"I wonder what Du Qing has to say? But it doesn't matter." Gaozong could naturally guess what Du Shenyan was going to say, but he couldn't stop him, so he had to let Du Shenyan say it with a sullen face.
I saw Du Shenyan saying: "Your Majesty, you should know that the Tubo traitors are very ambitious. They have tried to Tuyuhun and our four towns in Hexi several times. Fortunately, they were defeated several times by the border troops. Now the king of Zhou has destroyed his army of 200,000, which greatly damaged his vitality."
, I, the Tang Dynasty, destroyed the famous Tibetan general Garqin Ling and went straight to Luoche. It was the right time, but why did we give up midway and raise tigers? "
At this time, Liu Yizhi heard a sharp shout from the side: "You are so bold, Du Shenyan. It's okay for you to speak freely. Today you dare to violate Taizu's obedience. This is a crime of great disrespect."
It's not too much to execute Lingchi, but you dare to talk here?"
Du Shenyan accidentally violated a taboo, and was panicked for a moment. In order to achieve his goal, Gaozong also ordered the guards outside the palace to drag him out of the palace. Although Du Shenyan had the intention to defend Li Xian again
After a few words, I had no choice but to leave with a wry smile.
Although Du Shenyan was forced to withdraw, there were still direct ministers in the court. Hao Chujun, who was standing aside, stepped forward and said: "Although Du Yushi made rude remarks and violated a taboo, what he said was not unreasonable. Now I am
The victory of the Tang Dynasty is certain. There is no need to make peace. Instead, we should send more manpower and order our soldiers from all walks of life in the Tang Dynasty to work together to wipe out the Gar Qinling tribe first, and then set out to conquer the Tibetan mainland. I believe that within a year, Tubo will definitely become our Tang Dynasty.
Counties and counties are like the story of Goguryeo. This is particularly important at this time, so please think twice before taking action."
"I second the proposal." After Hao Chujun finished speaking, Pei Xingjian also echoed and said loudly: "Your Majesty, Tubo has threatened our Tang border for decades, and now is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Why give up what is so easy to get, and end up with a useless reputation?
?”
Both Hao Chujun and Pei Xingjian were far beyond what Du Shenyan could match. Their status and qualifications were so obvious that even Gaozong had to give them some face. Therefore, Gaozong was hesitant for a moment and didn't even know.
How to deal with it, so he turned his attention to Empress Wu for help.
Although Empress Wu had the same thoughts as Gaozong, she could not express her position in this way because she wanted to put the blame for preventing Li Xian from making achievements on Gaozong, so she did not speak, but glanced at Xu Jingzong, an old confidant.
Xu Jingzong was worthy of being an old fox. He immediately understood Empress Wu’s intentions and came up with countermeasures. Xu Jingzong sighed softly: “Your Majesty, Queen, I think what Shi Lang Hao and Shi Lang Pei said is not unreasonable.
Now is indeed the best time for the Tang Dynasty to deal with Tubo, but where does the large amount of food and grass that our army needs for the campaign come from? Wouldn't it be better if we could prepare it and distribute it to the people for disaster relief? Please think about it, Your Majesty, Your Majesty.
, our army conquered Tubo, although it captured countless lands, but if there are no people to cultivate it, what is the use of that land? At the beginning, Emperor Taizong Wen earnestly warned that water can carry a boat or capsize it, in case of disasters.
In the event of a people's rebellion (civilian rebellion), the ministers feared that even the merits of conquering Tibet would not be able to make up for the unrest among the people."
Seeing that Xu Jingzong's words were exactly what he wanted, Emperor Gaozong couldn't help but feel happy in his heart. He said with admiration: "Xu Qing is far-sighted and far-sighted. He is indeed wise. Hao Qing and Pei Qing are also loyal and honest to the country. They make people respect each other. I am determined to
Each of my three dear friends will be rewarded with one hundred thousand coins and one thousand bolts of silk. Please go down and receive your reward."
Emperor Gaozong sent Hao Chujun and Pei Xingjian away with generous rewards and blocked their mouths. As a result, no one in the court objected to his decision. So he decided to order Dongtai to draw up an edict and to appoint Xue Rengui as the plenipotentiary representative.
Negotiating peace with Garqinling, as long as he promised to return Tuyuhun and the four towns of Anxi to our Tang Dynasty, and promised not to invade again in the future, he would be allowed to leave without staying any longer. In addition, he also issued a special edict to Li Xian to return
Chang'an accepted the reward, and as for the army he commanded, it was temporarily handed over to his general Tang Xiujing for command.
When Emperor Gaozong confirmed this, Li Xianzheng led his soldiers in a bloody battle. In the days after the imperial edict was transmitted, the battle was the most dangerous moment. Gar Qinling led his Tubo soldiers
Launched the most courageous and fearless attack on Li Xian's Tang army camp.
This was also one of Gar Qinling's strategies. He was afraid that the plan would be leaked in advance, causing Xue Rengui and Li Xian to make any changes, so on the one hand, he sent people to Chang'an to launch a secret operation, and on the other hand, he followed Li Xian's actions as normal.
The camp launched an attack even more fiercely than before.
As expected, Li Xian did not doubt Gal Qinling's methods. He thought that the other party was just struggling to the death under the force of the situation. As long as he persisted, the final hope would still belong to his side until the moment the imperial edict came.
"What on earth is going on? It seems that our army will be completely victorious in just a few days. Why did the imperial court issue such a strange decree?" After learning the content of the imperial decree, Tang Xiujing couldn't help but wonder.
To be angry, to be angry.
Li Xian also smiled bitterly at this. Although he didn't know the specific situation, he knew that some people in the court were unwilling to let him make contributions, so they made slanderous remarks in front of the emperor, which led to him and Xue Rengui painstakingly planning a war for several months.
The plan went down the drain.
"I originally thought that in the face of national justice, no matter who you are or what kind of old and new grudges you have, you should put them aside for the time being and wait until the official business is settled before thinking about personal grudges. But I never thought that there is such a kind of person in this world.
, he has no ability himself, but he has the ability to hinder others from making contributions, creating tragedy after scene. This really corresponds to the saying that has been circulated in later generations: 'If you are not afraid of opponents who are like gods, you are afraid of teammates who are like pigs', alas.
”
Seeing this scene, Li Xian couldn't help but think of the incident five hundred years later when the anti-Jin marshal Yue Fei was forced to rejoin the army by the emperor with twelve gold medals. He also thought of the fact that the Qing Dynasty was fighting against the French 1,200 years later and was about to win.
The scene where Shengli was forced to take charge of the class and sign a contract with a legal person by a powerful and treacherous official made him understand the helplessness and resentment that Yue Shaobao, Feng Zicai and others felt back then.
"Hmph, I must find out which powerful traitor actually harmed the country so much, ignored the interests of the country, and did stupid things for his own personal grudges that made his relatives painful and his enemies happy. If I find out, I will definitely
I must, I must…”
Li Xian thought about this but couldn't think about it anymore, because even he knew that even if he could find out, he would not be able to deal with those traitorous officials. In fact, even if he didn't need to find out, he could roughly guess and be able to do this.
The people behind the trouble were definitely not the gang of treacherous ministers around Empress Wu, but how could he deal with them? Not to mention that he was just an ordinary prince now, even if he was the prince now, how could he touch them under the care of Empress Wu?
A finger?
Therefore, all he has to do now is sigh endlessly, and there is no way to oppose the court's decision.
"Your Majesty, I have heard that Gar Qin Ling has accepted the request for peace. The two sides have ceased fighting on all fronts and are just waiting to discuss the details of the withdrawal. Gal Qin Ling wrote to the king and asked him to return our camp.
"I wonder when we will return the Tibetan prisoners who were captured?" Seeing that Li Xian was depressed, Ashina Daozhen also sighed secretly, but after all, this was the court's decision, and he did not dare to say anything, so he sent Galqin to prison.
I brought the letter from Ling and asked for instructions on the issue of the prisoners of the Tibetan army.
It turned out that after many days of fighting, Li Xian's army also took in nearly 10,000 Tibetan prisoners. Since the Garqin Mausoleum wanted to negotiate a peace, it was natural to want to take back these prisoners, because these people were Tubo people and could pay tribute to Tibet.
At the same time, it also had an army of tens of thousands of people, which was naturally very important for the future development and strength of Tubo.
Li Xian naturally knew the plan of Gar Qin Ling, but how could he make Gar Qin Ling fulfill his wish? So he thought about it for a while, then came up with an idea, and whispered to Ashina Daozhen: "Ah
General Shi Na, please give me the order to lure all Tibetan prisoners among the generals to the ditch five miles outside our camp tonight."
"Ah? What is your Majesty doing? Could it be that..."
"That's right." Before Ashina finished speaking, he was interrupted by Li Xian: "I will kill all the 10,000 Tibetan prisoners without leaving a single one behind."
"Ah? This..." After listening to Li Xian's words, Ashina Daozhen suddenly felt a cold murderous intention. He couldn't help but shuddered, and then stammered: "Your Majesty, your Majesty, this matter needs to be done."
, think twice. Killing and subjugating soldiers has always been a taboo, and it is also a matter of great harm to one's morality. In the past, Bai Qi killed 400,000 soldiers of the Zhao State, and he would not die well in the end. Xiang Yu killed 200,000 soldiers of the Qin Dynasty.
In the end, he also committed suicide. Let’s not talk about it remotely. Just say that General Xue was also questioned by the court for trapping and killing surrendered soldiers when he was conquering Tiele tribes. As a result, although he had great merits, he still got a merit that balanced the faults.
As a result, even though the king is the legitimate son of the Holy Emperor, if he violates taboos, he will still be punished by the court. Why did the king ignore the merits of several months and do such a cruel and inhumane thing?"
"Huh, if you sacrifice my side work to buy a few more years of peace for our Tang Dynasty, it will be worth it. As for the punishment, I don't care about it. After all, I am the son of the Holy Emperor. At most, I can only be as good as General Xue before.
If it's too much, the Holy Emperor won't demote my title or even kill me because of this trivial matter, right?" Li Xian sneered, and before Ashina Daozhen could react, he urged him to execute it quickly. He will take all the responsibilities
bear.
"Your Majesty, why are you doing this? It's unbelievable that you have accomplished such a great feat but gave it up in vain." Ashina Daozhen looked puzzled, but he couldn't resist Li Xian's order, so he had to shake his head.
, left quickly, completely unaware of the cunning look in Li Xian's eyes. (To be continued.) This chapter has been completed!