"However, Chen'er, the governor of the state and town is the hero of the country after all, if the imperial court liquidates the governor of the state and town after the Eastern Crusade, it will inevitably make the world think that the Northern Wei Dynasty treats the heroes coldly, and gives birth to a sense of sadness for the death of a rabbit and a fox, not to mention that among the governors of the state and town, most of them have been with the mourning family to wear perseverance, live and die together, defend the country, bravely kill the enemy, mourn the family and the friendship of comrades, and there is also unbearable in the heart, so, Chen'er, the mourning family wants you to promise that in the future, in dealing with the governor of the state and town, as long as there are among them who are willing to take the initiative to give up their military power and have no intention of rebellion, you must not kill them all！”

In the end, the Empress Dowager's tone became very majestic and tough, and my heart trembled, and I bowed my head again in fear, and said:

"The imperial grandmother said seriously, Chen'er didn't dare. ”

In the fierce eyes of the Empress Dowager, a trace of cold chill flashed, the wise city of this child in front of her is really respectful and terrifying!

Unconsciously, the silent and wooden child had already grown into such an excellent talent for governing the country, and the empress dowager was very emotional but had to start worrying, worried that if she drove the crane to the west one day, who else in the court could balance this child!

The Empress Dowager understands too well that there are very few people who can maintain their hearts in the face of power, and even she herself has been lost in the whirlpool of power, so that she has been up and down in the middle of power and balance for the rest of her life, and has almost become a loner.

This bloody lesson is really unforgettable, so can she believe that this child will be an exception in the face of rights in the future?

What should she do with this child? If she really disposes of this child with cruelty, what will happen to Wan'er?

Looking at Chen'er who was kneeling respectfully, the Empress Dowager finally sighed tiredly, she still couldn't be ruthless after all, Chen'er grew up by herself after all, this child can have today, his joy and relief are far more than guessing, and his heart is really happy for this child.

What's more, so many years of painstaking planning and checks and balances have consumed all her hard work, and she is tired......

"Chen'er, mourning family, can I trust you?"

The Empress Dowager's voice suddenly seemed a little old and weak, at this moment, she gave up the dignity and nobility of the Empress Dowager, tried to let go of the suspicion accumulated after years in power, and wanted to try to believe that the child in front of her could be worthy of her trust and trust.

The current Empress Dowager is just a gentle and loving old man, who wants to exchange a sincere heart for the sincerity and loyalty of the person in front of her......

Hearing this, I didn't feel moved, I didn't know the concerns and suspicions of the Empress Dowager, but I still have hope in my heart, power is just power after all, and people's hearts should have something warmer and gentler than power art, and this is what Wan'er taught me......

What I hoped for was not disappointed after all, because the Queen Mother is willing to give me a chance to confess my heart!

I slowly raised my head and looked directly into the eyes of the Empress Dowager, with a determined look in my eyes, and promised the Empress Dowager very resolutely:

"Yes!"

The Empress Dowager looked at the child in front of her with a sudden brilliance and firmness, and her loving face couldn't help but show a hint of affection, and then nodded with great satisfaction.

I straightened up, and continued with a moving face:

"Imperial grandmother, Chen'er wants to cherish the family and the country, wants to make the Northern Wei Dynasty rich and strong, wants to live up to the imperial grandmother's years of painstaking teachings, wants to do her best to assist His Majesty, and wants to protect Wan'er, Chen'er thinks like this, is it too greedy and insufficient?"

For the first time in so many years, the Empress Dowager heard his desire from the child in front of her, and after hearing these words, the Empress Dowager realized a little how much influence Wan'er had on the child.

This child has unconsciously wanted to achieve Wan'er's wishes, and is moving closer to Wan'er, and Wan'er has also made this child have higher ambitions, which seems to convey a message to the Empress Dowager that sooner or later, this child will transform from a strategist to a talent who can help the world.

If this is the case, it will be the blessing of the Northern Wei Dynasty and the blessing of the world......

The Empress Dowager helped me with great relief, smiled and lovingly straightened my crown, nodded and praised:

"Chen'er has lofty ambitions, and the imperial grandmother believes in you, but there is a long way to go, and Chen'er needs to work hard to do it. ”

"Chen'er will follow the teachings of the imperial grandmother and will not disappoint the imperial grandmother. ”

"Good boy, how to deal with the matter of the governor of the state and town, according to your request, the mourning family also wants to ask, what other opinions does Chen'er have on the matter of the Eastern Crusade, you might as well talk about it together. ”

After speaking, the Empress Dowager pointed to the pile of documents as high as a hill in front of the table, just to listen to the opinion of the child in front of her, so as to formulate a general strategy for the Eastern Crusade, after all, the conquest is in the generals, and the overall planning is in the imperial court.

I looked at the documents in front of the case, as if I could feel the bloody atmosphere and oppression of the fierce battle on the battlefield conveyed in the documents, and suddenly thought of Wan'er, and my heart couldn't help but tighten, and then I took a deep breath to calm down a little.

"Chen'er first asks the imperial grandmother for forgiveness, if the imperial grandmother asks about the conquest, Chen'er is afraid that she will not be able to catch it; if you ask about the strategic points, Chen'er has a few points for the imperial grandmother to refer to in detail. ”

"It's okay, Chen Erdan expresses his opinions, and it doesn't hurt to be blunt. ”

That Chen'er had the courage to talk about his own shallow opinions. What Chen'er wanted to talk about was how to deal with the old land of Northern Qi after the war, deal with the monarchs and ministers of Northern Qi, and deal with several points of construction in response to Nan Chen's attack on Jiangbei. ”

When the Empress Dowager heard this, she couldn't help but look at each other and smile at Aunt Luo Xia, just because these are what the Empress Dowager is most worried about, although the situation on the battlefield is changing, and the outcome is unpredictable, but these are not the things that the Empress Dowager is most worried about, and the Empress Dowager is worried about two.

First, if the Northern Wei Dynasty captured the Northern Qi Dynasty, how should the Northern Wei Dynasty truly incorporate the Northern Qi into the territory of the Northern Wei Dynasty in the shortest possible time, so that the hearts of the Northern Qi people would be owned by the Northern Wei Dynasty. Therefore, at the beginning of the Eastern Crusade, the Empress Dowager told the generals of various provinces, but if she conquered a city and a place, she must do nothing against the people of Northern Qi, which is the first step to win the hearts of the people of Northern Qi, but it is not enough to really collect the hearts of the people who conquer the country by force and make them submit to their enemies!

The second is how the Northern Wei Dynasty should deal with the Southern Chen army that attacked the land north of the Yangtze River after the Northern Qi was captured. In order to go smoothly in the Eastern Crusade, the Northern Wei Dynasty and the Northern Qi Dynasty temporarily formed a line out of consideration of their respective interests and jointly planned the Northern Qi Dynasty, but once the general trend of the Northern Qi Dynasty was certain, the Northern Wei Dynasty had to directly face the threat of the Southern Chen North Army.

The Northern Wei Dynasty and the Northern Qi Dynasty fought almost with the strength of the whole country, and the two tigers competed with each other, no matter who won or lost, they would consume each other's strength, on the other hand, Nan Chen, even if he mobilized 100,000 troops to go north, still did not lose his vitality, and when the time came, whether the Northern Wei Dynasty wanted to go south to seize the land of Jiangbei that was seized by Nan Chen, it was still necessary to take advantage of the situation and make calculations.

As the decision-makers of the Northern Wei Dynasty, they must have a high degree of clarity on these two points, so as not to make the Northern Wei Dynasty fall into an irreparable desperate situation in future decision-making.

I also know very well that the imperial grandmother must be worried about these two points, although I am not skilled in leading troops to fight, but when it is my turn to strategize, I can still do a little bit.

"When it comes to winning the hearts and minds of the people of the Northern Qi Dynasty, if the imperial court can do the following, it can reduce the hatred of the Northern Qi military and people towards the Northern Wei Dynasty in a great way, and then it will also be of great benefit to suppress the Southern Chen. ”

"In this way, Chen'er, do you also agree with the strategic deployment of the Northern Wei Dynasty to continue to go south to seize the land of Jiangbei that was seized by Nan Chen after capturing the land of Northern Qi?"

"Yes, Imperial Grandmother, the land of Jiangbei must not be given to Nan Chen, otherwise, there will be endless troubles. Looking at the current war situation, Nan Chen has conquered Liyang, pried open the gateway to the north of the river, its momentum is unstoppable, I believe that it will not be long before the three towns of Shouyang, Zhongli and Guangyang can be conquered one after another, and go straight to Pengcheng. And the battle of Pengcheng is the most critical battle to stop Nan Chen from continuing to go north, which will also be the most difficult battle for the coach of Nan Chen, because the history of Pengcheng's assassination is Ouyang Qi, a famous general of Northern Qi. ”

Ouyang Qi is a famous general in the Northern Qi Dynasty, the fame is only inferior to the backer Wang Yu Wenyi's generation of famous generals, but also the world's famous Confucian, because of its jurisdiction over Pengcheng and the south of the Jiangbei land, the administrative affairs have benefited the people, so it is deeply loved by the people of the Northern Qi Dynasty.

Although the Northern Qi royal family deliberately reduced the local garrisons in order to suppress the military power of local prefectures and towns, if the Northern Qi court gave it a go at this time, commissioned Ouyang Qi Pengcheng Affairs, recruited 30,000 or 40,000 people in Huainan and Jiangbei with his prestige, and then let Ouyang Qi coordinate and dispatch the army, share the same hatred of the enemy, and break the boat, it would be difficult to guarantee that the battle situation in the south would be reversed.

If Nan Chen is defeated and retreats back to the Yangtze River, the southern battlefield of the Northern Wei Dynasty will become full of crises. More importantly, if the Northern Qi army on the southern battlefield regrouped, with Ouyang Qi's talent as a commander, he would definitely take it by surprise and take tens of thousands of troops across the Taihang Mountains and go to Pingzhou.

If it really comes to that time, Ouyang Qi and the hundreds of thousands of troops of the Northern Qi Emperor Yu Wenchou, who are hunting near Jinyi, form a north-south attack, then the army of the Northern Wei Dynasty who attacked Jinyi all the way north will fall into a lonely place, and the entire situation of the Eastern Crusade will take a sharp turn for the worse, and the consequences will be unimaginable.

Therefore, the battle of Pengcheng is very important, and the most favorable state for the Northern Wei Dynasty is that Ouyang Qi is pinned down in Pengcheng by the Southern Chen army!

When Ouyang Qi was mentioned, the emperor's grandmother's expression was awe-inspiring and awe-inspiring, respecting that he and his backer Wang Yu Wenyi were both famous generals of the Northern Qi Dynasty, and what they were afraid of was Ouyang Qi's ability to change the situation in the south of Northern Qi.

The Empress Dowager pondered for a moment, then said:

"With Ouyang Qi's strength and prestige, it is not difficult to hold Pengcheng, but the mourning family is mainly worried that the battle situation in the south will change because of Ouyang Qi......"

"There is no need to worry about this, according to what Chen'er has seen, Ouyang Qi will definitely be trapped in Pengcheng and unable to move. ”

Listening to my words, the Empress Dowager and Aunt Luo Xia were both shocked, and the Empress Dowager couldn't help asking:

"Oh, why is Chen'er so sure?"

The reason is that Yuwen Chou, the monarch of Qi State, Liyang was broken and Jiangbei was in an emergency, but the Lord of Qi would rather reduce his 200,000 troops and send 50,000 elite foot cavalry south to Pingchen, but did not let Pengcheng Ouyang Qi recruit troops on the spot to resist the army of Nan Chen, but let his henchman Shi Liang go south, which is obviously Ouyang Qi has seen the suspicion of the Lord of Qi and is not trusted by him. And the lord of Qi has always been known for tyranny, because in order to protect the position of power, he spared no room to strangle the royal family and relatives, and brutalized the garrison guards in an attempt to seize the military power of various states. Therefore, the Lord of Qi would never let Ouyang Qi take the opportunity to expand Pengcheng's military strength, and Shi Liang did not gather troops nearby to resist Nan Chen after the defeat, but fled directly back to Pengcheng, it is obvious that Shi Liang is the person sent by the Lord of Qi to monitor Ouyang Qi. ”

The most taboo thing for the generals to lead the troops is not to be trusted by the monarch, and such important joints often cause many historical tragedies.

"And Shi Liang is not enough to make a living, when he arrives in Pengcheng, he will only hinder Ouyang Qi in many ways, so Chen'er is sure that Ouyang Qi will be trapped in Pengcheng and don't have time to do anything. If Ouyang Qi can resist the army of Nanchen outside Pengcheng, and our army can take this opportunity to quickly conquer the land of Northern Qi, implement good policies, and win the hearts of the people, at that time, it is natural not to be afraid of Pengcheng and not surrender to Northern Wei, once our army has Pengcheng, plus with the protection of the army and people of Northern Qi, it is easy to recover the land of Jiangbei that was occupied by it not long after Nanchen is from Nanchen. If you are afraid of its power at this time and do not take the land of Jiangbei, after two or three years, the land of Jiangbei will be consolidated by Nan Chen for a long time, even if the land of Northern Qi is owned by my Northern Wei Dynasty, but Nan Chen can attack and retreat, as if it has become a trouble in my heart!"

When the Empress Dowager heard this, she no longer worried about anything else, if the battle situation allowed, she would not hesitate to capture Pengcheng and take all the land north of the river, but now she had a stronger interest in Pingqice, and asked a little impatiently:

"Chen'er, you first talk to the mourning family about your leveling strategy!"

"Yes, Grandmother Emperor. Chen'er's meaning is, after the destruction of Qi, kill the traitorous ministers of Qi, receive gifts from the wise men of Qi, praise the loyal ministers of Qi, in order to collect the popularity of the people, return the pastoral land occupied by the Qi court to the people, in order to collect the hearts of the people, and the people of Qi govern Qi, select the wise men of the states of Shandong, so that they can be Qi, and in order to collect the public opinion of Qi, and finally, the most important point is to treat the Lord of Qi and his clan well, and to surrender other states and towns with the order of the Lord of Qi, so as to eliminate the source of rebellion of the Qi people!"

As soon as I finished speaking, I sat on the side and was silent for a long time, a thin layer of sweat overflowed from the corner of my forehead, and I suddenly swallowed my saliva a little nervously, and I didn't dare to look at the imperial grandmother again.

The Empress Dowager thought about it for a long time, and her gaze flashed several times when she looked at me, which showed that there was also a battle between heaven and man in her heart, and it was obvious that the imperial grandmother had already seen what I meant.

"Chen'er, whether it is the popularity of the people, the hearts of the people, or even the kindness to the Lord of Qi and his clan, the mourning family can promise you, but this Qi people govern Qi, you honestly tell the mourning family, do you have the heart to reform the system?"

The Empress Dowager's tone was quite harsh, which couldn't help but make my heart tremble, but now, I don't want to hide anything from the Empress Dowager, so I immediately said bluntly:

"Yes, Imperial Grandmother, Chen'er does have this intention. ”

The rule of Qi by the Qi people can alleviate the hatred of the Qi people towards the Northern Wei Dynasty in a great way, and it can also allow the Qi people to adapt measures to local conditions and manage the Qi country better, which is of great benefit to the Northern Wei Dynasty to accommodate the land of the Northern Qi and the people of the Northern Qi Dynasty, but it will impact the system of selecting and appointing officials in the Northern Wei Dynasty in a great way.

According to the rules handed down by the Northern Wei Dynasty, all the countries destroyed by the Northern Wei Dynasty were not reduced to slaves, but only ordinary civilians.

It is by no means easy for a commoner Li Shu to enter the court as an official, let alone expect to be able to hold an important position in the court, in the Northern Wei Dynasty, the status hierarchy is so strict that it is impossible to cross it lightly. And if you want to rule Qi with all people, you have to break the employment system of the Northern Wei Dynasty for a hundred years!

When the Empress Dowager heard this, her face turned slightly pale, and she couldn't help but reprimand angrily:

"Bold, Chen'er, do you want to repeat Cui Tingyou's example?"

I hurriedly crawled on the ground, not daring to look up at the imperial grandmother, but if I didn't tell everything I thought in my heart, and I didn't feel unhappy, and I was desperate to die, I would also say these words.

"The imperial grandmother is angry, please forgive Chen'er for saying a word of punishment, does the imperial grandmother really think that what Cui Tingyou did back then was wrong?"

The Empress Dowager suddenly fell into a dead silence......

Seeing that the opportunity was here, I hurriedly continued:

"Imperial grandmother, as the so-called time changes, this Eastern Crusade, if God blesses the Northern Wei Dynasty and can cut off the Northern Qi Dynasty and make its territory into the territory of the Northern Wei Dynasty, then the situation in which the Northern Wei Dynasty unifies the Central Plains and divides the world with the South Chen according to the north and the south has taken shape. If the Northern Wei Dynasty wants to reign over the world and sweep through the world, it must have the grace and bearing of accepting all rivers and the lofty ambition of encompassing the whole world and encompassing the four seas, so as to achieve the bearing pattern of the Northern Wei Dynasty as a great power! If we want to achieve such a pattern, we must make the Northern Wei Dynasty rich and strong, and if we want to enrich the country and strengthen the army, we must abolish the outdated system and build a new framework system to consolidate and strengthen the imperial power, and the first step to do this is to break the shackles of identity and hierarchy, and truly do it regardless of origin, and use meritocracy to appoint ability!"

When the Empress Dowager heard this, she sighed lightly, this child's wisdom and talent have already surpassed Cui Tingyou back then!

As Chen'er Fangcai said, he never felt that what Cui Tingyou did back then was wrong, but what he did back then was to use his own strength to change the iron-blooded system inherited by the Northern Wei Dynasty for a hundred years.

Today, what Chen'er did was to take advantage of the general trend of the world, and the Northern Wei Dynasty had to change its pace, in order to conform to the changes in the pattern of the world, accept the heavens, and lay the foundation of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

This is inferior and inferior, and it will be judged at first sight!

And this kid can abandon the view of the gate lord clan, and have such a vision and open mind, which shows that he has great wisdom in his heart!

Such a talent for the country and the world was obtained by the Northern Wei Dynasty, which is really the blessing of the Northern Wei Dynasty!

was silent like this for a long time, and finally the Empress Dowager took the lead in breaking the silence and said:

"Okay, get up, it's not early, Chen'er, today's discussion will be here, you are also tired, go back and rest first." ”

"Imperial Grandmother ......"

I was a little unsure of what the imperial grandmother had decided, and I couldn't help but worry.

The Empress Dowager waved her hand, and Aunt Luo Xia walked over to help her, and then persuaded her with kind words:

"Chen'er, you go back first, if the Empress Dowager needs it, she will edict you to come and ask again. ”

I looked at Aunt Luo Xia, and knew that my aunt was urging me to calm down, not to be anxious, the imperial grandmother did not reprimand me severely after hearing my words, I think there is great hope in it, and I am worth the trip.

"Then Chen'er will retire first, Imperial Grandmother Wan'an!"

After saluting, he took three steps back respectfully, and then turned around, and was about to leave Yongle Palace slowly, but was stopped by the imperial grandmother, who only heard the imperial grandmother calmly and decisively say to me, saying:

"Chen'er, what you asked Cong'er a few days ago about the art of war and strategy, the mourning family respected, outside the order, the mourning family asked Rong Xun, the deputy commander of the Royal Forest Army, to personally teach Cong'er the method of arranging troops, and with your Wen Yiwu carefully teaching Cong'er, the mourning family is very relieved!"

When I heard this, my heart was overjoyed, and I hurriedly bowed my head and bowed again, saying:

"Chen'er for His Majesty Xià Xie Huang Grandmother Mercy!"

"Well, let's go back. ”

"Yes, Chen'er retired ......"

After saying that, I got up and left the Yongle Palace......

Out of the palace gate, my whole body was still trembling uncontrollably, I don't know, whether I was too scared or excited, but I always had a feeling in my heart that the Northern Wei Dynasty was about to undergo earth-shaking changes from today, and my plan to change the country had just begun......