Liu Song Hanque

Chapter 370
The birth of Liu An seems to have really stabilized Liu Song, an empire that had always been somewhat impatient. After the limelight of moving the capital and the imperial examination passed, everyone began to welcome the new order again.

Hall of Liangyi.

Liu Yizhen sat directly above and reviewed some documents, while Wang Xiu, Wang Maide, two senior officials of the Shangshu, and Gao Yun, the Zhongshu Ling, passed the memorial documents below.

"Hebei and Henan have good harvests, and the south of the Yangtze River has also recovered from the drought in the past few years."

"There are thieves in Shu who are making trouble. General Yangwu Xiao Chengzhi led troops to put down the rebellion, and the thieves have been suppressed."

"Left General Tan Daoji wrote a letter requesting to send troops to exterminate the barbarians in Wuling."

"..."

Daye's three-year grain harvest has been completed, and rich places such as Hebei and Henan still maintain a good growth momentum.After the Champa rice was gradually popularized in the south of the Yangtze River, the grain output has been steadily increasing, which not only made up for the shortfall of the severe drought in the past few years, but also has the momentum to catch up with the Central Plains and even Hebei.

Shu, Jiaoguang...

These relatively closed places are still the same, with those bandits and thieves who can't be suppressed.

Tan Daoji was a little restless in Jingzhou.The same is true for Pei Fangming and Dao Yanzhi, but they dare not complain to Liu Yizhen...

Generally speaking, Liu Song has weathered this political storm safely, and the country can finally take a breather, allowing the central structure including Liu Yizhen a rare period of leisure.

After reviewing the last memorial in his hand, Liu Yizhen shook his neck and stretched his muscles gently.

After he glanced at his empty desk, he hurried to Ye Ting Palace.

Liu Yizhen, who sneaks in from his busy schedule, doesn't care much about other things, only his son and daughter are pulling his heartstrings all the time.

"His Majesty!"

Wang Xiu stopped Liu Yizhen, who was about to run away, as if he was dissatisfied with Liu Yizhen's current "slack".

"Now that the autumn harvest has just passed, it's time to consider continuing the Northern Expedition."

This is the "benefit" of moving the capital to Chang'an.

Even without Liu Yizhen's words, these ministers would write a letter with a sense of crisis to Liu Yizhen to continue fighting abroad.

After all, Hu Xia and Chang'an are not far apart.

In addition, Helian Bobo annexed the Western Qin Dynasty, forming a trend of encircling Guanzhong in the north and west, which made it even more difficult for some ministers who were prepared for danger in times of peace.

"Northern Expedition."

Liu Yizhen, who was still thinking about Liu An's pink and tender face just now, also calmed down a little bit, and slowly tightened his slack mind.

It has been a while since Hu Xia annexed Rouran West Qin.

With Helian Bo's ability and the natural characteristics of the nomads, this part of the power is believed to have been almost digested.

Because of the need to resolve domestic conflicts, Liu Yizhen sacrificed checks and balances on the surrounding forces, causing the current Hu Xia to swell a bit.

Moreover, there is a monstrous Tuoba Tao in the north of Hebei, and it is indeed not Liu Yizhen's turn to rest now.

What's more, with Liu An, Liu Yizhen has a clearer understanding of Liu Yu's feelings about the Northern Expedition.

"Let's leave it to our generation to fight the battle."

"Otherwise, our son and grandson will still go to the battlefield..."

The desire for stability brought about by Liu An's birth disappeared at this moment.

Liu Song's external environment is not friendly, even dangerous, and it is necessary to take necessary precautions.

"The rear general Wang Zhen'e, the servant Xie Hui, and the right general Zhu Lingshi were called into the palace."

Compared with Wang Xiu, Wang Maide, and Gao Yun's luxurious internal affairs lineup, the "war staff department" left by Liu Yu to Liu Yizhen is not inferior.

Wang Zhen'e, Xie Hui, and Zhu Lingshi seemed to know their responsibilities, so they kept a low profile on weekdays.

Until today, the emperor called them into the palace, which made their blood that had been silent for a long time boil again.

"I called you here today just to ask you what you think of the situation in the north."

Liu Yizhen placed a huge sand table in the palace of Liangyi Hall for the three people to lay out.

"Now that the country has stabilized, it's time to prepare."

Hu Xia and Liu Song, Northern Wei and Liu Song will definitely have a war in the future.

This kind of thing is not a secret at all, so the three of them have nothing to hide, and they deduced it freely on the huge sand table.

The first to speak was Wang Zhen'e.

In terms of achievements, Wang Zhen'e is a ruthless man with a history of destroying the country. He even defeated Chang'an, the capital of Liu Song.

In terms of politics, he is the minister of Liu Yizhen's hidden residence.

The current Wang Zhen'e already has the momentum of Liu Song's number one military general, even Zhu Lingshi and Tan Daoji can hardly stand shoulder to shoulder with Wang Zhen'e.

I saw that the first place Wang Zhen'e pointed at was Hu Xia.

"Now that Helian Bobo is in the northwest, he can attack Guanzhong from both sides at any time, so we must guard against it!"

The current situation is actually a bit like the first phase of the strategy formulated by Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of the Shu Han Dynasty, during the Northern Expedition.

That is to say, the Han army occupied Longyou and Anding, and jointly surrounded Guanzhong from the west and north, forming a strong military pressure on Guanzhong.

The good news is that unlike the Shu Han, Hu Xia has a land of Shu who is constantly transfused with blood.

The bad news is that Hu Xia owns Hetao, and the logistical pressure is much easier than that of the Han army in the Shu Han period.

But again, Liu Song is not Cao Wei.

Cao Wei's basic base is still the Central Plains. Although he attaches great importance to the Guanzhong front, it has not yet reached the point of survival with Guanzhong.

But after Liu Yizhen moved the capital to Chang'an, Guanzhong became a part of Liu Song that could not be lost.

Correspondingly, the military strength in Guanzhong also far exceeded that of Cao Wei when he fought against the Shu Han.

Today, the six armies of the Son of Heaven each have 1 people, plus the Habayashi Army and scattered government soldiers, the total strength of Guanzhong is already close to [-].

It is precisely because of such a strong military force that the people in Guanzhong did not become anxious because they bordered on the enemy country.

But Gao Yun, who has been silent all this time, uttered a fact that worried Liu Yizhen and Wang Zhen'e——

"Your Majesty, in fact, I have a piece of data reported by the prefectures and counties in Guanzhong. It shows that although there is no shortage of grain in Guanzhong, the grain stored in Guanzhong is already half of what it was two years ago."

The food in Guanzhong is not enough!
That's right... When Hebei, Henan, and Jiangnan were all harvesting, there was not enough food in Guanzhong!

Guanzhong was originally a rich place, but Liu Yizhen moved the capital and brought a large group of people!
In addition, because of the imperial examinations and the continuous flock of scholars from the Kanto to Guanzhong, these have caused a rapid decline in the grain reserves in Guanzhong.

"That's why I suggested that the food from all over the country be transported to Guanzhong first, and then carefully discuss the strategy against the enemy."

Among the three senior officials, Wang Xiu was in charge of personnel affairs, Wang Maide was in charge of political affairs, and Gao Yun was in charge of money and food.

Although he didn't know much about marching and fighting, he also knew the importance of food and grass.

If there is a shortage of food in Guanzhong, it will be disastrous for Liu Song!

(End of this chapter)