Speaking of this, Fan Jian suddenly remembered something, pondered for a moment and then said: "Although this person is only over thirty years old, he is not only smart and capable, but also extremely skillful. On the surface, he has been in Lingzhou for many years. Although he said it quietly, he secretly manipulated all the Dangxiang tribes and adopted the method of marriage to marry the daughters of the leaders of other Dangxiang tribes in Lingzhou as wives and concubines."
"After more than ten years, he has gained great prestige among the various tribes in Lingzhou. Therefore, there is a special description of this person in the Fan family. Although this person is currently just a junior deputy envoy to Tibet from the seventh rank. , the tribe to which he belongs is not a large one even among the Lingzhou Dangxiang Pingxia tribe. But unlike other party leaders, they do not sincerely surrender to the imperial court."
"Judging from the Fan family's records, this man not only complained a lot about the harsh treatment of the Dangxiang tribes by the imperial court for more than a hundred years. He also admired his ancestor Tuoba Sigong very much, and even privately often regarded him as the queen of the emperor. Self-proclaimed. Although on the surface, he is still attached to his clan leader Tuoba Ji's salary, in fact, he has secretly begun to establish his own clan. His prestige in the Pingxia tribe is actually far greater than that of his clan brother."
"Oh, the Dangxiang Pingxia tribe has always thought that they are descendants of the Northern Wei Dynasty, so they have such a self-proclaimed name. In fact, they were originally a nomadic Qiang people around Qinghai Lake. They were forced by the Tubo during the reign of Emperor Taizong of the former Tang Dynasty, so they were called Attached to the former Tang Dynasty. During the Pugu Huai'en Rebellion, the former Tang general Guo Ziyi moved him north to Xiazhou and Yinzhou in order to prevent party members from inciting him to follow the rebellion."
"Because the place they moved to was the hometown of Helian Xia during the Five Hu and Sixteen Kingdoms, it was called the Pingxia tribe. It had no connection with the royal family of the Northern Wei Dynasty at all. The so-called emperor's queen was just his own It's just to show his identity. When Taizu raised troops to capture Chang'an, the leaders of the Pingxia tribe accepted the orders of the former Tang Dynasty and counterattacked Chang'an together with the rest of the Guanzhong tribe of the former Tang Dynasty. Even after the battle of Chenzhou, they still refused to surrender."
"Continuously dispatching iron cavalry to sneak attacks on Guanzhong, where the lifeline of Da Qi lies. Emperor Xizong of the former Tang Dynasty regarded him as loyal, so he used the four prefectures of Xia, Yin, Sui, and You in his nomadic land as a tribulation army, and named his leader Tuoba Sigong As Jiedushi and Duke of Xia, he was given the surname Li of the former Tang Dynasty to show his intention to win over him. It was not until this dynasty established the world that he was forced to change his surname from Li back to his original surname of Tuoba."
"This person is very good at playing tricks. When facing court officials, this person always calls himself Tuoba Jiqian. However, according to the documents in his family, within his own tribe, he always calls himself Li Jiqian to show that he does not forget his ancestors. Glory. However, although this person's current strength is still very limited, limited to the Pingxia tribe. But judging from his ambition. If he is allowed to grow bigger, I am afraid that sooner or later he will be in trouble.
"Although the Dangxiang people have now transformed from a pure nomadic tribe to a semi-nomadic and semi-agricultural tribe. But deep down, they still have the blood of the nomadic tribe, and they have not completely given up their riding and archery skills. And the Dangxiang tribe itself has also He is good at raising horses. The Dangxiang horses are superior to the Khitan horses of the Northern Liao Dynasty in terms of running speed and weight."
"Especially for raids and sprints, they are good at long-distance endurance, but are inferior to Khitan horses in other aspects. Among the war horses mainly used by our Qi army, except for some Khitan horses in the northern frontier army, most of them are Some of them used party horses. This is enough to prove that party horses are far superior to the short Khitan horses."
"The most important thing is that the Dangxiang people are different from the Tibetan people in the southwest. They are very good at smelting iron tools. They are good at riding and shooting, producing good horses, and are good at smelting iron tools. With such an ambitious leader, once they start a rebellion, they will definitely become our The Dangxiang people have been weakened by various methods since the founding of the People's Republic of China."
"Even Lingzhou Dangxiang, plus the Dangxiang tribes who stayed in Xiazhou and Qingyang Prefecture, the total population is only a few hundred thousand. Excluding the old, weak, women and children who cannot join the army, there are only tens of thousands of real string control people. . Among them, excluding the tribes loyal to the imperial court, there are only 20,000 to 30,000 people left. It is possible to corrupt the northwest, but if it goes deep into the interior, it will be hopeless. "
When Huang Qiong heard Fan Jian call this person Li Jiqian, Huang Qiong couldn't help but have a thought. He vaguely recalled the Dangxiang regime that dominated the northwest during the Song, Liao and Jin dynasties in the history books. On the surface, the founding emperor was Li Yuanhao. But in fact, he openly rebelled against the Northern Song Dynasty court and separatized several states. Between the Song and Liao Dynasties, they either attacked each other or tried to exploit each other.
Fighting everywhere, he finally laid the foundation for the entire Xixia for nearly 200 years. Cut off the entire Northern Song Dynasty, the last reliable source of war horses. Isn't it Li Jiqian who made the Northern Song Dynasty most at a disadvantage during the entire historical process of its confrontation with the Northern Liao and Jin Dynasties? Thinking of this, Huang Qiong's expression changed slightly.
From Fan Jian's words, it can be seen that although this person is still very honest now, I am afraid that his honesty is only on the surface, but he is extremely ambitious in private. Now, through marriage, he has made friends with the heads and leaders of other tribes in the party. Once time passes, I am afraid that sooner or later it will become a serious problem in the northwest of Da Qi. Especially now, Longyou is experiencing a severe drought.
Although the victims are not really everywhere yet, it would be hard to say if the disaster continues for another year this year. When the time comes for this person to gather the victims of the disaster internally to expand the army's resources, and to form powerful factions and powerful external forces, I am afraid that the entire northwest will be in flames immediately. And Longyou is the main production area of military horses in Da Qi. Now the various groups of livestock supervisors in Longyou have hundreds of thousands of war horses.
If it is captured by it, not only the cavalry of the Da Qi Dynasty that can compete with the Northern Liao Dynasty will also lose the source of high-quality war horses. The party cavalry under him have captured a large number of war horses. Once they become rogues, the harm will be great. Moreover, Lingzhou has always been an important border defense area for Daqi in the northwest. Crossing the Helan Mountain to the north is the location of the Northwest Tongjun Division, which was used by the Northern Liao Dynasty to control the tribes in the northwest.
Although it has not always been the main direction for Bei Liao's invasion, once this person joins forces with Bei Liao, the entire northwest situation will be in danger. When is the danger most easily relieved? It is best to remove it only when it is in its infancy. Although this person has not yet revealed his traitorous nature, his unruly look and the things he has done in private indicate that he may have already harbored rebellion in his heart.
If this person stays, he will inevitably become a disaster sooner or later. Only by removing him as soon as possible before his wings are fully mature can he avoid a greater crisis. Thinking of this, Huang Qiong narrowed his eyes and wondered whether he should strike first. Taking advantage of the fact that this person does not have many confidants around him, and it is impossible to bring too many confidants to Beijing, find an excuse to get rid of this person first?
Perhaps as if he could see what Huang Qiong was thinking, Fan Jian shook his head and said, "No, Your Majesty. This man's wife is mostly a powerful member of the Dangxiang tribe. His current wife is the largest Dangxiang tribe in Lingzhou, and she is wild and powerful. The daughter of the tribe leader. If something happens to him in the capital, the Lingzhou Dangxiang tribes will definitely not be reconciled. If one of them fails, the whole Longyou may be in chaos."
"The reason Jian objects is because the prince has just come to power and his foundation is not yet solid. If the prince acts rashly and triggers chaos in Longyou, then it will definitely bring a fatal blow to the prince's reputation. Moreover, this person is the leader of the party. , if something happens in Beijing, no matter who kills him, it will definitely cause a chain reaction of other tribal chiefs and leaders who come to congratulate him."
"Let those tribal leaders feel cold towards the imperial court. Your Majesty, please don't forget that the northwest provinces are not counted. Most of the Jizhou in the southwest are located on Guangnan West Road, Huguang South Road, Liangchuan, and Central Guizhou Roads. . Most of these places are within the sphere of influence of the Guilin County Palace. Even if there are a few that are not, most of them are in important areas where our dynasty is in conflict with Dali and Tubo."
"Whether these tribes completely surrender to the Guilin County Prince's Palace or rebel, they will do no harm to the prince. Prince, please don't forget that there is no such thing as destiny, but it can be said that it does exist. Although the ministers in the court I may not believe it, but when needed, it is very useful to confuse the people. And although the prince has not yet cleared his name, he is actually already in the position of crown prince."
"For the prince to sit in this position, with his background, no one in the world will support him. Now if there is chaos in the world, even a trivial turmoil, I am afraid some people will be uneasy. Rumors are stronger than tigers, if the world Rumors are spreading, so even the emperor needs to weigh things up. My lord, you need more stability now."
"Even those tribes in remote areas must try their best not to cause any trouble. As long as there is a slight possibility, at least when the foundation is not stable now, those clans must not be given an excuse to jump out in public opposition. These clans Although I have no soldiers in my hands, I still pose a certain threat to the prince."
"If one or two really rebel, although it may not be able to change the overall situation, it will still be of no benefit to the prince. Furthermore, there is a severe drought in Longyou and Shaanxi right now, and victims and refugees are almost everywhere. Although the court has said that these years , adopted the method of division and disintegration. However, in recent decades, as the court's laws and disciplines have weakened, the supervision of party ministries has become far less than at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China."
"The number of times that its men are mobilized to join the army is also becoming less and less. After decades of reproduction, although the Pingxia tribe's vitality is still far from what it was when it was the Dingnan Army, its vitality has been restored to some extent. But just like the sword As I just said, plus the tribes that are married to it, tens of thousands of cavalry can still be made up."
"Although the imperial court strictly monitors the horses of the party members, Longyou itself is the main production area of our court's military horses. There are hundreds of thousands of ready-made war horses in the Qunmu Supervisor throughout Longyou. A chaos in the Pingxia tribe will inevitably cause chaos. The chain reaction will even spread to the entire Longyou and Shaanxi. Once changes occur in Longyou, which is in the midst of a severe drought, it is extremely easy to turn into an uncontrollable situation."
"The court's income is extremely difficult right now, and it cannot withstand chaos. Therefore, it is best for you and the court to be more stable now. The most important thing is that you can only kill one of him now. It may not be possible to eradicate the root cause. And as far as Jian knows, among the people around this person, he is definitely not the only one who has the same idea as him."
"Jian once heard from someone in charge of the family that his younger brother Tuoba Jichong, although not as talented and prestige as him, is not far behind him. Moreover, his younger brother Tuoba Jichong's skills are even better than this person's. This person has good relations with other tribes, and most of them come forward for his younger brother. He was able to get several Dangxiang tribe leaders to marry him, and his younger brother is indispensable."
"Killing him will only give those people a reason to openly rebel. My lord, you want to get rid of him because you intend to take advantage of him before his betrayal is revealed and before he is fully fledged. This idea cannot be said to be wrong. . But the time is not right now. This person can die anywhere. But the only thing is that he must not die in the capital. Otherwise, there will be a big chaos."
"My lord, it is a good thing to be prepared for a rainy day, but if you only rely on this method to solve the problem, it is a bit too extreme. Jian thinks that it is better to think of other ways. For example, disintegrating him and other party tribes has actually already Alliance formed.”
