Wang Shao was still hesitating.

Zheng Lang said: "Zichun, I heard that you wore armor when you were on the edge of the edge, but is there such a thing?" ”

"Gong Zheng, although I am a civil servant, if I don't share weal and woe with the generals, how can the soldiers be for me...... I heard that Zheng Gong used to be in the northwest, and he also wore armor from time to time, shared weal and woe with the soldiers, and put his heart on the generals, I think, this is also one of the reasons why Zheng Gong has repeatedly achieved brilliant victories. ”

"Not bad, that's why I deliberately had this armor made for you. In the past, Di Qing died, and the northwest collapsed, if Di Qing was alive, how could the northwest dare to commit a border when he was in peace? Besides, Di Qing is only in his early sixties when he lives to this day, and he died so early, I often think about it in my heart, and I regret it very much. ”

Needless to say, Zheng Lang's feelings for Di Qing are needless to say.

"In the past, I was trapped in malaria in Liangguang, studied some medical skills, and was not refined, and then deliberately investigated the reasons why some soldiers in the south died of illness, and more than 20 percent died of malaria, more than 10 percent died of miasma, and nearly one achievement died of various diseases. I talked to several doctors and found that there are many causes of gangrene attacks, the most important of which is due to heat poisoning. In the north, the problem is not big, the weather in the south is very hot, and some areas are very humid and stuffy, and the northerners are not used to it, and they are prone to accumulate fever and poison, and produce gangrene. In particular, soldiers, even if the weather is hot during the battle, they must also be dressed neatly, and a set of armor weighs more than 40 catties, and it is easier for the human body to accumulate heat poison. ”

"Gong Zheng, don't worry about this, I am originally from the south, and the weather in Hehuang is far less hot than in the south."

"No, you have traveled in Shaanxi for many years, and you know more about the climate in various places, if you are in Jingyuan Road and Yanyan Road, even in summer, the weather is relatively cool. But if you want to open the border river, you must conquer the two sides of Taozhou and Minzhou. Where the mountains are high and the forests are lush. Some areas are densely populated with rivers and streams. Every summer comes. Water vapor is transpiring, no less than in the south. If you put on thick armor, it is easy for the body to accumulate heat poison. I don't love you, I love my country. After the death of famous generals such as Di Qing and Shiheng. I was in a trance, I didn't know what to do. There is no shortage of scholars and doctors, but there is a shortage of generals or ministers who are proficient in military affairs. Your outstanding performance in Huluchuan is the country's future military pillar. I don't want any accidents for you. Kaihehuang is as you strategize, not to open the border, but to deal with Western Xia. If you want to deal with Western Xia, it will be at least a few years later. I don't want anything to happen to you in the past few years. ”

"Thank you, Gong Zheng."

"Remember, if you wear armor, you can only wear it." Zheng Lang said solemnly again. If you want to deal with Western Xia, you can't let Gao Zunyu Hu come, and you can't let Li Xian command the army, there are only two people, Wang Shao. Zhang Qi. Neither of them, Zheng Lang, wanted them to have an accident.

Wang Shao had an accident in history, and he must be neatly dressed in every battle. Coming to the front line in person, even in the hot and humid mountains and forests of Taomin in summer, this is the trick. The death was very miserable, some literati tampered with the history books, and gloated to record that Wang Shao was rotten because of gangrene, his flesh was rotten, rotten to the bones, his whole body was stinky, and he howled in pain every day before he died. didn't wait for the Five Roads to Conquer the Summer, if Wang Shao could live to that time, the entire history books would be rewritten, and even world history would be rewritten.

Without the containment of Western Xia, even if the Jurchens and Yuanmeng rose up and wanted to swallow the Central Plains, the difficulty would undoubtedly increase by more than ten times.

Wang Shao didn't know how much thought Zheng Lang put into this, but he was very grateful.

"Zichun, this year, the Ordnance Supervisor will change a batch of armor, you will take a look after you return to Qinzhou, and Qinfeng Road will be given priority."

"Xie," Wang Shao was really happy this time.

The new armor knows, the cost Wang Shao will not care, the key is the weight, that is, the vest, the weight is reduced, and the speed of the war horse can be increased, and many of the Song army are infantry.

But in Zheng Lang's heart, this gift is far less than the previous one, the three armies are easy to get, and one will be difficult to find. The Song Dynasty did not have no generals, but did not use good generals, Pan Mei, Yang Ye, Cao Wei, Di Qing, Wang Shao, Zhang Qi. Passed down from generation to generation, when was there a shortage of famous generals?

As long as Wang Shao is alive, he will have the confidence to recover Western Xia Zheng Lang in the future.

I couldn't say it, so I continued to send out the third gift package and asked, "When are you going to prepare to recover Hehuang?" ”

"Gong Zheng, I also want to recruit Yu Longke, this person is the largest tribe on the border, once recruited, there will be 100,000 sure of recovering Hehuang. But after the recruitment, it is necessary to prepare and spy on intelligence, at least until next summer. Wang Shao said uncertainly. If it goes well, it will be able to start next summer, if there is an accident, such as a larger-scale war between the Western Xia and the Song Dynasty, such as the sudden entry of the Khitan, such as a major disaster, then it can only be delayed.

"It's too late next summer, here's a list," Zheng Lang handed a form to Wang Shao, and said, "If it's next summer, I will allocate 800 to 10 million yuan for you every year, depending on the situation, or weapons and armor, or grain and grass materials, or money and silk rewards." On this list is the price of the budget to Qinzhou, you can control it yourself. ”

"Thanks." Wang Shao was overjoyed and said that Zheng Lang surprised him again and again today. Suddenly, he asked suspiciously: "Gong Zheng, what should the imperial court do?" ”

"The debt can be repaid slowly, but military war is a dangerous road, and in a blink of an eye, it is the safety of tens of millions of soldiers. There is nothing to owe and it is a big deal to repay it a year late, but the military expenditure cannot be delayed. But I have a few words to say. ”

"Please."

"Zichun, why did you not fight this time, and there are more and more controversies?"

"Li Shizhong. The people of Hehuangbo were fierce, and the Western Xia was repeatedly defeated, and some people in the court were suspicious. Tibet is not evil, and the use of soldiers has somewhat lost morality. And also...... Gou He. ”

"Not exactly, you use soldiers to fight Hehuang, the reason I have already explained in the temple. Let's talk about the chance of victory first, Tubo is cracked, the various departments are not in harmony, and they are not as strong as before. Fighting with the Western Xia is a feud, so every battle is a battle to the death, and there is a plateau advantage, so the Western Xia is defeated. However, unlike our dynasty, our dynasty let the northwest and the north contain it, and was weak to the southern barbarians, so Nong Zhigao did not dare to repay the insults, but he wanted to take away my dynasty and Guangzhou. However, the southwestern barbarians ignored the favor of our dynasty, plundered more, and enslaved the Han people as cattle and horses. It's because we don't need soldiers, and I don't know the majesty of the Han people. The northwest is different, since Cao Wei operated, many battles and many victories. And the name of Hehuangbo is the Fan people, many of them are the descendants of the fall of the Han Dynasty in the Tang Dynasty, and the blood relationship is closer to our dynasty, and even the women of Qinzhou are proud of borrowing the Han race. Therefore, it is quite close to our dynasty, and the fighting spirit is not strong. If the commander is proficient in military affairs, resourceful, and brave again. There is a chance of recovering Hehuang in more than ninety percent. ”

"I really didn't think about that."

"As for morality. It's a little bit out of morality. It is still a military need, and Mu Zheng and other Tibetan tribes have begun to defect to Western Xia, and the border of our DPRK has developed from the northwest of the Deshun army to Qinzhou. Further south, Western Xia has surrounded us to the entire northwest. Helpless also. As I said, the ruler of the court, and Your Majesty. Also acquiesced in your recovery of the river. The reason for the opposition is that harmony is part of the factor, but it is very small, and there are two main ones, the first of which is the court dispute. I initiated reform with Jiefu and others, and Wen Yanbo and others opposed reform. We supported you in recovering Hehuang, and Wen Yanbo and others opposed your recovery of Hehuang. Besides, the word "Gou peace" is almost equal to that of conservatives, and conservative scholars like "harmony" and do not want to make trouble. You act for the cheap. Yingtian, the city is easy. There is nothing wrong with Li Shizhong's compliance with the system. The two of you have different ideas, so there is a controversy, but when you go to the temple, it is not, Jiefu supports you, so he desperately beautifies you. Wen Yanbo and Feng Jing opposed you, so they desperately made you ugly. As a result, there is a growing controversy. ”

Wang Shao was silent.

He felt a little sad in his heart, now that he was just a border minister, the court boss was fighting, what could he do?

"It's external, it's internal. Before I went to Weizhou, I had the merit of Taipingzhou and Hangzhou, before you went to Qinzhou, I had the merit of Huluchuan, I had the support of Renzong, you had the support of Jiefu and me, and Your Majesty, including the Queen Mother, also supported you. You had the constraints of the Gou Harmony faction, and I had it at the time. If you go to Qinzhou to make trouble, I will also go to Weizhou to make trouble. Why are the results so different? ”

In terms of origin, Zheng Lang was famous all over the world when he was a teenager, and he was the first of the three yuans, and when he was the champion in his name, the starlight illuminated the entire sky, and the starting point should be higher than Wang Shao. The credit is also faintly higher. In terms of supporters, Lu Yijian and Zheng Lang are not evil, on the contrary, they have always had the intention of promoting. However, Lu Yijian will not provide nanny-style services to Wang Shao like Zheng Lang, from intelligence to generals to materials, and the back is enough to make up for the front. As for the constraints, Wang Shao had Li Shizhong, and at that time, whether Teng Zongliang or Yin Zhu in Weizhou, they might not cooperate with Zheng Lang.

The key is also in me, Lu Yi Jian Yanshu did not embarrass Zheng Lang, such as Lu Gong studied with Zheng Lang, but what about Yan Shu?

Wang Shao opened and closed with his troops, but he himself was too strong.

If you learn Zheng Lang a little, the relationship with Li Shizhong is not so stiff, and flies don't bite seamless eggs, how can Wen Yanbo and Feng Jing get into trouble?

It happened in a hectare of land, it doesn't matter, although it is thunderous, the funny ingredients are actually there. The most terrible thing is that after Wang Shao won the Wusheng Army, he said a word, I didn't ask for a penny from the court, it was all obtained by me from clearing the wasteland and doing business.

The Song Dynasty was most worried about the Anshi Rebellion and the division of feudal towns, and this sentence was very unobstructed!

He also said: "Zichun, not to mention that there are many people in Taiwan who oppose my reforms, and say that I have repeatedly deliberately transferred political enemies to the court, Chen Shengzhi, Ouyang Xiu, Wen Yanbo, Feng Jing, why?" ”

"Mixed opinions."

"That is, although it is a little more difficult to get things done, but with the constraints of political enemies, I cannot dictate power, and if I can't dictate power, I can't endanger the country. Therefore, Fan Zhen impeached me for his dictatorship, and the court was dumbfounded, because impeachment could not be established. Although it is difficult to do things, my political life will be longer. Not for power, but for the country. When Renzong was in front of Renzong, I commented on Fan Wenzhenggong in front of Renzong, saying that the sign of a person's immaturity is a heroic sacrifice for the cause. A sign of a person's maturity is to live humbly for the sake of his career. Fan Wenzheng's reform, rather than broken jade, seems to be noble and clear, but in fact it is a manifestation of immaturity. Later, I said to Renzong that I was not ready to go to hell. But for the sake of the country, you have to go to hell. It's a pity that Renzong, as his most trusted minister, did not go to hell for him in his life, which left many drawbacks after Renzong's death. Only then did I go to hell. But this going to hell does not mean doing evil, but doing many things against one's will, such as disputes, dark tricks, and scheming. Although he has a good heart, he doesn't like it. However, in order for the country to be strong and the people to be rich, they had to live humbly. ”

A passage shocked Wang Shao.

After most of the day, Wang Shao asked, "Gong Zheng, it will be very depressed." ”

"Zi is not a fish, the joy of knowing fish. Rigidity is easy to break, so Lao Tzu said that goodness is like water. Happiness and revenge may be happy at the time, but often there are endless disasters. How many people are happy to take revenge, and in the end they can get good retribution, and they can still do great things? Sometimes I feel very humiliated, but watching the country and the people get better day by day, I feel that it is worth it. ”

Yes, Sima Guang. Sima Guang's subsequent ministers of various parties. There are also scholars and doctors of the Ming Dynasty. It's time for revenge. It's cool to slap people in the face and step on people, but it is impossible to cut all political enemies to the roots, don't cut the grass and eradicate the roots. With the system of the Song Dynasty, even if you kill a scholar, you will be pierced to the sky. What will these people do when they make a comeback?

Therefore. Whether it is seeking government or being a person, we must learn to be tolerant.

Wang Shao was meditating.

The country is easy to change, and the nature is difficult to change, and at this time, Wang Shao's thinking is mature, and it is impossible to learn Zheng Lang's humility, but Zheng Lang's enlightenment can make him a little more restrained when he writes the recital later. Zheng Lang also achieved his goal.

Zheng Lang continued to review the concerts from all over the country.

The real ability to control is not in how many admonitions are written, but in this piece of music. Therefore, I can't see how much Wang Dan, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Dai Zhide and others have said. is still called a virtuous minister by the people of the time.

Everyone thought that Zheng Lang was going to toss this year, and he would toss it, but this year he will release the news of the bank's supervision and share expansion to offset it, but it is only this year, and from next year, he must "do nothing". Drought, Zheng Lang is also afraid. If there was still commotion at that time, the whole reform could have been completely ruined.

Wang Shao suddenly raised his head and said, "Gong Zheng, I have a puzzle, can you ask?" ”

"You can ask."

"Luo Wucheng, Zheng Gong seems to be noncommittal, I guess, could it be that Zheng Gong doesn't want to run Luo Wucheng, but frees up his hands so that the imperial court can concentrate on letting me run Hehuang?"

"What do you say?"

"I'm really ashamed."

"It's okay, Hehuang is just the beginning, once it is time to recover Western Xia, you and I may cooperate."

"Yes."

While he was talking, a eunuch came to Zhongshu and asked loudly: "Who is the Northwest Wang Shao, summoned by His Majesty." ”

"I am," Wang Shao said.

Zheng Lang said in a low voice: "You are also from a Jinshi, you run Hehuang, and act cheaply, Your Majesty has always been not to blame, but you can't lie to Your Majesty when you act cheaply." ”

Wang Shao still doesn't understand.

The recall is not for the sake of that hectare of land.

was brought into the palace by the eunuchs, in fact, whether it was Zheng Lang or Zhao Xu, it was the first time to see Wang Shao, Zhao Wei was very curious, looked at Wang Shao for a while, and asked: "Wang Qing, I ask you, how many camps have you cultivated in Qinzhou?" ”

Zheng Lang deliberately reminded him, Wang Shao immediately bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, forced by Li Shizhong, the minister lied, and I hope Your Majesty will forgive you." ”

"How much!"

"Your Majesty, there are nearly 8,000 hectares in total."

"What's more?" Zhao Ji was at a loss, the difference between this one hectare and eight thousand hectare was too great.

Wang Shao didn't dare to make a sound.

Zhao Ji was so angry that he couldn't cry or laugh, walked a few steps, and asked, "Then why did you confess to me again?" ”

"Your Majesty, the minister also told Zheng Gong just now that the minister plans to meet Yu Longke soon, if he can be recruited, the recovery of Hehuang will be like a tiger's wings, and it will be recovered next year. The imperial court's financial collection was tight, and it had to camp Tian City to relieve His Majesty's burden. However, many scholars disagreed, and the ministers had to do that...... But the minister would never dare to deceive the saint. The saint is the king, and it is the sin of the courtiers to deceive the king, so it is said. ”

Zhao Ji was so angry that he couldn't cry or laugh again, no matter how slippery he was, he couldn't turn 8,000 hectares of camp fields into one hectare. Just this one, and a few Qiang households. But this sentence made him very happy, the ministers below quarreled, it was quite normal, and the reform in the past few years had made Zhao Ji have a big head. This problem is not big, there are a few ministers who are not selfish, and it is important for him to hear Wang Shao's loyalty. Bianchen does not need to be loyal to Zheng Lang, Wen Yanbo, Wang Anshi, Feng Jing, but they must be loyal to themselves.

Most of the day said: "Your one hectare of land is too much. ”

"The minister is guilty."

"It's guilty, for the sake of your worries and sorrows, I will spare you this time, and I hope you will make meritorious contributions in the future."

"Whoa."

"Get up and talk to me about Hehuang."

"Whoa." Wang Shao stood up, a layer of cold sweat appeared on his back, and he thought to himself, fortunately, Zheng Gong reminded him.

But the monarch and the minister were very happy in this conversation, and Zhao Ji also left Wang Shao to have dinner in the palace. The next day, Wang Shao returned to Shaanxi with that pair of armor, and Feng Jing asked Zhao Ji: "Your Majesty, what does Wang Shao say?" ”

I don't believe in this evil, and I really don't believe in it.

"Feng Qing, Wang Shao has explained to me everything, the camp is small, the river is big, the disadvantages of reforming the country for many years, fortunately the country is operating normally, Feng Qing should not have much trouble." In order to support Wang Shao, Zhao Ji also sent a great monk to cooperate with Wang Shao.

The great monk is wise to the fate, good at medical and pulse inspection, knowing people's nobility and cheapness, blessings and misfortunes, and blame, and every word is in the middle of every word. Many scholars and doctors in the capital rushed to visit, or asked them to diagnose their parents' pulses, or judge their sons' blessings and misfortunes. Wang Anshi believed in him very much, but Wang Jue was skeptical.

In fact, he is a super magic stick who understands medical skills.

The reason why he was transferred to Hehuang was because the Buddhist atmosphere was very strong, which would help Wang Shao. can deceive the doctors of the Jingshi, not to mention the small Northwest Zhufan. As a result, the blind medicine, the knot of Wu Qila, Yu Longke, Yu Lezang, Nake and Bale knots and other clan accounts all made this great monk dizzy, which played a great role in attracting the imperial court. However, the following year, due to his arrogance, he had a conflict with Wang Shao.

That was later, when he heard that Zhao Lang sent this magic stick to the northwest, Zheng Lang secretly gave a thumbs up, this was not Zheng Lang's idea, but Zhao Xu's idea. Zheng Lang also guessed wrong, it was not Zhao Ji's idea, or Wang Shao's request that night.

However, not many people know the truth about the river, let alone that it will move next year, and the DPRK and China are concerned about the flooding.

Since the beginning of summer, it has rained all over the country, and there have been serious waterlogging in many areas, which does not matter, as long as the Yellow River does not have an accident, the harm is not great. But since June, the water potential of the Yellow River has become higher and higher, and the imperial court has had to send Tian Yu, who is proficient in water conservancy, to inspect it. Tian Yu is the main person in charge of the river work, and after going down to see it, he wrote a report that although the river embankment is okay for the time being, the water potential is huge, and the embankment must be opened to drain the water potential. The imperial court agreed. However, the population is becoming denser and denser, even if there is a flood discharge area, it is usually light, but when it comes to the flood discharge, the people block it together. In addition, the Yellow River has not had an accident for several years, and some ministers of the DPRK and China are also controversial. The river repairers spent nearly 300 million yuan to discharge floods at every turn, so what is the use of asking for these 300 million yuan?

Feng Jing, Yanchen Liu Zhi and Yang Hui took the lead in opposition.

Zheng Lang snorted coldly: "Everyone, you can't abolish the public because of private interests, for water conservancy, none of you are as proficient as Tian Yu, and Tian Yu has always loved the people like a son, if he has not obtained himself, he will never propose to discharge the flood." If you stop it, who will be responsible for what happens? ”

This year, if it weren't for the Yellow River River work, the situation would be very bad, and the history was the fourth and fifth of the Daimyo Mansion, and the drowning of several counties. Later, it was decided in Caocun, Shanzhou, and many houses were flooded. Then Yunzhou was duel again. One can imagine how much damage the Yellow River has brought this year.

None of the three had a say in water conservancy.

So Tian Yu forcibly opened the flood discharge area, temporarily slowing down the water of the Yellow River. However, the rain did not stop, and in August, a second flood was discharged. It has once again caused controversy. Moreover, the flood in the southeast is also very serious, and many fields and polders in Zhejiang and Zhejiang have been flooded together, drowning some people, and also causing the national grain price to rise, and after the autumn, each bucket of rice has risen from less than 50 wen last year to more than 90 wen. But this gave Zheng Lang a good chance.

When the drought comes, we have to have an excuse to prepare for the storage of food. I can't say that a big drought is coming soon, so I'm not a monster! Now the excuse comes.

At this time, the river finally quietly kicked off. (To be continued.) )