Not long after Wang Gui and his arrival, several other generals also arrived in the capital one after another, including Liu Guangshi and Han Shizhong, as well as Yue Fei and Zhang Jun, which was the first gathering of high-level generals after Li Yanqing became the regent queen.

At present, the Great Song Dynasty has a regular army of 600,000 people, of which 400,000 are controlled by Li Yanqing, and the other 200,000 are in the hands of the four major capitals, the largest number is Yue Fei, with an army of 80,000 people, stationed in the Jingxiang area, and the smallest number is Zhang Jun, only 30,000 people, stationed in the southeast of the river.

Liu Guangshi and Han Shizhong were both 50,000 people, stationed on the east and west sides of the Huai River.

At dusk, in a private room in the Panlou of the capital, Liu Guangshi specially invited Zhang Jun, the commander of the southern capital of Jin.

"Brother Zhang Xian, we haven't seen each other for several years! Six years or seven years? ”

Zhang Jun smiled slightly: "The last time we worked together was the Northern Expedition in the fourth year of Xuanhe, Brother Liu served as the commander, and I served as Sima, I remember that my brother said that the camp tent was not enough, and the commander asked me to go to the review, but Brother Liu treated his soldiers leniently, and only ten people lived in each tent, so we also quarreled. ”

Liu Guangshi couldn't help laughing and said: "In the end, I won the quarrel, and the shuai finally asked you to make up 3,000 big tents for me, I remember that the face of the virtuous brother was ugly back then!" ”

Recalling the past, both of them laughed, the reason why Liu Guangshi invited Zhang Jun to drink was because the two had some special friendship, Zhang Jun once served as a grain and grass logistics officer in Liu Guangshi's father Liu Yanqing's army.

And Zhang Jun and Li Yanqing also have some to do with each other, Zhang Jun's appointment as the commander of Jinnan was recommended by Li Yanqing, and the 30,000 troops under him were also given to him by Li Yanqing, including the entire territory of Jinnan, which was defeated by Li Yanqing and then handed over to him.

Although Li Yanqing's official position did not involve Hedong Road, everyone understands that Hedong Road is actually still under Li Yanqing's control, before Li Yanqing held a mobilization meeting to attack Western Xia, Zhang Jun finally attended, although the attack on Western Xia has nothing to do with him, but he still needs to show an attitude.

"Brother Xian, this time the regent summoned us to discuss a major action, is it really to attack the Jin Kingdom?"

Liu Guangshi was a little apprehensive in his heart, mainly because he stood in line in the palace coup, although he did not cross the Yangtze River in the end, but he responded to the call of the Emperor Zhao Ji, and Han Shizhong's attitude was completely opposite, if it was not for Li Yanqing to send a ship to block the Yangtze River, he would probably have killed the Yangtze River.

Although Li Yanqing did not liquidate him in the end, will he settle the account after the autumn?

Liu Guangshi is also worried about one thing, that is an unknown secret, when Li Yanqing participated in the Western Xia Campaign for the first time, he joined the army as a seed master, and was ordered to go to the border to check the combat readiness, but was almost hunted by the Western Xia cavalry.

That action was instructed by Gao Yu, planned by his father Liu Yanqing, the purpose was to squeeze out the Seed Master Dao, although it was done very secretly, and things have passed for many years, but Liu Guangshi always has a thorn in his heart, he knows that Li Yanqing knows the truth, but he is just silent in the power game.

Liu Guangshi was very worried that he would become the first person to be operated on by Li Yanqing, he didn't want to come, but he didn't dare, so he was extremely entangled in his heart these days.

Zhang Jun drank a glass of wine and said with a smile: "His Royal Highness the Prince Regent summoned all the capitals to enter Beijing, not necessarily to declare war on the Jin State, but also to involve military reform, I got a message from the imperial court, the Zhizheng Hall strongly requested that the military supervision troops be stationed in each army, and the Yushitai would be responsible for this matter." ”

Liu Guangshi pondered and said: "It's not impossible to send a prison guard, it's a tradition anyway, but I'm afraid that a glass of wine will release the military power!" ”

"That's not going to happen, I know Li Yanqing very well, as long as you don't do anything excessive, conscientiously implement his military orders, and obey the arrangements of the imperial court, you will generally not easily deprive the general of his military power, if Brother Liu is really worried about this matter, I have a suggestion."

"What advice?"

"I suggest that Brother Liu put his wife and children in the capital, so that Li Yanqing will not easily take you under the knife."

"You mean hostages?"

Zhang Jun nodded slowly, "If I'm not mistaken, this year Li Yanqing will reward each of us with an official mansion, it depends on whether we understand his good intentions." ”

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At the same time that Liu Guangshi invited Zhang Jun to drink, in Qingfeng Building, that is, the original Alum Building, Li Yanqing also prepared a table of banquets and invited Yue Fei, Wang Gui and Niu Gao to drink.

Li Yanqing said apologetically: "Today we should set up a family banquet to entertain the three of us, but my wife and children have just arrived in the capital, and the family is very messy, so I have to treat them outside." ”

Yue Fei had just quelled the rebellion between Zhong Xiang and Yang Mi, and had only arrived in the capital this afternoon to report on his work, he looked a little tired, and he was always taciturn, but he just smiled and thanked Li Yanqing for his hospitality.

Wang Gui has been an activist since he was a child, and he has not changed it so far, he picked up his wine glass and said with a smile: "This afternoon I went to see the house with Lao Niu, and found that the house in Lin'an was so expensive that it was scared to death, and the price of the five-acre house was 100,000 yuan, which was more expensive than Bianliang, Tokyo. ”

Li Yanqing smiled, "The main reason for the high house price is that the price of goods has risen, and now the price of silver is one to five, and it was only one or two pieces of silver back then, and if you buy it with silver, you will find that it is actually cheaper than Tokyo back then." ”

Niu Gao also said: "There is also a rise in prices, I want to invite two maids to serve the old lady, and it was the same money for a month back then, and now I can afford to pay three times." ”

Yue Fei took a sip of wine and said with a wry smile: "In the past two years, the official family has agreed that we will raise money and food to recruit soldiers, but it is not realistic at all, a soldier will need eight yuan a month for military salaries, recruit 10,000 people, and 80,000 yuan a month for a single soldier, and also manage food and housing expenses, as well as armor and weapons, and raise 10,000 soldiers for more than 100,000 yuan a month, where can we raise money and food?" ”

"Didn't the imperial court subsidize you from local taxes at that time?" Li Yanqing asked.

Yue Fei shook his head, "That's because the Jingzhao army has been fighting, so the taxes of Sanchuan are given to you to charge military expenses, the Central Plains army has no luck, and has signed an armistice agreement with the Jin State, and the imperial court is willing to support the army under my command now, which is already good, how can it be possible to give me local taxes again, and I haven't even given the right to do business." ”

"And then?" Li Yanqing asked again.

Yue Fei sighed, "Later, we realized that the imperial court wanted to reduce our military expenses and let us solve the shortfall by ourselves, so we collectively negotiated with the imperial court, and the official family finally agreed to give us enough for our current military salaries, and we gave up self-recruited troops." ”

Li Yanqing didn't say much, he knew in his heart that this was the imperial court regretting letting the local generals raise their own military spending, so they cut the existing military spending, forcing everyone to take the initiative to give up the right to raise their own military spending.

Li Yanqing asked Wang Guidao with a smile again: "Didn't your family buy a lot of land in the capital, why do you want to buy a house?" ”

Wang Gui pointed to Niu Gao, "It's the old cow who wants to buy it, his wife is from Jiangnan, and she is not used to living in Jingzhao, and when she saw my wife and children moving back to the capital, they also want to move back to the capital." ”

Niu Gao's face was swollen and red, and he hurriedly said: "The house in the capital is too expensive, I really can't afford it, or rent a house." ”

Li Yanqing thought for a while and said, "Maybe there will be an official mansion!" ”

Wang Gui was overjoyed and hurriedly asked, "Didn't you say that non-officials stationed in Beijing don't provide official residences?" ”

Li Yanqing said with a smile: "Now the permanent population of Lin'an City has exceeded 1.5 million people, and it continues to increase, and the residence is too crowded, so I consider expanding the city to the east, expanding four miles to the east, to the Huantang River, and now the east city will become an inner city, and then I will set aside a piece of land in the new city to build military official residences and official houses. ”

Niu Gao grinned happily, "Then I don't have to buy a house anymore?" ”

"You don't have to buy it, I have solved the housing of civil officials, and I can't ignore the generals!"

At this time, Yue Fei couldn't help but ask: "Yanqing, when will this official residence system be implemented?" ”

Li Yanqing smiled slightly: "The expansion plan will be announced in a few days, and next month Jingzhao Mansion will submit a new city construction plan, and then the land for the military official residence will be decided, and I estimate that the construction of the military residence will be completed by the end of the year." ”

Li Yanqing smiled again: "When the fifth brother arrives, he will also send his old mother, wife and children to the capital!" I arranged a twenty-acre official mansion for my fifth brother. ”

Yue Fei sighed, "Actually, my mother has always been thinking about her hometown, after all, my father's tomb is still there, and she wants to be buried with her father in a hundred years." ”

Wang Gui persuaded him: "Even if we recover Hebei and want to restore the former situation, it will take at least a few decades, or let the old lady move to the capital to live, my father and grandfather will also move to the capital, and the old Tang family will also come, and then our family will take a boat back to sweep the grave together, and the road will not be hard." ”

Yue Fei nodded, "If there is a house in the capital, it doesn't hurt to move here, according to the usual practice, it is best for the families of us generals to be in the capital, and the court will not be suspicious of us, Yanqing should also have a deep understanding now." ”

Li Yanqing sighed and said: "The Central Plains garrison is not a big problem, but the frontier garrison does need a check and balance, I am ready to implement the system of supervising the army, and at the same time, the family members of the frontier generals must be in the capital, this is not aimed at anyone, but a system, in addition to the general rotation system, a commander can not command the army in a certain place for more than five years, will not move, these three systems together, can gradually reverse the disadvantages of civilian officials leading the army." ”

Yue Fei nodded silently, and after a while, he said in a low voice: "Yanqing, there is a lot of discussion in the local area about you being the regent of the prison country now!" ”

Li Yanqing smiled slightly: "I know this, but you may not expect that the civil officials of the imperial court are very supportive of me." ”

"Why is that?" Wang Gui asked puzzled.

"Because the power of the prime minister has increased, now I basically don't ask about the general government affairs of the imperial court, and it can be promulgated by stamping the big seal under the door of the Chinese book, I am only in charge of major military affairs, only about appointing or replacing the prime minister, if the prime minister does not do well, or the reputation is too bad, I will change to a new prime minister, so now the prime ministers are doing very comfortably, Fan Zhixu said that he is ten years younger."

"But what if the Son of Heaven grows up?" Yue Fei asked again.

Li Yanqing picked up his wine glass and said with a smile: "That is eighteen years later, we will do the things in front of us well, and things will go naturally in the future." ”

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