Uncle Zhang looked at the Yanfu Palace in front of him and took a deep breath. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

"Gong Zhang, the official family is waiting." Liang Shicheng urged.

Uncle Zhang nodded, strode forward, and stepped into the palace.

Only Zhao Ji was waiting to see him, at this time Zhao Ji's eyebrows were tightly locked, obviously not very happy, and when he saw him coming, he just smiled reluctantly: "Zhang Qing, please take a seat." ”

Recently, the atmosphere in the court has changed, for example, the official family has great respect for officials, and anyone who sees it will be given a seat. Uncle Zhang gave his hand to thank him at night, then sat down with half of his buttocks, sat upright, did not squint, and did not look at the palace maids who circled around Zhao Ji.

Zhao Ji nodded secretly: quite a minister.

"I heard that Qing is quite knowledgeable about military affairs, and he was once the governor of Haizhou, and I want to ask Qing, is Haizhou a place to use soldiers?"

Uncle Zhang's heart jumped at night, and his face couldn't help but be shocked.

"Haizhou has many rivers, and it is by the sea, when the ministers are there, the city wall is low, easy to attack and difficult to defend, and it is not a place to use soldiers." He thought for a moment and said: "But more than ten years have passed, and the minister has not gone to Haizhou again, and I don't know what the situation is now. ”

"When Su Mai ruled Haizhou, he expanded the city, but only incorporated the port into the city to prevent pirates from harassing ......"

Zhao Ji pushed the stack of documents on the desk forward, and a palace maid presented it to Zhang Shuye. Zhao Ji really had mixed feelings about the deceased Su Mai in his heart, on the one hand, this person cooperated with Zhou Quan quite deeply, and almost made Haizhou surnamed Zhou, which was something he was very angry about; On the other hand, after examining all the documents and chapters when this person knew Haizhou, Zhao Ji found that in fact, Su Mai had silently strengthened the city defenses, controlled the harbor, and strengthened the defense of the sea frontier, and to a certain extent, he had actually made a lot of preparations to prevent Zhou Quan's possible betrayal.

What makes Zhao Ji a little funny is that many of these precautionary measures have Zhou Quan's signature, which shows that at least at that time, Zhou Quan did not have the intention of rebelling.

When Zhao Ji was in a daze, Uncle Zhang read all the information at night, he put it away, and then said: "If the enemy comes from the sea, Haizhou City can be defended, but whether it can be held depends on the comparison of the forces of the two sides...... Artillery comparison! ”

"Artillery comparison!" Zhao Ji sat upright for a moment, like a student who saw the teacher.

He is now extremely sensitive to the word "artillery".

"It is precisely that the minister has spent a lot of time in the past two years specializing in the study of artillery combat examples, and the minister thinks that until now, the real power of artillery has not been brought into play...... The sharpest thing about artillery is that it can be used to siege cities, if there are 100 cannons, there will be no strong cities in the world! ”

Zhang Shuye began to explain the application of artillery in the siege of the city, especially mentioning that under the heavy shells bombarded in turn, not only did no one dare to defend the city, but the city wall itself would collapse in this repeated bombardment.

"There is no strong city in the world...... Zhang Qing was the first to tell me about this, and they all said that artillery was used in field battles with great power......"

Zhao Ji muttered a little, and then lost his soul.

He knew very well that compared with the Liao and Jin people, the Great Song Dynasty was at most flat in field battles, but the Great Song Dynasty was good at building and defending cities, which made the surrounding nomads helpless against the strong cities of the Great Song Dynasty, but artillery would completely change this situation.

"It's not that there's no way to deal with it." Uncle Zhang said slowly.

"What's the solution?"

"Artillery with artillery! When the enemy is attacking a city, the artillery used should be easy to move, and its artillery must not be heavy, so the firing range will be limited, on the contrary, if I am in the city or in the city, I can place heavy artillery with a longer range and heavier guns, and at that time I can bombard the enemy, and the enemy cannot bombard me, then the advantage is in me, and the enemy cannot calmly assemble in front of our city. If we choose a strategic place outside the city, set up another fort, and defend it with elite troops, and form a horn with the artillery in the city, the enemy army will be ten times larger than ours, and it will be difficult to conquer! ”

When Zhao Ji heard this, his spirits perked up: "If the enemy comes on a boat, what if the cannon is on the boat?" ”

"Haizhou City doesn't have to worry, I can build a fort on Liandao and the mountains to the south, the artillery on the ship, it is also impossible to have a long range of the fort's heavy artillery, only a small number of sailors, with the fort, the enemy will not be able to land."

Zhao Ji breathed a sigh of relief, that is to say, even if Zhou Quan really used the navy of Jeju Island, Haizhou City could support it for a while.

However, Zhao Ji was a little hesitant in his heart, Zhang Shuye behaved too well, so he also wanted to keep Zhang Shuye in Beijing and be responsible for the site selection and defense of the fort in the capital.

Seeing that Zhao Ji didn't speak, Uncle Zhang sat upright again and was silent.

After a while, Zhao Ji finally made up his mind, he sent Zhao Gouqian, although he secretly told him that he would delay the construction of the Beijing-Xu Railway, but this matter may not be able to get Zhou Quan's consent, so he must make two plans. Jingshi's defense is not very urgent, but Haizhou must be done immediately.

"I want to ask Zhang Qing to go out of Haizhou again to prepare for Haikou...... What does Zhang Qing think? ”

Uncle Zhang had already guessed it, but when he heard it with his own ears, he was still shocked.

He was about to respond, when he suddenly heard a cough outside, Zhao Ji signaled him not to speak for the time being, and said in a deep voice: "Didn't I say it, when Zhang Qing plays the right game, if there is no major matter, don't disturb!" ”

"The official family, great joy, great joy, the Liao people were defeated, and their country Shangjing Linhuang Mansion and Zhongjing Dading Mansion were all conquered by the Jin people, and the Liao lord fled to Yanjing, and the Liao State ...... It's going to be destroyed! Li Yan's excited voice came from outside.

Zhao Ji was also overjoyed when he heard this, and almost jumped up: "Is that really the case?" ”

If the Liao State is to be finished, he will not have to worry about Yelu Dashi taking advantage of the victory to attack the Great Song Dynasty.

"Exactly, Tong Guan sent an envoy to send good news, he borrowed the strategy of recovering Yan, and has achieved initial results, and now he is supervising the division to the north, and many Han generals in the Liao army have secretly communicated with him!"

Hearing this, Zhao Ji didn't hesitate any longer, looked at Uncle Zhang and said, "How about asking Zhang Qing to know Haizhou with the waiter of the Ministry of Rites and the Weiyou Pavilion?" ”

"How does the imperial court intend to treat the prince of Donghai?" Zhang Shuye understood very well what the real intention of his appointment was, and asked.

"Make the Duke of Donghai a loyal minister of the Great Song Dynasty." Zhao Ji hesitated slightly, and then slowly spoke.

"The minister understands, the minister will not live up to the grace of God!"

Zhang Shuye really understood, he was politically close to the old party, and his younger brother Zhang Kegong once fiercely criticized Cai Jing, so he was very suspicious and excluded by Cai Jing, and when he was most depressed, he was even driven to Xi'an to see the pasture. At this time, the imperial court promoted him, especially to take over He Li, who had just been in Haizhou for a short time, and the purpose was not ordinary.

Let Zhou Quan be a loyal minister, what if he is disloyal?

Zhao Ji didn't say it, he wanted Zhang Shuye to grasp it himself, but if Zhang Shuye forced Zhou Quan to be disloyal, Zhao Ji would not be stingy when he wanted to come and cut off Zhang Shuye's head to appease Zhou Quan.

In short, this is a very difficult thing, just like Zhao Ji's attitude towards Zhou Quan, he loves his talent and avoids his strength.

Zhao Ji was still a little uneasy, and advised: "Zhou Quan's temperament is humble on the outside and arrogant on the inside, he is unconvinced, and when he acts, there are many oversteps, but it is not a matter of rebellion and disloyalty, you can endure it, and if you can listen to it, you dare not say other things, but above the civil level, Zhou Quan is the first in the dynasty, you might as well ask him for advice." ”

Uncle Zhang secretly had a trace of envy in his heart, which was really rare for a young man to be so valued by the emperor. What's more, this young man is almost self-made, and he has created such a foundation by relying entirely on his own knowledge and talent.

Therefore, he nodded: "Although the minister thinks that Zhou Quan is domineering, he never denies his talent, and the minister knows the severity." ”

The monarch and the ministers have finished coping, Zhao Ji personally sent Uncle Zhang to the door of the study, Uncle Zhang was grateful, and when he left, he was even more disgraceful: "The minister will not disgrace the mission, and the official family can only rest assured!" ”

After he left, Zhao Ji sighed.

After Li Yanyu reported the so-called good news, he was still outside the study, and at this time he came up and said with a smile: "The official family uses Uncle Zhang to control Zhou Quan at night, so you can rest in peace!" ”

Zhao Ji glanced at him and did not respond.

He was still worried in his heart, Uncle Zhang went to Haizhou at night, maybe he could contain Zhou Quan, but if he really wanted Zhou Quan to bow down and obey his fate, he needed some other things.

For example, to train an army that can fight wars.

After pondering for a while, he said, "Is it possible to ask for it, Yao Pingzhong has come to Beijing?" ”

Li Yan opened his mouth, he didn't know what to say for a while, all his thoughts were on flattering Zhao Ji, and he didn't know anything about such a personnel transfer.

Zhao Ji rolled his eyes with some disgust: "Call Liang Shizhong, I have something to summon him!" ”

Liang Shizhong can help do something in addition to flattery, Zhao Ji snubbed him during this time, just because he was too close to Zhou Quan, but now that even King Kang has been sent and is ready to replace He Li with Uncle Zhang, it is time to reuse Liang Shizhong.

Li Yan lowered his head, the light of jealousy flashed in his eyes, but he didn't dare to have any opinions.

Not long after, Liang Shizhong hurriedly came to Zhao Ji, looking a little excited: "The slave and maid have seen the official family, and the slave and maid have been unwell recently, and they have not been able to wait by the official family, and they also ask the official family to forgive their sins." ”

It was obvious that Zhao Ji alienated him, but Liang Shizhong said that it was his own responsibility, which made Zhao Ji very satisfied, he helped Liang Shizhong up, comforted him gently, and Li Yan next to him was even more jealous.

"Yao Pingzhong and Zhe Keqiu came here from the Northwest Frontier, and they should be able to arrive in these two days." Without waiting for Zhao Ji to ask, Liang Shicheng knew what he meant, and replied respectfully: "The slaves and maids are calculated based on the time when Tong Guan returned to Beijing from the northwest, they don't know what the imperial court wills, and they are not in a hurry all the way, it is already today, and the later is the day after tomorrow to be able to arrive in Beijing." ”

"I want to train a new army, do you think the two of them are useful?"

Liang Shicheng smiled bitterly: "The slave maid is a eunuch in the palace, who does not understand military affairs, and does not dare to evaluate the generals in the army indiscriminately." ”

"If you say, don't listen to me."

"In the battle of the Northern Expedition, although Zhongshidao was defeated, it was a battle, and it is said that it also inflicted heavy losses on the Liao, so it can be seen that the Western Army still has some combat strength. However, now that the senior generals in the army, like the ministers of the DPRK and China, are mostly old and have lost their sharpness, the selection of new talents by officials should be able to bring a new atmosphere to the new army. "Master Liang became enlightened.

These words are exactly what Zhao Ji wants, and he dismissed Cai Jing in order to appoint new people and revitalize the dynasty.

"It's just that if you want to train a new army, you need money, and this money is ...... I really don't take advantage of it. Zhao Ji muttered to himself.

Liang Shicheng sweated on his back, and he bowed: "The slave maid has made a little money from Zhou Zhouquan over the years...... If the official family does not give up, the slave and maid are willing to give the money to the official family! (To be continued.) )