Chapter 290 Covering the Sky with One Hand? Try to Cover It!

In addition to guarding the border and writing books, in Wei Yuan's eyes, the only things that can be considered big are indeed those three things.

But whether it is building the Great Wall along the coast, establishing the navy or Yanbian military reform, they are all things that can affect future generations.

And these three things, as far as we can see now, are going very smoothly.

Although Guo Hao has selfish desires and ambitions, he dare not overturn Wei Yuan's key deployments. He is standing behind Wei Yuan, clasping his fists and responding:

"Brother Zhang Rui is now a naval lieutenant general, and is training the navy in Quanzhou now."

"The Marquis said that he would go to Quanzhou to inspect the navy, so I did not let Brother Zhang Rui come to Fuzhou, but waited for you in Quanzhou."

Wei Yuan said: "Quanzhou is going to go, but there is no rush. Let's go to the counties along the coast first and take a look."

Guo Hao was stunned. He had seen Fuzhou. Is there any need to see other counties?

In fact, although he was the commander of the navy, he still had many questions about Wei Yuan's efforts to build coastal defense and establish a navy.

He just thought that he wanted to expand his own power.

But now it seems that it is not just that. So, taking this opportunity, he asked:

"Since the opening of sea transportation, I have a little understanding of the military strength of overseas countries. To be honest, their strength is far inferior to Liaoxia."

"They have never dared to provoke my Great Zhou. Why did you go to so much trouble to build coastal defense?"

Hearing this, Wei Yuan stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the turbulent sea in front of him, and said seriously:

"A long time ago, those people in the north could not even forge iron. Now, their armor is no weaker than my Great Zhou."

Guo Hao thought, "Even if they will be like Liaoxia one day, it is not now."

Wei Yuan smiled, "You can't leave everything to future generations, right?"

As long as you stand in that position, you must do what you can.

The seventh year of Jiayou, the beginning of August

At this time, Wei Yuan had just arrived in Quanzhou, in the direction of the capital, and he wrote down the process of Zhuang Ge'er and Mu Jie'er's "Zhuazhou".

Zhang Guifen used a rather playful way to tell him that when Zhuang Ge'er was doing "Zhuazhou", he didn't know anything, but wanted everything. He first grabbed a Buddhist scripture.

Wei Yuan didn't really believe in "Zhuazhou". After all, the future of a child still depends on the careful teaching of his parents.

However, the matter of "Zhuazhou" still made him think about it.

On this day, the news that Wei Yuan was going to come to the Quanzhou camp soon spread among the naval officers and soldiers.

Early in the morning, they stood in front of the camp gate, lined up in several rows, wanting to see Wei Yuan as soon as possible.

Logically speaking, Guo Hao had been operating in Quanzhou for a year and a half, and the naval officers and soldiers had already regarded him as the commander. As for Wei Yuan, he should have been forgotten.

However, because Wei Yuan allowed a large number of Wei clan members to join the navy, under their subtle influence, Wei Yuan's influence among the naval officers and soldiers increased instead of decreasing.

Now, those soldiers all respectfully call Wei Yuan the "God of War".

Outside the navy camp, Hu Yanzhong, Zhang Rui and other generals were patiently waiting for Wei Yuan's arrival.

Not long after, from a distance, everyone saw several carriages slowly approaching.

Seeing this, Hu Yanzhong's face lit up, "It's Wei Hou who is here."

The navy soldiers naturally knew that Wei Yuan was dismissed, but for them, this was not important.

Hu Yanzhong stepped forward quickly, stood in front of the carriage team, bowed deeply and said:

"I am Hu Yanzhong, the last general, to meet Wei Hou!"

After saying that, he knelt on one knee again.

Hu Yanzhong is a person who knows how to be grateful. If it weren't for Wei Yuan, he would not have today's future. It can be said that Wei Yuan has a second chance for him.

Chen Daniu quickly informed Wei Yuan of the news that Hu Yanzhong bowed and knelt.

Today, the latter came to inspect the camp, but he did not bring Xie Yuying with him.

He personally lifted the curtain of the carriage and walked quickly to Hu Yanzhong. Looking at the bearded man in front of him, he was full of emotion.

From the way he did things, Hu Yanzhong seemed to be more loyal to him than Guo Hao.

But in the final analysis, the object of Hu Yanzhong's loyalty was not Wei Yuan, but the royal family, Zhao Zhen, and the emperor.

"General Hu Yan, I have been away for nearly two years. I heard that you did a good job in Quanzhou."

Wei Yuan personally helped Hu Yanzhong up.

However, the next moment, the latter bowed again and said, "My Lord, you have been wronged!"

Wronged?

Wei Yuan was stunned.

He immediately realized that he was talking about his dismissal.

Is this considered a grievance? Let's just say it is.

Wei Yuan smiled and said, "What's wrong with that? I know that the task of training the Quanzhou navy has always been on your shoulders."

"Since I left, you have fought several victorious naval battles with the remaining Japanese pirates. I also know that."

"General Huyan, the court will remember your achievements. Don't be anxious and do your job well."

The reason why he said this to Huyan Zhong was because of the news from Zhang Rui.

Some generals of the navy now, such as those from Fuzhou and Zhejiang, actually think that Guo Hao has little to do with the navy's current situation.

Moreover, after fighting several beautiful naval battles, the official issued an edict to praise Guo Hao, and it had nothing to do with Huyan Zhong.

This is the difference between the first and second in command in feudal autocracy.

Wei Yuan said this to tell Huyan Zhong that if he knew, it meant that the court knew.

"Master Marquis." Hu Yanzhong clasped his fists and said, "The general is a rough man and won't say too many hypocritical words. Please rest assured, Master Hou. As long as the general stays in the Southeast Navy for one day, those Japanese pirates will never make any waves!"

In fact, when Wei Yuan was in the southeast, he had already crippled the Japanese pirates, so why did a large-scale naval battle break out?

It is because the Japanese country is behind this.

They were still dissatisfied with Wei Yuan's decision to let Chen Daniu kill the Japanese on the sea.

No one, including Wei Yuan, paid much attention to this matter, because the strength gap between the two sides was so big that it would be strange if they couldn't win.

But winning and playing well are two different things.

The next moment, Wei Yuan deliberately held Hu Yanzhong's wrist and strode towards the direction of the navy camp.

When they arrived in front of many soldiers, their voices could be heard in their ears,

"Greetings to the Marquis of Wei!"

Hundreds of soldiers stood in several rows and bowed their heads to Wei Yuan.

At the same time, he also made way for him to go to the camp.

Wei Yuan's eyes focused on Zhang Rui.

He is satisfied with the results of his experience in Southeast.

Not far away, Guo Hao, who was following Wei Yuan and Hu Yanzhong, had a dull look on his face.

These soldiers stood outside the camp waiting for Wei Yuan. It was not his order.

He couldn't help but sigh: "As expected of my eldest brother."

In front of everyone, Wei Yuan took the initiative to hold Hu Yanzhong's wrist and move forward, just to tell them a message.

Compared with Guo Hao, who was born in Daizhou, the person he valued more was deputy commander Hu Yanzhong.

Didn’t Guo Hao want to dominate Quanzhou with one hand?

Then cultivate an opponent so that he can't cover up the sky.

Later, accompanied by Hu Yanzhong, Wei Yuan witnessed the drill of the navy.

To be honest, without the existence of Hu Yanzhong, it would be impossible to train a navy that can win the war in a very short period of time.

And this impossible thing was precisely accomplished by Hu Yanzhong.

"Right now, I only have this navy in Dazhou, and this navy cannot be expanded for the time being."

"However, please don't worry. In the future, I will have at least three naval forces in Da Zhou."

"One branch is stationed in Haizhou, one is stationed in Liangzhe and Zhejiang, and the other is in Quanzhou, responsible for guarding Yizhou and Quanzhou."

Wei Yuan knew exactly what Hu Yanzhong wanted.

During his lifetime, the latter extremely hoped that the navy of the Great Zhou Dynasty would be extremely powerful, far better than in the past.

Why wouldn't Wei Yuan want to see it?

Hu Yanzhong didn't think that Wei Yuan would use this kind of thing to trick him, but he just felt that this matter was too far away. After all, there was no strong enemy outside the Great Zhou Dynasty.

"Only a team that has experienced many wars will be a force that can fight through hundreds of battles."

"The Great Zhou Dynasty is invincible on the sea and has no use except for suppressing bandits. A navy is enough."

What he meant was that if there were too many naval forces, after many years of inexperience, they would sooner or later become a navy that only knew how to eat empty pay.

Hu Yanzhong would rather have no navy than see this scene.

Wei Yuan was a little surprised. He didn't expect Hu Yanzhong to realize this.

It can be seen that he has made progress.

"Although Dang Haijun is a navy, he can't always follow the methods of training navy. Sometimes he also teaches them some skills to kill enemies on land."

Hu Yanzhong was stunned.

To teach naval officers how to kill enemies on land?

Apart from Liao and Xia, who else did Dazhou have as its enemies on land?

Let the navy attack Liaoxia?

this.

If there really comes a day when the navy is allowed to fight on land, it can only mean that the Liao and Xia countries have defeated and dispersed all the imperial troops of the Zhou Dynasty.

But, is such a thing possible?

"Please rest assured, Lord Marquis, the general will understand."

Although he was puzzled, he would not disobey Wei Yuan's order.

"To be fair to the Marquis, the general was still studying your military training records some time ago. Today, with what the Marquis said, it can finally be put to use."

Hu Yanzhong bowed.

Real records of military training?

Wei Yuan frowned slightly.

Local military commanders have no right to see this book unless it is reported to the Ministry of War.

So far, the actual records of military training he wrote have not been completely spread to the people.

Except for the local military generals who are expected to see it when they come to the capital, there are almost no channels.

Moreover, he never remembered giving this book to Hu Yanzhong.

The latter explained: "The last general was borrowed from General Zhang Ruizhang, the son of the British Duke."

Wei Yuan nodded, "If you don't tell me about him, I would have forgotten about him. Don't treat Zhang Rui differently from others just because he thinks he has a special status."

"He has only gone to sea to suppress banditry and has never been on a real battlefield. Now he is in an important position as a general. What do other soldiers think of this?"

"In the future, I'd like you to train him more so that he can become a talent instead of just talking on paper."

Hu Yanzhong bowed and said: "Don't worry, Lord Marquis, this General Zhang is not a simple person. He not only eats and sleeps with the soldiers on weekdays, but also often criticizes himself. His training volume is the total training volume of two or three soldiers." ”

Hearing this, Wei Yuan was satisfied.

Worthy of being the teacher’s seed.

Afterwards, Wei Yuan called Zhang Rui into a large tent alone.

Outside the tent, Lin Zhaoyuan was personally guarding it.

When Zhang Rui saw Wei Yuan, he immediately cupped his fists and said, "Brother Wei."

Although according to seniority, he would call Wei Yuan brother-in-law.

But because Wei Yuan is older than them, and the three sons of the Zhang family admire Wei Yuan very much, they all call Wei Yuan 'eldest brother' whether in front of outsiders or at home.

Wei Yuan patted him on the shoulder and said earnestly: "Brother, there is no need to be polite. You have done a great job in Quanzhou."

Zhang Rui said with a smile: "Brother Wei is responsible for the navy, so we can't let you lose your talent."

Wei Yuan said: "I won't stay in Quanzhou for too long, otherwise the officials will have to think too much."

"From now on, if you have nothing to do in the army, you can spend more time with Hu Yanzhong."

Walk around with him?

Zhang Rui asked in confusion: "Then Commander Guo was not promoted by you, eldest brother?"

Wei Yuan said seriously: "Everything during this period is too complicated. I will tell you in detail when you return to Beijing during the New Year. In short, Hu Yanzhong will often be against Guo Hao in the camp from now on."

"It was my intention for you to approach him, and this intention was to be seen by outsiders."

When Wei Yuan came to visit the navy camp, in addition to meeting the people he needed to meet, the most important thing was to make Hu Yanzhong and Guo Hao completely on opposite sides.

As the saying goes, one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers. Only when they fight can the Navy and Southeast be relatively stable.

Jiayou's seventh year, mid-August.

Wei Yuan received the order and Wang Anshi had already set off for Hangzhou.

The Liao Kingdom has also sent people to investigate his assassination together with Wang Anshi.

He was extremely puzzled by this.

What does it mean that he still comes to investigate after the assassin's body was burned by him?

Just a few words of condemnation and an explanation to him or some people, and wouldn't this matter be over?

In addition to the imperial edict, there was also a letter sent by Wang Anshi at high speed.

The letter said that he should go to Hangzhou as soon as possible. There was something strange about his assassination.

What could be weird?

But since Wang Anshi had spoken, he did not stay in Quanzhou and headed to Hangzhou as quickly as possible.

The two made an appointment to meet at the official post outside the city.

After meeting Wang Anshi, Wei Yuan was extremely puzzled and said: "The official's health is not good, and I am not in the capital. Now that you have left the capital, there is no one around the prince. Aren't you afraid that something big will happen?"

The former stroked his beard and said, "You think I want to come? It was Fan Chunren who recommended to the prince that I should investigate your assassination. If I continue to stay in the capital, I'm afraid I will offend our Xianggong Fan."

Having said this, he informed Wei Yuan of some of the situations investigated by the Imperial City Division,

"Two or three months ago, the news of your dismissal spread widely throughout the world. Afterwards, you left the capital and went to Jiangnan. This is known to everyone."

"The group of people who assassinated you were all disguised as Liao merchants. They came to Jiangnan one step ahead of you. They are indeed Liao people."

Wei Yuan frowned and said, "I already knew about this on the day of the assassination."

Wang Anshi said seriously: "I mean, those people are Liao people. They are not assassins raised by Xixia. They are serious Liao people."

It was the Liao people who assassinated themselves.

etc.

Suddenly, Wei Yuan's pupils shrank,

"The people who assassinated me were indeed appointed by the Liao people? Have nothing to do with Xixia?"

Wang Anshi stroked his beard and said: "Judging from the existing evidence, this is indeed the case."