Traitors of the Manchu dynasty, why do you make me an emperor through the ages Chapter 155: Li Gan: Maybe you can take the route and attack the state of Qi! Zhao Kuangyin is besie
Chapter 155: Li Gan: Maybe you can take the route and attack the state of Qi! Zhao Kuangyin is besie
Urgent reports like this must first be delivered to the Ministry of War.
The sergeant who delivered the letter rushed into the Yamen of the Ministry of War out of breath. Soon Li Jing, the Minister of the Ministry of War, rushed out of the Ministry of War with two ministers and went straight to the Yamen of the Ministry of War.
After Li Jing left, several more petty officials came out of the Yamen of the Ministry of War and dispersed.
Shangshu Pushe was the superior of the Sixth Department, so when Li Jing got the news, he was the first to inform him.
After Cai Jing received the news from Li Jing, he was startled at first, and then frowned.
"It's just a small thing, it only cost a few people. It doesn't affect the overall situation, so why make such a fuss?"
"The frontline even took 800 miles to rush it back. I don't know what to say!"
Cai Jing looked at the military report and shook his head with emotion: "It's just a small defeat, but if you make such a big fanfare, I'm afraid it will cause turmoil in the hearts of the people in the capital!"
Li Jing frowned slightly: "Sir, even a small defeat must be taken seriously."
"I'd better submit this information to Zhongshu and the two provinces first, and then report it to His Majesty."
Cai Jing sighed, looked at Li Jing, stood up and walked to the door: "You come with me."
Several people left Shangshu Province and headed towards the palace city.
In recent days, Yan Song was away, so two servants from Menxia Province took charge of the affairs of Menxia Province.
After a while, these people and Qin Hui, who had received the news, had gathered together and headed towards Ziwei Palace...
In the Ziwei Palace, Li Qian got up early early today and read the memorial in the Zhengshi Hall.
He hasn't been having a good time these days, and he's been very worried about the memorial below.
First, the disaster caused by the previous moon festival was criticized by many censors and officials because of the inconsistency in the system.
Not only did they criticize Li Qian, the emperor, but they even scolded the Ministry of Rites for being flattering, destroying etiquette in order to please, etc...
Li Qian's original intention was to leave these memorials unpublished, but some of the things he wrote really made him too angry, so he couldn't help but retorted them. Unexpectedly, it was like poking a hornet's nest, attracting the attention of many ministers.
Write a letter together.
Some said that Your Majesty should punish the Ministry of Rites and should not encourage their unhealthy tendencies. Others said that His Majesty had lost school since childhood and had no experience in handling political affairs.
, listening to Hanlin's lectures... made him extremely bored.
This is only one of them. The second thing that worries Li Qian is the trouble caused by the scholars.
In recent days, the autumn period has ended, and the scholars who came to the capital to take exams have started to play in the city unscrupulously, which has caused many security incidents.
This is just like finishing the college entrance examination in my previous life. Taking advantage of this time before the results are released, I can relax and be happy.
When Qiu Wei releases the results, those who fail will have to go to the factory... No, they will go back and continue studying hard.
And those gentlemen who passed the examination have since separated themselves from the identity of ordinary people and have entered the class of "scholars". Naturally, they have to pay more attention to their dignity and not be as crazy as they were when they were scholars.
Therefore, the ten days before the results were released were their last happy days.
As usual, this kind of thing would not bother Li Qian, but now the Jingzhao Mansion has a new promotion official. This person has a habit of especially reporting to officials when reviewing cases.
After reviewing a scholar's essay, he would write a memorial and submit it to Li Qian to let him see if there were any flaws in it.
It is said that scholars are careless and careless, and if they are not handled well, people will gather in groups to cause trouble.
Li Qian didn't know whether this was Qin Hui's instigation or his original intention. Anyway, Li Qian didn't like this habit. After reading such a memorial, he had to spend a lot of time to verify it and find others to ask about the situation. The troubles annoy him endlessly.
I really miss that official Cai Bian...I wonder how he is doing in the Ministry of Justice, and whether he has any conflicts with Cai Jing...
While Li Qian was thinking, the old eunuch suddenly ran in and reported: "Your Majesty, there are ministers who want to see you."
"Who is it?" Li Qian replied rather feebly.
The old eunuch glanced at him secretly and said carefully: "It's the Prime Minister of Qin, Mr. Zuo Pushe Cai, Li Sima of the Ministry of War, Pei Butang..."
Listening to him announcing a series of names, Li Qian was slightly startled: "So many people are here together? Is there something big going on today?"
The old eunuch frowned and said, "I heard that it was an urgent military report sent from the state of Wu. After receiving it, the Ministry of War hurriedly went to find Mr. Cai and the others."
"Wu's military report?"
Li Qian narrowed his eyes. Could it be that there was news of success? The Forbidden Army has captured Xuyi?
But it seems that there is no need to rush eight hundred miles, right? There is no need to scare Qin Hui and the others.
Could this be a major event that could subvert the imperial court?
Is it similar to the Tumubao Incident? The 300,000 forbidden troops were completely wiped out? The leader, Zhao Kuangyi and others, asked others to capture prisoners and became Wu students?
No, the relationship between the imperial court and the Kingdom of Wu cannot be called studying abroad. It can only be said that it is a transfer student, a transfer student from the Kingdom of Wu...
"Let them come in."
Li Qian's face was calm. The more important things like this were about to happen, the less he could panic.
"Yes, Your Majesty." The old eunuch took the order and went out. After a while, Qin Hui and others hurried in from outside the hall.
"I will see you, Your Majesty."
"Everyone will be given a seat."
Li Qian looked at Li Jing and asked directly: "But the urgent military information sent by Wu State?"
"Your Majesty, please take a look."
Li Jing handed over a thin envelope, which was taken by the old eunuch and handed to Li Qian carefully.
"Is the military situation serious this time?" Li Qian did not look at the military situation first, but took a deep breath and looked at the many ministers below.
"this……"
The ministers looked at each other with strange expressions.
To say it's serious, he's not that serious.
But what if it’s not serious? It seems quite serious...
"His Majesty……"
Li Jing's words were a bit flashy: "You'd better see for yourself."
Li Qian was startled. This seemed a little different from what he thought?
Is it possible that there is some mystery in this military report?
He shook off the letter and read it word by word.
"At Xu time on the 17th of this month, the army received a report from Zuowei Guard about the battle in Sizhou City. After verification, ministers Yang Su, Yu Chigong and others reported it to the imperial court."
"At 16:00 on the 16th, Zuoweiwei crossed the river at Hongni Bay of Shiliang River, and temporarily led Zuoweiwei General Zhao Kuangyi, General Liu Guangyi and others to cross the river to the east bank with the army..."
As Li Qian read, his expression became subtle.
It turned out that it was not the Tumu Fort Incident, but the Battle of Gaoliang River.
"The enemy generals Shen Jue, Zhou Xun and others in the rebel army were riding on bloody horses, trying to capture me as a hostage. However, all the generals in the left Weiwei escaped with their unique skills. General Zhao Kuangyi was hit by an arrow in the back, and he also drove a donkey cart. , go away from the dust."
Li Qian looked strange. This military report had also been artistically processed. This sweaty horse and the generals of Zuo Weiwei all used special skills to escape. Isn't it a strange yin and yang?
"In this battle, more than 300 Zuoweiwei died, and more than 600 were captured. The remaining people returned to the camp. At 17:00, Chen Guo reported that General Zhao Kuangyi returned and was not captured."
As expected of you, Zhao Kuangyi, you traveled a hundred miles in a donkey cart at night. Even though there are so many people with unique skills, you are still the most handsome one.
Li Qian looked at the military report with a strange expression, not knowing what to say for a moment.
The 300,000 forbidden troops lost more than 300 in one battle. They were only superficial to the army. There were no injuries at all as he had thought before. This was considered a good thing.
But if this battle ends like this... it's really not a good thing for the court.
He put down the military report and looked at it again, finally understanding the expressions of these ministers.
Li Qian suppressed the weirdness in his heart and said calmly: "This is a serious matter. Do Duke Tang, the Grand Marshal and others know about it?"
"Back to your Majesty, I have sent people to inform several generals." Li Jing cupped his hands and replied.
"good."
Li Qian's eyes were calm, he nodded slowly, then turned to the old eunuch and said, "Go and summon the three of them to the palace to discuss matters."
The old eunuch took the order and left. Li Qian then smiled apologetically at Qin Hui and the others: "I am uneasy about such a big incident, and I can't decide the matter. Why don't we wait until the three generals arrive and then discuss it?"
Qin Hui curled his lips, can this be called a big deal? Are you uneasy?
Then you are really less courageous than a needle nose.
But at this moment, he still couldn't guess what Li Qian was thinking, so he responded with a smile.
Cai Jing also bowed his hands in admiration: "Your Majesty is mature and prudent, and your Majesty is wiser and wiser than you."
For a moment, there was only silence in the political hall.
Taking advantage of this time, Li Qian thought about the battle of Shiliang River for a while, and probably had an idea in his mind.
Zuo Weiwei was not hurt by this defeat. In fact, there was no need to send a battle report in such a hurry. It would be the same after they regrouped and captured Sizhou City.
At that time, the report will only need to mention the battle of Shiliang River in one sentence. It should write: Although there were some twists and turns before and some troops were lost, Zuo Weiwei has successfully captured Sizhou City and continues to pursue the Nine Guards Forbidden Army. And go.
But now that the war situation was being sent back to Beijing at an urgent cost of 800 miles, it was obvious that someone wanted to give Zhao Kuangyi eye drops.
And it’s not hard to guess who it is, probably the remaining Nine Guards Imperial Army...
After Li Qian thought about it for a while, Li Yuan, Zhao Kuangyi and Yang Jian arrived one after another.
"I have met Your Majesty."
"Everyone will be given a seat."
Li Qian seemed to finally breathe a sigh of relief and looked at the three of them.
The faces of several people were exactly the same, and they were all extremely solemn. But perhaps because of his skin color, or perhaps because of his younger brother, the solemnity on Zhao Kuangyin's dark face was particularly textured.
Li Qian's suppressed melancholy burst out all at once, and he sighed deeply: "The Forbidden Army suffered a huge defeat. I was panicked for a moment. When I saw the three of them, I felt like I had met my backbone~"
Zhao Kuangyin's face turned darker. How could this be a big defeat?
"Three generals, what do you think we should do now?" Li Gan's face was full of sorrow.
Zhao Kuangyin was the first to raise his hand and said: "Your Majesty, this is just a small wave of twists and turns. Now when the report arrives in the capital, maybe Zuoweiwei has already regrouped and captured Sizhou City."
"Your Majesty, there is no need to worry."
Li Yuan also spoke subsequently and said in a deep voice: "This matter is just an accident in Sizhou, and it does not affect the overall situation."
"The rest of the Nine Guards Forbidden Army should arrive at Xuyi today. Once the army arrives, Xuyi will definitely be captured. The people of Wu will be scattered, and they will not be enemies of the Nine Guards Forbidden Army in the future."
Yang Jian said: "Your Majesty, as long as the 270,000-strong army does not underestimate the enemy and advance rashly, but instead works step by step and encroaches on every city, Wu Guoding is no match for our forbidden army. It is just a matter of time and time. Please rest assured, Your Majesty."
Li Qian seemed to be relieved and said with a chuckle: "Since you all said so, I feel relieved."
He could sense that although the latter two people said nothing on the surface, their words were irritating Zhao Kuangyi.
The former said it was an accident in Sizhou, which was an excuse on the surface, but the latter said that Wu State was not an enemy of the Nine Guards Forbidden Army, which obviously excluded Zuowei Wei.
But Yang Jian's words were a bit more serious, insinuating that Zuo Weiwei underestimated the enemy and rushed forward, and also meant that only the remaining 270,000 troops should be allowed to attack Wu.
But Li Qian doesn’t really want to see this situation...
He smiled and said: "To tell you the truth, I just saw this report and I was completely confused. I suffered such a huge defeat in the first battle. I really don't know how to continue the fight."
No, you're not, you haven't.
Qin Hui and the others looked at His Majesty the Emperor with his eyes open and telling lies. You just wanted to laugh, how could you look so helpless?
Li Yuan continued to comfort him: "Your Majesty, this battle only resulted in the loss of 300 officers and men. Failure in battle and improper command can happen to anyone. This corner of Sizhou is just a trivial matter, so there is no need to worry too much."
"For today's plan, we should focus on the overall situation of conquering Wu."
Zhao Kuangyin's expression froze. Should Zuo Weiwei, who had lost the battle, sacrifice his life for the sake of the overall situation?
Li Qian smiled and nodded: "What the emperor said is reasonable. We really shouldn't blame Zuoweiwei for such a trivial matter."
"As Marshal Zhao said, maybe the report will be made today. Zuo Weiwei has already captured Sizhou City and has already rushed to Xuyi."
Yang Jian shook his head slightly and said, "Your Majesty, I think it is best for Zuo Weiwei to stay in Sizhou."
"I heard before that when the imperial troops arrived at the State of Wu, Qi, Chu, and Yue also sent troops to counterattack the State of Wu. If these countries entered the State of Wu, they would definitely conflict with the imperial troops."
"Furthermore, these countries have deep enmity with Wu. If they enter the territory of Wu, they will inevitably burn, kill, and loot. Others will definitely blame the imperial court for this behavior and tarnish His Majesty's holy name."
"Sizhou is the land of the Chu State and is close to the Qi State, so it is an excellent location. Now that the Zuowei Guards are attacking Sizhou, they can be stationed there and form an angle with the Nine Guards Imperial Army to prevent Qi and Chu. Soldiers entered Wu."
Li Qian's expression didn't change, it turned out that this was where he was going to attack.
"Your Majesty, I have this intention."
Li Yuan cupped his hands and replied: "If it is true as Marshal Zhao said, Zuo Weiwei has captured Sizhou, which is even better."
"They can be ordered to garrison Sizhou City immediately and start setting up defenses now."
"What the emperor's uncle and the general said makes sense..."
Li Qian rubbed his chin and fell into deep thought.
He also didn't want Zuo Weiwei to be confined to Sizhou.
Not only will Zhao Kuangyin be weakened, Li Qian will not benefit, but it will also allow Li Yuan and Yang Jian to gain more benefits in the battle of Wu and continue to become powerful. This is a move that harms others and does not benefit themselves.
Moreover, the latter two were related and often flirted with each other. Li Qian couldn't imagine what the situation would be like without Zhao Kuangyin, a cute big black fat man.
Of course, on the other hand, if Li Qian could benefit from it at this time, such as the piece of cake Zuo Weiwei gave up, if he also got a share, then he would probably change his attitude now.
But no, Li Qian didn't have anyone close to him in the Forbidden Army, so he could only wait and develop slowly in the future.
At this moment, he looked coldly at the performance of Zhao Kuangyin and the others, and was not in a hurry to express his position.
Li Qian felt that someone should be more anxious than himself.
"Your Majesty, I think this shouldn't be the case."
During the discussion, Zhao Kuangyin's face seemed to get darker, and he said in a deep voice: "Zuo Weiwei has such a defeat, if we don't punish him first, how can we calm the morale of the army? Rewards and punishments are clear, and only then can we show the way of running an army. If we fail to punish, it will inevitably make the soldiers and horses arrogant. , will definitely lead to disaster."
"this……"
Li Qian seemed shocked and looked at him with an expression of disbelief: "Generalissimo, but now it is your brother who is temporarily leading the left Weiwei, but you want to punish him..."
"Return to Your Majesty."
Zhao Kuangyin cupped his hands, his dark face full of seriousness: "There are no brothers on the battlefield, and there are no brothers in the court. I only have a sincere heart to serve the emperor!"
Ugh~
This was the thought in the minds of everyone present.
Li Qian was similar, but he didn't show it, but his eyes lit up and he was extremely moved.
But before he could speak, Li Yuan smiled and said: "The Generalissimo's public spirit is admirable."
"But if it is true as you said, Zuo Weiwei has already captured Sizhou City, so it can be regarded as a crime. Why should he be punished again?"
"The merits and demerits cannot be compared. If you have merit, you will be rewarded. If you make mistakes, you will be punished. Only when rewards and punishments are clear can you be convincing."
Zhao Kuangyin said loudly: "This battle was all due to the failure of Zhao Kuangyi's command. He can be deprived of his temporary post as general of the Zuowei Guard and replaced by Liu Guangyi. Some of the Zuowei Guard will be stationed in Sizhou, and the rest will go south to attack with the Nine Guards." Wudu.”
Yang Jian shook his head gently: "The words of the Generalissimo are too unfair. You cannot put all the blame on the general just because you lost this battle. Even if you are General Zhao's brother, you cannot criticize him so harshly."
"Is the defeat in the first battle just the fault of the coach?"
Yang Jian's tone was a bit cold: "I don't think so!"
"Maybe the generals below also made mistakes, but they didn't make it clear in the report. Just like General Liu Guangyi of Zuoweiwei, maybe he was afraid of the enemy like a tiger and fled before fighting."
Zhao Kuangyin frowned. Do you still want to implicate the people below?
Li Yuan also said helplessly: "What General Yang said is absolutely true. Grand Marshal, you cannot wrong Ting Yi just because you are his brother. Only by clear rewards and punishments can you convince everyone."
Yang Jian frowned and added: "It would be better to first order Zuowei Wei to station in Sizhou, and then order him to report the details of the battle at Shiliang River. The court will check it again, and then reward and punish him after the results are known..."
Li Qian sat at the top and looked at this scene. Zhao Kuangyin had completely fallen into decline. If this continued, it would be impossible to defeat the other two.
But this is what Li Qian wants.
Adding icing on the cake is not as good as providing help in times of need. Only by helping others can you gain personal favor...
But Li Qian is not the only one who has such thoughts.
"Your Majesty, I have something to say, but I don't know whether to say it or not." Qin Hui suddenly stood up and handed over his hand to report.
Li Qian was stunned, looked at him with a somewhat unkind look for a moment, and finally said angrily: "It's just what Mr. Qin said, it's okay."
It’s impossible not to let him talk, right?
But Qin Hui was looking at Zhao Kuangyin and the other two people, and didn't realize that his tone was wrong: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Three generals, as the saying goes, soldiers never tire of deceit. Soldiers will inevitably suffer setbacks when they go on an expedition. If you criticize them too harshly, I am afraid that the soldiers outside will be timid and dare not take action."
"How can we talk about victory when our soldiers are unable to advance?"
Qin Hui shook his head gently: "What Duke Tang Guo said just now is reasonable. Now we should focus on the overall situation of defeating Wu, and we should not stick to one corner."
He looked at Li Yuan and asked: "Tang Guogong, I wonder if this is the truth?"
Naturally, Li Yuan couldn't be inconsistent. He rejected his words and could only nodded lightly.
But for some reason, he subconsciously felt that the medicine sold in Qin Hui Gourd was not a good medicine.
Sure enough, Qin Hui's tone changed at the next moment: "What is the overall situation? It is to quickly capture the Kingdom of Wu, make the rivers smooth, and quickly bring the canals over to rescue the victims."
"The situation is urgent at this time. Leaving a guard like Zuo Weiwei waiting in Sizhou City will inevitably be overqualified. It is better to temporarily let them join the other nine guards to attack the city and seize the territory."
"Rewards and punishments will be given once, and we will make a final decision after the army returns to the court."
After Banshi returned to the court, such a small incident was naturally submerged in many victories and defeats. A very outrageous battle at Shiliang River, which was the first defeat of the army, became an insignificant accident.
When Li Yuan and Li Yuan heard this, their expressions changed in a subtle way, but Zhao Kuangyin looked at Qin Hui deeply, obviously remembering what happened today.
Li Qian gritted his teeth in his heart. He had been brewing the atmosphere for a long time, but he was picked off by this guy?
But the matter was not over yet. Cai Jing suddenly stood up and reported: "Your Majesty, I also have a fair word to say. I don't know whether I should say it or not?"
"The Cai Qing family just says it's okay."
Li Qian smiled and said, "If you have too many lice, you won't be itchy."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
After Cai Jing saluted, he smiled at Qin Hui and said, "Prime Minister Qin, I also think that what Prime Minister Qin said is reasonable. We should not harshly blame the soldiers outside for trivial mistakes."
Qin Hui had a faint smile on his face and quietly watched Cai Jing's performance.
"The following officials also feel that the Zuowei Guard officers should not be deterred from serving the imperial court because of minor mistakes, but rather important tasks should be entrusted to them."
"Standing in Sizhou may seem boring, but Sizhou is an important place in Tianjin. It can intimidate the Qi army in the north and the Chu state in the southwest. With the power of one guard, it can contain the armies of the two countries. How important is the task?"
"I hope Zuo Weiwei will not be afraid of difficulties, but be brave enough to take responsibility!"
After Cai Jing finished speaking, Li Jing looked at him in surprise, and then Li Yuan said: "Yes, this task is quite difficult, and it may be besieged by the armies of the two countries. If we can successfully defend it, it will be considered a great achievement!"
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Yang Jian also nodded with approval: "Yes, the imperial court will definitely not forget the dedication of the Zuowei Guard soldiers and will remember their merits."
"As for the punishment for the defeat of Shilianghe... there is no need to continue pursuing it."
Zhao Kuangyin's face turned darker. He was clearly weaker now and couldn't compete with these two people.
The only ones who have not spoken at the moment are Li Jing, the Minister of the Ministry of War, and the two ministers of the Ministry of War.
But the Ministry of War probably wears a pair of trousers, and Li Jing's uncle is the General of the Right Xiaowei, so his butt may be on the other side...
"So, then Zuoweiwei should be stationed in Sizhou City?"
Li Qian suddenly raised his eyebrows and smiled: "I heard from the emperor's uncle and General Yang that this seems to be the best choice for them and the court. I also think it makes sense!"
"Your Majesty is Holy Ming."
Although Li Yuan knew that victory was within his grasp, there was no joy after victory on his face. Instead, he bowed his hand with great composure: "I'll give you my compliments, but I'm just going to briefly describe the pros and cons. Your Majesty is gifted and intelligent. He can shine a candle thousands of miles away and can sense the pros and cons. Naturally, His Majesty’s decision will take priority.”
Zhao Kuangyin's expression changed. It was obvious that he was being obedient despite getting an advantage!
"Your Majesty..." He was about to speak in a deep voice.
Li Qian waved to him, then turned to look at Yang Jian: "Where is General Yang? Do you think what the emperor said is reasonable?"
"this……"
Yang Jian's expression changed slightly, and he felt that something was not right about what he said.
Li Qian looked at him with a smile, but the words in his mouth kept pressing: "General, do you think the same as my uncle?"
Yang Jian glanced at Li Yuan without leaving any trace, and seeing that he still lowered his head, he had no choice but to say: "Your Majesty, yes."
These words were still very ambiguous, but Li Qian didn't care. Instead, he stood up and said to the old eunuch: "Big companion! Get the maps of Wu, Qi, and Chu!"
"Yes, Your Majesty." The old eunuch took the order and left. After a while, two young eunuchs worked together to carry a scroll and put it on the table with difficulty and unfolded it.
A huge map slowly unfolded.
Li Qian took a half-step back to avoid being exposed, but fortunately, nothing like this happened here.
Drawing the map of Daqian is very troublesome because there are many wars between the vassal states.
Today this is your territory, tomorrow it may be mine.
Therefore, this large map does not indicate the sphere of influence of each party, but only draws cities, mountains, rivers and other terrain and buildings on it.
Li Yuan looked at the map, frowned, and began to realize that things were not simple.
If the emperor agrees with their ideas, he directly agrees.
But now he is still doing something about maps without maps. What does he want to do??
Li Qian's eyes moved on the map and soon found Sizhou: "For the Chu State in the past, Sizhou was isolated in the northeast corner. Even if the Chu State wanted to counterattack the Wu State, they would have to recapture their Ying capital first. Sizhou is still a hundred and eighty thousand miles away, and the troops stationed in Sizhou do not seem to be able to defend Chu."
"Garrisoning troops in the rear is also a deterrent." Yang Jian added without blushing.
Li Yuan suddenly pointed at the map and said: "The main thing is to defend Qi."
"North of Sizhou is Xiapi County, which was originally the territory of Qi State and was later captured by Wu State. However, Wu State did not station troops here, which is equivalent to abandoning this place. Now the Forbidden Army has not sent a large army to attack, but only a small number of troops. The horses took over Xiapi.”
"Your Majesty, east of Xiapi County is Qi State's Donghai County. If Qi State sends troops from the East China Sea, enters Xiapi and passes through Sizhou, they can capture Xuyi."
Li Qian nodded slightly, it was not impossible.
Xiapi is a very magical place. The State of Qi once granted a high official there, named Zou Ji, who was a very famous handsome man.
This place is close to the Sishui River, the Yishui River, and the Wushui River coming from the north to circle the city and meet the Sishui River. It not only benefits from water transportation, but also provides irrigation, fishing and hunting. The soil is fertile and the products are rich.
But a few years ago, it was taken away by Wu State.
It's not that the Wu Kingdom didn't want to garrison troops in Xiapi. No one would be willing to lose such a precious place. They really couldn't hold it.
Compared with the large territory behind Wu State, this place is almost isolated. As long as the imperial court conquers Sizhou, it will be equivalent to an enclave and will soon be destroyed by itself.
In addition, the Wu soldiers were scarcer than the imperial troops, so they naturally had to use good steel on their blades.
Naturally, Li Qian of Donghai County, east of Xiapi, also knew.
This Donghai is the place where crystal is produced, and Donghai County is the seat of Donghai County.
His first telescope is about to be completed, thanks to the East China Sea crystal.
After Li Yuan finished explaining, he was quiet for a moment and stared at Li Qian.
Qi cannot be allowed to pick peaches in a place conquered by the imperial court, right?
Moreover, Xiapi was originally the place where the Qi Kingdom belonged to others, so it was understandable that they wanted to take it back, and it was morally defensible.
He then added in a deep voice: "If the imperial court has soldiers and horses stationed in Sizhou to intimidate Xiapi, Qi will naturally not dare to move lightly. But if the imperial court does not station troops here, Qi will definitely take advantage of the situation and steal our city."
"Furthermore, Sun Wu, the last general of the Wu Kingdom, has returned to Qi and will be in charge of the troops. He is a god with troops and has many tricks. We must station troops to defend him."
The State of Qi did not dare to confront the imperial court head-on, but they secretly stole a city that once belonged to them. I guess they had the courage to do so.
Li Qian shook his head gently, Qi State was about to be in civil strife, and the famous Tiandai Jiang Qi was probably not far away.
He shook his head slightly, looked at Linzi, the capital of Qi State on the map, and said indifferently: "Uncle Huang is worried, and it is not unreasonable. I have heard some rumors in the capital recently. The King of Qi will soon be overwhelmed with care for himself. I'm afraid I won’t have any thoughts of going south again.”
This is not the time to hide and tuck things in. If you don't come up with some real evidence, I'm afraid I won't be able to convince these people.
In order to continue to balance the power of the generals, Li Qian felt that he could only show his hand a little bit...
But on the other side, Li Yuan, Yang Jian and others were stunned when they heard this. Even Li Jing looked at Li Qian in shock, not expecting him to say such a thing suddenly.
Where did this rumor come from? Are we out of touch with the situation?
"Your Majesty, where do these words come from?"
Li Yuan frowned and stared at him: "Qi State has Sun Wu, and it is the time when they want to expand. It happens to be such a good opportunity, how can they give up?"
"It's just some rumors in the city, your Majesty doesn't need to pay attention to it."
Li Qian sighed secretly, but said with a smile on his face: "Uncle Emperor, I am talking about the King of Qi who has too much time to take care of himself, not the State of Qi. I heard some Qi State students in the city say that the King of Qi is not worthy of the throne. I am afraid there are some As disaster approaches, you all go to the city to find a few students from Qi State, and you will know as soon as you inquire."
Some words are enough. After all, he is not Wei Zheng, so he cannot explain everything clearly.
You can't just say here that the powerful ministers of Qi are planning to usurp the throne, right? Is Qi going to change its king?
Words like a powerful minister usurping the throne can easily cause some people present and absent to have some bad associations, and they will think that Li Qian is sarcastic towards them... It would be bad if he forces someone to jump over the wall in a hurry.
"King Qi..."
After Qin Hui murmured absently, he was the first to react and hurriedly closed his mouth.
Regardless of whether they had understood it or not, the other people had no clues on their faces and stared intently at this extremely attractive map.
Li Qian looked at the map and continued: "Whether this rumor is true or false, I thought that Sun Wu once led the troops of Wu to capture Qi's Xiapi, but once he returned to Qi, he would take control of Qi's army, which would only aggravate Qi's situation. Domestic chaos."
"Instead of garrisoning troops for defense, it is better to take advantage of this period of civil strife and order the imperial army to take Wu as soon as possible. As long as the 300,000 troops are free, they may not dare to take Xiapi even if it is placed on Qi's lips."
Li Qian knew that Tashiro Jiang Qi was a matter of several generations, but Li Yuan and the others could not predict the subsequent situation, and were just shocked by such heavy news for a moment.
Li Qian looked at their expressions and chuckled: "However, if there is a civil strife in the Qi State that is not justified and the words are not right, and 300,000 forbidden troops are in such a nearby Wu area, it may be possible to send troops north to quell the chaos in the Qi State. , the true origin..."
His smile was like a devil, arousing the desires in the hearts of several people present.
If the situation really develops like this, not only can we capture the state of Wu, but also the state of Qi??