Chapter 1207 1208 [There will be times when the wind and waves break] (4)

Author: Shangtang Doumiao

Chapter 1207 1208 [There will be times when the wind and waves break] (4)

For today's Daliang, there are famous commanders and brave generals on the frontier, and there are wise ministers and capable officials in the court. Even though the Western Wu is coming fiercely and the three fronts of the battlefield are advancing simultaneously, the country is still very stable.

Judging from the memorials submitted by various places in the past few months, the war in the Western Region did not cause unrest in the people's hearts. On the contrary, it made the people of Liang more and more loyal to the imperial court. The implementation of the reform in various states and counties was surprisingly smooth.

Liu Xian had vaguely realized that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. This battle with Xiwu might establish Daliang's true dominance, and taking over the world might not be an illusion. Therefore, while he began to promote new officials in the court, he also gave Pei Yue

Great trust. Emperor Kaiping's instructions before leaving were one of the reasons. More importantly, he did not want to miss this opportunity.

If you are suspicious of Pei Yue at this time, it will not only be a question of why you can continue, but it may also affect the military morale of millions of soldiers in Daliang, so that the whole line will be defeated and the building will collapse.

Thinking of this, Liu Xian couldn't help asking expectantly: "Pei Qing, I want to know if the border army has any hope of defeating the Wu army, and then taking advantage of the opportunity to cross the Gaoyang Plain and take the Anyang City of Wu State directly?"

Since Xian Chunqiu defected to the Southern Zhou Dynasty more than 30 years ago, a consensus has gradually formed in the Liang Dynasty. Unification of the four seas is an unquestionable national policy, and the specific strategy is to first go south and then west. Even after Pei Zhen captured Hucheng,

This idea has not wavered. The root cause is that the vast Gaoyang Plain is the home ground of the Xiwu Cavalry.

Another point is that the Southern Zhou Dynasty was prosperous while Western Wu was relatively poor, and many courtiers did not even think it was necessary to actively attack Wu. After regaining the homeland of the Southern Dynasties, everything would be fine, and all that was needed was to maintain the combat effectiveness of the Western Army and the Beijing Camp.

The young emperor suddenly raised this question, obviously because he also saw the dangers and opportunities in the battle in the west.

If the Western Army is defeated, Lingzhou and Dengzhou will become scorched earth, and the Western Wu cavalry can even drive straight into Kyoto.

On the other hand, if Xi Wu buried hundreds of thousands of troops at the border of Liang and Wu, why couldn't Liang Jun beat the drowned dog and directly launch a counterattack to attack the city and take the stronghold all the way to Anyang, the capital of Wu State?

If this could really be achieved, no matter how much Southern Zhou jumped around, it would be useless.

Looking at Liu Xian, whose eyes were getting more and more eager, Pei Yue's expression turned serious and he said seriously: "Your Majesty, Wu Jun is not a soft persimmon."

Liu Xian was slightly startled, seemingly puzzled.

Pei Yue said seriously: "I understand that because Zuo Junjie has won great victories one after another, not only His Majesty will think that the Wu army is vulnerable, but also many people in the court think so. The reason why I have not refuted their ideas is because

Daliang is faced with enemies from both sides, so he must maintain strong self-confidence from top to bottom, so that the court can operate more efficiently."

Liu Xian nodded.

Pei Yue continued: "But since your majesty has read the battle reports of the Battle of Huweiyuan and the Battle of Guping, you should understand that this is not because the Wu army is weak, but because Zuo Junji has come up with his trump card in advance. In the battle of Huweiyuan, the Xiwu cavalry was defeated.

As for those two kinds of firearms, they are also most of the ones in Shouyang Mountain.

All the reserves over the years cannot be replenished in a short period of time. As for the Battle of Guping, on the one hand, it was because the troops led by Zhou Dewei were not the main force of Xiwu, and most of them were second-class infantry. On the other hand, it was because of the sudden appearance of the Tibetan Front Guards.

, completely changing the balance of strength between the two sides on the battlefield."

Liu Xian gradually came back to his senses and said calmly: "In other words, the real tough battle will be next?"

Pei Yue nodded and said: "That's right. In fact, among the three armies of Western Wu, only the cavalry of the Northern Route Army suffered heavy losses, and the rest basically suffered no losses. What's more, the Anyang Dragon Cavalry under the Emperor of Western Wu still stood still. According to my estimation, the Western Region

The battle will then enter a stalemate, and our army will still focus on defense for at least a month. Unless there is an obvious flaw on the other side, Zuo Junjie will not rashly seek a fight."

Liu Xian was silent.

After the enthusiasm in his heart subsided, he soon realized that the situation was not as simple as he imagined.

Upon seeing this, Pei Yue said: "Of course, this does not mean that the DPRK and China will do nothing. On the contrary, Your Majesty can use this opportunity to promote relevant reforms."

Liu Xian said gently: "Just tell me."

Pei Yue said: "I would like to establish a firearms bureau under the jurisdiction of the Xifu, with an ambassador and two deputy envoys to recruit folk craftsmen to study firearms technology. I will ask Shouyang Mountain to submit all the technologies mastered to the firearms bureau, and at the same time,

A piece of land can be set aside near Shouyang Mountain as a testing site."

Liu Xian thought for a moment and said slowly: "Yes."

Pei Yue's eyes narrowed slightly, and then he said: "I would like to reorganize the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, with soldiers, officials, households, rites, Beijing, west, north, south, water, branch, teaching review, military registration, and knowledge miscellaneous.

There are fourteen rooms in total."

He took out a memorial from his sleeve, stood up and presented it to the emperor with both hands.

Liu Xian took it and looked at it carefully. It contained the detailed division of powers and responsibilities of the fourteenth chamber. For the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, it was not a completely different restructuring, but it was just a further clarification of the division of powers.

Liu Xian spent a long time reading it, and then said meaningfully: "Pei Qing has thought carefully about it, and I think this move is extremely appropriate. However, Ai Qing's restructuring strategy is to prepare for the future abolition of the Fifth Army Governor's Office?"

Pei Yue smiled slightly and said calmly: "Your Majesty is wise."

Liu Xian thought secretly.

When Emperor Gaozu founded the country, the Fifth Military Governor's Office was added under the Xifu Military Academy. On the surface, it was unnecessary, but in fact it weakened the power of the military. After all, there was an operable procedure in the middle. Military decisions must be implemented through the Five Military Governor's Office.

This determines that they cannot directly issue orders to the leading general.

Although in the specific process, the candidate for the Grand Governor will usually be Zuo Junji's confidant, there are exceptions, such as the current Grand Governor Liu Gongchuo.

This man was a civil servant and had a good reputation in the court. During this period, he often reported military affairs details to Liu Xian.

The final result of adding a firearms bureau, reorganizing the Military Governor's Office, or even directly abolishing the Commander's Office in the future is to increase the power in the hands of military aircraft.

Liu Xian naturally trusted Pei Yue, but he had to consider the consequences of this decision.

Pei Yue knew this very well and said calmly: "Among the six departments of the imperial court, the position of the Ministry of War has always been very embarrassing, especially in recent years, it has gradually been reduced to Qingshui Yamen. Therefore, after thinking about it, I believe that the Governor's Office of the Fifth Army should be

Return the power of issuing and auditing military pay to the Ministry of War. In this way, the West Prefecture will be in charge of the military, and the food, salary, and silver will be in the hands of the East Prefecture."

Liu Xian suddenly moved and looked at the young and handsome face in front of him in disbelief.

The Ministry of War was in name only, not because the civil servants were willing to do so. The reason goes back to the beginning of the founding of the Liang Dynasty.

Everyone knows that after the fall of the former Wei Dynasty, the world was in chaos, with endless melees and conquests. The originally weak warriors took advantage of the situation and rose up. It was extremely difficult to conquer the world, and defending the world also relied on these warriors. Of course, they did not want to continue as they did at the end of the former Wei Dynasty.

, bowing to the civil servants and greeting them with a smile.

In order to appease the increasingly powerful Wu Xun relatives and at the same time stimulate them to continue to expand territory for Daliang, Emperor Gaozu divided the palace into two palaces and handed over crucial financial power to the Governor's Palace of the Fifth Army.

In short, the Daliang military receives money directly from the treasury every year. How to distribute and distribute it next is decided by the Xifu military aircraft, the magistrate and the five military governors, and finally reports to the emperor for approval. The Ministry of War and the censor

Taiwan has the power of supervision. In fact, there is an audit office within the Fifth Military Governor's Office. However, as time goes by, the military naturally forms a closed power class.

The reason why the emperors of Liang Dynasty were afraid of the successive military aircraft was because they not only held the power to appoint and remove generals in the army, but also held the money bags of millions of soldiers. They did not need to be greedy for military pay, but they only needed to tighten the control of a certain camp below.

Pay and silver are enough to make a general obey him.

In this era, even if the emperor keeps his word, it is impossible for him to know all the details below, which gives the military planes the opportunity to stand tall.

If the financial power is transferred from the Fifth Army Governor's Office to the Ministry of War, on the surface it is just a change of yamen, and the Ministry of War does not have the guts to refuse, but the inner meaning is completely different.

From now on, every time the West Mansion spends a sum of money, it must obtain the approval of the Ministry of War or the East Mansion, and the whereabouts of every money will be known to civil servants. The biggest impact is that the military leaders will not be able to spend money wantonly to win people's hearts.

It's not that Liu Xian has never considered this issue, but every time he thinks about it, he gets a headache.

Both Western Wu and Southern Zhou were big countries with hundreds of thousands of soldiers. If he proposed to take back the financial rights of the Wu Ren Group, it might even shake the foundation of Daliang!

Compared with the far-reaching impact of this initiative, what is a mere firearms bureau?

What does it mean if the Fifth Army Governor's Office is restructured or abolished?
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