When Han Wei appeared in front of Lu Duoxun and said, "Your Majesty asked me to bring you a message, do you know that you are wrong?"...
Lu Duoxun was so excited that he was shaking all over and burst into tears. He said in admiration: "I know I was wrong. I really know I was wrong..."
He is so smart that the decisive battle with the Khitan is the most important thing for the court.
After Luo Youdu ascended the throne, he regarded the Khitan invasion of the Central Plains as a national humiliation, and made it a national policy to destroy the Khitan to avenge the humiliation.
If Luo Youdu didn't think of him at this critical moment, his life would be over.
If an ordinary person were to be the number one in an important town like Taiyuan, they would already be satisfied.
But for a figure like Lu Duoxun, the only target for entering officialdom was the Prime Minister.
In a moment of greed, he cut off his own path to becoming a minister, and he had already regretted it and slapped himself several times behind his back.
Now, at this last moment, I saw the dawn, and I burst into tears of gratitude.
Han Wei said: "Now that I know my mistake, I have made arrangements for Taiyuan and went directly to Youzhou to pick him up. There is no need to return to Beijing to express gratitude."
Lu Duoxun already understood that this was his last chance and quickly thanked him.
Han Wei returned to Bianjing and explained Luo Duoxun's situation to Luo Youdu in detail.
Luo Youdu didn't say anything. If Lu Duoxun had not contributed too much to the surrender of Yunjiuzhou, he would have wanted to demote him to Lingnan or Hehuang to serve as a governor for a few years to train him.
Originally, he planned to transfer Lu Duoxun to Zhongxiazhou as the governor after the popularity of Yunjiuzhou cooled down, with a small punishment but a big warning. However, in the past six months, he found that Lu Duoxun did not send people to Bianjing as before.
All in all, I didn't hear any news from Lu Duoxun.
The situation coming from Taiyuan also shows that Lu Duoxun has done a good job in his position of long history.
Only then did Luo Youdu feel pity and give him more opportunities. Of course, he also had the intention of finding an opponent for Zhao Pu and one more person to take the blame.
Dou Yi and Xue Juzheng are both gentlemen, Song Qi is not good at internal fighting, Han Xizai, and Kou Xiang are all straight ministers, so we can't let Zhao Pu do the dirty work all the time, right?
Zhao Pu was loyal to him and served the country well, but it would be embarrassing to end up in the biography of a female official.
It is only reasonable to share the blame.
In the days before he was preparing to go north, Luo Youdu arranged a seat in the upper left corner of Yanhe Hall, allowing Chou Chou Luo Kangrui to listen to him meet with officials at all levels, and at the same time handle the memorials sent by the Council Hall.
He asked Luo Kangrui to process all the memorials, and then read them again himself.
When Luo Kangrui is dealing with things, he will not give any suggestions and guidance, and he will train the future prince's arbitrary decision-making ability.
As an emperor, in addition to knowing how to employ people, the most important thing is to make arbitrary decisions.
Things in the world are complicated, and except for perverts like Zhu Hongwu, few people can do everything down to the smallest detail. Didn’t you see that after Zhu Hongwu abolished the prime minister, the subsequent emperors immediately instituted a cabinet system?
What is the difference between the cabinet and the prime minister?
The prime minister is responsible for analyzing things and giving suggestions, while the emperor has the highest decision-making power and makes correct decisions based on the prime minister's suggestions.
This is a very good mechanism. Not to mention ancient times, even modern times are using this model.
Therefore, how to make a choice from various different opinions is a crucial task and power for the emperor.
Everyone has difficulty in choosing, especially when facing a group of talented people expressing their own reasonable suggestions, it is even more torturous to choose one suggestion among them.
Luo Kangrui's little face twitched together, and he felt that Dou Yi's suggestion was very good, Song Qi's argument was great, Xue Juzheng's idea was also excellent, and Zhao Pu's words were also to the point??
How to overcome yourself and choose advice based on your heart may seem easy, but it is not easy to do.
But no matter what the problem was, Luo Youdu would not interfere in advance and let him make his own decision, let alone postpone it until tomorrow.
It wasn't until Luo Kangrui made his choice that he would patiently explain and analyze it.
Renming Hall.
Luo Youdu took a hot bath and returned to the palace.
I didn't see Fu Qing'er, so I knew that she must go to visit Chou Chou, so I sat down on the edge of the bed, picked up a book and read it carefully.
About a quarter of an hour later, Fu Qing'er walked into the bedroom.
Luo Youdu lowered his voice unconsciously and said, "Is Chou Chou sleeping?"
A trace of distress flashed in Fu Qing'er's eyes, and she said, "I'm already asleep. I fell asleep as soon as I collapsed."
Luo Youdu said: "It's really difficult for him."
Fu Qing'er said disapprovingly: "This is the responsibility he should bear. Born in the royal family, he has been well-dressed and well-fed since he was a child. Mr. Qi Meng is the greatest Confucian in the world. When learning horse riding, he has the guidance of the palace commander, and when learning martial arts, he has the guidance of the master. For his marksmanship, if he has such preferential treatment, he has to pay a corresponding price, and he cannot be treated too leniently just because of his age."
Luo Youdu smiled and said: "Madam, you are right?? Chou Chou is young and has a heavy burden, but he does not complain at all. Instead, he resists it with his young shoulders. For having such an awareness at such a young age, Madam's contribution is the first."
With a bit of excitement, he stepped forward and pulled Fu Qing'er to sit next to him, and said: "When Chou Chou was dealing with memorials these days, I found that he was neither biased towards benevolence and righteousness nor steadfastness in his choices, but rather... It's a bit like Xunzi's use of etiquette and law, the feeling of being both a king and a tyrant. Hey, this guy may not be worse than him in the future."
Thinking about Luo Kangrui's performance these days, as a father, he couldn't help but be happy.
Fu Qing'er also smiled happily.
Luo Youdu said: "I am relieved that Chou Chou has taken this responsibility. I have received news a few days ago that Xiao Hunian met the East Khitan cavalry in the Monan grassland. The two sides clashed and there were casualties on each other. Because it was an unexpected encounter, and There was no winner or loser, seeing that we could not defeat each other, and fearing reinforcements from the other side, we each retreated. I estimate that their harassment will become more frequent in the next period of time, so I decided to leave for Youzhou at the end of the month."
The East Khitan's intention was actually very obvious. They did not dare to rush into Yunjiuzhou, let alone force the invaders to enter the Yanshan defense line.
However, as the imperial court marched eastward to Goryeo, the situation in Japan became increasingly clear, and the eastern Khitan's rear became more and more dangerous. In order to avoid this situation, they were eager to fight this battle.
They could not attack directly, but could only force the court to fight through harassment.
This situation is exactly what Luo Youdu wants to see.
He was never afraid of a battle with the Khitan, but he was afraid that the Khitan would not fight and would shrink back like Goguryeo in the past.
The Tang Dynasty was so powerful at that time, and destroying the country was like playing tricks. They fought 30,000 people against 150,000 people at Zhishan Mountain, and directly beheaded more than 20,000 people. They killed Goguryeo's reinforcements and routed them to pieces. In the end, they were blocked at the foot of Anshi City and had to retreat. .
There are too many uncontrollable factors in this defensive war.
Under their own coercion, the current strength of the Eastern Khitan is far less than that of the Liao Kingdom in history, which covered thousands of miles, but their control over the Northeast is worse than that of the Liao Kingdom in history.
Historically, the center of gravity of the Liao Kingdom has always been towards the rich west. However, due to the division and control, the Khitan was forced to expand eastward and develop the few suitable places for human habitation in the northeast. Even the Jurchens were conquered by them.
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Without crippling the Khitan's core main force and directly fighting deep into the Northeast, the difficulty will increase exponentially in the face of the Khitan's current control over the Northeast.
Luo Youdu didn't want to delay, and couldn't delay.
The future of the imperial court lies in the west and navigation, so it cannot spend too much time in the northeast.
Fu Qing'er had already prepared in his heart. Even though he was reluctant to give up, he still forced a smile and said: "Dad once said in the letter that our military generals are powerful and their armor is so sophisticated that it has never been seen in ancient times. In addition, your Majesty is like a god in using his troops."
Can you win the battle??"
"Accept the Queen's good words!"
Luo Youdu smiled, and then stretched out his An Lushan claw.
The day of the expedition was scheduled for the end of January. Luo Youdu spent the last time instructing Chou Chou on political affairs during the day, and spent the evening with his beloved concubine overdrafting the public rations.
Yongjing three years, January 20th.
Luo Youdu put on the armor specially made for him by the Armor Supervisor. Compared with Guo Rong's stunning gold armor, his armor was mainly black, less ostentatious and more solemn and solemn.
Luo Youdu version
He tends to be weak, but this armored upper body, paired with a scarlet cloak embroidered with dragon patterns, and a tall, dark war horse, looks extremely majestic.
Looking at himself in the mirror, Luo Youdu nodded with satisfaction.
Sure enough, a man depends on his clothes and a horse depends on his saddle!
He glanced at his concubine, headed by Fu Qing'er, and his children, headed by his son Luo Kangrui, who came specially to see him off. He said goodbye to them, and to Hu Yanzan, the second general of Heng Ha beside him, Wang Tingyi said, "Let's go!"
Wang Tingyi looked as usual, wearing the iron braid prepared for him by his father Wang Jing.
Hu Yanzan is also heavily armored, but the most conspicuous thing about him is that he has a war horse beside him. The horse is covered with eight or nine weapons such as the Zaohu, the formation-breaking knife, the demon-conquering pestle, the meteor hammer, and the iron folding scarf.
, showing its own uniqueness.
Most generals are only proficient in a few types of long and short weapons, but Hu Yanzan is different. He is proficient in all eighteen kinds of martial arts, and he has also invented some special weapons of his own, each of which weighs several dozen kilograms.
Luo Youdu was a bit mean-spirited once and told him that with his supernatural power, even if he burned an iron weight, he could kill someone at once, so there was no need to be fancy.
But it turns out that if you reason with people like Hu Yanzan, he will really bring you to his level and then defeat you with experience.
In later generations, Luo Youdu always thought this was a joke, but after meeting Hu Yanzan, he believed it??
Behind Wang Tingyi in Huyanzan is the young Qin Han. Compared to General Hengha, he is much more normal. He is wearing the bright silver armor given by Luo Youdu and looks like a handsome young man.
After leaving Xuandemen, the Imperial Camp Division lined up in Yujie.
Pan Mei and Cao Bin each have another division on the left and right. As for the Palace Division, the Guards and Military Division have already set off first.
As Luo Youdu's personal guard of the emperor, Yuyingsi naturally wanted to go with him.
Pan Mei and Cao Bin, two generals of the Yu Dynasty, made their mark in Jiangnan and Lingnan respectively.
Compared with those who could not convince the public in history, the two people in this era are more confident, with a yearning to open up new territories and expand their territory in their eyes.
"Your Majesty! The Royal Camp Si Tianwei, Tianxiong, Shenwei, Longwei, Longxiang, Xuanwei, and the Xiongwu Army have been assembled??"
As a direct line of Luo Youdu, the Yuying Division has inevitably received support and tilt in recent years, and has expanded from the original Eighth Army to the Twelfth Army.
In this battle, the Yuying Division dispatched seven of its armies, and the remaining five armies, led by Chang Side, a veteran of the Yuying Division, continued to defend the capital.
Looking at the valiant and high-spirited elite soldiers in front of him, Luo Youdu drew out the sword from his waist and shouted: "Go straight to Linhuang Mansion, and I will drink with you!"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone in the imperial camp shouted in unison: "Go straight to Linhuang Mansion!"
"Go straight to Linhuang Mansion!"
Their voices were too loud and spread in all directions.
What followed was a wave of "go straight to Linhuang Mansion!"
"Go straight to Linhuang Mansion!"
"Go straight to Linhuang Mansion!"
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Luo Youdu was about to conquer the Khitan in person, and this matter had already been spread, in order to avoid confusion.
Early this morning, soldiers from the Kaifeng Prefecture and local streets controlled the road from the Imperial Street to the south port of the city.
But this does not hinder the enthusiasm of the people.
When the Khitans took over the Central Plains, Kaifeng was the most seriously injured and the hatred was deep.
The Yu Dynasty had always used newspapers to promote the country's sense of honor. At this moment, the Yu Dynasty used propaganda and the glory of being undefeated to give the court a cohesion similar to that of the Han and Tang Dynasties.
The people recognized and respected the imperial court very much. When they heard the shouts of the Imperial Guard, they couldn't help but chant along with them.
The sound spread from the imperial street at the beginning to the inner city, and then from the inner city to the outer city. It gradually spread like a wave until hundreds of thousands of people in the sky above Bianjing were shouting "Go straight to Linhuang Mansion."
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Send off the greatest emperor in their hearts with the most enthusiastic attitude...
In an exquisite courtyard near the Imperial Academy in Bianjing, a person listened to the cry representing the will of the whole country with a complicated expression, showing various expressions of sadness, heavyness and discomfort...
He is
Luxian.
Yelvxian had a Khitan in his heart, and he fled to the Central Plains, naturally because he admired the Central Plains culture, but more importantly because he realized that someone was trying to flatter him.
Yelvxian was keenly aware that someone was planning to push him out, and took advantage of Yelvbi's inability to capture the hearts of the elderly and nobles, using himself to form a new force and create friction in order to split the Khitan for the second time.
Yelvxian was not without ambitions, but the Khitan could no longer bear the split again and was unwilling to come forward. But there were some things that unless he died or completely disappeared, it was impossible for him, as the first heir to the throne, to stay away from them.
Even now, Yelvxian still can't let go of the Khitan or his own country. It's just that in these years in Bianjing, he had in-depth contact with the Dayu court, and saw various novel cultural systems, various technologies and cultural atmosphere in the Central Plains that benefit the people.
, all kinds of shocking changes??
The deeper they get to know each other, the more they realize the differences between them??
Yelvxian knew very well that what was shown in front of him was only a small part, and the real power would not be known to him.
But just what he could see made him feel desperate.
Listening to the crazy shouts of the people from all over the world and the scholars in the Imperial College, Yelvxian heard two words from their voices: "We must."
win".
This is no longer pride, but confidence, unparalleled cultural confidence.