Fu Song

Chapter 52
In Xiao Cheng's eyes, his sister-in-law Gao Qi is undoubtedly a model for women in this era.

Knowledgeable and polite, gentle and virtuous, respecting parents-in-law above, and loving brothers and sisters below.Not to mention anything else, after she married into the Xiao family, no matter whether it was windy, rainy, or cold in the winter and summer, even in those days when she was pregnant with Xiao Jing's big belly, she never let go of her parents-in-law's morning and evening.

Her husband is not at home all the year round, and she is alone in the vacant room with her children without any regrets. In order to help her husband, she even posted the money from her private house to help her man win people's hearts.

Gao Qi was born in a real big family, but in her, she couldn't see a little bit of the pampering of everyone's young lady. She was a servant in the family. Incredible.

Don't look at the breakfast in front of her that looks very simple, but in fact, I don't know how much thought Gao Qi put into it.

From the bowl of porridge alone, Xiao Cheng faintly smelled the scent of medicinal herbs.

I'm afraid it's very nourishing.

The taste of the medicinal herbs is extremely bland, and I don't know what method Gao Qi used to deal with it. Anyway, on the side of the thick-line eldest brother, he must not have found it.

However, the eldest brother has always been bitter and cold in the borderland, sleeping in the wind and sleeping in the open air, and he has to lead troops to fight. Looking at his strong body, he is actually a little empty inside.As soon as the money was turned in his hands, it flowed into the hands of the next soldiers and their family members. Usually, they were very poor, so naturally they were reluctant to spend money lavishly.

It is still necessary to let the big brother make up for it.

But I have always been pampered at home, living a prosperous and comfortable life. If I eat such a nourishing thing in my stomach, I am afraid that it will be too much and my body will not be able to bear it.

Taking small sips of the porridge, Xiao Cheng decided in his heart that while his eldest brother was at home, he would definitely not go to the East Crossing Courtyard for a meal, no matter how well he did it.

He didn't want to eat and eat by himself, and the scene of nosebleeds from eating appeared.

After eating a little bit, Xiao Cheng put down the bowl, patted his stomach, and said, "I'm full."

Xiao Ding was very surprised: "Do you have such a small appetite? Now is the time to grow your body. When I was sixteen, I was half a head taller than you are now."

"I'm really full." Xiao Cheng said earnestly: "If you eat more, you can hold on. Brother is free, and sister-in-law will also use a little?"

Gao Qi shook her head again and again, "No, I'll go back to eat with Jing'er later. It's a worry, no one is watching, so she won't eat well, but she likes to eat some snacks and fruits, no matter what. "

Seeing Xiao Cheng leave the dining table, Xiao Ding threw away even the bowl and directly hugged the porridge jar. Hulu Hulu drank half of the porridge in an instant and grabbed it again. With a cookie in hand, he said to Gao Qi: "Okay, you can pack up and go, my second brother and I still have things to discuss, maybe you will also bring lunch here!"

Gao Qi knew the ability of her second uncle, so she nodded and said, "I don't know what the officials want to eat for lunch?"

Xiao Cheng, who was on the side, quit it. If his sister-in-law made something very nourishing in the noon meal, it would be really unbearable.

"Sister-in-law doesn't need to be busy. I actually already have a draft for the eldest brother's matter. It won't take long to solve the problem. The eldest brother will go home for dinner at noon."

"Second uncle, won't you come to eat together?" Gao Qi asked with a smile.

Xiao Cheng shook his head again and again, the family of three was reunited, and the husband and concubine ate a few meals in love. I was afraid that it was the day that Gao Qi dreamed of. What is it?
"No, I have something to do!"

"Are you going to school?"

"I asked for leave with Master Cen. He also knew that the eldest brother was back, so he took the leave very easily. He also said that the eldest brother beheaded so many Liao people. After he heard the news, he was very drunk! Once, I got the light of my eldest brother."

Hearing someone complimenting her official and being an outsider, Gao Qi suddenly laughed like a flower.That Master Cen is not an ordinary person, he is very famous in Shilin, and he is very popular when he praises him.

Just like his second uncle, after being praised by Master Cen, he won the title of a reading seed in Bianliang City.

"You can't delay studying." Xiao Ding didn't want to miss his younger brother's studies. There was a Jinshi in the family. This has been the expectation of the whole family since grandfather was around.

"How could that be?" Xiao Cheng flatly denied: "Master Cen said that my article is basically nothing wrong. The next step is to read more books and increase the breadth and thickness of knowledge. After all, I don't know this yet. Who is the chief examiner of the subject? If this person asks a very remote question, then the test will be based on his extensive knowledge and reading. But let’s not hide it from my brother, as for me, this is what I’m most afraid of, and I don’t dare to do anything else. I boast, I read a lot of books, and there are really few people who can read more books than me."

Seeing Xiao Cheng's confident look on his face, Xiao Cheng couldn't help laughing: "You have to be careful not to overturn the boat in the gutter."

"No. Wait until the spring of next year, and the candidates for the examiner will almost come out. At that time, Master Cen will roughly delineate some topics for us based on the examiner's preferences, level and the current court strategy. In this regard, Master Cen is second to none. Yes." Xiao Cheng said.

"Since you are so confident, then I can look forward to waiting for good news next year." Xiao Ding waved his hand, "Since you have something to do later, let's get down to business."

Gao Qi took someone to clean up and left quickly.

"Second brother, tell me what you think!" Xiao Ding asked impatiently.

Xiao Cheng made up his mind, tapped on the table and said, "Brother, in fact, there is no need to talk about the suggestion of a game of chess for the whole country. This is a matter of the two governments. Today, let's just talk about if the Song Dynasty really has the strength to attack Liaoning. , the question of how to fight. Big brother's proposal is to stand on a higher level to make a general military plan for the future eradication of Liao."

Xiao Ding nodded.

"First of all, Hebei Road must not be our main attack direction." Xiao Cheng said.

Xiao Ding's face suddenly showed a look of surprise: "Why do you say that? Whether it is Da Song or Da Liao, in this direction, they all attach great importance to it."

"For us, the terrain in the direction of Hebei Road is flat, which is good for Liao and not good for us." Xiao Cheng said: "So on Hebei Road, what we actually want to implement is what His Royal Highness King Jing has done in the past few years. It is to dig deep holes, store grain widely, build more fortresses, dig ponds, and plant forests. To put it bluntly, it is one word, and it is safe. If there is no danger in Hebei Road, then there will be no danger in Bianliang, and if there is no danger in Bianliang, the world will be stable. The Great Song Dynasty can take this as the center, mobilize the soldiers and wealth of the world, so as to fight a national war with the Liao people."

"Since Hebei Road is not the main attack direction, then the main attack direction is in Hedong?" Xiao Ding asked.

"Not only Hedong Road, but also Shaanxi Road!" Xiao Cheng knocked on the table, "Above these two directions, the Liao people's military advantage will be greatly weakened, and their focus is not in these two directions, especially It is on the direction of Shaanxi Road."

"But Shaanxi Road?" Xiao Ding hesitated.

"Big brother is trying to talk about Ganzhou, Lanzhou and the army that actually controls the Hexi Corridor!" Xiao Cheng said bluntly.

"That's right. The Li Clan of the Ding Difficulty Army has huge power. In fact, all the princes in the imperial court are aware that their rebellion will be a matter of time. Now they are just trying their best to drag the matter." Xiao Ding sighed. He took a breath: "Every time His Royal Highness King Jing thinks about this, he can't sleep at night."

"It's been too long for the princes of the imperial court to live comfortably." Xiao Cheng snorted coldly: "The reason why Li Clan of the Ding Difficulty Army has not raised the flag of rebellion immediately is just because the Hengshan Zhufans have not been completely dealt with. After taking over the Hengshan tribes, completely controlling Hengshan, and isolating the north and the south, the Li family will immediately raise the flag of treason and stand on their own feet."

"That's the truth."

"So, the top priority of the imperial court today is to quickly establish the Hengshan tribes, instead of suppressing them a lot, or even exploiting them too much. Isn't this forcing the Hengshan tribes to the Li family? Xiao Cheng said: "As long as the imperial court actually controls Hengshan, how can the Li family dare to do anything? It will definitely be honest.

"The Hengshan tribes are afraid of power but not virtuous. If you want to completely recapture them, it's not easy to do!" Xiao Ding shook his head.

"It's up to people. It's just two things, money and swordsmanship." Xiao Cheng sneered: "Candied dates and sticks fly together, I'm not afraid that Hengshan's ministries will not be convinced. But for this matter, we need to choose someone who is really familiar with the affairs of the Fan ministries and is pragmatic. And officials who do not discriminate against the Tibetans do it. The current Shaanxi Road appeasement envoys obviously cannot meet this requirement.”

"This matter has to be written in the book, I'm afraid it will offend people!"

"Brother, are you afraid of offending people?" Xiao Cheng smiled, "What's more, we don't have to criticize them directly, we just need to state a point of view. The fact is that if Lanzhou, Hexi Corridor and other places are not flat, attacking Liaoning is a sentence. Empty talk. We have just prepared to attack Liaoning on a large scale, and the Lanzhou backyard is on fire. How can we fight this battle? If we want to attack Liaoning, we must solve this problem first."

"Not bad. For the sake of the country's plan, Xiao is not afraid of offending anyone." Xiao Ding waved his fist.

"Apart from these, even Goryeo can be used."

"Korean small country with few people."

"But Koryo is the Great Song Dynasty, a country recognized by the Liao Kingdom!" Xiao Cheng said: "Korryeo is sandwiched between the Liao and the Song Dynasty, both sides have their own advantages, one is a minister of the Liao Dynasty, and the other is a tribute to the Great Song Dynasty. Don't offend, if you can win him over to the Song Dynasty, you don't need him to send troops directly, just a little restraint on the Liao people is enough. After all, it is a battle between the two most powerful countries in the world, even if it is a straw , as long as we need some help, we must strive for it.”

(End of this chapter)