Stunning weapon

At this moment, Mo Zheng finally regained his strength, looked at Wu Zhanhou, and said softly, "Grandpa Wu, actually, my father told me not to let me use it. Just now, I don't know why, but I just wanted to..."

"It's okay!" Wu Zhanhou shook his head and said: "This is just a breakthrough, and the true energy in your body has not been completely stabilized, which makes you have such thoughts. However, it is still too messy for your father to pass you this sword of energy. coming."

In Wu Zhanhou's view, Mo Xiaochuan's martial arts had already stepped into the heaven, and it was impossible not to see the harm in it, but he couldn't figure out why Mo Xiaochuan wanted to pass on the Mo Zheng Yiqi Sword.In fact, Mo Xiaochuan passed on Mo Zheng's Yiqi Sword only because the mental method of Yiqi Sword has a good effect on the stabilization of meridians.His Nine Forms of Qingmen and Sword Jue require a very high speed of the movement of true energy. If one does not have a stable meridian, if one wants to practice, one can only experience the pain of a near-death experience like him.

Having come this far by himself, Mo Xiaochuan naturally didn't want his son to repeat the same mistakes. In this way, he passed on Mo Zheng's mind, let him use it to rest, and exercise the strength of his meridians. This is also the reason for breaking through the mental method taught by Wu Zhanhou.However, after all, Wu Zhanhou didn't understand Mo Xiaochuan's real intentions, so he still had a bit of a grudge about it.

"It's none of my father's business." At this time, the little guy shook his head and said, "Dad overturned and told me that I can only practice the mental method, but I can't use it. I didn't do it myself."

"Okay, let's not talk about him." Seeing Mo Zheng's expression, Wu Zhanhou shook his head lightly, and said, "Let's let this matter go. This time, you have already damaged your meridian. Although it is not serious, it is still there. , and you can’t practice any more, you two should rest first for these two days. Grandpa Wu, it’s time to go out and prepare some solid medicine for you.”

"Yes! Grandpa Wu, thank you." Little Mo Zheng nodded.Although the time he spent with Mo Xiaochuan was very short and he grew up so old, the number of times he saw Mo Xiaochuan could be counted on one hand, but this did not affect his respect for his father in the slightest.

His mother kept telling him how much his father cared about them and how hard he worked for them.At the same time, during that time in Los Angeles, although he was still young, he could vaguely remember the look in those people's eyes when they talked about his father's arrival.At that time, he didn't understand what kind of expression that was, but now he understood.He had already vowed in his heart that he would also be like his father.

Therefore, when Wu Zhanhou talked about his father, even though the old man was for him, he was still a little unhappy.

Wu Zhanhou sent Mo Zheng back, then walked out of his yard, searched, but couldn't find Lian Ling's whereabouts, he shook his head lightly, and didn't mind too much, in his opinion, Lian Ling must be unable to escape Yes, the imperial palace is different from other places. With Lian Ling's martial arts, some small sects in the rivers and lakes may be able to walk sideways. However, there are many masters in the imperial palace. It's not that easy to leave easily.Therefore, it is not in a hurry for him to find Lian Ling.He came out this time, just as he said to Mo Zheng, to find medicine for the little guy.

However, just as Wu Zhanhou walked out, a familiar figure walked in front of him, which made Wu Zhanhou stop involuntarily.

"Commander Wu, long time no see!" The visitor was dressed in a black python robe. He was tall and thin, with a white face and beardless.

Wu Zhanhou smiled, and said: "It's been a long time, King Chen is here to see the old man?"

Mo Xiaochuan shook his head and said, "There are some things that I need to report to the emperor."

"In this way, the old man will not bother Prince Chen to do it." After Wu Zhanhou said, he walked towards the outside with slow steps.

Mo Xiaochuan stared at Wu Zhanhou, frowning slightly, he seemed to feel that Wu Zhanhou seemed a little different when they met this time, but Mo Xiaochuan didn't understand the specific difference, but he didn't think about it, and turned to Yu The study is gone.

During this time, although Mo Zhiyuan hadn't gone to court yet, he had already started to deal with state affairs and review memorials in the imperial study.However, Mo Xiaochuan clearly felt that Mo Zhiyuan was not as diligent as before, and some unimportant matters would be directly handed over to the senior staff of the various ministries, instead of doing it himself.

Although Mo Zhiyuan's changes made people feel a little strange, but Mo Xiaochuan didn't think there was anything wrong. After all, personal energy is limited. Now that Liu Chengqi is not restrained by the court, he has properly delegated power. It won't affect anything anymore.

When he came to the imperial study room, Mo Zhiyuan was sitting in front of the table looking at something, and there were not as many memorials on the table as before.Seeing Mo Xiaochuan, he waved lightly and said, "Xiaochuan, come and see."

Hearing this, Mo Xiaochuan hurried over and saw a map on Mo Zhiyuan's desk, which was a map of the closest borders between Xiliang, Tubo, Southern Tang and Chu.When Mo Xiaochuan saw the map, he couldn't help being taken aback.Because, according to my previous memory, here is Sichuan. The so-called Shu road is difficult, and it is difficult to go to the blue sky. The terrain here is not suitable for using troops. If you want to use troops against the Southern Tang Dynasty, there are many places. necessary.

However, he couldn't figure out what Mo Zhiyuan was thinking, so he didn't speak, just nodded slightly, waiting for Mo Zhiyuan to speak.

Mo Zhiyuan stretched out his hand and said, "Tell me, how about I send a strange army to cross the Han River from here and take Fangzhou of Chu State directly? Fangzhou is the land of Chu State's grain production, as long as it takes down this place , the state of Chu will definitely panic, and when the time comes, I will increase my troops massively, and the state of Chu will definitely be pacified."

When Mo Xiaochuan heard this, he couldn't help being stunned, and he was a little surprised in his heart.All along, Mo Zhiyuan has shown himself to be a wise man, whether it is state affairs or military affairs, he is very cautious.However, this time, his words made Mo Xiaochuan feel a little overjoyed.

Mo Xiaochuan thought for a while, but couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, I think it's not right. The relationship between Chu State and Southern Tang is not as good as before. They also have a friendly heart for us. They did this because they wanted to See who is the final victor between us and Nantang. As long as we take down Nantang, it will be extremely easy to take Chu. However, attacking Chu now will only make Chu and Nantang unite again. Being together is not good for us at all. Besides, our Xiliang iron cavalry is an advantage, but the navy is far behind the Southern Tang, and there is also a gap compared with Chu. They are more than sufficient for defense, but , If you want to use them to attack, I am afraid that you will not be able to do it. Isn't it the strength of self-sacrifice to do so?"

"Huh?" Mo Zhiyuan showed displeasure when he heard Mo Xiaochuan's rebuttal, and said, "What you said makes sense, but how many years will it take to do what you said? Now, Yan The country has been included in our Xiliang territory. In my eyes, Chu and Southern Tang are nothing more than mediocrity. Besides, Chu is weak and Southern Tang is strong. It will be much more difficult to attack Southern Tang first, but first take down Chu State, under attack from both sides, how can the Southern Tang Dynasty be immortal?"

Mo Xiaochuan's complexion changed involuntarily, Mo Zhiyuan's words really surprised him, he thought for a while, and said: "But, uncle, have you ever thought that if we do this, even if we can We will see results in a short period of time, but is the loss of our national power affordable? In recent years, there have been successive battles and the stability of Yandi. The national treasury is no longer as full as it used to be. In recent months, various places have There was a disaster, and just the day before yesterday, the Secretary of the Household Department was still complaining about the hardships in the court, if we do this, where will the military salary come from?"

"Money?" There was a slight smile on Mo Zhiyuan's face, as if he thought it was a joke for Mo Xiaochuan's words: "This world belongs to me, so it's not easy to raise military salaries? For so many years, I have been Rest and recuperate, lighten the tax, for the purpose of unifying the great cause. I have always stood out for the people. Now, the people should contribute some effort. If the money is not enough, you can discuss with them in the court to increase the tax to fill the national treasury. .”

After Mo Zhiyuan's voice fell, Mo Xiaochuan only felt that Mo Zhiyuan seemed a little strange. The former Mo Zhiyuan would never say such words. What happened to Mo Zhiyuan now?

He was silent for a while, feeling that such a rebuttal would only irritate Mo Zhiyuan, and he was a little anxious, so he slowed down his tone immediately and said: "It's not impossible to do this. However, Liaozhou and Jingzhou are now The war is in a hurry, should we postpone it for a few months, otherwise, we are sending troops to Chu, which will definitely affect these two places, and if there are any changes in the war with Nantang, it will be bad."

Mo Zhiyuan pondered for a while, then waved his hands and said, "Come on! I'll follow what you said, but you have to hurry up and handle this matter."

"Xiaochuan understands." Mo Xiaochuan nodded.

"Okay, you go down." Mo Zhiyuan waved his hands, and after he finished speaking, he suddenly seemed to feel that something was wrong, and asked again: "You came to see me, what's the matter?"

Mo Xiaochuan was very helpless in his heart, but he didn't change his face, and said softly: "What my nephew wants to say is also about the war. In the past few days, the Southern Tang Dynasty has greatly increased its troops in Jingzhou. Yan Dinah On the other side, although there are more than [-] spare soldiers, most of these are soldiers from Southern Tang and Chu, and it is not easy to use them now. Moreover, it is already spring, and many fields in Yandi have been abandoned. My nephew is thinking, is it Shouldn't these wastelands be utilized?"