The rise of the prince

Chapter 862

After Mid-Autumn Festival, the weather turned cold, Li Xingzhou took He Qian and Pu Chaling into the palace for a meal, the main reason was that the emperor and empress wanted to meet them.

He Qian has met many times, after all, He Zhao's identity is there.

On the contrary, Pu Chaling was very nervous. Fortunately, the queen had a good impression of her, saying that she was blessed to be able to bear children. It seems that in this era, being able to bear children is the most valued.

The emperor spoke in a much higher tone, "Since you are a member of the royal family, you should feel at ease in the future. You don't have to think about things in the north, and you can stop writing to your father. If he wants to come to the south to retire, I will not treat him badly." he."

Pu Chaling quickly nodded his thanks.

After the meal, the two girls followed the queen to the back to talk, while Li Xingzhou stayed and talked with the emperor about the north.

"So you've made up your mind?"

Li Xingzhou nodded, "Sooner rather than later, this matter should be resolved as soon as possible, Hexi must be taken as soon as possible, if it is delayed later, there may be changes.

As for the Kingdom of Jin, it can only be said that it seeks a false name and deals with real disasters. When the Kingdom of Xia is wiped out, the people of the world will probably worship them even more. If we save the Kingdom of Jin to demonstrate the power of the suzerain, what good will we gain?
This kind of thankless thing will not be worth it in the future. When the Xia Kingdom is conquered, it can still conquer the Quartet and get the land of Hetao.

As for the threat of the Mongols, our Liao and Jin countries have fought, so why not be afraid of the Mongols. "

The emperor nodded: "I entrust you with the full power to handle this matter, how to deal with it, finally come up with a charter and submit it to me."

Li Xingzhou nodded.

The next day, he once again summoned the important ministers to preside over the discussion at the Yamen of the Zhengshitang, but this time he did not let everyone speak first.

Everyone also understood that he had to make a decision.

When everyone arrived, Li Xingzhou stood up personally, closed the door, and then turned around and said, "I have discussed with the emperor about inviting you all to come today, and I have made a decision. I am here to explain to you today."

Hearing this, everyone sat upright and became serious.

"Before I make a decision, I want to tell you a story." Li Xingzhou said.

As soon as this remark came out, everyone knew that it would not be as simple as a simple story.

"The Jurchens started between the black mountains and white waters. When Jin Taizu sent troops, there were only more than 70 people, but in the next few years they swept across the north and defeated the Liao Kingdom with an army of [-]. Therefore, there are rumors that 'Jurchens are not satisfied with ten thousand, and they must be full." Enemy', at first I was curious why they are so powerful?
Also curious why Jin Guo is not as powerful as it was before a few years after the founding of the country?

At the beginning, 3000 people could swallow Liao, but then hundreds of thousands lost to our army?Why is there such a big gap in just a few years?I can't figure it out. "Li Xingzhou said, looking around at everyone.

Curiosity appeared on everyone's faces.

"So after I invaded the Kingdom of Jin, I made many visits and inquired about why." "Finally, Emperor Heaven pays off. Slowly, I found out some news and understood some truths. Today I want to share these truths with you, Talk to you gentlemen, I hope we can learn from it and not follow in the footsteps of the Kingdom of Jin."

Li Xingzhou said earnestly: "The Jurchens were few in number at first, but they were united in heart, but unity of heart is not enough. As the saying goes, 'Three stinky generals are the best Zhuge Liang', and there is another saying, 'A wise man will make a lot of mistakes, but a foolish man will make a thousand mistakes' If you worry about something, you will gain something'.

However, the Jurchens have a tradition called "plastering". Before each battle, they will set up a battlefield model made of sand in the big tent. It is common to be able to express one's own opinions on the sand table, speak freely, express one's own ideas, even argue with the commander-in-chief, and oppose the superior's views.

But when the master made a big plan, everyone smoothed the sand table together, and then stopped arguing.

And smoothing the sand table together is called "plastering", one of which is to prevent military aircraft from leaking out and affect the next combat operations.

Second, it means that arguments in the big tent cannot be brought out of the tent.Once the chief general makes the final decision, he must abandon the past, leave the military tent, and ignore the disputes in the military tent. Everyone cannot bring out the emotions in the tent, and must work together to plan the overall situation!

Therefore, the Jurchens raised an army of 3000 people and won every battle within a few years, defeating the Liao Kingdom with an army of 70!

After the world was stabilized and the Kingdom of Jin was established, Wanyan Wugunai had just passed away, and his son began to fight for power with his uncle. Send an idiot as the coach to reject my master
How can it be undefeated like this? "

Listen to the words, listen to the sound, listen to the gongs and drums, everyone is a smart person, so everyone already knows what it means.

As the head of the hundred officials, Degong said with emotion: "We pride ourselves on being orthodox in China, and we have always felt that we are not comparable to the barbarians of the foreign countries. Today, after listening to the secret things that His Highness said, we feel that the green mountains outside the mountains should not be underestimated. The foreign countries also have advantages. , There is also a way of survival. The truth is worth pondering and studying carefully.

Please rest assured, Your Highness, I believe that all the adults here are sensible, loyal people, and have heard the stories of Lian Po and Lin Xiangru, and His Highness will understand it through hard work. "

Many people expressed their opinions with emotion. No matter what the result is, they will not divide and confront each other because of different opinions, or form cliques for personal gain.

Only then did Li Xingzhou feel relieved.

He is not fabricated. The Jurchens really have the habit of "plastering" high-level military democracy. This is an important reason for the high combat effectiveness of the Jurchen army.

The ministers of the Northern Song Dynasty at the same time, not to mention fighting military democracy, even in the governance of the Yellow River, they could form cliques and engage in party disputes because of different opinions. It is no wonder that they are no opponents at all when facing the Jin army.

"Okay, then let me talk about the overall plan.

The decision I discussed with the emperor was to focus on the Hetao area.

In the west, the new army, the Forbidden Army Shenwu Army, is about to start preparing for war. It will send troops northward in the second half of next year at the earliest, and in the spring of the next year at the latest! "

When Li Xingzhou made his decision, everyone looked very serious. This is the general policy of Neijing Kingdom for the next few years.

"The excuse for going out this time is that Xia Guo seized and kidnapped our Jingguo caravan to punish us when we were fighting with the Jin Kingdom and we were unable to look around.

As for how to speak externally, you need to work hard and think carefully.

The purpose of this battle is to at least take the Hetao area, from Yinshan Mountain in the north, Luliang in the east, the upper reaches of the Yellow River in the west, and Liupan Mountain in the south, so as to regain all the land in Hetao.

If the battle goes well, they can take Xingqing Mansion in the west and march to the foot of Helan Mountain. If the battle goes well, they can take the opportunity to open up the Hexi Corridor and clean up the Tubo and Uighur tribes in it. "

Everyone listened quietly. If Li Xingzhou said these things before, Jing Guo would only dare to think about them, but now he is no longer just thinking about them.

"Then it was to the east of the Taihang Mountains. I agreed with the Mongols, but asked for 20 cattle and sheep. At the same time, I asked them to promise that if they want revenge, they must let the Pucha family go."

"What does Your Highness mean?" Xue Fang was the first to smell something unusual.

"That's right, the daughter of the Pucha family lives in my house, she was once the queen of the Jin Kingdom, and she is also one of the five Jurchen clans.

If the other four clans were slaughtered by the Mongols, only the Pucha family would be left with appeal.

Jurchens are different from the Khitans, they are not sinicized enough, and Chinese characters and Chinese Central Plains culture are not widely spread among them.

In the future, we can build a new Jin Dynasty. In the name of the suzerain, our country will give the names of the children of Pucha Ling, call for the management of the Jurchens, and then gradually follow the same track, write the same text, and educate the income under the rule.

Also be prepared for the other hand. Instead of giving Jin Guoming superficial support, you can change the way.

Don't they want the wealth of the whole country to buy our firearms?Then sell them [-] Suifa guns eliminated by the new army, so that they can help defend against the Mongols in the north and empty the treasury of Shangjing. "

Tang Zhou showed a smile on his fat face, and said excitedly: "Your Highness, I want Mongolia's 20 cattle and sheep first, and the treasury of the Kingdom of Jin, and then let the people of the Kingdom of Jin help defend against Mongolia!"

"That's right, they will also buy ammunition in the future, life-saving things, and some of them are business." Li Xingzhou said firmly: "We will use this method to maintain the west.

The Privy Council will add another [-] new rifles to Yang Hongzhao, so that he can stabilize the defense along the Huizhou line, and there will be no worries in the east. "

(End of this chapter)