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

Chapter 1223 Bloody Hidden

Under the moonlit night, above the city gate.

Wang Xiaojie, smelling of alcohol, walked up to the top of the city.

In the tower, Li Xuan was sitting by the stove, wrapped in a heavy cloak, holding a book in her hand.

Wang Xiaojie stopped, the smell of alcohol dissipated, and he held his hands solemnly: "Your Majesty!"

"Brother Xiaojie, please sit down." Li Xuan put down the book, asked Wang Xiaojie to sit down, and then said: "Originally, Xuan wanted to drink wine with brother Xiaojie in Luoxucheng. Unexpectedly, His Majesty asked brother Xiaojie to go back and guard the place. Chang'an, it seems now, can only wait until the future to fight with Brother Xiaojie."

"Thank you for your appreciation, Your Majesty." Wang Xiaojie sat down and looked at Li Xuan doubtfully: "May I ask Your Majesty, who sent the letter to the army last year?"

"I don't know, Xuan didn't investigate that matter." Li Xuan picked up a cup of hot tea, handed it to Wang Xiaojie, and then said: "At that time, Xuan's status was sensitive, and the prince first entered the East Palace, so he needed to be careful about everything, but thinking about it, that matter The people that may be involved are just a few big aristocratic families, the Prime Minister's Palace, etc... Since Your Majesty already knows about it, there is no need to pay attention to it anymore."

Wang Xiaojie fell silent as he listened.

In just one sentence, Li Xuan mentioned the prince, the aristocratic family, the prime minister, and the emperor.

The intensity of the struggle in the DPRK can be seen from this.

However, Wang Xiaojie is a general of the left guard after all, so he can still understand the subtext of Li Xuan's words.

Li Xuan didn't investigate that matter, so there was no need for him, Wang Xiaojie, to investigate.

As the young master of the East Palace, Li Xuan did not dare to touch that kind of consequences when the prince first entered the East Palace, let alone Wang Xiaojie.

Wang Xiaojie immediately held up his hands and said sincerely: "It's windy in Chang'an. I wonder if the prince can give Xiaojie some advice?"

Seeing the worry in Wang Xiaojie's heart, Li Xuan nodded slightly, and then said: "The matter in Chang'an, it's okay to say it's okay, it's okay to say it's okay."

"Please, Your Highness, tell me how to make it okay." Wang Xiaojie begged with his hands raised.

"There is nothing we can do about it." Li Xuan looked towards Chang'an and said softly: "I think Brother Xiaojie should understand that Your Majesty sent Brother Xiaojie back this time in order to take charge of Chang'an and deal with unexpected changes in the grassland... Actually, You and I both know that since Mr. Wenxi is in the grassland, the possibility of an accident is unlikely, but..."

Li Xuan's voice paused and she became serious. Wang Xiaojie was also shocked to hear it.

"Since it is a military position, after returning to the capital, except for summons by His Majesty and official business of the Ministry of War, try to stay in the military camp. Occasionally, it is best to take your family to see each other outside the city." Li Xuan raised his head and looked at Wang Xiaojie. He said meaningfully: "This way, even if someone wants to see Brother Xiaojie, it will be easier to handle outside the city."

Wang Xiaojie's brows jumped. He had also spent time in Chang'an, so of course he could understand the difference.

If he were in Chang'an City, although he, Wang Xiaojie, was the Zuowei General, there were actually too many people who didn't take him seriously.

Not only because of power, but also because of force.

Even if Li Xuan entered Chang'an City, he would lead at most two hundred soldiers. He would even have to guard Jinwu Guard, Qianniu Guard, Chang'an Wannian County, Yongzhou Prefecture, Yushitai, Dali Temple, and the Ministry of War, overtly or covertly. under human surveillance.

Not to mention Wang Xiaojie, who was just General Zuowei.

But outside Chang'an City, Wang Xiaojie could completely mobilize the three hundred personal guards under his command at will. Even at critical moments, even the entire left guard army could find an excuse to mobilize.

With such a left-back general, anyone who comes here must consider it.

"If you don't enter Chang'an, you won't cause trouble." Wang Xiaojie nodded with a wry smile and said, "My lord, thank you for your hard work, Xiaojie."

"If nothing happens, everything will be fine." Li Xuan raised his head, his eyes became faint, and Wang Xiaojie suddenly felt a chill running down his spine.

Li Xuan nodded and said: "Without His Majesty's imperial edict, without the transfer order from the Ministry of War, even the prince or the ministers of the political affairs hall, even if someone from my family comes to plead, Brother Xiaojie remembers to abide by his duties... There are Imperial Guards, Jinwu Guards, Qianniu Guards, Prison Gate Guards, and Leading Army Guards in the middle. We don’t want the left guard to intervene anymore. It’s best to stay still.”

It's bad if it moves.

Wang Xiaojie bowed his hands to Li Xuan solemnly and said, "Thank you for your advice, Your Majesty. I will definitely treat Your Majesty to have a drink when I return to the capital one day."

Li Xuan smiled, waved her hand and said, "Brother Xiaojie is in the emperor's heart this time when he returns to Beijing, unlike me, who has to fight in front of the army."

"If we continue to fight, it will still be the destruction of the country." Wang Xiaojie looked at Li Xuan, his eyes full of envy and regret.

A century after the founding of the Tang Dynasty, there were several generals who were able to destroy the country.

Li Jing, Li Ji, Hou Junji, Su Dingfang, Wang Xuance, Ashina Sheer.

Even Pei Xingjian was powerful in the Western Regions, but in fact he was just tossing with the Turks.

That is to say, if he can completely pacify the post-Turks at this moment, then he will be counted as a share of the country's destruction.

The other one is Li Xuan.

As long as Tanggula Mountain is defeated, Luocheng is captured, and Tubo is destroyed, Li Xuan can become one of these people.

Wang Xiaojie was originally the most important general under Li Xuan. Once the logic was broken, Li Xuan was the first and Wang Xiaojie was the second.

But now, he is going to be transferred back to Chang'an, and these achievements have nothing to do with him anymore.

"Your Majesty's trust is the most important thing." Li Xuan nodded, and Wang Xiaojie's eyes immediately lit up.

Li Xuan waved her hand and said, "Go and rest, Brother Xiaojie, we have to get up early tomorrow and have to go on the road."

"Here!" Wang Xiaojie earnestly handed Li Xuan his hands, then turned and left.

When Wang Xiaojie left the city and walked into the street, Li Xuan said quietly: "What kind of stupid person is thinking of transferring Wang Xiaojie away? Don't you know that he is from Empress Wu?"

Wang Xiaojie was naturally from Empress Wu. Although Li Xuan didn't figure out the joints, it didn't mean that he didn't know.

In the future, Wang Xiaojie would become a general of the Sixteenth Guards under Empress Wu. This means that at a critical moment in the future, Wang Xiaojie will choose Empress Wu.

Pity.

Li Xuan raised his head and looked at the Tubo City Pass, which was twenty miles away. He originally wanted to lend Lun Qinling's hand, but unfortunately, someone else transferred Wang Xiaojie back.

Fortunately, Li Xuan has enough chess pieces under Wang Xiaojie's hands.

In a few years, the emperor will be in power. If Wang Xiaojie is still in Chang'an at that time, then his right guard will be Li Xuan's best tool.

At the same time, Li Xuan can also spy on Empress Wu's movements through Wang Xiaojie.

On that day, blood flowed like a river!

……

Early in the morning, the pass on the north side of Tanggula Mountain.

Wang Xiaojie raised his hands to many of his colleagues and said seriously: "Everyone, take care. See you in Chang'an tomorrow."

"Goodbye Chang'an." Everyone bowed their hands with sincere expressions.

Wang Xiaojie sighed heavily, and the next moment, he got on his horse, once again offered his hands to everyone, and pinched the horse's belly.

In an instant, hundreds of cavalrymen had swept away.

"Let's go back." Li Xuan got on his horse and said to the generals: "I waited all night last night, but there was still no movement in Lun Qinling. It seems that he will not launch an offensive in a short time. According to my king's order, starting from today, the army will rest for three days. Within three days, I will guard the pass. After three days, the army will rotate."

"Here!" The generals handed over their hands at the same time, and then followed Li Xuan towards Tanggula Mountain City Pass.

Half an hour later, everyone had returned to the city gate and then deployed themselves.

But Li Xuan called Zuo Wei Zhonglang and Tang Xingzhen into the lobby alone.

"From today on, all the five thousand troops of the left guard will be under your command. Regardless of anything else, I will ask you for questions. If you have any questions, please go to Langya County Duke for advice. Everything must be familiar in the shortest possible time. The war will start in mid-March, and I don't want you to have any problems here." Li Xuan stared at Tang Xingzhen.

Although Tang Xingzhen, who is in his forties, is covered in armor and has a stocky figure, he is not as good as Wang Xiaojie when it comes to battlefield fighting. However, in terms of intelligence, logistics, training, etc., he is one of the best in the army, but Now, what he wants to do is to be the commander-in-chief of the army.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, the general will definitely live up to His Majesty's expectations." Tang Xingzhen handed over his hands seriously, with an excited look on his face.

In fact, he was most worried that after Wang Xiaojie left, Li Xuan asked Xiao Siye to return to the left guard leadership.

He really couldn't solve this matter, because not only him, but also Wang Xiaojie was Xiao Siye's subordinate back then.

"Go." Li Xuan waved her hand, and Tang Xingzhen immediately backed away.

After watching Tang Xingzhen exit the lobby, Li Xuan breathed a sigh of relief.

Now in the military, he is truly a man of his word.

Although he was in the same position before, he still had some scruples about Wang Xiaojie.

Now, although there are still foreign generals like Hei Te Changzhi and Li Duozuo under his command, their loyalty to the emperor is far greater than that of others.

That's the best.

……

The wind was howling, and Li Xuan stood at the top of the city, looking at the sky to the south.

The sound of slight footsteps sounded. Li Xuan turned around and saw Yang Zhirou and Wei Hongji arriving at the top of the city.

"Commander." Yang Zhirou and Wei Hongji handed over their hands at the same time.

Li Xuan nodded, looked at Wei Hongji, and asked: "Young Master, how many of the army's catapults, crossbows, and other equipment can be repaired on site in Guancheng, and how many need to be sent back to Guancheng?" Was it repaired in Qamdo?"

"Most of them can be repaired on site, and only a small part needs to be sent back to Qamdo for repairs." Wei Hongji smiled and gave Li Xuan a reassuring answer.

Li Xuan breathed a sigh of relief and said: "From now on, all the affairs of the ordnance craftsmen in Luozhe Road will be entrusted to the Shaofu. With the Shaofu taking care of Luozhe in the future, it will be much easier."

Before Wei Hongji was appointed as the Shaofu Supervisor, he worked as a master craftsman for a while, and then he was ordered to go to Chang'an to build the Shangyang Palace.

He is a first-class construction master, even in the entire court, there are few people who can match it.

Therefore, after some testing, he was able to quickly find out the weaknesses in the Guancheng built by the Tubo people.

"My subordinates are ordered." Wei Hongji breathed a sigh of relief. Like Xiao Siye, he had been dismissed from all posts. The difference was that his title was still there.

At this time, Yang Zhirou looked at Li Xuan and asked cautiously: "I just saw the prince observing the sky, is there any opportunity to take advantage of it?"

Li Xuan smiled, waved her hands, and said, "What to do now by observing the sky? The attack on Tubo Pass will have to wait at least a month."

"I heard that the Tibetans have started digging ditches in the mountains." Yang Zhirou had a trace of worry on his face.

The art of water attack is no stranger to Qin Ling.

"Let them dig." Li Xuan waved her hand carelessly, then looked at the snow-capped mountains in the distance and said softly: "Let's see who uses those last ditches."

(End of this chapter)