my wife is mulan

my wife is mulan

Chapter 737

In order to celebrate the great victory, and to let the soldiers relieve the exhaustion of fighting for several months, Zhao Junsheng ordered the whole army to celebrate together for three consecutive days. eat.

After three days, normal food and daily training resumed, and the soldiers were alive and well again.

Eat and drink, drink and play, it's time to get down to business.On this day, after Zhao Junsheng discussed with Hua Mulan, he called the military ministers and generals to discuss matters.

"Zhuqing, will our army continue to go south to attack the Southern Dynasty, or will the army return to the dynasty?"

Zhao Junsheng's question made the military ministers and generals start to think about this question, some of them had already thought about this question, and everyone discussed in low voices.

Li Yuande stood up and cupped his hands and said loudly: "Your Majesty, Marshal, our army has won a great victory today. It is unstoppable. The emperor of the Southern Dynasty and the ministers accompanying the army were captured by our army. The people of the Southern Dynasty must be in panic and chaos. I think our army should take advantage of this great victory." Weidu went south to the south, captured Jiankang, the capital of the Southern Dynasty, wiped out Liu Song, and ruled the world!"

Li Yuande's description is very good, very uplifting, Zhao Junsheng couldn't help but feel agitated when he heard it.

Dongfang Chen stood up and sang a different tune: "Your Majesty, since the war with the princes from all walks of life and Wei, our army has been fighting for more than half a year. We have dispatched as many as 15 troops and recruited as many as 30 civilians. People eat horses and chew them, and they lose money on the way. The waste is countless! According to the investigation by sent personnel, the food, grass and military resources stored by our army in the past few years have been consumed in this big battle. If the fight continues, I worry that our army will be weak in succession. The war is stuck in a stalemate, which is not good for the country!"

"Although the emperor of the Southern Dynasty was captured by our army, the civil and military ministers and clans of the Southern Dynasty would never allow us to use Liu Yikang and others as hostages. Therefore, I speculate that the Southern Dynasty will definitely establish a new emperor to reverse their political passivity. situation!"

"Furthermore, Liu Song's army is all over the south bank of the Huaihe River with water villages and camps. Now it is the flood season. It may not be easy to cross the river. Even if they cross the river, there will be heavy casualties. There is a big river, but it is not a small ditch or a small river, I suggest that the class teacher return to the court, and make plans after the national strength of our country is restored!"

Although Dongfang Chen is highly valued by Zhao Junsheng, among the ministers there are those who dare to oppose him, and even those who express their opinions outright, Zhou Qiu stood up and saluted Zhao Junsheng and Hua Mulan during the incident and said: "Your Majesty, Marshal, Dongfang Shangshu’s words are reasonable, but our army can’t just let it go hastily, right? Liu Song’s army blatantly tore up the peace treaty and sent troops to attack our country. Such treachery, no matter what, let the Southern Dynasty give an explanation!”

Gao Xiu stood up and said: "I also thought that this battle should not end hastily!"

Other generals also supported.

Zhao Junsheng thought for a while, and ordered: "Then fight to promote peace! Li Yuande, you are responsible for recruiting craftsmen and peasants to build warships; Gao Xiu, you lead 5000 troops to capture all the cities in Huaibei to the west, and Lu Shuang's department cooperates; Andu, you lead 5000 people to attack all the cities in Huaibei to the east. Liang Yi leads his troops to cooperate and collect official rations as military resources! The other generals restrain the soldiers and practice quickly. The ministers and officials who accompany the army perform their duties. Lax!"

"I will obey your orders!"

Zhao Junsheng wantonly built warships on the north bank of the Huaihe River, and sent troops to attack the cities north of the Huaihe River that originally belonged to the Southern Dynasty. After these news spread to the south, the officials, garrisons and ministers of the Southern Dynasty were even more panicked.

On the tenth day of August, just over ten days after Liu Yikang and his military ministers were captured, the Southern Court of Jiankang embraced the new emperor, Liu Jun, the son of Liu Yilong.

Before that, Liu Jun was in Liu Yikang's army. At that time, Sun Shujun led the cavalry to attack. Liu Jun was protected by his personal guards and snatched a row of bamboo rafts before fleeing back to the south bank of the Huaihe River. , Was supported by the ministers as emperor.

After Liu Jun became the emperor of the Southern Dynasty, before he had time to hold the enthronement ceremony, it was heard from the north that the Qian army was building a warship to cross the river, and the Qian army attacked and captured all the cities in Huaibei.

Liu Jun sat on the throne and looked at the ministers, he was a little nervous, "Zhu Qing, the army is preparing to cross the river now, how should I deal with it?"

Zang Zhi stood up and said: "Your Majesty, after this battle, our country's national power has been greatly damaged, and our military strength has been exhausted. We will not be able to compete with Qian Guo for at least ten years. I think our dynasty should negotiate peace with Qian Guo to buy time to restore our national strength. !"

Xiao Sihua stood up and said loudly: "Your Majesty, if we negotiate a peace, Qianguo will definitely propose conditions that our court cannot agree to! Also, when negotiating peace, should we propose to redeem the Supreme Emperor? If we do not propose to redeem the Supreme Emperor, the subjects will definitely think Your Majesty is not filial; if you propose to redeem the Supreme Emperor, in case Qianguo agrees and releases the Supreme Emperor, how should your Majesty deal with it?"

All the ministers were frightened by Xiao Sihua's words. It's not that they hadn't thought about this issue, but no one dared to bring it up. Everyone just thought that Liu Yikang no longer existed. After all, it was a very embarrassing situation. As for the matter, once Liu Yikang is released, the two generations of emperors are in the same dynasty, who should the ministers listen to?

Brother, even if you think about it, you can’t bring it up on this occasion. It’s okay if you don’t bring it up. The emperor should just forget it. If you bring it up now, the emperor will have to reply. If you don’t care about Liu Yikang’s life or death, why? Explain to the subjects of the world?

Liu Jun was very conflicted. Of course he didn't want Liu Yikang to come back. Many ministers in the court were Liu Yikang's confidantes. Once Liu Yikang came back, his throne would be unstable, and the court would fall into complicated power struggles. middle.

Adopting a tough attitude to fight Qian Guo to the end, can it stop the Qian army's attack?Liu Jun didn't know what to do.

At this time, Minister Zhu Bian stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the current situation does not allow our country to continue fighting with Qian. On the one hand, the Chou Chi Kingdom in the west has captured the entire Hanzhong. It seems that their offensive momentum is to attack Sichuan and Shu. The land of Sichuan and Shu is an important source of granaries and taxes for our dynasty. Once Sichuan and Shu are lost, the consequences will be disastrous! Now The only way now is to negotiate a peace with Qianguo, and then send a general to lead the troops to deal with Qiuchiguo! In addition..."

Zhu Bian couldn't continue talking, Liu Jun frowned and said, "Why didn't Zhu Qing stop talking?"

Zhu Bian hesitated for a moment, cupped his hands and said, "There are some things I can only say to Your Majesty alone!"

Liu Jun thought for a while, then waved his hand: "That's the end of today's discussion, Zhu Qing stays, and retreats!"

The eunuch shouted: "Retire!"

All the ministers turned around and discussed while leaving the hall and walking outside the palace.

Zhu Bian followed Liu Jun to the gazebo by the pond in the Royal Garden. Liu Jun sat on a stone bench and looked at the lotus flowers in the pond and asked, "Qing Zhu, if you have anything to say, just say it. Back then, you were my father's confidant." , I believe you will not harm me!"

"I am so grateful to have His Majesty's trust!"

Zhu Bian bowed his hands and saluted, and said: "In the first battle that day, as many as 8000 people were captured by our army, as many as 6000 people were killed and drowned in the river, and only 5000 people could escape. People, with the current military strength, if Qianguo attacks with all its strength, our dynasty will definitely be unable to resist, but Qianguo also has concerns. They have to guard against Qiuchi, Tuyuhun, and Beiliang in the west, as well as the Rouran people in the north. Well, if Zhao Junsheng hadn't been completely enraged, he wouldn't be so reckless, and now we only need to give Qianguo some benefits and a step up, and Qianguo should retreat!"

"Your Majesty knows that His Majesty is concerned about the Supreme Emperor, but His Majesty should understand what a feat and honor it is to capture an emperor of a country? If there are not enough benefits, how can the country easily release the Supreme Emperor? So my envoys can do it when they negotiate peace. There is no need to mention the Supreme Emperor, just propose and retreat! As long as we don’t mention it ourselves, the Qianguo will definitely not mention it, unless they want to achieve their own political goals and offer a certain condition in exchange, but our envoys can use the other Rejected on the grounds that the conditions are too high!"

Liu Jun was concerned about his own reputation and asked, "If the common people start to discuss that I didn't do my best to rescue the Supreme Emperor..."

"Your Majesty, the subjects support His Majesty as the emperor to prevent Qianguo from using the Supreme Emperor to make a big fuss to achieve their political goals, so everyone knows that the Supreme Emperor and those captured ministers, generals and soldiers have become abandoned sons. Your Majesty will do everything. There is no need to do it, the court will suppress and guide the voice of doubt from the people, so your Majesty does not have to worry about it being bad for your reputation!"

Liu Jun thought for a long time, "Zhu Qing, if there is a peace negotiation, where is the bottom line of our country?"

Zhu Bian thought for a while, then cupped his hands and said: "I don't know what conditions the Gan Congress will propose, but we must not cede the land south of the Huaihe River. Huaibei has been occupied by the Gan Army. We have no way to take it back now, we can only give it to them; In addition, I think that our country can offer sacrifices to the Qian Kingdom every year, and give them some gold, silver, leather, cloth, brocade and silk! If the Qian Kingdom can't get any benefits, they may not retreat!"

Liu Jun weighed it and agreed: "Can Zhu Qing make a proposal and envoys go to Yicheng to see Zhao Junsheng?"

Zhu Bian felt distressed. This is not a good job. No matter what the outcome of the peace negotiations is, he will be scolded as a traitor after he comes back, but he can’t do it if he doesn’t go. The meaning of the emperor’s question just now is very clear. , I just want him to negotiate peace!

Zhu Bian thought about it, he can't do this alone, he must find someone to disperse the firepower!If he was the only one who went to negotiate a peace, he would definitely be impeached a lot after he came back. The emperor might not be able to withstand the pressure and ordered him to kill him with a knife. Maybe the emperor just wanted him to take the blame, but if it was a few people who went to negotiate a peace ······Or he is not the person in charge······Maybe······

For a moment, Zhu Bian thought a lot, and he immediately came up with a countermeasure. He cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty has an order, and I will die if I go through fire or water. It's just that my official position is too low and my weight is not enough. How can a minister of Qingzhou be qualified as an envoy?" To see Zhao Junsheng? The envoy must be a prince-level figure to show that our court attaches great importance to peace! Or... let the king of Nanjun serve as an envoy, and the minister can accompany him to assist, and in addition, he will send two important ministers to accompany him Help together?"

When Liu Jun heard it, he also felt that what Zhu Bian said was reasonable and thoughtful, so he immediately agreed: "Okay, let's do it like this!"

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Chapter 738 Discussion · Pei Songzhi

On the fifth day of August, Zhao Junsheng inspected the construction of the water village on the south bank of the Huaihe River. The purpose of building the water village was to build warships and prevent counterattacks by soldiers and horses of the Southern Dynasty.

There are many watchtowers and sentries on the walls of the water village, and the patrol team walks back and forth frequently, with strict defenses. In the dock, craftsmen are working to manufacture various parts for the construction of warships.

Li Yuande was a little uneasy following Zhao Junsheng. He couldn't figure out Zhao Junsheng's real thoughts. Was it just a show, or was he really going to fight across the river?

"My lord, building a warship does not happen overnight. It takes a month or two to complete the construction of a warship. This has simplified a lot of the construction process. Even so, to build a warship that can hold a hundred thousand troops, at least It will take two years!"

After listening to Li Yuande's words, Zhao Junsheng said with a smile: "I know, you just build it. We already have a navy in the lower reaches of the Yellow River, but the scale is not large. Because there are no generals who are familiar with water warfare, the construction of the navy has been going on. Stand still, there are many craftsmen who can build ships in the south, this time we can exercise their ability to build large warlords!"

"Yes!"

At this time, Zhou Qiu hurried over to report: "Your Majesty, the Southern Dynasty sent envoys to discuss peace with us. The envoys they sent were Nanjun King Liu Yixuan, as well as Shen Yanzhi, Fan Ye, Zhu Bian and other ministers. Come with me!"

"Oh? It came quite quickly. It seems that the Nanchao side can't wait to ask for peace. Are they there?"

Zhou Qiu said: "The people are still on the south bank. First, I sent a small official to come in a small boat to report. If they get permission, they will come by boat to meet the king again!"

Zhao Junsheng nodded and said: "That's all right, just tell the little official, I agree to let them come to negotiate a peace!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"