Chapter 2161 King Sejong Chapter 37 Ending of Chapter 37
Looking at Emperor Liu Wenji, when he received the secret report from Wanyan Shilu, his mood was naturally mixed. In addition to surprise and horror, there was also an indescribable expectation and excitement in his chest.
But in the end, even the anger at the beginning of the Northern Tour calmed down. All the negative emotions were suppressed by this memorial, and he returned to a calm and rational state. Liu Wenji also had to calm down and think about Anton seriously.
The country is in danger, and we should reflect on whether there are any flaws in our decisions and actions.
Things have come to this! Why have they come to this?
Suddenly looking back, Liu Wenji suddenly realized that even after arriving in Youzhou, he still didn't have an accurate way to deal with Anton. It was necessary to weaken the suppression, but which step to take and what specific measures to take were all important.
Liu Wenji had to think about it for a while.
Especially the latter, does he really want to break up with Anton, start a fight, and use the most direct and violent means to eliminate the disaster? This is certainly not what Liu Wenji wants. Soldiers are responsible for national affairs, how can they be good at starting a war?
Spears, let alone between sects and vassals.
Based on this, Liu Wenji couldn't help but feel annoyed when he looked back on his previous actions. He found that he had become arrogant, which was something he had not committed in the past few decades.
King Anton is old, and Liu Wenji also wants to deceive him. However, it would be too arrogant to really treat him as a dead tree that cannot be done. At least, Liu Wenji never thought that his pressure behavior would arouse
How will Anton cope with the drastic change?
For Liu Wenji, he never regrets the exclusion and suppression he adopted against Anton. What he cannot tolerate is just his poor thinking and low-level mistakes in preparation methods.
Wanyan Shilu's report served as a reminder to Liu Wenji, allowing him to reflect and plan major events more comprehensively and prudently. Therefore, after arriving at the Youzhou Palace, Liu Wenji overturned all the established itinerary, and the court meeting was cancelled.
None of the three civil and military officials from Yanshan, North, South, and Liaodong who had been waiting for him were seen. Liu Wenji walked into the palace, locked himself up in solitude, and studied carefully with a map of Northeast China.
Now that the matter has come to this, how to deal with it has become the top priority, and Liu Wenji must consider it carefully and clearly. Of course, as the emperor of the empire, Liu Wenji will not be intimidated by a mere Anton or an old King Anton.
He still has this confidence and confidence.
However, as an emperor who is known for being prudent and good at planning, he must also consider more possibilities and consequences. To be fair, a direct fight between the center and Anton, beating him to the point of confusion, and hearty, may be a "reconciliation"
"root" approach.
However, regardless of the military issues, the bad political impact and even the backlash are not something that the empire or Liu Wenji can easily bear. As far as Anton is concerned, Anton is a country that has been entrusted by the ancestors, so how dare they
Destroy lightly.
Anton's rebellion and betrayal of the ancestral temple court was an opportunity to occupy the rightful position, but it also involved another issue that Liu Wenji was more concerned about. The imperial vassal tribute system had only been stable for a few years, and the relationship between the central government and the various countries had only begun.
Becoming familiar with the new exchange relationship, as one of Liu Wenji's main political achievements during the Jianlong era, how could he be willing to destroy it?
And when it comes to that step, even if Anton is dealt with, it is conceivable how serious the negative impact of fighting among the same room will be on the imperial power. At the same time, regardless of the cause, which is right or wrong, the central court and the feudal states will definitely be further separated.
Liu Wenji did not dare to bear the crime of destroying the imperial feudal system established and consolidated by Shizu and Taizong.
At the palace in Youzhou, Liu Wenji thought for a whole night, thinking a lot, many things, and far away. It was not until the next day that he began to meet with the directors normally while his entourage and local ministers were hesitant.
On matters related to the Andong Kingdom, Liu Wenji met with a total of four people. One of them was the Chief Envoy of Liaodong Zeng Hui, who personally listened to his detailed information on all aspects of the relationship between Liaodong and Anton. He was not a confidant but remained silent about this matter.
Liu Wenji respected the veteran ministers who managed Liaodong for the imperial court and listened to their reports very carefully;
The second one is Zhang Jian, the Minister of War, who has always been knowledgeable. Of course, there are many cryptic things in his words, but Zhang Jian's intelligence also understood the emperor's meaning. Zhang Jian's attitude towards this is also very clear.
, The achievements of Anton's fifty years of development are hard-won and need to be cherished. The contradiction between the center and Anton should be dealt with according to the rules and regulations. If the situation is not irreversible, it is best not to fall into the war.
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The third one is Xiao Gong, the young master who is accompanying him. This is his most trusted advisor. He has no reservations about Xiao Gong. He directly explains all the situations and asks for his opinions. In this regard, Xiao Gong and Zhang
Jian Shi holds a similar view, both considering the overall situation and the political influence that Liu Wenji cares about.
However, Xiao Gong also believed that it was necessary to wait and see further developments on Anton's side. Once there was an actual move to deviate from the imperial court, he would not hesitate and mercilessly destroy it with the force of thunder. Before that, the imperial court's actions
Corresponding preparations must be made on both sides, especially on the Liaodong Road side.
The fourth was Xiao Hui, who was the commander of the Longqi Army at that time. From the deputy capital of Dauchi to the chief general of Longqi, it can be seen that Liu Wenji trusted and valued Xiao Hui and almost planned to cultivate him into a banner in the army.
We know that the Longqi Army was the army that Emperor Shizu made his fortune back then, and its status as the "No. 1 Army in the World" has not been shaken to this day.
To Xiao Hui, Liu Wenji simply asked military questions, and Xiao Hui's answer was very affirmative. If Anton fought against the world with a corner of the country, the imperial court only had to fight steadily, adhere to the right path, and win with national strength. Anton would only be destroyed.
But at the same time, Xiao Hui also rationally proposed that with the advantage of Andong's geographical advantages, people's harmony, and the peace of the imperial court, it would take two hundred thousand soldiers and take more than a year to defeat them. Without such preparations, war should not be launched rashly.
It needs to be mentioned that among the officials accompanying the Northern Inspection, there is another important figure, Deputy Privy Councilor Cao Wei. With Yang Yanlang getting old, the daily affairs of the Privy Council have actually been transferred to Cao Wei.
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However, when it came to such a major matter of Anton's country, Liu Wenji did not discuss it with him immediately. It is conceivable that he was not fully prepared when it came to Anton's issue, especially when facing an increasingly important situation.
In complex and difficult situations.
However, Liu Wenji was not alone after all. With the help of a group of civil and military officials, he could be more calm when dealing with the situation in Anton. At least he had stopped being arrogant and made fewer mistakes.
On the third day after arriving in Youzhou, Liu Wenji once again issued an edict, citing the unrest in Liaodong and ordering the Liaodong armies to impose strict martial law and seal off the roads to prevent the rebellion. At the same time, he ordered Xiao Hui to lead the Longqi Army.
With more than 13,000 soldiers, the entire army marched eastward towards Liaoyang.
Under the emperor's personal efforts, the Youzhou Palace gradually became "operated as a business". Liu Wenji even established a decision-making body specializing in all border affairs in the Northeast based on the accompanying ministers and senior officials of Yan and Liao. This can also be regarded as the three
A precursor to military mobilization.
From the bottom of his heart, Liu Wenji did not want to break up with Anton, but if Liu Wenyuan continued to treat the court with that rough and arrogant attitude without knowing what was right, and even launched a military confrontation, then he would never tolerate it.
Everything still depends on Liu Wenyuan's final choice and whether he will rein in the situation. But before that, the court must make no less preparations, and the preparations must be accelerated to fill the hole for the previous arrogance.
On the fifth day, another memorial from Andong King Liu Wenyuan arrived in Youzhou, and this time, it was much more "normal". The choice of words, sentences, tone and attitude all had the deference and respect of a vassal. Liu Wenyuan's other side
The tiger finally put away all his arrogance and fangs.
However, in that memorial, Liu Wenji felt a monstrous murderous aura, and the implication of an iron horse and a fierce battle was vividly displayed on the paper. Liu Wenyuan also asked the emperor for a memorial, saying that Wanyan Jurchen had ulterior motives, harbored ulterior motives, betrayed the imperial court, and committed murder and plunder.
Common people, we have sent troops to encircle and suppress the enemy. We hope that the imperial court can strictly control the northern border of Liaoning and cooperate with the suppression of the rebellion to prevent the rebels from slipping through the net.
With the control of the country by the Anton royal court, even if Wanyan Shilu knows how to be patient, his heart may not be unaware of it. When the dissatisfaction turns into a strange move, the thunderous sanctions from Anton also follow.
Afterwards, what a king hates most is deception and betrayal, and Wanyan Shilu committed both on Liu Wenyuan's side.
And with Liu Wenyuan's pride, how could he tolerate being targeted and suppressed by the imperial court? You, a small Wanyan tribe, are so bold and intend to provoke and profit between the imperial court and Anton. You really deserve it.
Is I easy to bully?
When Liu Wenyuan's memorial arrived in Youzhou, King Anton Liu Wenyuan had already re-entered the battlefield and personally led an army of 30,000 to attack Wanyan's home base: Wanyan City, and quickly completed the purge of Wanyan's subordinates in the surrounding area, and was ready to siege the city.
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Wanyan Shilu, who had always been worried, immediately sat down. The response he was expecting from the court did not come, but instead attracted the army of King Andong. No matter what, at this point, Wanyan Shilu had only one way to go to the dark side.
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On the one hand, he sent envoys to Youzhou to complain and ask for help before the siege, and to sue Anton. On the other hand, he urgently ordered the elite tribesmen who were in the Grass Valley of Huanglong Prefecture, led by his uncle Xie Lihu, to return to the rescue. At the same time, he organized the Wanyan City
The soldiers stood firm and resisted.
Besides, Emperor Liu Wenji's impression of Wanyan's department was somewhat contemptuous, and he overestimated his abilities. With Liu Wenji's shrewdness, even though he couldn't see all of Wanyan Shilu's intentions, he could always get a glimpse of it. That's why
In this way, when the memorials of Liu Wenyuan and Wanyan Shilu were placed on the imperial court for comparison, Liu Wenji felt a little like watching a drama, and did not make any more moves for a while.
In this way, in the late autumn of the sixth year of Jianlong's reign, the largest war in the Northeast occurred in the past thirty years. It was regarded by the Andong Kingdom as a cleanup and was recognized by the imperial court as a civil strife in Andong.
It lasted for a long time, from August of the sixth year to March of the seventh year, ending with Wanyan City being defeated and Wanyan Shilu being crowned. For Anton, this was a drastic change that no one could have imagined.
Arrived, a small Wanyan City, with a mere Wanyan tribe, actually allowed Liu Wenyuan to have hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians standing at the foot of the city.
Moreover, the Wanyan tribe's rebellion gradually turned into a barbarian rebellion that spread throughout the Duck River Basin. In the former, Wanyan Shilu led the people to resist stubbornly and refused to surrender. Of course, Wanyan Shilu's own prestige and command were
Not a small effect, but the more important reason lies in the cover of Anton's long and cold climate.
As for the latter, it originated from the backbone soldiers of the Wanyan tribe commanded by Wanyan Xielihu. Although they were rescued by the Anton army on their way back to Wanyan City, they took advantage of the cavalry to escape into the mountains.
, then led the rest of his tribe to fight guerrillas with the Andong official army. While invading Andong Prefecture and County, he also constantly instigated other Jurchen tribes to resist in order to share the pressure on the Wanyan tribe.
Wanyan Xielihu really achieved results. Under Liu Wenyuan's rule, many barbarians in Anton were somewhat resentful. When Wanyan City could not be conquered for a long time, that resentment was also guided to be released.
Got it
This is the biggest chaos and challenge that the Andong Kingdom has faced since its establishment. Of course, as long as the court does not step aside, it will be difficult for just a few barbarians to truly shake the rule of the Andong Kingdom. Otherwise, Anton will be underestimated.
Decades of development by the military and civilians have underestimated the power of Anton's powerful people to control the country.
In the face of absolute strength, the quelling of the barbaric chaos is doomed, especially when the upper-class dignitaries of Anton also mobilize, concentrate their efforts, and cooperate with Liu Wenyuan in the annihilation of the Jurchen tribes. What they protect is not only Liu Wenyuan, but also
own ruling class status.
However, even so, such a chaos still had a significant impact on the Andong Kingdom. On the one hand, the national power suffered a huge loss, both military and civilian power. The Duck River Basin
The order of production and life in the core ruling area suffered major disruptions. Thousands of soldiers were lost under Wanyan City, including many elites from Anton.
But every disadvantage must have its advantages! In the short term, after such an incident in Anton, a lot of fear from the court was dispelled. You must know that at the beginning of the civil strife, the imperial army on the Liaodong border could be under martial law for defense.
The deputy was ready to go north at any time, especially after Xiao Hui led the army north and settled in Tongzhou and Huanglong Mansion.
However, in the later period, the latent momentum was relaxed. On the contrary, the Liaodong army began to help fight against the roaming barbarians, maintain border order, and accommodate the Anton people who fled due to the war.
In the long run, the Jurchen tribes represented by the Wanyan tribe suffered an unprecedented blow to their conservative and independent forces in this incident, especially the Wanyan tribe, whose old nobles and leaders were almost wiped out.
All of them were beaten into slaves and worked hard in the ice and snow to atone for their sins.
Accompanied by the Thirty Years of the Nation in Anton, the release and alleviation of class conflicts, killings and deaths, always make people calm and remind them of the beauty of stability and peace, and the Anton Kingdom has further assimilated the barbarian tribes under its rule.
The process also kicked off, and the number of non-Han people who were registered as households doubled in the next ten years.
Of course, after the barbarian chaos was suppressed, the affairs of Anton Kingdom, or the affairs of Anton King Liu Wenyuan, were not over. The court was still a difficulty before him.
The relaxation of the relationship between the two parties began with a series of softening memorials during Liu Wenyuan's quelling the chaos, and finally returned to normal when Liu Wenji left Youzhou and went west to inspect Taiyuan.
In the summer of the seventh year of Jianlong's reign, after settling the internal affairs, Liu Wenyuan personally took the Anton delegation south to Luoyang for an audience. In addition to the generous court ceremony and the heads of the leaders of the counter-rebellion department, he was accompanied by
More than 20 criminals who were subjected to extravagant treatment - officials from Anton who were engaged in human trafficking activities.
Reaching this step also shows that Liu Wenyuan is completely submissive. You can only imagine how he was suffering in his heart when he was so proud and strong when making such a decision.
In response to this, Emperor Liu Wenji was very upset.
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