Yangzhou is a city Zhang Zhao visited many times before traveling through it.
After all, in the 21st century, whether it is the Hanfu Circle or the Jiawei Circle, cities such as Xi'an, Nanjing, Yangzhou, and Luoyang cannot be bypassed.
However, Zhang Zhao was not in much mood to visit the scenery of Yangzhou this time.
As soon as the carriage stopped, Bai Congxin, Murong Nobunaga, and Li Cunhui came in immediately.
Without outsiders, these three people spoke and acted much more directly in front of Zhang Zhao. Bai Congxin raised his hand.
"Sage, the soldiers are very enthusiastic. From Liuhe to Guabu to Yizheng, the repairs of the boats and the mobilization of supplies all went very smoothly."
Murong Nobunaga also whispered to Zhang Zhao: "The soldiers below are all spreading the news that there are treasures everywhere in the Nanwu Palace and there are so many beauties. They all want to cross the river and get a big reward."
Li Cunhui also looked dumbfounded, "Many people in Lin Wei, the right wing of my ministers, are saying that they don't want land and gold. They want gold, silver, brocade and silk, because after crossing the river, they can immediately marry a house of Jiangnan jasper as a wife."
Zhang Zhao nodded, understanding what the three of them meant when they came in and said these words. It seemed that several great victories against the Southern Tang Dynasty had successfully lifted the morale of the soldiers.
Now everyone below is encouraged, thinking that the Southern Tang army is useless, and they all want to cross the river, break through Jiangning, the western capital of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and then make a fortune and accomplish the great feat of destroying the country.
This is the will of the people and the will of the soldiers! Now even Zhang Zhao, even if he is unwilling to destroy the Southern Tang Dynasty now, cannot act against the wishes of the soldiers and generals.
Bai Congxin, Murong Nobunaga and Li Cunhui knew Zhang Zhao's plan, so they hurriedly came to report the thoughts of the soldiers below.
Zhang Zhao looked at Bai Congxin and asked, "Old Bai, what do you mean? If we cross the river now and ask you to be a military governor in Jiangning to guard the southern country, will it be possible?"
Bai Congxin had obviously considered this issue a long time ago. He wiped the sweat off his head and shook his head. This was not because he was afraid, but because he was really heated.
"It's difficult! It can be said that the people of Southern Wu are hated by gods and ghosts in Huainan, but they have not lost the hearts of the people in the east and west capitals, and they still have Jiangxi to rely on.
The communication between Yangzhou, the eastern capital, and Jiangning, the western capital, relies on boats. Our Zhou Dynasty soldiers are all from the north, and the navy has not yet completed its training.
If we really want to guard Jiangnan, we can stabilize the situation unless we set up a separate section in Yangzhou and Jiangning to assist each other."
Zhang Zhao closed his eyes and thought for a moment. If Bai Congxin said this, it would not be enough to just set up military envoys in Yangzhou and Jiangning. He would also have to set up a military envoy in Chuzhou as a backup.
Moreover, after returning to the army, we must immediately capture Haozhou and Sizhou in Huainan. If they cannot be defeated, in order to prevent the Haozhou Dingyuan Army and Sizhou Jinghuai Army of the Southern Tang Dynasty from harassing or even cutting off Hangou, we might as well return
A festival town must be established in Tianchang.
In this way, it is directly the four Jiedushi!
However, Zhang Zhao did not want to establish the Jiedushi envoy.
Even if it is set up temporarily, how many troops will be stationed? If there are too few, the place cannot be suppressed. If there are too many, Liu Zhiyuan will be happy to kneel down in Taiyuan City.
"What do you think, Sanlang? Are you willing to be a military governor in Yangzhou?"
What did Zhang Zhao say? Although there were various disadvantages to the destruction of the Southern Tang Dynasty, it was difficult for him to remain indifferent when the opportunity to destroy the country was right in front of him, so he asked Li Cunhui what he thought again.
Li Cunhui looked at Zhang Zhao and slowly shook his head. Zhang Zhao was good at this. He never punished others because they disobeyed him, unless they pointed at their noses and scolded him without reason.
Therefore, Li Cunhui and other close people can still express their opinions without hesitation.
"My son was born in Shazhou. The city of Dunhuang has four distinct seasons and has never been as hot and humid as the south of the Yangtze River.
And not only the sons and ministers, but also the right-wing Lin Wei, from soldiers to war horses, mules and donkeys, were all very uncomfortable.
Although it was not a large-scale epidemic, many people from the army came to seek decoctions to clear away heat and remove dampness. Fortunately, the Imperial Medical Office ordered Zhao Jinfang to provide more medicinal materials, and also sent doctors Zheng and Dr. to accompany the army, otherwise they would have fallen ill long ago.
If there are only a few people such as my son and ministers, it is not a problem to overcome it, but if a large army is stationed in Yangzhou, it will require at least 5,000 troops."
This is also a difficulty. What Li Cunhui means is that it is not that they cannot be stationed, but that after stationing, the Zhou army, mostly from Hexi, will definitely get sick more in Jiangnan, so the number of troops stationed must be increased to make up for the general attrition caused by illness.
With five thousand from Yangzhou and another five thousand from Jiangning, the force requirement obviously exceeded the Zhou army's limit.
"My lord, I feel that no matter what Mr. Bai or Sanlang said, if your lord gives a military order, they will carry it out even if there are all kinds of difficulties. However, it is not cost-effective to do so."
Zhang Zhao looked at Murong Nobunaga with an interested smile on his face, "My son, tell me carefully, why is it not cost-effective?"
Murong Nobunaga coughed and continued: "My brave generals of the Great Zhou Dynasty can be used in other places to fight ten against one, but they are left in the south of the Yangtze River to be used as guards in the prefectures and counties. This is not worth it.
The states and counties in the south of the Yangtze River are occupied at this time, and the place needs to be reused to ensure the peace of the rear. We have no officials who can go down to the counties and villages, and taxes and labor are still in the hands of the locals. It is difficult to do anything but maintain the garrison.
There's not much left, so it's not a good deal.
Our naval force has just been established. Even if we cross the river and conquer Jiangning, it will be difficult to capture the Wu Lord Li Jing. If he escapes to Jiangzhou (Jiujiang) or Hongzhou (Nanchang) and connects with other places to oppose us, the wealthy people in Jiangnan will surely be destroyed.
The land is in ruins, so it’s not worth it.”
The analysis is quite reasonable, Zhang Zhao said with a smile: "So, according to the three of you, it is our original plan to use Yangzhou as a bait to let Li Jing go to the country of Tang, declare himself a vassal and pay tribute, and
Would it be better to cede the two states of Hao and Si?"
Bai Congxin smiled. As a horse thief, he was very familiar with this set of operations.
"This is not enough. Let's give Yangzhou back to him. How can it be possible without giving him gold, silver, brocade and silk worth millions?"
Hearing what Bai Congxin said, Ma Shacai, who was colluding with Bai Congxin when he was a horse thief under Ge Du, shouted in a strange voice.
"That's not enough. There are so many beauties in Jiangnan. Let Li Jing offer more girls, daughters, etc."
Everyone in the room burst into laughter. As soon as the laughter stopped, Zhao Pu came to report that Zhang Yanqing, the governor of Chuzhou, wanted to see him for something. Zhang Zhao immediately asked Zhao Pu to summon Zhang Yanqing.
Zhang Yanqing requested to go south with Zhang Zhao because Zhang Zhao started to equalize land in Chuzhou.
He also specially transferred Li Gu, the governor of Cizhou, who was originally from Huainan, to Chuzhou as the army transport envoy and the commander of the Hue army in Chuzhou, and was given the title of Shizhong.
In fact, Li Gu, who was known as a chivalrous man, had a resolute personality, and was able to understand people and make good use of them, was responsible for the equalization of the land.
While Zhang Yanqing was staying in Chuzhou, people came to ask for help or begged for mercy every day, which made him one head and two old, so he quickly asked for orders to follow Zhang Zhao south.
As soon as Zhang Yanqing came in and paid homage, Zhang Zhao asked what was going on, and Zhang Yanqing said to Zhang Zhao impatiently.
"Back to Your Majesty, several of the Southern Wu officials captured by our great Zhou Tianbing were my old acquaintances. They asked their family members to bring a message to me, saying that they were Zhou Zong, the deputy guard of the Eastern Capital of Southern Wu, and Feng Yanlu, the judge, and wanted to see them.
His Majesty."
Although Zhang Zhao captured a large number of Southern Tang officials, he did not imprison them. Instead, he imprisoned them in the county government office of Jiangdu County and provided them with food. Those who had family members in Yangzhou could also go there.
Visit.
A smile appeared on Zhang Zhao's face. Isn't this a coincidence? He was just thinking about how to blackmail Li Jing and was short of a microphone when Zhou Zong and Feng Yanlu sent them over.
.
.
.
Zhang Shengren stayed in the office of the Eastern Capital. In his life, from the ancient and modern Chinese and foreign history, he has seen many deeds of princes and generals, as well as when and how the monarch should behave. Therefore, he understands the mentality of the ancients.
Very stable.
This does not mean that Zhang Zhao must be smarter than the ancients, but that the information he receives and the level at which he sees things must be beyond the vast majority of the ancients.
Therefore, when Zhou and Feng came in, Zhang Zhao was preparing to eat. When facing literati like Zhou Zong and Feng Yanlu, they still had to be let out as a sounding board, and they must not be vicious.
That would arouse such people's rebellious psychology and make them feel that Zhang Zhao's barbarian was rude and untrustworthy, so Zhang Shengren came up with a killer move that perfectly suited the Confucian scribes - Corporal Lixian.
After Zhou and Feng came in, they saw Zhang Zhao in his regular clothes, in the courtyard of the office, personally taking a brush and applying sauce to the roasted sheep. The seats had been arranged, and he was served with fine wine and fruits by the palace servants.
Murong Nobunaga, Li Cunhui, and Gao Huaide were helping. After the attendants called their names, Zhang Zhao threw the brush to Murong Nobunaga, and then walked over with Li Cunhui and Gao Huaide.
There are actually quite a lot of people in prison in this Jiangdu County government office. They basically rely on their relatives for food and bedding. I also know that the guards in golden clothes who have turned into jailers are unlikely to take good care of them.
Although the weather was getting warmer at this time, the old Zhou Zong was still a little afraid of the cold, but the robe on his body had long since disappeared, and some of it was shaking slightly under the thin clothes.
Feng Yanlu was even more ridiculous. In order to escape Li Cunhui's pursuit, Kunfa pretended to be a monk, but when Bai Congxin came, he was captured again.
Until now, my hair has not grown. I just have spots on my head like that of a sika deer, with a little bit of hair growing out, and it's still all hairy. It can be said that I have completely lost my face.
When Zhang Zhao saw it, he immediately ordered the servants around him.
"Go! Get someone's Yishan crown and a slightly thicker cotton coat."
The Yi Shan Guan existed in the Tang Dynasty, and was invented by Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty. However, it was abolished in the 10th year of Emperor Xuanzong's founding of the Tang Dynasty. But Zhang Zhao likes this thing!
Besides, isn't it just right for Emperor Shaoming and Zhang of the Great Zhou Dynasty, who is known as the reincarnation of Emperor Taizongwen, to restore Yishanguan?
Soon Yi Shanguan took it over, and Zhang Zhao smiled and said to Feng Yanlu: "I didn't expect that there would be more cold winds in May in the south of the Yangtze River."
After saying that, he waved over a pretty palace lady. This was a rare palace lady with long legs. She must be over 1.7 meters tall. Apart from Zhang Zhao, I am afraid no one can appreciate this kind of beauty.
However, Zhang Zhao did not want to give beauties to Feng Yanlu. Although Zhang Shengren had the habit of giving beauties to his subordinates, they must have been of great use to Zhang Shengren and had made great achievements. Feng Yanlu was obviously not of this level.
Therefore, Zhang Zhao asked him to put a hat on Feng Yanlu.
Over there, Feng Yanlu was still hesitating whether he should kneel down and worship Zhang Zhao in this situation, when he heard Zhang Zhao say loudly: "Xiu Zhu'er, quickly crown Scholar Feng."
The beauty was over 1.7 meters tall, while Feng Yanlu was probably less than 1.65 meters tall. Therefore, Feng Yanlu did not even need to lower his head, and the beauty gently put the Yi Shan Crown on his head.
Feng Yanlu, who had been evading Kunfa and had been imprisoned for a month, suddenly felt his eyes burning and almost burst into tears.
When they met for the first time, Zhang Zhao was not only considerate and fearful that he would make a fool of himself, but also found Yi Shanguan for him. In order not to embarrass him, even the palace officials who were in charge of Zhenguan were deliberately selected tall people.
But I thought too much about the latter point. At this time, many people don’t like long legs, but Zhang Zhao still likes them. It’s eye-catching just to look at them!
Thinking of this, Feng Yanlu didn't care about etiquette and was about to kneel down and bow to Zhang Zhao, but Zhang Zhao supported Feng Yanlu.
"People's hearts only care about their backs, not the red tape. Even a bachelor, Kunfa, must be a loyal minister to Lord Wu. I know this in my heart. For this informal meeting, I will skip the kowtow."
"Your Majesty is so magnanimous and magnanimous that foreign ministers are indescribably grateful!"
For some reason, Feng Yanlu's heart was moved by Zhang Zhao's support and a few gentle words, and he could not help but compare Li Jing and Zhang Zhao in his mind.
I just feel that when I looked at Li Jing in the past, she was also the master of romantic culture, but something seemed to be missing.
Looking at it now, Feng Yanlu suddenly knew that Li Jing was missing something, missing the confidence and generosity of being the master of the world.
He took off the Yishan Guan from his head, raised it high above his head, bent down and said to Zhang Zhao.
"In the past, Emperor Taizong Wen of the great dynasty personally made this crown. It was for the emperor to wear as a regular crown. He is a minister, how can he wear it as an emperor's crown?"
Zhang Zhao smiled softly, stretched out his hand to take the Yishan crown, but put it on Feng Yanlu's head again, and said loudly.
"The emperor is just one person! All the people in the four corners of the world live and breathe.
How can it be possible for an emperor to be tyrannical by one person and deprive all people of their use?
However, etiquette cannot be abolished, so from today onwards, those who are rewarded to officials of the fifth rank and above in the world can wear the Wings of Goodness crown, let's take Scholar Feng as the leader."
At this time, the wings of the Yi Shanguan are still flat, but shorter than those of the Song Dynasty.
As for the cute cat ears that were exclusive to the royal family in the Ming Dynasty, they were of course exclusive to my cute dynasty and had not yet appeared.
Zhang Zhao's words are in line with Mencius's idea that the people value the people and the monarchs do not matter. Although Mencius was not a lesser sage at this time, his teachings and ideas had long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and many people followed him.
When Feng Yanlu heard this, he was personally crowned with the Yishan crown by Zhang Zhao. He couldn't bear it any longer. He knelt down directly on the ground and said to Zhang Zhao in a whimpering voice: "Your Majesty has given you such a gift, and no foreign minister can repay it."
Zhou Zong on the side also sighed very much. It is no wonder that Feng Yanlu was so excited. It has been almost two hundred years since the Yan rebels invaded China.
During these times, most people have no dignity and no time to talk about dignity.
Because the King's Flag at the top of the city changed too quickly, many people died in three or two years.
The first thing, or the only thing you should do when you are in power, is to seize military power. How can you find the time to engage in such formal things as paying homage to the virtuous and corporal officers?
However, it is not impossible. Zhou Zong was once Li Min's confidant, and he knew that Li Min was actually very good at politeness to virtuous corporals.
However, compared to Emperor Shaoming, it seemed a bit stiff and too obviously utilitarian.
Therefore, Zhou Zong made an instant judgment that Emperor Shaoming's rank was higher than that of his great ancestor Li Ming, and the current Emperor Baoda was even less powerful than Emperor Zhou.
After helping Feng Yanlu up from the ground again, Zhang Zhao turned to look at Zhou Zong.
At that time, he felt that the name was somewhat familiar, and now he finally remembered that he was the father of the Zhou Empress in history.
Because Zhang Shengren, who was young at that time, watched a TV series called "How Much Sorrow Can You Have", in which Wu Qilong played Li Yu and Liu Tao played the roles of the Empress Zhou and Mrs. Huaxin.
Hmm...Liu Renqi plays the role of a wife, that's really a combination of character and character!
Zhang Shengren took a few more glances and naturally remembered Zhou Zong.
Moreover, although Zhou Zong in front of him was old and frail, he could still tell that he must have been a handsome man in his youth.
"The younger generation is ignorant and frightened Zhou Weng. I didn't even know that Zhou Weng was here for a while in Chuzhou. Please wait!"
With that said, Zhang Zhao called Gao Huaide and Li Cunhui over and said to them.
"Next time you meet an elder like Zhou Weng, you must treat him with courtesy and not be rude."
Zhou Zong laughed in his heart. His rank was much higher than that of Feng Yanlu. Li Min, his great ancestor, had also used this trick on him back then, so although he was grateful on the surface, he had no trouble in his heart.
"The foreign minister was captured by the general. He is lucky to have survived. How dare he ask for such extravagant treatment?"
As soon as Zhang Zhao looked at his appearance and words, he knew that this was an old man, and that was also true.
Feng Yanlu was in his forties at this time, and he was born into a family of distinguished ministers who were familiar with poetry and literature for several generations. He still had expectations for a sage king and a wise master, and a harmonious relationship between the king and his ministers.
Zhou Zong was old and had no pursuit of an official career. In addition, he had been with Li Min when he was young and had seen a lot of ups and downs.
You must know that during Li Min's period, Yang, Wu, and Li Min himself were fighting against each other, and mixed with powerful officials like Zhang Hao, which was far more dangerous than the peaceful Southern Tang court now.
Zhou Zong had seen Zhang Zhao a lot, so he was naturally unfazed by Zhang Zhao's courtesy.
He was calm, and Zhang Zhao soon gave up his main attack on Zhou Zong. Except for his ten-year-old daughter Ehuang, he was still a little curious.
When he grows up to three or four years old...ah! When he grows up to seven or eight years old, he must be summoned to see him.
Not for anything else, just to see what the Great Zhou Queen in history was like.
Eh..., but it is said that Xiao Zhouhou seems to be more charming than her elder sister?
Well! Zhang Zhao nodded with a smile. He had to drive the old man back quickly. If time had changed too much and little queen Zhou couldn't be born, wouldn't it be a pity!
Zhou Zong was itching to laugh at Zhang Zhao's smiling face. This Emperor Shao Tian, look at his expression, why is he so strange?
A gust of cool wind blew, and the sixty-year-old old man Zhou couldn't help but shiver.
Only then did Zhang Zhao come to his senses, laughed at himself, and invited Zhou and Feng to sit down together.
To be honest, when Zhou Zong first came in, he thought Zhang Zhao wanted to humiliate him.
Because he was imprisoned for almost a month, he only ate a month's worth of brown rice, pickles, not to mention meat, not even a bowl of soup with small fish and shrimps.
Zhou Zong thought that Zhang Zhao must have known about it, and then deliberately held a roast lamb feast to humiliate him, so he was mentally prepared.
But this time Zhang Zhao actually let them sit down at the table, and seemed to want to share the meat himself.
This is incredible! This kind of banquet and sharing of meat is a treatment that can only be given to a very confidant minister since ancient times!
Feng Yanlu didn't think much about it, or his defense might have been weakened by Zhang Zhao's ecstasy formation, but Zhou Zong was already aware of the risks that would come with eating this roasted lamb.
They are Li Jing's ministers! After eating the banquet and sharing of meat given by the Emperor of Zhou, how can they be better off when they go back?
Thinking of this, the old man who still wanted to live for a few more years knelt down in front of Zhang Zhao with a bang.
"Your Majesty wants to kill a foreign minister?"
"Why do you say this? Someone respects Zhou Weng's character, so he invites Zhou Weng to taste Hexi cheese and mutton. How do you start talking about this murder?" Zhang Zhao asked in surprise, pretending not to understand.
Gao Huaide, who was next to him, couldn't stand it for a long time. He pointed his halberd at Zhou Zong and shouted loudly.
"You old thief is so clueless! The Emperor pities your old age and took time out of his busy schedule to roast a lamb and give it to you. How dare you say this?"
Zhou Zong ignored Gao Huaide, but looked at Zhang Zhao, crying with tears falling down his face.
"The foreign ministers are the ministers of the Lord of the Tang Dynasty. If they eat the emperor's meat, wouldn't they be devouring the fortune of the two families?
When the news reached Jiangning, my lord thought that the foreign minister had a traitorous intention, and his life would definitely be in danger by then!"
Zhang Zhao sighed.
This tone was sighed for Zhou Zong, who was crying on the ground.
Zhang Zhao had read the files sent by Jinyi's personal guards. When he was young, he was good at speaking, alert, generous, and frugal in running the family. Otherwise, he would not have been taken as a confidant by Li Min.
I don't want to be obsessed with saving my life when I get older, and I won't be the same person I was when I was young.
Zhang Zhao had seen such people before. When they were young, they were passionate and heroic. But once they got older, they were so afraid of death that they would not dare to attend funerals when their peers died. Even the word "death" became taboo.
In fact, compared to young people, the elderly are more afraid of death. They have experienced the beauty of life, so they naturally attach great importance to the few remaining years, while young people are prone to taking life and death lightly due to impulsiveness.
Hearing Zhou Zong's cry, Feng Yanlu also came to his senses. His brother Feng Yanji was still with Li Jing, and his family was also in Jiangning. With Li Jing's big heart, he would never eat this roast lamb, so he quickly
He knelt down.
"That's it! That's it!" Zhang Zhao looked up to the sky and sighed with great emotion.
He originally wanted to put some pressure on him, but seeing Zhou Zong like this, he couldn't bear to test it anymore.
It would be too embarrassing to force a talented person in his youth to lose his dignity in the end.
After sighing, Zhang Zhao waved to the surrounding attendants to remove the roasted lamb and dishes. He looked solemnly at the two people in front of him and asked softly.
"In that case, why do you two want to see me?"
Feng Yanlu glanced at Zhang Zhao, and in just an instant, the approachable and kind-hearted man disappeared immediately.
Instead, there was a terrifying king who was extremely oppressive, as if he could kill millions of people with just a wave of his hand and control the life and death of all people.
However, this only made him feel more respectful. Feng Yanlu had never felt this kind of feeling with Li Jing.
Zhou Zong coughed. He felt a little heavy under the pressure of Zhang Zhao's power. He adjusted his mentality before he started to speak.
"The foreign ministers cried blood and complained to the emperor of the state. There was no enmity between the Zhou and Tang Dynasties. The Zhang and Li families never had any bad feelings. Hu Ci Le and Du Chongwei were both ministers of the Jin Dynasty. In the past, they took refuge because the Jin Dynasty lost the country to Zuo, so my lord just
Send envoys to collect them.
Therefore, my lord conquered the Song Dynasty, with Xu in front, and the great Zhou Dynasty’s magic weapon from Jin behind. Now the two countries are fighting with each other, causing devastation of life and the death of many people. How innocent!
Your Majesty, your benevolent Lord, if you can stop the war and make peace, the world will be very lucky!"
"That's nonsense!" Zhang Zhao hammered the table in anger.
"Since King Wu defeated Zhou, the emperor of Zhou and the barbarians established China, and the first emperor unified all the prefectures and counties in the world, for two thousand years, the Central Plains has been one country. How can there be two countries?
Which company's artifacts are only from the Central Plains but not Huainan, Jiangnan, Youyun and other places?
Your lord, Li Min, pretended to be a member of the imperial clan, ascended to the throne of emperor in vain, and pretended to be the continuation of the imperial dynasty, but he carried out separatist rule.
When Li Jing waited, if he had the ambition to conquer the Central Plains in the north and unify the world, I would have looked up to him, but he was just like his father, who only wanted to separate the country and work like a dog.
I might as well tell you that I returned to the rebel army from Hexi in the Great Zhou Dynasty. After being a loyal minister of the great dynasty, I took Longyou in Hexi alone and settled the twenty-nine states in Beiting to return to the country. I did not come to watch the world fall apart.
Fang also expelled the barbarians and won the support of all the people in the world. The clans of the great dynasty and the clans of the later dynasties all praised me for their virtues. He also enabled the twenty-four emperors of the great dynasty to continue to sacrifice and eat blood. In this way, he inherited the legal system and rejuvenated China.
Mr. Shi Jin, what virtue is there in betraying the country and seeking glory? Do you have a magical weapon? If you dare to speak nonsense again, you will not be spared!
Thinking that you are old, I will go back to Jiangning and tell Li Jing that I am here to end the troubled times and revitalize China.
If he is truly a Miao descendant of the great dynasty, he should hand over Huainan and the thirty-five states south of the Yangtze River. I should regard him as a younger brother. He will be chosen by him for the title and official salary of the imperial court. He will definitely have a place in the history of the Qing Dynasty.
If you want to fight stubbornly, my hundred thousand cavalry will break through Jiangning in the blink of an eye, and it will be too late to regret it by then!"
Zhou Zong was really frightened. Not only was I, Saint Zhang, showing off my domineering attitude, but these words also let Zhou Zong know that Zhang Zhao was different from the previous emperors of the Central Plains.
Others are aiming for the throne, but he, Zhang Zhao, wants to unify the world.
After Zhang Zhao finished speaking, he was about to have Zhou Zong taken out.
Feng Yanlu's heart turned over and over again and again. The Emperor Shaoming in front of him perfectly fit the image of a holy king in his mind.
He has the courteous and virtuous corporal of Zhou Gong Tubu, the domineering side of Qin Emperor and Han Dynasty, and the determination and ability of Emperor Taizong and Wen of the great dynasty to wipe out the invincible army and wipe out the world.
At this moment, a huge crack opened in Feng Yanlu's heart in his belief that Tang Guo was Zhengshuo.
Because what attracts a Confucian literati is not only courtesy and virtuous officials, but also great unification and dedication to the kings of Yao and Shun.
Feng Yanlu saw all three of these in Zhang Zhao. At this moment, his position suddenly stood on Zhang Zhao's side, and his horizons immediately broadened.
He suddenly got in between him and Zhou Zong being carried out, and shouted with his head on the ground.
"The foreign minister is weeping and begging your Majesty to think again. Your Majesty has great ambitions, but the world is still uncertain. Liu Zhi lives far away in the east of the river, and the Khitan invades Youyun, which will cause great trouble to your Majesty.
However, our country of Wu has no cavalry and only wants to settle in the southern country. Now, instead of destroying the powerful enemy and regaining Yanyun, your Majesty will instead spend your troops on an expedition to the south of the Yangtze River. I will not be taken by your Majesty."
This was interesting, and Zhang Zhao immediately waved his hand to stop the guards from trying to fight them out.
Then Zhang Shengren made a show of suppressing his anger, because according to a normal emperor, he must have been irritated at this time.
"Settling in the Southern Kingdom? I don't see that Li Jing is willing to settle in the Southern Kingdom. His ambitions are not small!
If he hadn't made the first attack, how could I have marched south? But now that he has come south, what's the point of talking about it? I vow to capture him alive!"
Feng Yanlu felt happy when he saw Zhang Zhao's arrogant and firm attitude.
If I really wanted to cross the river, I would never say so much to him. I am afraid that I was afraid that they would leak the secret, so I crossed the river quietly without saying a word.
Saying this now just confirms that his conjecture is correct.
From Zhou's point of view, the Central Plains are now surrounded by crises. The three floods, droughts and locust plagues in Henan and Hebei have just been alleviated. It is definitely not the time to attack Jiangning immediately, so Feng Yanlu kowtowed and begged again.
"My lord sent troops without any consideration, but now he has been punished by the superior country for killing one hundred thousand elites.
Now, if His Majesty captures Chuzhou, it can be said to be a small punishment but a big warning. But if you capture the Eastern Capital and cross the river to attack the Western Capital, wouldn't it be like stealing a sheep and paying for it with your life?
Moreover, since King Yang Zhongwu established the capital in the south of the Yangtze River, many people have relied on him for peace.
When our lord, our great ancestors, laid the foundation, and the favor spread to the states of Hubei, Huang, Qi, Jiang, Hong, Xuan, and Run, the scholars and the people felt grateful for the kindness and were willing to fight to the death. Although the north of the Yangtze River was defeated, there were still tens of thousands of elites in the south of the Yangtze River.
On the other hand, Your Majesty, although you have invincible cavalry, there are not enough boats to cross the river, and the navy has not yet been trained. If you really want to cross the river, the victory or defeat is not yet known. Therefore, the foreign minister begged Your Majesty to withdraw the troops.
Moreover, His Majesty has a great righteousness in expelling the northern barbarians, but if Youyun is still in the hands of the barbarians, he will start a war in the southern country, which will harm his righteousness!"
What he said made sense, and Zhang Zhao gave Feng Yanlu a high look.
As the younger brother of Feng Yanji, the leader of the famous Five Ghosts of the Southern Tang Dynasty, judging from the current situation, his character, talent and vision seem to be very good!
Zhang Shengren once again pretended to think about it, but there were some things he couldn't say out loud.
Because this will completely expose his thoughts, which is equivalent to completely exposing his trump card in negotiations.
Every time this time comes, it's time for Murong Nobunaga to perform, and this guy is very knowledgeable about this.
Seeing that Zhang Zhao was silent and seemed to be thinking deeply, Murong Nobunaga snorted coldly.
"Scholar Feng has a sharp tongue. According to what you say, the land north of Jiangbei that one hundred thousand of my soldiers sacrificed their lives and broke their bones to conquer is still going to be handed back?"
With so much wealth around Yangzhou, is there any reason to give it away?"
When Feng Yanlu heard this, he became more sure of his judgment. When Zhou Zong, who was kneeling on the ground, saw that Zhang Zhao was still pondering, he knew that Emperor Shaoming was probably 'moved' by Feng Yanlu's words.
But he lamented in his heart that Murong Baipao only mentioned Jiangbei, and did not mention Chuzhou and Haizhou in Huainan. It seemed that the bottom line of Zhou State was to eat Huainan.
However, without the gateway of Chuzhou, even if you want to go back to Jiangbei, you won't be able to prevent the next time!
However, when this idea came up, Zhou Zong hesitated again.
What are you thinking? He is lucky to be able to get Jiangbei back. Without Chuzhou, he can still organize defenses in Shouzhou, Chuzhou and Tianchang. Moreover, he has already passed the sixtieth grade. How many years can he live?
It is better to make friends with the Emperor of Zhou, gain some love and leave a way for future generations. Anyway, he will not see the day when the Li family is destroyed.
After figuring it out, the person came to life. Zhou Zong took a few steps on his knees and came to Zhang Zhao.
"What Xueshi Feng said was also for Your Majesty's consideration. Keeping our country in the south should be a place for millions of people in the south of the Yangtze River to live.
If my lord is gone in the south, and His Majesty cannot swallow it completely, he will end up taking advantage of other ambitious people, causing the old story of Bi Shiduo and Sun Ru to happen again, and I fear that the land of prosperity will be ruined again!"
This is actually what Zhang Zhao doesn't want to see the most. After destroying the Southern Tang Dynasty, if Li Jing cannot be captured and Li Jing runs to Hongzhou, Ezhou and other places, he will definitely not be willing to surrender and will have to fight.
If Li Jing is captured, according to the morality of warriors at this time, it is impossible to surrender casually, and the war will continue.
Moreover, if Li Jing is gone, Ezhou in the Southern Tang Dynasty will seek refuge with the Gao family of Nanping, and the land of Jiangxi will belong to Qian Yue, it will only be a big trouble and two small troubles.
It would be better to defeat Li Jing and make him pay tribute every year.
Murong Nobunaga did this angry rebuke, and Li Cunhui had to come to negotiate the matter. Li Sanlang immediately put on a loyal and courageous look, and said to Zhang Zhao.
"Sage, what these two people said was from the bottom of their hearts. Although Wu Lord Li Jing is hateful, millions of people in the south of the Yangtze River are innocent!
It would be better to keep Lord Wu as long as he is willing to give up the separatist rule and return to the country."
After Zhang Zhao heard this, he nodded silently and suddenly sighed.
"My son is kind! You two go back and talk to Li Jing, asking him to cross the river and come to pay homage.
For the sake of the millions of people living in Jiangnan, as long as he works hard and loves the people and no longer oversteps his bounds, he can be left to guard Jiangnan."
Crossing the river to pay homage and so on are all out of the question, Zhou Zong and Feng Yanlu both understood.
As a powerful party, it is naturally impossible for them to take the initiative to seek peace. Peace must be proposed by the Southern Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, crossing the river to pay homage was a condition that the Emperor of Zhou made that Li Jing did not dare to agree to. What he was waiting for was for Li Jing to put down his dignity and plead.
After finishing the matter, Zhang Zhao no longer left Zhou Zong and Feng Yanlu behind. Zhou and Feng were also eager to return home. After bidding farewell to Zhang Zhao, they went directly to the riverside.
Seeing the two of them going out, Zhang Zhao stood up and said in a deep voice: "From now on, it seems to the two of them that Nan Wu must still have an army that can fight, and they have not even shown signs of despair, and Li Jing will certainly not beg for mercy easily.
After passing on the order, we continued to build large ships and recruit naval forces. Tomorrow, Sanlang personally led two thousand cavalry and cooperated with the spies of the Jinyi Guards to continue to explore westward to Chuzhou and Hezhou.
It’s hard to say, there will still be a battle with Nan Wu.”