In the general's mansion, Xu Ping was free to read the official documents and letters on the desk, and was very excited.

Although Xu Ping's military reform on Qinfeng Road was finally maintained by the court in a trial manner, it still caused a lot of controversy in the court and the country. Some agreed, some opposed, some wrote letters to the court, and some wrote letters to themselves. The views were also varied, some even had a broad mind, and of course some made real suggestions.

Over the past few years, many things have happened and changed many people.

Ouyang Xiu was in Yiling County for more than a year, and then served in Guanghua Army for several years. Recently, he was transferred to Huazhou as the judge of the Jiedushi. In the past few years, the situation was like he had just passed the Jinshi and served in Luoyang. At that time, he was rich but had the best treatment, and in the prosperous metropolis, they lived a life of drinking and having fun. In these places, he was the most close-minded official, and he really began to transform from a literati to an official. The counties in this era cannot be compared with those in Xu Ping's previous life, but should be regarded as more.

Working as a township. Starting from a county-level official, it actually starts from the grassroots township. The conditions are difficult and the people are exposed to the daily livelihood of the people. For example, when Ouyang Xiu was demoted to Yiling County, he went to those places and took office, he was called "going through fire and water" by many officials. There were few families in the county town, and sometimes he could see tigers wandering around the county town in broad daylight. After more than a year there, he was far away from the romance of the city, and his thoughts slowly shifted from the road of sages to the national economy and people's livelihood.

Ouyang Xiu also participated in the discussion on the military system. In fact, the main participants in the discussion were the middle and lower-level officials. If they said it wrong, they would not be punished, and if they were right, they would be appreciated. Why not do it?

Ouyang Xiu wrote a letter to Xu Ping, praising him for his defeat of Jiaozhi in Yongzhou with the power of a state. He was a rare person in the court who had practical experience in knowing the military. He opposed the corrupt scholars who were empty talk and did not need to pay attention to it. Then he made a high opinion on the current military situation, discussing the three aspects of military, general, financial use and imperial military affairs.

Soldiers need to be trained carefully, eliminate the elderly and weak, and not the many. In wartime, unified command should be carried out. The number of soldiers is small and dispersed, which is a taboo in military strategy. This really hits the current drawbacks, but the suggestions are still empty talk. Ouyang Xiu has never been in contact with military affairs, so the suggestions he made can only be empty talk. In the end, he did not forget to praise Xu Ping and say that he was a person who led the soldiers, so he naturally became clearer.

For the generals and ministers, they should not stick to their background and qualifications and select talents.

There is nothing to say about money. Xu Ping had been the envoy of the Three Divisions for several years. At this time, the country was sufficient for sufficient national resources and he was not afraid of lack of money and food when fighting. Cheng Lin, who took over as the envoy of the Three Divisions, was a capable financial officer. So far, everything was in order. There was no shortage of money and food in several borders in Shaanxi. Ouyang Xiu mainly praised Xu Ping's achievements in his tenure as the envoy of the Three Divisions, and counted the current financial situation of the court. He was sufficient money and food. This was the time to use troops.

The last Yu Rong said it was quite interesting. He was the first to attack the enemy and attack the enemy. He believed that the Khitan and Dangxiang were aided by each other, and they were actually a big trouble in the north, so they should be defeated one by one. Where should we start? The military strategy is full of distance, but it seems to be far and close. Xu Ping seemed to be far away from the main battlefield of fighting with Dangxiang in Qinzhou. In fact, he was in Dangxiang's weakest abdomen. It looked far away, but in fact it was the place that was most conducive to attacking Dangxiang. He should go north to advance to Lan and meet the two states to attack Dangxiang's weakness.

After reading it, Xu Ping smiled and put down the letter. Although Ouyang Xiu was a scholar, his final strategic analysis was actually correct. It is indeed a problem that most people ignore.

The reason why the two routes of Fuyan and Huanqing became the main battlefield for the battle between Song and Dangxiang was because those two places were conducive to Dangxiang's attack, and Song was the main defender. However, if Song wanted to attack Dangxiang, it was not suitable. Even if Song crossed Hengshan, he still faced the difficulties of supply. Most of the desert in front was far away from the central area of ​​Dangxiang. The two routes of Jingyuan and Qinfeng were completely different. Once they controlled Lanzhou and Huizhou, they would directly face Dangxiang's heart because of the Yellow River.

More importantly, the main body of the Fuyan and Huanqing tribes was Dangxiang Qiang, which was the same clan as Yuanhao, so it was not easy to fight for them. The Jingyuan and Qinfeng were dominated by the Han people of Tubo and Fanhua. They were interested in the court. As long as the strategy was right, they could achieve twice the result with half the effort and were relatively easy to fight for. In addition, both Fanqian and Fanqian were different.

Ouyang Xiu's final analysis of Yu Rong was very appreciated by Xu Ping and was about to send it to his subordinates for a look.

The most eye-catching thing among those who opposed Xu Ping was Sima Guang, who had just passed the Jinshi and served as the judge of Huazhou. He mainly opposed Xu Ping's change of class law. Sima Guang believed that rituals were divided into the upper and lower levels. Only when there were classes in the army could they be in order. Commanding like an arm, no subordinates dared to refuse to follow. Sima Guang was the main general of Xunzi. Although the Neo-Confucian school that respected Meng Meng later brought him into Taoism, he actually always opposed Mencius. Xunzi's thoughts were the source of the Legalists, whether in the army or in society, the strict class was a consistent idea. This kind of thought was the mainstream in history for nearly a thousand years after the Song Dynasty, and Xu Ping had already seen the consequences and was too lazy to pay attention to him.

Now, Xu Ping no longer has to mind what officials with status like Ouyang Xiu and Sima Guang have to do with him. The status of the two sides is too different, and neither the officialdom nor the thoughts have any impact on Xu Ping. Only Xu Ping supports or suppresses them, but there is no reason why they in turn influence Xu Ping. Unfortunately, Wang Anshi has not yet won the Jinshi, otherwise Xu Ping would have to arrange him and Sima Guang to be an official in the same place, so that the two of them will fight hard since they were young.

Of course, in fact, Sima Guang and Wang Anshi did serve as officials together when they were young, and they were good friends with good relationships. The subsequent fight was a matter of gradually disagreement in political ideas, but Xu Ping did not know.

While Xu Ping was looking through the letter, Li Zhang came in and saluted Xu Ping with his hands: "Jingshou, Jiyisi has received news that the foreign tribes north of the Wei River have had abnormal movements recently, Qinzhou should prepare early!"

Xu Ping put down the letter in his hand and said casually: "Is it the foreign tribes that traffic in private salt? It's time."

"That's right! The news received by Jiyisi is that from south of Maxian Mountain, centered on the Xicheng of the Majian of the Tang Dynasty. Recently, the foreign tribes are in contact with each other, and it is very likely that they will make a big move in the autumn and invade Qinzhou!"

Xu Ping nodded, stood up and looked at the huge map behind him, and pointed to the Xijuncheng and said, "This area to Maxian Mountain is the sphere of influence of the six Yuzang tribes. Their leader Yuzang Huama was recruited by Dangxiang and married Yuanhao's daughter and became Dangxiang's son-in-law. Since Yuanhao rebelled against the court, there has been no major war now. The Fan Qiang tribes either farm or grazing in the spring and autumn, and they have to wait until after the autumn to use large-scale troops. Calculate the time, and it is almost time. After the autumn comes, there will inevitably be several major wars with Dangxiang along the border. We should be with this Yuzang Huama."

Speaking of this, Xu Ping turned around and said to Li Zhang: "Since we arrived in Qinzhou, we have always been encouraging the foreign tribes, showing kindness and treating them with sincerity. Even if we were a village, the foreign tribes never suffered any losses. The leaders gave them generous compensation and let them deposit their money in the bank and only ate interest to live a good life. But people are not satisfied, no matter how good they are to them, they are still dissatisfied. There is no way. Cao Wumu, who ruled Qinzhou, once wrote a letter to the strategy, saying that the foreign tribes should be concealed first and then showed kindness to them, so that they can truly feel

Inspiration. Our kindness is enough, and it is inevitable to cover up the killing! Wu Mu's most important battle in Qinzhou was to defeat Zong Ge Li Lizun in Sandu Valley, and the killing was very serious! If Yu Zang Huama attacked, he should have gone from Xijun City, along the mountain valley road, and walked through Gangu into Sandu River Valley, and then attacked the Fuqiang Village area along the river valley. The mountains and rivers in the west of Qinzhou were crisscrossing, and this was the only way to take. This was also the way Li Lizun took to invade Qinzhou. This time, we must cheer up and see if we can fight Sandu Valley again!"
Chapter completed!