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Between Jiankang in Nanliang and Jingkou, there is a well-built Chidao named "Jingkou Chidao", which can be regarded as a "key road project" in the country.

This road is not only the only land passage for Jingkou defenders to return to Jiankang, but also a convenient passage for merchants and officials to enter and exit Jiankang from the Yangtze River Port.

The Jiankang Center collects corvee every year to repair the road, and plants pines and cypresses on both sides of the road.Merchants from all over the country passing by this road can intuitively appreciate the strength of Liang Guo.

Of course, this is the only place where you can blow it. If the roads in all parts of the Liang Kingdom were like this, I am afraid that the northern aristocratic family would have bowed their heads and bowed their heads.

One day after the beginning of autumn, the autumn tiger was still raging, and the city of Jiankang, which relies on the Yangtze River, was still extremely hot during the day.However, at the moment, both sides of Jingkou Chi Road were overcrowded, and for more than ten miles along the way, there were crowds of people welcoming the troops of the Northern Expedition to return to the court.

Among them are not only court officials wearing red and green official robes, but also many ordinary people, men, women and children.Of course, soldiers to maintain order are also indispensable, and it looks like an unprecedented event!

Let's put it this way, when Xiao Yan entered Jiankang, there was no such scene.Obviously, it is impossible for Liang Guo's court to have such mobilization ability.

Seeing Wu Wang Liu Yishou's carriage approaching, I don't know who shouted: "Long live Wu Wang, restore Hebei, the world is one!"

This sentence is like a drop of water falling into boiling oil, and the crowd suddenly boils!

"Long live King Wu, restore Hebei, the world is one family!"

"Long live King Wu, restore Hebei, the world is one family!"

"Long live King Wu, restore Hebei, the world is one family!"

The shouts in the crowd can be described as one after another, and the atmosphere is extremely enthusiastic.The Liang Jun elite who followed Liu Yishou's carriage had never experienced such a glorious moment. All of them held their heads up high, unconsciously thinking that they were teachers of justice, benevolence and righteousness, and might.

They all felt that returning to their homeland still felt different, and the hardships of the Northern Expedition were finally not in vain!This experience can last a lifetime.

In the carriage with the curtain lifted, Liu Yishou looked at Yang Min helplessly and asked, "Fatty Yang, I have worked hard and fought in Henan for several months, and you use this routine to welcome me? You are not sincere. !"

Liu Yishou's dissatisfaction was beyond words.

"Returning to my lord, these are really not my original intentions. Although it is indeed a welcome team organized by the imperial court, most of them came spontaneously, not recruited."

Yang Min also looked helpless.

He knew that Liu Yishou disliked this kind of formality the most, but the current situation is completely different from the original one.Times change, and sometimes the general trend rises, and it is not something you can press if you want to.

"how do I say this?"

Liu Yishou frowned slightly and asked, he felt that something was wrong, well, it should be said that he vaguely felt that things had gone from one extreme to another.

"Tomorrow's meeting, the lord will know. It's really hard to explain at this moment. Many things are indeed unexpected."

Yang Min clasped his hands in salute, but stopped talking.Some things are hard to explain, as long as Liu Yishou attends the court meeting tomorrow, everything will be self-evident.

"That's fine, by the way, where is Chang You?"

Liu Yishou asked curiously, there was no reason why Yang Min came to Jingkou to receive the triumphant army, but Chen Yuankang, the minister, did not come.Chen Yuankang is not the kind of person who likes to pick things up.

"Ms. Wang forced her to marry, but Chang You refused. She cursed a few more words, and the other party took out a dagger and stabbed Chang You. Now...he is recuperating at Cui Jiong's house, so he has saved his life. Mrs. Wang committed suicide in fear of crime, but she felt sorry for her." That child with Chang You, alas."

Yang Min couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

Chen Yuankang played too much, and he didn't recognize anyone when he lifted his pants.After all, the woman was the concubine of the Xiao family, how could she be manipulated by him like an ordinary woman?
It was nothing more than being seduced by Chen Yuankang, but now that his son was born, Chen Yuankang refused to even accept him as a concubine, showing that he was ruthless.

Wang's going to extremes in anger and embarrassment is actually nothing more than a resolute decision of a woman who was forced into a corner to die together.

After all a tragedy.

"After accumulating so much virtue, I still can't dodge this knife."

Liu Yishou said with concern.

Yang Min thought that Liu Yishou was feeling sorry for himself, so he began to persuade him, "My lord is benevolent and loving, fair and magnanimous, and polite. I often hear that my lord's family is harmonious, so don't worry about it."

"Forget it, don't mention those bad things. You prepare a banquet at home tomorrow night, and I will go to your house to have a banquet."

Liu Yishou patted Yang Min on the shoulder and said, winking at him.

"Uh, how much food and wine should I prepare? My lord doesn't like big fish and meat on weekdays... Does my lord like to eat light or hearty?
Serve rice wine or fruit wine?Are there any special requirements?Do you want to dance and dance? "

Yang Min asked hesitantly.

It was the first time that Liu Yishou proposed to eat at the courtier's house.There are many times when courtiers are invited to eat at home.

The meal was a painstaking arrangement.

Liu Yishou likes beautiful women, and Yang Min believes it.But the other party was indeed not greedy, whether it was a feast or the meals of ordinary people's homes, Liu Yishou was not very picky, and he didn't hear what he liked most.

To put it nicely, it is called approachable, but to put it badly, it is called too casual and careless.It is well known that Liu Yishou doesn't like food and clothing.

So conversely, the less particular a person is, the harder it is to serve him.

"Hey, it's useless to talk about it, and I don't lack your food.

It doesn't matter what you eat, what matters is who you eat with.Tomorrow's private banquet, I will not ask my colleagues to come over to spoil the scenery. This time, you have contributed a lot to maintaining the grain road and ensuring the supply.In addition to rewards for meritorious deeds, I also give generous gifts, and no outsiders are allowed to participate. "

Liu Yishou said with a mysterious smile.

Hearing this, Yang Min was a little stunned.

In fact, he was very optimistic about Liu Yishou back then, and he was very clear about Liu Yishou's character and ability.Rewarding according to merit is actually no big deal to Yang Min, because these can be obtained step by step.

Although Yang Min treats others with kindness, he is very high-minded, and looks down on anyone who won't be written on his face.He doesn't like ordinary vulgar warriors at all, and only Liu Yishou, a man of great talent and boldness, can hold back.

The rewards for meritorious deeds are completely in line with Yang Min's psychological expectations, and he has even reached the level of calmness, sadness and joy.Even if Liu Yishou made him a chancellor right now, Yang Min would not be surprised.

After all, it is only a matter of time!
Having been together for so many years, Liu Yishou's style of dealing with his subordinates is "steady", rewarding them for their merits, not punishing them lightly, not treating them harshly, and not promoting them abruptly.

Yang Min saw this very clearly.

"Uh, what is that, the subordinates are not short of anything."

Yang Min's thirst for knowledge was aroused, and he really couldn't imagine what the other party would give him.

"We will know tomorrow. By the way, Changyou is not here. You will submit a memorial tomorrow. State affairs should be based on stability. You must not use troops abroad. You must cultivate your health and rest to wait for the opportunity. Especially those related to the Northern Expedition, all of them will be stopped."

Liu Yishou said in a deep voice, his tone unquestionable.

I believe Yang Min knows how many things are left in the treasury.This time it took up a lot of land. In the past one or two years, the investment was large and the output was small. It will take time to digest it, especially in the Qingxu area.

If the imperial court wants to actually control it, I am afraid that it will not work without sending troops.If you use troops against the north next year, you will inevitably eat too much and suffer from indigestion.Now that the gunpowder inventory has bottomed out, it's time to replenish some.

In the next expedition, Hebei will be settled in a battle, so preparations must be adequate.

"My lord's words are very true. This time we hurt Wei Guo, and we won the victory. It's just that it will take time to turn the victory into a victory. Now Gao Huan is of course seriously injured, but we can also win the battle." The soldiers are tired and the teacher is old.

It's the right time to cultivate your health and rest. "

Yang Min cupped his hands and said.As a person in charge of logistics, he is obviously more determined than those generals who are fighting on the front line.

When fighting, it is often the people in charge of logistics who can decide whether to send troops.

"It's great if you think so. By the way, aren't they tired yet?"

Liu Yishou asked with a frown while waving to the cheering people on both sides of the road.He doesn't like this kind of words like "enjoy immortal fortune forever, live as long as heaven".

They all say long live, but how many emperors can live to be over a hundred years old?To get lost in this tidal wave of flattery is to drown sooner or later.

"My lord, if a person uses a small bait to catch a big fish weighing hundreds of catties, then he won't be able to sleep at night, and maybe he will come here and shout a few times."

Yang Min said calmly, implying something.

"Understood, let's see what will happen at the court meeting tomorrow."

Liu Yishou nodded slightly, feeling a bad premonition in his heart.It stands to reason that he has made a lot of arrangements before, and those Jiangdong rats have also been win over, who will stand up and make trouble?

……

In the early morning of the next day, when the sky was just turning pale, all the gates to the south of Taicheng City were opened, and hundreds of officials lined up to enter the court to participate in the court meeting.

As for what it is specifically about, in a nutshell, it is to discuss the necessary things such as offering sacrifices to heaven, offering prisoners, rewarding the three armies, and promoting meritorious soldiers.

The Northern Expedition won a complete victory, of course we must do a good job in the aftermath.Only in this way can we not score points on the battlefield and lose points politically.The rewards that should be given must be given in place and implemented.

Next time the soldiers of the three armies will bravely kill the enemy and give their lives to the court!
Yang Min replaced Chen Yuankang, and read out the memorial that had already been prepared according to the scriptures.One item after another was discussed in advance, and it is just an announcement here, not for "discussion" at all.

Liu Yishou observed keenly that it seemed that many courtiers in the Tai Chi Hall didn't pay much attention to these things.Like myself, everyone was drowsy from hearing it.

After Yang Min finished reading these, he stepped aside.He knew very well that the good show was about to begin.

Sure enough, just when Liu Yishou wanted to announce his withdrawal from the imperial court (the son emperor could not govern, and Liu Yishou was in charge of the regent), a minister stepped out from the group of ministers.

"The minister has the original play."

This person, Liu Yishou, was very unfamiliar, but he seemed to have seen him somewhere before, probably because he hadn't had much dealings with him before.

Yang Min whispered in Liu Yishou's ear, "This man is called Zhang Fashang, a member of Zhongshushe, and he has no real power in his hands."

The position of Zhongshusheren is related to the emperor. If the emperor is very powerful, then Zhongshusheren is very powerful, and sometimes his words are even more effective than Shangshuling.But now Liang Guo is not only a puppet emperor, but also an emperor. It is hard to explain it clearly. The position of Zhongshu Sheren is just a show!

It's normal for Liu Yishou to be surprised. After all, if the other party doesn't have real power, it's naturally impossible to deal with him.

"Xuan."

"My minister asks the King of Wu to allow our army to go north after winter this year, pacify Hebei, and restore rivers and mountains! Create an eternal foundation!"

After Zhang Fashang finished speaking, he knelt on the ground with his head on the ground and couldn't get up.

"I implore the king of Wu to make persistent efforts to pacify Hebei and restore rivers and mountains! Create an eternal foundation!"

There is a large area kneeling down in the main hall, all of them are officials with low positions, little power, and lip service on weekdays.

Most of these people belonged to Zhongshu Province. The officials of Shangshu Province belonged to the faction of hard work. They did what their superiors ordered, and they were in charge of execution. Many of them did not participate in the court meeting.

Except for Shangshuling, they usually do not participate in the formulation of government affairs.

And many of the officials of Zhongshu Province are talkative kings, and Liu Yishou deliberately arranged some spokespersons for the "Jiangdong rats" to take up positions in it.

Liu Yishou's method of controlling the government is very simple, one is the military power, the other is the minister, and the third is the appointment and dismissal of personnel.Draw a circle of people from the local forces in Jiangdong, and they are all concentrated in Zhongshu Province, which "participates in and discusses government affairs."

No matter what kind of moth you have, if I send a message to make Shangshu Province not implement it, and send back the edict, you can only stare blankly, and the decree cannot leave Taicheng!
And the right to appoint and remove personnel was tightly held by Liu Yishou.

Liu Yishou is not the kind of pure warrior who is tough and simple, and he is hard-pressed with the rich and powerful families of Liang Guo.He learned the lessons of people like Er Zhurong and Dong Zhuo, using soldiers to fight soldiers, routines to routines, and policies to policies.

Only magic can defeat magic!

After several rounds of tidying up, no one in Liang Guo dared to show off in front of him, and it was a surprise to see it today.

"Henan has just been recovered, and the veterans of the division are tired, so they can no longer use troops abroad. Don't mention the Northern Expedition for now."

Liu Yishou said with emotion.

I don't know if I got the script wrong today.Those Jiangdong rats became the "battle faction", and as the leader of the army, he became the peace faction.

"Your Highness, it's time to strike while the iron is hot. If those people in the north come to their senses, it will be difficult to deal with it."

Zhang Fashang stood up and said eagerly.

Liu Yishou looked at Zhang Fashang with a puzzled expression, unable to understand what the other party was trying to do.

Strange things happen every year, especially this year.The Jiangdong rats have risen up!If they had been so arrogant before, they would have beaten Gao Huan to the grassland long ago, would the other party still be able to stay cool in Yecheng?

"Your Highness, stop the Northern Expedition. This fierce battle in Henan has consumed too much food and fodder, and there are tens of thousands of prisoners who have to settle down. It will cost money to reclaim fertile land and build water conservancy. Whether it is the Northern Expedition or not, wave warfare is absolutely not advisable."

Yang Min stood up and spoke to Liu Yishou.

"Yang Shangshu's words are wrong. Although the imperial court has no food, the big families in the three Wu lands have a lot of food and grass. Many of them hope to make contributions to the country and honor their ancestors. The imperial court can get money from the three Wu Raise a lot of food, grass and even soldiers, so why worry about the failure of the Northern Expedition?"

Zhang Fashang said tit for tat.

These words sound impassioned on the surface, but if you think about it carefully, you will know that there are a lot of tricks in it!
The Sanwu area is a place where Jiangdong rats gather, and Liu Yishou feels as if he has heard the funniest joke in the world.He coughed lightly and asked: "Does Zhang Aiqing think that the food and fodder are all brought by waves? Or can the imperial court go to Sanwu to plunder?"

"His Royal Highness used the method of renting land before, which was quite effective. There are a lot of fertile land in Hebei, and the court can continue to use this method. I believe many people will actively participate. Compared with the general plan of unifying the world, these details are not worth mentioning."

Zhang Fa still pointedly said.

Liu Yishou suddenly realized that feelings are lurking here!

Only then did he understand why the Jiangdong rats were all "massive", and they couldn't do without it. The benefits were too greedy, and these people couldn't help being honest.

The locations where the land was sold before were all along the banks of the Zhang River, that is, around Yecheng.The land there is notoriously fertile, and since Ximen Bao ruled Yecheng, it has become a big piece of fat.

If all the land in Henan was under the control of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, no one would mention the Northern Expedition. After all, it was a waste of money and people, and there was no result yet.

But now Liang Jun has stabilized the battle line in Xingyang!It is only a distance away from Yecheng by the Yellow River!
In the early days, those rich and powerful families reluctantly bought a lot of land in Yecheng, but they couldn't cash it out. The so-called "land deed" is a tasteless thing that can't be eaten, drunk or used!
Don't mention how aggrieved these people are.

Now there is only one step away from victory, what should we do?Who can calm down at this time?
Option one, to seek debt collection from Liu Yishou?
Option two, complaining behind closed doors?
Or... the third option, stand up and support the imperial court to send troops to Hebei, or even organize the deployment of troops to Hebei to grab territory?
Obviously, the first option they have no guts, the second option they are not reconciled to, and the third option is extremely cost-effective!In the previous battle, Liu Yishou had already emptied Henan, paving the way for them!
Gao Huan has been beaten like this, almost like a dying man. If he doesn't rush forward and beat him to death with a stick, will he still be able to lay eggs?

The Jiangdong rats still have their own interests to choose from, and they are not blindly timid.

"This matter will be discussed later. Before winter, the army must be repaired."

Liu Yishou categorically rejected Zhang Fashang's proposal, and then forcibly announced his withdrawal from the court, seemingly not saying anything.

He did not expect the greed and blindness of the Jiangdong rats.These people only saw the allure of the land in Hebei, but they couldn't see the danger.

Cherish your life when you do big things, and forget your life when you see small profits; you can only add to the cake, but you can't give charcoal in the snow; you can only serve as an embellishment, not a big banner.

Now Liu Yishou can see what kind of ways these people are.

It was indeed the right choice not to pin hope on these people at the beginning.It was also thanks to the fact that he took advantage of the fact that the group of people from the north were not old yet, and that the blood was still alive in the poor and remote areas of Liang State, so that he could fight for the general trend.

If one is content with the status quo, within ten years, Liang Guo will continue to enter the stage of twilight.At that time, even if Liu Yishou still had the will to fight, he couldn't hold back the "Jiangdong rats" who went on and on.

"I have to go to your house to have a good drink tomorrow night. These rats really disgust me."

When the court was over, Liu Yishou patted Yang Min on the shoulder and said with a sigh.