People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne
Chapter 1224 The Emperor’s Understanding of Li Xuan
Chapter 1224 The Emperor’s Understanding of Li Xuan
In the Zichen Palace, Wang Xiaojie, dressed in red and silver armor, stood in full military uniform and bowed with his hands bowed: "I, General Zuowei, General Yunhui, Wang Xiaojie, pay my respects to Your Majesty, and pay my respects to the Queen of Heaven."
"Get back together." The emperor looked at Wang Xiaojie with interest and said, "Wang Qing, I remember that you have been in the army for more than thirty years, right?"
"Yes." Wang Xiaojie raised his hands in excitement and said: "When I was young, I went to many battles. I followed the Duke of Xing, the Duke of Wenxi, the Prime Minister of the Left, the Duke of Pengcheng, and the King of Nanchang, and fought in the grasslands and Turks. , Tuyuhun, and other Tibetan areas moved to the north and south to fight."
"Yes, now you are already a first-class battlefield warrior in the court." Li Zhi couldn't help but sigh.
In today's court, there are not many generals like Wang Xiaojie who can be strong and tenacious, and Hei Te Changzhi can compare.
As for Li Xuan, he is more of a master of calculating people's hearts.
"Thank you for your compliment, Your Majesty." Wang Xiaojie lowered his head, the excitement on his face was suppressed deep in his heart.
Li Zhi nodded and said, "Has the King of Nanchang arrived in front of the army?"
"Yes!" Wang Xiaojie raised his hand and said, "Before I came back, the prince had just arrived at Tanggula Mountain, and then organized a large army to attack Tubo."
"Oh, what's the result?" Li Zhi suddenly looked up.
"Since Qinling is within the city gate, there are at least tens of thousands of Tibetan elites inside and outside the city gate." After a slight pause, Wang Xiaojie cupped his hands and said, "The prince seems to intend to lure the Tibetans into war, but I don't know if the Tubo people are as fearful as tigers, or because Qinling has other plans. , the army retreated and distanced themselves, but the Tubo people remained motionless."
"The two of them are testing each other." Li Zhi pointed out the psychological struggle between Li Xuan and Lun Qinling in one sentence, then shook his head and said: "But neither of them was ready."
"Yes!" Wang Xiaojie cupped his hands and said, "When I left, the King of Nanchang seemed to be watching the sky at night, looking for opportunities to borrow."
"Observe the sky at night." Li Zhi nodded slowly and said, "He is observing the wind and rain."
Empress Wu on the side agreed. What Li Xuan was best at was using the wind and rain to attack with water and fire. I don't know how many people were killed by this move.
Empress Wu spoke at this time and asked: "Wang Qing, what do you think of the outcome of this battle?"
"Report to the Empress of Heaven." Wang Xiaojie turned to look at Empress Wu, cupped his hands and said: "The key to this battle lies in the fight between the King of Nanchang and Lun Qinling. Ever since they arrived at the front line, they have probably been scheming against each other all the time. The King of Nanchang's plan is not weak. Yu Lun Qin Ling is cautious and young, so Lun Qin Ling will gradually fall into a disadvantage and eventually be completely defeated."
"Young, how does this have anything to do with being young?" Empress Wu was a little confused.
"Because he is young, he sleeps less and spends more time thinking and observing. Especially the King of Nanchang has a keen eye." Wang Xiaojie explained carefully.
"So, the prospects for this battle are promising?" Empress Wu turned to look at the emperor, full of congratulations.
"It won't be too difficult to break through Tanggula Mountain and enter Tubo territory. It won't be difficult to cut off the reinforcements from various parts of Tubo and directly attack Luozhe. The difficult thing is to besiege Luozhe." Wang Xiaojie's expression changed at some point. Become solemn.
Li Zhi leaned forward slightly and asked, "Did the King of Nanchang make any negligence?"
"Forget it." Wang Xiaojie handed over his hand and said, "Because after this battle reaches a certain level, I'm afraid all the armies will become exhausted."
Li Zhi's face couldn't help but change slightly, and he gritted his teeth and said four words: "Waiting for work."
Empress Wu turned her eyes and understood immediately: "Are you saying that Qin Ling is using the entire battle situation as a bait to determine the final battle?"
Wang Xiaojie pondered for a moment, then cupped his hands and said: "Queen of Heaven, I feel that before this, Lun Qinling could not stop King Nanchang at all, so we could only use distance to weaken King Nanchang's energy."
Li Zhi said: "Does the King of Nanchang know about this?"
Wang Xiaojie hesitated slightly and said: "I think the King of Nanchang should know about it, because this plan is a conspiracy. The reason is that our army's troop replenishment is seriously insufficient. Once too many troops are divided and the damage is too heavy, it will be difficult to replenish it in the future. , after all, there are not many soldiers who can break through the plateau miasma... This is obvious, there is no reason why the King of Nanchang cannot see it."
"Then does he have any solution?" Li Zhi followed up and asked.
"Either logistically deploy troops, or use the power of heaven and earth." Wang Xiaojie handed over again.
"So he watches the sky at night." Li Zhi now fully understood Li Xuan's plan.
If the Luoche Dao army wants to successfully win in Tubo, it must find a way to save the army's power consumption. Mountains, rivers and waterways are all places that can be exploited.
It's just that until now, the Tang Dynasty's understanding of Tubo was limited to both sides of the Tanggula Mountains, and it didn't know much about the wider areas on both sides.
"Do you have any good ideas?" Empress Wu opened her mouth and stared at Wang Xiaojie.
Wang Xiaojie cupped his hands and said, "For the sake of safety, I suggest adding more troops."
Wang Xiaojie's words left Li Zhi and Empress Wu speechless.
If they could mobilize troops, they would have done so long ago. However, there was not only the problem of plateau miasma, but also the normal Turkic war on the grassland. The Tang Dynasty did not have much power to support Tibet, so everything had to rely on them. Own.
Wang Xiaojie's brows suddenly raised, and he bowed again and said: "Your Majesty, the Queen, if we are unable to increase our troops, even if the King of Nanchang is lucky enough to win the battle, there will be problems in subsequent governance due to insufficient manpower."
"Wang Qing is right, I will consider this matter seriously." The emperor nodded and said: "By then, the Turkic war will be settled, and the imperial court will have enough power to send troops to reinforce Tibet."
"Here!" Wang Xiaojie immediately handed over his hand.
Li Zhi smiled and said gently: "You will go home to rest for a few days, and then go out to the city to take over the Zuowei camp. Be alert to the movements of the Ganliang Turks in Longyou. If anything happens, be ready to go to war at any time."
"Here!" Wang Xiaojie bowed deeply and said, "In that case, I will leave first."
"Yes!" Li Zhi nodded, and then watched Wang Xiaojie leave the hall.
At this time, Empress Wu's voice sounded from the side, and she said worriedly in a low voice: "Your Majesty, why didn't I hear the King of Nanchang talk about this matter?"
"Because this is not a problem for him." Li Zhi shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Before he left, he told me about the follow-up management of the grassland, but if it is turned over, it can be used on Tubo."
"Your Majesty, did you mean kill?" Empress Wu said with a hint of surprise on her face.
"Yes!" Li Zhi nodded and said: "Kill the Tubo royal family, the nobles from all over the country, as well as the elders, priests, all the scholars who know how to write, and the leaders of the younger generation, and do this again every ten years. Once, together with the destruction of all Tibetan writings, books, and history, a hundred years later, no one in the world will remember Tibet anymore." "What a great trick!" Empress Wu was extremely surprised, and then quickly shook her head and said, "Your Majesty , I just think this method is really trouble-free."
Li Zhi waved his hand and said: "I am not a pedantic king, but this is the last resort. King Nanchang will never be allowed to use it easily until the last moment... Besides, he has other ways."
"Any other way?"
"Slave." Li Zhi looked outside the palace, shook his head, and said: "The King of Nanchang took Qamdo and used the ambush he laid when he entered Qamdu to snatch gold and silver last time. And this time the ambush was If he uses it, the entire Qamdo will immediately fall into his hands, and these Fuzi will also become a sharp weapon to attack Qamdo in the future. As for the future..."
"Give these slaves status, and now they will treat their original masters even more cruelly." Empress Wu already understood Li Xuan's way of governance.
"As for how to do it, it depends on how the situation evolves." The emperor sighed softly and said: "If possible, I still hope to move more people to Tubo, but unfortunately, it is too far there, and I am in poor health. , both young and old, it’s not suitable to go.”
The emperor will not let the truly strong laborers leave. These talents are the foundation for the emperor to rule the world.
"Then how should we choose to replace the King of Nanchang in the future?" Empress Wu couldn't help but look at the emperor.
The emperor was stunned, and finally shook his head slowly and said: "Why change it? Find someone to run Changzhou properly, and then let him open up the road between Tubo and Changzhou. It will take him twenty or thirty years to turn his His mind is firmly locked in Tubo, so even if he has all kinds of abilities, I am afraid he can only sigh and feel helpless."
After a slight pause, the emperor shook his head and said: "I have thought about this problem before, but in the end after thinking about it, a new problem was placed in front of me. Who in the entire court is more worthy of me than Twenty-Seventh Lang?" Trust and govern Tubo... Besides, it’s just Tubo after all.”
After all, Tubo was limited. It was just a foreign capital that was integrated by Songtsen Gampo's ancestors and the Gar family.
Just take away the wealth there, and what's left won't have much value.
The emperor thought about it, and in this situation, he really couldn't find anyone who could reassure him more than Li Xuan.
Even if he found it, he would not be willing to send people to Tubo.
For example, Di Renjie, the emperor was reluctant to use it himself, so how could he be sent to Tibet.
In this case, Li Xuan is already the best choice.
Empress Wu wanted to speak out to refute the emperor, but several names came to her mind, but in the end she herself denied them all.
For example, Wu Chengsi sent Wu Chengsi to Tubo. To be honest, Empress Wu was really worried that Tubo would collapse, and Wu Chengsi even died in Tubo.
As for the Beimen bachelors, Empress Wu did have plans to release them to prefectures and counties, but Tubo was too far away.
Even Yang Zhirou, who followed Li Xuan to the front of the army, was fine at first, but now, he is showing a little irritability between the lines.
Of course, it’s not that there are really no candidates.
Wang Dezhen, Cen Changqian, and Wei Zhigu are all possible candidates, but the emperor will definitely be reluctant to part with them.
The only ones left are the people from the aristocratic families. Let the people from the aristocratic families replace the King of Nanchang as the general manager of Tubo. How crazy the emperor must be.
The only choice was for the clan to send King Han and King Huo there, which would not even be as good as the King of Nanchang.
Empress Wu could not find a name that could convince Li Zhi for a while.
It can not only stabilize Tubo, but also be trustworthy enough to make the emperor reluctant to use it.
Except for the kind of minister or prime minister who made a mistake and needs to be transferred temporarily.
But Tubo is too far away, and the plateau miasma is likely to kill those veterans.
Nanchang King is already the best choice.
……
A chamberlain appeared at the door and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the Queen of Heaven, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and the Examiner of the Ministry of Personnel want to see you."
"Xuan." The emperor raised his hand slightly.
Immediately, three officials entered the palace one after another.
"Dou Xuande, Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Wei Zhigu, the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and Wang Fangqing, the imperial examination doctor of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, pay homage to your majesty. May your majesty live forever. Pay homage to the Queen of Heaven. May the Queen of Heaven be blessed with peace and prosperity." Dou Xuande, Wei Zhigu and Wang Fangqing stood and saluted at the same time.
"Yes!" The emperor nodded and said, "Have the results of the scientific examination come out?"
"Yes!" Dou Xuande stepped forward and placed the scientific examination transcript in front of Li Zhi.
Li Zhi lowered his head. The first person in line was He Zhizhang, followed by Bi Gou, and the third person was Chen Ziang.
Xue Shao, Cui Can, Lu Yuan and others did not participate in this imperial examination.
"Your Majesty, I would like to ask about the next imperial examination?" Dou Xuande raised his head carefully.
The emperor shook his head and said: "This year there is a war between the Turks and Tibet, so the imperial examination will be waived, and this result will be used as the criterion."
"Here!" Dou Xuande, Wei Zhigu and Wang Fangqing handed over their hands at the same time.
Although the Tang Dynasty had a palace examination system for the emperor to select scholars, the palace examination was not customized and could be canceled under special circumstances.
In this way, according to these results, He Zhizhang will be the top student in the undergraduate program, Bi Gou will be the second overall student, and Chen Ziang will be the third overall winner.
Now, it's lively.
(End of this chapter)
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