Chapter seven hundred and forty-ninth difficult peace talks (six)
Update time:2013-06-03
"I am waiting to see Your Highness."
It was past noon, but Lin Mingdu and other peace negotiation officials from the Prince's family did not leave. They all gathered in the study room of the East Palace, chatting with Zhang Jianzhi, but most of their minds were on the door of the study room.
At the screen, it was precisely because of this that Li Xian just turned around from behind the screen. Everyone had already noticed it early, and they all got up in a hurry, and they all bowed and paid homage.
"Everyone is exempted."
After a big argument with Empress Wu, Li Xian was obviously not in a good mood. Although his face remained calm, his tone of reply was obviously much lighter than usual.
"Your Highness, what happened?"
Although Li Xian behaved extremely calmly, the people present were all human beings, and they had been with Li Xian for some years. They were somewhat familiar with Li Xian's temperament. When they saw that the situation was not right, they did not dare to speak easily.
, but Xiao Ming, an official with a censor background, was more courageous and was the first to stand up and ask.
"Well, it's nothing serious. Let's just say that there is chaos in the Tibetan homeland, and the peace talks may have to be stepped up. In addition, in a few days, the imperial court may use troops in the Tibetan homeland, and there may be some adjustments to the military and political affairs in Hexi."
Although the news has not spread yet, it will only happen sooner or later, but there is no need to hide it. Li Xian frowned slightly, pondered for a while, and then told the general truth.
"Your Highness, please forgive me for speaking frankly. With Yuan Wanqing here, I am afraid that the peace talks will be far away. I think it would be better to replace him with someone else if I am to submit to Your Majesty."
Xiao Ming is loyal and quite capable, but in terms of the overall situation, he is far behind. He does not realize what kind of game there is behind the chaos in Tubo. This peace negotiation must be stepped up and he must
Unavoidably, some people became anxious and hurriedly spoke out their advice.
"Your Highness, I think the peace negotiation is a trivial matter, but the stability of Hexi is a key point. Once there is a change, the front line may be in danger, so arrangements must be made early."
After all, Lin Mingdu was a minister who had stayed in Hexi. He knew how important Hexi was to Li Xian. What he cared about was not a dispensable thing like the peace negotiation. What he worried about was that the government would be completely unbalanced as a result, and he felt worried.
He didn't dare to remain silent any longer, so he hurriedly spoke up and suggested something.
"Your Highness, if necessary, I would like to go to Hexi."
Wang Fanming had the lowest official position and the least qualifications among the ministers, but he was the most courageous in taking charge. As soon as he realized that there was going to be chaos in Hexi, he knew that this was a good opportunity to make contributions, so he stepped forward generously.
He volunteered to ask for orders.
"Well, I'm afraid it's not a good idea for Junying (Wang Fangming's nickname) to have this intention. Let's discuss this matter later. Since you are participating in the peace negotiation, it would be best to settle this matter first and go back first. It would be nice to think about these few days.
How should we discuss it today?"
Although Hexi is extremely important to Li Xian, it is a bitter cold place after all. Unless the imperial court selects someone, not many people are willing to go there to chew the sand. When Wang Fangming volunteered, Li Xian was really surprised.
I praised him a few words, but I didn't intend to discuss it with everyone. I simply assigned a task and sent everyone out, leaving only Zhang Jian.
"Doesn't the situation look bad? Your Majesty was so smart that he was mistaken. What will your Majesty do?"
Zhang Jianzhi is one of the most wise men in the world, and his calculation ability is naturally very strong. Although Li Xian did not tell the details of today's Zichen Palace meeting, Zhang Jianzhi has analyzed Li Xian's performance and made a rough idea.
He couldn't help but feel worried about the situation. After everyone left, he simply stated his judgment in his heart without waiting for Li Xian to speak.
"Um……"
Li Xian had already analyzed Gaozong's psychology, and he knew what Zhang Jianzhi meant. In his opinion, Gaozong was really overconfident. He always thought that he, Gaozong, had the final say in the world, but he
I don’t know that the reason why there is such a situation where he seems to be dominating is just because of the mutual restraint of various forces. If Empress Wu really has an absolute advantage, not only Li Xian will be unlucky, but also Gao Gao.
Zong himself could not escape the killing, but Gaozong could not see that far. He wanted to continue to be his emperor steadily, but he did something that really destabilized the situation. Such stupid behavior, Li Xian really
Not knowing how to comment, Li Xian could only helplessly shake his head in response to Zhang Jianzhi's question, but said nothing.
"Once the matter has arisen, it must be resolved eventually. If the Persian army can be transferred back, the matter will still be fine, and there is no need for your Highness to worry too much."
Seeing that Li Xian was in an extremely unhappy mood, Zhang Jianzhi was afraid that Li Xian would take risks, so he muttered a word of comfort.
"Well, my father has already agreed to this, and the thing is like this..."
Li Xian has never been a blaming person. Even if he was in a bad mood, he would never lose his composure because of it. After taking a deep breath, he quickly pushed all his annoyance aside and detailed the proceedings of today's Zichen Palace meeting.
Described it in detail.
"If this is true, there is a possibility that the peace negotiation will be broken. However, once General Lin's troops withdraw, the situation in Persia will surely repeat itself again."
Although Zhang Jianzhi had strongly opposed Li Xian's overall strategy of using foreign troops earlier, he had no intention of letting go of the territory he had already conquered. In his mind, the homeland of Persia was already included in the territory of the Tang Dynasty.
After gaining and losing, he was inevitably a little reluctant to let go, but more importantly, he was using this incident to hint that Empress Wu might reveal the changes in military affairs to the cannibals, and asked Li Xian to make corresponding mental preparations.
"Don't worry, sir, I have my own arrangements!"
The main force of the Hexi Army that left Persia was not so much the army of the Tang Dynasty as it was Li Xian's private army. As long as he had such an iron army in hand, he was not afraid of what Empress Wu could do. This was exactly what Li Xian was trying to do.
This was the fundamental reason why he wanted to bring this army back when Tubo was in turmoil. For this reason, he did not hesitate to make certain political concessions in Hexi. Even if the political power was severely damaged, as long as the army was suppressing it, he could not
The chaos will not get out of hand. Besides, Gaozong doesn't have much time left. It is not difficult to use delaying tactics to hinder the process of Empress Wu's sanding. Li Xian still has this confidence. As for the Persians,
Li Xian also made corresponding arrangements for the gain and loss of land. Although there is no guarantee that Persia will be able to survive the suffering of these years, it is not difficult to teach the cannibals a bloody lesson.
"It's a good thing that Your Highness can think like this. After today, there will probably be great chaos in the court. Your Highness must make preparations early."
Seeing that Li Xian's mentality was still intact, Zhang Jianzhi's tense heartstrings relaxed a little, and he was worried that Li Xian was too confident, so he hurriedly added another sentence.
"Um."
After Li Xian responded with a dull voice, he stopped talking and just sat silently on the throne, carefully deducing the possible changes in the court situation in his mind...
"The humble minister bows to see the Queen of Heaven."
Just as Li Xian and Zhang Jianzhi were deducing the changes in the court situation, Yuan Wanqing, who had been summoned, had also rushed to the Daming Palace. Fang and his entourage entered the study and saw Empress Wu sitting high up with a tense face, feeling in her heart Slightly panicked, but not daring to neglect him, he hurriedly walked a few steps, rushed up to him, and bowed and said hello with utmost respect.
"Ai Qing Ping Shen, has there been any progress in the peace talks these days?"
Although Yuan Wanqing has always been a die-hard queen, Empress Wu is not very interested in him. The reason is Yuan Wanqing's arrogance. As long as he is given a little color, he dares to open a dyeing workshop. Because of this, Empress Wu Even if he wanted to use it, he wouldn't look too good on it. The same was true at this time. Facing Yuan Wanqing's salute, Empress Wu just raised her hand indifferently and shouted indifferently.
"Returning to the empress, everything is still the same as before. Wei Chen thinks that according to this trend, it will be difficult to make any big progress in a year and a half. Wei Chen..."
Being summoned into the palace by Empress Wu in a hurry this time, Yuan Wanqing could not help but feel a little uneasy. He was worried that Empress Wu would be dissatisfied with his performance. When Empress Wu asked about the peace talks, he was eager to show off his merits. He hurriedly explained the disputes between the parties at the peace talks in detail, and he also used some words of praise for himself, portraying himself as a strong and unyielding image.
"Well, I can still trust Yuan Aiqing to handle affairs. Now that there is chaos in the hometown of Tubo, it may be difficult for the Hexi armies to send aid to Persia. However, the prestige of our country, the Tang Dynasty, must not be damaged. We must not let the big and small countries underestimate us. Now, Yuan Aiqing knows what to do?"
Empress Wu quietly listened to Yuan Wanqing's nonsense and did not interrupt him. Instead, after he finished speaking, he nodded, encouraged him a few words, and then assigned the task, that is Yuan Wanqing was asked to withstand the possible pressure from Li Xian in order to completely disrupt the peace talks.
"Don't worry, your Majesty, I know this."
When he heard that there was trouble in the hometown of Tubo, Yuan Waqing was shocked at first, but then he was relieved, because he didn't care about Li Xian's attitude in the first place, and he only thought about applauding Empress Wu. Now, since Empress Wu has placed such a heavy responsibility on her, Tuo, Yuan Wanqing smugly thought that this was a sign that he would be reused, and his heart was immediately filled with the fighting spirit to deal with Li Xianhaosheng. When he answered Empress Wu's words, he seemed very confident.
"Well, that's good. The court's face is related to the discussion, so it must not be ignored. With Yuan Aiqing here, I can feel at ease. It's getting late, and Aiqing is tired of talking."
Since the things that needed to be explained had been explained, Empress Wu had no intention of leaving Yuan Wanqing any longer. After a few words of encouragement, she immediately issued an order to expel the guest.
"Promise, Wei Chen is resigning."
Yuan Wanqing hurried over and was sent away after just a few words of conversation. He was inevitably a little resentful in his heart, but he didn't dare to show it in front of Empress Wu. He could only bow down and accept the promise and retreat on his own. Not to mention.
"how?"
Empress Wu ignored Yuan Wanqing's departure, but cast her eyes on Gar Yingong, who was always standing aside with his head bowed, and asked an unclear question.