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

Chapter 959: The military order in front of the king and the scepter granted to the governor

At the entrance of Zichen Palace, Li Xuan wore a black robe with gold threads and walked into the palace with a solemn expression.

At this moment, two people were standing under the imperial steps, one of them was Murong Zhong, the crown prince of Qinghai.

Li Zhi sat on the imperial couch, and beside him sat the calm-looking Empress Wu with a gentle expression.

Li Xuan walked to the imperial steps and held his hands in his hands: "I, the governor of Changzhou, Xuan, have been summoned to pay homage to you. May your majesty, the Queen of Heaven, wish you peace and prosperity."

"King Nanchang, I heard that you have been running very frequently in various departments recently." Li Zhi looked at Li Xuan with a smile.

Murong Zhong and the general wearing golden light armor on the other side couldn't help but change their expressions slightly.

Li Xuan said seriously: "Reporting to Your Majesty, I have seconded more than 30 older subordinate officers from various ministries. This time, they will all be transferred to the Taochang Road Marshal's Mansion to serve in front of the army."

Li Zhi shook his head in a funny way and said: "These people were originally marginal officials in various ministries. Although they were dispensable to each ministry, if they fall into your hands, you are afraid that you will make a big fuss." Come."

Li Xuan bowed deeply and said: "I first served as the governor, and will have to deal with various ministries for a long time in the future, so I found some old people to deal with it more easily and at the same time to save energy."

"It seems that you are quite confident in this battle!" Li Zhi glanced at Murong Zhong on the other side.

Murong Zhong immediately bowed his head, looking terrified.

Li Xuan didn't know what was going on, so he just continued: "I am in Changzhou, and I will definitely prevent Changzhou from falling into the hands of Tubo again. Your Majesty, you can rest assured."

"You are placing a military order in front of the king."

Li Zhi's expression suddenly turned cold, and he said bluntly: "You understand the consequences of this."

"I understand." Li Xuan handed over his hand again and said in a deep voice: "In front of this battle, I will do my best not to disappoint His Majesty... There will be good news in the future, so please wait patiently."

"Okay!" Li Zhi nodded with satisfaction and said: "If you have this heart, I can completely entrust Changzhou to you... You have to understand that if Changzhou is there, you will be there. If Changzhou is lost, then you will be here." Your head will also fall to the ground."

"Wei Chen takes orders." Li Xuan bowed seriously and solemnly.

Li Zhi waved his hand to the side, and Wang Fulai immediately walked down the imperial steps holding a tray.

A yellow bamboo joint is placed on the tray, and four special yellow oxtails are tied to the four joints.

Holidays are unique to Bianzhou governors.

Jiejie, Zhijie, Shizhijie, Jiejie Yue.

Powers at all levels rise step by step.

If the envoy is holding a festival, he can kill no more than two thousand stones; if he is holding a festival, he can kill a person without an official position, if the military is the same as the envoy holding a festival; if it is a festival, only the military can kill anyone who violates the military order.

If there is an extra ax for a false festival, it can be chopped off first and then played after seeing that the official is one level higher.

"Changzhou is located at the strategic point of the army's logistics. If any of the officials are negligent, they can be killed by the county magistrate, and dismissed directly by those above the county magistrate." The emperor's expression was cold, and he instantly granted Li Xuan rights beyond those of ordinary governors.

"I will live up to your majesty's trust when I accept the decree." Li Xuan bowed solemnly.

The emperor smiled easily.

Empress Wu, who was sitting on one side, had a shadow flashing in her eyes.

……

"On the eighth day of March, Tuyuhun returns to his kingdom. You can go there on my behalf and confer the title of King Tuyuhun." With a simple sentence, the emperor sent the order to Li Xuan.

"I accept the order." Li Xuan bowed again.

As mentioned before, Li Xuan went to witness the restoration of Tuyuhun on behalf of the emperor, and Tuyuhun officially became a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty.

"Prince Tianshan, General Qu Chongyu of the Youwu Guard, is the son-in-law of King Tuyuhun. He will go with you this time." Li Zhi's eyes fell on the general on the left side of Murong Zhong's body.

Ko Chongyu, who is tall, thin, with a hooked nose and a serious look, immediately puts a special pressure on people.

Especially at this moment, for some unknown reason, after entering the palace, Qu Chongyu's expression was full of hesitation, and he did not hide it even in front of the emperor.

However, the strange thing is that for some reason, the emperor and Empress Wu seemed not to see it.

Li Xuan turned slightly sideways, raised her hands solemnly and said, "I have met the Tianshan County Duke."

"I've met the prince." Qu Chongyu raised his eyes and looked at Li Xuan, who looked serious, while holding his hands.

Under the black gold silk robe, Li Xuan's hidden sharpness was very clear to Qu Chongyu, who had been in the military for many years.

The emperor looked at Murong Zhong and said in a deep voice: "I have great expectations for Tuyuhun's restoration this time. I hope Murong Aiqing will live up to my expectations and secure Tuyuhun to prevent it from falling into the hands of Tubo again... If it happens again... , then even if I wanted to send troops to assist again, I am afraid that the people of the Tang Dynasty would not allow it."

Murong Zhong's face changed slightly. The emperor's words showed his extreme disbelief in Murong's family.

And all this comes from the Nanchang County Prince next to him.

When he was in Tuyuhun, the prince of Nanchang looked like he was entrusted with a great trust, but after returning to Chang'an, he slandered the Murong family's fighting power, which made Murong Zhong very angry.

Turning sideways and glancing at the unusually calm King of Nanchang with the corner of his eye, Murong Zhong sighed in his heart.

If he could fall out, he would have fallen out long ago.

Li Xuan drove the army with a thousand cavalry in the west Tuyuhun, and finally easily defeated the [-] coalition troops of the west Tuyuhun and Tibet.

The powerful record made all the Tuyuhun people extremely fearful, not to mention that he was also the one who had seen it in person.

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, Murong was born in the same country and died in the same country." Murong Zhong hit his right fist hard on the left side of his chest with a firm expression.

The emperor nodded with satisfaction and said: "I heard that King Tuyuhun once promised to build a city from the Tang Dynasty south of Delingha and Fuqi City. Is this true?"

"Yes, Your Majesty." Murong Zhong nodded seriously.

"Very good. The day after tomorrow, the King of Nanchang, the Duke of Tianshan, and the crown prince of Tuyuhun will return to Qinghai together. The Duke of Tianshan will lead three thousand Zuowu guards to garrison. Do you have any objections?" Li Zhi's cold eyes fell instantly. On Murong Zhong's body.

"Murong will definitely support you with all your strength." Murong Zhong cupped his hands with a look of great relief.

To be honest, Murong was actually most worried that Li Xuan could use this city to spy on Fuqi City and Delingha, as well as the entire western Tuyuhun.

But they cannot do without Li Xuan's support.Because if the Tubo people come back again, the Murong family really has no confidence that they can sustain it alone.

"Good." Li Zhi nodded, then looked at Li Xuan and said seriously: "Changzhou plays an important role in this battle. If everything goes well, I hope to see Lang 27 set foot in Luoche City in my lifetime."

The emperor revealed extremely strong expectations for the future.

Li Xuan, as well as the Ministry of War, have now given out the military strategy. The biggest goal is to capture Wuhai.

If the Battle of Dafeichuan goes well, the Tibetan army of more than [-] men can be strangled.

After that, the army can directly advance into the hinterland of Tubo, but the farthest is only within the Tubo Subi State, and it is still a long way from Luosu.

The future is long.

Li Xuan earnestly handed over his hand: "I will definitely make your Majesty's wish come true. If I can't, I am willing to kill myself to apologize."

"If you want to be buried with him, don't even think about it. Stay and assist the prince for me." Li Zhi waved his hand directly.

"Your Majesty will live forever..." Before Li Xuan finished speaking, Li Zhi waved his hand and said: "Save those words... Go see the prince, remember, what I said to you that day is still valid."

Li Xuan was stunned for a moment, and then she cupped her hands and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty. I will take my leave."

Li Zhi looked at Murong Zhong and Qu Chongyu and said, "You should also retreat together. We will set off the day after tomorrow and prepare everything that needs to be prepared."

"I accept the order, and I will retreat." Murong Zhong, Qu Chongyu, and Li Xuan retreated together.

Li Zhi sat there, looking at Li Xuan's back as he went out, looking a little sad.

"Your Majesty!" Empress Wu suddenly called Li Zhi. Seeing Li Zhi come to his senses, Empress Wu asked: "What did your Majesty promise to the King of Nanchang?"

"King of the Northwest." Li Zhi smiled and then said: "If he can capture Tubo, I will give him the position of King of the Northwest."

After hearing what Li Zhi said, Empress Wu instantly lost interest.

Wuhai is already a long journey, and Tubo is further away. Such a northwest king poses no threat to the Tang Dynasty.

Logistics alone can completely stymie him.

This is how the Yuwen clan fell into ruin back then.

……

After leaving Danfeng Gate, Li Xuan's expression became solemn.

What the emperor said was not about the Northwest King.

Without Xue Rengui's private visit, Li Xuan might have thought so, but with Xue Rengui stuck in the middle, then what Li Zhi was talking about was Ming Chongyan's matter.

However, Ming Chongyan's matter has actually been settled on the surface, and Gao Baobao used his life to take responsibility for Ming Chongyan.

If Li Xuan wants to kill Ming Chongyan, he must not use that excuse.

As for the northwest front, Li Xuan couldn't help but shake his head slightly. If he really did that, he would be courting death.

Therefore, he has to continue to keep an eye on Ming Chongyan. Once he has any evidence of guilt, Li Xuan can kill him first and report later.

But there is a point in killing first and telling the story later. If you are not careful, Li Xuan will become Dou Ying.

"Your Majesty." A voice suddenly sounded in Li Xuan's ears. Li Xuan's footsteps suddenly came to her senses.
Turning to look at Qu Chongyu who was standing on one side, Li Xuan smiled and handed over his hands: "Tian Shan Gong."

"I wonder when the prince will set off in the future?" Qu Chongyu handed over his hand seriously.

"The hour is right, the moment of dawn." Li Xuan looked at Murong Zhong behind him, nodded and said: "You two, please prepare in time."

"In this case, I leave everything to the prince." Qu Chongyu took the lead in handing over, followed by Murong Zhong saluting.

Li Xuan nodded gently, then turned and left.

Looking at Li Xuan's leaving figure, Qu Chongyu frowned slightly, looked at Murong Zhong and asked: "Is your news wrong? The King of Nanchang seems to know nothing about that matter?"

"Nanchang Royal Palace is extremely deep and difficult to fathom." Murong Zhong shook his head.

"Forget it, let's go back first and see how Dou'er feels?"

"Yes, brother-in-law."

……

In the East Palace, Li Xuan retreated from Yichun Palace, looked at Li Xian who was waiting on one side and said: "The emperor's eldest grandson is in good health. As long as there are no accidents, everything will be fine."

"In this way, I can rest assured." Li Xian breathed a deep sigh of relief, and then said with a wry smile: "There are so many imperial doctors in the East Palace, but I only trust Uncle Wang."

"Your Highness has had many contacts with me." Li Xuan walked out slowly, and Li Xian couldn't help but follow.

Li Xuan continued: "Your Highness should also take care of your health. Today there are the emperor's eldest grandson, and tomorrow there will be more princes."

Huangfu Gongyi, who was following behind, had his mouth twitching slightly, but he couldn't say anything.

As a member of the clan, Li Xuan persuaded the prince to have more royal grandchildren, and there was nothing wrong with it.

"I have written down Uncle Wang's words." After a slight pause, Li Xian continued: "Every time Uncle Wang leaves, he always teaches me profound lessons, but this time?"

Li Xuan glanced at Li Xian in surprise, then took a deep breath and asked: "Where did your Highness's "Book of the Later Han Dynasty" go?"

"By the end of this year, "Book of the Later Han" will be written." Li Xian looked a little excited.

Li Xuan nodded and said: "Your Highness should pay more attention to government affairs, especially the affairs of mulberry farming. Last year's severe drought had a great impact on the military front. Even if this year is a stable year, in the late summer and early autumn, the same will happen in various places." Food shortage.

Your Majesty should hope that His Majesty can pay attention to the south-to-north grain diversion and canal dredging as soon as possible. "

Li Xian was slightly startled: "I have been taught a lesson."

Li Xuan returned the gift with her hands raised, and her eyes fell on Huangfu's righteous expression, her eyes solemn.

(End of this chapter)