This is a battle report submitted to the Privy Council by Wang Shu as the head of the Huangzhou Ma Bu Army, and the font on it is definitely not Wang Xu, but the text must be, and others can't say such strange things.

"The snow collapsed and buried all the Xia army! W-How does this make? Emperor Shenzong took the chapter and only glanced at it a few times, and then rubbed his temples. This brother-in-law is good at everything, but his speech is too strange, and every time he watches his recital, it takes a lot of brains.

"The minister has never seen such a tactic, what about Sima Xiang's public opinion?" Wang Anshi was also confused about the emperor's question, and he couldn't answer it at all, so he could only turn to Sima Guang for help.

"The king doesn't know, and I don't know...... But the minister thought that there was someone to answer. Sima Guang's face was almost in the middle of the movement, and he had never heard of this way of fighting.

Three or two hundred people climbed to the top of the mountain and buried thunderbolts, and then with a bang, thousands of enemy soldiers and enemy generals disappeared from the world, and even the corpses could not be found.

"Who?" This is Wang Anshi's question, he wants to know who has such ability.

"Where!" This is the emperor's question, he wants to know if this person is in the court, and if he is not there, he will hurry to invite it.

"Privy Deputy Envoy Wang Shao, the old general has been fighting on Qinfeng Road for many years, he should know a thing or two" Sima Guang also guessed, this kind ......of too professional question is still appropriate to ask more professional people.

"Pei Ying, Xuan Wang Shao!" The emperor didn't care if Wang Shao knew, and now he had to determine whether Wang Xu's military exploits were real, even if there was water, it would be fine.

If it's true, that's great, if it's all fake, I'm afraid I'll have to raise a daughter for my brother-in-law. If you don't say that you will be cut off immediately, you won't be able to go back to the Horse Mansion, otherwise you won't be able to explain it to the courtiers.

Wang Shao came very quickly, because he didn't leave the palace at all, so he was arguing with his colleagues in the Privy Council. What's the content, it's still Wang Xu.

The war report of Huangzhou was first sent to the Privy Council and then presented to the emperor, and as a privy deputy he must have read the contents, and there were several others who had also read it.

And then it's similar to the scene in the Chongzheng Palace, most people don't believe it, only he firmly believes that it is true. Because he had been on the plateau for more than a year, had encountered avalanches, and had lost a lot of soldiers for it, he knew very well how impersonal it was to look at the beautiful snow on the top of the mountain.

"So what Wang Shu said is true?" After a period of calmness, Emperor Shenzong had already figured out a lot of questions, and without asking Wang Shao, he basically decided that his brother-in-law's military report would not be fake.

Even if this avalanche was not caused by his brother-in-law, it was Xia Jun who was unlucky enough to catch up with him, but as long as no one can prove that his brother-in-law took the lead in the army, this great merit still has to be recorded on Wang Xu's head.

After listening to Wang Shao's explanation of the avalanche, Emperor Shenzong's whole body relaxed, and it was Wang Xu's fault that he didn't run. With my own understanding of him, others really can't think of this kind of combat method.

Ever since his brother-in-law was kicked in the head by a horse's hooves, he has been full of bad water and whimsical ideas. Didn't he say that he often dreams of the guidance of the gods, and this time he must have dreamed of it.

"I am willing to vouch for the horses!" Wang Shao also relied on the old and sold the old, and he finally met Wang Xu, a bosom friend with ability and ideas, and he had to save his life.

He understands these things in the court very well, as long as the emperor believes it, the horse is basically safe, even if he is lying in the end, the emperor will help to turn the big thing into a small thing.

"What do you think?" Originally, Emperor Shenzong didn't look at Wang Shao very well, this old man was too stubborn, it was easy to say things that were out of place, and good things could be mixed into bad things.

But no matter how pleasing to the eye this time, with his guarantee, the pressure on himself will be much less, even if it is proved that Wang Shu is talking nonsense in the end, the responsibility will be shared. I am 100% bewitched by my courtiers, and I have a responsibility that is the responsibility of a leader, and if I pretend to be heartbroken, I will have nothing to do with it.

"The minister thinks that it is better to summon a horse into Beijing, and such a merit cannot be ignored." Sima Guang was the first to express his opinion, he had no objection to the military exploits of the horses, but in this way, there was an additional figure around the emperor who could control the army, which was a great obstacle to the balance of imperial power.

Since it cannot be eradicated, the damage must be minimized. How can we stop Wang Xu's growing reputation in the army, that is, transfer him back and put him in the court for a high-ranking official, and after a few years, he won't be a fart.

"No, no, no! Wang Shu mentioned that the form of Huangzhou is currently very delicate, and the Xia people intended to use troops against our dynasty from Huangzhou, so they built the city. This city is now captured by the horses, which in turn has become a thorn in the face of the Xia people, and will make the two military commanders near the Xia people like a man's back. In this way, the Xia army had to increase troops to Huangzhou in case the horses sent troops from Huangzhou would expose them to the enemy. In this way, the enemies I face in Lanzhou, Huizhou, and Xi'an will be reduced, and the pressure on Xia to use troops will also increase in vain. At this time, it is absolutely impossible to let the horses leave Huangzhou, and the minister thinks that not only can the horses not be transferred back, but also find a way to strengthen the armament of Huangzhou, so that the Xia people think that our dynasty is going to use troops in Huangzhou. ”

Wang Shao's eyes were about to turn round when he heard Sima Guang's suggestion, and he didn't care about any rank, so he stood in front of the imperial case and expressed his opinion, his words were very fierce, and he almost said that Sima Guang was a national thief.

"The words of the horseman! The Xia people are assembling a large army on the Yongxing Military Road, and all the armaments of the DPRK and China are being transported to Huanzhou, Dingbian Army, Security Army, and Suide Army. Huangzhou is a place with steep mountains and rivers, and even if the Xia people build a city, how can they break through from the Huangzhou army, but it is just unfounded. ”

Sima Guang is also not ambiguous, since he is the deputy prime minister, even if he does not understand military affairs very well, he can also say the big strategic layout. He wasn't thinking about offense, he was thinking about defense.

This is consistent with the thoughts of many courtiers in the Northern Song Dynasty, who thought that it was meaningless to attack the Xia Kingdom, and even if they were defeated, there would not be much land suitable for cultivation, let alone much tax, and they would have to put money into it. In addition, it is difficult for unruly shepherds to rule, so it is better to just consume peace of mind.

This cannot be said to be capitulationism, but the ancients found the most cost-effective solution from the perspective that they could reach. They really can't see anything further away, and if they could show them a general history of China, they probably won't think so.

"Could it be that Sima Xianggong didn't see what Wang Shu said? From next year, Huangzhou will no longer need the imperial court's money and grain supply, and after three years, Huangzhou will still be able to pay taxes to the imperial court. Such a capable minister is transferred back to the court and grinds with all the ministers all day long, isn't it a tyrannical thing! ”

Wang Shao himself was made worse than dead like this, and he had no skills but couldn't show them. Seeing that these people were going to attack Wang Shu again, he was really anxious, and he didn't care if the emperor was not there, so he stepped forward to confront Sima Guang.

"Ahem...... Aiqing should not be angry. Pei Ying, bring two cups of hot milk to warm up the two Aiqing. Wang Xiang, what do you think? "Emperor Shenzong didn't think that Wang Shao was rude to roar in front of him, this old man is very cute.

Although the starting point is different, he clearly expresses the meaning he wants to express without missing anything. It's just that there is still one person who didn't say anything and wanted to hide? Dream on, I'd like to see what you say!

"The minister thinks that Wang Xu's presence in Huangzhou is beneficial to our dynasty, but after all, it is inevitable that the first leader of the army will be negligent, so it is better to go out on behalf of His Majesty, and accompany the horses to standardize it."

If it had been placed in the past, Wang Anshi would have rolled up his arms and sleeves and went into battle to spray Sima Guang. Wang Shu is a representative of the reformists he strongly promoted, and he must support him.

But this time he didn't want to be on the side of the colt anymore, why? Because he also felt the same danger as Sima Guang. The concubine, after all, is a relative, and he was born to be in the same vein as the emperor.

If he develops too fast and really gains a foothold in the army and becomes a general with outstanding military achievements, he will break the balance of power in the court. In this way, neither the new party nor the old party can take advantage, and the only one who is happy is the emperor.

The emperor is now implementing the new policy with himself, but the imperial power and the prime minister are also natural enemies. If the emperor has too much power, wouldn't he be shooting himself in the foot if he implemented the new policy for half a day?

So, politics is an extremely complicated thing, and politicians can't be friends with each other, and everything is based on interests. The most fucked up thing is that interests are not fixed yet, they change all the time, and as it changes, so does the camp of politicians. Take a nap and your friends will become enemies.