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

Chapter 640

"Qi Zou Your Majesty, Congratulations to Xian Rui, the ceremony is over!" Attendant Zhao Renben once again knelt down in the center of Hanyuan Hall, holding a memorial in his hand, which recorded all the details of today's Great Court Meeting.

On the throne, Li Zhi nodded slightly, and then said: "Xing!"

Zhao Renben immediately stood up, then bowed and retreated into the crowd.

At this moment, the Taiyue Order made people ring the bell of Ruibin, and all the five bells on the left answered, playing the music of Taihe and advocating cheering up.

Dian Yi on one side spoke again and said, "The morning is over, the sage is coming out, and the Tai Chi Palace will feast all the officials."

"Your Majesty, I will send you off to Your Majesty. Long live my emperor!" Li Zhi stood up from the throne under the bow of all the officials, and then entered the East Wing of the Tai Chi Hall from the imperial palace, followed by the guards.

Happy stop.

Tongshi Sheren walked out of the Hanyuan Hall first, followed by the courtiers who were located on the east and west sides, and the courtiers with higher ranks were the last to exit the Hanyuan Hall through the gate.

Li Xuan finally breathed a sigh of relief. Although he pointed out that the Tubo ruler Mansong Mangzan was unwell and even appeared to be critically ill, the Tubo envoy Zabala still insisted on refusing to admit it.

But all the ministers inside and outside could see from the clues that what Li Xuan said was very likely to be true.

Also seeing this point are envoys from Turkic, Huihe, Tiele, Khotan, Kucha, Yanqi, Shule and other countries.

Before that, in the Hall of Hanyuan, envoys from more than forty countries, including Silla, Wa, Ryukyu, Annan, Chenla, Java, Huihe, Tiele, Khotan, Kucha, Yanqi, Shule, etc., presented precious Rui Animals, precious gems, rare medicinal materials, spices and so on.

In addition to Asahi, he also takes disputes seriously.

In the battle between Tang and Tubo, it was not just Tang and Tubo who mobilized troops. Huihe, Tiele, Khotan, Qiuci, Yanqi, Shule, Turkic and other countries in the Western Regions would all participate in the war.

Either follow Datang, or follow Tubo.

If after the start of the war, the troops of the countries following Tubo decrease and the troops of the countries following Datang increase, then Datang's chances of winning will greatly increase.

Above the main hall, although the emperor only ordered Pei Xingjian, Minister of the Ministry of War, to inspect the soldiers and prepare to go to Tubo to meet the parietal bone relic of Nagarjuna Bodhisattva, he did not say how many troops will be dispatched, nor when they will be dispatched, but when the emperor opened his mouth, the war has begun without delay.

None of the officials of the Tang Dynasty opened their mouths to stop it. The meaning of this can be seen by anyone.

If Li Xuan's words are true, then his words can increase Datang's chances of winning by five points.

……

Li Xuan walked out of the Hanyuan Hall together among the kings. At this time, many people could not help but breathe a sigh of relief.

At this moment, a figure suddenly appeared beside the kings.

He is six feet tall, with a burly figure, wearing a purple official robe, with serious eyes, sharp as a sword, this person is none other than Pei Xingjian, Minister of the Ministry of War.

The kings around saw Pei Xingjian clearly, and immediately backed away, only Li Xuan was still standing there.

"Xuan met Mr. Pei." Li Xuan bowed his hands to Pei Xingjian.

Pei Xingjian returned the salute solemnly, and then said: "I don't know if I dare to ask the prince, how many secret clues does the prince have in Tubo?"

Li Xuan's eyes couldn't help but twitch.

The fact that Li Xuan had her own eyeliner in Tubo was something that everyone in the hall could relate to, but Pei Xingjian's direct question caught Li Xuan a little off guard.

Taking a deep breath, Li Xuan respectfully said, "Reporting to Mr. Pei, Xiao Wang doesn't have many hidden clues in Tubo, but he cooperated with Tubo caravans all the year round, and when he sent people to the capital of Tubo to investigate, he paid a little attention to investigate some things. "

"Then these people are still logical now?" Pei Xingjian directly pointed out the words used to cover up Li Xuan's words.

"Some people are still there, some people are no longer there." Li Xuan shook her head slightly, and said: "Although there are many Han people in some cities, each of them is very eye-catching, especially the closer to the Tubo palace and the Tubo high-ranking officials. He will be investigated at any time, and if he is not careful, he will die immediately."

"Can the king of Nanchang hand over the list of these people? The Ministry of War needs to confirm the life and death of the Tubo king Mansong Mangzan?" Pei Xingjian didn't care about the life and death of those people under Li Xuan at all. He had only one purpose, and that was to use Li Xuan and others The men came down to determine the life and death of the Tubo king.

Li Xuan smiled, looked at Pei Xingjian and said: "Yes, Xiao Wang can hand over the identities of these people to Pei Gong now, but if you want to make these people obedient, it depends on the methods of the military department?"

"Huh?" Pei Xingjian immediately heard that there was something in Li Xuan's words, and immediately frowned.

Li Xuan shook her head slightly, and said sincerely: "Actually, these people are just a cooperative relationship with Xiao Wang. My king pays, they send out news, and they exchange news for money. Mutual trust depends on self-consciousness. Once you lose your trust, don't contact me again. You need to be more careful, among these people, it is inevitable that there will be people who have been betrayed by Tubo, and you have to judge yourself how creditworthy you are."

Pei Xingjian's brows were tightly frowned, he couldn't hear Li Xuan's words.

The eyeliner in Li Xuan's hand has two layers of light and dark, the bright ones, he can hand them over to the Ministry of War, but the dark ones, he just keeps them for himself.

Li Xuan's face was full of sincerity and respect, but his eyes were full of distrust towards Pei Xingjian and everyone in the Ministry of War.

The people in the Ministry of War want only the result, but in the process, they don't care how many people will die or who will die.

"The king of Nanchang should know that this battle is related to the fate of the Tang Dynasty and Tubo, and I hope that the prince will help him with all his strength." Pei Xingjian bowed his hands to Li Xuan earnestly.

Li Xuan hurriedly bowed his hand to return the gift, looked up at Pei Xingjian, and said, "Pei Gong should know that the actions of the Tubo envoy today are nothing more than to provoke Datang, and then lure our army to go deep. They have already prepared everything to deal with it Prepare.

Pei Gong should understand in his heart, even if he is logical, the Tubo people are probably ready to hunt down the hidden lines of the Tang Dynasty, will Pei Gong let them die for nothing? "

"If you can know the truth about the life and death of the Tubo king and benefit the army, everything will be worth it." Pei Xingjian's face was as hard as iron.

"Pei Gong doesn't think about the future, and this king has nothing to say." Li Xuan took a deep breath, looked up at Pei Xingjian, and finally said in a deep voice: "There is only one person at the heart of this king, and his actions are completely free. , the king cannot force it, but if the Ministry of War can make some guarantees, he may cooperate."

After finishing speaking, Li Xuan took out a note from the sachet at his waist and handed it directly.

Pei Xingjian was a little confused, so he took the note and glanced at it, his expression changed involuntarily.

"Guo regrets it, so General Zuobao Taowei, the son of Guo Daifeng, the deputy chief of the Luosuo Road marching."

Li Xuan sighed softly and said: "An ordinary person would probably not be able to hide in the capital of Tubo for so many years, and this king only found this person occasionally...or in other words, he was the one who found this king. What does he want? Mr. Pei should be able to tell at a glance that there is his contact information in Tubo, and Mr. Pei will decide for himself."

After Li Xuan finished speaking, she turned around and left, but it was Pei Xingjian with a complicated expression.

Guo Daifeng, former General Zuobao Taowei, Deputy Chief of the Luosuo Road Marching Army, Jinshi in the second year of Xianqing.

In the first year of Xianheng, during the Battle of Dafeichuan, Guo Daifeng had a gap with the coach Xue Rengui, which caused the army's forwards and logistics to struggle, and then led to the defeat of Datang.

Xue Rengui, Ashina Daozhen, Guo Daifeng, reduced death and expulsion.

Today, Xue Rengui has been reinstated as the governor of Daizhou, and Ashina Daozhen has been reinstated as General Youtunwei. Only Guo Daifeng's whereabouts are unknown.

Pei Xingjian looked down at the note in his hand. The old character on it already explained the whereabouts of Guo Daifeng.

At this time, a voice sounded behind Pei Xingjian: "How about keeping the promise?"

Pei Xingjian didn't look back, and directly handed over the note that Li Xuan gave him, and the person behind him took the note, but frowned tightly: "Regret, is he regretting what his father said, or does he want to let Da Tang regrets, this person is not trustworthy."

"Mr. Ling!" Pei Xingjian finally turned around and looked at the person behind him. This person was none other than Zhongshu Ling Hao Chujun.

Pei Xingjian sighed softly, cupped his hands and said: "The king of Nanchang didn't know the truth about what happened back then, and Guo Daifeng might not tell his son, but there is no doubt that his son's heart is in the Tang Dynasty after all, as long as he makes a little promise, his man It can be used by me, so why be so suspicious."

"When a large army fights, how can there be any luck, the king of Nanchang must have other chess pieces..."

"But which one can be useful?" Pei Xingjian suppressed all Hao Chujun's doubts with a single sentence.

"If his intentions are really like this, you can imagine how much thought he has spent, and the information he can touch is far beyond our reach. Conversely, even if he has been used by Tubo, he must know The truth about Tubo, when the time comes, just let him bring the letter back to the east, how to judge the truth is not difficult." It is difficult for Pei Xingjian to let go of the benefits.

Hao Chujun took a deep breath, and then said: "Although the words are so, but the person is the king of Nanchang..."

"Mr. Ling, why is this so? I came here under pressure. If the King of Nanchang really wants to guarantee it, I will be worried that he will act cautiously." Pei Xingjian shook his head slightly, wanting to let others do their best, but at the same time let others take responsibility. And unwilling to give enough benefits to others, the things in the middle are not so easy.

Not to mention, even if the king of Nanchang made a mistake in recommending someone, the secret matter will not be brought to the table after all. Even if it is to pursue responsibility, it is nothing more than dismissal from office, but don't forget that the real commander in this battle is Pei Xingjian.

If something really happened, Pei Xingjian couldn't avoid it, and his punishment was even more serious.

Standing on the jade steps, Hao Chujun said in a deep voice: "There is news about this matter, but there is news that the King of Nanchang is serving as a staff officer."

Pei Xingjian smiled slightly, and replied: "Ling Gong, the king of Nanchang, I'm afraid he has seen this clearly for a long time."

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"There is more than a good year, and the emperor bestows all the gifts, rewarding all the officials in front of the hall, and dancing in Zhaoran." The servant Zhao Renben stood on the left side of the emperor's steps, respectfully announcing the decree.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" All the officials bowed their heads and bowed deeply.

Li Zhi nodded slightly, turned around and glanced at Empress Wu beside him, and the two smiled at each other.

Li Zhi turned around, looked at the ministers, and said, "Your gentlemen, take your seat."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." The booming sound resounded throughout the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

All the ministers just got up and sat behind the low table, which was already filled with various fruits and wines.

Li Xuan restrained her thoughts, and quickly scanned the left and right sides. On the left was Li Jing, the heir to King Zheng, and on the right was Li Na, the heir of King Han.

On the opposite side is... Pei Yan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishments, beside Pei Yan is Li Jingye, the governor of Meizhou.

Li Xuan was slightly taken aback, why did these two people sit together.

(End of this chapter)