Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Chapter 296 Arrangement
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The atmosphere in the big tent was warm, and many people's fiery eyes were on him.

After so many years of struggling in this world, Shi Congyun has faded away a lot of his youthfulness, and has become old and cunning.

Dodging is not just a show, but also a political method. He must dodge it, and let everyone beg him, so that he can check and balance all civil and military forces, and have room for bargaining.

He has actually learned these tact and cunning for a long time.

Under the expectant eyes of everyone, Shi Congyun nodded "very reluctantly" in agreement, and then he continued logically: "Your request must be agreed, but you must also promise me a few things, otherwise I would rather die than obey."

Everyone nodded in agreement, and the loud ones started to shout: "We all listen to the commander-in-chief!"

"Yes, you can do whatever the commander-in-chief says!"

"Just say it, Commander, I'll definitely do it with all my might!" The cultural person who can talk said it more beautifully, with the same meaning.

Seeing everyone like this, he knew in his heart that his goal had been achieved, so he didn't let everyone get up, but half-kneeled or knelt on the ground to listen to him, so as to highlight the importance of what he said next, so that people in the back row could hear it clearly.

"First of all, this matter is of great importance, and we should not rush it. We are now far away in Sichuan, two or three thousand miles away from Daliang. We must return to Daliang to initiate an incident. No one is allowed to reveal the slightest information." Shi Congyun said.

This move is not necessary, but he has always been cautious and timid.

Although the military power of the world is in his hands, Wang Zhong is in charge of the internal and external armies in Daliang, and Wang Shenqi is in control of the three important towns in Heyang, an important area outside Daliang. His son was still by his side, and his people were all inside and outside Daliang City.

But he was still afraid that if the news was revealed too early, there would be unexpected changes, which would be detrimental to the safety of the family members in Daliang City.

Everyone agreed.

Shi Congyun went on to say the second item: "Secondly, this matter needs to be carefully planned and arranged. It must not be rushed. The first thing is to bring the army back to Daliang safely. You must do what I say."

There is no objection to this point, Wang Quanbin and other veterans took the lead to promise that he will do what he says and will never violate the command of the commander.

So it came to the last one: "Military chaos is the most likely to occur at this time, and many people want to take advantage of the chaos to loot and fish in troubled waters. At that time, this kind of thing must not happen.

You must guarantee that you will not kill or harm anyone at that time, and you must not plunder the people and take advantage of the fire to loot. "

Everyone reassured again, Shi Congyun finally nodded slowly, and then said to Dou Yi: "You draft an oath, write everything I said today, and I will sign it with everyone present.

You are all XX's confidantes, and you have made great contributions. If someone breaks the contract at that time, I am afraid that I will be soft-hearted and will not be able to do so. After signing and signing today, there will be no mercy for anyone who dares to violate XX! "

The civil and military officials present all looked serious, and Dou Yi immediately accepted the order, and then wrote it on the parchment according to his request, and then several civil officials immediately came to sign.

Some military generals looked embarrassed, and the bosses couldn't write, so Shi Congyun asked Dou Yi to write for them, and then asked them to press their fingerprints.

Half an hour later, dozens of people's names were densely written on a piece of parchment.

The reason why Shi Congyun did this was for the sense of ceremony. He himself knew that it would not work, but people now believe in this more, and adding their names to this grand ceremony is also to deepen the impression of these people and make them remember it better. More attention.

Shi Congyun heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that everyone looked serious and lined up to sign and sign one by one.

It is very important to restrain the army. The reputation and prestige he has accumulated with great difficulty cannot be lost due to the transfer of power. He can clearly distinguish the priority from the secondary.

If it is not enough to restrain the army, then he would rather not be the emperor. Although the harem of thousands of people is very tempting, it will not make him dizzy, regardless of the severity.

Guo Wei added a yellow flag, and Zhao Kuangyin added a yellow robe, less than ten years apart.

However, when Guo Wei entered Daliang, he could only allow the army to plunder Daliang, but Zhao Kuangyin was able to restrain the three armies without any offense. The difference lies in the prestige in the army.

Guo Wei won too few victories and battles than Zhao Kuangyin, and his prestige was far from enough. If soldiers were not allowed to rob Liang, the result might be a mutiny and a direct rebellion.

And Zhao Kuangyin fought in small battles step by step. He has a high prestige in the army and can restrain the three armies.

This ensured that there was no military disaster during the Chenqiao Mutiny, and it was almost the large-scale power transfer with the least number of deaths and the least cost in Chinese history.

At other times like this in history, it is impossible not to kill a bloodshed.

He repeatedly pushed back in order to negotiate with the soldiers to ensure that they would not disturb the people and not cause large-scale bloody conflicts like the Chenqiao Mutiny.

Shi Congyun had an estimate in his mind that he could restrain the army like the Chenqiao mutiny, but Shu was too far away, and if the matter was made public in advance, he couldn't guarantee that he could restrain the entire army for a long time in chaos, so The army must be brought back to Daliang.

When things were over, he immediately made arrangements.

"This matter must be done meticulously, and it must disturb the people as little as possible, without bloodshed, without killing people. Therefore, some arrangements must be made." Shi Congyun walked to the upper seat while talking, and everyone was used to making way for him, and waited. After he took the seat, he consciously lined up on both sides.

Because of the righteous words and solemn ceremony before, everyone became serious and waited for his orders.

"Tomorrow we will send Meng Chang's family to Beijing by water." Shi Congyun thought for a while, "This is a good opportunity."

He directly named Liu Qingchuan, who was the smartest, and said, "Liu Qingchuan, I have given you two battalions. You are responsible for sending Meng Chang's family to Daliang. Shi, and Wang Zhong, let them get ready.

Especially Wang Zhong, told him that the army inside and outside the capital must be in his hands, and the defense inside and outside the girders and the imperial city must not be relaxed. "

Liu Qingchuan took the order

At this time, Wei Renpu whispered beside him: "Do you want to disclose the news to the Queen Mother?"

Wei Renpu knew about his delicate relationship with the Queen Mother.

Shi Congyun was also quite embarrassed. On the one hand, Empress Dowager Fu was indeed his capable partner, and she was very smart. I'm afraid he couldn't completely hide the big move from her.

On the other hand, he didn't fully trust the Empress Dowager Fu in his heart.

However, it was a big matter, so he didn't dwell on it for a long time, and immediately said: "No need to reveal, she is a smart person."

But he soon realized that if things were urgent, the palace might overreact and harm the Empress Dowager Fu. After all, no one could tell what would happen if the matter hadn't happened.

He also thought of the obedient and obedient appearance of the little girl, and her conscientious and diligent work, and said: "Forget it, Fu Zhaoyuan, you and Liu Qingchuan go back together, and then you will enter the palace in the name of a visit and tell your sister secretly, but let her not speak out. "

Fu Zhaoyuan was overjoyed, and came out to thank her, and promised to complete the task, after all, she was his sister.

Then Shi Congyun said to Li Chuyun: "Emissary Li took twelve battalions to escort the first batch of gold and silver coins back on the mountain road to the north. When passing through Heyang, he went to explain the situation to Wang Shenqi from the three cities of Heyang, and asked the two The battalion escorted Qian Bo back to Daliang, and you took the remaining ten battalions to stay in Heyang.

Ask Wang Shenqi to prepare troops and horses to prevent changes in Li Yun in the north at any time. If there are changes in the east of the river when Daliang starts an incident, you will assist Wang Shenqi to fight against the north. "

Li Chuyun immediately cupped his hands and said, "Please rest assured, Commander!"

Shi Congyun nodded, and then said to Si Chao: "You will immediately bring the Zhenhuai Army back to Huainan tomorrow. On the one hand, you will monitor Li Chongjin, and on the other hand, you will guard against the south of the river."

Si Chaolie cupped his hands and said solemnly: "No!"

Immediately Shi Congyun continued: "Pan Mei took over the Xiaoxiang Army, and will march back to Tanzhou (Changsha) tomorrow to monitor the actions of the South Han Kingdom in the south.

Wang Huan took over the Jingnan army, brought the army back to Jiangling, and took care of each other with Si Chao and Pan Mei. "

Pan Mei and Wang Huan went out to take orders, solemnly.

Shi Congyun immediately looked at Murong Yanzhao, "General Murong led two battalions of troops, with my letters and axe, and took the north road to Guanbei to take over Zhao Kuangyin's position and guard against the Khitan in the north."

"No!" Murong Yanzhao took the order.

After arranging this, Shi Congyun went over it again in his mind, and felt that there was nothing missing, and then he said: "Everyone, this matter cannot be delayed. I will give you a month, and everyone must be in place."

While talking, Shi Congyun looked at Li Chuyun: "When the court changes, Li Yun is most likely to make a move, so Heyang is under a lot of pressure.

The Zhaoyi Army has always been strong and strong, with a large number of troops. Li Yun has long disobeyed the court and adopted many dead soldiers. As long as there is an excuse, he will not give up. You must always be on guard. "

"Marshal, give some two battalions of troops, and some will pick off his dog's head for you!" Dang Jin shouted, but no one paid any attention to him.

Li Chuyun chuckled: "Don't worry, Commander, I will definitely not let him come across the mountain, let alone let him go to the Yellow River."

Shi Congyun nodded, and then looked at Murong Yanzhao: "General Murong, the north also needs to be cautious. Although Khitan is hurting, if they know about the drastic changes in the court, they might want to take advantage of it. They had a precedent when they first came to the throne."

Murong Yanzhao cupped his hands: "Don't worry, Commander, you won't let the Khitan thieves take a step south."

Only then did Shi Congyun nod his head: "It's over, remember what I said, and implement it immediately. No one can publicize what happened today, and everyone will contribute to it when it is done."

Everyone excitedly bowed their hands and left.

Shi Congyun took a long breath, he didn't know whether he was disappointed or excited. At this point, the words had been spoken and the order had been issued, so he had no way out.

When everyone had almost left, there were still two people left in the big tent, Wei Renpu and Meng Xuanzhe.

Shi Congyun looked at them puzzled, and Wei Renpu cupped his hands: "Marshal, there is one more thing I forgot."

"What's the matter?" Shi Congyun asked puzzled.

Wei Renpu coughed: "The commander-in-chief is ordered by heaven, and he is destined by virtue, uh. Emperors are born in the sky, and auspiciousness is born in the earth. Naturally, some omens and auspiciousness are needed to reassure people's hearts. This is also a common practice."

Shi Congyun slapped his head, because he almost forgot about it, but it's not easy to say it publicly.

So he said: "Then please trouble Duke Wei to go over this matter."

Wei Renpu nodded: "That's what the old minister meant. Go back to Daliang with Liu Qingchuan tomorrow, and we will know when the time comes."

Shi Congyun nodded, looked at Meng Xuanzhe who also did not leave, and jokingly said, "If the crown prince does not leave, he has thought of this too."

Meng Xuanzhe panicked and said, "Don't dare, please don't call me that, Your Majesty, Marshal, I really want to talk about this matter, Daliang has the auspiciousness of Daliang, and Shu also needs the auspiciousness of Shu, Commander If you don't mind, I can do it for you."

Shi Congyun thought he was interesting and smart, so he said, "Okay, then you can do it, and I will give you money and manpower."

Meng Xuanzhe was so excited that he thanked him repeatedly.

Then the two people withdrew. After they left, Shi Congyun let out a long breath and sat down on the throne above him, thinking about the complicated situation and possible variables in his mind.

Since the middle and late Tang Dynasty, the situation has been very similar to the situation in the early Han Dynasty. The area controlled by the imperial court is limited. Jiedushi is like those princes and kings of the opposite sex who have the financial power of one side and independent military power. The emperor has to pay a price to transfer their soldiers. .

For example, when Liu Bang asked Han Xin, Peng Yue and other princes and kings to join forces to destroy Xiang Yu, they did not come at all.

In fact, the situation at that time was already very dangerous, and it was only one step away from the current situation, which was caused by internal and external difficulties.

At that time, Liu Bang was sixty years old. If he died suddenly, it was impossible for his teenage son to control the princes and kings with different surnames who even Liu Bang himself could not adjust. The world fell apart again.

After the Anshi Rebellion gradually settled down, the situation in the Tang Dynasty was very similar to that at that time. Jiedushi had their own military power and financial power, which was equivalent to the princes and kings with different surnames in the early Han Dynasty. In some places, the emperor wanted to use their soldiers. Great price.

In the middle and late Tang Dynasty, many emperors also tried to take back the power of Jiedushi, but they failed.

As the time went on, the situation became more and more serious, and it became even more serious in the late stage. In addition, the court also made frequent tricks, and it was even in place in one step, directly sending the Tang Empire to its grave.

The influence of several emperors in the late Tang Dynasty was not only evident at that time, but even now a hundred years later.

Some people say that the Liao Kingdom imitated the Tang Dynasty and inherited the Tang Dynasty, but they themselves deny it.

Their emperor directly said that he would be Han Gaozu.

Zhao Kuangyin wanted to move the capital and also said that he would follow the Zhou and Han stories, skipping the Tang Dynasty.

These are largely due to the embarrassing and unpopular works made in the late Tang Dynasty.

In the eyes of future generations, the glory of the Tang Dynasty is the beauty of distance. The huge map of more than 1000 million square kilometers that future generations saw was the territory of Emperor Gaozong and Li Zhi of Tang Dynasty. It wasn't that influential at the time.

Later generations' yearning and longing for the Tang and Song Dynasties are more due to the spread of Tang poetry and Song Ci, as well as the freeze-frame of the glorious moments of the Tang Dynasty.

But in this era that is still very close to the Tang Dynasty, facing the Tang Dynasty that was just destroyed due to various embarrassing operations, people's impressions are not so good.
History needs to be precipitated, and it is precisely because of the distance that beauty can be produced.

At the end of Tang Dynasty, he really did a lot of unforgivable things, in order to mobilize external forces to quell the internal rebellion, which caused very bad effects.

For example, the emperor at the end of the Tang Dynasty came to suppress the rebellion in order to mobilize the Dangxiang people. The condition was that the Dangxiang people freely ransacked the capital Luoyang and the people around it, causing Luoyang to suffer heavy losses, and countless people were displaced and poisoned;
For example, the Tiaoshatuo people and the Tatars suppressed the rebellion, and the condition was to reward (sell) them a large area of ​​​​Hedong land.

These behaviors are essentially no different from the cession of land and betrayal of the country when the Qing Dynasty took pills; if you understand the feelings of later generations towards the Qing Dynasty, you will also understand the feelings of the people who have just come from the end of the Tang Dynasty towards the Tang Dynasty. It is not full of longing and admiration like later generations.

And these actions not only lowered the authority of the Tang Dynasty, but also made people in the world who still had a glimmer of hope disappointed in the Tang Dynasty to the end.

The influence continues to this day as well.

Many Jiedu envoys with strong soldiers and horses are still immersed in the state of the late Tang Dynasty. If they don't rebel, it is already giving the emperor face.

Therefore, in this case, it is very difficult to ascend the throne to appease the Quartet and integrate the world. External pressure, such as the pressure from the Northern Han Dynasty, Southern Tang Dynasty, Southern Han Dynasty, Liao Kingdom, etc. them.

So Shi Congyun kept thinking carefully in his heart and had to make perfect arrangements.

That night, when he returned to the palace, the little yellow flower served him to sleep.

On the second day, Liu Qingchuan was in charge of escorting Meng Chang's family down the river to Dajiang, and was going to go to Daliang on Dajiang. Wei Renpu was also with him.

What Shi Congyun didn't expect was that when dozens of members of Meng Chang's family boarded the Qiyun warship under the escort of soldiers, there were actually dense crowds of people crying to see him off along the river.

Meng Chang himself was also greatly moved, lying on the railing and crying.

Shi Congyun rode his horse and watched from afar on the hillside by the river, his brows gradually furrowed.

In the early days of Meng Chang's ascension to the throne, he did a lot of good deeds that benefited the country and the people. His extravagance and corruption only started in middle age. It is not surprising that some people appreciate him.

However, Shi Congyun saw so many people by the river to send him off, there were tens of thousands of people, and the green onion river was full of moving heads, and a large number of people stretched south along the east bank of the river, looming under the trees by the river, and his heart suddenly jumped. don't get up fast.

Immediately said to the little yellow flower beside him: "Go back, go to the side hall and call Fei to me."

Little Huang Hua already knew how to ride a horse, she nodded while riding her pony, and asked again: "What did A Lang ask her to do?"

"I want to scold her!" Shi Congyun said very unhappy.

At noon, after Liu Qingchuan led the troops away, the army also began to get busy. The troops going north and south moved according to his orders last night, but they only said that they were retreating in batches according to the plan.

Everything was proceeding in an orderly manner according to his plan, but that afternoon, the soldiers came to see him with a face of embarrassment, and brought a piece of news that made him almost yell at him.

Veteran Li Hanchao actually robbed a young widow from a village outside the city!
Shi Congyun was furious and asked where Li Hanchao was. The soldiers said that the common people had come to the barracks to complain, but Shao Ji had taken them down and they were being guarded in the Chinese army tent.

Shi Congyun didn't care about the disheveled Fei Shi who was scolded by him in the hall, so he rode out of the city, angry while thinking about how to deal with it.

He thought about other people's accidents, but he never thought about Li Hanchao's accidents.

Because he is already in his early fifties!At such an old age, he still robbed widows, and he was almost fuming with anger!

Moreover, Li Hanchao is very difficult to fight. He is still a good general in the army. He has made a lot of contributions to him along the way. big problem.

When Shi Congyun entered the camp angrily, Li Hanchao had already been tied behind his back. His old face was flushed and he knelt on the ground, not daring to see him. A 27-year-old young woman next to him was crying and covering her face, not daring to see anyone.

The woman couldn't see her face, but she had a graceful figure, especially her relatively well-developed chest muscles, which looked like they were about to explode.

Apart from those who have already led the soldiers away, many people are around.

Shi Congyun didn't wait for anyone to open his mouth, and immediately cursed: "Li Hanchao, Li Hanchao! I thought about it, and thought that countless people would know the law and break the law, why is it you!
A certain point is not good for you, the military salary is not enough for you, or there are not many rewards!You're a fucking veteran, you've been fighting for decades, and you don't even understand the rules of the military! "

Li Hanchao was ashamed and speechless, he could only lower his head and not look at him.

"The rewards I gave you, the officials I added to you, your official salary, at least tens of thousands of dollars, even if you go whoring, I don't care if you buy it, you just go for it!" Shi Congyunyue said The more angry, the people around dared not speak.

"Marshal, the old minister has been obsessed with sex for a while, please forgive me!" Li Hanchao also came to his senses now, kowtowing and admitting his mistake.

Shi Congyun asked directly with a cold face: "Dou Yi, how to deal with it according to the military law."

Dou Yi didn't hesitate, "According to the general's military law, he should die."

"Pull it out and chop it!" Shi Congyun roared angrily.

Li Hanchao turned pale with fright, and the generals around him also knelt down and said, "Marshal, General Li has meritorious service, General Li has meritorious service! Although General Li violated the military law, General Li defeated Nanping and Wuping back then, and now he is conquering Shu and ruling Jiangling. Great work!"

Cao Bin, the superintendent, also came out to speak for Li Hanchao, enumerating the contributions Li Hanchao had made on the road to conquer Shu, and begging Shi Congyun to spare his life.

After more than a dozen people in the big tent knelt down to intercede for Li Hanchao, Shi Congyun said bitterly: "Of course I know that he has meritorious deeds and that he can fight!
A certain person asked Wang Huan to lead the army in Jingzhou in order to transfer him back to Beijing and let him be the deputy commander of the Guards Department! "

In fact, Shi Congyun said it on purpose, Li Hanchao's contribution is not as good as the Deputy Commander of the Guards Division.
"You disappoint me so much, you disappoint me too much!" Shi Congyun said twice repeatedly.

Hearing this, Li Hanchao burst into tears, regretted endlessly, knelt down, and muttered to himself: "A certain person failed the commander, and I can't help myself, the root of my trouble, to fail the commander."

He sighed and said: "Forget it, I remember all your achievements, even if you don't live up to it, I can't bear to kill you.

From now on, Li Hanchao will be removed from the post of commander and defense envoy, and the whole army will be notified of this matter.

I will give you 100 people, go north to find Murong Yanzhao, and go to Guanbei to defend against the Khitans. You work hard, wait for the change in the court, and I will let you go back to Beijing. Don’t let anything happen again this time, otherwise it will be harmful to the soldiers and the people I can't explain it! "

"Thank you, Commander, thank you, Commander!" Li Hanchao kowtowed repeatedly, tearing up.

This punishment is very heavy, the commander of the capital, the defense envoy is already a high-ranking general, and all of them are wiped out at once; in history, even Wang Quanbin, who committed a felony such as looting Sichuan, was only reduced to the commander of the capital.

Shi Congyun's stick was so heavy that it ruined most of his life's struggle.

But he also gave Li Hanchao a moment of sweet dates. He not only confiscated Li Hanchao's property, but also asked him to go to Guanbei to defend against the Khitans, giving him a chance.

He had already thought about it. It would be impossible to kill a good general like Li Hanchao for this matter. In the future, whoever will help him rule the world and who will help him fight wars, but he needs to set an example for the soldiers, and the people also need to explain.

Therefore, Li Hanchao must be punished heavily, but after the heavy punishment, he must be given a way to recover.

As long as there is a change in the court at that time, Li Hanchao can be transferred back to the capital for reuse if he has made great contributions in defending the frontier at critical times.

In this way, since it quells the anger of the people and sets an example for the soldiers, it can also make Li Hanchao have a long memory. How old is he, don't control his lower body in the future.

As for the widow, it was really miserable. She didn't have much choice, after all, she was a woman and a widow.

Shi Congyun asked her to either simply follow Li Hanchao, or Li Hanchao would accompany her for a hundred dollars and let her go back to her husband's house.

The widow thought for a while, and cried even more desolately, crying that she dared not go back to face her husband's house and the people in the village, and chose to follow Li Hanchao.

Shi Congyun asked Li Hanchao to pay the money to her husband's family, and said casually, since everything has been done, take good care of her.

He just said it casually.

Although the widow is the victim, in this age, she is no longer a human being. If she stays with Li Hanchao, she may be retaliated against, and she will not be able to be a human being when she goes back.

Even if you are a commander in chief, you can't manage this kind of thing.

Then the incident was quickly notified to the entire army.

Li Hanchao, a general guarding Jiangling, the commanding envoy and defense envoy of the Jingnan Army, was almost killed because he robbed a widow;

It is self-evident that the shock of this matter is great, after all, Li Hanchao's name is known in the army, the whole army is talking about it, and even the people around him know about it.

Ordinary soldiers were even more restrained, and the reputation of Zhou Jun's strict military discipline and caring for the common people spread in Shu, and his reputation became better and better.

There were even literati in Chengdu who wrote poems to praise him.

In such an atmosphere, a few days passed quickly, and the first batch of officials from Daliang finally arrived
(End of this chapter)