The few people who had been complaining about the servant's bones just now fell silent, and Bai Xiaode also retreated to his original position angrily.
"Everything has a way to solve it.
We often go to extremes, not only harming others but also ourselves."
Zhao Ziliang said while knocking on the imperial case.
"When I led the army to suppress the rebellion in the Central Plains, was I jealous of the late emperor and jealous of the courtiers?
Except for a limited number of people, the entire court is suspicious of this person.
King, you say that my military power is too heavy.
Have you rebelled against me?
Although the Tang Dynasty has declined, it is still the master of the world.
Rebels will definitely not have a good end.
Just wait and see.
Within a hundred years, who will dare to openly If you rebel, everyone will die.
I really don’t know the heights of the world.
I think I have some soldiers.
Quan, he dares to act recklessly if he has some courage.
He doesn’t know whether his life or death will end like this for his servant Huaien.
He deserves it.
No wonder the royal family is suspicious of the generals of Bianzhen for a reason.
If it weren’t for the rebellion of An Lushan and Shi Siming , turned the hinterland of the Central Plains upside down, and made the Tang Dynasty king The dynasty turned from prosperity to decline.
How could the royal family be suspicious of the general Guo Ziyi who was also deprived of military power?
Did he rebel?
Who can put the overall situation first?
Guo Ziyi is such a person.
If you have talent, the court will always use you.
You If you are an incompetent person, even if you seize power, you will not be able to maintain it for long."
Zhao Ziliang felt thirsty after talking, so he stopped and took a sip of tea, then changed the subject and said, "Okay, the matter of Pugu Huai'en is already like this.
It's useless for me to wait here to talk more.
The emperor's decree requires me to send troops to serve the king. , you gentlemen, please think about what to do, whether to send troops or not to send troops, and to send as many troops as possible."
Gao Shi, as the Secretary and Supervisor, stood up first and saluted with his hands raised: "Your Majesty, I think we, the Western Qin Dynasty, cannot blindly send troops.
Chang'an is thousands of miles away from Xinjing, and the message transmission is too slow.
We used to arrange a reception for the refugees there.
Containment points are also coming one after another We have evacuated, and now we in Western Qin cannot get news from the Central Plains in time.
If by the time our army arrives in Chang'an, the imperial court has put down the rebellion, wouldn't our army's journey be in vain?
Even if we want to send troops, we must understand the specific situation of the Central Plains today.
OK" Zhao Ziliang nodded and said: "Master Gao's words can be regarded as Lao Shen's solemn words.
Do you have any other opinions?"
Cen Shen, Prime Minister of the Government Affairs Council, stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I believe that no matter what the situation is in the Central Plains, we, Western Qin, must send troops.
In the past two months, the original business travel from Central Plains has been decreasing every day, which has made our Western Qin Commercial taxes dropped sharply.
After Wei Chen received the news, he immediately sent someone to conduct a detailed investigation.
Only then did he learn that business travelers from the east to the west mostly go through Mobei instead of the Hexi Corridor.
There are very few of them.
It can be seen that the passage of the Hexi Corridor has been occupied by the rebels.
Otherwise, the merchants will not go far away.
If the rebels continue to occupy the Hexi Corridor, the losses to our Western Qin will be huge.
If things go on like this, the Hexi Corridor trade opportunity will be completely cut off.
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It will be very difficult for us in West Qin to buy goods from the Central Plains in the future, and the annual commercial tax will be reduced by half."
Zhao Ziliang couldn't help but stood up and said angrily: "Is the Hexi Corridor occupied by those gangs of thieves?
It's so unreasonable.
I didn't kill enough people there, otherwise how could I allow these barbarians to send out troops wantonly?
, we must send troops.
If these barbarians are allowed to occupy the Hexi Corridor for a long time, we in Western Qin will be afraid of losing contact with the Central Plains.
Military generals, who is willing to lead troops to wipe out the tribes in the Hexi Corridor and completely eliminate the barbarian forces?"
The military generals stood up and clasped their fists and said: "Your Majesty, I am willing to help you wipe out the barbarians in the Hexi Corridor."
Zhao Ziliang looked at the generals, his eyes fell on Bai Xiaode, and asked: "Bai Xiaode, how many troops and horses do you need?"
Bai Xiaode was overjoyed and immediately said: "Your Majesty, I need two legions for this humble minister."
Zhao Ziliang thought for a while and said: "I will give you two legions.
In addition to your second legion, I will transfer Wei Meng's fourth legion to accompany you on the eastern expedition.
As for Wei Meng, I have other appointments."
"Yes, Your Majesty" Zhao Ziliang made a final decision: "This matter is settled.
The army will set off in ten days.
The Government Affairs Council will write a letter to Tingzhou, asking the Tingzhou government to raise food and grass for the army.
They will not have to hand over the taxes harvested this autumn.
The army will go to Tingzhou."
On the way, supplies will be carried out in various cities along the way, so there is no need to carry additional food and grass.”
"yes" The news that Chang'an was captured by rebels and that the Hexi Corridor was occupied by barbarians quickly spread to the market.
People talked about it in public places such as teahouses, wine shops, and inns.
There are no signs saying "Don't talk about state affairs" in public places such as teahouses, wine shops and inns in Western Qin.
People can say whatever they want without scruples.
If the administration of the Government Affairs Council makes people dissatisfied, some people dare to question it in public.
Some even criticized the Prime Minister outright.
The drinkers at Wangyue Tower in Xicheng were sitting at the wine table, drinking and discussing the news that Chang'an had been captured and the Hexi Corridor was occupied.
A fat-bellied member of the military came in and shouted: "Good news, it just came from the palace."
According to the news, the king has decided to send troops.
We must open up the Hexi Corridor and recapture Chang'an."
The shopkeeper immediately went up to greet him: "Oh, it's Liu Yuanwai.
Tell me quickly, who will lead the troops and how many troops will be sent this time?"
Liu Yuanwai was very unhappy: "Shopkeeper Wang, you are also anxious.
You have to find me a table, serve a few side dishes, and a small pot of wine."
Shopkeeper Wang slapped his head and immediately asked the waiter to take Mr.
Liu to a table and sit down.
He also asked the kitchen to quickly fry some side dishes and deliver them.
Everyone looked at Liu Yuanwai.
Liu Yuanwai slowly drank a small drink and ate a few mouthfuls of side dishes before clasping his fists and cupping his hands toward the palace and saying, "I heard that the king has spoken.
He must clear the Hexi Corridor and eliminate the rebels who have occupied Chang'an."
All the bandits were annihilated.
This time, General Bai Xiaode led the expedition.
I don’t know the exact number of troops.
This is a military aircraft.
Who dares to inquire casually?"
Someone said: "Bai Xiaode, why is it him?
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Can he do it?"
Someone next to him immediately scolded: "I wonder, you are asking whether General Bai Xiaode is brave and resourceful.
If he can't do it, who else can?
I think General Bai Xiaode is the best candidate."
"Fart, the general in the army is much more qualified than Bai Xiaode.
Why is he the most suitable?"
The drinkers in the restaurant were all red-faced as they argued over who was the most suitable to lead the army this time, and no one gave in.
"Ahem!"
Liu Yuanwai knocked on the table.
Everyone stopped and looked at him, and then he said: "If you want to say who is the most suitable to lead the army, it must be your Majesty the King."
Everyone raised their middle fingers: "cut" Liu Yuanwai smiled and said: "Of course this is impossible.
Your Majesty has just conquered Tianzhu with his own troops.
He has only been back for a few months.
He cannot do it again.
There are many generals in the court who are suitable to be the commander-in-chief, but this person must be familiar with it. river The terrain in the West and Longyou areas, and those who have led troops in the Tubo Plateau, are not many with this experience and qualifications.
Several of these people have military affairs and are not in Xinjing.
The only ones left in Beijing are General Chu Ge and General Li Siye, General Bai Xiaode, and General Chu Ge want to act as military commanders.
Of course, he can't leave.
General Li Siye is in mourning, so he can't leave either.
It's only Bai Xiaode.
You guys are all fools.
Not everyone can be the leader.
You know, you generals don’t think carefully about it, so they just randomly say who is suitable.
How can the king not think carefully when he decides that General Bai Xiaode will be the commander?
So, you are all pig brains."
The drinkers were very dissatisfied and despised him.
Zhao Ziliang returned to the inner palace, where the concubines were waiting.
When they saw him coming back, they all asked: "How?"
Zhao Ziliang sat down and said: "The Hexi Corridor was cut off and the rebels captured Chang'an.
The emperor retreated to Shaanzhou and then moved to Luoyang, the eastern capital.
After discussion, the king and the ministers decided to send troops, with Bai Xiaode as the main general and Ma Lin as the general.
As a lieutenant general."
Xinping asked: "How many troops will be sent?"
"Thirty thousand" Xinping frowned, "Only 30,000 people.
I heard that the rebels numbered 300,000 people."
Zhao Ziliang couldn't help laughing and said: "Three hundred thousand, who did you listen to?
You people always follow what others say.
How many people are there in the whole of Hexi?
Han people are the majority in Hexi, and barbarians are the minority.
Is it possible that they even count children in the 30s?"
Ten thousand is just a so-called title, a hundred thousand would be enough to support the sky, and it is still a ragtag group of people.
The fact that we sent 30,000 well-trained regular standing troops is already very impressive.
As long as the war situation is unfavorable, the imperial army will collapse in many cases, but our Western Qin standing army will not.
Even if the war situation is extremely unfavorable, it will not collapse.
This is the biggest difference between our Western Qin army and other armies.
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The difference is that fighting a war often involves a battle of will.
See who can’t hold it back first, and who can hold on longer.
The one who can’t hold it off first will be defeated.”
Xinping said: "Anyway, I still feel that the number of troops is a little less, and if they don't go out to fight and only defend the city, I think Bai Xiaode will be unable to do anything to them.
Thirty thousand people are cavalry.
How can Bai Xiaode attack the city?"
Well, the area in Hexi and Longyou is too big, and if 30,000 people are spread out, it won’t make any difference at all.”
Zhao Ziliang shook his head: "Forget it, I won't tell you this, you don't understand at all that I have sent people to send a letter to Mobei King Zhang Shouyu, asking him to send troops to assist in attacking from north to south, plus the imperial court is over there There are still some troops, so it shouldn't be difficult to solve this matter.
What's difficult is that the imperial court doesn't have any.
Is there any good way to solve the separatist regime of vassal towns?
Even if we clear the Hexi Corridor and recapture Chang'an this time, we are afraid that it will still be occupied by rebels or contentment in the future.
Unless we permanently station troops in that area, this will arouse the suspicion of the Central Plains court. and dissatisfaction, the emperor will probably be unhappy in his heart
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