The beginning of spring is a good solar term, and the plan of the year lies in spring, which shows that spring can have a new start and new hope. At this time, the downcast will be eager to turn things around, while the successful ones will look forward to a higher level. Hope is something that everyone wants.
But for the King of Shu, Wang Jian, this spring does not give him much vitality. Even though everything is flourishing, his achievements are still lifeless. It may not be accurate to say that it is lifeless, but it is much more appropriate to say that it is scarred.
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Sitting on the big chair in the main hall of the palace, looking across the empty hall and overlooking a large area of Chengdu outside the palace, Wang Jian's mood is lonely. It looked like withered river grass, still glowing khaki, without any signs of greening.
The city of Yizhou in front of me is no longer as prosperous as it used to be, and now there are not many merchants and people crowded shoulder to shoulder on the street.
After the Shangyuan Festival, the official seal was opened, and even the officials were listless. For several days in a row, even the palace was a bit out of control.
Wang Jian's body is still chubby, strong, and rich, but his eye sockets are sunken, his eyelids are blue, and he is obviously not energetic.
The morning discussion had already been dismissed, and now it was past lunch time, and the waiter had come over several times, but he was still sitting on the chair, lost in thought.
He was struggling to find a way out in Sichuan, more precisely, his own way out. There is a way out for Shuzhong, and there will be a way out. What he has to do is to avoid the future of Shuzhong without himself.
Last year, the Central Plains suffered a disastrous defeat, losing nearly 500,000 soldiers, and Wang Jian's hard work was almost destroyed; then, Nanzhao learned of this and launched a surprise attack in winter. The counties and counties in central and southern Sichuan fell one after another, and the military situation was on fire.
Wang Jian responded urgently, but less than 100,000 troops could be dispatched to the battlefield. The news of the unfavorable battle situation came back to Chengdu, and many merchants and people fled.
In recent decades, central Sichuan has not been peaceful, and it is not that Chengdu has never been attacked by Nanzhao soldiers. Everyone has long learned to act upon hearing the wind.
In the end, he was able to resist the Nanzhao army. Wang Jian took the life of the monks, especially the big monks in the realm of real people. After the war, nearly half of the monks under his command were killed or injured! This made his eyes red for half a month.
After the foundation of the army was greatly damaged, the strength of the monks was greatly weakened. During the Lantern Festival, Wang Jian's subordinates unexpectedly appeared fleeing generals! In the prefecture and county bordering Hanzhong, there have been three such incidents, and the highest position is a prefectural city defense envoy!
Not only the generals are on the run, but so are the monks. If Wang Jian hadn't blocked the passage of Jianmen and enforced martial law in Chengdu, not only the qi training monks would flee, but even the real people would do the same.
Of course Wang Jian knew why these people were fleeing, and why they were fleeing at this time.
When he resisted the army of Nanzhao, the imperial court sent troops to Hexi, and King An and King Qi joined forces to conquer the twelve prefectures in Hexi in ten months, destroy the Luna Sect, and shake the whole field.
Then, without stopping, he led an army of monks north to Liangzhou, and fought with Shimen at Pipa Mountain and Yangguan at the same time, and won a big victory, which shocked all parties.
Since then, Hexi and Northwest have returned to the hands of the court, and the remnants of Shimen were surrendered by King An, willing to be the minions of the court, and reduced to a sword in the hands of King An.
Comparing Shuzhong with the imperial court, and Wang Jian with Li Ye, there is a huge difference. But anyone with a little knowledge can see the signs of the revival of the dynasty and the decline of the middle of Shu.
Under such circumstances, it is quite normal for a determined person to categorically abandon Shuzhong and join the imperial court.
Wang Jian had no choice but to use iron and blood to behead the monks who were captured, to make an example of others, and to open the treasury to reward his subordinates.
He must quickly think of a good way to break the situation.
"Your Highness, it's time to eat. No matter how worried you are about military and political affairs, you must take care of your health. Once Your Highness breaks your mind, it will be a disaster in Sichuan." Princess Liu came to Wang Jian's side and grabbed his hand said in relief.
Wang Jian recovered from his contemplation, sighed heavily, looked at the gentle and virtuous Mrs. Liu and said, "Now there are rumors all over the city, saying that when King An entered and occupied Hexi, the reason why he didn't send out a large army was because he wanted to start the war after the beginning of spring. Make a big move to use troops in Shuzhong. Right now, everyone in Shuzhong is in danger and morale is low. I have all my abilities, but I can't use them!"
Mrs. Liu shook her head and said firmly: "Your Highness, with less than one hundred thousand soldiers, defeated the Nanzhao army that invaded the North within ten months. The army is in full swing, and everyone in Sichuan is in awe. How can morale be low? It's just a rumor. Rumors are nothing more than petty troubles to take advantage of the chaos, His Highness doesn't need to take these matters to heart."
Wang Jian laughed at himself, "How can I defeat the Nanzhao soldiers and horses? They robbed enough wealth and people, and they didn't want to fight for a long time in the cold winter, so they withdrew. I just stopped their attack on Chengdu. In this way, nearly half of the real people's realm has been compromised... "
Having said that, Wang Jian turned his head to look outside the palace gate, his eyes were full of bitterness.
He went on to say: "When the King of Nanzhao retired from the army, he was still yelling at me in front of the Guancheng, saying that he will raise another million soldiers this year when the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming, and they will capture Yizhou Chengdu in one fell swoop! An uncivilized Nanman, unexpectedly Dare to speak so brazenly, at that time, I really wanted to take off his head! It's a pity that I have more energy than I want... "
Mrs. Liu held Wang Jian's hand tightly, with tears in her eyes, "Your Highness, don't underestimate yourself! You have great ambitions and great talents. Even if there are some setbacks in front of you, we will eventually overcome the difficulties..."
"Cross the storm?" Wang Jian shook his head, "I'm afraid there is no chance. If nothing happens, King An will send troops to Shuzhong soon. Now the whole country, only Shuzhong will not return to the court, and he will not let go." Through the middle of Shu.
"Do you know that there are rumors all over Sichuan that King An's green shirt wielded a sword, fought 50,000 monks and soldiers in front of Yangguan, stepped on a flying leaf boat, and returned to the legendary story? They are telling the story of King An, It expresses the will to return to the imperial court!
"People's hearts are no longer with me, what can I do?"
Liu's face was full of tears, and she was so crying that she couldn't speak.
Wang Jian patted her hand, chatted to comfort her, stood up, looked at the city of Chengdu with his hands behind his back, and his back was bleak: "From the moment King Qi returned to King An, I knew that Shuzhong walked on the single-plank bridge. I thought Taking advantage of King An's expedition to Hexi, I can still make a difference. I didn't expect Nanzhao to commit a crime in the north at this time, which made me so passionate... It was in vain!
"Whether the general trend is in the government or not, this is the number of days, what can people do?"
Li Ye met Wu Kong and Wei Xiaozhuang in the palace. These two are now the leaders of the sect, and they are responsible for preaching on the plateau, helping the court to control the Tubo people spiritually, and infiltrating the Uighurs in the Western Regions.
This time the two came hand in hand, in addition to reporting on the affairs of the plateau and the Western Regions, they also had the intention of discussing how the two religions would divide their spheres of influence in the Tang Dynasty.
The struggle between Buddhism and Taoism has been going on for a long time. Although the current Quanzhen Temple and the Wukong Shimen are fundamentally different from the previous Taoism and Shimen, they are still two mountains after all. In order to avoid internal fighting, Li Ye needs to draw them out Come down to the site.
"There is no division of territory, and it's not a gangster. What kind of mountain should I set up?" Li Ye waved his hand, and said to Wukong and Wei Xiaozhuang: "Shimen and Quanzhen Temple will be the two Jianghu sects under the jurisdiction of the imperial court in the future. It’s just a lie, it’s enough to develop as an ordinary sect.”
Wukong and Wei Xiaozhuang looked at each other, and they both saw the bitterness in each other's eyes.
Without those deceitful classics, how to fool the Tibetans and control their thoughts and spirits
Li Ye also quickly thought of this, and added: "You can deceive foreigners, but you don't have to deal with Chinese people. Well, when the Tang army goes abroad in the future, you will be the vanguard, first infiltrate the enemy country, and control the thoughts of the enemy country. In this way When the army arrives, it would be best if they can be made to surrender without a fight.
"You can't let the enemy country surrender, at least you have to fool their people and cooperate with the army."
Speaking of this, Li Ye paused, stroked his chin and said seriously: "It seems a bit too much to say the word 'fudge', after all, you are also a part of our Han and Tang civilization, representing our face, and you are not completely deceiving others. .
"Go back and change the teachings first. The key point is to let others know how powerful we are, arouse their admiration for the Han and Tang Dynasties, and take pride in being able to go to Chang'an of the Tang Dynasty and be a Tang people. Inspire them to strive for life in order to become Tang people. Change the word 'fudge' to "thought remolding" or "promote ideological progress", which is more accurate."
Hearing what Li Ye said, both Wukong and Wei Xiaozhuang were embarrassed.
It was easy for Li Ye to use his words, but it would be a huge project to really change the teachings of the two religions in this way.
But since Li Ye gave the order, they had no room to refuse, and could only follow through.
Although the workload is heavy, the prospect Li Ye paints is very attractive. Just think that wherever Quanzhen Temple and Wukong Shimen will go in the future, they will all be people who have a heart for the Tang Dynasty, and they will all strive to become the people of the Tang Dynasty all their lives. That is a crazy thing.
What is the difference between fighting for a lifetime to become a Tang person and fighting for a lifetime for Datang? When they arrived in the Tang Dynasty, they would have to pay taxes to the Tang court, and if they registered their household registration in the future, they would be proper Tang people.
And those who can do this are naturally the elites of various states. Let them all become bricks and tiles of Datang, which can be regarded as the introduction of talents, which can definitely promote the prosperity of Datang.
Of course, the threshold for becoming a Tang person must be raised, the number of people must be strictly controlled, and the status must be limited, so that the old things of An Lushan cannot be repeated.
After thinking this through, Wukong and Wei Xiaozhuang felt that one day, the Quanzhen Temple and Wukong Shimen could really reach the horizon.
After Wukong and Wei Xiaozhuang went out, Li Ye picked up an official document, and began to review it naturally, as if he had just spoken a common phrase.
At this time, he hadn't realized that internally, they were just Jianghu sects under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, but externally, they were two religions that changed the thinking of the enemy's people. In the subsequent development process, they gradually became state secret service agencies.
This incomparably powerful spy agency has teachings and strength, which can not only change people's minds, but also destroy people's bodies.
When dealing with the people who can turn the enemy into me, the doctrine is a sharp weapon to spread the gospel of the heavenly dynasty, and when dealing with the "backward faction" who cannot turn the enemy into me, the strength is the executioner who sends them to hell.
Constantly improving the concept of Quanzhen and Wukong Shimen, it really became the vanguard of the Tang army to open up the frontier.
They are the demons that make the rulers of the enemy country fearful, but they are also the celestial masters... envoys that the people of the enemy country chase after.
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As Wang Jian expected, when the spring was warm and the flowers were blooming, Li Ye mobilized the troops from various towns in Guanzhong, and the newly formed Shence Army, and began to march towards Hanzhong, preparing to completely eliminate the sleeping people on the side of the couch in the middle of Shu.
The newly formed Shence Army is composed of elite troops from various feudal towns. On the one hand, it ensures its own strong combat power, and on the other hand, it also weakens the military strength of the feudal towns. It kills two birds with one stone.
At the beginning, the army of the feudal town was mostly composed of refugees, and later formed a stable interest group in the feudal town, all for the survival and interests of the feudal town and itself.
Whenever there is an edict from the imperial court, the army of the feudal town refuses to fight desperately, retreats when it encounters danger, moves forward when it is beneficial, and slows down when there is no reward. will" situation.
For the imperial court, the Fanzhen Army is already very similar to mercenaries.
They have their own interests and survival rules, and they have no loyalty to the imperial court.
Now that Li Ye was around, the town did not dare to cause chaos, and the civil servants, generals, and monks sent by the imperial court gradually took control of the power of the town and controlled the situation.
After implementing the New Deal, allowing the common people to cultivate their fields, live and work in peace and contentment, and solving the refugee problem, the foundation of the existence of the feudal town was weakened, and by gradually eroding the strength of the feudal town's army, the feudal town finally ceased to exist. That is Li Ye's solution to the feudal town. way of cancer.
In winter, when Li Ye and King Qi went to battle Hexi, Li Zhen, Cui Keli and others had already completed the preliminary selection of the Shence Army. Although the number of people is not large for the time being, there are still 300,000, and the Pinglu Army is the backbone.
The new Shence Army was named Chang'an Forbidden Army by Li Ye, and it temporarily has three designations: Longxiang Army, Tiger Guard Army, and Spike Army. For each army of 100,000 soldiers, there is a chief general, who is called the general commanding the troops, and a deputy general under his jurisdiction.
In order to avoid excessive authority, the Forbidden Army does not have a commander in chief, but only a general in command of each army, which is under the jurisdiction of the Privy Council. The three armies of Longxiang, Huwei, and Langya have Zhao Polu, Zhao Bingkun, and Shangguan Qingcheng as the generals respectively, and Zhao Nianci, Yang Xingmi, and Sun Ru are all deputy generals.
The 300,000 battle elites are the first phase of Li Ye's policy of strong cadres and weak branches.
After the 300,000 Chang'an Imperial Army and the 200,000 troops from the various towns in Guanzhong marched into Hanzhong, they temporarily stopped advancing and got ten days of rest.
Next, the army will march towards Jianmen. The road is rugged and narrow, and it is difficult to walk. The fierce battle is about to break out. Let the soldiers recharge their batteries and prepare for the fierce battle.
Li Ye led the eldest and younger commander, together with Li Maozhen and Song Jiao, when the army was resting, they flew over the big and small Jianshan Mountains, looking down at the Xiongguan Pass of Jianmen.
"The road to Shu is difficult, and it is difficult to go to the blue sky. When an army enters Shu, they have to take the narrow and dangerous mountain plank road, and they must also overcome the Jianmen Pass that locks the mountain. This is the real place where one man guards the gate and ten thousand men cannot open it. There is nothing wrong with the special guarding circle in the real world, the forces that have separated the middle of Sichuan in ancient times have all relied on this great gate."
King Qi opened the folding fan and shook it gently in front of his chest. He was graceful and elegant, "Although Wang Jian lost a lot of soldiers and generals because of the two battles, it is still extremely difficult for the army to enter the middle of Shu if he sticks to the Jianmen pass."
Seeing her serious words, Li Ye looked confident and said with a smile, "Could it be that King Qi already has a good plan to break through?"
"I don't have a good plan to break through." King Qi put away his folding fan with a snap, tapped his palm lightly, and paused for a moment, "But I have a plan to break Shu."
"I also hope that King Qi will not hesitate to teach you." Li Ye pretended to cup his hands and said cooperatively.
King Qi showed a smile in the corner of his eyes, expressing his appreciation for Li Ye's cooperation, "It's easy to say. I'll go to Chengdu to persuade Wang Jian to surrender."
Li Ye didn't expect that the opponent's plan to pacify Shu was to ride alone to persuade Wang Jian to surrender! Rao was used to King Qi's increasingly reckless and domineering, so he was also deeply surprised at this moment. But looking at King Qi's appearance, it really doesn't look like a joke.
Li Ye said solemnly: "If Wang Jian can be persuaded to surrender, there is no great kindness. Your Majesty and I will not hesitate to protect him for the rest of his life. The soldiers will indeed suffer heavy losses if they attack Jianmen Pass by force, and will add countless orphans and widows to the Tang Dynasty. However, this plan must be realistic. It's doable."
He didn't think Li Maozhen could persuade Wang Jian to surrender.
Li Maozhen patted Li Ye on the shoulder, looking like a caring elder sister, and even sighed with sincerity.
She said earnestly: "Wang Jian and I met in the Shence Army. At the beginning, we were close friends. Later, we stayed in the Fengxiang Army and participated in the suppression of the Huangchao Rebellion. We also had a blood-soaked friendship. After the incident, you, me, Zhu Wen and Wang Jian had a happy drink at Prince An's Mansion, and they also had a brotherly relationship.
"Although after that, everyone went their separate ways and became rivals in the face of the great strife in the world, but there were not many personal grievances. We never killed his wife and children, and he never killed my parents. Right now, Wang Jian is in trouble. In the middle of the war, you need soldiers but no soldiers, no food if you need food, and stubborn resistance is nothing more than adding casualties, and it cannot change the general trend.
"The dynasty wants to be rejuvenated, and the prosperous age is about to come again. After all, it is necessary to use troops abroad to compete with foreign races. It is good to have less bloodshed at home. In the final analysis, I went here when he was in a desperate situation. Give him a hand. This guy is not a fool, he should see the situation clearly, and work for the establishment of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, no matter what he is capable of."
Li Maozhen's words are sensible and reasonable, with family and country righteousness, and personal friendship. It reflects not only the beauty in King Qi's chest, but also Li Maozhen's three-view character, so that Li Ye didn't know how to refute it.
But anyway, it's still too dangerous.
If Wang Jian, like Suo Xun and his ilk, had the narrow mind of fighting to the end for his own wealth and fame—to be honest, most of the high-ranking people had this kind of mind, then Li Maozhen's going would be tantamount to a sheep entering a tiger's mouth.
Before Li Ye could open his mouth, Li Maozhen said: "With my reference, I think he will not disbelieve your character. Well, don't be a mother-in-law, as long as Wang Jian agrees to let me pass the Jianmen Pass, this trip I have to go no matter what, and only I can go!"
Seeing that Li Ye was still in deep thought, Li Maozhen suddenly smiled.
This smile is as fresh as white clouds and as transparent as running water.
She said: "Li Ye, you have to understand that you are not the only hero in the Tang Dynasty. If the Tang Dynasty wants to reappear in the prosperous age, you cannot be the only hero. I, Li Maozhen, am King Qi, so why can't I go to a grand banquet? Besides, Wang Jian It's not the overlord, why are you worried?"
In the end, Li Ye agreed to Li Maozhen's plan.
She is also a king, she should have the spirit of a king!
Li Ye respected this spirit.
Respect her too.
Wang Jian agreed to King Qi's entry.
After King Qi entered the pass, Song Jiao asked Li Ye if he wanted to mobilize all the real people, and prepare to attack the Jianmen Pass formation together when necessary. With their strength, if they attack with all their strength, it may not be impossible to break the formation.
At least, try it out.
Li Ye rejected Song Jiao's proposal.
In the sky above Xiaojian Mountain, there are only the four of them, under the floating clouds and above the mountains and rivers, waiting for King Qi to return.
Li Ye knew that at this moment, what he was waiting for was not only King Qi and King Shu, but also the majestic and glorious figure of the prosperous Tang Dynasty.
This class, from three poles at the top of the sun, to the mid-heaven at the sun, then to the west side of the west, and finally to the sunset hanging on the mountain.
If the sunset does not return, it is because of failure.
This was what King Qi left to Li Ye without looking back when he left.
And now, the sun has set.
Li Ye opened his eyes.
When there was only the last twilight of the sun left, he knew that the matter had come to an end.
The wait is worth it, and so is the trust.
Someone stepped on that ray of afterglow.
They are King Qi and King Shu.
"Call out, switch!" Wang Jian yelled at Jianmenguan.
There are only four words in this order, which is extremely concise.
That was Wang Jian's last royal order to Shuzhong.
After this order, Shuzhong no longer belonged to him.
"I have met His Highness King An." Wang Jian came to Li Ye and bowed to salute.
King Qi raised his eyebrows and winked at Li Ye.
Li Ye's mood was agitated.
He had never seen such a beautiful wink!
Peerless, charming and charming, are not enough to describe her.
Probably, it was an era of heroes, a dynasty of heroes, and the winks were thrown at him.
"The king of Shu is welcome." Li Ye supported Wang Jian.
After this ceremony, the land in the middle of Shu was announced and returned to the Tang court.
With the completion of this ceremony, there are no more princes in the Tang Dynasty.
So far, Li Ye has basically completed the domestic unification of Datang.