Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

Kong Yingda cupped his hands and said: "King Qin has a high opinion, and I think so too. However, the princes of the court have different opinions."

"Who has a different opinion?"

Fang Xuanling smiled wryly, "It's mainly my subordinates."

"why?"

"Although the rebellion in the Three States is generally the fault of the imperial court. But it is true that Yang Sheng is ambitious and has always wanted to rule a tribe. Even if there was no such thing, he would have raised troops against the Tang Dynasty, but it was not so loud. So. I'm afraid it won't work just to appease him."

Kong Yingda said: "So what, as long as His Majesty issues the "Edict of Guilt", and declares that all soldiers and civilians who participated in the rebellion will be pardoned, most of the rebel army will definitely disperse. .”

Fang Xuanling sneered, "And then?"

"Then, what then?"

"Three prefectures were corrupted, and several prefectures were affected. Even if this rebellion is suppressed, nearly 10 people will have no livelihood. Are you going to raise money and food for relief?"

"Of course it is provided by the imperial court."

"The problem is that this is in the middle of Sichuan, and the roads are difficult. Why is there so much iron and money in Jiannan Road? Isn't it because copper can't get in? Copper is not lucky, let alone the need for relief food and wages?"

Kong Yingda said angrily: "Then we can't kill all the people affected by the rebellion, can we? Prime Minister Fang, are you trying to encourage His Majesty to do evil?"

"Kong Shangshu, what are you labeling? I said I killed all the horses? The reason why I said that is to tell everyone that it is not easy to put down the rebellion in the chaos in Sichuan. Of course, the money that should be spent still has to be spent." .However, this money must be used well, and there will be no future troubles!"

Guo Ye frowned, and said: "The government forces the people to rebel, and this kind of thing can also prevent future troubles forever? If this goal is really achieved, my Tang Dynasty may really survive forever. But the question is...is it possible?"

"Of course, what I mean is not to put an end to the troubles of officials forcing the people to rebel, but to put an end to the troubles of the bureaucrats' rebellion. The imperial court has always been kind to the bureaucrats, because it costs a lot to reform the land. If you don’t want to keep doing it, you might as well solve it together with the bureaucrats.”

Li Daozong said: "I agree with Mr. Fang. The bureaucrats are poor, and taxes can be reduced or exempted, but what's the matter if they don't pay a penny? In this way, it will appear that your majesty is thick with bureaucrats and inferior to Han people. Isn't this bullying honest people? I'm afraid it's not the state. Blessing."

Kong Yingda snorted coldly, ignored Li Daozong, and said to Fang Xuanling instead: "The ancients said that if people from far away are not convinced, they should cultivate literature and virtue. King Jiangxia is just a general, and your servant She doesn't understand this truth?"

Fang Xuanling said without giving an inch: "Kong Shangshu is too pedantic. This statement, that is, it can make do with the Three Emperors and Five Emperors. Even in the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, it is completely useless. Which one is not based on Shang, Tang, Zhou and Wu? To conquer the world?"

"That's because you need to use heavy codes to govern the troubled times, but now it's a peaceful and prosperous age. The Liao people are not His Majesty's people? You said that there will be no future troubles, hmph, how many people are you going to kill?"

"Your Majesty recognizes the Liaoren as his subjects, but the Liaoren may not recognize them!"

"You are not a Liaoren, how do you know what the Liaoren think?"

Fang Xuanling said sternly: "In the second year of Wude, Jizhou bureaucrats rebelled. In the third year of Wude, Kaizhou bureaucrats revolted and fell into Tongzhou and Xinzhou. In the seventh year of Zhenguan, the east and west Yudong rebelled; in the 12th year of Zhenguan, Wu , Jun, Ming, Ba, Yang, Ji, and Bi eight prefectures rebelled again! In the 14th year of Zhenguan, Luo and Dou prefectures rebelled."

He paused, and mocked: "How many Liao people are there? It's only been a few years since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, how many times have they launched rebellions? This time it can be said that the imperial court has some responsibility, but what about the previous few times?"

Then, he knelt down and said: "Now my Great Tang has a wise and wise ruler, rich treasury, and brave soldiers. But even so, Liao people often rebel. Once my Great Tang declines, I am afraid they will be even more difficult to control. For future generations, Your Majesty, please issue a decree to completely pacify the Liao people and return the land to the people."

Kong Yingda also knelt down on the ground, and said: "Although the Liao people often rebel, they are all scabies. If your majesty listens to the house servant's idea, I am afraid that all the Liao people will be forced to rebel, and the consequences are unpredictable. Hurt the name of His Majesty's benevolence. I hope Your Majesty will think twice!"

His Majesty Li Er ignored the two of them, and said to Guo Ye: "Look, for this matter, the two lovers have been arguing for a long time, and it is difficult to distinguish between them. That's why I ordered someone to invite you here. Regarding this matter What do you think?"

Chapter 2060

"Me?" Guo Ye said, "If I'm not mistaken, I'm afraid most people will support Fang Fu's shooting, right? The same is true for Weichen."

His Majesty Li Er said: "Uh...you are really wrong. For example, King Jiang Xia, don't look at his words of support for Fang Aiqing just now, but if he wants to use troops against Jiannan Dao now, he will start to oppose it again. "

"What?"

Li Daozong spread his hands and said, "Simply put, the household department has no money!"

"How is that possible? Who doesn't know that my Tang Mansion treasury is full..."

"You're talking about the sum, I'm talking about the parts! There is money in other places, but the problem is that it's not easy to transport. In order to put down this rebellion, we have to mobilize at least [-] troops. People eat horses, wars How can you not spend money on the rewards in the middle of the country? Are you resisting and going to Shuzhong?"

Guo Ye hesitated and said: "Isn't the land of Shu always rich? It still depends on money and food from outside?"

"That's not the way to say it." Fang Xuanling explained: "Although Shu has not experienced any wars, it is richer than other places. But my Great Tang leveled the world, thanks to the manpower and material resources of Shu. Wait for the Great Tang to rule the world. , The money and food accumulated in the Shu region are almost consumed."

"But our Tang Dynasty has been in peace for more than ten years, isn't that enough?"

"Shu has been in peace for nearly 20 years, and it can indeed be said that it has recovered a bit of vitality. However, it is far from enough to rely on local strength alone to undertake the support of 10,000+ troops. If you are not careful, it may cause a bigger rebellion .”

Speaking of this, Li Daozong spread his hands and said: "So, I agree with Fang Fushe's plan to solve the Liao people once and for all. But to tell the money...the Ministry of Households really has no choice."

Guo Ye said: "Isn't that right? I thought the money and food from Shu could be transported out, but now they can't be transported in? What's the reason?"

"Of course it's different. When the world was in turmoil, it was good to have a stutter. It didn't cost much whether it was conscripting the people to transport food or rewarding the soldiers. Simply put, money and food are more expensive than people. But now the situation is very serious. It's not the same anymore."

He paused, and continued: "Of course, with the strength of my Tang Dynasty, it is not impossible to raise the money. But if this hinders the plan to conquer Goguryeo, it is not worthwhile. Anyway , Goguryeo is always a much bigger threat than the Liaoren, right?"

Guo Ye knew that there were still some things that Li Daozong couldn't say in public - Goguryeo was considered an enemy country, and officers and soldiers could plunder to make up for the lack of rewards.But the Liao people are the citizens of the Tang Dynasty, so robbing them is a bit unjustifiable.

Besides, Goguryeo is rich in gold and silver, but the Liao people are a bunch of poor people.Even if robbery is allowed, I'm afraid there will be nothing to squeeze out.

Calculated together, the use of 30 troops in Shu is almost equivalent to [-] troops against Goguryeo, which is indeed a wound to the Tang Dynasty.

More importantly, the Liaoren couldn't fight and hid in the mountains, playing guerrilla warfare.If the goal is to reform the land and return it to the people, when will this battle end?

It's no wonder that although Li Daozong was willing to reform the land and return to the exiles, he did not agree with sending out an army.

It's like in modern society, everyone is happy to fantasize about killing the sun and destroying the United States.But if you really want to vote whether you want to be serious, I am afraid most people will have to be discouraged.Without him, the price is too high.

Guo Ye nodded and said: "I understand, the key to the matter is still the word money and food."

His Majesty Li Er said: "It's money and food, but people. If someone can use the money, food and military strength of the Shu land to convert the Liao people to the local people, then there will be no problem. King Qin, what do you think?"

Swish!

All eyes were on Guo Ye's face.

Guo Ye was taken aback for a moment, but he understood immediately, and said, "Your Majesty, you brought me here because you intend to entrust this job to me, right?"

His Majesty Li Er nodded, and said, "I really mean that. To be honest, it's not only what I mean, but also what all my lovers mean."

Wei Ting said: "Three prefectures were in chaos because of your suggestion, and they were flattened because of your expedition. The so-called beginning and end are right! Qin Wang is a thousand years old, this matter must be yours!"

Li Jingdao: "It's not difficult to put down the chaos in the three states, just choose a general. What's difficult is to reform the country after the chaos is put down. People who are not talented in civil and military affairs are not competent. The current imperial court is none other than the King of Qin."

Li Daozong also said: "Originally, I deserve to do this, but everyone disagrees. They say they are afraid that I will smash the bones of Shu and stir up a bigger civil uprising. I have no choice but to entrust this good job to you."

Guo Ye smiled wryly and said, "Of course it's a good thing for King Jiangxia, but for someone like Guo, it's not certain whether it's a blessing or a curse. You're making my clever woman cook without rice."

Kong Yingda said: "If you must act according to Fang Pushe's proposal, I also agree that King Qin Qiansui is handsome."

"Why is that?"

"Because you have the ability to turn stone into gold. If others go, they must strengthen their accumulation in order to quell the rebellion. But you still hope not to make money. King Qin, you probably have more ways to make money than to fight wars? Don't blackmail It is up to you to supplement the military resources with the common people.”