Xiao Zheng, of course, looked down upon Wang Jian's victory in the Jiujiang City battle in the Di newspaper, but he couldn't help but read it two or three times in a row, and planned the general trend of his current work in his mind. He gave it to his subordinates and asked them to make several copies and distribute them to several subordinates.
First of all, this is to praise Wang Jian's troops for their achievements in Jiujiang City, and they should be allowed to see it. Otherwise, it would really appear that His Highness, Prince Yan, is far less ambitious than the Crown Prince.
The second reason is also because there is actually a lot of readable content in this newspaper. For example, the prince and officials discussed how to restore the local government that was in trouble due to Li Linfu, how to appease the people, how to restore livelihoods, etc.
"Your Highness, is there anything in the Di's newspaper?" Li Si arranged for someone to copy the Di's newspaper, while he asked Xiao Zheng directly so that he could discuss matters in a timely manner.
"There are not many big things. In other words, my eldest brother has continuously inspected the Imperial College, Hongwen Hall, and Imperial College in the past few days, and sent General Yue to Luzhou to defend Jinyang Li Yuan." Xiao Zheng continued to sit still, and just said lightly Tell it a bit.
He smiled and said to his confidant, "Beyond that, I just want to commend Wang Jian for his contribution to defeating Dong Zhuo's Thirteen Chain Dock Water Bandits in Jiujiang City."
Li Si nodded: "The Prince Duan's good tricks, he really used this newspaper to the extreme."
Xiao Zheng nodded, and suddenly he had an idea and asked, "What do you think, I would also set up a department to write a newspaper and distribute it to my subordinates?"
Li Si thought for a while and replied: "Your Highness, this is inappropriate. This method has some imitative meaning. Generals such as Bai Qi, Wang Jian, Meng Tian, etc., did not approve the Di Bao as much as His Highness's personal letter."
"The prince's report is about important national affairs, and it is for those scholars and all the people in the world to see."
"Even if we write a Di newspaper, we can only circulate it internally. Most of the things we ourselves already know."
"Even if it is passed on to the local scholars and people, I'm afraid they will only be more oriented towards the court instead of His Highness."
"The prince... after all, he has great righteousness."
"You're right." Xiao Zheng smiled frankly. "In the final analysis, my eldest brother is the prince overseeing the country of Daqian, and he is authorized by the father. But now, the father is just seriously ill in bed, and he is still awake from time to time."
"Now, Li Linfu, the treacherous prime minister, has been punished and executed again. The current situation that Daqian is in such a state of ruin is all blamed on Li Linfu. He has become a most evil person."
"The common people also hate Li Linfu, not his father who is seriously ill in bed."
"This is very well done."
"But it is precisely because of this that he executed Li Linfu and implemented benevolent policies. He also purged the government and opposition parties, upheld the political agenda, killed many corrupt officials, and appeased the people."
"Now it is what the people want and what everyone hopes for."
"This Di newspaper has also allowed all people in the world to see a prince who cares about the world, is virtuous and upright, and has both wisdom and courage."
"If I write my own newspaper for my residence, and the people read it, they will only think that His Highness the Crown Prince has done a good job. If I write it to the best of my ability, I'm afraid... some scholars will be alerted and they will file an impeachment petition."
Li Si cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness is wise."
Xiao Zheng nodded slightly, but smiled a little: "In that case, that's it. Li Yuan in Jinyang intends to rebel, the capital is shaken, and General Yue has also sent troops. Today's Daqian will inevitably face wars. As the saying goes, troubled times arise. Hero, who will win and who will lose is still unknown.”
"Bai Qi wants to defend his home, Meng Tian is supporting Xuzhou under the banner of my king, Wang Jian is at Hukou, and now he has also begun to move his troops northward."
"My king, it's time to make a move."
Li Si cupped his hands and said, "Where do you plan to go, Your Highness?"
Xiao Zheng put his hands behind his back and said leisurely: "Lujiang County!"
Li Si looked at the map, thought for a moment, and said, "A good place to go. Dong Zhuo's general Wen Chou is in Xuzhou and Lujiang County."
"His Royal Highness's troops entering the Lujiang River will definitely attract Dong Zhuo's reinforcements, and General Wang will lead his troops to raid Xuancheng and follow the river directly to Jiankang City to the east of the Yangtze River."
Xiao Zheng smiled slightly.
Quite confident.
In this way, the two sighed and talked for a while, and put down their affairs for a while, but in the end they returned to the military.
Xiao Zheng had this plan from the beginning.
Therefore, after arriving in Jiangxia, Meng Tian's Meng family army was not brought over, but was placed in the north. After the first battle of Jiangxia started, they went north to cut off Dong Zhuo's northern troops.
Wang Jian continued to advance eastward, attracting Dong Zhuo's troops in the south.
He himself led his troops to Lujiang County, which was the face of Jiangdong.
Occupying Lujiang County is equivalent to opening the door to Jiangdong. When he wants to take Jiangdong, it is just a matter of time.
In this way, in early February, Xiao Zheng first ordered the distribution of rewards and food to reward Jiujiang City for the victory in the First Battle, and then immediately ordered his personal guard army to start moving north.
This was all done quietly, without attracting too many people's attention, in case Dong Zhuo's spies knew their movements.
at the same time.
Battle reports also came from Jinyang.
Li Yuan finally couldn't hold it any longer and raised the banner of rebellion after Dong Zhuo.
It is also the side of Qingjun.
The Daqian Xiao Di is described as a faint king, Li Linfu is a traitor, and the prince is weak and incompetent.
In short, the rise and fall of Daqian is the fault of these three people.
Li Yuan's son Li Huaian led his troops south and directly came to Luzhou to fight Yue Hongling.
It turned out to be a draw.
Yue Hongling lost more than 3,000 troops and horses, Li Huaian lost more than 4,000, and one general was seriously injured.
When the news spread, in early February of the 24th year of Zhenyuan, the entire capital, Longyou, and Hebei were shaken.
The battle report was sent to the capital, and Xiao Yi felt as if a stone had dropped in his heart, because just as he emphasized, prefects like Dong Zhuo and Li Yuan turned against him.
But soon, as the military information was gathered, he fell into some confusion and doubt.
This confusion and doubt are twofold.
First of all, there is the big aspect. Names like Dong Zhuo and Yuan Shao seem very similar to the names in previous lives. They just have different characters. However, their origins are somewhat similar. For example, Dong Zhuo from Xiliang and Yuan Shao from Jizhou. Shao.
But Li Yuan is not that person. Among his sons, it is not the second son who has the talent of a general, but the eldest son Li Huaian. He does have a very powerful second son, but this person is more like Li Yuanba. Zhou Zhou fought against Yue Hongling, so that the two sides ended in a tie.
Therefore, some things can only be said to be similar, but they are already specious, not to mention Liu Zhu and Zhao Xuanjia.
According to the information obtained by the Dongchang spies of Sanbao Eunuch, Liu Zhu, the prefect of Hanzhong, did not have a general named Guan who was holding a Yanyue Sword, nor was there a general named Zhang who was holding a Zhangba Snake Spear.
Could it be that this person is not the person he knew in his previous life?
So who is he?
According to what is known so far, Dong Zhuo is still the same person. His subordinates include Yan Liang and Wen Chou, as well as counselors such as Guo Tu, Tian Feng, and Shen Pei.
Li Yuan has changed, but not very much. The second child has become the eldest son, and the fourth child has become the second child.
If we say that these are five governors in a certain chaos, it is better to say that these are five princes. Some of them are still the kind of founding emperors, such as Li Yuan and Li Huaian. This father and son should be considered brave and resourceful, and Being able to win over people's hearts and with the support of the Hebei Family, it has already formed a certain scale.
Of course, for Xiao Yi, these are nothing, but more challenging.
Being Li Linfu made him feel a little difficult at first, but because he was the prince of the prison country and had the support of the emperor Xiao Di, Li Linfu was just a traitor. His power came from the emperor, so he was restrained in doing things. He was completely unreasonable. Zhan Dayi, many people will hesitate and dare not directly align with him.
However, looking at the current situation, it is also full of doubts.
Logically speaking, Dong Zhuo had already shouted the slogan of rebellion, in the name of Qingjun side, Li Yuan followed closely, and Yuan Shao of Jizhou even wanted to sneak attack the base camp of King Guan Yan in Baoding, so Zhao Xuanjia of Jingzhou should follow closely It was only right later, but why did he open the door and let Xiao Zheng enter Jiangxia to pacify Dong Zhuo?
And after Xiao Zheng won a battle in Jiujiang City, there was no movement at all?
Could it be that I had misjudged this person before?
Is he a loyal minister?
However, this person had no respect for the imperial court in the past. He didn't even pay taxes and didn't obey orders. Even Li Linfu couldn't do anything about him, which is really surprising.
In short, all kinds of doubts filled Xiao Yi's mind, making it difficult for everyone in the court to come to a conclusion, which in turn caused doubts and indecision at the highest level of the Daqian Center.
However, the military situation was serious and could not be delayed for a moment. As a memorial from Zhang Jiuling was uploaded to the desk of the Xi Zheng Hall in the East Palace, Xiao Yi held an impromptu court meeting in the Zhengshi Hall regardless of the fact that it was getting late.
Taifu Zhang Jiuling, Yong'an County Wang Yueshan, Liubu Shangshu, Jiuqing Sheren and other close officials, plus several forbidden army generals in the capital were all listed above, but they did not call anyone else, but to make a decision and make a quick response. .
"The military situation in several places is unclear. King Yan in Jiangxia, General Yue in Luzhou, and Xuzhou must guard the defense areas and cannot be tampered with!" After the court meeting began, Han Shizhong, the Minister of War, first put forward a basic premise for the response.
And this premise was actually recognized by the vast majority of people present.
Because these three places are facing the rebel army, and behind them are the key confidants of Daqian. Behind Yan Wang Xiaozheng are Jiangxia and Jingzhou; behind Yue Hongling is the capital, which is the center of power of Daqian.
"The soldiers and horses of Longyou Road should not be tampered with." The discussion continued, and soon someone came up with new opinions.
"Can the Xiao Guards be dispatched to Linfen County for support?"
"The Long Guards will go to Luoyang, west of Beijing, to observe the situation in preparation for any eventuality..."
"The Dragon Guard is bound to attack. Its troops are recharging their strength in the Beiya Forbidden Army. They have the best supply of money, food and materials. They are the elite of the Daqian Forbidden Army. But now there is a question, that is...who is the commander? "
