Qin Xiao felt a little dry in his throat.

 After a moment of silence, he asked: "Does the sage know Li Tuo's plan?"

"Although the saint is a female, with her wisdom, it is of course impossible not to see this." Yuwen Huaiqian was sitting on a chair. Although he had just come out of prison and was still wearing prison uniform, his sitting posture was

trim.

 Qin Xiao immediately asked: "How will the imperial court deal with it?"

"Sealing Jiayuguan is the first step to deal with Li Tuo." Yuwen Huaiqian thought for a moment and then said slowly: "Cutting off the passage between Xiling and the pass will not only greatly reduce Xiling's taxes, but will also make Xiling fall into trouble sooner or later.

Food crisis. Xiling and Wutuo are currently using each other and maintaining harmony on the surface. However, as time goes by, both sides will inevitably become alienated. Li Tuo and his group will never be willing to be controlled by the Wutuo people. The longer the time goes on, the more likely they will be.

The conflicts will become deeper and deeper, and within three years, Xiling will be plunged into internal and external troubles."

Qin Xiao crossed his fingers and asked: "What do you mean by the second master? If we blockade Jiayuguan and don't care about them, Xiling will be broken sooner or later without attacking?"

"After the closure of the customs, there will naturally be a blow to Xiling, but the Tang Dynasty will also be affected. Business routes will be cut off, and the tax revenue to the empire will be greatly weakened." Yuwen Huaiqian said seriously: "Xiling can last for three years, but the imperial court

But we must also buy time. Within these three years, no matter what means are used, those forces who intend to cause chaos must not dare to act rashly. As long as there is no chaos in the pass, Li Tuo will not have the courage or strength to enter the pass.

When they collapsed, the imperial court sent a force of troops out of the border, and they were at least 70% sure that they could capture Xiling in one fell swoop."

Qin Xiao nodded slightly and said: "The biggest opponent of the Tang Dynasty right now is Murong of Southern Xinjiang. As long as Murong of Southern Xinjiang does not act rashly within these three years, Li Tuo can be killed."

"Murong of Southern Xinjiang is naturally not weak in strength, but Pei Xiaogong's tens of thousands of troops are stationed on the southern front. Even if the Southern Xinjiang army makes some moves, they may not be able to break through the southern front defense." Yu Wen Huaiqian said thoughtfully: "If you look at the north,

The Tusun people have heard in recent years that Tiehan, the Khan of the Dur tribe, led his cavalry to annex many tribes, and their strength is growing day by day. However, it is almost impossible to achieve success or even send troops south within three years.

.Furthermore, Taishi Cunxu commanded the four northern towns to garrison the northern defense line, and the Tusun people did not dare to act rashly."

Qin Xiaodao: "If the Murong and Tusun people in southern Xinjiang do not dare to act rashly, then there should be no major wars in the pass within three years, and Li Tuo will not be able to wait for the opportunity to enter the pass."

"Originally, I was just worried that trouble would occur in the Bohai Sea." Yuwen Huaiqian sighed: "Whether it is the Tusun people in the southern Xinjiang or the northern Xinjiang, although they will not be the first to take action, once there is war in the empire, the two wolves in the south and the north will

They will definitely break out of their lair and rush towards the Tang Dynasty. When the Bohai Kingdom surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, it was a helpless move that was trampled under the feet of our cavalry of the Tang Dynasty. The people of Mali are capricious and will retaliate. From the beginning to the end, they have never truly surrendered to the Tang Dynasty.

The Tang Dynasty even regards the Tang Dynasty as the enemy of life and death. Now Bohai is controlled by Yuan Gaijian. As far as I know, this person is ambitious and extremely warlike. Bohai has not only recovered its vitality, but also expanded outward. This kind of

Sooner or later, people will point their swords at the Tang Dynasty."

Qin Xiao naturally met many Bohai people in Xiling, but he didn’t know much about the Bohai country.

"But looking at it now, the threat from the Bohai Kingdom is certainly not small, but the biggest threat is the Queen Mother Association." Yu Wen Huaiqian frowned and said: "Ten years ago, they had the means to do it in less than two years.

There are tens of thousands of believers in the Development Department. Now in the past ten years, they have been developing in secret. It is hard to estimate how many believers they already have. Once this group of people suddenly gets into trouble, it is difficult for me to predict what will happen.

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noodle."

Qin Xiao was silent for a moment and then said: "Not only did they develop believers, but they also defrauded a large amount of property from those believers. If they have really been operating secretly for the past ten years, both believers and property would be huge.

"

"Being able to be so secretive that even the court's eyes and ears are hard to detect shows that these people are very capable." Yu Wen Huaiqian's eyes twitched slightly and he said solemnly: "I am only worried about one possibility now. If

If that’s really the case, the current situation is already very serious.”

 Qin Xiao immediately guessed what Yuwen Huaiqian was thinking and said, "Is the Second Master worried that the Queen Mother will collude with Li Tuo?"

"That's right." Yu Wen Huaiqian nodded and said: "Being able to plan to capture Xiling, Li Tuo and Fan Ziqi's group are naturally not just ordinary people. They are clever and well-planned. Since they took action, they naturally planned to capture Xiling.

Things were planned. Of course Li Tuo could also imagine that if the imperial court did not send troops and would just block Jiayuguan, weaken them with delay and not give them a chance to enter the pass, they would accomplish nothing in the end, and Xiling would eventually return to the Tang Dynasty.

, in this case, why do they still dare to do this? If you think about it carefully, the most likely possibility is that Li Tuo is convinced that within three years, there will be chaos in the pass, and they are definitely not counting on Murong in southern Xinjiang or even the Tusun people in the north to take the lead.

.”

Qin Xiao sneered: "Are they waiting for the Queen Mother to start a rebellion?"

"This is the greatest possibility." Yuwen Huaiqian looked at Qin Xiao and said: "The two main forces of the Tang army are stationed on the north and south sides respectively, and their belly is empty. Except for the Shence Army garrison in Kyoto, there are not many large camps in the local states.

In fact, this is precisely because after the saint ascended the throne, three states and seven counties rebelled. The saint restricted the troops of the local states. The maximum number should not exceed 5,000. He was worried about the rebellion of the local state armies. If the Queen Mother would incite believers to rebel

, the local states may not be able to cope with it in a hurry." After a moment of silence, he said: "The Tianshi Dao rebellion in the previous dynasty spread to all states and counties across the country within a few months, and it took a full seven years.

It was only then that the Tianshi Dao rebellion was put down, but his vitality was severely damaged, otherwise Li Tang might not be able to replace him."

Qin Xiao's expression became even more solemn, and his heart palpitated when he thought about the innocent people being deceived by the Queen Mother, causing chaos and bloodshed in the world.

"If the size of the Queen Mother Association is really the same as that of the Celestial Master's Tao in the previous dynasty, and it spreads throughout the states of the empire, and the local states have no troops available, they will have to mobilize the troops of the four northern towns and even Pei Xiaogong to quell the chaos. In this way, Tu

Of course Sun and Murong of Southern Xinjiang will not miss the opportunity, and Li Tuo of Xiling will naturally wait for the opportunity to enter the customs." Yuwen Huaiqian looked solemn: "So the top priority is to find out what the Queen Mother's plan is.

And the camps in all states must be put on full alert just in case.”

Previously, Qin Xiao only felt that the top priority of the imperial court was to send troops to Xiling as soon as possible, regain Xiling and avenge General Black Feather. However, after Yuwen Huaiqian's words today, he realized that the situation in the Tang Dynasty was far more serious than he had imagined.

“Why don’t you write an excerpt and present the benefits to the sage?” Qin Xiao said: “You know the details. After writing the excerpt, I can help you present it to the sage.”

Yu Wen Huaiqian shook his head and said: "I have a low status and am not qualified to win discounts. Moreover, these are all my personal conjectures and there is no complete evidence. Maybe the Queen Mother's Congregation you saw is just a few of the Queen Mother's Congregation back then.

The remnants of the party have not spread all over the place, and have not even formed a climate. If we submit a letter rashly, I am afraid that the palace will think it is alarmist."

 Qin Xiao thought that what Yuwen Huaiqian said was quite right.

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The mother congregation has seen only a few hundred villagers who were bewitched. In addition, they really don’t know how many believers they have developed. Whether they are only active in Yongzhou, if there are only a few hundred people,

Of course, it is impossible to pose any threat to the empire. Under such circumstances, if you submit a letter rashly, you may be considered by the saint as alarmist.

"But if the facts turn out to be what the Second Master thinks, but the court has no preparations, it will be unthinkable if the Queen Mother rebels." Qin Xiao frowned and said, "The Second Master does not need to write a letter about this, I will come back later.

I mentioned it in the previous article, I only hope that the court can make preparations as soon as possible."

Yu Wen Huaiqian nodded slightly, stood up and said, "Thank you, Mr. Qin, for clearing my name today and allowing me to escape from prison. I still have my old wife at home. I haven't seen her for a long time. She must be thinking about her deeply. I will take my leave now and go home to see her."

“Second Master, wait a minute.” Qin Xiao also stood up and said, “There is one thing I want to discuss with Second Master.”

"If Master Qin has any instructions, just tell them."

"I don't dare." Qin Xiao knew that the second master of the Yuwen family in front of him was very knowledgeable and was definitely an ordinary person. It was no wonder that Changyihou was afraid of him and asked him to come to Kyoto as a hostage. He said respectfully: "The saint has a purpose.

, ordered me to clean up the Dali Temple and get rid of the bad things. Many officials in the Dali Temple are incompetent and unworthy of great use. Naturally, they must be driven out of the Dali Temple. The second master also saw it today. The Ministry of Punishment questioned four Dali officials in the street.

Officials of the temple, I believe that the Ministry of Punishment has not framed the four of them, so these four people must no longer be used in Dali Temple."

Yuwen Huaiqian did not comment or say anything.

"Second Master serves as a Yuanwai Lang in the Ministry of Civil Affairs. I heard that because...well, the officials of the Ministry of Civil Affairs are quite ostracized towards you. Master Song Shilian Song, a doctor in the Ministry of Civil Affairs, recommended you to come to Dali Temple. What do you think of Second Master?

"

 “Song Shilian?”

  Qin Xiao nodded and said, "If Mr. Song hadn't mentioned you, I wouldn't have known that you were imprisoned in Kyoto Prefecture."

"So that's it." Yu Wen Huaiqian sighed: "I'm also surprised that since we were imprisoned, everyone has ignored us. Why is the Dali Temple suddenly going to trial this time? It turns out that Mr. Song is helping behind the scenes.

"I smiled bitterly and shook my head and said: "I have been in the official department for many years, in name only, and I have never really done any errands. There are many officials, but I am not too many, and there are too few for me. My life was saved by Mr. Qin. If I can do anything for Mr. Qin,

Where there is effectiveness, I will naturally not refuse.”

Qin Xiao said happily: "The second master agreed? That's great. I will immediately send a transfer document to the Ministry of Personnel and transfer the second master to Dali Temple. The second master will go back to rest for a few days. After everything is done here,

, I will send someone to deliver the official transfer letter to you, and when you have recovered, you can come to Dali Temple to run errands."

Yu Wen Huaiqian was silent for a moment. He didn't say anything after all. He just bowed his hand to Qin Xiao, then turned around and left.

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ps: I saw a friend talking about writing about water. In fact, the rhythm of writing in the desert has always been like this. Every chapter is written after careful consideration and careful consideration. I never write about water. This book combines power and hegemony, so

The protagonist must also have a clear understanding of the world's situation, so that he can control the situation vertically and horizontally. The rhythm of my book writing has always been to go deeper and deeper step by step. When typing the words, I also reminded myself again and again to guard against arrogance, arrogance and calmness, and I will never let everyone down.
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