Although the severe cold in Yudu came later this year, the winter wind was more bitter than in previous years.

Liu Jing, the king of Song, had just returned to the Yongtai Hall from the Qiuchang military camp outside the city, hurriedly took a sip of hot tea, and then looked at the Kyushu marching map hanging in the hall, and fell into deep thought. It was the map used by his grandfather, King Wu of Song, when he sent troops to destroy the two kingdoms of Qi and Wei, and it also marked the seven kingdoms of Kyushu instead of the five kingdoms of today. He looked at the word "Chu State" in the southeast of the map, and thought to himself, fortunately, Chu Jing suffered from the disaster of the Seven Kings and was too busy to take care of himself, otherwise if Chu State was biased towards the Restoration Alliance, Song State would be under siege.

He looked at the territory of Qi and Wei again. The two countries share a border, and the country is in the north of the country of Qi. After the destruction of the Wei Guo, a large part of the territory was included in the Jing'an County of the Song State, including the former capital of the Wei State, Dongyang. Jing'an County was the fief of Liu Ying, King Huai of Song, before he succeeded the throne of Song. Liu Jing sighed secretly in his heart, if his father was alive, he would be much more familiar with the mountains and rivers and roads and checkpoints in Jing'an County than he had never been to Jing'an County.

After the destruction of the Qi State, the Song State included it in Jianzhang County, which is where the Jade Capital, the capital of the Song State is located today. Liu Jing was thinking in his heart, I don't know whether Zhuge Cong, the leader of the Restoration League, who is known as the top of the beauty list, wants to take the defense of Jing'an County first or attack the Qi State of Jianzhang County first, and I don't know that the rabble of the 100,000 Restoration Alliance, but the Shu State has been slow to move, whether he is afraid of the harsh winter and waiting for the spring flowers to bloom, or he is deliberately wearing down his patience, so that he only thinks about counting troops and calculating military salaries every day, and has no time to take care of the government.

He sighed softly. Grandpa, father, if you were still alive, you would probably laugh at Jing'er's hesitation at the moment, right? Grandpa, if you stand in front of this Kyushu map, you will probably directly order the three armies to surround Shu and annihilate the 100,000 allied troops of the Restoration Kingdom in one fell swoop, and by the way, even the West Ridge of Shu Kingdom will be trampled to the ground by your infantry and cavalry.

But father, how will you deal with the brave generals of the three armies under your grandfather's command back then, all of them dead and wounded, and there are no elite generals, only 300,000 immature recruits who have never been on the battlefield?

Liu Jing smiled bitterly, the soft grinding and hard bubbles of the leader of the Restoration Alliance, and the strategy of not sending troops for a long time really made him more and more disturbed. He often wonders, is the 100,000 yuan reported by the spies true or false? If it is false, how many troops do they have that they are consumed from autumn to winter? If so, how can they be emboldened to win more with less? Could it be that they are waiting for an opportunity to send troops to victory?

Liu Jing turned around and no longer looked at the map of the Seven Kingdoms that disturbed him, made him depressed, and made him unpredictable, for fear that after looking at it for a long time, today's Five Kingdoms would one day really change back to the Seven Kingdoms. Today's plan can only be blocked by soldiers, and covered by water. The big deal is that he will be defeated, and he will return the country that his grandfather knocked down, and then his nickname will probably be written in the history books as "Song Defeated King", "Song Yong King", "Song Dusk King" and the like...... But what future generations say, he can't care so much.

Liu Jing understood for the first time what it means to do one's best and obey the destiny of heaven. The dragon chair in the court hall and the autumn field of the military camp, he is as cold as frost, pretending to be proud of the crowd, but when he is alone, who can comfort his hesitation?

He hurried through a few passages in a sullen manner, and in the obscure words of the noisy old minister, his thoughts could not help but drift to the military salary. Increase the people's taxes, raise funds for officials and businessmen, and those old ministers have complains and chatter. But can the rations, weapons, and military equipment of 300,000 soldiers fall from the sky?

Liu Jing couldn't help but think of the wealthy businessman Chen Guo who had just emerged in the Pingliang Chamber of Commerce, the girl who held his father's sword, was not afraid of the powerful, and was happy to enmity and hatred.

Miss Yan, if it weren't for Qiao Yun's stupid introduction to your grandmother, I must have left you in the Song Kingdom at this time. Even if you don't want to be an official in the Song Kingdom, even if you don't look down on me, a power slave in the palace with little knowledge, we can talk freely, and maybe you can reveal some good ideas to me to raise military salaries.

When Liu Jing's personal guard Ling Fei walked in from outside the hall, he saw His Royal Highness in a daze in front of the desk, frowning slightly. He dusted off the goose feathers and snow on his body, and said with a smile to Liu Jing, who was stunned: "Your Highness, I just heard a gossip in the Restoration Alliance, and I am here to share it with you!" ”

Liu Jing said expressionlessly: "If you can find out their marching plan, military salaries and food stocks, it would be good to come to me with a smile again." I have no interest in the female general in the ** of Naqi. ”

Ling Fei pretended to be mysterious and said, "If Your Highness knew what the female general's surname was, she would definitely not be uninterested. ”

Liu Jing glanced up at Ling Fei, who was half-talking, and then raised his cheeks to look at the chapter on the case, and said, "The daughter of the lord of Qi State Xiao, naturally her surname is Xiao. As for the name, it won't be a 'memory' anyway. The princess of Qi married my father, if Xiao Niangniang came back from the dead, what face would Qi have to restore the country? ”

Ling Fei shook his head, laughing and sighing, sighing and laughing: "Your Highness, Your Highness, you don't hear anything outside the window, and you only want to stock up on military rations." Why did our spies of the Song State only hear the name of the forward general of the Allied Forces of the Four Nations from the State of Chu until now? It's time for introspection! ”

Liu Jing looked helplessly at Ling Fei, who was playing tricks, and said, "If you have something to say, say it quickly, but if you don't have anything to retreat." The widow has no time to guess riddles, let alone gossip. ”

Ling Fei couldn't help but smile and looked at His Highness, who had always been serious, but at this time, he felt that his seriousness was really funny. He said: "Your Highness, the daughter of the lord of Qi is a fake, just a righteous daughter recognized by the lord of Qi, and there is no blood of Qi at all. The female general of the left forward of Qi Guofu** is actually a Chen Guoren, and it is a Chen Guoren whom you and I both know. You and I don't know many Chen Guoren, right? But I always thought she was a handsome little white face, but I didn't expect it to be a foxy little girl! However, with her intelligence, it should be easy to recognize a dwarf lord as a father-in-law, and it should be easy to deceive a lord of the Restoration League as a husband! ”

Ling Fei thought that His Highness would be a little curious when he heard this, after all, that bold little lady once put a sword on his neck, he felt the novelty and did not get angry, but he didn't expect that the more he listened, the more gloomy his face became.

Ling Fei reminded: "Your Highness won't remember Boss Yan who is the leader of the Pingliang Chamber of Commerce, right?" Her current name is General Yan. ”

Liu Jing frowned and said, "Miss Yan...... Married? ”

Ling Fei nodded and said, "Yes, it's really good to marry!" With all due respect, her wedding banquet was more grand than His Royal Highness's wedding banquet. Zichuan Shu Palace, with the lords of the three kingdoms as evidence, and the heroes of the four countries as the media. A cloth girl actually wore a hundred red coral beads, which is more majestic than the royal princesses who have married the royal family in the past hundred years! Then he let out a long sigh, shook his head and smiled: "The Restoration Alliance has that wise and brave General Yan, which is really like a tiger. Otherwise, don't fight, work the people and hurt the money, rejuvenate the people, let's send people to negotiate peace and recruit peace? "If you want to talk about "The Ups and Downs of the Nations" with more like-minded people, follow "Hot Network or rd444" on WeChat to chat about your favorite books with more book friends