A group of cabinet ministers and counselors from the Military Aircraft Department gathered here to present their report to Xiao Cheng.
Sun Bin, counselor of the Military Aircraft Department, came out to report:
"Your Majesty, General Zhengbei is reporting to the camp!"
"Cheng Bushi, the general of the Northern Expedition, has joined up with Zhuge Liang, a doctor in the Ministry of War, and led an army of 60,000 to attack Anshun County. The Chinese army moved its camp to Xingyuan Prefecture. Wherever the army went, the Xia army was defeated and helpless.
We have resisted and have captured Suiding Prefecture, Jinzhou and other places under the jurisdiction of Anshun County!"
The Xia Kingdom relies on the natural danger of Yangping Pass, which has been defeated by Yun's army. The Xingyuan Mansion is empty of troops, so it is naturally difficult to stop the 60,000 Yun army's offensive.
The Xia army in Jiangyang County was defeated in less than a month, and the Yun army successively captured Xingyuan Prefecture, Suiding County, Jinzhou and other major cities. The entire Anshun County is still in the hands of the Xia State, but only Yunyang Prefecture is left.
On the dragon chair, Xiao Cheng nodded slightly and said in a deep voice:
"The road between Jiangyang County and Anshun County is rugged and difficult to travel. The transportation of grain and grass supplies is related to the danger of the frontline troops. You must not be negligent!"
Having said this, Xiao Cheng paused slightly and said in a deep voice:
"Drafting the decree, Zhuge Liang, a doctor in the Ministry of War and the former military governor's official, moved from Jiangyang County in the fourth rank to become the political secretary Zuo Shenyou and supervise the grain road."
The troops in Anshun County are empty, so the war has been going smoothly so far. On the contrary, the army has been supplied with food and grass, and it is difficult to keep up.
Although the local people did not resist being under the rule of the Yun Kingdom, Anshun County was newly attached and the local prefecture and county offices were not established, so it was impossible to mobilize the people, and it was difficult to collect grain and grass supplies in full, which affected the frontline troops.
Fortunately, Zhuge Liang, an all-round talent, was on the front line, and Xiao Cheng immediately transferred him to a local official position, responsible for the transportation of grain and grass supplies.
"I obey the order!" Sun Bin responded with his hands raised and stepped back slowly.
At this time, Military Aircraft Counselor Wei Liao also stepped forward and reported:
"Your Majesty, Di Qing, General Wuxiang of Shaoyang County, is reporting back."
"General Wu Xiang, Di Qing, led his troops to attack Shaoyang County, and has now occupied Yongzhou, Baoqing Prefecture, Bangzhou, Tanzhou and other places in Shaoyang County. The commander-in-chief of the Xia army, Deyang Hou Qimo, led his troops to retreat to Hengyang Prefecture, relying on the strong city to resist us.
The army attacks."
Shaoyang County has a large population and is even more prosperous than Anshun County, which is mostly mountainous and hilly.
Therefore, under the rule of Shaoyang County, there are four prefectures and five states, which are divided into Baoqing Prefecture, Hengyang Prefecture, Gaoping Prefecture, Chenchuan Prefecture, Tanzhou, Yongzhou, Bangzhou, Yuanzhou, and Qianzhou.
At this time, Shaoyang County was divided into two, with the western part occupied by the Yun Kingdom and the eastern part still firmly in the hands of the Xia Kingdom.
Compared with the progress in Anshun County, Di Qing's progress seems to be slower.
But if you think about it carefully, in the battle of Yongzhou, the Xia army commander Qimo immediately made a decisive decision and ordered the evacuation, causing most of the Xia army to evacuate. In Shaoyang County, there are still nearly 100,000 elite Xia troops fighting hard.
In just over a month, Di Qing was able to occupy half of Shaoyang County, which was already impressive enough!
Xiao Cheng nodded slightly and said loudly:
"The Xia army in Shaoyang County is all elite. To be able to make such progress is because the frontline soldiers have tried their best to serve. Send my instructions to Di Qing and tell him to fight hard and don't be anxious!"
"yes!"
Upon hearing this, Wu Qi suddenly stepped out of the queue and said loudly:
"Your Majesty, battle reports have also come from Leizhou!"
"An Dong General Yang Dayan led his troops to isolate Leizhou from contact with Xia for nearly two months. Our navy finally annihilated the main force of Xia's Leizhou Navy six days ago. Xia's Leizhou Navy was destroyed and its flag disappeared!
The land of Leizhou falls under my jurisdiction, Dayun."
Having said this, Wu Qi immediately handed over his hands and said in a deep voice:
"Now that Leizhou has been captured, there are no more barriers in the coastal counties of Xia State! I advised General Anton to lead his troops to attack Shaoyang County from Chuchuan Prefecture. Our naval forces marched from the sea, advancing both by sea and land.
In order to support General Wu Xiang, the Xia army will be attacked from both sides, and the guards will not be able to care about each other, making it difficult to defend for a long time!"
When Xiao Cheng heard this, he immediately said in a deep voice:
"Yes! Your military aircraft department will come up with a charter, and I will approve it and issue an order!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Xiao Cheng looked around at the ministers present and said in a deep voice:
"Securing all six counties in the southwest, capturing Jiangzhou County in the hinterland of Xia Kingdom, and advancing into the Central Plains are our first steps in Dayun's unification of the world. We must not make any mistakes! Sirs, you must go all out and never be careless!"
In the Yangxin Hall, all the ministers bowed and saluted, shouting:
"My lord, please obey your order!"
At this time, Wang Zhi and Lu Bing carefully walked into the hall and waited quietly aside.
When Xiao Cheng saw the two of them, his eyes moved and he said in a deep voice:
"You should step aside first. If there is anything else to do, we can discuss it later!"
When the ministers heard this, they subconsciously glanced at Wang Zhi and Lu Bing who were walking into the palace.
Now between the two of them, Wang Zhi is in charge of the affairs of the East Factory, and Lu Bing is temporarily in charge of the affairs of the Niangan Office. The two top secret agents did not wait for the summons outside the Yangxin Hall, obviously they had something important to report.
Thinking of the imperial examination fraud case that had made His Majesty so furious that he ordered the three departments to handle it together and the two yamen to jointly investigate, all the ministers immediately understood and hurriedly bowed and bowed to leave.
When everyone retreated, Xiao Cheng looked at the two of them, his eyes sank slightly and said:
"But there is news from Weichu Mansion?"
Wang Zhi heard this and quickly bowed and replied:
"Your Majesty, Mr. Di Renjie, Minister of Dali Temple, entered the capital of Wei Chu Mansion yesterday. Mr. Hai Rui, the censor of Zuoqiandu, has also been taken to the government office for proper placement... In addition, the accompanying imperial doctor has also diagnosed Hai Rui.
Mr. Rui has not damaged his foundation, and he will be healthy again after just a few months of nursing!"
When Xiao Cheng heard this, his expression softened slightly and he said in a deep voice:
"From the palace, select some precious medicine to warm and nourish the body, and send someone to send it to Weichu Mansion."
"yes!"
Xiao Cheng paused and asked again:
"Other than that, have you two found any clues?"
Lu Bing slightly cupped his hands and replied:
"Your Majesty, the assassin who assassinated Mr. Hai was a wanderer. He was paid to do things, but the person who instigated him was unknown. I, Shang Yu, have tracked it down and found no clues."
Xiao Cheng frowned and said in a deep voice:
"How can a mere knight-errant be able to assassinate Hai Rui? I remember that many of the officials and entourage around Hai Rui are masters!"
Xiao Cheng had previously recruited students from hundreds of schools, and many Legalist disciples, either because they felt they were not talented enough or because they favored the authority of the Yushitai, did not choose the imperial examination, but directly entered the Yushitai as officials.
These people have legalist heritage, and there are no high-level warriors, but many of them have fifth- and sixth-level martial arts cultivation. How could a wanderer be able to assassinate Hai Rui so easily?
"This assassin is an orphan. He doesn't even have a sect to teach him. He is indeed just a ranger. He even made a living in the market in his early years. But in the past two years, he has had many adventures and his martial arts cultivation has exceeded the eighth level... I have repeatedly checked and interrogated him.
He even sent people to conduct a thorough investigation of his financial background, and indeed nothing unusual was found."
When Xiao Cheng heard this, he sneered and said:
"Haha, he is still the protagonist... Assassinating the imperial official is an unpardonable crime. Just punish him!"
"yes!"
At this time, Wang Zhi spoke again:
"Your Majesty, in the past month, there have been teachings in local government-run academies in various states and counties who suddenly died suddenly. I have taken this into consideration and sent people to check. It is indeed someone who secretly killed him."
Xiao Cheng narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice:
"How much is involved?"
Wang Zhi lowered his head and whispered back:
"Fifteen states and twenty-three counties, involving thirty-eight government-run academies..."
A cold light flashed in Xiao Cheng's eyes, and he laughed angrily:
"The Ministry of Rites has sponsored more than 80 government-run academies in total over the past few years!"
"This is a system for selecting talents for the country that I have set up with great effort. In the past two years, it has cost the national treasury hundreds of thousands. But I didn't expect that nearly half of the academies were involved in it? Well, how brave you are to dare to do anything about it.
Hands and feet!”
If it hadn't been for the war between Yun and Xia, which caused the imperial examination to be postponed for several months this year, no one knows how many people would have taken the quota from local government academies and sneaked into the imperial examination.
At that time, if this imperial examination fraud case breaks out again, the reputation of impartiality in the imperial examination will disappear. Concerned about the criticism from the government and the public, Xiao Cheng has to reform the imperial examination exemption quota in government-run academies!
You must know that scholars from local government-run academies were academic officials specially cultivated by Xiao Cheng to act as checks and balances in order to prevent the disputes among the various schools of thought from extending to the court and turning into party disputes.
It is related to the stability of the court, and now someone dares to interfere with it. This is the reason why Xiao Cheng is so angry!
Xiao Cheng's eyes were sharp, he looked directly at the two of them, and said coldly:
"I want you to help Di Renjie investigate this matter at all costs and use all means. The current situation is like this, officials at all levels must not move lightly to avoid turmoil in the court. But in private, the minions of the people behind the scenes, as long as
If you dare to reach out, I won’t chop it into pieces!”
When the two heard the words, they immediately bowed and saluted, and said loudly:
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will do my best to find out the person behind the scenes for Your Majesty!"
Wang Zhi and Lu Bing bowed and left quickly.
Xiao Cheng was sitting on the dragon chair, his expression and eyes were full of coldness, and he was obviously in a very bad mood.
Feng Bao, who was standing by the side, turned his eyes when he saw Xiao Cheng acting like this, and said cautiously:
"Your Majesty, do you still remember the Battle of Zuomaling not long ago? Colonel Yang Zaixing led hundreds of cavalry to resist 40,000 Xia troops on Zuomaling. In the end, the Xia army was either dead or surrendered, and all of them were wiped out."
Xiao Cheng didn't know why Feng Bao suddenly mentioned this matter at this time.
But the Battle of Zoumaling was, in the end, a great victory in which tens of thousands were annihilated and more than ten thousand elite Xia troops were forced to land. It even made Xingyuan Prefecture no longer able to resist the Yun Army's soldiers and horses, dooming the overall situation of Anshun County.
When Xiao Cheng heard Feng Bao mention the Battle of Zoumaling, his originally cold expression softened slightly, and he nodded:
"Yang Zaixing led 800 cavalrymen to desperately block 40,000 Xia troops. They fought desperately for most of the day. Yang Zaixing was hit by dozens of arrows, but he still led his troops to charge and refused to retreat. Relying on the favorable geographical location, he killed nearly 10,000 enemies. After the war, 800
There are less than a hundred cavalry left. The people are blood men and the horses are blood horses..."
Having said this, Xiao Cheng did not wait for Feng Bao to answer, but continued to himself:
"The fact that you mentioned this matter at this time reminds me! Previously, the imperial court was also concerned about the system of honors in the military, and it was not good to reward too much. I have always been willing to give more favors and rewards... Well, you can do it in person, from the palace
I will allocate another 100,000 silver from the treasury to reward these eight hundred soldiers in my name. If they have children or nephews, they will be sent to local government-run academies to study and practice martial arts, and they will be allocated as appropriate when they become adults!"
When Feng Bao heard this, he quickly said:
"Your Majesty, your Majesty is wise, if this happens, no matter how worried you are in the army, your Majesty will be killed!"
Having said this, Feng Bao showed a flattering smile on his face, bowed and said:
"However, in fact, I just wanted to say that the commander of the 40,000 Xia army in the Battle of Zoumaling, Qiu Tianlu, the Xia Zuo general, was captured by our frontline army and has been taken to the capital. Your Majesty, are you willing to take a look?
"
Offering prisoners under the palace has been a ritual in the military since ancient times. It can not only promote the country's prestige and subdue the enemy. At the same time, it also implies the meaning of pleasing the king.
This was obviously a trick that Feng Bao came up with to please Xiao Cheng when he saw that Xiao Cheng was unhappy just now.
When Xiao Cheng heard this, he hesitated slightly, rolled his eyes at Feng Bao angrily, and said:
"No need, I don't have the time..."
Having said this, Xiao Cheng paused slightly, his eyes suddenly changed, and he looked at Feng Baodao:
"What is the background of Qiu Tianlu, the left general of Xia Kingdom?"
When Feng Bao heard this, he quickly said:
"Qiu Tianlu is also a famous general of the Xia Kingdom, promoted by the old Emperor Xia. Like Qimo, Marquis of Deyang of the Xia Kingdom, he has been resisting the Turkic invasion in the north. He is strict in running the army and employing troops rigorously. He is a little bit better than the general who conquered the north.
Very similar..."
"But if we really talk about it, Qiu Tianlu is notoriously unkind among the generals of the Xia army, and he is completely different from General Zhengbei! It is precisely because of this that Qiu Tianlu's army
He is extremely unpopular. He has obviously made outstanding achievements, not much worse than Zimmer, but he still hasn’t received a title."
Hearing this, Xiao Cheng nodded slightly and said in a deep voice:
"That's right! I also remember that the news came back from the sticking pole that just because Qiu Tianlu was not very popular, the Xia army who came to meet Yang Zaixing from Chengxian County did not want to take the risk of being trapped when they saw Yang Zaixing's suspected soldiers.
Rescue Qiu Tianlu and evacuate immediately, so that we can retain these 40,000 Xia troops..."
The sticky pole penetrated very seriously in the southwest of the Xia Kingdom, and it was very clear about the affairs in the southwest of the Xia Kingdom. It could even obtain the detailed military reports reported by the Xia army.
Corresponding to each other, Chengxian Xia Jun's lies are naturally self-defeating.
After hearing this, Xiao Cheng pondered for a moment, his eyes flashed, and he smiled:
"If you say so, then I really want to meet this General Daxia Zuo!"
When Feng Bao heard this, he quickly said:
"Yes, I will prepare now..."
Xiao Cheng raised his hand to stop him and said angrily:
"But a general from Xia Kingdom wants to sacrifice prisoners? Do I have no cards?"
When Feng Bao heard this, he hurriedly paused and asked again:
"Then your Majesty means to let Qiu Tianlu see your Majesty?"
Xiao Cheng's face darkened slightly and he said in a deep voice:
"The Xia Kingdom is too big. If you swallow it by force, the price will be too high..."
Having said this, Xiao Cheng felt a bad taste in his heart and suddenly laughed and said:
"Place him properly in the Forest of Merit, temper his temperament, and then let him see me!"
When Feng Bao heard this, he was stunned and murmured:
"Gongdelin?"
"Looking for a house to house the captive civil and military officials of the Xia Kingdom in the future, and give it the name 'Gong De Lin'."
Feng Bao blinked, he really didn't understand Xiao Cheng's bad taste, but he could only bow and respond.