Along with Qu Duan came the impeachment memorial of Wang Shu, the new envoy of Jingyuan Road.

Who to impeach?

It must be Quduan!

Qu Duan was definitely the most problematic figure in the northwest of the Song Dynasty.

This guy was killed by Zhang Jun and Wu Jie in official history.

As for Wu Jie, she actually started working with Qu Duan.

Since Wu Jie was hanging out with Qu Duan, why did he still advise Zhang Jun to kill Qu Duan?

The problem lies with Qu Duan himself.

Zhang Jun went to Shaanxi to engage in grand strategy. After he went there, he would of course want to improve relations with all parties and promote outstanding talents. This is no problem.

And the first talent Zhang Jun discovered was Wu Jie.

Zhang Jun also did a very good job in ideological work for talents from all sides, otherwise he would not have agreed to fight head-on with Jin Jun.

But there is only one person who doesn't buy it, and that person is Qu Duan.

In the northwest, Qu Duan not only disobeyed the commander's orders, but also wanted to kill his immediate superior, Wang Si.

This means treason.

Zhang Jun, on the other hand, risked his whole family's lives in the court to ensure that Qu Duan would not rebel, and later personally worshiped Qu Duan as his general.

The results of it?

In the end, Zhang Jun listened to Wu Jie's advice and killed Qu Duan.

As for why Wu Jie wanted to kill his old boss, the reason is also very simple.

Qu Duan sent Wu Jie to fight Wanyan Sali of the Jin army. For the first time, Wu Jie beat Wanyan Sali directly until he burst into tears on the spot.

The second time the two armies were about to confront each other, Qu Duan suddenly asked Wu Jie to withdraw.

Haha, the two armies are facing each other, and they will withdraw at any time?

As long as Wu Jie dared to withdraw and the Jin army did not attack, the tense atmosphere would immediately cause the entire army to collapse first.

War is no joke. Many soldiers even have stress reactions before fighting, and the atmosphere is horribly depressing.

Therefore, there has always been a saying in the army: Anyone who dares to shake the morale of the three armies will be killed without mercy!

It was definitely impossible for Wu Jie to retreat at this time, so Qu Duan dropped Wu Jie and ran away first.

This is the reason why the relationship between Wu Jie and Qu Duan was sown.

Qu Duan was not an ordinary person, he was also very good at fighting. He knew that retreating before the battle was a taboo, but he still asked Wu Jie to withdraw before the battle. It was obvious that he wanted to deliberately harm Wu Jie.

The motivation is that Wu Jie is valued by Zhang Jun.

So, back to Qu Duan, he is a very talented, but narrow-minded and ambitious guy.

This person is really not suitable to stay in important military defense areas, otherwise the destructive effect will definitely be greater than the actual effect.

You know, Wu Jie was the most valiant general under Qu Duan before.

This is the story of official history.

The rhythm of the northwest was changed by Zhao Ning's grand strategy.

But Wang Shu still wrote a memorial to impeach Duan!

The reason for impeachment is also very simple: disobeying orders.

What he said about disobeying orders was that after the Battle of Chang'an, various departments in Shaanxi were arranging to form new lines of defense. As the commander of the Economic and Strategy Department, he did not obey the unified arrangements of the Economic and Strategic Envoys.

This crime was very serious in the Song Dynasty.

The Song Dynasty was the most wary of generals in all dynasties.

If a military general fails to obey orders, it can be directly regarded as treason.

Therefore, Wang Shu’s impeachment memorial is very serious.

If the civil servants in the capital knew about it, they would definitely explode.

But now the person involved has come to the capital.

Of course Qu Duan will come, because Zhao Ning gave him General Yunhui's Wusanguan.

Wusanguan is an idle official among military generals. He has no specific authority and is mainly linked to his salary.

The grade is from the third grade.

Quduan's previous grade was from the sixth grade, which was equivalent to being promoted and jumped six levels in one go.

Qu Duan is ambitious and wants a high official, then give it to him!

It is said that if you want to take something, you must give it first.

Senior officials can give it, but you have to come to the capital to see me, right?

So Qu Duan came to see you.

At this time, I was listening to the announcement outside the palace.

Zhao Ning did not expect that he had just received the good news from Wu Jie and heard about Qu Duan's arrival.

You know, in history, Zhao Gou also summoned Qu Duan, but Qu Duan did not dare to go to Lin'an.

The reason was that Qu Duan had just done a few transgressive things at that time, and he was heartbroken.

But now, Qu Duan is here, arriving in the capital before the conflicts between the parties intensify.

This thorn in the northwest has finally been resolved.

Zhao Ning made other arrangements for Qu Duan.

Since he came to the capital to see you, of course he shouldn't even think about going back to Jingyuan Road again!

As for the impeachment of Wang Shu, a major matter was reduced to a trivial matter and handled diplomatically.

Chen Gui said: "I have written a new defense strategy for Hebei and Hedong, and I would like the officials to review it."

Sure enough, using talents saves worry and effort.

"Your Majesty, I am a good minister!" Zhao Ning said excitedly, "Now the war on the northern front is tense, and border defense construction is imminent, but the supply of fortification talents is insufficient, so I have thought about it and planned to build a Gakushu Academy to specially train

What do you think, sir, of using talents in this field for military defense?"

"If so, it's naturally better!"

"You have made great contributions to the defense this time. I will promote you to the position of Minister of the Ministry of Industry and take charge of the defense construction of the Northern Front of the Song Dynasty!"

"I thank Your Majesty, and I will do my best."

"Okay, regarding the Gewuyuan, I also have some ideas here. I have already drafted the first draft. You can take it back and have a look."

The study of things is a Confucian discipline that specializes in studying the "principles of things", and it is very close to the concept of science.

The Song Dynasty was a dynasty that paid great attention to scientific and technological research, but lacked systematic theoretical research and records.

The most fundamental reason why science can replace the old world is that scientific theoretical knowledge, when accumulated to a certain extent, will produce explosive results, which is the so-called industrial revolution.

But science itself requires many conditions, otherwise it will be difficult to advance.

For example, the weights and measures of the Song Dynasty were not precise enough, and they were not precise enough to carry out more precise experiments.

Of course, this is a matter that needs to be sorted out step by step. Zhao Ning first wrote down some of his own opinions and gave them to Chen Gui. This matter cannot be rushed.

After the establishment of the Gewuyuan, new learning will actually have the soil, and there will be a continuous supply of talents for border fortifications.

A truly large-scale war does not end with one or two surprise attacks. It must involve road construction, bridge building, trench digging, city casting, and even the development of firearms and the improvement of chariots.

For example, more than half of the land in Hebei has been destroyed. If the Song Dynasty did not have strong infrastructure capabilities in the future, it would be impossible to make the Northern Expedition.

Why?

Because the Hebei area is already a vacuum zone, the Jin army's invasion of the Song Dynasty was too deep, and the Jin army's Northern Expedition of the Song Dynasty was not too deep.

So the question comes back to the normal strategic layout. Strong infrastructure capabilities are one of the foundations for the Song Dynasty to fight against the wind.

However, infrastructure capabilities cannot be acquired with a wave of hands. Talents need to be cultivated, systems need to be rebuilt, and resources need to be dug out spade by spade.

After Chen Gui left, Zhao Ning summoned Qu Duan in.

Zhao Ning had already thought about Qu Duan's position.
Chapter completed!