The Great Sage Army followed the Wuding River and successfully "took over" the cities of Yinzhou, Western Xia, Youzhou, and other cities along the way. There was almost no resistance, and after the defeat of Tuoba Deming, the lands had no intention of resisting, and there were no more soldiers.

Lingzhou Jiedu made Kong Xian lift the vigilance of the military and civilians in the whole state, and rushed to Western Xia to meet the emperor, and he also wanted to ask the attitude of the imperial court, so that he could deal with it properly when facing the envoys of the northwest provinces.

Western Xia, formerly known as the "Tongwan City", although very old, but the thick city walls of the earth still show the ambition of the rulers who occupied the place. The ancient city, the shadows of the undulating mountains on the horizon are faintly in sight, and the desolate grasslands in the north are endless, as if the unknown complex is the relatively sparsely populated northwest region.

Lu Fei's army did not rashly capture the palace of the slaughtering king, and the camp of the Chinese army was only set up in a yamen in Western Xia.

When Kong Xian was led to the humble lobby, he deeply felt the excitement of the generals of the forbidden army. The lobby is full of shouting and shouting for the northwest strategy! The first battle cut off three times the enemy army of their own, which made the generals a little uncontrollable blood fanaticism. In the words, I heard that the former camp military government had arrested the Tibetans and Uighurs, and many people shouted that they would take advantage of the victory to advance westward and kill all the way to the Western Regions!

The civil officials paid tribute to Kong one after another, and their words were very polite. Most of the generals of the forbidden army were fine, only the big man Tie Hammer looked at Kong Xian with a squinting gaze. Kong Xian didn't want to lose his momentum, and stood there with a serious face, standing there with his waist straight, not taking the initiative to greet him.

At this moment, hearing a "bang" outside the door, the guards picked up the cherry gun together, and then saw Lu Fei, dressed in military uniform, walk in from outside the door.

The generals clasped their fists and saluted, and the civilian officials made a move. Lu Fei walked up to the public seat and sat down before saying, "Can you kill all the people in the northwest?" ”

The full hall of civil and military affairs was suddenly silent.

Even Kong Xian is secretly a spirit. I can't say what I feel specifically, but in my heart I can't help but have a sense of awe for the emperor, except because of the great military exploits and imperial power behind him, and he is quite imposing today. But perhaps that momentum was cultivated by him after his high position.

Lu Fei gave Kong Xian a very special feeling more than once, his anger was not like the iron hammer, he spoke with a sense of thorn and violence, but he didn't speak loudly. But his articulate thinking is clear, he is straightforward, and his blazing eyes make people absolutely believe that he knows what he knows, and no one dares to mess around.

The emperor was tall and strong, with the body of a typical young martial artist, but his posture was very straight, and his head was never lowered. Standing posture, sitting posture, powerful and upright movements, so that you feel orderly, organized. Kong Xian felt more than once that the temperament of the emperor was different from that of all people in the world.

You don't need to be angry to make people obey, Kong Xian has always been curious...... Maybe it's the uprightness revealed in gestures, words and deeds? There is a certain reason, even the martial artists will not respect the flies and dogs, and the obscene things. But it's not exactly that kind of righteousness.

Moreover, Lu Fei's actions are "benevolent", the kind of benevolence in his bones, benevolence to the people, and he will also talk about brotherhood and grievances to his generals.

This is not weakness, but human affection, reliability, safety and trust. No one wants to be loyal to someone who is completely cold-blooded, because no matter how good you are to him, he may take revenge, so what's the point?

What Lu Fei did was not acting, and every little detail had a clear psychology of grievances. Including the fact that someone whispered that he married his cousin and sister-in-law in private, Kong Xian knew some inside information, and his views on this matter were different. He can do this to a woman, let alone a brother who has died.

Kong Xian was full of anticipation and wanted to see the emperor's attitude towards the northwest after the great victory.

Lu Fei was wearing a military uniform and armor, which at first glance looked similar to the outfits of the generals, and it was even newer and cleaner, because Lu Fei didn't have to go into battle, and the armor and weapons were only clothes, and the swords had never been used.

But Lu Fei must be the same as the martial artists, he is a military general, but his position has completely changed; As long as the military general has military merits, he wants to stabilize the territory he has laid. A pure military general, he can't sit firmly in his position.

Sometimes the civil and military would discuss noisily in front of the emperor, and even argue endlessly. But sometimes they don't say anything, and then Lu Fei will come forward to say something.

He then opened his mouth and said aloud: "In just a few years, I have fought with you from Youzhou in Hebei to the South China Sea, and now I have pacified Xixia and other states, and the territory of the Great Sage Dynasty has expanded more than twice as much as that of the Tang State. ”

One sentence inspired the mood of the ministers again, and everyone bowed one after another: "The emperor's martial arts are world-famous!" ”

Lu Fei said again: "But our monarchs and ministers must not be arrogant and rash, and the next game is stable." Now there is a great victory in Pingxia, but the wear and tear of the firearms in Dingxi needs to be repaired, and the ammunition and grain are not well prepared; The northwest is large, and it should be prepared and then delayed. When the states are a little more stable, the forbidden army will be a division, and when they return to the dynasty, they will be rewarded for their merits. ”

When it came to rewarding meritorious deeds, the generals were happy again. After the founding of the Great Sage Dynasty, the world became more and more peaceful, but compared to the previous dynasty, which completely relied on martial arts to protect the throne and recklessly rewarded them, the current rewards have not been reduced. So it's really worth looking forward to.

Lu Fei didn't say something because he felt that there was no need to say it to hurt morale. The generals present were all experienced generals who had experienced a hundred battles in the founding of the country, and Lu Fei believed that he could understand the situation of this battle and future wars.

The results of this battle of Wudinghe were amazing, but unless the foreigners were stupid, there was no chance to replicate this battle.

Weapons such as arquebuses and bronze cannons were used in battles for the first time, and new tactics were created with them. If the opponent does not understand, he will come to the battle very "cooperatively", and will use the dense array to fight the decisive battle. This can be a surprise victory, and the Khitan coalition army of the party is caught off guard.

Otherwise, even if Lu Fei could win, it would never be so easy. If he wants to set up a decisive battle, he has to ask his opponent if he agrees or not.

And in the future, if you fight again, the enemy will never be fooled again.

The Great Sage Army is in the northwest, and the supply problem is very large, and the total military strength is less than 100,000 people. With so many people, the cost of using troops and the pressure on the treasury are very high, and Lu Fei is unwilling to become a mortal enemy with everyone at once.

If you don't give people a little way to live, everyone will join forces to beat you! Lu Fei was ready to slow down, not to be too aggressive, to divide and induce the situation.

Lu Fei really used new things at critical moments with the experience of later generations, but in daily management, he had to adapt to the rules as much as possible, and firearms could not solve all problems!

But war has made a lot of things easier.

He pondered for a moment, and then said: "The northwest is very large, and a good horse can exhaust the horse after running around...... and he said in a relieved tone, "Fortunately, our dynasty has occupied the Pingxia Prefectures and removed a major flank threat." I will discuss with the ministers to set up a 'Pingxia Xing in the province' in Pingxia, and temporarily govern this place, so that the imperial court can gain a firm foothold in this place and then try to forge ahead. ”

The so-called "line in" has a temporary meaning, such as the official position sealed during Lu Fei's expedition, sometimes there is the word "line in".

The crowd shouted: "The emperor is wise! ”

Lu Fei didn't stay long, and immediately stood up and left the table, glancing at Kong Xian, who had just arrived. After some courtesy, he turned around and went to the signing room behind the yamen.

After a short time, the eunuch Wang conveniently said: "The emperor summoned Shuo Fang Jie Du to envoy (Lingzhou) Kong Xian to the internal pilgrimage. ”

Kong Xian immediately bowed and said, "The minister obeys the order." ”

Kong Xian followed the eunuch into the signing room when he heard the laughter of "haha", and Lu Fei said with a smile: "General Zhe, don't leave a lot of more!" Come and play with me for the next game and see if my game skills can improve! ”

"Wechen is honored." Kong Xian also smiled when he saw that the emperor was very happy.

Lu Fei asked Kong Xian to sit down opposite several cases, and put the chessboard up with great interest. Lu Fei knew that although Kong Xian was a military general, he was born in a family, and he didn't know anything about archery, horseback, archery, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, at least he was much better at chess, and he just let himself last time.

Lu Fei immediately said happily: "If General Zhe wins this game, I will make you the prince of the country, and you will be replaced by hereditary." ”

…… Kong Xian was taken aback, with an unbelievable expression on his face, and he didn't come back to his senses for a while.

Lu Fei still had a very sincere smile on his face, and glanced at him, "You have no jokes." ”

Kong Xian hurriedly hugged his fists and said: "The ministers dare not accept this great favor, for fear that the courtiers will criticize them." ”

Lu Fei pointed to the chessboard and said, "Come on, I want to be knighted, it is my power, what reason can I criticize?" He added, "Duke Kong and General Zhe took the place of the imperial court to guard the northwest, and they were loyal and distinguished in battle; In this battle of Pingxia, General Zhen Wenzhi defended Lingzhou as impregnable, and sent people to share my worries. Although he did not participate in the war, he really made a great contribution to the overall victory. There were no generals before, and sooner or later they will be rewarded. ”

Kong Xian knelt on the ground after hearing this, and bowed: "The minister bows and thanks the emperor!" ”

Lu Fei got up and dragged him up with his own hands, and said, "Don't be in a hurry to thank you first, let's talk about it after you win." ”

Kong Xian's face turned red, but Lu Fei laughed "haha", and he couldn't help laughing when he saw this.

To be honest, Kong Xian had played chess with Lu Fei, and felt that Lu Fei had indeed learned a lot of chess routines, but after all, the practice was insufficient, and Kong Xian thought that it would be easy for him to win against him...... But no matter whether you win or lose, it is not easy to be just right and make the emperor interested.

And, should this game be won or lost?

Lu Fei dropped a piece casually, and the two of them played very quickly at the beginning, because there are so many routines in the early stage of chess, and they generally don't put them randomly, and no one starts to put a chess piece in the middle, right? Generally, find a way to occupy the corner, and then occupy the edge.

Starting easily, Lu Fei also said in a relaxed chatting tone: "The only regret in this battle is that I failed to catch Tuoba Deming. ”

Kong Xian said: "However, the emperor's subordinates were defeated, and they lost all their strength, and they are at the end of the road." ”

Lu Fei said: "Siyi is warlike and brave in battle, but in my opinion, their weakness is obvious, that is, they are very easy to split apart, and the general will look at the current Tubo tribes." Another example is that the party is composed of many scattered surnames and tribes, and without the Tuoba clan, it is indeed difficult to gather them together. Do you know why? ”

Kong Xian thought for a while, and felt that this was not asking him, so he said: "Weichen is stupid, please teach the emperor." ”

Lu Fei said: "The population of their tribe is each attached to a family, and it is a personal dependency. The common people don't recognize others, and they have no country in their hearts, and only recognize the nobles they are attached to. Therefore, it is very easy for each ministry to split and act independently, and ordinary people and surnames cannot control them. ”

Kong Xianxian echoed: "The emperor is reasonable, and the minister feels that he has been empowered......"

His heart became more and more tense, and the chess pieces in his hand became heavier...... No wonder the emperor didn't reward him directly, but added a condition to win this game of chess!

This seems to be child's play, but it's not child's play at all! Speaking of this game of chess alone, the person who can control the outcome is Kong Xian, and the right to choose is also in him.

So, should you win, or shouldn't you win?

The spring breeze in the window was chilly, and the branches in the courtyard of the yamen were faintly green. The two tall martial artists are playing chess in the signing room, but there is no such leisure and elegance, Kong Xian knows that the emperor Fang Ding Pingxia, there are many things, without that heart, how can that love come from?

"Smack!" Hearing the sound of the chess pieces falling on the board, both of them stared at the chessboard, silent. But maybe they didn't think about Go, at least Kong Xian's mind was not on the chessboard at all.

Lu Fei said that he was personally dependent, only knew that the leader did not know the country, and it was very easy to split the clouds, and he was talking about the Tubo party, but Kong Xian heard the sound outside the strings.

Kong Xian's judgment was not only because of that sentence, but he thought a lot.

Judging from the general trend of the world, in fact, the situation of weakening the festival town and strengthening the weak branches did not start with the Great Sage Dynasty. Jiezhen grew from the end of the Tang Dynasty, and then the war of the Fifth Dynasty, and to the Tang Kingdom, the Central Plains Imperial Court has begun to gradually weaken the local Jiezhen. First, Zhou Shizong withdrew the elite soldiers of Jiezhen and strengthened the forbidden army; Later, he took back the administrative power of Jiezhen, and ordered that Jiedu should not interfere with the decrees of the magistrates.

After Lu Fei took power today, relying on his outstanding military exploits and the deterrence of his elite soldiers, he further drew salaries from the bottom of the kettle, set up an official post appointed by the central government to the local government, and directly stripped the financial power of Jiezhen. Now the inland festival town is in vain, there is no money, no food, no soldiers, no power, all the power has been divided up by the central and local officials, and the town is a fart!