In the evening, the last trace of the sun's afterglow disappeared from the sky, and the earth entered a hazy state. It would be dark after tea time. Emperor Long Guangning, who had just had dinner, was spinning like a top in the Chui Gong Hall.
, he was obviously very anxious.
Of course he was anxious, he was waiting for Li Dangchen. He was about to go into darkness, why hadn't he returned yet? He said he would come back before going into darkness.
The Hu soldiers' invasion of the south from Shiquan County, Ankang Prefecture, has been discussed at the court meeting today. As expected, although everyone scolded the Donghu people for being dishonest and shameless, most people just suggested that Shiquan should be allowed to hold on and then send envoys to the Donghu people.
"Speaking of numbers", only a few people suggested fighting back and sending envoys to claim compensation.
However, Long Guangning acted very tough today. Not only did he reject the proposal to stick to the peace agreement at the court meeting, he also summoned the resident envoy of Donghu on the spot to severely reprimand him and demanded that Donghu withdraw his troops immediately and compensate. Otherwise, Dasong will take measures.
Act decisively.
What is decisive action? Of course, it is to destroy the invading enemy, and then go all the way north to Jingzhao Mansion.
Long Guangning did not take the advice of anyone at the court this time. He acted willfully and acted completely according to the strategy discussed with Bi Jiyu last night. He asked Donghu to withdraw his troops and pay compensation. He also told the resident envoy of Donghu in a pique that if Donghu could not
If Da Song's request is met, the masses will not only fight back on their own, but also unite with Northern Mongolia to launch a north-south confrontation against Dong Hu.
After the failure of Han Qizhou's Northern Expedition, Long Guangning has been "going with the flow" and basically made decisions on government affairs according to the advice of the peace faction. Today is the first time in so many years that Long Guangning has acted arbitrarily, and unexpectedly no one has objected.
It's so unexpected.
In fact, this is easy to understand. Emperor, if the emperor shows his power, do all the officials still dare to act blindly? Although the officials of the Dasong Dynasty will not be beheaded if they act foolishly, but the power of the dragon is above them, they must remain
What a natural beauty.
The most important thing is that Long Guangning’s decision-making did not completely ignore the suggestions of his ministers and workers. His decision-making can be said to take into account the strengths of each family. The peace faction requested to send envoys to negotiate peace, and Long Guangning really wanted to
Sending envoys only turns the peace talks into accusations and claims.
The main war faction demanded an all-out counterattack and marched directly north into the Hu territory. Long Guangwei also adopted his decision, stating that if Donghu did not retreat and pay compensation, Dasong would annihilate all the Hu soldiers entering the country and advance into Jingzhao Mansion.
Decision-making is such a decision, but if it does not achieve the goal, you will not know until you do it.
The Zhuhe Faction and the Main War Faction were actually the factions that lasted for hundreds of years in the Dasong Dynasty after Dong Hu invaded the south. Among the two factions, whether it was the Main War Faction or the Main War Faction, there might be traitors. But it is certain that most people are.
Those who are patriotic only have different patriotic methods and different political views. Therefore, both the peace advocates and the war factions hate Dong Hu in their hearts. Therefore, when someone proposes to unite with Mongolia to destroy Hu, the majority of the two groups
, actually all support this policy.
Although Long Guangning did not explain it today, he had already hinted to the Hu envoy that if Donghu did not withdraw his troops and pay compensation, Dasong would join forces with Mongolia to seize Hu. The proposer of joining forces with Mongolia to seize Hu may have unscrupulous intentions, but most people from both factions
They all wanted revenge. Therefore, since Long Guangning had this intention, everyone did not object and agreed to Long Guangning's decision.
"Your Majesty...please remind me that Your Majesty is back..." Long Guangning was still circling when Xiao Tailin suddenly reported.
"Pass it...pass it quickly..." Long Guangning was overjoyed when he heard this.
"Your Majesty... I'd like to remind you that I'm tired... I'm exhausted... I fainted when I returned to Lin'an..." the young eunuch replied sadly.
"Ah? Where is Li Dangchen? Send the imperial physician... to... pass on my instructions and ask the imperial physician to treat Li Tidian immediately..." Although Long Guangning knew that Li Dangchen was exhausted, the best way was to let him take good care of himself.
rest.
However, the military situation was urgent, and Long Guangning was eager to know whether the monster had returned, and he did not agree to lead people to suppress the Hu soldiers.
The people who were envoys to Donghu had already set off during the day, but Guangning had not yet chosen who to send to suppress Hulong. He just ordered the Lizhou Road pacifier to resist the enemy with all his strength. Of course, he was not allowed to say too strong words at the court meeting.
Annihilating the Hu soldiers is what he wants to do, but he has to do it before he can talk about it. Otherwise, he will definitely be beaten to death by the Lord He faction.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty's servant is back..." Before the young eunuch could retreat after receiving the order, Li Jiangchen's feeble voice came from outside the palace.
"Ah...Li Qing is awake...come on...come in." Long Guangning was so happy that he ran to the door of the palace to wait.
This was tantamount to a personal welcome from the emperor. It was a favor given to those who had made great contributions, but Long Guangning couldn't care less about it.
Tread!
There was a sound of footsteps, and two young eunuchs used a door panel to carry Li Dangchen, who was "I am one breath away", into the Chui Gong Hall.
"Ah? Li Qing...are you okay..." Long Guangning stopped Li Dangchen who was about to turn over and salute and said, "You are exempt from the gift... You are exempt from the gift..."
"Your Majesty...Wei Chen is really too tired...so...so I can only be rude." Li Dangchen struggled to say.
The emperor is standing and his ministers cannot sit down, and the emperor is sitting and his ministers cannot lie down. The emperor does not say that the ministers should remain in a state of salute. The emperor does not say that the ministers are allowed to sit. Even if the ministers stand until their legs are numb, they can only stand.
With.
According to research, the lower body of ancient courtiers was very stable, comparable to that of a practicing practitioner. This is because they had to stand for several hours every day, and if they stood like this for many years, they could stand much longer than those who practiced Kung Fu.
Why have so many eunuchs in the past dynasties become martial arts masters? First, they spend a lot of time practicing without any distractions. Second, they "go to work" every day and stand alone. Which practitioner in the world can stand as long as they do?
"Thank you for your hard work, sir. Let's talk while you lie down." Long Guangning was a relatively open-minded emperor.
"Yes... Your Majesty..." Li Dangchen glanced at the young eunuch standing next to him and motioned to the Emperor to let them out.
Long Guangning understood and waved his hand, and the young eunuch in the palace retreated.
After the young eunuch left, Long Guangning let himself go. Regardless of the emperor's image, he sat on the ground and listened to Li Dangchen's report.
Li Dangchen struggled to sit up, clasped his fists and bowed to Long Guangning, saying: "Your Majesty, I drove all the way last night, with five people and ten horses, and after knocking down all the horses, I finally arrived in Mingzhou as scheduled."
"After traveling more than three hundred miles in one night, you are like a flying general." Long Guangning naturally knew that it was tiring to travel more than three hundred miles in one night on horseback.
"It is the duty of a minor minister to share the emperor's worries..." Li Dangchen continued modestly, "Master Kanshan said that he cannot lead troops, and his status is not suitable."
"Well, I knew he would refuse, so does he have anything to say?" Long Guangning said very disappointed.
"Yes, he asked the minister to bring three sentences to the emperor: to stop the encircling attack on the rebel army, to make nonsense denounce the alliance to claim compensation, and to unite the true and false to secretly communicate with each other to show goodwill to the two southwestern barbarians." Li Dangchen also told the emperor.
Long Guangning clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, I understand everything else. What does he mean by the two south-western barbarians?"
Long Guangning repeated the words Li Dangchen brought back, and suddenly a smile appeared on his face.
He said happily: "Unexpectedly, this monster's views coincided with General Bi's. However, General Bi is old after all. Although he gave me ideas, he did not give me a way to realize my ideas.
But this evildoer even told me how to attack the rebel army from behind. Well, if the troops are in danger, send out a surprise force to block their retreat, and then attack from behind..."
"At the same time, he sent an envoy to reprimand and claim compensation. If the Donghu people don't comply, then they will pretend to unite with the Northern Mongolia. Haha, okay, okay, I just want to get justice like this. For a hundred years, the Donghu people have bullied me too much. That's right.
It's time to settle the score." Long Guangning said to himself, very excited.
"Your Majesty...Your Majesty...Where's the third sentence?" Li Dangchen wanted to figure out what the third sentence meant. He thought about it all the way.
"Haha, the third sentence is the most important. It not only refers to this matter, but also a strategic direction. Okay, okay, this monster really has a different mind." Long Guangning was very happy, but he didn't say the third sentence.
What do these three sentences mean? It made Li Dangchen anxious to death.
The true and false jointly communicated with each other to show their favor to the Shuangnan barbarians. The Shuangnan barbarians that Li Dangchen had never understood actually referred to the Xixia Kingdom and the tribes of Xibo. Ma Hanshan asked Long Guangning to adopt a vague strategy to move eastward to Hu He
Northern Mongolia showed goodwill and at the same time made amends with the southwestern countries such as Xixia, Xibo and Dali. Since Dasong was invaded by Donghu from the south, the surrounding countries wanted to take a bite of Dasong, and even those who originally only claimed Dasong as king.
Small countries have all proclaimed themselves emperors. But for so many years, Dasong could only look angry but could do nothing.
Ma Hanshan meant that Long Guangning should first make peace with the neighboring small countries, and then make secret arrangements with Northern Mongolia and Donghu, using the interests of Northern Mongolia and Donghu to check and balance the two strongest neighboring countries.
Long Guangning deeply understood what Ma Hanshan meant, but Li Dangchen couldn't figure out what Shuangnannanman was, let alone what the secret communication style was.
In fact, the most important thing was the secret communication with Tiequ, which made both Donghu and Beimeng think that Dasong was on good terms with them, thus gaining time to enrich their treasury and strengthen their army.
"Is there more? That evildoer just said these three sentences? What about the people... Where are the people who are going to kill him? He didn't say anything?" Long Guangning said anxiously.
The combination of true and false and secret communication is strategic, but breaking it off is tactical. Whether it can achieve the strategic goal or not, we must first solve the tactical problem. Breaking it off is not something everyone can do.
"Yes... there is... Master Kanshan recommended a person. He said that Meng Lianggon was qualified for the subsequent task. If he was given the overall command to resist the enemy, he would definitely be able to destroy these thousands of barbarian soldiers." Li Dangchen was not very confident.
He believed it, so after he finished speaking, he glanced at Long Guangning and said, "Your Majesty, Meng Lianggon is the fourth son of General Meng. He is not good at literature and military. He has never been in politics or led a soldier. He... can do it."
?I feel that Master Kanshan may be wrong..."
"Haha, good...wonderful...this is indeed a good choice. If Meng Lianggon is appointed as the commander-in-chief, there will be no dispute between the two factions. The person who advocated peace must be like you Li Dangchen, who thinks Meng Lianggon is the commander-in-chief."
Liang Gong can't do it. As for the main fighting faction, they believe that Meng Zhong will not be a loser, and they believe that Meng Zhong will send capable people to help... Well, wonderful." Long Guangning shouted wonderful, in fact, he knew better, Meng Liang
It doesn't matter whether Gong can do it or not, because if Meng Lianggon is sent to fight, he, Ma Hanshan, will definitely help him secretly. Others? He will definitely not give credit to others. This kid is really a master of business, and he will never forget himself no matter what.