Having said this, Huang Qiong paused again and said: "The army will rush to Qingyang Mansion tomorrow. After you arrive at Qingyang Mansion, you don't have to worry about anything. Just do two things well. One is to represent the court. , to appease the refugees who escaped from Ningxia Mansion. Investigate their current situation. If there is anyone who needs relief from the imperial court and me, and how much food is needed, just write a note and give it to me."
"Don't worry about it here in Chang'an. I will hand it over to the Xijing Household Department and the Shaanxi Road Appeasement Department. You only need to appease the refugees in Qingyang Mansion. Qingyang Mansion is the gateway from Longyou to Shaanxi Road, and even the entire It is the throat of the imperial court. The number of refugees there will only be far more than that of Chang'an, but will definitely not be less than that of Chang'an City. When you get to Qingyang, I will coordinate with the Qingyang Mansion to assist you."
"Secondly, you have also seen what Ouyang Jie said. There are indeed many things wrong with the imperial court's strategy towards party members. The current situation is very different from the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China. There are some inappropriate things that should be changed. After you arrive in Qingyang, do a thorough investigation and come up with a policy based on this. Where adjustments are needed, where improvements are needed, be more detailed."
"As for the rest, don't think about anything else. I will support you in everything. As long as you serve the court wholeheartedly, even if you poke a hole in the sky, I will still be there to support you. The ancestral system is not an unchanging excuse. It cannot be a reason to revert to the old ways and not make progress. Again, just do it boldly and do whatever you think needs to be done without any scruples."
Hearing Huang Qiong's words, there was an unusually sincere tone. Zhang Qian looked calm on the surface, but in his heart he was in a state of flux. Thinking that since he became a Jinshi, he has always followed the deposed prince for the sake of his family and himself, and he has never had second thoughts. He and his own family had done countless shady things for him, and made a lot of ill-gotten gains?
It even almost involved the fate of the entire family. After he took office as Jing Zhaoyin, he worked hard to make money for the deposed prince, which made the people of the capital boil. Most of the money he collected either went into the pockets of the prince's confidants or was given to the deposed prince. Those close relatives of the prince, those male favorites in the private garden, aren't they being raised by themselves in the face of infamy?
But the deposed prince always believed that this was what he should do. As a direct descendant of his, I have never heard him say anything like letting go and supporting me from behind. I have never heard him talk about it in such a frank manner. On the contrary, in his Jingzhao Mansion Yamen, his confidants were all over him to monitor him, not only restricting him but also intervening in everything.
I often make myself very passive. Just because he never said it, it doesn't mean that he really doesn't know the true background of the people in his yamen. He had a bad reputation in the capital, but he used the money he had amassed to support his confidants and male favorites, even squandering it. But he used his own reputation to gain political achievements for others.
Who does he think he is, someone who only makes money for him? Doesn't he really know that because of his reputation, it is not easy for him to even enter the three provinces and six ministries, let alone become the prime minister? He didn't know how many people the prince had raised. But Jinan Magistrate Chen Wenliang's annual official department assessment and Beijing inspection are all how he got to the top, and he still knows.
Chen Wenliang's reputation for being upright and upright was earned through his own infamy, or even ruin. If he cannot ascend the throne, let alone himself, even whether the family can be saved is a different matter. She had been on the front and back of the horse, and had received so much infamy for him, but what did she get in exchange? As soon as something happened, he distanced himself immediately, for fear that he would be even remotely concerned with the Zhang family.
Although he worked so hard for him, instead of interceding for himself in front of the emperor, he actually added insult to injury. If he had said something for himself back then, he would not have been demoted three thousand miles away. As long as he could say something for the family, his father would not be depressed after his accident, let alone move out of the capital overnight in such a hurry. After returning to my hometown, I have been lingering on my sick bed ever since.
In order to kill people and silence them, he even sent assassins to follow him all the way to Yongzhou. If I hadn't been lucky, I might have moved my head without even realizing it. Thinking back to the experience of following the deposed prince, I was recalling the words of the King of England. Zhang Qian, who was thinking a lot, nodded heavily with a long sigh. He just said that he would never let down the King of England's high expectations and left.
After Zhang Qian left, Huang Qiong pinched the bridge of her nose tiredly. The days of traveling under the stars and nights, even though he was in excellent health and was very young, still made him exhausted. But despite being extremely tired, Huang Qiong knew that it was not time to rest yet. After returning to the desk and thinking for a moment, Huang Qiong almost didn't stop writing after picking up the pen, writing several secret chapters and handwritings in succession.
The secret book was for the old man. In the secret book, Huang Qiong told Ouyang Jie's physical condition in detail. I hope that the old man can seize the time to select a suitable talent to replace Ouyang Jie so that he can be prepared to deal with the worst situation. At the same time, Huang Qiong also explained that the army would set off tomorrow, and the entire army would be dispatched towards Qingyang Mansion. He will also personally rush to Qingyang Mansion to supervise the battle.
As for the several handwritings, they were addressed to Zheng Daoyuan, who was currently in Hanzhong, collecting food and grass, and to He Yuanfeng, who was handling the handover at the front office of the palace. As well as Liu Lu, the Shaanxi Jiedu envoy who rushed to Yan'an Prefecture to take charge. In the handwriting, Huang Qiong asked Zheng Daoyuan to rush back to Chang'an immediately and sit in Chang'an to coordinate the transportation of grain and grass. He, a fellow in the grain industry, is not the prefect of Ningxia, nor is he wiping Long You's butt.
The handwriting given to Liu Lu asked him to strictly guard the blockade and never allow the rebels to enter Shaanxi Road one by one. As for whether he is ultimately needed to march troops from northern Shaanxi, let him follow his orders. Before receiving his order, even if the sky falls in Longyou, he doesn't have to worry about it. Even if the 20,000 troops leaving Longyou are wiped out, not a single soldier from his side will be allowed to enter Ningxia Mansion.
As long as he blocked northern Shaanxi to Ningxia Prefecture, he, the Shaanxi Jiedu Envoy, would have done a great job. If you underestimate the enemy and advance rashly or against orders, you will be guilty even if you win. The other two handwritten orders were given to the Minister of Household Affairs in Xijing, asking him to fully assist Zheng Daoyuan in coordinating grain and grass affairs during this period. One is for the Shaanxi Road Comfort Envoy, asking him to check the number of Ningxia refugees in Shaanxi.
Of course, Huang Qiong did not forget to write a letter home. Tell Situ Huanshuang and the girls that he has arrived in Chang'an City and will rush to Qingyang Mansion with the army tomorrow. He was just afraid that the girls would be worried about him, and he was also worried that Duan Jin, who was pregnant, would be worried, and Huang Qiong, who was pregnant, did not tell them that Qingyang Mansion was currently under siege by rebels. Going up means going to the front line.
After sending out the secret document, a few handwritten letters, and family letters, Huang Qiong put down the pen in his hand. He stood up and walked to the door of the living room that was temporarily used as his study room. Looking at the dark sky, he felt a little irritable. Although he kept turning the rosary beads in his hand, even the coolness that came from the rosary beads from time to time could not calm his irritable heart.
Perhaps the greater the responsibility, the greater the psychological pressure. Even after more than half a year of political training, Huang Qiong has always believed that her mentality has been tempered very well and has matured. But Huang Qiong found it difficult to calm down at this time. This time Longyou suppressed the rebellion, even though he had been warning himself to be calm. But Huang Qiong found that no matter what, he could not be as free and easy as when Zhengzhou was fighting the rebellion.
The Longyou counterinsurgency this time has to face the situation, which is completely different from the Zhengzhou counterinsurgency last year. Last year, it was the brothers' rebellion. It was said to be a counter-rebellion, but in fact it was just a battle at Hulao Pass. Victory, nothing to show off. Even if you lose, it will not affect the overall situation of the world. The Xiaoqi battalion was defeated, and there were three other battalions in the capital. Even the rabble under King Jing could not enter the capital.
But this time Longyou suppressed the rebellion, but it was related to the overall situation of the world, but he could only win but absolutely not lose. After I took over the job of the second-line ambassador, I actually had no way out. Once you lose, it doesn't matter if your reputation is ruined. But this battle is not only related to the lives of tens of thousands of troops, but the gains and losses in the northwest are also related to the stability of the Qi Dynasty.
Even if he knew it, even if Tuoba Jiqian won the battle, he wouldn't have the capital to conquer the world. At most, he would only be able to segregate a corner of the northwest. No matter Longyou or even Shaanxi Road, the financial, human and material resources are not enough to support him to seize the world. But he had to consider the chain reaction caused by defeat. And if they follow the expedition and the 20,000 troops are really defeated, Longyou will definitely not be saved.
With the loss of Longyou, Da Qi Dynasty will lose the largest and best war horse producing area in the world. The Daqi cavalry, which has repeatedly defeated the Northern Liao, Uighur, and Tubo cavalry and is considered the most elite in the world, will fall into an unsustainable situation and will no longer be able to compete with the Northern Liao. Maybe, like the dynasty that was supposed to appear in this era, they could only defend themselves against the attacks of the nomads.
From now on, we can only hold on to the front line of the Great Wall, and we will not be able to step into the grassland even half a step. Even after the Xijing Camp lost more than half of its troops, even the Shaanxi Road was threatened. Once Tuoba Jiqian controls the northern Shaanxi Plateau, he will inevitably be threatened when he goes south to Chang'an. Although the Da Qi Dynasty has moved its capital to Luoyang, Chang'an City is still the Xijing of the two capitals of the Da Qi Dynasty.
There are more than just Daming Palace, Daxing Palace, Taimiao Temple, etc. Although it was built in the former Tang Dynasty, it has been painstakingly maintained since the founding of this dynasty, and it is still a majestic and gorgeous palace complex. There are many left-behind yamen like those in the capital city, and a large number of people after the founding of the country still live in the city. This is the so-called mausoleum of Emperor Taizu, which can be said to be the foundation and lifeblood of the entire Qi Dynasty.
When Emperor Taizu first entered Chang'an, the Dangxiang cavalry that dominated the Five Prefectures attacked the outskirts of Chang'an and almost made the then Emperor Taizu leave. Even though Emperor Taizong moved the capital, he did not completely abandon this city. The city of Chang'an City was even stronger and taller than Luoyang, the current capital of the Qi Dynasty, and it also had cannons that Luoyang City did not have.
Even if the capital is no longer in Chang'an, it is still the foundation for the Da Qi Dynasty to manage the northwest, and it is still the most important companion capital of the Da Qi Dynasty. In addition to the sea route, the Silk Road that my grandfather worked so hard to reopen began from the territory of the Qi Dynasty. This city, which also houses a large number of princes and dignitaries, is still extremely prosperous even though it is not the capital.
Not to mention the loss of Chang'an City, even if Chang'an City is threatened, it will cause shock in the world and instability in the government and the opposition. The most important thing is that the Xijing camp that went on the expedition was the two elite divisions of the Qi Dynasty together with the four camps in the capital. Once the Xijing camp is defeated, the subsequent consequences will be irreversible. The Xijing camp has been defeated. What is there to fear about the remaining four camps of the Qi Dynasty?
