"Little brother has too much heart, now is not the time for you to promote Buddhism, Liu Chong has joined forces with the Khitan counterattack, and his father deliberately lent troops to Murong Yanchao in order to catch Guo Wei off guard in order to echo the north and south. Li Hongji was very confident in this matter, because his spies came with news that Guo Wei only had 80,000 troops, and he had to take into account the north and south, and finally the troops in Xuzhou were less than 50,000, even if the original troops in Xuzhou were added, they were vulnerable, not to mention that Liu Chong's troops in the Northern Han Dynasty were also quite a lot, and he also borrowed troops from the Khitan to counterattack, Guo Wei's troops were not enough at all.

"You don't know the faith. Li Jing actually can't say why, but he firmly believes that Zong Xin must have a conspiracy, after all, what Zong Xin has done over the years, which one is not afraid? Although this time it was not directly provoked by Zong Xin, but it was Zong Xin's father-in-law who was provoked, and I believe that Zong Xin did not wave his hand so easily. Even the leakage of the salt drying method was planned by Zongxin a long time ago.

Li Jing said: "Congjia is right, in fact, the widow is also very worried about this. However, this time the opportunity is too rare, Liu Chong and Murong Yanchao just happened to be opposite each other in the Great Zhou, as long as they sent troops at the same time, Guo Wei would not escape this catastrophe even if he had great ability. Hongji, Hongmao, you are careful, see that the situation is not right, immediately withdraw the troops, even if we can't attack Kaifeng, we can't let ourselves have any losses, let Murong Yanchao's troops go first. ”

"Yes. Li Hongji and Li Hongmao were very happy to receive the holy decree, in fact, they originally wanted to go to the battlefield to experience it, and they were originally going to go after the war, but now they are one step ahead, and they can learn more about the operation in the barracks before the war, so that they can command the battle more favorably.

"Go quickly, and make no mistake. Li Jing waved his hand and motioned for the two to go out first, Li Hongji and Li Hongmao didn't think too much about it at all, and immediately left the imperial study, leaving Li Jing and Li Congjia alone.

Li Jing sat down slowly, let out a long breath and said, "If you don't lead the troops yourself, the result is even more worrying than going to the battlefield in person." Congjia, you can also sit down, let's have a good talk. ”

"Yes. ”

After Li Congjia sat down, he took off the white veil that covered his eyes, revealing the heavy pupils of his left eye. One eye, two pupils, this is originally an alien and an emperor. In order to protect Li Congjia from the persecution of his eldest son, Li Jing could only keep letting him pretend to be blind.

"Congjia, do you know why the widow is still fighting when he knows that the treasury has been empty?

Li Congjia said: "Please also ask my father to make it clear." ”

Li Jing said: "This is a former Tang criticism, which has been inherited to this day, as long as this criticism is still there, no matter who sits in the world in the future, it will be like me, if you don't give up your name to be a tyrant, then you will be a faint king." ”

Li Congjia nodded and didn't speak, because he knew what his father was going to say. This matter is helpless, but no one can break the current situation.

"The power of the various feudal towns is very great, if there is only one, the few people will not give them face, but if they unite, it is a force that is enough to shake the whole world. Li Jing sighed: "So no matter how empty the treasury is over the years, I must go to war, I must fight, whether I win or lose, I must hold the military power in my hands, only in this way can I contain all forces." You have to remember that if the emperor does not have military power, then the holy decree is like a fictitious decree, and as long as a holy decree is imaginary, then the emperor is at the end. ”

"Father, I understand. "Li Congjia has been extremely smart since he was a child, and as soon as Li Jing got up, he already knew what his father was going to say.

This is helplessness, deep helplessness. Everyone said that the emperor was good, but in fact, the emperor had to worry about many things, the forces of the various feudal towns were actually much stronger than the emperor's troops, and they were fine when they were honest, but if they united to deal with the emperor, who could stop them? Just like Guo Wei's time, he led his troops to counterattack Liu Chengyou, Liu Chengyou was almost powerless to fight back, this incident made Li Jing very afraid, maybe one day this is his end.

The reason why the power of the feudal town is great is that the Jiedu envoy has too much military power, and the power is almost a small emperor, who is in charge of the life and death of the entire realm. This is the former Tang Dynasty criticism, but this system has been used to this day, these people will not manage the country and the world for their own glory and wealth, they all want to be Lei Hong, no matter who sits in the world, their status and wealth will never change.

Li Jing said: "Do you know how many troops there are in the entire Great Zhou?"

"I dare not say more, 300,000 should be able to make up. ”

"The numbers are a little bit off, but not much. Li Jing said: "Let's think that the Great Zhou has 300,000 troops, but at this time, Guo Wei can only mobilize 80,000, which means that there are still more than 200,000 troops who do not obey Guo Wei's command at all, you should know what this means." This is the emperor's helplessness, these people will not send troops at all, unless Guo Wei names and asks someone to send troops, but one of them is not strong, there are not many of him, but if Guo Wei asks everyone to send troops, some of them will not send troops for their own wealth, because those troops are his lifeline, one like this, two like this, they will be worried that they will disobey the emperor's order, and they will definitely die, these people will collude with other festival envoys, and everyone will not send troops, what do you say Guo Wei can do? Send troops to attack these people? ”

Li Congjia said: "So Guo Wei didn't dare to give an order, he could only win this war with 80,000 troops in his hands, if he won, other Jiedu envoys would send troops, but it was useless to send troops at that time, not to mention that Guo Wei did not give them an order, so it was not considered disobeying the emperor's order." But if Guo Wei loses, these people will also send troops to meet the new emperor, and at the same time show their strength to the new emperor, it is not that the Great Zhou can't win, but they don't send troops. ”

"Yes, that's the way it is. Therefore, the emperor must strictly control his holy decree, and since it involves military power, he must not be relaxed. Because if one person dares not to send troops, everyone else dares to do so, and this kind of thing will happen. Li Jing said: "If you are united, anyone can unify the world, which is why the Khitan is strong, they are all soldiers, and everyone obeys the emperor." ”

Li Congjia said: "The child has been taught. ”

"Do you have any good ideas?"

"Can I say that?" Li Congjia asked cautiously, because he was worried that he had said something that did not match his identity.

Li Jing said: "But it doesn't hurt to say it, there are only you and my father and son in this room, and there is no courtesy of a monarch and a minister, so you should accompany your father to talk about your heart." ”

Li Congjia said: "Cut the big head first, as long as there is no leader, these people will not be able to unite, cut one and collect a wave." ”

"Tell me about it. ”

Li Congjia said: "Now it can't be a headache for the Sijiang Jiedu envoy, take advantage of the defeat of the Chu State, we can first send assassins to kill the Jiangxi Jiedu envoy, Yang Ying, the king of Zhennan, but we are not involved in the Jiangxi forces, let Yuan Hong's son inherit the position of the king of Zhennan, but just ordered that a part of the Jiangxi Jiedu envoys follow the second brother to the Chu State to develop, so that the second brother will naturally take over half of the forces in Jiangxi, and transfer to Chu." At that time, the father can send some more jiedu envoys to continue to send to the Chu State in the name of developing the Chu State, and the second brother can be called the King of Chu and occupy one side. There is no more trustworthy person in the world than the second brother, and if this position is handed over to him, the father can rest easy. ”

Li Jing nodded and said: "Okay~ The widow is really not mistaken, he was born with the qualification of the emperor of the pupil." Then kill the Jiangnan Jiedu envoy next, and then ......"

"Father, you can't use the same strategy a second time, aren't you afraid of being seen by others?" Li Congjia said: "The Jiangnan region is vast and sparsely populated, and it has not yet developed. After the destruction of Fujian, the Jiangnan region has been in the process of development, Erchen is willing to go to Fujian, by the way to take over a part of the territory of the Jiangnan, so that it will not attract anyone's attention, when the time comes, the west and south of the border are your own sons, and at the same time have a strong military power, our family should cooperate with the outside, and slowly reduce the power of the envoys in various places, so that they do not dare to have any rebellion. ”

"Well, that's the most likely plan I've ever heard. Li Jing appreciates this son's deep scheming and far-sighted knowledge. However, this plan may take more than ten years or even decades to complete, and if there is any dissenting intention during this time, it will fall short.

Li Jing said: "Congjia, this plan is very good, but it takes too long, and I am afraid that my father will not be able to wait for that time." If you've been in Mindi, then ......"

"Father, please rest assured, the sons have no ambitions for the throne, and the sons and daughters will definitely be fully loyal if they succeed to the throne. As long as our brothers work together, it will not be difficult to unify the world at that time. Although the eldest brother is a little smaller, the sons will never be high-minded, but will only mention the points from the side. Although the heavy pupil is the face of the emperor, but it is not necessary to be the emperor, if you can assist the eldest brother to unify the world, the son will still be famous through the ages. ”

When Li Jing heard this, he felt a deep debt to Li Congjia. He was originally an emperor's talent, not only talented, but also good in martial arts, and the best choice for the position of prince. It's a pity that he was born too late, Li Hongji was already the crown prince at that time, and the party in the DPRK and China fully supported it, so there was no suspense at all.

However, Li Jing was also pleased, he couldn't imagine that Li Congjia was so sensible and had no ambition for the throne, as long as he could fully assist, it would not be bad for Li Hongji to unify the world. After all, they are all sons, the palms and backs of their hands are full of meat, and Li Jing doesn't want to hurt Li Hongji's feelings for the throne, after all, this kid is really narrow-minded, if he abolishes his position as prince, maybe he will do something.

Li Jing said: "I wronged your child, which is also a helpless thing." Your eldest brother has many henchmen, including the people we are dealing with, and when he returns in triumph, my father will definitely explain it to him. ”

"About this...... I'm afraid that my father will be disappointed. Li Congjia said: "According to Erchen's understanding of Zongxin, Guo Wei may not be defeated in this battle, and may even win a big victory." ”

"I also took Zongxin into account, but it shouldn't be as miserable as you say, half and half. Maybe Guo Wei will lose, maybe he can defend Xuzhou strongly, as for the big victory, it is impossible. Li Jing said: "After all, Guo Wei only has 80,000 troops, and he has to divide the left and right, how can he have so many troops to counterattack? I sent 100,000 troops, plus Murong Yanchao himself has 40,000 or 50,000 troops, even if Guo Wei sends all 80,000 troops to Xuzhou, he may not be able to hold it, let alone what Guo Wei will do on the Northern Han and Khitan sides?"

Li Congjia couldn't say why, Zong Xin was far more powerful than him in this regard, so Li Congjia couldn't guess Zong Xin's plan, but he was almost sure that he wanted to defeat Zong Xin's father-in-law unless he came first.

"Okay, I'm tired after talking about it for so long, so you can step down. ”

"The retainer retired. Li Congjia covered his eyes with the white veil again, and then slowly groped his way out of the imperial study.

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