Three thousand miles in exile

At the southernmost tip of Qiyun Mountain is Hengshan Ridge, which is the only way for the Central Plains to enter the northern border.

After seizing a large area of ​​land south of Huangchuan, Liu Zhan immediately ordered to set up a pass in Hengshanling.

Over the Hengshan Mountains, there are two plains in the north and south of the Huangchuan River Basin. The fertile soil of the Cangxia Plain to the north of Huangchuan is the most extensive.

The small plains and hills to the south of Huangchuan River have been divided and ruled by the two cities of Daizhou and Ruichang since ancient times, so there is no unified name, and they are distinguished by the place names of the two cities.

After taking Daizhou and Ruichang, Song Fenglin immediately sent officials to take over the two cities. All the old and small officials were dismissed. After the new officials took office, they immediately implemented the Han system to restore people's livelihood.

In autumn, there are no traces of post-war in the north of Huangchuan.

The imperial garden is full of autumn colors.

Last year, Liu Zhan ordered people to plant hibiscus flowers, and now they are in full bloom, and the tree-lined path is covered with maple leaves that are half red but not yellow.

Song Fenglin likes to paint, so Liu Zhan planted flowers and trees in different seasons in the imperial garden, so that there are flowers all year round without being lonely.

"My uncle sent a letter, and Pei Gongli urged Liang Tianzi to make a northern expedition. Liang Tianzi has already opened the Jinkou, but the Ministry of War and Household Affairs is standing still. It is not known whether the Northern Expedition will be possible."

Liu Zhan and Song Fenglin walked along the winding path, fending off the palace guards and walking freely.

"Pei Gongli has strategies, but he has short-sightedness." Song Fenglin took off a hibiscus and held it in his hand, his eyes were full of cold frost.

"He gave Liang Tianzi the strategy of the Northern Expedition to crown the king, which caused the Qing army to lose Yumen Pass. Now Yongzhou is slaughtered and Xining is besieged. If Hanzhong is lost, Pei Gongli will be a sinner."

The Northern Expedition to crown the king seems to have given Liang Tianzi a step, but in fact it is the next step.

"Queen, if it were you, how would you solve Liang Tianzi's ugly situation?" Liu Zhan stood in front of the hibiscus tree with his hands behind his back and a smile in his eyes.

Song Fenglin turned the hibiscus flower in his hand. "Blocking commercial routes, prohibiting caravans under the jurisdiction of San Francisco from traveling to and from the Central Plains, and prohibiting civilians from doing business with San Francisco. If found, they will be killed."

Liu Zhan was stunned.

Leaving aside the mighty Han Kingdom, Hanzhong, which is strong outside but strong in the middle, will certainly not be able to last for a few months, and there are also coastal areas that are very dependent on the inland, King Qing and King Nan will be tossed to death.

"This policy must be implemented by the imperial court, and local aristocratic families cannot be allowed to continue to do business with San Francisco in violation of their private interests." Song Fenglin even considered how to implement it.

At this time, Liu Zhan felt the fear of Mr. Song when he changed his mind.

You must know that Liu Ji Commercial Bank earned so much money by doing business with the Central Plains, and supported Qi Yunjun back then.

What if the imperial court used this strategy to deal with the Liu Ji firm back then?

Liu Zhan circled Mr. Song. "Fortunately, the king is fast enough to let you run away."

Song Fenglin let Liu Zhan surround him, looked up at the layers of red leaves, and murmured. "Where can I go?"

In Song's situation back then, where else could he go?It wasn't that they met the Liu family, their father and son had no choice but to die.

"Don't talk about this." Liu Zhan kissed him close to him, and the kiss made Song Fenglin forget the topic just now.

The path is quiet and breezy.

"I see that Qing's army can't hold on for long. Now that King Qing has become a king, he will abandon the soldiers' roots." Liu Zhan hooked Song Fenglin's shoulder and continued to walk slowly.

Song Fenglin was still holding the hibiscus flower. "If the Qing army loses again, they can only retreat to Gaozhou."

Gaozhou is adjacent to Cenzhou, separated by Taoshui River and Taohe Pass. It is the easternmost city in Hanzhong that cannot be retreated.

In fact, Peizhou is the closest to Xining, but Peizhou is not a feudal town of King Qing, and King Qing has no right to settle there.

"The king is waiting for him to retreat to Gaozhou." Liu Zhan's eyes were beating with excitement.

He was waiting for King Qing to retreat, and he was also waiting for an opportunity.

Song Fenglin understood in seconds what Liu Zhan was looking forward to. He was waiting for an opportunity for the Han army to go south.

The pace of Hanwang will not stop at the unification of northern Xinjiang.

This year the number of the Han army has exceeded 50, and it will surely approach 60 next year. Liu Zhan's raising such a huge army is naturally not for fun.

After autumn, the fat sparrows danced on the branches, and the maple trees swayed softly in the wind. Liu Zhan hugged Song Fenglin's shoulders, and the two stopped and walked.

"A few days ago, Cong'er and Cao Xing won the top three in the camp competition. I intend to let them practice in the army."

Song Fenglin was not surprised at all. "Which barracks are you going to arrange for?"

Today, the Han army is divided into border guards, central camps, and local guards. The central camp is the elite that will follow Liu Zhan to conquer the world in the future, and the border guards are the permanent troops in each city.

As for the local garrison, there is no internal trouble in Han now, and this small army is no different from government servants on weekdays, often assisting the government with affairs.

"Arrange them to Songliao Pass and let Zheng Fengtian take them with them." Liu Zhan brushed aside a bunch of drooping branches. "Optics don't need fake tricks, let them go to the front line to see blood."

Recently, the Yan people have been frequently active in the Zhaodong Plain, and from time to time they come to harass the villages in the Maizi'ao hills. Songliao Pass faces the Zhaodong Plain, and sometimes the Yan people will send troops to drive them away when they make a fuss.

In autumn, the concubine concubine was pregnant again, and Liu Mingcong would soon be the father of two children, so it was time for him to be released to practice, so that he could learn responsibility and responsibility.

The two walked forward for a while before they heard laughter from the other side of the pond.

Today is the [-]th birthday of the Empress Dowager, there is a garden party in the imperial garden during the day, and a family banquet is held in the evening, and relatives of the Liu clan are invited to the palace to congratulate them.

Since becoming the honorable queen mother, the old lady's body has become stronger and stronger.

At this time, the grandchildren and great-grandchildren were surrounded by the Queen Mother on a cruise ship in the pond, and the Queen Mother hugged the youngest grandson tightly, for fear that this little fat man would get close to the railing of the cruise ship.

Among the clan guests was Liu Xueli's wife, who did not take him into the palace because Liu Xueli was paralyzed in bed.

After this ordeal, Liu Xueli no longer had the arrogance and arrogance he used to know, and he couldn't make a fuss anymore.

"I have met the Queen of Han." The relatives and relatives saluted one after another.

"Today's family banquet, you can do whatever you want." Liu Zhan waved his hand and took Song Fenglin to the side to sit down.

There are no concubines in the harem of the Han king's palace.

On weekdays, the royal palace is a harmonious family, and now it is hoped that the concubine will give birth to a little grandson or princess safely, which will add some excitement to the harem.

Contrary to the prosperous scenes of singing and dancing in northern Xinjiang, Hanzhong is experiencing the darkest year.

In late September, the Qing army broke through, and King Qing abandoned Xining City and fled to Gaozhou with his family and treasures.

Instead of sending troops to pursue, the King of Xirong led his troops into Xining City to burn, kill and loot. Three days later, the King of Xirong ordered the massacre of the city!

Millions of people who did not have time to escape were killed, and the whole of Xining was like a purgatory.

First, Yongzhou was slaughtered, and now Xining County was also slaughtered. The news spread back to the Central Plains, and there was a moment of shock.

Liang Tianzi only felt that he had a splitting headache. Recently, he had a headache whenever he went to court, and the only way to relieve it was to go back to the harem and lie in the arms of the beauty.

The imperial hospital prescribed many prescriptions, but Liang Tianzi didn't have much effect after using them, and his temper became more and more irritable as time went by.

"Shut up!!" He stopped the arguing officials, and Liang Tianzi glanced at the faces that disgusted him.

"What I want is a coping strategy! I'm not here to listen to your quarrel! If you can't speak up, get out of here!"

For a moment, the hall was so quiet that a needle could be heard.

After a long time, a minister stood up. "I implore Your Majesty to send troops to Hanzhong! The emperor has always been unable to lose Hanzhong, otherwise the Central Plains will open up and the imperial capital will be in jeopardy."

That minister is Lu Lingyuan.

Liang Tianzi's gloomy gaze flicked across his face. "Shangshu of the Ministry of War, Minister of the Ministry of Households, come and answer Mr. Lu."

A few days ago, Emperor Liang ordered the conscripts for the Northern Expedition, but the Ministry of War and Household Affairs refused for many reasons. So far, there is no sign of the Northern Expedition army.

This matter caused Liang Tianzi to become the laughing stock of the people in the imperial capital. The majestic emperor of a country couldn't even call the ministers.

Now that Hanzhong is in an emergency, Liang Tianzi clicked on the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Accounts and replied that he was also mocking the two.

The Minister of the Ministry of War and the Minister of the Ministry of Households were silent.

Pei Gongli went out. "Reporting to Your Majesty, the Minister of the Ministry of War and the Minister of the Ministry of Households of the enemy cannot share His Majesty's worries. It is better to replace them with capable people. We have no shortage of loyal people in Daliang."

This is clearly scolding the two for being incapable and not loyal to the emperor.

"Pei Shinong!" Hubu Shangshu gritted his teeth. "The taxes collected from various places this year are not enough for the palace, and the annual regulations of the ministers have not yet been settled. Let me tell you how to arrange the army for the Northern Expedition!"

"That's your responsibility. As the secretary of the household department, you still need my official to teach you about money and food?" Pei Gongli had never lost a battle with words.

Seeing that they were about to quarrel again.

The situation in Hanzhong has taken a turn for the worse, and the Daliang court still has not made a definite decision. If this continues, Hanzhong will be lost sooner or later.

"Your Majesty, I have a plan." In the end, Zhao Jizhang couldn't stand it anymore and took the initiative to stand up.

"You can send [-] troops to Peizhou first to defend Peizhou to prevent the Xirong from breaking through Hanzhong and going south. The generals will be appointed by the imperial court and will not be merged into the Qing army. This will also prevent the Qing army from becoming large." Zhao Jizhang put forward countermeasures in his mind in the early court.

"In addition, military pay can be collected locally in the state capital near Peizhou, which can also prevent the Ministry of Households from failing to distribute food and grass."

It's a viable approach, and it's better than daily arguments.

The military salary of 10 people is estimated by Zhao Jizhang, and the state capital near Peizhou should be able to afford it.

There was a lot of discussion in the hall, but there was no quarrel like usual.

"What do you think?" Liang Tianzi felt that it was feasible, but he had to show an attitude of accepting advice, but in fact he didn't want to entangle this matter any more.

The ministers of the well-known Zhao family will give some thin noodles, and this strategy is indeed feasible.

"Report to Your Majesty, this strategy is feasible." In the end, several confidant ministers of the Feng family, Lin family, and Zhen family expressed their views, and the rest of the officials also agreed.

Tianzi Liang heaved a sigh of relief, and felt that his headache was relieved a lot. "The Ministry of War has started conscription, and ordered the army to set off as soon as possible."

As for the candidate for the general, Liang Tianzi naturally would not allow someone with a foreign surname to take the military power, and he had already decided in his heart that the Fang family clan would be the general.

After the court, Pei Gongli chased after him. "Your Majesty! Mr. Zhao is Liu Zhan's own uncle, and his plan is to relieve the siege of Northern Xinjiang! Please Your Majesty..."

"Enough!" Liang Tianzi was very impatient. "Master Pei can also ask the Ministry of War to recruit troops. As for the food and grass for the Northern Expedition, you can find a way locally."

Zhao Jizhang's strategy was immediately learned by Liang Tianzi.

Seeing Pei Gongli choking, Liang Tianzi's eyes were full of refreshment.

Suddenly he understood why everything went wrong after he ascended the throne?It is too much to give these people face!

He is the Son of Heaven, he can come sideways from the very beginning!

Liang Tianzi snorted coldly, turned and left.

Through this incident, Liang Tianzi saw Zhao's connections in the capital. Because Zhao's several generations of Qingliu had a good reputation, all major families were willing to sell Zhao's thin noodles. Zhao Jizhang was a person who could reconcile all the families.

After the court, Zhao Jizhang was summoned by Emperor Liang to talk in the imperial study, and the monarch and his ministers talked for a whole hour.

On the same day, there were rumors that Emperor Liang wanted to entrust Zhao Jizhang as Da Situ to assist in state affairs.

Da Situ is not as powerful as a prime minister, but without a prime minister, Da Situ is already an extremely powerful minister.

Prior to this, Pei Gongli was the popular candidate for Prime Minister and Situ.

He is loved by Emperor Liang, has high ability to handle affairs, and is even more ingenious. Since the establishment of the country in Daliang, the impoverished family forces represented by Pei Gongli have repeatedly recommended him, but in the end he was rejected by the family forces.

Unexpectedly, this position fell to Mrs. Zhao in the end.

In the winter of the third year of Daliang Shengping, Emperor Liang decreed to formally enshrine Zhao Jizhang as the Great Situ to assist the emperor in supervising state affairs.

At that time, northern Xinjiang had already been covered with snow and snow for thousands of miles, and it was a vast expanse.

"Haha, I didn't expect my uncle to have such a fate." Liu Zhan laughed out loud when he saw the letter from the capital. "Pei Gongli's teeth are itching with hatred."

"I have to tell Zhao Situ to be careful about Peigong leaving this person." Song Fenglin said.

There was a kang burning in the warm pavilion, and Liu Zhan was sitting on the window sill reading the letter, and his eyes were beaming because he was in a good mood and talking.

"My uncle's personality is exactly the same as my grandfather's, so he doesn't bother to play villains behind his back. Pei Gongli has a perverted and treacherous personality, and my uncle must be aware of it."

Song Fenglin nodded while holding the stove.

Liu Zhan opened the window a little, and snowflakes rushed in through the gap, dispelling the slightly dry air in the warm pavilion.

"Say that Emperor Liang is stupid, but he's quite accurate in choosing candidates this time." Liu Zhan sneered.

The snow had been falling for several days, and the eloquence did not stop. Song Fenglin was fascinated by the snow outside the gap, chatting with Liu Zhan occasionally.

"Daliang's imperial family is decayed and heterogeneous, and every time a government order is implemented, they will quarrel endlessly, so that Emperor Liang has not made any achievements after he has been on the throne for three years." Song Fenglin said lightly.

Liu Zhan squeezed his hand and played with it. "Chu □ killed the Quartet and won 53 years of national fortune for Da Chu. How many years do you think this big beam will last?"

"Daliang's national fortune depends on whether Hanzhong can hold it." Song Fenglin looked far away.

"It's still my daughter-in-law who can understand." Liu Zhan smiled.

Zhao Jizhang's strategy was very correct. He sent troops to defend Peizhou. As long as he stopped Xirong from going south, he could keep Daliang.

Liang Tianzi chose the right person, at least give him two more years of national luck.

"It's not easy to be a Situ in Daliang, and it's unpredictable that my uncle will come forward this time." Song Fenglin had already seen through the imperial capital and those aristocratic families.

The water in Dijing is too deep.

The honorable clan, the old ministers of the former dynasty, the founding heroes, the power of the humble family, and the remnant party of the emperor's teacher, all of them are intriguing and difficult to reconcile.

This time Zhao Jizhang was appointed as the Great Situ, which seemed to be the rise of the former emperor's party, but in fact, Emperor Liang used him as a shield to deal with the courtiers, and with other forces hindering him, it was extremely difficult to be the Great Situ of Daliang.

It also began with the fall of Xining, and since then the entire Hanzhong has fallen into war.

Xirong successively conquered Yumen Pass, Yongzhou, Xining, Liangzhou, Youzhou, Yuxian County, and Fufeng County. Every time they passed through a place, they implemented the "three-all" policy, looting, killing, and burning.

The whole Hanzhong was corrupted like a purgatory on earth.

King Qing led the Qing army to hide in Gaozhou, and the Liang army stationed in Peizhou, watching Hanzhong fall.

Liang Tianzi still invites the harem to sing and sing every night.

Zhao Jizhang could not save such a girder.