This is not the Datang I am familiar with

"Ah! Walked past three times?"

An Ding nodded seriously, Chen Fang didn't expect that he had already passed the courtyard where An Ding and Taiping lived three times before he knew it.

"The son-in-law has something on his mind, or is it because of that matter?"

"It's something on my mind, His Highness Anding, I'm leaving first, His Highness Anding also rests earlier."

"It's still early, the son-in-law might as well play a game of chess with An Ding. I have played several games with Concubine De in the past few days, but I always lost."

"Okay then, I'll have a talk with His Highness."

In the room, An Ding and Chen Fang faced each other. Chen Fang had something on his mind, and he was in the middle of the chess game. After playing for half an hour, he was already in danger at every step, but he was forced by Princess An Ding to know what to do.

Although Princess Anding has never won a chess game with Concubine De, that doesn't mean she is bad at chess.When Chen Fang and Concubine De played chess, there were times when they were played chess without being beaten, or almost cried.

At this time, the chess game was obviously lost, Chen Fang accepted the piece, and suddenly stared at the chessboard.

On the chessboard, Chen Fang's white pieces are forced to a corner by Princess Anding's black pieces, and there is a faint danger of being besieged on all sides.

Chen Fang stood up suddenly, and strode out of the peaceful courtyard.

The assassination process of the Emperor Han and his wife was repeatedly deduced in Chen Fang's mind. There were two waves of assassins, the first group failed to assassinate, and the second group never showed up at all, but both the Emperor Han and the Empress died tragically under the arrows.

Were the first batch of assassins bait, or were they deliberately manipulated to keep their eyes on Beihan.

It was obvious that the second wave of assassins had enough strength to succeed in the assassination, so there was no need for the first wave of assassins to do it, it was simply a free gift.

Obviously, the tail of the first batch of assassins was not handled well. If these people were from the Northern Han Pingnan Palace, it shouldn’t be just this level. The tail is really out of standard.

The information they got was wrong, or they were too blindly confident. Where did this confidence come from.Did someone mislead them on purpose, or did someone promise something?Alternatively, they also made chess pieces.

Chen Fang thought over and over in his mind, and in his mind was the chess game he lost in the end.

Datang, I am afraid that the crisis to be dealt with is not only from the Northern Han Dynasty. In this game of chess, Datang's situation may already be the same as himself at that time, besieged on all sides, ambushed on all sides, and in danger at every step.

Chen Fang walked into Wu Meiniang's courtyard, and saw that she was talking to Concubine De at this moment, seeing that the son-in-law came in anxiously, Concubine De gave up her seat.

"Empress Dowager, Concubine De!"

"My son-in-law, do you look bad?"

"Queen Mother, if there is chaos in the north, what is the worst outcome?"

"The Han army broke through along the Great Wall, went south to capture the Hetao area, and approached the Yellow River. The states and counties along the Yellow River fell, and even the Yellow River fell. The Han army went south, threatening the Guanzhong area."

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"If the Han army goes south and there is another disaster in other places, where does the Queen Mother think it will be?"

Both Wu Meiniang and Concubine De looked bad, Concubine De tapped her finger on the stone table over there.

"Western Region!"

The Western Regions have always been the place where the Tang Dynasty and the Western Qin Dynasty have been constantly competing, and the two countries have penetrated very strongly here.

In recent years, the relationship between the two countries has been relatively stable, and there are very few wars in the Western Regions, but if you want to say where troubles are most likely to occur, it must be the Western Regions.

There are many ethnic groups here, and there are many countries. It is the most unstable place. Although the Tang Dynasty has a Protectorate here, the constraints are not very big.

What's more, to the west of the Western Regions is the Eastern Huns of the four major vassal states of the Western Qin Dynasty. This is the part of the Western Qin Dynasty that most wants to go east and provoke wars.

If the Northern Han Dynasty went south to attack Datang, there is a great possibility that there will be chaos in the Western Regions, and the cavalry of the Eastern Huns will inevitably go out to the Western Regions to attack the two guard houses set up by Datang here, and the troops will approach Yanmen Pass, threatening the Hexi Corridor .

There, Chen Fang knocked on the stone table again with his hand.

"Concubine De, I'm afraid it's not just the Western Regions, but also the Southwest."

"You mean the Bashu area, and Tubo will threaten the Bashu area?"

Others may not know it, but Chen Fang, who is a time traveler, knows Tubo's ambitions best.

Originally in the history of the Tang Dynasty, Tubo had been using troops against the Tang Dynasty. When Tubo married Princess Cheng of the Tang Dynasty, it was Songtsan Gampo who threatened the Bashu line with military force and sent a request and a letter from his cronies to the Tang Dynasty.

It is not a very honorable thing for Princess Cheng to enter Tibet in this era. It is a humiliating thing for a daughter of the Han family to marry far away.

However, later generations continued to praise it, even to the point where no one could refute it.

Although Princess Cheng's entry into Tibet did deepen the friendship between the Central Plains and Tibet, it also planted a deadly threat for the southwestern frontier of the Tang Dynasty.

Because Princess Cheng did not go alone to Tibet. She brought advanced productivity, farming, smelting, and all kinds of crafts to Tibet, which greatly enhanced the military and civilian power of Tubo.

The heart of Tubo's invasion of the Tang Dynasty has never stopped beating from a historical point of view.

"Since Princess Zicheng of Tubo came to Tibet, she has been living in harmony with us. Why does the son-in-law think that Tubo will invade Bashu?"

Concubine De asked a question.

"I fed the wild wolf for a while, will the wild wolf not bite me when it's hungry?"

"My son-in-law, the worst result?"

"Bashu is the southern gateway to Guanzhong in the Tang Dynasty. From Bashu, you can enter Hanzhong, which is already close to Guanzhong. In the worst case, Guanzhong was attacked on three sides, and we had to retreat to the Central Plains through Tongguan."

"Chang'an must not be lost. If Chang'an is lost, there will be no natural danger in the hinterland of the Central Plains. I will always stay in Chang'an and live and die with Chang'an."

"Queen, what we are talking about now is the worst outcome. Of course, if this is the case, this chess game is not the worst."

"My son-in-law, could there be a worse result?"

"Also, internal and external troubles, if it is true that the Tang Dynasty continues to suffer from foreign troubles, will there be traitors in the Tang Dynasty? Please forgive me!  

"My son-in-law, you are referring to those eldest sons of the first emperor."

"Chen Fang dare not say anything nonsense."

"Tell them to return to Beijing immediately!"

"Queen, I'm afraid it's too late. The only thing we can do now is to be prepared."

With Chen Fang's words, Wu Meiniang's hand slapped heavily on the stone table.

Given the distance between Chang'an and the fiefdoms of the Four Kings, it would indeed be too late for His Majesty to issue the edict at this time.

The journey is long, and the imperial edict has arrived. I am afraid that there will be border troubles. If any of the first emperor's eldest sons has ambitions, they will never accept the edict and return to Beijing.

Internal and external troubles, threats from different forces, at this time faintly become an alliance.

So what if you can see clearly, so what if you can't see clearly.

Both sides of the game on the chessboard can see clearly, but to a certain extent, no matter how skilled the chess player is, they are powerless.

"My lord, what should we do now?"

"Prepare, I've sent someone to go to the Dunhuang branch. If there is any movement there, Meng Fei will let me know as soon as possible."

"You mean that the one who is most likely to cause trouble is King Yong?"

"Chen Fang didn't mean anything like that. He just took precautions early to be prepared. Empress Dowager, starting tomorrow, I will go to the artillery camp. At the same time, I want to expand the artillery camp. Now more than 500 cannons have been cast for the Military Weapons Supervision. Expand the artillery barracks."

"Well, you can handle this matter. I will let Hong'er take full responsibility for the military affairs of Guanzhong."

"Queen Mother, why does this make Chen Fang not know how to fight at all."

"Strategy and decisive victory. I didn't ask you to go to the battlefield, but to direct the battle from the rear. Meiniang and Hong'er don't have many people to rely on at this time. Chen Fang, do you want to decline?"

"I also think that the military affairs in Guanzhong must be in charge of the son-in-law, which is the best result."

"Don't drive the ducks to the shelves, okay? How can I fight a war?"

"Who was born to fight?"

Chen Fang was almost speechless, why did he entrust Guanzhong military affairs to himself.Guanzhong is the heart of Datang at this time, and Wu Meiniang is willing to live and die with Chang'an, so it is absolutely impossible to give up Guanzhong.

Isn't it too hasty for you to entrust the military affairs of Guanzhong to yourself?Besides, I am a son-in-law and have never been in charge of military duties, so can the generals of the twelve guards subdue me?

However, the fact is that on the second day the imperial court announced the decree that the son-in-law would control the twelve guards and be in charge of military affairs in Guanzhong. Unexpectedly, all the ministers and generals in the court were relieved. Come to Tang Workshop to congratulate.

Seeing their joyful appearance and their relaxed spirit, Chen Fang almost believed that he was a god descended from the earth and was born to be a commander.

Your sister has really never fought a war. At most, she has played strategy games before, or gun battles.

Forget it, the decree has been made, and with Wu Meiniang's temperament, this decree can never be changed.

Be the commander-in-chief, be the commander-in-chief, and control the twelve guards if you control the twelve guards!

The official position of the Twelve Guards is General, General, and now he is handsome, is he handsome?Chen Fang also couldn't figure out how he felt that these great generals had more confidence than himself when he was named commander in chief.

Chen Fang still has work to do. Chen Fang met Qin Huaidao at the artillery battalion. At this time, the artillery battalion was expanded. The original first battalion was directly expanded into the third battalion. For the Lord's sake, this time, no manpower will be dispatched from Fengwei, nor from the imperial army.

Chen Fang handed over this matter to Qin Huaidao and returned to Tang Workshop.

Although he became a marshal, he didn't care about military affairs. Wu Meiniang entrusted Guanzhong military affairs to him to deal with the worst situation, not to let Chen Fang go to various military affairs offices to handle military affairs.

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At this time, his position is basically vacant, and only when the worst possible outcome appears, he will start to command various troops and horses and start to deploy in Guanzhong and surrounding areas.

Chen Fang knew that the reason why Wu Meiniang entrusted him with the position of commander-in-chief was not because he valued anything else, but because he valued his overall view and insight into the situation.

Chen Fang has never led soldiers or fought in battles. If he is asked to be the general who charges into battle, Chen Fang is probably really not up to the task.

Although he has many shortcomings, but in terms of vision, I am afraid that few people in this era can compare with him.Moreover, with Chen Fang's insight into the situation, even Wu Meiniang couldn't find another person in the court.

This is probably the most fundamental reason why Wu Meiniang insisted on letting Chen Fang command the entire Guanzhong army deployment.

Often what the commander needs is the ability to grasp the overall situation and the ability to gain insight into the development trend of the situation, not anything else.

In the past few days, the military horses around Guanzhong have gathered in Guanzhong, especially the Central Plains, Henan Road, Shanxi Road, and Shannan Road, which are less threatened.

The northern line of defense has been strengthening, and the Great Wall has always been Datang's most important line of defense.The defense of the west has never been relaxed, and it is too late to increase troops to the west at this time.

Similarly, the Bashu area is also the same. The road to Shu is difficult, and it is difficult to go to the blue sky. At this time, even if you send more troops to Bashu from other places, it is too late. It's all over.

The purpose was conveyed, so that the frontiers could prepare early, but it was really extremely difficult to increase the number of troops when the war started, because the distance and preparation time were not enough.

Before the assassination of the Empress of Han, Datang did not have much war preparations, in fact, it was lax. In the first wave of war, Datang is likely to suffer a big loss.What can be done at this time is to let the border customs prepare early.

In the past few days, Chang’an’s fast horses have been galloping in all directions. In the courtyard of the Empress Dowager Tang Gongfang, there is an extra square table with a huge sand table on it. The flag is planted in the most vulnerable areas.

Great Wall, Western Regions, Southern Border.

After the sand table was set up, Wu Meiniang saw that Chen Fang had been here most of the time, constantly moving the flag and returning the small flag to its place.

The wind and rain are coming, at the end of September, the land of the two palaces in Chang'an is already full of turmoil, but it has been raining continuously for the past few days, which makes people even more melancholy.

Chen Fang's only comfort is that Xiao Tiantian's condition is much better now, and she no longer has nightmares. Liu Yi has gradually come out of the great and deep grief, but sometimes she is still in a daze at the rainwater dripping from the eaves.

The sound of wind and rain, the sound of reading, the sound of the ear.Family affairs, state affairs, world affairs, and care about everything.

I used to want to be a leisurely son-in-law, to accompany the beauties and drink fine wine every day, but this is skipped, as soon as I drink, I get drunk, what kind of fine wine do I drink.

At this time, Chen Fang had to put most of his energy on the possible crisis. Nima, the traveler is born to suffer and suffer, is it shoulder-to-shoulder?

Chen Fang held a small flag in his hand, and finally planted the small flag in the position of Xiao Guan.

The reason why Guanzhong is called Guanzhong is because the natural danger is easy to defend and difficult to attack. There are Xiongguan guards in the south, south and north of Guanzhong.That is, Dongtong Pass, Xisan Pass, Nanwu Pass and Beixiao Pass.

At this time, Chen Fang planted the small flag in Xiaoguan's position, stood up, and walked out of the sand table covered by the shed.

Walking into the courtyard, the autumn rain fell on the body and face. The rain was icy cold, and it seemed that it was about to condense into ice and snow.

Concubine De held a bamboo umbrella on top of Chen Fang's head. Chen Fang looked at Concubine De and took the umbrella lightly.

The bamboo umbrella was slightly tilted. Chen Fang walked out of this yard and walked on the road of Tang Gongfang. He walked around the living area, walked to the workshop area, and walked around here.

Tang Gongfang, the Tang Gongfang I built with great difficulty, and the people in the workshop, Wu Meiniang, Yiyang, Gao An, Yier, all the faces came to my mind.

There is no retreat on this road, so keep going!Even if it's not for yourself, you have to be for the people around you. There are always people who have to carry the burden forward, and there are always people who have to bear everything.

Walking to the courtyard where Anding and Taiping lived, Chen Fang could hear the sound of the piano inside.

He walked in there and waved a brush on a piece of rice paper.

The curtain rolls and drizzles, and pays a farewell.

Upstairs vaguely and old songs,

It was you at that time, the golden hazel was born on the string,

Lead me how much I think about now.

The bamboo umbrella tilts slightly, covering half of the ripples,

Afraid to listen, he is a young poet.