Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Chapter 316 Situation
".The son of a historian, the ear of a great thief who steals the country. He calls himself a lotus flower, but his heart is a tiger and a wolf. Ten thousand; it will take more than ten or eight years to ravage China."

".Dirty and chaotic temples, desolate in the palace, working day and night, calling good family members, doing ridiculous things."

"Foreign bandits come to invade, hide in the sidelines, one point contributes, seven points become bigger"

"Practice the law and the system like a child's play, treat the ministers like slaves, tyrannize the people, be cruel, and kill innocent people."

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"Stop, stop!" Shi Congyun waved his hands repeatedly, calling to stop Lin Shanggong who was carefully reciting the proclamation: "Forget it, forget it, don't read it."

Lin Shanggong stopped quickly, but Luqiu Zhongqing and Feng Jisheng didn't speak.

Shi Congyun was very angry, not because of the call for thieves, but because Li Yun had arrested his envoy, and the poor envoy would most likely be dead.
As for the proclamation, it is completely in line with Li Yun's style. All the messy things are blamed on him, as if he is Dong Zhuo. His history of the emperor is not violent, he is not acting absurdly, and he is not resisting foreign invaders. How can there be trampling on the legal system, oppressing subjects, and messing up the court
Wait, dirty palace. It seems that there is no way to refute this one.

But there is no other way. It is a pity that a beautiful and delicate woman like the Empress Dowager Fu is a widow at a young age. As the Son of Heaven, he also thinks of others and saves all sentient beings.

In short, he didn't pay attention to the call to action at all. The important thing is how to deal with it.

Because he said a thousand words and ten thousand things would eventually be implemented in the military, he began to feel nervous, so he immediately sent someone to call the senior officials of the two divisions and two governments to come over to discuss the matter.

But after calling them here, they just explained the matter hastily, asked them to read the proclamation, think about it, and discuss it in the hall, and did not come up with a plan in a hurry.

The Second Mansion is under the Privy Council and Zhongshu. The name of the Second Mansion is what everyone usually says, and there is no such official name.

Since the Privy Council is in charge of the country's highest military decision-making power, Zhongshumen's subordinates are in charge of the country's highest political decision-making power, so it is called the second government.

In the Song Dynasty, it was the Second Mansion and the Third Division. The Second Mansion has not changed. It is still the Privy Council. The three divisions, the Household Department and the Ministry of Finance, control the country's finances, which are very different from what they are now.

The current two divisions are naturally the Guards Division and the Dianqian Division. Such a power structure can also be seen that the military has a great say today.

Now, after six or seven years of management by the first emperor Guo Rong, coupled with his numerous adaptations, the Department of Guards and the Department of Dianqian are quite different, and the Shenhuo Army is also on the rise.

Most of the bodyguards are representatives of the elite combat power of the older generation. There are a large number of Shatuo elite cavalry. They were once Guo Wei's pro-army and are the inheritance of the Five Dynasties. Therefore, the elite cavalry of the bodyguards are the most powerful in the imperial army, especially the representative of Long Jiejun. .

The Dianqian Division is the new backbone force. Both the late Emperor Guo Rong and he have put in a lot of effort. When Guo Rong rectified the Dianqian Division, it was intended to check and balance the Guard Division.

After seven or eight years of development, the Dianqian Division has become the main force of the Forbidden Army, and the overall strength of the Guard Division is no longer comparable to the newly-emerged Dianqian Division.In particular, the Crane Control Army who followed him in the South and North Wars is the backbone of the Dianqian Division.

In addition, the Shenhuo Army has also begun to rise. Although the Shenhuo Army is nominally subordinate to the Dianqian Division, everyone knows that the Shenhuo Army is directly under the command and dispatch of the officials, and cannot be adjusted by others.

Power is such a state of mutual restraint and dynamic balance.

And Shi Congyun used another trick. In the past, the head of the bodyguard department was Li Chongjin, and later he became his father Shi Yanchao. Now his father has become the Supreme Emperor, but the commander of the guards Ma Bujun is still his father.

Dad is now the Supreme Emperor, so naturally he won't take care of it anymore, but no one dares to covet the position of commander of the guard Ma Bujun on Dad's head, which is tantamount to slowly leaving the head of the guard department idle.

And he was inspected in front of the palace before, and he did not step down after taking the throne, nor did he check in the next term, which means that there will be no more inspections in front of the palace by default, and no one will object.

This is an overt conspiracy, which is tantamount to slowly weakening the power of the army.

Shi Congyun has kept many things in mind, but he is not in a hurry for these things. These arrangements and arrangements will take at least several years or even more than ten years before they begin to show results.

This is not something that can be rushed, nor can it be accomplished overnight, and requires long-term management.

"Officials, the veteran feels that this time the troops should not be taken lightly. If Li Yun dares to take the lead in raising troops, he must have backup." Lu Qiu Zhongqing in the Chui Gong Palace said.

Everyone was used to being casual, so they didn't say anything at this time, they all gathered around him, looking at a huge map in front of him, and people kept making noises.

Luqiu Zhongqing is now the privy envoy, he was the first to speak.

"I think there are two possibilities, either other Jiedu envoys, or the puppet Han north of Li Yun."

Feng Jisheng went on to say: "According to the Privy Council's letter, Li Jun's Zhaoyi Army has about 5 internal and external tooth troops. Even counting other foreign town soldiers and state soldiers, there can be at most [-] people.

With these strengths, he should not dare to challenge the officials. "

Shi Congyun nodded: "You are right." Luqiu Zhongqing said that the internal and external army, the outer town soldiers and the state soldiers all belong to the armed forces of the Jiedushi. a microcosm of .

The Jiedushi garrisoned in the head city of the area under his jurisdiction was called the Nei Ya Army, which was an elite confidant, and the one stationed outside the government office to defend the government office was called the Outer Ya Army, which was still the main force.

Generally speaking, the internal and external dental army is the most elite unit of a Jiedushi.

The outer town army is the army that obeys the orders of the Jiedushi and guards other states and counties.

Luzhou (near today's Changzhi City) where Li Yunzhi is located has maintained a large army because of its long-term resistance to the Northern Han and Khitan.

But Dazhou had 18 forbidden troops, not including the local troops. Even if the troops he sent out to guard the important places and the troops to defend the capital were excluded, he could mobilize at least [-] elite troops at any time.

This is the advantage of a big country. A small country like the Northern Han Dynasty had to send [-] troops, which meant that it had to give up most of its defense and the production and life of many ordinary people, and it took a long time to prepare.

But the state of Qin is different. As long as there is an order, there are huge and elite troops around the capital that can be deployed immediately and go into battle at any time.

The same is true for the Liao Kingdom. After they were attacked in Youzhou, they sent an army of [-] in just one month to rush thousands of miles to rescue them. There were also tribal armies after another. If they were in a stalemate for half a year, they might gather [-] troops The army is coming.

The same is true for the state of Qin now. If the whole country really wants to fight desperately, as long as 15 elite soldiers can resist or delay the enemy for half a year, and the follow-up troops will go into battle one after another, he can gather more than [-] troops within half a year.

This is the foundation of a great country
"Li Yun is also a veteran, so he should know it well. If he colludes with other Jiedu Envoys, he should not have so much confidence. If he communicates with the puppet Han Kingdom, it will be more troublesome.

There should be tens of thousands of puppet Han bandits. If the two families unite, they should not be underestimated. "Wang Pu said, last year he went to Jiangling to prepare military rations, and then he was transferred to Hebei to handle errands. The prime minister in his thirties lost a lot of weight and became darker.

After he opened his mouth, Lu Duoxun and other civil servants also nodded: "Officials, if they cooperate with each other, it will indeed be a great hidden danger. I am afraid that the Shu army will not be able to compare."

Wang Quanbin immediately interjected: "The Shu army has not known soldiers for decades, is not good at fighting, and has nothing to show for it.

It is said to be 14, but in fact there are only a few hundred people who fought to the end. The Northern Army only had a decent resistance in the battle of Xixian County.

In addition to Kuizhou Gao Yanchou died in battle on the east road, the flag was lowered and raised directly to Chengdu City.

However, the Zhaoyi army fought against the Northern Han and Khitan people all the year round, and they have never stopped fighting in small battles over the years. If someone sees it, Li Yun's men must be stronger than the puppet Han army.

On the contrary, the puppet Han thieves were able to survive all the year round only by being called Khitan Laozi and being filial sons. Otherwise, they would have brought their heads back to Daliang when Zhou Shizong was at the beginning.

It would be better if they united! "

Wang Quanbin has completely different views from Wang Pu, Lu Duoxun and others.

Wang Pu and others believed that Li Jun's alliance with the Northern Han Dynasty was troublesome, and that the situation might be better if he joined with other Jiedushi.

Wang Quanbin thought it would be a better situation for Li Yun to unite with the Northern Han Dynasty.

The two sides argued with each other for a few words, and their expressions were a little bad.

Shi Congyun raised his hand to interrupt their argument: "In my opinion, the Northern Han Dynasty is destined to be an enemy. If he encourages other Jiedu envoys, it will be troublesome."

He looked at the map and pointed to several border envoys one after another. He also hoped that Li Yun's foreign aid would be from the Northern Han Dynasty instead of other envoys from the middle school.

On the same day, Shi Congyun immediately ordered Gao Huaide and Shao Ji to go out of the city to prepare for the battle.

At the same time, Feng Jisheng was asked to assemble the Shenhuo Army, and Meng Xuanzhe was asked to follow Feng Jisheng, which meant to let him learn.

Let the army prepare for the war, and at the same time order again, let Mingzhou defense envoy Guo Jin send a letter to Li Yun, saying that the imperial court gave him one last chance to come to Beijing to be an official to protect his prosperity and wealth.

This was Shi Congyun's last attempt at diplomacy.

After all, even if the probability is small, you can give it a try. If Li Yun is afraid, and obediently surrenders his military power to the capital, it will not only deter the rest of the Jiedu envoys, but also reduce a lot of casualties and waste.

But at the same time, history of military preparations has not relaxed at all.

And this time he paid more attention and tension.

This is the first battle after the founding of the country!In any case, you can only win but not lose.

This is different from all the previous battles. If this one is lost, the newly established Qin State will be in jeopardy, because many Jiedu envoys will not be able to hold back, and they must be waiting and watching.

At such a critical moment, he did not dare to order those Jiedu Envoys to enter the capital. In case of emergency, he would join forces with Li Yun, which would kill him.

So this time, Shi Congyun paid special attention to it.

In the next few days, he not only solicited the opinions of the ministers extensively in the court, but also personally rode a horse to inspect the three armies in the camp by the Bian River to boost morale.

At the same time, he also began to consider who could replace him as regent.

Most Jiedu envoys will help whoever wins, and the first battle of the founding of the country seems to be a matter of life and death.

In history, when Li Yun united with the Northern Han Dynasty to rebel, Zhao Kuangyin was a conscript and left his brother Zhao Guangyi as regent, but he didn't have such a stinky brother.

The best choice is the queen's regent, but he is not here, and Liumei does not have the talent to manage a country well.

So in the end he just ignored it. At the beginning of February, he didn't care what other people said about his filthy temple. He directly and forcefully moved the Empress Dowager Fu from Wei Wangfu to live in the palace, and lived with Liumei in Kunning Palace, and told Liumei , when he is not in the capital, all things will be handled by Mrs. Fu later.

Later, he also explained the matter to Li Gu, Wei Renpu, Fan Zhi, Luqiu Zhongqing, Wang Pu, Wang Pu and other prime ministers.

They are well-informed, after all, they are veterans of several dynasties, they have never seen any scenes, and they are very calm.

After making these arrangements, Shi Congyun went to the military camp almost every day.

In addition to boosting morale, it is to supervise and train new tactics.

This method of warfare is a new method of infantry, cavalry and stone shooting artillery, a new tactic.

Because it was invented by him, the soldiers in the army called it the "Long Live Formation". Shi Congyun felt that it was old-fashioned. Besides, the important thing was not the fixed pattern, but the tactical thinking, but it was too late to argue with them.

Although he showed full confidence in this, he was still uneasy in his heart. Who knows if it will work if you haven't tried it?
What's more, if we want to fight next, it will be the first battle for the founding of the country, and we must not mess it up.

After all, the Zhaoyi Army was a frontier army that fought against the Northern Han and Khitan people all year round, and its combat effectiveness must be very different from the Shu Army, Wuping Army, and Nanping Army that fought before.Don’t look at the 10,000+ number of the Shu army, which seems scary, but more than [-]% of them surrendered directly. As long as the Zhaoyi army exceeds [-], it will make him feel pressured, not to mention that they are likely to have more than [-] and have backup. .

So these days I often run around on the edge of Bianshui.

Several wives feel sorry for him but they can't do anything about it. Power and material enjoyment come at a price.

On the sixth day of February, Guo, the defense envoy of Mingzhou in the north, came in to report, saying that the messenger sent by Li Yun was driven away by Li Yun, but the messenger was very clever, and he saw the flag and cavalry of the Northern Han Dynasty in Li Yun's Luzhou.

It shows that Li Yun's rebellion was allied with the Northern Han Dynasty.

This news made Shi Congyun a little relieved. At least the Northern Han Dynasty was originally an enemy. If Li Yun had united with them instead of other Jiedu envoys, it meant that the domestic pressure would be much less.

On the same day, Xiang Gong also wrote to him, saying that the Jiedu envoy of Hezhong expressed his willingness to come to the capital to meet the emperor!
This is a great thing. The Jiedu Envoy of the National Defense Army in Hezhong is also the Jiedu Envoy adjacent to the Northern Han Dynasty. Shi Congyun was worried before that he sent [-] soldiers to Hezhong to prevent Li Yun and the Northern Han from plotting Hezhong and Guanzhong. At the same time, he was afraid that he would fall to Li Yun and Beihan, because they were close.

Now the Jiedu envoy in Hezhong took the initiative to ask for his order to come to see him, which meant that he took the initiative to show weakness, surrendered his military power, and was willing to surrender!
Shi Congyun was naturally happy. Immediately after being excited, he called the Imperial Academy to write an edict of commendation, preparing to let him come to the capital, and even stamped the seal.

Just when I was about to send it out, I calmed down again. What if this is a temptation?
Li Yun and Beihan next to him are preparing to rebel, and the national defense army is under a lot of pressure. What if this is a kind of temptation?
Shi Congyun suppressed his excitement immediately and paced back and forth thinking.

After thinking for a while, he tore up the imperial edict and asked the Imperial Academy to re-draft the decree. The general idea is that the emperor has great trust in the National Defense Army. Now is a critical time. The country needs the National Defense Army. Jiedushi does not come to Beijing. You can send the children of the family to defend the place well is the best support for the emperor.

After doing this, he became more and more aware of the turbulent undercurrents around him.

That night, I went to Kunning Palace to stay overnight, and explained many things about Liumei and Empress Dowager Fu.

On the eighth day of February, Gao Huaide, Shao Ji, Feng Jisheng, and Meng Xuanzhe reported to him one after another that the troops outside the city had assembled and were ready to leave at any time.

Shi Congyun immediately appointed Lu Duoxun as the third judge to prepare food and grass for the army, and then announced to the world that Li Yun colluded with the puppet Han to cause chaos, causing chaos in the world, and he was a traitor.
(End of this chapter)