The two brothers of the Zhang family discussed for several hours, but finally came to no conclusion. The rectification of the two places in Hebei East and West will be ignored. The recruitment and training of soldiers seem to have fallen into an unsolvable vicious cycle. In order to achieve effective recruitment and training of soldiers, it is necessary to supervise the army by the important officials who truly know the soldiers.

If no one goes to supervise the division, there will be two consequences for recruiting and training the new army in Shaanxi. One is that the power of the Western Army's generals will be further expanded with the help of this recruiting and training the new army. If the court handed over the errands of recruiting and training the new army to the Western Army's generals!

Second, recruiting and training new troops will be useless. If the court does not use the Western Army generals and does not send important officials to supervise the army, but relies entirely on the existing bureaucratic management system and passes through the Privy Council, the Ministry of War, the Three Organs and the Six Military Prefectures in Shaanxi to carry out recruitment and training, the effect will definitely not be possible. Otherwise, the 590,000 imperial guards of the Song Dynasty would not be able to fight only tens of thousands of Western troops...

The bureaucratic system of the Song Dynasty performed extremely poorly at least in terms of military affairs.

In other words, to cultivate tens of thousands of new troops, we must do something that destroys the laws of the court and the family rules of the ancestors of the Song Dynasty.

To put it simply, someone must be responsible! And someone who can be responsible must be used!

The generals of the Northwest Imperial Army can be responsible. The army is the capital for their survival! How can we not be responsible?

Civil officials such as Lu Huiqing and Zhang Xi can also be responsible. They are both important officials and have been in charge of the army for many years, so they naturally have enough prestige and ability to support young officers in the Western Army to recruit and train troops.

But both ways can cultivate warlords! Therefore, it is not tolerated by the ancestors of the Song Dynasty.

If Zhang Dun had to bite the bullet and get on the horse, the consequences would be unimaginable...

According to the family law of the ancestors, the Privy Council and the Ministry of War command the troops of each state to recruit soldiers, and then the Privy Council, the Ministry of War, the various pacification and road officials sent by the palace together commanded military officers at the level of "general" training.

It seems nothing, it seems to be similar to the military system of modern countries in later generations. However, the General Staff of modern countries in later generations are mostly professional soldiers, and at most there are some civilian government officials in the Ministry of National Defense, but the real thing is the officer. Therefore, it is the expert commander who is training troops, not a bunch of laymen who are blindly commanding.

The biggest problem of the military problems of the Song Dynasty was actually that the over-inflated civil servant system invaded too much power in the military officer system.

As a traitorous prime minister, Zhang Dun naturally knew the problem... But he himself was a civil servant, and the new party was also a civil servant group. Of course, it was impossible to return the power of the Privy Council and the Ministry of War that had fallen into the hands of civil servants to the officers.

Moreover, the Kaifeng generals are now too corrupt, and no one can bear the burden of commanding the world's troops.

Therefore, it seems that the most feasible solution is currently the most feasible solution for the new army by the civil servants who know the military.

And the only difficulty is who will be the unlucky one to stand out?

Who would be so stupid? Not being a good civil servant, but becoming a suspect in usurping the throne? At that time, a group of censors would be very happy. You are a traitor every day, and you will be taken to Yalong Bay to see the sea sooner or later...

Lu Huiqing, the Fuyan Road pacifier who entered the court to report the matter with Zhang Qing, did not know that he was the first to be the one who was decided by Zhang Dun. He was at the time of pride. Although Zhang Qing was the protagonist of the victory in Hengshan, the northwest, Lu Huiqing's contributions could not be buried. The second-level throne that has been vacant for many years, will it always be his turn this time, right?

After living and attending the court, Lu Huiqing and Zhang Yue, who entered the court as local pacification envoy, went to Chongzheng Hall with the important officials of the two prefectures to continue to report to the emperor.

First of all, Zhang Yu and Lu Huiqing reported the situation of this great victory in Hengshan and the current Huanqing Road and the current Huanqing Road to the emperor one by one. The situation was not as good as Zhao Xu imagined. Of course, the battle was won, but the treasury of Huanqing and Huanyan Road was empty, and there was no more to support the offensive against Hehuang.

Therefore, when Zhang Yu was correcting the report, he had reservations about the Hehuang battle. He believed that even if Hehuang was taken down, it would be difficult to maintain it for a long time. It would be better to support a relatively reliable Tubo leader as the Hehuang commander, so that the foreigners could rule themselves to save costs.

Lu Huiqing also made suggestions, proposing to trade with Xixia as soon as possible to restore the economy of Shaanxi Sixth Road. Before the Western Xia started, it supported the remaining shade of the Silk Road. The economy of the Guanzhong Plain, especially Jingzhao Prefecture, was quite good.

But after the war over the past few decades, all industries have really declined.

Zhao Xu did not give any answer to the suggestions of the two Bians, but just listened quietly. The comments in Chongzheng Hall lasted until almost noon. Today, the Prime Minister Zhang Dun, who was rarely silent and mute, finally spoke: "It's already noon, I dare not delay Your Majesty's meal, I will leave."

It has been a common practice to end the Chongzheng Hall discussions near noon. All the ministers in the hall all took their leave, but Zhao Xu said to Lu Huiqing: "Lu Qing, please stay for a while."

Stay for one step?

Is this to be alone with the emperor?

Lu Huiqing's heart tightened and she became excited.

The only match of the important ministers is often a sign of Xuan Ma’s resignation! It seems that the emperor is finally going to change the situation of being the solitary minister in the court, and has appointed himself as the prime minister. His ideal for many years is finally coming true!

Lu Huiqing stood in the hall, waiting for Zhao Xu to speak. Zhao Xu took out a marked copy from the stack of memorials on the imperial table and asked the little yellow goalkeeper beside him to hand it to Lu Huiqing.

When Lu Huiqing opened it, he found a memorial to reorganize Kaifeng, Hebei imperial guards or compile the new army. It was a memorial sent by Zhang Shangying, a clerk of the Secretariat. Zhang Shangying was recommended by Zhang Dun to Wang Anshi and was later valued. Of course, he was also Zhang Dun's confidant. He served as an official of the censor for a long time and was the mouthpiece of Zhang Dun. Although his character and ethics were not favored by Zhao Xu, he was still promoted step by step with the support of Zhang Dun.

Now Zhang Shangying, who has always been responsible for swearing and slandering others, actually wrote a letter to talk about military affairs... This must be what Zhang Dun meant!

By the way, what does Zhang Dun want to do? Why did he remember to rectify Kaifeng and Hebei imperial guards?

Lu Huiqing thought about it and immediately thought that the Liao Kingdom seemed to be not very peaceful recently! Before the fight on the Zubu Grassland was over, Xijin Prefecture and Longyan Tieshan had another fight, and it seemed that it was going to be in chaos.

Will the official family and Zhang Dun be the idea of ​​fighting Yan Yun in the Northern Expedition?

Fighting Yanyun is not comparable to fighting Hengshan... Yanjing's city defense is probably better than Lingzhou and Xingqing Prefecture! Now the Western Army beats Dangxiang people in the south and east of the Hanhai Desert. Everyone is afraid of going through the Hanhai Desert to fight Xingqing Prefecture.

In the Song Dynasty, even Lingzhou and Xingqing Prefecture could not be defeated, so I still want to fight Yan Yun?

"Lu Qing, you are a military expert. Do you think what is said in the memorial is feasible?" Zhao Xu's voice was filled with vague expectations.

Lu Huiqing seemed to fall into an ice hole. She was still worshiping the prime minister of Xuanma the moment before, but the next moment she was worried about her wealth and life.

He is an old fox in the officialdom, but how could he not know what the official family means? If Lu Huiqing is brave enough to take over the task of training and reorganizing the army... But when will the Zhao family be at ease to hand over the military power to others?

If he stood up, the emperor would definitely be very happy at the moment. He would inevitably be granted a wish to be appointed as an official, and he might even give a short Privy Councilor.

But when he really gets trained, the emperor will not like him no matter how he looks at him! It will be grace to be able to save his life to the ends of the world!

But if he refuses it now and disappoints the official family, the official will be over. He can retire safely, but it is a bit regretful that the prime minister has never done it...

However, Lu Huiqing is not a good-looking person. He has experienced the four dynasties of Renzong, Yingzong, Shenzong and the current official Zhao Xu. What kind of thing has he never seen?

Moreover, he is one of the few important officials who truly know the military today, and he knows the affairs of the army very well.

"Your Majesty, the military training is ultimately the military officer. What we civil officials can do is to take the military officers with the troops and prevent them from being arrogant and arrogant. However, there are advantages and disadvantages. Using civil officials to control military generals can certainly make them loyal, obedient and reliable, but it also limits the military general's ability to make achievements... It is necessary to govern and do things, and leading troops to fight wars also requires power. Only when we have great power can the military generals give full play to their strengths, train elite troops, and defeat strong enemies. However, when we have great power, we can hold troops and make bad plans.

Therefore, the way of generals, what I see is the way of delegating power and collecting power. The more power is, the easier it is to get strong soldiers and generals, and of course, it is easy to have disasters from vassal states. The reason why the Western Army can fight is nothing more than the power of the general. If Your Majesty wants to seek the elite who can suppress Liao and destroy Xia, there is no other way, so he will delegate power."

Zhao Xu frowned, "How to delegate power?"

Lu Huiqing let out a sigh of relief, and the official family was indeed fooled by him.

In fact, it was not a fool, he just made it clear... The Western Army's achievements in fighting were nothing more than the court's relegation of power so that the generals could use some skills.

If you want a stronger army, then give more power!

"I have never thought about this," Lu Huiqing dared not say anything, "but you can say something. If you have any mistakes, please forgive me."

“But it’s okay.”

Lu Huiqing said: "Your Majesty can choose ten generals who are good at fighting, and allow them to build their own shogunate, recruit soldiers, build their own weapons, and purchase military horses. The troops are limited to 5,000 people. The Ministry of Revenue directly allocates sufficient military expenses to the generals. At the same time, it is required that the army be formed in five years, and all the soldiers must reach the level of the Wei Wushang. If 50,000 Wei Wushangs are the vanguard, it is possible to pacify Liao and destroy Xia."

The so-called Wei Wushu is wearing three sets of armor, able to pull out twelve stones, carrying utensils that can hold fifty arrows, carrying spears on their shoulders, wearing helmets, and hanging sharp swords on their waists. They carry three-day dry food and travel a hundred miles in half a day.

If you really train 50,000 martial soldiers, it is really possible to take advantage of the Liao Dynasty's chaos to recover Yan Yun!
Chapter completed!