After Huang Lu and Han Zhongyan left, the new Privy Councilor Lu Gongzhu arrived here.

After the six ministries were established in the Shangshu Province, the Ministry of War was in conflict with the Privy Council, and there was talk of dismissal to the Privy Council.

However, the emperor did not agree.

Sun Gu left the field and was replaced by Lu Gongzhu.

It was freezing cold, so the court official brought hot tea to Lu Gong.

Lu Gong said: "Prime Minister, I'm afraid that things in the West will not stop."

"Most of those arrogant and powerful generals are determined to attack the party."

Zhang Yue sighed: "I had expected it."

After the Battle of Pingxia City,

Shen Kuo refused to come back.

Zhang Gen also refused to come back.

Shen Kuo didn't even want to return to the center to serve as deputy envoy to the privy council. He cried and shouted that he wanted to stay in Jingyuan Road. As for Zhang Gen, the same was true. Zhang Yue and Qi Niang both pointed at him to come back and get married, but the other party also stayed in Jingyuan Road. There is no way back.

In fact, Shen Kuo and Zhang Gen are just representatives.

Lu Gongzhu said with a wry smile: "In the past, officials were vying to be transferred to the capital, so as to avoid being ruined. Now it's better. After the restructuring, there is no matter of selecting people. Officials no longer care about the capital officials, but compete for them. Let’s go west.”

"Everyone knows that the annihilation of Dangxiang is just around the corner. Why would you go back to Beijing without giving up such a big credit?"

Zhang Yue and Chen Guan both laughed when they heard this.

Chen Guan said with a smile: "I gave an analogy to the Liao envoy before I went to the official position. It turned out that a group of robbers had robbed the house, and now the robbers have been killed."

"Everyone just needs to clean the house and you can move in."

"I got a huge credit for nothing, and no one is willing to let go at this time."

Zhang Yue thought that it was not true. Shen Kuo did not even want to return to the capital to serve as deputy privy envoy. He sent people to Zhang Yue's house all day long to deliver gifts.

Zhang Yue didn't know whether to laugh or cry when he saw Shen Kuo's generous gift. If he didn't accept it at this time, it would easily make the other person uneasy, so he had to accept it again and again "never again".

Lu Gong wrote: "But Prime Minister, having said that, after Dangxiang's defeat in Pingxia City, he upgraded Dingzhou to Dingzhou Prefecture and even built a large palace in Weicheng, the province."

"In return, the machine speed house moved the place where the craftsmen built it to Shengwei City."

Zhang Yue said: "Yes, the Zhifang Secretary also reported that Dangxiang has moved the craftsmen's place to Dingzhou."

The most important thing for Dangxiang was the military industry, and the palace was built next to the craftsman's workshop. In the past, every time envoys from the Song Dynasty went to see Li Yuanhao, they could hear the clang of forging weapons in the banquet hall of Dangxiang's palace.

The envoy from the Song Dynasty thought it was Li Yuanhao who was giving him the power, but he didn't know that it was not just an act, but the ideology of the party itself.

When Li Yuanhao was shaping Dangxiang, he said that Dangxiang as a nation should 'loyalty first and fighting as its duty'. He also used this to establish the national ethos from top to bottom. As the emperor, Li Yuanhao went deep into the front line to handle military production. The people below dared to Don’t you try your best?

The craftsman's office is located next to the palace, just like the boss of a large Internet company sitting in the employee area to work.

"Prime Minister, Dangxiang moved his capital to Dingzhou and used Shengweicheng as his palace. It seems that he is going to fight with me in the Song Dynasty to the end." Lu Gong wrote.

Zhang Yue said: "My previous plan with Your Majesty was to capture Xingling as a way to destroy Dangxiang. If Dangxiang moves the capital, this matter will be really difficult to handle."

"Dingzhou is indeed too far away, and some things are beyond our reach!"

Lu Gong wrote: "I have calculated that after Dangxiang moves his capital to Dingzhou, even if he captures Xingzhou and Lingzhou now, he will not be able to destroy Dangxiang. Moreover, after conquering, this dynasty may not be able to defend it. Now it is not possible to destroy Dangxiang and the country. when."

Lu Gongzhu always acted as the opposition in the front.

Lu Gong's writings are different from Sima Guang's. Sima Guang stubbornly opposed it and made no sense at all. Lu Gong's writings were at least based on reality.

Zhang Yue said: "I have sent an envoy to negotiate peace with the party and asked them to hand over the oath, but unfortunately they were refused."

Yes, after the Battle of Pingxia City, Zhang Yue sent envoys to negotiate peace and even returned the captured Dangxiang royal family Weiming Ali to Dangxiang. Unexpectedly, he was rejected by Li Bingchang, the leader of Dangxiang.

"Therefore, I have completely stopped trading and giving gifts to Dangxiang. Now that I have heard that Dangxiang is short of state supplies, I can't stand it any longer."

Lu Gong wrote: "Lv absolutely agrees with the Prime Minister's proposal for peace."

"On the contrary, officials and soldiers from the west are unwilling to negotiate peace with the party from top to bottom."

The temptation to directly seize the spirit and destroy the country is too great.

Everyone in the Western Army was jealous of this achievement. If Zhang Yue's prestige hadn't suppressed him, and Han Zhen had learned from his mistakes, Lu Huiqing, Shen Kuo, and Wang Hou would probably all have gone to Shu to conquer Dangxiang and go straight to Xingling.

This scene is all familiar.

Historically, after Agu defeated the Liao Dynasty, the Jurchens saw that Tong Guan of the Song Dynasty led his army to defeat the Liao Dynasty, and immediately couldn't help but persuaded Agu to not stop and continue to destroy the Song Dynasty.

Aguda didn't want to destroy the Song Dynasty, but the generals and clans below wanted to attack the Song Dynasty. Aguda couldn't stand the urging of the soldiers below, so he had to say, I still want to abide by the covenant with the Song Dynasty. As for you, after I, Aguda, fail, you Do whatever you like.

A few months after Aguda said these words, when he destroyed the Liao Dynasty, he really died.

The current situation is a bit unstoppable, and it’s not anyone who specifically objects.

The soldiers and horses of the six tribes in Hedong and Shaanxi were all vying to attack Xingzhou and Lingzhou to win the victory over the country. After Cao Bin pacified the Southern Tang Dynasty, no general had ever achieved this feat.

Anyone who stops him at this time will just say, "Public anger is hard to offend."

Lu Gong wrote: "Wang Hou was at war with Ali Gu, who was increasingly ambitious, from time to time in Liangzhou."

"In the direction of Jingyuan Road, we will comprehensively consolidate the Tiandushan and Xiaoguan lines. In terms of Hedong Road, Lu Huiqing can gradually advance in the direction of Dingnan Five Prefectures and gradually encroach."

"We can't talk about a war to destroy the country now!"

Chen Guan said: "But it is so easy to wipe out all the main forces of the party. What if we give them a few more years to develop and rebuild their troops?"

Zhang Yue nodded.

Lu Gong wrote: "It will take several years to rebuild the army and horses. Even if it is successful, it will definitely not be as good as the tens of thousands of elite soldiers under Pingxia City."

"Wars to destroy a country are never that easy. After the Battle of Gaoping in the past and the Battle of Xiacheng today, the Northern Han Dynasty was no longer in danger. However, Taizu Taizong still fought for decades to destroy the Northern Han Dynasty."

Zhang Yue and Chen Guan also felt that Lu Gongzhu was too pessimistic after hearing his words, but Lu Gongzhu felt good about himself and was proceeding from reality.

"The strength of the Northern Han Dynasty is far inferior to today's Dangxiang, but Taizu fought many times but failed to defeat it. Each time, he was blocked by the Khitan. If you forcefully destroy Dangxiang, you will definitely lose. Don't say that I didn't give good advice."

Chen Guan said: "Prime Minister, when Emperor Taizong destroyed the Northern Han Dynasty, Prime Minister Xue Juzheng opposed it and cited the reason why Taizu repeatedly returned in defeat."

"You know this is just a listen. Every time this dynasty attacked the Northern Han Dynasty, they forcibly plundered the population into the country. By the time Taizong destroyed the Northern Han Dynasty, the Northern Han Dynasty had been almost weakened by the Song Dynasty. The country's population had increased from 270,000 households at the end of the Five Dynasties. One hundred and forty-eight people were born, reaching more than 30,000 households."

"Xue Juzheng is truly ignorant."

Lu Gong argued anxiously: "Even so, the Northern Han Dynasty still refuses to surrender!"

"Even if we take Xingling Prefecture, there is a famine here now, and there are so many people crying for food. Are we going to feed them?"

Chen Guan wanted to fight, but Zhang Yue said: "Lü Gong is right, it is not difficult to destroy a country, but it is difficult to conquer the whole country."

"Now that we have reached this point, we must put the whole country first and destroy the country secondly!"

Lu Gong wrote: "That's right, Prime Minister, after the Liao Kingdom returned in defeat last year, it has not taken any action and has not sent any envoys, so that people do not know his details. If Dangxiang is destroyed now, he will definitely be like the Liao Kingdom." war!"

Lu Gongzhu stepped back after Zhang Yue got the answer he wanted.
Chapter completed!