Seeing that Lu Xiaoxian was clean and neat, without the slightest drag, Li Daoheng nodded with satisfaction.

"Master Lu!" Li Daoheng's voice changed and he got to the point, "These days, although you haven't said it directly, I can see that the reason why you are close to the old man is to want to know the situation in Yingzhou. I'm not wrong, right? ”

is really worthy of being an old man, Lu Xiaoxian thought that what he was doing was very secretive, but he didn't expect to be seen through by Li Daoheng.

Now that everyone has broken it, Lu Xiaoxian can't hide it anymore, he sneered: "It seems that nothing can be hidden from Uncle Li's eyes!" ”

"That's it! I've dealt with all kinds of people all my life, I have no other strengths, and I still have eight or nine inseparable from ten! Li Daoheng smiled faintly and said, "Don't worry, I won't ask you where you come from, and I don't want to know why you want to know about Yingzhou." For the sake of the two of us having a good conversation, if you want to know anything, just ask, I know everything! ”

Hearing Li Daoheng's words, Lu Xiaoxian couldn't help but be overjoyed.

He was about to speak, but he heard Li Daoheng say again: "However, I can only ask three questions when I get to the end." After I answered, we drank in peace as if it had never happened, how about it? ”

Lu Xiaoxian nodded: "No problem!" Thank you, Uncle Li! ”

"Alright, you can ask the first question now!" Li Daoheng gestured to Lu Xiaoxian.

Lu Xiaoxian thought for a while, and then asked, "Uncle Li, what do you think is the biggest drawback and crisis in Yingzhou now?" ”

After listening to Lu Xiaoxian's question, Li Daoheng raised his eyebrows and stopped talking.

Answering this question may be suspected of arguing about the government, Lu Xiaoxian knew that Li Daoheng had concerns in his heart, and he smiled slightly: "The words come out of your mouth and into my ears, and there is no such thing when you go out of this lunch." If Uncle Li can be trusted, please speak up! If not, then I take the issue back. How is it? ”

Lu Xiaoxian countered Li Daoheng's army, leaving him with nothing to say.

Li Daoheng glanced at Lu Xiaoxian, and said expressionlessly: "If you talk about the biggest drawbacks and crises in Yingzhou, I think the main ones are ......."

Li Daoheng did not hide it, and said for a quarter of an hour.

Lu Xiaoxian listened very carefully, and what Li Daoheng said probably boiled down to three points.

First, the imperial court's policy was deviant. At the beginning of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, it has always pursued a policy of friendship with foreign races, and Taizong once said: "Since ancient times, China has been noble and cheap, and I love it as one, so its species are all dependent on me like parents." Because of this, a large number of foreign generals fought on the battlefield to protect the territory of the Tang Dynasty. But after Wu Zetian became emperor, this policy changed, and everyone was in danger under the cool officials, and foreign generals were not spared, such as the case of Hei Yachang, the case of Quan Xiancheng, and the case of Ashina Yuanqing...... These cases made the alien leaders around the Tang Dynasty uneasy. The Khitan, Xi and Yan tribes settled in Yingzhou are naturally no exception.

Second, the court officials were corrupt. Above the imperial court, the Li clan and the Wu clan competed for power and profit, and the ministers formed parties for personal gain and intrigues, which naturally affected these alien races on the border. For example, in the past, the governors of Yingzhou appointed by the imperial court were all capable of civil and martial arts, and their ability and prestige were very convincing to the dependent Khitan and other ethnic groups. But the current governor of Yingzhou, Zhao Wenhui, was only promoted because of the relationship between Liang Wang and Wu Sansi, and he was very different from the previous governors, not only could not convince the dependent aliens, but also intensified the contradictions with the Khitan and other tribes.

Third, the combat effectiveness of the imperial army declined. Although the governor of Yingzhou nominally led more than 50,000 soldiers and horses, most of them were city soldiers, and the regular army of the imperial court was less than 5,000. The so-called "city side" refers to placing the alien tribes on the border next to the military town, maintaining their tribal organization, allowing them to graze their cattle and some to engage in farming, and collecting very light taxes and fees. The imperial court sent officers every year to conduct military training for them. Once there was a border war, these people prepared their own horses and armor to follow the battle. When the Tang Dynasty was strong, these alien races were afraid of the strength of the Tang Dynasty army and did not dare to make a slight move. However, in recent years, the imperial court has been at a disadvantage in the wars with the Tibetans and the Turks, and the Khitan and other ethnic groups have despised the imperial army, and the 5,000 soldiers and horses in Yingzhou naturally have no deterrent effect on them.

Lu Xiaoxian can't help but admit that Li Daoheng's analysis of the drawbacks of Yingzhou is indeed in place.

Immediately afterwards, Lu Xiaoxian asked a second question: let Li Daoheng evaluate some important people in Yingzhou.

After he went to Yingzhou, he might deal with these people in the next step, and it was necessary to do some homework in advance.

Based on his own experience, Li Daoheng gave pertinent evaluations to more than a dozen people, including Yingzhou officials and leaders of different races.

Among them, Lu Xiaoxian was very impressed by the two people Li Daoheng said: one was Feng Qingshan, and the other was Sun Wanrong.

Feng Qingshan was the commander of the Yingzhou Governor's Office, and Li Daoheng spoke highly of Feng Qingshan, believing that he was the most capable and far-sighted among officials at all levels in Yingzhou.

Sun Wanrong is the brother-in-law of Li Quanzhong, the general of Wuwei and the governor of Songmo, and he is the assassin of Chengzhou, which is a state under the Governor of Songmo.

Although it has been more than three years since he left Yingzhou, Li Daoheng has always been wary of Sun Wanrong, and he believes that Sun Wanrong once entered the court as a servant, and has a clear understanding of the internal situation of the imperial court, the social situation, and the reality of the Central Plains. In addition, Sun Wanrong is very good at military command, and he will definitely become a big problem for the imperial court in the future.

Hearing Li Daoheng say the word "confidant", Lu Xiaoxian asked the third question without thinking: "Uncle Li, judging from the current situation, do you think it is possible for the Khitan, Xi and Tatar people in Yingzhou to rebel?" ”

Lu Xiaoxian asked such a sharp question, which made Li Daoheng very surprised, he glanced at Lu Xiaoxian, and pondered: "The imperial court's control over the three clans in Yingzhou is not as good as before, although the situation in Yingzhou is not optimistic,

But these three tribes will not easily rebel. If there are no accidents, it will be about three or seven open! ”

Lu Xiaoxian's eyes were blazing: "If there is an accident, what should I do?" ”

Li Daoheng couldn't help but be shocked in his heart, forgetting that Lu Xiaoxian was already asking the fourth question, and he blurted out and asked, "Lu Gongzi, what is the accident you are referring to?" ”

Lu Xiaoxian said lightly: "First, I heard that Zhao Wenhui is arrogant and self-serving, and regards the leaders of the foreign races under his jurisdiction as slaves, and he will be beaten or scolded if he is not satisfied. If these alien leaders have a deep grudge with Zhao Wenhui......"

Lu Xiaoxian's words were deliberately not finished, but Li Daoheng had already heard the meaning of his words. He has probably heard some of what Zhao Wenhui has done in Yingzhou in the past three years, and Lu Xiaoxian has not exaggerated it, which is indeed an accident.

Lee Do-hyung frowned and did not speak.

Lu Xiaoxian then said: "Second, I heard that there has been a famine in the Yingzhou area for three consecutive years, resulting in no income from agriculture and animal husbandry, and the people have no livelihood. If the Yingzhou Governor's Office does not provide disaster relief in time......"

Li Daoheng also heard about this, if the Yingzhou Governor's Mansion really disregarded the lives and deaths of these alien races and did not provide disaster relief in time, the consequences would be very serious.

Lee Do-hyung's brows furrowed even tighter, and he still didn't speak.

"Third, if the Turks are mixed into it again, they will sow discord among the Khitan and other ethnic groups and add fuel to the fire......"

Hearing this, Li Daoheng's face suddenly changed, and he said loudly: "This is impossible!" ”

"Is it impossible?" Lu Xiaoxian shook his head slightly and said, "Uncle Li, you have been in Yingzhou for so many years, you must also know some about the Turkic people, if you are a Turkic Khan, will you let go of this great opportunity to be indifferent and stand by?" ”

Lee Do-hyung closed his eyes in pain, his chest rising and falling.

After a long time, when he opened his eyes again, he had regained his composure, and a bitter smile appeared on his face: "Master Lu, we have words first, you can only ask three questions." This is the fourth question, and I have no comment! ”

Lu Xiaoxian was stunned, looked at Li Daoheng and did not speak.

Lee Do-hyung muttered to himself, as if he was comforting himself: "If you are not in your position, you will not seek your own government." You are no longer the governor of Yingzhou, just an old guy who is about to be in danger, and some things can't be forced, so let God arrange it! ”

Lu Xiaoxian sighed.

Li Daoheng is right, he is already at this age, and he has spent 20 years of good time for Yingzhou, what can he be forced to do now?

Thinking of this, Lu Xiaoxian smiled: "Uncle Li, you just said that after answering my three questions, this incident should not have happened." Now, we can drink with peace of mind! ”

Lee Do-hyung nodded.

Lu Xiaoxian could see from Li Daoheng's gaze that his mood was really heavy.

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