One Piece of Song Dynasty

Wu Shaofen settled down with Gillian and saw Zhao Gou still talking to Zhao Ding and Zhang Jun outside the door. She didn't want to disturb her and turned back to her room. Zhao Gou felt particularly unhappy because of what happened today, so he asked Zhao Ding and Zhang Jun: "You two have nothing to do with Zhang Bangchang. I ask you, what do you think Prime Minister Li wants to punish phony?"

"At first, I thought that Li Gang did not avoid misfortunes and fortunes. I deeply admired him and felt guilty for preventing him from coming to court. But today I see him and he is cruel," Zhang Jun said bluntly. Zhao Ding was thinking deeply, and when he heard the words "cruel", he felt excited in his heart, and couldn't help but worry: "Your Majesty, Song Qiyu, the admonishing doctor, has been ordered to come to Nanjing. This person is indeed talented and learned, but he is among the Prime Minister's cynics."

Zhao Gou frowned: "They are all hypocrites and traitors, so who can I rely on to rule the world?"

"Your Majesty, although Li Gang's studies are upright but his skills are sparse, and his plans are deep but shallow, they may not be enough to live up to the Holy Will." Zhang Jun continued speaking regardless. Zhao Ding was a kind man, and he felt that Zhang Jun was a bit of a personal attack, so he grabbed him and reminded him: "Your Majesty is asking about punishing hypocrisy, and the article is wrong."

Zhang Jun shook him off and spoke more bluntly: "I boldly predict that Li Gang is warlike but unable to fight. His name is not worthy of his name. He is trying to shock the emperor and is not worthy of being the prime minister."

Being warlike but unable to fight is what Zhao Gou is most worried about. While he was pondering, Kang Lu came in and reported that Li Gang wanted to see him. Zhao Gouxin said that Cao Cao was about to arrive. When he saw Zhao Ding and Zhang Jun getting up to leave, he hurriedly left them behind and asked them to listen to Li Gang's intention. Li Gang was ignored by Kang Lu and waited for a long time before he was allowed to come in. He was already suffocating. Seeing that Zhao Ding and Zhang Jun were also there, he saluted and hesitated for a moment and said: "I have asked to see your majesty late at night. We have important matters concerning the military and state affairs to discuss." .”

Zhao Gou asked Li Gang to sit down. Zhao Ding, Zhang Jun and Li Gang had seen the ceremony and sat down together. Li Gang got straight to the point: "Your Majesty thinks that our great Song Dynasty has millions of soldiers, so why is it so vulnerable that it is difficult for Jingkang?"

"What do you think?" Zhao Gou turned to Zhao Ding and Zhang Jun. Zhao Ding stood up and said: "Benevolent and righteous people are the most powerful people in the world. We, the Song Dynasty, uphold benevolence and righteousness, and the foreign barbarians will submit to the Xia Zun. Therefore, we have a good relationship with the Khitan for a hundred and twenty years. However, once the Liao Kingdom is in chaos and weakness, we will make distant friendship with the Jin people." The double attack strategy is a failure of our country's benevolence and justice, and brings humiliation to itself."

"Zhao Ding is shallow and pedantic. The Jin people have no morals and only use deceit to win. Our country does not understand and everything falls into his scheme. Even if I don't join forces with Jin to destroy Liao, Jin will definitely invade our country in the end." Li Gang interrupted Zhao rudely. tripod. Zhang Jun was about to stand up to speak angrily, but was stopped by Zhao Gou. Zhao Gou said: "If we don't unite with Jin to destroy Liao, Jin will also invade. What the prime minister said is true, but Zhao Ding said that losing benevolence and righteousness will lead to the destruction of the country. I think I have a clearer view."

Li Gang said disapprovingly: "It's thorough, but if you go too far, it's better to talk about it closer. The soldiers are unreal, the army is uncontrolled, and the millions of soldiers are in vain. These are the main reasons for the defeat."

"Yes, what is the top priority?" Zhao Gou asked. Li Gang stood up calmly and talked about the map: "Today, what is lost in Hedong is nothing more than Yi, Dai, Taiyuan, Ze, Lu, Fen, and Jin. What is lost in Hebei is nothing more than the four states of Zhending, Huai, Wei, and Jun. Two roads There are hundreds of thousands of soldiers and militiamen who are loyal to the court, but they are trapped by the Jin people. The top priority should be to set up the Hebei Recruitment Department and the Hedong Economic Development Department as soon as possible to recruit them. Then the elite soldiers from the two rivers can ensure that the court will never have to worry about looking north. "

Zhao Gou's eyes lit up, he glanced at Zhang Jun, and said, "Learn the right skills but not the wise ones, and you have to say this." Zhang Jun was dissatisfied and opened his mouth to retort: ​​"The soldiers of the two rivers are nothing more than rogue bandits. It is difficult to rely on such a mob to protect the imperial court from worries."

"Even if it's a mob, if the imperial court doesn't appease it and leaves it to the Jin Kingdom to appease it, the soldiers and people in the two rivers will resent the imperial court and let the Jin Kingdom reap the benefits." Li Gang's voice trailed off, and Zhao Ding disagreed again: "To appease the Jin Kingdom, you will seek refuge. The Kingdom of Jin resents the imperial court, so what loyalty can the soldiers and people of the two rivers have to speak of?"

Li Gang was so angry that he said: "The prime minister is having a talk with the emperor. When will it be the minister's turn to interrupt?"

Zhao Ding was annoyed and suppressed his displeasure. Zhang Jun stood up angrily but was held down by Zhao Ding. Zhao Gou saw this, but supported Li Gang: "What the Prime Minister said is true. In this way, we can not only declare the court's kindness to the thieves, but also appease the soldiers and civilians in the front, and plan to regain the lost territory. I will recruit Liu Guangshi, Han Shizhong, and Zhang Jun. Just order them to go north to recruit them."

"Liu Guangshi and his like are just arrogant and lazy generals. I recommend Zhang Suo to be the envoy to Hebei and Fu Liang to be the economic envoy to Hedong." Li Gang had learned from the defeat in the rescue of Taiyuan and had already lost confidence in the so-called regular army of the imperial court. , wanted to take the opportunity to create a new army, so he recommended Zhang Suo and Fu Liang. Zhao Gou was not familiar with the two of them: "Who are Zhang Suo and Fu Liang?"

"During the siege of Jingkang, Zhang Suo recruited troops, which shocked Hebei; Fu Liang led troops to serve the king and made many military exploits. I know that the two of them can be of great use." Li Gang knew Zhang Suo and Fu Liang very well and did not want Zhang Jun to But he said disdainfully: "The so-called people who shocked Hebei are just bluffing. Those who have repeatedly made great achievements, how can they help relieve the siege of Tokyo? It's just a name."

Zhao Gou knew that the arrogant and lazy generals could not be used, so he waved his sleeves and said: "I will follow the prime minister and order Zhang Suo and Fu Liang to cross the river today and go north to fight against the Jin."

"In addition, military discipline should be strictly enforced and military law should be reestablished. From now on, if the enemy flees, he will behead the defeated soldiers as thieves, and his family will be exterminated." As soon as Li Gang said this, Zhao Gou was stunned. Zhang Jun jumped up and said: "Execute the family and annihilate the clan. Can the imperial court really travel thousands of miles from house to house to defeat the soldiers and annihilate the nine tribes?"

Li Gang became angry with embarrassment and stared at Zhang Jun while breathing heavily. Zhao Gou had no choice but to let Zhang Jun and Zhao Ding go back to rest first, and then said to Li Gang: "Military discipline must be strict. This is right. What other suggestions does the prime minister have?"

Zhang Jun and Zhao Ding got up angrily and were saluting Zhao Gou when they heard Li Gang say again: "The Jin army is strong only because of its cavalry. Our army has many infantry, but the infantry is not enough to defeat the cavalry. However, the enemy of the cavalry is the chariot, so we should Build chariots widely to restrain the Jin army."

"Chariots are ancient war tools. They have long been outdated and were replaced by cavalry. Besides, there are mountains in the north. How can we drive chariots?" Zhang Jun was walking out, turned around in surprise, and couldn't help but interject. Li Gang glanced at him disdainfully: "Your Majesty, I have my own methods of manufacturing and driving vehicles. I should quickly award them to soldiers from the east and west of the capital."

"Just follow the Prime Minister." Zhao Gou still trusted Li Gang % at this time. Li Gang finally introduced his favorite work: "I have three other strategies for Zhongxing. The first is to recruit troops, the second is to buy horses, and the third is to recruit people to contribute money to support the military."

When Zhao Ding heard about it, he was surprised and wanted to refute it. Zhang Jun was already impatient and nagging, and pushed Zhao Ding out. Soldiers, horses, and wealth are all the most urgent needs in the current war of resistance. Zhao Gou immediately patted his knees and said: "Recruit soldiers, buy horses, and raise people's wealth to support the prime minister's literary and military strategies. From now on, the prime minister will also serve as the imperial envoy."

"Thank you, Your Majesty. Li Gang will break his body to pieces in repayment to Your Majesty." Li Gang knew that taking away Huang Qianshan's imperial envoy would be equivalent to taking away his military command. In this battle with Huang Qianshan, he has the upper hand.