The main hall of the prefect's palace.
Luo Jiang was discussing with Shadow how to deal with the fire sycamore tree.
The other important ministers all retreated, and only Zhao Wuji, the county lieutenant who is now the head of the military attache, and Dou Qiushi, the chief civil servant, who is currently the head of the civil service, were left by Luochuan.
The three of them came to the side hall together and sent all the palace waiters out of the door. There was no one else in the side hall.
"In a few days, I will lead Lijun Qingqi south. Although the replenishment of Lijun Qingqi's troops is far from complete, there is nothing we can do about it," Luo Chuan sat on top and held his chin in one hand. "Before going south, I am most worried about I need to explain a few things clearly to my two uncles. From now on, I will feel more at ease when two of them will take care of me and leave the city."
Zhao Wuji was fine, but Dou Qiushi was startled by the words "two uncles", looked up at Luo Chuan, and then silently agreed.
"The first thing is that the Yun family in Guangjun, especially the elusive Yun Bailou, makes me quite uneasy." Luo Chuan frowned involuntarily when he mentioned that name, "First of all, we all know that Li Jun and Li Jun are now Nowadays, there must be a war between Guangjun. Not to mention other things, we have to go north again this autumn for food and grass. Originally, I thought that if we could gather Yongchang County and Anyang County to sign a Southern Xinjiang Alliance , I can put the general trend of Hanzhou in Southwest China into my hands, so that the Yun family does not dare to act rashly this spring, but after thinking about it later, it is still not safe enough. This may also put too much pressure on the Yun family, so as to force He is so desperate that he must take advantage of this spring to deliver a fatal blow to us."
"So if I want to continue to increase my chips in this direction, I have to take advantage of it..." Luo Chuan looked at Dou Qiushi and said, "The little emperor in Zhongjing City who has just ascended the throne... ..!”
Dou Qiushi pondered for a moment and nodded, "Now that Dading has not yet been destroyed, Emperor Dading is still the common leader of the people of the world. Do you want the Southern Xinjiang Alliance to be issued in the name of the emperor?"
"Not bad!" Luo Chuan pointed at Dou Qiushi and said, "Today's Dading royal family no longer has the authority to reach the world. The fact that the new emperor has ascended the throne and not a single proton has been sent to Zhongjing City is enough to illustrate the problem. They are in urgent need more than us now. As an opportunity to show his authority to the people of the world, we will give him this opportunity to use the authority of the royal family to promote the alliance between the three border counties when Nanyi is closing the border. How nice does it sound?"
He reached out and clicked the button on the table next to him, "As long as they are willing to put a jade seal on this covenant and tell it to the world, everyone in the world will know what Li County, Yongchang County and Anyang County are doing this spring. What are they doing for me? The human race of the world is guarding their south gate. If the Yun family of Guangjun dares to stab us in the back at this time, it will be a blatant betrayal of the human race of the world." He snorted coldly, "This cannot be explained by a war between princes. The problem in the past was that justice was at fault.”
"Even so, the Yun family may still launch an offensive this spring. Yun Bailou often acts viciously without regard for the consequences. Since it is difficult to have other better opportunities if he misses this spring, he will be under great long-term pressure. We may send troops eastward or southward," Zhao Wuji said.
"That's right, so I can accept the failure of the northern defense line this spring, but I can't accept a bottomless defeat," Luo Chuan put a hand on the table and patted it, looking at Zhao Wuji's His expression was extremely serious, "The land of Sancang is backed by the entire Li County and can be defeated, but the three big cities of Zhengcang, Liangcang and Tongcang must not be lost, not even one of them. If the situation is critical, let Han Feng and Zhao Guibing come out of the mountain pass. , if the Yun family really wants the land of Sancang, I will not hesitate to kill all the soldiers of Gan Yuan and Ue Yuan!"
Zhao Wuji nodded and said, "The importance of Sancang Land to our Li County is self-evident. The situation in Guang County in Hanoi County still has unstable factors. It is unlikely that too many troops will be sent south to fight with me in Li County." There is a decisive battle in Sancang, but I already understand what the governor means."
"Well," Luo Chuan said again, "As Uncle Zhao said before, the Yun family in Guangjun is most likely to move to Anling. Now the entire south of Anling is basically in my hands due to Han Feng's cooperation, but Anling The situation in the central and northern parts of the mausoleum is complicated. Liu Feixu, who was originally only entrenched on the west line of Anling, took advantage of Chen Jingzhi's northward movement to seize a large area of land west of the Ning River in the central and northern parts of the mausoleum. Although it is still not enough to support him in the long run Short-term support for its military expenses is not a problem. Su Yiming sent me a letter through the secret department saying that Guangjun's lobbyists have also arrived in Lutou City. Liu Feixu seems to be getting the best price, but the truth will depend on this spring and beyond. Whoever has the upper hand in the battle between Li County and Guang County will be able to choose his next home."
Luochuan snorted again, "The existence of Liu Feixu has become the biggest uncertainty in Roucheng. Today, Lutou City has an unclear attitude to the west of Roucheng, and Hannan City and Sichuan City in Guangjun are vaguely pointed to in the east. No matter which party takes the lead in making a move, it may trigger a chain reaction. Therefore, I have ordered Chen Jingzhi to move the population, money, food and property of Rou City south to Chunyang City. If the situation collapses, I allow him to abandon Rou City, but Chunyang The city and Nancheng must not be lost. Li Mu's soldiers and horses at Ganshuiguan must be ready to support these two cities at any time. When necessary, the troops at Tianmen Pass can also be seconded to go north. There is no room for loss."
"Okay," Zhao Wuji responded, lowered his head and thought for a while, then said, "Okay."
Luo Chuan looked at Dou Qiushi again and said, "The second thing is the civil and military examinations. This will benefit the future. I think Uncle Dou can naturally think of it clearly with his intelligence, but as the parent of a powerful family, I don't care about what Uncle Dou has in mind." I understand, but it’s just not possible if I don’t do this.”
He sat up slightly and put his hands into his sleeves, looking very serious. Dou Qiushi could only sit upright and listen, "As Uncle Dou said today, Li County seems to have unlimited scenery now, and it is expanding its territory. It is to repel the Nanyi, but in fact there is no big return at all in the short term. The only thing that may bring unpredictable benefits as soon as possible is the people's heart, just like the battle of Yicheng with dozens of Wangchuan swordsmen including Niu Zhenren. Just like Xiu followed us back to Lijun, if we opened a road to heaven for the talented and virtuous people in the world who are willing to resist the barbarians, how many Su Yiming and Niu Deyi might we attract? Or we should settle for the next best thing. It can also be said to be a win!”
"As for some powerful people discussing privately, the existence of civil and military examinations will weaken the powerful people in Lijun in the long run. I don't think that even without the civil and military examinations, the powerful families of nine hundred years ago would not have declined or even disappeared. ?" Luo Chuan shook his head and said, "Without the external wolves chasing after you, the children of powerful families can only become more and more docile until they all turn into sheep. What's more, in such an era, all nobles need to have a more long-term vision. Be more open.”
He stretched out his hand and spread his five fingers in the air far above his head. "When they think about the problem from the height of the entire Middle Continent, they will find that the world is much wider. When they understand, the power they originally imagined in their minds When the top of the world will become worthless in the near future, they will understand that the most important thing to do now is to be aggressive with all their lives, rather than being conservative at the expense of their lives."
"Civil and military affairs must be carried out, and everything that stands in front of them will be crushed. Uncle Dou should tell those people this for me," Luo Chuan smiled at Dou Qiushi and nodded, then stood up and walked out of the side hall. , but froze in place the moment he opened the door! !
Because at this moment, under the fire parasol tree in the main hall, stood a mysterious man whose face could not be seen clearly! !
And Shadow and Luo Jiang fell at his feet...! !
I don’t know whether I will live or die...! ! !
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