Prime Minister

Chapter 744 Around
Zhang Yue said that Khitan would not easily send troops to attack Song Dynasty, which made Wen Yanbo dissatisfied.

This made him submissive to Wang Anshi when he dealt with Khitan, and his attack on Xixia was not successful.

Wen Yanbo glanced at Zhang Yue and said with a smile: "Zhang Jinglue has never been an envoy to Khitan, nor has he dealt with the Liao Kingdom before, but he knows everything about Khitan's domestic affairs like the palm of his hand, which is really commendable."

Hearing that Zhang Yue knew that Wen Yanbo was stabbing himself with words, he could only pretend to smile modestly.

Since Khitan will not send troops, the imperial court's strategy against Xia and Qingtang remains unchanged.There is no doubt that the imperial court will continue to invest resources in the Qinfeng Road Transit Department and Xihe Economic Strategy Department.

"Let's talk about the strategy for making summer!"

Zhang Yue still used Qingtang to suppress Xixia in formulating the strategy of establishing Xia: "The previous attack on Qingtang was inappropriate because the communication between the center and the local area was not smooth. If you have any questions, you can ask a middleman to communicate in the middle."

As soon as Zhang Yue said this, all the prime ministers were stunned.

Wang Gui smoothed the field with a smile and said: "It's not a good thing for the middlemen to supervise the army. Your Majesty trusts Zhang Jinglue, so don't say too much. Please don't worry too much."

Zhang Yue continued: "If you don't send middlemen to supervise the army, you can also invite Wang Anli and Cai Meng to work in the commander's mansion!"

Wang Anli is a Jinshi in the same discipline as Zhang Yue, and also Wang Anshi's younger brother. Cai Meng is Cai Ting's son. Zhang Yue invited the two of them to serve as errands in the commander's mansion. Supporting you two prime minister's children, this is the same as Wen Jifu's visit to the Zhangyue shogunate.

It doesn't matter whether the middleman or the prime minister's son supervises the army, the meaning is the same. Don't hold me back in the court.

Wang Anshi said: "Duzhi wants his younger brother and Cai Tang's old son to join the army. Is it because he is worried that I will wait for the leader to cooperate? If so, I, Wang Anshi, will be a treacherous person. What kind of Xixia is being plotted in this way, and we should be correct. The prime minister is the first to avoid disorder."

Zhang Yue smiled slightly.

Cai Ting also said something similar to Wang Anshi.

Zhang Yue said: "The lower officials think that since ancient times, the prime ministers have cooperated with each other, and the frontier ministers are willing to do things!"

Wang Anshi sneered, "I'm not going to compete with you for title, let alone fame, so there's no need to talk about that."

Later, when talking about the Qingtang strategy, Zhang Yue mentioned Jianzanak City, which he had discussed with Wang Shao for a long time.

Wang Anshi replied to discuss further.

Immediately when Zizheng Palace discussed the policy here, they asked questions for more than three hours, and everyone was a little tired. Wang Anshi asked when he arrived, "If we attack Xia at this time, how sure is Zhang Jinglue?"

This problem is also comparable to the problem of whether Khitan will attack Song Dynasty.

Zhang Yue thought for a while and said: "Xihe Wuzhou is not convinced, and Mu Zheng is on the run, Dong Zhan is married to Xia people, and now the odds of winning Xia are probably less than [-]%."

"Fifty percent..." Wang Anshi thought for a while.

Wang Anshi asked again: "If you manage Xihe River for several years and capture Mu Zheng again, how much will Dong Zhan have to surrender?"

Zhang Yue said: "It's hard to predict what will happen in a few years' time, but if it's the Xia Kingdom and the Khitan hasn't changed, there's a [-]% certainty that the Xia Ban Kingdom can be defeated!"

All the butchers looked at each other.

Seventy percent in the military already belongs to the category with a high chance of winning. Wang Anshi estimated that Han Jiang's chance of winning was only [-]% when he sent troops to Luowu City.

Wang Anshi asked: "Over the past few years, our dynasty has won more battles with Xixia than we have lost. According to the rules of the chapter, if there is no change after a few years, can we attack Xia?"

Zhang Yue thought to himself that this was not only asked by Wang Anshi, but by officials.The officials also urgently need an answer. They have been using troops in Qingtang for several years, and the ultimate goal is to make summer. They must give a deadline.

But there is no certainty about sending troops. It is understandable that the officials are too anxious. Is Wang Anshi so anxious?

Zhang Yue didn't dare to talk too much here, because he knew Wulu Pingxia in another time and space history.

Zhang Yue said: "Once the half of the Xia Kingdom is broken, it will be disadvantageous if all the half of the Xia Kingdom belongs to Khitan. Besides, Xixia is not comparable to the Xihe tribe. It is easy for our army to break the Xihe River to get rewards and swallow the land. Therefore, All the soldiers use their lives, but if it is against Xixia, it may not be so easy. If the soldiers cannot seek quick victory, they will easily be frustrated and collapsed."

"Although Xia's national power is declining now, there are no well-known generals in this dynasty's urgency. We don't have tens of thousands of strong soldiers. If we attack suddenly, we will miss the affairs of the country. We should be cautious about attacking Xia."

After Zhang Yue finished speaking, it was undoubtedly pouring cold water on it, and Wang Anshi fell into silence. They obviously wanted to get an exciting answer from Zhang Yue, but Zhang Yue disappointed him.

Wen Yanbo smiled slightly.

Of course, this represents Zhang Yue's opinion, and it was presented at the final meeting, and it is also a reference for the Zaizhi to formulate policies for Xixia and Khitan in the future.

After walking out of the Zizheng Hall, Wu Chong gave Zhang Yue a wink, and Zhang Yue waited outside the hall.

Soon Wu Chong walked out of the hall with his hands behind his back, and saw Zhang Yue waiting beside him.

Weng and his son-in-law walked together immediately.Wu Chong said to Zhang Yue: "Just now you said in the hall that Khitan will not send troops, even if you are sure, you can't say that."

Zhang Yue couldn't say that this was the foresight of his traveler, but said: "Once it is said that Khitan will attack Song Dynasty, then the imperial court will not support Xihe's use of troops as usual."

Wu Chong said: "Wang Jiefu told me before that you have experienced enough to go to the Northwest this time. At the beginning, Han Weigong and Fan Wenzheng both watched soldiers in the Northwest and returned to the court to worship their ministers. He will also compensate you when you return to the court. "

Zhang Yue said: "However, my son-in-law can't see that the imperial court's attack on Xihe was abandoned halfway."

Wu Chong said silently for a moment: "Since you have the intention to return to the northwest, why did Wang Xianggong say that Pingxia is sure, and he said it so conservatively?"

Zhang Yue thought to himself, yes, he can use his "Five Years of Ping Liao" as an example.So Wang Anshi considered this, maybe he really let himself go back to the northwest.

But you have to be responsible for what you say.

Wu Chong said: "You know that what you said in the Zizheng Hall can neither satisfy Wen Xianggong nor Wang Xianggong."

Zhang Yue nodded. When he first met the officials, a few words could affect the continuation of the reform and change the prime minister. Now on this occasion, the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers and hundreds of thousands of people were involved in just a few words. , how can I talk nonsense.

Zhang Yuedao: "Old Taishan's words are true, but there are lightness and weight in words. Although I can't say what I say, how can I say what the boss insists on, so it's not bad for state affairs."

Wu Chong sighed and said, "National affairs? If you want to attack Xia, I can explain it to Wang Xianggong. If you don't attack Xia, I can explain it to Wen Xianggong. You are neither left nor right. Now I don't know where to go. Your Majesty has spoken."

Zhang Yue said: "It's my son-in-law who made Lao Taishan in a dilemma."

Wu Chong waved his hand and said, "What are the things that Weng and his son-in-law talk about."

After a pause, Wu Chong continued: "But Wang Jiefu is a smart man. You uphold the public spirit today. To be honest, he must understand. Now we have to see what he thinks."

(End of this chapter)