Chapter Seven: The Light Rain in the Heavenly Street is as moist as a crisp Four
Li Chun has heard of Du Huangshang's wonderful legend for a long time, especially for the sake of his son-in-law's anti-purpose, which made Li Chun surprised and moved. Li Chun was sure that he had found that person, the person who could assist him and accomplish the great cause of Zhongxing. Therefore, not long after Li Chun ascended the throne, Du Huangshang sat in the position of prime minister without any suspense, and he was also the top card among the prime ministers, this position once belonged to his son-in-law, Wei Zhiyi.
Facts have proved that Li Chun's vision is very accurate, and the accuracy is outrageous, and Du Huangshang did not disappoint him. Now, when Li Chun was isolated and helpless, Du Huangshang stood up without hesitation and stood firmly on his side. In an instant, Li Chun seemed to be in a trance, and the person standing in front of him seemed to be not his own courtier, but his own brother and his father! After all, Li Chun is still very young and needs someone to assist him, and he needs someone to take care of him. However, it was only a moment, a short moment, and then, he returned to his normal state, and asked in a very flat tone, "Who can do this?" ”
"The Divine Command Army makes Gao Chongwen brave and strategic, and he is worthy of this task." Du Huangshang replied without thinking. Du Huangshang is not an impulsive person, never has been. He understands Li Chun's ambition very well, he also knows Liu Pi's personality very well, and he is even more aware of the current situation of the empire. In fact, he had a grand overall idea, and it was a dream, a very beautiful dream. "Yuanhe Zhongxing" is a dream, this dream not only belongs to Li Chun, the son of heaven, but also to the prime minister Du Huangsheng.
In Du Huangshang's plan, Xichuan is only a part of it, a very, very small part, but it is a crucial first step. The road to Shu is difficult, easy to defend and difficult to attack, Wei Gao has been operating for many years, and the soldiers are full of food, which is not the best choice for Chang'an to make a name for himself and make an example of the monkeys. However, after Wei Gao's death, Liu Bi inherited Wei Gao's position, and the situation changed. Du Huangshang knows very well that Liu Bi is a self-righteous but unlearned person, the new emperor ascends the throne, with Liu Bi's person, he will definitely jump out to block Li Chun, and challenge the bottom line of Chang'an again and again, and the arrogant young man will never endure it again and again. Moreover, Du Huangshang did not intend to dissuade him, because he was still very confident in dealing with Liu Bi.
That being said, things don't seem to be too simple either. Although, Liu Bi is just a fly, no, this metaphor is not accurate enough, it should be said that Liu Bi is a huge wasp, once stung by it, although it will not be fatal, it will not be too comfortable. And in today's empire, there are many such wasps, and once they attack them in groups, the empire is likely to be stung with thousands of holes and no skin. Therefore, Liu Bi, the wasp, not only has to shoot, but also dies with one shot, cleanly, and must not drag mud and water, leaving him with any chance to escape. For this reason, Du Huangshang carefully went through the sieve of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military forces, and finally determined that Gao Chongwen was the best person to deal with Liu Pi. However, he has one more concern, a big concern.
"But ......," Du Huangshang said in a deep voice.
"But what?" Li Chun couldn't wait to ask.
"However, the minister hopes that His Majesty can entrust the affairs of the military to Gao Chongwen and not set up a prison army. Liu Pi will definitely be able to be captured. Du Huangshang finally expressed his concerns in one breath. The precedent of eunuch supervision began with the famous Tang Ming Emperor Li Longji. Back then, An Lushan's rebellion was a fatal blow to Li Longji. From then on, he changed, he no longer trusted anyone with heavy troops, and at the instigation of the left and right, he finally made a decision: he sent a large number of cronies from Chang'an to the army as supervisors, to monitor the generals with heavy troops. Of course, there is only one kind of Li Longji's cronies, and that is the eunuch who has been cut. Since then, eunuch supervision has become the rule of the Tang Empire.
It is undeniable that there are good people among the eunuchs, and there are also righteous men and gentlemen, but the eunuchs who can really become the emperor's henchmen, if they don't have the ability to flatter, it seems a little unlikely. Therefore, most of the eunuchs who can become the emperor's henchmen are not good. Once these people run to the front line, it seems unrealistic not to take the opportunity to do something bad. In fact, in the Anshi Rebellion, the eunuchs and the army played a role, a huge role, of course, a huge negative role. Before Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi came to prominence, there were probably only five generals who could fight the empire, and they were listed as follows according to their combat ability: An Lushan, Shi Siming, Ge Shuhan, Gao Xianzhi and Feng Changqing. Needless to say, An and Shi have long been enemies of the empire; The other three died directly or indirectly from the betrayal of the eunuch army. If there was no Guo Ziyi, if there was no Li Guangbi, if there was no infighting among the rebel groups, perhaps, the Tang Empire would have become a thing of the past.
There is no need to mention the past, but it is still difficult for Du Huangshang to forget the past that is not far away, because he has personally experienced the huge destructive power of the eunuch army. Back then, Guo Ziyi entered Beijing, and Du Huangsheng, who was in charge of left-behind affairs, faced a crisis, a huge crisis. Du Huangshang knew very well that behind that crisis, there was a person standing, that is, the eunuch of Shuofang Jiedu. If there are still eunuchs in the western expedition this time, no one will be able to achieve the final victory!
"I promise you that I won't send an overseer!" Du Huangshang was worried for a long time, in Li Chun's place, it was not a matter at all, he did not hesitate at all, and immediately agreed to Du Huangsheng's request.
Du Huangshang let out a long sigh of relief, and his usual smile appeared on his face again.