Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Chapter 184 The Great Zhou Zhongliang History Cong Cloud

During the first month, Daliang is rarely calm.

Now Daliang's every move attracts the attention of people all over the world.

And the girder is not stable, the Khitan in the north disturbs the border every year, so we must always pay attention to the movement of the Khitan in the north.

And only this year, the spies from Youzhou reported that the Khitans had gathered near Youzhou since the beginning of spring this year, and there were constant Khitan riders from the north coming south, which was likely to harass the border on a large scale.

This news was confirmed by the Privy Council, and it was indeed true, and it was not the first time that Khitan harassed the border.

The Khitan people are like this, grasping the characteristics of strong mobility, they will grab them when they come, and run away if they cannot be defeated. However, the blind defense of the Central Plains Dynasty requires more troops. When they invest a lot of troops to wipe them out in one fell swoop, they will run north. .

If you want to complete the battle, you must send cavalry troops one after another like Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and finally use 10,000+ cavalry and hundreds of thousands of civilian infantry to fight in the hinterland of the grassland. Obviously, it is impossible to do it now.

All the imperial guards in the Great Zhou Dynasty add up to 10,000+, but where can the cavalry be 10,000+.

The most terrible thing is that after the Liao State has Youzhou, the Central Plains will suffer a lot even in counterattacks.

Therefore, the strategic initiative is in the hands of the Khitan, and the Great Zhou is very passive. Against the southern countries, the Great Zhou has the initiative, but against the Liao Kingdom, it is in a passive defensive situation.

At the beginning of February, the officials convened the senior generals of the two divisions and several prime ministers in the court to discuss this matter in the Chui Gong Hall, and everyone had their own opinions.

But facing the Liao Kingdom, everyone was not as rash as before, Wang Shenqi said: "Officials, no matter whether the news is true or not, the defense of the north cannot be underestimated.

There is no danger to defend the flat river in Hebei, only the river dykes in the middle can stop the Liao army temporarily, and it will be a tough battle to the death. "

"The Khitan people have always been greedy and difficult to deal with. I also feel that we must take precautions." Zhang Yongde agreed.

Shi Congyun was listening, and the officials were not in a hurry to express their views when they were talking.

In fact, the current discussion is not whether to send troops, but how many people to send and who to send.

"Officials, we really need to send people to defend the north, but my center of gravity should be placed on the south in the short term. I think it is appropriate to send [-] cavalry. If the Liao army comes, it is best to defend the city.

As for the candidate, the veteran thought that Shi Congyun, the deputy commander of Shi, was the most suitable candidate. The deputy commander Shi has always been good at fighting and has never been defeated. "

Wang Pu first pointed out the problem.

Shi Congyun didn't expect that Wang Pu would recommend him. He probably didn't know that the officials were planning to send him to fight Nanping and Wuping. The officials just nodded without responding.

Wei Renpu seemed to know the inside story, so he said, "I thought that General Shi Yanchao should be sent. Enron withdrew troops.

To deal with the Khitans, General Shi is the most experienced, with sufficient seniority in the army, and he is also the general who has defeated the Khitans the most times. It is most suitable for him to guard Hebei. "

Shi Congyun saw that his father subconsciously moved his feet and took half a small step forward, and he could see that he really wanted to take this task.

The father is from Yunzhou, and he has a deep hatred with the Khitan, which is why he fought the Liao soldiers so fiercely, but Shi Congyun thought in his heart that there is a high probability that the officials will not let the father lead the troops out of Hebei.

Firstly, he was worried that his father was not his own.

In June, he will take a large army to conquer Nanping and Wuping. At that time, the father and son of the historians will each lead a large army outside, so it is no wonder that people can feel at ease.

Everyone agreed with Wei Renpu's statement that Shi Yanchao had high prestige and status in the army, and he was the second in command of the bodyguard department.

When Wei Renpu said this again, everyone felt that the task of guarding Hebei was none other than Shi Yanchao.

Wang Shenqi, Zhao Kuangyin, Gao Huaide, Zhang Yongde and others from the two divisions all agreed to this proposal.

Zhao Kuangyin also suggested that to deal with the Liao people, we should mix infantry and cavalry instead of sending a group of troops alone, and some adjustments should be made.

Everyone was discussing, the official didn't say a word, the old man looked a little excited, he must have thought that he could seek revenge from the Khitan people, and finally when everyone said something, the official waved his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and then said: "My intention is already Let Zhang Yongde lead [-] troops to town Hebei."

As soon as these words came out, everyone fell silent, and then hurriedly bowed their hands to obey orders. The person involved, Zhang Yongde, was even stupefied, and the upper officials looked at him with some disappointment.

Then he said: "That's the end of today's court meeting." Then he went to the harem.

Everyone hurriedly sent the officials away respectfully.

After leaving the main hall, everyone began to discuss what happened just now. Everyone thought that Shi Yanchao would go out of the town of Hebei, but it turned out that it was Zhang Yongde in the end.

At that time no one spoke in front of Zhang Yongde, but now outside the hall, some people whispered, thinking that Zhang Yongde might not be able to stop the Khitans.

Shi Yanchao has a real record, not to mention his bravery in the battle of Huainan, Shi Yanchao defeated the Khitan army invading south in the river before the official succession, so everyone felt that He is better at dealing with Khitan.

Shi Congyun was not as surprised as everyone else. He knew that the officials were going to send him troops. In this case, even he was not at ease. The imperial army of the Great Zhou Dynasty was [-] to [-], and the expansion of the army has not yet been completed. One led [-] forbidden troops, plus soldiers and horses from various states and counties in Hebei.

One led [-] forbidden troops, and more than half of the troops in the entire Great Zhou were in the hands of their father and son.Going out of the town is different from a recruiter assigned temporarily, which is to control the army for a longer period of time.

Seeing that his father was unhappy, Shi Congyun hurried over to comfort him. His father was upset because he couldn't fight Khitan, but he thought it was a good thing for his father.

Officials have their own considerations, and courtiers may not be able to understand it. Everyone complains about Shi Yanchao, which is good for Shi Yanchao.

"Father, we can't fight the Khitans in the north now, even if we win a small battle, it won't change anything.

There will be plenty of opportunities in the future. If we follow Wang Wenbo’s deployment, when the south is settled and consolidated, and the Central Plains is prosperous, we will lead an army of hundreds of thousands to the north. Then we will have the opportunity to solve the problem once and for all, and take back Yunzhou (Datong) . "

Hearing his comfort, the father could only nod his head helplessly: "You understand these principles better than me, so-and-so only cares about fighting, your father is not young anymore."

Shi Congyun slapped his head and realized that he was self-righteous. Dad is not brainless, but he can't wait too long. In this war-torn era with an average life expectancy of more than 30 years, living to more than [-] is considered a long life. Powerful people live to that age.

And Dad is already in his 40s, and the ancients can call themselves an old man after [-], so he is very anxious.

"father"

"Forget it, don't think about those frustrating things. If you can fight for a year, it's a year. In the future, if you have the ability, just move the graves of X and your mother back to Yunzhou." After all, the father is a murderer. People, quickly saw through this matter, and didn't have any sentimental feelings, so they told him bluntly.

Shi Congyun nodded, "Father, don't worry."

In his opinion, this is not necessarily a bad thing.

Taking Zhao Kuangyin as an example, there were many accidents in his usurpation of the throne, one of which was that Zhao Kuangyin had the highest military exploits in the Huainan War in history, but because he was not a royal relative, the rewards were not as high as Zhang Yongde, Li Chongjin and others.

At that time, public opinion generally complained about him. Soldiers, soldiers, and even some officials felt that Zhao Kuangyin was treated unfairly and did not receive matching rewards for his merits. This was one of the reasons why everyone later supported him for usurping the throne.

Father is in a similar situation now. The soldiers and officials complained about him, thinking that he should go out of town in Hebei, and it would be good for him to win the hearts of the people.

Shi Congyun shook his head as he thought about it, why was he always thinking about Zhao Kuangyin?

He didn't say a few words to his father here, and the generals and officials around him gathered around to speak for him, most of which were comforting words.

No matter how cold-faced the old man is on weekdays, it's not easy to be cold-faced to everyone at this time, and thank everyone one by one.

After that, things were settled in early February. Zhang Yongde worshiped Chengde Army Jiedushi and led 5000 elite imperial troops out of the town of Hebei to take charge of Chengde Army's soldiers and horses. People, set up defenses to the north, and beware of Khitan going south.

As for the Forbidden Army, in February, the old man suggested that Murong Yanzhao, who was originally a general of the Long Jie Army under him, fill in the vacancy of Marquis Yuhou, the guard of the Ma Bu Army.

This is what Shi Congyun taught him. His father really thinks that Murong Yanzhao can fight, is a strong player and can be reused, but he doesn't know how to benefit his subordinates.

He didn't understand Shi Congyun, so the officials violated everyone's opinions and forced Zhang Yongde to replace Shi Yanchao in Hebei.

Sure enough, the officials over there were feeling guilty towards him, and public opinion also felt that Shi Yanchao should have left the town of Hebei but hadn't. At this time, the officials wanted to compensate him, so they agreed to Shi Yanchao's recommendation and promoted Murong Yanzhao to be Marquis of Yu, the capital of the guard Ma Bujun.

This is politics. Politics requires mutual compromise and temptation. Even the emperor can't do whatever he wants. Shi Yanchao doesn't understand, but Shi Congyun is very cunning.

Murong Yanzhao was very grateful, and came to thank him several times in person. His father was outspoken, and soon told him that it was his son who taught him, and Murong Yanzhao went to Shi's mansion to thank him again.

Shi Congyun himself did not make any big moves. He was busy building a new three-compartment and four-compartment of the Crane Control Army. Most of the senior generals were selected by him.

The only people he recommended were two, both of whom were his old subordinates.

Lin and Lin both have two elders, one is senior with qualifications, and both of them have fought many battles with him.

One is old, and both of them are older.

One was originally a military academy under him, Li Hanchao, a 50-year-old veteran of the Konghe Zuoxiang Military Academy.

Followed him to fight all the big and small wars in Huainan, such as Zhengyang, Zijinshan, Chuzhou, etc., and made great contributions.

Shi Congyun also found that he was really capable of fighting, and that he was a master who had rich experience in war and was very capable of fighting.

The other one is Wang Quanbin, a 49-year-old veteran. This qualification is even older. He also fought with him in the Kingdom of Shu. At that time, he was used by Xiang Xun; After that, he directly listened to his subordinates and changed to the capital Yuhou on the right side of the cavalry.

He is a veteran who has experienced many battles, and he is very good at fighting. When he fought against Zijin Mountain, he was the first to enter the mountain from the north as a striker.

Most importantly, Shi Congyun remembered that the commander-in-chief who destroyed Shu was called Wang Quanbin, but he was not sure whether the two were the same, or just had the same name, because Wang Quanbin's status was relatively low at this time, and he was far away from the Quanbin who destroyed Shu. Commander-in-Chief, that distance is too great.
So he recommended Li Hanchao and Wang Quanbin as the commanders of the newly formed third and fourth chambers of the Crane Control Army. As for whether the officials would agree, he didn't know.

After more than a month of recruiting, the main backbone of the third and fourth chambers of Konghe has almost expanded, and the next step is to continue to expand the personnel.

Shi Congyun's life was also rarely settled down, with a routine. He got up in the morning and went to the camp outside the city, and had dinner with the soldiers in the camp at noon to brag.

Go to the gunpowder factory in the north of the city around two or three in the afternoon to see Feng Jisheng's progress, go home in the afternoon, have dinner with the three wives, and then accompany them to play cards or do some elegant activities such as piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Yes, when it gets dark, a beautiful woman will be randomly selected to sleep with her.

Such a regular life is really rare for him. This is the fifth year since he came to this world. Shi Congyun all sighed that it would be great if there was a peaceful and prosperous life. He can live a lifetime in such a comfortable life. He would rather die. On the bellies of the three wives, if future generations want to laugh, let them laugh and criticize casually.

But then he thought that if it was a peaceful and prosperous age, he would not have such a life. His power and wealth were all obtained from wars, and he was very conflicted for a while.

It is said that Ruanrou Township and Hero Tomb are true, but he doesn't want to be a hero, and he doesn't have such a high level of ideological awareness, so he is often forced to do nothing.

He wished that time could stop in February and live so comfortably forever, but he also clearly understood that it was impossible.

The Southern Tang, Western Shu, Southern Han, Nanping, Wuping, Wuyue in the south, and the Northern Han and Khitan in the north, there were many things that forced him to get up from the gentle village instead of waiting to die comfortably there.

On February 25, Li Jing, the lord of the Southern Tang Dynasty, sent his prime minister, Feng Yansi, to the north to present 10 liang of silver, 50 pieces of silk, 20 guan of money, [-] jin of tea, and [-] shi of rice and wheat to the Zhou Dynasty.

On the 200th, Li Jing sent Xu Liaojin, the prefect appointed by him, to buy 50 million yuan for the banquet, and sent [-] actors and actresses to celebrate the official's birthday with Xu Liao, because March is the official's birthday.

During this period, Zhou Xian's cousin from the same family was specially sent to visit Shi Congyun's mansion, offering 1 taels of gold, [-] bolts of fine silk, and [-] pieces of fine porcelain.

Shi Congyun really didn't expect that the Southern Tang Dynasty was still so rich, and Li Jing, the protagonist, seemed to be frightened by his soldiers approaching the city, and he would spare no effort to please Da Zhou.

He only wanted [-] million yuan ([-] guan) at the beginning because he thought about it for the people in Jiangnan. Huainan has been fighting for two years, and the people in Jiangnan have paid war taxes for two years. After that, the war reparations will definitely be passed on to ordinary people. superior.

What he was thinking at the time was that the fourteen prefectures in Jiangbei had already been taken, and the soldiers would have enough rewards. After all, it was the people in Jiangnan who were hurt by the lion's big mouth.

As a result, he realized that he was thinking too much, he was too naive, if he didn't exploit, others would.

In order to please the officials, what Li Jing gave to the officials to celebrate their birthdays was almost ten times the war indemnity he asked for at the beginning!
For the sake of peace and the continuation of his royal family, Li Jing really sacrificed all his money!He probably wanted to send too much, and he was ashamed to beat him even if he sent it to Da Zhou.
This is no longer a matter of stupidity.

1 taels of gold is too much, of course such a large amount of wealth was not given by Zhou Xian's cousin, but by the court of the Southern Tang Dynasty.

Zhou Xian was very happy to see his relatives, and asked her cousin a lot about family matters, and asked her parents, brother and younger sister if they were well.

After Shi Congyun collected the gold, he turned around and went to the palace. He wanted to hand over all the gold to the treasury and receive gifts from his own people.

But accepting huge sums of money from foreign countries is a political issue. It may be a case of foreign treason, which can be used to confiscate the family and exterminate the family. Shi Congyun is very clear-headed and cunning, and he wants gold more, so he immediately went to the government. .

1 taels of gold is worth at least [-] million yuan!
When he arrived at the official's house, he immediately explained the situation and persuaded the official to put 1 taels of gold into the treasury. At present, Dazhou is short of money, and he will send troops in the future, and he will bear the notoriety of accepting foreign bribes.

The officials were very moved when they heard this, and they repeatedly praised him as the great Zhou Zhongliang. Not only did they not ask for his gold, but let him keep it by himself, they also praised him a lot.
(End of this chapter)