Xue Chengyi, who was in the capital, finally received the secret message from his family, and the iron-faced Minister of Punishment agreed with his family's wishes without hesitation.

As the most famous upright minister in the court, Xue Chengyi fully supported the recovery of Liaodong.

So he began to secretly contact some upright officials in the DPRK and China, especially those who had proposed recovering Liaodong.

Just wait until the opportunity comes to raise this proposal in court.

There are also some faint voices among the people in the capital to regain Liaodong. Especially after the Liaodong tragedy came out, public outrage arose.

The words "washing away our country's shame" have become the most discussed topic among the people in the streets and alleys.

There seems to be some undercurrents surging in this winter of the third year in Jingtai.

First, the tragedy in Liaodong occurred, and then public opinions arose, and then a big event suddenly happened in the Nanjiang Road far to the south of the empire.

South Vietnam raised an army of 60,000 soldiers and invaded the territory of Luzhou in southern Xinjiang. They captured two cities and killed 4,000 soldiers of the Zhou Dynasty.

Southern Xinjiang is shocked!

The residence of Shangguan Tailei, the governor of Nanjiang Road

The governor of Nanjiang Road was in a state of panic at the moment. The border was in a critical situation, but he had no idea what to do.

Originally, South Vietnam only caused some minor frictions at the border, and Shangguan Tailei didn't take it seriously. After all, frictions have often occurred over the years.

Who would have thought that the small country of South Vietnam suddenly became tough and actually sent troops to invade the territory of Nanjiang Road.

Although Nanjiang Road recruited a large number of troops this year, and there were 100,000 defenders, they were all new recruits who had never been on the battlefield, and their combat effectiveness was extremely low.

Facing the capable South Vietnamese soldiers, the defenders of Nanjiang Road almost collapsed at the first touch.

When Shangguan Tai Lei was anxious, Fifth Xinrou, an aide in the mansion, finally appeared.

During this period, Wu Xinrou went to Longtai County to inspect the officialdom on behalf of Shangguan Tailei, so he was not in Fuzhou City. As soon as the military situation emerged, Shangguan Tailei immediately sent a message to Wu Xinrou to come back quickly.

"Sir, I kept you waiting for a long time. I rushed back as soon as I received the news." Fifth Xinrou seemed a little tired, and it was obvious that she rushed back overnight.

"Thank you for your hard work, sit down!" Shangguan Tailei pulled Wu Xinrou and sat down.

After nearly a year of getting along with each other, Shangguan Tailei has thoroughly seen the talents of the fifth Zhongnan. He will discuss all major and small matters with him. It can be said that most of the government affairs in Nanjiang Road come from the fifth Xinrou.

hand.

"Tell me, what should we do about the border military situation?" Shangguan Tai Lei asked quickly.

"Haha, don't worry, Sir Shangguan. An emergency at the border is not necessarily a bad thing." Fifth Xinrou smiled softly, looking unhurried.

"Oh? What do you mean by this?" Seeing Fifth Xinrou's expression, Shangguan Tailei gradually calmed down his emotions.

"Although the soldiers of South Vietnam are more powerful than our Taoist soldiers in southern Xinjiang, their strength is only 60,000. Let alone attacking the hinterland of our country, even if they want to capture the city of Fuzhou, it is a fool's dream." Fifth Xinrou.

Said confidently.

Shangguan Tailei was right when he heard it. At first, the Zhao family and the Gyeonggi army of 100,000 people tried to gnaw at Fuzhou for more than half a year without even being able to finish it off.

"Sir Shangguan, you should not worry about the military situation, but should think about how to use this opportunity of South Vietnam's border invasion to enhance your own strength!" Fifth Xinrou picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip.

"Opportunity?" Shangguan Tailei was confused and frowned: "Increase strength?"

"Although your Excellency has served as the governor of the Southern Border Road, he has always been unable to achieve his goal in terms of military power. Why?" Fifth Xinrou asked in return.

Shangguan Tailei was stunned for a moment, then said helplessly: "First of all, the troops stationed in Nanjiang Road are too weak and they are all new recruits. Secondly, the generals in the army are all drawn from all over the Central Plains, and they are not considered confidants of my Shangguan family!

"

"That's right!" Wu Xinrou nodded: "With this South Vietnam invasion, we should completely reorganize the army of Nanjiang Road! Let your Excellency firmly hold the military power of the three states in your hands!"

Shangguan Tailei's eyes lit up: "Quickly, tell me the specific method!"

Fifth Xinrou raised a finger: "First, open your mouth to the imperial court and ask for people, money and food. It is recommended that the imperial court send an additional 50,000 to 80,000 soldiers from Jiangnan states to aid the Southern Border Road. Incorporate these soldiers into Southern Border.

Among the frontier troops, improve the combat effectiveness of the frontier troops!"

Shangguan Tailei nodded thoughtfully: "What about the second one?"

"Second, during the battle, we must remove those generals who do not listen to your orders one by one and replace them with our own people. Then you can completely control the border military power!" Fifth Xinrou smiled slightly: "We can't touch them on weekdays.

, but it’s different when you’re on the battlefield.”

"Hahaha!" Shangguan Tailei laughed, his previous anxiety gone.

But before the laughter subsided, Shangguan Tailei seemed to have remembered something, and frowned and asked: "But who will lead the army? I don't have anyone with generals under my command?"

At this point, Shangguan Tailei still knew himself. Whether it was Chenyue or the Chang family in the north, they were all fought on the battlefield. Among the three military governors established by the imperial court, he was the only one who was considered a fool.

The fifth Xinrou cupped his hands: "I have a soft heart, but I have read military books for a long time, and I think I have a good grasp of the art of war. If you trust me, you can leave the battle ahead in my hands."

Shangguan Tailei glanced at No. 5 in surprise. The young man in front of him had confidence on his face.

He knew that Wu Xinrou would never lie. Since he said he understood the art of war, he must understand it!

Thinking of Fifth Xinrou's talents in political management, Shangguan Tailei's lips began to smile: "Okay! Just as you say!"

"The fifth one will definitely live up to your trust!" The fifth Xinrou stood up and saluted, and the moment he lowered his head, there seemed to be a flash of ridicule in his eyes.

"In this case, you immediately rush to Luzhou to take control of the army. I will report to the capital and request for more reinforcements!" Shangguan Tailei made his decision as he slapped the table.

"promise!"

In the winter of the third year of Jingtai's reign, military information from Nanjiang Road was rushed to the capital for 800 miles, causing an uproar in the government and the public.

At the same time, Shangguan Tailei also sent a secret letter to his brother, in which he relayed in detail what Fifth Xinrou said to Shangguan Taiqing.

After reading the letter in his hand, the current uncle couldn't help but sigh: "He is a versatile man in civil and military affairs. He is calm in times of crisis and can turn a bad thing into a good thing. If this person helps me repel the South Vietnamese

Foreign enemies, then my Shangguan family also has a place in military power."

Shangguan Taiqing, who had been thinking for a long time, shouted loudly: "Here comes someone! Prepare a car, I want to enter the palace!"

Three days after the military information of Nanjiang Road reached the capital, the imperial court immediately issued an order to dispatch 60,000 soldiers from the south of the Yangtze River to reinforce the southern border and put them under the command of Nanjiang Road.

To the surprise of Shangguan Taiqing and the Queen Mother, the Yuwen family, which had always had a tight grip on military power, did not stop them at all.

Even Yuwen Chenghua, Minister of the Ministry of War, said that the southern border must be defended no matter what the cost.

The Queen Mother and Shangguan Taiqing could only think that the Yuwen family had no intention of causing a direct conflict with the Queen Mother.

Winter of the third year of Jingtai
Chapter completed!