Three New Year's 3

Zhao Tuan's gaze turned to Liang Kejia and said, "Liang Qing, what do you think?" ”

Liang Kejia said: "From the perspective of strategy, what Yang Yan said is naturally richer and more pragmatic. However, the minister doesn't know much about Yang Yan, and he doesn't know what he can actually do, so he doesn't dare to talk at will. "The Liang Kejia has always been neutral and impartial among the ruling ministers. Now Zhao Tuan asked him, and he also answered truthfully, and neither side was offended.

Zhao Yuan's gaze fell on Long Dayuan again, and said, "Long Qing, it was Li Dao that you recommended to me, and now that you have read the notes written by the two of them, what do you think?" ”

In fact, Long Dayuan had already thought of the rhetoric, but it was not easy to take the initiative, and now Zhao Tuan asked him, and he was in the middle of it, and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen also thinks that what Yang Yan said is slightly better than Li Dao, but ......" He paused, and then said: "But as Shi Xiang said, he is too young after all, although he is a talent, he still needs to be sharpened before he can become a great weapon, and Li Dao is honest in the end, according to the minister's opinion, it is better to order the two of them to lead the army together to pacify Guangnan, they can just complement each other, wouldn't it be better." ”

It turned out that after Long Dayuan watched the performance, he also felt that Li Dao was obviously inferior to Yang Yan, so he proposed that the two of them lead the army together to pacify Guangnan. Li Dao's qualifications, age, and official position are far above Yang Yan, but once the two lead the army together, of course, Li Dao is the main general, so Li Dao is actually enabled. In Yang Yan's lawsuit last year, Li Dao has been hiding behind the scenes and has not shown up, only Yang Yizhong and Yang Yan know, so in the eyes of others, Li Dao and Yang Yan have no contradiction. Therefore, Long Dayuan's opinion is not unreasonable.

Zhao Tuan listened, nodded, and his eyes fell on Yu Yunwen again, and said, "What did Long Qing say, what did Yu Qing think?" ”

Yu Yunwen said: "The minister thinks it's inappropriate, and such an arrangement will only make a mistake." ”

Zhao Tuan was slightly stunned and said, "Why is this?" Can Yu Qing explain more clearly? ”

Yu Yunwen said: "Your Majesty, if you let Li Dao and Yang Yan go together to quell the chaos, then who is the right and who is the deputy?" If Yang Yan is the main Li Dao as the deputy, and Li Dao's official position is higher than Yang Yan, how can he be subordinated to Yang Yan, if Li Dao is the main Yang Yan as the deputy, and Yang Yan's ability is stronger than Li Dao, how can Li Dao be able to resist him. In this way, is it not that the Lord is never determined, and there is no distinction between the upper and lower levels, and is not to miss a major matter? May Your Majesty examine it carefully. ”

Zhao Tuan stood up from the dragon chair, and just after hearing what Long Dayuan said, he was a little moved. But after listening to Yu Yunwen's words, he also felt that it was really inappropriate to do so. He thumped his head and smiled bitterly, "This is really a bit difficult." ”

Yu Yunwen continued: "What the minister just heard, the reason why Yang Yan is incompetent, is nothing more than that he is too young. However, what Han Shumi said just now is that the use of talents is not at a young age. What's more, there is also a Chinese book in the remote command of the DPRK, and it will definitely not be wrong. ”

Han Yanzhi also said: "According to the minister, although Yang Yan is young, he is not a person who is frivolous, please not hesitate and make a decision as soon as possible." ”

In fact, in the three days of the New Year, Zhao Tuan carefully watched these two strategies in the palace every day, even to the point of comparing them word by word. In all fairness, Zhao Tuan also felt that Yang Yan's understanding of the situation in Guangnan, the deep-rooted reasons for the outbreak of the Guangnan Rebellion, and the policies and strategies for quelling the chaos were much more profound than what Li Dao wrote. Moreover, Yang Yan's achievements over the past year or so have made Zhao Tuan recognize Yang Yan's military ability. In fact, before asking these ministers, Zhao Tuan was a little biased towards Yang Yan in his heart.

Zhao Tuan also knew that although Li Dao was Yue Fei's general in his early years, he was always an ordinary general in the Yuejia army, and his ability was far inferior to Zhang Xian, Niu Gao, Dong Xian, Xu Qing, Wang Gui, Li Bao and others in the Yuejia army. Although he is now also the envoy of the Qingyuan Army, but in fact, he has survived step by step, so far, Li Dao's record is the battle of Cihu in the 31st year of Shaoxing, this battle is actually just a small-scale encounter, or stained with the light of the great victory of Quarry Rock, so it was listed as one of the thirteen great victories of Zhongxing by Zhao Gou. However, Yang Yan is different, whether it is in the Northern Expedition or in Guangnan this time, he has shown strong military ability, and his military achievements are excellent. For this, Zhao Tuan is very relieved.

Moreover, during the Chinese New Year, Zhao Tuan also specially summoned Wu Gong, who was recuperating in Lin'an, to ask for his opinion, and Wu Gong also thought that it would be appropriate to use Li Xianzhong or Han Yanzhi, but in addition to them, among the generals in Lin'an, Yang Yan was more suitable. Therefore, Zhao Tuan's determination was strengthened.

However, Zhao Tuan's only concern is Yang Yan's age, after all, he is only twenty-one years old, which is too young. And Mu Ye has never been in charge of the experience of being alone, so Zhao Tuan is still a little hesitant, and he wants to hear the opinions of the ministers of Zaifu.

Zhao Tuan pondered for a while, and finally nodded. Said straight to Han Yan: "Ziwen, you take Yang Yan to Wuying Hall tomorrow to see me, I will ask in person and make a decision." Then he turned to Yu Yunwen and said, "Yu Qing, you can also come to listen tomorrow." ”

Yu Yunwen and Han Yan said in unison: "Your Honor." ”

At that time, several ruling ministers understood in their hearts that Zhao Tuan had chosen Yang Yan. The so-called 'make a decision after asking in person' is just a passing phrase. As long as there are no major flaws in Yang Yan's answer tomorrow, there will be no further changes in this decision.

And Yu Yunwen was the prime minister of the dynasty and Yang Yan's recommender, and Han Yanzhi knew the affairs of the Privy Council and was in charge of the military, so it was reasonable for the two of them to come and listen to Yang Yan's questioning. At the same time, this also shows that if Yang Yan is used to pacify the south, it will be dispatched by the two of them in the DPRK. Once the rebellion was successfully quelled, the two also had a share of credit.

The next day, Yang Yan was led by Han Yan and came to the Wuying Hall to meet Zhao Tuan.

After giving the gift, Zhao Tuan gave Yang Yan a flat body, and then said: "Zihao, if I use you as my general to quell the rebellion in Guangnan, how much time will it take to succeed in quelling the rebellion?" ”

Yang Yan said: "Back to Your Majesty, it will take three years to be peaceful." ”

Zhao Tuan frowned slightly and said, "Three years? Is it going to take so long? Back then, Li Shun and Wang Xiaobo were in turmoil in Sichuan, Fang La was in turmoil in Jiangnan, and it only took a few months for the court army to be pacified. ”

Yang Yan said: "Back to Your Majesty, at this time and at that time, Wang Xiaobo, Li Shun, Fang La and others are in turmoil, but they are just starting from the situation, although the momentum is huge for a while, but after all, the foundation is insufficient. Therefore, as soon as the imperial army arrives, it can be extinguished. However, as the minister said in his recital, Manichaeism has been lurking in the south for more than 40 years, and under the pretext of missionary work, it has recruited a wide range of believers, and it has become deeply rooted. It can be eradicated in a moment. What's more, Quang Nam is located in a remote area, and the government decree of the court was not in time for a while, so the government wantonly levied and plundered, and the common people were common, and the people were full of complaints, so that the people were hopeful, and the ignorant village husbands believed in Manichaeism's light to save the world, and other fallacies and heresies, and they could not be eradicated for a while. If it is only to extinguish Manichaeism, it is not difficult, and the court only needs to collect a large army, and at most half a year can regain the lost land. However, if the grass cannot be cut and eradicated, the court army will be footed, and the thieves will inevitably recur, and Guangnan will never have peace. ”

Zhao Tuan was silent for a while before he said: "That's why you said in your recital that the top priority in pacifying the south is to send troops to recruit and suppress the south, and to appease the people on the other hand, so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment, and have enough food and clothing, so that the remnants of Manichaeism can be wiped out." ”

Yang Yan said: "Your Majesty Shengming, it's just that this time is long, and if you want to do it quickly, you have to do it for three years." Although it is a three-year period, the first year will be mainly to use force to conquer and suppress, and the first year will yield initial results, and the next two years should be used to appease the people, rectify the rule of officials, and put an end to the plague of piracy, so as to ensure the safety of the coastal areas of Quang Nam, ensure the smooth sea routes, and worry free for merchant ships. In this way, the land of Quang Nam will be permanently peaceful and prosperous. ”

Zhao Tuan nodded, pirates have been a problem since ancient times. It is impossible to completely wipe it out. As long as you don't make a big mess, it's generally okay. But Zhao Tuan didn't expect that the pirate forces along the coast of Guangnan were not only not small, but also formed a collusion between officials and thieves. And some of them do not pay taxes to the city, and smuggling cargo ships also pay taxes to pirates. If it weren't for the news that Yang Yan brought back to Guangzhou from the south, the Lin'an court probably wouldn't have known.

Since the Southern Crossing of the Great Song Dynasty, Guangzhou Bosi has always been an important source of tariffs for the Great Song Dynasty, and it can make a profit of two or three million yuan per year. But now Zhao Tuan knew that the money collected by the pirates was actually no less than that of the City Bo Division. If the problem of piracy on the coast of Guangnan can really be solved, then the annual tariff revenue of the Guangzhou City Bosi can be doubled, and Zhao Tuan feels excited when he thinks about such a thing.

Zhao Tuan said: "What you say is reasonable, since this is the case, I will allow you three years, and then you will give me a peaceful and peaceful Guangnan where the people live and work in peace and contentment." This means that Zhao Tuan has decided to use Yang Yan.

Yang Yan hurriedly kowtowed again: "The ministers should do their best." I will live up to His Majesty's trust. ”

Zhao Tuan said again: "Then how many men and horses do you need to mobilize to pacify Guangnan?" Is 50,000 horses enough? "How many people and horses are needed is also a very critical issue, because in the case of not transferring the various imperial garrisons, there are more than 30,000 people in the horse military division of the Sanya forbidden army stationed in Lin'an, although they are still stationed on the front line, but this can be transferred back, and the strongest military strength of the palace division has more than 73,000 people, because it is necessary to defend Lin'an, so 50,000 troops are dispatched, which is basically the highest number of men and horses that can be used in Lin'an, if you still need to increase the number of people, then you can only draw from the local army.

Yang Yan said: "Back to Your Majesty, you don't need 50,000 troops to pacify the south, and the minister only needs 30,000 horses." ”

Zhao Tuan was stunned for a moment, and was happy at first, because it was naturally good to use fewer men and horses, but then he was a little worried about whether 30,000 horses were enough, and said: "Yang Yan, are you saying that only 30,000 people can be used to quell the Guangnan Rebellion?" ”

Yang Yan said: "30,000 horses are enough, but as the minister said in the strategy, this time to pacify the south needs to advance by water, and at the same time use troops, so among the 30,000 horses, half of them are naval troops, and they are equipped with corresponding warships, weapons, and assembly ......."

"Wait." Before he finished speaking, Zhao Tuan interrupted the conversation, because the 30,000 or 50,000 that he just said did not include the navy in Zhao Tuan's opinion. So according to Yang Yan's meaning, that is to say, only 15,000 people and horses are enough to quell the chaos? Don't say that Zhao Tuan doesn't believe it, even Yu Yunwen and Han Yanzhi are worried about Yang Yan, Yang Yan answered the previous questions well, but don't miss out because of this question. But now that Yang Yan's words have been spoken, the two of them can't remedy it now.

Zhao Tuan couldn't help but stand up from the dragon chair, holding the bookcase with both hands, and said: "Yang Yan, is there too little man, although Ju Fan Chengda said in the official document that there are more than 300,000 people in the rebel army, even if it is a bit exaggerated, but there are always 150,000 people." Are you saying that bringing only 10,000 kings and 1,000 men is enough to quell the chaos? ”

Yang Yan smiled slightly and said, "Back to Your Majesty, Manichaeism has been operating hard in the Guangnan area for nearly forty years, and there are many followers, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they have gathered more than 300,000 people. However, the soldiers are expensive but not too expensive, and the generals will be planning but not brave, and if there are more soldiers, the guards of Lin'an will be empty, so if you can use less, you will need less. ”

Zhao Tuan couldn't help but shake his head and said, "Having said that, if the rebellion in Guangnan can't be quelled, what's the use of people staying in Lin'an?" Wu Gong led the infantry army division of 25,000 men and horses to successfully quell the chaos, can you only use 15,000? ”

Yang Yan said: "What Your Majesty said is true, but isn't the Bujun Division in Guangnan now?" There were still no less than 20,000 people, so the minister only took 15,000 men and horses to Guangnan, and there were 35,000 or 6,000 men and horses in one place, so the number of troops was not small. Although the Manichaean Church had 300,000 people, there were many good and bad, and there were many old, weak, sick and disabled, and only 200,000 people were really strong. And most of them turned out to be ordinary people, with no formal military training at all. Moreover, the weapons and assembly are not complete, in fact, they are only a rabble, and there are never more than 100,000 people with real combat effectiveness. Moreover, there are still no less than 50,000 or 60,000 local troops in Guangxi, from which 120,000 strong people can be selected to be used, and then 120,000 can be recruited from among the local people, so that the army will be as many as 70,000 or 80,000, which is enough to quell the chaos. ”

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