Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 915 Handling
Ding Hui recently heard a secret message:

It is possible for Gao Renhou, the governor of Jiru, the eastern capital, to be promoted to the Duke of Fengtian County, and [-] households will be granted food.

Xiao Fu was Jin Jue Fan Xianbo, and a thousand households were given food seals.

It is even rumored that if Li Tangbin, the commander of the Puzhou camp, wiped out the three towns of Baqi, Yan, and Xu, he would be promoted to the Duke of Lu and seal four thousand households.

He has mixed feelings about it.

To be honest, he felt that Shao Shude was just fooling people.

Can a mere county king or prince be compared with Jiedushi?Not far.

Moreover, this so-called title is completely at the thought of the superior. If you say it, you will give it to you, and if you say it, you will withdraw it. You have nothing to do.

And when you become a Jiedu envoy, you have money, soldiers, and territory.When the situation is unfavorable, be more submissive, and you should spend money and troops to ensure your survival; when the situation is favorable, you can connect with multiple parties to seek greater benefits.

As the saying goes, advance, attack, retreat, and defend, there is a lot of room for maneuver.

Generals of the Forbidden Army and Jiedu Envoys of feudal towns, which one is easier for the higher-ups to clean up, any fool knows.

If you don't give Jiedu envoys, but give titles and places of food to fool people, Shao Shude treats people so harshly.

Ding Hui suddenly felt that the generals in Kansai were all soft bastards.After so many years of begging from east to west, you will fight this and that, and everyone will go all out, and you will get such a fool?
The founding prince, haha, it's useless!It's not as good as an independent defense, the money is more than your county, and the power is still in your hands.

Of course, he's just worthless for the Kansai warriors.As far as he is concerned, he is still very happy to give it to a county magistrate.It's just a surrender, and the credit to King Xia is meager, and it is difficult to accumulate enough credit.

"My lord, Xuzhou seems to be on guard against us." Zhang Jun said in the temporary barracks north of Changshe City, looking at the rangers hiding in hiding.

"Zhao Jue is scared. I'm worried that we are here to ask him to punish him." Ding Hui said, "Have you heard about Zhao Yan insulting Gao Renhou while drunk?"

"I heard something." Zhang Jun seemed to understand something.

You Guojun received the order to go south to Huaixi Town via Xuzhou and Caizhou, and stayed near Changsha, waiting for the next order.

No matter how you look at it, this is strange.Thinking about it carefully, could it be that they want them to attack Xuzhou and clean up the Zhao family?
"One is not good. Let's not beat Yang Xingmi, but Zhao Jue." Ding Hui gloated a little.

Zhang Jun took two steps, shook his head, and said, "Not necessarily. If Chen and Xu start a war, King Xia's strategic plan will be completely disrupted. What is the most important thing now? The most important thing is to attack the two towns of Yan and Qi, followed by breaking Xuzhou , all have Henan Province. If the Zhongwu Army is forced to rebel, at least tens of thousands of horses will be mobilized to besiege, so how can it not affect other battlefields?"

"If Li Ke knows the opportunity, he will mobilize the main force to go south to attack Jinjiang or Heyang. In this way, King Xia will face the situation of King Liang back then. Divide troops around, and the battlefield is everywhere. It seems that it can be supported, but No mistakes can be made. In the five battlefields of Heyang, Jinjiang, Ziqing, Huainan, and Chenxu, if you lose any one of the battlefields, it will cause a catastrophe."

"King Xia is determined to cut down the feudal clan. Smart people should have seen it ten years ago. But it depends on the time to cut the feudal clan. At this time, it will not do any good to force the loyal military army. On the contrary, it will make everyone in other vassal clans feel in danger. Hezhong town If it weren’t for Xia Bing’s presence, it’s hard to say what the current situation would be. If Wang Yao couldn’t withstand the pressure, she might vote for Li Keyong. It is entirely possible to appoint Wang Yao as the governor of Hezhong, which is much more useful than his son-in-law Wang Ke."

"Zhuge Zhongfang in Xingyuan Mansion may also rebel. I heard that when Zhuge Shuang was still there, the relationship between Zhuge Zhongfang and King Xia was very cold, and he has been strengthening his strength in the past few years. After Jiang Dewen, the secretary of Jiedu, passed away, Shan Nanxi Dao is already the property of Zhuge's family. If this person rebels, Longjian Zhao Jian will be in a dire situation, and he may have to rely on Li Maozhen."

"Zhao Kuangning in Xiangyang should not be able to make big waves, but hesitating in his heart is also very possible. King Xia ordered him to hand over [-] dendrobium grain, or only willing to give [-]. E Yue Du Hong is the same as Zhao Kuangning, maybe he will repair it with Yang Xingmi , It is unknown if the enemy becomes an ally."

"For Li Keyong, Yang Xingmi and others, this is a godsend opportunity. Li Maozhen, Zhao Jian, and Zhuge Zhongfang are in a row to protect themselves. The rear of Guanzhong is no longer safe. King Xia is bound to mobilize more than [-] soldiers and horses. In Guanzhong, take precautions against soldiers in Shuzhong and Hanzhong. Zhao Kuangning and Du Hong’s loyalty to King Xia is no longer so stable. In order to leave a way out, they may secretly contact Yang Xingmi. Wang Yao in Hezhong rebelled directly and led Jin soldiers south to attack King Xia. Caught off guard."

"Of course, the above is only the worst case. But the feudal towns are all monkeys. In the past, Emperor Dezong made peace with the Uyghurs, and signed a Qingshui alliance with Tubo to eliminate worries. Then he transferred troops from the west to the east and tried his best to cut down the feudal clan. Liang Chongyi, Tian Yue, Li Weiyue and others were defeated one after another. When Li Na asked for peace, what did the towns do? They rebelled one after another, claimed their own kings, and in turn aided Wei Bo. Suspected by Emperor Dezong, he rebelled in the river."

"It's not funny that the counter-insurgency army has become a rebel army. The generals of the forbidden army may not be willing to see the feudal towns wiped out. If the arrogant and rebellious feudal clans are gone, what value do they have in front of the emperor?"

Zhang Jun eloquently said a lot, pointing directly at the road of people's hearts.Countering rebellion has never been a matter of fighting only one feudal town.Ever since Emperor Dezong failed to demolish the vassal and issued his own edict, all the saints knew one thing, after a rebellious vassal town was flattened, it could not be revoked.You can re-appoint Jiedushi, but the town itself must survive.

In addition, the feudal towns that send troops for the imperial court also need to reap some benefits, otherwise no one will help you fight, or even help the rebellious feudal vassals in turn, and challenge the imperial court together.This has deviated from the original intention of the court.

Just imagine that after defeating Li Shidao in Ziqing, if he distributed his territory to Weibo and other towns that sent troops together, wouldn't it be artificially created a bigger rebellion?It would be better to keep Ziqing Town and divide it into three parts.

"Then wait and see." Ding Hui said with a smile: "It's really not that simple how to deal with the matter of the loyal army. I hope..."

"My lord." Zhang Jun took a closer look at Ding Hui's expression, heaved a sigh of relief, and said, "My lord, please don't join forces with Zhao Jue. The position of Chen Xu's feudal town is too bad. King Xia is trying his best to shrink the front line." , to give up some newly acquired territory, and to wipe out Chen Xu’s rebellious town. There is no future here.”

Ding would laugh.

He really had the idea of ​​joining forces with Zhao Jue and then taking the opportunity to control Chen Xu.But as Zhang Jun said, Chen Xu's position is too bad, King Xia will not tolerate rebellion in his heartland, once there is a change, he will definitely encircle and suppress it with all his strength.At that time, even if you want to seek peace, you will not be able to do it.And the timing is not right now, if King Xia and Li Ke are fighting fiercely with their main force, they can give it a try.When King Xia was at his wits' end, he might have recognized it by pinching his nose.

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Inside Qingshu Palace in Ruzhou, Shao Shude played with the jade in his hand without saying a word.

The things were sent by the Zhao family in Xuzhou.

The attitude is very respectful, even humble, but the bottom line is also euphemistically expressed.

"Your Majesty, it's really nothing." Gao Renhou couldn't help but said, "It's just a reckless man talking nonsense, and the old man didn't take it to heart."

"It's not your business anymore." Shao Shude said.

In fact, in the past 20 years, internal problems have accumulated to a certain extent, and they have exploded in a certain way.

"Everyone knows that I want to cut down feudal clans, and I have cut down many feudal clans." Shao Shude said: "Every time the imperial court cuts down feudal clans, no matter how much it wins, it will end without a problem. The loyalty of the generals of the army. After this time, do you think there is still mutual trust between the Zhongwu army and me?"

Gao Renhou was speechless.

Even if the matter is handled satisfactorily, everyone pretends that nothing happened, but can they really go back to the past?The grievances have already arisen, the mutual trust has been damaged, and Chen Xuzhen must be watched from now on.

"Your Majesty, the old man is willing to lead the army to conquer Chen Xuzhen." Gao Renhou stood up suddenly and said.

"But it's better not to use weapons." Shao Shude said again: "Li Hang!"

"The servant is here." Li Hang, who was sitting with him in the hall, stood up and responded.

He just got the promise to take charge of Honglu Temple after the founding of the People's Republic of China and serve as Honglu Minister, and he is very excited at this time.

Honglu Temple is in charge of the rituals of guests. Simply put, it is the department of diplomacy and outreach, under the jurisdiction of Dianke and Master of Ceremonies.

When proclaiming the emperor and founding a country, you can't have outsiders to cheer you on, right?Honglu Temple is responsible for receiving foreign guests, and Li Hang is good at this.

Zhao Guangyi was designated as Guangluqing by default.

Under the jurisdiction of Guanglu Temple are the four departments of Taiguan, Zhenshu, Liangying, and Zhangying.

When proclaiming the emperor and founding a country, everyone always has to eat, right?Then there must be no one in charge of this mess.

Pei Tong got the position of Dali Minister and took charge of Dali Temple.

Guozijian, Sinong Temple, Taichang Temple, Weiwei Temple, Honglu Temple, Guanglu Temple, and Dali Temple all have people. Although they are not core power institutions, they need to handle the chores of proclaiming emperor, so they are the first Prepared.

"You take a trip to Xuzhou." Shao Shude said: "Zhao Jue has no objection, I know it very well. Now he is worried that I will take advantage of the problem and take the opportunity to cut down the feudal clan. If you go there, just say that I am willing to give him the position of Duke of the county. Zhao's sons who are talented can also be hired more. Nowadays, in the initial stage, there are many opportunities. Even the white body without fame can be dressed in purple. After passing this village, there will be no such shop. I know his feelings for his brother. But Zhao Taiwei is not the only son of Zhao Yan. Zhao Lu is commendable for his loyalty and bravery, and he seems to be a great talent. If he makes a little contribution, it is not impossible to win a county prince, county magistrate, or even a county magistrate."

Li Hang understood.

This means that Zhao Lu made a little contribution, and King Xia was willing to release the water, so that Zhao Lu could also get a title.

But is this title so easy to get?Li Hang sighed secretly, it has been recorded, maybe it will be liquidated.

"Let him hand over Chen Zhou and give him a light punishment." Shao Shude stood up and said, "If he doesn't want to, I will mobilize an army to encircle and suppress him. He is the first one who dares to violate my attached town. Let him think about it carefully." think."

(End of this chapter)