The fourth watch, asking for a monthly ticket - Zhang Han's two eunuchs finally returned to the capital, reported the matter as it was, and then recorded Ge Shaohua, and Wang Ju sorted out Zhang Han and Wang Ju's questions and handed them to Zhao Shu.

Zhao Shu immediately called the two mansions over.

Dongfu, Han Qi, Zeng Gongliang, Ouyang Xiu, Zhao Xuan, Xifu, Wen Yanbo, Hu Su, Chen Xu, Lv Gongbi.

Regardless of whether these people have succeeded in their lives or wrongs, they only look at their military capabilities.

First Han Qi, there is a Han in the army, Xixia Wen's heart is cold, but Wang Ju has always wondered where this sentence came from, Xixia Wen's heart bones will definitely not be cold, or that those Song Dynasty heroic souls in Shuichuan are the heart bones of Xixia?

Zeng Gongliang's most awesome thing is to govern Zhengzhou, the thieves did not dare to stay, and fled to other places one after another, which once made the entire Zhengzhou people stay closed at night. Once a passer-by lost his belongings, he said that there would not be a thief in my territory, and that he was afraid that his companions would hide it. A search, sure enough. But did he go through any war? Yes, he wrote a book "The General Essentials of the Martial Arts", but this book was not written by him alone, but a book that he led the editor-in-chief, that is, many people wrote it, and he sorted it out and carried out the final polishing of the text. So does Zeng Gongliang understand military affairs?

Needless to say, Ouyang Xiu's upper, middle and lower three strategies almost made Wang Ju stunned.

Zhao Xuan's virtue is noble, but what does virtue have to do with the military?

Wen Yanbo also had a military career, Li Yuanhao invaded Fulin, he served as the deputy envoy of Hedong Transshipment, and sent grain and grass to Fulin Road in time, but is that a battle? Later, I knew Qinzhou, but did the Qingli War reach Qinzhou? There is also the rule of pacifying the king. What kind of ability is it to put down a cult organization?

Hu Su is a great Confucian. But it's just a big Confucian. Not to mention the military, it's the same thing in the rule of officials.

Chen Xu has known about Dingzhou and Taiyuan Mansion, but has he ever fought?

Lu Gongbi, who knew Yanzhou and Chengdu Mansion, killed two disobedient veterans in Chengdu Mansion, but did he ever fight?

Including Zhao Shu. It's all a group of people who don't understand military affairs, or half-jar vinegar. But even if you understand, you have to be able to speak, for example, when Di Qing sits here, can he speak well?

Zhao Shuxian did not say whether the Western Xia people would attack Qingzhou or whether they could use Cai Ting, but said: "The two lieutenant envoys went down to investigate, and what Sima Guang impeached Sun Wei was basically true. ”

"Your Majesty, the old minister is wrong." Ouyang Xiu said.

In fact, he scolded Sun Wei in his heart.

It's very simple, Wang Judu has been like that. Why don't you send troops?

Even if sending troops causes the crazy revenge of Western Xia, it is not your beginning. When the time comes, just push the responsibility on Wang Ju. But if Western Xia didn't retaliate, wouldn't it be a great victory?

I've been a minister all my life, why can't I think of it? If you don't dare to send troops, then don't be greedy. It's good now.

Think lightly, everyone is in hindsight, and the key is in the game, can you think of it?

Ouyang Xiu said again: "However, Sun Wei is seventy years old, and he went to Saiwai, without merit, and with hard work. Since he asks for a minister, let him be allowed to do it. ”

Zhao Shu.

It's all done, so there is no need to pursue it, and besides, he will also award edicts and awards to the world, and now the truth is reopened, and the court has no face.

So he changed the subject: "Zhuqing, the Hengshan Qiang chief wants to defect to our court, do you know?" ”

At that time, Wen Yanbo, Lu Gongbi, and Chen Xu were not in the capital, but several other people knew about it. Han Qi replied: "Yes, after Cheng Kan wrote the book, the first emperor did not agree to take him in because of the opposition of the Taiwanese ministers. ”

"I heard that someone leaked this news to the Tangut people, and the small lord of the Xixia immediately appeased the light mud Huaifang, and the crisis in the Xixia was calmly resolved by them."

"Is that so?"

"Whether this matter has passed, I don't want to ask, but the next thing may not happen, but I don't want anyone to leak it, otherwise I will definitely hold him responsible."

"Your Majesty, the ministers will definitely keep their mouths shut."

"Just take a look." Zhao Shu handed the question duet written by Wang Ju to Han Qi first.

When asking the right question that day, Wang Ju once said that only two people could be competent in Gyeongju and repel the possible invasion of the Western Xia people with the power of one state. One is Han Qi, and the other is Cai Ting. This is not to pull Han Qi into the water, but to recognize Han Qi's ability. However, when Han Qi saw this, his face did not get better.

After Han Qi saw it, he handed it to Wen Yanbo, Wen Yanbo handed it to Zeng Gongliang, and Zeng Gongliang handed it to Ouyang Xiu......

But no matter which one saw it, his face was a little heavy.

Wang Ju's alarmist words are not bad, if he is right, it may become a fierce battle like Qingli.

I won't talk about the rest, just one thing, once the fight starts like Qingli, there is no need to increase the number of troops by 200,000, as long as the troops are increased by 100,000, the increase in troops will have to increase the food.

A soldier plans a little less, eats more than 50 buckets of grain a year, and actually wants the soldier to be full, a soldier a year is not more than 50 buckets, but 70 buckets! A bucket of grain was transported from the rear to the northwest, and even millet turned into 500 wen. An increase of 100,000 troops will increase the expenditure of more than 20 million yuan a year on grain alone.

It's only part of the expense.

If the man wants to eat, the horse will also eat. Tents, soldiers' winter clothes, armor and weapons, vegetables, meat, and other supplies and supplies, plus waste, the expenses will not be calculated.

Not to mention the various attritions and losses of soldiers in battle, as well as rewards and pensions.

In fact, don't fight, as long as the stalemate lasts for a year, with the current financial foundation of the Song Dynasty, the economy of the entire Song Dynasty will completely collapse.

Maybe in the eyes of future generations, it will not be so strict.

But Han Qi and the others are also in the game, and they do not refer to the successive victories and defeats in the later Song Dynasty, but can only refer to the battles and results in the Qingli period.

At this time, Ouyang Xiu didn't talk about his upper, middle and lower three strategies.

Zhao Shu asked, "Zhuqing, do you think Western Xia will invade Gyeongju after the autumn?" ”

Yet no one spoke.

Maybe everyone thinks differently, but how can I say it? Say no, what if there is an invasion? Said yes. In case of non-invasion. The whole country is mobilized. Can you afford this consequence?

…………

"Wang Zhixian, why are these Buddhist scriptures sold so cheaply?" Zhu Qing asked.

The Buddhist scriptures in Hangzhou were printed and shipped to Gyeongju, but Wang Ju set the price very low. This made Zhu Qing very puzzled, although the appearance of bamboo paper has reduced the cost of books, and there is a lot of freight from Hangzhou to Gyeongju, which is okay. This is a Buddhist scripture, and there are few business taxes on the way, otherwise the cost will be further increased. But the price set by Wang Ju is basically unprofitable.

"Steward Zhu, you don't understand this, my number one enemy at the moment is Xixia, Xixia believes in Buddhism, but Buddhism is not promoted enough."

"I see, Buddhism is flourishing, it teaches people to be good. If more people believed in Buddhism in Western Xia, there would not have been any people invading the Song Dynasty. ”

"Not necessarily." When Wang Ju said this, his eyes flew to the east, and the east was a sea, and there were several islands on the other side of the sea, and the people on that island believed in Buddhism, but the people on that island were the most cruel people in the world.

"Don't say that people who believe in Buddhism will be good, even if they are truly good, there may not be a few. The intention is not here, Steward Zhu, do you see how many Dashang are cultivating? ”

"Yes, very little."

That is, the reason why these monks live is to rely on the people's incense money, as well as the state's tax-free arable land, and then use it to collect rent, the more monks, the heavier the burden on the state. In fact, Buddhism has gradually become a malaise in our dynasty, and there is such a poor country on the other side of the mountain. ”

"It makes sense."

"Also, Zhang Yuan and Wu Hao persuaded Li Yuanhao to establish a country, but if he can't actually establish a country, the mountain has long been **. However, with the name of the country, the tribes have cohesion, and Li Yuanhao created the zào party item text. Fortunately, Chinese characters are still the mainstream of Western Xia. Once that kind of party writing becomes the mainstream, it is equivalent to having a soul. Once there is cohesion on the other side of the mountain, there is the soul of the nation, it will be really difficult. So I deliberately set the price of these sutras very low, and this price will be affordable for many people. But it is Chinese characters, and in order to understand Buddhist scriptures, more people will learn Chinese characters instead of Tangut scripts, which will suppress Tangut scripts in disguise. If the benefits are not big, then you have to make money. If the stake is big enough, the money is not earned. ”

"That's right."

Not only that, but these low-priced Buddhist scriptures will further cause Buddhism to flourish there, and the more people who believe in Buddhism, the greater the influence of Buddhism, and the more monasteries these monks will build and occupy more fertile land. This further dragged down the power of Western Xia. ”

"This Buddha ......"

"The Buddha is good, the knife is also good, and Guan Jian is the one who holds the knife."

Zhu Qing was dumbfounded.

"Concubine, second sister, third brother, you will also go back to Yanzhou with Steward Zhu."

The three of them returned to Yanzhou with Zhu Qing.

Ge Shaohua said: "Zi'an, calculate the time, those two envoys have returned to the capital." ”

"Almost."

"I think the prime ministers in the court must have a headache."

"Hahaha," Wang Juju laughed.

"But if Cai Gong doesn't come, wouldn't it be very dangerous for me to come?"

"Wrong, even if Gong Cai doesn't come, my dynasty will not be in danger. At this time, at that time, although this clumsy fort tactics were absorbing the people's fat and ointment of the people of the Great Song Dynasty all the time, weakening the financial resources of the Great Song Dynasty all the time, and making the Great Song Dynasty further poor and weak. But they're not for nothing. For example, during the Battle of Lanyuan, if it weren't for the fact that Wang pressed hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers in Dingzhou and did not move, but went south to outflank him, Xiao Yanyan might not even want to go back to Liao. This is still the case today. If Li Liangzuo led an army of 100,000 and blindly attacked the city of Gyeongju, but was blocked under the city of Gyeongju, the frontline fortresses sent a large army to block his back road, and the 100,000 army of Western Xia would be in danger. ”

"So he must attack Dashun City first."

"Yes, if you take Dashun City, you can advance or retreat. If I send a large army, he only needs to send an army to defend Dashun City. However, as soon as I retreated towards the army, he controlled the two major gates of Gyeongju and could attack again. If I don't send a large army to come, he controls the two major gates, and he is not afraid that the back road will be cut off, so he can calmly attack Gyeongju. After taking Gyeongju, Shengsheng took the edge of the four roads and one qiē in half, and pointed his sword at Chang'an. ”

"What a great move."

"Brother Zishen, you are also wrong, it is a stinky move. Look at Li Yuanhao's four battles, Fulin Road was unsuccessful, and it is also the only place Li Yuanhao wants to occupy, why, most of them are party members, across the Yellow River is Hedong, Fulin Road is rich in water and grass, compared to our dynasty, it is lonely overseas. However, the place he wanted to take the most was hit hard. And then what about the remaining three ways? Sanchuankou, defeated Liu Ping, attacked Yanzhou and encountered heavy snow and retreated, but he was not strong about Yanzhou, and the real intention of that battle was Li Shibin Jinming Thirty-six Village. Good Shuichuan, if Han Gong wants to fight, then accompany Han Gong to fight. Dingchuan, that was Zhang Yuanhao persuaded Li Yuanhao to attack Chang'an, but Li Yuanhao did not fully adopt it, and the ** attack on Chang'an was not strong, and his real intention was still Ge Huaimin's main army. Analyzed in this way, Brother Zishen probably understood. Supplemented by land occupation, the main thing is to annihilate the living army of our dynasty. In fact, Li Yuanhao did not occupy much land in our dynasty, but his goal was achieved, and our dynasty had to admit that he founded the country, and our dynasty had to give more than 200,000 years a year! ”

"I still don't get it."

"Western Xia is the land of four wars, but the national strength is weak. If we really take Yeonju and Gyeongju, we will definitely fight with him. In the end, even if our dynasty is defeated in a hundred battles, Li Yuanhao will win a hundred battles, but with consumption, he can also make the Western Xia lose the country. ”

"Yes, I heard that in the end, it seems that Western Xia is miserable......"

"It's not just very miserable, after Li Yuanhao of Dingchuan achieved a great victory, the people were digging mice everywhere and gnawing on tree bark to satisfy their hunger. I'm just talking about one thing. Second, compared with Qingli, there are more garrisons, and the imperial court has placed many local troops in Shaanxi in 6 consecutive years. Li Liangzuo did not use any troops, and once he moved his troops, he would have to attack Dashun City for many days. When he captured Dashun City, there was no need for the imperial court to send reinforcements, and the troops from all over the surrounding area were also gathered under Gyeongju City. He mobilized the people to come, at most it was just a Dashun city, which would give Gyeongju a headache in the future, but it would not shake the foundation of the entire Great Song Dynasty. ”

"Han Gong, can they see it?"

Wang Ju didn't answer, but sneered. However, Han Qi can't be blamed entirely, everyone is watching the Qingli War, including Li Liangzuo, if he can really only take a Dashun City, he may not send 100,000 troops, although in this section of Gyeongju, the Western Xia has achieved a favorable situation, but it will usher in many bad consequences, such as the Song Dynasty interrupted the mutual market again, interrupted the year, and the two countries kept fighting a tug-of-war, competing for attrition, did Li Liangzuo want that result?

The reason why Li Liangzuo sent troops to Dashun City was still the same as Han Qi's thoughts, referring to the Qingli War, and then coveting the entire Gyeongju.

Including Zhang Qi, he is also worried.

The reason why Wang Ju can see farther is that he can not only look forward, but also look backward......

How many other people can look backwards, and those who can go back without that big finger, which one is not the god of war?

This is the general trend of the two countries, but if Cai Ting doesn't come, Wang Ju will be very disadvantaged, and this is also the trial that Zhang Ji thinks. If Xinzhizhou is incompetent, and Wang Ju guesses it again, Dashun City will not want to be kept.

And Western Xia is a grudge-holding nation, take Dashun City, no longer have to worry about the future, Li Liangzuo will inevitably send a large army to snow last year's hatred, the Song Dynasty will not perish, and even Gyeongju will not be lost, but Wang Ju will be very sad.

Wang Ju's first trial came...... (To be continued......)

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