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Chapter 808 Imperial Power
The winter snow in Youjing has already melted.

By the side of Yongji Canal, teenagers go outing and shoot willows as a show, and there are young teenagers riding lightly on horses on the road.

Youjing is near the north. In recent years, we have been with the Hu people for a long time, and the folk customs are more open. The women's dress is not to cover their faces, and they directly and generously show their faces.

And the proportion of orchids in Youjing City is also exceptionally high, because orchids are beautiful, and they don't cost a lot of money like marrying a woman from the Han family.

Therefore, more and more Hu Ji are married in Youjing, and intermarriage between Hu and Han is common.

In Youjing's palace.

There are hundreds of officials standing in the hall. These are the important ministers of the Great Zhao. There are many old officials with white hair, and there are also young officials who have been promoted recently. of courtiers.

Such as Tuli, Ashina Momo, etc., apart from Turkic people, Shi De Xi people are the most. Khitan, officials of Ding Ling's various ministries.

Although the hall was full of people, none of the officials dared to speak.

In the main hall, Li Chongjiu was sitting in a dragon robe, carefully watching the battle reports from various quarters.Li Chongjiu just sat casually, but the officials in front of him didn't dare to make a fuss, they all stood up straight.

Many young officials had sweat dripping from their foreheads.

It's not Li Chongjiu's intention, it's just that the power of the world has gathered one person. Under such imperial power, people can't help but be in awe.
Now Li Chongjiu is learning that Li Jiancheng went to the Hot Spring Palace to plead guilty to Li Yuan because of Yang Wengan's rebellion.Cao Wen sent this matter to Li Chongjiu, and said that Li Tang was likely to have a big turmoil.

After reading Cao Wen's letter, Li Chongjiu made a decision. He issued an order to Wen Yanbo and the others: "I will pass on my will and order Su Su, who is stationed in Taiyuan, to lead the army of Taiyuan County to attack Hedong. At the same time, he also ordered Liang Division Du, Xue Wanjun, and Zhang Changxun led the Han army, as well as the Dangxiang, Jihu and other allied forces, to attack Duan Decao and cooperate with Su Su's advance."

"Xu Shiji, who was stationed in Luoyang, and Shan Xiongxin are attacking Henan. They not only want to conquer the lost ground, but also test Li Tang's reality. Li Jing is a famous general, so don't underestimate the enemy."

"In addition, order Wang Mahan to lead an army of 2 troops from the Yongji Canal to the south and attack Hanoi after reaching Liyang! Li Shentong is an incompetent general, so he must be captured alive."

Hearing what Li Chongjiu said, Ji Chuan stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, we have just defeated the Turks, and our vitality has not recovered. Besides, the soldiers were very tired after repeated battles last year. Now things are not ready, so we suddenly attacked Li Tang. I'm afraid there is no chance of winning."

Lin Dangfeng also said: "Yes, Your Majesty, with the current national treasury and grain and grass reserves, it is safe to delay the march of troops for at least half a year, and the grassland has not yet been truly calmed down. Goguryeoyuan Gai Suwen rebelled, and Song Jingang and Lin Shihong in the south The battle has not yet been decided, and the time to attack Tang is not yet ripe."

Li Chongjiu glanced at Jichuan, and Lin Dangfeng and the two said: "We can't wait until everything is ready before attacking. The chance of fighting is fleeting. Back then, Yuan Shao had the opportunity to destroy Cao Cao, but he refused to send troops because of his son's illness, and finally lost. Now our army is strong and powerful, and although our power is greater than that of Li Tang, we dare not be careless. The father and son of the Li family are dragons among men, and they may not have the power to turn around. Now that Li Tang has shown his flaws, I will severely The attack is to attack Tang no matter how difficult the country is!"

When Li Chongjiu said that, all the ministers were shocked.Ji Chuan and Lin Dangfeng didn't dare to object anymore, they agreed together.

"We have 10,000+ grassland cavalry to help out, and now the Western Turks are also falling to us. Li Tang's heavy troops stationed under Chang'an, there is no spare power to fight back."

If it is said that before the pacification of the Turks, the cavalry on the grasslands of Zhao State could not be liberated and fought Li Tang with one hand, then now they are fighting with both hands.

"Of course I won't be careless. The situation on the grassland still needs [-] cavalry from Shidexi to stabilize. This time, I will let them move around the Hexi area, assume the posture of attacking Guanzhong, and then act according to the timing! "

All the ministers said yes, and now Da Zhao is fighting on three sides at the same time. On the east side, Yuan Gai Su Wen killed Goguryeo king Gao Baozang, proclaimed himself emperor, and the country was called Liao, intending to oppose Li Chongjiu.

Li Chongjiu ordered Yuan Gai Suwen to go to the emperor's name, but Yuan Gai Suwen refused, and sent troops to garrison the Great Wall, assuming a battle to the end.

At present, Li Chongjiu ordered Guo Xiaoke, Tu Diji, and Zhou Zhou, who had returned from Liaodong, to attack Goguryeo from the north and the south. Zhouzhou crossed the Liaoshui River and led the troops of Liaodong County to besiege Liaodong City.

In addition, Li Chongjiu also sent letters of credence to Baekje and Silla, and asked them to send troops from the south to cooperate with Goguryeo. Princess Deman, who is currently in charge of Silla, and the king of Baekje did not dare to violate Li Chongjiu's order, and sent land and water troops to attack Pyongyang. , Li Chongjiu sent the navy general Cheng Mingzhen and the navy governor Zhao Xin to send troops from Dengzhou, leading the Zhao navy with 1 horses to fight across the sea to cooperate with Silla Baekje and attack Pyongyang.

As soon as the five-way army came out, Koguryo was shaken. Yuan Gai Suwen immediately asked Li Chongjiu to take the title of emperor and was willing to be a minister.In the future, Li Chongjiu will whip out of Youjing City, order the army to attack, and directly take the head of Yuan Gai Suwen to see him.
On the other hand, the battle between Song Jingang and Xiao Xian against Lin Shihong continued.

In February, Xiao Xian led [-] Jiangnan naval forces up the Yangtze River to attack Poyang Lake, the base camp of Lin Shihong's navy.

On the other hand, Song Jingang led the newly formed Jianghuai elite, with the Jianghuai Army Shuanglong Wang Xiongdan and Kan Leng as the vanguard, leading an army of [-] troops from Jiangdu south to join Xiao Xian.

After Lin Shihong heard the news, he immediately turned to the army of Chu State, and with his younger brother Lin Yaoshi as the general, he led an army of [-] to Poyang Lake to fight the Zhao army.

Lin Shihong knew that if he waited for Song Jingang's main force to arrive, he would lose the battle without fighting.So Lin Shihong made a desperate move and led 3 troops to attack Xiao Xian first.

The two armies fought a bloody battle at Poyang Lake. Xiao Mian lost three battles in a row at the beginning of the battle, but then he held his ground and supported until Song Jingang's army arrived.Seeing Song Jingang's army coming, Lin Shihong knew that he was invincible, so he abandoned Jiujiang and left. Zhao Jun took advantage of the situation and captured Jiujiang.

After Song Jingang occupied Jiujiang, Lin Shihong's base camp, he immediately won against Li Chongjiu. On the other hand, he ordered Wang Xiongdan and Kan Leng to pursue Lin Shihong.

At the same time, King Kong of the Song Dynasty ordered Xiao Mi to lead an army to the south of the Lingnan area, not only to prevent Lin Shihong from fleeing south, but also to show off his force and deter Feng Ang, the leader of the slang in the south of the Lingnan area.

Now Li Chongjiu decided to take advantage of Li Tang's civil strife and send troops to attack Li Tang again. This three-sided attack really surprised everyone.

But at the same time, everyone also felt the strength of Zhao Guo. With Zhao Guo's military strength, it does have this capital today.

Moreover, Li Chongjiu didn't need to conscript himself, he just needed to sit in the main hall and plan a strategy thousands of miles away.All sides are powerful, and generals who can stand alone can be trusted.

Li Chongjiu sat in the hall, and the officials below bowed their heads, and the government orders were deliberated one by one, and issued in the form of imperial edicts.

Although Li Chongjiu is not an arbitrary person, and it is not at the beginning of the founding of the country, when Li Chongjiu issued a decree, the officials of Zhao State did not have much doubts, and the number of admonishing officials such as Wei Zheng, Ji Chuan and others are less and less. Even if he objected to the remonstrance in the hall, he dared not persuade Li Chongjiu after seeing Li Chongjiu's insistence.

There are even fewer children from other aristocratic families, veterans of the Great Zhao, and even Wen Yanbo, the Prime Minister of Taiping.

It's not that they dare not speak out, but that Li Chongjiu has made great achievements now, since he suppressed the Turks and created this unparalleled martial arts.Li Chongjiu's current prestige is unmatched by anyone. One word is a golden rule, and few people will question it.

The ministers are always worried that Li Chongjiu's imperial power is too heavy, and he will repeat the mistakes of Yang Guangzhi.But in fact, the greater the imperial power of Dazhao, the more disadvantageous it is in all aspects of war.

Since the founding of the country, the strong centralization of power has been implemented, coupled with Li Chongjiu's personal prestige, under this, the imperial power of Da Zhao is extremely strong.

Under the powerful imperial power, no matter whether it is the Hebei gentry who looks down on the various sects, the Hebei gentry who are different from the Hebei gentry, the old officials of the former court, the newly promoted officials of the humble family, and the business lords who have a lot of business resources and information. Officials, and even the grassland Hu people who had been at odds with the Han people, their internal conflicts were all suppressed.

Mutual strife among each other is reduced to a minimum, and under the imperial power, everyone is twisted together. If things go on like this for a few years, ten years, or 20 years, a new interest group will be formed, and a set of unspoken rules to be followed will be implemented. .

But before that, only under the powerful imperial power can the different factions of the Great Zhao Empire be maintained.At this point, Li Chongjiu was quite envious of Li Yuan, because he only needed to handle the Guanlong Group's relationship well.

The promulgation of government orders one by one, a few random words, can change the fate of thousands, tens of thousands, and 10,000+ people in their lives.

Everyone has taken it for granted that this vast Zhao Empire is ruled by this hall.

At night, the lights had been lit, and most of the officials had dispersed, but there were still more than a dozen officials who reported the matter in front of Li Chongjiu.

And the officials on duty in His Highness's Ministry of Education sent battle reports one after another from the outside at any time.There was a queue outside the hall again, and the officials held the memorials in their hands, waiting to receive Li Chongjiu.

This was also Li Chongjiu's decision. Since the start of the war, he has deprived Zhongshu Shengpiao of his power. All news about the situation of the war, no matter how big or small, was presented to him for correction.

In this way, the workload of the officials of Zhongshu Province has increased tenfold, and Li Chongjiu's workload has also been greatly increased. However, Li Chongjiu is still full of energy after working so far. Only such a person can manage everything and handle the affairs of the whole country in an orderly manner.

(End of this chapter)