Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 4152
For such an epoch-making navy, Fang Jun is naturally full of confidence. He believes that in today's world, purely in terms of water warfare, it can be said to be invincible in the world, and any navy will be completely crushed in front of the navy. Pressure, let alone the short and the long, that is, the ability to resist is not possessed.

Even fighting on land is not inferior to today's strong army. After all, individual soldier quality, tactical quality, firepower equipment, logistical supplies and other elements critical to combat effectiveness are all first-class in the world.

If Fang Jun is a little more than two, he can proudly shout "One for one among the strong army, I will be respected above the water"...

Cheng Yaojin drooped his eyelids, his face was expressionless, he didn't know what was going on in his heart.

But I must be full of worries because King Jin ignored such a powerful army as the navy...

Li Jing asked: "Who is the navy commander in Huating Town?"

Fang Jundao: "A month ago, Su Dingfang had led the army back from the country of Japan to defend Huating Town, so he was in command. The Jiangnan clan suddenly formed a private army. Su Dingfang will definitely not sit idly by, and he will not even need the crown prince's order. Send troops to attack, but Liu Rengui, Xi Junmai, and others are the ones who charge forward, they are all courageous and resourceful."

Li Jing nodded happily, and said: "So, it is absolutely safe."

He has studied the art of war all his life, and it is no exaggeration to say that he is "the best in the world". Although he has taught many people the art of war over the years, only Su Dingfang is able to enter the room and call himself a "disciple of the Duke of Wei".

Although Liu Rengui, Xi Junmai, etc. have different backgrounds, they have achieved outstanding achievements in the navy over the years. Fang Jun's praise of "brave and resourceful" is no exaggeration.

It even made Li Jing feel a little bit jealous, and said with emotion: "The naval division is not only strong in soldiers and horses, but also a gathering of stars. Erlang's skill in knowing and employing people is not as good as this old man."

It's not a good thing for the superior to work hard and do everything by himself. As the saying goes, how many nails can a good iron drive?Asking about everything, meddling in everything, it's too late to die of exhaustion.Being able to know people well is to be a competent superior.

And Fang Jun has done a very good job in this aspect. He often belittles Fang Jun as "he doesn't know how to fight at all", but he is full of praise for Fang Jun's promotion and reuse of the generals and schools under his command, and even promoted several times to his own command. The mind to be trained.

I'm happy to see hunting, but it's just like this...

In front of Li Jing, the No.1 handsome man in the world, how dare Fang Jun be proud?
Hurry up and say modestly: "Wei Gong Mizan, I'm just lazy, so I mostly delegate things to the lower levels. These people have gone through trials, and it's the real gold that always shines, not the merit of my subordinates."

Li Jing said with a smile: "Why do superiors need to know everything? Knowing people and doing them well is already the greatest ability."

Han Gaozu failed in writing and martial arts, but was able to defeat Xiang Yu, who was so powerful that he could conquer the world. It was because of this ability to know people and do things well.

Cheng Yaojin drank a cup of tea in one gulp, his face was expressionless, but his heart was not very happy.

For the prince and the East Palace family, he is clearly a "rebel". Today, he has already raised 12 points of caution when entering the palace, so as not to make mistakes and fall into the facts. It's too much, but it's not impossible to give him a warning to peel off his face.

However, there were no difficulties or harsh criticisms as expected, on the contrary, he seemed to be a confidant, even when discussing countermeasures for the current situation, he would not hide it...

Could it be that he wants to make himself ashamed, and return to the embrace of the East Palace after he lost his way?
Cheng Yaojin was not sure...

……

At noon, as soon as the official business came to an end, Li Chengqian prepared a vegetarian dish in the side hall and asked all the ministers to have a meal together. Cheng Yaojin left with a lot of worries on the pretext that the military affairs were urgent and he dared not slack off. Fang Jun also asked for instructions to go back to the house. Leaving the palace together...

The rain washed away the Taiji Palace. Many buildings were newly completed and looked brand new. However, the white flags hanging everywhere made the whole palace even more desolate. in a hurry.

Teams of imperial guards put on their helmets and put on their armor, and walked in uniform, deploying defenses and patrolling everywhere in the palace. The armor leaves clanged, and the atmosphere was tense and chilling.

The two walked side by side to the gate of Chengtian, waiting for their own soldiers to come. Cheng Yaojin glanced at Fang Jun and asked: "The Navy has really started to cut off the waterways in the south of the Yangtze River and hinder the clans in the south of the Yangtze River. The private army rushed to Guanzhong?"

Fang Jun let out a hey, and said with a smile: "It's just to appease Your Highness, so that His Highness won't be so worried and restless. The Jiangnan is vast, and the waterways are criss-crossed. There are not more than a dozen or 20 elite soldiers and thousands of boats. How can we cut off the waterways? What's more, the Jiangnan clan has a profound heritage, and everyone responds to it. When the time comes, a 10,000+ army will gather, who can stop it? Lu Guogong, don't take it seriously."

Seriously?
I'm so stupid that I don't take it seriously!

Cheng Yaojin scolded: "You have too much heart, a stick, and you don't even realize that your father is stable and honest. You dare to play this game in front of the old man. You are much younger!"

This fictitious trick has actually been played on my head...

Fang Jun was dissatisfied: "Although you are a generation older, my nephew is now considered a person. Can you save some face in the public? Speaking of which, just now I said in the palace that the navy can cut off the waterway in the south of the Yangtze River. Don't you believe me?" , Now I say it can't be blocked at all, and you don't believe it...Since you don't believe what I say, why bother to ask? You old things are getting old, you have traveled too much at night, and you have encountered many ghosts , it is inevitable to be suspicious all day long, according to me, it is better to let go of the errands as soon as possible, and return to the hometown early, wouldn't it be better to wander around the forest and spring to entertain your grandchildren? You have to go through this whirlpool several times, just in case you stumble If you lose your fame for the rest of your life, then you will lose a lot."

Cheng Yaojin snorted and didn't answer.

He is really confused by Fang Jun now...

If Fang Jun could really order the navy to block the main rivers in the south of the Yangtze River, he would not believe it. The Yangtze River stretches for thousands of miles, but the section of the south of the Yangtze River is hundreds of miles long. Anywhere can directly lead to the Yangtze River. How can the navy block all the way along the Yangtze River with so few troops?
As long as you cross the Yangtze River, you don't necessarily have to go north along the canal. You can also reach Guanzhong by land, and it will only take a few days longer.

But if it is said that Fang Jun is really fooling the prince to make the prince feel at ease, it is very unlikely. Such military and state affairs are related to the life and death of the prince and the rise and fall of the East Palace, so how dare he speak falsely?

unless……

He raised his eyebrows, thinking of a possibility, looked left and right, approached Fang Jun and asked in a low voice, "You have already planted eyeliner in the Jiangnan clan?"

It is impossible to block the waterways in the south of the Yangtze River, and it is as difficult as climbing the sky. But if you have an eyeliner in the Jiangnan clan in advance, and you know the route of the private army in the south of the Yangtze River, you can naturally target it. Which way the private army goes, you can block it in advance. which way...

Other than that, he couldn't think of the reason why Fang Jun was so calm.

At this time, the sky was raining again, and their respective soldiers had brought horses and carriages, and handed them an umbrella.

The two of them didn't get on their horses. Fang Jun held up his umbrella and said with a smile: "Where is the need to put eyeliner? The largest income of the Jiangnan clan now comes from Haimao. I just need to shout out that those who follow me will prosper and those who oppose me will perish." , do you believe that those clans came to report the news crying and shouting? Jin Wang is too naive, Xiao Yu is also confused, he doesn't know that the current Jiangnan is no longer the Jiangnan that dared to hold together to reject Emperor Yang of Sui."

What caused the chaotic times at the end of the Sui Dynasty?

Some people say that Emperor Sui Yang expropriated violently, some said that Emperor Sui Yang used military force, and some said that he conscripted millions of civilians to build the Grand Canal... But one of the reasons is generally recognized, that is, the construction of Luoyang, the eastern capital, was the beginning of troubled times sign of

Yang Jian proclaimed himself emperor and set his capital in Chang'an. However, the old site of Han Chang'an City was already dilapidated, the area was small and the water pollution was serious. Therefore, a new city was built in the direction of Longshou in the southeast, and it was named Daxing City.The construction of Daxing City consumed countless manpower and material resources, which can be said to be the best effort of the whole country. After it was completed, it accommodated hundreds of thousands of people and became the largest city in the world at that time, and the political and economic center of the Great Sui Empire.

However, when Yang Guang came to the throne, might he give up such a great city and move the capital to Luoyang?

In fact, Yang Guang did it as a last resort.At that time, the Turks in the northern part of the Great Wall were prosperous, and there were hundreds of thousands of people who controlled the strings. They invaded the border for years, and with the rise of Tuyuhun, the entire northwest front of the Great Sui Dynasty was full of turmoil every day. Once a certain line of defense was breached, the enemy cavalry could quickly reach the city of Chang'an , the danger of subjugation made it difficult for Emperor Sui Yang to sleep at night.

In the Sui Dynasty, the Guanlongmen Clan had already developed into a behemoth that almost monopolized the promotion channels of imperial court officials. The military and government were all under its control, and it could be abolished with one word. Apart from escaping from Chang'an and moving the capital to Luoyang, what could Emperor Sui Yang do? manage?
But even so, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty could not get rid of the threat of Guanlong. The Shandong clan was indifferent to him, so they could only go south to seek help from the Jiangnan clan to fight against the Guanlongmen Clan.

However, the Jiangnan clan at that time was unprecedentedly united. They would rather live in peace than participate in the political struggle between Emperor Yang of Sui and the Guanlong Clan. They rejected Emperor Yang of Sui several times...

Why did the Jiangnan clan at that time prefer not to take control of the interests of the center, but also guard the Jiangnan land in a corner?
Because of interests.

At that time, Jiangnan was not yet fully developed, and it was full of miasma, which could not be compared with the Central Plains. However, those aristocratic and powerful families who traveled to the south after the Yongjia disaster had already taken root here, and formed an incomparably strong society through alliances, marriages, etc. Interest groups have firmly controlled Jiangnan.

Instead of going to Guanzhong to fight with the Guanlong clan, how can we guard the warm place in the south of the Yangtze River?

But now it's different.

The huge income brought by sea trade has long exceeded the output of the land, and it has become the main source of income of the Jiangnan clan. They may have the ambition to dominate the center and control the government, but how can they not secretly communicate with Fang Jun and exchange information? ?
Cheng Yaojin looked serious and let out a breath slowly.

The King of Jin thought that he could get the great help from the clans in Shandong and Jiangnan, and then achieve great things. In fact, the clans in these two places have already been riddled with holes, so they might not be able to help each other with all their strength.

And once the clans of these two places suffer a strong blow and suffer heavy losses, they are very likely to change course, and even tie up King Jin and hand it over to Chang'an...

(End of this chapter)