Cao Xiushi came to Chenzhou to serve as the chief historian after the Pingtan vassalization war. He might have been qualified to talk to Han Qian three or four years ago. At this time, he was questioned repeatedly by Han Qian. His face was depressed and he was speechless. He could only Looking eagerly at Shen Yang, Zheng Chang...
Shen Yang's face was as dark as water. After pondering for a while, he said to Cao Xiushi, Zhou Qinian and the others: "You guys go outside and wait."
The matter came to light, and at least at this moment, Tang Yi was justified.
No one can say that the four thousand Xuzhou elites were wrong in rounding up the bandits, and no one can falsely accuse Xuzhou at this time of being framed, attacking Chenzhou Fanying, and having the ambition to annex Chenzhou.
In particular, the Tangyi Army has just recaptured the three prefectures and twelve counties in Huaixi, and its troops have expanded to more than 60,000. The Shouzhou Army in the north is in panic. Not to mention the ability to counterattack the hinterland of Huaixi, it is difficult to even contain the main force of the Tangyi Army. At this time, Han Qian wanted to order the troops of Xuzhou to be withdrawn from the foot of Longtan Mountain, but it was unreasonable. What other options were there?
Cao Xiushi glanced at Zhou Qinian and walked out of the hall when he saw Zhou Qinian standing up to support the case. Then Qin Wen, Guo Rong, Feng Liao, Wang Che, Han Chengmeng and others all walked out of the hall one after another and watched the guards line up the hall. The wooden door was closed and they waited patiently on the porch.
In the huge hall, the last six people left were Shen Yang, Zheng Chang, Han Daoming, Yao Xishui, Yuan Guowei, and Han Qian sitting behind their respective desks.
"What should Xuzhou do before agreeing to withdraw its troops?" Shen Yang also lifted the veil of hypocrisy and looked directly at Han Qian and asked.
"Has Master Shen read the memorial I sent to the capital?" Han Qian asked.
"I've seen it. Since you have commanded the camp in Tangyi and set up the government army to guard Huaixi, in an emergency, you have the exclusive right to do so. Regardless of whether your theory of expelling the barbarians is reasonable or not, the camp in Tangyi has established the government army. Recovering twelve counties in Huaixi, bringing more than half a million people and 500 miles back to the territory of Chu, is indeed an undeniable achievement that everyone can see..." Shen Yang said.
Shen Yang's words are also very clear. He does not agree with the truth stated by Han Qian in the memorial, but no one can deny the achievements of the Tangyi Army. At this time, arguing about the truth, or forcibly labeling Han Qian as a collaborator , are all out of date.
Yao Xishui, Zheng Chang and others knew better that there were only 30,000 guards and soldiers in the capital, while Han Qian had 60,000 elite soldiers across the river. What was the use of arguing about these principles at this time?
To label him as a collaborator but not to punish him, it would be better to just regard Han Qian's memorial as a memorial, or to just regard things like passing the message through the air and Liang Emperor Zhu Yu's daughter being captured by Tangyi as non-existent.
Otherwise, if everything spreads, causing controversy and public sentiment in Jinling City, it will only make the court more embarrassed, right?
We are all pragmatic people. In any case, at least until the troops and horses guarding the pro-army forces in Beijing are truly strengthened, it will be impossible to spread out this account and calculate it clearly.
"The thieves raided Xuzhou. I'm not sure if Chenzhou was involved, but it's a fact that everyone has noticed that Chenzhou has been eyeing Xuzhou these years," Han Qian said. "I can send the three hundred people who retreated to Longtan Mountain The Fan thief is handed over to Chenzhou Fanying to clear the nest. Chenzhou Fanying only needs to hand over 300 Fan thief heads afterwards. But at such a sensitive time, I don't trust Chenzhou Fanying to continue to stay on Xuzhou's side... "
"You mean to transfer Fanying out of Chenzhou?" Shen Yang asked.
"General Zheng Hui's attack on Yongzhou didn't go well, didn't it? Let's bring the Chenzhou camp under the banner of Youlongque Army." Han Qian glanced at Zheng Chang and said.
Yao Xishui gritted her teeth and secretly resented it. She didn't expect that Han Qian would directly give a big deal to Zheng, but she couldn't stand up and say no.
It can be said that the Chenzhou Fan Camp with 3,000 troops is one of the few elite combat forces that can directly threaten Xuzhou - the Chenzhou Fan Camp will be transferred away and will not be transferred back to Chenzhou until Han Qian's permission is obtained.
Chenzhou counties only retain a small number of county soldiers to maintain local security. At least the areas north and east of Xuzhou have no direct threats. This is naturally a favorable condition for Xuzhou.
However, Zheng Chang didn't believe that apart from this, Han Qian would be satisfied if he forced the Xi clan to hand over 300 heads of thieves. Since everyone was negotiating terms behind closed doors, he didn't try to hide anything. He narrowed his eyes and spoke directly.
Asked: "The unruly Fan soldiers are a problem. They should be given the opportunity to continue to serve Da Chu, but the Marquis is not satisfied with more than that, right?"
"To recover Haozhou and the central and southern areas of Huo and Shou prefectures, we must not only prevent Liang Jun from sending troops from Xusi into Haozhou, but also prepare for the battle to recover the three cities of Shouchun, Fengtai and Huoqiu.
The government's army of only 30,000 soldiers is already seriously insufficient - and in any case, the depth of the defense line that Huaixi is responsible for has exceeded that of Huaidong, and the geographical location is not advantageous. I am preparing to go to the court and request Tangyi to build a camp and build a government.
The army expanded to 60,000 people, and the imperial court should allocate money, food and soldiers' pay according to the imperial army. At the same time, the three states of Hao, Chu, and Chao had been recovered, and the orders of governor, chief historian, and Sima should also be established as soon as possible. At this time, Shiliang has always been
They are all under the jurisdiction of Chuzhou, and Huaidong troops and horses are no longer needed for defense at this time..." Han Qian said.
Hearing Han Qian state so many conditions in one breath, Zheng Chang, who was willing to help Han Qian even after taking advantage, took a deep breath.
To restore the three prefectures of Hao, Chu, and Chao, the worst possible outcome would be to give them the title of provincial governor, chief governor, and Sima, so that the Tangyi Xingying system would be formally established and the government would be placed on top of the prefecture government, and its authority would be equal to that of the Jiedushi government.
, this may be a fact that the court has to bear and accept at this time.
However, Han Qian wants to take back Shiliang County, but at this time Shiliang County is under the control of Huaidong. How can they "persuade" Shiliang County to give up and share the geographical advantages of Hongzepu and Fanliang Lake with Tangyi?
Another one, Han Qian requested to formally expand Tangyi's army to 60,000 troops, and asked the court to double the military funding allocation for Tangyi again in just one year. The court must be able to squeeze out so many troops.
We have money, food, and bodyguards and troops that have been expanded for a long time. Why wait until now to see if Tangyiwei can survive?
Han Daoming tapped his fingers on the table leisurely.
Even though Zheng Chang felt that Han Qian's conditions were a bit excessive, he was thinking more about how to ensure that Chenzhou Fanying could successfully return to the organization of Youlongque Army.
Yao Xishui wanted to speak several times, but thinking that it would be even more embarrassing for her to speak out now, she could only endure it.
Shen Yang was silent for a long time before saying: "You also know that it is impossible for the imperial court to raise more money and food..."
Not counting military merit rewards, doubling the military funding for Tangyi means that in addition to an additional 300,000 yuan each year, an additional 300,000 stones of grain, 100,000 pieces of cloth and 300,000 yuan will be provided.
Salt and other supplies are coming.
Now that both the government and the opposition are trying every possible means to expand the size of the bodyguards and pro-army forces, how can they squeeze out money and food?
Shen Yang said this very clearly. The other three main conditions can be agreed to, but it is impossible to produce even a grain of grain.
"I would not be indifferent to the difficulties of the imperial court, so Xuzhou was looted by bandits, and I did not bother the imperial court to send a large army to clear it out," Han Qian said. "Shiliang County was not assigned to Chuzhou, even though Shiliang River and Pu By digging a channel between Yanghe River, the navy will not be able to enter Hongzepu for a while and fight. They should return to Xuzhou to rest for a while..."
It was impossible for Han Qian to withdraw his troops from Longtan Mountain before getting the benefits. The Tangyi navy had to follow the original plan and even increase the size of the transfer back to Xuzhou - a large-scale military mobilization that would affect Xuzhou too much. The production plan has been established. Before the matter is completely resolved, he still has to transfer some troops from Tangyi back to Xuzhou so that some of the old reserve soldiers can be replaced and returned to production positions.
It would be better to wait until Huaidong soldiers and horses withdraw from Shiliang County before urging the Chenzhou fan camp to encircle Longtan Mountain and transfer them out of Chenzhou.
"Okay, let's leave it like this for now." Shen Yang said.
"The house has arranged a night banquet, please..." Han Qian said politely.
"The affairs in the capital are busy, so I requested an order to leave the capital temporarily. Your Majesty is still waiting for me to rush back to Jinling. Han Shangshu, Mr. Zheng can just stay here and have a banquet." Shen Yang didn't want to stay in East Lake for a moment, and tonight he wanted to Go directly back to Jinling.
"Then I will send Master Shen off not far away." Han Qian said.
Shen Yang came in a hurry, stayed in East Lake for two days, saw Han Qian once, and left in a hurry. Yao Xishui did not want to stay and be humiliated by Han Qian, so he, Cao Xiushi, Zhou Qinian, Qin Wen and others also left with Shen Yang go.
Han Daoming stopped talking. Zheng Chang was thinking about Chenzhou Fanying being brought under the organization of Youlongque Army. This matter also required Han Qian's cooperation. Of course, he had to stay and discuss some more specific details.
After the vassal reduction war, the Tanzhou rebels retreated to Yongchen and other places. Later, Miao Yong also led his troops to defect there. Although the rebels in Yongzhou had a difficult life, they still had a lot of soldiers and horses.
After Zheng Hui led the Youlongque Army to switch defenses with Chai Jian, he further took control of the state troops in Shao and Heng. The total force was only 30,000. Attacking Yong and Chen to eliminate the rebels naturally could not be expected to be achieved overnight. Since last autumn and winter, Starting from the beginning, we used Wuzhisiling as the foundation and moved south step by step to attack the city and build the stronghold. The progress was not very smooth. It was necessary to have a brave and capable elite army like Chenzhou Fanying to be transferred to act as the vanguard to attack the city and build the stronghold.
Han Qian sent Yuan Guowei, Guo Rong, Feng Liao and others to accompany Han Daoming and Zheng Chang to the banquet hall. He, Gao Shao and Yang Qin found Lin Zongjing and Feng Yi to arrange for the subsequent dispatch of additional reinforcements to Xuzhou.
"If we really want to let the Xi family go, we may not have such a good opportunity again in the future?" Feng Yi asked with regret.
"Shen Yang came here in person because he was determined to prevent us from annexing Chenzhou. The Zheng family, Prince Shou's Mansion, Hunan Xuanwei Envoy, etc. would not be willing to see this; if the alarm is too great at the same time, the two states of Siye will also It is very likely that we will collude more closely with the big surname forces in the states in central Guizhou, and we currently do not maintain most of the troops in Xuzhou for a long time or have the remaining strength to use troops against central Guizhou, so it is necessary to stop when we are ready," Han Qian Said, "Besides, the Chenzhou Fan Camp will be under the organizational structure of the Youlongque Army. The Zheng family will win over the Xi family, but they will inevitably use the special camp to continue to consume the Xi family's effective strength. Whether they can annex it or not is the difference. Not big…”
"You are using a trick to wipe out the entire family," Feng Yi said.
"Why are you speaking so harshly?" Han Qian scolded with a smile, "When you and Zong Jing return to Xuzhou, you must first ensure that the situation is under control and be careful not to cause any mistakes."