Besides river engineering, another major event was war.
This time, it was not the Khitans, the Liao people, or the Tubo people who started the war, but Southwest Jiaozhi.
Jiaozhi, a territory that once belonged to the Tang Dynasty, took advantage of the Rebellion of the Five Dynasties to gain de facto independence. After the establishment of the Song Dynasty, it quickly became a vassal of the Song Dynasty. It could still be honest and obedient at first, but
Fifty years ago, General Li Gongyun usurped the country and established himself as the ruler. After establishing the Li Dynasty, his attitude towards the country changed subtly.
Although they still paid tribute and claimed vassal status, they actually harbored evil intentions. They used the sky to be high and the emperor to be far away to win over the chiefs in the border mountainous areas and encroach on the territory and people of the Song Dynasty. Over the past few decades, although the Song Dynasty regarded Guangyuan Prefecture as its own as Yong Prefecture,
But in fact it was already ruled by Cochin.
The Jiaozhi people were very cunning and refused to fight with the Song Dynasty. Instead, they drove the tribes from Guangyuan Prefecture to invade the invaders, or simply disguised themselves as Guangyuan barbarians to invade the invaders.
Nong Zhigao was the leader of the Nong tribe, one of the four tribes in Guangyuan Prefecture. His father was disobedient and was killed by the Cochin people. He was disobedient and was arrested and imprisoned by the Cochin people for several years. It was because he found that killing people did not solve the problem.
Put him back again.
It was such a prisoner who could unsettle half of the Song Dynasty and made the people of Jiaozhi realize that the Celestial Empire was powerful on the outside and weak on the inside.
After Li Rizun became the king of Cochin, he simply abolished tribute and intensified his intrusion on the Song Dynasty. Because the Song Dynasty focused all its attention on dealing with the problems in the north, and the financial crisis was serious, it could only adopt measures to calm the situation.
Don't care carefully.
This made Li Rizun even more unscrupulous. In February last year, he invaded Qinzhou's Sichen, Gusen, Tielang and other caves and plundered countless people and animals from 19 villages. In January of this year, he used Wei Huizheng, the chieftain of the Song Dynasty, to secretly take in the people who had fled Jiaozhi and entered the country.
The Jiaodong barbarians led their troops into the territory of the Song Dynasty.
Song Shiyao and others who inspected the capital of the Song Dynasty sent troops to resist, repelled the invading enemies, and pursued them into Jiaozhi territory. Many Jiaozhi soldiers were killed.
Li Rizun was furious, and soon joined forces with the Jiadong barbarians to invade the Song Dynasty border. This time the army was claimed to be 500,000. In fact, there were 50,000, far more than the Song Dynasty expected. As a result, the Song army was defeated, and Song Shiyao and other generals died in the battle.
After the victory, Jiaozhi did not withdraw its troops, but sent its troops northward, hoping to take advantage of the opportunity to make a fortune.
When the military news reached the Song Dynasty, the whole court was shocked. The court immediately ordered Wang Han, the transfer envoy to Guangxi, to quickly organize troops to retreat from the enemy. However, in recent years, the relationship between the court and the Xixia and Liao Dynasties was tense, and troops were stationed in Dali. Seeing that nothing happened in Guangxi, they had already gathered there.
All the troops here were mobilized. Wang Han only managed to gather 30,000 troops. He was afraid that his retreat would be cut off and Yongzhou would be lost, so he did not dare to divide his troops to attack.
As a result, the Jiaozhi people were allowed to burn, kill and loot everywhere, and the border of Guangxi was filled with mourners.
Bianjing Imperial Palace, in the imperial hall.
"I didn't expect it to be like this!" Zhao Zhen sighed in a loud voice: "Wang Han is also a veteran general, why did he fight the battle in such a confused manner?"
"Your Majesty, calm down, Wang Han is old. The old man naturally wants stability." Zeng Gongliang reported back: "What's more, Wang Han wants to ensure that Yongzhou is not lost and also protects the Yunnan Copper Road, so his military strength is inevitably stretched. Furthermore, the southwest of Yongzhou
Most of them are local Tu people, not our Han people. Naturally, Wang Han has to sort out the priorities."
"Regardless of the natives and Han people, they are all our people in the Song Dynasty." Zhao Zhen shook his head and said: "Restrict the ties and restrain the ties to win over the soft. If we only save the Han people and ignore the native people, the Han and barbarians will become more and more alienated, and there will be no peaceful people in Guangxi!"
"Your Majesty is wise," the ministers praised.
"Don't flatter me." Zhao Zhen shook his head and said, "It seems that just counting on Wang Han is not enough. We have to deploy troops to support him. Look, where will the troops be sent from?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty," Wang Gongchen, who finally got what he wanted and was promoted to Privy Council, said: "The troops that can be mobilized are Guangdong, Hunan, and Dali. But the troops on Jinghu South Road have been trained for many years and have no actual combat experience.
, I'm afraid it won't be able to bear the heavy responsibility; Guangzhou has few soldiers and is an important town. Even if it sends troops, it will only be a drop in the bucket and will not help." After a pause, he said: "Only Dali has a garrison of 50,000 people and has actual combat experience, which can be used."
Upon hearing this, all the ministers knew that he was acting for public benefit. Zhao Zongshi and his party had always regarded the 50,000 Dongchuan Army as Zhao Zongji's team, and had long wanted to transfer them away from Dali. I was afraid that once this army left Yunnan, it would be destroyed.
Suffering the fate of being consumed first and then dismembered.
"No, Dali has just arrived, and people's hearts are undecided. The Duan family, the Gao family, and the Yang family are strong and ambitious. If the army leaves Yunnan and is taken by chance to occupy Dongchuan City, our Song Dynasty will not only lose its source of copper, but also lose its
What a worry for Dali!" Wang Gui had no choice but to speak bravely.
"Brother Yu Yu is a layman, right?" Wang Gongchen said with a smile: "We can let the three families send troops to help the suppression, and let the Dongchuan Army take them out of Yunnan. With the hostages of the three families in hand, who dares to take advantage of Dongchuan City?
"
"What do you think of Han Aiqing?" Zhao Zhen and Kangxi asked, staring at Han Qi. Ever since he became Fu Bi's deputy, Han Qi had always been silent. Officials would never speak unless asked.
"What Wang Shuxiang said is true." Han Qi replied: "It is true that Dali's troops are the most suitable."
"But in this way, this army will become a hodgepodge." Zeng Gongliang said: "The three families have many conflicts, and they may not be sincere to our dynasty. I am afraid that they will have their own agendas and become obstacles."
"This is not difficult. He is a direct bachelor of Longtuge and guards Dongchuan Junfan Town. He has guarded Dali for many years and is still a deterrent to the leaders of the three families." Wang Gongchen said: "With him here, he should not be able to change the world."
"Fan Zhen is not suitable for taking command." Sun Bian said lightly: "This is the ancestral system." In order to prevent the privatization of the army, the Song Dynasty always trained troops without leading troops, and those who led troops did not fight.
"This..." Wang Gongchen said with a confused face: "Does anyone have authority..."
"Dali is as high as the sky, so we should abide by the ancestral system." Sun Bian said slowly.
"Okay, okay," Zhao Zhen said, not letting the two of them argue anymore: "Let's go to someone else."
But who should be sent? Among the famous generals of the Song Dynasty, Wang Deyong, Li Zhaoliang are old, Di Qing wants to guard the emperor's side, Sun Mian is famous for his cruelty, and he just committed a crime and was demoted. Yang Wenguang is left, and he still has to guard the western border. He cannot
Move lightly.
Think about it, no decent general has appeared in the past twenty years, which shows how necessary the martial arts academy is.
Zhao Zhen couldn't help but laugh at himself: "If something happens to me in the Song Dynasty, there has always been no shortage of famous generals. But now I can't even choose a general to take care of military affairs..."
The four ministers of the Privy Council quickly bowed and apologized: "I have neglected my duty!"
"If you know that you have neglected your duty, then hurry up and run the martial arts academy for me. Don't always think about adding sand to others." Zhao Zhen gave a few gentle words, which made Wang Gongchen feel chills in the back of his head. What the official said
it's him."
However, this was not the time to investigate. Fu Bi said softly: "Your Majesty, there is no need to be sad. Famous generals come from the battlefield. Now that the world has been in peace for a long time, naturally there are no famous generals. This is also the world's luck."
Zhao Zhen's face looked better.
"As far as I know, the officers of the Dongchuan Army are all from the old Western Army. They are brave and good at fighting. They only lack a commander to take charge of the overall situation." Sun Bian continued: Since I can't think of a suitable candidate at the moment, why not pick one from the princes?
Send one out and go to Guangxi to control the armies."
"Nonsense, which prince has ever fought in a war?" Zhao Zhen shook his head flatly.
"There is no need for him to strategize. He only needs to coordinate the various ministries. If there is no way to complete victory at the moment, he only needs to protect the ministries and the people and confront Li Rizun. Jiaozhi, he is just a clown, no matter the national strength, military strength, or backup
Food and salary are simply not comparable to mine. If the stalemate lasts for a long time, they will inevitably retreat without a fight!"
"My son is willing to go!" As soon as Sun Bian finished speaking, an excited voice sounded, startling the princes.
This sound came from Zhao Conggu, the "eldest son of the emperor" who was watching the politics in front of the emperor. He had been listening attentively to the discussions between the officials and the ministers. When he heard Sun Bian's words, his heart suddenly jumped wildly, blood rushed to his head, and he couldn't bear it.
He couldn't help shouting. Seeing everyone looking at him, he gritted his teeth, raised his head and said: "My son has studied military books since he was a child, and he is considered to be proficient in bow and horse. Although he has never been on the battlefield, according to what the talented Prime Minister Sun said just now,
, my son can take on this responsibility! With my son guarding the southern border, my father can rest in peace!"
Zhao Zhen was surprised and his subordinates stared at Zhao Conggu and just pondered for a long time before saying: "Conggu is a good son of my Zhao family. However, I have other plans for you and cannot allow you to go to Guangxi."
Seeing the disappointment on Zhao Conggu's face, Zhao Zhen explained warmly: "You also know that the top priority now is river construction. However, your two precious brothers, one wants to go fast and the other goes slow. We can't fight without it.
Do you want to open up a relationship? If I don't care about you anymore, something big will happen." Yan Bi looked at Zhao Conggu and said, "That's why I want you to exchange your family achievements for me. You are mature and prudent, and I can't be more at ease."
"Yes..." Zhao Conggu couldn't tell whether he was happy or disappointed, so he accepted the order: "My son, I will obey my father's instructions."
"I'm very relieved." Zhao Zhen nodded approvingly and changed the subject: "As for the candidate for command, I think it is best to use a veteran general, otherwise the commander will be incompetent and the entire army will be exhausted!"
"What the officials said is true." Zeng Gongliang said respectfully.
"Let Sun Mian take charge." Zhao Zhen said again.
"This..." Zeng Gongliang was at a loss for words. Sun Miao was Di Qing's deputy when he was fighting the rebellion in the south. Because Di Qing was jealous, he did not lead any troops after the rebellion was put down, so Sun Miao took over his army. Wherever there was a rebellion, he would be there.
He was sent to suppress it wherever he went. Later, Di Qing was promoted to Privy Envoy, and he became the Deputy Privy Envoy.
There is no need to doubt Sun Miao's ability, but he is also famous for being greedy for money and lust. Generally speaking, as long as a man is a man, there is no bad thing for him, but there are not many people who are as blatant and unscrupulous as him.
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