He glanced at Huang Qiong, who was also a little absent-minded and didn't know what he was thinking about there. The emperor, who had woken up from his subtle mood, coughed a few times, calling Huang Qiong back from his daze. From the emperor's point of view, the gods who should leave have finished their departure, and now it is time to get back to business. The problem in Ningxia is that if we don't make quick decisions, it will delay major events.
What we fight is money and food. Now that the problem of money and food has been solved, other things are no longer a problem. At present, the treasury is so rich. The biggest headache is that the treasury has no money. It cannot cope with the emperor's suppression of the rebellion in the northwest. This was something he had not thought of before. When the most critical issue is no longer a problem, the only thing left is to select personnel to go out to counter the rebellion.
Neither father nor son had any different opinions on the need for joint efforts on the Shaanxi Road to suppress the Longyou rebellion. But when it comes to who can serve as the institutional ambassador to control the civil and military officials of the two roads, Huang Qiong's first thought was Yu Mingyuan, who is currently serving as the military envoy of Henan Road. The words were already on his lips, but after Huang Qiong hesitated, he swallowed them back.
Although Yu Mingyuan was born as a civilian official, he is now a military attache. Ever since my grandfather's incident, I, the emperor, have always distrusted military attachés. The old man would never choose a military attaché to serve as this kind of ambassador who would oversee the second line of civil and military officials, and even, if necessary, the 50,000 troops and horses of the Xijing camp. If you propose Yu Mingyuan yourself, it will only be rejected at the first opportunity.
Even if Yu Mingyuan transitioned from civil service to military service, the old man would never agree to hand over such great power to a military attaché like Yu Mingyuan. Besides, he still has to stay in Mingyuan, an important place in the capital. Perhaps due to Li Xiu's persuasion, or perhaps due to his current change in status, Yu Mingyuan's original aloof mentality changed. A year ago, he finally lowered his head and surrendered to himself.
This year's Spring Festival coincided with the one-month anniversary of his eldest son not long ago. Although Yu Mingyuan did not send gifts, he did not send anyone to congratulate him. But he secretly sent his confidants to send him several secret letters. Although the words in the letter are very cryptic, they also express loyalty in disguise. Now that Yu Mingyuan has become one of his own, together with Zhao Wusha, who has now been officially promoted to the capital of Hulao Pass, this is something that the old man does not know about.
Huang Qiong, who has always had a sense of worry in his heart, believes that it is better to leave one of his own to control the military power in this important place in the capital. What's more, Yu Mingyuan is an old subordinate whom he led in Zhengzhou. If I recommend Yu Mingyuan to be the ambassador of this organization, it will be easy to publicly put my own stamp on Yu Mingyuan, arousing the suspicion of the old man who has always been very tight on military power.
Not only would the old man not agree, he might even transfer Yu Mingyuan from his position of leading troops. Don't look at the fact that the old man has extraordinary trust in himself and has left almost all government affairs to him. But in terms of military power, he still couldn't touch it at all. When I said that Yu Mingyuan's prestige in the Xiaoqi camp was too high, the old man could immediately transfer him away.
If Yu Mingyuan publicly puts his own brand on him, how can the old man rest assured that one of his own people will stay in the position of commanding the army in this important place in the capital, and in an important place in the capital like Henan Road. Even if it is just a local guard with tens of thousands of troops but not very powerful, the old man who takes military power too seriously will never allow it.
Huang Qiong never dared to forget the old man's suspicion. Except for Yu Mingyuan, Huang Qiong thought about many officials in the court. However, it was discovered that except for Fu Yuanshan, who was currently leading the army on Shanxi Road to suppress the rebellion and pacify the local area, and could not be transferred back, there was no one else who could take over or have the ability to serve as the ambassador of this establishment.
And just when Huang Qiong couldn't think of a suitable candidate, she raised her head and saw the old man with an expectant look in his eyes. When looking at myself. But I found myself here, thinking too much about this candidate. I'm afraid that the old man has never thought about anyone else being appointed as the second-tier ambassador. The old man has only one person in mind, and that is himself.
After clearly seeing the meaning of the old man's eyes as he looked at her, Huang Qiong sighed softly and said, "This matter is of great importance. Since my father already has a candidate in his mind, I have no other opinions. Even if I am my father, I have no other opinions." I admit that my abilities are still somewhat lacking, but as I said before, if you only care about the country's life or death, how can you avoid it because of good or bad luck?"
There was a helpless tone in Huang Qiong's answer. The emperor smiled faintly and said: "You are very smart. When you see the look in my eyes, you know who I have in mind. But you have always been very cunning and have never tried your best in doing things. I am still thinking about how to persuade you. Boy, I didn’t expect that what you agreed to this time would be painful. Why didn’t you shirk it this time?”
Faced with the emperor's question, Huang Qiong touched her nose in embarrassment and said with a wry smile: "The king is the guide for the minister, you have decided this, how can I dare to bargain? What's more, I thought about it for a long time. I haven't figured out a suitable candidate. When it comes to hiring people, I am far less discerning than my father. Since you think I am suitable, I can only bite the bullet and accept the order."
"Since the father is pointing the finger at the son, how can the son be looking for excuses to evade it? The father is the father of the child, and even more so the king of the child. As the saying goes, when the emperor worries about the humiliation of his ministers, he will die if he humiliates his ministers. , Your father is worried about the chaos in Longyou. As your father’s son and ministers, you should solve your father’s problems. Otherwise, wouldn’t you be a son and a minister in vain?”
"It's just that I am serving as the ambassador of Longyou and Shaanxi's Second Route System this time. I also hope that my father will select a mature and prudent general as my deputy. Although I fought in Hulao Pass last year, I fought so hard It's a small battle. But the one who really directs the battle is the current commander of Zhao Wusha at Hulao Pass. I think that I am still a novice in commanding the army in battle and marching and scheduling."
"It is often said that when it comes to specialization, it is better to let professional people do professional things when mobilizing and fighting large armies. Therefore, I hope that my father will assign a veteran who has been on the battlefield as a deputy envoy. And this person, It would be best if you served as a military attache in Longyou, so you are familiar with the terrain and people's conditions there. If not, you might as well be someone who has fought in Longyou."
"Only by being familiar with the people's conditions and the terrain will it be more conducive to this counter-insurgency operation. Also, the guest in Erchen's house named Fan Jian, his family has been a big businessman for generations, and there are countless shops and caravans in the northwest. He is very well-informed. If you take him with you, it will be like having an extra pair of ears. I am afraid that in addition to money and food, the most important thing in countering the rebellion is information. "
"The guards of Ningxia Prefecture have either defected to the rebels or have been completely destroyed. As the saying goes, a strong dragon cannot suppress a local snake. The various parties in Lingzhou have been nomadic and farming in Ningxia Prefecture for hundreds of years. Every plant, tree and mountain there is Water, where you can set up an ambush, where you can hold on, and where you must give up. Where there is a shortage of water, where the water cannot be drunk by humans and animals, I must have already understood it well."
"As for Longyou's own guard, it is really no longer useful. Our army can only mobilize external troops to counter the rebellion this time. And the guest army is not familiar with the terrain and people's sentiments. No matter how strong the combat effectiveness is, it will still be weakened. If the information is not well-informed, our army will have no choice but to run exhausted. Bringing that guy will only be good for our army in countering the rebellion, and there will be absolutely no harm."
"What's more, the army is fighting for thousands of miles, and there is another severe drought in Longyou last year. I am afraid that the required food and grass can only be transported from outside. And this time to counter the rebellion, food roads are crucial to our army. The Fan family's shops are all over Longyou. Once There is an abnormality in the grain road, and supplies cannot arrive in time. Our army can use the Fan family, which has stores all over Longyou, to find ways to raise grain and grass, which can meet urgent needs if necessary."
Having said this, I looked at the old man who was very, very dissatisfied with these requirements for himself. Huang Qiong gritted his teeth and simply said out what he felt was needed in his heart: "My father, the emperor, and my ministers are going to the northwest this time. Not only do they need the Longyou Guards to mobilize their power. I also hope that my father, the emperor, will mobilize power." The mobilization rights of the Second Route Army and the Shaanxi Route Guard are also granted to the ministers."
"At the same time, it also allows Erchen to mobilize the full strength of the Xijing camp without requesting an order in case of emergency. Ningxia Mansion is connected to Shaanxi Road by mountains and rivers, and it can even be said that chickens and dogs are close to each other. In Erchen's view, these traitors There is no need to worry about sticking to Ningxia Mansion. Once our army arrives, no matter what, a group of rabble cannot be a match for the imperial court and the serious and well-organized army."
"It's no secret that the Guards have been corrupted for a long time, and their combat effectiveness is low. They may be able to defeat several thousand Guards, but they may not be the opponent of hundreds of people from the four major battalions. So if they hold on to the city, I won't worry. As for Ningxia In a place like the Mansion, the children and ministers are trapped to death. What the children are most worried about is that they will become bandits and run around. That is the real harm.
"Especially since the drought on Shaanxi Road is no worse than that of Longyou. Once it escapes into Shaanxi Road, the consequences will probably be more serious. To suppress the rebellion in Ningxia, Shaanxi and Longyou must fight A joint effort is required, one to block and the other to suppress. As for mobilizing the 50,000 elite troops of the Xijing camp in an emergency, I am worried that Beiliao may take advantage of the situation and rob them."
For these things, Huang Qiong was definitely not asking for an exorbitant price, but simply out of fear of fighting an unprepared battle. If you don't prepare yourself fully, I'm afraid you will end up harming the country and yourself. Thinking of the northern Shaanxi area, which is connected to Ningxia Prefecture by mountains and rivers, but whose folk customs are no less fierce than those of Longyou, Huang Qiong now feels like his scalp is going crazy. The most important thing is that the tomb of Emperor Taizu is now in Shaanxi.
Huang Qiong estimated that the combat power of the Shaanxi Guards was probably no better than that of his neighbors. If Tuoba continued to move eastward, the Shaanxi Guards' little fighting power alone would probably not be able to stop him. If that man had escaped into Shaanxi, let alone doing something to Emperor Taizu's mausoleum, even disturbing Emperor Taizu's mausoleum, I would probably be unable to eat and walk around.
Huang Qiong, who had been familiar with history books for both generations, had not forgotten that it was the same dynasty hundreds of years later. The ancestral mausoleum was burned down by a group of rebels, and many civil servants and generals with great military exploits lost their heads. What this dynasty pays attention to is the word filial piety. The current mausoleum of Emperor Taizu is located northwest of Chang'an, Xijing. If a brick fell from the mausoleum of my ancestor, I would probably kill myself to thank the world.
The Northwestern United Army of Northern Liao across the Shaanxi Road was relatively far away from the tribes that the Northern Liao royal family mainly relied on. The Northwest Unified Military Division was used more to control the tribes in the western desert and suppress the resistance and rebellion of the northwest tribes, rather than to confront Daqi. Its Northwest Unified Military Division focuses on internal affairs rather than external affairs.
For Bei Liao, these tribes turned to submit to Bei Liao despite their years of conquest. However, the centripetal force towards Bei Liao was far inferior to that of the Khitan, Xi and other tribes in the eastern part of the desert steppe, where Bei Liao was born. Moreover, there were frequent rebellions. The Northwest Unified Military Department set up by Bei Liao was more to intimidate and rule these tribes.
