Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Pan Mei guarded Tanzhou. In addition to training the Xiaoxiang Army, she often sent spies into the southern border of the Han Dynasty to spy on intelligence and prepare for the next military attack.

On the one hand, today’s Holy Lord is talking about him. The wise, wise and strategic Emperor Shi’s tendency to engulf the world has already appeared. Even if he doesn’t say anything, everyone knows that there is a high probability that he will go south and annex Jiangnan, the ambition of the Southern Han Dynasty .

On the other hand, the Qin army has continued to conquer in recent years. His lord, Shi Congyun, was born in the army and fought almost non-stop.

In the end, it was naturally Pan Mei's selfishness to continue the fight. The Xiaoxiang Army was the most familiar with the local conditions and the closest to the Southern Han Dynasty, so they must be the pioneers, and the opportunity to make contributions will follow.

All kinds of psychological history can be understood from Congyun. He does have the intention of going south, and he will never leave Jiangnan and the Southern Han to rule the country there and separate one side.

It’s just that after watching Pan Mei’s Shangshu, he really opened his eyes. He felt that the story of the Southern Han Dynasty was really exciting, and it was much better than many authors’ writing, and it deserved the word "outrageous".

Liu Sheng, the ruler of the Southern Han Dynasty, passed away five years ago. He was only 39 years old. He was posthumously named Emperor Wenwu Guangsheng Mingxiao, the temple name was Zhongzong, and the mausoleum was named Zhaoling.

Now the emperor of the Southern Han Dynasty is Liu Yan in his early twenties.

However, in the memorandum, Pan Mei was very disdainful of the Southern Han Kingdom, which occupied Guangdong, Guangxi and Vietnam to the south of him. There was a bit of contempt in her words, saying that the Southern Han Kingdom was stupid, with weak soldiers and poor people, and could be taken lightly.

It also described some customs and customs in the Southern Han Dynasty in detail, and the specific situation.

Pan Mei’s memoirs say that the Southern Han Dynasty and its superstitious belief in ghosts and gods, from the monarch to the common people of Li, no matter what they do, they must do divination, sacrifice, pray to ghosts and gods, and burn incense and worship Buddha.

There are Buddhist temples and Taoist temples all over the country. In some places, even if the people can't eat, they are still spending a lot of money and money to build temples for monks and Taoists.

Moreover, several generations of monarchs in the Southern Han Dynasty believed that the civil and military officials of the group were unreliable because they had families.

If you have a family, you will have selfishness, and if you have selfishness, you will be selfish in order to take care of your children and grandchildren. You cannot be loyal and selfless to the king, so you only trust eunuchs who are barren.

So after decades of tossing and tossing by several generations of Liu's royal family, in the Southern Han Dynasty, ministers do not manage affairs, and those who preside over political affairs are eunuchs who are neither male nor female and court ladies and female officials in the palace.

If ordinary people want to be reused, they must come from the palace to be promoted to the center.

As well as the Southern Han Dynasty, the main body is nothing but the land of Guangdong and Guangxi, with a small population and more than [-] eunuchs. Thinking about the Qin Dynasty, the land is vast and the population is large, and there are only more than a hundred eunuchs in the palace. Not as many as Nanhan.

Especially in Liu Yu's reign, this kind of atmosphere became more and more serious.

The government of the country has been completely controlled by eunuchs and court ladies. The king does not care about political affairs. If he wants to be reused and become an official, no matter civil or military, he must first be ruthless and give himself a knife.

Even now workers in charge of castration in the Southern Han Dynasty are in high demand. The employment prospects are very promising, and there is no pressure on employment.

Shi Congyun looked at these memorials and immediately became righteous, thinking that the people of the Southern Han Dynasty were really living in dire straits!My teacher of justice must go down the Xiangjiang River to help them!

In the Memorials, another description of the characteristics of the Southern Han Dynasty is that the king is superstitious about ghosts and gods, ignores political affairs, and idles around all day long.

The country's government was controlled by a few eunuchs named Gong Chengshu and Chen Yanshou, as well as Lu Qiongxian among the maids.

Shi Congyun was almost stunned when he saw it for the first time. The servant is a prime minister of the third rank, so can he be a court lady?I don't know whether to say that he can play or that he is stupid.

And the most outrageous thing is yet to come.

The most powerful person other than the emperor of the Southern Han Dynasty was not the prime minister or the privy envoy, but a witch named "Fan Huzi".

I heard that she did it in the middle school. After singing and dancing, she claimed to be the Jade Emperor's descendant. Then she said that the lord Liu Yu is the son of the Jade Emperor and is blessed by the God of Heaven. .

Liu Yan was very happy after hearing this, and actually believed it. On the one hand, he felt that the son of the Jade Emperor was invincible and blessed by God, so he became more arrogant and extravagant. If she is a guest, even let her take over the power.

When Shi Congyun saw this, he wondered if Liu Yan had mental problems?

Under such a court, ordinary people are naturally miserable.

Pan Mei also talked about a few specific things that the spies he sent had spied on the people of the Southern Han Dynasty.

One is that the local army of the Southern Han Dynasty owed a lot of wages, because the king did not pay attention to the army's food and wages at all, and the Central Plains fought endlessly, allowing the Southern Han Dynasty to take advantage of the chaos in the south to establish a country for 50 years, and basically had no time to pay attention to them. , causing the arrogance of the king and many ministers, thinking that the world is invincible, and there is no need to worry about the north, let alone army building.

Shi Congyun shook his head, even if you are closed, you can't be closed like this, don't you have any B number in your heart?Was it because they were powerful that the Southern Han Dynasty was able to establish a country?Certainly not, but the melee in the north, no one paid attention.

Even in the more remote Shu Kingdom, troops from the north invaded every ten or so years, while the Southern Han Dynasty was completely left alone.

Second, the large-scale construction of temples and Taoist temples in the Southern Han Dynasty was still prevalent. Hezhou spies alone discovered the large-scale construction of temples by local officials in Linhe, Guiling, Fengcheng, Fengyang, Fuchuan, Dangshan and other counties.

In fact, the Central Plains also experienced the flooding of Buddhist temples and Taoist temples, but it was rectified by the first emperor Guo Rong with iron and blood methods. But it's different, he didn't compromise, but was directly fooled by others.

The third is that in the area south of Hezhou in the Southern Han Dynasty, in order to exploit the people, there were actually two kinds of dou in the local area. The dou used by the government to collect taxes was bigger, and one dou was actually roughly equivalent to one dou and eight among the people!That is to say, the people pay almost double the tax.Otherwise, the ruler would not have the money to enjoy extravagant pleasures, travel around mountains and rivers, or build so many temples and Taoist temples.

Fourth, many leading generals in the Southern Han Dynasty were castrated eunuchs, and Pan Mei despised them very much.

After synthesizing the information, Pan Mei, who was stationed in Tanzhou, made his own judgment at the end of the memorial. He felt that the Southern Han Kingdom was far worse than the Shu Kingdom. It is also possible to organize some productive resistance and slow down the advance.

However, if the imperial court sent troops in the Southern Han Dynasty, [-]% of the people would not fight for the lord and could easily attack, so he explained the advantages and disadvantages, and stated the desirable principles of the Southern Han Dynasty to the emperor.

Shi Congyun also sighed after reading it. If what Pan Mei said is true, then this Southern Han Kingdom is really...he doesn't know how to describe it.

The country of magical realism?

Thinking about it, it still hurts. Fortunately, he traveled to Hou Zhou. If he went to the Southern Han Dynasty, he would have to choose between Qian Future and Dan Dan. He doesn't know the Sunflower Book, and he can't be the Invincible in the East.

He handed the memorial to Luqiu Zhongqing and Fan Zhi behind him to read, and then asked, "After reading it, tell me what you think."

Chapter 372, 996

"Officials, we can't say whether what Pan Mei said is true or not, but given their great ambitions, they definitely won't allow them to separate themselves there." Luqiu Zhongqing said as he walked slowly forward with him, half a step behind. .

"If the officials want to go south, I feel that preparations must be complete. It is best to call Cao Bin from Shu, Wang Huan from Jiangling, and Si Chao from Yangzhou to assist after Liu Renshan's navy is available.

Even if the Southern Han Dynasty is not something to be afraid of, it is a military matter after all, a place of death and life, and it must be taken seriously. It is best to be fully prepared. "

Shi Congyun heard that he didn't say anything, and then asked Fan Zhi: "What's Fan Gong's opinion?"

Fan Zhi thought about it, "The barbarians who don't respect the king are harmful to the nature and justice, and carelessly ignore human life. It is the blessing of the southern people to send troops to eliminate harm for the people.

But what Duke Luqiu said is very true, the so-called arrogant soldiers are bound to lose, although the officials have won so many battles one after another, it is the most dangerous to let go at this time.

If the soldiers are arrogant and lazy, they may underestimate the enemy and rush forward, and the officials may not pay as much attention to military affairs as before. All these are very dangerous. "

The old man chattered endlessly, without any intention of giving him the emperor's favor: "The old minister seems to have been a little bit indulgent recently, lingering in the harem, and many important political affairs have begun to be neglected. Home shouldn't be like this!"

Before Shi Congyun opened his mouth, Luqiu Zhongqing next to him couldn't listen anymore, his face changed slightly, and he said: "Fan Gong, the heart of an official is like a mirror, Wentao Wulue, where did the chaos come from and the country was destroyed? This is a serious statement." .”

"What's the point!" Unexpectedly, the old man didn't go down the donkey at all, and then said: "The embankment of a thousand miles was destroyed by an ant's nest. This is an act of chaos and subjugation. Don't you see that there are not enough lessons in history?

Officials indulge in the sensuality of the harem all day long and ignore government affairs. Is it necessary to be like the harem Zhuangzong? "

"That's not enough. How can Zhuangzong of the later Tang Dynasty compare with the officials!"

"Hmph, I think it's the same!"

Luqiu Zhongqing quickly changed the topic: "Now we are talking about the Southern Han Dynasty."

"I'm talking about the Southern Han Dynasty. If you don't sweep a house, how can you sweep the world? There are still things in your own country, how to conquer foreign countries, if the officials continue like this, in the opinion of veterans, sending troops to the south will definitely fail." The old man looked determined. .

Shi Congyun's face turned dark when he heard it, and he wanted to kick the old man off the city wall several times.

"Official, he's too confused..." Luqiu Zhongqing had no choice but to say so.

Shi Congyun waved his hand, and said displeasedly: "It's no wonder." Pointing to the old man's nose, he said loudly: "Have you seen him say anything nice? Did he say anything nice about that one!

He can't spit ivory out of his dog's mouth, I don't bother to pay attention to him, whatever he says, if I kill him when I'm old, I won't be angry if others say that I don't respect the old and love the young, whatever he says , you say, you continue to say, I see what flowers you can come up with! "

Fan Zhi didn't mean to admit his mistake, he still didn't say a word, with a sullen face.

Shi Congyun was so angry that he wanted to pull the old man down to beat a few big boards to let him know how powerful he was, but in the end he held back and rolled his eyes and said, "Fan Gong, I know that you worry about the country and the people, so don't worry about it later." Go back, go to the Chui Gong Hall to help Wang Pu take a look, and approve all the papers for today before leaving."

Then he left without looking back for the first time, feeling very proud, the old guy dares to provoke me, I will let you 996!Let you experience the joy of being a worker!

.......

When Shi Congyun returned to the Long Live Hall humming, Lin Shanggong had already prepared dinner for him in advance with the maids.

According to his regulations, the emperor's dinner is not too rich, but there are more than a dozen rich dishes on the table, but for Shi Congyun now, eating anything is not very interesting and boring.

During the meal, Shi Congyun reflected on Fan Zhi's nonsense a little bit, did he indulge in beauty and ignore state affairs?No, he came back for a few months, although he ran to the harem almost every day, he was still conscientious!

As for political affairs, he thought about it in his heart, and it seemed that he really didn't care about it before...

That can't be blamed on him, because the concubines in his harem are too beautiful, can people refuse that?Unless he's not a man...

He also said that he is Li Cunxu, is Li Cunxu as fierce as him?Can one count as a hundred!What nonsense, he was in Taiyuan back then, at the age of 15, he killed more than 100 people by himself!Does Li Cunxu have that ability?

.......

I thought a lot, but my mind became more and more chaotic, and I finally put down my job and beckoned to the eunuch: "Wei Min, go to the Chui Gong Palace and tell Fan Zhi to let him go back, be careful to die of exhaustion! "

"Promise!" Wei Min took the order, and even retreated out. After a while, Xiao Huanghua, wearing a lively light green dress, came out of the hall to pour wine for him.

After the meal, he originally planned to go to Mrs. Huarui's palace, but when he thought of the bad things that Fan Zhi made a fuss about today, he immediately changed his mind, and said to the sedan chair that came to pick him up: "Let's go to the Chuigong Palace today, and I will go to Wang Pu's place to see the memorial. , I haven't seen you for several days."

The eunuchs were a little surprised, they usually like to go to the various palaces in the harem after meals, but now they actually want to go to the Chui Gong Hall, but they dare not ask more questions, and respectfully obey, "Get up the sedan chair and set up the Chui Gong Hall."

.......

When they arrived at the Chuigong Hall, Wang Pu, Wei Renpu and others who were on duty were also very surprised. They even got up to greet them, but they didn't expect that Fan Zhi was there, and the old guy didn't leave.

After Shi Congyun entered, he looked around at the memorials piled up on several tables in the side hall, with candles next to them. Apart from a few prime ministers, many officials from the Political Affairs Hall were also there to review them.

Seeing him coming, Lian respectfully got up and saluted.

Shi Congyun nodded, cleared his throat and asked, "Is there anything important these days?"

"Officials, it's getting dark. Do you want to report to the court in the morning as usual?" Wei Renpu asked.

Shi Congyun shook his head, "Let's talk now, we all sit down and talk slowly."

Wang Pu got up: "Many are small and trivial matters, don't bother the saint, there are four major matters.

The first is Luoyang Chen Chengzhao’s Shangshu. He said that the Dongdu River canal transport repairs can be advanced. Most of the embankments were intact in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, but the siltation was serious. It does not take four or five years. It will roughly recover [-]% to [-]% by next year’s autumn harvest. "

"Good thing, you write him back on my behalf. As long as the water transport around Luoyang is dredged, I will remember his great contribution." Shi Congyun said directly and happily.

Wang Pu hesitated, and whispered: "Does the official family like Dongdu?"

Shi Congyun smiled, but did not answer, "Talk about the next thing."

Wang Pu nodded, no further questions, and continued to report:

"Secondly, General Murong Yanzhao came to report, saying that the Liao people in Guanbei sent someone to contact him.

He said that he hoped to send a mission, with about 60 people going to Daliang, and then he would send what the officials wanted. He only hoped that the two countries could stop their troops and benefit the people. "

Shi Congyun was taken aback for a moment, and immediately thought that they would not really send Xiao Chuo to him!Then you have to see it!Impatiently rubbing his hands together, he said, "Sure, let them come. Murong Yanzhao is in charge of sending people to monitor and escort them into Beijing."

Wei Renpu and others wrote down his instructions,

"Thirdly, Cao Bin on the other side of the Shu land has a bumper harvest this year, and the granaries are abundant. The reform has begun to bear fruit near Chengdu. Many people set up temples for the government to worship.

At the same time, the preparation, expansion, and training of the Jiannan Army are complete. If the officials need it, they can send troops from Shu to support the court at any time.

Guo Ting said that the general is already on the way after receiving the transfer order, and is expected to arrive in the capital around the Mid-Autumn Festival. "

Shi Congyun nodded, "Tell him that the Jiannan Army can be dispatched to the south and stationed near Kuizhou. In the future, they will practice fighting on the river and prepare some warships to fight down the river in the next few years." preparation."

Next to Wei Renpu and Fan Zhi, the two prime ministers took notes, and Wang Pu went on to say: "In the end, the rewards for the Imperial Army have basically ended, and the list of promotions has been changed. The Privy Council and the Ministry of War have sent them up. Do you want the officials to take a look? Where is there any inappropriate place?"

Shi Congyun nodded, and the officials next to him dragged a list of rosters on a wooden tray, and someone came over with a candle to illuminate him.

Shi Congyun took it over and began to look through it. On the roster were promoted military officers who had made great contributions in this war. Among them, Jing Si's name was very eye-catching because he was promoted so fast.

He checked it roughly, and there was nothing wrong. He didn't remember all the commanders and officials at the first level.

Then he nodded: "Let's do it. The rewards should be more grand. Together with civil and military, if you have any difficulties, go directly to Wang Sui Palace to report to me. This is a top priority for the country. There should be no delay. Those who have meritorious deeds need to be rewarded."

"Yes."

"In the future, if there are any major matters that are difficult to decide, go directly to the Long Live Hall to find me. When I am away, you can ask Lin Shanggong to find me. It's not like I can't get out of bed after I go to bed, and I won't be angry. I don't know you guys. Who do you think I am?" Shi Congyun said.

Everyone was skeptical and watched him take half a step back, then nodded.

Who the hell, it seems like he's the kind of guy who can't get up when he's in a woman's bed!Has he become such an image in the hearts of the courtiers?Shi Congyun was incredible.

........

Compared with the prosperous and orderly Jiangbei, Jiangnan is much more chaotic.

The new king succeeded to the throne, moved the capital back to Jinling, Jiang Fang's heavy responsibility and many other problems made the newly enthroned king Li Yu breathless.

The Yangtze River is flowing, the autumn waves reflect the sun, sparkling, and there are constant ships on the river. The situation on the other side of the river is completely invisible from the shore, but it is different in Wangjiang Tower.

Wangjiang Tower is built on the cliff in the northwest of Qilizhou. .

But they are not the only ones who think this way. To the north of the river, you can vaguely see scattered figures, banners, and bullying tents. It is the riverside camp set up by Zhou Jun over there.

Every time they see this, the people on the south bank of the river can't help but think, those masters of tigers and wolves, men of hundreds of battles, vicious men who fought in the south and the north, are staring at them day and night in this narrow mouth across the river, hating them. Can't kill Jiang Lai...

Li Yu was dressed in a yellow robe and a jade crown on his head. He was spotless, luxurious and upright. He was dressed like a king, but he had big bags under his eyes and was a little haggard.

Standing on the side of the building, holding the railing and overlooking the river, honor is honor, but it lacks the domineering spirit of the lord of a country. There is a lot of loneliness and fear in his expression, and it is difficult to move his eyes from the north for a long time.

There were quite a few people behind him, and the entire top floor of Wangjiang Tower was packed.