Chapter 185: Borrowing the Central Plains_To the North to confront the Khitan!

Outside Yangzhou City, the surface of the Yangtze River.

Xu Zhigao, who had just usurped the Southern Wu regime and established the Southern Tang Dynasty, changed his name to Xu Gao. At that time, he was patrolling the Yangtze River on a boat.

He always pays attention to the situation in the Central Plains.

Around him was the prime minister Song Qiqiu, who was as famous as Feng Dao and the south, and was known as "one person can serve as a hundred thousand soldiers."

Although Xu Gao had just usurped the throne, he had been in charge of the Southern Wu regime for many years. In recent years, the political and economic economy in Jiangnan has been very stable and the military strength is also strong. Looking at the civil strife in the Central Plains, Xu Gao was interested in the north several times, especially last winter, when Shi Jin was founded and when the Central Plains was in chaos, Xu Gao was not interested in going north, but a brigade of caravans from the northwest dispelled his intention to go north.

The Tiance regime was well-known in the northwest, but this power continued to decrease with the extension of the space distance. When it arrived in Jiangnan, the people here only regarded it as news from afar. However, the arrival of that team of business travel gave Xu Gao the opportunity to hear the description of the Tiance army by the locals in the northwest.

Song Qiqiu was also very attentive to this.

In fact, the Tiance army defeated the Uighurs and Tianfang, and even the Caliph of the Tianfang Sect bowed down. However, all this was not convincing enough in Jiangnan. What really shocked Xu Gao and Song Qiqiu was that the Tiance army defeated the Khitan twice!

Khitan, that is the recognized strong man in the East! When he heard that Zhang Mai Wanli returned to defeat Khitan in the Taunan area, Xu Gao's mind changed.

He saw: Zhang Mai is not only a wolf from afar, but also a tiger that can devour the Central Plains at any time!

Song Qiqiu also believed at that time: If Shi Jingtang was unable to be strong in the southeast, southwest and northwest, he would indeed have taken Shandong, Huaibei, and even won the Central Plains, but if that was the case, the Tiance army would have taken the opportunity to sweep from the northwest. By that time, once the Shijin Dynasty was in danger of overturning, I was afraid that the Khitan might go south again to get a piece of the pie to occupy Hebei and Hedong. At that time, Shijin would fall apart and the Central Plains would fall into great chaos.

Song Qiqiu was a Confucian scholar with some intentions for the world and the people. However, he finally concluded that he did not give up going north for the sake of the world, but believed that at that time, the Central Plains were in chaos, and the three families seized the tripod, and the infantry in the south were on the plains in the north, and they were afraid that they could not defeat Tiance and the Khitan cavalry.

Xu Gao agreed with his plan. He also believed that the Khitan was in Hebei and Hedong had no foundation, and Zhang Maigao held up the Han family's flag. If he entered the Central Plains, the scholars and the people were between the Khitan and Tiance, the chance of choosing Tiance would be much higher.

"At that time, the Central Plains will own it for the Zhang family!" Song Qiqiu said: "The Khitan is no longer a rival to the Zhang family. If the Zhang family gets the financial resources of the Central Plains, it is impossible to raise troops northward and drive the Khitan out of desert and South Africa! Once the north is unified... we will be in danger!"

Xu Gao immediately remembered the Three Kingdoms era.

Since ancient times, those who won the north won the world. After Cao Cao unified northern China, even if he encountered the Battle of Chibi, it only allowed Wu and Shu to survive for decades. The last one who unified the world still inherited the Jin Dynasty, which inherited the legacy of Cao Wei. By Xu Gao, there was no emperor in the south who could have been in trouble. This historical inertia made everyone in the world think that it is impossible to unify the north with the south! Even Xu Gao himself also thinks this way.

What's more, Xu Gao has not even unified the southeast now.

So Xu Gao and Song Qiqiu immediately decided on the national policy: the military service on the Xubei Line was in harmony with Shi Jin, thinking that he was very good at Xu Gao's favor. Therefore, from the beginning of the year, the Jianghuai area quickly settled down. Not only did the two countries completely stop fighting and the war was not set off, but the people also gained countless benefits. Businesses and travelers entered the Central Plains from the northwest along the Silk Road and arrived in Jiangnan unimpeded. The strange goods from the west of Thailand continued to flow in, and the silk embroidery industry in Jiangnan was also stimulated, and the people lived and worked in peace, from Shengzhou (Nanjing) to Yangzhou, a peaceful scene.

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"Gezhi is back." Song Qiqiu said that Liu Gezhi, the envoy sent to Shu Kingdom, was kneeling on the deck. When he set off, Xu Gao had not officially ascended the throne. When he came back, he quickly paid homage to the new emperor and shouted long live.

Originally, Xu Gao had been working hard on internal government affairs. Although he had the intention of glimpse, the recent changes in the situation made him change his external view, just like playing chess and looking at a few moves. In addition to this move in front of him (supporting Shi Jingtang as a buffer against Tiance), Xu Gao also made the next few moves.

The envoy sent to Shu Kingdom was to unify the north in Wantian Ce, so Xu Gao would consider joining forces with Jingchu and Shu Kingdom to fight against the north. Although this situation had not happened yet, he gave a foreshadowing.

"In Gezhi's opinion, Meng should have made any moves," said Song Qiqiu.

"oh?"

"When Ge Zhi returned, he encountered a recruitment and saw him off." Song Qiqiu said: "The officials who happened to be with him that day were a little relaxed, so Ge ​​Zhi was able to see some details and found out that Shu was recruiting troops to attack Tubo and the Southern Barbarians."

"Tubo and the Southern Barbarians?" Xu Gao frowned.

"That should be just a cover." Song Qiqiu said: "Shu Kingdom and Tiance still have an alliance, so you can't publicly say that you want to recruit troops to start a war with Tiance. Renamed, you will tell your Majesty carefully about what you see and hear."

"Yes." Liu Ge's way: "I follow Your Majesty's order and go to Sichuan to go to Jiangling Prefecture. I ask Your Majesty to have great blessings and arrive safely in Chengdu. The land of Shu has been peaceful for a long time. Now it is a country of Tianfu, a country of richness and prosperity. It is not in my Great Wu..." Song Qiqiu coughed, and he suddenly woke up and changed his words: "Under the Tang Dynasty!"

Xu Gao nodded, as if he was not accustomed to it.

Liu Gezhi then continued: "The Shu Lord met and was very polite. His prime minister Zhao Jiliang made an alliance with me. He stayed with me for seven days before he sent me back. The hospitality was very good along the way, but the surveillance was also secret. When he arrived in Fuzhou, the officials who sent me all the way were familiar with me and the supervision gradually became loose. That day, I looked at a gap and went out for excuses. Unexpectedly, I met a group of people sending me off to the conscript. The scene was just like Du Fu's "The Carriage of War" described: the father and wife walked away and saw me off, holding their clothes and stamping their feet and blocking their feet to cry."

Xu Gao heard this and asked, "The Shu people cried because they were in the army?"

"yes."

Xu Gao said: "I heard from the northwest that people who are sweet and cold are greedy for merit and are tempted to die. When there is a war, they are excited to join the army. That is indeed the scene of founding. Not only because they are located in the northwest, Shu is rich and afraid of war, but it is a state of preservation. If the war begins in Liang and Shu, you can tell if you don't ask about the results of the battle!"

After all, he was the founding lord of the country. The same information fell into his ears and perspectives with scholars like Liu Gezhi.

Liu Gezhi called out the Long Live Holy Ming, and then said, "When I saw this, I immediately inquired, and realized that there was Tubo, the Southern Barbarians were in chaos, Mengshu was going to fight, and the permanent troops were insufficient. Therefore, one rank in three households was drawn. The rich people in Chengdu were afraid of going to the battlefield, so they spent money to bribe officials and let the poor ranks in remote areas who were not drawn in the future."

When Xu Gao heard this, he frowned and said, "I just thought that the people of Shu were just rich and soft, but I didn't expect that there would be such corruption."

Song Qiqiu said: "Buying troops and serving on behalf of others has been around since ancient times."

Xu Gao said: "Since ancient times, what will happen to those countries that have bought troops and served for the past since ancient times?"

Song Qiqiu shook his head and said, "There is no good ending."

Xu Gao snorted and said, "Meng Chang is young, and may not know what the civil servants do below..." He suddenly pointed at Song Qiqiu and said, "You can't do it under my rule!"

Song Qiqiu hurriedly knelt down and said, "No, no! How dare you!"

Xu Gao asked Liu Gezhi again: "What happened later?"

Liu Gezhidao: "Later, the person who was surveillance came, and I didn't dare to stay for a long time, so I went back to the inn and left the country all the way."

Xu Gao waved his hand and asked him to go down. Song Qiqiu said, "What do you think?" Xu Gao said, "Tubo fell apart. Even if there were attacks, it was just a small tribe. The Southern Barbarians were not very strong. If Ce was about to use troops in Guanzhong today, Shi Jin could not take care of himself. If Meng Chang had no intention of going north, he could simply place the north. Why should he draw one of the three households against Tubo and the Southern Barbarians? This is a deception! Meng Chang's sword dance must be in the north."

Song Qiqiu said: "If Ce is now in the atmosphere of a kanglong. Li Congke was originally his ally, but now he has become an enemy after Shi Jin has become an enemy. Meng Shu was originally his ally, and now he has to use a knife behind his back. As for the Khitan and Tiance, they are even more incompatible! The enemies in the past are still strong enemies, and the allies in the past have also become enemies. The three families have the intention to stand together to fight against the enemy, but Tiance has not retreated but advances at this critical moment! Those who use troops should avoid the real and attack the weak. Now Zhang Mai intends to rely on the strength to defeat the strong. This is to be a military force!"

Xu Gao: "According to your opinion, Zhang Mai will be defeated in this battle?"

"It is not necessarily inevitable to lose," Song Qiqiu said: "But no matter how strong Tiance is, it is not as strong as the three families joining forces. Compared with Yelu Deguang, Zhang Mai may be more powerful than the 55th, but it may not be able to distance himself. Compared with Shi Jin and Meng and Shu, although Tiance is obviously stronger, if the Jin and Shu join forces, they may not be able to attack Liangzhou. If they attack the corners, they will be able to defend the Guanlong line. If they join forces with the Khitan, if Tiance wants to advance into the Central Plains, their chances of victory will be slim. What's more, from the description of Northwest Business and Tourism, people in the Northwest have been fighting for a long time, and they hope to do business with peace of mind and do not support Zhang Mai in using troops to Guanzhong! There are unresolved contradictions inside and conquer their strong enemies outside, which is a sign of great defeat!"

The Yangtze River is vast and rich, and no matter how Zhongshan stands, Guazhou is blocking it, it cannot stop the river from entering the sea.

Xu Gao looked at Jiangshui and suddenly said, "Zhang Mai is not Meng Chang. There are countless people in the army in the Tiance Army, even among civil officials. I heard that it has been through war for so long. Even you can calculate this account, but they can't calculate it?"

Song Qiqiu said: "Zhang Mai is not Meng Chang, but it may be Cao Cao, Fu Jian - Cao Cao before Red Cliff, Fu Jian before Feishui!"

Xu Gao pondered: "But I feel that in this battle of Khitan and Jin and Shu, I am afraid that they will suffer a great loss!"

Song Qiqiu was a little surprised and said, "Why did Your Majesty make this statement? Please give me advice."

"There is no reason." Xu Gao said: "It's just a feeling. I heard from the Northwest Business Travel that although Zhang Mai was tough on the outside, he still sent people to inquire about the wheat fields. He was also very concerned about the merchants in the country. Although the external situation was dangerous, the officials and the army of Tiance did not disturb the people. This is not the act of a warrior. Whether he is Cao Cao and Fu Jian is now in the autumn harvest, and it will be decided soon."

Song Qiqiu was silent, and the king and his ministers were speechless for a moment.

Suddenly, a small boat rushed towards him quickly and passed twelve water posts. It was a military situation that could only be achieved by urgent matters! Song Qiqiu's face changed slightly, thinking: "Is there a change in the capital? Wu's old family was in chaos?"

The visitor had already gotten up the stairs and held a volume of manifesto. When Song Qiqiu saw it, he shouted: "Who is causing trouble!"

The man said, "No one causes trouble."

Song Qiqiu breathed a sigh of relief and shouted: "No one is causing trouble, why are you so anxious?"

The person who came said, "It was sent to the northwest and notified the manifesto of the whole world."

"northwest?"

"It is claimed to be from Liangzhou. Tiance Liangzhou!"

Song Qiqiu was shocked again and quickly took it. He saw that the cover of the manifesto was indeed issued by the Tiance Army! He took it apart and his face changed again. He asked, "Where did this manifesto come from? Why didn't there be any signs before?"

"I haven't entered the country, but someone suddenly showed up outside the gate of the Ministry of Rites. After reading the letter from the Ministry of Rites, he did not dare to intercept it, so he immediately returned it. According to the man, this manifesto has now appeared in the famous cities of all the world at the same time."

Song Qiqiu said: "Where is that person?"

"The man is now in the Ministry of Rites, and he regards himself as an envoy, and he has no intention of running away and panic."

Xu Gao snorted and said, "Zhang Mai wanted to win the crowd first. He sent people to sneak into the territory in advance and took out the manifesto together when it was time. Their meticulous work was done very well, even in the south of the Yangtze River, let alone the Central Plains!" He asked Song Qiqiu again, "Is the manifesto true or false?"

Song Qiqiu said: "Cao Yuanzhong, the minister of Tiance, once turned to Zhang Mai to greet the former Lord Wu, and it was not fake."

Xu Gao said: "That's true. What is the manifesto said?"

"This..." Song Qiqiu submitted a manifesto and said: "Please read the emperor."

Xu Gao took the manifesto and couldn't help but change his color after taking a look.

The manifesto is very simple and not elegant, but the words inside are full of domineering spirit. Even a Southeast overlord like Xu Gao couldn't help but mention it when he saw it!

The manifesto reads:

"Zhang Mai, the general of Tiance of the Tang Dynasty, told the world that the generals of the vassals: the sun and the moon shine, and the rivers reach, are all ministers and concubines of China! This is not the domineering of the Han family, but is a common sense for all eternity! Since the end of the Tang Dynasty, China has fallen apart and the Hu people have not received tribute. This has made our descendants feel ashamed of their ancestors and ancestors under the nine springs. As for Shi Jingtang, who used Shatuo to usurp the Central Plains, and split the soil and Yan Yun to worship the Khitan, this is especially a great humiliation of the Han family! Is this tolerable?

I am unbearable! I will now use the Central Plains to fight against the Khitan in the north, and repel my Yanyun, and expel the captives! This battle is not for one's own selfishness, but for the justice of the world! All descendants of the Han family still have a trace of blood should respond, and those who cannot respond should also pray for our army. If there are stubborn people who dare to block my way to eliminate the defilements for the country, it is for ***! *** is in the way, and my sword will be punished before it can be eliminated! There is no need to ask about the fortune of heaven, and the Han family will prosper!"
Chapter completed!