Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Chapter 498 Dedication to the Country History Congyun

In the eyes of the sentimental Zhou Xian, snow is a kind of melancholy, pure white, cool and unsullied. She rarely saw it in Jiangnan, and she was very excited every time it snowed.

In the eyes of Emperor Shi, snow is a kind of coldness. When the cool autumn days gradually fade away, the cold winters are desolate and the days are long, and the night has already invaded quietly.

The emperor does not have the sensibility and affection of Zhou Xian. For Shi Congyun, winter is his least favorite gathering. Whether it is the cold and hardship on the march, or the nightmare of countless poor people, it is not a good thing for him personally or for the country. .

It was very happy to see Zhou Xian taking his daughter to play in the snow. Emperor Shi soon returned to the roles of husband and father, and went up to pat the snow off his daughter's shoulders and hair. Zhou Xian was also very happy. Shi Congyun pulled her into the room and hid. to hide from the cold outside.

A charcoal fire was prepared in the room, and Emperor Shi heated his hands and then covered Zhou Xian's cold little hands. Repeating this, he was afraid that her beautiful hands would suffer from frostbite.

While covering her hands, Emperor Shi said, "Do you want to go back to Jiangnan?"

Zhou Xian heard what he said, his eyes lit up: "The official family is going to Jiangnan."

"Well." Shi Congyun nodded: "I plan to visit Jiangnan in the south next year. Jiangnan is now the territory of our dynasty, but the last time I went to Jiangnan was more than ten years ago, and I am going to have a look."

Zhou Xian blushed slightly and patted him. The last time he went to Jiangnan, wasn't that the time he robbed her, "Bad guy."

Shi Congyun smiled and said, "What's wrong." As he spoke, he was about to put his arms around her.

Zhou Xianlian pushed it away and said with a serious face, "The child is here!"

Sure enough, Shi Min was looking at his parents with big watery eyes, so Shi Congyun had no choice but to get up and whisper, "We'll fight at night."

This winter came a little earlier than last year, the merger of Jiangnan and Wuyue, and the post-war awards have come to an end.

The situation in Hebei has also been completely stabilized. The troops who had maintained order before retreated to Daliang in an orderly manner at the end of the year, and most of the abandoned land was left to cultivated by refugees.

In the winter months, Emperor Shi broke the news at a court meeting that he wanted to tour Jiangnan next year.

As soon as these words came out, many people did not speak. Although some people looked worried, they did not refute anything. Only Fan Zhi, who had not spoken ill of him for a long time, jumped out to oppose, saying that the world was set for the first time, and the southern part experienced war and chaos. The patrol will increase the burden on the people, and should not engage in such extravagant activities with great fanfare.

Emperor Shi happily rejected it, and retorted: "After so many years of fighting, can't I enjoy it!"

Seeing the emperor's anger, everyone was not angry, but after the dynasty was dispersed, there were still Xiao Yan from Dali Temple, Dou Yi from the Censor's Desk, etc., all of them persuaded them, saying that they all knew the hardships and difficulties of the emperor, but at this time It really shouldn't be indulged, because the world is only generally unified, and there are still many things to do.

If the emperor wants to relax, he can do it in Daliang. He doesn't have to travel thousands of miles to leave the government and go to the south of the Yangtze River. The emperor is the foundation of a country and cannot live in Beijing for a long time.

Among them, Xiao Yan also admonished him with the matter of Li Cunxu, Emperor Zhuangzong of the later Tang Dynasty.

In the Hall of Long Lives, Emperor Shi asked Zhao Shijian to sum up all the contents of the memorial for him. After listening, he put them on the table, and asked Zhao Shijian to write down the ministers who were persuaded by Shangshu.

Naturally, Emperor Shi didn't want to settle accounts after the autumn, he just thought that these ministers were all good, and they were people who dared to speak up.

The reason why he went to Jiangnan with great fanfare was not because he was greedy for pleasure and wanted to take the beauty to the south, but it was the idea given by Lao Zhao.

It is to do something to let the Liao Kingdom relax its vigilance and let Xiao Siwen and others dare to act.

How to let the enemy country relax its vigilance, the best way in this era is to start with the emperor. Under the imperial system, everything revolves around the emperor, and the same is true for a huge state machine.

Because of this, if the Son of Heaven is not in the capital, it is the best thing to let people relax their vigilance.

What Lao Zhao told him was to conduct a high-profile southern tour, and he had to build momentum early, and he had already agreed with Fan Zhi, come and quarrel with him, and make the movement louder. went.

At the same time, he also secretly sent people north to contact Murong Yanzhao, Guo Jin and others, and asked them to pay close attention to the movements in Liao.

Emperor Shi is always paying attention. The reason why he went to Jiangnan is because he can follow the Bian River and enter the Huaihe River Basin, and then take the canal to the Yangtze River. One day he will be able to return to Daliang.

Moreover, he remembered that the coup d'etat launched by Xiao Siwen and others seemed to be between [-] and [-] AD, probably in the past few years, the two disastrous defeats of the Liao army may have been accelerated or delayed, but it was certain Yes, it will inevitably exacerbate their internal conflicts.

Emperor Shi wanted to create an illusion for them to make them bolder.

He and Fan Zhi, Zhao Kuangyin, Luqiu Zhongqing, Li Chuyun and others have carefully considered, if Xiao Siwen and others want to welcome Yeluxian of Yongxing Palace, then they must have an army to escort him north and ensure that he can stand in Shangjing.

The Youzhou army is deployed by Gao Xun, the privy envoy of the Southern Academy. If there is a big change, Gao Xun and Xiao Siwen will definitely be in the same group. The two of them will lead the army of the Southern Academy, give Yelvxian military security, and the other will persuade the group. The ministers and nobles gave Yelu Xian political protection.

The most important thing is that once there is civil strife in the Liao state, Yeluxian's Yongxing Palace is in the south, and he wants to escort him to the north to safely succeed him, and to compete with the three forbidden armies of the Liao state in Beijing to ensure the safety of the new state lord, so high. Xun will definitely draw a large number of troops from Nanjing.

Nanjing Youzhou is nearly a thousand miles away from Shangjing. Once the army of the Southern Academy moves north, Youzhou and its surrounding counties will inevitably be empty. When the Qin army comes to attack on the whole line, they will attack with lightning, and they will not have time to defend.

Liu Renzhen proposed another faster method, that is, a large number of navy troops marched along the coast by sea, and then went up from the Haihe River to the sea mouth of Shuohe River, and went directly to the bottom of Youzhou City.

Emperor Shi appreciated this proposal very much. Isn't this the route of the Eight-Power Allied Forces to attack the Qing Dynasty? Then he happily rejected it.

This proposal is feasible. If the fleet starts from Shandong, it will definitely be very fast. However, the front line has already reached Gu'an, and the distance to Youzhou is only two or three days away. No matter what, it will be faster than the waterway.

However, Emperor Shi also agreed with part of his plan, which was to still send [-] gunboats and [-] support ships to enter from the Haihe River to give army fire support near Youzhou.

After all, naval guns are more powerful than field guns and have a much longer range, which can help the army on land clear some tough enemies.

It is conceivable that if they knew that they were heading north, the most likely important defense line of the Liao Kingdom would be located on the Sanggan River outside the city. According to the experience of the previous army visiting the city of Youzhou, that river was completely sufficient for the fleet of gunboats to pass.

The frontal battlefield is divided into two armies, all the way from Gu'an, Hebei to the north, directly taking Youzhou, led by Li Chuyun, who is the elite main force of the Forbidden Army. It is estimated that the force will reach a terrifying 8 or so.

The other road goes from Hedong out of Yanmen to the north, going straight to Yuzhou, Yunzhou and other places, and then detours from the side of Youzhou, and is led by Xiang Gong.

Of course, after these plans were finalized, Emperor Shi also set a tone. Even if his southern tour did not let the Liao Kingdom relax its vigilance and cause civil strife, this offensive plan would be implemented for a maximum of four years in Kangding.

Liaoning civil strife is the best, it will greatly reduce the pressure of the war, if they do not have civil strife, then they will have to fight head-on, and then the strength will speak.

Only a few prime ministers and a few of his confidants knew about these arrangements, and the secret meeting was held in Shanglin Garden outside the city.

On the surface, at the end of the winter moon, Emperor Shi brought up the Southern Tour again, but Fan Zhi stood up and quarreled with him. After that, Emperor Shi walked away without saying a word, and the ministers waited. It took more than an hour before they dared to disperse one after another.

This is a lot of trouble. Everyone thinks that the emperor is determined to go to Jiangnan Fenghuaxueyue, and Fan Zhi is too tough, but no one thinks it is unreasonable, because Fan Zhi's stinky temper has always been like this.

At the end of the twelfth lunar month, envoys from all over the world came to pay homage, including straight women from Liaodong crossing the sea, as well as envoys from Liao and Dali. Zhou Xian started talking about Jiangnan again.

Looking at his performance, everyone feels that the emperor wants to go to Jiangnan, but he has committed an old problem again, and the world can't wait to go to Jiangnan to collect beautiful women.

As a result, the scene of the ruler and the minister reappeared again. Fan Zhi accused him on the spot. Emperor Shi was furious for this.

As soon as these words came out, Fan Zhi took a step back with good acting skills, sat down on the cushion in anger, and was speechless, and then left the seat angrily, without giving the emperor face.

I have to say, probably because of Zhu Zhechi, the old man Fan Zhi's acting skills are getting better and better.

Emperor Shi was also furious. He was drunk on the spot and called the Hanlin Academy to undertake the decree and asked him to write the Zhao Shu.

In this big show, all the envoys present were watching, the female straight from the northeast, the envoys from Dali and Hexi looked at each other, they didn't know the internal situation of Qin.

But the people of Liao are well aware that it is not a matter of a day or two for the two countries to become opponents of each other. They know each other and know each other.Second, each has planted a lot of spies in the other's country.

In the next few days, Fan Zhi was not dismissed, but the emperor wanted to go on a cruise in the south of the Yangtze River, so the unpleasant matter with the prime minister Fan Zhi spread.

This matter is not only in the court, but also spread among the people. The common people sound very reasonable. With the emperor's lecherous nature, it is normal to want to go to Jiangnan to collect beautiful women.

Fan Zhi has always been known for his uprightness, and people say that he is Wei Zheng of Qin.

After the New Year was over and the envoys from various countries returned, this matter was not only spread in Qin, but almost everyone in the world knew about it.

After all, Qin State is undoubtedly the largest country in the world today. As the emperor of Qin State, his every move attracts special attention.
Emperor Shi sighed with emotion, he really devoted himself to the country, and did not hesitate to destroy his own reputation. Why go to Jiangnan to collect beautiful women, swear by God, he has no thought at all!
(End of this chapter)