Back in the official hall, Li Zhang drank a cup of tea and felt that he couldn't sit down. I wasn't familiar with what Jiyi was going to do, so I looked at it casually and felt that there were more things I didn't understand, and I couldn't help but feel upset and irritable for a while. In the end, there was no way, I got out of the official hall, thought about it, and walked to the logistics department on the side.

When Li Fugui got the news, he hurriedly greeted him, took Li Zhang to his official hall, and served tea.

After asking for tea, Li Fugui said, "I don't know what happened to the Taiwei?" ”

Li Zhang put down the teacup: "In the official hall, I don't know what to do for a while, come out for a walk." I remembered that when you were on the meandering road, you had a lot of time information, so I came to ask for advice. ”

Li Fugui smiled when he heard this: "I see. The captain doesn't have to worry, he just asks to be careful, pay attention to everything, and don't miss a business trip. Now Jiyi Division, most of the officers and generals are transferred from Hequ Road, they have been doing this for a long time, and they know that it is powerful. The lieutenant only needs to be general and order. ”

Li Zhang said: "Today, the people from Hequ Road are arranged there, I went over to take a look, and saw that the things I did were really miscellaneous, and I had to sort out from them, which is not something ordinary people can do." Captain Du once said that the country's major politics, the rejuvenation of the army and the war, the matter of the opportunity to be divided is extremely heavy. I'm in the military, and I've never done any of these things, so I'm really afraid of doing it badly. ”

Li Fugui shook his head when he heard this: "It's the captain who has a heavy mind." As long as you relax and pay more attention to your chores, things are not tricky. You don't need to worry about them in the first days, just set up a framework and let the generals do it themselves. The captain watched from the side, and remembered them one by one, and things would slowly become familiar. It is not like other companies, many of the daily things are trivial, and it takes years to sort out the order. ”

Li Zhang sighed: "In the capital before, I only heard that the Hequ Road army fought against each other, was invincible, and made many military achievements. Only now do I know that everything is a matter of luck. All the handsomes in the world, where is there such a way as Hequ Road, everything is done so carefully. ”

Li Fugui said: "Taiwei Du has always liked to be careful in his work. Whenever possible, everything must be clarified. At the beginning, the Jiyi Division of Hequ Road actually only knew the surrounding area and was familiar with the people. Later, it became more and more detailed, and it became like this. ”

Looking at the sky, Li Fugui said: "Seeing that Taiwei is depressed, why don't we go to find a reward for the merit to be made, how about drinking two cups?" Tell the captain about the winding road of the river, and know how the people below do things, so you don't need to worry too much. ”

Li Zhang said: "That's fine. Just trouble for two. ”

Li Fugui said: "The captain is polite. We are the same officials, and we should help each other in order to do well. ”

While speaking, he called a soldier over and went to the official office next to him to invite Chen Xu.

Li Fugui was born in a family, his grandfather Li Ruogu was an official to participate in political affairs, and his father Li Shu was born as a boy and was a bachelor of Hanlin. He himself was a jinshi in the Qingli period, and later followed Du Zhongxiao and became an official in the court. Although his family background is illustrious, Li Fugui is also talented and good at official affairs, but his enterprising spirit has always been strong, he is very strict, and he has a good relationship with his colleagues.

Not long after, Li Xu arrived. The three of them went out of the official office together, went to the nearby Qingfeng Building, and called a pavilion facing the street.

After ordering the wine and food, Li Fugui said: "In the future, the three of us will be officials in the same office, and we should take care of each other." There is no way to compare to the river meandering road in the capital, and many things are different. There are many officials in the capital, and no matter what they do, there are officials who talk about it, and they are not as free as they were at that time. ”

Chen Xu said: "Yes, now in the Privy Council, everything has to be regulated, and I also feel restricted." Although there was a lieutenant above, there were many envoys and deputies watching. They weren't the ones who led the troops before, and they didn't understand many things. ”

Li Zhang said: "What about the people who led the troops before? Just like me, I have led the army for many years, but now I don't understand anything, and I am very embarrassed. ”

Li Fugui said: "The Tai Lieutenant is different, but it's just because leading troops now is different from before." When you get acquainted with it, everything will be fine. Moreover, Jiyisi is different from other yamen, mainly in charge of the overall situation, and everything is done by the people below. ”

Chen Xu said: "Yes, among the four yamen of the Privy Council, the most detailed ones are the Jiyi Division and the Logistics Department, but there are also many officials. As long as the chief officer grasps the overall situation, there is no shortage of people to do things below. The most important thing is actually the Military Orders Department. ”

Li Zhang listened and said, "By the way, why didn't you invite Taiwei Zhao from the Military Command Department today?" ”

Li Fugui said with a smile: "Captain, the military order department is different. Don't think that they are all a division under the Privy Council, the Military Orders Department is the same as our divisions. The Military Orders Department is in charge of the commanders of all roads, as well as the various armies of the whole army, and it is extremely important to draw up battle plans and decide on the stationing of troops. Zhao Zi is not comparable to a few of us, and his status is still above the three Ya Zhuguan army. These days, the Privy Council has made major decisions, and Zhao Zi has almost never been absent from the Vice-Minister. If you invite him today, he will definitely not have time to come out. ”

Li Zhang couldn't help but be a little incredulous when he heard this, he was the same as the director of the department, why was he so far apart? After the banquet in the back garden the day before yesterday, no one looked for him in the past two days, but he didn't know that Zhao Zi was so busy.

Looking at Li Zhang's expression, Chen Xu said: "The Military Command Division is actually the majority of the Shuai Division, and compared with the localities, it is a few of us who are separated. Of course, there are also those who are in charge of money and food, independent of the four divisions. The military situation of the whole country is in the management of the Military Orders Department, so how can there be time at this time. ”

In the words of Du Zhongxiao's previous life, the Military Orders Department is roughly equivalent to the General Staff, although it does not have as much power as the General Staff of later generations, it is not about the same. Whether it is foreign wars, domestic military stationing, large-scale troop mobilization, and various exercises and military training, they are all under their control. Now when the whole training is being held, Zhao Zi has to ask where he has time to come out and drink. Not to mention, the current officials are uneven and more busy.

Li Zhang used to be in charge of the army, and he managed very little of the following things. Naturally, there are officials in charge of daily affairs, and only extraordinary things will be reported to him. At that time, the most important thing in the management of the army was simplicity. It is best to sit in the office for a day without incident. I didn't expect that it was not like that at all now, I had to plan in advance, supervise during the matter, and summarize afterwards, these yamen didn't know how many things they did every day. To a large extent, not only are there many more things now than before, but they also attribute the things that were originally done by officials to officials.

When the wine and food came up, listening to Li Fugui and Chen Xu talking about their perceptions, Li Zhang felt that he was like a person from another world. The life in the army that I was familiar with before was incompatible with what I am now. What they say is both familiar to them and ignorant of it.

After drinking a few glasses of wine, Li Zhang said, "How are you doing on Hequ Road?" If you have nothing to do, let's listen to it. ”

Li Fugui said: "In the past few years on Hequ Road, although it has been busy, life has been fulfilling. In terms of the timing of the current Taiwei, Taiwei Du is not like various other coaches, and he has never used his own children. When I first opened up the meandering road, it was still under my control. At that time, what the lieutenant asked me to do was to grasp the surrounding enemy situation as soon as possible. In addition to drawing maps and figuring out the layout of enemy troops, it is also necessary to know the appointment and dismissal of officials and the temperament of each official. At that time, there was a lot of war, and it was not easy to do. Later, you also have to know about the party and the Khitan government. Every other day, it is necessary to sort out the appointments and dismissals of their court, and the family history and resume of each official must be clarified. ”

Li Zhang said: "How do you do these things? How many people do it yourself! ”

Li Fugui said: "At the beginning, we also thought so, but after doing more, we gradually felt that this matter was not complicated. With channels, it's not hard to know these things. Just like the political affairs of this dynasty, and even the official chapters, there are often those sold in the capital, and other countries are almost the same. As long as you pay special attention and do not need to send special personnel, there are channels to know. ”

Li Zhang knew that these channels were confidential, and it was difficult to say them outside, so he didn't ask. In fact, to put it bluntly, there is nothing more than the trade between the Song Dynasty and the Khitan, and the intelligence department pays close attention to it. There will also be people from the intelligence agencies who do some inconsequential roles and get involved in business. They generally go to the enemy's territory to listen and see, and do not take the initiative to do things outside of their profession and gather intelligence.

Du Zhongxiao's positioning of the intelligence agency is to collect information, mainly to be meticulous, and the ability to summarize and sort out in the past. As for developing downlines and assassinations and the like, never do it. If you want to ask for it, it will be up to other agencies to come forward.

This peacetime information is an important basis for making decisions in wartime, and the most important thing is accuracy. For Li Zhang, these things are unheard of, and they are very interesting.