Chapter 1,187 Wen and Wu

After chatting with Li Xinniang, Su You asked: "What is Shaanxi Road Machinery Company doing recently?"

Tong Guan said: "Just as he was about to retaliate against the Duke of the country, Lord Xia sent someone to deliver the news, saying that he was willing to exchange the land of Quye and Henan in exchange for the support of the Song Dynasty to help him kill the Liang family's relatives and gain power."

Su You smiled slightly: "It's not a fuel-efficient lamp to drive a tiger and swallow a wolf..."

Tong Guan said: "The news was sent through Yuzang Huama. He is Bingchang's brother-in-law and has always been dissatisfied with the Liang family."

"Xia Ting ordered him to kill Li Wenzhao, but Yu Zanghuama negotiated peace with him in order to preserve his strength."

"After this situation was grasped by Wang Chudao, through coercion and inducement, Yu Zanghuama has now become an important chess piece for us in Xixia."

Su You asked: "Where is Qiongqi?"

Tong Guan said: "The news sent by Qiongqi is indeed a different story. It is said that the news is about unusual changes in Bing. Empress Dowager Liang already knows about it. Liang will not sit still and wait for death. Now she is just inducing it but not sending it out."

"Bingchang doesn't have a chance, but this is an opportunity for Song Dynasty."

"There will definitely be chaos in Xixia next year. Then we will see how to use the opportunity."

Su You only remembered that the five-pronged expedition to Xia was defeated in history, but the details of the previous foreplay were not very clear. Now it seems that it was probably the irreconcilable conflict between the Xixia emperors and empresses that created opportunities for the Song Dynasty.

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Regardless of whether it is or not, just seize the opportunity.

Thinking of this, Su You asked: "Do you have any credibility?"

Tong Guan shook his head: "We just got in touch, but Yu Zanghuama said that during our Zhengdan meeting, Lord Xia will send an envoy to celebrate. The envoy is Li Qing, and he will discuss the matter secretly with us at that time."

"Wang Chudao has asked Li Qing to bring a letter written by Lord Xia, and asked Yu Zanghuama to agree to our intelligence team to contact Li Qing to ensure the success of the mission."

Su You: "Since Qiongqi has said that the situation is under the control of Empress Dowager Liang, do you think it can succeed?"

Tong Guan said: "What if Qiongqi is responsible for facilitating this matter?"

Su You glanced at Tong Guan: "Exchange Qiongqi for Li Qing? Do you think it's worth it?"

Tong Guan said: "Then if Empress Dowager Liang really controls the situation in Xixia..."

Su You said: "We can't control it. We have many means now. Moreover, the Xixia problem cannot be solved by Empress Dowager Liang controlling a court. Do you understand?"

Tong Guan admired Su You's overall view: "Then do we still need to send out a small team?"

Su You said: "Of course we have to send them, but we have to tell them to protect themselves. If conditions don't allow, they can give up the target."

"Also, you can only carry cold weapons and thunderbolts at most."

Tong Guan nodded: "I understand."

Su You said: "Compared with this, I am more concerned about our side. How do you get along with Wang Hou and Li Yong? Wang Hou has been working in Jiyi for more than ten years and is much more experienced than you. It's time to put down your dignity.

You have to relax your posture."

Tong Guan smiled and said: "Don't worry, Lord, there is no one in the world that I, Tong Guan, can't handle."

The sand table deduction cannot be completed in a short while, not to mention that Su You has also considered several presets, so it takes more time.

In the past few days, I will have a party with my old subordinates, and finally take a carriage to Weizhou.

The road conditions have improved a lot in the past twenty years, and Shaanxi's roads can even be said to be the best in the Song Dynasty.

This reminded Su You of Yunnan during the self-defense war in later generations. At that time, Yunnan's road construction was more than ten years ahead of the rest of the country.

Weizhou is now the most powerful city in the northwest of the Song Dynasty. The city wall has been replaced by cement, and there are four bastions on one side to support it. Fortresses have been built in strategic areas on the surrounding mountains. The Thunderbolt Cannon and Shenwei General Cannon are not equipped because they are kept secret.

But the steel-armed ballistae was placed on the horse-faced walls and gates at the top of the city for free.

In addition to being cut off from reinforcements and supplies, such a large city has five hundred miles behind it occupied by enemy troops. It is actually impossible to attack such a large city with force.

However, the dangers of mountains and rivers do not make a country strong, and not many big cities in history were conquered by force.

At the south gate of Weizhou, two officials on Shaanxi Road, Fan Chunchun and Lu Huiqing, were waiting for Su You's arrival in the heavy snow.

Behind them was Bi Zhongyou, the newly arrived secretary in charge of the transportation department.

Fan Chunchun was far superior to Lu Huiqing in terms of moral integrity, but his political ability was average. It was not until Bi Zhongyou arrived that Fan Chunchun breathed a sigh of relief.

Lu Huiqing took many actions, especially regarding laws and regulations. Most of Wang Anshi's new legal provisions were created by Lu Huiqing in Sinong Temple.

This is also where Lu Huiqing was criticized. Su Shi once said with great fanfare that the law enacted by Sinong Temple itself was illegal in procedure, and he did not recognize it.

But it has to be said that Lu Huiqing made great contributions to the New Law Reform Party.

Fan is purely a conservative, and Shaanxi is also a stronghold of conservatives and reformists. Lu Huiqing's foundation here is weak, but he can't stand up to his many ideas.

His target was Xiang Yong and Fan Ding.

The Shaanxi Yiyong and the Fan Brave are important supplements to the main army. It can even be said that they are the second echelon of the Western Army of the Song Dynasty.

Su You's improved Baojia Law also makes use of these forces, but it is more inclined to believe that they are still a people's force, mainly responsible for stabilizing and consolidating public security in urban and rural areas.

But Lu Huiqing obviously does not think so. He believes that the combat power of Shaanxi Yiyong and Fan Brave is only stronger than the Fourth Army of Bianjing before the transformation. Such a combat power was dispersed by Su You in the countryside, which was a huge blow to the manpower of the Song Dynasty.

A huge waste of resources.

Therefore, he suggested that the Baojia Law should be truly implemented. Xiangyong and Fanyong would gather at the state capital in spring and autumn to conduct inspections and inspections. If there is a war, they can also make up for the lack of combat power.

This move encountered firm opposition from Fu Bi, Sima Guang, and Fan Chunchun. However, Lu Huiqing was a person who had participated in politics, and he also had a secret box in his hand. He skipped the transfer department and sent the secret report to Zhao Xu's case.

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This directly caused Fan Chunchun to break up with him, and the relationship between the two dropped to a freezing point.

Fan Chunchun immediately wrote a chapter to impeach Lu Huiqing. He was overjoyed and defied his superiors for using all the people's power. He listed the hard work performed by the people of Shaanxi - river management, canal building, grain transportation, city repair, defense assistance, and supply and transportation. Lu had no time to rest throughout the year.

Huiqing came here as a random person and asked the court to transfer him out of Shaanxi.

His opinions were exactly the same as those of Sima Guang, who pointedly pointed out that regarding the Shaanxi issue, it was not a problem of insufficient troops at all, but a problem of insufficient combat power.

Sima Guang saw the key. The problem of redundant troops in the Song Dynasty also existed in Shaanxi at that time.

But he could not solve this problem. He insisted on the professionalization of soldiers instead of letting civilians shoulder military tasks.

Because for Shaanxi at that time, it was a naked oppression and exploitation of the people, and it was useless.

You have worked hard all your life, and even if you don't die on the battlefield, you will have nothing to do after you retire. You will have nothing to stand on, and you will become a refugee. After your death, you will be buried on a reed mat and buried in a mass grave. This has never been experienced in your life.

What it's like to be a human being.

He believed that the task of guarding the border should be completed by the Forbidden Army of the Song Dynasty. If the Forbidden Army could not complete the task, it would be the Forbidden Army's fault, and they should be trained, selected, and strengthened to make them competent.

However, this idea is too idealistic. The Forbidden Army has long been corrupted and degenerated. They will not move unless they take the money. They will flee after taking the money and leave the city gate. They can no longer stick to the wall.

When Su You arrived in Weizhou, he first transferred two tycoon troops from central Shu to Shaanxi to let the Western Army see how much the serious elites could take in a month.

Then we will vigorously develop land, industry, trade, and equipment, and wait for prices to be sold.

There must be brave men under the heavy reward, and the next step is to eliminate the troops.

Use the hoarding security crane as a template to select and train elites, and those who are unqualified will be released as civilians and will no longer become a burden on the army.

And those who stay are those who are confident that they can eat this bowl of rice, or those who desperately want to eat this bowl of rice.

The royal military crash course gave the Western Army a batch of grassroots officers who understood the instructions of the new military drill. Even if they only replaced the weapons with crane-shin crossbows, cavalry swords and thunderbolts, the excellent performance of the Western Army later made everyone in the imperial court
Chapter completed!