Chapter 49: Plotting to seize Nanping
"Wang Huan, you once sent an envoy to the land of Nanping in Jingzhou, and met Gao Jichong, the king of Nanping, what do you think of this person?"
It has been three days since the last time the Tianzi Battalion of Longqian Mountain was discussed to destroy Nanping, and Li Yu also used Wang Huan as a promoter to unify the goals of the courtiers and first aimed the eyes of the Tuobian War at Nanping.
And the Tuobian War, is also the current Tang Emperor Li Yu in the soul before the study of Zhao Da, that is, Zhao Kuangyin when the strategy to learn from, Zhao Kuangyin Chen Qiao mutiny, after the yellow robe added, successively pacified the rebellion of Erli, and then officially began the road to hegemony, the formulation of the national policy of first south and then north, in 963 AD, pretending to rescue Wuping civil strife, as a result, when taking advantage of Nanping, suddenly changed to attack Nanping, only a few days to take the land of Nanping into the bag, and then destroyed Wuping in the south of Nanping within a month.
"On the sage, Gao Jichong is still young, just twenty years old, but when I sent an envoy to Nanping to persuade Gao Jichong to share Zhao and Song with my Tang Dynasty, this person was undecided.
Li Jingwei, the deputy envoy of the generals and horses beside him, still has the ability to command the army, but... Nanping Wang Gao Jichong favored Sun Guangxian, the judge of the festival! ”
"So! Wang Qing's meaning is the battle to destroy Nanping! The key lies in Sun Guangxian, the judge of Nanping Jiedu? ”
"Rejoice Sun Guangxian! I also feel that this person has a pro-Tang meaning, but the attitude towards the Song is unclear, if the minister estimates well, although Sun Guangxian promised to send troops to the Tang Dynasty to share Zhao Song,
But... It is also very likely that Zhao Kuangyin sent a letter to the north, if the Song army went south, the Nanping army would not move! Wang Huan pondered for a moment and said slowly to Li Yu.
"When I was the king of Song, Quan Bin, led the elite to attack Shouzhou! Why didn't these Nanping troops come to my aid! It turned out to be eating inside and out! When Liu Renzhen heard what Wang Huan said, he had a bright understanding and blocked the elite of the Song people with a bloody battle, but the Nanping army only watched the play in the rear, which was really despicable!
"I can understand why the Nanping army can't wait for the battle... If I guess correctly, the soldiers who can fight in the land of Nanping... There should be very little! ”
"Holy God decisive! When the minister went to Nanping, he found that the total strength of Nanping, Jingzhou, Guizhou, and Xiazhou did not exceed 30,000!
Although relying on the terrain and water sources, the annual grain harvest is abundant, but because of the tyranny of many officials, the people are dissatisfied!
If the time is ripe to send troops, they will be able to take it within five days! ”
"Thirty thousand? If that were the case, I would only need to send some elite to destroy it! However, I am really curious, the major general of the land of Nanping is slight,
There are only three states! It is bordered by the Song Kingdom in the north, the Shu Kingdom in the west, the Tang Dynasty in the east, and Wuping in the south, why can it support the country so far..."Knowing that Nanping was weaker than he imagined, Li Yu was also a little surprised, only 30,000 soldiers, even Ma Chu, who was the first to make a fortune at that time, could destroy it.
"The saint doesn't know that the land of Jingzhou in Nanping was first obtained by Gao Jixing! This person has a humble status, and at the beginning, he was just a lowly domestic slave of Li Rang in Bianzhou! Not even an identity! ”
"House slaves? Isn't this worse than Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty who started with a bowl? ”
“... I don't know what the saint said about Zhu Yuanzhang..."
Pan You has been reading history books since he was a child, and he thinks that he knows the past and the present, and everyone knows it, but when he heard Li Yu say the three words Zhu Yuanzhang in his mouth, he was also very curious, he was still Emperor Ming, when, he had never heard of Mingguo.
"I've listened to the teahouse storyteller's nonsense... Pan You, let's talk about how Gao Jixing has survived to this day with the land of Sanzhou! At this moment, Li Yu found that although Nanping had 30,000 soldiers, it must not be easy to support the country so far, and he still couldn't rush to send troops, and he didn't know the root cause in order to annex Nanping in one fell swoop.
"Gao Jixing followed Li Rang to be loyal to Zhu Wen as a domestic slave, when Zhu Wen attacked Li Maozhen of Qi State, he couldn't attack for a long time, and adopted Gao Jixing's strategy, broke through Qi State, kidnapped Emperor Zhaozong of the Tang Dynasty, and was later promoted by Zhu Wen to defend Yingzhou!
After Gao Jixing defeated Zhao Kuangning brothers, captured Jingzhou, and then established Nanping, after that, this Gao Laizi saw the wind and made the rudder, first the tributary Liang State, and then the Han State, and then the tributary Zhou State, after the fall of the Zhou State, also known as the Song State, relying on the canonization of these northern powers, so that the weak countries in the south did not dare to annex it.
From Gao Jixing to Gao Baorong, he was canonized by the four northern countries and was crowned the king of Nanping three times! ”
Pan You was also relieved to see that the emperor suddenly wanted to understand Nanping, even he was afraid that the emperor would rashly send troops to Nanping. greeted Li Yu's words and said carefully.
"Therefore, Zhao Kuangyin now knows that the southern kingdom cannot be attacked for a long time, and because of this change of mine, he can't easily swallow the south, and after setting his eyes on Liu Jun of the Han Kingdom, then this king of Nanping... Without the support of the Song Kingdom, it is very likely..."
"Holy Lord, Nanping did come a few days ago to pay tribute to the envoys, but... The Holy One has never been involved in politics..."
"Nonsense! When I returned from the north, I have always asked both the military and the government, and the envoys of Nanping are here, how can I not know! ”
Li Yu saw that Han Xizai, the old thing, seemed to imply that he was not industrious, and he was secretly angry that the emperor was still being stared at and clocked in every day, and he was immediately displeased.
"Holy... Two days ago, the saint was in the Ganlu Palace with the queen and Xiao Zhounu in the same bath, eat and pillow... The saint must know that the joy of fish and water is rare, but you must also be careful of the dragon body..."
When Han Xizai heard Li Yu's reprimand, he was not alarmed, but only said quietly.
"Ahem! ... Ahh There's no need for Han Qing to worry about this, I... I'm also worried about the dragon heir in the queen's body, that's why... Took care of it for an extra day! ”
"Since the envoy of Nanping is here! What do you think my Datang should do! ”
Li Yu had already decided in his heart to deceive the envoys sent by King Nanping, but he still threw it to everyone in the hall in order to change the topic.
"Holy Lord! At present, Nanping has no heavy troops to rely on from the Song State, and my Tang Beifu army has been staring at it in the west, presumably Gao Jichong, the king of Nanping, must be sleepless at night, so Nanping's first task is to curry favor with my Datang... Just in case I, the Tang Dynasty, take advantage of the fact that the Song people can't go south, and annex them first...
I, Datang, might as well go along with his wishes and meet the requirements of the Nanping envoys first..."
Xu Xuan seemed to have thought that the envoys of Nanping had been writing to visit Long Xiangjun, and he sensed the intention of the envoys sent by Nanping, so he hurriedly spoke.
"What does Xu Qing mean? What qualifications did the envoys of Nanping have to make demands on me? ”
"Holy Don't be angry, beware of the dragon body! The request of this Nanping envoy is not excessive... But... I want to visit the elite of the Heavenly Son Army of my Tang Dragon Hidden Mountain! Xu Xuan saw that Li Yu suddenly became angry, and hurriedly explained.
"Holy! The minister also felt that he could let this Nanping envoy see the elite of my Longxiang army! First, it has a deterrent effect, and after the Nanping envoys return to China, they must advise Gao Jichong not to offend the Tang Dynasty.
Second, the saint appeased his good life, let him let down his guard, and then went back to send a message to Gao Jichong, the king of Nanping, to make him think that my Tang Dynasty had no intention of annexing, and that..."
Han Xizai's words made Xu Xuan a little surprised, since Bao Ying died in Chuzhou, he and Han Xizai have secretly had an estrangement, and always beware of Han Xizai's struggle for power and favor, so the two have always been at odds with each other, he wants to go south, he must go north, but today Han Xizai actually stood on his side... Do you want to reconcile?
"It's rare that the two of you didn't have a dispute this time, Han Qing really has a lot, and I haven't seen the wrong person!" Li Yu saw that the effect of using Wang Huan had been achieved, and hurriedly got off the donkey down the slope and sounded the alarm for the two again.
"But! If the Holy Lord wants to appease the envoys of Nanping... The Holy One himself must be appeased..."
"I also have this intention, if I want to make a play, I must do a good job, if it is... Alas! Li Yu was talking, suddenly put his hand on his forehead, and said again.
"Holy! But I remembered Bao Ying... Rest assured, the Bao family has rewarded the eaters, and the youngest son of the Bao family is also regarded as his own in the courtier's mansion..."
Xu Xuan saw that Li Yu was still worried about Bao Ying, and he was immediately very moved, if he wasn't still in the hall at this moment for fear of losing face, he wouldn't mind crying when he felt it.
"With Xu Qing helping me do this, I feel at ease! Xu Qing, I am ashamed of Bao Ying, and I am ashamed of you! ”
"Why should the Holy One say this! It is the duty of a courtier to be loyal to the Tang Dynasty, even if Xuan dies in Chuzhou, he will never dare to complain against Junsheng! ”
"I know that Xu Qing knows the general, and Xu Qing should also remember... Bao Ying's death is a mistake in my decision-making, I have nothing to blame, and now my road to hegemony in the Tang Dynasty is gradually clear.
I'm afraid that there will be a rift between the secretaries! Since the beginning of the ancient party struggle, it has been the end of the country, and I hope that you will remember today that the mistakes of the world and the bitter sins of the people are all in me!
Everyone, don't be suspicious of each other and attack each other! If you want to hate, then you can hold a grudge against me! ”
Li Yu first helped Xu Xuan up, and then looked at Xu Xuan's stunned expression with deep meaning, knowing that the effect had been achieved, so he turned his head and pulled Han Xizai's hand over, put it on the back of Xu Xuan's hand, and put his hand on the top of the two hands, making a gesture to hide his face and cry sadly.
"Holy... Minister... Know the mistake! The minister is worthy of the saint! ”
"Minister... The minister also knows his mistake! ”
The atmosphere at this moment is very delicate, Han Xizai has already seen old tears, and Xu Xuan also bowed his head according to Junyi, and seemed to be very moved, but only Wang Huanjue realized that the situation at this time was not simple.
Because... He already knows a little about this young emperor, the emperor regards the world as a pawn, and the Chinese martial arts are also pawns, not to mention Wang Huan, even if he is promoted, he may be sold at any time, he is so, Bao Ying, must be the same.
The saint did this drama because he found that the party struggle between the DPRK and China had already started, and Han Xizai was also looking for civil officials who could be concentric with him recently, once the Han and Xu factions formed the dynasty, the road to hegemony of the saint would be constrained everywhere, so no matter how Bao Ying died, the saint did this scene in front of these two old foxes, and he also gave the two important ministers a step, and they almost rested! If you continue to fight like this, the emperor will not be happy!
And Bao Ying's cousin Xu Xuan, whether he believes what the emperor said in his heart or not, has to pretend to be moved on the surface, because this is a step given by the saint himself, whether you want to or not, you must get this step!
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Let's say that although the crisis of party strife in the political hall has not been completely eliminated, it has been eased first, but at this time, the 20,000 troops who were detained in the field suddenly broke out in chaos!