In the third year of Linde, it snows for the first time!
The Great Khan of Beiqian led the expedition in person, with Boyanna, the general of the Imperial Guard, as the vanguard, and ordered 400,000 elite troops to go south, and then attack the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Three days later, the Zhao Palace no longer covered up, and raised troops in Yancheng to offer sacrifices to heaven. They held the instructions written by Emperor Taizu Gao and Emperor Zhou Zuzhen, and prayed to heaven to appease Nan.
If there are no honest ministers in the dynasty and there are traitors and traitors in the dynasty, they must be punished with troops to clear the emperor's side.
This is the content contained in the ancestral training of the Emperor Zhou Dynasty, and now it has become the legal basis for the beginning of King Zhao.
The news that King Zhao and Beiqian raised armies almost at the same time spread throughout the world, and the whole country was shocked for a while.
The Divine Capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Daming Palace, and Wuying Palace.
"Everyone, King Zhao conspired to rebel and echoed the barbarians in Beigan. The crime cannot be punished! I propose to send troops to strangle the rebels."
This indignant man was a general of the imperial army of the Great Zhou Dynasty. He was a young man who had achieved great success, so he was inevitably arrogant and arrogant.
After hearing the news that Beigan and the Zhao Palace had raised troops, he vigorously advocated a decisive battle.
"The first battle is the decisive battle, and the outcome will be decided in one battle. We must use the power of thunder to defeat the rebellion internally and attack the barbarians externally, in order to demonstrate the majesty of our Great Zhou Dynasty!"
Warlikeness is the passion of young military officers, and it is also the biggest common fault. They deal with things in a straight-forward, black-and-white manner!
It's just that although this young general is very active, he has no say in the Wuying Palace. He is only a fifth-grade imperial guard general, and he is only the lowest-ranking general in this highest military meeting of the Great Zhou Dynasty. If he hadn't been None of the Zhonglang generals of the Royal Forest Army are qualified to participate in this meeting.
He came to attend the meeting as a representative of the young generals in the imperial army and a future confidant of the emperor.
At this time, those who spoke in the Wuying Palace and advocated a decisive battle were all young men, the real bosses, who had never spoken out.
Wu Keming, the top leader of the Operational Staff Department of Prince Zhao's Mansion, the Commander-in-Chief of the Central Army of the Sixth Army Governor's Mansion, and the Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Forest Army, Wu Keming, kept sipping tea and did not express any opinions.
The Sixth Army Commandery Office is held by five people from the Sixth Army of the Emperor. The commander-in-chief of the Shence Army is the commander-in-chief of the left army. The commander-in-chief of the Longwu Army is the commander-in-chief of the right army. The commander-in-chief of the Tiance Army is the commander-in-chief of the front army. The commander-in-chief of the Shenwu Army is the commander-in-chief of the rear army. The commander-in-chief of the army, the general of the Royal Forest Army is the commander-in-chief of the central army.
On top of the five major governors, there is also a general governor, which is the general of the world's military and horses that most often appears in Jianghu stories.
Now that the other four governors are no longer in Beijing, Wu Keming represents the attitude of the Sixth Army Commander's Office.
But from the beginning of the meeting to now, Governor Wu has not spoken. Instead, he quietly listened to the discussions of others.
"The fallacy is that you blindly seek war, but you don't know that war is the continuation of politics, and war serves a certain political purpose. Just shouting and killing, falling into the inferior position, is just a martial artist."
Han Wei, the newly appointed doctor of the Ministry of War, sneered at the statement of this doctor of the Royal Forest Army. He was a serious Hanlin bachelor with imperial examination background. Just when he was about to be sent to be the governor of a county, the doctor of the Ministry of War actually requested to go to the Dali Temple Criminal Law Academy for further study. …
No, it can no longer be called Dali Temple Academy of Criminal Law. It is now officially renamed as Da Zhou Empire Jingwei Academy.
It offers subjects such as criminal law, literature, military affairs, government, medicine, and calligraphy. It integrates the three subjects of arts, science, and engineering. It has already seen the prototype of a comprehensive university in later generations and became the invisible highest institution of higher learning in the Great Zhou Dynasty.
As for the Imperial College and the Imperial College...they are a bunch of scumbags and have nothing to say.
Han Wei studied war economics and war politics at the Da Zhou Empire Jingwei College.
From an economic point of view, the essential reason for war is of course profit. Fighting is for wealth, and war is launched to obtain material and other property. For the outbreak of war, at least one party must see that the expected benefits brought by the war exceed the expected costs.
For example, in Prince Zhao's Mansion, what he saw was the lofty throne of the Great Zhou Empire, and what his subordinates saw was the merit of following the dragon after victory. Once Prince Zhao ascends to the throne, their status will rise.
The conflict between the imperial court and Prince Zhao's Mansion is an irreconcilable conflict that can only be resolved by war.
But Han Wei had a different view on Beigan.
For Beiqian, the conflict between them and the Zhou Dynasty was not irreconcilable.
Emperor Qian wanted to use this war to establish his prestige, divert domestic conflicts, pass on the current economic crisis in Daqian, and also take advantage of Dazhou's wealth.
What they seek is more economic wealth, and there is room for peace talks between Dazhou and Beigan.
Problems that cannot be solved through negotiations, negotiations, and transactions will be solved through war.
Emperor Qian wanted money and prestige, and Zhou Dynasty could give it to him. He could also follow the example of the former Song Dynasty and establish an alliance with Chanyuan.
Since the Chanyuan Alliance, the former Song Dynasty and the Khitan, the previous overlord in the north, ended their more than 40 years of hostility, and there was no longer any war;
Not going to war is definitely a good thing for the people, especially those in border areas.
This so-called annual coin is "less than one percent" compared to the cost of using troops.
I won’t go into details about the specific burden of this annual coin, but the Northern Song Dynasty relied on the Chanyuan Alliance to engage in forex trade on the border, which made the Song Dynasty make a lot of money.
Whether it is material production or cultural output, it can completely crush the Liao Dynasty at the same time. So we can see that in the market trade, the porcelain, silk, tea and other products of the Song Dynasty were sold well in the Liao Dynasty, thus gaining a huge profit. However, the products of the Liao Kingdom had almost no sales, basically making money at a loss. The Song Dynasty had a huge trade surplus with the Liao Dynasty.
The so-called Sui coins were all earned in the market trading.
The economic aspect is not the most important. What is more important is the invasion of the cultural aspect.
Daozong of the Liao Dynasty of Khitan once said, "Our cultural relics are all the same as those of China." It can be said that the Khitan senior officials at that time began to admire the culture of the Central Plains.
From the perspective of culture war, it is also a successful start.
It was just that the people of the former Song Dynasty failed to seize such an opportunity, which turned the Chanyuan Alliance into a shame.
However, Han Wei believed that there were two sides to the matter. There were advantages and disadvantages to entering into an alliance with Beigan, which could not be summed up in one sentence.
When the newly appointed lieutenant of the Ministry of War said these words, Lin Buji, the young lieutenant general of the Royal Forest Army, almost jumped up.
"You are treasonous!"
Hot-blooded young people are always easy to get into trouble.
But Han Wei remained motionless, looking at the thoughtful leaders present here.
Lin Buji saw this situation and was about to jump up and hit someone. Just as he stood up, Wu Keming's voice came from the main seat.
"Don't be presumptuous!"
Wu Keming's deep voice came, which immediately calmed down Lin Buji, whose blood had just surged.
"Buji, I have violated the etiquette of the Wuying Palace. Please forgive me, Lord Governor!" Lin Buji immediately bowed and apologized.
Wu Keming did not speak. Li Chengguang, the Secretary of the Ministry of War on the side, laughed and said, "Young man is so angry that he scolds Fang Qiu and does not want to focus on serving the country. How can he be punished for this? Sit down!"
When the Secretary of the Ministry of War opened his mouth, it meant that this matter was finalized.
At the same time, he also said that Mr. Li supports the views of Han Wei, the doctor of the Ministry of War.
From the beginning, the purpose of this military meeting was to discuss whether to attack one family or two families?
Lin Buji, the lieutenant general of the Royal Forest Army, was certainly a young and enthusiastic man, but his words had no substantive effect. On the contrary, Han Wei's words had his own opinions, both politically and militarily.
"Jun Yue, keep talking!"
Junyue is Han Wei's nickname, and Li Chengguang is both Han Wei's boss and his elder. While this title is reasonable and reasonable, it also shows his support for Han Wei's views.
After receiving the affirmation from the top leader of the Ministry of War, Han Wei became more confident, "Gentlemen, I think that peace talks with Beigan are not a shame, but that we have to look at the pros and cons of the peace talks. The Han Dynasty had the siege of Baideng, and the Tang Dynasty had the siege of the Weishui River.
The alliance is just a temporary choice. What's the point?! When Prince Yang opened the border trading market with Beigan, he had the idea of containing Beigan through economic means.
I once read the manuscripts of Prince Yang and Taifu in the Tongwen Hall of the Hanlin Academy, and gained some insights. If we use the covenant of alliance to expand our trade with Beiqian, our commodities and coins of the Great Zhou Dynasty will occupy the northern province.
Do it.”
Han Wei's words described a terrible scene, an extremely terrible scene for Beigan.
The commodities and coins of the Great Zhou Dynasty occupied the market of Beiqian, and the culture of the Great Zhou Dynasty was highly praised by the nobles and common people of Beigan.
Then there is no need for such a Beigan to exist.
Beigan can be captured without the use of swords or soldiers.
Han Wei's talent is indeed extraordinary. With the help of a manuscript written by Yang Qingyuan, he has already formulated a plan to deal with Beigan through economic war and cultural war. Although this plan seems very immature, the core is still the same.
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The scenes painted by Han Wei also moved many people.
War kills people!
One general's success will destroy ten thousand bones!
If you can fight on a single line, it is definitely an unwise choice to choose to fight on two lines.
The trend at the meeting began to favor Han Wei.
"That's not true!"
Wang Hua, who has always been a transparent person, spoke up. He is now the Grand Bachelor of Zhongji Palace. Although he is not the chief minister of the cabinet, Zhongji Palace is indeed the head of the second pavilion and the fourth palace. Anyone with a discerning eye in the court can see that Wang Hua will He is the future chief minister of the cabinet.
Han Wei thought that some of the big shots in the military would oppose his views, but he did not expect that the first person to express his clear opposition would be the Grand Bachelor of Zhongji Palace.
Wang Hua ignored the gazes from all around and said unhurriedly, "Jun Yue's words do have merit, but they are false premise."
"Please give me some advice, Mr. Wang!"
"What Jun Yue said must be based on a premise. I, Dazhou, can provide the benefits Beigan seeks, but this is not the case!"
Wang Hua's eyes swept towards everyone present, showing his majesty. Although he had not yet assumed the position of chief assistant, Wang Hua already had the power of chief assistant.
"Beiqian's move south this time was not just for economic benefits, nor was Emperor Qian simply establishing his authority, but he wanted to completely control Beigan's frontier troops through this war."
This is the core of Beiqin going south.
For Emperor Qian, winning or losing in this battle is not important. If you win, you have a winning approach, and if you lose, you have a losing routine.
If he wins, Emperor Qian can gain prestige in the country and the army, and gain a lot of economic benefits from the Zhou Dynasty.
If they fail to win, they can use this as an excuse to purge King Liang's remnants in the army and completely control this frontier army in his own hands.
Therefore, winning or losing this war is not important, fighting is the most important.
As long as it's not a disastrous defeat, Emperor Qian can accept it!
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Here Wang Hua continued, "Besides, the previous Liang Prince was supported by me, the Great Zhou Dynasty, in order to provoke an internal fight between the Liang Prince's Mansion and the Beiqian Court, so that the Liang Prince would become our Great Zhou Dynasty's northern barrier. .”
Everyone here is the core figure of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the future pillars, so there is no problem in speaking out about this former national policy.
For example, Han Wei was valued by Li Chengguang, Minister of the Ministry of War. If he had not only had one daughter, he would definitely have recruited Han Wei as his son-in-law. Even if he was not his son-in-law, Han Wei was Li Chengguang's key training target.
Although Lin Buji was hot-blooded and impulsive, he was Wu Keming's nephew and the cousin of Emperor Linde. He was loyal to Emperor Linde. Being able to become a lieutenant general in the Royal Forest Army and stay in Gongcheng Palace already showed his ability and loyalty. .
"This was the strategy that the Emperor, Chief Minister Qian, me, and Prince Yang discussed together. The results have been excellent over the years. The Liang Palace and the Beiqian Center have always been in a state of opposition. Our northern border is stable and the people live in peace. .”
I just don’t know what means this Qianhuang used to win over King Liang, a veteran of three dynasties, which really impressed Wang Hua.
This time Beiqian went south in the name of avenging King Liang and avenging the great Khan.
After Jin Yiwei's inquiring, they actually got the news from Beigan that Tiance's army had assassinated King Liang and the Great Khan of Beigan.
Beizhen Fusi immediately believed that this was a conspiracy of the Liang Prince's Palace.
Tiancejun did not do this, let alone do it!
This was just an assassination by Emperor Qian using dishonorable means.
But as a result, this Dagan Khan is even less likely to choose peace talks.
The Great Khan of Beigan still needs this battle to clear himself of the suspicion of killing the hero. What he wants, Da Zhou cannot give!
There is only one battle between the two sides!
After Wang Hua's explanation, the thinking of this military meeting has been highly unified.
"Your Majesty has a decree!"
"I respectfully listen to the holy edict!" All the ministers stood up from their seats and bowed to show their respect.
"The edict says:... Outside there is rampant violence in Beidi, and there are intrigues and rebellion inside. In this critical autumn, all the ministers need to work together to overcome the difficulties!... Promote the Commander-in-Chief of the Tiance Army to be the Governor of the Northern Territory. Responsible for all matters related to the war against Beigan... He promoted Wu Keming, the Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Forest Army, to be the governor of Youzhou, and ordered one hundred thousand Imperial Guard troops to go north to assist Cao Xueyang, the Commander-in-Chief of the Longwu Army, to put down the rebellion..."
Emperor Linde rarely interfered with ordinary political affairs, and governed from a humble angle, looking like a mascot.
But today, before the system was established, no one would regard the Emperor as a mascot.
His will represents the highest will of the empire!
Of course, this will was discussed by Emperor Linde and several core people.
But when this will appears, there will be no other voice in the empire!
"I obey the decree!"
The two-front war against Beigan and King Zhao began after this imperial edict was issued!
