Recovering Liangzhou? ”

Zhang Xiang was surprised.

Su Shaoyuan nodded slightly: "Liangzhou is the barrier to the north of Southern Chu, since twenty years ago, after the emperor appointed your father as the general of Zhenbei to garrison Liangzhou, your father took Liangzhou as the center and deployed a defense line from east to west, this defense line is to prevent the northern barbarians, which is also your father's ability to resist the invasion of the Northern Liao Iron Cavalry for twenty years, and now Liangzhou has fallen and fallen into the hands of the Northern Liao, this defense line is considered to have been cut off, it can be said that the north of Southern Chu is a hole that has been opened, The Northern Liao army can enter the land of Southern Chu through this hole at any time. ”

Zhang Xiang nodded clearly, that is to say, the initiative of the war today is in the hands of the Northern Liao.

Su Shaoyuan continued: "Since March of the sixteenth year of Yongping, after the fall of Liangzhou, the Northern Liao Iron Cavalry passed through Liangzhou and once arrived at Chongguan, such as entering a no-man's land, which also made the people in the court see the importance of Liangzhou, although the Northern Liao army finally withdrew, but this is a warning, once the Northern Liao people make a comeback again, I am afraid it will no longer be as simple as arriving at Chongguan." ”

Zhang Xiang nodded: "As soon as Chongguan passes, it is Xuanzhou Mansion, the geographical location of Xuanzhou Mansion is very important, the north can resist Northern Liao, the west can block Xijin, and Xuanzhou Mansion is the last barrier of Southern Chu." ”

"Not bad." Su Shaoyuan nodded approvingly: "Xuanzhou can't be lost again, once Xuanzhou is lost again, Nanchu will face a precarious situation, so only by recovering Liangzhou can the threat faced by Xuanzhou be eliminated." ”

Zhang Xiang said: "Then now that the imperial court plans to recover Liangzhou, that's a good thing, what else does Mr. Su have to worry about?" ”

"Hey... You don't understand! ”

Su Shaoyuan shook his head: "The imperial court can know the importance of Liangzhou, but how can the people of Northern Liao not know it?" How could the Northern Liao people easily give up Liangzhou? ”

"After the death of the first emperor, I as a purple (diàn) pavilion (diàn) scholar, assisted the emperor for ten years, it can be said that in the palace, in addition to the father-in-law who always serves the emperor (shēn), it belongs to our purple (diàn) pavilion (diàn) scholar and the emperor The distance is the most intimate, for our current emperor, I still have some understanding, although our emperor, although ambitious, also have the ambition to expand the territory, but compared with the first emperor, or lack of courage. Before the death of the first emperor, in fact, he had long wanted to take advantage of the prestige of the former Chu to continue to go north to destroy the newly rising Northern Liao, but the sky was jealous of the talent, the first emperor (shēn) contracted a vicious disease, and died soon after, before the death, he had called the new emperor Zhao Yan and five people to talk to him before the collapse, these five people, one is the current Taishi Chen Xun, one is the current prime minister Liu Zhen, one is the current privy envoy Wenbo, one is the inspector Wei Heng, and the last one is your father Zhang Jian. ”

"At that time, the emperor told them that within ten years, Northern Liao must be destroyed."

"And then?" Zhang Xiang couldn't wait to ask.

Su Shaoyuan said: "Then the first emperor died, the new emperor Zhao Yan ascended the throne, this word set off an uproar in the court, the prime minister at that time was still Chen Xun, Liu Zhen was the governor of political affairs, Liu Zhen and your father led by the main battle faction and the prime minister Chen Xun and the privy envoy Wenbo conservatives had a heated discussion, Liu Zhen and your father both believed that they should follow the will of the first emperor and take advantage of the situation to go north and destroy Northern Liao. But Chen Xun and Wenbo believe that the former Chu has just been destroyed, the imperial power of the Southern Chu is unstable, the treasury is empty, and the talents are withering, if they continue to go north, they will definitely exhaust the national strength, and there are still remnants of the former Chu surviving, if the power of the country is poured into the destruction of the Northern Liao, it is not safe, even if it succeeds, it will make the entire Southern Chu collapse, if it fails, Dongyan and Xijin take advantage of the weakness to enter, and my Southern Chu will be in danger. ”

Zhang Xiang seemed to understand: "So in the end, the emperor adopted the opinions of Taishi Chen and the envoy of Wen Shu. ”

Su Shaoyuan nodded: "Yes, after that, the emperor just sent your father to guard Liangzhou, and began to vigorously develop the national strength of my Southern Chu, although the emperor said that he was unwilling to attack Northern Liao at that time, but he had an idea in his heart, he planned to wait for Southern Chu to restore prosperity and then capture Northern Liao in one fell swoop." It's just a pity that he underestimated the strength of the Northern Liao people, and in just ten years, Southern Chu has indeed prospered, but Northern Liao is not something that can be attacked if he wants to. In the second month of the tenth year of Yongping (chūn), your father led 100,000 troops into the Northern Liao Desert twice in succession, because he did not adapt to the harsh environment, during the long journey, he was easily broken by the Northern Liao iron cavalry when he met the Northern Liao army, or your father had rich combat experience, so he did not cause a large number of casualties, but when he wanted to fight back, the Northern Liao people quickly disappeared, and in the vast desert, it was impossible to pursue the trace of the Northern Liao army, and both times were in vain. ”

In May of the same year, Wen Shu's envoy also led 100,000 troops from east to north into the Northern Liao Desert once, but that time, he suffered heavy losses, and brought 100,000 soldiers and horses, and finally only 3,000 people fled back in embarrassment. It was also after that time that the envoy was frightened by the Northern Liao, and never dared to mention the attack on the Northern Liao (qíng). ”

"These are already seven years ago, the emperor to these two failed attacks on Liao, and did not mention the attack on Liao (qíng), but also in August of that year after the Mid-Autumn Festival, Taishi Chen Xun took the initiative to withdraw from the court, became a Taishi, and participated in the political affairs Liu Zhen to pay homage to the prime minister, in October, I also asked the emperor to resign, left the purple (diàn) pavilion, returned to Pingzhou, this time it was another seven years."

When Su Shaoyuan said these old things, his tone was very embarrassed.

Zhang Xiang was equally embarrassed when he heard it: "Mr. Su, once the northern nomads develop, their combat power is very terrifying. ”

Su Shaoyuan said: "That's true, now that so many years have passed, I think about it carefully, the first emperor was really prescient, he said that he would destroy Northern Liao within ten years, maybe this is what he is worried about." ”

Seeing his sad face, Zhang Xiang hurriedly said: "Mr. Su, now that you have retired from the court, you can't care about what this war is, why bother yourself." ”

"But I'm also a citizen of Southern Chu!" Su Shaoyuan shook his head lightly: "Ming Heng, even if I couldn't attack Northern Liao ten years ago, the emperor also thought that my Southern Chu army was not suitable for the terrain and climate of the Northern Liao Desert, as long as we defend Southern Chu, they still couldn't attack it, as long as the well water didn't interfere with the river water, it would be fine." But after the fall of Liangzhou more than a year ago, the imperial court really knew the gap between the Southern Chu army and the Northern Liao army, only 200,000 Liao troops broke through the Liangzhou defense line that your father had built for 20 years, and drove straight in, although your father was not in Liangzhou at that time, and did not fight the Northern Liao people head-on, but it is enough to prove the strength of the Northern Liao now. ”

"In the past 20 years since the founding of Southern Chu, it is your father who has dealt with Northern Liao the most, and it is also your father who knows the Northern Liao army best, if your father is still here, it may not be easy for Northern Liao to go south, but your father is no longer here, if Northern Liao wants to go south, I really don't know the entire Southern Chu, who can stop it, this is what I'm worried about, the imperial court now wants to recover Liangzhou, as long as Northern Liao doesn't return it, then it can only be a fight, if this is a dozen, it is the clarion call of war!"

Zhang Xiang pondered for a while: "Then according to what Elder Su saw, what will happen to this court?" ”

"I don't know." Su Shaoyuan shook his head: "I have been away from the court for seven years, if it weren't for this humble and gentle talk to me about this, I actually don't want to think about it, what the current emperor thinks, I don't know, but with my understanding of him, after the fall of Liangzhou, he can know the strength of the Northern Liao people, and I hope he will not rashly start a war with the Northern Liao at this time." But there is another point, I told you before, our current emperor, is an ambitious, ambitious emperor, he once wanted to surpass the achievements of the previous emperor, ascended the throne for 17 years, and governed Southern Chu prosperously, this should be his proudest place, but Liangzhou has fallen, this is a place where he feels ashamed as an emperor, if he can't take back Liangzhou in his reign, it will become the biggest shame in his life, so, with his thoughts, he will never (yǔn) allow Liangzhou to be lost, even if he can't expand the territory, But at least he must keep the inch of land left to him by the former emperor when he was alive, otherwise, how will he face the former emperor? ”

"Then the emperor is going to fight?" Zhang Xiang asked.

"What is the specific result of the court's deliberations, with a modest level, we definitely don't know much, and we don't know if the emperor wants to fight or not. I'm actually in favor of fighting, Liangzhou must get it back, but I don't approve of fighting at this time. Su Shaoyuan finally said his thoughts: "At this time, the Northern Liao has just taken Liangzhou, and it is in a state of high morale, if it starts, with the current Northern Lu Army, I think it will be unstoppable, and Wenbo has been beaten by the Northern Liao people, whether he dares to face the Northern Liao people, it is really difficult to guess." ”

"In short, even today's Nanchu can't fight an uncertain battle, I just hope that our emperor can think about the gains and losses in this, if I am still in the court, I will definitely do my best to stop it." Su Shaoyuan's voice was sonorous.

Seeing the old man so worried, Zhang Xiang nodded silently.

The rise and fall of the world is the responsibility of the husband.

Su Shaoyuan said again: "Today (rì) on my birthday, I see so many talented people chanting poems and writing, and they are still secretly comparing high and low, my heart is a little uncomfortable, the prosperity of Southern Chu is true, but I don't know how many crises are hidden behind such prosperity, and the people of Northern Liao go south, and what they fancy is nothing more than the prosperity of Southern Chu." After the emperor ascended the throne, reused the civil servants to govern the country, and firmly controlled the imperial power, there were many hidden dangers behind the seemingly calm and calm. ”

It was very cold, and standing behind Su Shaoyuan (shēn), Zhang Xiang lifted up the clothes that had slipped off for him.

He didn't expect that Su Shaoyuan would be able to see the hidden dangers under this imperial system?

Regimes with a high degree of centralization of power often have hidden dangers from within.

He (shēn) is a traverser, and he can understand.

But Su Shaoyuan was able to see it clearly, which really amazed him.

Su Shaoyuan said: "Ming Heng, my three children, Qianhe is a Confucian student, (xìng) is stubborn, humble and a rough person, he only knows how to dance knives and guns, Qianrou is a woman, the old man has these troubles in his heart, so he can only find you, and only you can understand the old man's words." ”

Zhang Xiang said slowly: "Ming Heng is a junior, and it is an honor for the juniors to be able to listen to Su Lao's teachings. ”

"In my eyes, you're not a junior." Su Shaoyuan smiled slightly: "More than seventy years is really a dream!" Among so many talented people today, only you say what the old man knows and feels in his heart, and the old man thinks about the past 70 years, which is really like a big dream. ”

Zhang Xiang said: "But in the hearts of the younger generations, Su Lao will always be the teacher, and the difference between respect and inferiority can still be divided between the younger generations." ”

"Whatever you want! Anyway, what you think, the old man can't guess. Su Shaoyuan smiled.

Zhang Xiang said with a smile: "Old Su, Ming Heng is just thinking, when will Old Su let Ming Heng go back?" ”

"What? Think I'm verbose? ”

"Of course, Su Lao, look at your age, what kind of heart is blind (cāo), you are no longer in the court, and I am just a colt, even if you and I are in this (cāo) heart, it is only the two of us who know, this is not a blind (cāo) heart!"

"Haha, the old man is blind (cāo) heart, so he asked you to talk to the old man, and if you say it like this, your heart will be much happier."

"What reward can the junior have?"

"How about the old man give you eight words?"

"What word?"

"Kindness is like water, and virtue is loaded."

"That Su Lao is really high-minded, and the younger generation really can't afford it."

"The old man thinks you can bear it."

"Hey, Old Su, aren't you embarrassed Mingheng!"

"The old man will give you six more words, and if you have a will, you can do it."

"I have no reason to object?"

"Haha..."Su Shaoyuan laughed loudly: "By the way, Ming Heng, when do you plan to go to Beijing?" ”

"I don't know, it should be a long time! If the time is right, it will naturally be on it. ”。

"When you go to Beijing, tell the old man, although the old man is not in the court, he still has some thin noodles in Bianjing, and he may be able to help you."

"Then Mingheng thanked Su Lao ...... first"

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