Gathering of Storms(36)
In the south, Kou Zhun came all the way south, non-stop, and even continued to use flying wings, but his official affairs did not fall at all. It turned out that he was in control of the overall situation, and the first thing to do was to gather what could be used and adjust it in a unified manner, as for whether the emperor supported him, he didn't consider. Now the only thing that can be used in my hands is the twelve divisions of the East Sect of the South Gate, and the six divisions of the North Sect of Guo Xiao, but I have to thank Hu Dao and the martial arts of Wenzhi, so that the South Gate has no worries about financial resources. But Kou Zhun is not satisfied, the power of the southwest to act cheaply seems to be huge, and if it is not in case it cannot be used, it will involve the national system, and Kou Zhun still has this bit of proportion. Therefore, Brigadier Kou set his eyes on the east gate, although he had no jurisdiction, he could play to the emperor. And the Dark Ten Directions Skynet could no longer be used in a short period of time after his toss, so Kou Zhun formed the Jianhou Battalion, which belonged to his personal guard. This was a private barracks that was clearly set up, which aroused the unanimous opposition of the Chinese courtiers of the DPRK, but although the military ministers were soft-spoken, they were surprisingly unanimous in supporting Kou Zhun, so Zhao Heng pushed the boat along the water and helped Kou Zhun. Fortunately, he is prepared, and now Kou Zhun is like a group of wild horses that have escaped from the reins, even if he is the emperor, he has to carry it for Kou Zhun.
Moreover, the East Gate has been extravagant for a long time, and the cost is huge, and Kou Zhun is clear about the situation between the DPRK and China, which is exactly what Zhao Heng wants. So when Kou Zhun arrived, the personnel who came to support from the east gate also arrived one after another. With the precedent of the Korean War, Kou Zhun opened his mouth to 10,000 people, men, women and children, all in one bite. This frightened those aristocratic relatives in the capital, and even Zhao Heng was frightened, but this time the ministers did not object, Wang Qinruo did not dare to say more about the martial arts after being reprimanded, he was a smart man, the war was opened, and there was a fiasco first, this time it was Wang Qinruo, Ding Wei and the leaders made a statement, and the military ministers added fuel to the fire and breathed a bad breath. The emperor pushed the boat down the river, and a seemingly impossible thing was accomplished like this. This is thanks to the teachings of the East Gate, to uphold the imperial power, and it is only after death, and now it is time for them to die, and it is time for them to show their loyalty.
So the children who are usually prosperous and wealthy also began to taste the taste of life and death. Although many people objected, Zhao Heng refused with the same words as the decree, and belittled the thirteen nobles of the capital, including the uncle of the country, which really scared the nobles and royal relatives of the East Gate, and saw that they could not stop it, and everyone could only accept their fate.
Along the way south, Kou sent special envoys to lobby from time to time. Reading the decree of the Jianhou camp, in fact, there is no difference from the east gate. The establishment of the East Gate was established by Emperor Taizu Zhao Kuangyin, although it was because of the King of Hades, in fact, the government and the opposition understood that this was to deal with Zhao Guangyi, the king of the Jin Dynasty, Emperor Taizu originally had a chance, but he did not choose to start, and the government and the opposition also understood. He didn't want to ruin his wisdom and suffer from the public opinion of later generations like Tang Taizong. All this was originally intended to succeed the crown prince. But Emperor Taizu finally miscalculated, and he lost to his family.
The structure of the East Gate was originally set up according to the military camp, there was no limit to the number of people in each battalion, and the people who were registered had an annual test, and the use of each battalion was different, and there were even military ones. There are also martial arts. And this point was rectified by Emperor Taizong a lot, and Taizong alone was registered with more than 100,000 people, which greatly impacted the combat effectiveness of the East Gate. Because of the disappearance of the Hades, Dongmen lost its excuse, and Emperor Taizong intended to disintegrate Dongmen's loyalty to Emperor Taizu. The management became more and more lax, and many people did not stay in the camp, but only registered to receive a generous salary. Zhao Heng allocated 10,000 people this time, which originally felt that it was a lot, but compared with the manpower of the East Gate, he regretted it a little, and felt that 10,000 people were also less.
So on the way here, Kou Zhun sent an envoy to read out the decree a few days ago. The further he went, he began to urge, but he was not allowed to ride a horse or a car, but only to run, and the baggage and placement were allocated by the various transport divisions. For those who know some martial arts, running is nothing, and those who don't know martial arts are miserable. And the 10,000 people are divided into ten groups of front and back placement, ten miles apart, long and unconscious, to avoid coaxing, and can actually solve the problem. So before the army arrived, Kou Zhun waved his pen and cut down 4,000 people at once and sent them back. This angered Zhao Heng, and Long Yan was furious in the court, calling Kou Zhun to be negative, and he wanted to drive in person. This frightened the ministers, once the Son of Heaven led the army to fight with Hedao, such a scandal, how could it be so great and the world? And this, Zhao Heng was satisfied, Wang Qinruo understood the emperor's thoughts. At that moment, Wang Qinruo played a statement about the pros and cons, and said that there were 4,000 people out of 10,000 who did not know martial arts, which shows that the East Gate Shen Ke has accumulated disadvantages, and it must be cleaned up, otherwise it will be embarrassing to protect the country.
In the face of this ironclad fact, the ministers did not object, Zhao Heng waved his pen and sent a special envoy to rectify the east gate and eliminate the people who were indiscriminate. For the war of the DPRK and the armed forces, the urgent need for manpower in the east gate, many nobles want to retreat but dare not retreat, retreat will lose the support of the court, the future will make the future of the whole family is not good, do not retreat may take their own lives, the court of the war of the court was defeated, the number of casualties is better than a Liao Song war. What's more, the South Gate is the most powerful one that directly faces the martial arts, and now the East Gate will have a large number of casualties regardless of victory or defeat, especially since their lives are still in the hands of Kou Zhun. And this person is loyal to the imperial court, acts decisively, once there is a national interest first, he will not hesitate to sacrifice them, and they have even more suffering in the face of the righteousness of the family and the country.
However, Zhao Heng did not urge them, but sent 30,000 people again, which was extremely huge, and said clearly above the court, to see how much Kou Zhun could return this time, the ministers were so frightened that they didn't dare to say a word. Most of the children and grandchildren of the ministers of the court and the central government have their names at the east gate. Who would have thought that Song Liao would fight with Wudao after he was stable, and he would not lose a war.
Kou Zhun was very sharp in this move, and he also admired the emperor's boldness, and he actually sent 30,000 people at once. This time, Kou Zhun really cleaned up those who didn't know martial arts, a total of more than 12,000 people were sent back, Zhao Heng personally met them, and gave them things, but cut their roster at the east gate. Although they escaped, their names will never be erased from the list of rewards, even if the reward is the emperor's rebuke to the various families. A turmoil passed like this, everyone was satisfied, Zhao Heng even sighed, it turned out that Kou Zhun was also afraid.
With sufficient manpower, Kou Zhun began to work on the layout. He knew very well that this battle would determine the victory or defeat of the military forces and the amount of their respective interests in the future, but the imperial court could only win and not be defeated. So Kou Zhun went to the secret performance, stationed 10,000 forbidden troops on Yizhou Road, scattered the station, and at the same time brought the dark ten-way sky net over. In the northwest, the search for military intelligence must rely on the west gate of the Shi Po Army. Now Shi Pojun is a pioneer in the martial arts, and one of the eight VIP seats of the new Wulin League, punishing evil and promoting good in the northwest martial arts, killing many wicked people who can't be caught by the Wulin League, robbing an unknown amount of scenery, and Shi Pojun is righteous and modest, so as to make friends with heroes in the rivers and lakes, and his reputation in the martial arts is becoming more and more powerful. Ximen had been taken over by the ministers before Shi Pojun took over, but it was actually for the sake of the party members and the Wulin League of Chen Tanqiu. But all this was only done by the West Gate, and more was to curb the Shu Mountain Medicine Sect and the Tubo tribes.
And Kou Zhun was not entangled in manpower, so he secretly cooperated with Ximen to garrison Lizhou and Shaanxi Second Road, and the Dark Shifang Skynet secretly monitored Zizhou and Kuizhou Second Road. He sat in Kuizhou and gathered the personnel of the Hou Camp to station. Even so, Kou Zhun wasn't too worried about the convergence of martial arts. What worries him is that the Yizhou Road is backed by the Tubo tribes, and the Tubo tribes have countless sizes since the collapse, and they have been fighting all the year round, and the Song Dynasty has always paid attention to the Liao and Song wars, and has paid a little attention to the northwest party items, and has rarely interfered with the Tubo tribes.
It is this that makes Kou Zhun more happy, and now that he has a lot of power in his hands, the various ministries are powerless to resist. So Kou Zhun secretly played the emperor again, and asked to send a special envoy to visit the king of Lhasa, and now Tubo, the royal line of Lhasa can be regarded as a larger descendant of Tubo, which is the royal line of the Tubo Dynasty. Kou Zhun Zhao Heng had considered this move, and he fought with the Tubo tribes for several rounds, winning many battles, and he still had a bottom in his heart. At the same time, Zhao Heng was also comforted, although Kou Zhun had the right to act cheaply and control himself, he knew how to play, for Zhao Heng, he, the emperor, began to have some weight in Kou Zhun's heart.
The royal family of Lhasa is far away from Yizhou Road, and Kou Zhun wants this. So the emperor's edict was issued, and a special envoy was sent to the king of Lhasa, leading 10,000 troops straight to the Potala Palace in Lhasa. There are many Tibetan tribes between the Lhasa royal family and the Yizhou Road, and the internal fighting is very huge, and the road must have a foundation in order to protect the personnel. With Kou Zhun's explanation, the envoy led the army to Lhasa, and at the same time broke up the interception of the six Tibetans on the road, and won a lot, Kou Zhun's purpose was very clear, to deter all the troops. But only Kou Zhun himself understands that the martial arts dare to assemble in Shushan must be fully prepared, this is what he can't stop, and the only thing he can do, and it must be the martial arts to defend with all his might, and the martial arts don't have much else is money, and those leaders of the Tubo tribes are one-sided. Kou Zhun had an idea about this, that is, the leader of the Liangzhou Liugu Tribe, this person is the younger brother of the former leader of the Liugu Tribe, Pan Luozhi, who has always been cautious two years ago, fell into the counterattack of Li Deming, the leader of the party clan, and followed in the footsteps of Li Jiqian. The Song Dynasty canonized the defense envoy of Yanzhou, and the western border of Lingzhou was the great inspection envoy, although it was a false position, but it was not restricted by the Song Dynasty, and it was the most active in Tubo to support the Song Dynasty.
Of course Zhao Heng understood what Kou Zhun meant, but at this time, Zhao Heng didn't want to get involved too much, all he wanted was that the war between the dynasty and the military ended with a big victory for the imperial court. (To be continued......)