After Wang Zeng heard what Kou Zhun said, he gritted his teeth and said, "Even if the officials want to inspect the place, it shouldn't be now."
Kou Zhun frowned and said, "That also depends on the wishes of the officials."
Wang Zeng came close to Kou Zhun, gritted his teeth and whispered: "You must persuade the officials to give up their plan to go to the northwest."
Kou Zhun was stunned for a moment and said displeasedly: "It's just a lesson to Xixia. It doesn't affect the overall situation. Why are you insisting on it?"
Wang Zeng heard this and roared angrily: "You know nothing!"
"Um?!"
Kou Zhun raised his eyebrows.
Wang Zeng did not dare to say any more radical words. He gritted his teeth and whispered to Kou Zhun: "Do you know that the officials want to dispatch all the soldiers from the north to Xixia?"
Kou Zhun was completely stunned.
As the former prime minister of the Song Dynasty and the general regent of state affairs, he had a very clear understanding of the number of soldiers and horses in the Song Dynasty and the distribution of their forces.
Eighty percent of the troops of the Song Dynasty were stationed in the north.
The Song Dynasty fought against Xixia and the Liao Kingdom, and they always mobilized troops from the north.
When Zhao Zhen succeeded to the throne, the number of soldiers and horses in the Song Dynasty was 1.4 million.
This does not include some regiment training, feudal soldiers, and rural soldiers.
There are 1.4 million soldiers and horses, all professional soldiers.
After his administration was reduced, the number of soldiers and horses in the Song Dynasty dropped sharply to less than 1.2 million.
Of course, the number of troops he reduced was more than 200,000. The number of troops he reduced was far more than 200,000.
It's just that while he was cutting down the professional soldiers, he also reorganized the rural soldiers.
After some Xiang armies were reduced, in order to maintain the combat effectiveness of the Xiang army, he drew a large number of manpower from the rural soldiers to make up for it.
Rural soldiers, now in the Song Dynasty, have become a thing in name only.
Except for some special places, there are no more rural soldiers in other places.
Some vassal soldiers were also allocated by him out of the Song Dynasty's military quota.
The Song Dynasty did not support them, so there is no need to include them.
But you still have to use it when it’s time to use it.
After he sorted out the soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty, most of them were young and strong.
This is one of the reasons why the Song Dynasty dared to challenge Liao and Xixia.
Although the soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty were reduced, their combat effectiveness increased linearly.
After Kou Ji captured Hexi, he established the Zhenxi Army, and then reorganized the Zhejia Army to establish the Hengshan Army. The number of soldiers and horses in the Song Dynasty jumped to 1.3 million.
Both the Zhenxi Army and the Hengshan Army were actually built from scratch.
Unlike the Yingbian Army and the Zhenbei Army, which were established through the heel of the Jinning Army and the Suide Army.
Although the Shanshan and Baode armies were killed, their numbers were small.
The Jinning Army and the Suide Army were not fully formed before.
However, the Yongbian Army and the Zhenbei Army were all made up of Manchu troops.
The difference in quantity was also made up.
Although the Hengshan Army incorporated part of the Zhejia Army and part of the Yinzhou garrison, the Hengshan Army was a new army and was not established with the help of other soldiers and horses with numbers.
Although the Zhejia Army was powerful, it was among the vassal soldiers and was not included in the military establishment of the Song Dynasty.
The previous defenders of Yinzhou were just Yinzhou regiment training and did not have an official designation.
The purpose of their existence is only to assist the Zhe family army and guard the Great Wall.
Kou Ji has officially incorporated them into the establishment.
Team training in the Song Dynasty is a very special existence.
Where there are heavy troops stationed there, the title of regiment training will be added to the local troops.
The purpose is to place more officials in the army.
Only in places where there is no heavy military presence but where the situation is very important will a regiment training program run by the prefectural government office be set up.
Military pay has always been distributed by the Yamen, instead of receiving regular military pay distributed by the court like other soldiers and horses, so it is not included in the military quota.
It can be said that the military system and official system of the Song Dynasty were very complicated.
Like a mess.
Some officials are sometimes confused by the complicated military and official systems, let alone the common people.
It was also because of this that the Song Dynasty suffered from redundant officials and redundant soldiers.
All in all, even after a reduction, the number of soldiers and horses in the Song Dynasty was still huge.
And most of the troops and horses are stationed in the north.
Zhao Zhen wanted to pull all the troops from the north to Xixia in one breath, and Kou Zhun was naturally shocked.
Seeing that Kou Zhun was frightened, Wang Zeng hurriedly said: "The officials are making nonsense. All the soldiers and horses from the north have been dispatched to Xixia. How much does it cost to eat horse chews every day?"
If the official family goes to Xixia, how long will they stay?
If he stays for a long time, the money in the treasury will be exhausted.
More importantly, with such a large number of soldiers and horses, going to conquer Xixia would not be worth the gain.
It was enough to conquer the Liao Kingdom, let alone attack a small Xixia.
Moreover, Cao Wei is currently fighting against the Liao Kingdom in the land of Yanyun, and he may ask the court for help at any time.
If the officials draw all their troops to Xixia.
Then Cao Wei sent someone to ask for help, who would go?
Xixia was just suffering from ringworm and scabies, while the Liao Kingdom was our greatest concern during the Song Dynasty.
Which one is more important or less important, you know very well in your heart and you don’t need me to teach you.”
Wang Zeng confided everything in his heart to Kou Zhun.
After hearing this, Kou Zhun pondered for a long time and said: "Since the officials are determined to bring all the soldiers in the north out for training, then let's train. Previously, I was in power and reduced some of the troops.
But our Song Dynasty still has many soldiers and horses.
Now they are all brought to the battlefield and let them all fight.
If the battle is lost, it will be reorganized and abolished; if the battle is won, it will be retained.
In this way, the internal and external worries of our Song Dynasty can be relieved together."
Wang Zeng stared in astonishment. He thought that his sincere words would make Kou Zhun change his mind. However, he did not expect that Kou Zhun not only did not change his mind, but became more determined to let Zhao Zhen take all the soldiers and horses in the north.
Xixia.
Wang Zeng stared at Kou Zhun and said tremblingly: "The officials are messing around, and you are also messing around?"
"What nonsense?!"
Kou Zhun snorted coldly, "Who gave you the confidence to treat Xixia as a scabies disease? In my eyes, Xixia is far more of a threat to the Song Dynasty than the Liao Kingdom.
The Liao Kingdom was still able to be appeased by peace talks.
But what about Xixia?
From the time Xixia vassalized the Song Dynasty to the present day, how much benefit has it gained from the Song Dynasty?
Have they ever really obeyed my orders, the Song Dynasty?
They don't.
Not only did they not obey the orders of our Song Dynasty, but they also played both sides between our Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom, and continued to grow.
After they grew stronger, they revealed their ambition towards me, the Song Dynasty.
The Liao Kingdom is the tiger, and the Xixia Kingdom is the wolf.
Tigers are easy to drive away, but wolves are difficult to chase away.
Now there is an opportunity and an excuse to defeat Xixia in one fell swoop.
Why not?
The lion fights the rabbit and goes all out.
Why can't I, the Song Dynasty, go all out to destroy Xixia?"
Wang Zeng was so angry that he trembled.
Kou Zhun continued: "Xixia is now at its weakest period. If we, the Song Dynasty, can take the opportunity to invade Xixia in one fell swoop, we will definitely be able to pacify Xixia. Once Xixia is pacified, we, the Song Dynasty, will be able to deal with the Liao people wholeheartedly. We don't have to worry anymore.
There was a fire in the backyard.
If we, the Song Dynasty, do not invade Xixia while the Xixia people are at their weakest, will we have to wait until Xixia becomes powerful before attacking?"
Wang Zeng said angrily: "But Cao Wei is currently fighting a fierce battle with the Liao people in the Yanyun land. If we raise troops in Xixia, it will definitely have an immeasurable impact on the war in the Yanyun land."
Kou Zhun snorted coldly: "This time all the troops and horses from the north are dispatched to the northwest. The Liao people will only throw in the rat weapon and restrain their hands. They will never take the opportunity to fight to the death with Cao Wei."
It should be noted that the northwest is closer to the land of Yanyun than Bianjing City is to the land of Yanyun.
If the Liao people really dare to fight to the death.
I will advise the officials and lead the troops to go to the Liao Kingdom.
Whether it is to invade the Liao Kingdom from Ningbian Prefecture or to rush to Yanmen Pass for reinforcements, it will be easy."
Kou Zhun looked Wang Zeng up and down, and said calmly: "Don't talk to me about your soldiers and horses. Your Wang Zeng is not the kind of timid person. Now that Xixia is weak, I, the Song Dynasty, will take advantage of the opportunity and move in. I will definitely
It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
If someone else is sent to lead the army, you, Wang Zeng, will never stop you.
If you talk about soldiers and horses, you just want to stop the officials.
Your real purpose is not to let the officials go to the northwest."
Wang Zeng's thoughts were exposed by Kou Zhun. He did not panic or feel ashamed. Instead, he stared at Kou Zhun and gritted his teeth and said: "The official has gone to the northwest, who will supervise the country? I, Wang Zeng, am I qualified?"
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Only the crown prince can take on the important task of supervising the country.
But there is no crown prince in the Song Dynasty.
If Lu Yijian was here and cooperated with Wang Zeng, he could barely supervise the country.
But Wang Zeng's words alone are a bit weak.
He is just a political advisor.
The heavy responsibility of a country rests on his shoulders, and he cannot bear it.
If Zhao Zhen had someone in the northwest, there would be no prince to inherit the throne.
When the time came, the civil and military officials, the royal family, and the clan started to make trouble, and even Wang Zeng could not control it.
Kou Zhun frowned when he heard what Wang Zeng said.
After thinking about it for a while.
Kou Zhun said to Wang Zeng: "I'll go and talk to the officials."
After saying this, Kou Zhun rode forward on horseback and arrived in front of Zhao Zhenlong. After bowing his hands and saluting, he said: "The officials should issue an order to summon Zhang Zhibai to return to the court and serve as a counselor and political officer, and to supervise the country together with Wang Zeng."
Zhao Zhen was slightly stunned when he heard Kou Zhun's words. After thinking about it for a moment, he understood Kou Zhun's intention.
If he leaves the capital, Wang Zeng will only be involved in political affairs, and he may not be able to control the civil and military affairs of the entire dynasty.
Not to mention Wang Zeng, even if Lu Yijian was in the court, he could not suppress the civil and military officials of the court.
In both the government and the public, there are only two people who can suppress the civil and military forces of the entire court, and can suppress the civil and military forces of the entire court and bow to them.
One is him, Zhao Zhen, and the other is Kou Zhun.
Others, no.
If Zhang Zhibai is summoned to return to the court and serve as a counselor for political affairs, and with the cooperation of Wang Zeng, he can barely suppress the civil and military officials of the court.
After Zhao Zhen thought about it, he said: "According to what Kou Gong said, in addition, I am also planning to take some people with me."
Kou Zhun was stunned for a moment, then nodded slowly, very satisfied with Zhao Zhen's approach.
Take some people with you, who will you take with you?
Of course, those who are prickly and like to make trouble.
After Zhao Zhen made his decision, he did not return to the palace. Instead, he issued an order in front of Donghua Gate and sent someone to deliver it.
Seeing this, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty knew that Zhao Zhen was heading north and could not stop him.
I could only stand in front of Donghua Gate with a grimace.
Some ministers whose names were called by Zhao Zhen and asked to accompany him looked even more bitter.
Wang Zengru mourned his heir.
After Zhao Zhen issued the decree, he resolutely took Kou Zhun out of Bianjing City.
The ministers whose names were called by him hurried home one by one to prepare things, and then followed Zhao Zhen northward.
When Zhao Zhen was leaving the gate of Bianjing City, he happened to bump into Empress Cao who was rushing to the palace.
Zhao Zhen summoned Queen Cao to the Dragon Gate and explained one thing or two.
Empress Cao had no objection to Zhao Zhen going to the northwest.
Empress Cao knew clearly how Zhao Zhen felt about Kou Ji.
If Zhao Zhen didn't go and see Kou Ji with his own eyes, he would probably have trouble sleeping at night.
It is true that he is a king, but he is also a human being, and everyone has a heart.
There are times when he is hurt and there are times when he has heartache.
It is true that Queen Cao is a queen, but she is also Zhao Zhen's wife.
She needs to take care of her husband's mood.
More importantly, Queen Cao was a woman from a military background, and deep down, she also hoped that her husband would achieve some success in martial arts.
Zhao Zhen practiced martial arts hard every day, for what reason, Empress Cao knew very well.
Zhao Zhen also has an ambition.
If his ambition is not satisfied, it may become a lifelong regret.
As for Zhao Zhen's safety, although Empress Cao was a little worried, she was not as nervous as Wang Zeng.
As Zhao Zhen, he went to the battlefield and had no chance to fight on the battlefield.
She also knew how many troops there were in the northwest.
If someone can hurt Zhao Zhen under the defense of so many soldiers and horses, then even if Zhao Zhen is hiding in the palace, he can still hurt Zhao Zhen.
After all, the defenders in Bianjing City are incomparable to the soldiers and horses in the northwest.
Don't look at the defenders of Bianjing City, all of them have great names.
In terms of combat effectiveness, only the Tianwu Army can see it.
Others may not even be able to defeat the Xiang troops in the frontier army.
As for whether Zhao Zhen would follow in his grandfather's footsteps, Empress Cao was not worried.
Zhao Zhen's grandfather, Emperor Taizong Zhao Guangyi, was truly superior to tens of millions of people, and no one could cure him, so he could wander around the battlefield as he pleased and was hit by two arrows.
Zhao Zhen is different.
Kou Zhun will accompany you.
If Kou Zhun shows off his power, Zhao Zhen will definitely relent.
Others think that Zhao Zhen is very domineering now, but Queen Cao, the person beside her, knows it very well.
Zhao Zhen is still kind and kind in his heart.
It's just that he hid his kindness and kindness and didn't show it to outsiders.
Kou Zhun supported Zhao Zhen all the way when Zhao Zhen was the most lonely and helpless.
In Zhao Zhen's heart, Kou was not a minister, but an elder.
If the two of them meet.
Zhao Zhen will definitely surrender to Kou Zhun.
He would submit, not because he was weak, but because he respected Kou Zhun.
Behind his back, Zhao Zhen called many veterans in the court "old man", but he never called Kou Zhun.
Although Kou Zhun had a precedent of forcing the king to go to the battlefield, he would never let the king really be in danger.
When necessary, he would risk his life to save the king.
After Zhao Zhen asked Queen Cao to assist in the Sixth Palace and handle royal affairs, he went all the way north.
Zhao Zhen and Kou Zhun left.
Bianjing City did not fall into silence because of this, but became completely noisy.
The officials who were called out by Zhao Zhen packed up their things and hurriedly chased Zhao Zhen one by one.
After the baggage was delivered to the camp, the Tiger Wing Army and the Tianwu Army led the civilians to escort the baggage and followed Zhao Zhen's footsteps.
Zhao Zhen left Beijing and had a huge impact.
Not only Bianjing City started to make a fuss, but the entire north of Bianjing City also started to make a fuss.