241. Have a son first?
Regarding the matter of Fuxue, after Wu Qian thought about it, he still decided to support Zhao Mengqi's idea.
This general direction has been decided, and the specific charter still needs to be discussed and studied, and it will take many days to really implement it.
Originally, Zhao Mengqi planned to continue to shake off his hands and run back to Wujiang, but since he came out of the school, Wu Qian became more and more concerned about him and forcibly asked him to participate in political affairs.
In fact, it is not really about what you want him to do, just let him follow him and learn how to manage things.
Zhao Mengqi has no choice, who let him be poor and say that he is a schoolchild.
Power is wonderful, but politics is often tedious.
In the official room, Wu Qian reviewed the official documents, and after handling them, he handed them to Zhao Mengqi on the side of the table.
"Your Royal Highness, as small as a county and a government, as large as the center of the court, whether it is to govern the people or act as the state government, they all rely on various documents, as a ruler, not only to understand the official documents, but also to see through the clues hidden between the lines, insight and analysis of the truth, so as to make the right decision......
Zhao Mengqi unfolded the scroll, and some noteworthy words and phrases on it had been circled, and analysis was made in small characters on the side, and next to the final instruction resolution, the reason for such a treatment was also concisely explained.
Wu Qian also took great pains to teach Zhao Mengqi.
Zhao Mengqi, who was originally a little bored and impatient, had to calm down and study carefully, so as not to disappoint the old man.
Thousands of years of civilization continued, the development of Kumon has been very mature and complete at this time, and the Song people advocate minimalist beauty, and have long swept away the flashy and gorgeous prose, Kumon pays attention to simplicity, is good at reasoning, emphasizes reality over fiction, and at the same time does not abandon literature and artistry, so Zhao Mengqi is not very uncomfortable to read.
Except for the occasional call for advice and the scribe sending papers, the official office is kept quiet most of the time, which is the daily life of the vast majority of officials.
Wu Qian is a prime minister-level figure, basically he can see through the reality in the official document at a glance, and make corresponding decisions very quickly, even if he has a lot of work to teach Zhao Mengqi, he still efficiently handles hundreds of documents, but Zhao Mengqi has only read a small half.
Wu Qian put down the pen and turned his head to see that Zhao Mengqi's attitude was very serious, and he was even more relieved in his heart.
Since ancient times, intelligent and witty emperors have never been uncommon, and it can even be said that the vast majority of people who can sit on the dragon chair actually have intelligence beyond ordinary people, and it is rare to be diligent, patient, conscientious and responsible, and persevere.
"Your Highness, rest, don't break your eyes, get up and walk, combine work and rest, and move and quiet appropriately for a long time."
When Zhao Mengqi heard this, he put down the scroll and stretched his waist, and said with a smile, "It is said that there is an old man in the family, if there is a treasure, Wu Gong has a clear understanding of things, and the disposal is accurate, and Meng Qi has benefited a lot."
"Your Highness praised ......"
Wu Qian stood up and wanted to move his hands and feet in the courtyard outside, when a scribe ran in shouting "Great Victory".
"Your Highness, Duke Wu, good news from Huaidong, Jia Xiang attacked the old Haizhou, defeated Li Pu of Yidu Province, and captured the enemy marshal Song Zhen!"
Since the first year of Duanping, the Song and Mongolian wars have been going on for 21 years, but they have stopped a little in the past year or two.
It's not that the Mongols have become kind and want peace, but that the Mongol Great Khan has changed his strategy.
Möngke was the fourth Great Khan of Mongolia, and his father was Guo Jing's Torreanda, and later generations generally regarded him as the most outstanding Mongol Great Khan after Genghis Khan.
As soon as he secured his position after ascending the throne, he decided to launch a large-scale offensive against the Song Dynasty in an attempt to destroy the Great Song Dynasty in one fell swoop.
However, the Song Dynasty and the Jin State have been fighting for more than 100 years, and have established a solid defense system in the Jianghuai region, and a generation of famous generals Meng Hui has also set up a three-layer fence defense system in the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River in response to the Mongol invasion.
Nearly 20 years of conquest had proved that these two defense systems were impregnable, so after summing up, Meng Ke decided to officially put the rumored "belly cutting" plan into practice.
This plan is to go on an expedition to Dali through a roundabout
, and then attack the hinterland of the Song Dynasty from the southwest, cooperate with the northern battlefield, and completely crush the resistance of the Song Dynasty with the momentum of the flanking attack.
It took three years before and after, and Dali was completely pacified at the beginning of this year, so the other directions seemed quieter.
At this time, Leng Buding made a big victory, and it was in the direction of Jianghuai, which made Zhao Mengqi and Wu Qian feel a little surprised, and hurriedly took the battle report and read it carefully.
Haizhou, that is, Lianyungang in later generations, but at this time the geography was very different from that of later generations.
Roughly speaking, the area of Jiangsu along the coastline to the west for seventy or eighty miles in later generations was not land at this time, and the urban area of Lianyungang in later generations is still a big island separated from the mainland.
It is mainly for this reason that the Great Song Dynasty took advantage of the naval division to occupy this island and relocated Haizhou City here, becoming the northernmost territory of the Great Song Dynasty at this time.
In fact, this island is an "enclave", and the opposite bank belongs to the sphere of influence of the Mongol marquis Li Pu, and a hundred miles to the south is the Lianshui City controlled by the Song Dynasty.
At the beginning of the year, Li Pu may have had ideas about Haizhou Island, so he built a city on the old site of Haizhou.
However, Jia Yidao, the ambassador of the Lianghuai system, saw through his thoughts and did not intend to get used to him, so in June, both land and water fronts sent troops at the same time to attack the new city that had not been completely repaired, and won a great victory and stabilized the situation on Haizhou Island.
As for the captured Song Zhen, although he was indeed a serious Mongolian marshal, he was actually not valuable.
At this time, the Mongols liked to conquer, but they did not manage the land they occupied.
After the destruction of the Jin Kingdom, many local forces, mainly Han Chinese, defected to the Mongols, and the Mongols allowed them to retain their semi-independent status, and made all the forces hereditary, still in control of the original army.
The supreme general of this kind of marquis army was awarded the equivalent of the military position of "Marshal Du" or "Marshal in General" by the Mongol side, and they had several marshals under them, roughly each marshal led thousands of troops.
Zhao Mengqi looked at Haizhou Island on the map and fell into deep thought.
Judging from the situation of the Great Song Dynasty, if it is only a defense, such an isolated island as Haizhou actually does not have much significance, but if it is to go on a northern expedition, this is undoubtedly a relatively good forward base, which can include the entire Shandong Peninsula into the scope of attack.
In fact, the Song Dynasty did attack from Haizhou Island several times, attacking Mizhou, Jiaozhou, Zizhou and other places, but they were only tactical actions and did not make much sense.
At this time, Zhao Mengqi came up with an idea, since the Mongols always like to play the strategy and tactics of the big detour by virtue of the advantage of cavalry, then the Great Song Dynasty has the advantage of the navy, and naturally can also play the big detour from the sea, maybe the critical moment can play a decisive role.
Of course, with the current strength of the Song army, it is still not enough, unless it can transport more than 50,000 troops at one time and ensure logistics, can it really have a strategic effect.
Zhao Mengqi remembered that this Li Pu was not honest and was born rebellious, as if there was a rebellion between Kublai Khan and Ali Buge, although he was later suppressed by Kublai Khan, but it was also a good opportunity worth taking advantage of.
Then this Haizhou is very critical, and it must be managed well and accumulate enough strength there, so as not to miss the opportunity due to lack of preparation.
Yes, while there is still time, we will build Haizhou into a real forward base.
The more Zhao Mengqi thought about it, the more excited he became, and he couldn't help but point his finger at the location of Haizhou, and measure the distance from Haizhou to Yidu and Haizhou to Zhongdu.
The maps of this era are still relatively abstract and far less accurate than those of later generations, but with the impression in Zhao Mengqi's mind, they can still be estimated to be eight or nine.
Wu Qian looked at Zhao Mengqi's eyes shining, and couldn't help but get nervous in his heart, "Your Highness, the gentleman doesn't stand a dangerous wall, Haizhou is lonely and the enemy is in the enemy's territory, you must not go!"
Zhao Mengqi's boldness, he has seen it more than once or twice, if it is other princes and nobles, there is a high probability that they will be as far away from danger as possible, but King Yan maybe, he is really likely to run to the front line recklessly.
"Ugh...... I don't plan to go to Haizhou, at least not now." Zhao Mengqi scratched his head.
Wu Qian was still serious, staring at Zhao Mengqi seriously
, said in a deep voice, "Your Highness, not only can you not go now, but you are not allowed to go in the future, not at any time!"
Zhao Mengqi pouted, "Haizhou is from the Great Song Dynasty, right? So why can't I go? Not only to Haizhou, but also to Yidu, Zhongdu, Taiyuan, Liaodong, Beihai, Western Regions, this, this, and this, these Han and Tang Dynasty hometowns, I will have to go again sooner or later, if someone stops me, I will lead troops to fight over!"
He kept clicking the map, and even places that were not on the map were poked by him.
"Your Highness wants to recover the ancestral homeland, it is a good thing to have ambitions, but don't forget, you are the prince, the country, and the maintenance of the society, in case there is a mistake, it will be the sky falling apart, do you want to ignore the people of the world!? In the matter of the war, there are your own courtiers and soldiers to do it for you, why do you need to go into battle shirtless!? What you have to do is to take charge of the government, select the best and the most capable, make every effort to govern the country, and be diligent in government and love the people!"
Wu Qian persuaded him hard, his tone became more and more severe, as if he was about to find a rope to tie Zhao Mengqi up, so that he would not be able to go anywhere.
"Gong Wu, you are talking about the king of Shoucheng, our Great Song Dynasty can't survive by keeping the achievements." Zhao Mengqi looked unconvinced, and was determined to defend his right to go to the battlefield, "There are many emperors in history who have personally participated in battle, not to mention far away, which of the Great Khans of the Mongols did not come to the battlefield in person, why should our Great Song Dynasty be compared to them?" Besides, didn't I kill the enemy in Wujiang a few days ago?"
"Can this be the same!?" Wu Qian's face was angry, his gray beard and eyebrows trembled, "That bullshit Mongolian Khan is just a barbarian thief chieftain, I am the king of China, how can I get used to their bad rules, then the battle of Wujiang is also very timely, let His Highness come to the battle is a last resort!" Now that His Royal Highness is a lone seedling, if it is lost, the country will collapse in an instant......
"Ha, Duke Wu, you are wrong about this, Concubine Yan in the palace is pregnant with Liujia, and she may give birth to a prince in a few months, so that even if something happens to me, the Great Song Jiangshan still has an heir, don't worry too much."
Zhao Mengqi was looking for an excuse at random, just talking and talking, and suddenly realized that if he wanted not to be bound in the palace, he really had to have a spare tire, and it seemed that he had to pray that this Concubine Yan would be more energetic and really give birth to a son to Lao Zhao.
But this bastard excuse made Wu Qian even more angry, and his chest was jammed, "Your Highness, that's not what the old minister meant!"
"What do you mean? Let me have a son of my own?" Zhao Mengqi spread his hands.
Wu Qian sighed, "The old minister means that the prince of the Great Song Dynasty, the future emperor, must be Your Highness!" No one else can afford it! If you insist on not listening to the old minister's advice, then the old minister will be killed in front of His Highness right now!"
If it was before, Wu Qian definitely didn't want Zhao Mengqi to inherit the Great Song Dynasty, if Lao Zhao wanted to make Zhao Mengqi the crown prince, he would have to make a big fuss, but after getting along for a few months, he thought more and more that Zhao Mengqi was the real hope of the Great Song Dynasty.
He is already Zhao Mengqi's most hardcore supporter, even if Zhao Mengqi himself doesn't want to be the emperor, he Wu Qian will definitely use all means to make him do.
Seeing Wu Qian roll up his sleeves, looking like he was about to hit the corner of the table at any time, Zhao Mengqi was a muggle, and hurriedly stepped forward and pulled it, "Don't don't, Wu Gong, don't mess around, let's think about it in the long run, think about it in the long run."
"There's nothing to think about, Your Highness, just say yes or no?" Wu Qian is not so easy to fool.
"Okay, okay, I can't make a promise." Zhao Mengqi was helpless.
Stabilize it first, anyway, he can't really tie himself to the waistband of his pants in the future.