Gathering of Storms (57)
For the situation in the capital, Kou Zhun is sure, this emperor is not bad, he is learning the way of the Son of Heaven, if he can't even deal with this point, then the Great Song Dynasty will not be able to toss for a few years. Among the two reinforcements, Kou Zhun is the Sichuan army the most, His Majesty's move seems sharp but it is not suitable, at least at this time. The entry of the Sichuan army into Sichuan is equivalent to intensifying the contradiction between Shushan and the people of Shudi, which seems to be so, but in fact it will not be as His Majesty thinks. How could Yaozong's several generations of operation in Shushan be such a small trick that could be broken? When saving people from fire and water and saving their lives in danger, Yaozong controlled the absolute hearts of the people, and in addition to the hatred of the people of Shu for the imperial court, if it were not for Emperor Taizu's dispatch of troops from Sichuan and the vigorous pacification of the government, how could it be so easy to control? On the contrary, Yaozong could make the people of Shu rise up overnight, and then the turmoil in the south involved the seven sects of martial arts, and then the national system, and then the relationship between the Liao and Song dynasties, all of which were undoubtedly collapsing.
In particular, although the imperial court has always been wary of the Sichuan army, and it has been scattered, but because the imperial court has tried its best to control it, it has attracted the dissatisfaction of the Sichuan army, and it is very likely that Yaozong will rebel with a wave of his hand. Your Majesty only thinks about things with reason, but he can't think of many things that can be solved by reason. Yaozong has always been the spiritual support and backer of the people of Shu, as long as Yaozong said a word, these big guys are likely to be angry and fight to the death, and then the imperial court can only suppress it strongly, causing a strong resistance from the people of Shu, leading Yaozong to rebel. In fact, His Majesty also knows the purpose of the Seven Sects of Martial Arts, but His Majesty has always felt that it is difficult to surpass the achievements of Taizu Taizong in this life. In particular, the finances of the imperial court are tight every year, and there is no shortage of words about the exploitation of the people, and the Seven Sects of Martial Arts and those Jianghu sects take away more than one treasury every year, which is quite an astonishing number, and most of the time it is more than this amount, and those who do not know the number of the imperial court do not know how much.
What Kou Zhun wants to do now is to stabilize the foundation. Fiercely rooted in the land of Shushan. Although there were less than 30,000 men in his hands, Kou Zhun still insisted on building a marquis camp and stationed in the south gate separate mountains, which caused panic among the generals, and they all said that gathering in one place is where the art of war lies. Kou Zhun not only sighed secretly, but they were all harmed by Wen Yangwu's national policy, these people are not stupid. All of them are stained with the light of Emperor Taizong. Kou Zhun said slowly: "No matter before, and look at the battle in the south, how did we lose? Do we have to gather in one place, 10,000 dead today, 10,000 dead tomorrow, this human life is so squandered?" After only a few days' work, there were only four attendants left in the Jianhou camp. There are still six officials who have no position, not to mention those commanders, and even if the south gate is strong, the two northeast sects together are less than 10,000 people.
Kou Zhun's move did work, and then the south gate was led by Guo Xiao and moved to the silkworm peak on the side of Sang Peak. Cao Si Zhang Qian borrowed from the four roads of Sichuan and Shaanxi, and bought them cheaply under the coercion of the Tubo tribes, and finally collected rattan cards, spears, bows and crossbows, in order to prevent being hit by bandits. Instead, all of them were transported by the people, and the four waves before and after were transported to Kou Zhun. For this, Kou Zhun is grateful. The officers and soldiers need these things so much, and there are still more than 20,000 people in the Jianhou battalion, and they have a foundation for equipping. After all, although the mountains are dangerous, they are better than the gentle places of a flat river, and whether the bandits attack from the sky or from the ground, the difficulty will be greatly increased. Especially with enough bows and crossbows, the wings of the Instrument Sect could not land on the mountain peak.
Kou Zhun was vigorously prepared against the fire attack of the wings, and each battalion dug a deep ditch with a width of one zhang to prevent fire, and piled up sand and soil between the tents to extinguish the fire, and at the same time could form a bonfire to resist moisture. At the same time, a sand pit is built on the top of the mountain. If necessary, a pond can be dug to fight the fire. This is too busy Zhuang He and his disciples, they have to cast weapons, and they have to be busy for the officers and soldiers, and there is not enough manpower at all, only relying on the familiar hands of the officers and soldiers to help simple help, how could these rich children have thought that they would dig deep trenches on the vast peaks in their rich and noble lives? But this is actually for survival, the construction of the Hou camp, the south gate are all holding back, and the progress is very fast.
However, after seven days of rest, the Zonghengmen readjusted their manpower, and the masters of the eight gates of the Zonghengmen began to attack separately, and the weapons they used were not spears and thick shields, but along the fog of Shushan Mountain, they released drugs. This is a much-criticized inferior method, but it is a natural barrier for the Shu Yam Sect. Due to the heavy humidity of Shu Mountain, the houses of the Medicine Sect in the mountain are all mud cast and built on the fire pit, and the fire in the kang is continuous all year round. Due to the heat all year round, he couldn't use the natural wind to fight back against the medicine sect, but Kou Zhun never gave up. Although the war did not start, the Jianhou camp was very resentful, and scolded the bandits for being despicable and obscene every day, and did not dare to fight with the officers and soldiers again. There are often scolding wars between the two parties, one is Sichuan dialect, and the other is Beijing dialect, all of which seem to be scolded as if they don't understand, anyway, they just know that they are scolding.
However, Kou Zhun repaired a book at this time, and made an appointment to meet Wei Ye, a resident of the grass hall, in the name of a friend, in a wooden pavilion by a small lake. And Wei Ye was also very happy, came to the appointment alone, and brought his own drinks for hospitality. In the quiet place of summer, as soon as the two met, Kou Zhun gave a salute but did not speak, Wei Ye returned the salute, and also did not speak, but set up the wine, two meat and two vegetables, spicy and fragrant, each with its own unique, authentic Sichuan cuisine, plus a pot of Du Kang. On the contrary, it is Kou Zhun, although he knows that his friends like light food, he is salty in the south and sweet in the north, with two meat and two vegetables, plus a pot of bamboo leaves.
The two looked at each other for a long time, and suddenly they couldn't help laughing, and they both stood up and saluted. Kou Zhun pointed at Zhu Yeqing and said: "Lan is ashamed to recommend it, the bamboo wine is fragrant, I think my friends will like it." Wei Ye said with a smile: "But if you are worried, there is only Du Kang." Kou Zhun responded: "Fresh wine in the wine, it must be Ze and Gaojie, why?" Wei Ye laughed loudly, stroked his long beard, and responded: "Friend, is this the meaning of blame?" Kou Zhun responded: "It's not blame, but regret and incomprehension." Wei Ye responded: "It seems to be outside, but in fact, it is inside, the so-called hidden sect is like this, in the world, you can't help yourself." Kou Criterion was silent for a while, and said: "You are on one side, high in a clean place, what do you mean to stain the dust? Where is the name?" Wei Ye sighed: "I am not the only one who my friend asks, but the desire of this jungle man." It is not a contest between good and evil, but a contest of survival. Kou Zhun said: "My friend has always said that he looks at the sky from the outside, and is the accumulation of righteousness, and the so-called survival is the court overstepping?" Wei Ye responded: "I can't face up to the existence of you and me, regardless of the reality and reality, is it really worth it?" Kou Zhun laughed and said: "Is my friend plotting against me?" Wei Ye shook his head and said: "You and I are gentlemen's friends, how can we rebel? Kou Zhun took his cup in respect, leaned up, and said: "What I did is not wrong, I don't know if my friends know, Chen Tanqiu and Leng Yueji." Wei Ye sighed: "The capital of the hero, the talent of the world, why don't you know?" Kou Zhun asked: "But I don't know where these two people are?" Wei Ye was stunned and asked: "The darkness is in hand, do you still need to ask me?" Kou Zhun said: "The words of a friend should be better than thousands of troops." ”
Wei Ye sighed: "I'm afraid it's futile if you want to visit the identity of the double envoy from me, and the current door master Qing Bai Lanjun doesn't know the identity of the double envoy." Kou Zhun snorted: "Qingbai Lanjun, the cleanliness of a gentleman, the name is loud." Wei Ye asked: "My friend also looks down on this person?" Kou Zhun asked: "But I don't know where the ability is?" Wei Ye shook his head and said: "If it is not the ability, such an impossible legend is really just a mediocre person?" Kou Zhun replied in a deep voice: "Bodhi fruit." ”
Wei Ye sighed: "Life is so mysterious, if you can see the true face, let alone the dignity of the emperor?" Kou Zhun said: "Heaven has a fate, is my friend really such a person?" Wei Ye said quietly: "A true word is like this, you and I are just like this." Kou Zhun was stunned, this is clearly a separation relationship. The two of them are friends and confidants, and they don't want to be so sincere that they can cause such a scene. Kou Zhun sighed: "My friend has made up his mind, and Ping Zhong is ashamed. Wei Ye sighed: "Being in the world, it seems that it is a violation of the religion to hide or not, and the shame of my friend makes Zhong Xian feel ashamed." Kou Zhun said: "Under the whole world, it is not the king's land, the shore of the land, it is not the king's minister, but the decision of a friend is out of order." Wei Ye sighed: "You should know your enemies, you should understand their wishes, their thoughts, the so-called whole world is just the imagination of the royal family, and the world has never belonged to the royal family." Kou Zhun said: "The so-called outside the party, friends can observe things, and are respected by His Majesty, Ping Zhong sincerely hopes that friends can help in the next hand." Wei Ye shook his head and said: "My friend knows about martial arts, but I don't want to admit it, it is a mistake to do something wrong, and the wisdom of martial arts is definitely not something that my friend can imagine, and the court will lose this battle." Kou Zhun laughed and said, "Then make a bet with your friends, if the court wins this battle、、、、、 Wei Ye interrupted: "The Yin Sect will definitely enter the court to ask for guilt." Kou Zhun slapped the wooden table and shouted, "As far as you can say." Wei Ye responded: "A promise." Kou Zhun seemed extremely happy, and immediately toasted to show his gratitude, because he got what he wanted. It seems that the Yin Sect's standing on the side of the martial arts is not due to their intentions, and it is the bond of the martial arts that makes them unable to choose. Seeing Kou Zhun with such a look, Wei Ye sighed secretly and asked, "Can a friend see the art of divination?" Kou Zhun was stunned and responded: "If you can learn from it, you can believe it." Wei Ye said: "Friends nineteen weak crown will be Qingyun in the son of heaven protégé, outstanding political achievements, thirty-four in the prime of life has been named the marquis to worship the prime minister, Qingyun state is not the ability of mortals? (To be continued......)