17. Supervise the Jianghuai tax

Now that there are many things going on, how can I sit in the palace without going to the palace? In the bathroom hall of Daming Palace, the emperor who got the news of the funeral of the envoy from Xifan was full of anxious expressions in front of several Hanlin scholars.

It's time for this country to be so anxious again.

At the same time, Helong Shence decisive army, Weirong army, Xuanwei army several border towns, documents also flew like snowflakes, they to the Shence general Gao Chongwen as the core, temporarily formed a tough main battle group, asked the emperor to issue an edict: canonization of Liangzhou Mu Di as the new Xibo Zampu, and then by the Shence border army combined with Mu Di's soldiers and horses, from the Chiling Sun Moon Mountain border pass into the attack, hit to the city of Luo, Mu Di to the position of Zampu, after which Xibo completely became a vassal of the Tang Dynasty.

Generals, for the most part, are radical hawks.

Mu Di's diplomatic envoy, the mother who stayed in Chang'an City and Ke Province due to injury. Ding Ai Zeng also began to operate actively, he contacted his friend, Yuan Tongzhi, who is currently the main guest of the Ministry of Rites, to mediate with the Tang family - hoping to "borrow" 20,000 from the Tang family, Liangzhou Ma Chongying, Shang Jiezan and then poured 20,000 into the nest to help Mu Di return to the plateau, and after the matter was completed, not only returned to Liangzhou, but also willing to cede Tuyuhun's hometown back to the Tang family.

In response to this proposition, the emperor's heart began to numb.

However, the prime minister's political hall, as well as the Yushitai system, Du Huangshang, Lu Zhen and even Han Huan, did not advocate a solution to the civil strife in Western Tibet by force.

Lu Zhen repeatedly marched to the emperor, saying that although Mu Ni died, his and Mu Di's common father Chi Song Dezan is still alive, and his prestige is also high.

Du Huangshang, the Chinese scholar, was in the Yanying Palace, and said to the emperor more directly:

"Before Wei Guogong went out of the town of Huainan, His Majesty's words were still in his ears, saying that he first focused on pacifying the Lingnan Cave Barbarians, and now Xifan Mu Ni Xue went, although it was sudden, but it was not to the extent of rashly using force."

Han Wei also said that how to decide on this matter should first consult Huainan Gao Weigong's thoughts.

The emperor said yes, yes.

However, the Huainan Concert Institute immediately presented Gao Yue's recital.

Gao Yue's opinion is very clear:

Now that Helong and Anxi are firmly in the hands of our Tang Dynasty, the trade road has been reopened, and the border army camp has also achieved results, but it has not yet reached the time to send out the army, because the imperial court's finances are not enough to support the simultaneous war on the two fronts of Xifan and Dongman;

The soldiers of the Fan Han Mountains and Rivers, mainly the Xiongqi Army, were not completely unified in command, and their drills were not proficient, which was not enough to form an effective auxiliary to the Shence Army;

There is no doubt that Wei Gao is the commander of Jiannan Road, but there is no suitable candidate for the commander of Helong Road (except for me, but I am not here, I am in Huainan, please recognize this), but if Wei Gao is controlled by the two roads, it will be inconvenient to command, or let Wei Gao leave the town to command in Lanzhou, which is not very good;

The most important thing is that our Wu Yi army has completed its training, as long as the town navy provides a big ship, you can go to Guangfu and Du You to join the division, enter the cave barbarians, Your Majesty does not need to temporarily change the course, and seek the west from the south;

In addition, Mu Di has been guarded in Shancheng, and he must not be allowed to join Ma Chongying and Shang Jiezan, otherwise after he returns to Luo, Xifan will still be my Tang's enemy, and the money and food sacrifices paid by my Tang for the war will be lost.

So the emperor could only hold an expanded meeting of ministers in the Yanying Palace.

All three prime ministers agreed with Gao Yue's suggestion.

"As long as the caves are pacified, the two taxes of the five prefectures of Lingnan, Hunan, and Guizhou can be handed over to the imperial court again, and then it will be simple to consider the affairs of Xifan."

And Pei Yanling, who was standing at the back of the hall, was frantic and restless in his heart.

He also knows that the most critical fate fork in life is in front of him.

In the last few years of his life, he will continue to crouch under Gao Yue's snort, and end his life with a mere judgment (money bag);

still grasped the emperor's thoughts, jumped up vigorously, defeated Gao Yue's allies in the court with slander, and announced it in vain, and also entered the main political hall.

"If you hesitate, you will lose...... The loser will have nothing left. Pei Yanling thought bitterly.

But he weighed it, and his own weight was against Gao Yue, obviously hitting a stone with an egg.

As for the emperor, although the emperor favored him, he was not willing to give up Gao Yue for him.

"Minister!" Pei Yanling suddenly burst out with such a word in his heart.

But in the Yanying Palace, he was still short of breath for half a minute, and stuffed it back into his heart.

In the next three days, the secret competition in the circles of all parties did not stop for a moment.

Mother. Ding Aizeng sent a letter to Yuan Tongzhi in the guest province, saying that if the Tang family has concerns, we are willing to change the "flag", not calling Mu Di Zampu, but saying that he wants to re-enshrine Chisong Dezan as Zampu, but still needs the help of the Tang family, and still hopes that Mu Di can leave Shancheng and act with the restored army.

Yuan Tongzhi replied that he would go all out to the court to fight for this matter.

But secretly, Yuan still had an extra heart, and he wrote a letter to send to Gaoyue in Huainan.

After all, who is the big tree now and who is kind to himself, Yuan Tongzhi is still clear in his heart.

And under the door of Zhongshu, the three prime ministers agreed again at the dinner:

Ask Gao Yue to quickly send out the army, and take this as an opportunity to sentence the three departments of finance again, and gather the two taxes and Hu dou rice in the treasury as soon as possible, while Lu Zhen will carry the pen Jinluan Palace, and Han Wei will divide the affairs of the remaining five departments of Shangshu Province, so as not to have too many dreams at night;

As for Gao Yue's previous complaint to the imperial court, the fact that Li Qi of the town navy was unwilling to provide ships, the Zhongshu Sect sent a message to Li Qi, and sternly warned Li Qi, telling him to muster all the ships within a month and ship Wu Yi's army to Guangzhou.

When the hall of the Prime Minister's Political Affairs Hall flew to Yangzhou and Runzhou, which are only separated by a river, Gao Yue smiled, and he directly called Wang Haichao, who was left in the backyard of Yangzi, and asked him: "Send someone to Jingkou as soon as possible, and urge Li Qi to say that 660,000 taels of taxes, 750,000 Shizhi rice, and 500,000 Guan salt at Jingkou must be sent to your backyard from now on, and then you will send a boat to Jingshi for our Huainan share." ”

Wang Haichao was dripping with cold sweat, and he had already smelled the breath of extreme danger.

But he had no choice but to take the order.

"The news from Daming Palace, Pei Yanling actually held back, so add more fire and force him to come out." After Wang Haichao left, Gao Yue said to Gu Xiu, who turned out behind the scenes.

"Bachelor Xiao Pei has always been reluctant, and he has the courage to slander, but he has no courage to take responsibility." Gu Xiu commented.

"It's easy to deal with characters like Xiao Pei and Li Qiyun, but Bowen, I now agree with what Lu Jiu said before, I feel that if I don't use Xiao Pei's matter to change the court, I will encounter constraints in everything I do, and I will be a little bored." Then Gao Yue's eyes turned to the south, which was the location of Runzhou Jingkou, "So from now on, look at what this Zhenhai Jie Du envoy has to deal with me?" ”