Song Shilian hesitated for a moment and then said solemnly: "General, there is something. I wonder if you have received the news." He glanced at Baiyulou and then said: "We and the governor have received the news a few days ago. Kyoto has issued a
According to the Ming Dynasty, Princess Sheyue is going to marry Tantai Xuanye, and the wedding date has been less than a month."
As soon as these words came out, the originally relaxed atmosphere suddenly became solemn.
Qin Xiao had just informed Tantai Xuanye that he had taken the emperor to control Kyoto, but he had not yet mentioned She Yue's marriage, but he didn't want Song Shilian to be the first to say it.
"I already know about this." Qin Xiao said seriously: "I came back this time because I wanted to discuss this matter with everyone."
Song Shilian said: "Tantai Xuanye kidnapped the saint, so he must have planned this marriage and forced the princess to marry. However, the official has been in Kyoto for many years and knows a thing or two about the princess's temperament. The princess's temperament is resolute, if
If she doesn't want to, this marriage will definitely not happen. Now that the edict has been issued, this marriage should not be a big problem." After a pause, he said: "So if nothing else, the princess must have been coerced and had no choice but to do it.
Married to Tantai Xuanye."
Qin Xiao nodded and said: "To be honest with you, after learning about this, I am planning to go to Kyoto...!"
"Absolutely not!" Bai Yulou said immediately: "Tantai Xuanye has taken control of Kyoto. If the general goes there, he will undoubtedly fall into a trap."
Qin Xiao said: "I know that Kyoto is extremely dangerous now, so I didn't act rashly."
"Tantai Xuanye seems to be really ambitious." Yuwen Chengchao looked sternly and said with a fist: "Marrying the princess is just a way of marrying him. He is definitely not marrying the princess just for beauty. There must be something big behind this."
conspiracy."
"After marrying the princess, he became the consort of the Tang Dynasty." Song Shilian said seriously: "In addition to this marriage edict, we also learned that Tantai Xuanye was granted the title of Marquis of Jing'an, and also the title of Gui
General De was legitimately in charge of all the troops in the capital. He was granted the title of general and was promulgated at the same time as the marriage edict. Naturally, people in the world would mistakenly think that the saint wanted to improve Tantai Xuanye's status, so that he could be worthy of the Tang Dynasty.
Princess. This alone is the benefit that the wedding brings to him. Before, he was just the commander of the imperial army, and his responsibility was only to guard the imperial city. Now that he has a new identity, he can be more unscrupulous."
"What Mr. Song said is absolutely true." Huo Mianzhi looked solemn: "I'm just worried that all this is just the beginning."
Qin Xiao thought for a moment and then said: "I'm just worried that he will support the princess on the throne!"
As soon as this statement came out, everyone's expression changed.
"The princess has the blood of the Li Tang royal family." Qin Xiao said: "If he deposes the saint and supports the princess, to many people who are loyal to Li Tang, he will be regarded as a great contributor to the restoration of Li Tang."
Bai Yulou frowned and said: "If this is the case, he will be more able to control the court."
"After his wedding to the princess, once he enthrones the princess, his next step will inevitably be to take the position of regent." Song Shilian said: "In this way, he has actually usurped the imperial power."
Yuwen Chengchao said: "Now that we have come to this step, he will definitely not stop at the most important step later." He looked at Qin Xiao and frowned: "General, if this happens, it will be a great disadvantage to our Long Rui Army.
. He has the princess in his hands, representing the imperial court. If the time comes...!" At this point, he did not continue, but everyone present knew what Yuwen Chengchao was going to say.
If Tantai Xuanye issues a false edict and pins the label of rebel on Long Ruijun's head, this will naturally be a great disadvantage to Long Ruijun.
Having Musk Moon in hand means having the biggest flag.
"He probably won't do this for the time being." Bai Yulou said slowly: "As far as I know, the person Tantai Xuanye hates the most should be the Taishi family. After he agitates for real power, the first person he has to deal with should be Taishi Cunxu
." After a pause, he said: "No one else knows about Tantai Xuanye's actions in Kyoto, but the Taishi family must have noticed it. I guess Taishi Cunxu's side has already laid out a response strategy. Taishi Cunxu has a heavy army.
, Tantai Xuanye will take the lead in exterminating the Taishi family both publicly and privately, otherwise he will not be able to sit safely in Kyoto."
Qin Xiao nodded and asked: "What do you think we should do now?"
"General, we can put ourselves in his shoes. If I were Tantai Xuanye, I would never act rashly against Long Ruijun for the time being." Bai Yulou said: "Although he controls the capital, the places he really controls are not in the eighteen states of the Tang Dynasty.
Not much. If the world is really in chaos, southern Xinjiang, Xiling and even northern Xinjiang will be a big problem. Tantai Xuanye can't think of this. Although Murong in southern Xinjiang has his own troops, after all, Pei Xiaogong still guards the south, and Xiling's
The border has been blocking Jiayuguan for a long time. As long as Jiayuguan is held, Li Tuo and the Wutuo people from Xiling won't be able to defeat them for a while, so the first thing he has to deal with must be Taishi Cunxu in northern Xinjiang." He paused and glanced at everyone.
Then he continued: "If he wants to take action against us at this time, he will definitely be worried about the merger of Liaoxi and Taishi Cunxu. Once this happens, it will only increase the difficulty to solve the problem in Northern Xinjiang. So for now, he will definitely not stop at this.
There’s action on the side.”
Qin Xiao nodded and said, "What Baijun Shou said makes sense, and I think the same thing."
"What Governor Bai said makes sense." Yuwen Chengchao also said: "He also expects us to check and balance the Liaodong Army. The four northeastern counties have two forces that check each other and cannot take into account the affairs within the pass. This is not the case for Tantai Xuanye
Bad thing. But once Taishi Cunxu is really eliminated by him, Tantai Xuanye's next target will probably be our side."
Song Shilian nodded and said: "As we all know, the general is a highly valued minister of the saint, and after the Jiangnan Rebellion, everyone now thinks that the general is the princess's servant. In fact, since the Jiangnan Rebellion, His Highness's power has been suppressed a lot by the Prime Minister.
There are not many people who actually hold real power, and even fewer who hold military power. In Tantai Xuanye's view, the general is the most threatening person to him under the princess, so if there is a chance, he will definitely cut him off.
General, please take this trouble to avoid future troubles."
Qin Xiao sneered: "This is what I expected."
"If he really takes over and is freed up to deal with Northeastern affairs, what does the general think he will do?" Bai Yulou asked.
Qin Xiao thought for a while and then said: "If the Long Rui Army and the Liaodong Army consume each other, it is naturally the situation he most wants to see, but there is no room for two tigers in one mountain, and there is no room for two forces in the Northeast. If he wants to choose, he naturally wants us to
Death without a burial place.”
Yuwen Chengchao seemed to have thought of something and said: "General, this is indeed a big problem. Now we can still be in a stalemate with the Liaodong Army, but... if we are really defeated by Tantai Xuanye, he will be free to support
Wang Xingchao, our situation is very unfavorable."
Everyone couldn't help but nod.
Long Rui's army has controlled western Liaoning and has a base. It is indeed able to maintain a stalemate with the Liaodong army at the moment. However, once the situation develops and Tantai Xuanye clears out his dissidents, once he supports Wang Xingchao, Long Rui's army will almost never be able to defeat him again.
No chance of winning.
No one spoke for a while, and the atmosphere was quite depressing.
"Long Ruijun has only one way to survive." Qin Xiao finally said: "Before Tantai Xuanye reaches out to the northeast, defeat the Liaodong Army first!"
Everyone saw Qin Xiao's stern expression and his eyes like daggers. They looked at each other and became excited when they saw Qin Xiao's attitude.
"If the general has such ambitions, great things will surely happen." Bai Yulou said with a smile: "The Taishi family is not an ordinary person. Even if Tantai Xuanye takes power, it will not be possible to eliminate Taishi Cunxu in an instant. And this
It can buy us time. If we can control four counties before the Taishi family collapses, it will not be so easy for Tantai to attack Long Ruijun again." At this point, he put away his smile and his expression changed.
He became serious and said: "The general is not only the commander-in-chief of Long Rui's army, but also a minister of the Tang Dynasty. When the country is in trouble, it is the general's duty to fight for the country's thieves."
"What does Mr. Bai mean?"
"Tantai Xuanye is a traitor who rebelled against the emperor. He is such a traitor to the country. Are we going to sit back and watch him do whatever he wants?" Bai Yulou said slowly: "This man is very ambitious, and sooner or later everyone in the world will know that he is not the one who can revive Li Tang.
Meritorious officials are also national thieves who bring trouble to the government and the public. Whether it is for the Tang Dynasty or for the princess, the general must have the heart to seek thieves for the country."
Yuwen Chengchao immediately said: "Master Bai is absolutely right. General, it is my generation's responsibility to fight for the country's thieves. Tantai Xuanye can't take care of the Northeast now. We just take this opportunity to develop and grow. When the time comes,
, Immediately raise the flag to call on the thieves!" He stood up, took two steps forward, knelt down on one knee facing Qin Xiao: "The last general is willing to follow the general, wipe out the traitors, and revive the Tang Dynasty!"
Seeing this, other people stood up one after another, all knelt down, and said in unison: "I am willing to follow the general to attack the national traitors!"
Qin Xiao stood up, cupped his hands and said: "You all have the desire to serve the country, and Qin Xiao is moved in his heart. If the national thieves are not eliminated, the world will not be peaceful. Qin Xiao is willing to work with you to revive the Tang Dynasty, and will never let the national thieves bring trouble to the world."
The hand said: "Everyone, please get up!"
After everyone sat down, Qin Xiaocai said: "There is another happy event to tell everyone. As everyone knows, we have reached an agreement with the True Feather Division, and a large number of war horses will be supplied every year, so the source of the horses has been solved." Look.
Xiang Yuwen Chengchao said with a smile: "The former Lieutenant Yuwen was still complaining, saying that most of the cavalry did not have armor and could not protect themselves, and their combat ability would be weakened. However, this time when we went to Penglai Island, in addition to collecting a water force
The army and hundreds of forbidden troops, the most important thing is that the black iron stone was discovered on the island."
"Dark Iron Essence Stone?"
"That should be the best iron mine in the world that we know of so far." Qin Xiaodao: "I have seen it with my own eyes and asked for details. I can confirm that the black iron stone can be used to make weapons and armor."
Bai Yulou said: "As far as I know, Penglai Island is the sphere of influence of Tianzhai. General, although the black iron stones there are precious, are they willing to let us mine on Penglai Island?"
"I have reached an agreement with that side." Qin Xiaodao: "Among the Penglai Islands, there are three connected islands, known as Brother Islands, which are also the places with the most iron ore in the Penglai Islands. Tianzhai has agreed to bring those islands to the Penglai Islands.
The iron ore from the three islands was donated to us, and we can mine the ore on the island. In addition, they also agreed that we can set up a forging office directly on the island, and we can forge weapons and armor directly on the island after mining."