"What! To train a new army in Tanggu? ”

"Yes." Ouyang Shi said: "Actually, I also had this intention for a long time, but I didn't expect Ying Qi's heart and liver to be bigger than me, and he wanted to gradually increase his troops to 100,000!" ”

"100,000 people!"

"Well, but it's not about recruiting so many people right now, it's about taking your time." Ouyang Shi said: "It seems that what you expected is not bad, Ying Qi really has the intention of running Yanjing." ”

"Four generals! Of these 100,000 people, who has the right to temperance? ”

Ouyang Shi was stunned and said, "Naturally, it is the center." ”

"Pivot...... Don't the four generals have the right to ask? ”

Ouyang Shi was silent for a long time and said: "I have always been in charge of the naval division, and I rarely ask about the mobilization of troops on land. If the army really expands to 100,000 people, then I am afraid that this army will become the main force of our Han Department! With the military system of our Han Department, such a large-scale number of men and horses, even the second child cannot be fully controlled. ”

"But with such a large force here, it can't be without a leader!"

Ouyang Shi said: "Ying Qi's meaning seems to be to transfer the third child over." Then Chen Zhenghui said the rest of the words, and said: "The third child is also a trustworthy person, besides, this matter is not a matter of one or two years, it may take three years, five years, or even ten years to complete." ”

"Yes, the establishment of an army of 100,000 is impossible in the short term. But the four generals, the first batch of soldiers, plus the strong men recruited, can reach five or six thousand people in a few months, right? Tanggu now has only 4,500 elite infantry soldiers, and if this group of people comes, it will not be long before they will rebel against the guest and become the largest land force in Tanggu! Who will these people listen to? ”

Ouyang Shi said: "Usually training, Jinmen will send a general staff officer over!" In wartime, you have to listen to my propaganda, just like the current Tanggu garrison -- what is there to say? ”

"But after all, this group of people is not fully controlled by the four generals, is it?"

Ouyang Shi nodded and said, "Yes." But these soldiers don't care about civil affairs, as long as the military and civilians are separated, what are you worried about? Now the same is true of the 4,000 defenders in Tanggu, and it will not hinder us. ”

"These generals naturally don't care about civil affairs, but what if Jinmen sends another official in charge of civil affairs?"

Ouyang Shi said with a pang in his heart: "Do you say that Ying Qi wants to cut no power?" ”

"I'm afraid so. The seventh general has unparalleled prestige among the civil officials of the Han Dynasty, and he is now in power, if a competent official is reappointed, no one can have anything to say! ”

When Tanggu opened the port, it was still just a small border village, but from the beginning Yang Yingqi and others attached great importance to it, this place did not place the head of the civil ministers, they were all led by Chen Zhenghui, Zhang Hao, and Lu Kezhong in turn, and the government was carried out by the deputy head of the civil government on weekdays. After several years of development, Tanggu's status is getting higher and higher, and even gradually has the tendency to catch up with Liaokou. At present, the deputy head of Tanggu Wenchen is Shen Zhang, a Yandi scholar, although this Shen Zhang is also a capable scholar and has no problem handling daily affairs, he cannot threaten Ouyang Shi's authority in this place. But if Yang Yingqi had sent another capable person such as Chen Zhenghui and Zhang Hao over, the situation would have been very different!

Ouyang Shi groaned: "You mean, this is a bureau set up by Ying Qi?" ”

"I'm afraid so! Now the defense of Tanggu City will be the old department of the second general, if the seventh general takes advantage of the fourth general to get married in Jinmen and appoint a senior official to take over Jinmen, then he will take back Tanggu's government affairs and military affairs easily, and the four generals will not find a reason to stop it. ”

Ouyang Shi's face became a little ugly, and he said, "Will Ying Qi really deal with me like this?" ”

"Yes or no, just see what Chen Zhenghui says next. But even so, the four generals don't have to worry too much, after all, you have been guarding Tanggu for a long time, and if the seven generals want to appoint Tanggu guards, they must also obtain your consent. Therefore, we can still compete for the selection of the vassals. ”

Ouyang Shi groaned: "Who do we push?" ”

"Tanggu is now the place where the Han, Song, and Jin kingdoms meet, so the vassals of this place not only have to deal with government affairs, but also have to involve diplomacy. Therefore, if the Tanggu order is not delegated, if it is appointed, it is an important minister who came to Tanggu as a central minister, such as Chen Zhenghui and Daiyu, Zhang Hao and Liaokou. ”

Ouyang Shi said: "If this is the case, we don't have a suitable Wenchen on hand, unless we ...... Unless you push Chen Lao out. ”

"This ...... I'm afraid that's not right. The old man promised to plan for the four generals, one of which was not to be a Jin country, and to end his life with Song Chen, which was the long-cherished wish of the old man, and he hoped that the four generals would be fulfilled! ”

Ouyang Shi said: "Jin Guo? Hey! How much does our Hanbu still have a substantial relationship with the Jin Kingdom now! When I promised Mr. Chen, it was because I considered that Mr. Chen was not deep enough for my Han Department. But looking at the current situation, my Han Department is bound to have a lot to do! Could it be that Elder Chen still dislikes our current situation of being in the sea frontier? ”

"This ...... Naturally not. ”

"Since it's not, what concerns does Elder Chen have?" Ouyang Shi said: "Although I asked Chen Laozhen to guard Tanggu, I was a little aggrieved. But today's Tanggu retainers may be tomorrow's Yanjing Mansion Decree - the same as the Kaifeng Mansion Yin of the Great Song Dynasty! And the founding ministers have naturally different statuses! Ouyang Shi said this, not to use his title to stain Chen Lao's name, but to hope that Chen Lao could look at the face of the people of Lianghe and bend to it. ”

"Hey! It's only been a few years, and the four generals have become able to speak. ”

Ouyang Shi smiled and said: "With Chen Lao by his side, he will always be more or less contaminated with some Confucian style." ”

"Hehe, the four generals have won the award. But I'll think about it again. ”

Ouyang Shi asked, "What else is Old Chen worried about?" Are you worried about the second surname? ”

"Shi Er's surname...... Shi 2 surname...... Alas! The old man was originally happy in Siming Mountain, and he didn't want to take care of mundane affairs. I had to go to sea, I just wanted to return after a swim, who knew that after I came, I knew that the world was no longer imaginable in the Great Song Dynasty, people are not old, and this road is going farther and farther......"

Ouyang Shi said: "Old Chen's hardships, Ouyang Shi knows. ”

"Know? Hey, Fourth General, if you had this kind of cultivation a few years ago, Zhenghui Xian's nephew might not have been easily attracted by the Seventh General. ”

Ouyang Shi's face sank slightly, and he said, "Don't mention his affairs!" And he said, "If it weren't for him, why would we be so passive!" ”

"But if the four generals push me out, they may not be able to take the initiative in the civil officialdom. I'm already old, and I can't keep up with the Seven Generals and Zhenghuixian's nephews. ”

Ouyang Shi said: "Old Chen is too modest. After all, you have been teaching in Daiyu Taoyuan School for more than half a year, and now the chief official we brought to Tanggu, and even the chief official that Chen Zhenghui brought to Jinmen, used to do disciple salutes in front of you. A scholar of the Han Dynasty who was originally from Liangzhejiang, who doesn't know the name of Chen Lao? If you don't show up, if you show up, Mr. Zhu Xu and the like will have to lean back! ”

"Hey, the four generals have won the award, the award. Anyway, since you go to sea, you are ready to be contaminated with salt. However, there is one thing I still have to explain to the four generals in advance. ”

Ouyang Shi was overjoyed and said, "Old Chen, please speak." ”

"I didn't like Hanbu, and I was even quite suspicious. After coming for two years, he turned from suspicion to joy, and he was happy that the Han weather had the advanced wind of Confucianism. As the old saying goes: If China is lost, it will be saved by the four Yi -- in terms of today's current situation, the Great Song Dynasty will lose China, and the Han Dynasty will also save China. Therefore, I persuaded the four generals to make the four generals and the Han Department, and the Huaxia Xiaoda to benefit from each other, and to facilitate both private and public affairs, not in vain to teach the four generals to compete with the seven generals for power. Yesterday I was so, today I am, and tomorrow I am so. When I don't go out of the mountain, if I am in harmony with the four generals, I will come to Tanggu and Daiyu, and if I am not in agreement, I will return to Jiangnan and outside the mountains. If I am out of office, it is in the Han Department, not in the four generals, this section must not be unknown. The old man's words have come to this, the fourth general, do you still insist on being old and decrepit? ”

Ouyang Shi pondered for a long time, and finally said: "Since Old Chen can serve my Han Department for Huaxia, can't I, Ouyang Shi, invite Chen Lao out of the mountain for the Han Department?" ”

Ouyang Shi's mastermind laughed when he heard this: "Not bad, not bad! Fourth General, you just have to have such a measure and conversation in order to impress the Confucians, and to compete with the Seven Generals in the center! ”

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I've run out of manuscripts, and I've been doing a lot lately, so I'll start one session a day tomorrow and resume the pace of two sessions a day in late August. Excuse me.