Emperor Zhenguan

Chapter 652 The two parties insist on their own opinions [Thanks to Yan Xuebing for the reward]

One night passed, and when Lu Yu woke up again, there was nothing around her, and the man she hated and was obsessed with had already left.

She sat up and got dressed under the service of the maid.

"What about Your Majesty?"

"Practice martial arts outside the palace." The maid replied.

Lu Yu nodded, and sat quietly in front of the bronze mirror, while the ladies in the palace dressed her.Ever since she followed the emperor, her memory of her husband and her dead son has been blurred.

The emperor was younger than her husband, better on the couch than her husband, and played more tricks, which made her want to stop every time.

Looking at the radiant self in the mirror, Lu Yu sighed slightly, no wonder there were constant battles in the harem, who would not want to be more favored by such an emperor.

Thinking of the fact that she was the only one serving Kunming Lake this time, she couldn't help but feel moved. If she could give birth to a son or a daughter for His Majesty, she would have someone to rely on in the future.

"Take some white folded cloth and clear water, and I will give it to His Majesty myself."

"Yes."

Standing up, swaying her round hips, she left the palace with a smile on her face.

Li Zhiyun's kung fu on the couch is very good. Of course, he did it while making up and exercising. Otherwise, he would be intoxicated with the beauty's mind every day, and even a steel waist would not be able to hold it.

After the sword dance was over, Li Zhiyun took the wet cloth handed over by Lu Yu to wipe off his sweat, his eyes fell on the pair of huge babies, and his heart felt itchy again.

Real men always look at women from the bottom up, not the top down.

Lu Yu, a beautiful mature woman, is not the case. She is equally charming whether viewed from above or below.

"Tonight, change your position." Li Zhiyun said to her ambiguously.

Lu Yuqiao blushed and snorted, looking forward to it in her heart, because every change of posture would bring her a different experience.

"Why does Your Majesty understand so well?"

"Hey, just say whether you like it or not." Li Zhiyun began to move irregularly.

Lu Yu looked around and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, someone is here."

"I know, I just want to say hello."

"Bad guy!" Lu Yu winked like silk.

Half an hour later, Li Zhiyun was fishing by the Kunming Pond.

Qu Wentai, the king of Gaochang, was waiting by his side. He stood upright just like the Tang courtiers.When the emperor was silent, he didn't dare to make a sound.

After a while, Li Zhiyun said: "King Gaochang came to see me, it should be more than just to pay homage."

This person had just sent envoys to pay homage to him before, but this time he brought his wife to come here for obvious reasons.

Qu Wentai said respectfully: "Your Majesty's eyes are like lightning. The little king admires the mighty emperor of heaven, and has long wanted to worship His Majesty. However, the country is small and weak, and is threatened by the Western Turks, so he can only protect himself. Not long ago, Yiwu mobilized troops, Xiao Wang is really afraid, so he has come here to ask His Majesty the Emperor to uphold justice."

Yiwu Country is close to Datang Shazhou, east of Gaochang Country.

This country is also one of the gateways from the Tang Dynasty to the Western Regions. If Yiwu Country really does things there, it will affect the operation of the Silk Road.

"Are they dishonest?" Li Zhiyun looked at Fu Piao and asked him casually.

Qu Wentai nodded, "Yes, they are very dishonest. They obstructed the little dynasty many times from paying homage to Chang'an, and from time to time they sent troops to show off their power under the little king's capital, asking him to submit to them."

"Hmph." Li Zhiyun sneered, "A small border country, you know the former Sui Dynasty but not the Tang Dynasty?"

Before the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Sui Yang sent Xue Shixiong to exterminate Yiwu and set up a new Yiwu. Unexpectedly, in just twenty years, these savages did not know who their father was.

Qu Wentai nodded from time to time to show that His Majesty the Emperor was right, and then begged, "Your Majesty, please save me Gaochang. If His Majesty does not act, Xiao Wang will be caught between Turkic and Yiwu. I really don't know what to do."

Hearing this, Li Zhiyun thought to himself, this Gaochang country really needs to be saved, if not, they are likely to fall to the West Turks, but how to save it is also important.

If Datang wants to send troops to the Western Regions, let alone whether the logistics supplies are enough, the long supply lines alone are enough to kill, and if they are defeated, they will have to spend money to guard them.If the national power of the Tang Dynasty was at its peak, Li Zhiyun would naturally not mind doing this, but the current Datang
To be honest, Li Zhiyun felt that he might not be able to do it.

Because the natural disasters from the first year to the third year of Zhenguan were too serious, the current Tang Dynasty is in the period of restoring its strength.

Historically, Li Shimin's destruction of Gaochang was delayed until the [-]th year of Zhenguan.It's not that he doesn't want to destroy Gaochang, but that the domestic situation is not good.

If he destroys Yiwu now and supports Gao Chang as the spokesperson of the Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions, it is likely to arouse the vigilance of the Western Regions, especially the Western Turks.

And once Datang fell into the quagmire of the war in the Western Regions, it was no joke.In addition to a Western Turkic, there is also a Tuyuhun eyeing.

Move the whole body with one hair.

Du Ruhui said: "King Gaochang, don't worry, this matter is not trivial, let His Majesty the Emperor think about it, and then he will definitely give you an answer."

Qu Wentai looked at Li Zhiyun, only to see that Li Zhiyun continued fishing without changing his face, as if he didn't take this matter to heart.

After a while, he said, "King Gaochang."

"Little Wang is here."

"You go back first, and I will give you an answer someday."

Hearing what the emperor said, King Gaochang had no choice but to resign first.

After King Gaochang left, Du Ruhui said bluntly: "Your Majesty, we can't start a war lightly now. The Western Turks have always regarded the countries in the Western Regions as vassals. If our dynasty rashly sends troops to help Gaochang, it may arouse the hostility of the Western Turks. .”

"This statement is inappropriate." Yu Chigong said: "The more this is the case, the more we have to mobilize troops, otherwise the Western Turks will only become more rampant. Once Gaochang is destroyed, Yiwu has ulterior motives. When the time comes, we will attack the Western Regions. It will be very difficult." multiply."

"What Wu Guogong said is reasonable." Several generals agreed one after another.

"What about money and food?" Dai Zhou, Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, still said the same thing.

"You only know this one sentence, don't you!" Yuchi Gong stared.

Dai Zhou said indifferently: "Wu Guogong, as long as you can come up with money and food, I will be the first to support you in mobilizing troops. If not, you should stop mentioning this matter."

"You!" Yuchi Gong said angrily: "You know what a fart, let the Western Regions continue to grow, and threaten Longxi sooner or later, then the price you will pay will be more than it is now!"

"I only know that the treasury can't afford the money and food to fight the war!" Dai Zhou hit back head-on.

Yuchi Gong's fists were clenched, and he really wanted to punch him.

"Okay." Li Zhiyun interrupted them, and said: "The situation in the Western Regions is chaotic. If we ignore it, we will have to sort it out in the future, which will inevitably cause trouble. But if we go to war now, it is not in line with the court's situation."

Xue Shou said: "Your Majesty, you might as well send someone to Yiwu to warn you."

"Is the verbal warning useful?" Yuchi hummed, "If the verbal warning is useful, then Khitan will not die!"

"Wu Guogong, please stay safe and don't be impatient." Xue Shou said with a wry smile: "I didn't mean not to support the mobilization of troops, but you have to be clear that I am waiting for everything to be done. If I mobilize troops to attack the Western Regions now, once the Western Turks are involved, That will be a long-term war. When the time comes, the government treasury of the Ministry of Civil Affairs will be unable to make ends meet. Who will fill the gap?

If the people are uneasy, how can the country be peaceful? "

Hearing this, Yuchi snorted respectfully, and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, the final general feels that he must beat Yiwu, only Yiwu, to deter the Western Regions, so that they dare not act rashly."

"Although the idea is good, no one can guarantee that other small countries in the Western Regions will not be afraid of our dynasty and will join the Western Turks." Dai Zhou said.

Both sides insist on their own words, and what they say makes sense.

(End of this chapter)