Coming jubilantly, the person who reported to Liu Chengyou was a middle-aged official in a scarlet robe, with a short beard, a good face, and an outstanding temperament. This person is Zhao Pu.

Among Liu Ci's staff, Zhao Pu and Chu Zhaofu are the most famous, and Liu Chengyou only met these two people when they were recommended by him. Chu Zhaofu is more than 40 years old, known for his talents, outstanding ability to do things, and rich experience in governance.

As for Zhao Pu, even for the great reputation he left in history, Liu Chengyou looked up to him, and instead of giving him an official position in the matter, he took up the Chongzheng Palace, served the imperial front, and counsellored the military and politics.

The people who can make such a name for themselves in the long history are the elites of every era, and Zhao Pu seems to be one of the outstanding. And, in the process of communicating with him, Liu Chengyou found that although this person is not an erudite Confucian, and he does not seek to understand much in reading, he has quick thinking, broad vision, non-conformism, and extreme change.

In this way, Liu Chengyou has a feeling of "novelty", you must know that the prime ministers and bureaucrats in the Han Dynasty are more conservative and stubborn, and the longer they are in contact, the stronger the feeling for Liu Chengyou will be. The most prominent example is the quality of the minister, in the past two years, in terms of governance, judgment, and decision-making, there have been many disagreements with Liu Chengyou, and the performance of stubborn contention.

Zhao Pu is different, since he entered the palace, every time he talks with him, he always has something to gain, and how enjoyable it is, between the monarch and the minister, the sparks of thought collide fiercely......

In fact, many of the reform policies since Liu Chengyou succeeded to the throne have effectively imitated what he planned for Zhao Kuangyin in the original history. Therefore, in terms of planning for the country and making policies, the two opinions are often the same and similar, and Zhao Pu also gave a very high evaluation and recognition to Liu Chengyou's hard work and governance and control of the army. The two have worked together for a short time, but they have a feeling of being one monarch and one and like-minded.

After less than half a year, everyone knows that there will be a new upstart on top of the temple.

During this time, Liu Chengyou was worried about the flooding of the Yellow River and the war of Qin Feng. This time, Zhao Pu was ordered to go to the Privy Council to inquire about the latest military situation, and the result was good news.

"The war has come to an end?" Liu Chengyou stretched his eyebrows and looked at Zhao Pu.

"Your Majesty, a great victory!" Zhao Pu said excitedly: "Xiang Du Shuai planned to break the Shu army, and more than 30,000 enemies were annihilated before and after. ”

"It's finally time for me to wait!" Liu Chengyou raised his hand and shook his fist, and Shenyu showed a touch of excitement: "Xiang Xun will live up to my hope!" ”

"Go, inform the ministers and the chief officials of the ministries and the commanders of the two yas, and discuss the affairs of the Chongzheng Palace!" Liu Chengyou instructed Zhang Dejun, and then looked at Zhao Pu: "Tell me about the details." ”

"Yes!"

The joy quickly converged, and Liu Chengyou's expression turned into a relief.

In the Chongzheng Palace, the civil and military high-ranking officials gathered, and their faces were relaxed, and they all received the news of a breakthrough in the southwest war and a great victory. Including Li Tao, Fan Zhen and other civil servants, they couldn't help but feel a sense of relief, and there was a sense of relief on their faces.

“...... On the 18th, the Shu army took the initiative to attack, attacking in two ways, with 3,000 soldiers all the way, entering Tunbaijian and 5,000 soldiers all the way, under the leadership of Han Jixun, the Shu general, attacking Huanghua Valley, intending to cut off my grain road and back road.

Felt by the southwest generals, he made a quick decision, kept his word in the inner hall and led the army to retreat from the enemy. Shi Shouxin divided his troops into two routes, all the way to Tangcang, all the way to the mouth of Huanghua Valley to set up an ambush, and in the evening of the same day, he attacked the Shu army. Han Jixun was defeated and took Tangcang, but Han Chongyun, the captain who attacked and occupied the town, was rejected and surrendered. In the battles of Huanghuagu and Tangcang, our army killed and captured more than 3,000 people.

After that, the two generals Shi and Han joined forces to rest and go north to threaten the Baijian Shu army. When they heard the news of defeat first, they were desperate at the back, and the army's morale was turbulent, and they were broken in a battle, and half of them surrendered.

On the 19th, they deployed to attack the mighty city with fire, firing 50 thunderbolts and 2,400 fire bombs. At that time, the grass and trees in the mighty city are dense, the climate is dry, the fire rises and the wind rises, spreads for dozens of miles, the birds and beasts are extinct, and the autumn rain stops at night. Under the fire, the Shu army hurriedly withdrew from the pass and retreated to Liangquan City, with more than 4,000 corpses in the walled city and roads.

On the 20th, the army attacked with the Longqi army as the front army, pursued the Shu army, and the Chinese army followed behind, approaching Liangquan and encircling the Shu army.

On the 21st, the Shu army was newly defeated and besieged, the army's heart was turbulent, the fighting spirit was low, and the courage was lost. The army attacked the city with all its might, and broke through in half a day, and the Longqi army commanded Gao Huaide to command and enter the city first.

In the battle of Liangquan, more than 30,000 Shu troops, 5,000 casualties, 12,000 drops, and there is no calculation of the lost. The Shu general Gao Yanyu was wounded and captured, and the commander Li Tingqi and the capital supervisor Zhao Chongtao led the army to break through and retreat to Malingzhai. The 150,000 stones of rice millet in the city, as well as the armor, armaments, and money and silk of the warehouses, were all obtained by our army.

On the 22nd, our army took advantage of the situation to pursue, Wang Quanbin led the Xingjie army to break through Maling Village, Wang Renzhen led the department, made a detour and attacked Guzhen, wanting to cut off the remnants of the Shu army to return.

On the 23rd, Li Tingqi retreated to Qingniling, intending to resist stubbornly, hearing the movement of Wang Ren's army, abandoning the village and leaving, and was intercepted by our army on the way, in the end, Li Tingqi gathered the remnants and withdrew to Chengzhou, leaving only 3,000 soldiers.

So far, more than 50,000 Shu troops in Fengzhou have been broken by our army, and the entire territory of Fengzhou has returned to the Han Dynasty. ”

On the political hall, after listening to the Privy Council's edict Li Chuyun's narration, everyone was happy, after all, they won a battle, or a big victory. During this period of time, the war in Fengzhou has been fruitless for a long time, and there has been a lot of waste, and the courtiers can't help but complain. Recently, when the Yellow River flooded and there were signs of recurrence, a group of courtiers led by Li Tao and Fan Zhen repeatedly submitted a request to withdraw the army.

Although it was suppressed by Liu Chengyou strongly, his blind strength was not conducive to the relationship between the monarch and the minister, and caused a certain instability in the court's harmony. However, now the good news is that the winner is still the emperor, and the southwest soldiers have proved with facts that the emperor is justified.

Li Chengzhi said so much in one breath, and he was thirsty when he talked about the military situation. Come on, give Li Chengzhi a cup of tea! Liu Chengyou's tone was relaxed, supporting the inner servant.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Li Chuyun shook respectfully.

"In the battle of Fengzhou, our army won a complete victory! After this battle, the strength of the Shu army was greatly damaged, and the national strength was greatly reduced, which laid the foundation for our army to go south to Hanzhong and Sichuan and Shu! Guo Rong came out of the queue and said loudly.

Liu Chengyou bowed his head slightly, his eyes fell on Li Tao and Fan Qian, and asked with a leisurely smile: "Li Qing, Fan Qing, this good news may solve the worries in the hearts of the two?" Worried? ”

Hearing this, Li and Fan glanced at each other, Li Tao showed a touch of embarrassment on his face, bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, the minister is short-sighted, and he is worried about the sky, and he wants to hinder His Majesty's plan and win a great victory in the southwest." The minister is ashamed, please surrender your majesty! ”

Fan Zhen's expression was as serious as usual, but he also gave in to the emperor: "Your Majesty is far-sighted, keen-eyed, perceptive to the battle situation, the ministers are foolish, stubborn, fierce, talk about withdrawing the army, please punish Your Majesty!" ”

"That's it!" Seeing the second minister's gesture, Liu Chengyou also showed his magnanimity, and raised his hand gently: "The second secretary doesn't have to blame himself, I know that you are also dedicated to the public and the country." Besides, I don't ask for sin! ”

"Your Majesty Shengming!" The two ministers bowed and bowed.

"Now in the southwest, the song of triumph is played, does the second secretary still have any objections to the next war?" Liu Chengyou asked again.

As the prime minister, Li Tao said in advance: "The ministers must be united, work with one heart and one mind, and fully support the southwest army in the war!" ”

Fan Zhen seems to be more reserved, but judging by his expression, it is obvious that he will no longer contradict it, at least on the war in the southwest, and will no longer express dissent.

"Issuing edicts, commending and commending the meritorious soldiers in this battle, all the merits of the personnel should be recorded in the book, so as to prepare for the post-war meritorious service. Send an envoy to Fengzhou to express condolences to the generals! The loss of grain, straw, and ordnance should be quickly replenished, and the military situation must not be neglected. Liu Chengyou was high in the seat and ordered: "In addition, the Xuanwei Division should fight this battle and promote the world!" ”

"Yes!"