"What, Li Beiyang wants to join Longya too?" I looked at Lu Xiufu in surprise.
"Your Majesty, it is. After Ouyang Jianqing joined Longya, he inadvertently told Li Beiyang about Longya. Li Beiyang seemed to be very interested in it and conveyed his intention to join through Ouyang Jianqing. I also and
Li Beiyang has discussed it in detail. He agrees with the purpose of Long Ya and hopes to meet the head of Long Ya. I dare not make my own decision. I leave it to Your Majesty to decide this matter."
"Very good, Jun Shi, let's make an appointment with Li Beiyang."
"Yes, I will arrange it. Your Majesty, is it in the name of the leader of Dragon Teeth?"
I thought about it and said, "This person is very important to me, so I'd better be honest, Xiao Qi."
"The little one is here."
"It is my decree to order Li Beiyang to meet me in the imperial study after the meeting tomorrow to discuss the reorganization of the Navy."
Although the navy of the Southern Song Dynasty is far less famous than the armies of Li Tingzhi, Wen Tianxiang and others in later generations, in my eyes, Li Beiyang's role is definitely no less than that of Li Tingzhi. Especially with the development of firearms, ships are filled with artillery.
Not to mention the Yangtze River, inland seas, and even distant overseas warships can go wild.
Haha, Navy, Navy, I couldn’t help laughing as I thought about it, Zheng He, Columbus, I’m going to rewrite your records.
This was the first time Li Beiyang entered the imperial study room.
In the Song Dynasty, which suppressed martial arts and promoted civility, military commanders like him and who belonged to the navy were not taken seriously.
"Your Majesty, Li Beiyang, comes to see my Emperor. Long live my Emperor. Long live the Emperor."
"I love you for your life."
Li Beiyang kowtowed three times respectfully before standing up.
"Li Aiqing, sit down, Song Rui, Jun Shi, you guys should also sit down." I smiled and said straight to the point, "Li Aiqing, I heard that you want to join Longya?"
When Li Beiyang, who had just sat down, heard this, he stood up with a loud noise, glanced at Lu Xiufu at a loss, and said: "Your Majesty, this..."
"My dear, don't panic, sit down and talk." I stared at the nervous Li Beiyang and said calmly, "Li Beiyang, I am the leader of the dragon's teeth."
"ah?"
Lu Xiufu smiled and said to Li Beiyang: "Brother Li, if it weren't for His Majesty who is the leader of Longya, I would not join Longya. Mr. Wen is the same as me. The purpose of Longya is your Majesty's will and for the Song Dynasty."
The rise.”
"Yes, Mr. Li." Wen Tianxiang also agreed.
Lu Xiufu continued: "Master Li does not know that Master Li Tingzhi, the envoy of Yangzhou, is also a member of Longya."
"What, Lord Li too? Li Tingzhi, wasn't Lord Li promoted by Lord Jia?"
I nodded and said: "Li Aiqing, that's right. No matter which party Li Tingzhi belongs to, reviving the Song Dynasty is the common wish of all people with lofty ideals in our dynasty. The rise of the Song Dynasty and the rejuvenation of China. For this wish,
When we come together, this is Dragon Teeth."
"Your Majesty, minister..."
"If you have anything to say, it's okay for you to speak frankly. This is the royal study, not the main hall where affairs are handled. Song Rui, Junshi is not an outsider either."
Li Beiyang knew that my words were frank for this reason.
"Your Majesty, I have been obsessed with our navy for decades. I only hope to restore the momentum of my ancestors and enhance the military prestige of the navy. However, over the past year, the Privy Council has not paid attention to the construction of the navy. Even with the strength of the cavalry and infantry forces,
Far inferior to Mongolia in the north, I am worried. Since Liu Zheng in central Sichuan surrendered to Mongolia in 1261, our Song navy will have all its advantages and there will be no secrets left."
"Wait a minute." I interrupted Li Beiyang and said, "If Liu Zheng surrenders, why will my navy no longer have an advantage?"
"Your Majesty, you don't know. Liu Zheng is my father's student. He is also the younger brother of Wei Chen. Liu Zheng is smart and studious, and he has inherited the true inheritance from my father. He knows everything about the situation of our navy. Looking at our navy, except for
Liu Zheng, really not
Other generals can be Weichen's enemies in the water, and this is what my father said about him back then, but I didn't expect that he would surrender to the enemy. A few days ago, I heard Ouyang Jianqing say that Liu Zheng was training navy for Mongolia, and Weichen would
I feel something is not good."
"I see."
Wen Tianxiang said angrily: "Humph, this is all caused by Jia Sidao."
Lu Xiufu said: "Yes, after the Song-Mongolian battle five years ago, Jia Sidao used planning methods to eliminate dissidents. Most of the generals who did not fall to Jia Sidao were persecuted. The lighter ones were dismissed from office, and the worst ones were killed. At that time
If Mr. Li Tingzhi hadn't resigned due to the death of his mother, I don't know what would have happened."
In 1260, after the Sichuan Campaign between the Song Dynasty and Mongolia, Jia Sidao implemented the so-called "planning method" among all military generals in order to eliminate dissidents, that is, dispatching accountants to check military expenditures in various places. Anyone who drew government money and materials for military supplies during the war would be punished.
All crimes were punished for the crime of embezzlement and theft. Countless high-ranking generals were convicted, including Zhao Kui, Shi Yanzhi, and Du Shu.
The famous generals were dismissed from their posts and ordered to pay compensation. Another general, Xiang Shibi, was deprived of his rank and imprisoned, and was forced to die. His family was detained to pay military supplies. The famous general Gao Dao, Cao Shixiong, despised the unlearned Jia Sidao.
Jia Sidao held a grudge and ordered his party members to accuse Cao Shixiong and force Cao Shixiong to death.
After getting off the high ground, Jia Sidao was jealous of Wang Jian who had made extraordinary achievements in Diaoyu City, so he deliberately transferred him to Hezhou and stripped him of his military power. Soon Wang Jian died of depression. Liu Zheng was also persecuted.
In the list, Jia Sidao ordered Lu Wende, who was the support ambassador at the time, and Yu Xing, the Sichuan envoy, to prepare to get rid of Liu Zheng. Liu Zheng learned the news.
After he died, he was frightened and sent people to Lin'an to appeal to the court, but there was no way to complain. When he saw that Xiang Shibi and Cao Shixiong, the generals more famous than him, were forced to die, he "did not protect himself in danger".
So he secretly sent someone to contact Liu Heima, the Mongolian military envoy to Chengdu, expressing his willingness to surrender 300,000 households in Luzhou and its fifteen counties.
Since then, most of the famous generals in the late Song Dynasty who opposed Jia Sidao withdrew from the army. Xia Gui, Fan Wenhu, Lu Wende, etc. occupied the highest positions in the Southern Song army. This also laid the biggest shadow for the decline of the Song Dynasty army.
"I already know the reason for Liu Zheng's surrender, but I have already made a conclusion on this matter. Even if Liu Zheng led his troops to rebel that day, I can tolerate it, but I will not let the traitors go easily. And I will not let go easily either.
Pass."
But who was the instigator, Jia Sidao or Song Lizong? However, it was only Jia Sidao.
"Your Majesty is Holy Ming."
"Li Aiqing, Longya and the imperial court are one. It's just that the current situation is a little complicated, so I established such an organization. Its purpose is to secretly assist me in completely reviving the great cause. Whatever is inappropriate on the surface, no matter it is
Whether it is the opposition in the DPRK or the hostile forces in the north, Dragon Teeth can be used to resolve them."
Although Li Beiyang has an old-fashioned temperament, he is also a smart man. He naturally understands these truths, and immediately stood up and prostrated on the ground: "I understand your Majesty's intention. I, Li Beiyang, are willing to join Longya and contribute to the rise of the Song Dynasty."
"My dear, please get up. Since we are here today, we will discuss the development direction of the navy. You can just ask Junshi about joining the Dragon Teeth."
"Please give your Majesty's instructions."
"Li Aiqing, I think there are two top priorities for the Navy. One is reorganization, and the other is to build new warships. I have already read Aiqing's memorial, so I will talk about the reorganization first. Before the end of the year, I will make a preliminary plan.
It is planned to reorganize all the naval officers and soldiers of our dynasty and establish the Royal Navy of the Song Dynasty. All of them will be under the jurisdiction of the coastal commander, with Ye Mengding serving concurrently and Li Aiqing as the deputy commander. The entire navy, ah
,No, the entire Navy is divided into four major fleets, the North Sea Fleet is responsible for all areas north of the Yangtze River Estuary, the East China Sea Fleet is responsible for all areas from the Yangtze River Estuary to Fujian Road, the South China Sea Fleet is responsible for all sea areas from Liang-Guang Road, and the Yangtze River Fleet,
Responsible for the Yangtze River Basin. After next year, I will comprehensively reform all our armies, and there will be changes again at that time, but the tone with the fleet as the core will not change."
"With the fleet as the core?"
"Yes, there are several formations under each fleet, composed of different warships."