[One-time clearance mission (difficult level) 1: Kill Gaoqiu and the six thieves of the Northern Song Dynasty within three months, take charge of the Privy Council, eliminate the source of the Liangshan and Fangla rebellions, and stabilize the rear of the Northern Song Dynasty (65% completion rate)]

[Leveled mission completed (difficult): Gao Qiu and the six thieves of the Northern Song Dynasty were killed. You have eliminated Chao Gang, been awarded the title of Taiwei, in charge of the Privy Council, and have the power of the world]

[Graded mission reward (difficulty): Karma Coin + 2000W]

As the saying goes, it takes no effort to find a place even if you have traveled all over the world. This probably refers to Lin Shuhang's current situation.

He really didn't expect that the task of taking charge of the Privy Council, which originally seemed to be difficult, could be solved so easily before he even started exerting his efforts. The degree of completion of the task given was exactly what Lin Shuhang had predicted before.

30% of the estimate.

This complicated task... has finally come to an end, and it only took less than a month. However, Lin Shuhang felt a little confused about the end of the task of extinguishing the rebellion of Liangshan and Fang La.

It stands to reason that, forget about Chao Gai, Wu Song and others who have now surrendered, let's just say that from the day he crossed over, as long as Lin Chong did not go to Liangshan, it would be almost impossible for the Liangshan Group to be established later.

Don't underestimate Lin Chong's importance in the Liangshan Group. If he hadn't fought Wang Lun first, Chao Gai might not have been able to go to Liangshan. Naturally, there would have been nothing like what happened to Song Jiang later. What's more, now, Chao Gai has chosen to join the army.

, the calamity will never happen again

He would not be wanted and forced to go to Liangshan. The Liangshan Group should have ceased to exist. It would be better to show the "step-by-step completed progress" on the task, but it didn't... It seems that even if this continues, Liangshan will still be there.

There will still be a rebellion.

This is indeed a bit strange, but there is too little information at present, and it is difficult to make specific speculations.

Lin Shuhang never struggled with things that he couldn't figure out at the moment, so he put them aside. At the same time, the third segmented task prompt also popped up in his mind.

[One-time clearance mission 3: Train the troops of the third division, clean up military discipline, and train an elite army. All of this is done by quelling civil strife to train yourself to deal with the ultimate threat from the north]

After all, there is still civil strife, most likely involving Liangshan and Fang La.

Lin Shuhang had already planned this. Even if there was no such systematic mission, forming an elite army was the top priority to save the Northern Song Dynasty...

As soon as he came out of the back garden after receiving the order, he bumped into Prince Ding Zhao Heng.

Zhao Heng obviously already knew about Lin Shuhang being awarded the title of Taiwei. It seems that before Lin Shuhang came to Houyuan, he had already come to an agreement with Huizong and even made the suggestion himself. When he saw Lin Shuhang, Zhao Heng's face was full of excitement.

How could a progressive prince not care about the country's military affairs? Zhao Heng obviously cared about it too, and he even had a good understanding of the military headquarters of the three divisions of the DPRK and China.

After congratulating him with a face full of joy, he asked in a tone with a hint of consideration: "I wonder what the Lieutenant will do first after taking office?"

Lin Shuhang asked in reply: "I would like to hear His Highness's opinion first."

Zhao Heng's question was really just an opening remark. Hearing Lin Shuhang's reply, he laughed and said with great ambition: "The Third Division has been corrupted for a long time. It is broken from the root. Not only is the situation of empty pay serious, but also on the job

The soldiers are all neglected in training, and they are greedy for life, afraid of death, and bully the weak and afraid of the strong. Take the palace commander as an example, he has long been trained as a veteran soldier in Bianjing. Now the army has no fighting ability and no fighting spirit.

They are all wine sacks and rice bags and cannot be used for anything. They need to practice diligently immediately! At the same time, a thorough investigation of the empty pay in the army can not only reduce the financial pressure on the court, but also gain the trust of hundreds of officials. In addition, there are several retainers in my palace who are interested in matters in the army.

We are very familiar with it. When the Taiwei has just taken office, the shortcomings in the reform army are at the right time. These people will definitely be of great help! These three things are the so-called three things to do when a new officer takes office!"

Lin Shuhang smiled slightly and looked at Zhao Heng for a few seconds.

Frankly speaking, this guy has posed quite a problem for himself.

Zhao Heng indeed tried his best to understand the various shortcomings in the military and was determined to reform, but his ideas were too naive. None of the three things he mentioned when taking office were done right. It was simply

Jumping wherever there is a pit, you are hopelessly stupid. If you really want to do this, you will probably be beaten to Bianjing by the Jin people in less than half a year, repeating the humiliation of Jingkang.

But after all, the other party came with full enthusiasm, and directly denying it would, on the one hand, be too damaging to Zhao Heng's passion and self-confidence, and on the other hand, it would easily leave cracks in the relationship between the monarch and his ministers.

It doesn't matter to him. As long as he is here, Lin Shuhang believes that he can control Zhao Heng to death no matter what the situation is. But what if he waits for his mission to be completed and leaves?

By then, the threat of the Jin people will be lifted, and the national power of the Northern Song Dynasty will be on the rise. Zhao Heng, the Qinzong of the Song Dynasty, will also be regarded as the eternal king of rejuvenating China. By then, Zhao Heng will no longer be the fourteen-year-old boy he is now. In addition, he has already left.

Only Zhen Lin Chong, who was completely lacking in ability, was left. If there had been some cracks between Qin Zong and him, then I am afraid that the day he left would be when Lin Chong was liquidated.

But if you don't tell him, or if you go against him, Zhao Hengyang, the cracks left behind will definitely be bigger. Even if you lose Zhao Heng's full support, your plan will be blocked at every turn...

"What His Highness said is absolutely true." Lin Shuhang had no choice but to put down his body and coax the child. He first offered a jujube: "Seeing such shortcomings in the military shows His Majesty's intentions and understanding of the military. I just don't know what these three things His Majesty has done.

Did you come up with the strategy yourself? Or was it suggested by a few advisers who were familiar with military affairs in His Highness's palace?"

Zhao Heng was slightly startled, but he felt embarrassed at first. He heard these words from several customers and felt that they were very reasonable. He originally wanted to show off in front of Lin Chong, but he didn't expect to be seen through at a glance.

After all, Zhao Heng is still a child at the moment and has a thin skin. If this matter gets mixed up, he will never mention it. But since he is asked, it is not easy to pretend to take the credit of his subordinates, but at least he himself

The good reputation of recognizing people and valuing talents is something that cannot go away.

He smiled and said: "It's true that I can't hide it from the Taiwei. These three strategies were all contributed by my disciples. However, I have known about the shortcomings in the army before. These three strategies are not just lies. That's why I came to tell the Taiwei.

I wonder what the Lieutenant thinks of these three strategies?"

Lin Shuhang smiled slightly. His previous rebuttal was to refute Zhao Heng, but now his rebuttal is tantamount to rebutting his disciples. He said calmly: "These people know that His Highness is worried about national affairs, and they do what they want, just to win His Highness's favor.

, but the strategy proposed is full of loopholes and is complete nonsense!"

Zhao Heng was slightly startled. When he was scolded, he felt a little embarrassed on his face, but after thinking about it again, he felt that Lin Chong was scolding those few retainers, and his words of "worrying about national affairs" were actually praising him.

Zhao Heng was not a fool. He immediately understood why Lin Chong wanted to ask who came up with the plan in the first place. Not only was he not deliberately scolding him, but he was just trying to avoid his own embarrassment. He was very considerate of him.

Think of Lin Chong now, deeply trusted by Huizong. While talking and laughing, Tong Guan, Cai Jing, Gao Qiu and other big thieves in the country were instantly wiped out. He himself knew the magic of ghosts and gods, and even his position as the prince was supported by Lin Chong.

Got up.

An important minister with such great achievements and great power in the world is still taking care of his own petty emotions just to say a word, but he actually feels resentful towards others because of a trivial matter...

Thinking of this, the anger in Zhao Heng's heart instantly dissipated, and instead he felt a sense of shame. Even the complacency on his face in the past few days was much reduced, and he didn't know what to say.

I saw Lin Shuhang making a gesture of invitation: "Your Majesty once said that you will not discuss matters in the back garden. Your Highness, please move away. How about we go to Pan Tower to discuss it?"

The embarrassment on Zhao Heng's face subsided slightly, and he said obediently: "We will go wherever the lieutenant tells us to go!"

Pan Lou...

The place where I met Zhao Heng not long ago, and the journey of transformation I designed for Lin Chong also started here.

Nowadays, the rumor of Zhao Heng being crown prince has already spread to everyone in Bianjing, so his status as a prince is obviously more valuable than before.

The shopkeeper arranged the best private room on the third floor, and even the entire third floor was sealed off, so that guests could not be received. This way, conversations could be kept quiet without worrying about ears through the wall.

Due to the previous emotional twists and turns, Lin Shuhang knew that Zhao Heng no longer had any resistance in his heart, and he would not be soft-spoken when he criticized these three strategies again.

Drilling? Just like those Bianjing disciples in the front hall and front department who only have two or three days of drills in a year and a half and are exhausted?

Who are those people... Lin Chong knew it best when he was in the Dianqian Division. Most of the soldiers in the Dianqian Division were the sons of Bianjing's powerful people. While joining the Dianqian Division to receive military pay, more importantly

It's just for gold plating, so that my parents can operate it in the future and rise to great heights.

Therefore, in the front department of the palace, the instructors often do not dare to offend the soldiers. When it comes to training, everyone just pretends. If the second-generation ancestors do not want to practice, the instructors do not dare to be serious at all. If they are pushed hard, they can give up in a minute.

You coach packed up and left.

So those soldiers, each and every one of them are better than the second uncle in the hall, they eat, drink and have fun, look for flowers and willows, and just sneak around, but what a ghost training?

Rotten wood cannot wither, that is to say, the front division of the palace, and even the soldiers in the third division are not much better now.

Including the current situation of the northern frontier troops, Lin Shuhang also gave Zhao Heng an analysis and popularization.

Although its composition is not the second generation of ancestors like Bianjing, under the leadership of Tong Guan, it has already become an army that can only bully the common people and weaken when it is strong. It is like a scattered army. Even if Zhuge Wuhou is resurrected, even if Bai Qi tensor is reincarnated.

, no matter how invincible the tactics are formulated, if the army is not well-executed and will run away without fighting when it sees a strong enemy, it will still suffer from the border crossing.

Therefore, even if Han Shizhong, Zongze and other famous Northern Song generals came to take charge, it would be impossible to save the defeat. Even if he personally went to the border army now, there is a high probability that he would not be able to defeat the Jin Kingdom with the help of the Northern Army.

After all, Tong Guan has been defeated in history, which proves that personal force cannot completely control everything in the battles between countries in this era, or the opponent also has a peerless master whose personal force is not inferior to Tong Guan, so Tong Guan cannot win.

Yes, I can't take it either.

The main purpose of applying for an imperial transfer order to send Han Shizhong, Zongze and others to take charge of the Northern Army was that there were many remnants of Tong Guan's old army in the Northern Army, and they were not easily accepted. They must be military personnel.

Only those with some prestige among the people can do it.

As the commander of the Royal Forest Army, Han Shizhong's prestige is undoubtedly sufficient. Zongze has not yet shown his prominence on the battlefield, and his reputation is not obvious. However, Zhou Tong, Wang Jin and others are all the chief instructors of the Third Division, and they are in the army.

He has no real power, but his prestige and reputation in the military are definitely at the top. Today's

The Northern Song Dynasty court had both prestige and ability, and was loyal enough to be sent to receive the Northern Army. In addition to guarding the northwest and resisting Xixia's immovable Zhongshi Dao, brothers among Zhongshi were also known as Lao Zhongjing.

Apart from Lue Xianggong and Souchongjing Lue Xianggong, in fact, this is the only group of people.

Secondly, it is to give these two future famous generals the experience of commanding battles, and it is also to train Yue Fei, Zhou Tong, Wu Song and others. Secondly, even though these people have lost the battle, their own qualities are there. Lin Shuhang believes that

They could definitely be defeated without chaos. While preserving some combat power for the Northern Song Dynasty, it was also possible to train some usable soldiers from the rabble.

To put it bluntly, Han Shizhong, Zongze and the others went to the Northern Expedition to gain experience. Although they would definitely encounter some criticism and resistance from the opposition in the DPRK and China, with Zhao Heng as the regent and holding the power, everything could be done.

You can suppress everything until the day you turn defeat into victory.

The fact that even such a world-famous general couldn't save the team shows the decay of the Northern Army.

Training troops? Just disband them on the spot and recruit new people. Isn’t it 10,000 times better than talking nonsense with them?

Therefore, the first of these three strategies is a complete mistake. The current batch of rotten armies in the Northern Song Dynasty cannot be solved by drills at all. They can only be disbanded on the spot, although some Bianjing will be offended for this.

Powerful people, but at this special moment, they can only cut through the mess quickly. The pressure they should bear will eventually come, not to mention that they have their own iron fist. No matter whether it comes overtly or covertly, they are not afraid of those powerful people making trouble.

The second point is even more wrong, and is closely related to the first point.

Thoroughly investigate the empty pay in the army to satisfy the courtiers and gain their trust?

Why should I satisfy those rotten trees in the court? Why should we gain their trust?

In these troubled times when the country is in crisis, what I want is money rather than satisfying those civil servants who talk nonsense!
To be continued...