Han Shizu

Chapter 1006 Chengxintang's inner panic

Chengxin Hall was originally the living room of Li Jing, the lord of the Southern Tang Dynasty. After Li Yu ascended the throne, it became his residence. He mainly reads and paints here on weekdays, recites poems and writes Fu, or invites friends of the same way to sit and discuss Taoism. Narrative style.After being nurtured and infiltrated by Li Jing and Li Yu, two generations of outstanding emperors, this Chengxin Hall exudes a cultural atmosphere inside and out, elegant and lofty, different from the common people.

Li Yu's succession to the throne was full of calculations, and it took only two years. However, what his father left him was not a stable and wealthy country, but a mess of internal and external troubles and declining rivers.Even if it is a talented person, in the face of such a situation of internal and external difficulties, it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice, let alone Li Yu?
He is just a romantic talent who likes dictionaries and classics. Being an emperor is really too difficult for him.Of course, on the other hand, in this era, the performance of Li Yu's succession is more rapid and thorough than the original time and space. a means of evasion.

However, even if he deliberately kept his ears to the outside world, the pressure from the Central Plains court still made Li Yu feel deeply, especially the edicts and invitations one after another, like reminders, hit his mind.

Fear, fear, and at a loss. In fact, Li Yu had already lost hope for the future after hearing that the court was preparing for the Pingnan War.At the beginning, he had thought about accepting Emperor Liu's invitation to go north to Tokyo, but he didn't dare.

Of course, it is not always true if we completely give up resistance and let the torrential flood drown our country and overthrow our ancestral temple.For example, the transfer of personnel for the defense of the Yangtze River is a manifestation of struggle. However, apart from this, it seems that there are no more useful measures that can be thought of.People are always complicated. Even if you are in deep despair, you may not be without a trace of hope in your heart.

At this time, Li Yu still had a glimmer of fantasy.

In Chengxin Hall, Li Yu sat on the main seat, the lord of the Jiangnan Kingdom, with a very handsome appearance, with a crown on his head, exuding the breath of books, completely the skin of a Confucian scholar.Maybe it's because of the excessive wine, he looks a little weak, with a pale face and slightly melancholy eyes, this kind of temperament is easy to arouse the woman's love.

There were several important ministers present in the hall, Prime Minister Xu Xuan, Envoy of Guangzheng Yuan Feng Yanlu, Assistant Governor of Guangzheng Yuan Chen Qiao, Minister of the Ministry of Officials Zhong Mo, these four people are the main power figures in the Jinling court today.

However, looking at its fineness, it gives people a sense of decay and decay.Xu Xuan, as a famous scholar in the south of the Yangtze River and a veteran of the three dynasties, has always been quite close to Han Xizai. He was a reformer before. However, in terms of writing talent, he is a master, but in terms of the ability to govern the country, he is always lacking , and there is no outstanding achievement.

Chen Qiao, this is also an old minister, a loyal minister, he can be regarded as the real loyal and upright person left by Li Jing to Li Yu.Since Li Yu succeeded to the throne, he has advised and urged him several times, hoping that he can cheer up and prosper the country. He is also the person in the court who opposes the court most clearly and fiercely, hoping to strengthen his arms and resist its annexation.However, after all, this is just a civil servant, with a passion for blood, and he can speak clearly and logically, but when it comes to military affairs and military politics, he is actually powerless.

Feng Yanlu, who came from a famous family, inherited his brother's political capital. Personally, he is well-informed and knowledgeable. Kuanglan fell down, but it really made things difficult for him.

As for Zhong Mo, there is no need to mention it. Up to now, if anyone in the Jinling court hall does not know his connection with the court, he is blind.Zhong Mo has always been the leader of the "peace seeking faction", and he has gone to Tokyo more than once as an envoy.

What is more helpless is that Li Yu can only rely on these people. In the past two years, it is these people who have been able to ensure stability and maintain the normal operation of the government.

It is obviously impossible to say that there are no talents in the south of the Yangtze River. Since ancient times, there have been many talents in Jiangdong.It's just that as a monarch, neither Li Jing nor Li Yu has the wisdom to know and employ people.

In addition to the four ministers, there is another official, Jinling Ling Chen Qi, a well-known strong commander in the south of the Yangtze River.And he entered the palace in a hurry this time, and he was able to wake up Li Yu, who was intoxicated in the wind, flowers, snow and moon, which was obviously a big deal.

But it was the fishermen of the Yangtze River who found some buoys in the river and drifted eastward from the upper reaches. After they were opened, they were letters.What is written in the letter is also the Pingnan imperial edict of the Han emperor and the letter to the people in the south of the Yangtze River.This is Cao Bin's upper reaches, imitating the previous example, and ordering people to do it. It is still an old-fashioned, heart-breaking strategy.

At this time, Li Yu was restless, with a sad face, holding an imperial edict in his hand, his hands trembling slightly, and his handsome face looked a little pitiful at this time.His lips trembled slightly, and he muttered to himself: "So, in the eyes of the imperial court, I am such an innocent and foolish lord. Do the people in the south of the Yangtze River see me in the same way?"

Seeing that Li Yu fell into self-doubt because of the influence of this imperial edict, Chen Qiao became anxious, and immediately said: "My lord, this is all a crime of intentional crime, the trick of the Northern Han Dynasty to mess with my heart, don't take it seriously. Please also quickly order that the government and the army along the river will confiscate and destroy this letter box immediately!"

However, Li Yu couldn't help frowning, looking a little painful, he was thinking, what the imperial edict said, it seems that he can get a little bit of it.
However, Chen Qiao's words had some effect after all. When he came back to his senses, Li Yu asked: "Is the imperial court really going to send troops to attack and destroy our country? Is the war really inevitable?"

Obviously, Li Yu, the lord of the Jiangnan Kingdom, still has some illusions in his heart, although he himself knows that it is just an illusion.As the prime minister, Xu Xuan spoke, and the elegant face was shrouded in gloom at this time, and his tone was heavy: "My lord, the northern army and the southern expedition are inevitable, and we can no longer take chances. For the present plan, You should think of a strategy against the enemy and develop a method of defense, otherwise the country will be in peril and the ancestral temple will collapse, and it will be right in front of you!"

Well, Xu Xianggong said a lot, but nothing was implemented, but he had to admit that this was a knowledgeable statement and the actual situation.Feng Yanlu sighed, and also gave a bad news: "Master, news has come from Runzhou that the Northern Army is marching south to assemble, and Chen Bing is on the north bank. Obviously, the mobilization is imminent!"

"What is the policy of the Privy Council?" Seeing Feng Yanlu's words, Li Yu asked immediately.

"The former has already mobilized the navy and army to support Jingkou, and other passes are also arranged. It will not be easy for the Northern Army to cross the river!" Feng Yanlu said without confidence.

"Can the imperial court's 300,000 army come to the south, be able to stop it?" Li Yu was not a fool, and Feng Yanlu's guilty conscience could not be heard, and he murmured with a wry smile.

His appearance made Chen Qiao quite dissatisfied. He took a step forward and said loudly: "My lord, the northern army will definitely destroy our country. The foundation of the three generations of the Li family is at stake. At this moment, You should raise your spirits, make peace with civil and military forces, dispatch troops and generals, and resist the enemy. Although the Northern Army is large, we still have 200,000 troops and millions of people. If we can work together, we may not be able to repel the enemy. Baoyan Guozuo !"

Chen Qiao's words, the words of the scholar, his words and deeds were agitated, even a little rude.It is also because he is a civil servant and has a loyal and public heart that he can tolerate it. If Lin Renzhao and other generals dare to treat him like this, they will probably be punished by means.

Trying to stabilize his mind, Li Yu asked Chen Qiao: "Do you have a plan to retreat from the enemy?"

Hearing this, Chen Qiao said directly: "Our elite troops mostly gather in Runzhou, and the Northern Army also gathers troops in Yangzhou. Lin Renzhao of the Zhenhai Navy has the talent of an admiral. As long as he can stop the Northern Army at Jingkou, other places, as long as they hold steady That’s enough. In addition, I suggest that the imperial court continue to recruit young men for training, especially to strengthen Jinling’s military strength!”

Well, Chen Qiao's strategy, to put it bluntly, is to hand it over to Lin Renzhao and the other generals, grab some strong men by the way, expand the army, how strong the momentum is
In this regard, Li Yu also agreed, but he couldn't think of any other way.

However, looking at Zhong Mo, who had been silent all this time, Li Yu took the initiative to speak: "Zhong Qing, the country is in crisis, what is your plan?"

During this period of time, Zhong Mo significantly reduced his political activities and did not express his views in the court. He is also a smart man. If Wang Shinan came and the two countries fought, he would keep advocating surrender, fearing that he would arouse public anger and lose his life.Especially for radicals like Chen Qiao, when the real thing is imminent, it can be very dangerous.

Zhong Mo's reputation in the Jinling court these years can be described as mixed. On the one hand, he is the core figure of the surrender faction, but likewise, Zhong Mo has indeed proposed many systems and strategies that benefit the people and government, but they have not been accepted. Just accept it.

Li Yu is not unaware of his reputation. A direct minister like Chen Qiao has criticized Zhong Mo more than once, saying that he has ulterior motives. Therefore, he is also on guard against Zhong Mo and Li Yu.Of course, Li Yu also expressed some gratitude to Zhong Mo because of his support for his succession and support of Zhong Mo.

Under his contradictory psychology, Zhong Mo continued to be a senior official in Jinling.At this time, in the face of Li Yu's question, Zhong Mo thought for a while and said: "I am just a scholar, and I don't know anything about military affairs. If war is inevitable, I really have nothing to do. However, if you can hold on, you can send an envoy to Tokyo to say With sincere affection, if we procrastinate for time, or postpone the war, maybe the imperial court will take the initiative to withdraw the troops when they see that Pingnan can't do it?"

After all, Zhong Mo gave an extremely unreliable suggestion. Regarding this, Chen Qiao immediately sneered: "Northern Han used troops throughout the history, and they were never afraid of fierce battles. The envoy said to withdraw the enemy, Zhong Shangshu didn't think it was ridiculous?"

Facing Chen Qiao's ridicule, Zhong Mo just said indifferently: "Maybe you can give it a try!"

In this regard, unexpectedly, Li Yu also agreed, but who to send?

(End of this chapter)