Unlimited wastelander

Chapter 417

Zhao Xu unfolded the second piece of information and read: "A strange person in the Central Plains has supernatural powers. He once again demonstrated his supernatural power on Shaoshi Mountain. He summoned the thunder from the sky and wiped out more than a thousand people in an instant. There is such a strange person in the Southern Dynasty. Daliao has no chance of winning. Proceed with caution. .”

The Empress Dowager was overwhelmed with surprise, looked at Xiao Peng, and said, "This... this... National Teacher, is this all true?"

Xiao Peng nodded and said: "Although the rumors are a bit untrue, Xiao has indeed made great progress recently. Now the number of people is completely useless to Xiao. One hundred thousand and one million Xiao can be slaughtered by one person, but they I don’t know, my generation of practitioners should not use Taoism to slaughter too many living beings, otherwise, if there is peace between heaven and earth, they will be punished by heaven.”

"They don't know it's just right. This can buy Xu'er more time. When the combat effectiveness of Da Song's army improves, Da Song won't be afraid of any foreign enemies."

Zhao Xu's eyes lit up and he said, "Not only do we not have to fear any foreign enemies anymore, but we also want to open up territories, expand outwards, unify the world, dominate the world, and establish a great foundation that will last forever. Our soldiers in the Song Dynasty will have more food enough to fight a big battle."

The Empress Dowager was shocked, and said anxiously: "Officials are not allowed. The soldiers are fierce and dangerous, and the people are dying. Don't resort to military force. We have enough food and food. Barbarian and brave."

"What's more, when a war breaks out, the soldiers and civilians are overwhelmed. I don't know how many people will die, how many houses will be burned, and how many families will be destroyed and their wives will be scattered. A king must always keep the word 'benevolence' in his heart, let alone victory. The number of defeats is unpredictable, even if we are sure of victory, if we can not fight this battle, it is better not to fight."

Hearing the empress dowager's words, Xiao Peng's opinion of her changed a little, and he sighed softly: "The empress dowager has the common people in her heart, and the character of benevolence is the first, Xiao admires it, but after all, it is a bit too benevolent for a woman, we care about it." When a war breaks out, lives will be devastated and there will be countless casualties, but will those foreign barbarians care about it?"

"During the chaos of the Five Dynasties, the Liao Kingdom invaded from time to time, so fewer people died and houses were burned down? If you want to prevent the flames of war from reaching your own land, it's very simple. You just need to keep the enemy out of the country. Wouldn’t it be enough to place the battlefield on the enemy’s land? Passive defense will do the most harm to oneself, only by taking the initiative to attack and sweep the world can the Song Dynasty enjoy the real peace and prosperity.”

"Fighting the enemy outside the gate of the country... defending the enemy outside the gate of the country, can our army of the Great Song Dynasty really do this?" As he walked away, white mist dangled in front of his eyes, his mind was at a loss, and it was extremely difficult to speak.

The Empress Dowager woke up suddenly, her face was flushed, and her spirit seemed to return to her body in an instant, but Xiao Peng knew that she was just a flashback. ?”

Xiao Peng smiled and said nothing, looked at Zhao Xu, but Zhao Xu frowned, and said: "Choose generals to train soldiers, raise horses and store food, and fight the enemy on the battlefield. There is a way to win, but there is no sure way to win." reason."

The Empress Dowager nodded and said: "You also know that there is no certainty of victory in a gladiatorial field, but our Great Song Dynasty can defeat others without fighting."

Zhao Xu sneered, and said disdainfully: "Relax with the people, promulgate a benevolent government, and you can defeat others without fighting, right? Grandmother, this is the pedantic opinion of Sima Guang and the others. What great things will it help?"

The Empress Dowager was a little excited when she heard the words, and said anxiously: "Mr. Sima has excellent knowledge and vision. How can you say that is a pedantic view of a scholar? You are the lord of a country, so you must read "Tong Jian of Zi Zhi" written by Mr. Sima from time to time."

"For more than a thousand years, the reason why each dynasty prospered, declined, failed, and died is clearly remembered in that book. Our Song Dynasty is rich in land and has a large population, which is ten times better than that of the Liao Kingdom. As long as there is no After another ten or 20 years of war, we will be even richer. The Liao people are brave and aggressive. We only need to strictly guard the border, and other tribes will definitely kill themselves. If we fight again and again, we will definitely be seriously injured... "

Before the Empress Dowager finished speaking, she was interrupted by Xiao Peng, who said: "Then the Jurchen tribe on the side of Daliao took advantage of the momentum, destroyed Daliao, established a more powerful Djinn, and beat Daliao to the ground. , You couldn’t even keep Bianliang, so you had to flee south... Empress Dowager, you have some knowledge, but you haven’t figured out one thing yet.”

"What you think and say are just calculations and conclusions based on your own decades of experience, but Xiao Mou used divination to see the secrets, and he has a clear understanding of the next 500 years. I know it like the back of my hand, and I compiled a book of essentials for governing the country for Xuer, many of the government orders and new laws in it are from later generations, and they have all achieved remarkable results, creating good laws for prosperous times."

"So, don't worry! Xu'er will definitely create a truly prosperous Song Dynasty."

Zhao Xu's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and he said boldly, "Grandmother, what else do you have to say?"

After listening to Xiao Peng's words, the Empress Dowager finally swallowed the breath she couldn't swallow, and her final realization was: "This child is the current emperor, he has his own ideas, and he has a teacher who is like a fairy. Please support me, I can no longer make him listen to me, I am an old woman who is dying, he is the emperor in his prime, he is the emperor, he is the emperor, he is...the emperor..."

The Empress Dowager slowly closed her eyes and remained still. Seeing this, Zhao Xu shouted loudly, "Come here, tell the imperial doctor."

The imperial doctor arrived soon, stretched out his hand to take the empress dowager's pulse, immediately knelt down in front of Zhao Xu, and said, "Qi Zou the emperor, the empress dowager is now in control of Bintian."

"Pass down the order to carry out a national funeral for the Empress Dowager..."

……

After the 36th, the national mourning was over, and the panic-stricken imperial court finally settled down. People in the old party who thought that disaster was imminent were surprised to find that the emperor did not make any big moves, nor did he wantonly denigrate the old party as imagined.

Afterwards, the old party thought that they understood the situation, that is, Zhao Xu made the condition that he would not implement the new law. Sima Guang, who has always been known for being pedantic, didn't make much objection. They could still tolerate this little absurdity. It's better than the emperor pointing the butcher knife at the old party!
Therefore, Wang Yuyan's becoming the Empress of the Great Song Dynasty is basically a certainty, and the four daughters of Mei Lan Zhu Ju will be conferred as first-rank maidservants with swords in the palace, given gold medals by the emperor, and fully responsible for the safety of the emperor. The Department built Hulong Villa in the north of the imperial city, and the design of the villa was designed by Cao Mowen.

Originally, Zhao Xu planned to formally designate Xiao Peng as a national teacher and announce it to the world, but Xiao Peng stopped him. Although he occasionally likes to pretend to be aggressive, in the final analysis he is not a publicity person. It is high-profile, and only a few people know it. If it is really announced to the world, I am afraid that it will be uncomfortable to walk in the rivers and lakes in the future.

80 military academy in Tokyo.

Wearing casual clothes, Zhao Xu and Xiao Peng wandered around the school grounds under the respectful guidance of the head coach of the Forbidden Army. The school grounds are so huge that you can hardly see the end at a glance. Except for the troops who are on duty and guarding the imperial city, the other guards All train here.

"Commander Wang, go and gather all the coaches under you! Don't reveal my identity, just say that I was sent by the superiors to inspect." Zhao Xu said to Wang Jin, the chief coach of the Imperial Army.

Wang Jin is the head coach of the Forbidden Army, and also the commander-in-chief, but he is not the commander of the 80 Forbidden Army in Tokyo. The real commander of the 80 Forbidden Army in Tokyo is the Taiwei of the Imperial Palace, the Commander of the Forbidden Army. It couldn't be Gao Qi, because Gao Qi died of a sudden "stroke" not long ago, and Su Shi was depressed for several days because of the loss of a good assistant.

"Yes, Emperor... Young Master Song." Wang Jin responded, and ran to gather his coaches.

After a stick of incense, more than 3000 gun and club instructors of the Imperial Army gathered in the school grounds. Wang Jin told them privately that the higher-ups had sent big shots down to make inspections, and asked them to perform well. Maybe, all the coaches at the moment are all in full swing, showing their best side.

Seeing this, the soldiers of the forbidden army around surrounded them in surprise. For a while, the arena was completely surrounded, but there was no noise, which showed that the discipline of the forbidden army was quite strict at this time.

Standing in front of everyone, Zhao Xu said loudly: "The so-called Wen Wu is the first, and Wu Wu is the second. Who can tell me, among the instructors of the Imperial Army, who has the highest martial arts?"

Hearing Zhao Xu's words, all the teachers looked at each other in blank dismay, how should they answer?

"Okay! Since no one dares to think that he is the strongest, I will call the roll call. Is there a Leopard Head Lin Chong among the teachers?" Zhao Xu asked again.

Now there was movement in the team, and I saw a big man with a leopard head and eyes around him, a swallow jaw and a tiger beard, holding a zhangba snake spear in his hand, and an eight-foot-long man came out in a row, clasped his fists to Zhao Xu, and said: "Subordinate It's Lin Chong, what advice does your lord have to teach?"

When Zhao Xu saw Lin Chong, he nodded secretly. This person's appearance was comparable to Brother Qiao's, and he smiled and said, "I don't know much about it, but I have heard people say that there is a 'Leopard Head' Lin Chong in the Forbidden Army. The master, known as 'Little Zhang Fei', is good at wielding spears and sticks, and has the courage to be undeserved, this young master is very dissatisfied! Therefore, taking this opportunity of inspection, I came here to ask for advice."

"Puchi"

Behind him, Wang Yuyan, Azhu Azi, and the four daughters of Meilanzhuju all covered their mouths and chuckled when they saw Zhao Xu's behavior. Xiao Peng also shook his head and laughed. This guy has been in the rivers and lakes for a long time. He was like a quack, if one didn't know him, who would have thought that he would be the emperor?
When the girls smiled, it was like a hundred flowers blooming, as beautiful as peaches and plums, the eyes of the soldiers in the field were straightened, and the soldiers who gathered around were not so much to see the excitement, but to see the beautiful women.

(End of this chapter)