"Congratulations, Marshal!" After Zhu Mei left with satisfaction, Zhao Guangfeng stepped forward to congratulate him with a smile on his face.
Shao Shude waved his hand, signaling Zhao Guangfeng to stop. However, he still ordered Li Renfu to cook a pot of top-quality purple bamboo shoot tea.
Purple bamboo shoot tea was produced in Huzhou and became a tribute tea during the Guangde period. The imperial court even built an official tribute tea garden on Guzhu Mountain. Every year when the tea buds had not yet fully emerged, officials would go to the tea mountain to prepare new tea.
Just as Zhang Wengui's poem says: "The phoenix chariot comes back half drunk from the spring, the goddess enters the water and opens the curtain; the peonies laugh and the gold sparkles move, and the purple bamboo shoots of Wuxing are heard."
As soon as the Purple Bamboo Shoot Tea came into the palace, the maids immediately reported it to the emperor who was half-drunk in search of spring. This shows how much this tea was loved by saints. It should be as famous as Bashu Mengding Tea, which has the reputation of "the best tea in the world".
"It's not easy for the commander to get this tea! I thought it would be some famous tea in Sichuan." Zhao Guangfeng said with a smile.
Chen Cheng is not here these days, so I can finally show off my skills, and I feel very good.
"This tea was copied from Yang Fugong's mansion." Shao Shude said: "Although there are endless wars in the south of the Yangtze River, the generals are still respectful and the tributes are still endless, although they are much worse than before."
"Those who are able to submit tributes are considered obedient." Zhao Guangfeng said: "Nowadays, prime ministers almost always judge the third division and try their best to urge all states in the world to transfer tribute to the capital. Zhu Quanzhong not only submitted the tribute himself, but also sent troops to protect the Bianshui River Road.
, the saint, and the court officials are all very satisfied, and they even made him serve as the governor of two towns. I think this person is a traitor and a loyal person, and sooner or later his true colors will be revealed."
Nowadays, the world is so weird. Big towns and powerful towns are more or less willing to pay tribute, but the small warlords, on the other hand, are extremely arrogant and domineering, and do not give a penny to the court.
"When Zhu Quanzhong expanded wantonly in Hedong and annexed neighboring towns, he never cared about the imperial court. After he captured Henan Prefecture, Meng, Huai, Ru, Xu, Cai and other states, he no longer cared about the imperial court." Shao Shude said:
"This is the advantage of being far away from Chang'an. Even if someone wants to annex one or two towns, it is extremely difficult. However, everything has advantages and disadvantages. Being close to Chang'an has disadvantages as well as advantages. Today Zhu Mei figured it out and is willing to
Moving town is a benefit."
Marshal Shao's mentality is still good. When he started his business in the towns in the northwest of Beijing, the imperial court was an unavoidable obstacle. For a place as big as Guanzhong with such a large population, you are destined to only see but not eat. And once the strength is too large, it will also cause trouble for the imperial court.
Worry, there are too many unnecessary constraints, otherwise we wouldn’t have fought westward in the first place.
But in Hedong and Henan, there are unlimited possibilities for expansion, and there is no need to worry too much about the court's reaction. It seems that there are few restrictions, which is very refreshing.
But Marshal Shao is good at exploiting his strengths and avoiding weaknesses, turning disadvantages into advantages. Although the Difficulty Army is close to Chang'an, it is easy for the court to be wary, but it is also convenient to knock on the que! The previous appointment given to his father-in-law Yin Ning was actually a reflection of this advantage. This time he gave the commander-in-chief
Zhu Mei's move to the town was also a political dividend obtained after scaring away Yang Fugong.
“Commander, once the three states of Wuding Army are captured, what will be done?”
“What is Sui Shi Zhao’s opinion?”
"Commander, it is better to dismiss Wu Dingjun, transfer Yangzhou to Shannan West Road, Xing and Feng to Fengxiang Town, and Qin and Cheng to Hewei Town." Zhao Guangfeng suggested.
"Senior Zhao, you are trying to dig up Fengxiang's roots. It's just Chengzhou, with 10,000 or 20,000 people, which is about the same as Xing and Feng. But Qinzhou is a large county, and transferring it to Hewei is a bit too much, isn't it?" Shao Shude
asked with a smile.
"The commander-in-chief can go to the imperial court and ask for the establishment of Longyou Town, which will govern the seven prefectures of Qin, Cheng, He, Lin, Lan, Wei, and Min. The two prefectures of Qin and Cheng are originally the prefectures of Longyou Road. Fengxiang is in charge of Longyou.
The name is neither fish nor fowl." Zhao Guangfeng said: "If you really can't let go, just give Yangzhou to Fengxiang, and it won't be a big loss."
Shao Shude tapped his fingers on the table again habitually and began to think.
What he was considering was actually the idea of the imperial court. The imperial court was willing to attack Wu Dingjun and Yang Shouzhong. But if the three states could not be taken back, but were taken away by Shao Shude, the imperial court would definitely be unwilling.
It's okay to say that Xing and Fengzhou have few people, but there are a lot of people in Yangzhou. The imperial court is seriously short of money and goods, so it doesn't want to take them back? Even if it sends a general from the Shence Army to be the governor, it would be good.
It's better than being swallowed whole by Shao.
However, there is no room for maneuver in this matter.
The most urgent wish of the imperial court now is to take back the rich and powerful areas in Shu, especially Xichuan Town. Is it true that Ximen Wentong, Mancun, and Li Yuan's three-pronged Shence Army went out to the west in vain? Maybe after the rebellion on Shannan West Road is pacified,
After that, important ministers, such as a certain prime minister and powerful eunuchs, will be sent out immediately to lead the army into Shu to annihilate Chen Jingxuan, Gao Renhou and other Yang forces. They will first send the tribute from Shu to Chang'an.
In fact, if someone from Shao hadn't forced himself to stand up for the Zhuge family, the imperial court would have wanted to take back the Shannan West Road as well. With Sanchuan in hand, it would be able to breathe a big sigh of relief financially. But now it is obviously impossible, so it can only retreat.
The next best thing is to hold Sichuan in your hands.
At this time, you can negotiate terms with the court!
Shao Shude thought about it carefully, and with the court's eagerness, there was still some possibility of this happening.
"Han Quanhui can handle this matter and ask him to send a lieutenant to Chang'an to find out the court's opinion first. However, for now, let's focus on the war." Shao Shude said.
On April 18, Shao Shude, in the name of recruiting envoys from Shannan Road, sent a message to the generals of the Dao army to Qifangting. He was going to be promoted to the general of the camp and assigned combat tasks.
On the 20th, the generals of all armies gathered in the camp.
Shao Shude was sitting high on the command post, flanked by Han Quanhui, the supervisor of the army. Looking at him, he only sat half of his buttocks on the chair, obviously he did not dare to sit on an equal footing with Shao.
Shao Shude glanced at the generals in the tent. Zhe Zongben, Cheng Zongchu, Zhu Mei, Li Xiaochang, Dongfang Kui, Ximen Wentong, Li Yuan, Mancun and the military envoys from each town, a total of twenty or thirty people, gathered together and were arranged on the left and right.
.
Very good, this is how it feels! This is the taste of power, the best aphrodisiac for men.
“Everyone, I have decided to divide the troops into four groups and disperse them all the way. Zhang Yanqiu will be led by a certain person!”
“The end will be here.”
“You are the commander of Baoxie Road.”
“The last general will obey orders.”
“Zhu Mei!”
“The end will be here.”
“You are appointed as the commander of Luo Gudao.”
“The last general will obey orders.”
"In the Ziwu Valley, the troops have been sent out. Under each commander's envoy, there are also deputy commanders, grain envoys, beheading envoys and other positions. Someone will come to announce the appointments later. I will say one sentence, Yang Fugong, Yang Shouzhong is not the best.
Thousands of soldiers, we will use the power of Mount Tai to crush them and capture them in one fell swoop."
“We will obey the commander-in-chief’s orders.”
After the generals dispersed, Shao Shude had a secret talk with Zhe Zongben for a while.
Of course I have no objection to moving the town to Fengxiang and folding the original version. Even if you just get a incomplete version of Fengxiang (Fengxiang Mansion, Longzhou, Xingzhou, Fengzhou), it is much better than the three states of Yanningqing. What's more, Shao Shude
They are also actively planning to bring Yangzhou into the jurisdiction of Fengxiang Town.
After the generals returned to their troops, the army was dispatched. The military envoy of the fourth army was Yin Sunkui of Jingzhao, and the deputy envoy was the branch judge from Fengxiang Town. The master also came from the western counties of Jingzhao Prefecture, Fengxiang, and Jingzhao.
Formerly, the three towns of Binning.
Along the way to Shao Shude, he appointed Li Tangbin, the envoy of the Tianzhu Army, as the envoy of the Qing Dynasty, leading his army of 5,000 people at the front. Li Xiaochang, the defender of the army, was the envoy of the Imperial Army, walking at the back.
On the 23rd, we passed Shibiyi and arrived at Chencangyi, Baoji County in the afternoon of the 24th.
"Commander, there is news from Henan." Zhao Guangfeng hurried over with a military newspaper.
Shao Shude took it and looked at it with no expression on his face.
“That’s all, how big a deal it can be.” After a while, he said.
The messenger traveled across Shaanxi and Guanzhong and sent urgent military information from Guanzhong. Shao Shude asked him to go down to receive the reward, but as far as the matter itself was concerned, it was really not a big deal.
Li Keyong was halfway through his attack on Xingzhou and retreated hastily, not knowing whether there were any losses along the way. Now he and Zhu Quanzhong are in closer conflict. From now on, when Keyong attacks Hebei, Quanzhong will cause trouble; when Quanzhong attacks Henan, Ke Yong will
To destroy. When two people confront each other, whoever blinks first loses. Little things don’t matter!
"The order was sent to form the Shunyi Army. An Xiu was appointed as military envoy and Youyi envoy, Li Duo and He Wei were appointed as deputy envoys and Du Yuhou respectively. The soldiers and horses they currently have are more than 2,000 infantry and cavalry. First, they will help with transportation.
people, recruit troops, and then retreat to Guanzhong together."
ifies.
The Shunyi army has no time to take care of it for the time being. After the expedition to the south, we will find a way to rectify it. Or they can be transferred to Lanzhou and let them fight against the Tubo in Shanzhou, or they can be sent to Liangzhou, or they can attack the Tubo tribes still there.
The Wuzhou in my hand still has some uses.
Shao Shude also affirmed Chen Cheng's recruitment of troops in Henan. The last time he recruited 10,000 troops in Henan, organized and trained the Tianzhu Army, and supplemented the vacancies in various departments, there were still more than 3,000 people left. This southern expedition will also create new wars.
If there is a loss, just choose from it to complete the compilation.
After this year, I am afraid it will be difficult to have the opportunity to go to Henan to recruit soldiers and civilians, so it would not be bad to finally recruit a group of soldiers back. If there are 10,000 or 20,000 people, even if they are raised as state soldiers first and let them work in the fields, it will be
OK.
Marshal Shao is not willing to use the local elite to serve in the army. What a shame! Wouldn't it be great to use Zhu Quanzhong's Henanese to serve as his army?
On the night of the 25th, the army camped at Yunutan, and in the evening of the 26th, they arrived at Dashan Pass.
Dashan Pass is one of the six major passes in the country. It has one general and more than two thousand troops. The Central Plains Dynasty often passed through this place when conquering Shu.
For example, in history, Liang and Qi fought wars and advanced and retreated here; in the later Tang Dynasty, Guo Chongtao attacked Shu and also left Sanguan; in the later Jin and Later Han Dynasties, Shu went north to manage Qinchuan and also left Sanguan; during the Xiande period of the Later Zhou Dynasty and the Qiande period of the Northern Song Dynasty,
Shu all marched to Jianmen from this point; at the turn of the Song Dynasty, Wu Jie guarded Monk's Plain, which was also outside the pass.
From here to the south, the road is winding and there are many villages. Some belong to Fengxiang Town, such as Huangniu Village on Huangniu Ridge, so there is no need to attack this one; some belong to Fengzhou, such as Tangcang Town, and this one has to be attacked.
Shao Shude, escorted by a large group of soldiers, walked to Guancheng, overlooking the magnificent and beautiful mountains and rivers.