A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 1028 I will kill all the flowers after they bloom.
Changan.

On the Double Ninth Festival, the emperor and his queen traveled to Yuanyuan to enjoy the chrysanthemums and bid farewell to the autumn.

During the Han Dynasty, this place was once the Leyou Garden, with beautiful scenery, forests, and white deer. Up to now, the palaces that once existed during the prosperous Han Dynasty have been turned into earth and disappeared over the years.

In the Sui Dynasty, Chang'an New City was built here. Leyou was originally a highland in Chang'an City, with high ground and flowing water. Therefore, it became a place for Chang'an people to go outing on March 3rd and say goodbye to autumn on September 9th.

On Leyouyuan, there are now many gardens of royal relatives and nobles, such as Princess Changle, Changsun Wuji, Wu Huaiyu, King Li Tai of Wei, King Li Ke of Wu, etc., who can build gardens on Leyouyuan. They are all top nobles,
They occupy a small part of the original land, and most of it is still open. It is a good place for the people of Chang'an to climb up and see the distance.

Wu Huaiyu, the Duke of Jin State, had a large garden on Leyouyuan. This land was originally owned by King Yuanji of Qi, and was later awarded to Yuchi Gong. After Yuchi was convicted, it was transferred to Hou Junji. Hou Junji After he falsely accused Wu Huaiyu of treason and rebelled against him, the emperor took back this garden and rewarded it to Wu Huaiyu. It has the highest land, spacious views and the best scenery.

The pavilions and terraces were originally built very elegantly. After Wu Huaiyu acquired them, he made some design adjustments, adding some freehand landscape elements of Jiangnan gardens, stacked stones and water, ink-and-wash Jiangnan, strange rocks from Taihu Lake, exquisite and varied shapes, overlapping water and rocks, staggered layout, and winding paths leading to secluded places.

And when autumn comes in September,
There is another attractive scenery in Wujialeyouyuan, that is, there are countless chrysanthemums in bloom in the garden.

What makes the people of Chang'an even more amazed is that the Wu family regularly opens the Wushu Garden in Leyouyuan for everyone to enjoy.

The thousands of cherry trees in Wuyuan in spring and the tens of thousands of chrysanthemums in autumn are both beautiful sights that have amazed the people of Chang'an in recent years.

When autumn comes on the eighth day of the ninth month, all the flowers will bloom, and the city will be covered with golden armor, and Chang'an will be filled with incense.

Li Shimin looked at the chrysanthemums and couldn't help but think of this poem about chrysanthemums.

This poem always made the emperor feel that it was a little too murderous.

Thinking of this, the emperor stood in front of a pot of chrysanthemums and called Xu Luoren, "The imperial doctor sent to Hainan to deliver medicine to the Duke of Jin has not been seen yet?"

"Your Majesty, when the imperial doctor rushed to Lingao, Yazhou with the imperial medicine given by your majesty, Duke Wu was not there. He said he had gone to Sanya to recuperate. The imperial doctor rushed to Sanya again, but still no one was seen. Duke Wu's entourage said that he was recuperating on Luhuitou Island in Sanya and refused to see guests. "

"The imperial doctor I sent to deliver medicine and consult is also missing?"

Xu Luoren lowered his head and said, "No one has seen Duke Wu in Sanya. He said he was recuperating in Luhuitou, but even Baiqi couldn't find any trace of him. It is very likely that Duke Jin is not in Sanya, nor on Zhuya Island." ”

Li Shimin looked at the chrysanthemums. I will kill them all when they bloom. Wu Huaiyu must be in Luzon at this moment. He became more and more sure.

"That's all, let the doctor come back."

Standing in the pavilion of Leyouyuan Wuyuan, you can have a panoramic view of the entire Chang'an.
Countless gentlemen and ladies play here, climbing high to exorcise evil spirits, the curtains are covered with clouds, the chariots and horses are crowded, the sun shines brightly on horseback, and the road is filled with fragrance.

The chrysanthemums in the Wuyuan garden attracted many talented people to write poems.
As soon as he has a stunning work, it will spread throughout Leyouyuan immediately, and tomorrow it will spread throughout Chang'an, and the poet will become famous in the capital.

Li Shimin played around for a while, and several good poems and poems were presented to him. "Good poems should be rewarded. Write down the name and reward ten pieces of silk."

Look at the vastness of the sky, the setting sun, the lone bird flying over the remaining clouds, and the chirping of cicadas,
After the autumnal equinox, the nights are longer and the days are shorter, and dusk comes earlier than in summer.

The sunset is infinitely good, just near dusk.

Standing on the site of the Leyou Garden of the Han Dynasty, Li Shimin couldn't help but think that the magnificent achievements of the Han family had all become history. The autumn wind blew off the leaves, and the glorious past also withered in the rustling autumn wind. .

And Li Shimin, who had always targeted the Qin Emperor and the Han Dynasty,

I feel that his achievements are not enough, and he still has a long way to go. Compared with the restoration of the Western Regions and Liaodong, Wu Huaiyu and Lu Song are not worth mentioning.

Wu Huaiyu will not fight,
The emperor was relieved.

It was better than Chang Sun Wuji insisting on fighting. Even if he held him down for ten years, he would not let go and insisted that Chang An would not leave.

In terms of structure, Li Shimin felt that his uncle's structure was not as good as Wu Huaiyu's.

After Jiuleyouyuan returned from climbing in September,
The emperor no longer paid attention to Wu Huaiyu and Lu Song, and specifically asked Xu Luoren to withdraw the people from Baiqi, and the people from Liumen and the Imperial City Department also withdrew.

At this time, the autumn wind is blowing and the weather is getting cooler.
The emperor's eyes have all been set on Songzhou.

At the foot of Gansong Ridge,

The young Zanpu was becoming more and more anxious. He asked Lu Dongzan to personally go to Chang'an as envoy and bring five thousand taels of gold with him. But in the end, the emperor accepted the five thousand taels of gold, but in front of Lu Dongzan, he sent Songzhou as a reward to the Tang army soldiers who were confronting Tubo.

Lu Dongzan even got into a fight due to the provocation of the Tuyuhun people. In the end, the people in the mission killed Liu Liu, and then released a slave back to deliver the message. Even Lu Dongzan was sent to Dali Temple Prison.

The emperor asked the Tibetan slave to bring back a letter.

It was a defiant letter.

The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty asked Songtsen Gampo to go to Chang'an, either with 200,000 Tibetan troops to break into Guanzhong, or he could go alone.

No matter which way he chooses to go to Chang'an, as long as he arrives in Chang'an, the emperor will marry his daughter to him.

Zamp couldn't do either of these two.

He couldn't even capture Gansong Ridge, let alone Songzhou, let alone Chang'an.

As for going to Chang'an alone, even if he really had the courage, the Tubo nobles and ministers would not dare.

If he was detained or even killed as soon as he went to Chang'an, there would be no place to cry. Not to mention that Li Shimin couldn't do that. The two countries were at war and they didn't kill the envoys. But now Lu Dongzan brought five thousand taels with him. Gold goes,

Li Shimin took the gold, but still dealt cruelly to the mission. Lu Dongzan made a big talk, but was still detained and imprisoned. It was so shameless.

Letter from Emperor Tang,
To the Tubo people, it was more like endless ridicule and provocation. "Fight, we must fight. Use all our strength to break Gansong Ridge, capture Songzhou, and then break Yizhou. We will make the Tang people pay the price!"

Some nobles shouted,
There were also nobles from Yangtong who thought it was time to withdraw their troops.

Although King Yangtong is Zanpu's brother-in-law, Yangtong is not a vassal of Tubo now, it is just an alliance. Tubo Yangtong is an old rival, but King Yangtong was defeated by Tubo. After Zanpu won, he did not take advantage of the victory to pursue it. He married his sister to King Yangtong, and the two countries united in marriage and ended the war.

The sheep need to recuperate,
Tubo needed to stabilize the western border, and they also needed time to eliminate the previously rebellious nobles. At the same time, Tubo also adjusted its direction and decided to expand northward, using Supi on the plateau as its base camp, using its salt, minerals, cattle and sheep, etc. as the basis for expansion. capital,
The goal is to conquer Dangxiang and then annex Tuyuhun,

In the future, they will compete with the Central Plains for the Hexi Corridor, or they may annex Tuyuhun and then outflank Yangtong, destroy Yangtong, and then take advantage of the trend to enter the Western Regions.

This time we send troops,
He said he wanted to marry the princess.

In fact, we still need to prevent the Tang Dynasty from taking over Tuyuhun and conquering the Qiang tribes. Otherwise, the Tubo people will no longer be able to expand northward.

Although this battle was fought in a hurry, it had to be fought. The young Zamp also fought with all his country, and even roped in all the allies he could win, such as sheep.

But the results were disappointing.

Now we are in a dilemma,

Zanpu had already made concessions to Tang and sent five thousand taels of gold. It was said to be a gift, but it was actually a tribute, hoping to exchange for a peace agreement between the two parties.

Tubo had a good plan. If they just stopped fighting,

Even if Tubo failed to get Tuyuhun, they had at least advanced all the way to Hequ. The Dangxiang and Bailan Qiang had been included in their sphere of influence, and they could even support the Tuyuhun people who opposed the Tang Dynasty to stabilize their power.

If they retreat at this time, they will not lose.

If they can really get married, no matter whether they marry the real emperor's daughter or the fake emperor's daughter, as long as the person they marry is a princess, then for Tubo, the true hegemony of the plateau will be established.

Unfortunately, things never go as planned.

Zamp couldn't figure it out.
Li Shimin was willing to marry the princess to a Tuyuhun, a Turk, or a Xueyantuo. Why didn't he marry the Tubo?

Although Songtsen Gampo sent people to request a marriage from King Nibala and marry Princess Nibala, as long as the Tang Dynasty was willing to marry the princess in person, he was also willing to take the Tang princess as his legitimate daughter.

In the big account,
A group of nobles argued endlessly,

The noble generals of the Yangtong Kingdom all wanted to retreat. They joined the coalition this time and followed the expedition. As a result, after so long, they failed to get what Zanpu promised.

They were blocked outside the borders of the Tang Dynasty, and they were unable to touch any of the Tang Dynasty's wealth, population, livestock and other good things.

The Tibetan nobles also had different opinions.

Some people proposed withdrawing troops, some proposed attacking Songzhou, others proposed changing the direction and attacking Longyou, and still others proposed attacking Tuyuhun.
Others say that the Qiang party has recently rebelled against Tubo, and these Qiang people should be eliminated first.

Zamp had a headache.

If he withdraws his troops directly now, he will never be willing to do so. Moreover, such a withdrawal will cause too much trouble. Not only will his prestige be destroyed, but Dangxiang, Bailan, Tuyuhun and other forces will definitely no longer rely on Tubo.

Even Yangtong may have strange thoughts.

Even if we have to withdraw, we can't just withdraw in despair.
At least have to win a decent victory,

And in his heart, he felt too aggrieved. This young man was as old as Prince Li Tang, but he lost his father when he was a teenager and experienced a great rebellion among the nobles in the country. He has come to this step by step, and he is also very proud.
Now he is so despised by Emperor Tang,
A fire is burning in my heart,

Looking at the nobles in the tent with their own thoughts,
Zamp coughed a few times,

"Since Emperor Tang invited me to go to Chang'an, how can we refuse!"

"Within ten days, we will capture Gansong Ridge and within one month, we will capture Songzhou City."

There were voices of opposition in the tent, but Zanpu waved his hand and refused to listen to their persuasion. This battle must be fought. If it doesn't hit people's hearts, it will break up and its prestige will be gone.
From now on, he will no longer be the overlord of the plateau.

This battle must not only be fought, but also won. At least Songzhou City must be captured.

Even if you don't defend after breaking through, you still have to take it.

The fire in young Zamp's chest was burning, and his fighting spirit was overwhelming. He was serious.

Previously, I wanted to use force as a deterrent. It would be best if I could force Datang to marry, but now I only have this option.

Then let's fight. He didn't believe that the small border town of Songzhou could stop the 200,000 Tibetan coalition forces.

After such a long confrontation, he had already figured out which Tang troops were defending on the opposite side.

The main general is Fan Xing, and the governor of Songzhou is Liu Lancheng. Also assisting in the defense are generals Niu Jinda, Li Junxian, Zhi Wansili, and Qibi Heli.
I heard that these are also famous generals of the Tang Dynasty.
But the top generals in the Tang Dynasty that he knew were not these people. The Tang generals he feared were Li Jing, Qin Qiong, Wu Huaiyu, Li Ji, Xue Wanche, and Li Daozong.

This Tang Dynasty general Fan Xing is said to be Wu Huaiyu's father-in-law.

Zanpu also knew Wu Huaiyu's name as the God of War, and that Wu Huaiyu had never been defeated and was a student of the military god Li Jing and the adopted son of the door god Qin Qiong. However, Fan Xing was only Wu Huaiyu's father-in-law and not his teacher, so what was he afraid of.

I heard that Wu Huaiyu is in Lingnan, so there is no need to worry.

(End of this chapter)