The battle of the steppe is about to break out.

The 160,000 army gathered in Yinshan, and this war was destined to go down in history, but this battle was not a merit for Liu Zhenglong, but an excuse for the civilian officials to attack. However, this battle is very important, especially for the Great Song Dynasty, which is singing and dancing on the surface, but in fact it is in crisis, has a huge influence, but unfortunately these officials will not know.

In the Longde Palace, the official's face was gloomy, he saw the report, the report of the Privy Council, and there were 160,000 cavalry gathered in Yinshan, which was an unprecedented cavalry corps since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty. This is not the key, the core is that this army does not belong to the Privy Council, in other words, this is not the army of the Great Song Dynasty, it is an army that the imperial power cannot influence, which is intolerable.

Under the whole world, it is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister.

Now there are 160,000 cavalry in the territory of the Great Song Dynasty who are not affected by the imperial power, which is absolutely intolerable to Zhao Ji of Song Huizong. He didn't have a seizure, after all, now is not the time to have a seizure. The three giants of the Privy Council, Tong Guan in Hebei, Gao Chen, and Pan Jing must be towards Liu Zhenglong, in this case, there is nothing to find out from the Privy Council, it seems that it can only be the political hall.

Several ministers of the political hall gathered together, and everyone knew what was going on, but no one knew how to reply to the official family, because if one word was wrong, there would be a great disaster. You must know that Liu Zhenglong is not alone, there are shadows of the Pan family and the Gao family behind him, not only that, but after the King of Chu incident, the Cao family and the Shi family also made a choice, in this case, Liu Zhenglong is behind the entire meritorious family.

If on weekdays, the official family is just a little jealous of the meritorious family, but now there are 160,000 cavalry outside, plus 50,000 or 60,000 fighting forces in the south of the Yangtze River.

After the official family brought the minister of the political hall to play dumb riddles, he threw the report of the Privy Council to the ground, and said coldly: "Look at it, what should you do, it's just lawless, what does he Liu Zhenglong want to do, is he going to rebel?" ”

Could it be that the rebellion will not succeed, these words are already very serious, which shows how angry the official family is at this moment.

In this case, someone has to speak, and the first person to open his mouth basically laid the tone of this court meeting, and everyone's eyes are on Taishi Cai Jing, on this occasion, it is obvious that this old fox is the right topic.

Cai Jing knew that he couldn't hide, he sighed secretly in his heart, Liu Zhenglong was young after all, and he was not calm in his work, how could he find such a big mistake? However, if it is said that Liu Zhenglong wants to rebel, this old fox will definitely not believe it, it is not the little fox he knows, and that kind of situation will never happen.

After pondering for a long time, Taishi Cai Jing said: "Your Majesty is angry, now many officials like to hear about things, and 160,000 cavalry suddenly popped out of the northwest border, this killed the old minister, and the old minister couldn't believe it." There must be a big problem here, and it's definitely not as simple as the report above. First of all, 160,000 cavalry, how many war horses are needed, this does not need to be repeated by the old minister, you must know that the Great Song Dynasty has accumulated more than 160 years, and it is only 30,000 war horses in Mu Huogang. Where did so many war horses come from, you must know that Liu Zhenglong has been at war with Western Xia since he became the defense envoy of the Western Front, and Western Xia will definitely not sell so many war horses to him, it can be said that not a single war horse will be sold. As for the seizures on the battlefield, my Great Song Dynasty and Western Xia have been at war for a hundred years, and they have also fought continuously with the Liao State, how many war horses have they really captured? Secondly, the northwest is sparsely populated, and most of the young and strong people are either organized to serve as soldiers in various generals in the northwest, or they are to participate in the construction of military villages and military cities, where will there be 160,000 soldiers. In the end, Liu Zhenglong went to the northwest for only three or four years, where was there enough time to form cavalry. You must know that it takes at least six to eight years for a cavalry to form combat effectiveness. To sum up, Lao Chen thought that there was moisture in the middle. ”

"Yes! Liu Zhenglong is a civil servant, at most he is a good strategist, but after all, he is not a military general, how can he get so many cavalry at once. "It was Zhang Bangchang who spoke, this treacherous and cunning guy didn't help Liu Zhenglong speak, he wanted to pull Liu Zhenglong off the horse, and this speech was obviously digging a hole.

Yes, how did Liu Zhenglong get so many cavalry at once, could it be that the entire meritorious family was involved, and the Northwest generals were all bought. This pit was dug so deep that even the treacherous and cunning Cai Jingjing didn't dare to speak for Liu Zhenglong.

It was a terrible scene, it was definitely the rhythm of rebellion.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Fan Zhixu, who was not going to speak, couldn't sit still, he said dissatisfiedly: "Liu Zhenglong's family members are all in the capital, and the meritorious family is also in the capital. He is a protégé of the Son of Heaven, witty, and not stupid enough to find his own ideas. In addition, the Northwest Jiangmen has helped the imperial court to guard the northwest for more than 100 years, and has always been loyal to the imperial court, how can it be easily bought? There must be something wrong with this, and the minister proposes to investigate the matter thoroughly. ”

"That's right! The protégé of the Son of Heaven, how could he kill himself. "It was Bai Shizhong who spoke, he was a typical two-faced, neither side was offended, and neither was pleased. But his son, who followed the third young master of the Liu family to do business, also had to help Liu Zhenglong speak.

Li Bangyan got up and said: "No wind and no waves, no matter whether Liu Zhenglong really shows signs of rebellion, the matter of these 160,000 cavalry must be strictly investigated, and this army must be under the Privy Council, and it must not be placed in Liu Zhenglong's hands." ”

At this time, the official family also calmed down, and the meritorious family has been married to the royal family since the founding of the country, so it can be said that they will lose everything, and they will not participate in the rebellion. In addition, Liu Zhenglong has only risen for a few years, and his foundation is not solid, and he can be uprooted with a holy decree, how can he rebel in this case?

Be prepared, it's time to tighten the reins, or this Maxima will turn into a wild horse. After making up his mind, the official said: "Send a decree to send a thousand forbidden troops to protect the safety of the family members of Qinling County, after all, Liu Zhenglong is quelling the rebellion in Jiangnan, and there can be no mistakes in the family." In addition, the Imperial City Division should strengthen the monitoring in the capital, and the specific Liang Qing family should do it themselves. Li Qingjia, you go to the northwest to see what is going on with these 160,000 cavalry, I will give you a secret decree, you have the right to cut first and then play, and you can command the northwest army with full authority. ”

Everyone was dumbfounded, and Liu Zhenglong's family members were placed under house arrest, which clearly showed distrust, and it seemed that the 160,000 cavalry was still a thorn in the heart of the official family. What is called strengthening the surveillance of the capital is actually monitoring the meritorious families headed by the four major families. As for Li Bangyan going to the northwest, it was Shang Fang's sword suspended above Liu Zhenglong's head, which could cut off his head at any time. It seems that the official family is murderous.

Since the official family has murderous intentions, no one dares to intercede with Liu Zhenglong in this situation, and no one is so stupid.

In the end, the official said: "Liu Zhenglong is crowned as the Duke of Qin, and he can return to Beijing." ”

was promoted to the Duke of Qin, in fact, he was hollowed out, and he no longer had any position, let alone military power. It seems that the official family wants to put Liu Zhenglong under house arrest, and if he resists, then Li Bangyan can ask Shang Fang's sword to kill him.

Investment, Liang Shicheng's biggest investment is Liu Zhenglong, if this guy falls, then the loss will be big. After thinking about it, Liang Shicheng secretly found Liang Fang and asked him to hurry up and go to the northwest, and be sure to meet Liu Zhenglong before Li Bangyan.

On the sixth day of the third month of the sixth year of Xuanhe, Liang Fang finally met Liu Zhenglong ten days earlier than Li Bangyan.

Liu Zhenglong didn't seem surprised by these at all, he looked at Liang Fang and said, "Do you think I will rebel?" ”

"I don't know."

"What if I really rebel?"

"I don't know." Although Liang Fang is the number two person in the Imperial City Division, second only to Liang Fangping, the commander of the Imperial City Division, the real power is not necessarily less than that of the other party, but this guy pays attention to small things, how can he think so far?

Liu Zhenglong patted Liang Fang's shoulder and said with a smile: "You don't know, how can I know?" So, how about we make a deal? ”

"What deal?"

"You solve Li Bangyan, and I will ensure that your Liang family will be rich and prosperous for generations."

"No, the assassination of the prime minister of the dynasty is a big case, and the official family will definitely pursue it." Liang Fang didn't have the courage to assassinate Li Bangyan, he didn't want to gamble, because he couldn't afford to lose if he lost the bet.

"Got it, please report it, go back and tell your uncle that his investment is destined to pay off."

Liu Zhenglong's tone was a little cold, and he didn't even look at Liang Fang more. After Liang Fang went out, Liu Zhenglong called Yan Qing in, and he said coldly: "Prison Liang Fang, and then send a letter to Liang Shicheng, just say that Liang Fang assassinated Li Bangyan, and see how the old fox replies to the letter." Remember to send a messenger, not a carrier pigeon. ”

This move is the most dangerous move taken by Liu Zhenglong after crossing to the Great Song Dynasty, this move is good and the whole game is alive, if it is broken, it is definitely an abyss from which no one can recover.

"It seems that the official family is still not worried about Lao Tzu, and wants to remove Lao Tzu's military power, okay, Lao Tzu has no military power, it depends on how you old boy plays." Liu Zhenglong made up his mind, and after dealing with the affairs of Western Xia, he hurried back to Beijing. No matter how stupid the Song Huizong team is, after all, he has the grace of knowing himself, whether it is to repay the kindness, or to avoid the misery of the millions of people in the capital, in a word, he is destined not to be a guest in the defense of the capital.

Now the battle of Yunzhou has not yet started, and there is no big movement in Xingqing Mansion, at this time, Liu Zhenglong is ready to visit the generals in the northwest one by one, not to let these old army leaders listen to their own dispatch, but to let them step up their preparations, and it is necessary to wait until the Jin army besieges Bianliang City before doing any tricks of King Qin.

You must know that the most powerful of the Jin army is the mobile combat of the cavalry, the annihilation war in the field is the most powerful place, the Western army with strong combat effectiveness in history was finally annihilated by the Jin army on the road of King Qin, a generation of famous generals died of illness, Yao Pingzhong's soldiers were defeated and escaped, Liu Zhongwu died in battle, and he could ask for surrender, Quduan was defeated and captured, and Liu Fa was killed in the battle with Western Xia. The Yang family, hehe, there is no record in history.

How to avoid these Western troops dying on the road of King Qin, this made Liu Zhenglong think hard, he didn't worry about the folded army, it was the army that his father-in-law could ask for, under his own control, Liu Fa's army didn't have to worry, at least he could accept his own persuasion. As for the seed army, it depends on whether the seed master can successfully take over the military power from the hands of the seed master, and the other families will have their own destiny.

Li Bangyan's flower appearance has endured all the hardships along the way, and finally arrived at Jingzhao Mansion, but unfortunately Liu Zhenglong is not there, he can only continue to move forward, but I don't know if it's bad luck or what's going on, the two people always take a fork in the road, and as soon as they know that at the end of April, the two met on Liu Fa's territory on Xihe Road. At this time, the battle of Yunzhou finally kicked off, and the 160,000 troops were divided into three routes and directed at Yunzhou.

The first to bear the brunt was the 30,000 Longwei army under Yue Fei, they encountered the most elite of the Jin cavalry, and the leader was the brave and good at fighting Wanyan Zongqi, this Jin cavalry only 10,000 people conquered Yunzhou, which was claimed to have 100,000 elite soldiers and was unbreakable. This shows how strong the combat effectiveness is, and how outstanding Wanyan Zongqi's military talent is.

And the two sons of Zhe Keqiu, Zhi Yanhu, and the two brothers Zhi Yanlong encountered Wanyan Zonggan, this guy once captured the emperor of Liao, and he was also a first-class general.

The 100,000 new army led by Hebron and Wang Jin encountered 30,000 vassal troops led by Khitan warriors, led by Yelu Mawu, a fierce general in the late Liao period. This is the unforgivable mistake that the Great Song scouts discovered, the original intelligence was that there were only 30,000 Jin soldiers in Yunzhou, but they didn't expect that what they really encountered was 20,000 Jin cavalry and 30,000 vassal troops, not only that, but Yunzhou also had 10,000 defenders, and the general Xiao Qianshan who defended the city was the defender of Yunzhou, and later surrendered to Jin.

The three armies seemed to have been discussed, and although they did not march at the same time, they were blocked at almost the same time. It's just that due to the complicated terrain near Yunzhou, after the two sides encountered, they did not immediately start tearing up. Instead, the Wanyan Sect sent an envoy to ask why they were meeting each other.

Obviously, at this time, the maritime alliance was still valid, and the Jin State and the Great Song Dynasty were still allies in name, and it was obviously unreasonable and morally untenable to suddenly tear their faces and start a war.

Although the cavalry of the Jin State were brave and good at fighting, Wanyan Zonggan was not arrogant enough to easily defeat the 160,000 Song army. Although he never fought with the Song army, Wanyan Zonggan still knew that the most powerful army in the Great Song Dynasty was the Western army. Now that the 160,000 Western troops appeared on his territory, he was still careful to deal with it, and he was unwilling to rush into battle.

Among the commanders of the three-way army, the highest status is Zhi Keqiu, this person is still Liu Zhenglong's father-in-law, so Yue Fei sent someone to invite Zhi Keqiu over and asked him to negotiate with the envoy of the Jin State. Of course, the main reason is that Yue Fei is not good at this.