over ten thousand people

Although it is said that the road will be changed to Fengfu today, it is obviously not easy to pull all the people who are going to the south of the Yangtze River to the place seven to eight hundred miles away from Xingjing and one thousand sixteen to seven hundred miles away from Fengfu.Besides, it's useless to pull them all to Saibei, except that it takes more time and effort.

Therefore, I decided to ride lightly and simply follow.Most of the convoys were sent back to Xingjing, with only relevant officials accompanying them, and the left and right Qianniuwei also rode to Fengfu with me on horseback.In this way, the speed of travel is much faster - after all, I don't want to rush to the place, or be told halfway, that Huihe has been defeated.

On the day before arriving at Fengfu, because the destination was only one step away from crossing the river, everyone's tense nerves finally relaxed, and they set up camp in place—after all, the left and right Qianniu Guards were set up to protect me; as long as I don't rush into the battlefield with a feverish head, and they don't need to worry about facing swords and swords.

Although this place is still within the pass, it is very close to the border with Huihe.In fact, the reason why Fengfu was established on the other side of the river was out of the consideration of preventing foreigners from crossing the natural moat.

The sky is wild and vast, and there is no one to be seen in the surroundings except for the people I brought, let alone any busy streets and shops.I stand on a high place by the river, looking at the deep twilight on the other side.The sun has already set, even if I think I have good eyesight, I can only see the faint outline of Fengfu City.

I can't hear the sound of fighting, is it because of the truce after dark?In other words, the river is so wide, even if the fierce battle on the other side is in full swing, there will be no movement here, let alone if Ruozhen is in Xingjing...

While I was thinking endlessly, Ou Huaiwei, the Minister of War, followed me.He has a strict personality, but he is still much more reliable than Wei Ji in his work.For example, now, he has already contacted Murong Qi, confirmed all the details, and ensured that I can enter the city safely without affecting the battle situation, let alone being discovered by Huihe.

"...The offensive was more intense than the previous few days. But we didn't delay all the way. According to General Murong, the Hengsai Army can wait until His Majesty arrives before moving."

I nodded.Murong Qi is not a blind follower; if he thinks he can wait, it means he thinks the best time has not yet arrived.Otherwise, with the troops currently invested in Huihe, the Guangdingyuan Army can kill them all. "Just tell General Murong to be more careful."

After all, judging from the current battle situation, Huihe does not seem to plan to use the power of the whole country to attack Fengfu or even northern Xinjiang.And in one night, the probability of them suddenly launching a strong attack that subverts the battle situation is extremely low.

Ou Huaiwei also understood this, so he respectfully replied: "The minister will go and pass the letter to General Murong Feige."

He retreated immediately, and I continued to stand on the high stone protruding from the river like the bloody mouth of a giant beast.It's not that I like to blow the cold wind in the winter of November, but this is the northernmost part of the country, and it's the first time I've visited——

When I think of this, I suddenly feel a kind of heroism of "Is there any king in the world", and my ambition to expand the territory inevitably expands.

Huihe is definitely going to fight; but we must also pay attention to proportion, and we must not resort to military action...

"His Majesty."

Just when I was busy pouring cold water on myself, a familiar voice sounded from behind.I turned around and found that Xie Jingyu had come close at some point, holding a red and yellow cloak in his hand. "Why, the prime minister has to do such trivial things now?" Zhen asked, with a smile involuntarily in his voice.

Xie Jingyu obviously knew I was joking because he laughed too. "I have something to report to Your Majesty. Seeing that Qian Niuwei was about to deliver a cloak to Your Majesty, I brought it along." He paused for a moment, and then said: "Your Majesty, please tie it on."

I nod my head.He shook his cloak, stepped forward two steps, put it on me carefully, and then firmly tied the brocade belt.Seeing his unblinking focus from a short distance away, I immediately wanted to kiss him—but I immediately remembered that I could see the plains all around, if I really did this, the news that the emperor and the prime minister had an affair tomorrow would spread all over the world Serbia Second Army.

This is not what I want to see, I can only try my best to hold back.Xie Jingyu's attention was all on the cloak, and he didn't notice my complicated psychological struggle at all; even after finishing it, he took two steps back, looked up and down, and smoothed out the uneven places for me.

"That's enough," I couldn't help but stop, "It's almost enough, and I don't want to go to court."

But Xie Jingyu didn't take my rejection seriously. "What's the difference?" He retorted, quite confidently, "The Son of Heaven's appearance, should always be a deterrent to the tiger and Mo Zhida."

I guess he is transferring his grandfather's unfulfilled wish to me.I wanted to complain about him at first—do you think that on the bed is a deterrent to the tiger, Mo Zhida dare to marry—but then I thought of the satisfied expression on his face when he tied the jade hook for me earlier.

At that time, I still wondered what he could be satisfied with; it turned out to be because of this reason?

With that incident as the background, I don't want to make fun of him anymore, and instead, he is soft. "Don't you have something to report? What's the matter?"

I came to northern Xinjiang for Huihe, and what Xie Jingyu wants to report is of course related to the military situation.The Sixth Ministry of Shangshu Province, the soldiers in the front will do the fighting, and the people in the rear will have to prepare all the food and supplies.The Grand Canal has been scheduled to take away half of the national treasury for the next few years, and the remaining half must of course be carefully planned-there are so many places to spend money!

"...If it's a half-line war, it can last for about six months; if it's a full-line war, it may not even be able to last for three months."

"No problem," I said after listening, "it won't take six months, and it won't take three months. Huihe is no better than Tubo, they have self-knowledge. However, the north is extremely cold, and the land is not as rich as ours, so they can benefit from it." When they can't stand it."

In short, Huihe is a typical pursuit of profit, which perfectly interprets the saying "there are no permanent friends or permanent enemies in the world".

"Your Majesty, what do you mean, someone promised Huihe Khan more benefits?" Xie Jingyu asked very quickly.

I nod. "Maybe there is, but how much is still open to debate." It's not that I am boasting, looking at the whole of East Asia, and even the world - although these two statements do not exist yet - there is no country that is more powerful and has a wider area than this dynasty .That being the case, it is obviously impossible for other countries to offer more benefits.

Xie Jingyu thought for a while. "That's why Huihe felt that we didn't give them enough."

This conjecture is indeed more likely than the previous one. □□Shang Kingdom has always had a tradition of giving rewards to other countries, and often rewards quite a lot.For example, the leaders of the Shiwei and Khitan tribes on the northeast border not only enjoy the salaries of the Great General of Youwei and the Inspector of Tanhan Prefecture for generations, but are also given the surname of the country; the Songmo Governor’s Mansion is within the territory of the dynasty, but it is basically self-governing. It's all right, just in and out.

"If they want the same treatment as Shiwei and Khitan, they should let me think of a new name for the state government first." I snorted coldly.Although I know that using war as a bargaining chip is a very common method, but I really don't want to accept this, just like when I was dealing with Tubo, I never planned to marry a princess to Songren Songzan——

Since you dare to come, then I dare to fight!It would be nice if you didn't ask you to pay more tribute, but you still want to make more progress?dream!

Xie Jingyu may have also noticed this emotion.He thought about it for a while, and then said firmly: "The Huihe must have adopted the same strategy as the Xiongnu before. The Grand Canal was time-consuming and labor-intensive. They thought we were exhausted, so they thought this was the best time to bargain."

"Because of this, they will suffer a great loss this time no matter what." Zhen continued to snort coldly, "Why don't the Xi tribe follow, Shatuo follow, Yanqi follow... how can there be peace in Xinjiang over there?"

Xie Jingyu thought so deeply. "Your Majesty has far-sighted plans and plans for a rainy day. Any wishful thinking they have will come to nothing."

"But regardless of victory or defeat, the national treasury will bottom out again." I am still very upset.

It's not that I shouldn't spend it, but the money I worked so hard to save could have been put to better use!Flowers in the field can see the harvest, flowers in people can see loyalty; what good is there to gain in war?Is it bigger?But in the remote corner of Huihe, even if they are willing to surrender, it will be super troublesome to rule - even if I send someone to be a governor, it may be regarded as exile!

When I vomited this, Xie Jingyu couldn't help curling the corners of his lips.

"What's so funny about this?" I was very puzzled.

"I'm not laughing at Your Majesty." Xie Jingyu immediately turned serious, although the smile in his eyes never faded, "Governing a big country is like cooking a small fish. I only understand today. After all, there are not many times when you can see Your Majesty haggling over everything."

I couldn't help raising my eyebrows.Although Xie Jingyu laid the groundwork, I think his focus is on the last sentence - I care about every detail. "It's nothing more than ordinary trivial matters; I don't care about this kind of problem. Can I expect Huihe or Tubo to compare things for me?"

"I understand." Xie Jingyu answered immediately, but he was still smiling.

...Where is your joy?Is it because I am a wise king?

I thought about it casually, but after thinking about it, I realized that the probability of this matter is quite high, so I couldn't help but laugh. "After crossing the river tomorrow, I want General Murong to speed up the progress." I tried my best to change the subject, "If the Winter Solstice Dynasty can't catch up, forget it; if possible, the Yuanzheng Dynasty should not be like this."

After preliminary estimates, when I decided to go to Fengfu, I had already issued an edict to cancel this year's Winter Solstice Dynasty.If the battle situation is stalemate, I might cancel the Yuanzheng Dynasty. The frontier is fiercely fought, and Huihe will not go to the court to congratulate it; the great dynasty is mostly whitewashing the peace, so it is better to get rid of them as soon as possible!

"Your Majesty's words are very true." Xie Jingyu agreed aloud.

It gets dark very quickly in winter.With just such a few conversations, the night has already shrouded.The starry sky is cold and clear yet bright, I can't help but look up.

Xie Jingyu followed suit. "There is no cloud in the sky, and tomorrow will be a fine day." He said that, but he couldn't say that he didn't mean something.

And I heard it, and immediately nodded: "Tomorrow will definitely be a good weather."

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Deterrence of Douhu, Mo Zhidaan Husband (Resistance)——Zhang Heng's "Xijing Fu"