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Three years into the Great Unification.

After two full years of operation and development, the DPRK has finally won the hearts and minds of the people.

There are many reasons why this can be done so quickly.

For example, in the past two years, the Chinese army rushed left and right, forcibly occupied the Central Plains, and forcibly recaptured the vital Yango region, bringing peace to the war-torn people of the Central Plains.

For example, Li Yan, the emperor of Dazhong, forcibly promoted corn and sweet potatoes, so that the people of the Central Plains finally stopped starving and had some surplus food.

For example, the economy of China, North Korea has shown its highly prosperous side.

For example, the policy of the Greater China and the DPRK can be accepted by the overwhelming majority of the people, and the officials of the Greater China and the DPRK are not only capable, but also fair and just.

For another example, Emperor Li Yan of Dazhong was willing to personally guard the country for them.

Wait a minute......

All in all, Dazhong has gained a firm foothold in the Central Plains.

In addition, with the peace between Dazhong and the Southern Song Dynasty, the alliance with the Western Xia, and the strike with Dajin, the Chinese army also got a few months of rest.

Now, Dazhong finally has the foundation for another expansion.

It was at this time that Wu Jue came to Bianliang, Tokyo.

Wu Jue's entry into Beijing this time was not called by Li Yan, but at his own request.

In fact, last fall, Wu Jue wanted to return to Beijing to face the saint.

But at that time, a large-scale friction broke out between the Chinese and Jinjin armies on the border.

Dazhong was worried that the Jin people would come to Dazhong to loot grain, so Wu Jue, who had a very important defense mission, did not return to Chengjing.

But—

It wasn't there.

After the Sino-Jin border stabilized, Wu Jue gave Li Yan another concession and asked to return to Beijing to face the saint.

At the same time, Wu Jue also said some reasons why he wanted to see Li Yan in the play.

Li Yan thought about it and approved Wu Jue's request.

As a result, Wu Junnian had never been in Liaodong, so he took Li Bao's warship to the Jiaodong Peninsula by water, and then came to Tokyo Bianliang from the Jiaodong Peninsula.

After more than two years, when the monarch and the ministers met again, Wu Yan was stunned to find that Li Yan's appearance had not changed at all, he was still so young, and he looked like he was in his early twenties, but Li Yan looked at Wu Yan and found that Wu Yan was a little older than then.

For more than two years, Dazhong can compete in the Central Plains, can develop with peace of mind, it can be said that Wu Jue has made great contributions, if there is no Wu Jie for Dazhong to guard the gateway of the Northeast Goryeo states and Japanese states, Dazhong will never be at ease in the Central Plains with the Song and Jin Dynasty to compete and develop, and then there will be no today's Dazhong.

Therefore, when he learned that Wu Jue was back, Li Yan summoned Wu Jue into the palace to accompany him to dinner as soon as possible.

After the meal, the monarch and the ministers chatted about the situation in the north for a while, and Li Yan found an opportunity and said, "Do you want to go to Shaanxi?" ”

Wu Jue is here for this, how can he deny it?

He said, "Yes, the minister wants to go to the west. ”

Li Yan said noncommittally: "Tell me your reasons." ”

Wu Jue said: "Yue Fei, Zhang Xian and Wang Yan are all capable generals, this is undoubted, but they are all Hebei people, they are the Eastern Army, and they don't know our western army, our western army. ”

Li Yan didn't speak, and let Wu Jue continue.

Wu Jue continued: "In our western region, the military is not only the identity of the majority of the residents, but also the occupation of the majority of the residents, and in our western region, the people respect neither the businessmen with a lot of money nor the literati with five cars and talents, but the soldiers with superb military skills......

With Wu Jue's narration, Li Yan found that he and the civil and military officials of Dazhong seemed to have made a big mistake - they ignored the geographical environment and regional culture of the western region.

The Book of Han quotes an ancient proverb that says: "Kansai is a general, and Kanto is a minister." ”

The "Kansai" mentioned here refers to the west of Hangu Pass, that is, the Qinlong region.

Due to the continuous southward invasion and eastward advance of ethnic minorities from the northwest, such as the Xiongnu, Turkic, Qiang, Hui, and Tubo, the Qinlong region has always been a battlefield for the Han dynasty and the minority regimes to fight each other.

The long-term war not only created the martial tradition in the Qinlong region, but also created a large number of famous generals from the Qinlong region, such as Bai Qi, Meng Tian, Li Guang, Zhao Chongguo, Ma Yuan, Dou Gu, Ban Chao, Li Jing, Guo Ziyi and so on.

In the Song Dynasty, due to the establishment of the Western Xia regime, the Song and Xia sides were even more fierce in the Qinlong region.

While the brutal war tempered batch after batch of outstanding soldiers, it also further strengthened the martial spirit of the Qinlong region.

"In the border land, saddle horses and hunting are things. He is fierce and woody. ”

This is exactly the portrayal of the martial spirit in the Qinlong region.

That is to say, the Qinlong region in the west is full of soldiers, and there are many fierce generals.

However, if we want to recover the western region, we will not be able to rely only on war, or only on not fighting, that is, only on politics and policy.

If we want to recover the western region, we must have someone who is extremely familiar with the western region to preside over it.

Wu Jue grew up in the western region and was able to fight well, to be honest, there was really no one in Li Yan's hands who was more suitable for recovering the western region than Wu Jue.

However, Li Yan did not express his position directly because of this, but said: "I have already handed over the matter of the Song Dynasty to Yue Pengju. ”

The reason why Wu Jue went to the western region so actively was because Wu Jie felt that his merits had been surpassed by Yue Fei and Liu Qi, and even Han Shizhong and Yang Yizhong's merits were greater than him, which was unacceptable to Wu Jue, who was extremely competitive.

Moreover, the war of the Song Dynasty may be the last battle of Dazhong, if he Wu Jue does not make some great contributions, how can he become a first-class hero when the world is decided in the future?

Therefore, Wu Juecai actively sought to preside over the war in the western region.

But then again, Wu Yan also knew that Li Yan was not the kind of monarch whose words didn't count—Li Yan never failed to do what Li Yan promised them courtiers.

Therefore, Wu Jue, who was one step slower, could not preside over the Song Dynasty.

Wu Jue is very clear about this.

Therefore, Wu Jue did not fight with Yue Fei, but said: "I can help the official family recover the west, the minister is already satisfied, how dare he covet the merits of the Song Dynasty, so the official family can rest assured, and the minister guarantees to cooperate with Yue Fei to defeat the Song Dynasty." ”

After listening to Wu Jue's assurance, Li Yan was relieved.

After pondering for a while, Li Yan asked Wu Jue again: "Then who do you think can guard the Northeast for you?" ”

Wu Jue hesitated for a moment and said, "Yang Zheng and Guo Hao are fine, but the best is Han Shizhong, he is proficient in water warfare and can better guard the thirteen states in the northeast, but ...... I don't know if Han Shizhong's injury still matters. ”

Li Yan asked quietly, "Isn't it okay for your brother Wu Lan?" ”

Wu Jue was silent for a while, and said: "Actually, the first choice in the minister's heart is the younger brother, who knows the soldiers, knows the war, knows the etiquette, and can also serve the public in battle...... He is the younger brother of the minister, the minister goes to the west, he is in the east, the two key places of the west and the east are presided over by our brothers, others will gossip, and the younger brother is too young, and he can exercise for a few more years. ”

Hearing this, Li Yan looked at Wu Jue and said, "Is I the kind of emperor who doesn't even have this responsibility?" ”

Wu Jue listened, bowed to the ground, and said: "The official family can naturally shoulder the world, but everyone can make money and destroy the bones......

What Wu Yu didn't know was that Li Yan's confidence in Wu Ling was still above him.

Moreover, Han Shizhong's serious injuries have not yet completely healed, and Li Yan really can't think of a better fit than Wu Lan to guard Goryeo and Japanese states.

In addition, from the heart of life, Li Yan is also willing to dismantle their brothers, lest their Wu family form a big family that can't be shaken off.

Therefore, Li Yan interrupted Wu Yan and said: "There is no need to say more, Wu Lan will take over from you to guard the northeast, you will hand over to Wu Ling as soon as possible, and then go to Shaanxi." ”

When Wu Jue heard this, he said with a slight choked voice: "The Wu family will be crushed to pieces to report the emperor's grace to the official family!" ”

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