Chapter 193

The foreign policy of the Daqian empire was different from that of all the previous dynasties. The former dynasties, whether they were Daxuan, Dali, Daheng or Dazhong, showed their great power's glory and grace to the outside world. However, Daqian was only dignified but not gracious. Daqian didn't care about the foreign friendship that might change at any time, Da Qian used the twelve main armies and twenty-four guards, with a force of nearly three million, to frighten all unruly people in the world. If there are those who do not follow, they will never stop kneeling and begging for mercy.

And all these are the rules established by the founding lady, because she knows that the prosperity of the country depends on the people's strength, military strength and financial resources, not the so-called vanity of the coming Dynasty. After the founding of the empress, Daqian became the only empire in Qingmu, and set up the ancestral precepts. If there were any countries in Qingmu, Daqian would send troops to destroy them. This is also the reason why when Qingyang kingdom was called emperor, Lu Chun was sent to the grassland.

This also resulted in the loss of the treatment of foreign envoys to Beijing as guests of honor. Although Daqian's foreign envoys' Posthouse was better than the general Inn, it would not be much better, and Daqian's courtiers did not pay much attention to these foreign envoys. As long as Daqian could ensure the peace of the country, the people and the military power, it would be the grassland nationality or the desert nationality, They can only crawl under the glory of Da Qian.

After hearing the report from foreign minister min Wensheng, Qian Emperor Yu Yuanxu was very satisfied. This time, he sent min Wensheng as an envoy to stabilize the thirty-six states of Shahai. Otherwise, if the three prairie countries join forces to go south while Daqian is sending troops to the south, and the desert country is in Mingquan pass, then Daqian will fight on the third front.

Although Daqian's military strength is not a big problem even if the war starts on the third front, some of them are too laborious and costly. As the emperor, he has to take a long-term view. Moreover, it is his national policy to attack the South first and then sweep the north. Only when the south is pacified, Daqian can dispatch the four legions from the south, and then add the three legions now stationed in the north, Da Qian was absolutely sure to fight against the Three Kingdoms in Northern Xinjiang on the grassland.

"Wensheng, you've been working hard for a long time. Let the Ministry of rites and Honglu Temple do the rest. Go back to your house and have a good rest for a few days." Qian Huang Yu Yuanxu looks at Min Wensheng's black and thin face. Wen Yan says.

Yu Yuanxu, the emperor of Qian Dynasty, is about the same age as min Wensheng. More than 20 years ago, they entered Fengming Academy in the same year. At the same time, there were a generation of prodigy Bai Lijia and Bai Yi and Shen Zhang, who are now military commanders. After that, they became monarchs and ministers for more than 20 years. It can be said that they are both monarchs and ministers and good friends. Now, after only three months, min Wensheng has lost a lot of weight. It can be seen that he has suffered a lot in the vast sand sea.

"Your Majesty, all the 36 states of Shahai sent envoys to Korea this time. Among them, Quliang state had the largest number of envoys. Quliang state was located at the south foot of Cuiling in the northeast of Shahai. It was a relatively powerful kingdom of the 36 states of Shahai, and the envoys were rewarded by the foreign affairs department. Quliang state had a lot of contacts with nanqingyang in the north of Cuiling and Raymond Kingdom built by CHIDI people in the northwest, I'm worried that there are spies from Qingyang and CHIDI among the envoys this time. I'm really worried if I don't sit down in person. " Min Wensheng said.

"So it is. Is there any other news?" Yu Yuanxu's eyes narrowed slightly. Two years ago, his daughter, Yu Tianxiang, was attacked in Shanyin county and was forced to stay in the mountains. He never forgot that Quliang, as a vassal state of Daqian, dared to secretly communicate with Raymond CHIDI, which was indeed a taboo of Yu Yuanxu.

"Not yet. Qu Liangguo is very secretive, and the secret agents of the foreign affairs department only know about it. It's exposed, but I didn't let them continue to pursue it."

"What do you think?" Yu Yuanxu asked.

"I think that no matter whether there is communication between Quliang Kingdom and grassland or not, the most important thing for us now is to appease. When the war in southern Xinjiang is over, your majesty can decide whether to let king Quliang come to Beijing to explain his feelings or send troops to attack directly." Min Wensheng said.

In Min Wensheng's mind, things need to be prioritized. Now the most important thing for Da Qian is to annex the two countries in the south. During this period, it is better not to move troops in either the north or the West. When the war in the south is over, Da Qian will be able to spare his hand. There will be countless ways to deal with the rebellious Quliang state.

Although min Wensheng is a foreign minister, he doesn't really pay attention to the thirty-six countries in Shahai. Most of the countries in Shahai are based on cities. A city is a country, with only 100000 people and thousands of troops. This is why there are so many sand pirates in Shahai, because the military strength of these countries can't guarantee the safety of commercial routes.

Among the 36 countries, the largest one is cheyan, which is close to bugui mountain, and the other is Quliang, which is close to Cuiling. Because both countries are close to mountains and have rivers flowing through them, the environment is better than other countries. But even so, the people of these two countries do not exceed two million, The population of a border county is larger than that of a county with 20 or 30 counties.

Whatever their plot, as long as the four passes in Northern Xinjiang are still in Daqian's hands, and Mingquan pass in western Xinjiang is still under the control of Shanyin army, they will not directly threaten Daqian. In Min Wensheng's view, Quliang's contacts with either Nan Qingyang or CHIDI Raymond should be dominated by trade. After all, both the amihan plateau and the northern Xinjiang grassland are short of salt and iron, but these two are not in the scope of trade between Daqian and grassland Hushi.

"You're right. Let's go here first and let us know. The rest will wait until the war is over." Yu Yuanxu nodded.

"Your Majesty is wise."

"And ~" Yu Yuanxu waved his hand and said, "the Department of military intelligence and the Department of foreign affairs don't belong to each other, and the main directions are different. But now everything is focused on war. You divide the information of the Department of foreign affairs about Southern Xinjiang into four parts, one to me, one to waige, one to Yuanpu and Guxiang, and the last one to file."

"I understand." Min Wensheng nodded his head and agreed. Although this was not in line with the rules, the emperor had already said that he would not agree. And this time the Fengxiang army went south, it means that the emperor had made up his mind to win the war. Even if the deadlock finally formed, the emperor would send the Changqing army south again to break the deadlock, which means that the two countries in the South will no longer exist, Then there is no need to hide information about the two countries.

Thinking of this, min Wensheng asked, "Your Majesty, the southern border is about to be unified, and the intelligence files of the two countries will lose their value. As long as they are sorted out, there is no need to continue to file them."

"Wensheng, have you ever been to Chongsheng tower?" Yu Yuanxu shook his head and asked.

Min Wensheng was stunned when he heard that Chongsheng pagoda was the famous place of Wenhua in the capital of the emperor. It was dedicated to the sages of the past dynasties and the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. How could he not have been there? He didn't understand the meaning of the emperor, but he still said, "I often go to Chongsheng pagoda when I was young, but I seldom go there these years."

Yu Yuanxu, the emperor of Qian, said solemnly, "since you have been there, you should know that there are many generations of Ming emperors worshipped in it. There are many emperors in all dynasties, even those promising monarchs competing with Taizu. We Daqian will never erase the real history for the sake of the stability of our rule. History is history. As long as we leave a historical book to remove the false and retain the true, the merits and demerits of the rest will be judged by future generations. And the two countries in southern Xinjiang are the veins of our qingmuyan people. Even if their country is destroyed, I will write history for them, Let posterity know that the ethnic group of Dali Empire and the side branch of Daxuan empire once established such two countries. "

"Your Majesty's chest is as wide as the sea. It's better to be a minister." Min Wensheng was a little excited when he heard that this is what a great emperor should have. This is the emperor he would like to be loyal to. He can record the true history and leave the merits and demerits to later generations. There are several people in the whole history, and the person in front of him is just one of them.

"The foreign affairs department you are in charge of mainly explores the local customs and the national conditions of the court. These are all used in the compilation of history. Now that Tianxing is in civil strife and Nanli has just lost two counties in Hebei, what's going on in China and what's going on in the folk and the court are all written in the history books, so you still have to sort them out and keep them as before."

"I will comply with the order." Min Wensheng bowed himself.

"You've been running all the way. Now go back to the mansion and have a rest. Those sand sea messengers will let them stay in the post house for a few days and arrange to meet them at the time of the great pilgrimage ten days later."

"I understand. I will leave."

After min Wensheng left the Ziji hall, Yu Yuanxu got up and went to the jade map in the center of the hall. This jade map, which was made after the destruction of the Qingyang Empire, originally only carved the land of 108 prefectures of Daqian. It was only because the successive emperors of Daqian had restored the territory of the three dynasties as their own responsibility, that there was a large amount of blank space on the north and south sides when carving this map, Yu Yuanxu did not expect that 15 years after the completion of the jade carving map, the 36 counties in southern Xinjiang could be included.

"I don't know where the Fengxiang army is now. According to the calculation of time, they should be approaching Nanhai county." Yu Yuanxu muttered, staring at the jade carving map.

At this time, a huge fleet of boats appeared on the sea at the southernmost tip of Nanhai county. Whether it was the fishermen of Tianxing fishing, the women washing snails and weaving nets on the beach, or the children playing in the shallow water, they were all staring at this fleet which suddenly appeared and could not see the end at a glance.

When they saw the Phoenix flag on the huge ship, they were all shocked and scared to death. Because they all know that there is only one country in the world with Phoenix as its flag, that is, the great Qian empire with hundreds of millions of people.

"Run, here comes Da Qian."

A heartrending sound spread all over the beach. The woman on the shore picked up the frightened child and ran toward the distance. The fishermen near the sea also tried their best to row the fishing boat toward the shore. When they were near the shore, they jumped into the sea and rowed ashore.

"Are we so terrible again?" Wang yuyuangao kneaded his nose and said.

"Although Daqian and Tianxing didn't have a large-scale war in the ten years after the zhennanguan war and before the Danshui war, there have been constant border frictions. There are few Tianxing people. Almost one out of every three adult men has served in the army. Some of the fishermen who just jumped out of the boat may have retired from the army." Gu Jieyun looked at the people running on the bank and said.

"The hardest part of the war is the people. When the war is over, the people of Tianxing will become the people of our great army, and they will enjoy the day of Chengping." Su Leyi also said with emotion.

Yu Yuangao nodded deeply. After all, the taxes of Da Qian are much lower than those of Tian Xing. In addition, the living conditions of Da Qian people are much better than those of Tian Xing people because of the national policy of light corvee and meager taxes over the years. Moreover, the two countries are the same origin of qingmuyan people. To the people of Tian Xing, they are just another ruler.

"Gu Shuai, Soviet division, do you really want to land here?" After feeling for a while, Yu Yuangao asked.

"Not bad." Su Leyi nodded, "although it's just a fishing village, it's on the plain, so it's convenient for the army to spread out. Dozens of miles north from here, it's Mingzhu County, the largest pearl producing area of Tianxing. As long as you take this place, you can divide the army into three routes, one to Nanhai county city, and the other two to Nanhai counties. If it goes well, it will only take ten days for Nanhai county to be in my hands. " Su Leyi took out the map from her sleeve, which she did not know how many times, looked at it and said.

"Gu Shuai, Soviet division, we only brought three months' supply for 250000 troops this time. Now we have used up one month's share. After you go ashore, our Jinghai Navy will defend the sea area, so that the Tianxing navy of Linhai county will not go south to cut off the rear road. That is to say, you must attack Guangji County in the North within one month, Get the grain stored in Tianxing Guangji warehouse. " Yu Yuangao said solemnly.

"Don't worry, Mr. Wang. Guangji warehouse will fall into our hands in less than a month or at most 20 days." Gu Qingcheng touched the white feather jackdaw standing on her shoulder and said confidently.

He has contacted Zhai Ning. Although Zhai Ning has not yet made a choice, Gu Qingcheng believes that as long as he takes the whole Nanhai County in ten days, Zhai Ning will know how to do it. Otherwise, he and the former soldiers of the mad lion army who were released by her and Lu que will not hide in the mountains of Guangji county. This person has long thought of a good way out, and a bargaining chip with Da Qian. And Guangji county is Zhai Ning's capital.

"That's good." Yu Yuangao looks at the white jackdaw on Gu Qingcheng's shoulder and envies him. He can see that the white jackdaw is about to be promoted to a spirit beast. Although it is only the lowest yellow level, it is much more powerful than the eagle in the ordinary army. As a general on the sea, he is naturally very interested in this kind of intelligent and fast flying large bird.

Gu Jieyun and Su Leyi looked at each other, nodded slightly, took a deep breath, and solemnly said, "Gu Qingcheng, Yu Tianxiang."

"The end will come." Gu Qingcheng and Yu Tianxiang know that the coach so solemnly called the two names, this is to call the general, quickly clasped hands.

"I ordered Gu Qingcheng to be the vanguard of the whole army, leading 50000 people from the Third Battalion of the left army to go straight to Mingzhu County, and Yu Tianxiang to be the military adviser. Remember that I only gave you two days."

"The end will take orders."

"And ~" at this time, Su Leyi also said, "it's noon. With the march speed of the Third Battalion of the left army, you can reach Mingzhu County in about two hours. You can conquer the city today and repair it tomorrow. If we capture the city tomorrow, we can only repair it for one night. The day after tomorrow, the Third Battalion of the left army must march to Nanhai county. The troops are expensive and fast. If the news spreads, Nanhai county will not be easy to fight. Do you two understand? "

"Thank you for your help." Gu Qingcheng and Yu Tianxiang nodded together.

"Also, if we can't attack Mingzhu County in two days, I don't want your heads, but I will ask the Lord to send a boat to send you back to Daqian. We Fengxiang army don't need incompetent generals."

"The military commander can rest assured that he will go down to the Pearl County in two days." When Gu Qingcheng heard the speech, he held his fist in awe.

"Please rest assured, commander-in-chief. If it doesn't go down to Mingzhu County in two days, I'll kill myself to thank the world." Yu Tianxiang also said.

"That's what you said. I'm waiting for your results. Since you don't want to be defeated, let's show you the skills of the two of you. Fengxiang's army is only a symbol of triumph and glory. If you don't get the glory, you will die there. " Gu Jieyun was not polite because one of them was a Royal Princess and the other was his niece.

"Tianxiang, Qingcheng, this battle is about the family, the country and the country. I am here waiting for your success." Yu Yuangao, the king of Heyang, didn't pay any attention to Gu Jieyun's tone. Although he was a prince of the royal family, he was also a little bit from the bottom of the army. In the army, there was no royal princess, but only soldiers who fought bravely and bravely.

"The last general and the Third Battalion of the left army will live up to the trust of the Lord and commander Gu." Gu Qingcheng said solemnly.

"Let's see what you've learned in the Academy." Gu Jieyun nodded, and then said aloud, "let the boat go, drum landing."

"Dong ~ Dong ~"

A sound of drums between the sea and the sky sounded from a huge ship, a boat that can ride a hundred people was put down from the ship. And those warships that are specially used to transport mounts rush directly to the beach. These warships are all specially used for charging and landing. They are all made of feather wood. The hull is very light. Even if they run aground on the shoal, they can be pulled back into the sea with giant ship chains.

Yu Tianxiang and Gu Qingcheng, the first group of soldiers to land, were all soldiers from the Third Battalion of the left army. Looking at the determined faces, their hearts were full of pride. They knew that Gu Jieyun and Su Leyi had just said that, most of them were for others to see.

The defense of Tianxing Nanhai county is weak, and there are only a few thousand soldiers in the whole county. In their hands, there are 50000 elite troops trained by Princess Yu Chuqing. Gu Jieyun and Su Leyi want to give them the first victory in this battle.

After all the three battalions of the left army landed and counted the number of people, Gu Qingcheng rode on the thread horned horse that had followed her since the battle of Danshui, drew out his sword and pointed to the north, "soldiers of the left army, soldiers of Mingzhu county."