A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 1268 Su Dingfang will definitely lose

Menxia Province.

Changsun Wujiu, the acting Zhongshu Ling who was in charge of the Menxia Province affairs, poured a cup of tea for the Prime Minister, Huangmen Shilang, Chu Suiliang.

"You don't think Su Dingfang will send troops to Beisha City this time?"

Chu Suiliang took the tea and said, "It was too hasty, even sloppy. There was no plan or preparation beforehand. They just attacked suddenly. This is a cross-sea attack. Beisha City is extremely strong and dangerous. Although Lai Huer had led the navy in the previous dynasty and there was a precedent of conquering Beisha City.

But the situation was different from today. At that time, the Sui Emperor led an army of hundreds of thousands to attack Liaodong, which attracted all the troops of Goguryeo, giving Lai Huer an opportunity.

But things are different now.”

"Without comprehensive preparations for this sea crossing operation, how can we support a major battle by relying on pirates and merchants, and how can we ensure the deployment of troops and the supply of logistical military supplies?

You just say you want to fight, isn't this a joke? You are simply using the lives of your soldiers to gain military merit, this is a crime."

Chu Suiliang became more and more excited as he spoke.

Although he was famous for his calligraphy and was quite talented, having served as the director of the Hongwen Academy and as a historian who wrote daily notes, he had served the emperor for twenty years and was now able to become the prime minister, so he was not the kind of scholar who only read books.

Chang Sun Wuji drank the milk tea in his cup and said, "But you know, the plan to seize Beisha City actually came from the hands of General Wu. His Majesty was also persuaded by him, so he let Su Dingfang send troops."

When it comes to employing troops and fighting wars, few people in the world today are qualified to question Wu Huaiyu. After all, his military achievements are truly amazing. Some even believe that his military achievements are even better than those of his teacher Li Jing.

Chu Suiliang also knew that he had no right to criticize Wu Huaiyu. "The idea of ​​the Taiwei taking the initiative and using Beisha as a breakthrough point is definitely correct, but the problem now is that Su Dingfang's troops were too hasty and careless.

Without building enough warships and transport ships in advance, and only temporarily recruiting a group of pirate ships and merchant ships, can we take over Beisha City?"

"When Lai Huer crossed the sea to capture Beisha City, how many troops and ships did he lead, and how many casualties did he suffer?"

"And there is not only one mountain city called Beisha City built on the Dahei Mountain in Liaonan. As far as I know, there are a total of 15 mountain cities of different sizes, four medium mountain cities slightly smaller than Beisha City, and ten small mountain cities. I am afraid that Su Dingfang may provoke a war with Goguryeo for personal achievements, which will cost the lives of many good men."

Chu Suiliang sighed more and more as he spoke.

He felt that this war should not have been fought in the first place. Since Li Ji was leading his troops to fight the Xueyantuo, the court should focus on this. As the saying goes, even a lion must use all its strength to fight a rabbit.

The war over there hasn't ended yet, and you're fighting with the Goguryeo people again.

This was without any prior preparation.

"Su Dingfang will definitely lose this battle,"

Chang Sun Wuji shook his head, "Not necessarily."

If this plan came from Su Dingfang, then Changsun Wuji might also feel that Su Dingfang was too eager to show his merit and that he would fail.

But he knew that the plan came from Wu Huaiyu, and then was supported by the emperor, and finally Su Dingfang was chosen to implement it.

These three people combined together,
Chang Sun Wuji did not dare to make a rash judgment.

"Don't forget, Su Dingfang is Duke Wei's eldest disciple. He has followed General Wu in his expeditions over the years and has made many contributions. When he was sixteen, he followed his father to raise local soldiers. Even Duke Ying was defeated by him."

"You think there won't be any accidents during Duke Ying's northern expedition this time?" asked Changsun.

"Seven armies march north, what can Xueyantuo do to stop them? He can't stop them. Even if Ying Gong and Li Simo are not doing well in the middle route, there are still the other five routes, and even the vassal tribes.

Didn't Wu Huaiyi just win a great victory at Jinshan, capture the king and destroy the country? Even if he reduces some of his troops, 30,000 troops cannot be underestimated."

There will definitely be no accidents in the Northern Expedition, and the Xueyantuo are doomed to die. However, the one who will ultimately achieve the credit for destroying the country may not be Li Ji.

Changsun Wuji doesn't want anything to happen to Li Ji, and he has now formed an alliance with Li Ji.

"Li Daozon and Zhishishili were recalled by His Majesty and transferred to southern Liaoning. If they take down Beisha City, the court will then set up the Jian'an Prefecture Governor's Office, and establish Jili Prefecture, Jian'an Prefecture, etc. Li Daozon will be the governor of Jian'an Prefecture, and Zhishishili will also return to the court to resume his post.

What do you think? "

Chu Suiliang was an important partner of Zhangsun Wuji's Guanlong faction. The return of Zhangsun Wuji was announced to the world through several major cases of treason.

Chang Sun Wuji took advantage of this case of treason to arrest Li Daozon, Zhishishili and Qibi Heli, and exiled them to the Western Regions. In the final analysis, it was just an attempt to eliminate dissidents and to resolve factional struggles.

But now, Li Dao Zong and Zhi Shi Si Li were recalled by the Emperor after only half a year of exile.

This undoubtedly made Changsun Wuji very uneasy.

The emperor said that the country was in need of people, and Li Daozon and Zhishishili were not only national heroes, but also the emperor's cousin and brother-in-law. Now he was giving them a chance to atone for their sins and letting them go to southern Liaoning to make amends for their crimes.

Changsun Wuji felt that things were not that simple.

Chu Suiliang was also the planner of that case.

What Changsun Wuji was most worried about was the emperor's move. Did it have a deeper meaning? Was it directed at them?

During this period, Changsun Wuji truly enjoyed the feeling of holding all the power.

The emperor was on tour.

The prince stayed behind to supervise the state.

Although several prime ministers and ministers were left in the court to assist the prince, the prime ministers with seniority and prestige were all taken away by the emperor, including Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng, Ma Zhou, Wu Huaiyu, Xiao Yu, and Liu Ji.

Li Ji also led troops outside.

The remaining prime ministers in the court, Chu Suiliang, Cen Wenben, Zhang Liang, Yang Shidao and him,
No one can compare to him.

"Your Majesty is a man who cherishes the past." Chu Suiliang could only sigh. The conviction of Li Daozon and others was rather far-fetched. Although the emperor eventually exiled them to Suiye, it now seems that he was using them to warn the clan members and meritorious officials.

Recalling him now shows the great grace of God.

Inside, it was they who completely offended Li Daozon, Zhishi Shishi and others.

It must be said that the emperor's imperial skills have become more and more perfect.
Changsun Wuji took a carriage back to the mansion, and when he got off the car he was still frowning and thinking about something.

"Alang, Qi Niang is back."

The steward came up to greet him and told him that his daughter, who had recently married, had returned to her parents' home.

"Oh, did you bring Wu Langzi with you?"

"Wu Langzi has also come, and he has brought several carts of various gifts. They are very rich, including spices from Luzon, coconut sugar from Lingnan, and dried fruits from Liuqiu..."

Changsun Wuji didn't care about these gifts. Although his wealth was not as great as Wu Huaiyu's, it was also very rich. With his status and position, he didn't have to worry about money at all. Money would come to him on its own.

Go change your clothes first.

Changsun Wuji changed into casual clothes and went to his concubine Zhang.

This Zhang was the biological mother of Changsun Qinniang. She was born into the mighty Zhang family. Her brother was General Yunhui Zhang Cong and General Zhang Wenjin.

Zhang Wenjin married his sister to Changsun Wuji, and he also married Changsun Wuji's sister, making the two families even closer.

So although Zhang was Changsun Wuji's concubine, she actually had a very high status.

"Qiniang is back?"

Changsun Wuji came into the hall with a big belly and a smile on his face.

"Aye,"

Changsun Qinniang greeted her father with a smile. Although she was born out of wedlock, her mother's family was noble and favored in the Changsun family, so Qinniang was also loved since she was a child.

in the living room,
In addition to Changsun Wuji's wives and concubines, his daughter-in-law Princess Changle was also here, as were several unmarried daughters.
"Where's Wu Langzi?"

"Erlang is playing polo with the boys at home on the court in the back. Our Erlang is good at polo, and those boys are all vying to learn from him." Zhang said with a smile.

Qi Niang has been married for several months. She came back to her parents' home today to announce the good news.

She is pregnant.

This is great news.
Changsun Wuji was also very happy to hear this, and he also instructed Changsun Ba Niang, who came back with them today, to take better care of Qin Niang.

Ba Niang is Qin Niang's cousin, the daughter of Changsun Wuyi, and the niece of Changsun Wuji.

Changsun Wuji and Wu Huaiyu formed an alliance through marriage, and his daughter married Wu Huaiyu's second son. Changsun Wuyi then married his eighth daughter as a concubine. In this way, the two Changsun sisters would be taken care of when they arrived at the Wu family.

After asking about her daughter's situation in her husband's family, Qi Niang said that Erlang treated her very well and her mother-in-law, Fan, was also a very good person.

Sit for a while.
Chang Sun Wuji returned to his study.
Not long after, Wu Erlang came to visit his father-in-law.

"Are you used to serving in the Hundred Cavalry?" Changsun Wuji asked as he sat there. His son-in-law was now a Qianniu Beishen, the commander of the north gate of the Hundred Cavalry.

But when the emperor went on a tour, Wu Erlang remained in Chang'an and was still stationed at Xuanwu Gate.

"My colleagues in the army took good care of me and I learned a lot," said Wu Jilang.

"Well, that's good. Although you are the son of a meritorious official, you cannot be proud and you need to study more." Changsun Wuji was quite satisfied with his son-in-law. Although he was a illegitimate son, his mother was also from the Gao family of Bohai. Changsun Guoji's mother was from the Gao family of Bohai.

"Sir, I want to go to the Liaodong battlefield for some training. I wonder if you can help arrange it?"

Changsun Wuji frowned.

"You just got married, and your wife is pregnant now. How can you think of abandoning your wife and going to the battlefield at this time?"

"The battlefield is full of blind swords and guns. How can you stay there so long? Even if your father is called the God of War, he also crawled out of a pile of dead bodies. What's more, the situation in Beisha City in Liaodong is not very optimistic now. Su Dingfang may lose. Are you going to die at this time?"

Wu Chengye said quickly, "Your Excellency, don't you know yet? Governor Su's victory report has already arrived in Chang'an."

"Did Su Lie win the battle? What happened? He captured Qingnipu instead of Shimajin. How did the Goguryeo people in Beisha City react?" Changsun Wuji asked in surprise.

"General Su landed at Qingnipu at night and then rushed to Beisha City. The Goguryeo people were completely unprepared. General Su sent people to climb into the city, seize the city gate, lead the army into the city, and wiped out Beisha City in one fell swoop, beheading more than a thousand people and capturing more than 8,000 men and women, both soldiers and civilians."

"The important town of Beisha Mountain City in southern Liaoning, as well as the two ports of Qingnipu and Shimajin, have all been captured by Governor Su."

Changsun Wuji was so shocked by his son-in-law's words that he was speechless.

When he was drinking tea and talking with Chu Suiliang during the day, Chu Suiliang said that Su Dingfang would definitely fail this time.

As a result, Su Dingfang's victory report has already been sent to Chang'an?
Not a small victory, but a real great victory.

In one fell swoop, they captured the mountain city of Beisha and also seized two ports.

Most importantly, the victory was very easy, with almost negligible casualties.

Su Dingfang led 5,000 officers and soldiers, and a group of pirates and merchants, boarding a pirate ship and a merchant ship, and captured Beisha City in one day.

By comparison,

Li Ji led an army of 100,000, but Xueyantuo Datushe led 80,000 men to the foot of the Great Wall. Li Ji led 40,000 cavalry in pursuit, and the two armies fought. In the end, Li Ji only won a narrow victory with heavy casualties.

This Su Dingfang is really much stronger than Li Ji.
What made Changsun Wuji even more fearful was Wu Huaiyu, who formulated the battle plan. It was a bold plan that was not favored by all the prime ministers in the Council of State, and even opposed. Many people thought that the plan would definitely fail, but it turned out to be a success.

"Sir, I want to go to Liaodong for some training, either Beisha City, Qingnipu Port or Shimajin Port will do," Wu Chengye said.

"You are going to be a father soon, so you should think twice before doing anything. You should stay in the capital and do your job in the Northern Yamen. You are still young and you will have plenty of opportunities in the future." Changsun Wuji rejected his son-in-law outright.

My heart is still surging and it's hard to calm down.

(End of this chapter)