Han Shizu

Chapter 143
As for Liu Chengyou's suggestion of personally conscripting, before Liu Zhiyuan could say anything, Yang Bin couldn't help but advise: "No matter how rampant Du Chongwei is, he is only a dog. With a general leading his army, he can be captured. The army is fierce and the battle is in danger. Why bother His Majesty to go personally. Your Majesty As the son of heaven, you should live in the country, manage yin and yang, and calm people's hearts, how can you go lightly."

Hearing Yang Bin's remarks, Liu Chengyou couldn't help being bored, if it was a peaceful era, it would be fine, but in today's world, the emperor on horseback is afraid of the danger of war.Liu Zhiyuan's journey into Kaifeng was smooth, without displaying the virtues and majesty of the emperor, and he personally conquered Du Chongwei.

As for the risk of personal conquest, after all, the success or failure is related to the majesty of the emperor, and even completely affects the national destiny and the stability of the country. However, with the current strength of the imperial court, it has reached this point. The qualifications are established in the Central Plains.

Of course, Liu Chengyou naturally also has careful thoughts.If Liu Zhiyuan went to conquer in person, he would definitely invite him to accompany him, and the generals would be outside, so there would be a lot of room for him to move around.

However, Liu Chengyou is obviously wishful thinking.Liu Zhiyuan didn't express his opinion directly, but asked other people's opinions in an unfathomable tone.

At this point, including Su Fengji, they all said that the emperor should not be taken lightly.Only Guo Wei expressed his support for Liu Chengyou conservatively, suggesting that troops should be dispatched in advance to see what the result would be.

In the following discussions, the topic of "personal conquest" was so blandly avoided. The monarchs and ministers discussed the candidate for the coach. This one was not suitable, and that one was not suitable.However, in this warm atmosphere, Liu Chengyou only had one feeling that was the most profound: this is not his court!
Seriously, he walked into the Privy Council, and Guo Wei followed him: "Your Highness!"

"Mr. Guo." Liu Chengyou nodded and greeted him.

As the two entered, several subordinate officials couldn't help but look up, then quickly lowered their heads.In the Privy Council, including Wei Renpu, there are more than a dozen subordinate officials, each doing their own work and performing their duties.

If it is said that among the government offices of the great Han Dynasty, the most decent and orderly one is the Privy Council.The three big bosses, from Yang Bin, Guo Wei to Liu Chengyou, were either staunch, prudent, or serious, with their three suppressing, the people below dared not slack off.

Lead Guo Wei to his usual office, and dismiss the courtiers who serve tea attentively.Guo Wei asked: "You seem to be in a bad mood?"

Liu Chengyou shook his head: "It can't be said."

"Are you concerned about the imperial court's arrangements?"

"I can't even talk about it."

Seeing Liu Chengyou's performance, Guo Wei said to himself: "Gao Shijun is famous and prestigious. He has been in the army for many years. With him leading the army and deploying Yedu, Du Chongwei must not be an opponent. Although Wei Bo's soldiers are strong, they are limited by the lack of commanders. Yes, Du Chongwei has been unpopular for a long time, and it is not righteous to fight against the central government with the local government, and it is contrary to the demands of the people. It is really not enough to be so strong from the outside."

"Guo Gong's words are justified!" Liu Chengyou agreed with Guo Wei's statement, but no matter how flat his expression was, the lack of interest always lingered between his brows.

After several deliberations, a decision was made at the palace discussion just now. If a war breaks out, the grand master of the school, the secretary of the middle school, the grand master of the guard, and Yedu stayed behind Gao Xingzhou as the commanders to discuss it.

Gao Xingzhou, who wrote the early history of the "Five Dynasties", is probably mentioned.Famous Marshal Zhiying, this is another famous general who has been active in the military and political arena since the end of Tang Dynasty. In the troubled times, he gained his prestige in every battle.In addition, he has a relatively famous son, Gao Huaide, the "famous general of the Song Dynasty".

In terms of background, qualifications, and fame, Liu Zhiyuan is actually much weaker than Gao Xingzhou.If Liu Zhiyuan really dared to worship him as the commander-in-chief and turn his soldiers against rebellion, then his ability is not small.Of course, from Liu Chengyou's point of view, Gao Xingzhou is a good commander, and his ability and prestige are enough to control the army.

Among the attached Fangzhen, Gao Xingzhou was considered to be the more obedient one.The most important thing is that Gao Xingzhou is over sixty years old. At this age, he basically doesn't have any excessive ambitions. At most, he will plan for future generations and seek shelter.

However, everything is afraid of a but.While planning to use Gao Xingzhou, Liu Zhiyuan also wanted to use Liu Chengyou's uncle, Murong Yanchao, the Jiedu envoy of the Zhenning Army, as his deputy, that is, to install a supervisor.

From Liu Chengyou's heart, such an arrangement is not very optimistic.What kind of virtue is his uncle, he had already seen it when he was in Baima. Although he didn't get along with him for a long time, his impression was really bad.

However, Liu Chengyou didn't intend to share these ideas with Guo Wei.Changing the subject lightly, Liu Chengyou sighed and said, "How the result will be, it will take time to test. However, it was agreed today that the Privy Council will be busy again."

Guo Wei nodded, his eyes wandered for a while, his body slightly leaned towards Liu Chengyou, and he asked in a deep voice: "Your Highness, about the report of Mozhou, um—"

Guo Wei showed a little hesitation, Liu Chengyou saw this, and said lightly: "What's wrong?"

Some doubts flashed in Guo Wei's eyes, and he continued to lower his voice: "I just think it's a little strange."

Hearing this, Liu Chengyou turned his head and looked at Guo Wei.The two looked at each other, and their eyes exchanged in the air.
Han Ting's work efficiency has obviously improved a lot, perhaps because it involves military affairs, or it is because of special affairs.From the city of Tokyo, the envoys counted out, and in the afternoon of that day, the Sandutou army moved northward, headed straight for the Yellow River, and then marched eastward overnight.In the follow-up, the Wu Jie Army was also ordered to prepare for the departure.Counting the previous arrangements, the imperial court has mobilized more than [-] horse infantry troops against Du Chongwei, the forbidden army and the state town soldiers, which is considered to be very important.

At the same time, a large amount of combat materials were also transported from Tokyo to Yedu, and they were transported by ship, and they traveled along the Bian River into the big river.In fact, the distance between Tokyo and Yedu is not too far, and with the support of water transportation, if they cooperate with the battle, the people who really need to mobilize are not too much.

The soldiers and horses used this time, except for the Xingjie army transferred to the north in advance, the rest are basically reorganized "miscellaneous soldiers" to deal with Du Chongwei.Han Ting's arrangement, if you think about it in depth, is a bit of a "conspiracy".

On the other side of Yedu, the envoy of the imperial court handed the "key" letter to Du Chongwei, and the result was self-evident. He was impatient and shouted angrily, "The imperial court deceived me too much", and then raised the flag and rebelled.He did not kill the envoy, but let him return to the court, and replied to the court, threatening to invade Tokyo sooner or later.

The envoy, who was determined to die and survived by chance, did not notice that when he saw the letter, Du Chongwei's expression changed, from astonishment, mockery, anger, and determination.

With Tokyo and Yedu completely tearing their skins apart, Zhan Ying began to envelope the sky above both sides of the Yellow River, and all eyes of the world focused on Wei Bo.

Rebellion—counter-rebellion is the main theme of this era, and it is the "correct" way to open the relationship between the central and local governments at the beginning of the founding of the country.If you don't come to this one, why does the Liu family have a firm foothold in the Central Plains, and how big the Liu Han Dynasty is depends on how the "challenge against Du" is fought.If it can be extinguished quickly, then everything is easy to say, otherwise, some people will suffer.

August is high in autumn, yellow chrysanthemums are in full bloom on both sides of the Bian River, and the fragrance of sweet-scented osmanthus permeates the air, permeating the city walls of Kaifeng, bringing a touch of softness to the citizens of Tokyo.

On the ferry, there were more than ten ships sailing northward. The erected flags and the guards on board revealed that they were public ships.Except for food and ordnance, what was loaded on the ship was a new batch of military supplies such as clothing, shoes and socks, and rain gear.

Since the start of the "War against Du", in addition to the official workshops, all kinds of large and small workshops in Tokyo have started to work one after another. However, under the control of the government, or even "ordered", they rushed to produce military supplies and sold them to the government.Moreover, the price is kept very low, and the profit is not much.

It's just that the government is regulating, even if the enthusiasm is not high, they dare not disobey, otherwise, their own soldiers and yamen will come to the door and force the conscripts.Of course, if you cooperate, you will be fine. You may not earn much, but you will gain something anyway.

These things were naturally done by Wang Zhang, the envoy of the Third Division. When he first heard about it, Liu Chengyou felt that he had collected too much money.However, after a deeper understanding, Liu Chengyou did not express any opinions. Of course, it would not have much effect if he said it. Since there is a war, everything has to be compromised for the war. The court did not raise taxes temporarily, which is already very kind.

It was not easy for Wang Zhang either. In order to support Wei Bo's war, he also racked his brains.Even in various provinces, the use of the treasury is consumed like running water. In wars, it is really a large number of people who suffer.

On the ferry, several porters who had just finished unloading a cargo got together to have a small rest.One of them looked at the fleet heading northwest from the shore, and commented, "This is already batch No. 11."

"I heard that the war in Guangjin Mansion is not going well, and the imperial court's soldiers and horses have not taken Yedu yet." Another person said in a low voice.

"How the imperial court is doing has nothing to do with us, as long as we don't cut our wages. I just hope that today's rice noodles will not rise any more." A tanned man said in a low voice.

A thin and small man on the opposite side shook his head: "With His Royal Highnesses King Wei and King Zhou around, it shouldn't be like this."

When wars start, supplies are scarce and prices rise, which is normal, but those hoarders are always indispensable.During this period, Liu Chengxun's Kaifeng government and Liu Chengyou's inspection department jointly enforced the law to crack down on profiteers and stabilize food prices.Then it was discovered that the grain merchants had been hit, and the amount of grain transported into Tokyo from various places had dropped sharply, and the grain price had not been effectively curbed, and it remained high.

There is not much food in the government, but the water transportation is slack, the imported rice grain is limited, and there are still a few who focus on supporting the imperial court and supporting the war, circulation and civilian use.

There is no other way but to relax the suppression. It just draws a red line on the price and gives profit margins to those grain brokers and merchants.After all, no matter how high the price of food is, it is better than going hungry.And this incident also raised two reminders for Liu Chengyou, one is the official storage of grain, and the other is water transportation.

"Can the government be trusted?" One person couldn't help complaining: "Then His Royal Highness King Wei is benevolent and calms grievances. That King Zhou is scary!"

"If you ask me, His Royal Highness Zhou Wang is quite reasonable. The soldiers of the inspection department dare not be too presumptuous. If they run into the hands of the guards' soldiers, they will be lucky to survive."

"You don't want to die!" Hearing that the two chatted more and more, the yellow-faced man scolded nervously, and the two quickly stopped talking.

In order to ensure the stability of the capital, the imperial court has once again tightened control over Kaifeng during this period of time.In Kaifeng City, there are three yamen that have the power to enforce the law and order of the city, Liu Chengxun's Kaifeng Mansion, Liu Chengyou's Inspection Department, and Shi Hongzhao's Guard Department.

The three parties co-manage, the powers and responsibilities are not clear, and the three parties have completely different styles of doing things.Liu Chengxun is virtuous in his administration, benevolent and kind, he likes to do things himself, and he is mainly convincing people. Even if there are those who subdue the law, he is praised; There are some officials and soldiers who are traitors, and the crime is aggravated; only Shi Hongzhao's side stands out as a ruthless one, guarding military officials, patrolling the streets, but if there are "differences", first catch them and investigate them. If he didn't know clearly, he took it back to the prison guard and tortured him. The people in Beijing feared him like a tiger.

Because of these things, Liu Chengxun even had an argument with Shi Hongzhao, and was so angry with the martial artist that he almost fell ill again.As for Liu Zhiyuan, even if he heard about it, he just dealt with it in a general way, and gave Shi Hongzhao a small warning to make him restrain himself.It is said that Emperor Liu Zhiyuan agreed with Shi Hongzhao's thought of "heavy codes in troubled times".As long as Tokyo is not chaotic, everything is fine.

"I don't know when I will be tall in these days." After a moment of silence, one of them lamented.

"Maybe it will be fine after the battle in Yedu is over and there is no more fighting in the court." The speaker's unsteady tone contained expectation.

"According to this posture, I don't know when we will fight. If the battle in the north is unfavorable, the imperial court will conscript corvée again. Maybe, I will be conscripted to the battlefield later!"

"I'd rather go to the battlefield. If I can join the imperial army, kill a few people, and make some military exploits, my life will be easier. If I die, I won't suffer alive!" The little man looked to the north, his words filled with bitterness.

"Oh!" This remark immediately attracted ridicule, and a thick man pointed at the little man and mocked: "Just you? If you go to Yedu, I'm afraid you will also fill the city with your life!"

"Don't underestimate people!"

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"Hey!" The yellow-faced man sighed again, he didn't want to listen to these people's arguments anymore, he looked up at the sky, the sky was clear and clear.I thought to myself, I have saved up some money in the past few days, and I will go to the market later to buy some noodles, fish, oil and salt. Today, after all, is the Mid-Autumn Festival, so I have a good time with my family.

"Everyone gets up to work, a boat is coming!" After a short rest, the stewards of the ferry came to urge them with a few entourages, yelling and saying "kindly" to those who didn't move. Kick it.

Not far away, a deep-draft boat slowly approached the shore. It was estimated to be about three hundred stones. It was also a big boat on the Bian River, coming from the southeast.

A group of people immediately rolled up their sleeves, tightened their belts, stepped forward actively, and worked hard for their livelihood.

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