Qin Zi walked in a hurry on the road. After dinner, he went to bed early before the sun set.

In the official hall, Wang Xiaolie slowly stood up, walked to the door, and looked at the sunset on the horizon.

My judgment was correct. After the battles of Jingmen and Huangtiandang, the Jin army did not dare to cross the river on a large scale, and the Song-Jin war entered the stage of strategic stalemate. A clear-headed person could tell at a glance that the towns and governors were widely established.

It's not a long-term solution.

In the areas where towns and envoys were set up, there were very few places that the imperial court could control. Those who occupied the places were either local tyrants or defeated soldiers, and some were regents. Nowadays, there are so many bandits in the world, and the court did not have enough troops, so it could only set up towns and envoys.

, restrict these local powerful factions to a smaller area. Wait for the court to catch its breath, and then slowly eliminate them one by one.

Your own territory is at the forefront, so you can only set it as a governor. In another place, maybe the court would not be able to let go of your troops.

The original eight-state army suddenly became four states. How could the territory of the four states support a large army? Thinking of this, Wang Xiaolie narrowed his eyes.

Chen Yuyi came over and whispered: "Observe, listen to Qin Editor's words. It is the imperial court's intention to divide the place and prevent the governor's territory from becoming too large. What the imperial court does is really not good for us!"

Wang Xiaolie said: "This is obvious. To prevent the local power from being too strong and threatening the imperial court, the governor's territory is not allowed to exceed the five states. The surrounding areas are in charge of the five states' army. Why? Because the land is barren and the people are poor, and the people of the five states' army are not allowed.

The household is not as good as two or three states in other places. There is no need to think too much about this matter, the court's intention is obvious. What we have to do is to think about how to deal with it."

Chen Yuyi was silent for a while and then said: "Even if there are some oversights in the imperial edict, we ministers can only follow the orders."

Wang Xiaolie looked at Chen Yuyi and said, "What if the Jin army comes to attack Dengzhou this autumn? The Jin army attacks Henan first. Should we help? Should I send troops to attack Caizhou?

?Consultant, think more."

Chen Yuyi sighed and turned gray.

Of course Chen Yuyi understood what the imperial court's intention was. However, as a minister, he could not disobey the imperial court's orders and could only obey them. However, he was Wang Xiaolie's counselor and belonged to a suppressed force. It was really difficult to be caught in the middle.

At this moment, Chen Qiudao came in hurriedly. Seeing Wang Xiaolie and Chen Yuyi standing there, he said: "Observe, what do you think of the imperial court setting up a town and governor? In my opinion, the territory of the town and governor is too small.

It’s hard to be a golden army!”

Wang Xiaolie said: "The places where the envoys are established are beyond the reach of the imperial court. When the local army becomes stronger, the imperial court is also worried. If this is not the case, why bother with the trick of envoys!"

Chen Qiudao lowered his head and thought for a while, and sighed: "That's true. Alas, it seems to be observed that if you make great achievements twice a year, just when you are about to serve the country with all your heart, you will reduce your territory by half, how can you be willing to do so!"

Wang Xiaolie looked at Chen Qiudao and then at Chen Yuyi. After thinking about it, he said, "Editor Qin has been working hard along the way and took a rest early. There is nothing to do in the evening. I will prepare some food and wine here. We will discuss this matter in detail."

After hearing the imperial edict, Chen Qiudao and Chen Yuyi felt in a dilemma. After hearing Wang Xiaolie's words, they naturally had no objections.

In the yard, Wang Xiaolie and three others were sitting under the ginkgo tree, drinking and chatting.

Chen Qiudao said: "Wan Kuan saved Shaanzhou at the beginning of the year and Jingmen a few months later. How great a contribution he made! If there are several generals like Kuan Wan in the world, the Jinlu would not dare to go south! It's time to give Kuan a promotion.

When the imperial court is doing its best, how can we set up an envoy to suppress it?"

Chen Yuyi said: "Xiang and Deng are thousands of miles away from the imperial court across Hubei roads, so how can we rest assured? Which general in the world can hold an army of 50,000 at this time? If it is near the two Zhejiang roads, that's fine. The imperial court is divided.

To control it, it happens to be in the west of Beijing——"

Chen Qiudao said: "The crooked end of Shaanxi Road also holds heavy troops. Privy Council Zhang gave instructions to Shaanxi and went to the stage to pay homage to the general. Everyone praised him!"

Wang Xiaolie drank a glass of wine and looked at the slanting moon slowly emerging from the sky. After a while, he said: "The imperial court has no army, so there is such a difficulty. There is no army in the place, and it cannot stop the Jin army from attacking south. Yes.

The army is afraid of threatening the imperial court. At this time, the officials need to make a decision and unite the strength of their subordinates. If they cannot do this, it will lead to internal strife."

Chen Yuyi shook his head: "How many people have persuaded the officials to be stationed in Ezhou, connecting Sichuan and Shaanxi at the top and Jiangnan at the bottom. The officials just refused."

As an emperor, one of Zhao Gou's big problems was that he couldn't do it when he needed to make a decision and unite the forces of his subordinates. Because Zhao Gou had tens of thousands of his own soldiers, they had gone through the Miao and Liu mutinies, and then the Jin army had crossed over.

Jiang pursued them closely and exhausted them all. Zhao Gou had no trustworthy troops around him, so he did not trust the troops outside.

The three of them drank in silence for a while. Chen Qiu said: "Observe, what do you want if I go to Fuzhou?"

Wang Xiaolie said in a deep voice: "From Ruzhou to Xiangyang Prefecture, it is not easy to train this large army now. Now that it has begun to have a large scale, it is impossible to distribute it to any other officials. Also, the place is dilapidated, and I don't know how much effort it took to make it look like it is now.

.How can it be easy to let go?”

Chen Qiudao sighed and said: "I haven't been observing for long, but I understand the truth. Without an army around me, I can't be a governor. But the imperial edict is here, and it's hard to refuse it directly."

Wang Xiaolie nodded and said nothing for a while.

Most of the governors appointed by the imperial court are in unstable places, and many of them are just in name. Fortunately, in western Beijing and Hubei, the governors in many places in Huainan are actually unable to take office. There are either bandits in the territory, or the Jin army is not far away.

, we can only keep copycats.

After drinking a few glasses of wine, Chen Qiu said: "After much deliberation, I can't go to Fuzhou. We don't care about the town. We should just do things as before. Wang Tixing knew about Caizhou in the first place, and he didn't.

What a change."

Chen Yuyi said: "The imperial edict is here. Are we going to resist and disobey it?"

Chen Qiudao shook his head: "The purpose of setting up a town to appease the army is to appease the army. Wang Tixing and I don't have an army, so what can we do to appease it? Now there are eight state armies under our rule. Many things have just begun. It is the time to do big things. Why?

Can they be separated? If they are separated, how can we support a large army with only the four prefectures?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "There are only four state capitals, and even the current 50,000-strong army cannot be supported. If I hadn't robbed the Jin army's supplies in Jingmen, I would still have to pay the officials' salaries. The eight state armies are so difficult.

, needless to say the four states."

Speaking of this, Wang Xiaolie said flatly: "We are across the Hubei Road from the imperial court. It is a long distance away. It is impossible for the imperial court to know everything. We will discuss it again when Wang Tixing comes in a few days. If Jinlu commits a crime in the south, the world will suffer.

Li Chao, we raised the army to resist the Jin invaders externally and save the people at home! Why should we care about our own glory and wealth? No matter what the court’s intention is, the most important thing is to preserve the army and the ability to fight against the Jin army!"

Chen Qiudao and Chen Yuyi nodded. After a while, Chen Yuyi said, "How should I tell Editor Qin?"

Wang Xiaolian said: "Editor Qin is just conveying the order, what's the use of telling him? I will not accept your orders! There is no need to say this, we can just do what we want!"

Chen Qiudao and Chen Yuyi nodded and did not speak for a long time.

Chen Qiudao knew that he had no soldiers in his hands, so he would not take him seriously as the governor of Yingzhou. If he really went, his soldiers and officials would all be appointed by Wang Xiaolie, who would care about him? In the past few months, in Xiangyang and

The relationship that everyone established also came to an end overnight.

The court's intention is very clear. Wang Xiaolie's territory is too large and needs to be separated. The Zhenfu Envoy is equivalent to a vassal town in the Tang Dynasty. A vassal town has the territory of eight states and tens of thousands of troops. How can they care about the court? It's just a piece of paper.

, cannot divide Wang Xiaolie.

After drinking until midnight, Chen Jiudao and Chen Yuyi went back to rest. Wang Xiaolie sat in the study, lost in thought.

This year, I have made two achievements in a row, so the court naturally attaches great importance to it. However, I am from King Qin's army and have no connection with Zhao Gou. When the difficult time passes, my army will be targeted.

At this time, an army of 50,000 was not a very large number. Not to mention the army of Quduan in Shaanxi, there were many bandits in Jinghu and Jiangxi who claimed to have an army of hundreds of thousands. Of course, the imperial court knew the number of regular troops and knew these numbers.

Not reliable. But who knows whether Wang Xiaolie's tens of thousands of troops are reliable? Or they occupy too much territory, covering eight states, and are solid, so the court will definitely be suspicious.

What would the court do if Chen Qiudao and Wang Ruohai could not serve as governors? After thinking for a long time, Wang Xiaolie shook his head. In fact, the court could not do anything. They were too far away and the court was too weak.
Chapter completed!