Hebei, Weicheng.
Weicheng is not a big city in Hebei. It is under the jurisdiction of Wuyang County and is not even a county town.
But its geographical location is very advantageous. It is not far from the Yellow River in the south and on the edge of Yongji Canal. It was one of the transfer stations from Luoyang to Zhuojun.
Since Yang Guang dug the canal, the cities along the canal have gradually prospered. When Yang Guang conquered Liaodong, the convenience of Weicheng became even more prominent.
Dou Jiande was a soldier and was very pragmatic, so he chose Weicheng as the capital of the Xia Kingdom. However, the water in the canal was still flowing, but the Xia Kingdom had no good ships to travel on it to provide convenience, which made Dou Jiande quite regretful.
Of course, there is no imperial palace in Weicheng. Dou Jiande still lives in the old government office of the Wei County magistrate. It was only expanded a few years ago, and it barely looks like a palace. According to the imperial palace, it is still poor.
Looking far away.
After pacifying Youzhou, some people suggested moving the capital of the Xia Kingdom to Zhuo County. There was the former Sui Dynasty palace there. Although it had been abandoned for many years, it was still quite magnificent. It looked like the capital of a country.
Dou Jiande was very moved after hearing this, but Guozi offered wine and persuaded him: Zhuojun is close to the outside of the Great Wall and far from the Central Plains. It is the place where troops are stationed to guard the border. If you are a general, it is just right to live here, but you are already
As the emperor of Xia, it would be inappropriate to live in Zhuojun.
Dou Jiande felt it was very reasonable after hearing this, so he returned to Wei County and regarded Weicheng as his hometown. It was a bit small and looked very shabby, but it was located at the junction of Shandong, Hebei and Henan.
For those who are interested in the world, this is a good place to deploy troops in the Central Plains.
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At this time, Dou Jiande was sitting in the hall, talking to Cui Junsu, the minister, Cao Dan, the minister, and Pei Ju, the minister.
Since Tong Guangshou, Wang Fubao and others were executed one after another, Dou Jiande's rule has become much more orderly. Those domineering and rude generals no longer criticize the emperor's actions, and they will no longer fight because of distance and distance.
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Not to mention that after following Dou Jiande for a long time, he would become spoiled and bully his colleagues, so when Dou Jiande convened everyone to discuss matters, he no longer had so many worries.
Otherwise, if he summons the prime minister to discuss matters, Tong Guangshou and others will say weird things behind his back, such as that the emperor has changed and he no longer wants to be at peace with the old people.
In fact, in essence, it is similar to Xiao Mian's killing of Zhang Xiu. They are both actions to eliminate heroes after something is accomplished. However, Dou Jiande is obviously more controlling than Xiao Mian and has less influence on his subordinates.
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"Wang Shiyun went to surrender to Li Ding'an. The eastern capital of Luoyang has become an empty city. It's so close... I was wondering if I should send troops to investigate?"
Hearing what the emperor said, the three prime ministers looked at each other, and Pei Ju smiled first, "It's not impossible for the Supreme Lord to take the Eastern Capital into his pocket..."
Dou Jiande laughed hard, "I know you have many ideas..." In a flash, he thought that he was already the emperor and couldn't be so rude, so he coughed twice, "Do you have any good ideas, my dear? Just tell me, don't you?"
It’s Luoyang, I’ve long wanted to go in and have a look.”
The minister ordered Cao Dan to glare at Pei Ju and said: "Your Majesty, don't listen to nonsense. If we occupy Luoyang at this time, Xiao Mian will definitely blame the Supreme Being for bullying us, and he may do something in anger.
Not to mention Li Ding'an, as long as we enter Luoyang City, the light cavalry will arrive in a moment and surround us in the city. It won't take long for us to starve to death."
Dou Jiande plucked his beard several times and glared at his brother-in-law, obviously blaming him for not understanding his feelings and not even giving him a chance to have a sweet dream.
Then he looked at Pei Ju eagerly, wanting to hear his good idea.
The old fox is now over seventy years old. His beard and hair are all white, but he is still very energetic. He can fight with others and play tricks with others. He is no worse than the old man He who lives far away in Chang'an.
"The Supreme Lord just needs to write a letter to Li Ding'an, saying that he is willing to become his vassal, and jointly defeat Xiao Xian, and then lead the army into Luoyang, the eastern capital. Isn't it logical?"
This sentence made several other people stunned. They felt that this statement was not quite right, but after thinking about it carefully, it was quite feasible. The old fox was indeed an old fox, and his ability to fool people was still first-rate.
Cui Junsu shook his head first, "What Pei Zhongshu said is wrong. When Wu and Shu formed an alliance to fight against Cao, it was not because Wu and Shu were in love, but because Cao Cao was so powerful that they had to fight. Now if we join forces with Li Ding'an to attack Xiao Xian, what's the difference?"
Shu and Cao allied forces to attack Sun Wu? Even if they get some advantages, it will not help the big thing..."
Before Cao Dan could help again, Pei Ju had already nodded and said with a smile: "I saw that the Supreme Being was very eager and was afraid that he would be unhappy when he spoke for a while, so I spoke out to make you smile. Many people have offended you, so don't blame me."
Cui Junsu also tugged his beard fiercely, wishing he could go up and joke with that old man? You are just kidding in front of the king...
Cao Dan was very generous. He just snorted, thought about it and then laughed again, "Pei Zhongshu has always been full of tricks. Even if he is joking, his courage is not small. I admire him."
Dou Jiande didn't take it seriously. He had always admired the demeanor of people from powerful families, and Pei Ju was one of the best, so he would tolerate Pei Ju in everything. Even if he wasn't as "filial" as Li Po treated He Chou,
It can be said to be a rare sight.
"Oh, it's a pity. If you surrender to Li Ding'an and you can get Luoyang, it's not a big deal... Li Ding'an and I have never had any enmity, and I admire him very much..."
Cao Dan coughed helplessly and simply interrupted his thoughts, "Supreme, please be careful what you say. Li Ding'an is ambitious and cunning, so we should be more careful.
From now on, the Supreme Lord will never mention whether he is a minister or not. Luo Yi was caught and killed by that man, and Li Yuan and his son were also dead. If we lower our heads, we may lose our lives."
Dou Jiande lowered his eyelids helplessly and muttered, "That's all I said, don't take it seriously."
I was thinking in my heart that Li Ding'an was naturally difficult to deal with. At that time, he was just the general guard of Mayi, so he dared to lead troops to Youzhou to kill Song Jingang and Luo Yi. I brought hundreds of thousands of people with me.
I was quite fooled by him.
Now that guy has led troops into Chang'an and has become even more powerful, we are stupid enough to confront him head-on, so what's wrong with having a show-off with him first?
"Luoyang is there. If Xiao Xian is too timid to come north, won't he let Li Ding'an take advantage?"
Pei Ji smiled slightly and said: "Your Majesty, please relax. If Li Ding'an wants to enter Henan, I'm afraid he will mobilize his troops at the beginning of spring. Now there is no movement. Instead, Wang Shiyun abandoned the city and left. I think he came with the intention of Xiao Mian. We just have to wait and see.
Just change.”
This chapter has been completed!