Qin Jin's daily itinerary was full of Dengdeng, and after inspecting the Qingzhang scene, he rushed back to the city non-stop. Du Fu will leave Chang'an tomorrow and return to Hedong, and he will have a long talk with him, and he must always explain what should be explained.

When Du Fu saw Qin Jin, he suddenly mentioned something that had never been said before, the Khitan people intended to cooperate with the imperial court, and could help the imperial court to make a north-south attack on Shi Siming, so that the crisis in Hedong could be solved immediately. His opinion was very inclined to cooperation, but Qin Jin pondered.

Cooperation with the Khitans is tantamount to drinking water to quench thirst, as far as the history it knows, this kind of alliance has always been for the Han dynasty in the Central Plains, it has always been the front door to drive the tiger, the back door to enter the wolf, not only did not get the slightest benefit, but also let Erlang take advantage of it in vain.

Seeing Qin Jin's hesitation, Du Fu couldn't help but persuade:

"Although the Khitan people are ambitious, but Shi Siming is a big trouble in the heart of the imperial court, if this thief is not removed, there will be no peace in the world......"

The rise of the Khitans in the north also starts from the post-Wuhou era, and they have been rebelling against the Tang Dynasty for nearly a hundred years. The reason why An Lushan is also the envoy of the three towns is also to facilitate the attack and harassment of the Khitans. Even if An Lushan had the support of the entire Tang Dynasty central government, it was a mixed victory or defeat in the previous wars with the Khitans, and even was wiped out by the Khitans on several occasions, and almost lost his life. This shows the strength of the Khitan people.

Du Fu's opinion is that he can use the powerful Khitans to kill Shi Siming, and then use the power of the country to drive the Khitans back to the deep mountains and old forests in the north.

This kind of idea is good, but there will be too many variables in operation, and Qin Jin instinctively wants to refuse. Sometimes, inertia is a kind of strength that cannot be seen or touched, once the Khitans have the opportunity to go south in a big way, sweeping Hebei Province, which is known as "half the world", it is conceivable that this must be like opening Pandora's box.

"Shi Siming is a tiger and leopard, and the Khitans are jackals, and cooperating with either party will not have the benefit of the imperial court. ”

Du Fu was stunned, he didn't understand what Qin Jin meant.

"Does the doctor still have to fight against the thieves and the Khitan alone?"

Qin Jin raised his eyebrows and asked rhetorically:

"Why not?"

The reason why the prestige of the Tang Dynasty can deter Hu people everywhere is because it was beaten. If cats and dogs are allowed to run rampant in the hinterland, it will inevitably cause the prestige of the Tang Dynasty to completely collapse for a hundred years. This invisible loss is many times greater than the visible loss.

Therefore, no matter how difficult it is, Qin Jin has to grit his teeth and choose the most difficult path.

"If the doctor does this, if the Khitans unite with the historical thieves, how should the imperial court deal with it?"

Qin Jin sighed and said slowly:

"I know that this road is difficult to walk, but I still have to go on, why? Because only in this way can we keep the signboard that the Tang Dynasty has accumulated for more than a hundred years and is already in danger, the rebellion of An Lushan and Shi Siming, after all, is nothing more than an internal matter of the imperial court, Zhuhu looks at the excitement and looks at the excitement, if they have an opportunity to take advantage of it, set a precedent, and cause a bad impact, if they want to recover it in the future, I don't know if it will be poor for decades!"

The capture of Chang'an by Tubo shook the Tang Dynasty enough, but the ending of the matter was quite satisfying, after the recovery of Chang'an, the 200,000 army of Tubo collapsed, and there were no three out of ten who returned to the plateau. It can be said that the Tibetans were punished and retributed for their actions, and even the garrison of the Tang Dynasty was driven to the side of the Potala Palace, which was an extremely successful counterattack for the Tang Dynasty, and the border that had not been solved in the past hundred years made a breakthrough.

In the eyes of the surrounding Hus of the Tang Dynasty, it was the Tubo people who were punished by the Celestial Empire for their offensive behavior. At the same time, it also warned those Zhuhu who were about to move, even if the Celestial Empire had become a pot of porridge, and the land of the Central Plains would never be touched by them.

"I hope the Khitans can't let go of their grudge with Shi Siming, otherwise the pressure on the Shenwu Army will be unprecedentedly great......"

Du Fu's worries were also Qin Jin's worries, but the cards in their hands were not only visible.

"The civil strife in the Hui is coming to an end, and Pei Jing's troops have played a crucial role in Moyan Siluo winning the position of Great Khan, at that time, Moyan Siluo can contain the Khitans from the flank, if they want to go south and invade Hebei, they have to consider whether they will be cut off from retreating!"

Until this time, Du Fu couldn't help but admire the early layout of the Qin and Jin Dynasties, and when the Shenwu Army was already overstretched, he not only supported Mo Yan Luo to lead 20,000 Hui soldiers to return to the grassland from the Central Plains, but also sent Pei Jing, one of his henchmen, to give him full support.

After nearly half a year of fighting, almost all the people who were able to compete with Moyan Siluo for the Khan throne had been killed, and the remaining powerful deputy Khans also put away their wings and fangs to show their obedience to Moyan Siluo and the Tang Dynasty behind him.

"Mo Yan Siluo has not gained a stable foothold in Hui, if he rashly participates in the war, I am afraid that the situation in the grassland will be repeated!"

"There are many things that cannot be taken care of, and if everything is 100% safe, then how many things in this world can be done?"

As the saying goes, "there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain", if all the disadvantages and advantages are calculated clearly, there will obviously be no failure in the world. But is it true that all the factors, the good and the bad, can be calculated clearly? The answer is obviously no, since it can't, the world is full of uncertainty, and the difference is only in the probability of winning or losing.

In the final analysis, Qin Jin would rather believe in the luck of gambling when he chooses a dilemma, if he wins the bet, he will make a lot of money, and if he loses, it is a big deal to start all over again.

"Since the doctor has already made a plan, the subordinates will not say more, I hope that the new army in Guanzhong will arrive in Hedong as soon as possible, Shi Siming's intentions for Hedong are becoming more and more obvious, several mountain passes in Taihang are frequently harassed, seeing that spring is coming, if he can't wait for autumn to act, he will definitely choose spring!"

Regarding Shi Siming's attempt, Du Fu and Lu Qi discussed and speculated more than once, and finally came to the conclusion that this person was by no means a patient person, and the war was likely to break out in the spring.

With less than a month left before the start of spring, the Shenwu Army must be well prepared to deal with threats and pressures from all sides.

March was supposed to be a time when spring blossomed and everything recovered, but for the central government of the Tang Dynasty, it was also the time when the crisis erupted. In addition to Shi Siming's rebels, there is also Jiangnan who is about to move, and in addition to Jiangnan, there are also families who are gradually opposed within the court.

The shortcomings of the imperial court accumulated for a hundred years have erupted in this rebellion that has lasted for several years, Qin Jin is not a god, and he may be able to persist in solving the problems one by one, if he faces these thorny problems at the same time, whether he can pass the test safely, it is unknown.

Before he knew it, it was already past noon, and Qin Jin left Du Fu to have lunch with him. I was going to discuss the transfer of troops after eating, but the fifth Qi rushed over in a hurry.

"The believers of Katori Temple have gone into chaos, and they have seen blood, and the casualties of the messengers sent by Jingzhao Prefecture to maintain law and order are unknown!"

Hearing this, Qin Jin stood up suddenly, his eyebrows almost twisted into a pimple. Early this morning, when he saw a large number of believers rushing to Katoriji Temple to burn incense, he already felt that something was wrong, and he couldn't imagine that there was still a mess because of too many people gathering.

"The subordinates asked the doctor to immediately transfer troops to suppress it, and if it is too late, I am afraid that it will spread to the city......"

Qin Jin sat down again, and after stabilizing his emotions, he asked:

"Why do believers who burn incense cause trouble, and why do they kill people?"

Obviously, Fifth Qi also didn't know anything, and only replied ambiguously:

"At the time of the incident, the subordinate was in charge of the matter of Qingzhang land, and the report was hasty, and the specific situation had not had time to be carefully investigated, so he was in a hurry to report to the doctor, but the following officials guessed that it may be inextricably linked to the Qingzhang land!"

In the previous life, Qin Jin often heard people say, "Cutting off people's wealth is equivalent to killing their parents." "Now that they have cleared the Buddhist temple and the land of the family, it is almost equivalent to cutting off the financial route of these people, how can they go smoothly without encountering twists and turns and resistance?

Since you have been mentally prepared for a long time, you can face it calmly. Today's rebellion is actually not complicated, but the trouble lies in the fact that many of the people are passers-by who do not know the truth, and those who have ill intentions have pushed tens of thousands of people to the front as shields after provoking tens of thousands of people for a while.

"The Shenwu Army has long been on standby at any time, first ordered the gates of Chang'an to be closed in advance, and the curfew was also advanced, and all Buddhist temples in the city, including temples of other religions, must be prohibited from opening to the people. ”

Fifth Qi asked again:

"What about the rioters outside the city?"

Du Fu, who had been silent, couldn't help but speak at this time:

"When Huairou persuasion is the mainstay, we must never see blood again as a last resort!"

Qin Jin very much agreed with Du Fu's proposal.

"Fu Jun is reasonable, Chang'an City has gone through hardships, and it is easy to see no more blood, the vast majority of the chaotic people are people who do not know the truth, as long as the court understands them reasonably, and moves them with affection, how to choose, I believe they will have a clear understanding. ”

However, Fifth Qi did not have much hope for this, in his experience, the vast majority of the people were quite unreasonable, once someone took the lead, it would be difficult for these dizzy people not to be drunk as a slap in the face. However, since Qin Jin asked him to focus on appeasement, he could only try his best to appease first, and it was not too late to use force when pacification failed.

After the fifth Qi left, Du Fu looked at his back and said worriedly:

"I'm afraid this Fifth Qi has no intention of appeasing, and in the end he still has to use force......"