The Golden Age Chapter 877: Stubborn illness

After everyone left, Su Yu, Qing from Dali Temple, was not in a hurry to go back, followed Qin Xiao to the place of residence, scanned a circle, and smiled: "It seems that Xia Fu Yin is still very thoughtful and didn't let you be there. I am wronged here."

"Sir, please sit down." Qin Xiao seemed to treat this place as his own home, and poured tea for Su Yu before sitting down and said, "Thank you, sir, for helping today. I'm down..!"

Su Yu held up her hand and shook her head and said: "You don't need to say these polite remarks with the old man. The Bohai delegation went outside the palace gate yesterday and asked the saint to preside over justice. The saint sent several waves to persuade them to return to the Sifang Pavilion first. , But they didn’t leave until midnight last night.” Fushou smiled and said: “Bohai people stick to the gate of the palace like dog skin plasters. They are really not proper. Only then did the saint decreed that the Ministry of Three Laws and the Ministry of Rites and Honghe were ordered by the state minister. The officials of the temple handle the matter together."

"That's the case." Qin Xiao wondered why the officials from various ministries would come to Kyoto Prefecture to deal with the case, but it turned out that the saint was stunned by the Bohai people.

"Today, I made everything clear." Su Yu whispered: "For this incident, the Bohai people are naturally very angry, but the officials in the DPRK are quite upholding you. After all, they think they are. If your sin is cured, the dignity you have just restored will be trampled under the feet of the Bohai people again. This matter will not be accepted by the Ministry of Rites and Honghe Temple in the first place."

Qin Xiao nodded slightly. Yesterday, officials from various branch offices came to visit incessantly. Qin Xiaoye thought about it and understood in his heart that Honghe Temple was the first to bear the brunt of foreign affairs, followed by the Ministry of Ritual. For the prestige and dignity, the first people to be scolded must be these two big yamen.

Naturally, these two yamen do not want to see the imperial court show weakness to the Bohai people.

As for the Imperial College, most of them are scholars and scholars. These scholars naturally value the dignity of the country more than anyone else.

"Guozijian’s Baijijiu came to visit you in person, which represents an attitude." Su Yu smiled and said: "Those literati who saw Guozijian’s attitude will naturally protect you for Datang’s dignity. , In this way, other sects will of course follow closely. After all, everyone in the Bohai country does not want to see being bullied by a Datang subsidiary country. They also use you to impose on the saints. Pressure, so the saint will not embarrass you for Bohai country."

Qin Xiao knew that Su Yu's remarks hit the nail on the head. Officials from various ministries came to visit, not necessarily sincerely, but on the matter of safeguarding the dignity of Tang Dynasty, most of the officials did maintain the same position this time.

Qin Xiao asked: "Boss, what do you think will be the result of this?"

"The marriage between the two countries must continue." Su Yu said with a beard: "The Bohai delegation came all the way to Kyoto to marry the princess from Datang. If this matter is not done, the delegation will After helping the people return to China, there will be no good end. The imperial court, from the attitude of the saint and the state minister, can also see that they still want to do their best to maintain the relationship between the two countries, so they will still give marriage, but the Bohai people hope to marry Li. The princess of the Tang royal family, that is wishful thinking."

Although Qin Xiao knew that Musk Moon was definitely safe, he still worried about Sun Meier and asked nervously, "Who will be sent to Bohai?"

"This old man really doesn't know." Su Yu said: "There are many beauties in the palace, and there are also many ladies from the royal family in Kyoto. It is not difficult to choose a beauty with both talents and appearance to grant the title of princess. "After a pause, his face became solemn, and a look of worry appeared between his eyebrows: "However, after this incident, the situation in the Northeast is definitely no longer as worry-free as before, and no one can guarantee that the Bohai people will not cause trouble."

Qin Xiao thought for a while before he said: "My eldest man, the court is planning a strategy to recover Xiling. After this incident, will it affect the court's strategy?"

"If both the saint and the state minister are determined to regain Xiling, naturally they will not delay the plan because of the Bohai Sea." Su Yu said sternly: "There is indeed planning to be made on Xiling. Li Tuo proclaimed himself the emperor in Xiling. It is the orthodoxy of the Tang Dynasty. Only for this matter, the saint was the first to clean up. Because of the empty treasury, he was really unable to prepare for the recovery of Xiling. Now he can raise military resources from the south of the Yangtze River. Of course, the saint will designate a strategy as soon as possible. It has been dragged on, and fully grasped by Li Tuo and Wu Tuo people, the threat to Datang is far more serious than that of Southern Xinjiang and Bohai."

Qin Xiao knows

The old man is actually very clear about the affairs of the court, but he always pretends to be confused. Since he said that, it seems that the court’s strategy of regaining Xiling should not have changed much. Kuan said with a smile: "My lord's words made the officials completely relieved."

"The old man knows what you are thinking." Su Yu smiled slightly: "I want to go back to Xiling all the time." After a little pondering, he said: "But since this has happened, the court is afraid that there will be something in the northeast. If you do not prepare early, if the Bohai people really take risks, the consequences will be disastrous."

Qin Xiaodao: "There is An Dong Duhu Mansion in East Liaoning. I heard that there are tens of thousands of soldiers and horses...!"

"Do you really think that the Liaodong Army can stop the Bohai people?" Su Yu sighed and smiled bitterly: "You still stay in the court too short, and you don't understand many things. In fact, everyone knows something about Liaodong. Everyone knows that the Liaodong Army is rotten to the bone, let alone fighting with the Bohai Navy, even the local gangsters in Liaodong can make the Liaodong Army throw away their helmets and armor. A few years ago, the five thousand Liaodong Army was actually beaten by eight hundred. The bandits chased them for two days and nights and suffered heavy casualties. Do you think the court can count on them to defend the northeast?"

Qin Xiao did not know much about the Liaodong Army. After the Emperor Wuzong beat Bohai to his knees and begged for surrender, although there were occasional minor conflicts on the border between Bohai and Datang, in general, they were living in harmony. Also because there was little war in the Northeast, the world paid little attention to the Liaodong Army.

The four northern towns directly defended the northern border of the empire, and the defending enemy was the Tusun people who had gathered to the south among 100,000. The Southern Army had been staring at Southern Xinjiang, and these two Army naturally became the Tang Dynasty. The most eye-catching soldiers and horses.

Qin Xiao was a little surprised when Su Yu said this.

When he heard about the books in Xiling Teahouse, his favorite was the story of Wu Zong’s Dongzheng. According to the storyteller, Emperor Wu Zong was the emperor of Wugong after Emperor Taizong. In the hands of Emperor Wu Zong, not only Xiling was completely incorporated into the empire's territory, and the Bohai Kingdom, which was once arrogant in the Northeast, bowed its head.

Emperor Wu Zong's commanders were fierce generals, and Datang cavalry was invincible. Whenever he heard that the Tang cavalry broke through the bridge of the Bohai navy, Qin Xiao felt his blood boiled. During the reign of Emperor Wu Zong, it was the founding of the Tang Dynasty. After another peak glory era.

According to Qin Xiao's knowledge, after Bohai surrendered, Wu Zong withdrew his troops and returned to the country. However, in order to deter the Bohai people, the Bohai people will always kneel at the feet of Datang, set up the An Dong Protectorate in the northeast, and selected elite soldiers to station in the northeast. , And the remaining soldiers and horses became the predecessor of today's Liaodong Army.

The Liaodong Army is a continuation of the invincible Datang cavalry that year. In Qin Xiao’s heart, it is naturally full of combat effectiveness. But today, I know from Su Yu that today’s Liaodong Army is not the same as the Tang Army of the Eastern Expedition. language.

"My lord, as far as I know, the predecessor of the Liaodong Army seems to be the Tang Army of the Eastern Expedition." Qin Xiao wondered: "Why did it fall here?"

Su Yu sighed: "Emperor Wuzong set up the An Dong Protectorate and stationed elite troops and strong generals. It was indeed sufficient to deter the Northeast. The four northeastern counties were vast in size and rich in resources. At that time, Emperor Wu Zong left two Wan Jingrui, half of the taxes paid by the four northeastern counties are sufficient. This soldier’s military expenses are actually to commend them for their military exploits. In addition, all the countries around the northeast, including Bohai, will send them to the Andong Guardian every year. A large number of property, these were also distributed to the Liaodong Army. At that time, the Liaodong Army was among the soldiers and horses of the Datang Department. The treatment was the best, the army was sufficient, and the food and clothing were worry-free. It was able to be transferred to the Liaodong Army as a soldier, which became a dream of many people. Things."

Qin Xiao thought that although the weather there is not good, but the treatment is extremely high, it is no wonder everyone wants to go.

"Originally, the Liaodong army was in the northeast, and the northeast border of Datang would sit back and relax." Su Yu shook his head and smiled bitterly: "The so-called "born in trouble and died in peace", after the Emperor Wuzong's Eastern Expedition, there will be no war in the northeast, and the Liaodong army is popular. Spicy, do you think that over time, this soldier and horse can still be the brave and good fighter of the Eastern Expedition? As far as the old man knows, the Liaodong Army is just indulging in pleasure, and the officers and soldiers in the army are still over there. Enclosure, the veteran passed away, and his children inherited the ranks of the army. The entire Liaodong Army has become a force. The needle cannot penetrate and the oil cannot enter."

Qin Xiao frowned, Su Yu whispered: "Of course, the court will not turn a blind eye to this. Every emperor will send imperial envoys to purge, although they did bring out some people to kill chickens and monkeys,

But the Liaodong Army's roots over there are too deep, unless the roots are uprooted, otherwise it will only kill a few people, and there will be no change at all. However, the Liaodong Army has become a local snake in the Northeast. If you want to pull them up by the roots, one carelessness is likely to cause greater troubles. The court has to rely on them to defend the Northeast, and although half of the taxes in the Northeast are used as taxes. The Liaodong Army’s military pay, but at least half of it can be paid to the court, so this matter has been dragged down, and the Liaodong Army has become too big. "

Qin Xiao took a deep breath and couldn't help shaking his head.

He only now knows that Datang’s problems are far more serious than he thought. The Bohai Kingdom is certainly a confidant problem. Isn’t the Liaodong Army that has become a local snake a hidden danger?

"The saint nowadays has not had the energy to inquire about the affairs of Liaodong." Su Yu lightly stroked his beard and said in a low voice: "On the contrary, for the stability of the empire, he also sent imperial envoys to grant a lot of Liaodong troops. The generals of the Northeast. Now the situation in the Northeast has become very complicated. To beware of the Bohai people, the imperial court must strengthen the defense of the Northeast. However, to deploy troops to the Northeast, the biggest resistance is the Liaodong Army. They have regarded the Northeast as their territory. Naturally, it is impossible for other soldiers and horses to enter the territory of the Northeast. However, it is idiotic to rely on the Liaodong Army to resist the Bohai Navy without transferring troops. Although the Liaodong Army is not badly equipped, its military discipline is loose and lack of training. More than half of the soldiers have never been. Compared with the Bohai Navy, which has fought all over the past few years, it is self-evident which is strong and weak."

Qin Xiao looked solemn, and he knew very well that if the imperial court could not strengthen the defense of the Northeast, so that the Northeast had no worries for the future, then he would not be able to devote himself to the battle to recover Xiling in the future.

"Since the sage and the prime minister have decided to formulate a strategy to recover Xiling, they must first stabilize the Bohai Sea. It is for this reason that they agree to this marriage between the two countries. Now Yuan Gai Wushuang has died in the Tang Dynasty. It is not easy to stabilize the Bohai Sea easily. Since the marriage cannot be expected to guarantee the stability of the Northeast, then the Liaodong Army will inevitably be purged." Su Yu whispered: "There is no guarantee that there will be no worries in the Northeast, and the court will never be possible. Easily start a war on Xiling."

Qin Xiao sighed: "The Liaodong Army is already overwhelmed. It is not easy to purge them. Who can the court send to do this tricky thing?"

"The old man always wants to go, just two words, no one!" Su Yu said simply and neatly: "You also know that the Tang army also has many factions. The Liaodong army is a force of its own, and any general will be sent to the DPRK. They almost didn’t buy it. The old ones who walked away from the famous generals in the middle, can have enough prestige to deter the various factions of the Tang army, and there are only a handful of them. However, even if the court wanted to send him to Liaodong, if the old bones didn’t reach the northeast, I’m afraid they would die halfway."

Qin Xiao nodded slightly, and Su Yu whispered: "If Black Feather General Su is alive, it might be useful to transfer him to Liaodong. General Su captured the Khan on the snowy night, and pushed back the 100,000 Utuo cavalry. Tang Jun was still in awe of him. It's a pity that General Su didn't expect...!" He shook his head, sighing.

Qin Xiao is also sad.

"It's very troublesome anyway, but it's not something we can worry about." Su Yu took a sip of tea and said, "It's so confused, I'm going back to the yamen first, you stay here well, no need Worry about other things. It will take only a couple of days at most, and the saint’s will will definitely come down, so stay safe."

Qin Xiao sent Su Yu away and returned to the house. Although he forced the Bohai delegation to leave in the third hall of testimony today, he is not happy now.

Su Yu’s remarks today are definitely not idle. The old man knows that Qin Xiao has always been concerned about recovering Xiling. What I said today actually made Qin Xiao psychologically prepared. If some problems are not resolved, I want to The recovery of Xiling was never so smooth.

As Su Yu said, the crux of the Northeast lies in the Liaodong Army.

To strengthen the defense of the Northeast, the imperial court must supplement Liaodong with elite troops. However, this will hurt the interests of the Liaodong Army. This force will inevitably become the greatest resistance to replenishing troops to the Northeast, and it may even be because of this. And other troubles were born, but if the task of defending the Bohai Sea was not added to the Liaodong Army, this group of old soldiers who had no idea what the charge was and could not bear such a heavy responsibility.

Qin Xiao thinks about it, but also feels a headache.