There was silence in the room. After a while, Suzaku said softly: "You are right. Even if all the ancient books in Famen Cave are destroyed, people with evil intentions cannot get away." He looked at Qin Xiao and said, "As soon as possible.
Take care of the things at hand, I'll wait for you here."
Qin Xiao understood what Zhuque meant. He obviously wanted to return to Penglai Island after settling the matter of the seven-day appointment.
"Aunt Ying, you don't have to worry too much." Qin Xiao said: "You said that Famen Cave has many mechanisms. Even if someone wants to enter, they may not have the ability. Tantai Xuanye needs to stabilize his strength and has a lot of things on his hands.
, I may not be able to think of Penglai Island for a while."
Zhuque knew that Qin Xiao was comforting him, so he hummed softly.
It was already midnight, and it was inconvenient for Qin Xiao to stay longer. He said goodbye to Zhuque and left the small private school. He originally wanted to go home, but he thought that he had not gone to Sister Rong's place after returning to the city.
Aunt Ying is obviously a little anxious from waiting. Qin Xiao knows that she is still anxious to deal with the affairs of Dongji Tianzhai. He can't let her wait any longer. He will call everyone to discuss it tomorrow. If there are no big things that need to be handled by himself in the near future,
, there is no need to leave Guangning, so I can free up seven days for Suzaku.
Auntie Ying also said that the seven-day appointment does not mean that she cannot leave the small private school all the time. As long as there is no important matter that requires her to leave Guangning, and the seven days are not interrupted, there will not be a big problem.
However, Qin Xiao was not sure what would happen in these seven days. Since Zhuque was very serious about this matter, he thought that if the matter was not too big, he would stay in a small private school as much as possible. Zhuque could understand him, so of course he could
You must not understand the truth. Even if you have free time, you can take the opportunity to practice the Art of Forgetting Love. In those few days, you and Aunt Ying can understand the secret of the Art of Forgetting Love. If you have some understanding, it is of course a dream come true.
But before that, of course, I have to go see Sister Rong. Otherwise, if I don't have time to visit in the next few days, I'm afraid the consequences will be bad.
Last time, because of Suzaku, Sister Rong, who had always been gentle and gentle, became furious. Qin Xiao was really afraid of Sister Rong's anger.
He rushed to the pawn shop overnight and was familiar with the road. He didn't know if Sister Rong had already gone to bed. Fortunately, the people at the pawn shop were already very familiar with him and did not stop him. He entered the inner room with the lights on, but Tang Rong had not rested yet.
What is written on the desk?
Qin Xiao came closer and hugged Tang Rong's waist from behind. Sister Rong put down her brush, turned her head and glanced, twisted her body, and then said: "You came back yesterday?"
Qin Xiao knew that the pawnshop was well-informed, and it was natural for Sister Rong to know his whereabouts. He smiled and said: "I have been dealing with things all day today, so I came to see you in the evening."
"Went to Suzaku?"
Qin Xiao did not deny it and said: "She is alone here. I will go see what she needs. Good sister, don't be angry. She is my guest. Naturally, I will try my best to take care of her."
"Not angry." Sister Rong said with a half-smile but not a smile: "Don't you have an agreement with her? She will use medicine to help you increase your strength. When will it start?"
Qin Xiao said: "It's almost time. I will arrange all the things at hand tomorrow, and I should be able to start."
Sister Rong said "Oh" and asked, "Did you see her dispensing the medicine?"
"No." Qin Xiao said: "She has her own arrangements, so I don't want to ask too many questions. If I ask too many questions, it seems like I don't trust her."
Sister Rong chuckled and said: "That's true." Then she said: "Yes, you just came over. I have something to tell you." She got up and walked to the bookshelf against the wall, where many books were stored.
She found two copies of the secret intelligence letter, handed it to Qin Xiao first, and said: "This is the secret letter sent the night before yesterday. You should take a look at it first. It should not take two days, and you will also get the news.
.”
Qin Xiao asked doubtfully: "What news?"
"You'll know if you look at it yourself. It's definitely not a trivial matter."
Qin Xiao opened it, glanced at it, his face changed drastically, and he said in surprise: "Xuzhou rebellion? Sister Rong, this news...?"
"Don't worry, it's absolutely true." Tang Rong said: "Six days ago, there was a mutiny in Xuzhou. The governor of Xuzhou directly beheaded the envoy from Kyoto and hung it on the city wall. Within one day, among the seven counties under the jurisdiction of Xuzhou,
Three counties have raised the flag of rebellion, and Xuzhou is now in chaos."
Qin Xiao knew very little about Xuzhou, and was a little surprised. He frowned and said, "This secret message only told the Xuzhou governor that he beheaded the imperial envoy and raised troops to rebel. But what exactly happened was not explained in detail."
"This is the detailed information obtained by the traveling owl in Xuzhou." Tang Rong then handed over another secret report and said: "The imperial envoy sent from Kyoto announced an edict at the Governor's Mansion in Xuzhou City. In the edict, it was necessary to transfer
The governor of Xuzhou came to Beijing to serve as the Minister of Household Affairs. Previously, Xiahou Yuanzhen had been the Minister of Household Affairs, and he controlled the financial power of the imperial court. After the Xiahou family was overthrown, many officials of the Household Department were implicated, either dead, imprisoned, or even exiled.
Yes, at least half of them have left, and the entire Household Department Yamen is seriously short of staff."
Qin Xiao nodded, thinking that it was not just the Hubu Yamen that had serious staff shortages. The various Yamen in Kyoto suffered many casualties under the butcher's knife of the Criminal Department. The more important the Yamen were, the more serious the staff shortages were. Without officials to handle errands, many Yamen
It can't work at all.
When Tantai Xuanye was born as a soldier, the first thing that came to his mind must be military power. Therefore, after taking control of Kyoto, the first thing he did was to mobilize and promote his comrades. Only when he had mastered the military power in the Gyeonggi region and the military power under his leadership was stable, he would start to consider various issues.
Problems with the operation of the Si Yamen.
"If it were in the past, of course, the Minister of Hubu would be the chair that many officials dream of." Qin Xiao said: "But it is really strange to directly promote the governor of Xuzhou to the position of Minister of Hubu."
A faint smile appeared at the corner of Tang Rong's mouth and said: "The reason is very simple. I want to use such a high-ranking official to seduce the Xuzhou governor. It can almost be concluded that once the Xuzhou governor enters the capital, he will definitely not end well. Tantai Xuanye wants to
Replace the position of Xuzhou governor with one of your own and take control of Xuzhou."
Qin Xiao immediately thought of the incident in Youzhou, thinking that it seemed that Xuzhou, like Youzhou, was being watched by Tantai Xuanye. After Tantai Xuanye took control of the capital, he began to extend his tentacles to all states in the Tang Dynasty. Apparently, he wanted to
Before the actions of coercing the emperor and commanding the world are known to the world, control as many important places as possible.
Xuzhou is located on the side of the three states in the south of the Yangtze River. Although it is not as wealthy as the three states, it is connected to Qingzhou in the north, Yuzhou in the west, and Jiangnan in the south. It is an extremely important strategic place.
Although Jiangnan is a big piece of fat, Tantai Xuanye obviously realizes that it is impossible to control Jiangnan quickly. Forcibly sending people to control Jiangnan will only be counterproductive, so he deployed Xuzhou and put a knife on Jiangnan's neck.
Then you can start to figure it out slowly.
"But the governor of Xuzhou seems to have noticed that there is a problem." Tang Rong said softly: "You Xiao found out that after the imperial envoy from Kyoto arrived in Xuzhou, he read out the imperial edict, and the governor of Xuzhou also obeyed the order respectfully, and even held a banquet for him. But it was just a short distance away.
One day, the soldiers and horses under his command went directly to the post house where the imperial envoy lived, killed all the people who came from Kyoto, and hung the head of the imperial envoy on the city wall. On the same day, he raised the flag and raised troops, claiming that he would
After restoring the eradication of demons, restore the Li Tang Dynasty."
Qin Xiao was startled and said: "Isn't this the banner that the three states and seven counties used back then? The Queen Mother of Jiangnan would cause rebellion, and it was the same." After thinking for a while, he asked: "What is the name of the governor of Xuzhou?"
Tang Rong's beautiful eyes were like mist, and she said: "Ye Chaoxuan. This is really unexpected."
"Ye Chaoxuan should know something." Qin Xiao said: "He probably knows that something happened in Kyoto, and even knows that Tantai Xuanye has controlled Kyoto. But he has no evidence in his hands, and no one in the world knows that Tantai Xuanye has already taken control of Kyoto.
Rebellion, if Xuzhou raises the banner of cutting off Tantai Xuanye, it will only make people feel baffled, and if he kills the imperial envoy, he will be regarded as a treasonous traitor by the people of the world. In this case, he might as well restore Li Tang
Flag, so even if you kill the imperial envoy, you will only kill the so-called demon queen's lackey. On the contrary, those scholars and people who support Li Tang will support Xuzhou."
Tang Rong said: "This should be the truth." She frowned and said: "But why is he so sure that Tantai Xuanye has usurped power? Kill the imperial envoy and raise the flag to rebel, and there will be no way back."
"If you don't follow the order and go to Beijing, you are resisting the order, and the crime is to be beheaded." Qin Xiao sighed: "If you really go to Beijing, as my sister just said, you may be throwing yourself into a trap. Ye Chaoxuan is in a dilemma, and he can take two paths.
If it doesn’t work, we can only take the path of starting an army.”
Tang Rong nodded slightly and said: "However, the Xuzhou camp only has three thousand soldiers and horses, and the Xuzhou garrison only has four or five thousand people. Although there are currently three county guards under Xuzhou's jurisdiction who have followed Ye Chaoxuan in raising troops, their combined strength is very weak. Xuzhou's military strength is very weak.
It is connected to Qingzhou, Yanzhou, and Yuzhou. As long as Kyoto orders the mobilization of troops and horses from these three states to quell the chaos, Ye Chaoxuan may not be able to resist it. Moreover, among the seven counties of Xuzhou, only three counties are following, and the remaining four counties have not yet taken any action. If this happens
Four counties surrendered to Kyoto, and Ye Chaoxuan's situation became even more precarious." After thinking for a while, he said: "It is impossible that Ye Chaoxuan does not understand this truth, but he still chooses to raise troops, so there can only be two situations, either he has made up his mind,
Either he recruits his own henchmen for a last-ditch effort, or...he has other sources of confidence."
Qin Xiao frowned and said, "Sister Rong, you said he has other confidence, where did that come from?"
"I'm not sure about the situation over there at the moment." Tang Rong shook his head and said, "Only Ye Chaoxuan himself knows what confidence he has."
Qin Xiao looked solemn and said: "Tantai Xuanye usurped power. I expected that sooner or later the world would be in chaos, but I didn't expect that the storm would come so quickly. Xuzhou raised troops. This is just the beginning. Maybe the next step will be like that of the past, when Qingzhou took the lead in raising troops.
It caused chaos in three states and seven counties. Now Xuzhou takes the lead in raising troops. This is like a spark falling on a dry firewood pile. The next step is to start a prairie fire." His eyes became sharp and he said: "If that scene happens again, the world will be in chaos.
, when the barbarians invade, the people of the world will suffer, and the Tang Dynasty will not be able to withstand such suffering again."
Tang Rong saw that Qin Xiao was in a heavy mood, raised her hand to hold Qin Xiao's hand, and said softly: "Some things are difficult to change, so don't be too upset. You can't interfere with the situation in Guan. First, stabilize the Northeast.
We will wait until we have a clear picture of the situation within the customs before making plans."
"That's the only way." Qin Xiao said: "Sister Rong, I'd like to ask you to put more thought into this and ask You Xiao to pay attention to the trends in Xuzhou. If you have any news, please let me know at any time."
"I understand this." Tang Rong said: "Don't worry, as soon as there is news, I will send someone to deliver it to you immediately."