Chapter 135
In the Chuigong Hall, after the Emperor of Zhou handled the government affairs, a ban sent a secret note to the Supervision Office. He opened it and looked at it, but his expression was thoughtful. The secret note recorded the events and words that happened in the Longxi County Duke's Mansion. There was a hidden eavesdropping Kongdao in the residence of the Longxi County Duke's Mansion.
"King of Wu, Changzhou." After a while, the Emperor Zhou said to himself, then thought for a while, and ordered: "Zhao Yuanwailang, the Ministry of Xuangong."
The Chengzhi Banzhi led the imperial edict. The Emperor of Zhou stood up and left the Chuigong Hall and walked to Houyuan. The four Banzhi silently followed three meters away and walked to the Nuan Pavilion in Houyuan. However, they saw a handsome young man with bright yellow brocade robe coming out of the Nuan Pavilion, but the Prince of Great Zhou.
"Father." The Prince of Great Zhou greeted him and shouted intimately.
The Emperor Zhou smiled and nodded. The father and son went to the Nuan Pavilion together. The patrol stopped guarding outside the pavilion. The father and son sat down in the Nuan Pavilion. The prince poured tea for the Emperor Zhou.
"Xi Xun, Sanchao is here, is there anything wrong?" Emperor Zhou asked gently.
"Father, my son knows that Lu Tianfeng is going to take over Hehuang, but he is puzzled." The prince said with a respectful respect.
Emperor Zhou took a sip of tea and Lu Tianfeng wanted to take over the affairs of the Xining Governor's Office. He knew about the Ministry of War and the Privy Council yesterday, because the reason was that Hehuang was supported by the court and was under the ease of Lu Tianfeng's support. The prince came to ask when he knew the reason, so he naturally felt that it was inappropriate or that he had explored the profound meaning.
"What are you confused?" Emperor Zhou said gently.
"Father, if Hehuang was also taken over by Lu Tianfeng, would it cause a bigger tail to fail?" the prince said bluntly,
"Xi Xun, governing the country must make choices based on the situation. At present, Lu Tianfeng cannot threaten the foundation of the Great Zhou. Because of the war, Hehuang suffered serious loss of population and property. Thirty thousand imperial guards were stationed in Hehuang and could not provide supplies on the spot. If the court raised supplies, it would be a great burden." The Zhou Emperor said.
"Father, I think that even if the supplies are difficult, it is not appropriate to let Lu Tianfeng take over. As far as I know, my sixth brother was in Huizhou, he had already provided support for Hehuang. As long as he survived the winter and spring, Hehuang should be able to gain a certain amount of self-sufficiency." The prince expressed his views.
The Emperor Zhou shook his head and said gently: "Xi Xun, you must have heard of the words "Xi Xun, the emperor is far away."
The prince was stunned and nodded, "I have heard that the words are the laws of the court, and their influence on remote areas is not as good as the local officials. In fact, I believe that Lu Tianfeng is the kind of official dominant."
The Emperor of Zhou smiled faintly and said, "Xi Xun, my father told you that if you can't fight for the time being, you must know the ability to retain your strength to give in, and you cannot lack the ability to lose your strength."
The prince was puzzled and said, "Please teach my father."
The Emperor Zhou nodded and said, "Xi Xun, the 30,000 imperial guards stationed in Hehuang were those who had fought with Lu Tianfeng in Huizhou. Lu Tianfeng is very good at winning the morale of the army, especially after 30,000 troops stationed in Hehuang, although your sixth brother ordered the support and support to raise the Hehuang imperial guards, he used the storage in Huizhou, so the 30,000 imperial guards were grateful to Lu Tianfeng."
The prince's face changed slightly and said, "What the father said is not a fight, but refers to the morale of Hehuang."
The Emperor Zhou nodded and said, "The sky is high and the emperor is far away. If the 30,000 imperial guards were in Hehuang for a long time, they would get closer and closer to Lu Tianfeng. In addition, if Lu Tianfeng was determined to rebel, the 30,000 imperial guards would not play a role in suppressing the counter-revolutionary action, but would be easily swallowed by Lu Tianfeng."
The prince nodded clearly, and the Emperor Zhou said again: "The 30,000 imperial guards stationed in Hehuang were originally the military forces stationed in Jingzhao Prefecture. If I let them go back to Jingzhao Prefecture, the morale of the army will naturally be close to the court. Therefore, Hehuang could only let Lu Tianfeng take over, let Lu Tianfeng clean up the end of Hehuang and resist Tubo for the Great Zhou."
The prince nodded clearly, and the Emperor Zhou said again: "In addition, I really need the 30,000 imperial guards from Xining to return to Jingzhao Mansion. The 30,000 imperial guards from Xining have passed the influence of Lu Tianfeng and your sixth brother, and they are no longer the essence of the imperial guards."
The prince was stunned and said, "Father means that the 30,000 imperial guards in Xining will not be greatly influenced by the heroes."
The Zhou Emperor nodded calmly and said, "A military force, if the commander has been in charge for a long time, he will be close to that. The premise is that the commander is good at governing the army. The 30,000 imperial guards in Xining are the military force commanded by Lu Tianfeng and your sixth brother. Therefore, when the father transferred the imperial guards in Xining back to Jingzhao Prefecture, he would also ask Xi Jin to work and stay in Jingzhao Prefecture, and then command the military force of Jingzhao Prefecture for a long time."
"My father wants Xijin to leave his post and stay in Jingzhao Prefecture?" the prince said in surprise.
The Emperor Zhou nodded and said, "Although Xi Jin is young, he is very capable of commanding the army. He went to Jingzhao Prefecture to command tens of thousands of troops, which is beneficial to you."
The prince nodded after hearing this, and the Emperor of Zhou looked at the prince and said, "Xi Xun, your sixth brother is kind-hearted and he will not be right from you. Now the heroes of the Great Zhou Dynasty are deeply hiding, and you need a close relative to have heavy troops to assist you."
"I understand, but I won't be suspicious of Xijin." The prince replied.
The Emperor Zhou nodded and said, "The father asked Xi Jin to serve as the Jingzhao Prefecture to remain in charge. In fact, it was to stabilize Lu Tianfeng. Xi Jin and Lu Tianfeng have always been in harmony in the west. If Duke of Jin or Zhao Kuangyi sent troops to attack Jingzhao Prefecture, Lu Tianfeng should not sit idly by."
After hearing this, the prince stopped talking. The Emperor of Zhou said gently: "Father knows what you are worried about, because he is afraid of Lu Tianfeng's rebellion."
"My son is worried." The prince admitted.
"Lu Tianfeng will not be the first to rebel. If he wants to rebel, he will not come to Kaifeng Prefecture. If Lu Tianfeng rebels, he will lose the foundation of Hexi. Now, what he needs most is the Anhui government of Hexi." said the Zhou Emperor.
The prince nodded and suddenly asked, "Father, will Zhao Kuangyi really rebel?"
"I will mobilize Zhao Kuangyi and let Zhao Kuangyi go to Jiangnan too. Therefore, if Zhao Kuangyi does not want to lose the power in the Han River area, he may rebel. I will transfer the imperial guards from Xining back to Jingzhao Mansion to prevent problems before they happen." The Zhou Emperor replied.
The prince nodded, but said, "Father, the imperial guards in Xining's military power, may there be those who are close to Zhao."
"There will definitely be, so I will also transfer 20,000 troops from Huizhou to Jingzhao Prefecture. The 20,000 troops from Huizhou are Lu Tianfeng's military strength, which can balance possible mutinies." said the Zhou Emperor.
"If the father asked Lu Tianfeng's military power to station in Jingzhao Mansion, it would be a disaster." The prince said worriedly.
"At present, Lu Tianfeng's military strength needs to be checked and balanced, so he has to use it boldly. If he is worried, he will miss the other and miss the opportunity. What you should consider is, if Zhao Kuangyi starts an army, can Jingzhao Prefecture still be defended? Instead of letting Zhao Kuangyi succeed easily, it is better to take risks to defend the city." Emperor Zhou said.
The prince nodded and said, "My son understand."
The Emperor Zhou nodded and suddenly gave a loud command. Ban Zhi led the order to get the secret fold box. The Emperor Zhou opened the secret fold box, took out a fold and handed it to the prince. The prince took the fold and took it carefully. After looking at the father in surprise.
"Father, Lu Tianfeng is in Changzhou, Jiangnan. Is there really any power?" the prince asked.
"What do you think?" Emperor Zhou asked back.
The prince read the secret letter again and said, "Father, this secret letter is what the surrendered minister, Longxi County Duke. According to his son's opinion, the words of Longxi County Duke should not be false. Lu Tianfeng has power in Changzhou, and 70% of them are true."
"I only believe 30% of the secret comments, and there are obvious speculations. However, the day before yesterday, a surrendered minister in Jiangnan secretly told Lu Tianfeng that he surrendered to Jin and was named King of Wu. So I can believe half of it, because Changzhou has been a land of Wu since ancient times, and the Jin lord was able to grant Lu Tianfeng the king's supreme, maybe because Lu Tianfeng owns Changzhou, or Lu Tianfeng has heavy troops in Changzhou." The Zhou Emperor said.
The prince nodded and said, "This Lu Tianfeng is really not simple."
"Xi Xun, how will you deal with this matter?" asked Emperor Zhou.
The prince thought for a while and said, "My son believes that it should be regarded as ignoring it and ignore it for the time being."
The Emperor Zhou nodded and said, "If Lu Tianfeng had Changzhou as the truth, he would not have helped the Great Zhou advance to Jiangnan. In addition, I would not want Lu Tianfeng's power in Jiangnan to be used by Zhao Kuangyin."
The prince nodded, but asked again: "What if Zhao Kuangyin attacked Changzhou?"
The Emperor of Zhou smiled and said, "Didn't you say it? You should think it's not known."
Chapter completed!