Mr. Yangui

Chapter 156 Chapter [-]
Facing the wall is not easy or sad.

Apart from not being able to move around, everything else is fine. Li Wuchang can take this opportunity to study the composition of Qi-dispersing pills, thinking about preparing an antidote first, and then thinking of ways to get an upgraded version of Qi-dispersing pills.

The antidote is not very difficult, just like researching the antidote of poison, you just need to find out the various medicinal materials and dosages in the poison formula, and then prepare the medicine according to the symptoms.

As for upgrading, it is not so easy. It is not as simple as one plus one equals two. It needs to thoroughly study its principle and figure out various details.

But this doesn't make Li Wuchang back down, he has time, money, and a good medicine cauldron from Martial Arts Pavilion, everything is ready, just need to do a lot of experiments.

Therefore, these days Li Wuchang has been refining medicine in the miscellaneous room, often making his face look ashamed, and occasionally there will be various explosions. Fortunately, there are not many people in Caiyunju, and the nanny and Xiaoru are already used to it.

The days of refining medicine were quiet and ordinary, but Li Wuchang enjoyed it, as if he had returned to the days in his previous life when he wasted sleep and food in order to research new medicines, completely unaware of what happened outside.

Chang'an City was very lively during this period, and everyone on the street was full of joy, because they all heard that General Zhou Sheng of Jizhou had won a big battle.

The war and the boss's surname are usually not so concerned, after all, there are many days of war, but the past two years have been particularly difficult for Dayan, and Chang'an City seems to be shrouded in a thick layer of dark clouds all day long. Weddings and funerals have to be handled carefully, for fear of offending the upper echelons.

It's all right now, Jizhou has won a big victory, and there is also news that Yangzhou's Governor Tang and General Liu also attacked with all their strength to fight against the invading Japanese pirates, and achieved gratifying results.

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Great meeting.

The emperor was very happy to hear the good news from all over the country.

Now it's up to everyone to report.

The first is the Yongzhou matter. Xue Shanglin has been idle for a while, and specially returned to Chang'an to report on the bandit suppression.

Xue Shanglin said that in recent months, the problem of bandits in Yongzhou has been mainly dealt with from two aspects: appeasement and extermination, and good results have been achieved.

Last year's snow disaster, bandits were rampant, Xue Shanglin started to kill, but it caused a bigger backlash. The results of suppressing bandits were not very satisfactory. Later, he listened to the suggestion of Minister of Rites, Han Guang, and sent people to appease many people who went astray. It has been corrected, which is very good.

However, the bandits are not only composed of desperate people, but also many gangsters and even Khitan spies, trying to fish in troubled waters. For these people, Xue Shanglin obeyed the order of Taiwei Lu Shiqing and directly wiped them out. Currently in Jingzhao, Shangluo, Tianshui, Fengyi, Hechi and other counties achieved good results, especially some time ago, Xue Shanglin went to the front line and entered Niumao Mountain, the bandit den in Shangluo, and wiped out thousands of bandits on the mountain, which greatly deterred the bandits in other places.

In addition, there are still quite a few dandies who are stubbornly resisting, and most of them are concentrated in the deep mountains and old forests, especially Nanshan, which stretches for hundreds of miles and spans several counties. It will take some time to completely wipe out gangster masters and Khitan spies.

After Xue Shanglin finished his report, the emperor was delighted.

At this time, someone jumped out to accuse Xue Shanglin of killing innocent people indiscriminately. While suppressing the bandits, many civilians also died at his hands, please His Majesty to deal with it.

This is already a cliché. Every time Xue Shanglin reports on his work, someone always visits him.

Some people really couldn't see it. After all, it was an indisputable fact that Xue Shanglin killed many people, and some people wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to mess with Xue Shanglin, which involved a game between many forces.

Xue Shanglin didn't try to defend himself, he just said that he was doing it for Dayan, please Your Majesty to learn from him.

The three bigwigs reacted differently.

Taifu Lin said that Governor Xue has done a very good job overall, but some details can be handled better.

Taiwei Lu Shiqing naturally supported Xue Shanglin, and he should wipe out all the rebellious officials and thieves. As for the deaths of several civilians, it is not worth mentioning.

Tang Zhifeng, the official censor, didn't say a word, neither pulled nor stepped on.

After listening to everyone's opinions, the emperor asked his confidant General Li Lingwu for his opinion.

Li Lingwu's answer was very succinct, saying that extraordinary measures can be used in extraordinary times.

After hearing this, the emperor was very satisfied, and immediately praised Xue Jieshi for his decisiveness and quick actions, he is the pillar of the country, and he still needs to do his best to deal with the Nanshan bandits.

After Yongzhou's affairs are over, it's the turn of other states.

Other prefectures are far away from the capital, and the governors did not come, but they all sent people to report and submit detailed notes.

There is also banditry in Liangzhou, but it is not as serious as Yongzhou. It is just that Tubo occasionally invades. However, with Lu Yuanyu, the king of Shu, and General Lin Qi in command, Tubo dare not be too arrogant, so the development of Liangzhou has not been affected. High or low.

Jingzhou is relatively peaceful, with no internal and external troubles, and develops with peace of mind, so I only reported some people's livelihood issues, and it was quite impressive. If there is no accident, it is a great joy, and the emperor is very happy.

The main problem in Yangzhou, Xuzhou, and Qingzhou is the scourge of Japanese pirates. Yangzhou has a large area and is particularly serious. However, Tang Feihu, the governor of Yangzhou, and General Liu Qizheng are both first-class generals. These days, they have joined forces with Qingzhou and Xuzhou to attack. They have achieved good results. In the past few months, they have wiped out thousands of Japanese pirates. In addition, occasionally Korean lunatics invaded Qingzhou from the sea. Qingzhou was caught off guard at the beginning, but now it has stabilized and organized a large number of troops to fight against it. Goryeo lunatic.

However, Yanzhou and Yuzhou are close to Jizhou. These days, the main work is to rescue the people who fled from Jizhou, and to support the battlefield in Jizhou, to fight against the lawless forces in Yanmen, and to set up defense lines in Yanmen, Boling and Hejian. , just in case, the work is not particularly smooth, but the speed is not bad.

The most serious problem is in Jizhou.

In the past few years, Jizhou has been like a bottomless pit, which has consumed a lot of resources, but there is always no glimmer of hope in sight.

People from Anle, Yuyang, Liaodong, Liucheng, Yanjun, and Beiping fled in large numbers, and almost all the remaining people became soldiers, vowing to fight against Khitan and Goryeo to the death.

Just when the upper echelons of Dayan were discussing the abandonment of northern Jizhou, General Zhou Sheng gave the imperial court a big surprise.

At the court meeting, everyone was very knowledgeable and listened carefully to the report sent by the clerk sent by Zhou Sheng.

At the end of May, the imperial court released 200 million taels of silver to purchase a large amount of food and grass, which was ready to be transported to the front line. Unfortunately, the food and grass were burned by bandits. The bandits included the Dayan gang, Khitan Korean spies, and Japanese pirates. They were agile and skilled. , and they are all brave and fearless people. The court was caught off guard, and only [-]% of the grain and grass were left. get any assistance.

Under such a dangerous situation, Zhou Sheng raised a batch of food and grass from the wealthy households in Shanggubei Pingping in Zhuo County, which solved the urgent need.

In early June, Zhou Sheng took the initiative to attack.

He sent Vice General Shen to lead [-] troops out of the city to take the initiative to confront the [-] elite Khitans. Zhou Sheng personally led [-] elite soldiers to ambush on both sides of a hill, and another [-] cavalry were on standby, and more than [-] people guarded the city.

Although An Le's army was brave and fearless, it was very difficult to fight against the Khitan elite. They retreated while fighting, and retreated to the place where Zhou Sheng was in ambush.

The fierce battle was in full swing, Zhou Sheng launched an attack brazenly, kissed the front line, shouted for Dayan, and attacked the Khitan elite from three sides, his morale was extremely high.

The [-] masters under Zhou Sheng's command were all carefully selected veterans. Under Zhou Sheng's leadership, they took advantage of the situation to hide and kill, and the Khitan elite retreated steadily.

When the Khitan retreated, Zhou Sheng ordered the long-awaited [-] cavalry to pursue and kill countless people.

In this battle, more than 13 people were dispatched by both sides, more than [-] Khitans were killed on the spot, more than [-] were captured, and less than [-] Khitans fled in haste.

Injure one thousand enemies, and self-inflict eight hundred.

More than [-] Anle defenders died in the battle, almost everyone was wounded, Zhou Sheng was stabbed four times in the body, Vice General Shen was targeted by Khitan masters, and he was seriously injured and died. Fortunately, a military doctor rescued him in time to save his life. There are countless class generals.

This is not over yet, after a few days of rest, Zhou Sheng led another [-] elite troops out of the city to sweep up the Khitan forces entrenched around Anle City, and beheaded more than [-] enemies.

The Khitans were defeated in An Le, so of course they refused to give up.

According to the informant, the Khitan has mobilized a lot of troops from the base camp and the Liaodong battlefield to prepare to attack Anle again, but it will take some time.

The siege of peace has come to an end for the time being.

In Liaodong, the pressure on Lu Yuanke, king of the North Sea, was no less than that of Zhou Sheng, but An Le won a big victory. Khitan dispatched a lot of elites from Liaodong, and the pressure on Liaodong was much lower. And the more than [-] Korean coalition forces are not a small victory. Now there is not much food and grass in Liaodong, so we can only hold on.

As soon as Zhou Sheng got a batch of grain and grass, he sent people to send a lot of them, and they should still be on the way now.

After listening to the clerk's straightforward report, both the emperor and the ministers were all excited.

The emperor patted the handle of the dragon chair and said excitedly: "I have known for a long time that General Zhou is not a mortal, and now I am not disappointed, hahaha..."

Originally, I planned to give up the northern part of Jizhou, but I didn't expect it to be bright.

When the emperor was happy, all the ministers would naturally not be disappointed, they all said that the emperor was wise and sent General Zhou to guard the border many years ago, which was really far-sighted.

Li Lingwu took the opportunity to say: "Your Majesty, General Zhou lifted the siege of An Le, which is of far-reaching significance. It not only greatly boosted Dayan's morale, but also proved that our soldiers in Dayan are still as strong as before. It is only the ambition of Khitan wolves, and we will not give up on invading Dayan easily." Ideas, so we should support Anle to the end, we should quickly support food and grass, and completely suppress Khitan's ambitions."

The emperor nodded and said: "What Li Qing said is true, Taifu Lin, do you have a plan?"

Lin Yong came out and said calmly: "The emperor wants to protect Jizhou to death, and I agree very much. Now Dayan has survived the most difficult time, and the taxes of all states will be handed over soon. Food and grass can be directly transferred from Yuzhou and Jingzhou. Qingzhou, Xuzhou and Yanzhou can Appropriate tax reduction and exemption, Yangzhou is the most prosperous place in Dayan, Tang Shishi is also very good, so there is no need for tax reduction and exemption, Yongzhou and Liangzhou may have to work harder, and the next money needs to be carefully planned."

After a pause, he added: "It is advisable to send commendation documents to rich households in Zhuojun County and other places in Jizhou to show encouragement. As for the purchase of grain and silver, you need to pay back slowly. It is not appropriate to chill their hearts. The defense lines in Hejian and other places You can put it down temporarily to save some silver taels. In addition, due to the war, a large area of ​​land was abandoned in Jizhou, and most of it is cultivated land. How to deal with it requires you adults to quickly think up a plan, and the season waits for no one."

The emperor said: "Teacher's words are very true. Jizhou is the place where the Yan family started. The people are still very conscious. I will never let them chill."

After a pause, he continued: "The Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Officials will fully cooperate with Taifu Lin. In addition, for the contributions of General Zhou, the King of Beihai, and the soldiers of Jizhou, Han Qing needs to plan carefully and come up with a charter as soon as possible. .”

Han Guang came out and said, "I would like to follow your Majesty's instructions."

(End of this chapter)