But Huang Qiong's next words may make these officials feel uncomfortable. After looking at these first-rank officials, they became even more respectful after he finished writing the edict to transfer people. Huang Qiong just smiled lightly and said: "Now that the candidate for deputy envoy has been decided, then we should also talk about the Lingzhou Party Rebellion and the negligence of officials at all levels in Longyou."
"Although there is a reason for the Lingzhou Dangxiang's rebellion, and Tuoba's move has been planned for a long time. Officials at all levels in Longyou, especially the Soothing Envoy, Jiedu Envoy, and Inspection Envoys, including the Ningxia Prefecture, Ningxia Prefecture Officials at all levels, including those who knew the troops and envoys and Ning Qing Yan's troops and prepared the roads, were not able to respond well and responded extremely slowly. Even Lingzhou was lost and there was no response yet."
"Not only did the Ningxia Prefecture Guards' hasty attack lead to a major defeat, but the remaining troops were directly coerced into surrendering to the rebels. Longyou's important town of Ningxia Prefecture was lost easily. After the fall of Ningxia Prefecture, apart from defending themselves behind closed doors, there was no one Make any reaction. Sit back and watch as the entire territory of Ningxia Prefecture, where the Dingyuan Prefecture border army baggage is located, except Dingyuan Prefecture, was lost in a short period of time. "
"The rebels have received a large amount of food, grass, and ordnance, and they have grown rapidly in a short period of time. We should be lucky now that Ningxia Mansion does not store firearms. Otherwise, at the current speed of the rebels, they might not even be able to join Longyou." Lintao Prefecture, where Lu Zhi is located, may fall into the hands of the rebels. Officials like this who are so inhumane and directly trap the imperial court into passive situations will be held accountable by the imperial court."
When Huang Qiong said these words, although the smile on his face did not diminish by half, his tone was cold, which made several officials present feel cold to the bone. Recalling the past that the British king in front of him once killed more than a hundred civil and military officials, including candidates, scholars, officials, and even officials when he was suppressing the rebellion in Zhengzhou, these officials couldn't help but feel nervous. .
I couldn't help but think that the British king might go on a killing spree again when he went to Longyou, and I couldn't help but feel a little worried about the officials in Longyou. Especially the Privy Council envoy Hong felt even more uneasy. To say that the rebels have grown so large and difficult to control in such a short period of time, the pacifiers and military governors as the chief military and political officials of Longyou can be said to have borne the brunt.
And if we look at it carefully, as the military commander along the way, the responsibilities of the Jiedushi may be even greater. The current Longyou Jiedushi Li You is none other than his own children and in-laws. His eldest daughter is betrothed to Mr. Li's only son. When Mr. Li was able to be transferred from the deputy envoy of Huguang North Road to the post of envoy of Longyou, he had put in a lot of effort.
Everyone knows that although Longyou Jiedushi is located in a border area, compared with other Jiedushi in the interior, it is definitely a disadvantage. As for the reason, Longyou is the only trade channel for this dynasty besides overseas trade. There is an endless stream of camels passing through the Hexi Corridor every day. Although the border troops were not under the jurisdiction of the Jiedushi, they were managed by the defense ambassadors of their own system.
Directly responsible to the Privy Council and the Prefect. The most important passes in Longyou, Yumen Pass and Yang Pass, were not under the control of Jiedushi. You can set up a few checkpoints at will on the long trade roads in the Hexi Corridor and Qinghai Lake, and you will get this huge source of wealth. The management of the tribal armies of the Tubo tribes in the south, which had long been conquered, was also in the hands of the Jiedushi envoys and local soldiers.
Unlike the Dangxiang people, since the founding of the Qi Dynasty, the Qi Dynasty has fought frequently with the Tibetan tribes around Qinghai Lake. But because the Tubo tribes themselves competed with each other for pasture and slaves, fights broke out frequently. In order to allow the surrendered Tubo tribes to protect themselves, or to let them kill each other, they weakened the strength of these tribes in disguise so that they could not pose a threat to the imperial court.
Therefore, the Qi Dynasty still allowed the Tibetan tribes that surrendered to retain a certain number of tribal troops. As for the weapons and numbers of these tribal armies, they were controlled by the Jiedushi envoys in conjunction with the local military preparations. To purchase ordnance and armor, one must also obtain permission from the Jiedushi Yamen. And the Tubo tribes in Qinghai are rich in gold. This alone can be said to be a source of wealth every year.
The Tubo dynasty, which once created a glorious civilization, had long since collapsed under the repeated attacks of the slave uprising and the early days of the founding of Da Qi, when the Guilin prince led troops to attack Luosu. After the various tribes on the snowy plateau lost the jurisdiction of the unified dynasty. They fought against each other for pasture and serfs, and fell into chaos that lasted for more than a hundred years.
The craftsmen who make weapons and armor have become the main target of competition among various tribes. Tribes that lose often have the idea that if I can't get it, you can't get it either. When defeated, many will choose to die together and kill the craftsmen of their own tribe. After hundreds of years of disputes, the Tubo craftsmen who once created countless splendid works of art have completely declined.
In particular, the Tubo tribes around Qinghai Lake had been fighting each other for more than a hundred years and under the repeated attacks of Da Qi, they were no longer able to even make their own armor and ordnance. Facing the fighting power of the Qi army's frontier troops, the Tubo tribes were no longer able to penetrate deep into the territory of Da Qi to plunder the craftsmen. If they wanted to replenish their weapons and armor, they could only think of ways to come here from Da Qi.
You need to take real money and silver, bribe the officials of Da Qi Dynasty, and buy it from Da Qi Dynasty. Although approval of the sale of ordnance and armor requires the joint signatures of the three envoys: the pacification envoy, the transfer envoy, and the Jiedu envoy. But the required ordnance and armor need to be allocated by the Jiedushi Commander. Whether the quality is good or bad, and whether the price is high or low, all need to be decided by Longyou Jiedushi.
If you don't give heavy gifts to Jiedushi, you can't even think about getting better weapons and armor. Without good weapons and armor, you will often be the loser when fighting with other tribes. In that case, the whole tribe might work hard for other tribes. As the governor of Longyou, he can earn more than 100,000 yuan a year from this alone.
What's more, although border control is not in the hands of Jiedushi. However, the security of the routes along which each caravan passes requires the assistance of local guards. The Hexi Corridor is thousands of miles desolate, and the Qilian Snow Mountains to the south are even more towering. The complex terrain, coupled with the barren land caused by the Gobi and deserts, as well as countless caravans along the long route, all made that land breed countless horse bandits.
Although the judiciary and criminal prisons in various places have special prosecutors in charge, the entire Longyou Road is also managed by inspectors. But how can these ferocious horse bandits be dealt with by just relying on the few government officials who serve as inspectors and interrogators in various states? In the final analysis, the local guards under the Jiedu Envoy Division are still needed to provide protection for the caravans traveling to and from the Hexi Corridor.
Not to mention anything else, the caravans that pass through the Hexi Corridor every year and need protection from the Guards pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in protection fees. Therefore, this Longyou Jiedu Envoy can be said to be the most fertile vacancy in the world. As for the Tubo tribe on the Qinghai Lake side, even if they rebel, the Huihe people outside Yumen Pass will naturally have powerful frontier troops to deal with them. The local guards do not need to go to the battlefield.
As an envoy to this position, it can be said that I just want to make money. No matter how many things are done, it is just to wipe out those horse bandits who have gone too far. The remaining thing is to think about how to squeeze more oil and water from those caravans. I still know the virtues of my in-laws. In the two years since he took office, I am afraid he has not even gone out to Lintao Mansion except to make money in disguise.
Otherwise, where did he get the land deeds, jewelry, gold, silver, and jades sent to his house every year? He knew his preference for jade, and every year, along with the gold and silver jewelry, he sent over a wide variety of jade articles worth thousands of gold carved from high-quality Hetian jade and Qinghai jade. He could not afford it even with his salary alone.
In the letter sent home by her daughter, she also mentioned that her father-in-law was already over sixty years old, but he was very sensual every day. Every year, he had to take more than a dozen Tubo concubines. When he had enough fun, he would either give those Tubo women to others, or send letters to the tribes asking them to send new ones to replace the old ones. They also specifically asked for girls under the age of fifteen, not anyone older.
Even when visiting guests, he would hold a Tibetan girl on his lap so that he could play with her at any time. He also said with a lot of arrogance that he only makes up for it when he is young. His mother-in-law was so angry every day that she could do nothing to him. Nowadays, almost no one in Longyou knows about the illnesses and diseases of his father-in-law and widower. Even she, the daughter-in-law, felt that her face was dull.
The most hateful thing is that not only does he spend his days being frivolous and not doing anything serious, he also only knows how to make money in disguised ways. She also led her husband, her son-in-law, astray. Now his son-in-law does not want to take part in the imperial examination, nor does he want to participate in the election. Instead of reading good books, I just helped my father all day long, not accepting or asking for bribes.
The same goes for me. If I have nothing to do, I will go to the Tubo tribe in Qinghai Lake or the Hexi Corridor and stay there for a month. According to the servant who served him, he went to the Tubo tribe not to do business at all, nor to work for his father, but to find women. Often relying on his father-in-law's power, he would sleep with all the young women of a tribe before coming back.
It doesn't matter whether someone is married or not, or how old they are, as long as they are attracted by him, they will get it. After living such a ridiculous life in the past few years, even before the age of thirty, the bones in his body have been hollowed out. You'll be out of breath after taking just two steps, and you still have to wear a leather jacket even in the summer. Wherever you go, you should carry some fun medicine with you.
My in-laws are full of problems and problems. There is no need to look for them deliberately, just grab a lot of them. If the King of England went to Longyou and he really wanted to be held accountable, ten heads of his own in-laws would not be enough to chop him off. It doesn't matter to him whether he dies or not, but the question is what if he gets involved if he gets deeper? In the past few years, I have received nearly a million dollars in benefits from him.
Especially when he celebrated his sixtieth birthday last year, he gave him a half-person tall birthday cake made entirely of high-quality Hotan mutton-fat jade, which was worth hundreds of thousands of guan. If these things were discovered by the King of England, although he might not lose his head, his house would be confiscated and exiled. Thinking of this in-law, the second year after she was transferred to Longyou, her daughter wrote a letter to persuade her to transfer her father-in-law away.
Otherwise, sooner or later, you will be implicated and bring trouble to your family. In the third year, she wrote another letter saying that she wanted to divorce her husband, but she was forced to do so. In the fourth year, he wrote again, warning me not to accept anything from him again, otherwise it would bring disaster to me. Not long before this year's Dangxiang Rebellion, I received a letter saying that if I still regarded her as a daughter, I would take her back to her parents' home.
He said that he couldn't bear to stay in that home for one more day. What's more, I don't want to fall into an irreversible situation with the Li family. When the time comes, he and the Li family will either be sold into slavery by the officials, or the whole family will be executed. At the time, I thought my daughter was exaggerating. Today, when the King of England said these words, he realized that what his daughter said was not wrong at all.
