Volume Three: A Generation of Heavenly Pride - Chapter 25: The Sacred Power of the King (4)

Yanzhou had already made clear to the imperial court that it was determined to remain semi-independent, and in the following days, in addition to gradually advancing a series of local policy changes, it was waiting for the final decision of the imperial court on this. In fact, even the most confused officials in Yanzhou understand in their hearts that this leaky slap will be withdrawn, and the court will be awakened even if it is a dead man, and the so-called ruling is nothing more than two choices, one is to directly declare Li Wenge a rebel and then send troops to fight ---- This possibility is extremely small, because after all, Li Wenge has just made a great contribution to stabilizing the northwest, and now the imperial court will be infamous for killing heroes with all the bows and bows anyway, and the current number one enemy of the imperial court is still the Northern Han Dynasty; The second option is to allow Li Wenge to be feudal--- although this is very shocking, but in the troubled times since the late Tang Dynasty, there is no owner of the artifact, and even the emperor can be changed at will, and the establishment of a society does not seem so excessive on the surface.

In order to avoid a large-scale epidemic of infectious diseases, on the one hand, the Changshi Study revised the original notice of the acceptance of the displaced people, stipulating that the displaced people must meet the health standards before entering the camp, otherwise they will not be accommodated. Originally, according to Qin Gu's vision, this would be an all-encompassing institution, but this idea was rejected by Li Wenge, who only approved that Cao had the power to formulate various rules and regulations in the field of medical practice and ambulance, but could not directly exercise direct management power over private medical centers in prefectures and counties.

As for Li Wenge himself. During this time, his energy was transferred to the military side, and the direct reason was that Shen Chen fought a big victory in the front, ambushed a grain transportation team of the Feng family in Lingzhou near Baiyanchi, defeated more than 600 people from the four Lingzhou battalions guarding the grain transport, beheaded one hundred and fifty-five, and directly threatened the county seat of Baichi. Shen Chen sent back to Yanzhou in the military newspaper to apply to Li Wenge for the establishment of a recruit training camp on the front line, and at the same time applied for a new regimental number.

In fact, although Shen Chen's current strength is not strong, it still has an advantage over the Shuofang army that needs to be dispersed to fortify and ensure the salt transportation channel. The Eighth Route Army, which was basically familiar with the local terrain conditions, already had the conditions for a strategic decisive victory in the face of the enemy who was also a guest army in the guest army's operation, and Shen Chen was sure of attacking Baichi County at the moment, and the reason why Shen Chen put forward the request for training a new regiment. It is hoped that more Shuofang troops can be attracted to the direction of Yanzhou, and the enemy's vital forces will be consumed in this area as much as possible, so as to create favorable conditions for the future capture of Lingzhou.

For Shen Chen's application. Li Wenge was still thinking about it, but what surprised him was. Before he had made a decision, Qin Haoran, who commanded the army of Du Yu Housi, came up with an extremely systematic and extremely large army expansion plan, which was much farther than Shen Chendi's application in terms of scale and strategic hypothetical enemy presupposition.

This is the "Yanqing and Lingxia Town Planning Case" presented in front of Li Wenge.

The core of this plan is the expansion of the army, in which Qin Haoran compared the current military strength of the Eighth Route Army with the military strength of the imaginary enemy it faced, if by the minimum standard. At present, the basic strength of the three infantry regiments and one cavalry regiment of the Eighth Route Army and the seven main camps is enough to protect the security of Yanqing and Youxia, but if Lingzhou and Yanzhou are also under control, the current strength is obviously insufficient. If calculated according to the highest standards, the current strength of the Eighth Route Army is even more overstretched.

What makes Li Wenge feel amused and angry is Qin Haoran's so-called highest standard. It turned out that Zhang Jianwu in the south, the Zhejia and Yang families in the north, the Northern Han Dynasty on the other side of the Yellow River in the east, and even the Great Zhou court in the eastern part of the country were all included in the category of imaginary enemies.

In response to this imaginary enemy concept, Qin Haoran put forward the military idea of building two towns of the Eighth Route Army.

According to this assumption, the Eighth Route Army should have at least 14 infantry regiments and three cavalry regiments and a regular army establishment, of which Yanqing Town should be the main force, with two associations on the left and right, and one cavalry regiment for each association with five infantry regiments; It was mainly stationed in Yanju and Gyeongju to guard against possible attacks and harassment of the Eighth Route Army by the imperial court and Ningzhou, while Lingxia Town was stationed as an auxiliary force on the northern front, and the town also set up left and right associations. However, there were only two infantry regiments per joint force. Responsible for the defense of the four prefectures of Ling, Yan, You, and Xia.

This arrogant idea of the two towns and four associations made Li Wenge smile bitterly, and these military leaders were obviously planning to rebel and stand on their own. It's ridiculous that he has been looking forward to the court giving him a little time. It seems that if he said that he had no ambition to fight against Bianliang's central court, not only Guo Wei and Chai Rong would not believe it, but even none of his generals would believe it.

In this plan, Qin Haoran clearly wrote a sentence in the vernacular that stimulated Li Wenge's nerves: "The Eighth Route Army must have the ability to deal with and win the two wars of the north and the south at the same time......

Li Wenge was stunned for a long time at this sentence, and almost blurted out whether Qin Haoran had also crossed over.

He sorted out his thoughts, raised the draft plan in his hand, and asked, "Seventeen regiments, an army of 17,000 people, how much will it cost in total, have you calculated it?" ”

Qin Haoran did not mean to be frightened by the Supreme Commander's rather unkind tone, but patiently explained in detail: "It's not 17,000 people, the fourteen infantry regiments and three cavalry regiments are only the establishment of field troops, according to the geographical proportion of the six states, we must at least prepare to set up the establishment of thirty regimental training battalions, plus the box barracks that must be attached to the field regiment level, the total strength of our army will reach about 35,000 people, and the 17,000 people mentioned by the Tai Lieutenant are just combat soldiers in the field forces......

Li Wenge was speechless......

Songun Political ......

These four words blurted out almost without thinking.

It is fair to say that Li Wenge's four-character comment is indeed not excessive, since the Jin dynasty, which has a population of only 20 million but has an army of 1.1 million, can be called the politics of the First Army, then the total population is less than 300,000, of which less than 200,000 are men, and the young and middle-aged are only 120,000 at best, and the army of 35,000 men and horses in the four prefectures of Yanqing is even more outright and fake......

Regarding Qin Haoran's crazy ideas, Li Wenge only had a blank eye. When he set his eyes on Wei Xun, he saw that the chief eunuch had no surprised look at all, and he suddenly understood a little in his heart.

"The last general didn't dare to overstep his authority, but after the last incident, Liang Xuan, Yang Li and other brothers all thought about it, and the last general also privately asked for the opinions of the Jun Ting and Lu Xun brothers." Wei Xun pursed his lips, not ashamed at all.

Li Wenge shook his head helplessly, and at the same time asked with a little curiosity: "How did the imperial court reply?" ”

"The royal court did not reply!" Wei Xun replied nonchalantly.

Since Shen Chen didn't reply, Wei Xun acquiesced, Li Wenge knew Wei Xun's logic very well, but at the moment he was helpless about this. Li Wenge did not take any action against Wei Xun's persuasion or even the encouragement of the Marquis Yu department to draw up a plan for the expansion of the army. It's not that he thinks Wei Xun's approach is right, but that there are no provisions in the current military law that restrict these acts---- and the law is legal without explicit provisions, although Li Wenge has not studied law. There is still a little basic understanding of the principle of presumption of innocence.

Separating the armed forces from politics is a systematic project, and it is an illusion that a complete system of military supervision alone can achieve its goal. Li Wenge now has a relatively profound understanding of this.

His mind returned to the plan in front of him, and then he looked at Chen Su, who was sitting on the side with a clerk, shrugged his shoulders and said, "Even if we take Lingzhou, we are afraid that it will be difficult for us to implement this plan within a few years." ”

Wei Xun didn't speak, Qin Haoran just nodded slightly, and from beginning to end, the Eighth Route Army recorded the records of the military officers and military officers with their heads hanging their heads and looked at the records they were engaged in on the side. Didn't raise his head and say a word.

At this time, a pro-soldier walked in and reported that Han Wei had asked to see him.

Li Wenge was stunned, he brought Chen Su to Fenglin Mountain today just to let this newly appointed recorder join the army to increase his perceptual understanding of the army's expenditure consumption, could it be that Han Wei was worried that his wife's safety in a group of Qiu Ba would come to the door so quickly?

However, the solemn look on Han Wei's face made him quickly understand that this was not the case, Han Wei's famous identity made him not let himself be disfigured even if he was really worried, and the reason why he showed this look at the moment was revealed. ^^, UC e-book, first release ^^ that must be something big.

Li Wenge's first thought was that the imperial court reacted, although it was still a little short to calculate, but considering the importance of the matter, Li Wenge could understand the speed of Guo Wei and Chai Rongdi's reaction.

"An envoy from the imperial court is coming?" He asked.

"That's not it, there is no news from the imperial court at the moment!" Han Wei shook his head.

"Taiyuan has sent an envoy here......" Han Wei said with a complicated expression.

Although he was fully mentally prepared for the fact that the talents of the Liu family in the Northern Han Dynasty were withering and could not send any decent envoys, Li Wenge was still taken aback after seeing the old man with a huge head and a strange face in front of him.

The introduction of another senior veteran who accompanied him, Chen Tuan, brought him back to his senses: "This Guo Wuwei is a real person, but an old friend made by Kuan when he traveled in Wudang Mountain, and the current Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty has also admired it, but unfortunately it is hindered by the left and right. ”

When Chen Tuan mentioned Wudang Mountain, Li Wenge's first thought was the legendary Zhang Sanfeng, but it was a year. Even in the earliest legends, that Zhang Zhenren should not have been born yet.

Chen Tuan mentioned that Guo Wei seemed to add a little embarrassment to the visitor in front of him. He coughed dryly and said, "Poor Dao is now in Han Shiguan." Serve as the secretary of the Honglu Temple! ”

Li Wenge searched his intestines and scraped his stomach for a long time, and he didn't think of him as an immortal. It's no wonder that he, after all, Li Wenge was just sugar powder and not Song powder before he crossed over, even if he had a lot of knowledge of the history of the Five Dynasties because of his admiration for Chai Rong, it was only until the Later Week. However, this Guo Wuwei's glorious deeds are not among them, and Li Wenge's own research on Song history is average, so it is natural that he can't remember a little person like him.

Li Wenge looked at Han Wei, as if he knew his question, Han Wei said briefly: "This Guo Daqing is quite famous in the Daoliu, when today's son wanted to summon his military door to ask for advice, but now he is in the Northern Han Dynasty to consult the position of the lord, which is quite important to Taiyuan Yin!" ”

His introduction is succinct and slightly sarcastic. But Guo Wuwei's identity and origin were explained very clearly, and Li Wenge immediately understood that this person was a princeling in the Northern Han Dynasty.

Seeing that the embarrassment on Guo Wuwei's face became more and more obvious, Li Wenge was embarrassed to ask again, and asked in a very polite tone: "But I don't know what to teach in the long run?" ”

His title is very cautious, although Han Wei is the Great Zhou Dynasty's Jiedu Ya Nei and his pedestrian to join the army, after all, there is no formal court position, so it is okay to jokingly call the last sentence "Daqing", but Li Wenge is different, he is the Jiedu envoy of the Great Zhou Dynasty. There are also a series of official identities such as the chief lieutenant of the inspection school and the general of the right guard, so naturally Guo Wuwei cannot be called the official title of "puppet dynasty", and he is polite. This kind of political mistake should be avoided as much as possible, so Li Wenge simply called Guo Wuwei "Taoist" according to Chen Jun's identity.

Chen Tuan interjected: "Brother Guo Dao is in my Dao Gate. Known as the way of Yuheng real people! ”

Guo Wuwei didn't seem to care about the false name of this religion, and said with one hand: "Don't dare to be, Poor Dao is entrusted by my lord this time, and I have come to visit Taiwei." ”

Li Wenge frowned: "But I don't know what you have to say?" ”

Guo Wuwei pondered for a while and said: "I can't hide it, because my lord and Guo Wei have a hatred of killing their sons, so they cut off the land." There is no grudge against the captain. Now in the situation in Guanzhong, Taiwei has possessed the land of four states, and is across the river from my lord. Between Qin and Jin, it was originally lips and teeth, and His Majesty intended to repair it. Therefore, he sent an envoy to the poor road, and he was willing to make an alliance with the Taiwei. ”

When Li Wenge heard these words, a sense of accomplishment arose, and his hard work was finally not in vain, although the results were still small, but the world in front of him began to have its own place after all. The continuation of the lineage of the previous central power, Liu Chong's father and son also had to begin to face up to their existence in Guanzhong.

Despite this, Li Wenge was quite sober in his political position, and he said to Guo Wuwei euphemistically: "Guo Zhenren has worked hard. But I think real people know it. The four states of Yanqing are the land of the Great Zhou Emperor of Bianliang! ”

Guo Wuwei was not surprised when he heard this: "Taiwei has never eaten the Han family. The master of my family does not dare to regard himself as the ...... of the old master", speaking of this, he glanced at Han Wei with slanted eyes, obviously satirizing the arrogant attitude of the Han family, the "old slave" who had "eaten Hanlu", at the moment, Han smiled slightly, but he didn't care about this old way.

"However, if the Taiwei is willing to respond to the alliance, my lord is willing to share the world equally with the Taiwei!" Guo Wuwei's words startled Li Wenge, he raised his head and glanced at Guo Wuwei, secretly disdainful in his heart---- Liu Chong is really old and confused, divide the world equally, does he have this qualification in the Northern Han Dynasty?"

Seeming to know Li Wenge's thoughts, Guo Wuwei only paused, and then said: "Before the poor road trip, Taiyuan Yin once said that even if the Taiwei refused to betray the Guo family, as long as he was willing to marry the Han Dynasty, the imperial court would give him ten thousand dollars per year......"

Li Wenge was really stunned this time, he couldn't help but open his mouth wide, and asked with a wry smile: "Does Taiyuan Yin think that I love money?" ”

For the purchase of princes all the way, the price of 10,000 yuan per year is indeed not low---- the tribute of the Northern Han Dynasty to the Khitan is only 100,000 yuan per year. Although Li Wenge, a traverser, knows less about the Northern Han Dynasty, he still has some understanding of the family background of this short-lived dynasty, the total population of the so-called twelve states of the Northern Han Dynasty is only 300,000, which is roughly similar to the current population of the four states under his rule, but such a population needs to support a huge army of as many as 40,000---- compared with the crazy ideas of his subordinates, the Northern Han is now a real military politics, Li Wenge is even a little suspicious, Did Wei Xun, Qin Haoran and others see the example of the Northern Han Dynasty before they felt that with the current population of Yanqing, it was more than enough to build an army of 35,000 people.

You must know that while maintaining this army, the Liu family also has to hand over 100,000 cash to the Khitan every year.

The days of Hedong people can be imagined......

Guo Wuwei said: "Money is a small way, although the captain does not love money, he needs money to govern the army and administration." The father and son of the Guo family are suspicious, and the bird must be guarded against in the bow and hidden, in today's troubled times, if the Taiwei wants to protect the leader, it is impossible to do it without soldiers in his hands, although 10,000 is not much, but it is not without a small supplement to the Taiwei recruitment......"

Li Wenge has now understood the meaning of this person, it seems that it is no secret that the news between the imperial court and Yanzhou because of Chai Rongdi's encouragement order is not a secret, although the feudal sparseness expressed by Yanzhou may not be known to the outside world now, but these princes in troubled times have begun to try to use the topic to seek benefits from it, and the Southern Tang Dynasty and Houshu and other forces may be because they are far away, and they have not been able to respond in time, only the Northern Han Dynasty is close at hand, and the first time to start the idea of "Qin and Jin's good". He pursed his lips and thought for a moment, he had already figured things out, smiled faintly, and said, "Although I am not a loyal minister, I am not a person who can change the court for this little money. But whether it is expensive or Taiyuan Yin, if you want to make an alliance with me Li Wenge, it's not that you can't negotiate at all......"

Guo Wuwei's face suddenly appeared happy, and Chen Wei also gave up, but Han Wei's complexion changed suddenly, and he was about to open his mouth to speak, but Li Wenge took the first step and stretched out his hand to stop him.

A smile appeared on his face: "As long as Guishang or Taiyuan Yin take back the Sixteen Prefectures of Youji from the hands of Khitan Hulu, I will agree to the covenant!" ”

As soon as the words came out, not only Guo Wuwei, but even Han Wei was stunned.

After a while, Guo Wuwei defended in embarrassment: "Why did Taiwei say this, the land of the thistle was ceded to Da Liao by the Shi clan of the previous dynasty, what does it have to do with my lord?" ”

Li Wenge shook his head: "Whether it's the Shi family or the Liu family, it's all Shatuo blood Yin......"

He paused, a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth, and asked rhetorically: "Shatuo people, how dare you sell my Han family's land?" ”