Royal Road

Chapter 326 Plan

The north wind has started, but Jiangdong is just a little bit gloomy. In Jianye’s palace, Sima Rui looked at the military report just handed over, and sighed softly: “The imperial emperor’s walking platform was finally wiped out, and this time I worked hard!”

After capturing Shouchun and destroying the rebellious party, Wang Dun did not immediately retreat, but was ordered by Sima Rui to go to Xuzhou to attack the imperial emperor’s platform that fled there. The governor of Xuzhou was the wife and brother of Taichung Situ Xinying, who was the imperial emperor. Seeing that the situation was unstable, he immediately thought about hiding the imperial emperor and keeping himself in seclusion. However, the strength of Xuzhou’s troops was far lower than that of Wang Dun, and Qingzhou rebels were in trouble behind them. After only a few months, they handed over the pseudo-emperor and docked their tails for survival.

Wang Dun was not polite, and ordered someone to kill Sima Duan to completely eliminate this hidden danger.

How could Sima Rui not be overjoyed when he got the news? Among all the pseudo-emperors in Taichung, only the Yuzhang king Sima Duan was able to stand in Shouchun, and he was the brother of the first emperor. If it is not removed, it is likely to threaten the regime he has just acquired.

Now that Sima Duan is dead and Xuzhou Xingtai is broken, Sima Rui’s heart is finally put back in his stomach.

As for Yongzhou Xingtai and Yanzhou Xingtai, Sima Rui didn’t care at all. Anyway, there is Liu Yao in Yongzhou and Shile in Yanzhou. Can these two Hu species allow the imperial emperor to run wild? It is a good thing for him to contain both sides. only……

After hesitating for a moment, Sima Rui whispered: “Can I still draw out troops at this moment to regain Yu and Yan?”

The question was strange, but the director Wang opposite him answered without hesitation: “Although Xuzhou has been pacified, the situation in Jing and Yang is unstable. The minister thought that to regain the Northland, it should be a gradual plan. You must not rush into the army. !”

This is very subtle, what is Xu Xu Tuzhi? In the final analysis, we still have to retain our own strength. Anyway, the royal capital has moved to Jianye, and the emperor is in his hands. Is there anything worthy of nostalgia in the north?

What’s more, Sima Rui has already tasted the taste of holding the emperor. At the beginning, I was in Sanwu and told Tiantian not to call the land and the earth is not working. The Jiangdong family didn’t put his clan in the eyes. But now, in the position of Tai Fu, there is another little emperor who is in his hands. His power is comparable to that of Sima Yue, who dares to despise it?

And this name can fully gather those gentry who moved south. When the number of people from the north increases and they occupy a large number of manors and dingkous, it will not be so difficult to control the situation in the DPRK.

Everything is developing in the most favorable direction. What is Sima Rui most afraid of now? In fact, it is not the Huns, nor the gangsters, but his kinsmen!

How many heirs did Wu Di Sima Yan leave behind? Taking a step back, how much life does Wen Di Sima Zhao have? And he was just the great-grandson of Emperor Xuandi Sima Yi and the grandson of Langya Wu Wang Sima Ni. No matter how seniority is ranked, he won’t have his turn to sit on the throne!

If there are people, it would be nice to kill these clan families clean. Sima Rui secretly looked forward to it for an unknown number of times. But this is not what he should say after all. Therefore, there will be a hidden question. Director Wang gave him exactly the answer he wanted.

Sure enough, when he heard this, Sima Rui’s eyebrows stretched out, and he nodded and said, “I just had a mess, so I have to take a good rest. Besides, there is Liang Zixi in the north. When the time is right, the two sides will be attacked. Enemy. By the way, what’s the situation in Xingang over Jizhou?”

Sima Rui had thought about using river transportation to control grain transportation, but the idea was wonderful, but he couldn’t implement it at all. The river is in disrepair for a long time, and what is more terrible is that the boundaries along the way are too chaotic. Even if it is a boat in the river, it cannot guarantee 100% safety. However, the river transportation has not improved, but the sea transportation has been turbulent. Xingang in Jizhou has naturally become the focus of Sima Rui’s attention.

Director Wang sighed: “Liang Jun Gongguo has something extraordinary. In recent months, there have been no fewer than 200 ships from Yangzhou to Jizhou.”

“So much?” Sima Rui was also taken aback. Director Wang is only talking about Yangzhou, but for maritime merchants, there are more ships in Yangzhou?

Director Wang nodded: “Jizhou Xingang does not charge tariffs, so it has attracted a lot of merchants. I am afraid that the Northland is still short of food, and this will be the last resort.”

Hearing that there are no tariffs, Sima Rui suddenly laughed, “This Liang Zixi is also cunning, and does not collect taxes. Where can the money and grain be handed over to the court? Forget it, this little thought is not enough, or it is more difficult to pinch Bingzhou’s grain road. important.”

No matter how powerful the princes, they must express their surrender to the court. Wouldn’t it be ugly if tariffs are collected and some are not handed in? Of course, this is just a nice thing to say. If Liang Feng really made up his mind to not pull anything, Sima Rui couldn’t help him.

“Bingzhou Liangdao is still secondary. It would be bad if the Sanwu family had forgotten their roots for profit.” Director Wang did not follow his words this time and reminded, “It is better to take care of the maritime merchants. Now in troubled times, only Grain in hand is the fundamental.”

“Um…” Sima Rui nodded, “What Maohong said is. You can add more city rent to prevent the merchants from forgetting.”

When Wang Dao heard this, he couldn’t help but smile in his heart. Is this a problem of increasing rent? Obviously, it is necessary to expand the control of the San Wu family! The current situation is completely different from what was envisaged. If the merchants are greedy for profit, leading to the blind outflow of grain, it will be a huge hidden danger to the safety of Yangzhou. But Sima Rui answered that, he could understand. The San Wu family, now it is not easy to offend. How to control balance is really a headache. Regardless, first solve the urgent need. When more people move to the south, open acres and increase production.

I just don’t know what Liang Zixi thinks of their Zheng Shuo from the bottom of his heart. The Zhengdan Dynasty is about to come, and you can also take this opportunity to explore his attitude.

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The southern court did not mean to care about the hinterland of the Central Plains. Similarly, Liang Feng’s focus at the moment is not in Yuzhou and Yanzhou.

“Although Xinling has begun to lay out, the influence of the Murong Tribe in Liaodong is far more than expected.” Zhang Bin’s expression was a little worried, but this was unexpected.

According to the previous plan, Shen Da successfully infiltrated Pingzhou, but the first contact was not the Pingzhou Governor Cui Yan or the Murong Ministry, but the Uwen Ministry.

For Duan Bu Xianbei’s takeover of Youzhou, the most uncomfortable may be Yuwen Bu. After all, they have married Wang Jun’s daughter, and now his brother-in-law has become a Shangguan, who would be willing? In the past few years, the Yuwen Department was defeated by the Murong Department, and the situation was even more difficult. With ambition and reason, it’s easy to infiltrate.

According to the plan, after Shen Da sneaked in, he would instigate Yuwenbu to seek refuge with Cui Yan as soon as possible. With this weight, Cui Yan probably won’t let go of the growing Murong Department around him. Immediately messing up the battle, involving the section, can lead to a situation where youping two prefectures are everywhere.

But now, the strength of the Murong Department is unexpected, and it has also brought variables to the plan.

“Na Murongxian promoted the Han family rituals in the ministry, promoted farming, and emphasized talents. If he is given a few years, I am afraid that he will be able to unify the seclusion and peace. Even the Tuoba Ministry may not be able to stop it.” This is Zhang Bin. The thing that I care about most.

According to the original plan, the Murong Department and the Tuoba Department were both the targets of their support and the two forces that ultimately competed for Youzhou. But things like raising tigers can cause trouble. If the Tuoba Tribe loses to the Murong Tribe and is swallowed by it, then the Murong Clan will become a more terrifying enemy than the Duan Clan. Wouldn’t it be more difficult to deal with Bingzhou if it is entrenched in Bingzhou?

For this result, Liang Feng was not very surprised. It is not surprising that the Murong clan claimed that the emperor was earlier than the Tuoba clan, and his strength was stronger. He asked back: “How many years will it take for the Murong Ministry to rise? How many more years will it take for Jizhou to be stable?”

Upon hearing this, Zhang Bin understood what the lord meant. He didn’t care about the rise of the Murong Department, and even took it for granted. And what we are fighting now is who can restore order and grow stronger faster.

This is a risky move, but the premise of the risk is that they have no better way to go. With a light sigh, Zhang Bin said, “The minister will make arrangements to disrupt the Duan family and buy some time.”

The war in Pingzhou is just a prelude, and the key is to drag the water into the water. The previous battle that sent troops to merge with the state can be said to have destroyed the foundation of Duan Ji Lu’s family, and as a son of Duan Bu, if there is not enough power, it is difficult to guarantee that he will be able to hold his position. Duan Wu Wuchen is not young anymore, so take this opportunity to provoke a lot, why not worry about it?

Liang Feng nodded: “Youping two states, act according to plan. As long as the Xianbei tribes can’t make any move. Compared with Youzhou, the recent weather is more worrying…”

“Is the lord afraid of drought?” Although Zhang Bin is in charge of military affairs, he also knows the civil affairs very well. Since the autumn harvest, it has not rained for several months. This is not good news.

If there is no snow this winter, there is insufficient soil moisture in the fields, and winter wheat cannot be grown at all, and spring plowing is even impossible to talk about. And the lack of food for this season is a big problem that kills people.

“Yes. Irrespective of the weather in the coming year, water conservancy should take the lead. If a Zheng Guoqu-like project can be built, the state will not suffer from drought and flood.” Liang Feng said.

Zheng Guoqu drew Jing water into Luoshui, and after excavation, it irrigated more than 40,000 hectares of fertile fields in Guanzhong, which gave Qin State the confidence to send troops to six countries and dominate the world. Who doesn’t want this kind of water conservancy project that can benefit one party and has been passed down for generations?

And Bingzhou is also a state county with extremely developed water resources. Every time Fen Shui soars, the people on both sides of the strait are miserable. Jinyang is located in the Taiyuan Basin, and it is second to none in the later generations of grain production. Now that we have not played our due advantage at all, there must be reasons for this. The long-term strategy is if we can manage it well and turn the trouble into benefit.

Zhang Bin replied: “Taiyuan is afraid that it does not have the geographical advantage of Zheng Guoqu, and water control cannot be done overnight. The minister then negotiated with the ancestors to join the army to see if he could come up with a plan.”

He has many school officers who draw maps, and if it is to repair the canal, surveying and mapping is indispensable.

Liang Feng nodded. The astronomical phenomena are not controlled by manpower, so he has to make early plans. I only hope that the weather will be smooth, and it will be longer and buy more time for him.