(First update.) ）

The heart of the border children to protect the border and fight the thieves is fierce, and the hearts of the people and the army can be used, which is a great thing for the general of the town. However, at present, Li Congjing has no money and no food, and he has no way to start if he wants to raise and train soldiers, and it is difficult for a skillful woman to cook without rice, but to reject the Khitan and attack the Khitan, it is far from enough to rely on the existing strength of the border army, because it is necessary to expand the armed forces in the border areas. Things are in front of us, like a dead end, and it seems that there is no way to solve it.

Li Congjing said: "I have a way, or I can solve this difficulty!" This made Du Qianshu extremely surprised, and he immediately asked eagerly: "What is the strategy of the military commander?" ”

After leaving the barracks, the two did not return to the official office, but went to the city gate to inspect the repair of the city wall. After more than half a month of military and civilian concerted efforts, the city wall has been roughly repaired, the damaged female wall has been replaced by a new wall, the bricks and stones that have been built up for a short time are brightly colored, and the color difference between the old city wall is obvious, but so, it has been integrated, and it is very solid. The defensive equipment inside and outside the city walls, such as wolf tooth swatters and fork rods, is also being prepared, and it will soon be restored to the scale of the day. It's just that the damage to the bed crossbow is troublesome, the process is complex, the material is not everywhere, it will take time, fortunately, the loss of the bed crossbow is not large.

Li Congjing and Du Qianshu, followed by a group of officials and guards, stood in front of the north gate tower and looked into the distance. On a high day, it is noon, and now it is late autumn, the sun is no longer blazing, sprinkled on people warm, comfortable and comfortable. Outside the city wall, the grass and trees far and near have withered yellow, on both sides of the official road extending from the city gate, the fallen leaves are colorful, and the wind is blowing lightly, and in the farmland nearby, there are people who are busy serving the crops, standing up and wiping their sweat from time to time, and their faces seem to be sad. The distant mountains are gray and yellow, the mountains and rocks are towering, and there are occasional people's homes, which seem lonely and desolate.

Li Congjing's method of solving the shortage of military strength in the border areas is only 12 words: train the people for the army, cultivate the land on weekdays, and fight in wartime.

He said: "If you are all soldiers, you will not be able to protect your family and defend the country, and if you take the people as your army, you will not need to spend food and grass in the army; Farming on weekdays and practicing in leisure time will not damage the agricultural time, do not harm the harvest, and can become combat power; In the event of a small war, the border army can deal with it, and if there is a big war, select the strong sons and daughters from all over the country to fight with the army, which is also enough to make contributions! With these three, 100,000 young people and 100,000 troops in the border areas may make the Khitan dare not go south and herd horses. ”

Du Qianshu's eyes lit up, and he deeply admired Li Congjing for coming up with such a method, and then muttered: "Training the people for the army, the people in this solid border land are wanted, but they need to be the head of the army and the armor, the five counties of Pingzhou, the sixteen states of Youyun, how many young and strong men are more than 100,000, if you want to do this, I don't know how much you need to increase the number of soldiers; In the event ......of a big war, 100,000 people will clash, tens of millions of casualties will be lost, grain, grass, and armor will be lost, medicine will be consumed, and the pensions of the dead and disabled children will not be known."

Du Qianshu's concern was very reasonable, Li Congjing nodded and said: "With all kinds of attrition, all wars are inevitable, and it is not easy to fight one country in one place." However, although most of the land in Youyun and other places is poor, it is not a good field, although there is a lack of materials, it is not without copper and iron deposits, fishing and salt, although there are frequent wars in the border areas of Youyun, there is no lack of peaceful places to trade and trade, if you can make the border people have a job, the fields are cultivated, and the potential can be explored, within three years, the clouds will be easy to see! The war with the Khitan can be done in three or five years, such as the soldiers and soldiers who fought in front of us, and there were no thieves in the border land, and then there were officials and people who cultivated land and accumulated funds, and did not say that they went north to destroy the thieves, and the border land was safe, and there was a lot to be done! ”

Stunned, Du Qianshu was deeply impressed by Li Congjing's words, and the determination and foresight revealed in his words were moving. But if it's not difficult, how can he have the opportunity to let go of his hands and feet and show his ambitions? Easy things can be done, virtuous is no different, but great difficulties and great deeds, unless there is an immortal talent and perseverance can not do it, in this, virtuous, not Xiao is different!

And this is exactly what Du Qianshu wants. He studied hard for more than ten years when he was young, faced with the panic and turmoil, immersed in the study of the world, and then entered the Khitan alone. He expressed his determination to Li Congjing, "If the military marshal's move can be successful, it will definitely change the sky for the clouds, and a thousand books will follow, saddle the front and back for the military marshal!" ”

Seeing Du Qianshu's ambition, Li Congjing smiled and said: "With Sima trying his best to help, this matter has become three points." ”

The two agreed on this matter and began to discuss in detail how to implement the "12-character policy".

"This house is a soldier!"

Li Congjing and Du Qianshu both turned around, and saw a person behind them looking around for everyone. This person is wearing a dark cyan official robe, not confused, tall, bearded, although he is in the limelight, but his attitude is calm, his eyes are clear, and when he sees Li Congjing and Du Qianshu looking over, he bowed his hand and saluted, "The official heard about the military marshal and Sima training, which is almost the military system of the government, and it is inherent in this statement." ”

Li Congjing didn't know much about the specific content of the government military system, but he knew the outline, and he also knew that his "twelve-character policy" was similar to the government military system. ”

When the man heard this, he said without thinking: "The death of the government military system, but due to the destruction of the uniform field system, the military commander wants to use the government military system, and the fields should be divided again, so that everyone in the border land can cultivate." ”

Li Congjing nodded secretly, and asked again: "Mr. thinks that Youyun can redivide the fields now?" ”

"No." The man blurted out, and then said: "However, due to the disturbance of the Khitan, the border land is damaged and barren, and if the military commander is good at his land, he can get a million acres, or divide the land of the rich, open up the wasteland for good land, or merge, then the government military system is feasible." ”

Li Congjing Daqi. This person only said a few words, but he analyzed the matter thoroughly, which is exactly what he wants to discuss with Du Qianshu in detail, and he is definitely not an ordinary person.

"However, this alone is not enough, and the commander still lacks something. If there is such a thing, then the matter can be done, and without this thing, the matter cannot be done. The man began to speak again, succinctly, and with great confidence.

"What is this?" Li Congjing asked.

The man glanced at Li Congjing, bowed to the south, and said four words: "Your Majesty's edict!" ”

Li Congjing was shocked. If not for anything else, but for this person to see. The emperor's edict means that this matter needs the support of the imperial court, if there is no this, not to mention whether the land can be reasonably distributed after repairing and reclamation, that is, the people have cultivated, once someone with a heart says that Li Congjing divides the land without authorization, accumulates private troops, and plots against him, then Li Congjing is speechless. The training of soldiers is still like this, and once Li Congjing opens the copper and iron mine, the benefits of fishing and salt, and "turns into the sky of clouds", it will make the unscrupulous people attack and Li Cunqiao suspicious.

Li Congjing looked at Du Qianshu and gestured with his eyes, "Who is this?" ”

"This assassin Shi Fu Si Hu Shen military Zhao Zhongming. Many years ago, Mr. Zhao was the secretary of the Pingzhou Assassin Mansion to participate in the military, and after the Khitan Ke Pingzhou, Lu Wenjin stole according to this place, Mr. Zhao did not want to be a thief, so he resigned angrily and went into hiding. Now the army commander Ke restored Pingzhou, Zhang Bang sought talents, and Mr. Zhao went out of the mountain again to be loyal to the country. All things in Pingzhou City, fortunately with the help of Mr. Zhao, there is today's scene, otherwise, the three heads and six arms of the thousands of books can not be done! Du Qianshu introduced Zhao Zhongming to Li Congjing.

Zhao Zhongming said humbly: "Sima is too modest, and the subordinate officials have done their duty." ”

Li Congjing sighed: "Mr. is talented, loyal and bloody, Congjing admires." Youyun has to have such people as Mr. to help the king, and he can protect the border and fight the thief from Jing, and the blessing of the people on this border is also! After that, he took Zhao Zhongming, Du Qianshu and others back to the official office and discussed various affairs in detail.

Everyone discussed for a long time without mentioning it, and at night, Li Congjing was entangled by Yelumin. The crazy girl shouted that she wanted to be the same as Xiao'er, and she also wanted to enter the military situation, which gave Li Congjing a headache, and he couldn't get rid of it. This highness does not have many princesses with a bad temper, but it is difficult to bear when she is willful, coupled with her eccentric personality, her behavior is unpredictable, and she is like a bird when she chatters around her, so that every time Li Congjing meets, he can't wait to throw him out of the state city.

Finally drove Yelu Min away, and the fifth girl carried the package and came to report to the work of the Military Intelligence Department.

"The big boss sent back the news, a few days ago he and Mr. Mo arrived in the Bohai Kingdom Shangjing Longquan Mansion, a few days after Da Ming'an returned to the country, frequently in and out of the palace, as if trying his best to persuade the big man to get rid of the evils, make a final effort. At present, the big boss is working with Mr. Mo to investigate the situation in the Bohai Sea in preparation for future action. Fifth, when he said these words, he placed the package on the table and opened it, revealing several letters inside, "This is a letter written by the envoy of Jiedu, Mr. Wei, and Mrs. Wei to the military commander in Youzhou; In addition, there are letters from the old general, the old lady, and the household servant to the military marshal. "Take out the thick stack of letters and arrange them neatly on the table.

Li Congjing served in Youyun, and Ren also went to Youzhou with the army, he picked up the letters, first opened the letters of Li Siyuan and Feng Dao, and browsed them one by one.

Because Li Congjing went out of the town and was in the clouds, Li Siyuan is now serving in the court, and he introduced some things about the court to Li Congjing in his letter, and also talked about Li Cunqing's recent abnormal behavior, Li Siyuan generally supported Li Congjing's envoy to Khitan and attacked Pingzhou, but only told Li Congjing to abide by his duties as a courtier and not to do things out of line.

If the content of Li Siyuan's letter is just ordinary, what Feng Daoxin said makes Li Congjing a little shocked. Feng Dao said in the letter: "The envoy to the Khitan has not succeeded, His Majesty is already angry, now the general sent troops to Pingzhou, vainly started a war, although it is the border army, the military town of their own affairs, but also angered the Khitan, leading to its southern invasion, most of the courtiers are deeply worried...... "Under the conscription system, the degree of moderation makes the power of the military regime, and local affairs have the right to arbitrary, but the conquest of the enemy army is a major matter of the country, and it is not to blame Li Cunqiao for not being annoyed." Li Congjing continued to look down: "Li Shaoqin and his ilk have a deep grudge with the general, and they have repeatedly slandered. "Li Shaoqin, that is, Duan Ning, after his surrender to the Tang Dynasty, was quite close to Li Cunqiao and was given a name. Feng Dao said again: "Although the situation is difficult, fortunately, there are privy envoys, General Li, Ren Shangshu, etc., who have defended the general many times, and Your Majesty has no intention of blaming it......

Putting down the letter, Li Congjing was silent for a long time.

Li Cunqiao is undoubtedly a generation of heroes, and his half-life achievements are enough to go down in history, which can be called a brilliant life. However, Li Congjing also knew that Li Cun's momentum was so great that after he entered the Central Plains, he had shown a declining trend. It is not because of the difficult situation that the heroes compete with it, but because of their suspicion of meritorious heroes, waste of political affairs, excessive rewards and punishments, and indulgence in pleasures, the soldiers are chilled, and the people are separated from morality. If it weren't for that, he wouldn't have reigned for only four years before his country was destroyed.

It was precisely because of this incident that after Li Congjing went north to Youyun, he acted on his own heart and did not care too much about the direction of the court. But this also needs to grasp the problem of a degree, otherwise once Li Congjing is questioned, although he will not have nothing, it is inevitable to be demoted and move to the town, in addition, Li Congjing wants to show his strength in Youyun, and he also needs some support from the imperial court, which is the case at the moment.

A few days later, Li Yan went beyond the triumph of Zheng Xuansu and brought back a piece of news that surprised Li Congjing.