After the trauma caused by the war in the city was cleared, many dead heroes were comforted. Although Liang Chuan wanted to tell Xia Shu about Shi Changwei's rebellion, Liang Chuan estimated that Xia Shu had known about this long ago. Yelu Chongguang also mentioned this matter later, which showed that Xia Shu clearly wanted to cover up the truth of the facts, and it would be boring to expose the truth by himself.

Liang Chuan was naturally very angry about these soldiers. Some of the city walls had not been repaired, so this mission was completely overwhelmed by these soldiers. They were not expected to fight in wars. The lesson of turning against each other in front of the army was vivid in my mind. It turned out that they were doing what they were doing now, and they didn't expect to rely on these people anymore.

Not only Liangchuan, but most of the city are children of Guanzhong now, and most of the soldiers guarding the city are men from Guanzhong. They are more or less related to neighbors, and those who come from the same state are considered fellow villagers. The fellow villagers privately talk about these scandals about the army, which are spread from ten to hundreds. Everyone has more or less friends and relatives who die in this battle. Now, when everyone looks at these army soldiers, they are full of hatred, wishing they can eat these scums alive.

In order to prevent these people from reversing again, Liang Chuan improved the team structure. For every ten people in the ranks, the sergeant commander must be these Guanzhong soldiers. All qualifications for the ranks of the army will be cancelled. The system of the sergeant system will be strictly implemented. As long as the people in the team do not return to the team for half a day, report immediately to prevent desertion. The sergeant commander will not be punished, but the entire team will be punished immediately!

All the troops were placed under the close surveillance of the soldiers in Guanzhong!

After the city wall was repaired, the water was dug. The lesson of the last time the water source was cut was too tragic. Dingchuan Village had good defenses, but the water source was a huge problem. After digging more than ten feet of the loess in the city, he finally dug a well out of the water. With this well, the Dangxiang people were not afraid of bringing the siege to the city!

The northwest was looted by Li Yuanhao and then made a comeback. This time, a higher wall was built and deeper trenches were dug. The water from the nearby Qingshui River was introduced to form a river to protect it. The city ensured a safe water source, and the burned fortress was once again built again.

After careful consideration, Xia Feng finally considered the impact on his career after handing over the seal, which would have more benefits than disadvantages. He would give it a try now. If he bet right, he would still be his own, and if he bet wrong, he would have to retire.

In the secret letter, Xia Xun has already recorded the possible information about Li Yuanhao's peace talks, and has also fully analyzed various possibilities. In short, after reading it, people think that Li Yuanhao will definitely come to the peace talks.

Before the secret letter, he had already written a report on the Battle of Dingchuan Village, and blamed the two or ones of the unfavorable causes of the war to be blamed on the dead ghost Ge Huaimin. He was greedy for merit and rash, and then he was afraid of Dingchuan Village and failed to rush to support Dingchuan Village according to regulations. Before leaving, Ge Huaimin advised him many times not to advance, and Han Qi could also testify. At the same time, he also wrote that Dingchuan Village had made contributions to defending the enemy, and suggested that the court praise Yang Qi, the chief supervisor of Dingchuan Village. He voluntarily demoted himself to three levels and stayed in Zhenrong to destroy the enemy.

Xia Shu reported to the court that the number of generals was 16 and 9,400 soldiers was extremely heavy. Many soldiers also sacrificed their lives in this battle. There were also many foreign soldiers and local troops in the northwest. Their combat power was not as good as that of the imperial guards, and their organization was not as decent as that of the imperial guards. After their death, they only burned silver for a few people, and no one of them was left behind.

The total number may be tens of thousands.

The court would not record such a large number of casualties into historical books. This is a great humiliation. The court scolded Xia Shu for being shameless and incompetent, and wasted the lives of the soldiers of the Song Dynasty. If it doesn't work, it will be replaced, and if it doesn't work, it will be demoted. The most important thing the Song Dynasty lacks is talents. The court was discussing how to make sense of Xia Shu, and Zhao Zhen received a secret letter from Xia Shu.

The Censorate cursed the most fiercely. Xia Shu’s official voice was like Ding Wei, and he was easily contempt in the clear stream. In addition, this time he was useless to kill the soldiers, so the censors were all sharpened their swords and prepared to attack him.

War was not the wish of the people of the Song Dynasty. The thirty years of peace with the Khitan made everyone feel the beauty of peace.

Although the Song Dynasty looked down on Xixia, a barbaric and backward small place, a defeat can be said to be a mistake, and three consecutive defeats can be explained. Xixia already has the capital to negotiate with the Song Dynasty.

Just when the civil and military officials of the court criticized Xia Sheng for being despicable, shameless, without integrity, no integrity, Zhao Zhen secretly met with the main officials of the Sixth Department of the Privy Council in the Wende Hall. This matter was too important. If it was handled well, the truce and the war were not handled well, it would leave a heavy and stinky stroke in the history books. The censors in the Censorate would only spray everywhere and have no outstanding ability to do things.

Asking for peace like the Khitan is a major matter of losing power and humiliating the country. When the censors receive the rumor on the wind, they will definitely only scold him for being bloody, and they will not be able to do anything serious.

This battle cannot be fought no matter what. The court fought with them for several years, built a tomb and built a palace, and now it is covered with donkey manure, eggs and eggs. It is so poor that it is almost impossible to lose. In addition, civil and military officials are unfaithful and unkind. It is better to lose one defeat in the northwest battlefield than to lose one after another. If you continue to fight, you will only damage the national strength, and there will be no benefit for the country and the people.

Because of this, Zhao Zhen held this secret meeting in a fierce manner. If all this is true, the information sent by Xia Shu would be too critical!

Zhao Zhen ordered the yellow gate to read the secret copy sent by Xia Shu.

Those listed are heavyweights in the key departments of the court. It was strange that the court did not explain it clearly in person at the meeting, and then deliberately kept these important ministers and held a small meeting in private. It was indeed a major event that concerns the fate of the court!

"Share you guys, please express your opinion!"

Zhao Zhen doesn’t need to be said clearly, everyone knows, what do you think of peace talks?

Now we have to make our position clear. Since ancient times, we have been divided into two factions, either focusing on war or focusing on peace. In order to avoid no one supporting the court in the future, the officials often privately explore the attitudes of all officials.

A group of people was divided into two factions without early communication. The civil servants of the six ministries strongly opposed the peace talks, and the heads of the Privy Council and the Third Division all clearly supported the peace talks.

Sure enough, it started arguing again.

Before Zhao Zhen could speak, the two groups of people started arguing privately.

The pro-war faction said: "There was a Khitan peace talk before, and now there was a peace talk with Xixia. If another illegal regime appeared in the future, would it be possible to continue the peace talks? Where was the face of the great Song Dynasty? Who would convince the prestige of the imperial court?"

The peacekeepers also said: "Faced with the three consecutive defeats in Xixia, it consumed countless money and grain in the treasury, and the court's fiscal revenue was unsustainable. The war was full of money and grain. Now the treasury was empty, so what would you do to fight? You should suffer face and live. Instead of fighting for a long time, it would be better to spend a little money to get rid of these Western thieves like the Khitan!"

The Lords and the Lords and the Lords and the Lords and the Lords and the Lords and the Lords are mostly civil servants. Most of them are from Jinshi. The scholars' loyalty to the emperor is at work. They cannot tolerate the ambition of the traitors like Li Yuanhao. Who are the Lords and the Lords and the people from the Privy Council and the Three Divisions?

These two parts are responsible for fighting and the other is responsible for logistics and paying money. The front line of the war is tight and the logistics cannot make money. They all break their teeth and swallow it in their stomachs. Winning is a matter of duty, and even if they lose, they can't escape! Now this war can be stopped, and they can wake up laughing in their dreams!

The key now is to look at Zhao Zhen’s attitude. They can’t figure out Zhao Zhen’s attitude. If he wants to fight, the Sansi and the Privy Council have to fight. Whoever stands in the right position will be appreciated by the officials. It’s another gamble!

The officials fought over and there was no conclusion.

Seeing that they couldn't come up with their ideas, Zhao Zhen asked, "Can we win this battle in the Song Dynasty?"

Everyone lowered their heads in unison.

Only by winning can there be a ghost. Li Yuanhao has 100,000 cavalrymen. It is said that even the Khitans could not do anything to them, and they suffered a great loss. The Song Dynasty was even weaker than the Khitans!

"How authentic is this secret letter?"

Yes, where did this news come from? Is it just that Xia Shu opened his mouth?

After Lu Yijian announced his old age, Zhang Zhibai, the Minister of Personnel, was promoted to prime minister. Zhang Zhibai was cautious and cautious. He was the leader of these people. He did not express his opinion and no one dared to speak. This was the rule in the officialdom.

Zhang Zhibai was not confused and first analyzed the current military and financial resources of the Song Dynasty and the national strength of the Western Xia, and said a pertinent sentence: "The victory of the Western Xia battles is now at the end of its strength, and peace talks may not be impossible. The Song Dynasty's three battles may not be able to fight again, and if it is not discussed, it will have the power to fight again!"

"What do you mean by my dear?"

"According to my opinion, Xia Shu's analysis is extremely accurate!" Zhang Zhibai made a sound!

"Although Li Zhe won, it is a small victory. The whole country's strength will never be able to hold on with our Song Dynasty for a long time. Peace talks must be the only way out! But now our new defeat is that even if Li Zhe really wants to have peace talks, the current situation is also unfavorable to our country. Our army urgently needs a victory. At that time, we will not be slaughtered in the negotiation scene. The urgent thing at the moment is to persevere in the front, seek a fighter opportunity to win a victory, and earn some confidence for our country. As long as Li Zhe surrenders, the initiative in major events will return to our country's hands! It will be much easier to handle after that. The three departments will discuss the price of peace negotiations, and give it as appropriate. If not, start a war again! But the most important thing at the moment is to wait and confirm the authenticity and reliability of this news!"

Jiang is still so old. He has never seen these monsters and monsters in the world. After listening to it for a long time, Zhang Zhibai didn't say a word. As soon as he opened his mouth, he made everyone kneel down and analyzed it very well!

Although Zhao Zhen is young, he has an excellent advantage, which is that he is good at listening to opinions and is lucky, so he can often adopt the best plan.

"You are all officials who are in mind today. Don't talk nonsense when you go out. Just as Zhang Qing said, our Song Dynasty will calm down first. If Li Zhe has the true intention of peace talks, he needs to come up with a feasible plan!"

In the battle between Dingchuan Village, there must be a dead ghost to take the blame.

Although I have told a lot of Ge Huaimin's defeat analysis, I am the commander-in-chief of the three armies after all, and the final responsibility is to be taken away by myself!

The court's punishment was unable to escape. Xia Shu now wanted to fight, and he pulled all the cards in his hand, pressing the one with the biggest bet, and wanting to turn the tables.

Xia Shu handed the secret letter on it, expecting that it would be a huge rock thrown in Pinghu, and the criticism caused would be more intense than the military newspaper he handed it to. Unexpectedly, there was no news from the court, and no one mentioned the punishment for him!

Something is wrong, it's really wrong!

Xia Shu had an arrangement for suspicion in Bianjing. He was defeated in the war and should have died!

If the court is furious, he will plan to hand over a memorial to confess his guilt. However, many days have passed, as if the court has never received his secret letter, and there is no news about it.

It's over, this time it's really over.

Xia Shu waited for a few days and no longer had hope. The most painful thing is to kill people with a blunt knife. He took off his official robe and sealed his official hat. He did not go anywhere in the past few days, and did not see any guests. He just waited for the imperial edict to be scolded by the court to arrive. His official journey was almost over...

Zhao Zhen discussed with the people from the Privy Council of the Three Divisions and Six Ministry for a few days, came to a conclusion, watched the change, and sent a military report to the Western Army of Zhenrong: The current situation remains unchanged for the time being. Xia Xu deserves to die for his defeat in the battle, and he is determined to stay for the country and standby!
Chapter completed!