Lin'an, a few days ago.

In the Changle Palace after the early dynasty, Liu Jinglongan sat on the dragon chair and looked at the three people standing below. Prime Minister Li Wan's eyes were gloomy; General Han Jin put his hands between his robes and raised his head and chest; Zhou Liang, the head of the household department, bent over and stood behind the two.

"I left you here because Prime Minister Li Cheng gave me a book of notes, he said that he had prepared 200,000 soldiers and horses for me, and now that the soldiers are strong and the horses are strong, it is time to go north to fight the rebellion", Liu Jinglong said unhurriedly, "Li Xuan, let's talk about it in detail."

Li Juan bowed his hand and bent over: "Your Majesty, your own ministers have obtained Your Majesty's will, and they have prepared for war, and in the past few months, a total of 100,000 new troops have been recruited, and it has been some time to assemble and train in various places." Together with the garrisons of Yizhou, Jingzhou, and Yangzhou, as well as the Gongwei Army in Yuzhou, the military strength that can be mobilized this time is 200,000. During this time, the household department was also actively raising grain and grass, and now everything is ready, just waiting for His Majesty's order", Li Juan calmly recounted.

"Okay, I have 200,000 soldiers, and I am very excited to think about it", Li Jinglong patted the armrest of the dragon chair and said excitedly, "Li Xiang, this time I am preparing to go to the expedition in person, what do you think"?

The three people below were startled when they heard the sound and fell to their knees together.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty can't," the three shouted.

"Your Majesty, you are the Son of Heaven, how can you be in danger, this northern expedition needs to be as long as a trek, the north is bitterly cold, Your Majesty must not do it"! Li Juan kowtowed again.

"Your Majesty, it is the duty of your subordinates to go against the Northern Expedition, and if the more than 10,000 rebels in Liangzhou want Your Majesty to conquer in person, what is the use of asking us to wait for the soldiers, please think twice", Han Jin finished shouting, kowtowed his head heavily, and slammed.

Liu Jinglong frowned and looked at the three people below, "Zhou Liang, do you think so too?"

Zhou Liang, the head of the household department, trembled when he was already prostrate on the ground, and said with a stammer: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please plan for the country."

Liu Jinglong originally thought that he would be able to feel the feeling of commanding the army this time, and be able to personally lead an army of 200,000 to the north, except for Liu Jingheng, and at the same time to recover the territory of the Western Regions that had been obtained there, which was a great merit for Pei Dynasty and for himself. Pei Dynasty has been a hundred years old, and the territory has always been like this, and now that the country is in his hands, the opportunity to expand the land is in front of him, how can he not be eager to try. However, in the past ten years, he has always advocated the rule of inaction, and at this time, if he wants to recruit himself, he is really a little reluctant.

"That's it, don't be like this with the three Qing families, I'm just talking, let's get up", Liu Jinglong thought for a while, and said with a helpless sigh.

"Your Majesty Shengming," the four of them chanted in unison, and then stood up.

It's just that after the three of them stood up again, the hall was quiet, and the emperor on the dragon chair didn't speak as if he was deliberately angry, and the three people below couldn't speak first, so they could only stay a little embarrassed.

After a long time, it was Liu Jinglong who opened his mouth first: "Han Jin, this northern expedition is hard for you, this is the most important battle of my Pei Dynasty in the past ten years, we must treat it carefully"!

"Your Majesty rest assured, the last general will definitely kill the traitors, take Liangzhou for Your Majesty, and open peace for Your Majesty", Han Jin clenched his fists heavily.

"Okay, good, it's good to have confidence, I also believe that you will be able to do it, I have approved the strategy for using troops that you handed me, and you can discuss the specific matters with the prime minister", Liu Jinglong said with a smile, "When you return triumphantly, I will personally greet you."

"The last general will not disappoint Your Majesty", Han Jin clenched his fists again.

Liu Jinglong smiled and nodded, then looked at Zhou Liang who was standing behind, and said in a deep voice: "Zhou Liang, the matter of military supplies and grass must be done with all my heart, although I don't know the soldiers, but I also know the importance of military supplies to the army, don't let General Han have worries."

Zhou Liang bent his waist deeply and respectfully returned: "The minister obeys the order."

Liu Jinglong turned his eyes to Li Juan again, "Li Xiang, the two of them are in charge of the front-line affairs, but you have to grasp the coordination of the war, and you must send the news of the war situation to me at any time, the Pei Dynasty has not fought such a big war for many years, so you must be cautious."

Li Juan leaned forward slightly, "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, the minister will do his best."

"Okay, three Aiqing, let it go, I believe in you", Liu Jinglong said with a smile on his face, "General Han, in ten days, I will see you off."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, Your Majesty Shengming", the three of them knelt down again.

On the evening of the same day, Prime Minister Li Xuan's prime minister's mansion.

Li Juan and Han Jin sat opposite each other at the wine table, Li Juan raised his wine glass and said with a smile: "General, the old man wishes the general success."

Han Jin raised his wine glass, laughed: "Thank you Li Juan", and drank it all.

Li Juan put down his wine glass, thought for a moment, still smiled, and said, "General, do you know why Your Majesty wants to go on a personal expedition this time?"

Han Jin looked at Li Xuan, thought for a while, and said with a smile: "200,000 troops are on the march, this kind of momentum, I Dapei has not passed for many years, Your Majesty also wants to appreciate it."

Li Juan shook his head.

"Oh, I'm not right"?

Li Juan still shook his head and smiled.

"Li Xiang, don't sell Guanzi", Han Jin put his hands on his knees and restrained his smile.

Li Juan picked up the wine glass, drank it all by himself, and said in a deep voice: "I have been a country for a hundred years, and my territory is vast, but I have always been content in the pass. The Pei Dynasty was prosperous, and the people were healthy, especially in the past ten years, when it was the strongest time after the founding of our dynasty. However, the richer my Pei Dynasty is, the more envious the foreigners outside the Guan, and the Xiongnu and Wuheng have harassed my frontier a lot more over the years, of course, the general knows this", Li Juan poured a glass of wine for Han Jin, and then poured himself a glass of wine, "But the general, born in sorrow, died in peace." In recent months, the old man has dealt with no less than ten officers above the rank of Du Wei, and there are many excerpts reported to the old man about the sloppy military camp like this autumn leaf. If there is a large-scale invasion of foreign tribes one day, why refuse it"!

"Why didn't the prime minister tell me about this earlier", Han Jin frowned when he heard this.

"Just the things of the past few months, what is the difference between saying and not talking, and it is the same now."

"Then you still insist on sending troops"?

"Yes, troops must be sent," Li Juan said firmly.

"Why, aren't you afraid...", Han Jin said, but his voice suddenly became smaller.

"I'm afraid, so, please ask the general to come over tonight", Li Juan drank another cup.

Han Jin also raised his wine glass and drank it with a frown.

"General, I first asked you why Your Majesty wanted to go on an expedition this time, which is one of the reasons why I said that I had to go on an expedition."

"Prime Minister, please speak."

"Dapei has been in the Guannai for a hundred years, and this time Li Jingheng was able to defeat the Dayue clan and take the Western Regions into his pocket. If we can get rid of Liu Jingheng, then the Western Regions will also be included in the territory of my Dapei, and such feats, even if they are emperors, they are also yearning for it."

Han Jin's eyes lit up, his spirit suddenly became nervous, he poured himself a glass of wine, and drank it all again, the wine entered his throat, the hot feeling and the turmoil in his heart, he was a little excited.

Han Jin picked up the wine jug, ready to pour another glass, thought about it, directly raised the wine jug, poured it into his mouth, drank a big sip, and then slammed the wine jug on the table, and touched his mouth with the sleeve of his left hand.

"Prime Minister, I understand", Han Jin exhaled heavily, but he thought of Li Xuan's words about the quality of the soldiers just now, "But, does it have to be now?"

"I can't wait, Liu Jingheng fought with the Dayue Clan, and his side also suffered a lot of losses, this time is the best time, if you wait until he recovers, and then absorb the power of the Western Regions, and then want to get rid of him...", Li Juan said, shaking his head.

"So, General, you should know by now why I am against Your Majesty's personal conquest, and why I insist on sending troops as soon as possible, right?"

"Understood", Han Jin calmed down a little, and put his hands on his knees, "This battle can only be won, not defeated."

"The general is right, you can only win and not be defeated, then, how to win, general, you must be cautious in this battle, and you must not underestimate the enemy."

Han Jin looked at Li Juan, suddenly smiled, and said, "I understand why the prime minister wants to transfer the Gong Guards in Yuzhou."

Li Juan also smiled helplessly: "The 20,000 Gong Guards have the strongest combat power among the 200,000 soldiers and horses, plus the elite troops drawn from Yizhou, Jingzhou and Yangzhou, there are 80,000 combatable troops, these are the greatest support that the old man can give to the general."

"Thank you, Prime Minister", Han Jin clasped his fists and said, "But, the Gong Guards will follow me to the north, what about Kyoto"?

"Kyoto is fine, there are 3,000 forbidden troops in the city, and 5,000 iron armor from the tiger camp outside the city, which is enough."

"Then I will be relieved, and the prime minister will also rest assured, we will definitely win this battle."

Li Juan smiled and nodded, then poured another glass of wine for Han Jin and himself, and the two raised their glasses to each other and drank to their heart's content.

Li Juan stretched out his hand to pick up the chopsticks, and said that at this time tonight, he had drunk a lot of wine, but the chopsticks had not moved. Li Juan took a piece of beef and put it in his mouth, chewed it slowly, and Han Jin also moved his chopsticks. The two sat quietly opposite each other for a while, each thinking about something.

The two ate quietly for a while, and toasted each other with a few glasses of wine, but they did not talk about the government and military again. After drinking the last glass of wine in the wine jug, Li Juan slowly put down his chopsticks, picked up the cloth towel next to him and wiped the corners of his mouth.

Han Jin saw Li Juan put down his chopsticks, he also stopped eating, wiped the corners of his mouth, and looked at Li Juan, he knew that Li Juan still had something to say.

"General, I called you here today, in addition to what I said before, what I want to say now is actually the most important", Li Juan finally spoke.

"Li Xiang, please speak."

"In this northern expedition, if there is any disharmony, please do your best to block the enemy and the north of the Yellow River", Li Juan looked at Han Jin expressionlessly.

When Han Jin heard this, he was stunned, and a voice sounded in his heart: "Defeat without a fight, how can Li Xiang think like this", but there were no words on his lips, just looking at Li Juan a little strangely.

"The general may be thinking in his heart, how can he be defeated without a fight", Li Juan smiled, "It's okay, general, the old man has confidence in you, but the old man has to think more about fighting a big war that has not been fought for decades."

Han Jin's frowning brow stretched slightly, and he nodded heavily.

Ten days later, on the 12th day of November in the tenth year of Chengping, Lin'an sacrificed to fight against the text, and on the same day, the general Han Jin led his troops out of the city and went to Liangzhou, and the emperor Liu Jinglong personally went out of the city to send him off.