Mid-February of the fourth year of Shenwu

Just when the Great Zhou Dynasty was in full swing to check the acres of Dingkou fields and reconstruct the fish scale yellow book......

Cheng Wanli, the general of Yongzhou, suddenly reported to Shendu, saying that the sudden animal plague in the Liao and Tiele countries was rampant, resulting in countless losses of cattle and horses in the two countries, and the domestic herdsmen starved to death.

According to the detective horse, the Liao Emperor Yeluqi secretly dispatched 350,000 soldiers and horses from the three tribes of Naiyan, Humble Lu, Mengze and King Shi's tent guards and 200,000 troops of the Tiele tribe, a total of 550,000 soldiers and horses to plunder the two states of Ganyong in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the military situation was urgent, so he implored His Majesty to send troops to prepare for war and so on.

As soon as the news reached the Shendu, the government and the opposition of the Great Zhou Dynasty were shaken, and at this time, when the treasury of the Great Zhou Dynasty was empty and overstretched, there were huge differences among the ministers of the cabinet and the Privy Council, and the ministers headed by Sun Wuji, the head of the cabinet, advocated peace, but the Privy Council Xie Xuan and others advocated sending troops, which had been deadlocked for more than a few days, and no one could convince anyone. In desperation, Ma Jin ordered the hundred officials of the court to discuss the matter in the Hanyuan Palace.

"Ladies and gentlemen, since I ascended the throne, the imperial court has fought several wars to pacify the inside and outside, so that my Great Zhou has become stable and peaceful. However, after a few years, the Liao State is also a thief who wants to invade the surrounding land of our country, which is tolerable or unbearable, and I decided to send troops to the side field to fight against Liao! Whatever good plans you have, you can play them. "Ma Jin has a strong temperament, and now that he has been the emperor for a few more years, he will not tolerate the Liao State beating him so blatantly. It was to set the tone as soon as he went to Ma Jin, and he could only fight, and it was impossible to make peace.

"Shengming, but Your Majesty! The minister thinks that the wolf ambition of the Liao State has repeatedly regarded my great Zhou as nothing, which is really a crime that cannot be punished! ”

The privy envoy Xie Xuan, who was already the main battle faction, listened to Ma Jin's declaration, and immediately stood up and echoed loudly.

"Please Your Majesty, the minister thinks that it is not impossible to go to war, but the money and grain of the household department are close to Xuxin, if the war is forced, it may not be a fortunate thing, and the minister thinks that it is better to wait for the silver of the salt reform to enter the warehouse, and then make a plan!"

Kou Zhun, the second assistant of the cabinet, naturally understands how difficult it is for the household department now, and there is no surplus money to support the army in the battle. Moreover, this war is related to the safety of the community, and Kou Zhun was unwilling to start the war lightly, so he stood up and euphemistically put forward his opinions.

"The minister thinks that Kou Ge's words are wrong, although my Great Zhou is difficult, but the Liao State Tiele has just been severely harmed by the beast plague, I am afraid that it is more than ten times more difficult than my Great Zhou, they can send a large army, I am afraid that the Great Zhou will be weaker than them? Besides, the household is not enough money and food, so you can borrow food from those big families, and then pay them back when the court is rich. As soon as Kou Zhun's words fell, Yue Fei, the privy deputy envoy, stepped out and retorted.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Yue Shumi's words are very inappropriate, and disturbing the people of the world for a momentary dispute, isn't it because of choking? The minister thought that the Liao State would invade our territory for the sake of food, but if the imperial court ordered the Ganyong Prefecture to clear the wilderness, Weichen thought that the Liao State would see that it was unprofitable, and would retreat without a fight! This is the army of the Liao country without a fight, or can solve the misfortune of the border pass, and so our grain is ready, since it can take advantage of its weakness and attack the Liao soil, it is not impossible, this is the minister's words, I hope Your Majesty will make a holy decision. Xu Jin, who participated in the cabinet of ministers, also came out to play.

Yes, the tone set by Ma Jin before the discussion was set in vain, the cabinet and the Privy Council expressed their opinions, and the public said that the public was reasonable, and the mother said that the mother was reasonable, so that Ma Jin felt that it was reasonable here, and what he said there was not bad, and he didn't know who to listen to.

When Ma Jin was wandering left and right, his eyes suddenly swept to a person standing in the hall, and he couldn't help but say: "Li Qing, you know about military affairs, according to Qing, how to deal with it?" "This person is Li Jing, a famous general of the Tang Dynasty just summoned by Ma Jin, and his exploits are needless to say, he is a household name. He is currently the deputy envoy of the Privy Council of the Great Zhou Dynasty and the assistant military officer.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that it is most appropriate to defend the enemy, although the Liao army is surging, but its grain and straw can not be sustained, according to Weichen's view, as long as it holds on for two months, its voice will inevitably flourish and decline, and the Liao army will retreat." Speaking of this, Li Jing paused and said again.

"It's just that if there is no overall control and scheduling, and the two states of Ganyong are in their own hands, it is inevitable that there will be dangers of breaking through, and the ministers are not talented, and they are willing to serve His Majesty before the army!" In the past few days of controversy, although Li Jing has never expressed his intentions, it is not that he has no opinion on this, but Ma Jin did not inquire and did not want to speak lightly.

"Your Majesty, Li Shumi can have this fear, but the soldiers are in danger and danger, and they can't make a slight mistake. The minister thought that this battle was not trivial, and everything was complicated, and it was necessary for an old and stable person to take charge of it in order to ensure that it was safe. Weichen thought that Xie Shumi or Yue Shumi, both of whom had been in war for a long time and were familiar with military strategy, were the best candidates. "Xu Jin, who is involved in the cabinet and participates in politics, doesn't know who this Li Jing is, and why he was promoted by His Majesty to the deputy envoy of the Privy Council without any merit.

But Xu Jin has the world in his heart, this station is about the country, it is not a child's play, how can a nameless person who appeared out of nowhere be in charge, it is because of Xu Jin's remarks just now.

"Hmm......"

Ma Jin can trust Li Jing's ability, but after all, it is no longer the time when Ma Jin first ascended the throne, and he is unscrupulous in doing anything. Now that he has taken control of the court, he naturally has to follow the rules when doing things.

And Li Jing does have no merits for the time being, if he forcibly accepts his fate, how to block this mouth? made Ma Jin hesitate for a while, not knowing how to decide.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Yongzhou is the important place of my dynasty, and there is no room for loss, the sparsely populated land of Ganzhou is harmless, but the loss of the land of Longxing in Yongzhou will shake the foundation of the society. The Liao army is about to invade in a big way, if it is not decided for a long time, I am afraid that the fighter plane will be delayed, and the minister implores His Majesty to make a decision as soon as possible! Seeing that Ma Jin was muttering on the dragon chair for a long time and didn't have a word, the eldest grandson Wuji flashed out from the side and said in a loud voice.

After listening to the advice of the eldest grandson Wuji, Ma Jin nodded, the safety of the society really cannot be delayed, he thought about it again, his eyes were certain, and he said in a deep voice: "Where is Xie Xuan!"

"The minister is here!" Xie Xuan hurriedly came out of the column and knelt down in the tunnel.

"I appointed you as the general manager of the Northwest Road march, and the governor of Ganzhou led the left and right Ying Yangwei, the left and right Wuhou Wei armies, and the left and right Long Xiangwei armies to the border pass to fight against the Liao State!"

"Obey the order!" Xie Xuan was busy receiving the order and thanking him.

"Li Jing!"

"The minister is here!" Li Jing also knelt down.

"I appointed you as the deputy general manager of the Northwest Road March, and the governor of Yongzhou led the Xiaoguo Army and the Crane Army to the town of Yongzhou!"

"Obey the order!" Li Jing commanded.

"Wang Chengen, quickly send money and food to the army, there must be no mistakes!" Although the treasury is empty, he still has some internal funds, after all, during this time, Ma Jinke has confiscated a lot of uncooperative officials and the wealth of the family, and he has transported them to the internal treasury.

What made Ma Jin sigh was that the available troops of the imperial court were still too few, in addition to the soldiers and horses guarding the Shendu and guarding the town, there were only more than 100,000 soldiers and horses who could be sent out to fight. Even if the local government army of Ganyong and Yongzhou was requisitioned, there were less than 300,000 soldiers and horses, which was still a huge difference compared with the Liao army.

Well, it seems that it is necessary to restore the Twelfth Guards to the Twenty-Four, as for the money and food? Well! Are you afraid that you won't have money to use after the salt reform? It seems that after the Yellow Book is made, it is necessary to vigorously encourage the people to cultivate the land and ...... the granary. As for why it was necessary to restore to 24 guards instead of increasing the number of guards and horses, it was so that there would be more people summoned in the future, and there would be a place to settle them, right?

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