Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Shi Congyun nodded and got up to think.

In history, Zhao Kuangyin did not dare to let Li Chongjin enter the capital. Old Zhao accommodated many people, but Li Chongjin was the only one who dared not, because among the many royal relatives in the Great Zhou Dynasty, Li Chongjin was the one with the most ability, the most military exploits and the most prestigious.

In the battle of Gaoping, the battle of Huainan, and the battle with Khitan, he made great achievements, especially when fighting the Khitan, Shi Congyun defeated the Liao army in the north; Li Chongjin led an army alone and defeated the Northern Han army at Taihang Pass. It is the two people who have contributed the most.

If any of them made a mistake, the other would be finished. If Li Chongjin didn't defeat the Northern Han army, Shi Congyun would be taken back by the Northern Han; if Shi Congyun didn't defeat the Liao army, Li Chongjin would be flanked by both sides.

From this point of view, defeating Li Chongjin's army in the Liao Kingdom has at least four successes, which also makes their relationship more like comrades-in-arms.

He was really reluctant to let Li Chongjin die. He thought it was very important for generals like them to have a reliable teammate.

But what the prime ministers said made sense. Li Chongjin's prestige and military achievements were great, so there might be variables if not ruled out.

However, his prestige is not comparable to that of Zhao Kuangyin during the Chen Qiao Mutiny......

Thinking of these things, Shi Congyun said: "Let him come first, and we'll see when we get to the capital."

Seeing that he had made a decision, several prime ministers had no choice but to nod.

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The next day, King Wuyue’s memorial to proclaim his minister also arrived, and he also sent envoys to send a lot of valuable gold and silver to congratulate him on his enthronement. This is not surprising to Shi Congyun. When they are in charge, they all submit to the court and devote their energies to internal development.

The situation seems to be developing in a good direction, but the envoy who went to Hedong to seal Li Yun has not come back, and the Southern Tang Dynasty has not shown its attitude towards Qin, so Shi Congyun did not relax.

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On the same day, after reviewing the memorials, Shi Congyun and all the prime ministers went for a walk in the garden beside the Chuigong Hall. The flowers and plants in the courtyard were just right and the air was sober.

Shi Congyun said as he walked: "Now that I am a new country in the Great Qin Dynasty, thanks to the civil and military officials adhering to the law, many things are gradually on the right track. Now that the world is uncertain and troubled, I don't want to stop for a moment.

You guys think how we should go down next. "

As he spoke, he slowed down, and several prime ministers also stopped, thinking for a while, Wang Pu first said: "In the opinion of the veteran, generally speaking, the previous strategy of first south and then north is still feasible.

The Khitan were defeated for a while, but it is still too early to completely defeat them, but the Puppet Han Kingdom can already do it. "

Wei Renpu also nodded. He used to be an official in charge of the military, and he always had the right to speak when it comes to wars: "Before I didn't dare to send troops to the Northern Han, it was just because I was afraid that the Liao Kingdom behind me would send troops to rescue them. Waste of time and effort is not cost-effective.

The situation is different now. Last year the officials defeated the Khitan, and their elite suffered heavy losses. If they send troops to the Northern Han in the coming year, whether the Liao Kingdom dares to go south to compete with the officials is still a matter of opinion.

If there is the northeast of the river, the defense line to the north can at least be pushed to Yanmen Pass, which is more convenient to prevent the Khitans from going south, and saves money.

At the same time, the west is guaranteed, and the next time the east sends troops to Youzhou, there is no need to go through a lot of trouble. "

Wei Renpu talked eloquently: "Last year to attack Youzhou, the whole country sent troops from three directions, with more than 40 horses and more than 5 civilians. Only the commander-in-chief's [-] people went to deal with Liao, because the northeastern part of the river was no longer in our hands.

After the battle in front, we have to guard against the thieves in the direction of the east of the river. We have to take care of the war from the beginning to the end.

But as long as you take down the east of the river and push the other side of the defense line to the outside of Yanmen Pass, you will have no worries about attacking Youzhou. 10,000+ troops can directly send troops to the city of Youzhou. No matter how capable the Liao Kingdom is, it will be difficult to compete with us! "

After Wei Renpu finished speaking, Shi Congyun nodded again and again. He did get to the point. If Shanxi was in the hands of the enemy and they went to fight Beijing, they would be copied casually. If Li Chongjin didn't do his best last year, they would probably be useless. And back.

And the most important thing is that fighting in the north is not like fighting in the south. There are rivers and rivers in the south, and the logistical pressure is small, and each one is very rich, and the next one will get rich.

But to fight to the north, the water cannot be used, so it can only rely on a lot of manpower, which is a waste of money and money, just like Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent troops to Mobei. The main force is Wei Qing and Huo Qubing each with 50 troops, but the logistics supply corps has as many as [-]!

It's the same as last year when their 10,000+ army used more than 40 civilians to supply supplies.

In many cases, even if you win, you will lose money, let alone lose, as long as you return without success, it will be a big loss, and the country will be dragged down a few more times.

Therefore, what Wei Renpu said to take the Northern Han Dynasty first, push the defense line west of Taihang Mountain to Yanmen Pass, reduce defense expenditure, and then send troops to Youzhou on the east side of Taihang Mountain is a very mature and insightful consideration.

Shi Congyun greatly appreciated it, and Wei Renpu stroked his beard proudly.

This is when Li Gu added: "The Northern Han Dynasty can still deal with Li Yun, if he decides to go to the military and go to Beijing for retirement, or send his son here, it will be a battle if it doesn't work.

Since the national policy has temporarily changed, Laocheng now feels that the first thing to do is to appease the southern countries, so that they can free up their hands. "

"Li Gong's words are justified, Wuyue Wangzhen is not worried, the main thing is the Southern Tang and Southern Han..." After discussing with everyone for a while, Congyun also had an idea of ​​the next national policy history.

.......

On the 28th, envoys from the Southern Tang Dynasty also came, and they also sent a large amount of gold and silver to congratulate Qin on the founding of the country.

After Shi Congyun got the news, he thought it was finally here!

While heaving a sigh of relief, he was also preparing to do something, so that the officials of Honglu Temple would inform the envoys of the Southern Tang Dynasty that they would have a banquet in the palace to meet them tomorrow...

Chapter 307, Arrangement

At the end of June, it rained heavily in Daliang for several days.

The wind and rain were blowing outside the hall, Shi Congyun was watching the memorial in the hall, Fei changed into a dark red palace attire, and was studying ink.

Mrs. Huarui listened to the wind and rain outside the house, quietly looked at the young people beside her, feeling complicated for a moment.

She couldn't go back to the Meng family, she was being manipulated so tightly that she had no room to resist. After entering Beijing, she was sent to the Shifu, and then to the palace.

She felt guilty and was afraid of people's criticism, but there was nothing she could do. "I can't help myself," she could only comfort herself like this.

Quietly looking at the stern and serious young man beside her, Mrs. Huarui was a little confused for a moment. If he didn't speak, he would definitely be a mighty and beautiful young man.

I'm afraid it's hard for people who haven't seen it before to imagine that this person is actually the most powerful man in the world today, the emperor of Great Qin.

Sometimes she herself feels unreal, he is so young, so rascal, so... lustful, no matter how you look at him, he doesn't look like the Ninth Five-Year Lord, but like a rascal in the market...

Thinking back to when I thought of him as an evil ghost with a blue face and fangs, it was ridiculous to think about it.

The most powerful man in the world......

She couldn't help being a little stunned.

"What, I have flowers on my face?"

Mrs. Huarui was startled, she didn't even dare to look at him, remembering how she bullied her, she was startled and afraid.

"I'm going to sleep with you tonight." He put down the note in his hand and said rather dissatisfied: "I go to sleep elsewhere and they are all very happy, but you don't talk, it's not okay, please beg me. "

Seeing him looking at him with a smirk, Huarui was in a state of confusion. He knew Shi Congyun was bad, and he had more knowledge, so he could only whisper: "I want to be an official."

"Why do you beg me?" He continued to ask.

"I beg the official's family to stay here..." She gritted her teeth, but the other party still shook her head and looked at her dissatisfied: "Say it again, don't say that you are not allowed to sleep tonight."

Huarui's face was completely red, of course she knew what the other party wanted to force her to say, his bad self had already understood, she could only grit her teeth lightly, and said with a flushed face: "I beg the official to stay... sleep with me... ...."

The other party laughed loudly, picked her up, stuffed her into the bed, and then stripped naked and sneaked in, hugged her and said: "Damn it, the first batch of goods from Shu Kingdom were sent to the capital two days ago, It contains Meng Chang's food and clothing, and there is actually a seven-treasure drowning vessel, I got angry when I saw it, and wanted to scold you."

The pistil is full of guilt, the so-called drowning device is the urinal, but Meng Chang's urinal is made of gold, and it is inlaid with seven kinds of gemstones......

This way to Daliang, it was the first time for her to go out of Shu, and she had seen a lot. The vastness of Daqin was several times that of Shu, and the Jiangbei and Central Plains were not inferior to the prosperity of Shu.

But in today’s Great Qin Dynasty, and in the previous Great Zhou Dynasty, there are almost no luxurious decorations in the palace, and there are only hundreds of court ladies in the harem, saving expenses for the benefit of the people, most of the money and silk are used to repair the city and prepare the army. world.

And they live in luxury and pleasure in the small land of Shu, with [-] women in the palace, fighting endlessly, enjoying peace and not making progress, not knowing how time changes...

She used to be happy that His Majesty built the Crystal Palace for her, because it was a symbol of the emperor's favor, but now she feels ashamed.

It's no wonder that the Shu army was vulnerable to Shi Congyun's army......

In the past, she felt aggrieved when officials scolded her, but now she doesn't feel it anymore, but feels guilty for a while, and feels that she should be blamed like that...

"The officials can scold you if you want." She said softly, she felt that she deserved it.

"I not only scolded, but also spanked your ass."

The pistil softened, "Then...be gentle with the officials."

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Afterwards, she was limp and unable to speak, her black hair was glued into strands with sweat, and she lost all strength.

"You just came, you don't have anything, I'll send someone to bring you some things tomorrow, and all the maids in your palace were replaced by those who came here from Shu, and you know many of them.

If you have anything to do, come to Zhen, or tell Lin Shanggong, if you have something you want to tell me, someone will send someone to Meng Chang to ask for it, just say it, don't be shy. "

He said again: "If you are bored in the palace, you can leave the palace if you want, but you have to tell me." In fact, since the Tang Dynasty, the management of the harem has not been as strict as the Ming and Qing dynasties. Whether the harem concubine can go out of the palace depends almost entirely The emperor, the emperor's enlightened concubines have a better life, especially in the Zhongzong Dynasty, it is common to go in and out of the palace.

The emperor's mentality is easy to understand, he is afraid of being green. If he is really like Meng Chang, with thousands of concubines in the harem, and he is not good enough, then he really has to worry about it all the time. If he dares to let the concubine go out, he will definitely be green.

Shi Congyun didn't have such worries, nor was he afraid. From his point of view, if he died one day, his wife should remarry and remarry. Life is not easy for everyone, so there is no need to cling to those hypocritical things.

Life is better now, I am an emperor, the situation has changed, I don't care that much, after all, the rise and fall of a dynasty is just another hundred years of reincarnation, insignificant in the long history, if you can do it, if you can't do it, there will definitely be descendants Come.

So he can see many things openly. After all, he read geography first and then history, so his eyes are always different, and he sees many things more openly.

"The concubine keeps the festival for the official family, how can she go out of the palace alone, even if the official family is magnanimous, the court ministers will criticize her." Hua Rui shook her head repeatedly.

Shi Congyun didn't argue with her that Daliang's palace is indeed big, but it will always be boring after a long time: "I'll take you out when I have time, and you should have a look around Daliang when you come from Sichuan, otherwise it will be in vain. You won’t be able to give birth in the palace, you’ll be robbed.”

Mrs. Huarui didn't speak, and put her arms around his thick waist quietly. For some reason, she always felt that the officials treated her differently from others. She knew before that no matter how favored a woman was, she was mostly an object in the eyes of men. The same, so the facts must follow the man, and he must be careful.

But now I always feel that the official family treats women differently, but I can't tell. Suddenly I feel that the official family actually scolded her and spanked her ass.

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The next day, Shi Congyun hosted a banquet for Meng Chang's family in the morning.

Meng Chang, his queen, and his mother, Empress Dowager Li, went to the palace for a banquet. Originally, there was a complete set of ceremony for presenting captives to a subjugated king like Meng Chang.

First, it was led by a rope, and handed over to the emperor in public on the street in front of Suzaku Gate, so that the people and officials could watch, and then an imperial edict was read out to scold Meng Chang.

Then he will be taken to the Taimiao to comfort his ancestors, and then list his crimes.

These are undoubtedly extremely humiliating. Shi Congyun issued an edict, since Meng Chang took the initiative to open the city and surrender, the prisoner offering ceremony will not be held, and Meng Xuanzhe, Meng Chang's son, has made meritorious service, so these ceremonies are omitted .

Directly let Meng Chang's family live in the house that was repaired for them by the Bian River, and at the same time a large number of officials from Shu were also resettled there.

However, Li Hao, the former prime minister of the Shu Kingdom, died of illness on the way to Daliang because of his old age, and Shi Congyun added him as a grand tutor.

When Meng Chang was invited to the banquet, their whole family was there, and Meng Xuanzhe was also there, but now he is General Zuo Xiaowei, envoy of Xuanhui South Court, and a close minister of the emperor.

At the banquet, Shi Congyun directly told Meng Chang about wanting Fei Shi, but Meng Chang didn't dare to disobey him at all, saying that it was her honor that Fei Shi was favored by the emperor, so he let her enter the palace to serve the officials.

Shi Congyun was very satisfied, and asked someone to give Meng Chang a list. It was something Fei wanted, and it was mixed in the Meng family's motorcade. Shi Congyun had seen it, and it was a few musical instruments, nothing precious. No jewelry.

Meng Chang even made a strong promise that he would be sent to the palace when he returned.

Because of Meng Chang's desire to survive, the following banquet was also considered pleasant. Meng Chang's mother, Empress Dowager Li, was a knowledgeable person. Although she was old, she used to be the maid of Li Cunxu, Zhuangzong of the Later Tang Dynasty, and was later awarded to Meng Chang. Father, Meng Zhixiang, a former general of the Later Tang Dynasty.

After that, she ran around, waited until the army of the later Tang Dynasty destroyed the former Shu, and then entered the Shu, Meng Zhixiang became independent, so she was made a noble concubine, gave birth to Meng Chang, and inherited the throne.

Shi Congyun was also quite emotional when he heard this. In such a turbulent era, it is not easy to be a woman. He fought everywhere with the army of the later Tang Dynasty, and experienced the founding and subjugation of the country, which is also very insightful.

Speaking of the past years, Empress Dowager Li talked much more than his son. After all, Meng Chang did not have the wonderful experience of fighting in all directions like his father's generation.

Finally, when talking about Taiyuan's hometown, the old lady also had tears in her eyes, saying that she didn't know if she could go back to Taiyuan in this life, and the fallen leaves returned to their roots.

Shi Congyun liked this old man who had experienced orders, so he said: "When Master Wang goes north and regains Taiyuan, he will definitely send the Queen Mother back." Queen Mother Li still called her Queen Mother.

Empress Dowager Li thanked her again and again.

Shi Congyun also expressed emotion: "Speaking of which, Zhuang Zong Li Cunxu is also considered a hero of the world, but now he can only listen to his stories while the Queen Mother speaks, and cannot meet him."

Meng Xuanzhe said beside him: "Zhuang Zong Li Cunxu is indeed a hero, but in terms of merit, he is not as good as an official."

Shi Congyun was a little happy when he heard this, and nodded: "General Meng is also reasonable, but it is not a comparison of achievements. The predecessors had the difficulties and situations faced by the predecessors, and today's people have the difficulties and situations faced by today's people. But if you talk about a romantic figure, it really depends on the present."

As soon as these words came out, Meng Xuanzhe naturally applauded repeatedly, and even his father also applauded.

In the afternoon, Shi Congyun sent them away and told Meng Chang to give him half a month off to deal with family affairs.

Now Meng Chang is also the Duke of Chu granted by Qin State, and he needs to go to court.

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In the afternoon, Shi Congyun summoned the officials from Shu. Most of them were discussed and arranged by the Zhongshu sect. They were all ordinary officials and were not allowed to return to Shu.

Shi Congyun only valued Li Tinggui, Han Baozheng, and Han Baosheng the most.

Li Tinggui had fought against him and was a capable general, but Li Tinggui was getting old and didn't want to fight, he just wanted to enjoy his old age in peace.

Shi Congyun agreed with him, and added an idle official to him, General Youqianniuwei, who was in charge of some ceremonial utensils and weapons of the Imperial Guard.

Shi Congyun, Han Baozheng and Han Baosheng's two brothers, summoned them together.

At the same time, it was ordered to reward Han Baozheng with robes, gold belts, yin mattresses, pommel horses and Jiadi, and immediately promoted him to be the Marquis of Yu, the capital of the inner palace. The soldiers will be vulnerable.

As for Han Baosheng, because he is very accomplished in herbal medicine, he is relatively well-known in Shu, and he has written a book recording medicinal herbs, so Shi Congyun promoted him to be a Hanlin scholar and asked him to continue to study his herbal medicine.

The two brothers bowed down in gratitude, thanking the emperor for not killing him, and at the same time thanking the emperor for his kindness.

As for the other Shu officials, Shi Congyun had nothing to fancy, so he asked Zhongshumen to make arrangements, mainly to make up for the gaps in the middle and low-level officials, and to give some money to the elderly when they were older.

Eight divisions built more than 400 houses on the banks of the Bianshui River, which were used to house the officials and Meng Chang's family who were forcibly relocated from Shu by him.