Liu Qi saw that the emperor was hesitant and said anxiously: "Your Majesty, there are more than 200,000 gold soldiers on the Shandong Road, 100,000 signature troops, 100,000 Jurchen Donghu troops, 30,000 Jurchen iron pagodas, I would say at least 300,000 already."
It's the limit. Even 300,000 troops are not enough. I'm afraid we will need 400,000 troops in the end. Your Majesty, I am not exaggerating!"
The emperor Zhao Gou didn't speak for a long time. He had an army of 300,000 and 400,000. He had less than 500,000 troops in total. If he could capture the Shandong Road, it would be fine. If he couldn't capture it, or even the whole army would be destroyed, then his court could still be saved.
Live? The risk is too great.
Although Zhao Gou is a little impulsive, he is not stupid. He knows which is more important and which is less important. For the sake of good looks, destroying his own country is not worth the loss.
At this time, Xu Xiantu next to him said: "Your Majesty, what Liu Dutong said about an army of three to four hundred thousand actually meant a full-scale attack. The army would press forward together to fight the Jin soldiers. That is really inappropriate. But if you are fighting step by step, the humble minister thinks it is feasible, so use ten
Wan Dajun, first seize Haizhou, Xuzhou, and the eastern part of Pizhou, wait until the situation stabilizes and then look at the situation. If the situation is unfavorable, we can take a defensive position, or even retreat. If there is a fierce battle between the Jin soldiers and the Western army, we can definitely compete with each other.
, the fishermen benefited, and they quietly expanded northward with only a hundred thousand troops. Wei Chen believes that if we adopt a safe and prudent cannibalization strategy, even if we cannot capture the entire Shandong Road, we can capture at least 30% of it."
Zhao Gou looked at Liu Qi again, and Liu Qi nodded, "If it is a cannibalization strategy and we don't want to capture the entire territory of Shandong, then an army of 100,000 is about the same. This is the benefit of a three-party war. If the Jin soldiers attack us with all their strength, they will definitely be defeated.
The Western Army took advantage of the situation and moved in, and Wanyan Wushu also used a weapon to avoid the rat!"
Zhao Gou also calmed down at this time, without the previous impulsiveness. He pondered for a moment and said: "Let me think about it carefully!"
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In the Changfeng Teahouse, Hu Yun met Wang Mu again. Hu Yun smiled and said, "I'd like to ask your staff to make an idea if I have something to do today!"
"Go ahead! I'll listen."
"A few days ago, I received a pigeon message from His Highness from Taiyuan, asking me to pay close attention to the imperial court's Northern Expedition. I also asked when the imperial court would launch the Northern Expedition again. As a result, Liu Qi held a debriefing meeting this morning, and the topic was the Northern Expedition.
, Your Highness has foresight."
Wang Mu smiled slightly and said: "Your Highness must have different considerations than us, but what is your problem?"
Hu Yun sighed and said: "I don't know what your highness' intention is in giving me the pigeon letter? To let me sabotage the Song Army's Northern Expedition, or to inform him of the progress of the Song Army's Northern Expedition at any time, so I'm here to ask you for advice."
"What did Ge Xin say exactly?"
"Be sure to alert the imperial court about the Northern Expedition! That's the sentence. It uses alert rather than concern, so I'm a little confused. After all, alert means intervention!"
Wang Mu thought for a while and said: "His Highness is very measured in what he does. He will not let you do anything you cannot do. I think it is too difficult for you to stop the Song Army's Northern Expedition. Your Highness will not think so."
Hu Yun smiled bitterly and said, "If I go to Xu Xiantu and ask him to persuade the emperor to give up the Northern Expedition, he can still do it. In fact, it is not very difficult."
Wang Mu pondered for a moment and said: "If you are asked to find Xu Xiantu, His Highness will definitely make it clear that a volume of pigeon letters can contain more than thirty words. Your Highness can definitely say a few more words, and will not use words that you do not understand.
I think he uses alert to ask you to use resources to collect accurate intelligence, while concern means to understand the general situation through legal channels, so alert requires more detail and allows you to do things, but it is not to prevent you, but to collect intelligence.
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Hu Yun nodded, "I am a fan of the authorities. I really don't think about the problem from the perspective of collecting intelligence. I know what to do."
Wang Mu smiled again and said: "Also, I want to remind you that Han Shizhong built warships and trained naval forces in Zhenjiang Prefecture. According to the news obtained by the newspaper office, they also have fifty large merchant ships of ten thousand stones. If the Song army attacks Haizhou
, you will definitely go to sea, and you must consider the possibility of sending troops by water to get information."
"I understand, try not to use Xu Xian's line this time, and see if we can get information from other channels."
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Chen Qing arrived in Jingzhao. He wanted to hand over the property to Zhao Kai and provide 45,000 yuan to the Datong government office.
[To be honest, I have been using Yeguo to read and catch up on books recently. I can switch sources and read aloud with many sounds. www. Android and Apple are available.]
Chen Qing asked Wu Duo to lead his own soldiers to take Yao Mei back home first.
Yao Mei is really nervous. What if the princess doesn't like her? Will she send her back to Datong Mansion?
Wu Duo saw Yao Mei's nervousness, so he smiled and comforted her: "Don't be nervous, Miss Xiaomei. The prince has already written to the princess. The princess is kind-hearted and kind to others. She will not embarrass you!"
Wu Duo's comfort made Yao Mei feel at ease. Not long after, the carriage arrived at the palace. Aunt Wen was waiting here with two women. Wu Duo introduced Yao Mei, "This is Aunt Wen, the housekeeper of the palace."
Yao Mei quickly bowed obediently, and Aunt Wen smiled and said: "The princess asked me to take little Miss Yao in, please come with me!"
Yao Mei carried her small bag and followed Aunt Wen into the inner house in a light carriage. When she entered the garden, she suddenly exclaimed. She had never seen such a big garden. There was a mountain and a lake.
There are also small islands and lofts, as well as large expanses of grassland and woods in the distance.
Seeing the wonder in Yao Mei's eyes, Aunt Wen smiled and said: "This was originally the emperor's palace, with an area of about 300 acres. The lake occupies 80 acres, but there are not many houses, only about 20 acres.
After spring, everyone will move to the island, mainly for safety. Fengqi Pavilion on the island is very large, with surrounding annex buildings and courtyards, and has two to three hundred rooms."
Yao Mei nodded slightly, and then her beautiful eyes lit up. On the snow next to her, there was a doe with several fawns.
Aunt Wen smiled and said: "They are the little princess's treasure. They live over there in the woods. No one in the house takes care of them, so they come here."
"There is snow on the ground, can they find any fodder?"
Aunt Wen smiled slightly and said: "There are people who are specially feeding them, so they don't need to find food."
At this time, the carriage stopped in front of a large building complex with walls, like a single house, estimated to have hundreds of rooms.
Yao Mei got off the carriage and followed Aunt Wen through the door, until she came to the back hall. When she walked into the hall, she saw a noble lady sitting in the middle, surrounded by a large group of maids and servants, and several young women sitting on both sides.
All of them are jeweled and they are probably the other concubines of King Yong.
Aunt Wen smiled and said: "Princess, she is here!"
It turned out that the person sitting in the middle was the princess. Yao Mei quickly stepped forward and gave a blessing gift, "Xiao Mei, meet the princess!"
Lu Xiu looked Yao Mei up and down, and nodded secretly. They said that Datong Mansion produced beauties, and she was indeed well-deserved. This little girl was extremely beautiful, especially her big eyes, which were clearly distinguishable in black and white.
Lu Xiu was very surprised when she received her husband's letter. She knew that her husband would never look for a woman outside, and this was the first time. This meant that this little lady had something special that could attract her husband's attention.
Lu Xiu did not dislike Yao Mei. On the contrary, she was full of gratitude to Yao Mei. Her husband fell ill in Datong Mansion. If the young lady had not served him with all her heart for five days and five nights, her husband would not have recovered so quickly.
But the palace has its own rules. Yao Mei is not an ordinary maid, but her husband's personal maid, so she must meet the conditions of a personal maid.
Lu Xiu waved and said with a smile: "Miss Xiaomei, come here!"
Yao Mei stepped forward timidly. Lu Xiu pointed to a middle-aged woman beside her and said with a smile: "This is Dr. Liu from our house. Let her check your pulse. Don't be nervous. This is our house's doctor."
Everyone has to go through the rules."
Dr. Liu looked Yao Mei up and down carefully, especially her eyebrows, and then pointed to the small table next to her expressionlessly: "Put your right arm on the table!"
Yao Mei obediently put her right arm on the table. Doctor Liu checked her pulse, made a careful diagnosis, and nodded to Princess Lu Xiu. Zhao Qiaoyun and others next to her all understood what Doctor Liu meant, 'She is a virgin!
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Lu Xiu suddenly smiled. She was able to stay with her husband for more than a month and ride a carriage all the way back. She was still a virgin. She was a qualified personal maid.
Lu Xiu told his maid: "Chunxi, take Xiaomei to her room and settle down first. Come to my room to meet me later."
Yao Mei also breathed a long sigh of relief, knowing that she had passed the princess test.
