After traveling through time, I became Han Zhang’s grandson?

Chapter 321 The Emperor Shenzong was tricked

At the end of the second year of Xining in the Song Dynasty, the Western Army of the Song Dynasty, which was ordered to march west, was unstoppable and broke through the entire Hexi Corridor with a crushing force.

From the mid-May when the imperial court ordered the troops to go to war, to the end of December, a total of seven months, the Western Expedition Corps led by Wang Shao basically completed the expedition mission.

Xiliang Prefecture, Gansu Military Command, and Xiping Military Command were all pacified one by one by Wang Shao and his men. Such drastic measures shocked the Han people and ethnic minorities in the entire Hexi region.

By mid-February of the third year of Xining, the Song Dynasty's Western Expedition Army entered Shazhou, which is the Dunhuang area that is well-known to later generations. This also marked the preliminary end of this Western Expedition.

Standing on the Shazhou city wall and looking farther to the west, Wang Shao and the Yao and Zhe brothers all felt emotional.

"I heard there's an 'Ancient Jade Gate Pass' less than a few hundred miles west of this city. That should be where we end up."

Wang Shao spread out a map of the former Western Xia situation on the city wall, pointed at a small black dot and smiled.

"The long clouds of Qinghai darken the snow-capped mountains, and the lonely city looks out over Yumen Pass. Through a hundred battles in the yellow sands, I'll wear my golden armor. I won't return until I've conquered Loulan!"

Zhe Kerou's eyes lit up when he heard Wang Shao's words behind him, and he recited aloud a poem he had read when he was a child.

"Hahaha, I didn't expect Lizhi to be so knowledgeable!"

Wang Shao raised his head and laughed, looking at the other person with emotion.

"This is the pass from the Western Regions into Hexi, and also serves as a beacon tower and sentry post in Shazhou."

"It was thanks to this ancient Yumen Pass that Xixia was able to effectively resist the repeated attacks of the Western Region Uighurs."

"Therefore, this level must not be lost!"

Wang Shao briefly talked about Yumen Pass, which was a famous check-in spot in the pre-Tang Dynasty.

"I am willing to lead three thousand elite soldiers westward to seize Yumen Pass!"

Yao Xiong, who had been overshadowed by Zhe Kerou before, now hurriedly clasped his fists and stepped out to express his willingness to send troops.

"Well, there shouldn't be too many troops stationed inside Yumen Pass now, so let Yifu recapture this last pass!"

Wang Shao nodded and left the final battle to the other party.

"After taking Yumen Pass, immediately repair the pass and reorganize the defense line. Don't let those guys from Xizhou Uighur take advantage of us."

Wang Shao cautiously nodded to Yao Xiong, then led everyone back to the Shazhou government office to arrange the entire Hexi defense line.

. . . . . .

At the end of February in the third year of Xining, Wang Shao's Western Expedition Corps captured the ancient Yumen Pass and completely occupied the Hexi Corridor.

At this point, after nearly a hundred years of being cut off from the Central Plains since the end of the Tang Dynasty, the entire Liangzhou was recovered, and Western Xia was completely swept into the dust of history by the Song Dynasty.

When the news reached the country, although it caused a huge outburst of the people and excited the whole country, compared with the previous great victories, the people of the Song Dynasty were now a little accustomed to the Song army's foreign victories.

As the old saying goes: After hearing so much news about victory, everyone becomes numb.

In the eyes of the people of the Song Dynasty, in just seven or eight years, they seemed to have gained many more holidays without realizing it.

It's either celebrating this great victory or celebrating this victory. It seems like every day throughout the year is a holiday and we don't do anything at all.

They always feel that life nowadays has changed a lot compared to the past.

In the past, we had to run around all day long just to get a bite of food. Now, we don’t have to worry about food anymore. We just have to work hard to enjoy a better life.

With the satisfaction of basic material needs and the spiritual fulfillment brought by the rise of the Song Dynasty, the people of the Song Dynasty finally felt a sense of belonging to this era and country.

Emperor Shenzong experienced various major events from the end of Emperor Renzong's reign to the present, and thus gradually cultivated and formed the demeanor of the so-called "king of a great country."

Listening to Han Jiang's report on the Western Expedition, Emperor Shenzong nodded slightly, "I understand."

"Let Han Da Xianggong and Han Jiang handle all subsequent matters. The Liangzhou Production and Construction Corps must ensure the safety and stability of the entire Hexi Corridor."

With a casual order, Emperor Shenzong asked several senior ministers of the central government to withdraw.

As a result, when he saw the people leaving the hall, Emperor Shenzong secretly clenched his fists and grinned silently behind the desk. He no longer had the demeanor of a "king of a great country".

"Wang Shao did a great job! The key is Jingyuan's unique vision and ability to judge people!"

"This time, we eliminated the Western Xia and recovered the entire Liangzhou region. This can be regarded as a demonstration of the national prestige and military power of the Song Dynasty!"

"Even if I do nothing now, it will be enough for me to face my ancestors in the underworld!"

"In the future, I think I'll be ranked among the top few in the Imperial Ancestral Temple..."

While Emperor Shenzong was grinning foolishly behind his desk, imagining the future, a head was peering furtively inside the hall door.

Seeing Emperor Shenzong laughing foolishly, Han immediately shrank his neck, knowing that something bad was going to happen, and wanted to run away.

“Han Jingyuan——!”

As soon as he turned around, he was startled by a loud shout from behind him.

"Hehe, may your majesty be blessed with good health!"

Mr. Han gave an awkward laugh and walked into the store in small steps.

"What? Is peeping fun?!"

There was a hint of intimidation on Emperor Shenzong's face.

"No, no, no, Your Majesty, I didn't see anything just now. Just treat me as a fart and let it go."

Han Ming immediately closed his eyes and began waving his hands, indicating that he knew nothing.

"Humph! If I hadn't seen you running back and forth between the northwest and the capital, I would have punished you for 'peeping'!"

Emperor Shenzong's intimidation made Han curl his lips in disdain. How could there be such a crime in the laws of the Song Dynasty? He couldn't control himself, but he blamed others for peeking?

But Han didn't dare to say anything, he was still waiting for his boss to take the blame for him...

Bah! No, it's an endorsement!

"Why don't you just rest at home? Why are you coming here?!"

Emperor Shenzong pretended to scold Han and then changed the subject.

“Hehehe o(*￣︶￣*)o!”

Han Ming smiled flatteringly twice, took out a memorial from his sleeve and handed it to the other party.

Seeing this scene, Emperor Shenzong frowned and his heart suddenly skipped a beat, feeling that something was wrong with this kid.

As a result, when he took the memorial and opened it, Emperor Shenzong was so angry that he almost vomited blood.

"you you you..."

Emperor Shenzong held up the memorial handed over by Han Ming and pointed at him tremblingly.

"Your Majesty! Don't be angry!"

"It's not a big deal, we can discuss it, right?!"

Mr. Han showed his big white teeth and looked at Emperor Shenzong with sparkling eyes.

"Han—Jing—Yuan—!"

Emperor Shenzong's eyes were blazing with anger, and he wished he could strangle the other person to death.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"

"I think this matter has a hundred advantages and no disadvantages. Please think about it. I will withdraw first!"

Under the barrage of memorials from Emperor Shenzong, Han was in a state of great distress. He crawled out of the hall on all fours.

Behind him were the sounds of Emperor Shenzong cursing and smashing things.

"Han Jingyuan, just wait for me. I will make you pay someday—!"

The memorial submitted by Han Ming was also on the ground at the entrance of the hall, gently blown by the wind, revealing its contents.

"...I deceived the Liang family into surrendering under the pretext of marriage..."

"...Now that Xixia has been destroyed, Your Majesty should abide by the agreement..."

"...marry Liang into the palace, appease the Xixia Dangxiang and the people..."

"...This is how a benevolent, wise, and virtuous ruler can be, the ruler of a great nation..."

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