From the Taizong Dynasty's "Edict to Stop the Troops" to today's Prisoner Presentation Ceremony, the national policy of the Song Dynasty has never been inward and outward, but has once again shifted to expansion.
But in Zhang Yue's mansion, Lu Dazhong and Xu Xi brought Zhang Yue a 'surprise' gift from Han Zhen.
Seeing Zhang Yue slap the case, Xu Xi lowered his head and said: "Prime Minister, please... Han Shushi did not intend to break the peace talks, but just wanted to build a city on Hengshan to defend the newly acquired Dingnan Prefectures."
Zhang Yue sneered, Han Zhen was trying to trick him, did he think he was a three-year-old child? Did he think that if he used another excuse, I wouldn't know what you were thinking in his heart?
The routines you gave me are all the paths I took in the past.
He looked at Xu Xi and said, "Say this again!"
When Xu Xi heard this, he knew that he had said the wrong thing.
Zhang Yue asked: "What is the difference between building a city in the ancient city of Yinzhou and building Luowu City in the third year of Xining?"
"How can Dang Xiang tolerate it? He will definitely fight for it!"
Xu Xi said: "Prime Minister, the troops are coming to cover up the water and the earth. It's time for the party to break up the peace talks, not us."
Zhang Yue said: "If the party comes to attack, can you stop it?"
Xu Xi said: "Xia Guan is 90% sure of defeating Dang Xiang in Yinzhou."
Zhang Yue supported his forehead, Han Zhen must have been unwilling to negotiate for peace, so he took advantage of the Song-Xia peace talks and proposed a new plan to build the Hengshan line.
On the surface, this plan seems to be that as long as Xixia does not send troops, I will build a city in the place you ceded, and it will not be considered a violation of the peace treaty. As long as two or three years, I will cultivate 10% of the land, and once the logistics supplies come up, then Xixia will definitely play
over.
But in fact, Xixia would definitely not tolerate the Song Dynasty's plan to build Hengshan, and would definitely send troops to fight the Song Dynasty.
Zhang Yue said to Xu Xi: "The struggle between the two countries is not just a battle of soldiers and horses, but a battle of systems, policies, economy, people's livelihood, and technology."
"How can you take it for granted that you can win?"
Lu Dazhong took over and said: "The lower official understands that Prime Minister Zhang is not bent on attacking party items, but is carrying out internal restructuring by attacking party items."
Zhang Yue's face softened slightly when he heard this and said to Lu Dazhong: "You do have some knowledge."
Lu Dazhong said: "The prime minister is so complimentary. My brother told my subordinates what he said."
Zhang Yue nodded slightly and said, "Is it Wei Zhong?"
"Yes, I have heard the Prime Minister say that when an emperor encounters a major event, he will assess the situation and make repeated decisions. The Prime Minister fixed the strategy of attacking the party by [attacking the west and defending the east]."
"If my subordinates have a good idea, why can't they listen to it?"
Zhang Yue's policy of defeating the Party.
Regarding the deployment of the Song Army, Qinfeng Road and Xihe Road are attacking to the west, facing the Dangxiang's Liangzhou, Lanzhou and other Hexi Corridor lines, while Jingyuan Road, Huanqing Road, Yanyan Road, and Hedong Road are defending to the east, facing
The opposite is along Dangxiang Hengshan Mountain and Tiandu Mountain.
Because it is impossible to hit someone with two fists.
Therefore, Zhang Yue has always given the greatest support to the Lanhui Xihe Zhiji Department on Qinfeng Road and Xihe Road in the distribution of money and food for the troops.
As for the other four paths, it is inevitable to favor one over the other.
Han Zhen was nominally the Privy Envoy of the Six Routes, but the Xihe Zhiji Division had independent financial and personnel rights. Li Xian reported directly to the emperor, Zhang Yue.
So Li Xian didn't buy Han Zhen's blame at all. Previously, Zhang Yue had listened to the two reporting to each other, attacking each other, and digging holes for each other.
Now Han Zhen asked Xu Xi and Lu Dazhong to propose to him to build Hengshan, which was not only to further his achievements, but also to compete with Li Xian and compete for the imperial court's resources.
Zhang Yue said: "In the reign of self-government, since Wang Shao established his foothold in Gongzhou, and in the third year of Xining, Wang Shao and I sent troops from Hengshan to burn Tiandu Mountain, and in the seventh year of Xining, we mostly recovered our Han Dynasty along Xihe Road.
The homeland of the Tang Dynasty, Zhang Zhifu’s recovery of the Qingtang Dynasty, and the great victory of Lanzhou before us all took this road.”
"My troops on Xihe Road are almost undefeated. Tell me, why will I lose next time?"
"On the other hand, in the direction of Hengshan, taking the Battle of Luowucheng in the third year of Xining as an example, our dynasty has always lost more and won less here. Why do you tell me that we will win next time? What is the reason for this?"
Since you win, you keep winning. If you win the first time, the second time, and the third time, you will not lose the next time, but you will win with a high probability.
And you keep losing, you lose the first time and you lose the second time, so why won’t you lose the third time.
Xu Xi immediately took out the map from his sleeve and showed it to Zhang Yue and said: "Prime Minister, this time the party has cut silver, You, and Suizhou, but according to this land it cannot be defended. The land that has been cut is like no land that has not been cut."
"If the city cannot be reached by the Hengshan Mountains, it will not be enough to overlook Pingxia. On the other hand, here in Ruocheng, there is fertile soil for more than a thousand miles of Pingchuan, which can be cultivated. It is a plan for farming. If you can station strong troops to resist the captives, then all the land in Hebei can be cultivated.
, it is only a matter of time before the thief is discovered."
Zhang Yue clapped his legs and said, "It's a mistake, it's a mistake. The land you mentioned for building the city must be fought over by the Western bandits. Moreover, the road is dangerous and far away. Victory cannot be defended, and defeat cannot save each other. It is not an advantage to fight and defend."
If you really want to build a city in Hengshan, I think you should start from the stone fortress, then go to Luobo and Luowei, and you have to build a mountain chain. However, this method cannot be achieved without the strength of several years."
Lu Dazhong said: "Prime Minister, whether it is to attack the west and defend the east, or to attack the east and defend the west."
"In the end, we need to capture the two prefectures of Xing and Ling and destroy the party's foundation. To do this, we need logistical support. The best strategy for now is to start from the near future and gather troops on the border."
"Between the two states of Yin and You, take a look at the dangerous terrain, measure the distance, build forts, store grain and grass, and then complete the repairs of Yin and You. Move the troops and food as a foundation, and wait until they are fully prepared, and Xu plans to make progress. This is how it is done.
If the Western bandits in the Hengshan area no longer farm, their physiology will be wiped out, and they will not bother the king's master, and they will return to the court. This is a sure-fire strategy."
Zhang Yue stared at the location of the fortification marked by Xu Xi and Lu Dazhong on the map and couldn't help but shake his head.
It is also a fortress strategy. The difference between Hengshan's advance and Tiandushan's and Lanhui's front-line advance is that it is too far away from the Song army's supply line.
It would be too expensive to build a road across the fort.
However, if we follow the methods of Xu Xi and Lu Dazhong and abandon Zhang Yue's method of advancing the Zhangshan Company in Lanzhou and Xi'an Prefecture, it will be like a leapfrog tactic, and a very deep protrusion will be formed at once.
Both Luowu City and Yongle City in history have this serious problem.
Xu Xi said: "As long as the city of Yinzhou is successfully built, it will be completed in three months. It will definitely cost less time and effort than building it in Lanhui."
"The lower official was entrusted by Prime Minister Han to report this plan to the Prime Minister. I also ask the Prime Minister to support this plan!"
Zhang Yue looked at Xu Xi and said to himself, yes, you died here because of this in history. Zhang Yue felt deeply saddened, I have been saving your life again and again, but you don't know.
Zhang Yue rubbed his brows and once again read the copy of the text for building the city of Hengshan presented by Xu Xi and Lu Dazhong.
The idea came from a document drafted by Han Zhen, Xu Xi and Lu Dazhong as staff.
What is better than history is that Xu Xi chose to build Yinzhou Ancient City instead of Yongle City this time. Historically, Zhong Ge also built Yinzhou Ancient City, but Xu Xi and Shen Kuo opposed it, and Yongle City was finally built.
city.
But this time there was no opposition from Zhonge. Xu Xi and Lu Dazhong directly chose to stay in the ancient city of Yinzhou. Their plan was similar to Zhonge's plan in history.
Advance from Yinzhou to Hengshan.
The next question is whether you want to support this plan.
Zhang Yue definitely does not support it from the bottom of his heart. He now wants to use the prestige gained from the campaign against the party to start reforming the official system and make up for the new law.
Delaying the use of troops against Xixia for two years was his ideal state. Moreover, advancing to build Hengshan was completely contrary to his strategy of attacking from the west and defending from the east.
In order to further his ambition to make achievements, Han Zhen proposed a plan to build Hengshan, which not only disrupted his steps, but also violated his strategy.
However, Xu Xi and Lu Dazhong's plan was feasible, and in terms of destroying the party, it was more time-consuming and labor-intensive than Zhang Yue's plan in terms of time and money.
Zhang Yue said to Xu Xi and Lu Dazhong: "You also know that the truth of this case will never be supported."
But Xu Xi prostrated himself in the tunnel and said, "Prime Minister, please think again!"
Lu Dazhong also bowed and kowtowed: "Prime Minister, this is a wonderful strategy to destroy the party. You must not miss this opportunity!"
Xu Xi sobbed: "Prime Minister, this policy was strongly advocated by Xu. If it fails, Xu is willing to take full responsibility for it."
Lu Dazhong said: "Prime Minister, now that there is a great victory in Lanzhou, everyone in the Western Army shares the same hatred and wants to avenge the revenge of Taiwei Zhong and Taiwei Zhang. At this time when the morale of the army is available, in a few years, the troops and horses will be old and their ambition will no longer be there.
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When Zhang Yue saw Xu Xi and Lu Dazhong crying and begging, he couldn't help but change his expression and said: "The truth is for your own good, for the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the Western Army. If this battle is defeated, the morale of the army that was finally boosted will be destroyed.
once."
After Zhang Yue got up and left the table, Xu Xi immediately stepped forward and grabbed Zhang Yue's sleeves and cried: "Prime Minister, more than 100,000 soldiers of the Western Army are united and vow not to return the party items until they are broken. Taking advantage of the party items being depressed, this time
How can you miss this opportunity to make great achievements for a long time?"
Zhang Yue was pulled by Xu Xi's sleeve and cried. He wanted to pull it away, but Xu Xi would not let go no matter what.
Lu Dazhong said: "Prime Minister, I heard that you are always lenient in handling people. You generally don't care about what the officials below do, as long as the rewards and punishments are sufficient afterwards."
"The Prime Minister also discussed everything with His Majesty, and even went against His Majesty's wishes many times. But this time, why not accept Han Shushi's advice?"
Zhang Yue's expression softened slightly after hearing Lu Dazhong's words.
He always does this by letting people below him take initiative.
Taking the Battle of Liaoshen as an example, the central government first asked Dongye to attack Jinzhou, but Dongye wanted to attack Changchun. Although the central government felt it was impossible, it did not object. Afterwards, Dongye went around in a circle and still attacked Jinzhou as planned.
Since power is decentralized, the lower levels must be given autonomous power and subjective initiative.
Isn't this the purpose of setting up a Privy Council?
Otherwise, your own opinions on everything will go against your own will. Let the subordinates try every method. In the end, the bridge will return to the bridge, and the road will return to the road.
The road must be walked by yourself, not someone drawn for you.
Since you must go and do it, go ahead and bear the consequences yourself.
Zhang Yue calmed down his anger and said to Xu Xi: "The more you do, the more you know, and the more you know, the more you achieve. I may not be right. You two will go to the palace and report this case to the officials."
"But I still say that I am opposed to this case."
Xu Xi and Lu Dazhong were overjoyed when they heard this and said, "Thank you, Prime Minister!"
Zhang Yue looked at the two men and shook his head. I really don't know how to take the road below.
