After the court dispersed, Du Zhongxiao followed the ministers out of the Chuigong Hall, passed through the imperial city, and headed to the Censorate. As soon as he left the gate of the imperial city, he saw soldiers who had won the victory and rushed towards him. Everyone hid. He thought that there were many people asking on the way, and the soldiers rushed to shout: "Great victory! Han Taiwei led his troops to occupy Xingqing Prefecture, arrested Princes, Dukes, Ministers, and Prime Ministers, Mozang Epang, and Dang Xiang was destroyed!"

When the ministers heard this, they couldn't help but be stunned and watched the soldier rush into the imperial city.

Han Jiang, the deputy envoy of the group herder who was walking with Du Zhongxiao, said: "Just just now, is Dang Xiang dead?"

Du Zhongxiao nodded: "No, Taiwei Han entered Xingqing Prefecture, and the princes and ministers were captured in one go. Didn't Dangxiang be destroyed? I just didn't say whether he had captured the king of Xia Liangzuo, and I think there was still a story."

Han Jiang said: "Yesterday, Taiwei Di came to memorial, saying that Lingzhou was extremely tenacious and it would take some days to break through. Why did he say that he occupied Xingqing Prefecture today? Taiwei Han occupied Jingzhou and said that he was back to Hequ Road, so why did he go to Xingqing Prefecture?"

Du Zhongxiao said: "I think there was an accident in Dangxiang, and someone surrendered to the court. Until now, Dangxiang has been exhausted and the lights are gone. It's nothing if he surrenders. Taiwei Han is on the west bank of the Yellow River. When Dangxiang surrenders, he didn't lead his army into Xingqing Prefecture."

Han Jiang nodded, feeling unbelievable for a moment. More than ten years ago, Dangxiang's rebellion made the entire court helpless. How powerful was it at that time? Why did it be destroyed so easily now?

For a moment, many court officials gathered together in front of the imperial city gate, discussing what had just happened. From Xingqing Mansion to Kaifeng Mansion, it took several days to report. Many people wished they could find thousands of miles away to see what was going on there.

Du Zhongxiao was not that curious. After chatting with Han Jiang for a few words, he went back to the Censorate. He entered the official hall and said to the chief clerk Ye Xiang: "As soon as the court was dispersed, I saw the person who reported the victory on the front line, saying that Han Taiwei led his troops to occupy Xingqing Mansion, and Dangxiang had already been destroyed. After a while, the victory was delivered to the Censorate, you should send it to me immediately. This is a major event in the court and you should not delay it."

Ye Xiang bowed his hand and said that he was the miscellaneous matters such as receiving documents were all under the jurisdiction of the chief clerk.

After being arrested, Du Zhongxiao sat down and sat there thinking about his thoughts. This time, the attack on Dangxiang was divided into two groups, mainly with Di Qing's 300,000 army, supplemented by Han Qi and Zhao Zi, which actually represented the attitude of the court. What Di Qing brought was the original old imperial guards, mainly replacing guns and training soldiers, and the pattern in the army did not change significantly. Using them as the main force shows that the emperor and the military tended to do this.

Although Du Zhongxiao made great military achievements on Hequ Road and showed the strength of the new army, in the eyes of the old generals, he never recognized the change in the military system. The current pattern of the imperial guards has changed from the Five Dynasties period, with a strong old-time style. In view of the lessons of the arrogant generals during the Five Dynasties period, the Song army made some changes.

During the Five Dynasties, the army was the protagonist of the times, and the rest of the government came around the army. After entering the Song Dynasty, the army was isolated from the government, and the system was changed accordingly. Some military positions, such as state-level chief secretary, prosecutor, judge, etc., became local officials, and the power of the army chief and military affairs was stripped of the power. Correspondingly, the army only had the function of combat, and almost all of the other functions disappeared.

The most typical example is the Three Yamen, each department has 39 officials, and is in charge of the world's soldiers and horses. These more than a hundred officials manage the affairs of the world's imperial military. In fact, they only pass documents every day and are too busy. There is actually no real military management. The following imperial military departments only have commanders, and all affairs are responsible for the commanders. They often set up their children and trusted people to manage military affairs, which is called "Ask" and "Confidentiality".

The army was first of all, and then violent. The Song Dynasty completely separated the political nature of the army, and the army completely became a violent institution. The so-called minion of the emperor. Political nature was separated, and the organization of the army was very problematic, and the command system was even more messy.

Du Zhongxiao's military reform was ultimately about rebuilding political organizations in the army. The management and construction of the army depended on systems, but no longer relying on commanding officers at all levels. Correspondingly, the power of commanding officers was greatly restricted and they became only a member of the entire organizational structure.

After the Battle of Hequlu, the entire army was trained. Now it seems that the emperor and the army did not accept Du Zhongxiao's idea of ​​reforming the army, but only made limited adjustments to the original imperial guards. The most important thing is that swords and guns were replaced with guns and cannons, and the overall pattern of the army has not changed.

Now that I think about it, the most serious reason should be the emperor. Although Zhao Zhen wanted to have a strong army, he cared more about who was in his hands. Obviously, in his eyes, military power should be in the hands of the emperor. Zhao Zhen chose the old system to control military power.

As the Privy Councilor, without the support of the emperor, how could Di Qing turn the entire army into this? In Du Zhongxiao's eyes, the imperial guards after the training had almost no similarity with his Hequlu army.

Sighing, Du Zhongxiao stood up and walked slowly in the official hall. Han Qi occupied Xingqing Mansion, and the most embarrassing thing was Di Qing. He originally led the most army and the shortest route, and was the main force in attacking Dangxiang. As a result, Dangxiang was destroyed and Lingzhou had not yet captured. What would the court officials think in the face of this result? Han Qi led the former general Zhao Zi of Hequ Road, and ran three thousand miles away, and even occupied Dangxiang's capital. When Dangxiang was destroyed, the debate on how the army should be changed is probably about to begin.

It is an embarrassing question of what role he wants to play in this reform. Yingtianxiangjun was led by himself, and all the officials were selected by themselves, with a distinct personal touch, which was thus suspected. Du Zhongxiao was not sure whether to participate in the next reform. Even if he wanted to participate in it himself, he had no idea what form and where he participated.

If you don’t participate, it’s really a big problem to see how Di Qing’s troops look now. How should you participate?

When major events in the court were reported to both governments, the documents should be sent to the Censorate. After not long after, Ye Xiang came in and copied Han Qi's documents of the war, handed them over to Du Zhongxiao, and said goodbye.

After Du Zhongxiao sat back on the case, he read the document of the report. It turned out that there was a dispute within Dangxiang. First, Li Shougui killed the Empress Dowager and Baobao and eaten too much. Then Wu Zang Epang took the opportunity to cut off Li Shougui. The Grand Marshal Mebu, who was in charge of the army, robbed Liang Zuo and led his troops out of the city, leaving Xingqing Mansion to Han Qi. After Han Qi led his troops into the city, he had already contacted Grand Marshal Mebu and agreed to lead his troops to surrender.

After putting down the document, Du Zhongxiao let out a sigh of relief. Since Taiwei Mebu agreed to surrender, the Dangxiang War was over. As long as Liangzuo was arrested, what else would the other Dangxiang generals fight? Although Liangzuo has been a puppet of Wuzang Epang for more than nine years, he was Yuan Hao's flesh-and-blood relative, and the rest of Dangxiang generals still recognized him as the king.

Han Qi was lucky. He happened to be near Jingzhou in Xingqing Prefecture, and Mebu decided to surrender. This credit was given by hand. After taking Xingqing Prefecture, the remaining Lingzhou and Hengshan were no longer important, but it was just when it would be recovered.
Chapter completed!