Leng Yi hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Feng Zhan's bribery case has been delayed for a long time, did Weichen investigate this case first?" ”

Zhao Guangyi said: "This case was committed when the first emperor was born. In fact, the first emperor had already made a judgment and made a decision. It's because I've been dragging my feet and not dealing with it, and this time I asked them to review the recital, do you know why? ”

Leng Yi shook his head.

Zhao Guangyi said: "Do you know who this Feng Zan is? ”

"Privy Counsellor."

"Who's behind him?"

Leng Yi shook his head again.

"The person behind him is me!" Zhao Guangyi said lightly: "When the first emperor was here, I was not on good terms with Prime Minister Zhao Pu, and Zhao Pu has been secretly making bad things and attacking my forces. and even obstructed the throne of silence. Feng Zhan's matter was a bad move he used in order to fight me. It's just that Feng Zan is not angry, the bribery is verified to be true, there is no denial, and he can't help him if he wants to. However, in the end, he is my person, and when I was still the Yin of Kaifeng Mansion, he helped me do a lot of things. I cannot kill my own people, lest I chill others. It has been delayed until now. However, the case cannot be dragged on indefinitely. He had to find a reason to forgive his sins. At least a lighter punishment. Do you see what I mean? ”

"Wechen understands! The good intentions of the official family will definitely be able to get the favor of God and make their wishes come true. ”

Zhao Guangyi looked at him meaningfully, and said slowly: "You have a very good way, you do things, I am very satisfied." ”

"Wechen will not hesitate to go to the soup fire for the sake of the official family!"

Zhao Guangyi nodded and said, "Today, Empress Kaibao, ah no, Master Wuchen has already become a monk in Nanke. Empress Hua Rui has moved into the queen's Kunning Palace. She was very happy, and said that she would accompany me to the palace test, and I had agreed. You are proficient in poetry, and you will accompany me to the palace exam, and now help me come up with an idea, and see what kind of topics the poems and songs of the palace exam will be assigned. It is necessary to have the mind of the flower, and it is beneficial to select talents. ”

Leng Yi thought for a while and said, "The day before yesterday, when I was drinking on the night of my trip, Weichen listened to the official family praising the lady for not letting her eyebrows go. It's because Hua Rui Niangniang said about the official family's Northern Expedition. It shows that Niangniang also hopes that the official family can defeat the Northern Han Liao Dynasty in the Northern Expedition, unify the world, and establish a great cause. And this is also the biggest expectation of the official, why don't the officials take this as the topic. You can also see if these palace examination students have ambitions in their hearts, can serve the country, and can be used by officials. ”

"Good! Good idea! That's the topic. Zhao Guangyi slapped it heavily on the table, picked up a few copies, and said: "These are military intelligence reports sent by Bian Sai, saying that the Northern Han Dynasty has been begging the Liao Dynasty to use troops against my Great Song Dynasty, saying that my Great Song Dynasty is not strong now, saying that I am faint, it is a good time to attack, and also said that if we use troops, they are willing to be the vanguard!" Hehe, in that case, I want to have a good fight with them! ”

Leng Yi asked, "What about the Liao Dynasty?" I'm afraid they won't rashly use troops against my Great Song, right? ”

"They are also ready to move, they know that sooner or later the Liao Dynasty and my Great Song Dynasty will start a full-scale war. And the more time drags on, the stronger the national strength of our Great Song will be, and the more difficult it will be for them to deal with us. Therefore, the hard-line faction in their court advocated that they should use troops against our Great Song Dynasty as soon as possible. ”

Leng Yi hesitated for a moment, then plucked up his courage and said: "Official, most of our military spending will be used for the construction of Jinming Pond, and the forbidden army is also used for this, and a considerable part of the people are also on the construction site. I can't concentrate on a decisive battle with Liao! ”

"I've been thinking about this all day today. Jinmingchi cannot be stopped, the original plan was to carry out, the Northern Expedition must be fought, and it must be fought as soon as possible. When the time comes, I will go to the expedition! ”

Leng Yi was shocked: "The body of the official family, you must not put yourself in danger." ”

"Don't worry! I've been through a hundred battles, and marching and fighting is what I'm good at! Moreover, on this expedition, I have an idea of killing two birds with one stone. ――I attacked the Northern Han, how if the Liao Dynasty reinforces the Northern Han, I will besiege the city and send reinforcements. Annihilated the reinforcements of the Liao State! This is called luring the snake out of the hole. Wait for the enemy to wear themselves out. If the elite of the Liao Dynasty is exhausted, I will retreat to the Great Song Dynasty, lure the enemy deep, and concentrate superior forces to eat his main army! Wave your army to the north again, and go straight to his Shangjing!

"In that case, then the official family should still transfer the forbidden army to the Northern Expedition, and the gap will be transferred to the people."

"No, you don't! The forbidden army was built in Jinmingchi, which could save a lot of military spending. At the same time, there are 400,000 troops in Northern Xinjiang, and if I want to attack the Northern Han, I only need to transfer 100,000 of them. There are 20,000 troops in the Northern Han Dynasty, and I attack them with 100,000, and there is no reason to be invincible! ”

"What if the Liao State sends reinforcements? Our 100,000 is a Xiang army, and its combat effectiveness is far inferior to the tiger and wolf division of the Liao army. I'm afraid it will endanger the safety of the official family, so the official family must be cautious."

"Of course I do." Zhao Guangyi said triumphantly, "You are loyal to me, I understand, but Aiqing don't worry, it's not the first time I've fought with the Liao army, and I know their details very well." The reason why I decided to use the Xiang army to fight in the Northern Han Dynasty and drive the expedition in person was to tempt the Liao army and let them attack with their elite. I will deliberately defeat them, and then fight and leave, retreat back into the country, and tempt them to drive straight in. Then let Cao Bin lead the forbidden army to outflank from both flanks, block the elite of the Liao army in the territory of the Great Song Dynasty, concentrate the superior forces of the forbidden army and the Xiang army, and annihilate the Liao army in one fell swoop! How? ”

Leng Yi raised his thumb and praised: "The official family really uses soldiers like gods, but this trick of the official family personally lures the enemy into the depths, and it takes a great risk, so it is better to let other generals go, right?" ”

"No way!" Zhao Guangyi shook his head and said, "If it were someone else, the Liao army might not be willing to do its best, and it might not be willing to drive straight into pursuit, and it wouldn't be able to enter our encirclement." It's called 'Don't go into the tiger's den, get the tiger'! Hahaha"

"The courage of the official family is amazing!"

"I'm just telling you this battle plan, don't leak it to me."

"Wechen has a hundred dares and doesn't dare."

"I know you have a tight mouth, but I'm just telling you to do it, hahaha."

"When are the officials going to send troops?"

"Three days later!"

"Huh? Too rushed, right? Otherwise, first take out part of the military expenses and give the forbidden army to the official Northern Expedition, anyway, it will take two years to build Jinmingchi, and it will not be used up for a while. Appropriate the Northern Expedition first, right? ”

"Not necessarily!" Zhao Guangyi squinted at him, "I always thought you were very smart, why were you confused as soon as you got to the military?" Didn't I say that? This Northern Expedition focuses on luring the snake out of the hole, luring the enemy deep, gathering and annihilating it! Our Great Song Dynasty must have a lot of meticulous spies of the Liao Dynasty, on the one hand, I overhauled Jinmingchi, and at the same time hurriedly sent troops, and used the old, young, sick and disabled Xiang army, in this case, I am the royal driver of the expedition. For Liao, it must be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and it will definitely be the best to capture me. I can lure the enemy deeper. I will arrange it, Cao Bin will lead all the forbidden troops, outflank the two wings, and annihilate the elite of the Liao State in the territory of the Great Song Dynasty! If only I was ready, I would send troops. Liaoguo will not be fooled! Do you understand? ”

"Wechen understands, hehe, Wechen doesn't understand military affairs, so as long as he obeys the orders of the official, he can be invincible."

"It's good to know!" Zhao Guangyi twisted his beard triumphantly and smiled, "When the Liao army was dispatched, Cao Bin wanted to lead the forbidden army to dispatch, but it was impossible for people to see that the forbidden army was dispatched, so as not to alert the Liao State." This requires the cooperation of you, the commander of Jin Mingchi. What's your best idea? ”

Leng Yi thought for a while and said, "Weichen can let the 400,000 people who are mobilized put on the military uniform of the forbidden army and spend half a day practicing the formation and tactics every day. And the forbidden army wore the clothes of the people. At that time, the government-appointed minister of supervision ordered the construction of water canals in the northern Xinjiang area. In order to block the cavalry of the Liao State, so that the enemy army would not be alert if it was transferred to the people. On the one hand, the trained Minzhuang can pretend to be a forbidden army to cover the flanks of the real forbidden army, and on the other hand, they can also be used as a reserve to enter the battlefield when necessary. I wonder if this idea can be made? ”

"Very nice! That's a great idea! Just do as you say! The change of costume should be made with good excuses, and it should be carried out slowly and little by little, because it may take me a long time to attack the Northern Han, estimated to take half a year to a year-do you know why I have taken so long? ”

Leng Yi shook his head blankly.

"You, it's a waste that such a smart head doesn't need to be used in the military. Didn't I tell you, I attacked the Northern Han Dynasty to lure the enemy, and the real target was the elite of the Liao army! If you really want to fight the Northern Han, a month is enough at most, how can you use half a year to a year? Because the Liao people are also very cunning, they will not rush to send troops, they must satisfy their appetite before they will send troops. This will take time. So, you change your outfit slowly, and it takes about half a year to change it. ”

"Wechen understands, hehe, if it weren't for the guidance of the official, Wechen wouldn't have been able to figure it out if he wanted to break his head."

Zhao Guangyi was even more proud: "After I exterminate the elite main force of the Liao State, I will let you follow me straight to Beijing!" You also lead an army and taste the taste of battle! ”

Leng Yi hurriedly said: "It's not okay to lead the troops to fight the micro-ministers, don't delay the major affairs of the official family." When the time comes, Weichen will follow the official family, run errands before and after the saddle, and gallop to the imperial city of Beijing with the official family, and Weichen will be satisfied. ”

"It's not promising!" Zhao Guangyi smiled, "Well, when the time comes, those concubines, princesses, princesses, and monarchs of the emperor, princes and ministers of the Liao Kingdom, if you take a fancy to them, I will reward you!" ”

"Thank you, official! The queen of the Liao Kingdom seems to be surnamed Xiao, and it is said that she is also the appearance of the country and the city, which must be left to the official family. ”

Zhao Guangyi smiled and said, "As long as I have stamens, my heart is enough, and this time I hastily raised troops, in fact, it is largely because of stamens." That day, she was drinking on the hill, and what she said said spoke to my heart, yes, I really need a victory to establish the emperor's prestige, otherwise, those ministers, one by one, are not convinced by me, I will destroy the Liao State and establish an immortal cause, in that case, those ministers will no longer be able to say anything! Even if I can't find the Golden Covenant, my throne will not be shaken! ”

(To be continued)