Cao Wei is really a stubborn character, like his father, he refuses to eat at all, if he had Wenchen's belly, there would be no such thing as that day.

Zhao Zhen took a sip of Jianzhan and put it on the shelf on the table to fix it, showing a warm smile and said to Cao Wei: "What, are you still angry with the scholars in your life?" Xia Zhu is in the army, if you are not happy and go to him sumo. ”

Cao Wei hummed and said: "The minister doesn't dare, he Xia Zhu's mouth can say that the dead are alive, and the minister has not yet opened his hands and feet, I am afraid that he will be said to die." ”

Zhao Zhen laughed, this Cao Wei is also a straightforward character, and he doesn't hide his anger even if he is angry.

"In Cao's words, he Xia Zhu really has such ability, but don't take it to heart, I know why they are doing this, or for your own good!"

Cao Wei knew that Zhao Zhen generally didn't make fun of his courtiers, but he was afraid that he could see the doorway, the wisdom of the official family has always surpassed ordinary people, maybe the play he played had already been seen through by the official family, so he pretended to be surprised and asked: "For my good?" ”

Zhao Zhen nodded and said: "Yes, you are from the Jiangmen, and your ancestors followed Taizu Taizong to fight on the battlefield, and you have also experienced the addition of yellow robes and the release of military power with a glass of wine, do you know the key to it?" It's a matter of pushing the boat along the river, why pretend to be so aggrieved and angry? ”

Seeing that his trick was broken by the official family, Cao Wei made a big red face: "The official family is Shengming, and the old minister is dead." ”

Zhao Zhen waved his hand: "What ten thousand deaths, if I really punish you, it is enough for you to die once, how can you die ten thousand times?" Keeping you down is to tell you that the civil and military generals are wary of each other and need each other, and I improve the status of the military generals and the warriors in order to let both sides stand at the same height and support each other, and the civil and military can make the Great Song Dynasty stand on top of each other.

In this Northern Expedition, I not only let you follow, but also summoned the disciples of the generals to go with me, although there are hostages, but it is you who lead the charge. Isn't it good that no one came with him except Xia Zhu, and all of them stayed in Tokyo City to deal with political affairs? The military generals are the main conquests, and the civil ministers are in charge of political affairs, the two are like yin and yang, coordinating the Franciscans! ”

Cao Wei finally knows the thoughts of the official family, and he can say his mind so bluntly, what is there for Cao Wei to be dissatisfied?

Bow down: "The official family knows the old ministers, I will definitely take the lead in recapturing Yanyun, and let the ministers see, our generals will not only eat the old books on the merits of the ancestors!" ”

As soon as Cao Wei's words fell, he heard a burst of laughter outside, Xia Zhu turned over from the horse and stopped directly on Zhao Zhen's car.

"Cao Shumi, I didn't expect that although you are a military general, your mind is no worse than our Wenchen! But hearing Cao Shumi's heartfelt words, Xia Zhu was very relieved! ”

Cao Wei arched his hand embarrassedly and said: "It can be regarded as a mutual benefit for you and me, and I hope that Wenchen and the military generals can abandon their past suspicions like you and me." ”

Xia Zhu said with a smile: "That's natural, Pang Xianggong said that when the army triumphs, he will definitely boast about Cao Shumi's horse!" ”

Zhao Zhen nodded with satisfaction, this Northern Expedition actually exposed many problems in the Great Song Dynasty, although Zhao Zhen was fully prepared before the Northern Expedition, but when the Northern Expedition had not yet begun, there was a problem of benefit distribution, which was inevitable, in the Great Song Dynasty, Wenchen and military generals were almost natural enemies and wary of each other.

Although only the prime ministers of the two governments knew the ultimate purpose of this military exercise, even so, the two sides were still afraid that the other side would take more benefits, and Wenchen was worried that the merits of the military generals would take their place, and the military generals did not want Wenchen to become a stumbling block for them to obtain meritorious service.

The flashpoint between the two sides is Cao Wei, the privy envoy, and Zhao Zhen is the one who balances the interests of both sides, he doesn't want his courtiers to delay the entire Northern Expedition plan because of the uneven distribution of interests, if this kind of thing happens, Zhao Zhen will mercilessly make both sides pay the price.

Sometimes the emperor is the existence of a mediator, one by one, the way of civil and military affairs is not to say, since the beginning of Taizu deliberately created all kinds of contradictions between the civil servants and the generals, and only the literati who have the ability to usurp power are held high, which naturally makes the generals unhappy.

The seemingly wonderful cup of wine to release the military power made the old subordinates who had followed the Zhao family sad, Taizong did not reward the army and waved the Northern Expedition, but also out of the lack of attention to the martial arts, Zhao Zhen would not make the same mistake, let alone let his descendants bear the consequences because of their own mistakes.

After Xia Zhu and Cao Wei retired, Zhao Zhen pondered in the car, how to divide the interests of this Northern Expedition? Zhao Zhen will not doubt the success of the Northern Expedition, he has this self-confidence, with the current ability of the Great Song Dynasty, there is a completely overwhelming advantage, the 100,000 forbidden troops in Tokyo City are all wearing plate armor and holding a divine arm crossbow, and with the hundred refining horizontal knives, they are almost armed to the teeth, not to mention the Mo knife that defeats the enemy.

What are the advantages of Da Song? …… Money!

What is money?

It's national strength, it's weapons and equipment!

And in this era, weapons and equipment are combat effectiveness, and war is fought by money and people in the final analysis.

The big Song rich only have money left, and the people are not bad, and today's forbidden army is no longer the soft-footed shrimp before, they have experienced war veterans for a long time, and even the new army recruited later has participated in the conquest of the South China Sea countries.

Once the war breaks out, Zhao Zhen can also recruit the long-trained sixteen guards and retired veterans from the Great Song Dynasty! It can be said that the living force of the Great Song Dynasty is endless.

You must know that this is still without mobilizing the people, the ultimate trump card of the feudal dynasty Zhao Zhen has not yet been used, the conscription order seems simple, and the soldiers recruited are also dragged to the battlefield by farmers with a little training, but once they are put on the battlefield, knowing that they cannot retreat, these people will grow up quickly!

Otherwise, why would it be more and more difficult to eradicate those rebels?

The friction between the wheels and the highway squeaked, Zhao Zhen didn't need to look at it to know that it was sent out by the trailer carrying the artillery, after the improvement of the craftsmen of the Ordnance Division in Yunnan, the artillery is now much smaller, and can be mounted on the wooden gun carriage dragged by horses, the four-horse horse-drawn cart is a carriage, according to Zhou Li, this can be regarded as a carriage at the level of the minister, so the soldiers in the army call this artillery the Gongqing cannon.

Zhao Zhen believes that with the power of this civilization beast, no city wall can withstand its attack, no wonder this iron pimple is known as the god of war, in this era there is nothing that artillery can't solve, one cannon can't be two, two cannons if two can't work, use more cannons!

The sound of horses' hooves unique to the back of the Wei army accompanied Zhao Zhen to sleep, this time Zhao Zhen used a lot of new equipment in actual combat, one is that they are powerful, and they also accumulate experience for the Great Song Dynasty, everyone has hole cards, but Zhao Zhen's hole cards are bigger!