Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Chapter 397 Balance
"Officials, the Southern Han side may not be as powerful as we expected before.

The dictatorship of eunuchs and maids in their country, the lord of the country trusts a witch named Fan Huzi the most, and entrusts her with many important matters in the country. "

In the royal garden outside Daliang City, Shi Congyun was fishing by a clear pool, and Pan Mei, who had just returned from the front line in Chenzhou, was beside him reporting the situation.

Pan Mei was dressed in an official uniform and held a ruyi in her hand. When he got off the battlefield, he didn't look like a general at all, but a virtuous minister.

"As far as the situation of the battle is concerned, the army of the Southern Han Dynasty is also vulnerable. Yin Chongke and I did not expect such a situation when we sent troops. At that time, we prepared five battalions of backup support troops. Prepare support at the border. If the front If the battle is unfavorable, cover the forward and temporarily retreat."

Pan Mei eloquently talked about the fighting in the south, and Shi Congyun waved: "Sit down and talk."

"Yes." Pan Mei was more reserved, not as relaxed as when they cooperated, and Shi Congyun didn't force anything, he was used to it.

Pan Mei sat down on the bamboo stool beside him and continued talking.

"Officials, after we occupied Chenzhou, I questioned many soldiers of the Southern Han Dynasty, and sent spies to investigate from south to west. There were many cases of arrears and deductions in the Southern Han army, so that not many people were willing to do it for them. Their imperial court is benevolent and righteous, and they regard death as home, and they are no match for my Great Qin soldiers."

Shi Congyun was a little puzzled when he heard the news. He had indeed heard the news, and there were many such cases mentioned in the memorial, but he still didn't know the actual situation: "It's just that I think that although the land of Lingnan was wild in ancient times, it has gone through a long history. Han and Tang immigration development, especially the Panyu area, is not as good as Jiangnan, but it is also like Huainan. There has been no war in the Southern Han Dynasty for 50 years, and the wealth should not be bad. Why can’t the military salary be paid?”

He has been wondering about this question. In any case, today’s Southern Han Dynasty, that is, the later generations of Guangdong and Guangxi, although the development in ancient times was relatively slow, the real establishment of a solid rule was after Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty destroyed South Vietnam and a large number of immigrants from the Central Plains.But after thousands of years of development in the Han and Tang Dynasties, it is impossible to be too poor.

What's more, since the end of the Tang Dynasty, there was no time to pay attention to the wars in the Central Plains, and there was no large-scale dispatch of troops to the South of the Five Ridges. The situation in the Southern Han Dynasty for 50 years was much better than that of Wuyue, Southern Tang, and Shu.

And like the Central Plains, there are basically constant wars. In such a good situation, even if the king is a bit greedy and lustful, he won't be so poor that he can't pay the military salary, right?

Maybe he didn't understand the situation in the south. In the Central Plains where wars continued, it was very important to pay soldiers. Since the end of the Tang Dynasty, the Five Dynasties and the Ten Kingdoms, there have been many capable heroes who couldn't pay the soldiers, or couldn't achieve it. Backlash against commitment to soldiers.

Even an emperor who loved the people like Guo Wei, the founding emperor of the Later Zhou Dynasty, did not dare to treat the army badly when he led the army back to Daliang to seize power, and indulged the soldiers to rob the people of Daliang.

However, the Southern Han Dynasty owed wages even in the days of peace. Isn't this courting death?
They are afraid that they don't know how many powers and dynasties have been destroyed because of payment arrears.

Pan Mei thought for a while, and answered seriously: "The heart of an official is like a mirror, and a sage introspects himself. He is a wise king and lord, but the rulers of the Southern Han Dynasty were not.

Just like the highest military general of the Southern Han Kingdom that we captured and killed this time was called Ji Yanyun. After interrogation, we found out that he was the commander of the giant ship of the Southern Han Kingdom. He often robbed merchants at sea. Dedicated to the ancestors of the Southern Han Dynasty, he was promoted to be the commander of the giant ship.

It is also absurd that the current ruler of the Southern Han Dynasty favors the witch's gossip to confuse the public, and superstitiously believes in gods and Buddhas.

Even if there is war with our country this year, there is another strange thing in the country.

It is said that their lord dreamed of fairy palaces and pavilions in a dream, and after waking up, he would build palaces and temples in the dreamed places, consuming a lot of manpower and material resources, and spending a lot of money, and collecting taxes from all over the world.

The local people said that the dou used by the government to collect grain was even bigger, one dou was actually about one dou and eight, and each dou of grain had to be matched with ten qian.

They also said that each pillar of the king's Asgard Palace was decorated with 15 taels of gold. "

Speaking of this, Pan Mei smiled: "Of course, these are just the hearsay of the people, but it is true that the Lord Ananhan is building a palace after raising taxes.

After invading Chenzhou and gaining a deep understanding of the national conditions of the Southern Han Dynasty, I felt that I might have looked up to them before and was too cautious in making decisions. It is difficult for soldiers in such a country to have the morale to fight for the ruler, and the people will not support the ruler much. In the past, they were closed to the south of Lingnan, and the powerful countries in the Central Plains did not interfere, and the local people were unable to resist, so the current situation was maintained.

As long as they receive a little blow and see a little fire, maybe they will burn up and collapse. "

Listening to Pan Mei's narration, Shi Congyun learned more about the situation in the Southern Han Dynasty. They had chatted for a whole morning, and had a more direct and detailed understanding of the national conditions and current situation of the Southern Han Dynasty.

He listened to Pan Mei talking, thinking about things in his head, he didn't even pay attention to the fish biting the hook, until Pan Mei reminded him.

Shi Congyun was stunned for a moment, then recovered and said: "Forget it, spare its life (fish)."

Then she asked seriously: "Do you think that the Southern Han Kingdom doesn't have much resistance, and sending troops will be easier than imagined." Pan Mei nodded.

Shi Congyun got up and paced by the pool. After walking for a while, he stopped, and suddenly asked lightly, "If you were asked to lead the troops to conquer the Southern Han Dynasty, how would you use your troops?"

As soon as these words came out, Pan Mei subconsciously straightened her back. If this sentence came from someone else, it might be just a discussion or a talk, but it would be completely different if it was said today.

Pan Mei's heart became hot all of a sudden, and even her breathing became heavy. Could it be that the official's question meant a kind of exam!

If it's an exam school, doesn't that mean
He even forcibly suppressed the excitement and wild thoughts in his heart, and replied seriously and respectfully, "Officials, if I were to command the army, I would never go to Guizhou Shuizhai, but go south from Shaozhou, Yingzhou and other places to attack Panyu.

Such an approach may seem dangerous, but the Southern Han Kingdom itself will not be too difficult to fight. On the contrary, it is the most cost-effective and labor-saving method.

I heard that the chancellors suggested learning from Qinhuang, Hanwu and Wu's method of dispatching troops from multiple routes. That is certainly safe, but it is not the current situation of Qinhuang, Hanwu, Liaodong in the north, and the sixteen prefectures of Yan and Yun.

In the Southern Han Dynasty, the most important thing is to fight quickly. The minister thought that the Qin Dynasty was the most important, and it was still in the north, in the Liao Kingdom. "

Shi Congyun didn't speak immediately after listening, but thought carefully about his words for a while, and then said: "Go back and rest for a few more days, to be with your family, it's not easy to come back all the way.

You also need to think more about the matter of the Southern Han Dynasty and read more, you and Yin Chongke are the most familiar with the matter over there. "

"Yes!" Pan Mei cupped her hands, and was led out of the garden by the eunuch.

Shi Congyun looked at Pan Meiyuan's back, and actually made a decision in his heart. This time he planned to send troops to the Southern Han Dynasty, with Pan Mei as his commander, and Yin Chongke, Liu Renshan, Guo Tingwei and others as his assistants.

Because the day before yesterday, Sixth Sister told him that someone asked relatives from the Fu family in Hebei to give her a gift, and also brought a letter, both in and out of the words to claim credit for Wang Shenqi.

After Shi Congyun found out, he didn't deal with it hastily, and didn't say anything to the outside world, so he asked Liu Mei to keep it a secret.

Because this matter is hard to tell, maybe it was Wang Shenqi's subordinates who helped, maybe Wang Shenqi found a relationship on his own, or maybe his opponent wanted to frame him, etc.

He was no exception when it happened.

As the Son of Heaven, he wanted to fight against the Southern Han Dynasty, and almost everyone in the country knew it, because the Southern Han Dynasty took the lead in sending troops to select, and this matter was also publicly discussed in the court.

But who will fight next will greatly affect the future power structure of the court, and many people are busy standing in line.

After so many years of fighting, the emperor's favorite general, the power structure of his subordinates has become more and more obvious.

Wang Zhong and Shao Ji are confidant generals, and Wang Zhong has led the inspection of the capital for several years and is in charge of the security of the imperial city.Shao Ji basically followed the emperor, leading the most elite troops in the southern and northern wars, and he was the emperor's pro-army.

There are currently six generals who can really guard the Quartet for the emperor and stand alone.

Wang Shenqi, Li Chuyun, Cao Bin, Xiang Gong, Wang Quanbin, Murong Yanzhao.

The most important of these are Wang Quanbin, Wang Shenqi and Li Chuyun. They are alone in every battle.

Wang Quanbin is getting old, and Shi Congyun generally doesn't send him out of the town; Cao Bin is now guarding Shu; Xiang Gong is guarding Taiyuan;

Many people wanted to curry favor with them, and they also wanted to go one step further, because the guards Ma Bujun were both commanders and inspectors in front of the palace. Taishanghuang is actually equivalent to a vacancy.

If you want to go one step further, the best way is military merit!

Even though Li Chuyun, Wang Quanbin, and Wang Shenqi didn't tell him about this, Shi Congyun knew it well. If they sent troops to the Southern Han Dynasty next time, they both would definitely want to be in command.

However, Shi Congyun, who is the son of heaven, has a different mind. He doesn't want to set up a military officer with too much power and high function, such as the military officer who has too much power and high function. Otherwise, his Qin Dynasty will still go on for five generations. The old path of the Ten Kingdoms cannot escape the cycle of history.

Whether it is Wang Shenqi or Li Chuyun, if they are allowed to take command and destroy the Southern Han Dynasty, even if they don't want to be enfeoffed, he will have to be enfeoffed, because there are no more military officers to go up.

For this alone, he also wanted to use Pan Mei, Yin Chongke, Liu Renshan, Guo Tingwei and other generals.

At this time, he has gradually realized that one thing needs not only military considerations, but also political considerations.

Fortunately, Shi Congyun's laid-back character for many years, and his laziness of ordering others when he can do things, has gradually paved a great pattern for him, and he has a lot of talents under him!

When he was thinking about things at Fu Ermei Peak last night, he thought about it casually, and found that there are quite a lot of generals that can be used.

Shao Ji, Wang Zhong, Wang Shenqi, Li Chuyun, Wang Quanbin, Wang Huan, Guo Tingwei, Cao Bin, Pan Mei, Murong Yanzhao, Li Hanchao, Guo Jin, Dong Zunhui, Luo Yanhuan, Liu Qingchuan, Fu Zhaoyuan, Zhang Zhengtao, Zhang Zheng Hai, Meng Xuanzhe, Han Baozheng, Liu Renshan, Dang Jin, Jing Si, Yang Jiye, Gao Huaide, Xiang Gong, Si Chao, Zhe Dejian, Yin Chongke, etc.
It is very easy to make political trade-offs in such a situation where there are so many talents, and it is destined that he will not be afraid even if the heroes such as Li Chuyun, Wang Shenqi, and Wang Quanbin have made great contributions, because they have good cards in their hands.

Shi Congyun is very rational, he is a person with modern higher education after all, after seeing through these, he can understand why even though his Qin Dynasty has many military generals who have made contributions, the relationship between the monarch and his ministers is not tense, and he doesn't have to die cunningly. , because as the emperor, after a long period of management, he has guaranteed that he has cards to play at any time, without being restricted by one or a few capable ministers.

Naturally, he has to maintain this situation carefully, and will never be dazzled by the world's sophistication, so Pan Mei's reuse is also in his plan.

(End of this chapter)