The Golden Age

Biquge www.xbiquge.cc, the fastest update of the latest chapters of Sun Moon Fenghua!Yao Mubai slightly changed his color and said, "Master Shiqing, is it true that the court...!" He didn't dare to say the following words.

Shiqing Pei smiled slightly, and asked: "Yao Duhu came to Xiling, it seems that it is some years old, right?"

"It's been more than four years." Yao Mubai sighed: "I also honestly told Master Shiqing that I seem to be a guardian here in Xiling, but in fact it is no different from Chongjun."

Shiqing Pei said: "If I remember correctly, Lord Shiqing was an errand in the staff department before." Shiqing Pei said: "That night, I met two drunk dragon scale men, and your people didn't know their identity, and got up with them. After the conflict, it became known that the two were Dragon Scales."

"Exactly." Yao Mubai smiled bitterly: "A few months later, I was transferred to Xiling."

"Xiling is hard, and I know what I saw along the way this time." Pei Shiqing said: "It is said that Xiling is suffering, but the people of Xiling are suffering, and the Xiling family is very rich."

Yao Mubai pondered slightly, and finally said, "Master Shiqing, the court doesn't know what kind of attitude the court has towards Xiling. Can you tell me directly?"

"In fact, most officials in the DPRK would not consider Xiling's side." Shiqing Pei said: "In their eyes, Xiling is just a tasteless one compared to southern Xinjiang."

"Tasteless?"

"Master Duhu, you should know that for more than ten years, the Xiling family has been in power in Xiling, but they are nothing more than exploiting the people in Xiling, and they can't really threaten the empire." Pei Shiqing said: "The real threat to the empire is Nan Jiang Murong's house."

Yao Mubai nodded slightly.

Although the Xiling family is the native emperor of Xiling, after all, there are the eyes and ears of the imperial court, and there was an agreement with the imperial court in the past. Except for the three horses of Xiling, there are no other soldiers and horses available, and there are only two thousand cavalry. The empire poses no threat.

In southern Xinjiang, Murong controls eleven counties in two states in southern Xinjiang and controls tens of thousands. During the Wutuo Rebellion, Murong's troops marched north and once attacked the city. The people of the world have seen the strength of Murong Jun.

If it were not for the Wutuo and Tusun people to be repelled, and the Tang army to deal with the south, coupled with the lack of support from the Murong army, the Datang Empire would be in jeopardy.

After the Murong army negotiated with the empire, they returned to southern Xinjiang and the court named him the king of Zhennan, but the Murong family never really submitted to the Tang Dynasty. They were still armed with tens of thousands. The court had seen Murong army's toughness, and was afraid that one day Murong would go north. , Deployed in the south, forming a moon-shaped defense.

"The king of Zhennan is a master of soldiers, and there are many good officials under his hand. You should not underestimate it." Pei Shiqing sighed: "Many officials of the court have been writing letters to send troops to conquer Murong, but the court has not moved. Do you know why?"

Yao Mubai said: "In the opinion of the lower officials, Nanjiang should not be dragged on for long. If it takes one or two silver to attack Nanjiang, but to guard against Murong, it costs three or two silver each year, which is huge."

"If you send troops to invade southern Xinjiang, victory will naturally be a celebration of the world, but if you lose, the Murong Army will take advantage of the situation to go north, then the consequences will be disastrous." Pei Shiqing said: "The strength of the Murong Army back then has been known to the Empire, and the King of Zhennan is good Employing soldiers, looking at the court, there are few generals who can match the Zhennan King." With a faint smile, he said: "However, the Zhennan King is over 60 years old, and it is said that his health is getting worse and worse. If he dies, he will fight again. That’s a lot more effective."

"The court wants

Send troops when King Jinnan is dead?"Yao Mubai said in amazement.

Shiqing Pei shook his head and smiled: "This is just a joke by an official in the court." After a pause, he said: "The matter in southern Xinjiang has not been resolved. Naturally, the court has no energy to worry about the affairs of Xiling. This time General Black Feather returned to Xiling. The officials in the DPRK and the central government did not feel very happy about this. To tell you the truth, if it were not for the leader of Tantai to support the general and tell the saint that Xiling cannot be lost, the saint might not have ordered General Black Feather to sit in Xiling to prepare for war."

Yao Mubai said: "Master Shiqing, did the court...have never thought of building a defense in Xiling from the beginning?"

"Yao Duhu, I ask you, how much silver is needed to recruit troops from Xiling and raise 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers and horses according to the general's wishes?"

Yao Mubai said: "Naturally, it is a lot of silver. The generals should use cavalry and archers as the main combat forces. Excluding the soldiers, the horses and other equipment are also expensive."

"Then Xiling's taxation can support such a soldier?"

Yao Mubai said: "Xiling has been famine in the past few years. In fact, the taxes that can be collected are not too much. Even if the wealth of Yuwen and other families is washed into the warehouse of Xiling, it is unable to support such a soldier and the court needs to allocate money. equipment."

"Okay, let me ask you one more question. If the imperial court will give you all of the taxes in Xiling, you will have to allocate a large amount of money from the already weak treasury to maintain these tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. After the Wutuo people break through, Can Xiling be able to hold it?" Pei Shiqing stared at Yao Mubai and asked.

Yao Mubai thought for a while, and then said: "If it is someone else, facing the iron hoof of Xiling, it is almost impossible to hold, but there is General Heiyu, but there is still hope. Once the Wutuo kills, the Heiyu general blocks the Wutuo, the court After deploying troops to support, there is still a chance to drive the Wutuo people out of Xiling."

"What's the chance?"

Yao Mubai didn't know why Shiqing Pei was so concerned about this question, and he kept asking, but could only reply: "There is probably a 50% chance."

"This is still your most optimistic estimate." Pei Shiqing said: "In fact, you may not even have a 50% chance. But even if you have a 50% chance to hold Xiling, then there is also a 50% chance that Wu Tuo will be killed. People swallow Xiling?"

Yao Mubai could only nod his head.

"In other words, the imperial court does not need to spend a couple of silver dollars in Xilin, but also allocates a large amount of silver from the treasury, and even weakens the defenses of other places and deploys troops to support. The final result is still 50% of the possibility of not being able to defend." Shiqing Pei smiled faintly: "Does Master Duhu think this is a waste?"

"Waste?" Yao Mubai frowned, "Sir Shiqing, how can you say it is waste? Xiling is the territory of the Tang Dynasty, and you will do your best to defend your land. Whether you win or lose, it is a matter of course. How can you waste it?"

Shiqing Pei calmly said: "Jiayu Pass is a dangerous pass. As long as Jiayu Pass is sealed off and no more than 5,000 people are needed, Jiayu Pass will be as solid as a golden soup. Not to mention 100,000 Utuo iron hoofs, even if it is two hundred thousand and three hundred thousand. Break the pass. Since countless manpower and material resources cannot be guaranteed to hold in Xiling, the best choice is of course to stick to Jiayu Pass."

"Sir Shiqing meant to give up Xiling?" Yao Mubai's expression changed dramatically.

"Yuwen's house is just the beginning." Pei Shiqing's expression became grim: "The Wutuo people will be able to move eastward at the earliest in two years. Then, in these two years, we must transport as much as possible from Xiling to the Guan.

Supplies.We want people to mine fine iron ore, war horses, and wealth of the family. All of these must be continuously transported to the pass.These materials are owned by Datang, which can strengthen the defense of the south, and will naturally have greater confidence in the conquest of southern Xinjiang in the future."

Yao Mubai's back was chilly.

"What should be said and what should not be said, I told you today, I just hope that the guardian can work with me in the next two years." Pei Shiqing said: "Explore the mines and even search for silver from the Xiling family. Naturally, they need a reason to prevent them from turmoil. The best reason is that in the name of General Black Feather’s preparation for war, the iron ore was transported into the pass to build a weapon armor, and the Xiling family donated silver. It is necessary to use these silver to prepare for war, so that we can complete the task without causing turmoil in Xiling."

"Master Shiqing meant to say that before Wu Tuo, a wolf assaults into Xiling, the court must suck blood in Xiling?" Yao Mubai couldn't help but clenched his fists with his hands in his sleeves.

"If Master Duhu understands this way, there is nothing wrong."

"The general can never agree." Yao Mubai said sharply.

Shiqing Pei said: "That's why we have to discuss with him. If he is still a general of the Tang Dynasty and is still loyal to the Tang Dynasty, he should agree."

"Master Shiqing, I want to know, does this mean a princess or a saint?"

"The meaning of the princess is the meaning of the saint." Pei Shiqing said: "I said, I am a dog at the feet of His Royal Highness. What the master tells me to do, I will go all out to complete it. I can't do it, just lose my head. , There will be other people continue to do it." Seeing Yao Mubai's body trembled slightly, his voice was slightly softer: "Building a defense in Xiling will only weaken the power of the empire. Abandoning Xiling will strengthen the power of other parts of the empire, even Wutuo People enter the Kunlun Pass. As long as Jiayu Pass is sealed off, the empire is still as stable as Mount Tai and will not be threatened by the Wutuo people."

"What about the millions of people in Xiling?" Yao Mubai clenched a fist and said: "The court has thought that the general captured King Wutuo Khan 16 years ago, and the Wutuo people were forced to withdraw their troops. If they make a comeback, it will not be just to swallow. Going down to Xiling, or to retaliate for the shame of being forced to withdraw. At that time, the Wutuo people’s saber would be ruthlessly cut on the necks of the people of Xiling. Without the protection of the empire, let them be cut and killed like cattle and sheep? "

"For the empire, Xiling's sacrifice is worthwhile." Pei Shiqing looked cold.

"They are not cattle and sheep." Yao Mubai stood up: "If the empire can't protect them and there are generals, as long as there are generals, there is hope. Xiling people can use their own flesh and blood to resist the Wutuo people. I only hope that the imperial court will not go from Xiling. Take away those things that are used to resist the Wutuo people." Suddenly fell to his knees and pleaded: "Master Shiqing, please help the people of Xiling to say a few words to let the court know their suffering. Don't abandon them, don't abandon them. Xiling."

Shiqing Pei lifted Yao Mubai up and sighed, "I am a dog. Do you think two barking dogs will make the owner change his mind?"

"The people of Xiling were once proud of being a citizen of Datang." Yao Mubai looked at Shiqing Pei's eyes and said calmly: "Do you still remember the words of the founding Emperor Taizu? Even if it hurts a piece of Datang cattle and sheep? Shao, the sword of the Great Tang Empire will slash at the enemy's neck. This is the real Great Tang, and it is the Great Tang that makes the people feel glorious. Is the empire that abandons the people the same Great Tang empire? "