back to ancient times to be emperor

Chapter 520

The Yang family fell into carnival, but Lu Chengqi fell into confusion.Not long ago, Pegasus urgently sent a military report, and Wanyan Wugunai was defeated!How inconceivable that the Jurchens were actually defeated by the Khitans, and it was a disastrous defeat!

In Lu Chengqi's impression, the Khitan people were no match for the Jurchens at all, otherwise how could the Liao Kingdom be destroyed by the Jurchens?But the reality slapped him hard. It turned out that the Jurchens were not that strong, and the Khitans were not that weak either.Not only are they not weak, the Khitans still exist to crush the Jurchens.It can be seen from the military newspaper that Wanyan Wugu fell into Xiao Xulie's trap, leading to such a disastrous defeat.

"It seems that I overestimated the Jurchens, and it seems that the Jurchens are not that powerful!" Lu Chengqi pondered in his heart, "Should we reduce some assistance to the Jurchens, why do you feel that they are a bit muddy and can't support the wall?"

"Your Majesty, what's the matter with you?" Seeing that Lu Chengqi was absent-minded about eating, Queen Zhou Zhiruo asked distressedly.

Lu Chengqi came back to his senses and put down his chopsticks: "It's nothing, it's just that there have been a lot of political affairs in the past two days..."

"Your Majesty, don't ruin your body. You can put aside government affairs for a while, and think about it later after eating." Zhou Zhiruo persuaded softly.

Lu Chengqi asked suddenly: "Zitong, do you think the Khitan people are good or evil?"

Zhou Zhiruo was taken aback, and blurted out: "Why do you ask such a question, Your Majesty? The Khitan people captured my people and killed my soldiers. They are at odds with Dashun!"

Lu Chengqi couldn't help admiring that even a woman knew that the Liao Kingdom and Dashun were sworn enemies. It was ridiculous that the group of ministers in the court had the idea of ​​avoiding war.If he is so forgetful and doesn't know how to be prepared for danger in times of peace, even if Lu Chengqi revives a generation, it will still be the same in the future? "It seems that we must find a way to destroy the Liao Kingdom, otherwise the nomads will still rule the Central Plains..."

"Then according to what Zi Tong saw, how should I treat the Liao Kingdom?" Lu Chengqi wanted to hear what Zhou Zhiruo thought.

Zhou Zhiruo was stunned for a moment, and said hesitantly: "Your Majesty, the harem is not allowed to be involved in politics, this is the ancestral system. It is against the rules of etiquette for ministers and concubines to speak nonsense."

Lu Chengqi smiled and said: "There is no one here, I want to hear your opinion."

Zhou Zhiruo hesitated for a moment, and then slowly said: "Since Your Majesty wants to listen, then the concubine will speak nonsense. The Khitan people have a fierce temperament, which is different from the Han people. The Liao Kingdom is adjacent to Dashun, and it is like a tiger lying beside it. Once the border defense is empty , the Khitan people will take advantage of the situation and come in. The past is a lesson, and the future is a guide. Since His Majesty took charge of the government, he has rectified the military, and there will be no worries about foreign aggression. This is the blessing of thousands of people."

Lu Chengqi shook his head, and said: "This is not what Zi Tong is thinking, I don't want to hear the nonsense of civil and military officials in the court, how come Zi Tong also imitated their tone?"

Zhou Zhiruo lowered her head and said, "If my concubine is telling the truth, can His Majesty not blame you?"

"I'm not going to blame, Zi Tong, but it's okay."

"Your Majesty, the ministers and concubines say that it would be the best if they could kill all the Khitans. But the Khitans are hard to conquer after all. The Khitans are hard to conquer. If your Majesty doesn't see it, the Han Dynasty will devote all its power to expel the Xiongnu. How? Afterwards, Xianbei, Wuhuan, Jie, Qiang, Di, Turk... These grassland peoples still emerged in endlessly. In the final analysis, we Han people don’t know how to make a living on the grassland. Worse?"

Hearing this, Lu Chengqi was so surprised that he couldn't speak, and said for a long time: "Zi Tong's words are already better than the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty!"

Zhou Zhiruo said angrily: "Your Majesty, don't kill your ministers and concubines. Who knows what you said? Just take history as a mirror. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty devoted all his strength to conquer the Xiongnu, and of course he won a big victory. But the Han Dynasty turned from prosperity to prosperity." Otherwise, how could he be usurped by Wang Mang? It is not the best policy to govern the country after all..."

Lu Chengqi nodded, Zhou Zhiruo's tone mostly came from his father Zhou Yanhua.Although Zhou Yanhua is not good at speaking, he can see farther than ordinary people.Zhou Zhiruo was influenced by it, and she knew that like a father, like a daughter, she understood the overall situation.It is estimated that Emperor Yuanshou valued this, so he found a good wife for his "naughty" son.If the son can't do it, at least the queen can stand up.If a grandson is born and trained well, it can be regarded as having completed the important task of handing over the country.It's a pity that people's calculations are not as good as heaven's calculations. The previous unlucky ghost Lu Chengqi "stumbled", and a wisp of ghost disappeared.This Lu Chengqi just borrowed his body, but his soul came from the later generations.

Lu Chengqi's opinion is different: "What Zitong said is not unreasonable. But one mountain cannot tolerate two tigers. How can one allow others to snore and sleep next to the couch? Dashun and Liao Kingdom are destined to end when one party destroys the country. This is the keynote of the two countries. It's just that this time, I don't know what year and month it will be. When I was in power, I was quite ambitious, and wanted to incorporate the grassland into the territory of Dashun. But hearing what Zitong said, there are indeed some omissions. Han people don't Knowing how to herd herds and not knowing how to live by water and grass is really not easy to adjust. If you don’t have a complete grasp, it seems that you still can’t go north!”

After hearing this, Zhou Zhiruo patted her chest and said, "Your Majesty still has such plans? Thank God, the concubine has done a good deed after all!"

Lu Chengqi said worriedly: "But the situation in the north is not optimistic! Just now there is an urgent report from Pegasus that Jurchen has lost to Xiao Xulie. Jurchen has been secretly supported by me, and Zitong is also aware of this defeat. I don't know why. What year and month will he be able to recover his vitality. One less obstacle, the Liao Kingdom has freed up its hand, and after destroying Yelu Chongyuan, the next one is Dashun..."

Zhou Zhiruo finally understood why Lu Chengqi was absent-minded, it turned out to be like this.Knowing the cause and effect, Zhou Zhiruo persuaded: "Your Majesty, there is no need to worry. The Jurchens are simple and straightforward, and they are not as good as the Khitan people. It is also expected that the concubine is in charge of the Huangzhuang, and the money earned from the Jurchens is actually more than that of the Liao Kingdom! Honest and straightforward, how can he be Xiao Xulie's opponent? I still remember the year before last, it was this guy who led the army to commit crimes in the south, it's very hateful!"

Lu Chengqi knew that Zhou Zhiruo was just prejudice.According to the level of cunning, Wanyan Wugunai and Xiao Xulie are two old foxes, very cunning and cunning.It's just that Xiao Xulie's army is much better than Wanyan Wugunai's.The cards in their hands are all different, and the enemy generals are of the same level, so it is only true that they are undefeated.

"The recent situation is not very good. It seems that we must quickly wipe out those water bandits and rectify the Xiang army. Otherwise, if there is a fight, we may suffer losses. There are not enough troops!"

Lu Chengqi also wanted to massively increase his troops, but in this year, there are still many people who can't eat enough to eat. If you need sixty people to support one soldier, how can you recruit a million soldiers?What's more, Dashun's military system is a professional military system, not the military system of the previous dynasty, where people fight while farming.It is also difficult to be self-sufficient.

With some calculations in his heart, Lu Chengqi felt a little relieved.All the while, he felt a sense of urgency.Others don't know why, but Lu Chengqi does.If the track of official history is followed, the Northern Song Dynasty will die in another five or sixty years.Lu Chengqi is only eighteen now, five or sixty years have passed, if he is lucky, maybe he will see that day again.Who wants to be the king of subjugation?Look at Li Yu, look at Song Huizong, Song Qinzong, they are all living examples!Thinking of this, Lu Chengqi couldn't help but shuddered, even his hand holding the chopsticks trembled.

"Your Majesty, are you okay?" Seeing that Lu Chengqi seemed to be frightened, Zhou Zhiruo asked inexplicably.

"I'm fine, let's eat quickly, the food is getting cold..." After covering it up, Lu Chengqi was still a little scared...

(End of this chapter)