Xue Qingyun's surprise was not strange at all. Yang Zhi had just realized Zhao Qi's true strategic intentions, and he also thought that the young Emperor of Great Xia was really crazy.

Although Yang Zhi is famous all over the world for his bloody battle in the desert, there is no lack of elements that the first emperor intended to put him on the altar. In the minds of the Turkic people, who advocated force and emphasized practicality, Wei Su was a well-deserved number one opponent, and Zeng Yingming, who succeeded him, was ranked next in the rankings. But the two of them are responsible for the commanders, and they rarely have the opportunity to lead the army in person, and Geng Chao is still above Yang Zhi because of his bravery.

Xue Qingyun knows that Yang Zhi has always been meticulous in thinking, extremely hard-working, and never false, intimidating, or alarmist when it comes to practice. I only heard Yang Zhi say expressionlessly: "But the lord of the hero, he can endure it when he can't bear it, and he can be ruthless enough when he is ruthless." When he is ruthless, he is even crazier than a red-eyed gambler. ”

"The two sides have been fighting undeclared for more than a month, Geng Chao has killed tens of thousands of enemies and achieved a lot of results, and the emperor seems to have revived the prestige of the previous emperor's period, which is enough to have a decent explanation to the court. But so far, instead of seeing signs of retreat, they have penetrated more than 1,000 miles into the Turkic hinterland. Xiao Gang and Guo Rui, who led the army to respond, were two unambitious lieutenants who were selected by me in their early years, and they were still young in the army, and they did not have any deep background backers to speak of, so they were promoted to generals by their own skills. The emperor is easy to use and rest assured. ”

"The 40,000 elite cavalry built by Great Xia with a lot of money is still above the Turkic cavalry legion, and 35,000 people have been mobilized in stages. I dare to say that the remaining 5,000 elite cavalry and at least 30,000 infantry troops under the personal command of Zeng Yingming should have also set out of Shuofang. ”

"The first emperor has always known people well, and Ling Kaiyang is a fierce general who is not inferior to Geng Chao. Did the first emperor not know the reason? Ling Kaiyang has been stationed in Jingzhou in obscurity for more than ten years without moving, or out of his own volition. or entrusted by the emperor, in short, it is indeed consensual. When the emperor was made crown prince. The first emperor let him act as the state minister for nearly a year, how could such an important chess piece as Ling Kaiyang not explain to him? Once this little-known fierce man is activated, for the Turks, at least it can have the effect of surprise soldiers. ”

Xue Qingyun gasped and said: "Mobilize more than 100,000 elites of Shuofang's border army, arrange double responses, and do not hesitate to use the 20,000 elite cavalry led by the famous warrior as bait, and secretly become a flank attack,...... The emperor deliberately set up a huge gambling game. Do you want to destroy the Turks in one fell swoop? If this is the case, it is not difficult to understand that the emperor's previous forbearance and concession was actually a strategy to confuse the enemy and pride the enemy. ”

Yang Zhi shook his head and said, "This is only half true. The emperor was arrogant, but he was not mad enough to try to destroy the Turks in one fell swoop. Those who can be the king of a strong country in troubled times, either don't do it, or do it, it seems that the emperor has won the true inheritance of the first emperor. Nine times out of ten, the emperor's intentions went straight to Suoli from the beginning. If you can successfully trap or capture the rope force alive. Not only can the absolute authority of the new emperor be established in one fell swoop, and the throne is as solid as a rock, but also can lay a good situation with neither external troubles nor internal worries in one fell swoop. Even if it doesn't work, it won't suffer too much loss. It's a big deal that the two sides ended in a draw. But the emperor at least showed his strategy, determination and courage in this way, and showed his great strength to the Turks. And the lives of a brave general and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses are in the eyes of an ambitious emperor in troubled times. And what's it? ”

"I wonder if Brother Qingyun has ever noticed? Judging from the secret reports collected by the two secret spies of our Detective Department and the Qin Clan, the war has been going on so far. The Turkic side not said that it lost tens of thousands of cavalry, but it is a fact that it lost tens of thousands of people, right? It is important to know that the living environment of the desert grassland is harsh. Medical conditions are far less developed than in the Central Plains, and population is a more valuable key resource than cattle, horses and livestock. Do you think that Soli really knocked out his teeth and swallowed it in his stomach, so he didn't feel distressed? If the story of Geng Chao's Great Xia elite cavalry sweeping through the desert is allowed to repeat, will he still be able to sit firmly on the throne of Khan? The raid that had taken place six years earlier was a lingering nightmare for the entire Turks. But can there be a single word in all the reports about where Soli is now? Can you mention how the Turks reacted? Thinking about the empathy of the heart, Suoli can only grit his teeth and plot countermeasures and secretly mobilize an army! Destroying the elite cavalry of Great Xia and sniping Geng Chao can also bring the Turks back to the era of Todu Khan, who is equal to the status of Great Xia and even has an advantageous strategic situation, and can also lay the position of the unshakable Turkic Great Khan! ”

Xue Qingyun said suddenly: "In fact, from the very beginning, the emperor and Suo Li had the same mind at all, and they didn't plan to fight a small conflict, but they were both planning a war!" In this way, Geng Chao is indeed in danger! …… Master Hou, should we just sit by? Can't you do something for Geng Chao? ”

Yang Zhi said indifferently: "After several years of silent reflection, Geng Chao is no longer what it used to be. Speaking of which, I was careless, Geng Chao has been fighting against the Turks since he joined the army at the age of sixteen, so why should he make a special detour to ask me when he was ordered to return to Beijing? He knew that he was going to die for a lifetime, but he had come to say goodbye to me! ”

"We can't do anything other than providing Geng Chao with extremely detailed information within the scope of our secret spy's capabilities. However, the scouts sent by the army, the meticulous work of the military, the secret spies that the Qin clan covered in various identities in the border areas, and even the secret agents of the outer guards of the inner court, how could the emperor waste it? A tight intelligence network has already been constructed. Even if we have the heart, it is just the icing on the cake, but it exposes our strength prematurely in front of the emperor. It's not that I'm ruthless! How unwise is it to be useless? ”

Then he sighed: "Brother Qingyun, have you ever experienced the tragedy of tens of thousands of troops charging into battle and strangling together!" I'm not reluctant, in that case, is it useful to send dozens or hundreds of dead soldiers to guard Geng Chao? How does the dead soldier we sent compare to the battle-hardened guards around Geng Chao? I would like to lead the troops to rescue them myself, but where are my soldiers? The first emperor guarded me from taking charge of the army, and the new emperor not only guarded against me, but also had the meaning of demonstrating to me. It means that without you Yang Zhi, I can still do it. Could it be that Brother Qingyun can't see it? ”

Xue Qingyun thought deeply: "What the Hou Ye said is very true, it's just ...... It's just that Geng Chao is too much of a pity! ”

Yang Zhi wanted to say and stopped: "What a pity? Fix what he wants! No one in this world wants to die, and the saint's killing and sacrificing his life for righteousness are mostly helpless actions when he is in a desperate situation. Geng Chao was brave and good at fighting when he first arrived, and he had extremely rich experience in commanding the army against the enemy, not to mention that there were strong reinforcements before and after this time, so he might not be ....... The only thing I'm worried about is that I'm afraid of ....... ”

Xue Qingyun thought for a moment and said in shock: "Lord Hou means that he is worried that the emperor will do it on purpose?!" ”

"It's hard to say." Yang Zhi said angrily: "War has always been a continuation of politics, and the emperor's heart has always been very abnormal. The reason why the two generations of monarchs of the first emperor and the new emperor were able to tolerate me was largely because I had always been the emperor's leader, and I had always been extremely cautious not to seek to take charge of the army, and to avoid interfering in political affairs and political disputes. I am crazy about accumulating money and not forgetting to share the spoils with him, and I have no military power, while the emperor is not afraid of my tail and will not lose it, and occupy the island to protect himself and temporarily outside his ability. The old and new generations of emperors want to use me, but they can't do anything about me. ”

"I had a dislike with Geng Chao back then, because I sincerely hoped that Geng Chao and my uncle Shen Chong, an emerging young Zhuang general, would not be involved in politics and only be a pure professional soldier. Looking back now, I was wrong! The fact that my brother-in-law Wei Feiyang was implicated by his father Wei Su gave me a great stimulus. The reason why the husband is not guilty and guilty is very simple, once he is a high-ranking general with a heavy army, he fantasizes that he is not involved in politics, is it possible? The person in question may have a clear conscience, but will others really trust you completely? Can the Emperor really be at ease with you? ”

Yang Zhi said with an empty gaze, and he didn't know whether to listen to Xue Qingyun or relieve his long-standing chest: "I dare to vouch for it with my head, Geng Jin and Geng Chao are both loyal ministers who are absolutely loyal to Great Xia, and they are also fanatical and belligerent generals who are obsessed with the expansion of Great Xia's armed forces and dominate the world." My uncle Shen Zheng is the same, but under the teachings of my orthodox father-in-law, he is different from the person to whom Geng's father and son are loyal. ”

"To this day, there are still many people in the government and the opposition who think that the current emperor is a profiteer who competes for the throne and is a dark horse who is killed halfway. In fact, they were all deceived by the first emperor! There is a way of civil and military, one piece and one relaxation, and the same is true for governing the country. The candidate for the new monarch must not only be able to inherit the great wish of the previous emperor to dominate the world, but also be able to be in a lofty mood, know how to judge the situation and be very good at power and opportunity. Along the way, the first emperor has quietly and secretly cultivated the new emperor for many years. If you think about it carefully, the new emperor has been known for being lazy and perverse since he was a child, and he has acted in an eclectic manner, but has he ever done a very wrong thing since he was a child? Never! Small mistakes are constant, big mistakes are not made, it can be said to be nature, but also paralyzing careless self-protection, and it is a great ability! If it's a deliberate disguise, don't you think it's scary?! ”

"Born in troubled times, how many stupid people will be able to ascend to the temple as a minister? Can put the civil and military ministers in the palm of his hand and control it freely, so that he can expand the territory and expand the country, and the country is strong, and the relatives and eunuchs never dare to interfere in politics, will such an emperor spend more than ten years of precious time in vain to elect an incompetent son of a gentleman as the successor? Although history contains examples, there are only a handful. On the other hand, it is precisely because there are only a handful of them that they will go down in history, which makes people sigh! ”

Speaking of this, he paused, took a long breath and said, "Brother Qingyun, I just felt it, and it was far away." Geng Jin had just passed the year of knowing the destiny of heaven, Geng Chao was standing at the end of the year, and the father and son did not have any mistakes that could be said to be on the stage, so the first emperor would have a headache about how to deal with their father and son. For the new emperor, how dare Geng's father and son easily forget that King Ning ascended to the throne? In order to appease the forces of King Ning, King Ning and King Kang were ordered to enter the cabinet as princes, Geng Jin was in his prime and was not old, Geng Chao was like the sun, the father and son had great prestige in the military group, and the three were combined, could the emperor sleep? ”

"The emperor completely controls the military power, and has been the anchor of the sea to stabilize the throne since ancient times. Take the opportunity of waging a war with the Turks to promote your generals, expand your wings, and cut off hidden dangers that threaten you. The emperor's careful design, so that Geng Chao died on the battlefield with honor, is the only choice to maximize the interests of killing three birds with one stone! ”

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PS: Because of the author's background revision, it was not easy to learn to log in. Apologize! (To be continued.) )