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After entering, the offices of the three provinces are separated by a wall, each with a wide courtyard, each with more than a dozen rooms.

In the east is Zhongshu Province first, and the chief official sitting in the town on weekdays is the Prime Minister Zhongshu Shilang Wang Pu, and there are dozens of other officials such as Zhongshu Sheren;

In the middle is Menxia Province, the chief official is Fan Zhi, the prime minister's servant, and there are dozens of middle-level officials under the door;

The northernmost is the Shangshu Province. The Shangshu Province is the most special and is closest to the main road. Because Zhongshu’s sect is only the deliberative department, and the Shangshu Province is the executive department, so decrees may be rejected in Zhongshu, under the sect and the emperor’s three places.

But as long as you are in the Shangshu, you can execute it, so the Shangshu Province has great power. As the head of the Shangshu Province, Shangshuling has never been granted a title since the founding of the Tang Dynasty.

The one who sits in Shangshu Province is Zuo Pushe Li Gu.

Seeing Shi Congyun, no one dared to stop the officials, big or small, and many officials came out to greet them. The officials on duty even flattered them and proposed that they could stamp and sign the book from the Minister of Finance. Anyway, the book he brought would definitely pass. , you don’t have to go through the trouble.

Shi Congyun refused, and seriously reminded: "Everyone, follow the rules and don't mess around. Our court has no rules, so how can there be chaos in the world."

Everyone nodded.

Shi Congyun then followed the regulations and went from room to room on the east side to get all the seals and signatures done, and then went north to the Chuigong Hall to see the queen.

The official is away, the queen is regent, the queen needs to replace the official in the Chuigong Hall, deal with memorials every day, and meet with the prime minister.

When Shi Congyun came, the eunuch who notified him took him to see him.

After seeing Empress Fu, Shi Congyun saluted according to the rules, and then took out the book he brought, and asked the empress to affix her seal.

Seeing his well-behaved appearance, the queen became excited, which made Shi Congyun a little surprised.

After the seal was stamped, Empress Fu asked the eunuch to go out, stared at him suddenly and said, "Are you going to kill me!"

Shi Congyun was surprised...

Chapter 262, Settling the Queen

Mutual understanding between people is actually very difficult. Everyone is in a different situation and the environment is different. It has been subtle for a long time, and it is not easy to empathize with each other in a short while.

Therefore, Shi Congyun never criticizes anyone too harshly. Everyone has their own reasons, but everyone must be responsible for their own choices.

He didn't know what Empress Fu was thinking, he only hoped that she would be obedient.

He was baffled, even though he had seized power from her, he respectfully made a confession, and kept her position as regent queen mother, it shouldn't be.

If you don't have yourself, I'm afraid that if the official family dies, no one will obey a seven-year-old child and a woman. I don't know how many generals will jump up.

Seeing the glamorous Empress Fu tearfully saying that he was going to harm her, people who don’t know would think he did something to her after seeing her, Shi Congyun was puzzled and wronged, even if he had the heart, he didn’t have the guts .

"Empress Dowager, I will be a loyal minister of the Great Zhou Dynasty. I have been loyal to the Great Zhou Dynasty and have worked hard since becoming an official. Why did the Empress Dowager say such a thing?" Shi Congyun said with a simple and honest face.

Empress Fu looked at him with sadness and fear in her expression, and said bluntly: "I'm not a child, and you don't have to hide it.

I knew my situation. From the time my father and brother dared not lead soldiers into Beijing, I knew that I would not end well. I was worried all day long, couldn't sleep, and couldn't eat well.

From now on, no matter who lives in this palace, it will not accommodate me and Zongxun......,

You kept me only because you wanted to use me to stabilize the court and deal with Li Chongjin. Now that you have done both, you are so powerful that you can still accommodate me. "

As she spoke, her eyes were flushed, "I have been following my advice these days, just to survive, but you still treat me like that."

"What did I do to you?" Shi Congyun looked dazed, I treat you respectfully, any disrespectful place.

"Now, why bother to pretend, you men don't talk about it, you value those ostentation and face more than anyone else in your heart..."

Shi Congyun couldn't catch up with her thoughts and words, but saw that she was too excited and didn't dare to provoke her anymore, so he answered casually: "You make sense."

Unexpectedly, it might be his disapproving attitude that angered Queen Fu, who was already emotional, and she became even more excited, "Don't underestimate me, do you think I don't know anything because I'm a woman?

Although your achievements are unrivaled, I am not afraid of you..." She said the last sentence very confidently.

"A few years ago, there was a very diligent priest in the palace. I remember him. Since he moved into the palace, he has been asked to do many things.

In the third year of Xiande, when the government wanted to build a palace, he was put in charge. He was a gentle man when he was old. At that time, the peasants recruited to build a palace in the palace were all poor people. eat.

He thought those people were pitiful and did not stop them. One day the official passed by and saw those peasants eating with his tiles. He was furious and ordered the official to be killed when he returned. "

Empress Fu said quietly, Shi Congyun didn't know why she said this, he had also heard about the killing of the enshrined official by the officials, because Li Gu pleaded for mercy, but the officials did not listen.

Guo Rong is undoubtedly a benevolent monarch and hero, who came with the symbol of Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms.

He also had stories of looting the people, killing prisoners on a large scale, massacring cities, and killing people casually like this, but most of his actions and methods were indeed benevolent and heroic compared with other monarchs of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms.

Different times cannot be compared, just like Zhao Kuangyin was called a benevolent emperor, but he killed many more ministers than all the emperors of the Song Dynasty. To see things must be based on the actual situation. He has his own historical environment, and the environment shapes people.Many criticisms in later generations are nothing more than satisfying their own sense of superiority. In fact, very few people really understand the environment and situation, and analyze the situation.

However, history always determines people by circumstances and situations.

He has his own views and opinions, he will not be swayed by the queen's rhetoric, and just listens to her quietly.

"The civilian husband can't afford the bowls and chopsticks, so what if he eats with tiles? In the end, he didn't put it on the roof to let the wind and rain, but that would damage the majesty of the royal family and the official family's face." He said. Look at Shi Congyun.

"You men are all like this. You are competitive and have a good face. Feng Dao said that the official family is not as good as Tang Taizong. He is not happy. If someone ruins the official face, he will not be able to live.

You are in power now, turning your hands into clouds and raining your hands, and kneeling and defeating me every day, which hurts your face and makes you feel humiliated. Can I still survive in the future? Instead of being frightened and groveling, you Just kill me now..."

Shi Congyun was dumbfounded when he heard it, and after a long time, it turned out that he was not rough enough?

At the same time, he was almost laughed at by this old woman. He thought it was a big deal, and after a long time of trouble, it was all about death and life?He wished he could push this old lady down on the ground and slap her hard, so she could feel relieved if he was more rough.

"That's it?" Shi Congyun laughed angrily, "Would that minister give you two slaps to make you feel at ease."

Empress Fu blushed when she heard his rude words, but she didn't dare to refute.

However, he also lamented that this woman thinks a lot, and she is worthy of being a person who has experienced military turmoil and married the emperor for the second time.

If he didn't show some sincerity, he would be hard to appease, so he said honestly, "Don't worry, Queen Mother, you are not only the Queen Mother Regent, but also my sister-in-law.

The Fu family did not bring troops into the capital, so I feel more at ease when you are in the capital. If no one from the Fu family is in the capital, but the heavy soldiers are in Hebei, I will not be able to sleep. "

"But you...you have great achievements and great prestige. Now that the army has completely returned and Li Chong has entered Huainan, will you stop? If that day comes, I, the regent, will definitely die... ..." Empress Fu said, her words already unknowingly filled with pitiful pleas.

Shi Congyun once again sighed with emotion at this woman's intelligence, she could see it completely, she didn't dare to usurp the throne directly, it was nothing more than the fact that the army was out and Li Chongjin had not returned yet.

At this time, to bring back the army safely, to deal with Li Chongjin and others, she is also needed as a queen.

Just like Zhao Kuangyin usurped the throne in the second year after Guo Rong's death. During this period, there were actually many arrangements, such as releasing Li Chongjin far away, and letting his confidants guard Hebei and other important places. When Chen Qiao mutinied, the number of Conglongs was not the first achievement. Zhao Kuangyin The heaviest rewards were the few confidant generals who were not present at the time and guarded the important places for him during the coup.

This is the truth. Game of Thrones has never been solved by just saying a few words of truth. These words are the least important part. The essence behind the high-sounding words is control. The control of military power is power, and the barrel of a gun is power.

Empress Fu is very smart and understands very well, so the more respectful Shi Congyun treats her, the more afraid she is.

"At that time, whether you want to go back to Fu's family or stay in the capital, you can remarry." Shi Congyun said as a matter of course. In his opinion, Empress Fu is 28 years old and still very young.

"Bah, what nonsense are you talking about!" Empress Fu reprimanded, her face blushing, "women in the harem want to enter the back garden to observe festivals for the officials. There is only one destination in Houyuan, so why not kill me..."

Shi Congyun also said directly: "Now that we have reached this point, I don't want to hide it anymore. The Queen Mother and I have to do important things together. If we don't talk about it, we both have scruples, so as not to miss the important thing." .”

He took a step forward, no longer being respectful, and looked directly at Empress Fu: "I assure you, the queen mother will not be in danger. When the time comes, someone will make the decision and return your own. You want to stay in the capital to protect your prosperity and wealth, and you want to come back My hometown in Hebei is also fine.”

"That... that is a matter of bad rules, and it will be punished by the world. Aren't you afraid that people in future generations will scold you?"

"Hahahaha..." Shi Congyun laughed loudly, "Arguing as much as you like, you just told me a story to explain the truth, you look good, I'll ask you a question too.

Officials often talk about Tang Taizong and take Tang Taizong as their example. Do you think Tang Taizong is a wise emperor? "

"Naturally, Tang Taizong is a rare Ming emperor in a thousand years. It has been 400 years since Han Gaozu, the 400 years of the Han Dynasty, and the 800 years of the Wei, Jin, North and South troubled times. In the past [-] years, no one can match him." Empress Fu said with certainty.

"Yes, I also think that Li Shimin is a wise king. After the Xuanwumen mutiny, he forced his father to retreat, killed his brother, and immediately occupied his elder brother's concubine and his fourth brother's princess. He also occupied his sister-in-law and younger siblings. Some people said he was not Are you Mingjun?

In fact, justice is in the hearts of the people. No matter what Tang Taizong did, his achievements have ended the tyranny of the troubled times, helped the people internally, and stabilized the world externally. Naturally, people all over the world can empathize with him. As for his personal virtue, who cares? The important thing is that the people in the world care about whether he can make the country strong and the people rich. If he can do it, it doesn't matter if he can occupy a few more, and he has nothing to do with others.

If the same deed is placed on a tyrant or mediocre lord, it will be infamous forever. "

After finishing speaking, Shi Congyun and confidently said domineeringly: "I have considerations for the world and the world's affairs, and I am not afraid of future generations' comments. They like to say whatever they want, so you can rest assured that I am not afraid of any rules, and I am not afraid of them. Don't be afraid of that kind of verbal criticism, just cooperate with me."

After listening to Empress Fu, she stared at him blankly. When she came back to her senses, she found that Shi Congyun was also staring at her. Wuping, Northern Han and even Khitan are not your enemy leaders, so they are unusual people.

Others dare not say such things, and they will be accused by thousands of people and cast aside by thousands of mouths.

Normally King Qin is a foreign minister, I don't know much about it, I only heard about King Qin's achievements and prestige, I don't know what kind of person King Qin is, only after I said it today did I understand.

King Qin is so frank, then I will trust you..."

........

On that day, Shi Congyun and Empress Fu spoke alone in the palace, and there were some excited voices in the middle, which inevitably aroused some speculation, but the eunuchs and maids in the palace did not dare to spread the word, so the impact was not great.

After the exchange, Empress Fu finally let go of a knot in her heart. Before, she was submissive and restless, for fear that Shi Congyun would kill her, but now she finally felt relieved.

Shi Congyun really didn't expect that he confessed to Empress Fu and treated her respectfully, but he didn't expect to make her frightened and terrified. This also shows that she has brains and is not a silly and sweet woman, so it's much easier to handle.

Knowing that you can trade and control by considering your own interests, the most fearful thing is that you don’t understand anything, are not afraid of anything, act illogically, and have no brains. That’s how the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms were. There were too many generals to be so chaotic and cruel. .

......

In mid-October, the rewards for the soldiers began, and the northern generals were rewarded.

First, the imperial edict was issued, and Li Yun, Fu Yanqing and other side joint envoys were added to the official positions of Zhongshuling, especially Li Yun, who was rewarded with [-] pieces of silk and brocade clothes and jade belts for his meritorious service in blocking the Northern Han Dynasty.

These things were picked out by Shi Congyun through his teeth. Afterwards, Shi Congyun, an ordinary soldier in the Northern Expedition, did not follow the reward method of the court in the past, how much money was given to each person.

Instead, each soldier received 500 yuan, and rewards were added later. The Forbidden Army took the battalion as a unit ([-] to [-] people), and asked Guo Tingwei, Luqiu Zhongqing, Wang Zhong, Shao Ji, Wang Quanbin, etc. All in all, one thousand dollars will be rewarded for fighting one more battle.

There were many battles along the way. The Northern Route Army had all kinds of surprise attacks in the early stage, followed by frontal contests and pursuits later.

The West Route Army also had battles with the Northern Han Army. Shi Congyun did this only to stimulate the fighting spirit of the soldiers, and at the same time change the bad habits of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. Because of the environment of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, many soldiers have long been familiar with the routines of the army. , do not work hard in the battle, waiting to get the reward, after a battle, no matter whether you win or lose, you must be rewarded heavily, otherwise it is easy to cause a mutiny.

At the beginning, the officials asked old father Shi Yanchao to purge the forbidden army because there were a lot of poor people in the forbidden army.

Shi Congyun also wants to continue to change this kind of atmosphere. The officials finally got rid of it. He can't relax. In addition, he sees deeper than everyone else. The root cause of this situation is the system problem. He still can't solve it.

In the end, the most powerful battalion was the cavalry battalion under Shao Ji's Crane Control Army. There were more than 300 people in the camp, and each of them got [-] yuan.

This is not a small amount. More than 20 yuan may not be a big fortune in the heyday of Tang Dynasty, but it is definitely a lot of money in the Five Dynasties when the land was full of hunger and wars.

Afterwards came the rewards of the generals, and Shi Congyun's confidant generals were naturally indispensable. Except for Han Lingkun and Han Tong, they almost all accounted for the ten chief officials in front of the palace. In addition, Wang Quanbin suddenly emerged.

He was originally not Shi Congyun's confidant, but he followed Shi Congyun to destroy Nanping and Wuping, and performed very well in the war against Liao. Taiwei.

Wang Quanbin was overjoyed and visited Shi Congyun's residence several times.

After that, Si Chao served as the Jiedu Envoy of the Zhenhuai Army, inspected along the river, went out of the town of Hefei, and was in charge of river defense. At the same time, Shi Congyun asked him to train the navy near Hefei for future use, and personally sent him out of Beijing.

So far, with Zhao Kuangyin and Wang Shenqi in the north, Si Chao, Li Hanchao, and Li Chuyun in the south, the whole country has been completely controlled. All the troops have been transferred back to Daliang, and the rewards are being distributed in an orderly manner. Shi Congyun has completely controlled the situation.

Only after that did he dare to issue an order for the queen mother to issue an edict, announcing to all countries in the world that the official died, the prince Guo Zongxun succeeded to the throne, the young queen mother Fu Shi was regent, the Qin king Shi Congyun, and the prime minister Li Gu assisted the government.

At the same time, "Zhangwu" was issued in the Yuan Dynasty of the Great Zhou Dynasty. From next year, all the affiliated countries of Zhou State, such as the Southern Tang Dynasty, such as Wuyue, must use the year name of Zhangwu to record the year, which is the first year of Zhangwu.

In addition, Shi Congyun also wrote a personal letter, which was given to Li Chuyun and Li Hanchao who had been stationed in the southwest for more than a year, so that they could train their soldiers well and prepare well, and the next goal was clear without saying anything.

Zhou Guo occupied Guanzhong, and opened the way to attack Shu from the north. Zhou Guo occupied Jinghu, and opened the door to attack Shu from the east along the Yangtze River.

When Shi Congyun didn't support the fight against Shu at the beginning, it would be because he could only go to the high mountains in the north. If it was blocked, it would be troublesome for a long time.

Now we can advance in two ways, by land and water, and open up the situation strategically at once...

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In October, the early winter comes with a chill, across thousands of mountains and rivers, sweeping across the north and south of the river, and at the same time brings two more frightening news.

The Liao Kingdom was defeated, and the main force was besieged and wiped out; the king of Zhou died, and Qin Wang Shi Congyun was in charge. Although the news released by Zhou said that the queen mother was in charge, everyone was not stupid. A seven-year-old child and a young queen, what kind of regent Ah, it's already a big fortune teller if Shi Congyun didn't do it.

For a while, everyone was silent and shivering. Wu Yue always thought that Zhou State was the leader, but it was okay. Li Jing, the lord of the Southern Tang Dynasty, was frightened by Shi Congyun, and hurriedly moved the capital from Jinling to the west.

In addition to all kinds of troubles, I was already having a headache, but I didn't expect that there would be a thunderbolt now...

Chapter 263, Jiangnan Situation

In autumn and winter, Jinling still sings and dances, and the war in the north is difficult to cross the Yellow River, Huai River, and Yangtze River, so it is difficult to taste the war in the north south of the Yangtze River.

The Yellow River, the Huaihe River, and the Yangtze River. The smoke of the war is blocked by these three barriers. When it comes to the south of the Yangtze River, there are only sporadic news and various rumors, but no one really knows the situation in the north.

Even though the war is raging, Jiangnan is still singing and dancing. The south does not have the same fighting spirit as the north. It is not a theory of blood. It is determined by geography. It is difficult to survive without maintaining the will to fight, unlike the North that has faced threats and wars for a long time.

Geography determines people, and people cannot influence the general trend.

At the end of the Tang Dynasty, many people fled to Jiangnan from the north. They established the rise of Jiangnan and its prosperity today, but they quickly smoothed their fighting spirit in the gentleness and comfort of Jiangnan.

This is not something that people can change. The army of the Southern Tang Kingdom may be able to show off its might in the south of the Yangtze River, but once it faces the Central Plains army that has been fighting against the Khitan all year round in the north, it will be powerless to fight back.

But comfort always comes at a price. This lesson has been repeated in history, mixed with blood and tears. It is nothing new. …

In the Wangjiang Tower, Han Xizai listened absently to his friends talking, reciting poems and composing poems. His old friend Xu Xuan also enjoyed it, but he couldn't enjoy it.

The current Jiangnan Tang State is troubled both internally and externally.

Last year, that is, the fifth year of Xiande, Li Jingsui, the younger brother of the lord Li Jing, was awarded the title of General Tiance, Marshal of Jiangnan Xidao Bing, Governor of Hongzhou, Taiwei, Shang Shuling, and King of Jin.