When Song Qingshu was excited, Chen Ziqiang, the minister at the side, smiled and said, "My lord, you should thank Minister Han for this matter."
Seeing Song Qingshu's doubts, Wu Qian next to him explained: "Originally, the emperor just planned to make a Langya county king. It was Han Xiang's hard work that made the emperor decide to raise the prince."
Song Qingshu's eyebrows twitched. From the king of Langya to the king of Qi, it is more than a level up. The rank of the county king is lower than that of the prince, and there are two types of princes. One is named after the county or county, which is what ordinary people say There are two-character kings, such as Hailing King, Lanling King, Fufeng King, etc.; the other is named after the country name, which is what ordinary people call the one-character king.
Among the one-character kings, the four titles of "Jin, Qin, Qi, and Chu" are generally the most honorable, among which "Jin Wang" is the most honored, because the countries represented by these four titles were the most powerful in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods, followed by "King of Jin". Zhou, Lu, Zhao, Wei, Liang, Yan, Dai, Han, Song, Wu, Yue, etc., due to the Song Dynasty's own reasons, the title of Song King is specially reserved and will not be granted to anyone.
Although King Qi is only the third ranked prince, this title is already very high, and Song Qingshu's power is similar to that of Qi State back then, so being named King Qi is also the most suitable.
Song Qingshu was very shocked at the beginning that Song Ting would be so generous, but his thoughts changed quickly, and he quickly analyzed the reasons. The Southern Song Dynasty must have learned the lessons of the failure of the Ming Dynasty and the Northern Song Dynasty. You must know that the Han regime is crowning the king. The rules have always been very strict, even if you make great achievements, you may not be able to win a prince.
However, those nomadic regimes obviously don’t have so many rules. As long as it is beneficial to them, all kinds of princes seem to be sent out without money. The conditions attracted all kinds of warlords in the Ming Dynasty to turn against each other and beat the Han people with Han people. However, those people in the Ming Dynasty reacted very slowly.
The Song Dynasty also suffered a lot of similar losses. Some warlords who surrendered to the enemy countries and some rebels in the Central Plains. Although the rewards provided by the court were good, they were far inferior to the Mongolian and Jin Kingdoms. , resulting in many swaying forces being captured by enemy countries.
Now the power of the Golden Snake Camp is very important. For Zhao Gou, who is struggling to live in peace, the Golden Snake Camp can be used as a barrier in the Southern Song Dynasty in the north, and he can enjoy peace; So this time he generously rewarded King Qi's title. Anyway, his army and power are ready-made, so he only needs to provide a false name.
Although he figured out the way to do it, he had no choice but to respond to the olive branch thrown by Han Yuzhou. Song Qingshu hurriedly thanked him.
During the banquet, a group of people were drinking and drinking, and Han Yuzhou suddenly said, "Young Master Song, oh no, it's time to be called King Qi."
Song Qingshu had black lines on his face: "Han Xiang really upset me, why should we be so important in terms of our friendship, from now on you can call me Qingshu."
He was obviously very satisfied with Song Qingshu's "Shang Dao" Han Yuzhou: "Hahaha, if that's the case, then I'm not being polite, but Qingshu, you don't have to be so familiar with Han Xiang in the future, just call me Byte Husband. "
In this world, only those who are very familiar with and intimate can call out words. Han Yuzhou obviously wanted to shorten the relationship between the two parties by doing this. Song Qingshu naturally wouldn't be so stupid as to refuse, and agreed with a little "excitement".
"Does Qingshu know about King Xin and King Fu of this dynasty?" Han Tuozhou asked.
Song Qingshu nodded: "No one knows the prestige of King Xin and King Fu. They are the barriers to the west of the dynasty. Back then they defeated Jin Wushu in the west and stabilized their position. It can be said that they are the biggest contributors to the court's ability to maintain half of the country..."
The reason why Song Qingshu praised the two of them so much was that firstly he really admired these two heroes, and secondly that there were people from the Wu family at the same table, and it didn’t cost much to say something nice, so why not win the favor of the Wu family easily? for
As expected, Wu Qian and Wu Gong on the side showed excited expressions. Han Yuzhou took a look at the two, and introduced to Song Qingshu with a smile: "Qingshu, they happen to be from the Wu family. Yifu (Wu Qian) is the king of Xin, King Fu's clan brother, Wu Gong is King Fu's son."
"Longgan Wu's family is really full of talents, full of loyalty, admiration..." Song Qingshu said with admiration.
Where is Song Qingshu's identity now, Wu Qian and Wu Gong suddenly felt that they had a lot of face, and hurriedly returned the salute. After chatting for a while, Song Qingshu suddenly said in surprise: "By the way, why haven't you seen the son of King Xin?"
The faces of Wu Qian and Wu Gong changed slightly, and Han Yuzhou smiled bitterly: "You don't know about Qingshu, the lineage of King Xin was inherited by his son Wu Ting, who served as the commander of the Dragon and the Divine Guard, but died young , caused this line to decline, but fortunately, there are successors. A while ago, I was rescued by Wu Xi, Wu Tiande, the grandson of King Xin. I recommended him to serve as the imperial equipment, and the emperor appreciated him very much."
Song Qingshu's heart moved, wasn't the Wu Xi and Wu Tiande they were talking about just Linghu Chong in disguise? It's fine that Han Tuozhou didn't know Wu Tiande before, why couldn't the Wu family recognize him as a Xibei guy
Despite the doubts in his heart, Song Qingshu still praised: "Brother Wu's righteousness is Bo Yuntian, he is an out-and-out gentleman." Different from many polite words before, he praised him sincerely, after all Linghu Chong deserves the name of a gentleman.
Wu Gong suddenly sighed: "Back then my uncle and my father guarded the land of Bashu one after another, which was the western barrier of the imperial court. It's a pity that our generation is unworthy, most of them have no ability, and cannot inherit the legacy of our father's generation."
Chen Ziqiang comforted: "My nephew, why should you underestimate yourself? The elite of this dynasty are all in the imperial army, and the elite of the imperial army are all in the three yamen. My nephew is in charge of Ma Junsi, one of the three yamen's guards, at a young age. It is already very trustworthy. Wang and Fu Wang have long faces."
Although the Privy Council of the Song Dynasty was the highest leader of the military, the Privy Council only had the right to deploy troops, not to train them. On weekdays, the army was controlled by three yamen: the Dianqian Division, the Guards' Army Horse Army Division, the Guards' Army Infantry Division, and Wu Gong As the commander of the Ma Junsi, he can be said to be one of the three giants of the military to some extent.
"My nephew of Tiande, in terms of family background, seniority, martial arts, and character, had a great opportunity to serve as the commander of Pengri and Tianwu, but it's a pity that someone obstructed it and was rejected at the last minute!" Wu Gong said bitterly.
Among the Forbidden Army of the Song Dynasty, Pengri, Tianwu, Longwei, and Shenwei were called the Fourth Army. Pengri is the cavalry army, and Tianwu is the infantry army, both of which belong to the Dianqian Division. Longwei belongs to the Ma Junsi of the guards and the pro-army, and Shenwei belongs to the infantry division of the guards and the pro-army. Each army is divided into left and right sides, so the chiefs of Pengri and Tianwu are called four-compartment Jiedushi.
Song Qingshu's heart moved, and he began to drink quietly. These people sang and sang, obviously speaking to himself on purpose, I don't know what their intentions are.
Wu Qian comforted him and said: "This is actually expected. Wang Ziteng, the commander of the former commander of the palace, and his two sisters, one is married to Jia Sidao and the other is married to Xue Ji. Everyone knows which faction he belongs to. Yes, how can we allow our people to develop their influence into the front of the palace?"
Song Qingshu smiled bitterly in his heart. These people talked about the hostility with Jia Sidao's group in front of him, obviously they regarded themselves as people in the same boat, and now they listened even if they didn't want to.
But Han Tuozhou said: "Tiande's failure to become the commander of Pengri and Tianwu's four chambers may not be a bad thing, but now he has a better chance."
"Jiefu is referring to Sichuan?" Chen Ziqiang asked thoughtfully.
With a thought in Song Qingshu's mind, Wan Qixi was dealt with, and the previous contract between Han Yuzhou and Mongolia would naturally come into force again. Now that the envoys of the two sides are communicating, it won't be long before Sichuan can return to the embrace of the Song Dynasty. You must know that the western front of the Southern Song Dynasty has retreated to the front line of Chongqing. If Sichuan can be regained, there are Jiange and Yangping natural dangers, and the pressure on the west will drop several levels in an instant. After the return of Sichuan, there will inevitably be a large number of job vacancies, which has become the focus of the game between the various forces.
"That's right," Han Yuzhou laughed loudly, "Jia Sidao is really too greedy. The Dianqian Secretary doesn't want us to intervene, and Sichuan also wants to be under his command. How can there be such a good thing."
Chen Ziqiang frowned and said: "But according to the information I have received, now the emperor has decided to send Cheng Song, a scholar of the Zizheng Palace, to know the Chengdu mansion, and serve as the envoy of Sichuan. Cheng Song's sister Cheng Miaojing is the wife of Lu Wende, the envoy of Jinghu He is Jia Sidao's direct descendant again, so it is conceivable that Sichuan has also fallen under his control."
It is no wonder that Chen Ziqiang is so pessimistic. The establishment of an envoy was a temporary official position set up during the Southern Song Dynasty. The original intention was to take charge of one side's war, but in practice, civil affairs and taxation were often supervised.
Han Tuozhou was not in a hurry, and smiled inscrutablely: "Cheng Song is a man of great ambition and talent, and he doesn't have the ability to really control Sichuan. I plan to nominate Tiande to be the commander of all the troops stationed in Xingzhou and concurrently serve as the governor of Xingzhou. Zhizhou, Lizhou West Road appeasement envoys, relying on the Wu family's long-term business history in Sichuan, coupled with Tiande's ability, it is not difficult to make Cheng Song the actual controller of Sichuan."
Wu Gong smiled bitterly and said, "It's impossible for Jia Sidao not to grab such an important position. As far as I know, he has recruited Guo Jing and Huang Rong and his wife under Lu Wende's command to Beijing. He must be planning to recommend Guo Jing for this position."
Wu Qian also looked worried: "This is troublesome. This Guo Jing has a very high reputation in the hearts of the people in the world. At the same time, he is also strong in martial arts and can lead troops to fight. Compared with him, Tiande has no advantage at all."
Han Yuzhou shifted his gaze to Song Qingshu, who was watching his ears, his nose, his nose, his nose, and his heart: "So we still need Qingshu's help in this matter."