Wei Wuya looked solemn and said: "Is the saint planning to let Qin Xiao take charge of the military power in Jiangnan?"
"The three states in the south of the Yangtze River are headed by Hangzhou." The saint said calmly: "Qin Xiao reversed the case in Hangzhou this time and won the hearts of the people. With him coming forward, the Hangzhou clan will naturally be willing to send military supplies. In recent years, the imperial court has received a lot of money from Jiangnan.
If they continue to collect money from them because of their small amount of money, it will make the entire Jiangnan family feel resentful, and even make people in the world feel that the court is draining their wealth, which is not good for the court."
Although Wei Wuya has always been in the palace, he is well aware of the affairs of the world and knows that what the sage said is true.
Jiangnan has always been the wealth center of the Tang Dynasty. After the saint ascended the throne, the exploitation of Jiangnan became even more serious.
The Jiangnan family not only had to bear heavy taxes, but also often donated large amounts of property under the hint of the court. However, for many years, the court would not directly reach out to the Jiangnan family. The saint had always used Princess Sheyue to draw blood from Jiangnan.
The Jiangnan family may not be willing, but they have nothing to do.
After all, the knife is in the hands of the court.
Although the Jiangnan family is the richest group of people in the entire Tang Dynasty, they are also the group of people who face the greatest pressure from the imperial court. The Jiangnan family naturally understands the reason why they are guilty of harboring a jade. Since they are in the richest place in the Tang Dynasty, the imperial court will take advantage of them.
Sucking blood has become a matter of course.
For so many years, the princess has stood in front and become the tool for the saint to obtain from Jiangnan.
However, the Suzhou Rebellion has obviously made the Saint aware of the threat the princess poses to his own existence. Once the flag of the Princess of the Tang Dynasty is raised, it will indeed pose a huge threat to the court. Under such circumstances, the Saint naturally needs to hide the princess in the snow.
At least the princess is no longer allowed to hold a big cake like Jiangnan in her hands.
Hiding the princess in the snow does not mean that the pursuit of Jiangnan has stopped.
"I seem to have despised the Jiangnan families." The saint's eyes were sharp and he said slowly: "Jiangnan has paid a lot of taxes and donated money in recent years, but the Suzhou Rebellion made me discover that even so, those families are still rich.
But if the Qian family in the enemy country does not have tens of millions of dollars in wealth, how can they cause trouble in Suzhou?"
"So An Xinghou went on a killing spree in Hangzhou, and the saint didn't stop him?"
"I don't hope that the wealth of the aristocratic families in the south of the Yangtze River can be compared with that of the imperial court." The saint sighed: "There are two sharpest weapons in the world, one is silver, and the other is knives. Xiahou Ning went to Hangzhou to arrest the aristocratic families and confiscate their property. I
In fact, I don’t like this method. This method is too direct. Although it will steal a lot of money, it will also cause Jiangnan to suffer heavy losses. Unless it is a last resort, I don’t want to use this method to clean up the situation in Jiangnan." There was a slight pause.
, then continued: "It's just that I really don't want the Jiangnan family to continue to have wealth that rivals the country, so although Xiahou Ning's methods are a bit excessive, I didn't stop him."
Wei Wuya nodded slightly, understanding the saint's intention.
Using Xia Houning to plunder a large amount of wealth from Jiangnan is certainly one of the saint's purposes, but it is not the main purpose. The chaos in Jiangnan has made the saint truly fearful of the Jiangnan plutocrats who are extremely wealthy, so she must suppress them heavily.
Jiangnan Family.
But the saint also knew in his heart that Xia Houning's methods would definitely cause heavy damage to Jiangnan.
There are gains and losses. Jiangnan is the empire's treasury. The saint actually does not want Jiangnan to really be in ruins. However, compared to the threat to the empire, the saint is still willing to choose Jiangnan to suffer destruction.
If after the rebellion, Princess Sheyue is allowed to clean up the situation in Jiangnan, or even use easing means to make money from Jiangnan, it is naturally a method. However, the saint has become wary of Princess Sheyue, and it is obvious that he does not want Princess Sheyue to continue to interfere.
Jiangnan affairs.
"Although Qin Xiao was sent to Hangzhou by She Yue, his methods make me very happy." The saint sighed quietly: "Compared with Xia Houning, Qin Xiao's buying the hearts of the Hangzhou family is more beneficial to the court. These days, every day
I sent the documents from Hangzhou, but I didn’t send anyone to stop Qin Xiao from overturning the case for the Hangzhou family, do you know why?”
Wei Wuya said: "The saint has a long-term view and has been paying attention to the movements over there. He just hopes to see which method of dealing with An Xinghou and Qin Xiao is more beneficial to the court."
"That's right." The saint nodded slightly: "Qin Xiao did not disappoint me. The report sent from Hangzhou also made it very clear. Qin Xiao not only brought back the hearts of Hangzhou officials, but also the Hangzhou aristocratic families and even the people were grateful to him.
Heart, not everyone can do this, I even think that the Hangzhou family's gratitude to Qin Xiao may have exceeded their respect for She Yue."
Wei Wuya said softly: "So the saint is planning to reuse Qin Xiao?"
"It depends on whether An Xinghou's assassination has anything to do with him." The saint said calmly: "If it really has nothing to do with him, I will fulfill his wish and let him raise funds to build a new army in Jiangnan. This will help Jiangnan.
It is better for aristocratic families to take the initiative to send the money than to reach out and grab it."
There are some words that a sage does not need to explain too clearly, and Wei Wuya also knows them very well.
Xiahou Ning led the troops to Hangzhou, originally to rob the family's assets with a knife, no doubt like a robber, while Qin Xiao bought people's hearts in Jiangnan, and asked the Jiangnan family to take the initiative to hand over the money in the name of building a new army. With these two methods, Qin Xiao
Of course he is superior in skills.
Once implemented successfully, not only can Qin Xiao be used to suck blood from the Jiangnan family and weaken the financial resources of the Jiangnan family, but it can also indeed recruit troops for the imperial court.
This military force can be left to Qin Xiao to prepare and build, but in the end it is still the court that has the final say in whose hands the military power falls.
Xiling was lost and there was no movement from the court. Of course, it was not that the saint did not want to send troops. It was actually forced by the situation, leaving the saint with no troops to use. Once he could really have an army of soldiers and horses, he would not have to spend a tael of silver from the court, and he could even regain Xiling one day, which would be a huge blow to the Tang Dynasty.
For a saint, it is certainly something that one can only dream of.
With the recovery of Xiling, the saint will definitely leave his name in the history books. This will also become a great achievement praised by the saint. Aspiring emperors throughout the ages naturally hope to have great achievements and be praised by future generations.
"The saint ordered Qin Xiao to build a new army in the south of the Yangtze River. This is certainly not a bad thing, but will there be any hidden dangers in handing over the entire military power in the south of the Yangtze River to Qin Xiao?" Wei Wuya pondered for a moment, then whispered: "This is
Foreign counterparts should also oppose such a decision."
The saint sneered and said: "Is it his turn to oppose what I have decided?" After a slight pause, he said: "But this decree must wait until the case of An Xinghou's assassination is investigated, and Qin Xiao's involvement in this matter must be confirmed.
There is no connection. In this case, the Prime Minister has no reason to object. But your worry is not wrong. It is not a bad thing to build a new army, but it cannot be left to Qin Xiao. You should think about it and choose a capable one.
The people will go to Jiangnan to supervise the army when the time comes."
Wei Wuya bowed and said: "I obey the order."
"Hangzhou also immediately sent a message, asking them to escort Anxinghou's body back to Beijing." The saint thought for a while: "You also immediately sent Xiao Jianzhi to lead people to Hangzhou, and be sure to hurry up before Anxinghou's wound is damaged.
Before that, check the body carefully. The assassin is a master of the Great Heaven Realm, and I really want to know who wants to be my enemy?"
"The old slave has previously told Xiao Jianzhi to select men and prepare to leave for Hangzhou." Wei Wuya said respectfully: "The old slave immediately sent flying pigeons to send a message to the south of the Yangtze River, asking them to escort An Xinghou back to the capital.
Xiao Jianzhi will set out tonight, and we should be able to meet him on the way, and then we can immediately examine the body."
"Regardless of whether we met on the way or not, after examining the body, let Xiao Jianzhi go to the south of the Yangtze River." The saint said lightly: "Let him take She Yue back to the capital and let him tell She Yue that I am very worried about her and want to see her as soon as possible.
She no longer needs to interfere with Jiangnan affairs."
Wei Wuya bowed his head and didn't say much.
The saint's decree had not yet arrived in Hangzhou, but General Qiao Ruixin had already led troops to escort An Xinghou's body back to Kyoto.
He also knew in his heart that An Xinghou's death was a shocking event. The court was bound to trace the real culprit, and An Xinghou's body was bound to be examined. If nothing was done, in this hot summer, An Xinghou's
If the body is really damaged, I really can't bear the responsibility.
However, Zuo Xuanji, the general of the Shence Army, did not order him to withdraw his troops, and the court had no other orders. After much deliberation, he finally made a decision. With five thousand Shence Army, he led two thousand soldiers and horses to personally escort An Xinghou's body back.
The remaining 3,000 people in Beijing were handed over to the command of General Lang Zhou Xing and continued to stay in Hangzhou city.
He knew that the Shence Army would definitely encounter a lot of trouble if they continued to stay in Hangzhou. After all, Qin Xiao was in trouble for the Shence Army. Even if he stayed in Hangzhou, he would not be able to get any benefits from Qin Xiao.
Not to mention his subordinate Zhou Xing.
But at this time, you have to bite the bullet and hold on, unless you wait for Zuo Xuanji or even the court's order to withdraw troops.
He was afraid that Zhou Xing would act on his own initiative and cause trouble in the city of Hangzhou, so he repeatedly warned him to endure the humiliation and bear the burden no matter what happened. Sooner or later, he would repay Qin Xiao ten times the humiliation he suffered.
After making arrangements, Qiao Ruixin chose to escort Xia Houning's coffin out of the city one night.
After Xia Houning was assassinated, the news was kept secret and did not dare to be publicized, so not many people knew about it. Even the two thousand soldiers who escorted the coffin back to Beijing this time almost didn't know that Qiao Ruixin specially asked someone to find it.
There was a large carriage with two horses, and the coffin was placed on the carriage. It was guarded day and night by the three personal guards who followed Xia Houning to Hangzhou. It was not obvious from the outside that there was a coffin in the carriage.
Ice cubes were naturally placed in the coffin to keep the body in good condition. In addition, a lot of ice cubes were specially found for storage. Ice cubes had to be added to the coffin along the way. He knew that if the body was transported to Kyoto, it would not rot due to the heat.
It seems that the first person the Prime Minister wants to kill is himself.