Chapter 675: The Evil Ministers on the Side of the King (I)
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"We should quickly send troops north, according to the scout's report, the north is very empty, the Zhongxing clan only controls the north of Huanshui, and the Zhongmu and Xiyang in the south are on their own, and Yongyu is the only remaining county of the Fan clan, and their respective guards are only more than 2,000 people, and they only need a large army to capture these three!"
The speaker had a very loud voice, and he was a man who liked to take military adventures, and soon after conquering Chaoge, he clamored for his commander to go north.
On the contrary, Yang Yin expressed his opposition.
"No, in the process of attacking the song, the trebuchet threw it continuously, and it was broken by nearly a third, and the equipment is still like this, and the soldiers are living flesh and blood. Not only will they be tired, but they will also be disgusted with war, and they will be afraid of the slaughter, and a proper rest can maintain the combat strength of the army, rather than blindly marching north. The minister believes that it is more important to consolidate the song of the dynasty than to advance without considering the consequences, and it is more important to pass the autumn harvest smoothly! ”
As an arbiter and decision-maker, Zhao Wuxian was also weighing the pros and cons: after months of fierce fighting, the Zhao and Han armies also suffered casualties, the temporarily conscripted labor was directly disbanded and returned to his hometown for the autumn harvest, and Han Hu also returned to Hanoi with thousands of Han soldiers to recuperate, so that Zhao Wuxian only had 15,000 people left on hand.
After calculating the mobile forces that could be allocated, Zhao Wuxian made a decision: "During the autumn harvest period, temporarily suspend the army, for the Handan clan, I want to attack the heart first, and attack the city second!" ”
The generals were a little disappointed, and the scribes were relieved, they were afraid that Zhao Wuxian would strengthen the tired army, if he won, it would be fine, if he was frustrated, the situation of the Zhao clan would become difficult.
But Zhao Wuxian's voice changed: "But the Lu people in the army should not be bent on returning to their hometowns, and tell them that the date of this conscription is extended, and the fields and counties at home will naturally send people to assist." In these wars, everyone has made great contributions, and everyone can get some of the money and grain in the treasury of Chaogefu. The fields and residences awarded for military merit were recorded and awarded after the war. The brigades will take turns to rest and recuperate, and at the same time cross the Kishui to collect the enemy's corn. ”
July is coming to an end, and everything is for a smooth autumn harvest. Of course. While stabilizing the rear, Zhao Wuxian also let the post Wuzheng be vigorous and prepare for Handan.
As early as a few days after the destruction of Chaoge City, he asked the thief and Yu Xi to cross Qishui with two flexible and mobile troops, fighting the grass valley on the one hand, and spreading the news of the defeat of the Zhongxing clan in the territory of the Handan clan on the other hand, and at the same time asking the Handan people who had been captured in the first battle of Muye to go back and contact the cities for Zhao Wuxian.
The Handan clan killed two generations of family heads in a row and lost half of their soldiers. It is already a great loss of vitality, and the two backers have been defeated, and it is time for the surrender faction to raise its head.
"After the autumn harvest, we will advance the front to Huanshui, and the first ones to bear the brunt are Zhongmu, Xiyang, and Yongyu counties!"
After stabilizing the situation around Chaoge, Zhao Wuxian handed over Chaoge to Yu Wuzheng and Yang Yin to take charge, and he took the time to go back to Wen County. Because he learned the news, Zhao Ying's injury was not very optimistic......
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Mid-autumn in August. The weather has turned cold, because there is something in his heart, and Zhao Wuxian has no time to watch the beautiful scenery along the way, only occasionally when he stops in the county pavilion, he asks the surrounding people.
Although there was no public order, after the war, the Zhao and Han clans still privately divided Hanoi.
The Hanoi region has six districts and thirteen cities. There are nearly 70,000 households and more than 400,000 mouths. The south of Fan and Gong was occupied by the Han clan, while the counties of Fan, Gong, Baiquan, Mengmen, Muye, and Chaoge belonged to the Zhao clan, and in general, the Zhao clan was divided into three-quarters. And the Han family has a quarter, and there are more people who work hard, and Han Hu has no complaints, and is busy accepting the territory.
Therefore, Zhao Wuxian first passed through the Zhao occupation area, and then through the Han occupation area, and as far as he saw along the way, the situation in Hanoi was not optimistic.
Lao Tzu has a saying, where the teacher is, thorns are born. After the great army, there will be a fierce year.
Because the war between the Zhao clan and the Fan and the Bank of China lasted for several months, there were few peasants in the fields where "Banggi was thousands of miles away, and the people of the United States stopped", and the townships and li, which were originally anointed lands, were also sparsely populated: because many of the people of the Fan clan fled north to Chaoge before the arrival of the Zhao army, and then they were evacuated to the north of Qishui by Zhang Liushuo, so they walked on the Tu Road and did not see a trace for a long time.
The former rich land, but after the war, it was so withered, Zhao Wuxian was able to restrain the military discipline of the soldiers, but the Han soldiers and the Lu soldiers inevitably looted, which caused great damage to the people's livelihood in Hanoi.
In wartime, it can also be said that "because of the grain to the enemy", but in the case of the destruction of the Fan clan and the cripplement of the Bank of China, there is actually no suspense in the war east of Taihang, and Hanoi has changed from the enemy territory to the forward base of the Zhao clan to maintain the war, so some policies also need to be adjusted.
Zhao Wuxian had already taken certain measures: Bo Su and other surrendered Fan officials were reinstated, the "Three Chapters of the Law" was extended to the entire territory of the occupied area, and the Zhao army stationed in various towns began to strictly enforce military discipline, and the deserters of the robbers and Erqing were taken as soldiers, and at the same time people were sent to follow the forward who crossed Qishui to the north to recruit the displaced people to return to their hometowns.
Under these measures, the difference between the Zhao occupation area and the Han occupation area became apparent.
The situation in Chaoge, Fan, and Gong had stabilized, and a large number of Fan officials who had surrendered became the cornerstone of the rule, and Zhao Wuxian opened a warehouse and released two or three hundred thousand stone of grain to distribute to each city, striving to avoid famine, and the people also spontaneously organized an autumn harvest.
In the interior of the Han family, after the chaos, the population decreased, the people lacked food and clothing, and many passers-by on the road were in tattered clothes, weak and hungry, and few people were still running to the areas controlled by the Zhao family.
Zhao Wuxian couldn't help but think of the later King Wei Hui's "The people of the neighboring countries are not less, and the people of the widows are not more, why not?" "Presumably Han Hu is also worried about this now, but the people in his territory can't keep it, so it's no wonder that the Zhao family is worried.
After a short stop along the way, the group hurried up and returned to Wenxian County in only a few days.
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Waiting for Zhao Wuxian outside the palace was his sister Ji Huan, with a hint of melancholy on her beautiful face, and she didn't say a word when she led him inside.
Or did Zhao Wuxian take the initiative to go up and grab her hand, and asked softly, "What's wrong with my father?" ”
There was a vertical person passing by, Ji Huan gently withdrew his hand, approached Wuxian and said: "I was in a coma only once yesterday, and I was revived thanks to Lingzi's diagnosis and treatment......" She said with tears in her eyes, Wuxian hurriedly comforted her, and the two entered together.
Jun Zuo of the Jin Kingdom sat behind a low table, his gout-stricken legs resting on a padded footstool. He played with the horse carved from lacquered wood on the chessboard with his left hand, put it in his red and swollen hand and turned it over, and let Le Lingzi check the pulse with his right hand.
Zhao Ying's condition was even worse than Zhao Wuxian expected, his cheeks were emaciated, his joints were inflamed and swollen, and just looking at it was heart-wrenching. Seeing him so tired and so weak, both Wuxian and Ji Ying were sad......
"It's just an arrow, it's not a fatal injury, why is it so serious?" In the interval between the completion of the diagnosis and treatment, Zhao Wuxian pulled his wife, who was proficient in medical skills, and asked in a low voice.
After the newlywed Yan'er, Zhao Wuxian left in a hurry, but Le Lingzi did not complain, but tried his best to assist Ji Ying in managing internal affairs. In the Spring and Autumn Period, there is no age without war, no matter the status, one-third of a man's life is on the journey, and women in this era must get used to it.
She sighed: "Uncle's arrow wound has healed, and the symptoms of the sequelae are also improving, who would have expected that the wind disease a few years ago would recur again, and now although there is no worry about his life, I am afraid that I will not be able to walk down, nor can I manage the government for a long time, let alone lead the troops to the battle......
"It's really jealous of Yingjie...... Zhao Wuxian was speechless, something choked in his throat and couldn't come out, and finally he could only say such a sentence, but then he smiled and greeted him, and informed Zhao Ying of Chaoge's recent situation.
"I didn't expect that before the injury was completely healed, Chaoge was beaten by you. Chaoge is the old capital of Yin Shang, and the ancestors of Qin Zhaoying's surname, Feilian, Evillai, and Ji Sheng, have all been ministers there for generations, and now they can be regarded as recovering their hometown. Zhao Ying muttered as he put the horse down, he might never be able to ride a horse again in his life.
"When I had a good relationship with Fan, I passed by Chaoge many times, hung the ancients on the ruins of Lutai, and offered sacrifices around the tomb of King Yin Shang. Now that the Zhao clan has captured Chaoge, it is very similar to the Zhou people's destruction of Dayi Shang back then, and it is easy to lose what is suddenly obtained, and Chaoge is prosperous, be careful that your soldiers are addicted to it, and you must also pay attention to recovering Fan's ministers. When you come back this time, take Shangshu's "Wuyi Chapter" and "Toast Chapter" to read it, and learn how Zhou Gongdan prevented the Zhou people from becoming corrupt and how to govern the recalcitrant people. ”
Wu Xian agreed, Zhao Ying then began to teach Zhao Wuxian some experience in governing the people, and after a while, he patted his forehead and said: "It's me who is confused, and you are not the first time you were entitled, and now you are already the ruler of the Lu State, ruling the country of a thousand times, these things must not be taught by me." ”
The aging and injured Hushi was closer to the "father" image than in the past, Zhao Wuxian had a trace of long-lost warmth in his heart, and hurriedly said: "How come, the kid is deeply hating to leave the Jin Kingdom too early, and he didn't receive much from his father's teachings, and he really suffered a lot of losses when he governed a country." ”
After talking for a while, Zhao Ying was a little tired, and he had to spend most of his time resting every day, so he smiled weakly and said, "You wait to go out for the time being, let me be alone with Wuxian." ”
The second daughter raised her coat and saluted, and then slowly stepped back.
It was only at this time that Zhao Ying pulled out the silk book that was pressed under the chessboard.
"You broke the song in October, Zhibo's calculation failed, I think it was because of the poor skills, he let his people play a trick of the Zhao family attacking the office in Xintian, wanting to occupy the righteousness of the law and law, and force each other with public life. This is a letter sent by the monarch and the Zhibo the day before yesterday, you see. ”
Zhao Wuxian swept through the contents and sneered.
"They want the Zhao family to hand over Chaoge and Hezhong to the office, and then order me to return to Lu with my soldiers, and I will not be allowed to step into the Jin Kingdom for half a step in this life, let alone inherit the family business! And he also asked his father to tell the old man, and the Zhao family was divided into three ......"
Zhao Ying stared at Zhao Wuxian and asked, "What do you think?" ”
Zhao Wuxian sighed for a long time, and said bitterly: "It seems that on the side of the monarch, there is a traitorous villain who frames Zhongliang!" ”
PS: "The Legend of the Ram. The Thirteenth Year of Dinggong": Xun Yin and Shiji shooters, and those who are also doers? The wicked people on the king's side are also. This wicked person who chases the king's side, is it a treacherous one? There is no king's life. Historically, Lao Zhao was precisely the first person on the "Qingjun side".
(To be continued.) )