Chapter 282: Exterminate or Pacify?

"Get up."

Looking at the Imperial Princesses who were terrified and grateful, Zhang Jie waved his hand without much concern.

This matter was a matter of life and death in the eyes of the Imperial Princesses,

but to him, it was just a matter of a word.

However, he could be considered to have known why for thousands of years,

countless heroes fought to the death for that position.

This supreme power that decides the life, death, and future of others with one word is so intoxicating.

"Li Dequan, this matter is not to be an example!"

After pacifying the Imperial Princesses, Zhang Jie gave Li Dequan a faint look and warned him.

Although with his strength, he was not afraid of anyone planting eyes and ears in the imperial palace,

but he also did not want his residence to become a sieve that anyone could come in and stroll around.

Flies and mice may not be enough to kill people, but they are annoying, aren't they?

Moreover, Li Dequan actually dared to hide from him and bring the Imperial Princesses in today, so would he dare to bring assassins in another day?

This trend must never be allowed to grow!

It was only because of his sympathy for the experiences of the Imperial Princesses,

that for Li Dequan's performance of eating inside and out, even if he was sentenced to be beaten to death, others would not be able to pick out any faults.

"Thank Your Highness for the grace of not killing, thank Your Highness for the grace of not killing!"

Li Dequan, who felt as if Mount Tai was pressing on him, knelt down with a "thump" and kowtowed repeatedly.

His heart was full of alertness, knowing that this matter had already involved the Great King's bottom line, and he must never do it again in the future.

Beads of cold sweat the size of beans instantly covered his forehead and flowed down his cheeks, but he did not dare to raise his hand to wipe them.

"Go out and reflect on yourself."

Zhang Jie waved his hand to dismiss Li Dequan, who was sweating like rain.

He did not like having a man staring at him while he was taking a bath.

Even if this man was actually no longer a real "man."

I don't know how Zhao Ji and the others bathed under the gaze of dozens of eunuchs.

Perhaps in the eyes of these royal family members and vested interests,

eunuchs were no longer considered people, but just tools that could talk and walk.

"Servant retires."

Li Dequan, with a head full of sweat, did not dare to raise his head and quickly exited the palace.

"Your Highness, the servant will serve you to bathe and change clothes."

Zhao Yupan, as the eldest sister, hurriedly took a few sisters to surround Zhang Jie and serve him to change clothes.

When she accidentally touched Zhang Jie's angular, toned, and powerful muscles,

a blush climbed onto her pretty face.

Compared with Zhang Jie, their former husbands were completely a ball of soft cotton.

"Hiss!"

Feeling the delicate fingers of the Imperial Princesses who had never touched spring water with their ten fingers, since the battle,

Zhang Jie, who had not tasted meat for many days, took a deep breath.

Using this to test a cadre?

Which cadre can withstand such a test!

"You, you, you go out first."

Zhang Jie resisted the temptation and named a few Imperial Princesses under eighteen.

Although he never avoided his "lonely man has a disease, lonely man loves beauty,"

and there was no "three-year starting point, highest death penalty" here,

he was the supreme emperor and could do whatever he wanted,

but the values he formed before crossing over did not allow him to attack underage girls.

"Servants retire."

Several Imperial Princesses under eighteen, although unwilling in their hearts, could only leave obediently.

"Your Highness~"

Zhao Yupan took off all the clothes on Zhang Jie's body, and also took off the thin gauze on her own body,

exposing her exquisite and well-proportioned figure, like a ripe honey peach, to the air.

"Haha!"

It had reached this point, so Zhang Jie no longer pretended to be a gentleman,

picked up Zhao Yupan by the waist, and stepped into the hot spring pool.

A night of fish and dragon dance...

Early the next morning, Zhang Jie left behind a few Imperial Princesses who were still sleeping and making up for sleep,

and having not slept all night, he summoned the civil and military officials to discuss matters.

This was already drunk on the beauty's knees, so naturally, he had to wake up and hold the power of the world.

Loving the country or loving the beauty is a question.

But at this time, it was a very simple question:

With the country, what beauty can't be found?

The first important thing in this meeting was to discuss how to continue the march,

sweep away the remaining forces within the Great Song, and incorporate the entire Great Song into his rule.

"Your Highness, Jiangnan of the Great Song has been peaceful for a hundred years, and the soldiers and generals have long been unable to fight. Now, the only thing to worry about is the Western Army.

As long as the Western Army is defeated or subdued, it is only a matter of time before the Great Song is leveled."

Shaking his goose-feather fan, Wu Yong, who was cosplaying Zhuge Kongming, was the first to express his point of view.

"Hmm."

Zhang Jie, who was undoubtedly still sitting at the head, nodded slightly, expressing his agreement with Wu Yong's analysis.

Since the establishment of the Great Song, there had been no wars in Jiangnan,

and even though the Liao Dynasty had invaded many times, it had never reached Jiangnan,

and the scope of its military operations was roughly in Hebei, Shanxi, Henan, and other places,

and the southernmost point usually stopped at the Yellow River or Huai River line.

Even though Emperor Taizong of Liao, Yelu Deguang, had captured Bianjing, destroyed the Later Jin,

and proclaimed himself emperor in Bianliang, he did not continue south into the Jiangnan region.

The long-term confrontation between the Liao Dynasty and the Northern Song Dynasty was also bounded by Hebei and Shanxi,

and after the Chanyuan Alliance, the pattern of being bounded by the Baigou River (now southern Hebei) was established.

It can be said that the biggest war Jiangnan has experienced in the past hundred years is the Great Song's destruction of the Southern Tang.

And the Great Song's destruction of the Southern Tang was also directly stabbing the Yellow Dragon, directly setting up a pontoon bridge at Caishiji to cross the river,

capturing the Southern Tang's capital, Jin Ling City, and the Southern Tang announced its destruction,

and other territories were incorporated into the Great Song's territory very smoothly.

A hundred years without war, coupled with the fact that Jiangnan had been increasingly prosperous since the Jin Dynasty's clothing and hats moved south,

the rich and gentle hometown is the easiest to corrode fighting spirit, so the combat effectiveness of Jiangnan soldiers can be imagined.

Later, Fang La, a leader of an evil cult, could easily rot half of Jiangnan,

so for the strong and powerful Liang Shan, Jiangnan was not a big problem.

Only the Western Army, which had been confronting Western Xia for many years and had bloody battles almost every year,

and also carried Zhao Ji's ambition to destroy Western Xia and recover the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun,

had some threat to Liang Shan.

It can be said that if the Jin army invaded, Zhao Ji and Zhao Huan could decisively order,

and support the Western Army to come to the rescue, it is unknown whether the Jingkang Shame would still happen.

However, Liang Shan's attack was too fast, breaching Bianliang in less than a day, making it too late for the Western Army to come to the rescue.

In order not to let the Western Army affect the attack on Bianliang, long before surrounding Bianliang,

Zhang Jie ordered the Liang Shan scouts, who had absolute superiority in combat power after being equipped with lances, to blockade dozens of miles around.

Perhaps the Western Army still doesn't know that Bianliang has been breached!

"Great King, in my opinion, it is better to send a partial division to exterminate the Western Army."

Du Qian put forward a simple and rude suggestion.

Anyway, with their Liang Shan's strength, even if the Western Army was elite, it could not make any waves.

Under cannons and muskets, whether they were rookies who had just entered the battlefield,

or heavy-armored warriors who had been rampant on the battlefield for many years, they were all equal.

Even if the fortresses that the Western Army used to confront Western Xia were compared to the Bianliang city walls, what were they?

"Not appropriate, not appropriate."

Wu Yong continued to shake his goose-feather fan and shook his head.

"Then I don't know what high opinion Professor Wu has?"

Du Qian, who was refuted by a weak scholar, was a bit annoyed and questioned.

Wu Yong, who was retorted, was not angry, and said slowly: "The Western Army is vulnerable,

even if you add those fortresses they have operated for a hundred years, they cannot resist our Liang Shan."

"But, once they are forced into a hurry, they have one last choice."

Wu Yong pointed to the battle map.

Chen Wenyun looked at the place Wu Yong pointed to and said in a deep voice:

"Western Xia? Professor, are you saying that if they are forced into a hurry, the Western Army will let Western Xia enter the pass?"

"Exactly."

Wu Yong nodded slightly: "Even a rabbit will bite when it is in a hurry.

Bianliang is a full thousand miles away from where the Western Army is located,

even at our Liang Shan's marching speed, it will take more than half a month,

and this is enough for the Western Army to make a choice.

Once they let Western Xia enter the pass, I fear that Gan, Su, and other prefectures will be rotten."

"What high opinion does the Professor have?"

Zhang Jie turned his gaze to Wu Yong.

He knew that since Wu Yong dared to stand up, he probably already had a countermeasure in his heart.

"Your Highness."

Wu Yong bowed to Zhang Jie before opening his mouth with confidence:

"A strong attack is not advisable, now the only plan is to pacify." ===== CHAPTER 283 =====