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"Reporting to the prince, His Highness has arrived!"
In the morning, Zhao Xuan was reading a book when No. 8 walked in and said.
"As expected, the imperial court sent people to rush over in the middle of the night. It was indeed the Eight Virtuous Kings. Unfortunately, this time, without the Crown Prince case, will Bao Zheng be able to stand out like before?”
Reality proved that Zhao Xuan had miscalculated.
Even though the Crown Prince of Koryo case had been closed, Bao Zheng still met the Eight Virtuous Kings who had entered the city on the way. Then, he met the despotic who wanted to rob the women of the common people with gambling debts. Then, he still played a trick and showed his face in front of the Eight Virtuous Kings.
Luzhou Prefecture Yin Manor.
"So, the envoy case of the Crown Prince of Koryo is over? What's up with the princess of Goryeo?" In the prefect's mansion, the Eight Virtuous Kings looked at Gongsun Zhen and asked in surprise.
"Father!"
Zhao Xuan walked in with his men.
"You're here. Just in time. Tell me what happened!”The Eight Virtuous Kings looked at Zhao Xuan and said indifferently.
"There are many secrets involved in this matter. Allow me to tell my father one by one. Lord Gongsun, take your men and go down first!”Zhao Xuan said indifferently to Gongsun Zhen.
After all, Gongsun Zhen and the others didn't know about the conspiracy with Gaoli.
After Gongsun Zhen left, Zhao Xuan's sword guards sealed off the entire hall, while Zhao Xuan explained to the Eight Virtuous Kings in the room.
After Zhao Xuan had finished explaining the matter, the Eight Virtuous Kings nodded.""In that case, Princess Goryeo is in your hands now?”
"That's right. She's pregnant now. How can we marry her in such a situation? It just so happened that Cui Guanghao had an affair with her, so her son dared to make the decision and maximize her benefits!”Zhao Xuan softly said.
"You did well in this matter. It seems that I can only use my pen to write a letter of credence for you on this trip.”The Eight Virtuous Kings said with a smile.
Zhao Xuan licked his lips and said," Of course, with my father's identity, I can write a letter of credence to the ruler of Xixia!”
"Originally, the court was still fighting over the Crown Prince of Koryo's case. I came here as fast as I could, but I didn't expect that you would have already solved it! Then, what about Goryeo?”The Eight Virtuous Kings said in a deep voice.
All these years, Zhao Xuan's economic skills had shocked the Eight Virtuous Kings, not only because Zhao Xuan had amassed a wealth that could rival a country in a short period of time.
More importantly, he used this wealth to play a financial war, which really opened the eyes of the Eight Virtuous Kings.
It turned out that destroying a country without bloodshed was not a legend.
"How are things with the Dangxiang?" Zhao Xuan asked the Eight Sage Kings.
"Li Deming is indeed as you said. On the surface, he is submitting to the Song Dynasty, but in secret, he is constantly expanding his army. However, if he wants to conquer the Western Xia, it will be difficult. The opposition of the officials in the court is very strong. Moreover, you can't use force on your own. You have to know that our family's situation is special. You must remember this!" The Eight Virtuous Kings said to Zhao Xuan seriously.
Zhao Xuan nodded. Although he and the Eight Virtuous Kings were the direct descendants of the Old Zhao family, the problem now was that Zhao Xuan's grandfather was the Song Taizu, Zhao Kuangyin.
The current heir to the throne was Song Taizong's Zhao Guangyi faction. Regardless of whether Zhao Guangyi usurped the throne or something else, Zhao Xuan's faction was currently in an awkward situation.
However, the good thing about the Old Zhao family was that they had very low killing intent. The Zhao family of the Northern Song Dynasty was probably one of the most benevolent imperial families in history and rarely killed people.
Therefore, scholars of later generations cried and cried to live in the Northern Song Dynasty because scholars had the highest status and privileges in that era.
Even if one contradicted the emperor and committed the crime of deceiving the emperor, the emperor of the Song Dynasty rarely killed anyone. The greatest method was to demote one's official position and drive them out of the capital. The further the demoted, the better.
Similarly, the Northern Song royal family treated the old Zhao family's own royal family very well. They were only imprisoned in Kaifeng City and raised like pigs, but the treatment was very good.
Therefore, the royal family of the Northern Song Dynasty rarely rebelled. This was something that the Great Ming Dynasty had learned from the Northern Song Dynasty.
The reason why the Eight Virtuous Kings were able to become officials was because of the uniqueness of their families. The descendants of Taizu had the golden mace given by Taizu, which could defeat the incompetent monarch and treacherous officials.
In addition to the Eight Virtuous Kings 'own abilities and qualifications, he became one of the big shots in the court.
"Father, next, I want to train cavalry!”Zhao Xuan said seriously to the Eight Virtuous Kings.
"Black Dragon Cavalry?" The Eight Virtuous Kings said hesitantly. He was very clear about the power of heavy cavalry like the Black Dragon Cavalry. It could be said to be a killing weapon on the battlefield. However, the cost of raising a Black Dragon Cavalry was also an astronomical figure.
"No, light cavalry!"
"The cost of the Black Dragon Cavalry is too great. Moreover, if we really mass-produce the Black Dragon Cavalry, no matter how merciful Zhao Zhen is, he will not be at ease. Therefore, unless we really decide to conquer Xixia, the Black Dragon Cavalry will only remain at 800!”
Furthermore, 300 of these 800 were in the depths of the palace and were directly allocated by Zhao Zhen. Only the remaining 500 could be used by Zhao Xuan!
"Light cavalry, how do you want to train? If someone were to discover this, it would be a huge matter!”The Eight Virtuous Kings said to Zhao Xuan seriously.
"Now that things have come to this, I won't hide it from Father. Father, do you know about the three bandit gangs that roam the Frontier?”
"Could it be?" The Eight Virtuous Kings looked at Zhao Xuan in shock.
Zhao Xuan nodded." That's right. I built them myself. The Liufeng, Moon-chasing, and Sun-shining Horse Gangs were built along the way when I went west. On one hand, it was to ensure the smooth trade routes in the Western Regions. On the other hand, it was also to train soldiers!”
"Now, the three bandit groups have a total of ten thousand people. The power of the three bandit groups has reached its limit. Even if they continue to develop, there is no future.”Zhao Xuan said in a deep voice.
"Do you know that cavalry is not that easy to train? Moreover, being a mounted bandit is completely different from being a regular soldier. Without a true cavalry general, who would be able to command these ten thousand cavalry?”The Eight Virtuous Kings said in a deep voice.
Zhao Xuan smiled. He hadn't considered this question before because of the question raised by the Eight Virtuous Kings.
Without a qualified commander, it was very difficult for a cavalry to take shape. This was not like infantry, which could be formed by walking in a battle formation. Cavalry was a military type that placed great importance on the commander.
But now, Zhao Xuan had the strongest cavalry commander in history, Huo Qubing.
"Father, your son is doing this because I have complete confidence. Otherwise, your son wouldn't have easily gathered them.”Zhao Xuan said confidently.
Looking at his confident son, the Eight Virtuous Kings shook his head gently. This son of his could no longer be described as a genius. He could be called a monster.
"Fine, since I've been supporting him since ten years ago, then let him be!”The Eight Virtuous Kings said helplessly in their hearts.
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