Summoning the world to be one

Chapter 546 Increasing Troops in the Central Plains
5Chapter 17: Increased troops in the Central Plains
In the 27th year of Qianyuan, in October, Yongpingwei took advantage of the turmoil in the rear of the Zhao army and drove the Zhao army out of Guangling County when the grain and grass were in crisis. The [-] elite under his command, and the [-] troops of Dongcheng Kou Fei, who was affected by Zhang Jie's withdrawal, also withdrew from Dongcheng at the same time and retreated all the way to Xu County. Taiwan, Huailing and other places, and stationed troops in Huailing, echoing Guangling Yongpingwei.

Wancheng, Jingtai Palace, it was mid-winter, and the Central Plains was resting for a while, and Deng Sheng finally had time to review the government affairs handled by the prince Deng Hao during this period. The more he watched Deng Sheng, the more satisfied he was. The coordination of various departments in the DPRK and the implementation of some policies are remarkable. Except for being a little immature, the others are even handled better than Deng Sheng, which makes Deng Sheng very happy.

"Hao'er, your family is well managed and you've done a great job!" Deng Sheng praised Deng Hao without hesitation.

Deng Hao replied humbly: "It is thanks to the help of the ministers in the court that the government can run smoothly, and the ministers dare not take credit for it!"

"My father is very happy that you are not arrogant or impetuous!" Deng Sheng was more satisfied with Deng Hao's humble attitude, but there was still one thing that he was not particularly satisfied with, and said: "However, there is one thing that my father still wants to teach you. !"

"I don't know what my son did not do well enough, so I ask my father to teach me!" Deng Hao was a little startled for a moment, thinking that what he did not do well enough to make Deng Sheng dissatisfied, so he asked quickly.

Deng Sheng smiled and waved his hands, and said: "There is nothing wrong with you, but my father heard that since you supervised the country, you have to do everything by yourself, and you have to do everything by yourself. I wonder if there is such a thing?"

Deng Hao nodded, and said: "It is true that this is the first time for this minister to supervise the country, and he has the great hope of his father. He dare not slack off in the slightest. He is afraid that the people will complain because of his own mistakes, so he asked more questions and did more. .”

"Hao'er, if you are just an official of the court, your father will not stop you from doing this, and will even greatly appreciate it. It's just that you are the crown prince, the crown prince, and now you are the prince of the supervisory country, so it will not work." .” Deng Sheng shook his head and said.

"My son is stupid, please give me instructions!" Although he is the crown prince, he is not a king after all, and Deng Hao still doesn't understand some truths.

"Hao'er, you have to know that when manpower is exhausted, it is impossible for one person to do everything, especially as the king of a country. If a king can do this, what do the civil and military people of the court need to do?" What about it?" Deng Sheng said.

Hearing this, Deng Hao nodded thoughtfully, cupped his hands and asked, "Then what should I do?"

Deng Sheng looked at Deng Hao and said: "The way to be a king, personal ability is not the most important thing, what is more important is knowing how to recognize and employ people. Officials from the three provinces, six ministries, and all levels are the best in my big Deng. In other words, you have to know how to use them, you don’t need to do some things yourself, you can let them do it, you just need to grasp the scale, coordinate the forces of all parties, and stabilize the overall situation.”

"But father, there are tens of thousands of officials in my Great Deng, and some of them must be good and bad. If I don't know for myself, how can I distinguish between loyal and traitors, and choose good and good ministers?" Deng Hao still has doubts.

Deng Sheng smiled and said: "Father is not saying that you don't need to do it, but that you need to know what you should do, and what you can let the people below do. If everyone is like Like you, if you ask about everything and do everything by yourself, then the officials below have something to do? Or if you have to handle and arrange everything yourself, aren’t those officials just like puppets? And your own efforts, below From the perspective of other people, it is also distrust of them.”

"Father, my son understands!" Deng Hao understood Deng Sheng's point in an instant, and said: "Father means that a king must know how to know people, how to employ them, and how to entrust what to whom." It is best to do it, and finally check for leaks and make up for vacancies.”

Deng Sheng nodded in satisfaction, and said: "That's right, the ruler needs to bear the pressure brought by power, and also needs to know how to enjoy power. All the ministers in the DPRK and China are leaders in the world, and it is enough to make good use of them. If If you are worried that the officials under you will deceive you, you can go to private patrols and go to the people, don't work behind closed doors, just listen and watch more!"

"My son understands, thank you father for your teaching!" Deng Hao said with a bow.

"Report to Your Majesty, Cui Hao, Order of Zhongshu, Zhang Bin, Order of Shangshu, Jiang Wan, Mingjing Yao Guangxiao, General Chang Yuchun, General of Huqi, Yang Yanzhao, General of Cheqi, Wang Meng, Minister of the Ministry of War, and Deng Ai, General of Habayashi Guard !” At this time, Guixiang, the servant, came in and said.

"Oh, they are here, Xuan!" Deng Sheng said.

"Father, your lords came here to ask for an opinion, it must be about the war in the Central Plains, so I will leave first!" Deng Hao hurriedly left when he saw a group of important officials coming.

However, he was stopped by Deng Sheng and said: "No need, to be a king, you not only need to understand political affairs, but also military affairs. Since you are here, you can stay and listen together. If you have any opinions, you can discuss them alone afterwards." Speak to your father."

"Here!"

"Your Majesty, I have seen His Highness the Crown Prince!" Everyone entered the hall and saluted Deng Sheng and Deng Hao.

"Free gift!"

"Thank you king!"

"How is the front line?" Deng Sheng asked directly without any politeness.

As the head of the hundred officials, Zhongshu Ling Cui Hao came out and said: "My lord, with the onset of winter, the war in the Central Plains has temporarily stopped, and with the withdrawal of the Zhao army from Guangling, all the lost cities of Guangling except Yuguo Recovered by our army, as for the Zhao army who is trapped in Yuguo, it can also be resolved after the beginning of spring."

Deng Sheng nodded. After several months of fighting, both Deng and Zhao were evenly matched. Neither of them really took advantage. Time will be over. After all, the two sides have gathered millions of troops. Unless it is a direct decisive battle, it will not end in a year or two, so Deng Sheng is not in a hurry.

"My Majesty, General Yue of the Central Plains wrote a letter saying that there would be a major war after the Spring Festival. Now our army in the Central Plains is inferior to Zhao's army. Except for Quepei Commandery and Chenliu, the two fronts of Guangling and Xiapi were all shut down due to insufficient troops. The Zhao army is suppressing, so General Yue hopes that the court can send more troops." The door ordered Zhang Bin to come out and say.

At the beginning of the war, Zhao Guo gathered 55 troops, Deng Guo gathered 45 troops, and the gap was only 10. If the armies of both sides were gathered in one place, the gap would not be that big. Taking a defensive position to wear down the spirit of Zhao Jun, but it is not enough to defend Deng's long border with 45 people. More importantly, there are 45 cavalry in the 35 army. As an important counterattack force, Yue Fei didn't want to use Longxiangwei and Shenxingwei for defense, so Deng Jun could only use [-] in the initial defense. Two guards and horses, but other places are not enough.

"What do you think?" Deng Sheng couldn't help frowning and asked. Although Deng Guo has sixteen guards and 80 elites, Deng Guo's territory is really too big, and there are too many places to defend. In other words, Yubayashiwei must not move, and Yubayashiwei resides in Wancheng, unless it is Deng Sheng, the king of Deng, who is personally conscripted, otherwise he will never leave Wancheng easily. Department of soldiers and horses.

The Nujiao Guard is a water army, and it is difficult to use in the Central Plains. The Wudang Guard must guard Nanzhong and Shunan and cannot move lightly. The Tianning Guard and Tianwu Guard must guard against Qin. After all, although Qin has been weakened a lot , but the centipede is dead but not stiff, not to mention that there is Bai Qi, the king of Qin, who knows if there will be any careful thoughts, so Tianningwei and Tianwuwei can't move, and because of the sword mountain In the war, the strength of Tianwuwei was greatly damaged, so Longwuwei had to stay in Bashu to help and could not move easily. Yongningwei sat in Jiangdong to deter Jiangdong's aristocratic families.

It can be said that the soldiers and horses left in the country are useful and cannot be easily mobilized, so Deng Sheng is worried.

"Your Majesty, the war in the Central Plains is about the ownership of the world. My Great Deng is bound to win. Therefore, for the smooth implementation of the war situation, it is necessary to increase the number of troops. After discussion, the ministers and others agreed that it is possible to send Long Wuwei to the Central Plains. After these two After years of recovery, Tianwuwei also recovered its strength before the Battle of Jianshan, and with the ability of Li Jing, the general of Tianwuwei, to hold on to the Bashu defense line, even if Bai Qi led hundreds of thousands of Qin troops, it would be difficult to shake him. No worries." Shang Shuling Jiang Wan said.

Deng Sheng nodded. He still has confidence in Li Jing. After all, in the entire history of China, there are only a few people who can stand shoulder to shoulder with him. With ten times the strength of Tianwuwei, otherwise, it is impossible to step into Bashu.

"Since this is the case, after the beginning of spring, Longwuwei will be sent to the Central Plains to listen to Yue Fei's orders. In addition, besides the 2 sailors in the Nujiao Guard, there are [-] infantry. The general of the Nujiao Guard, Zhou Yu, is ordered to stay. The next general will be in command of [-] sailors, and then he will lead [-] elite troops northward to Guangling County to join forces with Yongping Guard." Deng Sheng thought for a while and said, the real navy in Nujiao Guard is only [-] people. There are still [-] troops who are proficient in land warfare. Although they are not as good as other guards, they are not bad compared with Zhao Jun.

"Here!"

"Your Majesty, there is news from Chang'an Mingjing that King Qin has decided to go to Lishan to worship the Mausoleum of the First Emperor Qin in the first month of next year. Now a large number of people have been recruited to repair the Mausoleum of Lishan Emperor." .

"Is there any problem with this? Qin Shihuang is the ancestor of the Qin State. As a descendant, it is reasonable for the King of Qin to go to worship." This news made Deng Sheng a little puzzled. What's the point of a descendant going to worship the ancestor The question is, after the Qin State entered the customs, the former King Qin also led civil and military officials to Lishan Mountain to worship Qin Shihuang.

Not only Deng Sheng was puzzled, but everyone present was very puzzled by this. What kind of important news is this? Worshiping ancestors is something that happens every year.

Yao Guangxiao replied: "Back to Your Majesty, it is said that King Qin worshiped Qin Shihuang's Mausoleum this time to call himself emperor!"

"What! Call yourself the emperor?" Hearing this, everyone was shocked.

(End of this chapter)