Guo Chen was quite confident about whether he could defeat the 20,000 troops of the Emperor of Dali. In Guo Chen's eyes, the combat power of those 20,000 troops and horses was similar to that of the Huguang South Route Guard before he took over. Compared with the elites he has under his command for the rest of their lives, they are worse than a bunch of rubbish. Although in Guo Chen's eyes, the combat power of the 20,000 troops and horses was poor, it still involved a large part of his energy.
With 20,000 troops and horses on his flanks, he is always restrained during actions. The most important thing is that those people are always on the verge of death. Continuously dispatching small groups of troops to test their bottom line. If you keep these people on your flank, you will have to divert too much energy to defend yourself. No matter how powerful those people are, they still have more than 20,000 troops.
Zhao Wushu, who was currently confronting Shanchanhou Mansion and all the main forces dispatched, also hoped to give him an additional 10,000 troops and horses. In order for him to have enough energy to defeat him completely in one go, the current fight with him has been back and forth with Shan Chanhou. Now that he can contain his opponent, he still has to divide his troops to protect his food routes. If he wants to defeat his opponent in one go, he still has insufficient troops.
Looking at the memorials of the two people, Huang Qiong was a little hesitant. It's easy to talk about Zhao Wushu's side. Nanning City doesn't need so many troops and horses now, so it can allocate some troops to support Zhao Wushu's side. But with Guo Chen, Huang Qiong was a little hesitant. Frowning his brows, he pulled out a copy of the internal situation of the Dali royal family that Lu Mengzheng had asked him to investigate for himself before going south.
After opening the book and looking at it for a long time, Huang Qiong stood up and walked around the room with his hands behind his back for a long time. Guo Chen's memorial is actually not difficult to deal with. In fact, it doesn't matter if I approve it, but the aftermath is a problem. The emperor of Dali Kingdom obviously didn't know whether to live or die. At this time, I am still testing my bottom line. He was betting on himself that he really cared about the old affairs of the Xuanzong Dynasty of the former Tang Dynasty.
Don't you dare to go all out and take action against the Dali Kingdom that inherited the mantle of Nanzhao? Or do you think that if he joins forces with that Shanchanhou Mansion, you can't do anything to him? At this point, he is still seeking death? But Huang Qiong also knew that as the emperor of the Dali Kingdom, he could not help but save Shanchanhou Mansion. If he really doesn't save it, I'm afraid his country, Dali, will be completely in chaos.
All tribes will think that you, the emperor, have no responsibility. None of the tribal leaders would obey him as the emperor. The Dali Kingdom, which was basically a tribal alliance, is expected to be in chaos. Not only the Han people understand the principle of dying lips and cold teeth, but also the tribes of Dali Kingdom. Internally they may rebel at any time, but externally they must be consistent.
But with those 20,000 troops and horses, wouldn’t it be enough to just show off? Dare to fight for real. Duan Jin's nephew is quite courageous. It was easy to defeat him, but Huang Qiong was hesitant about how to deal with the emperor in the future. Judging from the intelligence collected by Lu Mengzheng, the emperor of Dali did not have strong control over the government and the various tribes in the country.
He was originally good at explaining the prince's mansion, but he only had great power in the court. Although they have been ministers for generations, if we talk about the current situation where almost all the rights are controlled in our own hands, it is still too far away. However, during the years when Duan Jin, the emperor's nephew, was in power, the Gao family took advantage of the opportunity of quelling the various tribal rebellions in Dali, especially the Dong family rebellion, to place their children as officials in various prefectures and counties.
Today, half of the prefectures and counties in Dali are controlled by the Gao family. The current Qingping official of Dali State is the younger brother of Shanchanhou. Controlling most of the affairs of the Dali Kingdom, this is the confidence that the current Shanchanhou dared to force the emperor for Duan Jin as a minister. Even in the Dali Kingdom, many people privately called Shanchanhou the Lord of the Kingdom of Gao. Shanchanhou's palace became bigger because of the reign of Duan Jin, the emperor's nephew.
In fact, it would be most beneficial for Da Qi for this kind of person who has no talent but has certain ambitions and is always self-righteous to sit on the throne of Dali Kingdom. It would be detrimental to Da Qi if the throne were replaced by someone with talent and strategy like the founder of the Dali Kingdom. However, Huang Qiong is not optimistic about whether Duan Jin's nephew can control the situation after Shanchanhou's visit.
Just to abolish this person, is there a suitable person in Dali to replace him? It is still a problem to be able to stabilize the situation of Dali without the Shanchanhou Mansion. The most important thing is, will this person cause any trouble after taking the throne? To be precise, the control is in your own hands. Today's complete capture of Dali will do no good to Daqi, which is in urgent need of recuperation.
Those various tribes are enough to make their already empty treasury lose blood rapidly. Moreover, many things in domestic affairs have reached the point where they cannot be solved without change. If it weren't for destroying the Dali Kingdom now, it would be really detrimental to him, but he really planned to destroy this guy who didn't know whether to live or die. At least Daqi will no longer have to worry about copper coins in the future.
But Huang Qiong knew calmly that even if Duan Jin's feelings were not considered, now was not the time to destroy Dali Kingdom. It is far better to keep a docile small country to suppress those tribes than to spend countless money and silk in Da Qi to pacify those aristocratic families. At least now, it's not time to destroy this tiny country. This country, which is like a tribal alliance, is very chaotic internally.
After pondering for a long time, Huang Qiong took this situation and Guo Chen's information and went to Duan Jin's place. Seeing Huang Qiong arriving at this time, Duan Jin couldn't help but be surprised, wondering if his imperial nephew was his own imperial nephew and had done something to commit suicide. Duan Jin still knew what his nephew was like. She must have done something stupid again to arouse her husband's anger.
Looking at Duan Jin who looked somewhat nervous, Huang Qiong comforted Duan Jin for a while, and then said, "Sister Jin, among your nephews or brothers, is there anyone who can take over your position?" A nephew of the emperor. A person who has a certain prestige in Dali and can suppress the tribes and ministers in Dali? I think you, the nephew of the emperor, are really stupid."
Huang Qiong's words stunned Duan Jin. She opened your few folds and read them. After reading them carefully, she remained silent for a long time before saying: "Your Majesty, if you ask me, I will tell your Majesty and teach him a lesson, and then still Let him continue to reign. It's not that I can't recommend a replacement. There are people with this ability and prestige among the Dali royal family."
"But this person can be someone from the royal family who takes the opportunity to usurp the throne and sit on Huang Weiyou. He can be a puppet pushed up by the big families to maintain balance. But the only thing that this candidate must not be is that Pushed out by Da Qi. Otherwise, even if Da Qi reluctantly elects him, this person will not be able to secure the throne. Instead, he will be considered a puppet pushed out by Da Qi."
"When the Qi Army is stationed in the Dali Kingdom, it may be able to rely on the Qi Army's force to maintain it. But the Qi Army cannot stay stationed forever. As soon as the Qi Army withdraws, I am afraid that if the Qi Army withdraws, the Dali Kingdom will be in chaos. Yes. Those aristocratic families who usually have no trouble in their affairs, but who have troubles from time to time, are probably going to make trouble even more, and the Dali Kingdom will be full of wars."
, "For example, if there is chaos in the Central Plains and Northern Liao takes the opportunity to invade, but is unable to directly control the Central Plains, it will support an emperor in the Central Plains. Maybe when the Liao army is there, everyone will not be affected. But once the Liao army withdraws, I am afraid that the Central Plains will There will be wars everywhere soon. Does Your Majesty think this emperor who has been supported can hold the throne? Who really takes this emperor seriously?"
"If Your Majesty asks me what I think on this matter, it will teach him a lesson. As for what will happen next within Dali Kingdom, let Dali Kingdom decide for itself. Or His Majesty, simply destroy Dali Kingdom completely. Incorporate Dali into the territory of Daqi. I know that His Majesty's hesitation is because of me. But how can I, a woman, decide the general trend of the world?"
"Actually, no matter what the reason is for Da Qi to send troops to Dali this time. But from Dali's point of view, it is Da Qi who invaded Dali. If he, as the emperor of Dali, does nothing, I am afraid that after Da Qi withdraws his troops , he really can’t sit still on the throne. Because for him, no matter what the internal disputes in Dali are? But once it involves Daqi, it will be a dispute between the two countries. "
"At this time, any aristocratic family in Dali can do it. The mantis stalks the cicada and the oriole is in the middle. Only he, the emperor, can't do it. Because no matter how powerful the Gao family has been in infiltrating the government over the years, he will still be able to do it. He is still the leader of the country of Dali. Even if he is just pretending, he will do this. At this point, he is not extremely stupid. "
Huang Qiong himself fell into deep thought after Duan Jin's words. After a long time, he raised his head and said: "What Sister Jin said makes sense, then just do what Sister Jin wants. Just teach him a lesson. As for what will happen to the Dali Kingdom after the fall of Shanchanhou Mansion, will the throne still exist? As long as he continues to do it, I will not interfere. As for merging Dali into Daqi, I have not yet thought about it."
"I'm just worried that after the Gao family has gone, there may be other families that will take advantage of this opportunity to rise. Then your imperial nephew really went to the front door to fight for the tiger and the back door to join the wolf. Just like the Gao family Just like the previous Dong family and Yang family, they will soon be replaced by the new aristocratic family. Well, I am still a little busy taking care of myself, so how can I have the mind to care about other people's affairs. "
Regarding Huang Qiong's words, Duan Jin said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid it's not that you want to annex Dali. Rather, you are worried that once Dali is merged into Daqi's territory, those tribal families will continue to rebel. Your Majesty, Nowadays, the treasury is empty to counter the rebellion. There is no financial resources at all to support Daqi’s long-term military deployment. Therefore, I want to introduce an obedient person. "
"Replace your Majesty or Da Qi to control the land of Dali. If I am not wrong, the person in your Majesty's mind must have a certain prestige and be able to suppress the aristocratic families in Dali. But he must not be too powerful. , just like the Holy Civil and Military Emperor Taizu did back then, he integrated those aristocratic families into a monolith to avoid threatening Daqi. Your Majesty's move is really a good plan. "
"That's why Your Majesty rushed to me, wanting me to recommend someone according to Your Majesty's wishes. For Daqi, this is far better than controlling Dali Kingdom by yourself. Before coming to me, Your Majesty should I was determined to replace him. But His Majesty was still hesitant in the end because of me. I don’t know, should I thank Your Majesty, or should I vent my anger with Your Majesty?"
Huang Qiong was somewhat embarrassed when Duan Jin revealed his thoughts. He held her on his knees and looked at Duan Jin, who looked lazy but even more charming because she was pregnant again. He said softly: "I can't help it. Who made Sister Jin my wife? This father-in-law's family Whether you want to take care of your affairs or not, when I need to take care of it, I have to take care of it, right?"
