Emperor Zhenguan

Chapter 722 Gao Chang Kou Wenhe

After the cultivation was over, the emperor returned to Chang'an with his sons.On the road, a row of plate-armored knights rode horses to guard the carriage, restraining their murderous aura, lest they disturb the owner of the carriage.The civil servants who followed the team smiled, this is their Great Tang cavalry!
The four-wheeled carriage was equipped with a double-bar shock-absorbing device, driving on the track as if walking on flat ground, and more than a dozen purebred war horses whizzed and pulled, extremely majestic.

Several princes lay at the window, watching the scenery of flowers, plants and trees passing by outside the window, exclaiming from time to time, or asking the emperor about the magic of this rail carriage.

Li Zhiyun answered with a smile, his eyes turned back and forth on the older sons, seeming to think.

The ministers were in a hurry about the crown prince's affairs, but he was not in a hurry.However, once he chooses an heir, he will do his best to cultivate it, and it will never be like the emperor of the Tang Dynasty in history defending the crown prince like guarding against thieves.

Historically, since Li Jiancheng, every Tang prince who was established later has doubts about abolishing the establishment.

He's not doing it to be a good example, he's just doing it for the industrial future.Li Zhiyun considered that if two generations of emperors supported the industry, no matter how incompetent or incompetent the next emperor would be, he would not be able to completely destroy the industrial achievements.

Two generations of emperors expanded abroad, enough to expand the empire's territory without limit.

Therefore, the successor behind him is very important.

This concerns his great cause.

At this moment, the Western Regions, Gaochang Kingdom.

Today's Gaochang King Qu Wentai can be said to be singing every night, mainly because the Yiwu Kingdom was destroyed, the Western Turks were in a civil war, and he himself was protected by the Tang Dynasty. It can be said that he has no worries and lives every day. A life of drunken dreams.

Two words, comfortable.

But he is comfortable, some people are not comfortable.For example, Qu Wenhe, who is also a member of the royal family, is of the same generation as Qu Wentai, but is a collateral royal family. He is currently the prime minister of Gaochang Kingdom and assists Qu Wentai in handling Gaochang state affairs.

"General Zhang, the destruction of Yiwu is of great benefit to Gaochang, but the wolfish ambitions of the Tang Dynasty must be guarded against. In the past, our country did not get half of Yiwu's land, and only took a small amount of money. I hate the Tang army's food and fodder, all of which are produced by me in Gaochang , is this reasonable?"

In Gaochang Royal City, inside the mansion of Zhang Xiong, General of the Left Guard, Qu Wenhe lamented.

Zhang Xiong's ancestral home is Nanyang, Henan, and his ancestors moved to the Western Regions. His aunt was the concubine of Gaochang Wang. He married a royal daughter himself.

"What do you mean?" Zhang Xiong looked puzzled.He was tall and burly, and just sitting there gave people a strong sense of oppression.

"I heard that Su Lie was appointed as the governor of Yizhou by the emperor of the Tang Dynasty. We might as well let him leave Gaochang and let him be stationed in Yiwu. In this way, if the Tang Dynasty shows evil intentions in the future, we can respond in time." Que Wen He said.

Zhang Xiong frowned, picked up the wine cup and drank it down.

"May the king agree to this matter?"

Qu Wenhe shook his head, hating that iron could not become steel and said: "Your Majesty is now drunk and dreaming of death. He only thinks that with the Tang Dynasty as his backing, he can sit back and relax. He is really stupid. We, as ministers, should solve your worries and problems for your king. Things that your majesty can't think of should be solved. It's up to us to think about him."

Zhang Xiong was silent for a while, and said: "However, it is the king's intention to lead the Tang army to protect our country. Now that Yiwu is destroyed, our country will no longer have any worries. If we want to drive out the Tang army now, it is not an act of crossing the river and tearing down the bridge. If the emperor of the Tang Dynasty knows, he may be killed." Accountable to the king."

"Don't hesitate!" Qu Wen congratulated, "We must not hesitate in this matter, otherwise, if things go on like this, the country will be no longer a country, and it will become a Tang vassal."

Zhang Xiong pursed his lips. He really wanted to say that being a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty was not a bad thing. With Gaochang's military strength, he was no match for the Tang army. Once the emperor of the Tang Dynasty was annoyed, things would only get worse.

"I am a general, and I only obey the orders of the king. If the king needs it, I will accept my order."

Hearing this, Qu Wenhe shook his head again and again, "Forget it, since you don't want to help, then I will take my leave."

After speaking, get up and go straight away.

Zhang Xiong didn't keep him, but sent him out of the house.Before leaving, Qu Wenhe still couldn't hold back his persuasion, even a little threatening.

However, Zhang Xiong didn't care at all.

After sending Qu Wenhe away, Zhang Xiong returned to the mansion.

The second son, Zhang Huaiji, took the wooden sword and rushed to his father.

"My lord, I want to ride a horse!"

Zhang Xiong laughed, stretched out his arms and picked up his son, "Okay, tomorrow I will take you to Baili City for a horse ride!"

white power city.

This place is where the Tang army garrisoned.

Zhang Xiong and Su Lie have a very good relationship. There are two main reasons for their good relationship.One is that Zhang Xiong was originally a Han Chinese, but later moved to Gaochang. As the saying goes, when a fellow villager sees a fellow villager, his eyes are full of tears.As Han people, they are naturally closer.

Second, Su Lie made money to clear the way.When he came to Gaochang, the emperor gave him a lot of money to manage and win over the nobles of Gaochang.Zhang Xiong is naturally the key figure among them.

Zhang Huaiji rode a pony, yelling and screaming in the school field.Zhang Xiong and Su Lie rode side by side, talking.

"Mr. Zhang's son has little courage. He may become a general in the future." Su Lie gently stroked his chin beard.

Su Lie is now in his thirties, not as green as before, and more stable.

After Zhang Xiong heard this, he was very pleased. He admired Su Lie's way of using troops very much. Hearing Su Lie's praise of his second son, he immediately laughed, "I will accept Su Lie's auspicious words."

After a pause, he asked, "I don't know where the sons of Mr. Su are now? If they were here, the younger generations would be able to get closer to each other."

Hearing this, the corner of Su Lie's mouth twitched, thinking of the son who fought in Chang'an Primary and Middle School, he shook his head helplessly, "It's in Chang'an."

"Chang'an is the most benevolent place in the world, where the emperor's capital is. If there is a chance in this life, we will go there in person." Zhang Xiong finished feeling, and then asked: "I heard from merchants that Chang'an Xinli is eager to learn. I don't know if Mr. Su knows a thing or two. ?”

Su Lie said: "It's true, my son is studying in elementary school."

Thinking of his son Su Qingjie, Su Lie's head hurts. He has been earning money outside all these years, so he doesn't know if that kid has practiced literature and martial arts well at home.

The two rode horses and chatted about gossip.

After a while, Zhang Xiong saw that there were not many people around, so he reminded in a low voice: "Yesterday, Qu Wenhe visited me, and the meaning in his words was to drive Su Gong out of Gaochang."

"Oh?" Su Lie cheered up slightly, narrowed his eyes and said, "Is this serious?"

"Seriously." Zhang Xiong said: "I don't want to go into details about the specifics, but I just hope that Su Gong will be more careful and don't be fooled."

"Thank you Mr. Zhang for your reminder." Su Lie clasped his fists slightly, and then asked: "General Zhang's righteous act, I will report it to the saint in the future, thank you!"

Zhang Xiong smiled wryly and shook his head, "That's not necessary. I just don't want to die because of Qu Wenhe's stupidity. His thoughts are too naive, and he doesn't know the number of days. How dare I have a secret affair with him."

In his opinion, even if Qu Wentai said that he wanted to expel Tang Jun, he felt it was inappropriate.With Tang Jun's style, they don't want to leave themselves, and if you drive them away, that is to give them an excuse to do something.And once the war started, a single Su Lie could beat Gaochang, so what about the Tang Dynasty's million-strong army?

Gaochang is a small country, how can it be the opponent of the Tang Dynasty.

Soon after, Zhang Xiong left.

And Su Lie also mobilized his staff to investigate Qu Wenhe.Soon, he got specific news that Qu Wenhe had been persuading Qu Wentai to be independent from the Tang Dynasty.

The good news is that Qu Wentai did not promise him.

The bad news is that this Qu Wenhe, apart from persuading Qu Wentai, is also secretly contacting the Shiluo Department of the Western Turks.

(End of this chapter)