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Chapter 362 Gao Wang's Wrath

Gao Huan, who lives in Yecheng, has been in ups and downs recently.

At the beginning, he received intelligence from the spies in Xiurong area: Er Zhurong led troops to evacuate Xiurong City, and temporarily took refuge in Jiuyuan City, south of Xiurong.Of course, there is a larger city nearby. The reason why Jiuyuan City was chosen is because there is an unobstructed land route to Jinyang in the south, and it is the gateway to the south of Beixiurong.

After learning the news, Gao Huan was overjoyed.Er Zhurong's withdrawal from Bei Xiurong was tantamount to losing the foundation of his life. This person is no longer something to worry about.Whether Er Zhurong consumed Hedouling Bufan or was eliminated by the other party, it was not a bad thing.

Hedouling Bufan has no foundation in the area north of Jinyang, and even if they win, they will not be able to gain a firm foothold.At that time, it happened to be the time for his high king's army to clean up the mess!
As a result, within a few days, the spies sent another urgent military report: Hedouling Bufan's troops were completely annihilated by Er Zhurong, and almost all of them were killed.In order to frighten the nomadic tribes in the north, Er Zhurong did something wrong this time!Several mass graves were dug outside the city!Tens of thousands of corpses were buried!
Seeing this news, Gao Huan's first reaction was: This is impossible!
The soldiers and horses under Hedouling Bufan's command ran amok in Hexi, causing harm to one side.How could it be easily wiped out by Er Zhurong?
Considering the delay of the news, Gao Huan believes that this happened almost immediately after the previous batch of messengers sent the letter.

In other words, a few days after Er Zhurong withdrew from Bei Xiurong, Hedouling Bufan received a boxed meal, which is even more impossible!

However, when the news from Dou Tai's side came, even if Gao Huan didn't believe it anymore, he had to accept the cruel fact that Er Zhurong, who was all-powerful back then, was still your uncle.

Dou Tai said in the letter that this battle has lost the opportunity, and it is impossible to do anything. The army is now stationed in Dawangshan, and the eldest son city is in front of us.

After the signing, Dou Tai, Han Gui, and Zhang Baoluo all signed and pressed their fingerprints, which was obviously the result of collective discussion.

Although Dou Tai wants Gao Huan to decide whether to enter the army, but inside and out, he hints that it is better to withdraw the army.

However, for Gao Huan, sending troops is like asking a girl to fool around in a temple. What you say is like splashing water. How can you just retreat?

From a military point of view, it is indeed necessary to retreat and look for better opportunities.From a political point of view, however, this is not the case at all.

The court of Wei State in Yecheng is running smoothly, and everything is on the right track.Since Gao Huan recognized Yuan Ziyou's rule at the beginning and promoted Yuan Hao as a false imperial court, it was also his intention to avenge Yuan Ziyou.

In other words, he and Er Zhurong cannot be reconciled politically.In this regard, like He Bayue in Pian'an Pass, He Bayue also opposed Er Zhurong under the banner of avenging Yuan Ziyou, and the new emperor he established also "inherited" Yuan Ziyou's throne.

Therefore, sending troops to Jinyang to crusade against Er Zhurong was a major political move, showing that Gao Huan was fulfilling his political promise.

Whether you can beat it or not is a matter of ability.It is a matter of attitude that the army returns halfway.If you don't even see Er Zhurong's army, you have to retreat to Yecheng in a hurry, and you will lose too many political points.

How could Gao Huan, who is proficient in politics and good at maneuvering, accept Dou Tai returning directly with an army?If they returned to Yecheng without saying hello, Gao Huan would definitely use them as scapegoats, and a slap in the face would be inevitable.

In desperation, Gao Huan had to call Sun Teng to discuss countermeasures.

……

Spreading out several letters in front of Sun Teng, Gao Huan poured him a glass of wine, got up and closed the door of the study.

"Longque (Sun Teng's name), how do you think we should deal with it?"

Gao Huan sighed softly, his face full of sadness.Er Zhurong's strength exceeded his expectations, and Hedouling Bufan's weakness was beyond his expectation.The agreed snipe and clam fought, but one side was too weak and was beaten to death with a stick.

He is also very helpless!

"Advancing troops at this moment is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg. There are nine out of ten chances of defeat." Sun Teng said in a deep voice.

He doesn't understand the specific details of the war, but he can see the general trend.For example, Xiang Yu, even when the general situation is unfavorable, can often achieve counter-killing records. This has nothing to do with planning.After all, war is very complicated, and it's not just lip service.

"I am also worried about this matter, but I am really unwilling to withdraw my troops back to Yecheng."

Gao Huan sighed deeply, and Er Zhurong messed up all his plans.

"The key point of Jinzhou, after taking Jinzhou, you can look at Jinyang. If you want to do it, you don't need to go on an expedition. The main force of Er Zhurong's army is Xiurong and Jinyang, and Jinzhou in the south is empty. If the army seeks Jinzhou Er Zhurong may not have any good solutions if the empress of the state sticks to it."

Sun Teng pinched his beard and said.

That's right, speaking from the general trend, there is nothing wrong with these words.But for a master like Er Zhurong whose five thousand cavalry broke through hundreds of thousands of Ge Rong's army, the general trend sometimes didn't work so well.

At least things are not absolute!As soon as he said these words, Gao Huan was obviously moved.

"Who is the guard of Jinzhou?"

Gao Huan pretended to be nonchalant and asked, but he was actually weighing the pros and cons in his heart.

"Yuan Tianmu."

"So it was him." Gao Huan said with some disapproval.The scene of this guy being hanged and beaten by Chen Qingzhi is still vivid in Gao Huan's memory.

Hehe, just Yuan Tianmu.

"How about giving Dou Tai an order to march into the eldest son city?"

Gao Huan was not sure, he was fearless before, anyway, he relied on Er Zhurong for someone to cover the situation, but since the founding of the country in Yecheng, he has become more cautious in everything.

"My lord should personally lead a thousand elite riders to Dawang Mountain to supervise the battle! To show my determination to fight against Er Zhurong. Even if this battle fails, the world will still feel the loyalty of Gao Wang."

Sun Teng suggested cautiously.

"Wonderful!"

Gao Huan clapped his hands and laughed, Sun Teng's words won his favor.

"Besides, this subordinate has another plan!"

Sun Teng smiled slyly, as if he had a plan in mind.

"Where did the plan come from?" Gao Huan asked in confusion.

"He Bayue in Guanzhong is also the person Er Zhurong wants to get rid of quickly. We might as well write to He Bayue to make peace with him. Er Zhurong governs Beixiurong, Jinyang, Jinzhou and other places. Even the east of the river is also within its deterrent range. It seems that Er Zhurong doesn't need much effort to deal with He Bayue, just go west from Pingyang all the way to Chang'an.

If He Bayue is not afraid, that's not the case at all, is it? "Sun Teng said with some pride.

At this time, there is no jade bi, the famous "Gaohuan Happy City" in history. That is to say, troops sent from Jinyang can actually reach Guanzhong unimpeded.

Could it be that He Bayue really has such a big heart to watch Er Zhurong sit up?
On the contrary, in the area under Gao Huan's jurisdiction, only Luoyang is adjacent to Guanzhong, separated by Tongguan, which is almost impossible to conquer.Gao Huan's threat to He Bayue is almost non-existent at this time!

Sun Teng can be said to wake up the dreamer with one word. He Bayue really wanted Gao Huanhuan to die quickly, but now they have a common enemy and there is no direct territorial conflict between them. Why can't they unite and kill Er Zhurong and come back later? How about a winner?
"Longque's plan is really bold."

Gao Huan was silent for a while, and hadn't turned the corner for a while.

"We can spread the word about it. If He Bayue doesn't cooperate with us, they will be unpopular for establishing the Yuan family as emperor. If they cooperate with us, they can drag Er Zhurong's power. No matter how He Bayue handles it , Er Zhurong will be on guard against soldiers and horses in Guanzhong attacking Jinyang, anyway, we are not at a disadvantage, so why not do it?"

With Wu's first hand, he led the troops to the front to supervise the battle, while Wen's first hand, together with He Bayue, dealt with Er Zhurong, grasping with both hands, both hands were hard.Sun Teng's move is really good.

"Good, good, good!"

Gao Huan walked over and patted Sun Teng on the shoulder heavily, and said excitedly: "In this way, there will be no problem. You write for me and urge Dou Tai and the others not to withdraw their troops. Supervise the battle ahead."

……

Accompanied by Yuan Shikang, Mao Qizhong went around Shaopi for the past few days, and was quite surprised by Liu Yishou's achievements in governing Shaopi.He was a little surprised that a warlord leader knew how to govern the country so well.

This shows at least two things:
The first is that Liu Yishou has many capable people and even great talents under his command.The second is that this person is quite calm, willing to work intensively on his own territory, and his ambition is not unreasonable.

Mao Xizhong's son, Mao Xi, was like a follower, wandering around with his father, without saying a word, as if he was dumb.

A few days later, when Liu Yishou's details had been found out, Mao Qizhong went to the other party's mansion to bid farewell, preparing to return to Jiankang.

In the study of the son-in-law's mansion, Mao Qizhong said to Liu Yishou full of admiration: "I have been ordered by the imperial court to go to many places, and I have dealt with many floods and droughts.

Those who have only seen the place let the court take care of it, but if they have not seen the place, they can do things well, and the court does not need to worry about it.Prince Consort Liu is a model here. "

Mao Xizhong's words were half a compliment, and half out of his heart.

"These are all matters of duty, Minister Mao is polite."

People carried people in flower sedan chairs, and Mao Qizhong was so knowledgeable and interesting along the way, Liu Yishou naturally wouldn't show him face.

"It is impossible for the imperial court to make up for the disaster relief expenses. But I will try my best to get some for Prince Liu, and then I will buy some cloth, grain, iron and other materials in Jiankang."

Mao Qizhong cupped his hands to Liu Yishou and said, this is very sensible.

As a central official who works in the household department, he naturally knows what copper and iron coins are all about.Giving money is worse than giving things. This is the real disaster relief.

"Mao Shilang is benevolent, I thank you on behalf of the elders of Matou County."

Liu Yishou said gratefully.

"Many things are not convenient for me to say. General Yuan said to me that the world is the world of the people of the world, not the world of the Xiao family. Although I can't say anything, I deeply believe it.

Among the clan, there are many rebellious people, even Xiao Yuyao killed the king, and Xiao Lun cursed his father to die early.People like Liu Dudu who serve the country and the people are almost rare. "

Mao Xizhong said with emotion.As for whether the other party did all this to gather strength to rebel, that was not his concern.Xiao Yan himself rebelled against his superiors. If he can do it, he is naturally the one who started it, and he has no successors.

"By the way, I have an idea. It just so happens that Shilang Mao is here. You might as well bring this plan back to the central center for discussion. It will benefit the present and benefit the future."

Liu Yishou took out a piece of cloth from the desk drawer and fixed it to the wall with a magnet.

"From the hilly area of ​​the remaining veins of the Dabie Mountains to Shouyang, Matou, and Hefei, this series of water systems is the root cause of the floods in the Huaihe River and Huaihe River. After a severe drought, there will be a severe flood, and the cycle will be repeated. I sent people After inquiring, there is a major disaster in almost three years.

The reason why the imperial court was unable to govern was that the interests of the counties were not equal and it was difficult to coordinate.

Shouyang has Shaopi, which can store water during floods and irrigate during droughts, so floods and droughts are still under control.However, there is no such legacy of the ancients elsewhere.

I would like to divide this water system into four irrigation areas, with Shaobei in Shouyang as the core, and manage the Meishan Irrigation Area, Pihe Irrigation Area, Shihe Irrigation Area, and Hangbu River Irrigation Area upstream and downstream.The land spans more than ten states and counties and needs to be governed together. "

Liu Yishou talked eloquently about the whole process, and the principle of the Pishihang Irrigation District is also very simple. Reservoirs are excavated at key points to store water, and irrigation areas are reclaimed to prevent floods and control water sources.The whole water system has the water storage effect of "natural lake".

In this way, the flood disaster will naturally be eliminated.

However, something that is theoretically simple, actually involves all aspects, and it is almost an impossible task in this era!
"Consort Liu is really..."

Mao Qizhong pondered for a long time, but he didn't know what to say.

He originally thought that Liu Yishou, the hero, did everything for the purpose of obtaining the position under Xiao Yan's ass.Everything about him should be geared towards this purpose.

I didn't expect this person to have such a "childish" side.

You are building water conservancy in Liang Guoxing, which is similar to playing the piano with a cow. Whether it is Xiao Yan or Zhu Yi, they will dismiss it and sneer at it.

"Liu's son-in-law's idea of ​​the Pishihang Irrigation District is really innovative."

Mao Qizhong said thoughtfully, he put aside the distracting thoughts in his mind, and settled down to think about the pros and cons of the water conservancy plan itself.After thinking about it for a while, I felt that this plan was very feasible!
The only problem is that it is difficult to coordinate across the Liang Kingdom, and the central government refuses to allocate funds!Judging from the idea of ​​this overall governance, this plan is simply astonishing!
"Is this Liu Consort's own thought, or is it the idea of ​​the great talents under his command?"

Mao Qizhong asked curiously, but didn't say clearly whether it was feasible or not.

"It's my humble idea. Of course, my subordinates also participated in it and added details."

Liu Yishou didn't understand why the other party asked such a question, but he still answered honestly.

"Since Concubine Liu is dedicated to serving the people, I will go all out. After returning to Jiankang, I will meet the emperor in person and state the matter. I can't say whether it will succeed or not. Don't expect too much from me, my son-in-law."

Mao Xizhong bowed deeply to Liu Yishou respectfully with his sleeves folded, and put away the water conservancy layout plan.

"In that case, I'll leave it to Minister Mao!"

Liu Yishou also saluted, but he didn't expect that there were good people in the center of Liang Guo.

"Uh, I have an unfeeling request. I wonder if Concubine Liu can be accommodating." Mao Qizhong sat up straight uncomfortably.

"Mao Shilang, but it's okay to talk." Liu Yishou said generously.Mao Qizhong gave himself face in this way, and he didn't mind giving the other party some benefits.

"Mao Xi, the dog, has been familiar with poetry and books since he was a child, and has a lot of literary talents. Jade can't be cut, and now the court is full of smog, and the center is full of Zhu Yi's generation. It is difficult for him to display his talents there, or he will be jealous and suppressed by others. What a bother.

I don't know if Consort Liu still lacks a post like a reporter, so I can support the dog. "

Joining the army and recording rooms are often read together. In fact, the former has more official positions than the latter.

Joining the army can give advice to the master, which is an extremely important position.The recording office is only a "secretary" who copies documents and publishes civil and military affairs. If there is no lord's favor, then the duties are very simple, just a tool for copying and writing.

"Well, it's not difficult, but I remember that Mao Xi didn't seem to say a word..." Liu Yishou was very impressed with Mao Qizhong's son.

"It's alright, I'll call him here, if the son-in-law has something to do, just ask him directly, if the son-in-law thinks it's inappropriate, just pretend that I didn't say anything just now."

Seeing that things were almost done, Mao Xizhong couldn't hide his excitement, and prayed in his heart that this bastard Mao Xi would not pretend to be X and mess up the interview.

(End of this chapter)