I became the son of Renzong

"Old Wenge, this is your duty. Is Wang Hou as Zichun said?"

"Returning to the official's house, it is true."

"Well, Mr. Wenge arranged for Wang Hou to be trained as a general in the lecture hall! The imperial court can't treat meritorious officials badly. Wang Hou has made meritorious service in the past few years!"

Zhao Xi looked around and looked at the cabinet ministers.continue to say...

"Zichun, the imperial court intends to manage Xixia. Therefore, after Hehuang successfully opened the frontier, continue westward and form a real strategic encirclement of Xixia. What do you think?"

Not vague at all, very direct.

"Going back to the official's house, I think that it is still suitable for me to continue leading the army westward..."

"Zichun be cautious!"

Wang Anshi interrupted Wang Shao's words.Leading troops westward, then, the soldiers led by Wang Shao are not only the number of Anjing Hehuang now...~

Wang Shao made such a request to the officials, and in Wang Anshi's eyes Meng Lang was offended.

"Old Wang Ge, let Zichun finish."

"Officials, in the Hehuang area, I dare not say that it is solid, but I can guarantee stability. As for the tribes attached to them, although they are guided by humble officials, all the benefits they accept come from the court. No private promises were made. This is one."

"Second point, I'm not good at governing, and I'm more suitable for opening borders. Therefore, I ask the officials for orders, and hope that the court will allow me to continue to lead troops westward."

Chapter 664 Zhao Xi's True Purpose

Did not let myself down.

Zhao Xi had foreseen Wang Shao's performance.

People value self-knowledge, and Wang Shao is just a person with self-knowledge.

Using the definition of later generations, Wang Shao is quite accomplished in both diplomatic and military fields.As Wang Shao said, he is really not good at politics.

It is also because Hehuang is a new territory, and many aspects are not fully prepared, but he can still handle it.

Once the imperial court decided to continue westward and put Hehuang in a rear position, Wang Shao might not be able to cope with it.

"Zichun, I don't deny it. You can't deny that these attached tribes recognize you personally. You ask for orders to advance westward, and Hehuang will also locate the rear. It is the guarantee place for westward logistics, and no mistakes can be tolerated."

"Once the entire Hehuang becomes unstable due to your departure, the relationship will be huge! Do you have any suggestions?"

"The official family..."

Wang Shao stood up again.There is no way, an internal tribe agrees with him... Although he understands what the officials mean, in front of so many cabinet ministers, he has to show a little panic.

"Sit down and talk!"

"Returning to the official family, the minister has said that the minister does not deny the recognition of the subordinate tribes. But their recognition of the minister comes from the policy given to the minister by the imperial court."

"Tribal attachments, in the final analysis, they want to survive, they want to live a better life, they need to make a living for the people of their tribe, and be responsible for them."

"It is not the humble ministers but the imperial court that satisfies the demands of these internal tribes. For example, the purchase of wool, the guidance of cotton planting, the sale of grain and daily ironware, etc. These are all done by the imperial court. "

"What Wei Chen does is just to draw a line, and the role is not important."

"As for the fear of those attached tribes towards our Great Song army, it's not from the humble ministers, but from the firearms!"

"That's why, I believe that the imperial court can first send capable ministers to serve in Hehuang, and be assisted by my ministers. It won't take a year. It's the day when the imperial court advances westward, which is the time to stabilize Hehuang."

Look, look at all!

This is the truth, because so much thought flew out of a word that was originally nothing!

When Zhao Xi summoned the cabinet ministers, it was not because there was really something that required the presence of the cabinet ministers.

To put it bluntly, this is a very normal courtier's match.

To put it bluntly, Zhao Xi still wanted to shame the thoughtful cabinet.

"Tell me. How about Zichun's proposal?"

It's enough to make them feel ashamed, Zhao Xi didn't even think about it, so he slapped his mouth.

If you really want to slap your face, you can stop playing right now.Anyway, raise this issue, give the cabinet ministers a slope, and let them come down.

"Officials, the one who knows Hehuang best should be Zichun. The veteran thinks that the imperial court can adopt Zichun's opinion, select capable ministers to serve in Hehuang, and be assisted by Zichun, and strive to fully take over Hehuang before planning Xixia. Take on the responsibilities of the rear of the battle."

No one is dull, and the official family has a few meanings, and they are all clear.At this time, the official's questioning is to let everyone overthrow their own doubts... It is equivalent to self-slapping.So no one talks.

Fu Bi is the prime minister, so he can't be cold-hearted, and it doesn't hurt or itch, and he seconded it symbolically.

Zhao Xi looked around again, looking at the expressions of the ministers and workers in the cabinet.

"Zichun is returning today, and the journey has been dusty, so let's end the performance. Tomorrow, the cabinet ministers, privy envoys, workshop city lord and aides, Shiyi Temple and other yamen officials will gather in the council hall to formally discuss matters related to Xixia. Let go!"

If it's an embarrassing occasion, don't make them uncomfortable.

Forming a strategic encirclement of Xixia is a way of saying for the court officials.Including Wang Shao, Zhao Xi doesn't think he really understands that area.

Looking at the map, from Linfu, Huanqing, and Qinzhou, they form an arc bordering Xixia, and looking west, starting from Gaolan, Lanzhou, Miaochuan City, and Qingtang City... are just the The entire arc is expanded and extended.

To form the so-called strategic encirclement situation, it is not enough to conquer Hehuang and win Miaochuan.As Fu Bi said, the real formation of a siege will inevitably restore the former dynasty's jurisdiction over the Anxi area.

Zhao Xi compared the map and judged by the place names of later generations. The territory of Xixia is in Ningxia, northwest Gansu, northeast Qinghai, Inner Mongolia and northern Shaanxi.It ends at the Yellow River in the east, reaches Yumen in the west, connects with Xiaoguan (now Tongxinnan in Ningxia) in the south, and controls the desert in the north, covering an area of ​​more than [-] li.

The north of Xixia connects with Shangjing Road of Beiliao, and the northeast is adjacent to Xijing Road of Beiliao, which is the Inner Mongolia area of ​​later generations, from Baotou City to the north.It originally included the Yanbei area. A few years ago, the Liaoxia coalition forces were defeated by Guochao, and Guochao completely recovered the four prefectures of Yunying.

And the northwest of Xixia is the Xizhou Uighur, which is the Hami area of ​​​​Xinjiang in later generations.In the southwest are the Huangtou Huihe and Caotou Tatars, as well as the Tubo tribes.

Whether it is the Yellow-headed Uighur or the Xizhou Uighur, Guochao knows very little about them.Since the previous dynasty lost control of the Anxi Protectorate, the Western Regions have been completely separated from the Central Plains.Of course, this is also because Xixia blocked the business exchanges between Guochao and the Western Regions.

Guochao planned Xixia, and wanted to form a strategic encirclement of Xixia, the Yellow-headed Uighurs and Xizhou Uighurs could not get around, and even the tribes of Tubo were among them.

Zhao Xi didn't simply want such a trend, a trend of encirclement.If there is no idea of ​​destroying Xixia and opening up commercial roads in the Western Regions, it is just a situation of encirclement, which is of little significance to the country.

People in this era don't know, but Zhao Xi does.From Lanzhou to Qingtang (Xining in later generations), from Qingtang to the west, passing Qinghai Lake, Chaka Salt Lake, and then a hundred kilometers north of Lop Nur, crossing thousands of miles of no-man's land... Later generations are on the way There is a place called Delingha.

Pass through this area, climb over the top of Yangchangzigou in the Kekexili Mountains, and you will directly arrive at the ancient Yumen Pass.

This road is mostly wasteland and gravel, and there are few peaks.The highest altitude is less than 4000 meters.

Judging from various sources of information, Xixia deployed limited troops in the northwest, focusing on defending the Great Song Dynasty and the Northern Liao Dynasty.This also shows that whether it is Xizhou Uighur or Huangtou Uighur, their combat power is not strong.

If we send a partial division from Qingtang, carry enough materials, go all the way west, get through the occupied areas of Tubo and Huangtou Huihe, and then appear directly behind Xixia, that is, the Yumen Pass area.

From Yumen Pass to the east, go east along Dunhuang, Guazhou, Jiuquan, Jiayuguan, Zhangye and other places, and directly make Xixia suffer from the enemy, so as to win Xixia in one fell swoop. This is Zhao Xi's ultimate goal.