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Immediately, some people objected, thinking that this was too extravagant and wasteful. The news of the victory had been spread and everyone knew it, enough to scare Xiao Xiao, so it didn't have to be like this.

Unexpectedly, the officials of the Imperial Academy used ancient history to convince the officials: "At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Gaozong ordered the general Su Dingfang to pacify the Three Kingdoms.

Every time a country is destroyed, its lord is captured alive and presented to Emperor Gaozong in front of all the officials, so that the world will be shocked, and Xiaoxiao will be overwhelmed.

Today, when Nanping and Wuping were destroyed, General Shi Congyun captured Gao Jichong, Zhou Xingfeng and others. This is exactly what they did to show the power of heaven to the officials! "

Some people couldn't help laughing, "The small land of Nanping, Wuping and Twelve States, how can He De compare with the Three Kingdoms? Su Lie destroyed the Turkic Kingdom, the Western Regions thousands of miles away, and Baekje across the sea. Why are Nanping and Wuping here?"

I didn't think about the officials, but I was very happy, and immediately decided to let the officials of the Imperial Academy organize a prisoner offering ceremony like Tang Gaozong Li Zhi.

Some people in the court felt that this was not the case. Not to mention the small size of Nanping and Wuping, it has been the land of China since ancient times, and it is fundamentally different from the Three Kingdoms destroyed by Su Dingfang.

Western Turkic is a big country in Mobei (roughly a part of Xinjiang today and a part of Mongolia).

The countries of the Western Regions to the west of Congling are far away near Yeye Water (the Syr Darya River in Uzbekistan and Tajikistan today), and they have never even heard of those places.

Although Baekje is small, it is far away from the southern tip of today's Goryeo.

Undoubtedly, these are big foreign countries. How can Nanping and Wuping be compared with the countries that Su Dingfang destroyed?

But there is no way, the officials are very excited and very happy. When they first ascended the throne, the officials compared themselves to Tang Taizong. This victory made the officials want to compare themselves to Tang Gaozong. They couldn't stop them, so they had no choice but to say no more .

Therefore, the official's decision to hold a prisoner offering ceremony with hundreds of officials was also decided on the same day, and an imperial edict was quickly issued, and it was sent to Shi Congyun who was still in Wuling in an expedited eight hundred miles.

Chapter 210, Confrontation

In mid-August, the weather in Daliang gradually turned cooler, and thousands of households began to make clothes.

Li Baishen, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, wrote, "For a whole month in Chang'an, there are thousands of households pounding clothes. The autumn wind blows endlessly, and it is always the love of jade. When will the barbarians be pacified, the beloved will stop the expedition."

The so-called pounding clothes means beating clothes. Many clothes in this era are made of kudzu, hemp, etc., which are very rough.

But when the weather turns cold in autumn, new and old clothes must be smashed before adding clothes in winter to make them soft and comfortable to wear. Hard resistance.

So the severe winter is another severe test for the people in the troubled times, but the people in Daliang City are already much better.

For the rich and powerful families who can afford to wear silk, there are many less considerations in this regard.

The sound of pounding clothes is everywhere in Daliang City, and it is also a lively scene that has not been seen for a long time. In the past, many people died of freezing in Daliang City every winter. Yamen servants were thrown outside the east gate. After the establishment of the Great Zhou for several years, this situation is gradually decreasing.

In Shi's mansion, officials from Taicang sent Shi Congyun's salary in a horse-drawn cart two days ago with a smile, which included silk cloth, firewood, oil, tea, etc., in addition to coins.

Taicang is in charge of officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs, and they have always been arrogant. After all, officials’ salaries have to go to Taicang to collect their salaries. Naturally, they are arrogant and have a bad attitude when they are in charge of the daily necessities of officials.

But now the Shifu doesn't have to collect the salary themselves, they just send it to their door with a smile on their faces, probably because everyone can see that the power of the Shifu is no longer what it used to be.

This year, more and more officials came to Shifu to give gifts one after another, especially after the news of the great victories in Nanping and Wuping reached the capital.

In addition to the several rewards from the officials and the gifts from the Southern Tang, the Shi Mansion is actually very rich, and the small warehouse managed by Zhao Shijian is almost full.

She had no choice but to use the reason that the number of guards in the house increased and it needed to be expanded again, and quietly ordered someone to build a few shady rooms in the backyard to serve as warehouses.

Afterwards, there will definitely be rewards from the officials, regarding the contributions of Ping Nanping and Wu Ping.

Zhao Shijian felt overwhelmed for a moment. It had been a long time since she had time to clear up the current financial resources of the Shi family, because she couldn't count them all.

With decades of wars and chaos, there is no fixed currency, and the currency is complicated. Many separatist forces and regimes in Daliang have issued their own currencies, but they are all a few years or so. It collapsed in ten years.

In this way, the people and officials have become more and more distrustful of currency, and the currency issued by the Zhou Dynasty was only issued a few years ago.

Therefore, many things in the Shifu are actually precious objects, and it is not so easy to estimate their value. She used to have time to sort out and record them one by one when they were few, but now that there are too many things, she has no time to figure them out at all. I can only save it first.

That night, Empress Shi talked to her again, and she proposed that the younger generation of the Fu family should be allowed to join the Shi family's army.

In fact, the meaning is already very obvious, I just said it, but if I go, I will definitely need extra support.

It is true that the Fu family has prestige, but the prestige of the Fu family is mostly in Hebei, and it is difficult to extend to the court.Moreover, the Fu family's army is the local army of the Jiedushi, which is completely different from the Central Forbidden Army.

Zhao Shijian, who has experienced three dynasties, understands a truth that whoever has a strong army has the ability to speak.

In the past, King Fu's Tianxiong army was strong, so naturally everyone wanted to win over them. Now the Imperial Guard's Imperial Army has nearly 18 soldiers. Successive victories have also made the Dalian Imperial Army's combat experience rich and well-equipped.

With the expansion and expansion of the Central Forbidden Army, the power of the officials has also increased, and the authority of the local governors has been continuously weakened.

The simplest reason is that Li Yun, the Jiedu envoy of the Zhaoyi Army who often contradicted or disobeyed the court, has been honest in the past two years. As the Central Forbidden Army has become stronger and stronger, Jiedu envoys have actually been stripped of power in disguise.

In this way, the power of Fu Yanqing, the governor of the Tianxiong Army, will become weaker and weaker, while the power of the generals of the forbidden army and important officials of the court will become stronger and stronger.

In this way, the general trend in the future must be that it is more promising for the younger generations to take root in the Forbidden Army than in Hebei. If the Fu family wants to last long, they must develop in the Forbidden Army and the center of the court.

Zhao Shijian thought to himself, Empress Fu is really an extremely smart and insightful woman, although it is annoying...

She is very clear-headed and sees clearly, that's why she wants young people from the Fu family to serve in the imperial army, instead of staying in Hebei and continuing to enjoy the shade of her father's generation, because in the long run, these local governors will have less and less future. Because the official family is not mediocre, there are many talents among the generals.

But she is not a vegetarian, Zhao Shijian raised her cute chin proudly when she thought of this, she actually understood the meaning of Queen Fu very quickly that day, she was surprised, she would not think for Queen Fu, she is a member of the Shi family ...Thinking of this, Xiao Niang blushed slightly.

She would think of problems for the historians. Empress Fu wanted the historians to give them the opportunity for the descendants of the Fu family to join the Forbidden Army, so what could she give?

Zhao Shijian is actually very clear in his heart that there are nothing more than Empress Fu today. One is Empress Fu's identity, which allows her to have an overview of major affairs in the court. Chao Wenwu to learn more.

The second reason is the prestige of the Fu family in Hebei. If historians want to gain a foothold in Hebei, they cannot do without the help of the Fu family. If the Fu family wants to send young children to the imperial army.

Historians can also take the opportunity to send their cronies to Hebei and take root in Hebei. Hebei is extremely important to the Central Plains!

Daliang was right on the edge of the Yellow River, and without the shield of Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures to the north, Hebei became the most important protective wall for the capital.

Once Hebei was lost, the Zhou Dynasty would come to an end. Although the Yellow River is a big river, it can be regarded as a natural danger, but the Yellow River is no better than the Huaihe River and the Yangtze River. There are too many places where the river can be crossed, and it is difficult to defend.

The second reason is that the location of the Yellow River is too far north, and it will freeze in winter, which makes the girders on the edge of the Yellow River actually extremely passive.

Hebei Yimapingchuan, if the northern army goes south to the Yellow River, everything will be over, and it is only a matter of time before going down.

The Tianxiong army ruled Weizhou in Hebei, and there were Bozhou, Chanzhou and other places under it. They were located on the north bank of the Yellow River, which was of great significance to the court.

If the Zhou Dynasty wanted to be stable, these places must be firmly guarded.

And each Jiedushi has its own officials, officials, judges, etc. Although the appointment and dismissal of these officials must be submitted to the court for instructions, it is mostly symbolic, and it is completely determined by the local Jiedushi himself.

And historians can take this opportunity to arrange cronies to go to Hebei. If you do well, you can take root in Hebei, and if you don’t do well, you can understand the mountains, rivers, topography and various relationships in Hebei. If one day...

One day there will be changes in the court, and controlling Hebei must be the top priority, Zhao Shijian thought carefully in his heart.

However, she did not dare to make a decision on her own, but during the bargaining with Empress Fu, she had revealed some attitudes to the other party.

Unknowingly, she recalled the conversation in Wei Wang's mansion that day, the queen invited her to drink tea, and they sat opposite each other at the white jade table in the small pavilion.

The moonlight is rippling in the surrounding pools, like the streamer of a clear spring reflecting on the eaves of the house, it is as beautiful as a dream.

But in fact, her heart was tense, and she didn't dare to slack off at all, for fear of saying a wrong sentence, she even pretended to be as calm as water on the surface.

Empress Fu on the opposite side is beautiful and dignified, her long Danfeng eyes are calm, her slender fingers are holding a pure-color celadon cup, her movements are elegant and calm.

Zhao Shijian organized his words carefully, and replied earnestly: "The king of Wei is a hero of the world, and the Tianxiong army is the gate of the country, which has been resisting the Khitan people all the year round. The descendants of the Fu family must also be outstanding people.

I'm a little girl, so I can't make decisions for my husband's family, but I think the Fu family's Junjie can do a lot if he goes to the Imperial Army. "

Empress Fu glanced at her: "It's good that you understand the principles of the world, our descendants of the Fu family are naturally capable."

Zhao Shijian didn't say anything, but changed the subject: "But I think there may be a future for the heroes of the Fu family to go to the Imperial Army, but the departure of so many talents from the Fu family in Hebei is probably not good for the country.

Hebei is the gateway to the country, and it is a heavy responsibility to resist the Khitan people. It is not a good thing for the world to lose so many outstanding talents.

It just so happens that our historians have many heroes who have experienced many battles. If they go to Hebei to fill in the vacancies, it is not just right. It can not only fill in the vacancies, but also better resist foreign enemies. This is a way to have the best of both worlds. "

After Zhao Shijian finished speaking, he looked at her reaction.

Empress Fu's red phoenix eyes slowly narrowed, "Are you trying to be poor?"

"Little girl, how dare you? This is my superficial opinion. If the queen thinks it's inappropriate, then let it go." Zhao Shijian knelt down and confessed, but his words were not soft.

Empress Fu slowly stood up, helped her up with one hand, and showed an unclear smile on her face: "I figured it out, you are worthy of being a historian, if I agree with your superficial opinion, do the children of the Fu family want Have you found another way out?"

Zhao Shijian bowed his head and said nothing.

"You are very smart. Zhang Yongde is in Hebei, Li Chongjin is in Huainan, and only Shi Yanchao is in Beijing. Shi Congyun will be back in a few days. By then, the whole Daliang and their father and son will be the leaders of the two imperial guards.

But have you ever thought that Li Chongjin and Zhang Yongde will come back sooner or later! "Queen Fu's voice was a little heavier.

Zhao Shijian didn't get up, but raised his head slightly and said: "The husband and lord have leveled Nanping and Wuping, and I don't know the world's major events. I just feel proud of him, and I didn't intend to offend the queen."

Empress Fu's complexion changed for a moment, and finally she didn't speak, she stretched out a hand to help her up, and said with a smile: "Your opinion is very reasonable, tell your husband as soon as possible when he comes back, and let Sixth Sister tell me the result. "

After saying that, he waved his hands: "You go, you are indeed beautiful, but I don't want to see your smart face."

Zhao Shijian stood up, finally breathed a sigh of relief, and didn't care about the queen's attitude, she bowed her head and backed out. Her last sentence was actually a tactful reminder to the queen that her husband, Shi Congyun, has flattened Nanping and Wuping for two months, and will still be under Zhang Yongde when he comes back. ?

If it is still the case, even if the officials agree, the soldiers will not agree.

Empress Fu was very smart, and quickly figured out these principles, so she helped her up, but she was probably very unwilling to give in again, so she reluctantly only used one hand.

Li Chongjin in Huainan will not be able to come back for a while, and his husband Shi Congyun will definitely increase his rank and rank after he returns. In the end, the two divisions of the imperial army are still in the hands of the historian and his son. .

The sky doesn't know how to make pies, she is actually bargaining with the queen.

But thinking about it now, she is still a little scared. This is the first time she has gained the upper hand in a confrontation with the queen, but if there is no historian behind her, she will never dare to talk like the current queen.

Thinking that when that guy comes back, he will definitely praise her again, Zhao Shijian couldn't help but jump up slightly in his heart, and the longing in his heart couldn't help but flow out.

I thought he would be back soon, and I must behave calmly when the time comes...

......

On the other side, Shi Congyun, who was getting tired of eating fish in Dongting Lake, finally received the imperial edict.

In the beginning, it was a commendation, and the commendation document written by the Imperial Academy. Actually, he didn't quite understand it. After all, it was an ancient prose with gorgeous rhetoric.

Then there was the official edict, agreeing to his proposal, setting up the Jingnan Army in Jiangling, with Li Hanchao as the commander of the army.

Set up the Xiaoxiang Army in Tanzhou (Changsha), with Li Chuyun as the commander of the army.

Afterwards, the retreat was arranged, and he was allowed to leave two armies (with about 2000 soldiers each) to be commanded by Li Hanchao and Li Chuyun respectively. Then the army followed the original route and retreated along the front lines of Xiangzhou, Nanyang, and Zhengzhou, and was sentenced to three divisions. However, Zuo Pu shot Li Gu to provide supplies for the army as before.

The soldiers from various prefectures, counties and townships conscripted by Wuping were sent home to work in agriculture.

The Jingnan Army and the Xiaoxiang Army can be expanded into two armies, and the three armies will be fully formed, with 500 soldiers. The military expenses will be paid from the taxes of Nanping and Wuping.

The army set up in this kind of place is paid by the imperial court, the number of soldiers is limited, and the generals recruit and train them to station in the local area.

In general, the full staff is mostly around 2000 people.

But now for the Jingnan Army, the Xiaoxiang Army has a full quota of 500 people!The two armies combined numbered 5000.

It is because the officials also agreed with his opinion that in the future, if they want to attack the Shu Kingdom in the west and the Southern Han Dynasty in the south, they will send troops from here. It is the main force.

Many things are going in a good direction, but Zhou Xingfeng next to him blushed when he saw him dumbfounded at the end, and said he was going to commit suicide on the spot, and he also shouted that he would die if he died, and he couldn't bear it. Such an insult.

Shi Congyun immediately threatened him that if he dared to commit suicide, he would remarry his wife to someone else.

Zhou Xingfeng, who was in his forties, was so angry that his face turned red and he cursed loudly, but he finally gave up the idea of ​​suicide.

Shi Congyun had a good idea, and he had identified Zhou Xingfeng's weakness. If Nanping Wang Gao Baorong said that he would commit suicide, he would not believe it, but Zhou Xingfeng is a ruthless character, and he said that he would commit suicide in all likelihood.

Afterwards, Shi Congyun comforted him, it's nothing for a man to suffer a little bit of grievance, the prisoner offering ceremony is not to kill you, besides, he also has to think about his wife and children.

After repeated persuasion, Zhou Xingfeng finally stopped making trouble, and of course the other officials and Gao Baorong didn't dare to make trouble.

It's just that Shi Congyun also felt a little blush. Those who wrote the imperial edict compared him with Su Lie. They thought highly of him. And it can't be said that there is a world of difference, at least it is a world of difference.

He has seen a lot of history, but he also understands the gap. Su Lie and Su Dingfang are also among the best generals in the entire Tang Dynasty for hundreds of years.

It's just that I don't understand why the people in the Hanlin Academy were kicked in the head by a donkey, why did they come up with such a bad idea, which made him blush even though he has always been thick-skinned......

During the reign of Emperor Gaozong and Li Zhi of the Tang Dynasty, Wenzhi and martial arts reached their peak. The territory of the Tang Dynasty stretched from the Korean Peninsula to the east, the Aral Sea of ​​Central Asia to the west, the Hue area of ​​Vietnam to the south, and Lake Baikal to the north. What is Dazhou now?This is also a piece of hard work.

In short, Shi Congyun felt quite embarrassed. He couldn't believe that the officials of the Imperial Academy forcibly pulled him and Su Dingfang together at the ceremony, and his goosebumps came up...

Chapter 211, Returning to Beijing

After receiving the order, Shi Congyun immediately called everyone to discuss matters.

Li Hanchao and Li Chuyun behaved differently after hearing about the imperial court's appointment. Li Hanchao was very excited and accepted the appointment happily.

Li Chuyun was a little hesitant, but he seemed not as happy as Li Hanchao.

"What's wrong?" Shi Congyun asked him puzzled.

Li Chuyun grinned, "Marshal, will there be any battles to fight after staying here......"

Shi Congyun laughed, and immediately understood his worry. He was afraid that there would be no battle and no merit to be made here, just like he was in the Northwest back then.

"Don't worry, the reason why the imperial court set up troops here is to fight westward and eastward. Wang Fuyin proposed to go south first and then north. This is the way of thinking in the future. You will have a place to use it in a short time.

Train your troops well, train your soldiers well, whether you want to attack the Shu or the Southern Han in the future, you will be the main force of the striker here. "