The Golden Age Chapter 787: Hidden dangers

Ximenhao said: "I heard that King Yong Zang, the ruler of Bohai Kingdom, is just a puppet. The real master of the government is Mo Lizhi Yuan Gaijian. Mo Lizhi is the official position of Bohai Kingdom, just like the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty. However, Yuan Gaijian’s power is greater than that of the prime minister of our Datang. He not only controls the government, but also holds the military power. In Bohai State, King Yongzang dare not say anything to him. After a pause, his expression became a little dignified, and he whispered softly: "The Yuangai family has existed since the time the Bohai State was founded, and they have been important ministers holding great powers for generations. The Bohai royal family has also always intermarried with the Yuangai family. So now the blood of the Bohai royal family is still flowing with the blood of the Yuangai family."

"What is Yuan Gaijian's attitude towards my Datang?" Qin Xiao asked.

Ximenhao and Hua Kuan looked at each other and shook their heads: "My lord naturally knows that when Emperor Wu Zong, Bohai Kingdom was plundering people and property on the northeast border, and once invaded the territory of the Tang Dynasty. Emperor Wu Zong was furious, and this was the only way to start the army. It took nearly ten years for Bohai State to surrender."

Qin Xiao knows that there were two periods when the Great Tang Empire was the strongest in the house. The first was at the beginning of the nation’s establishment. The Great Tang generals under Emperor Taizong were full of vigor and invincibility, and the other was the heyday of martial arts. At the time of Emperor Wu Zong.

The Emperor Wu Zong’s Great Tang cavalry swept the world, and the four barbarians surrendered.

The Bohai country was able to surrender under the powerful front of the Datang Iron Cavalry for nearly ten years. It can be seen that although the Bohai country is small, it is not easy to conquer.

"Datang's conquest of the Bohai Sea consumed a large amount of money, food, soldiers and horses. Naturally, it was not Bohai who said it would drop." Ximenhao said slowly: "Emperor Wu Zong ordered Bohai to **** General Bohai to the Tang Army Camp. Otherwise, he refused to accept Bohai’s surrender, and even decided to hit the capital of Bohai. It’s about the survival of Bohai. The general of the Bohai navy is at the end of his life. He wants to lead the Bohai navy to resist, but the villain has heard that the Bohai navy has been fighting for so many years. , It was already at the end of the road, no intention to fight anymore, he launched a mutiny, directly **** General Bohai and sent it to the Tang army."

"The general Bohai is...?"

Xi Menhao nodded and said: "The general Bohai, who was the ancestor of Yuan Gaijian, was sent to the Tang Army Camp, and he was divided into five horses by the emperor Wuzong's will."

Qin Xiao sighed and said: "So, does Yuan Gaijian still have a deep hatred with our Datang?"

"Although the Yuangai family suffered setbacks, they had deep roots in the Bohai Sea. Although they were also weak for a time, in the generation of Yuangaijian, there were prosperous people and many capable people. Yuangaijian’s brothers and sons were all brave and brave. , Yuan Gaijian is even more a hero of both civil and military.” Ximen Hao said with emotion: “When Yuan Gaijian was young, he had already wiped out the political enemies in the DPRK one by one. After taking power, even though he was still proclaiming him to me, Tang Dynasty. However, they continued to move and fight everywhere, starting from the sea in the east, Xingshan in the north, and Shanhaiguan in the west, all under the control of the Bohai Sea. In addition, the Bohai navy lay down the Black Forest and conquered the forest tribes of the Tusun people. The soldiers directly threatened the Black Forest. The Tusun tribes in the west are more powerful than the Bohai Kingdom in the time of Emperor Wu Zong."

Qin Xiao has always had little interest in the Bohai Sea, and in Xiling, far away from the Bohai Sea, he knows very little about the situation on the Bohai Sea.

But at this moment, he finally realized that such a powerful force still exists in the northeast of Datang.

"Bohai was once dying by the Tang Dynasty, how can the Tang Dynasty make him rise again?" Qin Xiao faintly felt that compared to Li Tuo and his ilk in Xiling, the Bohai Kingdom in the northeast was afraid of threats to the Tang Dynasty. What's more, sooner or later it will become the biggest confidant of Datang.

Ximenhao and Hua Kuan glanced at each other, both seemed to hesitate, and did not immediately explain.

Qin Xiao quickly understood, and asked softly: "Is it related to the enthronement of a saint today?"

Seeing Qin Shaoqing speaking out, Ximenhao nodded slightly and said, "My lord's words are extremely true. The saint has been on the throne for nearly 20 years. Although the first emperor was alive, Tang's martial arts were not as good as before, but The lean camel is bigger than a horse, and the surrounding barbarians still respect me and don’t dare to have the slightest disrespect.” After thinking for a while, he said: “After the sage ascended the throne, the state army rebelled and the barbarians took advantage of the situation to invade. The court was calmed down one by one, but it also caused great damage to the vitality of the Tang Dynasty. The Moli people were very cunning, and it was Yuan Gaijian who was in power at that time. He did not take advantage of the momentum to invade Liaodong, but launched an offensive against other small tribes around the country. Wuzong suppressed the Bohai Sea back then. Later, in the Bohai vassal vassals, the Bohai country was divided into seven forces to contain each other, and because of this, the Bohai 7th period dispersed the power of the Bohai country, and the threat to Datang was greatly reduced. In the wake of the empire's civil strife, Yuan Gaijian quickly conquered the seven epochs, reunited the Bohai country, and then continued to expand abroad. When the Tang slowed down, Bohai had become a behemoth in the Northeast, and it was not easy to deal with them. "

Hua Kuan shook his head and smiled bitterly: "It's not easy. With the current situation of my Datang, it is almost impossible to use troops against Bohai. Xiling was captured by the rebels, and the court did not send troops to conquer them. Compared with Xiling, Bohai's The strength is beyond a star and a half, and the imperial court can't even regain Xiling, so there is no need to talk about using troops against Bohai."

"This is true." Ximenhao said: "Emperor Wuzong had powerful Datang cavalry, and his soldiers were brave and good at fighting. Even so, it took nearly ten years to completely conquer the Bohai Sea. Now I am big. Tang Wugong is not as good as it was in the past. It is no easy task for me to conquer the Bohai Sea anymore. A large number of war horses, the villain dare not talk nonsense, but they are so prepared, it is likely to be embarrassed with me one day, my lord, you are the imperial court commander, the imperial court has to guard against this."

Qin Xiao nodded slightly, thinking that the four realms of the Tang Dynasty were perilous, but Kyoto was still singing and dancing. I don’t know if the saints and courtiers made arrangements to respond to the threats in the Northeast?

"Mr. Simon, please send more people to pay attention to the situation of horse trade in the north." Qin Xiao pondered for a moment, and whispered: "You buy horses from there as much as possible, and if possible, let your people Also pay attention to the movement of the Moli people over there. It is best to grasp the details of their trade, such as which Tusun tribes they trade with, and how many horses they buy from the original each month. The more detailed the better."

Ximenhao hurriedly said, "My lord, don't worry, since you have explained it, the villain will specially arrange a group of people to inquire about the trade situation of the Moli people."

"My lord, forgive me for talking too much." Hua Kuan said suddenly: "The court's strategy, we ordinary people naturally don't know, but if you watch the Moli people have been trading with the Tusun people, their reserve of war horses will increase. The more it is, it will definitely be detrimental to my Datang. The villain thinks that the court should also think of some ways to prevent Mo Li from unscrupulously preparing for war."

Qin Xiao nodded and said: "Mr. Hua has any good ideas?"

"I don't dare to be a good idea." Hua Kuan looked at Ximenhao and asked, "My family, who trades flattery on the grassland, which goods are the easiest to trade with Tusun people?"

"The most popular thing on the grassland is silk." Ximenhao said: "Silk is a hard currency on the grassland. All Tusun ministries are willing to exchange silk for us with horses. In addition, it is porcelain, and then Medicinal materials and tea. There are many kinds of diseases in the grassland. Although they also have herbs themselves, the best medicinal herbs are those shipped from our Datang. Therefore, our medicinal materials are also very popular in the grassland. My family, you are making medicinal materials. In business, there are not a few medicinal materials that I help you sell to the grassland every year."

Hua Kuan laughed and said: "So silk and porcelain are the easiest to trade on the grassland. These two goods are special products of our Datang. Although the Bohai country has followed suit, imitating our production of silk and porcelain, the craftsmanship Compared with us, it is a huge difference, and because of this, they will send a large number of vendors to our Datang to buy silk porcelain." After a pause, he said in a serious tone: "My lord, can the court issue an order to ban Bohai. Traders buy silk porcelain in our Datang area. The goods they bought at a low price are exchanged for horses by them. Both of them take advantage. We prohibit them from buying at a low price. They will not be able to compete with our Datang dealers in the Tusun tribe. Up."

"My lord, this is a good idea." Ximenhao said immediately: "The court does not have to directly prohibit it, but Bohai merchants cannot buy on their own in Datang. They need to trade with designated official merchants and must purchase at high prices. There are also checkpoints along the way. It is necessary to strictly inspect the goods of Bohai merchants. If they want to send silk porcelain back to the country, they must have an official document with the number clearly written on it. If the number is not correct, immediately trace the source. If someone in Datang sells silk porcelain to them privately, it will be punished. Heavy penalties, in this way, cut off the Moli people’s horse-purchasing capital, which will inevitably cause severe damage to them."

Qin Xiao thought that what Ximenhao said would be fundamentally beneficial to silk appreciation and porcelain merchants in Jiangnan, and of course it would be beneficial to horse merchants like Ximenhao, but it should be so. Implementation has indeed caused a huge blow to Bohai merchants.

"I will tell the court about this matter." Qin Xiao hesitated, and nodded: "After all, Dali Temple can't manage these things. I can report to the court, but whether it will be implemented requires the relevant yamen to come. Decided." got up and said: "Mr. Simon, you are in the house, so I won't bother you much. We will have a good chat when we spare time later."

"Sir, would you like to have a casual meal here?" Ximenhao hurriedly got up and said, "You didn't even have a cup of tea, this...!"

Qin Xiao smiled and said: "There is still something to do. Let's forget it today, but your meal will be eaten sooner or later." Now that he left, Ximenhao and Hua Kuan were sent all the way out of the streets.