Han Shizu

Chapter 344 Wang Pu's Supplement

"It is often said that prosperity must decline, but in my humble opinion, the puppet Tang Dynasty is in a period of turning from prosperity to decline!" Wang Pu's tone was firm and confident.

Liu Chengyou took it for granted, waved his hand and said, "Tell me!"

"The riches of the pseudo-Tang Dynasty were in the imperial court, bureaucrats, lords of meritorious service, local officials, tyrants, and even wealthy merchants. In their domestic royal family, nobles, ministers and ministers, most of them bought manors and land, and absorbed Dingkou as Zhuang people for their The wealthy enjoy the supply of labor.

And the livelihood of the ordinary Qianshou is not difficult, but it is not rich either.The puppet Tang can maintain its prosperity, because for many years, there has been no external threat and few soldiers.However, once the military disaster invades, the urgent payment and heavy collection will inevitably cause people's resentment. The so-called cultivator has his own land, which is more like an illusion. "

Liu Chengyou suppressed the desire to twitch the corner of his mouth, and said, "Qing is implying me and the big man!"

"I dare not!" Wang Pu saluted, and said again:

"Li Jing, the lord of the Tang Dynasty, has succeeded for several years. Although he followed Li Min's administration, his ability to manage the government and stabilize the country is really hard to compare with his father. Only middle-class people, follow the old ways, don't know how to change at any time, and have a broad mind. In that corner of the south of the Yangtze River, there is no one who can achieve great things!

Since Li Min, the puppet Tang Mi soldiers have stopped fighting and vigorously developed culture and education, so that the prosperity of dress and etiquette cannot come from Jiangzuo.Although governing the country in this way is helpful to calm people's hearts, but in this troubled world, if you don't know how to organize the army and practice martial arts, repairing spears and casting soldiers, you are putting the cart before the horse and abolishing martial arts. "

"The puppet Lord of the Tang Dynasty likes singing and dancing banquets. He often held banquets in the palace. He widely invited his courtiers to talk about the world with articles and poems. The two ministers entered Jinling and were invited by the Lord Tang to have banquets six times!"

"Li Jing likes to enjoy himself. He likes the palaces and mansions. The ministers watch the Tang Palace. It is difficult to see the whole picture of the newly built imperial gardens and palaces. There are also several places under construction. The richness of the palace and the luxurious decorations are unimaginable. "

"According to the land of richness and essence of Jianghuai, with its style of 'celebrity', if you don't want to enjoy it, do you want to save money like me?" Liu Chengyou finally spoke, with a touch of emotion, as if eating a lemon.

Interrupted by Liu Chengyou, Wang Pu took the opportunity to slow down, reorganized his words a little, and continued: "In the land of the south of the Yangtze River, Buddhism is advocating, and there is a strong tradition of worshiping Buddha. This is the case from the king down. As a result, Buddhist temples are prosperous inside. , quite like the 480 temples in the Southern Dynasties. The Puppet Tang Dynasty spent a lot of money and food just to build temples. Moreover, many Buddhist temples are as magnificent as palaces, and the land and Dingkou owned by monks in the south of the Yangtze River are no less than that of one side. rich."

When it came to Buddhist temples, the ministers couldn't help turning their eyes to Liu Chengyou, wanting to see the emperor's reaction.Everyone present basically knew that the emperor "deeply hated" Buddhism, and his attitude became more and more disgusting day by day.

Sure enough, the corner of Liu Chengyou's mouth showed a very obvious sarcasm.

Wang Zhang, who was heartbroken and white-headed about the finances of the great Han Dynasty, couldn't help but said: "With enough money, food and taxes, he didn't know how to educate the army and civilians, rescue disasters, and build water conservancy. Instead, he used it to build useless Buddhist temples and support those monks." Buddhists!"

After Wang Zhang's angry words, Feng Dao also expressed his contempt for the matter.Under the influence of Liu Chengyou, the atmosphere in the court is changing, and denouncing Buddhism has become a new political correctness.

"Wang Qing, continue!"

"Yes!"

Under Liu Chengyou's signal, Wang Pu continued to report what he observed and thought, and it became more and more smooth.

"The puppet Tang army has more than 300,000 troops. However, with its national strength and Dingkou, it is not impossible to gather [-] troops if it is fully exerted. Courage, even if the fighting ability is not inferior, it will be difficult to fight against the strong soldiers of the big men.

In addition, the peace is long, the battle formation is sparse for a long time, the stars are withered, and most of the soldiers are controlled by scribes.Only Chen Jue, Zha Wenhui, Feng Yanlu, and Bian Hao were able to lead the army to conquer the country.

Four years ago, he sent troops to destroy Min. Although he destroyed the country in civil strife, he lost Fuzhou.Its combat power is still known! "

"However, its land and the states it embraces are the foundations laid by Yang Wu in the past, and they have not been improved in thirty years. The small land of Fujian is left to follow Zhangzhou, and it cannot be conquered, and there is no way to appease it."

"The thing that touched Tang officials the most this time was the factional struggles in the court. The struggle between the Nandu scholars and the old officials in the south of the Yangtze River runs through the history of the puppet Tang Dynasty. Li Min was able to suppress it when he was there, but Li Jing was not. Capable and wrist.

For several years, the fierce party struggle has affected the country.For the sake of the party's self-interest, they attack each other, so that they coax and mobilize troops, and even if they are defeated, they must be preserved.After a little reprimand, he was reused for other purposes, and he was still an important minister at home and abroad.The ruler of the Tang Dynasty is powerless, but needs to rely on his generation.

To sum up the pseudo-Tang courtiers, those who had great foresight, only Song Qiqiu and Han Xizai were two, but they were two parties and hindered each other.The rest are all exaggerated, mediocre.The minister can assert that the struggle between the puppet Tang parties will bring great benefits to our army going south! "

"In addition, the battle for the throne in the puppet Tang Dynasty is also a trouble. Li Jingsui, the emperor's younger brother, is weak and cowardly, and has nothing to do with the world, while Li Hongji, the puppet king of Yan, is young and ambitious. He leads the army outside the town of Runzhou. If you look at it, then Li Hongji is very likely to cause the disaster of Xiao Qiang."

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During this trip to the south, Wang Pu obviously watched, listened, and thought with his heart. According to what he said, Liu Chengyou obviously had a clearer understanding of the country he was going to conquer.

Chao Wangpu showed a very kind smile, motioned for him to sit down, and ordered someone to add tea. Although it was a compliment, everyone present could see his appreciation.

Tao Gu was the same, he sat aside, took a deep breath, feeling a little blocked and unhappy.What Wang Pu saw, he basically saw, but unfortunately, he was not given the opportunity to make a statement.

It would be great if the old man said it first, but suddenly he thought about it, but when he looked at the emperor and then at Wang Pu, the feeling of jealousy in his heart became heavier.

Liu Chengyou was silent, he digested Tao Gu and Wang Pu's report, and then he sighed quietly: "The country of the false Tang Dynasty, when the mountains and rivers are broken, can be regarded as a happy land of literature and Taoism!"

"It's a pity that today is a world of great controversy, and only the powerful have the qualifications to establish a king's paradise!" Yang Bin said with a serious expression.

Feng Dao also said: "Its prosperity is like a castle in the air. Once my soldiers from the sky arrive, it will be nothing, not a way!"

"No matter how rich the country is, it is still the minced meat of the great Han. In another day, the army will go south, and I am willing to destroy the country for your majesty, and turn the palaces and pavilions of the puppet Tang Dynasty into your majesty's palace!" Wang Jun stood up, expressing his opinion loudly, by the way, The meaning of asking Ying to lead the army is just too early.

Guo Wei was probably the one who listened the most seriously besides Liu Chengyou, and he also sighed: "So rich, but lacking the means and ability to protect, he should fall under my court!"

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"Your Majesty, if we move troops in another day, I will go south. Although the strong soldiers will bully the weak, we must not be negligent. The southern soldiers are not as good as the northern soldiers. However, the Jiangnan Navy needs to be careful. The river and the Huaihe River are connected. Although it is not as dense as Jiangnan, it is also a place where naval forces can use their skills. I am short of naval forces, and please Your Majesty to prepare early!"

"Water army!" Liu Chengyou frowned, it's money and food again.

Looking at Tao Gu and Wang Pu, Tao Gu answered first this time: "Indeed, if the puppet Tang army is worthy of praise, it is probably its navy division, and there are tens of thousands of them!"

"Your Majesty, if you want to seek Huainan, you should be fully prepared!" Guo Wei reminded.

Wang Pu followed up and said: "On the way back to the north, the ministers and others felt the climate in the south, which was unbearably hot. There are many soldiers in our dynasty who are from the north, and they are not used to the soil and water. When the soldiers will go south, the army will gather together, and we need to imitate the epidemic!"

"Need to practice the Southern Recruitment Horse early!" Guo Wei said seriously.

"The terrain, roads, cities, soldiers and horses of the dozens of prefectures in the north of the Yangtze River need to be investigated early!" Wei Renpu suggested.

After a pause, he said again: "The timing of mobilizing troops needs to be grasped well, and we need to guard against strangling Khitan, Mengshu and even Li Yiyin in Xiazhou!"

"Maybe we can issue an imperial edict to invite Jingnan, Wuyue, and Ma Chu to follow our dynasty and attack Tang from all sides!" Fan Zhi proposed a strategy.

Feng Dao was also unwilling to be lonely: "Gao Baorong was afraid of subduing the Central Plains, and Wu Yue and his feuds could all be his partial teachers. The Ma brothers in Hunan are fighting among themselves, and the disaster of Xiaoqiang is still going on. I am afraid that it will be difficult to help."

Next, the Palace Discussion quickly evolved into that the emperors and ministers of the Han Dynasty were making strategic plans for the invasion of the Southern Tang Dynasty.Basically, there is something to be said.

Sitting on the throne, watching the group of important ministers discussing advice and acting positively, Liu Chengyou's mind could not help but drift for a while.

This was the first time he saw the courtiers discussing a matter so unitedly, and he was quite touched.

If the ministers and bureaucrats of the great man can all work together here, why worry about the injustice of the world.Of course, this is just an illusion, just thinking about it, Liu Chengyou is still very clear about this.

He needs to work hard, and there is still a lot.
(End of this chapter)