Chapter 297 Lian Zhen Beihui

"Ladies and gentlemen, you are about to return to your respective regions, especially the officials of the four major theaters of the front, because your jurisdiction borders Mongolia and the situation is special, you will leave for the return tomorrow, so, this first glass of wine, I salute you first, you Aiqing have worked hard."

"Thank the emperor for the wine."

"Yes, it's done." After I finished drinking, I saw that the more than 60 officials present also drank it all, and said with a smile, "In a few days, it will be New Year's Day, this second glass of wine, I hereby wish you a happy New Year in advance, good health and good luck in the new year." ”

"Thank you, your majesty, happy new year."

"For the third glass of wine, I wish you all success and success in the new year."

"Thank you, the emperor, the ministers will definitely live up to the emperor's love."

Compared with when I had just crossed over, a year of martial arts training had made my Zhongqi full, although it was still far less than Yuan Jian, Xie Daolin, etc., but it was effortless to speak loudly at the banquet of these dozens of people, and it was easy for everyone to hear it clearly.

After three glasses of wine, I continued: "Today, I will set up a banquet to entertain all Aiqing, and it is the right to be the New Year's banquet, so let's enjoy it." ”

"Thank the emperor for the royal gift."

At first, these three glasses of wine were the original imperial wine in the palace, and the degree was not very high, so for me, a person who did not drink much, it was not a problem, I raised the fourth glass of wine and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, what about the following, I invite you to taste the high-grade liquor that I brewed in the new dynasty, because it has just been successfully trial-produced, the output is very small, and there is only one cup per person tonight." ”

"What a high liquor."

"Is there any burning knife wine in the army?"

After a while, everyone picked up their wine glasses, the wine glasses were not big, and they were all in one gulp.

"Ah, it's spicy."

"This is a high-grade liquor, and it's really exciting."

"Good wine, good taste, this is the real wine."

"Well, yes, it is worthy of the emperor's wine, smelling fragrant, drinking spicy, and the aftertaste is endless."

"Can you buy this wine?"

On December 19 of the first year of Xianchun, the Guangnan Military Region held its first flag-raising ceremony in the barracks of the former forbidden army, because the New Year was approaching, the military region system made a group of senior generals such as Fan Wenhu and others set off for the south after the New Year, and on December 22, the Lin'an Military Region was formed, and since then, the six major military regions plus the Imperial Forest Army have officially become all the forces of the Royal Army of the Great Song Dynasty, and the number of the forbidden army of the Great Song Dynasty with a history of 300 years has withdrawn from the stage.

On 24 December, according to the proposal of Xia Gui, the commander of the Luzhou Military Region, I promoted a number of young generals who had performed well in the Anfeng Campaign, including Han Zhen and Shi Yuqi, whom I knew, and I appointed two of them as military commanders of the Lin'an Military Region, as well as Lu Mengshan and Cao Tong, who were among the top 10 military commanders in the Lin'an Military Region, and who became the middle and high-ranking commanders of the Imperial Army of the Great Song Dynasty.

After the reorganization of the Royal Song Army is completed, plus the military strength of a box to be recruited by the Guangnan Military Region, the total number of troops is more than 300,000, and the establishment of the naval army has a total of 100,000 people, which is expected to be in place by the end of March next year, so that the total strength of the Great Song Army can reach more than 400,000, although the number is far less than the heyday of the Song Dynasty, but I believe that the combat effectiveness of these 400,000 horses will be stronger than the 800,000 forbidden army of that year.

Since ancient times, the art of war has said that there are not many soldiers in the fine, which I am convinced of, just like the Mongolian iron cavalry in history, only 100,000 horses can sweep the whole of Europe, and even more, Nurhachi can destroy the Ming Dynasty with only thirteen pairs of armor.

In 1265, in order to win over the Han people in Mongolia and then prepare to unify the whole of China, Kublai Khan, under the advice of Hao Jing, Liu Bingzhong and others, announced that Mongolia accepted the Han calendar, and at the same time combined the Mongolian New Year's Festival "Xiengir Festival" and the Han New Year's Spring Festival, so Mongolia's New Year celebration method also added many tricks, including the Spring Festival custom of Han people making dumplings and setting off firecrackers, and eating "hand meat" (a Mongolian snack with lamb as raw materials) on Chinese New Year's Eve, playing "shaha" (A kind of cultural and sports game in which the girls get together to participate, also called Galaha), offering Hada and other Mongolian customs,

A few years ago, the emperor Hao Jing first proposed the strategy of ethnic integration on the recital to Kublai Khan, hoping that the imperial court could achieve equality among all ethnic groups, but Hao Jing's proposal was strongly resisted by the Mongolian magnates, Kublai Khan after repeated weighing, and Hao Jing, Yin Tianya and others discussed several times, and finally rejected Hao Jing's proposal, maintaining the original national strategy, that is, the ethnic groups in Mongolia are divided into three classes, the first class is the Mongols, the second class is the ethnic minorities in the Western Regions and the Tangut people, that is, the Semu people, Of course, for the Han people valued by Kublai Khan, such as Hao Jing and Zhang Rou, they can basically enjoy the same treatment as the Mongolian nobles, while the Han people in the folk are living inferior.

Around the New Year, the north is icy and snowy, the weather is cold and freezing, it is impossible to use soldiers, and most of the people are fine, living at home, preparing for the arrival of the New Year, while the officials are not idle, this time is an important time for the upper echelons of Mongolia to formulate the national policy for the coming year, and all ministries and academies are seizing the time to hold important meetings to implement the instructions of the Great Khan Kublai Khan,

On December 26th, the head teacher of the end of the world,

Fa Jue said respectfully: "Lord Divine Venerable, the water priest Yang Lian Zhenjia is outside asking to see you. ”

Yin Tianya, who was sitting on the futon, was chanting words in his mouth, and after seeing that the Fa Jue had entered, he stopped chanting the scriptures and said softly: "Let him come in." ”

"Yes, sir."

"Yang Lian Zhenjia has seen Lord Shenzun." After a while, Yang Lian Zhenjia entered the house with the Fa Jue, bowed and bowed,

"Well, water priest, it's hard work, get up."

"The subordinates are not hard, thank you, Lord God."

"Water Priest, sit down." Yin Tianya pointed to the futon on the side and said, "Tell me about your situation there." ”

"Yes, sir." Yang Lian Zhenjia made a detailed report on the situation in Lin'an, and finally said, "Divine Venerable, there is another matter that my subordinates don't know whether to talk about it or not. ”

Yin Tianya said lightly: "Let's talk about it." ”

Yang Lian Zhenjia said: "Lord Shenzun, when his subordinates were drinking with Jia Yidao, the guy inadvertently revealed that the Southern Dynasty had developed a powerful artillery, which was invincible to manpower. ”

"Artillery." Yin Tianya thought for a while and said, "Before the deity went south, I heard the Great Khan say that the Hui people of the Western Regions invented a kind of stone throwing machine that can throw nearly 100 catties of boulders, I don't know if it is the artillery that Jia Yidao said in his mouth, and when the deity meets the Great Khan, I will ask what has changed in the water priest, Wulihan." ”

"Lord Hui, Ulihan is still in custody, and the specific location is unknown, but Jia Rudao said that everything is fine, but he is not free."

"Well, Yang Lian Zhenjia, now that you have the Guogong Medal of Jia Nidao, it will be much more convenient to walk in the Southern Dynasty, and you will find out more when you go back."

Yang Lian Zhenjia saw that Yin Tianya didn't mean to blame, but breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Yes, my subordinates understand." ”

"Water priest, there should not be a big battle between the two countries next year, both sides will actively prepare for war, develop national strength, and accumulate materials, so next year, the focus of my Tianya personnel stationed in the Southern Dynasty will still be on intelligence, and at the same time, the deity will add a new task to you."

"Please let the gods know."

"That is, try to plot against the martial arts people and various forces of the Southern Dynasty as much as possible, so as to cooperate with the southward movement of our dynasty in the future." Yin Tianya said with a rare smile, "Water Priest, you will go to the Heavenly Dao Alliance after the New Year. ”

"Heavenly Dao Alliance, one temple, one alliance, and three families of the Heavenly Dao Alliance." Yang Lian Zhenjia was surprised,

"Yes, the deity has negotiated with the three masters and seven elders of the Heavenly Dao League, the two sides cooperated, and the southern dynasty was a country, and he said that when I waved my troops south, that is, when his heavenly dao alliance started an incident on the two Zhejiang roads, the two echoed each other, and they would be able to get twice the result with half the effort, and after the deity promised to give them the two Zhejiang roads of the Southern Dynasty."

Yang Lian Zhenjia remembered that Yin Tianya had just said that he would go south, but he didn't expect to negotiate with the Heavenly Dao Alliance, the top martial arts force in the Southern Dynasty, so he was greatly admired in his heart for a while: "Lord Shenzun, the achievements of his subordinates in the Southern Dynasty for several months are far less than the great one's journey to the south, and his subordinates are very impressed." ”

"It's just a coincidence, the deity is just to negotiate with Fang Chenqian, the third master of the Heavenly Dao Alliance, the second master doesn't care about the affairs of the alliance, it is insignificant, the only problem at present, and the biggest problem is its big boss, that is, the person known as the 'boss' on the rivers and lakes, the deity asked you to act as a liaison between my Tianya and the Heavenly Dao Alliance, their weapons and expenses for training and trouble, etc., can be supported by our dynasty, you must remind the three masters, this matter needs to be kept absolutely confidential, and you must not underestimate it' Boss', you must know that the boss of the Heavenly Dao Alliance is a person who talks about the Tao in Dragon and Tiger Mountain, even if it is the deity, he is not completely sure to defeat him. ”

"Yes, my subordinates understand."

Yin Tianya bowed his head and said: "If it goes well, this Heavenly Dao Alliance will become the biggest reinforcement of our dynasty when it goes south, Yang Lian Zhenjia, you and your subordinates should also try to develop our dynasty's fine work in the southern dynasty, and strive to find such a force, thinking that our dynasty will help." ”

"Yes, Lord God."

"Regarding the situation of Jia Nidao in the Southern Dynasty, it is clear that the deity will report to the Great Khan together, and after the Great Khan's countermeasures are set, the deity will relay it to you, Yang Lian Zhenjia, for your performance this year, the deity basically recognizes, as for the failure of the trip to Miaodi, the deity notes, if there is a merit to the end of the world next year, then this year's mistakes will be written off."

"Thank you, Lord God, for your kindness."

Yang Lian Zhenjia knew the means of Yin Tianya, and most of those who failed to perform major tasks were killed by his palanquin man.

"Okay, water priest, you step down, these days, you will enjoy this place, the deity knows that you are lurking in the Southern Dynasty is not having a good time."