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Chapter 1159 I Don’t Agree
Chapter 1159 I Don’t Agree
Zhang Yue remembered a saying: the level of people's realm depends on the level of their aesthetic taste.
That is, you think something can be accomplished, but the other party thinks it cannot be accomplished, but neither of you can explain why. Or even if you can explain why, it is not reliable.
The difference lies in the choice of direction.
For example, regarding the construction of Hengshan, whether it was Han Zhen, Xu Xi, or Lu Dazhong, their explanations were all very coherent and seemed to make some sense.
But Zhang Yue could see that this would not work (after all, it was a time travel).
Even if I have said so before, but you have said that you can definitely do it and have made up your mind, then you can do it yourself. Zhang Yue could certainly keep the matter to himself, but if he did, he would discourage the officials below and appear to be too arbitrary.
……
Inside the Golden Palace, the emperor naturally knew that Xu Xi and Lu Dazhong had come to the capital.
Any official who came to the capital had to go to the gate of the palace to wait for an audience with the emperor. In the past, officials were not allowed to visit other places before the emperor received them.
But now this is like taking off pants to fart, especially after the opening of the post road from Shaanxi to the capital, the exchange of letters has become very convenient.
Han Zhen's love poems with his concubine were sent back and forth in sacks. Zhang Yue also felt that this was inconvenient, so he proposed to abolish this rule.
After Xu Xi and Lu Dazhong arranged a date to wait for an audience with the emperor, they went to Zhang Yue's private residence to meet him, and then met the emperor.
In fact, Han Zhen had already made up his mind. Even if Zhang Yue refused, Xu Xi and Lu Dazhong could still explain their strategy of advancing to Hengshan in front of the emperor.
This made Zhang Yue unable to suppress it no matter how hard he tried.
Zhang Yue presented Xu Xi and Lu Dazhong's strategy for pacifying the Dangxiang to the emperor, and the emperor attached great importance to it.
Xu Xi and Lu Dazhong met the emperor in the Zizheng Hall, with Zhang Yue, Wang Gui and Li Xian all by his side.
Now there is a map of Shaanxi on the Zi Zheng Hall.
Zhang Yue remembered that when he returned to Beijing from Xihe Road, he discussed the strategy of pacifying Qingtang in this Zi Zheng Hall. This was a very high treatment.
The two prime ministers were on the side, and Li Xian, who had returned from Xihe, was not only the emperor's confidant, but also the eunuch's greatest military achievement since the founding of the country. Feng Jing was also there, but since the victory in Lanzhou, Feng Jing had always been a peace advocate and felt ashamed, so he resigned from the Privy Council on the grounds of poor health.
However, the emperor firmly rejected Feng Jing.
Zhang Yue speculated that this was why Han Zhen was eager to return to the court to replace Feng Jing.
However, although Zhang Yue was beside him, everyone could see that his face was livid and he said nothing.
When Xu Xi was explaining to the ministers that he was going to build Hengshan and would choose the site of the old city of Yinzhou, everyone showed an expression of surprise.
The official thought.
Zhang Yue is also trapped in his own trap. You used to contradict me, but now you are contradicted by Han Zhen. It was you who recommended Han Zhen as the acting privy councilor and the co-privy councilor.
This time, you strongly recommended him to be the head of the Privy Council during the Lanzhou meritorious service. I was wondering when you would repay the Han family's kindness.
Now it seems that Han Zhen is not a party member.
The emperor looked calm and continued to listen to Xu Xi's advice.
Xu Xi said, "Your Majesty, I have carefully considered building from Tiandu Mountain or Jingyuan Road. The enemy may not dare to leave the mountain. It is the right time to attack Hengshan."
"I have seen that the strong Tanguts in the past were all in the desert. It is not easy for our army to cross the desert. And it would be disadvantageous if the enemy jumped into the desert to attack us. The Tanguts are a threat to our borders because there is millet to eat south of Hengshan, people to command, and water and grass to defend."
"The reason why Gao Zunyu and Zhong Yan were defeated before was that they had to carry food and water across the desert. It is better to fight quickly. If they retreat for a long time, they will be pursued by the enemy. Therefore, the enemy can occupy Xing and Ling states and rest assured. If we can make the enemy have no strategic location to defend south of Hengshan, no people to use, and no food to collect, then when the enemy attacks us, we can hold on. Put the enemy in a disadvantageous position for field battles."
"Once we have completely taken over the area south of Hengshan, we can support tens of thousands of elite soldiers and gain access to the enemy's pastures for raising horses. We can also benefit from the salt ponds, which can be used to supply merchants from all directions, saving the cost of entering China."
The emperor nodded slowly after listening to this, and Zhang Yue also felt that Xu Xi's analysis made sense.
"If we can hold out for two or three years in Hengshan, and wait for their defense to slacken, we can send boats from Tao River to block the river, and then send soldiers from Hengshan to attack them unexpectedly. This move will overthrow them."
Xu Xi spoke to the end with an impassioned look on his face.
They advanced eastward by boat from Xihe Road, then went down Hengshan and attacked from high to low, attacking Xingzhou and Lingzhou from the east and west.
This is the same as the final step of the plan proposed by Zhang Yue to destroy the Dangxiang.
It was just that the order was wrong. Zhang Yue first took the Hexi Corridor in Guazhou, Liangzhou, then went down to Hengshan, and finally attacked from both the east and the west to complete the task in one battle. Han Zhen obviously had no plan to attack Liangzhou, and went straight to Hengshan.
After hearing what Xu Xi said, the emperor bypassed Wang Gui and asked Zhang Yue, "What do you think, Mr. Zhang?"
Zhang Yue said, "Your Majesty, Han Zhen now has hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers under his command, and with the great victory in Lanzhou, he is naturally strong. Now that he is in a strong position, he will not take the enemy in Hengshan seriously."
After listening to Zhang Yue's words, which were both sinister and sinister, everyone came to the same conclusion in their hearts, and Zhang Yue became anxious.
The emperor asked Lü Dazhong and Xu Xi, "What are the advantages and disadvantages of building Tiandu Mountain or Hengshan Mountain?"
Lu Dazhong and Xu Xi both glanced at Zhang Yue.
Lu Dazhong gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, all the officials and soldiers in Shaanxi and Hedong are eager to fight. It will save time, effort and money to build from Hengshan rather than attacking Liangzhou and building along the Tiandu Mountain, Xi'anzhou and Pingxiacheng line."
Xu Xi also said with a stiff upper lip: "With a good plan, it will only take three months to strangle the Dangxiang's throat. Within three years, the Dangxiang can be destroyed. Although it is safe to advance towards Liangzhou and Tiandu Mountain, it is impossible to attack the Dangxiang's vital points."
"Your Majesty, if we take Hengshan, we will make sure that the Tanguts have no place to gather south of the desert, and they will have to cross the desert from the north. We must use a large army to defeat them."
Zhang Yue was so angry that he said nothing. That's right, that's right, my plan will take five to ten years, and your plan will save time and effort...
Zhang Yue was even more negative and thought to himself, "If your method works, just go for it. If there are any problems in the future, even if it means losing the army and humiliating the country, you, Han Zhen, Xu Xi, and Lu Dazhong will take care of it."
The emperor looked at Zhang Yue again and asked, "What do you think of what the two ministers said?"
Zhang Yue thought about it carefully and realized that he had already said everything he wanted to say and now he had nothing to say.
So he said, "I have no words."
After receiving Zhang Yue's reply, the emperor looked at Li Xian and asked, "What do you think?"
Li Xian and Han Zhen were not on good terms, but everyone knew that they were not on good terms.
What's more, the government was the first to support the construction of Hengshan.
Li Xian said: "Your Majesty, in the past, we used troops from Fuyan and Huanqing. Although our army arrived, we claimed to have recovered the territory, but as soon as the royal army left, the enemy came back. In order to attack Xingling, the cities in Fuyan and Huanqing were built, and the transportation was hundreds of miles."
"It is said that we can take the south of Hengshan and station tens of thousands of elite troops there, but if I come, the enemy will retreat, and if I retreat, the enemy will come. If this continues for a long time, I will find it difficult to cope with it."
Xu Xi heard this and said anxiously, "We can think about it. I have seen that although Youzhou has no land, the area around the ancient Wuyan City is fertile, not far from the salt pond, and there is a pasture to the north. If we rely on this, we can hold on."
"Your Majesty, please send your trusted confidant to examine this matter. If I have said anything untrue, I am willing to be punished."
Li Xian was silent upon hearing this. Except for Wang Gui, everyone present had spoken. It was time for the emperor to make a decision.
But the official said: "I don't agree with this case!"
When these words were spoken, Xu Xi and Lu Dazhong were both surprised, and even Li Xian himself had guessed wrong.
Zhang Yue remained calm.
The emperor said, "Hasn't it been decided that we should attack in the west and defend in the east? Why do you mention building in Hengshan again? You are going east now, west now."
The emperor was slightly angry, but Lu Dazhong and Xu Xi were both horrified and fell to the ground to plead guilty.
They thought the biggest obstacle was with Zhang Yue, but they didn't expect to be rejected by the emperor.
Xu Xi wanted to say more. He used to be a close minister to the emperor and had some say, but he said to the emperor: "I used to wonder why the Tanguts ceded the three states of Dingnan. After all, this is where the Tanguts started their business."
"Now I think there is something wrong with the Tanguts, and they are deliberately trying to lead us here."
"Mr. Xu, Mr. Lu, there is no need to say anything more. Take your memorials and leave. Let Han Zhishu guard the border with peace of mind. The priority at home is to fix the internal affairs."
Xu Xi trembled all over, not knowing why the emperor was so moody. Perhaps it was the same for his companions, as fortune and misfortune could change overnight.
Xu Xi only felt filled with sadness. He wished he could still talk to the emperor as freely as before, and that the monarch and his subject could be open and honest with each other.
At this moment, he could only say with tears in his eyes: "Your Majesty, I will take my leave!"
Xu Xi looked at Zhang Yue with blurry eyes, his expression was both embarrassed and guilty. He immediately stepped back towards the emperor and turned to leave.
As for Lu Dazhong, he also left in a hurry. When he walked out of the palace gate, he even staggered and almost fell down.
This is really unimaginable for an official who came from a Confucian family.
……
All the ministers withdrew, and Zhang Yue stayed.
The emperor asked Zhang Yue, "Should we remove Han Zhen from his position as Privy Councilor?"
Zhang Yue was stunned when he heard the official's words. That's right, if the ideas don't change, then change the people. This is an unchanging technique of controlling subordinates from ancient times to the present.
Since you, Han Zhen, oppose the highest strategy set by the court, you can no longer be used.
Zhang Yue almost smiled bitterly. Wasn't he put on 'sick leave' because he opposed the attack on the Dangxiang?
Zhang Yue thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, we cannot change it for now."
"Why?"
"There is no better candidate at the moment. The reason why I chose Han Zhen as the frontier commander was because Han Xiansu (Han Jiang) was the envoy of Shaanxi and Hedong to attack Luowu City in the third year of Xining."
"There are many old members of the Han family in these two routes. So unless Han Zhen is the commander, they won't be able to control it."
As a family of "Two Hans and One Lu", the resources that the Han family can leverage in the officialdom are unimaginable. If an official with an ordinary background were to serve as the Six-Route Privy Councilor, to be honest, the officials below would not obey you, and you would not be able to sort out or deal with the complicated officialdom in Shaanxi and Hedong.
Han Jiang had experience as the envoy of Hedong and Shaanxi. If Han Zhen goes to serve as an official in these two areas again, he will more or less give face to the Han family.
In officialdom, resources always outweigh abilities, which is also an important reason why Han Zhen was able to win battles as soon as he took office.
"Of course Han Zhen is a stubborn person. He opposed me a lot when we were negotiating peace with Liao. But your Majesty, I still say that Han Zhen must be the Privy Councilor."
The emperor could not help but sigh, "In terms of loyalty to the country and wisdom in judging people, no one is better than Zhang Yue. I was right about him."
"Since ancient times, it has been difficult for soldiers to travel far away."
(End of this chapter)