Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

"Then I don't understand..." Wang Zhong shook his head.

"After you go back, you go to Yicang to get [-] coins, and send them to Zhao Kuangyin, saying that the emperor rewarded you."

"Promise!" Wang Zhong took the order, and then murmured, "Isn't this a waste of money?"

.........

The next day, after returning to Beijing, Shi Congyun immediately prepared to do a big event.

The Privy Council was convened, and the officials of the three divisions discussed a major event.

When he led the little girl to the side hall of the Chui Gong Hall, Wei Renpu, Wang Pu, Fan Zhi, Luqiu Zhongqing and others were already waiting.

After entering, Shi Congyun said out of habit: "Excuse me."

Then he went directly to the top, pointed to a huge map hanging on the front of the side hall, "I came to you today to talk about the general plan for the future, the river east has been set, and the northern defense line has retreated to the north of Yanmen Pass, which is stable enough.

I said that the south should be first and then the north, and this has not changed. I want to attack the south first, and send troops to the north because of the situation.

Now I want to return to the army and focus on running the south, but I have been in the army, and I know that a strong and huge navy is necessary to fight the great river in the future.

I am going to train the navy and expand the army. The current court navy is still insufficient. I plan to train the sailors by the Bian River, expand the army to about 4 people, and maintain the navy strength at the early [-].

In the future, sending troops to the south can be done with ease, and this kind of thing can't be done all at once, at least a few years in advance to prepare for training. "

"Official Shengming!"

"The official's eyes are outstanding and they really have foresight. I have no objection." Even the stubborn old man Fan Zhi didn't say much this time, and immediately agreed.

Shi Congyun also expected this. After all, the number of Qin's troops is gradually unable to keep up with the speed of expansion. The expansion of the army is imperative, otherwise it will be difficult to match the size of Qin's current size, but he also has his own plans...

"I have thought about it for a long time. The matter of the navy needs to be done by professionals. The so-called specialization in the art industry, it is inevitable that it will be difficult for the northern generals to train the navy. In the end, the loss outweighs the gain. It is said that Liu Renshan and others are here to supervise and train the navy."

Seeing from Yun Tu, Shi Cong expressed his own thoughts. With the expansion of the empire's territory, he also had to use a trade-off. It is also gradually necessary to give power to the southerners, otherwise the country will be unstable and unbalanced.

"Officials, Guo Ting said that he is a veteran, but Liu Renshan is a surrendered general. Besides, the Northern Division is good at fighting. I'm afraid...it's inappropriate to let a general from the south of the Yangtze River manage such a major event." Wang Pu hesitated. explain.

"Officials, I have a lot of capable ministers and generals, why use a surrendered general, besides, people in Jiangnan are very cunning and cunning, and they are afraid of trouble."

"..."

Shi Congyun didn't know whether to laugh or cry, good guy, they have all risen to the regional attack, waved his hands, "Jiangnan water town, when I fought against the Southern Tang Kingdom, I felt that their land troops were not our opponents, but the navy is outstanding, Liu Ren Although I was very annoyed when I opposed me at the beginning, it just shows that he is capable and talented.

Furthermore, if I want to conquer the world, I have to look at the world, whether it is in the south of the Yangtze River or the Southern Han Dynasty, from now on it will be the land of our dynasty, and they are all the people of our own country, no matter what the difference, they should be treated equally!

You can't be confused about this matter. The world is one family, and the world is united. This is the general trend. "

What he said was righteous and impassioned. On the side of righteousness, many officials could only nod.

What Shi Congyun wanted was this effect. As he conquered the south, he had to gradually lean south politically, and place important officials from the south in the court. Otherwise, when the army occupied Jiangnan, the court would not be able to represent the interests of Jiangnan. When there are important officials, it is very likely that there will be an imbalance, leading to national turmoil and a decline in control over the south.

The so-called "take one step and see five steps" is not only about military preparations, but also politically, the Emperor Shi also began to make inclinations for future strategies, and sometimes he had to be convinced by his own brilliance...

Chapter 370, Confucian General Liu Renshan

Within two days, the news that Liu Renshan would be activated had spread to the court. Even before the edict was issued and the book was delivered, it must be said that gossip is one of the indelible instincts of human beings.

A few days later, the edict to activate Liu Renshan was officially issued. Earlier, Shi Congyun had summoned Liu Renshan to contact and inquire about it, and he had a thorough understanding.

Before that, because of the reward from the Son of Heaven, many people had already heard the news and started to contact Liu Renshan.

In Liu's Mansion, the courtyard is decorated plainly without any luxurious furniture.There are two pomegranate trees surrounded by crushed stones in the middle. Most of the pomegranates, which are half the size of a fist, are half ripe, half red, and half green. Under the pomegranate tree, two children are playing, and the young mother wipes the sweat from her forehead worriedly. , yelling at the child.

Under the swallow's nest in the eaves of the yard, Liu Renshan was sitting upright on a chair, watching his grandson play with a blank expression. Unlike most generals, Liu Renshan was a Confucian general who had read sage books and taught Confucian rituals and music. He attaches great importance to it, and feels that a general must have the style of a general. He has always been strict with himself, and also with his subordinates.

"Father, another official came to ask for an interview. This time it seems to be someone from the Ministry of War."

Liu Renshan said as usual: "I still don't see him, so I just said that the old man is sick."

"This..." Son Liu Chongliang hesitated, "Father, will it be bad...

We are isolated and helpless in Daliang, far away from our homeland. We have no foundation at all, and all colleagues are just kind-hearted. If we all refuse like this, I am afraid that it will not be easy to gain a foothold in Daliang in the future. "

Liu Renshan glanced at his son, but he was not angry, but said: "I have my own sense of proportion, now is not the time to see guests, you go and refuse them."

The son had no choice but to follow suit.

Liu Renshan's appearance is calm, but his heart is actually turbulent. He really never thought that he would be used again. He thought that he would die in obscurity in Daliang in this life. Bye, the three-foot tomb is the destination.

After all, he was a general from the enemy country, and after defeating Zhou Dajun, he became enemies with many people.

But if it is said that he does not have any thoughts in his heart, it is not true. Confucianism most pursues joining the world and pays attention to applying what he has learned. As a Confucian general, Liu Renshan also hopes to make contributions, leave his name in history, and honor his ancestors. He is not willing to die in vain.

But his status is doomed to give him a chance, so when the government sent someone to reward him during the Dragon Boat Festival, others said it was a sign of his activation, and they all came to congratulate him. Some old friends, such as Chen Chengzhao, also wrote to congratulate him. But he shook his head again and again, not daring to report any illusions, for fear that the more expectations he had, the greater the disappointment would be.

It wasn't until two days ago that news came out from the palace that the officials revealed in front of the palace that they would use him to train the new navy.

The news came from the court. A few days ago, the officials did let him enter the court to ask him some questions, but Liu Renshan didn't dare to believe it. At this time, the news was not confirmed, so he dared not invite visitors.

He could only wait quietly until the afternoon, when the officials of the palace came to the front with the emperor's edict, and then burned incense, bathed and changed clothes, and then solemnly led the family out to receive the edict.

Halfway there, I found that my grandson was gone. I guess he had gone somewhere to play. While comforting the envoy, he hurriedly asked someone to look for him.

The officials of the Imperial Academy who delivered the decree also waited patiently, without any sign of impatience, not because they had a good temper, but because they knew the content of the imperial decree. Guo Tingwei, who was transferred back from the ground, trained the navy for the court together.

In addition to the imperial decree, they also carried a book stamped with the seal of the emperor, the three provinces, and the Ministry of Officials to appoint officials.

After a while, the mischievous grandson was found. Liu Renshan didn't want to scold him with a dark face. He was afraid that the scene would be even worse if the child cried. Seeing the ferocious appearance of the adults, the child really puckered his mouth and almost cried, okay In the end refrained.

Afterwards, the officials of the Imperial Academy began to read the imperial decree. Liu Renshan led the whole family to listen respectfully. When he heard about the same, he became excited, his legs and feet trembled slightly, and the joy on the faces of the family members was hard to hide.

When the edict was read, the officials of the Imperial Academy took out another appointed book from the yew wood tray next to it, and then respectfully delivered it along with the edict.

"The official is a general, and his status is low. The official family will not use the minister's humble status. Please ask the holy envoy to report back to the official family. The minister will go all out to repay the official family's kindness!" Liu Renshan vowed, and then repeatedly signaled My son, "Go get some silver to reward the two holy envoys. It's not easy for the two of you to come out for a trip. I feel sorry for such hard work."

When Li Jing, the lord of the Southern Tang Dynasty, was in power, the politics of the country was corrupt, and the power of the country was declining. It has become a common practice for jesters and close officials to monopolize power. , I got used to it when I arrived in Daliang.

The two officials of the Imperial Academy were embarrassed, and then waved their hands with a smile: "General Liu is joking, we don't have such rules here, not to mention...the officials hate these unhealthy tendencies, this is advice, we must go well This is not the way to go.”

Liu Renshan also reacted, and even said awkwardly: "It is the old man who treats the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain."

"We will truthfully report what General Liu said to the officials, and the officials also have something to tell us. The officials said that General Liu will have two days to prepare, and he will go to court starting the day after tomorrow, and then he will meet the emperor at the Privy Council. After that, the Privy Council will meet. arrange.

He also said, "This matter is of great importance. At the beginning, I felt that General Liu was able to lead the army well. The defeat in Huainan was caused by the ignorance of the Jiangnan king. It was not the fault of the general. As a general, he has done an excellent job. I appreciate it very much. I hope you are in my country of Qin as you were in Shouzhou that day'. "

The two officials of the Privy Council faithfully conveyed the emperor's words. Liu Renshan burst into tears for a while. As a Confucian general, he actually valued his reputation very much. However, it is an indisputable fact that the Southern Tang Dynasty was defeated in Huainan and lost half of the country. As a general who participated in it, that nightmarish defeat was like a mountain, which made him breathless all day long, and he was restless all night. responsibility.

Now when the emperor of the court excused him, he completely untied the veteran's knot, and he was so grateful that he bowed down solemnly again: "Thank you, the official, I will definitely live up to the grace!"

.......

Liu Renshan personally sent the two decree-delivering officials to the entrance of the alley. After the decree-delivering officials had left, Liu Renshan turned around and said to his son, "The officials who came to visit can let them in."

The son looked puzzled.

Liu Renshan said: "You don't understand, in the past we were ministers in charge of the brigade and defeated generals, so we couldn't face them.

Now we are colleagues, if the name is not correct, the words will not be smooth, and if the words are not smooth, things will not be accomplished. Now that the name is correct, we can naturally meet. "

The son nodded ignorantly, and even went to do the same. Liu Ren stroked his beard and straightened his waist.

Chapter 371: The Southern Han Dynasty of Magical Realism

Autumn is high and crisp, the evening wind blows south, the sky is clear and the clouds are light, and the sun is warm like water.

Zhou Xian gently took his daughter's chubby little white hand, the nurse over there was nursing, the little guy was very well-behaved, not as noisy as her brother Shi Jin.

He just stretched out his chubby little hand to her side from time to time, struggling to find his mother.

Seeing her lovely daughter, she couldn't help laughing, and then reached out to take the little guy over. As soon as the little guy came over, his pink face rubbed into her arms.

"Little guy, your father despises you!" Zhou Xian smiled and pinched his cute face.

The official had just left for a short time, but when she thought of it, she curled her lips and blushed slightly. The official didn't care about the child, and the old and unscrupulous snatched food from her daughter...

The victories in the north were passed on miraculously, but her mind was not on those. She liked music, poetry and songs more. What she thought about was how to show her most beautiful side to the officials.

The official said to her once that she is the most beautiful woman in the world, and she has always kept it firmly in her heart when she was in a state of confusion and love, and she has never forgotten it until now.

From then on, she felt that she should be beautiful all the time, more beautiful than anyone else.

In the past few years, she can clearly feel that many people are pursuing her, not to mention the central government, there are also many officials in Jiangnan, and more and more letters from Jiangnan, many of them are famous families in Jiangnan, High-ranking officials and dignitaries even represent the name of the Jiangnan court.

Many of the words of wagging their tails and praying for the actress were nothing more than asking her to see the blood of the same family in Jiangnan, and to say nicely in front of the officials not to send soldiers across the Yangtze River in order to ensure the safety of Jiangnan.

Or looking forward to the day when the army crosses to the south, relying on her protection, the family can be complete.

Thinking of why she came to Qin State in the first place, Zhou Xian became more and more annoyed as she thought about it. She despised Jiangnan's actions, but thinking about it from the perspective of blood ties and her homeland, it was difficult for her to refuse those cowardly invitations.

After that, she had another subtle emotion in her heart.

I thought maybe I shouldn't help them, it would be better for the officials to cross the river, if Jiangnan was led by a monarch like the officials, at least they wouldn't be in a corner like they are now, weak and deceitful, relying on others...

But thinking of the reason why I committed myself to the government at the beginning, I was a little hesitant. Then what is the meaning of my own sacrifice and my own efforts?

When no one was around, she often fell into such conflicts alone, and in the end she couldn't solve it, and couldn't think of any necessary reasons to say, so she had to stop thinking about those things.

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But some things are indeed instinctive. From time to time, she will truthfully tell the officials about the developments in the court in the Southern Tang Dynasty, whether it is what is said in the family letter, or various flattering letters, or letters from relatives and friends. She thought that might help the officials.

Although she is still entangled, she has actually made a choice instinctively, but some choices are subconscious, dominated by the subconscious buried in her heart, and it will be a matter of course when she regains consciousness.

In this way, she can also comfort herself, it is not a betrayal of the homeland, but a constant betrayal of relatives and friends.

.......

But far away in a foreign land, she actually has a sense of crisis in her heart. As a woman, especially a woman in the harem, she naturally has her own thoughts in her heart.

Although Empress Fu Shi has a good personality, Zhao Shijian is a straightforward person, everyone plays cards together, and they are very happy when they play together, but once they are separated and return to their palace, she often thinks wildly when she is alone , fear of being alone.

So many times, she also wanted to tell the officials about Jiangnan's news, so as to gain more favor and improve her status in the hearts of the officials, so she did not refuse Jiangnan's contact.

.......

In the afternoon, the breeze was blowing the willows, and the evening breeze was blowing, and the most caring maid sent her a letter from Feng Yanlu, the envoy of the Southern Tang Dynasty.

The maid yelled, but Zhou Xian was so focused that she didn't answer, so the maid stood a few steps away and waited.

She is researching and completing the "Neon Clothes and Feather Clothes Song" from the Tang Dynasty. After the war at the end of the Tang Dynasty, many of the scores were lost. However, she is very talented in the melody of the music, and she wants to surprise the officials with this.

Chewing the rhythm carefully, looking for the rules, and slowly completing it, I couldn't help singing softly.

"Ting Gao is looking forward to the extreme, and the lotus in the river has not yet returned. He is sick but has no strength. Kuang Wan's fans are gradually thinning out, and his clothes are beginning to be untied. The moon seems to illuminate the colors.

Quiet, chaotic moaning wall.Moving Yu Xin, Qingchou seems to weave.Contemplating youth wandering.Flute in Guanshan, Liuxia Fangmo, falling red without information.Man dark water, trickling Liubi.I've been drifting away for a long time, what's the point now, drunk lying on my side..."

After a song was sung, the lingering sound lingered, and the maid who made tea and swept the floor over there slowly came back to her senses.

"What's the matter?" Zhou Xian asked.

The maid returned to her senses and handed over the letter in her hand.

When Zhou Xian saw that it was written by Feng Yanlu, he generally understood it.

When I opened it, there were some kind words of greeting written on the front, with a very respectful attitude.

Later, they said that this time their relatives from the Zhou family also came to the capital and lived in the post house of Honglu Temple, and asked her if she had time to go out and have a look.

Zhou Xian was very happy in her heart. She hadn't seen anyone from her natal family for a long time. At the beginning, the official family also said that if she was depressed in Daliang, they could let people from her natal family come to accompany her. But at that time, the official family was fighting outside, and she I was worried, the tea and rice were not delicious, and I didn't think about these things.

Now that the official family is back, and the heart is back, it is only when I think of those things.

The letter said that her close relatives had come, Zhou Xian thought for a while, the mother and father of the close relatives in the family have both passed away, and several older brothers are still there, but it is unlikely that they will come, the only ones who come here may be cousins ​​or someone from the cousin's side Well, she thought.

Feeling a little lost after thinking this way, he immediately said, "Prepare a pen and paper for me."

The maids were very quick to do it. Concubine Shu has always liked writing and ink, and the palace always prepares it, so the preparations are also very fast.

She took up a pen and wrote a few words of condolences to Feng Chen, then thought about it, and wrote a pen to tell her that if she had time, she would go out of the palace to visit, and she would take some money from her own treasury to give away to relatives. It is not easy for them to live in Daliang.

She couldn't help getting a little excited. No matter how you say it, being able to see people in her hometown is a great comfort. She thought for a while, "I'll tell the officials this afternoon."

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Autumn geese return to the south, the wind blows thousands of miles, and the north wind blows across. The top of the turret in Daliang is full of desolation, but Shi Congyun's eyes are not on the north.

Looking from the turrets at the four corners of the imperial city, there are rows of houses in the distance, red walls and black tiles, pieces like the dense scales on the back of a huge black monster, all in one piece.

From this point of view, the entire girder, the entire state of Qin is like a majestic, ferocious beast covered with strong scales.

The bluestone brick road at the top of the city was flat, and while he was pacing slowly, he was holding in his hand the memorabilia sent by Pan Mei from Tanzhou (Changsha).

Tanzhou is the location of Changsha in later generations, and there is Hengzhou in the south, and then it is the border with the Southern Han Dynasty.