In the first year of Jingkang of the Great Song Dynasty and the fourth year of the Jintianhui, Yang Yingqi began to use the Chinese calendar in some public and private documents, and according to the calculation, the year was set as 1677.

Changing the era without authorization is a very serious matter, but Yang Yingqi did not set up a new era name such as the first year of the Han Dynasty to replace the Tianhui of the Jin Kingdom, but took the birth year of Confucius as the beginning of the year, and used the Chinese calendar in private documents, and used the Chinese calendar and the Jin era at the same time in official documents. Confucius is a saint recognized by all countries in the East, so even some of the royal literati of the Jin State felt that it was understandable when they saw it, Wu Qimai had no culture, and he was about to compromise with the Han Ministry at the moment, so he did not reprimand the Han Ministry for trespassing in this "irrelevant militaristic matter".

In the scholar circle, the Huayuan era has been popular since it was launched. Although Li Jie, Li Yu and others are in the northern country, they have always felt that it is a shame to use the name of the Great Golden Dynasty, but if they use the name of the Great Song Dynasty publicly, it is easy to cause inconvenience to the Han Department. At this time, they were all happy to see Yang Yingqi with this head. Under their leadership, the use of the Huali calendar not only quickly covered the entire territory of the Han Dynasty, but also spread to the entire Liao River Valley, Goryeo, Japan, and even affected the Great Song Dynasty through Dengzhou.

If Yang Yingqi used a Han era name by himself, the scholars of the Great Song Dynasty would not only refuse to use it, but also hate it. However, the use of Confucius as the banner of the chronicle is the meaning of worshipping the saints, so the people of the Great Song Dynasty not only did not think that they were guilty of mustard at all, but had a further sense of identity with the Han Department, thinking that although he was isolated in Liaodong, he acted with his heart and kept China.

However, in this chaotic situation, there are not many people who will pay attention to these "details". Not only did Zong Han Zongwang not take this kind of thing to heart at all, but Li Gang also put his mind on how to urge the emperor to prepare for war. In the year of Huayuan 1677, many people were worried, but Tanggu seemed to be jubilant under the influence of Ouyang Shi.

"The four generals are getting married!"

The inner and outer cities of Tanggu, the business and political circles are all concerned about this news, and the date of the wedding has not yet been set, but since it is presided over by the tiger princess, this wedding will definitely be very grand. The venue of the wedding is estimated to be in Jinmen, but Tanggu is after all the current garrison of the four generals, so the powerful people from all walks of life and even the gentry of Cangzhou are embarrassed not to express their hearts.

"The tiger princess has already made an appointment with Ouyang to be in charge of the family and hired the Chen family." Chen Zhenghui said with a smile: "If there is no accident, the wedding will be held on the sixteenth of next month, what do the four generals think?" "Ouyang Shi's parents are no longer there, so Wan Yanhu and Ouyang Ji have become the representatives of Ouyang Shi's mother-in-law's family.

Ouyang Shi was quite satisfied with Yan Hu's arrangement after listening to it, and said: "Now that things in the Central Plains are tense, everything is simple. ”

Chen Zhenghui said: "The tiger princess has already spoken: no matter how big the matter is, you can't miss the marriage of the four generals." The fourth general, you can rest assured and get married, the matter of the Great Song Dynasty, the seventh general has already made arrangements. ”

"Oh?" Ouyang Shi asked, "What arrangement?" ”

Chen Zhenghui said: "This time, our strategy is to help the Great Song Dynasty, and to infiltrate our manpower and financial resources by helping the Song Dynasty, so the focus will be on the Dengzhou side." And in the north, the most important thing is to use various means to accelerate the sinicization of the Northeast - as long as all the land in the Northeast becomes Han Chinese, the next big things will be easy to do! As for Tanggu here, as long as we keep our influence in Cangzhou. ”

"I don't see it that way." Ouyang Shi said: "Tanggu is connected to Yanjing in the northwest and Hebei in the southwest. ”

Chen Zhenghui said: "Although Tanggu has taken Yanjing, we can't openly offend Zongwang at the moment; Although we control Hebei, we have long declared to the outside world that not a single soldier will enter the Great Song Dynasty. So unless things change dramatically, our strategy can only be to infiltrate secretly, not blatantly. ”

Ouyang Shi said: "But just let some merchants and scholars pass, the foundation is too weak - if the place is occupied by Zongwang at that time, he can expel our people as long as he gives an order!" ”

"Even if they expel our people, as long as they leave a good impression of the Han Department in the hearts of the local people, then our goal will be achieved." Chen Zhenghui said: "What's more, the Seventh General has another plan. ”

Ouyang Shi asked what he planned, and Chen Zhenghui said: "The Seventh General plans to increase his troops in Tanggu. ”

Ouyang Shi sighed and asked, "Is Liaonan going to transfer troops over?" It's better not to want to, this place can still be held now. There are still more soldiers and horses left in southern Liaoning in case there is a change. ”

Chen Zhenghui said: "Tanggu wants to increase troops, but it is not from southern Liaoning. ”

Ouyang Shi groaned: "What does Lao Qi mean ......"

"Conscription on the spot!" Chen Zhenghui said: "In recent years, more and more fugitives have flowed into Tanggu, and most of the people who have fled here are the Yan Zhao clan -- Yan Zhao is one of the sources of our strong Chinese soldiers, and there must be a large number of good soldiers among the fugitives. ”

Ouyang Shi asked: "What does the seventh mean, is it to select personnel for training here?" Well, that's a good idea. ”

"And that's not all! This will also alleviate some of the problems in the Upper Twelve Villages. Chen Zhenghui said: "Since the second general left, some of his old departments have a lot of grievances in their hearts, and now there is no battle to fight in Liaokou, and the grievances in their stomachs have nowhere to vent, and it is not good to hold them for a long time." After discussing with the third general, the seventh general planned to transfer these people and open a new infantry battalion in Tanggu, hoping to train a new army within three to five years. This is to strengthen our military strength in Tanggu, and secondly, to give those ignorant generals some hope, so that they have something to do, so as not to think crankily all day long. ”

Ouyang Shi nodded: "This is also a good idea. ”

Chen Zhenghui asked: "Fourth general, I just don't know if there is a local training garrison in Tanggu?" ”

Ouyang Shi said: "When Zong Wang defeated Guo Yaoshi, I took advantage of the situation to encompass a large area of land outside the city and enclose the southeast coast of the Ji River. This place is secluded by the sea, and it is not big, it is only half the size of Wuqing County, and it is not an important place, so Zong Wang turned a blind eye and ignored it. If you want to build this new army, you can put it here. ”

"Half of Wuqing County?" Chen Zhenghui said: "That's enough daring." ”

Ouyang Shi asked again: "By the way, how many people does Ying Qi plan to expand to this military horse." ”

"One step at a time." Chen Zhenghui said: "In the first phase, 1,500 generals and veterans were transferred from southern Liaoning, and 3,500 strong men were selected from the fugitives of the Great Song Dynasty for training. If things go well, then slowly expand the military camp. The Seventh General expected to be far away, so it was best to reserve a place for 100,000 people to be stationed on this piece of land. ”

Ouyang Shi was shocked: "100,000 people! ”

"What? Too much? Chen Zhenghui said: "The four generals can rest assured, 100,000 people will be many years away, and it will not be achieved overnight now." ”

Ouyang Shi was stunned for a long time and asked, "Who will lead such a large group of people?" ”

Chen Zhenghui said: "When the scale is still less than 15,000 people, it will be divided into several small battalions, and several generals will lead them separately. The training plan is remotely controlled by Jinmen, and if there is something happening in Tanggu, the person in charge of Tanggu will be mobilized to help in the battle. ”

Ouyang Shi asked, "What about the more than fifteen thousand people?" ”

Chen Zhenghui said: "Now that the situation in the north has stabilized, if there is no accident, the third general may be transferred over to control it at that time." Besides, I'm afraid it will be a few years later, and I hope that when the time comes, we can welcome back the general and persuade the second general back. At that time, several generals were on their own towns, and things were easy to do. This is a big deal, and the Seventh General ordered me to come so that I could say hello to the Fourth General first. The specific layout and arrangement will be discussed with the seventh, third, and fifth generals after the four generals arrive at Jinmen. ”

Ouyang Shi muttered: "The 1,500 soldiers in the first phase can let them come first, and I will arrange a place for them to be stationed." As for the 100,000-strong battalion, I really need to discuss it with Ying Qi and Lao San. ”

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