I’m Marquis in Great Tang

On the gate tower in Jiuquan County.

He is reading a book in the room where Li Ji is.

Now there is war, so Li Ji always eats and lives on the gate tower. It’s just that there is no war now, and he is trapped in the city, so there is not much to do, only reading books all day. Entering the weather in May, the temperature difference between day and night in Western Regions was large, and the weather in May was a little hotter, so Li Ji’s clothes in the room were rather thin.

While he was reading, Zhangsun Wuji hurriedly entered. There was a smile on Zhangsun Wuji’s face, and he said: “Manager Li, His Majesty has come to the letter.”

Li Ji put the book in his hand and immediately asked: “Duke of Qi, in His Majesty’s letter. What did you say.”

Zhangsun Wuji said quickly: “His Majesty said, let us guard Jiuquan County with all our strength. In addition, in the Persian country west of Xia Country, an envoy was arranged to meet His Majesty and talked about Persia. The Kingdom and Great Tang formed an alliance and were willing to attack Xia Country together. And the Small Official of the Persian country had brought back the formula of Gunpowder. Then the Persian Congress was equipped with Gunpowder, and then attacked the back of Xia Country. Du Qi’s army was thrown in Jiuquan County Here, after waiting for a while, the Persian nation suddenly entered. Du Qi was attacked on his stomach and back, and he was flanked back and forth. He couldn’t get up mad.”

Li Ji also had a smile on his face and said:” This is indeed good news.”

With Persia, it is easier to deal with Du Qi.

After all, the Persian country to the west is also extremely powerful, not a weak country.

Li Ji turned around and said again: “In His Majesty’s letter, did he mention whether he would send troops to join the war again.”

Zhangsun Wuji shook the head Said: “His Majesty never said, but in his letter, he said that we should guard and resist Du Qi’s army with all our strength. Under the current circumstances, we are in Jiuquan County, which is enough to stabilize the situation. So His Majesty will not send The army is nothing. And the Persian country has not sent troops yet, so it is normal for His Majesty not to send troops for the time being. After the Persian offensive, His Majesty estimates that he will not make a decision.”

Li Ji nodded said : “Duke of Qi said it is very true.”

Zhangsun Wuji said: “So now we only need to wait for the Persian attack.”

Li Ji said: “Just Waiting for Persia to attack is tantamount to handing over the initiative of this war to Persia. And this arrangement is still somewhat flawed. What if Persia does not send troops? So I think that we are still It needs to be fully prepared.”

Zhangsun Wuji was silent for a moment when he heard Li Ji’s words. Because at the moment, this is entirely possible. Between nations, there are only eternal interests, no obligations, and no warm-hearted and compassionate. After the Persian nation has benefited, it is possible not to send troops, so more preparations must be made.

Zhangsun Wuji said solemnly: “according to what you said, it really has to be arranged. If it is not arranged in advance, once the Persian country regrets not sending troops, then we will be in trouble.”

Li Ji nodded and said: “That’s what I mean, but in today’s situation, the situation is still not very good. Because if we rely solely on ourselves, once we go out of the city, we will be blocked by Du Qi. Right now we can only do It is to delay time.”

Zhangsun Wuji said: “The only thing we have to arrange is that as long as we can’t stop it, we will withdraw. After all, at the moment, it is impossible to counterattack.”

The two looked at each other, with helpless expressions on their faces. Up to now, the strategy for dealing with Xia Country has been discussed, and it turned out to be the first to discuss the retreat plan, and they all said they could not stop it.

When the two talked, suddenly, another soldier entered.

A letter from the soldier on the ground said: “Manager Li, from Cháng’ān.”

Li Ji took the letter and scanned it quickly. This time, after reading it, his face There was a dignified look on the room, and there was no more relaxed and comfortable before.

Zhangsun Wuji knew something was wrong when he looked at the situation and quickly said: “But what happened again?” Li Ji said: “The Li Xiaogong family disappeared, according to His Majesty According to the judgment, Du Qi arranged for someone to contact in Cháng’ān and quietly took away Li Xiaogong’s family. For this reason, His Majesty was furious and has ordered the arrest of Xia Country’s businessmen in Cháng’ān, all by bad people. , Ministry of Justice and Dali Temple are jointly arraigned. The Cháng’ān at the moment is already a piece of foul wind and bloody rain.”

Zhangsun Wuji gritted his teeth and said: “I said at the beginning, this Li Xiaogong is not good. The good people are not loyal to His Majesty. It’s just that His Majesty said that Li Xiaogong is a clan and should not be dealt with. He just arranged for a bad person to stare at. You see, now, it’s not a disaster. Li Xiaogong is the same as Du Qi , Is also a person who is rebellious in the back of his head. When I went to Hejian Prince of County on behalf of His Majesty, I had to beat Li Xiaogong to make him obedient. I didn’t expect, but he was humiliated by him and beaten by him. Now Li Xiaogong turned out to be the opposite. This person is damned. If I knew this, I should take Li Xiaogong to prevent future troubles.”

Li Ji said solemnly: “This is the end of the matter, there is nothing to say Now Li Xiaogong has disappeared, and one less person is holding Du Qi. Now Great Tang is going to turn his face with Du Qi, and there is no one who can hold Du Qi.”

Zhangsun Wuji said solemnly: “Maybe , I have a way to restrain Du Qi, and even alleviate our current predicament.”

Li Ji froze.

Zhangsun Wuji’s thinking changed too quickly. Just now it was still related to Li Xiaogong’s affairs in Cháng’ān. Now, there has been a sudden change, but it involves Du Qi’s situation.

Li Ji asked: “What method?”

Zhangsun Wuji said: “Now His Majesty has been in Cháng’ān, detaining countless Xia Country merchants and even interrogating merchants. His Majesty We have already adopted such methods. We are on the front line, so we have no scruples. I propose to arrange people to sneak out of Suzhou and sneak into the back of Shazhou, Guazhou and even Xia Country to assassinate Xia Country’s people. Official. In this way, the rear of Xia Country must be turbulent.”

Li Ji frowned.

This is a very ruthless move.

Especially Great Tang made such an arrangement, then in the next step, Du Qi may also take the same means to retaliate.

To discuss the situation of hidden piles, Du Qi is an expert in this field. Du Qi alone arranges people in Xia Country, there are countless people. Once Du Qi was to assassinate, it must have caused countless deaths and injuries.

Li Ji said: “Duke of Qi, this is a taboo!”

Zhangsun Wuji said solemnly: “Even if it is a taboo, why not? Now we and Xia Country has started the war and has reached the point where it is irreconcilable. Even if we cannot stop this battle, Suzhou will be lost. As for the next step, Great Tang will definitely be turbulent. So in this respect, I don’t think we can stop Time is delayed, very ruthless means should be adopted.”

Li Ji was slightly silent.

For a time, he has not made a decision for the time being.

Li Ji couldn’t make a decision, so he immediately arranged for someone to notify Wei Zheng. After he invited Wei Zheng, he talked about the current situation of Cháng’ān and Zhangsun Wuji’s suggestion. Finally, Li Ji said: “Wei Zheng Xiang, what do you think about sending people to assassinate officials in Xia Country?”

Wei Zheng said: “Now Director Li is in charge of the overall situation and is in charge of the movement of the army. So this matter, you directly arrange it, Don’t ask me.”

Li Ji sighed after hearing this.

Wei Zheng made it clear that he would not interfere with this matter.

Intentionally shirk like this.

Zhangsun Wuji strongly said: “Manager Li, you can arrange it. If something goes wrong, I will take full responsibility and you don’t need to be responsible for this matter.”

Li Ji said: “Duke of Qi doesn’t have to be like this, I just want to think about it. After all, this is a big deal, and it can’t be too casual. If this matter is not handled properly, it is easy to leave troubles. Then I arranged for people to leave Suzhou and prepare for the assassination. Officials of Xia Country.”

Zhangsun Wuji nodded, no more words.

Li Ji talked about some details and quickly arranged it.