Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Maybe she is no longer a legend, but she is. If so, if those halos fade away, can the person in front of him still make Emperor Shi's heart flutter.

Those problems are nothing to worry about here, after all, Emperor Shi has always been a man of action, and he will know if he tries it.

"I'm not here to humiliate you." Emperor Shi said anxiously, "If they had sent you to Daliang ten years ago and stopped invading the border, hundreds of thousands of Liao troops would not have died, and many people would have been able to sit back and relax. Their spring and autumn dreams."

As he said that, his big hand has been unceremoniously extended from Xiao Chuo's collar.

"Then... I was only seven or eight years old at that time!" Xiao Chuo had tears in his eyes, "You killed so many people in Guanbei, I hate you to death!"

Emperor Shi wiped away her tears with his other hand, "Wherever the sun and moon shine, and where mountains and rivers go, it is my land, so I am the lord of the world, the emperor of China.

The chaos in China is the opportunity for you to take advantage of. Now the world is settled, just like the Han and Tang stories. There is nothing more than a reincarnation. The Liao Kingdom should also return to its place.

You have read so many books, you should know the truth. Your emperor Taizu said that he wanted to be Han Gaozu, and his courage is commendable, but he is not Han Gaozu, but I am. "

"But... why can't we Khitan people be Han Gaozu?" The little girl still tried to hold down his big hand, and said, staring at him with big watery eyes in disbelief.

"Because I'm here." Emperor Shi was a little anxious, "It's the destiny of heaven. I obey the fate of heaven. The world is flat, the universe is cleared, and the destruction of hundreds of thousands of Liao troops is the best example. Be good, let go of your hands."

After hearing this, Xiao Chuo finally obediently let go of his big hand.

.......

At the beginning of September, Emperor Shi prepared to lead the [-] Chinese troops to withdraw southward first. At this time, the war to exterminate the Liao Dynasty was not completely over, but the situation was completely clear. There were many prisoners in the prison cart, including Yeluxian's family and Yelusha's family. Yelu Xiezhen's family, and some members of the Liao royal family.

Along with Emperor Shi, there were more than 100 carts of gold and silver treasures looted from the capital of the Liao Kingdom, Xiao Siwen's family, and tens of thousands of troops.

The mighty team stretched for tens of miles, with unceasing banners, Xiao Chuo rode a horse

The well-behaved pony follows Emperor Shi. As a token of comfort and trust for her, Emperor Shi allows her to bring his beautiful saber.

However, her riding and martial arts are obviously much worse than her sister's.

Emperor Shi's army returned triumphantly, and the final war against the Liao Kingdom in the east is still going on. Today, the main body of Daliao still has two parts, one is the grassland in the northwest, and the other is Liaodong in the east.

The army of Wang Shenqi and Lin Renzhao had blocked Liaodong, and the next step was to wait for Yelu Mozhi, who was trapped in Liaoyang, to surrender.

If he does not surrender, after the winter, when the weather warms up, Emperor Shi will launch the Liaodong Campaign with Wang Shenqi and Lin Renzhao to completely retake Liaodong. .

.........

At the beginning of September, the weather in Daliang became cooler and the autumn wind was bleak, but the streets and alleys were still hot.

With the unification of the world in recent years, business travelers from Jiangnan, Lingnan, Wuyue, Shu and other places have successively arrived in Daliang along the river and waterway, and Daliang, which is located in the water and land transportation hub, has exploded with unprecedented vitality.

Compared with the past ten years, it has become more and more prosperous and bustling, people come and go, and the scale continues to expand. People's confidence in the imperial court is getting stronger and stronger. It seems that the end of the troubled times of more than a hundred years is just around the corner.

In mid-August, the battle report from the north came, which gave the whole country great confidence and pride. The whole country rejoiced, His Majesty marched directly to the capital of the Liao Kingdom, and captured 50 Liao soldiers (actually, the total number of armies from all walks of life was [-]. Left and right), captured the false emperor of Liao!

Chapter 555, The Choice of the Difficult Army

August [-]th, the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Although the emperor is not there, the court is already very lively. Fan Zhi, Luqiu Zhongqing, Wei Renpu, Lu Duoxun, Li Fang, Dou Yi, Li Fang, Xiao Yan, Zhang Ji, and other important officials led all the officials to come to the table to congratulate the queen and praise her. The son of heaven is Wencheng Wude.

Then led by the queen, under the guard of the forbidden army, all the officials went out of Bianliang to worship the heaven and the earth, and worshiped the clan ancestral hall, and informed the front line of the victory.

The whole country is full of joy. These days, the big victory at the front line is discussed everywhere in the streets and alleys. People keep asking for news about the north. Anyone who knows something inside will be surrounded and questioned for a long time.

There are all kinds of rumors, and there are more and more stories in various versions, which are becoming more and more outrageous, and they have become a topic that people like to talk about.

For example, according to some sporadic news from the Privy Council of the Imperial City, some people have already begun to say that Yang Ye and Li Jilong bombarded the general of the Liao Kingdom. story.

Of course, there are also gossip about what Emperor Shi said about letting the three armies act as matchmakers to snatch the queen of the Liao Kingdom.However, although everyone is interested in these matters, they are all discussed in private, so as not to damage the image of the officials as wise and powerful. Many people directly skip these matters when discussing the war. It is nothing new anyway. Everyone Not surprising.

The encouragement and greatness of victory, the powerful enemies in the north were wiped out, and the Liao Kingdom that once invaded Daliang was cut off. Such achievements made Emperor Shi's prestige unprecedented, encouraging the world, motivating the morale of the people, and confidence in the court The enhancements are unprecedented, even the previous extermination of the Southern Tang Dynasty is incomparable.

At this time, the whole country fell into jubilation, almost every family celebrated, everyone spread the word, and the whole country achieved unprecedented unity.

Needless to say, the joy and encouragement at home, the deterrence to foreign countries is very great, Goryeo and Dali hastily sent envoys, bringing precious gold and silver to congratulate the Mid-Autumn Festival, Uighur and Tubo also sent envoys, but the Tubo tribes were more scattered , there is no unified messenger, they all come to worship to show their goodwill.

Needless to say, many envoys have come to Daliang before.

Among them, the most important one, which attracted the most attention of the court, was Li Guangrui, the military governor of the Dingnan Army in Hexi, who made a statement in mid-August, saying that he was willing to bring his family to the court as an official, and at the same time asked the court to appoint another military governor of the Dingnan Army.

This matter is the most important thing for the court, and the impact is so huge that even the court doesn't know how to deal with it for a while.

Because the Dingnan army town Xiazhou occupies the land of Yin, Xia, Sui, You, and Jing. Its geographical location is important and it is the territory of the party members. Dushi, there has been no Dongding difficult Jidushi.

During Tang Emperor Xizong's reign, Huang Chao rebelled, and the Tang government and army were unable to deal with it. Because Li Sigong, a member of the party, had done a lot to put down the rebels, Li Sigong was added as the prince and Taifu, and he was promoted to Xia Guogong. He was given the surname Li and worshiped Xiazhou Jiedushi.

Since then, that area has been the territory of the party members. Although on the surface they still submit to whoever is the emperor in the Central Plains, they are actually an independent party like many Jiedu envoys. I don't know if it's a test or if it's sincere.

There are various opinions in the court, and the privy envoy Luqiu Zhongqing judged that the party members were afraid.

Because in the past, the imperial court ignored them and allowed them to be independent because of their different ethnic groups and distant places, but also because the imperial court wanted them to remain independent, so they recruited troops and bought horses to resist the Liao Kingdom.

But now the Liao Kingdom has suffered a disastrous defeat, the leader of the Liao Kingdom has been captured, and the court's reliance on them has disappeared. If they want to take care of them, they will not have the protection of the powerful Liao Kingdom in the north.

As a result, the Dingnan army was completely panicked, so they quickly proposed to enter the court.

Some people also raised different opinions, thinking that the Li family of the party is testing the attitude of the court. If it is too fierce and not appeased, it will cause their uneasiness and even border chaos. After all, although the army has captured Shangjing, there are still nearly 4 people on the eastern front. Blockade Liaodong.

After the main battle, you also need to rest and recuperate. You can't offend the party members for the time being, and you should appease them.

The two opinions have their own opinions, but this time the discussion was not so intense. After all, everyone was very happy about the victory in the north.

In the end, everyone felt that it was better to leave it to the officials to make a decision, and sent people to Youzhou to ask for a decision.

Up to now, everyone seems to have a tacit understanding of sticking to the rules and obeying the opinions of officials on major matters.

When a wise and powerful official makes a decision, everyone agrees, no matter which side he ultimately supports.

In September, when Emperor Shi returned to Youzhou with his army and generals, the local officials had already been out of the city for fifteen miles and waited, preparing wine to cleanse the dust in the pavilion of the post station.

Afterwards, the army stationed outside the city, and Emperor Shi led his own soldiers into the city. Before entering the city, he hesitated, and said to Xiao Chuo, who was riding behind her on horseback, in embarrassment: "You go live with your mother first, and I will return to you in two days. Come find you again."

Xiao Chuo snorted: "Who can scare Your Majesty like this? Is he a formidable hero?" With her cleverness, it was natural to see something.

However, Emperor Shi still wanted the old face of Emperor Shi. He was absolutely not afraid of guilt, but he just wanted to tell Zhao Shijian in Youzhou City in advance, so that she could be mentally prepared.

So he coughed twice: "Anyway, you will stay with your mother for two days first, I have something important to do."

Then hurried into the city.

After entering the city, Zhao Shijian was already waiting for him at the gate of the palace.

The imperial guards who followed temporarily went down to rest. Emperor Shi and Zhao Shijian entered the palace, just like in Zhengzhou more than ten years ago. Among all the wives, only Zhao Shijian is so proficient in removing armor, even Xiao Huanghua can't match it.

"Are you not injured?" She asked with concern while taking off her armor.

"No way, I am the enemy of ten thousand people, everyone in the world knows that mere thieves can hurt me!" Emperor Shi was full of confidence, Zhao Shijian just gave him a sideways look, and Emperor Shi suddenly had nothing to say. There's no point in bragging.

Embarrassed, he smiled and said: "My personal guards are all heroes in battles. Besides, when did you see me lose?"

After removing the armor, Emperor Shi wanted to pull Zhao Shijian into his arms, but Zhao Shijian said with disgust: "Stinky, you go take a bath first, the water is hot."

Emperor Shi held her tightly, "You help me rub my back."

"Um"

While taking a bath, Zhao Shijian rubbed his back while talking about the documents from the imperial court.

"The envoy of the Dingnan Army Jiedu said that he wanted to be an official in the court, and he brought his family to the court.

There are two factions in the imperial court. One faction thinks that the Li family has lost the Liao Kingdom and can no longer have both sides, and wants to take the initiative to surrender before the court blames him.

There is also a faction that thinks that the Li family is testing the attitude of the court. If they are not appeased at this time, they will cause chaos in the area south of Yinshan Mountain.

They sent the memorial to Youzhou and asked the officials to make a ruling. "

"When was it delivered?" Emperor Shi asked.

"August [-]th, ten days have passed." Zhao Shijian's strength was well controlled, and Emperor Shi enjoyed the rubbing.

Emperor Shi stretched his sore, numb and aching body due to the long-distance travel, and then said: "It's just that some ministers' thinking is still stuck in the past, and it's not their fault. The world has been in chaos for more than a hundred years, and it has been 70 years since it fell apart. Now Initially, they did not understand how great the authority of the imperial court was and how it was established.

Looking back now, it was definitely bloodshed. "

The strength of Zhao Shijian's hand was slightly heavier, and Emperor Shi sighed: "Liao Kingdom alone, in the three wars, at least about 15 Liao troops were wiped out. If you add Southern Tang, Southern Han, Northern Han, Shu, Nanping, Wuping, There may be millions of people.

20 years of conquest, blood stained half of the country, I am a little afraid, how can the party members not be afraid.

When you draft the imperial edict for me, you will allow the Li family to enter the court after my class teacher. "

Zhao Shijian nodded, and then said calmly, "I heard rumors from the soldiers of the three armies that the official family is very romantic in Shangjing."

Emperor Shi straightened his back and felt that Zhao Shijian's hand was a lot stronger, his mind was spinning, his brain told him to spin, and then he laughed loudly: "I was just about to tell you about this, but I didn't expect you to know it already! "

"Humph"

Chapter 556, Offering Prisoners

In September, Emperor Shi began to return to Daliang. Before leaving, he also made rearrangements for Guanbei and some areas behind the mountains.

Xiang Xun was transferred back to the court for appointment, and Yang Jiye served as the prefect of Taiyuan and the military commander of the three prefectures of Chizhou and Daizhou.

This promotion is very huge, because to reward Yang Jiye's contribution in this war, since the establishment of Qin State, Emperor Shi has been deliberately controlling the power of civil and military officials to prevent them from becoming bigger.

For example, Yang Jiye's arrangement, although they are all big officials in the frontier, is still much worse than the Jiedushi in the middle and late Tang Dynasty. He has administrative power in Taiyuan but no military power. He can control Jizhou and Daizhou. Administrative power must be in the hands of Zhizhou.

Such appointments are commonplace in times of peace, when local military and government powers are separated, but they are fatal in times of war.

Because the war is changing rapidly, the emphasis is on high efficiency, without any constraints. If you want to gain an advantage in war, the best way is to give a large amount of military and political power to the leading generals, so that they can make timely decisions without being constrained, so that they can repel enemy.

This is why there were so many governors and governors with military and political power at the end of the Han Dynasty, and there were so many local military and political envoys from the middle and late Tang Dynasty to the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms.

At the end of the Han Dynasty, it was because the imperial court was unable to fight against the Yellow Turban Uprising and had to devolve military and political power. In the mid-Tang Dynasty, it had to devolve military and political power to fight against the Anshi rebels. .

In the past, whether it was the Liang, Tang, Jin, Han, Zhou, or the surrounding separatist regimes, because there were many powerful enemies around and the world fell apart, they had to maintain a high degree of readiness for war, so they retained the military and political power of the Jiedushi so that they could adapt to the situation , One person decides to strengthen the combat effectiveness of the army.

The pressure on the central power is even greater, because the northern overlord Liao is still eyeing it, so the central government is on guard against the feudal towns, but it dare not offend the feudal towns at all, because it still has to rely on enlisting the Jiedu envoys to resist the Liao state.

At that time cutting the feudal clan was basically tantamount to courting death. What was better was that the generals on the frontier were restrained and could not stop the Liao army and let the Liao people go south. The bad ones directly turned against the court. Anyway, the emperor took turns doing it these years, whoever has the biggest fist will win Yes, but what is worse is to directly push those leading generals into the arms of the enemy country.

Therefore, if the foreign aggression is not resolved, the separatism of the feudal clan cannot be eradicated. If you want to cut down the feudal clan in the midst of war, it is almost tantamount to cutting off the wrists of a strong man.

However, with Emperor Shi's southern and northern wars and the unification of the world, these things are logical. Because of the collapse of the Liao Kingdom, the recovery of the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun, and the sudden drop in the pressure on the frontier defense in Taiyuan and its north, there will be no such concerns .

With the withdrawal of large areas of northern territory, the northernmost important border town of the empire will also be pushed from Yanmen Pass to Datong. This requires the construction of a new Lotus Fort in that area, the recruitment and training of troops, and the re-establishment of border defense points.

These things must be carried out by a person who is familiar with the army, is familiar with artillery operations, and has participated in wars. At the same time, he must be educated, have the ability to govern the local area, and handle public affairs.

Finally he thought of Meng Xuanzhe.

So Meng Xuanzhe talked for a while alone in the palace of Youzhou, and Meng Xuanzhe finally agreed to lead troops to Yunzhou, and promised to build a defense line within two years, and build the Lotus Fort on key arteries.

Emperor Shi was very happy and praised him again.

So in Youzhou, Emperor Shi granted Meng Xuanzhe the right to know the affairs of Yunzhou, and also the defense envoy of Yunzhou, leading the five battalions to the north, responsible for building the northern defense line.

But this matter is not in a hurry, Emperor Shi gave him a three-month leave and allowed him to go back to Daliang to pick up his family.

.......

After that, Emperor Shi did not stay too long, and began to return to the court in mid-September.

The main force of the army also went south, and the mighty team was welcomed by many people along the way.

As the line of defense moved northward, the importance of the three-pass defense line also weakened. Emperor Shi ordered to reduce the original standing guard of about 500 guards near the three passes to [-], and stay at the Lianhua Fort by the Daqing River.

Now Qin's main northern defense line will extend directly northward for thousands of miles in the next two years, reaching Yunzhou and Huangzhou.

The second line of defense will also be Youzhou, Taiyuan, and Jinzhou, instead of Zhenzhou and Xiongzhou.

Many things need to be redeployed, and these can only be discussed slowly after returning to the capital.

When the army arrived at the ferry of the Yellow River, there were already officials waiting to greet them. Emperor Shi drank the wine they had prepared, and then began to cross the river. The army estimated that it would take two hours to complete the crossing.

Emperor Shi did not go first, but waited for the soldiers of the army to drink horses by the river, and did not start to move towards the beam until the whole army crossed the river.

When they arrived at Chenqiao Post, the queen had already led hundreds of officials to greet them at the post, and brought a large number of government servants from the city to prepare wine and meat for the army.

Shi Congyun first asked the generals and other troops to take them back to the camp. This year, he rewarded the three armies with wine and meat, while he himself, escorted by the imperial guards, led a large number of captives, and entered the city with the respectful welcome of all officials.

As he entered the city, there were crowds of people lining the streets everywhere in the city. The people crowded around Fengqiu Gate, and even all the open space by the bridge.

Some people chanted long live, some people looked into the crowd, not sure if they wanted to see what Emperor Shi looked like, or what the captive Liao state lord looked like.

There were also some young girls who were all dressed up and squeezed along the side of the road, probably because they wanted Emperor Shi to take a look at them.

However, Emperor Shi kept a serious face and just kept waving to the people in all directions to show his demeanor.

After that, there are captive offerings at Taimiao and Xuandemen. Since Emperor Shi personally conscripted, Xuandemen offering captives is mainly for the common people to see. what kind.