Looking at the letter, Li Jing frowned and pondered for a moment, and finally grabbed the letter that had not dried the ink in his hand, crumpled it into a ball and threw it in the paper basket.

Gongsun Lan looked at Li Jing with some puzzlement, this letter just now was a secret order written by Li Jing to Zhang Rui, the governor of eastern Zhejiang, and Liu Xun, the governor of Fujian. After receiving the letter, the two of them immediately converged with the two towns of Lingnan and Annan, as well as the sailors of Ryukyu and Hainan Island, to form a southeast crusade army to defeat Yang Xingmi and Qian Bi, who had already landed in Wuyue. But now that the order had just been written, Li Jing crumpled the letter and threw it away, which made her a little puzzled.

"Now is not the time to settle accounts with them." Li Jing frowned, and replied with a gloomy face, "You immediately go and summon the people from the Political Affairs Hall, the General Staff Council, and the Governor's Mansion and the Military Department of the Five Armies to come over, well, let the cabinet scholars come over too." ”

Later, Li Jing changed his clothes and summoned the civil and military ministers of Luoyang with the army in the Ganlu Hall in the southwest of Shangyang Palace to discuss the urgent report he had just received.

Facing the rebellion of Wu Yue and Shannan, Li Zhuo sneered: "The bird's wings are hard, and it wants to fly!" ”

"These anti-thieves must be severely suppressed, resolutely cracked down, and there will be no mercy." Guo Shunli waved his fist and said loudly.

Li Jing's gaze swept over a group of important ministers, but he was not in a hurry to show his attitude.

Zeng Yuanyu frowned and raised a different opinion.

"The rebellion must be suppressed, but I don't think it's the right time. For now, we should first prioritize and put Yang Fugong's army down. When we kill Yang Fugong and the others, it's not too late to clean up a few thieves who want to fish in troubled waters. As soon as his words came out, Li Jing secretly appreciated it, and at the same time attracted the nods of several important ministers. He continued: "Let's talk about Qin Zongquan in Shannan first. He killed Shang Rang, raided Huo and the forces of the other three generals, this can only be regarded as dog eats dog, and Qin Zongquan has not openly rebelled against Qin now. Though they have always been called our vassals. But in fact, they are not really our vassals, but they are just attached to each other in name and used each other. At present, the southward battalion of the mountain has defeated Xiangyang, and the power of Qin Zongquan has been greatly damaged, and the fire merger is just to supplement his own strength. Afterwards. He swallowed the soldiers and horses of the other three generals, but he did not openly oppose Qin, and he did not hit our territory. In addition, seeing that Liu Jurong in Xiangyang is not small at the moment, we also need Qin Zongquan to continue to block the front line in Shannan for us and block Liu Jurong's north to Luoyang. A certain proposal can be given to Qin Zongquan to give him an official knighthood, stabilize him, and let him continue to be used by us. As for Ge Congzhou and others, they have now lost their roots. We just got the right amount of people to take them under our command, and I guess they won't refuse. ”

This is killing two birds with one stone, the infighting in Shannan, on the surface, Qin Zongquan somewhat ignores the master of the Qin Domain. But looking at the essence on the surface, in essence, Qin Fan did not have anything to lose in this matter. On the contrary, Ge Congzhou and the other three small power groups could only completely devote themselves to the Qin Domain. And Qin Zongquan after this incident, in the face of Liu Jurong's threat, he could only move closer to the Qin Domain. If Qin Fan took a step back and didn't care about the internal strife, he would definitely have to follow Qin Fan's command closely for at least a long time in the future.

"Then what to do with Yang Xingmi and Qian Di?" Li Zhuo asked, Yang Xingmi and the others are not Qin Zongquan. The identities of these two people are very sensitive. The two of them were not only the agents that the Qin clan had begun cultivating in the land of Wuyue in Jiangdong many years ago, but also one of Li Jing's thirteen Taibao. In addition, both of them are Li Jing's brother-in-law. Their younger sisters are all Li Jing's concubines, and they got married that year. It is to stabilize the relationship between the two parties. Over the years, the two have been favored in front of Li Jing, and they have given birth to several children. In this way, how to deal with the two of them is somewhat similar to King Qin's housework. Ordinary generals are not easy to interfere directly.

Li Jing did not directly deal with the affairs of Jiangdong, but let the important ministers discuss, and there was a big reason for this, and it was precisely because of this relationship.

Zheng Jin looked at Li Jing and took the initiative to speak: "Jiangdong's affairs, I am too worried to see worry-free. Yang Xingmi and Qian Biao have clearly formed an alliance secretly and want to fight us. They have recently won a series of victories and have been in a big boost. At the same time, when he saw the current war in the Central Plains, he miscalculated the situation and jumped out thinking that his wings were stiff. But in reality, they overestimated their own strength and underestimated ours. It can be said that as long as we make a move, the land of Jiangdong can be pacified in a snap of a finger. However, X does not believe that the direct use of force is the best policy. ”

Zheng Ji said eloquently: "Judging from the information received, they killed the officers and soldiers we sent and the soldiers of the Military Observer Mission, which is no different from a rebellion. But on the other hand, they have not completely rebelled, they have not openly opposed Qin, and they have not attacked our Huainan and eastern Zhejiang. According to a certain speculation, Yang Qian and the two have the intention of separating Jiangdong, but they have no intention of taking the heart of the Central Plains. What they want is just that they are not willing to give up the territory they have worked so hard to manage, and what they want is to divide a piece of land and maintain it. This thing is actually human nature. If the Qin Domain sends troops to attack the two towns now, then it will inevitably force the two to really rebel. But if the King of Qin can order the two to be sealed, then the two may be content with a corner and no longer have other intentions. For the sake of the current situation in the Central Plains, I thought that it was an expedient measure to let them go for the time being, which would be of great help to the overall situation. When the dust settles on the situation in the Central Plains, when they go south to Jiangdong with the overwhelming momentum of Mount Tai, even if they have any ideas, it will be useless. And on the other hand, a broken Jiangdong is really a pity for us who can recover it soon. ”

", they rebelled, and they still want to give them an official and a knight, what kind of strategy is this? Now that this is to be done, where will our majesty be in the future? ”

"It's just a temporary expedient measure, for the sake of the overall situation, what if they jump for a few days first, if they can't bear it, they will make a big plan!" Zheng Ji explained.

In the face of civil and military ministers, Li Jing finally made a decision: "What the prime minister said is extremely true, it is expedient for a while, and we don't have to fight for this moment." The top priority is to settle Yang Fugong first, and then say that Qin Zongquan, Yang Xingmi, and Qian Biao have already had the heart of separation, and it did not start today. For now, since they have not dared to openly rebel, we might as well let them go for the time being and make a false deal with them. The situation in the Central Plains has been decided. It's not too late to settle accounts after the fall. ”

"Order Zhao Li, let him live to appease Ge Congzhou, Zhang Guimu, and Zhang Guiba." After a pause, Li Jing said again: "Send an envoy to Shannan to seal the Qin Sect as the King of Qi." Awarded Shannan Town Festival Envoy, given the number of Feng**. Another envoy was sent to Jiangdong to officially canonize Yang Xingmi King Wu, grant the Huaixi Festival envoy, and give the name Ning **. Officially canonized Qian Biao as the king of Yue and awarded the envoy of the western section of Zhejiang. Given the number Kuang**. Li Jing coldly read out a string of rewards, no longer giving the three of them the title of governor of the province or the governor of the capital, nor the title of commander of the battalion, but changed the title of envoy of the festival, canonized the king, and gave each of the three a very distinctive military title.

Fengguo, Ningguo, Kuangguo, as soon as the three military trumpets came out, the important ministers in the palace couldn't help but show a look of understanding. It seems that King Qin has a real grudge against the three of them, and the higher he holds it now, the heavier he will fall when he turns around. The Qin clan has long since lost the number of festival envoys. Now that three of them have been sealed at once, if the three of them are not blinded by ** in their hearts, I am afraid that they will be able to understand the real meaning of this immediately.

After reading the rewards for the three people, Li Jing stopped talking about the three of them. He turned to make a decision on the current war situation in the Central Plains: "After we pacified the five towns of Chengde, Weibo, Zhaoyi, Heyang, and Hedong, Luoyang has been firmly in hand and has been solidified. Now. Our main enemy is Yang Fugong's Chang'an court. The decisive battle with the Chang'an court was just around the corner, and although it was a battle around Luoyang, the victory node of the battle was the battle in the river. In order to win the decisive battle in the river, both the General Staff and Gu believed that the key was still in Guanzhong. In terms of the current situation, Tian Lingzi's sudden rebellion will make Yang Fugong's abdomen suffer, and at the same time, Chang'an, the nest is in danger, so that there will be a lot of drama. The main force of Yang Fugong's army came from Guanzhong. But now that Tian Lingzi has invaded Guanzhong, and the backyard is on fire, how can Yang Fugong's coalition fight with us in the Kanto? ”

Li Jing analyzed the situation and believed that the turning point of the campaign had now been reached, and the confrontation phase would end ahead of schedule. Tian Lingzi's sudden defection. This will make it difficult for Yang Fugong's army to stay in Guandong anymore, and they will inevitably have to return to Chang'an, Guanzhong. In this way, for Qin Jun, this is the biggest and best opportunity. Originally, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses were gathered in Kanto, and Yang Fugong had already taken out all the capital, and the burden of logistics was extremely great. If Chang'an loses again, then their coalition forces will really collapse immediately. The coalition army was originally composed of various towns, and each town fought openly and secretly, dumped against each other, and the people's hearts were disheartened. Now this imperial court, the territory that can really be controlled, is actually only one Guanzhong left. The land of Henan has collapsed. And several towns south of Shannan are also wavering.

With the loss of Luoyang this time, the prestige of the Chang'an court will inevitably plummet, and Tian Lingzi's betrayal will inevitably make the last bit of prestige of the court lose away.

Zhang Zimian said: "What His Highness said is to the point. Although there is no Tian Lingzi, it won't take long for us to win the decisive battle in the Central Plains. But Tian Lingzi's magic stroke allowed us to lock in the victory in advance. What we have to do now is not to let Yang Fugong return to Guanzhong easily. We're going to crush the coalition forces in the Kanto region, let the coalition forces collapse, scatter, and then break them individually! ”

Zeng Yuanyu also agreed with this viewpoint, saying: We now have a large number of soldiers, a wide range of generals, sufficient food and equipment, and the people in the areas where we are based are recuperating and recuperating, which has won the support of the people. Now that the prestige of the imperial court has long been gone, we can take advantage of the victory to advance westward and take Chang'an directly. I propose that Yang Fugong be given another fire, so that our seven fierce generals who have already crossed the Yellow River will immediately storm Baoda Town. At the same time, I also asked Yu Taishi to send troops to revitalize the army. We stormed the four Tibetan military towns, and forced the four towns to express their attitude towards the coalition forces in Chang'an, even if we can't make them completely surrender to us now, we have to let them really withdraw from the coalition forces in Chang'an and remain neutral.

"Kill the chickens and make an example of the monkeys, good! As long as Sifan Town can withdraw from the coalition army, it will inevitably cause unrest in other feudal towns, and the Chang'an Imperial Court will inevitably collapse at that time. Without the alliance, the towns can only be scattered, and they will be broken one by one. ”

Zheng Congyan also thought that Li Jing's analysis was far-sighted, and he suggested opening up a third battlefield, crossing the Yellow River west with light troops into Guanzhong, and accelerating the collapse and dispersion of Yang Fugong's army. As long as the coalition forces are dispersed, then the Qin army can easily defeat them one by one.

Li Jing smiled and said: "This is exactly what I want, the art of war, the temple counter, it has to be counted a lot." Let Lin Wei keep an eye on Yang Fugong and give him sixteen words, the enemy advances and I retreat, the enemy retreats and I chase, the enemy is stationed and I disturb, and the enemy is tired and I fight! ”

Prime Minister Zheng Congyan said: "What His Highness said is true. ”

Li Jing knows how important this war is. But at the same time, he also has to take care of Huaisi and Fujian. He immediately ordered Lin Wei to be the general of the Southern Expedition and Wang Zhong to be the general of the Southern Expedition, leading the 100,000 Qin troops that had been assembled on the front line of Jiangzhou to face Yang Fugong's 300,000 coalition troops. Gao Jichang, Song Xi, Qin Zongshou and others accompanied the expedition.

Li Jing also ordered Wang Yanzhang to be the general of the expedition to the west, and Gao Siji and Li Cunxiao to be the deputy generals of the expedition to the west, leading 20,000 elites to cross the Yellow River from Longmen west into the pass, capture the Bao army, and force the party to be the ultimate. Wang Tan, Guo Tao, and Guo Wei accompanied the expedition.

Li Jing then appointed Yu Xuan as the general of the expedition to the north, and ordered him to lead 30,000 soldiers and horses north out of Shuozhou and march to Zhenwu and Tiande two towns in Hetao.

The bachelor in the hall held the dragon flying and the phoenix danced, quickly recording Li Jing's orders one after another.

In the end, Li Jing ordered Zhang Rui to be the general of the expedition to the east and Liu Xun to be the deputy general of the expedition to the east, and ordered the two of them to lead the soldiers and horses of Fujian and eastern Zhejiang, as well as the two towns of Lingnan and Annam, as well as the sailors and marines of the two islands of Ryukyu and Hainan, to be ready to fight at any time, and let them move to the border between western Zhejiang and Xuanhui south of the Yangtze River to monitor the two towns. If the soldiers and horses of Wuyue Second Town dare to make a move, they will immediately attack the Second Town. Although Li Jing has already issued a reward order to Yang Xingmi and Qian Biao, Li Jing will not take it lightly and prepare for both.

He also let Zhao Li of Huaisi also be in the Chen Bingbian River, and on the other hand, the soldiers and horses of Xuanwu Town, who threatened to contain Zhu Wen, were not allowed to move. Second, it is also to guard against Qin Zongquan in Caizhou. If this guy dares to come east, then he will never be polite to him, and immediately liquidate him in advance.

Military orders were written, stamped and signed, and immediately issued.

Li Jing looked around and ordered the rest of the guards to stay still for the time being and guard the locality. The guards and horses stayed in Luoyang with him. He repeatedly affirmed that once the soldiers and horses are out, they must be as swift as thunder. Moreover, he stressed that we are hanging the people for crimes under the order of heaven, and that we have always followed the principle of calming disasters and chaos and ensuring the people's livelihood, so military discipline should be firmly observed.

Conquering the south, conquering the west, conquering the north, and conquering the east, four conscription soldiers and horses, a total of 250,000 elites, plus 50,000 in Luoyang, and 300,000 troops. He assured that all the generals could stand in their way, and with Zhao Li and others sitting on the border front, Zeng Yuanyu and Zhang Zimian commanding the Chinese army, and Li Rang, Li Liang, and Li Zhen in charge of logistics, this battle would be won.

Since the Anshi Rebellion, on the Middle Earth, the powerful have risen everywhere, and the feudal towns have been divided. The world can't always be in chaos like this, and the people can't always survive in the chaos of war. One day, the world will be one. And this day is finally coming.

"All gentlemen!" Li Jing said loudly.

Li Zhen stood up with his long body and shouted: "Encouragement! ”

The ministers repeated: "Encourage together! "A heroic and powerful voice gathered together, deafening.