Today, Su Che made an excuse of being unwell and returned to his residence from the Political Affairs Hall early, without dealing with any official documents, but just met in the study room of his back home.

In the study, Su Che, the 68-year-old Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty, was wearing a soft hat and sitting opposite the two of them, whispering something.

The two of them were wearing casual clothes, obviously they came to visit secretly through the back door. One of them was Zhang Shuye, the officer of the Tongzhi Du Junmai. The other was Tao Jiefu, who wrote a memorial to the reform of the Biyong Academy and the imperial examination reform a few days ago. This capable minister who was the first to be a member of the new party, now seems to have become Su Che's confidant.

Su Che looked righteous and arrogant. This was the biggest difference between him and Su Dongpo. Su Dongpo was a little humorous and looked like an old naughty boy. Su Che looked at Zhang Shuye and slowly stroked his beard and said: "...It seems that Wu Chongdao is very sure that he can train the Hebei imperial guards. If we follow his method, can we sort out the Hedong army? In the future, the importance of Hedong Road will not be below Hebei Road. Shuo, Huan, Ying, Yun, Wei, Wu, Xin and other states among the Yanyun prefectures can all enter from Hedong Road, right?"

He looked at Tao Jiefu again with consulting eyes, "Zi Li, you are a military soldier, let's talk."

Tao Jiefu looked up, glanced at Su Che, who was a little proud, and thought, "Young Master is talking about the prefectures and counties in the late Tang Dynasty. Now it belongs to the Xijing Road of the Liao Kingdom, and the place name and jurisdiction are different. Generally speaking, the Xijing Road of the Liao Kingdom is based on Datong Prefecture, and the prefectures of Datong Prefecture are in Yunzhongcheng, the original Yunzhou Prefecture. However, the jurisdiction is much larger than the original Yunzhou, and the subordinates include Dezhou, Hongzhou, Huairen, Shunsheng, Huaian, Tiancheng, Changqing and other prefectures and counties."

The division of prefectures, military counties in the Liao Kingdom was very chaotic. Unlike the "Luzhou Prefectures, Military County" in the Song Dynasty, the prefectures in the Liao Kingdom sometimes had the name of a state army. The prefectures with many state army are undoubtedly the ruling centers of the Liao Kingdom.

Tao Jiefu said again: "If Datong Prefecture can be taken down, then the part of the Han family's mountains and rivers in the south of Xijing Road can basically be taken down."

"Can you conquer Datong Mansion?" Su Che asked.

Tao Jiefu and Zhang Shuye looked at each other, and Tao Jiefu said, "If... if Wu Chongdao could take down Xijin Prefecture, then it is safe to gather the troops from Hedong, Shuofang, and Shaanxi to advance Datong."

He was not as sure as Wu Haogu, and he could use 20,000 or 30,000 elite troops to capture Xijin Prefecture! So as soon as he opened his mouth, he had to concentrate the main forces of Hedong, Shuofang and Shaanxi, at least twenty generals, and eleven of them were generals of the New Mansion Army. He pushed them steadily along the way, and there was still hope to capture Datong Prefecture.

"If Shuofang and Shaanxi elite troops were used in Datong," Zhang Shuye said, "there would be some shortcomings in Xijin Prefecture."

"Are there too twenty generals?" Su Che said, "There are also the naval army of the Five Island Inspection Department, isn't it enough?"

"Enough is enough..."

Wu Haogu didn't say enough, so Zhang Shuye naturally didn't say much. Moreover, he also knew that Wu Haogu could "give troops to attack and plot", and it was possible that the soldiers would take down Xijin Prefecture City without bloodshed. Once Xijin Prefecture City was obtained, the Han tyrants around him would definitely submit. At that time, Wu Haogu's available soldiers would not be 20,000 or 30,000, but 78,000 or even 100,000.

In contrast, Tao Jiefu was in charge of Hedong. He was not sure about the battle with one city and one place! It is also necessary to gather elite soldiers and generals!

"Since it's enough, then Hedong Road has to be fought well!" Su Che stroked his beard, "You can't let Wu Chongdao make too many contributions... He is a warrior, and now he has passed, so it will be difficult to make great contributions."

In fact, it is already very bad now. There are countless memorials that impeach Wu Haogu, which is more than the memorials that impeach Gao Qiu and Tong Guan.

In other words, Zhao Ji and Wu Haogu have a strong relationship and have been suppressed and will not allow them to be investigated. Otherwise, Wu Haogu will not do anything and listen to the ingredient from home every day.

"Mr.," Tao Jiefu frowned at this time, "How should you act after you go to Hedong?"

"Isn't it OK like Wu Chongdao?" Su Che asked. "The Hedong Army is much stronger than the Hebei Army? It's always okay to have fifteen or sixteen generals. In addition to Shaanxi, there are twenty-six or seven generals in Shuofang, and with the knights, there are almost fifteen or sixty-one soldiers, right?"

If there are 150,000 or 60,000 soldiers, there will be 300,000 troops! It would be too useless if so many soldiers can't take over Datong City?

But if there are too many soldiers, logistics supplies will be troublesome! It is 1,000 miles away from Taiyuan to Datong, and the road is not easy to walk. The 300,000 army plus subsequent supplies will cause various troubles to be killed. Once the troops are strong, the more soldiers will be burdens!

Tao Jiefu and Zhang Shuye were both civil officials who knew the military. Of course, they knew this truth, but they would not say such disappointing words in front of Su Che.

Anyway, the Northern Expedition is not about to be launched. Now we have only started to prepare. Without ten or eight years, the Northern Expedition is not ready at all.

To put it bluntly, ten or eight years later, among the three of you here, maybe someone has left!

Tao Jiefu looked at Su Zhe, whose hair and beard were white, "When the officials went to Hedong, they imitated Wu Chongdao, sorted out the old imperial guards a little, and then trained a few new troops?"

Su Zhe said: "Let Zili and Ji Zhong discuss this matter. I don't understand military affairs either."

As he said this, Su Che knew it. At this moment, a cough suddenly sounded outside the study door. Su Che stood up and smiled faintly: "It's getting late, I'm not feeling well, so I'll go and take care of you. You'll turn around early and leave today."

Tao Jiefu and Zhang Shuye knew that Su Che had something to do, so they stood up and said goodbye, while Su Che personally sent them out of the study.

After watching the two leave, Su Zhe asked lightly: "Is it Hu'er?"

A young man with a gentle appearance came out of the darkness and bowed to Su Che, "Sir, I just received the news that Mi Xiangyang has passed away!"

"Mi Xiangyang is gone?" Su Che frowned, "I am only 56 years old..."

"Sir," Su Xun said, "As soon as Mi Xiangyang goes, Mi Yuanhui will be about to worry."

It doesn’t matter if Mi Fu dies. Wu Haogu’s right-hand man Mi Youren has to go home to be a filial son for three years. And Mi Youren is worried, and the coastal market commander is vacant!

Among the twenty-two commanders in the Song Dynasty today, how could the coastal ships have such financial and military power be seized?

In other words, only the confidants of the Tian family like Wu Haogu and Mi Youren can protect it. Now that Mi Youren has gone, Wu Haogu is also in Xuanshuai, Hebei. Who else can be the commander of the coastal market?

Su Che nodded and said to himself: "If the power of the Coastal Maritime Control Department can be removed, the empirical faction will be greatly damaged!"

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"Master, Mi Xiangyang is gone!"

While Wu Haogu was lying on the bed, enjoying Guo Xiaoxiao's massage service, Bai Feifei suddenly rushed into the house and brought him this bad news.

"What?" Wu Haogu, who was already a little confused, woke up suddenly, turned over and sat up, "Feifei, what did you say?"

"Mi Xiangyang is gone!" Bai Feifei said, "What the person from Mi Mansion just said... said Mi Xiangyang had an acute illness last month and died of severe illness. He went there in three days!"

"It's really not the time!" Wu Haogu let out a sigh and frowned.

As soon as Mi Fu died, Mi Youren had to go to Dingyou. So what should I do if the Coastal Maritime Control Department? Who will master it? Can I take the blame and take this position again? Hebei Xuanshu and the Coastal Maritime Control Department? Can those civil servants agree? If they stop him, who should the Coastal Maritime Control Department give it to? Su Shi is too young, and after all, she is Su Che's son. Su Mai and Su Meng are also serving Su Dongpo as filial sons. After three years, they cannot come out to be an official! Murong Wangyou is qualified, but he is from the Liao Kingdom's Nangui, and he may be criticized when he is in the Supervisory Control Department.

"Dalang..." Guo Xiaoxiao also knew some things about Wu Haogu's government affairs, but she would not interfere too much, but said tactfully, "I'll invite Mr. Zhao, and lawyer He will come over."

"Okay!" Wu Haogu nodded, "Xiaoxiao, ask someone to invite them to the inner study."

Then he said to Bai Feifei: "Feifei, please prepare some condolences and send them to the Mi Mansion tomorrow morning."

Both women took the order and left, while Wu Haogu put on his clothes and went to the inner study room to wait. After a while, he saw Zhao Jiaren and He Tianran coming in a hurry.

"Dongweng, what happened?"

Zhao Jiaren still doesn't know the news of Mi Fu's death.

"Mi Xiangyang is gone." Wuhao Ancient Road.

"Then... wouldn't Mi Shuaisi want Ding You?" He Tianran knew all the systems of the Song Dynasty and immediately said, "Dongweng, Mi Shuaisi cannot take away the love."

Wu Haogu nodded and looked at Zhao Jiaren again.

Zhao Jiaren held her beard and her old eyes were spinning, "Dongweng, the coastal coach cannot fall into the hands of others, otherwise your Hebei Xuanshuo would be difficult to be."

Among the fifth roads in Hebei, if Wu Haogu could not even control a single road and did not serve as the prefecture, his Xuan Shuai would be the commander of the barely positioned commander.

"How about I personally serve as a part-time person?" Wu Haogu asked.

"That's the best," said Zhao Jiaren, "but can the two governments let go? If the two governments force themselves to stop them, how can Dongwen deal with it?"

"Dongweng can invite the county to Cangzhou." He Tianran suggested, "If Dongweng leaves Cangzhou, no one in the coastal commander will be able to take over."

Inviting a county is an attitude of an important official to retreat. Wu Haogu is now a military commander in the capital, and he can be regarded as an important official. Moreover, his official rank is the governor and his subordinate, so he is definitely qualified to invite a county.

Cangzhou also has the territory of Jiehe Commercial City. It is logical that the coastal commander and the governor of Cangzhou should be allowed to be the governor of Cangzhou, but it was not implemented for various reasons. If Wu Haogu had hired Cangzhou now, then others would not dare to go to Jiehe to be the governor, because Wu Haogu clearly wanted to embarrass people. With his power in Jiehe, it would be easier to destroy a coach without foundation.

However, once Wu Haogu became the commander-in-chief of the coastal commander and governor of Cangzhou, then others would have to take over the matter of Hebei's reorganization...

"Is there any other way?" Wu Haogu was unwilling to accept it.
Chapter completed!