She Yue sneered: "So the revival of the Tang Dynasty you talk about is just a high-sounding excuse. The real purpose is to avenge what happened back then?"
"On the contrary." Tantai Xuanye said: "Revenge is convenient, but my real ideal is to revitalize the Tang Dynasty."
She Yue said: "Taishi Cunxu is guarding Northern Xinjiang. If you attack him, Northern Xinjiang will be in chaos, and Tusun's cavalry can take advantage of it and go south." Her voice also became extremely cold and stern: "Those barbarians who drink blood like hair and drink blood will invade us once they invade us.
Within the Tang Dynasty, all life must be in ruins. Is this what they say about revitalizing the Tang Dynasty?"
"Does His Highness feel that the four northern towns cannot lack this person?" Tantai Xuanye said with a faint smile: "His Highness has focused on the court in recent years, and may not understand the situation in the four northern towns."
She Yue walked slowly to a chair and sat down, asking, "What do you mean?"
"Although Taishi Cunxu is nominally the general of Zhenbei, commanding the four towns, I can guarantee that except for me in Rouxuan Town, he does not dare to patrol the other three towns." Tantai Xuanye said slowly:
"As the commander-in-chief of the border army, Tai Shihong would inspect the four towns every quarter. The duty of General Zhenbei was to build the northern border into an iron wall, so the defense of each town was of great importance. Although Tai Shihong was treacherous, he was still in office.
At that time, every year, we walked from west to east, and from east to west again, always patrolling the border, and might appear in any earth fort in any town at any time. It is for this reason that the officers and soldiers of the four northern towns
With prestige in his heart, his military orders can be enforced and prohibited."
She Yue frowned, as if she already knew what Tantai Xuanye was going to say.
Tantai Xuanye looked at She Yue's figure through the screen and said: "Taishi Cunxu was able to rise to power back then, apart from his own bravery, the most important reason was to enjoy the reputation of the Taishi family. Taishi Hong led Northern Xinjiang
For many years, Taishi Cunxu followed Taishi Cunxu when he was young. Over the years, he has made considerable military exploits and gained a reputation for bravery. In addition, there are many direct descendants of the Taishi family in the army. After Taishi Hong left office, he gained the support of those people.
Coupled with your mother's confusion, this allowed him to take the position of General Zhenbei. But at that time, no one cared about his fatal weakness."
"Are you talking about Taishi Cunxu's character of retribution?" She Yue asked, obviously she also knew Taishi Cunxu quite well.
"That's right." Tantai Xuanye said: "In the four northern towns, there are 100,000 frontier troops with numerous factions and arrogant soldiers. How can it be easy to subdue these tiger and wolf warriors? Taishi Hongyong is the champion of the three armies.
Only when you have the skills to control people, can you treat them equally in appearance, and have the support of the imperial court, can you secure the position of general." After a pause, he sneered: "Does Taishi Cunxu have this ability?"
She Yue sighed: "His mind is indeed far inferior to that of his father."
"More than far less?" Tantai Xuanye said with a smile: "Which of the four northern town guard generals is not more broad-minded than him? In the past, the two towns of Wuchuan and Huairou had a deep hatred. If Taishi Cunxu was smart, he would be in charge.
After that, he should do his best to resolve the hatred between the two parties. If he could often go to Wuchuan Town, take more care of the Wuchuan officers and soldiers, and even ask the court to provide more pensions to the Wuchuan soldiers who died in the war, the hatred of the past might not be able to be alleviated.
"
She Yue just sighed and said nothing.
"But this person was afraid that Wuchuan's growing strength would pose a greater threat to him. Instead of trying to alleviate the hatred between the two parties, he made every effort to suppress Wuchuan." Tantai Xuanye said: "Back then, there were four towns in the north, and Wuchuan was located at the border protrusion.
Moreover, fortification was the most difficult, far less advantageous than the geographical advantages of Woye and Huaishuo towns. Therefore, among the 100,000 troops and horses in the four northern towns, Wuchuan's troops and horses were the strongest, reaching 30,000. Later, Du'er's troops
Beginning to rise, Rouxuan Town, a direct lineage of the Taishi family, directly faced the threat of Duer's army, so the military establishment of the four towns was changed, directly reducing the establishment of Wuchuan's 10,000 people. Although the establishment of 10,000 people was nominally expanded to Rouxuan,
There are two towns, Xuan and Huaishuo, but almost all of them are added to Rouxuan town."
She Yue said: "There is nothing wrong with such a change. The Tusun tribe that defended Rouxuan Town grew rapidly in strength. It is reasonable and reasonable to strengthen Rouxuan Town's defense strength."
"If that's all it is, it's understandable." Tantai Xuanye said: "But after Taishi Cunxu came to power, he once again made excuses and reduced Wuchuan's establishment by five thousand. How to explain this? Your Highness, don't you think this is a violation of Wuchuan?
Is it the most direct suppression of the town? The equipment, money and food supplied by the imperial court were first provided by Rouxuan Town, and the equipment supplements received by Wuchuan officers and soldiers were even many materials eliminated from Rouxuan Town. One was favored and the other was not treated. Is this the case of controlling one hundred thousand borders?
What can the general of the army do?"
She Yue said: "These problems can be investigated and resolved by the Ministry of War."
"The Ministry of War?" Tantai Xuanye said with a disdainful smile: "The South Court exists, but the Ministry of War is just a decoration. The South Court is almost controlled by the Taishi Family, and the reports submitted by Wuchuan Town to the Ministry of War and the South Court are all in vain. On the contrary,
Several Wuchuan generals were implicated, accused of slander, and kicked out of the army. No one in the DPRK upheld justice for Wuchuan Town. Those warriors who sweated and bled for the country could only endure humiliation and grievance...
..!" At this point, he remained silent, and after a long time he said: "Your Highness, if Tusun's iron hoof comes back one day, do you think Taishi Cunxu can make the soldiers of the four towns share the same hatred and sacrifice their lives for the country?"
Of course She Yue knew that the Border Army had always had problems, but she was not very clear on how deep the Border Army's problems were.
"Such a general, regardless of the overall situation, only develops his own power in the frontier army and ignores the interests of the Tang Dynasty. Once a war really breaks out, huge changes will inevitably happen." Tantai Xuanye sighed: "This is the case.
If we don’t clean up these black sheep, the Tang Dynasty will be in danger!”
She Yue knew in her heart that Tantai Xuanye had been talking for a long time and was already preparing to take action against the Taishi family.
In fact, She Yue herself does not care about Taishi Cunxu's life or death, but Taishi Cunxu's identity is destined to affect the entire northern front if something happens to this person.
Tie Han of Du'er's army is a grassland hero and extremely cunning. Once he finds an opportunity, he will definitely not miss it.
In fact, the most favorite time for grassland tribes to go south to raid is at the beginning of winter.
When the grass grows and the orioles fly, the water and grass on the grassland are abundant, and the shepherds are busy grazing and have no worries about food and clothing, so naturally they are not willing to start a war lightly.
However, every winter, the grassland environment is harsh, and various tribes will suffer losses to some extent. If there is a heavy snowstorm, a large number of cattle, sheep, and livestock will be lost. This will directly lead to heavy losses to the interests of the herdsmen, and even
Even life will become extremely difficult.
Under this situation, as long as someone incites it, a large number of people from various tribes will be willing to go south to rob and rob materials. This is the survival method of the grassland people, and there is no psychological discomfort for them.
It was already late autumn. If something happened to the frontier army at this time and the Tusun people discovered the opportunity, it would easily lead to a huge disaster.
"Tantai Xuanye, you keep saying that you want to protect the Tang Dynasty. I advise you not to act recklessly at this time." She Yue said solemnly: "You have taken the wrong path. If you continue to go crazy and cause disaster to the Tang Dynasty, then
The Tantai clan will be despised by everyone in the world forever."
Tantai Xuanye smiled and said: "Your Highness underestimates me. No matter how stupid I am, I will not harm the empire just to get rid of the bad apples." After a pause, he said: "I just want the border troops to see clearly.
The true face of Taishi Cunxu."
"What's the meaning?"
"The October wedding can be used to verify whether the Taishi family is really loyal to the Tang Dynasty." Tantai Xuanye said: "A few days ago, I started sending people to the border with summons orders to summon Taishi Cunxu
Returning to Beijing. The princess's wedding is not only a private matter for Your Highness, but also a state affair of our Tang Dynasty. Taishi Cunxu is the general of Zhenbei of our Tang Dynasty. For such a happy event, he was ordered to return to Beijing to attend the wedding.
Etiquette, emotion and reason are all taken for granted."
She Yue was surprised and said: "You want to call him back to Beijing?"
"If I remember correctly, when Tai Shihong was stationed in the frontier army and celebrated the prince's wedding, he was ordered to return to the capital to attend the prince's wedding." Tantai Xuanye said: "His father can attend the prince's wedding.
, why can't he return to the capital to attend the princess's wedding? The four towns are guarded by generals, and there are no signs of the grassland tribes gathering, so they will not pose a threat to the border for the time being. Even if Tie Han knew that Taishi Cunxu returned to the capital, the birth of a child
The idea of going south is to contact various tribes to gather troops and horses, which will take at least a month. When the barbarians gather together, Taishi Cunxu will have enough time to return to the border."
She Yue sneered: "If he returns to Beijing, can you still let him return to the border alive?"
"No." Tantai Xuanye said straightforwardly: "If he comes back, there will be decrees to confer him a title, but he will never be able to return to the border to control the military. There will also be more suitable generals to replace him!"
"Do you think he knows nothing about the changes that happened in Kyoto these days?" She Yue said lightly: "Old General Taishi is still in Kyoto. Others can't see that there are changes in the palace. Don't you think that the old general can't see it? You
Do you think a fake edict can make him return to Beijing?"
"I hope he won't come back." Tantai Xuanye said: "Since the first edict was sent, I have sent someone there every other day. As of today, I have sent three imperial envoys to summon him, and more will follow.
Three imperial envoys will be dispatched, and finally six edicts will be issued announcing his arrival in Beijing." At this point, his tone was not without a hint of pride: "Your Highness, do you think he will obey the six edicts?"
She Yue was surprised and said: "Tantai Xuanye, you are really good at it."
"By then, all the border troops will know that the imperial court has sent six imperial envoys to summon him to the capital one after another." Tantai Xuanye said coldly: "If he obeys the imperial edict, it goes without saying that I will wait for him in the capital. If he
If he refuses to return to Beijing and continues to resist the edict, then everyone in the world and the 100,000 border troops will know that the Zhenbei general is openly resisting the edict. What else is he doing if he is not rebelling? When the edict arrives at the border, Taishi Cunxu is already in a dilemma