No shortage of walls

Song Xingdao:"I came up with an idea, which is to attack the old Qi first and force them to return to defend themselves. Then I will gather my troops and rush to attack Yue Wu. I will seize Yue Wu as quickly as possible and threaten the old Qi from the north and the south. It is related to the ferocity of the Qi people. Forcing the people of Yue and Wu to fight in siege, the longer the war drags on, the more disadvantageous it will be to the Song State. As long as the Yue and Wu Qi are captured. If the people of Yue and Wu turn to Song and attack Southern Xia or Northern Xia, threatening Western Yan, the Yan people will be able to capture it."

When the civil and military officials in the court heard that the emperor's ambition was for the world, it was rare for a master to have great ambitions. It was the time for a man to show off his skills. Everyone's eyes lit up, especially the generals.

Besides, they are all eyeing the fat piece of Song State. If they don't do it, will they let the other party prepare to attack Song State? In the past, I didn't want to wait for others to take action. Now in the Song Dynasty, anyone who has different intentions will be attacked! They all remained silent. The Emperor of the Song Dynasty was wise and mighty, and everything was already planned.

Song Xingdao:"The reason why I want to conquer Wu and Yue first is because there is an endless sea to the east, a natural barrier. Once it is captured, there will be no need to guard the border, and soldiers can be used."

The ministers nodded again. This plan is a great idea. If we attack Nanxia first, It would be better for the Northern Xia or the Hu people to attack the east first. By then, even the Yan Kingdom would have done it. How dare they send agents into the Song Dynasty? Intention to conquer the Song Dynasty? Tired of living?

Song Xing added:"The incident in Southern Xia is difficult to stop at the moment, but the Ministry of National Security has some back-ups. It's just that there are no people from the Ministry of National Security in Yan State. They were sent a few days ago, so it is unlikely to have such a quick effect, but Liu Shangshu said, If you delay this, you will be defenseless." People from the Ministry of National Security have already arrived, but it is just a secret matter. Even if it is a trustworthy person, don't let them know. They couldn't help anyway.

Everyone nodded. There was Xia in Yan and Song Dynasties. No spies came before. It is not surprising that there is no one from the Ministry of National Security in Yan State. Besides, the Ministry of National Security is extremely strict in recruiting people. It has only been a few years, and it is common to have insufficient manpower. But I heard that the Ministry of National Security can control Nanxia, ​​which would be great.

Song Xing said again:"Now it's the Hu people's problem. I originally wanted to keep them cold for another year or two. Now it seems that I should calm down the Hu people's mood first and then try again later. What I mean is that Nan Xia's national power is getting stronger. You can be restrained. What I mean is that secret matters will be handled by the Ministry of National Security and reported to me privately. Overt matters will be handled by the Ministry of Rites and the Workshop."

Song Xingyi said, Ye Zhisheng, the Minister of Rites, and He Shizhang, the second-rank minister. , Cui Zheng, the Secretary of the Workshop, stood up in a hurry. They all said in unison:"Back to Your Majesty! I am here!"

Song Xing said:"We made an agreement with us about the fat sheep before Nan Xia. It is not good to break the agreement privately. I am afraid that others will have objections and use force to disrupt my plan. , so when it comes to buying sheep, try to pick the fat ones. On the contrary, they say they are not fat enough and are too different from last year. Try to buy as few as possible. But when it comes to shipping from the workshop, there is still time for the Lijiao sheep at this time, so we still try our best. Supply the goods. The goods and silver will be cleared, and there will be no debt."

The three people responded:"I obey the order!"

Song Xingdao:"According to the information from the Ministry of National Security, the sheep of Donghu used to go to Northern Xia via Xihu, and the people got the silver. Ten thousand sheep only cost the original price of four thousand, and even less after deducting tariffs. Xihu promised not to buy Donghu’s sheep, but actually bought them, but fortunately they were not much. Mr. He revealed a little bit about me earlier. I already know; Xihu is not so bold in his actions. Maybe the price is lower. Now Donghu has so many fat sheep that it is difficult to enumerate them. At this time, go buy sheep from Donghu to relieve the pressure. Don't let Donghu forcefully use troops and cause I have great pressure from the soldiers of the Song Dynasty, and I have no defense against buying hundreds of thousands of sheep. I must be fat and the price must be lowered. Then I will use Donghu’s sheep price to undercut Southern Xia, Northern Xia and Xihu. I must let everyone know that Xihu Breaking the promise comes first; but it’s hard to say it clearly. Let Donghu focus part of his attention on Xihu to relieve the pressure of the Song Dynasty."

The three people said in unison:"Follow the order!"

Song Xingdao:"In my estimation, if we use troops in unison, at the latest However, in May next year, a written contract can be promised to the Donghu people for hundreds of thousands of head next year, so as to realize the plan of making contacts with far away and attacking near, and making contacts with the north and attacking in the east."

"Obey! Song

Xing said again:"The price is low. Northern Xia Xihu must also give him a squeeze. As for Qi State, how many fat pigs will be imported will be based on the information from the Ministry of National Security. I think it will be moderate. There is no rush when the time comes. I will inform Liu Guo." Lord, I haven’t done anything yet, everything remains the same."

"Obey!

Song Xing said:"Cui Zheng!" How many fat pigs are there in the workshop this year?

Cui Zheng cupped his hands and said,"Return to your Majesty!" This year we will make more wine and drink more food. We have raised more than 3,000 fat pigs, and they are expected to be fattest in March next year."

The civil and military officials saw that the emperor arranged things freely and properly. They felt more admiration in their hearts. How could a teenage boy, who was not a born saint, arrange such a big thing in such an orderly manner? It was the old Emperor Qingyuan, the elder from the north. The emperor did not have such decisiveness, and he was still in a dilemma after discussing with the ministers for half a year.

They had not thought that if the previous emperor had this strength, he could also be so wise and mighty. He was poor and miserable, and no one could do anything about it. What kind of wiseness and might was there? ?