Dingzhou is a town. It is on the shoulders of Hebei and controls Youyan's elbows and armpits. It has always been the focus of the Liao and Jin invasions, and it is also the frontier town to defend the Liao. Therefore, the foundation of the world is in Hebei, and the foundation of Hebei is in the town. Ding, with which the thieves can attack.
, the gateway to the country.
Almost all the Hebei army gathered in Dingzhou.
The actual situation is more complicated. Today, Jinshang cannot control the soldiers and horses of Dingzhou even if he has the tiger talisman.
Among the soldiers and horses stationed in Dingzhou are the imperial army, Xiang army, rural soldiers, and non-stationed Xiang army commanders.
The Forbidden Army has twenty-five commanders, including Xiaowu, Yunyi, Invincible, Zhongyong, and Weilu. It is the state with the largest number of Forbidden Army troops stationed in the country.
The Xiang army has multiple commands such as Tingzima, Tingzi, Dingsi, Laocheng, Zhongrui and so on. One hundred people of the Xiang army are the capital, five capitals are the commanders, five commanders are the army, and ten armies are one Xiang. One Xiang is logical.
It is said that there are only 25,000 people, but in fact it is far more.
If the infantry and cavalry armies under each command are effective on the battlefield, they can be used as the Forbidden Army. Two infantry troops in the hall have been promoted to the cloud wings of the Forbidden Army.
The rural soldiers are a combination of soldiers and farmers, and will not be drafted except in special periods.
Instead of stationing the Xiang army in Dingzhou, there are eight commanders including Wei Bian, Jinglu, Xuanyong, Desheng and Jinyong, who are always ready for orders to go to Dingzhou.
Such a huge army must have capable ministers and famous ministers to govern Dingzhou. However, Dingzhou is now considered to be the most important. If famous generals are sent here, I am afraid there will be a tendency that "the general will be away and the emperor's orders will not be accepted."
, so the more than twenty military generals deployed in Dingzhou are not famous people, and half of them have no knowledge of how to lead an army.
If these people want to survive and win the war in Dingzhou, they can only hand over military power to the commanders and others below.
As a result, Dingzhou is getting tighter and tighter in Yue Zhongtai's hands. If Yue Zhongtai wants to rebel, there is no way to resist it.
Yue Zhongtai gave the tiger talisman to the Zhang family, probably to repay Jin Shang's kindness to the Yue family after the Tianning Festival, and the Zhang family used it to exchange with the King of Jin.
The hatred for Jin Shang was deeply buried in the heart of the King of Jin. What came to his mind at this time was his regret that the military power to protect his family and country was exchanged for interests.
One hundred thousand soldiers, in the hands of Yue Zhongtai, are used in exchange for the Yue family's wealth and security for generations, and are used by the Zhang family in exchange for continued power in the government.
In their eyes, everything is exchangeable.
If things go on like this, how can Dingzhou remain undefeated?
The defeat of Dingzhou will open the door to the country. Then there will be a flow of blood, and the people may not even be able to see the false prosperity in front of them.
The King of Jin also knew very well that these 100,000 soldiers and horses seemed to be able to control the world, but if it came to the day when they were all ready to attack, they would be of little use to the Zhang family.
First, the military power is too complex. If you want to truly hold Dingzhou in your hands, it will take a lot of hard work. The Zhang family has no foundation in Dingzhou, and there are no brave and capable sons. If you cannot hold Dingzhou, then the military power will actually still be there.
In the hands of Yue Zhongtai.
Second, the Dingzhou army cannot march to the capital, otherwise Dingzhou will be empty, which will give foreign enemies an opportunity to sneak in. Even if the Zhang family is crazy and wants to drag the Dingzhou army to Kyoto for a fight, it will cost a lot of food and grass.
The slowness of the march was far inferior to the speed of the navy on the Guangdong and Guangxi routes.
However, these 100,000 soldiers and horses were crucial to King Jin.
He only has the military power along Jinghu North Road. If there is a civil strife, the troops and horses along this route will be of little use and may be wiped out on the way out. With the Dingzhou troops and horses, his people can quickly occupy important positions. Once they have outstanding military exploits, they can go to
Other roads serve as commanders.
With military power to defend him, how could Su Ting and his like confront him at the Daxiangguo Temple?
Isn’t it because of military power that the Zhang family is confident?
With this tiger talisman, he can immediately reverse the situation. He will no longer share a share of the Zhang family's pie in the court, but will truly fight against each other without fear.
But similarly, King Jin also knew what it would mean if he chose the Tiger Talisman.
The Zhang family has become a very popular minister, and this time in prison is already a hard-won opportunity for Jin Wang's faction. Letting them out at this time is tantamount to letting the tiger go back to the mountain.
What's more, the one who spared the Zhang family was their mortal enemy, King Jin.
It is conceivable how the Zhang family would be filled with joy, and from then on they would support the Zhang family more and more, and stay close to each other.
While other people have been suffering from "Zhang" for a long time, King Jin personally let them go. The reputation King Jin created in the court and among the scholars will plummet.
The Zhang family has lost nothing.
The one hundred thousand soldiers and horses did not belong to the Zhang family in the first place, but were taken from Yue Zhongtai with the emperor's favor, in exchange for the Zhang family's renewed vitality.
King Jin understood the power of it thoroughly and said with cold eyes: "Zhang Yanei's methods are really ruthless. Such a big plan is really comprehensive. Even if I accept this great gift, I will not be able to benefit from it."
Among the Zhang family, Zhang Xutang can be said to be an invincible sharp blade stained with blood.
He only cares about the selfish interests of the Zhang family, treats all the people of the country as cattle and horses, ignores the law, does not care about the people and the country, and has no ethics, justice and shame. He really can't be restrained by anyone.
Zhang Xutang was very self-aware and said leisurely: "Your Majesty only wants to say whether you want it or not. If you don't want it, then these 100,000 troops will belong to the Zhang family. The Zhang family will mobilize people from Liang-Guang Road to Dingzhou. Are you afraid?"
Prince Jin is ruthless and can control people's lives. He is even more ruthless than Prince Jin and leaves no room for rejection.
He knew that the King of Jin had gone through a thankless effort to change the fish scale register, change the land tax, and join the three divisions, which was not only to build a reputation for himself, but also to improve the livelihood of the people in the world.
The King of Jin would never dare to leave the Tiger Talisman in the hands of the Zhang family. Once the Zhang family takes control of Dingzhou, then Dingzhou's horse market, grain, and military pay will all flow to the Zhang family and King Yan.
Without these three things, Dingzhou will gradually decline, and even kill each other for food and grass. Finally, the whole Dingzhou will fall apart. The Liao and Jin Dynasties will open their big mouths, arm their teeth, and tear Dingzhou into pieces.
Zhang Xutang had considered everything and urged: "Your Majesty, why should you be so indecisive? Above the court, relationships are like waves. What is in your hands is the most real thing. Even the Zhang family dares to cut off an arm. You can't do it."
You can gain huge benefits by losing a small reputation, right?"
King Jin sat in the chair, his scattered soul returned to his body, his hands were clasped together, and he had already made a decision in his heart.
In his eyes, Zhang Xutang's frail and rickety appearance was no longer there, and all the thin bones on his body had become a pattern of teeth and claws.
His eyes were gloomy, and he looked down at his hands - they were very clean, without the black fog he imagined, because the darkness grew from his bones and did not affect his god-like appearance.
"Zhang Xuling stays."
Zhang Xutang felt heartbroken, because Zhang Xuling's body also had the blood of the Zhang family. He thought about it over and over again, and finally reluctantly said: "Don't let him die, just exile him to Lingnan."
The wild water in Lingnan is like blood, the miasma is quite poisonous, the people are lucky to have witchcraft, and the customs are so evil that just by walking to Lingnan, many exiles will die.
King Jin nodded in agreement.
Huang Ting whispered at the door: "Your Majesty, your Majesty has sent a noble man to pick you up and take you to the palace to prepare for tomorrow's sacrifice."
King Jin stood up, and Zhang Xutang quickly stood up and asked, "When will the prince come to trade?"
"Tomorrow at the fourth watch, I will go to Daxiangguo Temple to pray for my mother."
Zhang Xutang immediately said: "Then before the fourth watch, I will wait here for the prince to arrive."
King Jin turned around and left. Zhang Xutang smiled in his heart and said: "Poor prince, how can it be so simple? It's not over yet."