Wang Zeng stared at Kou Ji and asked with a worried expression.

Without waiting for Kou Ji to speak, Wang Zeng added, "If we lose and let others spoil my Huaxia, then we will be sinners through the ages." Old man...... Old man...... Even if the old man is dead, it is difficult to look at it. ”

Wang Zeng said three old men in a row, which shows how unsettled he is in his heart.

Zhang Zhibai said solemnly: "The old man will die for his family!" ”

Lu Yijian gritted his teeth and said, "The old man will not be someone else's courtier even if he dies." ”

Li Zhaoliang said in a deep voice: "My Li family can all die in battle." ”

Zhao Zhen said very calmly: "I will punish everyone in the palace, and then take the royal forest guard to make a last stand." ”

Kou Ji faced Zhao Zhen, Wang Zeng, Lu Yijian, Zhang Zhibai, and Li Zhaoliang, took a deep breath, and said solemnly: "If this battle is lost, I know what the consequences will be."

I don't dare to assure you that I will win.

But I can assure you that I will not lose. ”

Lu Yijian hesitated, "The worst is a draw?" ”

Kou Ji narrowed his eyes and said, "At worst, I will cripple one of them." ”

Lu Yijian and the three of them glanced at each other and didn't say much.

Zhao Zhen said categorically: "Then fight!" If this battle is won, the merits of our monarchs and ministers will be unmatched. If I fail, I will accompany you to be a sinner for the ages. ”

"Whoa!"

Lu Yijian and the others agreed in unison.

Zhao Zhen continued: "Now that the Black Khan Dynasty and the Liao State have only begun to attack the Xizhou Uighurs, what we have to do is to send people over to help the Xizhou Uighurs delay time as much as possible.

The longer it drags on, the more beneficial it will be to my Great Song.

Before starting a big war, the fourth brother needs to complete the replacement of the armaments of my Great Song Dynasty soldiers and horses as soon as possible, and secretly dispatch soldiers and horses to make some arrangements.

The road reform government system has also accelerated the pace as much as possible.

Lu Aiqing, Wang Aiqing, Zhang Aiqing, the three of you can start to choose the candidates for the prefects and supervision envoys of other prefectures in the world.

Once Fan Zhongyan made achievements in Shaanxi Prefecture, he immediately implemented the road reform system nationwide.

Dali, Xingqing Mansion and other places go out.

In order to prevent my Great Song Dynasty from making trouble behind the scenes during the Great War, the local people would make trouble behind their backs.

Dali, Xingqingfu and other places, within five to ten years, continue to be under military control. ”

Kou Ji, Lu Yijian, Wang Zeng, and Zhang Zhibai all bowed down and agreed.

Zhao Zhen instructed Li Zhaoliang again: "You lead the local soldiers and horses, and temporarily obey the dispatch of the Privy Council." ”

Li Zhaoliang bowed.

Zhao Zhen let out a sigh, "In the future, we will have a hard time." I hope you can always be with me. ”

"It will definitely live up to the high expectations of the officials."

Kou Ji and the others agreed in unison.

Zhao Zhen nodded and said, "In order to avoid causing unnecessary panic, this matter is only known to a few of us for the time being, and it is not allowed to be disclosed to the public." ”

"Your Ministers obey!"

“……”

The matter was discussed.

Kou Ji and the others left the Shishitang.

Zhao Zhen stood in front of the table with the map, and suddenly asked Chen Lin, "How is the situation of my general of the Wa Kingdom?" ”

Chen Lin hunched his waist and reported in a low voice: "The entire territory of the Wa Kingdom has been controlled by Liu Heng, and now Liu Heng is digging silver mountains in the territory of the Wa Kingdom in accordance with the instructions of the officials.

The silver mountain has only been found for a short time, and the amount of silver ore excavated is not much.

Liu Hengyu reported that by the end of the year, he should be able to ship a silver ingot to Dengzhou. ”

Zhao Zhen pursed his lips and said, "It's been almost four years since I sent him to the Wa Kingdom. It took four years to find Yinshan, and I had the trust of me. ”

Chen Lin smiled bitterly, "Before Liu Heng went to the Wa Kingdom, Yinshan was just a sentence from Kou's secret mouth, and no one could take it seriously. So the official family, you only gave Liu Heng 3,000 people.

After Liu Heng led 3,000 men and horses to the Wa Kingdom, he searched hard for half a year, but he did not find Yinshan.

In the end, it had to take three years to pacify the Wa Kingdom.

All the people of the Wa Kingdom were included in his command, and with the power of the Wa people, he knew the Silver Mountain.

For this reason, Liu Heng almost put his life into it.

The slave maid felt that Liu Heng had risked his life to do things for the official family. ”

Zhao Zhen glared at Chen Lin, "Is he desperate, I don't know?" Want you to talk a lot? ”

Chen Lin smiled dryly and said, "If the slave maid says a few words, the past has passed." Liu Heng is still worthy of the trust of the officials, and the officials should treat him well. ”

Zhao Zhen said dissatisfiedly: "If I don't treat him well, do you think his son can live in Kou Mansion with nourishment?" ”

Chen Lin smiled and said, "That's because Kou Shu is guarding it." ”

Zhao Zhen snorted and said, "That also has my grace." ”

Chen Lin hurriedly said: "The official family is reasonable. ”

Zhao Zhen sighed and said, "Although I hate Liu Congmei very much, I have never resented Liu Heng for half a point. When I dealt with Liu Heng, I was also afraid that he would be resentful because I killed the people of Liu Mansion, and I would seek revenge.

Now he is secretly working hard for me outside, without the slightest complaint.

His faithfulness, I have seen.

You send your men to the Wa Kingdom and give him an order.

Let him give up digging Yinshan for the time being, give me a good idea of his soldiers and horses in the Wa Kingdom, and wait for the opportunity.

I will secretly send some men to help him when I turn around.

Wait until the war between our Great Song Dynasty and the Liao State starts, and wait until the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu personally leads the army to arrive at the border of our Great Song Dynasty.

Let him take his men and horses, enter along the coast, and stab me in the eyes of the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu.

When my Great Song Dynasty defeated the soldiers and horses of the Liao State, I will summon him back to Beijing, pardon him for all his crimes, and restore his title. ”

The corners of Chen Lin's mouth twitched, but she didn't speak.

Zhao Zhen glanced at Chen Lin, "What?" I think my words are ugly. ”

Chen Lin smiled bitterly: "Vulgar words should not come out of the mouths of officials." ”

Zhao Zhen said indifferently: "I think that vulgar words are very pleasant. ”

When Chen Lin heard this, he didn't admonish again, but asked: "What if the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu doesn't personally lead the troops to the border of my Great Song Dynasty?" ”

Zhao Zhen laughed, "If he doesn't personally lead the troops over, he won't be called Yelu Longxu." Besides, there are so many soldiers and horses on the border, if he doesn't keep an eye on it himself, can he rest assured? ”

Chen Lin heard Zhao Zhen's voice, "The official family is not at ease?" ”

Zhao Zhen nodded without hesitation, "Fourth brother, I don't worry, but others don't worry." Once Liao, Heihan, and Qingtang attack our Great Song Dynasty together, they will attack our Great Song Dynasty from the east and west.

Then the fourth brother will inevitably come forward to sit on the side.

I should be on the other side.

Based on my understanding of the fourth brother, he should go to the place with the largest number of enemy soldiers.

The western frontier, where Qingtang and Hei Khan are located, is undoubtedly the place with the largest number of troops.

Then the fourth brother will definitely go to Xijiang to sit in the town.

Naturally, I should go to the eastern frontier.

I have come to the Song-Liao border in person, with the temperament of the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu, will I be allowed to wander around the Song-Liao border alone? ”

Chen Lin nodded slowly and said: "In the past, even if the official family did not come in person, the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu would also come in person. This time the official family came in person, and the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu would definitely not sit in Shangjing and watch. ”

Zhao Zhen said with a smile: "Therefore, I went to the border of Song and Liao, and the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu will inevitably come over." As long as he led the army of the Liao State to the border of Song and Liao, then the rear of the Liao State would inevitably be empty.

Liu Heng led the army into the coast, and he would inevitably drive straight in. ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Zhen said seriously: "I just thought that Liu Heng could lead the army to stab the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu in the eye, so I would unceremoniously start a war with Liao, Heihan, and Qingtang." ”

"Wise ...... of the Official"

Chen Lin admired.

Zhao Zhen said disdainfully: "Wise fart...... It was the fourth brother who changed my Great Song and gave me the strength to fight with Liao, Heihan, and Qingtang, so I would do it. ”

"Hey......"

Zhao Zhen sighed and said in a low voice: "If it was the previous Great Song Dynasty, he would face such a crisis. Who dares to speak out? Who's going to fight? What the Manchu Dynasty said must be to seek peace, and what is discussed must be how much money to offer to quell the scourge of war.

But when is there a time when the human heart is satisfied?

Once the enemy gains the upper hand, if he does not press forward step by step, how will he leave you room to breathe.

Back then, Kou Zhun forced my father to go to the battlefield and won the Liao State, so he shouldn't have made peace talks.

Even if the situation is stronger than people, we have to pay tribute and have to negotiate peace

Later, after the class teacher returned to the court, he should also make great efforts to govern the country and fight hard to seek shame.

But after Kou Zhun returned to the court, he was immediately attacked by Wang Qinruo's traitor and was dismissed.

Then Wang Qinruo, Ding Wei, Lin Te and other traitorous ministers controlled the government.

Not only did they not exert themselves to make the country prosperous, but they did not fight hard in order to seek shame.

Instead, he encouraged his father to ask for immortals and asked, and he worshipped in the east and west.

A huge dynasty is full of devastation.

Now that I think about it carefully, Wang Qinruo, Ding Wei, Lin Te and others are not shallow in calamity, not only should they die, but they should also be cut by a thousand knives. ”

Chen Lin smiled bitterly: "They are dead, why should the official family compete with the dead." ”

Zhao Zhen said faintly: "I didn't compete with them, I just felt that the fourth brother had done a lot for my Da Song silently." I had not discovered the intentions of the fourth brother before I ascended the throne.

Now that I think about it carefully, I realize that the fourth brother has been silently contributing to my Jiangshan Society a long time ago.

At the beginning, the fourth brother said to me that he would let me be the Emperor of the Taiping well, and he would help me deal with everything.

I was young at the time, and I believed.

I am very glad that I was young and could believe the words of the fourth brother, and I was willing to throw everything to him.

If the fourth brother said this to me now, I would definitely suspect that he had ulterior motives. ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Zhen sighed and said, "He has done so much for me, but I can't give him anything." ”

Chen Lin hesitated for a moment and said, "The official family gave him glory and wealth, and gave him an official title." ”

Zhao Zhen glanced at Chen Lin, "Are you telling me a joke?" Almost all of the money in my private treasury was planned by him. He went out to rob more than half of the money in the treasury.

There is also the rich Jiaozi shop, which was also founded by him.

It was he who gave everyone in the Great Song Dynasty wealth and wealth.

It wasn't I who gave him riches.

As for the high-ranking officials, with his merits, he can also be in a high position in exchange for an emperor. ”

When Chen Lin heard this, she didn't know what to say.

After being silent for a long time, Chen Lin suddenly spoke: "Are the officials worried that if Kou Shumi makes meritorious contributions again, the officials will not be able to reward him?" ”

Zhao Zhen glanced sideways at Chen Lin and said indifferently: "What's not to be rewarded?" No living king with a different surname is allowed in my Great Song Dynasty, but there can be one outside my Great Song Dynasty. ”

Chen Lin stared at Zhao Zhen stunned.

Zhao Zhen said frankly: "My Great Song Dynasty has successively won the five states of Hexi, Xixia, Dali, and Yanyun. After the victory in the war with Liao, Heihan, and Qingtang this time, our Great Song Dynasty will definitely occupy more territories such as Liao, Heihan, and Qingtang.

The fourth brother played a chess move in the territory of Jiaozhi.

Later, after Jiaozhi was broken, my Great Song could send soldiers and horses to clean up the mess.

At that time, it is very likely that Jiaozhi will also belong to my Great Song.

At that time, it is very likely that the territory of my Great Song Dynasty will be tripled.

I have been very tired of governing the current Great Song Dynasty.

By the time my Great Song territory has tripled, I'm afraid I won't be able to govern it anymore.

At that time, I will not be able to govern a part of the territory west of Qiuzi, as well as a part of the territory overseas such as the Wa Kingdom.

The imperial court is also beyond the reach of the whip.

I'm afraid it won't be possible to set up a metropolitan government for a long time.

The establishment of the capital protection mansion in the former Tang Dynasty is an example.

Rather than prop up local powers, I should divide those places among myself.

Once the local forces are in power, they will inevitably fight back.

Their own people are different, they need to use the power of the imperial court to help them stabilize the place.

The imperial court also needs to use them to stabilize the frontier.

Complement each other and will surely survive for a long time.

Even if the descendants of later generations do not succeed, it will make the resentment of the people of the Great Song Dynasty boil and chaos.

There will also be countless Han soldiers and horses, from the distant border, rushed to Bianjing City, and the king of Qin supported the government. ”

Chen Lin's eyes widened in horror, "The official family wants to divide the princes?!" ”

Zhao Zhen smiled bitterly and said, "What can you do if you don't divide it?" The territory has been conquered, and it can't be returned to outsiders, right? As far as the Wa Kingdom is concerned, Liu Heng took the entire Wa Kingdom, and I wanted to send people to govern it.

But if you go and ask the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, how many people are willing to go to the Wa Kingdom?

Even if someone is willing to go, it doesn't mean that I can govern the Wa Kingdom like I did in the rest of the Great Song Dynasty.

It takes a long time to make a round trip from Bianjing City to Waguo.

When my decree arrives in the Wa Kingdom, I don't necessarily know whether the people in the Wa Kingdom obey it or not.

If the people I sent were to stand on their own feet in the Wa Kingdom, blockade the sea borders, and control the mouthpiece of the Wa Kingdom to the outside world, I might not know it for the rest of my life.

In that case, I'd better seal the kingdom out.

After all, I sealed the Wa Kingdom, which not only appeased the heroes, but also gained money, and I didn't have to worry about the trivial matters of the Wa Kingdom. What he does in the Wa Kingdom doesn't matter to me.

But if I send someone to govern the Wa Kingdom, I will always worry about the local government affairs of the Wa Kingdom, and if I am self-reliant, then I will lose my face cleanly.

More importantly, once my Great Song Dynasty wins the Liao, Heihan, and Qingtang battles this time, a large number of unsealed heroes will emerge.

If I don't reward them well, they will make trouble.

I rewarded them generously, and it won't be long before they become relatives of the new martial arts and the new emperor.

When I live, I can still hold them down.

If I die, who will be able to hold them down?

When the time comes, whether they rebel, or if the old state germinates into a new scourge of the Great Song Dynasty, I can't control it.

Therefore, the benefits of dividing those outer lands to them are far greater than holding those outer lands in your hands. ”

After listening to Zhao Zhen's words, Chen Lin's brain was dizzy and he didn't know what to say.

Zhao Zhen sighed and didn't say anything more.

For Zhao Zhen, he cherishes every territory acquired by the Great Song Dynasty.

Because every piece of territory he has acquired in his hands is a symbol of his merits, and it is a precious inheritance that he can leave to his children and grandchildren.

If it weren't for the last resort, he would be reluctant to divide the princes.

But when manpower was poor, in ancient times when communications were not developed, it was difficult to govern a very large territory.

This is also the reason why many emperors, after seizing a lot of territory, are willing to support local forces to govern rather than send people to govern.

If the territory is too large, sometimes not only will it not be the national strength of a dynasty, but it is likely to become a burden on a dynasty.

In addition, when the dynasty enters a period of weakness, it will quickly lose its rule over those places that cannot be taken into account.

There will be a lot of tragedies because of this.

Kou Ji once told Zhao Zhen that 'a lonely city in thousands of miles is full of white-haired soldiers'.

Zhao Zhen carefully studied that part of history before deciding to divide the princes.

When the Tang Dynasty was at its peak, it had a vast territory and could take care of every territory.

But after the Tang Dynasty entered a period of weakness, those territories that were beyond the reach of Chang'an became a paradise for enemies.

Thus creating the heroic tragedy of 'a lonely city of thousands of miles, full of white-haired soldiers'.

If the Tang Dynasty was at the very beginning, it would be divided and given to capable and meritorious generals.

Maybe it's a different story.

Perhaps the princes who were divided into feuds would not survive in the fiefdom for a long time.

But at least under their governance, the local people will gradually become sinicized.

After the Tang Dynasty lost its rule over the fiefdoms, there was no need to rely on some old soldiers to guard, and it was unlikely that there would be a scene of isolation.

Once the enemy comes to attack, the local people who have been sinicized will inevitably join in and defend the territory.

The other feudal princes around will also lead troops to help.

More importantly, when there was a rebellion in the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty could also use the name of righteousness to ask the princes from all over the country to lead soldiers and horses into King Qin.

Therefore, it is far better to divide those territories that are beyond the reach of the whip than to swallow them in the stomach.

It was after Zhao Zhen weighed the pros and cons and learned from the history of the rise and fall of all dynasties throughout the ages that he moved the idea of separating the land from the outside world.

As for the princes who were divided into feudal areas, after they sat in the outer land, the risk of counterattacking the Great Song Dynasty, Zhao Zhen was actually not too worried.

Because, the land outside the feudal to the princes must be dozens of times, or even a hundred times smaller than that of the Great Song Dynasty.

Most of the local people are also outsiders.

When the princes arrived in the land of Huawai, it would take decades of hard work just to educate the local people.

It will take decades to expand the territory.

If you want to have the strength to counterattack the Great Song Dynasty, you have to wait at least a hundred years, or even hundreds of years later.

As for a hundred years, or even hundreds of years from now.

Does the Great Song have the strength to resist the counterattack of the princes?

Zhao Zhen didn't care at all.

Because he knows that it is useless to care.

By virtue of dividing the princes, he left his descendants a country dozens or hundreds of times larger than the princes.

By virtue of dividing the princes, he left his descendants a peaceful country that would not worry about the invasion of foreign enemies within a hundred years.

He divided the princes into those bitter and cold places, leaving his descendants with a rich and unspeakable country.

If the children and grandchildren can't keep it, he will have no temper.

It can be said that what he left to his children and grandchildren is an unprecedented peace and tranquility.

If the children and grandchildren really can't keep it, they can only blame their own children and grandchildren for not being successful, and they can't complain about others at all.

Chen Lin didn't know what Zhao Zhen was thinking, he saw Zhao Zhen sigh and didn't speak, thinking that Zhao Zhen was in a bad mood, so he whispered: "The official family ...... Forgive the slave and the maid for being presumptuous...... Are you thinking too much? ”

Zhao Zhen slowly came back to his senses and looked at Chen Lin.

Chen Lin said with a bitter face: "Even if you want to divide the princes, then you have to wait until you defeat the Liao State, Black Khan, and Qingtang." What you should think about most now is how to deal with the Liao State, Black Khan, and Qingtang attacking my Great Song Dynasty. ”

Zhao Zhen glared at Chen Lin fiercely, "You old thing, you are becoming more and more unruly in front of me." ”

Chen Lin hurriedly said: "The slave should be damned......

Zhao Zhen snorted coldly and said, "I still have a lot to say." For example, if the princes are divided, there are princes who help me sit on the border, and I don't need to worry about foreign invasion at all.

Now that I'm being stirred up by you, I'm not in the mood to say it. ”

Chen Lin hurriedly said again: "The slave deserves death!" ”

Zhao Zhen said unhappily: "You are guilty and deserve death." But now that I am employing people, I will not punish you with capital crimes. But capital sins can be avoided, but living sins cannot be escaped. I will punish you to live a few more years, and you will always be by my side to serve me.

When I return to heaven, you will die again. ”

Chen Lin was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "The official family still has to live a long life of 100 years or 1,000 years." Slaves don't live that long. The official family still allows slaves and maids to die first. ”

Zhao Zhen waved his hand impatiently, "Okay...... What is said to be dead or not dead, how unlucky. ”

"The slave obeys."

"Hey......"

Zhao Zhen sighed and said, "Without you, others will serve me, and I will not be used to it." ”

Chen Lin burst into tears all of a sudden.

Before Chen Lin could speak, another tearful person broke into the Shishi Hall crying.

"Woo woo woo ......"

Zhao Run wiped his tears and cried, broke into the Shishitang and plunged into Zhao Zhen's arms.

Chen Lin hurriedly wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, stepped forward quickly, and shouted, "Oh, little ancestor, this is that slave who didn't serve you well." ”

Zhao Zhen looked at Zhao Run, who was crying in his arms, and frowned slightly.

"What does it look like to cry and cry."

Zhao Zhen's unhappy voice came into Zhao Run's ears, and Zhao Run's crying stopped a little.

"Father...... Father......

Zhao Run raised his head and stared at Zhao Zhen pitifully.

Zhao Zhen asked in a deep voice: "I told you that you are still young, and I can tolerate your tears. But when you're older, don't cry anymore. ”

Zhao Run still stared at Zhao Zhen pitifully.

Zhao Zhen sighed in his heart, and his tone softened a little, "I tell you, it's useless to cry. Not only will it not solve any problems, but it will also be seen as weak and bullied.

You can't be weak, and you can't be a bully.

Got it? ”

Zhao Run hesitated for a moment and nodded stiffly.

Seeing this, Zhao Zhen asked gently, "Tell me, what's wrong?" ”

Zhao Run choked up and said, "No one accompanies me......"

Zhao Zhen was stunned for a moment.

Zhao Run choked up for a long time before he explained, "They don't play with me, and they don't care about me." ”

Zhao Zhen's face turned black in an instant.