After Yang Jun heard these words, he also understood. Guo Xu is a bastard who is determined to take the weight. In this case, it is better to support it than to oppose it. Otherwise, he will cause another incident of the imperial commander's personal expedition. With his leadership
Talent will most likely fail again, and the situation will be even worse by then. Now I must support Guo Xu. Guo Xu's presence will be of great benefit to me. If Guo Xu really fails,
, if Lu Zhongtian re-elects him as an emperor who obeys his words, then he will be in big trouble.
Yang Jun gave Guo Xu advice, asking him to give in on certain things so as not to make Lu Xiang angry. For example, when the third envoy was selected, he could let Lu Tianci take office. Although someone had previously suggested that Lu Tianci should be appointed.
The Third Secretary was scolded by Guo Xu on the spot, but it was obviously Lu Zhongtian's intention. He wanted his precious son to have a place in the court, so he ordered his officials to test Guo Xu. Now, the Emperor
You can agree to this appointment so that Lu Zhongtian can get something he wants. On some major policies, you must also accommodate Lu Zhongtian. As the saying goes, if you respect me a foot, I will respect you a foot. Lu Zhongtian is not stupid, he should be able to
Therefore, he no longer strongly opposed the emperor's plan to send troops. If he still opposed it, it would be his fault.
Yang Jun also said that if Prime Minister Lu still insists on opposing, the emperor can threaten to abdicate. This will put Prime Minister Lu in a huge reputation crisis, just like telling the world that Lu Zhongtian blackmailed the emperor and forced him to abdicate. Lu Zhongtian will definitely not
If he is willing to bear such a reputation, he will be an unfaithful and unfilial minister. He will be the target of public criticism, as is the case with contemporary Dong Zhuo.
Guo Xu complied with everything. Lu Zhongtian had nothing to do. He was not a person who insisted on principles. In this matter, he knew that if he continued to insist, he would incur Guo Xu's jealousy, and instead push Guo Xu into Yang Jun's arms. Lu Zhongtian had no choice but to do so.
He did not express his agreement with this risky plan, but when he made a request, he must make careful arrangements and ensure relative certainty. If things go wrong, the plan must be terminated immediately and make amends. For example, the Jurchens are obviously weak.
When the time comes, Dazhou must immediately withdraw its troops and defend, instead of going all the way to the dark side, it must ensure Dazhou's own safety as the top priority.
Guo Xu naturally agreed to them all. Guo Xu's goal was very simple. Once the plan was implemented, it would be a fait accompli after the army set off for the expedition, and there would be no way out. Guo Xu would not stop this time. He wanted to complete his great cause. This pair of
He is too important. When the plan succeeds, he will be a generation of saintly king who is not manipulated by anyone. The whole world will praise him, and no one will criticize him. Otherwise, he will not only be controlled by the people around him, but also be controlled by the people around him.
If he still has to be attacked by the public opinion of the people all over the world, his throne will never be stable.
After reaching a compromise, Guo Xu, Lu Zhongtian and Yang Jun were unambiguous. In order to raise enough money and food, Guo Xu issued an imperial edict two years ago. Taking advantage of the heavy snowfall in the north and the ineffective relief on the east and west roads of Beijing, he forcibly distributed food to various roads in the south.
The so-called relief tax amounted to a huge amount of ten million taels of silver.
The various state capitals in the south complained endlessly, but this was a strict order from the emperor, and they could only obey it. If
How to raise these silver taels? The only way is to use clever names to plunder the people's wealth and support. In the end, all these tens of millions of taels of silver were digested by the people.
That's all, Guo Xu also extended his hand to the wealthy families in Beijing, and even the families of the royal relatives. Originally, the birthday of Concubine Mei, who is now the Queen Mother, was next spring, but Guo Xu insisted on asking the wealthy families in the capital in the name of the queen mother's birthday.
Gifts were given to express congratulations. How could the major wealthy families in the capital dare to disobey. They knew it was blackmail from the emperor, but they still had to dig into their pockets to offer valuable gifts. Hundreds of wealthy families presented gifts, which were equivalent to more than four million taels of silver.
These shameless methods brought in money faster than Fang Dunru and Yan Zhengsheng's original reform measures, which made Guo Xu feel complacent. Guo Xu further believed that the Great Zhou Dynasty was not without money, and the people were extremely wealthy. It was just that the people were rich and the poor were poor.
It’s nothing more than the treasury. This situation needs to be changed.
Not only that, Guo Xu also ransacked the home of Guo Gang, the wealthy king of Kangping County in the capital. Guo Gang, the king of Kangping, was the vassal king of the Guo family, but he had no inappropriate behavior. He usually just lived a sensual and sensual life, and he was also very generous and quite famous.
The reason why Guo Xu punished him was that he had intended to acquire the Grand Theater opened by Lin Jue and went to watch the plays many times. He was suspected of dating Lin Jue. After Lin Jue rebelled, Guo Gang failed to take the initiative to explain his relationship with Lin Jue.
ulterior motive.
Of course Guo Gang refused to admit it. In fact, Guo Gang and Lin Jue only met once. They were accompanying him at last year's Lantern Festival. The two of them didn't even say a word. But after being targeted by Guo Xu, then
Is there any reason to explain? Although Guo Gang refused to admit it, he was stared at by a large number of punishments and a large group of accusations from insiders who came out of nowhere. Seeing this situation, Guo Gang knew that those who understand current affairs are heroes. Finally,
Guo Gang agreed to give up all his family wealth to forgive his sin. Guo Xu just extorted more than six million taels of silver from Guo Gang. A prince of the Guo family, a luxurious and wealthy man, suddenly became a pauper. Not only the prince
Gone, all the property is gone.
Guo Xu was complacent and boasted about all the effective ways he had used to raise military expenses, but he forgot that he was already notorious and even the royal family hated him to the bone. Because Guo Xu simply did not recognize any of his relatives and had no bottom line.
Such people are no longer worthy of support within the royal family.
Guo Xu was full of confidence in the plan, otherwise he would not be so desperate. He knew in his heart that doing so would arouse resentment among the people and the resentment of the wealthy and royal families, but he bet everything on destroying Liao.
He believed that as long as the Liao could be destroyed, all the complaints and dissatisfaction would disappear. All of this would be worth it. After the Liao people were defeated, the people of the Zhou Dynasty still did not regard themselves as gods, and no one dared to challenge his divine power.
Guo Xu really racked his brains for this. He promised the Liao people to send 100,000 troops to help them destroy the Jurchens. This was actually part of the conspiracy. He wanted to keep the Liao people from being careless and let the 100,000 troops launch a surprise attack and fight.
The people of Liao were caught off guard. Even Yang Jun and Lu Zhongtian had to admit that his move was sinister and sinister. If it really worked, it would be extremely destructive and very likely to achieve unimaginable effects. Maybe it could really bring disaster to the people of Liao.
Come the catastrophe.
The issue of military spending was passed
This method can be solved. The military expenditure of more than 20 million yuan will not be enough to support it for a period of time. Once the money and food are in place, Yang Jun no longer has to worry about logistical supplies. This is equivalent to laying a solid foundation for victory.
The next thing to solve is the problem of the army itself. Yang Jun did not dare to overestimate this time. This was a battle to destroy the country, and he had to go all out. Yang Jun knew the current situation of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses on the Yanyun border, so he
A plan was put forward to select elite soldiers and horses. Three hundred thousand soldiers and horses were selected from the seven to eight hundred thousand soldiers and horses on the Yanyun border. These three hundred thousand soldiers and horses were the elite of the border army. Not only that, Yang Jun
It is required that these 300,000 soldiers and horses must be on par with the Forbidden Army in terms of equipment such as armor and weapons. Even if they cannot get so much equipment, armor and weapons together at one time, they have to get it even if they are stripped of the Forbidden Army. Various advanced
The siege equipment, the best war horses of the Zhou Dynasty, and the most famous generals in each army who are good at leading troops must also be requisitioned at any time.
This is actually a bit excessive. This is to build 300,000 soldiers and horses that are more elite than the Forbidden Army, and these people will fully accept the command of Yang Jun. Most people who make such a request will immediately encounter public impeachment, because doing so will
It gave people a bad association and thought that there was a bad intention. However, after Yang Jun proposed it, Guo Xu agreed without any hesitation. Because it is very simple, Guo Xu must win the war and must not have any
Any discrepancy. Compared with the risk of Yang Jun making such a request, the risk of defeat is more unacceptable. Yang Jun wants to concentrate all the best resources on the 300,000-strong army, and his purpose is also to defeat the enemy.
Win the battle with the Liao Kingdom. If Guo Xu is suspicious of Yang Jun at this moment, he will actually destroy the Great Wall. Guo Xu is actually very aware of this and clearly understands what is more important, so even if someone is listening
While muttering these things, he still resolutely agreed to Yang Jun's request.
In the nearly three months after the New Year, Guo Xu spent almost all his energy on sending troops to the Liao Kingdom. And everyone in the Great Zhou Dynasty also felt a faint sign that a storm was coming. Even though this incident
Things were kept strictly confidential in the imperial court, but many unusual actions were unexplainable.
In the past three months, Guo Xu sent three groups of people to confirm the alliance with the Jurchens again and again, and confirmed some details of the combat coordination between the two sides. On the surface, Guo Xu swore to the Liao Kingdom and told them that the Great Zhou Dynasty
They are brothers to the Liao Kingdom, and he will definitely send troops to help them suppress the rebellion. When the weather warms up and the snow melts, and the climate is suitable, he will send troops to help them.
Three months is neither short nor long. Seeing the ice and snow melting, the weather is getting warmer. When the willows on both sides of the Bianhe River are faintly green and the number of ships coming and going has become denser, Privy Councilor Yang Jun of the Great Zhou Dynasty also
Guo Xu led his troops from the military camp and embarked on the journey to the north. There was no large-scale farewell, no warm swearing-in meeting. Guo Xu only summoned Yang Jun to the palace the night before and had a home-cooked meal with his newly adopted Concubine Yang.
Dinner. At the dinner, Guo Xu didn't say a few words about the war. At the end of the family banquet, he toasted Yang Jun with three glasses of wine. All his instructions, expectations, and words of encouragement were contained in these three glasses of wine.
