Section 236: Path Selection
Bianliang.
Jianchang Palace.
This is the former governor of the Xuanwu Army of the Tang Dynasty, which was later renovated and expanded by Zhu Wen into the office of King Liang. The Chongzhengyuan and the Government Affairs Hall of Daliang were listed on both sides, and all major military and political affairs in Daliang were discussed here.
At this time, the Jianchang Palace was filled with darkness. The Jin army generals and ministers in black robes and armor were bustling in the hall, laughing and scolding, just like a vegetable market.
Li Cunhou frowned and looked at the scene in front of him, but he was helpless.
Although he was the King of Jin, most of the people under this place were elders who watched him grow up, Feng Dao and He Ning on the left, Guo Chongtao and the five sons of the Guo family behind, Shi Jingtang, Liu Zhiyuan, Kang Yicheng, An Chongrong, Fu Yanqing, Zhang Jingda on the right, and Zhou Guangfu who was attacked by Guo Chongtao, all of them were his father. Fortunately, these generals and ministers were still polite. Looking at the stubborn military generals behind them, you will be speechless.
"The General Manager Shi had a conflict with the Xuzhou army in Kaocheng, and it was just a small setback, and it did not affect the achievements of our Great Jin Dynasty. For our Great Jin Dynasty, it is more important to rest and raise military supplies." He Ning stroked the long beard under his jaw and said word by word: "I have discussed with Feng Xiang that it is very difficult to maintain the food in Bianluo and maintain the summer harvest between the two capitals, and we still have more than 100,000 troops here, which is difficult to support."
"The sons under his command have not received any rewards yet, and they are full of resentment. The king must observe it." Liu Zhiyuan also came out and bowed his hand, with concise and concise words.
"Mr. Liu said very much. Many soldiers under his command were discussing privately, asking when the reward for the King's attack on Luoyang and Zhongmu would be given. Bianliang has been given, but the reward for the battle between Luoyang and Zhongmu has not been given yet, but the men are not allowed to let go. I am afraid that it will cause a mutiny." Kang Yicheng also said with a rough voice: "Many of the soldiers under his command are from the wilderness outside the border. They don't know what kind of love, righteousness and etiquette are. They only know that after fighting and bleeding, they will get the gold, silver and treasure they want, and they should get the wealth and goods women, but now they can't get it, so it's hard to say."
"Yes, Lao Kang said that most of his subordinates are savages, including the servants, the Baye Gu tribe, and the bone power cadres. There are many people who are dependent on them. Now they are waiting to bring back gold pearls and silk to the outside of the border." Although An Chongrong is Li Cunhou's father-in-law, he still has a large group of tribe members and is also responsible for his own tribe members, so he doesn't care about so much when speaking.
"The war has not been completed yet, how can you talk about returning to the army?" He Ning frowned and said in a deep voice: "My supervisors, the king had already explained the purpose of our southern expedition before he went to the Central Plains. The Central Plains is the foundation of our future Great Jin Dynasty and the first cornerstone for our unification of the world. At that time, you were also willing to follow the king to conquer the world. Now that you have just taken the first step, how can you be so timid and stubborn?"
He Ning's words were very rude, but the generals didn't care much. The Jin Dynasty was different from other vassal clans, and the civil servants' voice was far less powerful than military generals. Although the kings often stood on the side of civil servants during the debate, when it was really implemented, they had to respect the opinions of the military generals.
Besides, the suggestions of civil servants are often in line with the interests of military generals. Without the planning of civil servants under their rule, it is difficult to gather enough military supplies to support the army to fight. All the generals still understand such things.
"We have no problem fighting with the elders, but the men have worked so hard for so long, and those who die or are injured should have some rewards for An An and their hearts. Otherwise, who will work hard for us in the future?" Zhang Jingda shouted with a grin: "The king should regard Bianluo as the foundation of our future Jin Dynasty. We should treat the people well and capture the hearts of the people. Of course, we all listen to the king, but we must also consider the reality of the brothers below. Without the reward, who still has the intention to continue fighting?"
Li Cunhou took a deep breath. He knew that he would not express his opinion. I am afraid that these guys would really make a fuss in the court. "Everyone may also know that our trip south this time finally destroyed Daliang. This can be said to have fulfilled our long-cherished wish for decades of Great Jin. In theory, we should indeed give rewards to everyone. None of these should be missing. But everyone is also clear about the importance of Bianluo to our Great Jin Kingdom. We have spent decades of hard work on this land and finally controlled this time. How can we do whatever we can do? The millions of people on this land will be our people. They will work and produce for us, provide us with food, silk cloth, medicinal materials and iron, and everything, so we cannot kill chickens to get eggs. This is the foundation for our future foothold in the Central Plains."
"Someone may ask, what should I do with these brothers under my command? They followed me here from Mobei outside the West, sacrificed their lives and blood, conquered the place. Shouldn't they get rewards? If there is no return, what's the point of occupying this place?"
I have to admit that Li Cunhou is quite good at inciting emotions, which can easily touch the minds of all the generals. They are asking in their hearts, yes, if we don’t get any reward, what’s the point of occupying this place?
"So I want to tell you that our conquest is not over. This is just a place for us to stop and rest temporarily. Next, we will get what belongs to us!" Li Cunhou's voice was thick and strongly penetrated. "Do you have this confidence?"
The generals in the hall whispered. If there was no temptation, how could it be possible? King Jin had made a clear statement. In the next step, what he got belonged to him, and King Jin would no longer interfere. This is the most important thing.
"King, of course we have confidence. The question is, where will our blade point?" Kang Yicheng couldn't bear it first and stood up, "" No matter where, I will be the pioneer!
"Hmph, Kang Mapi, you're going to be the Pioneer?" Zhang Jingda responded to the other party without hesitation, "You made a fortune in Shanzhou, and it's our turn!"
Kang Yicheng was furious and almost started to take action, "Zhang Gouzi, who are you? If you don't agree, let's go out to gesture and see if you are your cowardly or your arrogant men!"
"Haha, I'll stay with you to the end! I really think I'm going to be a sacrificial person after winning two battles? Wake up, don't see who are fighting with you? Just a bunch of defeated troops without the spirit of the army. You have the ability to practice with the Xuzhou army!" Zhang Jingda was not afraid at all, and sneered repeatedly, "Things that bully the weak and fear the strong, when will it be your turn to be here in the Great Jin army?"
After being angry with Zhang Jingda's words, he was so angry that his orifices were smoked. With a loud breeze, Kang Yicheng's eyes shone fiercely, and Zhang Jingda was also holding the sword in his hand, so he wanted to take action.
The two had a long grudge and didn't know how many times they had to talk about each other a year. This time it was just a reenactment countless times. Like Shi Jingtang, Liu Zhiyuan, An Chongrong, Guo Chongtao and others, they were too lazy to even look at each other directly, just waiting for them to perform.
"Okay, the two generals, in front of the king, how can it be so noisy?" Feng Dao had to come forward and relax. "Now is the time to discuss how to act next. Isn't you two delaying the main business? Then automatically exclude you two from the various ministries going south?"
Feng Dao still has prestige in the minds of the generals. Over the years, without Feng Dao's support, it would be difficult for the Jin Dynasty to support him. Especially in the later period, the Jin State's national strength was booming, and it was able to finally achieve the southern expedition of Daliang and destroy Liang in one fell swoop. It was largely dependent on Feng Dawu's planning in government affairs. Otherwise, with the power of Hedong, it is difficult to fight against Daliang, which controls the entire Central Plains with the difficulty of it.
Seeing Feng Dao's words, Kang Yicheng and Zhang Jingda had to restrain themselves and retreat withdrew hatred.
Li Cunshak's face turned pale, and his eyes were filled with anger, and he was about to burst out. He could only barely control his emotions under Feng Dao's gesture.
By conquering Bianluo, Li Cunhou's prestige increased to an unprecedented level, especially since he received the support of Guo Chongtao, Fu Yanqing and Zhou Guangfu, such as Han generals, and An Chongrong, was somewhat his father-in-law. The two generals Shi Jingtang and Liu Zhiyuan also became much more respectful to Li Cunhou. Only vulgar martial artists such as Kang Yicheng and Zhang Jingda had not realized this, so Li Cunhou really wanted these two guys to establish their authority.
However, Li Cunhou also knew that when facing the conquest of the south, he still needed powerful generals like Kang Yicheng and Zhang Jingda. If he could not bear it, he would be in trouble with his plans. As the king of a country, he could not be angry easily.
"I don't know how to choose the King's way south?" An Chongrong saw that Kang Yicheng and Zhang Jingda retreated in disappointment, so he left the line and asked.
"It has not been confirmed yet, but judging from the situation reported by General Manager Shi, the Xuzhou army was well prepared. Zhu Mao, who brought the elite troops of the Taining Army to surrender to Xuzhou. Shang Yunxi of Puzhou was also a long-time general under Feng's command in the past, and also surrendered to Xuzhou. Wang Shouxin, who was annexed by Jiang Feng, and Liu Yansi's Ziqingping Lu army are not easy to deal with." He Ning continued with a thoughtful look on his face, "I don't know what tricks Jiang Feng used to make these arrogant soldiers and generals bend under his command."
"Xuzhou is indeed not suitable." Shi Jingtang also spoke very rarely, "It's not that he is afraid of them, but the states north of Xuzhou General Administration are all broken, not much better than Heshuo. He has worked hard to find the gods, but he has not gained much, which is not cost-effective."
If we don’t attack Xuzhou, then there will be only Caizhou and Nanyang. We can’t go west to Guanzhong. Now the Great Jin Dynasty cannot take the blame for the world and offend the court.
Where should I choose between Nanyang and Caizhou?
Chapter completed!