The early morning sunlight slowly shone into Zhang Zhao's bedroom.
I glanced at the hourglass not far away. It was already ten o'clock in the morning, but it was still as quiet as early morning outside the palace.
I think everyone within a few hundred meters of the entire palace must have been driven away.
A gentle nasal sound came, and as soon as Zhang Zhao opened his eyes, the people around him woke up, frowning and about to get up to change Zhang Zhao's clothes.
Zhang Zhao gently pulled back, and with a low exclamation, a soft body fell into Zhang Zhao's arms.
This is a snow-white body, extremely soft to the touch, with an indescribable touch, and it feels like it has no bones.
Just put your hands gently on the snow-white buttocks, and you can feel the satisfaction of having mastered the world.
Cao Yanxi still couldn't bear to let Zhang Zhao, who had been a vegetarian for more than half a year, stay in the empty house, so she took the initiative to leave before midnight, and then sent Zhang Zhao a hot little beauty.
Smelling the fragrance of the beauty, Zhang Zhao reached out and rubbed it everywhere until the goose bumps on the beauty's body appeared and then disappeared, and low moans began to intermittent.
With a high nose and deep eyes, a snow-white complexion, slightly purple hair, and a curvy front and back, she has a standard Ocean Horse figure.
Eight years ago, Kangfu boasted to Zhang Zhao at the foot of Mawei slope in Guanzhong that he had many granddaughters and how beautiful they were. It seemed that it was true.
It's a pity that the granddaughter Kang Fu boasted about at that time should be a sister of the Kang family in his arms.
"Sage, Dengzhou Weisheng Army Jiedu Envoy, Baodehou Er Zhu Jing sent urgent envoys to report, Nanping Wang Gaocongjie sent his son Inspector Sikong, Jingnan Jiedu Deputy Envoy, and Xiazhou Governor Gao Baorong as envoys Pay tribute and left Dengzhou thirteen days ago."
Zhang Zhao was holding Kang's soft body, thinking about sleeping for a while, when the voice of the chamberlain came from outside the door.
We passed through Dengzhou thirteen days ago, and it is about 800 miles from Dengzhou to Kaifeng. If we travel quickly, we should arrive in the next two days.
Zhang Shengren was about to take it out on Nanping, but he didn't expect Gao Congjie's reaction to be so quick.
Seeing that the emperor was indeed ready to get up, Kang quickly got up and changed Zhang Zhao's clothes.
Looking at Mr. Kang who was busy in front of him, Zhang Zhaocai felt that it was probably in front of him that Queen Cao Yanxi looked so silly and sweet.
This can be seen from the selection of candidates. Zhang Zhao obviously preferred Da Fu, but Cao Yanxi did not quietly bring Da Fu or Gao E Niang into the palace.
Because there are people behind both of them, only Kang, after Kang Fu's death, is destined to be a pure concubine who only entertains people with sex.
After getting up, Zhang Zhao had just arrived at Chongwen Hall. Before he could even take a bite of breakfast, Yan Jin and Fu Yanqing, who had been ordered to come back, arrived.
Zhang Zhao quickly asked people from Shangshi Bureau to get more food and invited the two of them to eat some together.
Yan Jin and Fu Yanqing came here for matters related to Hebei.
During the six or so seven months when Zhang Zhao conquered the Southern Tang Dynasty, Liu Zhiyuan in Hebei was not silent.
As early as February, Liu Zhiyuan appointed his confidant Shi Hongzhao as the military governor of the Jianxiong Army in Jinzhou, and then appointed Li Wancao, the tooth general of the Zhaoyi Army, as the military governor of the Zhaoyi Army in Luzhou.
In March, he appointed his confidant Guo Wei as the envoy to the capital of Hebei, and also served as the inspection and disposal envoy to the three prefectures of Xiang, Xing and Ming, and the military governor of Zhangde.
Yecheng is located in Xiangzhou and falls under the jurisdiction of the Zhangde Army Jiedushi of Xiangzhou.
Liu Zhiyuan had built a large number of forts and barracks along the Fu River in Fuyang, north of Yedu and on the boundary of Xiangzhou, as early as last year.
This time, Guo Wei was sent directly to Taihang to deploy for the capital, obviously to capture Yecheng. Yan Jin was originally guarding Liu Zhiyuan's army from crossing the river in the Xiangzhou area, and his original intention was to take a defensive stance.
But later it was discovered that if he only defended Huazhou, if Guo Wei captured Yecheng, he could continue southward to occupy Weizhou and then cross the river from Weizhou.
So Yan Jin sent an urgent envoy Pegasus to ask Zhang Zhao for instructions, and at the same time took advantage of the arbitrary power granted by Zhang Zhao and led two thousand troops north from Huazhou into Yecheng.
On the sixth day after he entered Yecheng, Guo Wei's vanguard arrived five miles outside Yecheng. Zhang Xichong, who was in charge of the court at the time, obtained the consent of Queen Cao Yanxi and decisively intercepted the three thousand coins that were supposed to be sent to the Southern Tang Dynasty. Soldiers and horses.
Fortunately, the three thousand soldiers from Xiongwu Town arrived, allowing Yan Jin to defend Yecheng.
Throughout April, Yan Jin and Guo Wei fought against each other on the front line of Yecheng for more than ten battles. In the largest battle, both sides sent more than 10,000 troops.
Guo Wei relied on his sufficient troops, while Yan Jin relied on Hexi Xiaoqi and Yecheng Jiancheng. Under the siege of Guo Wei's 20,000 men, he used 5,000 men to defend the front line of Yecheng.
In other places in Hebei, Fu Yanqing also competed with Hedong soldiers and horses, but this competition was supplemented by war and mainly based on winning over people's hearts.
Unfortunately, Liu Zhiyuan's reputation in Hebei was much higher than that of Zhang Zhao. Although Liu Zhiyuan followed Su Fengji's advice and regarded himself as a loyal minister of the Jin Dynasty, while this tied Liu Zhiyuan's hands and feet, it also really benefited Liu Zhiyuan.
Because people in Hebei, especially in the northern states, basically believed that Liu Zhiyuan drove away the Khitans.
Therefore, despite Fu Yanqing's efforts to recruit him, Zhang Zhao only had three states of Wei, Wei, Bo, Bei and most of Xiangzhou in Hebei.
The rest of the prefectures and counties are basically controlled by Liu Zhiyuan or people who are loyal to Liu Zhiyuan.
However, Zhang Zhao didn't care too much about this, because he knew the accuracy of Taizu's famous sayings.
No matter how big Liu Zhiyuan's stall is now, no matter how much territory he occupies, he will still have to have someone to fight in the end.
The land of Hebei has been devastated by floods, droughts, locusts, and the ravages of the Khitans. In addition, the battle between Shanxi and Liao was basically in Hebei. According to surveys and estimates by the Ministry of Household Affairs, the population of Hebei as a whole has ranged from 16.7 million to 16.7 million. It has dropped sharply to less than one million for sure.
Well, this is actually quite a conservative statement. Zhang Zhao estimates that there are now 700,000 people in Hebei, not to mention one million. It would be good.
There are only so many people in such a large Hebei, and many of them are fugitive black households or people hidden by the wealthy families who own Wubao. Apart from spreading Liu Zhiyuan's troops, Zhang Zhao can't imagine any benefits.
This is perhaps the biggest difference between Zhang Zhao and Liu Zhiyuan. Zhang Zhao does not care about the gains and losses of a city or a place, although sometimes he does make himself look less powerful.
This is also the reason why he is unwilling to expand rapidly in Hebei.
If you annex the Hebei states too early, you will inevitably have to send people to guard them. If you don't have too many, your troops will be dispersed. If Liu Zhiyuan takes over, your reputation will be damaged.
Fu Yanqing was still a little unaccustomed to Zhang Zhao's approachability, and was far less calm than Yan Jin. After taking two bites of food, he whispered to Zhang Zhao.
"Sage, my spies around Liu Zhiyuan sent back news that after Liu Zhiyuan and Liao Lord Yelu Ruan met in Dingzhou, they probably met again near Yunzhou.
Moreover, it is said that the Empress Dowager of the Liao Kingdom attended Luping in person or by sending someone to attend. "
Zhang Zhaodan nodded. He had actually expected this situation.
Liu Zhiyuan had not made any major moves for six months, and he did not even grasp the perfect opportunity for Zhang Zhaonan to conquer the Southern Tang Dynasty, so there was only one possibility.
Liu Zhiyuan was bridging the conflicts between him and the Khitan people, and he was probably still acting as a middleman to facilitate the negotiations between Khitan Yelu Ruan and his grandmother Shulu Ping.
From Liu Zhiyuan's point of view, only the Khitans can join forces with him to break through the Kaifeng Mansion in Tokyo.
Thinking of this, Zhang Zhao said to Yan Jin: "Since I left Liangzhou, the soldiers have not had a moment to rest, and only 50% of the soldiers came from Hexi.
Many people miss their hometown. I am afraid that this year is not the time for a decisive battle with Liu Zhiyuan. Yecheng's defense still has a heavy responsibility. "
Yan Jin nodded, "I have expected this, but from what I can see, Liu Zhiyuan himself is not very strong, and he mostly relies on Khitan people.
The Khitans in Hebei have long been hated by gods and ghosts. If Liu Zhiyuan cannot reverse the hatred of the people in Hebei towards the Khitans, his so-called strategy of relying on the Khitans' wings will simply not be implemented.
What's more, he calls himself a loyal minister of Jin, which is extremely ridiculous.
I think this man is prone to scheming but forgets his integrity, he is greedy for great achievements and does whatever he wants. Although he is the leader of a party, his behavior is similar to that of a heroic leader in the countryside.
On the other hand, Guo Wei from Fuyang is calm, cautious and handsome. He can win the hearts of soldiers and is a serious enemy of our army. "
Zhang Zhao was silent for a moment, but he was thinking about Guo Wei's question. He couldn't see through this person.
Is he a loyal minister or an ambitious man? How much is his loyalty worth? Is it possible to win over?
"Chengjie, have you contacted Guo Rong?" Zhang Zhao gently asked the name that had not been mentioned for a long time.
I wonder if Guo Rong feels a little regretful now?
Yan Jin grinned, "I contacted him, but as usual, Brother Rong's former subordinate who was sent to catch up with him was invited out without even entering.
But one thing was different from the past. In the past, he decided to meet or not to meet, but this time he probably asked Guo Wei for instructions.
He said that loyalty and justice cannot have both sides. The king is kind to him, but he still needs to be loyal to the king of Peiping. "
Zhang Zhao also felt a little speechless and didn't know what to say.
It can only be said that circumstances change a person greatly.
At a certain period of time, Guo Rong could actually be said to be Zhang Zhao's right-hand man, but his foster father and uncle happened to be Liu Zhiyuan's confidant.
In such a sensitive whirlpool, even Guo Rong, who had a history of shouting and killing whenever his temper got angry, became so cautious.
Fu Yanqing felt that Zhang Zhao might want to recruit Guo Wei to surrender. He thought for a while and then said to Zhang Zhao.
"Guo Que'er is a man who is rough on the outside but subtle on the inside. When Liu Zhiyuan went to meet with the Khitan Lord outside Datong, he was still able to control 20,000 Hedong soldiers and horses thousands of miles away. This shows Liu Zhiyuan's trust in him.
And for Guo Wei. Assistant Zuo Liu Zhiyuan became the leader of one person and superior to ten thousand people. But on the saint's side, there is absolutely no position like him.
If he hadn't reached the end of his rope, I'm afraid he would never betray Liu Zhiyuan.
The minister suggested that the saint should ask Feng Hui, the commander of the Silver Spear Capital. In the past, in the countryside, Feng Hui and Guo Wei had a similar affinity and were both scoundrels.
If the person in the world who knows Guo Wei best is probably Feng Hui. "
Zhang Chao thought for a while and realized that Fu Yanqing was right. Guo Wei had followed Liu Zhiyuan for so many years and had already put all his wealth and life on Liu Zhiyuan.
It is absolutely impossible to take refuge in him until the moment of death is imminent. Then he gave up the idea of recruiting Guo Wei.
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