At this time, in the historical slice where Fan Cun was, five years passed by in the blink of an eye.
Several key events during this period flashed in front of him like a revolving lantern, allowing him to understand in a short period of time the life trajectory of the third prince, His Highness Prince Yun, after the destruction of Xixia.
After returning to the capital, the people lined the streets to welcome him, and even the entire Daquan realm was filled with a festive atmosphere, competing to sing about His Highness King Yun's achievements in pacifying the northwest.
Fan Cun certainly feels the enthusiasm from the people, but these enthusiasms are currently useless to him.
What he was more concerned about was obviously the changes in the court.
Even before he returned to the capital, there were rumors that some civil servants had already impeached him for engaging in side provocations.
After all, when the Western Army conquered Xixia, they did not set the ultimate goal of completely destroying Xixia. Although His Royal Highness King Yun's pursuit and fierce attack completed the Qi Dynasty's rare expansion of territory since the founding of the country, in the eyes of some civil servants, occupying Xixia's land was useless and instead wasted a large amount of money every year. Resources to maintain it will increase the burden on the country.
It is not surprising to have this view. After all, there was a Wen Junshi before who could forcefully send back all the achievements of Hehuang Kaibian.
It is not surprising that these civil servants held the same views as Wenjun.
However, these impeachments did not reach Fan Cun's ears, because the left prime minister in the government at this time was still Li Boxi.
Li Boxi suppressed all these impeachments very forcefully, and was even so angry that he wanted to attack these officials directly. With Qi Huizong's comfort, the two sides finally stopped fighting.
Qi Huizong's attitude was also very clear: destroying Xixia is obviously a good thing, not to mention the great contribution made by my favorite son. Even if you civil servants want to impeach, you should consider my feelings!
As a result, these discordant voices in the court were finally suppressed gradually.
But the political turmoil that Fan Cun felt was obviously not just the crow-like noise of a few civil servants.
The biggest source of hostility towards him is obviously the Crown Prince.
The prince, the future Qi Yingzong, was naturally very uneasy about this.
He could feel that his father disliked him and preferred the third brother. He could also feel that since the third brother's meritorious service, both the ministers and the common people looked upon the third prince with admiration.
And his position as the crown prince is becoming more and more shaken.
As a result, many ministers who supported the prince began to become active. Perhaps some of them were hidden among the many civil officials who had previously impeached King Yun Qingqi.
Immediately afterwards, more important issues surrounding King Yun unfolded.
The most important one is: How should Xixia be ruled after the destruction of the country?
In addition, how should the third prince, who has made great achievements in the world, be placed?
How should Tong Daofu be rewarded?
In the court, several political forces began to undercurrent, jointly pushing these issues in a direction that is difficult for people to guess.
Of course, it was Qi Huizong's own thoughts that played the biggest role in this.
Although the Xixia country was destroyed, the power to restore the country was still there.
In order to show mercy, the Qi Dynasty did not kill the Xixia royal family, but only "invited" the Xixia emperor to the capital. They said it was a good reception, but in fact he was under house arrest.
This move certainly makes sense.
Although it is not impossible to kill the Xixia royal family, for example, in real history, the Northern Barbarians drove out all the royal families after the destruction of Xixia, but that is what only the Northern Barbarians would do after all. Doing so is equivalent to adding a lot of costs to yourself for maintaining stability.
At that time, uprisings may break out frequently throughout Xixia, and the Qi Dynasty will have to spend a lot of power to maintain local rule, but it will not be able to obtain enough benefits from it. If things go on like this, it will be unsustainable.
Therefore, the final decision was that part of the Western Army was still needed to garrison, and at the same time, various states and counties in Xixia were included in the Qi Dynasty, and officials were appointed to take over and gradually digest them.
The turbulence of the situation here also means that no one who is strong enough and capable enough can't suppress it.
The court once again argued over this choice for a long time.
Many rival civil servants were recommending each other. It was called recommendation, but in fact they wanted to send each other to the northwest, away from the competition in the court, and to get rid of a competitor for themselves.
At this time in the Qi Dynasty, the capital was the absolute center of power. Once officials leave this power center, it means that information is blocked and their influence quickly declines.
Therefore, almost no one in a high position is willing to take over this job.
The question of how to place the third prince was also one of the key points of debate.
Although the military reports at the time had roughly restored the details of the battlefield, a large number of civil servants still did not believe that the third prince was really capable of carrying a gun into battle and defeating the Iron Kites, and were more inclined to believe that it was the fault of Tong Daofu and the generals. Words of flattery.
As for how this great victory in Tong'an City was achieved, there are even more divergent opinions.
Some people say that this is Tong Daofu deliberately giving the credit to the third prince and supporting the third prince to rise to power. Some people say that this is the third prince stealing the credit of the generals...
Of course, some people believe that this third prince is truly a genius. After all, the fact that he was admitted to the top of the imperial examination meant that he was extremely talented, and it would not be surprising if he happened to know some art of war.
But no matter what, the third prince is the royal family after all, and regular rewards are meaningless to him, but if the rewards are too excessive... then it may actually harm him.
As for Tong Daofu, he was already in power at this time, and in the original historical trajectory, he was crowned king for redeeming Yan Yun's "merits". This time it was just that the time point for crowning king was advanced a little further.
In short, after some discussion, Qi Huizong made the final decision.
King Yun was granted the title of Grand Marshal of Northwest Soldiers and Horses, controlling the soldiers and horses in the entire northwest, guarding Xingqing Mansion, and temporarily taking charge of the hometown of Xixia.
This is the most acceptable result for all parties.
Especially for Qi Yingzong, who was still the crown prince at this time, the third prince's departure to the northwest meant that he was far away from the political center of the court, and it was no longer possible to secretly make friends with various civil servants to encourage Qi Huizong to change the throne. This was naturally considered a matter of course. Good thing.
As for whether the third prince will cause any trouble if he holds military power in the northwest...
This is the Qi Dynasty, so the possibility is extremely low.
After all, even if the Third Prince really wants to rebel, the Western Army may not listen to him. Even if it listens to him, it is quite nonsense to use the Western Army to attack all the Imperial Guards in the country.
The most important thing is that it is unpopular to find a suitable reason for rebellion and rashly involve the world in war.
For His Royal Highness, as long as he patiently endures for a few years and waits until he succeeds to the throne, there are many ways to slowly deal with this third brother.
In fact, it is okay for the prince to think so, but he has not calculated the series of changes that may happen in the future.
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In this way, not long after King Yun returned to the capital, after people from all walks of life came to visit and congratulate him, he was kicked out of the capital and went to Xingqing Mansion.
In fact, Fan Cun also tried. He wanted to persuade Qi Huizong and suggested that he continue to fight against Tubo and other countries, but these proposals were undoubtedly rejected.
For the Qi Dynasty at this time, attacking Xixia was already the limit of openness.
To fight further, it's not that the army doesn't support it or that it doesn't have enough money and food. The key is that the opposition from North Korea and China is too loud.
After all, the Qi Dynasty was still a dynasty where scholars and officials governed the country. Even the main war faction among the scholars were marginalized, let alone the warriors. In this case, it is almost impossible to continue playing elsewhere.
And Qi Huizong himself was not a talented and strategic monarch. Naturally, he would not be able to push forward such a risky behavior despite the pressure of his ministers.
As a result, Fan Cun stopped going to court.
He didn't have high hopes for this at first, he just wanted to try his luck at Shangshu. No, forget it.
According to Sheng Taizu's suggestion, just because he could not continue to fight did not mean that he had nothing to do.
After the destruction of Xixia, the Western Army, which had been fighting Xixia, naturally stopped fighting in a short period of time.
Part of these Western troops were transferred to Taiyuan to defend this important town on the West Road. Most of them were still stationed in various Xixia mansions with King Yun to maintain the Qi Dynasty's rule here.
During this period, Fan Cun followed the advice of Sheng Taizu and tried to integrate Xixia's military strength, and then reused Liu Fa, Zhong Pingyuan and other famous generals to intensify training.
Because Fan Cun knew very well that in a few years, there would be changes in Jingping.
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As the white mist in front of them dispersed again, information about the Jingping Incident also flew in like snowflakes.
Accompanied by this, there was also an order from King Qin to mobilize the Western Army to the capital.
In the military report, the entire Jingping Incident was clearly shown in front of us.
In November, the Jin troops were divided into two groups. The West Route Army stormed Taiyuan, while the East Route Army crossed the Yellow River with ease and then stormed the capital.
Qi Huizong had already slipped away first and passed the throne to Qi Yingzong. Li Boxi organized the defense of the capital, and the battle gradually entered a fierce stage.
The first time the Western Army Qin Wang, Fan Cun still asked Zhong Pingyuan to bring back only part of the troops in the name of being in the northwest. And then, just like the historical trajectory, under the urging of Qi Yingzong, the Western Army failed to attack the camp, losing more than 10,000 people.
Then, the Jin people retreated, and the two armies joined forces and besieged Taiyuan.
Before the second Jin invasion and the actual Jingping Revolution, for several months, the DPRK and China began a long wrangling. After successive mutual impeachments, Qi Huizong began to think about returning to Beijing, and Qi Yingzong also began to focus his main experience on the struggle with his father.
During this process, His Royal Highness Prince Yun played by Fan Cun remained motionless, waiting patiently in his Xingqing Mansion.
Because he knew that the time had not yet come.
At this time, there is really not much he, King Yun, can do. Not to mention whether a rebellion will break out in Xixia after he leaves, and even if everything goes as usual, he cannot go back to serve as king.
Because once he goes back, it will be difficult for him to have absolute command power. Therefore, even if he has Sheng Taizu's off-field support, even if he is very good at fighting, the end result will not be too big if he goes back with a famous general like Zhong Pingyuan. the difference.
It was just that the Jin people retreated, and the Western Army was forced to attack the camp hastily, and then suffered heavy losses.
You have to wait for an opportunity that can really change the situation.
Finally, the opportunity came.
After the Jin's East Route Army withdrew and left the capital, it joined the West Route Army and stormed Taiyuan.
In the original timeline, the Qi Dynasty organized an army to rescue Taiyuan, but due to various speechless reasons, these actions all failed.
As a result, the fortified city of Taiyuan fell after struggling to support it.
The second invasion of the Jin people was even more overwhelming without the obstruction of Taiyuan. This also created the Jingping Incident.
Therefore, Fan Cun, who already had a lot of autonomy at this time, finally decided to lead a part of the Western Army to rescue Taiyuan, and join forces with Zhong Pingyuan, who originally led the troops to serve the king and then died rescuing Taiyuan, to defend this stronghold. city!
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