Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

The spring breeze in the window is chilly, and the branches in the courtyard of the yamen are faintly green. Two tall and burly warriors were playing chess in the signing room, but they didn't have that kind of leisure and elegance. Zhe Dejian knew that the emperor Fang Ding Pingxia had a lot of things, if he didn't have that kind of heart, how could he have that kind of love?

"Crack!" Only hearing the sound of chess pieces falling on the board, both of them stared at the board, silent. But maybe they didn't think about Go, at least Zhe Dejian's mind was not on the chessboard at all.

What Guo Shao said about personal attachment, knowing only the leader but not the country, and being extremely easy to split, was talking about the Tubo Party, but Zhe Dejian heard the implication.

Zhe Dejian made such a judgment not only because of that sentence, he thought a lot.

Judging from the general situation of the world, in fact, the situation of weakening Jiezhen, strong stems and weak branches did not start from the Xu Dynasty. Jiezhen once grew from the end of Tang Dynasty to the fifth generation of wars. By the Zhou Dynasty, the Central Plains court had gradually weakened the local Jiezhen. First, Zhou Shizong took away the elite soldiers of Jiezhen to strengthen the forbidden army; later he took back the administrative power of Jiezhen, and ordered that Jiedu envoys should not interfere with the government orders of local officials.

After Shang Guo Shao came to power today, relying on his illustrious military exploits and the deterrence of his elite soldiers and generals, he further drew out the bottom line and set up a transfer envoy, a local official appointed by the central government, directly depriving Jiezhen of its financial power. Now the inland festival town is useless, no money, no food, no soldiers, no power, all power has been divided up by the central and local officials, what a town!

However, during this process, the only one who did not move was the frontier town general. Because of the complicated situation in the frontier, Zhe Dejian thought that the court would not dare to move. Now it seems that there is no one who Guo Shao dared not move!

There are many town generals in the frontier, and there are five largest border warlords: Zhe, Wang (Qin Feng Wang Jing and his son), Yang (Yang Ye), Liu (Liu Renzhan Jiangnan soldiers), Gao (Gao Yanchou Shu army).

Among them, Yang, Liu, and Gao all surrendered their troops. The emperor did what he said. Yang Ye was no longer a warlord. The hardest thing is to be a homeowner.

Now that the generals of the Forbidden Army have lost their military power, should we deal with the side generals?

Guo Shao was also very happy. When he started, he first took aim at Zhejia, the warlord who was least affected by the court.

... Is it better to be a warlord, or to be a prince? If there is a choice, of course it is better to be a warlord.

Warlords are more dangerous, and are usually watched and guarded by the court. But fate is in your own hands, and the imperial court has to negotiate terms with you and make compromises; as for your own territory, it is almost like the emperor, and no one can control it. What the imperial court wants to do, you must first ask whether you agree or not, otherwise it will be torn apart so that we can meet each other on the battlefield... Isn't it just playing chess now, which means discussing with Zhe Dejian.

The Duke of the State is different. He receives the salary from the court and asks for food from other people's bowls. What the imperial power and the people in the temple want to do to him, direct orders, and the fate depends on the emperor's attitude, and he can't help himself!

But is there a choice?

The emperor is not willing to tear his face. With more than 70,000 elite soldiers, the chess move in front of him is definitely not to rush to expand the territory, but to aim at the Zhejia in Lingzhou; if the forbidden army directly attacks Lingzhou, the chances of winning are great. But regardless of the cost of life and death caused by the civil war, how do other towns feel?

In the south of the Pingxia region, a bunch of small warlords used to be anti-party towns; now Pingxia has become the border of the imperial court, and the towns in Guanzhong have become the interior and will be abolished. Whether the abolition is smooth or not, everyone is waiting to see.

Zhe Dejian sighed secretly, playing chess is a game, and it is indeed a game in front of him!

If it were another emperor, he would have a wider choice, but it was Guo Shao and the tiger and wolf teacher around him.

... Guo Shao frowned, the big dragon in front of him couldn't afford to be a longan. Zhe Dejian pressed forward every step of the way, leaving him no chance. Seeing that he was about to be surrounded by chess pieces, the pressure was also great.

Guo Shao confirmed once again that Zhe Dejian played chess with him before, and he gave in completely. Today is different, the attack is very spicy, which makes him have no strength to fight back!

"Crack!" Zhe De's moves were very casual and very fast. Guo Shao thought for a long time, but couldn't think of a way to resolve it.

He looked like he was thinking hard, but he wasn't completely thinking about the chessboard, and more things were in his mind.

After a long time, Guo Shao let out a long sigh, and laughed loudly again: "This chess saves trouble, such a large piece is gone, no matter counting or counting, there is no power to return to heaven, the outcome is set, I lost. The general is really amazing!"

Zhe De clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty accepts."

Guo Shao patted the table and said: "The lottery must be cashed in. I will make an order now to make General Zhe the Duke of Xia."

Zhe De left his seat in a hurry, and said: "How can I, my minister, thank you for the emperor's kindness!"

Guo Shao rubbed his forehead with his hand, and said with a smile: "Don't say it, playing chess is very mental. Let's play something else."

Zhe Dejian bowed and said: "Since your Majesty is elegant, I will definitely accompany you."

Guo Shao took Zhe Dejian, one after the other, signed the pledge room, and came to a warehouse. Once inside, Zhe Dejian changed color slightly, and there were many weapons and armor inside. They were all real knives and guns on the battlefield, just as they put down the elegant things, a chilling air rushed over here.

However, the warehouse is very small, and it can be seen at a glance that there are no ambushes, only Guo Shao and Zhe Dejian.

Guo Shao picked up a firearm and complicated things, and skillfully manipulated it without anyone else present. From loading the lead ammunition and gunpowder to putting the priming powder, the movements were very skillful. It is possible that the soldiers were not as fast as him.

After he installed it, he handed it to Zhe Dejian: "Try?"

Zhe Dejian had a complicated expression, and hurriedly said: "I dare not hold weapons in front of the emperor!"

Guo Shaodao: "If you believe in me, I will believe in you. How dare you?"

Zhe Dejian bent down and took the firearm from Guo Shao with both hands. Guo Shao said: "After aiming, the priming pot has been opened, tap this mechanism, and it will launch. Let's go out and try."

After Guo Shao finished speaking, he walked straight out of the room, his back facing Zhe Dejian who was holding a firearm.

Zhe Dejian hurriedly followed, looked around, pointed to a bowl that was placed twenty or thirty paces away, and said, "I take the bowl as a target."

Guo Shao nodded.

Zhe Dejian picked up the firearm, and Guo Shao stepped forward to adjust his posture, so that the wooden handle rested on Zhe Dejian's shoulder.

"boom!"

The two walked out of the gunpowder, only to find that the bowl was there. Guo Shao laughed "haha", and Zhe De was ashamed and said: "If you handle this weapon, I can only bow down and make a fool of myself!"

Guo Shao raised his head to sense the direction of the wind, "Even if I hit that bowl, I may not hit it, it depends on luck."

Zhe Dejian was surprised and said: "Chen Su asked Your Majesty to shoot, and it was only twenty or thirty steps."

Guo Shao shook his head and said: "This thing can hit seventy or eighty steps away, but it's not allowed when there is wind, and the deflection is still unpredictable."

Zhe Dejian pondered endlessly.

Guo Shao said again: "However, on the battlefield, there is a whole row of salvos, and there is more than one person on the opposite side. Do you understand, General Zhe?"

Zhe Dejian suddenly said: "So it is!"

Guo Shaodao: "General Zhe needs to understand these weapons. The imperial guards all use the equipment in the house. Plate leather armor, swords, spears, firearms, bows and crossbows, everything is useful."

Zhe Dejian is thoughtful. Because those equipment are not used by Jiezhen soldiers.

Guo Shaodao: "The military force of the imperial court is not only composed of generals. There are only a few high-ranking and powerful people. They are all acquaintances. Everyone is easy to talk about."

They have a solid family background, a noble family, and many connections, so they generally don't do ugly things. This is also the reason why Guo Shaona turned his back to Zhe Dejian and was calm and composed, not only courageous.

He added: "But the ones that are really difficult to control are the middle and low-level generals and soldiers."

Zhe Dejian nodded and said: "Your Majesty knows that you are in the army."

Guo Shao smiled and said: "I'm talking about the Wei Army. If it was in Jiezhen, there would be no such problems. Every general has a bunch of subordinates, like servants, and they have already tidied up and obeyed."

Zhe Dejian bowed and bowed, speechless.

Guo Shao suddenly said: "I want to take Ping Xiaxing as the governor of the province temporarily as Duke Xia, are you willing?"

Zhe Dejian first said without hesitation: "I am your majesty's minister, and I only obey your majesty's orders!"

Guo Shao nodded with satisfaction, and enthusiastically greeted Zhe Dejian to enter the signing room, and asked someone to take out a map, pointing to the names of the cities on the map and said: "Starting from Wuding Fort, along the Wuding River, and then to Yuyou Prefecture in the south, each prefecture built Liuhua Fort, and the guards settled in. There are two large forts, Wuding Fort and Xiazhou Fort, each stationed with 2,000 people, and the remaining small forts each stationed a commanding force.

Zhegong don't think there are few people. Even if Xiazhou rebelled, they would definitely not be able to break through these fortresses. The fortresses extended to the interior, and the imperial court had enough time to deploy reinforcements, and they could also obtain barriers and supplies along the fortress group.

I will also send a long history and a transfer envoy to assist Zhegong to set up the Qianying Military Mansion in Xiazhou Dabao, and jointly manage the military administration in the Pingxia area. "

Zhe Dejian looked serious, and said: "Your Majesty is strategizing, and I bow to you."

Guo Shao glanced at him, "Pingxia has a vast land, and I have high hopes. Zhe Gong not only uses Han officials to manage the states, but also wins over the local party members and grants them official positions. In the early stage, we should not exploit too much, and use benevolent government to stabilize the place. Select good officials and teach those party members the way of Confucius and Mencius, and the Ministry of Rites will award them fame. Started to give official land for farming.

When this place is assimilated, the line will cease to exist in the province, and prefectures and counties will be established according to the interior. "

Guo Shao said again: "If Duke Zhe can live up to my expectations and return to the court in the future, I will treat you well."

Zhe Dejian held the military salute and said: "I will die after I die!"

Guo Shaodao: "The imperial court will treat all the generals in Shuofang Town with kindness. The good ones will be selected into the Forbidden Army, and the rest will be given farmland, money and food in Guanzhong and Longyou, and will be registered as soldiers under the jurisdiction of the National Defense Army."

Zhe Dejian pondered for a moment, and said: "I have something to report. I have a feud with the Li family of the party."

Guo Shao nodded and said: "I already knew. If you capture Li Yiyin and his family, I will reward you."