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Hearing the words "Liaoxi", Liu Ziqiu's expression was a pang. Historically, it was precisely because of Yang Guang's three expeditions to Goryeo that caused countless casualties among the people, which led to the complete destruction of the huge empire of the Great Sui Dynasty. Hearing the urgency of Liaoxi, Liu Ziqiu couldn't sit still, and immediately got up and said, "Master Daoxin, there is something in the court, don't go!" ”

Daoxin returned the salute: "Your Majesty's state affairs are important, and the poor monks dare not keep them." ”

The group left the Shaolin Temple, and Liu Ziqiu waved his hand: "Lead the horse!" ”

When they came, they all sat in a carriage and swallowed slowly, it was just Liu Ziqiu deliberately delaying time, now that there is such a big thing in the court, how can he still stay? These accompanying guards, both men and women, were highly skilled knights, and even Yu Shinan, an old bone, could gallop on horseback.

Hearing about horseback riding, Liu Sigen, the little guy, was also excited, and went straight to his pony, but was grabbed by Tuoba Qianyu and carried on his horse's back: "Gen'er is not allowed to mess around, follow my aunt." ”

Everyone got on the horse one after another, but Xie Muyu was full of embarrassment: "Husband, the slave family can't ride a horse." ”

Liu Ziqiu stretched out his hand and gently wrapped her up, let her sit behind him, and said in a deep voice: "Hold it tight." ”

Tuoba Qianyu pouted: "I knew that I didn't know how to ride a horse." ”

Gao Xiu'er scolded with a smile: "You have to lie to the ghost when you say this." ”

In the past six months, the family relationship has gradually become closer, although Liu Ziqiu's face is tense and the atmosphere is a little tense, he still can't hide the warmth.

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The sound of horses' hooves, the billowing of smoke and dust, and the sweep of hundreds of horsemen swept by, and soon left the Shaolin Temple far behind. Luoyang is the eastern capital, heavily guarded, and horses are forbidden in the city. However, a quarter of an hour earlier, a guard had already rushed back to deliver the message. Today, the road from the south gate of Luoyang to the palace has been placed under martial law, and the streets are full of samurai in armor, and no one is allowed to pass.

Under normal circumstances, Liu Ziqiu is very opposed to this kind of disturbance to the people, but he is in a hurry, and in order to rush back to the palace as soon as possible, he can only wronged the people in the city. This kind of thing is very rare, and the people are quite curious, looking forward to it one by one, discussing one after another, and all kinds of speculations are endless. However, intimidated by the majesty of the samurai on both sides, no one dared to crowd or push, and the order was not bad.

Not long after, a group of knights appeared at the south gate of Luoyang Waiguo, whistling past them, and soon disappeared. Martial law was lifted, and the streets were once again full of traffic. It's just that some older people secretly muttered: "I haven't seen such a movement for many years, something big must happen." I have food at home, and I don't panic, it's time to buy more rice and noodles. ”

Liu Ziqiu didn't expect that just to save a little time, he actually caused a small fluctuation in the price of grain in Luoyang City.

Of course, the amplitude of such fluctuations was not large, and the household officials in charge of monitoring the market dynamics quickly discovered the situation and promptly mobilized a batch of grain to put it into the market, quickly quelling the turmoil. This is also the benefit of Liu Ziqiu's insistence on delegating power. In the past, when this kind of thing was encountered, it was necessary to report it layer by layer, and it was not until the emperor deliberated and issued a decree before measures could be taken. But I don't know that this has delayed the best time to deal with the problem. Now that Liu Ziqiu has delegated a lot of power, within a certain range, household officials can directly use warehousing to stabilize the market, which indirectly stabilizes the people's minds.

Outside the palace gate, Wei Zheng and Li Jing were already waiting there with a group of civil and military officers. Without waiting for Liu Ziqiu to jump off the horse, everyone saluted together: "Wait for the ministers to see Your Majesty!" ”

The Han Dynasty had abolished the prostration, but these officials still bowed deeply in order to show their respect for Liu Ziqiu. Wei Zheng was even more choked: "Your Majesty, you are finally back!" ”

Liu Ziqiu put Xie Muyu down first, then jumped down, arched his hand, and said, "Go, go into the palace and talk." ”

The etiquette in the palace is cumbersome, Liu Ziqiu doesn't like it very much, whether it is facing his family or his subordinates, he behaves very casually, he almost takes Wei Zheng's hand and walks in. I haven't seen him for half a year, and Wei Zheng seems to be much older. Indeed, Liu Ziqiu threw the whole country to him, and this pressure can be imagined. In the past, he would do his best for state affairs, but the final decisions were made by Liu Ziqiu, and there was not much psychological burden. Now that almost every decree has been passed down through his hands, this feeling is completely different, and he really has a kind of idea that he is walking on thin ice every day.

"Your Majesty, it's good if you come back. These are all records of the affairs handled by the ministers in the past six months, and I would like to ask Your Majesty to review them. Entering the main hall, Wei Zheng pointed to the thick stack of scrolls placed next to the dragon case, and the whole person seemed to be much more relaxed, as if he had unloaded a heavy burden.

"Mr. Wei, don't worry, you don't have to look at it. Come on, put all these volumes into the Chongwen Palace, and archive them for future reference. Liu Ziqiu waved his hand, and asked the chamberlain to move these volumes away, without turning them at all, but only calmed down slightly, and then asked, "Say, what's going on in Liaoxi?" ”

Li Jing was in charge of the military aspect, and when he heard Liu Ziqiu's question, he hurriedly bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, Goryeo invaded my Liaoxi, attacked Huaiyuan Town, and killed more than 3,000 soldiers and civilians on our border. The stakes are so important that the minister does not dare to be self-dictatorated, and the special envoy reports to His Majesty. ”

Liu Ziqiu nodded, and asked again: "Goryeo thief, where are you now?" ”

Li Jing said: "The Goryeo army is entrenched in Huai and does not go away, and it seems to have the intention of invading Yancheng. If Yancheng is broken, the entire territory of western Liaoning will fall, and eastern Liaodong will become a lonely land. Seeing that the situation was critical, the minister had already made his own opinion, and General Chi led two teams of 10,000 people to the rescue. ”

Saving soldiers is like fighting fires, if Liu Ziqiu returns to Luoyang before making a decision, I am afraid that the situation will be out of control for a long time. Although Liu Ziqiu has always controlled the military power very strictly, it also depends on the specific occasion, so Liu Ziqiu not only blamed Li Jing's actions, but nodded lightly: "Big brother has done a good job." He added: "Take the map of Liaoxi." ”

Li Jing knew Liu Ziqiu's habits, and he had already prepared, and waved his hand outside the hall, and several guards strode in, carrying a large sand table and a map.

In the Han Army, the sand table has long been popularized, but it is only limited to some areas that have been discovered so far. From this point of view, it also shows that Li Jing is quite thoughtful and meticulous in considering the problem.

The sand table shows only the topography of the three counties in western Liaoning, the cities and the deployment of the Han army, but the scope on the map is much larger. Liu Ziqiu didn't pay too much attention to the sand table, but stared at the map for a long time.

Liaoxi Province was the northeasternmost territory of the Han Dynasty, and it was adjacent to Hebei Province in the southwest. In the west and north directions of Liaoxi Road, they are the territory of nomadic tribes.

The west belongs to the Xi people, and the north belongs to the Khitan people, and their respective spheres of influence are clearly marked on the map, which shows that the military department has also done some work in advance. To the west of the Khitan, there is also a grassland belonging to the Xi tribe, which occupies a land similar to that of the Khitan. The strength of these three nomads is not strong, and even the Khitan, which had conquered the sixteen states of Yanyun in future history, was only emerging at this time.

These three ethnic groups are all vassals of the Turks, and now under the suppression of Liu Ziqiu, the Turks are divided into two, and the strength is not as good as before, and the three ethnic groups have gradually gotten rid of the control of the Turks, and there is a faint taste of imminent rise.

To the south of Liaoxi Road is the sea, and Liu Ziqiu knows that it is the Liaodong Bay of later generations. To the east of Liaoxi Province and the Khitan territory was the territory of the Goryeo Kingdom. In fact, the state of Goryeo was not later Korea, but a country established by a nation called Goguryeo in the northeastern land of China. It was only later that with the help of the Tang Dynasty, they successively conquered the two countries of Silla and Baekje on the Korean Peninsula and unified the Korean Peninsula, and then they became the rulers there.

As can be seen from the map, Goryeo at this time crossed the banks of the Yalu River and reached Seoul in the southernmost part. This Seoul is not the Seoul, but a small city 100 miles south of Pyongyang. Further south, Silla and Baekje spheres of influence.

In the northern part of the Khitan, Xia, and Goryeo, there were two other powerful nomadic peoples, the Murowei and the Taya. Each of these two nomadic peoples controlled an area of influence that was almost equal to that of the three counties of Liaoxi, Xi, Xi, Khitan, Goryeo, Silla, and Baekje combined. Of course, this scale is still very small compared to the Han Dynasty. Today's Han Dynasty has even placed Mobei and the Western Regions under its control.

After a while, Liu Ziqiu pointed to the map and asked, "What is the attitude of these nomads?" ”

Liu Yu arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, it is Goryeo who invaded Liaoxi, what does it have to do with these nomads?" ”

When they were in Hexi, Liu Sui and Jiang Yu joined the army. Don't look at the two of them who are not well-known in the army, but they are one of the first veterans to support Liu Ziqiu. Now that Liu Ziqiu is sitting firmly in the country, he has not treated him and Jiang Yu badly, and gave them an idle position as a senior senator, with the title of third grade. Because of helping Liu Ziqiu with advice for a long time, Liu Yu is very familiar with some of Liu Ziqiu's methods and strategies. In the past, Liu Ziqiu had a momentum of giving up on others, whoever provoked him, he would hit whomever he wanted, and he wouldn't look at the faces of the people around him at all. Now facing a small Goryeo, Liu Ziqiu is so cautious, which makes Liu Yu very puzzled.

Liu Ziqiu knew that if he hadn't crossed over, according to the original history, Yang Guang's million-strong army would have collapsed under the city of Pyongyang, how could he be careless? glanced at all the civil and military forces. Liu Ziqiu said slowly: "Don't underestimate those nomads, if my army triumphs all the way, they may honestly herd horses and sheep, if my soldiers and horses lose once, they will definitely take advantage of the fire to rob!" ”

Speaking of this, Liu Ziqiu tapped lightly on the map with his hand: "The terrain of the three counties in western Liaoning is narrow, if these nomads have bad intentions, they can cut off the back road or supplies of my army with just two clicks!" The land of death and life must not be overlooked! ”