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Text Chapter 365: Battle between vassals and towns (1)

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    While discussing matters in the political hall, the emperor suddenly appeared.  The Crown Prince, Grand Master Zuo Pushe, and Tong Zhongshu Menxia Ping Zhangshi Cui Anqian quickly led many prime ministers to salute the emperor. Today, the political affairs hall is discussing matters related to the feudal town. It is not unusual for the emperor to appear in the political affairs hall.  It should be said that what happened was within everyone¡¯s expectations.  "I'm just here to listen. You can continue the discussion. You can say whatever you want. Don't just pick out nice things to say to me just because I'm here. King Shou, you are the imperial censor, responsible for supervising all officials. Today you  We must also supervise to see if there is a prime minister who is in my favor. If there is such a situation, we must impeach him. Cui Anqian, Zheng Congfan, Liu Yunzhang, Gao Chibang, Qian Shiqu, Yu Chenghui, Cui Shenyou and others immediately felt the pressure.  Yan Fu, Minister of War, was a little better. He was determined to take charge of the battle. However, these people had followed the emperor for many years and they all knew the emperor's temper and character. They also knew that the emperor liked to hear the truth and did not like flattery.  The chairperson is still Cui Anqian, the first prime minister, and it is his responsibility to preside over the affairs of the political hall.  "Yan Shangshu, you are the Minister of War, so you should speak first." Yan Fu was not polite and quickly took out the map and spread it on the table.  The map is very large and the places are marked in detail.  "There are dozens of people in the northern vassal towns, large and small, with strong and weak strength, but one thing in common is that they do not obey the imperial court's orders and work on their own. One year has passed, and some vassal towns have expressed their willingness to surrender due to the strong power of the imperial court.  , but it also has its own little calculation, that is, the family still wants to stay in the station and is unwilling to enter the capital. As for the powerful vassal town, it has been secretly increasing its strength. Once it encounters a blow, it will definitely rebound strongly. " "  One thing that must be paid attention to is that the vassal towns, large and small, have the intention to unite. They want to unite and confront the imperial court. Although they are currently succumbing to the power of the imperial court, they are doing these things secretly, but once a war breaks out, this will happen.  "A combination of large and small vassals has been analyzed, and there are thirteen that need to attract the attention of the court, including Wang Mei, the governor of Jingnan, and Li Keyong, the governor of Hedong.  Hezhong Jiedushi Wang Chongrong, Fengxiang Jiedushi Li Maozhen, Youzhou Jiedushi Li Keju, Zhaoyi Jiedushi Ma Biao, Xuanwu Army Jiedushi Du Hui, Pinglu Jiedushi Wang Jingwu, Taining Army Jiedushi Qi Kerang  , Wang Chongying, the governor of Shaanxi and Guo, Han Jian, the governor of Wei Bo, Wang Rong, the governor of Chengde, and Wang Chucun, the governor of Yiwu Army. " "These thirteen vassal towns are divided into three levels.  They are strong, medium and weak. " "There are three strong ones, namely Wang Mei, the envoy of Jingnan, who is stationed in Pizhou, Hedong Road, and Li Keyong, who is stationed in Taiyuan, Hedong Road.  The governor of Hedong Province, Li Keju, was stationed in Youzhou, Hebei Province. Among the three forces, the most prominent one was Li Keyong, the governor of Hedong Province. His Ya'er Army was known to be victorious in every battle.  Taiyuan is 1,220 miles away from the capital, and Youzhou is 2,000 miles away from the capital. In other words, the three most powerful vassal towns are all quite far away from the capital. " "The middle powers are six.  They are Hezhong Jiedushi Wang Chongrong, stationed in Puzhou, Fengxiang Jiedushi Li Maozhen, stationed in Fengxiang, Zhaoyi Jiedushi Ma Biao, stationed in Luzhou, Xuanwu Army Jiedushi Du Hui, stationed in Bianzhou, Tai  Qi Kerang, the military commander of the Ning Army, is stationed in Yizhou, and Wang Chongying, the military commander of the Shaanxi and Guozhou armies, is stationed in Shaanzhou. " "The strength of these six vassal towns is pretty good. The number of troops under their control is less than 30,000, and their combat effectiveness is medium.  , Due to local financial resources, it is impossible to expand the army for the time being. If we think of forcibly recruiting the army, it will be difficult to maintain. " "The remaining four are weaker vassal towns. Of course, this situation cannot be absolute, such as the former three towns in Hebei.  , except for Youzhou Jiedushi Li Keju, who is very powerful, the other two towns Chengde Jiedushi Wang Rong, because he is still young, is mainly self-protection, dealing with other vassal towns, and Weibo Jiedushi Han Jian, who used to be powerful  The most powerful one, because it suffered many blows, especially after being encircled and suppressed by the imperial court, its strength declined rapidly and failed to recover, and it has not developed for many years. "  .  .  Yan Fu is worthy of being specialized in intelligence work. All the situations are clearly introduced and marked on the map so that people can understand them at a glance. Even Li Jie, who is not very familiar with military affairs, listened to Yan Fu's words.  After the introduction, he looked at the map on the table and nodded repeatedly. At this time, a feeling of admiration emerged from Li Jie's mind. No wonder the Iron-Blooded Army created by the emperor is so powerful. It can be seen from the details.  There are many problems, such as the matter of finding out the intelligence. There are so many vassal towns in the north, and it is clear and targeted in a short time. This requires accurate judgment and strong scouts to investigate.    After Yan Fu finished speaking, the emperor's voice came.  "The situation mentioned by Yan Shangshu is basically accurate, but the information ignored Wang Chucun, the Jiedushi envoy of the Rebel Army. This Wang Chucun is very low-key, but quite powerful. According to the three categories of strong, medium and weak, he should be medium.  Strength, that is to say, among the thirteen vassals worth noting, there are three that are strong, seven that are moderately powerful, and three that are slightly weaker. " Cui Anqian asked Yan Fu again.  "Yan Shangshu, the Ministry of War has any specific suggestions for the conquest of feudal towns." "The Ministry of War's suggestion is to focus on conquest and extermination, with recruitment as a supplement. Once the court decides to start the conquest of feudal towns, it will always adopt the combat policy of conquest and extermination in the initial stage.  A strategy of appeasement can be adopted." Just as Yan Fu finished speaking, before Cui Anqian could speak, Prince Shaobao and Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue Liu Yunzhang spoke.  "I think that both conquest and extermination should be given equal importance to appeasement. The soldiers will lead to destruction, and the people will suffer. It is best to avoid fighting. As long as the feudal town sincerely submits and is willing to obey the court's orders, it is not impossible." When Yan Fu was about to speak again,  He looked at the emperor sitting aside.  Gao Chibang, the Crown Prince's Taibao, the Grand Governor, and the Iron-Blooded Army General also spoke.  "Mr. Yu Ge's suggestion makes sense in theory, but the actual situation is not like this. The northern vassal towns have been independent for many years. They have not obeyed the imperial orders for a long time and have gone their own way. Even the local emperor. In their view,  Come on, surrendering to the imperial court is just a coping strategy. In your heart, you will not obey the imperial orders. Although the people will definitely suffer if the army fights, some fighting must be carried out. At any time, strength is the only way to truly make the feudal town surrender and perish.  "The debate began quickly, because everyone had to put forward their own suggestions based on the emperor's previous words.  Prince Taifu, Zhongshu Ling Zheng Congchan, Prince Shaofu, Minister of Rites Cui Shen, Prince Shaobao, Yushi Dafu, Shou Wang Li Jieyou and others agreed with Liu Yunzhang and Yu Chenghui's opinions and believed that the conquest and recruitment should be carried out at the same time.  There is no distinction between what is more important and what is more important.  The Prince's Young Master and the Minister of Civil Affairs, Qian Shiqu, agreed to focus on conquest, encirclement and suppression.  It is Cui Anqian who finally needs to express his stance.  At this time, Cui Anqian looked at the emperor and spoke slowly.  "Your Majesty, I agree to attach equal importance to conquest and recruitment. Please express your opinion." Li Rupei looked at everyone. The opinion discussed in the political affairs hall was to attach equal importance to recruitment and conquest. Fortunately, he participated in this discussion. He was in favor of encirclement, suppression and conquest.  Lord, but you also have to give a specific reason.  "The opinions of the Zhengshitang attach equal importance to conquest and appeasement. Let alone other things, it is good that the Zhengshitang can fully discuss it. I hope that you will insist on it in the future and never form a one-spoken situation. Whatever opinions you have, all will be discussed.  You have to say it and explain the reasons, so that others can be convinced. "My opinion is that I support conquest and encirclement as the mainstay, and in the initial stage of the conquest, we must not use any appeasement strategy.  We have to analyze the pros and cons. " "The biggest drawback of eliminating the appeasement strategy is not that the people suffer misery. You all know the many situations in the south. Comparing the two, the people suffer temporary hardship and long-term pain.  , the pros and cons are very clear. Maybe during the expedition, the people were displaced and trapped in life, but once the expedition was over, the people could quickly return to their homes and start a stable life, no longer worrying about setbacks, which can be said to be settled once and for all.  , is an alliance between feudal lords and towns. Since there is no hope of submission, then simply defeat the enemy. This will make the expedition more cruel and cause greater casualties and losses. This is the most important problem. " "But there is one thing for you.  You must remember that it is a comparison of the pros and cons. Mr. Gao Ge said it very well. The northern vassal towns are the local emperors. The position of Jiedushi is inherited from the father to the son after the death of the father, or it is passed down between brothers.  They obey the orders of the court, and even if they surrender, they will put forward various conditions, such as retaining their titles, retaining the army, etc. Once these conditions are not met, they will not truly surrender. " "I am here.  You are all aware of the measures taken by Tibet Road and Longyou Road. Judging from the current situation, it is undoubtedly the best strategy. Tibet Road and Longyou Road have been completely stabilized. As long as people's livelihood is paid attention to, such stability can continue.  , this principle is the same for the northern feudal towns. " "The reason why I postponed the expedition to the feudal towns is because I want the court to be completely stabilized and gather enough strength, so that I can annihilate the feudal towns in one go. I have already issued an order.  In the north, there are only Guannai Road, Hedong Road, Henan Road, and Hebei Road. As for the places occupied by the Turks,To restore the Annan Protectorate, there are at most five Jiedushi positions. There are so many Jiedushi in the north, who should I appoint? Besides, how can I let them serve as Jiedushi?  "  The strategy of conquering the feudal towns was quickly unified. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!
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