Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

It rained last night, clearing away the dust in Beijing.

Early this morning, the former doctor Yinqing Guanglu of the Tang Dynasty, the school secretary supervisor, the governor of Huhan Prefecture, and the king of Bohai Da Weizhen called the Prime Minister Wu Zendu to have an audience in the east inner garden of Miyagi.

The structure of the five capitals of Bohai State adopts the Lifang system as a whole, which is based on Chang'an and Luoyang, that is, the triple system of city, country and garden.The entire upper capital is more than 30 miles away. Even in the Central Plains, this scale exceeds most of the prefectures and prefectures, let alone the Northeast. It is definitely a majestic and majestic city.

Miyagi is located in the middle of the north, and there are gardens on the east, west, and north sides, with the largest inner garden in the east.There are pools, rockeries, and woods in the garden, and the environment is quiet.

In the small courtyard by the pool, Da Weita was walking around anxiously in the emperor's uniform.

Like Silla, although the king of Balhae accepted the canonization of the former Tang Dynasty, his title was prince.But internally, they still claim to be the Son of Heaven, the Princess of Bohai is the queen, and the Jurchens are the canonized vassal officials.The emperor behind closed doors, as expected, everyone loves to do it.

"Wu Qing..." Da Weizhen stopped immediately when he saw Wu Zhengdu came in, and stared at him blankly.

"Your Majesty." Wu Zendu was also taken aback.

The emperor's face was full of sadness, his eyes were bloodshot and extremely red, and he seemed to be suffering very much these days.

"Wu Qing, is what your son said true? Today, Pei Shaoqing said that Khitan did not suffer any losses, and there may be only a few hundred casualties." Da Weiyu said hesitantly.

He was actually a peaceful king.In other words, he has no characteristics, his character is not strong enough, and he is too lenient.In addition to being able to boost energy when facing Silla, most of the time there is not much sense of presence.On the contrary, it was his younger brother, Da Shuxian, who was brave and good at fighting, and had charisma. He led the army many times and had a high prestige in the country.

But it's a pity that Da Shuxian, apart from being able to play some prestige on the five wild Jurchens in the north, is already afraid of facing the Khitan's repeated defeats.The dignified king's younger brother, the general in charge of the army, did not dare to speak war against Khitan.

With these people on stage in Bohai State, it is basically hopeless.

"Your Majesty, it is certain that the Khitan suffered heavy losses, otherwise why would they retreat for three hundred miles and dare not fight?" Wu Zendu said.

Da Weizhen nodded slowly, feeling much better.But Xuan frowned again, and asked: "In the former Tang Dynasty, Jian'an Prefecture and Jili Prefecture took the territory, I remember that the Khitan people didn't like to go there too much, right? A few years ago, Dieci's troops defeated our army in the Daliao River, and pursued them to Jili Prefecture. , Beisha City, is that the last time they invaded southern Liaoning?"

Wu Zendu was shocked when he heard this.

The area in southern Liaoning is indeed in the place where the Khitan and Bohai forces intermingle.Bohai was defeated several times, and it was true that they could not defeat the Khitan. The four fields were plundered, and the cities were separated from each other.However, local tyrants don't like Khitan very much, because they are too harsh and cruel, so they would rather submit to Bohai Kingdom in a semi-separatist state than vote for the other side.

One of the reasons why Wuzangdu resisted all opinions and led Xia's army into southern Liaoning was that the local taxes were getting less and less, and the number of young men transported was also getting less and less, and they gradually became disobedient.Over time, Liaonan County either voted for the Khitan side and accepted the canonization of Khan Hendejin, or became king on its own, talking to itself.Even, the possibility of them accepting the canonization of Silla is not small. Although those people can't take care of themselves, they are very greedy and always want to expand north and west. …

That being the case, we might as well lure the Xia people over to attract the attention of the Khitan people.The power of the Bohai Sea is declining day by day, so it should be contracted, and it is enough to keep the core Wujing area.The land in the south of Liaoning, which was too weak, was simply thrown out, and the Xia people and Khitan people snatched it up.

The plan was good, and it was approved by the emperor at the beginning.But in the past year, the wind direction has suddenly changed.The Xia people in southern Liaoning showed a state of "inaction" as a whole. They wholeheartedly set up counties and officials, cleaned up local tycoons, organized households to equalize the people, and developed production. The desire to expand northward was not very strong.

As for the Khitan people, apart from occasionally shifting to the northern part of southern Liaoning to graze, they basically never went south.Conflict is not absent, but the scale is really small.The Xia people were more often engaged in conquests of the powerful in southern Liaoning, so that these people fled north one after another, crying to the court, which caused a lot of discussions in the court, and some people began to turn over old accounts, which made Wu Zangdu very upset.

To be honest,
Because of this incident, Wu Handu has already been reprimanded by the emperor and lost part of his trust.Otherwise, it would not be so passive in the court and gradually lose control.

"Your Majesty, the Khitan people have always attached great importance to southern Liaoning since they acquired Western Liaoning. Some of these pastures have even been awarded to various big and small people. The powerful clans in southern Liaoning also have many who have lost their loyalty to Khitan. Khitan thieves, and I don’t want to give up this area.” Wu Zendu said, “Now the Xia people went northward, broke through the Khitan bandit soldiers one after another, and went down to the two cities of Jian’an and Anshi. The momentum is unstoppable. If your Majesty does not believe it, you can send someone to investigate. After the Xia people hoarded food and grass, they would definitely go north to Liaoyang. Just over 20 years ago, the Tang soldiers in Liaoyang had not been withdrawn. I can't bear the temptation to take Liaoyang back."

Da Weizhen made sense when he heard it, and his face was slightly foggy.But soon he thought of what Wang Di said, and he was really hesitant.

"Your Majesty!" Wu Zeng said anxiously.

The emperor is not good at this point, he is indecisive, and he is really anxious to death.

Da Weizhen was urged by Wu Xundu, and he was also anxious, coughing on the spot.Seeing his heart-piercing cough, Wu Zendu also felt very uncomfortable.

Your Majesty is actually a benevolent king, and he is also young, only in his early thirties.But the dragon's body has been sick for a long time, and the state of the country can't calmly recuperate. The past few years have gone from bad to worse, which makes people worry.

Da Weizhen coughed for a while before recovering, took the ginseng tea brought by the palace man, took two sips, and let out a long sigh of relief.

"Wu Qing, don't worry." Da Weizhen took a deep breath, and asked again: "When I was coughing violently just now, my mind was very clear, and I suddenly remembered something."

"Please tell me, Your Majesty," Wu Zendu said.

"I really know Wu Qing's painstaking efforts." Da Weizhen said, "Xia people are not really good people. They floated to the south of Liaoning, vigorously organized households, reclaimed wasteland, and forged soldiers. What kind of thoughts do you think? come out."

Wu Zhengdu hesitated to speak.

Da Weizhen stretched out his hand with difficulty, stopped Wu Zendu's words, and continued: "Wu Qing, do you think the Xia people have ambitions for Bohai?"

"Maybe there is a little bit, but I really don't know, and..." Wu Zendu's words were vague.

"Wu Qing doesn't need to say too much, I understand, I understand everything." Da Weiyu said: "Goguryeo rose very early and had great ambitions. When the Murong clan occupied Liaodong, they fought with it. Sitting big, controlling thousands of miles, with millions of people and hundreds of thousands of soldiers. Such a powerful Haidong country, once the Central Plains court frees up, it will not sit idly by. Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty marched east, and the father and son of the Tang Dynasty Generations of continuous conquests will eventually destroy the great country..."...

Wu Zendu listened quietly, and seemed to have figured out something.

"The Great Bohai Kingdom, in fact, cleaned up the embers of Goguryeo and was able to establish a country in Haidong." Da Weiyu said, "If you were the son of Xinxia, ​​would the Khitan and Bohai be destroyed together?"

Wu Zendu was so frightened that he knelt down on the ground, terrified.

"Wu Qing doesn't need to do this." Da Weizhen gestured with his eyes, and the palace servants and eunuchs stepped forward and helped Wu Qingdu up.

"I know that Shao Shude wants my country." Da Weita said: "In this situation, Khitan and Bohai, it's just who dies first and who dies last. Do you think that so many people who oppose you in the court are all Because of the fear of Khitan? There may be some reasons for this, but not all of them.”

"I'm stupid." Wu Zendu said with a face of shame.

"Of course, what Wu Qing said is actually correct." Da Weizhen said again: "After all, the Khitan is the enemy of life and death. We are alone in the Bohai Sea and cannot fight the enemy. We need to attract the Xia people to attack in order to contain it. The invasion of the Khitan people. In this matter, Wu Qing has made great contributions. But everything needs to be considered carefully, and things have come to this point, no more, no less, just right..."

"Your Majesty is far-sighted, and I admire you." Wu Zendu said with emotion.

"Why should Wu Qing be self-effacing?" Da Weiyu twitched the corners of his mouth, forced a smile and said, "Khitan, we still have to fight, but we have to be measured."

Wu Xingdu was silent.

"Tomorrow I will give an order to gather [-] elite troops to attack Fuyu Mansion." Dawei Huang said, "Yu remains as before."

The meaning is very clear, only attack Fuyu Mansion and try to regain the lost ground.The other fronts remained unchanged, and the main force was used to guard against possible Khitan reprisals.

Furthermore, the Khitan cavalry come and go like the wind, if you attack on the grassland, with the current level of the Bohai soldiers, you probably won't be able to.If one is not good, the elite soldiers and generals will be gone, and life will be more difficult in the future.

"By the way, Wu Qing." Da Weizhen said again: "The Xia people are aggressively attacking Khitan. Is it very likely that they will win?"

"It's huge." Wu Zendu said.

"That's right, I think so too." Da Weizhen said: "Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty and Emperor Taizong of Tang attacked Goguryeo, and they won consecutive battles. In the end, they failed. There are many reasons, but it's not that they can't beat them. Goguryeo If this is the case, how can the Khitans dare to compete with Goguryeo in this battle, they are afraid that they will suffer a big loss."

"Your Majesty is wise." Wu Zendu replied.

"For the Xia people, Wu Qing has to make a difference." Da Weizhen said, "Let them feel that Bo Hai has lost his courage and is afraid of incurring revenge from the Khitan people, so they don't dare to send troops with all their strength. Otherwise, I'm afraid there will be a baby There are a lot of troubles. If Khitan advances eastward again in the future, no one will come to rescue us."

"Your servant obeys the decree." Wu Zengdu responded.

His face was calm, but his heart was full of violent wind and waves.His Majesty's performance today surprised him, because it was not his usual style.In other words, His Majesty would not think so much at all.

These words must have been taught.Could it be Da Shuxian?Or Shaoqing Pei Qi?

It is obvious that His Majesty doesn't trust him much anymore.People like Da Shuxian and Pei Qiu are as stupid as pigs all day long.It's obviously timid and fearful, but it's so ridiculous to find so many plausible reasons?

State affairs will be ruined in their hands sooner or later.Wait until Khitan loses everything and makes up for it, and then find a chance to wipe them all out.
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