Chapter 449: To Resist Foreign Aggression, We Must First Stabilize the Internal Situation.

"Hmph, why not."

Xiao Qiao snorted and muttered softly.

Anyway, this thing will most likely come true, why is my sister so shy?

However, when Da Qiao was mentioned about this by his sister, several thoughts flashed through his mind.

According to what my father said.

In this world, the King of Tang also had a female master who was a righteous warrior and had great martial arts skills.

If the King of Tang spreads rumors about selecting a concubine, then the position of Princess Tang's main concubine will definitely fall to the woman named Guo Xiang.

But there are rumors that Guo Xiang is the adoptive mother of the Tang King and his master.

If you really marry Guo Xiang, then...

Da Qiao felt dizzy and his neck turned red with embarrassment.

Lin Chen, who didn't know that he was being slandered, quietly walked out of the back palace in Lin'an.

Although this palace shows traces of careful care by outsiders, there are no maids or eunuchs serving here.

Of course, this arrangement was Lin Chen's will.

At this time, he changed into a black python robe and transformed into His Highness the Prince of Tang in this secret realm.

"Ouch~"

On the other hand, the little guy Bai Ze was full of curiosity about the novel world in front of him, and he kept making gestures with his teeth and claws.

In this way, Lin Chen led the cute Xiaobai and strolled leisurely between the palace gates.

The surroundings were quiet and deserted, with not a single soul in sight.

But it's normal. Ever since Lin Chen took Lin'an and took charge of the imperial city, the Lin'an Imperial Palace has gradually become sparsely populated.

After all, Lin Chen had not yet taken a concubine, so he naturally would not choose to live here.

It wasn't until Lin Chen continued to move towards the front hall that he met several young eunuchs on duty.

When they first saw Lin Chen, they were all dumbfounded.

When they came to their senses, they hurriedly knelt down and worshiped, shouting in unison: "His Royal Highness the Tang Dynasty, a thousand years old!"

For a time, the news of the reappearance of His Highness Prince Tang spread quickly throughout the palace and beyond like wildfire.

Dang, Dang!

The long-heard sound of the court bells echoed.

For the old officials of the Southern Song Dynasty in Lin'an, this voice had not been heard for almost half a year.

After he came to his senses, he hurriedly dressed up and headed to the palace.

"what happened?"

"Didn't you say that King Tang disappeared?"

"Is it possible that Qiao Xuan is responsible?"

Amid everyone's doubts and noise, Lin Chen immediately summoned Qiao Xuan.

When Qiao Xuan saw Lin Chen, he was very excited. He bowed and saluted: "Greetings, my lord!"

Ever since Qiao Xuan discovered the mysterious power of his Shangguan, he firmly chose to surrender.

No, now he calls Lin Chen lord.

The word "lord" is not something that can be said casually. This is the name that the ministers use to address the emperor.

If someone listened to it in Li Tang, it would be a crime of great disrespect.

But in this secret realm of Emei, Qiao Xuan didn't care. After all, he had already taken his wife and daughter to live in Lin'an.

These six months were not a long time, but for the Southern Song Dynasty, they were full of ups and downs and changes.

It can be said that Qiao Xuan worked hard to stabilize the situation in the Southern Song Dynasty.

Under Lin Chen's questioning, Qiao Xuan talked about the current situation in Tang Dynasty.

After a year of recuperation and the vigorous promotion of Litian Qingding, the lives of the people in Tang Dynasty have gradually improved, and now they are at least able to survive.

And all this was thanks to the great help of capable ministers such as Lu Xiufu and Wen Tianxiang.

Although they were unwilling to sincerely serve the new dynasty, they were still willing to do practical things for the people.

In addition, the Longxiang Guards led by Yang Zhi went south and successfully captured the coastal cities, making great contributions to the stability of the Tang Dynasty.

It can be said that in this year, the Song Dynasty, which had gone through the Northern and Southern Song Dynasties and hundreds of years, was finally swept into the garbage dump of history.

"Where's the north?"

Lin Chen was actually more concerned about the situation in the north.

No matter what, Mongolia today is a terrifying existence known as the whip of God sweeping across Europe and Asia.

Although Kublai Khan's previous expedition south to destroy the Song Dynasty was defeated due to Lin Chen's intervention, and at the same time it attracted some nobles of golden blood in the grassland to take the opportunity to rebel, but with Kublai Khan's ability, it would not take much effort to solve these troubles.

as expected.

The rebellion on the grassland was quickly suppressed by Kublai Khan's thunderous suppression. In less than three months, he defeated several Mongolian tribes with 100,000 people and surrendered 200,000 people who controlled strings. scholar!

at the same time,

Kublai Khan, who proclaimed himself emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, relied on his outstanding political skills to completely win over the Han Confucian scholars in the north.

Even Qiu Chuji, the head of Quanzhen Wulin, went north in person to meet Emperor Kublai Khan of the Yuan Dynasty and recited his vows.

Not to mention that the Confucius family of Yanshenggong, who had been surrendered by Shixiu, could not be content with others and expressed their allegiance one after another.

For a time, the bloodline of the Han family, which seemed like their homeland in the south, turned into barbarians.

Lin Chen was not surprised by this.

Today, Kublai Khan has not yet revealed his true colors, and the Han people can still be reused under his command.

According to the original history, after the Yuan Dynasty destroyed the south, Kublai Khan would show his fangs and turn the Han people into fourth-class people.

Only ten households could possess an iron kitchen knife, and various barbarian nobles showed off their power and oppressed the Han people.

Among them, the blood and tears are not enough to be appreciated by outsiders. Only the later generations of the Manchus who entered the customs "left their hair but not their heads" can compare.

However, for the Han princes in the north, Kublai Khan's previous defeat would not affect their surrender.

After all, on the grassland, Kublai Khan proved that the Mongolian cavalry was still invincible.

Let’s go back to the Yangtze River line.

Lin Chen originally ordered Wei Qing to lead more than 100,000 newly recruited soldiers to garrison along the Yangtze River, and also gave him the order to act at his convenience.

Wei Qing did not disappoint him. As soon as he arrived at the Yangtze River, he asked the navy of the two brothers Zhang Heng and Zhang Shun to cooperate with the army to cross the river!

Relying on the remaining power of defeating Kublai Khan, the Tang army crossed the river and marched straight to the Jiangling ferry.

Under the naval artillery, the more than 10,000 soldiers left by Kublai Khan in Jiangling were defeated and fled in less than half a day.

Wei Qing took advantage of the situation to occupy Jiangling, and then led two guards and 80,000 soldiers to sweep Xiazhou and Jingmen, with the intention of the Tang army to march straight to Xiangyang.

You know, Mongolia suffered heavy losses in order to take Xiangyang.

If the Tang army was allowed to recapture Xiangyang, Kublai Khan would have to bite the hard bone again if he wanted to go south.

Therefore, Kublai Khan did not care about quelling the rebellion in the grassland, and transferred a total of 200,000 troops from the northern Han Dynasty to set up heavy defenses.

But no one expected that Wei Qing would turn his guns around and quickly take back Shizhou, Peizhou, Fengxiangfu and other places.

This strategic move not only brought the entire Sichuan and Shu back into the territory of the Tang regime, but also connected the defense line, giving the southern Tang regime a chance to breathe.

It must be said that as the two pillars of the Han Dynasty, Wei Qing, who had been defeated in six border battles, has already begun to show his prowess!

However, this is just the calm before the storm.

Lin Chen's return time can be said to be just right.

Because in order to completely eliminate the southern Tang regime, Kublai Khan has recruited a total of 500,000 armored warriors from Mongolia, Semu, and northern Han people, claiming to have a million troops intending to go south again.

Kublai Khan, who learned from the last lesson, even trained an elite navy.

It's really a storm coming.

Of course, Lin Chen is very calm about it.

However, he needs to do one thing now.

As the saying goes, to resist foreign aggression, you must first stabilize the country.

Do these insects really think that they were soft-hearted because they didn't use a knife to kill people?

Lin Chen looked at the old officials of the Southern Song Dynasty who entered the palace one after another, his eyes full of coldness.

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