Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Empress Dowager Fu did not speak, and undressed him meekly.

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"You are really amazing." Shi Congyun praised, and Empress Dowager Fu's fair neck was stained with a layer of pink.

"In the future, I will live in the palace more. You can go out of the Wei Palace if you want, but I will send someone to tell you to come in. Why don't I make you a concubine?" Shi Congyun let Empress Dowager Fu considerately He dressed and washed, and said lazily.

Empress Dowager Fu shook her head, "I am content with being favored by officials, no amount of favor is appropriate."

"You are such a smart, beautiful and sensible woman." Shi Congyun gently held her clean and beautiful chin, "I can't hold back when you are like this. Come, I will feed you fish."

Empress Dowager Fu's bun was disheveled, her face was like a peach blossom, she lowered her head docilely.

She must understand that the second sister is already the queen, and if the Fu family's favor is too much, the emperor will not be at ease, so she is very sensible and does not ask for any rewards.

Which man doesn't love such a sensible and beautiful woman.

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On the Dragon Boat Festival, Shi Congyun ordered some money to be rewarded to Zhang Yongde, Li Chongjin, Zheng Wang Guo Zongxun and other former imperial relatives. On the same day, he ordered Yelu Talie, the king of the South Court of Liao Dynasty, who had been guarded for more than two years, to be released from Yushitai Prison. Temple settled down.

The main consideration is that Yelv Talie is also a well-known "Lord of the People" in the Liao Kingdom. During his tenure as the King of the Southern Academy, he worked hard to govern, refused to disturb the people, took the initiative to Sinicize, and made great contributions to the prosperity and rise of the Liao Kingdom. He is very popular in the Liao Kingdom , if he died in Daliang, it would be unfavorable for cleaning up the rivers and mountains to the north in the future.

On the same day, the emperor issued an edict to reward Liu Ren, who had lived in Daliang for a long time, with [-] yuan, a jade belt, a saddle, and a brocade robe, which meant resuming the general.

All of a sudden, the Liu Mansion, which no one cares about, became very popular, and there was an endless stream of people coming to the door, almost breaking the threshold.

Shi Congyun really meant to use Liu Renshan. First of all, he really has the ability. At the beginning, he faced the [-] army of Hou Zhou and was trapped in Shouzhou for more than a year. He was able to hold on. Many Li Jixun's army burned down the siege equipment.It can be seen that he is a talent.

The second is that Shi Congyun's gaze has already turned to the south of the Yangtze River. In the Southern Han Dynasty (Guangdong and Guangxi), naval forces are indispensable for fighting in the south. Obviously, Liu Renshan and other southern generals must be more professional in naval warfare.

On the same day, Shi Congyun came to watch the dragon boat by the bank of Bian River in person, accompanied by civil and military officials, flags of various colors all over the sky, and a huge team of thousands of riders.

It was also at this time that Shi Congyun realized in his heart that maybe it was because he, the emperor, was lazy?Or more timid?Or cunning, like to let others do things, and over time, there are actually a lot of talents under his hands.

Those who are in Beijing, those who guard the Quartet, there are useful talents everywhere.

Generals and military officers in the army include Shao Ji, Wang Zhong, Wang Shenqi, Li Chuyun, Wang Quanbin, Wang Huan, Guo Tingwei, Cao Bin, Pan Mei, Murong Yanzhao, Li Hanchao, Guo Jin, Dong Zunhui, Luo Yanhuan, Liu Qingchuan , Fu Zhaoyuan, Zhang Zhengtao, Zhang Zhenghai, Meng Xuanzhe, Han Baozheng, Liu Renshan, Dang Jin, Jing Si, Yang Jiye, Gao Huaide, Xiang Gong, Si Chao, Zhe Dejian, etc., are all available talents.

Among them are several generals who can stand on their own, such as Li Chuyun, Wang Quanbin, Wang Shenqi, Xiang Gong, Cao Bin, and Murong Yanzhao. He can rest assured that they can lead an army alone and control a war.

Wen Chen Zhonglu Qiu Zhongqing, Fan Zhi, Dou Yi, Wang Pu, Lu Duoxun, Shen Yilun, Tao Gu, Li Fang, Feng Jisheng, etc. are all capable and talented people. With them in the court, I don’t have to worry about trivial matters For affairs, you only need to steer the development of the country in the general direction, and the rest of the time can be used to play games with the concubines and queens in the harem, and fight for the glorious and great cause of multiplying the human race.

No matter what he wants to do now, he seems to be able to find the right person. This situation undoubtedly makes Emperor Shi more satisfied, and he is also more wise and powerful, and he is an extremely powerful emperor. Tang Zong and Song Zu are not as good as him.

As for the memorabilia of various envoys requesting to go to Daliang, the capital, to have an audience with the emperor, Shi Congyun was absolutely correct.

It even included a copy of his old father-in-law, Jiedushi of the Tianxiong Army, Wei Wang Fu Yanqing, who wanted to resign from the post of Jiedushi of the Tianxiong Army on the grounds of his advanced age, returned home, and went to Luoyang Pension.

Shi Congyun didn't want to immediately agree to the father-in-law's request to go to Luoyang for the elderly, and reward him with [-] yuan and [-] pieces of silk.

Immediately afterwards, Shao Ji was added as the envoy of the Tianxiong Army, and he went to Hebei to take over the Tianxiong Army. He originally wanted to abolish the Tianxiong Army directly, but considering that he would also fight against the Liao Kingdom in the future, and that the Tianxiong Army was strong and strong, the rash abolition may cause Discontent and mutiny.

Beginning in mid-May, with Li Yun as a role model, envoys from all walks of life arrived in Daliang one after another, obediently paying homage to the Son of Heaven......

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The wind and waves on the big river are rough, and it is raining heavily outside. Although the boat is not afraid of the rain, the limited sight on the river is still very dangerous.

Candles flickering in the cabin, listening to the sound of wind and rain, makes people feel uneasy.

Feng Yanlu also didn't want to brave the rain and cross the river, but time waits for no one...

At the end of April and the beginning of May, the news that Shi Congyun, the son of Qin, went on a personal expedition, killed Li Yun, destroyed the Northern Han Dynasty, captured the Northern Han ruler, and defeated the Khitan reinforcements.

For a time, the south of the Yangtze River was terrified, the whole country was uneasy, and people were panicking. Everyone was talking about when the Northern Army would be strong and unstoppable, and when it would cross the Yangtze River...

At the end of last year, the situation in the middle school happened to get worse.

Last winter, the lord was seriously ill, so Li Congjia, the sixth son, was made king of Wu and lived in the East Palace.

Zhong Mo, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, said that the sixth prince Li Congjia was frivolous and indulgent, and was not suitable to be a king. Please establish Ji Guogong Li Congshan.

The ruler of the country was furious, demoted Zhong Mo as the son of the state, and made Li Congjia the prince.

Shi Congyun, the lord of the Qin Kingdom, once sent people to cross the Yangtze River to follow the lord's hand in China and the south of the Yangtze River. The righteousness has been determined. He worried that future generations would not be able to accommodate the Li family.

Li Jing then repaired the various cities and planned to move the capital to Hongzhou to avoid the military front in the north. None of the officials wanted to move, but Tang Hao, the privy envoy, agreed to move the capital.

So Hongzhou was promoted to Nanchang Prefecture, and the southern capital was built.

Last spring, the lord of the country left Prince Li Congjia to supervise the country, and moved to the southern capital by himself.

But Hongzhou is narrow, and the palaces and camps can't accommodate it. The officials think about returning day and night, and the king regrets and angers.Tang Hao was so ashamed and frightened that he became sick with fright, and soon died of fright.

In early summer and April of this year, the lord Li Jing died of illness. The sixth prince Li Congjia succeeded to the throne and changed his name to Li Yu. In the Han state in the north, the Qin army will turn their spearheads to the south.

So he was immediately sent as an envoy, first to represent the lord of the country to Beijing to meet the emperor, and to ask for the maintenance of the previous peace; second, to ask for the restoration of the title of emperor Li Jing.

But at this juncture, no matter what it is, it is very difficult, and Feng Yanlu has a headache. Fortunately, Chen Qiao and other ministers in the court finally gave him an idea.

I heard that Duke Zhou’s daughter, Zhou Xian, was very favored in the Qin State. She was named Concubine Shu and was one of the four concubines. If she followed her path, she might be able to get some help. After all, the Zhou family was from the south of the Yangtze River, and they were once husband and wife with the king. Maybe sell some favors.

Feng Yanlu also couldn't tell whether it was a good idea or a bad idea, but there was no solution, although the king's face was not good at the time, because Zhou was his wife and was taken away by Shi Congyun, but in order to save his life He didn't care too much, and immediately issued an edict to let the people of the Zhou family follow him into Beijing to follow Concubine Shu's way.

The sound of the wind and waves outside the boat was endless, but Feng Yanlu's thoughts were extremely chaotic, and finally turned into a long sigh. When the soldiers were weak, they would beg for help in everything they did, and could not hold their heads up.

Feng Yanlu raised his hand to signal the waiter next to him: "You don't have to wait here, take care of the nobleman in the cabin next door, the success or failure of this trip, you and I are rich and honorable..."

Chapter 365: Centralization, centralization!

Time flies, at the end of May, various envoys died at the death of Li Yun, and the Northern Han Dynasty was destroyed. In addition, Fu Yanqing, the head of the state, took the initiative to resign and go back to Luoyang. brought their own family.

Shi Congyun was very happy that the problem of separatist regimes that plagued the Tang Dynasty for nearly 200 years from the middle and late Tang Dynasty to the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms was finally ushered in a solution.

This time he will never be merciful, and there will be few such opportunities in the future, and this opportunity must not be missed.

Therefore, Emperor Shi put down the fish pond in his harem for a rare occasion, and concentrated on dealing with this matter. In the following days, he worked tirelessly to personally meet every Jiedu envoy who entered Beijing.

Of course, Luqiu Zhongqing, Fan Zhi, Dou Yi, Wang Pu and others were seated along with them.

He didn't think he was smarter than all these capable ministers combined, and he wouldn't miss anything with them watching over him. In this matter, the opportunity was hard to beat, and he didn't want to make any mistakes.

After the meeting, the two sides generally exchanged polite greetings, and all the envoys spared no effort to show their loyalty. They repeatedly emphasized that when they sent troops to attack Li Yun this spring, they had already prepared their troops to help the emperor's army. "" "Dead at home", "bad weather", "road collapsed" and other reasons failed to get what they wanted. He expressed his sincerity and loyalty, and hoped that the emperor would believe and forgive him.

Shi Congyun smiled and nodded to express his understanding of their loyalty, and then skipped to start talking. No matter how he started, he would almost always talk about military power in the end. It became a practice, and it remained unchanged for a few days.

Because they were afraid of what would happen to Li Yun, all the Jiedu envoys did not dare to talk about retaining military power. Coupled with the example of the head of state Fu Yanqing, they basically knew what to do and to what extent.

Some people are asking to resign from the duties of the military envoy and want to resign from their old age to return to their hometowns, and some want to stay in the capital as officials.

No matter what, Shi Congyun can arrange for them, as long as they can take back the power of Jiedushi.

Of course, this is a kind of political transaction. To take back their military power and regime, the price is indispensable, and the rewards of gold and silver are indispensable. The basic condition for them to let go of power is wealth.

Shi Congyun was not stingy about this, and gave all the rewards that should be given. Although some of them have committed a lot of evil, they have no way to investigate and dare not at this juncture.

Not many envoys of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms had clean hands and no blood debts from the people, but there are many things in the world like this. The so-called good and evil are rewarded, and karma and reincarnation, in this life and the next life, are mostly a kind of self-consolation, otherwise Cruel reality can break people down.

Therefore, Shi Congyun also explained to these Jiedu envoys that since they have given up their power and gained wealth, they must abide by the law and obey their duties.They all agreed, but they don't know whether they remember it or not. It is not a matter of a few words to make them, who are emperors and domineering people, change their minds.

Shi Congyun had no choice but to tell them one by one, as for how much to remember...

What remains is how to arrange these vacant Jiedushi positions.

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Regarding this matter, Shi Congyun discussed with the Prime Ministers of Zhengshitang and the Privy Council, but their opinions were not unified.

Some people also say that the removal of Jiedu envoys is not conducive to the unified dispatch of the world's soldiers and horses, and there will be wars in the future. If the soldiers and horses in the world are scattered, it is not conducive to wars, and all Jiedu envoys cannot be removed, and the remote areas are not conducive to the imperial court's control now. , still needs the control of the frontier town, and should send confidantes out of the town instead of canceling them all.

Moreover, once it is easily revoked, if the soldiers of a feudal town refuse to accept it, it may cause riots.

This remark immediately attracted opposition. Several officials headed by Luqiu Zhongqing believed that many of the envoys appointed by the Tang Dynasty were also loyal ministers and good generals. The supporters, separated from one side, no longer pay tribute to the court, and no longer share the worries of the court. Now they have finally regained their military power, and if they are released, they will follow the old path of the Tang Dynasty.

Both sides have their own reasons, and Shi Congyun knows in his heart that in the face of huge power and interests, affection and trust are unreliable and can only be maintained for a while.

But in the short term, this is a very effective means, with quick results and high returns.

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In the evening, Shi Congyun also asked Zhao Shijian and Empress Dowager Fu for their opinions on this matter in the Imperial Concubine Hall. A lot of motherhood and tolerance, and less hostility towards Queen Mother Fu.

While Shi Congyun was talking to them with his arms around a beautiful woman, Zhao Shijian resisted a little, but finally obeyed. He couldn't even imagine such a situation before. Zhao Shijian and Empress Dowager Fu, thank God that they didn't quarrel.

The two smart women did not disappoint him, and Zhao Shijian also felt that they could be removed from the central government first. With Daliang as the center, all the nearby feudal towns should be revoked, and the border towns should be preserved first, so that they can be used in the future, but they can go from the road of wealth. Restriction, changing the previous fiscal and tax festivals so that you can retain it yourself, and then hand over the rest to the imperial court, and all of them will be handed over to the imperial court, and the imperial court will issue them according to the needs of the festival.

This point is in line with Shi Congyun's thinking.

However, Empress Dowager Fu still felt that it was too radical: "I have seen how powerful the rebels are. At the beginning, the feudal towns occupied land as kings, and how many soldiers were raised under their command to eat food and salaries. If they are dismissed rashly, it is tantamount to cutting off their wealth and livelihood. It's terrible to wake up, something like this happened in Weibo Town back then.

In my opinion, even those feudal towns near Daliang that still have elite soldiers are not in a hurry to abolish them directly. The officials can give the titles of Jiedushi to the officials of the court as rewards, but they are not allowed to command the feudal towns.

The army of the feudal town has no leader, and the expenses are reduced year by year. The elite are selected every year and added to the forbidden army. It is weakened year by year, and it can be solved slowly without causing mutiny. It's the safest. "

When Empress Dowager Fu spoke eloquently, Shi Congyun nodded again and again, thinking that she was worthy of being a woman from the hometown of Weibo Town. Experienced the feudal rebellion.

Even Zhao Shijian gave her deadly enemy a high look.

After discussing the matter that day, Shi Cong Yuntu met him poorly and asked both of them to stay and serve the bed.

Of course, this matter was flatly rejected by Zhao Shijian on the grounds that he wanted to go back to take care of Shi Jin.

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The next day, when Shi Congyun summoned a group of ministers to discuss the matter again in the Chuigong Hall, he said seriously: "I thought about it for a long time yesterday, and I will also share my views on the matter of the official town..."

Then he roughly repeated what the Empress Dowager Fu said yesterday, and the officials nodded after listening to it, saying that the officials were really far-sighted and had a long-term meaning, and the flattery made Shi Congyun very comfortable.

After comprehensive consideration, most of the confidant ministers agreed with Emperor Shi's opinion, and gave up the idea of ​​overnight success, and changed to Queen Mother Fu's steady method, which was implemented step by step, and slowly disintegrated. In case of any accident, mutiny or the like will be affected, but it will affect the good situation that has finally been built after several years of southern and northern wars.

This is just like how in the early Han Dynasty he chose to endure the Huns, and in the early Tang Dynasty Li Shimin chose to endure the humiliation of the Weishui Alliance under the persuasion of Changsun Wuji and others, and waited until the internal division of the Turks before attacking.

If Li Shimin's brain became hot and he chose to turn against the Turks at that time, it might be difficult for the early Tang Dynasty, which had finally improved, to achieve its later glory.

Many major events require long-term management and the monarch has extraordinary willpower. It is not difficult to do something in two days, but it is difficult to achieve it in one year or two years, ten years or 20 years.

The confidant ministers of the outer dynasty praised the emperor's brilliance one after another, and felt that the emperor was wise and powerful. Shi Congyun readily accepted it, and he would not say that it was the idea of ​​the queen mother Fu.

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In the backyard of Kunning Palace, the grass and trees are fragrant, the lotus leaves in the pond are green, the flowers are in full bloom, the wind is green and clean, and the raindrops are fragrant.

Empress Dowager Fu stared blankly at the swaying lotus leaves and pink lotus flowers in the distance, her heart rippling in layers.

Last night, Concubine Zhao left angrily, leaving her alone to face the official's beloved pet. She was fascinated and slept until noon before getting up. She was groggy and only now fully awake Come here, there are other feelings in my mind.

Thinking of his badness, his goodness, his strength, his power and ability, his unparalleled power, maybe it's okay, Wei Wang's mansion is always too deserted, I just feel sorry for Liumei .

The scenery in the pond was just right, she saw that the second younger sister was at the transportation place, pulling a few pretty maids to practice martial arts, the girls were very reluctant and did not dare to disobey, so they could only follow with a sad face.

Empress Dowager Fu looked at the second younger sister who was very similar to herself in the distance, and felt a little complicated.

The second younger sister is more lively and active than her. Every time the officials come here, her eyes will be on the second younger sister. How can she not understand men and what kind of eyes they look like.

The official family is the most powerful person in the world, he can do whatever kind of woman he wants as long as he asks, Second Sister...

The second sister over there was tired from making trouble, so she ran over here to drink water.

"Eldest sister, when are we going to Wei Wangfu, it's so boring here." The second sister sat down, not looking like a lady.

"You can leave tomorrow if you want to go back, but..."

She pulled the second sister by the hand and said, "You are not young anymore, have you ever thought about getting married?"

She knew that the second sister was very noisy on weekdays, and she didn't seem to care, but she cared very much in her heart. She knew very well in her heart that she would be married when the boy was in college, and she would be anxious.

"I'll be with Eldest Sister for the rest of my life." Second Sister pouted.

Empress Dowager Fu interrupted amusedly: "I'm not a man, besides, who would dare to want you now? The Wei Palace, where the officials frequently come and go, and the harem also come and go at will. Outsiders see you and I are kept in captivity by the officials. , who dares to touch your mind."

Second Sister Fu's face turned pale, and then she whispered angrily, "He bullied Eldest Sister, and wanted to bully me..."

"Have you seen all of them?"

"The hall is so big, why can't we see each other?" Second sister Fu said in a muffled voice. She saw most of the good deeds done by the officials and the eldest sister. Looking at it, she felt that the whole body was hot, a little confusion.

"Second sister." Seeing the pale face of the second sister, Empress Dowager Fu comforted me: "The official has told me about you a long time ago, so he must have taken a fancy to you. The official is the emperor, the most powerful person in the world. No one can compare to the official family."

"Didn't you notice that the officials look at you differently?" The Empress Dowager Fu lowered her head and saw the second younger sister's face turned slightly red, and she immediately understood that she had always known that every time the officials came to him, their eyes were always unconscious Floating towards the second sister.

Looking carefully, the second sister is also a great beauty, she looks similar to her, but is more lively and active, how can there be a man who is not attracted to her.

The second sister didn't speak, her cheeks gradually turned red.

"Then you agree." Queen Mother Fu asked.