Murong Shaozong raised his eyes, glanced at the other party, smiled faintly, and said: "The title of a first-class general is already very good. The ninth-level general who died in the Northern Expedition was also awarded the title of earl. "
"And the merits you have made cannot catch up with the merits accumulated by other generals in many battles! Those generals who were canonized as third-class and first-class generals were not canonized based on this military merit alone."
"And the military merits they accumulated when they followed the army to conquer the four directions."
Murong Chong suddenly felt enlightened when he heard this explanation, and then he put aside his dissatisfaction.
"By the way, I heard from others in the army that after our country takes over the Central Plains and Shandong, it will not expand further north in a short time. Instead, it will prepare to go south to capture Lingnan?"
Murong Chong asked.
"Where did you hear this news?"
Murong Shaozong's expression changed slightly.
"I heard what some colleagues I know well are saying. Is there anything wrong? I think what they said makes sense. Since they won't be enemies of Li Tang and the Han Dynasty in the north in the short term, they must be preparing to send troops to the south!"
There was some expectation in Murong Chong's expression. If Daxia really expanded to the south, he would have the opportunity to continue to make meritorious deeds.
Moreover, the strength of the many princes in Lingnan is definitely far inferior to that of the top dynasties in the north. Daxia does not even need to use all its strength. It only needs to use a few smaller elites to sweep across the land of Lingnan.
In this case, the merit is considerable, but the danger is minimal. It's a very rare opportunity.
So Murong Chong was moved when he first heard the news.
Murong Shaozong pondered for a moment, and then said after a moment: "Your Majesty had a holy teaching not long ago. Our dynasty has been fighting fiercely for a year, and has continuously captured Shandong and Shannan in the Central Plains. The territory has increased by half, and the number of Dingkou has doubled. . Before digesting these territories, our country will not continue to send troops overseas."
"As for what you said about sending troops to Lingnan, it may be the idea of some noble generals in the DPRK. After all, His Majesty said that he would not send troops. It does not mean that our DPRK cannot send troops. As long as we control the scale of troops and horses, it is not difficult to conquer Lingnan. "
"It's just that...the method they used was wrong. They spread the news in the army and secretly colluded to make noise. With this method, it is impossible to make His Majesty relent!"
Murong Shaozong was both talented in both civil and military affairs, and he was also very alert. From Murong Chong's few words, he could infer some situations.
"If you want to make meritorious service, I can recommend you to go to the place assessed in the Central Plains. Although suppressing bandits and quelling chaos is more complicated, there are many opportunities to make meritorious service. As for your colleagues, don't continue to associate with them!"
Murong Shaozong said in a deep voice.
Murong Chong was not a fool. After being reminded like this, he immediately understood, "I understand! But sending troops to Lingnan is indeed a good opportunity. What a pity!"
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Many generals who participated in the Northern Expedition returned to Jinling.
Wang Jing asked the Ministry of Rites to choose a good and auspicious day, and then summoned the civil and military ministers again to confer titles to the ministers who had made meritorious services.
By the time these things are done, the eleventh year of Taichu has come to an end.
During the New Year, the already lively Jinling becomes even more lively, with dancing fish and dragons on the streets, bright lights, and countless people with smiles on their faces, praying for the new year.
The Central Plains and Shandong in the north also become much more stable during the New Year.
The new year begins again, and everything is renewed. The new year cleanses away the wars and scars of the eleventh year of Taichu.
The people who had countless relatives died tragically and were lucky enough to survive began to wipe away their tears and try their best to survive for the future.
It was early January in the twelfth year of Taichu.
During this month, Wang Jing kept holding banquets, mainly to stabilize people's hearts. After last year's great victory, the entire Daxia Dynasty was a little drifting, but the important officials in the center were able to keep a clear mind.
However, those middle-level and middle-level civil and military generals had a somewhat impetuous mentality, especially the generals in the army. They thought that Xia's army was invincible and wished that Xia would send troops to sweep across the world.
In their eyes, it was easy to send troops to attack Lingnan, and it was only a little more difficult to fight against the Qin, Han, and Tang dynasties.
Regarding these people's thoughts, Wang Jing did not get angry, but gradually summoned everyone to explain.
It must be said that Wang Jing's prestige in the Great Xia Dynasty was unparalleled. With him personally speaking out, all the officials could listen and think seriously, and their originally impetuous mentality became much calmer.
Wang Jing's way of handling this matter made many sensible people like Murong Shaozong, Chen Qingzhi and others secretly praise him.
If it were in the era they lived in, it would be the Northern and Southern Dynasties period. Those monarchs would not be so gentle in dealing with their ministers, and they would kill them at every turn. Even the generals who were regarded as pillars would not be able to save their lives after offending the emperor.
It can calm people's hearts calmly and make the court stable.
He who achieves this can be called a wise king.
In February, Wang Jing held a royal court in Jinling. Many small and medium-sized forces in the south seemed to have heard the rumors that Daxia intended to expand southward, and quickly sent envoys carrying a large number of rare treasures to pay tribute.
Many princes in Lingnan, such as Southern Han and Nanyue, expressed their surrender to Daxia. There was no need for Daxia to send troops to conquer, they became vassals within Daxia's legal principles.
Things in the south did not concern Wang Jing too much.
He was mainly dealing with important military and political affairs in various parts of the north, including the establishment of five major camps and four flying boat military cities, as well as sending troops and horses to divide the troops and attack local disobedience. A large number of officials will also be transferred to supplement the northern provinces...
Every matter is very important and requires the participation of the entire center and court officials.
Since February, Daxia has been busy.
On the canal, large ships carried massive amounts of supplies into the Central Plains. On each ship, there were officials with middle and high political achievements. As long as they had some ability, middle and low-level officials were promoted quickly.
As long as the petty officials in the southern provinces and counties are willing and conscientious in their work, they can soon become the chief clerk, the county magistrate, or even the magistrate, taking charge of the government.
The thousand households and commanders in the southern guard system were all promoted, and those who could do things became the commanders of the northern provinces...
The counties in the north were changed to the prefectures, counties and townships of the Daxia system. The tentacles of the Daxia Dynasty directly extended into the towns and villages. This was a disruptive change for all parts of the north.
Any such change will always harm the interests of a small group of people. When the people whose interests are harmed are powerful people who are entrenched in the local area, they are unwilling to do so, and local unrest is inevitable.
The Daxia Dynasty had rich experience in this situation.
One by one, officials took their soldiers and horses to each county to take office. As long as the powerful ones who caused the turmoil have been mostly eliminated,
There were also some relatively powerful powerful men who brought their own soldiers to counterattack the county magistrates and prefects of Daxia, and defeated the guards stationed in various places.
There are many dragons and snakes in the grass, especially in the Chinese world where thousands of years of historical figures have gathered. In any place, there are celebrities who can leave their names in history.
For example, Shen Yi, a bachelor of the Great Xia Dynasty, is a local celebrity who has been lightly touched upon in history.
He defected to Wang Jing and got the opportunity to climb dragon scales and possess phoenix wings, and finally became the prime minister of a dynasty... But ordinary local celebrities did not have such opportunities and could only live in prefectures and counties.
Behind such people are often local powerful people. With a capable celebrity commander, it is normal for the magistrates and magistrates of Daxia in some places to be counterattacked and killed.
However, after Daxia's officials were killed, before these powerful armies could grow bigger and stronger, Daxia's elite cavalry stationed in various parts of the Central Plains suddenly arrived.
The leader of Daxia's elite cavalry is Gao Aocao, a strong man in the heaven realm. The cavalry generals stationed in various places include Murong Chong, Yue Yun, Zhang Liao, Xu Huang and others who returned to Daxia from Cao's army.
These generals are capable of commanding armies and fighting in all directions. Now leading the cavalry to guard dangerous places and quell chaos and suppress bandits is simply a killing opportunity.
Those so-called local celebrities and powerful people, as long as they show signs of success, will receive a thunderous strike from Xia Jun's elite.
It will turn into powder in just a few days.
By April.
In about two months, the local tycoons in the Central Plains and other places have completely realized the reality. The bandits and bandits entrenched in the mountains and forests were also wiped out by Daxia using more than a dozen flying boats to continuously pull nets and strangle them.
In less than half a year, all parts of the Central Plains were completely transformed.
Although the Eastern Han Dynasty also claimed to love the people, it was essentially a dynasty based on powerful landlords. Among local powerful people, not even one tenth of them could treat the people well.
The powerful landlords and the people at the bottom are not the same class at all. If the powerful landlords do not exploit the people, it will be difficult to maintain their status. Exploiting the lower classes is the instinct of this class.
The foundation of the Daxia Dynasty was focused on the bottom. After the government and laws of Daxia were implemented in the Central Plains, the people who had been reluctant to leave the Eastern Han Dynasty gradually changed their minds.
After one or two years pass, they will completely become subjects of the Great Xia Dynasty.
Late April.
It is the season for outings and the grass grows and the orioles fly. This is the tail end of spring. Summer has not yet arrived. The weather is neither cold nor hot, and flowers, plants and trees sprout and grow vigorously.
Outside Jinling City, several palaces were built during this period to serve as a place for the emperor, queen and many concubines to go out and relax.
Under the auspices of He Chou and others, the Ministry of Works of Daxia absorbed the advantages of Daozhengsi and built cities and palaces very quickly.
For example, there are special spells for digging lakes and pulling rivers, and there are fourth- and fifth-level warriors for breaking mountains and rocks...
Under the guidance of prepared drawings, the Ministry of Industry built three palaces in succession in just one month. Each palace has a different style, either majestic, exquisite and elegant, or small bridges. Running water.
It is precisely because of this construction speed that the Chidao in all directions of Jinling is like capillaries extending from the heart, rapidly expanding and spreading.
The trinity of galloping roads on the ground, waterways in the water network and river system, and the newly constructed air channels allowed the Great Xia Dynasty to extend its tentacles to every countryside. Master the water, soil, mountains and rivers of every place.
and. As the Daxia Dynasty deepened its control over local territories.
Wang Jing can feel the Qi coming from all directions in the void increasing. He even has a spiritual sense. If he masters all the land, rivers and population of a place, he can condense a little spiritual light through the Qi coming from the void.
This spiritual light can continue to grow and expand, and finally form something similar to the karma of the Heavenly Emperor in the origin of the world.
After sensing this, Wang Jing couldn't help but feel shocked.
Isn't this the legendary mountain god, water god, earth city god and other gods in the original world! However, these divine positions are different from the heaven and earth karma positions. The heaven and earth karma positions are conceived from the origin of the world and represent the authority of the world.
The divine throne was born in the human dynasty, it is born and destroyed, and cannot be eternal.
If Wang Jing could condense the humanistic divine status and publicize it, his status and the legitimacy of Daxia would be qualitatively changed. The civil servants and generals under his command will also be inspired to risk their lives in order to become gods.
"It's a pity... with my current ability, I'm still a little behind. If Daxia can digest all the territories, maybe I can give it a try!"
Wang Jing thought to himself.
It was useless for him to gather the divine title, because as long as the Great Xia Dynasty seized another piece of land from outside, he could seize the title of Emperor of Heaven. After becoming the Emperor of Heaven, it would be very easy to canonize the title of God.
"Your Majesty, look ahead..."
A soft and cheerful voice came to his ears, which made Wang Jing regain his mind.
Li Lizhi was smiling and in a good mood. She was beside Wang Jing and pointed to Wanhua Garden in front of her.
Wanhua Garden is a sea of flowers garden composed of countless varieties of flowers.
Roses, crabapples, plum blossoms, peonies, jasmine, rhododendron, forsythia... all kinds of flowers gather in one garden, and under the influence of magic, they are always blooming and beautiful.
After Li Lizhi saw the beautiful scenery in front of her, her bright eyes flashed brightly.
Wang Jing smiled, stretched out his right hand, and a seed immediately appeared in the void. The seed quickly sprouted and grew into a pale golden peony. The flower swayed in the wind, as if there was a faint golden powder reflecting the sunlight.
But if you look closely, you will find that the so-called gold powder is just an illusion generated by the light and flowers.
"What a nice view!"
Li Lizhi's eyes brightened slightly.
When Wang Jing saw this, he smiled and gave the flower to the other party, which made Li Lizhi's eyes curved, and her brows were full of happiness and emotion.
When the other party first came to Jinling, there was still a sense of strangeness and a sense of alienation in his heart.
But as time passed, and Wang Jing also took some time to accompany her on an outing, it became clear that Li Lizhi had completely returned to her heart and regarded herself as a member of the Great Xia Dynasty. The identity of Princess Li Tang is fading.
Just like Mi Yue, Queen Mother Xuan of the Qin State in history, she was originally a princess of the Chu State. After marrying into the Qin State, it did not affect her contribution to the Qin State.
Just when I was about to enter Wanhua Garden.
Wang Jing's expression moved slightly, and he turned his head to look into the distance, only to see a eunuch approaching quickly.
"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Industry has submitted a memorial!"
The eunuch walked briskly and reported respectfully.
When she saw the eunuch, Li Lizhi's beautiful eyebrows moved slightly, and her original excitement and joy were weakened a lot.
However, Li Lizhi also knew that a king should give top priority to important matters, so he whispered something in Wang Jing's ear, and then led his personal maid to a pavilion in the distance.
Wang Jing opened the memorial, glanced at it, and showed joy.
"Okay, the Ministry of Industry and Daozhengsi have finally developed a magic circle and anti-aircraft method to defend against flying boats!"
(End of chapter)
