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

Chapter 1298: Destruction of the country, one step away

Under the towering and stretching Nyenchen Tanglha Mountain, with lush vegetation, a cavalry force of tens of thousands marched majestically eastward along the foot of the mountain.

The black banner was held high in the center of the army.

Li Xuan was dressed in black clothes and armor, riding on a tall black horse, with a long black spear hanging on the side.

High in the sky overhead, a black goshawk flew high, and everything within a radius of dozens of miles could be seen.

A city has appeared at the end of the sight.

Dangxiong, Tuboluo is the last pass in the north, but it is only less than one-third the size of Nagqu.

At this moment, a large flag with Tang characters stood high.

Countless soldiers came out from the south gate and then rushed to fight further south. At the same time, a large number of soldiers entered from the north gate and quickly occupied the city gate and key points of the city.

Soon, the soldiers who had just occupied the city began to rush south quickly, heading hundreds of miles away.

A hundred miles further south, countless fighting broke out in the mountains and fields, and the fields were filled with blood.

Goshawk raised his sight, and a more magnificent city appeared at the end of his sight.

It has a valley on its back and a long river on its face.

Luo Ze, the capital of Tubo Kingdom, completely appeared at the end of the field of vision. Countless soldiers stood on the city wall, while more soldiers rode towards the north.

A white palace appeared in the center of Luoche, where is the famous Tubo Palace.

Destruction of the country is just one step away.

……

A fast horse galloped from the north and stopped beside Li Xuan. Immediately, an urgent document was handed to Li Xuan.

After Li Xuan took it, he opened it and took a look, with a trace of relief in his eyes.

Then, Li Xuan said: "Send the order, the army speeds up and enters Dangxiong, and then summons the deputy general manager Wang Dezhen, the chief historian Xiao Siye, the scholar Cao Wei Hongji, and the supervisory censor Yang Zhirou to meet with the general manager."

"Here!" More than a dozen cavalrymen were already moving quickly in all directions.

Li Xuan's eyes narrowed, then he quickly urged his horse and headed towards Dangxiong.

As the hero, the Luoche Road army attacked Luoche's most important transit base.

From now until the Luocheng is conquered this autumn, Li Xuan's General Manager's Mansion will stay in charge.

The first camp will be built a hundred miles south of Damxung, and then a camp will be built every hundred miles south.

Dangxiong is four hundred miles away from Luoche, so the fourth camp should be built under the city of Luoche.

Of course, at this time, Luoxue has already sent an army hundreds of miles away from Dangxiong to block the advance of the army.

Both sides fight to the death.

But unfortunately, it is the Youwu Guard Tubo cavalry under the command of General Gar Brenzan who is now in charge of the front line. The Tang soldiers under Li Xuan have just arrived behind him and have not intervened to occupy it yet.

Not long after, Li Xuan had led his army to the north of Damxion City.

……

The towering Nyenchen Tanglha Mountain stands on the west side of the city. The mountain is steep and towers into the clouds.

Looking up, it seems like the whole sky is within reach.

Li Xuan rode into the city. Most of the city was occupied by his soldiers. There was only one area in the southeast where 3,000 cavalrymen led by Lun Gongren were stationed. They would move with Li Xuan.

As soon as Li Xuan entered the General Manager's Mansion and settled down, Wang Dezhen, Xiao Siye, Wei Hongji and Yang Zhirou had all arrived.

Li Xuan walked to and sat down behind the main case in the middle hall, and then handed Wang Dezhen the urgent message from the court he had just received. After Wang Dezhen took a look at it, his expression changed drastically.

Li Xuan watched Xiao Siye take the official document, and then said: "In mid-March, the Xue Yantuo and Uighur tribes in Mobei were ordered to go south to intercept the remnants of the Turks. At the same time, deputy generals Zhang Qianxu, Cheng Wuting and others pursued them north. Under desperate circumstances, Ashina Funianzhi sent Ashina Wenfu to overcome the siege and arrived at the Duke's tent in Wenxi County to surrender."

When Wei Hongji and Yang Zhirou heard Li Xuan's words, they couldn't help but frown.

Is Ashina Fu Nian so powerful? How did he still escort Ashina Wen Fu to Pei Xingjian's tent to surrender despite being surrounded by a large army?
When Li Xuan saw Xiao Siye read the official document, he handed it to Wei Hongji expressionlessly, and then continued: "At the end of March, the Wenxi County public escort Ashina Fu Nian and Ashina Wen Fu When fifty-eight Turkic nobles returned to Chang'an, the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Personnel discussed their merits as usual and planned to make Pei Xingjian, the Duke of Wenxi County, the Duke of Jiangguo and promote him as a minister. However, at this time, Pei Yan, the Minister of Punishment, raised objections, and A Shi That Fu Nian is not a surrender, but should be treated as a prisoner of war. Wenxi County Duke fell ill after hearing the news."

After falling ill, Yang Zhirou, who had been in the army for more than a year after hearing this, naturally understood the mystery behind it.

"Not long ago, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince visited the Duke of Wenxi County. After returning, he suggested to His Majesty that the Duke of Wenxi County go south to recuperate. Your Majesty will do it." Li Xuan glanced at Yang Zhirou who took the official document and said, "Your Majesty, you will grant the title of Duke of Wenxi County to the Duke of Wenxi County." As the Duke of Jiang, I serve as the guest of the Crown Prince and the Governor of Yangzhou, and I accompany Her Royal Highness Princess Wencheng to go south to Yangzhou to recuperate."

After Li Xuan finished speaking, Yang Zhirou happened to finish reading the official document, with a strange look on his face.

When he was in Chang'an, he vaguely heard about the prime ministerial dispute between Pei Yan and Pei Xingjian.

Although this official document was written in enough detail, Yang Zhirou actually knew better that there were more unknown things hidden in it.

For example, why did Zhang Qianxu and Cheng Wuting betray Pei Xingjian?

If the two of them hadn't echoed Pei Yan's accusations, this matter wouldn't have become such a big deal.

And why did the prince want to visit Pei Xingjian? If the prince had not visited Pei Xingjian, then in the end this matter would have ended with Wenxi County Duke taking sick leave or even retiring from office. And why did Mr. Wenxi County’s last destination be Yangzhou?
Li Xuan continued: "Just three days after the Duke of Wenxi County set off, Pei Yan, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, was promoted to Attendant. Ashina Funian, Ashina Wenfu and other fifty-eight Turkic nobles were beheaded. The Battle of the Grassland This ends.”

The hall suddenly fell silent.

The prime ministerial battle between Pei Yan and Pei Xingjian came to an end from this moment.

Li Xuan looked at everyone calmly and said: "This matter is only known to the five of you and me. No other generals in the army are allowed to hear about it. Have you ever understood?"

"I obey the order." Wang Dezhen, Xiao Siye, Wei Hongji and Yang Zhirou stood up at the same time and held their hands solemnly.

Li Xuan nodded lightly. Although this matter was written lightly in the official document, it could not withstand scrutiny at all.

Pei Xingjian, who was supposed to be promoted to prime minister and Duke, finally got the title of Duke, but failed to get the position of prime minister. Not only did he not get the position of prime minister, he even lost his original title of Minister of War, and was demoted one rank instead. He was appointed as the governor of Yangzhou.

Did he make a mistake? If you look at it in detail, it seems that he did. He turned Ashina Funian from a prisoner into a surrender. But if you think about it carefully, what does this thing mean?
Just don't kill Ashina Fu Nian, find a place to imprison him, and no one will pay attention to him for a year and a half, and then let him "die" of illness.

There was no shortage of money and food in the court, but just such a small thing caused a military commander who had just made great achievements to be demoted.

It sounds somewhat magical and somewhat incredible.

But in fact, those who really see the inside story understand that all this is a power struggle between the prime ministers.

Ashina Funian's incident is really not worth mentioning, but the problem is that his incident directly affected the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Personnel's recognition of the military merits of Pei Xingjian and all the officers under Pei Xingjian's command.

If Pei Xingjian really refuses to bow his head in the end, then the military achievements of a considerable number of people will be affected.

The most direct thing is that it keeps hanging and no one pays attention to it.

This will greatly affect the morale of the military.

Fortunately, Pei Xingjian still walked down the steps given by Li Xian in the end, otherwise, his final ending would not be much better than Bai Qi's.

Precisely because of this, this matter cannot yet be known to many generals and soldiers in front of the Luo Xu Tao Army.

Once it affects the morale of the frontline troops, it will only be Li Xuan who is unlucky in the end.

"Starting from today, Tanggula Mountain, Anduo, Nagqu, and even the General Manager's Office will verify the contents of the official documents sent to the plateau from below. If they involve the affairs of Wenxi County Duke, they will be confiscated, and it will only be limited to you and me. I know." Li Xuan looked at everyone present with cold eyes.

"Here!" Wang Dezhen, Xiao Siye, Wei Hongji and Yang Zhirou handed over their hands at the same time.

Now in the army, all the generals are more or less related to Pei Xingjian.

Not to mention others, Xiao Siye was once a general under Pei Xingjian.

"From today on, military merit review in the army must be more serious. In addition to recording military merit, the officers at all levels, the recorder, Yang Yushi, Xiao Changshi and Manager Wang must also conduct random inspections frequently to make sure there are no problems."

Li Xuan looked serious, and then said seriously: "If there is any doubt, all parties will discuss it together to find out the truth. Only one voice can report to the DPRK."

"Here!" Wang Dezhen, Xiao Siye, Wei Hongji and Yang Zhirou handed over their hands at the same time again.

They knew in their hearts that Li Xuan was learning from Pei Xingjian's lesson.

The general of the army hooked up with the minister of the court and framed the commander-in-chief of the army. This kind of thing is definitely taboo in the army.

Zhang Qianxu and Cheng Wuting will definitely be the ones to be wary of in the eyes of generals in the army in the future.

No one knows when they will be stabbed hard in the back by these two people.

"Okay, that's it for today. Go back and have a good rest. We will discuss the dispatch of the army to Shigatse tomorrow." Li Xuan raised her head slightly. Wang Dezhen, Xiao Siye, Wei Hongji and Yang Zhirou immediately handed over their hands, then bowed and left.

……

After the four people had completely left and Li Xuan was the only one left in the hall, he opened the official document again.

Looking at the word Yangzhou on the official document, a trace of relief flashed deep in Li Xuan's eyes.

Pei Xingjian arrived in Yangzhou, and Princess Wencheng also arrived in Yangzhou.

Donggong has been carefully operating in Yangzhou for a whole year, and will devote more energy to its operation in the future.

If Pei Xingjian and Princess Wencheng can return to Yangzhou after Li Zhi passes away in the future, then the future will become very interesting.

"Pei Yan." Li Xuan gently spit out Pei Yan's name.

This guy, although he has fallen out with Pei Xingjian, they are of the same race after all.

If a person commits the crime of plagiarizing the nine clans, other members of the same clan will also be implicated...

If Pei Xingjian can make some moves in Yangzhou to attract Chang'an's attention, everything will be much easier for Li Xuan.

Li Xuan's eyes subconsciously looked in the direction of Tanggula Mountain.

Official documents are censored and information is isolated.

That is his real method.

(End of this chapter)