"The words of the prime minister are reasonable." Zhang Bin arched his hand to Wen Yanbo and said lightly.

This old man can be the same deputy minister as Wang Anshi, and he has the ability to govern the country, but his character is really flattering.

And this kind of person who relies on the old and sells the old, stubbornly conservative, weak to the outside, likes internal friction and party struggle, but is super self-righteous, really annoys Zhang Bin.

It is this kind of civil official who has always controlled the government of the Great Song Dynasty, so that the Great Song Dynasty has never had the upper hand in the face of the northern nomads, not to mention the Khitans, Jurchens and Mongols for the time being, even the party members can't beat it, it is really a veritable weak Song Dynasty.

After saying a perfunctory word to Wen Yanbo, Zhang Bin saluted to Zhao Ji, the Son of Heaven: "Your Majesty, the minister has reached this conclusion, but it is not based on the comprehensive analysis of the military and national conditions of the Western Xia Kingdom, and even the people's situation obtained by the pacification division, which is the result of the minister's investigation and analysis, and it is also the basis for judging the invincible position of our army. ”

Zhang Bin seemed to be perfunctory to Wen Yanbo chasing flies in front of everyone, which made the latter suddenly feel extremely angry, and heard Zhang Bin mention the nondescript statement of 'research and analysis results', and without waiting for the Son of Heaven to say anything, he sneered: "It's really ridiculous, all the military information that the pacification department has explored in the Western Xia Kingdom will be sent to the political affairs hall, and the old man and other ministers of the two governments have never seen from it that our army is invincible, but you dare to make a big statement here and grandstand." ”

This Bin didn't look at Wen Yanbo this time, and arched his hand in the direction where he was, and said, "What Wen Xianggong said is right. ”

After saying this, there was no follow-up.

"........." Wen Yanbo suddenly felt as if he had eaten a fly, and he was extremely uncomfortable, but Zhang Bin had already said this, so he didn't know how to refute it for a while.

Zhang Bin ignored him and handed a copy to Li Shunju.

Zhao Ji looked at Zhang Bin so sure, and at the same time, he became more and more curious about the 'research and analysis results' in his heart, and at the same time, he inexplicably gained some confidence.

After taking the fold from Li Shun's hand and opening it to look at it carefully, Zhao Ji pondered for a while, carefully looked at the curve chart several times, breathed a long sigh of relief, and said happily: "Yes, if there is no accident, Han Jiang and they are indeed invincible." ”

In addition to Zhang Bin, several other important ministers were all taken aback, thinking that what was written on Zhang Bin's fold actually gave the Son of Heaven so much confidence.

Zhao Ji asked Li Shunju to show Han Qi the fold, and after the latter saw it, the light flashed in his eyes, and he nodded, and said, "Such an analysis method is indeed clear and logical. ”

Han Qi gave affirmation, but as before, he spoke extremely tactfully, but he did not directly say that the Northwest War was already invincible.

On the contrary, after Wang Anshi saw it next, his eyes were full of brilliance, and the look of admiration on his face was undisguised, and he said: "The grain tax collected by the Western Xia court is two-thirds of last year, and the money tax is about the same as last year, but the sheep tax and grain and grass are less than half of last year, which is one of them." The last time the Great Shuncheng was victorious, the western thieves plundered my Great Song Dynasty, and the looted things were not as much as the army consumed, and the gains outweighed the losses. In previous years, there were also chaos in the tribes of the Western Thieves, but the number of rebellions this year was nearly double that of the same period in previous years, and look at this...... Curve chart, since the defeat of the Western Thief Dashun City, the number of riots every ten days has not only increased, but the speed of increase is still increasing. ”

After Wang Anshi understood, he couldn't help but read out some of the content, Zhang Bin thought to himself, it's a pity that you people don't understand what is the month-on-month ratio and what is the year-on-year comparison, otherwise it is easier to understand this curve chart, and you can clearly see more problems.

Wang Anshi didn't know Zhang Bin's secret slander, and then said with admiration: "I have read these information from Western Xia before, but I didn't expect that after statistics and summarization, such clear results can be obtained. Looking at it this way, although our Great Song Dynasty is short of money and food, but the food and grass of the Western Thieves are even more lacking, and they can't hold on for long, and the Western Thieves have to retreat, and Han Jiang and they are indeed invincible. ”

As soon as he heard the Son of Heaven and Han Qi and Wang Anshi comment on the results of the bullshit investigation and analysis, Wen Yanbo's face couldn't help but sink, and without waiting for Wang Anshi to give this piece to the privy envoy Lu Gongbi, he took the initiative to walk over and take a sneak peek.

After reading the contents, Wen Yanbo's face changed, he glanced at Zhang Bin, and said lightly: "This method of analysis does have merit, but the impermanence of the army and the impermanence of the water, there are many factors that determine the outcome of the war, in addition to the grain and grass, the current landlord will command and dispatch, the morale of the army, the time, the location, the people, etc., all kinds of factors, your analysis method is just barely comparing the grain and grass, my Great Song Dynasty is indeed superior to the western thief, but if you can say that our army is invincible, it is purely one-sided." ”

Zhang Bin casually arched his hand at Wen Yanbo again, and said, "What Wen Xianggong said is right. ”

It was obviously a good word, but when Wen Yanbo heard it in his ears, he couldn't help his temples suddenly and beat wildly, and there was always an urge to rush over and press Zhang Bin to the ground and beat him.

However, this time Zhang Bin did not have the following differences from the previous two times, but continued: "But the problem is that the main general commands and dispatches our army is not weaker than the other party, and the morale of the army is stronger than the other party, not to mention the favorable time and place, our army has seized the old site of the Heiluo Department, which can block the meridian road, and now the Xianggong of Northwest Korea has mobilized the largest number of craftsmen and people to repair the walled city day and night, so we have the upper hand in the right time and place. As for the people, could it be that the Lord of the Western Thieves and the Liang brothers and sisters can compare to my Great Song Dynasty, Your Majesty is wise and martial, and the Prime Minister is wise? In fact, it is already prudent for the lower officials to say that they are invincible, maybe now the good news from the northwest is already on the way, and it is not impossible that even the western thieves have been defeated miserably. ”

Zhang Bin's words were reasonable, and after hearing this, the Son of Heaven and the ministers all nodded their heads, but Wen Yanbo snorted coldly: "My Majesty the Great Song Dynasty is wise, and the princes are virtuous, but the battlefield situation is changing rapidly, how can it be said that it is undefeated, and it is even more ridiculous that it has won a big victory now." ”

Speaking of this, Wen Yanbo was proud of his identity, and he didn't want to argue with Zhang Bin anymore, but turned to Zhao Ji, the son of heaven, and said: "Your Majesty, the minister naturally hopes that my army can win, but the problem is that I have to consider the worst plan, so the minister thinks that in the face of the Liao envoys, we must not be slow to treat the slightest, let alone be too tough, and we must stabilize it, otherwise we will provoke the Liao army to go south, and the consequences will be unimaginable." ”

Zhao Ji frowned slightly, and said, "Wen Aiqing's words are serious!" ”