"This Shi Hongzhao is a scheming man, vulgar, pampered and arrogant, and dares to be so formless in front of the officials. Rigid and self-righteous, self-righteous, blindly negative and strong, reckless and ruthless, he thinks that it is enough to fight the world with swords and guns, it is simply not enough to ...... with the plot" After the discussion, walking with Wang Zhang, Yang Wei did not hide his dissatisfaction and contempt for Shi Hongzhao at all.

Wang Zhang's face was not good, and he couldn't see where to go, and said coldly: "This person has always been arrogant, and he is conceited that he has a bit of talent for leading troops, and he regards us as nothing. Those who are ministers are so strong, Brother Yang, and wait, one day, Your Majesty will be unable to tolerate others! ”

The world is divided, and the countries are strife, which is the decline of culture and the prosperity of martial arts, and the cheapness of literature and military nobility. In this era, when martial arts were in power, there were too many generals with long swords and halberds who looked down on Wenchen with pen rafters, and Shi Hongzhao was one of the "leaders", always speaking ill of them.

In fact, people like Wang Zhang don't like literati, but he hates those sour and rotten scribes who don't practice general affairs and only know empty talk. But Shi Hongzhao looks down on all literati, where can he not annoy people.

After a pause, Wang Zhang said again: "Brother Yang, there is no need to be angry with that husband, Your Majesty has the world in mind and is far-sighted, didn't you listen to his opinions?" ”

"The world is in ruins, and the chaos is endless, all of which are caused by this kind of martial arts in the country, if it is not contained, the world will never be stable!" I don't know for what reason, Yang Wei snorted twice.

Glancing at his old friend, Wang Zhang stopped speaking for a while, and was silent for a while, before he sighed: "But to fight the world and create the country, it is also indispensable for their generations to use their lives to serve their deaths......"

Hearing this, Yang Wei was also silent, and sighed with emotion: "If the military ministers in the world are like Guo Wenzhong, why worry about the country's restlessness?" ”

Compared with Shi Hongzhao, Guo Wei's popularity in the martial arts under Liu Zhiyuan is obviously much better. seems to be Yang Wei, and he has a good impression of him.

Hearing him say this, Wang Zhang just smiled and didn't comment. With a narrowing of his eyes, he quickly ended the topic, and arched his hand: "Your Majesty is going east, and I still have to go and inspect the expenses for baggage and grain, so I will leave first." ”

"Brother Wang, please."

......

Liu Chengyou's side, before he left the palace, he was stopped by an attendant, and Liu Zhiyuan called him for questioning.

Silently following this young chamberlain, Liu Chengyou looked at his back, this should be the group of people who were raised in Taiyuan Palace and maintained the cleaning and operation of the palace. Now, all of them are very fortunate to have become the new emperor's close attendants. And Emperor Liu Zhiyuan didn't serve for a few days, so he summoned these palace eunuchs in the palace, but he was handy.

After entering the hall, Liu Chengyou found out that Liu Zhiyuan had summoned him alone. I was inevitably surprised in my heart, this was the first time, and I had been called in the past, at least with my eldest brother Liu Chengxun as my companion.

"Your Majesty!" Liu Chengyou bowed in a proper manner.

"Erlang is flat! Sit down and talk. There are only you and my father and son in the palace, so there is no need to be restrained! Liu Zhiyuan's expression was relaxed, his tone was gentle, and he said so, but his expression clearly revealed satisfaction with Liu Chengyou's respectful attitude.

"I don't know what my father is calling his son?" Half-pouting and sitting down, Liu Chengyou asked.

Liu Zhiyuan had a map spread out on his desk, which should have been studying it before. Hearing this, he raised his eyes and looked at Liu Chengyou with a chuckle: "The palace is discussed, the civil and military are fiercely arguing, and Shi Hongzhao, Yang and Wang almost staged a martial arts fight in front of me. I know that you have a lot of insights into the Khitan matter, why did Shicai never say a word? ”

"Father has his eyes on the world and has already considered it all, so why bother with it!" Facing Liu Zhiyuan's gaze, Liu Chengyou dodged slightly and replied.

"Oh, tell me about it!"

"The situation in the Central Plains is clear enough, and the Khitans must not be able to defend him. Yerod's response was to hold the important ground, but in fact to take a defensive position. At this time, if our army is in a hurry to enter the Central Plains, and the northern soldiers are forced to be in a hurry, they will fight against us-for-tat, and we will definitely not be able to please us. ”

"I heard that there are generals in Shaanzhou who have risen up, killed all the Khitans, seized the state and occupied the city, and declared that they supported their father. This is a good start, and it is foreseeable that the former Korean military academies in the Central Plains and Hebei Prefectures will have no shortage of follow-ups, whether it is for 'righteousness' or to resist the oppression of the Khitans. ”

"Only when there is chaos in various places and the Khitan is too busy to take care of itself, is the best time for us to march and take advantage of the chaos. I think that you and Yang and Wang Ergong chose to stand still, and I think that you have already understood the matter. And Shi Hongzhao, brave is brave, and he can't see this. ”

Moreover, the concerns raised by Yang and Wang Ergong are not unreasonable. What my father has to do is not only to defeat and drive away the Khitans, but more importantly, how to clean up the mess after that. The Khitan came to the south, and the strength of the local festivals has been greatly increased, if you do it again......" As he spoke, Liu Chengyou's tone was already a little treacherous.

"At present, the most advantageous way is to preserve the strength and wait for the Khitan people and the Central Plains to consume their strength. My father looked at the world, and in Hedong, the more well prepared, the more soldiers and horses, the braver the soldiers, the more abundant the grain and straw, and the better the armament, the lower the difficulty of his march into the Central Plains. In the future, if you seize the world, even if some people are not convinced and dare to cause chaos, they can easily be quelled. ”

"You've seen it thoroughly!" This is the second time I have listened to Liu Chengyou's judgment and analysis, and Liu Zhiyuan couldn't help staring at him and sighed.

"However, if you act in this way, although you will be safe and you will win the world, it is not without a little flaw!" As he spoke, Liu Chengyou's tone changed sharply and he said in a deep voice.

Liu Chengyou's words were a bit contrived, Liu Zhiyuan raised his eyebrows slightly, and stared at him: "What a flaw!" ”

"People's hearts!" Liu Chengyou raised his index finger and replied seriously: "Since ancient times, if you want to win the world, you must win the hearts of the people. The heart of the common people, the heart of the scholars, and the heart of the town. His father proclaimed himself emperor, spread the word to the world, and called on his subjects to fight against the Khitan. However, if you have a strong army, and huddle in the east of the river, you can sit and watch the success or failure of the Central Plains, I am afraid that it will be difficult to convince the people. ”

"Not all people in the world are stupid and stupid, and not everyone can't see their father's plans. It is true that in the end, we will definitely be able to be fishermen again, reap the benefits, and successfully seize the Central Plains. Others are afraid of Hedong's strength, and they will still surrender, but if you want to convince them, it is not so simple. It is easy to win the world, but it is difficult to defend the world, if you want to rule the world, you must clean up the hearts of the people. ”

Liu Zhiyuan's face was already deep thinking, and he suddenly interrupted Liu Chengyou: "What do you think?" ”

Looking at Liu Zhiyuan, Liu Chengyou said calmly: "The words of Shi Hongzhao in the palace are not completely unreasonable. Even if you don't go straight to the Central Plains, Luzhou, Xiangzhou, and Heyang, some enterprising trends are also necessary! ”

"At the end of the day, Luzhou must be in control. Its terrain is high and dangerous, and it has been a battleground for soldiers since ancient times. At that time, Zhuang Zong cut Yan, and Hedong was empty, so he rejected Zhu Wen by virtue of the danger of Luzhou. Today, the Khitan people take Geng Chongmei as the Luzhou festival and hold the fortress, how can they let him succeed. If you move your troops south and take Luzhou, you can not only defend the east of the river, but also take the initiative, advance or retreat, and show the world your determination to drive the Khitan! ”