With the sound of firecrackers getting rid of the old year, the new year has also come.

On the first day of the first lunar month, the New Year's Day, hundreds of foreign vassal missions congratulated each other, and the majesty of the Heavenly Kingdom became even more impressive. Japan and Touo also sent envoys. At this time, the two countries finally felt the pressure of Mount Tai in the Han Dynasty, and sent envoys to the court to ask for the kindness of the Han Dynasty.

Although the letters presented by the two countries were humble, Liu Jun was unmoved at all.

At this point, nothing can change the footsteps of the Great Han King.

The New Year is very lively and exhausted, with all kinds of congratulations and various rituals and various vassals and envoys.

It was not until the fifth day of the lunar month that I had some free time, and Jun also had time to hold a royal family banquet and invite all the royal families into the palace.

At the end of last year, Liu Jun added several more children. The empress and several concubines both added dragon sons and daughters to the emperor and imported them. This is a great joy for ordinary families, let alone for the Tian family.

The family banquet was placed in the Emperor's Huangji Hall. For the family banquet, Liu Jun only wore a ball dragon robe, which was even more free from many rules and etiquette.

Zhang Shan, Fu Shan and several sister-in-law and brother-in-law also entered the palace with their wives and children. Last year, Liu Jun's five sisters also had a population.

This year, the children of the Liu family gathered together and the grandchildren were full of descendants. The Supreme Emperor Liu Xiu was very happy.

What made him even happier was that last year, the children had added so many words, but none of them died. This was extremely rare and precious.

Liu Jun's eldest son has already started to learn to speak, and a group of young children are all very strong.

It seems that Liu Jun is born with a child. Every child he hugs. No matter who he hugs, he hugs them very steadily, and the child does not cry or make a fuss.

Wu'er and three daughters are all beautiful and cute. Even under Liu Jun's teasing, they will giggle at him.

Liu Jun was happy and immediately issued an order to enthrone the three sons and three daughters who had not yet been awarded the title.

All three children were named Marquis and all three daughters were named Princess. This made the children's biological mothers very happy, and the atmosphere on that day became more harmonious.

In a corner of the warm hall, Liu Jun was holding the newly granted Ji'an Marquis Liu Hepei, while Zhang Shan was holding his eldest son Zhang Shijun, Fu Shan was holding his son Fu Ziming, and Liu Yongsheng was holding his son Liu Hetang. The four old men each held their sons and sat there while coaxing the children while talking.

"Zhang Guozhu is now in Mobei, and Zhang Guodong is going to Guandong after the New Year, Huchen. Where do you want to go?"

Zhang Shan was both Liu Jun's old brother, a close confidant, and his sister-in-law. Last year, he led troops to fight from Henan to Xikang. He was originally the admiral of Sichuan and Hu. This new round of personnel adjustments in the court, the Central Plains Military Region was not changed, and it still governed the provinces of Henan and Shandong, but Luoyang was separated from it. Administratively, it was one of the five capitals of Zhili of the court, and militaryally, Luoyang belongs to the headquarters of the General Reserve Army of the Right War Zone.

"I want to go to Lingnan." Zhang Shan said while patting his son in his arms.

Although Zhang Shan had been in the northwest before, he was still very sensitive to the strategic direction of the court. The court had four battles to fight next year, the east expedition of Japan, the south expedition of Dongshuo, the west expedition of Wei Lat, and the north expedition of Jurchens. Among these four wars, the Northern Expedition was definitely the smallest. The Jurchens moved too far north, and even the Northern Expedition would not be much larger. They could only be a small-scale harassment war.

The emperor sent two generals, Zhang Guodong and Zhang Guozhu, to the Guandong and Mobei Military Region, to be responsible for dealing with the Jurchens.

In the battle between Northwest and Wei Lat, Hong Chengchou, Sun Chuanting, Chen Qiyu and Zhu Dadian, as well as Cai Yuan and Chang Sheng, had already arranged for the troops to command the troops.

Zhang Shan was not appointed to the Northwest position, and it was obvious that the emperor had other arrangements.

In the south, there is Zheng Zhilong and in Japan, there is Liu Yunsheng.

Zhang Shan wanted to be his own side, but he did not want to be his deputy. He was interested in the position of the admiral of the Lingnan Military Region. The court had no plans to attack Vietnam yet, but it was three or five years later, and within one or two years, the court would definitely send troops to Vietnam.

If he can now be transferred to the position of governor of Lingnan and command the three towns of Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan, then when he conquers Vietnam, he will naturally be the best commander.

Liu Jun smiled.

"I knew you must be aiming at this position."

Liu Jun is not surprised that Zhang Shan has such an idea at all, and he is even planning to give Zhang Shan this position.

The Han Dynasty's strategy was very clear, which was to continue to expand. Now the north has basically reached the limit of expansion. The northern part of the desert has arrived at Lake Baikal, and the northeast reaches the bank of the Heilongjiang River.

Further north, it is the real wilderness. The imperial court has just recovered the northern part of Guandong and the northern part of the North Sea and Heilongjiang. There is no plan yet for the area north of Beihai and Heilongjiang.

Liu Jun’s plan is to solve the Jurchens within ten years and take down the Heilongjiang River Basin. During this period, the influence on the far north is to be strengthened.

There are still some Buryat tribes that are composed of Bragats, Ehirits, Hangordors and Holins there. Those people are also a branch of the Mongols. Some people even said that these people may be the Fuyu people, Dingling people, etc. from the Sui and Tang Dynasties.

This tribe also merged into Mongolia during the Yuan Empire and has now become a Mongolian branch. They have started fighting with the Russians who expanded to the east since the Wanli period. They fought for nearly a hundred years. Generally speaking, they are still at a disadvantage. They are constantly oppressed to the south and live near the Baikal area.

Between the Yenisei and Lena Rivers, further west and north, they were once the place where they grazed, but now they are basically occupied by Russia.

From the Wanli period, the Russians began to invade the Barabin grassland. In the decades that followed, from the Tara area to the Ertzis River and the Yenisei River basin, the Tsarist Russians repeatedly eroded whales and swallowed the whales, built castles in key areas, and sent missions to various Mongolian tribes to lobby, trying to persuade them to surrender to Russia.

In the 47th year of Wanli, the Russians established Yenisesk, and in the first year of Chongzhen, they established Krasnoyarsk. After that, two directions of invasion were south and east.

The grasslands in the north of the desert facing south were occupied by the Erut tribe and the Khalkha Mongols. The tribes had a large population and had strong resistance to the various intentions of Tsarist Russia. The leaders of the Tushetu Khan, who belonged to the Khalkha Mongols, had also sent people to Moscow to negotiate many times. Tsarist Russia's intention to move south was blocked, so he turned his target to the east.

In the eleventh year of Chongzhen, the Russians established the Yakutsk Governor's Office, and the Cossacks conquered a large area around the Lena River. Irkutsk was built west of Lake Baikal, and ranched farms were occupied on all sides of the lake, and fortresses were established. There was a fierce conflict with the various tribes of Buryat Mongolian east of Lake Baikal.

Since the fourth year of Chongzhen, it has been difficult to distinguish. After more than ten years of war, the Buryats have gradually become discontinued, but they are still fighting against Russia.

Last year, after the Han Dynasty conquered the eastern Mongolia, the Buryats took the initiative to send people to Beijing to meet the Han emperor. They asked the Han Dynasty to send troops to help fight against the Russians, and Liu Jun happily agreed and sent Zhang Guozhu to the Beihai.

The imperial court established Beihai Province in the area of ​​Lake Berga, which is affiliated to one of the four provinces of the Mobei Military Region.

The Buryat tribe also became the vassal of the Han Dynasty's desert north, but the Han and Russia have not yet begun war.

The Russians were very cautious and careful to maintain restraint, and the Han Dynasty did not have much control over the distant North Sea. Han and Russia met in a forest like two fierce tigers.

They looked at each other.

Liu Jun knew that there would be a battle for a long time, but Liu Jun did not fight an unprepared battle. He first defended the Beihai, then took the Heilongjiang River Basin, and after destroying the Jurchens, the Han Dynasty had the spare time to mobilize troops north and explore further north.

It is precisely because of this that Liu Jun sent two confidant generals, Zhang Guodong and Zhang Guozhu.

Compared to the far north, Liu Jun's expansion focus is still in the south. Although the north has a lot of mineral resources, it is sparsely populated and is far less valuable than the Indochina Peninsula.

To raise more people, more food and more arable land is needed. The climate of the Indochina Peninsula is very suitable for farming and can be mature three times a year. Especially compared with the cold and barren areas of the distant northern desert, the Indochina Peninsula has both a suitable climate and a fertile land. Especially these places are more suitable for the development of agricultural civilization.

The great man did not need to colonize the world like the Netherlands and Spain.

Due to special geographical conditions, the Han Dynasty was the dominant player in East Asia. As long as the places at its doorstep were conquered and annexed, the Confucian culture of the Han Dynasty could be assimilated well and make them truly part of the Han Dynasty.

Japan, North Korea, Tohsu, Vietnam, Aichi, Chameng, Cambodia, Malacca, etc. are the directions that the Han Dynasty will continue to expand in the future.

Liu Yunsheng will go to preside over the Japanese war, while Zheng Zhilong will go to Dongshu.

The war against Vietnam has not begun, but it also needs to start to enter the preparation stage in advance. To attack Vietnam, it is naturally to go from Guangxi as the advance base.

The admiral of the Lingnan Military Region, the military affairs of Guangxi, Guangdong and Hainan provinces, are naturally the best candidates for the preparation work.

Zhang Shan is a hero, so he will be the governor of Lingnan. Liu Jun will rest assured.

In the Han Dynasty, the military region is an important division, and each military region has several provinces under its jurisdiction. The highest commander of the military region is the governor, and the governor is also the most important provincial governor in the military region. The governor is the highest commander of the military region and is basically a civil servant.

This boundary Liu Jun has not changed and has not broken him.

He even insisted on protecting this line.

The Han army was getting stronger and stronger, like a sharp sword, but such swords also needed to be controlled better. Liu Jun's method of control was to distinguish between civil and military officials and not cross the line between each other.

The highest commander of the military region was a civil servant, but the power of the Han Dynasty was not as good as that of the Ming Dynasty. The governor was responsible for the military and civil affairs of several provinces in the military region, but for the army, they had more supervision power.

There are also war zones above the military region, but the war zone commander and chief of staff are all working in the capital. Under the military region's governor, there is a general who serves as the admiral, who is responsible for the military affairs of several provinces in the military region. The admiral is also the general of the military region.

The relationship between the Governor and the Admiral is somewhat similar to the relationship between later political commissar and commander. The Governor is the Chief of No. 1, and the Admiral is the Chief of No. 2. The Admiral is led by the Governor, but the specific military affairs are decided by the Admiral, and the Governor has no right to interfere too much.

The Governor and the Admiral are in a relationship of mutual restraint, supervision and cooperation. The Governor is in charge of the Admiral, the Governor, the governor, the governor and the governors and the inspectors of various provinces. However, the Admiral can only manage the military and cannot interfere in local civil affairs. Even equipment, food and wages are under the Governor's jurisdiction.

For a long time, except for Zheng Zhilong and Liu Yun who were promoted to the Governor, Liu Jun's other generals, even Zhang Shan, had never served as Governor. Their highest position was to serve as Governor. This was also Liu Jun's intentional arrangement. Zhang Shan and other generals did not intend to let them cross the line, they would be pure soldiers.

For example, military generals such as Zhang Shan cannot hold civilian positions unless they take off their military uniforms and turn to civilian positions, and can only be promoted to positions in the military.

After the generals were promoted to general and admiral, they would be at the top of the local government. Then they had to go to Beijing to serve in the Ministry of War or the Privy Council, serving as various commanders and chiefs of staff.

The Minister of War and the Privy Councilor of the Left and Right Privy Councilor, these three positions are important officials who can be given the title of Prime Minister to participate in politics, and are also the highest military positions that the generals can hold.

Similarly, civil servants can serve as governors, but they will never be able to serve as general or general, or as top military positions such as the Minister of War, Minister of War, Privy Councilor, and Chief of Staff.

The Han army was a professional standing army, so it was not allowed to allow laymen to command internal officials and use civil servants to control military affairs. It was only civil officials who led the army, rather than direct command.

Cai Yuan has served as the admiral of the Southwest, and the original position of the admiral of Chuanhu has also been abolished. Therefore, the transfer of Zhang Shan, the former admiral of Chuanhu to the admiral of Lingnan was an arrangement that Liu Jun had made early.

"The former Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi Fang Kongzhang will serve as Governor of Lingnan. He has a good reputation in Lingnan. The local economy of Guangdong and Guangxi and Hainan has developed very quickly. Relying on maritime trade, Lingnan's economy is now improving rapidly, especially coastal cities such as Guangzhou, which are developing rapidly. When you get there, manage the army well and prepare for the imperial court's future conquest of Vietnam. The rest of the task is to protect the economic development of Lingnan, but remember not to interfere in local government affairs randomly, do you understand?"

Zhang Shan nodded. He knew that the emperor hated soldiers interfering in local government affairs the most. This was a red line and no one could cross it. Although he was the emperor's sworn brother and married the emperor's sister, he was less careless.

"This time, the emperor of Annan Mo Chao, Mo Jingyu, sent an envoy to Beijing to congratulate him. Mo Chao asked for a private meeting and asked me to send troops to help Mo Chao recover Vietnam." Liu Jun said while teasing his son.

The founding emperor of the Mo Dynasty was once a minister of the Li Dynasty. Later, he usurped the throne of the Li Dynasty and once almost seized the entire Vietnam. However, some ministers of the Li Dynasty later rebelled and the Li Dynasty was soon restored.

However, the Mo family was not destroyed. They retreated to the north. Although Wang Xiaoer's New Year was worse and his territory was getting smaller and smaller, he still fought with the Later Li Dynasty and kept breathing a sigh of relief. (To be continued.)

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