Zheng Lang explained: "Your Majesty, are our dynasty ready to reopen the war with Xixia?"

"Not now, the disaster last year, the treasury is getting thinner."

"Your Majesty, the national treasury should have more money," Zheng Lang took the opportunity to persuade. Zhao Zhen was very similar to Zhao Kuangyi in terms of money. Seeing his brother saving a lot of money in the treasury, he was very puzzled. If he saved this money, he would die. Why not take it out to benefit the people, use it for the army, and reward the bureaucrats with great rewards?

Zhao Zhen is similar, with a relatively large hand. This big hand is not for himself, but part of it is used on the people. This is undeniable, otherwise the people across the country would not be crying after his death. This crying sound comes from the bottom of his heart, rather than brainwashing the people, making them not understand the truth and cry randomly. The crying between the two is a world-class distinction. Only Zhao Zhen, the rulers of China who have been in history and the past have done it.

But most of the money is used up randomly, rewarded and tedious, and the treasury has not been filled in his hands from beginning to end. This is a very bad habit. We cannot use Yang Guang to harsh people and accumulate wealth, and to store Luoyang for 60 years of food for the whole world for 60 years. However, many people across the country starved to death. But we cannot do this unnecessary big moves.

Zhao Zhen's face turned red.

Zheng Lang said again: "It is because the national treasury. If the national treasury is full, even if there are 30 million storages, such a thing can be used, and it may not be destroyed. However, at least with the prince's sign, the Xixia people can be brought back to their original form."

"Can……"

"Yes, I don't have much money to save money, so I can't take in this prince. Your Majesty, think about it, if I take in him and don't want to fight Xixia, this is also the place where the name of Xixia is. If I don't hide, I will send someone to ask for this person to be killed. If I send him away, what's the difference between my dynasty meeting Weiliang and Yuanhao when I was sent to the mountain?"

At that time, Zhao Zhen heard Guo’s advice and talked nonsense. Zheng Lang repeatedly reminded him again and again. He regretted it, but he regretted it. If Brother Ning Ling returned to the Song Dynasty and sent it back, it would be much better than Guo’s advice. Zhao Zhen’s forehead is the one who makes one mistake and two more mistakes?

Zheng Lang said again: "But he is different from Shanhui Weiliang. If we ask for help, our court will not give it to you, and we will not hide it to prevent the hearts of the people of Xixia from shaking. We will definitely invade a large army. Your Majesty, are you ready for war?"

"What should I do?" Zhao Zhen asked in a daze, not really letting him stay in that basement all his life.

"Our court doesn't have to accept it. But we can escort him to the Khitan."

"It's not appropriate. If the Khitan uses this man as a great thing and destroys Xixia, it's even worse."

The battle between the Khitan and the Western Xia may not be very welcomed by the Song Dynasty. The two tigers fight, and two injuries are the best, one is dead and one is injured but not. The one who dies is definitely not the Khitan, so it must be the Western Xia. The best result is that the Khitan can fall into the quagmire. Just like the Song Dynasty dealt with Li Jiqian, he had to withdraw from the Western Xia in the end. The Khitan will suffer heavy losses. But the bad result is that the Khitan will take down the entire Xixia. The Song Dynasty was in trouble. The territory line with the Khitan did not go west to Fuzhou. But to Huizhou. The entire territory line is 4,000 miles long. How to prevent it?

Once the Khitan digests the Western Xia, it will become stronger and will inevitably invade the Song Dynasty.

Therefore, the best result is both sides suffer.

The same is true for Wu Zang Epang's approach. He has never read Zheng Lang's doctrine of the mean, nor does he know Zheng Lang's rules, but the truth is similar.

Ning Ling Ge assassinated Yuan Hao. Under normal circumstances, even if Yuan Hao has been emptied of his body for drinking and sex this year, but in many years of actual combat on the battlefield, most of Ning Ling Ge was taken down by Yuan Hao after many years of battles. Under Yuan Hao's questioning, Ning Ling Ge would confess Wukang's trick. This result must be unwanted. Ning Ling Ge cannot stab Yuan Hao to death with one sword, although he also made such a prevention. If Ning Ling Ge soon stabbed Yuan Hao to death. He had an engagement with the Weiyi clan, the two joined forces to control the harem and then control the guards who left the palace. The overall situation has been decided and ascended the throne. If you help yourself or not, once you help, Ning Ling Ge will definitely kill someone to silence him. If you don't help, will you rebel?

He could only drink Yuanhao's wine, and kept promoting his achievements and led the ministers to toast. After drinking too much, Yuanhao's martial arts value decreased and he could not get drunk, so he asked Brother Ning Ling to kill him with one sword. Half drunk and half awake, Brother Ning Ling suddenly started a surprise attack and caught off guard. Yuan Hao would be injured. But if he wanted to kill Yuanhao, Brother Ning Ling, was not something that Brother Ning Ling, could do. There was only one result. Brother Ning Ling escaped from the palace and found a way for him. He led his people and sent his confidants to escort Brother Ning Ling to his home.

It is this degree that allowed Zheng Lang to use it calmly.

The reason in the middle was as if Zhao Zhen had explained at the end of last year. A rational analysis cannot make Zhao Zhen feel strange about himself. That is not magical. Even if Zhao Zhen has suspicion about himself, the result will be very bad. Therefore, Zheng Lang still explained it and said: "Your Majesty remembers the memorial written by Ouyang Xiu in Hebei in the fifth year of Qingli?"

"What memorial?"

At that time, Ouyang Xiu was demoted from the court shortly after he was unconscious and continued to make memorials like before, writing many memorials, which Zhao Zhen could not remember for a moment.

"It's a memorial about the lack of fear of the Khitan."

Ouyang Xiu and Zheng Lang became more and more disgusted. He was deceived in his previous life and thought that Ouyang Xiu was still good. In fact, he realized that this was not the case. Ouyang Xiu was thrown into ashes, and the tenth one was real, that was okay. Romance was the symbol of the scholars and officials of this era. He just went to people who should not be, and he was in the place where he should not be.

The key is that Ouyang Xiu does not know the general, and he is strict with others and lenient with himself. If he scores the villain Lu Yijian, he can only score 50 points, while Ouyang Xiu can only score 40 points. It doesn’t matter if the villain is capable and used properly, he is also a talent. However, Ouyang Xiu pretends to be a gentleman, but later generations force him to explain it, which leads to Zheng Lang’s dissatisfaction and the harm caused by the theory of cliques.

But Zheng Lang looked at the problem fairly. Ouyang Xiu's literature is impeccable. He can live in local administration without any mercy. As long as he doesn't enter the court. For example, he is in Chuzhou, and it's not as good as later generations' interpretations. But it's fine, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to use an article "The Drunken Old Man's Pavilion" to gild his face.

In Hebei, the Battle of Hequ did not begin at that time. Both countries sent some scouts to the other side. Important information could not be found, and some of the approximately news could be heard. The Jiashan tribes rebelled and the Khitan was defeated repeatedly. It was no longer the original War Shooting Country. In this case, they had to strengthen the plunder of the wealthy Han people in front of the mountain, which led to the resentment of the Han people in front of the mountain. After hearing the news, Ouyang Xiu made a memorial, saying that the Khitan was not as good as before, and there was no need to worry about it.

Zhao Zhen thought for a while and said, "Ouyang Xiu wrote such a memorial."

"Although Ouyang Xiu saw some of the truth. The Khitans were in the situation, they did not know it and still regarded themselves as the most powerful country. Even if the defeat of Hequ, the Khitans believed that it was defeated by wind and sand. Wind and sand were part, and the decline of the Khitan army was the main reason. Otherwise, how could there be a situation of defeat like a mountain? Even if our dynasty, Ren Fu was in the Battle of Haoshuichuan, he fought until the last person, and none of them surrendered and all died heroically. This forced Yuan Hao to withdraw from Jingyuan."

"Yes, Ren Fu sacrificed a lot." Zhao Zhen sighed.

"However, the Khitan didn't know that once Yuan Hao died, they would think they could take advantage of it. They would get the righteousness of the Prince of Xixia. Will they send another attack on Xixia?"

"inevitable."

"It is inevitable. The Xixia is not that easy to fight. The areas where the Khitan and Xixia border are mostly desert areas. Our soldiers are not used to it, and the Khitan soldiers are also not used to it. Therefore, our dynasty was unable to destroy Li Ji and move. Although we got the Prince of Xixia, it was an internal dispute between Xixia, and treating the Khitan was an external dispute. In order to cope with the Khitan crisis, the chiefs of the Xixia tribes would join forces again. The Khitans, in turn, could not defeat the people of Xixia, and they could not give up. The fierce battle between the two countries would go on for a long time."

In history, the Khitan fought with Xixia again. Although the Moeli father and daughter and dozens of nobles were abducted from the Xixia Palace, several battles were defeated. In the end, they had to agree that the existence of Xixia was. However, Liao Xingzong actually resented the people of Xixia in his heart. Including the Moeli family proposed to the Khitan for their son, but they were not allowed. They instead prepared their daughter to marry Dong Zheng, the son of Yusila, and their intention was nothing more than to use Tubo to surround Xixia. However, they could not succeed.

There is no need to say this, and continue to say: "Our dynasty will continue to sit and watch. If there is Brother Ning Ling this time, it will be unfavorable to fight without any trouble. If it harms Xixia, there will be even danger of national destruction. Our dynasty can intentionally relax the private salt channel and support Xixia in a different direction, without giving Khitan excuses. With this vitality, Xixia will fight hard with the Khitan. After several years of stalemate, both countries will be injured. Our dynasty will rest and wait for an opportunity to determine the world. Moreover, after a long battle, the Khitan national strength will be weak. Even if our dynasty destroys Xixia, they will have no choice but to do anything."

In other words, Brother Ning Ling is not a strange product, but a hot potato that hurts people. Whoever follows will be in trouble.

Zhao Zhen meditated for most of the day and said, "This is a wonderful plan."

"It's not a clever plan, it's a guide."

"But how can Brother Ning Ling escape from Xixia?"

"Your Majesty, remember what I asked these secret agents to be good at? Disguise, now it is not possible, and the inspection is strict, and no disguise can be done. The most urgent task is to ask Wei Tie to persuade Brother Ning Ling to join the Khitan, first write a letter to the Khitan Emperor, and let the spies impersonate Ning Ling Ge's confidant, hold Ning Ling Ge's letters and go to the Khitan. The Khitan Emperor was happy to see the letter and thought it was a strange thing to live in. Then ask the Khitan to send people to cooperate, and then Wei Tie to give Brother Ning Ling some disguise. It is not very convenient to come to our court, but the place where he lives is very close to Helan Mountain. Crossing Helan Mountain is a desert area. If the Khitan sends troops to support him, it will take several months for the investigation to be loose and it will be easy to escape to the Khitan. During this period, serious chaos will occur in Xixia. When the Khitan gets Ning Ling Ge, he will inevitably send troops. It will become a situation where the two tigers fight and both lose and suffer. This is the technique of fighting and fighting."

"My dear, you should get 100,000 soldiers."

"Your Majesty, I dare not accept it. In fact, these are all conspiracies, and it is best to be open-minded."

“What’s the difference?”

"Our dynasty is not strong. If it is like the Han and Tang Dynasties, why do you need these conspiracies and tricks? You can directly destroy them with powerful force. Without conspiracies, Hetao and Yinchuan can also be taken back, and Youyun's Sixteen Prefectures can also be taken back. What's wrong with it? How about using it now? There are more than 500,000 soldiers and other colors on both sides. If you add a strong archer, there will be a million, and the cost is amazing."

I won’t mention expanding the territory. Even if I don’t expand the territory, how much does it cost to deploy the two sides of the country in a year?

Zhao Zhen sighed.

Zheng Lang said again: "I have another report."

"Come on."

"With Brother Ning Ling, our dynasty may not have taken back Yinchuan, but the border can be safe for a long time. However, we must not be prepared for martial arts. I think the first priority of preparing for martial arts is to train military forces, including training Baoding and Fang soldiers to prepare for a powerful reserve force."

"Accurate." Zhao Zhen replied without hesitation. This competition also showed that some of Baoding's strength was no less than that of regular ban soldiers. He had many Baoding's martial arts and outstanding archery skills, which were not inferior to those Fanzis.

In fact, the Song Dynasty has always been very "preparing the army" and a huge army. It has generous military pay, martial arts, martial arts, and new weapons that are changing with each passing day...

Although Zheng Lang didn't take it seriously, he prepared martial arts, just as fun, which was to lay the groundwork for what he wanted to say next, and said, "In addition, I would like to ask Your Majesty to pay a little attention to some excellent generals and protect them so that the upper level of the army will not lack excellent generals."

"Accurate." Zhao Zhen still agreed. But his agreement did not count, Di Qing is a good example.

"I will ask Your Majesty to recruit some excellent local soldiers, foreign soldiers, wing soldiers, protectors, and archers from this competition to enter the regular imperial guards, increase the combat effectiveness of the imperial guards, and enrich some truly useful grassroots generals."

"It's also correct. If you don't say it, I have the intention."

"Your Majesty, the number of soldiers is not large, but the essence. Now the number of unscrupulous soldiers is slightly less than that at the beginning of the battle, but Liao and Xia are in a bad relationship, and the border is peaceful. Disasters continue, and the economy has not accumulated enough to prepare for the famine. Looking at the combat effectiveness of the army, after partial elimination, some soldiers have passed actual combat, and the number of cavalry is far better than before, and the actual combat effectiveness has not decreased and increased."

"But Beizhou..." Zhao Zhen knew what Zheng Lang was going to say, saying that his combat effectiveness had increased, why has a Beizhou not suppressed the rebellion so far?

"Your Majesty. Beizhou is the incompetent Jia Chang Dynasty. Xia Shu has imposed some restrictions on Minghao in the court. In fact, it is just a small matter. Looking back, if you don't leave in half a month, I will go there personally. Ensure that all the rebels in Beizhou will be wiped out within ten days. Your Majesty does not have to worry about this, and should focus on the future. The large number of troops may not necessarily win. Although the veterans who have been cut over the age of the army, there are many weak soldiers, and these soldiers will seriously affect their combat effectiveness. Therefore, I think that the national imperial guards and the wing army will conduct a general

The big competition is to assess soldiers' load, running, formation, bows and soldiers to assess crossbows, spearmen to assess gun skills, cavalry to assess riding skills, and cavalry to assess riding skills. In total, soldiers are divided into numbers. The last level is mostly weak soldiers. These soldiers must be cut off. Otherwise, they will waste national money and go to the battlefield without any effect, or even play the opposite role. However, in order to prevent some soldiers from not wanting to be soldiers and deliberately disguising themselves as weak soldiers, they only have the imperial examination and no imperial examination to cut off, so as to avoid the serious reduction of the number of troops."

This is an excuse. If the court has such a trend, it cannot be concealed. But since they do not want to join the army, some soldiers deliberately act as weak soldiers in order not to join the army. Those who are too excessive will hurt themselves and become disabled. What is the role of these soldiers when they come to the battlefield?

Once passed, the number of troops may be cut to 600,000, and the number of troops may be cut to 300,000. Adding to 40,000 foreign soldiers and 50,000 local soldiers, the number of troops is slightly higher than that of the Tianshengchu, but this is also a number that the country can afford.

First of all, horses, the cost of buying horses has not decreased but increased. However, the number of tea and horses that used to win people's hearts was decreasing. The purchases were mostly used to cultivate land, increase grain and taxes, and the benefits to the people far exceeded the increased costs.

The number of cavalry increased, but the cost of foreign soldiers and local soldiers was not as good as that of the imperial guards. The cost of foreign soldiers was only equivalent to that of ordinary wing soldiers, and the cost of local soldiers was less than half of the cost of wing soldiers, completely offsetting the increased cost of cavalry. Ninety-nine thousand soldiers was equivalent to the original 990,000 soldiers.

If there was no war, the cost of raising troops and weapons loss would be about 60 million chunks, and the cost would drop from 70% of the original national income to 55,000. Undoubtedly, the national fiscal expenditure would reduce a huge burden.

"You are also taking advantage of the situation. You deliberately use Yuan Hao to die. You succeeded in killing two birds with one stone, and then you gave this advice?"

Zheng Lang just laughed, but couldn't hide it, so he used a smile to make a mistake.

"You are determined to solve the three redundant things you mentioned. Even if you lay off troops to solve the redundant troops, how can you solve the redundant officials?"

"Your Majesty, disarmament and reducing the number of troops are only a solution to the problem of some redundant soldiers. The redundant soldiers include all kinds of troops, far more than just one army. As for redundant officials, it involves officials, scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, everyone thinks it is the most proud to seek official positions, and it is the most difficult to solve, and the ministers dare not move it." Zheng Lang said. Not only did he dare not move, but Wang Anshi did not dare to make any major moves in personnel after seeing the end of the Qingli New Policy. But it is not without methods. There were two reformers in the Song Dynasty, one was Wang Anshi, and the other was neglected by many descendants, Song Xiaozong. Moreover, his reforms were much more successful than Wang Anshi, and very close to Zheng Lang's approach. However, when Song Gaozong abdicated and lived after his resignation, Song Xiaozong was alive. Moreover, his reforms were much more successful than Wang Anshi, and they were very close to Zheng Lang's approach. However, when Song Gaozong lived after his abdication, he lived.

The time was too long, and it was hindered by him. The Northern Expedition failed, and it was difficult to return. There were many obstacles. In twenty years, countless brain cells died. Solved a problem, but more problems arose. In the end, the interest was unsustainable, which made the reform results not hold, which only stopped the decline of the Southern Song Dynasty and did not make the Southern Song Dynasty rise. Later, one generation was worse than the other, and accelerated the demise of the Song Dynasty. Otherwise, even the Yuan and Mongols might not be able to conquer the Southern Song Dynasty. Therefore, not only can Wang Anshi learn from the success or failure, but Song Xiaozong's reform can also learn from, especially the redundant officials. However, it will be very, very troublesome to be involved in personnel affairs. If there is no support from the emperor, no matter how great his ability is, it will fail. It is better not to mention it.

"Let me think about it again."

"Here." Zheng Lang smiled slightly. Zhao Zhen said this and was already planning to make concessions. He began to discuss and arrange for Brother Ning Ling.

But a new situation occurred in Xixia.

After Yuan Hao's death, in order to appease the hearts of the people, Wuzang brothers and sisters did not persecute the father and daughter, but Zheng Lang guessed that the two of them were just acting, so later the Khitan invaded, but continued to put the father and daughter in the palace, which led to the Khitans' abducting father and daughter, including dozens of nobles, which was also because of this.

But this time the situation changed.

Brother Ning Ling's whereabouts were unknown, and the brother and sister of Mozang couldn't understand what happened, so they randomly suspected their confidants, thinking that they were a confidant who knew the situation and made arrangements, and planned to use Brother Ning Ling to deal with him. But there was no such thing. In the end, they suspected that the father and daughter of Mozang Epang took Brother Ning Ling to the palace that day and deliberately asked Brother Ning Ling to meet with Mr. Mozang. If Brother Wuzang was smart enough, he would have some ideas after hearing this, so he arranged a backup plan.

Moreover, Ning Lingge was obsessed with the Wei Yi family. Once Ning Lingge gained power, he would have assisted him. Wu Yi Yi Shan was the best minister and replaced Wu Zang Epang's position. After this idea came up, Wu Zang Epang deliberately tried several times.

It’s not a fool who didn’t move, just once, twice or three times. It’s scared that Wuyi was found, and quietly told her about the situation, saying, “Mai (the full name should be Wuyike, but Moyi is moved by the word "side" and cannot be typed out). Our father and daughter may be in danger.”

Wu Yishi asked in fear: "What should I do?"

Although the new emperor ascended the throne these days, Wuzang killed many ministers and nobles who opposed him. She also heard about it in the palace that if Wuzang attacked them, not only their father and daughter, but also their relatives in the family would probably be killed.

Wuliujishan was walking back and forth, saying, "If we want to protect the lives of our father and daughter and the safety of our tribe, there is only one way to go."

"That road?"

"Traveling to the Song Dynasty." It is easy for the clan to seek refuge in the Song Dynasty. It is not far from Xiaoguan, only a few dozen miles away. Once prepared, you can quickly run to the Song Dynasty.

Wuyi was stunned when he heard this: "Song Dynasty?"

"May, my father was worried that the Song Dynasty would not take it in. When Shan met Weiliang to join the Song Dynasty and was sent back by the Song people. After the young master captured Li Ningming, he took the initiative to release him. If the Song Dynasty did not take it in, all you and my father and daughter would be in danger."

It doesn't matter if it's just a matter of not moving, but Wuyi is the queen of Xixia. Once you join, it will indeed cause a big problem for the Song Dynasty. But Wuyi Jishan wants to survive. I discussed with Wuyi for a long time and left it alone. It happened that Zhang Ji was the one who guarded Huaide's army. I wrote a letter first and asked Zhang Ji to pass it to Zheng Lang. Others don't believe it, so I can only ask Zheng Lang to see if this smart little prime minister can show compassion. Brother Ning Ling is a hot potato, but it's easy to throw it away, so I throw it directly to the Khitan. But what method does Zheng Lang have to throw the Wuyi tribe who is close to the reward and move to the Khitan? This time it has really become a hot potato. (To be continued)

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