And Zheng Wen said at this time: "Liu Qing, when you go to Jiangnan this time, in addition to these things, you also have to help me to inspect Jiangnan on the spot, and investigate the customs, geography and products of Jiangnan, especially the places close to the direction of Dali." ”

As soon as Liu Jian heard this, he opened his mouth and asked, "Your Majesty, is this preparing for an attack on Dali?" ”

"Yes, Liu Qing, this is exactly what I am considering, and I will also talk to you about what I think in my heart today, so that you can have a bottom in your heart. Have a seat! Zheng Wen saw that Liu Jian was still standing, so he beckoned him to sit down.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Liu Jian saluted Zheng Wen and sat on the chair.

As soon as Zheng Wen saw it, he continued to speak: "Liu Qing, to be honest, I have lived for eighteen years, which can be regarded as unfortunate, but I am also lucky in this life!" ”

"My biological mother is just a low-status palace maid, I have never even met her, but I am still grateful to her for giving me life!"

"And I was born without my mother, and I was born lame, so I lived for eighteen years, and I have not seen my father ten times. This is my misfortune and my luck. ”

"Because I was not valued by my father, I also stumbled into adulthood, and I also avoided the internal turmoil of the royal family, and was named King Xiao."

"Originally, there was nothing to do with this throne, but when I was about twenty years old in this life, I would be given a fief, fresh clothes and angry horses, delicacies, and a lifetime of peace princes, and I will live smoothly until the end of my life."

"But what I didn't expect was that my father would die violently, and I would be put on the throne, which I never imagined!"

When Liu Jian heard this, he couldn't help but blush, isn't this exactly what he is talking about!

Zheng Wen didn't care, so he continued: "I am the emperor, and I don't want to be a peaceful prince like my father, I hope that I can become a hero, a promising king like the Han Wu Tang Sect!" ”

When Liu Jian heard this, he was still very excited in his heart, this majesty has such an ideal, since he wants to become such a Ming monarch, these ministers will also be useful, and they can also give full play to their talents like those famous ministers in the history books, and go down in history!

But Liu Jian didn't speak, only listened to Zheng Wen's words quietly.

Zheng Wen said again: "What about me, I want to let the Great Qianwei add inside and outside, and unify the universe, where the Great Qian's horseshoe is tread, it is dry soil!" ”

Liu Jian's face flushed when he heard this, because this was also his dream, but it was buried deep in his heart and no one knew about it, obviously Zheng Wen's words were refreshing in his heart.

In the three hundred years since the founding of the country, the prosperity of martial arts can only be compared with the Qin, Han and Tang dynasties, but the meritorious deeds they have made are far from being three dynasties, and they are the ministers who have received the kindness of the imperial power in their hearts. They also hope that the great Qianwei will be inside and outside, and all countries will come to the ceremony!

Zheng Wen went on to say: "Since I ascended the throne, I have also had a preliminary understanding of the situation inside and outside the Great Cadres. Around Daqian, those who can be enemies with Daqian are only Mongolia! Only by defeating the Mongols can we reach inside and outside Weiga. But the Mongols were still too strong, more powerful than the Xiongnu in the Han Dynasty before. ”

"As for me, I also want to send troops outside the country like Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, fight with Mongolia, and completely defeat Mongolia, but I carefully looked at the internal situation of Daqian, I am obviously not as lucky as Emperor Wu of Han, I have the rich family wealth left by his grandfather and father, and I can toss at will. But even so, the decades-long war between the former Han and the Xiongnu almost brought down the Han and made the Han fall apart! ”

"Based on history, today's Daqian and Mongolia are obviously not comparable to the Han and Xiongnu. Therefore, I think that the war with the Mongols must be fully prepared, and that it must be done in one battle! ”

Liu Jian listened, nodded, and said: "What Your Majesty said is very true, my Daqian Chengping for more than ten years, has exposed many problems, with the national strength of Daqian at this time to start a war with the Mongols, it is obviously a national attrition, in this way, this war can not end in a few years or more than ten years, there is no decades to defeat Mongolia, and I am afraid that the internal cadres will not be able to hold on, and it will be difficult for the displaced people to spread everywhere, affecting the country, and the benefits outweigh the losses!" ”

"Yes, Liu Qing and I think about the same!" Zheng Wen also said approvingly.

"So, I thought about it and made a strategy, and you can also help me listen to it and give me advice."

"This strategy of mine is to start with the south and then the north!"

"What is first south and then north! It is to reconcile with the Mongols in the north, first solve the many small countries in the south, including Dali, Annam and other small countries, and then gather strength, recuperate, reorganize, build ordnance, save grain and grass, and with enough national strength, defeat Mongolia in one fell swoop! ”

"I don't say anything about the right time, of course it's good to meet me, and I don't care if I don't meet me. The strength I intend to gather is not only one or several times that of Mongolia, but if I do not gather more than ten times the national strength of Mongolia, I will never take the initiative to fight the Mongols! ”

"I want to have a large land and resources, a large population, rich resources, and want to gather strength, as long as I have a desperate heart, it is not easy. As for me, I plan to use my strength to kill the Mongols! ”

"Liu Qing, what do you think?" Zheng Wen asked Liu Jian.

Liu Jian listened to it, felt that this was a very clever idea, pondered for a while, and then said: "Your Majesty's idea, the minister thought about it again and again, and felt that it was feasible, but it took too long, and there was no ten years of effort, I am afraid that I would not be able to see the specific effect, and if I want to completely defeat Mongolia, I will never be able to do it without decades of hard work!" ”

"Yes, Mongolia is now in full swing, and since the rise of the first Great Khan Temujin of the Mongols, the power of the Mongols has grown, but now it has almost reached its peak. Now at war with the Mongols, the gains outweigh the losses. ”

It is also true that the current Mongolia has indeed reached the peak of the Mongols after several generations of painstaking management, otherwise in the history of later generations, no matter how eloquent Kublai Khan is, it is impossible to establish the Mongol empire Dayuan Empire at once, which is also the largest empire in Chinese history, which is not only the result of Kublai Khan's hard work, but also the accumulation of previous generations.

Therefore, in Zheng Wen's strategy, he tried to avoid colliding with the Mongols now, but the Mongols were too strong at this time, and Zheng Wen was not sure whether he could do it with the Mongols now, of course, Zheng Wen could not say this, this is not to grow the ambition of others and destroy his own prestige!

Even if he can do it, Zheng Wen doesn't want to do it with the Mongols now, just like Zheng Wen said earlier about the war between Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and the Huns, when the Han Dynasty was in full swing, after the painstaking management of previous generations, the gathered national strength is so powerful, but the war with the Huns is decades, and the treasury of the Han Dynasty has gone bankrupt several times, and almost fell apart.

Therefore, Zheng Wen's strategy of first the south and then the north was to avoid direct collision with the Mongols, reform the interior of the Great Cadres in advance, gather national strength, bring Dali and Annan and other places into the rule of the Great Cadres, and then work hard to gather greater national strength, and then complete the work in one battle to completely solve the Mongols.

This is Zheng Wen's reference to the Americans of later generations in World War II, who used resources to kill the enemy in order to achieve the final victory.

Zheng Wen's idea was similar, to use the numerical superiority of manpower, materials, troops, food, etc., to pile up the Mongols to death. You Mongols have a million troops, and I will expand them by a few million; You Mongols have a million troops to eat a year's worth of food, and I have millions of troops to eat for several years; You Mongols have millions of armaments, and I have millions of armaments that we can build at any time...... This is to crush the enemy with numerical superiority, and in this feudal era, this is the truth!

After listening to Zheng Wen's words, Liu Jian obviously understood these truths, so he asked again: "Then how is Your Majesty going to implement the strategy of the first south?" ”

When Zheng Wen heard this, he spoke again: "As for me, I have decided to move the military center of gravity of Daqian to the south, and the north will continue to fight with the Mongols except for strengthening armaments, training soldiers, and reforming the military. And build Jiangnan into a bridgehead and logistics base for the conquest of Dali and Annan and other places. ”

"I have decided to expand the garrison of Jiangnan by 400,000, 200,000 as the local garrison and reserves, and the other 200,000 as the army to conquer the south, with special targeted training, ready to use them to conquer Dali!"

"And what I think about is that five years later is the time to conquer Dali, what does Liu Qing think?"

Liu Jian listened, and immediately felt that this is not difficult, just a small country like Dali, if it weren't for the fact that Daqian's military center of gravity has always been in the north, and the country has been in the north for three hundred years, and has fought several wars with the Khitan forces Liao, the Jurchen forces, the Jin State, and the Mongol forces, and has cultivated several times, unable to free his hands, and Daqian's eyes have been staring at the north, so that Dali has been free to this day!

Otherwise, as long as Daqian looks at the south a little and exerts one or two forces, Dali will no longer exist.

And now His Majesty actually mobilized 200,000 troops to attack Dali, isn't it a bit overkill!

So, Liu Jian opened his mouth and said: "Your Majesty, is this a bit overkill, with an army of 200,000 only to destroy Dali, some small families are angry, it is better to take advantage of the situation to attack Annan and other places, and bring these areas into the rule of Daqian!" ”

Sweat! Zheng Wen didn't expect that this Liu Jian looked like a standard scribe, but he didn't expect to be so belligerent in his heart.

So, Zheng Wen said with a smile: "I originally wanted to destroy Dali, see if there is any spare strength, if there is any, and then attack Annan and other places, I am a little petty, not as bold as Liu Qing, in this case, the goal of the army of the southern expedition is Dali and Annan and other places, I want to completely let these places be included in the rule of Daqian!" ”

Liu Jian listened, but smiled.

This night, Zheng Wen and Liu Jian happily exchanged nights.