"Sima Guang recently wrote three more chapters, "Counseling the West to Conquer the Shu", "Begging to Repair the Inner City Wall and Turrets and Equipment" and "Begging Bu Tiantun Army and Horses", obstructing the two things of Hehuang and Hengshan, and it seems that it is wrong to transfer him to Guanzhong!"

"After Sima Guang arrived at Jingzhao Mansion, he did not repair war preparations or military affairs, but only cared about writing articles. Han Zihua pointed at Luo Wu in Yanzhou, if he did not get the support of Jingzhao Mansion, the situation in Hengshan would inevitably erode. If Sima Guang can't change his ways, he must be transferred. ”

"For whom?"

"How about transferring Guo Kui to Jingzhao Mansion?"

"I'm afraid it will add a bit of variability to Guanzhong."

"Guo Kui has not interfered with the edge of the border to appease Si for a little bit in Qinzhou, it can be seen that after he learned a lesson, he changed his mind. Back in Guanzhong, as long as he can cooperate with Yanzhou, Han Zihua will not say anything about him anymore. ”

Wang Anshi recalled the controversy that happened in the Department of Regulations on the Establishment of Chinese Books this morning, and followed behind Zhao Ji, the son of heaven.

In late October, in the southern suburbs of Beijing, the royal garden is confined to Yujin Garden, and the chrysanthemums in the garden have withered completely, but the plum has not yet bloomed, and most of the red leaves of the maple trees and cogscarbah have now fallen to the ground. The rare birds and beasts from the south that are stocked in the garden, such as lions, elephants, and peacocks, are now closed in the greenhouse to the wind and cold of the harsh winter of the Central Plains, and they cannot be put outside, so that Zhao Ji can see the excitement of this garden.

However, Zhao Ji didn't come to Yujin Garden to see lions and elephants. Recently, he has been depressed in the palace, and his grandmother and mother, that is, the Empress Dowager Cao and the Empress Dowager Gao, have never stopped criticizing the changes in the law, which makes Zhao Ji really unbearable. Taking advantage of today's good weather, after the end of the court meeting, he went to Yujin Garden to relax.

But even if he is distracted, Zhao Ji, who has always been diligent in government, will not put political affairs aside, and Wang Anshi will follow him today. Among the many Zaifu, only Wang Anshi has this favor.

Recently, Chen Shengzhi was relieved of his mother's funeral, if before the Yingzong Dynasty, he would have been relieved of his love within a month or two, and there was no need to guard the tomb. But since a few years ago, Fu Bi was worried about the prime minister, resigned the edict of seizing love, and kept filial piety for his deceased mother for three years, no one has been willing to take the risk of being criticized by the officials and despised by Shilin. This time, even if Zhao Ji wanted to win the favor, Chen Shengzhi would not nod and agree to Shilin Qing's discussion.

As for Prime Minister Zeng Gongliang, after some customary retention and stubborn resignation, he had already resigned from his post two months ago and went to find a place to retire outside the capital. Vice Prime Minister Chen Shengzhi is worried about the system this time, that is to say, in today's political hall, the position of the prime minister is all vacant.

Although Zhao Ji has not yet had a small hall at the east gate of the Imperial Palace, and Zhao Hanlin has been locked in the courtyard in a hurry, but the promotion of Wang Anshi and Han Jiang to prime ministers has long been a foregone conclusion, and it is a sure thing. Especially Wang Anshi, if he hadn't been humble, with his identity, he would have worshiped the prime minister in the Yutang Xuanma and the Golden Palace as early as last year. Now that Han Jiang is leading the army, his position as prime minister is just to allow him to have a more stable grasp of the army in Kansai, and the real prime minister is actually only Wang Anshi.

The two gentlemen walked slowly in the maple forest while stepping on the fallen leaves. The guards of the squad were all surrounded by the forest and the entire forest was cordoned off. Neither Zhao nor Wang Anshi spoke, and in the depths of the quiet grove, only the soles of their boots stepped on broken dead branches to make a slight crackling sound. In this unusually quiet woods, time and air seem to be frozen.

After being silent for a while, Zhao Ji finally spoke up: "Wang Qing, when will Wang Shao and others arrive in the capital?" ”

Zhao Ji is asking knowingly, Wang Anshi knows that the young son of heaven has always been concerned about Wang Shao's itinerary these days, and he knows very well when and where he goes, and now it is just the opening remarks: "Wang Shao will arrive in these few days." ”

"Since everyone is almost here, why hasn't the reward for the Battle of Weiyuan been decided yet?"

"This is a matter under the jurisdiction of the Privy Council, and His Majesty can summon Wen Yanbo to inquire. However, the Privy Council has so far especially punished Han Gang and Wang Sun-sin for their ineffective use of troops, and it is difficult to set a reward. ”

"Because the total number of casualties before and after the edge pacification division is close to a thousand?" Zhao Ji stopped, turned back to Wang Anshi and sighed: "In this battle, the war horse has indeed suffered too much damage. ”

Wang Anshi was silent, and more than 300 horses died of illness in the battle of Weiyuan, and if you add the Tibetan people, it is close to 1,000.

"It's more than the losses of Qin Feng and Jingyuan combined!" When Zhao Ji talked about the loss of war horses, he looked heartbroken - because there were too few war horses in the Great Song army.

Those who have horses are called cavalrymen, and those who do not have horses are called infantry. But in today's Great Song Dynasty, even if it is a cavalry, it does not necessarily have horses. 'The world should be 153,600 wonders,' was the figure counted by the Privy Council last year together with the shepherds. In other words, these 153,600 horses are the total number of registered military horses in the Great Song Army today - including pack horses, stagecoaches and war horses. In terms of the number of pack horses, stagecoaches and war horses, it is generally about three to one, which means that the number of war horses that can really be killed in battle is about 40,000.

These war horses are basically distributed in Hebei, Beijing, Shaanxi, and Hedong, especially in the four roads on the edge of the western part of the country. Among them, the war horses assigned to Qin Fenglu are 5,000.

However, there is a huge difference between the number of people registered in the military register and the actual number of troops. The number of war horses written on paper by Qin Fenglu is actually far from the real number. Of the 5,000 cavalry on the surface, there are actually only more than 4,000 people, and those with war horses have dropped to more than 3,000.

Except for the two commanders in Qinzhou City, who were close to full strength, the rest of the cavalry commanders stationed in various border cities basically only had 60 to 80 percent of the troops. Moreover, this is still Qin Fenglu, where there are constant wars every year and there are not many vacancies, if it is in Hebei, Central Plains and other places, the situation will actually be even worse.

Zhao Ji only had a little understanding of the vacancies in the army, and he was already very distressed when he saw the loss of cavalry in Weiyuan this time. Wang Anshi, who has served as a local official for 30 years and has also been a judge in the herd supervision for several years, has a superficial understanding of the shortcomings in the army ten times deeper than Zhao Ji's.

-- The actual strength of Hedong in Shaanxi Province can be calculated according to eighty percent of the military register; Beijing and Hebei have to be calculated according to sixty percent; The troops that Shuzhong and Jinghu can use are about four or five percent of the actual number; As for Jiangnan, it is better to treat it as nothing, the army there is better at doing small business than drawing a bow and shooting arrows, and the time spent running under the official eunuch is more than when holding a knife and a gun. And the situation of war horses is the same as that of people.

Except for Hedong, Shaanxi, where there was constant war, the armies in other parts of the Great Song Dynasty had long been rotten. The generals who are powerful in the army are intertwined, and spend a large amount of military money on their own homes. It accounts for eighty percent of the country's annual financial expenditure, and in this way, the large and small military ruffians are eaten up in pieces. How much was spent on armaments?

Wang Anshi defended Wang Shao: "If Wang Shao makes contributions, the war horses that come along the Xihe River can fill up all the deficits. ”

"But Han'er is indeed not as good as the Tibetan people. Tuoshuo and Gu Wei won two great victories, Wang Shao used all the Tibetan people, and the damage was pitiful, and this time Yu Zang Huama faced up, so that Wang Shao used the army of the edge to pacify the division. The worst result was that the others were just forced to retreat, and although it was a big victory, the damage was much greater than the previous two times. In this way, it seems that there is still a reason why Han Jiang did in Yanzhou, although he forcibly took the war horse of the Guangrui Army in Gyeongju, but after the Fan people had horses, they were like tigers. ”

Wang Anshi didn't know what to say for a while. As for the internal affairs of the Shaanxi Xuanfu Division, he is not good at interfering. And Han Jiang actually went to Shaanxi on behalf of Wang Anshi. Just last year, because of Guo Kui's strategy and competition with Hengshan, as well as the DPRK's and China's attack on the new law, Wang Anshi had the idea of inviting himself to go to Shaanxi.

A very important factor in the failure of the Qingli New Deal was that Fan Zhongyan, who presided over the New Deal, left Beijing to replace Fan Yong as the Shaanxi Xuanfu envoy due to the defeat of Sanchuankou. At that time, if Wang Anshi went to Shaanxi, the new law was likely to die, and Han Jiang had a lot of kindness to Wang Anshi. In a reasonable situation, it is inconvenient for Wang Anshi to interfere too much in Shaanxi's military affairs, but to sound the gong for him.

I don't know what answer Yokoyama can give there. Wang Anshi thought to himself.

Han Jiang and Chong Ge's miscalculation in Luo Wu City gave Xuanfu Si a blow to the head, and Han Jiang's current approach is obviously saving Hengshan's crisis. Compared with Hengshan, Hehuang's status is not so high.

If ten or twenty years ago, when the party members poured out, the failure of the Kansai Fourth Road to capture an important walled city would have been a gratifying victory.

But now, the national strength of the Great Song Dynasty is growing, and it is not a credit for the victory that only forced the enemy back. Just like this battle of Weiyuan, Yu Zanghua walked away in embarrassment, although the difficulty was higher because of the different enemies he dealt with, but compared with the results of the previous two victories, it still felt much bleaker, and the reward could not be high, and there were many people who were not satisfied with it - not only the Son of Heaven.

At least Han Jiang is not satisfied. It can be seen from several of his recitals during this time. He complained that Qin Fenglu couldn't fully support Hengshan. He is now focused on Luo Wucheng, relying on his status as a Xuanfu envoy to requisition grain from all walks of life, and through nearly a year of accumulation, Han Jiang has a great reputation in Guanxi. The Kansai Zhulu was probably to ask for a quiet ear, and they all agreed to his tune.

Wang Anshi followed the young Tianzi who had quieted down again and walked up in the woods, "I can't care so much......

Just as he was wholeheartedly focused on the implementation of the new law and couldn't see anything else, Han Jiang's eyes should only be able to see Luo Wucheng's back now. Military exploits are coveted. Once he returns to the dynasty, he will be a veritable prime minister, one person under ten thousand people, how can people not be crazy? !

Wang Anshi can only choose to sit idly by, but cannot intervene.

It was not until the afternoon that Wang Anshi returned to the political hall, and a piece of music was being placed on his desk, and the sticker on the chapter explained the origin, which was Han Jiang's text.

"What do you want again?" Wang Anshi smiled slightly, unfolded the chapter and glanced at it, just calling a person from the eighth grade, which was not a big deal. But after Wang Anshi hurriedly browsed it, his face suddenly changed, "Han Gang moved to Yanzhou, and took care of Gou Yanyan's injuries?!" ”

The corner of the wall was dug under Wang Shao's feet!