Su Dingfang hurriedly said that he did not dare, and said: "This matter is actually mainly about the son of Dahe Prairie. He not only detained the Tang envoy, but also combined with several other leaders to overthrow Li Jinzhong when Li Jinzhong was not in Khitan territory."
Li Zhi frowned and said: "This man is so brave, he provokes the imperial court again and again."
"Your Majesty, there is no need to be angry. If this son had not provoked civil strife, Duke Zhou would not have been able to destroy the Khitan people." Liu Ren said.
Li Zhi nodded and said, "So Duke Zhou took advantage of the Khitan people's civil strife to successfully defeat them?"
Su Dingfang said sternly: "Your Majesty, the Khitans have nearly 100,000 cavalry and are quite powerful. Even if there is civil strife, Duke Zhou may be able to launch a surprise attack, but he will not be able to eliminate the Khitans."
Li Zhi thought for a moment, nodded and said: "Yes, the Khitan people are second only to the Turks and Koreans in strength among the barbarians in Liaodong. Could something happen to them?"
"His Majesty Shengming Li Jinzhong immediately led his troops back to Khitan after learning that he had been overthrown. During the negotiations with the leaders of the six tribes, he had already persuaded the five tribes to regain power. Unexpectedly, at the last moment, he was defeated by a leader who supported him.
Kill suddenly!" Su Dingfang said seriously.
Li Zhi frowned and said, "Who was the leader who supported him? Why did he kill Li Jinzhong?"
"That person is Oga Longgu of the Mutations Department. His motives are still unclear."
Li Zhi nodded and said: "I understand. Once Li Jinzhong died, they fell into a leaderless and disintegrated situation. Only then did Duke Zhou take advantage of this opportunity."
"Your Majesty is wise, Duke Zhou originally only planned to destroy the Li tribe and then return. After learning about the Khitan civil war, he instead supported a group of leaders who were loyal to our dynasty to fight against the Great Hemoluo."
"Ogamaru?"
Su Dingfang said: "After Li Jinzhong died, Dahe Moluo defeated other tribes and became the most powerful tribe. Zhou Guogong supported a leader who was defeated by Moluo and let them kill each other."
Li Zhi sighed: "I didn't expect that kid Chengsi to be so talented in military affairs. I buried him in Dali Temple before."
Wu Mei snorted and said, "Your Majesty, are you blaming me? Don't forget, who investigated Su Situ's case?"
As soon as Li Zhi's words came out, he felt something was wrong and said with a smile: "Queen, don't be angry, I made a mistake. If you hadn't polished him up in Dali Temple, he wouldn't have achieved what he has today."
Wu Mei smiled and said, "It's good that Your Majesty knows."
Su Dingfang coughed twice and said: "Your Majesty, Your Highness, Duke Zhou seized this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to wipe out the Khitan in one fell swoop. Not only did he seize a large number of people and livestock, but he also surrendered the Shiwei people. Now the Shiwei tribe has also surrendered to the Tang Dynasty.
.This is the military report submitted by Duke Zhou. Your Majesty, please read it."
"Have the Shiwei people also joined?" Li Zhi received the report in surprise. At first, his face was full of joy, but later on, his eyebrows gathered.
"The Duke of Zhou submitted a petition to allocate the Khitan land to the Turks, Xi and Shiwei people. What do you think of this?"
Su Dingfang hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, our court currently does not have the ability to occupy the grassland, and it is not worth the loss to send troops to garrison it. Duke Zhou wants to use the Xi and Shiwei people to contain the Turks, and our court currently needs to focus on Korea."
Li Zhi nodded and continued to read the memorial. After a while, he smiled and said: "Meiniang, Chengsi has made such great achievements this time, I can finally promote him to the rank of general, right?"
Wu Mei smiled and said: "That kid just has better luck. He happened to encounter the civil strife in Khitan, so your Majesty will just send you a letter and praise him."
Li Zhi shook his head and said: "You are too harsh. Although I have never been on the battlefield, I know that excellent generals are good at seizing opportunities. Chengsi is qualified in this regard. Besides, merit is not rewarded, and in the military I'm afraid the soldiers will think you and I are mean and ungrateful."
"Since Your Majesty said this, I have nothing to say. I just hope that the child will not live up to His Majesty's expectations."
Li Zhilongyan Dayue: "No, no, I will feel relieved to have him assist Hong'er in the future."
After leaving the Jinluan Courtyard, Wu Mei and Princess Taiping went to the Zichen Palace together. Wu Mei suddenly said: "Yao Huan, make a decree to promote Pei Xingjian to the rank of General Zuowuwei. Li Ji's soldiers and horses originally belonged to Su Dingfang. Half of them are commanded by Pei Xingjian."
Princess Taiping smiled and said: "Queen Mother, do you want to send more troops to your second cousin?"
Wu Mei smiled and said nothing.
Princess Taiping's mind flashed and she realized what she was doing.
Wu Chengsi went to the battlefield for the first time. In order to protect him, Wu Mei asked him to serve as a partial army. Now that she knew that he had military talents, she hoped that he would become the main force in attacking the Koryo people.
This decree was passed to tell Li Ji this point.
Princess Taiping was half admiring and half sighing: "Mother, tell me why my second cousin suddenly became so powerful, as if he has become a different person."
Wu Mei didn't answer. When she arrived at the Zichen Hall, she stepped back and said, "Taiping, do you think your second cousin suddenly became enlightened?"
Princess Taiping was slightly surprised: "Did he deliberately hide his clumsiness before?"
Wu Mei didn't want to discuss this issue too deeply, so she smiled and said, "How did you do with the talent search?"
"My daughter has already selected a few talents, does the queen want to take a look at them?"
Wu Mei thought for a moment and said, "It's better to wait until Chengsi comes back, and I will make a choice with him." After a moment, she asked, "How are your royal brothers these days?"
Princess Taiping said with a smile: "The other royal brothers are not like that, but since the second royal brother came back, the whole Chang'an City has become more lively."
The second emperor brother in Princess Taiping's mouth is the sixth son of the emperor, King Pei Li Xian. Because she only calls her brother who is the same mother as emperor brother, she calls him the second emperor brother.
"Oh? Really?" Wu Mei's eyes were dark.
Princess Taiping counted on her fingers: "Yes, the second emperor brother first held a grand wine party in the palace, and invited several emperor brothers, several cousins and famous talents from the capital. Finally, One of his men, a talented man named Chen Zi'ang, was superior to all others in terms of skills."
"Is there more?" Wu Mei was noncommittal.
"He also held a polo match, and even went out in person to challenge the strongest polo teams in Chang'an City. He defeated all the teams, including his daughter!" Princess Taiping pouted.
Wu Mei shook her head: "He is both literary and martial, he really can't sit still."
Princess Taiping smiled and said: "Isn't this a perfect combination of civil and military skills? Many people in the city are talking about it, saying that if he also goes to Liaodong, he might be able to achieve greater victories than his second cousin."
Wu Mei's eyes narrowed and she said slowly: "Do you think so too?"
Princess Taiping thought for a while and whispered: "If it were before today, my daughter might have had some thoughts like this." She sighed and said: "But it is different now. The second cousin defeated one hundred thousand Khitan people by himself. The imperial brother is naturally not as good as him."
Wu Mei laughed and said: "That's nonsense. Your second cousin is not a god. How can he defeat a hundred thousand Khitan people by himself? Are the ten thousand cavalrymen under him not human?"
Princess Taiping's cheeks turned red, she shook Wu Mei's arm and said, "My daughter, that's not what you meant. You will make fun of others."
Wu Mei smiled and said: "Okay, I have to deal with government affairs, please step back."
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Three days later, the news that Wu Chengsi had destroyed the Khitans spread throughout Chang'an City.
The most talked-about part is that the reason why he sent troops was because the Khitan people detained the Tang envoy.
This reminded many old people of the incident twenty years ago when Wang Xuance destroyed the Kingdom of Central Tianzhu alone.
Coupled with the recent defeat of the Koreans, Wu Chengsi's reputation among the people has been rising steadily. Even the reputation of the Wu family has been affected by it and has become more positive.
However, at this moment, an even more sensational news broke in Chang'an City.
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The decree that Wu Chengsi was named General Zuowuwei soon spread to Liaodong.
Not only that, Pei Xingjian was promoted to Zuowuwei General, Black Teeth Changzhi, and Russell was promoted to Zuowuwei Zhonglang General.
In addition, Pei Xingjian was also named the deputy governor of Yingzhou and commanded about 25,000 Zhechong soldiers in Yingzhou.
When this decree reached Liaodong City, Xue Rengui's subordinates were very dissatisfied.
Xue Rengui was originally stationed in the west of the Tang Dynasty. This time he was hastily transferred and only brought a few generals with him. The troops and horses were all Zhechong soldiers from Youzhou.
In the hall of the General's Mansion in the city, Xue Rengui's general Yang Xuanji snorted and said: "The imperial court is so partial. General Wu is just a partial division, but he leads the elite of the Sixteenth Guards. We are the main force, but we have to fight with local troops, and the strength is not as good as
There are many generals."
"Isn't it? He just made two achievements, and he was named a general, and some of Marshal Li's troops were assigned to him. How can this be justified?" Another general agreed.