The rise of the prince

Chapter 715 The Theory of the South
"Your Majesty, you should think twice about this matter." Liu Xu hurriedly said, "It is my golden opportunity to maintain peace with Jing Guo."

"Why, could it be that you are also afraid of that Jinguo Jinwang?" Wan Yanli's tone became cold.

"No, it's just the emperor. The Kingdom of Jin has been fighting north and south for several years without stopping for a moment. The army is exhausted and the people are overwhelmed. They need time to recuperate."

"I will cease my military service when I seize the important land of Yanshan Mansion."

"Your Majesty, Yanshan Mansion is an important town, and there is the Jingguo Guanbei Army stationed there. How can it be captured in a short while? It is such a waste of time and money, and there is a great possibility of a full-scale war with Jingguo. Don't act recklessly!" Liu Xu said quickly, I also started to get nervous.

"Hmph, an important town? If the King of Jin could take it away from the Khitan people, so can I! Besides, my Dajin Kingdom is afraid that they won't succeed in Jingguo?" Wanyan Zongbi said domineeringly.

"Your Majesty, the national conditions cannot be compared!" Liu Xu said earnestly: "At this time, there are grassland tribes in the northwest of Dajin who are in chaos. The Jingguo in the south is staring at it. On the other hand, Dali in the south has no ambitions, and Xiaguo in the northwest is in chaos. , if they go to war with us, they will only have to deal with the war in the north, while we will be attacked on both sides, Your Majesty."

"Enough!" Wan Yanli interrupted him, and said decisively: "I've made up my mind! What he can do as King Jin, so can I. I'm the Emperor of Jin, and he's only a one-time prince! You, you There is also the spirit of the emperor in the sky, so please watch carefully."

As he said that, he went into the back hall without turning his head, leaving only Liu Xu with a helpless expression on his face.

"You and your father are both the shares of the country, and it is hard to find peace in the north without you." In the imperial garden thousands of miles away, Wei Xingping respectfully listened to the emperor's teachings.

"I am getting older, and my energy is not as good as before. King Jin and you are the same age, and we will have more contacts in the future. His words are my words, and his meaning is my meaning. You can also tell your father clearly."

"The land of Guanbei is offensive or defensive, how to deal with it, you can ask King Jin."

"Wei Chaoren can let your beloved son enter the capital. I am very relieved for him, so he can rest assured. Go back and tell your father the truth."

"Wei Qing is a vassal minister, I am going to let King Jin marry your sister"

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The meeting between the old emperor and Wei Xingping was very different from what Li Xingzhou thought. The most obvious point was that the emperor was like asking about family affairs, and he didn’t talk too much about shooting politics, and he didn’t even talk about the northern strategy. When it comes to strategy, he only has one sentence: "Ask King Jin."

This made Li Xingzhou, who was listening on the sidelines, deeply moved and moved.

The old emperor is definitely not a perfect emperor, he has his cruelty, short-sightedness, and some wrong decisions, but there is one thing he is really suitable for an emperor, that is decisiveness and courage.

Once the crown prince died, he must have understood that Jingguo would not have another choice besides him, so he was appointed as a privy envoy, and slowly moved the entire strategy of Jingguo to his side, allowing him to control without interfering. This kind of courage and decisive behavior made people really hate this cold, cruel and selfish emperor.

He killed a lot of people, he killed a lot of people, but he saved even more people.

The meaning of what the old emperor said to Wei Xingping is actually very clear. He just told him, and Wei Chaoren, that the overall strategy of Jingguo is completely under the control of King Jin. specific decisions.

The conversation continued until noon, the little eunuch changed the charcoal fire more than a dozen times, the emperor left Wei Xingping and him to have lunch in the palace before leaving, Wei Xingping was very happy when he left, because he had been nervous for several days, and finally saw the emperor found out There is not much difference between talking with ordinary elders.

Before leaving, Li Xingzhou looked back at the old emperor, thought for a while and bowed his hands seriously, "I will do my best not to disappoint the emperor, but Wei Yubai will still not give in, she should be rewarded according to her merits, and cannot be rewarded on the basis of marriage. to erase her merits."

The emperor waved his hand and was too lazy to talk to him. Li Xingzhou resigned. They had been deadlocked over Wei Yubai's matter for a long time.

The emperor did not want to break the ancestral rules, but Li Xingzhou had to. Everyone had their own reasons. The emperor was afraid that the dissatisfaction of the conservatives would cause turmoil in the court. Li Xingzhou had to give the world a start, a warning. Under his order, breaking the rules would only more and more.

In the evening, the palace prepared good wine and good food for Wei Xingping. Many generals in the new army came, and even Di Zhi, who was just able to walk, was helped down by Princess Yongming.

Wei Xingping was much more at ease in the palace, and after seeing Di Zhi, he was even more excited to talk to him. After all, now the commander of the East Route Army who broke the Liao army, a general in his 20s, Di Zhi has also become a man of the hour, a household name, and spread everywhere. He is also Wei Xingping's idol.

At the wine table, Di Zhi, Wei Yubai, Shen Lin, Yan Shen, and Wei Xingping drank happily. Di Zhi's injury hadn't healed yet, so he couldn't drink normally, but he was happy to drink two glasses, but Princess Yongming's expression was not good. It looks good.

Li Xingzhou slowly told Wei Xingping about his arrangements in the capital.

"You still have [-] elite soldiers under your command, and they will be sent to the camp of the new army from the day after tomorrow." Li Xingzhou put his pig's ears between his ears: "It's not just for you to simply station, but for training. Putting you in is to let you learn the training methods of the new army, the tactics of the new army, and how to use firearms, so that when you bring back the firearms, you can teach the Guanbei army to use them according to the methods of the new army.

The whole training process will take at least two months, so this year you will stay in the capital for the New Year, and then leave next year. "

"Okay!" Wei Xingping said excitedly, "I've wanted to touch those muskets for a long time."

"Hahaha" everyone laughed.

"Secondly, it's the strategy for the Kingdom of Jin. I'll write to Mr. Wei about this. After all, you won't be able to go back for a while. It's better to tell him." Li Xingzhou said.

"My lord, tell me too."

Li Xingzhou chewed on the pig's ear and took a sip of wine, "Actually, it's nothing. It's just that within a year or two, the general situation should be defensive, not proactive, not provocative, and showing favor to Jin Guo."

"Ah, what are you afraid of them doing! When we have muskets, it will not be easy to defeat the Jin army." Wei Xingping didn't understand.

Wei Yu gave his younger brother a blank look: "What do you know, you just listen to the prince."

"Sister, you've turned your elbows out before you got married."

"What nonsense!"

"Hahahahaha!" followed by another burst of laughter.

Li Xingzhou smiled and said: "Actually, it's nothing. It's not difficult to win once. What's difficult is to defeat the Jin Kingdom once and hurt their vitality. If they can't do it, it will be difficult for the Jin people to deal with it if they are prepared.

Moreover, our country has lost a lot in the past few years and needs to recuperate.Therefore, whether we take a defensive position or show our favor to Jin Guo, we are prepared with both hands. First, we can recuperate and prepare our troops.Second, it can paralyze the golden people, they are arrogant.If this king does not speak, he will become a blockbuster. When I send troops, the first battle will make the Kingdom of Jin lose its ability to resist! "He said boldly.

(End of this chapter)