The first thousand and fifty-three chapters deceive the king
The Jin army captured Jiangling and Changsha, and the news that Liu Pi and Ma Sui were destroyed at the same time reached Luoyang. This news deeply shocked Zhu Si, and even made him a little scared. He suddenly discovered that Guo and Song had taken the lead in unifying the south (Zhu Si
I still don’t know the situation of Quanzhou’s five prefectures).
Zhu Si held successive court meetings in the past few days to discuss countermeasures.
That morning, Liu Sigu, who went to Songzhou to collect money and food, returned to Luoyang.
As soon as Liu Sigu entered the city, Zhu Si, who received the news, immediately sent someone to summon him to the palace.
Liu Sigu hurried to the palace and was led into Zhu Si's inner study by the eunuch. Zhu Si unexpectedly became very diligent during this period.
If the Jin army had not recaptured the south of the Yangtze River, Zhu Si would have been in a very good mood. A palace maid who was visited by him a few months ago actually became pregnant. This was a big deal to Zhu Si.
, Zhu Si had no children, and even the prince was his nephew. Although he had several women get pregnant for him when he was young, the children were not saved, and then there was no news of women getting pregnant around him.
But this time, a palace maid actually got pregnant for him. After he calculated the time and determined that the child in the palace maid's belly should be sowed by himself, he immediately named the palace maid a concubine and assigned several imperial doctors and midwives to her.
Thinking that he might have a son, Zhu Si's attitude became more subtle, and he began to consider whether he should depose the prince.
However, the bad news from the south interrupted his joy. He went from one extreme to another, from extreme joy to extreme fear.
"I am here to see you, Your Majesty!" Liu Sigu bowed deeply as he entered the door.
Zhu Si waved his hand and said, "Military advisor, please take a seat!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Liu Sigu sat down and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is probably worried about the Jin army annihilating the south!"
"Does the military advisor know?"
"Weichen heard about it in Songzhou."
Zhu Si sighed and said: "This news came so suddenly, I realized that Guo and Song have unified the south, so is it time to attack us next?"
Liu Sigu smiled and said: "Your Majesty, Guo Song still has many things to deal with. He only occupied the south militarily, but it will take a long time and a lot of energy to truly implement effective rule. It is not that easy."
"What is effective rule?" Zhu Si asked puzzledly.
"It mainly refers to the sense of identity. The key is whether taxes can be received and whether the barbarians in the mountainous areas will surrender. This is the reason why Guo Song has not ascended the throne. He wanted to use the remaining power of the Tang Dynasty to make the southern states truly surrender."
Zhu Si breathed a sigh of relief. He pondered for a moment and then asked: "I have decided to attack Li Na as soon as possible. Is it possible for the military advisor to do it this year?"
Attacking Li Na was their established strategy. Once they captured Li Na's territory, they would sail from Dengzhou to attack Silla. This was the plan of Zhu Si and his brother Zhu Tao. The two brothers joined forces to destroy Silla.
Luo established the second Zhu dynasty.
Liu Sigu thought for a while and said: "Your Highness currently has an army of 300,000, while Li Na's troops are less than 80,000. The time is ripe to attack Li Na. The key is to prepare a large amount of money, food, materials and siege weapons. This will take some time."
, It is now late August, and it took three or four months to prepare. I suggested that I wait until next year when the Yellow River begins to thaw and it is impossible to take a boat, then we can launch the attack on Li Na. In this way, Guo Song's Hebei army cannot go south.
"
Zhu Si slapped the table. The Yellow River began to thaw and it was impossible to take a boat. This timing was perfect. It took more than twenty days for the Yellow River to completely thaw from the beginning. There was also freezing floods in the middle, so the army could not come over the ice.
The ferry is also difficult to travel. In the past twenty days, they don't have to worry about the pressure from the Hebei army from the north to the south.
Zhu Si was most worried about the Mengjin line. He prepared for the southern expedition twice, but the Jin army put pressure on Luoyang from the Mengjin crossing direction, forcing him to withdraw his troops. If the natural danger of the Yellow River really came into play, he would not have to worry.
"This matter has been decided. I will ask Liu Xiangguo to prepare money, food and supplies immediately!"
When the emperor mentioned Liu Feng, Liu Sigu's expression was really ugly. Although he and Liu Feng both claimed to be descendants of the Han clan, and logically they should be members of the same clan, they both knew very well that their relationship was incompatible.
Can't catch it.
Since Liu Sigu fainted from anger last time, the relationship between the two has deteriorated. Liu Feng also pretended to apologize to him, but it could not relieve Liu Sigu's hatred.
Liu Sigu's biggest shortcoming is that he is narrow-minded and has a very small capacity. If anyone offends him, he will always feel resentful, not to mention that Liu Feng will make him faint with anger.
Liu Sigu said coldly: "It will be good if he can raise money and food. The siege weapons should be handled by minor officials! If you leave it to him, there is a high chance that major events will be missed."
Zhu Si knew the contradiction between the two of them, so he laughed and said: "That's right, the military advisor should make me feel more at ease. I will leave the siege weapons to the military advisor."
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During this period, Zhu Si suddenly became diligent, and the Prime Minister Liu Feng also became busy. Although his own abilities were limited, it did not mean that he was willing to delegate power to the Left Prime Minister Yao Lingyan. Yao Lingyan cooperated with him to kill Yuan Xiu, but
He had not received any of the rights promised by Liu Feng before.
Liu Feng had his own way of handling government affairs. His ability was limited, so he used a large number of staff. Currently, he has five close staff who are in charge of various powers of the prime minister for him. This is the result that Liu Feng is most happy to see. The staff do
The prime minister's affairs do not have the power of the prime minister, the power is all in his hands!
Liu Feng had just received the call that the emperor wanted to see him, so he hurriedly called in his aide Yang Mi.
Yang Mi supported Liu Feng and was his confidant. He ranked first among the five aides. The things he did were usually major tasks entrusted to Liu Feng by the emperor. But so far, Yang Mi has done
His performance was relatively outstanding, which won Liu Feng many awards from Zhu Si, and also won Yang Mi's trust from Liu Feng.
Yang Mi hurriedly walked into the official room and asked: "What does the Prime Minister declare to me?"
Liu Feng said quickly: "When the emperor announced my entry into the palace, he probably wanted to ask me about the bank notes and money notes. How did it go?"
The silver notes and money notes mentioned by Liu Feng certainly did not mean imitating Chang'an, they also issued bank notes and money notes, but they wanted to forge Chang'an's bank notes and money notes to defraud the Chang'an court of a large amount of money.
They are not afraid of Chang'an's laws. Chang'an's harsh laws cannot control them.
Yang Mi faced the dilemma and said: "It is easier to embroider gold thread on paper, but I can't find the same paper. I asked Chang'an's spies to inquire. I only know that this kind of paper is the other party's top secret. I'm afraid
We can't make it."
"Wouldn't it be enough to find a piece of paper that looks slightly similar?"
Yang Mi shook his head, "I tried it in my humble job, and the difference is still quite big. You can tell it by touching it. There are no fake banknotes and money bills in Chang'an now. The fundamental reason is that paper cannot be made."
Liu Feng suddenly became anxious, "Then how to explain to the emperor?"
Yang Mi rolled his eyes and said: "Of course there is a way, it just depends on whether the Prime Minister has the courage."
He whispered a few words in his ear, and Liu Feng's eyes suddenly widened and he lost his voice: "You can use real bills to pass off as fake bills, you can't think of it!"
Yang Mi smiled and waved his hand, "Don't worry, Prime Minister. The Emperor just wants an attitude. He also knows that he won't get much money. As long as he can destroy Guo Song's career, the Emperor will be happy. These are not just because of the Prime Minister's mouth."
For example, would the emperor really go to Chang'an to investigate in person? This is a trivial matter, and the emperor will not take it too seriously."
"It's easy for you to say, so what should I say?"
Yang Mi said a few more words, such and such, such and such...
Liu Feng also often commits fraud, but it is not as absurd as using banknotes to pass them off as fake banknotes, but it is better than not being able to come up with a solution!
Liu Feng had no choice but to take a few banknotes as samples and hurried into the palace to deliver the goods.
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In the imperial study room, Zhu Si squinted his eyes and compared the two banknotes in front of the light. One of the two banknotes was genuine and one was fake. They were made exactly the same. Zhu Si couldn't tell at all.
"Nice job!"
Zhu Si praised repeatedly: "It is said that this banknote is difficult to make. I thought you couldn't make it, but I didn't expect that Xiangguo actually made it. Not bad! Not bad! I am very satisfied."
Liu Fenghou said shamelessly: "Your Majesty, we did not make the silver notes. They were made by masters in Chang'an. They did not dare to use them. We bought them back for ten taels of silver each. The main reason is that paper is more difficult to make and the output is not high."
Big, we bought the first batch of 100 pieces and 10,000 taels of silver. Once we put it into the market to withdraw money and cause losses, Guo Song will definitely find out and order a large-scale investigation. Weichen is worried that the second batch next year may not be possible.
You can get it.”
Zhu Si waved his hand carelessly, "I know that this kind of thing won't make much money. As long as I destroy Guo Song's banknotes and money bills, so that merchants no longer trust the court's banknotes, and make Guo Song furious, I can say something.
I’m angry.”
Liu Feng secretly admired Yang Mi for guessing correctly. The emperor really just wanted to vent his anger. He quickly said with a flattering smile: "Making your majesty happy is my greatest wish!"
Zhu Si chuckled and changed the subject, "But the reason why I summoned you today is not about the banknotes and money bills. I will attack Li Na in the spring next year and need to prepare a lot of money and food. I will give you three months.
, no matter what means you use, just one sentence, get me the funds as soon as possible."
"Your Majesty, we need to get money and food as soon as possible. The only solution now is to confiscate the old businessmen of Yangzhou."
Zhu Si yawned and said impatiently: "That's your business, I just want the result!"