Officials dressed in dragon robes stood with their hands behind their backs in front of the huge map of Song and Xia that reached to the top of the palace.
Now this huge map of the Song and Xia Dynasties stretches out three shocking arrows like a soaring dragon probing its claws.
These three arrows traverse the territory of Xixia from the Song Dynasty.
The three arrows are Xihe Road.
Below there is a line of small characters Li Xian, Zhang Zhi, Xihe Road's strategic envoy and commander-in-chief of troops and horses, and Wang Hou, deputy commander-in-chief of troops and horses of Xihe Road and first general.
Jingyuan Road.
There is a line of small characters below: "Jingyuan Road", "Huanqing Road Volume Economic System", "Border Officer and Signature", "Jingyuan Road Economic and Strategy Secretary Wang Zhongzheng", "Jingyuan Road Economic and Strategic Envoy" Shen Kuo, "Jingyuan Road Military and Horse Chief Supervisor Zhongshi Road".
Fu Yan Road.
Below there is a line of small characters: Gao Zunyu, Gao Zunyu, the strategic envoy and commander-in-chief of troops and horses of Fuyan Road; Zhonge, the deputy commander-in-chief and first general of Fuyan Road, Li Shunju.
Among them, Jingyuan Road and Xihe Road are two roads, but they join together at Mingsha City in Xixia and reach the hinterland of Xingling Prefecture in Xixia.
The Yanyan Road is astonishingly long, spanning the three states to the west of Hengshan Mountain in Xixia, crossing the vast sea, and reaching Xingqing Mansion in Xixia.
Although the officials have never been to the battlefield in their lives and have never seen how soldiers and horses fight, they can guess it from the military parade and the reports from the ministers.
What do these two expeditions to summer mean?
For the officials, the Xining Reform can be attributed to the three assistant ministers Wang Anshi, Han Jiang, and Zhang Yue. In the end, it was the achievement of the Qing Tang Dynasty. After Yuanfeng changed the Yuan Dynasty, the officials moved from behind the scenes to the stage and took charge personally.
Government no longer relies on the prime minister to assist decision-making in everything as in the past.
Simply changing the Yuan Dynasty from Xining to Yuanfeng is not enough.
The official family needs a world-class military exploit to stand in awe of their subordinates by breaking the country, and completely establish the royal family of Zhao and Song Dynasties, the authority of his majestic emperor!
Therefore, he did not want to rely on others in this battle. As long as he defeated the Xia Kingdom, he would be comparable to Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty and deserve the title of Lord of Zhongxing.
Yes, the official wanted to be Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, but Sima Guang criticized Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty all day long. This is a big fallacy.
"Your Majesty, Lu Huiqing is waiting to meet you outside the palace!"
"Announce it quickly!" The official looked overjoyed.
As for who in the world knows his thoughts best and is most in tune with his wishes, it must be Lu Huiqing.
It's just that Lu Huiqing is now Ding You. He was originally the best candidate to coach him out of Yan Road, but now he can't. But on his way back to his hometown of Ding You in Fujian, the officials still asked him to come to Beijing to see him.
one sight.
"The ominous man Lu Huiqing comes to see your Majesty!"
Lu Huiqing couldn't help but burst into tears when she saw the official, and the official's eyes were red when she saw him.
Officials have also been annoyed by Lu Huiqing, but how can a monarch and his ministers for ten years say they have no feelings?
Immediately, the officials personally helped Lu Huiqing to stand up, and Lu Huiqing was extremely moved.
The monarch and his ministers reminisced about old times for a few words, and then the official took out some letters and said: "Zhong'e repeatedly sent to Shu to raise the Fanhan army of the nine generals on the Yanyan Road to attack Xia. He said that as long as he brought more than ten days of food, he would
You can roll up your armor and advance in, rushing straight to Xingling."
"Otherwise, once the Khitan takes advantage, the disaster will be greater than that of China. Zhong'e returned the favor, and Li Yuanhao left his last words at that time, saying that he would rather follow China than follow the Khitan. It can be seen that if China attacks Xia, Xia will surely fall."
The official took out another letter and said.
"This is Yu Chongshangshu, the envoy of the Huanqing Road. He said that Xixia was a clown, and Emperor Renzong wanted to destroy it. Now that Xixia has suffered natural disasters and man-made disasters this year, it is the time for me to vigorously conquer them. As the saying goes, soldiers are valuable and quick,
In the past, Li Jing used only three thousand troops to destroy the Turks."
"Now each army has been operating to conquer Xia for three years, with a complete strategy. Once the expedition is successful, it will be a benefit to the country for thousands of years. There is no need to worry about insufficient troops and food. It is expected that it will take more than a month to defeat the enemy."
The official said: "I have ordered Yu Chong to do this confidential matter, which cannot be expressed in words, but can be sent to Beijing to perform the memorial."
Having said this, the official paused and said, "However, I have not yet made a final decision. I still order Wang Zhongzheng, Yu Chong, and Zhong E to inquire more about Xixia's affairs before making a decision."
"I will not act hastily in this kind of war that will overwhelm the country. I need to be cautious and cautious."
When the official mentioned this, he felt a little unhappy when he saw that Lu Huiqing did not express his position.
The official said: "The Qing and Tang Dynasties have been at peace for more than a year, and all the Tibetan soldiers and horses are in submission. One or two hundred thousand Tibetan and Han soldiers and horses can be mobilized on Xihe Road alone."
"If Li Xian and Zhang Zhi led the Xihe Road army from Huizhou to cross Quwu Mountain, attack on the front line of Tiandu Mountain, cut off the right arm of the Western Bandit, and then let Shen Kuo and Wang Zhongzheng lead their troops out of Jingyuan Road, the two armies would meet at Mingsha, and then
Cross the river and attack the hinterland of Xingling."
"Gao Zunyu, Zhonge led the troops on Yanyan Road to attack Hengshan! What do you think?"
Seeing that the officials were like this, Lu Huiqing hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the country of Xixia is originally in a state of disunity, and it will lead to chaos in the long run. Now that the army has no name, and it is suddenly attacked, I am afraid that the whole country will be united. I think it is better to wait for a while."
Wait some time!"
Hearing Lu Huiqing's words, the official family was so angry that their heart almost stopped.
At first it was you who said that the victory of the expedition against Xia was 90%, and you kept encouraging me. Now it is you who say that we cannot attack suddenly.
My troops and horses are all ready, the arrow is on the string and I have to fire it, but you actually told me to wait a little longer, the time is not yet ripe.
The official said: "Do you want me to wait for the Western thieves to die and go to bed?"
Hearing what the officials said, Lu Huiqing, who had always known the elegant meaning of the official's thoughts after hearing the string songs, actually didn't "understand" it.
Lu Huiqing said: "What your Majesty said is absolutely true. The Xixia Kingdom is small and weak, and it is really not enough to attack it with great fanfare. I think that in case of civil strife in the Xia Kingdom, I will send another general from Jingyuan or Piaoyan. When the time comes, I will do it."
But it will be decided in one battle."
When the official heard this, he was extremely disappointed with Lu Huiqing. He looked at Lu Huiqing and waited for him to say anything else.
But after waiting for a long time, Lu Huiqing didn't finish her sentence.
Only then did the official realize that he had been deceived by Lu Huiqing, and he immediately said: "I am tired, please step aside!"
Lu Huiqing was also a little embarrassed, but she was still extremely grateful to the officials for their kindness, so she solemnly bowed: "Your Majesty, take care, I will retire!"
The official, however, was in no mood at all and just waved his hand.
…
Lu Huiqing walked out of the palace, thought for a moment, and then said to her left and right: "Go to Zhang's Mansion immediately!"
Although Lu Huiqing and Zhang Yue are each other's biggest political enemies, who knows them best in the world?
That must be Zhang Yue.
When Lu Huiqing arrived at the Zhang Mansion, it was unexpected that he was rejected.
There is no reason, the biggest reason is to take care of your illness.
After hearing this, Lu Huiqing cursed in her heart. The whole world knew that Qian Zhangyue was pretending to be sick. Why was he pretending?
However, Lu Huiqing got angry and insisted on asking for a meeting.
Chen Guan went out to see Lu Huiqing and saluted him: "Mr. Zhang doesn't want to see his old friend again. Why should Mr. Lu do this?"
Lu Huiqing said: "Does Mr. Zhang know the importance of the country? How important is the country? Lu said a few words and left!"
Chen Guan smiled and said: "Xiangong Zhang asked me to ask Mr. Lu two questions."
"what is the problem?"
"Is it more important to ask questions or to answer answers?"
"Another question is, is choice more important, or hard work?"
Lu Huiqing said in astonishment: "What does this mean?"
Chen Guan smiled slightly and said: "Xiangong Zhang said that Lu Gong is the smartest person in the world he has ever met, and he must know what he means!"