In Lin Jue's mansion, a military advisor meeting started at noon and continued until the afternoon. The food prepared for everyone in the front hall was cold, hot, and cold, but the meeting never ended.
The maid who was sent to inquire about the situation came back and told the girls that there seemed to be a lot of commotion in the small hall at the second entrance of the meeting, as if they were quarreling. The adults inside were arguing so hard that their faces turned red. The girls were a little worried, so they agreed.
He recommended Bai Bing to go check out the situation. In fact, Gao Muqing and Bai Bing were originally qualified to participate in this meeting. Although they were Lin Jue's wives and concubines, they were also awarded military positions when they discussed their merits and rewards.
One of them is the Deputy Commanding Envoy of the Palace Front Division and the Deputy Commanding Envoy of the Guards Ma Junsi, both of which are extremely high military positions. However, they are equivalent to honorary military positions, and they will not perform their duties.
Gao Muqing has been very lazy since entering the capital. Every day, he thinks about his son, taking him around, and becomes indifferent to the affairs of the court. Perhaps it is not until now that Gao Muqing has truly gotten rid of his previous feelings.
Shackles. Before his death, the leader of Gao Lao Village hoped that Gao Muqing could clear his reputation as the daughter of a bandit leader and live a normal life. Although the Luoyan Army had ceased to be bandits a long time ago, it was not until they entered the capital that they psychologically
It can be said that she has truly got rid of her identity as a bandit and rebel. Gao Muqing has finally completely gotten rid of the life that was completely different from that of ordinary women in Dazhou for more than 20 years. She is determined to return to the role of a normal woman and mother, and enjoy the things she has never enjoyed before.
life.
So today, Gao Muqing took his son to the market again.
Bai Bing is still the same, but she doesn't like to participate in such meetings. Her principle is that everything depends on her husband's arrangements, so it doesn't matter whether she participates or not. She just needs to stick to this principle. However, Gao Muqing is not in the house at the moment, only
She was able to find out some situations, so she had no choice but to be entrusted by her daughter to go to the flower hall of the meeting to have a look.
After exiting the vertical door of the back house, turning around several corridors, you are entering the flower hall. Dozens of guards patrolled and guarded the front yard. This posture is enough to show the importance of the meeting in the flower hall. Even though
In Lin Jue's mansion, no one can approach. The maids and servants who serve tea and water must be trustworthy people who have been with the Lin family for a long time.
Seeing Bai Bing approaching, the guards at the courtyard gate did not dare to stop him and hurriedly stepped forward to salute.
"You guys can help yourself, I'll go in and take a look." Bai Bing said hello and entered the yard. Soon he heard noisy voices in the flower hall on the east side.
"...Commander, I still believe that this time we are fighting against the Jurchens. If we want to fight, we will end it completely. We will fight to their hometown. The Jurchens and Liao people are both tiger and wolf tribes. To cut the grass, we must eradicate the roots. If you want to miss me,
To ensure long-term peace and stability in the Great Zhou Dynasty, these evil causes must be eliminated once and for all. Otherwise, once they recover, they will definitely still covet me, the Great Zhou Dynasty."
Bai Bing recognized it as Ma Changqing's voice.
"Brother Ma, having said that, we must consider the actual situation. We may only be able to mobilize 100,000 soldiers and horses for this expedition, and the Jurchens still have 200,000. Our army does not have sufficient supplies. This expedition can
The Jurchens drove out the Zhou Dynasty, which is a very good result. If you have too much appetite, you will burst your stomach. Look at Xixia, how many years has the Zhou Dynasty occupied Xixia? What is the result? We have to send heavy troops to guard it, otherwise they will rebel. I am here
After so many years in Xixia, we have seen it clearly. We obtained the land of Xixia, but it did not bring any benefits to us in Dazhou. On the contrary,
It cost a lot of lives and a lot of financial resources. General Yuan often lamented this when he was alive. Therefore, taking over the territory of the Liao people and Jurchens is a burden. That's what I think anyway."
This voice was a bit unfamiliar, and Bai Bing didn't recognize who it was for a moment. But she stepped up the steps, and when she came to the door of the flower hall, she saw the man standing and talking. It turned out to be the commander of the Northwest Army, and the Forbidden Army of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Sun Wanchun.
Bai Bing appeared at the door, attracting everyone's attention. The generals looked over one after another. Lin Jueben held his chin and closed his eyes, leaning on the big chair, frowning and thinking. Seeing Bai Bing come in, he sat up straight and said with a smile:
"How did you come?"
Bai Bing saluted everyone and said with a smile to Lin Jue: "Let me take a look. I heard that the meeting here was very lively. My husband and all of you forgot to eat and sleep. The banquet prepared for you has been heated three times. It's almost here."
It’s too late. Everyone asked me to ask if you’d like to eat yet?”
Lin Jue was stunned, looked at the sunshine outside and smiled: "Is it almost time? Have we been discussing it for so long?"
Bai Bing said angrily: "If you are not hungry, you don't care whether others are hungry or not."
Everyone hurriedly said: "We are not hungry, we are not hungry. We are discussing important matters, and there must be a result. It is not too late to eat after we have discussed it."
Lin Jue smiled and said: "We still have to eat, but things also need to be discussed. Bing'er, we are discussing the last thing. If you want to listen, just listen nearby."
Bai Bing nodded and smiled: "Okay, then I will listen."
Bai Bing sat down on the brocade stool next to Lin Jue. Everyone was interrupted in their argument, and they were silent for a while and didn't know where to start. Lin Jue coughed and said: "Brother Sun just mentioned something about Xixia, it reminded me of something.
The reason why Xixia has been unable to quell the rebellion of the tribes is due to many factors. I think that the extermination order seems to be open to discussion. Back then, Privy Yang and I discussed this on the tower of Xingren Mansion.
We had some communication.”
Ma Qingshan nodded when he heard this and said: "The commander-in-chief didn't say anything, but I almost forgot about the extermination order. I thought that although the extermination order was against human ethics, it was too harsh and not a good idea. But Privy Yang's original idea was
That's right. The barbarians are afraid of power and have no morals. It is useless to argue with them. You must use strong means. But Privy Yang is too ruthless and the means are too much. I think there must be a better means.
Being able to solve this problem is a question worth exploring.”
Ma Bin laughed and said: "Let's wait until we destroy the Jurchens and the Liao people before we explore this matter. Anyway, I agree with Brother Ma's idea. Cutting the grass does not remove the roots, but the spring breeze will bring new growth. This time we will kill the women
Zhenren will not only drive out the Zhou Dynasty, but also completely destroy them and the Liao people. Otherwise, there will be endless troubles."
"Brother Ma, as I said before, it's good that our current strength can drive the Jurchens out of the Zhou Dynasty. I don't recommend that we think about destroying the Liao and Jurchens at this time. To be honest, the north
What is the use of those barren lands? Just like Xixia, it will only increase the burden. Just defeat them and let them fend for themselves. There is no need to waste money, manpower and energy in exchange for useless places. It is Xixia, in fact, it is not necessary
That's all." Sun Wanchun said solemnly.
Lin Jue frowned and shouted: "Master Sun, what are you talking about? It doesn't matter whether you have the strength to destroy them, but you have to understand that no piece of land is redundant. The land of the Western Xia Liao people and even the Jurchens is not alone.
The barbaric and barbaric lands outside. They were all part of our Central Plains Dynasty. If you look at the territory of the Han and Tang Dynasties, it reaches Mobei in the north, the Western Regions in the west, and Da Da in the east.
Sea, south to the South China Sea. Every piece of land is an indivisible part. However, with the rise and fall of dynasties, the area of the land also increases or shrinks. In fact, my great Zhou Dynasty has not yet reached the great achievements of the Han and Tang Dynasties. What you just said is wrong.
A fundamental mistake. The land under the feet of the Jurchens of the Western Xia and Liao Kingdoms is actually the land that I, the Great Zhou Dynasty, should recover. Do you understand?"
Sun Wanchun was stunned. He smacked his lips for a while and said, "Well, I haven't read much about my humble job, so I haven't considered these things at all."
Lin Jue waved his hand and said: "I know, I'm not blaming you. All of us must remember this, no inch of land is redundant, it is just temporarily occupied by others. When you have the ability, you should take it.
Come back. The Liao Jurchens occupied it, but that does not mean that they are the owners of that land. They are just staying temporarily. If they are willing to integrate into our Zhou Dynasty, we can be inclusive and tolerate them. But the prerequisite is that they must submit. Shicai
Brother Qingshan said that barbarians fear power but do not possess moral principles. This makes sense, but it is not entirely true. The reason why Xixia became a powder keg was because of threats. Strong methods are essential.
But education is even more important. As the saying goes, a combination of kindness and power, strong control and education methods, will be effective in just ten years. Therefore, when you discuss how to tame the Liao people and Jurchens, it is not a problem at all to me.
"
Some people understood, and some didn't. Of course Ma Qingshan understood. Master Lin's so-called method of educating with kindness and power was actually a method to assimilate foreign races culturally. This method actually requires a lot of effort.
It will take a long time and require a huge amount of human and financial resources, which cannot be solved by rushing for quick success.
"Today I actually just want to know your opinions on how far this battle will go. Now it seems that there are different opinions. I think I should clarify my personal thoughts. I am inclined to take advantage of the situation after defeating the Jurchen army and march north.
Yes, the Liao Kingdom and the Jurchens were destroyed. The reason is very simple. As long as we win the battle with the Jurchens, there will be no strong enemy in the north. This is a rare opportunity. Otherwise, the characteristics of the Liao people and the Jurchens will not be used.
In three to five years, they will be able to gather a large number of cavalry again. Because they do not need to train soldiers and horses at all, their children grow up on horses and are born soldiers, so they cannot miss this opportunity. Of course, we also have many difficulties ourselves.
The current national power of the Zhou Dynasty is weakened. Going out with a large army will consume a lot of money and food and increase the burden on the people. This is also where I am struggling. I think I should put this matter aside for the time being to avoid differences of opinion. Let's focus on defeating the Jurchen army first. You guys.
Some people said before that they were too optimistic, but I am not that optimistic. The battle has not yet started, everything is unknown, and there is no sure-win army. You also know the current situation of our Luoyan Army. Food and supplies are easy to raise, but our firearms
It is difficult to replenish the gunpowder for a while, which is a big problem. But we can't wait any longer. If we wait any longer, the Jurchens will plunder the entire Northeast. From today on, everyone will enter a wartime state.
Intelligence collection, assembling of food and supplies, and pre-war training and mobilization of troops and horses must all be carried out at the same time. Brothers, our Luoyan Army is invincible and has a great reputation. I believe that we will also achieve a complete victory in this expedition."
Lin Jue stood up and waved his arms to end his long speech.
"Follow the commander's orders!" all the soldiers shouted in unison.
Lin Jue said with a smile: "Let's go eat and drink. Some of you may be so hungry that your stomachs are growling, but you just don't have the embarrassment to say it. There is going to be a war soon, and there will be a ban on alcohol, so today the food and drinks are in charge
When you are full, you will rest after getting drunk."
