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

Chapter 1276 My legs hurt a little

"You have already mentioned the strategy of cutting off food, but the strategy of cutting off water may not be feasible." Li Zhi looked at Li Xuan with some uncertainty.

"There is the Luoxue River outside Luoxe City. The underground water is connected to the well water and the water is sent into the city." Li Xuan handed over his hands and said: "So apart from poisoning the water, it is indeed difficult to have an impact on the city through ordinary methods."

"General means?" Li Zhi was a little curious and asked, "Do you have other means?"

"Your Majesty, the so-called water is enough because the water flowing out of the well in one day is enough for the people in the city to use in one day, and they may even be wealthy." Li Xuan raised her head, pursed her lips, and said, "But if the water flowing out of the well is not enough If it is used by the people in the city, it will naturally have the effect of cutting off the water supply."

"How to do?"

"Two methods." Li Xuan smiled sheepishly and said, "One is arson. There are a large number of wooden houses in the south and west of Luozhe City. Therefore, we only need to set these wooden houses on fire. Then use well water to extinguish the fire. There’s a lot of consumption.”

"You don't plan to burn them directly, but keep consuming their water." Li Zhi has completely understood Li Xuan's methods.

"The second is to intercept the Luoche River and all nearby rivers directly from the upstream. In this way, the water source flowing into Luoche City from the underground will be much less. Such a two-pronged approach will use more and use less, and the time will be shortened. It’s long, Luo Zie is naturally short of water.”

Li Zhi suddenly felt uneasy, because Li Xuan's method was actually equally suitable for use in Chang'an City.

Looking at the sincere and respectful Li Xuan in front of him, the thoughts that had just flashed through his mind disappeared without a trace. Li Zhi nodded and said, "Continue."

"Here!" Li Xuan held up her hands and said seriously: "The strategy of cutting off water and food requires a lot of time, so roughly around the beginning of autumn, the two will break out one after another, but it is hard to say which one will come first."

"What's left is to separate people's hearts." Li Zhi sat upright, stared at Li Xuan, and asked, "What do you want to do?"

"Back then, Cao Mengde lobbied Sun Quan in the south of the Yangtze River. Lu Su said that anyone in Soochow could surrender, but Sun Quan could not surrender." Li Xuan stood up slightly and said seriously: "So I plan to do the opposite and give priority to persuasion. Tubo Zanpu Tridu Songtsen and his mother are not important, and as for other ministers, I will not mention them at all for the time being."

"You know, this probably won't convince Tridu Songtsan and Bulu, so in the future, you still have to go to various ministers. At that time, the other party will think they have grasped your weakness and ask for a higher price. At the same time, they will also think that they have grasped your weakness. You are weak and resist Datang more firmly." Li Zhi seemed to have seen through the future development of the situation.

Li Xuan cupped his hands and said, "I won't go to the various ministers because I can't wait until that time."

Li Zhi looked slightly stunned, and then asked: "How to say it?"

"Your Majesty may not know that since the deaths of Lun Qinling and Zan Xiruo, the close families of the Gar family in Luosuo have either been exterminated or have defected to the Bu Lu family. Now Luo Sue and the Bu Lu family have killed all the noble families. Once integrated, it cannot be said to be rock solid, but it is also difficult to shake." Li Xuan expressed emotion.

In Luozhe, the Lu family completely took control of the situation through a bloodbath.

It is very difficult to shake the hearts of logical people.

"You continue." Li Zhi's face became solemn.

"Therefore, I need your Majesty to set higher conditions for Lu and Tridu Songtsan to surrender, but for the Tibetan ministers, the conditions should be as low as possible. If the gap is widened, some people will always be dissatisfied." Li Xuan said With these words, Li Zhi instantly understood that this so-called imperial edict of surrender was just an introduction.

When this introduction appears in people's hearts, its mission is completed.

"continue."

"After all, Tubo is a large and small country. Whether a minister can stand firm in Luosu depends on the strength of their own country." Li Xuan bowed slightly and said: "The reason why the Gar family can The reason why the Gar family has become the top family in Tubo is because the Gar family has a strong foundation."

The emperor nodded gently, he already understood what Li Xuan was going to say next.

"Therefore, those who are the backbone Tubo nobles who can speak in front of the Lu family can just find their country and destroy it. I believe that the Brenzan Blade will complete this task perfectly." Li Xuan A trace of cruelty flashed deep in his eyes.

Li Zhi waved his hand, indicating to Li Xuan to continue.

"But if at this time, His Majesty issues another imperial edict against the Lu family and the Brunzan Blade, people's hearts will really be shaken." Li Xuan cupped her hands and said, "But this is not enough. Similar things will happen again and again. Your Majesty's reward for the Wu Lu family is getting higher and higher, but it just so happens that the city is cut off from water and food, and there are no reinforcements. In deep despair, the people riot, and this is the time to break the city."

"Good, great good." Li Zhi raised his head and nodded in approval with a satisfied expression.

"Actually, it depends more on the siege equipment built by Wei Shaofu, but Wei Shaofu has really worked hard in Naqu this time." Li Xuan sighed with emotion.

Li Zhi smiled, waved his hand and said, "Okay, I will remember his affairs. After winning the points, I will give him a reward."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Li Xuan earnestly handed over his hand.

"What you just said, I believe that the logic will be broken next autumn. After that, it will be a matter of sending Tubo Zanpu to Chang'an." Li Zhi's thoughts were in a daze for a while, and then he came back to his senses and said: "After that, Tubo was pacified."

Realizing that Li Zhi was looking over, Li Xuan bowed again and said: "To stabilize Tubo, there are actually only three problems: one is to attack Xiangxiong from the west and then connect the Western Regions; the second is to go south to Tianzhu and consolidate the southeast; the third is to consolidate the entire Tubo was transformed into the territory of the Tang Dynasty, including household registration, land acres, immigration, Tang laws, and various officials. The tasks required were extremely complicated, required many troops, and took a long time. At that time, it would also require a lot of support from the court."

Li Xuan bowed deeply, with a look of great embarrassment on his face. Even Li Zhi felt a little headache when he heard what Li Xuan said.

"You go back and do these slowly. Don't be in a hurry. You have plenty of time anyway." Li Zhi put the matter aside for later in one sentence.

Li Xuan could only cup his hands and say: "Here!"

Li Zhi had a happy smile on his face and said, "Do you know about Taiping's wedding on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year next year?"

"Yes, I have read the Chao Zhong Di newspaper."

"You can leave after the fifteenth next year." Li Zhi pondered for a moment, and then said: "Taiping once asked for an official position for Xue Shao. I will transfer him to the East Palace after the scientific examination. What do you think?"

Li Xuan immediately understood that Li Zhi was worried that Xue Shao's behavior would be somewhat unrestrained after he became the head of the East Palace.

At that time, the prince Li Chengqian was instigated by Du He and others, the husband of Princess Chengyang, and finally decided to rebel.

It was at that time that Princess Chengyang was sentenced to reconcile with Du He, and then she married Xue Guan and had three brothers, Xue Shao.

Teaching the prince, teaching the princess, Li Xuan knew that now she was involved in teaching the consort.

After pondering for a while, Li Xuan said: "Your Majesty, the Prince Zuo Shuzi is currently being inspected by Prime Minister Xue. He is not in the East Palace most of the time. It is better for Xue Shao to be appointed as Zuo Chunfang Si Zhilang of the East Palace and serve under Prime Minister Xue. Let him be in charge of Zhongshu Province and News is being passed back and forth in the East Palace, so we will know soon what the quality will be."

The head of the Prince Zuo Chunfang is the Prince Zuo Shuzi, followed by the Prince Zuo Zhongyun, the Prince Zuo Zhengdafu, the Prince Sizhilang and others.

After Li Zhi thought about it for a moment, he could smell Li Xuan's multiple calculations here.

What he really valued was the flow of news. As Xue Shao's consort and the prime minister's nephew, it is not difficult to find out the secrets of Zhongshu Province, but how to report it to the prince is difficult, which extremely tests one's ability.

Even before that, whether you can find out the secrets of Zhongshu Province will tell you how much ability Xue Shao has.

The consorts of the Tang Dynasty were never empty-handed. Although they could not be prime ministers, there were many who served as governors and governors.

But where Xue Shao will go in the future depends on how much ability he can show.

That is to say, Li Xuan is often away from Chang'an. Otherwise, the emperor would have to arrange a few things and lend Li Xuan's hand to rub him, but after all, he is the husband-in-law who loves his daughter the most.

"I will consider it." Li Zhi nodded, and then said: "Let's go to the East Palace to see the prince first. When the prince went hunting last spring, his performance satisfied me."

At this point, Li Zhi laughed. Li Xian was his son after all. Although he seemed to have a hesitant temper, he was still very decisive at the critical moment.

"Here!" Li Xuan cupped his hands and bowed solemnly: "I'm leaving."

Li Zhi waved his hand, watched Li Xuan retreat and left the Zichen Hall, and smiled softly at the end.

Thinking of what he said about the difficulties in Tubo, Li Zhi felt a little funny but also had a headache.

After all, Tubo was a new territory. Although it was not easy to expand its territory, it would take ten years to achieve stable governance and ensure people's livelihood.

And the successors need to be able to continue to be stable, which is even more difficult.

Li Xuan, the chief manager of Luozhe Road, what happens next?

Li Zhi began to think.

Li Xuan can serve in Luozhe for a maximum of five years. After five years, he will be transferred to another position.

He was transferred back to serve as Minister of Taichang Temple for two terms, and then as Minister of Rites for two terms. It only lasted twenty years, and he was not yet fifty years old at that time.

There still needs to be a transitional place in the middle.

The emperor stood up, walked to the west side of the palace wall, and looked at the map of the Tang Dynasty on it.

The emperor's eyes fell on Yangzhou, the Governor's Palace of Yangzhou, and then he turned to Yizhou, the Governor's Palace of Yizhou.

As Yizhou moves westward, if nothing unexpected happens, then there is no need for Li Xuan to return to Tubo. If something unexpected happens, he can go back and stay for two terms.

Continuing to move westward, the emperor's eyes fell on the Western Regions, and Anxi Protected the Capital was also an option.

Finally the emperor looked towards the grassland.

Compared with Tubo, the Turks were the most serious concern of the Tang Dynasty.

Once something happens to the grassland, the threat will immediately approach Chang'an, so if something happens to the grassland in the future, it might not be a bad idea to transfer him to be the governor of Anbei.

After serving two terms, he became the Minister of Rites.

After becoming the Minister of Rites, he became a regular servant of Sanqi on the left and a concubine of the East Palace on the right.

If you have something to do, go into battle and kill the enemy, but if you have nothing to do, you can listen to music in peace.

Thinking of Li Xuan's Ruoyouruowu statements in the past few years, Li Zhi was filled with emotion.

He knew that Li Xuan wanted to be prime minister.

But if the clan becomes prime minister, not only the emperor will not agree, but also all the noble families in the world and officials in both the government and the public will not agree.

However, based on the relationship between Li Xuan and Li Xian, when he was in the court, Li Xian would ask him anything, which was not much different from the prime minister.

It’s just that I don’t have decision-making power in doing things.

Such a person must be arranged in the court.

Thinking of this, the figure of the former Sui Guan Wang Yang Xiong flashed in Li Zhi's mind.

Former Sui Dynasty General Zuowei, Zong Zhengqing, Sikong, Prince Taifu, Jing Zhaoyin, General Manager of Shuihe Road, and General Inspector Zuo Yiwei.

He conquered Tuyuhun and Goguryeo, and finally died of illness before the army, and was given posthumously to Situ.

If Yang Xiong had not died, Yang Guang's empire would not have ended so easily.

Even Yang Guang said: "King Guan's virtue is higher than that of ordinary people, and his character is better than that of ordinary people. His posthumous name is De."

Li Zhi believed that if Li Xian used Li Xuan well, he could also get a posthumous title of "De".

But when it is time to be on guard, it is also necessary to be on guard. He must serve as Minister of Taichang Temple and Minister of Rites for ten years.

Turning around, Li Zhi walked towards the imperial court. After taking just two steps, Li Zhi couldn't help but hissed: "Hiss!"

"Your Majesty." The palace servants, maids, and servants all around knelt down in fear.

Li Zhi waved his hand and said, "I'm a little cramped. Just ask Shang Yao Bureau to prescribe some medicine."

"Here!" A palace official had already left quickly.

Only a hint of haze flashed deep in Li Zhi's eyes.

Although his legs often hurt in the winter, this year... it was a little too much.

(End of this chapter)