Use a Qingtang City that is easy to obtain but difficult to defend to seduce the wealthy families of Renduo on the Western thieves, thus cutting off the Hexi Corridor in one fell swoop!

Zhao Ji had to be moved, Su Dongpo was also moved, and Cai Jing was proud. Although Zhong Shiji was not in the face of Cai Jing, he said in front of the emperor: "The best territory in Tubo in Qingtang is west of Qingtang City and around Qinghai. There is a large area of ​​flat land, with abundant water and grass, suitable for farming and herds, and produces dragon stallions. It is a treasure land that can establish a kingdom. The King Siluo used this as a base to establish the kingdom. If Your Majesty was really willing to take out Qingtang to induce the Renduo family, there would be no reason for the Renduo family not to surrender. After all, in Xixia, their lives were not easy. The Weiming clan has always been wary of the Renduo family, and the land given to them was very barren."

But will the Renduo clan become the second elixiru after obtaining Qingtang land? Master Zhong was not good to say that Cai Jing was not planning in front of the emperor, so he could only use this melody. Su Dongpo nodded slightly, and Master Ji's mind was still very meticulous.

He asked, "Can the Renduo family soothe Qingtang Tubo? If we get Zhuoluo City, can we defend it? If the thief army is huge, can we defend Zhuoluo City with the troops of Xihe Road? And with Zhuoluo City and Karochuan as strongholds, can we cut off the Hexi Corridor?"

Zhuoluo City is the main city of Zhuoluo Military Supervisors at the right wing of Xixia. It is located on the east side of the Liuling Mountains, next to Karochuan, a tributary of the Yellow River. The entire valley on both sides of the Karochuan River is also under the control of the Renduo family.

In other words, once the Renduo family turned against each other, the Song army could set up defenses along the Liuling and Karochuan.

"It is not enough to take down Zhuoluo City and Karochuan to cut off the Hexi Corridor. However, about 40 miles east of Karochuan, there is a depression called Qinwangchuan, which was the former Western Qin tyrant Xue Jutun pastor. There is a wide terrain, abundant water and grass, and it forms a river, which can be garrisoned. The army stationed in Qinwangchuan can cut off the traffic between Liangzhou and Lingxia." Zhong Shiji paused for a moment and said in a deep voice: "If the Renduo tribe turned against him, Qinwangchuan will become a place for the survival of the Western thieves! Qinwangchuan is in me, and the Western thieves will move west even if they do not die!"

There must be a battle for survival and death in a place of survival!

Zhao Ji pondered for a long time before saying, "...you go down."

After Master Zhong bowed and bowed, he withdrew from Chongzheng Hall. He looked a little excited. This time, there was really a possibility of destroying Xixia!

This is an unparalleled achievement!

Zhao Ji stared at a depression east of Karochuan on the edge of the map, and slowly murmured: "Qin Wangchuan..."

Cai Jing expressed Zhao Ji's hesitation: "If Zhong Shiji said, we should fight with the joint force of Jingyuan and Xihe on Qin Wangchuan!"

Xihe Road and Jingyuan Road are two adjacent Fuguan Roads, both located near the west of Shaanxi Sixth Road. Moreover, Xihe Road is a newly established road after Wang Shao opened the border. Most of the land was newly recovered, relatively deserted, with a small population of Han people, and most of the residents were vassal Qiang. Jingyuan Road was much better, with densely populated and relatively developed prefectures and counties such as Jingzhou, Yuanzhou and Weizhou, and the military strength was very strong. It was enough to mobilize a large number of troops and civilians to support the Qin Wangchuan War.

Zhao Ji nodded: "But the two soldiers must have a general commander, right? Can Qian Gai from Xihe Road be competent?"

Qian Gai was a descendant of Qian Chu, the King of Wu Yue. He was a Jinshi in the eighth year of Yuanfeng and had a good official career. By the first year of Jianzhong Jingguo, he had already become the Hedong Pacification Envoy, and not long ago he was renamed Renxihe Road.

Su Dongpo reported: "Qian Gai Scholar, who has never known soldiers and has shallow qualifications, how can he use two large soldiers? The old minister suggested that Lu Huiqing be appointed as Xihe and Jingyuan pacifiers."

When Cai Jing was surprised when he heard Su Dongpo recommending Lu Huiqing, he immediately cursed: "The old man is cunning."

Su Dongpo's younger brother Su Che once said that Lu Huiqing "has Zhang Tang's deception, Lu Qi's treacherous evil, he has many strange changes and dares to act in a bad way." These are all swearing words, just say that this guy is a treacherous minister and a cruel official!

Su Che thought of Lu Huiqing this way, and I think Su Dongpo would not have any good impression of Lu Huiqing. Now he actually recommended Lu Huiqing, who was idle, to be in charge of military affairs between the two routes! If he wins in Qin Wangchuan, he will not be allowed to enter the Xuanma Dynasty?

Lu Huiqing even dared to object to Wang Anshi and wanted to make him the prime minister. Cai Jing and some of his good dogs bite the dog!

It is obvious that Su Dongpo is planning for his own affairs. He wants to give Cai Jingshu an opponent who is difficult to defeat and has to be beaten. As long as Cai and Lu bite for a few years, Wu Haogu and Wu Haowen will grow up in this wave.

Zhao Ji actually didn't like Lu Huiqing's character very much, but he really didn't have any "cool minister" to use.

Zhang Feng is already dead, Jiang Zhiqi and An Tao are almost dying! Fan Chuncui can only defend and is unwilling to attack at all. Who else can he use without Lu Huiqing? Cai Bian? He has never fought a war, who dares to use it?

In fact, the Zhong Shiji, who just proposed to fight a life-and-death battle in Qin Wangchuan, was completely competent for the comfort of both ways. However, he was a military officer and his official position was not very high. It was impossible for him to serve both ways, and Wang Hou's situation was similar.

After all, the Song Dynasty emphasized culture and over military affairs. There were still military generals who were all in one way to comfort each other, and they also served in two ways... This would be the name of the priest!

Zhao Ji sighed: "Just use Lu Huiqing! But if you want to serve as Xihe and Jingyuan to comfort each other, qualifications alone are not enough."

Su Dongpo immediately replied: "Then please ask Your Majesty to be the Minister of the Privy Council and lead the Xihe River and Jingyuan military forces as the ruler."

Zhao Ji nodded: "He is qualified to be from the Privy Council."

Su Dongpo said again: "The Master of the Zang just now is obviously a general, and he is over 50 years old. If he doesn't have much use, he will get old."

In fact, Master Zhong has been called "old bird", and he was later Master Zhong Dao. He also has a younger brother eight years younger than him, named Master Zhong, and is over 40 years old. He is called "Little Bird". He is currently serving as the governor of Jingyuan Road.

"That's right!" Zhao Ji nodded, "If you don't need it, you'll get old... Where should you use it?"

Su Dongpodao: "Let him become the commander of Jingyuan Road Capital to promote archers."

This favor is quite good!

The responsibility of the commander of the military commander is to assist the generals in charge of their own troops. Although they do not have soldiers and cannot serve as generals, they can be ordered to lead the generals of their own troops to send troops.

Once the Battle of King Chuan of Qin begins, Zhong Shiji can command the army of Jingyuan Road to fight! If this is done, the old generation will be powerful, and it will be possible to serve as the general minister of the road with military power in the future.

"Okay, let him be the commander of Jingyuan Road Capital to promote archers." Zhao Ji also saw that the old general looked like a famous general, so he agreed to Su Dongpo's proposal.

Now Xihe and Jingyuan have a luxurious lineup! The generals of Xihe are the great man Lu Huiqing. The generals along Xihe include Wang Hou, Wang Bing, Gao Qiu, and Gao Yongnian. The supervisor is Tong Guan, and Zhang Shuye also goes to Xihe. The generals along Jingyuan include Zhong Shiji, Zhong Shizhong, and Liu Fa, Miao Lu, and Zhe Keshi are all on Jingyuan Road now.

But it’s really a gathering of elite soldiers and powerful generals. Can you open up the territory?

Thinking of opening up the territory, Zhao Ji suddenly laughed and said to Su Dongpo: "Su Qing, your student Wu Haogu also submitted a letter a few days ago to request troops to be sent."

Su Dongpo was stunned, "Wu Haogu also wants to go to the northwest to make contributions?"

"It's not the northwest," Zhao Ji said, "he wants to send troops to the southeast sea to open up territory for the country."

maritime?

Su Dongpo vaguely heard it, but never took it seriously.

Cai Jing said: "There is only a wild island on the sea, what's the point of coming?"

Yes, America is very wilderness now, what's the point of being there?

What Cai Jing opposed, Su Dongpo would of course support him. He immediately said: "The islands are desolate, the rivers and the land of Huang are not deserted? Didn't the imperial court spend millions of money every year to maintain it?"

Zhao Ji nodded: "Wu Haogu also said that... He said that it would cost hundreds of thousands to millions to expand the land of a hundred miles in the northwest, and it would cost thousands of miles on the sea, which was the only cost.

Anyway, it's just as wild, no different."

The map is beautiful... Multiple Qinghai and multiple Americans are no different from those of the Song Dynasty.

So Wu Haogu wanted to take advantage of the time when there were no rivals at sea, and he would send a boat to sea to enclose land. If he could enclose all the people, he would not need to completely occupy and develop and utilize them. He would build a stronghold, put a few more flags, and then draw a picture, and set up a few prefectures and counties with little population.

Maybe it will develop in a few hundred years?

"Since it doesn't cost much," Cai Jing saw that Zhao Ji supported him, and immediately followed the Zhao family's thoughts, "Then you might as well occupy a few more islands."

Zhao Ji nodded and said, "The court will definitely not pay the money! Let Wu Haogu find a way himself, but he still has to give a few people."

Cai Jing frowned, "Do you have to arrange for households to go to overseas islands to reclaim them?"

"No need for households," Zhao Ji said, "use prisoners... Wu Haogu wants Shaman Island and prisoners on the island."

"You want Shaman Island?" Su Dongpo smiled, "It's okay to give it to you... If Wu Haogu really can take over the wild island overseas, he can exile all the dead prisoners and serious criminals across the country in the future."

Zhao Ji looked at Cai Jing again, and Cai Jing also said, "I will discuss it."

"That's it, give him some of the envoys of the Five Islands."

Zhao Ji patted the board, and today's call was over. Su Dongpo and Cai Jing both left, but Li Zhong, who was pursuing the Imperial City Department, did not leave, but stood aside and waited for Zhao Ji's order.

"How is it?" Zhao Ji returned to the imperial throne and suddenly asked while waiting for the meal.

"Report to Your Majesty," Li Zhong said, "Miss Han has taken her children to Daming Mansion to visit relatives. Now Made Feng lives alone at home."

"Don't you go out?"

"Sometimes I go out," Li Zhong said, "and often go to Panlou Street."

"oh."

As Li Zhong spoke, he presented a scroll with his hands to Zhao Ji. Zhao Ji took the scroll, opened it, and smiled and said, "It's Wu Haogu's fine brushwork photo, it's so well drawn! Where did you get it?"

"Get it from Pan Xiao'an's wife."
Chapter completed!