Han Shizu

Chapter 392 Seconded
"However, we must come up with a countermeasure for the Hunan matter!" Liu Chengyou stretched out his hand and stroked his stubble, contemplated, and turned his head to ask Wei Renpu: "Then Ma Xi'e became a vassal of the Puppet Tang. Any latest moves?"

These circumstances had been stored in Wei Renpu's belly for a long time. The emperor asked him and called out at any time: "My Majesty, in September this year, the tribute of Nama Xie, the false Tang Lord, will be lowered by him, and he will be given a year's tax in Ezhou to help He raised troops. In October, He Jingzhu, the Chuzhou Regiment’s training envoy, was transferred to Chu to assist in the battle, and now he has joined forces with the Langzhou Army. However, until now, the puppet Tang Dynasty has not made any other moves, and is still waiting and watching!”

"Oh" Liu Chengyou savored it for a while, and couldn't help laughing: "This Li Jing's behavior, in my eyes, is exactly like an animal. Do you know what it is?"

Feng Dao cupped his hands immediately, and asked catering to him, "Dare to ask Your Majesty?"

Liu Chengyou raised his hand, made a gesture, and said with a smile: "In my eyes, Li Jing is like a cat that smells fishy. It is itchy in my heart. I can't help poking its claws, but it looks forward and backward, and hesitates!"

"Your Majesty's words are very witty and vivid!" Feng Dao stroked his beard and smiled approvingly on his face: "However, in the eyes of the old minister, the false Tang Lord is also intimidated by the majesty of my big man. In recent years, Your Majesty has worked hard to rule, Resting with the people, the national power of the Great Han is gradually recovering. If the Great Han does not move, how dare the Puppet Tang move rashly! The Puppet Tang Lord dare not be careless!"

Liu Chengyou is used to Feng Dao's flattery
Putting away the jokes, Liu Chengyou resumed his seriousness, making the atmosphere of the whole hall solemn: "Pseudo-Tang has moved, if I don't move, wouldn't it be underestimated."

"What do you think?"

This time, it was the Privy Council who took the lead in speaking, Zheng Ren said: "Your Majesty, I have a question, I don't know if I should say it or not!"

"Speak!" Glancing at him, Zheng Renjiao's caution resembled Guo Wei's, Liu Chengyou waved his hand, and said frankly, "I summoned you to collect opinions from all, but please speak freely and don't hide anything. !"

"Yes!" Zheng Renjiao raised his eyelids, stood up and bowed, respecting his ministers, and said in a deep voice: "The king of Chu repeatedly asked for help from Tokyo, and hoped that the imperial court would send troops south to garrison Lizhou to suppress Jingnan and the puppet Tang rush to help Langzhou!"

"Now, the puppet Tang Dynasty has accepted Ma Xie as a minister and gave food and reinforcements. In my opinion, His Majesty would send an army south to Lizhou at the request of the King of Chu to show the majesty of the court. There are not many troops. You only need to instruct the Duke of Qi to dispatch a partial division from Xiangzhou, and this will not affect the imperial court’s preparations for conquering the Huaihe River.”

Zheng Renhui's words made Liu Chengyou's eyes brighten, and he couldn't help but look at him twice more, the corner of his mouth curled up, and asked: "What do you think of Zheng Qing's argument?"

Xi Wenwu was in the palace, and it was still Wang Pu who made the meeting with the Prime Minister, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, Zheng Chengzhi agrees to this discussion!"

After finishing speaking, Wang Pu added: "From my point of view, our strategy may be more daring. Your Majesty might as well send an envoy to Tang Dynasty to make an appointment with Tang Lord Li Jing, and lure him to attack Ma Chu with me and win the land of Chu." And divide it! If the puppet Tang Dynasty sends troops to attack Chu, and then tries to trap it, drag its elite troops, and waste its money and food, we will look for opportunities to attack Huainan, and then the difficulty of conquest will be reduced!"

"Furthermore, uniting the Tang Dynasty and dividing the Chu State may relieve the doubts of the monarchs and ministers of the Puppet Tang Dynasty. Otherwise, our dynasty will be strong in the north. Even if the Puppet Tang Dynasty is greedy, it may be difficult to let go and attack Chu. After all, the vastness of Hunan is not comparable to that of Fujian. Dare to destroy Min, but now may not dare to attack Chu!"

The strategy of attacking Huainan from the south to the north was first proposed by Wang Pu in the court. In the past two years, no matter whether it is overt or in secret, it can be said that the military and political operations of the entire imperial court were controlled by Liu Chengyou personally as the strategy for the southern expedition. Get ready.

Therefore, Wang Pu was personally responsible for digging canals, dredging canals, dispatching soldiers and horses, transporting grain and grass, providing convenience and preparations, and has been working hard.Now that this policy is being used again, it is obvious that for the Huainan strategy, we have spared no effort, worked hard and devoted ourselves to it.

"Hehe." The slightly mocking laughter was harsh in the hall, and it immediately attracted everyone's attention.

"Why are you laughing?" Liu Chengyou's expression was serious, he stared at Tao Gu.

Seeing this, Tao Gu panicked, consciously losing his composure, and hurriedly stood up, pleading guilty: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for your disrespect in front of the palace!"

"That's all!" Liu Chengyou's voice rose, and he stared: "I allow you to speak freely and express your opinions, but it's better to be less contemptuous!"

"Yes! Yes!" The officials were awed, Tao Gu also said twice, cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

Glancing at Tao Gu, this person belongs to the kind of man who gets mad when he is successful, if he doesn't beat him, he will jump easily.
Calming his mind, Tao Gu became that good minister with low eyebrows and pleasing eyes, humble and obedient, and said cautiously: "Your Majesty, I just feel that Wang Shangshu's proposal is open to discussion. I am a big man like a tiger, a false Tang like a dog, and a horse like a sheep. Since the puppet Tang Dynasty is afraid of me, how dare it seek a sheep with a tiger?"

Hearing this, he has to admit that Tao Gu sometimes has his own opinions when he thinks about things.

Looking at Wang Pu: "What do you think?"

Facing the eyes of the emperor and other courtiers, Wang Pu was very calm, without squinting, and slowly said: "Your Majesty, the puppet Tang Dynasty separatist Jianghuai, dominated the southeast for decades, and has never confronted the Central Plains for many years. Possessing the power of a naval army. Since the national power is strong and the soldiers are numerous, it is inevitable that the false Tang Lord will have doubts about our court, but if it is said to be so jealous, it is not necessarily true that there has been no confrontation!"

"That's why, I regard myself as a fierce tiger, but if I only regard the puppet Tang as a hog dog and underestimate it, I am afraid that I will be frustrated during the war!"

After a pause, he glanced around from the corner of his eye. Wang Pu seemed to enjoy the feeling of having a free discussion in the Royal Palace, and continued: "Let's talk about the discussion of dividing Chu, from the standpoint of the puppet Tang, I will separate Jingnan and take Hunan. , it is also an enclave, unless it is falsely destroyed, and the Jingnan Gao family is wiped out. The puppet Tang has the advantage of being a close neighbor. Lu, the threat from our court will definitely be greatly reduced. I am sorry to say bluntly, with the current situation, if the land is divided, the power of our dynasty is not as good as that of the puppet Tang!"

"That's why, the difficulty of luring Tang to attack Chu is not as great as Tao Sheren imagined! Please learn from Your Majesty!"

"It seems that Wang Qing's 'discussion on dividing Chu' has already been considered thoroughly!" After listening to Wang Pu's discussion, Liu Chengyou sighed softly.

Without expressing his position directly, Liu Chengyou glanced at Wang Pu, Tao Gu, Zheng Renhui and the others, and suddenly smiled and said, "There are more and more ministers and strategists in the imperial court! I am happy! Nah!"

This time it was not Feng Dao's turn to compliment, Tao Gu had already snatched the flattery: "Your Majesty is wise and powerful, so the virtuous and talented gather here to serve His Majesty!"

Probably seeing that the emperor had been persuaded by Wang Pu, Tao Gu also quickly changed his opinion: "Your Majesty, Wang Shangshu's considerations are complete, and I think it is feasible!"

There was no forced color on Tao Gu's face
Liu Chengyou asked other people, in this case, they all seconded.

(End of this chapter)