In the deep night, Gal Qinling looked at the night sky, still frowning and thinking.
The current situation is very unfavorable for a long-term defense, because the army's food and baggage can no longer support for too long, but if the battle is to be fought quickly, the Tang army will not give a chance for a decisive battle, not to mention that even if the Tang army does give the chance, he is not willing to
Fighting head-on with the opponent, after all, most of them are Tubo descendants. If it is really a head-on fight, let alone victory or defeat, the losses in this battle alone are unbearable. If the Tang army fails, they can recruit soldiers again, but the Tubo army
This is all our new force, and if we lose it, it will be gone.
"I am incapable of defeating the enemy. It seems that I can only outwit them. However, whether it is Xue Rengui or Li Xian, their ingenuity is different from ordinary people. Although I am conceited about my ingenuity, I cannot trick them into being fooled. The so-called outsmarting actually means
It's just empty words." Gal Qinling smiled bitterly. Although he racked his brains, he was at his wits' end for the moment.
"Actually, my strength is not weak this time. I can defend one side and then launch an attack on the other side. It's a pity that I don't have a capable lieutenant beside me. With a fool like Su Hegui, even if there are 100,000 people, I still can't defend it.
Xue Rengui or Li Xian's attack, the so-called war, actually determines the outcome not only by the general's ability, but also by many unpredictable factors, such as terrain, luck, deputy generals, and the support of the court, eh?,
Got it."
A sudden flash of inspiration came to Gal Qinling's mind, just like a disciple of Zen Buddhism who suddenly had an epiphany. He couldn't help but laugh heartily and murmured: "Li Xian, Li Xian, you never expected that, although
Your intelligence and force are both top-notch in the world, but you also have weaknesses. This weakness is the human heart. You have made such a great contribution this time. I don’t believe that Empress Wu, the prince and others will not be afraid of you. Even the emperor
Maybe they all have some scruples.”
Thinking of this, Gar Qin Ling immediately wrote a letter and secretly summoned several masters from the Jasa Temple and ordered them to leave the camp on fast horses overnight and go to Chang'an, the center of the Tang Empire. On the one hand, he spread rumors and praised Li Xian's achievements.
For his great achievements, he described Li Xian as a god descending to earth. On the other hand, he secretly sent letters to He Lan Minzhi, Duke of Zhou of the Tang Dynasty, Prince Shaoshi, Special Jin Xu Jingzong, Minister of West Taiwan, Duke of Dao, and Prince Zuo Zhong of the Inspection School.
Protect the people such as Zhi De and others.
The masters from the Jasa Temple obeyed the order immediately. They quietly left the camp and went straight to the territory of the Tang Dynasty. They did not encounter any interception along the way. In fact, if they went to Tubo, they would definitely be attacked by Zhang Wuchen.
They were intercepted and killed by spies, but they chose to go to the Tang Dynasty. Even Li Xian, Tang Xiujing and others did not think of this, so naturally there would be no surveillance force along the way.
Of course, this is also because the experts sent by Garqin Ling are experts from the Rasa Temple. If they were ordinary people, they would not be able to climb the high mountains and escape under the noses of the Tang army.
But it was said that after receiving the order, the masters of the Rhasa Temple traveled day and night, sleeping in the open air, and arrived in Chang'an in only five days. Then they immediately secretly threw the letter to Helan Minzhi in accordance with the instructions of Garqin Ling.
Xu Jingzong, Dai Zhide and others also posted a notice in Luoyang East Market, praising Li Xian for his great wisdom and courage, and for leading his army to defeat Tibet.
In just one day, the entire Chang'an was completely in chaos. The people spread Li Xian's achievements everywhere, praising Li Xian's talents as no less than Xue Rengui, and even comparable to the late British Duke Li Ji and Wei Gong Li Jing.
However, not everyone in the court was rejoicing. On the contrary, some people were faintly worried. At least He Lan Minzhi, Xu Jingzong, Dai Zhide and others were not happy about this.
He Lan Minzhi and Li Xian are old friends. Specifically speaking, He Lan Minzhi's hatred for Li Xian has been deeply rooted in his bones. He Lan Minzhi originally planned to take advantage of the war between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo to kill Li Xian.
Drive out of the capital, and then send assassins to take the opportunity to assassinate him. This will not only kill Li Xian and remove the thorn in his flesh, but also take the opportunity to question Xue Rengui, who is loyal to the emperor, Guo Daifeng, who is loyal to Empress Wu, and others, and make Li Xian the emperor.
The East Palace removes certain threats.
But unexpectedly, not long afterward, the unfortunate news came that Li Xian was safe and sound, but the assassins he hired with a lot of money were all killed by Li Xian.
In fact, Helan Minzhi was not too worried at this time. After all, he had heard from the prime minister Ming Chongyan before that the Tang Dynasty would definitely lose in this war between Tang and Tubo, so he was still looking forward to the end of the war, and then took the opportunity to instigate the emperor to attack Li
Show his guilt, deprive him of his fiefdom, and attack his arrogance.
But he didn't expect that he would receive a secret letter inexplicably last night. The letter actually said that Li Xian had commanded the army and won a great victory on the front line. He couldn't help but stay on the spot.
At dawn today, He Lan Minzhi went to question Ming Chongyan. He wanted to ask, didn't Ming Chongyan categorically say that the Tang Dynasty would be defeated this time? Why did Li Xian achieve such a great victory today?
It's a pity that Ming Chongyan is not here. It is said that he is traveling far away.
And when he returned, he heard the news of Li Xian's victory being spread everywhere in Chang'an City. The people worshiped Li Xian like a god.
This made He Lan Minzhi even more angry, and he decided to challenge Empress Wu again to ensure that Li Xiang could not achieve this great feat.
At the same time as He Lan Minzhi was worried, there was also Empress Wu's veteran confidant Xu Jingzong. He was now in his eighties. Because his health was really bad, it was like the emperor had retired. However, because Empress Wu couldn't live without him,
So in the end, he accepted the title of "Special Advancer" as a casual official suggested by Empress Wu, and asked him to enter the palace from time to time in the future to help Empress Wu make plans.
It was at his suggestion that Empress Wu organized ordinary literati, such as Liu Yizhi, Zhou Simao, Yuan Wanqing, Fan Lubing and others, to write books and treatises under the ban in name, but in fact they discussed government affairs with Empress Wu, so they were
Known as the "North Gate Bachelor".
But even so, Empress Wu was still not satisfied and asked Xu Jingzong to continue to find ways to help her increase her strength. Xu Jingzong was worried about this matter when he suddenly heard that Guo Daifeng, the general who Empress Wu had worked hard to win over and train, had died in battle. Li Xian also
After hearing the news that he had led his army to a great victory, he immediately realized that Li Xian's growth would threaten Empress Wu's status, so he decided to meet with Empress Wu overnight, asking Empress Wu to be wary of Li Xian, and wrote to Gaozong, urging Gaozong to recall Li Xian.
Negotiate peace with Tubo.
Tonight, Empress Wu's palace was destined to be very lively. First, He Lanmin came to visit and reported to Empress Wu in detail the secret letter he got last night and the various discussions in the streets. He also praised Li Xian for his wisdom and bravery.
His achievements will definitely surpass those of the current emperor, and even if compared with Taizong, they will not be much worse.
I have to say that after several blows, Helan Minzhi is no longer a political idiot. His words are just compliments, but they are much better than speaking ill of Li Xian unilaterally, and will not arouse the resentment of Empress Wu.
, which would also cause Empress Wu to be afraid of Li Xian.
Sure enough, Empress Wu first pretended to praise Li Xian, then asked about the condition of her sick mother, and then sent He Lan Minzhi away on the pretext that it was late.
But Helan Minzhi was not unhappy at all, but rather excited, because he had seen a trace of unnaturalness on Empress Wu's face.
Empress Wu was indeed afraid of Li Xian. This little guy was only sixteen or seventeen years old, but he was able to force the famous Tibetan general Gar Qinling to retreat, and also set a record of annihilating more than 200,000 enemies. If he had been allowed to grow up,
By the age of thirty or forty, who else in the world can control this?
But at this moment, I suddenly heard a report from the chamberlain, and Xu Jingzong asked to see him.
Empress Wu quickly stood up and personally greeted the arrival of Xu Jingzong. However, Xu Jingzong went straight to the topic and talked about concerns about Li Xian's victory on the front line. In addition, Xu Jingzong also believed that the reason why Guo Daifeng would
Death is by no means as simple as dying in battle. I am afraid that this matter has something to do with Li Xian.
If someone had said this before today, Empress Wu would have spat in his face, but now that he heard it, it had a different meaning, and the worry in his heart became even stronger, so much so that Xu Jingzong had left for a long time.
She hasn't realized it yet.
However, Empress Wu decided to find another person to ask. Now, although she firmly believed in Xu Jingzong's words, she was more willing to believe in that other person. That person was Ming Chong, whom she had just met but fell in love with at first sight.
Yan.
Ming Chongyan could "travel far away" when He Lan Minzhi visited, but after Empress Wu's message, he immediately rushed to Empress Wu's palace.
Empress Wu read the letter to Ming Chongyan, then frowned and asked: "Didn't you say that this time the Tang Dynasty will be defeated in the Tubo War? What about now? Xian'er used his unparalleled talent to defeat Tubo and wipe out two enemies.
More than 100,000 people have forced the first Tibetan general, Gar Qinling, to retreat, what can you say?"
Ming Chongyan was not afraid at all, and said with a faint smile: "Pindao didn't say anything at the beginning. If Guo Daifeng commanded, our army would be defeated, but if the King of Zhou took over, our army would win. Haha, the queen has
Unknown to everyone, Nagar Qinling is the reincarnation of Venus, specializing in killing, and the King of Zhou is the reincarnation of the Fire Star Lord. The so-called southern fire defeats gold. It is precisely for this reason that the Garqin Ling encounters a nemesis, and will naturally be defeated."
"It turns out that this is the case. I have wrongly blamed the immortal. However, Xian'er has won a great victory, and the morale and popularity of the army and the people have reached a commanding height. This will definitely arouse the prince's fear. Xian'er is my beloved son, and I cannot bear to suffer the consequences of Xian'er.
Leng Jian, I don’t want the Crown Prince to get into trouble with the Xian’er brothers. I wonder what the immortal has in mind for me?” Although Empress Wu was afraid of Li Xian, she didn’t have to say it so bluntly. Presumably, since Ming Chongyan was her confidant, he would naturally hear about it.
If you know the elegant meaning of the string song, you will definitely come up with a clever strategy to help you solve the current predicament. (To be continued.) This chapter has been completed!