Chapter 196: Rebellion of the Empire
As the saying goes: blessings are not double, and disasters are not singular.
The rebels rebelled in the Wuzhong area, and the war in the distant frontier also followed.
"Report~~, there is an urgent report of war from the Northeast Frontier."
"Report~~, there is an urgent report of war in the southwest frontier."
"Report~~, there is an urgent report of war on the southeast coast."
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For a time, Chang'an City was boiling, and within five days, three border emergencies and one 800-mile urgency.
At this moment, the court was busy with a pot of porridge.
"Your Majesty, the king of Goguryeo in the northeast raised troops to occupy the Boliao area a few days ago, and the envoy of Pinglu Jiedu asked the imperial court to send reinforcements."
"Your Majesty, the king of Southwest Baiyue raised troops against the Tang Dynasty, and the Lingnan Jiedu envoy asked for support."
"Your Majesty, the southeast coast is invaded by the Japanese invaders, and the envoy of Zhenhai Jiedu begs to send reinforcements."
The chain reaction brought about by the rebellion of one party caused the other vassal states to respond one after another, as if it had been agreed in advance.
Goguryeo in the northeast, Baiyue in the southwest, and Wakou in the southeast, these three parties acted together, which really put the Tang Empire into an unprecedented predicament.
Fighting broke out. The number of recitals presented by the imperial court from all over the country was more than ten times more than in the past, which can be regarded as overcrowding the ministers of the court and the central government.
And Tang King Li Muchen was even more busy, and he hadn't slept with his eyes closed for three consecutive days.
On this day, King Tang tossed several confidants and ministers to death. One side is in trouble, and all sides move, except for the northwest border, where the Xue family father and son are guarded. The other three places jointly sent troops to Datang.
This situation and this scene are very similar to the chaotic times of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and the situation of the heroes rising together, but now the prosperous era is a long song, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, but they are raising troops to rebel. It is undoubtedly self-defeating.
After retiring from the dynasty, the Tang King summoned Chu Suiliang, Lin Dong and others to the imperial study. In addition to saying some pessimistic and negative things, those courtiers were righteous and peaceful.
Before the battle, Yu had already lost in momentum, and the Tang Empire stood at the top of all nations, with not only abundant wealth, but also few opponents in military strength.
What a domineering person the Tang King is, the enemy raises troops to rebel, and the countries want to besiege him, how can he take the initiative to make peace without a fight?!
As a man, who doesn't have a little blood and arrogance in his heart, this mood is by no means only the patent of young people, the old man is also crazy, why bother Li Muchen? !
"What do you think about the Rebellion of the Three Kingdoms?"
"Wuzhong's 'Spirit Snake' organization launched a rebellion first, and then Goguryeo, Baiyue, and Dongying followed, it is obvious that this is a premeditated plan, and the ghost-faced people must have united the three kingdoms and wanted to attack the Tang Dynasty at the same time, so as to overwhelm the empire." Lin Dong said first.
"Yes, I think so too, the rebellion of the Three Kingdoms, plus the civil strife of one side, the ghost-faced man wants chaos inside and outside the empire, it seems that he has a lot of ambition to take the Central Plains directly." Tang Wang said.
"It's really a tricky thing for the four sides to make trouble at the same time." Lin Dong said.
"It is precisely because of the difficulty that some people are cowardly, and above the court, many ministers are seeking peace, and I have not spoken, I want to hear your opinion, whether it is the same as what I think." Tang Wang said.
In the imperial study, he is the confidant of the king of Tang, he understands the mind of the king of Tang, and he has followed Li Muchen for nearly twenty years, why don't he understand the sacred heart?
Chu Suiliang said: "Those who do not wait for ministers and others do not speak, and seek peace without a fight, this is the behavior of a coward." Since Emperor Taizong, the Tang Empire has been majestic all over the world, dominating all directions, and all countries have to visit the court, if they seek peace, it will only compromise the majesty and demeanor of the empire. ”
"Once the precedent of suing for peace is set, those countries that are subject to the empire will inevitably take advantage of the situation and attack the Tang Dynasty.
There is no real friendship in the world, this is true between people, and even more so between countries, the reason why Datang can stand at the top is to rely on the profound national strength and suppress them with majesty.
Once the majesty is lost, if you want to make them surrender, I am afraid that it will be difficult to convince the public.
King Tang nodded and said, "Yes, Prime Minister's words." That's exactly what I thought. The main battle is not peaceful, and he would rather die standing than kneeling. ”
Li Muchen has blood in his heart, there has been no war for many years, and now there are disasters everywhere, although he is a little anxious when he is busy, Rao is so, but it has aroused his burning spirit.
"Emperor Taizong was able to open up a bloody path in the troubled times and achieve today's glorious empire, why can't I? The chaotic times of the past, compared to today, were as good as today, but the rebellion of a few anti-thieves was to seek peace, not my style. King Tang said domineeringly, "They want to annex the Tang Dynasty, okay, I want to see if they have such a big tooth to eat this behemoth." ”
"What Your Majesty says is also what the minister thinks." Lin Dong echoed.
A confidant is a confidant, Tang Wang's words and deeds, between words, are all familiar with the heart.
At this time, the king of Tang said: "In addition to listening to your heart's thoughts, what is more important is the strategy to resist the enemy, I wonder if you have any good strategy?" ”
Everyone pondered for a long time, and Chu Suiliang bowed down and said, "I think." The rebellion of the Three Kingdoms should be divided into three parties to send troops to fight, and only those who are good at fighting can be quelled. ”
"Oh? It seems that the prime minister already has a suitable candidate in mind? ”
Chu Suiliang nodded slightly, and said: "There is indeed a person in the minister's heart who is worth recommending, this person is brave and good at fighting, and he is a natural fighting billet, and he leads the troops." It will definitely be able to quell the rebellion of Goguryeo in the northeast. ”
"Who is it?"
"This person is none other than Luo Tong, the boy of the Luo family." Chu Suiliang recommended, "This person makes a Luo family gun, the martial arts are amazing, and the strength is the best in the army, needless to say, and he is familiar with the art of war, and he led a team of twenty people when he was young." Killed in the Hun camp, straight but the head of the auspicious Khan, can be described as unmatched, and became famous at a young age. ”
"At that time, Luo Tong will lead an army of 150,000 and go north to capture the king, and Bick will be invincible."
"Rotong? How did I forget him? Yes, this person marches and fights, he can definitely be regarded as a good hand, and back then, the emperor sent troops to Boliao, as the vanguard of the three-way army, he knew the terrain of Boliao best. If he is in charge of the crusade, he will be able to return with a great victory. Tang Wang clapped his hands and applauded.
"In this Southwest Baiyue Rebellion, the minister thinks that Xue Dingshan can take on a big responsibility." Chu Suiliang said again.
"But the father and son of the Xue family are guarding the northwest border, how can they get out?"
"Has Your Majesty forgotten that the rebellion in the northwest lies with the Xiongnu, and now, the Eastern Xiongnu and the Western Xiongnu are engaged in civil strife. There is no time to covet the Central Plains, which gives us a chance to breathe. Chu Suiliang analyzed and said, "General Xue Rengui can defend it alone, and Xue Dingshan's martial arts, Weichen doesn't need to elaborate on His Majesty's knowledge." The northwest side, guarded by two generals, is really a waste. ”
"And the northwest and south run through the Hexi corridor. You can go straight to Shu, it is also the shortest distance, the most effective strategy, at that time, Xue Dingshan can draw 100,000 troops, and Shu to form a two-sided attack, and work together to encircle and annihilate Baiyue. ”
Shu was a small state in the southwest of the Tang Empire. And Tang Wang's concubine Shi Lan is the princess of Shu, since Li Muchen succeeded to the throne, between the two countries, the formation of a good brother-in-law, among all the countries, only Shu can be trusted. At least their friendship is stronger than any other country.
King Tang didn't say much, acquiesced in Chu Suiliang's strategy, and then asked: "Who should be sent in the southeast Japanese rebellion?" ”
"To deal with the Japanese Invaders, it is natural to have people who are familiar with water warfare, and throughout Chang'an City, there is one person who can take on this heavy responsibility." Chu Suiliang deliberately played tricks on the pass.
"The son of the Duke of Yiguo, when the court horse Qin Huaiyu." Chu Suiliang said, "Qin Huaiyu has been familiar with water since he was a child, and he has created an original formation over the years, called the 'Mandarin Duck Array', which is suitable for dealing with the Japanese who are good at water warfare, and he will lead the empire's 200,000 imperial sailors to set off from the water." Go east along the Yangtze River and go straight to the southeast coast. ”
Goguryeo, Baiyue, and Wakou all have suitable candidates, and the most important one is the civil strife initiated by the spirit snake in the Wuzhong region.
He is the beginning of everything and the end of everything, and only by defeating it completely, the Three Kingdoms will see it. will think about it in his heart, and dare not invade Datang again.
"To quell the rebellion of the Three Kingdoms, there are suitable candidates, and in the end, it is the turmoil caused by Wuzhong, but I am afraid that the ghost-faced people are not so easy to deal with." Tang Wang said.
If Wuzhong rebels, it is still easy to deal with. But the cunning rabbit has three holes, the ghost-faced man has always done things well, and it is impossible for him to raise troops to rebel without complete preparation.
Sure enough, the Spirit Snake Organization held high the slogan of 'Xingzhou and Anti-Tang', which was responded to by everyone, and many places stood up one after another. It is bound to oppose the Tang Dynasty and return to the Great Zhou.
The ghost-faced man has been deployed for many years, and many local officials have already been bought by him, or incorporated into his own organization, and the leader has called out, and there are so many responders.
"Your Majesty, have you forgotten that His Royal Highness King Changping is now in Wuzhong, and if he guards Wuzhong, he will definitely be able to wipe out the Spirit Snake Organization." Chu Suiliang reminded.
In the dark, this seems to be the fate between Li Changsheng and the ghost-faced man, the two of them were originally ignorant, how do they know that fate arranged these two to the opposite side.
In this world, only one person can live to the end, as for who? Nobody knows.
"It's true, but now the empire doesn't have any extra troops to support Wuzhong." King Tang said, after careful calculation, to quell the rebellion of the Three Kingdoms, 450,000 troops have been used.
Now it seems that the available forces are very small.
"So, what is needed most now is time."
"How?"
"Weichen dares to assert that it only takes five months to level Boliao, and it only takes three months to pacify Baiyue. As for Dongying, it will take six months, as long as it can be defended and undefeated in June, at that time, the three-way army will wave its army to Wuzhong and encircle it from three sides, and the ghost-faced people will definitely be defeated. Chu Suiliang said.
"In this way, it depends on whether King Changping has the ability?"
"This is an opportunity. An opportunity to test whether His Highness can become the successor. ”
Hearing this, Tang Wang showed a smile.
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