Yu Ziming nodded and said: "Your Majesty, you have considered everything carefully. Daliang is different from Xixia. It is okay for Long Chengen to capture one or two cities with trickery. If he wants to attack on a large scale, he will die!"
After listening to the analysis of Xuan Jizi and Li Chengdao, Minister of War Yu Ziming felt a little at ease.
Long Chen defeated Xixia in less than a year, and he fought so beautifully that Yu Ziming was very scared.
If other ministers in the court heard this, they would probably be equally frightened.
"Build benevolent governance internally and military preparedness externally. As long as the army and horses are strong and the country is peaceful and the people are safe, Long Cheng'en will have no chance to take advantage of him."
Xuanjizi expressed his opinion.
Li Chengdao agreed with Xuan Jizi's statement and ordered: "Go ahead and continue repairing the border city to prevent Long Chengen from sneak attacks."
Yu Ziming exited the imperial study and immediately returned to the Ministry of War.
"The Imperial City Department is keeping an eye on Long Chengen, the border, and Jinling City. We must keep a close eye on Long Chengen and never allow Long Chengen to sneak in again!"
Li Chengdao looked stern, and Yu Fuguo immediately bowed: "I accept the order!"
Long Chen sneaked into the Xixia Palace twice and played with the queen and concubines. Li Chengdao did not want his woman to become Long Chen's plaything.
Yu Fuguo withdrew from the royal study, leaving only Xuanjizi.
"Taoist Priest, when do you think Long Chengen will attack?"
Xuan Jizi shook his head and said: "I can't say for sure, but I can be sure that Long Chengen will definitely attack."
"His attack on Xixia was not entirely for the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. He was seeking revenge. This can be seen from the battle at Bailang Mountain."
"He could obviously choose other routes to attack, or he could choose other more favorable locations for the decisive battle, but he chose Bailang Mountain." www.八一zw.????m
"It can be seen that his purpose is revenge, and the emperor..."
Li Chengdao said coldly: "And if I killed the entire Long family, he will definitely seek revenge on me!"
Xuanjizi nodded slightly.
Li Chengdao was silent for a moment and said: "Come on, I also want to have a fight with Long Chengen myself!"
Xuanjizi remained silent.
...
In the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, in the capital, in a teahouse.
A pretty young woman holds a pipa in her arms, and gently plucks the strings with her slender fingers, making crisp music.
Next to him, a storyteller with gray hair but good spirits was vividly singing about King Wu's destruction of Xixia.
"Speaking of which, King Wu was born with a rich and handsome appearance. He held a green dragon spear, wore a pair of green dragon armor, and sat down on a sweaty horse..."
The guests in the teahouse listened with great interest. While listening to the book, they ate the side dishes and discussed:
"King Wu is so powerful. He destroyed Xixia for three hundred years in less than one year. He is the first one since the founding of the country."
"The Long family's army of 200,000 wiped out a country and killed nearly a million enemies. It can be said that they are the gods of war."
"Killing millions of enemies, he is a god of war and a butcher..."
"How can you say that? To destroy a country with so few casualties, who else but King Wu can do it?"
"Yes, King Wu has been away on an expedition for a year. Except for the increase in food prices, he has not recruited troops again. So you and I have to drink tea here."
The news that Long Chen destroyed Xixia had already spread throughout the capital and surrounding counties. Storytellers described the war as stories and sang them in teahouses and streets.
Long Chen has become the God of War in the hearts of the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
In the private room of the teahouse, an ageless man sat behind a screen. A beautiful woman skillfully brewed a pot of tea, poured it into a jade cup, and presented it to the man.
The man picked up the jade cup and took a sip.
Listening to the rap outside, the corners of the man's mouth raised slightly. The woman glanced outside and said contemptuously: "What God of War? He's just a chess piece."
The man shook his head, smiled, and said, "A big ant is the god of war in the ant nest."
The woman said: "If you are willing, master, I can trample him to death."
The man smiled and said, "I told you, he is a chess piece, how can he be trampled to death?"
The man continued to drink tea and continued to listen to the scholar singing.
...
Xingqing City.
After destroying Xixia, Long Chen changed the name of Xingqing City, and it is now called Dingxi County, which means stabilizing the Western Regions.
Long Chen was sitting in the imperial study room, flipping through history books. There were many that he had already read on the floor.
Bai Tingting poured a cup of tea and brought it to Long Chen's mouth.
"Husband, please drink some tea. You are so confused when you read."
Long Chen took a sip and then continued to read the books.
Shi Le's Imperial Study Room contains many ancient books, some of which are hundreds of years old.
Xixia is dry, books will not get damp, and books are well preserved.
Long Chen read through it with all his concentration...
"Taizu followed the Martial Saint to the north to conquer the barbarians and killed Chanyu Dunli. Dunli's son Wuchen fled outside the fortress. The barbarian shaman Shili summoned the ghost tribe to return to the fortress. The Martial Saint was at a disadvantage in the battle."
Long Chen flipped through a book called "Anecdotes of Taizu", which recorded many legends from the founding period of the People's Republic of China.
Bai Tingting heard this strangely and asked: "What do you mean? Taizu Taizu of Xixia followed Wu Sheng to attack the barbarians, and was defeated by the barbarians?"
It's not that Bai Tingting looks down on Long Chen, but that the Martial Saint is said to be so awesome, how could he not be able to defeat the barbarians?
Long Chen said: "According to the book, Wu Sheng led troops to attack the barbarians and killed Shanyu Dunli. Dunli's son Wuchen fled outside the wall."
"Then the great shaman of the barbarians, named Shi Li, summoned the ghost tribe. Wu Chen led the ghost tribe into the fortress again to fight against Wu Sheng, but Wu Sheng lost the battle."
Bai Tingting said in surprise: "Ghost clan? What clan is so powerful?"
The Martial Saint is a being who has been declared a god, how could he be defeated?
"By the way, didn't you say that Wu Sheng is from the Ghost Kingdom? Did his people betray him?"
During this time, Bai Tingting accompanied Long Chen to read in the imperial study room. She heard Long Chen talk about a lot of things about Wu Sheng, and she knew a little about it.
Long Chen shook his head and said: "How is it possible? Wu Chen fled outside the Great Wall, so this ghost tribe must be a tribe outside the Great Wall."
Bai Tingting asked: "Where is beyond the Great Wall? Is it north of Wuli Mountain?"
Long Chen shook his head and said: "It would be okay if it's north of Wuli Mountain, but I'm afraid it's north of Hera Pass."
Bai Tingting asked: "Hera Pass? Is that where Yeluhong hid?"
Long Chen continued to flip through the pages, but there were no more records.
"It's too old, more than 360 years, almost 400 years. The records about the Martial Saint are always just fragments and cannot be connected together."
Long Chen was helpless. After reading so many history books, he couldn't find what he wanted.
Bai Tingting asked: "Why are you so interested in Martial Saint?"
Long Chen said: "Because..."
Because Long Chen always feels that this world is divided into two parts, one part is what he sees, which is the bright world.
There is also a part that is hidden behind the bright world. That part of the world is invisible and unknowable, and can be called the dark world.
The dark world secretly controls the light world, and it is being carried around like a marionette.
Long Chen doesn't like to be manipulated by others, he wants to figure out what is going on in this world.
"Because of what?"
Bai Tingting waited for Long Chen to continue speaking, but Long Chen stopped and stopped talking about this.
"Perhaps there are records about the Martial Saint in the Great Zhou Collection Room."
The Imperial Study Room was almost completely rummaged through, so we had to go back to the Eastern Zhou Dynasty to find it again.
When she heard about the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Bai Tingting said a little jealously: "When you get back, you should get married to the fourth princess."
Long Chen put down the book and said with a smile: "Are you unhappy?"
Bai Tingting snorted coldly: "Of course I'm not happy!"
Long Chen smiled and said: "It's still the same whether we are married or not. Luo Xi will not stop us from doing anything."
Even if they get married to the princess, Bai Tingting and the others are still in the house and can do whatever they want without any impact.
Bai Tingting said sourly: "It feels different."
Long Chen hugged Bai Tingting and said with a smile: "If you are so worried about being eaten, I will give you more food here!"
