The famous book tour starting from the Red House

Chapter 178 Brainstorming

Regarding the current situation in Liaodong, both father and son felt that it was quite difficult. Before they could discuss a countermeasure, a servant girl came to pass on Princess Changning's words and invited them to have lunch.

It was only then that Mu Jing remembered that his son hadn't eaten yet, so he said, "Let's go eat first, and you can take a rest in the afternoon. I'll call the officials of the Qi Palace tomorrow, and everyone will brainstorm to see how to deal with the current situation."

Mu Xu thought so too. After all, the three cobblers are the best Zhuge Liang. Instead of their father and son trying to find a way here, it is better to listen to other people's opinions.

After the family had dinner, Mu Xu took Daiyu to bid farewell to his parents, and went back to Jifutang together. Looking at the Kuolang yard, Mu Xu couldn't help sighing, "Time flies, I've been away from here for three years in a blink of an eye. .”

Daiyu tilted her head and asked with a smile, "Why are you so sentimental today? This doesn't look like you at all."

"After all, this is the place where I grew up. It's natural that I feel a lot of emotion after leaving for so many years." Mu Xu replied, then took Daiyu into the study room next to the main hall, pointed to the two rows of bookshelves in the corner, and said to Daiyu said,
"I know you have always loved books. The books on the second row of bookshelves are rare and rare books. You can read them when you have time, and put away the ones you like, and bring them with you when we return to Beijing."

Daiyu hurriedly let go of Mu Xu's hand, went to the bookshelf, checked carefully, and found that they were indeed some orphan copies, some of which she had only heard of by name, but had never seen them before. She didn't want to see them here today. , she asked curiously, "Where did you find these books, some of which I only heard about from my father?"

This was something Mu Xu was proud of. Hearing Daiyu's question, he immediately showed off, "When I was thirteen years old, I went out with my father for the first time and captured a leader of the Mohe tribe with my own hands. In order to survive, he sent Dedicate all your treasures to me as a ransom."

"In addition to these books, there are also many rare treasures. According to his account, he got them from a Liao nobleman. I didn't expect that they were all cheap in the end..."

Mu Xu stopped talking, just because he found that Daiyu's attention was completely on the book in front of him, and he didn't listen to him at all.He sighed, walked up to Daiyu, closed the book in her hand, and said helplessly,
"I've been busy recently, and I'm afraid you'll be bored at home, so I wanted to find some books to relieve your boredom, not for you to read right now."

Daiyu replied with some embarrassment, "Didn't I see some lost copies, and I'm a little happy to see them, so why make such a fuss."

Mu Xu directly pulled her and walked out, "I gave you all these books, you will have plenty of time to read them in the future. You should go and rest for a while, after all, you have traveled for more than a month." Daiyu couldn't resist him, so she had to be obedient Go back to your room and rest.

The next day, Yin'an Hall.

The officials of Dongping Wangjun Wangfu in Fengtian gathered together, in twos and threes, talking about why the prince called them here. Most people guessed that it was to send troops to attack Jurchen again, and several generals were gearing up and eager to try. .

When Chang Shi Gengzhong heard their discussion, he couldn't help worrying that Mu Xu hadn't persuaded the prince, so he made up his mind that if the prince insisted on going his own way to send troops, he must admonish him with death.While he was secretly encouraging himself, he saw Mu Jing and his son walking in through the gate.

When the people in the hall saw the Lord coming, they greeted one after another, Mu Jing led Mu Xu to respond one by one with a smile, and finally sat down on the head seat, while Mu Xu stood beside his father.

Mu Jing coughed lightly, motioning everyone to be quiet, and then said, "Everyone sit down and talk, the king called everyone here today to discuss the matter of the Jurchen."

As soon as he finished speaking, General Li Hu yelled loudly, "There is nothing to discuss, as long as the prince gives an order, the general is willing to personally lead the troops to chop off Wanyan Chi's head and present it to the prince's tent." forward."

"This king is aware of General Li's loyalty and bravery." Mu Jing praised with a smile, and before Li Hu could say anything else, he changed his voice, "After thinking about it, this king thinks that the matter of sending troops needs to be considered in a long-term way."

As soon as he said this, the whole hall suddenly became chaotic, and the generals headed by Li Hu couldn't understand why the good-looking prince suddenly changed his mind. Wasn't it rumored that he was going to go out again?
"Quiet!" Mu Jing yelled loudly, and waited for everyone to calm down before continuing, "I know that many people can't figure out the reason, so I'll ask my son to explain it to you."

Mu Xu was startled when he heard the words, and then realized that it was his father who wanted to show his face, so he naturally didn't mean to refuse, so he took a few steps forward, came to the front of the crowd, bowed his hands together, and then made a sound He said, "No matter when we send troops, we must know ourselves and our enemies. Geng Changshi, please tell us about the current situation of the Jurchens."

"Yes, I obey orders." Geng Zhong walked out of the queue, and talked eloquently regardless of everyone's eyes on him, explaining the current situation of the Jurchens in detail.

After hearing his words, all the officials in the hall became deep in thought. It can be seen that most people still understand the seriousness of the matter. Even Li Hu, who was the loudest before, stopped talking. Silly, he also knows the combat power of the Jurchen, and five thousand troops is no small number.

Seeing that everyone was not talking, Mu Xu took the initiative to speak and explained the situation in Liaodong that he had analyzed with his father before. At the end, he concluded, "We must conquer the Jurchens so that they don't continue to grow bigger, but when How to send troops, and how to send them, has to be discussed in detail." After finishing speaking in a hurry, he stood back behind his father and handed over the master's power to his father.

Mu Jing saw that everyone had calmed down after listening to Mu Xu's words, so he nodded in satisfaction, "Your Majesty just made it very clear, now everyone can speak freely and discuss how to deal with the current situation."

Geng Zhong was the first to reply, "The lower officials think that the first thing we need to do now is to win over and divide the remaining Jurchen tribes, and not let the Wanyan tribe continue to recruit them to strengthen ourselves."

"What Geng Changshi said is very true. Since Geng Changshi said so, presumably he must have an idea, then the king will entrust this matter to you to take full responsibility, and you will report to the king later if you need anything."

Geng Zhong was ordered not to mention it, but Zhang Yang, the commander of Fengtianwei, continued to add, "In addition to the Jurchen tribe mentioned by Geng Changshi, we must not forget other tribes, especially the Xi people. They have a close relationship with the Jurchens. At the same time, they also need to be closely monitored to prevent them from secretly communicating with the enemy."

"Of course, not only Jurchen and Xiren, but also other tribes should be monitored together. Afterwards, the king will issue an order to send out scouts to monitor all parties, and also let the secret agents who are installed to collect useful information at all times."

"My lord is wise." Dian Shi Weitong said aloud, "Since we can send secret agents, others can too, so from now on, your lord should order martial law in all cities and fortresses, and pay special attention to those foreign merchants to prevent them from taking the opportunity to spy on us. military situation."

After Mu Xu heard Wei Tong's words, he immediately scolded himself for being careless. How could he forget such an important matter? Don't those Manchurians in later generations just love to do this? It doesn't make sense that their ancestors wouldn't do this, so he hurriedly interrupted ,

"Father, what Wei Dianshi said is very true, but in addition to the enemy's secret operations, we should also prevent someone from acting as an internal agent. We can't just think about how to attack the enemy, but forget that the enemy may also take the initiative to attack. If the enemy contacts the internal agent in advance, then Under the combination of inside and outside, there is no guarantee that the city fortress will not be breached."

As soon as Mu Xu's words came out, Mu Jing's heart was shocked, and he immediately nodded, "My son has to guard against it. If the enemy occupies our city, it will be extremely difficult to destroy them." Geng Zhong and others People also echoed repeatedly, and they were all impressed by their eldest son in their hearts.

Afterwards, everyone expressed their opinions, and felt that after taking all the circumstances into consideration, Mu Jing began to convey various orders, which were carefully recorded by the clerk and sent to various places without mentioning them.

(End of this chapter)