Chapter 271: How can there be no leakage

Just like spending a sleepless night in Qinglong Castle, Zhao and Ju also spent a sleepless night in Lin'an City.

This night he stayed at Yang Miaozhen's place, because compared to the rest of the women in the harem, Yang Miaozhen knows the soldiers, has never been on the battlefield, and has a belly full of knowledge of the war on paper, Zhao and Ju, who lack knowledge of war theory, but can be described as experienced in a hundred battles, the husband and wife often do some deductions on the sand table, but every time Yang Miaozhen beats Zhao and Ju to the ground, without it, if Zhao and Ju have the upper hand, Yang Miaozhen will have a real fight with him.

Dare to wave his fist at Emperor Zhao and Ju, there is only Yang Miaozhen in this world.

No matter how Yang Miao really has such and such shortcomings, but there is one thing that the ministers who don't look at her can't deny, she has made great contributions to Zhao and Ju, if there is no her, Zhao and Ju's ascension to the throne will not be so smooth. She has a straightforward temperament, and when others admonish Zhao and Ju, they often have to consider whether they will touch the dragon scales, but she is not, as long as she thinks it is wrong, she will speak out and advise, and will not care about the rest.

The next morning, Zhao and Ju hurried to the Boya Building, eating breakfast while checking the information sent to various places last night.

"Your Majesty, the latest news from Huating Mansion is here, Li Ye has requisitioned two clippers and headed north along the coast." Li Yunrui put a piece of information in front of him. Zhao Heju chewed the pasta, carefully looked at the document, Li Ye arrived at Huating at five o'clock yesterday afternoon, the boat set off at half past seven, and the night train from Huating to Lin'an at nine o'clock in the evening brought this information, and arrived in Lin'an at five o'clock this morning, and sent it to the palace at six o'clock.

"If it is two years late, our railway will reach Xuzhou, and the transfer of troops will only be a matter of two or three days." Zhao and Ju muttered.

Although he was prepared, the war was not the best time he imagined. If in another two years, the economic penetration of the Great Song Dynasty into the Jin State reached its peak, and without the Great Song Dynasty, the Jin State could not even distribute a day's military rations and a day's official salaries, and the Great Song Dynasty's annexation of the Jin State would be a matter of course, and it could even be bloodless. However, expecting everything in the world to do what he wishes is too wishful thinking, and the gold lord is not a fool, how can he sit still and wait for death.

It's just that Jin Guo and Meng Yuan were able to abandon their previous suspicions and work together to deal with the Great Song Dynasty, although Zhao and Ju expected it, but it still made him feel that Wanyan Shouxu and Tuo Lei were really beyond the reach of ordinary people.

"This is the defense situation of Sichuan, Shu and Hanzhong, and I arrived with the ship last night." Li Yunrui sent another piece of paper.

Zhao and Ju took it over, this is Zhao Fan, the governor of the Hanzhong Military Region, Zhao Fan and Zhao Kui are brothers, both are the sons of the famous general Zhao Fang of the Great Song Dynasty, Zhao Fan joined the army with his father very early, and he is known for his prestige in the army, and he and his brothers were promoted to military envoys at the same time, which caused controversy in the DPRK. Purely in terms of military strength, the number of troops controlled by the two brothers was close to one-third of the forbidden army of the Great Song Dynasty, and Wenchen was very worried that the tail was out of balance, which might shake the country's foundation, and it was not a foolproof strategy to protect the heroes and famous generals. In order to convince them, Zhao and Ju carefully analyzed the current military system, although they are both envoys, they only have the right to command and manage, but not the right to personnel, and even have no right to transfer troops in non-wartime. Moreover, according to the current military region system, every five years the envoys of the major military regions have to be rotated, and it is impossible for anyone to serve in a military region for too long and to establish an intricate relationship in the army. Moreover, now the forbidden army departments are also equipped with artillery, the artillery is trained in the guards, and the loyalty to the Son of Heaven is beyond doubt, even if it is controlled by the capital, the supply of gunpowder, shells and other materials required by the artillery city depends on the Beijing division, and they are not afraid that they pose a threat to the central government.

In his letter, Zhao Fan mentioned his Hanzhong, Sichuan, and Shu defense concept, in addition to the Jin State, because of the alliance between the Song and the Western Xia, the Western Xia occupied part of the Tibetan region and gave it to the Great Song as a thank you gift for the Great Song to support it in the fight against Menghu. Therefore, in addition to the border with the Jin State, Hanzhongchuan and Shu also bordered the Western Xia and Tubo, and in the southwest and south, there were also Dali and other vassal states. Therefore, Zhao Fan believes that with the strength of the Hanzhong Military Region, it is not enough to forge ahead, and in the next few years, it should concentrate on military training, reconnaissance, and defense. The military is dominated by defense, while the political is dominated by division, bribery, and secret investigation.

This strategy is not conservative, Zhao and Ju read it carefully, and he was very happy in his heart, Zhao Fan's reputation in the history books is not as prominent as Zhao Kui, but his military strategy is no less talented than Zhao Kui, Zhao and Ju even feel that he is a pretty good chief of staff, this time the Military Counsellor's Office failed to foresee that Meng Yuan and Jin Guo combined forces to attack Song State, that is, he is missing such a person who is proficient in military affairs and political acumen.

Li Yunrui handed over a third report, but this report came from Liuqiu and was sent by Meng Xisheng. Since Zhao Heju ordered him to pass through the South Seas, he called three sail gunboats from the Liuqiu Guards Naval Division, and mobilized 1,500 Atayal warriors and the same number of Guards to occupy the throat of Goro, build the "Tongyang City", set up batteries on both sides of the narrow waterway he named the Tongyang Strait, collect navigation taxes from passing merchant ships, and spare no effort to sweep away the Nanyang pirates.

"Ouyang Yingfeng is unceremonious to his past peers and does a very good job." Looking at this report, it is said that Ouyang Yingfeng led the army to sweep the Nanyang pirates and destroyed more than 20 large and small pirates within half a year, and Zhao Heju was overjoyed. These pirates threatened the trade route of the Great Song Dynasty to the Great Food, and also threatened the market security of the dumping of the Great Song Dynasty's goods, which was intolerable for the Great Song Dynasty, which was accelerating the process of industrialization.

Zhao Youju once organized Chen Zicheng and others to make a calculation, and if the population and resources of the Song Kingdom were mobilized, as long as the degree of industrialization reached half, then the products produced would be several times the purchasing power of the Great Song Dynasty and the Jin Kingdom and the Western Xia. Therefore, although their purchasing power is not yet strong, Dashi and Europe are also important channels to solve the overproductivity of the Great Song Dynasty.

"Huh?"

At the end of Meng Xisheng's report, Zhao Youju saw a piece of news, and couldn't help but stop eating and read it carefully. In this news, Meng Xisheng said that the king of Xilan intends to enter the Great Song Dynasty to pay tribute, and the preliminary departure date is the second half of next year. In the twists and turns, Meng Xisheng also said that if the king of Xilan is allowed to enter Beijing to pay tribute, the biggest disadvantage is that it will cause the vassal states to follow suit.

"This country of Xilan is extraordinary, I must be of great use, it will be a model for my Great Song Dynasty to deal with the vassals of the Far Sea, Shuniang, you write it down, with Meng Xisheng's good life arrangement, you must make this Lord of Xilan come to my Great Song Dynasty smoothly." Zhao and Ju commanded.

Zhou Shuniang, who was on the side, answered, and quickly wrote it down on the paper with a pen. When Xie Daoqing and Geng Wan first remembered, they both used a hard pen, but Zhou Shuniang was not, she wrote a good small hand, and used a brush to write small lines on paper, which was not slow.

After reading the three official documents, Li Yunrui did not replace the new official documents for a while, Zhao Youju initially thought that it was gone, and said with a smile: "Today is very free, but there are only these few official documents to read." ”

"Your Majesty, there are still twelve official documents here, but none of them have anything to do with military affairs." Li Yunrui took out another stack of official documents.

Zhao Heju raised his head in amazement, glanced at Li Yunrui, and suddenly realized after seeing his appearance: "Yunrui, what idea do you have?" ”

"Your Majesty, the minister ......" Li Yunrui was slightly embarrassed, and after a while he said: "The minister wants to ask for war!" ”

"Oh?" Zhao Youju put down the bowl he had eaten, took the handkerchief and wiped his lips: "If I allow you to ask for battle, who is available to me here?" ”

"Your Majesty, the juniors of the fifth or sixth phase of Yixue can also use it." Li Yunrui said with a smile: "The minister and the Han Fan are training soldiers together, and now the Han Fan has been sent out by His Majesty again, but the minister has not even caught a battle until now, Your Majesty ......"

When he said this, he hesitated a little, and Zhao Heju said impatiently when he saw that he was expecting Ai Aidi: "If you have something to say, say it quickly, what are you doing?" ”

"Your Majesty is partial, favoring one over the other, and the minister will also fight!"

In the Guards, Li Yunrui was in charge of military discipline, and many Guards officers and soldiers were more afraid of him than Li Ye. But whether it is him or Li Ye, although they are a few years older than Zhao Heju, in front of Zhao and Ju, they are just students, and they themselves regard themselves as subordinates. Therefore, Zhao and Ju urged, and Li Yunrui rarely showed the side of young people who were not calm enough.

Listening to him speak with a choked breath, Zhao Heju couldn't help but laugh. Li Yunrui is worried about what he has already understood, as a soldier, to earn military merits, of course, he is the fastest on the battlefield. And Li Yunrui stayed in the rear for a long time, staying by his side, although he dealt with a lot of trivial affairs, he was not visible, and compared with Li Ye and others, it was difficult to show his fame. It is Luo Anqiong and other juniors who have also made many military exploits on the battlefield, and he Li Yunrui can endure it until now, and he is already very calm.

"Jingwen, I can't leave you now, he will attack Liaodong one day, I will appoint you as the main general, you are now in the center, pay attention to the battle reports everywhere, learn from each other's strengths, and when I use you, you must live up to my expectations."

"Your Majesty is a chronic son, and I don't know when I will attack Liaodong!" Li Yunrui was still unwilling in his heart: "Your Majesty, don't be the main general, send the minister to Xuzhou to give Li Ye a hand!" ”

"The two of you went to Xuzhou, how did Qin Dashi deal with himself?" Zhao Heju thought in his heart, and then frowned again, when he sent Li Ye to pass the order yesterday, because the matter was urgent, he forgot to explain the relationship between Li Ye and Qin Dashi. In terms of rank, Li Ye is Qin Dashi's superior, but if Li Ye changes his command of Qin Dashi, it will inevitably damage Qin Dashi's prestige and be suspected of changing generals in battle.

When this decision was made yesterday, none of the important ministers of the DPRK and the central government gave a warning to it, and this really should not be done. Others don't say that Cui He, as the prime minister and knows about military affairs, is derelict in his duty if he doesn't admonish him. There is also Zhao Shanxiang, who has supervised local military affairs for many years, and now he is the secretary of the Ministry of War, and it is also a dereliction of duty not to say a word about this.

However, the biggest dereliction of duty is himself, after all, he is still young, and he has not considered some details.

Li Yunrui saw that he suddenly fell into deep thought, and didn't say a word for a long time, thinking that his complaint made the Son of Heaven angry, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, don't blame him, the minister is just talking nonsense." ”

"It has nothing to do with you, I think of something......" Zhao Youju sighed.

The reason for this omission, in addition to his lack of consideration when he was young, is that he has always regarded the righteous young people he has cultivated as one. In his opinion, the righteous boys are all the seeds of hope that he has cultivated with great effort, and they are all one in terms of interests and status. This reminded him of the conflict between Luo Anqiong and Xu Feng because of the locust control, if this conflict broke out again this time, the loss of the Great Song Dynasty would be great.

Fortunately, it is Qin Dashi, Qin Dashi is steady and forbearing, and this kind of thing will not happen.

After calming down a little, Zhao Heju pondered for a while: "Jingwen, this matter is urgent, sooner or later I will get your wish." ”

"I don't know what the military situation is in the north." After taking care of Li Yunrui, Zhao Heju thought to himself.

Like him, Cui He, Ge Hong, Zhao Shanxiang and others are also very worried, they know that Zhao Heju has intelligence sources outside the public channels of the imperial court, so although there is no need to go to court today, but after handling the official affairs in their respective hands, the three of them all came to the Forbidden Palace to ask for a meeting. As soon as Zhao and Ju saw the three of them, they reproached: "The three Qing families, I ordered Li Ye to go to Xuzhou yesterday, which is quite inappropriate, and it is really a dereliction of duty for Zhu Qing not to advise me!" ”

Cui He was stunned, and immediately understood, and said quite ashamedly: "Your Majesty's reproach is that yesterday there was an emergency, and the ministers only said that Your Majesty had a plan, so they didn't say anything, but they did, please punish Your Majesty." ”

Ge Hong glanced at Long Twelve, who was standing beside him, Long Twelve, who was silent, among the close ministers of the Son of Heaven, he was the only one who stayed by the Son of Heaven's side almost all the time. No matter when the Son of Heaven received them, this loyal guard always stood by the side, and sometimes the Son of Heaven repelled female officials like Zhou Shuniang, but Long Twelve never left him. Ge Hong groaned slightly, and then said: "What Cui Xianggong said is very true, Your Majesty, Li Ye, Qin Dashi and other generals are all protégés of the Son of Heaven, and Your Majesty has raised them single-handedly, and the ministers and others believe in Your Majesty's vision, and they are indeed responsible for negligence." ”

Ge Hong's words are hidden in the needle, he is actually tactfully admonishing, the reason why there is a situation like yesterday is related to the fact that the Son of Heaven is too trustworthy in the old people in the palace, and the officials in the court are really not good at interjecting. Zhao Heju was silent, and it took a long time before he smiled.

"Your Majesty, Li Ye's responsibilities and powers are unclear, and it is not conducive to the battle ahead, why doesn't Your Majesty send envoys again?" Zhao Shanxiang has always focused on the battle situation, if the front line is defeated because of the struggle for power between the two generals, and the good situation is buried, then it is too worthless.

"Qin Dashi is as immovable as a mountain, and he will not hand over power unless he sees the clear will. Although Li Ye is out of the ordinary, he knows what I like and dislikes, he has a heart and a long-term vision, and he will not do stupid things. After this period of deep thought, Zhao Youju's worries have gradually lightened, and he smiled: "This time I ordered the people, so there is no hindrance, in the future, I have this unconsidered will, all the secretaries must make up for the shortcomings, and there can be no concealment." ”

"Your Majesty Shengming!" The three ministers said in unison.

Zhao Shanxiang said after a while: "Your Majesty, the minister discussed with the counselors of the Military Counsellor's Office last night, and felt that I must also change if the enemy changes, and the original strategy of counterattacking Jin State should be changed. Especially in terms of timing, the ministers thought that if the battle of Xuzhou was won, the main force of the Jin State and Menghu would be defeated, and we should not miss the opportunity, and His Majesty should send a new army to the north to prepare for the need to recover the Central Plains. ”

"Do you have any drafts to submit?" Zhao Yoju asked.

"It's just been drawn up, Your Majesty, please take a look." Zhao Shanxiang presented a few pieces of paper, the waiter caught it, and then transferred it to Long Twelve, who handed it over to Zhao and Ju.

Zhao and Ju took a closer look, this submission can not be completely considered new, it is basically a previously proposed amendment, there are three differences, the first is the timing of the counterattack, originally Zhao and Ju wanted to consume the strength of the Jin State on the border, and then counterattack after March of the next year, and in this submission, the time was advanced to the beginning of February of the next year.

The second is the use of the Loyal and Righteous Army, the Loyal and Righteous Army originally contained and held the East Hebei Road, but now the suggestion is to ask the Loyal and Righteous Army to take the initiative to attack, seize Yanyun, and cut off the return route of Menghu.

The third is the Jingxiang Military Region to which Zhao Kui belongs, in the original strategy, the Jingxiang Military Region captured Nanyang and feinted to attack Bianjing, forcing the Jin State to fight on two fronts.