The rise of the prince

Chapter 746
"Your Majesty." In the evening, when Wan Yanli came back half drunk, Pu Chaling rushed to meet him, and then asked the maid to fetch water to wash his face.

Wan Yanli was being served by everyone, her face was full of smiles, she felt her hands were getting cold, and was about to ask the maid to change a pot, but the emperor waved her hand: "No, I have followed my father to fight in the north and south since I was a child, eating and sleeping in the open Well, what are you afraid of if the water is colder, I am not those coddled and pampered wastes of Jing Guo! Hmph.
Just now in the court hall, everyone agreed with my decision to march south, the generals of my father, the great clans of the headquarters, and the eldest brother of the queen also agreed with what I said. "

"Elder brother is a courtier, so he naturally wants to share the country's worries and run for the emperor." She said hastily.

As he spoke, he began to undress the emperor and serve him to sleep.

Pu Chaling's mood became depressed, and she suddenly understood why the emperor came to him tonight. A few days ago, the country of Korea presented thirty beauties from Korea.

In fact, after dispatching troops from Shangjing, the emperor rarely stayed in her boudoir. She didn't understand why, and after thinking about it, she couldn't figure it out. Could it be that she was not beautiful enough and she was old and pale?She didn't dare to ask the emperor.

When the emperor lay down, she was still looking forward to it, she quietly pulled down the delicate silk cloth on her chest, leaned forward, but heard a slight snoring sound, her white fingers trembled, her heart suddenly cooled down, and she fell to the bottom.

Sighing lightly, the emperor came for her family.
Among the most powerful Jurchen forces are the Pucha family, and her father is the current patriarch.

If he wants to march south, the emperor needs the support of their family, so he will come to stay with her tonight.

The reason for this is that the Pucha family is different from the Jurchen families in the northern snowfields. Their family has been the family of officials for generations since the previous dynasty.

The previous dynasty set up a Liaodong Jiedu Envoy in Liaodong. The ancestors of the Pucha family worked under the Liaodong Jiedu Envoy established by the imperial court at first. The Jiedu Envoys were all officials sent by the central government to Liaodong. , and Pucha's family is a local big family, so of course they became the people most relied on by Jiedushi's subordinates.

The Jiedu envoys of all dynasties needed the assistance of their Pucha family. The coastal areas of Liaoyang, because of the abstinence of the Central Plains dynasty, the Han system, and the favorable location and warmer climate, have always been the center of the gathering of people and business exchanges in Liaodong.

The Pucha family has become the wealthiest family among the Jurchens, and their family will help some tribes who are struggling to survive in the northern snow forest from time to time. Whenever there is a natural or man-made disaster, they will help.

Over time, the Pucha family became the most prestigious family among the Jurchens. They had a good relationship with all the Jurchen tribes and various big families, and even married.With the imperial court, the Pucha family has always been the good ministers relied on by the Jiedu envoy of Liaodong. They are the most "civilized" or Sinicized branch of the Jurchen, and they have a high reputation and are very popular among the Jurchen kin.

But because they are envoys for Jiedu envoys, they don't dare to raise too many soldiers. They don't have so many Jurchen warriors who are good at fighting, but because of their family's prestige, as long as they wave their arms, all the Jurchen tribes in the northern snowfields are willing to be kind to them. And fight for them.

After the fall of the previous dynasty, Liaodong was returned to Liaodong, and their Pucha family took control of Liaodong. Since the reign of Empress Dowager Xiao, the Khitan people have been extravagant and invincible at the top, and state affairs have been abandoned.

At this time, while dealing with the Liao court, the Pucha family protected the Jurchens who committed crimes due to dissatisfaction, and their prestige was even higher.

Later, Pu Chaling's father saw that Taizu's Wentao and Wushu strategy, and that Jurchen could not bear the pressure of the Liao Kingdom, so he joined forces and fought all the way to Shangjing.
It is precisely because of these that the Pucha family is very special, with a great reputation, and without many soldiers, it can easily affect the overall situation.

It may be because of this that Emperor Taizu chose her to be his daughter-in-law, not because she is good-looking and can bear children. Pu Chaling felt that she was belatedly aware of it, and after so many years, she slowly took care of it. Shun figured it out.

That night, she slept on the same bed with the emperor, and she couldn't sleep for a long time. Many things flashed through her mind, and many things were filled with unspeakable melancholy, and she couldn't help crying silently.

Early the next morning, the emperor drank too much and didn't wake up leisurely until the sun was high.

Pu Chaling has been waiting for a long time, she has been thinking about her father's confession, let the emperor pay more attention to the Jingguo navy, and set up more defenses, what should I say?
She thought about the emperor's temper, sat quietly in front of the bed and thought about it for more than an hour, and finally got some clues.After the emperor got up, she helped him to dress and wash, and said: "Your majesty has martial arts and martial arts, and now he wants to expand the territory for the future generations of Dajin. He is really a generation of sage monarchs."

"Hahaha, you can really talk." The emperor was in a good mood, raised his hand, and let himself tie his pockets.

"As a woman, I don't understand military affairs, and I also feel that going south to attack the Central Plains is a great contribution to the peace of the future generations." Pu Chaling said cautiously.

"Hahaha, yes, you are a woman, and you are more sensible than some court ministers." The emperor was very happy.

While arranging the emperor's clothes and smoothing out some of the folds of the fine clothes, she continued to say casually, "But I heard that Jingguo's army on the ground is far inferior to my Dajin's, but the navy army is very powerful, Your Majesty, be careful. "Who did you hear that from?" The emperor frowned.

"Did I say something wrong?" She pretended to be nervous, and then said: "The emperor forgives me, I heard it when I was gossiping with the eldest princess before, if the emperor thinks I am talkative, I will stop talking."

The eldest princess is a hero in the army, well versed in the military, and now she is married to Liaodong. It is very appropriate to use her as an excuse, reasonable and unsubstantiated.

After waiting nervously for a while, the emperor lost all suspicion, and said casually: "She and that Liu Xu always talk about how Jing Guo's navy is, and now I'm clean when I go to Liaodong.

No matter how powerful the navy is, so what?After all, they still have to go ashore, and when they do, my cavalry can crush them to pieces and crush them under their feet! "

"Your Majesty is right." Pu Chaling said: "But my woman's thinking is different from that of the Emperor. Since we are number one in the world, why Jingguo has a powerful navy and we can't. If we can fight on land and water If the people of Jingguo settle down in Liushui, then it is called scenery.”

As soon as her words came out, the emperor was stunned for a moment, and Pu Chaling understood that what she said was useful.

Unknowingly, at the beginning of June, the weather began to rain, and several floods occurred in the south of Jingguo. Fortunately, it was not serious, and the local officials handled it properly.

And Li Xingzhou ushered in great news, the first batch of [-] Mongolian horses arrived!
Li Xingzhou personally went to pick up these horses outside the city, treating them as treasures.

These horses are not as tall and mighty as Central Asian horses and Arabian horses, and they are not even as tall as some war horses scattered in the southwestern part of Jingguo. They look short and unremarkable, with big heads and short necks, strong bodies, broad chests, long manes, and thick skins. Coarse.

But Li Xingzhou knew that these horses grew up semi-wild in the plateau environment, and their environmental tolerance was terrifying. They could withstand temperatures as low as minus [-] degrees, and they could fight wild wolves on the grassland!Excellent stamina, suitable for long-distance raids!
This is the most ideal partner for the new army. The new army doesn't need them to charge into battle, and doesn't need those tall horses to provide short-term explosive power to attack the enemy's front.

What the new army needs is horses that can accompany them on long-distance treks. Mongolian horses have amazing endurance, can adapt to harsh environments, can walk rough paths, and are suitable for long-distance treks. Horses that can run long distances are the best choice for the new army!
These are just the first batch, and there are several more batches of deals to follow, all of which He Xu is in charge of.

Li Xingzhou even ordered that the iron armor, leather armor and other equipment eliminated by the new army can be traded with the Mongols.

He knew that in history, most of Mongolia's heavy cavalry were equipped with armor captured after the Kingdom of Jin was conquered, and the best armor of the Kingdom of Jin was captured when Ducheng was conquered in the Northern Song Dynasty.

So now there are not so many excellent heavy cavalry on the Mongolian grasslands, and the heavy cavalry is actually the main force of Temujin's warfare.

Therefore, armor is much more attractive to grassland tribes than weapons, and armor itself is much more valuable than weapons.

As the tactics of the new army improve, armor that is too heavy will gradually become a burden.

Use these eliminated armors to replace horses for the new army, and finally realize that at least two people and one horse, or even one person and one horse, will be replaced by hard-working Mongolian horses. This is the ideal state Li Xingzhou wants.

Within two years, he estimated that it could be achieved.

The good news was followed by a bad news. At the beginning of June, despite the pouring rain, the Yanshan Mansion Letter brought the news urgently. It is concluded that the Jin army may go south on a large scale!
This news made the court tense up and down.

Li Xingzhou has been planning for the Northern Expedition two years later, but if he can't stop it this time, let alone the Northern Expedition, it may turn into regaining lost ground.

Therefore, while Li Xingzhou ordered Wei Chaoren to stand guard in the name of the Privy Council, he appointed Wei Yubai as the commander of the First Division of the New Army Army during his busy training, and ordered him to lead the First Division of the New Army Army with [-]% of the veterans to go north to support Wei Chaoren. ,in case.

(End of this chapter)