Chapter 793: The Old Man Speaks
"The grandson knows. ." Han Mo said calmly: "It is undeniable that the Imperial Forest Army is the strongest warrior in my Dayan, and his individual combat ability is extremely strong, but ...... But I don't think they're cold and bloodthirsty. They followed the Su family to rebel, firstly because they obeyed military orders, and secondly, because the emperor did not give a decree. After a pause, he said slowly: "But controlling Dongcheng and surrounding the officials' mansions, I think many of them should feel that it is they who are really rebelling." ”
The old lady's eyes flashed, and she said, "Do you still think that after entering the city, they will put down their weapons and surrender to you?" ”
Han Mo shook his head and said with a faint smile: "As the most elite soldiers of the Yan Kingdom, the most important thing is that the Imperial Forest Army is extremely brave, if there is no emperor's will, they will definitely obey Su Yuting's military orders and fight with us to the end!" ”
The old lady frowned and said, "In that case, why did you rush to attack the city before the army arrived?" Why take the risk if you can't be sure of winning? ”
Han Mo sighed: "There are many dreams at night, and what my grandson is most worried about is that there are other changes in the city. After a pause, he said calmly: "And my grandson is also worried that there will be other problems in the northwest, and this turmoil must be resolved quickly." ”
"Something wrong in the Northwest?"
"Wei Qing is still confronting, the war will change at any time, my Dayan must always pay attention to the movements over there, and I must not take it lightly in the slightest in Linyang Pass." Han Mo's expression was solemn: "Now that a large number of Northwest Army has been transferred from Linyang Pass, the strength of Linyang Pass is weak, this situation will not last too long, the Northwest Army can return to the border pass one day earlier, and the security of the border pass will increase by a ......!" He did not express his concern that the general troops in the northwest might have an accident, after all, at this time, it is not good to have too many comments on those general soldiers.
When the old lady heard this, she nodded again and again: "Mo'er, what you said is good. The border should not be empty, things on the battlefield are changing, who knows what the two countries will think. Linyang Pass has dispatched a large number of troops back to Beijing, and it has indeed shown emptiness......! He stroked his beard lightly and said slowly: "The turmoil in Yanjing should not last too long, if it continues like this, then the two countries are only afraid that they will have greater intentions, and even the counties in my Dayan country will have some unscrupulous people waiting for the opportunity to move!" ”
Han Mo smiled: "That's exactly the case, so Sun Er has to put down the rebellion as soon as possible." ”
"It's just...... We don't have an absolute advantage in the forces we have at hand, and we can't be sure of victory when we fight with the rebels! The old lady sighed softly.
Han Mo smiled and said, "Grandpa don't worry, even our own generals can't imagine that they will send troops today, and the rebels in the city naturally can't think of it." Their spirits will definitely relax a lot at this time, but we are just caught off guard, and it must have been a great blow to their psychology. The so-called attacking hearts is the supreme thing, and if they really want to fight, their hearts will be disturbed, which will greatly affect their combat effectiveness. Then a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth: "And if the city is really broken, our army will attack the city, but this battle may not really be able to fight!" ”
The old lady stroked her beard, thought for a moment, and finally smiled: "I see." Grandson, are you forcing the emperor? ”
Han Mo admired in his heart, and secretly thought that the old lady was really insightful, and the old man was worthy of being the head of the clan, and he had already understood his own mind.
"The emperor did not move, and his purpose was extremely insidious." Han Mo sneered: "He wants my army to besiege the city, causing huge pressure on the Su family, and even wants me to force Su Guanya to do something to the officials of the family." At that time, the Su family will bear the charge of killing the officials of the family, and the Su family will be beaten out...... The cranes and mussels competed, and in the end, he was the one who benefited. ”
The old lady smiled and said, "Mo'er, you can see this clearly, which is really gratifying to the old man." Don't forget, since the founding of my Dayan country, the royal family has not wanted to get rid of us wealthy families. ”
Han Mo nodded slightly.
In fact, from their own point of view, there is absolutely nothing wrong with the royal family having such a mind.
Perhaps it is precisely because the emperors of the imperial family have a very clear understanding and know how to use the family to check and balance each other, so the imperial family can stand tall and immovable.
Han Mo occasionally remembered that he still had a lot of admiration for the Yan royal family in his heart, the emperors of the past dynasties were not stupid and incompetent, and they all knew the art of weighing, but this Cao family was also surprising.
If it weren't for the children of the family, Han Mo really couldn't be hostile to the royal family.
But since he is a child of a family, he must consider his own race, and any enemy who poses a threat to his race, even if it is the royal family, must also be treated as an enemy.
"But of course I can't let him get his wish." Han Mo said indifferently: "I'm going to force him to open the door and come up with his will." As long as he makes a will, even if there are still Su Yuting's cronies in the Imperial Forest Army, I think most of the Royal Forest soldiers will still lay down their arms. ”
The old lady smiled and said, "Just breaking the city may not be able to force him to make an order." ”
"His purpose is just to make Su Guanya Dog jump over the wall and slaughter the family officials." Han Mo said indifferently: "To put it bluntly, I just want to kill those cabinet officials." It's just that if those cabinet officials weren't in Su Guanya's hands, the emperor's goal would not be achieved, and I don't think he would have watched his most elite Imperial Forest Army fight each other, and the losses were ......! ”
The old lady stroked his beard and said: "The Royal Forest Army is the trump card in his hand, and it is also the strongest force in the hands of the royal family for so many years, and he will never sacrifice unless he has to." ”
"yes." Han Mo sighed: "In order to force Su Guanya to jump over the wall in a hurry, the emperor saw that the three major battalions of the Imperial Forest were-for-tat but did not move, and his forbearance was admirable. It's just that once the cabinet officials are not in the hands of the Su family, he will naturally not watch the royal forest soldiers under him bleed and die needlessly, as long as he is not crazy, he will definitely send a will from the palace to ......! ”
The old lady laughed and said, "If Su Guanya meets you, he is also considered to be unlucky!" After laughing, the old lady's expression suddenly became serious, his expression was a little strange, he looked left and right, and then lowered his voice and said, "Mo'er, after quelling the rebellion, have you thought about what to do?" ”
Han Mo was stunned for a moment, didn't react for a while, and frowned: "The aftermath, the DPRK and China have their own arrangements, I'm afraid it won't be my grandson's turn to take care of it!" ”
The old lady shook his head and said, "The old man didn't mean anything else. He leaned over and said in a low voice: "The old man is asking you, after the rebellion is suppressed, what are you going to do with the Northwest Army talisman in your hand?" ”
When Han Mo heard this, his body shook slightly.
"Mo'er, do you have to know that after this incident, the talisman in your hand is an extremely hot thing, but it is also a very important thing, have you ever thought about how to deal with it?" The old man looked a little sneaky: "When the time comes, there will be people watching the talismans, but there are many people, and the emperor must be the first to ask you for the talismans." ”
Han Mo touched his chin, thoughtfully, and asked softly: "Grandfather, if the emperor really wants to issue an order to take back the talisman, he can only hand over the talisman at that time, and he can't resist the decree!" ”
"Foolish." The old man rolled his eyes and scolded in a low voice: "You handed over this talisman to him, don't you want to live?" ”
Han Mo touched the back of his head and did not speak.
The old lady said in a low voice: "The talisman fell into the hands of the emperor, have you ever thought about the consequences?" ”
Han Mo touched his chin.
Before Xiao Huaiyu, the senior generals of the Northwest Army were actually controlled by officials from major families, just like every yamen in the Yan Kingdom, full of open and secret battles.
At that time, although the general of the Northwest Army was the emperor's person, his authority in the Northwest Army was really weak, and he could not clench the Northwest Army into a fist.
It was precisely because of the intrigue of various factions in the Northwest Army that they could not form a joint force, so the army of Qingguo lost one after another, lost the city and lost the land, and it was miserable.
It was at that critical time that Xiao Huaiyu stood up, he was only a middle-level general at that time, but he led his army to win several battles in a row, and it was also the only bright spot in the battle against Qing at that time.
It is precisely because of Xiao Huaiyu's repeated military exploits, re-rubbing the spirit of the Qing army, and defeating a commander of the Qing State in one fell swoop, the Xiao family naturally vigorously recommended Xiao Huaiyu in the court, and at that time, it was still the reign of the first emperor, and the border was tight at that time, and seeing that Xiao Huaiyu was indeed a rare good general, the first emperor was also continuously promoted, reused, and promoted to the post of chief soldier.
When the Northwest General at that time was defeated by the Qing Army again and impeached from power, Xiao Huaiyu finally ascended to the position of Northwest General under the painstaking planning of the Xiao family.
Since then, Xiao Huaiyu's most shining moment has come, in a few years, he has regained lost territory, defeated the Qing army several times, and the border pass is as stable as a rock under his guard, and because of this, he has won the respect and love of the majority of soldiers in the northwest.
In order to let the Northwest Army have a strong cohesion, Xiao Huaiyu not only trained the elite soldiers, but also carried out a great purge of the Northwest Army mercilessly, many incompetent generals were purged out of the Northwest Army, and some family generals who made mistakes or even disobeyed military orders, Xiao Huaiyu was mercilessly killed.
At that time, the officials of various families in the court were extremely angry, and several major families saw Xiao Huaiyu gradually growing in the Northwest Army, and they were worried, and jointly impeached Xiao Huaiyu, even the first emperor felt that Xiao Huaiyu's military power was too great, and the court issued an order to transfer Xiao Huaiyu back to Beijing to serve as a military attendant, in fact, he wanted to deprive Xiao Huaiyu of his military power.
It was at that time that the people of Qingguo came to help, and tens of thousands of troops attacked violently, without Xiao Huaiyu, the Northwest Army was unstable, and even suffered defeats, seeing that they were about to lose the city and lose their land, they were helpless, and the court had to reactivate Xiao Huaiyu.
Xiao Huaiyu simply went to the emperor and put forward a lot of conditions, the most important of which was to "act in accordance with his rights", that is, to give him absolute military power in the northwest.
At that time, the Qing army was in its prime, and there was no way, so the emperor had no choice but to agree, Xiao Huaiyu put on armor and went into battle, and this time he was re-instated, only three months after he returned.
After Xiao Huaiyu went back, he reorganized the Northwest Army, first withstood the attack of the Qing army, and then launched a counterattack, it took more than half a year to repel the Qing army, since then, Xiao Huaiyu is really sitting firmly in the position of the general, and the Northwest Army, which was controlled by various forces in the previous family, has also become the Xiao family.
The Northwest Army was first controlled by the family, and then Xiao Huaiyu commanded the troops strongly, from beginning to end, it was never really controlled by the royal family, and in the hearts of the royal family, they never wanted to control the Northwest Army.
Now that Xiao Huaiyu is gone, Shang Zhongli of Qingguo is also leaving, and the national strength is declining, but it is the best time for the imperial family to control the Northwest Army, and the emperor will never let go of this opportunity.
"If the talisman falls into his hands and he controls the Northwest Army, I am afraid that it will be the time when the catastrophe of our family is coming." The old lady's face was solemn, and her voice was calm: "So no matter what, you must not hand over the talisman ......!" The old man even clenched his fists and repeated: "You must not hand over the talisman!" ”