Han Hai Tang Ergui

Chapter 585 The Situation in Hebei
The morning sun slowly shone into Zhang Zhao's bedroom.

Glancing at the hourglass not far away, it was already ten o'clock in the morning, but it was still as quiet as the early morning outside the bedroom.

People who came within a few hundred meters of the entire dormitory should have been driven away.

A soft nasal sound came, and the people around Zhang Zhao woke up as soon as he opened his eyes, frowning, he was about to get up and change clothes for Zhang Zhao.

Zhang Zhao pulled back gently, and with a low exclamation, a soft body fell into Zhang Zhao's arms.

This is a snow-white carcass, extremely soft to the touch, with an indescribable touch, as if it has no bones.

Just put your hands gently on that snow-white buttocks, and you can feel a sense of satisfaction in mastering the whole world.

Cao Yanxi was still reluctant to let Zhang Zhao, who had been on a vegetarian diet for half a year, keep the empty house, so he left voluntarily before midnight, and then sent Zhang Zhao a fiery little beauty.

Smelling the fragrance of the beauty's body, Zhang Zhao stretched out his hand and rubbed it around, until the goosebumps on the beauty's body appeared and then disappeared, and the low moaning began intermittently.

With a high nose and deep eyes, white complexion, slightly purple hair, protruding front and back curling, it is the standard of a big horse.

Eight years ago, Kang Fu boasted to Zhang Zhao at the foot of Mawei Slope in Guanzhong that he had many granddaughters and how beautiful they were.

It's just a pity that the granddaughter that Kang Fu boasted at that time should be a sister of the Kang family in his arms.

"Saint, Dengzhou Weisheng Army Jiedu Envoy, Baode Houer Zhu Jing sent an urgent envoy to report, Nanping Wang Gaocong sent his son Jianxiao Sikong, Jingnan Jiedu Deputy Envoy, Xiazhou Governor Gao Baorong as envoys Tribute, he left Dengzhou thirteen days ago."

Zhang Zhao was hugging Kang's soft body, thinking about sleeping for a while, when the voice of the servant came from outside the door.

I passed Dengzhou thirteen days ago, and it is about [-] miles from Dengzhou to Kaifeng. If you go fast, you should arrive in these two days.

Zhang Shengren was about to vent his anger on Nanping, but he didn't expect Gao Conghui's reaction to be so fast.

Seeing that the emperor was indeed getting ready to get up, Kang quickly got up to change clothes for Zhang Zhao.

And looking at the Kang family who was busy in front of him, Zhang Zhaocai felt that it was probably because the Empress Cao Yanxi was in front of him that she looked so silly and sweet.

This can be seen from the selection of candidates, Zhang Zhaoming obviously prefers the big talisman, but Cao Yanxi did not sneak the big talisman or Gao E Niang into the palace.

Because there is a group of people behind those two, and only the Kang family, after Kang Fu's death, is doomed to be a pure concubine who entertains people with sex.

After Zhang Zhao got up, he had just rushed to Chongwen Hall, and before he had time to have a bite of breakfast, Yan Jin and Fu Yanqing, who had rushed back from the order, arrived.

Zhang Zhao hurriedly asked the people from Shangshi Bureau to bring more food, and asked the two to eat together.

Yan Jin and Fu Yanqing came here for the Hebei affairs.

Liu Zhiyuan in Hebei was not silent during Zhang Zhao's conquest of the Southern Tang Dynasty for six or seven months.

As early as February, Liu Zhiyuan appointed his confidant Shi Hongzhao as the envoy of the Jianxiong Army of Jinzhou, and then appointed General Li Wanchao of the Zhaoyi Army as the envoy of the Zhaoyi Army of Luzhou.

In March, he appointed his confidant Guo Wei as the deployment envoy of the capital of Hebei, concurrently serving as the envoy of observation and disposal of the three prefectures of Xiang, Xing, and Ming, and the envoy of Zhangde Army Jiedu.

Yecheng is located in Xiangzhou, which is under the jurisdiction of the Jiedushi of Zhangde Army in Xiangzhou.

As early as last year, Liu Zhiyuan built a large number of forts and barracks along the Fushui area in Fuyang, which is north of Yedu and belongs to the boundary of Xiangzhou.

This time Guo Wei was directly sent to deploy Taihang for the capital, obviously to rob Yecheng. Yan Jin was originally in the Xiangzhou area to prevent Liu Zhiyuan's army from crossing the river, and his original intention was to take a defensive position.

But later it was discovered that if Guo Wei only defended Huazhou, if Guo Wei took Yecheng, he could continue to go south to occupy Weizhou, and then cross the river from Weizhou.

So Yan Jin sent an urgent envoy Pegasus to ask Zhang Zhao for instructions, and at the same time took advantage of the arbitrary power granted by Zhang Zhao to lead two thousand troops from Huazhou to the north and enter Yecheng.

On the sixth day after he entered Yecheng, Guo Wei's vanguard rushed to five miles outside Yecheng. Zhang Xichong, who was in charge of the court at that time, obtained the consent of Empress Cao Yanxi and decisively withheld the three thousand dollars that should have been sent to the Southern Tang Dynasty. soldiers and horses.

Fortunately, these three thousand soldiers from Xiongwu Town arrived so that Yan Jin could defend Yecheng.

Throughout April, Yan Jin and Guo Wei fought each other for more than ten battles on the front line of Yecheng. In the most battle, both sides dispatched more than 10,000 people.

Guo Wei relied on sufficient troops, while Yan Jin relied on Hexi Xiaoqi and Yecheng Jiancheng. Under the siege of Guo Wei's 20,000 people, he used 5000 people to defend the front line of Yecheng.

In other places in Hebei, Fu Yanqing also competed with the soldiers and horses of Hedong, but this competition was supplemented by war, and the main thing was to win people's hearts.

It's just that Liu Zhiyuan's reputation in Hebei is much higher than that of Zhang Zhao. Although Liu Zhiyuan followed Su Fengji's suggestion and regarded himself as a loyal minister of the Jin Dynasty, this tied Liu Zhiyuan's hands and feet, but it did benefit Liu Zhiyuan.

Because the people in Hebei, especially the states in the north, basically believed that Liu Zhiyuan drove the Khitan people away.

Therefore, despite Fu Yanqing's efforts to recruit Zhang Zhao, there are only three prefectures of Wei, Wei, Bo, Bei and most of Xiang prefectures in Hebei.

The rest of the states and counties were basically controlled by Liu Zhiyuan or people who were interested in Liu Zhiyuan.

But Zhang Zhao didn't care too much about it, because he knew the correctness of Taizu's famous sentence.

Regardless of how big Liu Zhiyuan's stall is now, no matter how much territory he occupies, in the end he will still need someone to fight.

The land of Hebei suffered from the three plagues of floods, droughts, locusts and the ravages of the Khitan people. In addition, the battle between Jin and Liao basically took place in Hebei. According to the survey and estimation of the Ministry of Household Affairs, the population of Hebei has dropped sharply from about 700,000 million to 1. It must be less than [-] million.

Uh, this is actually quite a conservative statement. Zhang Zhao estimated that, let alone 1 million, it would be good to have 700,000 people in the whole of Hebei.

There are only so few people in such a big Hebei, and many of them are escaped black households or hidden by wealthy families who own Wubao. Zhang Zhao can't imagine any benefits other than to disperse Liu Zhiyuan's troops.

This may be the biggest difference between Zhang Zhao and Liu Zhiyuan. Zhang Zhao doesn't care about the gains and losses of a city or a place, although sometimes it does make him look less powerful.

And the reason why he is unwilling to expand rapidly in Hebei is also the reason.

To take over the Hebei prefectures too early will inevitably send people to guard them. If there are too many, they will scatter their forces. If they are captured by Liu Zhiyuan, their reputation will be damaged instead.

Fu Yanqing was not used to Zhang Zhao's approachability, and was far less calm than Yan Jin. After eating two mouthfuls, he whispered to Zhang Zhao.

"Saint, my minister's spies beside Liu Zhiyuan have sent back news that after Liu Zhiyuan and Liao Lord Yeluruan met in Dingzhou, they probably met again near Yunzhou.

Moreover, it is said that Shuluping, the Empress Dowager of the Liao Kingdom, personally or sent someone to participate. "

Zhang Zhao nodded lightly. In fact, he had expected this situation a long time ago.

Liu Zhiyuan didn't make any major moves for six months, and he didn't even grasp the perfect opportunity like Zhang Zhaonan's expedition to the Southern Tang Dynasty, so there was only one possibility.

Liu Zhiyuan was bridging the conflict between him and the Khitan people, so he was still acting as a middleman to facilitate the negotiation between Khitan Yeluruan and his grandmother Shuluping.

From Liu Zhiyuan's standpoint, only the Khitan people can join forces with him to break the Kaifeng Mansion in Tokyo.

Thinking of this, Zhang Zhao said to Yan Jin: "Since I left Liangzhou, the soldiers have not had a moment's rest, and only [-]% of the soldiers whose families came from Hexi.

Many people miss their hometown. I am afraid this year is not the time for a decisive battle with Liu Zhiyuan. The defense of Yecheng still has a heavy responsibility. "

Yan Jin nodded, "I had expected it a long time ago, but according to my opinion, Liu Zhiyuan's own strength is not strong, and he mostly relied on the Khitan people.

But the Khitan people in Hebei have long been loathed by gods and ghosts. If Liu Zhiyuan can't reverse the people's aversion to the Khitan people in Hebei, his so-called strategy of relying on the Khitan people as a wing will be impossible to implement at all.

What's more, he also claimed to be a loyal minister of Jin, which is extremely ridiculous.

The minister saw that this man was easy to plan but neglected his faith, greedy for great achievements and doing whatever he wanted. Although he was the master of one party, his behavior was similar to that of a country heroic leader.

On the other hand, Guo Wei from Fuyang is calm, prudent and handsome, able to win the hearts of soldiers, and is a formidable enemy of our army. "

Zhang Zhao was silent for a while, but he was thinking about Guo Wei's question in his heart. He couldn't see through this person.

Is he a loyal minister or an ambitious man? How much is his loyalty worth?Is it possible to win over?
"Chengjie, have you contacted Guo Rong?" Zhang Zhao gently asked the name that hadn't been mentioned for a long time.

I wonder if Guo Rong has any regrets in his heart now?

Yan Jin grinned, "Contacted, but Brother Rong is still the same as usual, the old subordinates sent to catch up with him were invited out without even entering the door.

But there is one thing that is different from the past. In the past, he decided to see or not to see him, but this time he should have asked Guo Wei for instructions.

He said that loyalty and righteousness cannot be both, the king has kindness and righteousness to him, but he still needs to be loyal to the king of Peiping. "

Zhang Zhao also felt a little speechless, and immediately didn't know what to say.

It can only be said that the situation changes a person too much.

For a certain period of time, Guo Rong could actually be said to be Zhang Zhao's capable subordinate, but it happened that his adoptive father and uncle was Liu Zhiyuan's confidant.

Being in such a sensitive vortex, even Guo Rong, who in history would shout and kill when he got angry at every turn, has become so cautious.

Fu Yanqing felt that Zhang Zhao might want to recruit Guo Wei, so he thought about it before saying to Zhang Zhao.

"Guo Que'er is thick on the outside and delicate on the inside. When Liu Zhiyuan went to meet the Khitan Lord outside Datong, he was able to control [-] troops from the east of the river thousands of miles away, which shows Liu Zhiyuan's trust in him.

And for Guo Wei.Assisting Liu Zhiyuan to become a person is under one person and above ten thousand people.But on the saint's side, there is absolutely no such position as him.

If it is not the end of the mountain, I am afraid that he will never betray Liu Zhiyuan.

The minister suggested that the sage could go and ask Feng Hui, the commander of the Silver Spear Capital, in the past years in the countryside, Feng Hui and Guo Wei were like-minded, and they were both rascals.

If it is said that besides Guo Wei himself, the person who knows him best is probably Feng Hui. "

Zhang Chao thought about it, and Fu Yanqing's statement was correct. Guo Wei had followed Liu Zhiyuan for so many years, and he had long put his wealth and life on Liu Zhiyuan.

It is definitely impossible to take refuge in him until the moment when he is about to lose his life.So he stopped thinking about recruiting Guo Wei.

(End of this chapter)