The few people who were still complaining about the servant bone Huai'en just now suddenly stopped making a sound, and Bai Xiaode also retreated to his original position stupidly. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

"There is a way to solve everything, and if you go to extremes at every turn, you will not only harm others but also harm yourself!" Zhao Ziliang knocked on the imperial case and said, "When this king led the army to quell the rebellion in the Central Plains, was he suspicious of the first emperor? Suspicious of the courtiers? Except for a limited number of people, the entire court is suspicious of this king, saying that this king's military power is too heavy, is this king opposed? Although the Tang dynasty is declining, it is still the master of the world, and the rebels will definitely not end well, you wait and see, within a hundred years, whoever dares to openly rebel will have to die! One by one, I really don't know the height of the sky, I think I have a little military power in my hands, and I dare to do anything wrong with a little courage, and I don't know whether I live or die! He deserves to have such an ending, who is to blame? There is a reason why the royal family is suspicious of the border town generals, if it weren't for the rebellion of An Lushan and Shi Siming's generation, which turned the hinterland of the Central Plains upside down and turned the Tang Dynasty from prosperity to decline, how could the royal family be suspicious of military generals? Guo Ziyi was also taken away from the army, did he rebel? Who can focus on the big picture? Guo Ziyi is such a person! If you are talented, there will always be a time when the court will use you, if you are incompetent, even if you steal authority, you will not be able to keep it for long! ”

Zhao Ziliang was a little thirsty after saying it, stopped to take a sip of tea, changed the topic and said: "Okay, the matter of Servant Bone Huaien is already like this, and it is useless for me to wait here to talk more." The emperor's will allows this king to send troops to serve the king, and you should think about what to do, whether to send troops or not to send troops? How many troops should be sent? ”

Gao Shi, as the secretary and supervisor, first stood up and saluted: "King, Weichen thinks that I can't blindly send troops in Western Qin!" Chang'an is thousands of miles away from Xinjing, the news transmission is too slow, and the reception points we used to arrange over there to receive displaced people have also been evacuated one after another, and now my Western Qin can't get the news of the Central Plains in time, if our army arrives in Chang'an, the imperial court has quelled the rebellion, won't the army run in vain? Even if we want to send troops, we must understand the specific situation in the Central Plains today! ”

Zhao Ziliang nodded and said, "Lord Gao's words can be regarded as old and heavy-minded!" Do you have any other opinions? ”

Prime Minister Cen Shen stood up and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that no matter what the situation in the Central Plains is, I, Western Qin, must send troops!" In the past two months, the business travel from the Central Plains has been decreasing every day, which has made my business tax in Xiqin drop sharply, and Weichen immediately sent someone to investigate in detail after getting the news, only to learn that most of the business travelers from the east come to the west to Mobei, rather than the Hexi Corridor, and there are very few people who take the Hexi Corridor. It can be seen that the passage of the Hexi Corridor has been occupied by the rebels, otherwise, the merchants would not be willing to go far! Great King, if the rebels continue to occupy the Hexi Corridor, the loss to our Western Qin will be huge. In the long run, the Hexi Corridor is a trade route opportunity that has been completely interrupted! It will be very difficult for me to buy goods from the Central Plains in the future, and the annual commercial tax will be reduced by half! ”

Zhao Ziliang couldn't help but stand up and said angrily: "Is the Hexi Corridor occupied by those dog thieves?" How can this be true, this king didn't kill enough people there back then, otherwise how could he let these barbarians run rampant? If these barbarians are allowed to occupy the Hexi Corridor for a long time, we in Western Qin will only be afraid of losing contact with the Central Plains! Military general, who wants to lead the troops to sweep away the departments of the Hexi Corridor and completely clear the barbarian forces? ”

The military generals stood up one after another and hugged their fists and said: "King, Weichen is willing to sweep away the barbarians in the Hexi Corridor for the king!" ”

Zhao Ziliang looked at the generals, his eyes fell on Bai Xiaode, and asked, "Bai Xiaode, how many soldiers and horses do you need?" ”

Bai Xiaode was overjoyed and immediately said: "King, Weichen needs two legions!" ”

Zhao Ziliang thought for a while and said: "This king gives you two legions, in addition to your second legion, transfer Wei Meng's fourth legion to the east with you, as for Wei Meng, this king has another appointment!" ”

"Yes, King!"

Zhao Ziliang clapped his hands and said: "This matter is decided, and the army will set off in ten days!" The Government Council issued a letter to the Tingzhou side, asking the Tingzhou government to raise grain and grass for the army, so that they do not have to pay the taxes for this autumn's harvest, and the army will supply the cities along the way to Tingzhou, and there is no need to carry grain and grass separately! ”

"Yes!"

The news that Chang'an was occupied by the rebels and the Hexi Corridor was occupied by barbarians soon spread to the market, and the people talked about it in public places such as teahouses, wine shops, and inns.

In the teahouses, wine shops, inns and other public places in the West Qin, there is no sign of not talking about state affairs, the people can say whatever they want, and they do not care, if the administration of the Government Council is not satisfactory, some people dare to question it in public, and some people even bluntly criticize the prime minister.

The drinkers of Xicheng Wangyue Tower were sitting at the wine table and discussing the news that Chang'an was captured and the Hexi Corridor was occupied, and a pot-bellied outsider walked in and shouted: "Good news, the news from the palace just now, the king has decided to send troops, and he must open up the Hexi Corridor and recapture Chang'an!" ”

The shopkeeper immediately greeted him: "Oh, it's Liu Yuanwai, tell me quickly, who is leading the troops this time?" How many troops to send? ”

Liu Yuanwai was very unhappy: "I said shopkeeper Wang, you are also in a hurry, you have to find me a table, a few dishes to serve, and a small pot of bar?" ”

Shopkeeper Wang patted his head, and immediately beckoned Xiao Er to bring Liu Yuanwai to a table to sit down, and asked the kitchen to quickly fry a few side dishes and send them.

Everyone looked at Liu Yuanwai, Liu Yuanwai drank a little wine slowly, ate a few bites of side dishes before he clenched his fists and arched his hand in the direction of the palace and said: "It is said that the king has spoken, and he must sweep the Hexi Corridor and annihilate all the rebels who occupy Chang'an." This time, General Bai Xiaode led the troops to the expedition, I don't know how many soldiers and horses there are, this is a military aircraft, who dares to inquire indiscriminately? ”

Someone said: "Bai Xiaode? Why is he? Can he do it? ”

Someone next to him immediately scolded: "I'll wipe it, are you kid looking for a fight?" General Bai Xiaode is brave and strategic, if he can't do it, who else can? I think General Bai Xiaode is the best candidate! ”

"Fart, the generals in the army are much more qualified than Bai Xiaode, why is he the most suitable?"

The drinkers in the restaurant fought for who was most suitable for leading the troops this time, and no one gave in.

"Ahem!" Liu Yuanwai knocked on the table, everyone stopped to look at him, and then he said: "If you want to say who is the most suitable to lead the troops to the expedition, it must be the best for the king to drive the expedition himself!" ”

Everyone raised their middle fingers: "Cut!" ”

Liu Yuanwai said with a smile: "Of course this is impossible, the king has just swept Tianzhu in person, and he has only been back for a few months, so he can't drive in person again." There are quite a few generals in the DPRK who are suitable to be the commanders-in-chief, but this person must be familiar with the terrain of the Hexi and Longyou regions, and he must have led troops to fight on the Tubo Plateau. In Xinjing, there are only General Chu Ge, General Li Siye, and General Bai Xiaode, General Chu Ge wants to act as the military aircraft institute, of course he can't leave, General Li Siye is in the mourning period, and he can't leave, only Bai Xiaode is alone! You are all fools, not everyone can be the commander of the army, you know? I don't think about it in my head, so I talk nonsense about who is suitable, how can the king be thoughtful when he appoints General Bai Xiaode as the commander? So, you're all pig brains! ”

The drinkers were disgruntled and despised him.

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Zhao Ziliang returned to the inner palace, and the concubines were waiting, and when they saw him coming back, they all asked, "How is it?" ”

Zhao Ziliang sat down and said: "The Hexi Corridor was cut off, the rebels captured Chang'an, and the emperor retreated to Shaanzhou, and then moved to the eastern capital Luoyang. After deliberation between the king and his ministers, it was decided to send troops, with Bai Xiaode as the main general and Ma Lu as the deputy general."

Xinping asked, "How many troops are sent?" ”

"Thirty thousand!"

Xinping frowned, "Only 30,000? The concubines heard that there were 300,000 rebels! ”

Zhao Ziliang couldn't help but laugh and said, "Three hundred thousand? Who do you listen to? You people are always the same people, how many people are there in Hexi? Hexi is still the majority of Han people, and the barbarians are in the minority, could it be that they are even counted as children? 300,000 is just a claim, and 100,000 will be up to the sky, and it's a rabble! We sent 30,000 well-trained regular standing troops, which is already very worthy of them! As long as the army of the imperial court is unfavorable, it will collapse in many cases, but our Western Qin standing army will not, even if the battle situation is extremely unfavorable, it will not be defeated, this is the biggest difference between our Western Qin army and other armies! In many cases, fighting a war is a battle of will, to see who can't bear it first, and to see who lasts longer, the first one who can't bear it will be defeated! ”

Xinping said: "Anyway, the concubines still feel that there are fewer troops, and if they don't fight, only defend the city, I think Bai Xiaode is afraid that he will not be able to do anything about them, 30,000 people are cavalry, right?" How did Bai Xiaode attack the city? Besides, the Hexi and Longyou regions are too large, and the 30,000 scattered ones will not play a role at all! ”

Zhao Ziliang shook his head: "Forget it, I won't tell you this, you don't understand it at all!" I have already sent someone to send a letter to Zhang Shouyu, the king of Mobei, asking him to send troops to assist in the attack from north to south, plus the imperial court still has some troops over there, it should not be difficult to solve this matter, the difficult thing is that there is no good way for the imperial court to solve the division of the feudal town! Even if we sweep the Hexi Corridor this time and recapture Chang'an, we are afraid that we will still be occupied by rebels or satisfaction in the future, unless we permanently send troops to garrison that area, but this will cause suspicion and dissatisfaction on the part of the Central Plains court, and the emperor will be unhappy in his heart."