Inside the study. Song Che and He Qiu sat around the small stove, boiling some tea and discussing some things.

"According to the news from the capital, since the attack on Dijon, Daliang sent two envoys, one to Dijon to sue for peace, and the other to Xiqiang to form an alliance, but all of them were turned away." He Qiu said.

Song Che picked up the small pot, brewed a cup of Longjing for He Qiu, and said lightly: "These things, you don't need to hear about them, I can guess the result." ”

"Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, Daliang has emphasized literature over military force and does not like to fight."

"You may not use the knife, but it must not rust, and it must be sharpened all the time, because you never know when the enemy will attack. It's a pity that no one in the Zhao royal family realizes this, and in the final analysis, they are used to living a comfortable life," Song Che added two charcoal fires to the stove and said softly: "People, born in sorrow, died in peace." He Qiu picked up the teacup and blew it, sighing lightly,

"As a minister of the Great Liang, you have to do something."

"That's what I'm looking for you for tea." Song Che said: "Huainan Nanzhou corresponds to the overseas 'She Island', which is a gold mine taken from the hands of the great pirate Wang Zhi in the past, and now this island is under my control, you will recruit a miner to go to the island to dig gold in the name of the government tomorrow, and then find a way to get a set of alchemy equipment, and the dug gold ore will be directly smelted and purified on the island; He Qiu frowned: "Gold, silver, copper and iron, but they are all ...... of the official family" Song Che said: "That's why I am looking for you, you are the prefect of Suzhou, and it is easy to do things on behalf of the official family." He Qiu shook his head,

"I understand what you mean, you want to occupy the gold mine privately, if you are investigated, this is ...... But it's a great sin to be beheaded all over the house. Song Che said: "Don't scare people, Shedao is overseas, and it is not the land of Daliang, besides, Huainan and the two Zhejiang water divisions have my people, and they will be fine." He Qiu pondered for a moment before asking, "You have to tell me what the purpose of this is." ”

"I'm investing in war." Song Che said, "Didn't you say we should do something? That's not what I'm doing. War requires food, money, weapons; Dijon attacked Liang in three ways, and if they landed from Hebei and Jingdong, and then crossed the Yellow River, they would be able to attack Jiangnan within three days; You shouldn't expect these old soldiers in Jiangnan to resist the Dijon Iron Cavalry, right? We must recruit troops in advance, prepare ordnance, food, and grass to prepare for future wars. ”

"You can't help but think that the army of the Great Liang is too weak, what if Dijon is repulsed?"

"Just in case, one in ten thousand, you look at you, subconsciously feel that it is impossible to repel Dijon." Song Che got up, patted He Qiu's shoulder, and advised: "You don't have money to repair the road, I will donate 10,000 taels without saying a word, you don't have a wife, even if I marry my sister to you, you ask yourself, brother-in-law, when did I cheat you?" Be obedient and do as I say. He Qiu shook off Song Che's hand and snorted lightly: "Don't say that the credit is yours, Suzhou City can be so good, most of it depends on me." ”

"Hahaha...... If you continue to maintain this temper, I dare to assert that you will be able to become prime minister in the future. Song Che laughed and walked out of the study.

…… A few more days of peace passed. The excitement of family reunion seems to make people forget that there is still a war in the north.

"Dijon has broken through! Dijon has been broken! "Early in the morning, it was boiling. This day has finally come.

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The four words "Dijon broke the pass" completely killed all the celebrations. In the spring of the second year of Jianxing, on the sixth day of the first month, the army of Dirong Middle Road took the lead in breaking through the Feihu Pass, and 100,000 iron cavalry drove straight into Beijing from Hebei Road.

Jiangnan is far away from the north, and when I learned the news of the breakthrough, it was the ninth day of the first month. With a three-day delay, where can Dijon storm the city?

On the day he learned the news, Song Che went straight to Yangzhou. From the mouths of the displaced people who fled from the north, it was learned that Dijon went all the way south, and everywhere he went, people and animals were slaughtered, and now Jizhou has been conquered, and Beijing is in danger.

As for the girders, it seems to be this

The "blitzkrieg" was blinded and did not make any effective response.

"Brother Jiang led 60,000 troops to Xuzhou two days ago according to your plan, counting the days, it should have arrived." At the Fuman Inn, in front of the window of the private room, Liao Heng asked again: "Now, what should I do?" Song Che spit out a word: "Wait." ”

"What are you waiting for?"

"Dijon has already broken through Jizhou, and at this rate, Beijing can be breached in three days at the latest, and once the Yellow River is crossed, Tokyo will be besieged," Song Che paused, and said: "At that time, you will openly recruit troops in the name of the prince and in the name of the king of Qin, so as to win the hearts of the people." ”

"And then?"

"Wait."

"What are you waiting for?"

"Wait for the soldiers to be sufficient, wait for the hearts of the people to be for you, and wait for Dijon to break the capital!" Song Che said: "At that time, the world will be terrified, and there will be a cry: 'The family cannot be without an owner for a day, and the country cannot be without a king for a day', and I will take the opportunity to support you to ascend the throne." ”

"Again...... And then what? Liao Heng's voice trembled. Song Che said with a smile: "Then we can't wait, the Son of Heaven will drive the expedition in person, carry the expectations of all the people, raise the strength of the whole country, drive out the Tartars, regain the mountains and rivers, dominate the world, and achieve hegemony!" ”

"Brother Song......"

"Don't get excited, hold your breath, lest your plans fail to catch up with the changes."

"Da Da Da ......" knock on the door.

"Brother-in-law, a group of big beauties came from outside the inn, saying that they were looking for you." Shen Fang informed outside the door.

Song Che glanced at Liao Heng: "Go through the back door." Liao Heng nodded and left the private room. After a while, Nangong Yue and Lu Jingxiang brought a middle-aged man into the private room, and then closed the door.

"Master Gao, don't come unharmed." Song Che greeted warmly. Gao Chen frowned: "What does Mr. Song mean by this?" Why did you tie me up to Yangzhou? Song Che said: "Now that Dijon has broken through, the northern form is steep, Gao has the grace of knowing Song, Song can't bear to see Gao have an accident, so he will use a little trick and invite you to Yangzhou." ”

"Ridiculous!" Gao Chen said: "It is precisely because of the emergency in the north that I want to stay in the capital, do you think Gao is the kind of person who escapes?" ”

"Don't be angry, my lord, I invited you to Yangzhou, not to let you escape, but the general trend of the world, Song already knows it," Song Che said sincerely: "Since the emperor decided to move the capital and break the alliance with Xiqiang, the end of Dijon's occupation of the north has been irreversible, if Lord Gao is really loyal and patriotic, you might as well follow my strategy to guard Xuzhou, stabilize the south first, and then try to restore the Central Plains and the north in the future." Gao Chen frowned: "But His Majesty the Emperor is still in the capital——"

"No, the emperor will be in Jiangnan soon." Song Che stared straight at Gao Chen, he is a smart person, he should understand what he means.

"Loyal to the king, you can be loyal to many kings, love the country, but you can only love one country, therefore, patriotism is more important than loyalty to the king, are you right, Lord Gao?" Song Che asked again.

Gao Chen gritted his teeth, slammed his fist on the table, and scolded: "It's all caused by Taishi Jia's gang of ministers who killed a thousand knives!" ”

"Someone." Song Che called lightly. The female swordsman walked into the private room. Song Che turned his back, waved his hand slowly, and ordered softly: "Send Master Gao to Xuzhou and fight side by side with General Jiang." ”

"Yes!" ……