"Your Majesty, having said that, the two countries of Zhao and Song did not send troops, and they fell into the well and dispersed the forces of the Yan State. Yan Guo is really qualified to argue with Donghu at the moment, you also know that there is a lion nest in Zhao State in the north, the first line of Guangyuan County, which is almost the bottom line of Zhao State.

That is, at present, Zhao State is damaged in the south, but Li Mu's troops are flourishing in the north, if Zhao State has the intention to obstruct Donghu, Donghu people may not dare to provoke Zhao State. It must be known that Li Mu has been operating outside the Saiwai for decades, and no one in the grassland tribes is not afraid of him.

Now that Emperor Yan has taken the initiative to harass Donghu, he must be clear about the bottom line of Zhao State, Yan State is fighting in the east and west on the grassland, going deep into a hundred miles, thousands of miles, no matter how much he gains, even if he fails in the future, it will only lose Guangyuan County, and if he wants to follow Emperor Yan's bandit-like character, he will definitely take risks.

What's more, Emperor Yan has Situ and Wen Jishi by his side, and neither of them is an idle person, so the minister thought that Emperor Yan sent troops in the north and had thought it through. ”

The empress had her own thoughts in her heart, glanced at Jian Ye, shifted her gaze to Tian Xu, who had not spoken for a long time, and asked, "Tian Xu, what do you think Yan Guo's intentions are?" ”

Tian Xu looked gloomy, smiling, looking annoying, and replied: "Empress, Emperor Yan is not ambitious, I am afraid that I will swallow **, and the intention of eight wildernesses, however, if the empress does not let Emperor Yan be happy, there is a plan for the ministers now!" ”

"Say!" Knowing that Tian Xu was good at poisonous schemes, the empress didn't mind, but was very interested.

"Why did Yan pass through the north, it must be seen that the three kingdoms of Zhao, Song and Zheng could not be provoked at the moment, only in the north to seek development, although Donghu is outside the Saiwai, but Xiapi, Hunhe two counties have a vast area, thousands of miles of fertile soil, once Yan occupies it, it is bound to increase in strength, Hulin County is a natural horse farm, which is very beneficial to the development of cavalry in Yan State.

If Yan has these three counties, the land area will be doubled, the population will increase a lot, and the grain will be continuously transported to the hinterland. Therefore, the minister thought that he could not watch the Yan State become powerful, so he could let the Shaoliang County army send a cavalry to make a feigned attack, and force the Yan State to give half of the materials and land obtained in the north to the Yan State. "Tian Xu said!

"Emperor Yan may not agree, this person is very cunning, how can he not see the geographical location of Yan State, if the Great Song Dynasty sends troops, Yan State will definitely ask Zhao State for help." The empress thought for a moment, shook her head slightly, and rejected Tian Xu's suggestion.

"Emperor Yan will agree, the west of Shaoliang County is already the land of Yan, and the three counties in the northeast have not yet succeeded, which is more important, Emperor Yan naturally knows, and Emperor Yan passes through the north, the intention is not to compete with Zhao, Zheng and Song, how can he provoke the soldiers of Song and Yan." Tian Xu laughed gloomily and added.

"Well, since you want to divide the interests of the widowed Yan State in the north, why bother pretending to write a letter to Emperor Yan directly, telling him the intentions of the Great Song Dynasty." Empress Dao. Tian Xu is talented, but she doesn't like the other party's gloomy appearance, obscene old man, and no manhood. "Jian Ye, next spring, it will be the Northern Alliance every five years, and the Zhao State will inevitably squeeze all countries, what are your plans?" The empress changed the subject and asked Jian Ye.

Jian Ye pondered for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, next spring, I'm afraid it will be difficult for King Zhao Heng to participate in the Northern Princes' Alliance!" ”

"Oh, why?" The empress was a little surprised, raised her eyelids and looked at Jian Ye, the empress knew that King Zhao Heng liked to show off, and every time he met the alliance, it was an opportunity for Zhao Guo to show his strength, and he would not easily miss it.

Jian Ye did not hesitate, and replied calmly: "King Zhao Heng is cunning and suspicious, greedy for power, he is over sixty years old, and he still has not established the identity of the heir, and now Zhao Xu, the eldest prince of Zhao State, Zhao Fan, the third prince, and Zhao Ke, the sixth prince, are secretly accumulating strength and working hard for the throne."

From the point of view of the ministers of Zhao State, Li Mu, the number one general of Zhao State, does not participate in the battle for the crown prince and runs the north wholeheartedly, but Taiwei and Feng Zixiu both support the eldest prince, so Zhao Xu's position in the Tiger Ben Army is very stable. The literati led by the prime minister mostly supported the third prince Zhao Fan, and they had a high voice in the court. Only the sixth prince, Zhao Ke, has no support from the generals in the army, and there are no important ministers in the court to echo him, and a group of small people have gathered around him. But among the three princes, only the sixth prince is talented.

The minister thought that once King Zhao Heng died, the Zhao State would definitely fall into the battle for the crown prince, and it would be the time of the rise of the Song State. If Her Majesty the Empress took the opportunity to support a certain prince to ascend the throne, the Great Song Dynasty would inevitably replace Zhao and become the overlord of the north. ”

"Well, the suggestion is good, but although King Zhao Heng is old, his body is still tough, and what you said seems to have nothing to do with the Northern Alliance."

Jian Ye didn't refute, took out a handwritten letter from his arms, sent it to the empress, and said softly: "Your Majesty, please see!" ”

The empress took the handwritten book, opened it and glanced at it, her expression showed a hint of joy, she never looked up, and asked, "Is the news reliable?" ”

"Absolutely reliable, our people lurking in Zhao State are the housekeepers in the Prime Minister of Zhao State, and I accidentally got the news that King Zhao Heng himself Li Mu went on a northern expedition and defeated the Huns, and he was sick in bed and couldn't speak." Jian Ye approached the empress and said in a very small voice.

The empress smiled at the corner of her eyes, put away the handbook, and said, "If the news is true, it is really happy!" By the way, Jian Ye, Meng Kuo, Tian Xu, what do you think of the three princes of Zhao State? ”

Jian Ye said: "The eldest prince Zhao Xu, whose biological mother is King Zhao Heng's wife Li, is from the Li family of Zhao State, his wife is very affectionate, and the queen died due to childbirth, so King Zhao Heng loves the queen very much and cultivates it carefully.

It's a pity that King Zhao Heng took too much care of Zhao Xu, and gave the eldest prince the privilege of taking over the government and leading the troops, which led to the fact that although Zhao Xu was surrounded by the Li clan of Zhao State, famous generals like Feng Zixiu and important ministers like Taiwei, there were more groups of sycophants and flatterers, forming parties for personal gain, causing Zhao Xu to be arrogant and brutal, once he ascended the throne, Zhao Guo would definitely be in chaos.

The third prince, Zhao Fan, himself likes to dance and write and make ink, and he is surrounded by literati. They were ordered by King Zhao Heng to be responsible for compiling books, and also responsible for rebuilding altar temples, palaces, musical instruments, compiling calendars, etc., although they had ambitions to compete for the throne, and they also had the support of important ministers in the court, and they were a little talented, but unfortunately there were no soldiers and no soldiers, and it was difficult to shake Zhao Xu.

Zhao Ke, the sixth prince, is kind and charitable, and is known as the virtuous king. However, because of the humble background of his biological mother Concubine Liang, Zhao Ke was born from a humble background and had a gentle personality, and he was ridiculed and looked down upon by his brothers when he was a child. However, he is gifted and intelligent, has both ability and political integrity, and was named the prince at the age of 17, and has an excellent reputation in the court and the hearts of the people. Even King Zhao Heng once praised Zhao Ke in front of his ministers, he was not boastful, he was smart and capable, and he had good conduct, so he should be the prince. It's a pity that the atmosphere of Zhao Guomen is too strong, and Zhao Ke, who is from a humble background, is difficult to get into the hall of elegance after all. ”

"Yes, if you are talented in martial arts, Zhao Ke is the most qualified to inherit the unification among the princes, but it's a pity, it's a pity." Meng Kuo's regretful way.

The empress glared at Meng Kuo, ignored him, turned to Jian Ye Tian Xu and asked, "Who do you support?" ”

Tian Xu squinted his eyes and said bluntly: "Zhao Ke is talented, he can't support it, otherwise, if he ascends the throne, he will definitely bring Zhao Guo to a higher level." If the Great Song Dynasty wants to be the king and hegemon, it will be even more difficult. At present, there are only Zhao Xu and Zhao Fan, Zhao Xu has the support of the Li family and Feng Zixiu, and the inheritance of the unification is almost ironclad, if you want Zhao to set off internal strife and consumption, you must support the weaker Zhao Fan, once Zhao Fan is extreme, there will definitely be many people in the Zhao court who will be purged. ”

"Yes, what Zhao Fan lacks is only troops." Jian Ye agreed.

The empress didn't think about it for a moment, and said categorically: "Assassinate Zhao Ke first, force Zhao Fan to a dead end, let him completely break with Zhao Xu, and if necessary, pretend to assassinate Zhao Xu to intensify the conflict between the two brothers." ”

"The empress supports Zhao Fan?" Meng Kuo asked.

"No, I support Zhao Xu, he is useless, he is a scourge to Zhao Guo, but it is beneficial to us." The empress chuckled, very good-looking, but unfortunately her words were too shady and made people shudder. "Go, Yan Guo, Zhao Guo, the two things are done together."

Lin Feng stayed in Youzhou City for four days, and the 100,000 elite soldiers brought by Zhang Yuhou Mingfeng were 70,000 soldiers under Lin Xiao of Shaoliang County and 40,000 people in Huguan Hengbangchang, and after that, a total of 110,000 people from the two places went to Youzhou in the starry night.

Zhang Yu sat in Shaoliang County, Lin Xiao entered Beijing to assist the government, and Feng Shihu rushed to Youzhou!

During this period, Lin Feng received a letter from the Empress of the Great Song Dynasty, and in addition to being angry, he also knew that between countries, only with a strong fist could there be an equal dialogue. At present, Yan Guo is weak, Song Guo is strong, people are swords, I am fish and meat, and I am helpless.

After discussing with Wen Jishi, he could only swallow his anger and accept the request of the Great Song Dynasty in humiliation. However, Lin Feng was not easy to provoke, and agreed to the request, but opened his mouth to ask for a hundred three-arrow crossbow beds. said sonorously: "If Da Song thinks that Yan Guo is easy to bully and tears his face, everyone will see you on the battlefield." ”

On the fifth day, when Lin Feng left, the Song Kingdom sent fifty crossbow beds from Shaoyang County, and the envoy was not to be outdone: "The empress has a saying, if Emperor Yan wants to block the car with his mantis arm, the Great Song Dynasty will help you realize your dream." ”

After Lin Feng heard this, he didn't mention the fire in his heart, but at this time, news came from the north that Donghu Boer Shu led 300,000 cavalry to the south, and the seventh prince Tara escorted grain and grass with the army and stationed in Shanshi City in the north of Hulin County.

I expected that this day would come sooner or later, but I didn't expect the other party to come so quickly and so fiercely, and I knew that the other party's 300,000 cavalry, Lin Feng would not change Zhang Yu and the others.

It's a pity that there are no regret pills in the world, and there are no regret pills, so Lin Feng hurriedly transferred the 20,000 infantry from the Malanwa outside Youzhou City back to the city, and made them in the city

Thirty three-arrow bed crossbows are placed on the wall, responsible for the safety of Youzhou City.

Only a small number of cavalry were discharged, stationed in the horse fence, and closely watched the movements of the Donghu people.

The Donghu people were fierce, but after all, they were still on the way south, and Lin Feng still had time to come up with countermeasures.

In Youzhou City, in Lin Feng's residence, there is a huge sand table in the center, which is temporarily made out by Lin Feng when he has rested in recent days, according to the cavalry's exploration of the surrounding terrain, combined with the map in his hand, which basically includes the direction of the mountains on the northern border, rivers and mountains.