Yang Lingqi asked: "Is it possible that the emperor deliberately played the role of an unjust person in front of others and made mistakes one after another, but these mistakes have to be corrected by King Yongyang. If things go on like this, King Yongyang will be more important to his subjects."
Will the prestige in his heart be improved?"
Hu Xiaotian's heart moved when he heard this. He had never thought about this. The old emperor and Qiqi were one of the bad guys and the other was the red face. It was very possible that the old and the young would join forces to make a show. Thinking about the relationship they had with their parents,
The way the matter was handled was that the old emperor acted as the bad guy and asked Qi Qi to do favors and win people's hearts. If everything Yang Lingqi analyzed is true, then they really have good intentions.
Yang Lingqi said: "Master Hu must not overlook one thing. Since your Majesty has broken the centuries-old practice of Dakang and made Princess Yongyang king, it proves that your Majesty has made up his mind to defy all opinions. He is likely to choose Yongyang."
Princess Yang as her heir."
Hu Xiaotian indeed thought about this. Since Dakang can have the first female prince in history, it is possible that the first female emperor in history can appear. However, Hu Xiaotian still can't figure out why the old emperor cares so much about Qi Qi? Yes.
Out of family affection or some unknown special feeling? Hu Xiaotian said: "It doesn't matter who becomes the emperor's heir. A clever woman can't make a meal without rice. No matter who sits in this position now, he will be helpless."
Yang Lingqi said: "If the emperor really thinks so, then he is quite wise. During these years of his reign, he has been rebellious and mediocre. The subjects have already lost confidence in him. Once the people's hearts are lost, it will be difficult to recover. He may have realized this truth.
That’s why we promoted King Yongyang to let the subjects have confidence in King Yongyang.”
Hu Xiaotian said: "Judging from his current behavior, it is indeed possible."
Yang Lingqi said: "Actually, Dakang is far from being at the end of its rope. If the imperial court can recognize the reality and have the courage to break the system and introduce the new, there may be a chance to regroup."
Hu Xiaotian said with great interest: "Brother Yang, come and listen."
Yang Lingqi smiled modestly and said: "As a family, if Mr. Hu listens, don't take it seriously. The biggest dilemma facing Dakang is the food famine. Judging from various signs, the harvest this autumn should not be very good. If a large-scale famine occurs,
If an outbreak breaks out, the country will surely fall into chaos. Food is the most important thing for the people. When the people do not have enough to eat, they will rebel. All the surrounding countries are eyeing Dakang. Once civil strife breaks out in Dakang, they will not let go of this opportunity.
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Hu Xiaotian said: "What method do you have to resolve the crisis?"
Yang Lingqi said: "Whether Dakang admits it or not, the vast territory of the past has been fragmented and shrinking. Today's territory is less than half of what it was in its heyday. Now the real overlord of the Central Plains is Dayong, and all the surrounding small countries are intimidated."
Due to his pressure, he did not dare to do any grain transactions with Dakang. This was the external cause of the grain shortage in Dakang. Dakang is currently in a grain shortage situation, but it is not yet at the end of its rope. There are several ways to change it from the outside.
"The first is to buy grain at high prices. No matter how harsh the country's system is, private transactions have never been prohibited. Domestic merchants can be encouraged to purchase grain from various channels, and the court will give them certain rewards to ensure the interests of the merchants as much as possible."
Hu Xiaotian said: "I am afraid that the problem cannot be solved by just relying on small-scale private transactions. Moreover, Dakang's treasury is already empty, and there is not so much money to subsidize these businessmen."
Yang Lingqi said: "That's true. This is just one of the ways. Another way is to obtain food sources from surrounding small countries."
Hu Xiaotian said in his heart that it seemed that he had overestimated Yang Lingqi. The methods mentioned were all thought by others, and the facts proved that they were not feasible and could not solve the problem of Dakang at all. He smiled calmly and said: "You have said that the surrounding small countries
You don’t dare to trade grain with Dakang, so why do you make such a suggestion?”
Yang Lingqi said: "They dare not say it is because they are intimidated by Dayong's power. Although Dakang has declined, it is not a paper tiger that everyone can bully. Since Dayong dares to threaten them, Dakang can do the same thing. Find allies.
, and jointly deal with the most threatening enemy."
Hu Xiaotian said: "The situation in front of Dakang can be said to be overwhelming. How can there be any allies?"
Yang Lingqi said: "There are only eternal interests but no permanent friends in this world. The reason why Dayong chose to become friends with Heihu, his old enemy for many years, and form an alliance was not to stabilize the rear so that he could free up his hands to deal with the enemy."
Kang. However, after the murder of the fourth prince Heihu, the alliance between Dayong and Heihu has become empty talk. The Black Hu people are not fools. They have always wanted to send their troops south. Even if the fourth prince Wanyan Chixiong was not killed, the Black Hu people would
They will not sincerely form an alliance with Dayong. If Dayong successfully destroys Dakang and unifies the Central Plains, the Black Hu people will no longer be able to compete with them."
Yang Lingqi smiled when he said this and said: "My proposal to form an alliance with the Black Hu people is not to sacrifice the interests of us Han people, but to use the Black Hu people to contain Dayong in the north. There is another more important thing, that is, stability
Nishikawa.”
Hu Xiaotian said: "Xichuan is under Li Tianheng's control."
Yang Lingqi said: "Li Tianheng proclaimed himself king. At first, he was under the banner of sending troops to serve the king. Now that Emperor Dakang has been restored, the so-called king of Qin has lost the reason for his existence. Li Tianheng has not shown any sign of surrendering with his troops until now. This proves that
He had long wanted to separate one side and did not want to listen to the orders of Emperor Dakang. However, Li Tianheng was a person who cherished his reputation very much. He probably did not want to be charged with rebellion, so he has not proclaimed himself king until now. In fact, the emperor
We should take advantage of his mentality at this time. Anyway, it has become a fact that Xichuan is in the hands of the Li family. It is better to follow the trend and directly make him king and recognize the fact that Xichuan is independent. In this way, Li Tianheng will not be able to erase this face."
Hu Xiaotian said: "Li Tianheng's ambition is known to the world. The reason why he is confident is not only because he occupies the land of Xichuan, but also because he has a trump card in his hand."
Yang Lingqi said: "You mean Zhou Wang Long Yefang."
Hu Xiaotian nodded.
Yang Lingqi said: "Li Tianheng will rebel sooner or later. Long Yefang is a trump card in his hand, but this card will have its greatest effect only after the emperor has passed away for a hundred years."
Hu Xiaotian also thought this way. If the old emperor died, Long Yefang would be the most qualified person to inherit the throne, and Li Tianheng could use the emperor to control the princes and control the entire Dakang.
Yang Lingqi said: "Li Tianheng wants to gain the entire Dakang, so he doesn't want Dakang to be swallowed up by others. As long as we grasp his psychology, it will not be difficult to turn Li Tianheng into another ally."
Hu Xiaotian said: "Even if Black Hu and Li Tianheng are willing to form an alliance with Dakang, they are still unwilling to help Dakang solve the food shortage problem."
Yang Lingqi smiled and said: "The alliance is not to solve the food shortage, but to stabilize the foundation and make Dayong give up the idea of sending troops south in a short time. As for these people, if Dakang cannot feed them, they also need to give them a way to live.
, we can consider opening some border checkpoints to allow people to go to some small surrounding countries to find a way out."
Hu Xiaotian said: "With so many hungry people rushing into other countries, I'm afraid they may not be willing to let them in."
Yang Lingqi said: "The strength of these small countries cannot be compared with that of Dakang. If they let these hungry people enter the country, it will indirectly relieve the pressure on Dakang. If they refuse and refuse the hungry people to enter, Dakang can also do these things.
Make a fuss and take the opportunity to send troops to destroy it. Although war is not a good thing, it can divert domestic conflicts and crises."
Hu Xiaotian said: "Is this a distant friendship and a close attack?"
Yang Lingqi whispered: "To be precise, it should be to stabilize the strong relationship and attack the weak. This is a world where the weak and the strong eat the strong. When Dakang has reached the point where it is now, it can only put survival first and cannot care about means."
Hu Xiaotian nodded. Yang Lingqi's words are indeed reasonable. The country is like this, and so are people. If a person can't even guarantee his survival, why should he care about the means of making a living? Yang Lingqi's meaning is obvious. The more he looks like this in front of him,
Under this situation, we must pay more attention to diplomatic means and unite alliances to jointly check and balance Da Yong. Under the premise of domestic food shortage, we choose to expand and invade, invading small neighboring countries, and even former vassals and allies. After all, they were treacherous first, and in Da Kang
When faced with a crisis, they were frightened by Dayong's power and not only refused to provide help, they were even unwilling to engage in fair grain transactions.
Hu Xiaotian said: "I will arrange for you to meet King Yongyang in the next two days."
Yang Lingqi said: "Master Hu, Lingqi is valued by Master Hu and is willing to follow Master Hu all the time."
Hu Xiaotian smiled and said: "Brother Yang is a real talent. I am just the deputy commander of the imperial guards. Do you want to be an ordinary imperial guard by your side?"
A wry smile appeared on Yang Lingqi's lips. His hands were disabled, let alone like this. Even if he had good hands and was useless as a scholar, he would still be powerless. In such troubled times, he could not even protect himself.
If not, there is no point in protecting others. Even survival becomes a problem.
Hu Xiaotian said: "I recommend Brother Yang to King Yongyang because I want your ambition to be truly put into practice. You and I will hit it off as soon as we meet, and we will treat each other as brothers from now on."
Yang Lingqi hurriedly thanked Hu Xiaotian again.
At this time, Huo Shengnan came to see Hu Xiaotian, but it was because she had heard about Hu Xiaotian's parents, and she was very worried. After Yang Lingqi left, Hu Xiaotian just told him about his meeting with Qiqi, and Huo Shengnan frowned and said:
"So Princess Yongyang wants to use them to blackmail you?"
Hu Xiaotian said: "Judging from the current situation, she and the old emperor are playing a double act, one is a villain and the other is a celebrity. Depending on the situation, they won't let me leave. It's not that easy for my mother to leave.
, but my father must go to Luosong for a trip."
Suddenly I remembered that today is Monday, so I asked for some recommendations. It is estimated that it will take ten days to get home. During the trip, Octopus will try its best to ensure continuous updates. As for the outbreak, it can only wait until after returning home. (To be continued)
