Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Chapter 445: The Fate of a Woman

Preparing for a war, especially a war of annihilating a country, has never been an easy task.

After sending away the Nantang people, various departments have already started some preliminary preparations.

However, Qin officials have long been familiar with many tasks. From Houzhou to Daqin, there have been almost no interruptions in wars for more than ten years. Sometimes there are several battles a year, and when there are few, the interval is more than two years. He and civil and military officials have become accustomed to it.

This is inseparable from another point, that is, Emperor Shi's precise control of the cost and scale of the war, and his mediation of the diplomatic situation.

The Qin State seems to be in constant war, but many wars are fast in and fast out after complete preparations, and will not fall into fierce battles for a long time.

At the same time, there has never been a war on two fronts. We have always relied on diplomatic mediation to ensure that wars are only fought in one direction at the same time. Only some farmers will be expropriated. Most people in the country can still work and live with peace of mind, without affecting the overall economic development.

Another important reason is that wars at this time are completely different from those in the past, and most of them are wars for profit.

On this point, Emperor Shi thought about it last night when he went to Zhou Xian's to enjoy a full-body massage without dead ends, and he continued to do psychological construction for himself.

The parts of Sichuan, Hunan, Hubei, Huainan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Shanxi, and Hebei that were fought before were all profit-making wars. As long as costs are controlled and operations are cautious, the benefits of fighting will be great.

This is completely different from the Qin and Han Dynasties. At that time, most of these places were barren lands. In addition to military occupation, immigration development and cultural transformation were required, which was costly, time-consuming, and difficult.

But now, they are enjoying the convenience of the development of the ancestors of Qin, Han, Southern and Northern Dynasties, Sui, and Tang. Many places have been developed, and they can collect taxes and recover blood when they occupy it, which greatly reduces the cost of conquest and control. .

In fact, this is mostly the reason for the gradual expansion of the territory that was actually firmly controlled by the Chinese dynasties. The development and immigration of the previous dynasties provided great convenience for the firm control of the later dynasties.

Today, the areas they conquered and controlled are still subject to the benefits of the previous dynasties, and they can basically control them after conquering them, and let the people resume production, and the country obtains finances and taxes.

This is also an important reason why they have been able to control the cost of war for so many years, and they can live better even after years of war.

Emperor Shi thought about it, and then asked Zhao Shijian to write it down for him.

But once Jiangnan is defeated, he will lose money in many battles in the future. He will definitely fight north. If Youzhou and Liaodong may make a little money, then other places must lose money, so in the long run, we need to plan ahead.

At present, it is not so difficult to prepare materials for the prosperous and enlightened Southern Tang Dynasty. The difficulty is a technical problem, how to let the army, a large number of logistics personnel, and materials cross the Yangtze River safely, efficiently and safely, and ensure safety.

The Privy Council has been discussing this issue. The Ministry of Industry and the Confidentiality Department said that they could try to build a pontoon bridge, but the Privy Council, the Guards Department, and the general attache of the Dianqian Department objected.

In the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, the river is several miles wide, and the widest part is about ten miles. It is not comparable to other rivers. It takes a long time to row a boat across.

What they advocate is to build more warships. At that time, at least [-] ships will be dispatched, most of which will be used for logistics and transportation, some will be used to protect the troops crossing the river, and the rest will be put into battle.

Emperor Shi couldn't make up his mind for a while, thinking to himself, if it can really be bridged, wouldn't it become the first Yangtze River Bridge in history.

You must know that it is reasonable to say that the Yangtze River Bridge was built after the founding of New China. If I built it, wouldn’t it be more than 1000 years in advance? History has been created.

Of course, he was just thinking about it, and the final plan must consider reality.

But as far as the moment is concerned, fighting the Southern Tang Dynasty and crossing the river is a big problem and a problem that must be solved.

Recently, Emperor Shi often went to Zhou Xian's bedroom, and usually he also liked to go, who made Zhou Xian beautiful, but the frequency of his visits was obviously higher these days.

It wasn't because of anything else, but he heard from Feng Yanlu that Zhou Xian's younger sister had come to Daliang, and he wanted to go and see it out of curiosity, but he didn't think much about it, just purely curious.

But even though he observed carefully every time he went there, he never saw Xiao Zhou. He guessed in his heart that Zhou Xian didn't want him to see her. It's normal for a woman to be jealous, let alone her sister, so it would be embarrassing.

Once when Huarui came to serve him, he found that Emperor Shi actually read ancient books again, so he glanced curiously, and found that what he was reading were allusions and legends such as "E Huang Nv Ying", so he was very curious. The emperor is not usually a person who likes to read these ancient books .

Emperor Shi gave an embarrassed smile and prevaricated: "Learn and learn."

Guanbei, Youzhou in the early spring is very cold, the melting snow has not dissipated, but there is a lot of fireworks in the world.

Xiao Mansion, there is a bare old pear tree in the compound, under the tree Xiao Hunian is wearing a leather armor and is wielding a knife, while her guards are guiding her, they are masters of the Khitan tribe.

Since returning from Daliang City, the eldest sister has been very irritable, because Shi Congyun, the emperor of Qin, rejected him because she was not Xiao Chuo, not herself.
Xiao Chuo didn't know how to express his feelings for a while, and on the surface he pretended to be filled with righteous indignation, but in fact he was a little happy in his heart, at least she overwhelmed her elder sister who had been competing with him since childhood.

In the few years since she came back from the south, her sister has been extremely violent. She often rides horses and shoots arrows, practices spears and scimitars, and threatens to seek revenge on Emperor Qin one day.

At the same time, I was indifferent and curious, why was their biggest enemy, the emperor of Qin, always thinking about me, I had never even seen his face.
Last year, another big news came from the south. The army of the Qin State captured the South Han State, which was close to the sea in the south, captured their emperor, and killed them in Daliang City.

This incident shocked the world, and so did their Liao Kingdom.

Father wrote a letter to His Majesty, and then sent envoys to the south to congratulate him with cattle and sheep as gifts.

Although this matter is far away in the south, she heard that the south of the Southern Han Dynasty is the sea. She doesn't know where it is, but she has seen it in books.

This matter had a great impact, and there were bad rumors in the country. Some people thought that they could not sit still, and Shi Congyun would definitely send troops to attack Youzhou.

Some people think that Qin is too strong to use force easily, and should continue to maintain the agreement of peace.

For her, another thing has changed. After the discussion of her parents and elders, her sister is temporarily not allowed to marry her uncle Lufeng Sage.

The reason is that my sister is in poor health and needs to recuperate in Nanjing for the time being.

It's just that Xiao Chuo, who is 14 years old, is already very smart. She has already guessed a lot through various signs. The reason why her sister didn't go to the north to marry her uncle Lu Feng Sage was not because she was sick. The last insurance was to replace her.

Ever since Daliao was defeated by Shi Congyun's army one after another, and forced to exchange cattle and sheep for peace, the current emperor of Daliao Kingdom has become depressed, obsessed with shooting and hunting all day long, and does not care about state affairs.

This also makes more people around the corner, more turbulent.
The most important figure among them is Ye Luxian, the late emperor's bereaved son, in Yongxing Palace.

She actually has a good image of the prince Ye Luxian, who is five years older than her, because they used to play and ride horses together on the grassland when they were young.

Yongxing Palace is in the South Courtyard, because His Majesty wants Ye Luxian to stay away from the political center of the North Courtyard and hand him over to the South Courtyard to take care of him, so every New Year's day, his father will also go to give him things and pay him a visit.

So she sees her often, and now that the undercurrent is surging, she guesses that Yelvjing will become more and more important.

I also guessed in my heart from the way my father didn't want her to go to the south. In all likelihood, my father had rebellious intentions and planned to marry her to Ye Luxian, and then his father and many people helped the late emperor's orphan The throne of the Son of Heaven.

She will be queen by then, father will be in charge, and many nobles must have participated.

But to let her go, most likely it was Ye Luxian's request, because she and Ye Luxian have known each other since childhood, and they have a good impression in their hearts.

And if it wasn't for Prince Yeluxian asking for her by name, it would be impossible for his father to take the risk of offending the emperor of Qin and not let him go south. The Xiao family still has a daughter.

In this way, my sister can't go, but she has to stay. In case the emperor of Qin is angry because she didn't go south, he can find a reason to say that she is seriously ill or dies, and then let her go south on her behalf to appease the emperor of Qin Dynasty.

As for the matter in the north, the sky is high and the road is far away, so it is difficult for southerners to know the truth.

Looking at the elder sister in the distance who is still practicing martial arts angrily, her little head is already filled with the thoughts and plans of her father's generation, but the elder sister doesn't know that she is a substitute for herself, if she knows she will definitely be more angry up.

As for her own thoughts, she couldn't tell, although her father doted on them both since childhood, but as children of a wealthy Khitan family, it was difficult for them to disobey their parents in such matters.

But there is always anxiety and fear in her heart, entangled in her heart, like the never-ending wind on the grassland.

Father was right, she wasn't right, it's just that her little head also wondered what kind of scenery in the south, wondered if they had misunderstood something, misunderstood Shi Congyun's intention?Why do people who think so scary always think about her?I think she witnessed the blood of countless Khitan sons outside the city of Youzhou that year.
The girl's melancholy is also like the never-ending wind on the grassland, her eyes are wandering between the dancing lights of her sister.

The daughter's body is so graceful, her face is as beautiful as a flower, and her skin is as white as snowflakes. It is fascinating, but it is mixed with dangerous swords and swords.
Perhaps this is the fate of women, especially one like her, Xiao Chuo thought blankly.

(End of this chapter)