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Chapter 590 Queen Zhen (continued)
Shangguan Xiaowan didn't answer, but asked again: "How many troops can the court mobilize now?"

There are still many troops that can be mobilized, but whether the generals in various places will listen to Webster's words and the soldiers will work for him is a problem.At the same time, the national treasury was forced by Wang Hua, and there was very little surplus, and how many troops the court could support with supplies was another problem.

Everyone can't answer.

Shangguan Xiaowancai said: "Actually, it is very difficult for the imperial court to raise the army of the whole country. This limited force is from Bashu to Hanzhong to Guanzhong, Hedong, Yunshuo, everyone, do you think it can be defended?"

We still can't answer.

Shangguan Xiaowan said: "But when we arrive in Chang'an, as long as we gather our troops in the surrounding areas of Chang'an, we don't need too many troops. Even if there are less than 20 troops, we can concentrate our troops to guard the cities and towns. Checkpoints. Let’s recall again, when the Blood Battalion troops left Chang’an a few months ago, how many prefectural cities did they capture? Just conquered each checkpoint, and the loss was serious. This is because the troops are scattered. If they are concentrated, what will happen? Let’s talk The strength of the blood camp has returned nearly 20 prisoners of war, and nearly half of them are either in Qinzhou or in Guanzhong. As long as these soldiers are regrouped, a large army can be formed in no time. They are all local sources of soldiers, occupying The time, place, and people are harmonious, and at the same time, a lot of expenses are saved. Although the imperial court cannot have as many brave generals as the blood camp, we just stick to it."

"Zhaorong, don't forget, they still have that kind of artillery, and it's not easy to hold on to it," Wei Juyuan said.

"Cannon, Mr. Wei, do you remember that Zhang Shuo wrote a memorial about this cannon. With the ability of the blood battalion, it cannot be mass-produced now. They only have dozens of them in their hands. Besides the power, I admit the power It is huge, but they also fired it under the city of Chang'an. Although they knocked down the tower, did they knock down the city wall? This is still that kind of giant cannon. As far as I know, there are only a few giant cannons, and the others are small Cannons are also small cannons made in Lingzhou in the later period. This kind of small cannons are flexible and can be used to attack cities, increase firepower, field battles, and defense. Especially those checkpoints in Jishi Mountain, with these small cannons, you can use A small force can kill the Tubo attack. In the final analysis, it is because it just came out and we don’t understand it, so the soldiers are afraid.”

Shangguan Xiaowan's explanation can also be justified, but because Chang'an is very close to the northwest, the ministers still feel that they have no foundation.

Shangguan Xiaowan added: "The third thing is morale. The Art of War says that mourning soldiers will win. Why did the blood battalion come to the city of Chang'an? The imperial court also deployed 10,000+ troops at that time. It is because our capital is in the eastern capital. The response is slow. We cannot quickly understand the battle situation ahead. Second, the court is in the Eastern Capital, which shows that the court was timid before fighting. The court is like this, let alone the soldiers? Then look at Xu Jingye’s failure to oppose the old queen. Why did he fail? It was because he wanted to retreat to the south of the river. If you lose righteousness, you also show timidity. This is where the real failure lies."

This sentence is confusing again.

Afterwards, Wang Hua commented that Shangguan Xiaowan was Wang Zhen.

Why do you say that, a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall.It's not that kings can't go to the front line. Most of the founding kings went to the front line, but seeing their success, many heroes fell down.It cannot be said that the emperor in the country cannot send troops.

Zhu Di's five expeditions to Mongolia brought Vietnam back to China for the first time since the fall of the Tang Dynasty, and at the same time allowed Tibet to be included in the territory of the Ming Dynasty.There are several times that I personally recruited.

But who is Zhu Di?Even Kangxi, who looked down on the Han people, had to praise him for being far ahead of the Han and Tang Dynasties, surpassing the abilities of the wise emperors of the Han and Tang Dynasties!
He is an outstanding military strategist in itself.

Looking at another emperor, his military ability is slightly inferior to Zhu Di, but he is also a famous emperor in Chinese history, Kangxi.He also personally conquered Galdan.

But without this strength, you can't take on this burden.

Kou Zhun succeeded in pushing Song Zhenzong's dragon chair, because the Liao people penetrated deep into the inner abdomen of the Song Dynasty.But what happened later?Wang Zhen encouraged Ming Yingzong to conquest himself, which led to the change of Tumubao.

But Shangguan Xiaowan doesn't care about Webster's life or death.The idea in her heart is to encourage the court to go to Chang'an. If Wang Hua has a back-up arrangement, attacking Chang'an will be less difficult than attacking Luoyang.There was another main reason, if she wanted to escape, it would be easier to escape from Chang'an to the northwest than from Luoyang to the northwest.

Because of Wang Hua's reminder, she saw the problem more comprehensively.

Don't think that Webster controlled the imperial court, but unlike Wu Zetian, Wu Zetian appointed a group of cruel officials and a group of virtuous ministers, and even controlled the army.Especially the latter point, how many troops did Webster really control?
In addition, in the court, such as now, which minister is the one who handles affairs?Even if Wang Hua doesn't send troops, even if Li Dan fails, Webster's downfall will happen sooner or later.

Besides, Li Xian's feelings for her have now been poisoned to death by Webster.It also made her somewhat unhappy.

But under the fence of others, she dare not show it.

But to persuade Webster to move to Chang'an, there must be a reason that convinces Webster.

Shangguan Xiaowan continued: "Let's talk about the terrain. If Guanzhong is lost, the consequences will be unimaginable. Because of the terrain, Qin Huju passed through Guanzhong, drove the six kingdoms, and united the world. Han Gaozu won Guanzhong and defeated Xiang Yu. Jin lived in Guanluo, so he destroyed the Three Kingdoms. Mixed with the universe. Sui lived in Hewei, destroyed Nanchen, and reunified. The emperor Gaozu of this dynasty won the land of Guanzhong, and Taizong became the final hero of the Central Plains. If Wang Hua is allowed to get Guanzhong, can you imagine the consequences?"

It may not have so many superstitious effects, Zhu Yuanzhang did not get Guanzhong, and he created the Ming Dynasty.Zhao Kuangyin did not win Guanzhong first, and then Hunyuan unified.

However, the terrain in Guanzhong is high and steep, and the folk customs are adjacent to the Hu people, pure and honest, such soldiers may not be able to do business, but among soldiers, they are the best source of arms.Therefore, there are several dynasties that first occupied Guanzhong and then pacified the world.

But haven't you seen Zhao Kuangyin and Zhu Yuanzhang now?
When Shangguan Xiaowan said this, everyone's expressions changed again.

But Zhao Luwen interjected and asked: "Zhaorong, the reasons you said are quite reasonable. However, the court cannot always defend against this traitor. The court's loss is too much. Besides, even if it is defended, it will change over time."

"Zhao Si Nong, this statement is wrong. Wang Hua supported Li Chongjun, but Li Chongjun designated him as a traitor since the first emperor. Lost, after a few months, the world will return. The people in the world must also see that Wang Hua's wolf ambition is Cao Cao, Wang Mang and Sima Zhao. It is difficult to fight against the imperial court with the power of the northwest! We need time, not to conquer, but to settle the country."

This sentence made everyone speechless again, don't think that controlling the court will control the whole country.In a few years, the officials and people of the whole country, as well as the major families, will not be convinced.

"And there is another advantage. You only see the northwest, but you can see the movements of some people in the court. Now the court has suddenly improved the Jingzhao, which is unexpected by some people. Their arrangement will be invalid. But we are different. , We have the army in our hands, we have the imperial government agencies, and we went to Jingzhao, the nature is the same."

This made many people tempted.

The people Shangguan Xiaowan pointed out were nothing more than Li Dan and Princess Taiping.To be honest, Zhu Wei is equally afraid of these two people.

"One more thing, we live in Jingzhao, and there are countless fortified cities that are heavily defended. Seeing that the situation is not good, we can still retreat back to the Eastern Capital calmly, and once again set up a tight defense line at Tongguan and other checkpoints. This is to advance and attack, retreat It's a move that can be defended. I hope the queen mother will think twice."

In the end, everyone was even more tempted, yes, you can escape if you can't beat it.

And Webster also thought about Chang'an very much. Firstly, her family was outside Chang'an City, and secondly, she had nightmares every night in Luoyang.

After being bewitched by Shangguan Xiaowan, and adding so many reasons why she must enter Chang'an, she already has a [-]% approval in her heart.

Shangguan Xiaowan said: "There is another thing. I beg to see the princess and have a detailed discussion with the princess. If the princess agrees, let her write a letter to Wang Hua to appease Wang Hua. This move will win ten times." Wan Xiongbing."

Her proposal was different from Wei Sili's. Wei Sili directly asked to marry Wang Hua, while Shangguan Xiaowan asked to persuade her.Therefore Webster will not be angry.

Wei Shi rubbed his brows, he did something wrong to raise this unfilial daughter, he looked at Shangguan Xiaowan suspiciously and said: "I'm afraid of Zhao Rong, you may not be able to convince this stupid girl if you go in person."

Shangguan Xiaowan said: "If you don't try, how do you know that I can't do it?"

"Okay, Gu will let you go." Wei Shi waved his hand in embarrassment.

There is another reason why Shangguan Xiaowan did this.

After learning of Li Xian's death, Wang Hua immediately issued an order to let all the good families use their resources, or his own resources, to cover the people from fleeing the Tang Dynasty.

After Wang Hua reconciled with the imperial court, the affairs of Oceania were made public. Wang Hua further loosened contact. These people who stayed in Oceania began to send back the money in their hands to relatives or relatives, and wrote letters about the situation in Oceania.

This further dispels people's doubts about going abroad.

Especially for religion, it is impossible for the believers to rebel, or to be like Luoyang again.But it is still very easy to do publicity for him, or to defect to Oceania with his family.

What's more, the upper beam is not upright and the lower beam is crooked. Not every state and county has a good life. If you meet a corrupt official, corruption is fine. You have to be able to do practical things. among.

The most important thing is that the country is in a state of delicate out-of-control. Some local officials don't know whether the Webster court can last. In this case, one thing more is worse than one thing less.The government's supervision was insufficient, so a large number of people began to flow to Oceania.

This time the flow was almost open, and there were many people on the move.Of course, under various banners, some went to the colonies of overseas aristocratic families, some went out quietly to make a living, some visited relatives and friends, and then one by one the families disappeared completely from the Tang Dynasty.

Of course, this situation is temporary. Once the government restores the mechanism, it will immediately monitor it. It is impossible to imagine such a population migration.

Therefore, Wang Hua simply went to the end, and gave a reward of [-] coins for each person who assisted in the relocation, and a reward of [-] coins for each person who took the initiative to relocate for Wang Hua.

After the news was released, the major families were in a state of madness.Anyone will be able to settle this account. If he has the ability to relocate 1 people for Wang Hua, in fact, as long as he takes them to sea, they will have nothing to do with them. In addition, the court is chaotic and the rule is weak, so the relocation is easy.30 people have two or three hundred thousand money, even if the money is put in the Wei family, the Wei family will be tempted.What if one hundred thousand people?With two or three million yuan, it is possible that the Wei family can participate in it regardless of the queen's face.

It's been a wild migration.

Of course, because Li Xian had only died for a month or so, the migration had only just begun, and no one noticed.

However, Shangguan Xiaowan often helped Webster write articles, and when she was in Li Xian, she wrote the repertoire for Li Xian, otherwise she would not be called an internal minister.Webster took her as his confidant and entrusted her with many affairs.

She saw some memorials from the Ministry of Finance, and because of her distaste for Webster, Su Xuan didn't want to be troublesome, so she said it lightly.

Shangguan Xiaowan didn't say anything, but she guessed that Wang Hua had another intention, which was to keep the political situation stalemate. The longer the stalemate lasted, the more people would be relocated.Because Lao Su is not from Li Dan, nor from Princess Taiping, even Li Dan did not think of the reason for Wang Hua's delay.

But in short, Wang Hua will not send troops to the court for the time being.

Since Wang Hua wanted to delay time, Shangguan Xiaowan took the initiative to cooperate with Wang Hua. The political center was transferred to Chang'an again. The people who migrated were even more unscrupulous.

Shangguan Xiaowan couldn't figure out how many people could be transferred in the end.But the more people migrate, and these people are not uncivilized indigenous people, the strength of Oceania will strengthen.Even if she becomes a country on her own, maybe she will be a female official.

But this time, the time has been prolonged, and Li Bao'er must be persuaded.If the stalemate continues like this, Webster will lose his patience, and may have murderous intentions against Li Bao'er at any time.

She had to personally persuade Li Gu'er, bow her head first, only by gaining Webster's trust, could she regain her personal freedom, hold her son in her arms, and have a chance, and then the three of them would get out of trouble together.

But because Webster was investigating who leaked the secret to Li Gu'er, Shangguan Xiaowan risked sending Jiang Cai'er to inform her, and never dared to contact Li Gu'er again.

Taking this opportunity to ask for it will not make Wei Shi suspect.

Shangguan Xiaowan arrived at Shangyang Palace and sent the servants away.

Most of these eunuchs and maids are Webster's confidantes, who monitor Li Bao'er.But their popularity was far inferior to that of Shangguan Xiaowan, so they immediately withdrew.

Shangguan Xiaowan talked a lot with Li Bao'er, but Li Bao'er stubbornly disagreed at first.

Shangguan Xiaowan said eagerly: "Your Highness, if your mother uses the lives of your mother and son to force Wang Hua to go to Beijing alone, what will happen?"

Li Gu'er couldn't answer.

"Your Highness, what do you mean by bearing the burden of humiliation? Your Majesty's death was not caused by your mother, but by a group of treacherous ministers in the court. If you want to avenge your father, you must learn to bear it, so as not to drag Wang Hua down." The only way is to exchange for the trust of your mother, so that the three of us can escape the capital together. Let Wang Hua have no worries, so that he can avenge your father with peace of mind. This is not for the safety of your mother and son, and it is your father's Blood feud, the future of the country."

Only then did Li Guer be persuaded.

After Shangguan Xiaowan left Shangyang Palace, Li Bao'er asked to meet Webster.

As Wang Hua "shows his fierce face", Li Bao'er is becoming more and more important as a pawn.

Webster asked the eunuch to bring Li Bao'er.

Li Bao'er said: "Queen, if you want your child to write a letter and let Wang Hua submit to the court, you must promise me one thing."

It was a good sign, Webster asked: "What? But don't ask too much."

"I want the queen mother to descend grandly on behalf of the father, and also invite the world-renowned eminent monks and immortals of the two religions of Taoism and Buddhism to cross over for the father."

This request is not excessive, but it will take some time to prepare, and Webster immediately agreed.

Shangguan Xiaowan told Wang Hua what happened afterwards.This is meant to show merit, and of course Wang Hua must be informed that there must be a preparation, and the inside should be combined with the outside.

After reading the letter, Wang Hua shook his head and smiled wryly.How can one underestimate the generation of women in the world, the wisdom of this Shangguan Xiaowan is far beyond that of ordinary ministers.

So I wrote back a letter, which said:

You are my confidant, you can play the qin and the harp, and you can compose poems.You are my arm, and also a moment of Pei.

Not to mention the minister of the country, but to compare her to Pei Ju, the courtier of the Sui Dynasty, which is also a denial of some things about her in the past.But after Pei Ju joined the Tang Dynasty, he became a famous minister of a generation.When Wang Hua said this, it seemed that he was sincere.

After Shangguan Xiaowan read the letter, she was almost "crazy with joy and poetry".

With this impression, Wang Hua didn't worry about having no place for herself after arriving in Oceania.

However, Wang Hua did not give any instructions, but said to play by ear, and when he made a decision, he would notify her to make arrangements.

But Shangguan Xiaowan did this very skillfully, the most brilliant thing is that she has both ways.Because of his daughter's change of heart, Webster had a better impression of Shangguan Xiaowan.

Moreover, her daughter voluntarily agreed to persuade Wang Hua, which made her feel more secure and strengthened her determination to move to Chang'an.

Finally, an edict was issued, and the capital was immediately transferred to Jingzhao. Many ministers were astonished when they heard the edict.Only some confidants of Wei Dang knew about this matter, and the other ministers were all kept in the dark.

Seeing Li Dan sitting at the top, surprised, Webster was very happy.

Once they decide to return to Chang'an, they have to leave immediately, otherwise they won't be able to arrive on New Year's Day, and they are still halfway.There is also Zi Palace to transport Chang'an, which requires a lot of etiquette and needs to be discussed.

Wechsler didn't care about this, and officials from the Ministry of Rituals discussed etiquette.

After the ceremony was over, Webster looked at Li Bao'er again, and took out the luxurious burial list prepared by the Ministry of Rites.

Li Gu'er didn't say a word after seeing it, but the expression on his face improved a bit.

This made Wei Shi very happy. Although there was some resentment, it was normal. How could Shangguan Xiaowan convince her completely after a little persuasion?

Then he found Shangguan Xiaowan, and said to her: "I am happy to be alone, Zhaorong, you are also the lonely Uncle Ying Kao."

Shangguan Xiaowan thought to herself, I dare not compare my morals with Uncle Ying Kao, and you are not Zheng Zhuanggong.

Without changing expression, Yingying bowed and said: "Thank you for the compliment, Queen Mother, I dare not be a minister."

But Webster's evaluation made Shangguan Xiaowan so popular that even several Wei Xianggongs looked sideways when they saw Shangguan Xiaowan.

When Wang Hua and Zhu Dian heard the news, they almost bent over laughing, Uncle Ying Kao?

After Zhu Tie finished laughing, he couldn't help shaking his head, Webster's ambition was comparable to Wu Zetian's, but the two eyesights were so different, how could they not be defeated?

(End of this chapter)