Chapter 332
Under the gaze of everyone, the old Cao Guobin came to the main meeting hall unsteadily.
After seeing Cao Guobin, His Majesty the Emperor Cai Guo, who had lost his mind, immediately walked over quickly, helped Cao Guobin to come to the seat of the Grand Master and sat down. Then he asked, "Teacher, what should we do now?"
Cao Guobin looked at Huang Binqi with already cloudy eyes, "The old man came late and didn't hear the specific situation, can you tell me again?"
Huang Binqi started talking again. But this time Cao Guobin kept asking, and Huang Binqi gave more details. But the more detailed he said, the more frightened Cai Guoqun officials became. Everyone understood something in their hearts - Anyang was really angry this time. Also, since the entire army of 500,000 troops ahead has been wiped out, any fool can know what kind of disaster Cai Guohui will face next.
After Cao Guobin finished listening, he stood up tremblingly, pointed to the shocked and flustered Prime Minister Huang Fu beside him, "Prime Minister Huang, did you expect this result?"
Huang Fu is still in a daze at the moment. At the beginning, Cao Guobin pointed Huang Fu's chest with his crutches, drove Huang Fu out of the gate, and called him a villain who "disasterd the country and the people". Today, the cruel reality has verified Cao Guobin's correctness and Huang Fu's mistake. But the price was too heavy for Huang Fu to bear.
Does Huang Fu want Cai to perish? the answer is negative! Without Cai Guo, Huang Fu is just an ordinary little master at the peak of the Jindan period; and without Cai Guo's protection, Huang Fu will be torn to pieces by the angry people. Therefore, treacherous officials are actually patriotic; therefore, Huang Fu is now more anxious than anyone else.
But the problem now is——Huang Fu is helpless! Although Huang Fu was relentless in attacking political opponents, Yan Ze'an's family was almost wiped out; but since he can become prime minister, Huang Fu's vision is not bad. At this moment, Huang Fu understood very well that Cai Guo's vitality would be seriously injured if he lost 500,000 troops at once.
Let’s say that Cai Guo now has a population of 70 to 80 million, but a large number of people does not mean an army; it is not impossible to organize another 500,000 troops, but the number does not mean combat effectiveness. In a word, if you want to organize 500,000 elite soldiers in a short period of time, one word-difficult!
Those who were wiped out by Anyang in one go were 500,000 elite soldiers, not any miscellaneous soldiers. Those are all veterans who have been selected thousands of times and have experienced several wars. Besides, since Anyang can destroy 500,000, can another 500,000 be destroyed?
In addition, the 500,000 elite soldiers are almost half of Cai's main force; plus the army that was wiped out by Anyang in the past few years, Cai's national defense is seriously insufficient. The frontiers must be in charge, and the separatist regimes in various places must be suppressed-with the example of the Great Xia Kingdom, many people in the Cai Kingdom also want to be emperors.
Strictly speaking, although Yan Ze'an pulled Cai Guo back from the brink of collapse, those state pastors, governors, etc. who had grown stronger were not weakened. If Yan Ze'an was given another ten years, Yan Ze'an might be able to do it; but Emperor Cai Guo was anxious to "cook rabbits to death and dogs, unload the mill and kill donkeys", which left hidden dangers for Cai Guo.
Later, the development of Anyang's business model gave these state herdsmen and governors better development opportunities, and even explosive development; now, these state herdsmen and governors have been raised fat; they are definitely worthy of "fat fat" Strong body" four words.
If it is normal, these state governors will continue to cultivate their own strength; but now that the wrecked ship of Cai Guo is about to sink, these state governors have other thoughts, and it is almost impossible to get soldiers from them. impossible.
It can only be said that the situation of Cai Guo is not good and cannot stand the toss; as the saying goes, "governing a big country is like cooking a small fish", Huang Fu obviously does not have the governance ability like Yan Ze'an, and finally caused Cai Guo, who had just improved, to fall again . Now, facing the situation in front of him, even if Yan Ze'an came, he could only do nothing.
Huang Fu was silent, and Emperor Cai also looked over. At this moment, His Majesty Cai Guo's complexion is very bad. The death of half a million troops, Taiwei Luo Guanjie, and hundreds of generals made Cai Guo not only short of soldiers, but even officers.
Without officers, generals, or commanders, let alone fighting, death is not enough. There are still some generals and individual commanders at the border, but they cannot be moved.
Finally, Huang Fu still has some skills: "Your Majesty, urgently promote outstanding talents, outstanding military exploits, and outstanding disciples from aristocratic families to lead the army.
Immediately dispatch masters to intercept the attacks from Anyang and Tang in the direction of Kumuling. Secondly, organize a large army to go to the east and southeast to deploy defense as soon as possible. Third, strictly order the south and southwest to strengthen defense.
Fourth, cut off the communication between our country and Chen State in the southwest, Zheng State in the west, and Deng State in the northwest, so as to prevent these three countries from sending troops at the same time. A day of procrastination is a day. "
After Huang Fu finished speaking, the eyes of many officials present flickered, because there was a poisonous plan in Huang Fu's plan - to promote the disciples of the aristocratic family to lead the army, which was to send the descendants of the aristocratic family to the battlefield; in this way, the aristocratic family must Send the elite of the family out to guard it.
But no one dared to take the lead in opposing it, and shot the first bird.
After a brief discussion of the matter later, it was settled in this way; in the face of the danger of subjugation, Emperor Cai Guo also took out means, not to mention heavy rewards and so on. Even Huaihua County and Huairen County, which are close to Anyang and Tang State, are directly offered as rewards—as long as you can block the attacks of Anyang and Tang State, you (big families and separatist regimes, etc.) allocate these two places yourself.
Facing the danger of subjugation, the bloated and corrupt Cai Guo is ready to fight back!
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Xiao Guo, that is, Xiao Liming's place, Xiao Liming, who had just completed the enthronement ceremony, saw the "personal letter" sent by Li Xian. When he opened the letter, Xiao Liming was overjoyed, "I have just ascended the throne, and I have such a good opportunity to come to my door, it is really 'fate is my destiny'!
Order to strengthen the defense of the south and the west, and at the junction with Tang (Li Yulong), it is enough to leave the basic defensive soldiers, and the rest will go all out for the Northern Expedition! "
Xiao Liming also had counselors, civil and military officials around him, and Queen Ji Yunya was not just a vase, so everyone raised objections immediately.
"Anyang won't cheat, right? What if Li Yulong takes the opportunity to attack?"
Xiao Liming shook his head slightly, "There is no need for Anyang to cheat and lie. Generally speaking, the ruler would not tell such a big lie unless there is an endless hostile relationship. And as of now, Anyang's reputation is still trustworthy.
By the way, Ji Quanshan, when you went to Anyang, did you see the war? "
No wonder Xiao Liming asked such a question. The Anyang City Lord's Mansion and the border are only ten or five kilometers away. This distance is too close. , and even can directly see the battlefield.
Ji Quanshan immediately came out, "Your Majesty, the war is... cruel. Tens of thousands of incendiary bombs and countless fuel oil were dropped in Anyang. The fire stretched for more than ten miles, and the burning land looked like a fiery hell.
The wailing, shouting, and gunshots could be heard clearly in the City Lord's Mansion, and the resentment covered the sky, making the temperature of the entire Anyang City Lord's Mansion seem to drop by half.
I also saw Anyang attacking with a large formation of ten thousand swords, beheading tens of thousands of enemies with one attack, and the blood mist enveloped the entire battlefield like a cloud. "
"From this point of view, it must be true." Xiao Liming's eyes brightened, "Even Li Yulong will not let go of such an opportunity. Although Cai Guo has been respite these years, he has been weak for a long time after all; first, he lost Yan Ze'an and others , and the powerful ministers control the government, and now they have buried half a million elite soldiers at once, and the domestic combat capability has been reduced by half.
Such an opportunity is once in a thousand years, and Cai Guo cannot be given a chance to breathe. "
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In Anyang, after the eldest prince Xia Xu was sent to Pingxin Villa by Chen Jinbing, he saw his mother Xiao Yu and his busy younger sister Xia Qingqing in a daze. But now Xia Xu is no longer the eldest prince, but just an ordinary citizen in Anyang.
Seeing Xia Xu coming, Xiao Yu hugged Xia Xu: "Okay, okay, okay, just come back. The affairs of the family, the country, and the world are too heavy, so let's be an ordinary citizen in the future, and peace is a blessing." .In Anyang, no one can do anything to you."
Lying in Xiao Yu's arms, Xia Xu suddenly softened, and then fell into a deep sleep.
Together with her mother, Xia Qingqing helped Xia Xu to sleep in the wing room; after a while Xia Xu woke up, his expression was no longer dull, but there were still some emotions such as anger and disappointment.
After looking at Xiao Yu for a long time, Xia Xu finally said, "Mother, younger sister..."
No longer a queen mother, no longer a royal sister, the glory and wealth of the past have disappeared. This blow made Xia Xu realize the reality. The Great Xia Kingdom is already a thing of the past; , Kong Donglai and others are not rebels, but heroes made by the times.
The Great Xia Kingdom has ended, and a new era is coming; before the new era comes, there must be heroes fighting and princes fighting for hegemony. This is inevitable at the end of every dynasty; if you are bound by the so-called morality at this time, you are really seeking your own death.
In fact, at the end of each dynasty, not only the country's politics collapsed, but even morality changed into the morality of troubled times. The morality of the troubled times advocates fists, not those who care about them.
At this moment, there was a cry of Yingying Yanyan and children outside the door. Xia Qingqing opened the door and saw that all Xia Xu's concubines and children had been brought here. Anyway, Xiao Liming is also Xia Xu's grandfather, which is not bad.
But, is this amount a bit much? Although it is not the three thousand beauties of the Sangong and Six Courtyards, it is definitely more than the seventy-two concubines.
"108 and eight!" Xia Qingqing saw the exact number with just a glance, a total of 108 concubines; including some conservatory maids, who could be regarded as Xia Xu's close friends.
In addition, there are more than a dozen children, the oldest is less than ten years old, and the youngest is still breastfeeding.
Seeing this, Xia Qingqing frowned, not because she was worried about the matter in front of her, but because she could see the future - Li Xian, don't try to get me any Sangong and Liuyuan. As for these "sister-in-laws" at the moment, Xia Qingqing was still very enthusiastic.
Before Xia Xu and Xiao Yu could open their mouths, Xia Qingqing took the initiative to come out and welcome these "sister-in-laws" to another room to rest temporarily, waiting for mother Xiao Yu's arrangement.
Here, when Xia Qingqing came back, Xiao Yu was comforting Xia Xu. Xia Xu's emotions had stabilized and he accepted the reality. But there is a problem - 108 wives and more than a dozen children, and there will definitely be more children in the future; Xia Xu, who is already an ordinary person, cannot afford to support such a large family.
Praying to Li Xian with the cheek? Of course it is possible, but Xia Xu was once the eldest prince after all, so this face cannot be saved. What can I do without asking Li Xian for help?
"I'll go talk to my husband and ask him to arrange something for you." Xia Qingqing took the initiative. No matter what, Xia Qingqing and Xia Xu are also brothers and sisters. The relationship between the two cannot be considered very good, but at least it is not bad. provided.
Xia Xu struggled, but finally he didn't object. But Xia Xu said one thing, "Qingqing, you told Li Xian that during the coup, Zhang Quan took refuge in... his grandfather, and killed Yuan Cai Mingzhi, and he was stabbed in the back."
Xia Qingqing was taken aback for a moment, then her face changed drastically! Even though Xia Qingqing is not involved in Anyang's politics now, her political talent is not bad, and she is also very clear about some of Li Xian's relationships.
Li Xian, Yuan Zhao, Shangguan Yong, and Zhang Quan were considered "fellow friends" at the beginning. Strictly speaking, they had some kind of friendship; Yuan Zhao also helped a lot in the initial rise of the Brilliant Star Group. And Yuan is Yuan Zhao's real brother. Now, Zhang Quan has killed Yuan Cai, this matter... is not good! Big bad!