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

Chapter 851: Seeking the country, seeking the country

Li Xuan walked to the door of the tent, raised his head and looked at Fuqi City opposite, and said calmly: "It is inevitable to go to Dafeichuan. I also want to go and see for myself how exactly Xue Gong of Pingyang was defeated in the discussion. It was at the hands of Qin Ling, but..."

The word "but" immediately captured the hearts of Chi Hongzang and Ren Enci.

Li Xuan turned around, looked at the two people with deep eyes, and said softly: "But before that, I will handle all the affairs of Fuqi City. This is the right granted to me by the commander-in-chief, and it is also my responsibility. .”

Chi Hongzang was still not completely reassured. He took a step forward and asked: "Your Majesty, will the Tang Dynasty allow the Murong clan to return to the country?"

"I can't answer this question for you." Li Xuan's words made Chi Hongzang's heart hang in his throat again, and then he saw Li Xuan say with a smile but not a smile: "Tuyuhun's restoration is such a major event that it requires court. In the Political Affairs Hall, as well as the unanimous nods of His Majesty and the Queen of Heaven, there is no way to say that the restoration of the country will lead to the restoration of the country."

The voice paused, and Li Xuan then said coldly: "If Murong Nuohebo restored the country without His Majesty's will, then what he did would be tantamount to treason. After all, although he was once the king of Qinghai, he is now also the king of the Tang Dynasty. The Prince Consort, General Zuo Xiaowei, and the Governor of Anle Prefecture, this country is not so easy to recover."

"Then after they return to Fuqi City?" Chi Hongzang's heart was still tight.

"You are worried that Murong will retaliate against you." A trace of disdain flashed at the corner of Li Xuan's mouth, and then he said calmly: "Generals, the courage of soldiers; soldiers, the power of generals. With soldiers in hand, guarding the city, you guys What are you afraid of?"

"Can we still have soldiers after I wait?" Chi Hongzang and Ren Enci's faces were suddenly full of joy.

"Why, do you think that this king will give all the Tuyuhun soldiers to the Murong family?" Li Xuan glanced at the two of them coldly.

"I don't dare." Chi Hongzang and Ren Enci immediately fell to their knees on the ground, bowing their heads to Li Xuan.

Li Xuan said calmly: "I have already gone to Xin Shendu. I will recruit some elites from the Tuyuhun soldiers to join the Youxiao Guard... As for how many elites there are and who will lead the generals, it depends on who is more loyal to the Tang Dynasty." Loyal.”

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, we will be extremely loyal to Your Majesty and the Tang Dynasty, and we will never have any second thoughts." Chi Hongzang and Ren Enci wished they could crawl to Chang'an immediately, crying and telling their loyalty at the Emperor's feet.

Li Xuan waved her hand, and even said with some disgust: "Stand up, I want a strong general who can conquer and fight, not a kowtowing bug who only knows how to kowtow."

Chi Hongzang and Ren Enci stood up a little embarrassed.

Li Xuan then continued: "With troops in hand, the King of Qinghai may not dare to lead his people into the city. Even if he enters the city, he will not dare to act wantonly."

"What the prince said is absolutely true." Chi Hongzang finally let out a long sigh of relief.

Li Xuan walked back to the desk and sat down, and then said solemnly: "But Fuqi City, I will eventually hand it over to the Murong family. After all, they are the most legitimate people to manage this city, even if they are in the imperial court." , and cannot appoint a new governor here, even if I am the king, I am only here temporarily."

"Your Majesty!" Chi Hongzang's heart lifted again.

"Not only me, but also the soldiers from the Left Guard who were transferred here and the soldiers who were newly added to the Youxiao Guard will leave together and then go to Dafeichuan..." Before Li Xuan finished speaking, Chi Hongzang was already frightened Dafeichuan again. Shout: "Your Majesty."

Without soldiers and power, and Li Xuan leaving again, how will they face Murong Nuohebo who has a butcher knife?

Li Xuan raised his head to look at Chi Hongzang and asked directly: "I would like to ask you, how much food is there in Fuqi City now? How many days will it be enough to last?"

"Three days!" Chi Hongzang leaned deeply and said honestly: "We and other families have tried their best to raise food and grass, but it is still far from enough."

Li Xuan nodded, and then said: "I don't have any food here. You all heard what I said just now. It's one thing that the army is short of food this time. Fuqi City surrendered and then rebelled, and rebelled and surrendered again. At times of rebellion and fall, your credibility, and the credibility of all the Tuyuhun people in the entire Fuqi City, have long been gone. How can the Tang Dynasty care about your life and death? As for the King of Qinghai, if he could control it, then the Tang Dynasty would The Tang Dynasty will not be defeated in Dafeichuan."

Chi Hongzang lowered his head deeply. He was also the culprit that led to the defeat of Dafeichuan.

If he really wanted to be held accountable, he wouldn't be able to run away.

At this time, Ren Enci suddenly spoke and said to Li Xuan, "Please forgive me, Your Majesty. We were guilty of what happened back then, but the people in the city are innocent. Please save their lives."

Saying that, Ren Enci knelt down again and prayed extremely.

"Please, Your Majesty, save their lives." Chi Hongzang also quickly bowed and knelt down.

Li Xuan nodded slightly, and then said: "Most of the people in this city are just outsiders. When the Tang Dynasty is strong, they will submit to the Tang Dynasty. When Tubo is stronger, they will submit to Tubo. I am not very interested in what is going on among you, but One thing is that the family members of the soldiers who join the Youxiao Guard must be loyal to the Tang Dynasty forever."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. We guarantee that no one will take refuge in Tibet. Otherwise, the ghosts and gods will be disgusted and they will die." Chi Hongzang immediately raised his head and swore through gritted teeth.

Li Xuan gave Chi Hongzang a cold look and swore that if it worked, there wouldn't be so many heartless people in the world.

Not to mention that politicians like this are as commonplace as drinking water and going back on their words.

Li Xuan took a breath and said calmly: "As long as you are under the command of You Xiaowei, you will naturally have a share of their food and salary. If nothing else, it is absolutely enough to support a family."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your mercy." Chi Hongzang couldn't help but slap his forehead. It is a normal thing to serve as a soldier and eat food as a soldier.It's just that they, the Tuyuhun people, have always had their own set of rules for doing things, so they didn't expect that once they joined the Tang army, they would naturally be provided with food and salary from the Tang Dynasty.

When the time comes, they will receive food and wages, which will not only provide for their own food and drink, but also provide for their parents, wives, children, and other relatives at home to survive this disaster.

A rough calculation, if nothing else, shows that 4 to [-] people are absolutely fine.

"Some people join the You Xiaowei and serve under my king, but some people are more willing to join the Zuo Xiaowei and come under the control of your former King of Qinghai. Those people, as well as their families and relatives, will not It's under the jurisdiction of this king." Li Xuan looked indifferent, not under his control, he would naturally take care of his own life and death.

Chi Hongzang didn't hesitate at all and said immediately: "What the prince said is absolutely true. Since they have chosen to be loyal to the Murong clan, naturally the Murong clan should be responsible for everything."

People like Chihongzang and others really don't care about the people in the city. All they care about is their own military power and wealth.

How can they care about the life and death of those who are not loyal to them and instead join their enemies?

"But even so, the food and grass are still insufficient, and they can't even last long." Li Xuan said softly, and the ropes around the necks of Chi Hongzang and Ren Enci were tightened again, and their expressions immediately changed.

Only then did they remember that Li Xuan had said that the soldiers who joined You Xiaowei were going to Dafeichuan after all. As soon as they left, what happened next...

"I heard that there is a large warehouse in the Su family's stronghold. There is a large amount of food and weapons stacked in the warehouse." Li Xuan leaned forward slightly, looked at Chi Hongzang and Ren Enci and said, "If we can put these Once we get the things, I think more people will be saved.”

Hearing what Li Xuan said, Chi Hongzang frowned slightly, then cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, all the food in the Su family's big warehouse supplies tens of thousands of troops inside and outside the city. It has been a long time now, and it must have been in that warehouse." , there shouldn’t be much food left.”

"That's right." Li Xuan nodded in agreement, and then asked: "That big warehouse is like this, what about the Su family's private warehouse? Come to think of it, no matter what the Su family does now, it is the big warehouse that they use, so his family's private warehouse The warehouse should not have been touched yet."

"Private warehouse?" Chi Hongzang nodded thoughtfully and said, "The food in that big warehouse was left by the Tibetan people for the army to eat when they left. The Su family's private warehouse has indeed never been touched."

"Then find this private warehouse and take it down." Li Xuan's eyes flickered and she looked at the two of them and said, "Whether Fuqi City can survive this catastrophe depends on what happens in this private warehouse. How much food can we have?"

"Here!" Chi Hongzang stood up and was about to say goodbye when he heard Ren Enci on the side ask again: "Your Majesty, if your Majesty leads all his soldiers to leave, what will we do?"

Chi Hongzang slapped his forehead fiercely. He was really old and had even forgotten the most important question just now.

Li Xuan smiled softly and asked: "Then what do you think you will do if you want to be safe and sound if I, the king, and all his soldiers leave?"

Chi Hongzang and Ren Enci were stunned, what was going on? They were obviously asking Li Xuan why the ball was kicked back all of a sudden.

Li Xuan waved her hands and said: "You go back and think carefully about how you can survive Murong's butcher knife after I lead all the soldiers to leave... Baotong, see the guests off."

"Here!" Su Baotong walked out of the shadows, stretched out his hand and said coldly: "Please!"

Although Chi Hongzang and Ren Enci were very reluctant to leave, they had to leave under Li Xuan's forced farewell.

……

After leaving the Tang Army's camp, they carefully returned to the top of Fuqi City. Their people were everywhere inside and outside the surrounding areas. Only then did Chi Hongzang and Ren Enci feel a little more relaxed.

At this time, Ren Enci finally couldn't help but said: "Chi Lao, what's going on with the last words of King Nanchang? What do you mean by asking me to wait for myself to figure out a solution?"

Chihongzang rolled his eyes at Ren'enci in annoyance, but then said: "Have you forgotten, the Tang Dynasty will eventually hand over Fuqi City to the Murong family. If you want to survive in Fuqi City, then you must He must have the same status as Murong.

Several successive kings of the Murong family married Han princesses. How can we compare? Therefore, if we want to live well under the eyes of the Murong family, the best way is to stay away from them. "

"Stay far away from them, leave...leave Fuqi City?" Ren Enci suddenly stared in disbelief.

Chi Hongzang glanced at him coldly, and then said: "If you don't want to leave, go and beg the Murong family to forgive you for your previous sins, so that you can live like a dog."

After saying that, with a wave of his sleeves, Chi Hongzang turned around and walked down the tower.

At this time, Ren Enci's firm voice came: "Chi Lao, the Ren family will never live in an ignoble existence under the Murong family."

Chi Hongzang stopped, turned to look at Ren Enci, and smiled: "That's good, what's the benefit of staying here? Datang has obviously distrusted the Murong family. They won't get much support from Datang. It won't take long. Here, hum..."

Chi Hongzang looked at the city and said with cold eyes: "Although we have left temporarily, it does not mean that we will not be able to come back. The King of Nanchang... our great king may not let go so easily."

Ren Enci's expression suddenly became solemn.

(End of this chapter)