Bianliang.

As the imperial Tokyo, there is naturally a special palace of the Son of Heaven in Bianliang City, so when Song Zhi arrived here, there was no need to requisition anyone's mansion or build a temporary palace.

Even the yamen of the six departments of the three provinces, even if the place is smaller than Yanping, can be coordinated in a short time.

If you only look at these, Song Zhi is not much different from Yanping when he arrives in Bianliang.

Now Song Zhi convened the ministers' deliberations, there were more than ten people in the palace at every turn, the important officials of the three provinces and six ministries were all present, and the big people of the poor family gathered together.

This is what the Maison wants to see, and it even meets the expectations of some people with lofty ideals.

Although the strengthening of centralized power and the strengthening of imperial power are bound together, they are still two different things.

There are many people like Tang Xing and Kong Yanhua who are willing to sell themselves to the emperor, but there are also people like Zhang Renjie and Di Cambodia who don't want to see the imperial power lose control, dream of the king and the scholars sharing the world, and resist the cabinet in their hearts.

"Since October, Beihu has gradually captured the city of Jinyao in the plain area east of the Taihang Mountains and north of the Yellow River. ”

Wei Wuxian informed the Gungon Zhugong present of the latest battle situation, "It is reported that the Northern Hu Youxian Wang's department is now mobilizing troops and horses to approach Taihang Mountain, not surprisingly, their next goal is to capture the land of Sanjin and completely occupy Hebei!"

"Once Beihu succeeds, they can either avoid our heavily defended Yunzhou, enter the Central Plains from Zelu, or enter Guanzhong from Mengjin, occupy Chang'an and then enter Hanzhong, Shuzhong, and Longyou, and the Yellow River moat will not be able to stop Beihu Jingqi!

"The minister believes that the Beihu army must not be allowed to capture the land of the Three Jins, and while the Yanmen army is still in combat strength, the imperial court should fully support the Yanmen army, and it must be guaranteed that Jinyang is not lost!

"As long as Jinyang is here, the imperial court will have a strong army in Hebei that can be echoed, and Beihu will have to fight without dividing his troops, which will undoubtedly be of great benefit to the next war. ”

After listening to Wei Wuxian's words, Song Zhi nodded approvingly.

The situation is so simple, it is clear to the discerning person at a glance.

What the squire said was indeed true, but what Zhao Beiwang asked in the middle of the commotion was that he could independently coordinate the military and political affairs of the Jin Dynasty! What is this? This is asking the imperial court for the military and political power of the Three Jin Dynasty!

"He just wants to control all the soldiers and horses in Jindi, after all, the big war is coming, but he even wants to intervene in the civil affairs of Jindi, this is to make the territory and seal the territory?"

Kong Yanhua, the governor of the political council, poked out the crux of the problem, and he obviously opposed Zhao Beiwang's request, "In the face of the national war, what is needed is for everyone to work together for the public, and the imperial court must not tolerate this kind of behavior under the banner of war and seeking personal gains!"

Wei Wuxian was dumbfounded: "How can this be for personal gain?"

"At the time of the founding of the dynasty, the marching commander of the army on all sides had the power to lead the military and political affairs of one side in wartime, so as to ensure that all forces could be gathered to ensure the needs of the army in war and the power to win the battle. When it comes to Master Kong, how can this legitimate demand become a personal gain?"

Kong Yanhua snorted coldly, "The squire is talking about the beginning of the founding of the country, not the present!"

"The general of the army is only in charge of the conquest, and the recruitment and transfer of materials, ordnance, and civilian husbands have long been coordinated by the Ministry of War. ”

"Extraordinary things should be done in extraordinary ways! What is the situation in Hebei and Jindi now? Does the military department have so many supplies for the Yanmen army? If the Yanmen army is not allowed to solve the logistics on the spot, it will have to wait for the military department to allocate money and food everywhere, and the front-line soldiers are only afraid that they will fight with hunger!" Wei Wuxian said-for-tat.

Daqi lost Yanping, but it didn't just lose a city.

If nothing else, the treasury is gone.

Now that Song Zhi is in Bianliang, the consumption of hundreds of thousands of troops is real every day, not to mention ordnance, medicine and other materials, as well as pensions for the fallen soldiers, and the amount of silver needed is astronomical.

But Tokyo doesn't have so much money now, and even if Bianliang can gather the strength of the Central Plains and Jiangnan to ensure the smooth progress of the national war, it will take time to coordinate with all parties, and at this time, there is no way to free up money for the Yanmen army.

To put it simply, the only silver money that the court can dispose of is the treasury tax, and no matter how rich the people are, it is all owned by the owner, and it is impossible for the court to take it roughly.

If you want silver, you can, but you have to "raise", you need to borrow it from large landlords, powerful and wealthy people, and local tyrants and squires, otherwise you have to raise taxes on the people.

Therefore, what the imperial court can give to the Yanmen Army now is only authority in a short period of time, and nothing else.

"What do you think of the Grand Duke?" Song Zhi looked at Zhao Xuanji.

Zhao Xuanji had been with the Yanmen Army before, in case of the appearance of Tianyuan Khan, during this time, the Yanmen Army did not fight viciously, so he could find time to return to the center.

Zhao Xuanji had already made a draft about this, and said unhurriedly at the moment: "Although Beihu captured Hebei, it only occupied the city, and there were so many people in their group, it was impossible to disperse the soldiers into the countryside and mountains, so their control over the place was very weak.

Therefore, with the fall of Hebei, there were rebels in many places, more than thousands, and as few as a hundred and ten.

"Your Majesty is wise, in order to encourage these rebels to fight, he did not hesitate to reward and hold official positions, and now there are many regimental training envoys and defense envoys in Hebei. It is precisely because of the approval of the imperial court that these rebels can justifiably gather soldiers and horses and fight against Beihu with high morale. ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Xuanji stopped talking and did not continue.

The meaning has been spoken.

Only by giving Zhao Beiwang, the general of Zhenbei, the power of the Yanmen Army, can the Yanmen Army recruit troops and buy horses, and fight Beihu to the end, and only by giving Zhao Beiwang the power and allowing Zhao Beiwang to reward his subordinates for official positions, can everyone have the enthusiasm to fight.

When the imperial court could not give actual benefits to the local armies, rewards such as official positions were the only sharp weapons that the imperial court could use. The official position recognized by the imperial court is valid at all times.

On the one hand, this is justifiable, there is no official position given by the imperial dynasty, why should others obey your orders?

On the other hand, this is a good guide due to the situation, the so-called bustle of the world is all for profit, and when Beihu is defeated, everyone has a serious official body, and can glorify their ancestors, glory and wealth, and then they will actively participate in the war.

"I understand what the Metropolitan meant. Song Zhi remained silent, "Let's discuss this today." ”

As he spoke, he stood up and left the hall amid the congratulatory voices of the ministers.

......

Since arriving in Bianliang, Zhao Yujie has had nothing to do, her power as an "internal minister" no longer exists, and the identity of "Chongwen Hall Bachelor" has become a false position, so she can only be a concubine who does her duty.

But Zhao Yujie did not stop paying attention to the war situation, looking for opportunities to "make a comeback". Although the emperor took back her power, he did not snub her, and would often come to her and spend the night with her.

Because of her guilt, the emperor rewarded her more than ever.

It can be seen that the emperor really loves her.

Zhao Yujie has long known how to behave, so she did not show any resentment, and continued to maintain her character of being happy for the emperor, doing anything, and giving up everything, and serving the emperor very comfortably.

This made Song Zhi love her even more for her "sensible".

When the emperor was going to leave Yanping, Zhao Yujie was the first concubine to know the news, so she arranged for the abyss to retreat to Bianliang in time, and now the situation is tense, the rules of the Bianliang Palace are not as strict as in Yanping, Zhao Yujie can have more gaps and learn about the situation outside from the abyss.

If the concubine remembers correctly, the foundation of the Zhao family is mainly in Jinyang, although the industry covers the surrounding areas, but the scope is limited after all, and the power of the Zhao family is not particularly strong in the entire land of the Three Jin Dynasty.

"If Your Majesty agrees to Zhao Beiwang's request this time, won't the Zhao clan be able to expand its power and control the entire Jin Land?" Listening to Song Zhi's simple relays of today's palace proceedings, Zhao Yujie pretended to be surprised and said.

Song Zhi pinched her nose and smiled angrily: "I know that you are very wary of the Zhao family, but now is an extraordinary time.

"The combat strength of the Beihu army far exceeds our expectations, and it is not an easy task for Daqi to defeat them, and they must be done with all their might.

"I lost Yanping, even the Hebei Plain, if I can't know people and do good things now, I really want to become the king of the country, even if I die, what face do I have to see my ancestors and ancestors?"

Zhao Yujie did not hide her hostility towards the Zhao family, so she was noticed by Song Zhi, this was a means for her to show her simple and true temperament, at this time, she showed a little shame, and continued:

"Then Your Majesty is planning to agree to Zhao Beiwang's request?"

Song Zhi shook his head, "Jin Land is not an ordinary place, the terrain of Taihang Mountain overlooking the Hebei Plain, if you control Jin Land, you will also control Hebei." I want the Zhao clan to fight for the country and keep the Jin land from losing, but I don't want the Zhao clan to lose its tail. ”

Zhao Yujie nodded, and the words changed: "But if Your Majesty doesn't trust the Zhao family, it will be difficult for other families to believe that Your Majesty has really given up suppressing the family."

"So Your Majesty is in a dilemma now? The concubine wants to know, how does Your Majesty plan to choose?"

"You're smart. Song Zhi smiled, "Why don't you guess again, what are I going to do?"

Zhao Yujie pretended to think about it, did not show too much wisdom, and said deflatedly: "The concubine can't guess." ”

Song Zhi was amused by Zhao Yujie's cute appearance and laughed three times.

In fact, Song Zhi's choice is very simple.

Everything depends on whether the Beihu army is easy to defeat.

If it's easy, then you don't have to give the Zhao family local power, if it's not easy, you have to rely on the Zhao family, then you can only pinch your nose and admit it first.

In the current situation, how to confirm whether the Beihu army is good or not?

There is only one criterion.

Does Wang Shi have the ability to immediately counterattack Hebei?

If the defense army gathered in the land of Bianliang and Yunzhou can successfully counterattack Hebei and have a chance to defeat the Beihu army, then the weight of the Yanmen army in Jindi is just an army, and it is enough to cooperate with the Wang division to fight head-on, and there is no need to have local military and political power.

If the army of the defender cannot match the Beihu army head-on, and cannot counterattack Hebei on its own for the time being, and can only rely on the Yellow River to defend it, then the Yanmen army, as Wei Wuxian said, is the brother and sister of the country, and there must be no mistakes.

In order for Daqi to win this national war, Song Zhi knew what to do and what was most beneficial to the current situation.

For this reason, Song Zhi had ordered the defense of Yunzhou two days ago to cross the river to attack while Beihu was not firmly established.

Calculate the time, and there should be a battle report back today.

At dusk, before Song Zhi left Zhao Yujie's palace, he received a battle report.

After reading the military newspaper, his eyes full of anticipation dimmed in an instant.

Starting from Yunzhou, the defense of the counteroffensive across the river made the army, when attacking the city, was attacked by the Northern Hu Jing cavalry on the flank, and the infantry cavalry army of 50,000 failed to block the offensive of more than 10,000 cavalry and was defeated.

The army of the local defense envoy is higher in combat power than the forbidden army, and Song Zhi is very aware of this, which is why he dares to make this attempt.

Unexpectedly, this army, which in his opinion, belonged to the elite of the defensive army, and was highly anticipated by him, ended in defeat when it had the advantage of troops.

Fortunately, this was only a tentative attack, and the rear road had already been arranged, so that this army was not completely annihilated, and successfully retreated south of Huangnan after receiving it. It's just that the casualties are still heavy.

"Your Majesty......" Zhao Yujie saw that Song Zhi was silent, and she already had a premonition in her heart.

Song Zhi smiled comfortingly at her, "It's okay, it's just a temptation." ”

With that, he got up and left.

That night, Zhao Yujie received two messages.

One piece of news is that Song Zhi left her and went to the queen's palace.

Another news was sent back by the abyss, retelling the battle report received by Song Zhi.

This night, Zhao Yujie didn't sleep all night.

She knew that as the importance of the Zhao family and the Yanmen Army became more and more prominent, the queen's status in the harem would also increase, and her situation was no longer wonderful. If the queen recovers her momentum in the future, with Zhao Qiyue's temperament, if there is a little opportunity, her life will be lost.

This made her nervous, worried.

On the second day, Zhao Yujie received news that the emperor had set up an envoy to the Hedong Jiedu in Jinyang to oversee the military and political power of the Jindi during the war! The Yanmen Army and the local army in Hedong were all under the control of the Hedong Jiedu envoys, and they were collectively referred to as the Hedong Army.

The land of Sanjin is located in the east of the Yellow River, and has been called the east of the river since ancient times.

Zhao Beiwang, the envoy of Hedong Jiedu, was the first envoy of the Great Qi Dynasty, and had the power to open the shogunate and appoint shogunate officials and lieutenant generals on his own!

When Zhao Yujie heard the news, her eyes turned black, and she only felt that the sky and the earth were dark.