Rebirth of the best emperor

Chapter 729
"Hanguguan urgent report, 30 Korean troops are storming Hanjiang City!"

"Hanguguan urgent report, 20 Korean soldiers sneaked across the Han River, bypassed Hanjiang City, and are storming Hanjiang City."

"Hanguguan urgently reports that 30 Zhao troops have crossed the Han-Zhao border and are marching towards Hanjiang City."

"Hanguguan urgent report, South Korean general Shi Gandang led the Han-Zhao coalition army of 50 to go straight to Hanjiang City."

"Hanguguan urgent report, Hanjiang City has fallen!"

A series of battle reports quickly spread from Hangu Pass to Chang'an City, followed by a series of detailed battle reports.

This time South Korea and Zhao jointly attacked Qin with great force. South Korea sent 80 troops, Zhao Guo sent 50 troops, and a total of 130 million troops went straight to Hanjiang City. There was hardly any time for Qin to fight back. If Wang Mang had not been there How did Hua Jieyu know that the Han-Zhao alliance has been arranged in advance at Hangu Pass, and I am afraid that the Qin army will not only lose Hanjiang City in this battle.

The loss of Hanjiang City was already expected by Wang Mang, but Wang Mang did not expect that Han and Zhao countries would be so decisive. It was just that 130 million elite soldiers were directly invested in the initial battle. Such a huge troop mobilization can be called the largest in the mainland in a hundred years. Battle between nations.

"Your Majesty, the elite of our Qin army is ready to go to Hangu Pass to meet the enemy at any time!" Wang Yongji said loudly: "The minister, Wang Yongji, invites you to fight. I am willing to be the vanguard, and to defeat the enemy for Your Majesty and Great Qin."

"Qizou Your Majesty, [-] carts of grain and grass have been transported to Hangu Pass, and other grain and grass officials are trying to gather them together. The household department will never delay the battle." Li Hong also knew that this is not the time to be afraid of difficulties and talk about difficulties. He even felt that if he still mentioned to Wang Mang about the difficulty of gathering food and grass at this time, Wang Mang might have his head cut off with a knife.

"Your Majesty, the straight road to Hangu Pass will be completed in less than 150 miles. I have ordered the officials of the Ministry of Industry and the craftsmen to work day and night. I have strictly ordered the last section to be completed within seven days," Yu Wenkai said. .

"How is the public opinion?" Wang Mang said indifferently.

"When the news that the Han and Zhao coalition forces attacked Hangu Pass just came out, the people were a little panicked, and some businessmen even tried to escape, but because they had a plan in advance, they were all controlled by Jing Zhaoyin and the law enforcement bureau. The Law Enforcement Bureau has also caught a group of spies in the market, and all these spies were bought by Korea and Zhao to spread rumors." Changsun Wuji said: "In addition, I have arranged for scholars to go to various places to declare the majesty of our Great Qin , Presumably with the propaganda of these scholars, the hearts of the people will soon settle down."

"This battle is not easy to fight. The 130 million coalition troops of Han and Zhao are just their first wave, and there are more troops dispatching after them." Wang Mang said lightly: "Ministers, no matter what you think before, Now the enemy has come to the door, if we can't give them a head-on blow to drive them out, I am afraid that more enemies will come to our country to take advantage of Qin. I believe that all ministers understand this, so please In the next period of time, make plans for a period of hard life."

After a pause, Wang Mang said again: "What Li Hong said just now is very clear. Now the court is short of food and grass. People are iron rice or steel. If you don't eat a meal, you will be hungry. My soldiers in Daqin can't go hungry on the front line. During the war, the household department is already trying its best to gather food, and this war is not a matter of the household department. All the ministers in the court today, whoever has food at home will take it out, and whoever has channels to get food will also contribute. In short, now I declare that Qin State has entered a state of war, and all materials that can be used to serve the war can be directly dispatched."

Ah!
The ministers in the court looked at Wang Mang in shock. Even though they were thinking about it, they never thought that Wang Mang would issue such an order.

Entering a state of war and transporting supplies at will is no different from ordering open guns. There are ministers who want to stand up and oppose, but seeing the Jiuqing standing at the forefront of the court without saying a word, they can only be bored Panting with his head in his throat.

Wang Mang's words greatly eased the pressure on the household department to raise food and grass. Li Hong almost jumped up happily. Although he knew very well that he would offend someone if he stood up at this time, he still knew the choice between offending someone and losing his head. Li Hong kowtowed directly to Wang Mang, "Your Majesty is wise!"

Your majesty is wise!

All the ministers looked at me and I looked at you. Finally, under the leadership of Li Hong, they all kowtowed to Wang Mang, saying that Wang Mang was very wise.

Wang Mang stretched out his hand to get the ministers to stand up, then looked at Yu Wenkai and said, "Yu Wenkai, I haven't given you the 150-mile road for so long. I will use this road now. The first batch of 50 elite soldiers will start from the straight road immediately." Hurry to Hangu Pass."

"But Your Majesty will damage the repaired straight road?" Yu Wenkai said.

"I know, so I will give you seven days. During this period, firstly, the damaged straight road will be repaired, and secondly, the remaining 150 miles will be repaired. There are only seven days. I am not discussing with you, but an order. " Wang Mang said: "But if there is a shortage of supplies, go directly to the household department."

Yu Wenkai nodded with a bit of embarrassment. Although his EQ is not very high, he also knows that the emperor is really not interested in discussing with him at this time.

Wang Mang looked at Zhang Han again and said, "Zhang Han, the transportation of materials and the security protection on both sides of the road from Chang'an to Hangu Pass are all entrusted to you. I will allocate [-] elite soldiers and [-] migrant workers to you for this task thing, are you confident?"

Zhang Han kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty's affairs will not be delayed in any way."

"It's good if you have this kind of heart. You don't need to issue a military order. If you really have anything to do, don't come to see me." Wang Mang said lightly.

Zhang Han gritted his teeth and said, "I understand, if there is a bloody battle, I will fight to the last man."

Wang Mang looked at Chu Feng again, and Chu Feng's face was quite excited. This time, his law enforcement bureau had caught many spies and spies in Chang'an, and his face was very serious. Seeing Wang Mang's eyes, he hurriedly said respectfully: "Listen to Your Majesty. Training."

"Chu Feng, your Law Enforcement Bureau has done a good job this time. You have caught many spies and cleared up some evil things in Chang'an City. I am very satisfied." Wang Mang said: "I entrusted you with a task, not only Chang'an City, the entire Qin State, you can catch all spies and spies you can catch, you can understand what I mean."

Chu Feng couldn't help but grow his mouth. It was like giving him a Shangfang sword to block and kill the gods. He was willing to do so, and quickly kowtowed: "I understand what your majesty means, and I will definitely live up to your majesty's trust. Squeeze out all the ghosts and ghosts of the entire Qin country, and give Your Majesty a clean and bright Qin country."

Lin Guodong looked at Chu Feng with some envy. This time, his Jing Zhaoyin's people went late, and let Chu Feng's people take them away one step ahead of time, which really made Lin Guodong very depressed. He, Jing Zhaoyin, Originally, he was both a Beijing official and a local official, with a special status, and many times he was the candidate for the future prime minister. Unfortunately, now that Qin State has entered the era of political reform, it is obvious that if he does not join the leading group of the reform, he will not be able to enter the core. His authority as Jing Zhaoyin has been divided a lot by Shang Yang's Reform Office and Chu Feng's Law Enforcement Bureau.

Wang Mang noticed Lin Guodong's expression and said, "Lin Guodong, you are Jing Zhaoyin. You are responsible for the public security and civil affairs of Chang'an City. Chang'an City is the imperial capital of our Great Qin Dynasty. At any time, the imperial capital cannot be lost. You Jing Zhaoyin has a lot of work, during the war, I will never allow any problems in Chang'an City, so you can use all your skills to maintain the stability of Chang'an."

"Your Majesty will definitely live up to your Majesty's entrustment." Lin Guodong kowtowed quickly. Although his power had not increased, being mentioned by Wang Mang at this time meant that Wang Mang had not forgotten him and remembered him, so it was worth letting him take care of himself. I worked hard.

Wang Mang glanced at Lin Guodong and did not continue to order. For Lin Guodong, Wang Mang is very optimistic, but the half successor Zhang Jian selected before is not Wang Mang. The time of war is about to enter, and a magistrate who doesn't know how to fight is not a good magistrate.

Wang Mang looked at Wang Yongji, and Wang Yongji was looking at Wang Mang expectantly. As a veteran on the battlefield, Wang Yongji really hoped to make contributions on the battlefield instead of playing tricks in the court. Shangshu said that Wang Yongji is qualified, and there is no one who can replace Wang Yongji in a short period of time, and there are many generals who can fight on the battlefield, so Wang Mang hesitated, looked at Wang Yongji and said: "This time it is up to you." Stay in Chang'an, dispatch in the center, and strategize."

Wang Yongji said with a look of disappointment: "Your Majesty, my body is strong enough to gallop on the battlefield. Last time I went out for a trip, my cultivation base has improved a lot, and my mental strength and body are very good."

Of course, Wang Mang could see that Wang Yongji's cultivation base had increased, but any further increase would only be innate cultivation base. In the current battlefield without a cultivation base above Jindan, it's really not good to be the main general, but Wang Mang's words are not good for Wang Yongjiming Said, otherwise it would hurt the heart of this old general who was loyal to Qin.

Wang Yongji has been an official and general for many years, and he is also good at observing words and expressions. Looking at Wang Mang's expression, he knew that Wang Mang had no intention of letting him go, and he said with a sad expression: "Your Majesty, I am old, and my greatest wish in this life is to be able to wrap a corpse in horse leather on the battlefield. Now that Han and Zhao are brazenly invading our Great Qin, as Minister of the Ministry of War, how dare you not be the first, please allow your Majesty to go to the battlefield, even if you are only a young general."

Wang Mang looked at Wang Yongji, knocked on the table and said, "If you leave, who will be in charge of Chang'an Juzhong?"

Wang Yongji was already thinking about what to do after he left, so he immediately said: "I heard that General Wang Jian was injured on the front line of Hangu Pass, you can recall General Wang Jian and let him take care of it."

Wang Mang looked stunned for a moment, thinking that if Wang Jian was here, he would have fought Wang Yongji on the spot, he shook his head and said, "This is impossible, Wang Jianzhen is still of great use."

Wang Yongji said again: "Zhuge Yu, the left servant of the military department, was born in the Zhuge family, a great military family. He returned to his hometown temporarily because of his father's illness. Now that the three-year period has come, he can be exchanged for Zhuge Yu, and he will lead the affairs of the military department."

Wang Mang was reminded by Wang Yongji, and then he remembered that there was another powerful man in the Ministry of War, who came from the Zhuge family, a great military family, but because he had never seen this person since Wang Mang ascended the throne, he had no impression. He was originally a candidate for the Minister of the Ministry of War, but because of poor health, he was the left servant of the Ministry of War for many years.

Now that Wang Yongji carried Zhuge Yu out, Wang Mang couldn't help but take a deep look at Wang Yongji, and said, "Where is Zhuge Yu?"

"Still at home." Wang Yongji said: "But the day before yesterday, I received a letter from Zhuge Yu, indicating that his health has recovered. I originally planned to take the time to report this matter to His Majesty. Now that the situation is urgent, I can't take care of it anymore. I beg you His Majesty ordered Zhuge Yu to return to the imperial court and take charge of the dispatch of the Ministry of War."

Wang Mang was silent for a while, and said: "As you said, Zhuge Yu will preside over the affairs of the Ministry of War as the left servant of the Ministry of War. As soon as Zhuge Yu arrives in Chang'an, you can lead the follow-up army to Hangu Pass."

"I obey the decree." Wang Yongji was overjoyed. Others were afraid of going to the battlefield, but as a veteran of the battlefield, his favorite was the battlefield. A battle of millions of people. Such a scene has never been heard for hundreds of years. He can't wait to go to the battlefield to fight It's been a while.

The affairs of the Ministry of War were properly arranged, and Wang Mang looked at Lu Bowen again. Since Zhang Jian retired and returned to his hometown, Lu Bowen, the left servant of the Ministry of Officials, was in charge of the affairs of the Ministry of Officials. Seeing Wang Mang, Lu Bowen bowed immediately, Wang Mang Said: "The front line must be stable, and the rear must be stable. First, the transfer of food, grass and materials must be timely and stable. Second, officials must be stable, especially officials. Officials are the cornerstone of the imperial court's governance of the world. If the officials are unstable, the imperial court will be unstable." The battle on the front line is doomed to be unstable, so don't think that the war has nothing to do with the officials. The officials must organize officials from all over the country to seriously announce to the people the wolfish ambitions of Korea and Zhao to invade our Great Qin. We must pay attention to stabilizing the hearts of the people and cooperate with the Ministry of War. Officials should do a good job in conscription, in short, if something goes wrong with the officials of the imperial court, I will ask the Ministry of Officials."

Lu Bowen nodded with fear and fear on his face, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, the officials are united as one, and we will resolutely maintain the stability of our Daqin officials. At the same time, from today onwards, His Majesty's speech today will be published in plain text, and officials at all levels are required to study carefully and include it in the annual speech to officials." In short, our staff department will definitely do the work assigned by His Majesty."

Wang Mang nodded, and was very satisfied with Lu Bowen's statement. After Zhang Jian, the stumbling block, was gone, the birthplace of officials, the Ministry of Officials, was completely under Wang Mang's control. Wang Mang's eyes fell on Li Si again and said: "As a Minister of the Ministry of Justice, do you know what to do?"

"I request Your Majesty's will." Li Sigong said.

"The specific work is handled by you. I only have one request. Anyone who violates our Daqin laws for the first time during the war will be dealt with strictly and severely. Do you understand?" Wang Mang said coldly.

Li Si's expression changed, and he quickly said: "I understand, I will clearly inform all officials of the Ministry of Punishment what your Majesty said."

Wang Mang looked at Zhao Dao again: "Xin Zhao, I am very disappointed in you!"

Xin Zhao, who had been standing on the sidelines for a long time, was so frightened by Wang Mang's words that he lay down on the ground, and said with a pale face, "Your Majesty, I have been wronged!"

(End of this chapter)