Love Affairs in Chang’an Chapter 549: Walking away
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In the middle of the night, Qin Mubai, who was newly married, shut himself in the study alone and sat down by candle. Holding a pen in his hand, he hesitated again and again, not knowing how to write.
He is writing a memorial to Emperor Li Shimin. Returning from the Western Expedition, he will report on the details of the conquest of the Western Regions, diplomacy with the Dazhao Wu Kingdom, and a series of military and people's livelihood issues that need to be resolved after the Western Regions are settled.
He doesn't know how many copies of such memorials have been written. Only today, I can’t move my pen.
Putting down the pen, Qin Mubai leaned back with his hands on his lower abdomen, closed his eyes and sighed long.
"The birds are all, the good bow is hidden; the cunning rabbit is dead, the lackeys are cooking... he is taking me as a thief to defend, but I am still worried about the aftermath of the Western Regions. Am I loyal or cheap? Thinking of this, Qin Mubai's heart fell again inch by inch, icy cold.
He stretched his hand on the bridge of the nose between his eyes and pressed refreshing, but still picked up the pen, and decided to finish the memorial.
"This may be the last thing I, Qin Mubai, can do for Datang!"
Writing the memorial, he described in detail the current pattern of the Western Regions and the problems they are facing, and suggested that the imperial court divide a reasonable pattern of states and counties in the Western Regions as soon as possible, and assign a number of powerful officials to rule the borders. In addition, diplomacy with Dazhao Martial State is of vital importance. In the coming decades and hundreds of years, the two major powers of the East and the West, Datang and Dashi, will definitely encounter open or secret confrontations.
The existence of Dazhao Wuguo not only guarantees that Datang can obtain stable and huge commercial profits from the Silk Road, but also is the intersection of Datang's first military defense line against the West and political, cultural and economic convergence.
From a geographical point of view, Zhaowu State is located between Datang and Dashi, and is an important military buffer zone and strategic ally for both countries. Therefore, Datang must do its utmost to protect and win Zhaowu State. Otherwise, a loss, a gain, a positive and a negative, is a major change in the balance of power.
For the small countries and tribes of the Western Regions that have already surrendered, Qin Mubai suggested that the court adopt the national assimilation strategy of "boiling frogs in warm water" on the premise of respect and equality. Don't overdo it and don't use previous cooking. The policy of the Turkic aftermath, what kind of "massive migration" measures are implemented. It is to let the political culture of Datang slowly penetrate into these tribes, and use time to gradually assimilate them. In less than 50 years, when the two or three generations are handed over, the entire Western Regions will be completely integrated into the Chinese nation. Only then will the grand plan of "conquering the Western Regions" be truly completed!
Datang can truly become the dominant country in the East!
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The night got deeper, and Qin Mubai wrote a thick pile of memorials. But he felt that there were still many things that were not mentioned.
Hundreds of thousands of soldiers under the commander of the three armies, and the territories under the jurisdiction of the chief officials of the frontiers are tens of thousands. Is it possible to say everything in three strokes? Over the years, Li Shi just threw the Qin family father and son to Lanzhou, and he never interfered much in the west. It can be said that from that day on, the Helong, Tubo, and Western Regions of Datang were all controlled by Qin Mubai.
Now, when it is finally time to hand over, Qin Mubai feels like sending a child he has raised for many years back to his biological parents.
Should do this logically, but in my heart, after all, I feel a little bit reluctant. After all, there are many years of hard work and affection between himself and his father.
"I hope that the emperor and the court can treat the Kuangxi Army, the soldiers and soldiers who have contributed to the country, and the people of all ethnic groups who have suffered from the war..." Putting aside the pen, Qin Mubai sorted out the paper he wrote page by page draft.
At this moment, the door was knocked, "Mu Bai, are you still asleep?"
It is snow lotus.
"Come in!"
Snow lotus pushed the door and entered, holding a soup cup in her hand. She walked to Qin Mubai's side and put Tang Zhu down, and said, "Is you tired? I'm still up at this late...Hey, are you writing a memorial to the court?"
"Yeah." Qin Mubai took the soup cup, which is a bowl of warm red bean gruel, which is best used for midnight to nourish the stomach.
Qin Mubai drank the porridge, Xuelian walked behind him and gently rubbed his temples and ear roots for him. After a long silence, he suddenly said: "Mu Bai, you resign and go into hiding! Shall we go to the grassland together? "
Qin Mubai was startled, and said, "Why do you say this suddenly?"
"I saw that your official is too tired." Xuelian said, "I overheard the conversation between you and Pang Fei yesterday... Hey, I didn't expect it!"
Qin Mubai put his hand to interrupt her, chuckled indifferently, and said, "Don't mention this. Xuelian, I am indeed already in the process of handing over military and political affairs, and I am going to resign and go into hiding. I will settle down in the future. I have chosen, but unfortunately, it is not the grassland. Would you mind?"
"Where is that?"
"The capital of the Jokhang Kingdom, Samad was built as a city."
Snow lotus stunned slightly, and then nodded, "If our heart is dependent, we will have no home. As long as our family is together, wherever we live is the same. I said to go to the grassland because there is no Central Plains there. A troubled and fame and fortune struggle. But since you have a better place in your heart, I have no problem. In short, you should stop being an official. No matter whether you are out of the field or at home, there is no peace. You are tired and exhausted. Not to mention, our family will also worry about you, all day long."
Qin Mubai smiled, handed the memorabilia to Xuelian, and said, "You can take a look."
Snow lotus took it over and looked at it curiously, and said in surprise: "You let Pang Fei lead the 300,000 Kansai main force back to Chang'an?"
"Yes." Qin Mubai smiled slightly, and said, "Since the court is afraid of my Qin's army and power, then I will dispel their worries. I don't want the army, so I will return it to the court. ; Officer, I won’t do it either. When Pang Fei leaves, I will ask him to take my handsome seal officer to the military talisman."
Snow Lotus frowned deeply, and said worriedly: "Mu Bai, are you giving up yourself or are you silently protesting?"
"Neither." Qin Mubai smiled indifferently, and said, "In fact, the current situation is like a chess game, and all the people in the game are addicted to it and think that they can set the world and turn the tide. But in fact, the overall situation is set, not Anyone can change it."
"His Majesty, including the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, can't be changed?"
"If he can change and decide everything because he is the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, why should the current situation evolve into what it is today?" Qin Mubai said, "All the political hidden dangers of the Tang Dynasty originated from the dispute of the East Palace. It evolved to Today, it has long been beyond the control of the emperor's own abilities. He can only prevent Datang from falling into endless infighting and chaos only through constant attempts, temptations, and even a heart-to-heart attack. /
"Try? Test? Gouging out the meat to repair the sore?" Xuelian looked confused, "I don't understand!"
Qin Mubai held her hand on her shoulder, motioned to her to press a button, and then said in a hurry: "The candidate for the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty has always given the Emperor a headache. Once, he tried Guo Qing did his best to train his eldest son Li Chengqian. In fact, Li Chengqian performed very well at the beginning. It can be said that his aptitude is actually very outstanding, and he has worked hard to be a good prince and emperor. But under heavy pressure, it is actually difficult to be a good prince and emperor. To bear, there is an extremely good father like the emperor, and Li Chengqian will always live in the shadow of his father. Especially those veterans who followed the emperor all the way to lay down the country, always compare him with the emperor. This is called dwarfed. Li Chengqian will never be able to satisfy them. Coupled with the emperor's strength and eagerness, and the excessive demands on the crown prince, Li Chengqian's self-defeating and self-defeating and finally leading to collapse."
"I know this." Xuelian said while giving Qin Mubai a massage, "Li Chengqian was eventually demoted because of the rebellion involving Han Wang Li Yuanchang..."
"Yes! That incident dealt a great blow to the emperor. Since then, he has changed his mind, and felt that the future Emperor of the Tang Dynasty needn't be so good, to be able to be assisted by a group of capable officials. "Just keep it." Qin Mubai said, "So, the young Jin Wang Li Zhi was pushed onto the stage by his uncle, Sun Wuji, and became the prince of the country. Although at the time, it seemed that it was Zhang Sun Wuji who stood up alone. The king of Jin, but it’s not hard to pay attention to it. There must be the emperor’s approval or even instruction in secret. The emperor ignored the government on the grounds of recuperating and handed over the government to the king of Jin and Changsun Wuji. He just wanted to see it. Look, if Long Yu died, can these uncles and nephews manage Datang?"
"What about the result?"
Qin Mubai smiled, "As a result, King Jin sat on the dragon chair all day in a panic, almost peeing his pants. He even came to me for help because he was afraid that he would anger King Wei. , Changsun Wuji dominates the court line, and the Tang court has become his speech. Together with the Zaifu Fang Xuanling, Chu Suiliang and Wei Zheng, they can only stand aside. But at this time, Changsun Wuji committed a crime. One mistake was that he went against the emperor’s original intention and decided to make peace. The emperor also saw that if the uncle and nephew were allowed to take over the rivers and mountains of the Tang Dynasty, then the emperor would give it to him. The future of Tang Gou's paintings will have to change, and it will become what his grandson Wuji wants. To be more explicit, once the emperor dies, it is difficult to say whether the Tang’s surname is Li or the grandson. Up."
Snow Lotus nodded in agreement, "Under such circumstances, His Majesty the Emperor will definitely veto King Jin?"
"Yes. From then on, the king of Jin was given up by the emperor, and faded out of the battle for reserve and prostitute." Qin Mubai said, "then the emperor only has one prostitute, and that is Wei King!"
"Everyone says that King Wei is the most likely to become a prince?" Xuelian said, "I heard that he has a good literary rule and has a deep heart, and has always been loved by the emperor. As early as when Li Chengqian was the prince, there were rumors. The emperor of the Tang Dynasty wants to abolish the prince and make Wei Wang the prince, right?"
"Yes." Qin Mubai nodded and said, "In all fairness, King Wei's mental skills, city government, knowledge and background are all the best candidates for the prince. However, he committed a big taboo!" /
"What big taboo?"
"The heart is not right, the brothers are at odds!" Qin Mubai narrowed his eyes and said, "This, in fact, violates a major taboo deep in the heart of His Majesty the emperor!... You know the change of Xuanwu Gate? "
"Of course..."
Qin Mu sighed, "The emperor's most worried thing is that his sons, like him, are fighting for the throne and their brothers are fighting against each other. This worry has nothing to do with his emperor's identity, just because The selfishness of a father. But the emperor is also a human being, and his selfishness is also a national matter!"
"So what kind of things did King Wei do that violated the emperor's taboo?" Xuelian asked.
"A lot." Qin Mubai smiled and said, "For so many years, King Wei has never given up secretly hurting and slandering the former prince Li Chengqian and Wu Wang Li Ke. Although these things he did are secretive enough, I I believe that this cannot be hidden from the emperor’s eyes. Once or twice, the emperor can continue to observe without speaking; three or four times...The future of King Wei was ruined! But what really ruined King Wei, I think it must be The assassination of King Wu this time!"
"Didn't you still say that King Wu's case was definitely not done by King Wei and the eldest son Wuji?" Xuelian asked in confusion, "How can you... ruin King Wei now?"
"Yes, I said that. But that doesn't mean that King Wei has nothing to do with this case." Qin Mubai smiled and said, "Actually, I confirmed by reverse push that the emperor has given up King Wei. Of!"
"Reverse push? What do you mean? The more I listen, the more confused I become!" Xuelian said.
Qin Mubai laughed, "Because of the sudden arrival of Steward Lu, and Pang Fei’s various performances, they have helped me prove that the emperor has a certain number in his heart to abandon the king of Wei and establish the king of Wu. So I infer that the emperor’s Therefore, he must have done so because he learned of the assassination of King Wei and King Wu, which was quite related, which ruined his last illusion of King Wei. Moreover, Li Ke must still be living in the world. Only then did the emperor have a choice. In other words, the position of the East Palace is now the king of Wu, and there is no need for anyone to fight for him! Because all his opponents have been abandoned by the emperor. This is me What I just said-pluck the flesh to fill the sore."
"How did you learn?" Xuelian asked in surprise.
Qin Mubai smiled and replied: "Think about it, Pang Fei, as the emperor's dark line, is afraid to make propositions to stimulate and test me. Otherwise, if I really do the opposite, can he afford it? So I speculate that he must have obtained the emperor’s secret decree and made a special trip to test my loyalty. Have you ever thought about why the emperor should monitor me everywhere and test my loyalty at this critical time?"
"I don't understand..." Xuelian shook her head in confusion, "To tell the truth, the minds of the Han people are too delicate and weird, I really can't figure it out at all. If I have to say it, it may be that the emperor is worried that you hear Li After the news of Ke's assassination, raise troops to avenge him?"
"Of course not!" Qin Mubai laughed, "Even if Li Ke is really assassinated and killed, what name shall I use to avenge him? Even if I raise a soldier, who shall I fight? Fight the emperor, the court, or the king of Wei? This They are all aimless and unfamiliar! The prince murdered his own emperor and the law to take care of it, so it is impossible for someone to go beyond my power. And the emperor knows the ability to understand people, he knows that Qin Mubai is not a brain-born person. Therefore, even if the rumors that I want to rebel are circulating all over the world, he will turn a deaf ear to it. This is the so-called, the rumors stop with the wise!"
Snow Lotus angrily said: "Then he frequently tempts you and stimulates you?——Funjun!"
Qin Mubai laughed and said: "In fact, the emperor originally called King Wu back to Beijing, it is very likely that he was to make him the reserve. But he did not expect that something went wrong halfway. But then, the emperor must have known it too. King Wu is safe and sound. So he will use his plan to stimulate me in a posture of fire prevention, theft prevention and house thief protection in Chang'an. He also asked Pang Fei to constantly provoke and test me at this time. He just wants to know-I, Qin Mubai Is it loyal enough and calm enough to be able to take up the important task of assisting the new king Li Ke in the future?"
"Oh my God, how can there be people with such deep scheming in the world?" Xuelian was dumbfounded and shook her head after listening, "Mu Bai, if you don't check it for a while, or in front of Pang Fei Saying a few improper words, isn’t it a catastrophe? Since you are so powerful and not loyal, the emperor will definitely get rid of you and end troubles?!"
"Almost so! So, companionship is like a companion tiger, not just talking." Qin Mubai smiled indifferently, "No, in order to make his elderly completely relieved, I, Qin, will not let go. That's it! You have read the memorial, I will hand over important military and political tasks, hand over the military power and return the soldiers and horses, and then resign and go into hiding!-I will go and hide my name after the incident!"
"A wise move, I support you!" Xuelian nodded earnestly, "Mu Bai, honestly...I am really worthless for you! You honoured Tang's birth and death, but in the end suffered this kind of honor. Suspicion and the risk of killing! Even if, even if you really revolt, it is justified!"
"Hehe, why bother?" Qin Mubai smiled relaxedly, "In fact, the emperor only wants to entrust me with important tasks in the future, so he frequently monitors and probes me. This is just out of caution, or rather The emperor has this kind of mental skill. Although the method seems a little bit despicable and the villain, his starting point is still to value me. Unfortunately, someone Qin is tired of playing! Datang has never lacked talents, without me, someone Qin. , The sky can’t fall down. Those fame, fortune and power, let them fight to get rid of the blood. Qin is not rare, so I won’t accompany him. Today, I, Qin Mubai, don’t owe much. I know what Tang is going to leave and stay. I understand it clearly. Even if the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty sits on the four seas and governs the people, he can decide the life and death of anyone, but he can't change the will of the people after all!"
"Go, go resolutely!" Xuelian said decisively, "If you stay, who can guarantee that similar things will not happen again? Who can guarantee that there will be a day when you, who are invincible, will die by your own people. Under the knife?"
Qin Mubai took the last spoonful of gruel in the soup gu and drank it, smacked his lips, nodded and smiled, then said four words--
"Madam Wise!"