Li Xiaofei sent the news of the Southern Navy's attack on Jiangnan to Luoyang, along with An Siqing's letter asking for help.

Pharmacist Zhu's health was not as good as before, Song Huafu and Jia Yuanen discussed it together, and drafted a "Pingnance" and presented it to Pharmacist Zhu who was lying in the harem.

Pharmacist Zhu glanced at "Pingnance", and then instructed the inner servant Huaien, "This Pingnance is good, pass on my word, let Taiwei Jia go to Jinling to take command, and take away the tiger talisman and my gold medal order arrows together!" In addition, you sent someone to the Wuji Hall to see how Mr. Qiu's elixir was refined? If there is an elixir coming out, find someone to try it first, and if it works, send it to me immediately! Just go! ”

Huai En was ordered out of the Jianzhang Palace, and went straight to the front division of the inner duty hall, Huai En was accustomed to this arrangement of Zhu Yaoshi, and all the affairs in the past six months were issued by the newly established front division of the inner duty hall responsible for drafting the emperor's edict, and then stamping the jade seal after giving the emperor a look.

Huai En still drafted an edict according to Zhu Yaoshi's intentions, and then sent it back, Zhu Yaoshi glanced at it a few times, and Zhu Yaoshi took out the jade seal from his side and asked Huai En to cover it on his behalf.

"How is the livelihood of the people in Luoyang City recently? Can you have corn to satisfy your hunger? Pharmacist Zhu suddenly remembered the people in the capital

Wynne replied without hesitation, "Corn is still not enough sometimes, but by digging wild vegetables and catching some voles and sparrows, you can still satisfy your hunger, and you won't starve to death. ”

Pharmacist Zhu touched his chest, "In this way, I have to step up my urging of Zhong Zhiming and ask him to send some grain and rice from Huaibei, but I can't let people starve to death in the capital!" ”

"Obey, the minion will go and draft the edict!" After saying that, Wynne was going to kowtow and thank him for going out

Pharmacist Zhu waved his hand, "Forget it, it's okay if you don't starve to death, the military needs food and rice at the front, you go and send this edict to Shang Shutai first!" By the way, about the elixir, you can personally go and take a look at it for me, and ask Mr. Qiu when this elixir can be refined? ”

"Obey the order, the slave of the pill will go to check it out immediately, and it will definitely speed up the progress!"

"Go, go, I'm a little sleepy! Huaide, go and invite the two concubines over! ”

Huai En took the edict and went to Shangshutai again, found Song Huafu and Jia Yuanen, who had been waiting for a long time, and gave the edict to the two of them.

Song Huafu looked at it for a while and shook his head: "You and I are not from the army, and we don't know much about the war, and we can barely deal with it when we talk about big strategies. ”

Jia Yuanen took the edict, "The king's order is difficult to disobey, it is said that getting the tiger talisman and the arrow is something that many people can't ask for, but in my opinion, it's really a hot potato!" ”

The officials present together felt that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and Yang Mi, the secretary of Duzhi, smiled, "Taiwei is too worried, Jinling still has Marshal Wang and Marshal He, this is a good opportunity for Taiwei to make contributions!" ”

Huang Lixing, the imperial historian, wants to follow Jia Yuanen to Jinling, "Taiwei can bring the pillar of the court, and when the time comes, give advice to Taiwei and pacify Jiangnan together!" ”

"Yes, I hope that the captain must take me and others to make contributions together!"

Song Huafu coughed a few times, "Cough, cough, you guys, you all think too simply!" Talking about war on paper has always been the way to defeat, fighting a war is not what you think, now the south of the Yangtze River is full of beacons, where does the grain and grass come from? Where do the armor and weapons come from? Where do the pensions for the soldiers killed in the war come from? Have you ever thought about it? Yang Mi, as a scholar of Duzhi, tell me, how much money and grain and grass can the treasury allot? ”

Yang Mi lowered his head and returned, "The treasury has made money

can't be moved, and the grain and grass can only ensure the use of the capital! ”

"If you go to Jinling, and the two marshals ask about food, grass, clothing, armor, and military supplies, what will you answer?" Song Huafu's face was full of disdain

"When we go to Jiangnan to fight, we will naturally raise grain and grass in Jiangnan, and it will not be too late to raise money after we arrive," Feng Xian, the counselor, replied like a fluent

Jia Yuanen shook his head, "Forget it, instead of arguing here, it's better to go to Jinling first and talk about it, and see what the two marshals have to say!" ”

Everyone still had to continue, Song Huafu stood up, "There is already hunger on the road outside the capital, you can't solve the current predicament, how can you win a victory thousands of miles away?" ”

Bai Rong, the Zhengqing of Honglu Temple, who had been bowing his head near the door, raised his head and said loudly: "Lord Shangshuling, the current predicament, Bai someone has a way to solve it!" ”

Everyone looked over, and Song Huafu only said that this person was ambitious and talented, so he laughed, "This year, a person can contribute a plan, you can listen to it."

Bai Rong didn't care, and stood up, "At the moment, the war in Jiangnan is stalemate, even if Jiangnan is recovered, I'm afraid there won't be much grain and rice money to collect!" However, the nine counties of Jingxiang are currently full of rice and grain, if we can go south to conquer the land in the north of the river in the nine counties of Jingxiang, we can solve the current dilemma! ”

Song Huafu's eyes lit up and nodded, "I didn't expect you to have such an opinion!" It's just that the elite army is currently in the Jinling area, where did the people come from to capture the nine counties of Jingxiang? Now that you've got an idea, you must have a way to crack it! ”

"First, the exiles around the capital were recruited to attack the Nanyang area first, attracting Cui Ju's army. Second, Captain Jia can go to Jinling and secretly recall one of the two marshals to lead the army along the west of the river, and the matter of Jiangnan, as long as the Huainan army and horses are mobilized to hold the Jinling line, the enemy army will not be able to cross the river for a while and a half, and it is really not possible, and he can also negotiate peace with the South China Navy. At present, there is a big chaos in Shu, take advantage of the situation to collect Shu land, and in the future, go down the east of the river, and take the south of the Yangtze River as simple as turning over the cake in a hot pot! Bai Rong continued

The rest of the people were talking, Jia Yuanen waved his hand, "No, Cui Ju currently has no less than 200,000 soldiers and horses, and the displaced people who are temporarily requisitioned by us are just a rabble, and it is difficult to say whether they can hold on until the army advances westward, not to mention that even if Jiangbei is defeated, our army will suffer heavy losses, but it is the fishermen of the Southern Navy who will make a profit, and it will be a bigger trouble in the future." ”

For a while, everyone thought that Jia Yuanen was reasonable, and Song Huafu thought for a while, "Our army is the most passive in this situation, if we fight a decisive battle with the Southern Navy in Jiangnan, it will be for Cui Juhuo!" It is also unbelievable that the Southern Navy did not attack Cui Ju, who forced the palace to usurp power, but attacked Jiangnan. ”

Bai Rong touched his head, "Shang Shuling's analysis makes sense, but in fact, the Southern Navy is also facing the same dilemma. If we can negotiate peace with the South China Navy, keep half of Yangzhou, advance north and south together, and attack Cui Ju, there may be hope for a breakthrough. ”

"If we can take Shu and leave Jiangnan for Cui Ju to fight with the Southern Navy, this is the way to break the game!" The shrill voice attracted everyone, and it was none other than the eunuch Huai'en who had come to deliver the message.

Song Huafu smiled, "Wonderful, I'm waiting to read poetry and books, and my knowledge is not as good as that of the big internal officials, haha, what do you think!" ”

Jia Yuanen also agreed, "Now that Shuzhong is in turmoil, if you take the opportunity to seize it, with the capital of Shuzhong Tianfu,"

Having said this, Jia Yuanen stopped, he suddenly remembered that the Qinling Mountains, which lead to Shu, transported grain from Shu to Luoyang, which was far more time-consuming and labor-intensive than transporting grain from Jiangnan.

At this time, other people also reacted, and the situation of laying down Shu and pacifying Jingxiang to the south can be formed, but in the middle

The situation of food shortages has not been alleviated.

The difficulty of the Wei army lies in the lack of food, and everyone knows it, so it seems that the capture of Jingxiang has become the consensus of everyone.

Song Huafu began to cough again, "Cough, cough, it's okay, it's a matter of discussion, it's actually just a copy of "Pingnance", I think it's better to have Jia Da choose dozens of people to go to Jinling first, how to decide or hand it over to the person who leads the army to fight!" It's all scattered! ”

At this time, Pharmacist Zhu was being beaten on the back and rubbed his legs by Li Yufeng and Wan Jun'er, humming a little song with his eyes closed, humming and humming Pharmacist Zhu spoke, "The love of the two concubines for me is inseparable from me in this life, but I am nearly forty years old, and the two concubines also have to consider me. ”

The two of them stopped, one left and one right lying on Zhu Yaoshi's body and began to sob, Zhu Yaoshi touched his head one by one, "Hey, hey, here you are again, I know that you were calculated in your early years and can't have children, I now have a way, when I sow the dragon seed, then the emperor will be handed over to you to raise as soon as he is born, he is your emperor, what else do you have to worry about?" ”

"I'm afraid that after Your Majesty favors her, our sisters will be sent to the cold palace, since Your Majesty has made up your mind, our sisters will leave!" Li Yufeng got up to leave

Wan Jun'er grabbed her, "Sister, we also have to consider Your Majesty, Your Majesty can't be without a queen, but Your Majesty has to swear to the sky, and when the time comes, if you have the emperor, you must hand it over to our sisters to raise!" ”

Wan Jun'er looked at Pharmacist Zhu with a serious face, and Pharmacist Zhu hugged them, "I swear to the sky today, he will definitely give Concubine Li Aifei and Concubine Wan Ai to raise him when he has an emperor, and if he violates this oath, the sky will thunder!" ”

As he spoke, he swore to the sky, and Wan Jun'er and Li Yufeng began to rub Zhu Yaoshi's back and legs again.

When Jia Yuanen arrived in Jinling with fifteen officials, He Wuji Wang Tiezhu was already waiting outside the city, and after some etiquette, he escorted Jia Yuanen and others into the city.

After the banquet, He Wuji Wang Tiezhu led Jia Yuanen and others to the Taiji Hall of Jinling Palace to discuss matters, with civil and military columns left and right, and the position on the throne was empty.

Jia Yuanen went straight to the point and told "Pingnance" to He Wuji, Wang Tiezhu and a group of generals.

Wang Tiezhu looked at Jia Yuanen, "I don't understand what this means, whether the imperial court wants us to fight Jingxiang Nine Counties or capture Bashu, or recover Jiangnan, why is there a talk of peace again?" Don't the ministers have a proposal in the imperial court? ”

Without waiting for Jia Yuanen to reply, He Wuji said again, "I don't blame Mrs. Jia for this, it's just that this fish and bear's paw can't have both, Mrs. Jia, what's the situation in the capital?" Is there enough food and rice? ”

Jia Yuanen sighed, "If there is enough grain and rice, you will go straight to the land of Bashu!" What Dawei lacks most is this grain and rice! ”

"It seems that we should make every effort to recover Jiangnan, at least keep the line from Qiantang to Zhenjiang Danyang, and hold the richest place in Jiangnan!" He Wuji felt that it was most realistic to resist the attack of the Southern Navy with all his might

Feng Xian, the accompanying counselor, immediately spoke: "Marshal He, if Cui Ju is killed from the west at this time, how can our army be defended by the enemy on both sides?" ”

Wang Tiezhu felt that this person was raising a bar, and just wanted to speak, Lu Jinglian got up and spoke, "I only knew that Jiangnan was not completely lost when I arrived in Jinling, and I think that the Southern Navy is just taking the coastal area, maybe there is no other intention!" ”

"Any other attempt? Jiangnan is rich, isn't it true that they came all the way to take Jiangnan? Lord Lu can't always fantasize about being able to negotiate peace with the enemy! He Wuji immediately retorted