"If our army is really unable to win within three months, I will order the withdrawal and all consequences will be borne by me. I wonder if Prime Minister Xue is satisfied?" Li Xian glanced at Xue Yuanchao with a smile, but there was a hint of emotion in his words.
of irony.
However, Xue Yuanchao seemed oblivious to Li Xian's sarcasm and asked with a happy face: "Is this true, Your Highness?"
"Of course I take it seriously! Can I still lie to you? Haha, Prime Minister Xue, when I first heard that I was going to retreat, I was so happy. I wonder what my intention was? Could it be that I really hope that our army will be defeated and retreat? Prime Minister Xue is the Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty.
, how can you think like this?”
Although he ensured the authenticity of what he said, Li Xian did not forget to take the opportunity to mock Xue Yuanchao.
Unexpectedly, Xue Yuanchao actually looked at Yan and said: "I just don't want the war to endanger the people on both sides. At the same time, I don't want our army to waste too much food and grass because of this war. After all, this is
Two years of continuous disasters have left many people without enough to eat..."
"Haha, I didn't expect that Xiang Xue actually cares about the people of the world. I am a little awe-struck by Xiang Xue's mind. But what I don't understand is that since Xiang Xue cares about the common people, why doesn't he take you into his house?
Donate hundreds of thousands of stones of grain to give the people food and clothing? Could it be that, Xue Xiang, you are just a person who can only grandstand and please, just talk about it but don't actually do anything? Or maybe, Xue Xiang, because he respects his wife, he is not
A girl with the fifth surname lacks the grace she deserves?"
"Well, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince really lacks the demeanor of a prince when he humiliates a minister like this. This minister will definitely report this to His Majesty and the Queen of Heaven." After hearing what Li Xian had just said, Xue Yuanchao felt ashamed and angry in his heart and said in a deep voice.
Because Xue Yuanchao once lamented that he had three major regrets in his life. One was that he did not take part in the imperial examination and passed the Jinshi.
Li Xian was compiling the history of the country, and now Li Xian openly ridiculed him in court for not marrying a woman with the fifth surname in Shandong, which was naturally a humiliation for him.
However, Li Xian naturally didn't care that he reported this matter to Gaozong Empress Wu, and just said with a sneer: "What does Prime Minister Xue mean by this? Isn't it humiliation to not marry a woman with the fifth surname? Then am I humiliating myself? Or
The late emperor married the empress dowager Wende, and my father married my mother. Could it be that it was also a humiliation? Xue Yuanchao, you are so brave. You dare to say that my father married my mother and the empress was a humiliation! How dare you take what I just said?
Did you report it to my mother because you didn’t want to humiliate my mother enough? What are your intentions? Tell me!"
When Xue Yuanchao heard this, he couldn't help but broke into a cold sweat. Although what he said today definitely did not mean to humiliate Empress Wu, he would not dare to have such an idea even if he was beaten to death. However, although Li Xian's words were strong words, but in the eyes of thoughtful people
It sounds like it does have a special meaning. At least in his heart, it is hard to deny that he admires women with five surnames. And he himself admires women with five surnames. So should the emperor do that more? But the emperor will
Empress Wang, who was born in the Wang family of Taiyuan, was abolished, but Empress Wu who was born in a minor surname was established. What should we say? Does it mean that the emperor is not as discerning as her?
Although this sounds ridiculous, it cannot withstand the so-called reasoning of thoughtful people. Once such reasoning reached Empress Wu, he would not be able to escape even if he jumped into the Yellow River.
Therefore, Xue Yuanchao could only admit his mistake to Li Xian with a wry smile, saying that he was confused for a moment and was talking nonsense. Please don't mind, Your Highness. However, Xue Yuanchao did not give up what Li Xian had just promised and agreed with Li Xian that if
Within three months, the Tang army defeated Tubo, and he was willing to donate tens of thousands of his family property to comfort the troops on the front line.
Li Xian naturally knew the meaning of the other party's words. Even if he confirmed what he had just said, if there was no news of victory in the frontline battle within three months, he would definitely order the withdrawal of troops.
Although Xue Yuanchao was humiliated and ridiculed, and was forced to apologize to Li Xian, being able to obtain Li Xian's guarantee was a big gain.
"Hmph, you have a pretty good idea, but if you want me, Xue Yuan, to spend more money, you still have to defeat Gar Qin Ling first." Although Xue Yuanchao felt sorry for his tens of thousands of wealth, he still sneered in his heart. Although he didn't
He knew a lot about military affairs, but he also consulted Cheng Wuting and Zhang Qianxu, who had a good relationship with Pei Yan. He knew that under normal circumstances, Li Xian's three armies would be difficult to decide in half a year, not to mention three months.
Victory or defeat.
It was precisely based on this confidence that he dared to propose donating tens of thousands of family wealth. Otherwise, how could he be so stupid? This is ten million dollars. Even if he, Xue Yuanchao, was the prime minister, if he could donate so much property, he would be so stupid.
It can definitely break your muscles and bones.
After that, Xue Yuanchao, Pei Yan and other members of the rear party were watching with cold eyes, paying attention to the battle situation on the Tibetan front line.
Even in order to force Li Xian to retreat, they quietly sent a message to Tubo, saying that the Tang Dynasty army would launch a general attack on Tubo within three months, hoping that Tubo would pay attention and not be fooled by the Tang army.
At this time, Gal Qin Ling and Empress Wu had formed a temporary alliance, so after Empress Wu's people went to deliver the news, Gal Qin Ling naturally did not doubt it, so he ordered the army to brace themselves and guard against a sneak attack by the Tang army.
"Hey, little Li Xian, I'm afraid you don't know, right? I have studied many of your battles over the years, and even sent people to conduct secret investigations on the battlefields where you fought. I know that you are the best at sneak attacks, especially at sneak attacks.
Digging tunnels to burn the camp, but this time I have already made all preparations. As long as your people dare to dig tunnels, there will be only a dead end waiting for you. Now I will take a good look at how you defeated me.
Military."
Gal Qinling's eyes shone with wisdom, and there was a look of pride on his face. This was not because he was too arrogant, but because he felt that he had guarded the front lines of defense as solid as a rock.
, Under such circumstances, it is really hard to imagine why Tang Jun had so much confidence.
However, a feeling of uneasiness gradually arose in Gal Qinling's heart, because these days, he found that the Tang army did not make the slightest move.
"Since the Tang army has not taken any action, how can they have the confidence to defeat Tubo based on their current situation?" Gar Qinling's heart was full of doubts, but he was puzzled.
Just two months later, one day, he suddenly saw Galdanchi, the commander of the bodyguard beside him, running in panting, and said with a pale face: "Prime minister, it's not good, the Tang army has defeated Luosuo, the emperor has
The Queen Mother and Zanpu were captured, and the families of all the officers and soldiers in the army also fell into the hands of the enemy. We, we are finished. The Tang army destroyed Tubo in three months. This, this is actually true..." (To be continued.)