Marry Changle in Datang

Chapter 892: Dispute!Enter the palace!

Seeing that the princess was happy, Qin Wenyuan waved his hand to summon the eunuch and maid in the palace who had followed the princess and King Lu from afar, and ordered them to escort them back to the queen. Son, Chai Rong, who has been silent all this time, left the palace.

In Yeting Palace, the emperor and empress saw the small knife in the hands of the youngest daughter, and asked her daughter where she got it, but Li Xian told his father and queen about the ins and outs of getting it, and Li Zhi took the youngest daughter. The knife in his hand said to Wu Zetian.

"King Qi is really generous, such a treasure was given to the little girl casually."

Wu Zetian thought otherwise, and praised her daughter jokingly.

"It wasn't given to my daughter by King Qi, it was won by our daughter's cleverness."

Princess Taiping was praised by the queen mother, and hurriedly responded.

"That's right, that's right. On that day when brother Xiaole enters the palace, my daughter will let him lose again. Don't be afraid that he will renege on the debt. My daughter will go to the Qi Palace to ask my uncle for the debt."

The child's words were unscrupulous, which made Li Zhi and Wu Zetian laugh out loud. After laughing, Li Zhi looked at his daughter but thought of marrying Taiping to Qin Xiaole in his heart.

After his daughter and son resigned and returned to the palace to rest, Li Zhi told Wu Zetian of this idea.

Who is Wu Zetian, after hearing the emperor's wishes, he quickly figured out the pros and cons of his daughter becoming the daughter-in-law of the Qin family.

"There is nothing wrong with this matter. From the perspective of my concubine, although Xu Xiaole is a fool, he is also very smart. He has acquired a skill at a young age. If he honed it, he will be a pillar of the court. Your Majesty really intends to do so." , it is better to announce that kid into the palace from time to time so that the concubine can learn more about his character, then it will not be too late to decide on this matter."

Li Zhi took what the queen said deeply. Since then, Qin Xiaole has often been called into the palace, under the pretense that he followed the prince, Lu Wang and other princes and grandsons to receive the teachings of the great Confucianism in the palace. In fact, this kid was taught by Wu Zetian. Various means of training.

Qin Xiaole is often called into the palace, and naturally feels that she is in dire straits. She thinks all day about how to get rid of the coercion of Wu Zetian, an old empress, and the teasing of Princess Taiping, but she can't think of a good way. However, the border of the Tang Dynasty was on fire again. Several emergency military reports, as the galloping horses broke through the tranquility of Chang'an City, and the anxious and solemn expressions of the knights on horseback caused the soldiers and civilians of Chang'an City to feel the tense atmosphere...

In the first year of "Xianqing" in the Tang Dynasty, the Western Turkic Army rebelled again.

West Turkic Shabola Khan Ashina Helu led an army to invade the border of the Tang Dynasty. It was threatening and broke through more than ten states and cities of the Tang army in the North Road.

The reason why the Western Turks invaded the Tang Dynasty this time was the hatred for the Tang Dynasty that had been accumulated for a long time.

The reason is that during the Zhenguan period of Li Shimin, in order to open up commercial routes in the Western Regions, the court of the Tang Dynasty retaliated against the military action of the Western Turkic Khan Yi Pidulu who sent troops to capture the "Yizhou" of the Tang Dynasty. In the 16th year of Zhenguan, the court made the "Liangzhou" of the Tang Dynasty "Guo Xiaoluo, the governor of Anxi, governor of Xizhou, governor of Gaochang, is going to attack the city of "Kuicha".

In the same year, Guo Xiaoluo led two thousand Qing cavalry of the Tang army to attack from "Black Bone", defeated the army of Yipidulu and encircled the "Chuyue" and "Chumi" tribes stationed in Tianshan Mountain, and took advantage of the victory to capture the "Chuyue" tribe. In the city, the "Chumi" tribes were sent down.

The Western Turks were defeated and internal strife broke out. Uli Chuo and others planned to abolish Yipiduolu, and their envoys went to Tang to seek peace and asked to establish another Khan. Li Shimin accepted the wish for peace and made Moheduo's son Yipi Shekuike sweat.

In the 23rd year of Zhenguan, the envoy of the Tang Dynasty, Ashina Helu, became the governor of "Yaochi", and was under the control of the Anxi Dufu.

After Li Shimin's death, Ashina Helu supported the army to rebel against Datang, annexed the Yipi Shekui tribe, and called himself Shaboluo Khan. And "Chuyue" and "Chumi" and other ministries are mostly attached to them.

In the second year of "Yonghui" in the Tang Dynasty, Shabola Khan Ashina Helu led his army to attack Tingzhou in the Tang Dynasty. After capturing the "Jinmancheng" and "Pulei" counties to which Tingzhou belonged, he burned, killed and looted thousands of people in the Tang Dynasty.

In the third year of "Yonghui" in the Tang Dynasty, Li Zhi ordered Liang Jianfang, the general of Zuo Wuwei, and Qibi Heli, the general of You Xiaowei, to be the generals of the "Gongyue" road marching, and sent [-] cavalry under Yanran's guards to crusade. He defeated the "Chuyue" tribe of the Western Turks, beheaded more than [-] enemy heads, and captured dozens of Qu Shuai.

In the sixth year of "Yonghui" in the Tang Dynasty, Cheng Yaojin, the general of Youtunwei, was the general manager of the Congshan Road marching, and crusaded against the Western Turkic Sabolo Khan. In August of the following year, Cheng Yaojin led his troops to fight against Geluo and Chuyue. The army fought in the "Yumu" valley, beheading more than a thousand enemy soldiers. The deputy general manager Zhou Zhidu led the army to attack the "Yan" city, severely injuring more than [-] enemy troops.

In December, Cheng Yaojin led his troops to "Yingsuo" Sichuan to fight another [-] elite cavalry from the Western Turks. The two sides won each other.

Shu Nishi led [-] cavalry to support the Western Turkic Army that was fighting fiercely with Cheng Yaojin's troops, but it was discovered when Su Dingfang, the former general manager of the Tang Army, led his troops to rest on a ridge separated by a ridge.

Su Dingfang led [-] elite cavalry to attack towards the place where the dust and smoke rolled up by the Western Turkic cavalry.

The sudden attack made the cavalry under Biebu Nishi's command mess up. Cheng Yaojin and Su Dingfang each led their troops to attack the Western Turkic cavalry. The Turkic cavalry was defeated. countless.

So far, there have been three battles between the Tang Dynasty and the Western Turks. Although they were victorious, there were not many victories, which made the Western Turks hate the Tang Dynasty to the core.

When Li Zhi heard about the urgent military situation at the frontier, he was furious and summoned many ministers to discuss in front of the palace which general he should recommend to lead his troops to resist the enemy. There was a Zhongshu order Xu Jingzong to report that Liu Rengui and Qibi Heli, who had fought against the Western Turks, were not as good as others. The general led the army to fight, and Cheng Yaojin shouted loudly in the hall.

"You take this as a trifle's play. Old man Liu Rengui is not good enough to command the three armies, but Qibi Heli can be the general of an army."

Liu Rengui heard Cheng Yaojin's disrespectful and contemptuous words towards him, and the hall shouted angrily.

"Old man Cheng, a certain family followed the late emperor in the southern and northern wars, so why can't they lead the army?"

"Hahaha! You old man will put gold on his face. With your meager skills, you are ashamed to say that you have fought with the late emperor. It really makes people laugh."

Seeing Cheng Yaojin arguing with Liu Rengui, Li Zhi frowned and shouted.

"Don't be so noisy, Cheng Aiqing, according to your opinion, who can lead the army this time as a general?"

When Cheng Yaojin heard the emperor's question, he cupped his hands and replied.

"Your Majesty, the old minister thought that Su Dingfang, the general of the Right Guards, should be the commander of the army, because Su Dingfang had served as the former military commander in Yingsuochuan and assisted his ministers in defeating the Western Turkic Army, and had experience in fighting the Western Turkic Army. Moreover, Su Dingfang Wentao, martial arts, and marching formations are quite organized, and they are the best candidates to lead the army this time."

Hearing this, Li Zhi already had calculations in his heart.

Liu Rengui was very dissatisfied with the person recommended by Cheng Yaojin, and once again played a report in the hall to challenge him.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to lead the army to fight, and I hope that the Emperor will fulfill my loyalty to the country."

The reason why this guy is like this today is because he secretly thought that he has been silent for too long, thinking that now that he is relied on by the emperor and empress, it is time to show his ability, and he wants to use this to silence the mouths of those generals who look down on him.

This idea is not bad, the key is that Liu Rengui is not self-reliant, and he doesn't think about whether he has that ability.

Li Zhi was pleased that this fellow took the initiative to invite the battle, and after thinking for a while, he began to speak on the dragon couch.

"Cheng Aiqing's play, I deeply believe it! Su Dingfang, the general of the Right Tunwei, was ordered to be the general manager of the Yili Road March, and the Yanran governor Ren Yaxiang, the side governor Xiao Siye, the Hanhai governor Hui Porun, and the Tang army and Huihe cavalry tens of thousands. More people, attack Sabura from the North Road."

"Liu Rengui is responsible for raising food and grass for the army as the deputy commander of the march, and assists Su Dingfang in defeating the enemy."

"The former chieftain of the Western Turks, the general of the right guard, Ashinamishe, and the general of the left guard, Nashi Abuzhen, to appease the history of the Quicksand Road, recruited the old Western Turkic troops from the South Road to support them."

The emperor issued three oral edicts in succession, and the Imperial Academy scholars in the hall had long ago drafted an imperial decree, which had the Zhongshu order issued to all places.

At the beginning of December of the second year of "Xianqing" in the Tang Dynasty, Su Dingfang led the Tang army to the north of Jinshan according to the order. At the beginning of the war, he defeated the Mukun tribe in the Western Turkic region, which was regarded as a victory.

After winning the first battle, Su Dingfang decided to lead his army to take advantage of the victory to attack the enemy, and gathered all the generals in the tent of the Chinese army to speak.

"Someone should take advantage of the high morale and continue to attack the Western Turkic Tengjin Nen Dulu Department. The generals should work hard, and they will lose the power of the Tang Dynasty."

All the generals gave orders, and they all agreed with the commander's strategy, but Deputy General Su Dingfang spoke aside.

"General, it's not a big problem for us to attack the Western Turks. The final concern is whether the food and grass can keep up with the army. Otherwise, the army may run too fast and run out of supplies and fall into crisis. I hope the general will pay attention to it."

What the deputy general said made Su Dingfang feel a little anxious about this matter, so he sent a member of the army to Liu Rengui's camp to supervise the food and grass, and strictly ordered the rear army not to delay the military plane.

After everything was properly arranged, Su Dingfang sent his army to attack the Qijinnen Dulu tribe of Western Turks, and found a small number of tents of the Qijinnen Dulu tribe in a valley in the north of Jinshan Mountain. where the action is suspended.

At this time, Liu Rengui, who was in charge of the former army's grain and grass, led many migrant workers and handymen to transport grain, grass, weapons, etc. to the mountain road not far from Su Dingfang's army. After listening to the advice of the generals under his command, he sent the scouts to go forward without delay, but he insisted on going his own way. He even reprimanded the generals under his command for not understanding military affairs.

"There are no hidden traces of horses or horses in the forests and grasslands on both sides of this mountain road, and there are no frightened birds. You should be familiar with military books, and don't be at a loss in the face of battle and miss the opportunity."

The guy had just finished speaking, and before he could be proud of himself, he suddenly heard the sound of cannons exploding, and thousands of Western Turkic cavalry rushed out from both sides of the mountain road.

In a panic, Liu Rengui led the army to resist and defend. When the shield soldiers and archers used spears, bows and arrows to slightly block the attack of the Western Turkic cavalry, the confidants under his command actually advised him to leave the battlefield quickly and seek help from Su Dingfang's camp.

Liu Rengui was afraid in his heart, so he naturally listened to the words of his subordinates, so he ordered dozens of soldiers to protect him and went to Su Dingfang's camp. Poor Datang's thousands of soldiers and civilians, as well as a lot of food, grass, and weapons were captured by the Western Turkic cavalry, and the cavalry led by Su Dingfang was trapped. dangerous situation.

In the Tai Chi Hall, Li Zhi's face was serious.

Jin Luan knelt down and a soldier covered in blood was presenting a military memorial and reporting the military situation in a hurry.

"Your Majesty, when General Su led his troops to hide in the canyon of Qijinnen Dulu tribe and was about to attack the tribe, because the rear army of Deputy Chief Liu Rengui was attacked, Deputy Chief Liu led dozens of remnants to fight with Su The generals gathered together, leading the Western Turkic army to know where our army was hiding, and surrounded our army with superior forces. Now, thousands of soldiers and civilians and countless supplies under the command of Deputy General Manager Liu have been captured by the enemy, leaving our army in a dilemma. Without supplements, they had to rely on mountain streams to defend against the dangerous situation of the enemy. General Su led his troops to break through the siege several times but failed, so he had no choice but to let the last general lead dozens of soldiers to kill the blood and report the military situation to the emperor, who asked the emperor to send troops to rescue."

Hearing the sergeant gasping for breath and struggling to finish, Li Zhi ordered the eunuch to lead the sergeant to rest. After reading Su Dingfang's memorial, he couldn't help but slapped the table and was furious.

"Liu Rengui is greedy for life and afraid of death, and has put the army in a dangerous situation. I used people improperly, and it's too late to regret!"

All the civil and military ministers in the hall did not dare to speak out, secretly thinking that what Cheng Yaojin said in the hall that day was really prescient.

Seeing that all the ministers in the hall were silent, Li Zhi felt a little disappointed, thinking that you usually talk about it, but at the critical moment, you have no idea to turn things around.

It was still a veteran in the imperial court who was able to do his best. Seeing this situation, Qin Shiji and Cheng Yaojin unanimously stepped forward together.

Qin Shiji first clapped his hands and played the report.

"Your Majesty, don't worry. With General Su's ability, he will surely make the army stand firm until reinforcements are made. In the current situation, I think that in order to defeat the Western Turkic Army, it is most appropriate for the court to lead the army to the battle with King Xu Tian of Qi, because King Qi is in favor of the forces of all ethnic groups. In the current situation, the Western Turkic Army encircling Su Dingfang's troops seems to be a conspiracy to encircle and attack Su Dingfang's troops. If the imperial court sends Xu Tian to lead the rescue, the King of Qi acts in a way that does not follow common sense. , will surely relieve the danger of the Tang army and defeat the Western Turkic army."

After Qin Shiji finished speaking, Cheng Yaojin continued.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Xu and a certain family have the same ideas. It is the best choice for the imperial court to send Xu Tian to lead the rescue and quell the chaos in Western Turks. I hope the Emperor will think twice before making a decision."

Hearing the words of the two old generals, Li Zhi quickly sent the eunuch Ruian next to him to the "Prince Qi's Mansion" to call Qin Wenyuan into the palace.

After bringing Chai Rong back to the mansion, Qin Wenyuan found the corpses of Chai Lingwu and Princess Baling through operation, and asked Chai Rong to burn the two corpses and bring them back to the Chai family's ancestral land for burial, so that they could be buried in peace.

Chai Rong was very grateful. According to Qin Wenyuan's order, hundreds of relatives who were stationed in the "Qin Village" outside Chang'an unexpectedly left Chang'an quietly under the banner of King Qi. After this time, no one from the Chai family returned to the capital of Chang'an. Secretly accumulating strength, looking forward to reappearing the glory of the ancestors that day.

Qin Wenyuan, who arranged Chai Rong out of Beijing properly, was summoned by the emperor in the mansion, and entered the palace under the careful service of the eunuch Rui'an.

In the Taiji Hall, Li Zhi saw Qin Wenyuan enter the hall and asked the eunuch to move a brocade stool to sit on.

Qin Wenyuan thanked his seat and asked Li Zhi with a smile.

(End of this chapter)