When he arrived at Tianzhang Pavilion, he performed the manners and Zhao Zhen said, "The three strategies of offensive and defense you mentioned in the Secretariat are very reasonable. If you are determined to destroy the Yuanhao clown, it would be more appropriate to send troops from the Zhenrong army. This dynasty has a lot of money and food, and there is no shortage of manpower. The middle line sends troops to attack Dangxiang's heart. Moreover, the Zhenrong army can advance north along the Huluhe River, descend along the Yellow River, and attack Xingqing Prefecture directly, and the road will be given. If Weizhou and Fengzhou are used as the foundation to support 200,000 to 300,000 troops, Dangxiang can be destroyed!"

Xu Ping thought to himself, now you understand, why don’t you say it in Chongzheng Hall during the day? What’s the use of telling it to me now?

Before Xu Ping could speak, Zhao Zhen sighed again: "It is easy to gather 200,000 to 300,000 soldiers, but unfortunately there is no general."

Xu Ping thought for a while before saying, "Your Majesty thinks, what does Wang Shumi?"

"Wang Deyong became famous at a young age, and his wisdom and courage were both good. Unfortunately, he had never led a large army to fight. Hundreds of thousands of troops attacked and entered the enemy's territory for thousands of miles, which was very different from the marching of thousands of people. I asked Wang Deyong, but he was not sure. Unfortunately, there is no suitable candidate in the court except him. Although your strategy is good, it cannot be used now."

This is also the truth. Those who are capable of leading 200,000 to attack the enemy's territory can really not find such a general. There is no logistics, organization, intelligence, marching, etc. in the imperial guards. They rely heavily on the personal abilities of the generals. They have been peaceful for decades. Where can there be such talents? Twenty-three million people attack and advance, and their daily dispatch, coordination, and organization are very complicated. They are definitely not allowed to reach the predetermined place just by ordering them. Even if they don't fight on the road, they just walk and can walk hundreds of miles within the prescribed time according to the requirements, without any trouble, and they are already beyond the ability of the imperial guards.

Xu Ping said: "If Your Majesty is worried that the speed of march will be too fast, unexpected chaos will occur on the road. It is better to build a fortress and advance slowly. Now the road to Shaanxi Road is open, and the mailing department is recruiting people. With the preparations of the three departments, it can still be done. Building a fortress all the way to the Yellow River and then fighting with Dangxiang again is not impossible."

"Who can be the commander?" Zhao Zhen shook his head, "I was optimistic about you, and you proposed the countermeasures, and led a large army to fight Jiaozhi in Yongzhou. Although Dangxiang is stronger than Jiaozhi, this time it is not a state, but a country's army. If you get there, the troops in your hands are not comparable to those in Yongzhou. Alas, in the past two years, you have to change the military system, and the other is to be cheated of loans because of someone who was cheated of the capital bank, which has caused the imperial guards. I have tried privately that most of the imperial guards in the capital are unwilling to be under your control. Soldiers are dangerous, and the generals are a taboo in military strategists, so there is nothing we can do about it."

Xu Ping couldn't help but be stunned. He wanted to change the military system, but failed, and even scared the imperial guards. There was no way. If the system was not sound, the army highly relied on the cooperation of commanders at all levels. Xu Ping offended not only one person, but the commanders at all levels in the imperial guards had no good impression of him, and there was no way to replace him.

Zhao Zhen also said: "Now the soldiers are not good at fighting, and the generals are not accustomed to war. It is indeed too risky to start a war. From now on, one or two years, the northwest will focus on defending. One is to seek peace, and the other is to take this opportunity to select capable generals and generals. The three strategies you mentioned in the Zhongshu can only use the best strategy, two main defenses, and explore Hehuang. I think when the Han Dynasty first established a country, they would have lost more and won less than the Xiongnu. Emperor Wen and Jing cultivated and survived. When Emperor Wu rose up, he first took Henan, then fought in the south of the desert, and then took Hexi to the Han Dynasty. The Xiongnu was at the end of his strength.

By the fourth year of Yuan Ning, General Wei Qing led the army to attack Mobei, defeated Shanyu with Wugang Che formation, and the champion Hou Huo Qubing sealed Langjuxu, and decided to set the tripod in one battle. He defeated the Huns in four battles. Later generations only knew that the Han army was preaching outside the border, but they should not forget that before fighting in Henan, the Han army was mostly defeated. It was these previous defeats that allowed the Han army to train the army, elect generals, and also test the reality of the virtuality and reality. Therefore, we were not anxious about the battle of Dangxiang, and even if we had fewer achievements, we should not pay too much attention to it. The key is to learn what we should learn from these defeats."

Xu Ping stood up and bowed and said, "Your Majesty is far-sighted, how can I think so far?"

Zhao Zhen smiled and said, "You don't have to compliment me. As a king, when this war is at the critical moment, of course you have to learn about history and use it for the present. However, if you think so, whether you can do it or not, you still have to rely on the generals on the front line."

Speaking of this, Zhao Zhen shook his head helplessly: "I can spend no money, food, people's efforts, soldiers, and two or three years to test the Dangxiang and let the front-line generals fight. However, what I fear most is that after two or three years, everything will be the same. It is still the soldiers who are not good at fighting and generals are not good at fighting. What can I do?"

After saying that, Zhao Zhen looked a little lonely. He was the emperor and could only be an emperor, and he would not be able to fight. If the soldiers on the front line could not fight, Zhao Zhen would have to be helpless no matter what he thought.

In history, Renzong was the biggest backstage of the pro-war faction. Han Qi was able to quickly advance to become a general in one side, which was inseparable from his strong support. Unfortunately, the final result of the attack was that he encountered three major defeats before he could fight, and the pro-war faction stopped from then on. Now the national strength is no longer the same as in history, and there is no need to wait so long, and it will be replaced by Xu Ping.

Let Xu Ping sit down, Zhao Zhen said: "The current arrangement of the imperial court is to follow your third strategy. Linfu, Yan, Huanqing and Jingyuan Road, I will choose ministers to take over. You go to Qinfeng Road, and give your kindness and power to take back the Hehuang land for the court. When you were in Yongzhou, you used to be a place where you were a local. Although there were some minor chaos, the overall results were outstanding. The Han Wu conquered the Xiongnu, which started with the recovery of Henan. From then on, the Han army was invincible to the north. Wei Qing and Li Xi attacked Hetao, and detoured from Yunzhong, led a large army to march for more than a thousand miles in the desert for dozens of days, and defeated the enemy with one blow. After you pacify Tubo, you can attack Lanzhou and cut off

The connection between Dangxiang and Hexi is cut off his right arm and at the same time, he pushes Dangxiang's back. This is what you have already said in your countermeasures, and I don't need to repeat it. The only thing I want to remind you is that the strong army of the former Han Dynasty could still chase the enemy thousands of miles away from the country, which is something that the current imperial guards could not do in any way. You have to change the military system. Now I will hand over Longyou to you, and all military affairs will be subject to your arbitrary decision. Give you the sword of the emperor, and those who violate the military order will immediately be killed! Only two or three years later, when the imperial army heads northward, you will give me a strong army that can march thousands of miles in the desert, not only at least a few hundred miles to attack the enemy directly!”

Speaking of this, Zhao Zhen stood up, walked to the window, looked at the night outside, and said nothing more.

Xu Ping hurriedly stood up and bowed, saying respectfully: "I will obey the imperial edict and will not let down the entrustment of Your Majesty!"

After a while, Zhao Zhen said: "For decades, Tubo has been oppressed by Dangxiang and has been attacked continuously. Therefore, they have always been obedient to our dynasty. Although Siluo defeated Yuanhao repeatedly, he is very kind to our dynasty. You will go this time and want to seize Hehuang. If you are too tolerant of him, you will be unable to do things. If you are too strict, you will lose the hearts of the Fanhu people. You should pay attention to your dynasty."

"Your Majesty, I am just showing the Fan Hu to him as a minister and treat him as sincerity. Those who are loyal to the dynasty will respect him as a high position and give him a generous salary. The court can treat his descendants with preferential treatment. If the territory does not surrender and refuses to submit, they will use swords and weapons to deal with him as the ancients said that he was the one who held the lord and the other who danced with relatives. The key point in the past is the one whose name is Gong and the other whose name is sincere. Those who follow me will prosper, and those who go against me will perish! The story of the Champion Marquis in Hexi, he will know that he will succeed and stop!"

Zhao Zhen nodded and shook his head again: "The word "public" and "sincere" are easy to say, but how difficult it is to do!"

"It is indeed difficult. After all, people have selfish intentions and seven emotions and six desires. The so-called obstacles in Buddhism, there are always places where they are not fully done. As long as I keep my original intention in mind and not be confined to prejudice, I can always overcome difficulties and serve Your Majesty!"

Ethnic relations are the most difficult to deal with, especially the Hehuang area, where ethnic relations are the most complex. It is said that it is the territory of the Tubo and Qiang people, but in fact the Han people have been the Han people, and these Han people have been in the Hu family for more than 100 years. On the other hand, the Fanhus there have been in different degrees, which is different from the Fanhus in other places. Especially the upper class, regardless of customs and culture, it is no different from the Han people. How to deal with them after they get there, what needs to be won over and what needs to be cracked down on. Don’t think that the Han people who have been transformed are easier to talk to than the Fanhu people, that may not be necessary. In fact, it depends on the tribes they belong to, the leaders, and treat them separately. The three ethnic groups of Han, Tibetan and Qiang are of the same origin, and they are mixed together for one or two hundred years, and they are a different group from other places.

Xu Ping had experience in Yongzhou and knew that the most important thing in dealing with these problems was to seek truth from facts. Whatever things in history looked like, praise them, and criticize them. Never mind whether to please anyone, they would not be able to be right or wrong, or even turn black and white into black. Even if there is a temporary effect, it will leave endless troubles. He learned a lesson in his previous life. Originally out of a compensatory mentality, he treated ethnic minorities preferentially, but in the end he became disregardless of right or wrong.

Whenever when talking about ethnic minorities in history, we must say that they are oppressed by the Central Plains dynasty. The leaders of ethnic minorities must be wise and divine martial, and the emperors and civil and military officials of the Central Plains dynasty must be incompetent. This has almost become a kind of political correctness. Even some ambitious people who have no positive contributions in history, are determined to split the country and are full of blood.

Since you are trying your best to advocate the separatists in history and dress up as heroes, why do people in reality still have to focus on the central government? Those who prevent ethnic minorities from being divided cannot be called national heroes, because they are afraid of hurting the feelings of some people, and the executioner who kills people is praised on the altar, and there is no slander. Isn’t this just encouraging separatist in reality?
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