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

Chapter 612 Expedition to the west of Tubo, one hundred thousand troops

Above the sea, the waves are raging.

The sun was high and the wind was cold.

Li Xuan was standing in front of the window, the biting cold wind was blowing in, but he didn't seem to notice it, still bowed his head thinking about something.

Yu Ze stood quietly behind Li Xuan.

After a long time, Li Xuan turned around, looked at Yu Ze, and said in a cold voice: "Not enough, we want to completely connect Xue Zhongzhang and the King of the East China Sea. Now these speculations are far from enough, especially want to use Xue Zhongzhang to accuse Pei Yan, it is too far behind, there are countless people in the court who can be involved with Prince Yin, if you can be convicted because of this, I am afraid that this king can also be convicted."

Yu Ze nodded and began to think.

Li Xuan closed the window and walked back to the round table. The hot tea on top had been cooled, and Li Xuan drank it without hesitation.

At this time, Yu Ze slowly walked up to Li Xuan, and said cautiously: "If he can be seen standing with the King of the East China Sea, or if there is any letter to prove their connection."

Li Xuan put down her teacup, shook her head slightly, and said with a sigh: "If it is said that Xue Zhongzhang was used by the King of the East China Sea and became an accomplice unintentionally, then there must be many believers, but if it is said that he is a member of the King of the East China Sea, there are probably not many believers." There are even speculations as to whether Xue Zhongzhang was framed by others, so if you want to bring him down, you can only write articles from the front, and you can't start from the back, unless..."

"Unless what?" Yu Ze couldn't help asking.

"In the southeast now, apart from the Eastern Expedition, the most important thing is the autumn harvest. If it is because of him that the autumn harvest in the whole area is delayed, then he is not guilty, and he will be guilty." Li Xuan raised his head and looked at him in thought. Yu Ze: "Now Xue Zhongzhang has his eye on the Xia family in Hangzhou, and the Xia family itself is on the verge of collapse. If he still targets the Xia family, then naturally no one will let him go."

"My lord still doesn't want to confront Pei Shangshu head-on?" Yu Ze saw through Li Xuan's concerns at a glance.

Li Xuan nodded soberly, and said: "A chess piece, when its role is seen by everyone, it means that this chess piece is useless, so the chess player behind this chess piece will Take back this chess piece, no one else needs to do it at all."

Yu Ze sighed in disappointment: "Then we can only wait."

"I'm afraid that's the only way to go, unless there is another hand who can't understand this chess piece and throws him out of the field, that's another matter." Li Xuan shook his head lightly. Now in Hangzhou, he can still be regarded as a chess player. He is only a chess player, but on the chessboard in the whole world, he is just a chess piece in the hands of others.

"But Pei Yan is so aggressive, we can't just do nothing." Yu Ze still frowned.

A few days after their front foot arrived in Hangzhou, Xue Zhongzhang followed. There was too much sense of targeting.

Li Xuan shook his head slightly, and said: "If we want to deal with Pei Yan, we should deal with him directly. The idea of ​​hooking up from Xue Zhongzhang is wrong, and it is even easy to be manipulated and set up by others, unless..."

"Unless what?" Yu Ze knew as soon as he heard it, Li Xuan already had an idea in his mind.

"Xue Zhongzhang is just a pawn, how can he be qualified to hook up with the King of the East China Sea, but if Pei Yan himself has colluded with the King of the East China Sea, it is another matter." Li Xuan lowered his head and thought for a while, he couldn't remember. What was the original crime of Pei Yan's death? It seems to be treason.

"Is this difficult?" Yu Ze couldn't help frowning tightly.

"Come on slowly, step by step layout, the most important thing right now is that the pirates attack the city, Hangzhou can't suffer too much loss, and the other thing is that the Zhengdong Navy is going to set off. Now that it's the last step, there must be no problems at all. , You must know that there are too many caring people in this world, and too many people can deduce the truth from the slightest sign." Li Xuan raised her head and looked to the north, where Yangzhou is located.

……

Their Hangzhou navy, with dozens of warships, sailed along the coastline, but did not go to Yangzhou.

Yangzhou is more than [-] miles away from the estuary of the Yangtze River, even farther than Hangzhou, but Yangzhou has a downwind, and they have a crosswind. If you calculate carefully, the time for the two to reach the same place is about the same.

More than 30 three-masted ships, interspersed with two four-masted ships, moved neatly and quickly towards the mouth of the Yangtze River.

For three full hours, the Hangzhou Navy finally arrived at the mouth of the Yangtze River. But at this time, a fleet of more than 40 three-masted ships was already waiting there. Without any hesitation, the two fleets merged quickly. Going northward together.

In the whole world, for a moment, it seemed as if only the boat was seen, but not the sea.

In this way, they have not yet joined the Dengzhou navy, once the three routes of navy gather together, the momentum will be even more powerful.

Even though Li Xuan had already cut off the eyeliner of the King of the East China Sea and Tubo, and even the Silla people were firmly controlled, there were still many people watching their actions in the dark.

Inside, people's hearts are unpredictable!
Li Xuan stood at the bow of the ship, and the four-masted ship he was on was sailing towards the front at a fast speed.
At the front of the entire naval warship, an extremely huge five-masted ship had slowed down significantly, as if it was waiting for him.

The two boats hooked up, and Li Xuan quickly jumped over.

There are countless sailor soldiers on both sides, as well as a large number of Thousand Bull Guards, each holding a blade to guard.

The sea breeze blows, the cloak flutters, the queue is strict, and the momentum is strict.

Shi Douxuande, the governor of Yangzhou, stood on the deck, looking at the magnificent sea in front of him, wondering what he was thinking.

Shi Jin, the captain of Zhechong in Xinlin Prefecture of Yangzhou, Lan Zhe, the captain of Zhechong in Hanjiang Prefecture, Ji Xiao, the captain of the Hangzhou Navy, and Sima Changyu of the Yangzhou Governor's Mansion, stood up with their hands tied.

Others, etc., are not even qualified to approach.

Li Xuan was wearing a red dress and gold armor, and after standing still, she solemnly bowed her hands to Dou Xuande: "Li Xuan, the deputy recruiter of the army, has seen Dou Weng."

Dou Xuande nodded, then looked around, and shouted in a low voice: "All irrelevant people, please step back."

The soldiers and generals on the deck, even those at the first level of Captain Guo Yi, all entered the cabin under Dou Xuande's order. With a wave of Dou Xuande's hand, his subordinate Qianniuwei had already closed the cabin doors. Blocked tightly.

"You are all smart people." Dou Xuande looked at the few people present, and said calmly: "Although the order of the Ministry of War is extremely obscure, for those who have experienced the battlefield, the mystery inside can be seen through at a glance. No more ambiguity here, simply open the skylight and speak plainly."

Dou Xuande's eyes swept over everyone's face, but everyone's face was very calm, and it seemed that everyone had already known the current scene.

Dou Xuande nodded, and continued: "This trip to the east will take Deng Jiuguang, the governor of Dengzhou, as the commander. After arriving in Andong, he will obey the orders of Li Jinxing, the governor of Andong, and he will not disobey his orders."

"The next officer obeys the order." The people present at the same time bowed their hands and agreed.

Dou Xuande continued: "After arriving in Dengzhou, the king of Nanchang led half of the Hangzhou navy back. After destroying the bandits, he stopped going east and stayed in Hangzhou to train soldiers for the next year's westward expedition."

Xizheng, although Li Xuan's eyes were full of surprises, he originally thought that after finishing the matter in Hangzhou, he would return to Wuzhou, why...

Suddenly, Li Xuan didn't know what happened, her face changed slightly, and she cupped her hands at Dou Xuande and said, "Dou Weng, then Xiao Wang is the assistant envoy of the Jiangnan Dao army?"

"Naturally continue." Dou Xuande glanced at Li Xuan angrily, and said, "Do you think that His Majesty and the leaders of the central government just threw out the title of military ambassador? The temporary dispatch only took ten days, if that’s the case, why make you come here with great fanfare?”

"Xuan is talking nonsense." Li Xuan cupped his hands slightly, and then asked cautiously: "I wonder how many soldiers Xiaowang needs to recruit in Hangzhou?"

"Three thousand, three thousand worthy soldiers, ready before the spring of next year!" After Dou Xuande finished speaking, a secret decree was thrown over, and Li Xuan took the decree in a hurry.

He did not expect that Dou Xuande actually had this thing in his hand.

When did the emperor send a secret decree to Dou Xuande.

After receiving the imperial edict, Li Xuan cupped his hands cautiously and asked, "Dare to ask Dou Weng, how many troops Yangzhou has raised?"

"Six thousand." Dou Xuande said the answer directly without any hesitation.

In an instant, the faces of everyone present changed slightly.

The imperial court wants to conscript [-] soldiers from Jiangnan Road, no, it can’t be just [-], once it starts, the central government will definitely mobilize soldiers from various Zhechong prefectures, without the Tianyin Sect to make trouble in the southeast, Kuaiji Mansion, Fujian and Jiangxi Mansions, and Huizhou Mansion They are all able to draw soldiers, and this number may exceed [-].

In addition, there are soldiers withdrawn from the East Island, at least half of them will be transferred to the Western Regions, half of the [-], [-].

Now only [-] soldiers have been spared from Dongdao and Jiangnan Road, so how many troops will the imperial court plan to use this time to fight against Tubo?

At least over one hundred thousand.

Li Xuan was taken aback for a moment, but then felt relieved.

To start a war with Tubo, how can it be done without a [-] army, but the consumption of a [-] army is definitely a terrifying figure.

Li Xuan can even imagine how difficult it is for Empress Wu to be in the court. No wonder she wanted to withdraw the army from the East Island even if she killed her. No wonder she agreed with Li Xuan's risky suggestion so much. How much money and food.

"Also, Linhai County King, you can take it back with you too." Dou Xuande then added.

"Here!" Li Xuan clasped his hands in agreement, and then asked, "Then what about the servants of Silla under the command of King Linhai?"

"Some of them have already been sent to Chang'an, because they have something to do with the King of the East China Sea. After returning to Chang'an, Dali Temple will conduct interrogation, but these are Duan Baoxuan's affairs." Dou Xuande waved his hand indifferently.

There was a trace of surprise on Li Xuan's face, and he asked immediately, "Mr. Duan was transferred back to the center to serve as Minister of Dali Temple?"

"The Minister of Dali Temple is also a guest of the Crown Prince." Dou Xuande frowned slightly, and then added: "Zhang Wenguan has been transferred to be a servant, and he is also a guest of the Crown Prince."

Shizhong, a high-ranking official under the sect, is in the third rank, and lives with Shangshu Pushe and Zhongshu Ling as the prime minister.

Li Xuan raised her eyebrows slightly, Zhang Wenguan was the emperor's man, Empress Wu gave up the seat so easily.

Li Xuan had a feeling in his heart that if Zhang Wenguan was able to get the position of servant, the emperor might have made some kind of deal with Empress Wu.

Raising his head, Li Xuan bowed again and asked, "I don't know if Weng Dou has any other explanations?"

Dou Xuande thought for a while, and said: "Compared to Yangzhou, the land of Wuyue is a little more complicated. The king of Nanchang needs to be more patient and cautious in doing things, so that he can live up to His Majesty's expectations."

"Thank you Dou Weng before, Xiao Wang will leave." Li Xuan bowed slightly, and then retreated to his big boat. When he arrived on the boat, he happened to see Jin Renwen, the king of Linhai County.

Jin Renwen looked at Li Xuan curiously. Li Xuan first invited Jin Renwen to the inner cabin, and then ordered the big ship to continue northward. Until dusk and sunset, the big ship has quickly completed its turn. , Heading towards Hangzhou again.

The north wind was bitter.

Li Xuan stood at the bow of the ship, looking far to the south, with a hint of murderous intent in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)