Thinking of the officialdom, the old man sighed slightly before continuing: "Civil officials are like that, whoever sits in that position, they will listen to whomever they want. Besides, killing those officials and vacating so many positions also happened to install some people's protégés. In this world, there may be military attaches who don't want to go to the battlefield, but there are civilian officials who don't want to be promoted, and there are no scholars who don't want to be officials. ”

"The integrity of the literati is also time-splitting, and in the face of absolute power, the so-called integrity is just an excuse. What a joy it was at the time, but what about it now? The emperor exerted a little pressure on his side, and several ministers from Zhongshu Province and Shangshu Province were silent. The king of England did not even use a self-defense fold, and the matter died down, and it was over. ”

"At the beginning, Concubine De and King Song spent a lot of effort to fan the fire behind their backs, desperately fanning the people of Zhengzhou to rebel, but in the end? However, a flowing banquet that cost hundreds of yuan played a role that the imperial court could not play with thousands of dollars, and eliminated a crisis cleanly? Concubine De and King Song put in so much painstaking work, but in the end, they didn't even make a wave. ”

As for the Xiao Cavalry Battalion, he ensured that the Xiao Cavalry Battalion commanded the envoy to dispose of the deputy envoy, and this hand could be said to have stabbed the hearts of the soldiers of the Xiao Cavalry Battalion, and directly restrained the hearts of the Xiao Cavalry Battalion. What are the soldiers most afraid of when they go to the battlefield? In addition to worrying about whether the court will be rewarded for its merits, I am afraid that the most worrying thing is to follow a general who commands indiscriminately to fight, and his own death is unknown. ”

"Yu Mingyuan has been the commander of the Xiaocai battalion for two and a half years. His all-round talent in humanities and martial arts, and his outstanding military achievements, can be called a famous general of this dynasty, and he is extremely popular with the cavalry battalion. Let Yu Mingyuan go out as a deputy envoy to lead the army, which of the soldiers of the cavalry battalion dare to disagree? Compared with the Ruijian camp, which has been used stumblingly after the prince's blood change, he made the Xiaoqi camp extremely handy, which can be described as a concerted effort. ”

"In the battle of Tiger Prison Pass, he didn't interfere with that Zhao Wuxian's command, he only made a slashing envoy. He risked the arrows and stones, put on a posture of advancing and retreating with the defenders, and personally killed two retreating military attachés. Not only did he leave a reputation for knowing people and making good use of them, but he also left the emperor with the impression of being good at generals. ”

"In Zhengzhou, reward the troops of the Xiao Cavalry Battalion, only reward the low and not the high. Although it is generous to them, it is under the condition that it has not crossed the emperor's bottom line. That is, it completely bought the military heart of the Xiaocai battalion, and stabilized the hearts of the people in Zhengzhou. He has behaved since he left Beijing, and he is such a harsh person as the emperor, and he can't find the slightest fault. ”

"He also used this exploit to put Mingyuan in the position of the envoy of Henan Road. Almost the entire Gyeonggi important land is under his control. Lord Wang, that Yu Mingyuan is almost a white-collar worker, can he really sit in his position with peace of mind? The old man concluded that he had not really taken refuge in the British king. But after this battle, the relationship between the two is definitely not ordinary. ”

"Since the British king led the army to Zhengzhou, the prince and Concubine De's mother and son have secretly made many stumbling blocks, but there is no way to face this person's conspiracy. can only watch him, and his position is becoming more and more stable. It's just that the old man was persuaded at the beginning, and the prince has always regarded it as the wind in his ears. Lu Wentao, who was blindly important, was even led by him by the nose, and finally came to the point where it is irretrievable today. ”

"The Crown of England sometimes seems reckless, hasty, and even a little too wild. But if you taste it carefully, the focus is on the key nodes. not only grasped the emperor's mind, but also captured the military heart of the Xiao Cavalry Battalion. Even the officialdom is in his eyes. This person has a thorough grasp of people's hearts, which is really beyond the reach of people. ”

"What King Guanying has done since he became the envoy of Zhengzhou this time, he is so old and spicy, he really can't believe it, this is a person who has been in the cold palace for 18 years and has never even left the gate of the cold palace before leaving the palace. If this is really the case, then the old man can only say that the concubine Jing in the palace is really a god, and a woman can actually produce such a talent. ”

"Lord Wang, there are some things that you really have to learn more from that British king. If you had his skills, the situation between you would have to be reversed. There are some things that are superficial just on the surface. The old man is telling the truth today, but judging from the style of this person since he left the palace, the prince has not been wronged. ”

"When the small day is blunt, the big day is decided. A young man who has only been out of the palace for a year can have such scheming and skill, which is really unseemly. If there is a chance, the old man really wants to meet the British king for a while and see how many means he has. ”

The old man's words made the King of Shu sigh and said: "I regret that I shouldn't have done it at the beginning, I didn't listen to Mr. 's words, this king is also to blame for coming to this point, and I really can't blame others." It's just that now, it's useless to regret it. This king doesn't want to sit still and wait, so I ask my husband to teach me how to go in the future. ”

Looking at the vagueness on the face of the King of Shu, the old man pondered for a while and said: "Lord, although the current situation in the capital is irreparable. But for the prince personally, it is far from the point of exhaustion. At present, the capital can't stay, and if you sneak back to Sichuan, not only will it confirm the things of the prince, but it will only be a lingering breath. ”

"The prince has worked hard in Sichuan for so many years, and he can indeed be called powerful. If it is placed in troubled times, it is not impossible to divide the middle of the river. But for example, although it can't be said to be a prosperous era today, it is definitely not a big chaos in the world, at least it is a peaceful year. Relying on the 30,000 horses of the prince alone, they are not the opponents of the four major battalions and the Xijing camp at all. ”

"As for those families in Sichuan, don't look at the respect for the prince on weekdays. But if the prince rebels openly, the old man guarantees that those people will be the first to stand up against it. Those who don't care about anything but their own interests, they will only obey the strong. With the current strength of the prince, it is far from the point where they will bow their heads. ”

"Sichuan is unreliable, the capital can't stay, and going to Northern Liao is the next policy, and the only way to go is to go. You are in the mountains of the West Sichuan Road, secretly training an army of 30,000 people. These 30,000 troops, although they could not go out of Sichuan to compete with the imperial court for the world. But if it is placed in the Western Regions, it is a force that no one dares to underestimate, and there is no big problem even on the dominant side. ”

"At present, the Uighur Khan, which is entrenched in the Western Regions, is in constant internal strife, and because of the heavy losses caused by many years of war with our Korean army, the state is now in decline. Coupled with the fact that the Western states had been invaded for many years, the Uighur Khan had lost control of the country. With the talent of the prince and the help of these 30,000 troops, it is not difficult to lay down a world in the Western Regions. ”

"As long as the prince has a foothold in the Western Regions, he will work hard to accumulate strength. Once the world changes, it will only be a matter of time before the fight comes back. The prince was the son of the emperor, and if he returned east with his troops, the result would never be the same as that of the Uighurs. The prince, I don't think that if the emperor really passes the throne to the British king, he can really sit on the throne. Don't forget, who was his maternal grandfather? ”

"Back then, the king of Huaiyang County killed the clan, and what he killed was a river of blood. If the emperor passes on the throne to the British king, do you think those clans in the world will be convinced? When the time comes, those clans will first be chaotic. Once the world changed, the prince marched eastward in the name of King Qin. In this world, it is two to say who will kill the deer when the time comes. ”

"At present, although the emperor is slightly taller in the Spring and Autumn Period, his body and bones are still healthy, and it is not a problem to be in power for a few years. The prince can use this time to accumulate strength in the Western Regions. With the talent of the prince, coupled with the assistance of the old man, and the 30,000 army is not insufficient at the moment, but compared to the more than the combat power of the countries of the Western Regions, there is no problem in laying a foundation in a few years. ”

The old man's words obviously made the King of Shu a little moved. Sitting in this palatial courtyard of the King of Shu and waiting to die, that is definitely not the style of the King of Shu. Otherwise, he wouldn't have made up his mind to break the boat. It's just that right now, he has a feeling of sitting in a sleepy city. He knew that he could escape back to the river at any time by relying on the two secret passages in this annex.

But what happens when you run back? He didn't think that the 30,000 troops he had hidden in the snowy mountains of western Sichuan were the opponents of the four major battalions in Beijing and the 50,000 troops in the Xijing battalion. Even if he escapes back to Sichuanchu, the best outcome is only to divide one side. But in this way, my reputation may be completely ruined, and there is no possibility of competing for the world.

And the two rivers seem to be a natural place of separation, but they started from the Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms. As long as the world is unified, or there are strong enemies around it, no regime can really be divided for a long time. It is said that Shu is difficult and difficult to go to the sky, but that is for ordinary people. For the imperial army, those natural dangers may not really be natural risks.

Whether it was Qin's annihilation of Bashu during the Warring States Period, or Wei's annihilation of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms, or the destruction of Chenghan during the Eastern Jin Dynasty, what kind of so-called natural danger did it really block other people's armies? Back then, the Tang Dynasty didn't also want to rely on the natural danger of the two rivers, and the last more than 100,000 troops to defend Sichuan, at least to create a situation of separating one side.

But how did it end? Isn't it the same as being under the conquest of the army, and finally being wiped out by the country? wants to rely on the 30,000 private army to seize Sichuan, the ideal is very full, but the reality is very backbone. In particular, once they form a separatism, it is tantamount to an open rebellion. Whether those officials and the people in Sichuan will really support it is really two words.

Therefore, for the current King of Shu, returning to Sichuan is just a long time to breathe, and it is far from the best policy. And if it is to defect to Northern Liao, it is also a road. But the king of Shu was absolutely unwilling, so he sent people under the fence and handed over his life to others. Since returning to Sichuanchu, going north is not the way to survive. Then what the old man in front of him said was to go west, which was the best policy.

Seeing that the King of Shu was obviously a little moved, the old man said again: "What's more, the prince is now surrounded by 30,000 troops, and when he arrives in the Western Regions, it may not be 30,000 troops." Over the years, the prince has painstakingly interacted with the Tibetan tribes in Qinghai, and Qinghai Tubo has received a lot of help from the prince. As long as the prince raises his arms, at least among the Tibetan tribes in Qinghai, it is not a problem to recruit tens of thousands of warriors. ”

"Even if the Tubo tribes can't muster too many warriors to assist the prince, Qinghai has always produced good horses. The prince could have used these tribes to arm all the 30,000 troops into cavalry in the shortest possible time. And in the conquest of the Western Regions, cavalry is the right use. With those 30,000 iron horsemen as the foundation, who can help the prince in the Western Regions? ”

"My Daqi has been competing with the Northern Liao from the nomadic tribe for many years, and I have never fallen behind. Even in the wars against the Uighurs and Tibetans, they repeatedly gained the upper hand, and the key reason was that the cavalry combat effectiveness of our dynasty maintained at least equal combat power in the face of those nomads. ”

"Warfare in the Western Regions was dominated by cavalry, and both the Tibetans and the Uighurs were born cavalry. The Western Regions have always produced good horses, as long as the prince controls the Western Regions, are you still afraid of the lack of cavalry that can fight habitually? As long as there is a cavalry that can compete with the imperial court, no matter what the prince does, whether he is self-established as king or eastward to fight for the world, he will be in a position of advancing and retreating freely. ”