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Zhang Xiaochun was angry. When he saw Zhe Kecun, Yang Ling and a group of generals stood in front of him and flatly refused his request, he could no longer suppress his anger. He burst out and he roared angrily...

"What do these rural soldiers want? In order to defend their country, they don't even want their own lives. What else do they want? They lack weapons and armor, and they don't even have a pair of combat boots. How do you let them fight? Do you have to watch them die?"

"Zhang Shuai, you recruited the village soldiers to die in order to let them die in death." Zhe Kecun's brown face turned red due to excitement. "This is going to fight, fighting hundreds of thousands of Jin troops, not escorting food and supplies, do you know? The village soldiers who can enter the army are all strong men, not sixty-year-old men, nor teenagers. These old men, these young men, their duty as village soldiers is not to go to the front line to fight, but to protect their homes in the rear. Please do not let tens of thousands of innocent people die in vain for their own selfish interests."

"I'm for personal gain?" Zhang Xiaochun was so angry that his eyes turned red. "Who did the country and the people ignore it for personal gain? I told you to complete the assembly on the 17th, but what about your army? Where are the third and seventh generals in Hedong?" Zhang Xiaochun smashed the letters on the case table in front of Zhe Kecun. "Liu Shenjun sent a letter from Datong to urge us to go north, but why did you refuse to go north on the excuse that the army did not complete the assembly? Did we go north to support it when Datong was lost and Jiuzhou behind the mountain was lost?" "Northern support was the order of Taishi Tong, not the emperor's will. In addition, the Privy Council and the Three Yasi were cautious about the matter of north support. They believed that the King of Han had the strength to defend Datong." Zhe Kecun said seriously, "Our goal is to weaken the strength of the King of Han. To go north to support is not to directly participate in the war, but to pose a threat to the King of Han."

Zhang Xiaochun was stupid. This is all the world. A second general in Hedong dared to fight against Chief Shuai, especially the words Zhe Kecun said, which surprised him even more.

Zhang Xiaochun knew that his strategic appeasement envoy had no complicated relationships in Hedong, nor did he have loyal subordinates. He could not control these Northwest generals.

The Northwest Generals and Bianjing have a complex relationship. Which of these generals has no backing? In order to increase their strength, the people in Bianjing also try their best to cultivate, support and win over these generals. Therefore, the struggles in the court will directly extend to the border. Many times, the generals of the border do not obey the command of their commanders, but the command of Bianjing. Even if serious consequences are caused, these people will be fine, because the people in Bianjing will help him get rid of his crimes. The commander of the army often bears the blame and becomes the losers of the court struggle.

Tong Guan presided over the Northwest military for twenty years, how many people wanted to push him down? But Tong Guan never fell down. In addition to the emperor's absolute trust, more importantly, Tong Guan supported a group of Northwest generals. He gave the opportunity to make meritorious contributions to those generals or corpses who failed to make a living, and then promoted them to turn them into his own people. If Liu Zhongwu and Liu Fa were not dead, Tong Guan would not use Zhong Shidao, and if Tong Guan did not use Zhong Shidao, the Northern Expedition might not be defeated. It is not that because Zhong Shidao interferes with it, it would lead to defeat, but Tong Guan and Zhong Shidao are basically affiliated with two opposing factions. Zong Shidao took office as the commander is the result of the compromise between the two factions. After all, the benefits involved in the Northern Expedition are too great, and the benefits cannot be occupied by one faction. The result of this compromise has led to Tong Guan not being able to command the army at all. Tong Guan listens to the emperor, while Zhong Shidao listens to some prime ministers in Bian Jing, and the result is self-evident.

The Zhe family has been prosperous for more than 400 years and has experienced several dynasties. This family has its own set of very successful methods in dealing with the relationship between the royal family and the capital. No one can tell which one the backstage of the Zhe family is now, but as a foreign clan, he is not a royal relative, and has been honored in the Song Dynasty for more than 150 years by relying solely on force. You can imagine that this family has deep connections in Bianjing, so the Zhe family is the boss in Hedong. Any commander in charge must establish a good relationship with the Zhe family. Otherwise, you can get out.

Zhang Xiaochun just violated the taboo of the Zhe family. The east and north edges of the River are the sphere of influence of the Zhe family. The imperial guards, wing troops, foreign soldiers, rural soldiers, and local soldiers here are equivalent to the army of the Zhe family. The sphere of influence of the Zhe family army is not limited to the prefectures, but the northwest edge of the entire Hedong Road. It is a big event to recruit rural soldiers. The village soldiers are all farmers. If you drag the farmers to fight, you will die. Who will plant the fields? If no one farms, where will the food come from? Who will guard the fortresses along the border? If you don’t discuss such a big thing with the Zhe family, you will order the execution without authorization. The consequences are too serious.

The Zhe family is not trying to make things difficult for Zhang Xiaochun, but must consider their own interests. Zhang Xiaochun is an official. After being an official for a few years, he patted his butt and left. What about the Zhe family? The Zhe family is born and raised in this place. He wants to guard the territory. If he wants to defend the territory, he depends entirely on the army. The people can not only contribute food and clothing to the army and help guard the fortress, but also on the source of the Zhe family's army. Therefore, the people on the northwest edge are the source of the survival of the Zhe family. If you want to destroy the survival of the Zhe family, the Zhe family will of course be against you.

Zhang Xiaochun has been a local official and a capital official. He also has many disciples and former officials. He can tell clearly about the affairs inside and outside the court. Unfortunately, he has always been a civil servant and has never been a military commander, especially a military commander in the northwest region. In fact, he has no idea about the situation here at all. Of course, he thought he knew it. As a result, he was bleeding from the head when he reached this critical moment.

Zhe Kecun said that sentence clearly enough. You, Zhang Xiaochun, are in the court. I also have someone. You received the order from the ground to go north to support Datong. But I received the order from the ground was not. So I can ignore you. Although you are my land Shangguan, in the eyes of the Zhe family, I said you are Shangguan and you are Shangguan. I said no. Then you are bullshit.

Zhang Xiaochun was stunned for a moment. He knew that things were in trouble and could not force him. Then he left a sentence. "I will give you another day. Either you have assembled the army. Or I will take the village soldiers north to Datong." After that, he left and went straight to Jia Qiong, the magistrate of Daizhou.

"What do you mean? Do you mean to harm me?" Zhang Xiaochun was furious and wanted to give him a ba. This guy was too bad. He knew that recruiting the village soldiers would anger the Zhe family. He even came up with such an idea. Now the conflict has intensified and the army can no longer be transferred. What should I do next?

"It should be the Zhe family, not you." Jia Qiong was not angry. He said with a smile. "The village soldiers do not have enough weapons or military funds. But you can ask the King of Han. When the King of Han saw you bring tens of thousands of farmers to the battlefield, he would definitely be moved to tears. Don't talk about weapons and military funds. Even if you want mountains of gold and silver, he would give you one without hesitation. What about the Zhe family? The Zhe family is difficult to do. The Zhe family deliberately delays the time for the army gathering, forcing you to recruit the village soldiers to guard Datong. The blame is great. Whether you win or lose this battle, Zhang Shuai has made contributions. The Zhe family will be criticized."

Zhang Xiaochun understood a little. It seems that Jia Qiong, a local snake, is not harming him, but helping him.

"The Zhe family has always been low-key and does not make things difficult for Shuai Si easily, but this time it is different. The Zhe family must make things difficult for you once this time." Jia Qiong looked at Zhang Xiaochun with a questioning face and asked with a smile, "The back of the mountain returns to the Song Dynasty, and the King of Han Li Hu becomes the vassal state of the Song Dynasty. So what will happen between Li Hu and the Zhe family?"

Zhang Xiaochun suddenly realized that there would be a fierce conflict of interest between Li Hu and the Zhe family.

After Shanhou returned to the Song Dynasty, Li Hu, the vassal state, was too strong. He could fight against the Western Xia, the desert and the Jin Kingdom alone. What was particularly important was that he and the four routes of Shaanxi formed a surround against the Western Xia. If the people of Xixia declined and even lost their country, would the Zhe family still have more than 400 years of glory? Of course, it would not. With the national policy of the Song Dynasty, the Zhe family would soon become weak.

This is a future conflict of interest, and the immediate conflict of interest is more intense.

First of all, the Zhe family army changed from guarding the borders of two countries to guarding the borders of one country. He only needed to station on the borders of Songxia. In this way, his army would be reduced, his fortresses would be reduced, and his military expenditure would be reduced. What's more serious is that his Huiyi income would be reduced. If the Zhe family army guarding the borders of both countries at the same time won the Zhe family's huge income, then as King Li Hu of Han became a vassal state of the Song Dynasty, the income of the Zhe family would be reduced by more than 70%. Because the Huiyi border between Hedong Road and Xijing was mainly controlled by the Zhe family, and this area was the most profitable. It is the main source of the Zhe family's income.

The Zhe family guarded the border, and the military funds provided by the imperial court alone were far from enough. For example, the renovation of the fortress, the recruitment of bravery, the purchase of intelligence, subsidies for foreign soldiers, rural soldiers, and local soldiers, the pensions and raising their descendants... and so on, all of which require money. The Zhe family army is a whole, and the whole needs cohesion to exert its maximum combat effectiveness. The generation of cohesion requires the Zhe family to create a life that can at least be fed and fed for their subordinates and the people who follow them, but this all requires money.

Li Hu occupied Xijing, which didn't matter, but Li Hu defected to the Song Dynasty, which made the relationship between him and the general one. It was not ordinary. This seriously threatened the survival of the Zhe family, so Li Hu and the Zhe family had a serious conflict of interest. In terms of the more than 400 years of history of the Zhe family, what they were best at was resolving conflicts. The best way to resolve conflicts was not war, but compromise. Compromise could allow both sides to get the best interests.

There are many ways to apply this strategy of compromise, such as alliances, marriages, etc., and the Zhe family urgently needs favors, giving Li Hu favors. If Li Hu owe the Zhe family favors, the Zhe family will establish a very close relationship with Li Hu. With this intimate relationship, things will be easier to handle in the future.

Zhang Xiaochun figured it out and knew how to do it. All of this was a trap set by the Zhe family for himself, and Jia Qiong was obviously from the Zhe family. Now the Zhe family gave him a choice, and cooperation would benefit both the two, and not cooperation would lose both the two. Of course, Zhang Xiaochun chose to cooperate.

Zhang Xiaochun invited the Zhe Kecun to the Shuai Chan Chan, and he only said one sentence, "I'm back to Taiyuan, you are fully responsible for the local affairs here."

Zhe Kecun bowed to thank him, and he also said, "The Zhe family is not only the Zhe family, it also includes the towns and garrisons in the northwest border. So please Zhang Shuai must understand the difficulties of our Northwest people."
Chapter completed!