Chapter 455: The Imperial Expedition
A turmoil, finally ended with the princes going to Huining Mansion, the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military merits and crimes, and finally archived, in fact, the Son of Heaven did not read a word, but this has become a tight spell for civil and military officials, if you want to continue to enjoy the glory and wealth, then the first thing to do is to be loyal to the monarch and serve the country, not to think about what nonsense to seize the heir.
The battle for the heir has finally come to an end, and this time the prince is also deeply aware of his own shortcomings, and he also understands how to treat civil and military officials well and how to govern the country well.
What can be done, the Son of Heaven has done it, the Son of Heaven has said what should be said, as for the future road, the prince can only walk by himself, where the aircraft carrier of the Han Empire will go, it depends on the prince's ability, after all, the historical mission of the Son of Heaven has been completed, and it is impossible to accompany the prince all the time.
On the way to Huining Mansion, Liu Zhenglong, the son of heaven, was still thinking about whether his step was right or wrong, but no matter whether it was right or wrong, he couldn't turn back, so he could only go on hard.
In fact, whether or not the Son of Heaven goes to Huining Mansion will not affect the entry of the Han Iron Cavalry to destroy the Jin Kingdom, but despite this, the Son of Heaven still chose to drive the Imperial Expedition in person.
This battle exudes an unusual atmosphere, and the Han Dynasty has mobilized five corps, with a total strength of more than 500,000, which is far more than the total strength of Huining Mansion, and it seems that it is a bit laborious, which makes everyone feel puzzled.
In fact, at this moment, Huining Mansion has been surrounded by water, and it is far from using so many troops, but why is there such a huge team? In fact, only the Han military knows that after the Han Dynasty destroyed the Jin Kingdom, it will not rest, but will directly sweep the grassland, all the way west, and finally conquer Europa, which is the dream of the Han Emperor, at this time, the dream will gradually become a reality.
The Western Expedition of the Han Dynasty and the Western Expedition of Mongolia in later generations are two completely different concepts, the Western Expedition of Mongolia in history, in fact, only 60,000 or 70,000 light cavalry, almost has swept across the entire Europe, all the way to the Rhine, if it is not for the plague when attacking Egypt, then I really don't know how big the territory of Mongolia is.
The Mongol expedition to the west almost swept across the Eurasian continent, and the Anglo-Saxons did not dare to go to sea, but unfortunately due to the constraints of the conditions at the time, almost the westward expedition became a bear to break the stick, and finally left the four khanates, but in fact it was far away from the rule of the Yuan Dynasty, just a loose empire, and Mongolia perished in less than a hundred years, these are bloody and historical lessons, as a man of two generations, Liu Zhenglong, the son of the Han Dynasty, will not make historical mistakes, he wants to sweep the world, wherever the sun shines, They all speak Chinese, and they are all within the territory of the Han Dynasty.
The Son of Heaven of the Han Dynasty went on an expedition, which indicated that Yue Fei's corps was going south, and when the destruction of the Jin Kingdom was close at hand, he was transferred to the south, Yue Fei had no complaints, he knew that the dream of the Son of Heaven of the Han Dynasty was to sweep the world, but he didn't know how big the world was, and the only thing he could do in his heart was to keep fighting and fighting.
Over the years, Yue Fei has also been reflecting, trying to keep up with the pace of the Son of Heaven, and taking the initiative to write his thoughts and ambitions into a report to the Son of Heaven, so that he can keep up with the pace of the Han Dynasty's conquest.
The deputy marshal of Yue Fei's corps is Cao Meng, who was originally in charge of the Dragon Wing Army, of course, the missions of the two are completely different, after all, Cao Meng is the brother-in-law of the emperor of the Han Dynasty, his sister and sister are all in the palace, he is the uncle of the country, and he is a relative of the emperor. Since the Son of Heaven has no relatives at all, it can be said that among the emperor's relatives and relatives, only the relatives have no royal relatives, and the Cao family has fled overseas, in this case, Cao Meng's uncle has a very high status.
According to the laws of the Han Dynasty, before the general sets out on the expedition, he needs to report to the imperial court, and he wants to meet His Majesty and explain the guiding ideology of his expedition.
According to the usual practice, it was the deputy marshal who first met the Son of Heaven, and this time Cao Meng was the first to meet the Son of Heaven in the northern capital, and this time Cao Meng knew the burden on his shoulders, so he was especially careful when he got the Son of Heaven.
The junior characters of the Cao family are attached to the prince Liu Ming to participate in the seizure of the heir, Cao Meng did not mention this matter clearly, but the anger of the Son of Heaven shook the government and the opposition, and the world was shocked, how could Cao Meng, who had a heavy army, not know in this situation?
In all dynasties, as long as the relatives participated in the struggle for imperial power, the relatives with heavy troops were the key targets of the Son of Heaven's suppression, and there were never exceptions, unless the relatives really had the ability to suppress the emperor, otherwise the end was extremely tragic.
Cao Meng, this brave and brave general in the past, when he saw the Son of Heaven, he was like a mouse seeing a cat, kneeling on the ground, and he didn't even dare to breathe.
"Get up, I haven't seen you for a few years, you tiger cub who is not afraid of the sky and the earth, why has you changed your appearance today, seeing me is like a mouse seeing a cat, is it really a tiger that eats people?"
The Son of Heaven said very easily, it seemed that he was in a good mood, but the Son of Heaven was in a good mood, which was in stark contrast to Cao Meng's nervousness, and at this moment, the atmosphere in the room became awkward.
At this time, Cao Guifei came in from the back hall, she looked at her younger brother who was kneeling on the ground, and said with a smile: "Get up, your nephew who is not angry, the third place in the imperial examination this year, has been sent to the local magistrate to serve as the county, and your niece has married the prefect of Jiangzhou." Most of our Cao family are overseas, and those in China are small characters, so you should play an exemplary role. ”
Cao Meng understood at this time, his nephew and niece all lived a peaceful life, and the important tasks in the family were suspended overseas, which indicated that this turmoil would basically not involve the Cao family, and he would be considered a smooth transition and would not be implicated.
"Wechen see Your Majesty, Niangniang."
After Cao Meng stood up, he was still trembling, and he didn't have the demeanor of the tiger cub in the past.
"Today, I will pick up the wind and wash the dust for you, it is a family banquet, so don't be restrained."
Wine, wine is the most relaxing thing, after three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Cao Meng gradually relaxed, without the previous tension.
"Do you know why I pulled you out of the Dragonwing Army?" After Liu Zhenglong, the Son of Heaven, put down the wine glass, he said unhurriedly: "I know that the Dragon Wing Army is your hard work, and you are unwilling to leave. However, the Dragon Wing Army is a big man and does not belong to any commander, and the civilian officials are very close to this, and I don't know how many civilian officials will participate in the impeachment of you. Of course, these are not the reasons why I transferred you from the Dragon Wing Army, the most critical reason is that after the First Army arrives in Dali, it will be divided into two, and Yue Fei will become the Metropolitan Governor of Dali and will not go south. And you will become the commander of the First Army, continue to go south, and I have planned for you on the specific march path. ”
Before the imperial expedition, the army of the Han Dynasty underwent the final reorganization, and the First Army at this time and the First Corps before it were not one army. The current First Army is actually the original Southwest Army, with 100,000 troops stationed in Chengdu and Kuizhou, so that Yue Fei and Cao Meng only need to take hundreds of their own soldiers to the south, and there is no need for the 100,000 troops to migrate.
"Your Majesty, why didn't Marshal Yue go south?" In Cao Meng's view, his ability to command the three armies is still far from Yue Fei's, and this expedition should be the most reasonable for Yue Fei to go south.
"Because you're my brother." Cao Guifei took the initiative to take care of the matter, in fact, the harem of the Han Dynasty is not allowed to interfere in politics, this is an iron law, but Cao Guifei still took the initiative to say: "Your Majesty has decided, when your army reaches the Red Sea, you will be crowned the king of the county, this prince can only be obtained by my younger brother, how can it be given to Yue Fei?" ”
In fact, this is not the case at all, but the Son of Heaven is reluctant to say the real reason, in this case, Cao Guifei took the initiative to bear it, she knew that Cao Meng would be crowned the king of the county in the future, which would indicate that the Cao family would land safely, of course, it also indicated that the Cao family would be completely away from the Han Dynasty and could only suspend overseas, perhaps this is the best ending for the four major families.
The children of the four major families will be sent overseas one after another, and according to their military merits, they will determine whether to crown the county king, or the prince of the country, the prince of the county, of course, in view of the contributions made by the four families to the Han Dynasty, as long as the sons in law of the Cao family have a third-class county prince or above, at least they are the founding princes, and they will not be lower. As for the king, it must be to expand the territory and achieve the goal planned by the Son of Heaven, which is an iron law, and there is no back door to go.
At the critical moment, the emperor of the Han Dynasty still believes in his relatives, which is related to the fact that he has no direct relatives, and it is also a step that the Han must take to expand the world.
It's not that the Emperor of the Han Dynasty doesn't trust Yue Fei, but he prefers that a military general like Yue Fei with no background and grassroots background will stay in the country and enter the Iron Blood Hall to take charge of the army.
For the long-term peace and stability of the Han Dynasty, foreign relatives are absolutely not allowed to control the army and control the situation, so they will continue to send foreign relatives, especially military generals, to go abroad in batches to fight the world.
Cao Meng knew that Yue Fei was appointed as the governor of Dali, and there were other reasons for not going south, but His Majesty was reluctant to mention it, so it was not easy for him to ask anything, so it was better to pretend to be confused.
The Emperor of the Han Dynasty continued: "This expedition, because it is a war abroad, many situations abroad are different from those at home, so you must also make adjustments yourself, and you can't be one-size-fits-all." The local aborigines are different from our Han language, although I will arrange hundreds of students to go out with the army, but there is still a big language barrier, so you must know that the local people are reasonably divided and governed, and let the local people govern the local people, you only need to control the army and control the finances, don't think about killing them all, and don't think about easily sinicizing the natives, which will cause local turmoil, and when the time comes, you will be restrained by the riots one after another, and you will no longer have the energy to go on the expedition. ”
Since the establishment of the Great Han Taixue, a special language branch has been set up, and a large number of Taixue students will be recruited every year to learn various ethnic groups and local languages. Those who go abroad to do business are selected to be professors, and they can become officials as long as they teach for three years, and the highest can be awarded the fifth grade.
Students who study the language are not only free of tuition, but also receive a salary, with the salary level of the nine-rank civil servant in the first year and the seven-grade level in the third year. As long as it is dispatched overseas, it will be directly the seventh product, and after three years, it will be promoted to the sixth product, and after five years, it will return to the fifth product.
Of course, the salary of overseas Zhengqipin is higher than that of domestic Zhengwupin, and what is needed is that this group of talents is willing to stay overseas, of course, everything is voluntary, and the court does not interfere.
These students who study Chinese foreign languages are all all-rounders, not only to learn foreign languages, but also to learn foreign history, geography, customs, etc., are all comprehensive talents, much more powerful than those students who participated in the imperial examination.
In order to show the importance of the Language Academy, the Son of Heaven personally served as the honorary dean, and every year he would set aside ten days to teach students, which was a tradition of the Han Dynasty.
In Dahan, only the students of the Business School, the College of Science and Technology, the Maritime College, and the Military Academy will hear the lectures of the Son of Heaven, all of which are ten-day courses every year, of course, these ten days are not fixed days, after all, the Son of Heaven has all the opportunities, where is the time to rest for ten consecutive days. The students of these four colleges are all protégés of the Son of Heaven in the true sense of the word, and they all have great prospects, which is even better than the students from the imperial examination, which is also the reason why the civil official group is dissatisfied with the Son of Heaven and wants to participate in the battle for succession.
No matter how dissatisfied the civilian clique is, the transformation of the Han Dynasty has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and countless students finally choose business schools, scientific academies, maritime academies, military academies, especially students from poor family conditions, these four colleges are the best way out, because not only do they not charge tuition, but also have allowances, and they basically have no worries about food and clothing.
Over time, the students of the Han Dynasty are naturally classified, and those with good family conditions continue to choose the imperial examination, because this is a shortcut to becoming an official, while those with poor economic conditions will not participate in the imperial examination, but choose the college they like and are suitable for themselves.
The Son of Heaven of the Han Dynasty talked a lot, but he didn't know if Cao Meng could remember it, and finally the Son of Heaven of the Han Dynasty said: "Those students are not only solving language problems, but also the best assistants in governing the place." You remember that soldiers are only responsible for fighting, and leave everything else to them, so don't go over the hassle of asking for trouble. ”
Dahan has a mature operation system for overseas earnings, and Cao Meng doesn't need to worry about it at all, he only needs to fight wars and maintain stability, and the rest is operated by civilian officials.
Cao Meng gradually understood the good intentions of the Son of Heaven, and knew that these were all for his own good, if he didn't govern those areas well, it would be difficult to tame the local natives, and he couldn't kill people endlessly.
Endless killing, this is obviously not what Cao Meng is willing to do, he is more willing to gallop on the battlefield and kill the enemy in the dark, rather than willing to slaughter. However, it is the duty of a soldier to obey orders, and a general should do more according to the will of the Son of Heaven than according to personal preference.