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

Chapter 1306: The Tubo Kingdom was destroyed and the Tang Dynasty was victorious

In the morning, the light shines brightly.

Li Xuan was dressed in black clothes and armor, holding an eight-sided Han sword in her hand, and walked up the white steps facing the morning light step by step.

Both sides of the stairs were covered with fallen soldiers of the Light Army. After a day and night of poisonous fireballs, the Tubo people still resisted until the last moment.

Li Xuan stepped onto the top of the mountain in one step, and there were already solemn soldiers in golden armor on both sides.

The red hall was open, and a gold seal was placed on a long black table in the deepest part.

Seal of the King of Tubo.

Li Xuan raised her head and looked at the plaque on the door of the hall.

The name of the palace was written in Tubo characters on the plaque, but Li Xuan no longer had any interest in knowing what it meant.

Because starting from today, it will never be called that name again. Whatever it is called, it will be named by Li Xuan in the future.

……

Li Xuan calmed down and walked into the hall.

There are many pillars on all sides, and under each pillar stands a soldier in red clothes and golden armor.

Li Xuan ignored anyone and walked straight to the desk step by step.

On the table, a square gold seal is placed on a red tray.

Li Xuan didn't hesitate at all and grabbed the golden seal.

It is densely engraved with a series of Tibetan characters.

Li Xuan could not recognize the Tubo characters, but he had seen official documents issued with the Tubo king's seal before.

What is written on this one is Si Wang Deji.

The King of Tubo used it in major ceremonies and issued important announcements, which symbolized the peace of the country.

Although there are various other private seals, this one is the truly popular seal of the King of Tubo.

"Send the order." Li Xuan grabbed the Tubo King's Seal and turned around instantly.

Standing outside the hall, Wang Dezhen, Xiao Siye, Hei Te Changzhi, Shi Jian, Sun Renshi, Wei Hongji, Yang Zhirou, Tang Zhenxing, Qiu Zhenmu, Li Duozuo, Nan Ju, Cui Ding, Zhou Qian and others lined up in two lines. They walked in sequence from outside the palace, walked to Li Xuan, cupped their hands and said, "I will obey the order."

"Spread the message throughout the plateau that Tubo has been destroyed." Li Xuan shouted coldly, slamming the provocation seal in his hand on the table.

"The last general obeys the order." All the generals raised their hands at the same time and shouted in unison: "Tubo has been destroyed, and the Tang Dynasty is victorious!"

"Tubo has been destroyed, and the Tang Dynasty is victorious." Infinite's voice spread from the entire palace to the entire Luosu, and then followed the message to the entire Tubo.

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"Good news, good news, Luoche has fallen, Tubo has been destroyed, Li Xuan, the commander of Luoche Road's march, reported, Luoche has fallen, Tubo has been destroyed, the Tang Dynasty is victorious."

A Jinwu Guard in red clothes and golden armor rushed through the Suzaku Street in a dusty manner, with the red flag behind him raised high and shouting loudly at the same time.

The logic has been lowered, and Tubo has been destroyed.

The people in Chang'an City immediately became excited when they heard the news. Even though the Tang Dynasty had been victorious for many years, the news of the destruction of the Tubo Kingdom made them extremely excited.

Especially in the Battle of Dafeichuan, the Tang Dynasty suffered countless casualties. Later, although Dafeichuan regained a victory and even went up to the plateau and entered Tubo, although it made people happy, the long distance still made people uneasy. But today, Tubo was destroyed.

Luoche has been defeated, the Tubo Kingdom is destroyed, and there will be no more changes in Luoche.

From now on, the Tang Dynasty would never have to worry about the threat of Tibet.

In an instant, the people in Chang'an City couldn't help but cheered.

The whole city was thundering.

The good news was quickly delivered to Zichen Palace.

The golden-armored Qianniu Guard rushed directly into the hall, knelt down in the hall, suppressed his excitement, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, Qianniu Guards General Li Lang was ordered by the marching commander of Luoche Road to perform a victory. Luoche Road was flooded for three months, and on October The dam was opened a day ago and the water broke through. Then the army entered the city and fought fiercely for a day and night to capture the Tubo Palace.

Captured the Tibetan King Tridu Songtsan, the Queen Mother Nolu, the Tubo Prime Minister Chisang, and countless Tubo ministers.

Then the message was spread to all directions, and Tubo was determined.

The military situation is successful, and I wish my emperor long live, long live, long live. "

Li Lang bowed to the ground deeply, and Li Zhi, who was sitting on the royal couch, couldn't help but stand up, with a face full of surprise.

Li Zhi, who looked extremely excited, clenched his fists, waved his hand to Wang Fulai to take the good news, read it quickly, and his eyes quickly passed over the last row of signatures.

Li Xuan, Wang Dezhen, Xiao Siye, Hei Te Changzhi, Shi Jian, Sun Renshi, Wei Hongji, Yang Zhirou and dozens of others.

Almost everyone who is qualified to send their names to the emperor has already signed their names. Suddenly, an endless joy rushed into Li Zhi's heart, and he couldn't help laughing wildly: "Hahahahahahahaha..."

When the ministers standing under the golden steps saw the emperor's appearance, the surprise on their faces instantly turned into infinite excitement. They all raised their hands at the same time and shouted in unison: "I congratulate your majesty on the destruction of Tubo and the great victory of the Tang Dynasty. Long live my emperor."

The sound reached outside the palace, and all the soldiers outside the palace knelt on the ground in an instant, congratulating in unison: "The Tubo Kingdom is destroyed, the Tang Dynasty is victorious, long live my emperor."

The huge sound spread directly to the entire palace city and even the entire Chang'an.

All the officials and common people stood and held their hands, shouting in unison: "The Tubo Kingdom is destroyed, the Tang Dynasty is victorious, long live my emperor, long live long live."

Three times in a row, the momentum of the entire Chang'an City rose to the extreme.

The emperor stood on the imperial steps, his heart was extremely happy, and at the same time, he slowly calmed down.

"Pass the decree, the Tubo Kingdom is destroyed, the army is victorious, Chang'an celebrates for three days, the breakfast bureau is ordered to prepare lunch, I want to have a banquet for all the ministers." The emperor waved his hand, then returned to the imperial couch with a smile and sat down. Although his expression was happy, he had calmed down.

Although the destruction of Tubo made him infinitely happy, Li Zhi had experienced a lot over the years, and this incident was not enough to make him lose his composure.

Li Zhi looked up at Ouyang Tong and said: "The Ministry of War immediately sent people to the front of the army to verify the military merits. The Ministry of Civil Affairs is going to reward the sergeants according to the military merits. At the same time, Tubo will pay attention to the future governance. The Ministry of Zhongshu will come up with a strategy. After discussion in the Political Affairs Hall , execute before launching the army.”

"I will receive the order." Ouyang Tong, Dou Xuande, Xue Yuanchao, Liu Shenli and others stood up at the same time and bowed their hands.

"The Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Industry, from now on, all military supplies sent to the army, except grain and grass, will be halved." Li Zhi breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time, the burden on the entire imperial court from the battle before the army was reduced by less than half.

"I will receive the order." Cui Zhiti and Huang Rensu stood up at the same time, held their hands and then retreated.

"The Ministry of Rites, Honglu Temple, Zongzheng Temple, Taichang Temple, and Shaofu began to prepare for the successor of King Peng of Nanchang."

Li Zhi smiled and said with emotion: "I still remember that I made a bet with the King of Nanchang. If he also postpones the succession of King Peng, then when he destroys Tubo, I will let him succeed King Peng and at the same time make his son the King of Jinchang County. .

I am true to my word. Today, the Tubo Kingdom is destroyed. The ministers immediately began to prepare for the ceremony. Once the King of Nanchang escorts Songtsan from Red Capital back to the court, he will immediately reward him. "

"I will accept the order." Wu Chengsi, Yuan Ming and others stood up at the same time and bowed in salute.

Li Zhi raised his head, looked at the sky outside, and said in a deep voice: "Taichang Temple is preparing sacrifices. I will go to Zhaoling tomorrow to comfort my father that Tubo is destroyed."

"I congratulate Your Majesty, the Tubo Kingdom is destroyed, the Tang Dynasty is victorious, your Majesty is victorious, long live my emperor." The ministers knelt down to the ground again, and their voices echoed throughout the hall.

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Under the night, Li Zhi, who had drank a lot at noon, finally entered the Zichen Hall again.

On the imperial couch, Empress Wu looked at a memorial with a serious expression.

It was a memorial written by the ministers and generals of Luosuedao attached to the victory report.

Li Zhi walked to Empress Wu and sat down next to her. Empress Wu finally recovered and was about to stand up: "Your Majesty!"

Li Zhi waved his hand and said, "Is there any problem?"

"Yes!" Empress Wu nodded and said solemnly: "The King of Nanchang and the generals in the army reported that Mangsong Mangzan's eldest son Qi Niezhusong is suspected of escaping from the battlefield and has disappeared."

"Huh?" Li Zhi was a little surprised and looked at Empress Wu: "Didn't it say in the previous report that Qi Nie Zhusong died together with Bu Lu's fire before attacking the city?"

"Yes." Empress Wu nodded and said: "The last imperial edict read by the King of Nanchang hinted that Chi Nie Zhusong could succeed Chi Dusong as the leader of the Tubo Kingdom at any time. They had a fight that night. There is naturally something in it. Thanks to those meticulous efforts, after taking the palace, they also found the body of Qi Nie Zhusong. "

"So?" Li Zhi's eyes were confused. He knew that the problem was after they saw the body.

"Although the body was not burned to ashes, it was completely disfigured. It looked very similar to Nie Zhusong, but it always felt wrong. In the end, the King of Nanchang personally performed an autopsy and confirmed that it was not a person who had been pampered since childhood. , the body of the heir to the Tubo throne who was later imprisoned for several years." Empress Wu looked solemn.

"In other words, the day before, Qi Nie Zhusong replaced himself with a substitute, and then he quietly escaped from the city alone." Li Zhi frowned and muttered: "Since there is a way to escape, there is no way to escape. Why didn’t Lu and Chidu Songtsan escape?”

"They tried to escape, but they couldn't. The underground passage of the palace was flooded and they couldn't walk." Empress Wu shook her head in amusement.

There was indeed a secret passage in the Tubo Palace that could lead to the outside of the city, but the secret passage was flooded. Although it was not completely flooded, it was enough to delay their actions, and the people were finally captured.

Li Zhi nodded and said: "In that case, find the person and completely eliminate this future trouble."

"Yes!" Empress Wu nodded, and then said: "The King of Nanchang suggested that the fake Nie Zhusong's body should be buried as if it were the real one, and then he would be given the title of Prince of Xihai County to appease people's hearts."

"I remember that Nie Zhusong had no heirs, right?" Li Zhi asked subconsciously.

"Yes!" Empress Wu nodded and said, "Although he is an adult, he has been under house arrest for many years and has nothing."

"Okay, that's it." Li Zhi breathed a sigh of relief, and then said with a smile: "Then we will arrange for a few more people to pretend to be Chidu Songtsan and Qi Nie Zhusong to appear in various places in the southeast, northwest, and attract the remnants of Tibet. , strangle them completely, and at the same time muddy the waters.”

"It is also easy to arrest people." Empress Wu nodded calmly and said, "After that, it is about escorting Wu Lu and Chidu Songtsen back to Chang'an."

"The logic has been captured and the people have been captured, so there is no need to be in such a hurry. Let him handle the Tubo affairs properly and then come back." Li Zhi looked at the sky outside and said softly: "It's late autumn now. Come back." It’s the beginning of winter. I’ve been busy with a lot of things, and it’s the end of the year. I’ll be back and forth for several months, and I’ll deal with it later.”

"Here!"

(End of this chapter)