Dusk, along the Yellow River.
A ray of setting sun shone on the turbid river.
Zhao Ziliang and Nie Sanniang walked slowly hand in hand on the river.
Nie Sanniang noticed that Zhao Ziliang was a little absent-minded and asked, "The king is still thinking about going to Chang'an."
Every time he went on an expedition, there was no shortage of women around Zhao Ziliang to serve him, but there were not many women who could truly communicate with him mentally and spiritually, and Nie Sanniang was undoubtedly one of the women who understood him best.
Zhao Ziliang looked at the flowing river and sighed: "Yes, I went to Chang'an.
If we really want to rectify the imperial court, implement the strategy of cutting down the vassals, and restore the Tang Dynasty's national strength, this will not be an easy task, and it will not take a year or two.
It can be done within a short period of time.
Besides, it’s hard to say whether the emperor, royal family, ministers and those aristocratic families will welcome me there."
Nie Sanniang comforted her with a smile: "Husband, don't worry, the court is in a mess now, and the current emperor's ability cannot stabilize the situation.
Otherwise, he would not have issued the imperial edict despite the strong opposition of the ministers.
If My husband went to clean up the mess, and I I think the emperor should welcome you.
As for whether other members of the royal family, ministers and aristocratic families welcome you, do you care about what they think?
When did you become so timid in doing things?
This is not your style."
Zhao Ziliang shook his head and said: "I'm not timid, and of course I don't care about the attitudes of those people.
Since I have decided to do this, I will naturally go all out.
But you also understand that the ears of these successive emperors are a bit soft.
I can't stand the temptation, instigation and deception of people around me.
I want to have a good life here.
What I do must involve some unconventional means.
I don’t have to care about the feelings of the emperor and the court ministers, but I have to consider the feelings of my Western Qin ministers and generals.
If I do too much to the emperor and the royal family Now, do the officials and generals of Western Qin have any other ideas?"
Nie Sanniang thought for a while, stopped and turned around and said: "Your concerns are not unreasonable, but I still think you underestimate their loyalty.
Although they are all from the Central Plains, many of them were even imperial officials in the past. and generals, but they are now ministers and generals of the Western Qin Dynasty.
They receive the salaries of the Western Qin Dynasty and serve as officials of the Western Qin Dynasty.
The reason why the ministers and generals strongly request you to intervene in the affairs of the Central Plains court and save the Tang Dynasty is because the Tang Dynasty is our motherland.
We were born here and grew up here.
The blood flowing in our bodies comes from Here, we will always have the mark of the Tang Dynasty in our bones, and the soul of the Tang Dynasty will always be in our bodies.
This cannot be changed.
The fact.
Not everyone can let go of this emotion.
They can't let it go.
Can you let it go?
Datang is our mother.
Now she is sick.
Only you can save her.
If you don't save her, her The condition will get worse and you will eventually die.
Can you bear it?
You are her son.
Although you are married now and have moved out, But you will always be her son.
She is the greatest mother in history.
Her territory is unprecedentedly vast, the civilization she created is timeless, and she has warmed hundreds of nations and millions of people with her incomparably broad mind.
All living things, and you are the son who was conceived when she was at her most glorious and powerful.
We were all proud to be her children."
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"Stop talking."
Zhao Ziliang turned his head, tears falling uncontrollably.
Nie Sanniang took out a handkerchief and handed it over.
Zhao Ziliang took it and wiped his tears.
He turned around and continued walking along the river beach.
He said to Nie Sanniang who was following him: "Sanniang, you are right.
This is the greatest person in history."
The great mother cannot die.
I want to cure her and make her healthy, strong and live forever.
No matter who wants to stop me from saving her or harm her, they are my enemies."
Nie Sanniang encouraged: "I believe my husband will be able to do it."
Returning to the military camp, Zhao Ziliang sent someone to inform the ministers and generals accompanying the army, asking them to come to the military tent to discuss matters after dinner.
At night, the oil lamps burned cracklingly in the big tent, and the firewood pile burning in the middle made the big tent warm.
Zhao Ziliang and Nie Sanniang had dinner.
Nie Sanniang stood up and said, "You still have to talk to the ministers."
Let’s discuss things, I’ll go back first.”
"Well, you can come over after the discussion is over."
When Nie Sanniang left, she ordered the soldiers outside the tent to clean up the tent and tidy it up.
Soon, the ministers and generals arrived one after another.
They walked into the tent one by one and saw Zhao Ziliang leaning on the chair reading a book.
They all bowed and stood aside.
At the time of Unity, Du Fu stood up and saluted with his hands raised: "Your Majesty, the officials and generals are all here.
Can the discussion begin?"
Zhao Ziliang put down the book, sat upright, and said, "Let's get started, Xuan Shiba, first tell us how the scouts are tracking down the hiding places of the barbarian rebel deserters."
Xuan Shiba stood up and walked to the map, pointed at it and said: "Your Majesty, all lords and generals, please take a look.
After nearly half a month of overt and covert visits by our scouts, we can basically confirm the escape of the barbarian rebels."
The soldiers were hiding in these places: the central part of Nanshan Mountain, the western part of Ora Mountain, the eastern part of Heka Mountain, the western part of Obojian Mountain, the northern part of Qishan Mountain, and the Jiangluling area.
The total force was nearly 37,800 people, and there were more than 10,000 people.
Escape home" Zhao Ziliang said to everyone: "Don't worry about those who escaped home.
The main thing is these deserters who gather in Xiaoshan Forest.
We must eradicate them.
Du Fu, after the notice is posted, what will be the reaction of the surrounding tribes and villages?
Will anyone come out to surrender?"
" "Yes."
Du Fu stood up and said: "So far, more than 11,000 people have come out to surrender, and basically they all escaped from the mountain."
Zhao Ziliang nodded and said: "It seems that this notice is still very effective.
One notice made more than 10,000 people come out to surrender, and we only have 25,000 or 6,000 people left to encircle and suppress.
Next, we have to What we are doing is to encircle and suppress these groups of rebel deserters.
Do you have any good suggestions on how to encircle and suppress these rebel deserters?"
Gao Shang stood up and cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, I believe that if we want to encircle and suppress them, they must be carried out at the same time so that these rebel deserters cannot get the news in time and flee to other areas.
If the news is leaked and these rebel deserters flee to other places, they will be killed.
It brings a lot of trouble to our pursuit and suppression.
For the troops engaged in pursuit and suppression, Wei Chen believes that the main force should be Tibetan servants and mercenaries, supplemented by the Niboluo army and our mountain infantry.
Before carrying out encirclement and suppression, we should first find guides for each army who are familiar with the local terrain, Tubo servants and mercenaries.
They are familiar with the local terrain and climate and adapt to the environment.
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Most of them are infantry and are suitable for mountain operations."
Zhao Ziliang thought about it for a while, agreed to the noble suggestion, and said: "Master Gao is right, Zamu, Zhao Bei, divide your servant army and mercenaries into six groups, each group is responsible for encircling and suppressing one of them.
Rebel deserters, I will give you two months at most.
After two months, all rebel deserters must be wiped out.
If you cannot complete the combat mission, military law will be engaged."
This combat mission is not difficult.
The only advantage of the rebel deserters is that they occupy a good location, but this advantage is also extremely limited.
After all, they have not been gathering in Xiaoshan Forest for a long time, and they have not had time to build fortifications that are easy to defend and difficult to attack.
Moreover, these people did not bring enough supplies with them when they fled in a hurry.
Many of them did not even have weapons and equipment.
Food was in short supply and their combat effectiveness was very limited.
Zhao Bei and Zhamu stood up and confidently clasped their fists and agreed: "I will obey my orders."
Zhao Ziliang cleared his throat and continued: "Okay, let's go to Chang'an to unify our thoughts.
If we are not unified in our thoughts, we will eliminate the long-standing abuses of the imperial court, rectify the imperial program, develop the economy, eliminate feudal vassals, and restore the prosperous age of the Tang Dynasty. situation It will never be completed.
Why do we need to unify our minds?
This is because we have to work together as a team and not fight internally.
If I want to adopt any strategy, and some of you strongly oppose it, and if the superficial opposition is ineffective, we will secretly hold back this matter. what to do" A minister stood up and said: "Your Majesty, if the strategy your Majesty wants to adopt is right, of course we will not object.
If the method your Majesty adopts is wrong, of course I will object."
Zhao Ziliang asked: "What is right and what is wrong?
Do you think it is right and it is right?
Do you think it is wrong and it is wrong?"
Du Fu hurriedly stood up and cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, this matter does not need to be discussed anymore.
All along, when your Majesty proposes something, everyone can speak freely and express their opinions to oppose it.
But once your Majesty makes a decision, everyone can We must no longer object and must do our best to cooperate with the implementation.
This It has become a routine.
Of course, this trip to Chang'an will be carried out according to the previous routine.
If there are people within us who are holding back, such people must be cleared out.
Wei Chen believes that none of the colleagues present will do this.
If so, please Your Majesty will punish you severely and will never tolerate it, and no one among us will intercede on his behalf."
All the ministers agreed.
Zhao Ziliang asked: "In what name do I interfere in the military and political affairs of the court?"
Gao Shang stood up and said: "Your Majesty, given the current situation, the Emperor has no ability to deal with it.
If Your Majesty recommends himself, the Emperor should be very happy.
Your Majesty is cleaning up the mess for him.
How could he not be happy?
How could he not agree?
If you don’t clean up the mess, who else can clean up the mess for the emperor?
The king can ask himself to be the prime minister.
Furthermore, there are also the king’s disciples, former officials and friends in the court.
With their support and recommendation, there should be no problem on the emperor’s side.”
Zhao Ziliang thought for a moment and said: "Okay, even if the emperor agrees to let me be the prime minister to clean up the mess, if in the future the emperor cannot withstand the temptation, instigation and deception of the people around him, and wants to remove me as the prime minister, I will wait for everything.
Wouldn’t our efforts be in vain?
Wouldn’t our goals and ideals be in vain?
If the emperor is afraid of my king’s power, is worried that I am plotting to usurp the throne, and decrees to kill the king, what should I do?”
All the ministers looked at each other.
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In fact, everyone had thought about this question, but everyone was subconsciously avoiding it.
But now that Zhao Ziliang raised it in public, everyone knew that they could no longer avoid it.
Everyone was silent for a long time, Gao Shang raised his hands and said: "Your Majesty, if the emperor is really hopeless and really wants to do this, then for the sake of the Tang Dynasty and the continuation of the Tang Dynasty, we can only enshrine the emperor and let him go."
He spent the rest of his life in the palace."
Zhao Ziliang looked at the other ministers and generals and asked, "Do all the ministers also mean this?"
Everyone looked at each other and knew that this was the only way to achieve the goal of reviving the Tang Dynasty, so they all stood up and said in unison: "The king's will is the guideline for our actions."
"Okay, this matter has been decided for today.
The ministers present are not allowed to reveal it to anyone.
Even in the letters to their families, they are not allowed to mention a single word.
If what we discussed today is leaked, we will Not only will it be unable to complete the important task of reviving the Tang Dynasty, but it will also be in disarray.
The relationship between the imperial court and the Western Qin Dynasty will definitely drop to a freezing point.
The Central Plains imperial court is likely to cut off its contacts with the Western Qin Dynasty.
If it develops to this point, it will regret it at that time.
In time" "Yes, please keep this in mind":