Prime Minister

Inside the hall.

The officials fell into deep thought after reading Zhang Yue's Pinghehuang policy.

This Pinghehuang policy begins with a discussion of the tendency of the world to divide and unite.

Why do we say that the trend of separation and combination lies in the great unification.

Confucianism and legalism, which can be called mortal enemies, jointly advocate that the world must be unified.

Zhang Yue said in the policy that many people complained about China's "long-term division must be united, and long-term unity must be divided" cycle of governance and chaos. They don't know that for all countries in the world, there is only the second half of this sentence, not the first half.

The points are divided, and they can never be retrieved.

Since Emperor Qinhuang, my Huaxia orthodoxy has its own centripetal force.

As for Hehuang, which was originally the land of the Han and Tang Dynasties, it was separated from the homeland for more than [-] years from the time of the Tang Dynasty. If the territory is not recovered and reunited, the emperor will adjust the whole world and his ambition to punish the barbarians will not be far-reaching.

This statement negates the statement that the court advocated abandoning the land, or appointing a native official to manage Hehuang.

Then talk about the general trend of the world, between Liao, Xia, Qing and Tang.

The Liao region has a large army and a strong army, so it is not an immediate enemy, so it is not possible to fight for the time being, and it is necessary to use humble words and generous gifts to make peace, but it must not be too weak to show that it is weak.

The country of Xia is rebellious and impermanent. Although Qingli has repeatedly defeated our dynasty, but in the end the country is weak and the ruler is young, and the dynasty has a heart of shame from top to bottom.

Therefore, the purpose of the national grand strategy is to make summer, which is most in line with the top and bottom.

But since the purpose is to make summer, it is meaningless to fight for both sides.Such a thing, even if the damage is small, don't do it.

To make summer, you must first recruit Qingtang. This is to strengthen yourself before you can weaken the other. If you want to harm the other, you must first benefit yourself.

But before recruiting Qingtang, he should show that he can't to Xia Ze.

If you can, you can show that you can't, and if you can't, you can show that you can. To put it bluntly, you must have a vague strategy. When the opponent knows that you are going to kill him with all your strength, he will try every means to fight you.Or when the other party knows that you can't do anything about him, he will deliberately push forward every step of the way.

As for grand strategy, one must understand it from the bottom of one's heart, but when expressing it externally, one must be vague.

Probably two steps forward, one step back, two steps back, one step forward.

Zhang Yue suggested that a peace must be negotiated with Xia, and Lanzhou should not be disputed for the time being, and even half of the previously occupied land of Lanzhou could be returned.

Lanzhou hangs alone in the south of the Yellow River and Henan, and is surrounded on three sides by the Song Dynasty. It can be fought at any time. Instead, Xixia has to garrison heavy troops in order to defend Lanzhou.

Among Muzheng, Guizhang, and Dong Zhan, Zhang Yue advocated farming first before entering the army, getting rich first before taking over, and in controlling the enemy, he advocated easy before difficult, and first matured (cooked Qiang) and then begets (sheng Qiang) in order to advance.

The point of attacking Hehuang is not to control the enemy, but to appease the enemy with generous profits. Then, if Xihe farms a thousand hectares of land, his strength will be one point stronger, and if he farms [-] hectares of land, his strength will be ten times stronger.

Hei Chi Changzhi, a general of the Tang Dynasty, farmed [-] hectares of land in Hehuang, and he would be able to shock the northwest by harvesting a million stones of grain every year. If the Song Dynasty wanted to make summer, it would need to garrison more than [-] hectares.

Xixia cut off the Ganliang Road, and imposed heavy taxes on passing caravans. I got Hehuang to border on Khotan, Uighur and other ministries, and reopened the Silk Road in the Western Regions.

With the benefits of commerce and farming, Hehuang will not become a burden on the imperial court, but can be self-sufficient. With this manpower and material resources, it will not waste the people and waste money, but also can enrich the army.

Obtaining Hehuang is like Liu Yuzhou taking Xishu from Jingzhou, and then going north to compete with Cao Wei.

Xixia has already lost the first move, let me descend to the wood to sign, Bao Shun, and break the ghost chapter again, which made Dong Zhan fearful.

Once Hehuang is recovered, 10,000+ Han and Tibetan troops will be stationed on the flanks of the Xia Kingdom. There is no need to make a big move, but they will be harassed with light soldiers, forcing Xixia to respond with large soldiers. Repeatedly, the country of Xia Kingdom will be exhausted. If Xia Kingdom does not take action If the soldiers respond, I can take advantage of the emptiness.

When he exhausts our interests, Lanzhou, Xingzhou, and Liangzhou are owned by the state, and then use their people to raise our soldiers.Two or three years later, when the weather changed, he ordered one general, Xihe's soldiers, to go to Gan Ling, and another general to lead the people of Shaanxi out of Hengshan. Yu Xia.

If it is true, then the emperor's career can be achieved, and the Song Dynasty can be rejuvenated.The ministers and scholars are not enough to talk about major issues. As for not reaching the general point, it is not appropriate to change, but your majesty is lenient!

When the officials read the policy, they felt agitated and couldn't restrain themselves. After reading it, Wang Anshi also praised it aloud, and said: "If there are no major changes and you use this policy, you can have peace in the summer in three to five years."

The official raised his sleeves and said, "Heaven blesses me in China, so that my sages and loyal ministers will last from generation to generation. Whenever the world changes, there must be one or two pillars to protect our country and the country, and help the world to be safe."

"After seeing the Pinghehuang policy, I realized that I was wrong in the past. I was really too many to be important before."

Wang Anshi knew that the officials were sincerely introspective.

If Guo Jia commented on Yuan Shao, he would say that there are many ends and few ends.

Wanting everything, but not getting it.Acting on short-term interests, losing the pattern, and not having a long-term perspective on things.

This side had just regained Hezhou, Mu Zheng surrendered, and Xixia over there was afraid and asked for peace, so the officials felt that they could do it.Well, since you are afraid of me, I will ask for some benefits first, which is to act on short-term interests.

The two countries compete for power, not for gains or losses for a city or a place.

The official said: "I plan to make peace with Xixia, redraw the border, and tell Cai Yanqing that I don't want Lanzhou now! What do you think?"

Wang Anshi said: "Your Majesty will leave this matter to the ministers and decide it!"

The official put his hand on the armrest of the throne and laughed loudly: "Okay, okay, call Wang Zhongzheng back to Beijing to report on his duties, but Xihe Road's walking horse bears must be vacant, so I will let Li Xian replace Wang Zhongzheng."

Li Xian got along well with Zhang Yue and Wang Shao before, and the emperor asked him to bear the burden of the horse, which meant trust, saying that he would no longer plan strategies thousands of miles away, and command Zhang Yue remotely.

"In addition, the military affairs on Xihe Road will go to the second mansion first, and the two mansions can't agree on it, and then I will decide."

In the past, the Son of Heaven bypassed the Second Mansion to direct the war in Xihe, so saying this now means returning the right to make military decisions on the front line to the Prime Minister's team headed by Wang Anshi.

This is also the result Wang Anshi expected.

Wang Anshi said: "Your Majesty is wise!"

The officials lost control of the Xihe battle, but at this moment, there was no sign of depression on their faces, but a look of complete energy.

What does it mean to hold fixed views within and have the six bridles in hand?
So also.

A policy article helped the officials to sort out the clues, and there was no need to hold up lanterns everywhere, looking around like a blind man guiding the way.

In the games between the Song Dynasty and Xixia and Qingtang before, it was as if you made a move, I made a move, you punched, and I punched back.

But as long as there is an overall strategy, no matter how you play, I have my own rhythm, but it is faster and slower.Because I have this confidence, the final result must be what I want.

Why are there so many things and so few things, the energy is all on the strain.I don't have a fixed opinion in my heart, so once I have the six bridles in my hand, I panic.

Leave the affairs of the northwest to Wang Anshi and Zhang Yue, and I can rest easy.

Seeing the officials laughing loudly, stepping on their shoes and leaving, Wang Anshi thought to himself that he couldn't change the emperor's view to this in an instant with a memorandum.

But Zhang Yue did it.

Wang Anshi suddenly thought, Zhang Yue doesn't need to write to me, and he can make the emperor change his mind, but why...

Yes.Wang Anshi instantly understood.

Then he smiled and left the hall with his hands behind his back.

The conversation between the emperor and his ministers in the hall just now seems to linger around the beam like a lingering sound.