Han Shizu

Chapter 350 In Huazhou

Speaking of which, it has been less than two years since he ascended the throne, and this is already the third time Liu Chengyou has left Beijing for a tour. At the beginning of his succession, he toured Luoyang to the west, went south to Xuzhou in the spring of the second year, and went north this winter. If you count the battle in Pinghe, that would be four times up.Under Liu Chengyou's solemn face, many people have deep enough feelings for the restless heart.

Generally speaking, when the emperor goes on tour, if he puts on the guard of honor of the emperor, makes a lot of ostentation, and wastes money and people, that's for sure.It is precisely because of this that the northern tour this time is much simpler than the previous ones.Not only is he stingy to himself, but also to the more than ten ministers accompanying him, and the number of child servants and guards he brings is limited.

The battalion guard army is a horse army, equipped with a lot of pack horses and vehicles, so the northern patrol team is very mobile. Although the cold weather has affected it, the speed of travel is not slow.According to the plan, Yujia went to Huazhou, crossed the river through Baimajin, and then turned east to Yedu.

Baima City is less than two hundred miles away from Tokyo, departing from Tokyo in the early morning and arriving in the afternoon of the second day.When the emperor arrived, Huazhou officials and generals, led by Jiedu envoy Guo Congyi, braved the cold wind and went out of the city to meet them.Liu Chengyou took precautions in advance to send an edict to greet the driver so as not to disturb the people. Guo Congyi also did the same. Therefore, in Huazhou, Liu Chengyou did not see the warm welcome of Huazhou scholars and people.

In fact, Liu Chengyou was still a little "disappointed" in his heart. There are no ordinary people who do not avoid the wind and cold, take the initiative to welcome them, and want to see the holy face. Hypocritical!

At the foot of Baima City, Liu Chengyou dismounted, personally supported Guo Congyi, shook his hand, spoke kindly to the old minister of Yuan Cong, who was a big man, and praised him for his defense.Among the many officials from Hedong, Guo Congyi was considered a middle-class talent, he knew how to advance and retreat, and he was quite obedient to the young emperor Liu Chengyou.

He took the initiative to introduce the generals of Huazhou to Liu Chengyou. When Liu Chengyou proposed to inspect Huazhou's defense directly, he didn't feel any difference and was extremely respectful.

As a fortification near the river and an important place to defend the safety of Tokyo, Huazhou's military strength is fairly strong, and there are only five thousand troops stationed there.Of course, the [-] Imperial Guards were reorganized by the previous imperial court and were directly under the command of the Guards Division. Although Guo Congyi held the post of commander of the Huazhou Horse Infantry Army, the real commander was the commander of the capital who was transferred here. Make Wang Yin.

Obviously, the existence of this forbidden army is the root cause of Guo Congyi's obedience to Liu Chengyou and the imperial court.In fact, a place like Huazhou is definitely not an ordinary outer town. The imperial court has a great influence, and it does not have the strength to fight against the imperial court at all.

Moreover, under Liu Chengyou's several actions, the imperial court's control over it is gradually increasing. The control of military power has become the foundation, and the financial aspect is gradually disintegrating.Like Xuzhou, if Liu Chengyou wanted to take over the power of Jiedu, of course he had to start from the town of Kinki Prefecture.

Guo Congyi did a pretty good job as an envoy. Although he didn't have any outstanding political achievements, he was solid. He had been in the town for more than a year and he didn't have any notoriety.The previous series also actively cooperated with the imperial court's policy of simplifying administration, calming the people, and recuperating.

During his term of office, Guo Congyi led people to do all the things that should be done, such as reclamation, dredging ditches, repairing city pools, strengthening river defenses, building roads, disaster prevention and disaster relief, etc., but the results were not particularly outstanding.However, for a warrior, what more can he ask for?
Before stopping, it took half a day for Liu Chengyou to conduct a brief inspection of Huazhou, mainly the military defense and civil affairs of the Baima generation. The result was quite satisfactory, so he encouraged him a bit. By the way, he gave Guo Congyi the title of "Taiwei" as an encouragement.

The camp was set up outside Baima City, as usual, Liu Chengyou ordered that no one soldier enter the city, there were not many complaints in the army, because Liu Chengyou himself lived in the barracks, sleeping in cold tents during winter nights.

Although in the hinterland of the Han Dynasty, Murong Yanzhao arranged the camp in an orderly manner, the layout was very standard, and the camp was firmly set up, everything showed the seriousness of marching and fighting, without any negligence or negligence.In the evening, when Liu Chengyou personally toured the camp, he expressed great praise to Murong Yanzhao in front of the generals and ministers.

Guo Congyi allocated some supplies from the White Horse Mansion treasury, and "raised donations" from wealthy businessmen in the city to a batch of wine and meat, and sent them to the military camp for reception and reward.

In a simple tent, the red-hot charcoal fire dispelled the cold, while the steaming heat and the smell of wine made the atmosphere warm.

Several generals of the Forbidden Army gathered here, sitting cross-legged casually, drinking and chatting freely. They were all young people whom the Emperor Liu Chengyou favored, rising stars in the army.Gao Huaide, Zhao Yanjin, Zhang Yongde, and Zhao Kuangyin are all present.

Looking at the situation in the tent, it seems that Gao Huaide is the main one. In terms of military position and status, he is respected. After all, he is the eldest uncle of the emperor and the son of King Linqing.Compared with others, they are always weaker.

Of course, it is impossible for Gao Huaide to persuade these people and gain their approval if he only relies on his status.In fact, even if the advantage of identity is excluded, Gao Huaide's resume is very good. After all, he started his military career with his father Gao Xingzhou when he was still a teenager. Obtaining the title of governor with military merits is a few grades higher than that of his generation.

During Zhao Kuangyin's stay, he was from the humblest background, but his ability, character, and personality charm were not bad, and he also had good communication skills. When he interacted with people like Gao Huaide and Zhang Yongde, he was recognized by them.Chat and joke, get along well.

The two parts opened the curtain and carried half a roasted fat sheep in. The cold wind rolled in, which made the young generals in the tent clear their minds a lot.

Zhao Yanjin rubbed his hands, impatiently picked up the knife, cut a piece of roasted mutton and stuffed it into his mouth.After chewing and wiping the oil from his mouth, he muttered, "Your Majesty is not afraid of the cold when you choose such a season for the northern tour."

Hearing this, Zhao Kuangyin said in a reminding tone: "We are the emperor's own school, but your majesty has ordered you to go through fire and water, and dare not resign. General Zhao, you must not criticize your majesty!"

"Haha!" Hearing Zhao Kuangyin's words, Zhao Yanjin was immediately overjoyed, and said with a smile, "Brother Yuan Lang, don't be nervous, I have served His Majesty for a long time, with his broad-mindedness, he will definitely not offend us because of this, and he might even laugh it off. "

Zhao Yanjin is a person who is talented, knowledgeable, and courageous. He is usually a casual person with a heroic style.For Liu Chengyou's temperament, I can see it accurately.

Seeing this, Zhao Kuangyin reluctantly agreed, singing praises to the emperor's mind, but he didn't mean to relax in the slightest about his own prudence and self-discipline.

Zhao Kuangyin does not have the confidence of everyone present here. His father Zhao Hongyin is also considered a high-ranking general in the Forbidden Army, but there is a limit to how high he is.He was promoted to Liu Chengyou, and he felt lucky. It was when he forged ahead, established achievements, and realized his ambitions. He didn't want to give the emperor a bad impression because of his words and deeds.

"Yuan Long is right. Your Majesty has the world in mind. In order to understand the people's sentiments, you don't avoid the cold. We have nothing to complain about. This time, your Majesty will not bring meritorious veterans with you, but you will choose us and other younger generations to serve as guards. Your Majesty's respect and trust for us." Gao Huaide also spoke, and he opened his mouth to spare no effort to gather the morale of the army for his brother-in-law.

How the military spirit is condensed and how loyalty is cultivated is so subtle and repeated. Liu Chengyou has installed many generals like Gao Huaide in the army. Gao Huaide is more reserved. Some middle and low-level officers cooperate The flattery of Liu Chengyou's civil servants assigned to the Imperial Army was enough to make Liu Chengyou blush.

Seeing that Gao Huaide had already spoken, Zhao Yanjin hurriedly said: "It's considered a slip of the tongue, and I will punish myself with three cups!"

As he spoke, he took the wine jug and poured wine.

Seeing this, Zhao Kuangyin joked in a timely manner: "You are not punishing yourself, it is clearly rewarding yourself."

(End of this chapter)