Great Warriors of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 1241
Luoyang.

Luo Cheng didn't sleep well after Anlu Governor Zhai Mohou reported the change of flags in Jiangxia and Mianyang counties.

The so-called pulling one hair and moving the whole body, at this moment, although the imperial court has no external aggression, it is also fully busy with exterminating locusts and disaster relief. At this time, San Francisco is in chaos, which is the last thing the imperial court wants to see.

However, this Zhai Mohou didn't understand the overall situation, so he insisted on accepting the change of flags of Jiangxia and Mianyang counties at this time for the sake of a short-term success. He dispatched grain to cross the river, and sent Anlu's battalion guards southward.

No matter how bold Zhai Mohou is, he is the Anlu prefect of the Great Qin Dynasty, and his behavior still represents the court.

At this time, the imperial court has been led by the nose by Zhai Mohou, and can only advance but not retreat.

Both Jinyiwei and Huangcheng Division quickly organized special teams to pay attention to San Francisco, especially the Jianghan area.

A piece of news is coming together, all of which are of the highest priority.

"Saint, great joy. Liang general Gai Yan and scribe Hong led the fleet to change flags, and returned to Jiangling to force Xiao Mian to enter the dynasty. Now that Jiangling City has changed flags, Xiao Mian also came to Luo by boat."

"Also, Yiling and Qingjiang counties have also changed flags."

In this way, the entire area north of the Yangtze River in Nanliang was included in the Qin Dynasty, and even the two counties of Qingjiang and Jiangxia in the south of the Yangtze River, as well as Yiling and Nanjun were also included in the Qin Dynasty.

This is indeed good news.

Early the next morning.

Luo Cheng held an imperial meeting in Xuanzheng Hall.

This time, there were a lot fewer people in the imperial meeting than in the past, and many ministers are still serving as governors in their localities, responsible for disaster relief.

When the privy envoy Zhang Xutuo reported the latest situation in Jingxiang, everyone was very happy.

"It seems that the small court in Jiangling is even more fragile than we expected, and it is vulnerable to a single blow. If we knew what to do, we should have leveled the San Francisco as soon as possible."

"Actually, I don't want to cut down the feudal vassal right now, even if Nanliang is directly razed and returned to the Qin Dynasty this time, what about Jiangxi Lin Shihong and Jiangdong Shen Faxing? These two feudal feudal lords are not as fierce as Hunan Xiao Xian, and our infiltration of the Jiangdong and Jiangxi feudal feudal dynasties is not enough. It’s not as good as Hunan, it’s not good to put Xiao Xian in advance now, sooner or later it will be ours, but now it will definitely lead to the rebound of the Jiangxi and Jiangdong Second Families.”

If San Francisco does not move them, they will not dare to provoke the court.If the imperial court develops with peace of mind for a few more years, it will be a matter of course if the San Francisco is to be pacified at that time, and it will not be too much trouble at all, just like the pacification of Hunan now.

But now the time has not yet come for the Jiangnan Erdao. At this time, if Hunan is leveled, it will only attract the death of the Jiangnan Second Daoists.

"Saint, I think that you can ignore the two feudal vassals in the south of the Yangtze River. Since you have made a move on Xiao Liang, you must handle the matter properly. Take this opportunity to completely wipe out Xiao Liang's influence."

Wei Zheng proposed, "The counties of Yiling, Nanjun, Jiangxia, Mianyang, and Qingjiang can all be included in the Hubei Road. Then the other counties in the south of the Yangtze River should still belong to the Hunan Road."

The former Hubei Province was the counties in the north of the Han River, while the Hunan Province was the counties in the south of the Han River. Hunan has many more counties than the Hubei Province.

"The establishment of the Hubei Road was originally a preparation for cutting Xiaoliang, and now it happens to divide the counties of Xiaoliang into two."

Some people asked, "In this case, why not take the Yangtze River as the boundary, put Jiangbei into Hubei, and Jiangnan into Hunan, and why should Qingjiang and Jiangxia counties in the south of the Yangtze River be included in the Hubei Road? In addition, why does Nanjun cross the south of the Yangtze River and the north of the river?"

"Besides, why did you transfer Fangling County, which was previously under Bahan, to Hubei?"

This question was answered by Qin Qiong, Shangshu of the Ministry of War.

"There are two criteria for the imperial court to divide the roads. One is the shape of mountains and rivers. When demarcating boundaries, they are divided according to natural conditions such as mountains and rivers. This is the most direct and obvious distinction. For example, the Qinling Mountains, the Yellow River, the Huaihe River, The Yangtze River is the best basis for demarcation, and some people on both sides of the mountains and rivers, and even their living customs are completely different, such a demarcation is also conducive to management."

"Of course, mountains and rivers are easy to divide and manage, but~" Qin Qiong paused, "but there are hidden dangers in such a division. If we divide Daojun completely according to the principle of mountains and rivers, then it is easy to form a A complete, self-contained district of victory."

"Especially in the large division of Dao, since the area is large enough, it is very easy to form a situation of separatist rule. There have been many such examples in history. For example, at the end of the Qin Dynasty, Zhao Tuo launched a new army Dao, separatist Lingnan and established the Nanyue Kingdom, so that the Lingnan area did not regain the rule of the Central Plains until the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty."

"Another example is Liu Bei's separatist regime in Yizhou. He is the weakest of the three kingdoms. However, with the danger of the Wu Gorge, the solidity of the Qinling Mountains, and the richness of the Land of Abundance, he can still compete against Cao Cao for decades."

It is precisely because of this consideration that in the demarcation of the road level, not only the shape of mountains and rivers, but also the criss-crossing of dogs and teeth must be considered.

Deliberately move some strategic locations in one area to another, mixing sand with each other.

For example, Henan Road was originally located in the south of Henan Province, but when Daqin delineated the road boundary, Ruicheng, which should have belonged to Hedong Road on the north bank of the Yellow River, was drawn to the south of Zhongtiao Mountain and north of the Yellow River. Henan Road.

The Hanoi County north of Luoyang, which should have belonged to Hebei Road, was also assigned to Henan Road.

At the same time, Hongnong County, which should have belonged to Henan Province, was assigned to Guanzhong Road by the imperial court.It should belong to Nanyang County in Henan, and the imperial court assigned it to Hubei Road.

Shangluo County, which should belong to Guanzhong Road (Wuguan, one of the four fortresses in Guanzhong), was assigned to Bahan County.

As for the land of Shu, the land of abundance, the imperial court forcibly established a Bahan Road between Shu and Guanzhong.

Hanzhong is very important to the land of Shu, but the imperial court did not give Hanzhong to the land of Shu. Even the important gates such as Badong Wu Gorge were assigned to Bahan, which abruptly made Shuhan two ways.

The shape of mountains and rivers is the general division standard, and then deliberately criss-crossed to divide these strategic locations.

In the military, this is necessary.

In theory, Hubei and Hunan should be bounded by the Yangtze River, but in fact the imperial court had to mix sand.

In the south of the Yangtze River, Qingjiang County and Jiangxia County were assigned to Hubei one by one.

With such a stroke, Hubei has the feeling of a transportation center extending in all directions. There are two important rivers and waterways, the Han River and the Yangtze River, and at the same time, the Nanyang Basin, the gateway to the Central Plains, is included.

The original Hubei Road is a bit incomplete in terms of overall geography, but with such a plan, it will inevitably become an important town in the future.

"After the redrawing of the Hubei Road, a general should be sent to guard it. I thought that we could ask General Tiance to go to Hubei and give him the post of governor of Hubei and Hunan. victims."

"How about sending 2000 troops from the imperial court to garrison south with General Qin?"

Qin Qiong crossed his hands to receive the order, "I am willing to go!"

Qin Qiong is the prime minister, and he also has prestige in the army. It is indeed no problem for him to lead the troops to the south as the governor, and to govern Hubei and Hunan.

"Your Majesty, how should we deal with the officials and generals of the original Xiao Fan?"

"Appointment according to talent, such as Zhang Zhenzhou and Zhou Faming can temporarily stay in the post of prefect and continue to assist the court in governing the region. For example, Gai Yan and Wen Shihong can be awarded to the commander of the Hubei Daoyou and the Hunan Daoyou respectively. Wait, it depends on the situation. For the soldiers of the original Xiaoliang, they will all be dismissed and returned to their hometowns to be given fields, and all officers will be recruited and appointed after the selection and assessment by the Ministry of War."

"The top priority is to take over the place first, and at the same time rescue the victims. We must stabilize Jingxiang as soon as possible."

(End of this chapter)