Chapter 567 The wind blows!
Locusts appear after a long drought, and the emergence of this locust plague is enough to deprive the already extremely difficult Dayan of the last fig leaf of its "prosperous age";
The war of external development, No matter how well we fight, even if we continue to win one victory after another, will the people who are already starved of food still cheer for it?
Ji Laoliu asked He Sisi to take a bowl with rice on the bottom and vegetables on top. He took a pair of chopsticks and got into the carriage.
The driver was Eunuch Zhang, and the carriage was traveling in the direction outside the city, towards the back garden.
Ji Laoliu was frowning while eating.
At the moment,
the thoughts of fighting for power have actually faded away. He didn't even ask anyone to check whether the Prince of the East Palace had left. Go to the backyard.
Logically speaking, since I have received the discount, the prince can only be one step ahead of me.
I worked hard, like a paper maker, trying my best to make Dayan's house look as good as possible so that the wind wouldn't leak everywhere. At the moment, I couldn't keep up with this job.
The beam is about to collapse.
Since ancient times, there has been no dynasty that lasts forever. The Great Xia created the civilization of the Xia, and the three princes opened their borders, which allowed the fire of the Xia to spread throughout the East;
Results Well,
Daxia has long since died.
Where is Dayan?
Eight hundred years have passed since the Great Yan Dynasty,
It has been a long time, it has really been a long time, so long that many people have become accustomed to the idea that the Great Yan Dynasty should really rest with the sun and the moon.
But the reality is not like this.
Ever since his father, Huang Ma, became a powerful figure, Ji Laoliu felt that this method was a bit too radical. Yes, by attacking Qian, swallowing Jin, chasing wild lands, and attacking Chu, the power of the Yan Kingdom seemed to be at its peak;
But this virtual fire was so strong that when a basin of cold water was poured down, instead of cooling down, the bottom of the pot exploded.
In the past, during disaster years, the imperial court could use its own granary reserves. If it was not enough, it would transfer grain from normal counties to the disaster-stricken counties. If it was not enough, it would collect donations and apportion it. The wealthy families would always have grain reserves. According to tradition, the imperial court sends imperial envoys to order them to put grain;
Those who are obedient will always get a decent reputation, and those who are disobedient will be labeled as "rebels".
In the end, if everyone endures a little longer, sells their ancestral fields, and joins a wealthy family as servants, they can always survive. Even if they starve to death, only a small number of people will starve to death, so the problem is not big.
But the problem is that after the horse stepped on the power, there was unprecedented political centralization, but in terms of production and people's livelihood, there was a huge vacuum. In addition, in recent years, the country has been hollowed out by foreign conquests. Yes, the layer-by-layer squeezing method that could be used in the past has been used for a long time. Now if you are squeezing again, there is no grain. Where can you go?
When the carriage arrived outside the city, Ji Laoliu finished the meal.
This time, he rarely ate all the rice grains in the bowl. Finally, he poured water into the teapot, shook it, and drank the oil and water together.
In the past, Ji Laoliu, as long as conditions allowed, would never tire of fine food and meticulous food. Today, he has really begun to take food seriously.
"Master, this is the team from the East Palace."
Eunuch Zhang, who was driving the carriage, reminded.
Ji Laoliu opened the curtain and looked forward. Sure enough, the team from the East Palace arrived earlier than him.
In addition, in addition to the East Palace team, there were also Zaifu's carriage and the carriages of several other officials.
Ji Laoliu put down the car curtain, with a faint smile on his lips.
In the past, he was compassionate, fearful and worried about the future of Dayan, and cherished every grain of rice;
Now, he has restored his true nature as a fox in the government, and stepped into This black vortex.
This,
Perhaps it is the true power of an emperor;
Being in the backyard, regardless of government affairs, everyone knows who is the real master of Dayan now.
Ji Laoliu shook his head,
The authority of his father is no longer something that can be shaken by the ceremonial supervisor or the governor. He can hand over a lot, but In fact, it was equivalent to handing over nothing.
No one dares to ignore him,
Unless...
"Zhang Banban."
"The slave is here."
"Go back to the household department."
"Yes, master."
Ji Chengjue's carriage turned around. He came, but he left again. This scene must not catch the eyes of others, but he still left like this.
The locust plague broke out, and the governor of Huwei County had already given a prediction that it would spread to Tiancheng County. If this possibility was unlikely, he would not dare to write this in the book.
Going to the backyard to find the father is an instinct of a son and a minister.
But when he got to the door,
Ji Laoliu didn't want to go in.
Natural disasters are beyond human control, and it is useless to go to his father. Moreover, he clearly knows what kind of arrogant person his father is.
The war against Chu was carried out by him personally, so it was impossible for him to agree to end the war at this time.
No matter how high the price is, no matter how dire the family's foundation is, the emperor's will cannot be changed.
In this case,
should you go and see your father?
What's the point?
The prince went there with a group of officials.
Do they really dare to confront their father and ask him to order the troops to stop?
No,
They dare not,
What they can do and dare to do is just hint, hint, and hint again, put the disaster information at the top, and use every method to hint.
It's like playing a shadow puppet show. What you are playing can only be understood.
Ji Laoliu sat in the carriage and entered the city again.
His hands gently rubbed his face.
He didn’t know how long the war in Chudi would last, and he didn’t know how long his father’s body and bones could last.
He can do many things, but most of them are actually meaningless when faced with these two unknowns.
When he arrived at Hubu, Ji Chengjue could clearly feel the low air pressure here.
The common people may still be confused, and other officials may not see it clearly. Only the officials here clearly know how hollow this seemingly huge empire of Dayan has become.
Ji Chengjue sat back in his seat, picked up the papers, and began to review them.
Seeing him like this, the others slowly began to return to work.
"Your Majesty, this is a booklet from the east." A foreign minister from the Ministry of Revenue delivered a booklet to Ji Chengjue.
In the battle against Chu, Emperor Yan opened the door to all conveniences early on. Therefore, the information from King Jingnan could not pass through the center and appear directly on the desk of the Ministry of Revenue. Of course, the center had There will definitely be a backup.
In short, if King Jingnan needs anything, he can directly contact the rear and implement it without giving any chance to shirk the blame.
It can be said that at this point, King Jingnan’s treatment is enough to make all the commanders in other countries collectively envious.
This is the real thing. Behind me, standing is the entire Dayan.
But the problem is that if King Jingnan needs anything, he will mention it directly. If you follow the usual process and routine, if you mention it by ten points, the center can change it to eight points for you. When it is implemented, the following will complain. , I gave it six or seven points.
This is standard procedure.
But the ten points here must be real.
Ji Laoliu took a deep breath and opened the book. In his mind, he had already imagined how many civilians, how many ordnances, how many war horses and how much food he would need...
Indeed,
It's for next season's military supplies.
Ji Laoliu reached out and took the teacup. Then, the teacup shook and the tea spilled on the table. Fortunately, it was herbal tea and not hot.
Putting down the tea cup, Ji Laoliu picked up the fold again and placed it in front of him.
This is the military supplies that must be delivered to the front line at the beginning of winter, that is, the year before. Because both preparation and transportation take time, so it must be put forward now.
However,
The numbers on this...
The demand for war horses has not changed;
The number required for food and fodder is only... 20% of last season!
In other aspects, it is only 20%, or even less than 20%.
The most exaggerated,
He is a man of the people,
Come on, a man of the people, King Jingnan’s comment is actually: repatriation as appropriate.
What does this mean?
This means that the civilians on the front line are enough and there is no need to add more people to the front. Some of the civilians in the rear can also be repatriated.
Ji Chengjue would never think that King Jingnan knew about the current financial situation of Dayan Household Department and the current difficulties of people's livelihood in Dayan, so he deliberately showed consideration for the rear;
This is not something that King Jingnan would do.
The reason why this change in demand occurs
is because,
because,
because...
Ji Chengjue slumped back on the chair, clutching the book tightly in his hand;
King Jingnan felt that
the war would be over soon
.
Ji Laoliu stretched out his hand and covered his chest. The previous news about the locust plague made his chest feel like a huge boulder was blocked. And this excerpt, although it did not directly express the frontline planning and progress, had already revealed it. send out enough information.
The stone was pressed and moved,
This man couldn't stand the tossing up and down, even more unbearable than Sisi was up there after confinement.
Things must be done one by one. No matter what, we should be able to see the dawn of the war in the east. Next, we should consider how to resist the disaster.
As much as possible,
Let’s kill fewer people.
Actually,
Ji Chengjue has always wanted to ask his father,
If the old Yan people were seriously injured in the end,
< br>Even if you wipe out the four major countries and unify all Xia,
In the end,
Who will be the winner?
After finishing the matters at hand and giving instructions on what should be explained,
Ji Chengjue got up and left the household department again, and got on the carriage of Eunuch Zhang.
“See you?”
Ji Chengjue asked.
"Go back to the master, I saw you, but it is said that His Majesty is angry and says that you, the prince who supervises the country, have no ability to supervise the country, so get out of the East Palace yourself."
"My father really said that. ”
“Yes, Lord, our people When the news came, the prince and Zhao Jiulang also looked like they had been scolded when they came out of the back garden. The prince almost fell when he got on the carriage."
" Haha. Jue smiled and said, "Pretending."
Before they entered, they should have known that they would be scolded;
And the father, before knowing that they were going to enter the backyard, already knew that they would be scolded later;
A One is ready to be scolded, the other is ready to be scolded,
This is why Ji Chengjue made a U-turn at the gate of the back garden,
The situation is bad,
But no matter how bad it is, someone has to do it.
What's the point of following the established process there?
"Master, there is news from Wen Yin that a close associate of His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince contacted Li Yinglian last night."
After the fourth prince Ji Chengfeng took charge of the first unit of the Beijing Camp, he came to ask for help. Ordnance and food, but they were He refused on the grounds that the war on the front line was tense. Later, Ji Chengfeng approached the prince, and the prince issued an order, but he pushed back;
After that, the prince opened the imperial army treasury and allocated funds from here. Ordnance, money and food were given to the fourth prince.
In the eyes of outsiders,
this means that the fourth prince and the eldest prince have chosen sides;
It’s just that the eldest prince has sided with the Sixth Master’s Party, while the fourth prince has sided with the prince. .
"Did Li Liangshen's unit go south?"
"Yes, it has gone south. The former army just left today."
Li Liangshen's troops went south in order to put pressure on the Gan people and make them reconsider whether they dare to make a desperate Northern Expedition.
“Inform the people in the west and ask them to pay more attention to the situation in the Zhenbei Marquis... Zhenbei Palace in the west.”
“Master, do you think that person will have something to say?”
“There is no doubt that my father’s physical condition is different, and the war in the east is about to come to an end. Do you still remember that the Marquis of Zhenbei entered the capital four years ago? That was the beginning;
I think,
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He may end up visiting Beijing again. "
"Master, if that person comes again, then let's..."
"Except for Zheng Fan, all the people on Gu's side are trying to figure out who we can be in the future. There is a way out. At the very least, it can protect the Gu family and leave the capital, and ensure peace in the world.
From the very beginning, Gu never thought of getting involved in real military power and using military power to enforce oppression.
If you really think that way, you will be looking down on Gu Na’s father, and the prince is actually the same.
Everyone, let's have fun and make trouble. If it doesn't work, you can also punch and kick in the court, but who wants to get involved in the military power and fight with the same room, haha...
Sometimes, Gu Zhen feels , I am that cricket, being watched and fighting with others. "
"Master, slaves are crickets. Master, you are..."
"In the eyes of my father, everyone in the world is just a cricket, nothing more than a big one or a small one. "
Ji Chengjue sighed,
Then he said:
"That crazy woman, is she at peace now?"
The Emperor Yan moved into the back garden, and the princess who originally lived in the back garden naturally had to move out. The back garden was very crowded. It's big, so it can definitely be accommodated, but it doesn't comply with the rules. The princess is half daughter-in-law.
So, the princess now lives in a royal garden in Xishanju.
Before the back garden was built, it was the place where emperors of the Ji family used to go to the hot springs to escape the summer heat.
"Master, the princess went to the Tian family's old house the day before yesterday."
Hearing this, Ji Chengjue fell silent.
Counting the days,
It’s almost the Tian family’s annual festival.
A long time,
Ji Chengjue spit out two words;
"Madman."
…………
If you look down from the sky, you can clearly see that Zhennan Pass To the north is a large area of camps.
The Yan Army has been building siege equipment, but for such a long time, the Yan Army has never actually launched a battle against Zhennanguan;
Not only Zhennanguan, but also the east and west military strongholds below Zhennanguan, the Yan army turned a blind eye.
The Chu army has been waiting for danger, but the Yan people do not understand the style.
In addition,
There was also an extremely strange scene on the battlefield. Different from the tense atmosphere when the two sides faced each other to the front line of Zhennanguan, the Yan army started a battle behind the military stronghold. Every field of exercises.
The so-called training is actually military training.
Among the armies that attacked Chu, the quality of the Zhenbei Army and the Jingnan Army need not be mentioned much, but the other soldiers and horses were somewhat uneven.
Under the banner of King Jingnan, the various units of the Yan Army began to drill strictly in accordance with the original requirements of the Jingnan Army. The training was no longer about the Yan Army's weak point siege, but the cavalry field formation. , charge, crossover, detour, and other detailed tactics.
For other soldiers and horses, with the Jingnan Army as a model, they have a reference when training, and the atmosphere in the army is that no one is convinced by anyone. , after this momentum built up, the soldiers became more motivated to participate in training and improve their rankings in the next round of exercises.
For this reason, the effect of practicing is indeed very good.
This move is incomprehensible to outsiders.
The national war has begun and has been going on for so long. The Yan people have already demolished the military forts north of Zhennanguan. If they don't take advantage of the situation to launch an attack on Zhennanguan, they stay there and start training troops. They spend every day in vain. A large amount of military supplies. If a general from other countries dared to do this, he would probably be accused of neglecting the war and having ulterior motives.
But the majesty of King Jingnan in the army was too high. Since the war began, the only decree issued by Emperor Yan was an oral decree. Therefore, no one in the Yan court dared to comment on his decision.
Everyone will say this, but no one dares to sharpen their knives in peace under the eyes of hundreds of thousands of enemy troops.
At the end of the parade, the rankings were determined and the rewards were distributed.
The generals gathered in the king's tent, waiting for King Jingnan's routine comments after each military exercise.
Finally,
King Jingnan walked into the king’s tent.
"See you, Your Majesty!"
"See you, Your Majesty!"
The generals will pay their respects.
King Jingnan walked up to the commander's seat, glanced at the whole place, and said
"The food route of the Chu people has been cut off."
The crowd There will be an uproar.
Soon,
Many people thought of one person, a person who never showed up in the second round of the battle.
Then, everyone’s faces showed excitement;
Because all the generals present knew what it would mean if the hundreds of thousands of Chu troops in front of them were cut off from the food route. , which means that even if they continue to guard the strong city, they will still fall into depression and panic.
This means that the battlefield situation will undergo a qualitative change!
"My king's military order has been passed down, and all the ministries have prepared their troops and horses, prepared their food and grass, and are waiting for my king's military order to raise troops. In the past, my king surrounded the Chu people's 40,000 Qingluan army at Yupan City by the Wangjiang River. This time Once, I want to take you and surround a big one."
"The last general takes the order!"
"The last general takes the order!"
"Li Fusheng stays, and others, let's make preparations."
The generals left one after another. In the king's tent, he quickly returned to his respective troops to greet them.
In the king’s tent,
Li Fusheng stepped forward and asked:
"Your Majesty, what are your orders?"
"Li Fusheng, your troops must be prepared for a long-distance attack. When the army is dispatched, you will Responsible for attacking Jingcheng."
"My lord, but that boy Zheng Fan wrote that the situation is critical?"
Li Fusheng really cares about Zheng Fan.
King Jingnan shook his head and said: "Since he led his army into Chu by boat, I have not received any messages from him."
The span of the battlefield is too large, even if it is eight hundred miles plus It is urgent, and there is a very long lag, not to mention that the Chu people are strictly guarding the Zhennanguan area now, and ordinary messengers are almost impassable.
Li Fusheng asked hurriedly: "Then how did the prince know that Zheng Fan had already captured Jingcheng? Burned the grain and grass stored by the Chu people?"
Faced with Li Fusheng's inquiry,< br>
King Jingnan just responded casually:
"Get used to it." (End of this chapter)