The Prime Minister looked calm and said slowly: "The chaos in Jiangnan will eventually be put down, but who will put it down will have a very different outcome."
"What the old Prime Minister said is absolutely true." Dou Fan said softly.
"Except for the Shence Army, the imperial court actually has no troops to send." The Prime Minister sighed: "But if you really allow the eunuchs to fight the rebellion in Jiangnan, has Sir Dou thought about the consequences?"
Dou Wei hesitated for a moment and finally said: "Once Jiangnan is pacified, Jiangnan must be thoroughly cleaned. Naturally, the seven surnames of Jiangnan cannot be retained. If the seven surnames of Jiangnan are eliminated, there will be a void in Jiangnan, which needs new power to fill.
Go in."
"Master Dou is really shrewd and hits the nail on the head." The Prime Minister smiled and said: "Who do you think should fill the emptiness in Jiangnan?"
Dou Fan knew that the time to truly test himself was coming. If he could satisfy the Prime Minister and rely on the Xiahou family in the future, he would definitely have a bright future. Otherwise, his future career would not be so smooth. At this time, there was no need to hide it.
Tucked in, he whispered: "Jiangnan is originally the sphere of influence of Princess Sheyue. After this rebellion, once the seven surnames in Jiangnan are eradicated, the princess' influence in Jiangnan will be uprooted. The saint will never let the princess regain control of Jiangnan.
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The Prime Minister nodded slightly and sighed: "The important land of Jiangnan should be as stable as a mountain. She Yue was too young and neglected to take precautions against the Jiangnan family, which led to today's disaster. Therefore, the saint will definitely not let her get involved in Jiangnan again.
A faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth: "Besides She Yue, who else would want to reach out to Jiangnan?"
"Of course it's those eunuchs." Dou Fan hesitated for a moment, and finally said in a low voice: "Prime Minister, I have something from the bottom of my heart, but I don't know whether to say it or not."
"I let you get on the bus, naturally because I want to be honest with you." The Prime Minister encouraged: "Master Dou has something to say, but it doesn't matter."
Dou Fu roused himself, and then said softly: "The old Prime Minister has been in charge of Zhongshu Province and taken care of state affairs these years. If it weren't for the old Prime Minister, the Tang Dynasty would not be prosperous. But the princess has always been in trouble with the Prime Minister in these years. In the court,
To form cliques, all civil and military officials in the dynasty thought that the two biggest forces in the dynasty were the prime minister and the princess, but in the eyes of the lower officials, there was a force that many people ignored, and this force was actually the most terrifying force."
"Oh?" asked the Prime Minister: "Which force?"
"Eunuch." Dou Fan said cautiously, observing his words and expressions.
The Prime Minister just sighed and said nothing.
However, Dou Fu had already keenly captured the attitude of the Prime Minister from his sigh, and immediately said: "The sage is wise and wise, and he is a rare sage king in the past and present, but... on the matter of reusing eunuchs.
, I still trust them too much. Now the group of eunuchs control the Ziyi Prison and the Shence Army. There are also people sent by them as supervisors among the soldiers and horses from various places. Although the princess is the envoy of the North Courtyard, the officials in the hospital
They are all eunuchs." After a pause, seeing that the Prime Minister was listening to his story very seriously, he continued softly: "Beiyuan is involved in the first two transfers, the power of the household department, the Ziyi Prison is the intelligence yamen, and the Shence Army
He and the supervisors from various places allowed these eunuchs to gain military power. There were also a group of eunuchs surrounding the saint and the old prime minister in the palace. It is extremely rare for eunuchs to have such power in all dynasties. "
The Prime Minister nodded slightly and said, "Do other officials in the DPRK also have the same view?"
"Although everyone doesn't say it, in their hearts they have always been extremely disgusted with these eunuchs." Dou Wei also sighed: "Those of us have studied hard for ten years and worked conscientiously, so that we can serve the imperial court.
They performed only a small amount of merit. Those generals even narrowly escaped death on the battlefield, bleeding and being injured, and made great contributions to achieve today's glory. But these eunuchs, who can show off their power after entering the palace with a knife, most of all make everyone feel proud.
indignation."
The Prime Minister shook his head and said: "This is not the problem with eunuchs."
"Your Majesty understands." Dou Fan said: "Is the Prime Minister worried that these eunuchs have great power and will shake the country of the Tang Dynasty?"
"I am a minister of the saint, and even more of the Tang Dynasty." The Prime Minister said slowly: "Xiahou's family has been favored by the Tang Dynasty, so naturally he cannot remain indifferent while someone threatens the country of the Tang Dynasty." He stroked his beard and said: "Left
Xuanji holds 30,000 divine troops. Although he doesn't have much contact with the eunuchs in the palace, he is a eunuch himself. He doesn't have contact with other eunuchs just because he is afraid of the saint. But in his heart, these eunuchs are all the same.
If something big happens, it will definitely be a conspiracy."
When Dou Fan heard what the Prime Minister said, he was completely relieved, thinking that the Prime Minister was also extremely disgusted with those eunuchs.
Eunuchs themselves were discriminated against by high-ranking officials. If they were just serving as servants in the palace, the high-ranking officials would just smile on their faces and curse in their hearts. However, these eunuchs have already reached out to the court and divided the cakes between the civil and military officials of the DPRK.
, which naturally makes North Korean and Chinese officials regard them as a thorn in their side.
When it comes to conflicts of interest, there will never be any concessions.
"What the old man said is true." Dou Fan immediately agreed: "If the Shence Army puts down the rebellion, Zuo Xuanji will definitely put his hands on Jiangnan. Maybe from now on, Jiangnan will fall into the hands of those eunuchs."
Wrinkled: "The Kyoto Shence Army is in the hands of the eunuchs and they have military power. If they are allowed to control Jiangnan and hold the empire's purse, that is really not a good thing."
The Prime Minister showed a look of relief and nodded slightly: "That's what I'm worried about." He stared at Dou Wei and asked, "Is there anything Mr. Dou can't do to solve this problem?"
Dou Wei naturally understood that since the Prime Minister deliberately brought up such a topic, he must have already thought of countermeasures, and he was just deliberately testing himself.
"The official believes that although the soldiers and horses to counter the rebellion can only be mobilized from the Shence Army, the generals can choose others to lead the troops." Dou Fan has been in the Ministry of War for many years and is cunning. He has quickly come up with countermeasures and said softly:
"As long as the leading general is not from the Shence Army, the credit for quelling the rebellion in the future will not only belong to the Shence Army, let alone Zuo Xuanji. This will at least restrain Zuo Xuanji from extending his hand into Jiangnan."
"Sir Dou is indeed an expert in planning for the country." The Prime Minister said with emotion: "Who does Mr. Dou think is appropriate to send?"
Dou Fu immediately said: "It must not be someone involved with eunuchs. Not only is this person not an eunuch, but he must also be loyal to the court and be trusted and respected by the saints." After a pause, he lowered his voice and said: "It's best.
Among our own people, the Prime Minister is in charge of the Ministry of Revenue, but the tax revenue in Jiangnan is half the world. If the Ministry of Revenue cannot control Jiangnan, it will not be a good thing for the court."
The Prime Minister looked calm and smiled kindly: "Can you recommend someone?"
"Anxinghou Xiahou Ning!" Dou Fan said word by word.
The Prime Minister frowned and said: "He is indeed loyal to the court, and the saint naturally trusts him. But... he is my son, if...!"
"The Prime Minister is wrong." Dou Fan said righteously: "The Prime Minister asked who is more suitable to lead the vanguard troops to Huzhou, and did not ask who is your son. The official's answer was only to recommend the most suitable candidate and not
The background of the recommended person is not considered."
The Prime Minister was still calm and composed, nodding slightly and saying: "If it comes to official matters, Xia Houning is indeed a suitable candidate."
"After the official returns to the Yamen tonight, he will summon his colleagues from the Ministry of War to discuss the candidate." Dou Fan knew that he had definitely bet on the right treasure this time. He was excited in his heart, but with a calm look on his face, he cupped his hands and said: "We have decided on the candidate.
After that, the Ministry of War will submit the candidate to the palace and ask the saint to make a decision. In addition, the official will present a secret document explaining the pros and cons. Even if the saint convicts the person, the official will not change his mind. As long as the official is still sitting in the Ministry of War
In the position of minister, eunuchs and generals are absolutely not allowed to lead troops to suppress rebellions, unless the saint dismisses subordinate officials from office."
The Prime Minister finally showed a smile. His voice was not loud, but his tone was extremely calm: "Don't worry, Mr. Dou, no one can replace you in the position of Minister of War."
This is the guarantee of the Prime Minister.
She Yue, who is far away in Shuning County, Suzhou, naturally does not know everything that happened in Kyoto, but she will naturally not be ignorant of what will happen next.
The Jiangnan Rebellion plunged this Tang princess into the biggest crisis in her life.
She actually knew very well that when the DPRK and the Central Government agreed to send troops to quell the rebellion, there would inevitably be people who wanted to take advantage of this golden opportunity to extend their hands into Jiangnan, or even take their place after the rebellion was quelled.
He made his final struggle in Shuning County as a last resort. Although it was almost impossible to reverse the situation in Jiangnan, it was better than sitting back and waiting for death.
But she was not in the mood to think about these things at the moment.
Qin Xiao has been sleeping for a whole day and has not woken up yet.
After Qin Xiao narrowly escaped death last night, he was immediately carried into the county government office in the city. Although Tianlei Sect Xie Jinong was modest and only had a brief knowledge of healing techniques, he was actually very skilled in medicine and helped Qin Xiao treat the gunshot wound on his leg.
, and applied extremely precious wound medicine, and kept tossing it until dawn before it was properly treated.
Qin Xiao was covered in blood when he entered the city. Naturally, someone helped clean the blood stains on his body. While Qin Xiao was cleaning, Xie Jinong checked whether there were any other injuries on his body and made sure that except for the gunshot wound on his leg, there were no other external injuries.
, apart from feeling reassured, I am even more filled with admiration.
This young official rushed back and forth among thousands of troops and captured the rebel leader outside the city. The price he paid was just a bullet in the leg. This is really incredible. It is really a god descending to earth.
Xie Jinong only checked for external injuries, but did not know that Qin Xiao had suffered some internal injuries. However, Qin Xiao had strong internal strength, and he could recover from the internal injuries caused by Kui Mulang's knife as long as he rested for two days.
After cleaning, bandaging his injuries, and putting on clean clothes, Qin Xiao lay on the bed and slept for a whole day. Xie Jinong personally waited outside the room, and people were posted around the yard to guard him. Before Qin Xiao woke up, no one could
Do not come in without permission and disturb.
Of course, except for Her Royal Highness the Princess.
Xie Jinong really felt that Her Royal Highness the Princess was concerned about Qin Xiao. In just one day, the Princess came back and forth nine times. Every time she came, although she just casually asked if Qin Xiao was awake, she seemed calm and composed, but she was experienced and familiar with the world.
How could the heart-warming Xie Jinong fail to see the anxious and worried look on the princess's eyebrows?
Xie Jinong can actually understand.
This Qin Shaoqing rushed into the enemy camp to protect the princess, which was almost like exchanging his own life for the princess's. It is natural for the princess to be more concerned about such a loyal minister.