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

Chapter 1231 Successful news continues, the emperor is overjoyed

Jiutianchang opens the palace, and all nations pay homage to Mianqi.

On Zhuque Street, the light rain is like crisp.

The horses are galloping and the red flag is flying.

"Good news, good news." The dusty Qian Niuwei rushed across the long street quickly, shouting loudly: "The Luosu Road broke through the Tanggula Mountain pass in Tubo and beheaded tens of thousands."

The people of Chang'an who were holding umbrellas suddenly stopped, their faces full of surprise.

The people of Chang'an didn't care about breaking the Tanggula Mountain pass, but beheading tens of thousands of people made everyone very surprised.

The people of Chang'an have always known a lot about court affairs, and the same goes for military affairs.

Grassland, Tubo, they can talk about everything clearly.

Especially in Luoxue Road, the people of Chang'an even know that there are nine checkpoints in Tanggula Mountain. Four of them are now in the hands of the Tang Dynasty, and they are currently competing for the most critical one.

It's no big deal if you break the level, but beheading tens of thousands of people at once makes countless people look surprised.

They all knew that the Tang Dynasty had already reached the doorstep of the Tubo people and was only one step away from entering the Tibetan territory.

Therefore, the Tibetan soldiers opposite the Luoxedao army were all Tibetan elites.

In one battle, tens of thousands of Tibetan elites were killed.

Suddenly there was an uproar on the street.

The people looked away from the dusty Qianniu Guard, and then immediately headed towards the restaurants and tea shops in all directions.

Qian Niuwei walked straight to the palace road, entered the Zhuque Gate, walked along the long street, dismounted under the Danfeng Gate, and then rushed straight to the Zichen Palace.

In the Zichen Hall, the emperor and Empress Wu stood convening the ministers for the morning court meeting.

Li Xian, Liu Rengui, Hao Chujun, Li Jingxuan, Xue Yuanchao, Liu Shenli, Zhao Renben and other prime ministers; Dou Xuande, Pei Yan, Cui Zhidi, Liu Boying, Huang Rensu and other six ministers; there are also Ouyang Tong, Duan Baoxuan, Pei Guangxiao and other ministers of the Nine Temples; Wang Xiaojie, Li Jingjia, Cheng Chubi and other generals in Beijing all lined up to fight.

The sound of good news came from Danfeng Gate. The emperor originally wanted to talk about this year's spring planting and river dredging, but he stopped immediately after hearing the good news.

Under the emperor's curious gaze, the tired Li Lang walked directly to the front of the palace, then took a breath, and then quickly entered the palace.

Kneeling on the ground, holding up the military report with both hands, Li Lang said loudly: "Your Majesty, Qianniu Guards General Li Lang has been ordered to report a victory. Li Xuan, the marching commander of Luoxue Road, broke through the Gradandong Pass in Tanggula Mountain four days ago. Qin Ling was seriously injured and fled, but the army covered him and beheaded more than ten thousand people... The military situation is a success, and I wish my emperor long live, long live, long live."

Li Zhi originally looked calm, but when he heard the words "Lun Qinling was seriously injured and escaped," he couldn't help but lean forward.

Li Zhi looked at Wang Fulai, who immediately bowed, walked down quickly, took the news, and sent it to the emperor's case.

Li Zhi has no previous content, but falls directly at the end.

Li Xuan, Hei Te Changzhi, Sun Renshi, Shi Jian, Yang Zhirou and others were all signed and pledged.

Only then did Li Zhi look at the contents of the victory report. He talked about the arrival of Tubo Wen in Luozhu and the return of Qinling to Luozhu. He wanted to make a plan, but Li Xuan seized the opportunity and rushed directly. The last fire burned the Tubo soldiers. The military situation was turbulent, and finally the assassins made a surprise attack, almost killing Lun Qinling, and then the army covered up the killing, beheading more than 10,000 people.

"It's a pity that Lun Qinling was allowed to run away." The emperor sighed, and then handed the good news to Empress Wu beside him with a smile.

Empress Wu read it quickly and then passed the news down.

Liu Rengui, Hao Chujun and others read it all.

At this time, the emperor looked at Li Lang and said, "Go down and rest. There will be a reward from the palace later."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Li Lang breathed a sigh of relief, then quickly turned around and left.

Li Zhi gently knocked on the imperial case, and the eyes of the officials focused on him at the same time.

Li Zhi spoke slowly and said: "This is a great victory for Luo Zhidao. The army has already occupied the upper peak of Tanggula Mountain. The king of Nanchang has made it clear that he will not rush to attack the city but will dam the city and store water. The ministers said Tell me your opinion."

The ministers' eyes immediately turned to Liu Rengui.

Liu Rengui stood up, cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, it is gratifying that the army of Luoxuedao has won. What is even more rare is that the king of Nanchang knew how to advance and retreat. Although they captured the Gradandong Pass this time, the army marched forward for another twenty miles. , similarly, the grain road has also been stretched by twenty miles. If we continue to attack, there is a risk that the grain road will continue to be stretched."

The emperor nodded slightly, and the ministers in the palace also nodded.

Today, they had a morning meeting here. Although they were talking about spring planting and dredging rivers, they were basically talking about the supply of food and grass.

There are 180,000 troops in the grassland. Although Luoxuedao only has 30,000 elite troops, the battle line is too far.

If you include the state soldiers, Yangtong, Subi, Dangxiang, Tuyuhun, and servant soldiers who may be mobilized at any time, the consumption will be even more terrible.

"However, although the King of Nanchang tried to use water to break through the city and save food and grass, I have some doubts about whether this method of breaking through the city with water can be successful?" Liu Rengui looked at the emperor with some worry. It is easy to break through a barrier with water, but once Breaking through four levels in one breath is somewhat fanciful.

"Wang Xiaojie." The emperor looked to the other side.

Wang Xiaojie stood up and cupped his hands and said: "Reporting to your majesty, half of the soldiers of the Luoxue Road Right Guards are from the south of the Yangtze River. They used to fight with the navy during the Tuyuhun period. The middle section of the Tanggula Mountain Road is narrow and the water pours down, so the navy can be used. , it will not be a problem to break through three levels in a row. As for the last level, although the situation is unclear, I believe that the King of Nanchang will have a way."

"Well!" Li Zhi smiled easily, turned to look at Liu Rengui and said, "If my guess is right, the King of Nanchang will probably open a dam to release floods one day during heavy rains. Under the impact of the water, the mountain will be broken. Switch, no problem... He is waiting for Xia Qiu."

"Your Majesty is wise." Liu Rengui handed over his hand and then stepped back. Li Zhi turned to look at Li Xian and asked, "Where are the people from the East Palace who went to Jiangnan now?"

Li Xian immediately stood up and held up his hands, saying: "Reporting to my father, Tian Youyan and He Zhizhang should arrive in Yangzhou tomorrow, and everyone in the East Palace will follow. The imperial court has already issued a document on the Yangzhou Metropolitan Governor's Office. The Yangzhou Metropolitan Governor will fully cooperate and summon all states. Silk merchants, cloth merchants, and silk merchants discussed it together, and finally wrote and submitted it."

Li Zhi nodded and said, "I want to see the result."

"Yes!" Li Xian handed over his hand and then stepped back.

Li Zhi looked at Cui Zhiti and asked: "To what stage has the inventory of Yintian in Henan Province of Hubu been reached?"

Cui Zhiti stepped forward and cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, Minister of the Ministry of Revenue Doulu Qinwang reported the report a few days ago. Spring planting has begun in various states, and there is insufficient manpower. The inventory is getting slower and slower. Minister Doulu asked me whether the execution can be suspended?"

"Suspension?" Li Zhi frowned and said rudely: "Is it because the people are in the fields, so the matter of clearing the fields cannot be carried out?"

"Your Majesty." Cui Zhiti cupped his hands and said, "Once the seedlings are planted, the people will no longer be able to enter the fields for detailed inspection."

"Unable to check in details." Li Zhi suddenly couldn't help but frowned. Annoyance had already risen on his brows, but he didn't know what he thought of in an instant. He leaned back slightly, sat back again, and took a deep breath. In one breath, he said: "I don't care if anything can be investigated in detail. In May, I will get a further amount."

"Here!" Although Cui Zhiti's face was bitter, he still held back his hands.

Li Zhi raised his head, looked at Xiao Dezhao, the minister of war, and asked: "Xiao Qing, grassland..."

"Good news, good news, great victory in Montenegro." A shout suddenly sounded outside the hall, and Li Zhi couldn't help but look up.

Then I saw a Qianniu Guard rushed into the hall, knelt on the ground, holding the victory report and shouting: "Your Majesty, the great victory in Heishan, the general manager of Dingxiang Road March, Pei Xingjian, ambushed and raided Shuo County in Heishan three days ago. The Turkic chief Ashina Fengzhong was killed, and then the army covered them up, defeated the follow-up tribe of Ashina Wenfu, beheaded more than 30,000 people, captured the Turkic chief Ashina Fengzhong, and Ashina Wenfu led the remnants of his troops to flee north... …The military situation is a success, and I wish my emperor long live, long live, long live.”

"Stand flat." Li Zhi couldn't help laughing, and at the same time asked Wang Fulai to pick up the victory report and pass it to the ministers for circulation.

The smile on Li Zhi's face was extremely bright. Within one day, he achieved two great victories, beheading 10,000 and 30,000 people respectively. Although it seemed that compared to the 100,000 and 300,000 troops, they were not worth mentioning, but these were for the opponent's army. Morale will have a huge impact.

And both Pei Xingjian and Li Xuan are good at playing with people's hearts.

A victory for 10,000 people and a victory for 30,000 people can make them happy.

It is conceivable what kind of psychological pressure those Tubo nobles and Turkic chiefs faced in the depths of Luozhe and the grasslands.

Li Zhi turned sideways, looked at Liu Rengui with a smile, and asked: "Prime Minister Zuo, I found that both the Duke of Wenxi County and the King of Nanchang like to use cover to kill. Why is this?"

"Covering and killing is mostly used to cause the opponent to trample on himself and kill each other. It can minimize self-injury and kill the enemy at the same time." Liu Rengui handed over his hand and said: "It shows that whether it is the King of Nanchang or the Duke of Wenxi County, they have a clear understanding of the situation. I have a clear understanding, I congratulate Your Majesty."

"I congratulate Your Majesty." The ministers stood up at the same time and held their hands.

The emperor waved his hand and said: "Compared with Luosudao, the situation in the grassland is more complicated. Although Ashina Fengzhi was captured, he had little influence among the grassland tribes. Ashina Wenfu led The remnant soldiers fled north, and the grassland was vast, so it was difficult to pursue them."

In summer, the grassland is full of water sources and pastures. How to chase.

The grassland is vast. Once the troops are divided, it will be difficult to catch them.

"Your Majesty, let's do it step by step." Liu Rengui cupped his hands and said: "Basically speaking, the King of Nanchang may have made some arrangements in Tubo. In the grassland, the Duke of Wenxi County may have sent people to track down Ashina Wenfu. Regarding his whereabouts, I think there will be good news soon."

"Yeah!" Li Zhi nodded and said, "I'm a little impatient. I'm going to pass on the message that the grassland and Luo Xie Dao will be victorious, and the whole city will celebrate for three days."

"Here!"

"In addition, we must step up efforts to clear Shannan Road, Yangzhou, and clear river channels." After a slight pause, Li Zhi said: "Officials in various states and counties must do their best to assist the people in spring planting and autumn harvest, and there must be no problems... Zhongshu The province will draw up a list and send people to inspect the four areas. If there is corruption, dereliction of duty, defrauding the people, harming the people, etc., once they are investigated, they will be dealt with immediately."

The emperor leaned forward slightly and said coldly: "Once Luo Xuedao invades Tubo in the future, a large number of officials will be needed to govern Tubo for a long time. Tell them not to give me the chance to send them to Tubo."

"I'm waiting for the order." The ministers immediately raised their hands and looked solemn.

"Retreat from the court." Li Zhi waved his hand slightly.

"Your Majesty, please retire. May your Majesty live forever." The ministers, as well as the prince, all slowly retreated.

……

The lights flickered, and a figure appeared in the Zichen Palace.

He is in his early thirties, dressed in red clothes and golden armor, with an ordinary face and a mustache that attracts particularly attention.

"My lord, Wang Yinke, the commander of the Secret Guards, comes to see the Queen of Heaven." Wang Yinke bowed with his hands in hand.

Empress Wu raised his head nonchalantly and asked, "How are the secret guards arranged at Luoche Road?"

"Reporting to the Queen of Heaven, except for the military front, all other departments are operating normally."

"So where is King Nanchang?" Empress Wu narrowed her eyes slightly.

"It's hard to get close." Wang Yinke cupped his hands and said, "The King of Nanchang is cautious and rarely uses unfamiliar faces."

"Where's the chess piece?"

"Moving."

(End of this chapter)