After coming out of Liang Mansion, Guo Song went directly to the military camp. He ordered Zhang Yun and Wang Yue to be found.
Not long after, the two people hurriedly came to the Chinese army's tent, knelt down on one knee and saluted, "See you, envoy!"
"I have two important things for you!"
Guo Song said slowly: "You go to Xiazhou to monitor the Dangxiang people. The internal affairs battalion will monitor the Dangxiang troops from the inside, and the scout battalion will monitor the Dangxiang army from the outside."
Guo Song walked a few steps and said: "Winter is about to begin. The internal affairs camp will go first and rent a store in Xiazhou City. The scout camp will go there after spring. You guys need to negotiate among yourselves and cooperate with each other."
The two nodded in agreement, and Guo Song said again: "Cui Kuan is raising tigers. Without the restraint of the imperial court, the Dangxiang people are gradually becoming more and more powerful. I suspect that they will launch a war next year and attack Lingzhou. Your task is to monitor the movements of Dangxiang's army. Once
If they show signs of gathering, they should report to me immediately with an eagle letter. At the same time, they should notify Lingzhou, preferably Liang Yundao, who has joined the army."
"Follow the order!"
The two of them bowed and bowed, then hurried down.
Guo Song pondered for a moment, then stood up and said: "Go to Tiance Tower!"
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In the past few years, Guo Song's eyes have been on the Western Regions and not much attention on the Central Plains. Now his eyes are gradually turning to the East. Only then did he realize that Zhu Si has expanded greatly in the past two years, and he has done so steadily and systematically, using both coercion and inducement.
, they also concentrated their forces to attack cities and plunder villages, and their methods were very clever.
What surprised Guo Song even more was that in order to prevent himself from being stabbed in the back, he actually drove more than 600,000 refugees to Hexi. This strategy was indeed very vicious, which showed that Zhu Si had experts around him.
Only today did Guo Song know that it was Yu Chaoen's military advisor Liu Sigu who was advising Zhu Si. No wonder Zhu Si could reach this point.
Guo Song also knew very well that sooner or later there would be a battle between him and Zhu Si. Judging from the current strength, Zhu Si was obviously stronger than him. His army far exceeded his and the population he controlled exceeded his. Although he had the power of Tie Huolei.
It is a killing weapon, but it is mainly used in siege. The effect in wilderness combat is not great.
Although Zhu Si's talents are average, he can follow the good and make good use of his talents. This is very scary. If he doesn't take action, Zhu Si will probably unify the north within ten years.
Coupled with Li Shi's incompetence and allowing the eunuchs to monopolize power, Zhu Sin may not be able to unify the world.
Thinking of this, Guo Song couldn't sit still. He had to take action...
When she came to Tiance Tower, Guo Yuniang went to Chang'an and was not in Zhangye. The person currently in charge of the daily affairs of Tiance Tower is Li Shuxiu, the master of Zhuque Hall. Li Shuxiu is about thirty-five or six years old. He is the oldest among all the people.
Aunt Gongsun is the best among her disciples.
When he heard that the Jiedushi had arrived, Li Shuxiu hurriedly came out to greet him, led Guo Song to the lobby, and asked the maid to serve tea.
Guo Song smiled and asked: "How is Yuniang's recruitment of warriors?"
"Not bad. She has recruited more than thirty old members of the Hidden Sword Pavilion. They are not only warriors, but they can do anything. Some can make up, some are good at treating diseases, and some are good at medicine. It can be said that there are many talents.
Guo Song understood what Guo Yuniang was thinking. The main reason was that the people who opened the shop in Chang'an were all people from the internal affairs camp. None of her subordinates were suitable to be shopkeepers, which really aroused her. So she also knew that she could not just have warriors under her subordinates, but also had to have some.
Other talented people.
Guo Song nodded, took out an envelope from his arms, put it on the table and pushed it to Li Shuxiu, "This is the latest task, don't worry, it will be implemented before the end of this year."
"I am humble enough to send a letter to Yu Niang immediately!"
Guo Song asked a few more questions before getting up and leaving Tiance Building.
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Guo Song's order reached Chang'an three days later, and Tiancelou opened a large inn in Xinfeng County near Chang'an, called Pingan Inn. The reason why he opened the inn in Xinfeng County was because it was not attracting attention.
Zhu Si has relatively strict control over Chang'an and basically does not interfere with the surrounding suburban counties. The county government will not find trouble for him. Currently, Guo Yuniang and more than thirty newly recruited subordinates are living in the inn.
Guo Yuniang read Guo Song's letter to her. The task in the letter was not difficult, but how to do it required a lot of thinking.
Not long after, a subordinate walked over quickly, bowed and said: "See the leader!"
This subordinate is called Tan Sheng. He is about forty years old and is one of the best jade craftsmen in Chang'an. The white jade screen in Guo Song's imperial study was carved by his father. Tan Sheng is also from the Hidden Sword Pavilion. Guo Yuniang plans to let him go to Ji County, Youzhou.
Open a jade shop to collect information about Youzhou.
Before Tan Sheng had time to set off, Guo Yuniang came to see him for something.
"I would like to ask you to carve a jade tablet. Is there any way to make it look older, like one that was buried in the ground more than a hundred years ago?"
"This is easy. It's not a big problem. I wonder what the leader wants to carve?"
"Just carve eight characters: 'The Li family will perish, the Zhu family will rise.' I'll give you a month and a half. After carving it, you can make it old again. Can you do it?"
"It only takes a few days to engrave. The key is to age it. It is best to allow three months."
Guo Yuniang shook her head, "Three months is too late, two months at most. I have to use it on the eighth day of the first lunar month next year."
Tan Sheng calculated that there were still a little more than two months left. Although the time was tight, he should be able to make it with his own skills.
"Finish your humble duties as best you can!"
"It's not about trying your best, but it must be completed. This is a task specially assigned by you."
Tan Sheng nodded, "I understand!"
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In Xiangyang, the conflict between Li Sheng, the governor of Shannan Province, and Wang Fazhong, the supervisor of the army, has reached a fever pitch. The reason is that someone reported that a general in Li Sheng's army had embezzled military salary. It is not known who the reporter was, and it is not clear who the general who embezzled military salary was.
Based on such an unclear report, Wang Fazhong began a thorough investigation of the army. All generals above the rank of general must explain the problem clearly and pass the test one by one.
The training was stopped and the plan to attack Yingzhou was cancelled. Everyone in the army was in danger and morale was low. Many generals were extremely dissatisfied and simply left without serving the imperial court.
Li Sheng was so angry that he had serious negotiations with Wang Fazhong several times and even had fierce quarrels. The two fell out completely. Wang Fazhong then secretly wrote to the emperor Li Shi, accusing Li Sheng of having the ambition to establish an independent vassal town.
At the same time, the investigation reports of the Ministry of Punishment and the Ministry of Personnel were also submitted to the emperor. They found no signs that Li Jinyuan was loyal to Li Xilie, but found that Li Jinyuan had strongly opposed Li Sheng's unauthorized replacement of state and county officials.
In the royal study of Yong'an Palace in Chengdu, Li Shi summoned five people, including Prince Li Yi, Right Prime Minister Lu Qi and Left Prime Minister Zhang Yanshang, as well as lieutenants Song Chaofeng and Huo Xianming, to discuss Li Sheng's solution.
Li Yi was in a hurry. He was about to march to the Central Plains, but something like this happened. Wouldn't this delay the war?
"Father, Li Sheng has made outstanding achievements. He recovered Xiangyang and Dengzhou in one fell swoop and restored the entire Shannan East Road. How can we listen to slander at this critical moment? We should believe him and send him more troops and generals instead of thinking about how to deal with him.
,Father, we can’t be confused!”
Lu Qi said coldly: "The more victories a loyal general has, the greater his contribution will be. On the contrary, the more victories an ambitious general has, the greater the harm will be. We have already learned too many lessons, and we cannot repeat them again and again.
And the three places stumbled at the same place. Your Highness, on the question of whether he is loyal or ambitious, we should believe what the supervisor said, and there are already signs that he has a premeditated plan."
Li Yi glared at Lu Qi and said, "What premeditation does he have?"
Lu Qi said noncommittally: "When Li Sheng was recruiting soldiers, he did not want Bashu soldiers. All the soldiers he recruited were soldiers of Central origin. What is the reason? Are Bashu soldiers not good at fighting? Of course not, Bashu soldiers are equally brave and good at fighting, then
Why does he only want soldiers from the Central Plains? I’m afraid he has already intended to support his own troops in the Central Plains!"
Lu Qi's words were shocking, and everyone was stunned. Li Yi said angrily: "Lu Xiangguo, you should pay attention to your identity when you speak!"
Li Shi's eyes were full of suspicion, but he did not refute Lu Qi's words. He glanced at Zhang Yanshang and asked, "What is Zhang Xiangguo's opinion?"
Zhang Yanshang pondered for a moment and said: "Wei Chen is more concerned about Li Yuanjin's case. Wei Chen believes that this is an unjust case. Li Sheng took action on Li Yuanjin in order to establish his authority. He has an unshirkable responsibility."
The opinions of the left and right ministers were unanimous, and Li Yi's heart sank. He realized that Li Sheng was in danger this time, but he was unwilling to give in and begged: "We have more defeats than victory, and Li Sheng is the only one who is undefeated."
A good general is a rare talent. Father, we should cherish him instead of destroying him as soon as he has made some progress. Father, please think twice!"
Li Shi was unmoved and asked Song Chaofeng, who had been silent all this time: "What is the opinion of the Privy Councilor?"
Song Chaofeng said slowly: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince mentioned a good general just now, which reminded me of Zhu Si. At that time, everyone in the court generally believed that he was a good general and trustworthy, but what was the result?"
Huo Xianming also said: "Your Majesty, the reason why the supervisor is the supervisor is because he is your majesty's confidant and trustworthy. At first, Tian Wenxiu thought that Guo Song was ambitious and wanted to support his troops to be independent. We thought he had a personal grudge with Guo Song.
, framed Guo Song, but facts have proven that Tian Wenxiu did not deceive His Majesty. With this lesson learned, how can we not believe Wang Fazhong?"
The words of Song Chaofeng and Huo Xianming were like two huge rocks, completely crushing the balance in Li Shi's heart. He nodded, "I know what to do!"
In the afternoon of the same day, Li Shi dismissed Li Sheng from the post of military envoy of Shannan East Road for the crime of killing civilian officials, and appointed him as the pacification envoy of Lingnan. He also appointed General Zuo Xiaowei Zhang Shengyun as military governor of Shannan East Road. Wang Fazhong continued to serve as the governor.