Chapter seven hundred and twenty sixth common enemy
The first snow since the beginning of winter has fallen in Luoyang. It is snowing all over the sky and the streets are quiet. The New Year is coming soon. The market situation in Luoyang this year is not good. The price of food has soared. The price of rice has reached 150 yuan.
Every year, Luoyang grain merchants go to Hedong to purchase grain, but this year they all returned empty-handed. The reason is also very simple. Hedong grain merchants did not accept the new money created by Zhu Si and demanded gold and silver to buy it. Many merchants who went to Hedong could only return empty-handed.
On the contrary, many Hedong businessmen came to the Central Plains to buy supplies with new money.
This situation also began to appear in Guanzhong. When the Jin army conquered Guanzhong, a large number of people exchanged new money for silver. The price of silver has risen to one to five. One tael of silver can be exchanged for five guan of new money, and the old money of Kaiyuan Tongbao can be exchanged for three
To four new coins.
This situation has also occurred in Luoyang. Although it is not as serious as Chang'an, the signs have already appeared. On the black market, the old money of Kaiyuan Tongbao can be exchanged for two new coins. Precious treasures such as silver and gold are simply invisible in the market. This is also
Because Zhu Si was eager to transport the bronzes back to Luoyang, the depreciation of new money made the market depressed and merchants were reluctant to sell.
At this time, news of the fall of Guanzhong had reached Luoyang, and the entire city of Luoyang fell into an inexplicable uneasiness.
In Luoyang Palace, Liu Sigu came to Nuanxin Pavilion, which is where Zhu Si spent the winter in the palace. Nuanxin Pavilion is also a group of buildings and is Zhu Si's favorite palace.
Liu Sigu walked into the courtyard of Warm Heart Pavilion and saw the palace maid kneeling on the snow, with blood stains on her body and shivering from the cold. People around her looked at her sympathetically, but no one dared to come forward.
"What's going on?" Liu Sigu asked.
A young eunuch whispered: "The Holy One thought the tea she poured was not hot enough, so he beat her thirty times with a stick and made her kneel for a day."
Liu Sigu shook his head and ordered: "No need to kneel down, just send her to the hospital!"
Everyone was waiting for Liu Sigu's words. They immediately rushed forward, lifted up the freezing palace maid, and hurried away.
Liu Sigu knew that Zhu Si was in a bad mood, Guanzhong fell and suffered heavy losses, and no one was in a better mood, but it was not surprising that Guo Song could allow Zhu Si to deprive Guanzhong of all its wealth, let alone Zhu Si and the Southern Tang Dynasty.
They discussed the exchange in secret and regarded Guo Song as nothing.
He walked into Zhu Si's inner study, and a eunuch quickly reported it for him. After a while, the eunuch came out and nodded, and Liu Sigu walked into the Nuan Pavilion.
In the room, Zhu Si was pacing back and forth with his hands behind his hands. It was obvious that he was very anxious. He had been restless for several days.
At this time, Liu Sigu walked into the room, and Zhu Si rushed to greet him as if he had seen a savior, "Sir, he is finally back."
Liu Sigu went to Shannan East Road to collect food supplies and just came back. He learned about the fall of Guanzhong on the way. He guessed that Zhu Si was having a hard time, so he hurried back.
"Weichen has just entered the city. Your Majesty, Weichen already knows about the matters in Guanzhong."
"Hey! Damn Guo Song, you have screwed me up this time. My bronzes, 120,000 wealthy households, and countless gold and silver treasures are all gone now. I have suffered heavy losses and my heart is about to die."
Zhu Si's heart ached so much that he held his chest for a long time and couldn't catch his breath.
"Your Majesty, everything must be gained and lost, and every loss must be gained. It is impossible for everything to go as you wish, and it is impossible for your Majesty to monopolize all the benefits. Your Majesty, the way of heaven is to make up for the deficiencies by making up for the losses. It is too perfect.
It will cause jealousy and will only make His Majesty lose more."
Liu Sigu knew Zhu Si very well. He knew how to persuade Zhu Si. He knew that Zhu Si believed in God's will, so just one sentence made Zhu Si's depression feel much better. His pace slowed down and his face became tangled.
The muscles are also relaxed.
Liu Sigu continued to persuade: "Your Majesty, Guo Song captured Hedong Road and Guannai Road, controlled Longyou, captured Shaanzhou, captured Jingyuan Road and Luoshui Road, and cut off Wuguan. Guanzhong is actually in his pocket.
His Majesty was able to move the capital to Luoyang under the eyes of Guo Song and transport millions of grains and millions of money. This was actually a huge profit for His Majesty. Therefore, when Wei Chen heard that Guanzhong had fallen, Wei Chen felt no pity at all.
, the things in Guanzhong should have belonged to Guo Song, and it was completely expected that he would take them away. Fortunately, we took action early, and your Majesty should feel lucky."
Zhu Si sat down, and the resentment in his heart completely disappeared. The human heart is so magical. After untying the knot in his heart, the pain of seeking life and death suddenly became insignificant.
Zhu Si pondered for a moment and said: "Sir, every loss must be accompanied by a gain. If I lose Guanzhong, what can I gain?"
"If your Majesty loses Guanzhong, he will definitely gain Jianghuai."
Zhu Si was stunned for a moment and asked after a while: "How do you say this?"
"Why did your Majesty delay in attacking Jianghuai, but wanted to exchange Guanzhong for Yangzhou? What is the fundamental reason?"
Zhu Si pondered for a moment and said: "I am afraid that Guo Song will interfere and attack Luoyang from behind."
"That's right. He didn't occupy Guanzhong before and might have interfered. But now that he has occupied Guanzhong, I believe that he will acquiesce to His Majesty's seizure of Jianghuai."
"Why?"
Liu Sigu smiled slightly and said: "After he captured Guanzhong, he and Your Majesty had a common enemy..."
"You said it was Li Shi!" Zhu Si answered first.
Liu Sigu nodded, "Your Majesty is absolutely right. Li Shi poses a greater threat to him now than we do. If we attack Jianghuai, not only will Guo Song not interfere with us, I believe that he will definitely send troops to defend the state."
Contain Tian Yue and prevent Tian Yue from attacking Luoyang."
Zhu Si quickly calculated in his mind that although he had lost Chang'an, the four most wealthy places in the world, Chang'an, Yangzhou, Yizhou and Luoyang, he could still make up for it if he could capture Yangzhou.
Thinking of this, he asked again: "What should I do if I don't have a boat to cross the Huaihe River and the Yangtze River?"
"Your Majesty, we do not have warships, but we do have tank boats. Have you forgotten, Your Majesty? Luoyang and Xuzhou each have thousands of tank boats. The total of two thousand ships is enough to cross the river."
Last year, Guo Song went on a large-scale purchase of ships in the Central Plains. Later, Zhu Si noticed it and seized many ships. Currently, they are all concentrated in Xuzhou, with about a thousand ships, and nearly a thousand ships in Luoyang. Zhu Si understands Liu Sigu's plan.
Meaning, these ships cannot fight on water, but they can ferry people across the river.
He nodded, "Then I have to prepare!"
"Your Majesty must make careful arrangements this time to capture Yangzhou and even Jianghuai at the minimum cost. Then destroy the Huaixi Army and integrate it with the Shannan East Road. The entire north bank of Chang'an will be ours."
Liu Sigu's advice finally calmed Zhu Si's anxiety, so that he no longer cared about the gains and losses in Guanzhong, but began to actively prepare for war and prepare to launch an offensive in the southeast.
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Under Liu Sigu's repeated persuasion, Zhu Si from Luoyang finally solved the knot of the fall in Guanzhong and began to prepare for the Jianghuai war with all his strength.
But Li Shi of Chengdu was frightened and angry because Guo Song captured Guanzhong, and his anger accumulated in his heart, and he eventually fell ill.
The news that Guo Song had captured Guanzhong and Chang'an quickly spread throughout Chengdu, like a stormy sea sweeping across the government and the public. Some people looked forward to it, hoping to return to Chang'an as soon as possible, while others were more pessimistic and thought that Guo Song was going to ascend the throne as emperor.
Various rumors spread in the city of Chengdu. Dugu Qiu has become the focus of everyone's attention during this period. After all, Guo Song married his youngest daughter. He should be able to get real news here. There is an endless stream of visitors, and the doorstep of Dugu Mansion is full.
It's about to be trampled to pieces.
There are also some related figures who have also attracted attention, such as Taichang Qing Wen Ji. His son Wen Miao served as Guo Song's secretary and joined the army. He had various secrets. Therefore, when Wen Ji went to court, there would always be people who approached him and wanted to get close to him.
He got some news here, but of course, he got nothing in the end. Wen Ji himself had no news!
However, some businessmen were relatively keen on information. They passed on the news that Guo Song had renamed Xingqing Palace to Prince Jin's Palace, which made many people think about it.
That night, the carriage of Dou Yi, the head of the Dou family, slowly stopped in front of the gate of Dugu Qiu's mansion. Dugu Qian, the son of Dugu Qiu, had been waiting at the door for a long time.
Dou Yi came out of the carriage and said with a smile: "I have kept my nephew waiting for a long time. Where is your father?"
"Father is already waiting in the guest hall and has specially asked his nephew to come and greet his uncle!"
"Okay! Take me in."
"Uncle Dou please!"
Dugu Qian took Dou Yi to the house. Dou Yi smiled and said, "I have to thank my nephew for the cabinet shop."
"Where! It's just a little effort, uncle, don't be polite."
"Are you planning to open a cabinet shop in Chang'an?" Dou Yi asked quietly.
"Chang'an is the most prosperous place in the world. How can I not go there? I will definitely go there sooner or later, but when exactly I will go, my nephew doesn't know yet."
Although Dugu Qian is young, he has been in the shopping mall for many years and is already very tactful. It sounds like he has answered, but if you look closely, he said nothing.
Dou Yi laughed twice and followed Dugu Qian into the atrium. Dugu Qiu had been waiting here with a smile on his face for a long time.