The devil is coming

Chapter 140 Knowing the Soldiers
"That's all, go down, go down."
Prince Fu held his belly with both hands and began to walk down the city.
Under the tower, there was a sedan waiting, and there were dozens of guards beside it.
It is said that Prince Fu was accustomed to sitting in a sedan chair in his mansion on weekdays.
Generally speaking, in the palace, it is very common for nobles to sit on chariots, but that is also because the palace is too big, and King Fu is too fat and does not like to walk.
When King Fu entered the sedan chair, the new Mianzhou magistrate took the initiative to step forward and said:
"Your Majesty, let's stay in Xiaguan's villa tonight."
"No, let's live in the government office. The imperial regulations cannot be abolished."
"Yes."
"My lords, there is no need to send you off. Go back and rest early."
A group of newly appointed civil and military officials from Mianzhou City all around saluted the sedan.
Lift up the sedan chair,
After breaking away from these local officials,
The sedan traveled smoothly and evenly to the gate of the government office.
The guards at the door took the initiative to open the gate of the government office and let the sedan go straight in.
Although it is night, the lights in the government office are brightly lit, and you can even find residual black blood stains in the corners of bricks and tiles or in the gaps between pillars.
A few months ago, a group of swallows and dogs suddenly entered the city and entered the government office.
The line of words on the pillar has also been erased, but the name of the person who left the words has been remembered by many people.
Break into the city, enter the house, kill people and leave a message,
The Yan garrison officer named "Zheng Fan" can be said to have interpreted the arrogance and domineering nature of the Yan people to the extreme.
The sedan went all the way into the backyard. The smell of blood in the backyard was actually stronger. Of course, you couldn't smell it, but when you think about how many adults were beheaded here that night, they were all headless. The corpses were laid out in a haphazard manner, seeming to become a bit eerie due to the wind in the backyard.
King Fu finally got off the sedan chair,
He walked into the house with the help of a personal eunuch.
There were two pots of charcoal fire burning in the room. After King Fu sat down, the eunuch immediately brought hot water and personally helped King Fu take off his boots and began to soak his feet.
King Fu's ankles are already a little bruised and swollen, probably because he is too fat and lacks exercise in daily life. It is normal for his feet to be swollen due to traveling these past few days.
The eunuch was very considerate and helped with the massage to relax the muscles and activate blood circulation.
On one side, a maid brought tea. King Fu reached out to take it and started drinking tea.
In the hall, there was also a middle-aged man wearing leather armor and a scribe wearing a bloated brocade robe.
"call……"
King Fu breathed a sigh of relief,
Put down the tea cup,
Road:
"Don't you think it's ridiculous? Those scholars often talk about being silent, having strange powers, and being upright, but in the end, they don't even dare to live in this government office."
Although this government office still bears the name of the government office, the newly appointed prefect and others did not choose to work here anymore, but rented a separate courtyard in the city.
The reason is very simple. People have died in this government office. Many, many people have died, and those who died were their own kind.
The scribe then said:
"Maybe they are still laughing at the prince for being too timid and not daring to break the rules at all."
When an imperial envoy goes on a mission, there are regulations everywhere, and where you live is an extremely important one. Of course, other imperial envoys may not particularly care about this and pay attention to adapting measures to local conditions.
But King Fu is the feudal king, and the court has always been extremely strict with the feudal king, and the civil servants will keep a close eye on any extraordinary behavior of the feudal king.
The vassal kings of Daqian were distinguished because their surname was Zhao.
But the feudal lords of Daqian are like shiny spittoons, into which every scholar with a sense of integrity will spit.
No matter when, scolding the feudal king and this group of worms in the country is Daqian's political correctness.
Because of this, the feudal princes could only live their lives in silence in their own fiefdoms. The fiefdoms were very large, but they rarely even left their mansions, and even did not leave the city once in several years.
"Just laugh at them. Aren't they also laughing at Yang Laogou?"
King Fu said calmly.
His image is indeed very "broadhearted and fat".
"My lord, you laughed at Taiwei Yang on the city wall before."
"There is no other way, Wen Le. If you want to have a good relationship with a group of people, the best way is to accompany them to scold one person. There is a lot of excitement in the court these days. It is said that the imperial study has been filled with articles about the impeachment of Yang Laogou. .”
Having said this, King Fu reached out and touched his fourth chin,
Road:
"It's just a journey along the way. Let me tell you the truth. It's not easy for Yang Laogou, and it's not easy at all."
The scribe named Wenle also nodded and said:
"It's not easy for Lieutenant Yang."
"I know that those eunuchs are gone. They are born with imperfections. Civil servants can cheat the imperial staff for the sake of reputation, but eunuchs actually want reputation more than civil servants."
Because they are more eager to prove themselves.
King Fu raised his left foot, motioned to the eunuch beneath him to wipe his feet, and continued:
"But along the way, we have learned a little bit about how bad the frontier troops have become. But this time I saw it with my own eyes, and I realized that it was so outrageous.
There are 80 frontier troops, and the annual court taxes support this place, but those who truly live in the world and not just live in books may have to pay half the price.
Among the remaining 40 people, there are still those who have been assigned as private slaves and coolies. The number of soldiers and horses in Yang Laogou's three towns that can really be mobilized may only be 20, maybe not that many. "
As he spoke, King Fu pointed at the middle-aged man in leather armor standing there and said:
"Meng Gong."
"The end is here."
"Tell me, if Yang Laogou dares to take the initiative to lead an attack, what will happen?"
"Reporting to the prince, the Yan people's Jingnan army is fifty thousand, but with the subsequent battalions and local garrison troops, there can also be hundreds of thousands."
In terms of military affairs, the people of Qian State have always had little confidence in the people of Yan State.
The root of all this lies in the battle in which the first generation of Zhenbei Hou broke from 50 to [-], which completely broke the backbone of Ganren's martial arts.
"Oh, the numbers are even."
King Fu sighed,
The number of people is the same as that of the Yan people.
Then take the initiative to spank me!
"Your Majesty, the Yan people's Jingnan Army is cavalry."
The lack of men and cavalry has been a problem for hundreds of years.
The racecourses of the Yan people are better than those of the Gan people, and the Yan people are also adjacent to the desert. Whether they buy or rob, they have no shortage of horses.
But Qian Guo is different. However, the methods are all thought up by people. Qian Guo is rich, so he also did his own horse politics, but in the end they all ended in vain.
I invested a lot, but never saw many waves.
"Although I have been scolding Yang Laogou for this person, I am still convinced by his ability. He can not sit in the position of governor of the three sides because of his three nieces.
In recent years, there have been many rebellions in the country, and Yang Laogou led his troops to put them down one by one. He is a man of distinction. "
This is also the reason why Taiwei Yang can become a Taiwei. As a eunuch, he occupies such a dangerous position, but the civil servants hold their noses and admit it. In fact, some civil servants also admit in their hearts that this eunuch, There will indeed be war.
"There is a lot of public sentiment in the imperial court. They are all scolding Yang Laogou for avoiding war and being cowardly. There is a strong trend of recruiting him back to the capital to replace him as the governor of the three sides. Do you know who has suppressed this trend?"
Wen Le and Meng Gong shook their heads together.
"It's Xianggong Han."
Wen Le and Meng Gong both had surprised looks on their faces.
You must know that Xianggong Han and Taiwei Yang are the hardest to deal with. In the past, before Taiwei Yang was released from the palace, Xianggong Han personally launched a war against Taiwei Yang, saying that he had deceived the king and disturbed the palace, and almost forced Taiwei Yang to do so. Wei was sentenced to death. Although he did not die in the end, he was still in a state of disgrace and embarrassment.
"Is it an accident?" King Fu smiled, "Not only Mr. Han, but also Mr. Ma of Fuxiang's company. All the prime ministers suppressed the public anger and jointly provided guarantees to the officials. This allowed Yang Laogou to continue to sit on the throne. In that position.”
King Fu's feet were wiped clean and dropped into his boots. He stood up with some difficulty and said:
"The ministers in the court are not confused. If Yang Laogou was removed in normal times, you would probably be happy to see it happen, but at this time, it is not appropriate.
Withdraw Yang Laogou, who was avoiding the battle, and send someone up. No matter who he is, that person will not dare to follow Yang Laogou's old path. He will definitely find an opportunity to take the initiative to fight with the Yan people.
The officials may not be very clear about how much property our Dagan army has left, but the princes are clear and understand that our Dagan frontier army only has this little property left. If it is really destroyed, But even the paper covering the windows was nowhere to be found.
Therefore, in order to calm down the court discussion, I let this useless vassal king take the status of imperial envoy to reprimand Yang Laogou.
Haha, if I really want to reprimand you, how could you choose me to be this imperial envoy? "
King Fu's positioning of himself is very clear.
Bunraku said:
"Your Majesty is humbled."
"No, I am not humble. In fact, the gentlemen in the court have done a good job. I was really worried that the officials would issue an edict to remove Yang Laogou or replace him with someone else.
My fiefdom is in Chuzhou. Once Yangou attacks three sides, I will be the first to suffer.
However, now I feel at ease.
15 Western troops have already arrived, as well as [-] wolf soldiers. The Forbidden Army has also sent out [-] troops. The ancestral army on the southeast coast, which has been busy suppressing pirates in the past few years, has also been allocated [-] to go north. .
By some calculation, 35 troops have already arrived, haha. "
The Western Army has been suppressing the rebellion of the chieftains in the southwest region of Daqian. The assassin-faced husband was also from the Western Army. It can be said that the Western Army is the field elite that Daqian most relies on.
The Wolf Soldiers were owned by some of the chieftains who submitted to the imperial court. They fought fiercely. As long as the imperial court gave them money and food, they would be willing to fight for the imperial court. They were first subdued by the assassin-faced Xianggong. Therefore, although there were occasional cases in the southwest in recent years. There were chaos, but they are all gone. It will never be possible to reproduce the scale of the corruption of the entire Daqian Southwest decades ago.
The ancestral army is the elite on the southeast coast of Daqian, and it is also a warworthy army.
As for the Imperial Army...
King Fu couldn't guess, because like the border army, Daqian's Forbidden Army stationed in Shangjing has always been said to be 80, but God knows how many of these 80 Forbidden Army stay on the dock all day long to carry goods and do business?
It is said that Xianggong Han originally wanted to mobilize 20 forbidden troops to go north, but... he couldn't do it, so he had to piece together [-] troops and set off on the road first.
King Fu trusted the wolf soldiers of the Western Army and the Zu Family Army, but as for the Forbidden Army in Beijing, King Fu could only think about not being too arrogant.
But if we calculate the local troops that have already been ordered from various counties and counties, we estimate that they can collect another [-]. If this is not possible, it is okay to use auxiliary troops to help defend the city.
"If they want to go south, let's go south and see if they can attack the important towns on three sides that I have been working on."
45 reinforcements, although there are [-] forbidden troops and [-] local troops that need to be questioned, but with the troops and horses of the three towns in Yang Laogou's hands, they are used to defend the city instead of fighting in the field. King Fu feels that after he returns to the fiefdom, , I can sleep soundly now.
"My lords, it's not easy either." Wen Le said with emotion.
"Isn't it?" King Fu smiled and continued: "This world has been emptied out for a long time. It is not easy to gather so many soldiers and horses to go north in such a short period of time. What happens next? The transshipment of grain and grass is also a very troublesome thing for our husbands."
"In the current situation, I only need to defend the three northern counties and stop Yangou. Yangou himself may not be able to withstand the civil strife." Wenle said.
This is actually the view of Zheng Fan and Blind Man. The current situation in Dayan seems to be in flames, but it will not last long after all. It urgently needs a huge victory in external development to divert domestic conflicts.
Otherwise, the side effects of this horse's stepping on the door will slowly be reflected.
"My husband-in-laws also think so. Emperor Yangou is indeed a ruthless character. With this sword slashed, God knows how many of those aristocratic families that have been passed down for hundreds of years will be left.
However, Emperor Yangou was so bloodthirsty and fought with all his might, which was ultimately the way to death and would not last long.
Moreover, the official family has already sent out three other imperial envoys, and the standards of those three groups are much higher than mine, haha. "
There are three routes of imperial envoys, two of which are easy to guess, one from the Chu Kingdom and one from the Jin Kingdom. Since the Emperor of Yan has waved his whip to the Qian Kingdom, the other two countries will definitely react in a panic.
As for the third imperial envoy...
Wenle was confused at first, then relieved.
King Fu nodded and said:
"Yes, it's the desert."
"In this way, I only need to hold on to three sides for one year, and the Yan Kingdom will collapse due to internal and external difficulties!"
Bunraku's eyes were shining.
King Fu stretched out his hand and rubbed his fat face,
Road:
"Actually, I don't like those civil servants, because they always like to stare at me and take a few bites to gain fame, but what I have to admire is that those husbands are indeed extraordinary.
Haha, I think that Emperor Yangou and the others may still be dreaming about the imperial court removing Yang Laogou. "
Allocating troops, formulating strategies, combining vertical and horizontal lines, one by one, one by one, it can be said that political wisdom has been brought into full play.
It is quite rare to make such a series of plans in such a short period of time.
At this time, Wen Le said with some sadness: "It's just a pity. If I did it..."
These words were the beginning, but they did not continue.
If the 80 frontier troops and 80 forbidden troops were not slack, and if most of them did not just live on the military rolls, they would be able to deal with Yangou much more calmly.
You know, the food and salary Daqian spends every year is actually distributed according to the military register, but it has been supporting hundreds of thousands of non-existent people...
"I'll do my best and I can't get out of Tian Wujing."
King Fu spoke.
In fact, the affairs of the Yan Kingdom have been introduced to the Qian Kingdom. In recent years, the Silver Armored Guards of the Qian Kingdom have done a very good job in infiltrating the Yan Kingdom and espionage work. At least, the performance of the Silver Armored Guards is far better than that of the Gan border army. Performance.
There was a hint of ridicule on Wen Le's face. Naturally, Tian Wujing couldn't do it, and all the ministers couldn't learn from him. They knew the problem of Da Gan San Duan, but no one could change it because they themselves He himself, including your own families, your disciples and former officials, are all one of them.
When reform requires reforming oneself, it is natural that reform cannot continue.
"Meng Gong, why don't you speak? This time Yang Laogou asked me to bring you along by name. It shows that Yang Laogou really appreciates you. He has been accompanying you for many days. I also know that you are not a talkative person. You have a flamboyant temperament, but you need to know that the key to opportunities in life is the word 'grab'."
When Meng Gong heard this, a look of gratitude appeared on his face.
He naturally knew that tonight's conversation was not so much that King Fu was bored and wanted to say something, but that King Fu was actually trying to encourage him.
King Fu told him all the information he had obtained and the details he knew, so that he could perform well when he saw Taiwei Yang tomorrow. This was a great favor.
Meng Gong knelt down,
Sincerely said:
"General, thank you for your support."
"Get up quickly, get up quickly, don't say these words out loud, I am just a toilet, the smell is terrible, but you must not let anyone know about your relationship with me, otherwise it will inevitably delay you."
This is said sincerely.
Meng Gong kowtowed three times to Prince Fu.
This is treating King Fu as his elder.
Meng Gong was born in the Meng family.
His father was the commander-in-chief of the army under Xianggong Cimen. The Southwest Rebellion that year was unprecedentedly large in scale and was finally decided by Xianggong Xianggong. His father was the commander-in-chief and led only eight thousand soldiers to fight the battle. After guarding the isolated city in the southwest for a year, he waited for reinforcements.
Xiang Miangong has always been bold and aggressive in using troops, but because of this, the role of Meng Gong's father is even more prominent. Every time he uses troops aggressively, a good general is needed to guard the gate of life. Meng Gong's father is like this In general, any city he defended has never been broken.
Being good at guarding can be said to be an inherited skill of the Meng family.
It's a pity that after the assassination of Mr. Face came to a sad end, the Meng family was sent away from a distance because they had been his support.
This time, Taiwei Yang thought of this descendant of the Meng family, and his intention was self-evident.
"Meng Gong, please tell me your opinion. I, the king, will review it for you."
I will see Captain Yang tomorrow, just like there is an exam.
King Fu actually had no intention of getting any benefits from Meng Gong. As the vassal king, the only way he could get benefits was to rebel. The reason why he helped Meng Gong was really just out of love for talents.
Meng Gong took a deep breath,
There seems to be some hesitation.
"Speak, speak boldly." King Fu encouraged.
Meng Gong nodded,
Road:
"The arrangements made by your ministers and the decision made by Taiwei Yang are correct, and what the prince said is also correct."
"Say more."
Meng Gong took a step back and bowed to Prince Fu.
Road:
"But, the prince doesn't know how to fight."
"..." King Fu.
"Ahem..." Wenle on the side couldn't help coughing.
King Fu smiled freely and said:
"If I, the king, can know the soldiers, then I will really..."
Da Qian raised the feudal king like a pig, so King Fu would eat himself like a pig;
If the vassal king really knows how to fight, how can the court rest assured?
"Lieutenant Yang's decision-making is also excellent, but Taiwei Yang actually doesn't know how to fight."
It is true that Taiwei Yang led his troops to put down many rebellions, but most of them were rebellions dominated by peasant bandits and bandits.
"Keep talking." Prince Fu's expression began to darken.
"The arrangements made by your ministers are also excellent, but in fact, they don't know how to fight."
This is worse than directly scolding all the gentlemen for only talking on paper.
King Fu was a little confused.
asked;
"Anymore?"
"Have."
"go on."
"Your Majesty, how do Li Liangting and Tian Wujing of the Yan court compare with their current status compared to the ministers of our court?"
"More than anything."
King Fu replied.
God knows what Emperor Yan was thinking. He dared to trust two generals and nobles like this!
"What the general wants to say is:
Li Liangting and Tian Wujing know how to fight. "
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