Chapter 515
(Thanks to Zhou Dongchao for his support, thank you!)
Not only did they not care about this little money, but even the leaders of the influential major commercial banks were already holding meetings to discuss and were preparing to initiate a fundraising, publicly raise money from shops and shops of various industries, or donate a batch of materials to the project to fund the project.√∟Some merchants were speculating that with the style of Prince's previous behavior, I was afraid that this canal project would also introduce a sponsor system, and then use some money to sponsor and compete for a few advertising spaces, which is also very good.
Many newspapers and magazines such as Royal Weekly, Dongdu Daily, Beijing News, Huaihuang Daily, etc. are hyping up the canal project in succession. If you just read newspapers, you may have an illusion that it is not the time of chaos in the world. It seems that Yang Xiu killed the throne and occupied Guanzhong, Yang Guang occupied Jingxiang, and Goguryeo invaded western Liaoning and other bad things. Through newspapers, you always see various projects that benefit the people and the peace of mind, the good policies in various places, the harvest in various places, the prosperity of business, etc.
.You can see the good news that the imperial court issued in newspapers to reduce rent and adjust this year, the good news that the immigration is equal to the land, the announced grain purchase sets up the lowest price for protection, and the announcement of the establishment of a permanent warehouse in various places. When the grain price exceeds the highest warning line, the imperial court will immediately open the warehouse and release grain at a fair price to curb grain prices, etc. Even various prefectures and counties have begun to build large-scale construction of prefecture, county and township schools, primary school students in villages and township schools can be admitted without tuition, and the court will send teachers to teach, and the school fields will be allocated to prefecture, county and township schools to support school expenses, etc.
It seems that the world is really peaceful and prosperous.
Regarding this situation, some officials directly advised Yi Feng. They believed that Yi Feng was deceiving the people, but Yi Feng just smiled but did not answer. What's wrong with letting ordinary people live in the news broadcast? Besides, he was not deceiving, but just letting everyone see the positive side. At the same time, he did not really forget the bad ones, but was trying to solve them. Yi Feng has always advocated that professionals do professional things, let the army go in wars, and the local government send experienced officials to judicial litigation to fair officials who are familiar with the law. At the same time, he only asked newspapers and other public opinion institutions to promote positive things, but did not deliberately cover up those bad things.
In the hot July, Yi Feng had just reached an agreement with the three families of Silla, Baekje and Japan. The Three Kingdoms took the Great Sui country as the sect leader, and Yi Feng also enthroned the kings of the Three Kingdoms as the regent prince of the country. He formally enthroned the Wu King of Baekje Fuyuzhang as the Prince of Dingfang, and the General of the East, and the General of the Silla Zhenping King Jin Baijing as the Prince of Silla and the General of the South. He enthroned the female emperor of Japan as the Prince of Fusang and the General of the Yi.
At the same time, Yi Feng personally mediated that Baekje and Japan no longer fought with Silla, and the two sides made peace. The Renna region, the key to the three families' competition, Yi Feng divided the original ten Gaya kingdoms into two, and ceded the three countries of Renna to Baekje. Baekje ceded the four counties of Renna to Japan. In this way, the three families quelled the war and divided the Gaya kingdom. Of course, Yi Feng spent so much effort. It was not for the purpose of being a peacemaker for the Three Kingdoms.
Baekje and Silla were originally a feud with Goguryeo. They fought for years to deal with Goguryeo, which was constantly invading the south. Later, Goguryeo no longer continued to move south and turned to the Liaodong area in the north to swallow and expand. Baekje took the lead in making peace with Goguryeo. Instead, it was the war between Baekje and Silla that made Goguryeo even more dominant on the Sanhan Peninsula and had enough energy to take advantage of the civil strife in China and erode the area east of the Liaohe River.
Now that the three foreigners are here, Yi Feng's main purpose is to make peace between the Three Kingdoms, and then find a way to lure them on the united front with the Sui Dynasty and jointly deal with Goguryeo. However, to let them deal with Goguryeo, which is powerful in their eyes, Yi Feng must provide enough tempting bait. Yi Feng's bait is to provide loans to the three families, and the three families did not really get loans. Their loans were used to specifically purchase war horses, weapons, and ships of the Sui Dynasty. The Sui Dynasty would sell these troops to them in large quantities.
The army equipment will even provide them with a group of experienced military instructors to train soldiers and form elite troops. Then when the time is ripe, the Sui Dynasty will attack Goguryeo with the commander. Finally, after the destruction of Goguryeo, the Han River will be bounded by the Han River, the north of the Yangtze River will be returned to Sui, the south of the Han River will be returned to Baekje and Silla, and the Japanese will be divided equally. As the repayment condition for the loan, it is necessary to conquer Goguryeo, and the Three Kingdoms will repay the loan with the population and other items on the land of Goguryeo that they have divided.
The conditions were very attractive. The total loans obtained by the three families were 10 million chunks of various military supplies, war horses, warships, armor, weapons, etc., and such a large loan was interest-free. At the same time, the population and money obtained after the attack and destruction of Goguryeo were used to repay the money. The Sui Dynasty would not chase them to pay back the money. At the same time, the Sui Dynasty would also send people to help them train their troops. This was really a good thing like a pie falling from the sky. The envoys of the Three Kingdoms agreed happily and immediately returned to various countries with the agreement and asked the king to sign.
Luoyang City is full of joy and joy.
Chaoyuan Palace.
In the hot summer, it is particularly cool.
Yi Feng hid in a rattan chair, quietly digesting the huge news he had just received.
Yang Guang is dead.
Just today, the secret service Liu Ying sent a petal emergency report back from Jiangling. Li San received eighteen pigeons flying back from Jiangling. Each pigeon carried the same emergency message, and Yang Guang was dead.
In the Jiangling Mutiny, Sima Dekan, Yu Wenhua and Yang Wei and others took advantage of Yang Guang's three confidant officials, Zhang Heng, Duan Da, and Guo Yan, to lead the army to leave Jiangling, and suddenly launched an attack, hanged Yang Guang, and then blamed King Jing Yang Hong and General Yuanshou, slandering them for plotting against rebellion and killing Yang Guang.
Yi Feng was still a little shocked at this time. Yang Guang died just like this. It is said that he had been seriously ill before and was unconscious in a coma. The generals in Huainan were pessimistic about the future and finally broke out. Yang Guang died like this. This was naturally a great thing for the Luoyang court, and it was also a good thing for Yi Feng. But in his heart, he still couldn't help but sigh. In fact, Yi Feng still admired Yang Guang very much. He was diligent and capable.
Moreover, he has both talent and ideals. Although he eventually lost his country in history, he was not stupid and destroyed his country, but was too diligent and ideal, which led to his rush and caused many contradictions. In the end, various factors combined together and lost the empire. However, compared to Song Huizong, the late emperor of the Southern Tang Dynasty, Chen, the people were always thousands of times stronger. However, this ended, although it was a little bleak, but it was good that if he continued, his future would only become more bleak and the end would be even more tragic.
After putting away the feelings in his heart, Yi Feng summoned Li Mi, "Immediately prepare for the Privy Council, I want to personally lead the 100,000 imperial guards in the Northern Yamen to go to war."
Li Mi was surprised, "Your Highness, I have sent an edict to Huainan to let Taishi Gao and Zhumi Wang move their troops westward and accept Jingxiang. Didn't General Liu Ying say that Yuwen Shu had sent someone to write a letter to surrender?"
Yi Feng shook his head, "It's the most critical time, it's time to end this turmoil in one fell swoop. We now have the opportunity to decide the world with one battle. When the King of Jin was killed and Jingxiang surrendered, the only one who resisted the court was Yang Xiu. And Yang Xiu must also know that if we were allowed to occupy Jingxiang, he would have to die. Therefore, he would definitely lead his troops out of the pass and fight for Jingxiang. If he could compete for Jingxiang, then he could also defend Yizhou and further occupy Guanzhong. With Jingxiang, Bashu, and Guanlong, Yang Xiu could completely drag us down.
If we go on, we will be in a long-term separatist position. We cannot let him be satisfied. This time, I will lead the army south personally, from Luoyang to Nanyang, and go straight to Xiangyang. At the same time, let Gao Bing and Wang Bao lead the Southern Expedition Army to take over Jiangzhou, Hongzhou, Jiangxia, and support Jiangling. In addition, He Ruobi's troops must increase their offensive efforts and pass on the orders of Yang Su, so that he can also send troops to Longyou. In short, this is the last battle. If this victory is defeated, the world will be determined. Yang Xiu will have no chance. If he loses this battle, the situation in the world will be completely clear. There will be no more people following him with their hearts, and no one will be swaying and waiting."
This is always the case for fighting the world, especially in this kind of internal struggle between the royal family, which will not really defeat a soldier, nor will it be a tragic battle to the last city and land. There will inevitably be a node. After passing this node, the unfavorable side will completely collapse, and once it loses its morale and morale, the people will be respected. Now, Yi Feng has obtained this node, a node that can replace the overall victory as long as it wins.
Guanzhong, Daxing.
"Hahaha!" Yang Xiu laughed loudly, his face was about to cramp, and he couldn't straighten his waist. He couldn't stop laughing, and his palm kept slapping on the table, making a thump. "Yang Guang is dead. You said Yang Guang is dead and was strangled by his subordinates. It's so great, hahaha."
"Your Majesty, the spy has heard news that Yuwen Shu had killed Yang Hong and controlled the Jingzhou army. Then, Zhang Heng, Duan Da, and Guo Yan, who were leading the troops outside, have agreed to Yuwen Shu's plan. They want to surrender Jingxiang to Yanglin, and have sent envoys to Luoyang to Luoyang. Zhang Heng led 20,000 troops back to Jiangling, Duan Da led 30,000 troops to guard Jingmen, and Guo Yan led 50,000 troops to Xiangyang to guard Xiangyang." Yuan Heng, the Minister of War, continued to report in a low voice.
"What?" Yang Xiu's laughter came to an abrupt end. He was stunned at first, then became crazy in anger. He pulled out his sword and slashed at the desk in front of him. He kept cutting the desk of the red sandalwood desk into pieces of broken wood. Yang Xiu's eyes were still red as bloodshot and his face was ferocious.
"These traitors are so ignorant!" He kept roaring, his voice resounding throughout the palace.
"Yuan Heng!"
"I'm here." Yuan Heng lowered his head, trembling, fearing that he would lead the emperor's anger to him.
Chapter completed!