"After so many years, the great athletes of Han Dynasty are still as sharp as ever. The majesty of our country will not be reduced, and it will still be the invincible army!" After listening to Liu Yang's report, Emperor Liu smiled again and sighed in an appreciative tone.
Said: "We have sent an order to the Privy Council and the Ministry of War to review the merits of the soldiers in this battle. Merits should be shown, and medals should be awarded!"
"Yes!" Liu Yang responded with cupped hands.
"What are Liu Min's plans for the next step? Although the battle of Yangcheng was a complete victory, it seemed a bit easy to win. With Liu Min's character, I am afraid that he will not be satisfied with the current results, so he should withdraw his troops!" Emperor Liu asked again
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After hearing this, Liu Yang chuckled and said: "Your Majesty still knows the sixth brother! Before the start of this battle, the Anxi Governor's Mansion made various preparations and planned to use half a year to complete the goal and recover Yangcheng and other cities stolen by the remnants of the Black Khan.
area.
However, the process was somewhat unexpected. The Battle of Yangcheng ended too quickly, and Harun's army collapsed in less than a month.
Therefore, the Anxi Governor's Office decided to move its troops westward after a short rest, and together with Li Jilong's army, march towards Talas, defeat the Dashi Allied Forces, and seize the important town of Talas.
As a base, we can deal with the coalition forces. If this is the case, we can advance to the west to conquer the great food, and retreat to defend the enemy from outside the country!"
After hearing Liu Yangdao's plan to come to the Anxi Governor's Mansion, Emperor Liu frowned subconsciously and pointed out: "Is it possible to temporarily change the combat plan and expand the combat target? If I remember correctly, Yangcheng is thousands of miles away from Talas.
Yao, even if the battle in the east goes smoothly and the losses are not big, is this kind of redeployment too exhausting and can the soldiers of Anxi bear it?"
Emperor Liu has always been tough and radical to the outside world, but this opening has a conservative flavor. He couldn't help but look at Emperor Liu carefully, thinking to himself that maybe His Majesty is really old...
In fact, Liu Yang discussed this matter with his close ministers before coming to report. Many people were opposed to Anxi's plan to continue the war after Yangcheng. In their view, the current situation in Anxi was
War has no practical benefits for the Han Dynasty, and Anxi will only swallow up the money, food and troops of the Han Dynasty like a bottomless pit.
Due to the continuous wars in the west over the years, land transportation between the east and west has been paralyzed and trade routes have been cut off. This has made the golden channel of the Silk Road a lot of depression, and has even affected the economy and people's livelihood of the western states. It is really not worth the loss.
Anxi is too far away, and the court's ability to control it is really limited. The correct strategy is to stop fighting and recuperate. Instead of investing money, food and troops in the west where there is not much benefit, it is better to invest overseas and invest in the vast Nanyang region.
, at least you can see actual shiploads of goods imported from overseas, docked and docked...
And what is there in Anxi? In addition to the powerful foreign countries and fanatical YSL believers, there are countless wars, bloodshed and sacrifices. Now, the great victory in Yangcheng has been achieved, the remnants of the Black Khan have been wiped out, and the country has returned to the state before the YSL coalition's Eastern Expedition.
The situation can be stopped, so why start another war? With the Han army's organizational combat model, the cost of conducting a war in Anxi is too high.
The Anxi Governor's Mansion is going to fight against Talas again. This is not a friendly place. Not to mention other disadvantages, the disastrous defeat of Gao Xianzhi in the Battle of Talas more than two hundred years ago is enough to make people have something to say. Generally speaking,
The gain outweighs the loss, so just give it up when it’s good...
Of course, behind these objections is not that these princeling bureaucrats are completely conservative and self-proclaimed. When making such suggestions, the influence of standpoints and concepts is always indispensable.
This was still affected by Emperor Liu's enfeoffment of Liu Shu. Originally, the princeling ministers were somewhat wary of the special military and political situation in Anton and Anxi. Especially Anton, as Emperor Liu's idea of enfeoffment was put into practical action,
The vigilance becomes stronger.
In the eyes of many people, since Annan has been divided into half and established the Linyi Kingdom, it will be a matter of time for Anton and Anxi to be enfeoffed. Otherwise, how could Emperor Liu give such great power to the two governors? This in itself is contrary to Emperor Liu's practice
It goes against decades of centralization principles.
Now all this can be explained. Emperor Liu had the idea of enfeoffment, and he had already included Anton and Anxi in the enfeoffment scope.
Under this premise, if the imperial court invests a large amount of money, food and troops to fight in Anxi, it will be fighting for Anxi, rather than proceeding from the interests of the Han Dynasty. Just based on rational considerations of interest relationships, it should not continue to invest too much force in Anxi.
Once Anxi is founded, it will be like the newly-promulgated Linyi founding regulations, which require self-reliance. The government, military, and scriptures can and should move closer to the imperial court, but they cannot continue to rely on the imperial court for support.
Regarding the founding of Linyi, it was not enough for Emperor Liu to issue an imperial edict. Subsequently, all aspects of the national structure including the division of land, the establishment of prefectures and counties, the arrangement of officials, and military arrangements required the guidance and implementation of the imperial court.
Emperor Liu still understands this incompetent son, and if Liu Shu is responsible for everything, Lin Yi will probably end up laughing. Therefore, the emperor will arrange all aspects of the founding of the country for you. Liu Shu himself needs to be responsible for only those under the Duke of Chu.
Property disposal and personnel arrangements under the jurisdiction.
There is a very important principle in Linyi's organizational articles, that is, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the imperial court will cancel its blood donation support. In addition to maintaining unity in politics, military and diplomacy, the rest will be left to its own initiative.
It must self-destruct, but it must survive on its own. Based on this, it makes sense to enfeoff vassal states.
This system was the same when it came to Anxi and Anton. Some ministers even couldn't wait to hope that Emperor Liu could solve the problem of Anxi and Anton as soon as possible and give it to the two kings and the two governors to avoid any problems like now.
The second governor's office crawled on the big man's body to suck blood.
Take a look at Anxi in the past few years. Since the Western Expedition to the Black Khan, so much money has been invested in food, soldiers and weapons, and the national power has been depleted. However, what the court has gained is only half of the ruins of Gaochang Road. This is how Emperor Liu saw the governor of Anxi.
The government's jurisdiction was too large, otherwise even Gaochang Road might not belong to the imperial court in the end. Of course, this is obviously the speculation of some people from the standpoint of personal interests.
Therefore, when Anxi announced that it would raise troops to march westward and continue fighting, those ministers were not happy in their hearts. Considering all aspects, they all held objections. Some of them had very constructive opinions, so
Just wait until Emperor Liu enfeoffs Anxi before making any calculations. At that time, King Wei can fight however he wants...
Liu Yang was very clear about the concerns of his ministers, but he could not listen to them. The fundamental reason was simple. The one who was in charge now was Emperor Liu, and everything had to go according to Emperor Liu's wishes.
No matter how many thoughts you have, if you go against the holy will, you will only end up asking for trouble. This is the conclusion Liu Yang drew from his more than thirty years of being beaten by Emperor Liu in his career as a prince.
Therefore, no matter what thoughts and opinions he had about the Anxi War, Liu Yang had no intention of speaking out and remonstrating as before. It was useless and would make Emperor Liu unhappy, so there was no need for it.
What's more, Liu Yang is conservative and seeks stability on the one hand, but it does not mean that he is pedantic, and he does not have the ambition to expand the territory in his heart. It is just that the emperor has done everything and the price he paid is not small. As a prince, he
All that needs to be done is to wipe Emperor Liu's butt.
What's more, Liu Min is still his younger brother. With this blood relationship, Liu Yang has to treat him differently even for Empress Fu's sake.