The new palace pavilion was added, the rockery was built with lake stones, a large number of plants and trees were planted, and a lake area was demarcated. OM romance debut

Every year, Zhu Lian lives in Yuyang Palace for half of the time, and sometimes even the Han family brings several princes and princesses to live, which is called Beinei.

"The minister has seen the mother and the saint." Wang Xiu is always not used to being called a saint, he has the status of a disciple of a heavenly saint among the people, and calling the queen a saint in the Great Song Dynasty really makes him psychologically unacceptable.

Today, he came to meet Zhu Lian, in the Xianji Hall of Yuyang Palace, which is a palace complex located by the lake, surrounded by ninety-nine towering ancient trees, the entire hall is shrouded in a green shade, Zhu Lian and Han met him in the pavilion under the tree by the lake, naturally there are Zhang Quan and Qingjun waiting.

Zhu Lian saw that Wang Xiu was coming, and his eyes like clear flowing water had been on Wang Xiu, but because of the presence of the Han family, it was inconvenient to show excessive affection, so he said very casually: "The prince doesn't need to be polite, give a seat." ”

"Thank you, mother." Wang Xiu's expression was very respectful, thank you and sit down, he is a military and state affairs of Pingzhang, and he is fully qualified to sit opposite the queen mother, even the queen can't stand his gift of looking at the dust, this is the realm of scholars, and the great Song Shi doctor is proud of it.

"Today, I summoned Xianggong to ask how the preparations for the Northern Expedition went?" Zhu Lian glanced at the Han family, and said: "The official family is getting weaker and weaker, and the wind and cold were suffered a few days ago, and the prison country is too young, so it can only be asked by the mourning family and the saints, and don't blame the princess." ”

Wang Xiu bowed his head slightly, Zhu Lian made the words very clear, no matter how to talk about the national policy of the imperial court, there was no Son of Heaven or the prince of the prison country present, and only two women came forward, and it was indeed a little untenable to spread it, and it would make the government and the opposition criticize.

Since Zhu Lian opened his mouth to avoid it, he was not delaying, anyway, the queen mother hung the curtain, and he was involved, and it was not the turn of outsiders to talk about it, Zhengse said: "Now, all parts of the country are shipping grain, grass and armor, and the various departments of the front division of the palace are gathering one after another, and the armies of the northern service army belong to ten armies, and the west service army has also begun to assemble in the river, but it still needs to be prepared on the same day, and the two governments have not yet agreed on a big policy, but the division is the first to test the reality." ”

"These are all decided by the two governments, and the women of the mourning family don't understand, but they don't know when they will be able to raise troops?" Zhu Lian said lightly.

Wang Xiu shook his head and said flatly: "The Northern Expedition is a very important matter, and the imperial court needs to plan carefully if it is still preparing for the Southern Expedition." ”

"The imperial court has been preparing for too long, I'm afraid that the captives will deal with it calmly, do you slow down or advance the southern expedition?" Han suggested cautiously.

Wang Xiu smiled slightly, but didn't speak, he really can't say the time, such a big battle for the country, who dares to say the time? I don't know that Taizong's second Northern Expedition was also prepared for many years, and even the Khitan Chengtian Empress Dowager went south, but she first used a partial division to fight back and forth for a few years, and finally found out the reality of Hebei, so she made a desperate bet.

This battle is the biggest battle he has faced in his life, and it is also to stake the national fortunes, slowly or in advance, it is simply child's play, there must not be any mistakes, and he can't afford to lose.

Zhu Lian turned his head and glared at Han, and said in a deep voice: "Sage, the Northern Expedition itself has no secrecy, and the Southern Expedition is an established national policy, how can it be changed at will?" ”

Han's face was embarrassed, knowing that he had said the wrong thing, and said in a low voice: "Niangniang forgives her sins, but her son is Meng Lang." ”

"Niangniang, the minister thinks that the words of the saint also have some truth." Wang Xiu already had a plan, and when Han was crooked, he took advantage of the situation to say it.

"Oh, I mean." Zhu Lian didn't want Wang Xiu to have something to say, so he was a little interested.

"You might as well advance the southern expedition, the southern army and the guard army will take the lead, and the armies along the river will temporarily accumulate strength, so don't be so anxious."

Zhu Lian was stunned and said in surprise: "Isn't it too hasty to take the lead in the southern expedition?" ”

"No, the conquest of Jiaozhi has been prepared for many years, and it has long been a matter of course, the two armies of the Southern Servant Army are from north to south, and they don't need much support, and the Guangnan East-West Road is enough to support. The guards and naval forces united to occupy the city and Zhenla, and were in a relatively independent war zone, and they did not need too much guidance from the imperial court, and all the required degrees were supported by overseas military states, and their expeditions had nothing to do with the Northern Expedition. ”

Wang Xiu pondered a little, and said: "The southern expedition is just a success or failure, the people don't care too much, it's just a continuation of the South China Sea strategy, the imperial court has been preparing for seven years, and the Li family is just a backhand." ”

"What Xiang Gong said makes sense, anyway, it is decided by the two governments, but the Northern Expedition still has to be dedicated." Zhu Lian didn't want to ask too much about the Southern Expedition, it was a distant war, and it was good to win, but it didn't matter the overall situation if he lost.

In fact, she supports Wang Xiu's overseas strategy, and she can also understand the benefits of expanding overseas, and winning Jiaozhi to build roads and bridges will completely link the mainland and the South China Sea. However, compared with the recovery of Yanshan, Hebei and Hedong, she still despised the war in the south.

"As for the time of the Northern Expedition, there is a lot of controversy at the moment, and the minister estimates that it will be the end of the year at the earliest, before the partial division can be dispatched." Wang Xiu hesitated for a moment and replied to Zhu Lian, following the principle of marching in autumn and winter, the Song army would prepare various matters, and it would take half a year at the earliest.

Fighting a war is not a playhouse, let alone a film and television drama, just talk about soldiers and people, that's too nonsense. Whether it is people, horses, grain and grass, it needs to be deployed, and there must be a series of matters related to farmland, water conservancy, and civil affairs to appease the people of various military states.

In peacetime, the various units are stationed in the defense area, and they are not in a state of imminent war, and once mobilized, it will take time to prepare.

First of all, it is necessary for the border army to be on guard, and the grain and grass must be stored from the rear counties and counties, transported and sent to the grain and grass villages in the offensive positions, involving the local requisition and distribution of hired people, and the special transportation of armor and equipment, which must be completed under the supervision of the township army.

With the scale of the collection of armies from all walks of life, the transport of people in the rear alone will reach more than one million, which can be regarded as barely usable, and this is still the imperial court to build several main cement roads and lay two steel tracks, so that the grain and grass equipment in the main areas can save manpower more and reach the front faster.

Once the armies of all walks of life go north, they will lose this convenience, and the hired people will exceed two million, that is, the Great Song Dynasty has accumulated great wealth, and in exchange for any dynasty, let alone fighting, just these people gather together, the enemy has not yet been defeated, and I am afraid that the finances will collapse first.

There are also those gatherings of the various departments of the forbidden army, and the supplementary training of the various shelf troops, which is not a cumbersome matter, even if the Great Song Dynasty has been preparing, it will take a long time to complete.

It can be said that there is no concealment in impressing a war, the key depends on whether your rhetoric can make the other side believe, whether there is an excellent reason, and the deception and suddenness of tactical attacks, resulting in the opponent's strategic miscalculation.

"It seems that there are still differences between the princes of the two governments." Zhu Lian shook his head and said. **

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