After seeing the Huaiyuan New City, which was still under construction, Shao Shude was eager to return home, so he led his troops back to Xiazhou.
He actually wanted to build a garden mansion at the foot of Helan Mountain. Money was actually not a problem. He had been working multiple jobs over the years, and his annual salary was several thousand yuan, which was more than enough to allocate money to build a mansion.
The reason why I didn’t do this was because I couldn’t keep my face.
These days, it is almost the basic operation for a handsome man to build a mansion and recruit beauties. But since he has great ambitions, he naturally has to restrain himself and not go too far.
Actually, I originally wanted to promote economic development through consumption, but no matter what!
When passing through Yanzhou, the Tingwang Division presented another batch of information.
After Qin Zongquan's defeat in Bianzhou, he led his troops back to Caizhou. Many states in Huaixi were without owners, and they became a piece of meat to be fought over in the eyes of everyone.
Yang Fugong's fake son Yang Shouzong was appointed as the military governor of the Zhongwu Army and the governor of Xuzhou. His territory was only Xuzhou.
Among the three Zhongwu states, Chenzhou is in the hands of Zhao Yan (hōu), and Caizhou is occupied by Qin Zongquan. Yang Shouzong, the Zhongwu commander, is actually equivalent to the governor of Xuzhou. Most of them are still unable to sit still, so they must first subdue Xuzhou's arrogant soldiers.
Let's talk about it later, warrior.
“Fetch Deputy Envoy Chen and Sui Envoy Zhao.” Shao Shude put the information on the table and closed his eyes in deep thought.
The defeat of Qin Zongquan resulted in the loss of the four prefectures of Meng, Ru, Zheng, Xu and most of Henan Prefecture. These five prefectures, a total of 52 counties, even after several ravages, there is still a lot of oil and water left.
Of course, Yang Shouzong definitely did not want to go to Xuzhou. There were so many vassal towns in the world. Where could he go but to the territory of the Cai thieves? Unfortunately, the Yang family had a loyalty complex, so they had no choice but to pack up and hit the road.
Chen Cheng and Zhao Guangfeng walked in one after the other.
Shao Shude opened his eyes and said, "What do you two think about the affairs in Henan?"
In fact, Chen and Zhao didn't understand why the commander-in-chief kept staring at Henan. Then if Zhu Quanzhong could fight again, what kind of fame could he achieve in the place of the Fourth War? The Zhu family brothers, Shi Pu, Qin Zongquan, and so many forces could
If you can deal with one at the same time, can you deal with three or four?
When you defeated Qin Zongquan before, should you still ask grandpa to tell grandma to find reinforcements, so that you can suddenly fight now?
“Are you worried about Zhu Quanzhong, Marshal?” Chen Cheng asked.
"The battle of Bianzhou and the great defeat of Qin Zongquan are not worthy of attention?" Shao Shude glanced at him and said: "Look at this. Zhao Lin, the second son of Zhao Yan, is engaged to Quan Zhong's daughter, and Chenzhou almost falls into the hands of Zhu
Quanzhong's hand. If he annexes Henan Prefecture, Meng, Huai and other states again, it will be very difficult to control the situation."
There are probably several ways to rule a place these days. The first is of course direct rule, where military and political affairs are controlled, and power is controlled by the court. The second is to erect an archway to cover it up, such as Li Kexiu's Zhaoyi Town.
Hu Zhen's Yicheng Town is actually no different from the first type.
The third type is that close people serve as governors or governors and are under semi-control, such as Zhe Zongben's Yinning Town, Zhe Silun's Linzhou and Zhao Yan's Chenzhou.
The fourth type is to vassal the vassal town, which is not so easy. For example, Li Xiaochang of the Bulgarian Army actually has considerable autonomy. He does not want to vassal. As long as the top and bottom can work together, he can rebel if he says it.
In the five generations to come, most of the world was like this. Whoever wins, the losers will join. This kind of rule is actually quite unstable, because once you try to deprive the generals of their power, they can be replaced immediately.
New owner.
At this time, there are not so many vassal vassal towns in the world, but as the annexation war gradually deepens, there will be more and more. Not only a few big military leaders like this model, but it is really a lack of strength and is just an expedient measure.
“The commander-in-chief wants to help Zhang Quanyi and Li Hanzhi?” Zhao Guangfeng quickly understood the key and asked.
Of the 52 counties, Henan Prefecture accounts for half. After Qin Zongquan left, Zhang Quanyi occupied Luoyang and slowly expanded his power to surrounding counties. If he could stabilize his position, he would be a major obstacle to Zhu Quanzhong's ambitions.
“Commander, Heyang, the Second Town of Henan is very close to Hedong. I’m afraid it would be bad to intervene rashly.” Chen Cheng dissuaded.
"Fu Cunshen said the same thing to me." Shao Shude sighed: "But my sworn brother attacked Helianduo in the north and Meng Fangli in the south. The two fronts started fighting. He was so heroic that he probably didn't have time to spare Zhang and Li.
Substantial help. With his big business, we have to close one of them first."
Now it seems that Li Keyong's strategic goal is extremely unclear. He was originally going to attack Helianduo, but he kept attacking and found that he was not holding back. There were also strong cities and helpers on the grassland, and he couldn't take them down for a while.
.So they withdrew south and continued to attack Meng Fangli. However, Meng Fangli relied on a dangerous mountain and had the support of the towns in Hebei behind him. He was so anxious that he couldn't take it down, so he turned back to attack Helianduo.
We have been fighting for so long, but we have achieved nothing. We have wasted money, food, and troops. We don’t know what we are fighting. Keep a close eye on Meng Fangli. Maybe he will have captured the three states of Xing, Ming, and Ci by now.
"How does the commander-in-chief want to help Zhang Quanyi and Li Hanzhi?"
“Li Hanzhi is a man who goes away when he is full and is an unfamiliar white-eyed wolf. I would like to find someone to contact Zhang Quanyi.”
"Suizhou is thousands of miles away from Luoyang, but Hedong is only a few hundred miles away. How can Zhang Quanyi join the commander-in-chief?"
"You don't need him to vote, just ask him to hold on. Zhang Quanyi has been recruiting refugees in Henan Prefecture 26 recently and vigorously reclaiming wasteland. Give him a few years and he will definitely be able to recover quite a bit. Let's establish a good relationship in advance to avoid coming to him in the future.
, a bit unexpected. Luoyang Horse Racing, please expand the scale and recruit more people on the grassland." At this point, Shao Shude thought for a while and said: "Just tell Zhang Quanyi that Zhu Quanzhong has the intention to annex Huaixi, and let him do more
Be prepared. If you think the weapons are insufficient, you can trade horses with Dingnan. If you know that he has no money, you can use people and craftsmen to exchange them. Deputy Ambassador Chen, please send someone to handle this matter."
“As ordered.” Chen Cheng replied.
He always felt that this matter was a bit unreliable, and the reason was beyond his reach. There was a town in the middle of the river! But if the commander wanted to make a move in advance, he could do it. Anyway, there would be no loss to Xiazhou.
“Has Li Keyong ever declared Zhang Quanyi as Henan Yin?” Shao Shude asked again.
“I haven’t heard of it, but I should like it.”
“Whether he expresses it or not, we will also report Zhang Quanyi to the court as Henan Yin. We must first establish a good relationship. Secretary Lu, you can write the inscription.”
ifies.
"The second thing is that Prime Minister Xiao asked the people of Guanzhong to move to the border because of the new restoration of the five prefectures in the Hewei River and the empty prefectures and counties. He also asked people to move to Xichuan and the people of Dongchuan to the river on the grounds that there was war in the middle of Shu and many people were hungry.
Reclamation in Weiwu Prefecture." At this point, Shao Shude slammed the table hard, stood up and said: "They were all stopped by Yang Fugong. You can discuss it and see if there is a way to solve it."
Yang Fugong's move does not mean that he has any enmity with Shao Shude. In fact, it has not reached this point.
His motives are also easy to understand. Officials have always been bound to the imperial power. Without the support of the emperor, Yang Fugong would not have been able to survive for long, and he would have been beaten to death by Ximen Sigong's uncle and nephew.
As the most powerful vassal in the northwest, the Dingnan Army has always been submissive and sent salt, brown cloth, leather, and livestock to Beijing every year as supplies to the town. However, due to its own strength and size, the imperial court was worried.
Definitely. Recruiting households from Guanzhong and Shuzhong to colonize the five states of Hewei and Wei. To put it mildly, it is called immigrating to the border areas. In fact, it is "capitalizing the enemy" and further strengthening the strength of the anti-disaster army.
Yang Fugong was not naive enough to think that the five states of Hewei and Wei could still be completely controlled by the imperial court.
“Commander, I have a plan.” Chen Cheng said.
"explain."
"It would be better for someone to contact Li Xiaochang, Dongfang Kui, Zhe Zongben, Zhu Mei, Li Xiang, and Zhuge Shuang to come up together and ask for help from the people." Chen Cheng said: "Recover the five states of Hewei and Wei.
At that time, they all put on the congratulatory form. At this time, it is reasonable to ask the residents to send them."
“I’m afraid Zhu Mei won’t agree. Marshal Zhuge is ill, so he probably won’t be involved in this matter.”
“The four towns of Yingning, Yifang, Danyan, and Jinshang are enough.” Chen Cheng replied: “If Yang Fugong knew how powerful he was, he would not stop him at this time.”
“You can give it a try. But I feel that Yang Fugong is not a person who can compromise, so we still have to think of other ways.”
“Commander, it’s better to send a letter to Hedong and ask Li Keyong to come forward to change things, which may be effective.” Zhao Guangfeng was silent for a long time, and then suddenly suggested.
“Yes.” Shao Shude responded.
In fact, he still felt that it was not safe enough. The best way was to let Yang Fugong get out.
This iron-headed boy, he just entered Chang'an two years ago and killed Tian Lingzi. Aren't you touched at all?
However, it may not be possible to reason with these powerful officials.
Marshal Zhuge has been in poor health for the past six months and has often lingered on his bedside. Yang Fu took advantage of the opportunity and began to work for his pretender Wu Dingjun Jiedushi Yang Shouzhong.
His method is nothing more than using the court's righteousness to win over Zhuge's generals, hoping that Yang Shouzhong will enter the Shannan West Road and seize the foundations of more than ten states.
Zhuge Zhongfang, the son of Zhuge Shuang, is currently the military envoy of the Shannan West Dao Yamen, but his methods are not good and his prestige is not established. He is afraid that he will not be able to suppress the generals. If he does not do well, he will be pulled over by Yang Fugong.
Marshal Zhuge knew the pros and cons and once wrote a sincere letter to Shao Shude and Zhu Mei, asking them to help take care of his son.
Shao Shude thought about it and felt that there might be an opportunity to bring down Yang Fugong.
This is good, now the town is stable and everything is going smoothly. I just have time to play with Yang Fugong and intervene in the situation in Henan, so I won't be too lonely.