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Chapter 132 He Bayun: Your Majesty is brave and has the legacy of Taizu Wuzong!

After quelling the Miao rebellion, Zhao Yu left Fang Zhe and his generals to reorganize and organize prisoners, while he took Zhang Xiu, Wang Xiongdan, Yin Shou and [-] soldiers out of Denglong Pass and went south to Annan Prefecture to meet with General Zhennan. Qu Zhen converges.

With the recovery of Denglong Pass, the imperial court regained contact with the isolated Qu Zhenbu.

According to the news from the spies, the situation at Qu Zhen's side is not very optimistic.

Because, taking advantage of the Miao rebellion, Myanmar has already sent troops to Annan Prefecture!

Qu Zhen, whose retreat was cut off by the rebels and whose logistics was cut off, was retreating steadily under the successive waves of the Burmese army's offensive. Now that nearly half of Annan Prefecture has been lost, the situation can be said to be precarious.

This is the most important reason why Zhao Yu continues to lead his troops south.

When Annan Mansion learned that Zhao Yu was coming in person, Qu Zhen personally led his generals out of camp to greet him.

After seeing Zhao Yu, Qu Zhen couldn't help but burst into tears and couldn't help but kneel down.

"The guilty minister sees Your Majesty!"

"General Qu, get up."

Zhao Yu, who was on the horse, frowned and looked at the middle-aged general in front of him and said lightly.

"How to punish the crime? Let's wait until we drive those Burmese thieves out of my territory of Dachu!"

After that, he rode his horse past Qu Zhen and walked towards the camp.

"I thank you, Your Majesty."

Seeing that Zhao Yu did not punish him for losing his land on the spot, Qu Zhen breathed a sigh of relief, turned around, and kowtowed heavily in Zhao Yu's direction.

Your Majesty's move, it seems that I have a chance to make a mistake...

In the handsome camp.

After the generals entered the camp and sat down one by one, Zhao Yu looked at Qu Zhen.

"General Qu, please tell us about the current situation."

"Wei Chen obeys."

Qu Zhen stood up and introduced the battle situation to Zhao Yu and other generals.

It turned out that within a month of Zhao Yu pacifying the rebels, the three cities of Dianlin, Laiqu and Funing in Annan Prefecture, close to the Myanmar border, had all been captured by the Myanmar army.

However, when the Burmese army heard that the Chu army had captured Suining City, General Wu Jianning took the initiative to stop the offensive and instead turned to reinforcing the defenses of the three cities.

Hearing what Qu Zhen said, Zhao Yu frowned and asked:

"The leader of Burma is not General Li Shichang of the Armed Forces?"

Qu Zhen's face turned red and he whispered: "The answer to Your Majesty is not that Li Shichang..."

Zhao Yu slammed the armrest and said angrily:
"If it were Li Shichang, I wouldn't be so angry. After all, Li Shichang is a famous general in Burma. He has dealt with our great Chu and Qu Qing for so many years. Not to mention me, everyone here knows his ability. Logistics is cut off. Under the circumstances, it is not shameful to lose at his hands. Now General Qu, you are telling me that before Li Shichang took action, you were beaten by that Wu Jianning and lost three cities in a row? "

Qu Zhen's face turned redder and he whispered:

"In reply to Your Majesty, I have nothing to say because I have lost my army and lost ground this time. But my defeat this time was not at the hands of Wu."

"So, General Qu is planning to shift the responsibility to the rebel?"

Zhao Yu said coldly.

At this moment, a general couldn't help but stood up, saluted Zhao Yu, and said loudly:
"Your Majesty, at the beginning of the Miao rebellion, Qu Shuai's soldiers still had enough food and grass to sustain them for a month. It was more than enough to hold on until Your Majesty came for reinforcements. However, because the Xunlin City where the food and grass were stored was opened by an insider, the Xunlin defenders were caught off guard and were captured by the Burmese army. The sneak attack was successful and nearly half of the food and grass fell into the hands of the Burmese army. Only then..."

"Du Zhong, don't say any more!"

Qu Zhen shouted at the young general in a low voice.

"Let him tell!" Zhao Yu glanced at Qu Zhen and said coldly, "I would like to ask, who is this spy?"

"They are not those barbarian mountain people from the Miao border!"

Du Zhong said bitterly.

"Du Zhong!"

Qu Zhen roared.

"Commander, your majesty is here. Couldn't your majesty find out if the commander doesn't tell you? Marshal, everyone knows what you did to those barbarians, and they also understand why it is like this. But those bastards tricked the commander into being here." In such a situation, does the commander still want to protect them?"

Hearing what Du Zhong said, Qu Zhen was shocked, sighed dejectedly, and said no more.

"Mountain barbarians? Are there any mountain barbarians causing trouble here?"

Zhao Yu asked with a frown.

The Shanman tribe is a barbarian tribe living at the junction of Burma and Chu. During the Pre-Han Dynasty, it was one of the ethnic groups that the central government was extremely troublesome for. Every five or sixty years, the imperial army would be sent to suppress them.

These mountain barbarians are brave and good at fighting, but they do not obey the king's rule. They surrender and rebel again, and rebel and surrender again. This is their daily routine.

Just because they live in the mountains and forests, it is extremely difficult to exterminate them. Therefore, after the establishment of the Chu State, starting from Taizu, they implemented a pacification policy towards them to stabilize the situation in the southwest and put the Chu State's focus on the Northern Expedition.

At first, under the force of the Chu army, the mountain barbarians were quite submissive.

However, after Renzong ascended the throne, the entire Chu State began to implement the policy of "advocating culture and restraining military force". While the status of military officials declined, the combat effectiveness of the army also dropped significantly.

The Chu State's military deterrence was gradually insufficient, and the mountain barbarians gradually became active again.

It was the Mountain Barbarians who took the lead in the rebellions in the two southwest prefectures.

Since force was not enough to deter the barbarians in the southwest, the Chu monarchs and ministers could not start to win over the mountain barbarians by rewarding them with gold, silver, and silk, in order to prevent the mountain barbarians from turning to the Burmese side and worsening the situation in the southwest.

However, the appetite of the mountain barbarians also grew stronger and stronger under this appeasement policy. The leaders gradually became dissatisfied with their current status, and began to dream of splitting the land and sealing the territory, and becoming the actual rulers of the Miao territory in name only, so they secretly They started to flirt with Myanmar.

They will support whoever offers the highest price, a typical loser.

The Miao rebellion and the invasion of Burma were obviously the product of the complete failure of the appeasement policy of the Chu monarchs and ministers in the past.

"Yi Di know small etiquette but no great righteousness, stick to trivial details but no great virtue, pay attention to trivial details but despise integrity, fear power but not virtue, the strong will be robbers and bandits, the weak will be humble, such beasts!"

Zhao Yu said coldly.

"When I defeat the Burmese army, I will personally lead the troops and use my sword to talk to these barbarians!"

Non-my family, its heart must be different!
"Generals, prepare your army for war. After five days of rest, we will send troops to Xunlin City!"

"Follow His Majesty's will!"

All the generals stood up one after another and said in unison.

When the generals left, only Zhao Yu, Jia Xu and Li Ru were left in the tent.

"Wen You, it's been a few days, has Jiang Fangshun been together?"

Li Ru smiled slightly and said: "Your Majesty did not ask, but I am still going to find an opportunity to report to Your Majesty. I don't know how Jiang Fangshun became a secret spy of the Qi State. I just used some small tricks, and this guy was scared." Half dead, he revealed everything he knew, even wanting to reveal all the dirty things he did when he was a child."

Having said this, Li Ru showed an expression of unfinished expression.

What His Majesty asked me to do was really not challenging.

However, if there is a chance in the future, he will capture a few more Qi secret spies and slowly torture them, hoping that they can satisfy his interests...

Seeing Li Ru's expression, Zhao Yu had no idea what this guy was thinking. After lamenting in his heart for the enemy's intelligence officers, he put his hand to his mouth, coughed lightly, and said:
"So, he also revealed the methods used by Qi's secret spies to deliver news?"

"exactly."

"Very good, I've been waiting for this day!"

Zhao Yu's tone became excited.

"Before I left the capital, I had already handed the secret decree into the hands of Du Yu. As long as we are well prepared, Guan Haocang and Du Yu can proceed as planned. However, this forged letter from a Qi spy is a piece of cake. It’s a headache.”

After hearing Zhao Yu's words, both Jia Xu and Li Ru, as top counselors, instantly understood Zhao Yu's plan.

Jia Xu even asked further:
"Your Majesty, are you talking about forged letters?"

"Exactly." After Zhao Yu said these two words, he suddenly realized something. He looked at Jia Xu and asked, "Is it Wen He..."

With a smile on his fat face, Jia Xu cupped his hands and said:

"Your Majesty, Wei Chen is good at forging books!"

Seeing that Jia Xu recommended himself, Zhao Yu was immediately overjoyed.

"Okay, then I'll leave this matter to Wen He!"

In less than half a day, a forged secret letter was placed in front of Zhao Yu.

"How about your majesty?"

Zhao Yu looked at it carefully and compared it with the secret letter found in Jiang Fangshun's mansion. It was indeed a fake and a perfect match.

"Very good. With Wen He's forged secret letter, I don't believe that Qi will not take the bait!"

Zhao Yu laughed and said:
"When this secret letter is sent to Qi State, I will also inform General Guan that they will act according to the plan."

"Your Majesty, the imperial court in Shenjing also needs to give a brief notice to inform all civil and military officials about the situation in the Miao border in order to stabilize people's hearts." Jia Xu reminded softly from the side.

"Wen He said exactly what he said."

Zhao Yu said with admonishment.

Soon, three trained Wind-breaking Falcons flew out of the military camp and flew towards three different places.

One day later, in the divine capital city, the Privy Council.

Wang Pu was frowning and thinking in the handsome man's house.

According to His Majesty's plan before leaving, after the Miao rebellion is quelled, Guan Haocang's troops in the northwest will also fight with Qi's army crossing the river.

Two wars in two directions will inevitably put heavy pressure on the imperial court's finances.

Fortunately, His Majesty confiscated a large amount of money from those corrupt officials and earned a small amount of tens of millions of taels of silver through that auction. With these two additional incomes, the Da Chu government had a certain degree of confidence to carry out two consecutive reforms. A war.

Otherwise, based on the state of the national treasury a year ago, simply quelling the Miao rebellion would be enough to empty the national treasury.

Thinking of this, Wang Pu even had such an idea.

Should we wait until His Majesty returns to Beijing, discuss it with Him, find a few corrupt officials to attack, or hold another auction?

There is no way, His Majesty’s two methods really make money too fast!

However, when he thought about it, he had a vague premonition deep in his heart.

If this is done too many times in a short period of time, I am afraid that the entire bureaucracy will fall into a situation where everyone is in danger, which will be harmful rather than beneficial to the entire Chu State. And the auction seems to have certain disadvantages. , but he couldn't say it for a while.

If Zhao Yu knew Wang Pu's thoughts, he would definitely sigh, he is indeed a Chinese hero.

As a scholar-official, Wang Pu only has a vague concept of how the economy operates, but due to his own experience and knowledge, he can sometimes subconsciously find the key points of the problem.

Auctions are undoubtedly a new thing for the dignitaries of Chu State.

As the saying goes, things are precious.

If a new thing appears many times in a short period of time, people will fall into "aesthetic" fatigue, thereby reducing its potential value.

If you put it at auction, you just can't maximize the value of the item and get the highest price at auction.

At this moment, He Bayun walked into the handsome manor with a happy face.

Before he crossed the threshold, hearty laughter reached Wang Pu's ears.

"Privy Councilor Wang, today I, Heba Keni, made a special trip to congratulate Privy Councilor!"

Although the Editorial Office has a dedicated office space, He Boyun, the helmsman of the Editorial Office, prefers the separate courtyard opened by the Editorial Office in the Privy Council for no other reason than that it is easier to communicate quickly with the Privy Council if urgent military information is received. .

After His Majesty left Beijing, Privy Council Wang Pu, who was most trusted by His Majesty, became the regent in name only.

"Master Heba is joking, why am I, Wang Wenbo, so happy?"

Wang Pu just finished speaking, his eyes glanced at the letter held by He Boyun in his right hand, and his heart moved.

"Could it be that your Majesty has some good news from you?"

"Haha, Ke Ni knows that he can't hide it from the Privy Council."

He Bayun smiled and sat across from Wang Pu and handed the letter in his hand to Wang Pu.

"This is the secret message from Southern Xinjiang that Keni received half an hour ago."

Wang Pu took the secret letter, opened it, and looked at the familiar lines of handwriting on it, his eyes suddenly turned red.

After reading the letter, he just closed the secret letter and sighed.

"God bless your majesty, God bless the great Chu!"

He Boyun nodded in agreement.

I originally thought that even if His Majesty could quell the rebellion, it would take three to five months, but I never thought that it only took His Majesty less than a month and a half from sending troops to quelling the rebellion.

Your Majesty is brave and brave, with the style of Taizu and Wuzong!
With such a wise king, Chu will definitely be able to sweep the world, and He Bayun will definitely be remembered in history!

"Let me inform all colleagues in the cabinet to go to the palace to discuss matters."

Before Zhao Yu left Beijing, he specially designated the east wing of Taiji Hall as the place for cabinet discussions.

"Do you want to inform the ladies about this matter?"

He Boyun asked in a low voice.

Wang Pu thought for a while, nodded and said:
"Your Majesty's affairs are both state affairs and family matters. Naturally, the empresses in the harem must be informed. However, there are differences between the inside and outside, so let Eunuch Gao pass the message. Gao Lishi is a thoughtful person and knows what to do to prevent the news from leaking out."

"Okay, just listen to the Privy Council." He Boyun also thought the same, and immediately nodded in agreement, "After the discussion is over, I will personally go and inform Gao Diaojun."

Soon, everyone in the cabinet who had been notified came to the east wing of Taiji Hall, only to see that Wang Pu and He Bayun had been waiting in the room for some time.

"I've met Privy Wang!"

"I've met Lord Heba!"

After everyone said hello, they took their seats.

After signaling the guards to close the door, Wang Pu just coughed lightly and said:
"Today Wang called all his colleagues here urgently because Wang received a piece of news that His Majesty has put down the Miao rebellion."

As soon as Wang Pu said this, everyone in the cabinet was stunned for a moment, and then started talking.

"Really?"

"How long has it been? It seems less than two months, right?"

"Don't say less than two months, it's still only a few days short of one and a half months!"

"Your Majesty's decisiveness and martial prowess reflect the legacy of the late Emperor!"

At this moment, Chen Yan, the newly appointed right minister of the Ministry of War, frowned and asked:
"Privy King, I have a question, why did the Military Intelligence Department of the Ministry of War not receive your Majesty's secret letter?"

After Zhao Yu regained power, the Ministry of War was the most affected among the six departments.

Zhang Liuqi, the former Minister of the Ministry of War, was dismissed from his post and investigated, and three tribes were annihilated. Gao Zhan, the right minister of the Ministry of War, felt old and weak and resigned and returned home. Lu Yian, the left minister of the Ministry of War, continued to hold his original position due to lack of qualifications.

Chen Yan was originally a member of the Ministry of War, but was promoted to the right minister of the Ministry of War.

After Lu Yian received Zhao Yu's order to serve as the pacifier along the Yangtze River and went north to the Guan Haocang tribe, Chen Yan was in charge of the military department.

"Shilang Chen, your Majesty has your reasons for not joining the Military Intelligence Department. This is a secret letter written by your Majesty himself. Please read it, too."

Wang Pu glanced at Chen Yan and said lightly.

There are actually two secret letters sent by His Majesty. One is naturally a successful report on the suppression of the Miao rebellion, and the other is about military affairs.

Chun Yuqing, the commander-in-chief of millet management, was the one to whom Your Majesty asked the Jishi Office to pay close attention.

He Bayun told himself about this because he believed that he was a person whom His Majesty trusted, and he had always been clean and self-sufficient, so he would not collude with those insects.

Wang Pu hit a soft nail here, and Chen Yan closed his mouth angrily.

After everyone in the cabinet had read Zhao Yu's secret letter, Wang Pu just said:
"Everyone who has read the secret letter should also understand His Majesty's foresight. This matter is related to the fate of our country, Chu. I hope that your colleagues will keep silent and don't mention it to others."

Seeing that Wang Pu spoke solemnly, everyone nodded.

"Don't worry, Privy Wang, we understand the seriousness of this matter."

Everyone here is a sensible person, and they know that if His Majesty's plan succeeds, the navy of Qi will be severely damaged and will not be able to recover for three to five years. This will provide a great opportunity to regain the three prefectures in Jiangbei in the future.

If your Majesty can regain the three mansions in Jiangbei and avenge the shame of the past, then these people will be considered famous in the history books.

"As long as you all understand." Wang Pu said with a smile, "In that case, I don't have to waste my time talking."

With that said, Wang Pu looked at Zhou Rui, the Minister of Household Affairs, cupped his hands and said:
"Zhou Shangshu, please also ask Shangshu to prepare grain and fodder and transport it to His Majesty and Guanzhen State Office under other names."

Looking at Zhou Rui, Wang Pu had to sigh, who gave birth to two good daughters.

In the entire household department, Ma Xinyi, the former secretary of the household department, was also dismissed from his post as a rebel against the king. Qin Kerong, the right minister of the household department, was a spy of the Qi State and committed suicide after being exposed.

Zhou Rui was originally a rebel against the king, but because His Majesty did not want to be too implicated in Huang Jingming's incident, he only killed the culprit.

Who would have thought that Mr. Zhou's fortune would turn out well. During the harem draft, all two of his daughters were favored by His Majesty. Not only did they become empresses in the palace, but they were also quite favored.

His Majesty saw that Mr. Zhou was quite talented for the sake of those two empresses, so he temporarily placed him in the position of Minister of Household Affairs.

And Zhou Rui lived up to His Majesty's expectations. With the help of Bu Zhi and others, he kept the household department in order.

"Don't worry, Privy Wang, I will definitely handle this matter properly."

Facing Wang Pu, an important official in the emperor's heart, Zhou Rui did not dare to look down upon him at all, and quickly said with his hands in hand.

　Wow, I sent the chapters in the wrong order...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)