The cold wind blew, and the two of them who were confused and confused woke up, Gongsun Lan sat up, pushed away Wang Yuan's kneading palm into his chest, and spatted his clothes: "I got your will, tell me this time." ”

Wang Yuan said in a low voice: "Cousin, when will you really fulfill my wishes?" ”

Gongsun Lan said lightly: "It's yours after all, it's yours, if it's not yours, you can't force it, my reputation is ruined in your hands, what do you want?" ”

Wang Yuan smiled: "That's it, the twisted melon is not sweet, and I can't beat you if the overlord makes a bow." Let's get down to business, if you want to know why I focused on developing my strength after coming to Jiannan, of course I won't hide it from you. ”

Gongsun Lan leaned her head on Wang Yuan's shoulder and said softly, "Listen up." ”

Wang Yuan was silent for a moment and said, "What does my cousin think of today's world?" ”

Gongsun Lan thought for a while and said: "Today's world is a peaceful and prosperous world, and the prosperity of my Tang Dynasty is far greater than that of previous dynasties, is there anything doubtful about this?" ”

Wang Yuan smiled and said: "The peaceful and prosperous era is indeed true, and the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty today can be said to be unprecedented and unprecedented." But the crisis under this peaceful and prosperous world, can my cousin see it clearly? ”

Gongsun Lan straightened up and frowned, "Are you talking about the struggle for power and profit in my Tang Dynasty?" This is actually not unusual, and it does not affect the prosperity of my Datang. There will always be strife between the powerful and the courtiers. ”

Wang Yuan shook his head and said, "I'm not talking about the struggle for power and profit in the court. The struggle for power and profit in the court is indeed easy to cause a crisis in the court, but it is not a major crisis. In some respects, the more power and profit are violated, the more it can promote the stability and prosperity of Datang. ”

"You mean that the way of the king is to balance interests and let the courtiers contain each other, so that the country can be stable, right?"

Wang Yuan pointed and said, "Exactly, my cousin seems to be an understanding person." So the crisis I'm talking about is not that. I'm referring to the great crisis in the country. ”

Gongsun Lan was stunned and said: "The big crisis in the Jiangshan Society? How could Jiro think that? ”

Wang Yuan said: "There must be long-term worries, the Tang Dynasty sings and dances in a prosperous and prosperous world, but under this prosperous and prosperous world, those undercurrent crises are gradually emerging. A person may be healthy for decades, but some dark diseases accumulate in the body, and after a certain period of time, the disease will be like a landslide until it is incurable. And before that, he didn't know his end at all. ”

Gongsun Lan said: "I still don't understand, how did you come to such a conclusion?" ”

Wang Yuan said: "It's very simple, the outside is heavy and the inside is light, and the chaos is a big thing." ”

"What is heavy on the outside and light on the inside?" Gongsun Landau.

"My cousin looks at the current pattern of the imperial court, since the establishment of the Jiedu Envoy, the power of the Jiedu Envoy has become more and more powerful. The major festival envoys have heavy troops under them, and the financial and military power of the festival is concentrated in one place, does my cousin think that this kind of festival envoy system is normal? ”

Gongsun Lan frowned and said: "In order to protect the tranquility of the border of the Tang Dynasty, the major festivals have made the garrison heavy troops to defend against foreign enemies, which is also a necessary thing." ”

Wang Yuan said: "It is right to defend against foreign enemies, but it is not appropriate to concentrate power in the hands of one person. What's more, the number of soldiers and horses under his jurisdiction has increased year by year, and there are even people who have the position of envoys of several towns and festivals, holding a large number of soldiers and horses, a large area of land and financial power, in my opinion, these people are no different from the emperor of the soil. ”

Gongsun Lan thought for a while and said, "Are you saying that these people have self-respecting troops, and there will be chaos in the future?" ”

Wang Yuan said: "If a person has too much power, it is inevitable that his ambition will swell. What will happen when he has enough money, no one knows. Taking An Lushan as an example, he now has soldiers and horses in the three towns of Fanyang Hedong and Pinglu, with a total number of more than 200,000 troops, and sits on the huge land and population of Hedong and Hebei. The forbidden army in Gyeonggi was only 200,000 men, and its military strength was already equal. Even in terms of combat ability, the forbidden army in the capital is far less brave and good at fighting than the soldiers and horses of Jiedu, which is called heavy on the outside and light on the inside. When the power of the courtiers is greater than that of the king, it is not unusual for any kind of chaos to occur. ”

Gongsun Lan said in horror: "You mean that An Lushan wants to rebel?" ”

Wang Yuan shook his head and said, "I'm not so sure, I'm just taking An Lushan as an example." That Wang Zhongsi was originally the envoy of the Four Towns Festival, with an army of 300,000, even now, Hedong Road is in the hands of An Lushan, and Wang Zhongsi still has 50,000 soldiers and horses in his hands. Far exceeds the number of forbidden troops in the capital, isn't this a hidden worry? ”

Gongsun Lan said: "Wang Zhonghei won't be." How could he rebel? ”

Wang Yuan said: "Wang Zhonghei may not, but do you dare to guarantee that the prince will not?" What if His Majesty listened to Li Linfu's words and took his crown prince? Will the crown prince let Wang Zhonghei raise an army and seize the throne by force? What about An Lushan? You and I have been to his Hebei Province, and his hook is not unaware, he colluded with the Xi people to openly attack us, and even supplied the Xi people with weapons and armor, and built Xiongwu City to hoard war horses, food, armor and weapons. His various practices have actually exceeded the power given by the imperial court to the envoys of the festival, but the imperial court has turned a blind eye, why is this? This is the reason why the tail is not big, and the outside is heavy and the inside is light. The imperial court can only do to pacify, not order. Otherwise, the Ministry of War deprived me of 20,000 soldiers, but wanted to make up for him with the position of the envoy of the Hedong Province, what is the reason? It's not because An Lushan's power is too great that even His Majesty and the court have to appease his emotions. If this continues, can there be a good ending? ”

Gongsun Lan took a breath and said, "Speaking of which, do you think An Lushan will be reversed." ”

Wang Yuan said: "I'm not targeting An Lushan, I'm talking about the appearance of the outside being heavy and the inside being light caused by the imperial court system." Under this system, Zhang San and Li Si are likely to have inflated ambitions, and all of them are likely to cause chaos in the world. That's what I care about. ”

Gongsun Lan nodded and said: "Your words are not unreasonable, people's desires are endless, these border towns have heavy troops, and it is indeed possible for something big to happen." ”

Wang Yuan said: "It's not a possibility, but an inevitability." With enough strength, who will be willing to be subordinate? It's human nature. Heavy on the outside and light on the inside, a chaotic phenomenon. It is not a question of whether or not it will be chaotic and who will be chaotic, but a question of when and to what extent. Think about it, if An Lushan raised 200,000 soldiers and horses to rebel with the Xi people, what would the imperial court do? Are the 200,000 Forbidden Army an Adversary? Will the rest of the knots add to the chaos? Even if other soldiers and horses were transferred to quell the rebellion, how could a great rebellion of 200,000 soldiers and horses be so easy to quell. And the transfer of troops and horses to other sections to quell the rebellion, what about the border? Will the Tibetans, the Turks add fuel to the fire? When the time comes, the world will be in chaos. ”

Gongsun Lan was stunned and said, "According to what you say, wouldn't I be a Tang ...... Isn't the outlook bleak? ”

Wang Yuan said: "The rise and fall of prosperity and death is the way of heaven, and the change of dynasties is also common. Everyone shouts that the Datang Foundation has been undefeated for thousands of years, but who can stop the reincarnation of this heavenly way. ”

Gongsun Lan frowned and said, "Since you see this, why don't you point out the drawbacks?" Court...... The imperial court should immediately change this situation of emphasizing the outside and ignoring the inside. ”

Wang Yuan shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Cousin, how did you become naïve." This has reached the point where the illness is like a mountain, do you still expect to be cured with a bowl of soup and medicine? Shall I advise Your Majesty to weaken the power of the envoys of the major border towns? For a small military incident, the imperial court could not strictly order An Lushan to obey, but to give greater benefits to calm the matter, what else can the imperial court expect to do? Imagine, if An Lushan has a rebellious heart, if the imperial court orders to take away the post of An Lushan and Pinglu Hedong Town, what would you think if you were An Lushan? ”

Gongsun Lan said: "I will think that the court has no trust in me, if I have a rebellious heart, the court may see through my mind." Then I will raise my troops immediately. ”

Wang Yuan nodded and said: "That's it, not only will it not solve the problem, but it will make the chaos come earlier." At the slightest disturbance, Datang will fall into chaos. ”

Gongsun Lan said softly: "In your opinion, the chaos in Datang is inevitable? ”

Wang Yuan said: "I won't take advantage of the fortune telling, but I assert that there will be chaos within three years." That's why I'm so active in doing these things, hoping that I will have the power to protect myself in the event of chaos. When the chaos came, Jiannan Dao couldn't stay out of it. Knowing that chaos is coming, it would be too stupid for me not to deal with it. Therefore, I have to take risks, strive for every day and every month, improve the strength of our Jiannan Army, and hoard materials, grain and grass in case of contingency. Of course, I hope that my words are wrong, and that it is a good thing that the world is peaceful, but I don't like to try my luck, and I still hope that it is better to be foolproof. I don't want to be attacked in Jiannan in the future, but I can't protect my wife, children, relatives and friends. I will do everything in my power to protect the people around me, and this is the answer I give you. ”

Gongsun Lan looked at Wang Yuan in a daze, speechless for a long time.