Ye An knew a lot about the Zhe family, not to mention that the Zhe family army was described as being comparable to the Yue family army in later generations. He had heard a lot about the Zhe family when he was in Ganliang.
In the northwest, apart from Ganliang, who has the power to fight against Dangxiang, there is also the Zhejia Army in Fuzhou. At this time, the name of the Zhejia Army may not be heard in Tokyo City, but it has become well-known to everyone in the northwest.
thing.
The training and equipment of the Zhejia Army are much better than other frontier armies of the imperial court, not to mention management. Many border army generals secretly deduct money and food, but the Zhejia Army rarely does this, and almost all of their salaries are
It was distributed on time. They knew that the officers and soldiers relied on this money and food to support their families. If they continued to deduct money from it, how could they be willing to kill the enemy?
But the more this happens, the more the Zhejiajun becomes different. There is no way. In the Song Dynasty, if you are not like others, no matter how correct you are, you will still be wrong. You will be different in the court.
No one in your family is on duty in Tokyo, and you have no relatives living in Tokyo. You have been operating in Fuzhou for many years, and you have many soldiers under your command. All soldiers are paid on time, and you ask the court for full money and food. What are you doing?
Is the Fuzhou frontier army the frontier army of the imperial court or the private army of your family? You must know that the money for raising your army comes from the imperial court!
This may be the reason why the Zhejia Army is not favored by Zhao Zhen and the imperial court. You must know that at this time, the Zhejia Army has been operating in Fuzhou for several generations. If it is calculated based on military merit, it can be made a marquis. But now the Zhejia Army
There is not a single knighthood in the family.
Speaking of the Zhe family, even a handsome general like Cao Yi would give a thumbs up and praise: "The first general family in the northwest! It is full of bloody men!"
Why do you say that? Because when Zhe Weizhong came here, all his peers had already died. Zhe Wei Zheng, Zhe Wei Xin, Zhe Wei Chang, all died in battle. If Zhe Wei Zhong makes the same mistake again, the whole generation of the Zhe family will be destroyed.
There is not a single one left. To put it nicely, it means sacrificing one’s life to support the country. To put it badly, it means to end an era.
The only option is to rely on the elders of the family to take care of the young children. When the children grow up, they can revitalize the family again. That will be many years later. For the current family, it is a disaster.
Therefore, Zhe Weizhong's request for help from the imperial court was largely a test of the attitude of Zhao Zhen and the imperial court. After Ye An understood this, he could only feel helpless for the Zhe family.
This can’t be entirely blamed on Zhao Zhen or Song Ting, it’s just that you don’t know how to behave!
While wanting to be self-reliant, at the same time holding the money and food from the court, not to mention the Song Dynasty, even other dynasties would not be able to last long. To put it bluntly, what is the difference between the situation in Fuzhou and Dangxiang?
For this reason, even if he abandons Fuzhou, Zhao Zhen will not provide much help to Zhe Weizhong, unless the Dangxiang people attack Fuzhou and successfully move south. By then, Dangxiang's army has been delayed by the Zhejia army in Fuzhou for a long time and invades south.
It was just a robbery, and it was impossible to fight for a long time.
At that time, the supporting troops only need to contain the troops, and the party members will soon be forced to retreat. However, Fuzhou and the Zhejia army will definitely be severely weakened. Zhao Zhen will definitely try his best to make the Zhejia army move to their homes, using the excuse of taking care of the Zhejia army.
It was ordered to move to Tokyo City, so the first Shogun family in the northwest would cease to exist immediately.
Thinking of this, Ye An couldn't help but sigh that Zhao Zhen had really learned the imperial art. This was almost an upright conspiracy, and he even did not hesitate to borrow Dang Xiang's sword.
Unfortunately, in Ye An's view, Zhao Zhen's methods are really chilling, not to mention how many people can see that there is something wrong with it. Just using external forces to deal with internal conflicts can lead to more tragic consequences anytime and anywhere.
Ye An has been in a bad mood these past few days, and has not slept well. He always feels that something will happen in the northwest, but neither Ding Xiaoyi nor Ping An Trading Company has any news of any changes in the party.
Liu Yong looked at the anxious Ye An and whispered: "Marquis Ye, our Machine Speed Department people have been sent to Dangxiang. There is no news yet. If there is any change in Li Yuanhao, we will definitely know it."
Ye An nodded: "That's what I say, but the northwest is too big. Without a complete espionage network, it is still not possible to monitor the entire party. The Machine Speed Department must pay close attention to this area. Other countries and regions
If you can let it go, only Party Xiang dare not neglect it and go all out!"
Liu Yong nodded slightly, but then said helplessly: "The government issued a decree this year to restrict the market in Liangzhou. Only a few shops can trade with Dangxiang. If we can fully liberalize it, maybe our infiltration speed will be faster.
some."
Ye An shook his head while looking through the documents on the table and said: "It's impossible, let alone the officials who are unwilling, even Li Yuanhao himself is unwilling. He is not a commander like Li Deming who only thinks about fighting. His head
It also contains the national economy and people's livelihood. If you even dare to change the Yuan Guangyun this year, you will be short of ascending the throne and proclaiming yourself emperor. This is also the most intolerable thing for the country. With his character, I, the Song Dynasty, will definitely have a fight with Dang Xiang!"
Hearing this, Liu Yong's back was covered with cold sweat. During the time he was in charge of the Motor Speed Division, he had been reading the intelligence about Dangxiang. The more he read, the more frightened he became. The Dangxiang people almost crushed the northwest in terms of combat power. Just because
The Xizhou Uighurs were restrained and unable to use all their strength.
As for the defeat of Qingtang, it was precisely for this reason that if they completely occupied the land west of Hexi, defeated the Uighurs in Xizhou and made it the party's rear area, they would be able to accumulate strength for a war with the Song Dynasty.
This is the most terrifying consequence that Liu Yong can think of, but Ye An’s view is more than that. Dangxiang is an extremely viable semi-nomadic and semi-agricultural nation. They have tasted the hardship and have never forgotten it. No matter how powerful they are, they cannot
They were destroyed in the tug-of-war, not to mention they still had huge depth to retreat to the west.
Even the Mongols, known as the whip of God, only completely destroyed the dynasty established by the Party members a year after the fall of the Southern Song Dynasty.
In Ye An's eyes, the Song Dynasty should not be afraid of the Liao Dynasty in the north. At this time, the Liao people had already enjoyed too many dividends brought by the traditional Han family, making it impossible for their lives to return to the era of eating hair and drinking blood.
Dangxiang is completely different. As the saying goes, those who are barefoot are not afraid of wearing shoes. Under the leadership of Li Yuanhao, the people of Dangxiang had no choice but to begin to transform into the former poverty-stricken people. Li Yuanhao adopted a series of new cultural measures.
First of all, the Tang and Song Dynasties "gifted" the Li and Zhao surnames to the Tuoba clan of the Dangxiang royal family, changed their surnames to "Weiming clan", and changed their names to Yuxiao and "Wuzi". Starting in March this year, Li Yuanhao issued another order to the Dangxiang tribes within the territory.
"Bald Order".
He himself took the lead in balding his hair, piercing his ears and wearing heavy earrings, and ordered the tribesmen to follow the instructions within three days. Anyone who did not comply would be put to death.
This is such a decisive and efficient method. At that time, people in the party and ministers were competing for baldness. In terms of clothing, Li Yuanhao "dressed in a white narrow shirt, a felt crown with a red lining, and a red ribbon hanging from the crown." Officials also had to rank according to their rank.
There are no regulations on clothing. Common people are only allowed to wear green clothes to distinguish between high and low.
These measures are what scare Ye An and Liu Yong the most. What does this mean? It means that Li Yuanhao has completely separated from the Central Plains and completely wants to separate Dangxiang from the Han family in order to facilitate the founding of the country. Otherwise, the Central Plains
Isn’t it much more convenient to just use the existing cultural system than to use one’s own immature and imperfect system?
But the "Law of True Fragrance" was completely useless to him. "If anything goes wrong, there must be a demon." Even Liu Yong realized that Li Yuanhao was trying to protect the emperor!