The Legend of Rebirth of the Demon Empress

Chapter 289 Calculation
"Look at what you said, when have I let you down."

Xie Xi giggled, and raised an eyebrow at Lin Zisu, not taking the emperor's words to heart.

Facing such a son, the emperor smiled and said in a helpless tone: "Why not? When I asked you to learn martial arts with Marquis Chang'an, who came to me and made a fuss, saying that I was partial?"

"Father, do you know how Marquis Chang'an treated me?"

Hearing the emperor mentioned this, Xie Xi immediately opened up the chatterbox.

Dayan has always attached great importance to the prince, and since he became sensible, he has someone to guide him.

After laying the foundation, after the age of seven, he was sent to the study in the palace to study a collection of classics and history with the Taifu until he became an adult.

But Xie Xi was an exception. He suffered extraordinary things when he was young, and no one cared about him.

Even though he was raised under the queen's knees, the queen didn't teach him much, so that when he was seven years old, he was still an ignorant boy when he went to the Taifu.

Not only did he often provoke ridicule from the two elder brothers, but even the Tai Tuo didn't treat him well.

After a few years, Xie Xi's knowledge did not improve much, but his sloppy temperament became more and more obvious. Sleeping in class and absenteeism without reason were commonplace, and he often played pranks on the second and third princes.

When the emperor had a headache, he had a whim and handed Xie Xi over to Chen Jinghui, Marquis of Chang'an, and asked Xu Wentao, the second son of Princess Yong'an's family, to study with him.

At that time, Chen Jinghui had just returned to Beijing from southern Xinjiang and handed over the military power, so he was originally unemployed at home.

In order to make it easier for him to enter the palace, the emperor also specially gave him an errand as the deputy commander of the imperial guards.

A general who has been leading the army for many years, the emperor suddenly asked him to teach two children, Chen Jinghui could only use all the methods used to train recruits in the military camp.

Recalling Chen Jinghui's methods, Xie Xi still had lingering fears in his heart, and said, "Father, you don't know that the Marquis of Chang'an is ruthless! He is a warrior without a brain. I really don't know how he won all his victories." Yes, Royal Father, you have to check it carefully, and you can't let him pretend to be rewarded."

The emperor secretly laughed in his heart, when Chen Jinghui was teaching in the palace, he always sent people to follow him, what is there that he doesn't know?

Hearing that Xie Xi's count was down to Chen Jinghui, and the more he said, the more outrageous he was, the emperor immediately interrupted: "In an extraordinary time, use extraordinary people to do extraordinary things. Now Beidi is no longer a climate. My only worries are Jiangnan and Southwest." Two places."

Lin Zisu originally wanted to hear interesting stories about Xie Xi, but was forcibly interrupted by the emperor.

Hearing the emperor say that "Beidi is not a climate", he was immediately at a loss.

For more than a hundred years, Beidi has always been Dayan's confidant.

The battle between Dayan and Beidi has always been about losing more than winning, and the name Beidi is like a magic spell, tightly bound on Dayan's head.

Not to mention that half of Dayan's soldiers and horses are placed in the northern border, if there is any disturbance in Beidi, Dayan's court will be in panic all day long.

The emperor actually excluded Beidi, but set his sights on the southwest. Is it certain that the peace talks with Beidi will be negotiated?
Even if it can be negotiated, will Beidiken and Dayan live in peace?
"The peace has passed for a long time, and everyone has forgotten to fight. Although my Dayan has millions of troops, they are all useless. I thought Weiyuan Marquis could be cultivated, but now I look at it, and it is just an ordinary generation."

Before Lin Zisu could react, the emperor said again: "After you and Su Yatou get married, I will let you go to Dunzhou, and also allocate two iron mines and a salt mine in Jiannan to you. In the shortest possible time, train me an elite army capable of fighting thousands of troops!"

When the emperor said this, Lin Zisu finally understood why the emperor sent Xie Xi to Dunzhou.

Dayan's current guards are all in the hands of the Dudufu of the Five Armies, while the military equipment, food and grass are in the hands of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Households.

Whenever a large army goes out for an expedition, first the military orders are issued by the Governor's Office of the Five Armies, and then the cabinet gives the opportunity face to face.

Bing is expensive, and success or failure is often in an instant. Such a mechanism will delay too many military aircraft.

Moreover, after the march, the generals check and balance each other. Once there is a disagreement between the general and the commander, more unnecessary troubles will arise.

The reason why the Dian Palace can survive for a long time and become Dayan's reliance in the southwest is because the Dian Palace has an elite army in its hands, which can be directly dispatched without going through the court.

Once the Dian Palace has the heart of disobedience, it will be extremely difficult to deal with it all the way to the north.

Therefore, the imperial court's attitude towards the Dian Palace was very contradictory.

Not only to appease, but even willing to take the risk of internal and external collusion, marrying the daughter of the Marquis of Chang'an to the son of the Prince of Dian;
There are also fears, Jiannan province has set up three large military towns, just to contain the Dian Palace, if there is any change in the Dian Palace, it will immediately form a siege to Dian Prefecture.

But after being on the throne for more than ten years, the emperor also recognized the current reality of Dayan, obviously he did not have much confidence in Dayan's army.

If there is an elite army in Dunzhou that the emperor can directly control, it can not only control the situation in the southwest, but also deter the young people in the three neighboring provinces.

Most importantly, the man in charge is the emperor's own son.

Lin Zisu secretly admired the emperor's calculations, and at the same time, became worried about Xie Xi.

Since Ruizong, in order to prevent vassal turmoil, the imperial court has strictly restrained the vassal kings in various places.

In the hands of the vassal king, there can only be ordinary guards, otherwise, he will be accused of treason.

Not to mention, the vassal king absolutely cannot get involved in an industry such as salt mines and iron mines that can only be operated by the government.

With such constraints, military training can only be carried out in secret. Once it is leaked out, Xie Xi is bound to become a thorn in the side of the court both inside and outside.

Perhaps it was precisely because of this that the emperor wanted to take advantage of the opportunity of the Ministry of Rites to choose a concubine so that the two could get married as soon as possible.

This is a reasonable reason, and no one would doubt it.

Moreover, Dunzhou is poor and remote, and few people in the court will pay attention to the movements of Dunzhou.

"Father doesn't need to worry about such trivial matters as military training. Just tell my son, when are you going to arrange for our wedding?"

Lin Zisu looked at Xie Xi. Although there was a cynical smile on that handsome face, his eyes were full of youthful wantonness.

Past and present lives intertwined, her eyes suddenly became blurred, as if a ray of dazzling sunlight shone into her heart.

There is a wide road ahead, and not far away, a person is waving to her from afar.

"I summoned you here, and I can't say a few words with you, but you are excited when you mention the wedding."

The emperor laughed and cursed, ignored Xie Xi, and said to Lin Zisu, "Su girl, I know that this matter has wronged you. If you have any requests, just ask me."

Lin Zisu thought for a while, then tilted her head and smiled, "I won't be able to remember it for a while, Your Majesty, can I owe you first, and I will ask you for grace when I think about it?"

(End of this chapter)