Hearing the word "Liaoxi", Liu Ziqiu's expression narrowed. In history, it was precisely because of Yang Guang's three conquests in Goryeo that caused countless casualties among the people, which led to the complete destruction of the huge empire of the Sui Dynasty. Hearing the urgent situation in Liaoxi,
Liu Ziqiu couldn't sit still anymore, and immediately stood up and said: "Master Daoxin, there is something going on in the court, I just don't go there!"
Daoxin returned the gesture and said, "Your Majesty's state affairs are of the utmost importance, and a poor monk would not dare to retain you."
As the group left the Shaolin Temple, Liu Ziqiu waved his hand: "Bring the horses!"
They all came in carriages and took their time. It was just Liu Ziqiu deliberately delaying time. Now that such a big thing happened in the court, how could he still stay? These accompanying guards, both men and women, were all highly skilled knights.
Even Yu Shinan, an old man, can ride a horse.
Hearing about horseback riding, the little guy Liu Sigen was also very excited. He ran straight to his pony, but Tuoba Qianyu grabbed him and put him on his horse: "Don't mess around at all, just follow my aunt."
Everyone got on their horses, but Xie Muyu looked embarrassed: "Husband, I don't know how to ride a horse."
Liu Ziqiu reached out and gently hugged her, asked her to sit behind him, and said in a deep voice: "Hold her tight."
Tuoba Qianyu pouted: "If I had known, I would have said I wouldn't be able to ride a horse."
Gao Xiuer laughed and scolded: "You can only lie to ghosts."
During the past six months of traveling abroad, the relationship between the family has gradually become closer. Although Liu Ziqiu's face was sullen and the atmosphere was a bit tense, he still couldn't hide the warmth.
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With the sound of horse hooves and billowing smoke, hundreds of horsemen swept past, and soon left the Shaolin Temple far behind. Luoyang is the eastern capital and is heavily guarded, and horses are prohibited in the city. However, a quarter of an hour ago, it was already
A guard rushed back to deliver the message. Now, the road from the south gate of Luoyang to the imperial palace has been under martial law. The street is lined with warriors wearing armor, and no one is allowed to pass.
Under normal circumstances, Liu Ziqiu was very opposed to such actions that disturbed the people, but in order to rush back to the palace earlier, he could only aggrieve the people in the city. This kind of thing was very rare, and the people were quite curious.
Everyone was looking up, talking, and making various speculations. However, intimidated by the majesty of the warriors on both sides, no one dared to crowd or push around, so the order was pretty good.
Not long after, a group of knights appeared at the south gate of Luoyang Waiguo, whizzed past them, and soon disappeared. The martial law was lifted, and the streets returned to busy traffic and a lively scene. Only some older people
He secretly muttered: "I haven't seen such movement in many years. Something big must happen. I have food at home, so I don't feel panic. It's time to buy more rice and noodles."
Liu Ziqiu did not expect that just to save some time, he actually caused a small fluctuation in the price of food in Luoyang City.
Of course, the amplitude of this fluctuation was not large. Officials from the Ministry of Revenue responsible for monitoring market dynamics quickly discovered the situation and promptly mobilized a batch of grain to be put into the market, quickly calming down the storm. This was also the benefit brought by Liu Ziqiu's insistence on delegating power.
In the past, when encountering this kind of thing, it was necessary to report it to each level, and only after the emperor deliberated and issued an edict, measures could be taken. However, this has delayed the best time to deal with the problem. Now Liu Ziqiu has decentralized a large number of powers, and at a certain time
Within the scope, officials from the Ministry of Revenue can directly use warehousing to stabilize the market, which indirectly stabilizes public sentiment.
Outside the palace gate, Wei Zheng and Li Jing were already waiting there with a group of civil and military personnel. Before Liu Ziqiu could jump off his horse, everyone saluted together: "I will bow to your Majesty!"
The Han Dynasty has abolished the kowtow ceremony, but these officials still deeply owe themselves to show their respect for Liu Ziqiu. Wei Zheng even choked with sobs: "Your Majesty, you are finally back!"
Liu Ziqiu put Xie Muyu down first, then jumped down, cupped his hands, and said: "Let's go into the palace to talk."
Liu Ziqiu didn't like the complicated etiquette in the palace. He behaved very casually whether facing his family or subordinates. He almost held Wei Zheng's hand and walked inside. After half a year of not seeing each other, Wei Zheng seemed much older. Indeed, Liu Ziqiu
The pressure of leaving the entire country to him can be imagined. In the past, he would think a lot about national affairs, but the final decisions were made by Liu Ziqiu, and there was not much psychological burden. Nowadays, almost every decree
It was passed down through his hands. This feeling was completely different. He really had the idea that he was walking on thin ice every day.
"Your Majesty, it will be good if you come back. These are the records of the affairs handled by me in the past six months. Please review them." After entering the hall, Wei Zheng pointed to the thick stack of volumes next to the dragon case.
They all seemed much more relaxed, like a heavy burden had been lifted off.
"Mr. Wei is doing something. Don't worry, I don't need to read it. Come, please put all these volumes into Chongwen Hall and file them for future reference." Liu Ziqiu waved his hand and asked the chamberlain to move these volumes away without turning them over at all.
After a while, he just regained his composure and asked, "Tell me, what's going on in Liaoxi?"
Li Jing was in charge of the military aspect. When he heard Liu Ziqiu's question, he quickly bowed and said: "Your Majesty, Goryeo invaded our western Liaoning Province, broke through Huaiyuan Town, and killed more than 3,000 of our border guards. This matter is so important that I dare not take charge of it myself.
, the special envoy will report to His Majesty."
Liu Ziqiu nodded and asked: "Where is the Goryeo traitor now?"
Li Jing said: "The Goryeo army is entrenched in Huaiyuan and seems to have the intention of attacking Yancheng. If Yancheng is defeated, the entire western Liaoning will fall and the eastern Liaoning will be left alone. Seeing that the situation is critical, I have made my own decision and transferred General Weichi to lead two troops.
A team of 10,000 people went to the rescue."
Reinforcement of troops is like putting out fires. If Liu Ziqiu had to wait for Liu Ziqiu to return to Luoyang before making decisions, I am afraid that the situation would have been out of control. Although Liu Ziqiu has always had strict control over military power, it also depends on the specific situation. Therefore, Liu Ziqiu not only did not respond to Li Jing's actions,
He scolded, and nodded slightly: "Brother did a good job." Then he said: "Bring me the map of western Liaoning."
Li Jing knew Liu Ziqiu's habits and was well prepared. He waved to the outside of the palace, and several guards strode in, carrying a large sand table and a map.
In the Han army, sand tables have long been popularized, but they are only limited to some currently explored areas. For situations like this involving foreign countries, ordinary maps need to be supplemented. From this point of view, it also shows that Li Jing considered the problem quite carefully.
Thoughtful and meticulous.
The sand table only showed the topography of the three counties in western Liaoning, the cities and the deployment of the Han army, but the scope on the map was much larger. Liu Ziqiu did not pay too much attention to the sand table, but stared at the map and thought deeply for a long time.
Liaoxi Road is the northeasternmost territory of the Han Dynasty, and is adjacent to Hebei Road to the southwest. In the west and north of Liaoxi Road, there are nomadic tribes' territories.
The west side belongs to the Xi tribe, and the north side belongs to the Khitan tribe. Their respective spheres of influence are clearly marked on the map, which shows that the Ministry of War has done some work in advance. To the west of the Khitan tribe, there is also a piece of grassland occupied by the Lin tribe.
Similar to the Khitan. These three nomadic tribes were not very strong. Even the Khitan, which had conquered the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun in future history, had only just emerged at this time.
These three ethnic groups are all vassals of the Han Dynasty. Now, under the pressure of Liu Ziqiu, the Han Dynasty has been divided into two, and its strength is not as good as before. These three ethnic groups have gradually gotten rid of the control of the Han Dynasty, and they are faintly about to
The taste of rising.
To the south of the Liaoxi Road is the sea, and Liu Ziqiu knew that it was the Liaodong Bay in later generations. To the east of the Liaoxi Road and the Khitan territory was the territory of the Koryo Kingdom. In fact, the Koryo Kingdom was not the later North Korea, but a country in Northeast China called Goguryeo.
A country established by the ethnic groups. But later, with the help of the Tang Dynasty, they successively captured the two countries of Silla and Baekje on the Korean Peninsula, unified the Korean Peninsula, and then became the rulers there.
It can be seen from the map that Goryeo at this time crossed both sides of the Yalu River, and the southernmost one reached Seoul. This Seoul was not that Seoul, but a small city a hundred miles south of Pyongyang. Further south, there were Silla and Baekje
sphere of influence.
In the north of Khitan, Li and Goryeo, there are two other powerful nomads, Shiwei and Mohe. Each of these two nomads controls a sphere of influence that is almost equivalent to the three counties of Liaoxi, Li, Xi, and Khitan.
The sum of Goryeo, Silla and Baekje. Of course, this scale is still very small compared to the Han Dynasty. Today, the Han Dynasty has even placed Mobei and the Western Regions under its control.
After a while, Liu Ziqiu pointed at the map and asked, "What is the attitude of these nomads?"
Liu Yu cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, it was Korea that invaded western Liaoning. What does it have to do with these nomadic peoples?"
When they were in Hexi, Liu Sui and Jiang Yu joined the army. Although they were not well-known in the army, they were one of the earliest veterans to support Liu Ziqiu. Now that Liu Ziqiu is firmly in the country, he and he have not been treated badly.
Jiang Yu and the two of them were given the sinecure position of senior counselor, with the rank of third grade. Since he had helped Liu Ziqiu make suggestions for a long time, Liu Yu was very familiar with some of Liu Ziqiu's methods and strategies. In the past battles, Liu Ziqiu had the aura of giving up to others and messing with anyone.
He would hit anyone without looking at the faces of the people around him. Now facing a small Goryeo, Liu Ziqiu was so cautious, which made Liu Yu very puzzled.
Liu Ziqiu knew, however, that if he had not traveled through time and spread the people according to the original history, Yang Guang's million-strong army would have collapsed under Pyongyang City. How could he be careless? He glanced at the civil and military personnel. Liu Ziqiu said slowly: "
Don't underestimate those nomads. If my army is victorious, they may just herd horses and herd sheep. If my army fails once, they will definitely take advantage of it!"
Speaking of this, Liu Ziqiu tapped on the map with his hand: "The three counties in western Liaoning are in a narrow terrain. If these nomadic people have malicious intentions, they can cut off the retreat or supplies of our army with just a few clicks! The land of life and death must be left alone.