Chapter 241 Exchange Conditions
Bi Zaiyu's ability is unquestionable, but after taking office, he did not immediately train the garrison troops in the capital, but instead first served Li Chunyou. Sure enough, this move immediately won Li Chunyou's favor. Originally, Li Chunyou was thinking about how to win him over, but now Bi Zaiyu takes the initiative to move closer to him, which is exactly his wish. As for Bi Zaiyu's proposal to bring his old subordinates to the capital, Li Chunyou agreed immediately without even thinking about it.
Bi Zaiyu told Li Chunyou that he would only transfer a few men to help. In fact, he transferred 150 guards to the garrison troops of the capital for the first time. These 150 guards have received strict training and are very familiar with marching and formation strategies, and can definitely be used as ordinary generals.
This was just the first step. Within a month, Bi Zaiyu transferred a total of 500 guards to assist him. Soon, the generals of the Beijing garrison troops basically became Bi Zaiyu's people, and the Beijing garrison troops also became Han Zhongwei's external team. As long as he gave the order, he would definitely fight wherever he wanted. Even if there was an inner courtyard in front of the palace, he would move forward and attack to the end.
Now the three armies of Zhongxing Prefecture are controlled by Li Shizhen. The commander of the Emperor's Guard is Li Wei under Ding Chuan, and the capital garrison troops are directly controlled by Bi Zaiyu. If Li An wants to pull Li Chunyou off the horse now, then Han Zhongwei will have a lot of help from him, Empress Dowager Luo will be even bigger.
If everything is ready, only the east wind is not needed, but the east wind is decided by Li An. In the end, Li An chose a good day. On the tenth day of September, Li Chunyou was imprisoned in the palace and was soon imprisoned. Empress Dowager Luo also issued an imperial edict to abolish the throne of Emperor Li Chunyou and make Li An the new emperor of Daxia.
All actions were carried out calmly, without the bloody storm as imagined. After the ministers in the court heard the news, everything was settled and could not be changed. It was impossible for them to see Li Chunyou again. In addition to Li An, even Empress Dowager Luo didn't know where Li Chunyou was locked up now. The only thing that could be confirmed was that Li Chunyou was still alive. This was also one of the conditions for Empress Dowager Luo to agree to the coup.
When Li An sat on the dragon throne for the first time, it felt great that he was arrogant and powerful in the world. Usually, the ministers in the court did not even look at him when they were princes. But now they are crawling at their feet, and life and death are all upright. If the father could see this scene today, I wonder how happy he would be.
There are many things to do when the new emperor ascended the throne. One day the emperor and another the ministers. Now Xixia is the era of Li An, and important positions in the court must be replaced by their own people. Because all the troops in Zhongxing Prefecture are controlled by itself, everything has been smoothly alternating between the old and the new. Although there are several ministers loyal to Li Chunyou in the middle who want to disturb him, they have not yet started to make a name for themselves.
The only thing that confused Li Anan now was the edict from the Jin Kingdom. Because of diplomatic reasons, Xixia adopted the edict from the Jin Dynasty to the Song Dynasty. The emperor of Xixia must have the edict from the emperor of the Jin Kingdom to be truly recognized, otherwise it would be injustice.
However, the Jin Dynasty emperor Wanyan Jing was not willing to recognize Li An's identity. As the incumbent emperor, he was very resistant to the usurping emperor. Therefore, even if Xixia urged him every few days, he still did not issue the edict. He hoped that Xixia would have variables, and it would be better that Li Chunyou could turn over and avoid this edict.
The failure of the Jin Dynasty's edict made Li An uneasy. If he had just become the emperor, other prefectures except Zhongxing Prefecture were not completely loyal to him. The later the edict was issued, the greater the variables. Li An was anxious, but there was no way out.
In desperation, Li An suddenly thought of Wanyan Xun, who was Wanyan Jing's elder brother, and Wanyan Xun had a very good relationship with Han Zhongwei. If Han Zhongwei asked him to come forward, maybe the edict would be soon and he could become the emperor openly.
Han Zhongwei was still in Chengdu Prefecture, so Li An had to call Fan Zheng. Now Fan Shan is no longer the head of the Yue Palace. He was summoned by Bi Zaiyu to the capital garrison troops. Now he has more than a thousand people under his command, a serious general. Li An can completely ask Ding Chuan to discuss such a matter, but he is still used to discussing with Fan Shan.
"General Fan, are you still used to the garrison troops in the capital?" Li An said with a smile.
"Thank you, the emperor, I am very suitable for the life of the army." Fan Shan was originally a member of the guard team, and now he has returned to the army and has more than a thousand people under him. He doesn't know how happy he is. Now this position makes him very satisfied.
"General Fan, I have something to worry about now, I hope you can help me." Li An said casually.
Although Li An said casually, Fan Shan did not dare to neglect. Now Li An is different from the past, and there is a world of difference between the prince and the emperor.
"The emperor has to give him any instructions." Fan Shan has adapted to Li An's identity and is also very good at putting himself in the right position.
"My Daxia is a vassal state of the Jin Kingdom. Every time the new emperor ascended the Fund, the emperor would issue an edict to show his recognition. However, after I ascended the throne, the edict from the Jin Kingdom has never been issued. I am worried every day." Li An frowned. If this matter was not completed as soon as possible, rumors would arise and endless troubles would occur.
"That's it, I'm afraid I'm powerless to do anything about this, but the Marquis..."
"That's right, I'm just about to ask Brother Han for help in this matter." After Li An ascended the throne, he was actually a little dissatisfied with Han Zhongwei. Although he is now the emperor, Han Zhongwei, who is far away in the Song Dynasty, divided at least half of his power. Although he did not install his own people in the court, two of the three armies of Zhongxing Prefecture are controlled by him. After this coup and the suppression of several rebellions by ministers, he has a deep understanding of controlling military power. Now the army of Zhongxing Prefecture is mainly controlled by Han Zhongwei's people. The emperor always feels like a firearm sitting under his butt, and it will explode at any time.
"The last general is just thinking." Fan Shan knew the relationship between Han Zhongwei and Wanyan Xun. Although Wanyan Xun was the eldest prince of the Jin Kingdom, he was the apprentice of his own young master. Wanyan Xun was very respectful and had no temper in front of the young master.
"If Brother Han has any requests, you can also tell me." Li An has now tasted the power of Han Zhongwei. The few chess pieces he had laid in front seemed unintentional, but now it seems that he has a deep meaning. This time he ascended the throne seemed to be because the empress dowager supported him, but in fact, the Emperor's Guard and the Capital Garrison made great contributions, especially when dealing with the turmoil of those ministers, he sent troops very quickly.
Han Zhongwei is a master who never suffers losses. This time he asked him to go to the Jin Kingdom to engage in activities, it would be strange if he didn't speak loudly. Therefore, Li An said this.
"I will definitely tell you." Fan Shan could not promise anything at this time, so he could only be a melody.
Han Zhongwei received news that night that five or six hours was enough for the carrier pigeons to go from Zhongxing Prefecture to Chengdu Prefecture. Although Zhongxing Prefecture is separated from Chengdu Prefecture, there is no obstacle for the carrier pigeons with wings.
"Okay, I finally got to my head." Han Zhongwei said with a note and smiled. He also did his homework for the alternation of the Emperor of Xixia. He must be recognized by the Emperor of Jin to be considered a perfect merit, otherwise it would be injustice. Han Zhongwei had already given Wanyan Jing foreshadows, which was a difficult outcome for Li An. In Han Zhongwei's opinion, it was just a simple task.
Last time when Wanyan Xun came to buy the 40,000 mines and 20,000 grenades, Han Zhongwei said that he would ask the Jin Emperor Wanyan Jing to ask him for personal favors and let him help him unconditionally within his ability. At that time, he was preparing for Li An.
What Han Zhongwei needs to do now is to provide conditions to Li An. Han Zhongwei has long been aware of this condition. He does not ask Li An for territory, as long as military power. Han Zhongwei asked Li An to agree to hand over the troops of Heishan, Heishui and Xiping, which bordered the northern border of Xixia and Mongolia to himself. The places controlled by these three military departments occupy almost half of the land in Xixia. Although those places are not rich, their military location is very important.
Han Zhongwei also wrote a long letter to Li An. In the letter, Han Zhongwei analyzed the general trend of the world with him. The rise of the Mongols was already unstoppable. He wanted these places to be prepared for the future. Moreover, Han Zhongwei promised that there would never be any situation where the Mongols would go straight in. Once this happens, Han Zhongwei promised to withdraw from all military power.
Zhongxing Prefecture was originally named Xingqing Prefecture. A few years ago, it was attacked by the Mongols in the north and rushed all the way to the city of Xingqing Prefecture. Later, Li Chunyou changed Xingqing Prefecture to Zhongxing Prefecture. But even so, the people of Xixia also had deep fear of the Mongols, and this fear was from top to bottom. Han Zhongwei believed that he promised not to let Xixia suffer from the ravages of the Mongols, which would definitely touch Li An's heart.
In fact, Li An was really moved after seeing Han Zhongwei's letter. The headquarters of the Weifu Army Division in Heishan was the current Heicheng, which had long fallen into the hands of Han Zhongwei. The Yan Army Division and Xiping Army Division in Heishui Town both bordered Mongolia, and the Xixia army did not have much confidence in whether to defeat the Mongols. Now Han Zhongwei took the initiative to propose to help Xixia guard the border. If it succeeds, Xixia can be spared from the disaster and defeat. If it is defeated, Han Zhongwei can leave Xixia. Such conditions are beneficial to Li An and have no harm. Without thinking much, he agreed to Han Zhongwei's request.
Not only that, Li An simply asked Han Zhongwei to send someone to take over the role of the six states to the north and the county magistrates below. Li An promised that these six states would be exempted from taxes within ten years. Anyway, these states had not paid any taxes because of their thin land and sparse things, so Li An had to do a favor.
In this way, Li An gave the territory of the six northern states of Xixia to Han Zhongwei, including the people and army of these six states. The three Linjun Offices had about 150,000 troops. As long as Han Zhongwei could control it, it could be regarded as giving it to him.
Han Zhongwei had to repay Li An's "big move" with such a "big move". He immediately asked Fei Ge to pass a letter to Wanyan Xun, asking him to fulfill his promise, and asked Wanyan Jing to issue an edict immediately to recognize Li An's identity.
He had nearly half of the territory of Xixia at once. Han Zhongwei knew that he could not stay on Chengdu Road and had to rush back to Xixia as soon as possible. But before going to Xixia, Han Zhongwei felt that he needed to bring some people from Song State. There were 150,000 troops and six states for him at once. How many people needed to help him lead and govern? People nowadays do not know the importance of talents, but Han Zhongwei from the future knows the value of talents.
Han Zhongwei did not plan to let go of his general's troops, so he decided to take them all to Xixia. However, Xixia was mainly based on cavalry, and Han Zhongwei immediately asked Ding Chuan to prepare 6,000 good horses for him to send to Chengdu Prefecture. If Han Zhongwei could be half a house as Li Ang, then Ding Chuan could definitely help Han Zhongwei to half a house now. It may take half a year for the 6,000 war horses to be kept secretly and sent to the State of Song in a concealed manner. But now Han Zhongwei said with a word, Li Ang issued another imperial edict, and he would openly send 6,000 well-trained war horses to Chengdu Prefecture.
As soon as the six thousand war horses entered the State of Song, all the generals along the way were drooling when they saw it. The State of Song only introduced about 10,000 war horses every year, and now six thousand war horses are pouring in at once. It is absolutely a lie to say that they are not envious. Unfortunately, Han Zhongwei, who received the war horses, was too big, and Zhao Kuo personally issued an edict. All of these six thousand war horses must be sent to the No. 1 general of the Luzhong Army in Chengdu. Therefore, no matter how much saliva the war horses drew, they could only let it flow in vain. In just ten days, six thousand war horses arrived at Han Zhongwei's military camp.
Han Zhongwei, the two deputy generals, Sun Shupei and Song Zimin, came to ask them to quickly formulate a training plan. From today on, the first general's soldiers will be changed from infantry to cavalry. Moreover, Han Zhongwei promised that as long as the training meets the standards, everyone can be promoted, including Sun Shupei and Song Zimin.
Speaking of promotion, Song Zimin immediately shone with his eyes, "General, I wonder if he can really be promoted?"
"Of course, as long as you have real talent and knowledge, not to mention a general, even a commander, a commander, or even a commander, a sanction, or a sanction, a pacifier may not be impossible." Han Zhongwei said with a smile. Even if the 150,000 troops are diluted into all of his thousands of escorts, they cannot be fully controlled. Moreover, the Emperor's Guard and the Capital Garrison are of great importance, so reliable people must be allowed to enter to be intermediate generals. And he must also retain a unit that is absolutely loyal to him, just in case.
"Really?" Han Zhongwei's cake was too big, and even Song Zimin couldn't believe it. The commander, the commander, would not have been the one who could have been the one who had not had a war. Moreover, the commander was generally civil servants, so how could they dare to be delusional?
"Is it still cooked? When did I say nothing? As long as you follow me, promotion and wealth will be just around the corner." Han Zhongwei smiled. As long as they go to Xixia, they must be closely surrounded by themselves. As long as they hold their thighs tightly, they can ensure promotion and wealth, otherwise neither can be possible.
In fact, there are ready-made examples in the first general. Didn’t Sun Shupei, Niu Dali and others all promoted their posts because of their loyalty to Han Zhongwei? Now it’s time for Song Zimin to choose. If he still disobeyed him as he did in the past, I’m afraid Han Zhongwei wouldn’t have brought him to Xixia.
After the six thousand war horses arrived before the first general, Zhao Yanyu took away 300 horses. First, he was Han Zhongwei's future father-in-law, and second, he was the highest military commander on Chengdu Road. In addition, Han Zhongwei's first general also had a second-rate army. In Han Zhongwei's eyes, this second-rate army was no longer qualified to follow him. Therefore, the lack of 300 horses would not have much impact on Han Zhongwei. If he was still in the Song State, he could only bring them, but this time he went to Xixia, he would not be able to do so.
"General, I, Song Zimin, sold this more than 100 pounds to you. From now on, no matter whether it is going to the mountain of swords or crossing the sea of fire, as long as the general's words, I, Song Zimin, will never refuse." Song Zimin did not think too much, and made up his mind.
"General, I won't say anything extra. You see, my future performance will be." Sun Shupei said firmly.
"Okay, the training of cavalry is completely different from that of infantry. You have to hurry up. I can only give you two months. If you practice within two months, you will follow me. If you can't practice, it will be like this in the future." Han Zhongwei told.
"General, don't worry, each person rides two horses, and the horses are replaced. People don't train. We will definitely train a strong cavalry within two months." Song Zimin patted his chest and promised that the horses were enough for each person to get two horses. They train for eight hours a day, and use two months as four months. If they can't train again, it only means that they can't be created.
Han Zhongwei didn't say much. The 100 guards he left were originally good at riding and shooting. If they could not practice within two months, they could really blame themselves for not being able to do so. Now Han Zhongwei has given him the opportunity. Whether he can seize it depends on whether they are diligent.
The reason why Han Zhongwei was given two months was that in addition to the first general and needed a lot of training, he had to do a few things. The first was to marry Zhao Yuting. Although Han Zhongwei was not a hungry ghost in the sex scene, no matter what kind of man he was, after tasting that taste, he had a virtue: he couldn't stop. Now that he wanted to go back to Xixia, he could only take Zhao Yuting away. Without giving her a title, it was impossible to bring Zhao Yuting by his side.
In addition, he had to go back to Lin'an to ask Han Tuozhou and Xin Qiji for talents, 150,000 troops. Han Zhongwei felt terrible when he thought about it. If he wanted to command him alone, Han Zhongwei was really scared. Originally, if Bi Zaiyu could be his helper, Han Zhongwei would not be so worried. But now Bi Zaiyu is already the commander of the capital garrison troops, and that unit must be completely in his own hands. Without a general with outstanding ability to sit in the formation, Han Zhongwei was really worried.
Since there were not many outstanding generals under his command, he had to make a decision in the State of Song. Although the Song Dynasty, especially the Southern Song Dynasty, had always been weak and incompetent in military performance in history, Han Zhongwei now knew that there were actually outstanding generals in the State of Song. However, the State of Song has always insisted on focusing on culture and neglecting military forces. Even if he led troops to fight, he would have to lead the troops. Therefore, it was not that the State of Song had no good generals, but that the ancestors of Zhao Taizu harmed people a lot.
Chapter completed!