Prosperous Tang Blood Blade

Chapter 904 A Woman Who Looks Like Her Grandson Wugou
Chapter 26 A woman who looks like her eldest grandson Wugou

Niu Junda looked at everyone with embarrassment, and said disapprovingly, "Fang Canjun, isn't this too sensational?"

Fang Xuanling said with a serious face: "Now in Chang'an, who is the most powerful?"

Qin Qiong said lightly: "Then there's no need to talk about it, the Guanzhong family."

Everyone also nodded in agreement.

Fang Xuanling looked at the crowd solemnly and said: "This time we will eliminate officials, officials from the Guanzhong family, only one out of ten will be left."

Everyone looked at each other.

Fang Xuanling said again: "Of the officials in the court, whose background is the strongest?
Niu Junda said: "Naturally, he is a veteran of Taiyuan Yuancong."

Fang Xuanling smiled wryly and said, "Since Pei Ji, Xiao Yu, Chen Shuda, Yuwen Shiji and others have lost their positions."

Xie Yingdeng said in a low voice: "There are also family members of the Li family who have also been demoted this time."

Fang Xuanling smiled wryly and said: "You all know that, and you are not stupid... Now you are no longer bandits from Wagang, nor are you servants of the Qin Palace, but civil and military officials of the Tang Dynasty. It is no longer a member of the Prince Qin's Mansion who joined the army, or a long history of the Tiance Mansion, but a courtier of the Tang Dynasty."

The more Fang Xuanling spoke, the more terrifying he became, and everyone's expressions were gloomy.

Fang Xuanling continued: "Now that the Great Tang has ruled the world, Prince Qin's Mansion has become a thing of the past, but you, still running around in series in the name of Prince Qin's Mansion, what will His Majesty think about it? Don't you want your glory and wealth? Want it? Still want to move your head?"

Everyone looked at each other in awe.

Fang Xuanling said solemnly: "The public office is reserved, and scholars are happy to accommodate things. A gentleman is reserved and does not fight, and a group is not a party!"

Qin Qiong bowed to Fang Xuanling and said: "Qin is taught!"

Fang Xuanling looked at the panic and fear of the crowd, and slowly softened his tone, and said, "Of course, your majesty is vain, so you don't have to mind it!"

Fang Xuanling gave Lu Shi a wink, and Lu Shi hurriedly called the maidservants to start serving the dishes.

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Li Jing, dressed in bright armor, slowly entered the Xiande Hall.Li Jiancheng looked Li Jing up and down very seriously.

Li Jing bowed to Li Jiancheng to salute.

Li Jiancheng said with a smile: "After a few years, the pharmacist will come back safe and sound?"

Li Jing said: "Thanks to Your Majesty, Li Jing, this old bone, has not yet been able to throw it to the Turks to feed the wolves."

Li Jiancheng and Li Jing burst out laughing.

After a long time, Li Jiancheng asked Li Jing to sit down.Monarchs and ministers sit opposite each other.

Li Jiancheng said indifferently: "Okay, let's stop gossip and let's get to the point. These days, I have been thinking that the Turks, a powerful enemy in the north, will never be destroyed, and the border of the Tang Dynasty will never have a peaceful day."

Li Jing nodded and said: "Your Majesty is wise! As the saying goes, how can others snore and sleep on the side of the couch, the Turks will never perish, and the Tang Dynasty will never have peace!"

Li Jiancheng waved his hand and said, "Don't say such flattering words to me, I'll listen to you awkwardly."

Li Jing couldn't help but smile deeper.

Li Jiancheng pondered and said: "Hanping the Xiongnu experienced Gao, Hui, Wen, Jing, and four generations of emperors. They lived on fire for more than [-] years. I'm afraid I can't wait for that long. As it is now, the Turks invade every year, and the court prepares for it every year." By the way, when will it be the end? There are people in the prime minister who hold a peace proposal, and I don't want to take it. The men in the Tang Dynasty are incompetent, so it makes no sense to let a woman take on the big responsibility. On this matter, I want to hear your opinion view!"

Li Jing bowed and said: "The war between the Great Tang and the Turks is different from the war to unify the world. My goal of the Great Tang is not to annex land and recruit more people, but to fundamentally defeat and wipe out its powerful military power. To curb its ability to carry out large-scale wars. Although this is the purpose, if a fundamental war is not adopted, this strategic purpose may not be easily achieved."

Li Jiancheng nodded again and again, he agrees with Turkic point of view.

Although Chen Ying adopted the method of cooperating with the Modao army and the strong crossbowmen with the hook and sickle gun, he could win more with less and eliminate the Turkic people.However, there is a prerequisite for this, that is, the Turks are willing to fight the Tang army.But right now, the Turkic people are afraid of Chen Ying like a tiger, as long as they hear Chen Ying's name, they will immediately back away.It is easy for Chen Ying to defeat the Turkic people now, but it is too difficult to eliminate the Turkic people once and for all.

Li Jing said slowly: "In the end, what is contested in war is the strength of the enemy and us. I believe that the most important thing at the moment is to rectify the farming of the whole country, increase the grain reserves, and at the same time promote the horse administration, in order to establish a strong cavalry that can deter the universe Legion, lay the groundwork."

Li Jiancheng nodded and said: "Yes! Yes... Before the war starts, you have to spend time uninterruptedly, sowing discord and fueling the flames. There are many Turkic tribes and internal disputes are endless. As long as the civil war continues, no matter who it is, no one can do it alone." The ability to invade the south. As time goes by, my Tang Dynasty is getting stronger and stronger, while the Turks are getting weaker and weaker. When the time is right, only one disaster like the one in Guanzhong this year can teach the eighteen tribes of the Turks and fall into In the midst of all kinds of difficult and desperate situations. At that time, the imperial court sent a general with tens of thousands of cavalry to go north out of the Great Wall, penetrate into the enemy's territory, and attack Dingxiang from afar. The battle of Dragon City in the former Han Dynasty will be repeated."

Li Jiancheng stood up abruptly, staring at Li Jing with piercing eyes.

Li Jing hurriedly said: "Before this, I thought that it was time to judge the situation and remove the nail of Liang Shidu first, and bring Xiazhou into the court territory. In this way, my cavalry marching northward in the Tang Dynasty will have a stable old battalion."

Li Jiancheng nodded, clenched his fists a few times, and finally let go. He turned around twice on the spot with his hands behind his back, and said, "Master Liang, it's not a problem anymore. All we need is an imperial decree. With a pincer attack, Liang Shidu can be captured to Chang'an City within a month at most, but... within three years, within three years, the imperial court... will not have any... agricultural tax revenue!"

Li Jing narrowed his eyes.

Li Jiancheng said: "Within three years, our Tang Dynasty will not be able to use large-scale troops against the Turks..."

Li Jing nodded silently, looking at the unusually calm Li Jiancheng with some surprise.

However, at this moment, Li Jiancheng said: "I want you to take over as Minister of the Ministry of War, secretly take over as Marshal Ma of the Northern Conscript, and preside over the preparations for the war against the Turks."

Li Jing said solemnly: "The preparations are not difficult, but I need to know, what is the purpose of this war? Why is it fought? How far will it take to withdraw the troops?"

Li Jiancheng bowed his head in silence for a while, then raised his head, looked straight at Li Jing and said, "Destroy the country!"

Li Jing respected Li Jiancheng deeply, and said deeply to Li Jiancheng: "Your servant, dare not obey your orders! However, once it is a war to overwhelm the country, it is not uncommon to use troops and horses. The court has no agricultural tax income for three years. What is the use of this battle?"

Li Jiancheng said: "The Protectorate of the Great Capital of the Western Regions has secretly stored 440 million shi of military rations and 32 horses. The three towns of Beiting, Qiuci, and Shule have a total of 62 Zhechong mansions with a total of [-] soldiers and horses!"

Li Jing shook his head and said: "This is not enough, far from enough!"

Li Jiancheng said: "Andong's prefecture, Yingzhou Town, Pinglu Town, Heishui Town, Bohai Town, and Raole Town, have five towns and one army, 44 Zhechong prefectures, a total of 20 soldiers and horses, and 280 horses. , [-] million shi of military rations!"

Li Jing's heart set off a stormy sea.

He vaguely guessed Li Jiancheng's huge handwriting.It is an indisputable fact that Guanzhong is currently suffering from a huge drought. It is an indisputable fact that the harvest in the seven years of Wude is doomed. Li Jiancheng's harvest in the first year of Kaiyuan after Jianyuan is also unknown. The key is that Li Jiancheng actually prepared in such a short period of time. Such a large amount of materials, more than 600 million stones of military rations, and more than 50 war horses.

Li Jiancheng went on to say: "Hedong Grand Governor's Mansion, Hebei General Manager's Mansion, Lingzhou General Manager's Mansion, Liangzhou General Manager's Mansion, four general manager's mansions and 180 armies, a total of 26% off the mansion, [-] soldiers and horses!"

Li Jing bowed to Li Jiancheng and saluted: "I will destroy my country!"

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Chen Jiabao, Chen Ying looked dizzy at the reports from the Western Regions.Historically, Li Shimin used the Weishui alliance, and then spent four years to recuperate, and finally wiped out the Turks in one fell swoop.

However, in this time and space, due to Li Jiancheng's advance layout of the Western Regions and Liaodong, the family background of the Li Tang court was much stronger than in history, especially the Andong Dadu Protectorate and the Western Region Dadu Protectorate. Ten thousand war horses, this is not a small sum.

Of course, because of Chen Ying's management of the Western Regions, Datang can recruit at least [-] servants from the Western Regions to participate in the Beifu campaign. Of course, it is impossible to expect these servants to fight tough battles, but once they are allowed to participate in the battle to wipe out the remnants, They will be more ferocious than wolves.

Chen Ying's role at this time is the logistics general manager of the West Route Army, not only responsible for the logistics of the Western Region Army, but also responsible for the logistics of the Liangzhou Army.

These tasks were not easy. When Chen Ying finished his work, it was already late at night. When Chen Ying dragged his tired body back to the dormitory, he saw that the lights in the dormitory were actually on.

Li Xiuning was sitting in front of the dressing table, embroidering the baby's small clothes stitch by stitch.

Chen Ying walked up to Li Xiuning and touched Li Xiuning with her arm

Li Xiuning ignored Chen Ying and continued with her needlework.

Depressedly, Chen Ying went to the bed and sat down, only to find a pot of hot tea on the bedside.

Chen Ying glanced at Li Xiuning's back, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Chen Ying picked up the teapot straight away and drank heavily.

Chen Ying walked to Li Xiuning's side again, sat down beside her, shook her body, and bumped into her again.

Li Xiuning took a breath, her delicate eyebrows immediately raised, and she raised the needle in her hand to Chen Ying threateningly.

Chen Ying laughed and hid symbolically: "Sanniang, what's the matter? Why did I make you angry?"

Li Xiuning stared at Chen Ying, opened her mouth to say something, but saw his pale face, exhausted demeanor, gradually losing the momentum just now, Li Xiuning put down her needle and thread, and said, "I'll give you a chance to explain, let's talk!"

Chen Ying shrugged and grinned, "What did you say?"

Li Xiuning picked up the needle again, and raised her voice at Chen Ying as if to demonstrate, "Don't be sloppy with me!"

Chen Ying said aggrievedly: "I really don't know, what do you want me to say?"

Chen Ying lay on the bed, closed his eyes and said: "Prick it, I will feel better if you prick it, just go ahead and prick it!"

Having said that, Li Xiuning looked at Chen Ying's tired face, her heart softened, and she dropped the needle again.

Chen Ying lay on the bed, stretching out his hands to press his aching head.

Li Xiuning knelt behind him and massaged Chen Ying's temples.

Chen Ying's voice was a little hoarse: "It's not that I don't understand, you are talking about Guanyin's maidservant, I really have nothing to do with her!"

Misunderstanding is always a woman's patent.Why didn't Chen Ying understand that the eldest grandson Wugou was originally pushed by Li Xiuning to Chen Ying, but Chen Ying really didn't eat her.

Just a pure hug made Li Xiuning want to stab him with a needle. If she did something, Li Xiuning probably didn't hold a needle, but a sword or a knife!
Li Xiuning suddenly looked outside the door and said, "Yue'er!"

He Yue'er bowed and said, "What is the princess' order?"

Li Xiuning said: "It is said that the eldest grandson Wugou died suddenly, you go and arrange it!"

He Yue'er nodded and said, "Your servant understands!"

Li Xiuning solemnly said: "Do it beautifully, send the body to the Thunderbolt Hall in Luoyang, and let Changsun bury himself!"

He Yue'er turned around and left.

Chen Ying opened his eyes, looked at Li Xiuning puzzled and said, "What are you doing?"

Li Xiuning said: "She is dead, now there is only one woman in our manor who looks like the eldest grandson Wugou!"

Chen Ying pointed at Li Xiuning and said, "You are deceiving yourself and others."

Li Xiuning's hand paused slowly and said: "Our family is also a big and well-known family in Chang'an!"

Chen Ying said disapprovingly: "Just our big family of nine people?"

Li Xiuning said: "It's not that a concubine cannot take concubines, but she is not an ordinary person!"

"You know she's not an ordinary person, yet you still push me!" Chen Ying yelled at Li Xiuning, "I really don't understand what's going on in your head!"

Li Xiuning sighed silently, some things were really inconvenient for her to say.

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In Prince Huai's Anfu, a large group of elderly Li family clan members surrounded Li Shentong, still putting on a miserable appearance.

"Prince Huai'an, your Majesty was raised by you. You have an extraordinary relationship, and you are also His Majesty's elder. This time, we are all counting on you for food and clothing for the whole family."

Li Shentong said with a wry smile: "We went to ask the Supreme Emperor, but he just wouldn't open his mouth."

Li Xiaochang squeezed to Li Shentong's side from behind and said: "I also ask the King of Huai'an to come forward and plead for me, so that His Majesty will not do the self-judgment of the Li family's branches... This kind of thing that relatives hurt and enemies are happy."

Everyone shouted and shouted in unison.

The clan members standing beside Li Shentong simply tugged at his sleeves.

Li Shentong was very annoyed and said: "Don't cry! Let's go see Your Majesty now!"

All the clans of the Li family followed Li Shentong to the Xiande Hall.

Everyone knelt in front of Li Jiancheng without saying a word.

Everyone looked at Li Shentong with pleading eyes, and Li Shentong said bravely: "Your Majesty, since ancient times, you have never been able to kiss your own brothers. The emperor Taiyuan, who most relied on the father and son soldiers of the Li family? But he treats the clan harshly, if there is trouble in the future, who in the clan... will help you?"

Li Jiancheng said: "Uncle Wang, the world is owned by the Li family, so can it still be ruled by the Li family?"

Li Shentong hesitated to speak.

Li Jiancheng said: "Uncle Wang, you have never paid much attention to these things, why did you suddenly mention this to me today? Don't be confused by those people with ulterior motives.

Li Shentong sighed helplessly and said: "In the clan... there are quite a few people who are dissatisfied with His Majesty, and some things have already been said in an ugly way.

Li Jiancheng gritted his teeth and roared, "At this time, whoever wants to stop me from being a good emperor is my enemy."

Li Shentong was so angry that he stopped talking.

Li Jiancheng turned to look at the clan ministers all over the floor and said: "This time, the purpose of streamlining the army and streamlining the administration is not to cleanse the old ministers, but to the society of the Tang Dynasty, for the sake of peace and prosperity, and for the sake of Changan in the world..."

Li Shen said: "So?

Li Jiancheng sighed silently: "Therefore, there must be some sacrifices."

Li Xiaochang looked at Li Jiancheng and said angrily, "Could it be that Your Majesty is going to sacrifice us?"

Li Jiancheng looked at Li Xiaochang and shouted: "It was seven years since the founding of the Tang Dynasty. Seven years ago, there was no Tang Dynasty, no salary, and no family would starve to death. It's not like they didn't pay a penny when they were demoted. How could they not live?" go down?"

Li Jiancheng pointed at himself and said: "Others are making trouble, because Datang is not theirs, and you are making trouble with Datang. We will be beheaded together, and Datang will exist for a day. You are all relatives of the emperor. It is over. You're not even farts!"

All the clans were stunned by Li Jiancheng's yelling.

Li Jiancheng's voice was getting higher and higher, and he said loudly: "So this time, I can't run away, and you can't run away, because we are all men, responsible men... As long as Datang survives this difficulty, A little money and food, what's the point? You guys, can't you look a little further?"

Li Shentong was speechless.

All the clan members of the Li clan looked sad, just like the grieving wives in deep boudoirs.

Li Jiancheng said: "The Great Tang...is in deep trouble, we must...take up...the responsibility for the rise and fall of the world!"

PS: This year is coming to an end. Looking back, this year was quite a failure, because the film and television industry was in trouble, and several of Lao Cheng’s scripts have been yellowed one after another. No matter how rough 2018 was, it will eventually pass. Looking forward to the future, let’s work together in 2019 Go ahead!
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