[The first update, ask for red tickets, collect]

Zhao Ji's interest today is very high, and since he received two urgent reports last night, his mood has suddenly improved. Because last month, the pain of losing another son has disappeared today.

One is the news from Suide City. Suide City is the pivot of the Wuding River in the Hengshan Mountains, and since the capture of Suide by the Chong Ge design two years ago, the Western Xia sent large armies to attack it in order to recapture the city. Some time ago, Liang Yi, the minister of Western Xia, even learned from the Song people, and established eight chain villages in the north of Suide City, trying to use a group of walled forts to offset the strategic advantage gradually established in Hengshan after the Song army occupied Suide City.

Liang's strategy seemed to be effective, because since the establishment of the eight chain forts, the defenders of Suide City could not come out of the gate, leaving the party cavalry to show off their might under the city. But just seven days ago, Guo Kui, the coach of Yanyan Road, finally made a move after a long time of patience, and sent the general Yanda to attack from Suide City, and the Western Xia people were caught off guard, and the eight forts were destroyed in one day, and the defenders fled in disarray. In this battle, the Song army defeated more than 10,000 enemies and beheaded hundreds, which was the first achievement since the establishment of Suide.

One is a concert from Qinzhou, and there are also several impeachments, all of which say one thing. It was Qin Feng's strategic driver Yiwen Wang Shao, who gathered the strength of the seven tribes the day before yesterday to defeat the Tuoshuo tribe, which had been quite unsmooth recently, and captured more than 100 people under his patriarch.

Whether it is Suide or Hehuang, these two things are one of the things that Zhao Ji has been most concerned about in recent years, and they are also the main strategies determined by the imperial court in Guanxi. The two places came at the same time, and of course Zhao Ji couldn't hide his joy in his heart.

Although Wang Shao was still impeached, saying that he did not obey the orders of the Jing Strategy Division and contacted the people of Tibet privately. But this accusation is very unfounded, because Wang Shao's job is to promote the Qinzhou West Road Fan Division, and he can summon the seven Fan Divisions, but it is a clear proof that he is loyal and diligent and effective.

Therefore, today Zhao Ji is in the Chongzheng Palace, and he ordered his deacons to discuss together what kind of reward should be given to Wang Shao and Yanda - as for Guo Kui, his official position has been too high, and he is already the queen of the festival, so he can't be named the festival envoy because of a small victory. That's from the second rank of the official position, and the current two prime ministers have not yet been from the second rank, Guo Kui has been promoted too high, and he doesn't want to see it for the deacons, so he is only sealing his food estate.

Yan Da's reward was quickly decided, although Wen Yanbo still said a few strange words sourly, criticizing Zhao Ji for being arrogant: "Since the establishment of the city in Suide, Yan Yan has been smoking every day. Although Guo Kui sent Yanda to break the siege of the eight forts of the western thieves, the western thieves were defeated but not damaged, and soon after, they would inevitably raise a large army again. ”

But Wen Yanbo is now alone, and Lu Gongbi, who was originally dragging people back with him, has finally left the court recently. Although Lu Gongbi left, Wen Yanbo was the only one in the Privy Council, but when he arrived at the Chongzheng Palace, he was overwhelmed by Wang Anshi: "The western thieves attacked Suide repeatedly, and at the expense of people and property, they set up eight forts to besiege the city. The thief of the west is a heavy virtue, how can I abandon it? ”

"Needless to say, Yanda's reward can be rewarded as usual according to the system of merit reward." Zhao Ji simply disposed of it. Yanda's credit is clear, there is nothing to say.

The Son of Heaven made a decision, Wen Yanbo shook his head and didn't say anything more, lowered his eyes, and retreated into the class, as if he had settled down, he announced that he had given up the dispute so quickly, which made Zhao Ji feel very unaccustomed. But without Wen Yanbo's opposition, Zhao Ji also felt a lot more relaxed. Next, he asked: "How should Wang Shao's merits be rewarded?" ”

"Wang Shao is guilty of this matter!" Wen Yanbo stood up again, and the old minister, who was in his sixties, was still like a bell, rushing to the front line of opposing the law change.

Fang Cai's retreat in Suide and Yanda was originally to accumulate strength in the matter of Wang Shao and Hehuang. Wen Yanbo has been in the dynasty for decades, and the old fox has long since faded and turned his hair into essence. If everything is hard to the end, the Son of Heaven will get tired of listening to it, and he will not be able to listen to the following words. Some things can be said and put down, so that other more important things can be focused on. Things are divided into priorities, before and after, Wen Yanbo knows very well which thing can be used as a breakthrough today.

"Wang Shao did not respect the orders of the generals and used deception to gain merit. Xiang Bao ruled all the way, and he was so deceived that he had a stroke before the battle. How can this person be judged on this matter?! ”

Zhao Ji felt that it didn't matter, in his opinion, Wang Shao used a big fanfare to Xiang Bao as a cover, but he sneaked across Guwei to mobilize soldiers and horses from the Tibetan Army, and caught the Shuo Department off guard. He said with a smile: "The soldiers are not tired of deceit......"

"Xiang Poke is not a soldier!" Wen Yanbo said sharply, "Wang Shao is treacherous and cunning. During the military discussion, Wang Shao personally raised Xiang Bao as the commander, but afterwards he entered Guwei overnight and convened seven Tibetan tribes. Xiang Bao was loyal to the king, but he suffered this great humiliation, and then rewarded Wang Shao with this matter, which was not the way for the court to treat important ministers preferentially. ”

Indeed, Xiang Bao also showed his face in front of Zhao Xu, I heard that he was so angry with Wang Shao that he had a stroke, Zhao Wei also felt that Wang Shao had gone too far, if he could reveal it to Xiang Bao in advance...... Zhao Ji thought so, and suddenly he felt funny. How is this possible?! Both sides have long been like enemies, how could Wang Shao reveal his plans, and Xiang Bao would not keep a secret for Wang Shao.

Wang Anshi came forward to defend Wang Shao: "Tuoshuo's department was attacked by Wang Shao with seven Tibetan tribes, and his clan master was captured without spending a single soldier in the imperial court, and the Han Zhiban Chao was no exception. Xiang Bao's matter is that his qi is too small, and it can't be Wang Shao's fault. ”

"The easier it is to win, the more cautious you have to be. This time it will be easy to win, and the next time it will be easy, there will be a time when it will not come. Emperor Tang Ming was because of the repeated victories in the Western Regions, and forgot the principle of guarding the middle, and paid all the elites of the court to the Hu people. ”

Wen Yanbo said in a loud voice, he still remembered that when Zhao Ji first ascended the throne, he ran to Emperor Cao and Empress Dowager Gao in a suit of armor, and asked him how he was wearing this armor. Although he gave Emperor Cao a lecture and asked him when the Son of Heaven must wear armor, what will happen to state affairs? But this emperor just doesn't take lessons, and always thinks about watching the troops in all directions.

Has no one ever taught the phrase 'soldiers, murder weapons, saints have to do it as a last resort'? I don't know how many people will die in a battle, and how much food and salary will the court pay?

"The soldiers are endless, the soldiers are not trained, and there are so many empty salaries that it is appalling. How can such a weak soldier be used? Wen Yanbo shook his head, he was a privy envoy, and he knew better than anyone else about the situation in the army.

Therefore, redundant soldiers should be organized and trained, and those who are old and weak should be eliminated, and those who can be used should be retained. Just as Cai Ting created the art of war in Weizhou in recent years, it is a good strategy for training soldiers and strengthening combat effectiveness. ”

How can it be so simple?! Wen Yanbo has personally experienced war, but he does not believe that there is an order in the world that can turn a soldier into an elite strategy. He knew more about the war than the dozen or so important ministers in the column, and the Son of Heaven sitting on it.

The rebellion of Wang Ze of Beizhou during the time of Renzong was quelled by Wen Yanbo with his troops. Wang is a believer in Maitreya, he in the name of 'Shakyamuni Buddha declines, Maitreya Buddha should hold the world' in the seventh year of Qingli to raise troops, occupy Beizhou, chaos the entire Hebei. The imperial court failed to use troops several times, and finally had no choice but to ask Wen Yanbo, who was then the governor of the political affairs, to lead the army.

When Wen Yanbo set out on the expedition, Emperor Renzong was very happy to tell his courtiers that this battle would be won. With Wen Yanbo's 'Wen' and Beizhou's 'Bei', the sum is 'defeat', and the king will be defeated. But the war is not won by a good intention, in order to besiege Wang Ze that day, Wen Yanbo and deputy marshal Ming Ho surrounded Beizhou City with a wall, dug tunnels, and attacked the east and west, and it took all their strength to enter.

In Wen Yanbo's view, Zhao Jigao sat in the court, but he pointed out the border war, he really didn't know the hardships in the army, and he was not far from Emperor Jin Hui, who didn't eat minced meat:

"The king of Chu has a thin waist, and he is hungry in the palace. His Majesty's heavy military and belligerent, as soon as he heard the soldiers, he was overjoyed, so long, the border ministers will have those who vote for His Majesty's favor, and the border provocation will not be extinguished for a day! Wen Yanbo told the consequences of Zhao Ji's heavy military affairs, he was not alarmist, this is his experience.

Wang Anshi has been an official for many years, and he knows that what Wen Yanbo said is not wrong. People are selfish, once they see Wang Shao, Guo Kui, Yan Da, Chong Ge and others rewarded for their military merits, there will always be people who are happy to see the hunt and want to learn from them, and increase their official rank through side skills. But drinking water will choke to death, eating will choke to death, you can't stop eating and drinking water because of this, right?

Wang Anshi once again came forward to refute. Speaking of which, this can be regarded as Wang Anshi's sorrow, Sima Guang is not there, and the princes of the court are-for-tat with Wen Yanbo about him, and everyone else is a saw-mouth gourd. And Wang Anshi's several assistants are not enough to stand on the Chongzheng Palace, even if Lu Huiqing's position as a secretary of the Chongwen Academy is only enough for him to see both sides of the Son of Heaven.

Listening to Wang Anshi's words with Wen Yanbo, he turned over and asked: "Is the imperial thief a side provocation?" Is it a side provocation? Guo Kui and Wang Shao are all acting in accordance with the king's orders and blessings in the border areas, are they vain provocateurs? As for his reckless provocations, the court has its own laws and regulations, and it should be dealt with in accordance with the law. ”

"What Wang Qing said is very true." As soon as Zhao Ji waited for Wang Anshi to finish speaking, he immediately nodded in agreement. I don't want to continue this argument.

But Wen Yanbo refused to stop, he changed the topic: "Wang Shao bullied the king last time. Qinzhou does not have a single acre of barren land, but he dares to say that there are thousands of acres of fertile land. If the previous sins have not been brought to justice, how can they be rewarded for their small achievements? ”

Wang Anshi said: "Li Ruoyu once had a good relationship with Li Shizhong in Guangxi Shuaisi, and Wang [Harmony] Kechen was obsessed with vulgar theories, neither of which could be said impartially. He also asked His Majesty to select and send good ministers to Qinzhou for inspection. ”

Zhao Shao thought about it, Wang Shao had just made such a great contribution, and it was inconvenient to blame him for the reckless thing, since Wang Shao insisted that there were thousands of hectares of barren land in Qinzhou, he still sent someone to verify it, "The reclamation of barren land has always been an internal matter of the transfer department. Let Shen Qi go to Qinzhou again, he is the transfer envoy of Shaanxi, and it is just right to go to Qinzhou. ”