I Xiaoxiong

Chapter 353
By the beginning of April, Central Sichuan had largely settled down, but a battle report from Shannan Road had caught the attention of the whole world. No one expected that Fang Qiu and Xue Julin's troops would actually walk out of Wushan.

However, there were tens of thousands of people when they entered the mountain, but less than [-] people reached the Shannan Road.

The place where Fang Qiu's troops left the mountain was in Jinzhou, and because all the troops were attracted by Kuizhou's Zhao Chengjun and Liu Taiqing before, after Fang Qiu led his troops out of the mountain, he did not encounter any strong enemies along the way, and broke through two counties in succession. A large amount of supplies were obtained, and many refugees were recruited to join, and the team expanded to more than [-] people.

The urgent news of Shannan West Road reached Shangjing within a few days at the fastest speed.

In addition to the military report from Longxi some time ago, it means that although the development of the Red Lotus Army in Central Shu has failed, it is still a threat that cannot be underestimated.

After the Emperor Daojun saw the urgent battle report, he didn't rush to call the important ministers to discuss the matter, but had three people called.

The prince, the left minister Li Fuzhi, and the British Duke Fu Maoxiu.

Obviously, just looking at the convened candidates, it is clear that he wants to come up with a decision in a short period of time, instead of discussing the previous matter ten or eight times without any result.

"Fang Qiu, the rebel, unexpectedly let him come out. Kuizhou has been going around with the rebel Cheng Jun's troops. Now Fang Qiu's troops are in Jinzhou, Cheng Jun's troops are in Kuizhou, and Fang Jiao is in Kuizhou. Although Longxi and Central Sichuan are stable, Shannan West Road and Longyou Road need to be careful."

After Zhao Yuantan had read the military newspaper, he couldn't help but lamented the inexhaustible difficulty of Honglian Dao's suppression.

Li Fuzhi also agreed: "Your Highness is right. The red lotus thieves are running around, and they are constantly being suppressed. It is very difficult to get rid of it once and for all. In addition to continuing to implement the strategy of strengthening the walls and clearing the wild, the leaders of the two provinces in Shannan should also move. moved"

Li Fuzhi's meaning is very clear, that is, he is very dissatisfied with the performance of several generals in command of the Shannan two Taoists.

Including Zhu Lingshi, the governor of Kuizhou, Cheng Jintang, the governor of Xiangzhou, Wang Hechen, the governor of Jingzhou, and a group of people. These are also considered military veterans. Except for Zhu Lingshi, who is still young, only in his thirties, the rest have been in the army for decades The old army, the battle is like this, not to mention Yu Shitai who likes to criticize, even the always prudent central prime minister clearly said that he should make a move, which also shows from the side that the record of these people is indeed unsatisfactory.

Fu Maoxiu was the last one to read the military newspaper, and he read it the longest and most carefully. After the two talked, he still kept silent and read several military newspapers again and again.

Knowing that the Emperor Daojun was looking at him inquiringly, Fu Maoxiu said: "What Li Xiang said is very true, I agree with you."

According to the difference between civil and military, Fu Maoxiu should have defended a few people, but as far as the contents of these military newspapers are concerned, those colleagues on the front line who are also members of the martial arts family did not give Fu Maoxiu a chance to speak.

This is enough to show that some adjustments should be made.

Here Li Fuzhi continued: "I think that a snake without a head can't do it. The two provinces of Shannan need a general to sit in command, control the troops, and unify the command of the battle to suppress the bandits."

On the other hand, Zhao Yuantan took the initiative to ask for orders: "What Li Xiang said is true, my minister is willing to go to the Shannan Road Dianjun again, to wipe out the Honglian rebels as soon as possible, and stabilize the southwest."

Zhao Lingyuan listened to Zhao Yuantan's pleading, but he did not nod his head in agreement like last time, but shook his head, "You are the crown prince, don't move lightly, you should stay in Shangjing, you can't just let the prince go if something happens What kind of system is it? Before you were asked to lead the army as a generalissimo, it was to make you familiar with military affairs and to experience it. Now that you are allowed to go, it seems that the court has no way out. It is not appropriate, but what Li Xiang said, I am deeply convinced, Duke Ying, that you will be appointed as the marshal of the two armies in the south of Shannan to control the armies of the two armies, what do you think?"

As soon as Fu Maoxiu heard this, he immediately got up and bowed, and then said seriously: "My minister Fu Maoxiu has received the grace of the country, and the responsibility of suppressing bandits should be a duty. The Jiannan Roads are adjacent to each other, and if the minister is the Grand Marshal of the Shannan Road Army, and has tens of thousands of elite soldiers, and governs dozens of states, this is not something that a father and son can do."

Zhao Yuantan and Li Fuzhi were very surprised. They did not expect that Zhao Lingyuan would propose to let British Duke Fu Maoxiu go to Shannan Road as commander.

Because anyone with a discerning eye knows that before Fu Jinchuan, a famous general in the dynasty, returns to Beijing, the Fu family will not go out to lead the army and hold important positions.

Not to mention Shannan Road, which is adjacent to Jiannan Road, or an important military and political position such as Marshal of the Marching Army.

After all, this is equivalent to putting dozens of states in the southwest half of the wall and hundreds of thousands of troops in the hands of the Fu family and his son.

In this way, the power in the hands of the Fu family and his son is even more dangerous than that of the Wu family in Liaodong.

So in their cognition, even if this position is very suitable for Fu Maoxiu, as long as Jiannan Dao still holds Fu Jinchuan as Jiedushi, then Fu Maoxiu is the most unsuitable candidate.

This has nothing to do with whether Fu Maoxiu is loyal or not, and it has nothing to do with the personal relationship between Fu's father and son and Zhao's father and son.

For the stability of the court and the world, no matter whether it is the emperor, the prince, or the prime minister, he must try his best to avoid the military power that could cause danger from tilting towards a family. The technique of balance is the most basic ability that an emperor should possess.

So Zhao Lingyuan's words are very strange, but if it is a test, then it makes sense.

But this kind of thing should have been subtle and unspoken. If Fu Maoxiu used other excuses to avoid it, it would be considered reasonable.

But he just said these taboos very bluntly, which surprised the prince and the prime minister even more. What is he doing?
This is very abnormal.

In the past, Zhao Lingyuan and Fu Maoxiu, the monarch and his ministers, usually had a very tacit understanding. Some things didn't even need to be said, they could be understood with a look.

But as far as this matter is concerned, it should have been within the tacit agreement, no one would mention it, why suddenly?

At this time Zhao Lingyuan said: "Don't think too much, Mr. Ying. The situation in Shannan Road is not for Qing, so there is no need to refuse. As for what you said, San Lang is in Jiannan Road, and father and son lead troops outside. It is against the ancestral system. It is also easy. Princess Chengyang is about to give birth, and Jiannan Dao has settled down, in my opinion, Sanlang can be allowed to return to the capital, so as to preserve the relationship between father and son, Sanlang has been away for the past few years, and he has suffered a lot."

All three of them understood what they said, and it turned out that they wanted Fu Jinchuan to return to Beijing.

In this way, it makes sense.

After all, Jiannan Road is the easiest place in the whole world to separate itself. Before the war was urgent, Fu Jinchuan had to be used as a last resort. I originally thought that Fu Jinchuan might be a Jiedushi for three to five years at most, but now judging from the situation If he is really asked to be an envoy for three years, most of the people in Jiannan Road will have the surname Fu.

This is not to say that Fu Jinchuan has a different intention, it is indeed that the young man's methods of governing the army are too terrifying.

Compared with this, Fu Maoxiu is more reassuring.

Although the prestige and qualifications are higher, compared with the son who is the world's first-class soldier, the British Duke Fu Maoxiu has not personally commanded a battle so far.

Therefore, it is extremely appropriate for the Emperor Daojun to let Fu Sanlang, who has shown his sharpness, return to Beijing Xuezang for a period of time, and use Fu Maoxiu to preside over the counter-insurgency of Shannan Road.

Even if the sharp sword stabs out, it must be retracted.

(End of this chapter)