Chapter 450: Military Exercises

Li Zong really wanted to leave Uncle Xie Fang to use him to compete with Shi Bin, Zhao Kui, and Li Fu, so he sent six imperial doctors to help him heal, hoping to cure his illness, but to no avail. After hearing about these supernatural events, he sent someone to investigate, but who knew that the investigator was only perfunctory and did not find out a result.

It was naturally inappropriate for such an intermittent mentally ill person to be a secondary person, so in the second month after Uncle Xie Fang's problem, he was sent to eat as a waiter in the Ministry of Works, and he was no longer a member of the highest decision-making level of the Great Song Dynasty.

Squeezing away Uncle Xie Fang, a guy who only wants to make peace and pry the corner of Lizong, Shi Bin, Zhao Kui and Li Fu and other main battle factions are very happy. No one cares how Uncle Xie Fang and his subordinates are crazy, but hopes that the Lord and the faction will become more crazy, so that it will be convenient to squeeze out and make the power of the Lord and the faction in the DPRK weaker.

Due to the previous recovery of Chencang and Xi'an, the Yuan people also sent a letter of protest, and Li Zong was a little flustered, and at the same time fell into confusion. It has always been the dream of his Zhao family to look north to the Central Plains to recover the sixteen states of Youyun, but it is his own wish to live a comfortable life, how to choose?

Although he has never been on the battlefield and has never seen dead people all over the mountains, there is one thing that Li Zong still knows: for the Great Song Dynasty, fighting a war is burning money, and no matter whether you win or lose, you will burn money. It will seriously affect his quality of life. If you win, it's good to say, if you lose, the throne may not be guaranteed, and the Great Song Dynasty will fall into internal and external troubles.

Therefore, several times in the court on this matter to initiate discussions, Shi Bin, Zhao Kui and Li Fu are naturally the main battle, especially Zhao Kui is the most active. And although Uncle Xie Fang is crazy, he still has normal times, and he comes out to make trouble every once in a while. Li Zong used Uncle Xie Fang's nonsense to refute Shi Bin's main battle opinions.

Finding that things did not go as smoothly as expected, although Uncle Xie Fang's threat was greatly reduced, he was still the main peace faction in the anti-Yuan resistance, and he could also be used by Li Zong to refute the opinions of the main battle faction. So Shi Bin had to invite Zhao Kui and Li Fu to the mansion to 'go to the banquet'.

Shi Bin rarely treats guests, Zhao Kui and Li Fu immediately realized that things must be unusual when they heard the news, so they quickly gave a reply to the people of Shifu - they must go to the banquet.

The time will soon come, Shi Bin doesn't like vegetables and likes vegetable essence, so he and Zhao Kui and Li Fu only ate a total of eight dishes, but they are all delicacies: fried shrimp yellow, mapo tofu, ants on the tree, wolfberry simmered chicken soup, stir-fried kidney flower, back to the pot meat, stewed cabbage, Qinglong sea soup.

Everyone in the world loves food, Zhao Kui and Li Fu are naturally very happy to eat, and they all say that the aftertaste is endless, and the lips and teeth are fragrant.

After three rounds of drinking, Shi Bin saw that the two of them were so happy to eat and said, "Two adults, Shi has something I want to discuss with you. ”

Zhao Kui and Li Fu have been in the officialdom for many years, and they were not surprised by Shi Bin's appearance, and they all smiled and signaled to Shi Bin but said that it was okay.

"Two adults, now that the Yuan people are internally unstable and the national strength is weak, it is the best time for us to look north at the Central Plains. Henan and Jingdong roads have been recovered, and it would be great if Shaanxi, Hedong Road (most of Shanxi) and Hebei East and West roads could be recovered. ”

Hearing Shi Bin's grand ambition, Zhao Kui and Li Fu immediately became excited. If others mentioned this, they would definitely think that this person was crazy, but if Shi Bin brought it up, they felt that it might not be impossible. It's just that how to successfully reclaim these places requires very careful planning.

After all, several large-scale Northern Expeditions of the Great Song Dynasty ended in fiasco, and they could no longer afford to be defeated.

"Lord Shi is amazing, he really has great ambitions, what do you want me and Lord Zhao to help do?" Li Fu asked with a smile.

"Simple, that is, to persuade the emperor to support the Northern Expedition. Shi remembered that the treasury is still full and morale is strong, but it is not a taste for someone to make a hindrance. Shi Bin hinted.

Who this 'someone' is, the three of them know it.

Zhao Kui said: "Lord Shi is right, that person is a little annoying, but Zhao thinks that the key is the emperor's attitude rather than that person's attitude. So if you want to send troops to the Northern Expedition, you have to convince the emperor. ”

"Convince the Emperor?" Shi Bin said. Li Fu nodded immediately.

Seeing the attitude of Zhao Kui and Li Fu, Shi Bin was very disappointed. But he still tried to ask: "Two lords, if I propose to send troops to the Northern Expedition, will you support me?" ”

Sending troops to the Northern Expedition is a major event related to the fate of the country, and of course it is impossible for the two of them to agree without thinking. Therefore, after listening to Shi Bin's question, they looked at each other and thought about it.

Zhao Kui is obviously much more positive, and the reason why he is not in a hurry to express his position is just to be safe. Li Fu obviously couldn't make up his mind, which may be related to his previous envoy to the Yuan Dynasty, and he should not want to just talk about peace and turn his face and turn his face and then turn his face and fight again.

Of course, you can't wait forever, Shi Bin took two sips of wine and then said, "Have you thought about it, two adults?" If you don't think about it, forget it, let's just drink today. Anyway, Shi's meaning has been made clear, it's okay. ”

"Lord Shi, what Zhao means is that if your Northern Expedition strategy is okay, I will second. If there is a glaring flaw in the strategy, I have to object to it. ”

"Lord Shi, I agree with Cho Jae-fu. However, if the emperor fiercely opposes it, even if your strategy is foolproof, I will oppose it. Li Fu said.

I didn't expect the two of them to support him, and Shi Bin was already very satisfied with the attitude of 'seconding', so he smiled and expressed his gratitude. What followed was pure feasting, and nothing else.

After the banquet, after sending Zhao Kui and Li Fu out of the house, Shi Bin returned to the study. After Xu Feng followed, he spoke: "They can talk, but this result is acceptable. ”

"My lord, this result is considered very good. As long as Zhao Zaifu and Li Shumi are willing to second, even if Uncle Xie Fang's old puppet comes to obstruct it, it is useless. What matters now is how to convince the emperor that the Northern Expedition will be successful. After all, most of us were defensive counterattacks before, and it may not be a little luck to win Henan and Jingdong. In the south of the Yellow River, we can do it, but once we cross the Yellow River, the battle line is stretched and there are mostly endless plains and plateaus, and things are not so easy to do. Xu Feng said very seriously.

I have to admit that Xu Feng is very reasonable, China's many foreign wars have been defeated in logistics, and the grain route has been cut off and failed. If the Northern Expedition really starts, Shi Bin can't guarantee that he won't fail, what if he meets someone who is more skilled in using soldiers than himself? If he is defeated, there will be many people who fall into the well, so Shi Bin also has to think carefully.

"Xu Feng, now that we have made a return cannon, explosives bag and a lot of firearms, we are not afraid of fighting with the Yuanren field. The only thing I'm worried about is that the front is too long, is there anything you can do to solve it? ”

Xu Feng shook his head in frustration, but still reminded Shi Bin that the first thing to do was to convince Li Zong that the Northern Expedition would be successful, otherwise it would be useless to plan carefully.

Let the Ricudon believe that it will succeed? That's true. So Shi Bin stopped talking and lowered his head in contemplation, and Xu Feng also withdrew from the study when he saw this.

In Shi Bin's opinion, it is indeed a hard injury if the battle line is too long, but if the cities along the grain road are guarded well, as long as it advances smoothly, there will be no accidents. It must be known that now there is no longer any fear of the Yuan people defending the city, a county town can definitely go down with a drum, and a state city can also be taken within ten days.

What makes people worry is that many generals are skeptical about this, and it is even more difficult for Li Zong to believe that he is afraid of death.

What to do? The more I thought about it, the more annoyed I became, and the more I scolded Li Zong in my heart for being a boneless waste. I can't help but think of how useless he was when he said the return cannon to intimidate him when he went to a banquet in the palace before. Because the situation was not good, and he didn't come up with any good solutions, Shi Bin kept thinking about these things in order to relax.

It didn't take long for Shi Bin to think of the word 'military exercises'. Then he burst out laughing. Xu Feng immediately rushed in to see the situation when he heard the sound.

"Xu Feng come here, let me ask you something.

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"Yes, my lord."

When Xu Feng walked to his side, Shi Bin asked, "How about we say let's get a military exercise for Li Zong?" ”

"Military exercises?" Xu Feng muttered, "Okay, let's conduct military exercises." However, my lord, I think that I should invite hundreds of civil and military officials to go with him, and I want to get Uncle Xie Fang's old horseman too, and I must not let him hide. ”

"Reasonable!" Shi Bin said with a smile. After that, he immediately dressed up, and went directly to the palace to see Li Zong.

Today's Li Zong has a heartfelt fear of Shi Bin, so Shi Bin wants to see it, but Li Zong does not dare not see it. Because some things delayed the meal, Li Zong was eating when Shi Bin arrived, so he invited Shi Bin to eat together. Although he had already eaten it, Shi Bin didn't mind eating two more bites of imperial food, so he naturally accepted Li Zong's invitation with a smile.

After saluting, Shi Bin looked up at the appearance of the Li Zong, he knew that the Li Zong was about to collapse now, and he was secretly happy in his heart.

"Your Majesty, Weichen has something to do."

"Shi Aiqing can talk while eating, don't be restrained." Li Zong said.

"Your Majesty, Weichen wants to ask the emperor to order the Northern Expedition to restore the Central Plains."

Raising troops for the Northern Expedition to restore the Central Plains? Previously, the main peace faction and the main battle faction in the imperial court fought red-faced and red-eared, and no one was convinced, Li Zong was happy to balance the two factions in this way, but he didn't expect Shi Bin to come alone to talk about the Northern Expedition. At this time, there was no one available to check and balance Shi Bin, and Li Zong was embarrassed.

Knowing that even if Li Zong agrees now, he will only deal with it, and when he leaves, he will immediately retort, so Shi Bin smiled and said: "The emperor is the first emperor of the ages, and he must know how important it is to control the Central Plains, the eight hundred miles of Qinchuan and the sixteen states of Youyun to my Great Song Dynasty, and what a good opportunity to send troops at this time, I will definitely not object." ”

Of course, he was happy to be held in such a way, but he didn't know how to answer. I had no choice but to say in a hurry: "What Shi Aiqing said is true, but the Northern Expedition is a major national event, and there is no room for sloppiness." Even if I support you, the officials of the court will have different opinions. If there is too much opposition, I am afraid it will not be good to send troops. ”

"The emperor doesn't have to worry, Weichen has a way to make all the officials in the court and the central government support the Northern Expedition, just ask the emperor to decree." Shi Bin smiled confidently.

Although Li Zong was stupid, he was not stupid, so he immediately asked Shi Bin what this method was. Shi Bin didn't bother to hide it, and directly told Li Zong that he was going to hold a military exercise.

War game? Li Zong was interested in watching it, but he felt a little worried in his heart. Everyone knows that Shi Bin's weapons in the army are advanced and lethal, what if he hits himself? What if Shi Bin wants to take the opportunity to rebel?

Looking at Li Zong's wasteful appearance, Shi Bin was full of contempt in his heart, and said in his mouth: "Your Majesty, please don't worry, I will personally stand in front of you to protect you." And all the officials who watched will be arranged in a safe place, and there will never be danger. ”

Shi Bin used himself as a shield? This relieved Rizuma. After all, this can ensure his safety, because this can at least prove that Shi Bin has no intention of rebellion.

"If the emperor is worried, he can send someone he trusts to supervise Wei Chen's weapon arrangement."

These words made Ritsune feel more relieved, but he was still a little hesitant. After all, you can't be sloppy about major matters related to your life, not to mention that he is the Ninth Five-Year Honor, and nothing can happen to you.

After thinking about it carefully, Shi Bin said again: "If the emperor is afraid of accidents, he may be able to confuse the truth." How about using a stand-in in your dragon chariot and on the viewing platform, and asking Dong Gonggong to arrange it wherever you are? ”

Of course, I want to see how powerful my country's army is, and I also want to satisfy my vanity. Now that this method did ensure safety, Rikhon finally agreed to hold a major military exercise.

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