A section of reef protrudes far into the river. Due to the terrain, a backwater bay happens to be formed here, making it a good place for fishing.

At this moment, there were two people sitting cross-legged on the top of the reef, one with a pole, and they were looking attentively at the red buoy floating on the river surface.

The two of them seemed to be wearing ordinary clothes, but if anyone recognized these two people, they would definitely scream in surprise.

One is Xiao Cheng, the chief minister of the Song Dynasty today, and the other is Luo Gang, the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou.

"Yes!" Luo Gang happily pulled the fishing rod, and a fish flew up into the air along with the fishing line. The water droplets shed immediately reflected a rainbow under the sunlight.

Looking at the fish that fell on the rocks, Xiao Cheng couldn't help laughing: "Another dead fish! Yuting, Yuting, look at you, what kind of character is this!"

Luo Gang's face darkened, he took off the dead skin from the hook, threw it into a wooden barrel on the side, and said: "Even the dead skin is better than you fishing for so long and still getting nothing. Wait."

At noon, put these dead skins in the oil pan and drag them, and they can still be drunk."

"I'm just silent, I'm going to make a big splash, but you just watch!" Xiao Cheng said with a smile.

"I just want to watch a joke!" Luo Gang said: "You have been impatient with fishing since you were a child. After so many years, I haven't seen any improvement in your fishing. I think you will probably eat my dead skin at noon!"

After reloading the bait and throwing the hook into the water, Luo Gang pushed the fishing rod to the side, took out the skin bag on one side, took a sip of water, and then handed it to Xiao Cheng: "This time Lu Wenhuan so boldly used his hand to

He extended his hand, it seems that there are more people behind him supporting him, are you ready to respond?"

Xiao Cheng took the water bag and took a sip, and said with a smile: "Lu Wenhuan is not as complicated as you think. And what he said is correct from a military point of view. If Jingxiang and Jianghuai can be connected to form a large war zone,

If we can use the Yangtze River as a chain to share resources and deploy them in a unified manner, we can indeed play a greater role."

"But from a political point of view?" Luo Gang said: "Can it be regarded as a wonderful attack launched by some people against you? You can not respond to this matter. Lu Wenhuan himself is outstanding in the military.

He has a certain degree of appeal. If he is allowed to serve as the commander-in-chief of two war zones, your reputation in the military will inevitably be greatly reduced. This is what some people want to see the most."

"But in this way, it will be the most beneficial to the entire Liao Kingdom's resistance to the southern expedition!" Xiao Cheng said. "Yuting, the Liao Kingdom's attack this time will be nothing if it is not launched. If it is launched, it will be like a storm. The first

Waves are the hardest to endure. So at this time, we must put aside some unnecessary things and try our best to survive this wave first."

"If Lu Wenhuan is really allowed to command the army to resist this wave, his reputation will definitely be at its peak!" Luo Gang snorted: "What the general public can see is who is commanding this war, but they will never see. For

There are people behind the scenes who have been working tirelessly to support the frontline in this war."

Xiao Cheng laughed loudly: "Why do these words sound sour? What's the matter, you are not happy to be asked to manage the rear area in Yunnan and Guizhou?"

"Don't judge him right or wrong, you know what I'm talking about!" Luo Gang snorted.

"You, don't worry about ***!" Xiao Cheng said with a smile: "Just concentrate on doing your job well. Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi and Guangxi, this is our retreat just in case. When the time comes

There is really something wrong, we still have such a large piece of territory to retreat to and we can rise up."

"So, you have decided to let Lu Wenhuan concurrently serve as the commander-in-chief of the two war zones as Minister of War?"

"yes!"

"I'm afraid that Lu Wenhuan will make some personnel requests in Huaidong, Huaixi, Jingxiang and other places next!" Luo Gang said: "Apart from Lu Duan and Shi Congming, who else is attracted by him?

If you reuse it, you can see who is behind it this time."

"I have to say that these people still have quite a strategic vision." Xiao Cheng smiled and said: "They can see the benefits of connecting the Jingxiang and Jianghuai war zones, so we have never lacked talents in the Song Dynasty.

What we lack is the spirit of being able to put aside all selfish thoughts and serve the public wholeheartedly.”

"You do, but others are plotting against you!" Luo Gang said angrily.

"It's nothing!" Xiao Cheng said: "From the beginning, haven't we been working hard to build a court where everyone has the final say and everyone discusses it? From the initial business association to the current pre-court resolution,

Isn't it already a great progress to put national affairs on the bright side for discussion and voting? We never have the final say alone!"

"You are on stage. If one day you step down, do you think the current discussion can continue?"

"Why can't we continue?" Xiao Cheng spread his hands and said: "The decentralization of power is a process. When many people who had no power in the past suddenly find that they have the power to affect a certain thing, do you think he will easily

Will he give up this power? No, whoever wants him to give up is his enemy, and he will definitely try to knock him down."

"But now there are more than 30 people with the right to vote, including servants and above. It is really not easy to gather most of these 30 people around. Didn't you realize that you are all white?

Have you lost your hair?" Luo Gang said.

"It's not that difficult!" Xiao Cheng said with a smile: "Actually, no one who can sit in this position is too stupid. Everyone can see the pros and cons of something, although sometimes it is because of personal reasons.

We are opposed to certain things based on our stance, but we seek common ground while reserving differences. We can always let more people see the good side, right?"

"Actually, I still prefer Yiyantang!" Luo Gang snorted: "If you want to settle anything with just one word, then there will be so many squeaks!"

"That's really cool. But what about the future?" Xiao Cheng said: "Our generation feels that we can always remain wise and powerful, but can our successors do this? If we can serve the public wholeheartedly, our future will be better.

Can a person serve the common good wholeheartedly?"

"This is a bit difficult!"

"It's not that it's difficult, it's very difficult. Absolute power brings absolute corruption!" Xiao Cheng said coldly: "So from the beginning, we must find ways to lock this matter from the system."

"It's hard to get it right once and for all!"

"But as long as the general public can see the benefits here and form a habit, whoever wants to change this habit in the future will not be that easy at least!" Xiao Cheng said: "We are still very young, and we still have time to do it slowly.

this matter."

"Let's weather the storm of Sanniang first!" Luo Gang said angrily.

"In the past, we thought that with the Third Lady as the head of the family, we could talk about everything, but as a result, she became the Empress Dowager Chengtian, and our life became increasingly difficult."

"She is the Empress Dowager Chengtian of the Liao Kingdom." Xiao Cheng said calmly: "And I think what she wants most right now is to defeat us and capture the two of us to Zhongjing."

"What a beautiful idea! When you counterattack to Zhongjing, I must go with you. I must capture her and ask her what she wants to do!" Luo Gang raised the pole and pulled out another one.

The dead skin bounced hard on the rocks, making Xiao Cheng laugh.

On the surface of the river, the sound of laughter and music of silk and bamboo could also be faintly heard at this time.

The two of them looked up and saw a huge painted boat sailing past the center of the river.

On the broad rooftop platform of the boat, a group of people in brightly-colored clothes are sitting or standing. Some are holding wine glasses, some are holding pens and ink, and some holding various musical instruments are leaning on the railing to play. In the center, a group of women are singing and dancing, with enchanting figures.

, the singing is beautiful!

"That's great!" Xiao Cheng said.

"It's very good!" Luo Gang sighed: "This reminds me of the grand scene on the Bianhe River in Tokyo. At that time, there were boats on the Bianhe River one after another. Our brothers also

What about the regular guests on the boat?"

"You and Zhang Ziming go there often, but I don't go much!" Xiao Cheng retorted.

"You had Jiang Yingxue at that time, so naturally you didn't look down on those vulgar fans!" Luo Gang said: "Later, I don't know where those women went!"

"Many people were kidnapped to the Liao region." Xiao Cheng said: "According to some later statistics and intelligence collection, the Liao people kidnapped more than 300,000 craftsmen and young men and women of all kinds in Tokyo.

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"I hope we can bring them all back one day."

"What we have to do now is to first let the boats and happy people on the river continue to live happily and contentedly, and then we can pick up those suffering compatriots!"

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"Tuoba Yangwei and Xiao Jing will arrive in Jiangning tomorrow, please go and receive them for me first!" Xiao Cheng said: "The purpose of their coming this time is not simple. If we can't deal with it alone, the Western Army will

Our strategy may undergo drastic changes, which would not be very beneficial to us.”

"What is Boss Xiao's attitude?"

"Big brother's attitude is only one aspect. He can only follow the trend and cannot go against the overall situation. Whether it is to expand his power or Zhang Yuan, the real power of the Western Army has a greater tendency to be between the Liao and Song Dynasties.

Swinging back and forth, they want to establish an independent country. So from a basic point of view, they don't want us to seriously decide the outcome with the Liao Kingdom. Only in this way can they maximize their own value!"

"The Western Army, you supported us all those years ago, and now you are grinning at us." Luo Gang said angrily.

"Don't forget, back then you, my husband, also helped them do a lot of things under the banner of your father." Xiao Cheng laughed: "If we hadn't supported the Western Army, then the west would be

What kind of situation is this? Maybe they have been conquered by the Liao people long ago. If this is the case, we will be in misery. Anyway, the Western Army is in the northwest, holding back Yelumin and Yelvhuan.

That’s an army of one to two hundred thousand! Yuting, don’t be unpopular!”

"Then tell me the rules. How should I treat them?"

"Don't let them feel how important they are!" Xiao Cheng said: "We can open it up to Tuoba generously and let him see our true strength. Well, the Jiangning garrison will have a heavyweight exercise soon. You can

Arrange for them to take a look. Tuoba Yangwei is not an ordinary party member, he is a very strategic, wise and knowledgeable guy."

"To put it bluntly, I'm just scaring them!" Luo Gang said: "I just told them, don't think about what they have and what they don't have. If they cooperate with us well, they will not lose their benefits in the future. They really want what they have and what they don't have."

, after we take care of the Liao Kingdom, we will take care of them again."

Xiao Cheng laughed: "That's what it means. In fact, the Liao Kingdom is going to deal with us, and it will also deal with them next. The unification of the world is what everyone is looking forward to. There is such a thing as the lack of gold, and everyone does not want it.

Hope happens. So no matter it is Liao or Song, no matter who wins the final victory, they have no second way to go. Only by choosing one early can you maximize the benefits!"

"I'm afraid they will choose Liao!"

"So let them take a look at our potential, take a look at our system, take a look at our culture, and let them know that only if they make the right choice, they will have a better future. If they make the wrong choice, they will be doomed!" Xiao Cheng said.

As he spoke, he vigorously raised the fishing rod in his hand, and a fish was pulled out of the water with a dazzling white light and landed on the reef. It was a mandarin fish weighing over two pounds.

"What do you think? I'll just say that I won't make a sound, and I will definitely become a blockbuster, right? Yuting, you are in for a treat at noon. Such a big mandarin fish is very difficult to catch. Let's release those dead ones of yours!
Chapter completed!