Chapter 1148: Four Generals, Double White Reform, and the Battle between Tang and Wei
Because of the emperor's death, Yang Jian was in a very disadvantageous position in public opinion, and even many people who were originally neutral stood opposite Guo Longcheng.
Especially after this, Guo Longcheng did not ascend the throne in time, but chose one of the many brothers of the emperor's father, the previous Emperor of Wei, to inherit the throne at this time.
After this incident, even more people from the original neutral faction turned to Guo Longcheng.
Therefore, in the early stage of the struggle, Yang Jian was quickly at a disadvantage.
Originally, the biggest suspicion regarding the emperor's falling into the water was indeed on Yang Jian. However, Guo Longcheng's suspicion was not gone at all, and it was even quite large. Apart from Yang Jian, that was him. But it was relatively
Yang Jian, he is not that big of a suspect.
However, the emperor is gone, and at his current age, it is even more impossible for him to have blood.
At this time, the person who is most qualified and prestigious to inherit the throne, and the one at the top of the list, is definitely Guo Longcheng.
But just when such a great opportunity to climb to the throne was presented in front of him, Guo Longcheng decisively gave up. Instead, he chose talents from within the clan, and the one he chose was a well-known virtuous king in the clan. Who else
Are you qualified to doubt others again?
Guo Longcheng really has no interest in this throne!
Ever since he was young, what he yearned for was not the throne, but the military battlefield. In the past few decades, this has not changed at all.
He firmly grasped the power in his hands, and his purpose was to safeguard the foundation of the Wei Dynasty, and he did not want the state power to be stolen by people like Yang Jian.
However, it has to be said that this move put Yang Jian at a comprehensive disadvantage in all aspects.
Yang Jian originally wanted to rake up the situation and pour the dirty water on Guo Longcheng. However, after Guo Longcheng came to take action, no matter how hard he poured the dirty water, he could not splash it on Guo Longcheng.
Soon after, Yang Jian, who lost the struggle, had no choice but to temporarily withdraw from the capital.
Having lost the hearts of the people, if he continues to fight Guo Longcheng in the capital, the chance of winning is too slim, so he might as well retreat and preserve his strength.
Daxiao and Xiang Yu were defeated in a short period of time. This also made Di Zhiling give up his plan to send troops to contain Dachu. Just like the Qin Dynasty, he began to recuperate and develop internal affairs.
During this period, Mai Dongmeng, a native of Xirong, crossed the sea. Because of his bravery, he met Ximen Zun at first sight, and was later recommended by Ximen Zun to Emperor Zhiling and Ximen Yuwei.
Since then, apart from Ren Pingsheng and Li Xu, a third general from the four directions has also appeared.
Yes, although he is brave and invincible, he is first a famous general and then a fierce general.
Mai Dongmeng, a native of Xirong, in the original historical trajectory, was one of the four generals in the new dynasty. Among the four, he was the only one from a foreign race.
At the same time, he is also the most courageous among the four generals.
In other words, among the many famous commanders in the new dynasty, he was also the most courageous one.
Those who are more powerful than him in commanding troops in battle, but their personal bravery cannot compare with him. And those who are better than him in personal bravery, are far from being able to compare with him in commanding troops in battle.
The four generals, Ren Pingsheng and Li Xu, are all-round strong and have no obvious shortcomings. If you put them anywhere, they will be able to take advantage of them immediately.
As for Mai Dongmeng, he is not as comprehensive as those two.
In terms of large-scale military confrontation, although he is not bad, he can only be said to be quite satisfactory. Compared with other first-rate generals at that time, he is not much better. And if compared with full-time generals like Ren Pingsheng and Li Xu,
If he were to be the first-rate general among the best in the world in a large-scale military confrontation, he would seem even more ordinary.
But in small and medium-sized confrontations of less than 30,000 people, he is an absolute expert. He goes deep behind enemy lines, fights thousands of miles away, and makes improvisations. In this regard, he ranks first in the new dynasty.
Even in this small and medium-sized confrontation, even Ren Shengsheng, the number one general in the world at the time, had no more than a 50% chance of winning against him.
Moreover, behind the bravery and invincibility, he is actually an insidious and vicious existence. Everyone knows that he is the best at adapting to changes. However, few people know that he prefers to make decisions and act accordingly. It seems that he
He is adapting to circumstances. In fact, he may have led you into the trap he has already woven.
In the New Dynasty's expedition, in that New Dynasty where famous generals emerged in large numbers, although he rarely took the first responsibility on the main battlefield, on the flank battlefield, once he took action, he would always return with a full harvest.
As for Mai Dongmeng, he was from the royal family of Xirong. Although he was not a prince of one of the five kingdoms, the country he was in was not a little-known small country.
All in all, with a population of over one million and more than 100,000 troops, it is not a weak force.
However, although he was born into a royal family, he was the son of a drunken father and a palace maid, so he did not have much status in the royal family. He was definitely the type who was not favored among the royal family.
However, because of his talent, he was jealous of his elder brother, so in the end he had no choice but to leave his hometown.
In the future, he seems to be famous all over the world, but in fact he is a sad person.
He has a home that he cannot return to, his relatives cannot see him, and the one he loves most has become his brother's queen.
Although he held a high and powerful position, he was alone all his life, without a wife or children, wandering alone in a foreign land. Therefore, he died early in depression, and he was the shortest-lived among the four generals.
However, most of the famous generals of the new dynasty were frustrated despite their great reputation.
There are actually not a few people like Mai Dongmeng and Wang Yu who had no choice but to leave their hometowns.
In addition, in the original historical trajectory, Bai Shengchen, one of the twelve founding monarchs, also came to Daxiao as in the original historical trajectory.
The twelve founding monarchs of the country, the meaning of this monarch does not mean the monarch, but an honorific title.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! These twelve people seem to be much bleaker than the generals of the four directions, the generals of the five dragons and nine tigers, and the five strategies for founding the country.
However, this does not mean that these twelve people are insignificant people. It is just that these twelve people are all figures who manage the local area in the rear. Their contributions are all silent contributions that moisturize things and are not important.
Like no one else does.
Therefore, compared with those people, they seem to have become the green leaves beside the red flowers.
Among the twelve founding monarchs, Bai Luodi deserves to be at the top of the list. Apart from Bai Luodi, Zhang Fang, Ximen Shuhuan, and Cai He are all among them, and they are among the top ones.
In fact, among these people, Zhang Fang is the only one who can be ranked among the Five Strategies and can also be ranked among the Twelve Lords.
Within the Five Strategies, he is only on the right of Huang Qiudao. And among the Twelve Kings, he is only on the right of Bai Luodi. As one of the Four Heroes of Legalism, he also has his own unique skills in governing the country.
Unique insights.
If it weren't for Bai Luodi, who could be on top of such a person?
And those five counselors were the five counselors who would follow Di Zhiling in the future and accompany him in his expeditions to the north and south. As for Bai Luodi, he was Di Zhiling's most trusted logistics manager.
Every time Bai Luodi and Di Yang, who were from the Di clan, went out to fight, these two people would jointly guard the rear.
Therefore, this is not among the five strategies.
As for Bai Shengchen, he is another one of the Twelve Lords.
His ability is within the Twelve Lords. Even if he is not among the last few, he will never be among the top three.
And among the merit rankings of the Twelve Lords, the reason why he can be ranked third when it comes to rewards in the future is precisely because, together with Bai Luodi, he started the vigorous Double Bai in the early and mid-term of Emperor's Ling.
political reform.
The Double White Reform provided sufficient power and stamina for Emperor Zhiling to become the second person in history to unify the seven dynasties after Emperor Shenwu and complete the great cause of unification. This provided sufficient power and stamina for the huge chariot of Daxiao.
, providing sufficient fuel.
It can be said that without the Double White Reform, there is at least a half chance that Emperor Zhiling would not be able to complete the great cause of unification as planned in the original historical trajectory.
Of course, in the original historical trajectory, the Double White Reform was only started after the Great Xia Dynasty was almost unified by Emperor Zhiling at that time. It took a full twenty years before it was finally
Finish.
Therefore, the Double White Reform, also known as the Double Ten Reform, was divided into two decades, which brought a leap-forward improvement to Daxiao's national strength at that time. The period when Daxiao's talents were most explosive was also in
During the first ten years of the Double White Reform.
In the first ten years of the Shuangbai Reform, two-thirds of the Four Generals, the Five Dragons and Nine Tigers, the Five Strategies of the Founding of the Country, the Twelve Founding Kings, and the Twenty-Four Good Generals gathered during this period.
Within the new dynasty.
At that time, it was also within the first ten years that Wang Yu, who came from afar and was the head of the twenty-four good generals of the future new dynasty, officially worked his way up to the top of the new dynasty and established his position as the leader of the Northern Department.
It has to be said that there is indeed an endless stream of talents in Daxiao during this period, including the couple Di Zhiling and Ximen Yuwei who are talented enough to attract buffs.
Mai Dongmeng and Bai Shengchen, these two are the most important.
Those that are relatively common are even more crowded during this period.
For example, Qin Dao from Da Cang Donghai, Meng Zhan from Jiaodong in Da Qian, Meng Wei brothers, Yu Decai from Xiangzhou in Da Wei, Yuan Suixi from Dongsha in Da Wei, Qian Wanshi from Qianhang in Da Wu all came to Da Xiao in admiration. Within a few years, they began to enter Daxiao's officialdom or Daxiao's army through various channels, making Daxiao's chariot even larger.
Like Daxiao, Daxia also entered a stage of recuperation at this time.
Although Daxia took advantage of the separation of the Cao Clan and the Dugu Clan, it successfully suppressed the Cao Clan and regained the country once again.
However, during this period, Daxia needed more rest and recuperation than Daxiao.
Moreover, during the period when Daxia was divided into three parts of the world, Daxia during that period could be said to have been fighting for years, and the war was almost continuous. It also started wars with two major dynasties at the same time, which almost consumed the Long family's foundation.
Even though the imperial court was barely restored and the emperor of Daxia was no longer a puppet but truly possessed real power, this new Daxia was still weak.
At the same time, within Daxia, there is still the historical issue of the Cao Clan that needs to be resolved.
Regardless of whether it is from the inside or the outside, today's Daxia does not allow them to make too many aggressive moves.
As for the Tang Dynasty, it was caught in a controversy at this time. A group of people represented by Li Shimin, Li Longji, and Li Siyuan agreed to recuperate and accumulate national strength like the other two families.
Without him, they would have exhausted their national strength after years of fighting.
Even Daxiao, who has the richest family background, needs to recuperate, let alone them.
Fighting is always about getting stronger as we fight. But if the result of fighting will only be getting weaker and weaker, then there is no need to fight this war at all.
However, a group of people represented by Li Shimin, Li Longji, and Li Siyuan had one idea, but Li Xu, Li Keyong, Li Cunxu and others had another idea.
They took a fancy to the fact that the Wei Dynasty was completely at war internally, and the conflicts could not be alleviated, so they wanted to take advantage of the Wei Dynasty.
The power of these two factions above the court is actually quite similar.
However, as the emperor, he was more inclined to take advantage of the civil strife in Wei at this time.
Which faction you prefer as the boss will naturally gain the upper hand in the end!
Within the Tang Dynasty, the clan was powerful!
Among the three dynasties, these three families are the most powerful.
Therefore, whether it is the recuperating faction or the main fighting faction, they are basically dominated by members of the Li Tang clan's own family.
Within Li Tang, there are indeed many talented people. The older generation includes Li Ze, Li Zong, Li Ji, Li Daozong, Li Shentong, Li Yuan, Li Keyong...
The Young Strong faction also includes Li Xu, Li Shimin, Li Jiancheng, Li Longji, Li Chen, Li Xinan, Li Haotian, Li Cunxu, Li Siyuan, Li Cunjin, Li Sizhao, Li Hualong...
To say that the clan members held up half of the Tang Dynasty is to underestimate them.
The three great generals of the Tang Dynasty, General Protector Li Ji, did not express their opinions on this matter. General Tiance firmly stood on the side of the group that advocated recuperation, and only General Wu Lie
He advocates war.
Therefore, Emperor Li Hao, who also led the battle, had General Li Xu as the chief general, and the famous clan general Li Cunsi as his deputy, as well as Li Chen, Li Siyuan, Li Cunjin, Li Sizhao, Li Siben, Li Si'en, Shi Jingsi, Kang Junli, and Mu Shao.
Hua, Yuwenke, Li Hualong... accompanied the army.
Mu Shaohua and Yu Wenke were both former generals of the older generation in Daxia, and they also had a certain reputation.
However, there was one Ye Shang Jue in Yuan Daxia who obscured everyone's sharpness.
In front of Ye Shang Jue, even people like Tang Ritian and Li Chen were nothing but the light of fireflies, let alone people like Mu Shaohua and Yu Wenke.