Li Langzhong smiled slightly and replied, "This is about the difference between bows and crossbows..." At this moment, suddenly, the clerk who had just brought the document to Cui Po and ran in with panic and said loudly, "Mr. Cui, there is a father-in-law outside the gate to find you..." After saying this, he saw that Li Langzhong was also here. After a little stunned, he hurriedly closed his mouth and bowed to see him.

"A father-in-law" Cui Po was shocked. He didn't know why eunuchs came to find him at this time. Then he bowed to Li Doctor Li and went to the outsider. As soon as he walked to the gate, he saw a middle-aged official uniform wearing a deep-scarlet official uniform waiting for a stool. Judging from his description, it was clearly the person standing beside Li Shi during the dynasty.

Cui Po did not neglect at all about this inner official who could climb to the fourth rank high and was trusted by the emperor. After approaching, Xiao Shi politely said: "The lower official is Cui Po, the outer man in the department. I don't know what the father-in-law has to do to see him?"

"Oh! This is Cui Zhuangyuan, the son-in-law of Mr. Guo! It's true that he is a young man with a good temperament. If you have something to do, please follow me to the inner palace!" The inner official also knew that Cui Po had a profound background, so he was not arrogant. He stood up and bowed and said with a smile.

After being slightly stunned, Cui Po remembered that most eunuchs in the palace in the Tang Dynasty used this as an emperor. It turned out that this eunuch was ordered by Li Shi to summon him to the palace to meet him. He immediately took a step back and went to the outsider with him.

On the way north, Cui Po was thinking about what the emperor had summoned this time, and he was ready for it. However, there was too little information and he had no clue. He simply stopped thinking about it and instead talked to the inner servant who was moving forward: "I don't know that my father-in-law Gao's surname is a lot of work this time."

The inner servant laughed in a sharp voice and said, "Our Huo Xianming is an old man from the East Palace. He is also very familiar with the princess and princesses. Master Cui is young and Yingfa, with a bright future, so you must be closer to him in the future."

"I am so lucky to have more love from Eunuch Huo! The day before yesterday, my son-in-law was given several tributes from Yizhou. Today, I will condemn the people to send them to my father-in-law's mansion. Please don't refuse." Since one of the three eunuchs in the early Zhenyuan period was willing to show goodwill, Cui Po was happy to take the opportunity to communicate with each other for future use.

While chatting, he came to the magnificent Hanyuan Hall of the Ming Palace in the palace. Huo Xianming Cui Po waited for a while, and then stepped in to inform him.

This Daming Palace has become the political center of the Tang Dynasty since Emperor Gaozong. It is repaired every year and is really solemn and tidy, especially one of the three palaces in the palace. Hanyuan Palace, named as "the day of first rise", is located at the highest point on the Longshouyuan where the palace city is located. Looking down at the entire prosperous Chang'an City from a high place, it is full of extraordinary style.

Just as Cui Po was watching the majestic building in front of him, a small yellow door walked out from the side door and said, "Your Majesty summoned Lord Cui in Dongqi Feng Pavilion, please follow me."

"It's a good old man." Cui Po, who withdrew his gaze, said politely to the little yellow gate, and followed him into the side door. Carefully avoided the wavy dragon tail path dozens of meters in front of Hanyuan Palace. After arriving at the incense stick, the two of them had already arrived in front of the refined and elegant Qifeng Pavilion on the east side of the hall.

Cui Po tidied up his clothes again, walked to the pavilion gate, and entered the loud voice of the little yellow gate.

After entering the cabinet, Cui Po glanced at him and saw that there was no one except the two little yellow gates. The emperor summoned him this time and turned out to be a single recitation pattern. He couldn't help but feel confused again. However, at this time, he couldn't let him think carefully. He stepped forward and worshiped him and said, "Long live the matter."

Li Shi, dressed in casual clothes, seemed to have never heard it. He still carried his hands and looked at the map of Hebei Road hanging behind the desk in front of him. The places where the four towns were located were marked with red pens, but his eyes were aimed at the outer roads that tightly surrounded the four towns.

Cui Po waited for a long time without hearing the emperor's order to get up, so he could only kneel down and wait. Occasionally, he looked up and glanced at the bright yellow back at dozens of steps in front of him.

After another incense stick, Cui Po, who was lying on the ground on the bluestone, was sore and shaking, he suddenly heard a faint voice saying, "Cui Qing, in your opinion, why did the Tang Dynasty weaken so much in just a few decades?"

Upon hearing this, Cui Po looked up slightly, and saw that the Emperor Majesty, who was asking questions in front of him, did not turn around, as before, but the faint voice clearly contained a strong sense of resentment and unwillingness.

Faced with such a big problem and so hasty, Cui Po could only think for a moment and answer: "My ancestors of the Tang Dynasty worked hard to govern and accumulated a hundred years to achieve the prosperous Kaiyuan era. At that time, the people were rich and the people came to pay tribute. However, its essence was like cooking oil for a strong cauldron, and it was extremely difficult to continue. Therefore, Anshi initiated chaos and the world collapsed. This was the general trend and was beyond the reach of manpower."

Since Li Shi grew up, he had heard court officials and even his father analyses the reasons for this matter many times. After he was in charge of the Eastern Palace, he was even more concerned about this question. He had just thought about it. He had heard countless reasons and had heard such a first time that he had just asked casually, and turned around immediately and looked at the boy in front of him who could surprise him every time he met him.

The more he looked, the more confused Li Shi became. In less than a year, from then on, he had brought him too much surprise and confusion. While gradually realizing that he was shocked by the ability of this young man, he never understood why such a young man from a noble family was so different from his clan. His poems and essays were the most typical scholar and literati; however, his Jinzhou was doing a random killing and had few scruples, and it was clearly the prototype of a powerful minister; when he was on a mission to Tubo, he was even more lawless. Not to mention that there was no sign of the Confucian children being cautious in their words and actions, did he really not think about the consequences when he did these things? nor did he have the idea of ​​protecting his whole family?

"Is he a reckless boy or has no time to cherish his life for the country? Is he true or false when he said in Cui Youfu's mansion that day?" This question has always echoed in the heart of the newly ascended emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and it is hard to make a conclusion.

If Cui Po had not had the performance of this morning court today, Li Shi would not have wanted to summon him to meet him. He was anxious and anxious in his heart and clearly felt the conservative and conscience in the court at the first dynasty meeting when he ascended the throne. After changing his confidant on a large scale, he still looked like this. This was far from the original intention of the ambitious Emperor. Only the young man's comments in front of him were in line with his wishes. It was also on the first time he had dispersed the court and returned to the palace when he ascended the throne, looking at the magnificent palace reflected by the sun. Suddenly, the words "I want the Tang Dynasty to be like the rising sun, and the Zhenguan will appear forever, the sun will never die, and the prosperous age will be immortal" surged into my heart again. With a thought, this summoning came.

"Maybe, what the court needs is such a sharp and strong aura!" Li Shi murmured to himself, then looked at the young man who was worshipping him in front of him and said, "Your dear, please be calm!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" After thanking you, Cui Po, who could not resist the soreness in his knees, hurriedly stood up. However, he was lying on the ground for too long and the blood was not smooth. Fortunately, his hands and feet were quick to help the case in front of him before he stood still. The first time that Jun Qianluo was alone, such a misconduct happened, which only made Cui Po feel ashamed, and naturally appeared on his face.

Such a scene fell into Li Shi's eyes, and seeing Cui Po's childish look on his face again only made the emperor's heart less bored. "After all, he is still a young man who is less than the age of 2008. Maybe I'm thinking too much?" After a slight smile, such a thought suddenly came to my mind.

He waved his hand to stop Cui Po, who wanted to avenge his crime, and Li Shi, who stood with his hands behind his back, said with a warm face: "I want to pacify the four towns, what good plans does Cui Qing have?"

"It depends on whether Your Majesty only wants to pacify the four towns, or wants to relieve the worries of the vassal states once and for all?" Cui Po, who had just disappeared with awkward expression on his face, secretly glanced at Li Shi. After seeing that he did not make fun of him, he replied with a sigh.

This glance was just right after being looked at by Li Shi from the corner of his eyes. He couldn't help but laugh again. He was afraid that he could not help but turn around and touched the corner of his mouth and asked, "What's the difference between these two?"

"If you only try to pacify the four towns and take advantage of the opportunity that Tubo has no time to look east, Your Majesty can call out all the elites of the eight towns of Shence, and then join forces with local vassal states loyal to the court to condemn a general's unified power, and do not seek urgent war but adopt the strategy of slowly besieging the siege, cut off the traffic of all directions, consume the reserves, and then take advantage of the internal disputes of those who have divided the counter-split the plan. After three or two years, the four towns were overwhelmed, and naturally they could be settled in one go, but..." Speaking of this, Cui Po stopped talking.

Cui Po's answer was exactly what Li Shi was intimate. This was very different from other important officials who tried to persuade him to endure when they mentioned this matter. They only heard him feel very moved. Therefore, when he heard his word "just", he hurriedly followed him and asked, "What is it just?"

"But this matter also has great difficulties. First, I don't know what the subsequent battle between Tubo and the Black-clothed Food Festival will be, and what are the changes. Second, the court's army is not unified in this battle. When integration is needed, I want to win it. Only by adopting a strategy of slowing down the war will be a long time. The money and food in the Taifu Treasury will be difficult to support. Third, the commander's elite troops stationed outside for a long time and have not made any contributions. This leading general will be criticized by the government and the opposition. Over time, it may cause great changes. Furthermore, this battle will be won, and it will only be a purge of the four towns of Weibo. It will not be able to eradicate the root of the domineering vassal states from the root. It is difficult to guarantee that the root of the domineering vassal states will not be guaranteed.

There are those who come back and imitate it. Finally, there are also the Uighurs in the north who really have to be prepared for it. This is a major risk. If Your Majesty wants to do this, these situations must be considered clearly." As Cui Po talks, Li Shi, who was still quite excited just now, stopped walking around the room and sat down slowly. He knew about these situations, but his eager desire made him unable to think about them, or he was unwilling to think about these things at all. At this time, he could not avoid it, but felt that the truth was so, and it was difficult to move lightly. He was unwilling to accept it. He seemed to be talking to himself, and he seemed to ask Cui Pofa: "Is there no way to fight urgently?"

"It is absolutely impossible!" Cui Po said decisively: "The troops that the court can directly dispatch only have a little worry than the four towns, but except for the eight towns of Shen Ce, the combat power is quite insufficient. When the enemy and us have a balanced power, once the war begins, it will be a stalemate. Once the situation is like this, victory or defeat will be difficult to predict." In this regard, he sighed slightly: "And the threat of fighting in the court is too great. If this battle is defeated, the loss of soldiers and generals will be damaged. Not to mention it, it will definitely cause the court. Your Majesty's prestige to plummet. This is the most worrying thing. In short, this battle is related to the general trend of the world. The prosperity and decline of the Tang Dynasty must be cautious."

Bypassing such a big circle, although Cui Po did not mention the word "forbearance", there was no word that was not "forbearance", which made Li Shi's eager heart heat and cold, and had to face the reality in front of him. Although he was eager to pacify the four towns in one day, if the throne was endangered, he would not be able to stop thinking about it again and again.

He held the table table with his right finger and tapped it for a long time. Li Shi, who was jealous of the face, continued to ask: "What is the strategy of pacifying the four towns forever?"

After hearing this question, Cui Po was secretly happy. His Majesty Dezong, who was recorded in the history books, tried to revive and cultivate politics, which was quite like the ancestor Xuanzong of the past. Even when the rebels in the four towns saw it, they turned to look at each other and said, "Do we still dare to be arrogant?" Unfortunately, this emperor, who was highly anticipated by the people of the world, could not suppress his resentment and desire for governance for decades of upheaval and sloppy launched a war against the four towns without any conditions.

Only the vassal states were not yet settled, which inspired the "Jingyuan Rebellion", which made it the fourth Emperor of the Tang Dynasty who escaped from Chang'an to take refuge after Xuan, Su and the Three Sects. Although it was later pacified, the frightened Emperor Dezong returned to Chang'an, and he rebelled against the first time he succeeded to the throne. He was only concerned about making money, but he ignored the vassal states. He tolerated his father, His Majesty Daizong, and simply lost the best opportunity for the revival of the Tang Dynasty. He even worsened the various ailments of the Tang Dynasty, and finally became an uncontrollable situation.
Chapter completed!