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Li Zhen's speech was very clear and logical, and he had strategies for dealing with every situation. Everyone couldn't help but nod.
King Liang praised: "It is indeed a certain humerus!" Then he asked: "But what about Hebei?"
Li Zhendao: "Hedong is a short-term concern, and Hebei is a long-term concern. At present, we can only worry about short-term concerns first, and then we can plan to invade Hebei after Hedong has been conquered."
The King of Liang sighed: "Are we going to allow Li Chengzhong to continue to be rampant?"
Everyone was silent.
Lu Long has risen rapidly in the past two years. Li Chengzhong not only regained the entire land of Hebei, but also sent troops everywhere to provoke Xuanwu. Lu Long's army can be seen in the direction of Ziqing, and Lu Long's army can also be seen in the direction of Hedong. It is also said that Lu Long is secretly contacting Wu Yue and
Fengxiang stirred up troubles everywhere, which made the King of Liang often focus on one thing and not the other, which was extremely annoying.
The reason why there are no plans to send troops to Hebei until now is not only that it is too much to take care of, but also the terrain limitations. Hebei's flat and open terrain is extremely beneficial to cavalry operations. If you want to compete with the Lu Long Cavalry, you must assemble a force that can at least compete with the Lu Long Cavalry.
The stalemate of cavalry. During the Guanghua period, in order to fight against the eight thousand Badu cavalry, King Liang almost spent all his money to cobble together four thousand cavalry. Now that the territory is larger and there are more enemies, it is hard to cobble together the cavalry like he did back then.
If so, it's almost impossible.
If this is not possible, they must rely on the superiority of troops to fight. Back then, the Xuanwu Army could still find Wei Bo, Chengde and others to lead the party. Now that the entire Hebei Province is under the rule of Lu Long, how many troops are needed to fill it in? Although Xuanwu still has
Controlling parts of Xiangzhou and Weizhou has laid a nail on the north bank of the river. But how to organize the crossing of more than 100,000 or even 200,000 troops? And once they cross the river, bigger problems will follow.
, how to ensure the supply of hundreds of thousands of troops across this big river?
Just thinking about the above problems is enough to cause a headache. King Liang began to regret not going to Youzhou in one go. If Hebei could be completely wiped out at that time, where would there be so many problems now? But... He gave up on Hebei back then.
How can it be said that the strategy of taking the offensive and sending troops west to Chang'an is not good? Xuanwu is firmly in the position of the overlord of the vassal towns in the world, but it is all because of that choice back then...
King Liang frowned and thought hard, and there was silence in the hall. His thoughts began to become confused again, so he looked at Zhu Wenwu again, hoping to hear better suggestions.
It's just that even Li Zhen didn't have any good strategies, so how could he get along with others? King Liang glanced at the more than ten confidants, civil and military, in the festival hall. Finally he looked at Jingxiang.
"Zizhen, I also know that I can't take care of Li Chengzhong's younger son now. But I really can't bear this tone, but I don't know how Zizhen can teach me?"
Jingxiang's thoughts turned to him. He had actually had an idea for many days, and his strategy was almost mature. Just because he was afraid of offending King Liang, he kept it in his heart and never found a chance to contribute. Now it seems that this will be
A good opportunity?
"Oh? Zizhen seems to have gained something? He said it will come out soon, so don't worry!" King Liang looked at Jingxiang expectantly.
Jingxiang gritted his teeth. His heart skipped a beat. He finally spoke: "Your Highness. But I don't know if His Highness is valid for Qi Huan's intention?"
"Qi Huan?" Liang Wang was surprised and looked at Jing Xiang, waiting for his explanation.
"Yes, it's Duke Huan." Now that the words had been spoken, Jingxiang no longer hesitated and looked back at Prince Liang with bright eyes.
During the Spring and Autumn Period, Prince Xiaobai succeeded Qi as the fifteenth king of the country, as Duke Huan. Under the rule of Duke Huan of Qi, Qi gradually became stronger and stronger. Later, under the banner of "respecting the king and repelling the barbarians", he allied with the princes and became the first in history.
overlord.
Although the King of Liang came from the Huangchao rebellion, he was not a rough man without any knowledge. His ancestor Zhu Xin and his father Zhu Cheng both worked as teachers in private schools in the village, making a living teaching Confucianism to boys. Zhu Quanzhong became a master of Confucianism when he was young.
Influenced by his father, he was literate and read. Although he became a street gangster when he grew up, he was different from other gangsters in that he was an educated gangster. Therefore, he could understand Qi Huangong's story as soon as he heard it.
Jingxiang asked him to follow Duke Huan's old deeds, not to ask him to learn from Duke Huan of Qi to cultivate politics at home and to attack the barbarians and Di, nor to ask him to strive to become the so-called overlord of the vassals - Xuanwu already had it, and there was no need to fight for it anymore.
Jingxiang's real intention was to wake him up and let him suspend his thoughts of seeking to usurp the throne, and use the name of the emperor to unite all the feudal towns in the world, stabilize Xuanwu's current position, and reverse the unfavorable situation of fighting everywhere.
How to unite the feudal vassals all over the world? Make alliances with the princes all over the world and imitate Duke Huan! To do this, we must first respect the king and re-establish the banner of the Li and Tang royal family; secondly, we must truly implement the policy of "imitating the Warring States" and enfeoff the land.
Go out and recognize the rule of the nations. As long as these two steps are completed, King Liang believes that the current predicament faced by Xuanwu will be reversed immediately, and the land of the four wars will no longer be a burden, but can become a "place of four connections"!
What a great temptation is it to be able to become the king of a country? If King Liang hadn't still dreamed of becoming emperor, even he himself felt that this was an excellent choice. I wonder which vassal town in the world can resist such a temptation?
Seeing that the King of Liang was silent, Jingxiang emphasized his tone and said: "Imitate the old deeds of Duke Huan, make alliances with the princes, and also attack the Yi and Di in the north!"
This sentence made King Liang even more excited. When Duke Huan of Qi respected the king and fought against the barbarians, he respected the emperor of Zhou and fought against the barbarians. He attacked the mountain soldiers in the north, but it was difficult to attack the Chu barbarians. In the end, he achieved a generation of hegemony and commanded the direction of the princes.
If anyone dares to disobey, we will summon the princes of the world to beat him!
What moved King Liang was that the so-called Yi Di, wasn't Hedong one of them? As we all know, King Li Keyong of Jin, whose surname was Zhu Xie, was from Shatuo. In addition to the King of Jin himself, at least half of the generals of Hedong were from Shatuo.
Tuo. Shatuo, also known as Chuyue, is a part of the Western Turks. Going back further, the generals from Hedong are all Huns!
"How to do it?" Liang Wang was very interested and asked Jingxiang for advice.
"Seal the world, ally with the Eastern Capital, and march northward to Hedong!" Jingxiang spoke out twelve words very solemnly. Although these twelve words are short, they mean that Xuanwu's strategy will undergo major changes, which will affect the situation of the world.
The impact will play a fundamental role.
As soon as Jingxiang finished speaking, before King Liang could say anything, the civil and military officials in the festival hall immediately became excited. After an uproar, everyone's face showed excitement.
Zhu Youning took the lead and was the first to bow and speak: "Uncle King, what the Prime Minister said is very true, I second my opinion!"
Shi Shucong was the second to respond: "I second the proposal!"
Next came Zhu Yougong, Zhang Guihou and other generals, all of whom seconded the proposal. Even Wang Yanzhang and Wang Yanqiu, the closest confidants of King Liang, also joined the proposal.
"Someone seconded the suggestion..."
"Someone seconded the suggestion..."
"Someone seconded the proposal..."
Everyone was inspired by this and asked the King of Liang for orders. The hall was in great joy, but Jingxiang and Li Zhen did not say a word.
Jingxiang secretly said: "Oops! After all the calculations, I didn't think about what happened now!" But the suggestion was made by him, and he didn't know how to change it for a while, so he looked at Li Zhen. He saw that Li Zhen just lowered his head.
Looking at the three-acre land in front of him, he had no intention of involving himself.
King Liang originally thought that this strategy was feasible, but when he saw the cheers of the generals in the hall, he suddenly fell silent. After a long time, Fang slowly said: "This matter is too important and needs to be thought about. Forget it, let's stop the discussion today.
"After speaking, he waved his hand and asked the civil and military personnel to disperse on their own.
After leaving the festival hall, Zhu Youning, Shi Shucong, Zhu Yougong, Zhang Guihou and other generals gathered together excitedly and talked enthusiastically. Then they came to Jingxiang and praised him for his brilliant plan. Jingxiang only said
Neng had no choice but to smile bitterly. He knew what these generals were thinking. If Xuanwu really implemented the policy of "following the Warring States Period" and divided up the vassal towns all over the world, would it mean that they would also have a chance?
Jingxiang paced back and forth outside the hall for a while, thinking to himself, feeling that it was very possible that the generals' support would make King Liang give up the idea, so he reorganized his thoughts and asked to see King Liang again. However,
He didn't see it, and the officer who reported it told him that King Liang was too tired and had taken a rest, so he would not see him today.
On the next day, Jingxiang asked to see him again, but he was still blocked. Not only did King Liang not see him, but everyone else also disappeared. The news came from the inner hall that King Liang was ill and needed to rest for a few days.
This rest lasted for more than half a month. Fortunately, Hedong did not launch a large-scale offensive, otherwise the Xuanwu Army would have been in a hurry. Within half a month, Jingxiang's suggestions in the festival hall spread like wildfire and quietly spread throughout the army.
Senior officials, including Kang Huaiying who was stationed in Shaanzhou, Zhang Cunjing and Li Sian who were training troops in Qinzhou, He Delun and Hou Yan stationed in Zezhou, etc., all wrote to Jingxiang, asking about the matter, and secretly sent him generous gifts, hoping to pay tribute when the time came.
Xiang Neng said something nice to them, which made Jing Xiang dumbfounded.
Even Pei Di, the Jiedu judge who stayed in Bianzhou, sent a letter to ask what happened. However, Pei Di did not ask him to give him a "good word" in the letter. Instead, he politely scolded him and said that although this policy was
It is feasible, but it should not be thrown out in the festival hall and spread to everyone. Jingxiang could only write back and apologize for this.
After entering December, King Liang continued to "recuperate", but because Hedong launched an attack on Yicheng, official documents and letters could be sent to the inner hall unimpeded, but King Liang still did not see anyone.
Jingxiang knew that King Liang was in good health and that his illness was a heart disease. Jingxiang wanted to speak to King Liang, but could not get a response from King Liang. He described his strategy in detail and sent it to the inner hall, but Liang
The king still did not say a single word of criticism. So Jingxiang finally understood that King Liang was not willing to "follow the Warring States Period" and to conquer the world. Jingxiang knew what King Liang was thinking, but at the moment, although Xuanwu was known to be powerful, he still couldn't do it anyway.
After all, the situation in Dingyu Nei is full of crises. Looking around, there are all powerful enemies. If we don't use this strategy, how can we break the situation?
For a moment, Jingxiang also felt a little irritable and anxious.