"When I returned to Beijing this time, I thought that the Son of Heaven would think about starting a war against Western Xia. Jiaozhi has been destroyed, and the combat power of the Western Army has been seen by everyone in the world, doesn't it mean that the forbidden army in the north has all been issued with iron armor? The horse chopping sword and the divine arm bow were also thousands of escorts into the treasury. With these 100,000 tigers, it is no problem to kill Xingqing Mansion. Xingqing Mansion is still comparable, and it's almost time. Wang Hou let out a long sigh, shaking his head full of helplessness, "Daddy, you are in charge of Xihe, Qinfeng and Jingyuan, planting five in charge of Yanyan and Huanqing, and Guo Taiwei is from Hedong, and with the joint efforts of several parties, Xixia will be able to last for a year and a half...... No, it's only three or five months! ”

"The first moon plate bureau of the eighth year of Xining was established. As of last month, a total of 416,800 armor pieces had been made. Chopping sabers, more than 122,400 handles. There are more than 600,000 divine arm bows. In addition, the flying boats and thunderbolt cannons have sufficient reserves, and the horses in the army, relying on the tea and horse market over the years, there are more than 100,000 in Kansai alone, including 30,000 war horses. The forbidden armies in Kansai and Hedong really lacked nothing. However, the Hebei Army and the Beijing Battalion have not yet completed their training, and it will take at least two years or so. Wang Shao paused for a moment, and his voice lowered, "The Western Army is too strong, and five thousand will destroy the country." The Jingnan Army, which can also be regarded as a lineage of the Western Army, is 1,500 or 100,000. If Hebei and Beijing camp do not practice, no one can rest assured. ”

Wang Hou raised his eyebrows, and was about to speak, when Wang Shao raised his hand to stop him, "Don't forget, there are also Khitans." ”

Wang Shao saw the political situation in Western Xia more clearly than his son, "The Liang family has a deep foundation, and the previous several defeats have allowed them to take the opportunity to rectify the country, although there is the support of the Khitans behind Bingchang, it is not so easy to win." And Bing is only sixteen or seventeen, and the Liang family can still delay it for a few years if he finds an excuse, and it is estimated that he will not make trouble until he is twenty years old. But......" Wang Shao showed a smile, "If you enter the palace to face the saint, you can still say whatever you want, and you don't have to have any scruples." ”

“…… The son understood. ”

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Hundreds of miles southwest of Tokyo, in a small town inn, Han Gang was meeting with the visiting Overseer Goshi.

In Han Gang's memory, the imperial history is generally arrogant, that is, they only maintain the most basic etiquette in front of the rulers, because they are the tools used by the Son of Heaven to check and balance the power, and there is no need to be too awe-inspiring for the rulers. But Shu Yan is very polite.

The imperial history ceremony was thoughtful, and Han Gang would not accept it, so he returned a flat courtesy, and when he heard the name for a few long years, he invited Shu Yan and sat down in the small hall.

Supervising the imperial history is a rumor, you don't need to have a score to speak, you don't need to be responsible for what you say, and whoever bites you will be unlucky. To put it mildly, it means that the thief bites into the bone for three points, whether it is reasonable or not, even the prime minister has to avoid his position first and wait for investigation. Under normal circumstances, it is unlikely that you will be able to go out of Beijing. Now that Shu Yan has come out to investigate the case, it naturally can't be a trivial matter, he wants to use ironclad evidence to nail someone to death

Han Gang didn't see anything unusual in his expression, and sat down with Shu Yan to chat and gossip, speculating in his heart, I don't know which of the two mansions he is eyeing again. Lu Huiqing or Zhang Dan, who was standing behind him, who did he target?

As long as it's not him, Han Gang thought, he was very far away from Tokyo City, and the stones flying in the sky couldn't hit him on the head.

"The Xihe River flooded in the previous year, and then Jiayan said in the letter that if it weren't for the more than 400 hectares of fertile land newly opened in Xizhou, Hezhou, and Minzhou, it would be almost impossible to guarantee the military needs of the year. And Brother Xindao has contributed a lot to it, and when the Xihe military and civilians talk about Shu Guan Gou, I heard that no one praises it. ”

"Long Tu's praise Shu Yan didn't dare to take it. In Xihe, there is a lot of help from Weng, and it is just to assist Zheng Tiju. ”

"Where is this, Zheng Minxian's promotion of the camp is inconvenient to stay away from Gongzhou, and the family is strict and old, and the land of Minzhou and Hezhou is all the credit of Brother Xindao."

Han Gang's opening remarks tickled Shu Yan's itch. He went to Xihe Road to serve as the official of the Yingtian Division, which really sold his strength, and it was also the main basis for him to be transferred from a person to a Beijing official. However, if you talk about merit, it is really not as good as Han Qianliu's old peasant official, but he took advantage of being a jinshi.

He looked at Han Gang, his young face was tanned because he had been in the south for a long time, his eyebrows, eyes and the bridge of his nose were a little too hard, but when he smiled slightly, he looked gentle and calm, amiable.

To be able to become a bachelor, it is often after the age of forty or fifty, qualifications, experience, connections and talents, coupled with the favor of the Son of Heaven, to be fortunate enough to get the title of bachelor. Like Han Gang, the complete credit is piled up, which is a unique exception.

Such a person is not a little arrogant when dealing with people, and behaves modestly and politely, which surprises Shu Yan. With his eyesight, he didn't find that Han Gang's humility was disguised, but really from the heart.

Either Han Gang's personality is really approachable; Either he's hypocritical; There is also the fact that he is accustomed to his current status, and he does not need to use arrogance to show his status - this is rare among the children of poor families who have reached high positions. And no matter what the reason, Han Gang's attitude made people willing to communicate with him.

The two gossiped about getting closer again. Han Gang was always talking about what he had seen and heard on Xihe Road and in the south, but he didn't say anything about the reason why Shu Yan left Beijing.

But Shu Kang was a little impatient, "Long Tu's meritorious service in Jiaozhou, Shu Kang has always been admired. I was born in Tokyo, but I can't imagine the difficulties of Jiaoshu. ”

"There is the blessing of the Son of Heaven, there are soldiers who use their lives, and there is Zhang Zihou's command in the middle."

"This is a miracle that has not been seen in a century...... However, the river is open for 2,000 miles, and its merit is not lost to the state of surrender. Shu Yan sighed, "The ceremony of sacrificing prisoners after the opening of the river is not a chance to be seen." But in order to deliver the prisoners recovered by the state and the canon of the books, it can be seen from the beginning to the end. On the upper floor of Xuande Gate, the courtiers of the Son of Heaven are above, the criminal ministers are below, and the surrounding people are crowded, which is a scene that is difficult to describe no matter how good the Danqing Holy Hand is. ”

Shu Yan sighed, and Han Gang said with a smile: "If you can pacify the Western Xia and bring the Liang family and Bingchang together, the scene will only be grander." ”

People's hearts are separated from their bellies, Han Gang's two lives before and after, he has been rolling in the world for a long time, and he is a little wary of Shu Yan from the moment they meet, of course he will not believe what he says casually. Who knows if what he said casually will become his impeachment charge one day in the future? It's just that Han Gang's attitude is very enthusiastic, and people can't see his wariness of Shu Yan at all.

"Zhang Zihou is now in the Western Mansion, if he fights in Western Xia, he will be among them."

"Han Gang is also average. This time, he was awarded the transfer of the capital of western Beijing, and there was a matter of restarting the Xianghan Cao Canal. If the passage from Jingxiang to Beijing can be opened, the city of Tokyo will not have to be completely pressed on the Bianhe River in the future. Since Han Gang became an official, he has been entrusted with many important tasks by the Son of Heaven, and he has not been rewarded for his slightest effort. This time, we should do our best to repay the Son of Heaven's kindness. ”

Shu Yan originally thought that Han Gang would have a reaction when he mentioned Zhang Dan, and he could follow along with it, no matter whether he was happy or angry. He didn't expect Han Gang to not answer at all.

I saw that Han Gang was all talking about it, and he didn't pay attention to Shu Yan at all. In desperation, Shu Yan could only choose to leave and leave, not daring to talk to Han Gang anymore.

After sending Shu Yan out of the small building, Han Gang turned around and went back upstairs.

"Didn't Lu Shanzheng ask him to come?"

Fang Xing could no longer be regarded as Han Gang's staff, and when Han Gang had just met the guests, he went back to his room. When Shu Yan said goodbye, he came out of the room. After listening to Han Gang's relay, he felt a little incredible. The relationship between Han Gang and Lu Huiqing is not harmonious, and there are even old grudges, which Fang Xing also knows.

"Lu Jifu is not so confused." Han Gang said with certainty, but he himself couldn't figure out what was going on.

Although Shu Kang said it vaguely, he was also persuading Han Gang to come forward to support the new party, whose momentum had plummeted. Lu Huiqing would not let him do this, and Zhang Dian didn't need him to do it for him at all.

"Now that Shu Yan has spoken, what is Long Tu going to do?" Fang Xing asked.

Han Gang smiled: "Zhang Zihou is a new honor, so he won't move it." ”

In other words, it doesn't matter how Lu Huiqing dies. Although Fang Xing had vaguely felt that this was the case before, he was still surprised by Han Gang's indifference to Lu Huiqing. Although Lu Huiqing did not cultivate any friendship with Han Gang, after all, he was the first person to insist on maintaining the new law after Wang Anshi left office.

Regarding this matter, looking at Fang Xing's appearance, he knew that Lu Dao should have been misunderstood by him. But Han Gang had no intention of elaborating. And he doesn't think there's any danger in the new law. If Wu Chong and Lu Gong want to abolish the new law, they just need to let them look at the treasury. How could the army and the official system, which had been accustomed to a rich supply of money and food, be willing to go back to the past and make trouble, and the Son of Heaven would use them to appease people's hearts.

Han Gang's rejection of Lu Huiqing was only on the basis of confirming that the new law could survive the difficulties, and he didn't want to be used as a pawn. Anyway, he wasn't afraid of what Lu Huiqing could do to him.

This is Han Gang's confidence. He is now a transfer envoy and a master of Longtu Pavilion, and it is only a matter of time before he becomes a ruler, unless there is an accident.

And he can't enter Beijing as an official now, because today's son is in front of him. Even if you please any of the governors, will you be able to enter the two mansions, or will you be a Hanlin? Neither! It's not good, he will only charge for people when he is crazy.

Fang Xing looked at Han Gang's expression carefully, knowing that his mind was difficult to change. He gave up and smiled, "But the water in the capital is really muddy, and the waves are rushing over five hundred miles." ”

Han Gang laughed, "After breaking the balance of the past, it will take almost a year and a half to regain the balance. ”

"What are you going to do next?" Fang Xingsheng just stopped, something sounded, and hurriedly added, "I mean Shu Yan is there." ”

"That's up to him what he's going to do." Han Gang said coldly.

Han Gang is now qualified to win over people. As a Cao Si all the way, as long as there is a letter of recommendation from him, any candidate can take a big step on the road to changing officials.

As the supervisor of the imperial history, although Shu Yan no longer needs to worry about the ups and downs in the sea selection, he has a good relationship with Han Gang, which means that he can get a strong reinforcement in the future, just see if his psychology can turn this corner.