"How did you know that His Majesty has always relied on the Marquis' Mansion?" Zhao Lingying smiled at this moment and continued, "I told you before that if His Majesty wants to balance the power of the court's relatives, promoting the Song family is the best choice."
"Now the Song family father and son have lived up to His Majesty's expectations. That is a good outcome."
"Especially Song Hongzhi. It would be best if he could gain some military power in the future. That way, our Marquisate could safely retreat to the second line without the status it once held in the military. His Majesty would certainly not choose to suppress the Marquisate anymore. For my father, this would be a good thing."
In his eyes, military power is indeed important, but if it reaches a certain level, it will not be acceptable.
Especially if they threaten the imperial court and His Majesty, they will definitely be liquidated.
Now, with someone to share the burden with, it won’t be a worry anymore.
My father will surely be able to spend his old age in peace.
A marquis with outstanding achievements.
Isn’t it a good thing to be able to retire peacefully?
At this moment, Zhao Lingying thought for a moment and continued, "Moreover, Your Majesty has actually been very kind to my Zhao family. Just like before, my brother should have been sentenced to military court for his failure in the northern border war, but Your Majesty didn't do so and allowed my brother to continue leading the troops. This is Your Majesty's kindness."
"Of course I know that," Cui Guo said, "but the general is the commander-in-chief of the navy. In the court, the navy's status is even lower than that of ordinary border garrisons. Moreover, the general has been staying in the grasslands before. If he suddenly goes to Haizhou, I'm afraid he will not be able to handle the task for a while."
"If anything goes wrong again, His Majesty will surely be furious."
In Cuiguo's opinion.
The status of the navy is only slightly higher than that of the general garrisons in various places.
Although he is still leading troops, it is completely incomparable to before.
Another point is that they are afraid that their own general will not be able to lead the navy well, and then problems will arise.
Your Majesty might forgive the first time, but what about the second time? Even if Your Majesty said nothing, what about the ministers in the court?
By then, as the status of the Marquis' Mansion declines, problems will definitely arise.
"No."
But at this moment, Zhao Lingying shook her head and continued, "Don't you remember the letter you brought home from your brother a few days ago? He said that everything is fine in Haizhou now, but he has discovered many problems with the navy, so he has planned to begin training and reforming the navy."
"I understand my brother. He has always had aspirations for the sea, but his father didn't allow it, so he kept it buried in his heart."
"Now that I'm at the place I want to go the most, I'll definitely put all my heart and soul into it. Although I don't know how far my brother can go, all we can do is trust him."
Speaking of this, she felt a little emotional.
Although I didn't see my brother in person, I could see his great ambition from the lines.
It was just like when I was a kid, when my brother was explaining the nautical chart to me, he was so full of energy.
In addition, Zhao Lingying knew very well that the other party was not without military talent.
Just like me, his thoughts were suppressed by his father.
Now devote yourself to one thing.
We can definitely do better.
Cuiguo, who was standing next to her, felt relieved immediately after hearing these words.
She came from the Marquis' Mansion, so naturally she would consider the Marquis' Mansion in everything. Now, after hearing what Zhao Lingying said, she knew that even if the status of the Marquis' Mansion declined in the future, it would definitely be valued by the court because of the general.
I realized that all my previous worries were unnecessary.
As for Zhao Lingying, she looked towards the palace gate and said softly, "Now it's up to Song Hongzhi."
That’s right, what she is concerned about now is that Song Hongzhi can win this battle and grow up.
It is not only because this battle concerns the majesty of the Wei Dynasty, but more importantly, if the court can get a great general at this time, who is so young.
It just so happened that my father was already old, and even with his martial arts skills, he could live longer than ordinary people.
But as a daughter, she still wanted her father to continue to go to the battlefield.
If Song Hongzhi grows up.
That will definitely help share some of the pressure on the other party.
"Young uncle?" Cuiguo was a little confused after hearing these words.
But he soon understood what his wife was thinking and immediately said, "My wife, what do you think our uncle can do this time? Is it really impossible for him to capture the capital of Gaoyang?"
She had also been listening to the conversation between Zhao Lingying and Wei Yunyi.
So I was a little curious about how the other party would fight this battle.
Is it really impossible to capture the capital of Gaoyang and achieve a complete victory?
At this time, Zhao Lingying continued, "In my opinion, after Song Hongzhi captures Licheng this time, he will try to attack the capital of Gaoyang. However, he will easily fail. But for him, it doesn't matter because it's just an attempt."
"After his defeat, he wouldn't insist on staying in Gaoyang, because the food and wages for 800 men would definitely not be enough. So he would choose to turn back to Liaozhen and rest for a while."
"Although it seems that this battle did not achieve much, it completely disrupted Gaoyang's deployment."
"And this is the safest way, with the highest chance of success."
Song Hongzhi brought 800 people with him.
It was like a sharp knife, piercing straight into the interior of Gaoyang.
It will definitely cause panic among the people, and they will not dare to continue to face the Wei army.
Because they have suffered a loss once, they will be more careful, at least that's what Zhao Lingying thinks.
She felt that the strategic goal of this battle had been fully achieved.
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