The twelfth year of Tianfu is a leap year, and the seventh month of leap is a leap year.

Time can always dilute everything, and with the second July halfway through, the situation in the Central Plains can finally be described as "calm", although somewhat reluctantly. The situation of starving Manzhou County and bandits gathering in the mountains and forests has not improved much, but the magistrates of the prefectures have almost stopped watching, seeing that the Liu family is staying in Tokyo, and the situation will not be repeated in a short time, so they "lived" and began to rule the people in the name of "Great Han".

Autumn is thick, and the sparse world in the Central Plains has already moved towards ripe crops, which has also brought more hope. While the government and the people were looking forward to hope, the Han court, which had spent more than two months gaining a firm foothold in the Central Plains, finally had the strength to turn its attention beyond Gyeonggi to all the states of the world.

In the vertical arch hall, several important military and political ministers and Liu Chengyou were there, and together with Liu Zhiyuan, they discussed politics. There is only one theme of the palace meeting: Fang Town.

As the reorganization of the forbidden army came to an end, the confidence of the imperial court was obviously sufficient, and there was also room for guidance to other states and towns. In other words, Liwei is needed, and Liwei's goal is to find the fattest and loudest chicken, Du Chongwei. Basically, it is also expected, among the festivals, only Du Chongwei is emerging.

"Your Majesty, according to the state newspapers, the towns that were transferred before have basically gone to the state to perform their duties. Those who are far away, such as Qingzhou and Anzhou, are still on the way. Yang Wei began to report and said a good news.

Last month, when the situation in Kaifeng eased slightly, Liu Zhiyuan issued an edict and carried out a large-scale relocation, replacement and transfer of the Jiedu in various prefectures.

Song, Xu, Yan, Xu, Deng, Xiang, An, Yun, Wei, Qing, etc., the festivals of the Central Plains and Hebei have basically been replaced, which is actually a basic operation. The festivals that were transferred were naturally not happy in their hearts, after all, they were moved, but the Liu family was in full swing, and they were rewarded and comforted. Even if I don't want to, I pack up more and go on the road.

But this progress, naturally, is fast and slow. For example, Yang Chengxin, who moved from Pinglu Jiedu to Anzhou Jiedu, from Qingzhou to Anzhou, a distance of nearly 2,000 miles by land and water, a large family migrated, let alone a month, he may not be able to take office for three months.

"Hmm." Liu Zhiyuan nodded and asked directly about the town he was most concerned about: "What about Du Chongwei, there is no movement yet?" ”

Yang Wei's face became serious, and he said: "There is still no sign of moving, I'm afraid that Du Chongwei has made up his mind to disobey His Majesty's edict and confront the imperial court!" ”

Liu Zhiyuan just looked a little cold about this, but there was no more expression of surprise. Originally, Liu Zhiyuan was to transfer Du Chongwei with Gao Xingzhou, the envoy of the German Army, and allowed him to bring his family, lead the subordinates, and all his family wealth, in order to calm his heart, he also specially appointed his "brother" Li Shouzhen as the envoy of the Hezhong Festival, which was already very sincere. As long as Du Chong Willcan moves to the town, everything is easy to say.

But after the edict to move the town was issued, the rest of the towns responded to it to a greater or lesser extent, but Du Chongwei's side, there was no feedback at all, and he turned a deaf ear. It wasn't until the Tokyo side sent an envoy to inquire that it would take time to move the town, and a reply was being prepared.

In this way, it dragged on for several days, and the Han court was also very patient, and planned to send someone to "assist" him to move the town, Du Chongwei immediately refused, and then the people from Yedu reported that he finally began to move away and load the furniture into the car. Du Chongwei's family background is still very rich, and he dragged it out for a few days, and then there was no movement.

Until the imperial court issued an edict for the second time, Du Chongwei simply said that he was ill, saying that it was inconvenient to travel far, and then reported that in the land of Weibo, bandits had protruded...... In short, it is inconvenient to move to the town.

In this regard, the imperial court was more "reasonable" and sent an envoy to inform him. Tokyo is vast and livable, and the medical care is perfect, so Du Gong can first go to Tokyo to recuperate, wait for the illness to recover, and then go to Songzhou to settle down. As for Wei Bo's bandits, the imperial court sent its own troops and horses, and the newly appointed Ye Du stayed behind Gao Xingzhou to be responsible for eradicating them.

And so on and so forth, until now. In fact, at this point, between the two sides, there is basically a number.

"Your Majesty, according to the report from Lanzhou, Du Chongwei has closed the city and sent troops to block the road between Yedu and Puyang, and his disobedience is obvious. The imperial court must be prepared and ready to respond at any time. Guo Wei followed the report.

"How are the soldiers and horses deployed, and how are the food and equipment needs to be prepared?" Liu Zhiyuan asked.

For Yu Du Chongwei, the Han court has actually been preparing for a long time. Upon hearing this, Shi Hongzhao immediately reported: "The two armies of Xingjie and Guangrui have been transferred north and stationed in Baima and Puyang, and the armies of Yunzhou, Yanzhou, and Zhaozhou have been ordered to prepare for containment. In Beijing, the armies can go north to fight at any time! ”

Wang Zhang followed and said: "During this time, the ministers were ordered to requisition, grain and equipment, chariots and horses, and boats, and 50,000 horses and infantry have been prepared for the purpose of fighting for half a year, but if the imperial court wants to carry out the conquest, it is best to wait until the end of the autumn harvest and the grain tax is put into the treasury." ”

Yang Wei was beside him and agreed: "Nowadays, there is a shortage of Dingkou and lack of people's strength, and I am afraid that I will not be able to meet the needs of requisition. If the people become strong early, it will inevitably destroy production and cause turmoil in the hearts of the people......"

"When the grain tax is put into storage, it is already winter, how will we fight at that time?" Listening to the two singing and harmonizing, Shi Hongzhao immediately retorted.

"As long as the war does not start and the longer it drags on, the more fully prepared the court will be, the stronger the country's strength, and the greater the chances of the court winning." Yang Wei also fought back at a faster pace. Although there is a "tacit understanding" on Liu Chengyou, in military and political affairs, the conflict between Yang Wei and Shi Hongzhao has never weakened, and disagreements are common.

In terms of lip service and reasoning, of course Shi Hongzhao is not Yang Wei's opponent, the old flesh on his face jumped, and he was about to say something strong, Su Fengji stood up. Glancing at Yang Wei, he said loudly: "Yang Xiang's words are wrong. Du Chongwei supported the army and respected himself, violated His Majesty's will, and resisted the imperial edict, and his traces have been revealed. ”

"Otherwise, let the other festivals in the world look at this matter, before moving to the town, the other generation is very much watching, if they learn the same, then the Han world, I am afraid that before Chengping, it will be chaotic again. The imperial court forbidden army is strong and numerous, but how can it take care of the four sides, and now it can focus on one side, and it should quickly eliminate the ferocious and stubborn, and eliminate the greater disaster before it happens. ”

Su Fengji is a person who is greedy, power-loving, and killing, although his character is not good, he still has some opinions, and he can always say something.

"That's a big fallacy! When the country is in trouble, it is advisable to divide the priorities. Now Youyan has Khitan troops, Guanyou has Xishu watching, Jingnan and Southern Tang in the south are restless, at this time, stabilizing the country is the top priority. Wei Bo has a strong army, if the court starts the war lightly, if it can't win quickly, I will lose this good situation in one day! Yang Wei also immediately went back.

stared at Su Fengji coldly, in Yang Wei's opinion, this person is used to meeting villains, who are lucky to enter with flattery, often speak falsely, and cause chaos to the court.

Feeling Yang Wei's contempt, Su Fengji sneered: "Are you trying to indulge Du Chongwei and raise tigers?" ”

"You're taking this out of context!" Yang Wei was slightly angry: "Du Chongwei must be subdued, and the Wei Bo problem must be solved, but it is not advisable to rush!" ”

"They are so rampant, if they don't act resolutely, where do they want to put the majesty of Your Majesty and the court?" Su Fengji asked rhetorically.

"Enough!" Seeing that the two of them were arguing in the court again, Liu Zhiyuan had a trace of impatience in his eyes, and he spoke coldly.

Seeing this, the two of them stopped talking and hurriedly leaned over to confess: "Please forgive your majesty." ”

With Liu Zhiyuan's "suppression", the smell of gunpowder between Yang and Su dissipated a lot, but the atmosphere was much more tense. Liu Zhiyuan glanced around, Liu Chengxun was not there, Liu Chengyou was standing there, he had not expressed his opinion, his eyes were wandering, and the old god was at ease.

"King Zhou, what do you think?" After being silent for a while, Liu Zhiyuan asked.

The wandering gaze suddenly returned to clarity, Liu Chengyou of course had an idea in his heart, but he still pondered it before he arched his hand and said: "What the two ministers said is both planning for the country, and there is a certain amount of truth. Weibo's population and taxes account for the most important in the world, so I don't need to go into details. Such an important place must not be held in the hands of Du Chongwei for a long time. ”

"Du Chongwei, now like a cancer on the body of the Han Dynasty, has reached the point where it has to be cut off, and if it drags on, the imperial court may gather more powerful forces. However, if this cancer erupts, erodes, and spreads, it will not only affect the town of Weibo. Therefore, no matter how difficult it is, it is necessary to grit its teeth and get rid of it, so that Wei Bo can return to his rule as soon as possible, resume development, and rest with the people, so that the court will have spare strength to deal with foreign enemies. ”

"Otherwise, if it drags on for too long, not only will there be differences in the domestic towns, as Yang Xianggong said, Meng Shu, Jingnan, and Nantang will also take the opportunity to bite the big Han. If you can't eradicate the internal troubles, how can you deal with the wolves at your doorstep? ”

Liu Chengyou's words fell, Yang Wei's expression froze, and the corners of Su Fengji's mouth showed a smile. Liu Zhiyuan pondered Liu Chengyou's words and asked, "In this way, are you inclined to use troops in the imperial court?" ”

"Judging from the current situation in Yedu, this soldier may not be avoidable, and Du Chongwei will obviously not be captured. The imperial court's arrangement of its periphery is only afraid that it will bring great pressure to Du Chongwei, and he has those powerless countermeasures. Liu Chengyou said: "However, if you want to take care of other states and towns, the imperial court does not have to take the initiative to make trouble." Just prepare for war, and when they rebel, send an army to annihilate them! ”

"Huh." Shi Hongzhao suddenly chuckled. The sound was not loud, but in this temple, it was very harsh.

"Why are you laughing?" Shi Hongzhao's behavior was a little rude, Liu Zhiyuan glanced at him and asked.

"Minister's rudeness!" Shi Hongzhao actually knew that he was rude, but the expression that couldn't help but was even more disgusting, and he glanced at Liu Chengyou: "The minister just thinks that as His Royal Highness King Zhou said, if Yedu has always maintained such a situation, and Du Chongwei has not caused it, is there so much money and food in the imperial court?" If it has dragged on this year, what is the difference between it and what Yang Xiang said? ”

The eyes of the cadres fell on Liu Chengyou, Liu Chengyou still looked indifferent, and nodded: "What General Shi said is indeed reasonable. ”

Without even looking at Shi Hongzhao, Liu Chengyou turned to Guo Wei: "Guo Shumi, the letter ...... just now"

The ministers' eyes turned to Guo Wei again, only to see Guo Wei take out two documents from his sleeve and say to Liu Zhiyuan: "Your Majesty, before the palace meeting, the Privy Council received a report from Murong Yanzhao, the defense envoy of Mozhou, saying that a suspicious person had been intercepted in his territory, and a letter was found on his body. After interrogation, it was learned that the person was Du Chongwei's messenger, and the letter was written by Du Chongwei to surrender to the Khitan, and invited the Khitan lord to go south to the Central Plains and join forces with him after breaking Youzhou. The report and the letter are here, please read them to your Majesty. ”

The two documents were presented to Liu Zhiyuan, and after only skimming them slightly, Liu Zhiyuan slapped them heavily on the royal table, and said angrily: "What a Du Chongwei, it's really a thief, I have done my best to be lenient and soothed, and I still want to fill it, with the heart of a snake and scorpion, in a vain attempt to hook up Beidi and harm my Han family!" It's not a pity to die! ”

"Zhuqing, what do you think?" Liu Zhiyuan looked sideways and asked again.

At this time, Yang Wei didn't dare to refute anything. Su Fengji's eyebrows fluttered: "Your Majesty, Du Chongwei's anti-heart is revealed, and he is rampant to this point, he must not be tolerated!" ”

"Du Chongwei doesn't think of the kindness of the court, he wants to do the mantis arm as a car and bring about his own destruction, and I will fulfill him!" Taking a deep breath, Liu Zhiyuan coldly ordered: "Send someone to send this letter to Yedu, and show the content to the world!" ”

"Yes!"

It is almost certain that when this letter is placed on the desk, Du Chongwei will definitely not be able to sit still, and he will rebel.

"Your Majesty, since this is the case, the imperial court must be completely prepared for the conquest!" Seeing that the matter was a foregone conclusion, Yang Wei quickly changed his thinking and actively advised.

Liu Zhiyuan bowed his head, muttered for a while, and said: "Soldiers, horses, grain and grass scheduling, speed up." Let's discuss, this commander-in-chief! ”

After these words fell, there was silence in the hall again, and everyone exchanged glances. On Du Chongwei's side, there are nearly 50,000 soldiers, and even if the abundant civilian forces are removed, there are more than 20,000 soldiers who can fight. If the imperial court wants to calm down, it will definitely use a lot of soldiers and horses, and the commanders will fight abroad, and they have to be cautious when it comes to such a sensitive thing as military power.

After only being silent for a while, Shi Hongzhao took the initiative to ask: "Your Majesty, the minister is willing to go!" ”

His eyes stopped on Shi Hongzhao for a moment, Liu Zhiyuan only thought about it a little, and shook his head: "The Guards Division and the Tokyo Forbidden Army still need Shi Qing's hard work, and they can't be left lightly." ”

was rejected, only a little disappointed, but Shi Hongzhao didn't care too much. Now he is in charge of the Guards Division, and he is the leader of the Tokyo Forbidden Army, majestic and proud. If you go on an expedition, it is difficult to predict the outcome or defeat, but there is a possibility of losing the commander of the forbidden army. Carefully weigh the pros and cons, it is better to stay in the capital, now Shi Hongzhao is no longer a pure general under Liu Zhiyuan in Hedong, and this bureaucratic style has been blown.

As for Liu Chengyou, he has the desire to be the commander, but it is almost certain that as long as he proposes it, he will inevitably be opposed.

After thinking about it, Liu Chengyou took the initiative to say: "Erchen thinks that instead of appointing the generals to go on the expedition, His Majesty will lead the army and bring the momentum of thunder to quell the traitor!" ”

Hearing this, Liu Zhiyuan's brows furrowed.

PS: Regarding the update, it's too short to split it into two chapters, and it's too slow to put it together, it's really difficult.