Han Shizu

Chapter 142 Ready to Kill Chickens

Tianfu 12 years, is a leap year, leap in July.

Time can always dilute everything. With the second half of July, the situation in the Central Plains can finally be described as "calm", although it is somewhat reluctant.In Manzhou County, the situation of bandits gathering in the mountains and forests has not improved much, but the local officials in each prefecture have almost waited and watched. Seeing that the Liu family is staying in Tokyo, the situation will not be repeated in a short time, so "live "He came over and began to rule the people in the name of "big man".

Autumn is thick, and in the sparse world all over the Central Plains, the crops have already matured, which also brings more hope.While the officials and the people were looking forward to hope, the Han court, which had spent more than two months gaining a firm foothold in the Central Plains, finally had enough energy to devote its attention to the states outside the capital.

In the Chuigong Hall, several important military and political officials and Liu Chengyou were present, discussing politics with Liu Zhiyuan.There is only one theme of the palace meeting: Fang Zhen.

As the reorganization of the banned soldiers came to an end, the imperial court's confidence was obviously sufficient, and it also had the spare power to give pointers to other states and towns.In other words, Liwei is needed, and Liwei's goal is to find the fattest and loudest chicken, Du Chongwei.It was basically expected, among the festivals, only Du Chongwei was taking the lead.

"Your Majesty, according to various prefecture newspapers, those who are similar to the townships that have been relocated before have basically taken up their duties in the prefectures. Those who are far away, such as Qingzhou and Anzhou, are still on their way." Yang Bin began to report, saying one thing good news.

Last month, when the situation in Kaifeng eased slightly, Liu Zhiyuan issued an imperial edict to carry out a large-scale relocation, replacement, and transfer of the Jiedus in various states.

Song, Xu, Yan, Xu, Deng, Xiang, An, Yun, Wei, Qing, etc., the Jiedu of the Central Plains and Hebei have basically been replaced, which is actually a basic operation.Those Jiedu who were transferred would naturally not be happy in their hearts, after all, they were moved, but the Liu family was in full swing, and they gave more rewards and comfort.Even if you don't want it in your heart, pack up and hit the road.

But this progress, of course, is fast and slow.For example, Yang Chengxin, who moved from Pinglu Jiedu to Anzhou Jiedu, traveled nearly [-] miles by land and water from Qingzhou to Anzhou, and a large family migrated, let alone a month, even if he was given three months, he might not be able to arrive. appoint.

"Yeah." Liu Zhiyuan nodded, and directly asked the town he cared about the most: "Where is Du Chongwei, hasn't there been any movement yet?"

Yang Bin's face became serious, and he said: "There is still no sign of leaving, I'm afraid Du Chongwei is determined to go against His Majesty's decree and confront the court!"

Liu Zhiyuan only looked a little cold about this, but he didn't show any surprises.Originally, Liu Zhiyuan swapped Du Chongwei with Gao Xingzhou, the Jiedu envoy of the Guide Army, and allowed him to bring his family and lead his retinue, all his family wealth. In order to reassure himself, he specially appointed his "brother" Li Shouzhen as the Jiedu envoy of Hezhong. , has been very sincere.As long as Du Zhongweiken moved to the town, everything would be fine.

But after the edict of moving the town was issued, the rest of the towns responded more or less, but Du Chongwei didn't give any feedback, and turned a deaf ear.Until Tokyo sent an envoy to inquire, Fang Yizhen had a lot of work and needed time, and he was preparing to reply.

This dragged on for several days, and the Han court also showed great patience, and planned to send someone to "assist" him in moving the town. Du Chongwei immediately refused, and now the people from Yedu reported that he finally started to move out. Furniture loading.Du Chongwei's family property is still very rich, and he was delayed for a few days, and then there was no movement.

Until the imperial court issued an imperial edict for the second time to urge him, Du Chongwei simply stated that he was ill and that it was inconvenient to travel far. Later, he reported that bandits had sprung up in the land of Wei Bo. In short, it was inconvenient to move the town.

In this regard, the imperial court was more "reasonable" and sent envoys to inform them.Tokyo is vast and livable, and the medical system is complete, allowing Du Gong to go to Tokyo to recuperate first, and then go to Songzhou to visit the town after he recovers.As for the banditry in Wei Bo, the imperial court dispatched its own soldiers and horses, and Gao Xingzhou, the new Yedu, stayed behind to eradicate them.

And so on and on, until now.In fact, at this point, there is basically a balance between the two parties.

"Your Majesty, according to the report from Chanzhou, Du Chongwei has locked up the city and sent troops to block the road between Yedu and Puyang. His disobedience is clearly revealed. The court must be prepared to respond at any time." Guo Wei followed up with the report.

"How about the deployment of soldiers and horses, and how about the preparations for food, equipment and supplies?" Liu Zhiyuan asked.

For Du Chongwei, the Han court had already been preparing for it.Upon hearing this, Shi Hongzhao immediately reported: "The two armies of Xingjie and Guangrui have been transferred northward and stationed in Baima and Puyang. The armies of Yunzhou, Yanzhou, and Mingzhou have been ordered to prepare for containment. The armies in Beijing, You can go north to fight at any time!"

Wang Zhang followed up and said: "During this period of time, I was ordered to conscript, and I have prepared [-] horses and infantry, food, equipment, chariots, boats, and half a year old. However, if the imperial court wants to carry out conquests, it is best to wait until The autumn harvest is over, and the grain tax goes into storage."

Yang Bin was beside him, and he agreed: "Nowadays, there is a shortage of population and people's resources in various places. I am afraid that they will not be able to meet the needs of expropriation. If the people are strong early, it will inevitably destroy production and cause turmoil among the people."

"It's already winter when the grain tax is put into storage, so how can we fight then?" Shi Hongzhao retorted immediately after listening to the two singing together.

"As long as the war has not started, the longer the delay, the more adequate the imperial court's preparations, the stronger the country's strength, and the greater the odds of the imperial court's victory." Yang Bin also counterattacked at a faster speed.Although there was a "tacit understanding" in dealing with Liu Chengyou, in terms of military and political affairs, the conflict between Yang Bin and Shi Hongzhao had never weakened, and disagreements were common.

In terms of words and reason, Shi Hongzhao is certainly not Yang Bin's opponent, his face twitched, and he was about to force his words, but Su Fengji stood up.Glancing at Yang Bin, he said in a loud voice: "Mr. Yang's words are wrong. Du Chongwei supported his troops, violated His Majesty's will, and resisted the imperial edict. The evidence has been revealed. For such rebellious people, in the opinion of the minister, it is appropriate to strip them of their actions. The officials and nobles should dispatch troops as soon as possible to destroy them, so as to show the majesty of the court."

"Otherwise, let the rest of the world think about this matter. Before moving to the town, the other generation waited and watched. If they learn from it, then the Han world may not be as peaceful as it is, and it will be chaotic again. The imperial court is strong. There are many people, but how can we take care of the four directions, now we can focus on one side, and we should quickly wipe out the fierce and stubborn, and eliminate the greater disaster before it happens."

Su Fengji is a person who is greedy, loves power, and loves to kill. Although his character is not good, he still has some opinions and can always say something.

"This statement is absurd! The country's worries should be divided into priorities. Now Youyan has Khitan mobilizing troops, Guanyou has Western Shu watching, south Jingnan, and Southern Tang are all restless. At this time, stabilizing the country is the most important thing. Wei Bo has a strong army, if the imperial court starts the war lightly, if we can't win quickly, we will lose the great situation!" Yang Bin immediately turned back.

Staring at Su Fengji coldly, in Yang Bin's view, this person is a villain who is used to flattering, advances by flattery, often speaks lies, and brings chaos to the court.

Feeling Yang Bin's contempt, Su Fengji sneered and said, "Are you trying to indulge Du Chongwei and raise a tiger?"

"You are taking things out of context!" Yang Bin was slightly annoyed: "Du Chongwei must be subdued, and the Weibo issue must be resolved, but it is not appropriate to act too hastily!"

"The other generation is so rampant, if they don't act decisively, where do they want to put the majesty of your Majesty and the court?" Su Fengji asked back.

"Enough!" Seeing the two arguing again in the court, Liu Zhiyuan's eyes flashed a hint of impatience, and he said coldly.

Seeing this, the two of them shut up, and hurriedly leaned over to apologize: "Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

With Liu Zhiyuan's "suppression", the gunpowder smell between Yang and Su dissipated a lot, but the atmosphere became more tense.Liu Zhiyuan glanced around, Liu Chengxun was not there, Liu Chengyou stood there, never expressing his opinion, his eyes wandered, the old god was at ease.

"Prince Zhou, what do you think?" After a moment of silence, Liu Zhiyuan asked.

His wandering eyes suddenly became clear. Of course, Liu Chengyou had some thoughts in his mind. He still pondered for a while before he cupped his hands and said: "What the two ministers said is all for the country's planning, and there is a certain reason. Wei Bo's population, taxation , occupies the most important place in the world, so I don’t need to elaborate on it. Such an important place must not be held in the hands of Du Chongwei for a long time.”

"Du Chongwei is now like a cancerous tumor on the body of a big man, which has reached the point where it has to be cut off. If it continues, the court may gather more powerful forces. However, if this cancerous tumor breaks out, rots, and spreads, it will affect everyone. It's not just the town of Weibo. Therefore, no matter how difficult it is, we must grit our teeth and get rid of it, so that Weibo can be brought under the rule, resume development, and rest with the people, so that the imperial court has spare power to deal with foreign enemies."

"Otherwise, if it drags on for too long, not only will there be troubles in the domestic towns, as Mr. Yang said, Mengshu, Jingnan, and Southern Tang will also take the opportunity to bite the big man. If the internal troubles cannot be suppressed, how can we deal with the wolves at the door of the house? ?”

After Liu Chengyou said this, Yang Bin's expression froze, and a smile appeared on the corner of Su Fengji's mouth.Liu Zhiyuan pondered Liu Chengyou's words, and asked: "So, you are inclined to use troops by the court?"

"Judging from the current situation in Yedu, this war is probably unavoidable, and Du Chongwei obviously won't be captured without a fight. The imperial court's arrangement of its surroundings may have put a lot of pressure on Du Chongwei. Countermeasures." Liu Chengyou said: "However, if you want to take other states and towns into consideration, the imperial court doesn't have to take the initiative to launch an attack. You only need to be prepared for war, and when they rebel, they will send troops to wipe them out!"

"Hehe." Shi Hongzhao suddenly chuckled.The sound is not loud, but in this hall, it is very harsh.

"Why are you laughing?" Shi Hongzhao's behavior was somewhat rude, and Liu Zhiyuan asked him with a sidelong glance.

"I'm rude!" Shi Hongzhao knew that he was rude, but his unbearable expression was even more disgusting, and he glanced at Liu Chengyou: "I just feel that, as His Royal Highness Zhou said, if Yedu Such a situation has been maintained all the time, and Du Chongwei has been tempted and refused to say anything. Could it be that the court has so many soldiers, horses, money and food to waste? If it is delayed beyond this year, what is the difference from what Yang Xiang said?"

The eyes of a group of people fell on Liu Chengyou, Liu Chengyou still looked indifferent, nodded: "What General Shi said is indeed reasonable."

Without even looking at Shi Hongzhao, Liu Chengyou turned to Guo Wei: "Private Guo, that memorial just now."

The eyes of the ministers turned to Guo Wei again, and Guo Wei took out two documents from his sleeve, and said to Liu Zhiyuan: "Your Majesty, before the palace meeting, the Privy Council received a report from Murong Yanzhao, the defense envoy of Mozhou. A person with suspicious behavior was intercepted in the territory, and a letter was found on him. After interrogation, it was learned that the person was Du Chongwei's messenger, and the letter was written by Du Chongwei. Invite the Khitan Lord to go south to the Central Plains after breaking Youzhou, and join forces with him. The report and letter are here, Your Majesty please read them."

The two documents were presented in front of Liu Zhiyuan, and after only a brief glance, Liu Zhiyuan slapped them heavily on the imperial table and said angrily, "Du Chongwei, you really don't change your thieves, I've tried my best to forgive and comfort him. The matter is still too much to fill, with the heart of a snake and a scorpion, he tried to hook up with Beidi and bring disaster to our Han family! Death is not a pity!"

"Zhuqing, what do you think?" Liu Zhiyuan looked around and asked again.

Now, Yang Bin didn't dare to refute any more.Su Fengji beamed with joy: "Your Majesty, Du Chongwei has shown his rebellion. He has run rampant to this point. He must not be tolerated!"

"Du Chongwei doesn't care about the kindness of the court, and wants to act like a chariot and bring about his own destruction, I will help him!" Taking a deep breath, Liu Zhiyuan ordered coldly: "Send someone to send this letter to Yedu, and send the contents Show the world!"

"Yes!"

It is basically certain that when this letter is placed on the desk, Du Chongwei will definitely not be able to sit still and will oppose it.

"Your Majesty, since this is the case, the imperial court must thoroughly prepare for the conquest!" Seeing that the matter was a foregone conclusion, Yang Bin quickly changed his mind and actively advised.

Liu Zhiyuan nodded, pondered for a while, and said, "Schedule soldiers, horses, food and grass, speed up. Discuss with everyone, who is the commander-in-chief!"

After saying this, there was another silence in the hall, and everyone exchanged glances.On Du Chongwei's side, there are nearly [-] soldiers. Even if the people's strength is excluded, there are more than [-] soldiers who can fight.If the imperial court wanted to pacify them, they would definitely use a lot of soldiers and horses, and they had to be cautious when commanding large soldiers to fight outside, when it came to sensitive things like military power.

After only being silent for a while, Shi Hongzhao took the initiative to ask: "Your Majesty, I am willing to go!"

His eyes stopped on Shi Hongzhao, Liu Zhiyuan only thought about it for a while, then shook his head: "The Guards Division and the Tokyo Imperial Army still need Shi Qing's hard work, so we should not leave them lightly."

Being rejected, he was only slightly disappointed, but Shi Hongzhao didn't care too much.Now he is in charge of the Department of Bodyguards and is the leader of the Tokyo Imperial Army. He is arrogant and domineering.If it is an expedition, the outcome is unpredictable, but there is a possibility of losing the commander-in-chief of the imperial army.Weighing the pros and cons carefully, it is better to stay in the capital. Today's Shi Hongzhao is no longer a pure warrior under Liu Zhiyuan's command in Hedong, and this bureaucratic style has already blown up.

As for Liu Chengyou, he does have the will to be the commander-in-chief, but it is almost certain that as long as he proposes it, he will definitely be opposed.

After thinking for a while, Liu Chengyou took the initiative to report: "I thought that instead of appointing generals to go out to fight, it would be better for His Majesty to lead the army, bring the power of thunder, and wipe out the treacherous villains!"

Hearing this, Liu Zhiyuan frowned.

PS: Regarding the update, splitting it into two chapters is too short, and combining them together is too slow. It is really difficult.

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