"Nanzhao."
In the Duke's Mansion of Jin State, Bai Yuxian's mind started to wander as he looked at the information about the civil strife in Nanzhao in his hand.
Nanzhao is the largest country in southern Xinjiang. Relatively speaking, it can be said that it has strong troops and horses. It is also the main defense target of Tang Jiannan's defense line in southern Xinjiang.
However, the previous Nanzhao Kingdom had always been relatively honest.
Since Li Longji ascended the throne and opened the heyday of the Yuan Dynasty, the original Nanzhao King Piroge took the initiative to profess his vassalage to the Tang Dynasty. He was pardoned by Li Longji and made the Duke of Yue and the King of Yunnan successively. Therefore, the Tang Dynasty's defense line in southern Xinjiang has been very stable.
But with this civil war in Nanzhao, it's hard to say whether the Tang Dynasty's defense line in southern Xinjiang can be as stable as before.
Because the reason for the civil strife in Nanzhao was the death of Piroge, the original king of Nanzhao.
Nanzhao King Piroge had four sons and one daughter.
After the death of King Piroge of Nanzhao, his four sons began to fight against each other for the throne, which plunged Nanzhao directly into civil strife.
At present, the one with the greatest hope of winning is Luo Fengying, the eldest son of Piroge.
As the eldest son of Piluo Ge, Luo Fengying was also talented in both civil and military affairs since he was a child. At the same time, he also had great influence in the Nanzhao national army.
But if Luo Fengying really wants to ascend the throne and become the new King of Nanzhao, it may not be a good thing for Datang.
Because Luo Fengying is both civil and military and has outstanding talents, it may be a good thing for the Nanzhao Kingdom, but it is not necessarily a good thing for the Tang Dynasty who needs to guard against the Nanzhao Kingdom. And according to the news, Luo Fengying's character is also relatively strong.
Even many years ago, there was dissatisfaction with the Nanzhao King Piroge's surrender to the Tang Dynasty.
So if Luo Fengying really wins and seizes the throne of Nanzhao and becomes the new Nanzhao King, then whether he is willing to surrender to the Tang Dynasty or not is a big question.
In the palace.
After Li Linfu learned about the civil strife in Nanzhao, he immediately entered the palace and found Li Longji with a serious expression.
"Your Majesty, the current civil strife in Nanzhao may lead to instability in southern Xinjiang. I sincerely request your majesty to appoint a new Jiannan Jiedushi as soon as possible to take charge of Jiannan and guard against trouble in southern Xinjiang to replace Lord Zhangchou Jianqiong. Zhangchou Jianqiong Your Excellency is too old. If there is a war, it may be difficult to fight. If we lose, it will cause endless troubles for us, the Tang Dynasty."
Regardless of the fact that the Tang Dynasty still seems to be in great glory at this time, especially with Bai Yuxian sitting in charge, it is almost invincible. In the previous battle with the Hulu, the Hulu were directly crippled, and the Turks, Uighurs, Geluolu and Daxue Mountain were destroyed in succession.
But Li Linfu knew that the situation in Datang at this time had already reached a very dangerous point.
Because natural and man-made disasters continue to occur in various parts of the Tang Dynasty, causing people all over the world to live in dire straits.
In the past few years, Li Linfu has been working hard to provide disaster relief and resettle the people, but natural disasters are ruthless, and he is motivated but unable to do so.
Nowadays, the public dissatisfaction in the world has accumulated to an extremely terrifying level.
This is already a powder keg. Once it is ignited and explodes, the entire Tang Dynasty will probably be doomed.
So what if Bai Yuxian is in charge.
People all over the world will not be able to live anymore, and the worst outcome is death.
No matter how powerful Bai Yuxian is, how can he still suppress everyone in the world by himself?
Especially today's Taiping Road makes Li Linfu feel frightened.
To be honest, Li Linfu now knows very well how dangerous Taipingdao is if it develops according to this trend, but he is a little afraid to take action against Taipingdao.
It is because people in the Tang Dynasty are now in dire straits and resentments are piling up.
In addition, Taiping Road has developed to its current scale.
Once something happens on Taiping Road ignites the resentment of people all over the world, the consequences will be disastrous.
And once these things break out, as the prime minister, I will definitely be the first person to take the blame.
So now Li Linfu can be said to be more anxious about the situation in the Tang Dynasty than the emperor Li Longji.
This time there was chaos in Nanzhao.
Li Linfu couldn't help but find Li Longji at the first time.
The Jiannan Jiedu envoy must be replaced, otherwise if Nanzhao is unwilling to surrender to southern Xinjiang and start a war after the civil war, the consequences will be unimaginable if he loses.
Because this will reduce the prestige of the Tang Dynasty, and it will also make people feel that the Tang Dynasty is not invincible and break the current undefeated golden status of the Tang Dynasty.
Once the invincible golden body is broken.
This is just like the boss showing his health bar. Countless people will definitely pounce on him.
Today's Tang Dynasty absolutely cannot tolerate any failure, especially when it comes to winning or losing wars.
Said without politeness.
In Li Linfu's view, today's Tang Dynasty is actually on the edge of a cliff. Although the capital is still prosperous, this is just a performance.
Li Longji doesn't have any sense of crisis yet, and he doesn't feel that today's Datang is as dangerous as Li Linfu. In his opinion, today's Datang is still a prosperous country and a strong people, suppressing all parties, especially in foreign campaigns with Bai Yuxian. An invincible general, and at the same time, there are two heavenly beings, Taixuan Zhenren and Wuming Zen Master, sitting in the capital.
Anyway, in Li Longji's view, the current Tang Dynasty and he are both as stable as Mount Tai.
However, Li Longji did not completely ignore what Li Linfu said, because he knew that what Li Linfu said did make sense.
Not to mention other things, Zhangchou Jianqiong is indeed too old. He is already over seventy years old. He is indeed too old and needs to be replaced.
"Li Xiangyan is right. Zhangchou Jianqiong is indeed too old. For the stability of the Jiannan border, it is indeed time to appoint a new Jiannan Jiedu envoy. However, I don't know if Prime Minister Li has any recommendations for this candidate."
Li Longji was persuaded by Li Linfu and asked.
"If it were originally true, many generals in our court would be suitable for the position of Jiannan Jiedushi, but now, if Nanzhao is in chaos, it is still unclear whether Nanzhao will continue to surrender to me, the Tang Dynasty. Under such circumstances, I believe that there is only one person who is suitable as the current Jiannan Jiedu Envoy."
"who."
"The Duke of Jin."
"Jade Immortal."
Li Longji sighed deeply after hearing the words, and then nodded involuntarily.
What Li Linfu said does have some truth. Now that Nanzhao is in civil strife, it is still unclear whether the Tang Dynasty will continue to surrender to him. Sending other ordinary generals to sit in Jiannan may not be able to deter Nanzhao.
But if Bai Yuxian is sent to take control of Jiannan, Li Longji believes that he can definitely deter Nanzhao and ensure that Nanzhao does not have trouble.
But if this is the case, then Li Longji will have to consider a problem.
If Bai Yuxian is appointed as Jiannan Jiedushi next, will Bai Yuxian have too much power?
Although Li Longji trusted Bai Yuxian and had two heavenly beings, Taixuan Zhenren and Wuming Zen Master, sitting in the capital, he was not worried that Bai Yuxian would have different intentions.
But the high power shakes the master.
Li Longji still understands this.
The current Bai Yuxian himself has great power. He is the Duke of the country, and he also commands the Tiance Army and is the Hexi Jiedu Envoy.
If we add a Jiannan Jiedu Envoy, it will combine the power of the two towns and the power of the Tiance Army, and have the power of a large army whether inside or outside the capital. Li Longji cannot help but think about this.
To take a step back, even if Bai Yuxian has no interest in him, if he gives Bai Yuxian too much power, will his heirs be able to control Bai Yuxian after he abdicates in the future.
Li Longji must think about these issues.
"Your Majesty is worried that the Duke of Jin will be too powerful."
Li Linfu was thoughtful. Looking at Li Longji's face, he instantly understood what Li Longji was thinking and immediately suggested.
"In this case, why not remove the Duke of Jin from his post as the commander-in-chief of the Tiance Army? Even if he has more weight, the Duke of Jin is only serving as the governor of two towns. At the same time, it is also a good opportunity to test the Duke of Jin. At the same time, His Majesty sends Jin If the Duke of Jin becomes the military governor of Jiannan and is in charge of Jiannan, then it would be reasonable to relieve the Duke of Jin from the post of commander-in-chief of Tiance Army."
After speaking, Li Linfu's own eyes flashed with a twinkle.
In fact, Li Linfu also wanted to know Bai Yuxian's specific thoughts.
When he and Bai Yuxian reached a private deal last time and agreed to help Bai Yuxian obtain the position of Jiannan Jiedushi, Li Linfu had a keen sense that Bai Yuxian might have other thoughts about the Tang Dynasty, otherwise it would have been anyone else. There is absolutely no way that the capital, which is the center of power, can be left alone until it wants to run out and take charge of one side.
If Bai Yuxian agrees to give up his position as head coach of Tiance Army and go to Jiannan without hesitation, then Li Linfu's thoughts on Bai Yuxian will be confirmed.
Bai Yuxian is probably going to separate one side and then rise up when the time comes.
However, Li Linfu did not tell these things, especially his thoughts to Li Longji. After all, these were just his guesses in the first place.
Another and most important thing is that he is now about to be buried. The most important thing for him is to leave a way out for himself and his family.
No matter what else you do.
What's more, his most outstanding daughters have been given to Bai Yuxian, and now he can barely be regarded as Bai Yuxian's father-in-law.
In this case, it would be even less possible for him to expose Bai Yuxian and harm Bai Yuxian.
On the contrary, for himself and his family, he wanted to help Bai Yuxian as much as possible.
As for loyalty to Datang and Li Longji.
Loyalty is something based on friendship.
But Li Linfu asked himself that the interests between himself and Li Longji were greater than friendship.
The reason why Li Longji used him was because he had the ability to do good things for Li Longji. On the contrary, if he did not have this ability, he would have been kicked away by Li Longji, just like Zhang Jiuling.
On the contrary, he worked for Li Longji because Li Longji could give him the power and position he wanted.
Therefore, Li Linfu felt that the relationship between him and Li Longji was far more beneficial than friendship.
Moreover, the most ruthless emperor's family.
Talk to the emperor.
Absolutely the stupidest thing in the world.
(End of chapter)
