Chapter 297
Yeli Wangrong and Cheng Keshang had more than 100,000 Dangxiang troops under his command. After this battle, there was no future, only money, and they had to take the lead. In the past, Fan Zhongyan, Zhe Jimin and others were always worried about them, fearing that they would not fight carefully and take the opportunity to gain self-respect. In fact, these two people had no other intentions and knew that they would die, and there was nothing else to say, but they just wanted to pay the price in advance. I didn't understand it before, but after listening to what Xu Ping had said just now, these people finally understood why this happened.
Because Xu Ping has always said this and has always done this since he arrived in Qinzhou. The specific practices may be slightly adjusted, but the general direction has not changed. As long as he is willing to be his own person and is willing to give, he will definitely not treat it unfairly. On the contrary, Xu Ping never agreed to rely on the territory and soldiers to extort it. At most, he just ignores it if he lacks strength.
The biggest contribution of the Dangxiang army is of course the nearly 300,000 Song troops around them. Without these troops, credit cannot be used as a food. The blacksmith must be strong himself. Only with strength can one use this strength to achieve the greatest effect. You cannot rely on short-term promises to win others' efforts.
Yeli Wangrong and Cheng Keshang went to lead troops to fight because they believed in Xu Ping and believed that the promises made by Xu Ping would be fulfilled. If they could be rich for a lifetime, they would be able to be worry-free for a lifetime. This is not because Xu Ping has a high position and power, but because he has won this trust with his actions a few years ago.
No one is a worm in other people's stomach. It is meaningless to guess other people's thoughts randomly. What you have done and what you ask others to do is natural. Everyone should talk about it well. If you can accept it, cooperate and cannot accept another solution. Whether it is to use coercion or deception, even if you can benefit for a while, you will eventually pay the price in the future.
Seeing that everyone was not talking, Xu Ping thought for a while and said, "It is rare that everyone gathered together today. If you have any, take this opportunity to explain it clearly. When fighting against the outside world, the most important thing is to distinguish between inside and outside, which are your own people and what are your own people. How to do it to your own people, what should you treat outsiders? There is a difference between inside and outside. Now the land of Dangxiang is already the land of the court, and the people here are of course also their own people of the court. It only takes time to change customs and customs, and some temporary governance is different from the mainland. When everything is completed, this area is no different from the prefectures and counties in the mainland, and the foreign land will no longer exist."
Fang Xie said: "What the Protector said is. Before the lower officials came to the northwest, when the emperor resigned, the emperor also said so. Based on the policy of the northwest, the most important thing in recent years is to combine the tent into villages, change customs and be orderly in the villages, and make the land here become the land of the court, and the people become the people of the court."
Xu Ping nodded. He gave too many memorials for this matter, which was a major policy that was unified and recognized by Zhao Zhen, Li Di and Lu Yijian. This land is too important and the key to isolating the threat of the northern grasslands and cannot tolerate any sloppy. With the continuous battles and winning streaks of the Longyou Army, the court's spirit has also been raised. It is the pursuit of politicians to seek peace for future generations, which is different from politicians' short-sighted opinions.
Zhe Jimin said: "In this way, after this battle, the soldiers and horses in the northwest will also be reorganized."
"Yes, you are all commanders of the army, and this should not be hidden from you. According to the memorial of the Protectorate, the court officials discussed and decided that after the battle in Yinshan, a new route will be established in Jiuyuan and Shuofang County in the Qin Dynasty. My opinion, the court has no objection, and Fan Jingluo will be in charge of the government. The troops from Fuyan Road and Linfu Road will be organized and trained together with the troops under the Protectorate. As for the newly established armies and who will be generals, it has not been decided yet, but it is still just to select personnel from the original commander. The army trained will no longer participate in local affairs and inspect the prefectures and counties and return to the inspection department. Similarly, the commanders of each route will no longer be in charge of these armies, and the soldiers of the inspection department will only use the soldiers of the inspection department. If foreign enemies invade or major turmoil, they will be unified by the Privy Council."
Speaking of this, Xu Ping looked at Zhe Jimin and said, "Military horses, before this, you should think carefully about whether to join the army as generals or return to the prefecture. You should make the decision on this matter yourself. After making a decision, come and tell me that you will arrange your position."
Zhe Jimin hurriedly stood up and crossed his hands: "Report to the Protector, the officials have already decided to go back to the prefecture before sending troops this time. But if there is a dispatch in the army, I will never refuse to die!"
"Okay, I'll write it down. After the war, you will prepare yourself for the sequence of the Protectorate's Mansion. - The original soldiers will be screened and selected. Those who are selected outside the various troops of the Protectorate's Mansion will be included in the Inspection Department. To be clear, all the soldiers and horses in the Protectorate's Mansion are military positions. The Inspection Department is a military position. The former chief supervisors have all the commandments and the military orders are unified. All military positions are unified under the jurisdiction of the Privy Council. Unless there is an imperial edict, the prefectures, counties and the Risk Department shall not be involved."
Speaking of this, Xu Ping said to Fan Zhongyan: "The ruler, this arrangement is a grievance. From Fuyan Road to the north, although they are both rulers, they can no longer manage the troops directly under the Privy Council. Of course, there are many tribes in the newly attached land, so they want to reclaim the land here, which is difficult for other places. The imperial decree has arrived in Yanzhou. The ruler has been transferred to the Privy Council directly, the right counselor, and he valued his official position to the local area. Pacify the local area and govern the prefectures and counties, and the strategy has a long way to go!"
This time, Fan Zhongyan's position was surpassed by the direct bachelor's degree in the Pavilion, and his official position was moved closer to the tenth rank, and he went straight to the two major provinces. Such super promotions were rare in recent years. Xu Ping himself was promoted step by step. Similar promotions were only the time when the Jiedushi changed his civilized school to the Civilization Palace, after making great military achievements. In fact, as Xu Ping became a role model for officials in recent years, it was rare to get promoted quickly with his posts. The speed of officials, especially those of Qinggui, was not as fast as before. Fan Zhongyan's career was not smooth and he had been demoted many times. His official position had just been promoted to a doctor's office, and it was completely beyond his expectations when he went to the two major provinces.
Standing up, Fan Zhongyan said sincerely: "It is our thing to do to be an official in the court and to share the worries of the emperor. How can we care about the weight and power? The magistrate values it, and the court puts forward hopes to let me go to this vital place to be an official, and should work diligently and not lose hope!"
At this time, Xu Ping spoke completely as the agent of the court in the northwest. Fan Zhongyan could feel that Xu Ping would not stay in the northwest for a long time and would have returned to Beijing after the war. And it should have been a consensus between Zhao Zhen and the prime ministers, otherwise Xu Ping would not speak like this with Xu Ping's character. Xu Ping would definitely serve as the prime minister, and even directly serve as the prime minister. Only in this way can such an arrangement be made. Even if Xu Ping left, Fan Zhongyan did not care about the army and had the inspector's office there, guarding Yinshan was a key position.
Xu Ping was indeed going back to Beijing. Zhao Zhen had already issued an edict to make him arrange his affairs after leaving while preparing for the war with the Khitan. The current Privy Council is not comparable to that of the past. It collects more information about this area and can clearly grasp the situation nearby. The Khitan territory has become a prairie fire, and it is too late to take care of itself, so the war with Song cannot be fought. In addition to Dangxiang's army, the Song Dynasty had more than 400,000 troops in the Hequ area. The Khitan could not collect so many soldiers no matter what. The ending was actually destined. It was just looking at the final result and the negotiations between the two sides that came out, and what benefits each gained.
Fan Zhongyan sat down and Xu Ping said: "We need to rely on your efforts to distinguish the troops and horses. According to the principle, according to the system of avoidance by the court officials, soldiers shall not join the army in this province. Soldiers shall be 300 miles away from home, below the commander of the battalion, and 500 miles away from home. The commanders of the above commanders shall not join the army in this route unless they are specially ordered."
As soon as these words were said, Fan Zhongyan and Zhe Jimin were both surprised and stood up together and said, "Protector, isn't this right? The Eastern Army was unable to fight in the past few years, and everyone in the northwest knew about it. Therefore, all the troops recruited imperial guards to defend the countryside and be brave enough to fight the enemy!"
Xu Ping shook his head: "Maining, we are all people who read the books of sages. We should know the doctrine of the mean. We should stick to both ends of everything and get it. It is good to use our hometown as soldiers and be brave to fight. Why? That's because there is a court behind us. They are brave enough to fight against the enemy and the court guarantees their family's worries. What if the war is not good? They guard the countryside and are willing to die for the country? I don't think so. Not to mention the past, I only look at Tanglong Town, which is the vassal state of the world. What about?"
Speaking of this, Xu Ping glanced at Zhe Jimin next to him. If he remembered correctly, the Jingkang Incident in history, the two emperors were imprisoned, and the Zhe family, who guarded the prefectures and prefectures, also reduced gold. Thinking that the soldiers guarded their hometowns, they could bravely resist the invaders, so they could only be confused for a while. In the unfavorable situation, their surrender to the enemy was the best way to protect their hometowns. The imperial guards could not fight their own problems, and they did not improve by replacing them with local imperial guards. It was just that many factors caused this illusion. They could not chop their feet when they had any headaches, and they could not treat them wherever they were sick, and they should not do anything randomly.
Seeing the two people standing there with anxious expressions on their faces, Xu Ping said: "After all, using locals to join the army is to hope that they will defend their families and thus protect their country. Putting their families before the country is normal for ordinary people, nothing wrong, but it is not the case for the army. Joining the army is loyal to the country. When the country is in front of the country, the soldiers are not loyal and brave, so they will find a way for them. What can the court do for them and what they need to do for the court, and they cannot use the method of replacing the country with their families!"
Chapter completed!