In order to ensure the established strategy, not to make major adjustments, and not to give the Mongolian army any chance to breathe, after Zhao Wuji was transferred to Huainan, the first battle with Yang Zhitang and Yang Yuan would be crucial.
Only by winning the first battle well can Liang Chu avoid an all-out war.
It was agreed here that Han Qian summoned Guo Rong, Gu Qian, Feng Liao, Han Daoming, Zhu Juezhong and others.
Even if we do not consider how many more elite troops will be deployed to the southern front for the time being, we must make adequate preparations in terms of combat supplies and other aspects.
At the same time, the Zuo Neishi Mansion also needs to comprehensively consider the impact of the war on Huainan's material production and commerce. It also needs to determine whether some personnel and production need to be transferred in advance, and it needs to determine an emergency plan.
"It's better to attack Shu first after regaining Guanzhong with thunderous force!" Gu Qian had always advocated attacking Shu first, but now he couldn't help but nag.
He and some officials in the court thought that by taking Sichuan and Sichuan first, Daliang would be connected with Xuzhou and the Jizhou in the southwest, and they would have a complete advantage of the terrain advantage of high buildings and buildings, so that they could become invincible.
"The world is torn apart. In the past thirty years, too many people have been displaced and died in wars. We cannot choose the easy path. We should fear the difficulties and go forward, so that we can show our true qualities as heroes!" Han Qian said with a smile.
When deciding on the strategic direction of first north and then south, the DPRK and China were not without controversy.
After regaining Guanzhong, the conditions for conquering Shu were already met.
Even though there is not much morality in putting interests first between countries, the alliance between Liang and Shu for so many years can be said to have gone hand in hand through thick and thin, and they are deeply involved with each other.
It may induce fierce and widespread resistance among the Shu government and the public.
It may be easy to capture Shu, but it is difficult to rule Shu well.
If troops are sent to attack Shu, the Liang-Chu peace treaty will inevitably collapse completely.
Even if the Liang Kingdom can become invincible after annexing Shu, it will have to deal with three powerful enemies at the same time: the Chu Army, the Dongliang Army, and the Mongolian Army. The entire unification war process may take several years to end completely.
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He now decided to go north first and then south. There seemed to be some uncertainties, but as long as he could break off the hardest bone of the Mongolian army, he could then use a variety of means to solve the problems between Chu and Shu.
In Han Qian's view, even if the entire process of the unification war is advanced by three to five years, or even if two or three battles are spared, we should try our best to fight for it.
This is not only for the common people of Chu and Shu, but also for the generals of Daliang who have fought bloody battles for many years.
Gu Qian knew that he could not persuade Han Qian to fundamentally adjust Daliang's strategic direction, so he sighed and said: "Your Majesty is still too kind!"
Han Daoming, Zhu Juezhong and others also have many opinions that are different from Han Qian's, but in recent years, let alone the talents and strategies, they have fallen short compared to Tian Cheng and Li Zhigao, and they will not be stubborn on the big policy issues decided by Han Qian.
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Han Qian smiled and signaled to Li Zhigao that Tian Cheng and the others should go back to the Staff Office to get busy. He would also leave Han Daoming, Zhu Juezhong, Gu Qian, Feng Liao and others to ask about some government matters.
At this time, the sound of laughter from the female family members came from behind the Lingyun Pavilion, as if Princess Yunhe was talking to someone. Gu Qian was stunned for a while, and looked up at Zhu Juezhong. Seeing that he was pretending not to hear anything, he pretended that he didn't hear anything.
Nothing was heard.
Han Daoming, Feng Liao and the others didn't have much contact with Princess Yunhe, so naturally they couldn't recognize her voice. They still lamented that Shangyang Garden was too narrow and didn't look like the Daliang Palace at all.
In the former dynasty, Luoyang served as the companion capital. The city was built on the north and south banks of the Luo River. The southern city was a civilian city, and the palace city and imperial city were built on the north bank.
At the end of the previous dynasty, Luoyang City was destroyed by war. When Zhu Yu was in charge of Heluo, he only rebuilt Luoyang City on the ruins on the south bank. The scale was much smaller than that of the capital of the old dynasty.
Nowadays, national funds are still very tight. The offices of the Internal Affairs Bureau, the General Staff Office and the Council of Government are all very narrow. The year before last, we finally managed to squeeze out some money and build the new site of Luoyang College on the north bank.
Shangyang Garden, where Han Qian lived and handled state affairs at this time, was rebuilt from a Taoist temple, covering a total area of only more than 20 acres. Everything was simple and simple, except Lingyun Pavilion and the attached garden and the east and west courtyards, which served as Han Qian's daily residence.
Except when he was acting in charge of state affairs, the area of the inner palace where he lived with Zhao Ting'er and Wang Jun was quite narrow.
Although following the example of the Chu State, Han Qian also set up the House of Internal Affairs to be responsible for the affairs of the inner palace, but in fact Han Qian consciously limited the power of the inner court, and even the annual expenses of the inner court were included in the financial budget.
Except for Wang Jun as the chief and Xi Rong as the assistant, the House of Internal Affairs no longer uses eunuchs. It mainly selects some older and capable female relatives from the clan as officials. Together with the maids and servant women, there are a total of more than one hundred people at their disposal.
Lingyun Pavilion is said to be a meeting hall, but in fact it is just a two-story brick and wood pavilion.
The Imperial Household Office is right behind Lingyun Pavilion, separated by a courtyard wall covered with ivy. If the rear slope windows of Lingyun Pavilion are opened, and the voices in the courtyards on both sides are slightly louder, they can be heard in Lingyun Pavilion.
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However, Han Qian also heard Yun He's voice and casually said to Feng Liao: "Yun and Xu came here because of the women's concubine matter. I specifically asked her to find you. Why haven't they been resolved yet?"
Only then did Feng Liao realize why Gu Qian had subconsciously looked up at Zhu Juezhong when he was stunned. He glanced at Han Daoming and said back to Han Qian: "The move of the women's college to the new city on the north bank is a matter of whether it is possible or not. It all depends on the king.
It's decided. Your Majesty has made your decision. Just let me know and you will do it." No matter that Han Qian seemed to have other things to discuss, he stood up and said goodbye: "Ah, I just remembered that there are other things to discuss at the Yamen Office.
When the matter is discussed in the cabinet tomorrow, I will come over and report to you..."
"I suddenly thought that I have something waiting for me. Why don't I delay Yunhe's discussion with the Lord about the Women's House!" Zhu Jue stood up and left.
Gu Qian and Han Daoming didn't even give an excuse, they got up and followed Feng Liao and Zhu Juezhong away.
Xi Rong also wanted to stand up, but Han Qian reached out his feet and stepped on the skirt of her skirt.
"Ah!" Xi Rong was startled. She was afraid of tearing her dress with force. She sat back to the side of the long desk and said, "Aren't you afraid of tearing my dress and causing Yunhe to misunderstand me?"
Before he finished speaking, he heard Yun He talking to Zhu Juezhong, Gu Qian and others outside the palace. After a while, Yun He's bright face looked in, but no one came in to report.
, there are really no rules at all.
"Yun He has met Your Majesty, Mrs. Xi..." Yun He was wearing the crimson jacket of a female official, and she, Pingting, walked into the hall, bowed and bowed.
Yunhe was only fifteen years old when he followed Wang Che, Huo Li, Han Bao and others to East Lake. Nine years have passed, and the handsome young man who was not very noticeable back then has suddenly exuded an undeniable awe-inspiring look.
Beauty comes.
The beauty of a crow was pulled into a bun, making her face look like a jade. She seemed to understand why Gu Qian and other ministers left Lingyun Pavilion in a hurry. Yun He's face was slightly red, and he held a document and pressed it on his tall chest. He walked to
He sat down behind the long desk and said softly:
"Yunhe has already drawn up the school building plan for the women's college, and I would like to ask your Majesty to review it..."
Although Han Qian tried his best to be kind to the children of the Zhu family and had no suspicion and precautions, whether it was to avoid Qian or deliberately arranged by his subordinates, in addition to Zhu Zhen who was married in his early years, Zhu Yu's other two sons, Zhu Tao and Zhu Shou,
, in the past two years, they have successively selected women with dignified conduct and beautiful appearance from common people to get married.
Yun He mainly studied and taught at Liyang College and Luoyang College in these years. Naturally, ordinary people looked down upon him, so his marriage was delayed.
As for Han Qian, Zhao Ting'er and Wang Jun have a very close relationship, and occasionally there is Xi Lin around who can steal the news, but they have no idea of accommodating concubines. Sometimes they think of conferring a royal concubine on Xi Yin, but Xi Yin herself is not happy.
, he followed Xi Rong’s wishes. As for his children, Wen Xin, Wen Cong, and Wen Yuan, he could still spare time to care about their studies. He was deeply influenced by the thoughts of future generations in the dream world, and he didn’t have any at all.
The idea of planting dragon sons and grandsons widely.
However, Han Daoming and Zhu Juezhong kept saying that since there were three princes and six ministers in the outer court, it was only proper etiquette to have three concubines and six concubines within the palace.
Han Qian ignored them.
I don’t know when the Luoyang Women’s College run by Yun He, the Superintendent and other government officials suddenly stopped taking care of it. Feng Liao, Gu Qian, Zhu Juezhong and others also didn’t care about it, so what happened to Luoyang Women’s College?
For matters that he could not decide on his own, Yun He would go directly to Han Qian to ask for instructions.
Seeing Xi Rong sitting aside and looking through the documents without moving, Han Qian could only stand up on his own and walked over to take the proposal for the female school building from Yun He.
"Ah!" Seeing Han Qian coming over, Yun He stood up in shock and hurriedly handed over the document, a little more hastily, until their fingers touched.
The soft and jade-like touch, and looking at Yunhe Liubo's shy eyes, Han Qian couldn't help but feel his heart flutter.
The Luoyang Women's Academy was actually founded by Wang Jun and Zhao Ting'er behind the scenes, but in order to avoid Han Daoming and other conservatives from standing up to make irresponsible remarks, Yun He is currently doing these things.
Luoyang Women's College initially used Zhu Zhen's old residence in Luoyang to run its school. However, the land of Luoyang Prince's Mansion was also limited and could not accommodate many teachers and students. When Luoyang College moved to the north bank of the Luo River, Yun He also wanted to move the Women's College together.
Next door to Luoyang University; but this is not just about choosing a simple house to run a school.
Han Qian sat down directly opposite Yun He, looking through the plans for the new school building of the women's college and asking many detailed questions; Xi Rong finally found an excuse and ran away, so as not to worry about it.
To facilitate explanation, Yun He directly moved to sit next to Han Qian.
At some point, Han Qian subconsciously turned his head and saw Yun He's beautiful face, which was only three or four inches away from his nose. A light and elegant fragrance of fat filled his nose.
He moved his body back and rubbed a soft spot. Yunhe seemed to have misunderstood that he was deliberately taking advantage of her. She glanced at him angrily, moved her body away, and continued to talk about the school building...
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Xu Mingzhen still chose to collude with Zhu Rang and others seven years ago, so he used Songzhou on the northeast side of Guoshui as the foundation to revitalize the Shouzhou Army.
Although the Woying and other rivers to the west of Songzhou have been damaged by the water of the Yu River all year round, causing flooding and making people miserable, Songzhou City has finally regained some prosperity in recent years.
The house of Zhou Shen, the governor of the Jiedu Envoy Cao Canjun, is located in the alley of Longliu Lane.
The house is not big, but it faces the Songdu River that enters the city. It is lined with trees and is very quiet.
Zhou Shen is the son of Zhou Shoumin, the former Shaoqing of Honglu Temple in Great Chu. However, during the turmoil in Jinling, too many dignitaries and relatives were taken across the Yangtze River and headed north. At that time, the small Shouzhou Army Jiedushi Mansion could not accommodate too many people.
, Zhou Shen finally managed to earn a living as an extremely humble clerk in the Shouzhou Army.
After the Shouzhou Army surrendered to the Dongliang Army, Zhou Shen did several pretty things.
Zhou Shen first served as a field officer on the east bank of Surabaya. In two years, he lost more than 300,000 tons of grain and grain to the military. He then served as a county magistrate, recruited refugees, built water conservancy projects, and cultivated fields.
After Liang Jun captured Xingyang, Zhou Shen first foresaw that Liang Jun would repair the breach in the Yu River embankment from the east side of Xingyang City, which would lead part of the Yu River floodwater to flow into the Guishui River.
It was also because of Zhou Shen's foresight that when the Yuhe River flooded into Guoshui, the soldiers and civilians on both sides of Guoshui suffered less losses.
Zhou Shen gained the trust of Xu Mingzhen, Xu Sizhao and his son. At this time, he was appointed as the military governor of Hucao, who was in charge of the revenue and transfer of Songzhou's wealth. He could be said to be an important minister of Songzhou and Shouzhou army.
If it weren't for the fact that there were so many veterans who followed Xu Mingzhen, Zhou Shen might have been appointed to such important positions as chief historian, Zhongmen envoy, or Zuo Cheng with the limelight he had shown in recent years.
"The leader of Liang, Zhao Wuji, led Xuzhou's 10,000 cavalry to Chuzhou and changed defenses with Lin Haizheng. It can be seen that Liang was still wary of the Chu army, but the country was surrounded by enemies on all sides, and it was difficult to mobilize more troops to fill the gap.
There is a vacancy on the southern front. If the Chu army dares to make a decisive decision, it should still be able to accomplish great things..."
Zhao Mingting, who returned to Songzhou from Bianliang early due to illness, was sitting in the hall of Zhou's mansion, looking slightly sick, discussing the Jianghuai situation with Zhou Shen.
Although Zhou Shen's status in the Shouzhou Army has greatly improved in recent years, his status and reputation are still not as good as those of veteran veterans like Zhao Mingting. When he saw that Zhao Mingting returned to Songzhou after illness, he personally went to his house to communicate with him.
, he was a little frightened, and responded: "Who knows whether the Chu army can make a decisive decision? However, recently there is a rumor in the market that the relationship between Lord Liang and the Empress Dowager Chu Changxin was unclear. The news came from Jinling.
What was passed on also involved an affair between a man and a woman, but I wonder if General Zhao saw any clues when he was in charge of the Zhifang Division?"
In the past, Zhou Shen was close to the crown prince Xu Sizhao. Zhao Mingting didn't have much contact with him and didn't know much about him. However, he thought that the eggs were not finished when the nest was overturned. He thought that if Zhou Shen was really smart, he should know their escape route.
where.
However, Zhou Shen didn't answer his questions all night. Zhao Mingting didn't know whether Zhou Shen was really confused or pretending to be confused, but he couldn't control Zhou Shen's attitude. Zhao Mingting didn't dare to speak too clearly, so he could only say with a bitter smile.
: "The Empress Dowager Changxin first came to Chu, and few people knew that she was disguised as a man. When she officially entered Chu and got married, Jinling was already in chaos, and there was no time to pay attention to her personal relationship with Han Qian. However, since it was spread all over Jinling
It has a nose and eyes, so it should be true."
"I heard that the Queen Mother of Chu was the most beautiful woman in Shu. If Lord Liang really wanted to have an affair with her, she would be really lucky." Zhou Shen said.
Zhao Mingting saw that Zhou Shen stayed out of the alley and had no intention of quarreling with him, so he took advantage of the darkness to leave. Before leaving, he bowed to the rickety figure next to Zhou Shen before leaving.
The ricket figure had difficulty walking, but he still insisted on accompanying Zhou Shen to escort Zhao Mingting to the door of the house.
"If you look at it, Queen Mother Chu is only thirty-three years old this year. She has been a widow for six or seven years. It can be said that she has been around for a long time..." Watching Zhao Mingting leave in the car, Zhou Shen still felt that the topic just now was very chewy, but he couldn't bear it.
He frowned and started talking to the people around him.
"I don't know whether Lord Liang and the Queen Mother of Chu had an affair back then, but at this time a lot of news spread, even in Songzhou. It means there was someone behind the scenes who had the intention." The rickety figure said with a smile.
"Why are you so interested?" Zhou Shen asked doubtfully.
"Didn't Zhao Mingting just say that although Emperor Chu was young, he was quite as heroic as his father, Emperor Yanyou? Big brother, what do you think of a fourteen-year-old or fifteen-year-old boy when he hears rumors that his mother is having an affair with others around him?
How do you feel?" the rickety figure asked.
"Zhao Mingting just said, 'If the Chu army dares to make a decisive decision, they should do great things.' It turns out that the mystery is here. I didn't even hear it." Zhou Shen was stunned for a while and said suddenly.
"Brother Benben didn't hear anything, and don't blow any wind in the ears of the prince. The building is about to collapse, and whatever the eldest brother does is wrong. And the eldest brother is a capable official in Songzhou. No matter who gains power in Songzhou in the future, he will be useful.
Big brother’s place. Therefore, if eldest brother doesn’t do anything now, it is possible to keep the family home safe and sound..." the rickety figure said.
"Who am I to be a capable official? I will listen to you." Zhou Shen said.
Over the years, he has done several things very well, and others thought he had talents as an official, but he knew in his heart that if he had not broken his back and left his disabled younger brother who could not serve as an official behind the scenes to help with suggestions, he would not have been able to do anything.
Just lost sight of everyone.
Even if there were no strict requirements on appearance for being an official at that time, it was obvious that people with disabilities would be hard to recommend. Zhou Kun could not find an official position in the Shouzhou Army. He stayed with his eldest brother Zhou Shen all these years, and it was with Zhou Shen's support that he could not get a job.
Next, he married a commoner woman as his wife.
In the eyes of others, he is just a poor guy living under the wings of his elder brother Zhou Shen.
Zhou Kun staggered back to the yard where he lived in the east, and saw his handsome wife teaching their six-year-old son how to read under the lamp, and asked: "Where is Uncle Zhou?"
Zhou's wife looked up at her husband and said, "I don't know where Zhou He went and came back drunk. I'm afraid he fell asleep in the woodshed in the backyard!"
In the eyes of Zhou's wife, the so-called "Uncle Zhou" is just an old servant that her husband took in when he was on the run. She doesn't know how often the old servant comes back drunk recently, and she doesn't know how much her husband has bought him in private.
Drink money.
Zhou Kun walked to the woodshed in the backyard, pushed open the woodshed door, and saw Zhou He hiding on the straw mat in the woodshed. The big lights were blown by the cold wind, so he quickly closed the firewood door.
Said: "Zhao Mingting just came to my elder brother, and the meaning of his words was very obvious. It is very likely that the Chu army will attack Huaixi first, and then he and Xu Jin will launch a mutiny and seize the military power of the Shouzhou army..."
"I just met Zhang Shimin and said that the news coming back from various places was very timely. You sent Commander Zhao to lead the elite troops to Chuzhou, not to guard against the Chu army in the general sense, but to do a good job for Yang Zhitang. Yang Yuanyan suddenly attacked.
Preparation - Your Majesty also requires the spies from all over the country not to take risky actions. First of all, they should hide their identities, and if they have enough energy, they can use some unobtrusive small means to shake the confidence of all parties." Zhou He looked drunk just now.
With his gray and unkempt beard, his appearance was not much better than that of a tramp, but the moment Zhou Kun closed the door, he suddenly became energetic.
No one would have thought that the core of the Secret Service's intelligence in Songzhou was him and Zhou Kun.
Zhou Kun was disabled. In addition to interacting with officials who were friends with Zhou Shen, it was inconvenient to go out and easily attract unnecessary attention. Zhou He was responsible for liaison with people from Luoyang and conspirators from Songzhou.
"Did Governor Zhang say when Luoyang will regain Songzhou?" Zhou Kun asked eagerly.
Lurking in Songzhou for many years and hiding it from his relatives, Zhou Kun suffered a lot in his heart. He looked forward to the Daliang soldiers and horses entering Songzhou so that he could face his family and the world as a Daliang general.
"If Yang Zhitang can be successfully hit hard, and Yang Yuanyan and his team have made this reckless move, it is really not that far before Daliang soldiers and horses can recapture the Hehuai River." Zhou He said, looking at the thatched roof.
"Can we remind Xu Sizhao at the appropriate time to counter Xu Jin and Zhao Mingting's mutiny?" Zhou Kun asked.
Xu Sizhao's ability and reputation were not as good as Xu Jin's, not to mention that Xu Jin had Zhao Mingting to help him. However, although Xu Mingzhen was bedridden, her power was still there.
At least before Xu Mingzhen's death, Xu Jin and Zhao Mingting were not forced into a desperate situation and did not dare to directly launch a mutiny. On the surface, they still obeyed the orders of Xu Sizhao, who was temporarily in charge of Songzhou affairs.
The timing was right, and they still had the opportunity to disrupt the situation in Songzhou, but Luoyang did not agree with their plan and how the Henan Province and the Henan Marching Army seized the opportunity they created to severely damage the Shouzhou Army and regain Songzhou and other places.
There are too many details that need to be calmed down to study...
