Zhao Buxi did not discuss military issues with civil servants for a few days, but after a long time, some civil servants still complained about it.

They said that Emperor Taizong Zhao Guangyi had also done this, leaving behind the civilian government and only discussing military affairs with the Privy Council, but ended up being defeated.

Facts have proved that even if it is military, they can play some role. The result of not discussing with the civil servants is a crushing defeat and they are very shameless. Does Zhao Buxi want to follow the footsteps of Emperor Taizong?

But no matter what they said, it was useless. Zhao Buxi ignored them at all. Perhaps it was because he was sad and sad because of these guys messing with tax issues. He had resentment towards them, so he wanted to promote military officers to suppress civil servants.

However, he attached such importance to the Privy Council and attached great importance to the military officials, and the military officials were very happy at the beginning.

The military officials have always had no confidence in front of civil officials, but now the emperor is close to them. They think that staying with the emperor every day can improve their status.

And Zhao Buxi also found a good reinforcement for them - the local landlords and wealthy people in Sichuan and Shu.

The rebel army was a peasant uprising army. Since the rebellion began, they have been mortal enemies with the landlords and old wealthy people. After they attacked the government, they then attacked the landlords and old wealthy people in the local area, pulled out the landlords and old wealthy people and hung them on the southeast branches, or lit the sky lanterns, and the struggle was vigorous.

Therefore, the local landlords and wealthy people were natural allies of the Chengdu court.

After discovering this, Zhao Buxi keenly realized the value of these landlords and old wealthy people to the Chengdu court, so Zhao Buxi ordered the enfeoffment of landlords and old wealthy people who were willing to rise up to fight against the rebels in various places as fake commanders.

They could recruit soldiers on their own, prepare weapons and equipment on their own, rise up and resist, share the worries of the court, and announced that they would grant meritorious ministers after the uprising, and give them additional titles.

Some people say that this is a foolish strategy for strong branches and weak trunks, but Zhao Buxi thinks it is a double-edged sword. If used well, it can save the country, so it depends on how he operates.

There is no doubt that this move has indeed helped the Chengdu court stabilize the situation and relieved the pressure on the military.

After receiving permission from the court, the landlords and wealthy people no longer shrank for fear of being hit. They immediately burst out their hidden power for many years and fought desperately with the rebel army.

This is of course a great thing for the military.

But soon, they found that Zhao Buxi always stayed in the Privy Council, which seemed to be of no positive significance.

Because Zhao Buxi did not understand military affairs.

For example, Wu Lin’s earliest strategy to deal with the rebels in various places was to be close first and then far, easy first and then difficult, and polite first and then military first.

Because Wu Lin felt that there were too many rebel troops and the division scope was too wide, he could only use 50,000 troops, and the food and salary were limited, which was actually very difficult, so there was a very clear plan to follow this plan so as to pacify the rebel troops in various places as soon as possible.

First, the closer ones, and then deal with those who are slightly farther away, the farthest ones should be sent to court officials to recruit them with generous conditions.

As long as they are willing to accept the enlistment, they will accept them, allow them to be officials, and then they will lead their troops to attack other rebel troops and serve the court.

To put it bluntly, the rebels either forced themselves to survive or followed the trend and their demands were food, money, women and status.

Give them all, and as long as you are willing to recruit peace, everything will be easy. This decision will make some of the rebels turn around and become the imperial army.

However, Zhao Buxi felt very unhappy when faced with this strategy.

Recruitment?

At this time, we still need to recruit you?

They didn't know how many officials they had killed. If this was a revenge, what was the face of the court? What was the intimidation of the iron fist?

"The bandit army is just a group of mobs, with the largest number of only more than 100,000 people, the elderly, weak, sick and disabled are still the majority. The number of thieves who can fight ranges from hundreds to thousands. The imperial army is well-equipped and trained for a long time, so why not divide the troops and defeat them?

Recruiting an amnesty is something that needs to be done when it is absolutely necessary. It damages the majesty of the court and makes people feel that the court cannot quell the rebellion, so they have to recruit them, and it will make them feel that as long as they rebel, they can recruit high-ranking officials. How can such a thing be done?"

Wu Lin quickly explained.

"It's not the case. It's just a delaying plan. It makes them think about whether to accept recruitment or continue to cause chaos. While stopping them from continuing to cause chaos, it can also create conflicts within them, make them argue endlessly. Better luck and can also trigger their internal strife.

In this way, the court can concentrate its troops to eliminate the closer bandit army, stabilize the surrounding areas of Chengdu and divide its troops to attack and eliminate more bandit army. By the time the bandits who were recruited make a decision, the court has already gained an absolute advantage and there is no need to recruit them."

Zhao Buxi nodded slowly when he heard this, looking like he suddenly realized, but soon frowned again.

"Isn't this absent reputation? He said he wanted to recruit peace but suddenly changed his words. This is a very harmful thing to the court. Once people feel that the court is untrustworthy and the court really wants to do something, will no one be willing to believe in the court?"

Wu Lin was very depressed.

"Your Majesty, this military strategy says that it is not necessary to be scheming and conquering wars. It is necessary to talk about credibility, as long as you can win."

"No, no one can stand without trust, and the court cannot be without credibility."

Zhao Buxi frowned and said, "If you don't talk about credibility and do some conspiracies, you can succeed in a while, but in the long run, it is not worth the loss. Whether you are a person, an official, or a marching battle, how can you succeed without credibility?"

Wu Lin almost fainted when he saw darkness.

"Your Majesty, that's not what you said. Military tactics, clouds, soldiers, and waters, and waters, are inconsistent. It's normal for intrigue on the battlefield. We are like this, and the same is true for thieves, let alone we are the king's army, and they are thieves, so there is no need to say so many reasons."

Wu Lin tried his best to give some reasons to convince Zhao Buxi.

"It is precisely because it is the king's army that we must be upright and openly, and the imperial court's military strength is stronger than the thieves. Since this is the case, there is no need to engage in these conspiracies."

Zhao Buxi waved his hand: "Mr. Wu is good at using troops. Why don't I let me see Mr. Wu's ability to use troops with my own eyes? It's like the kindness of Mr. Wu when he fought against the Jin soldiers. I admire and yearn for it."

Wu Lin told Zhao Buxi a little that his blood pressure was soaring.

"Your Majesty, this..."

"No?"

"No, Your Majesty wants to see, it is my honor."

Wu Lin took a deep breath, took out the majesty of the general, began to arrange troops and allocate tasks, and made arrangements for the complete attack on the major uprising troops in Sichuan and Sichuan.

The first plan to combat the rebellion in Jianzhou and Longzhou was arranged. Wu Lin believed that the troops should be concentrated to focus on attacking the rebels in these closest places, and eliminated them all, so that Chengdu was completely safe, and then, based on this, we should send troops out.

However, when Wu Lin arranged for his subordinates to launch military operations, Zhao Buxi could no longer sit still.

"Mr. Wu, is it inappropriate to do this?"

"ah?"

Wu Lin was stunned and turned around and looked at Zhao Buxi: "What does Your Majesty mean?"

"There are already thirteen prefectures in Sichuan and Sichuan, and now only two are attacked? What about the eleven left? What should I do?"

Zhao Buxi frowned and asked, "Fight two first. What if the attack is not good, what if the thief army in other states becomes bigger? Now these thief army is very arrogant. Give them more time and they can occupy one state or even two states. This is very dangerous."

Wu Lin blinked his eyes, his head full of question marks.

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What do you mean?
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