Fu Song

Chapter 689
Of course this battle still has to be fought!

Unlike the vast majority of Chinese people who believe in Buddhism, Yeluzhen was deeply influenced by Confucianism since she was a child, and she was deeply immersed in it and has considerable attainments.He has always stayed away from the theory of gods and ghosts, and has an attitude of not talking strangely but vigorously chaotic.

Man proposes, God disposes.

It's man-made.

I control my own life!
It is difficult to find a moment without planning the whole life, and it is difficult to find a corner without planning the overall situation.

But in the overall situation of the dispute between Song and Liao, Yeluzhen really doubted her persistence all these years.

It seems that in this solitude, there is really an invisible hand manipulating all of this, forcibly continuing this breath for Song Guo and not letting it go out.

Back then, if Yelujun's illness hadn't suddenly become serious after taking down Tokyo, the Daliao army would have taken care of the Miao descendants of the Song Dynasty from north to south like a flood that opened the gate.

At that time, the Song people were in the south, and they had already begun to show signs of rising.

Xiao Erlang was incomparably brave in the south. With the state of Song already in such a state of depression, without relying on the power of the imperial court, he first reformed the land and returned it to the local people, allowing Song to have Guizhou Road, and then miraculously moved a population of one million Dali was swallowed in one gulp, and it became the Yunnan Road of the Song Dynasty.

Why did Yeluzhen firmly stand on the side of the queen mother and oppose Lin Ping?

It is because he feels that Daliao at this time must not appear in a state of being suspicious of the master of the country.

If there is no such thing as the Empress Dowager, there will inevitably be large-scale power strife and struggles within Daliao.Daliao is very big, but precisely because he is too big, there are more problems.

Obviously, the queen mother's judgment is consistent with her own.

That is, the Southern Song Dynasty must not be given time to grow up.

The longer the time, the smaller the gap in overall national strength between the two sides will be.

It is the most correct way to deal a fierce blow to the opponent while the enemy has not yet grown up.

Over the past few years, the queen mother has finally smoothed out the interior, and finally freed up her hands.

But the growth of the south is even more shocking.

It was also people like Qu Zhen and Liu Yu who failed to live up to their expectations and fought and failed repeatedly.

I also set a trap for Xiao Erlang, hoping that he can take the initiative to take Tokyo. In order to achieve this goal, Yeluzhen is already ready to be impeached.

As long as Xiao Erlang wins Tokyo, he must try his best to defend it.

This is a political need.

That guy is not without enemies in the south.

But that guy is as treacherous as a ghost, he is only one step away from Kaifeng, but he just refuses to take this step.

How wonderful it would be if he did go!
Tokyo will be like a bright light in the dark night, attracting the Southern Song Dynasty to pour more power into it, and then in the flesh and blood mill, it will be ground by the iron cavalry of Daliao.

Xiao Erlang was not fooled.

He steadily managed his Xiangyang defense line and his Jianghuai defense line, as if I wanted to stick to the end.Forcing Daliao to take the lead in attacking.

Are the Song people really as weak as they make out?

Of course not.

The number of their troops seems to be greatly reduced, but their combat effectiveness is rapidly increasing.

The information retrieved from the school administration's search clearly shows this point.

What's more important to Yeluzhen is that the Song people finally got rid of the bad habit of using words to control martial arts in the past.

In Xiao Erlang's words, the literati decide where to fight, and the warriors decide how to fight!
The establishment of this policy made the Song army finally get rid of the stupid behavior of those literati who commanded blindly on the battlefield in the past.Of course, the wisdom of the enemy is the pain of one's own side.

Those veterans who have experienced many battles are much more difficult to deceive than those well-educated writers who have read a lot of military books.

Between Song and Liao, the situation is now at the same level. Tolerating the growth of the enemy is digging a grave for oneself. So this time, Yeluzhen once again stood firmly on the side of the Queen Mother and wanted to gather the power of the whole country in a short time. , to carry out a Taishan overwhelming attack on the Southern Song Dynasty.

Can't delay any longer.

Now the Southern Song Dynasty has already appeared in a form ahead of Daliao in quite a few fields.

At sea, the navy of Song State had beaten the navy of Daliao to nowhere to hide.

The coastal areas of Daliao have already been harassed by the navy of the Song Dynasty.

From time to time, water bandits would come ashore to burn, kill and loot, creating panic.

Lu Ben'an was in Koryo, and Liu Yu was forced to seal off the sea along the coast of Qi. All the residents along the fifty miles along the coast were retreated, leaving the enemy a barren land, so that the opponent would have nothing to gain even if they went ashore.But this is obviously a trick to kill [-] enemies and hurt [-]. The enemy has not been dealt with yet, and the people here are already full of resentment.

Now these barren areas have become bandit dens, and no one can tell how many of these bandit dens are related to the Song people. The fire in the sky will throw Daliao into the fire and burn it mercilessly.

This time, taking advantage of Zhao Suo's return, he set off a campaign of suppression and appeasement in various places in Henan and Hebei. On the bright side, it gave those people a chance to clean up their crimes and let them change from bandits to officials. Of course, if If not, Yeluzhen also made up her mind to clean them up in general.

The entire operation now appears to be successful.

Fame and wealth are still useful to those people, and Zhao Suo's appeal is beyond Yeluzhen's expectations.But after thinking about it later, he also understood that these people probably wanted to surrender to Daliao in the first place, but it was just to save face. Now that they have this cover, they are all justified.

After taking this first step, it's not that difficult to go on.

The return of tens of thousands of bandits in Henan and Hebei made more cannon fodder rush forward in the decisive battle with the Song people.

It's just spending more money.

Zhao Suo was as skinny as a stick, and after walking two steps, he had to stop to catch his breath for a while, if it wasn't for Quan Gong and Concubine Wan Gui supporting him, he might not be able to climb up Baojin Tower no matter what.

Quan Gong's waist has long been rickety, and even Concubine Wan Gui, who is only in her early thirties this year, looks fifty now.

The years in the Five Kingdoms City were too destructive.

Holding on to the railing with both hands, looking down at the water palace of Xianqiao, Zhao Suo couldn't help but burst into tears, there was a gurgling sound in his throat, and his body was trembling unceasingly.

Once upon a time, he was here to review the military performance of the navy, here to watch the return of the Fourth Army, here to watch all kinds of operas in the world, and here to appreciate the boundless prosperity under his rule.

But now, everything has turned into smoke and mirrors.

The towers and pavilions are still there, but they are as quiet as a ghost town.

On the surface of the water, countless flowers, red willows and greens pass away along the water, which makes people feel sad.

"Officials, sit down for a while!" Quan Gong supported him and whispered.

"Don't call me an official, call me King Song!" Zhao Suo said in a low voice, "If people hear it, they will tell the truth again. I don't have anything, and you will be questioned again!"

"It's just a few slaps. With you here, they won't take my life!" Quan Gong said.

"It's better not to take advantage of immediate losses, that thief Qu Zhen, I won't let him go!" Zhao Suo said fiercely.

"Officials, come step by step, but at the moment, that thief Qu Zhen is more powerful." Quan Gong said in a low voice: "I just heard today that Yeluzhen, the king of Zhennan, and Yelulongxu, the governor of Hebei Road, are here. When I was leaving, I summoned him again, I am afraid that he will use chicken feathers as arrows to make things difficult for you again!"

"Have Yeluzhen and Yelu Longxu left?"

"Yes!"

"It's good to go, Quzhen is a martial artist, it's always easier to deal with." Zhao Suo panted, "Is there anyone you contact in private who is willing to work for me?"

"Of course there are, and there are many more!" Quan Gong whispered: "But they are still on the periphery, and it is difficult to get in touch with the center of power. They need to come slowly."

"How many troops do they have?" Zhao Suo asked.

Over the years, Zhao Suo finally understood the most real problem, that without force, it is useless to say anything.

A knife is always stronger than a mouth.

"I don't dare to make too much fanfare about this kind of thing, but there are already two commanders who have made it clear. One is the Zhou family of Xinzheng, and the other is the Sun family of Xiangfu. Both of them are local tyrants, and together they have five There are [-] battle-ready soldiers. The slaves watched it quietly, and it is quite different from other armies.”

"Sure enough, there are still loyal people in the country!" Zhao Suo nodded repeatedly, feeling quite relieved. "As long as there are these loyal people, I will eventually be able to restore the country, take revenge, and avenge my hatred. If Goujian can sacrifice his courage, so can I."

"Where there is aspirations, things will come true. If the boat is broken, the hundred and twenty Qin Pass will eventually belong to Chu. People who work hard, and the heavens will not fail. If you work hard, you can swallow Wu with a salary of three thousand. Officials, you will definitely make it!" nod.

The three of them were on the top of Baojin Building, recalling the glory of the past while cheering each other on.

In the distance, a soldier ran over quickly, and from downstairs, he crossed his hands and bowed to the three people upstairs: "My lord, His Highness Zhao Wang invites you to discuss matters in Baoshu Pavilion, he is already waiting for you there !"

"The thief is so rude!" Zhao Suo gritted his teeth.

"Officials, you need to be patient!" Quan Gong said.

In Baoshu Pavilion, Qu Zhen walked up and down the room a little irritably.

Originally, he was the head of the family here, but now, the Liao people forcefully placed another so-called king of Song on his head.

Although it was an old man, the name on that old man's body was valued by Liao people.

Look at the officials in the Baoshu Pavilion, half of them came out to become officials recently, and in the past, I invited them repeatedly, but these people were not moved by it, and they were only willing to farm at home. When they came back, they immediately ran up by themselves.If it wasn't for my reputation, I really wanted to chop them all down.

Fortunately, most of these people only have one mouth. Although it sounds noble, it doesn't really affect the situation too much, it's just annoying to listen to.

"His Royal Highness King Song is here!" Outside, came the shrill voice of that old man Quan Gong, and Qu Zhen looked at Zhao Suo tremblingly walking over with a gloomy face.Just such an old man who may fall to the ground at any time, has now become a treasure in the hands of the Liao people.

"I've met Your Highness!" Whether she wanted to or not, Qu Zhen still had to salute Zhao Suo.

Although in the past he had licked the man's feet.

But he also betrayed this man mercilessly.

Probably the last thing a betrayer wants to see in his life is the person he betrayed!

So Qu Zhen is extremely embarrassed now.

He was also mentally prepared to be targeted by Zhao Suo at any time.

In any case, you are just a mascot for the Liao people, but I am a hunting dog that can be driven. I am much more valuable than you.

"King Zhao, what's the rush?" Zhao Suo asked coldly.

"It's really urgent!" Qu Zhen said: "The king of Zhennan ordered that a warehouse be built every [-] miles, but the things inside need to be filled in the shortest time. In addition, more importantly, a warehouse needs to be built every [-] miles. The military depot will be used for food and grass transfer in the future, and for the army to rest.”

"A military depot within thirty miles?" Everyone in the room was a little shocked: "How much food does it cost?"

"This is what the King of Zhennan especially emphasized, so His Highness, please write down and urge all localities to build it immediately!" Qu Zhen was a little happy.

In the past, he was the one to do things that provoked people to scold him, but now it's all right, Zhao Suo is in charge, and the common people can scold him if they want to scold him!I hide behind myself, I just need to take the benefits.

"The king of Zhennan wants to fix it, so let's fix it! Since the king of Zhennan ordered Zhao Wang to do this, let Zhao Wang take full responsibility for it!" Zhao Suo said weakly.

"Since it is as above, then the officials will do it! Send the official document later, and ask His Royal Highness King Song to stamp it!" Qu Zhen stood up, cupped her hands casually, and walked away.

"Bold!"

"rude!"

There was a low voice of reprimand from the room, but no matter how I heard it, I felt a little powerless.

"Okay, don't be as knowledgeable as this martial artist!" Zhao Suo waved his hand: "How are you doing with the things discussed a few days ago?"

"Go back to the official's house, oh, no, King Song, we have already sent people to send out the letters you wrote by yourself. Those old courtiers in the south are actually living a very unhappy life now. I heard that Xiao Cheng suppressed them very much. It is extremely powerful, and once your letter arrives, they will definitely respond in groups."

"The thief Xiao is vicious, and his methods are cruel, so be careful!" Zhao Suo said, "Zhao Zhe's rebellious son set himself on fire and died. My descendants of the Zhao family deceived the world and wanted to use this to conspire to usurp our Great Song Dynasty. Such a poisonous plan must not be allowed to succeed. I will definitely expose its true colors and make its sinister intentions of usurping the world of our Zhao family known to the world. You must carefully consider this report to the world, if you don’t publish it, it’s over, and if you publish it, it will definitely ruin that thief Xiao’s reputation.”

"Don't worry, King Song, it's being drafted. With you here, how can Jiangning's Xibei goods last?"

(End of this chapter)