Governor please stay

Chapter 562
The bedroom that Gao Cheng used to live in in Yecheng Bafu was permanently vacated. Except for necessary cleaning, Gao Huan did not allow any other people to enter, including Gao Yang and other heirs.

In this situation, it was as if Gao Cheng lived in that bedroom forever and never left.

Gao Yang didn't know what Gao Huan was thinking, he just felt very clearly that Gao Huan seemed to be alienating him, even though he had been legitimately established as the prince.

That night, Gao Yang, who had been busy all day, knelt quietly in the study, frowning and thinking about the way to break the situation.

The death of Gao Cheng put an end to the reforms that were originally planned to be carried out vigorously.It was easy for him to die, but he left endless mess for those who are still alive.

Although some reform measures have been promulgated and implemented, almost all of them are trivial and do not touch the core interests of all parties.

Gao Yang felt that such strength was far from enough!

In particular, a large amount of land south of the Yellow River was handed over to those old brothers around Gao Huan and allocated to their respective tribes.Such a big compromise is very inappropriate!

Most of these people were from Huaishuo Town, and behind each of them was not just one person, not even a family.

But a huge group of people!

The land in Hebei was occupied by the Hebei family, and Gao Huan must have nothing to do with those people.

For example, the Li family of Zhao County, within the scope of Zhao County (Zhao County, Hebei), almost all the land in the entire county belongs to their family!
Some other big families in Hebei, although not as exaggerated as the Zhaojun Li family, are also well-received in the local area, that is, they are arrogant to such a degree.

Compared with the Southern Dynasties family, the Hebei family has an important feature, that is, in their old nest, the land is very concentrated, and the tenants under their command are organized in an orderly manner.

When there is no war, these people work together (the plain area is easy to organize), but when there is a war, they are a private army, and Ge Rong couldn't do anything about it.

In these core areas, a corresponding family has no shortage of soldiers, horses, money and food.

If these people make a fuss, they will have great energy.Similar to the customs, Liu Yishou's previous life actually lasted until the end of Tang Dynasty, and did not change due to the change of dynasties.

During the Anshi Rebellion, why was Yan Zhenqing able to organize local armed forces to fight against Shi Siming's rebels in Hebei, and even had an advantage for a while?

This special situation did not appear suddenly, but has a profound historical heritage.

Gao Huan knew that Hebei could not be moved, so he used the land south of the Yellow River to reward the military group around him.Anyway, it was the place that Liu Yishou smashed to pieces, who wouldn't it be for?
Gao Yang originally wanted to farm in these places, with Xingyang as the center to build a large area of ​​grain production.The Israeli army stationed and raised soldiers, and then used these soldiers and horses to build a defense line against the Southern Liang and Northern Expeditions.

It's a pity that Gao Huan suddenly intervened, and all previous efforts were wasted.

Gao Yang once wrote a letter explaining the importance of farming here, Gao Huan just pretended that he didn't hear it, and he never heard back.

"Whether it's a family from Hebei, or Huaishuo's relatives and old friends, they are all moths of the country!"

Gao Yang couldn't help but sighed.

Gao Cheng's death was involved with Li Xizong, Li Zuyi didn't come, but Li Changyi did.

This kind of deceit itself is a contempt for Gao Huan, or at least contempt.

However, not only the Li family of Zhaojun, but even Li Xizong and Li Changyi have not shed a single hair. What happened that day is just nothing!

Gao Yang felt that Gao Huan's decision was inappropriate, but he was not Gao Huan after all, so he couldn't do it for him.In order to protect yourself, you must also hide your inner thoughts and dissatisfaction.

He saw the weakness of the country!And the power structure supported by his father Gao Huan is gradually collapsing!

While Gao Yang was thinking hard, Zhao Yanshen pushed the door open, holding a stack of papers in his hand, with a tired look on his face.

"Is it done?"

After Zhao Yanshen saluted, Gao Yang asked in a deep voice.

"Returning to the son, it's done. This is a sample of the newly minted five baht coin."

Zhao Yanshen took out a long wooden box from his cuff, opened the lid, and there were several exquisite orange-yellow copper plates inlaid in the sunken wooden groove.

"Have a heart."

Only then did Gao Yang smile, and using a cloth as a cushion, he picked up one of the copper plates and checked it repeatedly, and couldn't help but nod.

"There is no coin minted in the past dynasties that surpasses this one. It's a pity that it was born at an untimely time!"

Gao Yang put the coins back into the wooden box and couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

Making money is indeed "making money", but the overall wealth of society has not increased.

After all, the copper plate itself is just a medium of transaction, it cannot be eaten or worn, and it is too troublesome to hang it on the waist.

So many important things are stuck, but the job of making money is done, and I don't know whether it is luck or misfortune.

Gao Huan has been very lazy about government and military affairs recently, and seems to be obsessed with making people.It's a great toss on a woman!
Of course, the results are also remarkable.

Not only have two babies been born recently, but it is also said that several concubines, and even unnamed outer wives are all pregnant.

Gao Yang was very upset, but he didn't say anything about those complaints, even in front of Zhao Yanshen, he didn't speak ill of his father Gao Huan.

His daily words and deeds are much more prudent than that of Gao Cheng back then.

"There is no way to farm the land, and the aristocratic family is too big to lose. How can the country be rich and the army strong?"

Gao Yang looked at Zhao Yanshen and asked.

"My son, the number of soldiers is not so much as the quality. It is better to choose warriors from the six towns of Xianbei, and pick one out of a hundred to win an army. You don't need many people, so let's start with 1000 people.

With this army in hand, the prince will have more confidence to speak.

Although Gao Wang's attitude towards the son is very cold now, is this not a test?
After all, Gao Wang will still hand over the power to the prince.What's the matter, the son might as well let go and do it, how can he be timid? "

Zhao Yanshen bewitched calmly.

"Indeed."

Gao Yang nodded slightly and said.

Get an army that is absolutely loyal to you first. If the number is small, Gao Huan won't care.

With Gao Cheng's lessons learned, Gao Huan will definitely not suppress Gao Yang too much.Having a small but fine lineage will help in smooth succession in the future.

Gao Huan is also an old coin, so he won't understand this truth.I have to say that Zhao Yanshen's suggestion is very correct.

"Then, if I get an elite soldier, what should I do next?"

Gao Yang continued to ask.

"Go north to Youzhou, go out of the Great Wall to sweep the Hu tribe, and plunder cattle, sheep and horses to enrich the fields. Then with these animals in your hands, you are eligible to bargain with the Hebei family.

There are cattle and horses to open up wasteland, and many things are promising.

More importantly, the Youzhou Dendrobium Lvjin Department is already too big to lose, and it happens to take this opportunity for its own use. "

Zhao Yanshen came up with an idea: hit the barbarians!
No matter which family the Hu people belong to, they can only be from Rouran.

Now Rouran is implementing the strategy of long-distance friendship and short-term attack, and is very unfriendly to Gao Huan's forces!Such hidden dangers must of course be ruled out first.Otherwise, in the future Liu Yishou would lead his troops to the Northern Expedition, and Rouran would go down the Great Wall from outside the Great Wall to plunder Youzhou... The picture is so beautiful that Gao Yang dare not imagine it.

"Can it be done?"

"It's hard to say now, but if the son chooses an elite soldier, then he can give it a try.

King Gao would not be indifferent if Hu Lujin could be involved.

At that time, the army will go out of the Great Wall and let the Hulu Jin Department take the lead, and it will not hinder anything. "

Zhao Yanshen didn't say the word "killing with a knife", but Gao Yang has already grasped the essence and essence of the plan to send troops, which seems to be interesting.

"Let the aristocratic families in Hebei provide food, and send troops from Hulujin, and after defeating the Hu people in the fortress, reward them with some cattle and sheep.

Winning the war can unite the hearts of the people, maybe the reforms that the prince cannot carry out can be done after returning from victory? "

Seeing that Gao Yang was still hesitant, Zhao Yanshen went on to make up for it.

"That's true, but the meal needs to be eaten bite by bite."

Gao Yang nodded slightly. Although Zhao Yanshen's words were a little empty, with nothing to say, and no specific solution, this strategy to break the situation is actually very innovative.Now that the domestic situation in the Eastern Wei Dynasty is treacherous and silent, it is time to make a big move.

Gao Yang feels that the biggest problem Gao Huan is facing now is not internal and external troubles, but the continuous military failures and weaknesses before, which made the factions within the power have thoughts that they shouldn't have.

Cohesion and centripetal force are greatly reduced, and everyone is preparing for the way out!
Gao Huan is now constantly ceding the overall interests of the country to his factions, which is actually no different from feeding a tiger with his body.

However, no matter whether it is from the Hebei family or the old brother Huaishuo, the appetite will never be satisfied.

Only by recasting martial arts morality and a hearty victory can people's hearts be reunited, and authority can be established under the combination of grace and power.

Hitting barbarians is undoubtedly the most cost-effective.

Whether it is a family in Hebei or the entire Eastern Wei Dynasty, what is most lacking is not land, but cattle for plowing, horses and other livestock for transportation, and water conservancy and irrigation facilities.

The Hu people, specifically the Rouran people, had a lot of livestock.

Seizing these things can bring immediate improvement to the country's national strength.Whether it is fighting in Guanzhong or Huaihuai, if you can't eliminate your opponent at once, then the things that can be captured are actually very low cost-effective for the current Eastern Wei Dynasty!
If you are victorious, with so many livestock looted in your hands, there are many things you can do.

What's more, Rouran is very weak now, it was revived briefly after being extremely weak.

The background is much worse than it was in its heyday.To put it bluntly, using troops against Rouran has a much higher chance of winning than fighting Guanzhong and Lianghuai.

"I will tell my father about the selection of the elite among the Xianbei tribes. For other things, I ask you to write a detailed plan and play it by ear later."

Gao Yang said it very conservatively. Before Gao Huan promised him to choose the elite, there was no way to talk about the following things. It is meaningless to talk too much now.

But Gao Yang felt that the problem was not a big one. In fact, when he was hunting in autumn, Gao Huan had the intention of intimidating the Hebei aristocratic family with elites.Now it's just a different expression.

……

It was snowing lightly outside Shouyang City.

On a small boat not far from the bank of Feishui, Liu Yishou was fishing in a bamboo hat.While he was fishing, he was still talking plausibly.

"Thousands of mountains and birds flew extinct, and people disappeared in thousands of paths.

The lonely boat Yukao Kazane and the snow of the Kangare Kanoe.

Except that I am not an old man, everything else is correct. "

Liu Yishou sighed softly, he often wondered if it was because he was not from this world that those fish kept his distance and never bit the bait.

Suddenly, Yuan Shikang rowed over from the shore, and after the two boats approached side by side, he bowed his hands to Liu Yishou and said, "My lord, Rouran replied, saying that there is no passage between the grassland and the Huaihe River, and the princess cannot reach it." .So I hope we can open up the passage between Youzhou and Huaihuai.”

These words were so shameless that Yuan Shikang was embarrassed to say any more.

"Since there is no sincerity, let's forget it. If we can reach Youzhou, Gao Huan has already been destroyed, do we still need to marry Rouran?"

Liu Yishou sneered, the grassland people had already seen that something was wrong.Since the last Northern Expedition came back with a complete victory, in the eyes of Rouran people, the offensive and defensive transition between the Eastern Wei Dynasty and the Southern Liang Dynasty has changed.

Now the Eastern Wei Dynasty is defending with difficulty, and the prospects are worrying!
If they marry Liu Yishou and deal with Gao Huan, then after Gao Huan is destroyed, the Rouran people will have a more terrifying opponent.

So now Anahu's mind has changed, they would rather make peace with a weaker opponent than team up with Liu Yishou to deal with Gao Huan.

In fact, it is quite normal to think about it.

It's just that if Gao Huan gets the horses and livestock provided by the Rouran people, he will have a long-term business relationship with them.In a few years, the cavalry of the Eastern Wei Dynasty may become quite vigorous.

This is definitely not good news for Liu Yishou.

"By the way, my lord, the spies we sent to Guangzhou reported that Xiao Bo, Xiao Ying and others had conflicts in order to compete for the leadership of the alliance. Xiao Bo was unwilling to let go of Nankang County (Ganzhou), and did not want to follow Xiao Bo. Reflect their troubles.

Therefore, if Xiao Ying and others want to go north to Jiankang under the banner of Xiao Gang, they can only take the road from Shaoguan to Xiangzhou, that is, join Xiao Yi. "

Yuan Shikang dictated the news brought back by the spies, but did not bring the information with him.

"Those princes of the Xiao Clan, if there is only one person, maybe they can do something.

Once there are two or more vassals together, they don't need enemies to fight, they will be the first to mess up. "

Liu Yishou said disdainfully.

Why has he never proposed to go south to Guangzhou?
Because there are too many Xiao clans gathered there.

Clans like Xiao Gang, Xiao Ying, Xiao Bo, and Xiao Tian ah, have both distant and near branches.

Regardless of their surname Xiao, the relationship between them is complicated.

Some are Xiao Yan's sons, some are the sons of Xiao Yan's own brothers, and some are the sons of Xiao Yan's cousins!
These people gathered together to plan "big things", and they also had their own group of staff and ministers under them, and those people had their own small calculations.

How can such a complex composition of forces form a joint force under the leadership of a certain person?
The team in Guangzhou has never made much progress. It has not conquered Shaoguan so far, which can explain a lot of problems.In fact, Xiao Bo attacked from north to south, and Xiao Ying attacked from south to north, pinching Shaoguan, how could they fail to attack?

It is nothing more than Xiao Bo has not openly resisted the Jiankang Center so far, fearing that after the fall of Shaoguan, Xiao Ying, Chen Baxian and others will annex his trilogy!

"They're all scumbags, so don't mention them."

Liu Yishou waved his hand and said indifferently.At this moment, Hu Luxian brought a person to the shore, calling Liu Yishou and Yuan Shikang to come to the shore.

When the two of them came to the shore, they saw a tanned young man bowing to Liu Yishou and saying, "I am a low-ranking Yuwen Hu, and I am here to deliver a letter to the King of Wu. My uncle has entered Jin'an County (Quanzhou), And fought against Xiao Ying's rebels several times, please don't worry about the south."

After speaking, he respectfully presented the bamboo tube at his waist with both hands.

Liu Yishou took the bamboo tube, unwrapped the sealant, took out the letter paper and looked at the ten lines at a glance, knowing it clearly.

Yuwentai is very clear-headed. If he enters the Wuyi Mountains, not only will the mountain road be difficult to walk, but also the logistics will be worrying.It is very irrational to go south to Guangzhou and go to Shaoguan.

Instead, it went all the way south along the southeast coastline, and it was very easy to attack the city.Yu Wentai understood that what he had to do was to restrain the troops of the Xiao clan vassal from Guangzhou to go north.

Since it is containment, it is enough to consume at low cost, and it is not for him to conquer Guangzhou!In line with the principle that wherever he can fight, Yu Wentai followed the coastal route that Liu Yishou was familiar with in his previous life.

From Fuzhou to Quanzhou, Quanzhou to Xiamen, Xiamen to Shantou, Shantou to Shenzhen, Shenzhen to Guangzhou, this road is advancing.

If the army could not go, they used sea boats to cross the river, and all the supplies were transported by sea along the coastline. The progress was very fast, and it had already caused a little trouble for the feudal lords in Guangzhou.

"Your uncle asked me to arrange for you to work in the center. Now it's Chinese New Year, so you should rest up in Shouyang first. After the Spring Festival, you can go to Jiankang with me."

Liu Yishou patted Yu Wenhu on the shoulder and said.

I already have a preliminary plan in my mind to deal with the vassal forces in Guangzhou and Xiangzhou.

(End of this chapter)