After many political affairs were agreed upon, the court meeting ended and the officials saluted the emperor, they began to withdraw.

Zhao Huan ordered someone to keep Zhao Ding and invite him to meet him in Qinglu Pavilion in the harem.

Zhang Jun was laughing secretly, only to feel that although the emperor allowed everyone to ask for it, he still had to scold Zhao Ding. However, he had just walked a few steps after he raised his foot and a small eunuch stepped forward and asked him to go to the harem pavilion.

At this point, the emperor naturally wanted to discuss military affairs with Privy Council. Not only Zhao and Zhang, but also several Privy Councils were summoned together.

The front line was already urgent. For several months, the Jin soldiers were mobilized, and the vanguard troops had begun to fight with the Song army's border defense forces in small and effective forces. Both sides had a victory. However, due to the weather, the Jin soldiers did not have a big offensive. The Song army could not understand the direction of the opponent's main attack, so they had to defend the defense line and did not dare to fight rashly.

Both sides knew very well that the timing of the decisive battle and the war must be after the beginning of autumn. Time flies, and midsummer has passed, and the Jin soldiers are mobilizing more and more frequently across the Song army in various areas, which is obviously the war is about to begin.

Thinking of this, Zhang Jun also threw away the distracting thoughts in his heart, followed Zhao Ding and headed towards the harem.

The palace was so painful that everyone had just walked through a few deep alleys and rich gates, and they had already arrived in front of the harem pavilion.

This is where Zhao Heng handled his affairs and summoned the ministers. Although it was not far from the harem garden, many houses were demolished and a large area of ​​open space was created. There were many guards around him, and he was very cautious.

But in such a heavy area, not far from outside the pavilion gate, there was a group of sumo wrestlers. They were naked and were fighting each other in the scorching sun, shouting constantly.

Like ordinary Song people, Zhang Jun also likes to watch people watch sumo wrestling, but at this moment, he frowned and shook his head.

When we arrived at the gate of the pavilion, there were a few literary attendants who were serving outside and were ready to be summoned by the emperor at any time.

Zhang Jun went to see the officials in green robes looking at the sumo wrestlers not far away, and they frowned.

He couldn't help but tease a familiar attendant and said, "Shi Xu, since he can't stand the noise, why not drive them away."

The Xu Changshi shook his head quickly and replied, "How dare they be? They are also Changshi, and they are all of them have the same ranks. How can they be so Menglang?" After he said that, he shook his head repeatedly, not daring to say anything else.

I think it was because of this group of sumo wrestlers that suffered a lot.

The two major sports of the Song people, one is playing football and the other is sumo wrestling.

In the inner courtyard of the palace, sumo wrestlers are also raised, and strongmen are well-known, and they are also given the title of regular attendant.

Zhao Huan attached great importance to sumo wrestling and even planned to make sumo wrestlers more prominent, making this kind of folk entertainment more prosperous, forming a system in the palace and the army.

The literati and noble relatives also watched sumo wrestling, but they despised these people who used their strength and fighting skills to make them eat with Zhao Huan's plan. They wanted to let these old masters who didn't hold their hands and ended up fighting.

Zhang Jun didn't care whether the emperor's actions were reasonable with this Xu Changshi. There were more important things in front of him, so he needed to go inside to consider them.

He stepped in. The emperor was sitting upright in the pavilion, so he quickly lowered his head, rushed forward, and knelt down to the emperor and bowed.

Because I had seen it at the meeting just now, I knelt up and sat down on the chair brought by the eunuch.

Zhao Heng's face was also different from what he had just said.

Although it was not a grand dynasty meeting just now, I basically gathered the promotion of the court officials in the mainland of Chang'an City. I had a lot of things to say, but it would be okay to say it in private, but speaking in front of hundreds of people could only embarrass Zhao Heng.

He was also very surprised that he favored many palace people in the harem, and there were about a dozen people, but in more than a year, no one had conceived.

If this matter is not resolved for a day, he will always feel uneasy.

Recently, military affairs have been urgent, and many reforms have to be put on the agenda, Zhao Heng is suppressing things, so he is even less concerned about sexual intercourse. In this way, the matter of Zhao Ding's statement on establishing a crown prince and a descendant is even more urgent.

But as modern people, they favor those palace ladies who are like wood and obedient to themselves. Although they are all beautiful, they lie on them, and their taste is becoming more and more like chewing wax.

Zhao Huan smiled bitterly, looked at the close ministers sitting in front of him, and thought to himself, "These things are inferior to you. Women are not unchanged. Like these people, they have no feelings for women. Isn't that great?"

He comforted himself, but he also knew that he was different from these real ancients.

He refused to think about it anymore, and smiled bitterly, and ordered to the inner servant: "Super tea to all of you."

"Yes, your Majesty."

Those who serve the emperor are mostly eunuchs who fled from Tokyo. They have learned this kind of ability to serve people for many years. They walk lightly, as if they are silent, but very fast.

In a moment, the exquisite white porcelain fine cups of the official kiln were placed on several tables in front of Zhang Jun and Zhao Ding.

As for the several Privy Councils, they were not qualified to enjoy the emperor's tea gift, and they were not given a seat, but just stood behind the two chiefs and waited for inquiries.

Zhao Heng waited for the two ministers to put down the tea dishes in his hands and said to the two men: "This morning, I came to report it. It is said that the number of Jin soldiers outside Tongguan has not decreased, and the pedestrian department has done a detailed investigation outside. It may be Wanyan Zongbi as the head coach."

This news naturally reached the ears of these two Privy Councilors.

When the emperor mentioned it at this time, he was naturally asking what his plan and what his opinions were.

Before going to court, the two had already discussed this matter. They looked at each other and said to Zhao Dingxian: "In my opinion, it is mostly not a doubter. Since ancient times, it has been easy to defend and difficult to attack. The previous time there was a mistake in Yanzhou and other places. In fact, the Western Army has served the king many times and supported Taiyuan, exhausted its strength. In addition, Zhe Ke asked to rebel and surrender the Jin soldiers, and was willing to lead the way. In addition, Wanyan Loushi entered Chang'an from Tongguan along the Weihe Valley and responded to both sides, so we lost Shaanxi. Now, your Majesty is asking for the Yongxing Army to be personally controlled. The imperial guards in front have been eliminated and have a strong combat power.

Zeng, the generals guarding the front line are also famous generals. Since then, they have been attacking from Hedong and other places, and it is better to enter from Tongguan. Although Tongguan is known as a natural danger, it has been wars for many years. In addition, our country did not regard Chang'an as its capital, and it has been disrepaired for many years. In addition, the Jin soldiers have repeatedly destroyed the gates and used them to block the enemy. The enemy gathered heavy troops and after knocking on the gate, they can drive in and out of Chang'an. I discussed that if I led the troops there, it would be most appropriate to do this."

Zhao Heng looked at Zhang Jun and asked him, "Is this the same thing about your intention?"

Zhang Jun nodded quickly and replied, "Yes, the same is true for me, and I have no objection."

"All right."

Zhao Heng nodded and stood up, looking at the sand table map in a corner of the cabinet, behind his hands.

It is not surprising that sand tables have existed in China for a long time, but they are not as scientific as later generations. Zhao Huan is determined to improve them. However, this kind of thing may not be possible even if a serious soldier from a military college graduate, let alone him.

He had already come into contact with a lot of military things at this time, unlike when he knew nothing about military affairs. After a while, he knew that the two ministers in front of him were indeed true.

The terrain of Shaanxi is surrounded by mountains on all sides. From Taiyuan westward, there are steep valleys along the way. After breaking through Tongguan, it is the plain Guanzhong Plain. As long as you advance along the Weihe Valley, there are many fortresses along the way, but it is difficult to block the enemy's heavy army. If you break through to Chang'an, you will either defend the city or retreat.

This would be very unfavorable to Zhao Heng's image as a heroic emperor that he worked hard to establish.

He made up his mind and said decisively: "Since this is the case, the golden autumn is coming, and the time for the enemy to take action is coming. I mean, to transfer the two brothers of Wu Jie to help Tongguan, and the enemy guarding Hedong will transfer Zhang Jun to Chang'an to go."

"Yes, I'm so good at making plans."

Although Zhang Jun is older than the Wu and Liu brothers in terms of qualifications, everyone knows that his ability is so good after years of war.

Since the enemy's main attack is Tongguan, there is no need to let the Wu brothers and other generals trap Yanzhou and other places. It is better to transfer elite troops to the vicinity of Tongguan to meet the enemy. Chang'an is located in the hinterland, and there is no need to keep the troops of the first army stationed. In this way, it is most appropriate to transfer Zhang Jun to fill the gaps in the other armies.

Since there is no objection to this matter, there is no problem with the logistics of grain and grass reserves and the replenishment of military weapons and armor, and the military weapons supervisors and the three departments.

Since Jiangnan had little work, the wealth was concentrated in Shaanxi for use, and a large amount of materials were transported from Sichuan to the Yangtze River. The weapons of the Song Dynasty were originally made in a standard manner, and these were very deserted and were also curbed by Zhao Heng. Over the past year, a large number of strong bows and crossbows were produced.

This battle has done all the personnel and affairs. As for the next victory or defeat, it depends on destiny again.

Ordinary people only say that if they work hard, they will succeed. Don’t they know that after human affairs, there will be destiny? There are many major historical events, all full of chance, and not as what some theory says, and it is a historical necessity.

Zhao Heng turned his seat and looked at Zhao Ding and Zhang Jun.

Zhao Ding is very talented, he is gentle in handling matters, is humble and polite in dealing with subordinates, and is very polite in his treatment. He is just too small to be tolerant of anything wrong.

Such a personality and temper are good enough to be the prime minister, but it is not enough to be in charge of the primordial sect.

Zhang Jun is good at controlling his subordinates and is very confident. He acts decisively and cannot be refuted. He can manage his tired Shaanxi for less than a year and gathers hundreds of thousands of troops to fight the enemy. This is a great ability and a great courage.

However, even if you are too rash and easy to advance, you are not a perfect military commander.

Although the battle with the Jin soldiers was not as difficult as the battle of Fuping, it was extraordinary. Zhao Heng had the idea of ​​personally expeditioning, but he knew that the emperor was not the military commander. He was different from the founding emperor like Li Shimin who grew up in the military formation. There were many things, and it was more important to stay in the deep palace to start the work, which was more important than to personally visit the front line.
Chapter completed!