Using Suizhou, which was occupied by the Song Dynasty, for Tumen, Western Xia was not cost-effective, but too cost-effective. In terms of size, it is four to five times larger than that of the easily exchangeable land. In terms of land fertility and thinness, the Tumen area is mostly barren mountains and mountains, while Suizhou is the heart of the party, which has the advantage of being a big three. From a military point of view, the Song Dynasty obtained the Tumen area, which only slightly thickened the defense of Yanzhou, but there was no Tumen, and now the northern fortresses of Yanzhou have been repaired together, which can also ensure the safety of Yanzhou. But the Song Dynasty got Suizhou, directly threatening the two states of Yinxia, the old nest of the Western Xia, and even dragging the Western Xia into the war of attrition that they least wanted.

There are also people's hearts, the famous mountain is newly attached, the people's hearts are uneasy, moved to the soil gate, the land is narrow and the soil is thin, and more than 10,000 accounts will inevitably be disheartened.

If Wang Anshi's change is right or wrong, ordinary people can't understand it, and they won't be aware of it.

But this is too simple, even if it is an ordinary person, if you get the map of Shaanxi and draw the two circles, you can also see how much cheapness Xixia has made.

The Song Dynasty still changed, this is understandable, the big guys want to make peace together, so they know that it is a loss-making deal, and they also do it.

But why didn't the Tangut people change it?

It can't be said that the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty are the kings of Chu Huai together, that is too superficial, Wang Ju doesn't dare to say it, everyone is the king of Chu Huai, Zhao Ji is, Zeng Gongliang is, Wen Yanbo is, is it only you Wang Ju is Qu Yuan?

Zhao Ji didn't think like this, so he asked: "Wang Qing, why didn't Xixia change?" ”

"Your Majesty, Zhugong, the truth is a bit complicated, the Western Xia, the Liao Kingdom and our dynasty are like the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. In terms of military territory, the Liao State is the most powerful, and in terms of financial resources and population, our dynasty is far superior. Only the Western Xia land was narrow and the people were poor. Even the military is not very strong. ”

"Wang Ju. Although the land of Western Xia was narrow and the people were poor. However, the Western Xia defeated our dynasty many times, and also defeated the Khitan. Wen Yanbo immediately retorted.

"Gong Wen, the defeat of our dynasty is only Sanchuankou, Haoshuichuan and Dingchuan. In fact, the defeat of Sanchuankou was mainly due to the fact that Li Shibin and Jinming 36 Zhai were broken by Li Yuanhao. If the Qiang people are truly regarded as our Great Song people, it will be a fiasco. If you don't think of it as a citizen of the Great Song Dynasty, but just as the place where the screen is, it won't be a terrible defeat. Liu Ping's casualties were only a few thousand of his men. The two countries are at war, can a few thousand casualties be counted as heavy casualties? Just like the three battles when the minister first arrived in Huachi County, he was only a small victory, and he was embarrassed to publicize it, which is why. Moreover, Liu Ping also killed and wounded many Western Xia soldiers. ”

"Isn't Li Shibin Song Chen?"

"Duke Wen, Li Shibin is definitely a Song minister, but at the beginning, my court monarch and minister did not expect that Li Yuanhao would suddenly attack, the Yanzhou government did not scout, Li Shibin did not set up secret agents, and most of the 36 Qiang people had been bought by Western Xia. Jinming 36 Zhai Ming is the Great Wall of Yanzhou. In fact, this Great Wall is full of holes and can collapse at any time. That was Li Yuanhao's eagerness to break out. Otherwise, if it is used properly, it will not be the defeat of Sanchuankou, and even Yanzhou can be captured...... Not to mention anything else, it's like the minister took advantage of the Yeli Department. ”

This question is complicated again, such as how to manage the Tibetan people?

For example, why was the policy of the Song Dynasty so good, and some of the Tibetan tribes wanted to defect to Western Xia?

But it's not complicated to say, how to manage the Tibetan people, En should be like a grace, give real respect, instead of disregarding and buying peace. Wei should be like a Wei, not something that wants to be an official, first be a bandit and so on.

Dare to do some appropriate revenge, just like the Tangut people did, rather than valuing peace.

But this theory still had no market in the Song Dynasty, and Wang Ju didn't want to attract everyone's opposition to hatred, so he skipped it and said: "I don't know what others think, Li Yuanhao broke through the 36 villages of Jinming, and Xia Guan was not born, but Xia Guan was born and raised in Yanzhou in Yanzhou, and I heard a lot of sayings, at least most people think that the fall of Li Shibin and Jinming 36 Zhai is still a good thing for Yanzhou." ”

"Wang Ju, do you know how much the imperial court spent on the officers and soldiers in Yanzhou for a year because of Li Shibin's loss?"

"Must ...... Correct! Duke Wen, Qinzhou Shufan is very loyal to my dynasty, there were not many officers and soldiers in the imperial court before, what is the final result? Even if Li Shibin placed a secret agent and did not let Li Yuanhao succeed in opposing the Qiang people in various villages, our dynasty would only defend and be beaten passively, and the Western Xia would often be invaded by the whole country, and sooner or later the imperial court would have to put officers and soldiers. ”

"What about the good water river, what about the Ding River tree?"

"In the Battle of Haoshuichuan, General Wang Jue was defeated badly, but he also killed and injured many Western Xia officers and soldiers, and Li Yuanhao did not take advantage. The real fiasco was the battle of Dingchuan, but what about the battle of Fulin Road? Why did Li Yuanhao make a will before he died and became friends with me? Also, why did Empress Dowager Xiao and Liao Shengzong sign an alliance with our dynasty under the city of Lanzhou? This peace was not really bought with money, but was made! ”

"Ridiculous, what about Liao?"

"Li Yuanhao defeated the Liao army, which was the reason why Liao Xingzong would not use troops, so that Western Xia was lucky to win. Subsequently, the Liao State sent partial troops to attack many times, and almost broke through Xingqing Mansion. Therefore, Western Xia did not dare to take the initiative to provoke the Liao State. Therefore, the Western Xia has two thoughts, the first idea is to attach to our dynasty and take the initiative to make friends, then the Song and Xia will be peaceful for a long time, the two countries will join forces, and the Liao State will not dare to attack that country lightly. The fact is also the same, even if the Western Xia took the initiative to invade our dynasty, there are still so many scholars and doctors in our dynasty who want to make peace, let alone say that they are attached to our dynasty, who will dare to mention the use of troops in the Western Xia at that time? Wen Yanbo was aggressive, for the time being, Wang Ju didn't want to provoke him, and he didn't have the qualifications to provoke, and the difference between seniority and age and official position was too big, so Wang Ju immediately returned to the topic, and said:

"There is another thought, anyway, I don't dare to provoke the Liao State, it is better to make friends with the Liao State, jointly deal with our dynasty, invade our dynasty bit by bit, expand the territory, weaken the strength of our dynasty, and when attacking our dynasty, it will gather the morale of all departments and divert the many contradictions in Western Xia to the target."

"In fact, Western Xia is not strong, if it is not for conspiracy and trickery, even if Li Yuanhao is alive, he can't beat the Tubo people, as for winning the three battles with our dynasty, he also uses conspiracy and trickery, and often uses several times or ten times the strength to win. However, Li Yuanhao died...... Therefore, the Duke of Cai and his ministers in Dashun City won. ”

In other words, as soon as Li Yuanhao dies, even if Western Xia uses this tactic of fighting more and fighting less, he may not be able to win.

In fact, Li Yuanhao was born from the gap between the two great powers of Song and Liao, and established a country, which is very remarkable. However, most of the scholars and doctors of the Song Dynasty were mostly timid. Wang Ju can't say.

"That's right." Zhao Ji let out a long breath.

The scholars and doctors in the court all wanted peace, which was by no means the result that Zhao Ji wanted.

But no one can clearly say the reason, so Zhao Ji can't explain everyone.

Now Wang Ju has dissected many truths in a few simple words, which is actually equivalent to explaining to everyone for Zhao Ji.

"Wang Qing, why didn't Xixia change?" Zhao Ji asked again.

"Again, whether the Western Xia or the Liao State negotiated peace with our dynasty, they were all defeats in the previous war. Or dragged into a stalemate phase. For example, in the Qingli War, Western Xia was a war that had been planned for a long time, and our dynasty hurriedly responded to the war. Therefore, after several years of war, the treasury was empty, and the people were struggling to make a living. But what about the Western Xia, it was even worse, the people ate soil, ate tree bark, and dug rats and birds to satisfy their hunger! However, since the alliance between the abysses, our policy has gradually become more restrained. He is not interested in expanding his territory, and he is averse to war. Therefore, there are few scholars and doctors, and there are many main battles. If Xixia takes the initiative to cling to our dynasty like Li Deming. I can't ask for it! If the Western Xia repeatedly launched invasions, because of wars and disputes, our dynasty could not fight with one heart, then the Western Xia might succeed, with small against large, tearing off pieces of meat from our dynasty and gradually growing stronger. ”

"It's not that my courtiers are not smart, the wisdom of many of my courtiers is far better than the elites of the Western Xia, but it is precisely because of this kind of peace-seeking mentality, and among the Three Kingdoms, the Western Xia attaches the most importance to intelligence, and my courtiers may not know much about the specific situation on the Western Xia side, and the Xixia side may even have a clear understanding of the situation in the palace of my dynasty. That's why Xixia had this plan, not that he didn't change it, but that he didn't plan to exchange it in the first place! ”

"In the year when Wei Mingshan defected to our dynasty, our dynasty was a difficult time, even the victims of Hebei disaster, the imperial court could not help, and they were left to fend for themselves. The Western Xia side was also difficult, and it was even more difficult than our dynasty, Dashun City was defeated, Li Liangzuo was injured and died, the small lord ascended the throne, and the country suffered a huge drought. Therefore, the Western Xia was unable to send troops to Suizhou, and only sent tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to the rescue, but was defeated by the seeds. dragged on until this year, Xixia gradually took a breath of relief, and began to retract the Suizhou idea. How did they take back Suizhou? There are two methods, one is to forcibly take it back, but the certainty is not necessarily very large. The officers and soldiers of our dynasty are not the officers and soldiers of the early Qingli period, and besides, there are so many powerful Baojie, Fanluo and archers in the border area. The second method is to harvest wisely. ”

"Clever harvest! They wanted to take advantage of the fact that I wanted peace with the majority of scholars and doctors to come up with this seemingly feasible method, and sure enough, I agreed. If it weren't for Guo Kui and Zhao Yu's cleverness, according to the imperial edict, all the forts in Suizhou would be burned, and more than 10,000 accounts of Weiming Mountain would have been moved to Yanzhou. There are many forts in Suizhou, but most of these forts are on the original Song-Xia border, between Suizhou and Yanzhou. With the follow-up of the Western Xia army and a little repair, our dynasty completely lost Suizhou. And fatally, more than 10,000 people in Weiming Mountain could not settle down, at that time, under all kinds of disappointment, Xixia sent spies to instigate it, and these more than 10,000 tents of Qiang will become a super powder bag in Yanzhou, and it will be ignited, and the consequences will be unimaginable! ”

That is to say, Xixia didn't want to change it from the beginning, and he didn't seriously think about it at all, thinking that the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty would be stupid, and then it would be so cheap! Wang Ju didn't want to offend too many people, so he said it very tactfully.

However, what they never dreamed of was that Guo Kui was not fooled, and Zhao Yu was not fooled.

Wang Ju finished speaking in one breath and bowed his head.

Wen Yanbo said solemnly: "Wang Ju, according to your wishes, when fighting?" ”

"Gong Wen, Xia Guan didn't want to fight, he was in the hospital that day and Fan Chunren clearly distinguished, now the country's economy is embarrassed, at least this year and next year, it is not appropriate to start a war. But just because we don't want to go to war doesn't mean we don't prepare for war. As written in Zhao Gong's fold, if you don't return Suizhou, you will fight. If Suizhou is returned, there will be a battle, and Western Xia will take advantage of the chaos when there are more than 10,000 accounts in Weiming Mountain, and take the opportunity to send troops to attack Qingjian City and other places, and the shame of Dashun City. If you can occupy it, you will occupy it, and if you can't occupy it, you will lose the morale of our army, and the shame of the city will be defeated, and there will be more scholars and doctors who seek peace and are afraid of war. Then in the future, it will be beneficial to the war and the Western Xia. So my idea is that I don't want to start a war immediately, but I must prepare for it! ”

"What now?" Zhao asked.

"The whip is beyond the reach of the whip, since Guo Gong proposed to the imperial court very early on that this is six hundred miles away, he should be on guard. But whether you are prepared or not, the court should prepare for war. Wang Judao.

I have to fight, but Wang Ju changed his statement, it's not that I want to fight, but that Xixia is forced to fight.

After Wang Ju finished speaking, he glanced at the big guy again.

Some bigwigs still agree with it, but when Wang Ju's eyes swept to Sima Guang, he saw a thick look of disgust in Sima Guang's eyes.

Please believe that Sima Guang is definitely not a traitor.

Is the power trick wrong, if there is no power trick, that minister can be on the throne, but which minister doesn't want to be on the throne?

Is it wrong to suppress political opponents, mixing in officialdom, do you want to learn from Mr. Dongguo and the farmer who raised snakes?

At least in Sima Guang's heart, he has always thought that I am for the good of the Great Song Dynasty.

And in Sima Guang's heart, Wang Ju is indeed a scourge after the Great Song Dynasty, a national thief, and a villain.

Wang Ju's statement of stealing tricks also couldn't hide Sima Guang, and it increased his hatred.

"This person is a big trouble...... Wang Ju thought to himself.

These two are water and fire......

But Wang Ju was worried about what happened next.

In fact, Suizhou does not have the strictness that Zhao Xuan thought, so Guo Kui is prepared.

In case Guo Kui is not prepared, Suizhou will be lost, it doesn't matter, although Suizhou is lost, it may be a good thing to make more scholars sober up and give up the appeasement mentality.

There may be some scholars who continue to fool themselves and weave a dream of peace in the Great Song Dynasty...... But Zhao Ji's dream is not this dream!

Wang Ju was worried about himself.

He presided over the ordnance superintendent and made large-scale cuts, and it didn't matter if he cut officials and craftsmen, but it was not craftsmen who were cut next, but officials.

Dozens of bureaus, bureaus, institutes, and institutes were originally placed in these bureaus and institutes, and there were many envoys, deputy envoys, capital supervisors, prisoners, and other famous officials, as well as a large number of officials, and there were more than 1,000 officials!

Of course, this is an institution of the imperial court, and it must be led by a messenger.

However, now these institutions are not for doing things, but have become places for the children of the powerful, so many inexplicable officials have been arranged to come to these institutions, so one monk carries water to eat, two monks carry water to eat, and three monks have no water to eat.

Originally, there were three monks who had no water to eat, but after Wang Ju's cut, there were only five libraries and six courtyards, so it became ten monks to take water, and they couldn't eat water.

Wang Ju will not sit idly by and watch this happen, and will definitely make a big cut, which is the so-called throttling.

But when it comes to this step, it is not so easy to cut, don't look at these bad officials, but they are all powerful, their ancestors can trace Shi Shouxin, Gao Huaide, Wang Xianqi, Zhang Guanghan, Pan Mei and others, and even the descendants of Yang Ye and Li Jilong, the children of the Gao Cao family.

It doesn't matter if it is added, once it is reduced, that official is willing to go down, not only do these officials themselves have backgrounds, but there are also many powerful parents and elders behind them!

Talking about people's hearts, more than their own hearts.

It's like thinking about the second sister's dowry now, why don't you want the second sister to be respected in her husband's family?

Or if you let the third brother study, not to mention taking a jinshi test, at least one person will be examined, and you will get a fame, and you will have a good future in the future.

Once so many officials are cut, the background of these officials is not like Zheng Baiqu, many of them have deep backgrounds, how much trouble will there be?

There will be a lot of trouble, not to mention, if someone makes a ghost behind his back, Wang Ju will not think that he can step down!

So will Sima Guang give himself a little four-tael?

Thinking of this, Wang Ju's eyes suddenly became sharp...... (To be continued......)