"...the Chihu barbarians were ferocious and cunning, and they deceived each other through an alliance. They massacred our brave soldiers in Yunshuo. Then, relying on their armored and fast cavalry, they bravely went south and trapped us in Hedong, Hebei, Shaanxi, and Hehuai. They killed tens of thousands of us.
The corpses of the common people were exposed in the wild. The Holy Emperor Tianxuan, the descendants of the royal family, and the concubines in the harem were all splendid and noble. However, together with more than ten thousand princes and ministers, they were taken captive by barbarians to Mobei, where they were exposed to the cold of the ice and snow, naked and barefoot; drinking
They were fed on mud and were not as good as livestock; they had unkempt hair and dirty faces and were used as slaves; and the bodies of concubines, emperors and concubines were invaded and ravaged by barbarians, and their lives were miserable. Holy Emperor Tianxuan is the father of His Majesty, and the father of all ministers; Holy Queen Ciming,
She is His Majesty’s royal mother, and also the king and mother of this minister; the imperial concubine of the royal family is your Majesty’s brother and sister, and also the minister’s brother and sister. Your Majesty’s hatred is also the hatred of this minister, and the hatred of all the subjects in the world. Since the fall of Bianliang, not one of my ministers has
I never think about eradicating hatred and avenging shame, and I believe that Your Majesty will never dare to forget the shame of the country and the hatred of the family..."
"In this campaign, I commanded King Qin's troops and horses from all over the world to chase and kill Hulu in the land of Huaixi. Fortunately, I did not disgrace the sacred order. I surrounded and annihilated more than 38,000 Chihu soldiers and rebels at the mouth of the Pishui River. (Details are briefly described in the table.)
However, there are still 200,000 prisoners of war on the east road. They are stationed at Xiacai, Yingshang and other places to have a glimpse of the Jianghuai River. It is difficult for me to be safe.
I thought His Majesty would also find it hard to feel at ease..."
"Fortunately, my division on the east route has the main force of the four towns of the Jingsheng Army, one of the selected vanguard troops, a total of 65,000 elite Yan tribe (Khitan) cavalry, 30,000 Shouchun warriors, and Xiao Shengjun on the left and right.
There are 30,000 elites, including 40,000 elites of the Huaidong Army, mainly the Youxuanwu Army, and 80,000 troops of the Qinwang Army from all walks of life. There are also Xinyang, Jingzhou, and the Huaidong Navy, a total of 15,000 generals, and the elite troops are also counted.
There are more than 260,000 warriors, and they are not afraid of the barbarians. And our division on the east route has won a great victory. The morale of the army and the people is high. Everyone is eager to cross the Huaihe River and kill the enemy to avenge the national humiliation and wash away the national humiliation. I think this is
It is also what Your Majesty wishes..."
At the end of November, Zhou He, Wang Boqian, Wei Chujun and others returned to Beijing to resume the order. Dong Cheng and Zheng Tu also brought Xu Huai's "Articles for Crossing the Huaihe River" and "Memorandum to Reward Generals with Military Merits" written by Xu Huai at the camp in Jiangou Town.
Two memorials of "Tiao Chen" accompanied him to Beijing to perform.
Wei Chujun stood silently in the Chuigong Hall, watching Emperor Shaolong grit his teeth and read out Xu Huai's memorial word for word. The veins on the back of his hands were exposed, and he wished he could tear the memorial into pieces and swallow it alive.
The tragic situation of Emperor Tianxuan and thousands of his family members, as well as the emperor's concubines being kidnapped in Mobei, has been a taboo topic that has been kept secret by both the government and the public for many years.
Even when Emperor Jianji was in power, some ministers mentioned this matter when they went to court, and they were severely punished.
Xu Huai unscrupulously uncovered the scars bloody in "Chen of Crossing the Huaihe River", and asked Emperor Shaolong arrogantly whether he wanted to cross the Huaihe River. It was not difficult for Wei Chujun to imagine the overwhelming anger boiling in Emperor Shaolong's chest.
"I will not forget it. I am not at ease. Do you want this person to speculate and point fingers?" Emperor Shaolong threw the memorial to the stone ground and scolded angrily.
"I am so incompetent that I sent my son-in-law to deceive Your Majesty. Please forgive me!" Wang Boqian knelt in the palace and begged Emperor Jian to calm down.
"If I don't respond, Han Shiliang and Ge Yu will not give in to Shouchun. This Zhuzi can really
What do you do to me?" Emperor Shaolong suppressed the anger in his chest, sat back at the imperial desk, and stared at Wei Chujun with sinister eyes and asked.
"The memorials of Gu Fan, Kong Changyu, Liu Yan, Deng Gui, Yang Qiye and others should arrive in Beijing today,"
Wei Chujun's chest seemed to be stuffed with a bunch of weeds, and he said as calmly as possible,
"Xu Huai, Gu Fan, Kong Changyu and others reported to your Majesty that they all stayed without comment. Zhou He, Wang Fan, Zhu Hang and others then wrote to inquire about the matter. At present, in addition to Jingzhou Navy, there are three thousand generals stationed in Zhenzhou.
, it is said that it is to prepare for the possibility of the Chihu Navy coming, but in fact the connection between Jianye and Huainan is under the control of Jingxiang. Xu Huai has also recently adjusted the commanding generals of the Niushoushan Rebel Army, including Chen Su and Cheng Xiao.
, Zhou Shan and other generals were transferred to the main camp of Jiangou Town for other appointments, leaving Wang Jun, Xu Xin and other direct descendants of the Wang and Xu clans to directly control the Niushoushan Rebel Army. I thought that Your Majesty did not have a justifiable excuse, but he transferred many related
If the memorial admonishing him to cross the Huaihe River was ignored, Xu Huai would probably mobilize troops and horses to rush into Jianye City on the pretext that His Majesty was bewitched by traitors. The generals would wait and see.
Remove the traitors from His Majesty's side..."
Everyone in Jingxiang (Chushan) came from a rough background, and they have fought and killed in vain for many years. How could they be kind people?
Now that Jingxiang (Chushan) has not taken action, it is just that Xu Huai has always held high the banner of "driving out the Hulu and recovering the Central Plains" internally and externally, and used this as a righteous cause to gather people's hearts; in addition, Chi
The existence of the Hu people also made Jingxiang (Chushan) feel wary, fearing that they would do anything treacherous. The disturbance inside and outside would give the Chi Hu people an opportunity to take advantage of.
Of course, if they make any stupid mistakes again in the court and give Jingxiang an excuse to "clear the emperor's side", don't expect Jingxiang to remain silent; after these "treacherous" ministers are punished, Shao Shao
Emperor Long will also be completely under the control of Jing and Xiang. How will the imperial edict be written at that time? Isn't it decided by Jing and Xiang?
At present, the main guard force inside and outside Jianye City, apart from the 3,000 palace guards who were originally guards of Prince Huai, and the more than 10,000 palace troops whose combat effectiveness is not very expected, is the rebel army gathered in Niushou Mountain after Xu Huai's boat eastward to King Qin.
After the establishment of the new Jingsheng Army, some generals of the Niushoushan Rebel Army were recruited into the Jingsheng Army. However, from the camp at the mouth of the Qinhuai River to the west to the cities on the south bank of the Yangtze River such as Dangtu, Wuhu, Fanchang, and Lishui, the army is still dominated by Wan.
Yu Niushoushan rebel generals were stationed there.
The Niushoushan Rebel Army has not been disbanded in the name of guarding the Yangtze River defense line in Gyeonggi Province, and is currently the most important combat force within the jurisdiction of Jianye (Gyeonggi Province).
At the beginning, Xu Huai used Shi Hu, Fu Liang, Chen Su, Cheng Xiao and Zhou Shan as generals to control and lead the Niushoushan rebel army - among them, except Shi Hu, who was a direct descendant of Beijing and Xiangzhou, Fu Liang, Chen Su, Cheng Xiao
They were originally military officials deployed at the military and horse capital in the north of Jinghu, and Zhou Shan had been Liu Yan's bodyguard earlier.
After the establishment of the Jingsheng Army, Shi Hu, Fu Liang and others were transferred to the Jingsheng Army as generals. Xu Huai transferred Wang Ju's second son Wang Jun to control the Niushoushan Rebel Army. Recently, generals such as Chen Su, Cheng Xiao and Zhou Shan were transferred to the Jingsheng Army.
Go to the camp in Jianggou Town and find out who Xu Xin and others were directly from Beijing and Xiangxiang.
Generals were transferred over to assist Wang Jun in controlling the Niushoushan rebels.
The Niushoushan Rebel Army mainly recruited soldiers from the children of nearby military villages. Under normal circumstances, it was unlikely that they would blindly help the tyrants and follow the rebels of Beijing and Xiangxiang.
However, in addition to the meritorious generals of the original left and right Xuanwu Army, the left and right Xiaosheng Army, and the newly formed Jingsheng Army, the military meritorious service proposed by Xu Huai this time also involved the generals of the Niushou Mountain Rebel Army - the generals of the Niushou Mountain Rebel Army.
Most of the soldiers were the sons, nephews, fathers, and brothers of the generals of the Xuanwu Army and the Xiaosheng Army. The interests of this military meritorious service were extremely intertwined, and the interests of the soldiers involved were very deep.
At this time, if anyone stands up to oppose the conferment of military merit to land, without even thinking about it, the Beicheng mutiny will be repeated again and again with a little noise - the Niushoushan rebel generals will also stand up more enthusiastically than anyone else and "Qingjun side"
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At present, military merit awards to generals are mainly concentrated in seven counties west of Shouchun, located between the Huaihe River and Huaiyang Mountain.
In order to enable the family members who moved north to Guangzhou to farm their fields, the soldiers from the top to the bottom also urgently crossed the Huaihe River, established a foothold on the north bank of the Huaihe River, and ordered the soldiers to
A strong desire not to set foot in the Huaihe River again.
"When Shiliang of Han Dynasty was transferred, where was Ge Yu leading his troops to the capital?" Emperor Shaolong asked after pondering for a long time.
"Under what name was Han Shiliang transferred, and Ge Yu led his troops to Beijing?"
Wei Chujun was worried that Emperor Shaolong would act willfully at this juncture and asked,
"It is possible for the Shouchun garrison to withdraw and rest, but Xu Huai also designated Luzhou or Yangzhou as the resting place for the Shouchun garrison. We may be able to enlist Han Shiliang and Ge Yu to garrison Huaidong, but it is unlikely to cross the river to garrison Jianye.
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Han Shiliang and Ge Yu led their troops to defend Shouchun twice for more than a year. It goes without saying that their troops were elite.
If they could successfully transfer the troops of Han Shiliang and Ge Yu to Jianye, they would at least be able to control the court and make Zhejiang, Jiangdong, Jiangxi and Fujian follow the government's decrees.
While the threat from the Red Husbands had not been eliminated, Wei Chujun believed that Xu Huai would not be so mad that he would directly lead his troops to attack Jianye City, which was garrisoned by Han Shiliang and Ge Yu.
The question is, could Xu Huai let Han Shiliang and Ge Yu's troops cross the Yangtze River?
"It would be impossible to directly transfer Han Shiliang and Ge Jue to lead his troops south," Wang Boqian said. "If the explicit edict doesn't work, old men like Zhou He have already hardened their hearts and turned to Jingxiang. They will definitely try their best to dissuade them. The secret edict will not work either.
I'm afraid that if Han Shiliang and Ge Yu lead their troops to make a slight move, Jingxiang will directly dispatch Niushoushan soldiers and horses to Jianye City. However, if Han Shiliang can be won over first and Ge Yu will lead his troops to guard Huaidong, there should be Xu Xutu on this matter.
There is room for it. Chu Jun, what do you think?"
Wei Chujun's mind moved, he frowned and said, "It's not impossible, it's just too risky."
"Oh, how can we take a closer look?" Emperor Shaolong's expression perked up. He was currently under the control of Jingxiang and could not take risks. He immediately leaned over and looked at Wang Boqian and Wei Chujun, suppressing his excited tone.
Said, "You two dear friends, plan this matter carefully for me!"
