Han Hai Tang Ergui

Chapter 573

Yangzhou, this city Zhang Zhao visited a lot before crossing.

After all, in the 21st century, whether it is the Hanfu circle or the armor circle, cities such as Xi'an, Nanjing, Yangzhou, and Luoyang cannot be bypassed.

But Zhang Zhao was not in the mood to visit the scenery of Yangzhou this time.

As soon as the frame stopped, Bai Congxin, Murong Xinchang, and Li Cunhui immediately came in.

There were no outsiders, these three people spoke and acted more directly in front of Zhang Zhao, Bai Congxin raised his hand.

"Saint, the soldiers are very enthusiastic. From Liuhe to Guabu to Yizheng, the repair of boats and the mobilization of supplies have been exceptionally smooth."

Murong Nobunaga also said to Zhang Zhao in a low voice: "The soldiers below are all told that the Nanwu Imperial Palace is full of treasures and beauties, and they all want to cross the river and get a big reward."

Li Cunhui also looked dumbfounded, "A lot of people in the Youyu Linwei of my son said that they don't want land gold, they want gold, silver, brocade and silk, because after crossing the river like that, they can immediately marry a house of Jiangnan Biyu."

Zhang Zhao nodded, and understood what the three of them meant when they came in and said these words. It seemed that the several victories against Nantang had successfully cheered up the soldiers.

Now everyone below is encouraged, thinking that the Southern Tang army is useless, and they all want to fight across the river, break through Jiangning, the western capital of the Southern Tang, and then make a good fortune and make a great contribution to destroying the country.

This is what the hearts of the people want, the heart of soldiers can fight!Now even if it is Zhang Zhao, even if he is unwilling to destroy the Southern Tang now, it is impossible to act against the wishes of the soldiers.

But Bai Congxin, Murong Xinchang and Li Cunhui knew Zhang Zhao's plan, so they rushed to report the thoughts of the soldiers below in advance.

Zhang Zhao looked at Bai Congxin and asked, "Old Bai, what do you mean? If we cross the river now and ask you to be a Jiedu envoy in Jiangning to guard the southern country, can it be done?"

Bai Congxin had obviously considered this issue a long time ago. He wiped the sweat from his brow and shook his head. It was not because he was afraid, but because he was really heated.

"It's hard! It can be said that gods hate ghosts in Huainan, but they haven't lost their hearts in the eastern and western capitals, and they still have the land of Jiangxi to rely on.

The communication between Yangzhou, the eastern capital, and Jiangning, the western capital, all depends on boats. Our Heavenly Soldiers are all from the north, and the naval training has not yet been completed.

If you really want to guard the south of the Yangtze River, unless you set up a festival in Yangzhou and Jiangning to help each other, the situation may be stabilized. "

Zhang Zhao closed his eyes and thought for a while. If Bai Congxin said so, it might not be enough to just set up Jiedu envoys in Yangzhou and Jiangning. He also had to set up a Jiedu envoy in Chuzhou as backup.

Moreover, after returning to the division, we must immediately capture Haozhou and Sizhou in Huainan. If we can’t win, then in order to prevent the Southern Tang’s Haozhou Dingyuan Army and Sizhou Jinghuai Army from harassing or even cutting off Hangou, it might be impossible. A festival town must be established in Tianchang.

In this way, it is directly four Jiedu envoys!
However, Zhang Zhao was unwilling to set up Jiedushi.

Even if it is set up temporarily, how many soldiers will be stationed there?If there are too many places that cannot be suppressed, Liu Zhiyuan will be happy to kneel in Taiyuan City.

"Saburo, what do you think? Would you like to be a Jiedu envoy in Yangzhou?"

How can Zhang Zhao say that although the demise of the Southern Tang Dynasty has various disadvantages, it is difficult for him to remain indifferent when facing the opportunity of annihilation of the country, so he asked Li Cunhui's thoughts again.

Li Cunhui looked at Zhang Zhao, and slowly shook his head. Zhang Zhao was good at this. He never punished others for disobeying him, unless he just pointed his nose and scolded him for no reason.

Therefore, Li Cunhui and other close people can still express their opinions without so much scruples.

"I was born in Shazhou, Dunhuang has four distinct seasons, and it has never been as humid and hot as Jiangnan.

And it's not just the ministers, the guards of Youba Lin, from the soldiers to the horses, mules and donkeys, are very uncomfortable.

Although there is no large-scale epidemic, there are a lot of people in the army looking for heat-clearing and damp-dispelling decoctions. Fortunately, the Imperial Medical Administration ordered Zhao Jinfang to use more ingredients, and sent doctors and doctors to accompany the army, otherwise they would have fallen ill a long time ago.

If there are only a few people such as Erchen, it is not a problem to overcome it, but if you stay in Yangzhou with a large army, you need at least 5000 people and horses. "

This is also a difficulty. What Li Cunhui means is that it is not that they cannot be stationed, but that after they are stationed, Zhou Jun, who is mostly from Hexi, will definitely get sick in Jiangnan, so the number of troops in the garrison must be increased to make up for the general attrition caused by illness.

Five thousand in Yangzhou and another five thousand in Jiangning. The demand for troops obviously exceeded the limit of the Zhou army.

"My lord, I feel that no matter what Baigong or Saburo said, if your lord issues a military order, they will carry it out despite all kinds of difficulties. It's just that it's not cost-effective to do so."

Zhang Zhao looked at Murong Nobunaga with an interested smile on his face, "Let me tell you carefully, why is it not worth the money?"

Murong Nobunaga coughed, and continued: "My great Zhou generals are brave, and it is not worthwhile to use them in other places with one against ten, and put them in the south of the Yangtze River to guard the prefectures and counties.

The counties and prefectures in the south of the Yangtze River are occupied at this time, and the land needs to be re-used to ensure the peace of the rear. We have no officials who can't go down to the counties and townships, and the taxes and labor are still in the hands of the locals. It may not be possible to maintain the garrison. There's not much left, so it's not worth it.

When our navy was first established, even if we crossed the river and conquered Jiangning, it would be difficult to catch Li Jing, the Lord of Wu. The ground is broken, it's not worth it. "

The analysis is quite reasonable, Zhang Zhao said with a smile: "So, from the point of view of the three of you, it was our original plan to use Yangzhou as a bait to let Li Jing go to the Kingdom of Tang to claim the title of minister and pay tribute. How about ceding Hao and Si prefectures?"

Bai Congxin chuckled, as a guy who was born as a horse thief, he was very familiar with this set of operations.

"That's not enough, let's give Yangzhou back to him, and don't give gold and silver brocades worth millions, how can it be possible?"

Hearing what Bai Congxin said, Ma Shacai, who was originally a horse thief under Ge Duo's men, and who had been collaborating with Bai Congxin, shouted in a strange voice.

"It's not enough. Didn't you say that there are so many beauties in Jiangnan? Let Li Jing's son present more of his sisters and daughters."

Everyone in the house burst into laughter, and just as the laughter fell, Zhao Pu outside the door reported that Zhang Yanqing, the governor of Chuzhou, wanted to see him, and Zhang Zhao immediately asked Zhao Pu to call Zhang Yanqing in.

Zhang Yanqing asked to go south with Zhang Zhao, because Zhang Zhao started to equalize the land in Chuzhou.

He also deliberately transferred Li Gu, the governor of Cizhou, who was originally from Huainan, to Chuzhou as the transfer envoy of the army and the commander of the Huhua Army in Chuzhou, and he was given the rank of Shizhong.

In fact, Li Gu, who is known as a chivalrous man, has a resolute personality, and knows how to use people well, is in charge of equalizing the land.

While Zhang Yanqing stayed in Chuzhou, people would come to ask for help or intercede every day, which made him one head and two big, so he hurriedly asked for orders to follow Zhang Zhao south.

As soon as Zhang Yanqing came in, after the visit, Zhang Zhao asked what was the matter, and Zhang Yanqing said to Zhang Zhao impatiently.

"Returning to Your Majesty, among the Southern Wu officials captured by my great Zhou Tianbing, several of them were old acquaintances of the minister. They asked their family members to bring a message to the minister, saying that Zhou Zong and the judge Feng Yanlu, the deputy of the Eastern Capital of Southern Wu, wanted to see him. His Majesty."

Although Zhang Zhao captured a lot of officials from the Southern Tang Dynasty, he did not put them in jail, but put them in the county government office of Jiangdu County, and provided them with meals. Those who have family members in Yangzhou can also go there. Visitation.

A smile appeared on Zhang Zhao's face, isn't it a coincidence, he was just thinking about how to blackmail Li Jing, when he was in need of a mouthpiece, Zhou Zong and Feng Yanlu sent them here.

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In his life, Zhang Shengren has seen many deeds of princes and generals in the history of ancient and modern China and foreign countries, as well as when and what appearance the monarch should put on. Very stable.

This is not to say that Zhang Zhao must be smarter than the ancients, but the information he receives and the height of seeing things must surpass most of the ancients.

Therefore, when Zhou and Feng came in, Zhang Zhao was preparing to eat. To literati like Zhou Zong and Feng Yanlu, the literati who should be let out as mouthpieces must not use the vicious trick.

In that case, it will arouse such people's rebellious psychology, and make them feel that Zhang Zhao's barbarism is rude and untrustworthy, so Zhang Shengren took out the ultimate move that perfectly handles Confucian literati-Corporal Lixian.

After Zhou and Feng came in, they saw Zhang Zhao wearing ordinary clothes, in the courtyard of the government office, brushing the sauce for the roast sheep with a brush himself, the seats were arranged, and the palace servants served him with good wine and good fruit.

Murong Nobunaga, Li Cunhui, and Gao Huaide were helping at the side. After the attendants called their names, Zhang Zhao threw the brush to Murong Nobunaga, and then walked over with Li Cunhui and Gao Huaide.

In this Jiangdu county government office, there are actually quite a few people in the prison, and their food and bedding are basically provided by their relatives. I also know that it is impossible for the guards in brocade clothes who turned into jailers to take good care of them.

Although the weather was getting warmer at this time, the old Zhou Zong was still afraid of the cold, but the robes on his body had long since disappeared, and his clothes were thin, shaking slightly.

Feng Yanlu was even more ridiculous. In order to escape Li Cunhui's pursuit, he pretended to be a monk with kunfa, but when Bai Congxin came, he was captured again.

Up to now, the hair hasn't grown up yet, just like the spots on the head of the sika deer, with a little bit of hair growing, and it's still swollen, which can be said to be a loss of face.

When Zhang Zhao saw it, he immediately ordered the servants around him.

"Go! Bring a certain Yishan crown, and a slightly thicker cotton coat."

Yishanguan existed in the Tang Dynasty, and it was invented by Tang Taizong Li Shimin, but it was abolished in the tenth year of Tang Xuanzong Kaiyuan, but Zhang Zhao likes this thing!

Besides, Emperor Shaoming Zhang of the Great Zhou Dynasty, who is known as the reincarnation of Emperor Taizong Wen, shouldn't restore the crown of Yishan as it should be!
Soon Yi Shanguan took it over, and Zhang Zhao said to Feng Yanlu with a smile, "Unexpectedly, there will be more cold winds in May in the south of the Yangtze River."

After finishing speaking, he waved his hand to beckon a charming palace lady. This is a rare long-legged palace lady. He must be over 1.7 meters tall. Except for Zhang Zhao, no one can appreciate this kind of beauty.

However, Zhang Zhao didn't want to bestow beauties on Feng Yanlu. Although Shengren Zhang had the habit of giving beauties to his subordinates, it must have been of great use to Shengren Zhang and made great contributions. Feng Yanlu obviously did not reach this level.

Therefore, Zhang Zhao asked him to put a hat on Feng Yanlu.

Over there, Feng Yanlu was still hesitating in such a situation. When he met Zhang Zhao, whether he wanted to bow down or not, he heard Zhang Zhao say loudly, "Xiuzhuer, quickly crown Xueshi Feng."

The beauty is more than 1.7 meters tall, and Feng Yanlu may be less than 1.6 meters, so Feng Yanlu didn't even have to lower his head, and the beauty gently put the Yishan crown on his head.

Feng Yanlu, who had been locked up for a month while avoiding the prison, suddenly had hot eyes and tears were about to flow down his cheeks.

When they met for the first time, Zhang Zhao not only found Yishanguan for him because he was worried that he would make a fool of himself, but also wanted to avoid embarrassing him, even the palace servants of Zhengguan were deliberately selected to be tall.

But I think too much about the latter point. At this time, many people don't like long legs, but Zhang Zhao still likes them, even if they look at them, they are eye-catching!

Thinking of this, Feng Yanlu didn't care about any etiquette, and was about to kneel down and bow to Zhang Zhao, but Zhang Zhao supported Feng Yanlu.

"The hearts of the people are only in favor of each other, not red tape. A bachelor must be a loyal minister of the Lord Wu. I know it in my heart. This is an informal meeting, so I can skip it."

"Your Majesty is magnanimous, and the foreign officials are inexplicably grateful!"

For some reason, Feng Yanlu's heart throbbed with Zhang Zhao's support and a few light and clever words, and he couldn't help comparing Li Jing and Zhang Zhao in his mind.

I just feel that when I watched Li Jing before, he was also the master of romantic culture, but something seemed missing.

Looking at it now, Feng Yanlu suddenly knew what Li Jing lacked, the confidence and generosity of being the lord of the world.

He took Yi Shanguan off his head, held it high above his head, bent down and said to Zhang Zhao.

"In the past, Emperor Taizong Wen personally made this crown for the emperor's regular wear. A certain person is a minister, how can he wear the crown for the emperor?"

Zhang Zhao smiled lightly, reached out to take Yishan Crown, but put it on Feng Yanlu's head again, and said loudly.

"Emperor, there is only one person! There are thousands of people living in the four corners of the world.

How can it be autocratic for the emperor alone, so that the people cannot use it?

However, etiquette cannot be abolished, so from today onwards, those who reward the world's five-rank officials and above can wear the Wing Shan Crown, with Feng Xueshi as the head. "

At this time, the wing of the Yishan crown is still flat, but it is shorter than that of the Song Dynasty.

As for the cute cat ears exclusive to the royal family in the Ming Dynasty, they are of course exclusive to my Dameng Dynasty, and they haven't appeared yet.

Zhang Zhao's words are in line with Mencius's belief that the people are more important than the emperor. Although Mencius was not yet a sub-sage at this time, his theories and ideas have long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and many people admire them.

Hearing this, Feng Yanlu was personally put on the Wing Shan Crown by Zhang Zhao. He couldn't bear it any longer. He knelt down on the ground and said to Zhang Zhao in a sobbing tone, "Your Majesty's gift, the ministers can't repay."

Zhou Zong on the side also sighed very much, no wonder Feng Yanlu was so excited, it has been almost 200 years since the Yan thief disrupted China.

During these times, most people have no dignity, and have no time to talk about dignity.

Because the Great King's Banner at the top of the city was changing too fast, many people died within three to two years.

The first thing, or the only thing, is to seize military power. How can there be time to engage in such polite stuff.

However, it's not impossible, Zhou Zong used to be Li Min's confidant, he knew that Li Min was actually very good at courteous corporals.

However, compared to this Emperor Shaoming, he seemed a little blunt, and his utilitarianism was too obvious.

So Zhou Zong made a judgment in an instant, the rank of Emperor Shaoming was higher than that of Lie Zu Li Min, and the current Emperor Baoda was even worse than Emperor Zhou.

After helping Feng Yanlu up from the ground again, Zhang Zhao turned to look at Zhou Zong.

At that time, he felt that the name was a little familiar, but now he finally remembered that he was the father of Zhou Hou in history.

Because Zhang Shengren, who was young at that time, watched a TV series called "Ask You How Much Sorrow You Can Have", in which Wu Qilong played Li Yu, and Liu Tao played the queen of the week and Mrs. Huarui.

Um..Mrs. Liu plays the role of a wife, that's really a combination of human roles!
Zhang Shengren took a few more glances at that time, so he naturally remembered Zhou Zong.

And Zhou Zong in front of him, even though he was old and frail, he could still see that he must have been a handsome man when he was young.

"Children are ignorant and frightened Zhou Weng. I didn't know that Zhou Weng was here for a while in Chuzhou. Wait!"

As he spoke, Zhang Zhao called Gao Huaide and Li Cunhui over, and said to them.

"The next time you meet an elder like Zhou Weng, you must treat each other with courtesy and not be disrespectful."

Zhou Zong chuckled in his heart, his rank is much higher than Feng Yanlu's, Li Min also used this trick on him, so although he was grateful on the surface, there was no disturbance in his heart.

"The foreign minister was captured by the general. It is a blessing to be able to save his life. Don't dare to ask for extravagant courtesy."

Looking at his appearance and words, Zhang Zhao knew that this was the old fritters, and the truth was the same.

Feng Yanlu was in his forties at this time, and he was born in a family of several generations of ministers who knew poetry and books.

Zhou Zong was getting old, and he had no pursuit of official career and official career. In addition, he had been with Li Min when he was young, and he had seen a lot of wind and rain.

You must know that during Li Min's period, Yang, Wu and Li Min himself were fighting each other, and there were also powerful officials like Zhang Hao, which was far more dangerous than the current Taiping Southern Tang court.

Zhou Zong had seen a lot, so he naturally felt calm about Zhang Zhao's kind treatment.

His mind was calm, and Zhang Zhao quickly gave up attacking Zhou Zong, except for his ten-year-old daughter, Ehuang, who was still a little curious.

Wait for another three or four, bah!Another seven or eight years old, must be summoned to see.

Not for anything else, just to see what the Great Zhou Empress looked like in history.

Eh, but it is said that Empress Xiao Zhou seems to be more charming than her sister?

Um!Zhang Zhao smiled and nodded, he had to drive the old man back quickly, if the time changed too much and Xiao Zhou couldn't give birth, wouldn't it be a pity!
Zhou Zong was itchy all over from Zhang Zhao's smiling face. This Son of Shao, look at his expression, why is he so strange?

A gust of cool wind blew, and the 60-year-old Zhou couldn't help shivering.

Only then did Zhang Zhao come to his senses, laughed at himself, and invited Zhou and Feng to the table together.

To be honest, when Zhou Zong first came in, he thought it was Zhang Zhao who wanted to humiliate him.

Because he was imprisoned for almost a month, he ate brown rice and pickled vegetables for a month, not to mention meat, even a bowl of soup with small fish and shrimp.

Zhou Zong thought that Zhang Zhao must have known about it, and deliberately set up a roast sheep banquet to humiliate him, so he was already prepared in his heart.

But this time Zhang Zhao actually let them sit at the table, and it seemed that he wanted to divide the meat himself.

This is incredible!The giving of banquets and the sharing of meat have been treated as extremely confidant courtiers since ancient times, so they are treated like this!
Feng Yanlu didn't think too much about it, or his defense was weakened by Zhang Zhao's ecstasy formation, but Zhou Zong had already realized that eating this roasted lamb would bring about the danger.

They are Li Jing's courtiers!After eating the banquet and meat distribution from the emperor of Zhou, how can we still have a good time when we go back?

Thinking of this, the old man who wanted to live a few more years knelt down in front of Zhang Zhao.

"Your Majesty wants to kill foreign ministers?"

"Why did you say that? Someone respected Zhou Weng's character, so he invited Zhou Weng to taste Hexi cheese and mutton. Where did this murder come from?" Zhang Zhao asked in surprise, pretending not to understand.

Gao Huaide next to him had long been disgusted with it, he pointed his halberd at Zhou Zong and shouted loudly.

"You old villain is so ignorant! The emperor takes pity on you for being old, and took time out of his busy schedule to roast lamb and give you meat. How dare you say that?"

Zhou Zong ignored Gao Huaide, but looked at Zhang Zhao, tears streaming down his face.

"The foreign ministers are the ministers of the Tang Lord, if they eat the emperor's meat, wouldn't they be eating the blessings of the two families?
When the news reached Jiangning, my lord thought that the foreign ministers had a heart of betrayal, and their lives would be in jeopardy at that time! "

Zhang Zhao sighed.

This tone was a sigh for Zhou Zong who was on the ground crying.

Zhang Zhao has read the dossier sent by Jin Yi's personal guards. When he was young, this old man was eloquent, alert, generous to others, and frugal in managing his family. Otherwise, he would not have been cited as a confidant by Li Min.

I don't want to think about saving my life when I get old, so I don't look like I was young.

Zhang Zhao had seen such a person before. He was impassioned and heroic when he was young, but he was especially afraid of death when he was old. People of his age would not dare to attend funerals when they died, and even the word "death" began to be taboo.

In fact, compared to young people, old people are more afraid of death. They have experienced the beauty of life, so they naturally value the few remaining years, while young people tend to lighten life and death because of impulsiveness.

Hearing Zhou Zong's crying, Feng Yanlu came back to his senses. His brother Feng Yansi was still with Li Jing, and his family members were also in Jiangning. With Li Jing's heart, he absolutely couldn't eat this roast lamb, so he soon Kneel down.

"Forget it! Forget it!" Zhang Zhao looked up to the sky and sighed deeply.

He originally wanted to put some pressure on him, but seeing Zhou Zong like this, he couldn't bear to try again.

It would be too embarrassing if a capable person in his youth was forced to lose all dignity in the end.

After sighing, Zhang Zhao waved his hand to ask the attendants around to remove the roasted lamb and dishes, looked at the two people in front of him solemnly, and asked softly.

"In that case, why are you two begging to see me?"

Feng Yanlu glanced at Zhang Zhao, and in such a split second, the approachable and benevolent lord disappeared immediately.

Instead, there is an extremely oppressive king who seems to lay down millions of corpses with a wave of his hand and controls the life and death of all people.

However, this made him even more respectful. Feng Yanlu had never felt this kind of feeling in Li Jing.

Zhou Zong coughed. His heart was a little heavy because of Zhang Zhao's power. He adjusted his mentality before he began to speak.

"Foreign ministers cry blood to tell the emperor of Shangguo that there was no enmity between the Zhou and Tang Dynasties, and the two families of Zhang and Li never had any quarrels. Hu Cile and Du Chongwei are both Jin ministers. They took refuge in the past because Jin lost their country. Send envoys to collect.

Therefore, my lord took Song and Xu first, and the great Zhou got the artifact of Jin later. Today, the two countries are fighting with each other, causing people to die, how innocent they are!
Your Majesty, Lord of Benevolence and Virtue, if you can strike down the army and make peace, the world will be blessed! "

"Nonsense!" Zhang Zhao angrily hammered the table.

"Since King Wu conquered Zhou, Emperor Xia of Zhou barbarized the people and established China, and Emperor Shihuang ruled the whole world, counties and counties, every 2000 years, the land of the Central Plains is one country, how come there are two countries?

And which family's artifacts only have the Central Plains but not Huainan, Jiangnan, Youyun and other places?

Your lord, Li Min, pretended to be the clan of the great dynasty, assumed the throne in vain, pretended to be the continuation of the great dynasty, but practiced secession.

When it comes to Li Jing, if he has the heart to conquer the Central Plains in the north and dominate the world, a certain person will look up to him, but he is just like his father, but he wants to separate the country and run a dog.

May as well tell you that I returned to the Rebel Army from Hexi in the Great Zhou Dynasty. After being a loyal minister of the Great Dynasty, I isolated the 29 states of Longyou and Anbeiting in Hexi to return to the country, and I did not come to sit and watch the world split.

Fang also expelled the Hulu, and won the support of all people in the world. The clan of the great dynasty and the clan of the later dynasty were all called my virtues, and the 24 emperors of the great dynasty continued to sacrifice and were able to eat with blood, so as to inherit the legal system and rejuvenate China.

Husband Shi Jin, what is the virtue of betraying the country and seeking glory?Is there any artifact?If you dare to speak nonsense again, you will not be spared!
Nian Er was old, and he went back to Jiangning and told Li Jing that someone came here to end the troubled times and rejuvenate China.

If he is really a Miao descendant of the great dynasty, he should hand over the 35 states of Huainan and Jiangnan. I should treat him as a younger brother.

If you want to resist stubbornly, I will destroy Jiangning with a hundred thousand cavalry, and it will be too late to regret it! "

Zhou Zong was really frightened, not only because I, Saint Zhang, lost my arrogance, but these words let Zhou Zong know that Zhang Zhao is different from the previous emperors of the Central Plains.

Others are aiming for the throne, but Zhang Zhao wants to rule the world.

After Zhang Zhao finished speaking, he wanted someone to hang Zhou Zong out.

Feng Yanlu's heart turned a thousand times, and the Emperor Shaoming in front of him perfectly fit the image of a holy monarch in his heart.

There is not only Zhou Gong's virtuous corporal, but also the domineering side of Qin Emperor and Han Wu, and he can also have the determination and ability of Emperor Taizong Wen to sweep the world with an invincible army.

At this moment, a huge crack opened in Feng Yanlu's heart regarding Tang as Zhengshuo.

Because what attracts a Confucian literati is not only the corporal, but also the great unity, and Zhijun Yaoshun.

Feng Yanlu saw all three of these things in Zhang Zhao. At this moment, his position suddenly took Zhang Zhao's side, and his vision immediately widened.

He suddenly got in between him and Zhou Zong being dragged out, and shouted with his head on the ground.

"The foreign minister weeping blood begged His Majesty to reconsider. Your Majesty has great ambitions, but the world is still uncertain. Liu Zhiyuan lives in the east of the river, and Khitan steals Youyun, which is a serious problem for Your Majesty.

However, my country of Wu has no iron cavalry, and I only wish to settle down in the southern country. Now, instead of destroying the powerful enemy and recovering Yanyun, your majesty will use your troops to expedition to the south of the Yangtze River. Your majesty will not take it. "

This was interesting, Zhang Zhao immediately waved his hand to stop the guards from taking the two of them out.

Then Zhang Shengren acted like he was holding back his anger, because according to a normal emperor, he must have been irritated at this time.

"Anything in the South Country? I didn't see that Li Jing was willing to settle down in the South Country. His ambition is not small!

If it hadn't been for its first attack, how could Gu go south?But now that they have come from the south, what's the point of saying this?A certain vowed to capture him alive! "

Seeing Zhang Zhao's domineering and firm attitude, Feng Yanlu was overjoyed.

If he really wanted to fight across the river, he would definitely not say so much to him, probably because he was afraid that they would leak the secret, so he crossed the river quietly without saying a word.

Saying this now just confirmed that his conjecture was correct.

Standing in the position of Zhou Guo, the central plains are now surrounded by dangers, and the three plagues of flood, drought and locust in Henan and Hebei have just eased. This is definitely not the time to attack Jiangning immediately, so Feng Yanlu kowtowed again.

"It is true that my lord sent troops without consideration, but now he has been punished by the Shang Kingdom for killing one hundred thousand elites.

Now, if His Majesty wins Chuzhou, it can be said that it is a small punishment and a big commandment, but if you win the Eastern Capital, you have to cross the river to attack the Western Capital, wouldn't it be like stealing a sheep and paying for it with your life?
Moreover, since King Yang Zhongwu established the Ding Jiangnan, the common people depended on them for peace.

When our heroic ancestor laid the foundation, and the favor spread to Hubei, Huang, Qi, Jiang, Hong, Xuan, and Run states, the scholars and people felt the kindness and were willing to do their best. Although Jiangbei was defeated, there were still tens of thousands of elites in Jiangnan.

On the other hand, Your Majesty, although he has iron cavalry, is invincible, but there are not enough boats to cross the river, and the navy has not yet been trained. If he really wants to cross the river, the victory or defeat is not yet known, so the ministers begged His Majesty to withdraw the troops.

Moreover, His Majesty regards expelling the northern captives as a great righteousness, but if You Yun is still in the hands of the Hu captives, he will ignite the flames of war in the southern country, which will damage his righteousness! "

What he said made sense, but Zhang Zhao gave Feng Yanlu a high look.

As the younger brother of Feng Yansi, the head of the famous five ghosts in the Southern Tang Dynasty, judging from the present, his character, talent and vision seem to be very good!

Zhang Shengren once again pretended to be thinking about it, but it was inconvenient for him to say something.

Because this will completely expose his mind, which is equivalent to completely exposing the cards in the negotiation.

At this time, it is time for Murong Nobunaga to perform, so everyone is very clear about this.

Seeing that Zhang Zhao didn't speak, and seemed to be thinking deeply, Murong Xinchang snorted coldly.

"Xueshi Feng has a sharp mouth. According to what you say, I will hand over the Jiangbei land that I have a hundred thousand soldiers risking their lives to beat down?

This Yangzhou is so rich and prosperous, how can there be any reason to give it away? "

When Feng Yanlu heard it, he became more certain of his judgment, and Zhou Zong, who was kneeling on the ground, was still pondering when he saw Zhang Zhao, and knew that Emperor Shaoming was probably 'moved' by Feng Yanlu's words.

It's just that he sighed in his heart. The Murong Baipao only mentioned Jiangbei, but didn't mention Chuzhou and Haizhou in Huainan. It seems that Zhou Guo's bottom line is to eat Huainan.

However, without the portal of Chuzhou, even if they want to go back to Jiangbei, they won't be able to prevent the next time!

However, when this idea was about to arise, Zhou Zong paused in a slump.

What are you thinking?It is a blessing to be able to get Jiangbei back. Without Chuzhou, he can still organize defenses in Shouzhou, Chuzhou and Tianchang, and he has already read sixty years, how many years can he live?
Why don't you make friends with Zhou Tianzi, get some love, and leave a way for future generations, anyway, he won't see the day when the Li family is destroyed.

After figuring it out, people came back to life, and Zhou Zong came to Zhang Zhao with a few steps on his knees.

"What Feng Xueshi said is also for His Majesty's consideration. Staying in our country in the south should be a place for millions of people in the south of the Yangtze River to survive.

If there is no my lord in the south, and His Majesty can't swallow it completely, in the end, he will take advantage of other ambitious people, causing Bi Shiduo and Sun Ru to repeat the old things, and I am afraid that the land of prosperity will be ruined again! "

This was actually what Zhang Zhao didn't want to see the most. After the Southern Tang Dynasty was wiped out, if Li Jing couldn't be caught, and Li Jing ran to Hongzhou, Ezhou and other places, he would definitely not want to catch him without a fight, and had to fight.

If Li Jing is caught, according to the virtue of a warrior at this time, it is impossible to surrender casually, and the war will continue.

And if Li Jing is gone, Ezhou in the Southern Tang Dynasty will join the Gao family in Nanping, and the land of Jiangxi will belong to Qian Yue. It's just a big trouble, and two small troubles.

It's better to subdue and scare Li Jing and let him pay tribute every year.

Murong Nobunaga did the angry reprimand, and Li Cunhui had to come to agree on the matter. Li Sanlang immediately put on a loyal and righteous look, and he said to Zhang Zhao.

"Saint, what these two said is from the bottom of their hearts. Although Lord Wu Li Jing is hateful, the millions of people in the south of the Yangtze River are innocent!
It is better to keep Lord Wu, as long as he is willing to give up the separatist rule and return to the country. "

After Zhang Zhao listened, he nodded silently, then let out a long sigh.

"My son is benevolent! You two go back and tell Li Jing to listen to him and let him come across the river to pay homage.

For the sake of millions of souls in the south of the Yangtze River, as long as he works diligently and loves the people, he can be left to guard the south of the Yangtze River. "

Crossing the river to pay homage or something is nothing, Zhou Zong and Feng Yanlu both understand.

As a powerful party, it is naturally impossible to take the initiative to seek peace, and the sum must be proposed by Nantang.

So this visit across the river is a condition that the emperor of Zhou State said that Li Jing dare not agree to, and what Li Jing is waiting for is to put down his body and beg.

After the matter was finished, Zhang Zhao didn't stay with Zhou Zong and Feng Yanlu anymore, and Zhou and Feng were also eager to return. After bidding farewell to Zhang Zhao, they went directly to the riverside.

Seeing the two of them going out, Zhang Zhao stood up and said in a deep voice: "From the point of view of the two of them, the Southern Wu must still have an army that can fight, even they have not shown any signs of despair, and Li Jing will certainly not beg for mercy easily.

Pass down the order to continue to build boats and recruit water troops. Tomorrow Saburo will lead [-] cavalry, and cooperate with the spies of Jinyi's personal guards to continue exploring westward to Chuzhou and Hezhou.

It's hard to say, there is still a battle with Nanwu. "

　Nine thousand words, it can be regarded as a supplementary chapter.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)