Late Tang Dynasty: I

Chapter 57
Han Jian issued several imperial edicts to excuse his illness and refused to go to court, and even Li Ye wrote a handwritten letter to comfort him.

However, the imperial court is also constantly probing and replacing the county magistrates. So far, the progress is going smoothly.

"Your Majesty can ask Han Jian to prepare food and grass. When the army leaves Tongguan, it must go to Huazhou. According to the etiquette system of the Tang Dynasty, the emperor will go to the expedition. The governor of the state must meet him along the way. At that time, Han Jian can be controlled and officials will be added. Jue, replace the governor of Huazhou with someone else, the imperial court will gather the army of Huazhou, and caress the people of Huazhou, and the matter will be accomplished.”

Li Ye nodded and said, "So what if Han Jian doesn't come?"

Jing Xiang said: "If you don't come, you will violate the etiquette. Your Majesty can go to Huazhou to inquire about the crime of slowing down the king. The army will surround Huazhou with the rest of the army who killed Li Maozhen. I think that Han Jian will not dare to resist."

What Jingxiang said was true. Hearing from one of them, this is the right time for the imperial court to solve Huazhou. Li Ye made a decisive decision and decided to raise [-] troops, of which [-] will go to Luzhou, [-] will guard Tongguan, and the other [-] will be used for recruitment. Han Jian's army.

The emperor is very familiar with this kind of thing!
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A heavy snow has dyed Chang'an white.

The locust trees on both sides of Suzaku Avenue had already shed all their leaves, leaving only bare branches stretching toward the gray sky.

A layer of snow was uncovered, the ground was covered with yellow weeds, and the gutters on both sides of the road were covered with a thick layer of ice.

There are very few people on the street, wearing gray clothes in twos and threes, walking in a hurry, occasionally a erhu rides by, and the bright Hu clothes draw a touch of color.

From Zhuquemen, walk eastward to the land of three lanes, which is the East Market. It is not yet noon at this time, and the shops in the East Market have not yet opened. Some of the Tang people rushing to the market are in front of the shops they want to wait for. Waiting, some pacing back and forth.

It was too cold, and they rubbed their hands one by one, exhaling white air from their mouths.

Most of the shops in Dongshi are related to basic necessities of life.

Some people took a long breath and smelled the aroma of the pastry, and some people had nothing to eat, so they gathered around the pastry shop early.

With the beating of the market drum, the shops opened, and one by one filed in.

The stuffing store's business is very good today, and there are many people inside and outside.

The store is also divided into areas. The silk stuffing on the north side is not for ordinary people, but for the nobles to stuff into their jackets to keep out the cold.

Ordinary people use hemp material, which is stuffing made by crushing hemp silk with a wooden pestle, and stuffing it in the sackcloth jacket to keep out the cold.

If the conditions are better, there is also down material, which is made of down from chickens and ducks. It is light and warm, but the handicraft is not very good at this time. , the taste is stronger.

Therefore, many people are not willing to buy cashmere, and the price of cashmere is still expensive. Ordinary people pay more attention to hemp material. Some people buy a few catties of hemp silk directly in order to save some money, and smash it at home. .

"Master Zhang, are you here to buy stuffing today?"

"It's Mr. Yu. Erlang is about to go to war. Recently, it was mentioned that the winter clothes issued by the court are too thin. Erlang's mother is thinking about adding two catties of hemp material to the jacket."

"Then you have to hurry up, the saint has decreed, and the expedition will be in a few days!"

"That's right, Erlang will take a rest tomorrow, just to finish this matter, by the way, I need to add a pair of thick-soled shoes for Erlang, as well as fur socks."

"That must be good. My Sanlang is the same. I have to go to the West Market later, and I have to wear earmuffs. Otherwise, I won't feel at ease walking through the hundreds of miles."

"My husband said..."

The winter clothes were thin, and the soldiers in Yushan's personal guard who monitored the voice of the people reported the situation to the Shangguan, who then sent people to conduct a census in each army, and found that the situation was indeed the case.

Except for the emperor's personal guards, there is a shortage of winter clothing and jacket materials for all armies.

The army was about to go out, Li Ye was naturally anxious when he heard that, while sending people to secretly investigate who dared to embezzle military supplies, at the same time, he summoned people to deal with the hemp materials in the treasury.

The left and right Habayashi guards stationed in Luzhou must be filled in place.

For the rest of the army, each person will be paid an extra [-] yuan for literature and materials in the military salary, and fill them out by themselves.

"I want to see who is greedy for military supplies."

Du Rangneng is the first person in charge, the general manager of military supplies, and the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Households are in charge.

Li Ye's idea of ​​setting up the General Logistics Department of Military Supplies became stronger and stronger. Military supplies are naturally important, but it is inappropriate for a prime minister to be in charge of these trivial matters, which is labor-intensive.

Moreover, Du Rangneng may not know about this matter, and Li Ye was also quite embarrassed for carrying such a big pot for no reason.

At this time the expedition is the most important thing, nothing else matters, Li Ye does not want to make a big move at this time, so as not to cause complications, this matter can only be shelved for the time being...

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Han Jian, the governor of Huazhou, has not had a good time this year, and now he feels the court's edge more and more.

In the past few days, the angels arrived three times a day, and the tribute from Mo Xia Zhu Wen was revealed.

Of course, from the moment he was taken away, he knew he couldn't hide it.

The imperial court gave him all the gift lists, and in addition to the money he had inked, there was an extra 20 yuan.

Han Jian complained to the angel that a total of 25 carts could not hold so much money, and he did not receive the 20 yuan.

But the angel didn't listen to his explanation at all.

He also stated that according to the laws and regulations of the Tang Dynasty, the governor of a state dared to intercept the tribute from the imperial court and rebelled together. His Majesty said that Han Jian, the governor of Huazhou, made unintentional mistakes. As long as the money is made up, I will not blame the past.

How about Han Jianneng?Li Maozhen's defeat and beheading made such a deep impression on him that he dared not refuse.

Wang Xingyu in the west has entered the court as an official, and Ping Ning has also been brought under the rule of the court. There will no longer be a Jiedu envoy. Wang Chongying, the Jiedu envoy in Hezhong in the east, can't be counted on. Right now, he is busy taking over the old troops in Hezhong, so how could he send troops to help? he.

Therefore, Han Jian is now alone, without other feudal towns to help him, so of course he dare not show his teeth to the court, not to mention, the court still has a thug like Hedong.

"Huazhou is located at an important point, and the imperial court will never give up."

Han Jian also had a clear understanding of this. If the princes of the court were not fools, they would definitely see this. The Tongguan Chang'an portal is so important, and the dogs in Chang'an know it.

In the afternoon, another angel came, and His Majesty Xuan led an army of [-] to personally conquer Xuanwu, go to Huazhou, and leave Tongguan.He ordered Han Jian, the governor of Huazhou, to prepare military supplies and food to pick him up.

Han Jian realized that it was time for the court to showdown.

Busily called the master book Pu Jin, and the marching Sima Gong asked to discuss.

Pu Jindao: "This must be a false strategy to destroy Guo. The imperial court intends to stay in Huazhou."

Gong Rang said: "There is a strange thing. The imperial court will attack Xuanwu with all its troops. If something unexpected happens, the country will not survive. Don't you know the people of the imperial court?"

Han Jianshen thought that it was the best policy for the imperial court to occupy Guanzhong and look down on the feudal vassals.Laoshi goes on an expedition, wins, loses an inch of land, loses, and the country will be in danger.

This is a business that guarantees no profit at all, how could the imperial court do it.

Han Jian said helplessly: "I also thought it was a fraud. The saint is coming, and I will greet him personally. At that time, I will be fish and meat, and the man will be a sword. What can I do?"

(End of this chapter)