Emperor Taizong's Growth Plan

Chapter 286 The war broke out again, and the arrangement in the court

It was another early morning, in the Xuanzheng Hall, Xiao Chengduan was sitting on the dragon chair.All the officials worshiped and bowed down to accept orders.

Without waiting for others to speak, the old Taiwei Tao Ai immediately took a step forward and said eagerly:
"Qizou Your Majesty, Yongzhou urgently reports! Xia Guo bought the generals in the army, intending to stir up the chaos in Yongzhou. He also sent troops into the border of Dayun to surround and kill General Di Qing, the commander of the Yongzhou camp. Fortunately, General Di was brave and did not let him Xia Guo has succeeded."

Xiao Cheng was able to detect the changes in Xia Guo, relying on the loyalty of Goldfinger's courtiers, and the clues that his subordinates Dongchang and Sticking rods tried their best to trace, he guessed a clue.

In order to play such a trick, Xiao Cheng was determined not to leak the news, even though there were many layouts, he never let too many people know.

Therefore, among all the officials in the court, there are not many people who know about Xia Guo's breaking of the peace treaty.

As soon as Tao Ai's words came out, all the officials in the court were shocked, and there was an uproar, and they all whispered to each other.

Although everyone thought that there would be another disturbance between the two countries in the future.

But until now, the war between the two countries has subsided, but it has only been less than a year.Coupled with the fact that the southwestern part of the Xia Kingdom was plagued by a plague and the power of the people was greatly damaged, no matter how you look at it, it is unlikely to use force this year.

But just like that, no one would have expected that Xia Guo would still launch troops this year!

Xiao Chengduan was sitting on the dragon chair, his face under the slack could not be seen clearly, only the majestic voice sounded in everyone's ears:

"Oh? The dignified state of Xia, who doesn't care about the hardships of the people's livelihood, breaks the peace treaty, lightly challenges the end, and breaks the trust of the world! Such words and deeds should be cast aside by the people of the world!"

Upon hearing the words, Minister of Rites Zhang Zhao immediately stepped forward and said in a deep voice:
"Your Majesty, Xia Guo broke his promise for no reason, and started the war lightly. He should immediately issue a letter of credence, announce it to the world, and ask Xia Guo's court hall why!"

The advantage of public opinion must be occupied!
When Xiao Cheng heard this, he immediately said:

"Prelude!"

Hearing this, the old Taiwei Tao Ai stepped forward again, looking a little eager, and said:

"Your Majesty, Xia Guo is clearly prepared for this move. Since this is the case, it must not be treated carelessly, and there may be a follow-up in the future! The most urgent thing is to ask Your Majesty to immediately send troops to garrison Yongzhou. In addition, the north You should also be careful on the border of Yunxia!"

When all the officials in the palace heard the words, they immediately came out together and said in response:
"The minister waits for the second opinion!"

"Your Majesty, please send troops immediately to aid Yongzhou!"

When Xiao Cheng heard the words, he immediately said in a deep voice:

"Yongzhou Camp has tens of thousands of soldiers, all of whom are the elite of the country, so there is no danger in terms of military strength. The most important thing is Shicheng County, which is responsible for supplying supplies to Yongzhou Camp, and accidents are prone to happen."

Having said that, Xiao Cheng paused slightly before continuing:

"Where is Wu Zixu, a doctor in the Ministry of War?"

Hearing His Majesty on the dragon chair suddenly called his name, Wu Zixu's heart jumped wildly among the officials.

In order to avenge his family, he had just defected to Yun Country, intending to use the power of Yun Country to take revenge on Xia Country.I thought I would have to endure for some more time, but I never thought that Xia Guo could not bear it anymore!

How can such a surprise not make him excited?
But Wu Zixu still remembered the warning from his friend Xu Heng.In order not to leave an impression that Xiao Cheng could not calm down, he hastily suppressed the excitement in his heart, walked out quickly, knelt down on the ground, and saluted:
"Chen is here!"

Xiao Cheng looked at Wu Zixu who was holding back his excitement, but trembling between his expressions and actions, and said in a deep voice:
"The northern part of Shicheng County faces Xia State directly, and it is also an important place to maintain the food, grass and military resources in the four regions of Yongzhou. It has a bearing on the overall situation of the southeast, and someone needs to sit in it. Wu Zixu, are you willing to accept the order?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Zixu bowed without hesitation, and said loudly:
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will definitely do my best!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Cheng immediately opened his mouth and said:

"Wu Zixu, a Lang Zhong of the Ministry of War, moved to the fifth-rank Zuojun Dudu Mansion as a judge, and took charge of the military affairs of Shicheng County temporarily. Then transfer [-] heavy armored cavalry and [-] forbidden troops to serve under your command."

The Dudufu of the Five Armies is divided into the Dudufu of the Front Army, the Rear Army, the Central Army, the Left Army, and the Right Army.After the reorganization in the central government, the Yongzhou camp became the governor's residence of the left army.

Wu Zixu was overjoyed when he heard this.

But before he received the decree to thank him, he heard Xiao Cheng suddenly say:

"The people in the southwest are already in extreme hardship, and I feel pity in my heart. You are in Shicheng County this time, and I will allow you to take advantage of other things, but you should not use methods that harm people's livelihood!"

Wu Zixu's extreme temperament, coupled with the background of the great hatred given to him by Goldfinger, made him only want to invade the territory of Xia Kingdom, and sometimes it was inevitable to use cruel methods.

I still remember that at the beginning, when Wu Zixu offered advice to himself in front of King Qi, he once said that he would send soldiers into the territory of Xia State to harass, burn and trample the fields, so as to contain and weaken Xia State's strength.

It's just that now Yunguo has a very good reputation in the southwest of Xiaguo, and Xiao Cheng also has intentions to annex the six southwest counties after this time.

As a result, his extreme methods have done a lot of damage to Yun Country's image.Let him go out to lead the army, of course, he has to say hello in advance.

When Wu Zixu heard Xiao Cheng's words, he knew that His Majesty was reminding himself not to put family feuds above state affairs.

At this time, he thought of his friend's previous warning, and suddenly felt a little lucky in his heart.

If he hadn't listened to Xu Heng's words before, but instead showed an eager desire for revenge, he might not be able to go out to lead the army today.

Thinking of this, Wu Zixu's heart trembled, and he leaned over and said:
"Your Majesty's instructions must be kept in mind!"

And at this moment, outside the Xuanzheng Hall, a fan from Dongchang suddenly ran into the hall, leaned over and knelt down, and said loudly:
"Qizou Your Majesty, urgent report from Xiushan County!"

"King An destroyed the jade seal and royal robes bestowed by His Majesty, burned the guard of honor, and raised troops to seek rebellion!"

This news, in fact, Dongchang has already sent back the news secretly.It's just that I didn't care about it before, so I didn't choose to announce it to the ministers.

But at this time, the officials in the palace who heard the news did not appear to be panicked.

Li Weining announced his rebellion without any warning, the officials seemed not as surprised as they heard Xia Guo's attack, and even the courtiers showed a look of bewilderment and confusion.

That Li Weining, is he crazy?Otherwise, why can't you think about it so much?

Don't blame Xiao Cheng, and even all the courtiers of Yun Kingdom for treating Li Chao with such contempt and disregard.

It is true that in recent years, the Li Dynasty has lacked military virtues, and was defeated by the Yun Kingdom in two national wars, and suffered heavy losses and the best elites were wiped out.

Sergeants of the Li Dynasty, when they saw the flags of the Yunguo army, all of them were dispirited and had no fighting spirit.Moreover, the Li Dynasty's former soul figure, Taiwei Chen Feng, had already died, and the courtiers of Yun Kingdom didn't pay much attention to them.

But at this time, Dongchang fanzi went on to report:

"There is also a military report submitted by General Pingman, King An, no, Li Weining, the leader of the puppet Li rebellion, led the puppet Lidong Road Navy, went upstream along the Red River, turned into Nanpan River, and headed for Shicheng County !"

As soon as this remark came out, the court suddenly fell silent.

When the old Taiwei Tao Ai heard this, he immediately frowned and retorted:
"Impossible! The waterway of the Red River is dangerous and the rocks are hidden. A boat of fifty materials can barely sail. If Li Chao's navy can pass, how did Li Chao lose the fertile land of the four states in the north?"

This remark makes sense.

The navy of the Li Dynasty is the well-deserved number one navy among the nations in the world.

If the Red River could pass through, the Li Dynasty Navy would have gone northward from the mouth of the Thang Long Mansion to cut off the supply route of the Yun Kingdom army. Then how could the Li Dynasty's defeat in Yongzhou cause the Li Dynasty to directly lose [-]% of its elites and send the Li Dynasty army's troops to the north? Has the energy and spirit been extinguished?

Dongchang Fanzi was questioned by the old Taiwei, but he didn't know how to refute, so he immediately raised the military newspaper in his hand and said loudly:

"The internal cause is not very clear to me. Only General Pingman has the military report in hand and presents it to His Majesty!"

Hearing this, Xiao Cheng frowned and waved, asking the little eunuch beside him to report to the general to pick him up.

Although Yang Dayan pretended to be a muddleheaded person, Xiao Cheng knew that he was not really muddled.

After receiving the military newspaper, Xiao Cheng opened it and his pupils shrank.

At the beginning of the military newspaper, it was a vision of Li Chao's navy gathering a large army, riding the wind and waves, and rushing all the way to Shicheng County, hoping to use the water of Nanpan River to cut off the connection between Shicheng County and Yongzhou and the country of Yun.

This method of luck was originally conceived by Li Xing, the patriarch of Li Dynasty.Thinking about leaving a trace of records in the Li Dynasty, it is quite normal.

Although Li Xing didn't figure out how to use it other than linking the luck of the country with his own luck, prolonging his life and increasing his martial arts.

But that's more, because the world has not been upgraded, and all kinds of magical effects have not been revealed.

Now that the world has changed drastically, it's not surprising that Li Weining used what Li Xing left behind to figure out how to use Qi, and use Li Chao's elite navy to condense the vision of Qi luck!
Thinking of this, Xiao Cheng frowned even tighter.

In this way, Li Chao, who originally thought that he would not cause any trouble at all, turned into an existence that caused Yun Guo a lot of headaches.

If they really cut off the connection between Shicheng County and the country, then the Yongzhou Camp, which relies on Shicheng County to transport supplies, would be even more dangerous!
Although the officials in the palace couldn't see Xiao Cheng's expression clearly at this moment.But Xiao Cheng's aura of seriousness all over his body immediately stagnated the breath in the hall, but it was like a heavy stone, pressing down on the hearts of all officials.

This emotional change made Baiguan suddenly speculate in his heart.

Could it be that Li Chao's navy really came upstream along the Red River?

But if this matter is true, it would be too appalling!
After all, according to the previous worldview of the courtiers, unless the Li Dynasty can recruit hundreds of ninth-level masters who are proficient in water, and then work day and night to dig water channels for the passage of the army, it will be possible to achieve it.

Before the officials were worried for a long time, His Majesty who was sitting on the dragon chair suddenly let out a chuckle.

The incomparably solemn and dignified aura around His Majesty's body immediately dissipated.In an instant, the Xuanzheng Palace seemed to have dissipated as dark clouds and the sun shone.

While Baiguan felt relieved, he couldn't help feeling suspicious.

Seeing this, Tao Ai couldn't help but asked immediately:
"May I ask Your Majesty, is this military report credible?"

Hearing this, Xiao Cheng put together the military newspaper in his hand, put it aside casually, and said:
"it is true!"

As soon as these words came out, the Xuanzheng Hall suddenly became noisy again.

If the military report is true, it is no small matter.

Once the waterway of the Red River is opened, Li Chao's mighty navy can drive straight in.Either isolate Shicheng County, or surprise the hinterland of Yunguo.Li Chao, who had never been taken seriously at first, has suddenly become the confidant of Yun Country!

The old Taiwei Tao Ai's face was ugly, and he said immediately:
"Your Majesty, please quickly deploy troops on the Nanpan River, or sink ships, or cross the river with iron chains, so as to block the waterway and prevent Li Chao's navy from advancing!"

Hearing this, Xiao Cheng immediately nodded and said:

"Just like what the old Taiwei said! Order troops to block the waterway!"

Having said that, Xiao Cheng paused slightly, and immediately said in a deep voice:
"Now the situation is critical, immediately send an order to calm the generals under the command of the barbarian general Yang Dayan, and take precautions along the river!"

All the courtiers were a little surprised when they heard Yang Dayan's name.

Yang Dayan, stationed in Xiushan County, is indeed the closest soldier to Nanpanjiang.

Moreover, Yang Dayan was born in the Yang family's concubine lineage, and has a deep relationship with the harem, and he once served in front of Xiao Cheng, so there is no need to doubt his loyalty.

It's just that although this person is ranked as a fourth-rank titled general, he is illiterate.In the past, he acted a little out of tune.How can such a person take on the important task of guarding against the Li Dynasty Navy?
Immediately, some courtiers came forward to remonstrate, saying:

"Your Majesty, General Pingman is stationed in Xiushan County, and he is responsible for guarding against the army of the Li Dynasty. He cannot be easily transferred!"

"Please think twice, Your Majesty!"

"There are always many military generals in the court, Your Majesty should choose someone else to lead the army!"

At this time, Tao Ai was also a little worried, and immediately said:
"Your Majesty, although the veteran is old, I hope to serve His Majesty!"

At this time, Xiao Cheng, without any hesitation, said decisively:
"Nowadays, Yang Dayan is the closest to Nanpanjiang in the middle school. It is most appropriate for him to be in charge of defense. If troops are dispatched from Beijing, it will be too late!"

Having said that, Xiao Cheng paused slightly, and said in a deep voice:
"I have made up my mind, you don't want to persuade me any more!"

Now Xiao Cheng's prestige is very high, if he makes a decision with one word, no matter how many officials in the court have opinions, they can only bow down and obey orders.

Today's situation is just like before, Xia and Li attacked together again.

But at this time, the situation in Yun Country is stable, the people's hearts are fully attached, the military's morale is available, and the military strength at hand is even more abundant.Even the courtiers didn't have much fear and worry in their hearts.Compared with the original form, I don't know how much better it is.

The most important thing is that he is sitting on the dragon chair now. At the beginning of the imperial conquest, he used his own strength to hold His Majesty who was about to fall, which was the reassurance in the hearts of all the officials in the court.

The emperor's order has been issued, and all the officials bow their heads.The court of Yun Kingdom is fully operational again.

Countless decrees on the operation and dispatch of grain, grass and materials, and the selection and appointment of soldiers were issued in an orderly manner from the six ministries, and were conveyed to the yamen in central Beijing, local states and counties, and garrison barracks.Many arrangements were issued and implemented one by one.

And among these decrees, there are two decrees handed down by Xiao Cheng himself.

An imperial decree is the decree of recruiting two sages from the people to join the army at the eighth rank.

Another imperial decree is somewhat inexplicable.The content is that craftsmen from the vicinity of Shicheng County will be mobilized to gather together, and some kind of prayer platform will be suddenly built...

(End of this chapter)