Chapter 1809: Making a feint to the east and attacking in the west
When She Yue saw Qin Xiao, it was already dark.
Qin Xiao gave a general description of the situation, and then said: "Our army has entered the Yuzhou territory in pursuit of the enemy's remaining troops. Those remaining soldiers are no better than Tantai Xuanye. They only thought that Yuzhou would still be their rear. They must have wanted to
Flee over. I have people chasing me. One reason is to annihilate the effective strength of the Shence Army. Another reason is to test the attitude of Yuzhou. I heard that the governor of Yuzhou was used by Tantai Xuanye to sacrifice the flag, and the soldiers and civilians of Yuzhou were all
Angry, now that they have the opportunity, it depends on whether those people in Yuzhou choose to protect the remnants of Shence or take the opportunity to cooperate with our army to wipe out the remnants. If they can cooperate with our army and close the city to prevent the remnants from entering, then Yuzhou should send people forward next
Come to see the princess."
"I'm not a princess." At this time, there were only She Yue and Qin Xiao. She Yue couldn't help but said: "Don't call me princess."
Qin Xiao smiled and said: "You will always be my princess. If you really don't like this title, I will feel aggrieved for a while."
"Yuzhou is the granary of the empire." She Yue said: "Autumn will be here in a few months, and it is harvest time. If Yuzhou is included, the food and grass for our army will not be any problem."
"The princess is right." Qin Xiao nodded and said with a smile: "Yuzhou and Yanzhou are both the grain areas of the Tang Dynasty. As long as these two states are included in the next step, and Xuzhou and the three states in Jiangnan are connected, then our army will
It will definitely form an absolute advantage over Kyoto."
She Yue thought for a while and finally said: "There is something I wanted to send someone to report to you, but I thought about it. You are fighting in the front, and I can't distract you with other things, so
I didn’t tell you in time. But this matter is also somewhat urgent, and you should know it by now."
"What's the matter?"
"Something happened in the north." She Yue stared at Qin Xiao and said, "A few months ago, Kyoto issued a decree to the four towns in the north, ordering Taishi Cunxu to mobilize the border troops to go south."
Qin Xiao's face darkened and he frowned: "Mobilizing the border troops? She wants to use Taishi Cunxu to attack Xuzhou?"
"That's right." She Yue said: "The frontier army has the most powerful combat effectiveness. If the frontier army attacks Xuzhou, the threat is far greater than that of the Shence Army. This decree is also for Kyoto to test Taishi Cunxu's loyalty. If Taishi Cunxu is ordered to lead
It is naturally best for the troops to go south, otherwise Kyoto will accuse the Taishi family of treason. Wuchuan Town and Rouxuan Town have always been hostile, Huaishuo was also attracted by Tantai Xuanye, and Woye Town seemed to be hostile to Taishi.
Cunxu is not very satisfied either. Once Kyoto declares that the Taishi family is treasonous, Taishi Cunxu will have almost no choice but to raise an army."
Qin Xiao sneered: "What is going to do in Kyoto? Does she want to force Taishi Cunxu to rebel?"
"If nothing else, this should be Tantai Xuanye's plan, and Xiahou also wants to use this plan to end the Taishi family." She Yue said: "The Taishi family has never been a direct descendant of Xiahou, and even Xiahou has always felt that the Taishi family
The existence of Taishi is a threat. If it were not for Taishi Cunxu to guard the border, and the Taishi family has unparalleled prestige in the military, the Taishi clan would have been exterminated long ago. Regarding the annihilation of the Taishi clan, Xiahou and Tantai Xuan
Ye's thoughts are the same."
"Now that the world is already in turmoil, what good will it do to the Marquis of Xia to force Taishi Cunxu to rebel?" Qin
Xiao's face turned ugly, "For the sake of her own power, she really does stupid things."
She Yue said: "Unless Taishi Cunxu obeys the wishes of Kyoto, he will be in a dangerous situation. Although Taishi Cunxu has a high prestige among the Tang army, once he is accused of rebellion, the situation will naturally be extremely serious. Wuchuan and Huaishuo towns
Then they can join forces to attack Rouxuan openly, and Kyoto will also cut off all logistical supplies of Rouxuan. In addition, whether Rouxuan's 30,000 troops are willing to follow Taishi Cunxu to raise troops is also a big problem. So in common sense, Taishi Cunxu
We must consider the consequences of raising an army. Can he afford it? Moreover, many of the family members of Taishi Hong and Taishi Cunxu are in Kyoto. Once Taishi Cunxu raises an army, their lives will definitely be at risk."
Qin Xiaowei nodded and said: "So Taishi Cunxu had to obey the wishes of Kyoto and lead his troops south to attack Xuzhou." He frowned and said in confusion: "The order was issued a few months ago. Logically speaking, Taishi Cunxu's side
I should have responded a long time ago, but why didn't I get the news that Taishi Cunxu went south?"
"Because Taishi Cunxu will not go south to attack Xuzhou." She Yue said: "He has been holding back his troops before. He has neither gone south nor raised troops, and has not sent a reply to Kyoto. He has not expressed his position, and Kyoto cannot directly detain him.
He was labeled as a rebel. But not long ago, he had commanded 20,000 soldiers and horses to march out of Rouxuan under the banner of marching south."
Qin Xiao was a little confused and said, "You said that he would not go south to attack Xuzhou, and you said that he led troops under the banner of going south not long ago. What do you mean?"
"Because Taishi Cunxu's goal is not Xu
Prefecture, but Kyoto." She Yue said: "He did not raise troops in Rouxuan, but brought out all the elite soldiers and horses in Rouxuan Town with the intention of taking Kyoto directly."
Qin Xiao changed his color in shock and said in surprise: "The false way will destroy Guo?"
"That's right." She Yue said, "This is what Li Chengqing said himself. If he hadn't said it, I wouldn't have thought it would be like this."
Qin Xiao was shocked and said: "You mean, Li Chengqing secretly has contact with Taishi Cunxu?"
"Li Chengqing has a good insight into people's hearts." She Yue said: "He was also a prince at that time. He was very aware of the disputes in the court that ordinary people could not see. When the Marquis of Xia usurped the throne, three states and seven counties rebelled, Taishi Hong's overall situation was the most important thing.
The border withstood the invasion of Tusun's cavalry. The Xiahou family also promoted many generals at that time. Pei Xiaogong of the Southern Army was single-handedly promoted by the Xiahou family. The Xiahou family promoted Pei Xiaogong in order to check and balance the Taishi family. In this regard, the Taishi family
He can see it clearly than anyone else. The late emperor showed great kindness to the emperor of the Taishi family. After Xiahou usurped the throne, although the Taishi family did not take any action, the Xiahou family regarded the Taishi family as the biggest threat. Li Chengqing could see this clearly than anyone else.
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"The Taishi family has great military achievements and holds military power. Even Xiahou would not dare to act rashly against the Taishi family." Qin Xiao looked grim: "Even so, the Taishi family must also know Xiahou's thoughts and know that his family is always in danger.
among.”
She Yue nodded slightly and said: "That's why Taishi Hong tried his best to support Taishi Cunxu to take the position of the general of Zhenbei, because the Taishi family knew very well that once they lost military power, the Taishi family would definitely face disaster. Tantai
Xuan Ye and the Taishi family are at odds with each other.
Rong, after he jumped out in Kyoto, the Taishi family must have realized that the situation was serious and at stake." His beautiful eyes showed a chill, and he said slowly: "So Li Chengqing took advantage of the opportunity, secretly contacted Taishi Cunxu, and asked Taishi
To put it bluntly, Li Chengqing may not be the life-saving straw of the Taishi family."
"So Li Chengqing wanted to support Tantai Xuanye and the main force of the Shence Army in Xuzhou, causing the Kyoto garrison to be weak." Qin Xiao suddenly realized, "The purpose of his doing this was to cooperate with Taishi Cunxu to capture Kyoto. If Tantai Xuanye fell
In Xuzhou, Taishi Cunxu is attacking Kyoto, and Tantai Xuanye may not be able to come back in time to help."
She Yue said: "If Taishi Cunxu really captured Kyoto and supported Li Chengqing to ascend the throne, then the Taishi family will be Li Chengqing's first contributor. Not only can the crisis faced by the Taishi family be solved, but they will also be reused."
Qin Xiao couldn't help but nodded, feeling surprised in his heart, thinking to himself that it was fortunate that Li Chengqing was exposed in Xuzhou and that he could control him in one fell swoop. Otherwise, with this person's cunningness, he might even make big moves in the future.
"It's just that Taishi Cunxu did this, so he doesn't care about Taishi Hong?" Qin Xiao asked doubtfully: "Taishi Hong and many family members are in Kyoto. If Taishi Cunxu attacks Kyoto, these people will become hostages in the hands of Xiahou and may be executed at any time.
kill."
She Yue sighed: "This is the brilliance of Li Chengqing. Although Tai Shihong has been living in Kyoto for many years, he keeps a low profile and almost never goes to court. And I heard that his house is closed all year round, and the servants at home want to buy things.
All entrances and exits are through the side door. Anyone who wants to see you will be turned away unless there is a decree.
Taishi Hong never sees anyone else. All the officials in the court have even forgotten that there is such a veteran general in Kyoto who was once powerful in the world, and it is said that some people suspect that Taishi Hong has died a long time ago!"
"You won't die if you die, but it's true that you act low-key."
"According to Li Chengqing, Tai Shihong and his family members were secretly rescued from Kyoto a few months ago." She Yue said: "There is an underground pawnshop in Kyoto, and they took the lead in planning the plan to rescue Tai Shihong. For this reason, Li Chengqing also
Other places secretly mobilized manpower to go to Kyoto to participate in the operation. The rescue plan was drawn up by Li Chengqing himself. He faked his own death and escaped from Kyoto back then, so he was very familiar with making such a plan."
Qin Xiao suddenly understood. It was no wonder that Taishi Cunxu dared to lead troops to kill Kyoto, but it turned out that Li Chengqing secretly helped him rescue his family.
"If it had been before that palace incident, Li Chengqing's plan might not have been successful." She Yue sighed: "At that time, the power of the purple eunuchs was still there, and the Taishi Mansion had always been secretly monitored by the purple eunuchs. But after that palace incident,
, the Purple Clothes Prison was cleaned up, the Purple Clothes Supervisor and the Young Prisoners either died or left, Xiao Jianzhi and others fled, and there was no really powerful character in the Purple Clothes Prison. Today's Ziyi Prison is in chaos, and it can no longer be the same as before.
Same thing."
Qin Xiaodao: "So Tantai Xuanye's previous cleaning of the Purple Clothes Prison actually helped Li Chengqing a lot, allowing him to implement the rescue plan calmly. Tai Shihong and others were rescued, and now they are naturally in the hands of Li Chengqing. This means that
The hostage who threatened Taishi Cunxu fell from the hands of Xiahou to Li Chengqing. Li Chengqing wanted to use Taishi
Cunxu captured Kyoto, and then he was able to enter the capital smoothly, and with the support of Taishi Cunxu, he ascended the throne as emperor." Thinking of Li Chengqing's plan, he was horrified and said with emotion: "This Prince Qing is really amazing, if
Not that I have become a living dead, but I really have trouble sleeping and eating." After thinking for a moment, he said: "Just because Taishi Cunxu left Rouxuan, he is not afraid of a fire in the rear, and Wuchuan will take the opportunity to kill Rouxuan Town?"