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

Chapter 1252 In my lifetime

With a "pop" sound, a memorial was thrown down from the imperial steps.

Li Zhi said indifferently: "Pass a decree and order Pei Yan, the Minister of Punishment, to immediately send people to Xuzhou to investigate. Hundreds of people fought, killing thirteen people, and what Doulu Qinwang did."

"Here!" Hao Chujun walked out from among the ministers, held his hands solemnly, and then returned to the train.

Li Zhi looked to one side and asked, "What happened in Yangzhou..."

"Good news, a great victory on the front line of Luoxue Road. One hundred thousand enemies were defeated in front of the army. They were trapped in Nagqu and beheaded forty thousand people..."

The shouts spread from the long street to Hanyuan Hall.

The emperor suddenly raised his head, immediately stopped Dou Xuande who was about to walk out, and then waved his hand slightly.

Dou Xuande immediately returned to the train.

Countless ministers in the palace all turned to look outside the palace. Today, during the Shuori Dynasty, all officials of Luoyang's fifth rank and above were in the palace.

It was originally discussed that there would be an inventory of hidden fields in Henan Province, but there was civil turmoil during the autumn harvest, hundreds of people fought each other, and thirteen people were killed. Unexpectedly, there was a plan for a great victory on the road.

The last time Luozhedao reported good news was in March.

Li Xuan set fire to the Tibetan grain depot at Gradandong Pass, successfully broke through the pass, and even almost assassinated Lun Qinling.

Now, almost half a year has passed, and progress has been made to break through the barriers one after another. Everyone knows that the military situation is urgent, but it is too exaggerated to defeat 100,000 enemies, behead 40,000 people, and trap Nagqu in one go.

The ministers looked at each other with excited expressions.

They all knew that once Nagqu was conquered, it would mean that the Tang Dynasty had completely established its foothold in Tubo.

Li Lang rushed into the Qianyuan Hall, took advantage of the victory report, and then handed over his hands and said: "Li Lang, the general of Qianniu Weilang from your left, was ordered to report the victory. Li Xuan, the marching commander of Luoxue Road, finally defeated the Tubo Naqu seven days ago... half a month ago In the great battle, Anduo was captured and hundreds of thousands of enemies were defeated. During the great battle, Tubo Prime Minister Lun Qinling was seriously injured and fled on the verge of death. The army covered them and beheaded 40,000 people... The military situation was successful. I sincerely wish our emperor long live long live."

"The military situation is successful, I wish my emperor long live, long live, long live, long live!" The surrounding ministers raised their hands at the same time, looking excited.

The Tubo army of 100,000 was once again defeated by Li Xuan, and 40,000 of them were beheaded.

This means that the initiative in the Tubo war situation has been completely in the hands of the Tang Dynasty.

The emperor smiled, nodded, and said, "Twenty-seventh Lang did a good job, but the only flaw is that Lun Qinling escaped again."

The emperor smiled all over his face and said something indifferently. Someone in the palace already frowned slightly.

The emperor received the good news and read it carefully.

Suddenly, the emperor let out a cry of surprise, and the officials immediately raised their heads and looked at the emperor subconsciously.

Li Zhi held the good news in his hand and was uncontrollably surprised. While handing the good news to Empress Wu next to him, he looked up at the ministers in the palace and said with great joy: "During the battle, the King of Nanchang sent General Shi Jian of Zuo Xiaowei , rushed through the left wing of the Tibetan army, crossed Nagqu, and went straight to Luoche. After proclaiming the power of the Tang Dynasty under the city of Luoche, they went to the north of Luoche, and at Pabangka, they received Princess Wenchang..."

The emperor paused involuntarily, and then he said excitedly: "Zhonglang Cui Ding, the general of Zuo Jinwu's guard, has set off to escort Princess Wenchang back to Chang'an. I will finally see the imperial sister again."

When Princess Wencheng married into Tubo, Li Zhi was not yet the prince.

But Princess Wencheng married as the emperor's daughter after all. Li Zhi attended Princess Wencheng's wedding ceremony as the prince of Jin.

Unexpectedly, forty years later, he would be able to see Princess Wencheng again.

Princess Wencheng was not the daughter of the late emperor. Even her father, King Li Daozong of Jiangxia, was still alive at the time. However, because she wanted to marry into Tubo, the court officially named Princess Wencheng a princess and was regarded as the daughter of Emperor Taizong and Empress Changsun. She was an adopted daughter. .

Therefore, Princess Wencheng is Li Zhi's biological sister in name and clan law.

Apart from Li Zhi, she is the only living daughter of Emperor Taizong and Empress Changsun.

The ministers were immediately in an uproar, and the keen ones immediately realized that when Li Xuan was fighting against Luon Qinling, he actually sent 5,000 Zuoxiao Guard cavalry to Luoxe City to fetch Princess Wencheng back. .

No wonder Qin Ling was able to escape with serious injuries and dying...

Wait, seriously injured and dying?
Just when someone wanted to ask, at this moment, other ministers raised their hands and said: "I congratulate your majesty on your family reunion and good fortune. Long live my emperor!"

Li Zhi smiled and waved his hand and said: "It will take at least more than half a month to go from Nagqu to Chang'an slowly. The schedule is a bit tight. I sent a message to Cui Ding to tell him to go slower and not to rush.

In addition, this year, I was originally scheduled to return to Beijing from Luoyang on the 23rd, but I left two days earlier. I had to pick up Sister Huang in person. "

"Your Majesty, it's cold in autumn. Just let the prince go. Your Majesty can just wait in Hanyuan Hall." Empress Wu comforted her at the right time.

Li Zhi smiled and nodded indifferently, and said: "That's right, I should let the prince go in my place... That's it. The prince, as well as the officials of Chang'an, will all go to the western suburbs to greet him."

"I'll wait for the order." The ministers handed over their hands again.

"Okay, that's all for today, let's retreat from the court." Li Zhi waved his hand, then stood up, left Qianyuan Hall with Empress Wu, and retreated into Zhenguan Hall.

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In Zhenguan Hall, the emperor's expression had calmed down.

Sitting on the low couch, he took out a secret book directly from his sleeve and read it carefully.

Empress Wu sat aside and did not watch. This was a secret that was included in the good news. The emperor did not read it at the time, but now he took it out and read it.

Empress Wu knew that this must be related to Luoche Road's next advance. Recalling the contents of the victory report, Empress Wu remembered that Li Xuan seriously wounded Lun Qinling with an arrow at Cuona Lake, and then captured Nagqu. Lun Qinling escaped one step ahead of schedule...

"Lun Qinling is dead." The emperor's voice suddenly sounded from the side. Empress Wu suddenly turned her head and looked at the emperor in disbelief.

Li Zhi handed the memorial in his hand to Empress Wu, and then said: "In the battle at Cuona Lake, Lun Qinling was seriously injured and was dying. Later, he was rescued by Zabala and returned to Naqu, but that night, he died. Quietly, hehehehe..."

Li Zhi couldn't help laughing, his smile was full of joy and hatred, and he even clenched his fists tightly.

Empress Wu sat aside, silently comforting the emperor.

The impact of the Battle of Dafeichuan on Li Zhi was far beyond what outsiders could imagine.

All the elites from the Hundred Thousand Passes died in Dafeichuan.

Tubo even approached Longxi for a time.

Afterwards, the four towns of Anxi were lost, and the emperor fell ill for a time and found it difficult to get up.

At that time, the emperor wanted to pass on the throne to Li Hong and then Empress Wu. In fact, it was all caused by the emperor's suspicion.

Although it slowed down in the next few years, when Dafeichuan fought again, the emperor was still worried that something would happen on the front line. Fortunately, the front line went smoothly, with small victories one after another, and finally a big victory, so that he now entered Tubo. , stand firmly on that song.

But even so, the emperor was still a little worried that the Luo Xuedao army's retreat would be cut off.

Fortunately, Li Xuan is cautious and prudent. Especially after a big victory, the first thing he considers is not a risky attack, but a solid retreat. This is the attitude a commander of an army should have.

She was a little regretful before. Li Xuan sent 5,000 right-hand guards to pick up Princess Wencheng. Although he mobilized 15,000 Tibetan cavalry, his own situation was actually more critical. Fortunately, he used his last trump card, the most important one. The two thousand heavy cavalry came back again.

He used himself as bait to induce the Tibetan cavalry to gather, and finally the heavy cavalry charged, defeating the Tibetan people in one fell swoop.

Although Lun Qinling was seriously injured and fled on the verge of death, it is still a pity, but it is not a loss to exchange Lun Qinling for Princess Wencheng...

But now, after hearing that Li Xuan not only brought Princess Wencheng back, but even Lun Qinling died tragically that night, Empress Wu couldn't help but marvel at Li Xuan's courage and strange methods.

If it weren't for the logic that hadn't been captured yet, this would have been an astonishing achievement.

Looking back, even if Qinling died, he actually died in Li Xuan's hands.

Thinking of the threat Qinling had posed to the Tang Dynasty over the years, Empress Wu couldn't help but sigh.

At this time, the emperor raised his head and said: "Although Lun Qinling is dead, Luoche has not been captured yet. His brother Zan Xiruo still has more than 100,000 troops, including 30,000 to 40,000 elite soldiers. , not to mention the tens of thousands of Tubo troops."

Empress Wu's expression became serious. She was as wary of the Emperor as she was about Guangjun.

Let alone tens of thousands, even a thousand light troops must be taken seriously.

Li Zhi's eyes fell on the memorial and said softly: "The King of Nanchang made a good analysis. Although the Guang army has tens of thousands, the most that can be sent to the front of the army is only five thousand... Three thousand is a little less. After all, once the battle is defeated , and immediately the whole country was shattered."

"So hold on to Nagqu and wait for the Tibetans to attack. This way we don't have to worry about the food route being robbed. We can even turn around and copy their retreat. It's easy to attack and defend. It's indeed a clever move." Empress Wu nodded approvingly.

Even she had to admit that it would be difficult for another person to do better than Li Xuan.

If you kill Lun Qinling, you will probably be unable to help but push forward to the point where you will be forced to retreat after someone threatens you.

"The key issue is still about Qin Ling's death." Li Zhi picked up the memorial again, then chuckled and said, "What happened many years ago can still be used as a chess piece. It's hard for him."

"Let the Gar family and the Tubo royal family fight among themselves and even fight each other. If this plan succeeds, then it will really be a means of destroying the country." Empress Wu's eyes flashed with a solemn look. If there is really such a method for Tubo to destroy the country, That’s really worthy of a book in the history books.

Li Zhi put down the memorial, leaned back slightly, lay on the soft couch, chuckled, and said: "I still remember that the twenty-seventh man swore in front of me that he would definitely win the battle in my lifetime. Originally, I have been thinking about it for several years, but I never thought that this time would come so early."

At that time, even Li Xuan was not sure that he could destroy Tubo in just a few years.

It is not easy to break into Tubo, but it is easier said than done to destroy a country in Tibet.

"That's because Your Majesty has great trust in the King of Nanchang. If Your Majesty hadn't allowed him to perform, he might not have had such an opportunity." Empress Wu sat on the bed and looked at the Emperor with gentle admiration.

"That's because of his outstanding personal abilities." Li Zhi waved his hand and said: "As for Qinling's body, it will arrive in Chang'an together with Princess Wencheng. I am thinking about how to dispose of his body. I can't really destroy the bones and spread ashes." ?”

"It can't be sent to Zhaoling and Xianling." Empress Wu smiled and shook her head and said: "Although it can show your majesty's magnanimity, it will also make all the heroes dissatisfied. If a criminal from an enemy country is allowed to enter Zhaoling, they will unsatisfied."

Li Zhi patted his thigh gently and said softly: "That's what it sounds like, but if the Gar family really turned against the Tubo royal family and turned around and submitted to the Tang Dynasty, then he would be a loyal minister of the Tang Dynasty. Let a Tang family There is nothing wrong with having loyal ministers enter Zhaoling."

"Ah!" Empress Wu suddenly felt extremely ridiculous.

On Qinling, the loyal ministers of the Tang Dynasty?

If Lun Qinling had known after his death that he himself was sent to Zhaoling for burial as a Tang official, he would probably live again in shame.

Immediately, Empress Wu understood the emperor's thoughts. This was a heart-breaking method, and it was also a warning to everyone inside and outside.

No matter how much you oppose the Tang Dynasty, once you die, your body and everything you own will fall into the hands of the Tang Dynasty.

How to deal with it then is Datang's business.

What a good idea.

(End of this chapter)