"Okay, okay!" Old Madam She was so happy that she almost grinned: "Sen'er, from now on, the Yang family will regard you as the leader."

Old Madam She understood the ways of the world very well, and she understood that if Lu Sen was willing to adopt a child from He Jinhua, then the Yang family and the Lu family would be a family for at least the next three generations.

This horse head is looking forward, not only to express the meaning of the family, but also to express gratitude.

Lu Sen then said: "It will take several years before Jinhua can conceive."

Mrs. She nodded repeatedly: "I understand that Jin Hua is not good enough for you. Don't worry, when I get to Hangzhou, I will definitely urge Jin Hua to make progress."

Lu Sen really didn't mean that!
And if Yang Jinhua wants to make rapid progress, he needs to practice the method of double cultivation.

To urge Jin Hua to be more intimate with herself?

Hmm...seems interesting too.

Lu Sen likes to see Jinhua's shyness, but she has no choice but to ask for sex.

In addition, I really don't know if I don't come to Bianjing City. The court officials are really becoming more and more useless, suppressing loyal officials like Di Qing who can fight, and forcing women to go to the front line.

Such a court is not worth mentioning.

If I can change... Wait, speaking of Prince Chu, there seems to be another one on my side in Hangzhou.

Zhao Zongshi and Zhao Shu are also Song Yingzong in history.

Then the Yang family also came to Hangzhou...and the Runan County King...seemed to be a bit messed up.

(End of this chapter)