In the Taiyuan Hall of the Imperial Palace of Canglong City, the words of Liu Heng, the emperor of the Great Jin Dynasty, made many ministers show embarrassment, and at this time the Empress Dowager Zhou said: "Since the emperor mentioned Zhang Mingqi, then the mourning family wants to ask, when will the matter in Suzhou be settled?" You must know that the southeastern states have always been the most important tax places in our Great Jin Dynasty, and if there are no taxes from the southeastern states, then the imperial court will not even be able to take out the last bit of money and grain for the border troops of the four northern states! ”

Dou Yan, the captain of the military department, coughed slightly and said: "Empress Dowager Qiqi, Emperor, now the hussar general Li Hong personally led the 200,000 forbidden troops in the capital, and they are about to arrive in Suzhou, and the hussar general Li Hong has also summoned 150,000 troops from several states around Suzhou, plus the imperial army in Suzhou, presumably the day of the destruction of Zhang Mingqi's traitor is not far away." Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

The Xiang army is the army garrisoned by the state capitals, under the command of the military department of the Great Jin Dynasty, and there are also two arms of infantry and cavalry, and its combat effectiveness is slightly weaker than that of the forbidden army and the border army of the Great Jin Dynasty, and it is also an important part of the Great Jin army.

The main tasks are to build cities, make weapons, build roads and bridges, transport grain and reclaim famine, as well as responsible for the safety of officials, welcome and send-off, etc., generally have no combat missions, but since the Great Jin Dynasty court let the state pastors, Taishou, and county orders in various places form local armies belonging to the states, counties and counties, in order to eliminate bandits in various places, the auxiliary army has become a combat force in the hands of officials in various places.

Empress Dowager Zhou sighed and said, "Do you have to fight?" The people who were sent to Suzhou a few days ago to recruit Zhang Mingqi are there any news? ”

Yang Zhong, the chief lieutenant of the Ministry of Officials, said at this time: "Empress Dowager Qiqi, the person sent to recruit Zhang Mingqi has no news. ”

Empress Dowager Zhou shook her head and said: "Now that our Great Jin is an eventful season, it is better not to fight if we can not fight, in addition, the Taishou of Qianzhou Jue'an County and the guerrilla general Liu Ji will make two arrangements for the Western Regions to start a war without permission, on the one hand, send a will to Liu Ji, reprimand him, and order him to block Gaochangguo's revenge on our Great Jin, and must keep Gaochangguo's army out of Qianzhou, and on the other hand, let Qianzhou Prefecture Pastor Liu Chong be ready to meet Gaochang's army, once Liu Ji's army is defeated by Gaochang's army, Liu Chong must use all the forces in Qianzhou to entangle the Gaochang army in Qianzhou and buy time for the imperial court to mobilize a large army. ”

After a pause, the Empress Dowager Zhou continued: "The mourning family looked at the map of Qianzhou, and there is still a Yongjing County between Jue'an County and the Western Regions, in order for Liu Ji to have a stable rear to resist Gaochang State, and then issued an order to assign Languan County, Yaoguan County, Xizhu County and Xiping County of Yongjing County to Liu Ji, and the border army and government affairs of the four counties will be under Liu Ji's jurisdiction in the future. ”

Yongjing County has seven counties and one county government, Languan County and Yaoguan County are bordered by the northern grassland, Xizhu County and Xiping County are connected to the Western Regions, and the remaining three counties and county areas of Yongjing County are not directly adjacent to the northern grasslands and the Western Regions.

As soon as Empress Dowager Zhou's voice fell, Dou Yan, the captain of the military department, said urgently: "Queen Mother, doesn't this fuel Liu Ji's arrogance?" Liu Ji started a war against the Western Regions, and the imperial court not only did not punish him, but also rewarded him with the territory and border army of his four counties, is it a little inappropriate? ”

Empress Dowager Zhou said categorically: "Captain Dou, now that Liu Ji has figured out this matter, then the next thing to block the army of Gaochang Kingdom is the most important, and other things will be studied later, in addition, Captain Dou Don't forget, more than a hundred years ago, Liu Ji is now capturing the country of Zhuqi and the country of Xuju, but they are all subjects of our Great Jin, when the emperor was alive, he hoped to recover the homeland of the Western Regions, but it is a pity that it ...... Ugh—"

Dou Yan, the captain of the military department, exchanged glances with the other ministers around him, and couldn't help but show a look of helplessness, originally wanted to bring down Liu Ji, but he didn't expect that in the end, Liu Ji would justifiably get the territory of the four counties and the border troops stationed in the four counties.

Empress Dowager Zhou said again: "Liu Ji's matter is decided, you important ministers of the imperial court, you must focus on the affairs of Suzhou next, whether it is to suppress or appease, Suzhou must settle down as soon as possible, and our southeastern states of the Great Jin Dynasty must not be chaotic!" ”

This early dynasty, under the rare toughness of the Empress Dowager Zhou, dozens of ministers led by the important ministers of the court of the thirteenth family, not only did not participate in Liu Ji, but let Liu Ji get a big advantage, and the imperial court assigned the border army and government affairs of Languan County, Yaoguan County, Xizhu County and Xiping County in Yongjing County to Liu Ji.

After the end of the early dynasty, Liu Heng, the emperor of the Great Jin Dynasty, followed the Empress Dowager Zhou with an excited face and returned to the Ci'en Palace where the Empress Dowager Zhou lived, Liu Heng instructed the eunuchs and palace maids to withdraw first, and then said to the Empress Dowager Zhou with a smile: "Queen Mother, you are too powerful today, and they are speechless, and finally have to follow the meaning of the Empress Dowager to hand over the border army and government affairs of the four counties of Yongjing County to Liu Ji for jurisdiction." ”

Empress Dowager Zhou immediately said: "Mrs. Dou They can choose to retreat this time, it is entirely because of the matter of Zhang Mingqi in Suzhou, that Zhang Mingqi in the final analysis, he was forced to rebel by Mrs. Dou, the mourning family knows in their hearts that the charge of Zhang Mingqi's fornication is completely unwarranted, someone is eyeing the army under Zhang Mingqi's command, but they didn't expect to force Zhang Mingqi to rebel, Dou Taiwei They made such a big Louzi, and they had to be more restrained in front of the mourning family. ”

Emperor Liu Heng suddenly said: "Queen Mother, do you think we can send someone to Suzhou to recruit Zhang Mingqi?" If I can recruit Zhang Mingqi, it will mean that there are hundreds of thousands of more troops in my hands at once, even if the combat effectiveness is weaker, it is also an important weight to control the court. ”

Empress Dowager Zhou showed a smile and said: "Your Majesty, this idea of yours coincides with the mourning family, in addition to the people sent by the imperial court to Suzhou to recruit Zhang Mingqi, the mourning family sent another group of people to Suzhou secretly. ”

"Mother, great! If Zhang Mingqi is willing to be loyal to me, then it is not impossible for me to be in charge in advance! ”

"Your Majesty, you can't pin your hopes on a person who has rebelled, no matter what he is rebelling for, in fact he has committed the great crime of the Nine Clans, but now the situation in the court can't take care of so much, but the emperor must have a spectrum in his heart, what kind of people can be trusted, and what kind of people can only be used!"

"Queen Mother, I remember, what about Liu Ji, the Taishou of Ji'an County?"

"If that Jue'an County guards Liu Ji too much and can be used by the emperor, then even if the emperor really takes charge in advance, it is not a difficult matter, after all, he has hundreds of thousands of troops under his command, but he has defeated the elite of the Khitans, of course, the premise is that Liu Ji can block the army of Gao Changguo this time."