Thinking of the various aspects of officialdom, the old man sighed slightly before continuing: "That's what civil servants are like. They will listen to whoever sits in that position. Besides, killing those officials freed up so many positions. , and it just so happens that some people’s disciples and former officials can be installed. In this world, there may be military officers who don’t want to go to the battlefield, but there are no civil servants who don’t want to be promoted, and there are no scholars who don’t want to be officials.”
"The integrity of the literati also depends on time. In the face of absolute power, the so-called integrity is just an excuse. It was so exciting at the time, so what if we look at it now? The emperor exerted a little pressure, and the officials of the Zhongshu Province and the Shangshu Province The prime ministers remained silent. The King of England did not even use a single excuse to defend himself, so the matter died down and was settled."
"At the beginning, Concubine De and the King of Song spent a lot of effort to fan the flames behind their backs and encourage the people of Zhengzhou to rebel, but what happened in the end? Just a few hundred guan of flowing water mats, but the court spent thousands of guan on it. How could it completely eliminate a crisis? Concubine De and the King of Song worked so hard, but in the end they didn’t even make a splash."
"As for the Xiaoqi Battalion, he recommended the Commander of the Xiaoqi Battalion as the Deputy Disposal Envoy. This hand can be said to have hit the hearts of the soldiers of the Xiaoqi Battalion and directly gathered the hearts of the soldiers of the Xiaoqi Battalion. What are the soldiers most afraid of on the battlefield? Besides Apart from worrying about whether the government will reward you for your merits, I am probably most worried about going to war with a general who gives random orders and dying in an unknown way."
"Yu Mingyuan has been serving as the commander of the Xiaoqi Camp for two and a half years. He is versatile in both civil and military affairs and has great military exploits. He can be called a famous general in this dynasty and has great popularity among the Xiaoqi Camp. Let Yu Mingyuan serve as the deputy commander. When the army goes out for an expedition, which of the soldiers of the Xiaoqi Battalion dares to disobey? Compared with Rui Jianying, which has been stumbling since the prince changed his blood, he has made the Xiaoqi Battalion extremely smooth, and it can be said that everyone is united."
"In the battle of Hulao Pass, he did not interfere with Zhao Wushan's command. He only acted as a beheading envoy. He risked the arrows personally, put on a posture of advancing and retreating with the defenders, and even beheaded them with his own hands. The two retreating military attaches not only left a reputation for knowing people well and making good use of them among the generals of the Xiaoqi Battalion, but also left an impression on the Emperor that they were good at generals."
"In Zhengzhou, when I rewarded the troops of the Xiaoqi Camp, I only rewarded the low ones and not the high ones. Although it was generous to them, it did not cross the emperor's bottom line. It completely bought the morale of the Xiaoqi Camp and stabilized Zhengzhou. People's hearts. Even the emperor, who is so harsh, can't find any fault with his actions since leaving the capital."
"Taking advantage of this military exploit, he conveniently placed Yu Mingyuan in the position of military envoy on Henan Road. The entire important area of Gyeonggi Province was almost under his control. My lord, that Yu Mingyuan was almost free of charge this time. With great merit, can he really be able to secure his position with peace of mind? The old man concludes that even if he has not truly surrendered to the King of England, after this battle, the relationship between the two people is definitely extraordinary. "
"Since the British army led the army to Zhengzhou, the prince, the concubine, mother and son have secretly made many stumbling blocks, but there is nothing they can do in the face of this man's conspiracy. I can only watch him helplessly, and his position becomes more and more stable. It's just that he is old and decrepit The prince’s initial persuasion has always turned a deaf ear. Lu Wentao was blindly important, and he even led him by the nose, and finally reached the point where it is irreversible today. "
"The King of England's actions sometimes seem reckless, hasty, and even a little too unreasonable. But if you look carefully, you will find that his focus is always on the key nodes. Not only did he grasp the emperor's thoughts, but also captured Xiaoqi's mind. The military morale of the battalion. He even sees all the changes in the officialdom. This person has a thorough grasp of people's hearts that is really unparalleled by others."
"What King Guanying has done since he became the envoy of Zhengzhou this time is so sophisticated that I really can't believe it. This is a person who has been in the cold palace for eighteen years and has never even left the cold palace before leaving the palace. If it is true In such a situation, the old man can only say that Concubine Jing in the palace is really a god, a woman can actually produce such a talent."
"Your Majesty, there are some things that you really need to learn more from the King of England. If you had his skills, the situation between you today would have to be reversed. There are some things that are superficial just by looking at them. I am so old now. To tell the truth, judging from the way this person has behaved since he left the palace, the prince did not lose unjustly."
"Small Heaven determines sharpness and bluntness, while Great Heaven determines rise and fall. A young man who has only been out of the palace for only a year can actually have such scheming and skill. It is really beyond appearances. If there is a chance, I would really like to meet this man for a while. The King of England, look at how many tricks he has."
The old man's words made the King of Shu sigh and say: "I regret that I didn't listen to my husband at the beginning. It's my own fault that I have reached this point. I really can't blame others. But now, there is no use regretting anymore." . I don’t want to sit still and wait for death. I would like to ask you, sir, to teach me how to proceed from now on.”
Seeing the cryptic look on the King of Shu's face, the old man pondered for a moment and then said: "Your Majesty, although the current situation in the capital is irreversible, for the prince personally, it is far from reaching the end of the road. The capital cannot do anything at the moment. If you stay, and if you sneak back to Sichuan, it will not only confirm the prince's affairs, but also just linger on."
"The prince has worked hard in Sichuan for so many years, and he is indeed very powerful. If it were in troubled times, it would not be impossible to separate the central Sichuan. But although the world cannot be said to be a prosperous age, it is definitely not a world of chaos, at least it can be regarded as a peaceful age. King. The prince’s 30,000 troops alone are no match for the Four Camps and the Xijing Camp.”
"As for those aristocratic families in Sichuan, they usually treat the prince with respect. But if the prince openly rebels, I guarantee that those people will be the first to stand up and oppose them. Those who don't care about anything except their own interests. They will only obey the strong. With the current strength of the prince, it is far from being able to make them obey. "
"Zhong Sichuan is unreliable, the capital cannot be kept, and going to Beiliao is the worst of the worst. The only way now is to go. You secretly trained an army of 30,000 in the mountains on the West Sichuan Road. Although these 30,000 troops are unable to He came out of Sichuan to compete with the imperial court for the world. But if it is placed in the Western Region, it is a force that no one dares to underestimate, and even dominating one side is not a big problem. "
"Currently, the Uighur Khan, who is entrenched in the Western Regions, is experiencing constant civil strife and has suffered heavy losses in battles with our army for many years. The country is now in decline. Coupled with the incursions from Western countries in recent years, the Uighur Khan has lost control of the country. With the prince’s talents and the help of these 30,000 troops, it is not difficult to conquer a world in the Western Region.”
"As long as the prince stands firm in the Western Regions and works hard to accumulate strength. Once the world changes, it will only be a matter of time to fight back. The prince is the emperor's son. If he leads his troops back east, the result will never be the same as the Uighurs invading the invaders. Prince, I won't I think if the emperor really passes the throne to the King of England, he will really be able to sit on the throne. Don't forget, who is his grandfather?"
"Back then, the king of Huaiyang County killed the clan, and the blood flowed like a river. If the emperor passes the throne to the King of England, do you think all the clans in the world will be convinced? At that time, those clans will probably be the first to be in chaos. Once there is chaos in the world Change, the prince will march eastward in the name of King Qin. In this world, it will be decided who will win when the time comes."
"Although the emperor is slightly older at the moment, his body and bones are still healthy. There will be no problem in ruling for a few years. The prince can use this time to go to the Western Regions to accumulate strength. With the prince's talent, coupled with the assistance of the old man, and the The 30,000-strong army is not a shortage at the moment, but compared to the countries in the Western Regions who have more than enough combat power, there is no problem in laying a foundation within a few years."
The old man's words obviously moved the King of Shu. It is definitely not the King of Shu's style to sit in this magnificent King of Shu's courtyard and wait to die. Otherwise, he would not have made up his mind to burn the boat. But right now, he felt somewhat trapped in a city of sorrow. He knew that he could escape back to Sichuan at any time by relying on the two secret passages in this courtyard.
But what to do after escaping? He did not think that the 30,000 troops he had hidden in the snowy mountains of western Sichuan were rivals of the 50,000 troops from the four camps in central Beijing and the 50,000 troops from the Xijing camp. Even if they escape back to Sichuan, the best result is just to separate themselves from one side. But in this case, my reputation will be completely ruined, and there will be no possibility of competing for the world.
The two Sichuan rivers seem to be natural areas of separation, but they started from the Shu Han Dynasty during the Three Kingdoms period. As long as the world is unified, or there are powerful enemies around, no regime can really separate itself for a long time. It is said that the road to Shu is difficult and difficult to reach the sky, but that is only for ordinary people. For the imperial army, those natural dangers may not really be natural dangers.
Whether it was the Qin that destroyed Bashu during the Warring States Period, the Wei that destroyed the Shu-Han during the Three Kingdoms, or the Han that was destroyed by Hengwen in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, which of those so-called natural dangers really blocked other people's armies? At that time, the Tang court also wanted to rely on the natural dangers of the two Sichuan rivers and the last more than 100,000 troops to defend central Sichuan to at least create a situation of separatist rule.
But what's the ending? Wouldn't he still be conquered by the army and eventually be destroyed? If you want to rely on those 30,000 private troops to separate and rule central Sichuan, the ideal is very fulfilling, but the reality is very bare bones. Especially once a separatist regime is formed, it is tantamount to open rebellion. There are two opinions on whether the officials and people in central Sichuan will truly support it.
Therefore, for the current King of Shu, returning to Sichuan is just a matter of lingering for a while, and it is far from the best idea. And if he defected to Beiliao, that was also a way. But the King of Shu was absolutely unwilling to do so, so he relied on others and put his life in the hands of others. Now that we have returned to Sichuan, heading north is not the way to survive. So heading west as the old man in front of us said is the best strategy.
Seeing that the King of Shu was obviously a little moved, the old man added: "What's more, there are 30,000 troops around the prince now, and they may not still have 30,000 troops in the Western Regions. Over the years, the prince has worked hard with the Tubo tribes in Qinghai. In exchanges, Qinghai Tubo received a lot of help from the prince. As long as the prince raised his arms, at least among the various tribes of Qinghai Tubo, it would not be a problem to recruit tens of thousands of warriors."
"Even if the Tubo tribes cannot gather many warriors to assist the prince, Qinghai has always produced good horses. The prince can use these tribes to arm all the 30,000 troops into cavalry in the shortest possible time. And to conquer the Western Regions , the cavalry is exactly what it is used for. With those 30,000 cavalry as the foundation, who in the Western Region can do anything to the prince?"
"Over the years, Daqi, our country, has competed with the Northern Liao who were born from nomadic tribes, and has never been at a disadvantage. Even in the wars against the Uyghurs and Tubos, we have repeatedly gained the upper hand. The key reason is that the combat effectiveness of our cavalry is so strong in the face of those wars. When they were nomads, they at least maintained equal combat power."
"The battles in the Western Regions are mainly based on cavalry. Both the Tubos and the Uighurs are all born cavalry. The Western Regions have always produced good horses. As long as the prince controls the Western Regions, are you worried about the lack of cavalry that can fight in battle? As long as you have one With the cavalry capable of competing with the imperial court, no matter what the prince does, whether he establishes himself as king or marches eastward to compete for the world, he will be in a position to advance and retreat freely."
