Zhao Xu's words basically supported Zhang Dun's opinion.

With Zhao Xu's permission, Zhang Dun, Cai Bian and Xu generals left the Chuigong Hall and returned to the Qingtiao House to continue discussing.

Su Song, the "empty" priest, almost did not participate, and all three people were discussing and planning.

In the end, they agreed to first transfer JD.com, not to get near Kaifeng City, but to allocate them in their jurisdiction, and start sorting them out from the downstream.

Taking a two-pronged approach, the Political Affairs Hall, the Privy Council and the Ministry of War sent people to command, and at the same time, all the heads and minds of the two groups were transferred back to Beijing.

Zhang Dun and others followed the steps, taking action in a steady, accurate and fast manner, without any delay, and did not give the local reaction time or opportunity.

The excitement in the capital is still continuing, and more and more heavyweights appear one after another.

All the transshipment commanders, prefectures, and the governors and commanders, as chief officials in charge of the territory, expressed their views on the court.

At the same time, the struggle between the two parties of "new and old" became increasingly fierce, with mutual attacks and exposures emerging one after another.

The Ministry of Justice, Kaifeng Prefecture, Censorate, and Dali Temple have reported various reports every day, dozens of cases have accumulated. I don’t know how many cases have been accumulated.

June 12, 2018, the seventh year of Yuanyou.

Zhang Feng rushed to the capital and came to the Chuigong Hall.

"I, Zhang Feng, please see Your Majesty." Zhang Feng raised his hand and said loudly.

Zhao Xu looked at him. Zhang Feng was Zhang Dun's cousin. The two looked a little similar, with long horns on their faces and slightly raised eyebrows.

Unlike Zhang Dun's elegant and seriousness as a teacher, Zhang Feng exudes a "stubborn" smell all over his body.

The old man in his sixties has gray hair and a dark and hard wrinkles on his face. Even if he bent, he looks like a hard spear!

Zhao Xu just looked at it and immediately smiled and said, "Zhang Qing's family is free from gifts, sit down, tangerine peel, and watch tea."

Zhang Feng was appointed as the Huanqing Road Manager in the sixth year of Yuanyou, and he had met Zhao Xu before.

Seeing Zhao Xu, who was very different from the past, his smile, voice and tone, Zhang Feng thought about the changes in the capital and the conversation his cousin Zhang Dun had just talked with him. He knew that the official family was already very different, and his face was normal: "Thank you Your Majesty."

There were five chairs in the Chuigong Hall, but they did not take them away. Zhang Feng sat down and came to tea. He hurriedly bowed to thank him.

Zhao Xu picked up the teacup, took a sip, looked at Zhang Qing, and smiled and said, "The Zhang Qing family has worked hard all the way. Mr. Zhang should have told you everything, right?"

Zhang Feng did not drink tea, sat upright, with white hair, tired face, but his voice was not tired, saying, "I already know. There are currently 40,000 soldiers on Huanqing Road, and the Privy Council has recently dispatched, with a total of 80,000. Qinfeng Road and Yongxing Army Road each have 20,000. At present, Huanqing Road has the best military situation, and the other two routes are a bit absent. If Your Majesty and the court hand over the three routes to me for purging, there will be a change in less than three months."

Zhao Xu has studied Zhang Qing's data many times, and has a lot of knowledge among Zhang Dun, Cai Bian, Xu Jiang and others. He does not doubt Zhang Qing's ability to sanction the army. He pondered for a moment and said, "What do you think of the dynasty?"

Zhang Shi was not a complete reformist faction, but his cousin Zhang Dun was, so Zhang Shi was in exile for most of the years.

The Zhang family is not a simple family, it is very prominent!

The ancestors of the Zhang family who can trace their ranks were founded by Wuning County and King Zhongxian; Yuanzu was awarded the title of Grand Tutor, Zhongshu Ling, and Duke Yan. His grandfather was not bad, and he was awarded the title of Zhongshu Ling and Duke Mi.

Zhang Shi, Zhang Dun's uncles and uncles, had more than ten members of the officialdom, and one of his uncles, Zhang Dexiang, was the prime minister of Renzong's dynasty.

Now, dozens of people have entered the court in Zhang Shi and Zhang Dun's generation, and Zhang Dun is even the deputy prime minister. Zhang Shi has been in charge of all the way. Such a wealthy family of officials from generation to generation can be imagined to be sensitive to the court.

Zhang Feng sat still and said, "I am a border minister, so it is not advisable to say much. Please forgive me."

"Let me talk about it for now." Zhao Xu said with a smile.

Zhang Feng looked as usual, with bright eyes looking at Zhao Xu, paused, his voice clear, and said, "Your Majesty, I believe that the court officials should not be too powerful."

Zhao Xu was stunned. Zhang Shi was saying this for Zhang Dun? Are there any conflicts between their brothers?

Zhang Feng seemed to see Zhao Xu's strange color, and then said, "I have no intention to target anyone. Su Xianggong, Zhang Zihou, and Cai Xianggong are not slandering ministers. I am considering the country's politics and the long-term stability of the country."

Zhao Xu nodded suddenly and smiled, "Well, I understand. What do you think about the invasion of the Xia people?"

Seeing that Zhao Xu did not mention this matter, Zhang Feng did not ask, and said, "When you go back to your Majesty, the Xia people have fierce internal strife and their military equipment is exhausted. Even if they come fiercely, they are strong outside and strong at the same time. Our dynasty should defend against war rather than blindly defend. The Xia people occupied many important places. If our dynasty regained it, they can attack and retreat to defend, which will benefit the country!"

Zhao Xu listened and immediately asked someone to bring the map of Huanqing Road, waved at the same time, saying, "Zhang Qing's family came up and talked about it in detail to me."

Zhang Feng frowned, but still stepped forward, looking at the map of Huanqing Road, pointing at it, and introducing it in detail.

Zhao Xu listened carefully, watched, and thought.

Zhang Yue knew Huanqing Road well, one city and one village, military defense and the situation on the opposite side, and knew the strategies and tactics well.

Zhao Xu didn't understand many things, so he would find opportunities to ask a few questions from time to time.

Zhang Yu knew everything and said everything.

The king and his subjects surrounded the table, explaining and answering questions and answers.

Before they knew it, it was getting dark. Chenpi quietly came over with the lights, and the two of them realized it.

Zhao Xu learned so much and had a relatively mature understanding of the border situation of Huanqing Road. He let out a sigh and looked at Zhang Qing with a smile and said, "Listen to you, it is better to read ten years of reading. Today, this lesson in Zhang Qing's family is enough for me to read ten years."

Zhang Feng didn't expect that after talking for so long, he raised his hand and said, "I dare not. I have already entered the night, I will leave. If your Majesty has anything else to know, I will come again tomorrow."

Zhao Xu was still unsatisfied. He looked at the sky outside and said, "There is still a while before the palace ban. Zhang Qing's family, stay here for dinner with me, just treat me as I'll repay you for this lesson. Let the imperial chef make some delicious food and deliver it here."

Zhang Feng looked at Zhao Xu's casual and unpretentious expression, and he was confused and couldn't understand it.

It is widely rumored that today's officials are moody and violent and bloody.

Even the Emperor Shenzong and even Renzong never entertained subordinates like this, right?

Zhao Xu, regardless of whether Zhang Feng could understand it, put away the map and sat down directly on the chair in the hall. He was still excited and said, "I was surprised when the Qing family wrote to the Xia people. Then he thought that if we predict the enemy's initiative in this war, it would be invincible. Therefore, this spy is too important. I am considering setting up a special institution to spy on military information. This institution must be mysterious, which can not only deeply explore the enemy's every move, but also identify the enemy's internal actions and eliminate the enemy's detailed actions..."

Zhang Feng listened and did not answer immediately.

The Song Dynasty did not have such institutions, such as the Imperial City Department, whose original duty was to spy on military information.

But this institution was gradually abandoned not only because there was no war later. Instead, the Song Dynasty had unprecedented control over the army. How could such a special institution be called to the frontier general with confidence?

Zhang Feng knew this well, so he didn't speak immediately.

Zhao Xu did not have such concerns. In the dark environment, he just thought that Zhang Feng was thinking and continued: "This institution should use secret words. The deployment layer by layer should be meticulous and precise. It should be intertwined and multi-line and do it. It is not affiliated with each other. If one person fails, the entire intelligence system will collapse..."

Zhao Xu no longer cared about Zhang Feng's reaction and continued: "In addition to intelligence, there is another important factor in the war that depends on the victory and defeat - speed! The infantry must pay attention to speed, and cavalry must be even more important! I have ordered the Ministry of War to build a cavalry. The reason why the Central Plains Dynasty was defeated by the nomadic forces in the north in all dynasties was mainly cavalry. The reason why the Han and Tang Dynasties were strong was that they could not raise their heads to the grasslands was also the result of the cavalry! Therefore, I have to train one, no, at least three powerful cavalry..."

"In addition, it is firearms. The power of firearms is getting bigger and bigger, and there are more and more ways to use them. In the future battlefield, firearms will inevitably play a major role and cannot be underestimated..."

"The future war will inevitably be a cooperation between multiple arms, and we cannot rely on simple military departments or cavalry. We must study the methods and methods of combat seriously, keep pace with the times, and we cannot stick to the rules..."

When Chenpi came in again, she found that Zhang Shi had already spoken a lot and the officials had heard a lot, but now it has completely lost. The officials were talking and Zhang Shi was listening, and occasionally asked a few questions.

When the food came, Zhao Xu sat opposite Zhang Feng with the bowl in his arms, and while eating, the two of them chatted.

Zhang Shi gradually realized the taste. The official had very ideas, some ideas and insights were unique, which he had never heard of, which opened his eyes. However, some places seemed very naive and did not even understand common sense, which was completely whimsical.

Gradually, he realized that this official had grown up in the palace since he was a child. Perhaps he had read more books and thoughts more, but he had less practice.

But even the "paper talk" really surprised Zhang Qi, a man in his sixties, who had been in the army for half his life.

It was not until the palace ban time passed that Zhao Xu reluctantly sent Zhang Feng out of the palace.

Standing in front of the Chuigong Hall, Zhao Xu looked at the stars in the sky, with his hands behind his back, and said with a smile: "Good ministers and generals!"

Zhang Feng left the palace with Chenpi, accompanied by Tangerine and did not speak along the way.

Chenpi was sent to the palace gate and said politely: "Zhang Jingluo, please go slowly."

Zhang Ju nodded and left the palace.

Not long after I left, I saw one or two carriages, and the person standing next to the carriage, and he was very familiar with it.

Zhang Feng frowned, walked over and got on the carriage.

Zhang Dun sat inside, waited for Zhang Feng to sit down, and said lightly: "What do the official family say?"

The two brothers are indeed very similar, especially their eyebrows and eyebrows. The difference is that Zhang Dun is too serious and even strict, while Zhang Dun is calm and upright.

Zhang Feng said silently for a while: "The official family has great ambitions."

"nonsense!"

Zhang Dun said directly: "I ask you, is the official allowed you to control Qin Feng Road? Have you ever been the Yongxing Army?"

Zhang Feng frowned again and looked at Zhang Dun and said, "Not only, there are Hedong Road and Hebei Road."

Zhang Dun's face suddenly changed, his eyes widened, and then he frowned and fell into silence.

The Hedong Road, Hebei Road and the Liao Kingdom were connected, plus the Qinfeng Road, Huanqing Road, Yongxing Jun Road, and the fifth routes were all defense lines in the north of the Song Dynasty, with a total force of more than 100,000!

Almost the strongest troops in the Song Dynasty are here!

It is simply unimaginable to control such a five-way strategy!

Seeing Zhang Dun's rare silence, Zhang Feng said, "This is not a good thing."

Civil and military officials and generals of all dynasties hope to gain the trust of the emperor, but this kind of "trust" must have a boundary!
Chapter completed!