Luo Lian was startled and looked at Murong Wei with a puzzled face. Murong Wei was different from Luo Lian. He had a serious academic background. He was a Jinshi in the third year of Tianfu and was ranked second among the top three.
Although wars have continued in recent years, the imperial court established by the separatists has not stopped taking scientific examinations to obtain scholars. After Murong Wei came second in high school, he was assigned to local posts by Feng Dao, and then promoted to the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Last year, Feng Dao was
Before Shi Chonggui kicked him away, he promoted him to deputy envoy of Chongzhengyuan.
It can be said that Murong Wei was a disciple of Haorantang who was single-handedly promoted by Feng Dao, and he was also very proficient in political affairs. He also had a good political vision, otherwise Feng Dao would not have put so much effort into cultivating him.
But Luo Lian was different. He was born as a son, and he had no chance to enter the court as an official in his life. However, this man was good at specializing in specialties. He first paid off officials in the Ministry of Personnel and found a local official, and then continued to fawn over him.
Some disciples of Haorantang who worked in local places eventually boarded the ship of Haorantang.
From the local government to the imperial court step by step, Luo Lian's efforts were far beyond what anyone could imagine, so he cared about this opportunity more than anyone else.
Although Luo Lian's political vision is not as good as Murong Wei's, his political experience is no worse than Murong Wei's. How could he not understand the meaning of his words?
"Brother Zitong, you can't say this nonsense. Although Jing Yanguang was newly defeated, General Fu Yanqing led the reinforcements to Yedu in time. General Fu was known as the 'Fox of Shandong'. He had been at odds with the Khitan in Shandong for many years.
I have never heard that the Khitan army could take advantage, so we can see how capable General Fu is. With him in charge of Yedu, he must be able to repel the Khitan army very quickly, right?" Luo Lian said.
Huang Shiquan also said: "Yes, Sir, the students also think that although General Fu wants to take the opportunity to intervene in the military affairs of the court in the name of rescue this time, it is a bit worrying, but General Fu's reputation in Shandong over the years is obvious to all. No.
Speaking of other things, just the year before last, he led 2,000 Qingjia troops to defeat 5,000 Khitan cavalry in the Zhanghe victory. It can be inferred that he had his own unique tactics in dealing with Khitan cavalry. This time he commanded 10,000 Khitan cavalry.
There are 15,000 Qingjia Iron Cavalry Army and 15,000 Qingjia Infantry. Judging from the reputation of the Qingjia Army over the years and Fu Yanqing's cunning and fox-like personality, how could he easily dispatch most of Shandong's troops to fight if he was not sure of victory?
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"What Zi Tong said makes sense. Things are about to change. You should arrange your family affairs well in the near future. Last year, when you suppressed Du Chongwei's generals, I advised you not to worry too much, but there are a few people
Are you willing to listen? I have summoned you here today. I have only two things to warn you. One is to take care of your own household affairs, and when the time is right, I will come out on my own. The other is to transfer the dead soldiers from all over the Jianghu Hall to protect Haoran.
The Qingyi families in the hall are all small. The movements of the various feudal towns are unknown. Many have blocked the post roads and controlled our Qingyi envoys in Haoran Hall. It seems that no one will come to help us. We can only preserve our strength in order to rise in power.
"Feng Dao suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes flashing, revealing an extremely intimidating majesty. Although his tone was gentle, his eyes were extremely sharp. The three of them lowered their heads and responded carefully.
"Zitong, don't neglect the things I arrange for you. If you do this well, we won't fall into passivity. You need to mediate everything regarding world power and the Northern Army. I'm afraid they have bigger ambitions this time.
You will never embarrass us, but we must not take it lightly. Remember, no matter what changes happen in the DPRK, it is the best policy to guard the Northern Affairs Department. During the Qingming Festival, you still need to guard the affairs of the Forbidden Army Department. As for the other things, we still need to guard them.
It’s not the right time, don’t do anything reckless because of greed.”
Qingming is the name of Luo Lian. This man had been in the officialdom for many years and always claimed that he was an upright and upright official, so he took the two characters Qingming as his name.
Feng Daoli served for three dynasties and had a clear view of everything. After arranging everything, he sighed and whispered: "Hey, when will I be able to live happily for this old bone?"
The three people worshiped at the same time and said in unison: "Don't worry, Sir, the students will go all out to arrange all matters in the capital and never let down the grace of promotion and cultivation given by Sir!"
Feng Dao waved his hand feebly and said: "Go, go!"
The three of them stood up to say goodbye and filed away. Feng Haoyu sent them out. It was not until the three of them left Feng's house that they turned around and returned to the hall.
"Grandpa, Murong Wei and Huang Shiquan are your disciples. They have always been close to my Feng family. My grandson is not worried. It's just that Luo Lian has a low character and is eager for quick success. Will it ruin our affairs?"
"Haoyu, you have done well in these years, but you have always focused on the bottom. You have never really experienced political turmoil and cannot understand the situation in the court, so you said these words. Luo Lian will never do it at this time
If you betray Haorantang, others may not always be loyal to Haorantang. You will understand in the future. Now that you have grown up, my Feng family still needs your support and experience in the future. I have told you about this matter
Zi Tong has agreed that in a few days, you should go to the official department to exercise first." Feng Dao's eyes narrowed again, as if he was thinking about something.
Young Master Haoyu listened attentively, and Feng Dao continued: "Recall all those assassins. In special times, it is difficult to stand up if someone catches someone's thumb. Besides, you don't have to directly intervene in this kind of thing, leave it to the people below.
Just let people do it."
"Grandpa, do you think the Liu family will send troops to take over the Central Plains this time?" Young Master Haoyu asked softly.
"Humph, Liu Zhiyuan has always had ulterior motives. It would be strange not to move at such a good opportunity. Just look at the fact that he is shrinking his troops, sealing off the four passes, and cutting off official channels with the imperial court. You can tell that Hedong is waiting for the opportunity at this time. I told you to do it last time
We need to have a good relationship with the Liu family, and I don’t want you to still act on your own initiative. Liu Chengyou is just a slut, so why bother with him." When Feng Dao mentioned the incident in Hedong, his expression became slightly solemn.
Young Master Haoyu looked ashamed, "What grandpa taught me is that my grandson still needs more training."
"Well, you go ahead. This world is still for you young people. Grandpa is getting old, and you are the only one left in the Feng family who can support this family. Although that boy Chen Feng doesn't have great talents, he is of my Feng family's blood after all.
, you must not commit fratricide. In the past, grandpa didn't care about the fights between your juniors, and he also wanted you to grow up quickly. Don't blame grandpa for being cruel." Feng Dao looked at Feng Haoyu lovingly, and spoke seriously.
said.
Feng Haoyu nodded. He used to be dissatisfied with Feng Dao's actions, but as he grew older and encountered more things, he gradually understood Feng Dao's good intentions and looked away from things that happened when he was young.
Feng Haoyu discussed with his grandfather for a while, then resigned and left.
There is still no clue about the loss of 16,000 taels of gold in Dark Night Hall, which also makes Young Master Haoyu very upset. However, after listening to my grandfather’s words today, I know that the current situation is chaotic and I can no longer focus on these trivial matters.
superior.
After leaving Feng Mansion, Young Master Haoyu went straight to Luoshen Tower. He planned to discuss with Ye Shuai about Kang Long before leaving all the affairs of An Ye Hall to Ye Shuai.
He had always been a little unclear about Kang Long, so he decided to conduct one last test. If Kang Long's performance satisfied him, he was prepared to use the resources at his hands to train Haorantang's own generals.
Under the current situation, he has basically seen through that if he cannot grasp a usable military force, he will be controlled by others in this troubled world. He does not want to make the same mistake as his grandfather Feng Dao.
So what if you have power in the court? Isn't it just a matter of welcoming people and sending them off, and being laughed at by everyone in the world? Only when you truly have your own power can you firmly control the power you have.
The city of Luoyang has now been sealed off by the Royal Guards. A large number of guards in bright armor have gathered on all sides of the city gates to strictly check people entering and leaving the city gates.
As long as anyone is found suspicious, he will be locked up and thrown into prison regardless of the reason.
Under this situation, although An Ye Tang had the support of the Feng family, they did not dare to blatantly hunt down the mysterious forces that robbed them in the city.
Kang Long held the military report copied by An Ye Hall from Haoran Hall in his hand, and began to worry about the war on the front line.
He has never been in the current military and is somewhat unclear about the current military establishment. However, he can analyze a lot of things from the information he has in hand.
There is a huge difference in strength between the two sides. Although Fu Yanqing has 25,000 soldiers in his hands, including the more than 20,000 defenders in Yedu City, there are only more than 40,000 and less than 50,000. On the other hand, the Khitan army and horses include not only the leader of the country, Yelv Deguang
He personally led 50,000 Khitan cavalry, as well as more than 40,000 personal troops of Du Chongwei, who had newly surrendered to the Khitan, and 50,000 suppressing troops of Li Shouzhen.
Although Li Shouzhen did not follow the Khitan cavalry, but stationed his troops in Xingzhou, with more than 40,000 remnants of the Khitan cavalry against the 50,000 strong Khitan cavalry, as well as Du Chongwei's more than 40,000 personal troops, this battle was extremely difficult.
win.
Liu Zhiyuan blocked the passages of the towns in Hedong, obviously wanting to sit back and watch the changes in the world, so as to look for opportunities to take action. If the Khitan army wins, he can lead his army to surrender. If the Jin army wins, he can also lead his army out of Yanmen Pass to block the Khitan army's retreat.
, annihilated the Khitan army in one fell swoop.
It would be best if the two sides fought hard and both sides would suffer. He just took the opportunity to send troops to Luoyang, and in the name of King Qin's protection, he took the opportunity to seize the land of Kyoto and achieve hegemony.
The other vassal towns were not to be feared. Tang Tianbao, the most powerful military governor of Huaibei, was restrained by the soldiers and horses of the Southern Tang Dynasty and was unable to go north.
Nowadays, the only ones who have the strength to compete with the Khitan army are Liu Zhiyuan from Hedong and Fu Yanqing from Shandong.
Liu Zhiyuan had been running Hedong for several years. He had strong soldiers and horses, including literary figures such as Shi Hongzhao and Su Fengji, and military officers such as Guo Wei and Murong Yanchao. He was already fully fledged.
Although Fu Yanqing did not have many well-known literary and military generals under his command, he was a man of both civil and military skills. He was resourceful and decisive. In recent years, he had been fighting against the Khitans in Shandong, Hebei and other places.
Army A had 15,000 cavalry and 25,000 infantry, and its strength even surpassed that of Liu Zhiyuan.
However, Fu Yanqing is different from Liu Zhiyuan. Liu Zhiyuan's roots are in Hedong, so all his children are resettled in Taiyuan City. His intentions are self-evident. Fu Yanqing's children have always lived in Luoyang, Kyoto. If there is any change in Fu Yanqing, the Jin Dynasty will undoubtedly be able to first
Control the young and old of the Fu family and force Fu Yanqing to submit.
In this way, the suspicion of Fu Yanqing in the Jin royal family was greatly eliminated, and it also allowed Fu Yanqing to free up his hands and fight on the front line without worrying about the court's suspicion.
Kang Long thought about it again and again, and felt that it would be best if he could go to the front line and personally participate in large-scale battles in the cold weapon era. Not only could he accumulate military merit and reputation, but he could also hone himself and adapt to the war of this era as soon as possible.
way out.
Although the situation in the Central Plains is chaotic, the biggest enemies of the Central Plains court at the moment are the Khitans. If they cannot personally appreciate the power of the Khitan cavalry, they will never be able to formulate corresponding training methods and train an elite army.
But now he can only stay dormant in Luoyang. He has just gained Ye Shuai's trust and has not yet fully understood the situation and completed the tasks assigned by Fu Yanqing. There is no reason to leave Luoyang at this time and go to the front line.
While he was meditating, Ye Shuai suddenly came and brought him exciting news.