Prosperous Tang Blood Blade

Chapter 941 Convicted by Words, This Is the Voice of Subjugation

Chapter 63 Condemned with Words, This Is the Voice of a Subjugated Country

In the early morning, Li Jiancheng stood in front of the bronze mirror, and the maids were busy back and forth, dressing Li Jiancheng in gowns.

Li Jiancheng turned around suddenly and said, "Where is the living man?"

Living man walked up to Li Jiancheng and bowed, "I'm here!"

Li Jiancheng said loudly: "Write it down... I have decided to name "Li Zhi" as the emperor's seventh son."

Qi Jilang was a little stunned.

Qi Qilang said: "Your Majesty, is the emperor's seventh son Li Zhi?"

Li Jiancheng nodded, and said solemnly: "That's right, it's Li Zhi, the rule of governing the country and the state, the rule of the world. What I need is not a big victory or two, but Chang'an in the world, great rule in the world!"

As he spoke, Li Jiancheng strode forward with his head held high and his chest held high.

Looking at Li Jiancheng's back, Zheng Guanyin hugged the chubby Emperor Qizi who was spitting out milk bubbles, and murmured: "Xiaoqi, your father gave me a name. From now on, you will be called Li Zhi." !"

In the Hall of Xiande, Li Jiancheng walked up to Danchi step by step, slowly but forcefully.

The officials went to the hall to greet Li Jiancheng.

Li Jiancheng accepted the worship of the officials with a peaceful expression.

Li Jiancheng said indifferently: "My dear friends, I have made a decision regarding the Northern Expedition."

The officials all looked at Li Jiancheng.

Li Jiancheng stood up, looked around at the ministers, and said in a loud voice: "I have decided to accept Fang Xuanling's request. Li Jing, Minister of the Ministry of War and Secretary of the School of Inspection, will be the Chief Marching Officer of Dingxiang Road, and Li Xiaogong, the Governor of Bingzhou, will be the Deputy Chief of the Marching , bestow white banners and yellow axes, and lead an army to send troops to Dingxiang to destroy the Turks. I wonder if you have any objections?"

All the ministers responded in unison: "Your Majesty is wise."

Li Jiancheng continued: "Ministry of Rites, choose a good day and auspicious day, and I will set up an altar to worship the general!"

At the same time, inside a restaurant in Chang'an.

Lawyer Pei was drunk, leaning on the couch in all directions.

Several descendants of aristocratic families still drink.

A child of a family said: "Do you think this Northern Expedition can capture Jieli? I heard that the Turkic people are too hungry to walk. When the army goes over, it is to arrest people."

Lawyer Pei squinted his eyes and pursed his lips and said, "Do you also believe this kind of words to coax a three-year-old child?"

The children of several aristocratic families put down their wine cups.

"Why, lawyer, do you know the side story? The Ministry of War takes the news seriously, and everyone is asking around now."

Lawyer Pei shook his fan lightly, as if Zhuge Kongming was alive, and said calmly: "From the Sui Daye period to now, several emperors have clamored to exterminate the Turks, whether it is Yang Jian, Yang Guang, or the current Supreme Emperor. Can you win against the Turks? After so many years, they declared that they would destroy the dynasty, but until now, the Turks are still alive and kicking, who do you believe?"

The children of several aristocratic families looked at each other in blank dismay.

A child of a noble family said: "I heard that there was heavy snow in Mobei, and the Turkic people starved to death countless cattle and horses..."

Lawyer Pei tapped the couch with a fan and said, "The common people in Guanzhong went out to beg for food to escape the famine in the past two years. What were the Turkic people doing at that time?"

"Dalang, in your opinion..."

Lawyer Pei sat up straight and said, "Li Jiancheng is aggressive, his life just got better, and he became restless..."

A family member was busy winking at lawyer Pei.

Lawyer Pei said angrily: "What are you afraid of? I'll just call him by his name. What can I do?"

All the family members looked at each other in blank dismay.

Lawyer Pei: "The Turkic people can gather 30 to [-] cavalry casually, and now the army has traveled thousands of miles to Mobei to deliver them to their door. In my opinion, the Tang army will definitely lose in this battle, and they will return after a big defeat."

In the second year of Kaiyuan, the sixteenth day of the twelfth lunar month.

In front of the Taiji Hall, a worship platform was set up, and the officials and soldiers of the imperial army stood around.

The drums sounded, and Li Jing, dressed in military uniform, stepped onto the general worship platform and stood beside the table.

Standing behind the case, Li Jiancheng gave Li Jing the white banner and yellow axe, which symbolizes military power.

Li Jing returned the gift, took the white banner and yellow axe, held it in his hands, and walked down to the platform to worship the general.

All the generals waiting under the platform saluted Li Jing in unison.

Li Jing led dozens of generals and came before Li Jiancheng.

The servants brought the farewell wine.

Li Shimin handed the farewell wine to Li Jing, Xue Wanche, Qin Qiong, Yu Chigong and others in turn.

The personal guards led the horses of Li Jing and the others over.

Li Jiancheng picked up a kit from the servant beside him and handed it to Li Jing.

Li Jiancheng thought for a while and said: "Pharmacist, this is a secret letter from me. If the battle goes well, you don't need to open it; if you have any doubts, just open it, and it will tell you the countermeasures."

Li Jing put the kit in his arms.

"You will live up to me, and I will live up to you! General, this is my obsession!" Li Jiancheng said to Li Jing, "I hope the general will succeed in the first battle. You will live up to me, and I will live up to you. This horoscope is the truth. It is an unprecedented kindness from the court. I hope the general will be careful."

With that said, Li Jiancheng waved his hand.

A row of eunuchs carried trays, and in the trays were iron scrolls of alchemy scripts that had already been written.

Li Jiancheng looked at the generals and said: "I swear here that the Great Tang has no ministers who have made great achievements, but only incompetent kings. Jian Jiancheng swears here that the Great Tang and all the generals will be prosperous and all will be prosperous."

Speaking of this, the soldiers present were immediately grateful.

Any general, especially a general like Li Jing who is about to reach the peak of his meritorious service, they are worried about what will happen to them.

"The auspicious time has come, let's swear to the teacher and sacrifice the flag..."

……

Li Jing was standing on the top of the hill overlooking the marching troops below.

Du Fuwei, dressed in military uniform, stood beside Li Jing and said with a smile, "Pharmacist, don't lose the kit."

Li Jing took out the kit, looked left and right.

Du Fuwei shook his head and said, "Your Majesty has led troops to war for so many years, yet he still plays such a child's game as tricks and tricks. The front and rear are separated by thousands of miles. The situation of the war is changing rapidly, and the emperor is not a god. How can he think of countermeasures in advance? This is purely a joke..."

Li Jing smiled, said nothing, and stuffed the kit into his bosom.

……

Inside the Xiande Hall, Li Jiancheng flicked the document with his fingers with a cold face and said, "It's certain? Then Lawyer Pei is the source of the rumor?"

Li Anyan nodded and said: "There is no doubt that the children of several aristocratic families present all agree with one another."

Li Jiancheng sneered and said, "Why is the Pei family so arrogant? They are determined to eat me, so they dare not take them? I endured it no matter how much I endured, the Pei family actually made progress. Isn't Pei Ji dead yet?"

Li Anyan bowed and said: "Pei Ji was on a hunger strike for three days and was already dying. The Supreme Emperor learned that Pei Ji wanted to commit suicide, so he sent someone to invite Pei Ji to meet him at the Ganlu Palace. At that time, the Supreme Emperor personally cooked yokan for Pei Ji...and said that if Pei Ji died, The Supreme Emperor is not willing to live alone..."

Li Jiancheng sighed and said, "Come here, tell Dai Zhou to come see me."

……

The soldiers of the Forbidden Army yelled and smashed open Pei Ji's mansion.

Dai Zhou followed the guards of the brigade and walked into the gate.

Dai Zhou yelled: "I can see clearly, no matter men, women, old or young, you can't get away from one of them, and bring them all to the yard to count."

The soldiers of the Forbidden Army, amidst the panic-stricken yelling and cursing of the Pei family, picked out men, women, old and young.

All the people in Pei's house were driven into the icy and snowy yard, women and children were crying non-stop.

Lawyer Pei pointed at the forbidden soldiers and scolded them angrily. After being beaten several times, he suddenly fell silent.

Pei Ji, who was dressed in single clothes, was supported by his servants, standing shivering in the ice and snow, watching the soldiers of the imperial army escorting his family members away.

Pei Ji's family members were tied up in a string, weeping and walking through Tianjie in a state of embarrassment.

All the people along the way came out to watch.

Fang Xuanling, who was sitting in the carriage, patted on the door and window, signaling the driver to stop.

Fang Xuanling opened the curtain and watched the Pei family walk by.

Fang Xuanling patted the car window solemnly and said, "Go to Xiande Hall!"

The carriage turned around.

……

Fang Xuanling learned that the reason why Pei's family committed a crime was because lawyer Pei spoke nonsense after being hungover.

However, Fang Xuanling carefully checked all the case and documents.

Fang Xuanling put down the documents, looked at Li Anyan and said, "That's all?"

Li Anyan nodded.

Fang Xuanling frowned.

Li Jiancheng snorted coldly and said, "Now do you know why I want to deal with the Pei family?"

Fang Xuanling nodded, but said the exact opposite.

Fang Xuanling said: "If the Pei family is punished for participating in treason, then Pei Ji and lawyer Pei are the two chief culprits, both of whom are guilty only of themselves and not burdening the family, so Pei Ji's family members should not be arrested.

Li Jiancheng stood up angrily and said: "They are in the market, scolding the emperor and father, shaking the hearts of the soldiers and the people, isn't this a crime?"

Fang Xuanling looked at Li Jiancheng seriously and said, "Your Majesty, to incriminate a crime with words is the sound of subjugation!"

Li Jiancheng said disapprovingly, "Do I deserve to be cursed?"

Fang Xuanling sighed and said: "Pei Ji has long since retired, Li Yuanji and Li Xiaochang conspired against each other, although there are strict legal testimony that he was involved, but there is no real evidence after all, he is an old friend of the Supreme Emperor, and a founding father, three dynasties Veteran, it's better to save some respectable ones, not for Pei Ji, but for the Supreme Emperor."

Li Jiancheng sat back without saying a word, with his head bowed.

Fang Xuanling sat down opposite Li Jiancheng, looked at him, and said earnestly, "Your Majesty, the knot in Xuanwu Gate is not only a thorn in your Majesty's chest, but also a scar in the Supreme Emperor's heart. This knot should be untied!"

Li Jiancheng suddenly looked up at Fang Xuanling.

Li Jiancheng said angrily: "He insulted me, I can ignore it, but...he spread rumors everywhere, falsely claiming that the king's division's Northern Expedition would be defeated and returned, and he also slandered me, resorted to military force, and ruined lives... Rumors spread everywhere , has already made the people in Chang'an feel uneasy. If I ignore it and cause turmoil in the government and the public, do you know the consequences?"

At this time, Fang Xuanling suddenly laughed.

After a while, Fang Xuanling pointed at Li Jiancheng and said, "Your Majesty, are you still worried about this battle? Are you not sure?"

Li Jiancheng was silent for a while, then nodded slowly.

Fang Xuanling said: "General Chen is in command of Wancheng!"

Li Jiancheng was stunned.

Fang Xuanling continued: "Tongwan City is only a thousand miles away from Dingxiang. I'm afraid that General Chen's memorial to the battle is already on the way!"

Li Jiancheng shook his head and said: "I also know that General Chen may not be able to wait for my order to go ahead with the army at this moment. I am not the master of guessing meanness, how can I not understand the truth? If General Chen is cautious enough to wait If I issue an edict before using troops, he will not be the powerful General Chen in the western frontier! If General Chen is in the court at this moment, he will come to the stage to pay homage to the commander, and give him the power of Hedong, I will naturally be able to save worry and effort. However, General Chen is not in Guandong at the moment, but in Xiazhou, north of Guanzhong. Fang Xuanling, am I right?"

Fang Xuanling owed his ass: "What Your Majesty said is indeed the principle of using soldiers! So, what's the point of mere lawyer Pei? If the power of words can destroy the country and lose teachers, what's the use of weapons?"

Li Jiancheng was speechless.

After a long time, Li Jiancheng sighed and said, "I don't need to kill Lawyer Pei!"

"It's not that you can't kill him, but you can't kill him just because of a word!" Fang Xuanling said coldly: "If you violate the law of the country, you will be forgiven lightly!"

……

It was so cold and freezing in December that the entire Yellow River was frozen solid.This allowed Chen Ying's troops to cross the Yellow River, saving a lot of trouble.

More than [-] sleds disguised as white snow bags crossed the river.

The sleds converted from more than [-] four-wheeled carriages all have thick walls, and the outer layer is wrapped with cowhide and sheepskin, which can not only block the cold outside the walls, but also keep the cabin Wendu.

Chen Ying was very well prepared for this dispatch of troops.

However, no matter how adequate it is, it is still difficult.

For example, war horses wrapped in thick blankets suffered from frostbite and died from time to time, and many scouts also suffered from frostbite.

In order to keep warm,

The air in the sleigh carriage was filthy, especially among the soldiers of the Tang Army, nine out of ten soldiers had stinky feet, and the smell inside was so sour, let alone mention it.

Unfortunately, across the river east.Specialized in marching in the wilderness, the speed is as slow as a snail crawling.

Three days after setting off from Tongwan City, Chen Ying's [-] army of pure pack horses managed to cover less than [-] miles.

An average of more than 120 miles a day.This speed, if it is the infantry of the Dingyuan Army, can easily be achieved in the spring and autumn.

However, it is still moving forward slowly.

Sitting in the sled, opened the window, looking at the slowly advancing convoy outside.Chen Ying sighed, "It would be great if there was a steam engine!"

"Striving for success?" Ashina Simo thought about it seriously for a while. Even in the Eastern Turks, his brain must be considered fast. Whether the tribal language is good or not, he only needs to listen to it for a while and speak it for a while. He was familiar with it quickly, but the clever Ashina Simo thought hard for a long time, but he still couldn't figure out what kind of chicken is "upstanding" chicken, and what kind of chicken is "unworthy" , Is it measured by the number and frequency of laying eggs?

Chen Ying's dispatch of troops this time was not like Li Jing's attack on Yinshan at night, all of his brains were inserted into Xieli's teeth.

Now, history seems to have returned to the original point.

Dingxiang must be the tomb of Eastern Turks.

According to the historical process, after the defeat of Jieli Khan, he took Ashina Suni by himself and lost.

However, history has changed. Due to the strength of Lingzhou, there are no Turkic tribes near Helan Mountain.But Ashina Suni lost and stationed troops in Shengle.

Shengle is the old capital of the Tuoba tribe of Xianbei.Located in Yunzhou (today's north of Linger County, Inner Mongolia).

That is, about two hundred miles northwest of Dingxiang.

Chen Ying actually went to Shengle, and came to sit on the sidelines.

The credit for defeating the Eastern Turks can be given to Li Jing, and the great credit for Xieli can be captured alive, so Chen Ying will not be polite.

Of course, Chen Ying was also gambling at this time.

Bet on your own luck, if the bet succeeds everyone will be happy, if the bet loses.

Ashina Suni lost 5 horses under his command, which is the fat in Chen Ying's mouth!

Six thousand against fifty thousand, if you do mental calculations and are unprepared, there is at least a [-]% chance of success!

(End of this chapter)