Zhen Guo Princess GL

Khitan has been in rebellion since November last year. Chieftain Sun Wanrong and Governor of Songmo Li Jinzhong gathered troops and killed the governor of Yingzhou. Before the trip, they arrived at the frontier fortress in February. The Khitan people held hundreds of Tang prisoners in the prison of Yingying. The army said that all the soldiers of the army were ready to move. When they arrived in the Yellow Roe Valley, they saw that the Khitan sent them all were old, young, sick and disabled, and there were old cows and thin horses abandoned on the road. They believed in the situation in the city as mentioned above. , so Qingqi marched forward, vying for military exploits, but fell into Khitan's plan, and the front army was defeated. Later, Khitan took the front army's seal, lied to the front army's victory, and ordered the rear army to move forward quickly, fearing that the rear army would not be able to grab it. To credit, day and night, soldiers and horses are exhausted, in an ambush, the whole army is gone.Tubo didn’t know if they had heard the news. Since last year, they have invaded our Anxi repeatedly. At the beginning, our army defended well, but failed. Tubo turned to invade Liangzhou, and defeated our defenders in Dadouba Valley, and arrived at Liangzhou City. Foreign captives plundered scholars and people.

I haven't heard such a military newspaper for a long time.Since Dugu introduced the policy of securing the frontier and the restoration of the four towns of Anxi, the frontier has been stabilized for a long time, and the military intelligence department has been established for some years. Although this department is presided over by Wu Youji, the king of Qiancheng County, and the staff is selected by Xia Guan. However, because I was the one who advocated and many novel regulations came from me, there are also quite a few scholars who have made good friends with me-Zheng Yuanyi, the son of Zheng Bozhi's family, is one of them-but from them Most of what they got there was peace news, and the two defeats came really suddenly.

The matter has come to this point, there must be a court discussion, before my mother, in the name of appreciating the spring, I invite Dugu Shao, Cui Mingde, Luo Fengchun, Cui Xiu, Zheng Yuanyi to discuss with the mansion, about this afternoon, before they come However, it was first reported at the door that Liu Houde came to see him.

Liu Langzhong didn't look like a family member in the past, but now he looks more like a thorough businessman. Not only does he dress richly, he walks in a manner, and he has long lost the arrogance of a scholar. Smiling even more when speaking.But other people, such as Feng Yongchang, always feel a little flattering when they smile, but his smile is very natural and decent, he leans down slowly, salutes lightly, neither humble nor overbearing, chats with me a few words, shows a little bit of courtesy, and then goes straight to me. Topic: "In previous years, the barbarians made rebellions, mostly in February and March, when the ice and snow melted and the food reserves were exhausted, or in summer and autumn, when my people had finished harvesting and had enough food and grass. There was chaos in January, the weather was unfavorable, the people were hungry and cold, and the servants thought there must be something wrong with it, so they wrote to the shopkeeper of Dongsi and asked them to inquire about it, and I got a reply yesterday." While speaking, he took out a letter and presented it. It was in my hand——the smile on his face completely disappeared at this moment, which made me unconsciously speed up my movements, open the letter, and browse quickly.

The words and sentences in the letter are very simple, and there are many typos. You can tell at a glance that it was written by a Hu people, and the content is not much. There are two things in total: the governor of Yingzhou is persecuting the Khitan people, treating the chiefs as slaves, and the chiefs have been dissatisfied for a long time This year coincides with a year of famine, when the scholars and the people are starving, but the government still donates a lot, and in order to please the boss, please use ginseng, bear bile, etc. Loyal, disobedient for a long time, affiliated for many years, familiar with the situation in the city, Li Jinzhong is the governor of Songmo, with the highest prestige, so he instigated the eight Khitan tribes to cause chaos; the businessmen who came and went mentioned this to the officials they met I don't know if the official is from the Military Intelligence Department, but this matter has been widely spread in the eastern market. If the military intelligence department's East Division envoy patrols to the state, it should be easy to find out the news.

I read the letter twice before looking up at Liu Houde: "This matter has been widely spread in the eastern market. Hu people and traders all know the news, so it is common for them to bully the people?"

Liu Houde nodded lightly: "One is not of my race, and has fought with our army for many years. The heart of a scholar is always on guard. The second is that the imperial court emphasizes military merits. The generals may not have the intention of supporting the bandits to respect themselves and forcing them to rebel. , Three things...the officials and the people are different, and the Hu people are more slaves, maidservants, and low-class people, so they can't be educated."

He said it very cryptically, but I knew what he meant.Nowadays, there is a big difference between the officials and the people, the scholars are powerful, and there are many people who treat the head of Guizhou as nothing, and the Hu people are inferior to the people in the Central Plains. It is normal for these things to happen in the wild frontiers - but this Once a mutiny was forced, but the court unfortunately failed to suppress it.

Liu Houde is a shrewd person, so he came here to talk about this matter, and he must have something to ask for. I thought about it calmly for a moment, and decided not to say too much, and kicked the ball to him first: "Mr. Liu thinks, who is to blame for this matter?" ?”

At this time, Liu Houde became more cautious: "Sun Wanrong and Li Jinzhong rebelled, and of course they are the culprits. If what is said in the letter is true, the governor of Yingzhou is also responsible for his misconduct - but he is dead, and this matter is not It’s easy to talk.” Shut up and look at me, as if to explore my attitude, I looked at him with a smile, picked up the teacup, sipped the peach blossom milk tea newly prepared by A Huan, without saying a word.

Liu Houde smiled: "Although the Military Information Department was established for military intelligence and intelligence, it has only been established for a few years, and the cost is not sufficient. The map of the whole world has not yet been completed. It has not been fully laid, and the imperial court has always paid more attention to the west and north ends. The east side was neglected for a while, and it was not taken into account. It would be nice to collect more timely and be more sensitive in screening."

He is telling the truth, although the courtiers are all arrogant and arrogant, and disdain to talk about business affairs, but in fact every expenditure in the court is supported by money: the agricultural books compiled by the mother, medical books, The collection of military books, ancient and modern books, the new frontier army, the new frontier town, and the ones I advocate, military studies, military intelligence department, and maps.

Although the current imperial court does not have the concept of budget and final accounts, it has followed many similar concepts in its operations. Except for the important government offices, all the ministries, what duties they perform, what tasks they do, and what benefits they can bring. How much it will cost is all under the consideration of the prime ministers.Although the Military Intelligence Department is of great benefit, it is still a bureaucracy with no immediate benefits. It is important, but not immediately important—that’s why my mother presides over it with Wu You—so it doesn’t get much support. , everything is generally just step by step.

But I didn't expect Liu Houde to understand this. After all, the Fengtian Bureau is already in my pocket, and the Military Intelligence Department may not be able to fall into my hands. However, in the future, it will not be limited to these three, the duties of the Military Intelligence Division have already been defined, although there is a lot to do, but there are also many constraints."

Liu Houde said with a smile: "It's not that I'm plotting against the Military Intelligence Department, but I just think that the Military Intelligence Department is the right way for the court to monitor all sides and report to the prime minister. There are many involved in it, which will delay the transmission, and it is easy to have omissions and concealment. In addition to the Military Intelligence Department, set up another department, which is trusted by His Majesty, and the people and geography of Liuhe are rumored to go directly to heaven without being in power? In this way, the two departments can monitor each other, and can also make up for the gaps in the governance of the left and right."

I tightened the hand holding the cup slightly, resisting the urge to agree to him.

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