Zheng Lang said: "Negotiate peace and prepare for war. ”

"What is negotiation and preparation?" Zhao Zhen asked. Don't play like Fan Zhongyan, talk in generalities, and then look at the specific terms, there is nothing.

"Negotiation of peace is temporary, even if I do not conquer the Western Xia, the Western Xia will sooner or later want to Koubian, but if there is no peace, Yuan Hao for the sake of Shuwei, he is not like His Majesty who loves the people, under the extreme evil, regardless of the life and death of the people of his country, and our dynasty will fight hard, and it will be a lose-lose situation. But He, you can't give him a heavy gift, and giving him a gift is not to win over his heart, this person's heart is difficult to fill, and he can't win him over. This is to give him a step down and an explanation to his subjects in the country. So it doesn't have to be too thick and heavy. ”

"What is preparation?"

"Western Xia will not invade our dynasty for the time being, but there is a Khitan force. Even so, if the edge is unprepared, or lax, it will inevitably make Yuan Hao covetous. Therefore, the minister thought that in order to govern the country, after the battle of Dingchuan Village, the minister hastily withdrew his troops, which was also caused by the country's poverty and embarrassment, and could not expand the results of the war. In the war, the front-line generals are resourceful, the soldiers are brave, and the competition is also in the rear. Therefore, the minister thought that His Majesty should govern the country, make the country strong and the people rich, and at least have a large amount of money and silk savings in the inner treasury, which is the root of the war. ”

"Well said, there's more."

"The second is to protect the generals, Fan Zhongyan loves the generals, but he is partial to attack and defend, and the generals' talents are not used, Han Qi is heavy on the offensive and defensive, but he does not believe in the love of the generals, so there is a mistake in the defeat of Yanzhou and Haoshuichuan. This protector is how the imperial court settled the generals, the civil ministers are powerful, and the ancestors in order to open up the way of speech, Xu Yanchen heard about the rumors, and once the military generals have the power of the road army, politics and finance, the civil ministers will inevitably rise up and attack them. These generals were in battle, and many of them were injured, Zhang Tian had more than 100 large and small wounds, and Di Qing also had dozens of scars. ”

"Qing means ......"

"The generals will lead the armies of all walks of life and states, and the civil ministers will control the power of civil affairs, and they will hinder each other, so the incident of An Lushan will not happen."

Zhao Zhen was silent.

"The second edict and the fate of the side of the ministers, give the generals and the article to read, the ancient generals are arrogant, today is not, it is the arrogance of the ministers, many of the generals under the account of the ministers can only wag their tails and beg for mercy, but the way of the soldiers is the way of the soldiers, not to ask the officials, the ministers are not as good as it. Wenchen despises the generals too much, and the army will be defeated. This is the way to protect the general. If Your Majesty protects them well, scatters them in the border places, and settles properly with the ministers, it will inevitably reduce Yuan Hao's covetousness. ”

"The way of military training", Zheng Lang glanced at the three strategies and seven preparations on the desk, and said: "If you want soldiers to practice martial arts diligently, you must use the art of reward. However, it is not possible to open the case of the minister in Jingyuan Road, that is the coming of the war, and the best way to do it is to do it, if there is no accident, there will be several years or even ten years of peace, which can be slowly planned. Commendations should not be measured, not too light, light soldiers are not motivated, heavy courts can not afford it, once the war starts, life is left behind, how to reward them? As for the formation, Your Majesty, you can't believe this anymore. You can drill the formation to make the offensive and retreating lineup neat and not chaotic, but not the formation. In the battle between the two armies, in addition to offensive and defensive battles, field battles, the actual decisive victory and defeat time was very short, and it was impossible for the enemy to let our army slowly set up some complicated large formation. ”

"As for the matter of the native soldiers, it is okay to be moderate, and a short time must be a time of peace, although the Dan fee is not as good as the eastern soldiers, but the number is large, and there will be a waste. and a great increase in the number of native soldiers, and they will besiege the people. As a matter of fact, there are many ways to fight, and there are many kinds of battles, and it is not just a battlefield battle -- victory or defeat, and often those who are clever have long since turned the enemy into invisibility, so those who are good at fighting have no outstanding combat achievements. For example, if the people on the border use Fan Han's strategy to forcibly levy, the ministers think it is inappropriate. Not to mention that the enemy will definitely design, there will be tens of thousands of losses, and besides, the enemy territory and the people are fierce, and if they forcibly requisition, the sacrifice will be heavy. Not only to discuss, but also to discuss. My border is safe, the people on my border are rich, and the border of Western Xia is bitter, and a large number of people will flee to our court. The enemy is the enemy's soldiers, and this is the art of victory without sacrifice. ”…,

"There can't be too many soldiers in the homeland, and the border people will suffer. As for the art of the imperial guard, the minister thought it was even more inappropriate. The purpose of the many forts was to slow down the enemy's invasion, not to keep it safe.

Except for the large fortresses, the enemy is difficult to attack, and the small fortresses are simply unable to stop the enemy's attack. Therefore, in the battle of Dingchuan Village, many fortresses fell one after another, and this is why it. It is okay to build forts at key points to block the enemy's offensive path, but they cannot be built indiscriminately. Now from Fuzhou to Qinzhou, there are nearly 300 large and small forts on the five roads, with an average of 1,000 garrisons, which is 300,000. 300,000 troops stationed in the garrison -- how much money do you get a year? And the border is more than 2,000 miles long, the more it is built, the more scattered the troops, how to resist their attack when the enemy army comes? ”

"Kanchen, the talented minister went to the side as a transfer envoy, and the minister also seconded the proposal, but not to point fingers, even if the minister was used as an example, the minister went to Jingyuan, investigated in many ways, and then listened to the advice of the generals, so as to implement the strategy. There are victorious ministers in the court, but the ministers believe that there will not be too many victories. If you don't understand, you will make mistakes. Therefore, when I went to the edge of the border, I learned to observe and observe, so that in the future, more ministers in the court would be proficient in military affairs, and if there was a war, they would not be messed up as before. ”

"Powerful weapons, subordinate to the northwest, more near the front line, the two armies of the warring ministers also stand at the head of the village to watch, but bows, arrows, knives, guns and armor are mostly shoddy, helmets can not block arrows, arrows can not wear leather, often cause a lot of sacrifices, so that the ministers hate. If this situation is not changed, this situation will continue for a long time, and it will surely become a disaster. ”

On the contrary, the Western Xia had a heavy army on the border, but sooner or later the Khitan would fight with the Western Xia, and regardless of victory or defeat, the Western Xia and the Khitan were at odds. Then they will relax their border defense against our DPRK, send them to be officials, and deliberately open up more than a dozen small passages to allow them to smuggle green salt in our DPRK. Control their number, so that we do not suffer economic damage, and then control its roads, which can be closed immediately as the pair is concerned. When the private salt channel was opened, Yuan Hao would be happy, and then he would send Fanzi, who was loyal to our dynasty, to sneak into the Western Xia in the channel, and carry heavy money to lobby the ministries, so that the ministries could not return to our dynasty, and they would also make the ministries centrifuge and disperse. If the internal governance is not stable, the Western Xia state will decline. There is also the Khitan, and the summer envoy will come to the capital soon. Yuan Hao said that he was slack in the past, thank His Majesty for his sins, and if I come to the envoy in the future, I will respectfully go to Youzhou and Xiazhou to greet him. Why don't you let the envoy enter Xingqing Mansion. It is because Xingqing Mansion has many imperial systems and architectural etiquette, and I can't enter Xingqing Mansion. ”

Zhao Zhen's face changed.

"Your Majesty, don't be angry, it was originally a short-lived peace discussion, since he said that he personally welcomed the envoy to Xiazhou, there is no need to pursue it, but his envoy can come to Beijing to discuss peace. Save time and produce new changes. ”

Zhao Zhen paced for a long time before he said, "Accurate."

"Please agree with Your Majesty to preside over this peace, and by the way, if you do it again, the Western Xia and the Khitan will be at odds from now on. If the two countries are not connected, there will be a long period of peace on the border. Mixed with Fan Han's strategy, there is a side strategy. ”

The nature of the side policies of the two parties is very different, and what Zheng Lang said is practical and thoughtful.

The most important thing is that he is making a decision, not giving Zhao Zhen a multiple-choice question. In that case, what do you want the minister to do?

Without comparison, Fan Zhongyan and Han Qi were sent to the pawnshop by Zheng Lang.

Zhao Zhen walked around, his face flickering with joy and sorrow, not knowing what he was thinking in his heart, and after a while, he said, "Zheng Lang, I don't need your strategy for the time being." ”

Zheng Lang was surprised for a while before he reacted and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”

Yuan Hao sent Yang Shousu to the capital.

There is no matter of asking for 100,000 stone blue salt, but stepping back, 70,000 stone of salt, otherwise what will be traded? In addition, on the basis of the 130,000 horses of silk -- 50,000 taels of silver -- and 20,000 catties of tea that Zhang Zishuang promised, he asked the Song Dynasty to give him a return of silver, 10,000 taels, silk, 10,000 horses, and 50,000 catties of tea. That is, what to enshrine a few rotten camels, immediately the Song Dynasty must reward 25,000, which is a reward that must be there every year, into Feng He Zheng to give back 5,000 pieces of silk, 5,000 taels of silver, 5,000 catties of tea, 5,000 taels of silk and silver every year in the middle of winter, 2,000 taels of silver on the birthday of the minister, fine clothes (high-quality silk cloth) - 1,000 horses, clothing - pieces. The total is two hundred and fifty-five thousand. …,

Yan Shuchang breathed a sigh of relief, and finally forced the Xixia people to surrender.

Sincerity is enough, not only to call the son a minister, but also to call the name of the ancestor, and let the emperor of the Song Dynasty give the name. He stood up and said, "Your Majesty, you can formally negotiate peace." ”

If you have to see it, you can take it.

It's already out to 200,000, so what's the point of adding tens of thousands?

Zhao Zhen looked at Zheng Lang, and Zheng Lang said: "Xianggong Yan, when did the country not officially negotiate peace?" If it is 250,000, I think it is 150,000. 150,000, how many people will be exploited? ―150,000 a year, 10 years-1.5 million, how many weapons will be added to Western Xia, and how many brave soldiers will be killed in my Great Song Dynasty in the future? If Prime Minister Yan guarantees that the Western Xia will not come to disturb the border again in the future, I will immediately advise His Majesty to withdraw the Shaanxi army, and agree to the demands of the Tangut people with a lot of money. ”

Ouyang Xiu immediately stood up and said: "Yan Shu's words are also fallacious, Your Majesty, the minister Wen Yuanhao is in Hengshan Mountain, and my homeland in Yanzhou has built more walled forts and invaded the territory of our dynasty. The thief's heart is ill-intentioned, how can it be said that it is 150,000, even if it is 100,000 ministers, it is too much. ”

If Zheng Lang spoke, Yan Shu would still be able to discuss and discuss, and when he saw Ouyang Xiu coming out, he was directly instigated. I can't afford to mess with you, I can afford to hide.

Yuan Hao was also forced, Zheng Lang repaired various fortresses to Wuyan Gorge and Xiaoguan, and Tiandu Mountain and Weizhou were all exposed to the attack of the Song army. It happened that Pang Ji wanted to make peace and was soft, so he built some forts in the territory of the original Yanzhou. You can threaten me, and I can threaten you. In general, Yuan Hao suffered a big loss.

Zheng Lang said: "Don't worry, the time is on me, the longer it drags on, the less beneficial it will be to Western Xia." Since Your Majesty has asked your minister to preside over this peace meeting, please trust your minister. ”

Then he negotiated with Yang Shousu, picked up this letter of state contemptuously, and said, "Yang Shousu, let's meet again." ”

Yang Shousu looked at Zheng Lang, then at Ouyang Xiu and Bao Zheng behind him, and wanted to cry.

Zheng Lang said again: "Originally, the imperial court negotiated peace with you with sincerity, but you kept making small moves in private, first trying to trick the Khitan into invading our dynasty, and then encroaching on my Yanzhou territory. ”

The following words are not said, you know, the two countries are caught between them, and you will be in the Western Xia.

Yang Shousu's face was huge, and after a while, he said, "Zheng Xianggong, don't intimidate me. The Khitan and our dynasty are good friends, how can they meet each other in arms? Even if the soldiers meet each other, who will pose a greater threat to your country if the Khitan Chang uses the Hetao? ”

"Misceiving the crowd! Although the Khitan is strong, but keep its promises, since the alliance of the Yuanyuan, forty years without a military revolution, what about your Western Xia, wolf ambitions. I'd rather let the Khitan take possession of the Hetao than be your neighbors. ”

"My lord has been called a vassal and should not be called a neighbor."

"The peace agreement has not been signed, as far as He Laichen is concerned, I don't want our Great Song Dynasty to have a rebellious courtier like you Yuan Hao."

Yang Shousu was so strongly pressed by Zheng Lang that he couldn't raise his head, and didn't want to go down, and said: "Zheng Xianggong, the peace between the two countries is beneficial and harmless to the people of the two countries. Moreover, my lord does not ask for much, only 250,000, with the power of the king, a workshop is a million. Without this number, our lord would not be able to give an account to the people, but would have fought bitterly. ”

"250,000 is impossible, I will also give you a bottom limit, or the original 100,000, or add table tennis to the Qianyuan Festival after you to give back money and silk, He Zheng money and silk, mid-winter money and silk, and birthday money and silk.

No amount of more -- it is impossible to write. But considering the actual situation of your Western Xia, I will give you another chance in Western Xia. ”

"What?"

"Because the salt will interfere with the salt government of our dynasty, the amount is limited, but other goods, such as horses, cattle and sheep, no, the horse will also be controlled by your Western Xia. Then there are cattle, sheep, camels, mules, donkeys, as well as furs and felt, and there is no restriction on your Western Xia Dynasty to sell to our dynasty. ”…,

"There's no limit to that."

"You're stupid."

Yang Shousu scolded him so much that he didn't dare to say anything, he was stupid.

"Your Western Xia resources are limited, but have you forgotten? There were also Uighurs in the west, and the Zhufeng people in the north. ”

Hearing the divination man, Yang Shousu immediately sobered up and said, "We have a long way to go with the divination department, and the transportation is inconvenient. ”

"I'm afraid of the Khitans. Seeing that your lord is very cunning, why are you stupid at this time, the area where you intersect with the Divination Department is vast, mostly the desert and Gobi desert, how can the Khitan ask? It is not the state that comes forward, but the businessmen who come forward, and the Khitan will shrink when they ask you, and they will loosen up if they don't ask you. In the past, the goods were mostly turned from the mountains to our dynasty, and the Khitan checkpoints were loose, and the merchants were not prosperous. If the people set up more supply points from the sand springs and open up this trade route, it will not only benefit the people in your country, but the state will be smaller than the people of the country, and the profits will not be more than 100,000, 200,000, or 300,000. Otherwise, your demands will be excessive, and your lord will not be able to give an account to the people, and my lord will not be able to give an account to the people. Then continue to fight, it's a big deal that I ask Your Majesty to go to Shaanxi again, and it just so happens that I am relieved today. ”

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