This was the first time Wang Hou enjoyed the treatment. However, when he walked in the Forbidden Palace with a young Xuanzan who was wearing a green official robe like him and a strange-looking long sword, he did not feel any excitement at all, but instead felt a pressure that he had never had before.

He is different from his father Wang Hou. His father was a civil servant who was born in the Jinshi, and he was a military officer who had been in the army for half his life. The civil servants got the credit of the emperor and naturally had the opportunity to become the prime minister and reach the peak of Guansheng.

The military officer enjoys such treatment... I am afraid he wants to make achievements on the battlefield. He is already in his early 50s this year and is not in good health. However, this is not what Wang Hou is most worried about. What worries him the most is that he now knows that his father Wang Shao's "pacifying the Rong Sect" is largely a talk on paper.

The strategy of fighting and urging the Qiang people was feasible, and it was implemented in both the Shenzong and Zhezong dynasties. However, the surrender of the Qiang people and the Tubo tribes would not bring about the collapse of the Western Xia Kingdom of the Dangxiang people.

Wang Hou, who had been dealing with Xixia for a lifetime, now knows that this country ruled by the Dangxiang people is actually quite tenacious. Moreover, Xixia has the support of Khitan behind it, so it can make profits between Song and Liao. If you want to destroy Xixia, you have to work hard to train the army, reserve materials, and then steadily push them all the way... However, Wang Hou is still not sure whether he can succeed.

At this time, the Xuanzang who led the way in front had stopped and then informed the palace in a tone of reciting poetry.

Not long after, a small yellow gate came out of the hall and greeted Xuan Zan, the guide: "Wu Xuan Zan, why did you come to the Guanmensi?"

Xuanzan, who led the way, was Wu Haogu. Wu Haogu smiled and said, "Is it just to come to visit a group, and the official Xuan summoned Wang Dongmen?"

"It's Xuan, it's Xuan, go in quickly."

Wu Haogu turned around and said to Wang Hou with a smile: "Wang Dongmen, don't let the official family wait for a long time, follow me into the palace quickly."

Wang Hou looked at Wu Haogu and thought to himself who this person was? But he did not ask a question, but instead dressed in his clothes and entered the palace gate with Wu Haogu.

In the hall, Zhao Ji, a current official in regular clothes, sat down after the case, looking at the old old general Wang Hou who was already tall and had white temples.

Wang Hou was worshiping with great gifts, while Wu Haogu walked to Zhao Ji and stood there, looking at Wang Hou with bright eyes.

Zhao Ji said in a deep voice, "Plain the body" and then told the little yellow door in the hall: "Thank you for your hard work in the old general, I will give you a seat!"

Wang Hou hurriedly said: "My official position is humble, where can I sit in front of His Majesty?"

After the case, Zhao Ji looked at Wang Hou and smiled and said, "You are no better than others. You are from a scholarly family. When you were young, you joined the army and fought in the northwest for half your life. What we lack is an official like you, a civil and military talent."

Speaking of this, Zhao Ji leaned forward and looked at Wang Hou and said, "Besides, the imperial examination is being reformed at the imperial examination in the court. The next subject is to be ranked equally, and both civil and military officials are important. You are the talented people who are willing to be civil and military officials, so I should naturally pay attention to it."

Holy Lord!

After hearing Song Huizong's words, tears flashed out from his old eyes. His father was Yunwen and Yunwu, and he was also both civil and military. But neither father nor son met the real saint in the past!

Both Shenzong and Zhezong were enterprising, but they did not expect that the biggest reason for the weak military power of the Song Dynasty was that a group of civil servants in the prime ministers were too amateurs in wars... Since the Yingzong Dynasty, there were already three dynasties in the Song Dynasty who had never had a military officer. Among so many deputy envoys and magistrates, only Guo Kui and his father Wang Shao were able to lead troops to fight.

Although there are many civil officials in the court who are aware of military affairs, "knowing military affairs" and "proficient in combat formations" are different.

If the military of the Song Dynasty really became stronger, it would be necessary to have prime ministers and Privy Councilors who could lead troops to fight.

So the lord is really a saint!

Zhao Ji looked at Wang Hou who was almost crying, but he felt a little surprised: Why did he cry? Has he been bullied so badly over the years? But thinking about it, the veteran general who has been in the military for half his life is only a seventh rank. Wu Haogu is only 25 years old this year and is already in the seventh rank...

Zhao Ji said: "Wang Qing has been in power for thirty years, so he should be a real expert in the military, right?"

"I just know a little bit."

Zhao Ji smiled and said, "Don't be humble, I have a temporary dispatch to you... Do you know about Mou Tuogang's martial arts performance?"

"I know."

"I want to appoint a few military officers to take charge of military officers," Zhao Ji said, "Are you willing to be this military officer?"

"I am willing." Wang Hou originally thought that Zhao Ji would ask about the matters in He and Huangzhou, but he did not expect to send himself to be a military officer.

Zhao Ji pointed to Wu Haogu beside him, "This is Wu Haogu. I have the greatest contribution to the imperial knight. This time I will be a military officer with you. Let's discuss the matter of martial arts performance with you."

Wang Hou glanced at Wu Haogu. Of course, he had heard of Wu Haogu's name as a tyrant businessman, a great scholar, and a good official... This evaluation is a bit mixed!

When Zhao Ji saw this, he smiled and said to Wang Hou: "Wang Qing, Wu Haogu is my capable minister. If you want to make contributions in the northwest, your cooperation is indispensable. You two, let's discuss the military affairs of the northwest here."

Wang Hou was stunned. He was the general of Lao Yu's battle formation. What should I say about a businessman, Wu Haogu?

Wu Haogu smiled and bowed: "Wang Dongmen, I want to know if our Song Dynasty Western Army has the strength to pacify the Western thieves? If so, why is the battle in the northwest for a long time? If not, then where is the Western Army? Where is the Western thief strong? How should we make up for it?"

The question is not complicated, but Wang Hou was stopped for a moment.

The Western Army and the Western Pirates are actually equal in size, and it is really not easy to destroy them... But where is the Western Army? Where is the Western Pirates strong? How should we strengthen the Western Army? But no one has seriously considered it for many years.

No, no one in the Song Dynasty considered this matter! This matter should be from the Privy Council... But how could those civil servants in the Privy Council know?

"Wang Qing," Zhao Ji smiled, "I just want to know if I have something to say!"

"Your Majesty," Wang Hou said carefully, "The current Western Army does not have the strength to destroy the Western thieves... Otherwise, the Western thieves would have been destroyed long ago!

As for where the Western Army is, I think there are many shortcomings in the Western Army, including training, equipment, logistics, and command of the three armies. But the most difference is actually on the court."

"In the court?" Zhao Ji asked, "Why?"

"Because of the uncertainty of the court, the strategies formulated were difficult to implement, and they were often forced by the Khitan, which often made the front-line army at a loss..."

Zhao Ji turned his head and looked at Wu Haogu, "Dalang, what do you think?"

"Your Majesty, I think that commanding the war should be divided into temple planning and battle-fixing decision. The officials of the battle-fixing decision-fixing do not understand, and the court's temple calculation... I still need to be as thorough as possible. For example, before the war starts, you should think about how to deal with it if the Khitan intervenes? If the Western thief is defeated and moves westward, and the walls are firm and cleared, how should we maintain it? If the Western thief is defending Xingzhou and Lingzhou to death, how should our army fight and take action quickly?"

Zhao Ji nodded slightly. Wu Haogu was indeed quite thoughtful. He not only thought about the issue of Khitan interference, but also thought about the possibility of the Western thieves moving west...

"Wang Qing, can you answer?"

"My..." Wang Hou shook his head gently, "I can't answer Wu Xuanzan's question now."

Wu Haogu said, "Your Majesty, these questions should be answered by the Privy Council, not Wang Dongmen.

Now the Western thieves are still docile, and the six routes in Shaanxi can rest. Therefore, I think that if there is no comprehensive solution, it is best not to provoke wars in the northwest. In fact, the great enemy of our dynasty is always the north. If the strong enemy in the north is destroyed, how can the thieves in the northwest persist independently?"

"What do you mean is north first and then west?" Zhao Ji frowned.

"I am not a general of the army, but I know the transfer of fortune," Wu Hao's ancient saying, "If Your Majesty wants to use troops in the north, even if there are millions of troops coming to Yanjing, I can also ensure that the food used by the army will not be scarce.

However, when the northwest uses troops, I don’t know how to ensure logistics.

In addition, if our dynasty raises troops to fight westward, the Khitan will not sit idly by and watch Dangxiang perish. Therefore, if the war in the northwest begins, we must be prepared to fight the Khitan decisively! And if our dynasty fights northward, what can the Western thieves? Will the troops attack Hengshan Fortress? This is impossible to win."

Zhao Ji was a little shaken by Wu Haogu's words. He looked at Wang Hou. Wang Hou also said: "The most difficult thing in using troops in the northwest is the transfer of military funds. Often ten years of savings are not enough to support a year of fierce battle. The reason why the victory in the Hengshan Battle during the Yuanfu period was mainly due to the logistics problems of the Western thieves.

In fact, they are like us, and they don’t have much reserves. If we can accumulate reserves to maintain the three-year offensive battle, we should be able to force the Western thieves to move westward."

"Move west?" Zhao Ji heard from Wang Hou's side that the Western thieves moved westward, so he frowned and asked, "Where will we move?"

"Go to the Western Regions," Wang Houdao, "The four towns of Anxi in the Tang Dynasty are now Uighur territory, and Uighurs are divided into Xizhou Uighurs and Black Khan Uighurs because of religious belief. Although the two Uighurs are of the same species, they are like enemies. If the Western thief abandons Xingling and leaves, the two Uighurs will be defeated."

Wu Haogu also said: "The Western thieves alone are Dangxiang's people, probably more than one million. In addition to the Han people and people of all ethnic groups, there are always three to four million people, including hundreds of thousands of soldiers who can fight. If such strength moves westward, no one in the Western Regions can stop them."

"So what about He and Huangzhou?" Zhao Ji asked, "Can you take it down?"
Chapter completed!