Chapter 58: The Future of the Northern Han Dynasty
Smiling and clasping his hands into fists, he hurriedly greeted Lin Feng was a young man in his twenties, with a face like white jade, a long body, and an elegant demeanor, which showed that he was full of anger, and it was His Royal Highness Liu Chengjun in Zheng Heng's mouth.
Liu Chengjun was originally Liu Chong's second son, and he is only twenty-four years old this year. Because his unlucky eldest brother Liu Yun was beheaded by Guo Wei before the Han Emperor did anything a day later, Liu Chengjun was able to successfully advance to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
According to history, Liu Chengjun has a filial piety and respectful personality, likes to read, is good at calligraphy, took over his deceased father's class in the seventh year of Qianyou in the Northern Han Dynasty (954 AD), and was canonized as the emperor of Liao to succeed to the throne, did not change the year name, but changed the name to Liu Jun.
Lin Feng will not lack courtesy, so he hurriedly dismounted and walked into Taiyuan City side by side with Liu Chengjun.
It's the essence and the twilight! This was Lin Feng's first feeling about this historical ancient city. Everywhere in the pavilion, the eaves are fragmented, and every well-preserved building in front of you is silently telling its long history, but there is no new building that gives people a kind of twilight sadness.
This feeling was even stronger after Lin Feng saw the Taiyuan Palace and Liu Chong. Although Liu Chong was laughing and enthusiastic on the surface, in Lin Feng's view, the pain of losing his son and the great pressure on the survival and development of the Northern Han Dynasty were constantly invisibly consuming the life of the short-lived emperor, and it was no wonder that he fell ill and returned to the West less than four years after he ascended the throne.
The compassion in Lin Feng's heart suddenly appeared. Therefore, when Lin Feng took a seat at the luxurious welcome luncheon, and after talking about the opening and a lot of non-nutritious praise to each other, he quickly led the topic to the matter of how Datang could easily make it easy, and took the initiative to enlighten the father and son.
Liu Chengjun's praise for Lin Feng's wisdom and martial arts had just started, but Lin Feng politely raised his hand to stop him, and asked a question that went straight to the root: "Lin wants to ask, why can Lin lead only 20,000 elite soldiers to take down a huge Chu State?" What do His Highnesses think is the main reason? ”
Liu Chengjun immediately turned to his father and asked him to speak. Liu Chong pondered for a while, and then concluded: "Lord Lin is good at taking advantage of the situation, and he is even better at building momentum, so that he can pull out thousands of pounds and achieve a great cause." ”
After Lin Feng expressed his modesty, he cited the main reason he thought was the main reason: love for nurses and soldiers, and give full play to the strength of each soldier; Equality and respect, give full play to the strength of each nation; Get close to the people and unleash the strength of the whole body! It is precisely because of this that one opportunity after another can be seized and even created, and it can also ensure that the entire Chu State is as stable as Mount Tai after the return event.
Liu Chong stared at Lin Feng in surprise, his brows furrowed, and he fell into deep thought.
Lin Feng was not polite, and after eating two mouthfuls of food at random, he got up and slowly paced in the dining hall, attracting the eyes of Liu Chong's father and son to chase him around.
After a while, Lin Feng finally stopped and said in a loud voice: "In the past, Tang Taizong once said: Water can carry a boat, and it can also overturn a boat, and there is a deep meaning to be dug up. Let's put it another way, the water of a pond can't support a big boat, but what if it is replaced by a big river, a big river? Although the wind may be stronger, the big ship is bound to sail more nimble and smoother! ”
Liu Chengjun was a little confused when he heard it, and looked at Lin Feng with his mouth open.
Lin Feng smiled, pointed at himself and said, "Your Majesty of the Great Han, do you know that Dao Lin has a nickname called 'Lin Banxian' in Datang and Dachu?" It was precisely because Lin successfully predicted that the Tang Dynasty could easily obtain the land of Chu, and predicted that there would be great changes around the Great Year of the Han Dynasty, that the Tang Dynasty Shengshang and the King of Qi were also shocked and personally named Lin as a 'half-immortal'! ”
Liu Chong stood up in surprise and pointed at Lin Feng, "This...... This ......" stuttered for a long time, but did not continue.
Liu Chengjun stood up with a "Huo" and asked Lin Feng with his hand, "Then, can you please ask Lord Lin to predict the future of our Han Kingdom?" ”
Lin Feng pretended to look at Liu Chong mysteriously, Liu Chong looked at his impulsive baby son, sighed lightly, and also looked at Lin Feng with an inquiring gaze.
Lin Feng pretended to be a god stick at the moment, facing the northeast direction, his fingers pinched again and again, and suddenly his concentration fell, his face changed greatly, and he lowered his voice and said, "There is no evidence!" Lin Feng wanted to predict a small matter first, only for the Holy Lord and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to verify it! ”
Liu Chong and Liu Chengjun also became nervous, and got up to stare at Lin Feng.
Lin Feng's eyes were closed, his body trembled, and he suddenly said in a strange voice: "The Liao State will definitely change the Khan within the year!"
In Lin Feng's impression in his previous life, the current Liao Shizong Yelu Ruan is also a short-lived ghost, and there have been four or five major rebellions within four years of taking office, which should have been killed by the scheming and "restless" Taining Wang Cha when he went south to attack Zhou again in September this year, so he might as well use this to scare the father and son.
Liu Chong's father and son took a few steps back, babbling in their mouths, and looked at Lin Feng in disbelief. Liao Shizong is 33 years old and in the prime of life, how could something happen?
Lin Feng's whole body trembled again, and the person sat on the chair as if he had lost his strength, slowly opened his eyes, stared at the two fathers and sons, and said in a difficult tone: "This is a heavenly opportunity, and the leaker is ominous!" However, Lin was originally from the Central Plains, and he couldn't bear to let the Han Kingdom be easily destroyed, and the Liu family finally fell into mud, so he dared to leak the secret of heaven regardless of his life. I only hope that when Lin's prophecy comes true, His Royal Highness can carefully consider Lin's unspoken advice today! ”
Liu Chong stood there, looking at his talented son, his heart suddenly burst into excitement, he bowed to Lin Feng deeply, and said in a deep voice: "The old man believes in Lord Lin's sincerity, it doesn't hurt to ask Lord Lin to speak directly!" ”
Lin Feng hurriedly returned the salute solemnly, and said unceremoniously: "Taiyuan has been a place for dragons to prosper and dive since ancient times, but if a dragon can't turn into clouds and rain and soar in the sky, it will be difficult!" ”
Lin Feng's first words made Liu Chonglao blush, and his head lowered.
Lin Feng was not finished yet, and continued to say in a deep voice: "Lin heard that this time the Great Han went south to attack the Zhou State with no more than 10,000 foot riders, which is the embarrassment of the Great Han Kingdom.
In Lin's view, the place where the Han Dynasty is located is easy to defend and difficult to attack, but it is actually a dilemma. At present, the biggest dilemma is that the evil neighbors are surrounded on three sides, the Khitan in the north is like a wolf, the Zhou country in the east is like a tiger, and the party in the west is greedy for jackals. ”
Lin Feng's words were like a continuous heavy punch, hitting Liu Chong's fragile heart, causing him to retreat again and again, fall on the chair, and be speechless. Lin Feng's words were all about the truth on the surface, and Liu Chong had already realized it in his heart, but he couldn't figure it out, and he lacked skills to break the situation!
In the entire empty hall, only Lin Feng's cold voice was echoing.
In Lin's view, it is not difficult to guess the future historical trend, and the future development of the Han Kingdom is not difficult to guess at all.
If there is no substantial change, now going south to attack Zhou, the Han State will inevitably fail; In the future, the Han State can only cling to the big tree of the Khitan, but the evil wolf Khitan will inevitably extort a large amount of property, and at the same time, the harassment of the Khitan on the northern border of the Han State will not be interrupted. In fact, even if the Liao State sent troops on a large scale, it would not hurt the Zhou State at all. And the Han Kingdom lost the hearts of the people in the annual tribute that was like a year, consumed vitality, and lost strength day by day!
When Guo Wei finishes dealing with the domestic inconsistencies, the current reforms will be effective, and it will inevitably expand outward, and the Liao State will definitely avoid its edge, and the weakest Han State will inevitably bear the brunt! Shu Lin said that as long as the Zhou State came to fight with all its might, the Han State would inevitably be defeated in one battle, and it would not be far from the death of the country! If you have to say a deadline, Lin is estimated to be between three years and ten years! ”
Historically, although the Northern Han Dynasty was nominally not officially destroyed by the Later Zhou Dynasty until 979 A.D., but just three years later, in the Battle of Gaoping, all the elite soldiers in the Northern Han Dynasty were killed under the blade of the Later Zhou Bu Cavalry, and the Later Zhou army once attacked the city of Taiyuan, and the Northern Han Dynasty was only one step away from the death of the country!
Fortunately, history has taken more than one nap here, and Guo Wei and Chai Rong died of illness in succession in the following week, and each successor has to readjust the domestic chess game when he comes to power, which wastes time and gives the Northern Han Dynasty time to breathe! If one of these two male lords lived a long life, the Northern Han Dynasty would have been destroyed a long time ago!
Now, Lin Feng's words are like sharp steel knives, slashing at the hearts of Liu Chong's father and son one by one, making them like drowning people, desperately trying to struggle, but they find that they can't even breathe well!
After completely scaring the two fathers and sons, Lin Feng began to ignite hope for them, pointed to the dazzling array of exquisite meals on the table, and said in a deep voice:
"Rich as the Zhou country, and advocating thrift to hold the country, my Han is poor and weak, Lin believes that it is more important to live frugally, use the saved money as a tribute, worship the soldiers, let the people recuperate, let the officials and the people be united, the right way, this is just like moving the ship of the Han Dynasty to the big river, more confidence, more living space."
Liu Chong's father and son looked at the empty hall, and then looked at the three lonely diners in front of the Nuo big table, and nodded subconsciously.
Then, Lin Feng first briefly talked about the vicious fight between his subordinates and the tribal army and the palace tent army in Nanjing City, and once again performed the "old drama" of one-handed slashing, and then preached to the stunned father and son: "Lin has always believed that there are not many soldiers in the elite, and the Han should be openly selected, select an elite soldier to come out, rely on it as the pillar of the country, and even give them money and land, and firmly bind these talents to the Han through interests, which will surely ensure the long-term fate of the Han Kingdom!" ”
Liu Chong pointed at Lin Feng's knife and did not speak. Lin Feng said with a smile: "My Datang can also trade with the Han Dynasty, the same price as the Liao Kingdom, one knife and three horses!" ”
Lin Feng ignored the surprised eyes of the two, and then said a ruthless move: "Lin suggested that the Holy Lord could also form a special team to assassinate the dignitaries of the Zhou Kingdom, cut off their heads, and prevent them from going north!" ”
Speaking of this, Lin Feng lowered his voice and said a shocking "ruthless move + trick", which made Liu Chong's father and son completely dumbfounded, looking at Lin Feng and unable to say a word.
Speaking of the worst of the time, Lin Feng got up and roared, pointed to the south, and said loudly: "In the Jinzhou war, Lin is willing to help the Han Kingdom!" Lin wants to lead his subordinates to set off immediately! ”
Lin Feng's words completely turned the two fathers and sons from vertigo mode into a confused mode, this, this, this is the urgency of the door?!