Chapter Seventy-Nine: Sichuan Xuanfu Envoy
"First of all, we are going to send a large army south into Sichuan! Occupy the important passes of Sichuan and occupy the waterways of Sichuan! Sichuan itself is inland, and there are not many garrisons, and if we go south in time, no one can stop us! Of course, in the future, we must be careful to beware of King Kang's army! It is better for you to go south into Sichuan, with you, Sichuan is as stable as Mount Tai! Li Gang looked at the fold and asked.
"How can this be?" Zhe Keqiu was stunned and said: "Sichuan is originally upstream, and it is originally a place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack!" There is no need for me to guard Sichuan personally, just for my son to guard Sichuan! ”
"General Xiaozhi is afraid that he may not be able to stop King Kang! A few months ago, General Koori was ordered to resist the Jurchens, but he was vulnerable in front of the Jurchens! Now let him guard Sichuan, I don't worry! If Sichuan is lost, what is the point of us only occupying Hanzhong? When the time comes, we will still bow down to King Kang! Li Gang said.
"Humph! So what do you say to do? Let me personally guard Sichuan, that must not be! Although King Kang is a great threat, the threat of the Jurchens is even greater! I still want to stay by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and protect His Royal Highness the Prince! Zhe Keqiu sneered.
He was absolutely unwilling to leave Zhao Chen's side! If he leaves Zhao Chen's side, how can he realize the plan of "coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes"!
"I have an idea! At the beginning, the brothers Wu Jue and Wu Lu came to Hanzhong from Sichuan to resist the Jin soldiers in Dasanguan! The two of them were born in Sichuan, and they must be very familiar with Sichuan! The two of them can block Jin Bing, and they still have some ability! Just let the two of them guard Sichuan, General Zhe, what do you think? Li Gang said.
"No!" Zhe Keqiu shook his head again.
"Why not?" Li Gang said.
"The two of them have too few troops! With only 5,000 people, how to guard Sichuan? "Fold, ask.
"I don't think it's better to let the two of them guard the Yangtze River waterway! General Zheyan guards the passes of Chengdu Mansion and various places, how is this? Li Gang said.
"Good!" Zhe Keqiu finally nodded and agreed!
Li Gang also breathed a sigh of relief in his heart! Originally, he wanted the two brothers Wu Jue and Wu Ling to completely guard Sichuan and master Sichuan! These two brothers and Zhe Keqiu are not all the way! The two of them have mastered Sichuan, and they can also support Zhao Chen in the future! But now Zhe Keqiu is obviously unwilling to agree, and now is not the time to fall out with Zhe Keqiu, now it is time to unite to deal with Zhao Gou! Therefore, Li Gang used a compromise method to let Wu Yu and Wu Ling guard the Yangtze River waterway! When Wu Jue and Wu Ling arrived in Sichuan, he would naturally give the two of them a clever plan and let the two deal with Zhe Yanzhen! That Zheyan is an incompetent person, and he will definitely be swallowed by Wu Jie!
It's a plan he's been thinking about for a long time, and he's only saying it now! I don't think there's anything wrong with it!
"In addition to sending troops to defend Sichuan, we will also send ministers to serve as Sichuan Xuanfu envoys!" Li Gang said again.
The so-called "Xuanfu envoy" was the local governor of the Song Dynasty! Almost equivalent to the position of governor or governor in later generations! However, the Xuanfu envoy is not a permanent official position! Now Zhao Chen wants to completely control Sichuan, in addition to sending troops to guard Sichuan, it is also necessary to send ministers to serve as Xuanfu, and it is also necessary to control the affairs of a province! Therefore, Li Gang made such a suggestion!
"I don't know who to send as a proclamator?" Fold and seek the way.
"Let Cao Rong, the prefect of Hanzhong, go to Chengdu and serve as the Sichuan Xuanfu envoy! Let Li Ruoshui and Master Li serve as the deputy envoy of Sichuan Xuanfu! General Zhe, what do you think? Li Gang said.
"Good!" Zhe Keqiu nodded, a smile on his face!
Cao Rongnai is his son's brother-in-law and his relative! He felt that after Cao Rong and Zheyan arrived in Sichuan, they would definitely be able to help him master Sichuan! However, at this moment, Li Gang also had a smile on his face, he sent Li Ruoshui, Wu Jie, and Wu Ling to Sichuan, and from then on, these people will be able to fly and leap with the sea, and when necessary in the future, these people will be enough to defeat Cao Rong and Zhe Yanzhi, control Sichuan, and support Zhao Chen! Zhe Yan is incompetent, and as for that Cao Rong, in Li Gang's opinion, he is also a mediocre person! Li Gang believes that these two people are definitely not the opponents of Li Ruoshui and Wu Jie!
"With Sichuan, Sichuan and Hanzhong, we and King Kang can at least stand side by side! Sichuan and Hanzhong are both easy to defend and difficult to attack, even if King Kang's strength is stronger than ours, it is impossible to capture us! This is a defensive strategy, and an offensive strategy! Li Gang said.
"I don't know what the attack is?" Fold and seek the way.
"The so-called offensive strategy, first of all, we want to occupy the entire Guanshan! Now the most important places in Guanshan, Chang'an and Tongguan are under the occupation of the Jurchens! The rest of Fengxiang Mansion is now under the occupation of Wu Jue and Wu Ling's brothers, and it also belongs to us! In addition, there are 100,000 troops in Quduan on Jingyuan Road in the northwest, let's let Quduan surrender to His Royal Highness the Prince! If Qu Duan surrenders to King Kang, then we will be in danger! After recruiting Quduan, let's recover Chang'an and Tongguan! After that, we will develop slowly, and when necessary, our army will go down the Yangtze River and destroy King Kang in one fell swoop! After the king of Kang is destroyed, let's go north to destroy Jin! Li Gang said.
Li Gang described a grand "blueprint" in a few words, although he said a little far, but this plan is very good! Zhi Keqiu nodded secretly on the side, he thought to himself that this Li Gang deserved to be a famous minister in the world, and it was really extraordinary! It's just that this Li Gang follows the prince, he is loyal to the prince, and he will be very unfavorable to the princes by coercing the Son of Heaven in the future! Thinking of this, a sneer appeared on his face, he definitely wanted to get rid of Li Gang, he couldn't let Li Gang stay by Zhao Chen's side all the time, and he couldn't let Li Gang always give Zhao Chen advice!
"It's easy to solicit Qu Duan! Quduan is in Jingyuan in the northwest, and there is no grain there, and their grain needs to be transported from Hanzhong and Sichuan! Now that we have the food, can he not take refuge in us? "Fold, ask.
"That's what General Zhe said! This matter will be handed over to General Zhe! Li Gang said.
"Good! Tomorrow, I will let people go north to Jingyuan City, and let Qu Duan come to meet His Royal Highness the Prince! It's just that we still have to seal Quduan with a good official position to envelop him! Well, King Kang is going to ascend the throne, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince naturally can't lose to him, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince must also ascend the throne as soon as possible! Let's pick out a good day and an auspicious day, and then pick out a good year name! Then, let's let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ascend the throne in Hanzhong City! "Fold, ask.
Li Gang and Zhi Keqiu discussed there endlessly, but Zhao Chen didn't have many opportunities to speak on the side! On the one hand, Li Gang has already finished saying everything he wants to say! On the other hand, he is now playing an ignorant teenager in front of Zhe Keqiu, so it is naturally inconvenient for him to express his opinions! He was just secretly pondering, calculating, looking for possible opportunities in the future!
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This morning, they all discussed in the Han Palace!
Zhao Chen, the crown prince, has been listening, and in the afternoon, Cao Rong, Li Ruoshui, and Zhe Yanzhi visited Zhao Chen, and Zhao Chen named Cao Rong as the "Sichuan Xuanfu Envoy" in the name of the prince, Li Ruoshui as the "Sichuan Xuanfu Deputy Envoy", and Zheyan as the "Sichuan Defense Envoy". Wu Jue and Wu Lan are not here, Zhao Chen still named Wu Jie's "Yangtze River Defense Envoy", and Wu Ling as the "Yangtze River Defense Deputy Envoy", and ordered Wu Jue and Wu Ling to lead the army to Sichuan immediately to defend the Yangtze River waterway, and not let Zhao Gou's soldiers and horses enter Sichuan!
And Li Gang, Zhe Keqiu and others are still discussing the issue of the date of accession to the throne and the year name!
As the sun set, the entire Han Palace turned red!
Zhao Chen stood in front of the door of the Qianqing Palace, feeling the tranquility that he had never felt these days!
"I'm about to ascend the throne as emperor! The father and mother are still in the north, in the hands of the Jin soldiers! There are Jin soldiers in the north, and Zhao Gou, the king of Kang, in the east! I only have Hanzhong in my hands now, and if the plan goes well, I will be able to master Sichuan and Guanshan! There are still compromises to be made, but I can finally defeat him! ”
"Historically, King Kang also ascended the throne at this time! It's just that now that my prince has survived, he must be very troubled! What is he doing now? It's time to take the throne, right? ”
Actually, what he didn't know was that King Kang had already ascended the throne on this day!