Zhao Jun obviously didn't realize how much impact a laptop game he got tired of playing in later generations had on Zhao Zhen.
Zhao Jun didn't feel it because those games were really unplayable in his eyes.
In the Internet era, new games appear every day, with new skins, new gameplay, and new special effects.
Even mobile games have gradually caught up with computer client games and become the new overlord.
There are so many ways to have fun, and there are new ones every day, making it overwhelming.
If he wasn't afraid that there would be no internet in the mountains and he could only download some stand-alone games, but couldn't play the more popular online games, he wouldn't be too lazy to download these outdated models.
So he left the notebook in Bianliang, thinking that Zhao Zhen couldn't understand these things anyway, so it would be good for him to learn knowledge from the notebook.
However, he forgot that Zhao Zhen had not experienced the impact of the Internet.
Everything in the laptop is full of freshness for Zhao Zhen, especially games, movies, etc., which are much more interesting than ancient entertainment methods.
This caused Zhao Zhen to quickly become addicted to it and unable to extricate himself.
Moreover, he was self-taught. After learning how to operate a laptop, he slowly started watching movies and finally being able to play games.
It has to be said that if a person is almost fanatical about something, even if it is an unfamiliar field to him at the beginning, he can quickly achieve mastery through his amazing learning ability.
Zhao Zhen has obviously fallen into this voracious study because of his severe Internet addiction.
If Zhao Jun knew about it, he might have to be dragged to King Thunder and Lightning for electrotherapy. And every time the phone is powered on, he is asked, "Are you still online?" "Are you still online?" "Are you still online?"
Unfortunately, apart from the solar charging panels and computer batteries that barely had some power, the Song Dynasty had no electricity and no King of Thunder and Lightning. Zhao Jun didn't know about this either.
At this time, Zhao Jun went south to Haozhou and Shouzhou to continue his inspections. While conducting grassroots investigations, he was investigating corruption and looking for talents.
Fan Zhongyan, far to the northwest, had a different scene.
As the saying goes, "It snows in the mountains in May, but there are no flowers, only cold. I hear the willows breaking in the flute, but I have never seen the spring scenery." Although it is spring, the northwest wind is still blowing, and the loess plateau is full of loneliness and loneliness.
Lao Fan set out on January 10th and arrived at Hezhongfu in early February. The journey was more than 300 kilometers and took about 20 days.
Before Fan Zhongyan took office, there were no economic envoys on the Shaanxi Road, only transshipment envoys. The transshipment envoys were mainly responsible for taxation, local governance and material transportation, while the economic envoys were in charge of military and political power on the road, which was somewhat equivalent to the state shepherds in the Han Dynasty.
In the second year of Qingli (1042), due to repeated border invasions in Xixia, Song Renzong decided to reform the military command system of Shaanxi and issued an edict to divide Shaanxi Road into four roads: Fuyan, Jingyuan, Huanqing and Qinfeng. He set up strategic and pacification envoys. The military officers on the road are all in charge, deputy general manager, Qianjia, and Dujian, all under the command of the military envoy.
But now that Zhao Jun appeared, Zhao Zhen realized that he had to respond in advance. So at the beginning of this year, under the "recommendation" of Lu Yijian, Zhao Zhen officially divided Shaanxi into four groups, and the Shaanxi Economic Strategy and Comfort Envoy coordinated all military and political affairs. Fan Zhongyan became the first economic envoy.
Fan Yong was transferred back to Henan Prefecture for his "meritorious service" in governing Shaanxi.
Although Fan Yong was a little confused.
I am a dignified transport envoy of Shaanxi Road and is a senior official of the fourth rank, but I know that the chiefs of the four capitals of Kaifeng Prefecture, Yingtian Prefecture, Henan Prefecture, and Daming Prefecture are from the fourth rank, which is half a rank lower than the first-grade officer. Why should I be demoted even if I have meritorious service?
But no matter what, this decree was unanimously approved by the Constitutional Yuan. With the promotion of officials and many prime ministers, this decree was quickly issued and implemented.
So Fan Yong was transferred back to Henan, and Fan Zhongyan took Wang Deyong and 20,000 soldiers to the northwest in a mighty manner.
In the fifth year of Xining, the Shaanxi Road was divided into the Qinfeng and Yongxing Army Routes. However, the four divided roads now are generally dominated by the Shaanxi Road. The following four roads can be regarded as the four strategic military regions that are mainly deployed.
Therefore, today's Shaanxi Road is still based on Chang'an.
However, Fan Zhongyan did not go to Chang'an. Instead, he ordered the newly appointed Shaanxi body pacification envoy Pang Ji to prepare grain and grass in Chang'an in the rear, and went to Yanzhou himself.
Historically, although Zhao Zhen appointed Xia Song to govern in the northwest, he also appointed a large number of civilian officials to restrain him.
For example, Han Qi, Fan Zhongyan, Wen Yanbo, Fan Yong, Pang Ji, Wang Yaochen, Yang Kai, Teng Zongliang, Wang Yan, Fan Xiang, Liu Ping, Yin Zhu and others all served as economic envoys, pacification envoys, recruitment envoys, etc. in the northwest. Important positions such as transport envoy.
These civil servants restrained each other and argued with each other, which resulted in constant internal strife and different opinions on various aspects such as defense and troop dispatch. In the end, the combined strength of all the Song Dynasty's ministries was far superior to Li Yuanhao's, but they were defeated one by one by Li Yuanhao, resulting in three major defeats.
Now that he has learned this lesson, Zhao Zhen only appointed Fan Zhongyan as the economic envoy, Pang Ji and Wang Yaochen as the pacification envoys, and set up four transshipment envoys Wang Yan, Liu Ping, Wang Deyong and Wen Yanbo on the fourth road, and the rest were Yin Zhu, Fan Xiang, Yang Kai, Teng Zongliang and others were deputy envoys.
Although there are still many officials, Fan Zhongyan is the chief official.
In this way, the appointment by the imperial court gave Fan Zhongyan great power as a border commander. All major military and political affairs in the northwest were handed over to him without the need to report to the emperor and the Constitutional Yuan. He was truly equivalent to the northwest Jiedushi of the Tang Dynasty.
Lao Fan arrived in Yanzhou in mid-February and immediately began to select soldiers and form a team.
It was still the same situation in the Song Dynasty. The soldiers did not know the generals but they did not know the soldiers. Historically, many generals of the Northwest Army were drawn from various places. For example, Ge Huaimin entered the official position in Menyin and is now the magistrate of Cangzhou. He will have to be the magistrate of Chuzhou for two years before he can Was transferred to the northwest.
In addition, Gao Jixuan is now under the jurisdiction of Yizhou Road Soldiers and Horses, Cao Cong is the training envoy of Weizhou Regiment, Shi Yuansun is the magistrate of Mozhou, Zhou Mei is the Marquis of Yu, the capital of Tianwu Army, Wang Kaiding is the inspection envoy of Xing Zhaodu, and Xu Huaide is the Zuoban Du Yuhou and so on...
Basically, most of the famous generals in the Song-Xia war are still scattered throughout the country, except for a few such as Wang Zhongbao, Zhong Shiheng, Ren Fu, Li Shibin, Guo Zun, Geng Fu, Zhao Zhen and others in the northwest.
After Fan Zhongyan arrived, he called in various reliable generals and immediately inspected the defense of the state capital, ordered the construction of various fortresses, and began his defense plan.
Today is the fourth year of Jingyou, 1037 AD.
Historically, Li Yuanhao founded the country in 1038 and began to attack the Song Dynasty in 1039. He was only repelled by Di Qing, Xu Huaide, Gao Jilong, Zhang Chongjun and others. It was not until Li Yuanhao attacked again in 1040 AD that the Battle of Sanchuankou broke out and the Song Dynasty was defeated miserably.
However, although it appeared that Li Yuanhao only started attacking in 1039, in fact it was a large-scale attack. Before that, he often sent border party members and Qiang tribe vassal Kou Lue south to test the Song Dynasty's border defenses.
So there was not much time left for Fan Zhongyan. After he arrived in Yanzhou, he took Wang Deyong as the commander and Wang Zhongbao, Zhong Shiheng, Ren Fu, Li Shibin, Guo Zun, Geng Fu, Zhao Zhen and others as generals to prepare to change the army. The old system, training in divisions, taking turns to defend against the enemy.
Yanzhou is the administrative center of Fuyan Road. As for the main officials, Liu Ping is deployed as the transfer envoy of Fuyan Road and the deputy capital of Fuyan and Huanqing, Xue Xiang, the magistrate of Yanzhou, and the magistrate of Qingzhou, and Zhao is also the patrol envoy of border capitals. Mainly Zhen et al.
Among the generals were Li Shibin, the governor of the Jinming Village, Ren Fu, the deputy general manager of the horse infantry in Yanyan, Yuhou, the capital of Longwei and Wang Xin, the patrol inspector of Yanyan, and dozens of others.
At this moment, the early wind was blowing, and Fan Zhongyan was standing on Long'an Mountain, which was later to be Jianhua Town, Ansai District, Yan'an City, Shaanxi Province. More than a hundred miles to the north, beyond Ansai Fort, was Longzhou of the Xixia Kingdom, which was later to be Yulin City, Shaanxi Province. Jingbian County area.
Fan Zhongyan was accompanied by the newly appointed Huanqing Road transfer envoys Wang Deyong, Liu Ping, Xue Xiang, Li Shibin, Ren Fu, Wang Xin, etc., with about three thousand troops and horses behind him.
After seeing the vastness of the northwest, Lao Fan said to Wang Deyong beside him: "The wind is blowing very hard."
The new wind howled, making the military flags rustle.
Wang De said in a deep voice: "This is already the border with Xixia, and to the north is the Xia Kingdom, where there are endless prairie fields."
"Um."
Fan Zhongyan looked around and then said: "Zhao Yuanhao has repeatedly sent border vassals and bandits over the years. The imperial court ordered me to guard the border and be cautious. What do you think of Xixia?"
Li Shibin laughed and said: "Don't worry, sir, little Xia thief, I will kill every one of them. In the past few years, I have killed more than a thousand border vassals in Jinming Village, and the ones who came to surrender were tens of thousands."
Fan Zhongyan glanced at the other party. Li Shibin was indeed as proud and arrogant as Zhao Jun said. No wonder he easily fell into Zhao Yuanhao's scheme in history.
Liu Ping said: "Xi Xia has become more and more powerful in recent years because we, the Song Dynasty, opened more markets on the border, allowing them to exchange cattle, sheep and horses for ironware and tea. If we can cut off the mutual trade and beat Zhao Yuanhao, maybe he can Don’t dare to act recklessly again.”
Is this an economic blockade?
Fan Zhongyan remembered what Zhao Jun said, but shook his head and said: "In the past, this method might have been okay, but forget it now. We also need to use the mutual market to collect horses and accumulate strength for the time being."
In the past, when Li Yuanhao was not strong, Xixia could indeed be severely damaged through economic blockade.
But now, after so many years of development, Li Yuanhao cannot be said to have a strong army, but he can be considered to have accumulated a little, and he is no longer afraid of the Song Dynasty's economic blockade.
Moreover, the current economic blockade may make Li Yuanhao wary, so he simply maintains the status quo and continues to allow the Security Army, Suide Army and other places to continue trading with each other, and collect more horse supplies to deal with the Xixia attack.
Xue Xiang said: "Xiaoguan thinks that there are too many entrances to the south of the border, and it is too difficult to defend one by one. It is better to shrink the peripheral troops and horses."
"oh?"
Fan Zhongyan became interested and asked, "Tell me about it?"
"There are many high mountains outside Huanqing and Fuyan 2nd Road. If we defend in various places, we will need too much luggage and troops. If Zhao Yuanhao goes south to the border, there is no need to attack. He only needs to concentrate on one road and break through all the way. Then all the troops in the rear Weak, the defense line collapsed."
Xue Xiang said: "So I think we should concentrate our troops and horses to guard against Yan'an Prefecture, Suide Army, Bao'an Army, Tongyuan, Anhua and other places. We should set up beacon towers on various important roads along the way. If the Xia thieves come, we will They have traveled a long distance and it will be difficult to supply them. We can hold them back and add more troops to surround them, or we can decide in a battle."
This is a plan to carry out strategic contraction. The troops will be deployed in the main cities on Huanqing Road and Fuyan Road. Beacon towers will be used in the surrounding hills and mountain roads to warn the enemy. When the enemy comes, they will send out smoke and the city will be prepared to repel the Xixia people. .
However, this move obviously made Li Shibin very unhappy, and said: "The Xia thieves have not been without troops at the border in recent years, and they have all been easily repelled by me. What do these people have to fear, but they still have to shrink their troops? It's really scary." In my opinion, if you humiliate the country, you should take the initiative to promote the prestige of the Song Dynasty."
"alright."
Fan Zhongyan frowned and said: "The Xia thieves have been in business for many years. Don't underestimate them. Put away your arrogance. The government and the Political Yuan sent me here because the enemy is strong. What's more, the Xia thieves have repeatedly attacked the Uyghurs and Tubos in the west. , the so-called punishing those who give the soup a blow, and underestimating the enemy's carelessness is a taboo for military strategists."
"yes."
Being scolded by Fan Zhongyan, Li Shibin had to reluctantly respond.
Fan Zhongyan knew that in history, the Song Dynasty was defeated in three battles. In addition to some subjective reasons, there were also many objective reasons. For example, there were many disagreements between civil servants, between generals and generals, and between civil servants and generals.
So after scolding him, he said: "Although generals may not obey military orders abroad, generals must still obey orders on the battlefield. Unless there are changes in the battle, any deployment must be approved by me." . If there is a quarrel, it must be reported to me before I make a decision. Do you hear me?"
Everyone had no choice but to respond: "Yes."
Fan Zhongyan nodded with satisfaction. Although Xia Song was an official in history, he was restrained by him, Han Qi and others, and his power was not that great.
But now the emperor and the Constitutional Yuan have given him absolute power as the top leader, and he can even directly appoint and remove any local officials in Shaanxi. This is a huge improvement.
For this reason, no one in the court impeached Fan Zhongyan for having too much power, which would lead to the birth of warlords like the Jiedushi in the former Tang Dynasty.
However, with Zhao Jun's recommendation, the emperor and the Constitutional Yuan still overcame all opinions and let Fan Zhongyan take charge of all major military and political affairs in the northwest. This was a sign of great trust in him.
After setting the tone for his rights, Fan Zhongyan turned his head, walked to the hillside, and summoned all the army officers to come in front of him.
Di Qing, Zhang Yu, Zhe Jimin and other young officers were among them.
Zhe Jimin was the right minister and a palace guard. This time his brother Zhejixuan was a harsh government official at the border and imposed excessive taxes. He was dismissed by the court and replaced by Zhe Jixuan as the inspector of Linfu Road.
Many young officers lined up in front of the formation, with neatly arranged Forbidden Army officers behind them.
Fan Zhongyan stood on the slope, took out a small trumpet, and shouted: "My fellow soldiers! The Xia thieves have invaded the border many times, and the border is uneasy. The imperial court sent us here to guard the border and secure the country."
"In the past, many people looked down on us and said that we were thieves and soldiers. But I don't think so. I think all the soldiers present are heroes."
"Those who defend the country are heroes!"
"Now is the time to prove yourself and serve the country. This time, we must strengthen our troops and rectify the border troops, and we must make Xia thieves look good."
"Everyone, do you dare to fight?"
he shouted.
Everyone below shouted: "Dare to fight! Dare to fight! Dare to fight!"
"good!"
Fan Zhongyan shouted: "I am not afraid of death. If the soldiers are not afraid of death and dare to use their lives, then the country will be peaceful. Train your soldiers well and train them well. Anyone who has made meritorious service will be promoted by me personally and I will not hesitate to reward him!"
"Mighty! Mighty! Mighty!"
The soldiers below shouted again, with overwhelming momentum.
Fan Zhongyan was very satisfied with the attitude of the soldiers, and it cannot be said that the northwest border was poorly managed by Fan Yong.
But there is still the same problem. The generals who the soldiers usually train and command have never been together at all. Now he has brought a group of elite grassroots officers from Bianliang to change this situation.
When the time comes, these elite grassroots officers will first lead the border soldiers in drills, and then outstanding generals will be recruited from all over the country to coordinate with these grassroots officers in command.
I believe that in less than a year, he will be able to train a group of excellent troops!
Fan Zhongyan finally handed over to the southeast and said generously: "I came to the northwest to take charge of the overall situation and guard against the Xia thieves who repeatedly invaded the border. It is all because of the trust of the officials and the emperor's sage! If the Xia thieves dare to attack here, he will definitely come. No return! The destiny is in the Song Dynasty, and we will live up to the emperor’s grace!"
"Destiny is in the Song Dynasty, and it lives up to the emperor's grace! God's destiny is in the Song Dynasty, and it lives up to the emperor's grace! God's destiny is in the Song Dynasty, and it lives up to the emperor's grace!"
The soldiers roared with great momentum.
At the same time, Zhao Zhen, who was playing games far away in Bianliang, sneezed hard.
"Aqiu!"
He was wearing a silk robe. Even though it was spring, it had been a bit cold recently, making his nose almost runny.
"Oh, I stayed up all night last night and couldn't pass the test. Maybe it was the cold. Grandson said it was a cold. Maybe I caught a cold."
Zhao Zhen wiped his nose with a handkerchief, then looked at the screen of clearing the level on the computer screen, showing a bright smile: "Hey, hey, I finally passed the level, it's not easy."
Yesterday I went out of town to do some work. I thought I would go and come back quickly, so I didn’t post yesterday’s one-chapter explanation. Unexpectedly, it took a whole day and I just came back this morning. Then I caught a cold again, with a blocked nose, runny nose, dizziness, and very uncomfortable. I am working hard to code the second chapter. I hope I can finish it today.
(End of chapter)
