Inside the palace.
The official fell into deep thought after reading Zhang Yue's Pinghe Huang policy.
This Pinghe Huang policy begins with a discussion of the tendency of the world to divide and unite. If the division lasts for a long time, it will unite, and if it unites for a long time, it will divide.
Why is it said that the power of division and union lies in the great unity.
Confucianism and Legalism, which can be said to be mortal enemies, jointly advocated that the world must be unified.
Zhang Yue said in the policy that many people complained about China's cycle of governance and chaos of "if we divide for a long time, we will unite, and if we unite for a long time, we will divide." However, for all the countries in the world, there is only the second half of this sentence, not the first half.
Once it is divided, it can never be returned.
Since the beginning of Emperor Qin, our Chinese orthodoxy has its own centripetal force.
As for Hehuang, which was originally the land of the Han and Tang Dynasties, it had been away from home and country for more than 300 years since the Tang Dynasty. If the territory is not regained and reunited, the emperor's ambition to regulate the world and punish the barbarians will not be ambitious.
This statement refutes the argument that the court advocated abandoning the land or appointing a local official to manage Hehuang.
Then he talked about the general trend of the world, between Liao, Xia, Qing and Tang.
Liao has a vast and powerful army. It is not a temporary enemy and cannot be fought for the time being. It must be appeased by humble words and generous courtesy, but it must not be too much to show weakness. If this is not possible, show it is capable.
The Xia Kingdom was rebellious and unpredictable. Although the Qing Dynasty repeatedly defeated our dynasty, the country was ultimately weak and its ruler was young. From top to bottom, this dynasty had a desire to avenge its previous humiliation.
Therefore, the national grand strategy is aimed at summer control, which is most in line with the top and bottom.
But since the purpose is to make summer, it is meaningless to fight to lose both sides. Such a thing, no matter how small the damage, would not be done.
To control summer, you must first recruit Qingtang. This is to strengthen yourself before you can weaken the other. If you want to harm the other, you must first benefit yourself.
But before recruiting Qing and Tang, he should be able to show his inability to Xia Ze.
Show what you can't do when you can, and show what you can do when you can't. To put it bluntly, you must have a strategic model for the outside world. When your opponent knows that you are going to kill him with all your strength, he will try every means to fight you to the death. Or when the other party knows that you can't do anything to him, he will deliberately push for further.
Grand strategy must be understood in one's heart, but when expressed to the outside world, it must be imitated.
It's like two steps forward and one step back, two steps back and one step forward.
Zhang Yue suggested that peace must be negotiated with Xia, and that Lanzhou should not be disputed for the time being. He could even return half of Lanzhou that he had previously occupied.
Lanzhou was isolated to the south of Henan on the Yellow River, and was surrounded by the Song Dynasty on three sides. It could be attacked at any time, but Xixia had to station heavy troops in order to defend Lanzhou.
Among Muzheng, Guizhang, and Dong Zhan, Zhang Yue advocated planting the fields first and then advancing the army, getting rich first and then capturing the enemy. In terms of controlling the enemy, he advocated making things easy first and then making things difficult, and making progress first (familiar with the Qiang) and then growing (producing the Qiang).
The key point of attacking Hehuang is not to defeat the enemy, but to appease the enemy with good faith and generous profits. Then, if Xihe cultivates 1,000 hectares of farmland, his strength will be one point, and if he cultivates 10,000 hectares of farmland, his strength will be ten points.
The general of the Tang Dynasty, Hei Te Changzhi, cultivated 5,000 hectares of farmland in Hehuang. He could produce millions of hectares of grain every year, which would have shocked the northwest. If the Song Dynasty wanted to control summer, it would have required more than 10,000 hectares of farmland.
Xixia cut off the Ganliang Road and imposed heavy taxes on passing caravans. If we get Hehuang, we can border Khotan, Uighurs and other tribes, and reopen the Silk Road in the Western Regions.
With the benefits of trade and farming, Hehuang will not only not become a burden to the court, but can be self-sufficient. With this manpower and material resources, it will not waste the people and money, but also enrich the military strength.
Taking Hehuang is like Liu Yuzhou taking Western Shu from Jingzhou and then heading north to compete with Cao Wei.
Xixia has suffered the loss of its first move, so I asked me to send down the wooden levy, guarantee the order, and break the ghost seal, which made Dong Fei fearful.
Once Hehuang is recaptured, more than 100,000 Han and Tibetan soldiers and horses will be stationed on the flanks of the Xia Kingdom. There is no need to make large-scale movements, but light troops will be used to disturb them, forcing Xixia to respond with large troops. Repeatedly, the Xia Kingdom will inevitably be exhausted. If the Xia Kingdom does not If we respond with a large army, I can take advantage of the situation.
When they have exhausted our interests, Lanzhou, Xingzhou, and Liangzhou will be owned by the state, and then we can use their people to raise our troops. Two or three years later, when the weather changed, he ordered a general to lead Xihe's troops to Gan and Ling, and then ordered a general to lead the Shaanxi army out of Hengshan. Yu Xia.
If this is the case, the emperor's career will be successful and the Song Dynasty will be revived. I am a scholar, and I am not good enough to talk about big things. As for not reaching the general idea and not adapting to the situation, your Majesty will forgive you!
When the officials read the plan, they could not suppress the excitement in their hearts. Wang Anshi also praised it and said: "If there is no major change, if we use this strategy, we can calm down the summer in three to five years."
The official rolled up his sleeves and took his seat and said: "The sky has blessed me in China, so that our wise men and loyal ministers will continue from generation to generation. Whenever the world changes, there will be one or two beams to protect our country, the country, and the world."
"After seeing this Pinghe Huangce, I realized that I was wrong in the past. I was really too many things to do."
Wang Anshi knew that the official family was sincerely remorseful.
This is what Guo Jia said about Yuan Shao.
Wanting everything, but not getting the point. Acting on short-term gains will lead to losing the pattern, and do not have a long-term perspective to see things.
Here, Hezhou had just been recovered and Mu Zheng surrendered. Over there, Xixia was afraid and asked for peace, so the officials felt that they could do it. Well, since you are afraid of me, I will point out the benefits first. This is acting based on short-term gains.
The two countries are competing for power, not for gain or loss over a city or a place.
The official said: "I plan to make peace with Xixia and redraw the boundaries. I will tell Cai Yanqing that I don't want Lanzhou anymore! What do you think, sir?"
Wang Anshi said: "Your Majesty, let this matter be settled by your Majesty!"
The official put his hand on the armrest of the throne and laughed and said: "Okay, okay, I'll call Wang Zhongzheng back to Beijing to report on his duties. However, there is no vacancy in Xihe Road, so I will let Li Xian succeed Wang Zhongzheng."
Li Xian got along well with Zhang Yue and Wang Shao before, and the emperor's decision to let him bear the brunt was a sign of trust, indicating that he would no longer strategize thousands of miles away and command Zhang Yue remotely.
"In addition, in the future, the military affairs on Xihe Road will be reported to the second government first. If the two governments cannot agree, I will make the decision."
In the past, the emperor bypassed the second government and directed the war in Xihe. Now, saying so is tantamount to returning the military decision-making power on the front line to the prime minister's team headed by Wang Anshi.
This is also the result Wang Anshi expected.
Wang Anshi said: "Your Majesty is wise!"
The official family lost control of the war in Xihe, but at this moment, there was no sign of depression on their face, but a look of complete energy.
What does it mean to hold a fixed view within and have the six bridles in hand?
So it is.
A policy article helped the officials to sort out their clues, so they did not have to hold up lanterns everywhere, like a blind man lighting the way, looking around.
The previous games between the Song Dynasty and Xixia and the Qing and Tang Dynasties were like you making a move, I making a move, you punching me, and I punching you back.
But as long as I have a comprehensive strategy, no matter how you play, I have my own rhythm, just faster and slower. Because I have this confidence, the final result must be what I want.
Why are there so many things and all the energy is focused on adapting to the situation? I don't have a clear mind, so I panic once I have the six bridles in hand.
I will leave the affairs in the northwest to Wang Anshi and Zhang Yue, so I can sit back and relax.
Seeing the officials laughing heartily and kicking their shoes to leave, Wang Anshi thought to himself that he could not change the emperor's view in such an instant with just one memorial.
But Zhang Yue did it.
Wang Anshi suddenly thought that Zhang Yue did not need to write to me to make the emperor change his mind, but why...
Yes. Wang Anshi understood instantly.
Then he smiled, put his hands behind his hands and left the palace.
The conversation between the talented monarch and his ministers in the palace seemed to be lingering and lingering.
