Chapter 1590: Envoys from the south, attack Meng first
Chapter 1590: Envoys from the south, attack Meng first
"We sincerely welcome the prince to return to the capital, and wish the prince a happy life!"
When Su Mingzhe saw Xiao Longnu coming to greet him, he quickly waved his hand to signal everyone to excuse themselves, and then in surprise, he stepped forward to help him and said:
"Long'er, why did you leave the palace too?"
Although Su Mingzhe was very happy when he saw Xiao Longnu greeting him, he understood better that Xiao Longnu's decision to go out of the city to greet him was certainly not of her own free will.
The facts were just as Su Mingzhe expected.
According to Xiao Longnu's temperament, she originally didn't want to engage in these rituals.
However, under the persuasion of Wan Yanping and the old and young of Jin Kingdom, Xiao Longnu finally reluctantly took the trouble and led everyone ten miles out of the city to meet the man.
Recalling the persuasion given to her by Wan Yanping and others, Xiao Longnu patiently talked to Su Mingzhe about her family affairs, and then waved to her son Su Hui to come over.
Su Hui is only a few months older than the little emperor Zhao Chun, but he is an eyebrow taller than Zhao Chun.
Su Mingzhe didn't want to be intimate with Xiao Longnu in public, so he picked up his son, kissed him again and again, and finally pulled Xiao Longnu and his son into his car.
As for the other concubines, they went to pay tribute to the queen mothers of the two palaces.
The little emperor worshiped Su Mingzhe as his 'brother-in-law'. As Su Mingzhe's principal concubine, Xiao Longnu was already standing side by side with the empress dowagers of the two palaces, so no big ceremony was needed.
But now, Su Mingzhe directly pulled Xiao Longnu into his car, not even letting her go as a greeting gift.
Whether it was the civil and military officials from Dadu or the imperial officials from Lin'an, they all remained silent and buried their heads in their crotches, acting as if they didn't see anything.
As for Xie Daoqing, when he saw a group of concubines coming to salute him without seeing Xiao Longnu's stunning beauty, he was surprised at first, then cursed Su Mingzhe secretly in his heart, and finally squeezed out a smile on his face, indicating that he could set off and move on.
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in this world.
Except for some conspirators, most people are still afraid of imperial power.
Xiao Longnu is not among them.
Seeing Xiao Long Goddess sitting next to him with a calm expression, Su Mingzhe held her little hand tightly.
Not sure if it was an illusion, but Su Mingzhe discovered that Xiao Longnu, whose skin used to be cold in the past, had a little hot flashes in her little hands today.
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With Su Mingzhe's return, he announced the southern expedition.
Outside the customs, Shandong, Hebei, and various parts of the Central Plains began to mobilize urgently.
After Kublai Khan's army was wiped out last year, in order to make overall planning, Su Mingzhe divided the territory under his command into five war zones, namely: Northeast, Hebei, Central Plains, Shandong, and Jiangnan.
Among them, in the northeastern region, there are 200,000 troops, controlling the Jurchen, Khitan and other tribesmen who have not yet been fully naturalized.
In Hebei District, there are 300,000 troops. In addition to 50,000 guarding the capital, the other 250,000 are mainly defending Jinzhong and the grasslands.
In the Central Plains region, there are 200,000 troops, mainly defending Jingxiang and Guanzhong.
There are 300,000 troops in Shandong District. They were originally defending the small imperial court in Lin'an, but now they are defending the puppet emperor Zhao Guiqian.
The army of more than one million people is both farmers and soldiers.
If you cultivate the land in your spare time, you don't have to pay taxes; if you serve as a soldier in wartime, the government will provide you with food, wages, and supplies.
The last Jiangnan District has the smallest number of troops, and even only one, the Beggar Gang, which is currently controlled by Lu Youjiao.
Now, Su Mingzhe has mobilized 500,000 troops from various war zones, and cooperates with the civilians who transport food and wages, known as a million-strong army, to prepare for the southern expedition.
Before the soldiers and horses could be assembled, the puppet emperor Zhao Guiqian had already begun to panic.
Although Zhao Guiqian had just defeated the Lin'an court and his morale was high, Su Mingzhe was not bad either.
Last year, when the Tatar army of 500,000 went south, Su Mingzhe almost destroyed the enemy with only minor injuries.
After this comparison, Zhao Guiqian knew that he was one step ahead of Su Mingzhe. When he learned that Su Mingzhe was going to march south, he quickly summoned his ministers to discuss countermeasures.
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When Prime Minister Yang Gu heard that Su Mingzhe was going to lead his troops south, he immediately expressed his opinion:
"Your Majesty, I believe that the people in the south of the Yangtze River are now unstable, so we should defend the enemy north of the south of the Yangtze River..."
When the late emperor Zhao Yun was still there, Yang Gu opposed Su Mingzhe and Shi Songzhi.
Zhao Guiqian understood that if Su Mingzhe went south, Yang Gu would be the first person to be spared, so when he heard Yang Gu's proposal, he nodded in agreement with satisfaction.
Seeing that the emperor and the prime minister had the same opinion, the ministers immediately seconded the proposal.
After more than a month of turmoil, everyone came from the small place of Nanchang to the prosperous metropolis of Lin'an. We haven't enjoyed a few good days yet, so don't we have to defend ourselves from the enemy?
"I do not agree with the Prime Minister's proposal!"
Wang Ye, when Zhao Guiqian became emperor, was originally the transshipment envoy to Jiangxi. Because he supported Zhao Guiqian, he served as the Minister of Rites and the Jiangdong pacifier in the Nanchang court. At this moment, when he saw everyone seconding Yang Gu's words, he frowned:
"Your Majesty, King Lu is powerful and our power is weak. How easy is it to say 'defend the enemy from outside'?"
When Yang Gu saw that Wang Ye did not agree with his opinion, he was not angry.
This is because he knows that Wang Ye has always been like this, upright, honest, and upright.
Since Wang Ye raised objections, Yang Gu knew that the old bachelor must have a better plan:
"Then according to Scholar Wang, how should we defend ourselves?"
"Master Xiang, Wang Ye doesn't have any high opinions!"
Wang Ye didn't respond to Yang Gu's friendly look, but said straightforwardly:
"Your Majesty, the Prime Minister has just said that the people of Jiangnan are unstable. King Lu goes south. If he sends people to collude with the Jiangnan nobles, we will be in danger! In my opinion, we can make two preparations. The first step is to withdraw the army and return to Nanchang.
Then send troops to attack King Lu's army at all levels, so that King Lu will retreat when he sees the difficulties; secondly, send people north to lobby King Lu and persuade him to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor. As long as King Lu rebels, he will have no reason to go south to conquer us...
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"Xueshi Wang is really a seasoned advocate for the country!"
After Zhao Guiqian heard Wang Ye's method, he was very excited for a while.
In the past month, half a million troops have made chaos in Jiangnan. Zhao Guiqian has lived here for more than a month, but he feels that he is not as free and happy as his own Nanchang Palace.
Wang Ye's proposal to return to Nanchang at this time was considered to be speaking from the bottom of his heart.
As the prime minister, Yang Gu felt a little sour when he saw that his opinions were not as good as Wang Ye's.
Just when everyone confirmed that the ‘capital’ had been moved back to Nanchang, an idea flashed in Yang Gu’s mind:
"Your Majesty, I have one more thing to add. Now that the King of Lu is powerful, we should form an alliance to counteract——"
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"How did the Tatars get in touch with Zhao Guiqian?"
Su Mingzhe is mobilizing his army and preparing to go south.
As a result, Zhao Guiqian first sent people north to persuade him to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor. He also said that if King Lu ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, he would be willing to humble himself and pay tribute every year.
Later, Lu Youjiao sent another message, saying that Zhao Guiqian and Meng Ge had contacted each other and were preparing to fight against him together.
"What a bunch of guys that don't make anyone worry!"
Su Mingzhe was so troubled that he could only send someone to summon important officials to his study to discuss how to deal with it.
After the young emperor and the empress dowagers of the two palaces arrived in Dadu, Su Mingzhe, who originally occupied the Sanjin Palace, moved out of the palace with his family.
Now everyone can only come to Su Mingzhe's study to discuss matters.
Not long after.
More than a dozen important ministers arrived, learned the news, and were about to discuss it.
Liu Bingzhong was the first to suggest:
"My lord, Zhao Guiqian is just a guard dog, and Brother Meng is a wild wolf in the prairie. If we attack Brother Meng, Zhao Guiqian will never dare to go north. On the contrary, if we attack Zhao Guiqian south, Brother Meng will definitely go south. Therefore, I propose, Fight Brother Meng first!"