Fan Ning saw a pair of expectant eyes looking at him, so he smiled and said: "I was summoned by the Son of Heaven a few days ago, and I also mentioned the problem of fighting with the Liao army and the Western Xia army, I think our advantage is the warship and the navy, why don't you give full play to your advantages and attack the Liao State from the sea?" Or attack Western Xia from the Yellow River? ”

These two sentences made everyone look at each other, this suggestion was really unexpected to them, and they couldn't imagine what it would be like for the navy to fight.

At this time, Yang Wenguang hesitated and asked, "Is there a precedent for this plan to succeed?" ”

"Of course there are precedents for success!"

Fan Ning said to everyone: "When the Sui army conquered Goguryeo, it was defeated three times by land, but only the naval army led by Laihu'er won the victory, of course, I am not saying that it all depends on the naval army, mainly land warfare, but the naval army is a strange army, it can play a role at a critical moment, so as to turn the tide of the war." ”

Di Qing shook his head, "There are many complicated factors involved, such as how the land and water sides cooperate, what the two sides rely on to transmit news, etc., the enemy cavalry can travel hundreds of miles in a night, and the fighters are fleeting, even if the naval army can break through the enemy blockade, it is also difficult to catch the fighters, it is really difficult." ”

Di Qing smiled apologetically at Fan Ning and said: "The navy is still not very practical, I think it should still be pragmatic, improve from the cavalry and the bow and crossbow, the cavalry problem may be difficult to reverse for a while, but the bow and crossbow should be able to change, the Privy Council and the Armament Supervisor have already proposed a high reward, if anyone can solve the big problem of the range and penetration of the bow and crossbow, a heavy reward of 10,000 will be rewarded." ”

Di Qing's words made Fan Ning smile and say nothing, in fact, his starting point was not to fight with the enemy, but to destroy the cities and settlements in the rear of the enemy army, and to kill and destroy the weak points of the Khitan and the sparse population of the party, targeting civilians and cities, this is a more cruel strategy to draw wages from the bottom of the kettle, and it is estimated that it will not be adopted by the imperial court, so Fan Ning does not want to explain too much at this time.

Fan Ning smiled again: "May I ask the envoy Di, is there a reward in the imperial court to solve the problem of war horses?" ”

"Not yet, only firearms and bows have bounties, does Inspector Fan have a way?"

"I did give some suggestions to the Son of Heaven, I don't know if I can adopt it, but the Son of Heaven seems to be very interested, I can't say much about this matter, and we will talk about it in detail when we have the opportunity in the future!"

Fan Ning got up and said goodbye to everyone, at this time everyone was going back to the room, Fan Ning walked more than a dozen steps, but heard someone calling him behind, as soon as he turned around, he saw Di Qing hurriedly catching up, Fan Ning stopped and smiled: "Is there anything else for the privy envoy?" ”

"You just said that you are still not finished, do you really have a way to solve the problem of war horses?"

Di Qing heard the meaning of Fanning's words, it seemed that Fanning had a way to solve the problem of the shortage of Great Song War Horses, he believed that the Son of Heaven must have given Fanning the gold medal for this reason, his heart was full of excitement, he felt that he couldn't wait for a moment, and was anxious to know the answer.

Fan Ning smiled slightly, "The Great Song Dynasty has signed an alliance with Western Xia, the war should be over, and the privy envoy still cares so much about the war horse?" ”

Di Qing sighed and said angrily: "Don't mention the covenant again, it's really shameful, on the surface, the Western Xia surrendered to us, and then we gave them the New Year's coin, but I know that Li Yuanhao's statement in the Western Xia is by no means surrender, but that we are suing for peace, and we are willing to exchange the New Year's coin for a truce, and the imperial court agrees to negotiate a truce, if we can have 100,000 cavalry, I believe that the Western Xia is good, or the Liao State, we will never give any more New Year's coins, at least I, Di Qing, will never agree!" ”

Fanning glanced sympathetically at Di Qing, who had been ostracized by civil officials everywhere since he entered the imperial court, and was impeached and removed from office after only a few years as a privy envoy, and finally died of depression, not yet fifty years old.

In the final analysis, it is because the Great Song Dynasty and the Western Xia signed an armistice alliance, there is no worry about border war, Di Qing has also lost his value, naturally the birds are exhausted, and the good bow is hidden, if his horse breeding base proposal can be realized, will it change history, but also change the fate of this famous historical general?

Thinking of this, Fan Ning said calmly: "It is indeed difficult to find a place to raise horses in our Great Song Dynasty, but there are overseas, in the north of Japan, there are two uninhabited islands with fertile fields for thousands of miles, and there are endless grasslands on them, if we take it, the Great Song Dynasty will have a base for raising horses, I said to the Son of Heaven, twenty years later, the Great Song Dynasty will also have a million war horses!" ”

Di Qing was extremely excited, and grabbed Fanning's arm, "Is the plan feasible?" ”

"It should be feasible, the Great Song Dynasty has developed shipping, there are large ships transporting horses, and there are many islands that can be used as transit on the way, so that the war horses can recuperate and avoid the fatigue of long-distance travel."

Di Qing clenched his fists and said: "If this is the case, I would like to ask the Son of Heaven to lead the army overseas to open up the Great Song Dynasty horse breeding base." ”

"This matter will be prepared for at least two years, and someone will be sent to investigate first, I estimate that the privy envoy will soon go to the south, and then apply to the Son of Heaven when he returns from the campaign, maybe the Son of Heaven will approve it."

Di Qing was stunned for a moment, "You mean the rebellion of the Yuanzhou barbarian Nong Zhigao?" ”

Fan Ning smiled slightly, "I heard that Nong Zhigao's rebellion was huge, captured Yongzhou, and threatened Guangzhou, now Lingnan is very chaotic, and the imperial court has repeatedly fought unfavorably, I think that instead of sitting in the imperial court as an official, it is better to lead the army south to quell the rebellion, and the value of the privy envoy should be reflected on the battlefield, not in the court, what does Di Dashuai think?" ”

The blood in Di Qing's heart was ignited, and he said angrily: "You are right, the battlefield is where I belong, sitting in the court for a long time, my whole person is about to rot, tomorrow I will ask the Son of Heaven to lead the army to Lingnan to quell the rebellion." ”

At this time, Fan Ning asked curiously: "Is the imperial court really offering a reward of 10,000 yuan for the bow and crossbow?" ”

"Exactly! Could it be that Inspector Fan is interested? ”

Fan Ning smiled slightly: "Wealth is moving! ”

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Di Qing also had to meet with some officials, he said goodbye to Fan Ning and hurriedly left, Fan Ning also walked to the front hall, it is estimated that the cousin Fan Zhongyan and they were resting in the front hall, and as soon as they walked to a small bridge, they met Cao Shi and hurriedly ran over.

"Where has Senior Brother gone? I'm looking for you everywhere. Cao Shi complained a little.

Fanning was stunned for a moment, and asked tentatively, "Have you found the reason?" ”

"I went to check, the seventeenth invitation was originally for Song Zhen, but Song Zhen is not in the capital now, so it was canceled, as for why it was given to you, I haven't heard the reason yet, but my grandfather wants to see you, it probably has something to do with the reason you want to know, you come with me!"

Fan Ning wondered in his heart, he didn't know Cao Cong, Cao Cong was the head of the Cao family, the uncle, and he was just the first place in the children's department, if he valued himself because of this ranking, then why didn't he give the invitation to the champion Feng Jing?

If it is just because of the fact that they value themselves because of the gold medal of the call-free, the Cao family is also lacking in confidence, and Fan Ning believes that it has nothing to do with the gold medal of the call-free, so what will it be?

With a stomach full of doubts, Fan Ning followed Cao Shi to the inner house, walked into a quiet courtyard, and walked out of the room, it was Cao Shi's father, Cao Mo, he beckoned to Fan Ning and smiled: "Fan Shaolang is here, please come in!" ”

"Excuse me!"

Fan Ning bowed slightly, and followed Cao Yan into the room, which was supposed to be a quiet room, with nothing but a few poufs, and the walls were white-painted, not even a painting.

There were three people sitting in the room, Fan Ning only knew the person on the left, he had seen him at the gate, it was Cao Fu, the younger brother of Empress Cao, but he changed his clothes, no longer wearing a military uniform, but wearing a white Confucian robe.

In the middle is an old man with a white beard, who should be the seventy-year-old birthday star Cao Cong, who looks very tough, with a ruddy complexion and a smile on his face.

Cao Mo stepped forward to introduce the old man, "Father, this is Fan Ning Fan Shaolang!" ”

"It should be called Inspector Fan or Fan Guanren, but you can't underestimate others." Cao Cong's voice was loud and he spoke slowly, but his attitude was very sincere.

Fan Ning hurriedly bowed down and knelt down to make a big salute, "The younger generation kowtows to the old birthday star, and I wish the old birthday star a blessing like the East China Sea, and a longevity better than Nanshan!" ”

Cao Cong smiled and waved his hand: "Good boy, you don't have to make a big salute, please sit down!" ”

Fan Ning sat down on a soft pier at this time, and he noticed that there was another person sitting opposite him, whose eyebrows and eyes looked somewhat similar to Cao Fu, but his skin was very dark, and he was wearing a Taoist robe, about thirty-five or sixteen years old, but he had a sense of fairy wind and bones.

"Could it be that he is Uncle Cao Guo, one of the famous Eight Immortals?"

At this time, the man wearing a Taoist robe on the opposite side opened his eyes, stared at Fan Ning sharply and asked, "How do you know about Ezo?" ”

Fanning was secretly surprised, has this man been to Maoren Island?

Cao Cong hurriedly waved his hand, "Third child, don't be rude!" ”

Cao Cong introduced to Fan Ning again: "This is my other nephew, called Cao Tong, although the official is the envoy of the military festival, but he has been indifferent to fame and fortune since he was a child, advocating Taoism, he has been traveling outside for 20 years, looking for Shenshan Xiandao, and even going to sea for several years, a few days ago, news came out in the palace, saying that Inspector Fan persuaded the Son of Heaven to raise horses overseas, mentioning Ezo, my nephew is very interested, and I want to meet Inspector Fan!" ”

These words made Fan Ning suddenly understand three things, first, the Cao family definitely did not give up the interests of the palace, and only two eunuchs could hear what he said to Zhao Zhen, the son of heaven, and one of these two people was the eyes and ears of the Cao family.

Second, this Cao Tong must have been to Japan and to Hokkaido, that is, Ezo;

Third, it is not that Cao Tong is interested in this Ezo land, but that the Cao family is interested in this place, which even involves the major interests of the Cao family, which is the real reason why the Cao family gave the seventeenth invitation to themselves.

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