Han Shizu

Chapter 919

The arrival of the new year has added hope to the people of Youyan, who have been under the cloud of war for a long time. Although Han and Liao are still fighting fiercely, at least the harsh winter has passed.Moreover, with the large amount of supplies from the south to the north, the people of Youyan, who were severely traumatized by the battle last autumn, received good assistance.

In fact, what the Han court needs to support is not only the army of the Northern Expedition, but also the people of the states.In the past few months since Liu Chengyou came to the north, besides supervising the military, almost all his thoughts and energy have been put on appeasing the soldiers and civilians in Yandi, including the people in Xinfuzhou County. Most of these people are Under the rule of the Liao Kingdom, it is impossible for those who have reached 20 years to win their hearts without spending some effort.

And the most important method is to invite them with benefits and buy them with benefits. Liu Chengyou has shown preferential treatment to these newly attached people.For example, land distribution, tax exemption, and the abolition of the Liao government.With the joint efforts of Gao Fang, Song Qi, Song Xiong and other former Youzhou cadres, the Youyan prefectures have successfully integrated into the ruling system of the Han Dynasty.

After a period of contact and inspection of these old officials of Youyan, Liu Chengyou found that Zhao Kuangzan, the King of Yan, really had a lot of talents.Among them, the one Liu Chengyou admired the most was Shi Songqi, the former Chief of Yan Wangfu. This person was directly designated as Quanzhi Youzhou Mansion, and was in charge of the civil affairs of the entire Youyan area.

From the confidant of King Yan to the lucky minister of the emperor, Song Qi's official career seems to be getting smoother and smoother. Song Qi also showed full enthusiasm for the emperor's importance, and her ideological identity changed quickly. According to the emperor's political strategy of governing Youzhou , actively cooperate.

Except for Song Qi and other officials of the King of Yan, Liu Chengyou basically chose to keep the officials of the other states, including the Han officials appointed by the Liao Kingdom. It's just that these people have a "mark" on them, and they will be treated specially in future assessments.

However, like Wang Lin, a local tyrant who was in Shicheng County before the battle, he was accepted directly because his nomination certificate was full of weight.Later, after Zunhua was recovered by Ma Quanyi, Liu Chengyou personally appointed Wang Lin as the governor of Jizhou, and let him station in Zunhua City, which was also a special treatment.

However, Emperor Han treated him so kindly to such a small person, Wang Lin was satisfied and grateful, and his loyalty soared.In fact, Wang Lin also happened at the right time. Due to chance, the opportunity came and he seized it. Power, status, and wealth came one after another, and he couldn't stop it.

Those who are retained are of course liquidated. One thing to say, in the past twenty years of Khitan rule, many loyal Han officials have been cultivated. Naturally, they will not be soft on these people. It is not at all afraid that there will be no faults in pushing the sentence.

Liu Chengyou has never been tolerant blindly, combining hardness with softness, and showing both kindness and force are his style of means.By the beginning of spring in the 12th year of Qianyou, the hearts of the scholars and people in various states had been restored. Although it was far from being dependent, they still recognized the rule of the great Han.

Compared with the energy and thought spent on civil affairs, Yan Jun, who was originally the most feared by Liu Chengyou, was solved surprisingly smoothly.In the process of winter truce and rectification, the tens of thousands of Yan troops that originally belonged to the King of Yan were completely digested. After their elites were filled into the imperial army, the remaining old and weak were temporarily organized as auxiliary soldiers and continued to serve as soldiers. The effectiveness of the Han and Liao wars.

This is a very direct incorporation and digestion. The original system of the Yan army was cut into pieces and then swallowed up by the court.Before and after, no turmoil was caused.

The reason why Yan Jun's problem can be solved smoothly is also caused by many factors.

First, as the leader of the original Yan army, Yan Wang Zhao Kuangzan was very cooperative. During the process of recruitment, he even took the initiative to do work to help appease the morale of the army and dispel grievances.Zhao Kuangzan's deeds fully demonstrated his political vision and determination. Since he chose to submit to the court, he did not make more reservations. The taboo thing of trying to continue to control the army is not like what he can do.

And because Zhao Kuangzan is so well-behaved and sensible, Liu Chengyou's wariness towards him has dropped to the lowest level in history, and he even felt a sense of guilt.I told Zhao Kuangzan once again, you will not let me down, and I will not let you down, this time it is heart-to-heart, without any hypocrisy.

Second, it is dictated by the situation and forces.Since the start of the war, the Yan army has undergone a wave of large-scale military expansion, increasing its strength to [-]. However, in the battle with the Liao army, more than half of them were killed or killed.And later, with the development of the war and the deployment of troops, the Yan army was divided into several branches and scattered all over the army.

The imperial court wanted to annex them, but they had no choice.In addition, in the process of cooperating with the Han army, there was always a certain friendship, and surrender to the court is also the general trend.

Third, with the removal of Zhao Siwan and his party members, the Yan army has been purged a lot, and the remaining generals are basically inclined to submit to the court.At the same time, there are proper arrangements for generals at all levels after they are incorporated into the Forbidden Army. For the officers and soldiers below, all treatment follows the Forbidden Army.

Regarding the handling of the Yan army issue, it was actually the same way, with both kindness and power, and after this wave of digestion, Liu Chengyou's heart disease went away again.

Youzhou has been officially promoted to Youzhou Prefecture. Since the Liao army withdrew from Huailai to the west last winter and arranged for the military garrison on the right side of the mountain, Liu Chengyou drove back and has been sitting in the city ever since.

And with the beginning of spring, the weather warmed up, the ice and snow melted, and the Han army, which had rested for a winter, was about to resume martial arts and launch a new round of offensive against the Liao army. Even the name was chosen, it was called "Spring Offensive".

However, at this time, the news from Tokyo made him angry.

"Ignorant and rotten scholars, short-sighted people, who know the country's long-term strategy, and want to hinder my plan!" Liu Chengyou lost his composure in a rare way in front of the generals, and scolded him.

The reason, of course, is that Fan Zhi and other ministers jointly signed a letter, hoping that he can take care of the country, not miss the farming season, and withdraw the army as soon as possible.

In fact, even if he was far away in Youzhou, Liu Chengyou knew the situation in the court very well.As early as the winter of last year, someone had already proposed the withdrawal of the army. It is understandable that there are so many people, so many people talking, and there are some noises.

Therefore, for those people, you can have an idea in your heart, and he can pretend that he didn't hear it.But Fan Zhi is different. He is the prime minister of the current dynasty, and every move he makes affects the operation of the government and the direction of the people.

During the Northern Expedition of the army and the strategic progress reached a critical moment, no matter what opinions you have, you should work together to help this matter.What Fan Zhi should do is to appease people's hearts, unify his thoughts, and fully support the frontline operations.

However, this time, he actually took the lead and united a group of officials to write a letter to Liu Chengyou. In Liu Chengyou's view, this had violated his bottom line.

Liu Chengyou understood Fan Zhi's character, and he also believed that this man's words were out of public interest, not for his own selfishness.However, he can tolerate Fan Zhi's upright offense, but he is very annoyed at his "ignorance of the general situation and disregard of the overall situation" that he often shows at critical moments.

Therefore, this is the first time in many years that Liu Chengyou has been so blunt and scolded Fan Zhi directly.As soon as this remark comes out, it is conceivable that it will definitely cause a political turmoil.All in all, judging from the emperor's recent attitude towards Fan Zhi, he can no longer keep up with the emperor's footsteps, and is no longer suitable to be the prime minister of a big man.

"Now that you know that the Northern Expedition has paid such a high price, if you don't take this opportunity to restore the old land and drive the Liao army to the north of the Great Wall, how much loss will you have to pay when he returns every day? Clear!" Liu Chengyou was still full of anger, which was hard to calm down.

Seeing that the emperor was so angry, all the generals and ministers present did not dare to speak for a while, and all of them were watching their noses and noses and their hearts.It wasn't until Liu Chengyou calmed down that Chai Rong took the initiative to persuade: "Your Majesty, please calm down! Fan Gong and others are also thinking about the country, and they are frankly admonishing. They are far away in Tokyo and don't know the battle ahead. His Majesty has been away for a long time, causing them to worry. , is also understandable. Please, Your Majesty, calm down the anger of the thunder."

(End of this chapter)