At the end of the palace banquet, many young brothers and sisters came to say hello and toast him by their parents.

They are of the same age, and are no more than five years apart, but the children look at him and worship and look as if they are not from the same age group.

"You are old and cunning, you are talking about you." Shiyu said in a low voice.

Li Xingzhou just smiled and said, "Take you off tonight."

After the dinner, everyone accompanied the emperor and the empress to visit the garden, and Li Xingzhou followed him with poetry.

The emperor would occasionally give a few sentences for the juniors, such as "The Snow Plum One Color" and "The Rivers and Mountains in the Courtyard". The juniors would write poems, lyrics, or a few short sentences, and good sentences were fine, and the emperor was very happy.

Li Xingzhou naturally stayed away from this kind of cultural exchange activity. If Gillian was there, it would be fine if Gillian didn't do it with him. Even if he copied it, he wouldn't think about it so much. The emperor's question became very fast.

The emperor was not as serious as before. He seemed very happy to communicate with his younger generations. It was rare before, because he always had a cold face.

The emperor is really old.

When people reach old age, they will cherish and value family affection more.

The queen held Shiyu's hand and asked some questions from time to time. She answered appropriately, but he didn't get involved in the affairs of the woman's family.

During the school exam, the emperor also asked Li Xingzhou some questions, such as how to deal with the Liao Kingdom.

Now, what are the insights of Li Xingzhou?

The battle between Liao and Jin was almost a foregone conclusion. If Shangjing was lost, he would be denied the qualification to attack on both sides. Xijing was difficult to defend. It would warm up next spring. The powerful Jin Kingdom launched a general attack, and the Liao Kingdom would definitely not be able to support the road.

"At present, it's useless to think about it too much, but Nanjing must be held in your hands." Li Xingzhou said firmly that Nanjing, the Liao Kingdom, is Beijing in later generations, has important strategic significance, and Nanjing in Liao Kingdom cannot be let go of.

"Why?" the emperor asked as he walked. The imperial garden was full of colors and had nothing to do with it. He focused more on the conversation now.

"Nanjing has mountains on three sides, which are easy to defend but difficult to attack. It is an important city for defending foreign tribes in the north. The most important thing is that it is the center of the middle and lower reaches of the river, the East China Plain, and the Northeast Plain, and is a strategic location." Li Xingzhou said that as a later generation, he understood the importance of Beijing best.

It is not just a resistance to the outposts in the north, but most importantly, it is centered on Beijing and connected to the Bohai Sea. As long as the navy is strong enough, it is most likely to radiate its influence to the Korean Peninsula, the Northeast region, and even Japan.

When Su Lie destroyed Baekje, he killed Baekje from the Bohai Sea, advanced along the water and land, and cleanly wiped out the hostile forces on the Korean Peninsula.

"Northeast Plain? East China Plain?" The emperor was puzzled.

Only then did Li Xingzhou realize that he didn't call him that now: "It's the Liaodong Plain and the Beijing Plain."

The emperor nodded: "You think for the long term. Only half of the Beijing Plain is in the hands of our Jing Kingdom. The Liaodong Plain is even more so. It used to be the land of the Liao people, but now it changes hands with the Jin people."

"Even if you can't get it, you can resist the foreign tribes in the north."

The emperor nodded, "Then do you think it's appropriate to send troops."

"How much can the court produce?" Li Xingzhou asked.

"It's no problem to have your million taels of silver, and you'll get a hundred thousand soldiers." He said confidently.

The emperor is a reliable person. Since he said so, Li Xingzhou also believed it.

But he had a concern in his heart, that was Yelu Dashi.

He didn't know if Yelu Dashi was in Nanjing. He should know that in history, Yelu Dashi defeated 200,000 powerful men from the Northern Song army with the defeated soldiers he had collected.

Even afterwards, because Emperor Tianzuo did not listen to him, he fled west of Tianshan Mountains and still started his business with hundreds of cavalry, annexed many tribes and countries one after another, established a powerful Western Liao Empire, defeated the Central Asian hegemony Seljuk, Khwarezm and other countries, and became the largest country in Central Asia in one fell swoop.

His humanity and martial arts are the best in the army, and it can be said that he is equal to Wanyan Agu. Unfortunately, although he has the blood of the Emperor Taizu of Liao, he is only a sideline. Emperor Tianzuo inherited the throne of the Liao Kingdom. It was not his turn to die.

Otherwise, the battle between Liao and Jin might be able to fight back and forth.

"I have a little more worry," said Lee Sing-cheol.

"What are the concerns?"

"Among the Liao generals, there is a man named Yelu Dashi, who is very difficult to fight. He is proficient in military strategy and skillful in bows and horses, and is a difficult person to deal with." Li Xingzhou said, he just wanted to remind the emperor.

"There are still such people in the Liao army? How do you know?" the emperor asked curiously.

"Wei Yubai told it." Li Xingzhou could only make up a reason casually. He couldn't say that he knew about it by reading history books.

"Wei Yubai?"

"The daughter of Wei Chaoren, the governor of Guanbei, is the one who offered prisoners on my behalf today," Li Xingzhou explained.

The emperor nodded: "Wei Chaoren had a good relationship with King Xiao at the time. You were still in Guanbei for a while when you were young. You said that Wei Yubai would still be your childhood sweetheart. However, this matter will be left to the person in charge to make a judgment. I will remind him at that time."

As he said that, he asked, "In your opinion, who can be the leader?"

Speaking of taking command, Li Xingzhou suddenly remembered Zhong Daoyu. He was afraid that Jing Guo had the most commanders, but he had been ignoring the government due to illness for almost half a year.

"Yang Hongzhao, commander in front of the palace." Li Xingzhou said. He thought that Yang Hongzhao, who was still stable in the Su-Lu area, might not be as good as Zhong Daoyu, but the key is that he is mature and cautious and has experience.

“What else?”

"Wei Chaoren, or Yang Wenguang." Li Xingzhou said: "They are on the border for many years and often fight with foreigners. They are experienced and experienced, but..."

"But what?" the emperor asked.

"Whether the emperor trusts or not is another matter." After all, foreign generals are the generals, and no matter which emperor, they will be a little worried.

"What if you are handsome?" the emperor suddenly said.

Li Xingzhou was stunned and then smiled: "If I were the coach, I wouldn't have to fight."

The emperor also smiled rare: "This is where you are better than the prince. You can always be clear-headed and win without being arrogant."

Of course, Li Xingzhou had his own knowledge and asked him to dispatch the new army, which he could dispatch, but commanding a large-scale legion battle of more than 100,000 people could not be learned in a day or two, and he needed to gain experience on the battlefield.

The emperor asked again slowly. When he asked Li Xingzhou, he said that in general, he actually had many ideas, but he didn't tell the emperor.

Finally, the emperor reminded him to stay away from Chen Yu and get closer to Meng Zhiye and Cheng Jin, which would benefit a lot.

Li Xingzhou nodded and agreed on the surface, but did not take it to heart.

He had a clear understanding of the differences between Chen Yu and Meng Zhiye. Li Xingzhou understood why the emperor chose Meng Zhi and hated Chen Yu because Chen Yu seemed to be a nerd who always spoke sages, but he really represented those hard-core literati.

Their world is always straight, and they cannot detour or compromise.

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Chapter completed!