After delivering the supplies, Wang Tuan returned to Xingzhou first.
At present, the Jinglue Army is dispersed in Xingluoci and Xingluoci and needs people to serve. The state army is being formed in full swing and there is a lot of things to do. I am afraid that Lao Wang will not have much time to delay in Beizhou.
Before leaving, he specifically consulted Lu Huaizhong and advised him to be gentler in his methods and not to offend Wei Bo's superiors too much. As for whether it had any effect, only God knows.
Wang Pu and his party left two days later.
Before leaving, I received another wave of rewards, and everyone was smiling. This is really a fat job. I received a lot of money while running errands. Who wouldn't be happy about it?
On September 30, they quickly packed their bulging luggage and returned to Luoyang.
When passing Xingzhou, Wang Pu originally planned to visit the governor Wang Tuan again. However, it was rumored that a large number of Chengde troops were mobilized in the direction of Zhaozhou and they wanted to go south. Xingzhou closed the city gates in broad daylight, so he gave up.
On the third day of October, Wang Pu arrived in Cizhou.
To the west, from the direction of Luzhou, a Jin army came down the mountain, named "Sanjuan Army" and "Khitan Zhi". They fought fiercely with the first part of the Jinglue Army in Zhaoyi County, Fukou Town, and were defeated. However, Wang Pu was still so frightened that he ran all the way.
To Weizhou.
As a result, when passing through Huaizhou, another Jin army came down the mountain.
I heard that it was the newly formed Huangjia Army in front of the Tingqian, which incorporated the defeated troops of the Wuyuan Army and the new troops after Dingzhuang of Wu'an County. It had more than 11,000 infantry and cavalry. It was also occupied by the Tianxiong Army on the left and the Xiaojie Army on the right.
The carriage was repulsed.
The nearest battlefield was only a few miles away from them, causing Wang Pu to run wildly three times.
At this point, Wang Langzhong was frightened by the warriors.
The real battlefield is full of dangers, and you will lose your life if you are not careful. It is ridiculous that the saint does not understand what war means, nor does he understand what it means to fight an army that dares to fight. That is a huge force that can change everything. Saint
How many troops are there? What can they do?
Wang Pu, who received some martial arts education, returned to Luoyang on October 14.
On the 15th, there will be a great meeting at the end of the lunar month.
The imperial court meetings of the state can be divided into three categories: major court meetings (major festivals), Shuo (first day of each month) and Wang (fifteenth day of each month) court meetings, and regular court meetings.
The first two are large court gatherings, and "all civil and military officials of the ninth rank and above" must participate.
There was nothing important in today's court meeting, and the content discussed was indifferent and almost made people sleepy. After the court was dismissed, the saint summoned a group of so-called confidants into Liri Pavilion to discuss matters alone.
"Wang Qing, how are you going here?" the saint asked impatiently.
"Your Majesty." Wang Pu said with a happy face: "The Shao thieves were rebellious in Hebei, and everyone reviled them. When I arrived in Beizhou, the Xia thieves robbed the cities and killed them without restraint. The people of Weibo fled one after another, and the cities were shocked when they heard about it.
, we all agreed to fight to the death, and we will not teach the Xia thieves an easy life."
After hearing this, the sage was not worried about the miserable situation of the people in Beizhou described by Wang Pu. In fact, it was too abstract for him to understand. He was only happy that the Xia thieves met with strong resistance in Hebei.
"There are so many righteous people in Hebei," the saint said happily.
Lu Guangqi frowned after hearing this and asked: "If the Xia thieves slaughter the city and the counties are shocked, will they all surrender?"
Lu Guangqi is experienced. He knows that many generals in ancient times like to use this trick to intimidate other cities from resolutely resisting, thereby reducing their own casualties and at the same time quickly attacking the city and seizing territory.
Of course, he failed to analyze the actual situation in Hebei in detail. This also depends on the local customs. In some places, the more you kill, the angrier they become and the more they fight against you with knives.…
Historically, Liu Rengong led an army of 100,000 Youzhou troops to attack Beizhou and captured the city. In fact, when faced with Hebei's "own people" from Youzhou, the defenders of Beizhou simply gave in half-heartedly and did not fight well. But Liu Rengong was stunned by the victory.
Indiscriminately, the soldiers burned, killed and looted. They killed more than 10,000 men, women, old and children in Beizhou City.
Such cruel methods shocked Wei Bo and everyone, and then they resisted resolutely and fought desperately. Liu Rengong never captured any city again, and then he was defeated by the coalition forces of Wei Bo and Xuanwu. The 100,000-strong army was severely damaged, and he could only
He went back to recruit new soldiers and struggled to resist Liang Jun's fierce offensive.
"It doesn't matter." Wang Pu said with a smile: "I think Shao's thieves want to uproot Wei Bo and not simply accept surrender. This will inevitably arouse the resistance of the Wei people, and the war will be protracted and the soldiers will be exhausted.
.What will happen next is still unknown.”
It is said that it is "still unknown", look at him
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That meant that the Xia thieves were about to be defeated. Everyone also understood the hidden meaning in his words and beamed with joy, as if Wei Bo was no longer the thorny "anti-vassal" but a loyal loyalist.
The same as the imperial vassal towns.
"Three copies of the book, could Thief Shao be suspicious?" After the sage smiled, he asked the question he was most concerned about.
"Your Majesty," Wang Pu said with undiminished joy on his face, "Thief Shao did not raise any suspicion. He was overjoyed and rewarded a lot of wealth. We and our group of more than ten people each received hundreds of money and silk."
As soon as these words came out, the palace was filled with a happy atmosphere, and all the ministers congratulated the saint one after another.
The saint's face was covered with abnormal flushing, and he was obviously very excited. He asked: "Wang Qing, in your opinion, if Shao Thief is summoned to the palace at this time to praise and give a banquet, will he come?"
When Wang Pu heard this, he shook his head repeatedly and said: "Your Majesty, I think that Shao Thief is happy at this time, but he has not completely relaxed his vigilance."
The saint was a little disappointed when he heard this.
From his heart, it would be great if he could trick Shao Shude at this time. Some famous weapons should not be given away easily, because objectively it will increase the power of powerful ministers and create a feeling that this person can replace the emperor.
impression, and to digest various possible backlashes in advance, so that the resistance when powerful officials usurp the throne will be smaller and more stable.
However, the sage also knew that Thief Shao was cunning and cunning, and was not so gullible. If he was reluctant to give benefits, things would not work out. So he asked again: "In Wang Qing's opinion, when should the next decree be issued?"
The so-called "next decree" is to grant Shao Shude the position of Prime Minister of the country, with the title of Chief Baikui, and to use Shuofang, Xuanwu and other towns as the affairs of the Xia State. This is generally the "standard configuration" for a powerful minister of his level.
And this Xia Kingdom is also a serious land-breaking feudal state, which has never appeared in the history of the country.
During the An-Shi Rebellion, Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi made such great contributions, but they were only granted the title of county king and were given food and land. Moreover, it lasted for one generation, and the next generation could not take over the title.
If this bait is thrown out, Thief Shao should believe it, right?
Wang Pu pretended to think for a while and then said: "Your Majesty, I think that Shao Thief likes to act coquettishly. Once this decree is announced, he will definitely refuse it. Your Majesty must firmly ask him to accept it, and then he will accept the decree."
In this case, it is no longer necessary to delay the matter. It is best to issue the edict at the beginning of next month. I am willing to go to Xiao's Nest again to deal with Shao's thieves."...
The saint was very moved after hearing this, his voice choked up, and he said: "I have to rely on Wang Qing for this matter."
Wang Pu was also moved to tears and said: "If you eat the emperor's salary, you should be loyal to the emperor. Shao is a thief who owes the country's favor and is a noble man. He does not want to repay the divine grace, but he is a good minister and often commits treason. I always think about it.
Therefore, I can't sleep at night and I wish I could sleep on his skin. A little fatigue is nothing!"
The saint became more and more moved.
Lu Guangqi, Dugu Sun, Liu Can and others were slightly jealous. Especially Liu Can, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, wished that he was the one being appreciated by the saint at this time, but he had no choice but to secretly plan how to get the saint's favor in order to manipulate him.
Authority. If it really doesn't work.
After the discussion, the saint left a few people to have lunch at Liri Terrace.
The meal was very sumptuous. According to Xiaohuangmen who delivered the meal, there was a good harvest of millet and wheat in Damin, Henan Prefecture this year. Also, after the Guozhou pasture was reorganized, three thousand pigs and sheep were donated to feed the emperor; Sinong Temple is in Shendu
Thousands of kilograms of fat fish were caught in the garden pond, which tasted extremely delicious. According to folk rumors, this was the virtue of the Xia king.
After hearing this, the saint's mood suddenly deteriorated, and he became more and more urgent to speed up the implementation of the plan.
After the meal, the palace servants cooked the Huainan tribute tea presented by Yang Xingmi, and the saint continued to discuss matters with several people.
"The soldiers and civilians of Xingyuan Prefecture have petitioned to retain Jiedushi Zhuge Zhongfang. How should this matter be handled?" the sage asked.
"Your Majesty." Liu Can jumped out first and said, "This matter is dog bites dog. Just pretend you don't know."
"As a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, why are your words so vulgar?" Lu Guangqi, the Minister of Civil Affairs, couldn't stand Liu Can's appearance of asking for a job, so he scolded her.
Liu Can ignored Lu Guangqi at all and said to himself: "Your Majesty, everyone knows that the Shao thieves want to cut down the vassal. Zhuge Zhongfang was a member of the Shao thieves in the past. He kept paying tribute to him, and he made a big show of it. He was so rampant.
He also secretly gathered the defeated Jing soldiers and killed them. Inside and outside the city, the demonic atmosphere rose to the sky, showing that he did not want to be controlled by Shao's thieves. Just wait and see what happens. As the saying goes, dog bites dog, and there is a hair in his mouth. Let's see how he fights."
Dugu Xi felt something was wrong after hearing this, and immediately said: "Your Majesty,
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I heard that Chengjie, the son of the Shao thief, gathered his followers at Sanguan, and that the governor of Yangzhou summoned the state soldiers and local regiments to attack from the front and back, but Zhongfang feared that he would be defeated. If he was allowed to be defeated, the Shao thief would gain his ambition and poison the lives of the people.
, violated the rules of discipline and violated heaven and earth. It would be better to issue an edict to explain."
Wang Pu glanced at Liu Can secretly, wondering what his plan was.
The saint hesitated a little when he saw Liu Can and Dugu Shan insisting on their own opinions.
After Lu Guangqi thought for a while, he said: "Your Majesty, it is better not to interfere in this matter. The most important thing is to kill Shao Thief at the moment, and everything else can be put aside. If the edict is issued to persuade Shao Thief and he becomes angry, the homework done before can be
It’s all in vain.”
When the saint heard that it made sense, he agreed.
Then they talked about several other things until the sun went down.
After Wang Pu returned home, he immediately wrote a letter and asked his close servants to leave the city at night and send it to Weizhou.
He felt that this matter involved Shao Chengjie, the eldest son of King Xia, and was of high importance.
The location of Shannan West Road is extremely critical. If you get it, you can conquer the center of Shu and attack the east and west rivers. Moreover, the leading general is nominally the crown prince of Xia, and may have the intention of training, so he cannot be careless.
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Zhuge Zhongfang is so ignorant! Considering the relationship between your family and King Xia, why should you fight for life or death?
There are too many ignorant warriors in the world, which is why it is like this. It is really not a pity to die!