Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 1165: Chaos in the north and dispersion in the south, all with no luck

Seeing that several people were discussing, Lu Qian no longer hid it from them and said the reason for his visit: "The situation in the court is difficult at the moment. There are bandits in the south and barbarians in the north. All the princes in the court are worried about this." I’m very worried, but while our troops are dispersed, we still have to let go of the bandits in the south, and here in the north..."

"Uncle Lu..." When Zhang Jingsheng heard this, he couldn't help but point it out, "You are Lu Jian's elder, and we are sworn friends, and we are as close as brothers, so you are not an outsider. That junior has something to say, I just want to talk about it.”

Lu Qian knew that Zhang Jingsheng was born as a duke. Among the younger generation of bureaucrats in Youzhou, he was second to none, with extraordinary ability and extraordinary knowledge. Since the other party wanted to speak, he naturally had no reason to refuse, so he did He looked like he was all ears.

"The Jiangnan court actually has a lot of troops, but most of them are concentrated in the hands of a few people. Now that there is great chaos under Shi Le's rule, and the whole situation is in chaos, the Jiangnan court only needs to send troops in two directions, one way north from Jingzhou, and the other way north from Jinling , then the Shi family will not be able to look at each other, and because of the chaos, it will be difficult to effectively resist. Even if they cannot recapture Luoyang, they will still be able to capture Xuzhou."

As soon as Zhang Jingsheng said this, several people around him nodded slowly, feeling that it made sense.

This situation is actually very clear. Shile's forces are in civil strife, but the territory is very large. They can attack from any side. After all, the opponent still has a civil war. In this case, it would be better to attack in two directions, and it might even prompt the opponent to divide their forces.

The civil war on this side will involve some troops, and if we divide the troops again, there is no need to fight.

However, Lu Qian secretly smiled bitterly, knowing that this method seemed feasible, but from the perspective of Youzhou at that time, because Youzhou and Pingzhou were under the rule of the Dudu Mansion, they were like one body. Chen Zhi's authority was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and he could say the same thing. , he said that attacking all the way will naturally gather strength. He said that if we go south in two ways, we will do our best.

The Jiangzuo court was different.

"Since we are one of our own, I will not hide it from you, uncle. It is really difficult for us to send troops now. Firstly, the bandits have implicated Governor Wang, and secondly, the soldiers and horses in Jiangzuo are still reorganizing and have not yet practiced. Come out, otherwise how can you make the stone thief so happy?"

Lu Qian said so, but in fact he knew well that the Jiangzuo court was now divided into two parts, the court in the east, and the Jingzhou governor and marching commander Wang Dun in the west.

Wang Dun did not want the court to send troops, and the court did not want Wang Dun to send troops. The court's sending troops might create a political strongman, and if Wang Dun regained Luoyang, he would have greater political capital.

That's why there's an impasse.

Looking at the expressions on the faces of several people, Lu Qian also knew that his words might not be convincing at all, so he changed his explanation and mentioned: "In case the imperial court sends out troops in large numbers, the two sides of the Shi family will be united. Well, wouldn’t it be self-defeating?”

"That's not necessarily true," Wang Gou answered with a smile, "This is not an ordinary family quarrel. He actually wants to fight to the death. If Shi Hu succeeds, the entire force will change. But if Shi Hu If it is suppressed, this clan will also be in civil strife for a while, and it will weaken no matter what."

Having said this, several people couldn't help but look at each other and thought of Chen Zhi's article. At present, it seems that almost everything is developing according to the process in the article.

After the initial shock, even the officials inside Youzhou now feel a little bit scared in addition to their excitement. They feel more and more that their lord is so unpredictable that wherever Chen Zhi usually appears, , even if they were far away, they did not dare to speak loudly, and even lowered their voices subconsciously.

Now thinking about the situation in Jizhou, of course Shi Hu rebelled, and the Jiangzuo court was domineering under Wang Dun. Everything was developing in an orderly manner. So according to normal thinking, wouldn't it mean that we just wait for Youzhou to do well? Be prepared to go all the way south to defeat Jizhou, or even go further...

Thinking of this, several young officials couldn't help but breathe faster.They all felt sincere fear about what would happen further. After all, the Liu family had been in the world for hundreds of years and had already been deeply rooted in people's hearts. It was inevitable that people would think more about it.

Even Lu Qian was a little aware of it, but he immediately said: "Inviting a few of you here this time is actually to ask you to help. You can put in a good word with the governor, so that he can accept the decision to send troops. …”

Before Lu Qian could finish his words, Zhang Jingsheng shook his head and said bluntly: "I'm afraid it won't work. Now the Northland has to recuperate and there won't be any weapons in a short time. What's more, what Jiang Zuo wants to regain is... It’s Xuzhou, but it’s too far away from my Youzhou, and water from afar can’t quench our thirst!”

"We don't really want to attack Xuzhou," Lu Qian quickly explained. "As long as Youzhou makes a move to send troops, the Shi family will be frightened and deploy serious illness defense. Then we can take advantage of the situation and send troops!"

"Wouldn't it be more appropriate for the king to supervise the execution?" Zhang Jingsheng glanced at Wang Gou and said this.

Lu Qian's idea, at first glance, seems to be no different from his previous proposal. It just replaces Wang Dun's army with Xuanjia army. Of course, in fact, according to the name of Xuanjia army, it does only need to make an attack gesture. , Shi will be frightened, and the situation will even become more chaotic.

However, Zhang Jingsheng also knows that at this time, if Youzhou sends troops, there is a high chance that they can capture Jizhou, or even continue southward, tearing off Sizhou, Yanzhou, and Qingzhou together.

But it is not easy to govern. After all, after an imperial examination and a large number of new troops, the officialdom of Bingzhou and Hepingzhou has not yet been filled. There are many problems in officials and governance. Now if we get another Jizhou , may not be a good thing.

But these are all far away. After listening to Lu Qian's request, several people looked at each other and finally agreed.

After Lu Qian left, Lu Jian came over to thank several people, and then asked Wang Gou: "Then the King Commander and you are considered to be of the same clan. If Brother Wang has other thoughts about this matter, it is natural."

"Brother Lu is worrying too much," Wang Gou shook his head and said seriously, "Not everyone in the Wang family agrees with this approach."

Lu Jian finally felt relieved after hearing this, but he became worried again after following them.

"How do I mention this to the governor?"

Different from the past, their current status is not that of guest ministers, but subordinates of Chen Zhi. Although due to their family background and following them earlier, they are now considered to be close to Chen Zhi, especially recently. During these times, I could often meet and talk to Chen Zhi, but it was still inappropriate to mention this military strategist.

Zhang Jingsheng smiled and said: "It's not impossible to say this. After all, if something like this happens in Jizhou, the governor must have some countermeasures."

Several other people listened and couldn't help but nod.

(End of this chapter)