Han Huang didn't have an extra day's rest. Early the next morning, he went to the Ziwei Hall of Daming Palace to meet the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother had just come from Yuzhen Palace before dawn, and she did not expect to see her old ministers in Chang'an. She couldn't help but think of her husband, which filled her heart with sadness.
"My minister, Han Huang, has visited the Queen Mother and wishes her a thousand years of life!"
The Queen Mother restrained her inner excitement and said slowly: "Han Aiqing is exempt from courtesy!"
"Thank you Queen Mother!"
Han Huang stood up with some difficulty. Seeing this, the Queen Mother ordered again: "Give Han the old seat in the Pavilion!"
A palace maid brought a brocade chair, Han Huang thanked him and sat down, and the Queen Mother said: "The Ai family heard that King Zhao and Liu Jiedushi unfortunately passed away from illness, which makes me deeply sad. Please take care of your health, dearest lady."
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The Queen Mother's concern made Han Huang feel very sad. He nodded, "We will remember the Queen Mother's instructions!"
At this time, a palace maid brought the emperor Li Wen, and saw that Li Wen was concentrating on playing with the wood in his hands. Han Huang stepped forward, slapped the child twice in front of him, and played with the child. Unfortunately, Li Wen didn't care.
He ignored it, as if he didn't hear anything and didn't even raise his head.
This made Han Huang slightly embarrassed. The Queen Mother sighed and said: "Her Royal Highness the Regent said that this child lives in his own world and is called autistic. He may get better when he grows up. He sees everyone like this. The Regent
Even when the king talks to him, he doesn't pay attention. Don't take it to your heart, Mr. Hange."
Han Yu knew very well that this child was a fool. He had committed a crime committed by the eunuchs, but in the end he benefited the King of Jin. He would not be much better when he grew up. This meant that the highest power of the Tang Dynasty had been completely sidelined within decades.
"The Queen Mother, Wei Chen would like to briefly report to the Queen Mother some situations in Jiangnan."
The Queen Mother shook her head, "The Ai family is very happy to see Mr. Han Ge, but Mr. Han Ge should report these specific matters to the regent! The Ai family is a little tired."
After saying that, the wooden curtain was lowered, and the Queen Mother slowly stood up and left.
Han Huang stood in the main hall, and it took him a while to realize that he had come all the way to meet the Queen Mother, and it ended with just these few words?
Apparently he said something he shouldn't have said and frightened the Queen Mother.
He sighed lowly and walked out of the hall with a heavy heart. When he walked out of the hall, a civil servant came forward and said: "My lord, Lu Lun, His Highness the Regent is waiting for Mr. Han Ge. Please come with me!"
Han Huang was about to come back tomorrow when he suddenly remembered what Du You had told him. Liu Qia had passed away, Liu Shining had assumed power, the situation in Jiangnan was critical, and he could no longer lose his temper.
He nodded and followed Lu Lun to the official room of King Jin. The official room of King Jin was not far from Ziwei Palace. After a while, Han Huang went up to the second floor and followed Lu Lun to the staff room. When he walked into the room, he saw that the house
It's huge, but it's all maps.
Jin Wang Guo Song stood in front of a wooden platform, looking at the wooden platform and thinking silently.
"Your Highness, Mr. Han Ge is here!"
Guo Song raised his head and smiled and said: "I'm sorry, I was thinking about a problem just now. I'm rude!"
Han Huang walked forward with a smile, glanced at the wooden platform, and a trace of surprise suddenly flashed in his eyes. The wooden platform turned out to be a map. He saw the Yangtze River, cities, mountains, mountains, lakes, official roads, bridges, etc.
, using various materials to make it lifelike and extremely realistic. If you look closely, you will see that this is a map of Liangzhe Road and Jiangnan East Road, and also includes part of the north bank of Chang'an.
At this time, the seven prime ministers all came to the staff room. This was a unique report, but the report was changed to a situation introduction, leaving no trace, and taking care of Han Huang's face.
Guo Song introduced: "This is a sandbox map of Liangzhe Road and Jiangnan East Road, which also includes parts of Huainan Road. We all know that Liu Shining is ambitious and is likely to launch a war against the two Zhejiang Roads, so we hope that Mr. Han Ge will
Can you introduce us to the current situation and the comparison of strengths between the two sides?"
Han Huang nodded, took the wooden pole handed to him by Guo Song, and said slowly to everyone: "When we were in Lantian County, Du Xiangguo told me that Liu Qia died of illness. This was what I expected, and it was precisely because of this
For this reason, I rushed to Chang'an. I knew that Liu Shining would definitely attack the two Zhejiang roads, and there was no doubt about it.
He has been planning for a long time. At least five years ago when we caught the spy sent by Liu Shining in Suzhou, we knew that he had the ambition to invade the two Zhejiang Provinces at that time, but it was suppressed by his father and he could not make the decision.
Now that Liu Qia is dead, war will break out sooner or later."
"I want to know when will this war break out at the earliest?" Guo Song asked.
Han Huang pondered for a while and said: "There is a custom in Jiangnan East Road that no military action is allowed during the filial piety period. Most of Liu Shining's troops are locals and they all respect Liu Qia. I think Liu Shining should follow this tradition, but during the filial piety period
There are big and small differences. The major period of filial piety is three years, and the minor period of filial piety is three months. Liu Shining will not wait for three years, so the possibility is highest after three months."
"Excuse me, Mr. Han Ge, please tell me about the comparison of the strength of the two sides!" Pan Liao said from the side.
Han Huang smiled bitterly and said: "The troops in the two Zhejiang Provinces are 30,000, and they are still the same militia soldiers as before. They are distributed in various states. They are farmers in peacetime and soldiers in wartime. Their training, equipment, and fighting will are relatively weak. In addition, we are in
Runzhou also has a naval force of 6,000 men and nearly 300 large and small warships. We are much stronger than our opponent in this regard."
Guo Song suddenly became very interested in Han Huang's navy, but he did not interrupt Han Huang and let him continue.
Han Huang continued: "Currently Liu Shining has about 50,000 troops, of which 20,000 are distributed in various places and 30,000 are concentrated in Jiangzhou. These 30,000 have followed Liu Qia for many years and have very strong combat effectiveness. If Liu Shining leads a large army,
We really cannot resist the attack. The three million people in the south of the Yangtze River do not want the two Zhejiang roads to fall into the hands of Liu Shining, so I implore the imperial court to send troops to help."
After speaking, he looked at Guo Song sincerely.
Guo Song did not reply immediately. He looked at the map carefully and said, "I just looked at the map and it seems that Liu Shining has three attack routes, right?"
"Your Highness is right!"
Seeing that Guo Song did not express his position immediately, Han Huang felt a little disappointed. He had to brace himself, pointed at the sand table with a wooden pole and said: "There are indeed three routes. The first northern route is to attack along the south bank of the Yangtze River, which is to attack from Xuanzhou.
Jiangning.
The second central line starts from Raozhou and attacks Jiande and Tonglu along Zhejiang. The third line is the southern line, also starts from Raozhou and attacks Quzhou from Yiyang along Yushui River.
Of the three routes, the middle and southern routes are both in mountainous areas and the rivers are not suitable for navigation, making marching inconvenient and logistical transportation inconvenient, so we all believe that the northern route along the Yangtze River is the most likely option."
Guo Song pondered for a moment and asked: "How many troops can the food in Jiangnan support?"
Han Huang perked up and said quickly: "Currently, the grain reserves in Changzhou, Suzhou and Hangzhou alone exceed 800,000 shi. If all the states in Zhejiang, Zhejiang and Dao were added together, the grain should exceed 1.5 million shi, and the copper coins are estimated to be
Two million pieces of cloth, about 800,000 pieces of cloth."
Guo Song was startled, "Are there so many?"
Han Huang nodded, "We transported 500,000 shi of grain to Bashu the year before last, and then there was no transportation the year before and last, so we accumulated so much taxes and government land."
The eyes of all the prime ministers became eager and looked at Guo Song. Guo Song was also completely tempted. He sneered repeatedly: "How can we let a despicable villain like Liu Shining occupy the rich land in the south of the Yangtze River? Don't worry, Mr. Han Ge, I will definitely
Send out an elite army to the south of the Yangtze River to fight Liu Shining to the death."
Guo Song's attitude has changed slightly. It is no longer to rescue Jiangnan, but to send troops to Jiangnan. It is no longer to help, but as a matter of course. In fact, when Han Huang arrived in Chang'an, Jiangnan was already in Guo Song's pocket.
thing, whether he wants it or not.
Guo Song sent someone to send Han Huang back to rest, and he continued to discuss the details of taking Jiangnan with the seven prime ministers.
"I now have two ways to go to Jiangnan. One is from Jiangxia to Jiangning. But the problem is that I don't have enough ships to transport troops and cargo. If I send a ship from the Yellow River, it must pass through Zhu Si's territory. We just
The Battle of Xiangyang just broke out with him, and we are in a state of hostility, so this approach is not very realistic."
Du You said: "Your Highness, Ambassador Han just said that their 6,000 navy and 300 large and small warships can be utilized, and then recruit some ships from Xiangyang to transport troops. As for logistics and food,
They have enough food over there."
Guo Song shook his head, "Han Huang's navy has a lot of small boats. According to the information I got, they have eighty warships with more than a thousand stones. Each ship can hold 100 people, and it can hold up to 8,000 people. As for Xiangyang, there are more
There are no big ships. I was interested in the navy just now. It was because I thought that I could use this navy to deal with Liu Pi's navy in Jingnan. It has nothing to do with transportation."
Guo Song said to everyone again: "Then let me talk about the second way to transport troops!"