Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Chapter 102
Li Gu originally did not agree with the attack on Shu.

Even in July, he wanted to write a letter to persuade the officials to give up the attack on Shu.

But before he could say anything, news came back from the front that Shi Congyun defeated Li Yangui in the north of Wuwei City and broke through Wuwei City.

At that time, his body was suffering from the cold due to the heavy rain in summer, and he was lying on the bed uncomfortable. When he heard the news, he got up from the bed immediately, put on a cloak in a hurry, and went to the yamen of the Privy Council to verify the authenticity of the news.

There is a kind of sharpness and calmness in sitting up startled in a dying dream, laughing and asking the guest where he came from.

After confirming that the news was true, Li Gu himself felt lucky. Fortunately, he was not in a hurry to dissuade the officials, thinking that Shi Congyun really has a lot of skills!
But what surprised him even more was yet to come.

On September [-]th, at the official banquet, the battle report from the front came again. Shi Congyun saw through the strategy of the Shu army, predicted the enemy's first opportunity, and defeated the Shu army in Huanghuagu, Tangcang Town, Baijian, etc.

This time it is completely different!

If the previous victories can reflect Shi Congyun's bravery on the battlefield, the battle report sent back from the frontline army building this time reveals the word "strategy" between the lines.

This made Li Gu not surprised.

In Gaoping, Shi Congyun gave him the impression of a brave and fearless young man with the world in his heart.

After returning to Daliang, I felt that this man was shameless, his skin was thicker than the city wall, and he was very shrewd in his actions.

But now he is more and more unable to understand this young man. How could such a pure person as Shi Yanchao have such a capricious and cunning son?
Previously, Li Gu had always felt that the invasion of Shu would be difficult to achieve because of the difficulty of Chencang Road and the barriers of high mountains, so he had always opposed sending troops.

However, he was not the only one who was surprised. When discussing the war in the northwest at the Privy Council Office the next day, the Privy Council envoy Wei Renpu, Pingzhang Shi Wang Pu and others all expressed surprise at this matter to varying degrees.

If it was said that this battle was written by a veteran who has fought many battles, everyone would not be so surprised, but Shi Congyun is young, only 16 years old!
At the age of 16, he has such insight and strategy. He can predict the enemy's opportunity, take the lead in deploying an ambush counterattack, and decide the outcome in one fell swoop. What he has done is really impressive.

Wang Pu was more interested in the long and short sentences attached to the battle report.

Wang Pu used to be the No. 1 Jinshi of Jiake in the Later Han Dynasty. He was very interested in writing and ink.

So he is interested in Shi Congyun's long and short sentences.

In Li Gu's view, those long and short sentences seem to be plainly used, but they reveal a rare pride; they are very easy to understand, and anyone who has read a book can understand the general idea and speak directly, but there are some meaningful words in them Stuff, even if I read it casually, I feel full of pride in my chest.

What an incredible young man!

But Li Gu's surprise was more focused on Shi Congyun himself from the beginning to the end.

After this battle, Shi Congyun will definitely be among the ranks of high-ranking military generals. It is really rare to see him in a high position at a young age.

He didn't know where he could go in the future, Li Gu was a little curious, but when the old servant asked if he should send someone to visit the Shifu, he refused.

On October [-]th, the officials decided to hold a banquet outside Suanzao Gate to entertain the officials. Li Gu guessed that the officials were not just hosting a banquet, but also had some important things to say.

So after changing into a grand and neat attire, he went to the banquet in an ox cart.

At the banquet, the officials were very happy.

At the beginning of the banquet, it was devoted to the war in the northwest.

He personally praised Wang Jing for his good deployment in the Northwest Camp, and Shi Congyun, the striker of the Northwest Gate Camp, for his courage and strategy.

Empress Fu, who was all dressed up, sat dignifiedly beside the official, said a few decent words from time to time, and even praised Shi Congyun herself.

Li Gu heard some unusual smells.

The queen's natal family is not an ordinary person, and her mother is well-behaved, she speaks very well and carefully, and she doesn't speak for others casually.

The happiest person below is none other than Shi Yanchao, but Shi Yanchao has a very arrogant personality, not many people get along well with him, and he doesn't look down on many people.

But now that his son had won the battle in the northwest, many people went up to toast one after another, many of whom were not able to get along with Shi Yanchao before.

There are both civil and military, but the literati speak more politely and tactfully, while the warriors speak more clumsily and clumsily, but the meaning of flattery is always the same.

People instinctively seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. There is no difference between civil and martial arts, but the way of doing things is different. Li Gu feels that he has a clear understanding of these things, so he is not willing to fight for power like them. .

Among them, Li Gu paid the most attention to Wang Shenqi and Zhao Kuangyin.

Wang Shenqi never drank alcohol, even if the government gave banquets, tea was used instead of wine, and now he is going forward, using tea instead of wine to toast Shi Yanchao.

Shi Yanchao sat in the front seat, and frowned at the time, as if he was not ready to accept it, presumably because he looked down on Wang Shenqi who couldn't drink.

Li Gu was also in the front row, not far from Shi Yanchao. When he saw his thoughts, he turned sideways and whispered: "General Shi, everyone is happy for Brother Yun. Brother Yun is not here. As a father Accepting wine on his behalf will be of great benefit to Brother Yun's future journey."

Hearing this, Shi Yanchao was stunned for a moment, then turned his head and accepted everyone's toasts one by one, even Wang Shenqi didn't refuse to replace wine with tea, and drank a big glass to each other.

Li Gu nodded, thinking that the number one general of the Great Zhou also had weaknesses.

But once he came back to his senses, he was suddenly helpless. He claimed to see through the world, but found that he couldn't escape the vulgar, didn't he help Shi Yanchao to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages?
While everyone was drinking, an eunuch came in and whispered something in the official's ear.

Most people didn't notice, only Li Gu, who was absent-minded at the banquet, noticed, and then the official nodded slightly, and whispered a few words to Queen Fu next to him.

After a while, an eunuch came in from the garden, dragging a letter on a purple wooden tray in his hand, and presented it to the official.

Everyone was drinking and chatting happily, but Li Gu's gaze was always on the officials above.

When he saw the official's complexion getting uglier, he knew something was wrong.

In the end, the official snorted, and threw the letter paper in his hand on the ground with an unfriendly expression. Everyone immediately became quiet and did not dare to move.

Only Wang Pu stepped forward carefully and picked up the letter from the official case.

"Read it out for everyone to listen to." The official said with a grim expression.

Wang Pu was puzzled, and then opened the letter for everyone to read.

The letter was from the Kingdom of Shu, and it generally stated that the conquest of Shu would be detrimental to the Kingdom of Zhou. It said that the Northern Han and Southern Tang had promised them to send troops to help them. If the Kingdom of Zhou continued to use troops against the Kingdom of Shu, it would be attacked from both sides.

Among them, many were soft-spoken, expressing their willingness to donate the land of Qin, Feng, Cheng, and Tier states, and at the same time guaranteeing that the "million heroes" of Shu would never look north, and they were willing to send a lot of gold and silver treasures.

These days the Northern Han Dynasty did send troops to harass the border of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but they were all repelled by Li Yun, the Jiedu envoy of the Yicheng Army, while the Southern Tang Dynasty in the south did not take any action.

And the four prefectures of the Qin Fengcheng class that the Kingdom of Shu is willing to donate have long been occupied by the Zhou army, whether they like it or not.

But these are not the reasons why the officials are angry. What the officials are most angry about is Meng Chang's self-proclaimed, he actually called himself "Emperor of the Great Shu Kingdom"!
The so-called heaven and earth have two masters, and he, Meng Chang, claims to be the emperor of the Great Shu Kingdom, so what about the official family?
The generals below were all indignant when they heard this, and they all stood up and expressed their willingness to lead the army on behalf of the officials, conquer the Kingdom of Shu, and capture Meng Chang alive who spoke wild words!
For a while, the crowd was furious, and the officials didn't speak, but their faces were flushed, obviously agitated.

Only Wang Pu stood up and said calmly: "Officials, now we have occupied the Chencang Road and choked off the dangerous points. It is difficult for Shu to go north, and we have removed the threat of Shu from Guanzhong. We should focus on Tang in the south."

Zhao Kuangyin, the Marquis of Yu in front of the palace, also stood up and spoke: "Officials, why don't you care about the jumping beam clowns of the Shu Kingdom, we should follow our own path is the right way."

"Could it be possible to ignore that arrogant bird man so much!"

"He dared to call himself the emperor, how can we just sit idly by." Someone immediately refuted.

But in the end, everyone's eyes were on the official above, and everything was finally decided by him.

Empress Fu sat beside him quietly without making a sound.

There was almost no expression on the official's face, and he said immediately: "I am very happy that Shi Congyun and Wang Jing fought in the west. It was originally a happy event, and I wanted to have fun with you, but I didn't expect to be disturbed by this letter.

But what Wang Pu and Zhao Kuangyin said is quite right, we have our own arrangements, and we can't engage in emotional disputes.

Now is not the time for troops to enter Chengdu and wipe out the Kingdom of Shu. The general situation of the world needs to be planned slowly, step by step, and not eager for quick success. "

After saying that, the official stood up slowly, and Empress Fu also stood up.

The official walked in front of the crowd and said in a deep voice: "My dear friends, I would like to use ten years to open up the world, ten years to support the people, and ten years to bring about peace. That's enough! You all are willing to encourage me!"

After hearing this, everyone was excited, even Li Gu was a little excited, all the people present in the garden knelt down and said in unison: "Long live the official family! I wish to go with the official family!"

The official nodded, and then said to Wei Renpu, the privy envoy below: "Let Shi Congyun come back, Daliang needs a talent like him.

He was tired from fighting abroad, so let him come back and rest for a while.

Now that the worries about the future have been relieved, it will not be long before we send our troops to the south. "

When the official opened his mouth, everyone fell silent. There was too much information in this sentence.

(I'm asking for a monthly ticket, I'm asking for a recommendation ticket, I came back too late last night and was too tired, sorry)

(End of this chapter)