Chapter 532: Jiangnan Money and Grain and Temple
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Wei Wuji didn't speak, but Yu Kuang knew he had guessed right. As early as when Xu Beiyou hung the seal of the general for the first time, Her Royal Highness the princess's intentions could already be seen in some clues, which were nothing more than three reasons. First, Xu Beiyou has this ability, and it was indeed relying on Xu Beiyou's own strength to stabilize the situation in the south of the Yangtze River, which is well deserved. Second, Xu Beiyou is the closest and most trusted person to Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess, and in the final analysis, he is still a pillow person, and others cannot compare. As for the third point, the thinking is even more far-reaching, because Her Royal Highness the eldest princess and the emperor's son-in-law are a family, if this military merit falls into the hands of the emperor's son-in-law, no matter how big the reward is, it will be fertile water and not flow into the fields of outsiders, but if it falls into the hands of outsiders, it is impossible to say that it is necessary to give the name of a king with a different surname, and it will become a hidden danger for the imperial court, so it is most reasonable for Xu Beiyou to be the person in charge of the Jiangnan army.
There was silence between the two, no one spoke for a long time, only the sound of the cold wind blowing, the temperature and the atmosphere, all became cold.
After a long time, Wei Wuji slowly spoke: "You and I both know that the imperial court has almost emptied the family funds, from Her Royal Highness the eldest princess to ordinary people, they are all tightened and fed, so they are counting on us to pacify Jiangnan as soon as possible, and use the financial resources of Jiangnan, which is a place of great money and grain, to alleviate the deficit of the imperial court's treasury, and then fully support the war in the northwest, pacify the grassland, and even fight all the way to the Golden Horde." Under such circumstances, every day of delay on our side, the imperial court will spend an extra 200,000 taels of silver on military expenses. โ
Yu Kuang sighed lightly and said: "A short-term war, maybe it depends on the general's ability to lead the troops, but a protracted war, the role of the general is not so big, in the final analysis, it is still a competition for the family, who has more money and food, who can drag on longer, this is the fundamental to victory, this is also the reason why the imperial court is eager to solve the war in Jiangnan, in the final analysis, it is still the word money and food." โ
Wei Wuji stretched out his palm, as if he wanted to hold the cold wind between his fingers, and said with emotion: "It is precisely because Her Royal Highness the eldest princess and the princes of the imperial court understand this truth that they will entrust Xu Beiyou with a heavy responsibility. โ
Yu Kuang smiled: "It seems that we are going to prepare to meet General Xu." โ
Wei Wuji clenched his five fingers into a fist, took a deep breath, as if he wanted to suppress the not strong depression in his heart, and smiled, "The country can't be without an owner for a day, and now the Great Qi Imperial Court has a master and no owner, and it is said that there is a master, because there is Her Royal Highness the eldest princess to train the government, and she is the actual master." It is said that there is no owner, because the emperor's position is vacant and there is no nominal master. Therefore, if it is not unexpected, after the end of this war, Her Royal Highness the eldest princess will take advantage of the great prestige brought by the war to ascend to the throne and become the second female emperor in history, and the first female emperor of my Great Qi Dynasty. โ
Yu Kuang's expression was a little complicated.
Because he is the old man of Xiao Bai, the emperor of Gaozongsu of Great Qi, and he is also a person from the dragon, he stooped to the palace of Qi as the four famous generals of Great Qi, and served as a prince who is only from the third grade. In fact, after Xiao Bai was made the crown prince, he served as the rear military governor of the five major left governors, so when Xiao Bai ascended the throne, he was very likely to become the third candidate for the governor after Wei Ban.
It's just that there are unforeseen circumstances, who would have thought that Xu Xiaobai would die suddenly, and after several turmoil in the civil and military elites of the Manchu Dynasty, the prince of the clan will wither away. As a result, Han Xuan mastered the power of the imperial court, and Xiao Zhinan, who was originally insignificant, mastered the power of discipline and government under the full support of Han Xuan, and then Han Xuan's body deteriorated and gradually faded out of the temple.
This series of dizzying peaks and loops made Yu Kuang have to sigh in his heart, if it is really fate.
Yu Kuang suddenly remembered a question and asked, "If the King of Wei takes the initiative to attack, and the general has not rushed to Jiangnan at this time, how should we deal with it?"
Wei Wuji turned his head to look at him, and said slowly, "Then we can only fight." โ
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In the Shuzhou Sword Pavilion, Lan Yu walked out of the camp and stood in the courtyard.
Looking at the thin layer of falling snow on the ground, he suddenly realized that it was almost the end of the year, and then remembered an interesting incident from the past.
At that time, Daqi had not yet won the world, and had not even entered the customs, and hundreds of thousands of iron horsemen were entrenched in the northwest, surrounding the central capital and looking at the Central Plains. At that time, Xiao Yu and Lin Yinping were young and vigorous, in all fairness, Xiao Yu was not a person who was afraid of the inside, but Lin Yinping was not the kind of gentle temperament that husband and son taught each other, so the two often quarreled because of many trivial matters, the most serious one, it also happened to be the New Year's Festival, Xiao Yu had just returned to Zhongdu from Huzhou, physically and mentally exhausted, and Lin Yinping was also pregnant, and his temper was anxious, the two quarreled somehow, probably because of the weakness of being a woman and being a strong mother, in this husband and wife fight, Lin Yinping was more and more courageous, and he did not fall behind, and Xiao Yu refused to give in, resulting in most of the middle school was also restless, and finally Xiao Jin and Xiao Yue came forward together, Xiao Jin persuaded his brother, Xiao Yue persuaded his sister-in-law, and only then did he persuade the two of them to come down, so that Lan Yu still remembers it vividly.
What made him even more hilarious was that Xiao Jin said afterwards, "For the New Year, a slut is hypocrisy", which made him unforgettable for life.
At this moment, Lan Yu suddenly looked up.
His expression was quite calm, but there was an imperceptible solemnity in his eyes.
A green robe appeared out of thin air above the Sword Pavilion camp, looking down on the blue jade.
Lan Yu said slowly: "The distinguished guest came from afar, and Lan Yu missed the welcome. โ
The young Taoist in green clothes said indifferently: "I came here without telling you, I am an uninvited guest, what is a disappointment?"
Lan Yu smiled, "Then the master of the sect is here, what are you doing?"
The Taoist in Tsing Yi is the real person Qiu Ye of the Dao Sect, but it is not the deity himself, but one of the three incarnations outside the body, his eyes are indifferent, "Lan Yu, you have already been removed from the position of the first assistant of the cabinet by Xiao Xuange, so you have nothing to do with the Great Qi Imperial Court, why do you bother to go to the troubled waters of Great Qi again?"
Lan Yu sighed lightly, "Although the old man is no longer the head of the cabinet of Great Qi, he is still the Taishi of Great Qi, ranking first among the three princes, how can it be said that the old man has nothing to do with Great Qi? Besides, Xiao Xuan has always been a student of the old man, and you cannot escape the blame for his death." โ
The old man said calmly: "So no matter what your intention is today, the old man wants to persuade you, don't be obsessed." โ