I don't know if it's because he has reappeared on the battlefield after a long absence, or because the yang energy and evil energy on the battlefield nourish people, all in all, Cao Wei has been in Youzhou City for nearly a month, and his spirit is more than a star and a half better than before.

Now I don't need someone to help me and I can move around on my own.

Cao Wei accompanied Zhao Zhen and occupied the Golden Pagoda Temple in Youzhou City, drove away the monks in the temple, and used the Golden Pagoda Temple as a temporary residence.

The buildings in the Golden Pagoda Temple seem to have been built with the help of southern merchants of the Great Song Dynasty, so it has a bit of a southern garden atmosphere.

Cao Wei and Zhao Zhen live in it, and they are very comfortable.

Looking at the scenery in the temple is far more comfortable than looking at the rugged palace of the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu and the luxurious city lord's mansion.

Cao Wei and Zhao Zhen have been more idle in recent days and have become obsessed with chess.

From time to time, the two of them will sit in the corridor on the edge of the Fulong Pond of the Golden Pagoda Temple, with the light and shadow in the pond, boiling a pot of tea, putting forward expectations, and playing a game, which has a unique taste.

The two played chess, and the chess moves were equal.

Cao Wei is good at killing, so the chess on the chessboard is murderous.

Zhao Zhen is used to being domineering, so the chess style on the chessboard is very domineering.

When someone else plays a game of chess, they may not be able to eat a few pieces.

But when the two of them play chess, they will eat a lot of pieces in one game.

The two played against each other for several days, and each had a winner or loser.

Cao Wei will not deliberately let Zhao Zhen because Zhao Zhen is an official.

Zhao Zhen also didn't like to be let by Cao Wei.

So the two of them killed very happily on the chessboard.

After not playing chess again, Cao Wei picked up the teacup and took a sip of fragrant tea.

Zhao Zhen beckoned the eunuch to record the chess game, twisted up a piece of pastry, and asked Cao Wei, "Did you deliberately let me?" ”

Cao Wei put down the teacup and said with a smile: "Why did the official family say this? ”

Zhao Zhen casually stuffed the pastry into his mouth, chewed the pastry in his mouth, nodded a little anticipation in his hand, raised three fingers, and shook it in front of Cao Wei.

Although Zhao Zhen had no words, Cao Wei knew what Zhao Zhen meant.

Because they had already played three games of chess before, Zhao Zhen would put up three fingers.

Zhao Zhen's meaning is obvious, he has already played three games of chess in a row, and it must be Cao Wei secretly giving in.

Cao Wei cried and laughed: "The minister didn't let the official family. The official must have watched a lot of chess games in recent days, right? ”

Zhao Zhen was stunned for a moment and nodded slowly.

Cao Wei sighed: "The official family has been watching the chess games of those famous masters in recent days, and the chess skills have naturally improved. The minister's body can't watch the chess game for a long time, so it took a lot of effort to barely fight a draw with the official.

In a few days, the minister may not be the opponent of the official family. ”

Zhao Zhen swallowed the pastry in his throat, took a sip of tea, and stared at Cao Wei suspiciously, "According to what you said, you played against me before, and I was able to win, but you let me?" ”

Cao Wei shook his head and said with a smile: "The minister didn't let the official family. The minister has been playing against the officials wholeheartedly. The chess skills of the official family are growing, and the ministers are also growing up when they play against the officials.

It's just that I don't have time to watch the chess games of those famous players, so Changjin can't catch up with the officials. ”

Zhao Zhen said generously: "When the battle is over, I will give you enough time to read the chess game, and then we will fight again." ”

Cao Wei smiled and said, "Then the minister will thank the official family." ”

Zhao Zhen instructed the eunuchs around him to clean up the chessboard, and invited Cao Wei: "Fight another game......"

Cao Wei felt that his spirit was okay, so he smiled and responded.

The two fought again on the chessboard.

While fighting, Zhao Zhen asked, "Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu has been testing for more than half a month, when will he launch a strong attack on Youzhou City?" ”

Cao Wei casually dropped a son, and replied with a smile: "When the minister died, ......"

Zhao Zhen just twisted up the chess piece, was slightly stunned, shook his head and said, "That's impossible...... Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu must have died in front of you, and his body and bones are far worse than yours.

You can still recover some of your spirits, maybe there will be a few more decades to live in the future, and the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu has reached the point where he has run out of oil and dried up. ”

When Cao Wei heard this, he arched his hand to Zhao Zhen and said: "Thank you for the mercy of the official, the minister's body and bones, the minister knows it." For decades, the minister didn't dare to think about it. However, there is one point, what the official said is right, the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu will definitely die in front of the minister.

The minister sent people to attack Dading Mansion and Feihukou, and then captured Youzhou City.

Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu saw that the minister was leading the troops, and he also knew that the minister's body was not good, so he used the tactics of exhausting the enemy to drag the minister down.

But his purpose is too obvious, and it is easy for the minister to see through it.

Since the minister saw through his plan, how could he be fooled. ”

Zhao Zhen pondered for a moment and said, "Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu really didn't hide his thoughts. He probably thinks that you are the only one in Youzhou City who can afford military affairs. ”

Cao Wei pondered for a moment and said, "He should have thought like this at first. But through his recent feints, he should be able to find out that there are other people in Youzhou City who can afford military affairs. ”

Zhao Zhen was stunned for a moment and asked, "Then why didn't he choose to storm Youzhou City?" You must know that the longer the war drags on, the worse it will be for him. ”

Cao Wei said with a smile: "Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu has never dragged on. The fighting in Dadingfu and Feihukou has always been very fierce. Not only that, the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu also used the tactic of luring the enemy into depth.

He wanted to learn from Brother Yelu Xiu, attract the soldiers and horses arranged by my Great Song Dynasty in Dading Mansion and Feihukou to the hinterland of Liao State, and then cut off their grain and grass, and then annihilate them.

Then open a hole from the Flying Fox Mouth and Dading Mansion.

Win this battle. ”

Zhao Zhen nodded slightly, and then asked, "Then why doesn't he go in on all three sides?" ”

Cao Wei said frankly: "The minister guessed that he should not be sure, not sure to recapture Youzhou City from the minister, so he was reluctant to attack." The soldiers and horses here are all the elite of the Song and Liao countries, once one side is defeated, it will immediately fall into the most passive state, and it will also lose the victory of the entire war.

If he loses, he will most likely lose his life, and he will lose half of the country.

So without being completely sure, he won't move.

He should now think that he can open up the situation from other places, and he can use the least number of troops to achieve the maximum results. ”

"Flying Fox Mouth and Dading Mansion?!"

Zhao Zhen asked.

Cao Wei shook his head with a smile, "The battle between Feihukou and Dading Mansion was fierce, and both sides suffered heavy casualties. Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu followed the example of Yelu Xiuge and laid out the overall situation.

But what the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu really relied on should not be the Flying Fox Mouth and Dading Mansion. ”

Zhao Zhen was stunned for a moment, and after thinking about it carefully, he said in amazement: "He sent soldiers and horses to attack the northern border of my Great Song Dynasty?" ”

Cao Wei nodded and smiled: "My soldiers and horses in the Great Song Dynasty are now attracted to the west and east, the north is very empty, the south is also empty, but the south is near the sea. There weren't so many warships coming across the sea in Liao.

On the contrary, in the north, the Liao State has enough soldiers and horses to station, and the northern border is either a grassland or a desert, which is more conducive to the cavalry charge of the Liao State.

Therefore, the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu will inevitably send soldiers and horses to the north to attack one hand. ”

Zhao Zhen sneered: "If you use the same method twice, isn't he afraid that my Great Song will guard against him?" ”

Cao Wei said with a smile: "After my Great Song Dynasty reformed the military system, the combat effectiveness of the forbidden army has become stronger, but the deployment has also become clearer. My Great Song Dynasty mobilized most of the forbidden army to the battlefields in the west and east, and I couldn't hide it from others.

There is only one soldier and horse left in the north of the Zhenbei Army, and naturally it can't be hidden from the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu.

Now the generals that my Great Song can fight are either in the west or in the east, and there is only one Yang Wenguang in the north.

Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu didn't have to worry about the sudden appearance of another Kou Ji to stir up trouble, and he didn't have to worry that the official family would lead his troops north in anger.

So naturally, he had to calculate the northern border.

Good calculations are not afraid to be used a second time, as long as they are useful.

In that year, Emperor Taizong went north, and Yelu Xiuge, the king of the southern court of Liao, used three strategies to lure the enemy into depth, which worked this time.

It can be seen that the strategy is not afraid to be used on the battlefield, but it is afraid that it will not be used in the right place. ”

Zhao Zhen glanced at Cao Wei, and as if he hadn't heard Cao Wei's words secretly insinuating that Zhao Guangyi didn't know about soldiers, he muttered: "But so far, I haven't received any report that there is an invasion of Liao soldiers and horses in the north.

If it is really as you said, the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu will calculate the northern border of our Great Song Dynasty, then the troops he will send will naturally not be less.

With only Yang Wenguang and only one Zhenbei army, can he stop it? ”

Cao Wei heard Zhao Zhen's words and said frankly: "The official family should believe in Kou Ji, Kou Ji has always liked to arrange things properly. Before the outbreak of the war, Kou Ji was not sure whether the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu would attack the northern border of our Great Song Dynasty.

But he still did the deployment.

The war in the western and eastern borders of our Great Song Dynasty was so tense that the number of soldiers and horses on both sides combined exceeded one million, but it still seemed insufficient.

Under such circumstances, Kou Ji still did not mobilize the Zhenbei Army in the north.

It is enough to show that Kou Ji has been guarding against the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu sending troops and horses to attack the northern border of our Great Song Dynasty.

In addition, the two forbidden armies in Zhennan and Zhendong, although they are still not full, they have practiced some ideas, if they take a warship from the sea and join the war of our Great Song Dynasty against Liao, it will also help the war to a certain extent.

But Kou Ji still did not dispatch the two troops and horses in the south and east of Zhenzhen.

He left two troops and horses in the south and east of Zhendong, which must also prevent other states from taking advantage of our Great Song Dynasty.

It is estimated that there is also the idea of preventing the Liao State from suddenly taking out a naval army and raiding my Great Song Dynasty.

Therefore, Kou Ji has been planning very comprehensively.

He dared to place a forbidden army of the Zhenbei Army in the northern border of our Great Song Dynasty, and he believed that the Zhenbei Army could prevent the soldiers and horses sent by the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu to sneak attack.

In addition, the official family should also believe in Yang Wenguang.

The art of war and strategy, Yang Wenguang can not be called excellent.

But in terms of loyalty and bravery, Yang Wenguang is definitely second to none in my Great Song Dynasty.

Whether he can defend my Great Song Dynasty and the Northern Border Ministers dare not assert.

But if Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu's soldiers and horses wanted to invade the south, the first thing they had to do was to step on his corpse.

He doesn't die, and the Liao soldiers don't want to step into my Great Song Dynasty. ”

Zhao Zhen listened to Cao Wei's words and fell into deep thought.

Cao Wei sighed slightly and said, "Speaking of which, Yang Wenguang also has the potential to become an excellent general, but he didn't have the right time." The Yang family's most proficient in the art of war and strategy should be his grandfather, General Yang, and his uncle Yang Yanyu.

Unfortunately, his grandfather and his uncle died young, and he was not taught the art of war by his grandfather and uncle.

His father is also good in terms of the art of war and strategy.

It's a pity that I didn't understand the mystery thoroughly.

So I can't teach Yang Wenguang any essence at all.

Plus his father died early.

He has to support a family, and most of the time he is busy with human affairs, and he doesn't have so much time to study military books.

After a long time, it was naturally delayed.

Now that he has only picked up the book of war, if he wants to comprehend the essence of it, I am afraid it will take twenty or thirty years to complete it.

He is a fierce general on the battlefield, whenever the enemy comes, he will inevitably charge forward, and it is difficult to say whether he can live until twenty or thirty years later. ”

Zhao Zhen heard Cao Wei begin to talk about the advantages and disadvantages of the Great Song generals, so he gave up his contemplation and listened carefully.

After listening to Cao Wei's talk about Yang Wenguang, Zhao Zhen couldn't help but ask: "When did Cao Aiqing comprehend the essence of the art of war?" ”

Cao Wei smiled bitterly, "The minister only realized a little bit of the essence after he was in his forties. When I arrived at the Wenchang Academy, after calming down, I understood it thoroughly. ”

Zhao Zhen asked: "Is it possible that no one can comprehend the essence of the art of war before the age of thirty?" ”

Cao Wei shook his head and said, "Yes!" ”

Zhao Zhen immediately asked, "Who?!" ”

Cao Wei counted them one by one: "Bai Qi, Wang Ben, Han Xin, Huo Quai, ......"

Cao Wei counted the people, except for Bai Qi, the rest were all young and famous generals.

When Bai Qi became famous, he was indeed not young.

Cao Wei included it in it, and it was purely because of Bai Qi's background.

Bai Qi was born at the grassroots, and because of Shang Ying's reforms, he stepped onto the stage of history.

His background was decided, and he wanted to ask a famous teacher to teach him the art of war, but it was impossible.

Because in the pre-Qin period, the value of knowledge was very high.

Those who can learn knowledge and learn the art of war and strategy are almost all children of big clans.

For the grassroots poor, literacy is a luxury.

If Bai Qi has a child of a big clan, with his talent, he doesn't need to fight for a background through the military merit system at all.

Therefore, Bai Qi must be learning the art of war while fighting, and the time to learn the art of war should not be long, but he can suddenly rise in the Qin State and sit in the position of a prince, which means that he has comprehended the essence of the art of war in a very short period of time.

Cao Wei naturally wanted to include him in it.

Zhao Zhen heard Cao Wei's detailed count, rubbed his eyebrows slightly, and said in a deep voice: "I'm talking about this dynasty!" ”

Cao Wei smiled in a low voice, he actually knew that Zhao Zhen wanted to ask this dynasty, he just bought a pass.

Hearing the deliberate mention of this dynasty, Cao Wei said with a smile: "In this dynasty, when Kou Ji is not yet twenty-five years old, if he can let go of all affairs and study the art of war, he may be able to comprehend the essence of the art of war at the age of thirty." ”

Zhao Zhen glanced at Cao Wei and said faintly: "The fourth brother is already over thirty......

Cao Wei sighed and said, "Then Di Qing is left......

Zhao Zhen glared at Cao Wei, and said angrily: "You deliberately didn't say Di Qing, do you think that Di Qing is your protégé and deliberately avoid suspicion?" ”

Cao Wei smiled and said, "The minister has no such intention. ”

Zhao Zhen glared at Cao Wei again.

Cao Wei chuckled and said, "The minister is afraid that the official family will treat Di Qing as a member of the Cao family." ”

Zhao Zhen glared at Cao Wei angrily, "Since I took office, I have always attached importance to talents. As long as I can contribute to my Great Song Dynasty, I don't care what his background is, let alone what kind of wife he has. ”

Cao Wei smiled indifferently and did not respond to Zhao Zhen's words, but preached to himself: "Di Qing is a natural embryo with soldiers, even if he doesn't marry the niece of the minister and doesn't recognize Kou Ji as his brother, he can get ahead."

After the minister died, he was the one who could help me guard the border of the Great Song Dynasty. ”

Speaking of this, Cao Wei looked at Zhao Zhen and continued: "He is a person who values filial piety and loyalty to the monarch very much. If the official family wants him to die, they don't need to do anything else.

All it takes is a hint to him, and he'll kill himself. ”

Cao Wei has taught Di Qing for a long time and knows Di Qing's temperament.

On the battlefield, Di Qing is a general who is not afraid of any enemy.

But in private, the word loyalty and filial piety tied Di Qing to death.

He is filial piety, can help his brother replace the heinous crime, and can gamble his life for this.

For the sake of all loyalty, he will not hesitate to draw his sword and kill himself.

"Smack!"

Zhao Zhen slapped the table and stood up, pointing at Cao Wei angrily, "In your eyes, I am a faint king who is jealous and virtuous, and can't accommodate people in his chest?" ”

Cao Wei hurriedly got up, bowed down and said, "The minister is guilty of death!" ”

Zhao Zhen scolded: "Of course you are guilty of capital crimes!" I! Zhao Zhen! Enough for anyone in the world! As long as someone can make my Great Song stronger and bigger, he will point at my nose and scold me, and I can also tolerate him in the court!

Not only can I tolerate him in the court, but I can also give him a high-ranking official and marquis!

As long as someone can make me a great Song Dynasty to shock the world, bless all generations!

I can allow him to be a king side by side! ”

Cao Wei stared at Zhao Zhen with a shocked expression.

The more Zhao Zhen spoke, the more angry he became, and in the end, he scolded regardless of his image, "I don't care how powerful the civil and military forces are under my hands, as long as he doesn't live up to me, I will live up to him!" ”

Cao Wei felt that Zhao Zhen was a little presumptuous, so he immediately took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Official...... Think twice......"

Zhao Zhen glared at Cao Wei viciously, "I think very clearly, I don't need to think twice." I know why you said that to me. You saw that I suppressed the emperor's relatives and suppressed Wuxun, so you think I am cautious and feel that I have no tolerance.

I will tell you today, no matter how powerful a person is, as long as he does things for my Great Song Dynasty, as long as he still calls me an official, I can tolerate it.

What I can't tolerate are those wicked people who have nothing to do, don't want to serve the court, and only want to lie on the court and knock on the bones.

I suppressed the emperor's relatives and martial arts.

But your Cao family, the Li family where Li Zhaoliang is located, have I ever moved half a point?

In terms of situation, wealth, and threat, how many other families can compare to your Cao family? ”

Cao Wei was shocked and prostrate on the ground, "Minister Cao Wei, the crime deserves death!" ”

Zhao Zhen said angrily: "If you weren't useful, I would have asked people to pull you out and cut you right now." I tell you that I have the capacity to accommodate people, and if you take down Yanyun, I will give you the title of king.

I have sealed you up as a king alive.

This king with a different surname, I dare to seal it.

If you can't take Yanyun, you will go to Donghua Gate to be a doorman.

I want all the civil and military of the dynasty to look at you, and remember the price of humiliating me. ”

Zhao Zhen pointed in the direction of Bianjing City and roared, "Don't you want to protect Zhao Run?" I'm giving you this chance! If you take down Yan Yun, he is the crown prince, and if you can't take Yan Yun, I will let him go and be the fourth brother's long-term follower for ten years.

You should understand the temperament of the fourth brother.

He wouldn't care if Zhao Run was a prince.

When it's time to fight, he will never be relentless. ”

Cao Wei touched the ground with his head and said in a trembling voice: "The crime of the minister deserves death......

"Go to the City Lord's Mansion, I don't want to see you these days."

Zhao Zhen flicked his sleeves, put his hands behind his back, and no longer looked at Cao Wei.

Cao Wei gritted his teeth, got up and bowed deeply to Zhao Zhen, and left the corridor.

After Cao Wei left, Chen Lin dared to walk to Zhao Zhen's side and persuaded in a low voice: "The official family ...... Calm ...... anger"

Zhao Zhen glared at Chen Lin and asked in a cold voice, "In your eyes, am I an emperor who has no room for people?!" ”

Chen Lin hurriedly said: "That's Cao Gong's own speculation, and it has nothing to do with slaves." In the eyes of the slave maid, the official family is the most tolerant emperor in the world, and no one can compare to the official family. ”

Zhao Zhen glared at Chen Lin and did not speak.

Chen Lin's eyes rolled, and he hurriedly said: "Kou Ji, Cao Wei, Kou Zhun, and even Liu Heng, they are still alive, which is proof." ”

The four people Chen Lin pointed out were very ingenious.

Kou Zhun once leaned towards the government and the opposition and controlled the entire government, and after Zhao Zhen took the throne, he did not kill him to establish his authority, which is very tolerant.

For other emperors, it seems that this kind of person who has controlled the government and the power of the government and the opposition will hardly let it go.

Kou Ji now has a large number of civil and military henchmen, and the momentum of faintly leaning towards the government and the opposition is placed in the hands of other emperors, and he also belongs to the target of key attacks and key prevention.

Cao Wei and Liu Heng, two people who Zhao Zhen was angry.

In other dynasties, it is estimated that it has been cut by a thousand knives a long time ago.

Now these four people are living well in the world, and each one is more nourishing than the other, which shows how much Zhao Zhen can accommodate.

Chen Lin pointed out four people, which can be said to be just right.

But Zhao Zhen was not happy, "Nonsense, what does the fourth brother's life or death have to do with whether I can tolerate people?!" Kou Gong lives or dies, that is destined by God, Kou Gong has made outstanding contributions to my Great Song Dynasty, and there is no transgression, whether I can tolerate people or not, what does it have to do with him?

Cao Wei and Liu Heng, you're right.

They contributed to my country and died for my country.

Don't say they angered me, even if they say to my face that I'm not, I can tolerate them. ”

Chen Lin hesitated for a moment, and said in a low voice: "Didn't you just say that you want Cao Wei to be a doorman?" ”

Zhao Zhen laughed angrily at Chen Lin's words, "I just said something casually, can I really let him be a doorman?!" ”

Chen Lin smiled in a low voice.

Seeing this, Zhao Zhen snorted, "You are clever and know how to make me angry." I don't care what people say about me behind my back. I just think that what I've done is so obvious, what I've said is so obvious.

Some people still speculate about my thoughts.

I don't need them to speculate on my thoughts, I just want them to contribute to my Great Song. ”