Three days after Song Laoqing left, 300,000 soldiers from Chu replaced the Baling army to station in Hanzhong. Then Chengdu had another 100,000 troops to Hanzhong, and a total of 600,000 troops were assigned to Commander Guan Chong.

Ten more days later, Song Laoqing, who was in Chengdu, Bashu, made a handover with Wu Hai and Qingwen, and then led a 200,000 military force of 60,000 surrendered soldiers from Bashu, and drove back south of the river to start the journey of suppressing bandits.

The Zhou army, which belonged to the Guanlong Grand Governor's Office, also reached 400,000 troops, but there was no sign of attacking Hanzhong, and it was still stationed and defending. Lu Qi guessed that the Zhou army would not take the initiative to start a war in the short term, unless Zhao Kuangyin from Jiangnan launched an attack.

In the blink of an eye, it was mid-June. Lu Qi received a letter about Zhu Wu's troops. Zhu Wu led 200,000 troops to go to sea to expedition to Goryeo, and almost used all the sea ships that could sail far away in Jin. Lu Qi was a little worried after reading the letter. The ancients had conquered Goryeo (Silla), but most of them failed. I hope that Zhu Wu could achieve great achievements that were famous in history.

In fact, if the Jiangyin naval army was not familiar with the situation and climate of Goryeo, Lu Qi would not have taken the risk of advancing Goryeo. The strategic significance of advancing Goryeo was to attack Yan State in surprise. Lu Qi knew very well that Yan State, which had been fighting with Zhou State for many years, would be a nightmare for him in the future.

The same information about relatives came with Zhu Wuxinzhe. Empress Qingwenyan had already set off for Bashu, while the other harem ladies with children, the Empress Dowager refused to leave Fuzhou because the children were young and were prone to disagree with the local environment.

Lu Qi felt warm when he saw it. He also wanted to reunite with Xiao Fu and his lover, but he couldn't feel at ease with the safety of Longyou and Hanzhong. In order not to cause any leaks, Lu Qi concealed the generals of Longyou.

Among the soldiers of Longyou, there were inevitably fine works by Xia State, and they were inevitably countered by Zhou State (the Zhou army who fell into Hexi). Therefore, he has always been in charge of Jiezhou. First, to prevent the Longyou army from being instigated by the Zhou army to attack Hanzhong. Second, once the Zhou army launched a war, he needed to adapt to the situation.

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In Kaifeng Prefecture and in the Chuigong Hall, the Emperor Zhou and the ministers of the Political Affairs Hall and the Privy Council were discussing Cao Bin's request to fight and wrote a letter. Cao Bin said that he should take advantage of the fact that the Jin army had not yet established a foothold in Hanzhong and Bashu, and requested to continue to increase his troops to seize Hanzhong and Bashu.

Ministers opposed Cao Bin's letter, but most of them opposed it. The Minister of Revenue believes that it was the busy farming period. If too many males were recruited, it would cause a sharp drop in agricultural income.

Shen Yilun, who was already the Minister of the Secretariat, also opposed it, believing that it was unwise to make progress in Hanzhong and Bashu. He said that Hanzhong and Bashu were already very poor due to wars and the luxurious exploitation of the Han monarchs and ministers of the Han Dynasty, and that the occupation of Jin State also became a huge burden. He believed that Zhou State should be in charge of Fengxiang and wait for the spring of the next year to make progress.

Supporters believe that the Zhou State had already invested a lot in the farming of Hanzhong, and there would definitely be gains this year and could not be given to the Jin army. In addition, some generals and officials of the Bashu Han State killed the Han monarch and ministers, and the resentful envoys Jingzhao Mansion expressed their willingness to deal with the Jin army for their internal response.

Xue Juzheng did not speak and was in a stable manner, but Zhao Pu opposed the advancement of Hanzhong. He believed that the western region should be defended, and also believed that Jin State would invade a huge amount of military power and national strength, and that local military governors could be drawn to reinforce Jingzhao Prefecture and force Jin State to increase its troops in Hanzhong. In the confrontation, it would greatly consume the national strength of Jin State and launch an attack next spring.

The Emperor of Zhou adopted the defense as appropriate and continued to draw local governors to reinforce Jingzhao Prefecture. After the court was dispersed, Zhao Pu stayed to accompany the Emperor of Zhou for a walk and talk.

After walking into the back garden, Zhao Pu said: "Your Majesty's body has improved a lot."

The Emperor Zhou nodded and said, "It's much better."

Zhao Pu nodded and took a few steps. The Emperor of Zhou said again: "You can understand my intentions, I am very comforted."

"It is my responsibility to do my best to do my best for you." Zhao Pu responded respectfully.

"I indulge in Hanzhong's mistakes, and I understand what I think of you." Emperor Zhou said gently.

Zhao Pu was startled, hesitated for a moment, and said, "I don't understand, I just feel that with Your Majesty's wisdom, there shouldn't be any negligence."

"The King of Jin knows to shrink his military strength and avoid the strong and take advantage of the weak. In order to stabilize the Great Zhou, I have to shrink his military strength to lure the enemy to stabilize the situation. Now the Guanlong Grand Commander's Office has been established in the west. In time, a new imperial guard system will be formed." The Emperor of Zhou said in a slightly cold tone.

Zhao Pu's face was solemn, and he said, "Your Majesty, I have thought about abolishing the elders and establishing the young people."

"I don't want to depose the elders and establish the young people, but the prince is like Adou, which makes me worry. I have thought that it is best for their brothers to be at peace in the future. If they cannot be at peace, they can only survive the fittest." Emperor Zhou said cruel words.

Zhao Puran, as a subordinate, could not speak nonsense at all, and could only remain silent. When he walked to the Nuan Pavilion, the Zhou Emperor said peacefully: "Zhao Qing, I want to go to the West, so you are willing to go there."

Zhao Pu was surprised and said unexpectedly: "Your Majesty is leaving the capital for a tour?"

The Emperor of Zhou nodded and said, "I want to go to Hexi to have a look."

Zhao Pu's face changed. He thought the emperor was going to Jingzhao Mansion. He hesitated and advised: "If Your Majesty goes out for a tour of Hexi, I think it is not appropriate."

"Why? Are you worried that Lu Tianfeng will hold the emperor?" Emperor Zhou said peacefully.

"Yes, Secretary Lu is obviously unfair, and the road to Hexi is far away. His Majesty is not easy to adapt to. In addition, the reason why my ministers oppose retaking Hanzhong is also worried that Lu Tianfeng will benefit from it." Zhao Pu replied.

The Emperor Zhou was silent, stepped into the warm pavilion, turned around and looked outside the pavilion, and said peacefully: "Zhao Qing, there are many reasons why I went out for Hexi. There are two main reasons. One is that I want to visit Hexi Beiting in my lifetime, and the other is that I want to see Lu Tianfeng, because I want to stabilize him."

"Your Majesty, Jingzhao Mansion has assembled a large army, and Lu Tianfeng dared not do anything arbitrary." Zhao Pu said.

"What if Lu Tianfeng surrendered to Jin State?" said Emperor Zhou.

Zhao Pu frowned and silently, and the Zhou Emperor said again: "Lu Tianfeng is the matter of King Wu of Jin, do you know?"

Zhao Pu was shocked and said, "Your Majesty's words have never been heard."

The Emperor Zhou looked into the distance and said, "I asked my mate to Jiangnan to come back a few days ago and told me a lot about Jiangnan, including Lu Tianfeng's information. The information shows that Lu Tianfeng may have great influence in Changzhou and Suzhou."

Zhao Pu was stunned and questioned: "No, as far as I know, Changzhou is the place where the Zhang family in Jiangyin is occupied. Later, Lu Tianfeng had power in Changzhou, but it was destroyed by the Duke of Qinghe County."

The Emperor Zhou shook his head and said, "I specially asked Ban Zhi to investigate, and called Zhao Qing from Jiangnan to ask more questions. I learned a lot of the truth. It turned out that when Lu Tianfeng had power in Changzhou, Jiangyin Zhang soon took Suzhou. At that time, Zhang actually made an excuse that Suzhou was the fief of Princess Wucheng. The one who made the excuse was not the head of the Zhang family in Jiangyin, but Zhang Hongbo, a concubine's grandson of the Marquis of Jiangyin."

Zhao Pu's face changed and said, "That's unreasonable. If Zhang's family advances to Suzhou, it should be the head of the Zhang family who is qualified to speak to the outside world. Then it will be the turn of the grandson to stand up. Could it be? It's Lu Tianfeng and Zhang Hongbo's enterprising Suzhou."

The Emperor Zhou nodded and said, "Based on what I know, I also introduced that situation. In addition, with Lu Tianfeng's good fighting skills and part of Zhang's military cooperation, it is indeed possible that he could have captured Suzhou. The later defeat of the Great Zhou army would be the result of the battle with Lu Tianfeng. During that period, Lu Tianfeng was recovering from Maoshan, but Lu Tianfeng said that he was not injured in Changzhou at all, so he should have been in Suzhou who secretly traveled to Chen Cang at that time."

Zhao Pu's face was solemn, and the Zhou Emperor said again: "Lu Tianfeng has Suzhou and Changzhou, and he should have 300,000 troops, so he was named King of Wu by the Lord of Jin. I was also embarrassed and was confused by him for so long."

"I don't think Your Majesty's eyes are clumsy, but Lu Tianfeng is too bold, and it's also too unbelievable. If I really own Changzhou and Suzhou, how could I still be willing to come to the Great Zhou in danger?" Zhao Pu said.

"Zhao Kuangyin should have heard and conjectured about Lu Tianfeng's affairs, but he did not give a word to the court." Emperor Zhou said calmly.

Zhao Pu hesitated for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, I will say justice. Lu Tianfeng is already the son-in-law of the Great Zhou Dynasty and a meritorious minister. If the Prince of Jiangning reported to the court based on what he heard, it would be suspected of being framed. The Prince of Jiangning needs to take care of his reputation."

The Emperor of Zhou stood silently and said peacefully after a long time, "You go back and prepare, and the Western Tour will be in three days."
Chapter completed!