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Chapter 11 Chapter Eleven Conspiracy

"In the future, the battle against Longyou can only be controlled quickly with lightning tactics. Otherwise, if the war is in a stalemate and Song Guo reacts, we will be in a dilemma. Let Li Jiyun and Ye Luohe go to Longyou, Send Wang Rufeng and others to infiltrate the enemy's army, let patriarch Luo Dan and Chi Bangsong secretly restrain Shang Boqian, transfer the elite Bashu rebels to Guanzhong, so that they can enter Longyou at any time, and the north and south respond to attack Shang Boqian. All of these are all deployed to prepare for the battle of Longyou in the future.When, it can be determined in one fell swoop.And if you want to take Longyou, you must take Xiaoguan. This dangerous pass is the foundation of Shangbo Qianbu's painstaking management for decades, and Chen is guarded by heavy troops. If there is a strong attack, it may be possible with ten times the military strength. We cannot afford such consumption. How to take this dangerous pass as our own at the least cost, I hope the three of you can come up with a proper way. "

This is a conversation that Yang Hao had when he secretly summoned Zhang Pu, Zhong Fang, and Yang Jiye before he became king and established the country. Immediately afterwards, Zhong Fang became a cabinet scholar, and the actions of Zhang Pu and Zhong Fang outside the Meridian Gate gradually formed a rumor in Xingzhou City: Dudu Zhang had the merits of siege and field battle, but he was inferior to Zhong Fang who only worked with words. Put it down, you will be at odds with each other.Many people who were also dissatisfied with Yang Hao's distribution of power immediately saw the opportunity and began to move closer to Zhang Pu.

At this time, Zhong Fang used tactics such as surprise attack, assassination, and alienation against Xiao Guan one after another, but he was blindly tricked again and again, and lost troops in vain. Xiao Guan made no progress in the war. .Zhang Pu, who always likes to take the edge of the sword and win with surprise soldiers, but this time he used a very sophisticated method. He went to Shushu to ask the tribal troops near Xiazhou to move to Douling.Although Xiaoguan is precipitous, it is difficult to deploy a large army, and it is difficult to tear open the bright and dark beacon towers and fortresses everywhere built by the Tubo people for decades in a surprise attack. It may not be impossible to use Xia Guo's stronger strength compared to Shang Boqian to infiltrate it by cannibalizing it.

Yang Haoben "had no intention of invading the south", but he was angry because the little Shang Boqian dared to provoke him, and he also needed a decent way to prevent Xia Guo from getting too entangled in Xiaoguan, so he agreed to Zhang Pu's proposal to make the university scholar Let's get started immediately. Zhong put the will, and immediately transferred Wei Wubu to Douling. Weiwubu is the tribe of two brothers Tuoba Hanchan and Tuoba Heshao.The Weiwu tribe is a relatively powerful tribe among the tribes of the Dangxiang Tuoba clan, and their pastures are already around Xiazhou, which is closer to Douling, so it is logical to transfer them there.However, although the vicinity of Douling is at the foot of the Qilian Mountains, the water and grass are lush and suitable for grazing, but this is the closest place to the Xia Kingdom and Longyou Huyan Aobo's garrison. When there is no obvious hostility between the two sides, they often have disputes with each other, not to mention that it is now hostile. when.

Zhong Fang transferred Wei Wubu over there, obviously killing people with a borrowed knife.The two brothers of the Weiwu Department have always been in conflict with his decrees, and now they are closer to Zhang Pu. Zhongfang transferred them there, so that they can be adjusted to Xiazhou so that he can control Xiazhou more conveniently. Using Huyan Aobo to consume their tribe's strength can be said to kill two birds with one stone. The imperial court had the right to mobilize the tribal army, so the Tuoba brothers naturally could not disobey their orders. They led the tribe to migrate to Douling, and at the same time sent people with heavy gifts to complain to Zhang Pu about their grievances. So Zhang Pu used the method of recruiting the other to return the other's body, and proposed to Yang Hao to use the power of the Weiwu tribe to protect the enemy from Xiaoguan, and asked to transfer 12,000 tents from the Supi tribe as a supplement. Under the control of Wei Wubu.

The Subi tribe is the tribe of Tuoba Cangmu, that is, the tribe of Tuoba Haofeng, the young patriarch of the Subi tribe who is now heavily used by Yang Hao. When he planted and guarded Xiazhou, Tuoba Cangmu and his son walked very close to him , now he is regarded as a confidant of the Great Scholars faction, Zhang Pu transferred a part of his tribe to Douling, and was restrained by the Weiwu Ministry, and the Weiwu Ministry would naturally place them in front of their own tribe, using them as a buffer to avoid the Weiwu Ministry Direct contact with Huyan Aobo, the head of Tupan. Although everyone in Xingzhou and even the entire Xia Kingdom knew about the open and covert struggle between the Grand Scholars and the Great Governor, it seemed that no one dared to tell Yang Hao about the quarrel between these two big men. It seemed that he didn't know anything about it, so he immediately agreed to Zhang Pu's request.In this way, Zhong Fang shot himself in the foot with a rock, and suffered a big and small loss in this open and secret struggle.

Of course, not everyone thinks that Yang Hao doesn't know everything about his subordinates, such as Mu Yuqiao who always sticks to Yang Hao's side like brown sugar.But the way of checks and balances is the power of the emperor. Both Zhong Fang and Zhang Pu have great power. The discord between them obviously takes advantage of the stability of Yang Hao's rule more than the intimacy of each other, so even if they think they can see the true nature of Yang Hao Those who are careful will not dare to break it. Naturally, the Subi tribe was not reconciled to being a pawn of the Weiwu tribe, and it was inevitable to be passive and idle.However, the Weiwu Department and the Su Pi Department are not in harmony, and now it is rare to have control over them. They intend to use Huyan Aobo's hand to weaken their strength, but they continue to provoke wars with Huyan Aobo.The pastures of Subi and Weiwu are both near Xiazhou. If Subi continues to decline, it will certainly benefit Weiwu.

The discord between the two tribes is already a big taboo for military strategists. Behind the two tribes, there are two big figures who are fighting secretly, stumbling each other and dragging their feet. The Supi tribe was unwilling to be used as a spearman by the Weiwu tribe, but could not get rid of the Weiwu tribe's control, so they could only be forced to have direct contact with Huyan Aobo. He suffered successive defeats in front of him. At first, Huyan Aobo's tribal army often invaded the north, and it was difficult for the Subi tribe to form a decent resistance. A large number of cattle, sheep and tribesmen were taken away. Bo's attack, and when they encountered enemy attacks in the Subi tribe, they either came late, or pretended to respond, and retreated after a bluff, only allowing the Subi tribe to bear the Tubo army's attack head-on.

As a result, the morale of the Subi tribe fell, and they had no intention of responding to the enemy. Whenever the enemy attacked and collapsed, they shouted: "The golden spear is invincible, run for your life!" They were immediately defeated. Huyan Aobo used a gold-plated spear, known as Aobo with the Golden Spear, the two sides had been fighting for a long time, and even the Subi tribe knew his nickname.Tuoba Hanchan used the hands of the Tubo people to weaken the Subi tribe, which was originally stronger than them, and was very proud of it. On the one hand, he praised a small victory as a big victory, and on the other hand described a big defeat as a small defeat, and asked Xingzhou for credit. , while constantly exerting pressure, forcing the Subi tribe in front of them to take the initiative to invite Huyan Aobo to fight.

Although the power of planting is more important than that of Zhangpu, but in terms of military affairs, the county magistrate is always inferior to the present, and can only take care of the Subi tribe. The Subi tribe began to surrender to Huyan Aobo.Although Huyan Aobo is conceited, arrogant and arrogant, he is not a reckless man who only knows how to rely on force. When he sees the men and horses of the Subi tribe begging for him, he immediately receives them solemnly, and treats them with good wine and meat, making them highly respected among the tribe. Those who went back to other tribes of Subi to propagate.

The way to use soldiers is to attack the heart.This hand was indeed sharper than a sword, and more and more Subi tribes defected to Huyan Aobo angrily. In turn, they became Huyan Aobo's pawns, and they worked harder than when they fought Huyan Aobo.This move of "using the barbarians to control the barbarians" was a great success. Shang Boqian was overjoyed when he heard the news. He sent an order to reward Xixia's surrendered generals. As soon as the surrendered people from the Subi tribe came, Li Jiyun took the news and recruited them as the old master, but also got some tribes to his side. As soon as Huyan Aobo got Shang Boqian's order, he immediately acted and sent the surrendered The Dangxiang people who originally set up separate camps and controls were incorporated into the various fortresses of the Tubo people nearby, and completely changed into the banner of the Tubo people. No matter how long Li Jiyun's hands were, they could not reach their camps.
Zhao Guangyi, who is far away in Bianliang, knows everything that happened in Longyou, Hexi. Yang Hao succeeded in several plots. If Zhao Guangyi could be aware of it in advance, he would be able to nip it in the bud. Zhao Guangyi's failure was largely not because of Yang Hao's brilliance, but because the court did not pay enough attention to Hexi. Inequal access to information.After learning from the pain, Zhao Guangyi has ordered the Imperial City Secretary to invest enough scouts and scouts to strengthen the collection of intelligence on Hexi. As for Longyou, ever since he knew that the Chuanguo Yuxi was obtained from Shang Boqian, he also strengthened his control over Longyou.Now, he knows every move of Xixia. He is very satisfied with Yang Hao's contentment with the status quo, the intrigues among the various tribes after the founding of the country, and the open and secret struggles between the generals and ministers; Zhao Guangyi was even more satisfied with recruiting troops and buying horses, dividing Shang Boqian's power, and Luo Dan, another very charismatic leader of Tubo, restraining Shang Boqian in almost all aspects. It seemed that everything was moving in a good direction, but he didn't notice that under his nose, the dispute between the two prime ministers, Lu Duoxun and Zhang Ji, had gradually become angry, but many people You can see everything that is happening far away, but you are ignorant of what is happening around you. The so-called "darkness under the lights" is just like this. Zhang Ji contributed to Xixia's begging to surrender, and since then has been reused by Zhao Guangyi. After that, Luo Kedi sent troops into Shu, the Bashu rebels were uncertain, and the old and young hid in the mountains. After paying a heavy price, they fled into the Qinling Mountains and left their base. Moreover, they did not have as many dangerous mountains as cover in Bashu. Now Zhang Ji's power is below two people and over ten thousand people, except for Lu Duoxun, no one else can be above him.The two prime ministers, Xue Juzheng and Lu Yuqing, also have to be inferior. Zhang Ji's rapid promotion has aroused Lu Duoxun's fear. He is firmly in control of many government affairs, and sometimes he is so busy that he only sleeps for two hours a day, and he will never share these matters with Zhang Ji. Zhang Ji feels that Lu Duoxun's hostility towards him, he understands that Lu Duoxun has become a stumbling block to his success at this moment, but even though he has been reused by the government, he is still far from being able to bring down Lu Duoxun. Lu Duoxun is tactful, good at figuring out what he wants, and he has many wings in the past few years. If there is no major fault that Zhao Guangyi cannot tolerate, he is not something that he, the deputy prime minister who has just taken over, can bring down. On the contrary, it is even more detrimental to him, so Zhang Ji is more careful. Every time he sees Lu Duoxun, he is respectful and follows the rules, as if he has no ambition at all, so as to dispel his warning. "Alas! I have reached the position of deputy prime minister, but I am more careful than before. It is true... But Lu Duoxun has many wings and is deeply rooted in the court. He cannot be easily moved. Especially when Luo Gongming resigned from office, The third envoy has also changed his person, and I don't know how long I will have to endure it, Lu Duoxun is about the same age as me, if he keeps making no big mistakes, wouldn't I have no chance?" Hearing the beautiful singing and graceful dance of Xue Ruobo, in front of him was the exquisite delicacies carefully prepared by Baiweifang, but Zhang Jie didn't know the taste of the food, and his mind was in a trance. Ever since Xueruoan introduced the secret envoy of Western Xia to him, making him the first to take over with Yang Hao, insisting on fulfilling the important task of appeasement, he came to Yixiaolou more often, everyone knows that Qianjin Yixiaolou Liu Duo'er is forbidden by the official family, and Miss Xue Ruoyan is Zhang Xiang's good friend. Both the emperor and the prime minister linger in Yixiaolou, and the rich and powerful people are flocking to Yixiaolou. Qianjin Yixiaolou spends money not just for pleasure, but as a status symbol. "Zhang Xiang, I'm out of breath from dancing, but you are so absent-minded, it's really frustrating." Xue Ruobo stopped singing and dancing, came to his side, and said coquettishly. "Huh? Ah, hehe..." Zhang Ji came back to his senses, and said with a smile: "It's the old man's fault, the court is busy with government affairs, and it's rare to take time off, but I still can't let it go, haha, come on, come on, With this glass of wine, the old man has the right to make amends to the beauty." Xue Ruoan took the cup in his hand, smiled at him, parted his vermilion lips lightly, took half a sip of the wine, but leaned towards his lips, Zhang Jie put his arms around the beauty's slender waist with a smile, took the leather cup, and She put a sip of fine wine into her own mouth and swallowed it, and Xue Ruoan stuck to his arms, playing with his beard, and said softly: "Hexi has fallen, Bashu rebels have fled into Guanzhong, they will be destroyed soon, and the world will be peaceful Now, is there anything else that Zhang Xiang needs to worry about? Ah! By the way, I heard that a few days ago Zhang Xiang made a statement saying that for the Khitan of the Northern Dynasty, they should gather troops in the valley and divide them into frontier fortresses. If you go, don’t chase after him, and you have been praised by the officials.” Zhang Ji said with a smile: "Hehe, your news is well-informed..." He raised his cup and said, "As a prime minister, what do you care about only about military affairs? Besides, even if it's only about military affairs, the world is not peaceful now. Bashu rebels have entered Guanzhong. Although they are far from their base, they are easy to destroy. However, Guanzhong is barren and has not been the focus of the imperial court's management for a long time. If there is a drought and flood disaster there this year, and the people have no livelihood, maybe the disaster will become bigger and bigger. Many things have to be considered, and you can't just face the chaos. Cure." Xue Ruo's eyes turned, Nahan said: "The government sent King Qi to sit in Chang'an, and with King Qi guarding him, can't these bandits be wiped out? Are these bandits really so powerful?" Zhang Ji laughed, pressed the tip of her nose, and said with a smile: "Don't underestimate these mobs, they can also become elite soldiers in a hundred battles. Most of the country's destruction and establishment start with these mobs." Xue Ruobo wrinkled his nose and said: "I don't understand the important affairs of the country. These things are the things that you adults worry about. Um..., as I said, His Royal Highness Qi Wang is also so cautious about things, and even makes people go Visiting Prime Minister Zhao is like asking Prime Minister Zhao for advice." "Haha, of course, if you also understand the important affairs of the country, what do you want us to do after ten years of poverty... huh? Zhao Xiang, which Zhao Xiang?" Xue Ruoyan smiled, covered his mouth and said: "Why is Zhang Xiang so confused? Which Zhao Xiang is there, of course it is Zhao Pu and Prime Minister Zhao." A strange light flashed in Zhang Ji's eyes, he turned around, held up the chopsticks with his sleeves to cover up his strange expression, and smiled: "Hehe, how could the King of Qi send someone to visit Zhao Xiang, so he would make a big show of it. You can also know about this?" Xue Ruoyan twitched her cherry lips, and flaunted proudly: "It is in front of you, Zhang Xiang, that people have to be careful to please you. Even if the people around are respectful with gold jewels and jewels, whether I want to see him or not depends on how tall he is." I'm not happy. A literati wants to see me, so he tries his best to show off his talents and learning, and a gentleman, a public official, naturally wants to show off his identity." "Oh, although Zhao Xiang is old, he is old enough to seek the country, or to manage the military and government, and to deal with the central government. Speaking of it, we are far behind. But... King Qi sent someone to visit Zhao Xiang to ask for advice on how to calm the chaos. thing, this...was also your guest who told you?" Xue Ruoan smiled and said: "That's not true. No matter what, he wouldn't say everything. But... His Royal Highness King Qi is an extremely human minister, and his official salary is still higher than that of the prime minister. If it wasn't for this matter, What else is there for him, a prince, to curry favor with a prime minister who has long since left the center? Now the Bashu rebels are fleeing into Guanzhong, presumably because of this reason." "Haha, Miss Snow is really Bingxue smart, Bingxue is smart..." Zhang Ji suddenly laughed, with an indescribably happy expression. "King Qi stayed in Chang'an, and he was basically relegated. What is his intention in befriending Zhao Pu? No, I have to investigate this matter. If it is true, I have to report it to the officials immediately." The small sedan chair was leisurely, and Zhang Ji, who had left from Yixiao Building, sat in the sedan chair, thinking nervously. "Boom! Boom, boom!" Hearing the sound of the opening gong in front of him, the sedan chair suddenly stopped at the side of the road. Zhang Ji frowned slightly, and opened the curtain of the car to look out. He saw the gong and the opening flag, and behind him was a guard of honor. It was Prime Minister Ludoxon who passed by on the official road. Zhang Ji's eyes suddenly turned gloomy, and when the ceremonial guard passed, his sedan chair returned to the main road again. Zhang Ji put down the curtain of the sedan chair, twisted his beard and pondered for a while, and when he was approaching the gate of the mansion, a flash of inspiration flashed in his heart, and he suddenly came up with an idea. A brilliant plan that kills two birds with one stone...
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