"Xu Hou is the master of military affairs in our dynasty. His level of military formation is indeed very high. It's hard for us to find fault..."
After hearing Han Gui's detailed explanation of Xu Huai's plans for the upcoming war, Gao Chunnian was the first to stand up and praise Wang Boqian.
"The prime minister is in charge of military affairs. Does he feel that there is anything that can be added to the strategy proposed by Marquis Xu?"
As the privy envoy, Wang Boqian should theoretically have the most say in the next arrangements for the Huaixi War. However, the situation has deteriorated to this point. Even if he was not directly sent to prison like Yang Maoyan, the government and the opposition
He still somewhat understands the criticism against him.
He had to stand up and say "no" at this time, which made those admonishers with softer bones than "wall grass" jump out to impeach him. Can your Majesty really protect him?
"Wei Chen's eyesight is poor and I didn't see anything wrong." Wang Boqian bowed to Emperor Shaolong and said.
The veins on Emperor Shaolong's forehead twitched several times.
As the privy envoy, Wang Boqian's troop mobilization and marching strategy were all within the scope of his authority. Before the palace meeting, he also saw it earlier than others.
Xu Huai's memorial.
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Even before Zhou He, Wang Fan, Liu Yan and others were summoned to the Chui Gong Hall, Wang Boqian raised a lot of opinions and concerns in the hall, such as whether the simple Niushoushan rebels guarding the area west of the Qinhuai River could withstand the captive soldiers.
It is very doubtful to land again. For example, it would be better if the remnants of the Jianye Navy were reorganized into the Ezhou Navy in Jingnan. Why are they gone now?
"Neither Gao Qing nor Wang Qing thought anything was wrong," Emperor Shao Long looked at Liu Yan with some reluctance and asked, "What do Liu Qing think?"
The key part of Xu Huai's memorial was that the imperial court sent Liu Yan across the river to Chuzhou or Chaoxian County to take charge of the remnants of the Right Xiaosheng Army and the left Xiaosheng Army Yang Qiye and Chuyang and other local troops in Chuyang and other prefectures, and suppress the captive troops from the east wing.
At this time, in addition to the blockade of the Yangtze River by the navy, the entire Chuzhou and western Yangzhou were full of signs of cavalry activities. Generals such as Yang Qiye, Jie Zhong, and Liang Wenjiang only dared to lead their troops to guard a few key towns.
It was no longer possible to restrict the Red Husband cavalry and even infantry from going to Chuzhou and detouring through the hinterland of Yangzhou.
It would be extremely dangerous for Liu Yan to cross the river to Chuzhou or Chaoxian County with only dozens of guards and horses escorting him.
Emperor Shaolong thought that Liu Yan would reject the matter on the spot, and they still had room to discuss Xu Huai's memorial.
"The current situation is dangerous and the building is about to collapse. I don't dare to spare my life, but I am willing to go..." Liu Yan said with firm eyes.
Liu Yan was born as a general, and he has been crawling around in the camp since he was sensible. Instead of staying in the court and doing nothing, it is better to return to the camp and lead the soldiers to fight the enemy.
Besides, Xu Huai dared to sneak through the blockade of the Lubing Navy under the escort of five hundred guards. If he had huddled in Jianye City like a quail, with Wang Boqian, Yang Maoyan, Zhou He, Gao Chunnian, etc.
What's the difference between flow and flow?
"Then let's play it accurately..." Emperor Shaolong said in frustration.
Although re-sending Liu Yan to Chuzhou and commanding troops in Chaoxian County is tantamount to admitting that the previous transfer of Liu Yan from Luzhou to the center was a fatal mistake, but at this time, is there any better way to avoid further deterioration of the situation?
The Suwei Forbidden Army was completely out of control. Except for the three thousand Qiandi Palace Guards, Emperor Shaolong still had some idea of the quality of the Jianye Palace Army.
At this time, Zhou He, Gao Chunnian and others were hurriedly acting as wallflowers with no moral integrity at all. Were they not just worried that some people were brazenly causing a ruckus among the Imperial Guards? Wouldn't the next step be to rely on strong troops and strong horses to "clear the emperor's side"?
As for the soldiers and horses they could really rely on, one in Chuzhou was restrained by the soldiers north of the Huaihe River and was unable to move, and the other was besieged in Shouchun and was in danger of being destroyed at any time.
Even if he is unwilling in every possible way, he must try every means to break the siege of Shouchun first - from this point of view, they have indeed made a concession.
Looking at Emperor Shaolong's uncertain face and hearing his very depressed tone, Zhou He hit the snake with his stick and played:
"Xu Hou predicts that the battle in Huaixi will last longer than previous predictions. The court should also give more full consideration to the preparation of food and weapons. The veteran believes that various envoys should be set up to coordinate Jiangxi, Jingnan, Jingbei and
The food and wealth of Guangnan West Road..."
When the Dai Viet Dynasty was established, the three departments of salt and iron, Duzhi and Household Department were respectively responsible for financial revenue and expenditure, rent and tax, cashier of money and grain, and sale of salt and iron. In the early years, three departments were set up to take charge of these affairs. ????????
At one time, it was split into three envoys; after Emperor Jianji ascended the throne in Xiangyang, in order to simplify the central administration, the responsibilities of the three envoys were re-merged under the Minister of Household Affairs.
Regardless of whether the three divisions were separated and combined for more than a hundred years, they were eventually returned to unified management under the Ministry of Household Affairs. However, in some special periods, especially during the outbreak of major large-scale wars, envoys were temporarily set up to take charge of certain branches in order to facilitate
There are many precedents for better coordinating the use of Qiangu and renting taxes in a larger area.
Purely from the perspective of combat convenience, it can be considered a good policy in any case to add an envoy to the Four Routes of Jiangxi, Jingnan, Jingbei and Guangxi to be responsible for coordinating the rent and tax of the Four Routes, specifically for the Huaixi war.
, but is everything really that simple now?
Will the newly established Silu Du Envoy mainly assist Xu Huai in coordinating the money, grain, and grain needed for the war?
Does Xu Huai have an excuse to interfere with the allocation, water transportation, and transportation of money, grain and fodder in Jiangxi, Jingnan, Jingbei, and Guangxi? Will he use this to bypass the court and directly deal with those who do not act well?
Accountability?
"This is a very good idea, Prime Minister Zhou!"
No matter how disliked Zhou He and Gao Chunnian were in the past, and no matter how often these two dug holes and stumbling blocks for Jing and Xiang in the past, Jing and Xiang did not have an obvious advantage over the court at this time.
Of course, Zhou and Gao would not refuse the offer of reciprocation.
What's more, setting up separate routes to dispatch envoys, and no matter who is appointed in the early stage, it will help Jingxiang spread his influence and tentacles to Jiangxi, Jingnan, Jingbei and Guangxi. Naturally, Wang Fan will follow the stick.
, immediately walked up to His Highness and expressed his support.
It seems that all this is Jingxiang's instruction, but Zhou He is no longer shy about publicly standing up and cheering for Jingxiang.
"There is no objection to what Marquis Xu has reported. The Privy Council and the Imperial Envoys should diligently supervise and supervise so as not to delay the war opportunity." Emperor Shaolong was unwilling to make an unprincipled compromise easily and said, "The matter of the four-way envoys.
We can first summon the courtiers to discuss and see if there is a better way to raise money and grain to facilitate the war..."
The palace meeting, the court meeting, was when Emperor Shaolong personally summoned the princes and ministers to discuss major military matters.
In the assembly discussion, the minister came forward to convene a larger range of civil and military officials to discuss something, and then recorded the discussion process and results as the basis for Emperor Shaolong's decision.
"I obey the decree..."
Zhou He wanted to express his goodwill to Jingxiang at this time, but it did not mean that he would go to help Jingxiang naked.
Wang Fan secretly thought that since Zhou He had thrown away the topic, they should consider further promoting the matter during the meeting. In the memorial, Xu Huai also mainly focused on the arrangements for the upcoming war, and temporarily did not
Wang Fan cannot interfere too eagerly in government affairs, and Wang Fan will not act too hastily.
Xu Huai's memorial was approved by the palace council in one fell swoop. The Privy Council was the executive department. Han Gui and Dong Cheng were mainly responsible for liaising with the Privy Council. At present, Han Gui and Dong Cheng were accompanied by Wang Boqian, Zhou He, Gao Chunnian, and Wang
Fan, Qian Zerui resigned from Chui Gong Hall and left.
As the right prime minister of the Shangshu, Wei Chujun also knows how to make imperial edicts, and he is also a close confidant. He has many more opportunities to stay in Chui Gong Hall on duty than the other prime ministers. Especially at this time, he is almost nowhere near Emperor Shaolong.
Follow.
After Wang, Zhou and others left, Wei Chu Jun saw Emperor Shao Long looking restless after sitting at the imperial court. He saluted and said: "Your Majesty, please don't
I am troubled by the words and deeds of the Prime Minister just now. The top priority is to relieve the siege of Shouchun first. As long as it is beneficial to this matter, I think your Majesty should temporarily tolerate it..."
"Of course I have my own priorities," Emperor Shaolong took a long breath, as if he wanted to expel all the bad breath in his chest, and said, "Zhou and Gao are people who look around. I already know that, otherwise the court would not be able to
They still have a place in the society, but Liu Yan, Qian Zerui, Liu Shiwang, Yu Gong and others have more rigid temperaments. If they all win over Jingxiang together, how will the situation be dealt with in the future? "
"Since His Majesty came to the throne, he has been somewhat neglectful of Liu, Qian and others, which will inevitably make them resentful," Wei Chujun said, "but there is no way to reverse it..."
"What can Wei Qing do to reverse this matter?" Emperor Shaolong asked with concern.
"In front of Your Majesty, I should tell you everything I know, but it may not be in line with Your Majesty's wishes. Please forgive me for speaking nonsense," Wei Chujun said.
"Speak directly, why do you need to make any detours?" Emperor Shaolong said dissatisfied.
"Your Majesty can make King Qi the crown prince and recall Hu Kai as Prince Fu of Qi." Wei Chujun looked at Emperor Shaolong with burning eyes.
"..." Emperor Shaolong was stunned for a while, then waved his hand and said, "We will wait and see what happens after the siege of Shouchun is resolved."
Even now Wei Chujun has to admit that even though it has been so long since the late emperor died of illness, the influence of the forces remaining in the court cannot be underestimated. And since the beginning of the war in Huaixi, the defeat they have caused is to a large extent due to excessive prior preparation.
Eager to further purge and eliminate the late emperor's influence on the court and the army.
And because they have been continuously purging and suppressing, and now have to re-activate the former emperor's old ministers, it is difficult to avoid that they will be attracted by Jingxiang.
Of course, Wei Chujun also knew that he was proposing to establish a prince at this time, and he might have been a little anxious. He thought that His Majesty was originally unwilling to live in the shadow of the late emperor, so he wanted to clean up the court. At this time, he wanted to call
He appointed the late emperor's son and his own nephew as his heir, especially when he had two heirs, how could he easily turn around?
