Han Shizu

Chapter 660: Drinking, Barbecue and Talking About Jinghu

The next day, Wang Yan, who stayed behind in Xijing, sent someone to present the Jade Seal of the Kingdom as an offering.

In fact, even if this seal is fake, Liu Chengyou intends to take it as real, left and right, it is just a tool to unite people's hearts.Jade may be precious, but what is more important is the inheritance value and symbol attached to the stone.Liu Chengyou can find another precious jade, carve it and engrave it, and endow it with the meaning of passing on the country. If it is true, it is true.

"Designed by the heavens, life will last forever!" Liu Chengyou murmured, with a cynical smile on his lips, and he was playing with the treasure seal that civil servants treated carefully, as if he was really playing with something.

"Your Majesty's obtaining this seal is indeed the destiny of God. Not only the officials of the Manchu Dynasty, but even the people of Tokyo are all overjoyed. Cheers for Your Majesty and the big man!" Zhang Dejun, who was at the side, saw that the emperor was in a good mood, and complimented him.

Noticing the flattering look on the eunuch's face, Liu Chengyou turned his head and looked at Zhang Dejun with a little curiosity: "Is that so? Is this the reaction outside the palace? All the minions and minions under your command have been spread outside the palace." ?”

Zhang Dejun is not very old, but he is already a well-known eunuch in the palace, at least in the Han Palace, he is very powerful and has real power.Moreover, under the instruction of Liu Chengyou, a group of eyeliners were secretly organized to monitor the inside and outside of the imperial city. Of course, it was not as formal as Wu Desi.In this way, Liu Chengyou's eyeliner finally spread all over the inside and outside.

Facing the smiling eyes of the emperor, Zhang Dejun's heart skipped a beat, he couldn't help Liu Chengyou's meaning, and with a respectful and humble smile, he said: "The young one heard about it from the people who went out to buy the palace!"

"Oh!" Liu Chengyou responded, looked away, put down the jade seal, waved his hands, and ordered: "Put it away!"

"Your Majesty, the privy envoy Guo Rong and the commander in front of the hall, Murong Yanzhao, are asking to see you outside the hall!"

"Prepare some wine and meat in the palace hall, I want to eat with the second minister!" Liu Chengyou ordered.

"Yes!"

Just under the verandah of the hall, put a wide food table and set up a charcoal stove, which can not only keep warm, but also barbecue.With wine on the side, more than a dozen dishes of skewered mutton are placed in several layers, and seasonings such as pepper, essential oil, and salt are prepared
It was snowing outside again, not too heavy, and the wind chill was dispelled by the brewing heat.The three monarchs and ministers sat opposite each other. Liu Chengyou entertained the guests in person, and greeted Guo Rong and Murong Yanzhao: "Today, we will do it ourselves. The three of us, the monarch and ministers, will eat wine and barbecue! Speaking of which, under the sparse snow scene, Warm up your body and fill your stomach with your hands, but it’s not too sentimental!"

"Your Majesty has this kindness, so I should accompany you!" Murong Yanzhao was not polite, he directly picked up the wine bottles and poured them for Liu Chengyou and Guo Rong respectively.

"Don't dare to talk about elegance!" Liu Chengyou picked up a bunch of mutton, pointed to the wine glass, and said with a smile: "Cultural ministers and senior scholars talk about elegance, I'm just drunk!"

Hearing this, Murong Yanzhao said: "Your Majesty rewards you with wine and meat, you two should enjoy it!"

The three of them clinked a glass and drank the warm wine. It was warm, and the royal wine of the palace still had a bit of sweetness.Guo Rong picked up a bunch of meat, put it on the fire, brushed the oil and sprinkled the salt, his movements were very skillful, his expression relaxed, and said: "Your Majesty has a lot of work every day, and it is rare to have time. I am afraid that I will not be able to summon the two ministers today." Just for wine and meat”

"As expected of Guo Shuxiang, who is well-known both at home and abroad, with this opening of his mouth, he is talking about business!" Liu Chengyou rarely joked at Guo Rong.

Looking up at the snowflakes outside the hall, Liu Chengyou said with emotion: "It's already the twelfth lunar month, and the seventh year of Qianyou will pass in less than one month. Zhao Pu is probably already on the way to Sichuan. With his talent, this time The defeat of Shu is sure to be enough to end in my expectation.

Things have happened in Hanzhong, and I am determined to regroup troops and horses in the southwest, hoard food, grass and military equipment, open up roads, stabilize the rear, and digest the new states and counties.But the footsteps of the big man to rule the world cannot be stopped! "

After Liu Chengyou finished speaking, both of them looked more solemn.After toasting a glass of wine to Liu Chengyou, Guo Rong said, "Your Majesty is going to attack Jinghu?"

"Not bad!" Liu Chengyou nodded without hiding it.In fact, the emperor had thought about Jinghu for a long time, which was almost known to all the senior officials in the imperial court, but because of Qin Feng, he had to solve the problem in the southwest first.

Now that the four prefectures have fallen, Hanzhong has also been captured by the way, and the military strength of the Shu Kingdom has been severely damaged.Liu Chengyou said that he has no intention of destroying Shu for the time being, and the strategy has changed, and only Jingnan and Hunan are the most suitable for the strategy.

The smell of meat had already started to dissipate, Liu Chengyou couldn't help but took a deep breath and said, "I want to hear your opinions?"

"Taking the benefits of Jinghu Lake, I don't need to go into too much detail, I agree with it! It's just that the war in the Southwest is about to end, and the support of the national power is still needed in the future. Whether the imperial court has the spare power to send troops to Jinghu Lake, and when to send troops, needs to be reviewed by Your Majesty and the princes. Already!" Murong Yanzhao appeared very straightforward, expressing his attitude directly.

He took a bite of the grilled meat, drank a glass of wine, and showed a carefree expression, Liu Chengyou looked at Guo Rong.

Guo Rong thought about it, and suddenly said seriously: "If possible, it is best to send troops in the spring of next year!"

Hearing this, not only Murong Yanzhao, but even Liu Chengyou couldn't help frowning: "So, isn't it too urgent! Tell me about your consideration!"

Guo Rong responded calmly: "The Gao family in Jingnan should not be a cause for concern. Gao Baorong is too cowardly and mediocre, and his talent is mediocre. He only succeeded to the throne based on his birth. According to the research of the Military Intelligence Department, in recent years, the big man has become stronger and stronger. But Gao Baorong became more and more panicked, not daring to be offended and disobeyed. He spent all day in state affairs and had fun in the palace.

The minister guessed that Gao Baorong was actually ready to be taken by the big man.The imperial court sends troops to the south, as long as they control it properly, they may be able to take all of Jingnan without bloodshed, and then march into Hunan! "

"If you can force the Gao clan to surrender, that would be the best!" Liu Chengyou pondered: "Tell me about Hunan!"

"The key to the Jinghu strategy is also in Hunan. Your Majesty has heard about the current situation in Hunan. After all, Zhang Wenbiao is a man who is not enough to support him. He is arrogant, extravagant, greedy for enjoyment, and governs the army and the people. He would have hated him. If it weren't for the Hunan University this year. Hungry, I'm afraid it has been merged by Zhou Xingfeng.

According to news from Hunan, the famine in Hunan this year is the most serious in recent years, and many people can only eat grass and trees to satisfy their hunger.At the time of the catastrophe, but with Zhou Xing every opportunity to buy people's hearts.

He opened warehouses in Tan, Lang, and Heng prefectures to release grain for relief, and all of them survived. Even the people under Zhang Wenbiao's rule went north to seek a living, and they all gave them rations.It can be seen from this that Zhou Xingfeng's ambition.Although this person has a fierce personality, he has extraordinary means and courage, which is why scholars and people can attach himself to him.

As long as he survives next year, he can go south at any time, take Zhang Wenbiao lightly, and restore Hunan to unity, and I want to go south, and the resistance will be even greater! "

Liu Chengyou took out two more skewers of meat, turned them over on the flames, sprinkled them with seasonings, and stared at them in a daze.In Shen Ning's eyes, the two skewers of meat seemed to have changed, one was called Jingnan, and the other was called Hunan.

Guo Rong drank a glass of wine, became more interested, and continued: "The reason why I propose to launch the army next year is precisely because of the great famine in Hunan, and Zhou Xingfeng sent warehouses to help the people. When the spring begins, they will need grain. If it is consumed, its treasury will be even more empty.

Even if there are some soldiers and horses under his command with a little combat power, how can he resist our army's offensive when there is a shortage of food?Although it was costly to attack Shu in the southwest, with the current national strength of the imperial court, it is not much of a problem to send a cavalry southward!
If the matter starts from Hunan, and the policy of destroying Guo by false means is used, and Jingnan is collected first, then the Gao family's soldiers, horses, money and food can be used as a help.Although the Jingnan land is narrow and the people are not rich, the Gao family has guarded it for many years and suffered few wars, so they have some savings."

"Guo Qing, you're treating Jing Nan as something in your pocket in advance!" Liu Chengyou finally spoke, with a relaxed tone.

Guo Rong took a bite of the meat, chewed it slowly, and then said: "I know you can't be contemptuous, but with the current situation of the Jingnan Gao family, if you take it too seriously, there is no need for it!"

"How to mobilize soldiers and horses, do you have a draft?" Liu Chengyou asked directly.

(End of this chapter)