Chapter 245: When it is decided, it must be decided
When the holy decree came out, Liu Yunzhang had already left the capital, more than a month had passed, he was all clear about the situation in the imperial court, there was no need to stay in the capital, this time the emperor's holy decree had nothing to do with him, anyway, Zheng Zheng kept the position of prime minister, Yan Fu was also a little relieved, and was willing to continue to stay in the capital, which is very good.
The bloody facts made Liu Yunzhang dispel all illusions, and his heart became more clear, only Li Rupei can save Datang, can make Datang prosperous and strong, and only by doing things under Li Rupei can he truly realize his ambitions.
Before leaving, Liu Yunzhang and Zheng Jin, Yan Fu and other three people chatted almost all night, Yan Fu's thoughts are not doubtful, but Zheng Zheng still has illusions, thinking that the emperor is deceived by Tian Lingzi and others, if he can independently act in charge of the government, he will definitely get rid of many drawbacks, but unfortunately this time the lesson made him cold from head to toe, and finally understood that the emperor has no ambitions, and it is impossible to take on any big things, and it is precisely because the emperor has such a defect that he can be deceived by Tian Lingzi and others.
It is precisely because of this long talk, coupled with many things he has experienced before, that Zheng Zheng's mind has completely changed, and he has lost any expectations for the emperor, and all the focus has shifted to Li Rupei's side.
This is probably Liu Yunzhang's biggest gain when he came to the capital.
You must know that Zheng Zheng and Yan Fu and others still have the most important task in the capital, that is, to win as much support as possible in the capital instead of Li Rupei, to gain enough time for the iron-blooded army to pacify and control the south, and at the same time to win the greatest support for Li Rupei's next move, this task is extraordinary, if Zheng Zheng still has hesitation in his heart, it is impossible to do things very well, for several years, Yan Fu is mainly doing this work.
This time, the emperor decreed the appointment of Bi Shiduo as the commander of all the Taoist camps, which will definitely cause shocks in the imperial court. The influence of Liu Yunzhang's coming to the capital was diluted a lot by this holy decree, and the Chinese military ministers of the dynasty had too much wall grass, they may not be able to see the situation thoroughly, nor are they willing to see the situation thoroughly, and always rely on their own judgment to decide on trade-offs and make the most beneficial choice for themselves.
Bi Shiduo's appointment as the commander of all the provinces and camps will make some people think that Tian Lingzi is still completely in control of the government. I'm afraid that some civil and military ministers who are ready to rely on Zheng Zheng will turn their heads to Tian Lingzi.
There are many people and great power, even if it is at the court meeting, everyone can form a huge deterrent force if they say a word, if there are more people around Tian Lingzi, it will naturally have a significant impact on the government and politics.
All this was expected by Liu Yunzhang, Zheng Jin, Yan Fu and others, who were not in a hurry at all, but thought it was a good thing. Those wall grasses are not worth absorbing, and they will not have any effect at critical moments.
It took only four days for Liu Yunzhang to return to Xiangyang.
As a Wenchen, he rushed back to Xiangyang in such a short time. Liu Yunzhang has suffered a lot, but he has a heavy responsibility and will never dare to delay the slightest time.
When entering the city of Xiangyang, Liu Yunzhang almost fell off his horse. But he still insisted on the officials who led the way and led him directly to the palace.
Cui Anqian, Gao Chibang and others are already waiting in the palace.
When Liu Yunzhang was helped into the wing, Li Rupei was slightly moved.
"Liu Gong arrived in the capital for more than a month. It's hard work, on the way back, there is almost no rest, or after recuperating your body, let's talk about the situation in the capital. ”
"Lord Wang, it doesn't matter to your subordinates, your subordinates have important situations to report, and you can't delay time."
Li Rupei looked at Liu Yunzhang and didn't speak anymore, but just brought a cushion from behind him and leaned behind Liu Yunzhang to let Liu Yunzhang sit as comfortably as possible.
"The emperor has decreed that Huainan Jiedu will make Bi Shiduo the commander of all the provinces and camps, and lead the matter of destroying Huangchao and pacifying the south......"
Liu Yunzhang hadn't finished speaking, Cui Anqian, Gao Chibang and the others' faces changed, what the emperor's holy decree meant, they were all clear, the iron-blooded army was about to start to completely exterminate the Yellow Nest and calm the situation in the south, if Bi Shiduo was appointed as the commander of all the Dao camps, wouldn't this mean that Bi Shiduo could command the iron-blooded army, at least he could openly interfere with many actions of the iron-blooded army, in the final analysis, this holy decree showed that the emperor had huge suspicions about the prince, thinking that Bi Shiduo commanded the iron-blooded army to exterminate the Huangchao, Let the Iron Blood Army suffer heavy losses, and let Li Rupei's strength be greatly weakened.
The emperor's intentions are unexpected, and it also indicates that it is impossible for the Iron and Blood Army to rely on the support of the imperial court.
Li Rupei's face did not change in the slightest, but a smile appeared.
Seeing the smile on Li Rupei's face, Liu Yunzhang showed a look of surprise, could it be that the prince had already thought that such a thing might happen, could it be that the prince had already made arrangements or had a plan.
Regarding the affairs of Zheng Zheng and Yan Fu, including the affairs of Yang Fuguang, Tian Lingzi, Ma Tengyun and others, Liu Yunzhang brought them in a few sentences, and he had already written to report these situations.
After Liu Yunzhang finished speaking, Li Rupei rarely spoke first.
"The attitude of the emperor and the court is clear, a certain is a lot more relieved, in fact, there has been such an expectation for a long time, the emperor is not a fool, how can he watch the iron-blooded army grow, but it is a pity that he is in the capital, and he is unable to meddle in the affairs of the south, not to mention Tian Lingzi and others, since he can't directly intervene, then deal with it secretly, but it's a pity that he won't do things according to the holy decree."
Speaking of this, Li Rupei's face became serious.
"You are all absolute henchmen, so some words are also said directly, there is no place to hide, a certain thinks that the emperor is not qualified to rule the world of the Tang Dynasty at all, when the emperor ascended the throne, he was still young, and he could not act in the political situation of the dynasty, but after so many years, the emperor is already the year of the weak crown, at this age, to be the son of a big family, it may be a gentleman, but the emperor can't, the emperor is the true dragon son of heaven, shouldering the rise and fall of the Tang Dynasty, and the year of the weak crown is still indulged and playful, what kind of situation will the Tang Dynasty take."
"In the capital, the eunuchs plundered, fought for power and profit, did not think about acting the government, did not want to revitalize the Tang Dynasty, blindly thought about their own interests, fish and meat people, Tian Lingzi's brother Chen Jingxuan, born in the market, selling baked cakes on the street, has no ability to act in the government, but can serve as the envoy of the Xichuan Festival, the emperor appointed the envoy of the Sanchuan Festival, it is a big joke, Chen Jingxuan and the general of the Zuo Shence Army Yang Shili, Niu Miao, Luo Yuangao and other four people, decided who was the envoy of the Sanchuan Festival by hitting the ball, and took over Chen Jingxuan to win the first place, If it weren't for Lu Yanhong, who would have occupied Shannan West Road, it is estimated that the emperor would have let Niu Miao serve as the envoy of Shannan West Road, and this kind of action is chilling. ”
"If the Tang Dynasty continues to develop according to this trend, it is not far from the time of destruction, when the Huangchao rebellion lasted eight years, there are too many opportunities to exterminate it in various places, but many festival envoys are for their own interests, coupled with the incompetence of the imperial court, resulting in the Huangchao repeatedly growing, almost threatening the eastern capital Luoyang and the capital Chang'an."
"For the sake of the world of the Tang Dynasty, it was not easy to form an iron-blooded army, but I didn't think that the emperor had a small belly and chicken intestines, and he was suspicious, always thinking about weakening the strength of the iron-blooded army, I am afraid that the emperor would like to let the iron-blooded army be destroyed, and he would not think of completely exterminating the Yellow Nest."
"Under such circumstances, if the Iron and Blood Army still acts in accordance with the imperial decree or the emperor's holy decree, there will be no way out, and the Tang Dynasty will be completely destroyed."
When Li Rupei said this, the surroundings were very quiet, although everyone had long known what they would do in the future, but Li Rupei was the first time to publicly say such "rebellious" words.
"Since the emperor wants to let Bi Shiduo be the commander of all the Dao camps, it just so happens that this is the best opportunity for the Iron and Blood Army, the 50,000 Iron and Blood Army soldiers stationed in Huainan Province are ready to make all the preparations and are ready to start acting, isn't Bi Shiduo the commander of the all Dao Camps, then the 100,000 troops stationed in Yangzhou should always take action, and they can't just ask the Iron and Blood Army to undertake the task of exterminating the Yellow Nest, presumably Bi Shiduo will not dare to do this."
"Gao Chibang, order the soldiers of the Iron and Blood Army, the soldiers are divided into two ways, and set out tomorrow, 20,000 elite soldiers will enter Jiangnan Road, and strive to defeat the army of Huang Chao within half a year, and within a year, completely exterminate the Huang Chao army and kill Huang Chao, remember, this is a death order, no matter what interference it suffers, it must be completed, as for whether all places are cooperating, the Iron Blood Army can act at the opportunity, all the responsibilities, someone will bear it, and the other 50,000 soldiers of the Iron Blood Army, take advantage of the time when Bi Shiduo sent troops to exterminate Huang Chao, occupy Yangzhou, Crushing the 100,000 army, 20,000 of the 100,000 troops under the command of Bi Shiduo are stationed in Haozhou and Luzhou, and the primary goal of the 50,000 iron-blooded soldiers is 20,000 people, and within a month, the 20,000 troops will be wiped out cleanly. ”
"In terms of grain and grass supply, the history of thorns in various places has to bear the heavy responsibility, the father-in-law is always responsible, specifically responsible for the raising of grain and grass in Shannan East Road, Liu Gong is responsible for raising grain and grass in Shannan West Road, and Qian Shiqu is responsible for all coordination matters."
"Starting today, Shannan West Province, Shannan East Province, and Huainan Province will all enter a state of wartime control, and local governments must do a good job in all propaganda matters, and all officials who fail to do things well will be severely punished."
Liu Yunzhang's body trembled slightly, the reason why he rushed back to Xiangyang so quickly, there was almost no rest on the road, was that he was ready to put forward a proposal for immediate expedition, I didn't expect that he hadn't opened his mouth yet, Li Rupei had already made a comprehensive deployment, which showed that Li Rupei had already thought of all the possibilities, and also made specific arrangements, turning the unfavorable situation into a favorable situation, this kind of wisdom is indeed extraordinary. (To be continued......)