Dragon fights in Tang Dynasty

It is a great skill to be able to see that there are traps ahead, but it is not necessarily possible to avoid them. As far as Li Zhen's current strength is concerned, there is no possibility of solving it alone. Of course, this strength is not so easy to borrow. There must be an opportunity, and there is no rush. Therefore, Li Zhen can only bear the turmoil and do the corresponding things silently. preparation.

On the first day of March in the 16th year of Zhenguan, the edict to suppress the rebellion was officially issued. Li Ji, the British Duke, was in command and led an army of [-] to conquer Qizhou. Zhen is even more busy, not to mention the cumbersome things like the supplies, food and fodder, and Li Zhen is still busy preparing for the martial arts related matters, but those who heard the news came to talk about the project. Li Zhen couldn't cope with the children of the aristocratic family who wanted to take advantage of this rebellion to gain some military exploits. Without him, everyone knew that the Qizhou Rebellion looked huge, but in fact it was vulnerable, and it was the best time to gain military exploits. After passing this village, there will be no such shop, right?Those who came to talk about the matter were as numerous as crucian carp crossing the river, but these people were all dignitaries in the court and could not be offended, but it made Li Zhen dizzy, and even went to spend time with Pei Yanqing. It's all over, that's all, and I have to greet each other with a smile, so why worry about it.

"... There is no need to mobilize Yanzhou's grain and fodder to the capital. Send a letter to the Ministry of Households to ask them to transfer Yanzhou's grain and fodder to Taiyuan, and the army can replenish it along the way... The Jiangzhou battalion went directly to Tumen Pass to wait. That's it... Order the governor of Taiyuan to rush to make siege equipment and prepare related supplies and supplies, and wait for the arrival of the army... Well, if you have anything you don't understand, feel free to ask." In the lobby of the Ministry of War, Li Zhengao sat on the table , the pen in his hand kept instructing, and he kept explaining in his mouth. He was so busy that he was sweating, and finally arranged all the matters. Then he raised his head and glanced at the group of timid people. The officers of the Ministry of War asked a bit wearily.

After the arsenal case, all officials of the Ministry of War knew that Li Zhen was not easy to fool, and no one dared to test Li Zhen's ability with his own life. In addition, Su Dingfang, the Minister of the Ministry of War, who was the official brand, never took care of him. It was the two ministers of the Ministry of War who had the final say. When Li Zhen was away, everything was under Li Youling's management, but after Li Zhen came back, Master Li became "sick" immediately, and once he recovered, let alone After serving as a director, even if he is not in the court, the affairs of the entire Ministry of War are all on the head of Li Zhen alone. Although Li Zhen is exhausted, it also makes Li Zhen's prestige established among the officials of the Ministry of War. When he got up, as soon as he said a word, the officials below were naturally only obedient, and they each received their errands and hurried away.

Tired, so fucking tired!Damn, this is just a military department. If you become the emperor, wouldn't you be too tired to lie down?Damn it!Li Zhen raised her head, looked at the sky, and realized that it was almost noon before she knew it, and she had spent the whole morning in the paperwork, and she felt very upset, but when she thought about it, it was the time to ride a tiger. In this situation, a wave of exhaustion surged deep in his heart, he let out a sigh of relief, got up, and walked a few steps in the lobby. Several eunuchs hurriedly stopped, adjusted their official uniforms in a hurry, and strode forward.

These eunuchs really came to pass on the old man's oral order, because the person was Hu Song, the young eunuch who came to Qizhou to deliver the decree, and when he saw Li Zhen coming up to meet him, he smiled flatteringly, and then said : "The sage gave an oral order to pass on the Yue King Li Zhen to see him in the Palace of Ganlu, hereby!"

"Thank you, my minister." Li Zhen kowtowed respectfully, then stood up and looked at Hu Song with a smile, "Eunuch Hu, I haven't seen you for a few days, but you have been promoted again. You can be said to be young and promising, my king I admire you so much."

When Hu Song went to Qizhou to pass the decree last month, Hu Song was still wearing a seventh-rank eunuch costume, but now he has changed into a sixth-rank eunuch costume. In terms of grades, he was already a rocket, and seeing Li Zhen's words of compliments at this time, he was very grateful, and he already had a good impression of Li Zhen—it was because of the many rewards!Seeing that Li Zhen stuffed a small package into his big sleeve while no one was prepared, the smile on Hu Song's face suddenly became extraordinarily bright. He peeked around, moved to Li Zhen's side, and said softly. He said, "The Duke of England is here too." Then he raised his voice and said, "His Royal Highness, please go ahead."

Li Ji is there too?Li Zhen was stunned for a moment, and immediately realized that the old man must have found himself at this time for the purpose of suppressing the rebellion in Qizhou, but he didn't know whether it was a matter of logistics or overall strategy, and he was stunned for a while. Hu Song didn't speak for a long time, and Hu Song was a little anxious, but he didn't dare to urge Li Zhen loudly, so he could only laugh along with him, and whispered: "Your Highness, Your Highness."

"Oh, father-in-law, please, I will go as soon as I sort it out." Li Zhen came back to his senses, smiled and waved his hands, indicating that he understood. Hu Song didn't dare to persuade him anymore, nodded, and hurried back to the palace Returning to the mission, Li Zhen went to the desk and sorted out the results of the busy days, hugged her in her arms, left the lobby of the Ministry of War, and rushed straight to the Ganlu Hall.

Today is not an early court day, and the surrounding area of ​​Ganlu Hall is much deserted. There are not many courtiers waiting to be summoned outside the hall. Most of them are ministers of various ministries and the like. Those important court officials are not here at this time. Not long after Li Zhen's sign was handed over, there was a word from the Temple of Ganlu:——"Xuan."

Well, why is it there?Li Zhen's eyes were very good, just entering the Ganlu Hall, he saw a few people standing in front of a huge sand table in the hall, besides Li Shimin and Li Ji, there were Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji standing there, Suspicions arose in my heart, but I didn't dare to think too much, I strode forward, knelt down on the ground respectfully, and reported loudly: "My son, Li Zhen, kowtows to my father."

Li Shimin raised his head, glanced at Li Zhen, and said very plainly: "Excuse me, Zhen'er, let me tell you how to fight this battle in Qizhou?"

Won't?The old man really asked this question, mother, there must be an article here!Li Zhen didn't believe at all that the old man summoned himself just to ask how to fight this battle. Without him, the old man himself is a military genius, and he has long been familiar with fighting. Facing Qizhou How can there be any doubts in such an ordinary small battle? Besides, Li Ji is also a famous general who has fought old battles. Such a broken battle can be won with his eyes closed, so why does he need a junior like Li Zhen? Talk more.

Suspicion is suspicion, since the old man opened his mouth, he had to reply. Li Zhen walked to the sand table, pretending to be watching the sand table, and organized his thoughts, pointing to the sand table and saying: "Father, gentlemen, Please see, the four prefectures of Qi, Qing, Yi, and Zi are the horns of each other. The land of the four prefectures seems to be powerful, but in fact it is not. , his heart must be flustered, and he is bound to gather people to resist. If the war is delayed for a long time, the whole of Shandong will be corrupted. The time for the state to react is Tuo. If the army clearly slows down the marching speed to relax the enemy's morale, and use a partial division to walk the well-known path, go straight into Qizhou, and advance to the city with the attitude of soldiers and gods, and at the same time spread the message to the counties. The imperial army has arrived, and only the culprit is to be investigated, not the rest. They will be rewarded anyway. If the enemy is in a panic and does not know the strength of our army, civil strife will inevitably arise. This battle will be won without a fight. I hope the emperor will see clearly."

What Li Zhen said is nothing more than a transformation of the strategy of building plank roads in the open and crossing the old warehouse secretly. At most, some psychological warfare is added, which is not surprising. Of course, this is exactly the strategy Li Shimin is considering. Seeing that Li Zhen spoke clearly and logically, Li Shimin's eyes inadvertently flashed a look of satisfaction, but he didn't express anything special, he didn't even comment, he just asked in a flat tone: "In your opinion, is this chaos Where is the root?"

What is the root cause?Good fellow, this is the real question the old man wants to ask, mother, this is not easy to answer!At this time, Li Zhen finally understood the old man's intention of calling her here, and her heart suddenly trembled - the reasons for the Qizhou Rebellion have disappeared, not only because of the battle for the succession, but also related to the official system of the Tang Dynasty Mistakes, or even extreme dissatisfaction caused by people with insight can be regarded as one of the root causes. This topic is really too big. It is not so easy to answer safely. Moreover, the old man never does useless things. If you ask this question at this time, you must have something to point to. If you are careless and don't answer well, it may be a serious obstacle, and Li Zhen can't help but worry about it.

Li Zhen's mind turned quickly, she thought about it nervously, and replied in a deep voice: "My father, I think that there are many reasons for the chaos in Qizhou, but the reason for the chaos is the lack of the current official system of the court. To."

Li Zhen's answer neither mentioned King Qi's disobedience, nor did he mention the struggle for succession, but pointed the root cause directly at the current official system, which was obviously beyond Li Shimin's expectation. , thought for a while, and asked calmly: "Tell me the reason."

"Father, now there are more than 300 prefectures in the Tang Dynasty, more than half of the governors of the states are hereditary, and half of the rest of the states are in charge of the descendants of the Tang clan. The taxation and government affairs of each place are controlled by the governors of the states, and the appointment of subordinate officials is also important. Generally speaking, the common people only know the history of the governor, but they may not know the court. This is the source of chaos. Now that the troubled times at the end of the Sui Dynasty have just settled, the world is still considered peaceful, and people's minds are settled. At the same time, natural disasters and man-made disasters will occur, and the chaos in various states may repeat the scene at the end of the Sui Dynasty. Even if it can be calmed down, the consequences will be unimaginable." Li Zhen said in his mouth, but he couldn't help thinking of the Anshi Rebellion in the time and space in his previous life. I shivered involuntarily, and for the first time felt a sense of responsibility to change history.

Li Shimin's complexion changed drastically, but he quickly returned to normal, and he snorted coldly and said: "Scaremongering, children's ears, I will talk more about this important event in the court, and I will not back down!"

Damn, the question was asked by your old man. I was just telling the truth. Is it worth it?When Li Zhen saw the old man's anger, she was angry and angry, but she couldn't do it in front of the old man. In desperation, she knelt down and kowtowed: "Father, please calm down, my son made a slip of the tongue, please punish me!" " Li Shimin seemed not to want to listen to Li Zhen's explanation, and waved his hand impatiently, signaling Li Zhen to back down.

Damn, it's okay to make a fuss, why do I have to do this?Seeing the old man's eviction order mercilessly, Li Zhen kowtowed helplessly and said, "Your servant will leave." As soon as the words fell, she stood up, carefully exited the Ganlu Hall, and didn't intend to go to the Ministry of War again, and turned straight After returning to his own palace, he hastily summoned the two counselors to discuss.

"Your Highness, you don't need to worry too much. This is just an exam question. Your Highness answered exactly what His Majesty thought. Your Highness passed the test!" After listening to Li Zhen's worrying statement, Nalong laughed and said first.

What?Exam questions?Cleared?Li Zhen looked at Nalong in confusion, although she didn't speak, her eyes were full of doubts.

"What Brother Na said is true. The Holy Majesty is only referring to the east and the west." Seeing that Li Zhen hadn't seen through the strangeness, Mori explained with a smile: "Now the Majesty is the emperor of the Majesty, and strategic matters have always been arbitrary. And why do you need to ask His Highness, if you go to find His Highness, it will not be for the war in Qizhou, the question is why Qizhou is in chaos, His Highness's answer is just what the Holy Majesty thinks, if you can answer this question, the Wang Ye is in the heart of the Holy Majesty Your status will be greatly improved, congratulations!"

Pointing east and west?Ha, let me tell you, why both the principal and deputy prime ministers are required to be present when discussing military affairs, and the old man who dares to see something is coming from the chaos in Qizhou. Hey, let me go, I just want to see if I am right" It's just a qualified candidate for Optimus Prime, shit, it seems that I still have "Optimus Prime" in my mind, hey, just wait and see!Li Zhen finally understood the unfinished meaning in the words of the two counselors, smiled bitterly and said: "What's so gratifying about this, the left and right are just empty space."

"Otherwise, Your Highness must know that today's cause will bear tomorrow's fruit. With this, His Highness will have a lot to do in the future." Seeing Li Zhen's disapproval, Mo Li said with a smile.

"That's right, what Brother Mo said is true. Your Highness must seize this opportunity now. It is expected that Qizhou will be leveled, and the reform of abolishing the hereditary governor of the state will definitely be put on the agenda. As long as Your Highness can pass the test of abolishing the reserve, everything will be fine." You can do a lot." Naron also clapped his hands and laughed.

pass?Hey, damn it, how can it be so easy to pass the test!As soon as Li Zhen thought of the great turmoil that was about to begin, she immediately became a little irritable. She shook her head with a wry smile, but did not speak immediately. The deployment is almost done, and it only takes a few days for the army to start. Well, counting the time when the surprise soldiers arrived in Qizhou, the battle of Qizhou will start in half a month, and the capital will almost I started to move, but there is still no news from the fourth child, I have no bottom in my heart, if I can't pass the test, then..."

The news that should be released to Li Tai has already been released through different channels, but there is still no feedback from Li Tai's end. Not only that, the crown prince's end and the third's end also all died down, quietly , there was no movement at all, it was the calm before the storm, and Li Zhen couldn't help being worried, even Mo and Na were also full of worries about it, but it was not suitable for too many actions at this moment, except Other than waiting, there was no other way. Seeing that Li Zhen was worried at this time, the two of them didn't know how to persuade them. They could only keep silent. The study room fell silent for a while, and a strange atmosphere rose spontaneously.

"Your Highness, there are people from the palace, and they say that Concubine Yan has brought something to His Highness." Just as the study was depressingly quiet, the butler Liu Dequan hurried over.

Send things?What is the old lady giving you now?This time, only Li Zhen sent good things to Concubine Yan, and there has never been a case of Concubine Yan sending rewards to Li Zhen. It has been so many years since Li Zhen moved out of the palace, but she still received a reward from Concubine Yan once, and she suddenly felt a little bit uncomfortable Curious, after thinking for a while, he waved his hand and said: "Understood, in the future, I will bring you to the second hall, and I will go right away."

It was Qin Wuyong, the vice chief eunuch of Concubine Yan's Palace who was ordered to deliver the things. When he saw Li Zhen entered the hall, he hurriedly stood up and said respectfully, "I have seen Your Highness."

"Thank you, Master Qin, what did you bring?" Li Zhen and Qin Wuyong were old acquaintances, so there was no need to be polite, Li Zhen just nodded with a smile and asked casually.

"Your Majesty, Madam heard that His Majesty has been working on state affairs these days and has not had a good rest. She was worried that His Majesty's injury was not healed, so she specially asked the imperial physician to prescribe a secondary prescription, and asked the old servant to bring it to His Majesty, saying that His Majesty should take the medicine on time." Qin Qin Wuyong answered with a bow, took out a piece of paper full of words from his big sleeve, and handed it to Li Zhen respectfully.

prescription?Make no mistake, my old lady mysteriously sent such a useless prescription, what kind of demon moth is the whole thing?Li Zhen was stunned for a moment, then stretched out her hand to take the prescription, looked at it carefully, but found that it was nothing more than an ordinary prescription for treating injuries, and it was different from the prescriptions prescribed to Li Zhen by those imperial physicians back then. There is not much difference, and for a moment he couldn't think of a clue, glanced at Qin Wuyong and said: "Is there anything else you want to say, Your Majesty?"

"No, the empress only said that the prince should cultivate well, and that the body is important, and there is no other explanation." Qin Wuyong shook his head and said.

"Oh." Li Zhen saw that Qin Wuyong couldn't ask much, so she didn't want to say anything more, nodded and said: "Thank you, Mr. Qin, when you go back to the palace and report to your mother and concubine. The concubine mother has cared for her, and she will definitely take the medicine on time, please rest assured, the concubine mother."

Qin Wuyong bowed his body and said: "Don't worry, Your Highness, the old slave will definitely bring the message. It's getting late, and the old slave has something to do in the palace, so I will leave." As soon as the words fell, he cupped his hands and retreated. Li Zhen held the prescription in her hand, looked left and right, but still couldn't see anything special, frowned, and strode towards the study...