As for the old man, Huang Qiong did not see any preventive adjustments and deployments, whether it was the adjustment of troops in the Jiangnan routes or the selection of officials. Not to mention the Jiangnan roads, even the most basic Guangdong and Guangxi have not made any basic adjustments. Huang Qiong even saw that some of the military attachés of the Guangdong and Guangxi Guards, at least in the Guangnan East and West Second Road, had been in office for ten years without any adjustments.
This is obviously not a simple explanation that can be easily explained by outsiders not adapting to the climate there. Perhaps in exchange, when the Guilin County Prince's Palace handed over the power of trade, there would be no complications and it would be as smooth as possible. To a certain extent, and in some aspects, the Guilin County Prince's Palace was partially loosened and allowed to expand part of the Palace Guards.
If his nominal father-in-law really rebels within a short period of time, the court may be completely defenseless. Coupled with the corruption of the guards in the south of the Yangtze River, it is unknown how many civil and military officials were bribed by the Guilin County Prince's Palace. Money can make the world go round, and money can bribe officials for their own use. Under this situation, it is very likely that the entire Jiangnan roads will be lost in a short period of time.
If Jiangnan was lost, the court would lose its most important source of money and food. According to Huang Qiong's estimation, he would try his best to transport all the existing grain reserves in Jiangnan to Beijing, except for the emergency portion. But once Jiangnan is lost, the grain reserves will only be enough for two years. This is still the northwest, Hebei, Shandong, and the Huaihe River are not subject to any new changes.
As for the money, I worked hard to manage it, but it was only enough for the court to need for one year after losing Jiangnan. This is still under the circumstances of stopping all the river workers and the old man's imperial mausoleum, and reducing all unnecessary expenses. But the problem is that everything can be reduced, but the military's money and food cannot be reduced. Once chaos occurs, it will even increase. But how many years can it be sustained by Jiangbei Road alone?
Thinking of this, Huang Qiong sighed. What he is most looking forward to now is that his nominal father-in-law is not ready yet and can buy him more time to prepare for the emergency. I have adjusted some military attachés, but it will take some time for them to take office. After taking office, it also takes a lot of time to organize the guards. If the situation deteriorates now, how much backup can I have?
No matter what the Guilin County Prince's Mansion is doing now, there will be no problem. As long as Jiangnan is occupied, although the court cannot be forced to surrender, there is still capital to force the court to divide the river and rule. And without the source of wealth in the south of the Yangtze River, they could drag the imperial court to death even if they confronted each other across the river. If you don't have enough food and money to gather troops, once the war really breaks out, how much food will it take to put it down?
What's more, considering how cunning his nominal father-in-law is, he will never resort to rebellion alone. Behind the scenes, I'm afraid there are other back-ups. If Bei Liao was at that time, it would also invade in large numbers and contain the elites of the four major battalions and the border troops. At that time, what emergency measures will the court take? Do we just rely on those guards who are so bad that they may not even be able to hold swords and guns?
Although I am not poor and miss my virtuous wife now, I am really in a national crisis and I miss my good ministers. Yu Mingyuan must not move. He must stay to coordinate the overall situation and deal with possible changes in the situation in the future. Lian Po is already an old man in the He family, and Beifang is even more inseparable from him. But on the south side, I also need a capable person to deal with the situation. But how can this person choose?
After thinking about it for a long time, Huang Qiong suddenly remembered that when he was supervising the division in Longyou, he had some rare talents. Although this person's current situation also made Huang Qiong somewhat hesitant. But the situation was beyond his control, so in the end he gritted his teeth, picked up a pen and quickly wrote a secret letter, asking the man to seize his love and come to Beijing immediately. After putting down the pen in his hand, Huang Qiong didn't delay at all and had someone rush him out eight hundred miles away.
Now, I can only hope that by making amends at this time, I can at least buy myself a certain amount of time. Even if his father-in-law were to cause trouble now, he could at least be kept in Guangdong and Guangxi for a while. Because of the current situation of the Ministry of Revenue's treasury, he is now in a dilemma, and he does not even dare to mobilize one of the four major battalions to station in Lianghuai and Huguang North Road in advance. This soldier needs money as soon as he moves.
After sending the letter, Huang Qiong pinched the bridge of her nose tiredly. Standing up and seeing that the sky outside had turned completely dark, Huang Qiong stood up and returned to Xiyuan. But on the way back to Xiyuan, Huang Qiong hesitated several times and finally gave up the idea of going to listen to Xuexuan. In the following days, Huang Qiong summoned Mingyuan and Fu Yuanshan to the palace almost every day, wanting to discuss some contingency plans.
As for the old man, Huang Qiong finally lost control and went to Ting Xuexuan the next day. But after listening to Huang Qiong's worries and countermeasures, the old man did not make any comments on Huang Qiong's worries and preparations. After being silent for a long time, he put down the note, stared at Huang Qiong and said, "If he really rebels and Jiangnan loses everything, what will you do?"
The old man only said half of what he said, but Huang Qiong understood it. And he did not answer the old man immediately, but remained silent for a long time before staring at the old man and said: "Father, my fate is not up to me, and my destiny can only be controlled by myself. He is a nominal father-in-law, and he still wants to influence me. He is not qualified for his fate. I am your son, and I am a person who goes against the current."
"If he really rebels, I will select good talents and soldiers, and try my best to raise food and grass to destroy him with all my strength. If one day I can't support it and only the city of Jingzhao Mansion is left, I will fight to the end. Even if I am the only one left, I will fight to the end. Father, I am the son of your mother and you. I would rather die standing than kneel down to live."
"In this world, the only people who can make me kneel down are my parents in heaven and earth. And in this world, except for you and my mother, and my ancestors in Daqi, no one is qualified to make me kneel down. I would rather be broken into pieces than absolutely I will not choose to destroy everything. Kneeling in front of the enemy and letting others humiliate me in every possible way has humiliated my ancestors. And my father, I believe in myself, and will never allow that kind of situation to occur. "
After answering the old man's words, Huang Qiong's heart sank. When the old man said this, his tone and expression clearly showed no fighting spirit. The old man is an emperor, and he is now the supreme king of the Qi Dynasty. As the saying goes, soldiers are the courage of generals, and generals are the soul of an army. He is the leader of the Qi army. If he himself has no fighting spirit, how can the soldiers and civilians in this world have any fighting spirit?
I don't know what happened, but after Huang Qiong returned to the capital from Xijing last time, he felt that the old man had changed. How to put it, it gives people a feeling of decadence. I had just come back, and to be honest, I was overwhelmed by the discounts in the Wende Hall. After checking the coupons, I found that the old man had not approved the coupons for at least three months before he came back. And when he comes back, he has to rush to pass the position.
Although he shied away, he did not force the pass. But when he changed hands, he gave all the seals to himself. Not to mention the early court meeting, even his old ministers didn't see him if they wanted to see him. He never interfered in matters involving the DPRK. Even if you want to test yourself, this is too much. Now he didn't see that the world was going to be in chaos, and he didn't see even a little bit of fighting spirit on his side.
On the contrary, it gave myself a feeling of resignation. Is he sure that the Guilin County Prince will not rebel? This is impossible, right? ? Just these things in front of him are enough to show that the rebellious intention of the Guilin County Prince is very obvious. What's going on, old man? He has been the emperor for so many years, and although he is of average ability even after being an emperor, he is definitely not the kind of mediocre and incompetent emperor.
It can even be said that the imperial court's so-called inheritance left by its ancestors is still working hard to maintain it cautiously. This imperial court, which itself had some inherent deficiencies, was able to survive to this day after experiencing the great changes that seemed to have damaged its foundation when my grandfather was in power. Although most of the people were in power when they were in power, they could still manage to reach where they are today, although it was difficult and a little poorer.
It can also be said that although the old man's ability is lower, it is still good. Why is he so decadent now? What happened to me, the emperor, during the days when I was in the capital? When I left Beijing, the old man was not so depressed. This matter is related to whether the world will change hands. The safety of the world in Da Qi Dynasty is at stake, so why can't we keep up our spirits?
Just when Huang Qiong was puzzled, the old man, who had never expressed his opinion on Huang Qiong's answer, suddenly said: "Since the great government has been entrusted to you, it is up to you to decide what to do. Let Qin The Heavenly Supervisor will find a day and the position will be officially passed on to you. After these days, your ability is much stronger than mine. You are more energetic and you are a hundred times better than me in handling government affairs."
"I have handed over all the seals to you for some time. The civil and military personnel of this dynasty should have been mentally prepared. Your performance during these days has also made those who truly serve the country People like you will no longer have any worries. I am old, and I am really powerless to deal with this situation. Now I leave it to you, which can be considered as my wish has been fulfilled. "
The old man's words made Huang Qiong feel dumbfounded. How did he feel that he came to the old man to discuss dealing with the Guilin County Prince's Palace? This style made him look like he was forcing the palace. Is this the time to talk about this matter? Is this old man really confused, or is he pretending to be confused? If he passed the ball to him in advance, wouldn't he be causing trouble for himself at this stage?
At this time, such a big change will first cause instability in people's hearts. It's not likely that anything will happen to the officials above. But there is no guarantee that the officials who are guarding various places will not be unstable and cause some trouble. If this were placed at ordinary times, it would naturally not be a big deal. But in today’s stall, wouldn’t it just give some people the best excuse to follow?
Also, the old man may have forgotten, but he has not forgotten. The King of Shu is hiding in the Western Regions and is now making trouble in Hehe. Relying on the secret training of thousands of army horses as the backbone in Shu. When the Tibetan tribes borrowed the road to Qingtang, they recruited young and strong Tibetans. Nowadays, the general trend in the Western Region is to recruit surrenders, accept rebels, capture cities and territories, and the Uighur Khanate, which is in the midst of civil strife, has nothing to do with it.
In less than three years, most of the territory was captured by it. Especially after learning that his supervisor Ningxia suppressed the rebellion, the Shu king seemed to want to compete with him. Regardless of his own strength, he launched a large-scale offensive in the Western Region and captured nearly half of the city in Uihe. Relying on the large number of high-quality war horses plundered in Huihe and forcibly recruiting young men from various tribes in the Western Regions, an army of nearly 100,000 cavalry has been formed.
Now that the old man is in power, he may not take the risk of heading eastward before taking over all the Uighurs. At least the old man is here, and the frontier troops in Longyou may not really follow him. But if the old man passed the throne to him in advance at this time, no one would be able to prevent him from taking risks and heading east to fight for the throne due to his ambition. At that time, the Northern Liao Dynasty, which is about to make a move, and the Guilin County Prince's Mansion in the south will be added.
