The king rode his horse and galloped.

Late July is still hot, but not as hot as last month.

The tall Xiazhou horse obeyed the master's command while excitedly looking at its more than 10,000 companions, and the wind splashed the beads of sweat on its neck from time to time.

This is an era of speed and tragedy.

But even in this era, there have been some miraculous speeds.

For example, in history, Gao Jixuan supported Fulin, and once created an average speed of more than five miles a day from Kaifeng to Linzhou, and successfully sniped Li Yuanhao to conquer Linzhou City.

There are also fast, for example, Wang Jien arrived at Jianmen from Kaifeng with tens of thousands of troops, only more than 40 days before and after, and the journey reached more than two trips a day, which was very fast, Gao Jixuan's speed was only a few thousand people, and he moved forward lightly. Wang Jien was tens of thousands of forbidden soldiers, and he had to carry luggage, baggage, grain and grass all the way, including many dangerous mountains and plank roads hanging on the cliffs. But it's not fast, Zhao Kuangyi and Cao Bin with hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians have also reached more than two distances, that's fucked, especially Cao Bin for the sake of speed, leaving the grain and grass team behind.

Horses are fast.

Nong Zhigao rebelled, the Song Dynasty used five days to spread the news from Guangzhou to Kaifeng, if the history books are not wrong, that speed is more than a thousand miles a day, forty miles! Despite the substitutions. Yin Jilun and Tian Qinzuo led thousands of horsemen to arrive at the front line in Hebei from Kaifeng in two or three days.

But it is not a normal speed, or light advance, if it is tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and with baggage, even if it is a cavalry, the daily journey is generally only five to seven miles. Huo Quzhi's first expedition to the desert, the speed is like this.

However, there were very few soldiers and horses on that occasion, and despite the battle, the supplies came from the enemy, and they galloped across the desert.

But right now, this 10,000-strong iron rider is riding at this rate every day. In the rapid advance towards Bashu.

Wang Zhen is galloping on horseback.

Unlike the others, he also had to pay attention to several soldiers under him.

The welfare conditions of the Beiwei army are good, not only the food is good, but it is not okay not to eat! The salary is also high, and at the same time because they are focused on training, they can't farm, and there are a lot of subsidies.

Behind this perk is devilish training.

Not only practice, but also various rules, such as the main general on the battlefield, the deputy general on top. The head of the army is dead, the deputy is on the top, the commander is dead, and the deputy is on the top. There is only one premise for the three armed forces to unconditionally obey the command of the commander-in-chief. Must be loyal to the Great Song Dynasty and must not rebel. As long as you don't rebel. The commander's orders must be obeyed.

From the beginning of the command to the officers below. You must advance in front of the soldiers, and you must retreat behind the soldiers.

Enter the Beiwei Army and remember it with death! Wait a minute......

From the beginning of the capital, the position is unstable.

The content of the assessment is based on the training results, such as weightlifting, weight-bearing running, climbing, stealth, riding, riding archery, and horse fighting. If it is inferior to an officer with more than 10 generals, it is better than the commander's command ability and overall leadership results...... Second, according to the combat performance, the best of them can serve as ten generals. If it is the first of five consecutive times. Then you can challenge the military rank of the brigade. If the capital head cannot convince the public, you can challenge the capital head under the command and witness. Winners also receive a large number of prizes.

And also.

If the performance of each squad is the most inferior, the ten generals must be removed, if the performance of each team is the most inferior, the head of the army must be removed immediately, and if the performance of each army and battalion is the most inferior, the commander must be removed.

If the soldier is the least performant, all benefits and salary for the month will be deducted, and if the second inferior among the ten is deducted, all benefits will be deducted.

Forcing everyone to practice hard.

Practice is crazy.

The Beiwei Army has not been formed for a long time, but it has already seen the results of its training.

Ten thousand horsemen galloped across the land, almost silent except for the low shouts of some officers and the occasional neighing of horses.

It's like a hurricane that suddenly blows over the flat river and then suddenly disappears.

The royal pillow is a strange name, and there is a person on the banks of the Juma River who is also called the royal pillow......

I believe that one day, I will shine brighter than you, and Wang Zhen's eyes will shine with endless light......

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"Your Majesty, Xifu handed over a notebook, saying that the Beiwei army had arrived at the Sword Gate."

"Oh, sit down." Zhao Kuangyi patted the bluestone by the pool and said. He was shamefully cowardly on the banks of the Gaoliang River, but his actual physical fitness was very good, no less than Song Jiu, and he usually liked sports and hunting. It's just that after the Gaoliang River, the arrow wound attacked, and it became more and more serious, so there was less exercise, and occasionally came to the Imperial Garden to fish for fun.

This habit also affected his descendants, Song Zhenzong and Song Renzong, they were all like this, and even they couldn't catch it alone, and invited the ministers into the palace, feasted, fished, wrote poems, and wrote endowments.

Li Shenfu sat down.

Zhao Kuangyi said again: "Shenfu, you said that I want to make the crown prince." ”

"Ahh Li Shenfu almost slipped into the lotus pond.

"Don't be surprised, I know that the concubines in the harem are discussing, the inner servants are also discussing, the officials outside are discussing, and the people are also discussing."

Li Shenfu didn't dare to speak.

"I'm embarrassed too."

"Either Your Majesty asks Song Gong ......"

Li Shenfu's proposal is good, Song Jiu is indifferent, and he has always been Zhao Kuangyi's person, with high authority, little selfishness, and the right to speak. Don't ask, in order to avoid suspicion, Song Jiu won't say it. But after asking, I believe that Song Jiu will definitely put forward a good opinion.

At least you can't ask me a slave.

"God blessed, you have been with me since you were a child......"

"This is a blessing for slaves."

"Alas, you don't understand, the Beiwei army has entered Xichuan, and the rebellion is believed to be peaceful in the near future."

"That is, if even a group of thieves can't be pacified, how can they take on the heavy responsibility."

"I didn't say this, it turned out that Song Jiu also had a plan, called driving ......"

Zhao Kuangyi told Song Jiu's plan.

Li Shenfu said blankly: "Then why don't you implement it?" ”

I didn't dare to put it at the time, but now it's different, Shi Pu came back and brought back the news of Liaodong. Although the Liao State took the Bohai State, it suffered heavy losses, and it did not want to recover for three or five years. In fact, it is not three or five years, and most of Yanyun is disabled, and the Liao State will not want to return to its original grandeur for ten years. In the past three to five years, there is no way for the Liao State to send troops to retaliate, and even if it retaliates, it will not dare to use troops on a large scale as before.

But the Song Dynasty was the same. This toss, not for three or five years, does not want to recover.

Then it is better to carry out this drive.

And the more Li Shenfu thinks about it, the better it is, the Kuixia part has a headache, appease it, the imperial court gives it autonomy, and gives gifts and rewards to officials, is it true that they will be emperors one by one? But the more you caress it, the worse it gets. If you use force, the more you kill, the more hatred you have. Unless all the barbarians are killed, the mountains are vast. Even sending a million troops over may not be possible! Does the state have the capacity to do so? But now it is a good opportunity, tens of thousands of rebellious people rush over at once, without food or drink, can it be that the barbarian slaves begging for it like that will only rob those barbarian masters. Basically, where the rebels passed. The brute head will be swept away. The imperial court then appeased the barbarian slaves and divided the cultivated land equally. Implement a policy of benevolence and righteousness. That vast area was not only officially included in the scope of the imperial court's management, but also put an end to future troubles.

Therefore, Li Shenfu said again: "This is a good idea." ”

"That's a great idea, but now?"

Li Shenfu's face was even more frightened, and he thought to himself, is the emperor going to attack Song Gong? This move is not a demeaning kind of move, once the emperor does this. It was undoubtedly a mega earthquake.

"Godbless, what are you thinking! I'm just angry, I've always been very respectful to him, and I don't do anything to him as prime minister. But in order to protect himself, he didn't dare to take on the ......"

"That's ......," Li Shenfu breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

"Godfu, I heard that your brother has always respected him."

"No...... If he dares, the slave maid will be the first to suggest......"

"Yes, some of his deeds are easy to respect, and even I admire him very much."

Li Shenfu cried bitterly in his heart.

He has a younger brother who is also an internal servant, when Pan Mei went south, he once controlled the money and silk with the army and rewarded him, because Li Shenyou was young at that time, and his status was relatively low, and he had a military position or not. It is precisely because of this experience that Li Shenyou has a very good impression of Song Jiu. However, when it comes to dating, there is none.

However, Li Shenfu understood.

Zhao Kuangyi began to be dissatisfied with Song Jiu.

He is Zhao Kuangyi's closest eunuch, and he knows more insiders, and Zhao Kuangyi's health is getting worse and worse. Otherwise, today we would not have asked who was the crown prince.

Zhao Kuangyi didn't have anything to do when he was there, if he wasn't there, when the old and the new alternated, Song Jiu might be a hero or a criminal. Yes, Liu Bei has a Zhuge Liang. But isn't this Zhuge Liang the way between ancient and modern times?

The Cao family learned from the Liu family, and as a result, they raised a Sima.

I'm afraid Song Jiu will go down soon.

Could it be that Song Jiu really can't be the real prime minister in his life?

He was thinking nonsense, and Zhao Kuangyi said: "Shenfu, you are honest, among my sons, who can be the crown prince?" ”

Song Jiu is easy to do, although this time Song Jiu wants to protect himself, wants not to let people gossip, and wants to guess Junxin, the result of guessing seems to be the result of not believing him, it is all easy to do, because Song Jiu does not have a strong desire for power.

But who is the crown prince?

was originally optimistic about the eldest son, but the eldest son went crazy.

Look at the second son, the second son is dead. is not only dead, but because he did not manage his family well, he who let the concubine be poisoned to death is not dead, and he is not a good candidate for the crown prince.

But there are also three sons twenty-seven years old, four sons twenty-five years old, five sons twenty-three years old, six sons eighteen years old, seven sons twelve years old, and eight sons ten years old.

His favorite is the old Ba Yuan Yan, every time there is a banquet, he will bring Yuan Yan to his side, and make it clear that he will not be crowned king if he is less than 20 years old. It's not that he won't be crowned king, but that Yuan Yan won't leave the palace early.

However, Yuan Yan is too young, including the sixth Yuan, in case something happens to himself, the eighteen-year-old sixth will not have time to grow up. is like a big brother, if he didn't want to train Zhao Defang and correct Zhao Dezhao's name early, would he have a chance? This mistake cannot be made again.

Therefore, the successor can only be produced between the old three yuankan, the old four yuan and the old five yuanjie.

It's not necessarily the third, the eldest goes down, the second goes down, and there is no such thing as the elder being big.

First is the fourth eldest Zhao Yuanfen, who, like the boss, has a generous personality. It's okay to be generous, Guan Jian is worse than the second child. His wife was the daughter of Li Hanbin, and the Li family was jealous and cruel, and the palace maid was unsatisfactory, so she was whipped or killed.

Can such a family still govern the country?

Therefore, the only way to do this is to abandon the fourth child and choose between the third and fifth children.

The third child is lucky, whether it is his ex-wife Xiao Pan or his step-wife Guo, they are all virtuous. A slap that doesn't make a sound also shows that the third child has the ability to govern the family. But the third child couldn't satisfy him, because he did one thing a long time ago, before marrying Xiao Pan, he bought the Sichuan girl Liu E, and he was also an eloped concubine, a geisha who was a street performer. Because she is a concubine, she is more powerful in that regard, so she will not forget the third child, and she will order it again and again before sending it out of the house. In addition to this Liu E, there was also a younger sister Yang, who was only twelve or thirteen years old at the time.

That's what you want at the age of twelve or thirteen......

But at this point, there is nothing wrong with that.

It's just that Zhao Kuangyi is worried that his third son will be like Li Yu in the future, nostalgic for women and harm the country.

So he began to watch the old five Yuanjie again.

Yuan Jie Yingwu is studious, can compose lyrics, is good at cursive, official script, Feibai, and also built a building with a collection of 20,000 volumes. This is the same as Zhao Kuangyi, who also likes literature, reading, collecting books, and prefers officials with good articles.

But after the Yao Tan rockery case, Zhao Kuangyi hesitated again, and he may not have the ability to govern the country if he has literary talent.

There is no need for Song Jiu to remind him, Zhao Kuangyi also knows this way.

Before Guan Jian, Zhao Yuanjie also took the title of King of Shu.

Having the king of Shu does not mean that he has governed Bashu, but the great uprising in Bashu is, in some respects, also a very bad omen.

That is, none of the sons satisfied him.

"Let's go, I'm going to issue an edict to let Li Jilong come back."

"Your Majesty, no."

"Jeruhugo is dead." (To be continued......)