Chapter 463: Purge
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In mid-July, this huge battle, which affected almost the entire Central Plains, finally came to an end.
In May, there was civil strife in Zhaoyi Town, and the battle of annexing Zhaoyi was launched in Wei Bojie Town, which immediately triggered the imperial court to send a large army to crusade against Wei Bo, and then Xuanwu suddenly rose up and annexed Wei Bo Zhaoyi, and then defeated more than 100,000 troops of the imperial court, went down to Luoyang, attacked Chang'an, and the Tang Dynasty rule was crumbling.
In June, Wuwei Festival Town officially intervened, and Xuanwu Zhu Wen forces in Zhaoyi to fight, the war was full of twists and turns, ups and downs made the world's major forces almost dumbfounded, until the middle of July, with Cao Huan, Zhu Youzhen two departments were all destroyed, declaring Wuwei a complete victory.
Zhaoyi Festival Town fell into the hands of Wuwei, and Wei Botian's announcement of surrender to Wuwei also made Wei Bo return to Wuwei, Hedong was originally an ally of Wuwei in a broad sense, and Hezhong joined in the middle of the war, and it can also be seen that it is part of Wuwei.
What's more, Wuwei Festival Town has a supreme magic weapon, they rescued the Son of Heaven from Chang'an, the Son of Heaven hunted in the north, and stationed in Zhenzhou. This allowed Wu Wei to use the banner of the Son of Heaven to command the world, although whether this order can be implemented is a matter, but in any case, for the vast majority of forces in the world, Tang Zhengshuo still has considerable influence.
In this dragon fight, the most unlucky is Zhaoyi. As the initiator, the Xue clan's power has almost disappeared, and Xue Chong, the only one who still has a formed army, is not the Xue clan's Zhengshuo, and has a deep contradiction with the Xue family's descendants. The second unlucky one is naturally Wei Botian. Although Wei Bo's territory was not large, Wei Bo was famous all over the world for his ability to fight well, and after this battle, Tian completely lost control of Wei Bo and became a vassal of Wu Wei. In the years to come, they must rely on the support of Wuwei to be able to withstand the counterattack of the Xuanwu forces. And the long and narrow area of Weibo is quite unfavorable for their operations.
There are those who have suffered heavy losses, and naturally there are those who have made a lot of money.
Although Xuanwu lost control of Wei Bo and Zhaoyi, Zhu Wen successfully occupied Heluo and Guanzhong, as the economic and political center of the Tang Empire, occupying these two places, making Zhu Wen the most influential figure in this era, even if he was subsequently attacked by Wuwei, but this did not prevent him from becoming the most powerful force in the world. Whether it is territory, Dingkou, or war potential, Zhu Wen is the undisputed first. From Luoyang, Chang'an, to the south, there are few forces that can compete with him.
For Zhu Wen, the next strategy is nothing more than a question of going north and south.
Another full harvest is Wuwei.
With the world, they have the name of righteousness, and they have obtained the Zhaoyi and Weibo regions, so that they have the initiative to attack and retreat in the battle with Zhu Wen. If Zhu Wen wants to fight Wuwei, he must first hold these two regions, and if Wuwei wants to attack Luoyang, Chang'an, he only needs to go out of Weizhou.
But Wu Wei is not without hidden worries.
Zhang Zhongwu is a huge hidden danger behind Wu Wei, I am afraid that Wu Wei will not solve Zhang Zhongwu one day, and he will not dare to advance to the Central Plains in a big way.
If Zhang Zhongwu can be solved by force, it seems easier, but the problems within Wuwei are more likely to lead to many hidden dangers.
The Huguan confrontation is the best footnote to this hidden worry.
The lord is weak and the minister is strong.
The Son of Heaven Beijia Zhenzhou is under Wuwei.
But the Son of Heaven is not alone.
Han Qi of Hedong was a natural ally of the Son of Heaven, and Qin Zhao, the general of Zuo Wuwei, also controlled a certain amount of force.
And Wuwei Li Ze, since he is still under the banner of the Tang Dynasty, he must serve the Son of Heaven as the master.
In the years to come, the two sides will inevitably have to cooperate and struggle at the same time.
How to fight without breaking is the biggest problem.
Once broken, Wuwei will inevitably have civil strife. Either Li Ze destroyed the Son of Heaven, or Wuwei split into multiple forces and could no longer exert influence on the world. In this way, it will inevitably be cheaper for Zhu Wen, if it really comes to this point, I am afraid that no one will be able to curb the momentum swept by Zhu Wen.
In Luzhou City, the earlier Yanping County Palace, temporarily became the palace of the Son of Heaven, after the defeat of Luzhou, Li Ze welcomed the Son of Heaven and his party to Luzhou City to live temporarily. The Son of Heaven was still weak and could not serve at all, and after reluctantly accepting the congratulations of the group headed by Li Ze, he went to the interior to recuperate, while Li Ze, as the Taifu, continued to preside over the next proceedings.
And everyone understands that the previous ones are all face-saving things, and what is going to be discussed next is the real point.
Li Ze stood at the head of the hall, looked at the civilian, military generals gathered in the house with a smile, and said slowly: "The war has come to an end for the time being, since the spring ploughing, Wuwei, Hedong, Zhaoyi, Weibo and other places have been deeply involved in the war, and the people's livelihood is difficult, and they must have to recuperate." Whether it is us or Zhu Wen, we will no longer have the strength to launch a large-scale war in a short period of time, and recuperating is naturally the theme. ”
This is an obvious thing, in fact, it is not only the people's livelihood, but also the army, and now, the breath that has been carried has been completely discharged, and without a long period of repair, it is not at all unbearable for a war.
Moreover, the current internal relationship is still a mess, and if it is not straightened out, it is impossible to move on to the next step, so Li Ze's next action must be to clean up the interior, and this is also the issue that everyone is most concerned about.
Of course, it doesn't matter to the old Wuwei department, the war was won, and the new territory was won, for them, it would only be to increase the number of officials and gain more power, but for others, it is the distribution of power, the importance of the right to speak, and the future direction.
Sure enough, Li Ze went straight to the point next.
"It is not to be said that although we have won this war, in terms of the general situation, Zhu Wen still has an absolute advantage, and for us, it is still the biggest threat. And in order to deal with Zhu Wen, of course, it is more important to maintain the dignity of the imperial court, to safeguard the dignity of His Majesty, in order to recapture Chang'an as soon as possible and revive the Tang Dynasty, we must be a united team, a team that thinks together and works hard to make a team, but if anyone is half-hearted, it will inevitably make our plans frustrated. ”
"Taifu, since Your Majesty has entrusted you with the overall planning of major affairs, then we will naturally listen to you. Whatever you say, we'll do! Before Li Ze's words fell, a voice sounded in the direction behind the lobby.
Everyone followed the prestige, some with a knowing smile on their faces, and some with angry eyebrows. The person who spoke was not Li Ze's confidant, but Xue Chong, the former general of Zhaoyi who had just defected. He led 20,000 of his subordinates to defect in formation, but the status of Xue Jian, Pei Zhiqing and others was much higher, and Xue Jian and others did not participate in such a meeting, but Xue Chong sat in the hall in a grand manner.
Happy is naturally Li Ze's descendant, and in their eyes, this is a matter of course. Annoyed by Han Qi and Xue Ping's people are naturally. Xue Chong is very clear about his situation, he and Xue Ping, Xue Jian and others are almost enemies, and the resentment between the two sides can even be traced back to the previous generation, with these people, he can't pee in a pot. And here in Li Ze, he is not a descendant, if he wants to achieve something in the future, of course, he must have a better performance. There are some things that Li Ze himself is not easy to say, Li Ze's descendants are not easy to say, and in terms of his identity, then there are no scruples.
Li Ze smiled slightly, but did not shirk at all, but said directly: "Your Majesty is frail, and the crown prince is young, so I am entrusted with the affairs of the court, and I am also responsible." The snake can't do without a head, and if there is no leader, everyone is a plate of loose sand, so although the future is full of thorns and difficulties, I will not retreat in the slightest, and I will definitely take on this responsibility. ”
Inside the house, many people's breathing became heavy.
Han Qi and Xue Ping glanced at each other worriedly, Li Ze wanted to use force, but they had almost no power to resist. In the first battle of Luzhou, Han Qi's Hedong Army faced Zhu Youzhen's Xuanwu Army, and the Xuanwu Army fought repeatedly, he suffered a lot of losses, and more importantly, Zhang Jia's pressure on him was still like a sword hanging over his head, turning his face with Li Ze, Li Ze wanted to clean him up, but it was easier than before.
Xue Ping was even more helpless. Now among the hundreds of thousands of troops in the Zhaoyi region, the only ones who can be called the emperor's descendants are the more than 10,000 men and horses led by Qin Zhao and Li Hai, will Han Qi be unconditionally loyal to the emperor? Of course not.
What can he say in such a situation?
"Your Majesty's Northern Hunt is almost considered to have come alone, and the imperial court system is gone." In their worried mood, Li Ze's words sounded in their ears again: "No rules, no square circle, although we are only in a corner of the country now, but the basic court shelf still has to be erected." With this framework, we will be able to better administer the country, better develop the people's livelihood, organize and train the army, and improve our internal strength so that we can wait for the future. ”
Xue Ping arched his hand: "Taifu, I don't know what you said about re-erecting the shelves of the imperial court, what kind of way to build it?" ”
"Xue Shilang asked well." Li Zedao: "The next thing I want to say is that it's just an idea of mine, you can think about it during this time, and after you go down, you can also brainstorm and discuss more, and when Your Majesty arrives in Zhenzhou, we can officially put it on the agenda and start to implement it." ”
"Please also ask the captain to make it clear." Xue Ping nodded.
"Article 1, the three provinces will be abolished, the prime minister will be established to coordinate political affairs, and the six ministries will be directly responsible to His Majesty the Emperor." The first thing Li Ze said caused an uproar in the hall.
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