Tang Dynasty Mingyue Song Dynasty Pass

Chapter 740

In the Song Dynasty, the Imperial Palace of Bianjing City.

After Zhao Kuangyin learned of the situation in the south of the Yangtze River, Lei Ting was furious, and directly said: "It's unreasonable, the remnants of Yang and Wu dare to garrison Wuyue, even the Southern Tang Dynasty, rebuild the country, and destroy our strategy. His heart is damnable!"

The civil and military ministers also heard the news in advance, so at this time, there were many discussions.

Li Chuyun, the deputy envoy of the Privy Council, stood up and said: "The officials, the matter has come to an end, and we need to immediately dispatch a large army to assist General Cao Bin, suppress the new Wu State, and destroy it while it is unstable. If it gains a firm foothold, it will unify the south and fight against my Song Dynasty, forming a situation of ruling by drawing the river."

Zhao Kuangyin nodded, feeling that what Li Chuyun said made sense.

Some generals also stood up and wanted to send troops. Liu Qingyi, Liu Shouzhong, Han Chongyun, Guo Shouwen, Liu Tingrang, and others were all ready to lead troops to the expedition.

Seeing that the generals were filled with righteous indignation, Zhao Kuangyin nodded slightly, feeling that the morale was good, and said: "I have decided to go to the north bank of the Yangtze River to command the army, destroy Wu, and unify the south!"

At this time, Zhao Pu stood up to stop him and said: "Officials are not allowed! Now Wu Guo is newly established and vigorous. I heard that Wu Guo has now destroyed Wu Yue and received many soldiers from the Southern Tang Dynasty. Now it has 20 troops and has begun to deploy defenses along the river. This state of Wu is not the state of Tang, and there are no foolish kings and ministers, and we will not be able to have any effect unless we mobilize another 30 to [-] troops."

"Furthermore, the front line has just been defeated. The [-] imperial guards are elite, and now less than [-] to [-] are retreating to Jingnan. We are already seriously injured. If we fight against Wu, we will easily lose both sides. In the end, the Northern Han and Liao will benefit."

Zhao Kuangyin was still furious, looked at Zhao Pu, and asked, "Is this the way to forget it, admitting Wu is not enough? How can I, a Song person, swallow this tone?"

Zhao Pu said: "Officials, we should collect a lot of information about Wu, who is the Lord of Wu, who are the generals, who is in charge of making plans, and what officials are in charge of the management of the imperial court. plan, or alienate the relationship, and destroy the state of Wu."

Zhao Kuangyin took out another memorial and said: "Here is the information brought back by Wu Desi. Now Lord Wu is Yang Ling'er, the princess of Yang Wu's royal family. To be called king is to be the king of Wu for the time being, not to be called emperor yet, but after the annexation of the Southern Tang Dynasty and complete stability, it will be easy to be called emperor and sit on an equal footing with my Great Song Dynasty."

"Furthermore, Han Xizai, Xu Xuan and others in the Tang Kingdom are serving as officials of the three provinces and six ministries. Even that Su Chen has been resurrected and become the Marquis of Anguo, holding the military and political power. He is also Lord Wu's elder brother."

Speaking of this, Zhao Kuangyin was even more angry. Originally, Su Chen was going to be sent to Bianjing. He also planned to focus on promoting Su Chen and put him in the Imperial Academy. He would be the teacher of his two princes and pass on some knowledge. Talent and practical wisdom, however, are now empty.

Moreover, Su Chen once again became Song's enemy, the number one enemy.

Looking at it now, it is very likely that Su Chen's death was caused by something tricky, and it was related to Yang Wu Fuguo's organization.

The officials of the Song Dynasty immediately exploded, talking about Wu Guo.

"It turned out to be a descendant of Yang Wu."

"Su Chen is not dead yet, what happened back then?"

"When Wu rises up, the south will be annexed and integrated by them. They are the enemy!"

Zhao Pu said again: "Officials, Wu Guo must have planned a long time ago, and even planned for a long time. It was prepared several years ago, so it was so fast and had so much food and soldiers. In addition, they can The battle between the Song Dynasty and the Tang army is stalemate. Wu Yue's army is outside, launching a sneak attack, gradually encroaching on the southern territory, and harvesting refugees. It can be seen that there are experts behind the scenes. Whether it is Su Chen or not is not confirmed. But the existence of Su Chen is indeed worthy of our attention, so , I do not recommend using troops against Wu immediately, but you can use troops against Shu."

Zhao Kuangyin was surprised and said, "Use troops against Shu?"

Zhao Pu nodded and said: "Now Wu Guo is full of vigor, and our army is newly defeated on the front line. If the northern army is recruited, let alone 20, it will almost come out. If there is an accident, it will have a huge impact on our Great Song Dynasty, and even threaten the national destiny. However, it is easy to destroy Shu. Since the failure of the last attack on Shu, the country of Shu has become arrogant and has not improved. However, our army can sneak into Shu from the north and the south, and maybe we can directly destroy the country of Shu. The wealth of the country of Shu Pull into Bianjing City of the Song Dynasty to make up for the loss in the south of the Yangtze River, and then reorganize the army, transfer the Shu army and the Huaibei local army, and make up [-]. Chinese."

Zhao Kuangyin nodded slightly, thinking that the reason Shu was so brave last time might have something to do with Su Chen being Meng Xuanyu's adviser behind the scenes.Now that Su Chen is in Jinling City in the Southern Tang Dynasty, he has no time to clone himself, so it will be easier to destroy Shu this time.

Destroy the Shu Kingdom, and you can also get the wealth, people, etc. of the Shu Land, which can make up for this loss.

It really is a good plan!

Zhao Kuangyin glanced at Zhao Pu, and felt that he was still reliable at critical times!
"Okay, this matter needs a long-term discussion. Let me think about it again." Zhao Kuangyin announced his resignation, and then announced that the three prime ministers, Zhao Pu, Xue Juzheng, and Shen Yilun, together with Li Chongju, the Privy Council envoy, and Li Chuyun, the Privy Council deputy envoy, went to the Imperial Study Room to discuss the matter .

After sitting down, Zhao Kuangyin looked at Li Chongju and asked: "If we crusade against Houshu, how many troops can we mobilize in a short period of time, and can we make up for it in terms of food and grass?"

The privy secretary made Li Chongju mellow and taciturn, and he was an unusual person in the officialdom.At that time, Zhou Taizu had a good relationship with the famous general Shi Hongzhao.Later Zhou Taizu became the emperor, but Shi Hongzhao was killed by villains ahead of time. Zhou Taizu wanted to help the descendants of the historian.He found out that most of Shi Hongzhao's subordinates fled in all directions, and that Li Chongju still had contacts with the historians, so he approached Li Chongju and asked him to help find Shi Hongzhao's relatives so that they could provide relief.

Unexpectedly, Li Chongju said that in fact, he had been helping historians with housework, and recommended Shi Hongzhao's younger brother to Zhou Taizu.Zhou Taizu appreciated Li Chongju's kindness and righteousness very much. After rewarding Shi Hongzhao's younger brother with an official position, he let Li Chongju work under Chai Rong's account.But Li Chongju left the historian after he made a clear account of the historian's money and accounts.

People at that time said that Li Chongju respected promises and kept promises, comparable to Jibu in ancient times.

Zhao Kuangyin was also serving under Chai Rong's tent at that time, and it was rare to see Li Chongju being so responsible for the dead leader, so he kept Li Chongju in his heart.

Many years later, Zhao Kuangyin became the emperor, and Li Chongju was just a workshop envoy. Later, he was sentenced to work in the Sifang embassy and worked as a idler in the foreign ministry.Zhao Kuangyin wanted to cultivate Li Chongju, so he appointed Li Chongju to lead thousands of elite troops in the forbidden army to attack when he crusaded against the rebel Zhaoyi Army Jiedushi.

Li Chongju lived up to his entrustment, beheaded 500 people, and returned with a big victory.A few days later, Li Chongju joined forces with the main force and successfully defeated the main force of the Zhaoyi Army.Zhao Kuangyin knew that Li Chongju was a prudent man and not greedy for money, so when he captured Zezhou and Luzhou, he deliberately let Li Chongju enter the state capital first, inspect the government treasury, and collect household registration albums.

As expected, Li Chongju didn't take any money, and sealed it up and handed it over to the imperial court.Zhao Kuangyin was even more satisfied.Naturally, after the army returned to Beijing, Zhao Kuangyin appointed Li Chongju as the third envoy to manage the national finances.

In the second year of Qiande (964), Fan Zhi, Wang Pu and other three prime ministers resigned at the same time. Zhao Kuangyin appointed the privy envoy Zhao Pu as the prime minister, and the third envoy Li Chongju took over as the privy envoy, becoming one of Zhao Kuangyin's most trusted direct descendants.

Li Chongju was mature and prudent. After thinking about it, he said: "In a short period of time, we can deploy 2 soldiers from the Northwest Garrison and [-] imperial guards from the capital. With the addition of General Cao Bin's troops, we should be able to destroy Shu. In terms of food and grass, we can start from the first It was transferred from Huaibei for military supplies."

Zhao Kuangyin nodded and decided to implement Zhao Pu's plan after knowing it well.

(End of this chapter)