After repeated petitions from Zhou He, Wang Fan and others, Emperor Shaolong reluctantly agreed that Zhou He, Gao Chunnian, Wang Boqian, Wang Fan and other prime ministers, headed by Zhou He, met with ministers in the Chaoying Hall to discuss matters such as crossing the Huaihe River and conferring fields for military merit.
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With the convening of the meeting, two memorials written by Xu Huai at the end of November, "Requesting the King of Qin to Lead the Troops and Horses of the World to Cross the Huaihe River," and "Reporting the Request to Grant Field Military Merit to Generals," were also quickly circulated in the Jingfang Alley of Jianye City.
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Although the government has been keeping a secret about the tragic situation of Emperor Tianxuan and his clan descendants after they were kidnapped from Bianliang, there are still many rumors.
There are two main sources of these previous rumors:
One is that when they were being escorted to Mobei, a small number of officials took advantage of Chi Hu's lack of care and successfully escaped. They witnessed what happened to Emperor Tianxuan and his clan members while being escorted to Mobei. After escaping, they told the story to their families, and the slaves knew about it and spread it quietly.
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One is the surrendered Han officials from Hehuai and other places. In recent years, some officials have traveled thousands of miles to the royal court of Mobei to meet Emperor Xuan and see the situation of Emperor Tianxuan and his clan members after they were sent to King Mo. These things were reflected in their
After its popularity spread, it gradually spread to the Jianghuai area.
However, the court has strictly banned private discussions in the streets in recent years. Even if it cannot be completely banned, apart from spreading and having limited influence, most people who hear these rumors will only believe them with suspicion.
Even most people naively thought that the Red Husbands would not have lost basic etiquette when they took Emperor Tianxuan and his clan members to Mobei and imprisoned them. Some people were unwilling to admit the incredible rumors that the valley road was broken.
Pingliang County Duke, Deputy Privy Envoy, and pacification envoys were established on Jingxiang Road to raise soldiers and horses from all over the world to recruit envoys.
The descendants of the royal family, the concubines in the harem, and their noble bodies are beyond words. However, together with more than ten thousand princes, princes, and ministers, they were taken captive by the barbarians to the north of the desert, where they were exposed to the cold of nakedness and bare feet in the ice and snow. They drank pulp and mud and were not as good as livestock. They had unkempt hair and were used as slaves.
And the bodies of the concubines and emperors were even more brutally invaded and ravaged by the barbarians..." The description of the living conditions of Emperor Tianxuan and his family members after they were taken captive to Mobei was like a huge stone smashed into a calm lake.
There was a huge uproar among the people.
Given Xu Huai's identity and status, the spread of the memorial was undoubtedly a direct confirmation of all kinds of unbelievable rumors.
In addition to the people's anger, not only did they quickly set off a hot discussion of "crossing the Huaihe River and killing the captives to avenge the national humiliation", but they also condemned the surrender policy during the Tianxuan period, and the voice of reflection also became louder.
Although the pursuit of responsibility for the collapse of the Jianye Navy and the fall of Hefei did not completely subside because Yang Maoyan was imprisoned and exiled, the thoughts of the government and the public for some time were still on the encirclement and annihilation of the rebels at the mouth of the Pishui River. The government impeached Wang Boqian.
The voices were also very sporadic, and Emperor Shaolong excused them by saying that the Privy Council needed someone to preside over them.
At this time, the voice of reflection on the surrender policy during the Tianxuan period became louder. Many people suddenly discovered that Wang Boqian, the Privy Councilor at this time, and Yang Maoyan, the previous imperial envoy, were actually the backbone ministers of the peace talks during the Tianxuan period. Even Wang Boqian
At that time, he not only spared no effort in advocating the cession of Hebei and other areas to the Chihu people for peace, but also served as a cession envoy for this purpose. He went to Xiangzhou and other places to persuade the rebels who persisted in resisting to surrender, but they were driven away by the local soldiers and civilians.
Some people also denounced Wang Boqian for his previous affiliation with Jingnan System
The idea of pacifying and "submitting the enemy without fighting" is essentially thinking of bowing to the Chihu people again and asking for peace.
When things have developed to this point, it is no longer just officials who stand up to impeach Wang Boqian and Ge Boyi, but every day there are groups of scholars who write to purge the surrendered ministers during the Tianxuan period and severely punish the Privy Council Wang Boqian; angry;
On the day of Laba Festival, people broke into Wang Boqian's mansion.
The arriving government troops did not dare to use force to drive away the angry people. They just fled the mansion in a hurry with the guards Wang Boqian and his family members.
People in the court also wrote letters to Emperor Shaolong to remove Wang Boqian from his position as Privy Councilor and to dismiss him and investigate.
On the 12th day of the twelfth lunar month, after emergency consultations at the imperial court, Emperor Shaolong finally issued an edict to remove Wang Boqian from the post of privy envoy and replace him with the post of Tijugongguan envoy (designated specifically for dismissed ministers).
Regarding the candidates for the new Privy Councilor, someone suggested that Hu Kai should be invited back.
Zhou He, Wang Fan and others objected that Hu Kaiyuan was on the South Guangxi Road and Hengzhou was a long way away, so they sent a messenger to Hengzhou to issue an edict. Even if the journey went smoothly and there was no delay, it would take at least four or five months for Hu Kaiyuan to rush back to Beijing to take up his post.
Time has passed, but the Privy Council cannot be without someone to preside over it for such a long time.
Someone proposed Gu Fan, but Gu Fan declined because he was not good at military formations.
Someone proposed Wang Fan, but Wang Fan rejected it because his qualifications were not enough to convince everyone.
Some people suggested Han Shiliang, and Zhou He and others objected because Han Shiliang needed to lead a large army to fight on the battlefield.
After several days of dispute, it was finally decided that Qian Zerui, who had served as Privy Council Chief during the reign of Emperor Jian and his successor, was familiar with Privy Council matters, and was in charge of the affairs of the Privy Council as a Privy Councilor, although he had little qualifications.
In order to appease the public's anger, the crossing of the Huaihe River and the granting of land for military merit were quickly approved by the court. In the end, Han Shiliang was appointed as the pacifier of the Huaidong Road System, and led his troops to garrison Chuzhou, Yangzhou and other important towns in Huaidong. Among them, Ge Yu was appointed as the Yangzhou Prefecture
The prefect and the commander of the army, Ma Dujian, led his troops to garrison Yangzhou——
Liu Yan took over the Huaixi Road System Envoy as the deputy privy envoy and took charge of Huaixi's military and political affairs. He was also appointed as the deputy envoy to recruit soldiers and horses from all over the world and to assist Xu Huai in preparing for the crossing of the Huaihe River.
Deng Gui used the Huaixi Road system to appoint deputy envoys who also knew Shouzhou and were supervisors of the army and horses. Based on the original Huaidong Army and Huaidong Water Camp, he newly organized the Xuanwu Army (three towns) and the Shouchun Navy; Deng Gui was appointed as the new commander.
Zhu Run and other four major generals were appointed to take charge of the elite infantry and naval forces.
Yang Qiye came out of Haozhou and supervised the army and horses. The Xiaosheng Army on the left and right jointly organized the Xiaosheng Army (four towns), with Yang Qiye as the capital commander, and Liang Wenjiang, Xie Zhong and others as the commanding generals.
For a long time, in addition to the fact that Jingxiang has captured too many heads of captives in recent years, in addition to the selection of the front army to form an independent army, the Tianxiong army also has five commanders. The status and titles of other imperial armies, including the Suwei imperial army, are the same as those of the imperial army.
The establishment of governor-general-level commanders was strictly restricted.
This is also a shortcoming that continues to result from the low status of military generals in the world.
This time, the Xuanwu Army was reorganized into the Xiaosheng Army, and several new commanders were promoted under Deng Gui and Yang Qiye, which was considered a kind of balance.
Guangzhou was placed under the rule of Jingxiang Road, and military meritorious field transfers would also take the lead in Guangzhou. In the early stage, military meritorious officers of the Jingsheng Army would be the main ones. Liu Shiwang went out to know Guangzhou and was also the supervisor of the army and horses, and presided over the transfer of land and other matters.
Gu Fan was transferred back to the Central Committee to replace Gao Chunnian as the Imperial Envoy and Minister of War.
Lang; Wang Fan was involved in political affairs and served as the deputy envoy of the imperial camp, responsible for the migration of military dependents to the north and the granting of land.
At this point, the four main armies of Dayue, Tianxiong Army, Jingsheng Army, Xuanwu Army, and Xiaosheng Army basically deployed along the Huaihe River in the five states of Ru, Cai, Shen, Shou, and Hao, making final preparations before crossing the Huaihe River.
Although Wang Fan, as a political advisor and deputy envoy to the imperial camp, was in charge of moving the families of military meritorious generals to the north and granting them farmland, in fact, after Xu Huai decided to promote the crossing of the Huaihe River, he had already transferred troops from various places in Beijing and Xiangzhou.
Tens of thousands of troops were stationed in Guangzhou, and more houses were repaired and built on the basis of the forts left behind by the German troops who had crossed the Huaihe River.
In addition, Xu Huai also ordered the transfer of tens of thousands of cattle from various places in Beijing and Xiangzhou, 400,000 stones of grain, clothing and quilts, and hundreds of thousands of farm tools needed for farming, basically ensuring that the Jingsheng Army would have tens of thousands of soldiers and small families.
At the end of December, they moved to Huangchuan, Guangshan, Gushi, and Shangcheng counties one after another. They were immediately effectively resettled and started the land transfer work.
As for the freezing of the Huaihe River, Xu Huai no longer had any concerns about whether the soldiers on the east route would move south again.
Not to mention the severe setback in the strength of the captive soldiers, even if the King of Ping Yan Tu ???????????????? Brother really marched across Huainan, Dayue would have the Jingsheng Army and the Xiaosheng Army on the south bank of the Huaihe River.
The Xuanwu Army plus the Tianxiong Army, the Xianfeng Army and the Yan Tribe supporting cavalry totaled 120,000 elite soldiers, as well as 80,000 soldiers and horses from the Qinwang Army. He was not afraid to advance the counterattack on Hehuai to this winter.
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General Xu Huai raised the soldiers and horses from all over the world to recruit King Qin to recruit Si Xingyuan to move to Shouchun City. In addition to Liu Yan who led a group of soldiers and horses to sit in Luzhou and preside over the return of Huaixi refugees to their hometowns and recuperate, Wei Chujun led five
Si Xingyuan, the Ludu branch envoy, also moved into Shouchun City together at Xu Huai's request.
Shouchun, an important town in Huaizhong and always a battleground for military strategists, once again became dilapidated after experiencing a new round of Huainan Battle that lasted for a year and a half; only the inner city buildings were generally well preserved.
However, the morale of the newly stationed Xuanwu Army officers was high.
In the previous wars, the achievements of the Xuanwu Army were not so dazzling, but some generals were gradually granted land in Huoqiu and Lu'an counties of Shouzhou.
Prices have always been high in the south of the Yangtze River. After the fall of Bianliang, millions of refugees flocked to the south. The price of land in the east of Jiangdong and Zhejiang has soared to an extremely ridiculous place. An acre of good land can easily cost twenty, thirty, or even thirty or forty dollars.
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In other words, even if the imperial court relaxed the restrictions on the purchase of land and houses by the families of soldiers and soldiers in Jiangdong, Zhejiang and other places, the generals who went into battle with their heads in hand would only be able to exchange for one acre of land for every captured soldier's head.
However, in Lu'an, Huoqiu and other places where military merit is awarded to the fields, one head merit can be exchanged for two houses, two acres of vegetable fields, three acres of mulberry fields, and five acres of paddy fields (limited to 30 acres);
During this period, the land tax for each household's share per mu was reduced by half, and the remaining half was used as an offset with part of the military pay.
If a soldier retires from the camp after ten years, becomes disabled and retires, or dies in battle, the land grant will be replenished to 30 acres at a time. If the land grant is full during the period, if the land grant is full, a corresponding amount of cash will be given - a ration field in his personal name as a meritorious service.
All land taxes will be exempted and exempted; when county and township officials and government offices are vacant, priority will be given to by-elections from retired soldiers; restrictions on employment and imperial examinations for soldiers' children will be lifted, and even preferential treatment will be provided.
Compared with the past, the treatment of soldiers is very different. Why is morale not strong?
