Wu Zhi saw that Zhao Ji was in a good mood, so he asked a few questions.
"Guan family, I wonder what major events happened in the court during the time when the minister left the capital?"
"If it's convenient for the officials, can you tell me something?"
When Zhao Ji heard this, he put the pen on the side of the desk.
Then, he looked at Wu Zhi standing in front of the desk with interest.
"Wu Aiqing, I wonder what you mean by asking this?"
"What's more, for those things, I have already found a suitable candidate."
"I'm afraid it's useless to tell you now."
But Wu Zhi put forward his own different views on this.
"Officials, as a minister, it is my duty as a minister to serve the court and share the worries of the officials."
"Right now, since I don't have much to do, I would like to inquire about the things that are currently being discussed in the court."
"If you can use the humble ministers, they can also contribute to the country and the country of the Song Dynasty."
"What's more, don't officials often praise me for my quick thinking and many ideas in my mind?"
"Therefore, in order to live up to the generous praise given to the officials by the officials, the officials should also contribute more to the officials."
Zhao Ji looked at the extremely loyal minister in front of him and felt a lot of emotion in his heart.
If every minister in our Song Dynasty court were as loyal as Wu Aiqing...
Then our Song Dynasty, not to mention building a foundation that will last forever, even if it catches up with the prosperous Tang Dynasty, it is not an unreachable thing!
Zhao Ji was thinking about this, so he was naturally very happy to tell Wu Zhi some things that had happened in the court recently.
"Wu Aiqing, the most important thing that has happened in the court recently is the recruitment of Qingfeng Village and the joint attack on Shuibo Liangshan."
"At the very beginning, both Qingfeng Village and Shuibo Liangshan were an extremely unpopular bandit force."
"But it's because the imperial court didn't pay enough attention to the bandit forces that they allowed the two groups of bandits to develop to the scale they are today."
"As for the imperial court, the reason why they recruited the thieves in Anqingfeng Village is also because that group of bandits is quite powerful."
"If heavy troops are sent to encircle and suppress us, it will easily cause the loss of soldiers and generals from the imperial court."
"What's more, our Song Dynasty will join forces with the Jin Kingdom to attack the Liao Kingdom next year."
"In this case, the loss of troops and generals is even more serious."
"That's why the imperial court, on Gao Aiqing's suggestion, first recruited the forces in Qingfeng Village."
"This move can appease the bandits in Qingfeng Mountain Stronghold, and at the same time make them available to the imperial court."
"Secondly, we can also make the gang of thieves at Qingfeng Mountain Stronghold redirect their attacks and direct their attacks at Shuibo Liangshan Mountain."
"In this way, not only can we effectively reduce the power of the bandits in Qingfeng Village, but we can also take advantage of the situation to attack the group of bandits on Shuibo Liang Mountain."
"Of course, to be on the safe side, Gao Aiqing also gave me advice and sent a troop of troops from the imperial court to attack Shuibo Liangshan together with a group of bandits from Qingfeng Mountain Stronghold."
"This troop dispatching strategy was actually discussed a month ago."
"The main issue discussed during the recent period is the number of troops to be sent."
"The conservative veteran faction headed by Kong Youdao and other Ai Qing all suggested reducing the number of troops sent as much as possible."
"If possible, it would be best for the imperial court not to send any soldiers."
"In this way, the bandits in the two villages can fight each other."
"At the same time, sufficient troops have been reserved for the expedition against the Liao Kingdom next year."
"At the same time, it can also save a lot of military expenditures."
"The radical militant groups such as Gao Aiqing, Tong Aiqing, and Cai Aiqing believe that in this incident, the imperial court must send troops to take the initiative, not only sending troops, but also sending more troops."
"Of course, the arguments given by the militant faction suggested by these veterans are more convincing."
"That is, the many grassroots bandits in Qingfeng Village, even though they have been recruited by the court, have still not changed their bad tempers deep down."
"So, if we ask them to take the initiative to gather heavy troops to attack Shuibo Liangshan, they may not be willing to use their full strength."
"And with the army and horses sent by the imperial court, it can provide some assistance when Qingfeng Village is at a disadvantage in attacking Shuibo Liangshan."
"At the same time, it can also be used as a supervisor when Qingfeng Village attacks Shuibo Liangshan, so that the bandits from Qingfeng Mountain can work harder when fighting the enemy."
"Ultimately, ensure that this plan to suppress bandits is a complete success."
"As for the number of troops sent, Gao Aiqing's suggestion is that the more the better."
"After weighing the pros and cons, I decided to first mobilize 30,000 soldiers and horses from the Imperial Guard and hand them over to Gao Aiqing to command."
"At the same time, in order to give Gao Aiqing an advantage in the battle with the bandits in Liangshan."
"I also transferred Zhang Qing, the tiger cavalry in Dongchang Mansion, and the five thousand soldiers and horses of Dongchang Mansion's defenders to Gao Aiqing for his unified control."
"In this way, the total number of people that Gao Aiqing can mobilize has reached 35,000."
"And in Dongchang Mansion, in addition to Tiger Cavalry Zhang Qing, he also has two lieutenants, both of whom are powerful generals in the army who can equal one to a hundred."
"I don't believe it. With so many soldiers and horses dispatched by the imperial court this time, plus thousands of thieves from Qingfeng Village, they can't even take down a small lake in Liangshan."
"The date agreed upon at that time for dispatching troops was one month later. Now that we have calculated carefully, there is still about ten days left."
"Actually, before that, I also thought of your talent, Aiqing."
"After all, you were able to repel thousands of cavalry from the Liao and Jin kingdoms while commanding more than a thousand old and weak soldiers."
"With such ability in commanding troops, if you are only allowed to be the chief eunuch who collects new things for me, that would be too much of an understatement."
"But one thing, you were not in the capital at that time, so it would be very difficult for me to find you."
"The second reason is that because Gao Aiqing was eager to get rid of his merits, he took on this job."
When Wu Zhi heard this news from Zhao Ji, Wu Zhi was immediately shocked and shocked.
Although before this, Wu Zhi had thought in his mind that after the imperial court recruited the Qingfeng Mountain group, they might turn around and attack them in Shuibo Liangshan.