Yun Puzi didn't see Li Zhigao's memorial letter, but he rubbed his toes and thought that Li Zhigao and Lu Qingxia and others behind him could also imagine that the Zheng family would never sit back and watch the Huaixi Forbidden Army easily move to the northwest hinterland of Jingxiang
of Suizhou.
At this time, the Marquis of Qianyang, the Han family, and Prince Shou's Mansion were in the same spirit as Huaidong, secretly communicating with each other. Why did the late Honglou family take the risk of offending the Zheng family and write such a memorial?
Is it because they feel that the situation is urgent and they have to fight for Suizhou, or are they secretly communicating with the Zheng family?
Yang Yuanpu saw that Yun Puzi's face was tense like an old tree, and he was lost in thought for a while without reflecting. He asked again, slightly out of breath: "How does Taoist Yun feel about Shuzhou's letter?"
"Oh," Yun Puzi seemed to have woken up, raised his head and hesitated for a moment, then said, "Your Majesty has given me a gift, so I can practice in Chongfu Temple and cultivate my character and read some Taoist books every day. How can I have the right to talk nonsense about the affairs of the country?"
language?"
"You just told Qingyang that the imperial army was strong, but you didn't have such self-awareness?" Yang Yuanpu stared at Yun Puzi with his sharp eyes like an eagle and asked.
Seeing that Yang Yunpu had just stepped forward to pardon him, but turned around to turn over the old accounts, Yun Puzi also felt his scalp numb and said: "The old Taoist dare not say anything carelessly. This is a major matter. Your Majesty should ask Zheng Duzhi for advice. Zheng Zhongcheng is the only one who can
yes……"
Da Chu generally followed the old system of the previous dynasty. The Menxia Province commanded the ministries and departments to govern affairs, and the Privy Council was in charge of military affairs. Among the ministries and departments, Shen Yang was in charge of the Ministry of Personnel, Han Daoming was in charge of the Hu Bu, and Zhang Chao was in charge of the Yan Bureau.
The most important part of the Iron Transport Envoy Department was the Duzhi Envoy Department, which was headed by Zheng Yu. In addition, there was the Ministry of War, which was headed by Du Chongtao, and the Yushitai, which was headed by Yushi Zhongcheng Zheng Chang. Many of these ministers participated in political affairs and were equivalent to deputy prime ministers.
Yun Puzi didn't say it clearly, but the meaning behind his words was obvious.
Li Zhigao wrote a letter and divided his troops to move to Suizhou. He wanted to reopen the second battlefield against the Shouzhou Army from the northwest wing. The Privy Council and many ministers in the province did not have much opinion. The biggest obstacle was the Zheng family, or maybe
It is said that Li Zhigao had secretly communicated with Zheng and obtained Zheng's permission.
After seeing Yun Puzi say this, Yang Yuanpu's face immediately darkened. Qingyang thought that he should have thought of this, right?
After a long time, Yang Yuanpu stared at Yun Puzi and asked: "Taoist Master Yun, you said that the imperial court should strengthen its troops and horses, but how can we strengthen its troops and horses?"
Yun Puzi smiled bitterly and said: "In the early years, the old Taoist served in front of the envoy of Shengzhou Jiedushi for several years. Apart from eating plain meals, he also had some words to give advice to the country, but how did he know the art of applying it to the world? What to say?
To strengthen the army and the horse, Your Majesty is accompanied by the Queen Mother, Lu Palace Envoy, Prime Minister Shen, and Han, Zheng, Zhang, and Huang. Outside, there are the Marquis of Qianyang, the Marquis of Xinjin, King Xin, General Zheng, General Chai, General Zhang, and General Gu. Where are they?
Is it the old man’s turn to comment?”
"These people?" Yang Yuanpu suppressed the resentment in his heart and did not let out a soft hum from his nose.
At this moment, Yun Puzi also felt that Yang Yuanpu was a little pitiful.
When Yang Yuanpu regained Jinling and ascended the throne, although Yang Yuanpu did not completely eliminate the internal and external troubles around him, there were more or less signs of a renaissance. However, in just over two years, he became a tiger and a wolf both internally and externally.
But all this seems inevitable?
It's a pity that Li Yu was right about all this, but he couldn't live to see it
When all this happened, the faint sadness in the cloudy old eyes when he was about to die was unwillingness or loneliness?
Seeing the next words, Yun Puzi and Qingyang only responded cautiously. Yang Yuanpu didn't feel any interest. He took the eldest son off his knees and handed it to the eunuch next to him, then left Changxin Palace with Chen Ruyi and Anji Xiang.
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Watching Yang Yuanpu leave, Qingyang's pair of peerless beautiful eyes glanced at the maids and eunuchs waiting on the left and right. His beautiful eyes, as clear as a deep spring, revealed a cold and cold feeling.
If the eyes were really daggers, Qingyang would have poked thousands of holes into these people.
"Your Majesty, the chess game hasn't been played yet," Yun Puzi reminded.
"Play chess." Qingyang answered stiffly, then took the young son's hand, turned around abruptly, and walked back to Nuange.
"Be careful with your words and deeds. It's not that your Majesty doesn't trust your empress, but it's Li Zhigao who turned to the Queen Mother, leaving him with no one he can trust anymore." Even though there were only a few servants, the maids also felt the murderous look in Qingyang's eyes just now. At this time
No one came to the corridor to ask for trouble, but Yun Puzi still lowered his voice and said.
Qingyang suppressed the anger in his chest and asked: "Your Majesty, what did he mean by what he just said?"
"Shen Yang, Yang En both know the art of managing the world and are loyal to His Majesty. Naturally, there are ways to strengthen soldiers and horses. But as the old man said just now, firstly, His Majesty has no one he can trust in his heart; secondly, there is a way to strengthen soldiers and horses.
Everyone pays attention to one step at a time, maybe your Majesty doesn't have much patience, so he will ask the wise advice without hesitation, right?" Yun Puzi said.
Qingyang asked: "Li Zhigao wrote to Shuzhou to report the matter. In the opinion of Taoist Yiyun, did they and the Zheng family have a secret communication for a long time?"
Yun Puzi glanced at the broken snow outside the window and said, "The court is a little unusually quiet now. There must be some secret communication, right?"
"What benefits can Zheng get and will he agree to their conditions?" Qingyang asked curiously.
"If there are conditions that can satisfy the Zheng family, it may be another major change in Da Chu since the incident," Yun Puzi slightly frowned and said, "But as for the change, the old Taoist is also old, and the old bones are lazy.
, I haven’t walked outside Chongfu Temple for a while, and I haven’t noticed any rumors spreading below. However, now that things have reached this point, it will definitely not be groundless..."
Qingyang held the little son's hand. At this moment, she felt like a small boat in the stormy ocean, which would be shattered to pieces by unpredictable changes at any time.
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Yun Puzi left Changxin Palace, walked out of the palace gate and walked to Chongfu Temple.
At this time, the snow was getting heavier, and a shallow layer of snow had accumulated on the eaves of the courtyard walls on both sides.
Accompanied by two Taoist boys, Yun Puzi walked no more than three or four hundred steps from Chongfu Gate when he saw a carriage parked in the alley, and Yao Xishui's beautiful and cold face emerged from the corner of the opened curtain.
Yun Puzi signaled the Taoist boy to go back to Guanli first. He walked into the alley, opened the window, bent over and climbed into the car. When he saw Lu Qingxia also sitting in the car, he was slightly startled, but sat down next to the couch.
The charioteer gently twitched the whip, and the chariot slowly drove along the royal road of the imperial city.
"Your Majesty just arrived at Changxin Palace, did you say anything?" Yao Xishui asked.
"The wedding of the Marquis of Qianyang and Wang Wenqian's daughter is approaching. The Concubine Wang and His Majesty said some words about how to reward her, but she didn't say anything else."
Yun Puzi said.
"I'm afraid that's not all. When did Taoist Yun start to keep things secret from us?" Yao Xishui asked, staring at Yun Puzi's old face.
"If His Majesty hadn't asked about your secret deal with the Zheng family, I would not have known anything about it. And since you have also deployed people in Changxin Palace, I would have thought that from now on we would be in peace." Yun Puzi
said.
"Those idiots are just staring at the movements on the water. How can they know the hearts of people hidden under the water?" Lu Qingxia explained at this time, "As for the deal with the Zheng family, we really need to negotiate.
, but Zhigao's letter in Shuzhou was just a reason to initiate talks, and no one was officially sent to talk - you must ask us what conditions we can come up with to satisfy Zheng, so we might as well tell you at this time. Although Zheng Hui
He was good at running the army, but Deng Xiang was limited by the troops in his hands. Facing Liang's troops in Rucai and Guanzhong, it was difficult to do anything. Suizhou was only passive between Huaiyang Mountain and Tongbai Mountain.
He built a fortification in the valley. Not to mention that he had enough power to fight out through this gap, but he was also worried that some of King Shou's troops might penetrate through this and penetrate into the hinterland of Jingxiang. At this time, Chai Jian was in Shaozhou to resist the Yongzhou rebellion.
The army has done nothing..."
"The right Longque Army and the Left Shenwu Army changed their defenses from north to south?" Yun Puzi asked in uncontrollable shock.
On the one hand, it was the imperial government's continual suppression, and more importantly, after the Jinling Incident, the money and food that could be allocated was really limited.
Therefore, in the direction of Dengxiang on the western front, as long as Liang Jun did not make any large-scale massing movements, the troops of the Youlongque Army were controlled at around 15,000 men. More soldiers would mainly settle down to cultivate farmland in the camp and rest in the military mansion.
To grow and nourish, to store grain.
Including the local troops of Deng and Xiangjun from three states, Zheng Hui could directly mobilize only 24,000 to 5,000 troops, but he had to take care of the two defense lines of Wuguan and Nanyang Fangcheng. Don't say that Zheng Hui didn't have three heads and six arms.
Even with three heads and six arms, it is impossible to achieve anything.
Chai built the Wuzhiling defense line in the southern part of Shao and Hengzhou. Because Miao Yong led his troops to defect to Yongzhou, the situation can be said to be bleak.
Although Lu Qingxia said that he had not formally discussed the matter with Zheng Yu and Zheng Yu, the two parties did not have a certain intention. It can be said that Li Zhigao was quite reckless by submitting a letter in Shuzhou.
The Zheng family may be inclined to agree to such an exchange. In addition to the fact that Jingzhou in the southwest is under the control of Zhang Wei, this is probably mainly because Deng Junxiang and Ying, along with the other states, have experienced many attacks in the past hundred years. The population is sparse and the land is sparse.
barren.
Even though these areas have been recuperating for some years after the Jingxiang War, Du Chongtao, Han Qian, and those behind him, Zhou Dan and Chen Jingzhou, as well as Li Zhigao, Chai Jian, etc. who served as military commanders in Junzhou and Sima in the early years, all have great achievements.
With such huge influence, the Zheng family could not easily turn the Jingxiang hinterland into their sphere of influence.
Not to mention that the Liang army's offensive on the eastern front was ineffective and shifted the focus of the attack on Chu to the western front. The military pressure faced by Jingxiang was even greater.
In fact, after the Shouzhou Army has completely surrendered to the Liang Army, it is extremely urgent to mobilize an elite force of the Forbidden Army to enrich Suizhou, block the Shouzhou Army's southward passage from Huaiyang Mountain and Tongbai Mountain, and strengthen the defense of the northern line of Jingxiang.
Realistic requirements.
Perhaps in Zheng's eyes, in this situation, instead of being held back by Wan Honglou's group, which ultimately caused the Youlongque Army to be defeated in Deng Xiang, a disastrous defeat, and the most critical bargaining chip in Zheng's hands was completely lost.
It is better to stop losses in time and exchange defense zones while the investment is still small...