Fenyang, a county system, was famous throughout the world for its Fenyang Palace during the Daye period.
Fenyang Palace is naturally Yang Guang's masterpiece. In fact, it was one of the summer resorts of Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty. He only visited it a few times, but he liked big projects.
Fenyang Palace is built on a high place beside Fenyang Lake. It is said that the scenery is extremely beautiful, and the palaces are endless. I don’t know the geometry. It should be almost like a small city.
Not to mention this, Yang Guang also ordered people to build a plank road leading directly to Ningwu Tianchi. The amount of work is really not small.
Fenyang Palace is located at the south end of Loufan and is under the jurisdiction of Xihe County and Fenyang County. Of course, Fenyang Palace is located here, but it is under the direct jurisdiction of Jinyang Palace.
In fact, strategically speaking, even if Fenyang Palace is bigger, it is not important. What is important has always been the large warehouse of Fenyang Palace. Fenyang Palace has two warehouses, the east and the west, for the people of Fenyang Palace.
It was prepared when Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty visited Fenyang Palace.
Every time Yang Guang went on patrol, he always had a large number of people, so the Fenyang Palace was very large.
It is located in the gap between Yanmen and Loufan in Taiyuan, and no one dares to snatch it.
Of course, that was a matter of normal times. There was a war in the north, and Fenyang Palace Cang was no different from other big warehouses. They were both the focus of people's plundering.
After the Fenyang Palace was exhausted, the difference between Fenyang Palace and today's Zhuojun Palace was not that big.
Therefore, what Chen Xiaoyi was referring to was naturally not Fenyang Palace, but Fenyang in Xihe County.
With Fenyang, the three counties in the north are truly complete, and they no longer have to worry about what Jinyang in the south will do.
Obviously, as far as Chen Xiaoyi is concerned, he has no good impression of Li Yuan. To put it more deeply, as a Sui Dynasty minister, although he is also walking on the road of rebellion, he has a vague regard for Li Yuan.
He is a rebellious minister and a traitor.
Most of the ministers of the late Sui Dynasty had this kind of mentality, but the situation dictated that as long as those who were not determined to die with the Sui Dynasty, they would not go to bury the Sui Dynasty, and they would have to find their own way out.
Now, Chen Xiaoyi is considering the defense in the south of the three counties.
Li Po had never been to Fenyang Palace, nor had he seen Fenyang City. He only considered one question, whether it was appropriate to occupy Fenyang now.
In fact, the answer will be available soon. No matter what, get it first and then talk about it.
Li Yuan became emperor in Chang'an, but while Li Yuan was in Jinyang, he had little connection with the Li family. He sent people to Chang'an, which could be regarded as leaving a way out for himself. Now it seems that the effect is not satisfactory.
Moreover, starting from last year, attacking Youzhou in the east, occupying the Turks in the north, and conquering the three counties of Daizhou, none of them would leave a good impression on Li Yuan.
In this case, we can only take one step at a time.
Let’s capture Fenyang first.
Li Yuan is not scary, but Li Shimin is scary. Li Po has always found reasons to comfort himself, of course. Having dealt with Li Shimin, he feels that Li Shimin is not scary.
Moreover, he didn't regret much that he didn't rely on Li Yuan when he was in Jinyang.
Because if he really took the opportunity to get closer at that time, look at the chaos in the world now, and he might have to let others control him. Fight this today, fight that tomorrow, and worry about the subsequent battle for the throne. Why bother?
reason?
It's far better than now to make the decision yourself and do whatever you want.
However, war matters do not need to be discussed in detail with a few prefects, but need to be discussed with the generals.
Of course, the prefects and generals these days are almost the same. For example, Chen Xiaoyi was also someone who had led troops in battles.
He regarded Fenyang as a thorn in his flesh, and he considered it from a strategic perspective.
After almost half an hour, Li Po's head was as big as a bucket. He finally understood that even if he left these people in Mayi for ten days and a half, the matter would not be finished.
Therefore, he planned to think carefully about "the way of governance" in the future.
Then he stood up and said, "It's getting late. Everything has its own priorities. When you go back, think carefully about what should be done first and what should be slowed down. Then we can discuss it again."
"As for us, let's not talk about meritocracy. In my eyes, those who can do things and do things well are good officials..."
"Okay, let's not talk so much. We have a long time to come. Now come with me and we will finally get together for once. We won't talk about anything else tonight. As long as one of you doesn't come back drunk, don't let anyone ruin the fun."
The people outside were indeed impatient with waiting. Luo Shixin, for example, came over to take a look, but was blocked by Li Chun.
When Li Po led a few people out, a group of military men were already hungry. These guys had never suffered from hunger since they entered Li Po's army.
It’s really not a big joke if you don’t want to be in Mayi County but your stomach growls with hunger.
As soon as they saw Li Po coming out, everyone cheered up, and the sound of hammering their chests immediately became one. Chen Xiaoyi and the others quietly stepped aside.
Li Po looked at the dark crowd of heads in the hall. After being tortured by several literati, he finally felt a lot more refreshed.
This is the real wealth he has accumulated over the past few years.
After glancing around, Li Po smiled contentedly and reached the main seat first. He stretched out his hand and pressed the button, "Everyone, take a seat. Come over and serve the food and wine."
Everyone's seats have been arranged, so these guys don't have to fight over such a trivial matter as seats.
Even so, Luo Shixin didn't know how many times he glared at Yu Chigong who was sitting in front of him that night.
In fact, it is still a bit chaotic. There are too few civil servants, so it is impossible to separate the civil and military departments into two tiers, so they can only mix it up.
After everyone was seated, the county officials gathered around and started serving food and wine.
After many years, Mayi County finally showed its grandeur again.
The heroes of the three counties are gathered together. If anyone can surround Mayi County at this time, the three counties can conquer without a fight. Unfortunately, now there are large armies inside and outside the county city, and almost all the elite soldiers of the three counties are gathered in one place.
Who can make trouble at this time?
When the food and wine were ready, Li Po took the lead in raising a toast, "This is the last year of the great cause. We are officials of the Sui Dynasty. We should guard the borders for the country and defend the enemy from outside. It's a pity..."
"We are living here today because of current events. We have to defend ourselves with troops. I am fortunate to be the leader of them all... What I did before is worthy of my conscience. What will happen next? Let's wait for the future...
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"I only hope that you can join me and work together to fight the national crisis. As an official, you can govern the world and bring peace to the people. As a general, you can kill the enemy with all your strength. As a person of the people, you can live in peace and comfort."
"Come. Drink this cup with me. May we all be successful and prosperous in the future."
This was actually similar to a declaration of rebellion. The soldiers were quite excited, while the civil servants were a little more complicated, but they didn't feel there was anything wrong with it.
In the lobby of Mayi County Mansion, wine and food were fragrant, and arms like forests were raised. Immediately, people drank all the wine in their glasses, drank it into their mouths, and swallowed it in their stomachs. The Sui Dynasty stayed in the three counties of Daizhou
The smell has almost dissipated in just one drink.
Li Po congratulated three cups in a row and let everyone do as they pleased. After everyone was organized, the drinking party officially began.
This gathering is not about how big of a deal he has solved, but that it has a certain meaning.
This is the gathering of officials and generals from the three counties of Daizhou. I'm afraid it won't be that easy to get everyone together to talk later.
Therefore, Li Po no longer disturbed people's drinking pleasure by showing off, and talked and laughed loudly until the glass was dry, which immediately made the atmosphere of the banquet lively.
When the wine was in full swing, the Youzhou people were calling themselves brothers to the Turks. Yuchi Gong and Luo Shixin were going back and forth, just wanting to compete at the wine table. The Yuchi brothers took the opportunity to gang up and beat Liu Jingsheng to the ground, and the other leading military officers
They were also divided into several gangs, and the fight was inextricable.
The literati were a little more reserved at first, but after a few rounds, Wang Lu, who was not good at drinking, fell directly on the table. Wen Yanbo drank until the glass was dry, and Su Dan almost vomited out the bile he drank, so he took the opportunity to teach him a lesson.
Look at this young boy who doesn't respect his elders.
Then he turned around and poured more information into Chen Xiaoyi. It seemed that the most senior governor of Yanmen always had a condescending and deep look that made him feel uncomfortable.
The front of the county mansion is very lively, but the back is much quieter.
Hongyanzhuer was having a drink with Li Bi. The banquet started in front, and Li Chun also came back. The three women were drinking one cup at a time and I was having a good time.
Li Bi's injury has recovered, but her face is slightly pale.
She did not go to the front to join in the fun, nor did she listen to the corner in the back hall, but the look she glanced at the front house from time to time showed that this ambitious woman was still unwilling to settle for a mediocre mentality.
With red eyes, her thoughts were much simpler. She drank one cup after another with Li Bi. She just wanted to drink down the opponent in front of her and breathe a sigh of relief.
After Li Chun joined, Hongyanzhuer suddenly gained an ally.
Li Bi, who was distracted, unknowingly allowed two evil-minded guys to scheme against her. She drank so hard that she fell down on the couch in a daze.
After the two guys succeeded, they looked at each other and smiled, and continued to compete over their drinking capacity.
When Li Po returned to the back house drunk, he almost lost his temper. The three women in the house had all drunk too much.
Li Bi was like a cat, curled up and sleeping soundly. Li Chun was dancing with a sword. There was nothing interesting to see. Her sword skills were only designed for killing people, not that fancy. Besides, she danced crookedly, making her blush.
The monkey's butt is the same.
The red-eyed child had obviously drunk too much, because she was the only one holding the wine jar and pouring wine into her mouth. However, her face became paler as she drank more, and her eyes were so red that they seemed to be bleeding. Looking at
A bit scary.
Li Po also drank a lot, but he was much more restrained than these three women. He was angry and funny and ordered the three of them to be sent back to rest. He sat down and rubbed his forehead, exhaustion welling up like a tide.
, thinking about something in my mind, I fell asleep here.
Li Po stayed in Mayi City for four days and discussed with Chen Xiaoyi and others for four days.
Then he summoned the generals and appointed Yu Chigong as the Lieutenant of Mayi County, the Magistrate of Lu County as the Magistrate of Mayi County, Yuchi Xin as the Magistrate of Loufan County, and Liu Jing was promoted to the Lieutenant of Yanmen County.
Luo Shixin and Wang Zhibian were also appointed as the left and right leaders of the marching general administration.
Finally, Ren Wangqing and Li Bi were appointed Sima of the Marching Army.
After initially setting up the airs of the marching general manager's office, Li Po led his army southward to Yanmen together with Chen Xiaoyi.
The former Daizhou Governor's Mansion had been abandoned for some time.
In the eleventh year of Daye, when Shibi Khan led an army of more than 300,000 people to Yanmen and Wang Que, the prefect of Yanmen, was demoted from his post to serve as a civilian, people in the three counties of Daizhou were concerned about the person who acted as the general manager of Daizhou. In fact, they only
There is only one Loufan prefect left.
Therefore, in the past few years, Daizhou General Manager's Mansion has existed in name only, with no officials and no subordinates. Just like the Yunzhong Shouchuo Mansion back then, it has become an empty frame.
Of course, when Li Po led his army to Yanmen, the General Manager's Mansion had been renovated and was just waiting for Li Po to move in.
Before Li Po could catch his breath, he asked several Sima to prop up the empty shell of the General Manager's Mansion.
The envoy from Jinyang arrived.
At this time, because Li Yuan proclaimed himself emperor in Chang'an, Li Yuanji had already been promoted to King of Qi. He was young but had a lot of titles on his head.
General Zhenbei, commander-in-chief of the march of Taiyuan Road, commander-in-chief of the military of fifteen counties, and commander-in-chief of the annexed state.
He was almost the vassal king who controlled the entire Jin region. It can be seen that going south to Chang'an also cost Li Yuan a lot of money. Otherwise, it would never be the fourth son Li Yuanji guarding the lair where he started his career.
There were many people who sincerely took refuge in Li Yuan, but not many who were worthy of his trust. Those who guarded Shu were his brothers, and the ones who worked most diligently in the war were his sons and sons-in-law.
Is it nepotism? A little bit, but the most important reason is that he has begun to distrust the children of the Kansai clan.
The person coming from Jinyang is named Dou Jing, whose courtesy name is Yuan Xiu, and is Dou Dan's brother. Both of these brothers are now serving in the Bingzhou General Manager's Office. They are Li Po's "fellows". Obviously, whoever was sent here was also carefully considered.
Kung fu.
When Li Yuan received Zen in the Sui Dynasty, the first thing he did was to change his military ethics, and then immediately changed his banner.
Later, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty restored the old system and abolished the system of prefectures and prefectures. In other words, the local system became a two-level system of prefectures and counties. He was similar to Yang Guang. He was thinking about the new dynasty and the new atmosphere, so he came up with this idea.
, in fact, it doesn’t have much practical significance.
These two items were the edicts that Dou Jing brought to Li Po. Li Po looked at them and then threw them aside. He felt that the sun, moon and stars flag was quite good and there was no need to change it. As for whether it was Sui or Sui Dynasty tattooed on it.
Tang, he doesn't care, as long as it has the character Li on it, that's it.
As for whether it was a state system or a county system, he could only say sorry to Dou Jing in his heart, you were late.
I have just made a few prefects, and you want to replace the prefects with assassins. It takes too much time. Let's wait until later.
Moreover, you also created a Bingzhou general manager to take charge of the military of fifteen counties. You don’t even know whether you are a state or a county. Why are you here talking to me?
Of course, he agreed to everything, but whether he would do it or not was another matter.
Generally speaking, the conversation was pretty good at this moment. Li Po was always very warm and considerate when entertaining people.
Perhaps because Li Po was too attentive, the guest felt that this warlord who was close to Jinyang was nothing more than that, so the conversation after that was very unpleasant.