The blue water surrounds three places, overseas, and the three ships have arrived at their destinations safely, and are exploring overseas for a period of time according to their respective deployments.

"Our goal is the sea of stars." This sentence was said by King Liang when they left the capital.

The three expeditions are like sparks in the grassland, as long as they are given time, they will burn like a prairie fire.

The overseas journey of the Great Song Dynasty continues, and at home, it seems that there is a discussion about when it will be a journey.

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In the Great Song Dynasty, in the first year of Qiande, the Great Song Dynasty had just changed the Yuan, at this moment in Tokyo Kaifeng Mansion, this day was the imperial court meeting, in the Chongyuan Palace, hundreds of officials sat on major matters, and today's topic was the strategy of attacking Shu.

At three o'clock, the morning dynasty began.

When Zhao Kuangyin saw the ministers, he couldn't wait to say: "Zhuqing, there is something to discuss today, I hope your Privy Council can discuss a countermeasure, is it a favorable time to attack Shu?" ”

The ministers looked at each other, first of all, Wang Pu, the head of the hundred officials of the dynasty, who held the wat in his hand and said: "Your Majesty, Shu Kingdom? The military and political power is in the hands of the privy envoy, Wang Zhaoyuan, the envoy of the Ningjiang Army, Yi Xianzheng, the envoy of the Xuanhui Southern Yuan, and Han Baozheng, Zhao Chongtao, the commander of the infantry army. Meng Chang did not follow Li Hao's advice and paid money to our Great Song Dynasty, but instead ordered Yi Xianzheng, Han Baozheng, Zhao Chongtao and others to be stationed in the fortresses of Xingyuan Mansion, Xingzhou, Jianmen, and Kuizhou to prevent our Great Song Dynasty from invading Shu. And that Liu Gang was cowardly and incompetent, and he couldn't govern the country, and entrusted all political affairs to the eunuchs Gong Chengshu, Chen Yanshou, and Lu Qiongxian, the maid. According to the investigation of the three envoys (salt and iron, household department, and degree branch), the rice tax in the Han country actually reached five yuan per bucket, which exceeded the money tax of a bucket of rice in the Song Dynasty. What's even more ridiculous is that in Yongzhou and other places, the people enter the city and even have to pay what 'entrance fees', this plan is really appalling, now the name of the people is boring, loyal people have been killed by the emperor, never heard of it in ancient times, the vassals must be from the palace to be used, and the officials have all been castrated. ”

Zhao Kuangyin clapped his hands and said: "It seems that Wen Bo is in favor of my Great Song Dynasty to immediately send troops to attack Shu now." And the Han Kingdom in the south is really **, and when I capture the Shu Kingdom, I will wave my army to attack Liu Gang of the Han Kingdom. ”

Wang Pu argued, he did not recommend sending troops, and said: "Your Majesty, the minister does not recommend sending troops to attack Shu now, after all, the division is unknown, and the mountains and rivers in Shu are dangerous, it is indeed not suitable to attack, so we have to think about it in the long run." ”

"What about Fan Xianggong?" Zhao Kuangyin turned his head, he wanted to hear Fan Qian's opinion, so he asked Fan Qiandao.

Fan Zhen insisted on his opinion, and at the same time he also thought that it was not appropriate to start a war, "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that what Wang Xianggong said is true, my Great Song Dynasty has only been established for four years, although it has pacified Li Yun in Luzhou and Li Chongjin in Yangzhou, destroyed Gao Jichong in Jingnan, and pacified Zhou Baoquan in Hunan, during which he has experienced several large and small battles, the minister believes that the top priority is to compensate the soldiers, recuperate with the people, and eliminate corruption and thieves, so as to consolidate the fundamentals, and should not be wars in a short period of time, not to mention that if it is to attack Shu, it is also a nameless division." ”

Zhao Kuangyin naturally knew that Fan Zhen had always opposed the war, as early as Zhou Shizong, as long as he heard about the rise of troops, he had to dissuade him bluntly, Wang Pu and Fan Zhen both thought that it was not suitable to attack Shu at the moment, but they lacked a name for a teacher.

At this time, Yin Zhao Guangyi of Kaifeng Mansion immediately stood up and said: "Your Majesty, Yin Guangyi of Kaifeng Mansion believes that since the death of the Tang Dynasty, the Shatuo people have established a dynasty in the Central Plains, and have risen and fallen several times. Now that my Great Song Dynasty is getting stronger and stronger, if we want to unify China, we are bound to publicize the prestige of our Great Song Dynasty, and we should take the opportunity to recover the territory. ”

Although Zhao Guangyi's words were true, in Fan Qian's view, it was a risky strategy, and he asked sarcastically: "What should be done according to the meaning of Kaifeng Mansion Yin?"

"I think not only can we send heavy troops, but we should also take the army in person!" Zhao Guangyi was all-for-tat and said to Fan Qian.

"Royal Driver?!" When the ministers above the court heard that they were going to drive the expedition, their first reaction in their hearts was that it was too risky, and in the past, Zhou Shizong drove the expedition and several of their former ministers were quite opposed, just because Zhou Shizong was young and strong and won victories successively, so their Zhou Shizong's method was also very exciting. It's just that after taking the three passes in the north, Zhou Shizong fell ill, and Zhou Shizong's heirs were young, so they had to be assisted by Wang Pu and Fan Zhen, and they didn't dare to imagine it later......

Wang Pu, Fan Zhen and several others recalled the past, and then they looked at Zhao Kuangyin from the heart, and then looked at Zhao Dezhao.

When Zhao Dezhao heard about the royal conquest, he couldn't help but glance at this uncle, his heart was punishable, his abacus was going to fight!

At this time, Zhao Dezhao was startled by the sudden eyes of several ministers, and he immediately said in his heart, I am not Guo Zongxun, King of Zhou Zheng.

Zhao Dezhao immediately glanced back, Wang Pu and the others shook their heads and smiled bitterly, King Liang is not King Zhou Zheng after all, but for the stability of the country, it is impossible to drive in person.

"Chen Zhaopu thinks that it is not necessary for the royal driver to conquer in person." Zhao Puden expressed his opinion.

Zhao Guangyi actually said such a thing, it is really a murderous language, and the imperial drive means that the emperor wants to kiss the soldiers and feel the frost.

I want to think that Zhou Shizong drove the expedition in person, after taking the three passes in the north, he was terminally ill, and he attacked the north in a hurry, and since his death, the young lord ascended the throne, and the government was all in the hands of Wang Pu, Fan Zhen and several other ministers.

During the period of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, the situation of the dictatorship of the military generals has not yet been broken, and the military generals naturally do not obey the orders of the young master, and there is no one with big ideas in the court.

In the first year of the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, the emperor had already personally conquered the rebellion of Er Li twice. This Zhao Guangyi, should he deliberately push the imperial brother to the front battlefield and ascend to the emperor's throne earlier? I hope not! Zhao Pu said in his heart.

However, even if Zhao Guangyi has this thought, don't underestimate the power of His Royal Highness King Liang, although the emperor did not make King Liang the crown prince, but Zhao Pu still knows that this is the emperor paving the way for King Liang, and King Liang has shown extraordinary strength since he was a child, and it really makes everyone? I was amazed.

Zhao Pu said categorically: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks it is not appropriate to engage troops with Shu at this time. ”

"Oh?" Zhao Kuangyin was taken aback, and few people insisted on his opinion.

Zhao Kuangyin saw that Zhao Pu did not approve of sending troops now, so he turned his eyes to Wei Renpu again, "What does Wei Xiang think of Zhao Shumi's words?" ”

Wei Renpu said lightly: "The ministers don't know the soldiers, so they don't dare to talk about it." However, the minister still thought that what Wang Xiang, Fan Xiang, and Zhao Shuxiang said was true, and His Majesty still did not attack Shu for the time being. ”

Above the court, several major ministers have finished speaking, and Murong Yanzhao is now recuperating in the mansion, Li Chuyun is not in the capital, Pan Mei is in Chenzhou, Hunan to quell the chaos, and several other important generals are in other places.

At this time, Cao Bin, who had been training at the Royal Military Academy of the Great Song Dynasty for a few days, couldn't hold back and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, forgive me for being rude. The minister thought that His Majesty's plan to recover the old frontier was absolutely wrong, and the four ministers of Wang, Fan, Zhao, and Wei were too careful. Now that the army is almost trained, it's time to send troops. ”

Zhao Kuangyin finally heard someone speak, this person is Cao Bin, he has been training that batch of military cadets recently, and he will be trained as a general in the future.

He hurriedly asked the minister of the court, "How is the training of Lu Yuqing's soldiers in Hunan?"

Zhao Pudao: "Lu Yuqing is very dedicated to military affairs, and the current Hunan soldiers are close to 50,000. However, for the time being, we can't send troops, if you want to send troops, you must investigate the strength of Shu, and if Your Majesty sends troops to attack Shu, you must guard against the invasion of Han and Liao in the north. ”

Zhao Kuangyin also heard Zhao Pu say this, but he didn't say a word.

Zhao Pu was still stubborn about his opinion, and said: "Your Majesty, the minister's suggestion, Your Majesty must not ignore it!" ”

"I am also worried, but when will the teacher you said be famous?"

At this moment, the palace was indifferent, I didn't expect the emperor to send troops to attack Shu, although sooner or later it will be attacked, but it is not suitable to attack Shu at this stage, what is missing is not only an opportunity but also because of the need to guard against the two countries in the north.

"Father-" At this time, Zhao Dezhao, the king of Liang, walked out.

Zhao Dezhao emphasized: "Father, now is indeed not the best opportunity to attack Shu, and that Wang Zhaoyuan has always been at odds with Li Hao, it is said that Wang Zhaoyuan is very high, and he actually compares himself with Zhuge Kongming, and looking at the old things, this person is just a vain appearance, relying on Meng Chang's favor, he has been in a high position for several years, and he does not know about military affairs, and he does not pose a threat to my Great Song Dynasty." ”

Zhao Dezhao then said: "But if you want to attack Shu, both Khitan and Liu Jun are good at fighting, once they know that I will throw all my troops into the south, they will definitely take advantage of the situation." For this reason, even if you want to attack the south, you must also put on a posture of attacking the Han state in the north, so that you can confuse the eyes and ears of the countries, and second, you can also test the reality of the countries. ”

When Zhao Kuangyin heard his son say this, his restless heart began to calm down a little, but what his son said also made sense, the Great Song Dynasty, as a big country in the Central Plains, also needed an excuse to attack Shu, but now is not the time.

Zhao Kuangyin stood up and said, "You all stand down, since you think this is the case, let me think about it carefully." ”

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After Zhao Kuangyin went back, he also thought about it for a few days, and after a few days, Zhao Kuangyin finally announced that he would not send troops to attack Shu for the time being