Martial arts Dazhutian

Chapter 403 Kou Zhong's Northern Expedition
Qian. The third year of Kaiyuan. The eighth day of September
A group of civil and military ministers in Liangyi Hall were arguing endlessly.

For the sake of Buddhism's eastward crossing!

"I can't let them run away like this! The old man is willing to carry the water master himself and destroy that small country!" Among the generals on the left side of the hall, Cheng Yaojin, who is thick and round, waved the wat board in his hand, pulling voice shouted.

"Fight, fight, you know how to fight, you're a fool, where does the money come from? Where does the food come from?" Wei Zheng on the right immediately made an exception and scolded.

Cheng Yaojin wiped the beard from his face, and gave Wei Zheng a sideways glance, "Hey, then watch those bald donkeys run away with my big skills? It was agreed at the beginning that every item of my big skills They are not allowed to flow out, you, Wei Heizi, do you want to join the enemy?"

Seeing that Wei Zheng was shaking from his angry beard, Du Ruhui, who was at the front on the right, turned his head and interjected, "Su Guogong, pass."

Du Ruhui is now serving as Minister of the Book and also the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, which can be said to be a high position.

Seeing him interjecting, Cheng Yaojin couldn't help but smacked his lips, and hummed, "Then what should Duke Lai say about this matter? You can't just watch those bald donkeys run away, can you?"

Du Ruhui first took a look at Kou Zhong, who was at the head, and after seeing him nodding, he answered Cheng Yaojin's words, "Must Su Guogong should also know that the national teacher has returned to Chang'an a few days ago."

Those present were all nobles from the new dynasty, and they were very well informed. Although Huang Lin's return to Chang'an was not done with much fanfare, everyone should have known about it.

But what does the national teacher's return to Chang'an have to do with Buddhism?
Then Du Ruhui continued: "The national teacher said that we don't need to pay attention to the affairs of Buddhism for the time being. As for the Japanese side, he will let King Xiaoyao be responsible."

"Happy King?"

Although some ministers in the palace are a little unfamiliar with this prince, they have all heard of the only king with a different surname in Daqian.

It is said that in the early years when Dagan was not yet a country, King Xiaoyao was in the army at the age of 16, and made great achievements all the way from the south of the Lingnan to the north. Unfortunately, he did not enter the court because he practiced martial arts with the national teacher. He was named Xiaoyao Wang when the country was founded. (Note)
Now he is a rare master in the world.

Hearing that it was arranged by the national teacher, Cheng Yaojin didn't know what to say for a moment, he muttered: "The national teacher doesn't talk about martial arts!"

Now that the Central Plains has been settled, and he is on the defensive against the Turks, he finally saw an opportunity to go out to gain military exploits, but was clearly arranged by the national teacher, tsk.
He has a loud voice, although his words have been lowered, but the reception in the hall is very good, everyone can hear him clearly.

"Cough~" Kou Zhong coughed while holding back his laughter. He knew that Mr. Qianqiu Palace was next to him, and with his magical spiritual sense, he probably knew clearly what happened here.

Seeing that all the ministers were looking over, he said: "For the time being, there is no rush for the matter of the Buddhist sect. Let it be handled by the national teacher first. This time I have called you here because there are other important matters to discuss."

Speaking of this, Kou Zhong paused, and then nodded to Zhang Xutuo, the first general, "Zhao Guogong."

Zhang Xutuo immediately made an exception with the wat board in his hand. He first saluted Kou Zhong with his fists in his hands, and then turned to look at the crowd, "According to Mr. Zheng Li, the Taishi Supervisor, this winter will be extraordinarily colder than previous years, and there is a possibility of snow disasters." Almost [-]%!"

The nonsense of what he said made people who didn't know it confused, but Li Jing, who was separated from Qin Qiong behind him, and Xu Shiji, who was in the second half of the team, were thoughtful.

Those who can participate in today's event are all high-ranking and powerful people, and they know that Zhang Xutuo has something to say, so no one interrupts to prepare for the cold weather.

Even Cheng Yaojin and Luo Shixin both looked at their noses and their hearts.

Sure enough, I heard Zhang Xutuo continue: "I will be like this in the Central Plains, and the Turks in the north."

Before he finished speaking, Cheng Yaojin rushed to make an exception, "Your Highness, a certain family invites a fight, and is willing to lead the army to crush the Turks!"

Not to be outdone, the black and strong Luo Shixin stood up and shouted, "Me too!"

It was as if a pot had exploded in the palace, a group of generals spoke out one after another, wanting to lead troops to go out, you have [-], he has [-], each throat is thicker than the other, the voices are louder than the other, and the number of troops shouted is also less than the other .

"Your Highness, Lao Cheng is willing to lead two thousand troops to defeat the Turks!!!"

Cheng Yaojin yelled loudly, the hall was buzzing, and after realizing it, he wanted to slap himself a few times.

There are as many as one million Turks who control strings, what can 2000 people do? (Note)
Sure enough, after a few breaths of silence in the hall, there was a roar of laughter.

"You shameless bastard, did you snatch it like this?"

"That's right, do you really think Turkic people are made of mud?"

"Two thousand? Are you going to give away the head?"

"Bite gold, you are ruthless!"

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The jokers were all generals on the left, while the civil servants mostly frowned, considering the pros and cons of the Northern Expedition.

What Zhang Xutuo said just now is quite reasonable. It is not impossible to take advantage of the white disaster in the north to make a vote, but there are too many things involved.

The expedition by laboring teachers cost a lot of money and food along the way, and there is already a sign of food shortage in Zhongyuan. If the Northern Expedition cannot be completed, it may have a great impact, and even affect the fate of the country!

"Your Highness, you should be cautious about this matter!" It was Wei Zheng who was the first to sing the opposite.

"That's right. The Northern Expedition is a matter of great importance. The treasury has been short of money and food for the past two years. If we can save some money, we can start a Northern Expedition. If we defeat the Turks, it will be fine. I will be able to rest and recuperate in peace. I'm afraid." Xu Xing Zhi frowned and walked out from behind Du Ruhui.

Now he is granted the title of Shen Guogong, and he is in the position of Shangshu Zuo Pushe, in charge of the household department. Among the civil officials, he is only under Du Ruhui, and his words are very important.

Seeing that everyone looked sideways at him, Xu Xingzhi continued: "For the sake of the winner, three key points need to be resolved first in this battle!"

"Oh? Shen Guogong, please speak clearly!" Qin Qiong asked.

Li Jing who was behind him nods his head, stroking his beard, and has something in his heart.

Seeing Xu Xingzhi Chao Qin Qiong nodded, "Mr. Hu should know that if this battle is carried out, it should target Jieli Yazhang and be a surprise battle, isn't it?"

"Not bad!" Qin Qiong nodded in agreement.

Xu Xingzhi glanced at the general on the opposite side, and continued: "Just now Xu said that the treasury is not rich in money and food, and cannot support a long-term battle. Therefore, this battle should not be extended too long, this is one!"

"Secondly, the Jieli Yazhang is currently located in Dingxiang, separated by the Eyang Ridge in the south, and not far from the Yin Mountain in the north. If one misses, Jieli will definitely flee back to Qikou."

"Third, no matter what the outcome of this battle is, I will have to save money for at least the next five years!"

After he finished speaking, a quiet needle drop could be heard in the hall.

The faces of a group of generals are not very good-looking. This is a battle of national destiny, who would not want to participate?

But the few questions that Xu Xingzhi pointed out just now are really too critical, and they can't think of any solution.

On the contrary, Kou Zhong's expression changed, as if he was listening to something.

At this time, Li Jing held the wat board to make an exception, bowed to Kou Zhong, then bowed his hands to Xu Xingzhi and said: "The three points Shen Guogong said are indeed very important, but it is not impossible to solve them."

"Wish to hear more about it!" Xu Xingzhi returned a salute.

Li Jing thought for a while, then said solemnly: "With the combination of destroying the country and speeding up the war, we have only one way to go! Divide up the troops into multiple ways, go down to Dingxiang quickly, and seal their escape route! It's just..."

He didn't say the following words, but everyone in the hall knew what he meant, and this plan was indeed a trick, but the weather in the north is freezing, and there will be heavy casualties.

"As for the grain and grass." Li Jing was about to continue, but saw Kou Zhong standing up, so he stopped talking immediately.

Kou Zhong smiled apologetically at Li Jing, then waved his wide sleeves and said solemnly: "I want to conquer Turks myself!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the faces of all the Chinese and military officers in the palace changed drastically, and they all made exceptions to speak out.

"Your Highness can't!"

"This is absolutely impossible!"

"Your Highness, please think twice!"

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Since the establishment of the country in Dagan, the founding emperor Song Que has ignored state affairs and is only a nominal emperor.

Although Kou Zhong was only the heir apparent, in the hearts of civil and military officials, he was no different from the emperor except that he didn't have that title.

So when Kou Zhong proposed to conscript himself, all the civil servants and generals in the hall refused without even thinking about it. It was a rare unification of opinion.

In Dagan, Kou Zhong's personal conquest is no different from that of the emperor's personal conquest in other dynasties.

Once something goes wrong, can the government maintain its current aggressive attitude?
In addition, after the members of the Song family came to power, would they take advantage of them?

But Kou Zhong waved his hand, and he was not angry because the officials refused, "For this Northern Expedition, the National Teacher will lend out the divine bird, and will always pay attention to the front line. With King Xiaoyao by his side, safety is not a problem."

"But."

Wei Zheng was still waiting to be persuaded, but Kou Zhong raised his hand to stop him, "Duke Zheng, don't worry, listen to Gu first."

Seeing that the other party retreated rather unwillingly, he continued, "Everyone should have heard that there is a rare treasure in the hands of the national teacher. It is a ring of seven treasures, which has the ability to store things!"

"This time the army is dispatched, the National Division will solve the transportation of military equipment, food and grass!"

"Besides, with the divine bird around, it's not a problem to search for the enemy's tracks!"

"Then, is there any difficulty in this Northern Expedition? Turkic is not a small country, how can I not do it myself?!"

After finishing speaking, Kou Zhong first warned the group of generals on his right with his eyes to stop persuading them, and then turned his head to look at Du Ruhui and Xu Xingzhi.

It's easy for the generals to say, as long as there is a battle and they are easy to fool, these civil servants are not so easy to deal with. Kou Zhong only hopes that his husband will have enough face.

Fortunately, both Du Ruhui and Xu Xingzhi had dealt with Huang Lin before, and they also knew that his strength was almost as good as a land god. With this attention, Kou Zhong had a great guarantee in terms of safety, so they had a great deal of respect for Kou Lin. Zhong Qinzheng didn't resist so much anymore.

Everyone discussed for a while, and finally agreed to Kou Zhong's request for a personal conquest.

Then after a few days of research and discussion, and Huang Lin's insinuating points, Kou Zhong decided to divide his troops into six groups to attack the Turks in the north!

He led [-] elite soldiers from Mayi to the north, as the central army, Zhao Guogong, Shangshu Youpushe, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of War Zhang Xutuo, Qin Shubao, Cheng Yaojin as the vanguard generals, Xiaoyao Wang Xu Ziling accompanied Kou Zhong to protect him.

Li Jing, the governor of Bingzhou and the Duke of Wei, led [-] troops. He was the chief of the East Road Army, Niu Jinda was the deputy, and Duan Zhixuan was the vanguard.

The British Duke Xu Shiji led [-] troops, and he was the general manager of the west road march, Luo Shixin was the deputy, and Su Dingfang was the vanguard. He marched along the Yellow River on the west road, echoing Kou Zhong on the middle road and Li Jingyao on the east road.

Duke Xun Xiongxin led [-] troops, Zhang Baoxiang was deputy, and Pei Yan was the vanguard, advancing from Lingzhou to the northwest.

It is also proposed that Qu Tutong and Xue Wanche lead [-] elite soldiers to guard the Yanyun area to prevent the Turks from fleeing eastward!
In the end, Song Zhi, the king of Hejian County, led [-] troops and went around to attack the Turkic rear to monitor Tuli Khan.

After the combat plan was approved by all parties, the war machine began to operate quietly.

But whether Kou Zhong can go to war, there is still one thing to be done.

A country cannot be without a king for a day. Song Que has not been in Chang'an for many years. Once Kou Zhong goes out to fight, Chang'an will be in a state of leaderless.

Therefore, he had to take Song Que back to Chang'an first.

Yongxing Square is one of the 24 North Squares in Chang'an. It is located outside the Yanxi Gate on the east side of the imperial city. It is very convenient to enter and leave the palace.

Therefore, those who live here are all nobles from the imperial court, and Huang Lin's National Teacher's Mansion is also in this square.

The National Teacher's Mansion occupies a huge area, and its predecessor was the mansion of a certain prince of the Sui Dynasty.

After Huang Lin returned to Chang'an this time, he wanted to hang out in Wang Tong's mansion for a few more days, but Kou Zhong arranged the house for him early.

In the back garden of the National Teacher's Mansion, in the gazebo by the pool, Kou Zhong poured a cup of tea for Huang Lin and said, "Sir! I have something to trouble Xiaojin."

"Do you want it to go to Nanzhao?" Huang Lin knew what it was after hearing the words.

According to Lu Miaozi, the Yuanshi mine in Nanzhao was mined last year, but Song Que did not return to Beijing.

The reason is nothing more than unwillingness to be trapped in Chang'an!
Kou Zhong nodded, "It's just this matter, it's fine on weekdays, and my disciple doesn't want to bother the old man, but I really don't want to miss this battle of destroying the country, so I can only invite the old man to come back and preside over the overall situation."

"Okay, let Xiaoling take a trip tomorrow, and you have kept the remains of Bawangxiu's parents?"

When he set off from Chang'an, he had given the remains of Heihu's parents to Kou Zhong, planning to wait for that guy to come to Chang'an before burying him. Who would have thought that he would come back after traveling around the world, but that guy would still hang out with Song Que outside? .

"They are all kept in the cellar of the palace, and I specially sent two teams of people to guard them."

"Well, that's good. Senior Song will definitely bring Bawangxiu back when he returns to Beijing this time. Maybe this guy will follow him to the front line to play."

Hearing what Huang Lin said, Kou Zhong's eyes brightened.

Originally, Huang Lin's agreement to participate in this battle has made him [-]% sure of destroying the Turks. If there is another beast like Bawangxiu appearing on the front line, tsk tsk
In mid-September, Song Que finally returned to Chang'an as the eagles came south.

In response to the preparations for the Northern Expedition, the speed was immediately accelerated.

In Chang'an City, Tiqi was everywhere, and the border counties all over the north began to prepare after receiving the news.

The marching chiefs from all walks of life left Chang'an early and went to the front line.

Even Zhang Xutuo took Qin Qiong to Mayi County first.

Huang Lin was not idle either, and took Xiao Jin to the three major granaries of Hanjia, Xingluo, and Yongfeng, and then flew to the Indochina Peninsula, and sent some of the collected grain and grass to the six armies as needed.

At the end of October, Xu Ziling arrived late on his Bawangxiong.

Kou Zhong took all the officials who stayed in Chang'an out of the city for ten miles, and brought back the Daqian's guardian animal.

The Bawangxiu, who looked like a prehistoric beast, frightened many officials. When entering the city from Mingde Gate, the defenders kept swallowing, fearing that this big guy would snatch them away.

Bawangxiu has lived with Song Que for a few years, and he can understand some human speech. Under Xu Ziling's command, he didn't run around and scream, but it was also the first time he entered a human city, and his huge tiger head poked here from time to time Explore, smell there.

The people on both sides of Suzaku Street were quite bold, seeing that the big tiger had no intention of attacking anyone, they couldn't help cheering loudly, hoping to attract Ba Wangxiu.

The team traveled northward along Zhuque Avenue, and after entering the imperial city from Zhuquemen, the people onlookers were reluctant to disperse for a long time.

Words such as "protecting the country and the beast" quietly spread among the crowd.

In the third year of Kaiyuan, the ninth day of November, at noon
Song Que presided over the oath in person at the Hengjie Square in front of Zhaoyang Gate, and Kou Zhong also changed into a military uniform and stood beside him.

In the "Wan Sheng" of the mountains and tsunami, Kou Zhong took over the commander-in-chief's flag and led his troops out of Chang'an!

At the same time, the six-way army that had already been in place also moved out one after another, rushing straight into the Turks from all directions!
The Northern Expedition kicked off——
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