back to ancient times to be emperor

Chapter 913
The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were inexplicably shocked, and Lu Chengqi was also "inexplicably shocked".

After all, the Han people were frightened by the Khitan people, and when they heard the sound of Pegasus urgently reporting, they thought that someone would be in bad luck.Today's Minister of the Ministry of War is a kind of myth, because he first took up a civil position, and because of his strategy, he later changed to a military position.Zhong Gu is the older brother of Zhong Er, an old businessman, but he is much better at dealing with people than Zhong Er.It will not kill innocent people indiscriminately like a kind of errand. Although the army is strict, the people are obedient.

He also has a clan younger brother who serves in the frontier army of Datong Prefecture.

Last year, after Yang Wenguang resigned as Minister of the Ministry of War due to illness, Lu Chengqi, after thinking about it, recalled Zhong Gu from Datong Mansion to Chang'an and appointed him as Minister of the Ministry of War.

Minister of the Ministry of War is a hard worker, also known as Da Sima, the chief executive in charge of the country's military.After the establishment of the Privy Council, the authority of the Minister of War was weakened, and all the divisions in the Yamen of the Shangshu Mansion became idlers. The so-called "the Ministry of War has no military account" and "returns after a meal, and there is nothing to do all day long", which shows its Leisurely, it is really a good place to raise people.What's even more amazing is that the chief executive who commanded the country's military has been a civil servant since the time of Taizu. It can be seen that the Minister of the Ministry of War has not been completed.

After Lu Chengqi came to power in person, the Minister of War gradually had a certain say in logistics, military books, and weapons and warfare, and the military supervisor was also assigned to the Minister of War.Coupled with the newly compiled "Wu Jing Zong Yao", the Ministry of War finally improved a little prestige.After Yang Wenguang's hard work, he finally did not lose to the other six films.

Whenever there is a war at this moment, everyone glances at the Privy Council and the Ministry of War, the meaning cannot be more obvious.

I'll do good things, and you'll be the one to take the blame!
But Lu Chengqi was extremely excited. Since Jiaozhi was included in the territory, it has been governed for seven years, and it has finally become the territory of Dashun.After all, it has been a long time since we have fought.

It is the most stupid thing to put weapons into storage and put horses in Nanshan.If a country does not have corresponding national defense forces, the more prosperous it is, the more fat lamb it will be in the eyes of foreigners.Naturally, Lu Chengqi would not do such stupid things. He still wanted to level the grassland and fight all the way to Kievan Rus to see who is the real "battle nation"?
After a while, the voice of Pegasus' urgent call was getting closer and closer, directly breaking into the Daqing Hall.

"Report! An emergency report at the eight hundred miles border!"

Lu Chengqi got up, looked around at the officials below, and said in a deep voice: "I ordered you to report in detail!"

"Observe the order!" The flying horse rushed to salute vigorously, and the two small flags behind it trembled.Seeing that Pegasus Express put a wax-painted wooden box over his head, and let the servant next to Lu Chengqi take it away, he said loudly: "Half a month ago, the Liao Kingdom brazenly sent troops to harass Tanzhou City and Yunnei Prefecture. Privately held, Laizhou privately held, Xiazhou privately held... More than [-] troops were assembled, coming and going in a short while, plundering the people, countless gold, silver, tea and cloth..."

"coax!!!"

For a while, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty began to whisper to each other, and even the long-winged hats could not stop their discussions.

Lu Chengqi's face flushed, but he was actually excited.

After waiting for so long, finally you can't bear to wait until Liao Kingdom.A dull knife cuts flesh, and it remains a dull knife.The grassland people only have so little money, even if the trade surplus reaches the limit, people living in the grassland can still live.To conquer a nation, it is better to have a real knife.

Coupled with cultural invasion and powerful firearms, how can the prairie people be opponents?
It seems that the Manchus' tricks against the Mongols in official history can be used for reference.The purpose of abolishing shamans and respecting lamas is nothing more than three: first, Buddhism destroyed the fighting spirit, weakened the Mongols who were good at fighting, and became weak people who can be bullied by everyone; The monks made the population shrink and were on the verge of extinction; thirdly, Buddhism made a lot of materials used to build temples, and a lot of wealth was donated to the temples as offerings, so production could not develop, and the people were in a state of inactivity.

But Lu Chengqi doesn't bother to subdue a nation with religion, even if he wants to assimilate, why use Tibetan and Buddhism?Thousands of years of Chinese culture, even grassland people can't assimilate!
Let them read poetry and books, take imperial examinations, understand the benefits of "fame and fame", and naturally obey.

As for ordinary people, they should graze in enclosures. Every family has a fixed grassland for grazing. The water source is shared by the population of a family.Turning the grassland into one's own is equivalent to farming in the grassland, but farming has changed to grazing.

Then move some Han people into the grasslands to live together, and after a few generations, they will naturally assimilate.

Of course, the premise of doing this is to completely defeat the Liao Kingdom.Without force, a nation cannot be subdued.

Lu Chengqi has been pondering this idea for a long time, but he has been suffering from being unable to implement it.Right now, when I was about to doze off, someone brought me a pillow. What a perfect fit!
"My lords, what do you think?"

Lu Chengqi looked around the courtiers, and then slowly fell into the dragon chair, taking a good rest, as if he didn't have any worries.

The chief minister of the cabinet, Feng Jing, had no choice but to come out and express his position at this moment: "Your Majesty, the Khitan people betrayed their promises, ignored the covenant, destroyed the discussion field, and have no intention of becoming an enemy with Dashun again. Shun Liao's feud, this matter is by no means easy. If not Take a long-term plan, and subdue the enemy without fighting..."

The privy envoy Jiang Yu came out and said: "The Liao people violated our Dashun for no reason. How can I sit idly by? Not to mention the people on the border, they have already suffered for a long time. If the imperial court does not send troops, I am afraid that the border people will have resentment towards the imperial court." ! The minister is not talented, and I secretly think that an eye for an eye is an eye for an eye!"

Lu Chengqi could figure it out, the first assistant Feng Jing led the battle, and the privy envoy Jiang Yu led the battle.

Fortunately, there are no capitulators, so I am not afraid that the butcher knife that Lu Chengqi has put down will be raised again.In fact, the Han people in the Central Plains still look down on the Khitan people, thinking that they have just transformed into "human beings" from ruthlessness and drinking blood, and they are still barbarians.Huaxia in the Central Plains is the orthodox in the world. When did Huaxia become afraid of barbarians?Surrender is out of the question, but any scholar who believes that the Central Plains is orthodox, no matter how bad his morals are, will not surrender easily.Literati still need to have this bit of character.

"Otherwise, since the Liao Kingdom is powerful in battle, it would be unwise to go straight to its edge!" A minister jumped out to defend Feng Jing.This is also Feng Jing's strength. He is extremely considerate in dealing with people and rarely offends others.

Jiang Yu sneered and said, "Don't you think that the Khitans won't plunder if you don't show their strength? Your Majesty, the grasslands have become increasingly cold in recent years, and the fodder has become scarce. The Khitans have suffered heavy losses of cattle and sheep, and the people are in dire straits. They plundered the land, It’s just that I want to live. That’s exactly the case, the more we have to be on guard! Once the Liao Kingdom thinks that Dashun is weak and can be bullied, it will drive straight in. It will be too late to regret it! I beseech Your Majesty to send troops to defend the enemy at the gate of the country. outside!"

　I wish you all a happy new year, good health and happy reunion!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)