"Why be in such a hurry?" Lu Shengqing still couldn't understand, "It's just a rumor about the conquest of Western Xia, and the seed has just been written, and the Son of Heaven hasn't nodded yet." ”

"Wang Yuyu has been doing the three decrees, not to mention anything else, who can compare to him in terms of the holy will?"

Lu Shengqing was silent. Wang Qi's nickname of the three decrees has been called, please the holy decree, receive the holy decree, have received the holy decree, back and forth are these three sentences. Everything is in accordance with the divine will, and there is no claim of its own at all.

Such a prime minister is not qualified at all, but he is very likable on the side of the Son of Heaven.

An obedient and educated courtier like a filial son and a virtuous grandson, which emperor would not like it? Especially today's Son of Heaven, who has been the emperor for nearly 12 years, is more and more fond of monopolizing power. By changing Zaifu, the court is firmly controlled in his hands. Among today's courtiers, who has the authority of Han Qi and Wang Anshi when they were prime ministers? He promoted Wang Qi to make the political hall obey orders and not go against the grain.

After a while, Lu Shengqing said suspiciously: "...... Let Han Gang go to Hebei, he won't be able to go to Shaanxi? There are two things, one before the other. Shaanxi said that it would take another year to raise grain and military funds. ”

"Indeed, the war in the Northwest should be in a year or two later. In order to compete for Hengshan, Han Zihua [Han Jiang] presided over the Shaanxi Xuanfu Division and spent nearly two years planning. Although the national strength is prosperous now, three years ago, the recapture of Hengshan did not even establish the Xuanfu Division to control the Zhulu army, but now if you want to capture Xingling and destroy the Western Xia, it will inevitably take at least a year to prepare, and in order to strengthen the defense of the Liao State, it will be delayed for another half a year to wait for the completion of the Hebei track. It's basically a year and a half. ”

Lu Huiqing seems to have calculated in detail, "As for the road construction in Hebei, judging from the time it takes to build roads in western Beijing, it will take almost two years." A year and a half is barely enough for him to complete the main body of the Hebei track, but I want both Hebei and Shaanxi to plug in and take advantage," Lu Huiqing shook his head, "It's impossible!" As long as Han Gang takes over the errand in Hebei, it will be impossible for him to rush back to Shaanxi! ”

"What if Han Gang can finish it in a year and a half?" Lu Shengqing questioned, "He is already familiar with Jingxi, and he also has a group of staff members who can do things." ”

"Even if Han Gang has the ability to solve the matter in Hebei in a year and a half." Lu Huiqing smiled, "It's almost impossible, it will take at least half a year just to survey the geography, determine the route, and prepare the materials." Just for example, if he can really complete it in a year and a half, he will not be able to go to Shaanxi either. ”

Lu Shengqing was surprised, "Why?" ”

"War is not child's play, and changing generals on the spot is a foolish act that brings about defeat. Looking at the mind of the Son of Heaven, maybe this time, there will be no Xuanfu Division that will oversee the whole army. Lu Huiqing frowned slightly, "It's not three or four years of Xining, it's time for the Western Army to recover from several devastating defeats more than 20 years ago. He snorted, "Even if I go, it's hard to say that I can sit firmly in the position of Xuanfu Marshal." ”

Lu Shengqing could hear that his brother was dissatisfied with his low voice in military affairs, but he wisely closed his mouth and did not talk.

After saying a few unhappy things, Lu Huiqing returned to the topic, "Although there may not be a person in charge of the flag this time, the commanders from all walks of life have the responsibility to prepare." If Han Gang couldn't have participated in the planning work at the beginning, and on the day when the flag was pointed to the west, he would not have been temporarily transferred to Shaanxi to serve as the coach - instead of planting trees, he wanted to pick peaches, which definitely didn't make sense! Not to mention that Han Gang himself is humble on the outside, but in fact he is arrogant, and he is afraid of being talked about, even if the Son of Heaven wants him to go, he will not agree. ”

Lu Shengqing lowered his head and thought for a while, this is indeed the truth, but there must be a premise, "What if Wang Yuyu has to go to Shaanxi with Han Gang?" ”

Lu Huiqing smiled, and he wrenched his fingers: "Now there are only six people in the two mansions combined. I don't need to say much here. Yuan Jiang rushed to the two mansions in Zhishi, and he was already satisfied with being able to make up for a few more children and grandchildren, and he would not have the heart to fight with others. That is, Wang Qi was bent on getting along with the intention of promoting the attack on Western Xia. ”

"There is Xifu, and Duke Lu can't wait for something to drag the Son of Heaven to attack Western Xia. Zhang Dian will not oppose me, of course, he will not explicitly support it, he also has to take into account his friendship with Han Gang. Guo Kui must be thinking about going to Shaanxi, but if he goes, he will inevitably set up the Xuanfu Division - he is a military general, can the Son of Heaven rest assured? It is impossible for the two mansions to agree, and the imperial historians are even more happy to have a good target. Since he can't go by himself, Guo Kui will not support Han Gang to help the planters, but there are old grudges on both sides, and most of them will recommend Zhao Yu and Yan Da. Lu Huiqing sneered, "Look at it, even Wang Jue wouldn't want to see Han Gang proud on the battlefield...... The Son of Heaven will also worry about how Han Gang will block him and prevent him from entering the two mansions after he has made great achievements in Shaanxi. ”

Lu Shengqing listened silently and kept nodding. He had a feeling that Lu Huiqing's tireless words were not so much explaining the situation in the court to him, but rather that his brother was sorting out his thoughts by confiding in people.

Compared with Wang Jue, who was bent on promoting the war against Western Xia, Lu Huiqing's mind over the past year has been focused on the practical method, and if he wants to ascend to the stage, he must achieve something. Promoting the war, he can't compete with Wang Jue, who is trying to get closer to the Son of Heaven, where his foothold is, Lu Huiqing knows better than anyone else.

On the one hand, it is to wage war against Western Xia, and on the other hand, it is a large project that runs for thousands of miles, and two major events are carried out at the same time, which has a ...... on manpower and material resources. The most important thing is that the demand for financial resources should be at least 10 to 20 percent more than the current fiscal expenditure, that is, about 10 million yuan.

Where does the money come from?

Lu Huiqing flicked her fingers proudly, naturally relying on the implementation of the new law.

After saying goodbye to his brother and taking a few steps, Lu Shengqing looked back, and Lu Huiqing in the room was back to work at this time.

In today's in-depth conversation, from the beginning to the end, he never saw his brother doubt whether the Xianghan Cao Canal Project presided over by Han Gang could be successful.

After thinking about it for a while, Lu Shengqing was shocked, not only his brother did not suspect it, but even the entire court did not suspect it.

Regarding Han Gang's proposal, from the very beginning, there was a lack of questioning voices in the court. Except for a few new imperial histories who are not open-minded, everyone else has adopted a cold and onlooker attitude, especially the two mansions, no matter how big or small, there are disputes now, and there is no obstacle for Han Gang to have a common ambition.

Han Gang is not without political enemies, but he was promoted to a bachelor's degree at a young age. You must know that there are many places where there is only one straight bachelor after entering the two mansions, why is it a bachelor if it is less than thirty. The courtiers who were jealous of him did not have a thousand, but also eight hundred. But there are so many people, and none of them dare to question whether the Xianghan Cao Canal can be opened, and whether it can achieve the goal of the plan after it is opened. Maybe they still have doubts in their hearts, but none of them dare to say it, they should all talk about the idea of seeing the results after seeing the results.

After taking two steps, Lu Shengqing let out a long sigh, which is not difficult to understand.

This kind of approach, which looks steady, actually reflects their weakness and timidity, and subconsciously, they have already acquiesced to Han Gang's authority in governing affairs, as well as his ability to do what he says.

The reason for being so skeptical of Han Gang can be understood by Lu Shengqing.

Smart people don't fall into the same pit. From the end of the second year of Xining, Han Gang became an official, and it has been less than ten years now. In the past ten years, I don't know how many people have suffered losses and lost face on Han Gang, including many veteran ministers like Wen Yanbo, and there is no shortage of Han Jiang, Wu Chong, Feng Jing and other former court officials, who have heard with their own ears, seen with their own eyes, and experienced with their own eyes.

The only thing they could do was to keep Han Gang out of the capital - this was not their own plan, but to echo the will of the Son of Heaven. If the Son of Heaven wants to recall Han Gang, how many people dare to stand up against it?

The temper of the doctor is that he is not afraid of the front and the top of the Son of Heaven, which is a good thing to increase his face and fame. Most of the important ministers started from the imperial history, and no one can compare with them in terms of lip service.

But Lu Shengqing just remembered that what Han Gang liked to say most was to seek truth from facts and prove it empirically, but anyone who was pulled by him to refute the truth and falsehood, none of them were not embarrassed, Yang Hui is still doing Zhizhou in the south.

Lu Shengqing didn't think that anyone would dare to jump out at that time and risk being embarrassed.

But it will probably be ten years later, Lu Shengqing feels a little more relaxed, as long as the Son of Heaven is still concerned about Han Gang's age, it is impossible for him to enter the court as an official.

Just when the Lu brothers were discussing the court situation, Wang Qi and Wang Yuyu, the prime ministers of the Great Song Dynasty who were above 10,000 people under one person, were unfolding a letter under the lamp.

This is a kind of secret letter written by a kind of man, except for the greetings and thanks at the beginning, most of the content is about the arrangement and plan for the Xia Kaiwar. But after Wang Jue saw it, he put it aside with an unhappy face - Chong Ge vaguely mentioned Han Gang in it, and hoped that the court would send him to Shaanxi. With Han Gang here, they can fight with peace of mind without worrying about the rear.

Not to mention that a military general dared to interfere with the personnel arrangements of the border marshal, just the candidate he mentioned made Wang Qi a little disliked, and if he put it to the Son of Heaven, I am afraid he would not simply nod and agree.

If Han Gang is allowed to go to Shaanxi, with his ability, as well as his prestige in the Western Army, and the seed that cooperates with him, if nothing else, he will definitely get the first credit. At that time, even if the Son of Heaven was reluctant, he had to give him a privy deputy to do it.

But Shaanxi is not indispensable to Han Gang, a little inferior, but it is enough to come in handy talents, there are still many choices.

When Xining attacked Hengshan in the eighth year, Han Gang was still striking iron in the ordnance prison. Didn't you still beat the party members and flee in embarrassment, forcing the Khitans to dare to wait and see?

With plate armor, horse swords, flying ships, thunderbolt cannons, and famous generals who have fought for many years, there is only one Han Gang, there is not much more of him, and there is no less of him, but it is just the icing on the cake. Since the Son of Heaven is worried about the situation in the next few decades, the courtiers have to worry about the king.

What's more, Wang Qi didn't want to see the juniors who were less than half his age, standing close to his own back, just for the sake of his own mood, and he had to let Han Gang stay outside for a few more years.

Ten years, Wang Jue has calculated, it is almost time to be a scholar at that time, and there is no need to worry about seeing Han Gang's face that is too young and makes people angry.

On the same day, Han Gang hugged Fang Cai and cried so loudly that he was exhausted, and now his fifth son, who was extremely tired and sleeping, smiled at his wife and concubine beside him, "Half a year, I should be able to return to Beijing in half a year." There was unwavering confidence in his indifferent smile, "No one can stop it, and the Son of Heaven will not pay attention to it." ”