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Unexpectedly, after hearing what Zhao Fujin said, Mu Xu shook his head and said with a smile, "This is putting the cart before the horse. The reason why the emperors of the Song Dynasty were difficult to have children is not because of Feng Shui or other problems, but because of poisoning."

Zhao Fujin was shocked, and asked with his almond eyes wide open, "How is this possible, who would dare to be so bold?"

Seeing his wife misunderstood, Mu Xu hurriedly spoke to comfort her, "Don't worry, lady, the matter is not what you think, just listen to my husband carefully."

As he spoke, he narrated his conjectures, and finally concluded, "It is precisely because of long-term drinking of lead-containing water that the royal family of the Song Dynasty has few or few heirs. This problem is rarely encountered.”

Zhao Fujin thought about it carefully, and found that it was really the case, except that her father, Zhao Ji, expanded the imperial city after succeeding to the throne, and thus had a lot of offspring, and people like Renzong and Zhezong either died young or had no children. But the royal princes in the country are full of descendants.

"I didn't expect it to be like this. Father always thought it was a Feng Shui problem! You must tell him the truth in another day, so as not to continue to be deceived by those Taoist priests."

Seeing that Zhao Fujin was in high spirits, Mu Xu didn't bother to dampen his enthusiasm. In his opinion, Zhao Ji's worship of Taoism has reached the point of obsession, how could such a trivial matter change?

The next day, Mu Xu really did what he said. He invited all the civil and military personnel in Yanjing according to the prior agreement, and announced his future arrangements for Zhao Kai in front of them and Zhao Ji and his son.

And Zhao Ji did not regret it, and took out a prepared edict afterwards and handed it to Mu Xu.

After checking the contents of the imperial edict, especially the private seal of "Tao Monarch and Emperor", Mu Xu nodded in satisfaction, and reiterated that he would keep his promise before ordering people to send them away.

When most of the people retreated, Xu Guanzhong stepped forward with a smile and saluted, "Congratulations, congratulations, congratulations! With this edict, you can justifiably send troops to the south."

Compared to Xu Guanzhong's pure joy, Wen Huanzhang and Ma Kuo's feelings are a bit hard to understand.

Especially Ma Kuo, although he took refuge in Mu Xu according to the bet, he still regarded Song Dynasty as orthodox in his heart.

But who knows that the world is so unpredictable. First, the Song Dynasty was driven straight in by the Jin people, and in a blink of an eye, the Jin Kingdom was defeated by Mu Xu.

This is not over yet, what makes Ma Kuo unbelievable the most is that Zhao Ji, the former emperor of the Song Dynasty, is now standing on Mu Xu's side, and wants to attack his motherland.

At the beginning, Ma Kuo thought that Zhao Ji might be forced by Mu Xu, but when he saw that he was chatting happily with Mu Xu without any reluctance, he finally let go of his last obsession and took the initiative to make suggestions for Mu Xu.

"If the prince wants to successfully enter the Central Plains, he must take precautions against the Jin people, lest the other country come out to make trouble at a critical moment. What's more, it can't be said..."

After hesitating for a moment, he gritted his teeth and said the following words, "Maybe it will prompt the two countries of Song and Jin to join forces again."

Wen Huanzhang frowned and said, "It shouldn't be so, the former Panjin people almost attacked the city of Tokyo, and caused endless murder in the north. With such a deep hatred, who would dare to risk the world's disgrace? "

Ma Kuo showed a wry smile, apparently unwilling to answer this question.

Mu Xu didn't have such scruples, he only heard him sneer and said, "Others may not dare, so don't the Zhao official family dare now? He can even put his own father under house arrest, so what can't he do?"

Xu Guanzhong also echoed, "What the lord said is very true. When the country really comes to an end, the Zhao family will not care about the criticism of the world."

Ma Kuo didn't want to get involved in this topic, so he turned his eyes away and said, "In addition to Jin Guo, Xixia can't do it!"

Mu Xu praised, "Heroes see the same thing. The Xixia people have recovered after several years of recuperation. With the temperament of party members who love to take advantage of the fire, they will definitely extend their hands to Guanzhong or Yundi.

With Le He and Zhe Keqiu around, I'm not too worried about Yundi. The only thing I worry about is that when the Song court faces difficulties, it will definitely transfer the Western Army away.In this way, Xixia may completely lose its restraint. "

Hearing this, Ma Kuo stood up and asked Ying, "My lord, in the past, my subordinates had acquaintances with both the big and the small Zhonglue, and now although the big Zhonglue passed away unfortunately, the small Zhonglue is still alive.

With him one day, the Zhong family is still the leader of the generals of the Western Army.Therefore, the subordinates are not talented, please order to go on a mission, and would like to persuade Mr. Xiaozhong to vote with his three-inch tongue. "

Mu Xu thought about it for a while, and felt that he might not be able to give it a try. After all, in the past few years, the Western Army has been severely injured by the torment of the Song Dynasty.

Thinking of this, Mu Xu said solemnly, "Okay, then please Zichong. I promise you the right to act arbitrarily, and you don't need to report to me when you encounter problems. By the way, you can let General Lu Da go with you. Serving under Xianggong’s command, there is somewhat of a passion.”

Ma Kuo's heart became hot. For a diplomat like him, what else could compare with the trust of the monarch?This kind of trust is what he can only hope for in Song Dynasty, and he can't help but have mixed feelings for a while, and he can't help but feel the death of a scholar who is a confidant.

"Yes, this subordinate will not disgrace his life!"

But Mu Xu said, "Don't put too much pressure on yourself, as long as you can persuade the Western Army to stand still during this trip, it will be a great achievement for us."

After hearing this, Ma Kuo was even more moved, and secretly vowed to do this to repay Mu Xu for his kindness.

After talking about Xixia, Mu Xu went on to say, "I made a special trip to leave the three adults here, mainly because I want to hear your views on the Kingdom of Jin. Should we go north and then south, or south and then north?"

On this issue, the three rarely reached an agreement, and they all believed that the south should be the first, and then the north.

Xu Guanzhong said, "Your Majesty, the Great Song Dynasty has accumulated so much that it is hard to get back, so there is nothing to be afraid of. But the Jin Kingdom is not the same. Right now, the country is on the rise. If a large-scale conflict breaks out, there will be no victory or defeat in a short period of time. It will also be dragged down by the other country for most of the energy, which will affect the follow-up major events, which is too much for the loss."

Wen Huanzhang then added, "The situation we are facing now is very similar to that in the early Song Dynasty, when Song Taizu chose the easy ones before the difficult ones.

First capture the entire south, integrate all forces, and then go north to fight the Liao Kingdom.Although Song Taizu did not have a holiday in the future and did not complete his unfinished business, he also established the century-old country of the Great Song Dynasty. "

Mu Xu wondered, "Of course I understand the benefits of going south before going north, but the Kingdom of Jin and we have already formed a deadly enemy. Once our army goes south, other countries will definitely attack. If one is not good at that time, it will take years of painstaking efforts. Wouldn't it just vanish into thin air?
It is precisely because of this consideration that I want to follow the example of Shizong Chai Rong of the later Zhou Dynasty and follow the strategy of going north first and then going south. "

Xu and Wen couldn't help hesitating when they heard Mu Xu's worries, but Ma Kuo who was listening suddenly said, "My lord, I think the proposal of Master Xu and Master Wen is better."

"May Wenzi be a high-level speaker!"

"I don't dare to take it seriously, but my subordinates only say one thing. The current situation of us seems to be very similar to that of the Zhou and Song Dynasties, but in fact there is a big difference, that is, Youyun is in our hands. Since we rely on Hands, why bother to go out and confront the Kingdom of Jin head-on, wouldn't it be better to take advantage of the geographical advantage?"

Xu Guanzhong clapped his hands and said, "Master Ma can be said to awaken the dreamer. Our army is not a paper Song army. As long as we firmly hold a few fortresses, are we afraid that the golden soldiers will be able to leap over the sky?"

Mu Xu was indeed influenced by the achievements of the Song Dynasty, so that he somewhat underestimated the role of Gubeikou and other fortresses.

At this time, when Ma Kuo and the others reminded him, he also realized that the Jinren did not have their own secret weapons, and facing those heavily guarded passes, there was a high probability that they would fail.

Even if taking a step back, even if Jin Guo wanted to forcefully break through at all costs, they could not afford such consumption with such a small population.

After rethinking and taking all aspects into consideration, Mu Xu made a final decision.

"Okay, then let's go south to attack the Song Dynasty first, and after we unify the Central Plains, it won't be too late to clean up the Kingdom of Jin."

Then he changed the subject and continued, "But before that, there is still one big thing to do."

Before a few people asked questions, Mu Xu spit out two words, "Expand the army!"

As Xu Guanzhong who assisted Mu Xu in handling daily military affairs, it was his duty to do so, and he immediately stood up and asked for his orders, "My lord, please tell me, how much is the army expansion this time, and my subordinates will do it immediately."

Mu Xu recalled the population of Xiayan, and replied, "Let's take out one out of five households. In this way, at least [-] people can be obtained, which is enough for the current situation."

After getting rid of the important matter on his mind, Mu Xu felt relaxed all over, and invited the three of them to have a drink with great interest.

During the dinner, Wen Huanzhang said with a smile, "Has the prince ever thought about how to deal with the envoy from Song Dynasty?"

Mu Xu put down his wine glass and asked curiously, "I haven't had time to ask, who is here this time?"

Ma Kuo replied, "Young Zai Wu Min is the main envoy, and Qi Wang Zhao Mo and Zhishi Taiwei Gao Qiu are the deputy envoys."

"It seems that Zhao Huan spent quite a lot of money this time. Not only did he send his confidants and brothers, but he even used Gao Qiu!"

Xu Guanzhong said with bad intentions, "Maybe let General Lin Chong go to greet you on behalf of the prince, anyway, there are brothers from the princess, so don't be too rude."

Mu Xu follows kindness like a gentleman, "Just follow Mr. Xu's wishes!"

As he spoke, he asked someone to call Wang Dingliu, whispered a few words to him, and watched him go out.

One day later, sixty miles south of Yanjing.

The Great Song Mission was advancing slowly against the scorching sun, when suddenly there was a burst of muffled thunder from the front, and everyone looked for their reputation, and saw waves of smoke rising from the sky.

Just when Wu Min and the others were at a loss, Gao Yu said calmly, "Your Highness, Mr. Wu, you two don't need to panic. This is the sound of a horse's hoof hitting the ground. I think it's Mu... The King of Yunzhong sent someone to meet me." waited."

Although it is true to say so, the panic on Gao Qiu's face is visible to the naked eye, who made him have an enmity with Mu Xu!

Zhao Mo didn't care about this, when his sister Zhao Fujin got married, he had a lot of dealings with brother-in-law Mu Xu, so he said happily, "Great, brother-in-law finally sent someone here, this journey really cost Xiao Wang's life Now, after arriving in Yanjing, I have to let my brother-in-law and sister treat me well."

Wu Min thought differently. He understood the burden on his family, so he would not be so blindly optimistic, especially when he saw that the greeters sent by Mu Xu were a hundred-man cavalry, he knew it was for them. His dismounting.

When Wu Min was thinking about what to do when he went to Yanjing, he caught a glimpse of Gao Qi's body shaking like a sieve from the corner of his eyes, so he suppressed his worries for a while, and was very puzzled, "What's the matter, Mr. Gao, what happened just now?" Isn't it fine?"

But at this moment, Gao Qiu has seen clearly the banner of Lin Zi in the coming team, and thinking about the grievances with Lin Chong, how could he not be afraid?
While secretly praying that it wasn't Lin Chong who came, he bowed down to Zhao Mo and said, "Your Highness, the person who came here may be the enemy of the official. If he wants to seek revenge for the official later, please ask the highness to save the official." save."

Zhao Mo is just an idle prince, and he has never had any friendship with Gao Qi in the past, so he doesn't want to go into this muddy water casually, so he shirks, "Master Gao wants Xiao Wang to help you, so you should tell Xiao Wang the right and wrong."

When Gao Qiu wanted to say something else, the cavalry had arrived not far from them, and they stopped neatly ten paces away. Then, under Gao Qiu's despairing eyes, Lin Chong took off his helmet and threw it to his soldiers, then turned over Dismounted and came over.

When he came in front of the three of them, Lin Chong bowed to Zhao Mo first, "I have seen Your Highness, and I am here to welcome you all by order of my prince!"

Zhao Mo glanced at Wu Min triumphantly, coughed lightly, and pretended to say, "Excuse me, General, thank you for your hard work!"

After thanking Lin Chong, he got up, nodded to Wu Min again, then held the knife on his waist with his left hand, looked at Gao Qi with a half-smile and said, "Gao Taiwei, are you all right?"

Gao Qiu swallowed, forced a smile, licked his face and said, "I'm fine, I'm fine. Seeing Teacher Lin's success, my old friend, I also feel deeply comforted by Lao Huai!"

"Shut up! You shameless old thief, who almost ruined my family, and dare to turn black and white here, I really wish I could kill you alive! God pity, let you come to my door today, so that I can avenge my revenge! "

As he said that, Lin Chong drew out his knife, grabbed Gao Qiu's skirt, and made a gesture to cut off his head.

Gao Qiu was so frightened that his face turned ashen, and at the same time there was a pool of water stains on the ground, he begged hoarsely, "Please forgive me, the teacher. I didn't know Taishan back then, so I offended the teacher. The villain is willing to kowtow to the teacher to make amends!" If you don’t kill the envoy, you can’t kill me without your prince’s permission!”

Seeing this situation, Wu Min on the side was immediately anxious, and quickly pulled Zhao Mo's sleeve, and stepped forward to persuade him.

Zhao Mo was also worried that Gao Qi would die here, and it would be difficult to deal with Zhao Huan when he went back, so he could only bite the bullet and say, "General, I don't know what grievances you have with Mr. Gao, so you might as well tell it and let Xiao Wang be a middle man." how?"

In fact, Lin Chong's appearance is mostly pretended. He now has sons and daughters, and he is a high-ranking official. To a certain extent, it is thanks to Gao Qiu's blessing.

If it weren't for Gao Qiu's persecution in the past, he might still be a coach in Tokyo. How could he be so proud of himself today?