Fu Song

Chapter 558
The purple robe, in the Song Dynasty, was a symbol of power.

If a person can wear a purple robe, it almost means that he has reached the pinnacle of power.

Originally, the magistrate of Jiangling Prefecture was just a fifth-rank official, wearing a red robe, and there was only two grades difference from the purple robe, but in real life, there was almost an insurmountable gap, and I don’t know how many people Planted in this ditch never get up again.

For the people of Jiangling Mansion, seeing a red-robed official is already a very remarkable thing, and it is worth bragging to the neighbors after returning home.

But during this period of time, the number of red-robed officials seems to have increased overnight in Jiangling Mansion.

Even purple-robed officials, seeing them has become a common occurrence.

There are as many purple robes as you like, and there are as many red robes as dogs. As for the green robes and white robes, there is no need to mention them. They are really like crucian carp crossing the river.

Something big must be happening,
Even ordinary people who have never read a book can perceive the unusualness revealed in every trace of air.

Tokyo is broken,

The emperor was captured,

It once made people in Jiangling Mansion speechless and shocked, but that's all.

For them, Tokyo is far away.

More than [-]% of them have rarely traveled more than [-] miles away from their homeland, and the distance of hundreds of miles to thousands of miles is the end of the world for them.

There was shock, there was fear, but that was all. After a while, it returned to normal.

For them, life must go on.

Next, there are more and more troops here.

As the army set off from here one by one, the common people became more stable.

These armies look so mighty,
They should be going to fight the Liao people, right?
We have such a strong army, we should be able to win, right?

These topics also gradually faded away with the passage of time.

The destruction of Tokyo and the arrest of the emperor seemed to be a catastrophe for those in the bureaucratic system, but for ordinary people, especially those in the south, they did not feel much difference.

When the news from Xuzhou came, Xiao Cheng finally breathed a sigh of relief.

A stone that had been hanging in my heart finally fell to the ground.

Xuzhou defended, took Xiapi again, and then joined forces with Xie Hong and Liu Jun, and took Dangshan.The strategic defense line of the Huaihe River has basically stabilized.

Liu Yu was newly defeated, and it was difficult to organize a new offensive in a short period of time.
But the Liao Kingdom is now afraid that the internal turmoil will start soon, and it is unlikely that it will be free within a year or two.This is the fastest time prediction he has made based on his understanding of his little sister's methods and thoughts, and it may take longer to calm down.

Therefore, he still has time to strengthen the Huaihe defense line.

After defending Xiangyang and taking Xuzhou, he can finally settle down and sort out the interior.

There is no peace inside, and nothing can be done.

Just like the current Great Song Dynasty, it seems that the momentum is very good. The court was still discussing the Northern Expedition to the Liao Kingdom, but in less than ten years, because of its own internal disputes, it was completely lost.

The Guizhou-Yunnan-Gui coalition forces won two consecutive key battles in Xiangyang and Xuzhou, coupled with the thunderous autumn wind sweeping away the fallen leaves, they pacified the Luzhang family in Fujian and allowed Zhang Yu to go to Jiangling Mansion honestly, making Xiao Cheng's prestige has taken a huge step forward. Those ministers from all walks of life who are still waiting and watching dare not hesitate at this time. Those who have not yet set off immediately pack up and salute and start, while those who have already set off are still waiting. Those who were dawdling on the halfway rushed to Jiangling even more quickly.

At this time, whoever arrives first will be more sincere.

Xiao Cheng's momentum to take charge of the overall situation is already unstoppable.

But establish a new imperial court, establish a new emperor, what a big fat piece of fat,

Although the Song Dynasty lost the north, in recent years, with the development of maritime trade, in fact, the economic center of the Song Dynasty has long been shifting to the south.

Not only the sea trade business along the coast, but also the development of the two lakes and two provinces,
The south's tax contribution to the Song Dynasty has long far exceeded that of the north.

It can even be said that Da Song was originally carried forward by the southern hunchback.

The panic before was because most people thought that although the south was rich, everyone used to do their own thing and do their own thing, and there was an imperial court to connect everyone together.

With the imperial court gone for a while, I'm afraid it will be difficult to think in one place, use one's strength in one place, and do their own thing.

Once each goes his own way and the power is dispersed, it is not far from destruction.

As for the truth, in fact, everyone understands it, but if they let them give up their benefits so that everyone can be united, they are not reconciled.

But now, a powerful person, Xiao Cheng, appeared, and holding a very useful flag in his hand, Zhao An.

This brings everyone together.

The purple-robed officials rushed to Jiangling Mansion one by one,

One party after another was held continuously in various places in Jiangling Prefecture.

The name is naturally full of strange things, but in fact there is only one theme, how to divide this piece of fat.

The trick of combining vertical and horizontal is being staged here day and night.

Xiao Cheng is no exception.

Politics, in the final analysis, is the exchange and compromise of interests, and it is enough to strike a balance between each different demand.

Although everyone's interests are very different, fortunately, a new court has been established, and there are enough things that can be distributed to meet everyone's needs.

"Chengdu Fu Road, Lizhou Road, and Zizhou Road need to be merged!" Xiao Cheng drew a circle on the map, "I mean, including Kuizhou Prefecture, these places will be merged into a new administrative region , Yizhou!"

The breathing of several people in the room suddenly became heavy.

Chen Qun, the transfer envoy of Kuizhou Road, Li Shilong, envoy of Chengdu Fu Road, Yuan Quan, envoy of Lizhou Road, and Song Xinjun, envoy of Zizhou Road, stared at the map with piercing eyes.

Yizhou, this is the land of abundance, and now it seems that this is the place that is least affected by the flames of war. If you can become a pacifier in such a place, it will be a great thing.

But this piece of meat is really fat, the problem is that there are four people!

"Everyone, don't think this matter is too simple!" Xiao Cheng said with a smile: "Yizhou will indeed grow bigger in the future, but correspondingly, there will be more responsibilities. For example, to guard Hanzhong, beware of The opponent crossing the Qinling Mountains is not without military pressure, although compared to Xiangyang and Xuzhou, it is indeed much smaller. Second, Yizhou Road must provide wealth to support Xiangfan and other places in the future."

"Why should Yizhou support Xiangfan?" Li Shilong was a little puzzled by the road system in Chengdu.

"Xiangyang used to belong to Southwest Jinglu Road. Now, except for Xiangfan and other places, almost all of Southwest Jinglu Road has fallen into the hands of the false King Cui Ang. I won't say much about the importance of Xiangfan. You all understand that we not only have to defend Xiangfan, We also want to use this place as a starting point for our future Northern Expedition. Next, we will start from Xiangyang and erode the Nanyang Basin continuously. Therefore, the fighting there will not stop. After the establishment of the new dynasty, I plan to set up in Xiangyang The marching camp in the central region must gather at least [-] to [-] troops here, and Yizhou and the two lakes will be responsible for the supply of money to the marching camp in the central region!" Xiao Cheng said. "What are your views on this matter?"

Except for Chen Qun, everyone else looked distressed.

It is said that there are only [-] to [-] troops, but when the big camp is really built, there may be more than [-] people. Apart from the army, is it possible that you don't count the surrounding areas of the army?

And this is not the supply of the army in peacetime, it is to fight non-stop, this is a bottomless pit, no matter how much money you have, you may not be able to hear a sound when you throw it in.

"So it's not easy to be an official in Yizhou!" Xiao Cheng said with a smile: "Of course, this candidate can only be chosen among the four of you, because you are familiar with Yizhou, and the local gentry and common people There is also prestige among them. You can do this matter, which can minimize the local dissatisfaction in Yizhou. Think about it carefully, who will take the lead in doing this matter? Four of you, one will be in charge, and one will be in charge. One is in charge of finance, one is in charge of supervision, the three stay in Yizhou, and the other takes up a position in the imperial court, and is also a representative of Yizhou in the imperial court, how to arrange it, you can discuss it yourself!"

After saying these words, Xiao Cheng unceremoniously served tea to see off the guests.

He is busy, as for how to distribute the duties among them, that is a matter between them.

Xiao Cheng had already had his own ideas about the future structure of the new dynasty.

The reform of the official system and the reform of administrative divisions are a package of things, Xiao Cheng is going to take advantage of the current wind, and quickly cut through the mess, without solving any problems.

The current situation is chaotic. Most people have not recovered yet. Most of them are confused. This is the best opportunity. When everything is settled, many things will be pushed forward. I am afraid that the trouble will be much bigger up.

Taking a ten thousand step back, when doing these things now, if there are any obstacles that cannot be overcome, Xiao Cheng is not afraid to use force to solve them.

If you can't compromise, then let you disappear physically.

Although this kind of method is very rough and has serious consequences, but the lesser of two evils, he Xiao Cheng has never been a person who looks forward and backward and is afraid of bloodshed.

The official administration of the Song Dynasty has become complicated and needs to be streamlined on a large scale.

The division of administrative regions in the Song Dynasty is as complicated as his official system. The result is that there are more officials, more people who take money, and more people who seem to do things, but the result is that you push me, things are not done at all or Not done well.

These are things that Xiao Cheng cannot tolerate.

Now there is only half of the country left. Generally speaking, Xiao Cheng plans to divide this half of the country into seven major administrative regions.Yizhou, Lianghu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou, Liangjiang, Fujian and Zhejiang, and above the northwest direction, there is another powerful ally, who is still fighting against his elder brother, Xiao Ding, who is the general manager of the western march of the Song Dynasty.

Now it seems that the general trend of the world is almost divided into three parts, the Liao Kingdom, the Western Army, and the South.As for the kings of Qi, Zhao, and Jin, they were just embellishments, and none of the three parties took them seriously.

Since the top three are standing together, why does the Western Army listen to you?Why not listen to them?
this is a problem.

My eldest brother is definitely fine.

But Zhang Yuan has no problem?Is there any problem with Tuoba showing off his power?Ren Duozhong and the others have no problems?Are there so many generals of Tubo, Uighur, Uighur and other ethnic groups?

So there is no rush for this matter, we can only take it slowly.

Now, it may be better to treat the Western Army as an ally for the time being.

Only when the strength of their own side is far superior to them, let them face up to the huge gap, and make them feel that obeying the court can bring them greater benefits, then returning will be a natural thing.

Some things, haste makes waste.

Now the two of us are still on an equal footing, and we will join forces to overthrow the Liao Kingdom first.

For both parties, the Liao Kingdom is a giant.

What I said just now is three points in the world, and some of them put money on their faces.

"Governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, it must be mine!" Luo Gang sipped his tea and said slowly, "Chongwen, that's our lair, I have to take good care of him."

"The Liangguang"

Before Cen Zhong finished speaking, Xiao Cheng shook his head.

"Eldest brother, don't even think about it, you have to go back to the court to help me, otherwise I will be alone."

Cen Zhong raised his eyebrows, "Then what position have you prepared for me?"

"The political affairs hall will still be set up. Naturally, I will be the first assistant. There will be two to three second assistants below to assist me in my work. If you don't come, the positions of second assistants will all fall into the hands of others. What will I do then?" Carrying out big plans? I told you earlier that the future assistant ministers of the Zhengshitang will not be the former ministers who have no real power and only have a mouth, and you will be in charge of six departments, five temples and two courtyards."

Cen Zhong was a little unhappy, but he could only nod his head.

"The governor of Lianghu must be Jiang Zhihe. I am going to give the position of governor of Liangjiang to Xie Hong!"

Both Luo Gang and Cen Zhong were taken aback.

"Xie Hong was only the magistrate of Suzhou before, but he has jumped to such a high position all of a sudden, isn't he being praised too high!"

"Now Xie Hong's reputation is at the height of the sky! Destroyed his family to relieve difficulties, and won such strategic places as Xuzhou for the Song Dynasty. Dare I ask, who can surpass his reputation in the Jianghuai area now? Besides, this person is very talented. Vision, not only strategic vision, but also political vision."

"But the more such a person is, the more difficult it is to control!" Cen Zhong shook his head.

"Don't forget, we hold the handle of the knife!" Xiao Cheng said flatly: "In the future era, the handle of the knife will have the most say for a long time. It is good that the chief of the eastern camp is ours Already!"

"Xie Hong is very knowledgeable about current affairs and very smart, so he is very clear that although he is in the top position, his background is still a little weaker. In the land of Jianghuai, there must be many people who are hostile to him, and they are all heavyweights. , so in order to secure his position, he will firmly sit on our side with his buttocks. Big brother, you say, if it is another person, who will support us without any scruples?"

(End of this chapter)