Jing Wu, the royal palace.

After nightfall, Qionglou Yuyu is quiet as usual, as early as a few years ago when Zhuge Wanling stayed in the palace, he began to advocate the style of frugality, the current lord is still young, and it is too early to choose concubines and concubines, so many uninhabited palaces are free of candles and lanterns, but some young eunuchs and palace maids are a little more afraid.

They are not students of Taixuetang, their knowledge is shallow, and some of them can't even write their own names, naturally in their hearts, there are too many terrifying and terrifying things in this world, and those gloomy darkness seems to be bursting out of terrible ghosts at any time.

Tonight, however, there is a palace that is brightly lit.

"This year, the border army has eliminated seventy percent of the old and weak, and although there are new troops in training, after all, the foundation is not enough and needs to be polished. As for the ghost cavalry in Qingzhou, I suggest that you don't move it yet, because you made such a big deal about destroying the embankment and flooding the fields before, it is inevitable that people's hearts will fluctuate, and there are not enough troops to suppress it, I don't worry. ”

In the lamplight, Gao Changgong knelt at the table, dressed in a strict general's court uniform, he stretched out his hand and stroked the bamboo slip on the table, "At present, Tang Guogang has experienced a big change, and it is estimated that he will lie dormant for a while, but now he has received news that Yang Taizhen has privately formed an alliance with Canghai...... In this way, I still transferred troops from Qingzhou, and the troops went out in two ways, all the way for Zhu Ran to take them to the north-south passage to garrison, to prevent the Tang State from taking the southern army by surprise, and there is no need to worry about the border side, with Sun Qing as the deputy general, I want to come to the Sun family will also make substantial support......"

Gao Changgong said softly: "If you talk about time, Tang Guo and Canghai will not start a big battle now, at most they will make a small fight, and it will soon be winter, and it will be difficult to transfer grain and grass, and the soldiers in winter are afraid of the cold, so it is naturally inconvenient to march into battle." ”

Zhuge Wanling sat opposite him, dressed in plain cotton clothes, with a simple bun tied with only a wooden hairpin on his head, the firelight reflected his eyes that had not been alarmed for ten thousand years, and his cheeks were slightly red from the mist of hot tea in front of him.

After the situation gradually stabilized, Gao Changgong, Huang Hansheng and others kept asking him to put aside all the complicated official affairs and recuperate well.

Seeing that winter was approaching, not only did his cough improve, but even his thin cheeks had a few taels of flesh and added a little more rub.

Gao Changgong joked that maybe he would be able to recuperate for a few more years, maybe he could really get rid of the stubborn illness on his body, but it was a pity that "the tree wants to be quiet and the wind does not stop", just a few days ago, the news brought back by the spies was that Canghai and Tang were going on some strange exchanges, and the possibility of a big war in winter was not high, but the thoughts of the two countries were already clear, even if Zhuge Wanling wanted to continue to recuperate, I am afraid that he would not be able to raise it.

After Gao Changgong finished speaking, Zhuge Wanling was not in a hurry to answer or evaluate, but was quietly waiting for something, and a slight cool wind blew in the door of the hall that opened a gap, the fire swayed slightly, and the heat in the tea cup on the table also drifted away.

The old eunuch looked at the gap, his face was a lot gloomy, he knew that Zhuge Wanling's body could not stand the wind, although the prime minister's body was getting better these days, but after all, it was still an old tree with a weak foundation that had not been transplanted for a long time......

These subordinates are really frizzy.

He hurried away and walked to the door, but someone had already walked in through it, and his tall body blocked the door for a moment.

The old eunuch was a little surprised for a while, but he also maintained the prudence that he, the Yellow Gate squire, should have, and said slightly: "It turned out to be Lord Sun." ”

The Sun family tree has deep roots and lush branches, from county to county, I don't know how many "adults" surnamed Sun, but there are few people who can enter the palace late at night and can enter the palace to discuss matters.

The first person is Sun Zhong, the old man of the Sun family who is old but still controls the affairs of the Sun family, but he has resigned, and the court will not summon him into the palace on such a night.

Therefore, standing here now is Sun Zhong's son, Sun Qing's father, and the current imperial historian of Jing Wu, Sun Ji'an.

In fact, Sun Ji'an only took over this position not long ago, and the original imperial historian has always been an old man with no reputation but no ability to govern.

The purpose of Zhuge Wanling's arrangement is naturally to control this important position in his own hands, so as not to let those big families get cheap.

However, after the destruction of the embankment and flooding the fields, he and Sun Zhong met, and they reached a deal with each other.

Sun Zhong came forward to appease the resentment of the entire scholar clan, and Zhuge Wanling vacated the position of the imperial historian and handed it over to Sun Ji'an, and appeased the Sun family, which was to give everyone in the scholar clan an explanation.

Among them, there is a rather interesting episode, the former imperial doctor, I don't know where to get some rumors, before Zhuge Wanling mentioned this matter in the court, he took the initiative to hand in his resignation.

Zhuge Wanling naturally approved it, and for a while, this imperial historian, who had always had a bad reputation in the DPRK and was criticized as "standing in the pit and not", got a good reputation of "abdicating and letting the virtuous" when he returned to his hometown.

The old eunuch made a way and slowly closed the door of the palace, blocking the cold night wind from the door, but as he turned around to look at the palace again, there was a little turmoil in his heart.

Zhuge Wanling is the prime minister, the lord of the country is still young, and it is difficult to manage the government, he can be regarded as half the lord of the country openly and secretly.

Gao Changgong, the great general of Sima, is also one of the three princes, the chief commander of the soldiers and horses of Jing Wu.

Sun Ji'an, who is also one of the three princes, is a doctor of imperial history, supervising hundreds of officials.

In this hall, the three pillars of Jing Wu gathered together...... Of course, the old eunuch knew that the three of them would never plan to get together for tea and chat.

The old eunuch retreated to his place, while Sun Ji'an quietly listened to Gao Changgong's brief explanation of the results of the previous discussion with Zhuge Wanling, he looked at the huge map unfolded on the wall, shook his head and said softly: "I have a different opinion. ”

As soon as Sun Ji'an's words came out, Zhuge Wanling sat up slightly.

He was waiting for this different opinion, if everyone had the same opinion as Gao Changgong, why did he need to discuss it again? Not to mention that Sun Ji'an, as the leader of the scholar clan today, if he could not make a good statement, trouble in the court would only ensue in the future.

After being denied, Gao Changgong didn't see any displeasure at all, but poured himself a cup of hot tea, blowing it carefully, with a smile on the corner of his mouth.

Sun Ji'an will object, he is not surprised at all, Zhuge Wanling once said to him that Sun Ji'an seems to be gentle and indifferent, but the block in his chest is no less than his father Sun Zhong, but under the aura accumulated by Sun Zhong for many years, it is not very inconspicuous.

It's just inconspicuous, but it's always there.

Sun Ji'an said: "In the past few years, Canghai has been in obscurity, and although it lives in a bitter cold place, it has also accumulated national strength that cannot be underestimated. I Jingwu is located in the south, the terrain is undulating, there are many mountains and rivers, the jungle is luxuriant, and the landform of the north is very different. Such a terrain is not conducive to marching, let alone large-scale invasion, which is why the Tang State obviously had a large army to press the border, but my Jingwu soldiers can still hold out for several months...... Now that the Tang State has formed an alliance with the Canghai Sea, it is obvious that the Lord of the Canghai Sea is also bent on starting a war, and he is confident......"

As if observing the expressions of Gao Changgong and Zhuge Wanling, Sun Ji'an paused slightly, and Gao Changgong immediately raised his hand and said with a smile: "Lord Sun doesn't have to have any scruples, inviting Lord Sun to come tonight is to ask Lord Sun to work with him, and please speak freely." ”

Sun Ji'an arched his hand humbly, and said: "Talking eloquently in front of the general, it is inevitable that there will be a suspicion of the class having an axe, and I only have a few superficial views, and I ask the general not to laugh." ”

He didn't wait for Gao Changgong to respond, and then said: "In my opinion, even if Canghai and Tang jointly send troops in the future, it is unlikely that they will face Jing Wu, which has a solid foundation now, and the army will go south, not to mention whether the northern soldiers can adapt to the southern climate, just the transportation of grain and grass is a problem. Moreover, the tiger and leopard cavalry in Canghai are all heavy armored cavalry, and the water system in Jingwu is abundant, with nine bends and eighteen bends, and the cavalry is not good at water warfare...... Therefore, I guess that the next move of the two countries will be towards the Mo family first. ”

Sun Ji'an's fingers patted on the vast land of the Mo family, "Although the Mo family has vast mountains and rivers, a large population, and 500,000 armor soldiers and 200,000 cavalry troops, it is impossible to distribute every inch of the country's land after all. ”

"And Canghai is not only heavily armored tiger and leopard riding, but also nearly 150,000 elite light cavalry, once such an army is driven straight in, it can go straight into the hinterland, forcing the Mo family army to return to defense, outward, you can also harass the border towns from behind, so that the Mo family can not take care of the end, and then the Tang ** team will take advantage of this time to advance vigorously, and the Mo family will inevitably suffer heavy losses. ”