People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 1131 The emperor roared: This evil son

July 12, Luoyang, Qianyang Hall.

Li Zhi was wearing a white silk dragon pattern robe and a black hat, listening to Li Jingxuan talking about the hidden field cleanup in Henan Province.

"More than 20% of the prefectures and counties in Henan Province have completed the cleanup of hidden fields, and the next step will be completed in the next two years." Li Jingxuan breathed a sigh of relief and sent the memorial in his hand to Li Zhi's case.

"Two years is too long!" Li Zhi was about to speak when a rush of footsteps suddenly interrupted him.

Li Zhi looked up and saw a Qianniu guard running straight to the outside of the palace, then kneeling down in front of the palace door, and then loudly said: "Qamdo is playing quickly."

"Take it!" Li Zhi looked at Wang Fulai beside him.

Wang Fulai stepped forward immediately.

In the hall, Li Jingxuan, Liu Shenli, and Dou Xuande all stared intently.

Although there are many hidden dangers in the Tang Dynasty today, there is only one place where the war really starts, and that is Changzhou.

The King of Nanchang led 30,000 troops to attack Tubo. Due to the terrain of Tanggula Mountain and Subi, Lun Qinling could only fight with equal numbers of men, but behind him, there was an entire Tubo army.

Although the strategy has been decided in advance, surprises are inevitable.

The emperor directly took the memorial that Wang Fulai had brought over. Looking at the familiar large characters, the emperor smiled.

After reading the content, I couldn't help but feel happy.

But in an instant, Li Zhi suppressed the joy in his heart, raised his head, looked at Li Jingxuan, Liu Shenli and Dou Xuande said: "The King of Nanchang had already invaded Qamdo seven days ago, captured the Tibetan Qamdo garrison Rongqin alive, and captured 30,000 prisoners. There were many people, more than 30,000 slaves surrendered, and Qinling had already left Qamdo several days in advance."

Li Jingxuan, Liu Shenli, and Dou Xuande looked at each other with joy and regret.

Regarding Qinling, he is worthy of being a cunning person.

The emperor looked at the three people and continued: "While capturing Qamdo, the King of Nanchang sent Qiu Zhenmu and Li Duozuo to the Tanggula Mountain Pass. On the day the memorial was sent back, the checkpoint twenty miles away from the Tanggula Mountain Pass had been lowered, and the army It’s still going deeper.”

"Congratulations, Your Majesty." Li Jingxuan stepped forward and took the lead in saying: "The first pass of Tanggula Mountain has been captured. The frontline army has completely blocked the way for Tibet to counterattack. The frontline is stable."

"Su Bi and Yang Tong have completely fallen under the control of the Tang Dynasty from today on. I congratulate your majesty on your military fortune." Liu Shenli followed up.

"It seems that there are only more than 60,000 people in Subi, but I remember that before the war, there were 130,000 people in Subi City." Dou Xuande looked at Li Zhi worriedly.

Li Zhi smiled and waved his hand and said: "It is a pity that the Qinling Mausoleum is a self-imposed prison. The King of Nanchang threw a fireball into the city and accidentally ignited a fire. Twenty thousand soldiers and tens of thousands of people died. It is really a pity, but the root cause comes from Tubo itself."

"Your Majesty is wise." Li Jingxuan, Liu Shenli, and Dou Xuande raised their hands at the same time with stern expressions.

They all knew that the fire attack was a strategy formulated by the Ministry of War.

No one can argue with this.

Now it's just a reason to tell the outside world, but in fact, anyone with real discernment knows that Datang's methods are ruthless.

"Your Majesty, Su Biyang has come down. This matter of governance still needs to be considered." Li Jingxuan handed over his hand again.

"Until the logic is obtained, the government will not consider sending personnel in." Li Zhi looked at the memorial in his hand and smiled softly: "Besides, today's Qamdo is mostly in ruins, and Yangtong is sparsely populated. There is no way to govern, but to exile That’s all.”

Li Zhi waved his hand slightly. Although Yangtong and Su Bi looked like countries, they were actually not that big.

After the fire in Qamdo, not much was left.

Not much value.

As for Yangtong, after several battles with the Tubo people, plus Li Xuan's attack on the capital of Yangtong, Yangtong's production capacity has been reduced to the limit.

There is no doubt that once Datang takes over Yangtong and Subi, it will immediately bear a heavy burden.

Just like Tuyuhun back then.

"The King of Nanchang has temporarily appointed Shi Zhang Da'an, the governor of Changzhou, as the prime minister of Su Bi, and asked the court to send someone to take over immediately."

Li Zhi shook his head and said: "I think let's forget it. As for the Yangtong Prime Minister, let Changzhou handle it internally with Sima Xing Wenwei of the Changzhou Governor's Office."

"Yes!" Li Jingxuan bowed and stepped back.

With some sigh in his eyes, the emperor put Su Pi and Yang Tong on Li Xuan's back with just one word.

But that's not necessarily a bad thing.

If you are doing things in the DPRK, you will inevitably have some scruples, but if you are doing things in Changzhou, many things will be much more "flexible".

The pressure on the entire court was not as great as imagined.

"Are the logistics matters in Changzhou still under control?" Li Zhi looked at Dou Xuande.

Dou Xuande immediately stepped forward and held his hands, saying: "It has reached the maximum normal supply, but it is still under control."

Li Zhi gently knocked on the table, and then said: "The King of Nanchang once said that once Qamdo is captured, he will start to divide his troops. One part will be stationed in Tanggula Mountain, another part will be stationed in Qamdo, part will be stationed in Yangtong, and some troops will be withdrawn. Tongtian River, reduce logistical pressure as much as possible..."

"Yes, Your Majesty, if you don't consider the prisoners, everything is under control." Dou Xuande's expression became solemn.

Now the real trouble is still with the prisoners, and the food for the prisoners is the real trouble.

"After the two gold mines in Supi have fallen to the Tang Dynasty, the Shaofu immediately sent people to Supi. All the gold produced by the two gold mines was converted into grain and grass and sent to the front line." Li Zhi immediately waved his hand. Regarding matters on the front line, they It had already been agreed upon before.

"Here!"

"Okay, the good news has been sent to Chang'an and Luoyang. Let the people have a big celebration." Li Zhi said and couldn't help laughing.

To be honest, winning Qamdo was not worth celebrating for three days in Li Zhi's heart.

"Here!"

Li Zhi turned to look at Empress Wu, who had been silent, and asked: "Is there anything else the Empress wants to say?"

Empress Wu nodded slightly and said: "Everything is as expected, but the next attack on Tanggula Mountain is the beginning of the bloody battle."

There are nine checkpoints in Tanggula Mountain. Even if Li Xuan can win a few with sneak attacks, the Tubo people will definitely be on tight guard in the future.

At that time, it will be even more difficult to conquer the levels, and you can only rely on human lives to fill them.

"This is the reason why the King of Nanchang is used." Li Zhi raised his head, sighed softly, and said: "Now the outstanding city defender generals in the court, the King of Nanchang is also among the top three. In this way, facing the battle of siege, Only then can he come up with the best means." "Your Majesty is right." Empress Wu nodded lightly. She originally wanted to talk about the governance of Yangtong and Subi, but a fire in Qamdo burned down the entire value of Qamdo. .

I don’t know if the King of Nanchang deliberately targeted this place.

The whole hall suddenly fell silent for a moment.

There was a slight sound of footsteps at the side door. Sensing the silence in the hall, the footsteps suddenly stopped.

"Come in, there's no need to wait outside." The emperor raised his head and glanced in the direction of the sound.

Then Zhao Gong walked in a little uneasily.

"Zhao Gong, the great minister, please see your majesty and see the Queen." Zhao Gong stood on the right side of the imperial case wearing a green engraved robe and held his hands in earnest.

"What's the matter?" The emperor waved his hand slightly.

Zhao Gong raised his head and glanced at Empress Wu.

Empress Wu frowned and looked at Li Jingxuan. Liu Shenli and Dou Xuande said, "Three beloved ministers, please step aside first..."

"Bang!" The dragon-shaped paperweight on the serious case was severely beaten and thrown out. The emperor suddenly roared: "I want you to speak now."

"Your Majesty, calm down!" All the ministers in the palace, including Empress Wu, were shocked by the emperor's anger, and at the same time there was a trace of panic in their hearts.

"Say!" The emperor's cold and angry eyes fell on Zhao Gong.

"Here!" Zhao Gong stabilized his mind, took half a step forward, and said cautiously: "The secret guards are monitoring the whole city. There are rumors in Nan City today that... Dai Xiang's illness is caused by man. I have asked people to control the relevant people. Wait, Henan County has arrested more than 30 people, but only a note was found at the source."

Zhao Gong took another half step forward. Wang Fulai had already taken a memorial and carefully placed it on the table.

The emperor opened the memorial and found a palm-sized piece of paper inside, with large words written on it.

Dai Xiang suffered from heatstroke and something was at work.

Seeing that ghost word, the emperor couldn't control the anger in his heart. He grabbed the memorial and threw it to the ground. He gritted his teeth and cursed: "This evil son."

"Your Majesty!" When Li Jingxuan, Liu Shenli, and Dou Xuande heard what the emperor said, their faces immediately turned pale. They all knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, there is no solid evidence for this matter. Do not doubt the prince. The prince is very talented and kind. , the heart of filial piety is pure, the ancestral temple is carried, the family is peaceful, the foundation of the country, the weight of the world, I ask your majesty to be careful."

Li Zhi clenched his fists immediately, leaned back slightly, looked at the three people in front of him, waved his hands, and said indifferently: "All three of you, please stand up."

"Here!" Li Jingxuan, Liu Shenli, and Dou Xuande stood up carefully. Although their eyebrows were lowered and their eyes were solemn, they could all feel the solemnity in each other's hearts.

Depose the prince, depose the prince, are we going to depose the prince today?

Every prime minister has his own eyes and connections in the court and palace.

As long as there is no collusion, the emperor will acquiesce.

Although the prime ministers did not investigate or witness what Li Xian did, they had already guessed some of it due to their sophistication.

The prince has been pushed to the limit, but so what, as long as this limit is not exceeded, it is within the tolerance range.

Who can see the power struggle between the prince and the queen?

Not to mention Li Xian, Li Hong was also the same back then.

Some things are even outrageous.

Even almost breaking the limit.

But in the end they tolerated it and went back.

But now, what Li Xian is doing seems to have exceeded the limit.

What is it?

The three people immediately remembered what happened just now. Dai Zhide's heatstroke was rumored to be man-made?

So is it man-made?

The eyes of the three people suddenly became sharp. Hao Chujun, Zhang Wenguan, and Lai Heng were all involved in this.

Is this really man-made?

"Pass an order to summon the palace supervisor Zhang She and the Weiwei Shaoqing Zhang Qia." As soon as Li Zhi opened his mouth, Li Jingxuan, Liu Shenli, and Dou Xuande all changed their expressions.

They now finally understood why the emperor was so furious.

Weiwei Temple is in charge of guard weapons, armor and government orders.

The eunuch in the palace is in charge of the emperor's clothing, chariots and horses.

The two seem unrelated, but if they are connected, it is easy to do things that ordinary people cannot do.

For example, Xuanwu Gate.

Li Jingxuan, Liu Shenli, and Dou Xuande couldn't help but shudder.

"Pass the order to order Ouyang Tong, the minister of Weiwei Temple, to sit and guard his position." Li Zhi raised his head and saw that a minister had already stood up and quickly left the palace.

"Dou Weng!" Li Zhi looked at Dou Xuande, and Dou Xuande immediately handed over his hand: "I am here."

Li Zhi nodded and said, "Go to the supervisor's office in the palace to see if there is anything missing."

"Here!" Dou Xuande looked solemn, then turned and walked away.

Li Jingxuan and Dou Xuande looked at each other with ugly expressions.

Before Dou Xuande was transferred to the governorship of Yangzhou, he was appointed as the palace supervisor.

Li Zhi sighed softly, shook his head, looked at Zhao Gong, and asked, "How are the affairs of the Changluo Turks being handled?"

The air pressure in the hall couldn't help but become heavier.

Zhao Gong stepped forward and cupped his hands and said: "Most of the three hundred Turkic dead soldiers in Chang'an have been killed, and the remaining half have been located. However, because they are hidden among the people, more manpower needs to be mobilized to investigate, making it difficult to conceal them."

"Where is Luoyang?" Li Zhi raised his head with cold eyes.

"On the contrary, Luoyang has strangled less than half, but most of them have been locked. More manpower needs to be mobilized for strangulation."

Zhao Gong cupped his hands and looked solemn.

In Luoyang, it was even more difficult to kill someone without alerting the prince.

(End of this chapter)