"This Wang Yan ...... He kid kind of don't come back! ”

In the evening, Fubi did not rest, and remained in the middle hall to deal with the impeachment documents that came from the center.

No one wants to fight, so the war that Wang Yan started in the northeast of Funing County is something that everyone is disgusted and feared. The bandits would not do much harm, but they could prick the nerves of the Tanguts again.

There was a pile of documents on the table in the middle hall, all of which were documents for the impeachment of Wang Yan by officials from various departments in the northwest, which were sent centrally.

After Han Jiang, the political adviser, flipped through these documents one by one, he sighed and said: "The son of the old Wang family is abolished this time, and the impeachment of these people is not all nothing. After watching more, I was not sure, and I began to feel that Wang Yan had a problem, combined with his rumors and deeds in Western Xia earlier, he stayed in Funing County and did not return to Beijing after returning to China. What's even more excessive is that it is obvious that there is already a document from the Privy Council to remove his command, and a document to summon him to report on his work, how did he do it? He did not come back, and started a large-scale war without the right to command, not only violating the procedures of the Privy Council, but also openly challenging the martial law order of soldiers and horses, and driving a large number of troops out of the jurisdiction of Funing County. ”

Speaking of this, Han Jiang said: "Xia Guan thinks that Zhongshu can't help but respond to this matter. ”

Fu Bi waved his hand impatiently and said: "You are right, but it is not yet certain, the prime minister does not support such a rod to kill, there should be a deep-seated reason for this." ”

"Deep?" Han Jiang hesitated and asked, "Then please talk to the prime minister." ”

Fu Bi said: "First of all, rumors are just rumors. Secondly, as for his refusal to return to Beijing to report on his work, he has already taken a leave of absence and has a reason. Third, as to whether he violated the military system and command procedures, this is up to the Privy Council to judge, and I can tell you that this is also controversial, Han Brain Shell will not easily conclude that Wang Yan violated the military system, the Privy Council does have a document to remove his command, but there is a procedure for the forwarding and transmission of the document, if Funing County has entered the wartime state of suppressing bandits in advance before it takes public effect, then theoretically unless the Privy Council has another order, it will not take effect, because there is a taboo principle of changing generals on the spot. In this matter, he didn't dare to say that Wang Yan was not tired, but Han Braincase would most likely not be held accountable for this, with Han Qi's character, he would definitely support the suppression of bandits, so unless Wang Yan lost this battle, he would not be liquidated by Han Qi. ”

Han Jiang, a legal faction, said: "As early as a long time ago, when the martial law order issued by the Privy Council and Wang Anshi himself had come into effect, how could Wang Yan cross the border to send troops when it was not a national war or a necessity? ”

Fu Bi said: "I know it's not good. But that area is the default of three regards, but the official face is the Great Song Dynasty Yinzhou Administrative Region, our Great Song Dynasty military units are generally limited by the state and district, without special instructions, the Funing Army operates in the Yinzhou region, it is really not a problem. So Han Jiang, don't believe it, unless Han Brain Case is serious and has an enmity with him, we can't handle this matter. ”

Han Jiang is stubborn but not stupid, he thought about it along Fu Bi's train of thought, and still felt that Wang Yan had a lot of problems, but it was true that he couldn't pull the front line in the war before he sat down, especially when this kind of jurisdiction was not clear......

The Privy Council was brightly lit.

Regarding the emergency in the northwest, the person who worries him the most is Wang Anshi, who trusts his son on big issues, but unfortunately also has doubts about many of his son's actions.

The old leader Han Qi looked heartless, wiped his beloved flintlock pistol with a rag, and pointed to a document on the table: "What do you think of the document written by Zhang Fangping from the Daimyo Mansion to support Wang Yan's suppression of bandits?" ”

Wang Anshi said: "This is nothing to do with Zhang Fangping, I don't dare to talk about the things that Zhang Fangping said in public-spiritedness, but my ears are false, and the lower officials can't comment for the time being." ”

Han Qi put down the flintlock pistol, got up and paced Shaoqing: "That's because you haven't led troops in the northwest, just like you said, you can't understand the real situation in the northwest." ”

Wang Anshi pouted, twisted his beard and said, "Then please tell me in detail." ”

Han Qi said: "Do you know what I rely on to maintain the Western Army of the Great Song Dynasty?" ”

Wang Anshi said: "Isn't it the military expenses of the imperial court?" ”

Han Qi said: "It's a big mistake. The tradition of doing business in the Fourth Army began from the garrison of the northwest, and also relied on the salt tax in the northwest, which was significantly higher than that in the inland, and this is the way for the bureaucrats and military masters in the northwest to find their own way out. That would make you naïve. ”

Wang Anshi said: "I have a little ear to ask about these, but the lower officials don't feel naïve. ”

Han Qi turned to the seat and said, "I don't want to fight with you on this point, otherwise we will have to quarrel like back then." You have a bad temper with this stinky point, and you are specially raising the bar with your boss. ”

Wang Anshi couldn't help but blush slightly, thinking of the quarrel with him back then.

Han Qi said again: "Fan Zhongyan also thinks like you, he said at the time that he didn't believe it, he didn't believe that the military sages since ancient times have relied on this to lead troops. ”

Wang Anshi said: "There is nothing wrong with what Fan Gong said, and I don't believe it." ”

Han Qi said: "You are right, but the system and political environment of my Great Song Dynasty are destined to lead troops in this way. At least until the appearance of the powerful ones, it must be maintained like this, Pang Ji, Xia Zhu, Lao Fan, and I, Han Qi, including the current Li Shen, all finally acquiesced to such a northwest defense mode. In other words, when your son sent troops this time, he was not a bandit, but the interest line of countless vested interest groups! ”

At this point, Wang Anshi's color changed slightly, and he said worriedly: "Will that ......?"

Han Qi laughed and said: "No, with me here, my old bones haven't come to an end yet, who dares to make trouble?" At most, there are some painless dog barking harassment, there is an egg, they are afraid of war, they can't beat the Tanguts, they can't even beat the bandits, and they can't beat Wang Yan. ”

"......" Wang Anshi Waterfall Khan, feeling that the old leader's temper was still the same as back then, not like a prime minister and like a ringing horse.

Han Qi knocked on the table and said: "Wang Yan is not stupid this time, the biggest shark Ye Qinghua has been tied up by Wang Yan with other interests, so Ye Qinghua will look on coldly, anyway, no matter who bites whom, it is Ye Qinghua's interests." On the other hand, Wang Yan achieved the moral high ground this time, adopted the royal strategy, carried out enough pre-war foreshadowing and rendering, and took a herdsman who defected to the Great Song Dynasty but was brutally killed as a breakthrough point, carried out an ultimatum, and then declared war, and now it seems that he has the style of Fan Zhongyan, and also mobilized the herdsmen in the border area to participate. ”

Wang Anshi heard a lot of feelings, and his eyebrows also stretched.

Han Qi said: "This is not the best plan militarily, and it will bring excessive casualties to our Song army, but the advantage of this is that no interest group dares to jump out openly." Because of the politics of the Great Song Dynasty, I am not allowed to eat such a pie of human blood. So Wang Yan has given the old man a chance to help him resist, that is, in the current war against bandits, countless people have participated, and the soldiers of the Song army are holding the banner of His Majesty the Emperor and Jiangshan Sheji, through ultimatum and declaration of war, they are fighting a fair and fair war with a high moral foothold, and there has been bloodshed and sacrifice. So who dares to jump out and make trouble at this time, that is, he is looking for death, and the old man will never be soft when he kills. And as long as Wang Yan finally wins the battle and proves that his set is effective, it will be an opportunity for the old man to reform the military system in the next step. ”

At this point, Wang Anshi didn't care much about his son's troubles, and he was most concerned about reform, and began to ask about the direction of reform.

Han Qi waved back left and right, raised the tea and took a sip before saying, "The official family has become more and more authoritarian over the years. Although he is generally benevolent, forbearing, and restrained, in fact, this kind of practice is not good for my Great Song. There was a certain degree of chaos in the politics of the Great Song Dynasty, and the black hole of the military system was large, and the old man thought that it was because of the dictatorship of the official family. Since ancient times, authoritarians have needed to win over the army, and the army's means of winning over are usually indulgence, to put it bluntly, in fact, this is the origin of the antagonism between the civil and military forces of the Great Song Dynasty, especially now, we are also facing such a complex factor as the Cao family. ”

These rhetoric was disrespectful in other dynasties, but it didn't go anywhere in the Great Song Dynasty. Han Qi is so virtuous, he dares to say similar things in front of the emperor, but of course there is a price, causing the emperor not to use him and like to refrigerate him. Fu Bi is much smarter than him, and his head is not so iron.

Wang Anshi felt that this was indeed a bit disrespectful, but if you think about it seriously, what Han Qi said was not comprehensive, but it was indeed the main reason.

Fortunately, there are also a group of backbone and stubborn people in the Great Song Dynasty, who are keen to oppose the martial arts, in fact, they are also against the emperor, and they are always restricting the rights of the emperor and the right to speak of the martial artists.

Han Qi continued: "Earlier, these were a delicate balance. The emperor always wanted to reform, but he was always afraid of pain and losing power, so he swayed from side to side. Now is an opportunity, the official family is not as healthy as before, many ideas have changed, and he doesn't care about specific affairs. Therefore, as long as Wang Yan does not lose this time, shows another kind of combat power that is different from the existing system, and we help him to bear it politically, then the opportunity to gradually carry out military reform will come. ”

"Where's the fine print?" Wang Anshi said curiously.

Han Qi scratched his head and thought about it, then waved his hand and said: "The head of the department was still thinking about Hedong's three-year plan not long ago, and before this idea was turned around, the little kid in the northwest jumped up, so I haven't thought that far ahead, when the time comes, you can think about it specifically, and let's discuss it." In short, the main thing that must be is that the army cannot find its own way out and cannot do business. Zhang Fangping's overall level is not much, but he was right in what he said back then, there are not many soldiers in the elite, and Di Qing's tactics also confirm this point of view. If there are too many soldiers, we can't afford to raise them, we can't provide equipment, and if we let them make money on their own, they will become a rabble, not only will they not have combat power, but they can also affect the troops who can really fight, the army should only eat the imperial grain, and only one thing should be thought of is to fight, if you only think about business, then it is not an army but a caravan, but I suspect that they can't even beat a real caravan. ”

Wang Anshi said: "In this way, Xianggong agrees with Fu Bi's strategic view that 'a full-scale war cannot be fought for the time being'? ”

"No, no, no." Han Qi waved his hand and said, "Fu Bi is also a fool, don't listen to him." I'm not saying that we can't afford a war, I'm asking for a full-scale war. But Zhang Fangping's previous views, Di Qing's previous war examples, and Wang Yan's current methods all prove that the Great Song Dynasty did not need so many troops, and it was enough to reduce the establishment, prohibit business, and become elite soldiers. ”

Wang Anshi nodded and said: "There is some truth in this, it was basically impossible for the emperor to be in charge of affairs in the past, but now it is possible." ”

Han Qi said again: "In the past, my Song Dynasty redundant soldiers were so heavy, and it was not all the responsibility of the official family. It also has many objective reasons, such as the annexation of land, a large number of people lost their land and poured into the city, resulting in unprecedented pressure to maintain stability. This caused an unprecedented amount of interest for the bureaucracy and the military chiefs, as well as an unprecedented burden on the imperial court, with eighty and a half of the finances being spent on military expenditures, and the northwest occupying the lion's share, which was unacceptable. At the same time, these cancerous policies have also imprisoned the labor force of the private sector. ”

After a pause, Han Qi sighed and said, "Wang Anshi, you are amazing, you will give birth to a son, and giving birth to a son should be like a god." In this era when everyone dislikes the large number of people, cannot solve the problem of working people under the rule, and cannot maintain stability, the only one who is not enough is your son, who even took over thousands of proletarian homeless people from my Hedong area at that time, and now those people are doing well. These aspects, I have practiced in Hedong to a certain extent, it is feasible, so this will also be the direction of my Great Song Dynasty reform in the future, we must be prepared, there will be many hard battles to fight, and our war, your son Wang Yan has already started the first battle! ”

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