On the first day of February in the first year of Shaoming in Zhangzhou, Zhang Zhao completed the integration of the Jiedushi envoys of the Later Jin Dynasty and issued an edict.
An Shenqi was sent out to serve as the military governor of Ziqingping Lu Army.
Gao Xingzhou was the envoy of Cangzhou Henghai Navy.
Wang Zhou was the envoy of Weizhou Yicheng Army.
Jiao Jixun was the military governor of Xiangzhou Zhangde Army.
Fu Yanqing was the envoy of Beizhou Yongqing Army.
He Fujin was the military envoy of Anguo Army in Xingzhou.
Yao Yuanfu was the envoy of Hengzhou Shunguo Army.
For his own people from Yongliang, Zhang Zhao arranged for Yan Jin to lead the forbidden troops in Hanhai and Wuwei towns as Beijing's left-behind and Hedong military envoys.
Fanshun was the military governor of Xuzhou Zhongwu Army.
Liu was promoted to the governor of Shannan West Road.
Er Zhujing was the military governor of Dengzhou Weisheng Army.
Ma Yaozi was the envoy of Yunzhou Tianping Army.
Zhao Kuangzan was the envoy of the National Guard Army in Hezhong.
Shanzhuer Luo Shande was the envoy of Yanzhou Taining Army.
At the same time, the Jiedu envoy setting in the Guanzhong area was cancelled, and the Guan Nei Dao was established. Yin Yaozi served as the Guan Nei Dao ambassador and the Guan Nei Dao defense envoy, responsible for the military situation in Kansai.
Liu Zaisheng was transferred to Xiangzhou on the west coast of Shannan as a military envoy, specifically targeting Gao Congji, the king of Nanping.
In terms of politics, Zhang Zhao restored the Dao establishment in the Tang Dynasty and appointed Dao ambassadors to coordinate the civil affairs, finance and other powers of each Dao.
Although there is no clear stipulation, there is no dispute that Ambassador Dao will definitely become the superior of Jiedushi in the future.
However, Zhang Zhao still wanted to irritate these soldiers and generals as little as possible. In terms of civilian power, for the land of Hebei, Hebei Province was a fictitious one and there was no actual Taoist ambassador.
The prefectures and counties under the control of Jiedushi still used the old method, but the prefectures and counties without Jiedushi were managed by officials selected by the imperial court.
In terms of financial rights, the prefectures and counties with Jiedushi envoys would be inspected and reviewed by a Wai Lang from the Ministry of Household Affairs of the imperial court. After passing the inspection, the Jiedushi envoys could freely control their financial rights. The prefectures and counties without Jiedushi envoys would all be taken back to the state.
If the Jiedushi envoys are insufficient, the Wailang, a member of the Ministry of Revenue stationed in Jiedu, will apply for a list. After review by the Ministry of Revenue, Zuo Shilang will submit a report for approval, and the court can supplement it.
And this is still Hebei. If it were in Henan Province, including Henan, Shandong, Huaibei, northern Hubei and other vast areas in later generations, it would be almost the same as the original Yongliang Kingdom.
The policy of Jiedushi being in charge of the military and handing over all civil and financial power has in fact become the commander-in-chief of the army.
This is also the reason why Zhang Zhao basically assigned the Jiedushi envoys of the Later Jin Dynasty to Hebei and assigned his own team to Henan.
This place in Hebei has to compete with Liu Zhiyuan and the Khitan, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to calm down in two or three years.
Moreover, our own people have become accustomed to Jiedushi not caring about civil affairs, and Fu Yanqing and others have not yet adapted. It is inappropriate to be too radical at once.
So Hebei did not make major changes, and the real reforms and pilots were simply put in Henan.
The most ideal administrative structure in Zhang Zhao's mind was, of course, the provincial system of the Ming and Qing dynasties.
But in this era when movable type printing was not invented and only block printing was available, it was not very realistic.
Because Zhang Zhao did not have enough officials to govern the country, and he did not have a complete talent selection mechanism like the Ming and Qing Dynasties. You must know that in the current imperial examination, only the number one scholar can be selected.
Moreover, selections were not necessarily made in every subject, and the second place and third place winners had no trace at all. By the end of the Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties, even the time was not fixed.
The current talent pool cannot support a large centralized power structure like the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
What's more, the Ming Dynasty's group only exploited a niche and gave all the benefits to scholars. In the Qing Dynasty, while wining over scholars, it created an entire privileged class.
Zhang Zhao predicts that when he is old, the population will grow, commerce will flourish, and the emergence of movable type printing will spread knowledge to the lower classes, so that the political structure will be close to that of the Ming and Qing Dynasties to a certain extent.
But now, it is just tinkering. While restricting the separatist rule of vassal towns since the late Tang Dynasty, it still has to rely on the all-encompassing system of festivals and towns and local clans to rule.
After the internal integration was completed, the problem became military. Zhang Zhao held a large-scale military meeting attended by military generals from all factions.
The Jiedu envoys have only taken their own positions and have not yet gone to the place, so the people are still very complete.
Most of the generals looked at the map and began to discuss which routes they should take to attack Liu Zhiyuan.
Because before this, Zhang Zhao issued an edict to Liu Zhiyuan, asking him to move to Yedu, but Liu Zhiyuan did not even let the court angels enter the gate of Taiyuan.
After that, Zhang Zhao gave the positions of Beijing Remainer and Hedong Jiedushi to his confidant general Yan Jin.
He also sealed off the positions of governors of Xing, Ming, Heng and other states in Hebei that were already controlled by Liu Zhiyuan.
According to the normal rhythm, the attack on Liu Zhiyuan is ready.
And even Liu Zhiyuan himself thought so, according to the information sent back by Jinyi Qinjun and Fu Yanqing's younger brother Fu Yanlin.
Liu Zhiyuan concentrated a large number of troops in Fuyang, north of Yedu, and established a defense line along the Fu River and Zhang River and the Fu Mountain area behind him.
However, in the eyes of most people who were stunned, the emperor's personal guard took out a topographic map of the Huaibei area.
Zhang Zhao waved his hand to Hu Guang to come forward, "General Hu Zhonglang, please come forward and explain the situation in Huaibei."
Hu Guang is now the Zhonglang General of the Youlongxiang Guard of the pro-army. Now among Zhang Zhao's pro-army of the Left and Right Yulin Guards, the Left and Right Jinwu Guards, and the Left and Right Longxiang Guards, the rank of General and General are no longer permanent official positions. Generally used for posthumous gifts.
The chief of the guard is the commander, and under him is a deputy named Lang Wei, who holds the title of Zhonglang General, and then Lang Jiang and Du Yuhou.
Although it seems that the pro-army leader Yuhou can only manage 500 people, in fact, the six guards of the pro-army are the elite of the elite and are equipped with the same number of auxiliary troops, as well as other suppressing troops as support during war.
So in fact, a pro-military capital Yuhou is likely to lead about 1,500 to 2,000 people.
Hu Guang was no longer embarrassed that his father was the culprit of the deterioration of the situation in Huaibei. He was already very able to accept the suspicious eyes brought by Hu Zaile's son's identity.
“News came from the Kingdom of Nanwu that the leader of the Wuning Army in Xuzhou, Hu Ciler, who had defected to Nanwu, Li Jing was planning to change Xuzhou to Beijing.
He was also granted the title of Hu Ci Le as a stay-at-home in Beijing, Du Chongwei as the Grand Tutor of the School of Southern Wu, the Military Envoy of the Returned Army, etc., he was granted the title of Duke of the Song Dynasty, and a large amount of goods were given to him.
Du Chongwei and the Khitan general Yang Gun also cut off the water and land of the Bianhe River, intending to resist. "
Zhang Zhao regarded himself as a loyal minister of the Tang Dynasty and would revive the Tang Dynasty. Of course, he would not recognize the regime of the Southern Tang Dynasty, but instead called them Southern Wu.
In fact, Zhang Zhou's war with Southern Tang was indeed more urgent than fighting Liu Zhiyuan.
Because this involves matters involving orthodoxy and legal principles.
Zhang Zhao was a loyal minister of the Tang Dynasty, while Li Min and Li Jing and their son simply called themselves the Tang Dynasty. There was no room for reconciliation! One side must fall.
In fact, it was also because of this that Li Jing, the leader of the Southern Tang Dynasty, was so eager to recruit Hu Cile, even willing to recruit a heavyweight like Du Chongwei, and even sent troops to go north despite Wang Min not being completely pacified.
When they heard that Nan Wu was making big moves, many people looked at each other.
It's not that everyone didn't expect Du Chongwei to defect to Nanwu, because Zhang Zhaoming threatened Du Chongwei's life, and Du Chongwei himself had committed so many sins. They knew with their toes that defecting to Nanwu was the only option.
Just running away with your family? Or lead the Wu army northward? Just two choices.
What surprised everyone was that Li Jing, the leader of Nanwu, was really brave!
As for the army of Nanwu, although the navy was strong and the infantry was pretty good, they didn't have much cavalry!
In the whole country, only the Forbidden Army's Xiongwu, Longwu, and Shenwei armies have cavalry. They only have about seven or eight thousand cavalry, and their combat effectiveness cannot be compared with the Central Plains cavalry.
Although it is said that to defend the river, you must defend the Huaihe River, but to rush to Songzhou and rename Xuzhou to Beijing, is it a bit too arrogant?
Li Jing never considered what kind of impact it would have on the military morale of Nanwu once Xuzhou, the capital of Beijing, could not be saved?
Zhang Zhao smiled proudly. Li Jing, the leader of the Southern Tang Dynasty, dared to be so bold. In fact, the rumors spread by Zhang Zhao and the Jinyi Army and the Hexi Chamber of Commerce played a big role.
Among these rumors, Zhang Zhao had already sent most of his cavalry to the north of the Yellow River to fight against Liu Zhiyuan and the Khitans, and Zhang Zhao was still hoping to recruit Du Chongwei to surrender.
Du Chongwei, a heavyweight, also boasted to Li Jing in the letter in order to strengthen his weight in the Southern Tang Dynasty.
He said that he had three thousand Khitan warriors and ten thousand fine horses, and blocked the Bian River. As long as the soldiers of the Southern Tang Dynasty arrived, they would definitely be able to defend it.
However, Hu Cile, who knew that the Yongliang cavalry was very powerful, was very cautious. He wrote several letters without telling Li Jing.
However, talking too much has had side effects. Huchler even regarded Li Jing as the master of people like Zhang Zhao, which was a blunt statement.
As a result, Li Jing, Feng Yanji and other "Five Ghosts" who were in power were extremely dissatisfied. They felt that Hu Ci Le had overly promoted Zhang Zhao and the Yongliang Iron Cavalry, and belittled Li Jing and our Imperial Guards of the Tang Dynasty. They felt that they could not be punished!
Fortunately, Hu Wei, the eldest son of Hu Ci Le, was more "reasonable" than Hu Ci Le. With his clever explanation, Li Jing did not anger Hu Ci Le.
And Li Jing also felt that Hu Wei's ability and insights were much higher than Hu Cile's.
Hu Zaile must be old and ambitious, so he is hesitant, but Hu Ming is different. He is also a strong general who came back from Anxi, and he is also young and ambitious.
Therefore, under the influence of Huwei who was already poor and deliberately catered to him, Li Jing believed that our Tang navy was sharp and our infantry was invincible. The only one he had to worry about was Zhou's Yongliang cavalry.
However, there are not many Yongliang iron cavalry in Huaibei, only more than 10,000 cavalry.
On his side, he has 10,000 imperial cavalry, more than 2,000 cavalry under Hu Jile's command, and Du Chongwei also has 3,000 Khitan cavalry, which together are more than the Zhou cavalry.
What's more, when the army moves north from Jiangning, it also has the advantage of water transportation in Sishui, Bianhe River and Hangou. It can use boats to deliver the army to Xuzhou and Songzhou in Beijing.
At that time, the canal will be used as the Great Wall, the elite infantry will be used as shields, the boat and crossbowmen will be used as spears, and the left and right cavalry will be used as nooses.
As long as the Zhou army is attracted to the Bianshui River, it can be defeated even in a field battle.
Li Jing is making wishful thinking, but Gao Xingzhou and Hu Guang, no! Gao Xingzhou was even more embarrassed than Hu Guang.
Because Du Chongwei of Songzhou was his biological son and daughter, his second daughter Gao Eniang married Du Chongwei's eldest son Du Hongzhang.
At the same time, Gao Xingzhou also thought of the reason why Zhang Zhao had been treating Du Chongwei coldly and even indulging him.
"The sage's intention is to lead the Southern Wu army to gather around Songzhou and annihilate it?"
Zhang Zhao nodded slightly, "Lieutenant Gao is indeed a well-versed and brave general. Southern Wu covers an area of thousands of miles, has a household registration of about five million, and has more than 100,000 imperial troops and bodyguards. It is a big country in the world, and it also has a sharp navy and a far-reaching navy." above me.
If I go south to attack Huaibei and Huainan, and delay for a long time, I may make Liu Zhiyuan even bigger.
If we don't attack, when a large army retakes Hebei, Li Jing will let Hu Ci Le collect the bandits in Huaibei, and he will definitely attack by surprise.
It's better to lure the enemy deeper and let the soldiers of Nanwu come to the door to be beaten! "
