Emperor Taizong's Growth Plan

Chapter 328 Solicitation
Only the sounds of soldiers practicing and horses neighing could be heard coming from the camp.The murderous air could not help but spread out, causing all the people of Anguo who passed by here to show fear and avoid it far away.

In the past, the Beijing camp of the Li Dynasty was stationed, but now the flag has been changed, and the Yunlong flag is hoisted in a majestic manner.After Yang Dayan divided [-] troops to garrison Anpei County, he led the remaining soldiers and horses to station here to defend Shenglong Mansion.

Because of Yao Guangxiao's calculations, Li Hu's current prestige in the country has been completely destroyed.Most of them, inside and outside the court, refused to accept his rule.After he ascended the throne, coups and mutinies occurred many times, and even several times were really at the critical moment.

If Xiao Cheng hadn't sent Chen Dao to lead the white scorpion elite soldiers to garrison the palace in advance, I'm afraid Li Hu and his cronies would have been counterattacked and liquidated long ago!
It wasn't until Yang Dayan officially led the troops into the Shenglong Mansion, and the pressure was on, that the Anguo court gradually stabilized.It is precisely because of this that the people in power in Anguo with Li Hu as the core now realize that they cannot do without the support of Yunguo...

Yang Dayan rolled over in front of the camp gate, glanced at the fearful and cowering people of Anguo beside him, snorted coldly, threw the horsewhip to the lieutenant at the side, and immediately walked into the camp.

In the command tent, Xu Shu is replacing Yang Dayan, handling military affairs.

Looking up and seeing Yang Dayan walking into the tent with displeasure, Xu Shu chuckled lightly and said:
"Why did the commander come back so soon?"

Yang Dayan held his breath, sat down on the handsome seat, waved his hands unhappily, and said:
"Don't mention it, this court meeting in Anguo is really boring! A group of people are lifeless, like wooden sculptures and clay sculptures, they only know how to be answerers in the court hall!"

Speaking of this, Yang Dayan frowned again, hesitated for a while, and then asked:
"Yuan Zhi, tell me, there is something wrong with this situation in the Anguo court!"

Although Yang Dayan usually looks like a reckless and unscrupulous person, his IQ is actually not low.However, after attending Anguo's court meeting, he already noticed that something was wrong with Anguo.

It's just that he is not well-educated after all, but he just feels a little strange, but he can't clearly express what he feels in his heart, so he can only describe it as "something is wrong".

Hearing this, Xu Shu chuckled lightly, handed the folder in hand to Yang Dayan, and said:

"This is the notebook approved by His Majesty, you might as well take a look, Commander!"

When Yang Dayan heard the words, his eyes immediately stared, he raised his head slightly, and said without shame:
"I've made great progress recently and learned a lot of characters. But Yuan Zhi's memorial is so literal, I can't understand it! So tell me directly, what did your majesty explain?"

Hearing this, Xu Shu could only retract the memorial, and said:

"Before I just entered Shenglong Mansion with the army, I noticed that the atmosphere in the city was not right. After paying attention, I found that His Highness King An's righteousness has been lost, the government of Anguo is unstable, and the people's hearts are not. Hundreds of civil and military officials, noble clans, Even His Highness King An is heartless and extremely perfunctory in dealing with government affairs, this is the root cause!"

Throughout the ages, this puppet regime that has lost its autonomy has always been this virtue.There are many reasons for this, such as one's own limitations, the orthodoxy pursued by the people of the world, the hearts of the people in the country, and the hearts of civil and military officials... If you study it carefully, you can talk about it for too long.

When Yang Dayan heard the words, he pondered for a while, but he understood the deep meaning, and immediately slapped his thigh, saying:
"That's what it means! Your Majesty keeps Li Hu, because he doesn't want to waste too much energy on maintaining the stability of the country. But just relying on the group of wastes in the court, it's useless! Instead of that, it's better to let me lead Soldiers rushed into the palace and directly occupied Anguo!"

If things go on like this, Anguo will be unstable, and Yunguo still needs to send troops to maintain it.That being the case, it is better to annex the territory directly.Keeping Anguo's small imperial court is an eyesore!
Xu Shu heard the words, but said:

"Marshal, don't be in a hurry! I've noticed this for a long time, so in the name of Marshal, I will write a note to His Majesty, asking how to deal with it."

Having said that, Xu Shu shook the memorial in his hand and said:
"Now, His Majesty has approved it."

"Oh, don't be foolish. Tell me how your majesty replied!" Yang Dayan said impatiently.

"Open the imperial examination, and thoroughly clean up those who disobey Wang Hua in the court and the army. Hundreds of schools have contended for hundreds of years, and there are so many scholars in the world. There is no shortage of officials!" Xu Shu said.

A hundred schools of thought have been interfering with each other for hundreds of years, in order to promote their own theories and vigorously promote education.However, all countries in the world have adopted the procuratorial system, and top talents can naturally serve in the imperial court.But middle-level and even low-level scholars are not easily allowed to become officials.Therefore, there is no shortage of people for this low-level official position.

When Yang Dayan heard the words, he immediately clapped his hands and said excitedly:
"Yes, that's how it should be! A bunch of waste who only eat and do nothing, what are they doing?"

Apparently, he was extremely dissatisfied with those lifeless Anguo officials.

At this time, Xu Shu continued:
"And then land reform!"

"Land reform?" Yang Dayan froze for a moment.

Isn't this talking about the court of Anguo, why is it related to the land again?

"Clear the unclaimed land and distribute it to the refugees! Only in this way can the common people know the benevolence of my Majesty Dayun, respect me Dayun, and naturally they will no longer have the heart of rebellion!"

When Yang Dayan heard the words, he wondered:

"Are there many unowned lands in Anguo?"

Xu Shu's eyes turned cold, and he said in a deep voice:
"After liquidating the Anguo court and the army, there will be nothing! These people are plotting rebellion secretly, who in the world can say that I am not a big cloud?"

When Yang Dayan heard the words, his eyes widened again, and he murmured:
"So that's how it is..."

Xu Shu looked at Yang Dayan and said:
"Your Majesty ordered that the commander-in-chief temporarily assume the position of prime minister of Anguo and take charge of this matter. All the people in Anguo are at the command of the commander-in-chief!"

When Yang Dayan heard the words, his eyes were filled with joy, and he said:
"You listen to me? Then I'm older than that little official Li Hu! That's great, I have to salute every time I see that guy, but I'm so tired of it!"

When Xu Shu heard this, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

With such a good opportunity, you actually only think about becoming the Supreme Emperor of Anguo?

The Grand Emperor of Anguo, King An of the third rank of Dayun Kingdom, General Yang Dayan, right...

Xu Shu sighed unrecognizably, and then tried his best to remonstrate:
"Marshal, this is your chance! You are ranked as the general of An Dong because of your achievements in destroying the navy of the Li Dynasty and attacking the Thang Long Mansion. If you go up to the four expeditions and the four town generals, you will be able to serve as the general of the country. The position of the commander-in-chief of the five armies from all walks of life. This position cannot be promoted unless you have made great contributions. But if you can handle this matter well and help His Majesty and the court manage the country well, this is your chance to be promoted back to Beijing... ..."

Hearing this, Yang Dayan immediately came to his senses and said with a happy smile:
"Yes! That's right! This is an errand that can improve!"

He, Yang Dayan, was full of thoughts about progress before, so he went to fight those ministers who looked down on him in the court!

Thinking of this, Yang Dayan immediately became energetic, and shouted outside the commander's tent:

"Come here! To mobilize troops and horses, I want to kill, ah no, I want to completely liquidate those rebels who don't accept my King Dayun's transformation!"

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In Jiangzhou City of Xia State, in the southwestern recruiting office.

King Qi looked at the military newspaper in front of him, snorted lightly, and said:
"This Murong Fu, I really can't figure it out!"

Feng Chu, who was on the side, heard the words, and immediately bowed to apologize, saying:
"Please forgive me, Your Highness. I didn't investigate for a while, but I never thought that Murong Fu would raise troops so quickly..."

Upon hearing this, King Qi said in a deep voice:

"This matter is indeed your responsibility. It is related to the community. You can just do it directly. Why are you so restrained!"

Feng Chu shook his head slightly, and said in a deep voice:

"Your Highness has a different identity now, and his words and deeds are different from before! No matter what Murong Fu is, he is also the commander of Shaoyang County who His Majesty accepts. If he is killed at will for evidence, there must be people in the court who are dissatisfied and attack His Highness with this!"

King Qi is now the actual crown prince.If they were to randomly mobilize troops and horses like before, it would be no small matter!
And most importantly, Feng Chu had already learned from the internal intelligence of the embroiderer.After King Qi offered the secret law of luck in the Li Dynasty, His Majesty's body is getting stronger and stronger, and he is no longer as terminally ill as before.

The biggest opponent of the princes of all dynasties throughout the ages has always been the one sitting on the dragon chair!
King Qi frowned slightly, but he didn't refute anything.

There are some things that he just doesn't want to think about, but it's not that he can't think of them.The worry in Feng Chu's heart at this time, he never did not have a little understanding in his heart.

Seeing the solemn atmosphere, Feng Chu quickly changed the subject and said:
"This time Murong Fu colluded with the Yun army and almost took down Yongzhou City. Speaking of which, if it wasn't for Liao Gu, I'm afraid the situation would have gotten even worse!"

King Qi frowned when he heard this, and said in a deep voice:
"Liao Gu? When Rongzhou City was defeated, Liao Gu, the commander of the Southwest Frontier Army?"

At this moment, King Qi couldn't help showing a trace of disgust on his face when he heard this name.

The Southwest Frontier Army, King Qi put his heart and soul into it.Being defeated by Liao Gu in the first battle, it is obviously difficult to have a good impression of this person!

Seeing this, Feng Chu knew in his heart that King Qi was dissatisfied with this person, but he still persuaded him:
"Your Highness, according to the battle reports investigated by the Embroidered Clothes Envoy, the defeat of Rongzhou City was not all his fault. The cloud army was aided by a vision of luck, and our army was hard to resist. Commander Wu Zixu, Your Highness I also met him when I was an envoy to Yunguo. Military strategy, resourcefulness, and means are all superior. Liao Gu’s talent is not as good as Wu Zixu’s, and his troops are not as good as Yunguo’s army. But he can maintain a dozen Wan Dajun has been trapped in the isolated city for more than a month, which shows that it is not incapable."

"Now he leads the remnants of the army and rescued Yongzhou City in a critical moment. Leaving his life behind and allowing him to perform his crimes and meritorious deeds is to tell the entire army that as long as you fight with all your heart and soul, you will not worry about the consequences of defeat! And Liao Gu this person must also be grateful, and dare not give up his efforts!"

Now Yunguo has mastered the law of luck.King Guangqi now knows that several elite soldiers and horses can directly call out visions on the battlefield to help.To deal with such an enemy, no matter how strong Xia Guo's national power is, he will not be able to confront the Yun army head-on until he learns to use the power of the national fortune.

Since defeat is unavoidable, if the punishment for the defeated generals is too harsh, it will obviously be bad for the morale of the army!

Thinking of this, King Qi let go with a cold face, and said in a deep voice:
"Since this is the case, I will report this matter to my father, and then allow him to perform crimes and meritorious deeds in the army!"

At this time, I heard someone suddenly say:

"Not only that, His Highness should also personally meet Liao Gu!"

King Qi suddenly looked at the group of staff standing beside him in the hall, with dissatisfaction evident on his face.

"I was talking just now!"

A scholar wearing a moon-white Confucian robe with an indifferent and calm demeanor slowly stood up, bowed his hands to King Qi, and said:
"Xun Borong, a disciple of Confucianism, pay homage to Your Highness!"

This is another disciple of the Hundred Schools who is now serving under King Qi and acting as an aide.

King Qi looked at this person, nodded slightly, and said in a deep voice:
"This king remembers you! When you put down the rebellious army in Anshun County, you went a lot for this king!"

Speaking of this, King Qi's face almost overflowed with dissatisfaction, and he shouted in a serious voice:
"Liao Gu is the general of the defeated army. He is partly responsible for the collapse of the situation in the Southwest. Such a person, to forgive him for his crimes is already concerned about the morale of the army. Why do you want me to meet you in person?"

People have emotions, but they are not extremely rational.Even though he understood the key point, King Qi still had great dissatisfaction with Liao Gu, who wiped out hundreds of thousands of troops in the first battle.Hearing what this Confucian disciple said at this time, he couldn't suppress his dissatisfaction!
Hearing King Qi's slightly scolding remarks, Xun Borong was still calm, gave a salute, and said:
"Your Highness, listen to the next sentence!"

"Say!"

"Liao Gu is a follower of King Jin! It was also because of King Jin's connection that he was able to take over the Southwest Frontier Army after His Highness. According to the news in Jinling City, King Jin was ordered out of the palace by His Majesty to assist the government. Your Highness should have heard about it." Xun Borong said in a deep voice.

King Qi frowned, nodded, and did not speak.

Now that the Embroidery Envoy is under the control of Yu Yingyao, the affairs of Xia Guozhong cannot be hidden from his eyes.

But Feng Chu also analyzed for him before, after Jin Wang left the mansion, all the cronies who were exiled from Beijing in the past still did not recall to the court.Obviously, this is just a means used by His Majesty to balance power, and it does not mean that he really has a suspicion against himself.

Although it is worthy of vigilance, there is no need to react too much!
At this time, Xun Borong continued:
"Now that Liao Gu is working in the hands of His Highness, His Highness is exempt from his guilt, but it is a kindness to him. If he intends to solicit him, he must not be able to refuse. In this way, His Highness, the former retainers of the King of Jin can all be appointed regardless of past suspicions, and serve him. Exempted from guilt, the people of the world will definitely praise His Highness's benevolence when they see this!"

This persuasive tone, a taste of Confucianism rushed to his face.

But King Qi can understand the deep meaning in it.

Jin Wang has the intention of recovering, but it is not as good as his current reputation.If you use Liao Gu's incident to show your heart, so that those cronies of King Jin in the past have the hope of switching to the family, but it will be a good blow to King Jin.

Hearing this, Feng Chu's eyes lit up immediately, he couldn't help looking at King Qi, and said:

"Your Highness, this remonstrance is acceptable!"

When King Qi heard this, he thought of King Jin who had always been close to him before, sighed quietly, and said:
"Send an order to let Liao Gu come to see this king..."

(End of this chapter)