Liu Song Hanque

Chapter 196 The Dead Man
After Liu Yizhen handed the victory report to Liu Zhan, a member of Zhongshushe, he leaned on his seat and asked about the memorials from various places.

Since Liu Yu left, Liu Yizhen has taken over Jiankang government affairs in an all-round way.

All the power in the three provinces is controlled by Liu Yizhen, even Xu Xianzhi had to avoid Liu Yizhen's edge and take the initiative to hand over some power.

With greater power comes greater responsibility.

Counting from Liu Yu's Northern Expedition, Liu Yizhen almost never slept for three hours a night. He closed his eyes and finished approving all the official documents on the table.

In addition to dealing with government affairs, Liu Yizhen still has to take time out of his busy schedule to listen to the situation in various places, just like now...

Wang Maide held a large stack of documents and Liu Yizhen talked about it.

"The barbarians in Xiangyang, Jingzhou began to be dishonest after General Yanzhi was transferred to Jiankang. Liu Ping, the prefect of Xiangyang, and his son Liu Yuanjing fought against the barbarians on their own, and they were able to control them."

"Xiao Chengzhi, the prefect of Angu in Shu and Wenshan County, thinks that Shu is biased and the people are tough, so he asked to mobilize the county soldiers to encircle and suppress the bandits in the territory."

"Du Huidu, the governor of the South China Sea, said on the form that a fleet of ships has been formed to go south. At the same time, this batch of white medicine and gold can also be shipped to Jiankang, asking for instructions from the imperial court."

"He Shangshang, the governor of Bozhou, reported that the water volume of the Huai River has decreased this year, and asked the court to prevent natural disasters."

"..."

A piece of information was gathered from various places, and Wang Maide and the others sift through it, and then handed over the important matters to Liu Yizhen for decision.

But Rao has been screened, and there are too many things to deal with. Liu Yizhen can only quickly burn his brain power to analyze the incident.

"Praise Xiangyang prefect Liu Ping, if he can calm down the Jingzhou barbarians, let him take over Yanzhi's position as the captain of the Southern barbarians."

"His son Liu Yuanjing... I remember that there is still a place for Xiaolian in Jingzhou this year, so count him in."

Liu Yuanjing came from the Liu family in Hedong, but he moved to Xiangyang from the generation of his great-grandfather.

After Tan Daoji's death, he almost carried the banner of the Northern Expedition, and if he trains well, he will surely be another good general in the future.

"Xiao Chengzhi's request... After all, it is a troubled time now. Tell him not to mobilize troops easily in Shu. The most important thing now is to appease the people of Shu. Even if there are thugs, don't move now, so as not to cause chaos."

The terrain of Shu is a headache for individuals.

Those so-called gangsters are mostly locals, and they are more familiar with the terrain than the government.

It's easy to get dragged through the mud with them.

As long as the Chengdu Plain and the roads in and out of Shu are fine, there is no need for those cockroaches living in the cracks to do anything at this time, and they can be let go later.

"Du Huidu moved quickly, so we should bring the white medicine and gold over as soon as possible, and let some officials along the coast repair the wharf to make up for their needs."

"As for this last..."

Liu Yizhen frowned after hearing He Shangzhi's memorial, and paced around the room with He Shangzhi's memorial.

"The drop in water level is indeed a harbinger of drought..."

After pondering for a while, Liu Yizhen ordered: "Let the people from Dushuitai go to Lianghuai, Jingzhou and Sanwu to investigate."

Liu Yizhen only hoped that the drought this time would not have too much impact.

If it's just a drought in the Central Plains, you can still hold on by gritting your teeth, but if it involves too much...

Liu Yizhen immediately got up to look for Wang Zhen'e.

The Champa rice from Linyila last time may be time to start using it.

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Northern Wei Dynasty, Pingcheng.

The battle reports of the two defeats in Hedong and Hebei were sent to Tuoba Si.

The courtiers of the Northern Wei Dynasty below the jade steps were arguing over this battle report.

"Eldest Sun Song is getting old! He will only shrink in one day!"

"Xi Jin abandoned the city and fled, handing over Huai County and even Hanoi, and please Your Majesty punish him for not fighting!"

"Your Majesty, I have a plan, but May Ping Song!"

"..."

The ministers were arguing, but Tuoba Si, the leader, sat firmly on the Diaoyutai.

When everyone was tired from the quarrel, he turned his gaze to Cui Hao.

"What do Cui Jijiu think?"

Cui Hao didn't join the quarrel just now, but sat silently in a corner with his eyes closed.

Hearing Tuoba Si's question, Cui Hao opened his eyes and came to the center of the hall to salute.

"I think that the two generals should be rewarded heavily."

As soon as this remark came out, it immediately attracted the scolding of other ministers.

"I've never heard of a reward for a defeated general!"

"Well, Cui Hao! The fox's tail is exposed! Your Majesty! I beg you to kill Cui Hao, the traitor!"

"..."

Cui Hao ignored the buzzing of flies in his ears, and began to state his original intention to Tuoba Si:

"General Sun Song, the head of the river east, has already arranged countless docks. The Song army destroyed one, and there are ten more waiting for them. Just like this one by one, the morale of the Song army will be worn down one by one. In the end, the Song army will be exhausted! At that time I The army can easily handle the Song army, and General Changsun Song has a long-term layout, so he should be rewarded."

"Although General Xi Jin lost in Hanoi, his troops were not damaged."

"Before, Hanoi was weak to the Wei and Song Dynasties. Even if General Xi Jin occupied Hanoi, it would be difficult to cross the river to attack Liu Yu; Liu Yu would not dare to attack Hebei with Hanoi."

"But now that General Xi Jin easily loses Hanoi, it may attract General Liu Song to attack from Hebei underestimating the enemy, and then he will fall into General Xi Jin's trap. Therefore, I think it is not easy to convict General Xi Jin, but to reward and encourage him. .”

Cui Hao's analysis made Tuoba Si smile happily.

"That's right, cough cough cough!"

As soon as Tuoba Si opened his mouth, he coughed excitedly: "What Cui Jijiu said is reasonable, then I will order everyone to bring them ten thousand lambs as a reward."

Now that Tuoba Si had made a conclusion, it was not up to others to change it, so everyone acquiesced in the treatment of the two generals.

At this time, the crown prince Tuoba Tao, who had been holding back his silence, suddenly got up and asked Cui Hao: "Cui Jijiu said that the generals of the Song army can take the enemy lightly and capture Hebei, but it is better to force them to attack Hebei!"

Although Tuoba Tao is young, his military sense is far beyond ordinary people.

"Now the Song army is gathering in Guanzhong and Luoyang, and the hinterland of Henan is an empty place."

"My son proposed to use a light cavalry to cross the river and attack Henan, use the Central Plains as the hunting ground, and use the southerners as the prey. This will turn the world upside down!"

This proposal sounds good.

But Tuoba Tao did not say the words hidden in it.

This cavalry is actually a dead soldier.

No logistics, no reinforcements, not even a way out.

They were a mad dog sent out by the Northern Wei Dynasty. They burned, killed, looted, seized supplies, and tried their best to do unconscionable things on Liu Song's territory, forcing Liu Yu to take action.

As for coming back...

Unless the Northern Wei Dynasty can completely defeat Liu Yu and capture Guanzhong and Luoyang, they can come back.

And this kind of probability can be basically negligible. If you can drive Liu Yu away, the Northern Wei Dynasty will have to burn incense. How can you have the energy to counterattack?
In other words, they are an outcast.

Everyone looked at Tuoba Si one after another, waiting for Tuoba Si's response.

"I……"

"Yes."

(End of this chapter)