Fu Song

Chapter 55 Intrigue
On the Shaanxi Road, the old and incompetent Zhang Kuo was replaced, but Ma Xing was only in his early fifties, the golden age of an official, eager to make a contribution.When the transfer envoy took office, he repeatedly wrote to the court, asking the court to make up his mind to remove him before this pustule could harm the whole body.

Now he has become the appeasement envoy of Shaanxi Road, and after he has the power, he will definitely implement his consistent propositions, and Shaanxi Road has been unstable since then.

Russell was deeply frustrated.

It wasn't just that he had an arm cut off.

Replacing Zhang Kuo means that the peaceful policy that the court has pursued for many years will turn around.

This is a denial of his idea of ​​governing the country!
Sitting there, Russell turned his thoughts in his mind, did he need to resign from the emperor to threaten the emperor.But for fear of self-defeating.If the emperor really wanted to change himself, wouldn't he just take the initiative to resign himself?

And if he didn't resign, the emperor would have nothing to do with him.

He has been in power for more than ten years, from the political affairs to the current first assistant. He is also deeply rooted, and he has been in power for many years, the government is peaceful, the world is peaceful, and the emperor has to consider the impact.

As long as he is still in this position, he can still influence the general policy of the imperial court. He cannot let the stereotypes and his like do whatever they want, and lead the carriage of the Song Dynasty to the quagmire of war.

Just when Russell decided to do it himself, Zhao Suo spoke again.

"Luo Xianggong, you just said that Li Guang, the Censor, has been working at the Censor's Desk for five or six years, right?"

Russell was startled, is this really a stance to force himself out of the field?
A chapter profile has already been cut, is it possible that Li Guang will also be invited away?

"Exactly." He said helplessly.

Zhao Suo nodded: "You are very right, once you stay in this position for a long time, it is indeed not good for the country, but for him, it is not a good thing. Well, Cui Ang did not go to Hebei. Is there a way? The Privy Council is missing someone. Let Li Guang fill in the Privy Council, what do you think?"

Russell was overjoyed.

This time, Li Guang jumped into the two houses, and he never thought that such a good thing would happen.

Turning to look at Chen Gui, seeing Chen Gui's constipated expression, he felt relieved.

"Sheng Ming of the official family, Li Guang has been in the Censor's Desk for several years, but he is also very meritorious. In terms of merit, it is more than enough to enter the West Palace." He said happily.

Chen Gui knew very well that the emperor was playing the trick of mixing different opinions again.A chapter outline came down, but another Li Guang came up.In this way, it can be ensured that the opposing sides are roughly equal in strength, so that one faction does not overwhelm the other.

But he didn't care.

After getting off Zhang Kuo and getting on Ma Xing, it was already a big harvest for him.

After all, a Shaanxi Road appeasement envoy, but a real local power faction.And even if Li Guang entered the Privy Council, a guy who knew nothing about the military and came up by spraying people, it is not so easy to compete with himself in the Privy Council.After waiting for a year and a half, even if this person has a firm foothold, as long as Ma Xing has made achievements in Shaanxi Road, he will not care about this guy.

As long as Shaanxi Road progresses smoothly, what I say above the court will have more weight.

If Ma Xing can really recapture Hengshan completely within a few years, subdue or eliminate the Dingdi Army, and take credit for this, he will definitely be able to return to the capital, a Privy Council minister, he will not be able to escape him.

At that time, what will Li Guang be?
If you are smarter, it is the best way to ask for a release quickly.Anyway, I already got a cool umbrella. If I don't leave at this time, are you still waiting in the Privy Council to put on his shoes?

Of course, now that he can put on small shoes for him, a layman who knows nothing about the military, assigning him a few special affairs at that time will be enough to give him a headache.

Do you really think that after reading a few military books, you will be familiar with the military?
The officials suggested that the East House would agree, and the West House would agree, and Li Guang, the husband, was considered to have obtained it.

Zhang Chao and Zhang Keming, who was watching this, were filled with emotion.

Li Guang's luck is really good!It stands to reason that officials like Censor Zhongcheng have to go out to practice for a few years, and only when they come back can they enter the two palaces.But now, Li Guang has it so easily.

Don't underestimate the years he has saved. For people with similar qualifications as Li Guang, the qualifications of the past few years are enough to crush them.

However, seeing Chen Gui agreeing so happily, I am afraid that Li Guang's small life in the Privy Council will not be so easy in the future.

But it doesn't matter anymore. With a cool umbrella, it's worth taking some grievances.

What's more, Li Guang and Russell are backing him up!If you think about it, it will not be too much.

When Zhang Chao was thinking about his own thoughts, he never thought that Zhao Suo was waving the memorial of Xiao Ding in his hand and laughed.

"Xiao Ding is quite interesting, but Chen Xianggong has read his section on how to improve the combat effectiveness of the army?"

"I've seen it." Chen Gui said with a smile: "But this is a big deal, but only officials can judge, ministers, don't dare to speak falsely."

Zhang Chao couldn't help but be surprised that Chen Gui has a great say in matters above the military. What did Xiao Ding say to make Chen Gui unwilling to express his opinion?
Zhao Suo's eyes turned to Zhang Chao: "Zhang Qing's family, do you know what Xiao Ding said?"

"Xiao Ding was a general at the border for a long time, but he made many meritorious deeds. I think it makes some sense." Zhang Chao said.

"Really?" Zhao Suo gave Zhang Chao a meaningful look, but handed the memorial in his hand to the other party: "Come and see what Xiao Ding said in this paragraph."

Zhang Chao only read one of the words, and he already felt warm blooded.

Xiao Ding suggested round battles.

To put it simply, Xiao Ding believes that in the Song Dynasty now, except for the northern border army, the combat effectiveness of the officers and soldiers in other places is worrying.Such an army can be called a hero if it does not go to the battlefield. Once it goes to the battlefield, it will easily become a lamb.

Therefore, Xiao Ding suggested that one or two armies should be transferred from the mainland to the frontier every year, and rotated with the northern army. If this persists, the millions of troops of the Song Dynasty will all be strong, and the Liao bandits will be destroyed within a short time.

The reason why Zhang Chao's blood was surging, his face was red and his ears were red, was because Xiao Ding was in there, and he pulled in all the upper four armies who were guarding Bianliang.

What is the existence of the Fourth Army?
This is the pro-army of the emperor.

It has always been known as the number one in the world in combat power, but in Xiao Ding's mouth, he has become a person who does not know how to fight.

This is to slap Zhang Chao's mouth hard in front of the official family!
"What nonsense!" Zhang Chao said angrily: "Any army from the Fourth Army can pick up people and beat this Xiao Ding. Do you think that you have made some military exploits in the frontier, so you are so arrogant?"

Russell has become a saw-mouth gourd at this moment, Xiao Ding offends Zhang Chao, he can't flatter.

Chen Gui also kept his mouth shut. Although he thought that Xiao Ding was right, he was unwilling to offend the commanders of the Fourth Army, even if he was the head of the privy.

Zhao Suo disagreed with Zhang Chao's anger: "At least Xiao Ding said that the Fourth Army did not know soldiers for decades, and did not know the dangers of the battlefield. Go, these people now practice archery and perform martial arts every year, it looks good, but whether they can fight wars is another matter."

"The official family, the Fourth Army, has always been and will always be the army with the strongest combat power in our Emperor Song." Zhang Chao said firmly.On this issue, he could not give in the slightest.

"Of course I believe in the Qing family!" Zhao Suo said with a smile: "The Fourth Army has a salary that is [-]% higher than that of other armies every year, and its annual military expenditure is also much higher than that of other armies. If you choose the best, if you are not able to suppress the troops, isn't this Bianliang in danger?"

Russell suddenly said: "Your Majesty, since this Xiao Ding is speaking madly, he might as well ask Taiwei Zhang to teach him a good lesson, and let him know that there are people outside people and there are heavens outside. Moreover, if the Fourth Army easily defeated Xiao Ding, It will also let the self-proclaimed elite troops in the northern region know the power of the Fourth Army, so it can shock the world and the Liao people.

When asked by Russell, Zhang Chao was immediately put on the beam.

To be honest, it's okay to argue with one breath, but Zhang Chao has no intention of raising the contradiction to this level. If it is really like what Russell said, it means that he has not left himself a way out!
But he couldn't refuse.

"That's not bad." Before Zhang Chao could come up with a way to refuse, Zhao Suo had already made a decision, "Just right, I also want to see how powerful Xiao Ding, who killed the Liao people's heads, was so powerful. It’s just a matter of time to test the combat effectiveness of the Fourth Army. Let’s see if the Fourth Army is still the same as in the past.

Having said that, Zhang Chao has nowhere to go.

"I obey!" He glanced at Russell angrily, and he really hated this man in his heart.

He also used this kind of trick to force him into submission, but now that he was used on him, he was very upset.

Russell naturally saw Zhang Chao's dissatisfaction, but he didn't care.

With Taiwei Zhang as a military general, how can I not succeed?
This is killing two birds with one stone.

No matter who wins or loses, it's always in his favor.

"Ten days!" Zhao Suo thought for a while and said, "I'll give you ten days to prepare. After ten days, let's do it in Qionglin Garden! What do the two husbands think?"

"Ten days is enough for both parties to prepare." Russell said.

"I heard that Xiao Ding returned to Beijing this time, but only brought ten guards." Chen Gui said: "The number is less."

"It doesn't matter, I just want to see how the elites of the Northland can be brought back by Xiao Ding. I think it is very good."

(End of this chapter)