The disaster in Jiangnan was planted, and in a short period of time, Jiangnan could no longer threaten the two rivers. Lu Zheng took advantage of this opportunity to suddenly attack Jingji. The defenders of Jingji were in charge and had no way to resist. Kuangzi soon took Jingji down.

Lu Zheng immediately appointed Kuangzi as the general of Zhendong, defending the capital and ranks second-rank official. Kuangzi finally jumped from a small army to become the most outstanding and most prestigious general under Lu Zheng.

Lu Zheng himself is a prince and has a first-rank title. Therefore, no matter whether civil and military officials are under Lu Zheng, they can only reach the second-rank ranking. Even Liu Song is currently only a second-rank military officer, so it is no exaggeration to say that Kuangzi made great contributions this time!

In fact, tens of thousands of soldiers from the Jiangnan Army were conquered without any blood, and then they were dispersed, and all of them were placed in Li Xiu's army, Liu Song's army, Xiao Ran's army, etc.

Through this arrangement and the various departments stepped up their training, Lu Zheng's strength increased by a lot. It has to be said that Lu Zheng's years of rest and recuperation gradually exerted his power.

Lu Zheng made no war in the two rivers for two years, the population of the two rivers grew rapidly, the people lived and worked in peace, and the production of grain and grass were all thriving.

With a good foundation, Lu Zheng can make his cavalry bigger. With huge force, Lu Zheng has a more chance to threaten Shandong and Jiangnan.

From the current perspective, Lu Zheng has already taken over the northwest, Liaodong, the two rivers and the capital. Under such circumstances, more than half of the entire Dakang area has fallen into Lu Zheng's hands.

It is no exaggeration to say that Lu Zheng has now become the strongest force in Dakang. If he is willing, he can unify Dakang with the greatest efforts. Of course, this step can no longer be stopped, and the momentum has been pushed forward in that direction.

However, there are different voices in Lu Zheng's camp now. The first voice is that various persuasions are heard one after another. Lu Zheng is now strong and has a vast territory. The people below can't help but be ready to persuade him to enter.

No matter what, Lu Zheng's strength has now formed a crushing advantage over other forces. In this case, Lu Zheng should ascend the throne and become emperor, and then let the civil and military officials under his command lead the emperor's army to fight the world with justification and to fight against all parties' rebellions.

In this camp, Zhang Pinghua is the leader. Zhang Pinghua has given Lu Zheng more than ten consecutive comments of persuading him. This time he was serious and acted like he would rather die than retreat. Anyway, what if he said, it was just a sentence, he must make this matter stop.

The second voice is to let Lu Zheng send troops quickly. No matter what, he must first solve Shandong and regard Shandong Song Wensong as the number one enemy. He raised troops for a thousand days and used troops for a while. Lu Zheng had been raising troops for several years. At this time, the troops were strong and Shandong was newly defeated, and it was time to use troops.

If Lu Zheng can take Shandong, it means that the overall situation of Dakang is completely determined. In this case, there will be no variables in the world. Therefore, no matter how great the sacrifice is, Shandong must take it!

This voice was mainly made by the suggestions of a group of civil officials and advisers led by Chen Lizhong. Of course, this group is highly consistent with the group of people under Zhang Pinghua, and many people also wrote memorandums to Lu Zheng to persuade him to advance.

Lu Zheng was so upset that his emotions were really unstable. How could he say it? After all, Lu Zheng was not the case back then. Now his family has a great business. Although he carried out a comprehensive rectification period some time ago, the results were significant and the achievements were outstanding.

However, the reason why feudal society is feudal is that people need a master at all times. The world is ruled by man, so you must have the authority of Your Majesty.

Now that Dakang is still there, Long Zhaohuan is called emperor. Even though Long Zhaohuan is very weak, no matter what he does, he will issue an imperial edict, which looks legitimate. This is the right way, and this is the way of the emperor.

In comparison, Lu Zheng is just a prince who lives in a corner, but a prince. No matter how the government orders are conveyed, they are not as awe-inspiring as imperial edicts. Even if someone violates Lu Zheng's intentions, there is no charge for resisting the edict after investigation, so there are often problems at the execution level.

In short, times are different. If you look at the Dakang Dynasty in front of you from the perspective of the later civilization era and look at the current era, it would be very unrealistic, and it would definitely be a brainless behavior.

Now for Lu Zheng, there are pros and cons of whether he or she is emperor. The pros and cons are really difficult to weigh and it is difficult to take into account. Therefore, Lu Zheng is very conflicted now and really doesn't know how to choose.

As for the second question, is it the best opportunity to attack Shandong? Shandong Song Wensong is indeed a strong enemy, and Lu Zheng has never relaxed his vigilance against him in recent years.

In a small Shandong, it is a small place, but Song Wensong can manage it there vigorously. More importantly, the place in Shandong is closely connected with overseas, and Dongyi and Goryeo are now included in their own sphere of influence by Song Wensong.

In this case, if Shandong is allowed to develop, it will inevitably cause danger to the two rivers, but Shandong's wings are gradually becoming more and more abundant. Lu Zheng can do it at all costs. It is only after the two rivers have recovered for several years and achieved some results. I am afraid that they will be in a battle and then in a waste.

Military is a major matter of the country. It should not be moved lightly or rashly. The end of military force is the end of Dakang. Lu Zheng is very clear about this. The current situation is very stable. Time is on Lu Zheng's side. It is not necessary for Lu Zheng to take the initiative to provoke this battle?

Qi Yuanzhi and Sun Bing were called to the warm room by Lu Zheng alone. Both of them lowered their heads and did not speak. Why didn't they speak? Because it is not advisable to talk too much now! Qi Yuanzhi did not speak because Shandong Song Wensong was his lord before, so he was not good at anything he said.

Sun Bing is hard to speak because of how to say that he ascends the throne and becomes emperor? Everyone is persuading him to make trouble. After all, this is related to Lu Zheng’s major event. Whether Lu Zheng can succeed in one fell swoop and unify the world is very important. In such a thing, even if Sun Bing has a loyal opinion, he dare not say it easily!

Lu Zheng said: "I came to you two today and I knew you wouldn't talk much! I have already thought about it and made a decision on these two things.

This king's first decision is to be emperor, and I am a minister of Dakang, how can I be emperor? Wouldn't that become a betrayer? So this matter cannot be mentioned again. My goal is to let the people of the two rivers live and work in peace, to stabilize the border defenses of the northwest and Liaodong, to restore the vitality of the capital, and to make the world a peaceful world again. What do you think?"

Qi Yuanzhi and Sun Bing looked at each other, and Sun Bing said, "Prince, your decision has pros and cons, and I am not easy to judge, but no matter how the decision is made, I think you should implement your will seriously and let all civil and military officials understand your efforts!"

Qi Yuanzhi bent down and saluted, "I agree with Mr. Sun's statement, and I will discuss it!"

Lu Zheng pondered for a moment and said, "When I think the current situation is the most urgent person in the world, it should not be me, but Song Wensong.

My two rivers, northwest, Liaodong, and capital have vast worlds. As long as I don’t fight, my strength will continue to rise, and continue to rise to a point where Shandong cannot look up to it.

Although Song Wensong from Shandong has exhausted his scheming and his strength has expanded rapidly in recent years, his strength has been used up and his potential has almost been exhausted. How much more development can he have in this situation?

So time is beneficial to me. If he waits for a year more, the chance will become increasingly slim. Therefore, he must move, use means when he moves. Why should I take the initiative to provoke trouble? I just need to wait for work and wait quietly, right?"

Qi Yuanzhi said: "But after the battle between Shandong and Huainan Road, Shandong's morale is now at a low point. Under such circumstances, it is a good opportunity for us to attack Shandong!"

Lu Zheng shook his head and said, "It's like this from a common sense perspective, but Song Wensong is not a person who can guess with common sense! Although he was defeated in the Battle of Huainan, the elites of Huainan Road were almost done. In this case, Shandong did not hurt the fundamentals.

If Song Wensong had made arrangements at this time, our Liaodong army suddenly attacked Shandong and might not be able to do it in one go! As long as our attack was blocked and we could not win quickly, our rest and rest for several years would lose its effectiveness.

You all know that in war we fight for money, food and grass, and green manpower. The two rivers are hard-won today, and the people of our two rivers can live and live in peace and stability are hard-won. At this time, we took the initiative to cause trouble. I thought it repeatedly and felt that it was inappropriate, so the king's intention was decided!"

Lu Zheng paused and said, "Today I will only ask you for one thing. I will try to pass on my king's intentions to Chen Lizhong and Zhang Pinghua, so that they can calm down first! We will welcome changes with the same change, time is on our side, we will just wait.

At this time, Shandong was in dire straits and heat, Jiangnan was in dire straits and heat, and Huainan was in dire straits and fire. Our two rivers were as stable as Mount Tai, so what are we worried and afraid of?”

Lu Zheng's words were very clear and absolutely convincing. Sun Bing and Qi Yuanzhi were both people with absolutely high IQs. After hearing this, they nodded secretly, thinking that Lu Zheng's words were really well-established and could be said to be appropriate. The two were convinced.

In fact, among the counselors under Lu Zheng, Qi Yuanzhi and Sun Bing have the highest prestige. Of course, Zhang Pinghua and Chen Lizhong also have their own forces behind them, and there are many disciples under them, but Qi Yuanzhi and Sun Bing have a unique status, and Lu Zheng's intentions are the ones who know the most.

There are some things that Lu Zheng cannot say, it is hard to say, and it is not convenient to say, so he needs to let Qi Yuanzhi and Sun Bing do these things. Now Lu Zheng is no longer the situation back then. He has become the largest prince of the Great Kang Dynasty. He has six ministries and nine ministers under his command, each with more than 100,000 soldiers. And if he continues to develop according to this momentum, his military power can still increase or even turn over. In such a situation, it is impossible for Lu Zheng to consider the problem to be simple.

Just talking about Zhang Pinghua, although Lu Zheng felt that the time was not ripe, he could not refuse it flatly, because doing so would disappoint his subordinates and make his ministers have other ideas.

Everyone knows the truth that it is known to accumulate grain, build high walls, and be kings, but it is not easy to do it. Later people regarded many figures in history as fools, and they were the real fools.

Lu Zheng has even definitely evolved a lot from ancient times to the present, and social transformation is even more incredible, from slave society to feudal society to capitalism, etc., to the present civilization. Many things have changed, but only the human nature has not changed, and human wisdom has not changed.

Take Da Kang Chao as an example. There are too many smart people. Qi Yuanzhi and Sun Bing are among the best. It is no exaggeration to say that even though Lu Zheng is a time traveler, he often feels that he is very inferior to these two people!

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Shandong, as Lu Zheng expected, Song Wensong is now like an ant on a hot nest, and is already a little indifferent. He has not taken Huainan for two consecutive times, making him feel as uncomfortable as if he has hair.

Now there is news from Jiangnan that Lu Zheng put Long Lingxiu and Wu Lie back to Jiangnan. Jiangnan Long Zhaohuan no longer has the heart to consider dealing with the two rivers. For him, stabilizing the imperial power has become the number one challenge.

After hearing the spy's report, Song Wensong sighed and said, "The situation is very obvious now. All our forces have been suppressed by Lu Zheng! This kind of suppression is not only because of his powerful force, but more importantly, because there are many strategists under him. Jiangnan is in trouble. This is the strategy used by Lu Zheng. The most powerful part of this person is here, it's so terrible!"

"Prince, although Shandong has not been able to take Huainan this time, the situation in Huainan is already very bad, and we have not hurt much vitality! If Lu Zheng thinks we are soft persimmons at this time, he wants to send troops to Shandong, hehe, we must let him go without a return!

We are very passive in the current situation, but it is not complicated to reverse the passive situation. Everything is just a battle! As long as we can let go and fight well, the situation in the world can be reversed, so I don’t think it needs to be too pessimistic!"

Some of the military generals under their command stood up to cheer Song Wensong up, and this statement was responded to by many people. They were all powerful generals who followed Song Wensong to fight against the north and south. This time, Huainan Road was not taken down, and they were holding their breath in their hearts!

They held their breath and wanted to do a big fight, so they hoped that Shandong and Lianghe could start a war quickly. In recent years, they had accumulated strong strength. If Lu Zheng really thought that the Liaodong army could easily attack Shandong, they would be confident that they would give it a try with Lu Zheng in Shandong.
Chapter completed!