marquis of jingan

Chapter 804

After meeting Shen Yi, the emperor suppressed his excitement for two days, and it finally showed.

He looked at Shen Yi and said slowly: "This time, for Da Chen, it is a rare opportunity."

Shen Yi knew about the emperor of the Northern Qi Dynasty. It was rumored that he had been ill in bed for several years, and all the court meetings in recent years had been dismissed and no longer participated.

No matter whether it was in Yandu's court or in the public, there were rumors that the Northern Qi emperor's life was not long.

It's a pity that this news began to spread four or five years ago. Until now, the emperor of Northern Qi was still alive despite his illness.

Hearing what the emperor said, Shen Yi sat on the small pier, thought about it seriously, then looked at the emperor, bowed slightly and said, "Your Majesty, do you have any definite information about what you said...?"

"No."

The emperor said helplessly: "If the people of Qi can leak the news about this kind of thing, then Yandu will be riddled with holes."

"However, it is true that Emperor Zhao of the Northern Qi Dynasty was ill, and there will be no falsehood."

The emperor said slowly: "He has been hiding from people for the past two years, so it is hard to know what is going on with him now, but this year, although the conflict along the Huaihe River is not small, it can only be said to be a small one for the two countries. Small fights don't hurt the root."

Speaking of this, the emperor laughed and said, "But the people of Qi are really in a hurry."

"That's interesting."

His Majesty touched his chin with his hand and said, "This time, the people of Qi have added 10 troops to the Huaihe River. It looks like a huge momentum, but it is definitely not enough for them to go south."

"Don't say there are 20 people along the Huai River."

The emperor said in a deep voice: "Even if there are 30 people, it is not enough for them to go south."

What His Majesty the Emperor said was quite confident.

Because more than 60 years have passed, the two sides have long known about each other's strength, and the two sides are very clear about how many troops they have and how many troops they can use.

Therefore, as early as ten years ago, some people were sure that the situation of the Northern Qi Dynasty, the Southern Chen Dynasty, and the Southern and Northern Dynasties would exist for a long time, because neither side could really do anything to the other.

His Majesty the Emperor lowered his head and took a sip of his tea, and continued: "That Emperor Zhao, knowing that it is useless to send troops to the Huaihe River, but he still sent more troops to the Huaihe River, so the intention is not hard to guess."

The emperor looked at Shen Yi and said with a smile: "Whether he doesn't want to see my Da Chen appear as a frontier soldier who can replace the Huaihe Navy, or he wants to give Da Chen a hard time before he arrives..."

"Anyway..."

The emperor smiled and said, "He is in a hurry."

The succession of the throne in the Northern Qi Dynasty was very complicated.

Because the royal family of the Northern Qi Dynasty was not Han Chinese, it was never a Han patriarchal system, and the throne was not inherited by the eldest son.

What they pursue is the wolf pack model, and the strongest is king.

Even after the people of Qi entered the customs and established the country, the emperors of all dynasties were established by the previous emperor who chose the strongest among the princes. The so-called "select the strong" means that the princes compete with each other. This kind of competition is so fierce that it became popular. Eyes, seeing blood is also common.

This mode of passing bits is naturally beneficial.

In the case of a stable state system, this system is conducive to the continuation of the state and the improvement of the "quality" of the monarch.

But this system is not conducive to the stability of the political system.

Therefore, in the past 60 years, every time the Northern Qi imperial power was transferred, there would be a series of turmoil, which would last at least a few years, until the new emperor had completely secured the throne, and then it would gradually stabilize.

Therefore, if the Northern Qi emperor's deadline is approaching, then it is easy to understand that he suddenly increased his troops on the Huaihe River. He wanted to give Nan Chen on the other side a ruthless blow, so that Nan Chen would be honest for a while under the pain.

Master Shen thought for a moment, lowered his head slightly, and said, "Your Majesty, no matter how turbulent the Qi people are, their increase of troops on the Huaihe River will put a lot of pressure on the Huaihe River defense line."

"Ah."

The emperor walked up to Shen Yi, stretched out his hand and patted Shen Yi on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "If you haven't fought well in Huai'an Mansion in the past few months, or you have suffered a loss, and facing the increase in troops, I can only let you Zhao Lu will temporarily take over your Huai'an defense line, and then let the imperial army support Zhao Lu."

"Now, you are doing well in Huai'an."

The emperor smiled and said: "I have something to say with those ministers in the court. Even if the Qi people increase their troops, I can still guarantee that the Huai'an defense line will not be replaced."

"in addition…"

The emperor said: "There is a forbidden army stationed in the south of Huai'an Mansion. If the Huai'an defense line is attacked by Qi people, I will transfer this forbidden army to you."

There was unconcealable excitement in the emperor's eyes.

"This is the Qi people's last counterattack."

He said in a deep voice: "After this time, these Qi people will disperse, I..."

His Majesty the Emperor took a deep breath and clenched his fists: "Maybe I can start immediately and head north!"

From Hongde's six years of personal administration to the current fall of Hongde's 11th year, for more than five years and nearly six years, the emperor has been thinking about the Northern Expedition, but he has only been preparing for the Northern Expedition, and has not yet taken any substantial actions.

After all, he was only a young man in his early 20s. Facing the overbearing Northern Qi Dynasty, no matter how ambitious he was, he would inevitably feel a little apprehensive.

However, His Majesty the current Emperor really saw the dawn of the Northern Expedition, the hope of the Northern Expedition!
Seeing His Majesty the emperor who was full of excitement, Shen Yi was silent for a while, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the people of Qi are increasing their troops on the Huaihe River. Once a fight starts, it may be a big battle for two or three years. At that time, how can the court get rid of Zhao? Where's the valve?"

In Shen Yi's opinion, the first thing to do before the Northern Expedition is to completely clean up the Zhao faction!

It is not only to drive the Zhao family out of the Huaihe Navy, but also to completely reform the Huaihe Navy, and to completely clean up the legacy left by the Zhao Clan.

Because the current Zhao family is basically in a state similar to "vassals".

To put it more bluntly, for the current Zhao family, survival is its only goal, and other things have to be put in the back row.

But the Northern Expedition was not a good thing for "it", so even if it followed the will of the imperial court to march northward, it probably would not achieve any good results.

Even in Shen Yi's view, if the Zhao Clan were allowed to participate in the Northern Expedition, the success rate of the Northern Expedition would be infinitely close to zero.

Hearing Shen Yi's question, the emperor was stunned for a moment, then touched his chin, thought for a long time, and frowned slightly: "Shen Qing, what do you think?"

"The Qi people increased their troops on the Huaihe River, so the imperial court can't just help the coastal capital and not the Huaihe Navy."

Shen Yi said helplessly: "Otherwise, if the Huaihe Navy falls everywhere, the Northern Qi will pass through the Huaihe River on a large scale. At that time, even if the imperial court has the ability to garrison all over the place, and slowly drive out the Qi people, it will be difficult for the people everywhere. , is also a catastrophe.”

Shen Yi frowned and said, "But in this way, the Zhao family has become an untouchable and untouchable hedgehog."

In the past 60 years, every time the Northern Qi invaded, the status of the Zhao family in the Chen country would be raised, and the emperor would naturally reward their family with something.

For example, in the seventh year of Hongde, when the war was fought on the front line, the daughter of the Zhao family beat Shen Yi, a new Jinshi, at Jiming Temple.

At that time, no matter how young and vigorous the emperor was, he did not punish the Zhao family in the end. Instead, he went off to compensate Shen Yi himself, became a peacemaker, and took over the matter.

At that time, General Zhao was defeated and returned to the court. His Majesty the Emperor could only pinch his nose and reward this General Zhao.

After listening to Shen Yi's words, the emperor was thoughtful, rubbed the center of his brows, and said: "Shen Qing is right, it's because I think less."

He looked at Shen Yi and asked, "What do Shen Qing think?"

Shen Yi lowered his head slightly, and said, "Your Majesty, what I think is that Da Chen is currently on the defensive..."

"At this stage, it is estimated that it will take one to two years."

"After that, you can consider counterattacking."

"Now that the enemy is increasing their troops on the Huaihe River, the imperial court will indeed not be able to move the Huaihe Navy for a while, and even send troops to help them guard the border."

"However, this is temporary."

Master Shen lowered his head and said.

"After surviving this wave, I hope that His Majesty can make up his mind to pull out the Zhao family from the Huaihe Navy in one go, otherwise..."

Shen Yi looked up at the emperor, and after taking a deep breath, he lowered his head again: "Otherwise, even if the emperor of Northern Qi collapses suddenly, the court of Northern Qi is in chaos, and there is Zhao Clan."

"I am afraid that it will be difficult for me, Da Chen, to grasp this kind of god-given opportunity!"

(End of this chapter)