When Di Qing led the marshal back to the court, there were large-scale personnel changes in the court.

Jia Changchao used the three cities of Heyang to make an envoy, sentenced Henan Mansion, and stayed in Xijing. Du Zhongxiao was promoted from the deputy privy envoy to the privy council, and together with Tian Jing, he was in charge of the Privy Council. Cheng Jian went out of the state, and Zeng Gongliang, Zhang Sheng and Fu Bi were the deputy envoys of the Privy Council.

The Western Regions was changed to the Tianshan North and South Road, and Liu Xin was appointed as the pacification envoy for the Tianshan North and South Road. Han Qi entered Beijing and succeeded Liu Xin as prime minister. At the same time, Song Zhen was summoned to return to the dynasty to participate in political affairs. The transfer of the river meandering road made Bao Zheng return to the dynasty to replace Zhang Sheng as the middle of the imperial history.

This great change indicates that the government is about to usher in a great change, and there has been a lot of discussion for a while. In particular, the change in the Privy Council, where all the people have military experience, is very different from before, and it is clear that a large-scale reform of the military system is already on the way.

In less than a year, Du Zhongxiao was promoted from the imperial historian to the privy envoy, and the promotion speed was fast. However, the courtiers were not surprised, Du Zhongxiao originally came back with military merits, and it was normal to be promoted to privy envoy.

At this time, it is late February, the weather is hot, and it is the time when the eagle flies and the grass grows and the flowers bloom. Du Zhongxiao set up a family banquet and invited Han Qi, Fu Bi, and Bao Zheng, who came back from Hequ Road, to have a banquet.

Han Qi and Fu Bi entered the backyard and saw that the flowers and trees inside were sparse and scattered. A small pond in the center, in which lotus flowers are raised, and a small pavilion in the middle is extremely elegant. A few maids were preparing food and drink, like butterflies in the flowers.

Han Qi said with a smile: "I have long heard that Taiwei Du's family has a lot of money, and few people can match it, and I used to be a little unbelieving, but when I saw it today, I realized that what I said was true." How expensive the housing prices in the capital are, Taiwei can buy this house after the Great Xiangguo Temple, but it is amazing. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "Over the years, my father has done some business and made some money, so he bought this house. It's not that my family has a lot of money, but it's a small family, and there are few places to spend money, so you can toss. ”

Fu Bi said: "Why should Taiwei be too modest, how many of these houses can easily afford it?" ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "Thousands of dollars, ministers, how many can't get it?" But it's hard to find a place like that. It's set up over there, and we're going to the feast. As soon as the river meanders and the road part, we haven't seen each other for a long time. ”

The three of them entered the pavilion and took their seats. The maid served tea, and everyone drank tea and gossip.

Not long after, Bao Zheng arrived. Du Zhongxiao ordered to pour the wine, raised the wine glass and said, "I haven't seen you for many days, let's have a drink." ”

After drinking wine, Du Zhongxiao invited a few people to eat and said: "When I was in Shengzhou, there were also such days, where several ministers sat together, drank two glasses of wine, and said some strange things, and the time of the day passed unconsciously. It's just that at that time, everything was difficult, and even if I could steal half a day of leisure, there were still many things pressing on me every day. Now when I return to the capital, it is no longer like that time. ”

Fu Bi said: "Taiwei, the Holy Lord's arrangement must have its intentions, and I am afraid that it will not be easy in the past few years." ”

Du Zhongxiao smiled: "It depends on what you say." Of course, the arrangements of the Holy One have intentions, but they are all clearly there, and what we should do is also determined by the overall situation. Unlike when we were in Seengju, what we are testing now is how determined we are. ”

Bao Zheng said: "When I first returned to the capital, I didn't know what the saint was going to do. Please also ask the captain to give a lesson or two. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "Now that the north is based on Yinshan, the west is surrounded by the Western Regions, and the party has been destroyed, what else can the saint think?" It is nothing more than the Northern War Khitan, the restoration of Yanyun, and the inner Hun Yiyu. In the first battle to destroy the party, it seems that the forbidden army that was trained a few years ago could not be the enemy of the Khitan army. On the contrary, it was Zhao Zi's department led by Han Xianggong, who marched 3,000 miles east from Xingxing Gorge, captured Zuo, and occupied Xingqing Mansion, which was more desirable. The meaning of the saint is to reorganize and train the forbidden army according to the military system of the river winding road. When the soldiers and horses are proficient, they will fight with the Khitan in Yanyun and restore the old land. ”

Bao Zheng looked at a few people and was a little surprised: "This is not a trivial matter. Tai Lieutenant is so relaxed, is he confident? ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "Where is the confidence." This kind of thing involves the government and the opposition, and I don't know how many officials and generals are involved, and there will be many troubles at that time. It's just that the big plan has been decided, and I'll just wait for the prescription to grab the medicine. It's easy to do, whether it's successful or not, but it depends on God's will. And that is what I did when I was made a privy councillor. Needless to say, the credit lies in the community. If you don't do it well, you'll waste your life. ”

The three of them listened and didn't speak for a while, and the atmosphere froze.

After a while, Han Qi said: "What Taiwei means, whether this matter is successful or not, the wealth of a lifetime will be here." ”

Du Zhongxiao nodded: "Yes, that's it." After that, he replied to the story of the Han and Tang Dynasties, and all the concubines in the four seas were concubines. No, if the court thinks of another way, it will be difficult for me to re-enter the center. ”

Han Qi looked at Fu Bi and muttered, "Is Taiwei taking this matter too seriously?" ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "Is it heavy?" That's what it is. Since last year, the saint was seriously ill and his health has been poor. When Xianggong first entered Xingqing Mansion, Shengshang was happy for a while, and everything was fine. Later, Di Qing led the army into Hengshan, and all kinds of things happened, and he became ill again. If everything goes well in the whole training, the saint will be in a better mood. As soon as there is a setback—"

Zhao Zhen is obese and not in good health. He fainted suddenly last year, and for several months he was delirious, and he was left to the courtiers to handle political affairs. Wen Yanbo's status was also established at that time. Everyone in the DPRK and China officials knew about this matter, and they did not shy away from it, and many people wrote to Zhao Zhen to make Zhao Zongshi, the son of the sect, the crown prince in time, so as to avoid accidents.

Han Qi, Fu Bi and Bao Zheng didn't expect Du Zhongxiao to say so clearly, they were stunned for a while and didn't speak.

Du Zhongxiao said: "After the battle of Hengshan, the saint promised to transfer Di Qing's army back to the capital and retrain it, and his mind was already very clear. Therefore, this time I am the privy envoy, which is to retrain the forbidden army and fight with the Khitan in a few years. It must be done in one fell swoop! ”

Han Qi nodded, raised his wine glass and drank a glass of wine with everyone. Speaking of which, everyone understands in their hearts what the adjustment of the two governments means. The Privy Council is full of civil servants, but they all have many years of military experience in the border and can reform the forbidden army. Han Qi's return to the dynasty as the prime minister also has the meaning of cooperating with the Privy Council. As Du Zhongxiao said, we must succeed in one fell swoop, and there must be no omissions.

Bao Zheng said: "Many generals and soldiers in the forbidden army have joined the army with their families since the founding of the country. There are really not many of them who are suitable for the army. If you want to train the forbidden army, you must first solve their whereabouts. Otherwise, if there is a mess, the Beijing division is unstable, how can you retrain? ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "I trained the camp Tianxiang army, that is, the 200,000 Xiang army had no livelihood, and 30,000 people were selected in the camp on Jingxi Road. Now it's nothing more than a repetition of the old tricks, and it's just a camp. The railway has been repaired to Gangneung Province, and Jinghu North Road has convenient transportation, which is a good time for development. After Di Qing's army returned to Beijing, he re-trained. The appropriate ones were incorporated into the forbidden army, and the unsuitable ones went to the camp on Jinghu North Road. With Jiangling Mansion in the west and Ezhou in the east as the center, the camp manpower is arranged. At the same time, the forbidden army was organized and trained to deal with the Meishanman in the south. The number of people who are missing from the forbidden army is re-recruited. ”

Han Qi said: "Doing this will have a great impact on the world. Moreover, hundreds of thousands of people went south to camp in the fields, and they needed a lot of money and food. ”

Du Zhongxiao nodded: "To develop the two lakes, of course, it takes a lot of money and grain." In the past few years, the DPRK and China have had enough money and food, but it has only spent some money on attacking the party. There is no war with the outside world, just Yingtian and two lakes, and there should not be much to spend. ”

Han Qi said: "Taiwei, has this matter been reported to the Holy Lord?" But it's already settled? ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "It has been given to the saint, if there is no accident, this is the case." The place that can arrange so many people, there are only two lakes. Moreover, there are precedents to follow in the camp, and now the soldiers of the camp in the west of Beijing can live a better life than the soldiers of the forbidden army, and they are easier to accept. ”

Han Qi sighed: "If that's the case, the most important thing in the past few years is this matter." ”

Bao Zheng said: "The two lakes are swampy, the rivers are crisscrossed, the forbidden army has gone, I don't know if you can get used to it?" ”

Fu Bi said: "There is no need to think about this matter. A few years ago, there was nothing wrong with Captain Di Tai Ping Nong Zhigao, and many soldiers stayed in Quang Nam. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "Yes, in the face of national politics, even if there is something wrong, you can only be wronged." This time if the forbidden army is not completely trained, what hidden dangers will be left, and how will they fight the Khitan after a few years? The Khitan is thousands of miles away, with a million, but it is not comparable to the party. ”

After speaking, he raised his glass and drank a glass of wine with everyone. For a moment, several people were silent, thinking about it.

Du Zhongxiao used to camp on Jingxi Road, and most of the time with Xiangzhou as the center, and the two lakes already had a foundation for development. This time, sending the selected forbidden army to camp there is the result of careful consideration and the most prudent approach.

In later generations, the two lakes area was densely populated and abundant, but at this time it was not developed. When Du Zhongxiao was in Xiangzhou, there was a large amount of idle land nearby, and many people were settled. Further south, the Two Lakes region has a smaller population due to the numerous lakes and rivers, which are full of swamps and rivers. At this time, the biggest problem in the Lianghu area was the barbarism, especially the Meishan barbarians and the Chenzhou barbarians near Tanzhou, who were often in chaos. In order to develop the two lakes, it is necessary to calm the chaos there. Although the forbidden army that was eliminated did not meet the requirements, it was still qualified to pacify the barbaric chaos.

After thinking for a while, Han Qi said: "If you want to camp the two lakes, you must calm down the chaos. Taiwei thinks, who is the right person to go? ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "In Di Qing's army, there are many famous generals, just choose a few people who are not suitable for the forbidden army after the training." The main reason is that the terrain is dangerous, and it is inconvenient for the imperial army to stay for a long time. For Yingtian, none of this is anything. ”

A few people nodded, feeling that this was the truth. The barbarian chaos cannot be compared with the Khitan in the north, the number of people is small, and there is no base, there is no depth, as long as the court is ruthless, it is not difficult to pacify. There are many generals, which is just right for there.