When Liu Heng said this, Xu General looked slightly shocked.

After all, he was the Minister of War during the Yuanfeng period. He was exiled by his old party at the beginning of Yuanyou. Therefore, General Xu knew Zhao Xu's name and also met Zhao Xu seven years ago.

Xu Jiang was a little incredible. There were so many big things inside and outside the palace, why did this young official suddenly come to him?

Come to find him specifically?

Is it because of the launch of the Restoration Party? Will the reform be made again?

Xu Jiang's doubts suddenly rose, but his face was still as moving as a mountain. He raised his hand and said, "My dear Xu Jiang..."

Zhao Xu closed the fan and patted it on his hand, and smiled and said, "I just walk around casually, without any politeness, don't you invite me in for a cup of tea?"

Xu General rushed to have a slight pain in his hands, his heart was a little nervous, and he hurriedly said, "Official, please Mr. Zhao."

Zhao Xu smiled, followed Xu Jiang into the house, raised his eyes and looked at him.

The Xu family cannot say that the family is barely submissive, but compared to the magnificent magnificent of other officials, there are many servants, even the eighth or ninth rank, which can only be considered as food and clothing. It is very different in the "rich" official system of the Song Dynasty.

Mrs. Xu looked at the rare "polite" look of his family's officials, and vaguely noticed something and stepped out very politely.

Zhao Xu and General Xu sat down. When they saw General Xu pouring tea, they said, "This tea...is it normal?"

Although Xu Jiang was confused in his heart, he smiled and said, "I made the official laugh, these are all gifts from friends."

Zhao Xu took the teacup, took a sip, and said directly: "Now the government is in trouble, saying that I am too resentful and disrespectful to the ancestral law, and saying that this is too mean to the court officials, and that I am venting my personal anger against Lu Dafang and others, and it is not done by the saint. What do you think?"

I don’t know many memorials Zhao Xu has received during this period. Some are righteous and righteous, some are indirect, some are analyzing the pros and cons, some are quoted from classics, and some are ambiguous, but the meanings are almost the same, and they are all exaggerating Lu Dafang and others and asking Zhao Xu to be a saint.

Zhao Xu said, staring at Xu Jiang.

Xu Jiang didn't expect Zhao Xu to be straight to the point, and paused with the teapot hand, thought for a while, and said, "Since the officials all know, it's not what they said."

Zhao Xu still looked at him and said, "Then Xu Qing family tells me, what am I thinking?"

Xu Jiang was constantly thinking about it, but he still couldn't guess what Zhao Xu was trying to come back. He really wanted to revive him and replace the "old party". There was no need to go there on purpose. This sentence was more like taking the exam in the school.

Did he, the former Minister of War, give the officials such a high look?

Following Zhao Xu's words, Xu General pondered for a while and said, "I can't guess."

Zhao Xu looked at him and said, "Do you can't guess it or don't dare to say it?"

Xu Jiang couldn't help but move his face, looked up at Zhao Xu, and was secretly surprised. Is this official so keen at such a young age?

Thinking that Zhao Xu had snatched back his power in a short time, Xu General quietly woke up and said with a normal expression: "I really can't guess."

Zhao Xu smiled, held the teacup and said, "If you can't guess, you can't guess it. I ask you another thing, what do you think of the military system of our dynasty? I have read the memorial to your father during the Yuanfeng period."

Xu Jiang was the Minister of War during the Yuanfeng period. He had made many suggestions on reforms to the army, especially one of which attracted Zhao Xu's idea: to delegate the power of the Privy Council to the Ministry of War.

Although the Emperor Shenzong rejected it because "the ancestors did not take the military command to the Yousi Department, so he ordered officials to govern them and maintain each other's control, so how could they be abolished?", Zhao Xu had some other ideas.

General Xu listened to Zhao Xu's words and immediately understood the purpose of Zhao Xu's arrival and said, "What do you want to do in the official family?"

Zhao Xu took a sip of tea, looked at him, and said concisely: "I want to make the military and government simple."

General Xu frowned slightly, the four words "Eliminate military and simplify administration" seem simple, but in fact it is difficult to ascend to the sky.

During the reign of Emperor Shenzong, Wang Anshi actually wanted to do this, but in the end, not only failed to do it, but the progress prompted the expansion of the army and officials, making the problem of "three redundant" more and more serious and difficult to extricate himself.

This does not mean that Wang Anshi and others are completely incompetent, but directly shows the difficulty of these things.

General Xu pondered over and said, "Your Majesty, what do you want to do?"

If the "New Party" resurrects, if the Xining law continues, not only will it not solve some problems, but it may worsen its disadvantages and become increasingly difficult to recover.

Seeing Xu General's face revealing contemplation, Zhao Xu nodded secretly. Although Xu General had been idle for several years, he was not completely unwilling to care about the government affairs. He obviously had many thoughts in his mind.

Zhao Xu put down the teacup and said, "It's not what I want to do, it's what you want to do?"

Xu Jiang's face was tense. He understood what Zhao Xu said. He hesitated for a while. He looked up at Zhao Xu and said seriously: "Your Majesty, if you come here, first, merge all walks of life and cut numbers; second, conduct an investigation of each army, crack down on corruption, pay for money, and save the elderly, weak, sick and disabled. Third, select generals and strengthen training..."

Zhao Xu raised his eyebrows, and Xu Jiang really dared to say it.

The Song Dynasty now had more than 100 troops with numbers, and each of them was basically a provincial-level organization, commanding the prefectures. Therefore, whether it was a merger of various organizations or a reduction of numbers, it was definitely not one or two people who offended. Such opposition was no less than that of Zhao Xu who was imprisoned by Lu Dafang.

Zhao Xu thought to himself and said, "There is still there, you haven't said the key yet."

Xu General Xu did not hesitate and said, "Although the Privy Council has great power and responsibilities, it is difficult to act. I hope to delegate the power of the Privy Council to the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of War will be the Ministry of War. First, the Ministry of War belongs to the Secretariat, and even if there is opposition, the entire court will not be dragged down. Second, without restraint, the act can be more effective."

Zhao Xu nodded slightly and said, "Continue."

General Xu paused and became more and more alert. The official in front of him obviously thought more and said: "I believe that it is enough for our dynasty to maintain the eleventh route, and that there are up to twenty-two troops in each army. Generals should not be mobilized frequently. 'The soldiers do not recognize generals and generals,' which is not conducive to the army maintaining combat strength."

Zhao Xu opened his eyes and was really surprised this time.

There are now twenty-three routes in the Song Dynasty, equivalent to twenty-three provinces. Is this necessary to merge in two groups? There are only twenty-two troops with more than one hundred numbers?

This involves many people and soldiers!

This, Xu Jiang, is very brave!

Zhao Xu subconsciously picked up the teacup and thought carefully.

Xu Jiang's thoughts were even more "eering" than he expected. If he continued to move like this, even if he took it slowly, it would still cause huge opposition. Wang Anshi Fusheng would not dare to do this!

When General Xu saw Zhao Xu's expression, he realized that he had said too much, and hurriedly said, "This matter is of great importance, and it needs to be carefully considered by the officials and the public and businessmen."

Zhao Xu nodded casually, still thinking about it.

Xu Jiang had great courage in his ideas, but it was very difficult to actually operate.

First of all, the current Song Dynasty had very weak control over the local area. The "combination of two or two" in various provinces was equivalent to merging the two provinces, involving many official caps, how many people in the court and the country, and the complex and balanced official system, I am afraid that there will be a big chaos if it is not successful!

The number of troops was cut, twenty-two troops were retained, and the number of troops was cut was as high as hundreds of thousands. Without sufficient amount of ammunition pressure to base it, the court may not dare to make such a decision, and it is even more difficult to achieve it!
Chapter completed!