Chapter 466: Struggle for power
Li Ze threw a boulder into the river, which naturally stirred up a monstrous wave. After the meeting, the news naturally spread through various channels, whether it was the civilian or the military, and the voices of discussion were everywhere.
To put it bluntly, Li Ze's reforms have really affected everyone.
Although there were sumptuous drinks and dishes in front of him, Xue Ping and the others really couldn't swallow it.
"Xue Shilang, Li Ze's wolf's ambition has been exposed, if he really reorganizes the system thoroughly according to such a plan, then from now on, the court will be his hall." Han Qi said angrily: "The emperor is seriously ill, the crown prince is young, he, the prime minister, can't he decide in a word?" Who can balance him? We knocked together and complained to the emperor. ”
Xue Ping drank the wine sullenly, and when he heard this, he shook his head and said, "It's useless." His Majesty thought very clearly in Huguan, so he simply handed over the military and political power to Taifu, and now if we go to see Your Majesty to say, in addition to making Your Majesty more worried, what role can it play? Will it shake Li Ze in the slightest? ”
"yes!" Tian Lingzi was also sullen, he used to be one of the Big Three, Li Ze changed like this, he can no longer have the authority he used to have, what position can he get, or both? But think about it, I'm afraid that Mei Que won't be able to take her turn. "If Your Majesty gets better, you can still have a certain deterrent effect on Li Ze, if you are really angry with Your Majesty, there is a young prince with three long and two short, what role can it play? At that time, it will really become Li Ze's word! ”
Han Qi sighed and nodded wordlessly.
They need a healthy emperor now, more than ever.
"Now we can still see His Majesty the Emperor unhindered, but I'm afraid that when we get to Zhenzhou, it will be difficult for us to see His Majesty." Qin Zhao shook his head and said. "Don't forget, in terms of name, Qianniuwei is His Majesty's pro-army, but Qianniuwei is controlled by Li Ze. Taifu wants to reorganize the army and re-establish the twelve guards, so he will naturally clearly divide their respective responsibilities and powers. Zhenzhou itself is the old nest of Taifu, and there are Taifu people up and down, and when they arrive in Zhenzhou, they are afraid that they will isolate His Majesty from us. ”
"Li Ze wants to reorganize the army, the news has been released, what is the reaction in the army? If the soldiers react strongly, maybe Li Ze will have to stop! Tian Lingzi looked at Qin Zhao and the others with hope.
Unexpectedly, Qin Zhao, Han Qi, Li Cunzhong and others all had bitter faces.
"What's wrong? Your army is all brought out by you, and you are your people from top to bottom, so it is possible that you can't even control your army, right? Tian Lingzi was a little shocked.
"During this period of time, our army and the Wuwei army have cooperated a lot, and everyone has fought side by side, so there will naturally be more contact, and everyone will naturally become brothers who talk about everything." Qin Zhao sighed and said, "Wuwei's army, the treatment is too good. Compared with the treatment of our soldiers, it can be said that it is a heaven and an underground, everyone thinks about it, they are all messengers who play with their heads, Wu Wei soldiers have no worries, everything is properly arranged, died in battle, and the pension plus the care of the family in the future can make a family with nothing become rich and crippled in a short period of time, and they even help to find their daughters-in-law, not to mention the generous salary. Their soldiers' salaries are many times that of our soldiers. Comparing the two, how can our soldiers not be envious, this point, Xue Shilang should also feel deeply, right? ”
Xue Ping smiled bitterly: "I don't know that it is deeply touched, but unforgettable." Everyone still remembers the 10,000 divine army I brought out at the earliest, and after several battles, half of them were lost. The remaining half, except for the senior officers who gave me some face, the rest had already leaned on the side of the Wuwei Army, not to mention the middle and lower level non-commissioned officers. This time when the news came out, they were cheering, and Cheng Xu and the others were helpless. They're all eager to adapt it right away. In their words, if you become a subordinate of Taifu as soon as possible, you can get the same treatment, and if you have Wu Wei, they can also have it. ”
Li Cunzhong and Han Rui also smiled bitterly: "That's right." The low-level soldiers are all looking forward to Taifu's military reform being carried out immediately, so that they can also become Taifu's subordinates. ”
Tian Lingzi looked at everyone present in shock.
"Can't you give them the same treatment as Wu Wei's soldiers?"
"Where's the money?" Xue Ping spread his hands.
"You don't have money, but Han Shuai, you have territory, and Hedong is a rich place!" Tian Lingzi said. "You are only tens of thousands of soldiers, and more than 100,000 people in Wuwei can do this, there is no reason why you can't do it, right?"
Han Qi said embarrassedly: "I really can't do it. I don't even know how Li Ze did it. ”
"Xue Shilang, you've been in Wuwei for a longer time, so you know a little bit about it, right?" Tian Lingzi asked.
"I know, but I can't learn." Xue Ping said: "Wuwei up and down, the government decree is unified, the financial banner is the banner, the economic policy they implement, Li Ze called the planned economy led by the government, supplemented by the market, the supply and marketing cooperatives under their command monopolized all the economic industries related to the national economy and people's livelihood, the implementation of unified price allocation, etc., to be honest, I don't understand at all." I heard that Li Ze is writing a book for this, and when this book comes out, I will definitely read it carefully. ”
"In this way, the restructuring of the army is irreversible at all?" Tian Lingzi was a little desperate.
"Irreversible. The military spirit is like this, what can I do? Li Cunzhong said: "If we forcibly refuse, I am afraid that the army under our command will immediately rebel." ”
"That's it!" Xue Ping straightened up and said loudly: "Since there is no way to reverse and we can't resist, then we have to find the most positive side that is most beneficial to us in the current environment." In any case, Li Ze has not rebelled, he still serves His Majesty as the master, still holds the banner of the Tang Dynasty, and still considers himself a Tang courtier, this is the capital that we can compete with. As long as he acknowledges all this, then we have the root to fight against it. Now, the most important thing we should do is to do everything possible to maintain the continuation of Datang's society, as long as His Majesty is still there and the prince is still there, everything is possible. ”
"Xue Shilang is right." Han Qi also reluctantly raised his spirit and said: "Whether it is political reform or military reform, in fact, we have no strength to oppose it, so we must unite as one, seek a better position in the new imperial court, obtain a higher position in the reorganized army, and strive to have a greater voice and more troops." ”
"In this way, is Han Shuai ready to accept Li Ze's suggestion for the position of secretary of the military department?" Tian Lingzi asked.
"Of course." Xue Ping looked at Han Qi and said: "I'm afraid this is also the best position that our people can get in the new imperial court, the reason why Li Ze wants to give you this position is because there are tens of thousands of elite Hedong troops under Han Shuai, and secondly, he is also confident of his own control over the army." ”
"He put me in this position, naturally he wanted the outside world to see his generosity, his loyalty, and his indistinguishability from each other, in fact, he wanted to put me in the air, but I, Han Qi, am not a piece of paper, and in his position, he will naturally fight for the right to speak and power he deserves. Besides, even if I leave, Cunzhong and Han Rui will abandon me? Han Qi sneered.
"I'm naturally the only one who looks to Han Shuai." Li Cunzhong and Han Rui both hugged their fists.
"That's the right thing to do." Xue Ping said: "Not only Han Shuai, but also I, and General Qin, we have to work hard to earn a more advantageous position." Li Ze will always give me a handful of the positions of the six departments and nine qing, no matter what the power is, he can always enter the center, Tian Shizhong will also get one of the positions in the future, General Qin, you were originally General Zuo Wuwei, and it should not be a problem to maintain the military command of Yiwei, and next, we must strive to fight for the command of another guard. ”
"On our side, we are still qualified to fight." Han Qi said.
"Tian Ping, Xue Chong, I think I will be rewarded by Li Ze in the future, and I should occupy a place in the twelve guards, no matter what, I will also fight for them."
"If we can win them over, then although we are still at a disadvantage, we are enough to compete with Li Ze." Tian Lingzi was also excited for a while.
"Even if they don't come to us, it's good to remain neutral." Xue Ping said: "Shuofang, Fengzhou and other places, because of geographical reasons, will definitely maintain a certain degree of deference to the imperial court, and they will definitely naturally fall to us." Li Ze wants to take away their position as the marshal, how can they be willing. So, it's not like we're fighting back. ”
"If Li Ze dies suddenly, it would be great, just like Tian Chenghei, then it would be very happy." Han Rui suddenly burst out.
The room suddenly became cold, and after a long time, Han Qi smiled bitterly and said, "Han Rui, don't have this thought." If Li Ze really dies suddenly, our current situation will definitely fall apart, but I am afraid that the first thing Wu Wei will clean up is us. At that time, a civil war between us was inevitable. It's not that I'm afraid, but in this way, Datang is really finished. ”
"The struggle is necessary, and our purpose is to curb Li Ze's dictatorship, restrict his human rights too much, and prevent his people from having the idea of usurping power and seizing the throne. Unity is a must, without Li Ze, our ideal of reviving the Tang Dynasty will simply become water without a source and a tree without roots. All of this will be a mirror. Xue Ping looked at everyone and said seriously: "This is the bottom line, everyone must be clear." Fight but not break, the internal struggle can be fierce, but externally it must be united, if you really want to do something, you have to wait until after you destroy Zhu Wen and Zhang Zhongwu. ”