Han Hai Tang Ergui

Chapter 601 Is the five-horse trough about to start?
After the deliberations were completed, on the second day Zhang Tie asked Menxia Province to draft an imperial edict, promoted Zhao Ying as the deputy envoy of the Privy Council, and Feng Dao as the right servant of Shangshu, and ordered them to inspect dozens of counties in Henan.

The officials below also saw that the emperor attached great importance to this matter, and began to offer advice and suggestions one after another. Zhang Tie received hundreds of copies overnight.

At this time, he also realized how chaotic and unbearable the official administration of the Later Tang and Later Jin dynasties had been since the Later Liang Dynasty.

In these three dynasties, the emperor and the center made policies, most of which were based on brainstorming, without any verification at all, just to make money.

So much so that Zhang Ting's normal and cautious attitude of seeking evidence made the officials all over the world a little overjoyed.

Because they finally saw a normal emperor who only existed in classics and history books before.

However, Zhao Ying and Feng Dao, who received the appointment from Zhang Tie, set off in the snowstorm the next day, regardless of their fifties, and headed for their respective monitoring areas.

Such high efficiency and strong desire to start a career conveyed a very clear message to the whole world.

That is the Great Zhou Dynasty. It is a dynasty that truly has sages and ministers who want to do something. The sages in the countryside can come out to do things.

And the enthusiasm of Feng Dao and Zhao Ying also infected Zhang Ting. Originally, he didn't plan to send Jin Yiwei to accompany him, but after thinking about it, he should.

Moreover, not only one group was sent, but two groups were sent in the light and in the dark. Zhang Tie called Zhang Liecheng and Zhang Lieming to him and personally ordered them to select capable personnel.

The group in Ming directly stated their identities and followed Feng Dao and Zhao Ying, while the group in the dark had to arrive at the local area within three days after Feng and Zhao left, and made detailed records and investigations.

And he asked Jinyi's personal guards, the light and the dark, to be ignorant of each other's existence.

Zhang Liecheng hastily prepared. Feng Dao and Zhao Ying had already left, so he had to choose two sets of personnel as soon as possible.

Zhang Lieming stayed because the reason why he entered the palace was not because of the matter of Feng and Zhao, but because of the matter of Li Xiaofeng, the envoy of the Shu Kingdom.

Facing Zhang Tie, Zhang Lieming, who had always been careless and dared to pretend to be Zhang Xichong's nephew to do things cheaply in the local area, did not dare to show his air.

He presented a stack of materials to Zhang Tie, and introduced them directly.

"This country of Shu is a complete fledgling in the matter, but I should have felt the identity of my nephew recently, so I have come out to play a few times recently, and I obviously can't let it go."

Zhang Tie ignored Zhang Lieming's words, so he pretended not to see the nervousness on his face.

Why did he feel his identity? It should be that Zhang Lieming revealed his identity somewhere.

Even if Li Xiaofeng is a child, he is still limited. Those who can go in and out of the Forbidden Palace and stay beside the emperor will not even have this vigilance.

"It's not impossible for Meng Chang to take back the more than [-] Shu troops. Anyway, the maintenance of the Caoqu Canal is about to end, and we should lose money if we continue to support them.

Although Gao Yanchou's abilities were limited, he was a loyal minister, and it would be of no benefit to stay in Tokyo, let alone let him die in Tokyo. Instead, he could put them all back to paralyze Meng Chang and the Shu Kingdom. "

After the Shu army was defeated on three routes and two routes were defeated that day, Cao Yuanzhong, Yin Yaozi, Liu Zaisheng and others captured more than [-] Shu defeated soldiers and civilian husbands.

Among them, the 6000 people of the Zhaowu Army of the Imperial Army of the Kingdom of Shu who were forced to surrender by Niu Shoushan, and the more than [-] generals under Gao Yanchou, the horse-step commander of the Zhaowu Army, are among the elite.

Zhang Ting originally saw Gao Yanchou's defense against Feng Hui's attack on Niushou Mountain was very methodical, and he also worked hard to recruit him to surrender.

However, Gao Yanchou was still unwilling to surrender, and would commit suicide if he was in a hurry, and he is still said to be a loyal minister by people in the Guanzhong area.

The word loyal minister just hit Zhang Ting's weakness, so he didn't dare to persuade him to surrender again, don't really drive this Gao Yanyu to death.

Because Gao Yanchou, whose commanding ability is comparable to Zhang Xibao and Wu Guoer, but even worse in military strength, damages his reputation, and the loss outweighs the gain.

Therefore, Gao Yanyu is completely useless in Zhang Tie's place, and it would be better to send him back to Shuzhong as soon as possible.

"The spies in the Shu army are all arranged, right?" Since they are planning to release the more than [-] Shu army prisoners back, it is impossible to really do nothing.

Gao Yanchou refused to surrender, but it is impossible for the more than [-] Shu troops to be all tough, if they were all tough, it would be impossible to defeat them casually.

Zhang Lieming nodded, "According to the requirements of the sage, we have instigated many people from civilian husbands to soldiers to grassroots officers, as well as middle and senior officers. We guarantee that once they go back, all parts of central Sichuan will be our eyes."

"Have you written all the letters of allegiance?" Zhang Ting asked.

"I have written it, everyone has written it. They also know that whoever dares to obey and disobey, Jinyi's personal guards can immediately shake out these letters of loyalty." Zhang Lieming quickly replied.

"The key candidates have also been selected?" Zhang Tie flipped through the list in his hand and continued to ask questions carefully.

"I have chosen, one is Gao Yanchou's younger brother, this person is afraid of hard work, but also greedy for enjoyment, so he was controlled by us early on.

The other is Zhang Qianzhao's secretary. After reading a few books, he still knows the principles of law and morality, and is willing to serve the Great Zhou to unify the world.

There is also Yuhou, the capital of the Wuding Army of the Shu Kingdom. This person is Sun Hanshao's cousin. He was also willing to serve as an internal response because he was captured by Zhang Qianzhao's defeated army, but he asked the army to calm down Shu. The Governor of Yuan Mansion. "

Zhang Ting smiled lightly, Xingyuan Mansion is Hanzhong, "This person knows how to measure, he didn't say he was the governor of the Shannan West Road, presumably he thought that someone would definitely not give it.

However, a Governor of Xingyuan Mansion is not that important, if he is obedient, let him do it for a few years. "

Zhang Lieming also quietly breathed a sigh of relief. It is not easy to win Zhang Qianzhao's nephew. If Zhang Tie refuses to agree to the governor of Xingyuan Mansion, then he can only coax and deceive him. If this is the case, it will be very difficult to do Seamless.

Zhang Ting thought for a while, and then said: "You can arrange to sacrifice Gao Yanchou's younger brother, and when he arrives in Shu soon, someone will expose him. Make people panic and muddy the water."

Zhang Lieming was stunned for a moment, and then he understood what it meant to sacrifice, and couldn't help admiring the sage uncle's ability to create words even more.

It is really appropriate to sacrifice.

And right away, he felt that Zhang Ting's approach was very clever. Even the high-level Gao Yanchou Congdi was exposed, which would definitely dispel the doubts of the people of Shu to a great extent.

And it can indeed muddy the water, making it harder for the real defectors to be exposed.

Of course, Zhang Lieming hasn't thought it through yet, because there is another biggest benefit to doing so.

That is to make Meng Chang no longer trust these people in his heart, but on the surface, he has to show that he is very happy, and he has to endure discomfort to reward them.

And these people worked as coolies in Guanzhong for a year, and after exhausting themselves, they were finally released and rewarded when they returned home.

They were looking forward to the future, but soon they suddenly lost their status and were no longer reused. It is conceivable how much resentment they will burst out.

When Zhou Guo's soldiers attacked Shuzhong again, many of these people who were familiar with the discipline of Zhou Guo's army would take the initiative to lead the way.

Of course, this trick is not completely unsolvable. If Meng Chang can appease these people with great wisdom and big heart, and then call experienced professionals to slowly screen them out, Zhang Tie's trick will be useless.

However, Zhang Ting believed that Meng Chang did not have such a heart. He might not have such wisdom, but he probably chose a more brutal one-size-fits-all approach for the sake of face and saving trouble, and would not reuse it as a whole.

After sorting out how to treat the Shu Kingdom, Zhang Ting prepared to summon Li Xiaofeng, and if he didn't summon him, let alone how Li Xiaofeng was, the Shu Kingdom would also be suspicious.

Moreover, Zhang Xiaobao must be inserted among Li Xiaofeng's relatives, and Li Xiaofeng must be a cover for Zhang Xiaobao's actions in the Shu Kingdom. He must be interviewed closely and promise enough benefits. Li Hao, who is a student of Zhongshu, can do it.

Seeing that the sky was getting late, it was no longer suitable to summon Li Xiaofeng, Zhang Tie, who had a good taste, was a little moved, and planned to go to Fu Yinger's place to rest.

It's a pity that as soon as he walked out of the palace gate, Jinyi's personal guard sent an urgent report.

Zhang Ting saw that the Jinyi emergency envoy was personally acted by the hundred household officials, and he didn't even get off his horse in the palace, so he immediately realized that something serious happened.

Zhang Yu hurriedly asked the servant to notify Hou Yuwang of Zuodu, the guard on duty, to send someone to lead the servant to summon Zhang Xichong, He Ning, Fan Zhi, Gao Xingzhou, Fu Yanqing, Bai Congxin, and Murong Nobunaga waited to enter the palace.

However, after the emergency envoy submitted the urgent report in his hand, Zhang Ting discovered that there was not something wrong with Hebei as he thought.

I also want to know that this year's winter is extremely cold, and Tokyo has three or four feet of heavy snow. If Liu Zhiyuan really wants to take action, the soldiers below will definitely not want to die.

Therefore, the Jinyi emergency envoy did not go south from Hebei, but came back from Hunan.

The letter was written in pinyin, so Zhang Tie could only read it by himself. After reading it, Zhang Shengren had a look of excitement on his face. He looked at the officials waiting for the result and said.

"Li Xiaojie sent an urgent report from Tanzhou. Since Ma Xifan, the king of Chu, was seriously ill a month ago, he has suffered from serious illness. He has been unable to get out of bed for more than ten days. His high fever does not subside. carry on."

Tanzhou is the Changsha of later generations, and Ma Xifan is the current monarch of Ma Chu, who has been in power for 15 years. His death will bring great impact to Ma Chu.

Because Ma Chu is the same as the Southern Tang Dynasty, when Li Min of the Southern Tang Dynasty was alive, he made an agreement with all the masters to keep his brother and brother together, so as to maintain stability.

The same is true for Ma Yin, who had arranged it before he died, and Ma Chu's succession order is also brother and brother.

But after Ma Chu took power in Ma Xifan for 15 years, the domestic situation has changed.

First of all, Ma Xifan didn't want a powerful Wang Taidi to threaten his status, so he kept trying to suppress his younger brothers Ma Xigao and Ma Xie.

In the end, he succeeded in poisoning Ma Xigao, who was quite prestigious, but Ma Xie was the only guy who was vicious, rude, and unscrupulous, and there were not many people in Chu who liked him.

So after Ma Xifan exiled Ma Xie to the remote Chenzhou (Huaihua, Hunan), he gave up.

On the other hand, Ma Xiguang, the successor after Ma Xie, is generous and cowardly, and treats others with courtesy.

Therefore, whether it is Ma Chu's civil servants or generals, they all like him to be Ma Chu's next Chu king.

Because such leaders are the easiest to fool, and it is more conducive for them to continue to live a prosperous life.

Moreover, Ma Xiguang is also the mother and compatriot of Ma Xifan, the current king of Chu, with a good personality, and he is also liked by Ma Xifan. He has repeatedly expressed his willingness to let Ma Xiguang succeed him in a hundred years.

Therefore, when Guo Tiance heard what Zhang Ting said, he immediately jumped out excitedly.

"Saint, this is a god-given opportunity! Ma Xiguang is in Tokyo, if he is kept for a while, when the landslide of the king of Chu, Chu has no heir, there will be chaos."

Fu Yanqing was also overjoyed and said to Zhang Tie, "King Wumu of Chu (Ma Yin) had 37 sons, and there are 25 left, all of whom have grown up.

Today, Ma Xiguang, deputy envoy of the Wu'an Army Jiedu, is in Tokyo, and there is no successor. As long as Ma Xifan collapses, the chaos of the eight kings of the Sima family in the Western Jin Dynasty may be staged immediately.

We can wait and see first, if other people win, the sage can make Ma Xiguang the envoy of the Wu'an Army, and send troops to escort him south to succeed him.

If there is no winner, it would be even better, to directly quell the chaos for Ma Xiguang, and then deploy soldiers to take the 29 counties of the [-] prefectures of the Wu'an Army back to the imperial court. "

Zhang Xichong stroked his beard and smiled faintly, "Saint, I heard that Nanping Wang Gao Congjiao's health is not as good as before, otherwise he would not be in a hurry to send the eldest son to the court to apologize and ask for his title.

In the event of civil strife in Ma Chu, the imperial army would have to pass through Jiangling to escort Ma Xiguang back to the south. Wouldn't it be an excuse to destroy Guo?

Gao Conghui was the master of heroism, but Gao Baorong, the deputy envoy of the Jiedu, was not. At that time, Gao Conghui could be sent to Tokyo to recuperate, and then Gao Baorong was appointed as the envoy of Jiedu. After a few years, Nanping would be owned by the state. "

good!Zhang Tie clenched his fist excitedly.

Now is a good time, Nanping Wang Gao Conghui and Chu Wang Ma Xifan have both been kings in power for more than ten years, but their successors don't have such prestige, so they took advantage of this opportunity to accept Nanping and Ma Chu.

In this way, Mengshu and Nantang, who are the most threatening among the countries, can be blocked from communicating with each other, and warships can be built in Jiangling in Nanping and Yuezhou in Machu to destroy the Southern Tang.

"If that's the case, my lord, please order to immediately block any news about Ma Chu from Jiangling. We must let Ma Xiguang get the news of Ma Xifan's death as soon as possible. If Ma Xiguang returns to Chu, we will not be able to use it."

"Yes!" Zhang Ting nodded abruptly. He suddenly remembered that Cao Yanming came here because the Jinshan Palace built in Luoyang Jinshan (Beimangshan) was basically completed.

"I immediately summoned the Jinshan Palace to be newly completed, and the imperial court moved this year's Yuan Day celebration to the Jinshan Palace in the north of the capital, and ordered the envoys of all countries to accompany them.

Then Zuo Yulin Wei was in charge of guarding the surrounding area, and Jin Yi's personal guard was in charge of screening, so that Ma Xiguang could not get news of Ma Chu's arrival. "

This is the best way, because when countries send people to the court, they must communicate at any time, and it is impossible for Zhang Tie to deliberately block the news of Ma Chulai, which will definitely arouse suspicion.

But he got all the envoys from various countries to the Jinshan Palace on Jinshan, and then blocked the Jinshan Palace with both hands in the name of security, so it was justified.

"Guo Tiance, ask the Privy Council to call Luo Shande back from Chenzhou urgently, ask him to contact Gao Baorong as soon as possible, and urge Gao Baorong to call his younger brother Gao Baoying to Tokyo.

Having one more son will make Gao Conghui more scruples, and the earlier conclusion of the two marriage contracts will also make Gao Baorong lose his resistance.

Zuo Pushe is also planning to adjust the candidates for Guanzhong guards. If there is a change in Ma Chu, I need Guan Zhongdao ambassador Yin Zhengqi to go to Tanzhou to guard. "

Zhang Ting was in full swing preparing to get the envoys from various countries to the Jinshan Palace and circle them, while Zhang Xiaobao, who was dragging a lame leg, returned to Tokyo.

In fact, a large part of the generals who went back with him returned to Tokyo soon.

Because in Liangzhou, they are one of the ordinary soldiers, and only when they arrive in the Central Plains can they fully feel the shining aura of the pro-army and forbidden army.

Of course, only the generals of the Lianglanguasha four prefectures felt this loss the most.

Soldiers from other Hexi and Longyou prefectures didn't feel this much. On the contrary, when they returned to their hometown, they were often treated like heroes. As long as they were at home, good men from three mountains and five mountains would come to visit them.

The reason for this situation is, of course, that Lianglan Guasha has been the group that has benefited the most from Zhang Teng's small group since Zhang Teng's uprising.

They are used to it now, and they are used to staying by Zhang Ting's side to enjoy the glory and wealth.

It's just that Zhang Xiaobao returned to Kaifeng Mansion in Tokyo earlier than everyone else, because other people wanted to take his family to Kaifeng Mansion, but Zhang Xiaobao didn't need it, his whole family was in Tokyo.

Strolling left and turning right, Zhang Xiaobao suddenly felt that he was a bit redundant.

My father is a foreign imperial army, currently stationed in Xuzhou. It is said that they will absorb the essence of Xuzhou's Zhongwu army and move south to Caizhou or Yingzhou.

In the future, Wuwei Town will become the main force against Southern Tang, so the parents will not come back to Tokyo.

Although the elder brother still reserved a room for him, and his sister-in-law Mrs. Wang treated him no differently from her younger brother, but looking at the harmony and beauty of his elder brother's family, Zhang Xiaobao always felt like an outsider.

He hesitated several times, but after all, he had no friends and no place to go, so Zhang Xiaobao could only walk into his brother's house.

As soon as I entered, I saw my nephews and nieces eating steamed cakes. The four extremely cute little boys saw the second uncle coming, and immediately cheered and jumped on him, hanging all over him.

This finally made Zhang Xiaobao regain the feeling of being cared for by his relatives, and the smile on his face also returned.

Zhang Cheng didn't go to be on duty today, because recently the sage began to let the left and right guards composed of the former imperial guards of the late Jin Dynasty come to the guards.

The status of the left and right guards was quite embarrassing, because they were originally forbidden troops, but Zhang Tie had his own forbidden army, so he didn't need them at all.

So I gave it the title of Gyeonggi Guard Army, which is somewhat nondescript.

However, after conquering the Southern Tang Dynasty, especially Meng Zhuze's heroic battle against the Southern Tang Army, Zhang Tie intends to absorb the elite of the left and right guards into his own army, and the rest will also be included in the imperial army, which is currently in the assessment period. Therefore, people like Zhang Cheng and others who regret Shandu will be much more relaxed.

However, after listening to his younger brother's words about the situation in Liangzhou, Zhang Cheng immediately put down his chopsticks and prepared to take his children to the street to watch a play.

Zhang Xiaobao thought that his brother had agreed to report, but he heard Zhang Cheng sigh.

"Are you really stupid or just pretending to be stupid? Who is he? He is the Marquis of Youdu Yu in Regret Mountain Capital, and he also has the duty of guarding Xuanwu Gate. How can he get involved in local political affairs at will?
If you haven't met the Duke of Hedong, you can say a few words to the saint, but if you have met the Duke of Hedong, you can't tell your Majesty any more. "

Zhang Xiaobao was stunned for a moment, he hesitated for a while, then looked at his elder brother and asked, "Then I should go to the ninth brother of the Wang family?"

Zhang Cheng shook his head, "You should write the letter yourself."

Zhang Xiaobao was even more puzzled, "Didn't Mr. Pei say those things to me because of the relationship between my brother and brother Jiu?

Now that someone is writing a letter to a sage, isn't it useless, so why does Duke Pei look for me? "

Zhang Cheng sighed, "A sage starts from the very beginning, but he is a sage who has insight into the world, not a king who lives in the deep palace and does not know his age outside the palace.

Therefore, orders have been issued several times so that all people in the world can write letters and express their opinions freely. However, the atmosphere of the world has been affected by the decline of the dynasty.

Recently, His Majesty is preparing to ask Jin Yi's personal guards to 'get' some of them out as no one has written a letter. "

After speaking, Zhang Cheng raised his head and sighed again, "Mr. Pei is really a bold, careful and ruthless expert! Could he really be sure that I will suggest you to write a letter yourself?
In this way, it can be the first of its kind to relieve His Majesty's worries, and it can sell better than a certain one, giving you a good future.

He doesn't have many footholds in the center, and a certain brother has received his great kindness, both public and private, and he will always repay one or two. "

Zhang Xiaobao still didn't understand, "According to my brother, it's reasonable for Mr. Pei to give me a future, but where can I sell my brother?"

Zhang Cheng snorted, "With your level, you still want to go to Shu to make a mess?
You are the younger brother of a certain family, and the certain family does not pass it on. Doesn’t it appear that the certain family is a pure minister and a lonely minister!

As a saint in front of him, what Peng Pai needs is the identity of this lonely minister.

Hurry up and eat, a certain family will kick you out after you finish eating, and after you finish writing the book, let Brother Wang Jiu train and train you, otherwise if you go to the Kingdom of Shu, you will be sent to die. "

(End of this chapter)