A combination of kindness and power

Author: Gongsun Wujiu

A combination of kindness and power

The army that Zhi Jinwu originally belonged to was also separated from the army and assigned to the Southern Army.

From now on, Zhijinwu will only be responsible for the security work in Chang'an and Wuling areas.

The status of its personnel has also changed to that of servants rather than soldiers.

The original palace guards and lieutenants were unified into the Imperial Guard Army.

The first general of the imperial guard was Su Fei, who had just returned from the Western Regions.

After more than half a year of hard work, Zhang Yue finally took full control of the military power in Guanzhong and Longxi.

After obtaining the most critical military power, Zhang Yue finally had the confidence to take further action.

"Why don't you, sir, take action directly against the powerful people in Guandong?"

Zhang Huan asked while making tea for his father.

Zhang Yue looked at Zhang Huan kindly, he was quite satisfied with his eldest son.

Although Zhang Huan still seems a little immature, at least he does not have the feeling of "the son is not like the father" like the First Emperor and Emperor Xiaowu.

"Young man, you should remember that running a big country is like cooking small dishes. Don't be too hasty. The more hasty you are, the more likely it is to cause problems... If the first emperor hadn't been too impatient, how could the Great Qin Dynasty have perished..."

"It has been a hundred and fifty years since the founding of the Han Dynasty. Despite the mediation of the mausoleum system, the power of local powerful people has been deeply entrenched. This cannot be changed in a hurry. The only way to boil the frog is to boil the frog in warm water!"

Zhang Huan seemed to understand: "If that's the case, why did you order the Marquis of Xinyang to conquer all the powerful locals in Huaisi and Jiangdong?"

Zhang Yue smiled and said: "Do you know the difference between Huaisi Jiangdong and Guandong?"

Zhang Huan was stunned when he heard this. In his eyes, Huaisi and Jiangdong areas also belonged to Guandong.

"I don't know, kid!"

Zhang Huan answered honestly.

Zhang Yue was not angry because of this. He explained patiently: "Strictly speaking, Huaisi and Jiangdong do not belong to Guandong!"

"Even in the eyes of many people, these places are barbarian lands just like the Western Regions and Liaodong..."

Zhang Huan nodded: "Young adults understand, Huaisi and Jiangdong are actually excluded from the Central Plains..."

Zhang Yue said: "Yes, touching Huaisi and Jiangdong Haoqiang will make Guandong Haoqiang alert, but it will not make them feel painful!"

"The powerful people in Guandong instigated this rebellion. They were actually testing the court..."

Zhang Huan suddenly said: "Your Majesty ordered Liu Hou to clean up Huaisi and Jiangdong in order to scare the monkeys..."

Zhang Yue smiled, with a look of satisfaction on his face.

In fact, Zhang Yue supported Liu Yi's actions in Huaisi and Jiangdong, but it was much more than that.

In addition to killing chickens to scare monkeys, it is also setting an example to the world.

Qianniuwei has been promoting what happened in the Huaisi and Jiangdong areas in various counties in the Kanto region.

The purpose of this is naturally to arouse the desires and expectations in the hearts of the landless people in Guandong.

After the tycoons in Huaisi and Jiangdong were wiped out, the local people could be allocated land. If the tycoons in this county were purged, could they also be allocated land?

Zhang Yue knew very well that everyone has desires in their heart.

These people who have lost their land actually have a deeper desire for land than the powerful people, but they are usually suppressed in their hearts.

What Huaisi and Jiangdong did was actually to arouse the desires in the hearts of the people and stir up their hatred of the rich.

However, this is also a double-edged sword. If one of them fails, it can easily lead to chaos in the world.

It is precisely because of this that Zhang Yue has no intention of touching the powerful Guandong powers in a short period of time as long as they stay on their own.

But just like them jumping out on their own, Zhang Yue will not be lenient.

…

In February of the first year of this century, the snow in Chang'an City had not yet melted, and there was still ice and snow everywhere in the Guanzhong area.

At this time, the two armies of the North and South, which had just completed their reorganization, as well as Yulin, Qimen, and Huqi armies, had already gathered in Shanglinyuan.

This was an unprecedented military parade held by Zhang Yue to shock the world.

The number of troops involved, plus those responsible for guarding, exceeded 100,000.

This scale is also the largest military parade held since Emperor Xiaowu.

If we only consider the number of standing troops, this military parade is the largest number of standing troops dispatched since the founding of the Han Dynasty.

The army's armor coverage rate of 90% also reached the peak of the Han army.

Different from previous military parades, this time Colonel Shanglinyuan was not closed to the outside world, but instead allowed the common people and people from all over the world to visit freely.

Because the news of the military parade had been announced long ago, many people came to watch it.

The military parade has not yet started, and crowds from all over the world have gathered in Shanglin Garden early.

A large number of powerful people from Guandong, businessmen from various countries, and military commanders from all over the world came to visit.

Although there is no statistics on the number of visitors, it can be roughly estimated that the number of visitors is no less than 500,000.

At that moment, Emperor Liu He's chariot appeared in the eyes of everyone looking forward to it.

The Yuhu, pulled by six almost identical white horses, and the nearly 1,000 armored cavalry responsible for guarding, fully demonstrate the majestic appearance of a powerful man.

Behind the emperor's carriage is the imperial edict carriage pulled by four horses, which is naturally the carriage of the Sima General Yunyang Hou Zhang Yue, who is now the real controller of Chang'an and even the Han Dynasty.

Accompanied by the sound of neat horse hooves, the emperor and Zhang Yue's chariot arrived at the viewing platform that had been set up long ago.

"Boom boom boom!"

A group of about three hundred warriors wearing heavy armor quickly rushed forward from behind the carriage and guarded the viewing platform according to the predetermined position.

The more than a thousand uniformed cavalry were arranged on both sides of the main ceremony stage, isolating the main stage from the ordinary viewing stage.

Then the emperor and Zhang Yue got out of the car one after another and climbed onto the viewing platform under the guidance of the ceremony officer.

"Two thousand stones from the princes and princes... come on stage!"

"drive!"

Following the shouts of the ceremony officials, the ministers and ministers also stepped onto the viewing platform one after another according to their status.

Afterwards, representatives of the people and envoys from various countries took the stage.

However, their location is not the main auditorium, but the auxiliary viewing platforms on both sides.

This time, Zhang Yue invited all the countries that had contact with the Han Dynasty to attend the Lin Daye.

Even Xiongnu, Anxi, Kushan, Mojiatuo, and Sushen were invited.

The only one who was not invited was Buyeo.

In Zhang Yue's eyes, Fuyu Kingdom no longer existed.

"Your Majesty, please!"

Zhang Yue asked Emperor Liu He to come forward with a smile on his face.

Liu He looked at the almost endless army in the audience, and he was naturally very excited.

He couldn't help but sigh in his heart, "Today we know how noble the emperor is!"

However, seeing so many armored warriors looking at him, Liu He couldn't help but feel nervous and his legs were a little weak.

He took a deep breath, managed to stabilize his mind, and walked to the stage accompanied by Zhang Yue.

"Long live His Majesty the Emperor... Long live the great Han... The Han army is mighty..."

Seeing the emperor appear in front of the stage, the soldiers who were reviewed shouted in unison.

It can be said that the sound shook the whole world, and for a while the whole world seemed to be the only one with this sound.

The envoys from various countries on the viewing platform all had pale faces.

Especially the envoys from the Anxi, Kushan and Xiongnu kingdoms all looked at each other in confusion at this time.

They didn't expect that this big man would be more powerful than they usually judged.

Even with all the efforts of the whole country, they would not be able to gather so many armored soldiers.

But this is just the army stationed in the Chang'an area of ​​the Han Dynasty.

They had already inquired about it and found that the Han Dynasty had more than 700,000 standing troops throughout the country.

"How magnificent!"

Prime Minister Yang Chang couldn't help but feel his heart trembling when he looked at the scene in front of him of "thousands of camps shouting together."

In fact, since the founding of the country, the Han Dynasty has held a grand ceremony every year in Shanglinyuan.

Especially during the periods of Emperor Gao and Emperor Xiaojing, many military parades were held with more people than there were people.
To be continued...