As various playgrounds have been demolished and abandoned one after another, in the Daming Palace, which has become much deserted, a daily call-up is underway.
"Don't worry, everyone, the king still has loyal ministers and good generals, and there is also the danger of mountains and rivers... If the thieves are not for a while, you can regret it... As long as the court is united and used by the army ahead, everything is easy to say..."
Despite the setbacks and blows, Zheng Tian, who was the chief prime minister afterwards, still patiently pinched his nose and worked hard to learn from those lucky ministers who reported good news but not bad news, comforting and comforting them with relatively favorable aspects. Suddenly repentantly abandon all playfulness and diligence; and panicked like a bird of fright, recruiting the young emperor in one day.
After all, this emperor who likes to have fun but hates political affairs, if he really wants to learn from the Xuanzong during the Tianbao period, or the Dezong who was in the fourth year of Jianzhong, then he will go to Xixing or Nanxing. ; Then the court situation he worked so hard to maintain was really going to fall apart.
He can only do his best and tirelessly, continue to persuade things to the best of their minds.
"The Guochao is still about the children of Xiba Township, they are just dispatched to come and go; just stay ahead for a little more time, and then there will be soldiers and horses in Hedong and Zelu towns on behalf of the northbound camp for support; and then stalemate. In more time, you will get Yinxia, Jingyuan, Shuofang, Feng Ning and other armies to hear the news of King Qin... Therefore, please also send all of Qionglin's internal treasury to help the country. It will be in the coming period."
"...But...but was punished by the old man..."
Hearing this, the young emperor Li Huan couldn't help but stunned, and he reluctantly agreed.
Zheng Tian breathed a sigh of relief. At least the playful emperor's affairs are coming, and he still knows the importance of the matter. This is also the only good news he can get in today's desperate situation.
At least after the original Jiazhangku had committed suicide by fear of sin, the lack of confusion in the divine strategy Zhujiazhangku and the flying dragon stables could only lead to a headless public case. As a minister who has been in charge for many years, he is certainly not that easy to fool.
But in today's situation, he also needs the eunuchs around these emperors to cooperate, instead of letting everyone stand on the opposite side in danger. It's okay to get rid of some of them in the current situation, but it's another matter to cause the whole group of eunuchs and dead foxes to bounce back tragically.
And these five incomplete castrations, not everyone is like the young brothers, big and small, who can take the overall situation into consideration. Therefore, even though Zheng Tian was able to take on the responsibilities of the court, he could only save the country in a curve way, from the treasury of the emperor's inner palace, to find some supplements and come back to rescue the emergency.
But beyond this, the bad news is still bad news. Although the Salt, Iron, Transit, and Duzhi divisions quickly reappointed the candidates, they were paralyzed, but they did not immediately recover.
Although the people still have ignorant and fearless optimism and confidence, the upper echelons of Chang'an, who have the ability to receive news, and even the ruling and opposition parties have long been in panic; among them, they have reported illnesses or various requests for release, or left Beijing without saying goodbye. Examples of asylum are everywhere.
For example, just now, the imperial court appointed the former Jing Zhao Yin Xiaolin to transport grain and materials to Gyeonggi Province. However, Xiao Lin was afraid of hardship, so his family members claimed that he was sick and requested retirement, so he was relegated to Hezhou Sihu and immediately escorted him. As a result, he heard that when the relatives and friends were parting, he cried with joy and danced with his family on the spot.
On the other hand, in order to expand the size of the Shence Army, Tian Lingzi recruited tens of thousands of people from the market and the town before leaving, and this big burden also fell into Zheng Tian's hands. However, after going through the story of Dongdu, Zheng Zhen, who has gained a lot of knowledge and gained a lot of wisdom, didn't know the quality of these newly recruited soldiers.
However, he can only pinch his nose, acknowledge and accept this established reality, and then make people hang it up and mix it with the original divine strategy children, and take advantage of the opportunity of the emperor to review and parade from Zhuque Street. However, Quan Quan is based on the spirit of the people and the confidence of the imperial court.
In fact, in this precarious situation, the various towns in the Kanto region were unable to respond. At that time, the brother of Hedong Jiedu, Inspection School Sikong, Taiyuan Yin, and Beidu stayed behind and recruited envoys, and Zheng Congzhen, who was born in Xiaobaifang, the ancestor of Zheng's Beizu in Xingyang, was his greatest support and support at the moment;
As long as he can persist here until the other party completes the internal integration, the Daibei camp that originally conquered and suppressed the Shatuo tribes headed by the Zhu Xie clan, and the control of the towns, the Han soldiers and horses, will lead the King of Qin to the south, the situation in this pass. It can be assured.
Among them, whether it is Li Xiaochang, the envoy of Juyan Jeddu, or Qiluzhang, the envoy of Zhenwu Jiedu, or the leader of the Pingxia Tribe and Tuoba Sigong of Yuzhou Governor, the leader of Tuhun, Helianduo, and even the Hedong Horse Infantry. Hou Zhumei, Li Yuanli, and Wang Chongying are all the choices of generals who may be brave and brave or have experienced many battles.
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On the bank of Dongting Lake, Lei Man in Langzhou was also under his command at this time, searching for a town that had not been attacked for a long time, and then looking at the carts of grain and grass, wealth and bloody weapons copied from it with satisfaction.
Different from Zhou Yue who just wanted to take someone to grab a handful in the south, he did his best this time and wanted to occupy a piece of land for himself. According to the promise of Song Hao, the Jiedu Envoy of Jingnan sent by the court, as long as he could win Yuezhou, he would be recommended as an Eyue defense envoy or even an observation envoy.
Therefore, he did not hesitate to offend those big clans and tycoons, and found a way to exhaust the power of the people under the rule of Luo Kuo Yifan as military resources. Only after many more Ding Zhuangs were brought together did this 30,000 army come out. We must know that the registered households in Langzhou are more than 17,000 households, with more than 80,000 households.
If you can't get something from this battle, I'm afraid that the land of Langzhou in the rear will not be peaceful.
Unlike Xiangzhu, the head of the Shimen Man who is famous for his tattoos and bravery, he is not from the family of the head of the Man tribe; he was only a warrior known for his bravery among the relatively civilized Wuling Man in his early years.
Compared with those Han people living on the flat ground by the water, their native life in the mountains is undoubtedly more difficult and difficult. Even as a warrior in a village, he just relies on independent hunting to barely mix himself up.
And once in the vendetta and beating enemies between the various ministries and villages, it is difficult to get treatment after being seriously injured, and it will be disabled or even lost. Therefore, they also cultivated the brave instincts of these savage children, who care about life and death but emphasize the bravery in front of them.
Therefore, he is very grateful to Jing Shuai Gao Linggong who came to recruit them these Wuling barbarians and gave him a chance to get ahead; therefore, for a long time, he could only consider how to follow Gao Linggong's orders and cut down. Just kill the enemy in front of you.
Whether they are the thief from the famine, the Dangxiang Qiang, the Nanzhao Man, or even the officers and soldiers of the same camp; his stubborn stubbornness can easily get the green eyes from the Shangguan. .
From the five heads to the top of the fire, the team leader, the captain, and the brigade commander; in the end, the combat skills in the army once again entered the eyes of the high envoy and became the so-called power barbarian battalion envoy directly under his command.
Therefore, for a long period of time, he has also extremely respected and admired a famous Datang general who fought the world but rarely rivals, known as the "Tiannan One Pillar" and "The Wall City of the Country". He only felt that he was in him. There is no longer any existence in the world that can stop him.
However, just like any dream and longing, there will be changes and transfers in the end. After the imperial court transferred a decree from Zhenhai to Huainan in order to prevent him from chasing the thieves on his own, the imposing and imposing Gao Linggong seemed to have changed himself, and began to indulge in the way of seeking immortals. , And showing all kinds of old and dizzy states.
Therefore, as the Gao Linggong gradually isolates himself from inside and outside, and leaves all kinds of things to those who are lucky enough to speculate; Lei Man, who is in charge of several battalions of barbarians but nowhere else, can only be disappointed. He thought about his retreat and return journey.
Therefore, more than two years ago, he took the opportunity of self-invitation to go out to guard the other bases, instigated and led the troops in the barracks to rob Junzi, and embarked on a remote journey home. Fortunately, under the chaos and thieves of the world, their exiles were not too conspicuous, so they went back to their hometown.
At the same time that the thieves from outside the ridge went north again in Hunan, the local governor Cui Yi did not dare to send troops to confiscated them. Instead, he sent people to send money, food, pigs and cows to reward them and win them over. So he was able to recruit all the barbarians from all corners of the country and Yu Xishan The knot is on one side.
After all the thieves have crossed the border and the government is weak. He took his subordinates and sent troops to Zhoucheng, and replaced them with the internal and external forces, breaking the door and beheading the assassin's history. Since then, he has accumulated beards and hair and put on the Tang family's garb to use the court etiquette system.
His enmity with Zhou Yue, his old friend in the army, was also concluded from this. However, he did not regret it, but regretted that he had taken into account Xiangzhu's offensive at the time and failed to tackle the disaster in time.
After all, Zhou's was one of the top Tu nationality tycoons in the local area. Coupled with the support of those people brought back by Zhou Yue, I am afraid that the situation in Langzhou will turn the host and the guest upside down in time.
It would be better to use this as a deterrent to control the three counties of Wuling, Taoyuan, and Longyang (now Hanshou) in one effort, except for the Zhou clan and his subordinates, and to take the daughter of another big local family Qi clan as his wife. After retreating from Xiangzhu's offensive, Langzhou's situation was roughly controlled.
After the follow-up Taiping thief rises to the territory of Hunan, he also suffers from the north-south connection and does not want to regenerate threats; this is the only way to humble words and deeds to the master of the Taiping thief, and to exchange trade with what is needed but only for a while. The relationship is fine.
In fact, he did not care too much about the actions of the Taiping thief in liquidating and eradicating the powerful and powerful clans; even if he had enough power and opportunities, he would also be unable to help but start with these powerful surnames who occupy a large amount of resources in the place. of.
As for those peaceful thief's perverse methods against the gentry and the rich, it will only let him rule these rich surnames, the big clans are more and more clinging and bowing ears to his side in order to protect them.
Following Gao Ling's knowledge of fighting the North and South, made him realize a basic truth in this troubled world. As long as there are knives, guns, and horses in hand, there is no place to do anything in this world and nowhere to rely on it.
As for the fame and popularity, family background and bloodline, in the face of the hard truth of the sword and the body, it is just a chicken dog and will not last longer than paper things.
However, compared with Langzhou, which is located in a corner of the west side of Dongting, where the Barbarian and Han people are mixed, Yuezhou and Ezhou, which are at the middle of the river, are the real Fujun and Dayi. This is also the main reason why he is absolutely peaceful with those peaceful thieves who are still in peace.
At least when the army went abroad to fight in Huainan, he didn't feel that these peaceful thieves in Hunan belonged to them; it was able to counter the chaos inside, and outside the five-way offensive from Shannan, Jingnan and Xiangxi, he persisted for a long time.
Compared with Zhou Yue who could only talk about self-protection in the south, he actually looked down on Lizhou's vacant subordinates, but the Shimenman big leader Xiangzhu who did little to do anything. Because his roots are still in those barbarian tribes, in the local Han surnames, he is really unpopular and entangled and controlled a lot.
If it weren't for the peace thief who treated the gentry too harshly, and separated from their own Langzhou boundary, those opposing lords would not be allowed to greet the thieves by all kinds of rebellions.
If it weren't for the peace thief on the side, Lei Man, who had defeated the opponent three times by this, would have invaded and responded to the chassis and the mind. After all, the old Wuxi Man had already been killed with horror and torn apart by the method of the "Yang Peeling" one hundred years ago.
So if you want to achieve a career and foundation, you have to rely on those Han surnames as wings and support.
At this time, the horns of horns suddenly sounded in the distance. Someone yelled again:
"The navy of the Taiping thief is harassing again..."
Lei Man frowned involuntarily. As a barbarian soldier and horseman, his subordinates were all foot soldiers who were good at mountainous terrain. Although they were brave and brave in attacking cities and plundering the ground, they were obviously shortcomings in water power.
Therefore, these Taiping thieves who shrank and retreated to the city can still rely on the small fleet of boaters and fishermen on the lake to harass and attack his army from time to time. They often send people to pursue them but fail to catch them. If they ignore them, they will suffer constant losses. , It's like a lingering mosquito, as annoying.
There was only a bang, and a sudden wave of soil rain splashed not far from him, and with dots of blood, scattered and scattered on his silk cloak.
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Well, the cat needs to ask everyone for leave first, because they have to be on duty during the New Year, plus the need to visit relatives and take the two children out; so they will love it more from time to time. (End of this chapter)