In order to ensure the established strategy, not to make major adjustments, and not to give the Mongolian army the slightest respite, after Zhao Wuji was transferred to Huainan, the first battle with Yang Zhitang and Yang Yuanyan will be very important.

Only by fighting the first battle well can Liang Chu avoid an all-out war.

It was agreed here that Han Qian summoned Guo Rong, Gu Qian, Feng Yi, Han Daoming, Zhu Juezhong and others.

Even if we do not consider how many elite soldiers and horses will be transferred to the southern front for the time being, we must make adequate preparations in terms of combat materials and other aspects.

At the same time, the Zuo Nei Shifu also had to consider the impact of the war on Huainan's material production and commerce, and whether some personnel and production needed to be transferred in advance, and it was necessary to determine the emergency plan.

"It's better to take the lead in Shu after recovering Guanzhong, with the momentum of thunder!" Gu Qian has always advocated cutting down Shu first, and at this time he couldn't help but nag.

He and some officials in the court thought that they would take Sichuan and Shu first, and Daliang would be connected with Xuzhou and the southwestern prefectures, and they would completely take advantage of the terrain advantages of the lofty buildings, so that they could be invincible.

"The world is divided, in the past 30 years, there have been too many Li people displaced, died in the war, we can't choose the easy, we should be afraid of difficulties, to show the true character of heroes!" Han Qian said with a smile.

In deciding the strategic direction of the north and then the south, the DPRK and China are not without controversy.

After recovering Guanzhong, the conditions for cutting down Shu are already in place.

Even if it is said that the interests of the countries come first, there is not much morality at all, but the alliance between Liang and Shu for so many years can also be said to be through thick and thin, and they are deeply involved with each other.

It may be easy to conquer Shu, but it is difficult to rule Shu.

And sending troops to attack Shu, the Liang-Chu peace conference will inevitably break down completely.

Even if the Liang State can be invincible after annexing Shudi, it will deal with the three strong enemies of the Chu army, the Eastern Liang army and the Mongolian army at the same time, and the entire process of unification may drag on for several years before it can be completely ended.

He has now decided to go north and then south, and there seem to be some uncertain hidden worries, but as long as he can gnaw down the hardest bone of the Mongolian army, he will be able to use a combination of various means to solve the problem of Chu Shu in the future.

In Han Qian's view, even if the entire process of the unification war is advanced by three or five years, even if it is two or three battles less, we should try our best to strive for it.

This is not only for the people of Li in Chu and Shu, but also for the generals who have fought bloodily for Daliang for many years.

Gu Qian knew that he couldn't persuade Han Qian to fundamentally adjust the strategic direction of Daliang, so he sighed lightly and said, "Your Majesty is still too merciful!" ”

Han Daoming and Zhu Juezhong also have many opinions that disagree with Han Qian, but over the years, don't say that their talents are roughly comparable to Han Qian, they are less than Tian Cheng and Li Zhihe, and they will not insist on anything on the big policy set by Han Qian.

Han Qian smiled and motioned to Li Zhihe and Tian Cheng to go back to the Staff Mansion first, and he also had to leave Han Daoming, Zhu Juezhong, Gu Qian, Feng Yi and others to ask about some things in government affairs.

At this time, there was a sound of female relatives laughing behind Lingyun Pavilion, as if Yun He was talking to the county lord, Gu Qian was stunned for a while, looked up at Zhu Juezhong, and saw that he pretended not to hear anything, so he acted as if he didn't hear anything.

Han Daoming and Feng Yu didn't have much contact with Yunhe County Lord, so naturally they couldn't hear her voice, and they still felt that Shangyang Yuan was too narrow, and they didn't have the appearance of the Liang court at all.

In the previous dynasty, Luoyang was used as the accompanying capital, and the city was built on the north and south banks of the Luohe River, the south city was the people's city, and the palace city and the imperial city were built on the north bank.

At the end of the previous dynasty, Luoyang City was destroyed in the war, and when Zhu Yu sat in Heluo, he only rebuilt Luoyang City on the site on the south bank, and the scale was much smaller than that of the old dynasty.

Now the state funds are still very tight, the office space of the Inner History Mansion, the Staff Office and the Council is very narrow, and the year before last it was difficult to squeeze out some money and food, and built a new site of Luoyang College on the north bank.

Shangyang Garden, where Han Qian lived and acted as the state government at this time, was rebuilt in a Taoist temple, covering a total area of more than 20 acres. Everything is simple, except for the Lingyun Pavilion and the attached gardens and the east and west courtyards, as the occasion for Han Qian to act as a daily agent of state affairs, the inner palace area where he lives with Zhao Ting'er and Wang Jun is quite narrow.

Although Han Qian also set up the Inner Chamberlain to be responsible for the affairs of the Inner Palace, in fact, Han Qian consciously limited the power of the Inner Court, and even the annual use of the Inner Court was included in the budget of the Ministry of Finance.

In addition to Wang Jun as the main and Xi Ying as the auxiliary, the inner chamberlain no longer uses eunuchs, mainly from the clan to select some older and capable female dependents as officials, plus maids and servants, a total of more than 100 people are waiting to be used.

This Lingyun Pavilion is said to be a great hall, but in fact it is only a two-story brick and wood pavilion.

The Inner Chamberlain's Office is just behind Lingyun Pavilion, and there is a courtyard wall overgrown with creepers in the middle; If the glass windows on the back slope of Lingyun Pavilion were opened, the voices in the courtyards on both sides would be a little louder, and they would be heard in Lingyun Pavilion.

Han Qian also heard Yun He's voice, and said to Feng Yu casually: "Yun He Xu came here for the matter of the women's hospital, I specially asked her to find you, why hasn't it been solved yet?" ”

Feng Yi realized why Gu Qian subconsciously raised his head to look at Zhu Juezhong when he was stunned just now, he glanced at Han Daoming, and replied to Han Qian: "The matter of the women's hospital moving to the new city on the north shore is not possible, it all depends on how the king decides." The king decided, informed him, and did so, "Regardless of Han Qian's other things to discuss, he stood up and said goodbye: "Ah, I just remembered that the government office still has something to discuss, and when other things are discussed in the cabinet tomorrow, I will come over and report to the king......"

"I suddenly thought that there was something waiting for me, so why don't I delay Yunhe and find the king to discuss the matter of the women's house!" Zhu Juezhong got up and retreated.

Gu Qian and Han Daoming didn't even say an excuse, so they got up and left with Feng Yi and Zhu Juezhong.

Xi Ying was about to get up, but Han Qian reached out and stepped on her skirt.

"Ahh Xi Ying was startled, afraid of tearing her skirt shirt hard, sat back on the side of the long case, and said, "You are not afraid of tearing my skirt, so that Yunhe will misunderstand?" ”

Before the words fell, I heard the voice of Yun He talking to Zhu Juezhong, Gu Qian and others outside the hall.

"Yunhe has seen the king, Mrs. Xi......" Yunhe was wearing the scarlet undergarment of the female official, she walked into the hall and saluted.

When Yunhe arrived at East Lake with Wang Zhe, Huo Li, Han Bao and others, he was only fifteen years old, and nine years have passed, and the beautiful young man who was not very noticeable back then has exuded a stunning beauty that is difficult to see in the blink of an eye.

Like a crow in a bun, her face was as white as a face, and she seemed to understand why Gu Qian and the other ministers left Lingyun Pavilion in a hurry, Yun He's face was slightly flushed, holding a document, pressing it on his towering chest, he walked to the side of the long case and sat down, and said softly:

"Yunhe has prepared the school building plan of the women's college, and I invite you to review ......"

Although Han Qian tried his best to treat the children of the Zhu family, he did not have any suspicion and defense, but whether it was to avoid Qian or the people below to arrange it, in addition to Zhu Zhen's early marriage, Zhu Yu's other two sons, Zhu Tao and Zhu Shou, have successively selected dignified and beautiful women from the commoners to marry in the past two years.

Yun He has mainly studied and taught in Liyang College and Luoyang College over the years, and ordinary civilian children naturally look down on it, so the marriage has been delayed.

And Han Qian has a very strong relationship with Zhao Ting'er and Wang Jun, and occasionally there is Xi Ying who can steal a mouth, and he has no idea of accepting concubines at all, sometimes he thinks of canonizing Xi Ying as a lady of the country, Xi Ying herself is not happy, so he follows Xi Ying's wishes. And the children have Wen Xin, Wen Cong, and Wen Yuan, he can usually spare time to care about their studies, and he is deeply influenced by the thoughts of the later generations in the dream world, and he has no idea of planting dragon children and grandchildren at all.

However, Han Daoming and Zhu Juezhong were talking all day long that there were three princes and six ministers in the outer court, and it was natural that there must be three concubines and six concubines in the palace to be courteous.

Han Qian didn't pay attention to them either.

I don't know when Yunhe's Luoyang Women's College, the Superintendent and other government departments suddenly stopped care, Feng Yi, Gu Qian, and Zhu Juezhong didn't even ask, so that if Luoyang Women's College had any affairs that could not be self-determined, Yunhe had to go directly to Han Qian's side to ask for instructions.

Seeing that Xi Ying was sitting aside and looking through the papers, Han Qian could only stand up by himself and walked over to take the plan for the women's school from Yun He.

"Ahh Seeing Han Qian coming over, Yun Hecai stood up in shock, and hurriedly handed over the paperwork, and the two of them touched their fingers together.

The soft touch like jade, and then looking at the shy eyes like clouds and flowing waves, couldn't help but make Han Qian's heart flutter.

Luoyang Women's Hospital was actually founded by Wang Jun and Zhao Ting'er, the two daughters behind the scenes, but in order to avoid Han Daoming and other conservatives standing up to make irresponsible remarks, it is Yunhe who is currently doing these things.

Luoyang Women's Academy originally borrowed Zhu Zhen's old house in Luoyang to run a school, but the area of Luowangfu was also limited, and it could not accommodate many teachers and students. It's just that it's not just a simple choice of a house to run a school.

Han Qian sat down directly opposite Yunhe, and asked many detailed questions while flipping through the plan for the new school building of the women's college; Xi Ying found an excuse to run away, saving him from looking at his heart.

To facilitate explanation, Yun He moved directly to Han Qian's side.

I don't know when, Han Qian subconsciously turned his head sideways, and saw Yun He's beautiful face, only three or four inches away from the end of his nose, and a faint aroma of fat entered his nose.

He moved his body back, rubbing a softness, Yun He seemed to misunderstand that he deliberately took advantage of her, glanced at him with disgust, moved his body out, and continued to talk about the school building......

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Xu Mingzhen chose to collude with Zhu Rang and others seven years ago, and he used Songzhou on the northeast side of the vortex as a foundation to revitalize the Shouzhou army.

Although the vortex and other rivers west of Songzhou have been invaded by the water of the Yu River all the year round, flooding and the people are struggling to make a living, Songzhou City has recovered some prosperity in recent years.

The house of Zhou Shen, the governor of the Jiedu envoy Cao Senjun, is located in the alley of Longliu Lane.

The house is not big, but it is adjacent to the Songdu River that enters the city, and the woods are shady, and it is very quiet.

Zhou Shen is the son of Zhou Shoumin, the former Shaoqing of the Great Chu Honglu Temple, but when Jinling was in turmoil, too many high-ranking officials and nobles were coerced to cross the river and go north.

And after the Shouzhou Army surrendered to the Eastern Liang Army in the north, Zhou Shen did a few beautiful things.

Zhou Shenxian served as a tuntian official on the east bank of Surabaya, and in two years, he lost more than 300,000 stone grains to the military, and served as a county commander in the local area, recruiting displaced people, building water conservancy, and cultivating fields.

After the Liang army captured Xingyang, Zhou Shen was also the first to foresee that the Liang army would repair the Yuhe embankment from the east side of Xingyang City, which would lead a part of the Yushui flood to pour into the vortex.

It is also because of Zhou Shen's foresight in advance that when the water of the Yu River invaded the whirlpool, the soldiers and civilians on both sides of the whirlpool suffered many losses.

Zhou Shen surpassed the trust of Xu Mingzhen, Xu Sizhao and his son, and at this time he served as the governor of Hucao, who was in charge of the income and transfer of Songzhou's wealth, and could be said to be an important minister of the Songzhou and Shouzhou armies.

If it weren't for the fact that there were a lot of veterans who followed Xu Mingzhen back then, Zhou Shen might have been in the limelight with the limelight he had shown in recent years, maybe he would have been appointed to important positions such as Changshi or Zhongmen envoy and Zuo Cheng.

"Lord Liang envoy Zhao Wuji led Xuzhou 10,000 cavalry to Chuzhou to exchange guards with Lin Haizheng, it can be seen that Liang is still afraid of the Chu army, but it is facing enemies on all sides, and it is difficult to draw more troops to fill the vacancy in the southern front. If the Chu army dares to make a decision, it should still be able to make great achievements......"

Zhao Mingting, who returned to Songzhou from Bianliang in advance, sat on top of the hall of Zhou's mansion at this time, and discussed the situation in Jianghuai with Zhou Shen with a slightly sick look.

Don't look at Zhou Shen's status in the Shouzhou Army in recent years, but his status and prestige are still inferior to veteran generals like Zhao Mingting. He saw that Zhao Mingting was sick and returned to Songzhou a few days ago, so he personally went to his house to contact his feelings, he was a little scared, and said: "Can the Chu army make a decision immediately, who can figure it out?" However, recently, there have been rumors in the market that the relationship between Lord Liang and the Empress Dowager Chu Changxin was unclear, and the news came from Jinling, and it also involved the private affairs of men and women, but I don't know what clues did General Zhao see when he presided over the department? ”

In the past, Zhou Shen and his son Xu Sizhao were close, and Zhao Mingting didn't have much contact with him, and he didn't know much about him, but he thought that there were no eggs under the nest, and he thought that if Zhou Shen was really a smart person, he should know where their back road was.

However, Zhou Shen didn't answer his words all night, Zhao Mingting didn't know whether Zhou Shen was really confused or pretending to be confused, but he couldn't control Zhou Shen's attitude, and Zhao Mingting didn't dare to say it too thoroughly, so he could only say with a wry smile: "When the Empress Dowager Changxin first entered the Chu realm, few people knew that she was dressed as a man, and when she officially entered Chu and got married, Jinling was in chaos, and she had no time to pay attention to her personal relationship with Han Qian - however, since Jinling is rumored to have a nose and eyes, it should be true." ”

"I heard that the Empress Dowager Chu was the first beauty of the Lord of Shu back then, and Lord Liang really wants to have a leg with her, which is really a blessing." Zhou Shen said.

Zhao Mingting saw that Zhou Shen had not entered the alley from beginning to end, and he had no intention of entanglement with him, so he took advantage of the darkness of the night to say goodbye, and before leaving, he bowed to the rickety figure beside Zhou Shen before leaving.

The rickety figure was inconvenient to walk, but he still insisted on accompanying Zhou Shen to send Zhao Mingting to the gate of the mansion.

"Counting the Empress Dowager Chu is only thirty-three years old this year, and she has been widowed for six or seven years, it can really be said that she has been absent for a long time......" Watching Zhao Mingting leave in the car, Zhou Shen still felt that the topic just now was very chewy, and he couldn't help but crooked his eyebrows and squinted his eyes and chattered with the people around him.

"I don't know if Lord Liang and Empress Dowager Chu had a personal relationship back then, but at this time, a lot of news spread one after another, even in Songzhou, and there were rumors behind it." The rickety figure said with a smile.

"What's the matter?" Zhou Shen asked suspiciously.

"Didn't Zhao Mingting just say that although Emperor Chu was young, he had the heroic appearance of his father Emperor Yanyou, eldest brother, you said that a fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy heard the rumors that his mother was having an affair with someone around him, how did he still feel in his heart?" The rickety figure asked.

"Zhao Mingting just said, 'If the Chu army dares to make a decision on the spot, it should do great things', it turns out that the mystery is here, I haven't heard it." Zhou Shen was stunned for a moment, and suddenly said.

"The eldest brother didn't hear anything, and he didn't want any wind to blow in the ears of the prince. The building will fall, what the eldest brother does is wrong, and the eldest brother is a capable official in Songzhou, no matter who gains power in Songzhou in the future, he will have a place where the eldest brother will be useful. Therefore, the eldest brother is not doing anything now, so it is possible to keep the family house safe and sound......" said the rickety figure.

"What kind of officer am I, I listen to you." Zhou Shen said.

He has done several things beautifully over the years, and others think that he has the talent to be a capable official, but he knows in his heart that if he hadn't broken his back and couldn't go out after being disabled, his younger brother would have helped him behind his back, and he would have been alone with everyone.

Even if there are no strict requirements for appearance, it is obvious that disability is very difficult to recommend, Zhou Kun can't ask for an official and a half position in the Shouzhou army, and he has stayed with his eldest brother Zhou Shen all these years, and it is also with the support of Zhou Shen that he married a civilian woman.

In the eyes of others, he is a poor worm living under the wing of his eldest brother Zhou Shen.

Zhou Kun staggered back to the courtyard where he lived in the east, and saw his handsome wife teaching his six-year-old son to read and write under the lamp, and asked, "Where is Uncle Zhou?" ”

Zhou's wife glanced up at her husband and said, "I don't know where Zhou He went to get drunk and came back, I'm afraid I'm going to sleep in the firewood room in the backyard at this time!" ”

In the eyes of Zhou's wife, the so-called "Uncle Zhou" is just an old servant taken in by her husband on the way to escape, and she doesn't know how drunk the old servant has come back drunk recently, and she doesn't know how much money her husband gave him to buy wine in private.

Zhou Kun walked over to the firewood room in the backyard, pushed open the firewood door, and saw Zhou He hiding on the straw mat of the firewood room, seeing that the bean-sized lamp was blown out by the cold wind poured in, he hurriedly covered the firewood door, and said: "Zhao Mingting was looking for my eldest brother just now, and the meaning of his words is already very obvious, it is very likely that the Chu army will make a move on Huaixi first, and then he and Xu Jin will launch a mutiny and seize the military power of the Shouzhou army......"

"I just met Zhang Shimin, and said that the news sent back from all over the place was very timely, and the king sent Zhao Commander Shuai to lead the elite troops to Chuzhou, not to prevent the Chu army in the general sense, but to prepare for Yang Zhitang and Yang Yuanyan to suddenly attack - the king also asked the secret spies in various places not to take risky actions, first of all, to hide their respective identities, and to use some unassuming small means to shake the confidence of all parties." Zhou He still looked drunk just now, his gray beard was unkempt, and his appearance was not much better than that of a homeless man, but at the moment when Zhou Kun closed the door, he suddenly became energetic.

No one could have imagined that the core of the secret's intelligence in Songzhou was him and Zhou Kun.

Zhou Kun is disabled, and in addition to interacting with Zhou Shen's good officials, it is inconvenient to go out, and it is easy to attract unnecessary attention, and Zhou He is responsible for the liaison with people from Luoyang and the conspiracy of Songzhou.

"Did Governor Zhang say when Luoyang would recover Songzhou?" Zhou Kun asked urgently.

has been lurking in Songzhou for many years, and he has to hide from his relatives, Zhou Kun is also tormented in his heart, looking forward to the soldiers and horses of Daliang stepping into Songzhou, so that he can face his family and the world as a general of Daliang from now on.

"If you can successfully hit Yang Zhitang and Yang Yuan to play their reckless move, it is really not far from the Liang soldiers and horses to recover Hehuai." Zhou He looked at the thatched roof and said.

"Can you remind Xu Sizhao to counteract Xu Jin and Zhao Mingting's mutiny at the right time?" Zhou Kun asked.

Xu Sizhao's ability and prestige are not as good as Xu Jin's, not to mention that Xu Jin still has Zhao Mingting by his side to help, but although Xu Mingzhen is sick in bed, he is still powerful.

At least before Xu Mingzhen's death, Xu Jin and Zhao Mingting were not forced to a desperate situation, and they did not dare to directly launch a mutiny.

When the timing is right, they still have a chance to disturb the situation in Songzhou, but Luoyang Tong disagrees with their plan and how Henan Province and the Henan Xingying Army seized the opportunity they made to inflict heavy damage on the Shouzhou Army and recover Songzhou and other places, there are too many details that need to be calmed down and studied......