"Boom!"
"Boom!"
The mountain bombing process in Liaodong is almost coming to an end.
The weather is getting colder and colder. Everyone knows that if we don't take advantage of these few days to blow up the mountain, I'm afraid it will be blocked by heavy snow in a few days and we won't be able to blow it up even if we want to. So these days, everyone is working overtime without any complaints.
"Quick, quick, here!"
"Here, is it buried?"
"OK OK!"
At night, the place is still busy, with lights on and mountains blasting.
Liu Zheng watched all this quietly.
The brothers have been having a hard time these past few days. The impact of the Little Ice Age has been too great. Working in such a harsh climate environment, all the hands and feet have been frozen and cracked. But despite this, they persisted. This mountain has become the last step in Liaodong's plan to overcome difficulties. Everyone holds their breath in their hearts.
Dry!
Finished the last bit and went to Liaodong to celebrate the New Year!
Actually...
Liu Zheng smiled bitterly and took a sip of wine.
Can we really celebrate the New Year when we get to Liaodong?
Liu Zheng had long known that Qiao Yuan would never give up his position as Liaodong's military governor easily. And he still has 300,000 troops and horses in his hands... These 300,000 alone are enough to give Liu Zheng a headache. What's more, it is very likely that when the time comes, there will be remnants of the Tang Dynasty involved...
Headache.
Liaodong has a headache.
The Western Region also has a headache.
Liu Zheng's non-dispute still caused an uproar in the Longyan Dynasty.
For the always tough Liu Shilang, he actually gave up the governor of the Western Regions? This is not his style.
Many people are discussing it.
What was the reason for Liu Shilang's concession this time? Show loyalty to Xie Tianyao? However, on the other hand, he had just conquered Central Asia, and his achievements were unparalleled. Even if he insisted on keeping the Western Regions, I believe Xie Tianyao would not be too disrespectful in view of his outstanding achievements.
So why?
Want to make amends with the scholar-bureaucrat group?
This time, King Qin introduced a new official to the officialdom. He wanted to show his face, but he did not really want to participate in the competition.
Then, the person most promising and qualified to serve as governor of the Western Regions was the scholar-bureaucrat's minister of civil affairs, Cheng Dequan.
So some people began to discuss that Liu Shilang had finally begun to mature.
Understand the trade-off.
He gave up the Western Regions in order to further develop Liaodong. The power of the scholar-bureaucrat group has always been something that no one dares to ignore in Long Yan. Liu Zheng must have encountered resistance in the process of developing Liaodong. So I did this because I wanted to get help from the scholar-bureaucrats.
"There's another news from the capital..."
Liu Zheng was thinking about something when King Yong came over quietly.
Liu Zheng didn't even turn around, he laughed and said, "Are they proposing to disband the Western Region Construction Corps on the spot?"
King Yong was shocked: "You already knew this?"
Liu Zheng smiled bitterly, walked back to the camp, started to warm himself by the stove, and said with a smile: "Every fool knows that if you want to build this governor's palace, you must disband 300,000 troops, otherwise who can sit there?"
"Then let's..."
King Yong was anxious.
Liu Zheng lowered his eyebrows and looked at the light blue flames in the stove. He placed the wine pot that had become much colder just a moment after leaving the house and roasted it. He said softly: "Did Zhu Zhen propose it?"
King Yong nodded: "This old thief has great ambitions!"
Liu Zheng said: "If it were me, I would do the same. After all, the Western Region is so fat now. But, this old fox is still a little impatient..."
King Yong was shocked: "What do you mean..."
Liu Zheng laughed: "I know the character of that guy Ling Chen very well...Do you believe it, King Yong? If the news of the demobilization reaches Central Asia, he would dare to rebel against Long Yan on the spot and start leading these 300,000 troops to do evil. It’s even possible that it will harm Central Asia!”
"this……"
King Yong was startled.
Liu Zheng smiled and said: "It's a good show to watch. Sometimes, if you don't fight, you will fight."
"Boom!"
At this moment, the sound of explosives started again in front, and a sudden commotion broke out.
Liu Zheng and King Yong looked at each other.
What happened?
The two walked quickly, but there was no accident and no one died. What's strange is that a bunch of Liangzhou soldiers formed a tight group, blocking many people who came to watch the excitement.
"My lord, something big has happened!"
Pei Qianyun ran over.
"what happened?"
Liu Zheng's brows jumped.
"I found something, it seems to be a big tomb!"
Pei Qianyun whispered.
"What?"
Liu Zheng's expression changed drastically.
…
Ling Chen was angry.
Just like King Yong said.
The imperial court continued to conduct in-depth research on the Western Region Governor's Mansion. The scholar-bureaucrat group represented by Zhu Zhen proposed to disband the 300,000-strong army of the Western Region Construction Corps!
As soon as this news came out, the entire Long Yan was in an uproar again.
What on earth is Zhu Zhen thinking?
Challenging Liu Shilang's bottom line again and again?
Is he really drifting?
Or do you think Liu Shilang can't hold the knife anymore?
Even if the position of governor is given to you, the army will also be disbanded?
You are simply draining the firepower from under the cauldron! No wealth left for Liu Shilang?
Shangshu Mansion.
"Today, no one can ask me why..."
Facing the questioning from a group of scholar-bureaucrats, Zhu Zhen said calmly: "This is an excellent opportunity for us scholar-bureaucrats to win back the victory, do you understand?"
"This is the only chance!"
"Only one time!"
His voice became more and more excited.
The wrinkles on his face were trembling at this time.
Everyone was silent.
Isn't it?
Since Liu Shilang was born, he has been suppressing the aristocracy step by step and going with their scholar-bureaucrat class.
Squeeze their living space bit by bit!
Scholar-officials, what do you rely on?
The prosperous land in the south of the Yangtze River and the maritime trade in the coastal areas are, strictly speaking, smuggling!
However……
Liu Shilang's Liaodong plan was to block their smuggling route! You know how much profit their scholar-bureaucrat group can make every year just from smuggling alone!
Just when they were worried about the Liaodong plan.
Suddenly, the Western Region surrendered.
Isn't this a great opportunity to turn the tide and eliminate the firepower?
No more maritime trade!
They can control the Silk Road!
It’s also a fat road!
"So, even if I offend him severely this time, I still have to take down the governor's position. This is related to the life and death of our scholar-bureaucrat group! Do you understand?"
"Yes! Sir!"
A group of people were refreshed and no longer hesitated.
"Shilang Liu...Shilang Liu..."
Zhu Zhen smiled gloomily.
"This time, let's see if you can still sit still!"
