Power and Empire Chapter 2348: Thunder in a place where there is no wind (2)
"The Western Army of Chaotang, the Western Army of Your Majesty!"
The voice of the old prime minister, Mrs. Li, shook the chaotang, and the robe was blown away by the wind, and the whole chaotang was completely silent with a breath. Generals, look at me, I look at you, no one dares to do it anymore. Fight! Even Li Dongyang wanted to argue a few times. After looking around, he could only swing his head and stand dejectedly back to his position.
What else are you talking about now! The old prime minister had already said so clearly, who was sent to take over the western army at this time was the second Long Yang! Although there is an injustice of killing everyone with a stick, it is indeed the point.
The western army is based in the fertile land of the six provinces, and more than 100,000 elites are eyeing their eyes. This force was still a powerful force that made the court nervous during the heyday of China and Biya, not to mention that it is now in the central government. In the case of severe battle damage to the main army, the central government has just stabilized the situation. The Linhang area is waiting to be dealt with. After losing the fertile northern part, the empire’s finances are mostly empty. As soon as the spring arrives, it can’t wait to receive this year’s There are also various miscellaneous items such as the spring tax. Even so, there are still three or four million palaces built and empty until the summer harvest. Now they are at war with the Western army, not to mention one hundred thousand elite, it is a fifty-a-thousand army. Can't drag it out,
The Luzhou Army was trapped in the north, and the court was unable to rush to the rescue. If the Southwest Army turned back, what would the central government use to stop it? After finally driving away a Longyang, who can guarantee that, after mastering the population resources of the six southwestern provinces and the western army trained by the Wanlong family, this new western army commander sent by the court will not enter the army. Aiming at Linhang?
It's dangerous, but fortunately the old prime minister sees far!
The young emperor of Central Bialand had a cold face, and there were still a few mistakes. After listening to Prime Minister Li Tai's explanation. The body sitting on the dragon chair shook slightly, and his eyes burst out with a terrible lustre. How could he be confused. The strength of the Western army is now greater than that of the court, since it has to be mastered. Then it must not be in the hands of a certain general, this force can only belong to the central, only the royal!
According to the current situation of the Western Army, sending anyone to the center of the hall may cause hostility among the Western Army.
The Western Army has formed its own system for decades. Between generals and generals, and between officers and officers, there is almost a big family connected like a spider web. It is not an exaggeration to call it a monolithic piece, for many years. The Central Government tried its best to split the Western Army only a few decades ago. However, that time also led to a complete break between the Central Committee and the Western Army. The Western Army’s wariness of the Central Committee has already been raised to the highest level. Few military attachés who went there were able to stay safely for five years. They were either dingy and sent back for inexplicable charges, or were punished by the Long Family on various charges. As a result, in the past ten years or so, the Military Cabinet has issued appointment announcements, as long as it is seen to go to the southwest. One by one is like losing their souls,
Instead of this, it is better to introduce the Song people who have been entrenched in the south into the southwest
The mountain barbarian faces the western army, and the current situation is that only the forces of the Song clan can make the western army feel nervous. As long as the Western Army is nervous, it will be easier for the court to intervene in the southwest. After all, the Song Clan was a mountain barbarian, the Western Army dominating in the southwest. No matter how bad the opinion of the central government is, they will not follow the barbarians. Also, with the Song Clan’s great enemy on top of their heads, the possibility that the Western Army might have rebelled at once dropped to zero. Similarly, unless the West The army wants to fight with the Song Dynasty and the central government at the same time, otherwise there is absolutely no room for opposition to this appointment. An appointment will faintly move the Western army, which has been separated from the central government for decades, to move closer to the central government and drag the Song family in the south. Entering the quagmire of internal friction, this is no longer a conspiracy, this is a conspiracy, which makes people unable to resist the conspiracy.
Even if the Southern Song Clan knew that it would be troublesome to enter the Southwest, but before this piece of fat, I would have to bite it with a wound
Who doesn’t know, the Song Clan wanted to find a chance to go up from the south over the years, and he was almost crazy. Last year’s six Barbarian rebellions were pushed by the Song Clan’s back, but they were pushed back by the old enemy Luzhou Army. Now, let the Song clan go right to the southwest. Such an opportunity that has been hard to find in a century, the Song clan can’t bear it.
Military Minister Shi Lilong secretly sighed, and he was truly admired by the old prime minister. His eyes were swept, and the looks of everyone in the hall were reflected in his eyes at this moment.
The wind is blowing from the southwest, but it is the Hanglin, thousands of miles away.
After the hall meeting is over, the news will spread all over Linhang immediately like the wind, and the Song Dynasty will rule the southwest! There is no need to think about what a sensation it will be. It's like a drop of ice water falling into the oil of a rolling Buddha, and it will be a **** if it doesn't burst. Although the Song nationality is powerful in the south, this mountain dragon may not be able to suppress the Western Army, a ground snake that has been entrenched for many years. It is best for the Western Army and the Song Clan to condense internally. At that time, everyone is looking for opportunities to swarm up and divide the Southwest and China. In the south, it is not impossible. The determination of the emperor, the conspiracy theories of the old prime minister of Li Clan, and the selfishness of all parties in the court, this is the most bizarre appointment book in the history of the Sino-Byanian empire.
The rain outside the hall was drenched, and he came out from the place where the hall meeting was held. Before the eighty-one white jade, Li Long was stepping down the steps, and suddenly heard a thunderous sound from behind him, "Li Shisanlang, Please stay here!" Li Long ranked 13th at home and was the nephew of Prime Minister Li Tai. Although the Li Clan was a literati leader, his strength in the army should not be underestimated.
Li Long was able to climb to the fourth position of the military cabinet. In addition to the support of his family’s strength, it was also because Li Long himself was good at strategy and had a proud experience of serving as a guard in Yanzhou North for 14 years. Civil ministers who have seen blood are different from those who have not seen blood in the eyes of the Chinese army. When they are on the battlefield, facing an enemy surging like a sea, the general will naturally not want to command himself. A cowardly civil official who has never seen blood, but Li Long is different. Although he is a civil servant, he once served in the most tragic Yanzhou, and he personally led the army to defend the most important Luojiang line of defense in the north wing of Yanzhou.
In that battle, Li Long, as a civilian supervising army, personally commanded the Yanzhou army to stick to the Luojiang line of defense for seven days and nights when the Yanzhou army leader was seriously injured, and shattered the encirclement of the 100,000 grassland cavalry on the flanks of Yanzhou. , The Prairie Army killed sixty thousand in the battle, which was the worst defeat for the Prairie Army before the Emperor's Catastrophe, and it was also the victory of that time. Let the Chinese and Biya courts feel more optimistic that as long as the Yanzhou line of defense is there, the grasslanders will not have the possibility to set foot south, and will eventually be defeated completely in the battle of the emperor.
"Master Tang Qianwen!"
Li Long squinted his eyes and looked at the people approaching in the distance, looking a little surprised. After hurriedly saluting, the person came with a burly figure, a big red second-grade robe, a belly like a pot helmet, and a gentle smile on his face. There were six or seven civil servants behind him. It’s like Zhongxing Pengyue follows behind
It is Tang Qianwen, the writer of the Foreign Affairs Pavilion who is one level higher than himself in the six branches of the Central and Bahia Pavilion. He is only the fourth person in the Military Pavilion. This is a real The head of the foreign affairs pavilion, a character who speaks well. Don’t look at this Tang Qianwen who looks rough on the outside and speaks like thunder. In fact, he can embroider with a careful heart.
The Foreign Affairs Cabinet is responsible for the diplomacy of China and Bahia and the management of vassal states. The diplomacy of the China and Bahia empire has always been very monotonous
The central country, the others are barbaric, and the arrogant attitude of the Foreign Affairs Pavilion to the outside world can be imagined, so-called diplomacy. It is more like a kind of charity from the suzerain, so the main aspect of the foreign affairs cabinet is still on the affairs of the vassal states of the Chinese Empire. Li Long knew that in the eyes of those vassals, Lord Luo Qianwen was quite a terrifying figure. This adult was known as Qian Wentongtian, and he had money to give, and he could talk about everything. As long as it is not treason, he will care how much public grievances are boiling in these vassals. No money, no respect for the suzerain. The contempt of your majesty’s message was sent to your majesty’s table, and your majesty was furious, and the monarchs of those vassal countries might have to re-establish themselves
"Master Li Long is too polite!"
Tang Wenqian's plump, grunting eyes narrowed into a line. Li Long is a figure specially cultivated by the Li Clan. His identity and experience are extraordinary. There are even rumors that he is the successor of Prime Minister Li Tai. The same is true. The civil servants experienced military affairs and spent seventeen years in Yanzhou before entering the internal cabinet. They saw blood, murder, conspiracy, and conspiracy. They could get them at hand. The Li Clan was in his hands, as if it were twenty days in the middle of the day. Years, but the Tang family and the Li family are both first-class, and his official position is still higher than that of Li Long. It is worth receiving Li Long's gift. He waved his hand to the subordinates behind him, and said with a gloomy expression." You stay here"
"Yes, my lord" several subordinates stopped quickly
Tang Wenqian walked forward alone, and after looking around, he whispered, "Thirteen Lang’s head of the military department’s cabinet, he knows more about the military than I do. This time I met one It’s difficult, please tell me!"
"Difficult things?" Li Long's face was stunned. Tang Wenqian mastered foreign affairs and vassals. There is really no place to communicate with the military cabinet. Is there anything difficult to ask me?
"Does Shisan Lang know about the Falcon Empire?" Tang Wenqian said with a weird face
"The first power in the Western Continent, the Falcon Empire?" Li Long blinked his eyes and read a lot of military secret letters. As the fourth person in the military cabinet, he naturally heard about the Falcon Empire. , This country that has risen like a hurricane has swept through most of the west, and even wiped out the centuries-old enemy of China and Biya, Gaul. It is too difficult to let people not pay attention.
"Cough cough" Tang Wenqian gave a awkwardly dry cough, took a deep breath and said, "Since Shisan Lang said that the Falcon Empire is the strongest country in the West, then it should not be wrong. My Foreign Affairs Department Just received the circular letter, the special envoy of the Falcon Empire is coming to Hangzhou in the near future, saying that he is the emperor representing the Falcon Empire, congratulating the new establishment of the empire, and especially coming to give your Majesty two gifts."
" is just two gifts. Although the Falcon Empire is the strongest country in the West, but here is China and Biya, why should adults be so nervous?"
Li Long's face was slightly wrong, he didn't know why, when did this Master Tang Wenqian change his sex? The first powerful country in the West Mainland sent special envoys to give gifts. That is a great thing in the eyes of the Foreign Affairs Pavilion. The central country is a country that is barbarous, not to mention the number one country in the West. This is a matter of great embarrassment. It stands to reason. This Master Tang Wenqian should have known all over the country for a long time, but now, how can she twitch like a little-footed daughter-in-law who was caught by the handle,
Is there any problem? Or is there a problem with the gift? Li Long thought maliciously in his heart. For the style of the No. 2 figure of the Tang Clan, Li Long has always been relatively contemptuous. Among the four majors, the Li Clan is the leader of civil servants, and the Tang Clan controls the imperial finances and foreign affairs. It was full of copper smell and was always looked down upon by civil servants, but the lifeblood of the empire’s economy was mostly in the hands of the Tang clan, and the logistics of the entire emperor’s team was the trade line of the Tang clan’s extensive empire
Tang Wenqian hesitated, took out a gift form from his arms and gritted his teeth. It seemed that he was holding a red-hot soldering iron instead of the gift form." It’s really troublesome this time. , You know the difficulty of brother when you read it"
"Oh?" Li Long was really curious, something that could scare this Qian Wentongtian Qian into this way. After receiving the gift order, his eyes swept inadvertently, his hands trembled suddenly, his eyes almost They all bulge out. The congratulatory gifts sent by the Falcon Empire this time are really not many, just two things, but these two things, no matter which one, are enough to make this Hanglin cause huge fluctuations.
"Now Shisan Lang knows how I feel!" Tang Wenqian smiled extremely depressed, thinking that when he saw the gift list for the first time, he was not as calm as Li Long. It really deserves to be Zaiyan. The cruel people in the state who have drunk the blood of the prairie people,
"Why do you want to find me in this matter?"
Li Long hates the Tang Wenqian a bit now, so tell me what is this for? Don’t you know how to pretend to be together? However, as a pavilion's pavilion, Li Long only dared to think about it in his heart. At the same time, he secretly rejoiced. Fortunately, he knew in advance. Otherwise, he would wait for the imperial envoy to arrive in Linhang. Even if it is completely wiped out, without this, what does the Falcon Empire mean?
Tang Wenqian said with a gloomy face, "Since I have not yet arrived in Hanglin, I still have a chance on the road. This kind of thing is not possible with the Foreign Pavilion, but the Military Pavilion can do it. There are countless military masters. If the order goes on, it is naturally unconscious! It is not to kill the opponent, just pretend to be a robber and stop the thing."
"I can grab things, but what do people do? My Princess Mingyue in Biya, you also let our military cabinet grab it?"
Li Long rolled his eyes, as if he saw a pig climbing a tree~ IndoMTL.com~ Looking at Tang Wenqian, Princess Mingyue is the emperor’s sister and the eldest princess of the empire. I don’t want to say that she is honorable. The problem is, That day the emperor catastrophe, the Mingyue princess stood alone in front of the palace and blocked the steppe army from entering the palace, which is already well known to all people in Central and Biyadh.
From the bottom of my heart, whoever dares not admire the courage of the Mingyue princess as long as it is a native of China and Biya! Hearing that she was carried away by the prairie people, how many Chinese and Bianlian men were heartbroken. When the army recruited new recruits, the slogan once put forward, there was a northward welcoming Princess Mingyue inside. Now Princess Mingyue is back. The question is what is it. The Falcon Empire sent it back,
Thinking of another gift from the empire, Li Long felt that his blood was boiling, not excited, but ashamed, ashamed of being the Emperor of Zhongbia*, another gift was the Eighth Army of the East Court. One of the heads of the head of the wolf sharp army leader Ananing! That was the first devil to invade the century-old capital that day. Under the horse's hoof is the soul of hundreds of thousands of people in the capital. The most terrifying nightmare in the hearts of many Chinese soldiers,
But this demon was even beheaded by the Falcon Empire. It was a good thing, but unfortunately, in such a situation, it would be a slap in the face of the entire Central and Bian army!
Finally, Li Long's gaze fell on the signature on the back of the gift form, and he was instantly silly. A very delicate signature was actually the Chinese and Bahraini "Yuehua" and the red lower-case letters were printed on Yuehua. On the top, that is a Li character! Li Yuehua! The red seal is like blood!
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