On the same day at the Duke of Wei's Mansion, Wang Pingzhang personally told Li Bingzhong that the Fourth Border Battalion and the Hucheng would not change, but only asked the emperor to transfer Nanxiong Marquis Zhao Xian to replace Dingjun Bo Luo Huanzhang and take over as the head coach of the Jinshui Camp.

Why did such a big change happen suddenly today and directly change the entire Western Army?

He suddenly remembered the four words "Lingzhou Reform" mentioned by Mo Haoli just now. He was excited for a moment. Could it be that Lao Wang was really paving the way for him?

Just when Li Bingzhong was full of expectations, the left ruling Mo Haoli said slowly: "The Western Army's reform is military affairs, and it is not the turn of old man to argue with it. But what does this have to do with the governor of Lingzhou?"

Wang Pingzhang smiled and said, "Sir, I think the Western Army should be cut, but the local wing army in Lingzhou should be increased."

Mo Haoli pondered: "How much does it increase?"

Wang Pingzhang said: "Two guards!"

Liu Daxia, Minister of War, interjected: "Duke of Wei, there is already a guard army in Lingzhou. If it is just to protect the territory and protect the people, this more than 10,000 people will be enough."

Wang Pingzhang shook his head and looked at Emperor Kaiping and said, "Your Majesty, the situation in Lingzhou is special and cannot be generalized. There are not only vast areas, but also strong people, but also endless spies in Western Wu. What I said before was that the Western Wu army was reorganized because it was difficult for the Western Wu army to have the ability to invade the territory within more than ten years. After all, this battle defeated the troops and national treasury they had accumulated for many years. But will the people of Western Wu be honest and safe? Of course, they will not. Take a step back and say that even to prevent us from fighting, they will find ways to install spies in Lingzhou to destroy them. Therefore, I believe that it is necessary to add the Lingzhou wing army."

According to the standard military system of Daliang, one guard has 12,500 people, but in fact, most of them cannot be fully staffed due to various conditions. Even if all the troops are full, the three guards are less than 40,000. For the 57 counties of the Nine Prefectures and Fifty-seven counties in Lingzhou, this force is still not large.

Pei Yue stood calmly. He couldn't help but admire the old man at this moment. He went around such a big circle before revealing his fox's tail. And because he always considered the overall situation of the Western Region from beginning to end, others could not find his fault.

Emperor Kaiping looked at Wang Pingzhang with a serious expression and asked, "Do you want to say that all these three guards are left to the jurisdiction of the Lingzhou Governor's Office?"

Wang Pingzhang nodded and said, "It should be like this."

Now even Liu Daxia saw Wang Pingzhang's thoughts.

Since the governor of Lingzhou has military power, the candidate who replaces Xue Tao must understand military affairs, otherwise it would be a bad thing. As for the impact of this strategy, it will not change the general pattern of the Western Frontier, because even if the governor has military power, there are only more than 30,000 people. Compared with the more than 200,000 elite troops in the Western Army, this is still an insignificant force.

Liu Daxia couldn't help but look at Li Bingzhong enviously.

Wang Pingzhang's move almost cut off the possibility of Qingliu civil officials taking over as the governor of Lingzhou. Looking at this time, who else in the hall except Fengcheng Hou has such unique conditions?

Li Bing was ecstatic in the center. He had served as the Minister of War and the head commander of the Beijing camp. He was both civil and military. In this way, who else could be the governor of Lingzhou?

The cold and harsh look in Pei Yue's eyes flashed. He would never accept the result of Li Bingzhong's mastery of Lingzhou, because that would make the enemy pinch his foundation and lifeline.

Of course, Wang Pingzhang felt the undercurrents among the ministers in the palace, but he still calmly looked calm.

After Mo Haoli was silent for a moment, he said calmly: "Your Majesty, Mr. Rong is arrogant and talk about the reform of the Western Army."

Emperor Kaiping nodded.

Mo Haoli pondered: "The Duke of Wei has been in the military for half his life, and Pei Yue has experienced the war himself. Since they all believe that the Western Wu will not have the power to fight again within ten years, then the old minister believes in their judgment. Although the treasury is full now, the food supply of more than 300,000 troops is really expensive. The old minister also supports this decision. As for the specific arrangements of the generals of the Western Army mentioned by Duke of Wei, His Majesty should make arbitrary decision."

His old voice continued to echo in the hall: "What Duke Wei said about the addition of the Xiang army in Lingzhou is very reasonable. Before the war in the Western Frontier broke out, there were more than ten civil unrest in Lingzhou in just three years. The Xiang army of Yiwei was indeed short of its limits and it was difficult to prevent spies sent by the Western Wu to cause trouble. However, the candidates for the governor of Lingzhou must be very cautious. The increase in authority means that the successor needs stronger abilities and higher prestige. At least compared with Xue Tao, it should not be too careless."

These words were meticulous and polite words, but what surprised the martial artists in the palace was that this veteran of the four dynasties actually supported Wang Pingzhang's proposal. I have never seen such a scene in many years?

Emperor Kaiping was also a little surprised. He looked at Wang Pingzhang with a deep look and said in a deep voice: "Duke of Wei, do you still want to recommend Li Bingzhong as the governor of Lingzhou?"

Wang Pingzhang nodded solemnly while looking at Li Bingzhong's eyes in secret, "Yes, Your Majesty."

"Your Majesty, I object to the recommendation of Duke of Wei."

A sound full of energy exploded in the ears of the ministers.

Luoting, the right ruling of the East Prefecture, stood up, his figure as tall as pine and cypress.

Emperor Kaiping asked expressionlessly: "Or those reasons before?"

Luo Ting shook his head and said seriously: "Li Bingzhong has been transferred to the commander of the Nanchang Army of the Beijing Army since the early winter of Kaiping. It has been more than two years since then. However, the strength of the soldiers of the Nanchang Army has not increased but declined for such a long time. This shows that he is not good at training troops and is only suitable for some documentary duties. I do not think that Li Zijun became a bandit and was related to Li Bingzhong, but he cannot even train the elites of the Nanchang Army, let alone face such a complicated situation when he goes to Lingzhou. Duke Wei analyzed the problem of Lingzhou very thoroughly. Because of this, the new governor of Lingzhou must be good at military affairs. Therefore, I oppose Duke Wei's recommendation."

Pei Yue breathed a sigh of relief. Wang Pingzhang's efforts were natural. After saying this series of rough rules, it would be difficult for him to use those trivial matters to stop Li Bingzhong from becoming a superior. The most important thing was that his weight was not enough. Even if he had reached the top of the list now, he could still not stand shoulder to shoulder with the important officials of the two prefectures in the eyes of these ministers in the hall.

Luo Ting is naturally different. His past experience and upright temperament have long been recognized, and the lethality caused by these words is far beyond that of Pei Yue's attacks.

The young and powerful ruling governor silently said in his heart: "Boy Pei, although you don't know why you firmly oppose Li Bingzhong, since I promised Gu Liang to take care of you, I have to look back for you."

Wang Pingzhang sighed lightly, as if he seemed a little helpless.

Li Bingzhong's face turned pale, but he couldn't feel resentful. It can only be said that Luo Ting and Pei Yue are different, and they are not people he can easily provoke.

Emperor Kaiping nodded and said, "Luo Ting's words are reasonable. Duke of Wei. This matter is your first initiative, so you should recommend a new candidate."
Chapter completed!