Han Shizu

Chapter 1033 Privy Military Administration
It was still early, and in the Privy Council, the servants carefully changed the candles and cleaned the courtyard. The officials on duty had already handed over. As the sky brightened, the servants of the house also came to work one after another.Because of the Nanzheng incident, the Privy Council was very busy during this period, with rumors about the military, but it was always in a tense and joyful atmosphere.

Zhao Kuangyin came to the Privy Council slowly, and when he passed by, he noticed that Li Chuyun was already sitting behind the desk, burying his head in processing official documents.Li Chuyun, who is over [-] years old, is in the prime of life. He has been working hard, self-denying and serving the public, and has been praised by Emperor Liu.

In these years of being in charge of military affairs, Li Chuyun has shown excellent handling ability, proving to the ruling and opposition parties that he is capable of being alone, and that he did not rely on the emperor's prowess to leap to the position of power and be above the princes.

During the 15 years of military and political reform and adjustment, the central power of the Han Dynasty has formed a system that is dominated by state affairs, military administration, and finance, with mutual checks and balances. In terms of military and political power, apart from the emperor, it is the privy envoy.

Therefore, only in terms of power, Li Chuyun is one of the most powerful people in the Han court.However, compared to Yang Bin, Guo Wei, Zhe Congruan, Chai Rong and others since the founding of the People's Republic of China, Li Chuyun is far behind in both credit and prestige.

Just like the third envoy Lei Dexiang who is in charge of financial planning and in charge of the big man's financial power now, he has low qualifications but a high position.Lei Dexiang is also more than 40 years old, but he was a Jinshi in the early years of Qianyou, but most of them were in the same discipline, and even now, many people in the court think that he is not worthy of being a three-year-old because of his "mediocrity". envoy.

And Li Chuyun, in his early years, was only promoted by Ruan, and directly entered the Privy Council as a recorder. Although he was a military counselor and discussed current affairs with the emperor all the year round, he never led troops to fight alone, nor did he really let those generals A feat recognized by Qiu Ba.

However, Emperor Liu still reused Lei Dexiang and Li Chuyun, not only because they had certain talents, but more importantly, because of the consideration of power checks and balances.

This point, like Li Chuyun, is also clear in his heart, but it is also an opportunity for him to show his talents. Li Chuyun also deeply feels the kindness of encounter and repays it wholeheartedly.This is a person with a strong desire for fame and fame, and Ping Nan is a great cause that he led to formulate and implement after he took charge of the Privy Council, so he is particularly worried about this matter.

"Brother Zhengyuan, you are still so diligent!" Zhao Kuangyin stepped forward to bow and greeted with a smile.

In the past few years, Li Chuyun has not only shown his shrewd and capable side, but at the same time he often shows generosity in private affairs, but he has always had a tough attitude in handling public affairs, often has arbitrary behavior, and competes with his colleagues, so he is very popular in the court. Not too good.Of course, this does not include Zhao Kuangyin.

On Emperor Liu's side, Zhao Kuangyin had nothing that could not be tolerated, except for his habit of calling others brothers and sisters, which he didn't like very much.Letting him, a meritorious general, serve as the deputy privy envoy was not only a kind of appeasement to the general of the imperial army, but also a check and balance on Li Chuyun. The effect obviously did not work. Therefore, Emperor Liu already planned to change Zhao Kuangyin's position.

Zhao Kuangyin smiled at each other, and Li Chuyun also bowed back, saying: "Although the overall situation in the south is fixed, military affairs are especially complicated. We must not relax. We need to be vigilant to avoid any omissions!"

"What good news is there?" Zhao Kuangyin asked, noticing that Li Chuyun hadn't put down the playbook.

Li Chuyun also showed a smile on his thin face, and replied: "The Liangjiang area has been completely controlled by the army. Liu Guangyi entered Jianzhou, Murong Chengtai took Hui, Mei, and Chao three states one after another, Cui Yanjin also entered Qinzhou, Jiangnan, It can be said that the two kingdoms of Nanyue and Guangdong have completely perished! This time, the initial goal of Pingnan has been achieved!"

Hearing this, Zhao Kuangyin couldn't help laughing a few times, and said, "Happy! Pingnan has been ordered since mid-September, and now it's only the beginning of November, and it has already arrived in Jinling and Panyu. People are amazed! If the south of the Yangtze River is fixed, I will have a drink to wish the triumphant song!"

Zhao Kuangyin's hearty laughter echoed in the hall, and it was very clear on this winter morning, when he suddenly heard a question: "What kind of good news is it that you have hooked Duke Hao's alcohol addiction?"

Before the person arrived, the voice came first, and it was Emperor Liu.After Concubine Gao woke up early, Emperor Liu went directly to the Privy Council. When he stepped in, Li Chuyun and Zhao Kuangyin hurriedly greeted him: "Your Majesty is welcome!"

"Second Qing is free of courtesy!" Liu Chengyou raised his hand to signal, and said with a smile: "It's a coincidence that I came here. From what Yuen Long said just now, there is a military situation in the south again?"

"Your Majesty! Jiangnan and Lingnan have basically been settled!" Li Chuyun replied, presenting the report in his hand to Liu Chengyou.

"Compared to Pingshu, it's much faster!" Liu Chengyou couldn't help but smile, looked at Zhao Kuangyin, and then murmured: "Judging from the previous situation, it's not surprising, but after the peace of the two countries, the military Arrangements should also be put on the agenda!"

"Yes!" Li Chuyun clasped his hands and replied, "The ministers are already discussing, but how to arrange it, we need to wait for the detailed situation of each place to be reported one after another, and then make adjustments and implement it!"

"En!" Liu Chengyou replied, and the joy on his face gradually faded, as if he was worried.

Sitting down, looking at Li and Zhao, Liu Chengyou said: "Both of you are important ministers in charge of military affairs. Although most of the south has been pacified, there are still some deficiencies in the southeast. So far, counting surrenders and rebellions, hundreds of thousands of troops In the south, should they take advantage of the situation and enter Wuyue and Zhangquan to flatten the southeast in one fell swoop?
I really intend to complete my meritorious service in one battle. Zhang and Quan and Chen Hongjin can fight back. Only Wuyue, who is a country of in-laws and has always respected the court, sent troops to help in the battle this time.If you are in a hurry to collect Wu Yue, I'm afraid the world will criticize you! "

Hearing what Emperor Liu said, Li Chuyun said: "Your Majesty, the trend of unification is irreversible. According to the previous plan, after the Jiangnan was pacified, we should have continued to advance Wuyue according to the situation. Today everything is going well and there is no solid resistance. The army is fully capable of taking Go to the southeast and complete the unification, why should your Majesty hesitate? If you are worried about criticism, you just need to treat the Qian family and the people of Zhejiang and Zhejiang well in the future!"

As for Li Chuyun, he is very familiar with the strength of the big man and is also very confident, so he directly proposed to continue to flatten the southeast.In contrast, Zhao Kuangyin was more serious, saying: "Your Majesty, three years ago, when King Wuyue came to Beijing, he offered to donate land. Although His Majesty refused to accept it, it has shown the friendship between the two sides. Now, Jiangnan and Lingnan are established, and only two Zhejiang provinces are left. How could the king of Wuyue not know how to follow the general trend? I think that there is no need to enter the army, so let's invite the king of Wuyue to join the court again!"

"In this way, it is possible to completely pacify the south before the end of this year?" Emperor Liu asked.

Asked about this, Zhao Kuangyin was silent and understood the emperor's thoughts.

In Liu Chengyou's original expectation, it would take half a year to pacify Liangjiang and Lingnan, and then he would use both political and military offensives to take down Wuyue.What I didn't expect was that Jiangnan and Nanyue were too inexperienced to fight. It took two months for the troops to be dispatched, and the two countries were all pacified, and the progress was surprisingly smooth.Under such circumstances, Liu Chengyou's mind also changed accordingly, thinking of completely calming down the south before this year, and then leading a unified China to welcome the new year.

This is a sign of impatience. The lands of Jiangnan and Lingnan can only be said to be military stability, and they are still far from the stability of politics and people's livelihood. But secondly, I'm afraid it will last.The only concern of Emperor Liu was this point, so he did not directly issue an order to march into Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

Of course, the idea is just an idea after all. Putting his hands into the dragon sleeves and thinking for a while, Liu Chengyou said: "Forget it, let's discuss this matter again. In terms of military affairs, first think that suppressing Liangjiang and Lingnan is the main thing!"

"Yes!"

"What's the movement of the Liao Army?" Liu Chengyou asked again.

"There is no new news yet, but according to the previous report by Duke Chan, the Liao army's westward expedition should choose to attack the Gaochang Uighur from the south of Jinshan.

(End of this chapter)