A map was placed on the desk, and the emperor's fingers traced all the way from Chang'an to Shu.
"The land of Shu is very mountainous. It is said that the road to Shu is difficult and it is difficult to reach the sky. This is also the last resort for the pseudo-emperors to protect themselves. They are confident!"
The emperor raised his head and said to Han Ji and He Lianrong: "However, the situation is not big."
"That's right! It's a corner of An'an. This is not an emperor. He is clearly a bandit who occupies the mountain as king." Han Ji said sarcastically.
Merci touched the bald head and said, "However, the road to Shu is indeed difficult." Whether they are guards or merchants, most of them have lingering fears after traveling back and forth to Shu.
Many parts of those plank roads are in disrepair, and the tremors and strange noises that occur when you walk on them are frightening.
"The waterway is more difficult!" Han Ji pointed to the winding line, "Many areas are said to be difficult for fish to jump, and even the best boatmen dare not guarantee that they will be safe every time. Therefore, the waterway has become a more difficult place than the waterway.
The land route is even more dangerous.
"But the water channel is fast!" He Lianrong said: "In many areas, a light boat can travel hundreds of miles in one night."
"But there are countless dead souls underwater!" Han Ji confronted him.
The emperor ignored them and looked at the map. "Your Majesty!"
Qin Ze came in, walked to the emperor, leaned over and said softly: "Earlier today, His Royal Highness punished the people around him." "I understand.
The emperor said calmly, but he glanced outside.
When he was in Taoxian, A Liang always liked to stand outside the lobby of the Jiedushi Mansion, leaning against the doorpost and looking at him with admiration. Somehow, the emperor seemed to see the child from back then.
He shook his head and dispelled the weakness in his heart. That was the future emperor, and weakness was the poison of the emperor. The weakness of countless emperors in the past was dissipated in countless betrayals.
That is, society beats them up. No one can help them.
Even parents and relatives are rivals. But now the emperor is here, and the queen is also there. The two of them watch the prince suffering in silence, but do not reach out.
Just to let him come out on his own.
At least, the people in the palace are all his relatives, not enemies.
Moreover, there is also the emperor's care.
The emperor took a deep breath and raised his head and said: "Sichuan has not experienced war for many years. Let the first troops approach the pass. Tell them that I am coming."
Zhao Yong is marching with his men.
In early autumn, the weather is still hot and the sun is even more scorching.
Zhao Yong saw that his subordinates were not in good spirits under the sun, so he ordered: "When you get there, communicate with the local officials to see if you can get more meat."
"I'm afraid it will be difficult." said his lieutenant general: "Every place I passed by was full of complaints, saying that the Ministry of Finance was too stingy and that the local government was short of money."
"Cao Shangshu of the Ministry of Finance is your Majesty's veteran minister. He looks after the Ministry of Finance for your Majesty. It's just right." Zhao Yong met Cao Ying back then and thought he was a very elegant person.
If he knew about the vicious ideas that Lao Cao came up with, he would definitely change his mind.
Now he leads the army alone and has become the pride of Ye Niang's family.
But compared with the emperor's kindness, Zhao Yong felt that what he had done was far from enough.
Therefore, when suppressing the powerful clans in Guanzhong, he took the initiative to volunteer and was not afraid of offending those nobles at all.
What he didn't expect was that when the emperor learned that he was one of the generals who suppressed Guanzhong and that he had volunteered, he happily said to those around him: "The ignorant boy back then has now become a talented person under my command. I am very happy to congratulate him."
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When word spread, Pei Jian and others were the first to order his generals for this expedition to Shu, and they were among the first to set off.
The so-called first destiny, second luck, and third feng shui. God has given you a chance, but whether you can seize it later depends on you.
Some people always complain about not having opportunities, but they often don't realize that there were countless opportunities right in front of them, but either they didn't find them, or they found them, but they found them too difficult or too painful, so they didn't persist.
Then, keep complaining.
Of course, people in the military and the outside world inevitably say that Zhao Yong relies on
It was said that only those who are favored by the emperor can achieve great success. On that day, they stayed in a county town closest to Shu.
This place belongs to Anzhou, and beyond it is Nanzun of Shu.
"Meat?"
When the local officials heard that they were asking for meat, they acted as if they were asking for their own lives, "I'll give you as much bread as you want. I'll give you a hundred kilograms of dried meat for your department."
Zhao Yong became angry, "I have three thousand people under my command, one hundred kilograms of dried meat, one bite per person?"
"General, don't be too little." The official said: "There are a lot of outsiders coming in these days, which means that one person has half a catty of meat. Whoever wants more should go to Chang'an household department and talk to Cao Shangshu!
Is Cao Ying's fame so great?
Seeing that he could not convince the officials, Zhao Yong went to inquire about the news. "Are there any animals nearby?"
"Yes! There are a lot of them in the nearby mountains. There used to be hunters who went into the mountains to hunt, but since the emperor... no, since the false emperor entered Shu, there have been spies of the false emperor there from time to time.
He's haunted, that's a spy! He's going to kill someone and silence him..."
Zhao Yong's troops rested here for three days. On the second day, he took five hundred of his men into the mountain.
There is a saying in the grasslands that horses will be fat when autumn is high, while in the mountains it is when autumn is high that fat will be fat.
In order to survive the cold winter when it is difficult to find food, mammals will eat themselves full of fat in autumn.
The beasts, which have had no natural enemies since the false emperor entered Shu, are in bad luck today.
Before long, Zhao Yong and his men had hunted a lot of prey. At noon, they were going to find a place to eat dry food and rest. "There is a trail here!" Someone discovered a passage.
This is under the cliff, and there are vines hanging down from the cliff. It looks like a green curtain, covering this passage. Inside is a narrow gap between the two cliffs. The sun cannot shine in, and it is cold and humid.
Because it is cold and humid, human movement will leave traces.
Zhao Yong knelt down on one knee and looked at the series of footprints extending in.
He waved his hand, "Leave people here and change places!" That day, Zhao Yong led his men into the city carrying many prey, which attracted everyone's envy.
"This man is competing with me!" The local official was startled and laughed dumbly.
On the second day, Zhao Yong led his men to jog outside the city. This was a means of recovery.
But there are fewer people under his command.
In the cliff, two woodcutters were walking slowly, carrying firewood.
When they reached the place where the vines hung down, a woodcutter stuck his head out and took a look.
"No one."
Another person put down the firewood and carefully pushed the vines aside.
The two walked out of the passage. "What is this?"
A woodcutter found traces of being trampled on the grass on the ground and asked, "How long ago did our people pass by here?" "It's been five days."
"It's been five days. What will it look like if the grass is trampled on for five days?" The two exchanged a look with a cold look in their eyes.
With a shake of his hands, two bundles of firewood flew up, and at some point he pulled out a horizontal knife from the firewood.
Dozens of soldiers came out from behind the cliff ahead, bows and arrows drawn. "Back off!" a woodcutter shouted.
"You give one back and give it a try!" someone above the head said.
The woodcutter looked up and saw more than ten sergeants standing above him, holding small crossbows in their hands.
At this distance, even the monks cannot escape. "If you don't want to die for the false emperor, just abandon your sword and kneel down!"
The brigade commander leading the team appeared, rubbing his hands happily, "I'm so lucky!"
The two woodcutter slowly abandoned their swords and knelt down. They were then taken into the city.
The identity and purpose were quickly revealed.
The two were secret spies of Jingtai, traveling between Shu and Anzhou through secret paths to investigate the movements of Chang'an's army. This was not considered a great achievement, so Zhao Yong asked: "How is Yizhou?"
He swore he was just asking casually, but he got some news.
"The abbot and the Chunyu family have mobilized everything in the Shu region to help His Majesty... No, he is a false emperor!"
This is news that should not be underestimated.
The deputy general said: "General, the Jin Yiwei must have found out the news."
A spy said: "General Haojiao has learned that all the passages in and out of Shu should be blocked at this moment.
After learning that Chang'an was going to send troops to Shu this year, Li Mi ordered Shu to block the passage.
"No wonder the local officials muttered, what businessmen from Shu"
Where has it gone?
After learning that troops were sent to Shu this year, the merchants of the Tang Dynasty did not go, fearing that their goods would be swallowed up and their lives would be in danger. "Send the news to Chang'an immediately!" Zhao Yong was keenly aware of the hidden meaning here.
Important information.
The Shu region is already on the alert and ready to face the challenge.
The two spies cooperated very well. Zhao Yong asked: "I remember someone said that there were many dead soldiers in Jingtai, why did they confess without torture?" "To be honest, General, if it is to the outside world, in Northern Liao and Southern Zhou, our brothers in Jingtai will fight
Many people died, and no one frowned. After arriving in Shu, Your Majesty... No, the false emperor always said that the man from Chang'an was a traitor, but when we traveled inside and outside Shu, we found that Shu
It is even poorer than when we first arrived, but outside, it is even more lush. How can this traitor still be like this? And your Majesty... the false emperor is causing harm to the country and the people."
The secret agent smiled bitterly, "Our home is in Guanzhong, let's just call it a villain. When my grandfather had land, it was later annexed by the big clans, and there was no place to argue. But now I heard that Chang'an suppressed those powerful clans and killed many people.
, Chang'an... His Majesty also paid for the land to be collected and loaned it to the people interest-free... To be honest, even in the counting, we have never seen an emperor who was so considerate of the people. Just for this reason.
, we are not willing to die for... the false emperor."
Another secret agent said: "Fighting for the country means fighting to the death. But it is not worth it to fight for such an emperor who brings disaster to the country and the people!" "This is the support of the people!" said Zhao Yong.
The spy asked: "May I ask General, your majesty of Chang'an...do you really love your people like your own children?"
Zhao Yong nodded and said seriously: "Your Majesty once said in the army that I was born in poverty and know the suffering of the people. As long as I am in power, those powerful and powerful people will not even think about riding on the heads of the people!
Boom!
A secret agent moved suddenly, and the rope that tied him snapped. i Fuck
"This man has been hiding his power!" Someone exclaimed, "Get out of the way, archer!"
"Slow!" Zhao Yong raised his hand.
The secret agent moved his arms and knelt down. "I am willing to serve your majesty!"