The rise of the prince

Chapter 737 670, Graphite Crisis

The new army is in the midst of intense training, especially the new army navy. Everything is focused on, and talents must also be cultivated.

Li Xingzhou believed in Di Zhi's ability, so he left it to him.

In the afternoon, Li Xingzhou was letting Gillian ghostwrite him to dictate some details about the construction of the new army. He Qian came in with Shiyu's arms in his arms, laughing and saying something.

"There is not much graphite." Shiyu said directly, and then handed him a ledger, which recorded the graphite consumption of Wangfu in detail. Since the Kingdom of Jin occupied Shangjing, Wangfu graphite has not been purchased.

As of now, there are not many stocks left.

"Don't make steel for the time being. The steel in stock is used for gun production, and the remaining graphite is concentrated in glass production. First, produce the telescope I mentioned." Li Xingzhou said, it is not difficult for the Wangfu to produce convex lenses at present. , but there are not many graphite crucibles, and good steel must be used on the cutting edge.

Shi Yu agreed, and He Qian excitedly told him some new things that he had seen with Qiu Er.

While helping A-Jiao sharpen his ink, Shiyu said to him: "Recently, there have been some bad rumors outside, saying that you are traitorous and seeking glory, colluding with the Xia people, and you are uneasy and kind."

She said that her complexion was not good: "I asked Sun Banzhang to investigate, and some of the people who passed on these things were indeed gossips, but there were six scholars who took money." Her face turned completely cold when she said this .

"I'm going to ask Sun Banzhang to find people, break their legs, cut off their tongues, and see if they dare!"

All of a sudden, Gillian was too frightened to speak, and He Qian also submissively looked at the very angry poetry.

Li Xingzhou quickly squeezed her trembling hand, feeling a chill, it seemed that she was indeed very angry: "Good wife, calm down." He smiled and gently stroked the back of her hand.

Shiyu recovered from her anger, her face flushed, she quickly took half a step back, and took He Qian's hand.

"I know who they are and who are behind them. Don't worry, I can deal with it myself."

"But this is too much, my lord." Gillian also snorted angrily.

"If you want to do big things, it's inevitable to have slander. With you by my side, I'm content." He laughed.

A few days later, Li Xinzhou invited De Gong, He Zhao, Bao Zheng, Zhong Daoyu, Yang Hongzhao, Yelu Dashi and other older generations, as well as the young generals of the new army, to sit down in the other courtyard of the palace, in order to discuss how to send troops. thing.

If it wasn't too far away, he would be relieved to invite Yang Wenguang and Wei Chaoren, but it's a pity that one of them guards the north and the other deters the northwest.

He told the emperor about it, and the emperor was much weaker and not in good spirits. The queen took care of him every day, so he just waved his hand and let him do it himself.

The emperor has entrusted all important military affairs and the future of the country to him, and this kind of trust moved him.

The reason why it is in the palace of the king and not the government office of the Privy Council is because this time it is only to discuss the ideas and opinions of dispatching troops, and will not decide on the specific combat plan.

Moreover, the identities of Yelu Dashi and Zhong Daoyu are not suitable to appear in formal occasions, but Li Xingzhou seems to listen to their opinions.

Needless to say, Zhong Daoyu, Jing Guo's most capable marshal in the past century, even though he is relegated now, his opinions must be very valuable.After Yelu Dashi lived in the capital, he often brought the Princess of Wei Yelu Yali to the palace. After all, he was in a foreign country and had no one to rely on. The only thing he could get close to was the palace.

Yelu Dashi knew Chinese, and the rise of the Khitan began with a complete imitation of the Central Plains system, that is, the Empress Dowager Xiao implemented that no matter the Khitan Han people, they all followed the Han system.

This includes the imperial examination system. Although it is not as extensive as in the Central Plains, it has already been implemented. Therefore, a considerable part of the high-level officials in the Liao Kingdom knew Chinese and could write Chinese characters. This also made it easy for Yelu Dashi and Yelu Yali to communicate with them. many.

Yelu Dashi has his own pride, and he is also a very good military strategist. If the battle between the Liao Kingdom and the Jin Kingdom was not a two-sided attack, Yelu Dashi's army was transferred to the southern line to deal with Jing Guo's attack. It is still unknown who will die in the end.

The only request he made after arriving in Jingguo was to see Zhong Daoyu once.

Zhong Daoyu is a generation older than Yelu Dashi, probably because the younger generation admires the older generation.

Although he is an enemy, Zhong Daoyu's prestige is not only in Jingguo. If King Wu hadn't rebelled back then, maybe the Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures would not have fully withdrawn today.

Presumably, the young Yelu Dashi had experienced Zhong Daoyu's Northern Expedition at that time, whether it was fear or anger, it must have left a deep impression on him, so he asked to see him.

He naturally followed suit, but in the end he didn't know what the two of them said.

Inviting Yelu Dashi has another meaning, that is, he wants to throw an olive branch and test his attitude. Does he know that if it is not for his change, Yelu Dashi is likely to sweep the powerful people in Central Asia, and he will definitely be famous in history. Everyone in the military, if it weren't for his firearms, Jing Guo's army is on the southern front, such a capable person would be so indifferent.

It's just that he made indirect remarks a few times, and Yelu Dashi seemed to be avoiding this matter.

People in the court may not trust him as a Khitan, but Li Xingzhou doesn't care. He is confident that even if Yelu Dashi rebels in the worst case, he can only run west as in history. If he is lucky and rises up, he can also contain the Mongols.

Yelu Dashi himself is also in his prime, so he must be unwilling to be silent.

After noon, the warm sun was just right, and from time to time there were beautiful birds chirping from the peach grove in the courtyard.In the garden of the other courtyard, incense and green smoke curled up, and the maid prepared some tea and some delicate snacks.

Poems are being displayed.

"It's better to leave these things to the servants." Li Xingzhou said with some distress, because the poetry is too hard, the big and small things in the palace are almost bound to be handled by himself, and he thought she changed her surname to Zhuge.

She followed the servant girl's hand and put down the plate: "The people who are here today are all big shots, so we must make people feel at home, and we must not be sloppy."

Li Xingzhou sighed, pulled her over and put her on his lap, the maidservants bowed their heads in shame, and he asked them to retire after tax.

"What are you doing? Others are watching." Shiyu blushed slightly.

"When you are free, I will accompany you back to see your father-in-law and mother-in-law."

"No, you don't have time."

"No matter how busy you are, you have to go." He hugged her seriously: "You are the princess, the princess of this king, and no one can change this."

Shiyu didn't answer directly: "So those are my duties."

"No, you've done a good job, better than anyone else, you don't have to make it difficult for yourself, and you are not allowed to make it difficult for yourself." Li Xingzhou said and pressed him down forcefully: "Take a good rest."

Shiyu looks very strong and capable, but she has low self-esteem for her own identity. Although she buried it very deeply, she worked tirelessly and without complaint. She just wanted to do well, do better, and prove her worth. He loves and loves her.

Shiyu seemed to feel his warmth, silently leaning against his chest.

After a while, people had already arrived, Yelu Dashi was the first to come, and he also brought Yelu Yali, the Princess of Wei.

The little girl is very beautiful. As a former princess of the Liao Kingdom, she has experienced vicissitudes at a young age. It must be very difficult for the country to be ruined and the family to be destroyed. Therefore, Li Xingzhou has a gentle attitude towards her. She is already very difficult, and she has experienced so much. What a hardship.

"Meet the King of Jin." She greeted in jerky Chinese, learning the etiquette of Han women.

Li Xingzhou nodded, and after exchanging a few pleasantries, Shiyu wisely took Princess Wei away.Only him and Yelu Dashi were left.

Li Xingzhou stretched out his hand, asked him to sit down, and then casually chatted about his recent situation, asking him how he was doing recently, and whether he had any difficulties.

Yelu Dashi also responded politely, saying a few words to thank him for his care.

Slowly, Li Xingzhou seemed to be casually talking about the situation in the north, and when it came to the rebel army in Datong Prefecture, there were also many anti-gold Khitans among the rebel army, etc.
Speaking of this, Yelu Dashi was silent for a long time, and sighed sadly: "I am sorry for them. I am responsible for every life of the more than [-] innocent souls who were slaughtered in Datong Mansion. They are originally Daliao people. If I am not defeated, if I am not defeated At the beginning, the ruler of the country worked diligently and tried his best to govern.
Ugh."

(End of this chapter)