Zheng Lang said: "Brother An Dao, why did you harm me? ”

Zhao Zhen sent someone to win the love, and he didn't want Zheng Lang to be full of worries every time, like that, Zheng Lang would be harmed by Chenguang for more than ten years in his life. It's useless to send someone to win affection. This is the superiority of Wenchen, even if Zhao Zhen gives twenty gold medals, Zheng Lang does not obey the order, Zhao Zhen is helpless, and the people of the world are beautiful. Zhang Fangping said, I'll go and persuade you. He is the new boss of the two systems, and he came to win the love in person, if he didn't listen, Zheng Lang would look very hypocritical.

"This is a state affair, and the two mothers also want you to be a good prime minister......

"Brother An Dao, you don't understand, let me ask you why Gaoliang River is defeated? If it weren't for the incompetence of the Song army, otherwise there would not be the heroism of the good water river and the three river mouths. The defeat of Gaoliang River was a command error, when the Song army was waiting for a reward, but Taizong wanted to take advantage of the victory to capture Youzhou in one fell swoop. I didn't expect that under the stubborn resistance of Youzhou, it was fruitless for a long time, and the spirit was lost, first, it was not rewarded for a long time, and the soldiers were dissatisfied, second, since the Pingbei Han Dynasty, the war was long, and the soldiers would be war-weary, third, the Khitan was strong, which was the upward trend, and the fourth, they were not prepared, and they hurriedly sent troops to fight with the most powerful country, and fifth. With five mistakes, how can you not be defeated? ”

The implication is that Song Taizong has no command, which cannot be said publicly.

"Looking at the subsequent battles of our dynasty, there is a lack of horses, and the victory cannot be a great victory, and the defeat will be completely annihilated. But Brother An Dao, putting aside the command factors of the generals and only analyzing the performance of the soldiers on each battlefield, are our soldiers of the Song Dynasty really cowardly than the other party? ”

"And the year before last?"

"The year before last, there were riots in various places, and it was not because the soldiers were not brave. It is that the officials are greedy for life and afraid of death, and these officials do not give orders, so please ask if these soldiers dare to do so without orders. Attack on your own and go to the bandits? ”

"Yes, Xingzhi. Why don't you say it? ”

"At that time, I was presiding over the Law of Reduction, and once the army was reduced, there were fewer old people, sick and disabled, and the number of troops seemed to be decreasing, but the actual combat effectiveness was increasing. It also saves a lot of money for the country, otherwise how can the country afford to raise more than 1.3 million troops? The finances are loose, and they can properly feed the soldiers. Reduce the possibility of mutiny. If it is increased to 500,000 to 600,000, I would like to successively lay off 100,000 soldiers in the future, so that the number of the state's forbidden army, van soldiers, and Tibetan soldiers will be kept at a little more than 900,000, and the state finances will be healthier. Can I say that at that time? ”

"I can't."

"Brother Andao, Dingchuan Village is a great victory. Then I led a battalion of cavalry soldiers to exterminate Wang Lun, forced Zhang Hai to surrender, let Han Qi exterminate Guo Miaoshan, and let Di Qing go to the south, which had many intentions. It's not just a quick victory, it's confidence. ”

"Faith?"

"It's confidence, what is the emperor's intention this time?"

"The emperor agrees."

Zheng Lang nodded, that's right. Looking at history, Zhao Zhen is very soft diplomatically, but there are some wrongs, such as at the beginning of the Shaanxi War, Zhao Zhen had a very tough attitude, and only brought a jade horse to the burial after his death. He was also helpless and wanted to harden, but from Sanchuankou to Haoshuichuan and then to Dingchuan Village, he lost worse and worse every time. After thinking about it, he initiated reforms, and almost handed over the jade seal to Fan Zhongyan for a while, but for more than a year, it did not achieve results, but became a friend and stirred the world. One Wang Lun and more than 200 of his subordinates used nearly 10,000 soldiers to exterminate and erode nearly a thousand miles of the region. A Zhang Hai and Guo Miaoshan eroded the entire southern Shaanxi and western Beijing, and tens of thousands of talents were mobilized to solve it. A Guiyang man, grinding for six or seven years. There is also a Wang Ze, a Nong Zhigao, who will be the emperor, and he also has doubts about the combat effectiveness of the army. Who dares to speak out?

These situations are reversed by themselves, although Zhao Zhen is gentle, but it will not be as soft as in history.

Zhang Fangping said worriedly: "It's just that Jia Changchao didn't agree, and finally saw that the emperor had made up his mind, so he changed his mind." ”

"Jia Changchao, ah......" Zheng Lang muttered. …,

He doesn't have to worry about a few bigwigs in the court, but this Jia Changchao.

Ouyang Xiu felt that there was an uneasy atmosphere in the court, so he looked for enemies, Wang Gongchen, and even Lu Yijian, Xia Zhu, and finally transferred to Yan Shu, and mistakenly thought it was Zhang Dexiang. In fact, otherwise, the real enemy is Jia Changchao, if there is no Jia Changchao in secret, the new deal will not be defeated so quickly, after all, the Junzi Party is too powerful. But Ouyang Xiu thought that Jia Changchao was just a courtier from a small fellow jinshi, and it was not the same thing.

Zheng Lang said: "This person is not trivial. ”

"Xingzhi, yin and yang are weird, I'm very uncomfortable."

It doesn't matter, he wants to learn from Lu Yijian, but he learned Lu Yijian's scheming and some small methods of rejecting the dynasty, but he didn't learn Lu Yijian's talent for governance. There is also Ouyang Xiu, who wants to learn from Fan Zhongyan, but only learned Fan Zhongyan's yang qi, but did not learn Fan Zhongyan's mind. It's not going to be a big thing. My lord is not the Tang Ming Emperor in his later years...... "There is still behind it, and it is not Song Huizong, so I use Wu Yu, Wang Yaochen, and Zhang Fangping."

But in general, Zhao Zhen's personality is feminine, he has balancing skills, and he has benevolence, but he lacks the masculine spirit of the male master.

Zheng Lang said again: "So this battle, not only as you said, further weakens the strength of the Western Xia people, but also further increases the confidence of His Majesty and the ministers. There is also a command. ”

"Command?"

"Brother An Dao, you are in Jingyuan Road, and you also know that I have provided some ideas, but what do you want to do? I am heavy on literature and light on military force, so do generals have the courage to think? But what I provide is only some ideas, who formulated the specific plan, Chong Shiheng, Di Qing, Jingtai, Zhang Qi, Wang Ji, Zhao Xun, and you added some. I think that the soldiers are poor in combat effectiveness, but in fact, where is the difference? Although they are not as good as the peak era of the Han and Tang Dynasties, they are also the species of the Han and Tang Dynasties, and the dragon gives birth to nine sons, and they are still divine beasts, and they will not be mortal! As long as the top is not soft, there is no bad saying that the soldiers of this nation are bad! ”

This statement......

Zhang Fangping was dumbfounded, not knowing what to say.

"Taizu's practice is very good, including Taizong's early practice is also good, using the system of the early years of the Tang Dynasty, let the generals and commanders fight during the war, and take back the military power and military power after the war. Military generals will not endanger the country, but also let the army have the right handsome. But today, Wenchen can lead the troops. You can let the eunuch lead the troops, but you can't let the generals lead the troops. What are generals used for? Among the ministers, I did the best. But can the military command ability be as good as Di Qing, and can it be as good as the Shiheng? No, there is another person who has done better than me, Zhang Kang, unfortunately, he did not pass the top prize, so that the ministers also listed him as a general. Luckily, I won three dollars in a row. Otherwise, he is also a military general at this time. Only people like Fan Yong, Fan Zhongyan, and Han Qi can be regarded as ministers. The command was wrong, and there was a lack of cavalry, so the blame was placed on the soldiers. The whole country is covering their ears and stealing the bell, and they are willing to fall, can this country still be good? ”

"Therefore, we want to ask you to come out, otherwise we will be replaced by other civil servants, and we are worried that something bad will happen."

"But you're hurting me."

"Why?"

"A couple of big wins. It was the work of the generals, but I thought I was the commander and planner, because I was a civil servant, and the country was in trouble, so I came out. It's good and powerful to solve it right away, but what would a courtier like this think as a master? ”

"Your Majesty is not that kind of man."

The three of them said that maybe Jia Changchao was already starting to make arrangements. The wood is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will urge it. This country cannot produce a single talent, there must be many, many talents, there are a large number of civil servants who manage state affairs, and there must be a large number of famous generals who command well. So whoever is lacking, the country can move as usual, which is what the master needs most. High, it must be folded! ”

Zhang Fangping was shocked, he didn't reach that height, so naturally he wouldn't think about it, but Zheng Lang was faintly approaching this height, and even the future height was far above Lu Yijian, which didn't seem to be very good. …,

"But you're here, I'll write again, Emperor Yuming, this trip is not an expedition, but pretending to be a Khitan, picking up some small bargains, and further weakening the strength of the Xixia people. In this name, you can warn the ministers of the border that there is no need to fight for this merit. If you fight, you won't praise it publicly. It's just a surprise attack, a quick battle, and there is not much credit for the victory, and the meritorious countries will not publicly commend it. There will be a burden to be ...... if you lose."

Zhang Fangping smiled, once this excuse was used, the ministers would no longer be verbose.

Zheng Lang said again: "Therefore, I think that this battle can be divided into two teams, Zhang Kang set off from the Volcano Army, Guo Kui, Zhang Qi, Zhao Xun, etc. can be his lieutenants, Di Qing is out of Fuzhou, and Ji Min, Wang Kai, and Wang Ji can all be deputy generals." If Pang is willing, he can also send a soldier from Yanzhou, Wang Xin is enough to serve as the main general, and Yang Wenguang and others can serve as deputy generals. In addition, another six or seven hundred Jurchens transferred from the Wa Kingdom, as well as the original Jurchens, can be transferred to the front. From the capital to the edge of the four roads, I believe that it is not difficult to select seven or eight thousand people, eight thousand nine cavalry, from so many troops, all of them are tigers, and the role of strange soldiers has been played. Specifically, I will write a letter to Zhang Kang, who is a Wenchen and can command in the center. If there is a mistake, please hold the minister accountable. I believe that they will command this battle and do a better job than the ministers. ”

Zheng Lang is not boasting.

If he didn't have the knowledge of later generations, he only had military command ability, whether it was Wang Xin or Zhang Kang, or Lao Chong, or Di Qing, he would not be as good as any of them.

Moreover, he is self-dedicated to Confucianism, although the country has won affection, he must keep the filial piety period for at least one year, otherwise he will be criticized and attacked in the future.

Cui Xian also has this intention, and she can't come out, even if she is in love, she can't come out.

Even if you go out of the mountain next spring, you will have no problem if you repeatedly win love and keep your filial piety for more than a year.

Zhang Fangping was speechless, thinking to himself, is this the so-called way of advance and retreat.

If you don't come out, you won't come out, return to the capital, and tell Zhao Zhen most of Zheng Lang.

Zhao Zhen was silent and said, "Zheng Qing is too careful. ”

I don't know whether to oppose or appreciate, Zhang Fangping didn't dare to speak.

Zhao Zhen said again: "Zhang Qing, you have worked with Zhang Kang for a period of time, what is this person's military strategy?" ”

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that this person is a military wizard, and the country is so big, Your Majesty really wants to recruit good talents, not only the ministers of governance, but also the ministers who lead the army and the ministers who seek wealth, so that the country can develop in a healthy and orderly manner."

Zhao Zhen couldn't speak.

It is true that the country also needs a lot of talents, and they are also looking for it. Is it true that this country only needs Zheng Lang alone? That's worth it.

So the decree was given.

Time is also tight and cannot be delayed.

One after another, the battle of the river meanders has added many variables.

Zhao Zhen is very worried, he will rest assured that Zheng Lang will go, without Zheng Lang, Zhao Zhen lacks confidence in his heart. For the country, to do this, Zheng Lang knew that he liked the advance and retreat, but if he failed, he added countless changes. I've been nervous all the time.

……

"Let's go see Gao Liang," Zheng Lang said to several wives and concubines.

Staying at home and being bored, let the people plant a few acres of sorghum on a dry land in front of the soil mountain, and planted them in a nutrient bowl. There is also plenty of fertilizer, and the growth is very high. It's almost harvest time, so go and have a look. There are other ......

The people live on food, and at the moment they don't have the grains of South America, so they have to cultivate seeds.

Even if there is, it is necessary to cultivate seeds, but the lack of food restricts the increase in population, and once the grain production increases, the population will expand very quickly. 100 million people and 200 million people are not a big problem, but if there is a population of 4500 million, it will be very sad.

Walking on the road, the little lady of the Fan family asked quietly: "Do we count?" ”

"You didn't ask Xian'er?"

"Concubine, that's embarrassed to ask."

"Forget a little half."

Fan Xiaoniang was a little confused, how could she only count a small half, and she couldn't figure it out. In special cases, there are not many such cases, and it can only be counted as a small half. Zheng Lang also smiled bitterly, looked at Cui Xian, and it seemed that he would say hello to her at night and ask her to enlighten Little Lady Fan and take a physiology class. …,

Fan Yue'er asked again: "Zheng Xianggong, why do you refuse to win love?" ”

What a chance, she had a lot of pain in her flesh for most of the day.

"Even if I accept the love, I still have filial piety on my body, I am a civil servant, and I am a Confucian, do you think I can welcome you into the door?"

Disappointment appeared in Fan Yue'er's eyes.

"That's a shameful thing, do you think?" Zheng Lang whispered.

Fan Yue'er was ashamed.

"Actually, apart from that incident, what difference does it make if you can't get through the door like you are now?"

Fan Yue'er became happy at this time.

However, Zheng Lang has a headache, he exercises a lot, unlike other Wenchen, he has a self-disciplined diet, good living conditions, and has always been very healthy, but one against five, he is invincible in the end...... Some people don't understand why those high-ranking officials in their previous lives kept many mistresses, and some even raised more than 70 mistresses. Why bother?

For example, Han Qi, he also raised dozens of prostitutes, mostly letting them dance, sing, and perform. Walking out of the door, there is a pond not far away, the broken ponds are connected together, there is nothing, because there is little water in the north, and it is more dry, so there are not many fish in the pond.

Zheng Lang saw that they were empty, so he brought in lotus roots and planted them in them. He is the prime minister, famous all over the world, he is a kind, and many people follow him. So the question arises...... (To be continued) RQ