Tiantang

Chapter 240 Tubo Invasion, the Prologue of a Great Drama Begins

Chapter 248 Tubo Invasion, the Prologue of a Great Drama Begins

But Guli Pei Luo simply ignored Su Hudong's embarrassing eyes.

Although he likes this daughter, it can even be said that he is a little doting and pampering.But when it came to fundamental issues, Su Hudong couldn't help but resist.

If Su Hudong dared to fight against his father in this situation, Gu Li Pei Luo would never let her go lightly.

Su Hudong was indignant and gritted his teeth.Even though she is arrogant and willful, she also knows that on such an occasion, especially in front of Zhang Xuan, the governor of Longshuo, it is related to the state of Huihe, and she cannot "act rashly".However, she also made up her mind on the spot, this time when she went back to Huihe, she would definitely run away from marriage again.

Her marriage needs to be decided by herself, why should she treat herself as a commodity and give it to whomever she wants?
Zhang Xuan glanced at Su Hudong in embarrassment, and seeing Su Hudong's aggrieved look, he knew that this Huihe wild horse was not very happy to be married to him, but why would he be happy?
Zhang Xuan looked back at Gu Li Pei Luo, hesitating for a moment.

He knew that if he refused directly, it would definitely hurt Huihe Khan's face.As Huihe Khan, he directly offered to offer his daughter to him as a concubine, which already showed great sincerity. If he directly refused, it would be very rude.

"Khan's kindness, Zhang Xuan accepts it. But Zhang Xuan has already married a wife... Hehe, wouldn't it be that he neglected and wronged Princess Su Hudong?..." Zhang Xuan politely declined, although the words were very tactful, But the meaning is clear.

Zhang Xuan refused, Su Hudong secretly pleased.

But Guli Pei Luo, as the Khan of Huihe, once said these words, it is impossible to take them back, so he frowned and said, "It is common for us to have three wives and four concubines. It is not wronged for the little girl to enter the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion as a flat wife!"

After Gu Li Pei Luo said this, Zhang Xuan was suddenly speechless.He pondered, his face a little complicated.

Gu Li Pei Luo's words were all for this sake, if he refused again, it was obvious that he would directly slap the Khan Gu Li Pei Luo in the face.But... can he really accept this Huihe little wild horse?

Zhang Xuan subconsciously glanced at Su Hudong again, seeing her blushing and staring at him "fiercely", as if implying that he must never nod and agree.

This Huihe woman is a bit interesting... Zhang Xuan couldn't help laughing bitterly.

Ge Le saw Zhang Xuan's embarrassment, and understood that Zhang Xuan didn't care about his little sister.But at the same time, he was also worried that his father Khan would turn against Zhang Xuan because of this, breaking the friendly atmosphere that had just been established - if Zhang Xuan refused again, Gu Li Pei Luo would definitely lose face, and the meeting would break up unhappy up.

Ge Le interjected with a chuckle, "Father Khan, I think this is the case. The two countries are married. The marriage between my princess Huihe and the governor is of great importance. I can report it to the Tang court first, and ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to make the decision!"

Ge Le winked at Gu Li Pei Luo.

Gu Li Pei Luo took advantage of the opportunity to step down, and laughed loudly, "Yes, that's the way to go. I will invite His Royal Highness, the Prince Jian Guo of the Tang Dynasty, to be the master, to complete this important marriage."

Zhang Xuan smiled wryly, cupped his hands and said, "Khan... really made Zhang Xuan ashamed!"

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Under Zhang Xuan's repeated invitation, Guli Pei Luo still took people to live in the Metropolitan Government's Mansion, and nodded and agreed to stay in Lingzhou for a few more days to meet Tang Dynasty Princess Wanchun and Tubo Prince Chisong Dezan who were about to arrive in Lingzhou.

In name, Zhang Xuan is still Tang and Fan's peace ambassador, so he must start to handle the matter of Tang and Fan's marriage.It's just that Zhang Xun, who was in charge of handling the matter, knew of Zhang Xuan's plan, and he was just answering to official business.

After settling down in the Governor's Mansion, Guli Pei Luo called Ge Le to his room.

"Gele, you have to keep an eye on Su Hudong, don't let her cause any trouble for Ben Khan in Lingzhou." Gu Li Pei Luo said in a deep voice with a gloomy face.

"Father, my younger sister seems to be dissatisfied with this marriage... However, my younger sister has this kind of temperament, just wait for me to persuade her."

"She is still not happy? What is she not happy about? Because of her marriage, Ben Khan will destroy the dignity of the Huihe Khan. This position is high and powerful, controlling the military and political power in Longshuo, which has a great relationship with me in Huihe. Besides , this person is so young, she will definitely have a bright future as an extremely talented official, she is married to Zhang Xuan, and I will have a way out in the Tang Dynasty when I return to Hehe in the future."

Gu Li Pei Luo snorted softly, "This girl is really outrageous, it's all because of Ben Khan's arrogance and indulgence, which made her have such a rebellious temperament."

"She's not happy yet, Ben Khan doesn't necessarily like her!" Gu Li Pei Luo waved his hands angrily. In fact, he regretted bringing up such a matter at this time.

As a Huihe Khan, since he said it, he must take into account his face and prestige as a Khan.If Zhang Xuan was determined to refuse the marriage, what face would he have?
Ge Le smiled lightly, "Father Khan, I think that the marriage between Chief Governor Zhang and my younger sister is feasible. The reason why Zhang Xuan declined Father Khan's kindness in person, from my son's point of view, should be because Guo Ziyi——"

"Guo Ziyi?" Gu Li Pei Luo frowned, and suddenly realized, he couldn't help laughing, "So that's how it is! Tang people's minds are twisted and twisted, it's really uncomfortable! However, what you said is also somewhat reasonable, this matter Don't be in a hurry, wait for Ben Khan to ask the Tang court for a decree, let the prince of the Tang Dynasty supervise the marriage."

Geller's meaning was obvious.This Su Hudong had a marriage contract with Guo Ziyi's second son, Guo Min, because Su Hudong resisted the marriage, causing a lot of incidents, and Guo Min almost lost his head because of it; , Zhang Xuan agreed to marry Su Hudong again, how should he face his subordinate Guo Ziyi?
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On the afternoon of June 4th, Feng Changqing led 2000 troops and finally arrived in Lingzhou.By this time, there were more than [-] garrison troops in Lingzhou.And Zhou Xuchu led [-] people to guard Princess Wanchun's marriage team, and they have only arrived at Shuofang City so far.

So far, Zhang Xuan's confidant team has really taken shape, and everyone is in position.

Zhang Xun was in charge of the daily affairs of the Longshuo Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, the administrative affairs of a town in Longshuo, and also took care of the army and horses, with Zhou Xuchu as his deputy.

Feng Changqing, as the deputy governor of Longshuo, holds the power of financial and logistics support in Longshuo, with Cui Jin and Chen Tong as his deputy.

Li Guangbi led an army of [-] troops to guard the front line of Hexun. On the one hand, he resisted Tubo, and on the other hand, he took advantage of the opportunity to wait for Zhang Xuan's military order, seized the old place of Tuyuhun with lightning speed, and moved the entire area under the jurisdiction of Hexun Prefecture towards Tubo. Advance three hundred miles.

Guo Ziyi was in charge of more than [-] guards and horses in Lingzhou, and became Zhang Xuan's important military assistant.When it comes to the military strategy of marching and fighting, Feng Changqing and Zhang Xun are slightly inferior to Guo Ziyi.

In Zhang Xuan's far-reaching planning and layout, Li Guangbi was his main general against Tubo, while Guo Ziyi was the main general who assisted him in planning the interior of the feudal town and preventing An Lushan from rising.

The [-] capital Habayashi guards brought by Feng Changqing were renamed "Shence Army" as a whole, and Zhang Xun was temporarily in charge.Xiao Shisanlang, Lei Wanchun, and Nan Jiyun all serve in the Shence Army, and they are all generals.

Zhang Xuan trusted Xiao Shisanlang the most, but although Xiao Shisanlang was highly skilled in martial arts, he didn't know anything about the art of arranging troops and leading an army, so it was difficult for him to be the general.The best general of Shence Army, Zhang Xuan chose Nan Jiyun.Although Nan Jiyun is young, he is brave and resourceful, and his archery skills are extraordinary. With a little experience and training, he will be a member of Guo Zili's general.It's just because of Nan Jiyun's shallow qualifications that Zhang Xun will serve as the chief general of the Shence Army for the time being.

As for Gu Xi, the former Yulin Wei Zhonglang General, Zhang Xuan has been transferred to Shuofang, leading an army of [-], and has become the deputy of Shuofang's army commander, Pu Gu Huai'en.Shuofang currently has nearly [-] soldiers and horses, and Zhang Xuan is not going to use them. After all, he still has to guard against Anlu Mountain in the east.

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At noon on June [-]th, Zhang Xuan held a banquet in the main hall of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion. The banquet was held for civil and military officials of Longshuo and also for Feng Changqing and others.Also present at the banquet were Huihe Khan Guli Peiluo, Prince Gele, and little princess Su Hudong who were in Lingzhou.

Guo Ziyi, Zhang Xuan and other Lingzhou civil and military officials sat there and waited quietly. After a while, they heard dense footsteps and voices coming from the entrance of the hall, and everyone stood up to greet them.

Zhang Xuan accompanied Huihe Khan Guli Pei Luo, Ge Le, and Su Hudong into the main hall, and behind him were Feng Changqing and other generals of the Shence Army.

Guo Ziyi and Zhang Xun led the crowd and bowed down, "The last general (lower official) is waiting to meet the governor and Huihe Khan!"

Zhang Xuan waved his hand, "Excuse me, everyone!"

Zhang Xuan returned to his seat and gave up his seat to Gu Li Pei Luo and the others. After the Huihe people sat down, he stood up and looked around the crowd with a loud smile, "Everyone, the commander-in-chief is hosting a banquet today to welcome Huihe Khan, Prince Gele, and Princess Su Hudong. , and the second is to clean up the dust for Lord Feng and his party!"

"Lord Feng is the deputy governor of Longshuo appointed by the imperial court, and the military envoy of Longshuo—" Zhang Xuan said here, and glanced at Feng Changqing. The general greeted each other.

Zhang Xuan said a few opening remarks, and was about to wave his hand to announce the start of the banquet, when suddenly hurried footsteps came from the entrance of the hall, and immediately a soldier shouted, "Report to the governor, urgent report from Shanzhou—"

The corner of Zhang Xuan's mouth twitched lightly, thinking: Is it finally here?The curtain of this big drama has finally opened!

Thinking of this, he waved his hand resolutely, "Pass!"

A dusty army soldier walked into the hall, knelt down on one knee, and said anxiously, "Report to the governor—the second prince of Tubo, Stanley, led the Tubo cavalry to cross Chiling. The two cities of Duzhi and Baimaying, Huangshui, Shibao and other eight military fortresses were captured, the defenders of Shancheng were defeated, and Zhonglang General Ma Teng led the remnants of the army to retreat to Shanzhou."

As soon as the soldier's report was over, everyone present, including Huihe Khan Guli Pei Luo, suddenly changed their expressions and gasped.

The marriage between Tang and Tubo has not yet ended, why did the Tubo people raise their swords against Tang Dynasty?Such a large-scale invasion of the territory of the Tang Dynasty was rare in previous history.

(End of this chapter)