"But then again, that eldest grandson Hong is indeed a talent, we are clear about the situation in Shimenfan, there are no birds laying eggs, except for a lot of tea, there is nothing." Duan Zhixiang smoothed the Buddha beads quickly, showing that he was in a good mood: "The barbarians there are in the thirty-six departments, although they are ruthless, they are scattered like gravel and cannot be gathered, and it is appropriate to describe them as poor and evil in one sentence!" His eldest grandson Hong has only been gone for ten years, and he has made the Shimen Fan like a wild beast in order, but it is rare, if this person is working under my Duan family, it is excellent. ”

Duan Xiangxing smiled bitterly and took a sip of tea: "Father, don't be wishful thinking, I look at this person, it doesn't look like a character who is willing to send people under the fence, he has a backbone, he is brave and strategic, and he is comparable to Wei Yan in the Three Kingdoms." ”

"What about Wei Yan? is not obediently a general under Zhuge Liang. Duan Zhixiang was stunned: "In the end, he was cut off by Yang Yi's head, and his head was in a different place." ”

"But, father, we don't have Zhuge Liang, not even Yang Yi." Duan Xiangxing shook his head and sighed: "Our Duan family has no prestige over the years, and the talents have been co-opted by the Gao family, and the available people are worried. ”

"That's it, I'm just going to say it, Changsun Hong kills people without blinking, he has hurt a lot of us in the past few years, and the Gao family can't spare him first, don't think about it so much, when he and the Gao family fight to lose both, we will pick peaches again." Duan Zhixiang said with a smile, stretched out his hand and touched it in his arms, and threw something to his son: "This is a secret medicine from Tibet, I heard that it can be a night to royal ten women, you take it and try it, it just so happens that the palace has received a new batch of barbarian girls, you go and pick a few, and you will be rewarded by your father." ”

Duan Xiangxing's eyes were shining, and he was inexplicably excited, he took the box thrown by his father with both hands, thanked him repeatedly, and grinned.

……

The intrigue in the southwest border, in the eyes of the insiders, is extremely important, related to the lives of countless people, and several forces rack their brains and join forces to gain control of the small Dali Kingdom.

But in the overall picture, it is not worth mentioning.

From the north bank of the Huai River to the Dasanguan line in the Qinling Mountains, a magnificent war is slowly kicking off. With the collapse of the Jin State, the Song and Mongolian commanders who worshiped as brothers under the city of Caizhou, where Emperor Mourning of the Jin Kingdom committed suicide and martyrdom, broke up less than half a year ago, and met each other, the Mongolian general Tachar and the Song Dynasty general Wugong Lang Meng Heng, gathered hundreds of thousands of soldiers to fight in Jiangling, the war reflected the red sky, and the corpse blocked the river.

Between Jiangling and Lin'an, although separated by two roads south of the Yangtze River, the distance is thousands of miles, but once Jiangling is lost, the Mongolian cavalry will take advantage of the situation to go south, and the entire Southern Song Dynasty can be cut into two from the middle, that is, it can attack Bashu in the west, and it can go east along the river, enter Huxiang, bypass the Huaihe River defense line from the side, and reach Lin'an in the evening, threatening the ruling center of the Southern Song Dynasty.

This is no joke.

In the south of Lin'an City, in the Ouchi Miyagi Xuande Hall under the Phoenix Mountain, a tense court discussion is underway.

Li Zong sat in the middle, and the courtiers sitting on the left and right were Zheng Qingzhi, who took over as the right prime minister and privy envoy after Shi Miyuan's death, Qiao Xingjian, Xue Ji, and Cui He, the governor of the government.

They also have another characteristic, they are basically Shi Miyuan's henchmen.

"Ladies and gentlemen, how can the current situation be broken?" Li Zong frowned, sat on the royal couch and asked everyone with his forehead, looking anxious: "The Mongols really have wolf ambitions, and the ink of the alliance with me has not dried, so they actually turned against each other, and the alliance with the Jin people on the sea was as good as the alliance at sea!" Now Jinghu is tight, and the northern captives are very anxious to besiege Jiangling, but if there is a loss, it is unimaginable, what is the good plan of the Zhongqing family, come quickly! ”

The following people looked at each other, and they all looked at the privy envoy Zheng Qingzhi, who was in charge of the army.

Zheng Qingzhi had no choice but to stand up and say to Li Zong: "The official family doesn't have to worry, the minister has already ordered that Shi Songzhi will be in strict position with the Jinghu system, Shi Songzhi has been operating in the Xiangyang area for ten years, and has fought countless times with the Jin people, not falling behind, everywhere is appropriate, the soldiers are strong, and they are not invincible!" In order to ensure that nothing goes wrong, the minister also ordered Wu Gong Lang Huangzhou Zhizhou Meng Hui and Huaidong to make Zhao Kui lead the troops to help, Meng and Zhao are both fierce generals, able to make good decisions, so arranged, the Mongols will be defeated. ”

Li Zong nodded again and again, and said, "Aiqing has already made arrangements, and I am very pleased. ”

Zheng Qingzhi said: "However, in order to ensure all the safety, the minister also ordered the regiments of various state capitals to train and prepare for war, and collect taxes, and collect the autumn rent in advance for the purpose of raising troops, otherwise the army will be mobilized, the fierce battle is in full swing, and if the military salary and military food are insufficient, the soldiers will be chilled and their morale will not be good." ”

Li Zong nodded again: "Aiqing is thoughtful, let's do it, if the money is not enough, add some general money." ”

Zheng Qingzhi bowed his head and promised: "Your Majesty is wise." ”

The other people in the seat looked sideways and snickered secretly: Zheng Qingzhi can make a fortune this time.

Li Zong doesn't care about this, it always costs money to fight, anyway, it's not to spend the money in his own treasury, collect taxes, the common people have so much money, the country is difficult not to take out some of it, how can it be justified?

"The war is chaotic, it is always the people who suffer, all the Aiqing must urge the state capitals to be sympathetic to the people's feelings, not to expropriate tyranny, hurt the hearts of the people, the country is people-oriented, the people are suffering, and I feel uncomfortable." Li Zong said worriedly, and picked up a bowl of bird's nest.

"Your Majesty is merciful, and your ministers admire!" The crowd sang in unison and bowed their hands.

"That's it, I will go to the ancestral temple tomorrow to worship, please bless the ancestors and ancestors, expel the northern captives as soon as possible, and return my Great Song Dynasty to a bright and prosperous world, and all the Qings will go with me." Li Zong took a sip of bird's nest and said comfortably.

Everyone agreed in unison, but Qiao Xingjian, the governor of the political affairs, seized the time and took the opportunity to stand up and speak: "Official, the minister has a plan, but he can not use the sword and let the Mongols retreat on their own!" ”

"Oh? Got such a clever idea? Li Zong immediately swallowed the bird's nest in his mouth, and said with joy with his eyes shining: "Aiqing, come quickly!" ”

The moment he saw Qiao Xingjian stand out, Zheng Qingzhi knew that something was wrong.

Although both of them are Shi Miyuan's party, they are full of contradictions, everyone wants to get involved in the position of power, and Qiao Xingjian has been coveting the position of prime minister for a long time.

So between the two, there was a fight between the open, there were still people pressing Shi Miyuan when he was in power, the two would not make too much trouble, Shi Miyuan died, and passed the phase to Zheng Qingzhi, and the contradiction between the two was suddenly put on the surface.

Why is Zheng Qingzhi the prime minister, and I Qiao Xingjian can only be a political governor?

In terms of qualifications, career, and talent, which one am I missing?

Therefore, Zheng Qingzhi's main battle, Qiao Xingjian is the main peace, big and small things are opposed, and the contradictions of the literati can still find a basis everywhere, quoting scriptures and classics, and sometimes refuting Zheng Qingzhi is very uncomfortable.

Sure enough, as soon as Qiao Xingjian opened his mouth, he overthrew Zheng Qingzhi's political opinions.

"The minister thinks that peace is precious, and it is unwise to use swords and soldiers!"

(End of chapter)