After coming out of the hotel and looking at the red sun in the sky, Du Zhongxiao said: "It is the hottest time of the year, but Shengzhou is the best place. Except for a short period of noon, it is not too hot most of the time."

Fu Bi said: "Yes, in summer, Hequ Road is actually not bad."

At this moment, a soldier ran over quickly and saluted Du Zhongxiao: "Jings, the envoy from the capital is waiting in the commander's mansion!"

Du Zhongxiao was stunned for a moment and said, "It's almost dark, why are there an envoy coming at this time?"

The soldier said: "The envoy was riding on this train, but there was no way."

Du Zhongxiao nodded and said to Fu Bi and Zhang Sheng: "Let's go back to the general's mansion. I don't know what the hell is coming, what is going on?"

When he arrived at the General's Mansion, he met Lan Yuanzhen, an eunuch in the palace. Lan Yuanzhen had come to Hequ Road several times to pass edicts, and everyone was familiar with him. After the ceremony, Du Zhongxiao ordered the incense table to be placed, and Lan Yuanzhen read the edict. Du Zhongxiao stepped down as the commander of Hequ Road and returned to Beijing to serve as the deputy envoy of the Privy Councilor.

After reading it, Lan Yuanzhen said: "The general of Jie can come forward to receive the imperial edict."

Du Zhongxiao shook his head: "People's Chief, I have never held a position in the capital. How can I be the deputy envoy of the Privy Councilor? I dare not obey the imperial edict."

Lan Yuanzhen was stunned when he heard this. Du Zhongxiao's current status was not considered a high promotion when he returned to Beijing to serve as the deputy envoy of Privy Councilor. If he had not had any shallow qualifications, he would have been able to say anything if he went back to become the Privy Councilor. He had thought a lot about it, but he did not expect Du Zhongxiao to not obey the imperial edict.

After pausing for a while, Lan Yuanzhen said, "What should I do? Apart from worshiping you is a great deal, Jieshuai is a foreign minister, so this edict is not easy."

Du Zhongxiao said: "It's nothing. I'll just wait for the new military commander to come. I'll hand over it and wait for the edict. I'll just work hard to get here for thousands of miles."

Lan Yuan shook his head: "It's nothing I can do when I traveled a few times in vain, but the commander of the Jie Dynasty did not obey the order. What should I do?"

It is not uncommon to not obey the imperial edict, but it is mostly when I was in the capital. It is a bit difficult to deal with the matter of not obeying the imperial edict. Fortunately, there are trains now, and if it only takes a few days to do so, it will take several months to deal with it.

Seeing that Du Zhongxiao was determined, Lan Yuanzhen had no choice but to put away the edict. Today Du Zhongxiao wrote a memorial overnight and Lan Yuanzhen took it back tomorrow. With Du Zhongxiao's current status, what's the edict going to return? Lan Yuanzhen had nothing to say.

He led his troops to rescue Tang Longzhen, Du Zhongxiao has been leading troops on Hequ Road, and did not know his current status in the court. He expanded thousands of miles into Hequ Road in one battle, and then opened up the Western Regions again. Du Zhongxiao was already a figure in the Central Plains like a legend, and his status in the court was quite significant. It was just because his qualifications were too shallow and he had not served as an official in the central court, so his status would not be too high this time when he returned to Beijing.

With Du Zhongxiao's military achievements, he should be the magistrate when he returned to Beijing. It is too much for being a Privy Councilor, and the Deputy Privy Councilor should be appropriate. However, because he had never been an official in Beijing before and had been promoted outside the country, he went back to Beijing to be the magistrate directly, Du Zhongxiao was afraid that he would encounter trouble. Du Zhongxiao felt that he should return to Beijing to change his identity as a civil servant first, first become another official position, and then become a magistrate after adjustment.

After receiving the edict and removing the incense case, Du Zhongxiao said: "It is rare that the Pavilion will be in this border area. Tonight I will hold a banquet in the Houya to welcome you. Stay in Shengzhou City for two days and see the surrounding scenery. How about going back?"

Lan Yuanzhen shook his head: "If the commander Jie obeys the imperial edict, it is natural. If he does not obey the imperial edict, I will return to Beijing as soon as possible."

Du Zhongxiao said: "It's okay, just welcome the wind tonight and wait for the train to leave tomorrow."

Lan Yuanzhen's identity, of course, has his own special car. I will choose a train to Beijing tomorrow and just hang it behind.

That night, Du Zhongxiao held a banquet in the Houya, and all the officials in Shengzhou City were invited to welcome Lan Yuanzhen.

After drinking a few glasses of wine, Lan Yuanzhen said: "In recent years, both internal and external affairs are harmonious, and it is difficult to get a good time. He has a good reputation, and he has defeated the Khitan first, then defeated the Dangxiang, and then regained the territory of the Western Regions, and his national prestige is greatly boosted. Inside, he developed factories and shopping malls, and the court's money and grain were much more than before. This year, the three departments have returned all the money owed to the inner treasury before, which is a rare thing. Therefore, the officials have not adjusted much in recent years, and many have completed their term of office, and some have even served more than their term. When the Minister of the Jin Dynasty came back from the Western Regions, the court believes it is time to adjust."

Du Zhongxiao said: "Oh, I wonder how the court will adjust it?"

Lan Yuanzhen said: "The first one was to adjust the Privy Council. The Grand Marshal Di served outside the post and went to Qinfeng Road. The original commander Liu Ji was not transferred to another place, but changed his post to the deployment of the main route and manage his subordinates. This is clear that he is going to use troops against Dangxiang."

Fu Bi said: "Are you really going to use military force against Dangxiang? A few days ago, we thought so when we heard the court's arrangements."

Lan Yuanzhen said: "I heard from the ministers in the court that Dangxiang was defeated by Jieshuai. Although he was much more honest, his etiquette was always neglected. In the past, the entire army had not completed the training, so he could only endure it. This year it was different. There were always 300,000 to 400,000 troops completed the reorganization, and with the tens of thousands of people on Hequ Road, he could fight Dangxiang. Taiwei Di went to Zhenrong Army and trained the army, and he should have an attack."

The most well-informed eunuchs in the court were these palace eunuchs. They were not secrets, so Lan Yuanzhen was naturally relaxed. At this time, Du Zhongxiao was only in his thirties and had made countless military achievements. Anyone could see that his future prospects were limitless. When he came here to serve an envoy, Lan Yuanzhen attached great importance to it and was willing to get close to Du Zhongxiao. As long as the relationship was close, there would be endless benefits in the future.

In fact, if you really want to fight Dangxiang, the most suitable commander is Du Zhongxiao. After all, you are familiar with the current situation of the army and are easy to use for this war model. However, for the court, if Du Zhongxiao commands the army, the military power will be too unified with one person. Du Zhongxiao himself is unwilling to command the army anymore. The battle in the Western Regions shows that now, as long as you don’t get confused, you can win easily without any challenges.

Military, the current Song army has been transformed from before and is not afraid of foreign wars. As long as you win more battles, your spirit will naturally arise and form a temperament for a long time. Even if you are anxious, you can't ask for it, and Du Zhongxiao no longer wants to waste time.

Du Zhongxiao has seen a lot of lonely smoke in the desert on the frontier. Now he only wants to return to the green mountains and clear waters of the Central Plains. There are too many killings on the battlefield, and now he only wants to live a stable life for a while. No matter what he does, he will endure it for a while before talking about it.

Speaking of going to war against Dangxiang, Zhang Sheng asked: "Hequ Road is connected to many places in Dangxiang, and it should be inevitable to go to war with Dangxiang."

Lan Yuanzhen said: "It should be. But how to arrange it? You have to wait until the Jieshang enters Beijing and ask for the Jieshang's opinions."

Zhang Sheng nodded repeatedly: "It should be like this. Speaking of combat command, which one in the world is better than the Jieshang?"

Du Zhongxiao said: "You can't say this. I just happened to be in a good way and commanded a few wars. Now it's not like me when Dangxiang saw how we fight. We should have specific precautions and consider them carefully."

Lan Yuanzhen said: "Taiwei Di was a man who once destroyed Nong Zhigao in the south. He had been in the army for decades, and it would not be bad. This time he was sent to Qinfeng Road as the commander, and the court was also in case. Hundreds of thousands of troops worked together, but he had never seen him before? How did Dangxiang respond!"

Du Zhongxiao nodded without saying a word. From last time Di Qing waited to Wudu, he later took turns to do it several times. Du Zhongxiao was not sure what he learned. Di Qing was an excellent general, and it was self-evident. His problem was that he was too deeply influenced by the old traditions and could adapt to the new situation.

However, Han Qi, although he was a civil servant, commanded the battle against Dangxiang with Du Zhongxiao, and understood more clearly. The current war situation no longer requires high-level generals to fight bravely on the battlefield, but requires precise command, especially courage and strategy. The entire command system is also very different from before, but is somewhat similar to the bureaucratic system.

This time, Di Qing was sent to Qin Fenglu as the commander, and it can be seen that the emperor still had high hopes for him. What is there? Di Qing is the most typical person who has made great contributions from a soldier to a general, and has made great contributions. The emperor's eyes are naturally different.

Speaking of the war, Zhang Sheng and Fu Bi were very interested and discussed with Lan Yuanzhen.

Du Zhongxiao listened, secretly feeling that their understanding of war under the new situation was still somewhat inferior. The words always revealed, containing the previous understanding of war. He did not have a deep understanding of the new firearm troops, the entire command, logistics, transportation, etc.
Chapter completed!