It's strange to say.

Hao Sui can't be regarded as a person next to Li Kui, he followed Zhang Zhulai to Dengzhou first, and then followed the army to Goryeo, and even deliberately hid his identity for a while.

Why did this guy pop up as soon as he broke through Kaijing?

This caused Li Kui's boss to be puzzled and asked, "Hao Sui, what do you mean by this?" ”

Hao Sui smiled awkwardly: "I sent the child to Dengzhou." ”

As soon as Li Kui heard this, he knew that his departure had affected many people in the court. Some people may not have much influence, even if Li Kui rebelled, the emperor would not doubt their loyalty. For example, Cao Fang, a hundred years of marriage, has hugged the royal family of the Great Song Dynasty and Jiangmen tightly, and they cannot be separated at all. What good do they do by following Li Kui? Even if Li Kui wins, they are still relatives of the emperor. But in case Li Kui loses, but he is all over the place, they should always be able to share the risks.

But Hao Sui is different, he is a eunuch. Emperor Zhao Xu would not generously give away his trust for the sake of a eunuch. The emperor's trust will not be so cheap.

This is the case with Hao Sui, who has been serving the emperor for more than ten years. I had served Emperor Shenzong before, but all this hard work was useless. If it was really time to kill, the emperor would not even hesitate. It was precisely because he saw this ending that Hao Sui made a decisive decision.

In the Great Song Palace, he is a minion. No matter how tolerant the master is, he will not show his benevolent side to the minions.

Thinking of this, Li Kui sighed: "I'm sorry! ”

"It's not your fault." Hao Sui looked very calm, as if the life-threatening crisis was not caused by Li Kui.

Hao Sui said leisurely: "These servants in our family are useful to Your Majesty on the one hand, and more importantly, they can be used as scapegoats anytime and anywhere." Without you, there are others. Our family was originally going to say goodbye to the elderly, but our family was in the palace and there were people who were offended outside the palace. If our family continues to work in the palace, we naturally don't have to worry about making trouble, but if we leave the palace, it will be difficult to say. ”

This is also the difficulty of eunuchs.

It's like an old dog, grinning and biting fiercely on weekdays, but if you are really old and retreat, you can only hide in the corners and quietly wait for death to come.

But Hao Sui is different, he has a son.

Even if he is not biological, he has a greater sustenance than his biological son, so he has to make a choice.

Coming to Goryeo and taking refuge in Li Kui may be his adventure, but also his opportunity.

Li Kui didn't say much, but just said: "It's okay to stay, I avoided the nest of right and wrong in Tokyo, and now the court is like boiling water in a pot, not peaceful." ”

"Not really!" Hao Sui smiled as he spoke, and his smile was unusually relaxed.

Immediately, the conversation changed: "The king ......"

"You and my friend, I still received your favor back then, so don't call me a king. This king, I was also forced by others. None of my men told me, but they called me king in front of everyone. You know......" Li Kui paused and said helplessly: "I can't refuse." ”

"If you refuse, your heart will be scattered."

Hao Sui is also a person who plays with power, although he is often the object of play, but he can't help but be well-informed.

Li Kui suddenly asked curiously: "Was it the same when Taizu Chen Qiao mutinied?" ”

After leaving the capital, whether it was Li Kui, Hao Sui, or even the Song people under Li Kui, they all became unscrupulous about talking about the Zhao dynasty. If you are in the territory of the Great Song Dynasty, you will definitely avoid talking about Song Taizu. But now, not only Li Kui has no pressure, but even eunuchs like Hao Sui are not taboo about this.

There is a way that is too high for the emperor to be far away, this kind of relaxation, Hao Sui has a kind of openness and refreshment.

Hao Sui said: "That is not you. said that he was added to the yellow robe by his subordinates, but whether it was in the palace or now, the ancestors of the generals in the court all understood that he was really scheming. The Chen Qiao Mutiny was nothing more than a conspiracy that seemed to be coerced. But who knows, it is the result of that plan. ”

After speaking, Hao Suimei smiled and said: "Renjie, although the imperial palace in Kaijing is not as good as the Ouchi in Tokyo. But it's not worse than a concubine at all. Believe me, this trick is very poisonous, that woman is good, that woman is not good, you can see it at a glance. They were all waiting outside the temple...... As? ”

Li Kui tugged at the corners of his mouth and said angrily: "You old thing, why do you think about giving me a woman every day?" ”

"As a king, aren't you in a hurry? Everyone has been chosen, waiting outside? ”

Li Kui glanced at Hao Sui strangely, this old guy doesn't really think that he has a son, and he can despise other people who have daughters, right? But the problem is, God knows whose son your son is!

Li Kui said stiffly: "I have a daughter." The Li family's tiger daughter will not be worse than a man. ”

"I believe it, but my daughter can't succeed to the unification." Hao Sui said with a smile.

It's really the emperor who is not in a hurry, and is in a hurry to be a eunuch. Hao Sui is more anxious than the parties concerned about Li Kui's lack of a son, and seems to have a speechless obsession. But Li Kui is not worried, he is in good health, although he has given birth to three daughters, this is because he has been an official outside the country for the past few years, gathering less and leaving more, which has delayed major events.

But if he wants to say that he has no son in his life, no one will believe it.

Li Kui feigned anger and said: "Go, go, now we have just entered Goryeo, the territory is only Kaijing, and there are only 20,000 or 30,000 soldiers, among which there are many Goryeo people, the place is not quiet, but you let me indulge in women's sex, don't you want to be disappointed?" ”

Today's Li Kui is the core and hope of all Li Group. If he really indulges in women, tens of thousands of horses, or even more people, will swallow the bitter fruit for Li Kui's indulgence, and it will be the bitter fruit of destruction.

Li Kui was not prepared to entangle with Hao Sui in this matter, and shouted outside the hall: "Hua Rong! ”

"The king, the minister is in ......"

"You're the same, what's the matter, don't you recognize my brother?" Li Kui's words moved Hua Rong, but Hua Rong was entrusted by Gongsun Sheng, Wu Yong and others, and no longer dared to call his brother on his lips. At least you can't change your name on weekdays.

"Can the palace treasury be sealed?"

"It's still being sorted out."

"Send me a map of Goryeo."

……

There is a whole large box of maps, which can be found all over Goryeo. Li Kui combined the map, as well as the later generations' understanding of the geomorphology of Goryeo, and began to read the map carefully.

As a general, he has an almost instinctive understanding of the map for combat purposes.

Li Kui thought about it at night, and kept copying it through the map in the Goryeo Palace. He was immersed in his work, and he didn't even pay attention to the beautiful Goryeo beauties carefully selected by Hao Sui, and the beautiful eyes next to him secretly looked at him.

Goryeo, more appropriately, is on the Goryeo Peninsula, with a large population in the south and a small population in the north. If you enter the Northeast, that is, the Tokyo Province of Liao, then the population is even more sparse. Even Goguryeo at that time would encroach on a lot of land in the Northeast, attracting the attention of the Central Plains Dynasty and then being attacked by the four emperors of the Sui and Tang dynasties. However, if you really want to say how many people have been occupied in the northeastern territory annexed by the north of Goguryeo, there are still not a few.

Just like the Liao State, the Liao State has a population of more than 10 million, and half of the population lives in the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun. The remaining millions of people are scattered across a vast land of five or six million square kilometers. It can be seen how many people are in the eastern part of the Liao State occupied by the Jurchens in the south now.

Although there are countless materials buried in this area, these places are deserted at the moment.

Even in Goryeo, south of Kaegyeong, and even south of the Han River, it is the relatively densely populated area. Because of Goryeo, there are many hills in the north, and there are many plains in the south. In the age of agriculture, land, or more appropriately arable land, was the main influence on the population.

"Iron Mountain!"

Li Kui pointed to a place name on the map and whispered: "Iron Mountain is the key." ”

"Someone."

"King!"

The voice was glutinous and a little muffled. Li Kui looked up, and a woman like a pool of clear water came into view, he was stunned, and then thought of Hao Sui, and said angrily: "Who is you?" ”

"Handmaid Natsuhime."

Most of the people who can be called concubines are female officials in the palace, to be exact, the concubines of the former king of Goryeo. Whether Li Kui is an outsider or an invader who overthrew the Goryeo regime, accepting Goryeo women, especially the women of the former Goryeo king, is full of the ritual sense of a conqueror, and it would be better if she were a queen.

If it were a different person, maybe it would be indulgent.

Li Kui is the kind of guy who doesn't understand the amorous feelings, and he boldly said: "How many times has it changed?" ”

Xia Ji thought that Li Kui was going to rest, her face was crimson, and her white neck became red under the light, and after a long time, she was shocked and frightened: "It's already four watches, and the slave maid serves the king to sleep." ”

"I didn't ask you this, by the way, your name is Xia Ji, right?"

As soon as the words came out, Li Kui felt that these words were a little ambiguous, and they seemed to be teasing, but fortunately, the other party couldn't understand the deep meaning of the words, and Li Kui didn't poke it, and asked: "What about the heroine in the palace?" ”

Xia Ji's heart tightened, and she said secretly: "Sure enough." ”

"Queen, oh, the false queen went with the false king. If the king likes ......"

Li Kui waved his hand and said, "I didn't ask you this, tell me about the family in Goryeo." Don't say you don't know, you can enter the palace and speak official language, you are definitely not an ordinary woman. ”

In Goryeo, those who can receive education are all children of the family, and even fewer are placed on women. Xia Ji can speak the official dialect of the Great Song Dynasty, although it is not standard, but it is definitely not a daughter that ordinary people can raise. You know, in today's Goryeo, the Hangul, that is, the Goryeo script, has not yet been created. The children of aristocratic families in Goryeo could only learn Chinese characters.

And being able to speak the official dialect of the Great Song Dynasty proves that he has received an elite education.

Ordinary people's homes, let alone literacy, even hearing about it is impossible.

Xia Ji originally thought that she was going to sleep, but she was still struggling in her heart, with a kind of sadness of the daughter of the lost country, and at the same time expected Li Kui to be a person who knew how to pity, as for her appearance, she was already desperate...... But I didn't expect Li Kui to ask her to say that there is a family in Goryeo, if she did, wouldn't she be a Goryeo female traitor?

But if you don't talk about it?

What could she do?

One listened carefully, and the other was afraid that the other party would not be satisfied, so he could only say it.

Li Kui combined the records in the treasury of Goryeo and constantly analyzed the forces in Goryeo. Unconsciously, the sky was already dark, and Hao Sui appeared outside the palace coldly, coughing and saying, "King, are you up?" ”

"Let the generals and others come to the palace to discuss matters."

Half an hour later, Gongsun Sheng, Wu Yong and others arrived. At the same time, Li Yun and other generals also rushed to the palace one by one.

Li Kui ordered people to hang up the map of Goryeo that he had drawn in the middle of the night, and said to everyone: "Conquering Kaijing is only the first step." Now, while the various forces in Goryeo have not yet reacted, we should take the initiative to attack and take the initiative, and choose a decisive battlefield to defeat the largest resistance force in Goryeo, which is related to whether or not we can establish power in Goryeo. I decided to start a decisive battle here. ”

As he spoke, Li Kui smashed his fist into Nanjing in Goryeo.

This place was called many times in later generations, such as Seoul, Seoul and so on.

But now, this place is called Nanjing. It is one of the four major capitals of Goryeo.

It is not comparable to the scale of Kaegyeong, but for Goryeo, this city is the most important node for Goryeo to hoard supplies from the north and south.

Li Kui said: "There are two purposes for choosing this decisive battle, to annihilate the living forces in Goryeo. The purpose of this battle is to annihilate most of the combat forces in southern Goryeo in one battle. And this city can give full play to the advantages of the dual firepower of our sailors and the ground, and before the Goryeo people react, the decisive battle will completely destroy the luck of the Goryeo people. The First World War was decided. ”

Gongsun Sheng immediately stood up: "The king is wise." ”

Gongsun Sheng made a statement, and the others immediately shouted indiscriminately: "The king is wise." ”

Li Kui was full of helplessness about this, and he seemed to have robbed the courtiers of their lives again. But he also has helplessness, commanding the war, and it seems that everyone only listens to him.

After all, he is the god of war who came out of the Great Song Dynasty.

Others, don't even have the courage to be with Li Kuiyi.

In this battle, Li Kui's seventy percent of his troops were gathered, plus reinforcements from Dengzhou Qichen, he gathered 30,000 horses.

In addition, Li Yun led 5,000 men and horses to garrison Kaegyeong, and Luda stationed at Tieshan to block the gathering of forces in the north and south of Goryeo.

In less than half a month, outside the city of Nanjing, Goryeo, the Song people's warships covering the sky and the sun were seen, and there were small-scale battles that continued to encroach on the land outside their cities. At the head of the city, the new king of Goryeo said to Li Dingtao, the general next to him, with a panicked face: "The Song people are powerful, it's really not good, why don't you surrender?" ”

The new King of Goryeo is just a puppet supported by Li Dingtao, and in the face of such an unbearable tool man, Li Dingtao said disdainfully: "King, you have 100,000 soldiers, are you afraid of only 20,000 or 30,000 Song people?" ”

Li Dingtao naturally has a reason to fight to the death, surrender and lose half, such a good thing Since Li Kui promulgated the "Juntian Order", he no longer has extravagant hopes.

Otherwise, he didn't want to fight a decisive battle with the Song army.

But after the "Juntian Order", is the family still a family?

What is the difference between him and a civilian?

If it was destined to end in this, he would rather die in battle.

But the king of Goryeo didn't think so, he was just an idle prince before, was kept in captivity in Nanjing, a few days ago someone suddenly rushed into his palace and put on the dragon robe for him, he thought that his imperial brother had returned to the west, and he has since walked to the peak of his life and won the emperor.

Unexpectedly, the Song people called, and his brother Wang was dead.

As a waste, he didn't want to embark on the road of confrontation at all, how could Goryeo compare with Da Song?

Winning the war, he is a puppet. lost the battle, it was his ambition and scapegoat.

Especially when he secretly looked behind him from the top of the city, except for those who were close to the city, he looked like elite soldiers, and what the hell was holding a hoe and a rake behind?

This 100,000 soldiers is too cheap.

He couldn't wait to run in front of the commander of the Song army, knelt on the ground, hugged the other party's thighs and cried: "Xiao Wang is wrong!" ”

Even if he doesn't even know it, what's wrong with him?