The Golden Age Chapter 668: Autumn of critical survival

The saint Fengmu Hanwei, immediately looked at Chen Shutong.

Chen Shutong knew he had lost his attitude, so he could only say: "Shenzhen, the rebellion in Suzhou, but the princess is trapped in Suzhou. It is really worrying."

"Chen Shutong, you came from the army, you should have the straightforwardness of a soldier." The saint said indifferently: "When you are on duty, I need your caution, but you don't need to hesitate now. Whatever you want to say, just say it. Today is the Imperial Conference. , I said the wrong thing, and I won’t blame you." Raising my hand, "Be flat. Mei'er, the prime minister of the country is getting older. Give him a chair. The other Aiqings will stand and talk."

The eldest grandson Meier obediently moved Xiahou Yuanzhen a chair, and Xiahou Yuanzhen thanked him and sat down.

"Returning to the saint, the minister only worried that the princess would be held hostage by the Suzhou Qian family." Chen Shutong heard that the saint would not pursue the crime of negligence, and then said solemnly: "The princess is going to Jiangnan in person this time, it must be against the Jiangnan family. Any precautions, if the Qian family hijacks the princess, then...!" I dare not say anything further, but the few people present naturally knew what Chen Shutong meant.

Xiahou Yuanzhen's expression was dignified, and his voice was low: "Holy Master, General Chen said it is very true. Neiku was stolen, and it must have been deliberately done by the Jiangnan family. The purpose was to induce the princess to go to Jiangnan. If there was no Neiku stolen one. Naturally, it is impossible for the princess to go there in person."

"The Neiku case is of great importance." At this time, the saint had calmed down, and slowly said: "Shu Yue asked me to go and investigate in person. I also believe that she can handle this matter well, so I agreed. "Feng's eyes are frosty, and he sneered: "It's just that I didn't expect that the Jiangnan family would dare to rebel."

Xiahou Yuanzhen said: "Should the old officials say bluntly, when the Zhao clan was punished, the old officials worried that the Jiangnan family had two hearts. However, although the Jiangnan family was rich, they had no military power and thought that they could not afford anything. Wind and waves. The old minister never expected that they would collude with the queen mother." Sigh: "The old minister, as the prime minister, knows nothing about it, but is guilty of oversight."

"Sacred Enlightenment, the Queen Mother's followers have always been sneaky. It was a disaster to Qingzhou. It was silent at the beginning and did not attract the attention of the government." The Minister of War Shangshu Dou Yan cautiously said: "After the Qingzhou Queen Mother's Association was eliminated They disappeared. Although there are still a few remnants of the party, it is not a climate. After Qingzhou's rebellion, the Queen Mother will naturally be more cautious and lurking in Suzhou to develop believers is indeed unexpected." , Cai said: "However, the minister thought that without the protection of the Jiangnan family, the Queen Mother would never be able to be so silent."

Song Shiqing, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, who has not said a word, echoed: "Master Dou said it is very true. This rebellion of the Queen Mother should have been in preparation for a long time, and the government has not found any clues, it can only be because of the protection of the Jiangnan family."

Uncle Chen Channel: "The Jiangnan family does not have military power in their hands. If they want to rebel, just use the Queen's Mother's Association."

"It's not just the Queen Mother's Club." The state minister shook his head and said: "I'm afraid that Suzhou Daying has also rebelled."

Dou Yan's face changed slightly, and he was surprised: "Old man, Suzhou Daying has also rebelled?"

"Even though the Queen Mother's Association gathers people to raise troops in the south of the Yangtze River, the believers are almost all deceived people." The Guoxiang slowly said: "Although there are many people, but they are really on the battlefield, it is a group of mobs. The Qian family Lift in Suzhou City

Fighting against the flag, the Suzhou Day Camp stationed outside Suzhou City cannot be ignorant. As long as the Suzhou City has changed, the Suzhou Day Camp will definitely take action. With a solemn expression: "There are officers and soldiers from the Provincial Government in Suzhou City, officers and soldiers from the Changshi Prefecture, and officers from the Suzhou Prefecture Yamen. If they are loyal to the imperial court, they will never be able to watch the Qian family control Suzhou City. "

Chen Shutong nodded and said: "The old country’s prime minister said very well. There are three thousand elite soldiers in the Suzhou camp, and there are changes in the city. The Suzhou camp can immediately stabilize the situation if the Suzhou camp enters the city. The city acted rashly."

The saint said with a cold face: "The officials in Suzhou are all promoted by She Yue, she is really not good at employing people."

Although it was just a few short sentences, everyone present could hear the saint’s dissatisfaction with Musk Moon.

The eldest grandson Meier's lips moved slightly, as if she wanted to say something, but she didn't say anything after all.

"The top priority is to immediately mobilize troops and horses to quell the rebellion in Suzhou." Chen Shutong said solemnly: "Jiangnan is self-evident to me, and we must not let Jiangnan fall into the hands of the rebels."

Dou Fan frowned and said, "Although there is an urgent memorial from Suzhou, this is the news a few days ago. It is still unclear whether there have been changes in Jiangnan in the past few days. In addition, the Suzhou Qian family has rebelled, then What's the situation in Hangzhou and Yangzhou? It is said that the honor and disgrace of the seven Jiangnan surnames are related to each other. Now it is clear that the Qian family has rebelled, whether the other six surnames participated in it, or whether they raised the anti-flag on the way to the rush. ??" Respectfully said to the saint: "Holy Lord, the Suzhou Rebellion and the Jiangnan Rebellion are two completely different things, and the imperial court's strategy will be completely different."

The saint nodded and said: "Dou Aiqing is right. You are a military officer, do you have a countermeasure?"

"If it were just a rebellion in Suzhou, things would be much easier." Dou Wei respectfully said: "Immediately send people to Hangzhou and Yangzhou to take control of the situation in these two states, even if there is no sign of rebellion by the two states. They must also be controlled in their hands. Another general will be sent to Jiangnan to quell the rebellion, and mobilize the Hangzhou Battalion and Yangzhou Battalion as the main force to counter the rebellion. In addition, they will raise money on the spot and recruit soldiers. At that time, there will be no need to use the national treasury, just use Jiangnan. Local money, food, and soldiers can quickly put down the rebellion."

Song Shiqing said immediately: "Yes. Since the seven surnames in the south of the Yangtze River share weal and woe, the Qian family of the seven surnames is now in rebellion. If they want to clear the relationship, they must do their best to help the court to quell the rebellion. The money and food for the suppression of the rebellion must be borne by them. ."

The saint asked calmly: "What if all the seven surnames in Jiangnan have rebelled?"

This is of course the most terrible result.

Dou Fan hesitated for a moment, and then said: "If all the seven surnames in Jiangnan have rebelled, then all the three states in the south of the Yangtze River have rebelled. If so, there will be rebels all over the three states in Jiangnan, and the seven surnames in Jiangnan are rich in financial resources. In the Queen’s Association, the court must mobilize the army if the chaos is to be suppressed, and it also needs to raise a large amount of money and food."

"Which soldiers and horses should be mobilized, and how many people need to be mobilized?" The saint's gaze swept across several important officials.

The ministers did not speak immediately.

In recent years, the empire’s military strategy has been the king of Zhennan, Murong Changdu, as the biggest threat, followed by the Tusun people in the north. Therefore, the north and south lines are stationed with heavy troops, but no one can think that it is the least likely to appear. Rebellious

Jiangnan is just the opposite.

The news came very suddenly. Although the Jiangmen county magistrate sent an urgent memorial to it, as Dou Yan said, the situation in Jiangnan has not yet been fully understood.

If it was just a rebellion by the Qian family in Suzhou, the court could calmly deal with it, but if the whole Jiangnan turned back, faced with such a severe situation, could the court quickly mobilize soldiers, horses, money, and food to quell the rebellion?

Since the Qian family dared to rebel, they naturally made full preparations. If the court could not formulate a thorough counter-insurgency plan and send troops easily, it is likely to return without success.

Not to mention which soldiers and horses should be mobilized. The so-called soldiers and horses go ahead without the use of food and grass. Can the court prepare enough money for sending troops?

As the saying goes, the emperor is not short of hungry soldiers. If there is not enough money and food, waiting for the army to mobilize Jiangnan, there will be a shortage of money and food, the consequences will be unimaginable.

The state minister and the few important ministers present are all officials at the highest level of the empire. When formulating a policy to quell the chaos, it is of course impossible to just stare at a corner of the south of the Yangtze River, while also taking into account other consequences that may result, such as South Xinjiang, such as the North, or even the Bohai Kingdom in the northeast, will these forces take advantage of the vacancy to enter?

When dealing with the Jiangnan chaos, we must take precautions and be prepared for more emergencies.

"The old minister thought that there were three things to do." Xiahou Yuanzhen pondered for a moment, and finally said: "First of all, immediately send someone to Jiangnan to inquire about the situation and find out what the situation is in the three states of Jiangnan, only to know there. The imperial court could only agree on a strategy to quell the chaos. In addition, the sacred decree ordered the states surrounding Jiangnan to take strict precautions, and beware that the Queen Mother Society has the power to cooperate with Jiangnan in other states. In particular, Jianghuai and Yuzhou must be fully guarded. There must be no negligence. Finally, the court must quickly prepare for the suppression of the chaos. Money, food, and equipment must be handed over to the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Industry for rapid preparation. The South Campus and the Ministry of War must also immediately formulate a counterinsurgency plan."

The saint nodded slightly and asked: "Where does the prime minister think to mobilize soldiers and horses to take the responsibility of countering the rebellion?"

"Master Dou just said that it is not wrong. If it is just the Suzhou rebellion, then the soldiers and horses of Hangzhou Daying and Yangzhou Daying will be the main force, recruiting soldiers and horses on the spot, and then drawing some soldiers and horses from the surrounding areas of the Yangtze River to co-operate to counter the rebellion. With a corner of Suzhou, it shouldn’t be difficult to quell it.” Xiahou Yuanzhen said slowly: “But if the entire Jiangnan rebels, the soldiers and horses of the Jiangnan surrounding states must not act rashly. If the Queen Mother will be lurking in the surrounding states The forces, once the soldiers and horses of the states are transferred away, the queen mother will take advantage of it, and the situation will be even more unmanageable."

"Can't mobilize the state army, do you want to mobilize the frontier army?" Dou Yan asked.

Xiahou Yuanzhen shook his head and said: "The frontier army can't mobilize a single soldier. News of the Jiangnan rebellion will soon spread. If the Jiangnan rebellion cannot be quickly put down, then the Murong Changdu and Tusun people will definitely be ready to move. There is Xiling, Li Tuo is in chaos, and he has been waiting for the opportunity to enter the pass. He is probably behind the Wutuo people. These forces must not be taken lightly." His expression became serious: "The empire is surrounded by wolves, and the frontier guards guard the border. Once the frontier army is mobilized, it will make those enemies feel bad. At this time, not only cannot mobilize one soldier and one soldier of the frontier army, but the saints must make an order to order Taishi Cunxuan and Pei Xiaogong to strictly guard against the enemy taking advantage of the situation. And in."