Bai Li Yan and Gao Xun retreated, and halfway through, Bai Li Yan asked Gao Xun while walking:

"Master Gao knows what the king wants to tell General Zhou."

Gao Xun was also wondering, shook his head and said:

"I really don't know, the king didn't mention it before, but I think I was frightened by General Zhou, why do you want to ask her to be the eighth lady, it's too beautiful."

"Hey, brother Gao, don't you know, this woman is not an ordinary stake, and she has a heavy army in her hands, I and Zhao Anling have three clever plans to defeat her in the city, if it is a head-on encounter, even if it wins, my Xian army will inevitably have to pay the price of 20,000 or 30,000 casualties."

"Is this girl really so powerful?" Gao Xun asked, wary.

"Of course, Zhou Kong is quite popular in the Changyin area because of her benevolent administration, if she repeats, the consequences are unpredictable."

"Oh...... But after all, she is a woman, female military trainers are rare in ancient times, and there is no one who worships the generals, if she is ordered to command the army, will it not make the princes laugh at the fact that there is no one in our country. ”

"So, accept her as the eighth lady, and then eliminate the army, so that she has nothing to say. In this way, most of the soldiers and horses in his hands are cut off, and he can use his talents, wouldn't he kill two birds with one stone. And the woman is very confused, not to hide from the elder brother, Ben Hou did not know that the guard was a woman when he attacked that Zhao, so he considered it from the man's heart, and almost fell into the woman's dang, so the woman will have the benefits of a woman, supplemented by a strategist in the future, and will make other countries tremble. ”

There is a fundamental difference between the perspective of women and men, and men rarely have the delicate minds of women. Moreover, at present, masculinism is in power, and the combat thinking of male commanders considers the opponent from the perspective of men, and women have the natural tendency to please men in order to survive, so it will be easier for women to figure out the psychological activities of men.

Of course, it does not mean that women have no weaknesses, under the same conditions, as a mature commander, women's psychological tolerance is not as good as that of men, and it is easy to lose strategic direction, menstruation and menstruation also affect personality fluctuations, once frustrated, it is difficult to get out of the shadow for a long time.

Baili Yan didn't know what to say when King Xian and Zhou Kong met for the first time, so she sat and waited with Gao Xun in front of the stone platform in the osmanthus forest while drinking tea and saying:

"Senior brother, how does the king consider adjusting the military sanctions to reduce redundancy?"

"The king generally agrees, but there are many opponents from other dynasties."

"It's Qing Xijun Mi Yuan again, and the likes of Dr. Tan Le?"

"In addition to the two of them, the imperial historian Li Xu, and the Taiwei Dingyang Marquis Zhang Jun also disagreed."

"Hmph, it's okay for Marquis Ding Yang, his stall is big, but this Li Xu never knows when to do the right thing."

In the end, the change in the military system and the reduction of posts were the military power of the local magnates, which moved the interests of the local magnates, and the backlash was an inevitable result.

At present, the military system of each vassal state is based on local conscription, and the local nobles and the imperial court each send people to recommend people to serve as middle and high-level military attachés and generals, so in most cases, each battalion of each army is organized into units based on their origins, which can not only enhance the cohesion and combat effectiveness, but also facilitate the influence of local forces on the army.

After the implementation of the new military system, a large number of military attachés who had accumulated military exploits on the battlefield since the rebellion of the Black Turban Army took up their posts by virtue of their military exploits, and the powerful people who did not work weekdays would either be eliminated, moved, or even demoted due to insufficient military merits, so as to completely return military power to the imperial court.

Li Xu is the kind of bastard Yushi who never knows how to advance or retreat, he should be a shrinking turtle when he should jump, and he should not charge when he opposes it, of course, it is undeniable that he did do a lot of facts for King Xian, but at the critical moment, he dropped the chain and made trouble.

The Marquis of Ding Yang and Dongyuan, Jiangdong, and the small nobles in various places colluded very closely, Li Xu was not able to make a living after rectifying this year, and the pressure on the Marquis of Ding Yang was huge.

Qing Xi Jun Mi Yuan is a local tyrant in Suidang County, sealed in Suidang Qingxi County, his father Mi Guangbai is as smooth as a loach, the Yongxing River Battle is defeated when the enemy encounters it in order to preserve its strength, and it is very technical, Zhao Xun has not made it to trouble him several times.

Mi Guangbai died of illness three years ago, and his son Qing Xijun Mi Yuan stepped up after succeeding to the throne, and even aroused the attention of the people of the Central Plains, and went to recruit troops and horses to be stopped by Bailiyan.

The previous expeditionary force was sent to weaken the local forces, and the nobles from all over the country drew half of the troops. As soon as the expeditionary force left, it regrouped and made a comeback.

Don't look at Mi Yuan as a county-level feudal lord, but he sits on the land trade canal leading to Zhiguo, privately sets up checkpoints to intercept taxes, and increases the number of transactions in the market.

Taking advantage of the favorable economic environment created by Yongxing City in the past ten years and the stability of the local rear area, he has sought a large amount of money, and now has more than 2,000 soldiers under his command, which is not all of his strength, and it is not a problem to maintain five or six thousand people in the short term with his family background.

A small county-level feudal monarch can raise 5,000 soldiers with financial and material resources, and other nobles in the rear take advantage of the unfavorable conditions of administrative advancement and Yongxing's economic radiation to the outside world, and the benefits obtained in recent years can be imagined.

Once the world is peaceful, these aristocrats will soon reshuffle and restore economic vitality, and will inevitably form a powerful economic group in the future.

As for the middle doctor Tan Le, a clown who dares to collect any money in order to increase his cash income, he is like a bubble of that has just been pulled, he is a fly flying around.

After chatting with Gao Xun for more than two moments, he still didn't see the summons of King Xian, just when Bailiyan was wondering, he looked up and saw Lu Gao, Nuo Yiyan, Marquis Dingyang and the prince in the distance, and the four of them looked hurried and went straight to King Xian.

"Senior brother, there is something going on in the state administration, I'll go soon."

"Good!"

Sima, Taiwei, and foreign envoys to the court or not to the court, during the office period, they all handle the daily routine affairs together with the crown prince, and at the same time, there can only be emergencies beyond the authority of the four people, and the monarch needs to be consulted.

The two walked towards each other, and when they saw the prince, Baili Yan bowed and saluted:

"See His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"Yongxing Hou doesn't need to be polite."

"Your Highness."

More than half of the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were not optimistic about Jiang Zhen, and their attitude was lukewarm, and the cabinet was almost one-sided distrust. However, under the right inheritance system of the elder but not the young, if there is no principled fault and accidental death, Jiang Yu's succession is a high probability event.

In this situation, King Xian has the intention to dethrone, but hints left and right that Bailiyan wants to pick this head, but the current system and atmosphere do not have the conditions to abolish the growth and establish the young, rashly set this precedent, and the new king may not be grateful to you in the future, but will be suspicious. If it fails, it is even simpler, and the reputation of the first generation will be ruined in one fell swoop, and it will become a negative teaching material and be commented on by future generations.

Even the great achievements of Bailiyan will become an insurmountable mountain, and it cannot be abolished to set a precedent, so why can future generations follow suit.

For Jiang Yu, Bailiyan is contradictory and complicated. If there is no accident, there is no suspense about the succession in the future, and how to deal with the relationship with the prince has become a top priority, which is why Bailiyan did not dare to offend Xihuan rashly and clashed head-on with Jiang Yu.

After a short exchange of pleasantries, Gao Xun said:

"The king is summoning General Zhou Kong alone, and the prince is coming with the three adults, but there are 100,000 urgent matters."

"That's the case, the crown princess has sent news that the king of Jin will withdraw to Zhenxi County in the near future." The prince said quickly, and the joy was already on his face.

Bailiyan was surprised when she heard the news, and hurriedly asked:

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, is the news exact?"

"It's true, it was the crown princess who asked her to come and talk to me."

"Shhh...... I didn't see a shadow, and I fled so fast! ”

Baili Yan was suspicious, Xihuan was unlikely to have branches at this time, but it was difficult to ensure that the king of Jin was deceitful, and on the one hand, he used Xihuan as a cover to delay the transfer of troops of the Xian army, and on the other hand, he continued to actively prepare for war and mobilize the whole country.

Thinking of this, Bai Liyan asked Lu Gao:

"General Lu, has there been any news from Xianxi and Jiangdong recently?"

"I haven't received the news of the withdrawal of the Jin army yet, it is estimated that the order of the King of Jin has not yet been delivered to Wang Yanfei's department, and it will take some time, Yongxing Hou is worried that the King of Jin will deceive?"

"Well, that Fan Tao inherited from his uncle and acted in extreme ways, so it is difficult to guarantee that he will not betray the crown princess at a critical moment in order to win the fighter."

"No, it won't!" The crown prince denied it, and worked hard to maintain Xihuan's reputation: "The crown princess and the Queen Mother of Jin have a deep mother-daughter relationship, how can the King of Jin deceive his mother." ”

Jiang Yu's words are not wrong in themselves, how can a son deceive his mother, but in the face of national interests, family and blood are just cards on the table that can be discarded at any time, and whoever is serious is a fool.

These words came out of the prince's mouth, as a courtier, no one would dare to refute, Bai Liyan did not respond positively, but turned to the front:

"The news comes from the crown princess, and it has not yet been confirmed by the Jin envoy Ma Zhongning, in order to ensure safety, I see that I will lead the army to Jiangdong as soon as possible, just in case!"

"Yongxing Hou's concern is not unreasonable, the major affairs of the country of soldiers must not be observed, and the soldiers and horses of other countries must not be investigated, so it is better to be careful."

Nuo said in affirmation, and everyone immediately went to meet King Xian.

At this time, King Xian was still talking to Zhou Kong, and he was still sitting and saying, when Jiang Hao stepped forward to report:

"The king, the crown prince is here, and Lu Gao, Nuo Yiyan, and Ding Yang Hou have also arrived, and something like something big has happened."

King Xian frowned when he heard the news, and his face was tense:

"Could it be that King Jin sent troops!"

"I don't know."

As soon as Jiang Hao's voice fell, Zhou Kong answered on the side and said:

"King Xian, rest assured, King Jin will definitely not come back to attack."

"Why is General Zhou so sure?" King Xian asked curiously.

"Jiangdong is a flat river, it is very convenient to take it, but it is not easy to cross the river. Su Hong led his troops to reach the west bank of the Qinjiang River within a few days, and even if the Jin army could capture Jiangdong County, the Xian army would only need to withdraw its troops and horses to deploy defenses along the west coast of the river, and drag it out until next year, when the main force of the Xian army returned to help. At that time, the Jin army would only occupy one county of Xianguo, and the Xian army would form a stalemate across the river. The Jin army's plan to raid across the river and go straight to the tomb would be useless, and it might provoke the Xian state and invite retaliation.

At that time, not only did the Xian State use troops against the Jin State, but the good situation of the Xian State being a vassal to the Jin State certainly did not exist. With Bailiyan's means, most of the Jin army is not its opponent, so consumed, although it is not good for Xianguo, it is even more unfavorable to Jin, and the only one who can benefit in the end can only make Zhiguo stronger. ”

"Oh......" King Xian sighed shortly, but thought in his heart: "You are so good, if it weren't for the old age of the widow and the fright, you would definitely accept this girl as a concubine." ”

Quickly concealing the discoloration on his face, King Xian and Jiang Hao said:

"Let them come to the widow."

"No!"