Chapter 87 Summoning (Part 1) (Thanks to the Silver Alliance boss'.')

In late February, on the Huai River, to the east of the Ru River mouth at the junction of Caizhou, Guangzhou and Shunchang Prefecture, a moderately large fleet was moving slowly upstream. On both sides of the river, with trees green and flowers blooming, tens of thousands of troops, on horseback and on foot, were also marching westward along the river.

At this time, on the north bank of the river, the Chief Censors Zhang Jun and Zhang Deyuan, who had come out to inspect military discipline, were walking and chatting with several of their subordinate supervisory censors, some idle officials who had recently surrendered, and even some lay scholars.

"Shunchang Prefecture was originally named Yingzhou. Together with Caizhou to the west, although it belongs to the west of Beijing, it has been the heartland of Huaixi since ancient times. It is almost a synonym for Huaixi. It is well deserved that General Han is the governor of Huaixi and resides here." Zhang Jun, who was in the lead, said casually and then shut up immediately, as if he respected his status and wanted to listen to others' comments.

It can only be said that although Zhang Deyuan is only in his thirties, after being tempered by the Jingkang Rebellion and the twists and turns of this year, he has firmly established himself as the number one confidant of Emperor Zhao of Hezhong, and has already acquired some of the bearing of a superior.

"What the Xiantai said is very true." A supervisory censor knew that the Xiantai above him had turned enemies into friends with Han Taiwei at Bagong Mountain, and they had been getting closer and closer recently, with a hint of alliance. In addition, the two prominent palace censors were vacant recently, so he was in a hurry to get interested. "As for Huaidong and Huaixi, it seems that Huaidong has more important jurisdiction, but Huaixi is closer to the imperial court. The emperor would rather let Han and Zhang exchange defense zones, but also want Han Taiwei to come here and put him in front of him, and use him to clean up Huaixi, Jingxi, Jingxiang, and try to open up a place for Nanyang to maneuver. It can be seen that he is favored."

Zhang Jun twirled his beard slightly and nodded.

"How unbearable is the word 'favor'?" At this moment, a middle-aged man following behind suddenly stopped his horse and scolded in public. "General Han is a famous general of the country. The emperor appointed him to Huaixi affairs for the sake of the overall situation in the future. How could he be appointed arbitrarily because of personal relationship?!"

Everyone looked back and saw that the man was about thirty years old, but had a distinguished look. Although he was dressed as a civil official, he had a long spear and a large bow hanging from his horse, and his waist and sleeves were tied with the recently popular cowhide belt, which made him look a bit out of place.

The Supervisory Censor was naturally dissatisfied with being scolded in front of his immediate superior, but because his immediate superior was beside him, he could not get angry, so he could only ask in a low voice: "Who are you, in which year did you become a Jinshi, and what is your assignment?"

"Liu Ziyu of Jianzhou is not a Jinshi in any imperial examination. He is just a doctor of the imperial court and has no assignment." The man was not afraid when he heard it, and faced him directly.

The Supervisory Censor thought about it for a moment and knew the other party's background... He was not a Jinshi, but he could still be promoted to the fifth-rank civil official of Chao San Da Fu at the age of 30. He must have been born in an imperial family and had no assignment. He must have not kept up with the group after the Jingkang Rebellion, and only found the emperor at this time... So he couldn't help but feel a little confident and sneered at him:

"So it was Liu Yanei who came to seek an official position after hearing that the emperor was safe. I thought it was someone else, a talented person."

"During the Jingkang National Disaster, my father hanged himself and died for his country. As the eldest son, I should have carried the coffin back home. However, due to the hatred between the country and the family, we are mortal enemies with the Jin people. I hurried here. How can I become a person who seeks stability?" Liu Ziyu's face changed for a moment. "Let's talk about the facts. Why did the government settle Han Taiwei in Huaixi? Why do you want to attack a private person because of his family background? The country is in danger, and the imperial censors in the court are now all this kind of people?!"

This statement basically swept the whole thing under the carpet. But it also revealed that the man's father had just gone to the country in crisis and must be a well-known person in the world. So even Zhang Jun couldn't pretend to be deaf and dumb, so he took the initiative to bow and said, "I'm so proud of your profound opinion!"

"I dare not trouble the Censorate to ask you." Liu Ziyu did not seem to be an old angry young man. Facing the Chief Censor who was about the same age as him, he immediately bowed in return and walked down the stairs. "You must know that the mystery of Han Taiwei's appointment is actually more than the word Nanyang..."

Zhang Jun thought of the recent discussions in front of the emperor, and his heart was moved. He could not help but lean forward slightly on his horse and said, "Please explain in detail."

"This is a simple matter." Liu Ziyu, who stopped his horse on the river bank, also looked solemn. "The Emperor will know it after thinking about it. The Emperor has decided to stay in Nanyang to take charge of the overall situation. This is not wrong, because if you want to restore the world, you must get the strong soldiers of Guanxi and the financial resources of the southeast. But now the war is not decided. From a military perspective, there will be two major difficulties in making Nanyang the accompanying capital. One is money. Specifically, it is how to ensure that the financial resources of the southeast and Bashu are gathered in Jingxiang to support the army. In this regard, the Emperor, with the important position of Li Gongxiang, has supported the Queen Mother and the heir to Yangzhou. This is already a brilliant move. I am not really a financial talent, so I will not say much... and the other is how to defend it!"

Zhang Jun's eyelids twitched.

"You must know that Nanyang is known as a basin. On one side, it is well connected, and on the other side, it is surrounded by mountains. It can be defended. But in fact, there is a huge gap on the northeast side of Nanyang, which leads directly to the Central Plains through Yingchang Prefecture (the area of ​​Yancheng, Luohe, and Xuchang in later generations). Through this flat passage, the army can travel back and forth, and the cavalry can gallop without any delay!" Liu Ziyu continued to speak calmly. "For this reason, the government not only set up defense zones in the north with Zong Liushou, Zhang Longtu, and Zhang Taiwei, forming a line for front-line use, but also used Han Taiwei as the waist and courage, based in Huaixi, to face this mouth, just in case, Han Taiwei was used as the last reliance, or relied on to resist the enemy, or used to close the door and beat the dog! Compared with this disposal, cleaning up the surrounding areas of Nanyang and opening up a place to turn around, it seems insignificant!"

After listening to this, some people twirled their beards and nodded, while others disagreed and just looked at Zhang Xiantai who was in the lead.

However, just as Zhang Jun was about to speak, he saw a large ship in the river suddenly approaching the south bank, and then several eunuchs and Ban Zhi approached the north bank in a small boat. When they saw the Chief Censor here, they waved from afar.

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