Please, let me be a fool

Chapter 136 Offensive and defensive transformation, Chen Xuance's plan! 【Ask monthly ticket】

Song Hongzhi is talented in military affairs.

So after my father finished saying that, he immediately reacted.

Since ancient times, the Central Plains has focused on defense and defense of the grassland army going south.

Even if they attack, they are under unavoidable circumstances.

But even if the grassland is defeated.

They will also choose to back down after reaching certain strategic goals.

The reason is also very simple, that is, the grassland is not the home field of the Central Plains army.

The army of the Central Plains can attack cities and pull out strongholds, and can defeat the strong with the weak.After doing this, the army must be supplemented and rested.

And once the city is captured, it means that there will be supplies, and then the next attack will be organized.

But on the grasslands, those are nomadic tribes, and there are no cities.

Even victory cannot replenish.

This means.

As long as the war continues, it needs to be consumed continuously.

Not to mention that there is no place to rest, after all, the grassland is too big, and those cavalry on the grassland will attack from any time and any direction.

Therefore, it was very difficult for the Central Plains dynasty to eliminate the power of the grassland, and it would have to pay a huge price.

That's why, even tasks like Marquis Shenwu are mainly defensive in the northern border.

But now, after Song Hongzhi heard what his father said.

Suddenly realized.

If there is a new offensive line, it will be different.

First of all, Zhenbei Pass in the northern border, as before, is used as a defense to resist the enemy.

In the Gaoyang area, troops can be stationed directly, and with the special geographical environment, when to attack is only a matter of one sentence.

Because Song Hongzhi knew very well that although the grassland borders Gaoyang Kingdom, there is a huge mountain range in that place, which is equivalent to a natural danger.If it is an ordinary march, it will be fine.

But the grasslands are all iron cavalry, and only when they charge heavily can they exert their strongest combat power.

But if faced with that kind of complicated terrain, the cavalry would become a burden instead.

That's why.

Obviously Gaoyang Kingdom is not powerful, but it is not plundered by the grassland.

The fundamental reason is that there is a natural danger.

Now that Gaoyang has been destroyed, this terrain advantage has completely belonged to Wei
"Father, you are right. With Gao Yang as your backing, if I lead the army at that time, I will be able to attack and defend!" Song Hongzhi's eyes brightened.

Although in his eyes, there is no such thing as a retreat when fighting a war.

But I also know that sometimes there is one more way out, and there are more choices.

If it is only based on Zhenbeiguan, it will move towards the grassland.

That error rate is too low.

So he can fully understand it.

The reason why Marquis Shenwu is always conservative when fighting is because he knows that some battles cannot be risky.

"Now you know why I said, His Majesty is playing a big game of chess, right?" Song Gongwen smiled and continued: "For me, Great Wei, the Eighteen Grasslands are troubles in my heart, and Your Majesty wants to create a truly prosperous dynasty. We must deal with the grassland."

"But my Great Wei, even with a million armors and strong generals like clouds, it is still very difficult to completely defeat the grassland."

"The only other way is to send troops from the plateau to catch the grassland tribes by surprise."

"At that time, if we continue to gather the army, we can start from Zhenbei Pass in a dignified manner."

"I don't know how much easier it is to deal with the grassland tribes like this."

"At that time, between our Great Wei and the Grassland, there will definitely be an offensive and defensive transformation!"

Speaking of it.

Even Song Gongwen was excited.

Because he felt that His Majesty must have planned that.

Otherwise, why did you send your own son to Gaoyang to protect him?

I just think that governing the place is second, and dealing with the grasslands is the most important.

"That is to say, Gao Yang, I have to go no matter what?" Song Hongzhi nodded, and continued: "It's just father, it's okay to run the army, but I really don't know anything about running the people."

"Don't you understand?" Song Gongwen said: "Your Majesty let you go, you don't need to govern the people, you only need to govern the army."

"Furthermore, there are many common people in the Gaoyang area, and you can use this to build an army for the imperial court."

"Otherwise, the reason why His Majesty entrusted you with this position is because Gaoyang Protector has the power to expand the army."

In Song Gongwen's thinking, the biggest role of Gaoyang is to deal with the grassland.

As for whether it can be managed well, it is only second, after all, as long as the troubles of the grassland disappear.

With the means of the imperial court, it is not difficult to absorb and manage it well.

"So it is."

Beside, Song Hongzhi finally understood.

The haze on his face was also swept away at this time.

Originally, he was still thinking, even if he became the Protector of Gao Yang, the army under him would not be many.

Because when I get to Gaoyang, I can only bring some soldiers from Liao Town with me.

But he forgot that Gaoyang Protectorate has great power.

The army can be expanded.

As for the source of troops, they can be collected directly from Gao Yang.

"Okay." At this time, Song Gongwen paused, and then said: "Hongzhi, your majesty asked you to go to Gaoyang, don't be resistant, because you have a great mission on your shoulders, remember, you must not let your majesty down."

"Son understands." Song Hongzhi nodded his head, eager to try.

Originally, he was still worried about his inability to lead troops in the future.

Now after hearing what my father explained.

suddenly felt.

The emperor's brother-in-law still thinks highly of him, otherwise how could he entrust him with such a difficult task?

Especially when he thought of calling out directly and having the opportunity to attack the grassland, he became even happier.

Immediately, the father and son did not continue talking.

There is also a table of dishes.

In addition, Song Hongzhi had been out for a long time, so he had to get together well.

After the wine has passed three rounds and the dishes have tasted five flavors.

The two chatted for a while.

Song Hongzhi also went directly back to his room to rest. After fighting for a long time and running such a long distance outside, if he didn't have martial arts cultivation, he would have been unable to bear it.

Now when I get home, I need to relax and relax.

Song Gongwen returned to the study.

The son's matter was settled, but then there was another thorny problem.

That is, in a few days, the Jiangnan gentry will arrive.

During this period of time.

Although the people from the gentry had not arrived yet, he already felt that those people had already mobilized various forces in secret to prevent them from entering the mu. Many ministers in the imperial court had signaled themselves overtly or secretly because of this matter.

Can you hold your hands high and let some people go on the way of the reform?

Song Gongwen basically chose to ignore this.

But he also understands.

This is only a temporary delay.

When the gentry from the south of the Yangtze River arrive in the capital, they may find ways to cause even bigger disturbances.

If it was before, Song Gongwen might be in a hurry.

But now.

He is not in a hurry.

Because he knew in his heart that Wang Shouyuan was about to collect evidence that the gentry had colluded with the Baiyimen.

As long as these lists are in hand, he can complete the reforms in the Jiangnan area in one fell swoop, and by then, the court's tax revenue will inevitably increase by a large amount.

And the money used by the Ministry of Households to open canals and build Wei Zhidao is almost bottoming out.

Just took this opportunity to add.

Thoughts so far.

Song Gongwen couldn't help shaking his head.

Feeling in my heart, the two projects are indeed too expensive.

You know, this is only in preparation and has not officially started yet.

At that time, the money spent will definitely be more.

It seems
The government and gentry should also start preparing for the payment of food as a whole.

"master."

And just when Song Gongwen was thinking secretly, a servant's voice came from outside the study: "Master, there are guests outside asking to see you. They are the number one scholar and the second place."

If it is other officials, the servants have heard of it, but they have not seen it.

However, it was not long before the imperial examination was over.

In addition, Sanding Jia needed to parade through the street on horseback, and the servants took a look at them from a distance, and when they saw the two, they immediately knew their identities.

After hearing that the two adults asked to see their master, they hurried over to report back.

No. [-] scholar and No. [-]?

in the library.

After Song Gongwen heard this, he pondered for a while.

Originally, he didn't intend to meet anyone today, but these two made him hesitate.

After all, a number one scholar and a second place in the list, if there is no accident in the future, they will all be important officials of the court.

And Song Gongwen is also very clear that those two people do not belong to Jiangnan.

Means not of gentry origin.

In addition, His Majesty also sent Chen Xuance as an envoy to the Heavenly Kingdom this morning, and he was also the number one scholar hand-picked by His Majesty. It is not a bad thing to get in touch with him more, just like going to the teacher's mansion by himself back then.

So he walked out of the study, looked down and said, "Should they go to the lobby?"

After speaking, Song Gongwen went directly to the lobby to wait.

at the same time.

At the gate of the Song family mansion.

Ouyang Ji paced back and forth, with a little nervous expression on his face.

For Song Gongwen, the second place still has great respect in his heart.

Because he knew that it was the cabinet secretary who proposed and implemented the national policy of distributing income to the mother.

Although it has not been implemented to the whole country, Ouyang Ji has learned that this kind of reform will bring great benefits to the country and the people.

Knowing the other party is a minister who truly serves the country and the people.

So now he came to visit.

Naturally, I was a little nervous.

As for why he came here, that was Chen Xuance's opinion.

Before they talked about this mission to Tiandu Kingdom, after the other party said that they wanted to overthrow Tiandu's regime, they didn't continue to talk, but turned their heads and said that they wanted to visit Song Gongwen.

Although I don't know what the purpose of my friend is, I still follow him in my heart.

After all, I will go to the northwest after all.

Return to Beijing again.

I don't even know when it will be.

It is also right to take advantage of this opportunity to visit.

At this moment, Ouyang Ji saw that the door hadn't opened yet, and thought of Mr. Song Ge's closing the door to thank guests today. He looked at his friends beside him and couldn't help but said, "Brother Xuan Ce, do you think Mr. Song Ge will see us?"

"Should be." Chen Xuance heard the words, pondered for a moment, and said: "The reason why Song Ge closed the door is probably because there are too many visitors, and recently, there has been a lot of noise about the reform, and he doesn't want to see guests. May extravagant branches be born."

"But the two of us have absolutely nothing to do with this matter. Elder Song Ge should meet us."

Having said that, Chen Xuance still had no idea.

Even as the champion.

But the other party is not only the second assistant of the cabinet, but also the head of the country.

Although he can be regarded as a new rich man, he is still far behind in front of such people.

"Two adults."

But at this moment, the door of the Song Mansion opened.

The servant who had notified before came out, bowed and said: "My lords, my master is here to invite you."

These words made the eyes of Chen Xuance and the two of them shine immediately, and they returned the gift.

Just followed the other party and walked in.

Although Song Gongwen is already the second assistant of the cabinet.

But he still dominated the original mansion and did not move to other places.

The decoration in the mansion is also very simple and elegant, it looks like a place where ordinary officials live.

From this, the two of them could see that the cabinet minister was a clean and honest person.

Shortly after.

When Chen Xuance and Ouyang Ji came to the lobby, they saw Song Gongwen sitting on the main seat at a glance, without any hesitation, they went straight to the ceremony and said, "I have seen Song Ge."

"There's no need to be too polite, just sit down." Seeing this, Song Gongwen smiled softly and motioned for the two to sit down.

At the same time, let the servants prepare tea for reception.

these two.

He was the top two in the first imperial examination in the Tianqi Dynasty.

No matter who it is, it will not be neglected.

"Thank you, Mr. Ge."

The two nodded, and each found a place to sit down.

Song Gongwen, on the other hand, was not polite, and straight to the point: "Why did you come to visit me after you died?"

He knew that the two people in front of them had nothing to do with the Jiangnan gentry, and they definitely didn't come because of the political reform.

"Back to the old man." Chen Xuance was thoughtful, and immediately said: "The two officials came, first of all, to congratulate Xiaoguo uncle for his outstanding achievements, and to congratulate him as a marquis, and secondly, it is the two of us who have something to ask the old man help."

Beside, Ouyang Ji was puzzled when he heard this.

When the other party invited himself to come here when he was hungry.

Didn't you say you want to ask for something?

Notice.

This is the first time for the two of them to visit the house, and it's not good to say that they need help with something, right?
But Ouyang Ji still trusted his friends very much, so he just sat quietly on the side without opening his mouth.

Because he knew very well that in terms of human relationships and sophistication, he was afraid that he might not be as good as the other party in case.

"Oh?"

Song Gongwen, who was on the main seat, was also taken aback for a moment.

Since he became the second assistant to the cabinet, more and more people came to visit.

But the first time he came to the door, he said that he had something to ask for, and it was the first time seeing him, so he couldn't help being curious, and said, "Let's talk."

"Elder Ge should be clear that during today's great court meeting, His Majesty ordered the official to be the Shaoqing of Honglu Temple, and sent the official to go to heaven to save the country. He asked the next official to bring the relationship between the two countries back on track, so that the sky can save the country. It is indeed too difficult to choose to step back.”

"Especially King Ah Li, who is full of ambitions. He has been coveting the territory of my Great Wei since the beginning of his succession."

"In this case, I really don't know what to do."

Speaking of this, Chen Xuance continued: "So I have a plan in mind, that is, whether we can overthrow the regime of King Ali of Tiandu Kingdom and replace it with a monarch who is close to my Great Wei!"

As soon as these words came out, Song Gongwen was immediately stunned.

He knew that the relationship between Tiandu and Dawei continued to deteriorate after King Ali succeeded to the throne.

Although it is not yet at the point of confrontation, but if it continues to develop like this, I am afraid that a war will be inevitable.

Therefore, he also felt in his heart that it was almost impossible for His Majesty to ease the relationship between the two.

But Chen Xuance's words made him realize.

Since King Ah Li is ambitious.

Want to fight against Wei.

But what if the monarch in charge of Tiandu Kingdom is changed?

This made him immediately interested, but he still said: "Young people are full of vigor. King Ah Li has been on the throne for more than ten years, and the regime is stable. If you want to pull King Ah Li from this position, it is better to let Ah Li It will be a hundred times, a thousand times more difficult for the king to retreat!"

In the Great Wei Dynasty, the national power was second to none among the eastern countries, and there were many vassal states.

If Chen Xuance spoke up, he would overthrow the regimes of those vassal states.

Song Gongwen will choose to believe.

You can save the country.

It is a country second only to the Great Wei and the grassland tribes, with a vast territory.

Want to change its regime, how is this possible?

"This subordinate is naturally clear."

Chen Xuance smiled, and then said: "But Mr. Ge should also know that King Ah Li succeeded to the throne because he took advantage of the loopholes and took advantage of the Tiandu royal infighting at that time. Although he has been in power for many years, but in Tiandu , there are still several opposing forces."

"Among these opposing forces, King Aqin's lineage is the strongest, although this lineage has long been far away from the center of power."

"But their prestige among the people of Tiandu is extremely high. After all, King Ahqin is the most powerful monarch since the founding of Tiandu Kingdom. Even Emperor Taizu Gao highly praised him."

"What if the lower officials can let this King Ah Qin's line formally rebel against King Ah Li?"

Tiandu Kingdom was once a diplomatic relationship with the Great Wei.

The relationship between the two parties is excellent.

Even though it has deteriorated in recent years, many people in the Great Wei know that the situation in Tiandu Kingdom is understood.

As for Chen Xuance, being able to participate in the examination, he naturally dabbled in many aspects.

on the main seat.

After Song Gongwen heard the words, he frowned slightly, thought for a while, shook his head slightly, and said: "I also know what you said. Although King Aqin's lineage opposes King Ali, as far as I know, they have never Did you do anything substantive?"

"Especially in recent years, King Aqin's lineage knows that it can't continue to govern the Tiandu Kingdom like their ancestors, and now they have settled down in a corner."

"It is very difficult to make them formally rebel against King Ah Li."

As the second assistant of the cabinet.

Song Gongwen is quite familiar with the situation of all parties in Tiandu Kingdom.

Although King Aqin's lineage is famous and has soldiers under him, they have lacked ambition over the years.

Especially under the strong pressure of King Ah Li, he didn't dare to act rashly. He said he opposed it, but it was just lip service.

Revolt, do they have the guts?
"What's the reason for being in a corner? Don't you know that you can't fight against King Ah Li?"

Chen Xuance smiled, and continued: "But if the lineage of King Aqin gets the news that our Great Wei is about to use troops to attack the Kingdom of Tiandu, what about the slogan? And the slogan is to let the king who once had a good relationship with Emperor Gao be supported. What about the offspring of King Qin?"

These words made Song Gongwen narrow his eyes suddenly.

Your Majesty does not want to use troops against Tiandu Kingdom.

This he knows.

But the problem is that Tian Du and King Ah Li don't know.

They provoked Wei because they relied on the snow-capped mountains and felt that Wei would not use troops, so they were so arrogant.

But what if, at this time, King Ali and Tiandu suddenly received news that Wei would not endure provocation and would gather an army to attack?
(End of this chapter)