The weather is getting colder day by day, the water has been completely frozen, and the ice surface is as thick as a foot, as long as it is not a galloping horse, there is basically no danger of falling into the water.

However, Wang Shao still did not immediately order the army under his command to cross the Taoshui immediately, and Lintao City still has the last point to be completely completed, and the Nanguan Fort and Beiguan Fort that hold the north-south passage will also have to take another seven or eight days to complete.

If the whole army is dispatched to attack the walled city on the west bank of Taoshui that is being built at the same time, in case the enemy comes from the north, even if it cannot attack Lintao, which is about to be completed, and if the people are injured, it will be a troublesome matter that is not easy to explain to the people.

On this day, Wang Shao put aside the matter of Lintao for the time being, took Han Gang, and traveled south along the road. By their side, with Zhao Long leading the four hundred Yuanxuan Feng guards, they didn't need to worry too much about security at all on the road that had been cleared by the wolf-like Great Song Dynasty official army.

After passing through Mabang Mountain, the road gradually widens, and although the Zhuniuling Mountain near the left is high, it does not affect the road that only passes by the river at the bottom of the mountain. This road leads directly to Weiyuan, and except for a few places, the terrain is also gentle, far from being comparable to the road on the northern route passing through Bird and Mouse Mountain.

Wang Shao sat leisurely on horseback, looked up at the snow-covered peaks of Zhuniuling, looked down at the smooth road ahead, and said to Han Gang: "If it weren't for the brave soldiers and brave soldiers this time, and the money and food were abundant, we should slow down from this road and lead the blind Wu Qi, Mu Zheng and others to come here to fight." ”

"And then send another army from Bird and Mouse Mountain to Lintao?" Han Gang asked.

"Huh." Wang Shao laughed twice and said, "If you can't suppress people with power, you can only rely on strategy." ”

Han Gang said: "It's safer to defeat the enemy head-on." ”

"The strategy hurts the spirit, and it's too dangerous, it's not as happy as Mount Tai pressing the top." Wang Shao also agreed with Han Gang's statement, "One bad thing is the result of the blind Wu Qi brothers in Weiyuan Fort." He asked Han Gang again, "Yukun, what do you think of this road?" ”

To the south of Mabang Mountain is Zhuniu Ridge, bypassing Zhuniu Ridge to the east, you can lead to Weiyuan Fort, that is, the road where the two brothers Blind Wu Qi and Wu Yanzheng attacked Weiyuan Fort the day before yesterday - the reason why the southern line of Lintao - Weiyuan has to go around a horseshoe-shaped bend is because of the obstruction of Zhuniu Ridge - and to the south on the west side of Zhuniu Ridge, it is the road that leads directly to Minzhou.

"It's really easier to walk than Bird and Mouse Mountain, but it's a little bigger in a circle."

Wang Shao reminded: "But this place is still through Minzhou." ”

"If you want to settle Minzhou, you must set up a walled fort under the Zhuniu Ridge. Preferably at the place you just passed. Han Gang turned his head and pointed to the narrow and rugged section of the road that had become narrow, "It's really difficult to rely on the Beiguanbao garrison to hold this road. ”

"Who's going to guard it?" Wang Shao asked rhetorically.

"How about recruiting archers from the Tibetan army as a commander?" Han Gang knew that the Qian Jian of Minzhou would not open before next year, so there was no need to be distracted too much here, for the less important forts, it was more convenient to use trusted people than the officers and soldiers stationed in the fort, "The Winged Forts can directly use the people who have made an appointment, so as long as there are a hundred officers and soldiers in the fort, it is enough." After all, it is not the main road, and there is a garrison of Beiguan Fort in the north, which can be supported at any time. ”

“…… It's better to have two conductors. A walled fort should be set up on the east and west sides of Zhuniuling, so as to save people from sneaking up on Weiyuan again. Wang Shao said.

After walking a few steps, he suddenly asked again: "Yukun, if I recommend you to come to guard the Wusheng Army, would you be willing?" ”

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The daily routine of deliberations in the Chongzheng Hall is different from the step-by-step process during the court meeting. The major military affairs were all triggered by this. State controversies basically take place in the Chongzheng Palace, not in the Wende Palace.

Wen Yanbo was panting, after all, he was old, and he quarreled, after all, he was not as good as the other young people in the hall. Fortunately, Wang Jue, Wu Chong, and Feng Jing, the new rulers, are not of the same mind as Wang Anshi, which gave Wen Yanbo finally a chance to breathe.

But after the previous controversy, he still lost after all.

Sentenced to Sinong Temple, Zeng Bu, was recently ordered to inspect the implementation of the Gyeonggi Zhulu Exemption Law and farmland and water conservancy, but he didn't want him to bring back a letter from the people of Zhengzhou who jointly petitioned him. Request to abolish the state as a county, that is, to abolish Zhengzhou, leaving only the county governance.

Removing the state capital, for the people, there is one less skinning yamen - hundreds of thousands of taxes saved a year, more than 10 provincial and state officials, and more than 400 people in Zhengzhou Prefecture - moreover, Zhengzhou is close to Gyeonggi, once the state is abolished and changed to a county, it will inevitably fall under the jurisdiction of Kaifeng Prefecture. Compared with small states such as Zhengzhou, where labor is frequent and taxes are heavy, Kaifeng Prefecture will even reduce the money for exemption from military service, and the officials and citizens in the prefecture will enjoy a lot of convenience.

It's just that Zhengzhou is close to Kaifeng, the old party is intertwined, most of the officials in the state are henchmen of the old party, and the Zhengzhou Prefecture has not handed over the inconvenient implementation of the new law. Once Zhengzhou is abolished, it will be another huge blow to the old party.

Today, Wen Yanbo first stood up and objected, and then Wang Anshi argued with Wu Chong, who participated in the governor's affairs, and the two in-laws fought a few words in the court, and Wu Chong even turned red with the tumor under his neck.

However, because the officials of Huazhou, who are also in the vicinity of Gyeonggi, also applied for the same treatment after hearing the news that Zhengzhou was going to abolish the state and change it into a county. When Wang Anshi took out this letter, Zhao Ji made up his mind and announced the defeat of Wen Yanbo and Wu Chong.

Zhengzhou was abolished, and Guancheng and Xinzheng two counties were subordinate to Kaifeng Prefecture - Zhenyuan Wu County as a town, and merged into Yangwu; The two counties of Xingyang and Xingze were reduced to towns and merged into Guancheng - at the same time, Huazhou was abolished, and the three counties of Baima, Weicheng and Yucheng were subordinated to Kaifeng Prefecture.

The boundaries of Kaifeng Prefecture are a whole circle, and the official offices of Zhengzhou and Huazhou are less than 20 officials. About a dozen or so old party stalwarts had to start waiting for new officials, and it was no wonder that Wen Yanbo was gasping for breath.

Of course, it is necessary to say that the abolition of the two states is political. The struggle is too underestimated Wang Anshi's mind. His aim was to abolish and merge Tianxia prefectures and counties, reduce redundant officials, and save people's resources and expenses, and Zhengzhou and Huazhou were just the beginning. There are 400 military states and more than 2,000 counties in the Great Song Dynasty, and there are still many places to merge and dismantle.

Some people say that he Wang Anshi only understands open source, but Wang Anshi has proved that he has a greater ability to throttle. In a few days, he was ready to put his hand on Wen Yanbo's territory and propose to dismantle and reorganize the army.

Wang Anshi's reform plan was not limited to financial, military and political divisions, but also involved all aspects of national politics – including education. The topic of discussion was to change the old system of education. Yesterday, he went to the Son of Heaven to rebuild the old house of Guozijian, expand the enrollment scope of Guozijian, and set up state schools and county schools in Tianxia prefectures and counties. And the country is divided into three levels, the outer house, the inner house and the upper house.

After studying in the county school and state school, the scholars passed the recommendation examination and entered the country to study. Step by step, you will move from the outer house to the inner house, and then from the inner house to the upper house. In Wang Anshi's plan, in the future, even the current Jinshi imperial examination will be abolished, and students who have been promoted to the upper house through Guozijian will be used instead.

As he said in the past, the key to governing the country is 'one morality' to let the officials of the DPRK and China. If you are far away from the rivers and lakes, then you can not be ruined and reprimanded, and if you are above the temple, you must follow the imperial court. Recently, he is sorting out his past manuscripts, and wants to summarize his life's scholarship and reinterpret the Confucian scriptures, hoping to serve as the basis for Guozijian's teaching.

But you have to take your time. Wang Anshi thought, "It will take at least two to three years." ’

Wang Anshi was in a trance for a while, and when he woke up, he found that the topic on the Chongzheng Palace had now been discussed in a newspaper that Wang Shao and Gao Zunyu had just sent.

Half a month ago, Lintao and Weiyuan sent back good news one after another, which made Zhao Ji excited, and yesterday, Wang Shao and Gao Zunyu jointly played, claiming that Minzhou has more iron, if the imperial court sets up a money prison, there should be 400,000 yuan a year, please send 500 craftsmen to the imperial court, set up a prison to mint money, for the use of Zuohe Huang.

"But when all craftsmen get up to the house, they all swear in advance, saying that the work is cheap and cheap. When the pile is built, all of them will sit on the ground and start the price. Wen Yanbo probably rested, recuperated and stood up again, "Wang Shao's move is just a craftsman's old skill." ”

With Wen Yanbo's old spicyness, how could he have deceived Wang Shao and Gao Zunyu? directly poked out their careful thoughts. Although there is no explicit demand for money and food, just people, but in fact, can you not give money and food? When someone is sent over and prepares to set up a money supervisor, he will immediately reach out and ask for money.

But the intention of the edge to appease the division, Zhao Ji and Wang Anshi are not clear. As long as Wang Shao is not a bully out of nothing, it doesn't matter if he tries to squeeze out a little money and food to allocate to him. When Han Jiang was in Shaanxi, he didn't use all kinds of excuses to take money from Zhao Ji's pocket, but he didn't give it as usual.

"Compared with the six million in Hengshan, the hundreds of thousands in Hehuang are not much." Zhao Ji said. Wang Shao will pay off as soon as he makes a move, of course, he has to invest more money to go in. Compared to the situation when Yokoyama made him depressed for months, it was Ha Huang who brought him a better mood.

If the Guangrui Army hadn't caused chaos for their own family and could have performed as well as they had in Weiyuan Fort, how could Luo Wucheng have gained and lost?

Zhao Ji has been more annoyed these days, the more he thinks about it. Guangrui sergeants, who have become a real outcast, and their performance really makes Zhao Ji feel heartwarming.

That Liu Yuan, who was not well known, was just a commander in the old days, but he dared to take three hundred soldiers who were not worthy of the horses, and attacked the enemy army several times his own at night. This courage is not much different from that of the Three Kingdoms, Gan Ning of the Hundred Cavalry Robbery Camp. How could you make him a traitor?!

Han Jiang is indeed a bad thing!

At first, he thought that Han Jiang was unlucky, but now, he felt that Han Jiang's idea of bad things was gradually firm. Wang Wenliang, who died in the war, was a loyal minister, and Wu Kui, who rebelled, was forced to do so, since both of them were excusable, the real fault was the unscrupulous Han Jiang.

'Alas, the prime minister of a country, the means of employing people is not even comparable to a selection of people. ’

Zhao Ji felt that he had really used the wrong person.