"This Wang Rong... He doesn't come back if he has the will!"

Fu Bi did not rest in the evening and stayed in the middle hall to deal with the impeachment documents that came to the center.

No one wants to fight, so everyone is disgusted and afraid of the war that Wang Rong started in the northeast of Funing County. The bandits will not cause much harm, but they may once again hurt the nerves of the Xixia people.

There were a bunch of documents on the table in the middle hall, all of which were written by officials from various departments in the northwest to impeach Wang Yun, and this was sent in a centralized manner.

After turning over these documents one by one, Han Jiang sighed and said, "The son of the old Wang family is abolished this time. The impeachment of these people is not entirely false. After reading too much, I felt that Wang Rong had something wrong. Combined with his previous rumors and actions in Xixia, he stayed in Funing County and did not return to Beijing after returning to China. What's more excessive is that there is obviously a document to remove the command of the Privy Council. How did he do the document to report his duties by summoning him to report his duties? He gave up the lead and did not come back, and started a large-scale war without authority. Not only did he violate the procedures of the Privy Council, but he also openly challenged the military and horse martial law order and drove a large-scale army out of the Funing County."

Speaking of this, Han Jiang said: "The lower officials believe that the Secretary of the Central Committee cannot fail to respond to this matter."

Fu Bi waved his hand impatiently and said, "You are right, but you can't confirm it yet. The original appearance does not support such a killing. There should be deep reasons for this."

"Deep level?" Han Jiang asked hesitantly, "Then please tell me the deeper."

Fu Bi said: "First of all, rumors are just rumors. Secondly, he has already given a leave of absence and has a reason for not returning to Beijing to report his duties. Third, whether he violates the military system and command procedures must be judged by the Privy Council. And I can tell you that there is also controversy. Han Dawang will not easily conclude that Wang Yun violates the military system. The Privy Council does have documents to remove his command power, but there is a procedure for forwarding and conveying the documents. If Funing County has entered the wartime state of bandit suppression in advance before public effect, theoretically, unless the Privy Council has another order, it will not take effect, because there is a taboo principle of changing generals in the last battle. In this matter, the prime minister dares not say that Wang Yun is not good at this matter, but Han Dawang will most likely not pursue this. With Han Qi's personality, he will definitely support bandit suppression. Then, unless Wang Yun loses this battle, he will not be liquidated by Han Qi."

Han Jiang, the legal sect, said: "A long time ago, when the military martial law order issued by the Privy Council and Wang Anshi had already come into effect, how could Wang Yun cross the border and send troops if it was not a national war or not?"

Fu Bi said: "I know this is not good. But the area is the default of three, but the official position is the Yinzhou administrative region of the Song Dynasty. Our military units in the Song Dynasty generally limit the state district. Without special instructions, the Funing Army operates in the Yinzhou area. It is really not a problem. So Han Jiang, don't believe it. Unless Han Dawang is serious and has a grudge against him, we can't handle this matter."

Han Jiang is stubborn but not stupid. After thinking about Fu Bi's idea, he still felt that Wang Yun had many problems, but he really could not pull the front line in the war before confirming that the jurisdiction was unclear...

The Privy Council is brightly lit.

Regarding the emergencies in the northwest, the person who is most worried about this is Wang Anshi. Lao Wang trusts his son on big issues, but unfortunately he also has doubts about many of his son's actions.

The old leader Han Qi looked heartless, and while wiping his beloved flintlock rifle with a rag, he pointed to a document on the table and said, "What do you think about the document written by Zhang Fangping from Daming Mansion to support Wang Yun in suppressing bandits?"

Wang Anshi said: "This is not something that matters to Zhang Fangping. I dare not say that what Zhang Fangping said is false, but I hear it as false, so the subordinates cannot comment for the time being."

Han Qi put down the flintlock rifle, stood up and walked for a while and said, "That's because you haven't led the soldiers in the northwest. Just like what you said, you can't understand the real situation in the northwest."

Wang Anshi was stunned and twisted his beard with a small amount of clue and said, "Then please tell me in detail."

Han Qi said: "Do you know what I rely on to maintain my Western Army in the Song Dynasty?"

Wang Anshi said: "Isn't it the military expenses of the court?"

Han Qi said: "It's a big mistake. The tradition of going to the Fourth Army to do business started with the garrison of the northwest, and also relied on the salt tax that was significantly higher than the inland. This is the way for the bureaucrats and military officials in the northwest to find their own way out. Do you really think that relying on the government's grants can withstand my country's gate? That makes you too naive."

Wang Anshi said: "I have a little question about these things, but the lower officials don't feel naive."

Han Qi turned around and sat down and said, "I don't want to argue with you at this point, otherwise I will quarrel like I did back then. You have a bad temper and are specifically arguing with your boss."

Wang Anshi couldn't help but blushed, thinking about the quarrel with him back then.

Han Qi said again: "Fan Zhongyan also thinks so much. He said he didn't believe it at the time, and he didn't believe that the military sages have relied on this to lead the troops since ancient times."

Wang Anshi said: "Mr. Fan said nothing wrong, and I don't believe it either."

Han Qi said: "You are right, but the system and political environment of our Song Dynasty are destined to lead troops like this. At least before the powerful people appear, they must be maintained like this. Pang Ji, Xia Shu, Lao Fan, and I, Han Qi, and Li Shen, all of us, finally agreed to such a northwest defense model. In other words, when your son sent troops this time, he was not suppressing bandits, but the interests of countless vested interest groups!"

At this point, Wang Anshi's expression changed slightly and said worriedly: "Will that..."

Han Qi laughed and said, "No, I'm here, my old bones are not over yet, who dares to cause trouble? At most, there are some painless dog barking and harassing them. That's useful. They are afraid of war. They can't beat the Xixia people, or even bandits, and even Wang Rong."

"..." Wang Anshi Shuifu Khan, feeling that the old leader's temper is still the same as before, not like a prime minister and a horse.

Han Qi knocked on the table and said, "Wang Rong is not stupid this time. Ye Qinghua, the biggest shark, has been tied up by Wang Rong with other interests, so Ye Qinghua will watch coldly. Anyway, no matter who bites anyone, it is Ye Qinghua's interests. Another thing, Wang Rong has achieved a moral commanding height, adopted a kingly strategy, and carried out enough pre-war preparations and exaggeration. He used a herdsman who defected to the Song Dynasty but was brutally killed as a breakthrough point, and then declared war. Now it seems that he has the style of Fan Zhongyan, and has mobilized herdsmen in the border areas to participate."

Wang Anshi heard a lot of feelings and his eyebrows were stretched out.

Han Qi said: "This is not the best military plan, which will bring excessive casualties to our Song army, but the benefit is that no interest group dares to jump out openly. Because of the politics of our Song Dynasty, we are not allowed to eat such a bloody cake. So Wang Rong has given me the opportunity to help him with it. That is, in such a powerful bandit suppression war, countless people participated. The soldiers of the Song army held the banner of His Majesty the Emperor and the country, and passed the ultimatum and declared war. They are fighting a fair, fair and moral war with a high moral foothold, and have already suffered blood and sacrifice. So whoever dares to jump out and make trouble at this time is to seek death, and I will never be ruthless when I kill. And as long as Wang Rong finally wins and proves that his set is effective, it is to give me the next opportunity to reform the military system."

At this point, Wang Anshi was not very concerned about his son's trouble. He, who was most concerned about reform, began to ask about the direction of reform.

Han Qi waved his left and right, raised the tea and took a sip and said, "The government has become more and more autocratic in recent years. Although he is generally kind, tolerant and restrained, this approach is not good for our Song Dynasty. The politics of the Song Dynasty was a certain degree of chaos, and the military system has a large black hole. I believe it is because of the autocratic authority of the government. Since ancient times, autocratic people have needed to win over the army, and the means of enlistment of the army are usually indulgent. To put it bluntly, this is the origin of the conflict between the civil and military in the Song Dynasty, especially now, we are facing a complex factor like the Cao family."

These rhetorics were disrespectful in other dynasties, but they could not reach any place in the Song Dynasty. Han Qi had such virtues and dared to say similar words in front of the emperor, but of course there was a price, which led to the emperor not using him and liked to keep him cold. Fu Bi was much smarter than him and was not that strong.

Wang Anshi felt that this was indeed a bit disrespectful, but he had to think about it seriously. Han Qi was not comprehensive, but it was indeed the main reason.

Fortunately, there were also a group of people with backbone and stubbornness in the Song Dynasty who were keen on opposing warriors. In fact, they were just opposing the emperor, and they always restricted the emperor's rights and the right to speak for warriors. The one with the greatest voice was Wen Yanbo, Ouyang Xiu and others, and Di Qing was kicked up by them.

Han Qi continued: "Earlier these were a delicate balance. The emperor always wanted to reform, but was always afraid of pain and loss of power, so he was worried about gains and losses. Now it is an opportunity. The official's health is not as good as before, and many of his ideas have changed and he doesn't like to manage specific affairs anymore. So as long as the king is not inferior this time and shows another kind of combat power that is different from the existing system, and we will help him with it politically, then the opportunity to gradually carry out military system reform will come."

"What about the details?" Wang Anshi said curiously.

Han Qi scratched his head and waved his hand, saying, "I was thinking about the three-year plan of Hedong not long ago. Before this idea was turned, the little kid in the northwest jumped up, so I haven't thought that far. Then you think about it specifically and let's discuss it. In short, the main thing is that the army cannot find a way out and cannot do business. Zhang Fangping is not very good at all, but he said nothing wrong back then. The soldiers are not very powerful, and Di Qing's tactics also confirm this view. If there are too many soldiers, we can't afford to provide equipment. If they make money by themselves, they will become a mob. Not only do they have no combat power, they can also affect the troops that can really fight. The army should only eat imperial grain and only think about one thing is war. If they only think about doing business, then it is not the army is a caravan, but I suspect they can't even beat the real caravan."

Wang Anshi said: "In this way, my husband agrees with Fu Bi's strategic view on 'the full-scale war cannot be fought for the time being'?"

"No, no, no." Han Qi waved his hand, "Fu Bi is also a fool. Don't listen to his style. I didn't say that the war cannot be afforded. I asked to be prepared for a full-scale war. But Zhang Fangping's previous views, Di Qing's previous war examples, and Wang Yun's current methods have proved that the Song Dynasty did not need so many troops, and it was enough to compress the organization and prohibit business, and become elite soldiers."

Wang Anshi nodded and said, "This point makes some sense. In the past, when the emperor was in charge of affairs, it was basically impossible, but now it is possible."

Han Qi said again: "In the past, the heavy redundant soldiers of our Song Dynasty were not entirely the responsibility of the officials. It also had many objective reasons, such as land annexation, a large number of people lost their land and poured into the city, causing unprecedented pressure to maintain stability. On this basis, when natural disasters occur or major policy changes, in order to ensure stability and not rebound, the court always stuffed people to the wing army and the imperial guards, allowing them to eat military rations. These caused unprecedented interests of bureaucrats and military leaders, and also caused unprecedented burdens for the court. 85% of the finance was spent on military expenditures, and the northwest occupied a large part of the capital, which was unacceptable. At the same time, these cancer policies also imprisoned the labor force of the people."

After a pause, Han Qi sighed: "Wang Anshi, you are amazing. You will have a son. You should be like a god. In this era when everyone dislikes that there are many people, cannot solve the employment groups under the rule and cannot maintain stability, the only thing that is not enough is your son. At that time, he even took over thousands of proletarian vagrants from my Hedong area, and those people are living well now. I have practiced these aspects to a certain extent in Hedong, which is feasible, so this will also be the direction of my Song Dynasty reform in the future. We must be prepared, and there will be many hard battles to fight, and in our war, your son Wang Rong has already started the first battle!"

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