I wonder if it's Murphy's Law at work, and things will always go to the wrong place if possible.
The Huanzhou incident finally broke out, and it was the worst situation. The Xiqiang people united and directly killed officials and rebelled against the Song Dynasty.
The killing of officials is an important evidence to judge the rebellion. Once the officials sent by the imperial court are killed, it is equivalent to direct rebellion without leaving any way out. No one thought that the Xiqiang people, who were not very active in a task, would dare to do this. At the same time,
It also once again reflects the Song Dynasty’s local military emptiness.
"Cui Jien was good at making suggestions, suppressing the familiar households in the border areas who had submitted to the imperial court and buying grain and grass. At the same time, he also sent people into the areas where these familiar households were located to supervise the supervision. However, the familiar households in Huanzhou did not know this at all, let alone the amount of grain and grass purchased.
To some extent, the supervisor Guan Li deceived the Qiang people and doubled the tax. If the Qiang people were dissatisfied, they would fight, so the Qiang tribesmen were confused."
Ye An was sitting in the waterside pavilion of the Li family, listening to Li Zunxu spitting about the news he had learned across from him, and then frowned and said: "That shouldn't be like this, right? At most, it is negotiation with Cui Jien? After all, it is submission.
Isn't he afraid that our various tribes from the Song Dynasty will unite to negotiate with Cui Jien?"
Li Zunxu smiled bitterly and said: "Of course he is afraid! The imperial court put a lot of effort into subduing these Xiqiang people. They were granted land and paid, otherwise they would have gone to Li Mingde's account!"
Lifting the tea cup and taking a sip, Li Zunxu looked at the curious Ye An and said: "As the saying goes, good fortune never comes alone, and misfortune never comes alone! At this time, Si Duo, the leader of the Jingzhou Fan tribe, returned to his place of origin after fleeing for committing a crime.
Jingyuan Road Commander Zhou Wenzhi and the commander Wang Qian and Shi Chongxin discussed together to kill Siduo Lun. Somehow, the news actually spread to Huanzhou, and the soldiers were not mobilized. The Qiang tribe was in turmoil and rumors spread everywhere.
It is said that the imperial dynasty wanted to take action against the various tribes in Huanzhou, so they had to take risks and exchange arrows to jointly plunder the border areas. It is said that the Qiang people also surrounded the cities where security officers and soldiers such as Pingyuan, Dingbian, Hedao and Shichang were stationed.
, the governor of the capital, Zhao Shilong, and the commander of the capital ordered Du Cheng and others to fight for the country and unfortunately died for the country. Zhou Wenzhi and others took the initiative without authorization and prepared to use this as an excuse to suppress the Qiang rebellion. Therefore, all the Qiang tribes responded with a fierce fire, causing Huanzhou to
The land is in flames of war!"
Upon hearing this, any fool will understand that this is not a man-made disaster caused by simple corruption, but a long-planned provocation.
And Ye An heard a piece of news from here that made him suddenly realize that Liangzhou and Ganzhou are still under the actual control of the Song Dynasty, and most of these two places are dominated by the former Tibetan tribe!
In other words, Yumen Pass is now also under the control of the Song Dynasty!
"Cui Jien deserves to die, but Zhou Congzhi and others do not deserve to die. They are just guilty of dereliction of duty for leaking military information, but they should not be allowed to be informed by party members!"
Li Zunxu raised his brows: "So my nephew thinks that the Dangxiang people are behind all this? How can you tell! You can't talk nonsense. After all, Li Deming is still my great master of the Song Dynasty..."
What he said was a bit too false. Ye An just smiled disdainfully: "Who is this Grand Tutor? Li Deming doesn't know? Who in the court takes him seriously?! His intention is not in Huanzhou but in Gan.
Liang Erzhou!"
"Gan and Liang Prefectures? Impossible!" Li Zunxu immediately objected: "The two prefectures of Gansu and Liang are the most important in the northwest. They are guarded by a large number of border troops and have Wuwei troops. They are supported by Zhang Guo to connect the Western Regions.
Place…………"
After seeing Ye An's half-smiling expression, Li Zunxu immediately realized that something was wrong. What were the party members doing now? Aren't they going all out to attack the Western Regions?
The Song Dynasty wanted to trade with the Western Regions through the two states of Gansu and Liang, and the two states of Gansu and Liang were mostly dominated by the Western Qiang tribe. At this time, something happened to the Western Qiang people in Huanzhou...
Li Zunxu didn't dare to think about it. The matter was very important. It was very likely that as Ye An said, the party members were plotting against the two states of Gansu and Liang. Once the land of these two states was lost, the northwest of the Song Dynasty would be in danger!
"Oh! My nephew's words make sense. Please come to the palace as soon as possible to please correct me!"
"That's what they say, but is there any evidence? This is the cleverness of the Dangxiang people. They borrowed swords to kill people, and borrowed the hands of the Western Qiang people to make the state focus on Huanzhou, thus attracting the hostility of the Western Qiang tribes in Ganliang and Ganzhou.
North Korea, Li Mingde didn't even have to do it himself. Sooner or later, those Western Qiang people would choose to join the Dangxiang people because of the suppression of the Song Dynasty. But they were heavily guarded, and the two states of Gansu and Liang were like Li Mingde's pocket. What's the difference?
?!"
Ye An's words made Li Zunxu's scalp numb. Only then did he realize that things were far away from what he had imagined. He originally thought that the party members were behind it, but he didn't expect that this was Li Mingde's way of attacking the east and the west.
Now after listening to Ye An's analysis, he even felt that the two states of Ganliang and Ganliang changed hands in an instant. After all, he was also a military commander. Li Zunxu instantly thought that if the two states of Ganliang and Ganliang were lost, the northwest of the Song Dynasty would be destroyed.
What does it look like?
"Since my nephew has thought of these things, why doesn't he come to the palace to ask for help?!"
Ye An smiled bitterly and said again: "I have no evidence! It concerns Dangxiang, and it is the most important thing in the northwest. How can you tell the saint that the Huanzhou Rebellion was caused by Dangxiang people behind the scenes?!"
"How...how did this happen? If you hit the target, the consequences would be disastrous!"
Li Zunxu was really anxious. Ye An looked at him strangely and said, "Why do you think I have told you so much?"
"Why?"
"Don't you know who you are? Don't you know there is a powerful person in your family?"
"Huh?! Zhao Qing...Eldest Princess!"
"Eh!"
Ye An agreed in a long voice, and then he remembered that he was really slow to take advantage of his relative's unique status...
Li Zunxu actually didn't want to get involved in this muddy water. After all, as Ye An said, everything was speculation without evidence. If it was true as Ye An said, everything would be easy to handle. What if it was wrong?
But in the end, Li Zunxu went to look for Zhao Qingyi while sending Ye An away. He only needed to say what he should say, and the saint had to make the decision for the rest.
Ye An thought of the matter, and the decision must have been made by the saint. He was just passing on a message. Even if there was something wrong with him, it had nothing to do with him. If he had credit...
After Zhao Qingyi got the news from Li Zunxu, he made a decision in the shortest possible time. Compared with his hesitant husband, Zhao Qingyi had a woman's keenness and rare decisiveness.
Seeing Zhao Qingyi getting up in a hurry, Li Zunxu asked curiously: "What are you doing, princess?"
Zhao Qingyi sat down in front of the dressing table, while choosing suitable hair accessories, he said to Li Zunxu in the bronze mirror: "You still can't figure out the priorities, so your work as the Prince Consort has been in vain!"
Without waiting for Li Zunxu to argue, Zhao Qingyi said: "What is this? It is a major matter for our Tianjia Jin'ou! He, Ye An, is just timid as an outer city, but after explaining the interests, you are still hesitant?! We are relatives,
I am the saint's sister-in-law and the official's aunt. Now that I know the interests and dangers, how can I stand by and watch? Even if it is wrong, I also care about the heavenly family! You are such a person!"
Li Zunxun suddenly realized it and wished he could slap himself in the face. He immediately stepped forward with a flattering smile and inserted a hairpin into Zhao Qingyi's hair and said: "The princess is still thoughtful. I am stupid in this matter. What would happen to this family without you!"
Zhao Qingyi rolled his eyes and said angrily: "Then you should go out to the outer house less often! Don't think that I don't know. If there is someone you like, bring him back. It will make me feel more at ease."
Li Zunxu's heart tightened, but then he breathed a long sigh of relief and said: "Princess, you are too worried. I have sent you away from my residence a few days ago. From now on, I will come home every day."
These words surprised Zhao Qingyi. Looking back at Li Zunxu's sincere face, he suddenly felt warm in his heart.
However, Li Zunxu shouted in his heart that he was lucky. Fortunately, he listened to Ye An and sent away the princess's wet nurse...