The Golden Age Chapter 674: There is no retreat in the game
Shu Yue asked back: "Do you think there are other soldiers and horses that can be mobilized besides the Shence Army?"
Qin Xiao thought for a moment, and understood that what She Yue said was true.
Today's Datang is no longer in its heyday.
Naturally, he also heard people talk about the glory of the former empire. At that time, the Tang Dynasty was full of iron armor, surrendered to all seas, barbarians paid tribute, and business was prosperous.
Out of the realm of the Tang Dynasty, even in a foreign country, the merchants of the Tang Dynasty have always been confident, because behind them, there is a powerful empire as their backing.
A caravan once went to the northern grasslands to do business and clashed with a tribe of Tusun. Six people were killed. After the incident was passed back to the empire, the court immediately sent a border army to encircle and kill the tribe, and other tribes of Tusun. Watching Tang Jun appear on the grassland, no tribe dared to lend a helping hand. In the end, except for the tribe who were beheaded, all the remaining tribes were taken back to the Imperial Capital of Tang Dynasty and sold as slaves.
Datang is very domineering, but because of this, it shocked the Si Yi.
The people of Datang, even if they make mistakes, can only be punished by Datang. The barbarians are not qualified to decide the life and death of the people of Datang.
At that time, none of the surrounding countries dared to show weapons to Datang, so even if there were some rebellions in the country, the empire could easily mobilize soldiers and horses to quell the rebellion, possess the best equipment, and the treasury was full of money and food. Raising the flag to rebel at that time is tantamount to suicide.
But today's empire is far from being compared with the original.
The strength of the local state army can only protect its own state, while the frontier army has to face the pressure of the enemy to invade at any time and dare not act rashly.
The power of the empire is declining, and the rebellion of the three states and seven counties caused by the enthronement of the saints has attracted the invasion of the Tusun people and the Utuo people. Suffering severely, compared to the heyday, it is already weak.
The treasury is empty, but it still has to support the huge army on the north and south sides. Under such a situation, it is not easy to maintain the 30,000 sacred army guarding Kyoto, and indeed there is no financial strength to support more corps.
"It seems that the Shence Army who put down the Qingzhou Rebellion back then was also the Shence Army." Qin Xiao said: "The Shence Army will have experience in encircling and suppressing the Queen Mother. If they send troops as soon as possible, we will support until the reinforcements arrive. The current predicament is OK. Solved it easily."
She Yue smiled coldly and said: "The Shence Army will naturally be transferred to counter the rebellion, but it may not be our reinforcements."
Qin Xiao was startled, and said in surprise: "Why did the princess say this?"
"Do you know whose hands the Shence Army is in?"
Qin Xiao shook his head.
He naturally knew that the Shence Army was an elite army guarding Kyoto, but he really didn't know who the chief commander was.
"Zuo Xuanji is in charge of the Shence Army." She Yue said: "He is an **** and is trusted by saints. Nowadays, many of the Shence Army are generals from eunuchs."
Qin Xiao was even more surprised. He knew that all soldiers and horses did have eunuchs as their supervising army, but it was extremely rare to be led directly by eunuchs.
Shu Yue smiled faintly, but her beautiful eyes showed a cold and stern look: "There is a mess in the south of the Yangtze River. Whether it is the group of eunuchs in the palace or Xiahou Yuanzhen, they will want to take advantage of the vacancy to enter." Qin Xiao glanced at him: "In other words, they came to Jiangnan to rebel.
Just to put Jiangnan in their sphere of influence. "
"The Shence Army is in the hands of the eunuch, how can the prime minister intervene in it?"
"Because he is in charge of the money and grain." She Yue said: "The Jiangnan is in chaos, and I am trapped in the Jiangnan. The North Court is useless. The right of the court to allocate money and food is naturally in the hands of the household department. The master of the country. Not only was he in charge of the book, he was in charge of the Ministry of Books, and he was also part-time the title of Shangshu of the Ministry of Households. After finally waiting for this good opportunity, in the DPRK, it was natural to find a way to depose the North Court and transfer the power of money and food to the Ministry of Households, in the south of the Yangtze River. Here, I won’t be idle either." He smiled disdainfully: "The Shence Army has no money and food allocated by the Ministry of Households, so it’s hard to make any progress."
Qin Xiao immediately understood: "So the state minister will use money and food as a threat to arrange his own manpower in the Shence Army?"
"How could he miss such a great opportunity?" She Yue said slowly: "No matter who leads the army, I am not my own when I come to Jiangnan."
Qin Xiao hesitated for a moment, then stopped talking.
"What do you want to say?"
"Princess, until now, with our strength, there is almost no possibility of reversing the situation." Qin Xiao sighed: "Without court reinforcements, it is a question of whether we can retreat from Jiangnan. Jiangnan falls on We don’t need to take care of whoever is in the hands. As long as the Jiangnan rebellion can be suppressed, it is better for you to return to Kyoto safely."
Mus Yue frowned her eyebrows slightly, her lips moved slightly, and she didn't say anything after all.
"Did I say something wrong again?" Seeing that She Yue's face was not very good, Qin Xiao couldn't help asking.
She Yue shook her head and sighed faintly: "Actually, from your standpoint, what you said is not wrong. These years, I have been fighting against Xiahou Yuanzhen in the court, but I’m actually tired, but you don’t understand. It's just a game. Even if you lose, you can start again. But the struggle for power has never been retreated. As long as it starts, if you can't win in the end, it is impossible to retreat completely." Staring into Qin Xiao's eyes, he whispered: " Although I am Princess Datang, if this game of power is really lost to him, the end will be more painful than death, and it will also involve Changning."
Although Qin Xiao has not stayed in Kyoto for long, he also knows that She Yue is not alarmist.
The battle between the court and the court in Kyoto, although there is no sword, it is far more cruel than the battle.
"You have a good rest." Sheyue knew that she had not stayed in the house for a short time. It was getting late, and the lights in the house hadn't been turned on. The princess and the courtiers stayed alone in the dim room for too long. It sounds good. When I got up, Qin Xiao glanced at him and said softly: "I'm going now, and I'll see you later."
Qin Xiao wanted to get up, but his leg injury hadn't healed, so he couldn't get to the ground, so he nodded.
As soon as She Yue walked away, Xie Jinong had already brought in a bowl of soup medicine, put it on the table, and lit the lights, then came over with the soup bowl, and said with a smile: "Master Qin, this is what the Caomin made for you. Medicine, nourishing blood and nourishing qi."
"Are you?" Qin Xiao looked at Xie Jinong's eyes, feeling very strange.
He was lifted down from the top of the city, groggy, although he vaguely remembered someone helping him heal, but he didn't know it was Xie Jinnong.
"Caomin Xie Jinong, a member of the Tianlei Sect." Xie Jinong immediately introduced himself: "The Tianlei Sect is a small sect on the rivers and lakes, which is not worth mentioning. I am close friends with Mr. Dong, and I came here to help out. One is to help Master Dong, and the other is to serve the court."
"It turned out to be Xie Daxia." Qin Xiao smiled and said, "Thank you, Daxia." Seeing Xie Jinong brought the soup bowl over, he reached out and took it.
Xie Jinongdao: "Master Qin broke into the enemy line alone, invincible, and captured the head of the thieves. Such a world-famous spirit really makes me amazed."
"It's just being helpless." Qin Xiao drank two sips of the soup and smiled: "Xie Daxia, the gang of Ghost Golden Goats were killed by you?"
Xie Jinong suddenly showed his pride and smiled, "That's right. Half a month before the ghost golden sheep attacked the county office, I received a letter from Master Dong, inviting him to come and help out. After receiving the letter, I immediately brought some good players from Tianlei Zong. In addition, Mr. Dong invited some other righteous men from the rivers and lakes. In total, there were more than a hundred people. According to Mr. Dong's instructions, we were all dressed up when entering the city, and some were dressed up. Some of the caravans pretend to be refugees and gather in secret after entering the city."
Qin Xiao nodded and asked, "Does Master Dong know in advance that the Queen Mother will attack the county government office?"
"Sir Dong started to put eyeliner in the city two months ago to monitor outsiders who sneaked into the city." Xie Jinnong smiled and said, "This Shu Ningcheng says it’s not small, it’s not big, it’s from the outside. People who sneak into the city are easily spotted. After the ghost golden sheep led people into the city, they lurked and thought they were secretive. In fact, it was already known by Master Dong. Master Dong did not act rashly, just want to see this group of people. What is the intention? Before the ghost gold sheep attacked the county government at night, he sent people to explore the wind near the county government for several days. Mr. Dong not only sent people to monitor the city, but also sent people to inquire outside the city and noticed that there were quite a few. When people gather outside the city, they know the intentions of the ghost golden sheep. They must be trying to capture Shuning City from the inside and outside."
Qin Xiao admired: "Master Dong is really agile."
"To control Shuning City, the county government must be the first to win." Xie Jinong had a taste: "So we waited for three days in the county government in advance, and it was all three days. Without leaving the house, I just waited for the ghost gold sheep to take the bait. That night, the ghost gold sheep led a raid on the county government, and happened to be in an ambush. Although we also killed and injured some people here, the ghost gold sheep gang was completely wiped out. ." Fuxu said with a smile: "That night, there were hundreds of rebels outside the North City Gate waiting for the city to respond, but in the end they only waited for the heads of the Guijinyang gang."
Qin Xiao immediately thought of the dozens of human heads hanging from the head of Shuning.
Dong Guang is filial, wise and brave, but in this way, he also forge a life and death feud with the Queen Mother, but because of this, Musk knew that Dong Guangxiao had no retreat, so he made up his mind to come to Shuning City.
Qin Xiao finished the soup and handed the soup bowl back to Xie Jinnong, saying: "Xie Daxia and other heroes of the rivers and lakes are brave and courageous. I really admire them. After the rebellion is put down, the court will naturally not treat you righteously."
"Master Qin, we came to help out for the sake of loyalty, not for rewards." Xie Jinnong was awe-inspiring: "The Queen Mother will deceive the crowd and be very vicious. If they control Jiangnan, the people of Jiangnan will be wiped out. , For the people of Jiangnan, we people will go through all kinds of fire and water."
Qin Xiao was in awe, and was about to praise, but Xie Jinong had already said softly: "But if the court and the adults can take care of Tianlei Zong after the rebellion, Xie is also grateful."
Qin Xiao smiled reluctantly and said, "That's nature, that's nature." Thinking that there is no unreasonable loyalty in this world, if you want the horse to run, you must let the horse eat.