Zhi Yanshi nodded silently, he was born in the Zhi family, and the Zhi family was originally the qualifications and abilities of the generals of the Western Army system, and they all knew very well, Zhao Huan's analysis of Qu Duan's ability and personality, Zhi Yanshi also agreed very much.

He was about to echo loudly, but he changed temporarily, coughed lightly, and asked Zhao Huan: "Your Majesty has great trust in Yu Shuxiang's talent and ability. ”

Zhi Yanshi, as a close minister, promoted the Imperial City Division, and held the power of the Praetorian Guard in his hands, and he followed Zhao Huan's side when he was a teenager, and the imperial officer, on such a sensitive topic as the appointment and dismissal of the commander of the army, others would never dare to blurt out like him and discuss the candidate with the emperor.

Zhao Huan turned around and glanced at him, already knowing it. The fold family is deeply rooted in the Western military system, and the only thing that can be compared with the fold family is the seed family, and now the seed family is in decline, and the only seed pole is now just a deputy commander, and the fold family has experienced the fact that the fold can ask for a reduction in gold, but there are many sons who are in the field, or the emperor's guard, in addition, there is also a queen. It's a pity that the children of the Zhe family, who are now commanding the troops everywhere, are too shallow, but as long as they take a little time, it is not impossible for Zhi Yanzhi to be the commander of the army in the future as a commander. As a child of the Fold family, he naturally doesn't want anyone in the Western Army to be too big, although Yu Yunwen has won the emperor's heavy responsibility, in the end, he is a civil minister, and it is impossible for him to really grasp military power like these generals in the army. If he leads the troops, the children of the Folded family will have a greater chance to lead the troops in the future.

What kind of person is Zhao Huan, who was rolling in the political officialdom in his previous life, and looking at the past in this life, it is all about power and politics. Intrigues, with only a glance at Zhi Yanshi, he already knows the other party's intentions. Although the other party is selfish, in fact, it is beyond reproach, in this era, the interests of the family are still above the interests of the individual, and it is understandable to use any means to benefit the family, and it is just a proposal that seems reasonable. Although Yu Yunwen is young, his talent and strategy are obviously far above the rest of the cardinals, so to speak. The entire military process of the Great Song Dynasty and the planning of the campaign were all controlled by this person, and Zhao Huan relied on many people in government affairs. For example, Zhao Kai. Li Gang, and even many mediocre bureaucrats, in Zhao Huan's view, the most important thing in politics is not people. Not the so-called politicians, but the system. When the system is built, a mediocre bureaucrat can do everything well. The military is different, it requires talent, and it requires keen intuition and the ability to analyze and judge that ordinary people do not have, so how high is the necessary qualification of a military genius! How old is Huo Quai, the exploits he established when he was eighteen years old. Many people can't do it at the age of fifty-eight, that's the reason.

Zhao Huan knew so. But he smiled at Zhi Yanshi: "Although Yu Yunwen is good at military affairs, his qualifications are too shallow, and his experience is not enough to lead the army. Seniority in the army is the most important, and in peacetime, the upper part of the battle formation will hesitate to the commander a little, which is a great deal. ”

Seeing the other party's disappointment, Zhao Huan smiled again: "Besides, I can't leave him by my side, and Yunwen will still have a chance to fight in the future." ”

When the emperor said this, although Zhi Yanshi felt regretful, he didn't have anything to say, the two monarchs and ministers looked up at the starry sky, only to see the moon and stars, and the sky was pure, which was very pleasant.

It's just that around this palace, there are noisy people, and the news of the emperor's arrival has long spread throughout the army. Since the founding of the Song Dynasty, the Hebei Forbidden Army was the most elite, shouldering the heavy responsibility of fighting against the Northern Liao, who knew that later the Song and Liao negotiations were successful, the two countries did not have any war for decades, the Hebei Forbidden Army was idle, the combat power became weaker and weaker, to the rise of the Western Xia, the elite soldiers and strong generals entered the border of Shaanxi and Shaanxi, the war between the Song and Xia continued for decades, and the Western Army became the strongest of the Forbidden Army, to the time when Zhao Huan was in power, the only army that could fight in the whole country was only the Western Army, and the first siege of Kaifeng was lifted. It is the credit of the Western Army, and Taiyuan has been on defense for nearly a year, commanding 170,000 troops in the division, and fighting with the Jin soldiers several times. At this time, Yue Fei's department was born in the Hebei Forbidden Army, over the years, the troops have become stronger and stronger, the strength has become stronger and stronger, recently broke into the Central Plains, defeated the Jin soldiers, beheaded the famous generals, and fought Yan Zongbi was disgraced, and the elite of the Central Plains was lost in the Central Plains for decades.

At this moment, the whole army no longer needs to mobilize, from the general to the ordinary soldiers, all of them are high-spirited, just waiting for the emperor's order, and then the whole army will march eastward to Taihang, straight into the land of Hebei, and fight with the enemy on the Hebei Plain, and even go straight to Youyan in the future, and lose ground for a hundred years, so that Yue Fei can take the lead and lose the glory of the land again, and recover it a little. With such a mentality, morale is extremely high, and knowing that as soon as the emperor arrives, the military operation will begin immediately, many troops have not waited for formal orders, and have already mobilized troops and prepared logistics according to the route planned in advance. Although the Privy Council Military Division has provided a large number of maps, and the Pedestrian Division has also provided corresponding information, the commanders of the various departments still act in this way, and it is also a habit that has been accumulated for many years, and at the same time, after the study of the lecture hall, all the departments are well aware of the importance of battlefield intelligence prediction, and their understanding of the terrain, local climate, and folk customs is more conducive to the judgment of the main general on the entire situation.

Zhao Huan listened attentively for a moment, and somehow, Jing remembered the events in the city of the Five Kingdoms that day, and after being silent for a long time, he said to Zhi Yanshi: "When I was in the Five Kingdoms that day, in the middle of the night, the Jin soldiers were often mobilized. I slept on the couch, and my heart was really uneasy. ”

Seeing him like this, Zhi Yanshi couldn't answer for a while, and after a moment of silence, Fang replied: "Today, the forbidden army is strong, and the sound of Jin Ge's iron horse can be heard, which is very exciting. ”

Zhao Huan smiled slightly, entered the dormitory with his hands, and said with a smile as he walked: "After several years of work, I am really comforted by this." ”

How Yue Fei defeated Jin Bing, he only saw it clearly from the battle report, and only when he personally arrived at the battlefield, hundreds of thousands of troops were waiting for him, ready to wave his army to advance, Zhao Huandi's heart was extremely excited and steady.

Sleep well all night, get up the next day, run and exercise as usual, and wrestle with a few guards for fun, the palace here can not be compared with the expanded Chang'an Palace, can not be routinely horseback riding and archery, and it has to be just. Staying until about eight o'clock, after breakfast, Yu Yunwen, Zhang Jun and others had been waiting for a long time.

The emperor is diligent in government and loves the people, and is good at military affairs, but he doesn't like to go to court too early, and he is the only place that is criticized by his subordinates. The emperors of the previous dynasties, no matter whether they were stupid and virtuous, most of the rules of the Tianming Dynasty could be followed, and this set of rules remained unchanged for thousands of years, and Zhao Huan was the first person to reform it.

Mobilize and dispatch troops and horses of various departments to prepare for logistical support, several cardinal ministers and privy counselors who were summoned together have already planned clearly, and after the orders are handed over to Zhao Huan to personally order, they can be issued to all departments. Zhao Huan was concerned about military affairs at this time, but he couldn't ask a lot, except for those involved in political reform, and the rest were transferred to the political affairs left in Chang'an to deal with.

After the defeat of Zong Bi, he knew that the Central Plains could not fight again, and Kaifeng could not be defended, so he made up his mind to give up the south of the Yellow River, anyway, according to the original plan of Yan Chang and others, after negotiating peace with the Song Dynasty, only Hebei Youyan and other places were left, and the south of the Yellow River was all returned.

However, most of the soldiers and horses were lost in the First World War, which made Yan Zongbi very sad, and at the same time, he was extremely afraid of the political enemies of the DPRK and China attacking him, and even took the opportunity to cut his military power.

After escaping to Daimyo, while collecting the remnants of the army, he gathered the Jin soldiers stationed in Hebei from all over the country, together with the original 60,000 soldiers and horses, and gathered 50,000 or 60,000 cavalry troops around him, stationed in Xiangzhou and Huazhou, to prevent the Song army from crossing the Yellow River and attacking Hebei after Kaifeng.

Although he felt that it was not easy for the Song army to cross the river, and he might not go straight to Hebei, on the other hand, he was worried and extremely afraid of this. Within a few days, he reprimanded Wan Hu, the general who was defeated that day, and even killed a group of middle- and lower-ranking officers who were the first to flee that day. The pedestrian division has been operating in Hebei for many years, and it is clear about these movements, and even Zong Bi burst into tears and lamented: "I have never encountered such a setback since the army was raised in the north!! ”

He often said: "It is easy to shake the mountain, but it is difficult to shake the Yue family's army." ”

In the previous sentence, Zhao Huanzhi still believed that Zong Bi had a strong and resolute personality, and when he encountered such a setback, he lost control of his emotions for a while, which caused him to sigh. In the same way, a person with such a character will never praise the strength of the enemy's army, and even if he has this statement, he is only afraid that it will be added by the pedestrian division to encourage the morale of his own side.

The effect is also obvious, the emperor and many privy ministers discussed the military, Wu Jie, Yao Pingzhong and others sat in His Royal Highness with a sword, waiting for orders, and after listening to the words of the ministers who read Zong Bi praised Yue Fei's department, everyone snorted coldly, and they were very dissatisfied. Zhao Huan smiled and groaned, looking at it in his eyes, he only felt that he needed to add some more materials, which could make the army's heart more exciting.

When asked about the movement in Beijing, he saw Xie Sanniang's secret letter again: "The battle of Yingchang, Yue Shuai's great achievements, made this place very frightened, and he was frightened all night, and there were often children crying at night, frightening each other in the name of Yue Shuai." ”

As soon as I read this letter, I looked at the faces of Yao Pingzhong and others, but they were flushed, and if they were not in front of the Son of Heaven, they were afraid that they would draw their swords and roar.