Chapter Eighty-Five: Wang Duo's Feelings
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Although he stood aside on the surface, Wang Duo, who returned to the imperial court, still had a certain influence, after all, he was once the first prime minister of the imperial court, and Lu Xi and Zheng Jin, who are now in charge, have worked with him for a long time.
Huang Chao suffered a crushing defeat in Jingmen and fled to Jiangnan Province, and the imperial court decided to let Cao Quanyang, who had made great contributions, serve as the right attendant of the military department, and let Gao Biao be responsible for the task of exterminating Huang Chao again, which Wang Duo did not approve, he thought that continuing to let Cao Quanhui serve as the envoy of Jiangxi, and at the same time serving as the commander of all the soldiers and horses, he would definitely be able to completely defeat Huang Chao.
To say that Wang Duo, who has experienced actual combat, this time his understanding is very accurate, if the imperial court arranges according to such a deployment, the result is completely different, Huang Chao will definitely face the fate of being exterminated, there can be no later glory, and the imperial court will not be so down. It's a pity that Wang Duo, who suffered a fiasco, has no right to speak, especially in the matter of exterminating Huang Chao, plus Huang Chao has recently suffered a fiasco, and he is panicked like a lost dog, how can Gao Yu, who is in the south, not see this.
It has become a habit to compete for merit in the court, whoever has a hard background will be able to please, with the support of Prime Minister Lu Xie, it is logical for Gao Biao to accept the task of exterminating Huangchao. It is no wonder that the Tang Dynasty will gradually decline, not to mention the chaotic government of the eunuchs, and the officials are also competing for power and profit, not thinking of the overall situation of the imperial court, all of them are considering their own interests.
Wang Duo faintly saw these problems, ironically, he was once the first prime minister of the imperial court, but also in the whirlpool of power and profit, and even Liu Yunzhang, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites at the time, raised concerns in this regard, Wang Duo dismissed it as alarmist and publicly refuted it in the court.
Because of Cao Quanyang's arrangement, there were disputes between Wang Duo and Lu Xi and Zheng Jin, although this dispute seemed out of place, the eunuchs in the court all believed that Wang Duo had no right to speak, and concurrently served as the envoy of Jingnan Jiedu, specializing in fighting against Huangchao, but suffered a fiasco, and the 50,000 army was wiped out, if it weren't for Liu Jurong and Cao Quanyang to turn the tide, maybe Huangchao had already hit Chang'an City, and Wang Duo was no longer the prime minister, and he served as the crown prince and concubine, in fact, he was resting.
Wang Duo, who was lonely and unable to speak, finally understood what retribution was, and he fell into distress, sighing all day long.
After the dispersal of the dynasty, Wang Duo, who returned to the mansion, stayed alone in the study, since he served as the crown prince, no one in the house came to visit, it can really be said that there are many people, and there are still a lot of discussions in the court, that is, Wang Duo can go to exterminate the Yellow Nest, and almost let the Yellow Nest be exterminated.
The housekeeper came to report that Cao Shilang from the military department had come to visit.
Wang Duo hurriedly instructed the housekeeper to invite him, and took Cao Quanyan directly to the study.
Cao Quanyan was transferred to the capital and served as the right attendant of the Ministry of War, which seems to be promoted, but in fact, people with a discerning eye know that the Ministry of War has nothing to do at all, and all the military power is in the hands of the eunuchs, and the power in the court is mainly in the hands of the Northern Ya controlled by the eunuchs.
After Cao Quanhui was transferred to the capital, there was almost nothing to do, the military department could not govern the army, there was no military power, and it was to deal with some trivial things on weekdays.
Wang Duo once complained about Cao Quanyang, which Cao Quanyang was completely aware of, and when he fought in Xiangyang, Wang Duo also strongly supported and gave them a lot of convenience, so after being transferred to the capital, Cao Quanyang and Wang Duo's contact gradually increased.
The housekeeper left after making tea, leaving Wang Duo and Cao Quanhui in the study.
After a simple greeting, the topic naturally shifted to Huang Chao, which was what Cao Quanhui was most concerned about.
"Ge Lao, I saw the twists and turns from Jiangnan to Huainan Road in the military department, and Huangchao has signs of full-fledged wings."
"Cao Yuanjun is still so concerned about the matter of exterminating Huangchao, it's not simple, but this matter is directly responsible for Gao Yu, if Cao Yuanjun is too concerned, it will inevitably cause trouble, and he also knows that after Huangchao captured Ezhou, he is recruiting troops, and it is said that the team has expanded to 200,000 people."
"Pavilion Elder, as the right attendant of the military department, he naturally has to care about these things, although Gao Gong may have an opinion, but a certain is still ready to propose to the imperial court to build a yì, although Huang Chao can quickly expand his troops, but most of them are rabble, as long as he concentrates his forces and pursues and fights hard, he will definitely be able to completely exterminate it."
"Oh, then I have to ask Cao Envoy, Wang Xianzhi and Huang Chao rebelled, it has been seven years in the blink of an eye, such a long time, does it mean that the imperial court does not know how to concentrate troops to attack, does it mean that many festival envoys do not know that most of Huang Chao's subordinates are rabble, but Huang Chao is from north to south, from south to north, looting everywhere, but it can't be exterminated, why is this."
Cao Quanxi paused for a moment, sighed slightly, and lowered his head, at this time, he thought of Liu Jurong's Jianyi, and he also had the opportunity to completely exterminate Huangchao, but unfortunately he still obeyed Liu Jurong's Jianyi, and did not take advantage of the victory to pursue, not thinking about preserving his strength, thinking about using Huangchao to rebel and protect his position.
"Cao Yuanjun can't answer, he must understand the reason, according to the current situation, a certain thinks that the extermination of the Yellow Nest is a flower in the moon mirror in the water, and the goal cannot be achieved."
"What Elder Ge meant, I understand, but let Huang Chao be arrogant like this, maybe one day, Huang Chao will come to Chang'an, and there will be no chance to regret it at that time."
"It's good for Cao Biao to have such worries, but don't be too pessimistic, a certain look at Gao Biao is still capable, last year's Spring Festival, Gao Biao led the army, not also defeated Huang Chao, captured many of Huang Chao's generals, this time Gao Biao served as the Zhenjiang Festival Envoy, and continued to serve as the commander of all the soldiers and horses, Jianghuai salt and iron transport envoy, the main responsibility is to exterminate Huang Chao."
"Ge Lao, what does a certain mean is not to worry about Gao Gong's ability, to say that he commands the battle, Gao Gong has outstanding ability, and his subordinates are brave and outstanding people like General Zhang Lan and General Liang Zhang, and no one in the court can stand out, a certain is mainly worried that if in the process of exterminating Huang Chao, everyone wants to protect themselves and is unwilling to do their best, Huang Chao may eventually choose to attack the capital."
"Cao Yuanjun's worries are reasonable, but a certain is still built, don't put your own ideas, play to the court, if Cao Yuanjun must do this, not only will it not work, but it will make enemies for himself."
"Please also ask the elder to make it clear."
"Well, there are some things that have been said, so don't be dissatisfied."
"Although Elder Ge said that a certain person came specifically to seek advice, it is too late to be grateful."
"When Cao Envoy Jun and Liu Jurong and Lu Yanhong were in Jingmen, they defeated Huang Chao, when it was, Huang Chao lost his troops and lost seven or eight out of ten, it was the lowest time, such a good opportunity, why did Cao Envoy Jun not think of exterminating with all his might, and now he was promoted to the Ministry of War, but asked many Jie Du envoys to do their best, if someone raised this matter in the court, how did Cao Envoy Jun answer, and then Gao Biao defeated Huang Chao in Fuzhou, Huang Chao had to leave Fuzhou and flee to Guangzhou, at this moment, Gao Biao can also take advantage of the victory to pursue, exterminated the Yellow Nest in one fell swoop, but people didn't do it, why, the truth in it, a certain is not clear, the meaning of a certain saying is not to blame Cao Zhijun, please Cao Zhijun Don't be too careful. ”
Cao Quanyang's old face was a little red, he had thought of this a long time ago, but unfortunately he didn't regret taking the medicine, he made an appearance in front, and asked the people behind him to selflessly dedicate, wouldn't it be standing and talking without backache.
"Elder Ge, I understand, I won't go to the court."
"Cao Yuanjun, I didn't mean to say this, there are some signs in the court, I am also very worried, ask myself, I did a very bad job, Liu Yunzhang proposed to build yì, and I thought it was a little extreme, but now I know that Liu Yunzhang has seen far away, this responsibility to exterminate Huangchao, I have a hunch, and in the end the court will let you bear the heavy responsibility."
Cao Quanxi smiled bitterly and shook his head, he completely understood, he undertook the task of exterminating Huang Chao, fame and fortune, money, you can control the expenses and taxes by yourself, in terms of troops, you can mobilize the army of all Dao, and you can expand your own strength, such a good thing, who doesn't want to hold it tightly in your hands, but after Huang Chao's strength grows, it becomes strong, and some people are about to start retreating.
The topic of Huang Chao can only be talked about here, Wang Duo actually didn't particularly want to know about this matter, he thought of something else.
"Cao Yuanjun, there is one thing, I want to ask, if it is inconvenient, Cao Yuanjun does not have to be reluctant, when Cao Yuanjun was ordered to go to Xiangyang, his men and horses were ambushed by bandits in Wuling County, and the losses were quite large, is there such a thing."
"There is indeed this thing, a certain also feels strange, it is said that the bandits in the mountains and wilderness will not be so strong, Shannan Xidao Lugong has suffered setbacks recently, and has repeatedly lost to bandits who claim to be the iron-blooded army, and a certain also thinks it is incredible, it is said that Lugong is also from the army, and has commanded many battles, how can he be defeated by bandits."
"Let's not talk about this matter for the time being, Cao Zhijun went to Xiangyang, but to assist Liu Jurong to fight against Huangchao, encountered a surprise attack on the way, Liu Jurong couldn't bear it, so he sent a sergeant to encircle and suppress the bandits, this Shannan West Road, Shannan East Road sent troops, it was a little inappropriate, a certain also heard that Liu Jurong assigned Liu Di to go to suppress the bandits, the same was a fiasco, I don't know if there is such a thing, and please tell Cao Zhijun the truth."
Cao Quanyang nodded.
"It's true, I only heard about it later, I thought that Liu Gong came for the future of the dog Liu Di, and he didn't disclose this matter, but Liu Di was still very good in the battle against Huangchao."
"It seems that there is really such a thing, Liu Di did a good job in the Battle of Jingmen, wasn't he promoted to the commander of the capital."
Wang Duo's face showed a thoughtful expression.