With Du Zhongxiao's support, Li Fugui's mood calmed down and talked about the recent events in the court. He said: "In this battle in Youzhou, except for the Taiwei, Zhao Zi made the greatest contribution. He commanded the army in a very organized manner and made almost no mistakes. After the war, Zhao Zi should be promoted. However, everyone felt that Zhao Zi's military general was nothing more than a military commander, but it was not appropriate to be promoted. If he was asked to be a Privy Councilor, he would be afraid of a disaster."

Du Zhongxiao said: "In fact, it is best to have civil and military officials in the Privy Council. Without civil officials, it is too far away from the Secretary of the Central Committee, which makes it inconvenient to do things. Without military generals, officials are not familiar with military affairs and are afraid that they cannot do things well. Privy Councillors are two civil officials and two military generals, but this matter involves too much, and it is afraid that it will be difficult to do it for a while."

Li Fugui nodded: "The Taiwei said. So now everyone thinks that the Privy Councilor should be like the Taiwei. He is a civil servant, but has a military strategy. But for a while, where can we find such talents? Most officials who change from civil servants to military officials are no longer familiar with civil servant affairs, and it is still inappropriate."

Du Zhongxiao shook his head and said nothing. This is the issue of the appointment of officials of the Song Dynasty, and it can only be corrected in the future. The current system was the Privy Council's military order, and the three yamen were in charge of military affairs. Of course, those who manage military orders should be familiar with military affairs, but military generals were not suitable. In the past, the problem of the Song Dynasty was to control military affairs with literature, but how many mature regimes in the world did not control military affairs with literature? If they did not control military affairs with literature, they would face the problem of warlords, or the army would interfere too deeply in political affairs.

How to match civil and military affairs and how to separate power and restrict each other is a great question. But the one who really leads troops should be the generals. The affairs of the Privy Council must be in the hands of civil officials, and the cooperation of military officials is the most appropriate. But for a moment, how can these things be explained clearly and how can the court officials accept it? They can only take it slowly and change it slowly.

In the Privy Council, Zhao Zi was roughly equivalent to the Chief of General Staff in later generations, and his status was naturally important. Speaking of which, he was a person suitable for promotion to deputy Privy Councilor, but it was probably not easy to do it in a short period of time. The officials of the Third Office who really benefited less in this battle were the officials of the Third Office. For example, Yang Wenguang and others, because they were in charge of military affairs and had nothing to do with military merits, no one thought of it for a while.

Li Fugui said: "In fact, the most important thing is what the Taiwei should do. All officials in the court discussed that after this battle, the Taiwei should be the prime minister."

Du Zhongxiao smiled and said, "What's there to discuss about this? What else can I do except the prime minister if I want to be promoted? Of course, it's nothing to go out of the court to become an official in the local government. It's just that it's not easy to act like this after the war."

Li Fugui hurriedly said, "The Grand Marshal also thought he should be the prime minister?"

Du Zhongxiao shook his head: "I don't care about these things at all. To be honest, if you think about it carefully, I will find it difficult to deal with it now. In the Political Affairs Hall, Mr. Wen and Mr. Han are both very competent, so it is inappropriate to replace them. If you don't have a seat, you will be prime minister. But if you don't get promoted, you'll be afraid that you will get gossip."

Li Fugui said: "That's the grand marshal, and he won't fight for official positions. Mr. Wen has been in prime minister for many years, and according to the rules, it's time to change his seat. I heard that the emperor accidentally released Mr. Wen and let the Mr. Wen enter the political affairs hall. It's just that this matter is best if Mr. Wen takes the seal by himself. But Mr. Wen is greedy for the minister and refuses to do so, so he is dead."

Du Zhongxiao said: "This kind of thing is extraordinary, don't talk nonsense! The emperor has his own ideas on how the imperial officials arrange it."

Li Fugui said: "I just said that I am here at the Grand Marshal. How dare I speak more in other places!"

Wen Yanbo is relatively good at greed for power and loving the position. Moreover, like Han Qi, he is a young Jinshi and has a connection with his father who has become an official in the court, which is not comparable to other people. After so many years of being an official, Wen Yanbo's connections in the court are far from that of Du Zhongxiao. After this war, in order to keep his position, Wen Yanbo used some means, and Du Zhongxiao could even think of it with his eyes closed. However, although Wen Yanbo was in love with the position, he did not use despicable means for the position. This is the difference between him and Xia Shu. He has small means, but he is not a big feast.

After the war in Youzhou, this was the biggest problem for the court. If Du Zhongxiao wanted to be promoted, he could only become the prime minister. But the two prime ministers, Wen Yanbo and Han Qi, are both competent. If they give way to Du Zhongxiao, it would not be appropriate for either of them to go to the court.

At this critical moment, Du Zhongxiao took the initiative to come out to manage the prison camp, and also showed to others that he had no intention of competing for the position. In his prime, Du Zhongxiao was eager to be the prime minister. Could he still hold power in the world for 30 years? Then he would be exhausted.

Now that I don’t become the prime minister, I can’t become it in a few years? Du Zhongxiao is not in a hurry.

Li Fugui didn't think so. He thought that with this military merit, Du Zhongxiao took a step further, and those who had followed Du Zhongxiao for many years had a future. Since he was in Suizhou, how many people had such qualifications? That is, Zhao Zi, Yang Wenguang and Dou Shunqing had a few. They were all military generals, but they were different, but civil officials.

After chatting for a while, Du Zhongxiao said, "It's rare that you will leave the city once. If you have nothing to do at night, you will stay here overnight. I will prepare some wine and food to welcome you. Early spring is a rare time."

Li Fugui bowed: "This is the best. Youzhou is busy at the time of busyness and has not drunk alcohol with the Taiwei for a long time."

Du Zhongxiao nodded: "Yes, it's hard for us to get together since we left Hequ Road. Speaking of which, I really miss the days on Hequ Road. I didn't think much at that time, and I was busy every day, but I felt very fulfilled."

Li Fugui nodded. At that time, there was no need to think too much about it, just do it according to Du Zhongxiao's words. When working outside, there was no competition for official positions, so everyone lived happily together. After returning to the capital, many things changed.

Standing up, Du Zhongxiao said, "The peach blossoms are blooming outside. Let's go out for a walk and see the spring scenery."

The two left the living room together, arrived at the garden behind, and talked while walking.

Du Zhongxiao said: "Now officials in the court, especially those involved in the Youzhou War, all want to be promoted and make money. But I am worried that what lessons learned from the imperial guards' training and command of the war will soon be forgotten. You are the food and grass officer, and the best one in this battle is food and supplies. The Khitan army was bleeding from its head and blood, and finally surrounded by hunger. You have made great contributions. There are many experiences and lessons learned in this battle. You must sort them out and tell later generations. Don't just think about promotion and delay these important things."

Li Fugui bowed: "What the Taiwei said is. After he went back, the lower officials recruited officials and did this."

Du Zhongxiao nodded: "Now we have a great advantage over the Khitan, but if we don't pay attention and abandon the military, it will be difficult to say after decades. Even if we are strong, we must be alert at all times to maintain combat power. What we fear most is that after the great victory, the horse will be released from Nanshan and ignore it, and it will be abandoned. From the successive defeats against Dangxiang to the great victory of Youzhou now, it is not easy."

Li Fugui nodded: "It's all the contributions of the Taiwei. If the Taiwei hadn't made a big splash in Tanglong Town, how could it be today!"
Chapter completed!