Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

They almost founded the country together with the state of Zhou in the south, and regarded the state of Zhou as an enemy. They always felt that the state of Zhou took away their Liu family's country. This is why the Northern Han Dynasty couldn't wait to unite with Khitan to send troops to take back Daliang s reason.

But the ideal is full, and the reality is very solid. The Zhou army defeated the Northern Han army in Gaoping and besieged Taiyuan. If the Liao army did not rescue effectively, the Northern Han Dynasty would have perished long ago.

In the first battle of Gaoping, almost all the elites of the country were lost, and tens of thousands of young and strong died in battle. For the small and narrow Northern Han Dynasty, it was almost a disaster. , they dare to subjugate the country.

Therefore, in order to win over the Liao Kingdom, Liu Jun not only asked the emperor of the Liao Kingdom for instructions every time he had something to do, but also had to pay tribute every now and then. He was very respectful, and when he pleaded guilty to the Liao State, he even said "the father hides his son, and he is willing to forgive him".

Who would want to be a son if it wasn't a last resort, but Liu Jun also knew in his heart that after Gao Ping's defeat, the Northern Han Dynasty was actually about to perish.

The reason why he didn't send troops for a long time was only because he was afraid of the Liao Kingdom. In this case, even if the emperor of the Liao Kingdom called him his grandson, he had to agree, otherwise the country would perish.

But since last year, the situation has become more serious. The god of killing, Shi Congyun, defeated the Liao army in Guanbei. It is said that he killed about [-] elite Liao troops, and beat his father, the emperor, to the point where he could not shrink back in Youzhou city. It wasn't that the emperor of Zhou State died of illness in time, I am afraid that the emperor of Liao State would have been captured by Shi Congyun.

And General Li Chongjin of the State of Zhou defeated the reinforcements they sent at the Taihang Pass.

The whole country was shaken up and down, if it was just the defeat of their own country, it would not have been like this, but their backer, the big father Liao Kingdom who once thought that the world was invincible, was also in extreme distress and suffered heavy losses, even the emperor was almost captured by Shi Congyun.

Not only was he beaten, but his father was also beaten. Can the Liao Kingdom protect them?It is a problem in the hearts of all civil and military people and even the common people.

As a result, the government and the public were shaken, people's hearts were floating, and the whole country revealed an atmosphere of uneasiness.

At this time, Yang Chongxun, the governor of Linzhou, took advantage of the situation and surrendered to Zhou Guo.

Liu Jun was furious, and sent troops to conquer. The war lasted for nearly a year, and finally came to a conclusion. The many soldiers he sent were defeated by Yang Chongxun and were repelled.

Zhanbao had only arrived in Taiyuan a few days ago, which was one of the reasons why he and Guo Wuwei were worried. ,

The Great Zhou in the south is staring at it, and the big brother Liao in the other side has been severely beaten. If the South sends troops again, it will be a question whether the Khitan people dare to take the risk to save them. If the Khitan people do not save them, their little Northern Han will never be able The possibility of confronting the entire Zhou Kingdom.

So this year Liu Jun was so worried that he couldn't sleep at night, tossed and turned, and couldn't sleep. Thinking of these things, he was afraid that one day the southern army would come to the city and wipe out their Liu family.

"Yang Chongxun eats the inside out, thanks to the late emperor who valued their family so much." Guo Wuwei said rather angrily, "The late emperor also named his younger brother Yang Ye Liu Jiye, and he took him with him as a confidant and beloved general, and he was given the command of the guard and even Jianxiong Jiedu. So, is this how the Yang family treats the late emperor with kindness!"

Liu Jun shook his head: "Unlike his elder brother Yang Jixun, Liu Jiye is loyal to the imperial court and is also a brave general, so there is no doubt about it.

What I'm worried about is the south. That Shi Congyun took care of the Shu Kingdom in two or three months this year, he is really a vicious person.

He took Huainan, took Jingzhou, defeated Liao last year, and took Shu this year. Where will he fight the one I fear next year?

Is it Jiangnan or the north, if Shi Congyun personally comes here if he goes north, will the Khitan people in the north dare to send troops to help me? "

When it comes to this question, Guo Wuwei is also silent. If he was sure before, the Khitan people would definitely send troops. With their Han Kingdom, the Khitan people can not only collect offerings, but also allow their army to easily cross the Yanmen Pass in the north. , Cross the Taihang Mountains, enter the central and southern Hebei from the west, or go directly south to the Yellow River, avoiding frontal attacks on Zhou Guo's back.

In this way, the Khitan army can drive straight in at any time, and has an overwhelming advantage over Zhou.

It's not a question of being able to fight, but that there are plenty of roads in the world. As long as the key fortresses are bypassed, the Liao Kingdom can directly threaten the hinterland of the Zhou Kingdom without fighting, making it impossible for the Zhou Kingdom to fight well. at a disadvantage.

This is why when he gave His Majesty advice before, he was sure that as long as the south sends troops, the Liao Kingdom will surely rescue them. Hedong is too important to the Liao Kingdom.

But the situation is different now. Last year, Shi Congyun beat the Liao Kingdom too badly in Guanbei, and the Liao Kingdom may also start to be afraid. They were afraid of meddling in Hedong, and Shi Congyun chopped them up as soon as they reached out. The previous painful lessons are still vivid. In the eyes.

He couldn't even say these things, so he could only sigh, and then said: "Your Majesty, I have something more to worry about. I heard that Prince Guo Rong, the lord of the Zhou Kingdom, was young, and he was afraid that Shi Congyun would use his military skills and might to usurp the country. , when the time comes, send troops..."

Hearing this, Liu Jun's eyes lighted up instead: "If he really usurps the throne, wouldn't there be chaos in the country of Zhou!

Maybe there will be a chance at that time, even if we can't, we can give us more time, he can't take care of it for a while......

I heard that Li Yun in the south of us has long thought of disobedience. If there is chaos in China, maybe he can be won over. "

Guo Wuwei hesitated to speak, and finally could only nod slightly.

He has a kind of directness, he didn't dare to say it, he felt that with Shi Congyun's way of acting over the years, there is another possibility, that is, if Li Yun really jumped up at that time, Shi Congyun would beat Li Yun and clean them up by the way meal.......

After all, Li Yun was in the south of the river, and they were in the north of the river. They were not far apart, and once Shi Congyun captured Li Yun, he would enter the Taihang Mountains, and there was no danger to restrict his army from reaching Taiyuan.

But he didn't say it, because the lord of the country is pitiful enough. People in their 30s have been physically and mentally exhausted for the past few years, with sunken eye sockets and gray temples. They almost look like they are in their 50s. Let him sleep well, sometimes to the benefit It's good to think about it.

While the two were continuing to talk, the eunuch outside hurried in and handed a letter to the king.

His Majesty took a look at it, his expression changed drastically, and he said in a low voice, "Shi Congyun really usurped the throne! He changed the name of the country to Qin in Daliang..."

Guo Wuwei's heart skipped a beat, the wine cup in his hand fell to the ground, and the wine spilled all over the floor.

He could only endure the strong uneasiness and comfort the country leader and said, "As the country leader thinks, this...is a good thing..."

Chapter 306, Turning the Spearhead

Around June [-]th, Shi Congyun completed all kinds of things with lightning speed, and the court has quickly settled down and started to operate again.

King Zheng Guo Zongxun and his brothers and sisters were escorted to settle in Zhengzhou that day.

Then there is promotion and reward, to promote all his confidants.

Among them, Meng Xuanzhe changed from a subjugated prince to General Zuo Xiaowei, an envoy of Xuanhui South Court, and a close minister of the emperor.

In terms of the dispatch of the prime minister's team, Shi Congyun used Luqiu Zhongqing as the privy envoy; Wang Pu added Zhongshu's assistant minister, and Tong Zhongshumen Xia Pingzhang; Shi Dou Yi was Dali Temple Minister; Pingzhang affairs; Wang Pujia participated in political affairs; Fan Zhi was still the servant of the sect, and he was the same as Zhongshu's sect;

In addition, Lu Duoxun is the servant of the household department and a direct bachelor of the Privy Council; this is a relatively large transfer, and Lu Duoxun has already begun to try to get in touch with the core military and political affairs of the country. If he does well, it will also lay the foundation for future worship.

And Tao Gu was added to the Minister of Rites, and still acted as the Imperial Academy's edict, because Shi Congyun's impression of Tao Gu was that he had the ability to write articles and read a lot, but he was not a person who could do things.

The military commander's scheduling is more subtle. Among them, Shao Ji, Wang Zhong, and Wang Quanbin have the highest rewards among the generals.

But the official rank is still under several generals in the outer town, such as Li Chuyun, Wang Shenqi, Guo Tingwei, and Murong Yanzhao.

This is also the first time that Wang Zhong and Shao Ji's official ranks have been surpassed by others under his command.

Everyone didn't pay much attention to it, they just thought it was a reward for their merits, and this time the generals from other towns made more contributions. In fact, Shi Congyun had already started thinking about it the moment he sat on the dragon chair from his ass.

Nowadays, the power of generals must be cut. From the middle and late Tang Dynasty to the present, there have been constant wars for nearly 200 years, the world is in turmoil, and blood flows like rivers. The reason is that the power of generals is too great, and the central government cannot control it at all.

He definitely wanted to weaken the strength of the generals, but this is not a simple matter. Maybe the emperor will be reduced. There are too many such things.

Everyone knows that Zhao Kuangyin drinks wine and releases military power, but it is a story that was added to the history books when Sima Guang was in charge. People who have read too much history will definitely not believe it, because such a big thing is the root of the troubled times of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms throughout the middle and late Tang Dynasty. , it can't be that simple.

A few beautiful words solved the problem that several generations of emperors of the Tang Dynasty could not solve. The nearly 200-year war was too stupid.

This is the limitation of most historical records in China.

History is mostly recorded by civil officials, and it is impossible for most historians to get involved in the core power struggle, so there are many literati who judge others by themselves, or take it for granted. This is very common in Chinese historical records , so that some later emperors, generals or real power officials found it funny.

But this can’t be helped, at least they remembered it, so future generations must take their brains when reading history.

In the view of Sima Guang and other historians, weakening the power of generals means that the emperor can accomplish things with a few words of righteousness.But in Shi Congyun's view, that is impossible. Otherwise, the world would not be in chaos for 200 years. It must be the result of long-term political and military struggles.

Shi Congyun also saw the clues from the history books, needless to say in the military, to clean up Li Jun, Li Chongjin and other military envoys is to knock mountains and shake tigers, but the political means are also very heavy.

So he was ready to do it as soon as he took the position. He really learned from Zhao Kuangyin.

The method is very simple, and it is also a conspiracy. Add the top few senior officials of the two divisions of the Forbidden Army to the confidant generals, and then send them to other towns, while the generals who stay in the capital to lead the army will not be given such high-level official positions.

In this way, the general of the outer town has the title of senior official of the imperial army, and he will appreciate his kindness, work harder, and be able to buy their hearts, but because they are all in the outer town and they are not in the capital, they can't control the imperial army at all, they are just empty officials.

Although the leaders in the capital had real power, they were not the top officers of the two divisions. It was more convenient for the emperor to command and control. Over time, the power of the generals was unknowingly divided and weakened.

This is Zhao Kuangyin's operation that Shi Congyun saw from the cracks in the history books. Over time, the army will become better and better to control. When the army can be controlled, the chaos of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms will come to an end, and the army cannot be controlled. The chaos will continue.

As for how to check and balance generals after completely controlling the army, it is another consideration.

So Shi Congyun spent a lot of time thinking about the Empress Dowager Fu these two days. On the surface, he said that he was going to understand the situation in the palace. Everyone thought that he went to have an in-depth exchange with the Empress Dowager Fu. Zhou Xian and Zhao Shijian were also jealous because of this matter.

In fact, they don't understand, the structure is small, what kind of character is he, Shi Congyun, is he coveting the queen mother?It is to think about national affairs!

This is the arrangement that I finally came up with, and it began to be implemented without any trace.

.......

On June 22, there was a heavy rain in Daliang. It came and went quickly, and the scorching heat in the air was washed away.

Shi Congyun hosted a banquet in the court, entertaining all officials, and establishing a new dynasty, not only allowing all officials to meet, but also exchanging feelings with everyone, allowing them to meet his new emperor.

Shi Congyun was very casual at first, and the ministers got drunk and a few generals took the lead and started talking and laughing, talking about the glorious past, the battles fought in these years, and even happily humming military songs.

The maids in the Daqin Palace were not good at dancing and music, but the dozens of people who came back with him from the Shu area met, so they came up to perform dances and play music, and the atmosphere became better and better.

When almost all the ministers were a little drunk, someone suddenly burst into tears.

Everyone looked around, and the Hanlin scholar Wang Zhu was so drunk that he lay down on the table and began to cry, crying loudly: "You are all old ministers of the late emperor, and now you can still laugh...... "While crying, he still shouted the name of the deceased official's family.

In an instant, the entire hall fell silent, and all the ministers showed signs of change. Even the few people who were sitting next to the king quickly moved their buttocks away, trembling with fright.

Wang Quanbin, Shao Ji, Wang Zhong and other generals glared at Wang Zhu angrily, the air seemed to freeze.

Wang Zhu, however, was still chattering on drunkenness, angrily scolding everyone for being ungrateful, and even pointing at Shi Congyun at the top and cursing...

Everyone gasped, thinking that Wang Zhong was doomed!

Shi Congyun was furious, he really thought about such a situation, and also thought that if it happened, he would pretend to be magnanimous, win people's hearts, and show his own mind.

It turned out that the old man actually scolded him in front of all the officials, and his speech was ugly, so he couldn't hold back his anger and almost rushed down to beat him up.

The man stood up directly, walked three steps in parallel and rushed to Wang Zhu angrily. No one among the officials dared to speak out.

He glared at him viciously, seeing that the old man was actually crying, crying and cursing at the same time, and he was plausible and vague, so he didn't know to be afraid.

Looking at the old man's body that was not enough to punch him, most of his anger disappeared immediately, and he thought that he would be angry with him!

Then he waved his hand and said: "Forget it, come and take him out to sober up, I think he just drank too much." The imperial guards from outside came in and put the old man on the head.

The censors over there couldn't sit still and were ready to get up to join him.

Shi Congyun raised his hand: "You don't need to join him anymore, he just talks nonsense when he's drunk too much, don't pay attention, let's continue."

Many ministers breathed a sigh of relief, and the banquet continued.

Shi Congyun was also a little vigilant when he sat on it, but he didn't think much about it. After a while, the sober Wang Zhu also came in and kowtowed to him to admit his mistake. He just advised him: "Drink less when you are old, it is not good for your health. .”

The old man knelt down and thanked: "Thank you for your concern." Then he sat back.

After this banquet, the atmosphere in the court was much more relaxed, and everyone was no longer trembling like in the days when the sky changed, and returned to work, as usual.

In the next few days, memorials came from all over the country, all states and counties sent congratulations, and at the same time, they expressed their willingness to surrender to Daqin.

These are no exceptions. Shi Congyun always pays attention to the few Jiedu envoys in the border areas.

On the 23rd, Empress Dowager Fu was determined to move out of the palace and live in the Prince Wei's mansion. Shi Congyun put down the memorabilia specially for this purpose, went over to look around, and said quite dissatisfied: "You women are thin-skinned, and you have fallen asleep. What are you afraid of, at worst, I will make you a concubine in the future."

Lu Hongxia from behind Mrs. Fu glanced at him, even avoiding his naked eyes, "Please don't make jokes, officials."

Empress Dowager Fu avoided his gaze, "Those things the officials did are not in accordance with the law, and they want to leave a story for the world..."

"Whatever they have to say, let them say. When I was gone, your regent did a good job. Many things were handled in an orderly manner. That's enough. I called the historian that day and asked him to write more. Think about it and don't go."

Empress Dowager Fu still shook her head, "I appreciate the official's kindness, but it's better to live in the Wei Palace. It's not good for the official to go to Kunning Palace every day... I hope the official will be fulfilled."

Shi Congyun didn't bother to talk to her, nodded and said: "Okay, okay, whatever you want, Wei Wang's mansion is not far away, it's as if I have no legs and can't go out of the palace." Shi Congyun said indifferently, "Go It's fine outside, but the palace is really stuffy, so give me a key to the gate of Prince Wei's Mansion when the things are moved."

"This..." Empress Dowager Fu couldn't do anything about him, her face flushed, "It's not good for His Majesty's reputation."

"Don't talk too much, this is an order." Shi Congyun said without doubt.

"Yes..." Empress Dowager Fu had no choice but to accept orders.

When Shi Congyun was about to leave, he suddenly found a tall and beautiful woman standing behind her, who seemed familiar for a while.

Empress Dowager Fu continued: "This is the second younger sister in the family. The second younger sister will meet the official family soon..."

The other party's complexion was very bad, and it was obvious that he was reluctant to salute, but Shi Congyun was even more curious: "She has been living in your palace?"

Empress Dowager Fu even explained: "Before the official family returned to Beijing, I was bored alone in the palace, so I asked my second sister to accompany me."

Shi Congyun nodded, and suddenly thought of a question, when he and Empress Dowager Fu applauded, where was Second Sister Fu?

"Choose a few caring maids to serve you in the Wei Palace. I still recognize you as the Empress Dowager. You can't be too shabby. You can find someone to collect your offerings in Taicang yourself. I have explained to them."

Empress Dowager Fu even pulled her second sister to bow down again to thank her.

........

In the next few days, Shi Congyun was tense all the time, and he also told Wang Quanbin and Shao Ji to train troops and prepare for war at any time, because the attitude of the whole world is not clear at this time.

On the 26th, Yangzhou came to the memorial, and Huainan Jiedu envoy Li Chongjin asked to enter the palace to face the saint.

At that time, Shi Congyun was dealing with the memorials with several prime ministers in the side hall of the Chuigong Hall. After Fan Zhi saw it, he immediately felt that it was very important, and immediately handed it to his desk.

Shi Congyun asked several prime ministers for their opinions. There are less than ten people here, and they are the core of power in the entire Great Qin Dynasty. Everyone's words are not so secretive.

Prime Minister Wei Renpu said directly: "Li Chongjin is a relative of the former imperial family. He has great prestige in the army and has made great contributions. I think it is not appropriate to let him now, otherwise it will easily lead to chaos and the trouble of raising tigers.

In the future, it is best to find a reason directly and send troops to Yangzhou. "

"I promised him to protect their family..." Shi Congyun said with some embarrassment.

"One moment and another moment." Li Gu also had firm eyes.

Shi Congyun looked at Fan Zhi, and Fan Zhi cupped his hands: "The veteran thinks what Wei Gong and Li Gong said is reasonable."