Before Hong Tianji was killed, Suzaku and Tantai Xuanye were in the same camp, so she naturally knew a lot about Tantai Xuanye's situation.
He knew that Tantai Xuanye had stayed in Wuchuan Town in the north for many years, but it had been ten years since Tantai was transferred back to Kyoto and had been serving in the palace. Ten years was not a short period of time, and Tantai Xuanye and Wuchuan Town were
Bian must have become distant as well.
After all, the most taboo thing for the imperial court is for Beijing officials to have too close contacts with local officials. As the commander of the Imperial Guards in Kyoto, having private contact with the border troops is naturally even more taboo.
"He already controls the troops and horses in Kyoto. If even the border troops are his, things will be even more troublesome." Qin Xiao frowned.
When he was in Xiling, he knew about the border troops in the four northern towns of the Tang Dynasty.
The Tang army deployed 100,000 troops on the northern front line and established four towns, namely Woye, Wuchuan, Rouxuan and Huaishuo from west to east.
The 100,000 troops in the four towns became the northern barrier of the Tang Empire.
Because of General Black Feather, he has always had a good impression of Woye Town.
However, he did not know much about the specific situation of the four towns.
All this time, he had even naively thought that the four northern towns were monolithic and united.
But the grassland group, through the words of He Gu Ke Dunluo Tan Nuyun, finally understood that the four towns in the north were not only not monolithic, but even a piece of loose sand, and there were still some discord among the four towns.
Among them, Wuchuan Town and Rouxuan Town are even incompatible.
Rouxuan Town belonged to the direct lineage of Zhenbei General Taishi Cunxu, while the officers and soldiers of Wuchuan Town had always been resentful towards Taishi's family, so the relationship between the two towns had never been harmonious.
"Taishi Cunxu is extremely brave and capable of leading troops, but his biggest weakness is his narrow-mindedness." Zhuque said lightly: "In the four towns in the north, he favors one over the other. Rouxuan has many soldiers and is well-equipped.
, This has already caused dissatisfaction in other towns."
Qin Xiao thought for a moment and sighed: "I understand."
"Understand what?"
"Now I understand why the emperor asked Taishi Cunxu to command the four northern towns."
"Oh?" Zhuque stared at Qin Xiao and said, "How do you say that?"
"The reason is very simple. This is the art of the emperor." Qin Xiao smiled bitterly and said: "There are one hundred thousand troops in the four northern towns. If a general with a broad mind is sent to lead the troops and treat the four northern towns equally, after so many years, Wuchuan and Rou
The grievances between the two towns of Xuan were resolved. However, the emperor sent Taishi Cunxu instead, which only aggravated the antagonism between the two towns. In addition, Taishi Cunxu was narrow-minded and favored one over the other. As a result, it was difficult for the border troops of the four towns to
Make it into a fist."
Zhuque looked at Qin Xiao and said nothing.
Qin Xiao continued: "When the emperor ascended the throne, there was a rebellion in the three states and seven counties. Although it was finally put down, it must have left the emperor with lingering fear." Looking at Suzaku's beautiful eyes, he whispered: "The emperor is afraid of the rebellion by the border troops!"
A slight smile appeared on the corner of Zhuque's lips and said: "You are indeed smart."
"If the border army is monolithic, it can indeed become the strongest barrier in the north, but it is also likely to become a serious problem for the imperial court." Qin Xiao sighed: "Two hundred years after the founding of the Tang Dynasty, an emperor suddenly appeared from the Xiahou family.
The emperor himself was not at ease. After the rebellion in the Three States and Seven Counties was put down, the imperial court spent several years reorganizing the troops in all states of the Tang Dynasty, repeatedly reducing the number of troops, and dispatching supervisory troops, just to worry about another rebellion. Etai Shi Cun
As General Xu, not only will the four towns in the north not work together, but they will check and balance each other. In particular, Wuchuan Town will keep an eye on Rouxuan Town. In this way, the threat from the border troops to the imperial court will be minimized.
."
Zhuque showed a smile, mature and beautiful, and said softly: "You have such knowledge at such a young age, you are indeed extraordinary."
"Xiangu thinks I'm very young?"
"At least compared to me, you are still a child." Suzaku smiled lightly.
Qin Xiao originally wanted to make a few jokes, but felt it was still inappropriate, so he could only say: "The Taishi family and the Tantai family have a deep hatred. After Tantai Xuanye takes power, I'm afraid he will not spare the Taishi family."
"One of the purposes of his usurping power is to eradicate the Taishi family." Zhuque said: "The purpose of transferring a large number of generals from Huaishuo Town was to win over the Huaishuo border army. Huaishuo Town was already dissatisfied with Taishi Cunxu.
My heart, now that Tantai Xuanye is winning over me, will easily fall towards Tantai Xuanye."
Qin Xiao frowned and said, "If things continue like this, is it possible that one day the border troops will be involved in a conflagration?"
"This is exactly what I want to remind you." Suzaku said: "Kyoto has been controlled by Tantai Xuanye's party. According to the current situation, it is already difficult to shake. If Tantai Xuanye can really get rid of Taishi next
Cunxu, even controls the northern frontier army, and then wants to reverse the situation and eradicate Tantai Xuanye's party, it is almost impossible to reach the sky."
"So his ambition to control the border troops must not be allowed to succeed!"
Zhuque nodded and said: "Ruxuan Town is located between Wuchuan and Huaishuo. If the two towns suddenly attack Rouxuan from both sides, what will be the consequences? In recent years, Wuchuan Town has been deliberately suppressed by Taishi Cunxu, and its strength is far less than before.
The town of Wuchuan alone is by no means a match for Rouxuan. But Huaishuo is fully staffed, and the officers and soldiers of Huaishuo are also brave and good at fighting. With the combined strength of the two towns, Rouxuan's situation becomes very dangerous."
Qin Xiao frowned and said, "Does Tantai Xuanye ignore the threat from the Tusun people in the north?"
"He dares to hold the emperor hostage to order the world, and even kill the master. He is so crazy, what else can't he do?" Suzaku sneered: "If the plan is careful and the battle is quick, before the Tusun people can react, they will be killed."
Taishi Cunxu has been eliminated, so the people of Tusun may not dare to act rashly."
"Isn't Taishi Cunxu on guard?"
"Perhaps he has been on guard." Zhuque said: "But who can believe that the northern frontier army would launch an attack on one of his own people? Although Taishi Cunxu was on guard, he certainly did not believe that such a thing would happen. And the initiative
In the hands of Tantai Xuanye, even if Taishi Cunxu takes precautions, how long can he be on guard? One month? Three months? Or half a year? There will always be times of negligence."
Qin Xiao's face was solemn, thinking that Kyoto had changed drastically. If the northern frontier troops killed each other, then the Tang Dynasty would really be over.
"If you want to eradicate Tantai Xuanye, you are no longer fighting him alone." Suzaku said slowly: "The chaos in the Tang Dynasty has begun. Paper cannot contain the fire. Tantai Xuanye can control Kyoto and hide it from the world for a while.
, but could not hide it forever. Once all the states in the world knew that Tantai Xuanye had usurped the throne, the so-called Qinwang's teachers from all walks of life would immediately raise their flags, and the world would be in chaos. Tantai Xuanye also knew this, so he acted quickly and controlled it first
Kyoto, if he attacks the border troops again, he may add sand to the states before the world discovers the truth."
Qin Xiao felt awe-struck, but he had to admit that as long as Tantai Xuanye held the emperor's trump card, he could indeed make big moves.
"There is a game of chess in the world. Whether you want to be a chess piece or a player in the chess game depends on your own ability." Zhuque stared at Qin Xiao and said: "It seems that Tantai Xuanye has the upper hand in this game.
, your strength is far inferior to him, but you have also captured one of his vitality!"
When Qin Xiao heard this, he was confused and couldn't help but ask: "What is Mingmen?"
"Think about it for yourself." Zhuque deliberately pretended not to answer immediately. Instead, he stood up and said, "It's already very late. Let's take a rest early." He turned around and left. Qin Xiao looked at her swaying waist and felt big.
Surprised, he only waited for her to go out, then smiled bitterly and shook his head, thinking to himself that this fairy girl really liked to play with people, and stopped abruptly in the middle of her words.
However, he knew in his heart that Suzaku obviously knew Tantai Xuanye much better than he did. Since she said that she had grasped one of Tantai Xuanye's fortunes, she was not just talking nonsense.
But for a moment, I couldn't figure out which part of Tantai Xuanye's destiny I had grasped.
There was no conversation that night, and after breakfast the next day, Qin Xiao left Suzaku behind, left the inn, and went to Zhimingyuan alone.
Although there are many more patrol teams in the city, the order in Kyoto is still in order. Although countless officials have been arrested, imprisoned or executed, this has not affected the lives of people in Kyoto. In order to survive, people are still busy running around. What happened in Kyoto
Major cases are just something people discuss after dinner.
It is safer to go to Zhimingyuan in broad daylight.
After all, the people searching in Kyoto would never have guessed that the person they were looking for was walking on the street in broad daylight.
Qin Xiao went to Zhimingyuan. Firstly, he wanted to see if Hongye had returned. After all, after they separated from Hongye that night, he did not know her whereabouts, and he felt really worried. Secondly, he also wanted to express his gratitude to the master. If it was not the master that night,
If he showed up, he might not be able to escape the hands of Tantai Xuanye. Finally, he was planning to test the master's attitude towards the changes in the palace if he could see him.
During these days, the four great masters were all in Kyoto. Wei Wuya and Taoist Master Hong Tianji were directly involved in the incident, and even died because of it.
But the great heavenly master Yuan Fengjing and his master seemed to be staying out of the matter.
The Master appeared in the palace that night, which proves that he was aware of the changes in the palace, but other than showing up to rescue himself, he did not participate in the changes in Kyoto. As a great master, Qin Xiao had such a big change in the court.
I really want to know what Master’s attitude is.
Could it be that this great master just watched Tantai Xuanye usurp power?
He was very alert along the way, fearing that he would be followed. Fortunately, after the disguise, his appearance and attire were ordinary, and no one noticed. When he arrived outside the hospital where he was destined to die, the old man guarding the door looked at Qin Xiao.
Obviously don't know him.
Qin Xiao had been here once and knew the old janitor, but this time his appearance had changed, so naturally the old janitor didn't recognize him.
Qin Xiao knew that there was no need to conceal his identity here, so he stepped forward and said with a smile: "Master Han, last time I came here with Madam Gu and brought you sugar-roasted chestnuts...!" He remembered
The old man's surname is Han, but I don't know if the old man remembers me.
But the old man waved his hand, clearly signaling Qin Xiao to go in without stopping him.
Qin Xiao immediately handed over his hand and thanked him. He didn't know whether Mr. Han let him in because of Qiuniang's sake, or whether the academy had already made an announcement and knew that he would come to see him without any hindrance.