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Chapter 703 Concentric

The internal news released by Zhao Bing made the faces of several prime ministers change frequently. They knew that if this matter was not exposed, it would cause a commotion in the court. After all, the concept of "the king was humiliated and the minister died" had penetrated into the bones of every scholar. If the imperial tomb was stolen, it would not only be humiliated by the royal family, but also a shame to the entire scholar group, the entire country, and the nation. This is a responsibility they cannot bear.

"My dear friends, what should I do?" Zhao Bing said with a heavy expression. According to his original intention, he did not want to reveal this matter in advance, but wanted to wait until the imperial tomb was really stolen and force himself and everyone to the dead end, and then raise troops to fight in the name of Wudao. But after thinking about it carefully, it is still not appropriate. There is no airtight wall in the world. Once some wind sounds are revealed, it will be difficult for the throne to sit steadily. It is better to blow a wind for them. If something fails, someone will take the blame.

"Your Majesty, I think it's not appropriate to go to Kuaiji to expel the thieves and protect the tomb of the former emperor." Lu Xiufu got up and said first.

"Oh!" Zhao Bing was a little surprised. He never expected that Lu Xiufu would propose to send troops first. From his personal personality, he was calm and conservative in his work. From the official practice, he was the chief assistant and should not express his opinions first in order to listen to everyone's opinions, so as not to end. But he thought that Lu Xiufu had no way out. If his attitude was ambiguous and the imperial tomb was stolen, he would have to resign regardless of whether he supported sending troops to protect the tomb or not. Of course, there was another attitude problem among them. The emperor's ancestral tomb was dug. If he did not express his opinion, it would be different from seeking death.

"Your Majesty, I will discuss that digging graves and humiliating ancestors is an evil act of humans and gods. The demon monk actually robbed the royal tombs and coveted the tombs of the late emperor. This is a ten evil crime that cannot be ignored!" Wen Tianxiang also stood up and said.

"That's right, I'll discuss it!" Ying Jieyan and Liu Fu both stood up and bowed.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to personally lead the army to take Kuaiji, protect the tomb of the late emperor, and decisive monks to present them to the tomb of the late emperor!" Zhang Shijie also hurriedly stood up and bowed and said loudly.

"My dear friends, they are all loyal and righteous people, I feel very comforted!" Zhao Bing raised his hand and let everyone get up without tribute, nodding with great satisfaction. However, this time he was really relieved. Although everyone would argue about political affairs on weekdays, everyone's opinions were consistent and everyone was unambiguous. But he also knew that the current temple building had been hyped up, and the public opinion was fierce. Whoever disagreed would not only be an enemy of himself, but also regard the world as an enemy.

"Loyalty to the emperor and the people is the responsibility of the ministers. Now that the former emperor's tomb is trapped in the enemy's territory, it is the crime of the minister!" Lu Xiufu said with a shameful look on his face.

"Master Lu doesn't have to be too harsh. The most urgent thing is how to deal with it!" Zhao Bing waved his hand.

"Your Majesty, I think it can be emulated by Meng Zhongxiang's actions to pay homage to the tombs of the former emperor of Gong County, and sent strange troops to raid Kuaiji, kill the demon monk Yang Lianzhenjia, and quickly withdraw after restoring the tombs!" Wen Tianxiang replied at this time.

"Hiss... is not appropriate!" Zhao Bing frowned after hearing this. He knew that Meng Zhongxiang, who was mentioned by Wen Tianxiang, was Meng Gong, a famous general of the Southern Song Dynasty, and Zhongxiang was his posthumous title, but the situation now is no longer the same.

At that time, in the second year of Duanping, the Southern Song Dynasty and Mongolia joined forces to destroy the Jin Dynasty and captured the last fortress of the Jin Dynasty, Caizhou. The commander of the Song army of the Mongolian and Song coalition was Meng Gong, who brought the body of the Jin Emperor back to the country. At the same time, after the destruction of the Jin Dynasty, the Southern Song Dynasty believed that it would finally be avenged for Jingkang, so he decided to sacrifice to the former emperor and inform his ancestors that the revenge of destroying the country was finally revenged. Everyone knew that this was actually a "face project", but they could not disagree.

But the problem arises again. The Northern Song Dynasty imperial tomb is located in Gong County, Henan, which has long become an enemy-occupied area and has not been interested in it for a hundred years. At this time, the Mongolian regime began to compete for the Henan area, and it was fierce. There were already traces of Mongolian soldiers in Tongguan, Shaanxi and Henan areas. The imperial court appointed Zhu Yangzu, a special envoy to worship the imperial tomb. Seeing that Lin Tuo, the patriarch, was very afraid of the Mongolian soldiers and felt that the risk was too great and did not dare to go to the location of the imperial tomb. Meng Gong, who was very familiar with the northern military geography, calmly analyzed the situation and believed that the Mongolian soldiers would not be able to reach the location of the imperial tomb within ten days.

Meng Gong also knew that worshiping the Northern Song Dynasty imperial tomb was a matter of greater form than content, so if you want to save face, you have to consider safety. Flashing was the most reliable method. So he selected cavalry and led the imperial envoys to the imperial tomb day and night. He rushed to the imperial tomb within ten days, conducted a grand sacrifice to the tomb and then withdrew calmly. A few days later, the Mongolian soldiers arrived. He did this and the court was satisfied. The envoys were not at risk, and he did not invest too much money to take the lives of the army because of taking care of the face of the Song royal family. Everyone was happy.

"I think the right prime minister's proposal is not allowed!" Zhang Shijie heard this and hesitated and stood up and said, "When Meng Shuai went to the old place to worship, the Jurchens were destroyed. The Tartars had not arrived. Although they were alone, there were no major enemies. Going quickly and returning quickly can still be implemented. But now all the Jiangnans have fallen. The Tartars have been in operation for a long time, and Kuaiji is located in the hinterland, only a hundred miles away from Lin'an. There are enemy troops stationed there, and there are enemy naval forces. The light troops go to the lights, but they may not only not be able to kill the demon monk, but may be deeply trapped in it!"

"What Zhang Shushuai said is that the situation between the two sides cannot be the same. Even if you send heavy troops to follow, it is difficult to deal with it. Going light troops is like pulling teeth and falling into the trap!" Ying Jieyan also disagreed with Wen Tianxiang's proposal, thinking it was too risky.

"That is, if the light army goes, even if the demon monks are killed and the tombs are restored, it is difficult to stay for a long time. The Tartars can still send others to dig the imperial tombs, how will we deal with it?" Liu Fu also disagreed. Doing this can only be regarded as a little bit of ambition, but it is not helpful to solve this problem for a long time. We can't dig once, we can send someone to fill it out once, and the Mongolians are not fools, so you can always succeed again and again.

"Well, I'm not thinking properly. Does Shushu have a good idea?" Wen Tianxiang thought about it and thought it was too simple. The two places were not only thousands of miles apart, but also had to cross the sea to fight. There were fewer people and there was no need to deal with it. He turned to Zhang Shijie and asked.

"I think that if the crisis is resolved, I must use heavy troops to occupy Lin'an and manage Jiangdong is a long-term solution!" Zhang Shijie said.

"Isn't it easy to seize Lin'an?" Lu Xiufu frowned and said.

"Left Prime Minister, the current thief chief Kublai Khan has been sentenced to a short time. The internal struggle between him and his death is a good opportunity for us to send troops..." Zhang Shijie said halfway but was interrupted by Lu Xiufu.

"Sir Shu must not speak nonsense. Who said that the thief chief Kublai Khan is about to perish?" Lu Xiufu said with a calm face.

"This is what Your Majesty said to the generals, but it is not my false statement. Do you not know the Left Prime Minister...Don't you know?" Zhang Shijie quickly waved his hand to explain, but he looked at the other people who were confused and lowered his voice, as if he was afraid that the little emperor would blame him when he heard it.

"Your Majesty, this is true!" Lu Xiufu said with politeness to the top.

"Haha, this matter is serious, but I drank too much that day and forgot to tell you all!" Zhao Bing smiled awkwardly.

"Your Majesty is still young, how can you drink?" Ying Jieyan said with a gloomy face after hearing this.

"Sir, don't be upset. I just drank a few drinks for a while. Who would have thought that my alcohol tolerance was so poor, and I would never dare to drink again in the future!" Zhao Bing quickly admitted his mistake. He was secretly grateful in his heart. The old man was scolding himself openly, but in fact he was secretly resolving himself. Thinking about such a major incident, the priests at the time of the dynasty did not know about it. Instead, a group of warriors got the news first, wouldn't they provoke conflicts between the two sides? And he would be questioned about distrust of several important officials. But the old man cleared everything in a few words. He didn't know about the master who was the most trusted by the emperor. Don't you bother with the drunk little emperor.

"Your Majesty, can you use the map?" Everyone wanted to find out why His Majesty was sure that Kublai Khan was about to die, but Zhang Shijie made an inappropriate remark and wanted to continue to explain his ideas.

"What's wrong? It's better to go to the study room to be the most complete, and you don't have to look for it anymore!" Zhao Bing said as he left his seat.

Everyone followed the little emperor to the temporary renovation of the study. When everyone looked at the books in the room, they knew that it was not about vacation, but about major issues. The little yellow gate who served in it was ordered to immediately find the map and spread it on a large table, and then flattened it with paperweight, so that everyone could gather around.

"Your Majesty, I think we can take the sea route properly. One way is to avoid fighting with the enemy troops along the way, and the other way is to achieve the effect of a surprise attack. Therefore, we will send the navy straight into the Qiantang River mouth to annihilate the enemy's enemy naval troops stationed in Longwan first!" Zhang Shijie pointed to the map and said.

"Is the general of Shu who wants to seize Lin'an first? The city is towering and there are heavy troops stationed there, which is not a short time to get out!" Wen Tianxiang said.

"Don't be in a hurry, right prime minister, my attack into Qiantang River is just a trick to lure the enemy, so that the enemy will not dare to leave Lin'an without hesitation. At this time, a army can be sent to attack Dusong Pass from the flanks, trap the enemy in Lin'an, and prevent the enemy from reinforcements. At this time, you can send troops to Kuaiji, and then surround and kill demon monks and sacrifice tombs!" Zhang Shijie said.

"The Shushu Commander's intention is to fight the enemy in Lin'an City and destroy all the troops stationed in the city!" Lu Xiufu asked.

"That's right!" Zhang Shijie nodded.

"It's inappropriate. There are four thousand Mongolian troops stationed in Lin'an City and one thousand navy family. If you want to attack Lin'an, you have to go all out. Then Qiongzhou will have no troops to fight. Once you lose, you will have no way out. You must not take any danger!" Lu Xiufu said.

"That is, Lin'an City has a large population and abundant supplies. If it is closed and does not fight, it is not impossible to stick to the rest of the year!" Wen Tianxiang also raised objections.

"It is difficult to break through Lin'an City, but we can activate the whole game of chess, but how to win the greatest result with the smallest loss is the most important!" Zhao Bing said at this time.

"How did Your Majesty plan?" Others may not be able to see it, but Ying Jieyan saw that most of the maps hanging on the wall were from Jiangsu and Zhejiang Road, and the small yellow gate could quickly find the map of Lin'an, which means that it was often used, so he could do it. Therefore, he knew that the attack on Lin'an was just waiting for a good opportunity in the plan of the little emperor.

"I think that since we are fighting to attack and dig up the imperial tombs, we can start the first phase of the battle at the center!" Zhao Bing said, "Zhang Shushu proposed to advance troops from sea to sea, and to send the navy to seize Jiangkou and annihilate the enemy Longwan navy. This is very good and necessary, so that we can be invincible. I think it is not necessary to take Lin'an first, but to take Shaoxing to protect the imperial tombs. When the enemy learns it, he will send a large army to attack, so as to restrain some of the enemy's forces and try to annihilate them!"

"Your Majesty means to lure the snake out of the hole, lure the enemy out of the city, and eliminate one of the enemy, and reduce the pressure when siegeing the city!" Ying Jieyan said.

"Yes, after consuming most of the Lin'an defenders, we will occupy the city and cause an attack. When the enemy comes from all directions, we can use the dense water net to maneuver quickly and concentrate our troops to annihilate the enemy one after another, so as to disrupt the enemy's deployment in Jiangdong and change the situation in Jiangdong!" Zhao Bing said.

"Your Majesty's idea is good, but the pattern is a bit small. If the enemy concentrates several surrounding troops to attack Lin'an, it will be overwhelming and it will be difficult to revitalize the entire Jiangdong." Ying Jieyan said.

"Mr. I mean to open up another battlefield outside Lin'an to relieve the pressure in Lin'an!" Zhao Bing thought for a moment and asked.

"Your Majesty's words are right!" Ying Jieyan nodded and smiled.

"I have also considered it, but the important towns in Jiangdong are nothing more than Lin'an and Jiankang. But if you want to conquer Jiankang, it is probably a little more difficult than Lin'an!" Zhao Bing said. He was very clear about the strategic importance of Jiankang. This is an important town located in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. If it cannot be controlled, the enemy's troops from Jiangbei can continuously reinforce Jiangnan, and it will be difficult to develop upstream, and separating Jiangdong will eventually be difficult to achieve.

"Your Majesty can attack Lin'an from the east and the west, why not use the same trick to seize Jiankang again?" Ying Jieyan asked back.

"With that being said, if you want to lure Jiankang, the bait should be large enough or its value is great!" Zhao Bing frowned and looked at the map, and suddenly clicked on it, "Sir, what do you think is here?"

"Yes, Your Majesty is really keen. Capturing Liujiagang is equivalent to stying Jiangbei's grain bags. No one will give up!" Liu Fu and Ying Jieyan looked at each other, then turned to the little emperor and said.

"Liujiagang?!" The other people said in surprise, they didn't understand why several people chose there.

"This is the thing..." Zhao Bing explained when he saw that the few people were not clear.

After Kublai Khan ascended the throne, he moved his capital to Beijing in the ninth year of Zhiyuan and named it Dadu. However, he also posed an extremely difficult problem for himself: as a national capital that governed the north and south of the Yangtze River, the population soared from more than 100,000 to 800,000. The most urgent and difficult solution was the problem of "eating". At that time, rice and grain were used as salary to support officials and the army. Without food, there was no salary. The annual grain tax income of the Yuan Dynasty court was more than 12 million stones, of which 10 million stones came from Jiangnan.
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