The new emperor Li Shi's imperial study room still used the imperial study room left by his father Li Yu, but the various furnishings were changed. He moved all the furnishings from the East Palace over, and the various collections left by his father emperor were moved to
Most of the rewards were given to the harem and ministers.
Guo Song followed Guo Ziyi to pay homage to the emperor. Li Shi looked at Guo Song for a long time and said slowly: "You participated in quelling Yang Zilin's rebellion in Shu. Xue Xun has already reported to me. You performed very well and you can help everywhere."
I am trying to solve the problem. Do you have any suggestions about Bashu?"
It has to be said that Li Shi quickly adapted to his status as an emperor. He spoke much slower than before. Basically, he would think about every sentence before he said it. Moreover, his aura of dominating the world was already reflected in him.
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Guo Song advised: "Jiannan Jiedu Mansion has a vague tendency to become a vassal town. If Cui Ning comes to the capital again next time, Wei Chen suggests that the court should detain him in the capital. Compared with his brother, Cui Kuan is more tolerant and less ambitious.
Not as strong as Cui Ning."
Li Shi was silent for a moment and said: "This time Cui Ning came to Beijing, my father wanted to detain him, but Yang Zilin in Luzhou rebelled. The court was afraid of another chaos in Shu, so it decided to let Cui Ning return to Shu to control the situation. But now it seems that,
Yang Zilin's rebellion was probably a move arranged by Cui Ning in advance. Including Zhang Qiong, the governor of Jianzhou, and Li Zhongzhou, the governor of Zizhou, responded to Yang Zilin's rebellion. It was also arranged by Cui Ning in advance. He was afraid that the court would not let him return to Shu, so he deliberately triggered the rebellion in Shu.
, and he got his wish."
Guo Song was stunned for a long time and said: "But Yang Zilin was still killed by Cui Ning, and her head was sent to Chang'an."
Li Shi nodded, "This is Cui Ning's ruthlessness. He used Yang Zilin to the end and simply turned Yang Zilin's fake rebellion into a real rebellion. If Li Zhongzhou, the prefect of Zizhou, hadn't sent someone secretly to deliver the letter to the court, he would have really kept us in the dark.
Drum."
Guo Song felt a little bitter in his heart. He was still a little too young. At that time, he felt that Yang Zilin's rebellion was a bit of a joke. After Yang Zilin withdrew his troops, he ceased all activities. The soldiers returned to the camp and the commander returned to his office. There was no sign of active preparations for war. It was as if he knew that the Jiannan Army
It won't be the same as going south.
Only now did Guo Song know the reason. No wonder he could easily succeed in the sneak attack. It turned out that this was a show colluded by Yang Zilin and Cui Ning. He didn't even think of this.
Guo Ziyi said next to him: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid there is another hidden reason for Yang Zilin's murder. It's not just that Cui Ning wanted to give an explanation to the court."
Li Shi was startled, "What does the old man mean by this?"
Guo Ziyi leaned forward and said: "I feel that Yang Zilin is trying to be fake. He really wants to enter Chengdu and replace Cui Ning. However, Guo Song ruined his plan. Later, Cui Ning learned about his intention."
, Cui Ning simply killed Yang Zilin to give an explanation to the court."
"What is the basis for old Ling Gong's guess?"
Guo Ziyi smiled slightly and said: "Just based on intuition, this is how Cui Ning killed Guo Ying and came to power. Why doesn't Yang Zilin want to follow suit?"
Li Shi nodded, "It's very possible, but now Shuzhong needs to be stabilized, and Tubo cannot take advantage of it. Cui Ning is still inseparable. We will wait for Shuzhong to stabilize, and then we can slowly make plans for it."
Having said this, Li Shi put aside the matters in Shu, and said to Guo Song: "I have decided to accept my father's decree and make you the governor of Ganzhou. Are you willing to go to Hexi?"
Guo Song bowed and said: "I am willing to go through fire and water for Your Majesty."
Li Shi was very satisfied with Guo Song's decisive attitude. He added: "The situation in Hexi is very complicated. Many ministers opposed the imperial court's sending troops to Suzhou before, which caused us to lose the opportunity to regain Hexi. Now you have been ordered to do so in a critical situation. You must not only defend Shatuo from attacking Gansu."
State, and to prevent Tibet from attacking from behind."
"Does Wei Chen have the right to march into Suzhou and regain Shazhou?"
Li Shi smiled bitterly and said: "If you can defeat the Shatuo people's attack, I will allow you to play!"
"Thank you for your trust, Your Majesty!"
At this time, Guo Ziyi said from the side: "There is heavy snow in Hexi, making it difficult to travel westward. Guo Shijun can only set out after spring. During this time, he has to train his troops on the one hand, and also solve personal life-long issues on the other."
Li Shi was about to express congratulations, but suddenly thought that he was in mourning and it was not appropriate to talk about this matter, so he avoided it and said lightly: "What other requests does Guo Shijun have?"
"We also hope that some generals can be transferred from Fengzhou so that we can control the Hexi Army as soon as possible and resist the Shatuo Army's spring offensive. I hope your Majesty will agree!"
Li Shi had experience in leading troops. He knew that this request was not excessive and was considered a normal operation, so he readily agreed, "Quick report, you can give the list to the Ministry of War, and I will hand it over to the Ministry of War."
Guo Song took out the gold medal from his arms and presented it to Li Shi, "This is the late emperor's trust in his humble minister. Please take back this gold medal."
Li Shi took the gold medal and caressed it for a moment. There was sadness in his eyes, and he said to Guo Song: "My father has not revoked your privilege of holding the gold medal. I will take back this gold medal and give you another Emperor's Sword!"
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"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty!"
Li Shi walked to the map, stared at it and said: "Last time Guo Aiqing told me that Uighur would postpone the attack on Tang Dynasty and let Shatuo attack Hexi. Judging from the current situation, Aiqing was right.
The Uighurs remained silent about the killing of the envoy, but the envoys of the Sijie Ministry told the court that the Uighur army encountered the Geluolu and the Great Cannibals in the western Sogdia region. This was a typical struggle between the crane and the clam.
The fishermen benefited, and the Uighurs and Tubo fought for ten years for the area in the middle of the river. Tubo was defeated and returned to the plateau. The Uighurs were also exhausted from the fight, but they were picked by the Geluolu and the big cannibals. Now the Uighurs have no time to think about revenge against the Uighurs.
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Guo Song glanced at the map on the wall, which was the map south of the Hexi Corridor. He smiled slightly and said, "Your Majesty seems to be more worried about Tubo?"
Li Shi nodded slowly, "Tubo has no sincerity towards the Tang Alliance, especially since there was internal strife in Tuyuhun two months ago, and the pro-Tubo forces won. Tuyuhun has completely surrendered to Tubo, leaving Tubo with no internal constraints. Everyone is here
Guessing Tubo's next move, I would like to hear Guo Aiqing's thoughts."
Guo Song pondered for a moment and said: "Tubo was located on the plateau, so it first took the strategic initiative. It had many ways to send troops to the Tang Dynasty. Nanzhao, Chengdu, Hezhou, Lintao, Hehuang, Hexi, etc. could all be used for its offensive.
At the exit of the Tang Dynasty, we could only garrison troops separately. However, Tubo and Uighur fought a war for more than ten years and were finally defeated. The national power was greatly damaged and the population was thin. It was also destined that Tubo would not be able to fully attack the Tang Dynasty. Wei Chen felt that Tubo
They will use small groups to harass and plunder property and people. It is impossible to attack the Tang Dynasty on a large scale. The court needs to guard against Tibet, but there is no need to be too nervous and there is no need to invest too many resources."
Guo Ziyi praised: "Your Majesty, what Guo Shijun said is absolutely correct. Tubo's national strength is weak and its young population has dropped sharply. It is indeed difficult to launch a large-scale war. Otherwise, they would not use sowing discord to cause internal strife in Tuyuhun, and the veterans would also
It is believed that the Tubo Plateau will remain quiet for at least five to ten years. As Guo Shijun said, there are constant small disturbances and no large-scale wars. We really do not need to waste too much financial and material resources on preventing Tibet.
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Guo Ziyi's summary made Li Shi very pleased. He nodded, "Guo Aiqing really has a great perspective on the overall situation. His words made me see the light. I know what to do."
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Coming out of the imperial study, Guo Ziyi sighed softly: "Seeing Mr. Ming again, there is hope for the rejuvenation of the Tang Dynasty."
Guo Song just smiled. Historically, Tang Dezong could not be said to be a king of resurgence. He had a strong character but was easily broken. He was sharp but not tough. After encountering several setbacks, he died down and never recovered.
"Since the emperor has appointed me as the governor of Ganzhou, I'm afraid I won't be able to help old Ling Gong."
Guo Song was referring to Guo Ziyi's recommendation for him to be the deputy envoy to the army, which was obviously unrealistic. Guo Ziyi smiled bitterly and said, "I know, then forget it."
In fact, Guo Ziyi's holding this position is also a temporary official position. Once the new emperor is firmly on the throne, his mission will be over.
Guo Ziyi pondered for a while and said: "The most important thing in going to Hexi is to stabilize the border. The emperor is very determined and will not easily give in on the vassal affairs. There will inevitably be measures to reduce the vassal state. It is very likely that a civil war will break out in the Tang Dynasty. This is also the reason for reducing the vassal state."
It is inevitable in the process, but the key is that the borderland must be stable, so you have a heavy responsibility when going to Hexi. You have to remember that sometimes, the best way to defend is to attack. Defense is not passive. Defense can also be proactive. It depends on what you choose.
tactics."
Guo Song nodded silently. He had to admire Guo Ziyi's profound gaze. A series of incidents that happened in history were all corrected by Guo Ziyi's words.