Han Shizu

Chapter 1130 Four Major Events
Until the beginning of winter, the Han court was mainly busy with four major events.

First, with regard to the aftermath of the flood in Qizhou, a group of officials who dealt with it thoughtfully and provided relief in a timely manner were rewarded and promoted. Similarly, many prefectural and county officials were dismissed from office and even sent to prison for interrogation.

The Yellow River has increasingly shown its threat, and its destructive power is strong. Every time it breaches, it always causes heavy losses to the officials and the people.In recent years, every time they heard about floods and floods in the county newspapers along the river, the court couldn't help but get nervous.According to official statistics, since the founding of the Han Dynasty, there have been 36 floods in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, of which only four years have not occurred at all.

Regarding the flooding of the Yellow River, the imperial court is also paying more and more attention to it, and even spent a lot of manpower on dredging and dredging the river and strengthening the embankment.The ministers in charge of water affairs were sent out many times, including Wang Pu, Yong Wang Liu Chengxun, and Changli Wang Murong Yanchao.In recent years, Murong Yanchao has led a group of water experts to inspect the hydrology and plan the treatment plan.However, it is always a palliative, not a permanent cure.

For the problem of flooding, the imperial court also held several special meetings, and invented an edict to brainstorm, but also failed to come up with a radical solution.

Some of the officials below put forward an idea, saying that blocking is worse than dredging. We should follow Dayu's water control, dig ditches, change river channels, and use them to discharge floods.

This idea sounds good, after all, even Dayu was raised, but it was opposed by a group of important officials including Wei Renpu.

After all, if the waterway of the Yellow River could be changed so easily, it would not have become a chronic disease of the dynasties of the past dynasties.Emperor Liu was a little moved. He felt that the idea was good. It is indeed a simple and easy-to-understand truth that blocking is worse than sparse, but he is not blind.

Because in Emperor Liu's impression, the diversion of the Yellow River often brings about a kind of disaster, which is not easy to do.Moreover, this kind of thing still requires detailed investigation, careful preparation, and demonstration of feasibility before it can be implemented, and the investment of human resources must also be considered.

Prior to this, the management of the Yellow River could only be done in the same old way, dredging, strengthening dikes, and planting more trees.However, the river bed in Nandao is too high, and the embankment is getting higher and higher, and it is almost an above-ground river. This is also the most frightening thing.Even clearing the way is not so easy.In fact, changing the road is really a good way, but it can't be like the Northern Song Dynasty, regardless of the reality, drawing lines on the picture, and making random changes
However, there is one thing that has been promoted by the imperial court since the beginning of the treasure year, that is, in the combing of the Yellow River water system, the river flows northward, and Emperor Liu even had the idea of ​​digging out the "Beijing-Hangzhou Canal".

The governance of the Yellow River is not a one-time achievement, or even a lifetime achievement. It is conceivable that it will run through the entire reign of Emperor Liu, and even the entire Han Empire era, and it is still a headache.

In addition to the long-term disturbing things like floods, the prince Liu Yang got married. This is a major event for the court. It can't be important if it involves the country, especially the political significance.

Compared with the wedding of the eldest son of the emperor, Liu Xu, the arrangements for the prince's wedding are obviously more grand, and the specifications cannot be compared. After all, it is the marriage of the crown prince and the princess.

The weddings were all held in the Chongyuan Hall, and the ministers at home and abroad congratulated them together. For this reason, the Hanlin, scholars and literary talents were specially asked to write a large number of poems and articles for congratulations.

The gap in status between the prince and other princes is very obvious, and Emperor Liu also fully reflects the importance he attaches to Liu Yang.The position of the prince has become more stable.

First of all, the emperor valued it, and secondly, there was the queen in the palace, and the Fu family and Murong family outside the palace. This kind of company was almost unshakable.

On the other hand, being married to the prince also re-consolidated the Murong family's position in the court that had slipped due to the death of the Duke of Wei, Murong Yanzhao.

After marriage, Liu Yang still listened to the government in the Guangzheng Hall as the prince, but he could be in charge of specific affairs. He presided over the review work of the military and government edict system, which can be regarded as assigning the functions of the sect to him.

At the same time, the two brothers, Liu Xi and Liu Fang, also officially took up official positions. Liu Xi went to Taipu Temple as a deputy, and Liu Fang went to the Ministry of War to help with the logistics of deploying troops from the north to the south.

The remaining two major issues are nothing more than the use of troops in the north and the south. The north is ostentatious, while the south is quietly touching.

The imperial court has prepared for many years to deal with the difficult army, and this time its will is even more determined. It is determined to solve the hidden dangers within the empire and the last stumbling block that hinders the unification of the military and government in one fell swoop.

In fact, after the news of Li Yiyin's death spread, the atmosphere in the Xiasui area became tense.Perhaps it was because of years of lingering on his last breath that he had forged a sensitive nerve, and Li Guangrui had a premonition at that time.A theory that the imperial court persecuted Li Yiyin, causing the ancestor to die with hatred spread in the Dingnan army, and gradually turned into a voice of revenge.

Li Guangrui would not obediently obey the imperial edict to go to Beijing to help the coffin for the funeral. His father Yin Jian was in front of him, so he would not be fooled, and Quan pretended he had never heard of it.

At the same time, Li Guangrui also really realized that this time was different, and the wind from the court was obviously unusual.When Yang Ye went to the northwest, Li Guangrui also entered into intensive preparations.

For a while, the Xiasui area fell into a tension that hadn't been seen in many years, with people coming and going, conspiracy and calculations emerging endlessly.Some methods may be clichéd, but they are often effective. Li Guangrui is really capable of demagogy. He has successfully gathered the Dingnan army together, and the slogan is very clear, to defend the ancestral land of Xiazhou.

When Yang Ye arrived in Yanzhou and the Han army actively mobilized to point directly at Xiazhou, the Dingnan army was also working hard to dispatch and prepare to deal with the matter.However, between the two parties, the situation of strength and weakness, and the balance of power can be said to be clear at a glance.

And as Emperor Liu expected, under the pressure of the general situation, everyone has doubts. The big man has been invincible for so many years, and there are really not many people who are willing to follow Li Guangrui to fight against the court.

Even within the Dingnan Army, unity was the consensus of the party generals and local tyrants, but that was only to cope with the pressure from the imperial court.However, when that pressure turned into reality and turned into a military action, almost everyone had a question mark in their hearts.

If we meet with swordsmen from the imperial court, the result may be unpredictable, but the fate of Uighurs in Ganzhou will be bloody.
On the other hand, the imperial court has infiltrated the Dingnan army and party members too seriously in recent years. From the very beginning, Li Guangrui's actions have been continuously spread, and finally gathered in the recruiting envoy camp and reported to Tokyo.

At the same time, there are also a large number of officials and officials in the four prefectures of Xia and Sui, who secretly contacted the Han government, including Han people and party members.

If it is within the Dingnan Army, Li Guangrui can still gather some people's hearts. After all, there is no shortage of diehards. Li Guangrui was greatly disappointed in the contact and support of the various parties and tribes.

When it comes to being an enemy of the great Han court, most people expressed hesitation, while a small number of people clearly expressed their refusal.Among them, there are many people who are closely related to the Han officials and related to the interests of the Han people, and some people are more concerned about the consequences.

What are the benefits of fighting against the court?It is almost unimaginable, and what can be seen is only the consequences.The people of the tribe died, the towns were destroyed, the cattle, sheep, horses and camels were lost, and the salt produced could not be exchanged for food and cloth.
Of course, these situations are all signals sent to the Dangxiang tribe by the Han officials after years of infiltration.Therefore, without the support of the majority of the party and tribes, the Dingnan Army is just a grassroots without roots.

By mid-September, Li Guangrui felt abandoned.

After going to the Northwest, Yang Ye did not make any major moves except setting up his camp in Yanzhou.In addition to sending envoys to Xiazhou again to announce the imperial edict, they are reorganizing the troops mobilized to listen to them, and at the same time preparing supplies and supplies, and are not in a hurry to march.

In this operation, the political offensive was obviously prior to the military operation. Wang You did a good job, sent out messengers everywhere, crossed Xia Sui, and showed his flexible skills in implementing the effects of division and disintegration.

Therefore, before the beginning of winter, when all the troops, horses and supplies had been prepared, and seeing Li Guangrui struggling, Yang Ye finally sent troops from Yanzhou.

Compared with the big fanfare and sharpening of knives in the north, the southern expedition was done in a secret enough way, and he wanted the effect of a surprise attack.Pan Mei was eager to march south, but after she actually got the imperial edict, she was strict and calm, even more stable than Yang Ye in Yanzhou.

In the end, the Privy Council mobilized [-] troops from the southern and northern Lingzhou states, together with the conscripted barbarians and seconded moat-leveling troops, including some civilians who accompanied the army, a total of [-] troops were mobilized, which gave Pan Mei more confidence.

The north and the south are advancing simultaneously, but at the same time they are attracting but not launching, and they are all looking for fighter opportunities.Emperor Liu did not set hard targets for them, and also gave the second general more room to play.

(End of this chapter)