Seven hundred and fiftieth chapters beacon smoke everywhere
Update time:2013-06-06
On October 17, the third year of Yifeng, Prince Li Xian, who was ordered to preside over the peace talks, issued an ultimatum to the Dashi envoys, giving them a five-day deadline to give a final reply. During this period, no further meetings would be held.
During the peace talks, Li Xian's declaration was contrary to his previous lukewarm attitude, and his attitude was tough and resolute. As soon as the news came out, there were some who applauded and some who called for caution. The deputy envoy Yuan Wanqing even openly impeached Li
Li Xian acted arbitrarily and ignored the grace of God, causing an uproar among both the government and the opposition. However, Li Xian did not change his original intention, and the peace talks reached a deadlock.
On October 19, the third year of Yifeng, Jia Chaoyin, the Prime Minister, and Wu Sansi, the Minister of War, jointly signed the letter. They said that the military situation in Tibet was urgent and there was no need to delay. In order to prevent any change, a large army was urgently sent to suppress it. Later, he issued an order to the Governor of Hexi Province, Hei Te.
Chang Zhi was the general manager of the Luoche Road march, and Wang Fangyi was his deputy. He led the Hexi Army with 30,000 infantry and cavalry to march to Luoche. He also transferred Longguan Governor Li Jingye to lead more than 15,000 troops to Hexi for reinforcements. He transferred the left army to Hexi for reinforcements.
General Wu Yizong of the Jinwu Guard was appointed governor of Longguan, and 20,000 additional troops from the Guanzhong Prefecture were added to guard the key areas of Longzhou.
Empress Wu issued this edict, which kicked off the military and political adjustment in Hexi. All the civil and military officials in the court looked sideways at it, wanting to see how the prince's side would fight back. However, to everyone's surprise, the prince actually remained silent and did not
Make any comments on this edict and accept them openly.
Agree? Of course not! It’s not that Li Xian didn’t want to come forward to oppose this edict that was quite unfavorable to him, but his reason told him that if he really dared to jump out and object forcefully at this time, there would be no good consequences.
Not only will they be jointly besieged by the Hou Party and the King of Yue Party, but they will also arouse the suspicion and suppression of Emperor Gaozong. In this way, not only will they fail to gain benefits, but they will put themselves in danger. If there is a slight mistake, the consequences will be disastrous.
Yes, Li Xian would not take this risk. However, Li Xian was not idle either. He had already made relevant arrangements long ago, but he was not afraid of how much trouble the back-parties would make.
On October 21, the third year of Yifeng, the Dashi envoy who had been silent for four days finally could no longer hold on, so in the evening of the same day, an envoy was sent out, envoy Mua Via Aben rushed to the East Palace to ask for an audience with Li Xian, and made it clear
He expressed his willingness to accept Li Xian's proposal to designate Persia as a buffer zone, but said that there were still some details that required further negotiation, and begged Li Xian for permission to restart the peace talks. Li Xian graciously agreed, and the peace talks were restarted the next day.
On October 25, the third year of Yifeng, after several fierce arguments, the peace and friendship covenant between Dashi and Datang was finally initialed. According to the provisions of the treaty, Datang had to withdraw its troops from Persia, and Dashi
It will ensure the security and safety of Persia. As for the losses during the war, both sides will bear them separately and will not hold each other accountable. The issue of prisoners of war will be resolved by Dashi and Persia through negotiation. Datang will not be involved. The two sides have established friendly states and each other.
Commerce leads to eternal peace and harmony.
On October 26, the third year of Yifeng, Yazid Ibn Abu, the crown prince of Dashi, resigned. On the grounds that the initialed covenant urgently needed the approval of the Caliph, and regardless of the fact that the road was about to be blocked by heavy snow, he forced himself to leave Chang'an.
Liu Mua Via Aben led some of his entourage in Chang'an, thinking they were staying behind, but Empress Wu couldn't comfort him. He sent Prince Li Xian and hundreds of officials to the suburbs, and the two parties parted ways. At this point, the farce that had been going on for more than half a month was temporarily over.
After we came to an end, we discussed the pros and cons again. Judging from the cards, the prince's family suffered a big loss. Although they brought back the Persian garrison, which can be regarded as a slight gain, the military and political changes in Hexi are just around the corner. If not
If something unexpected happens, the prince's stable foundation for the imperial court will slowly overthrow. It seems that the time has come to decide the outcome.
It seems that it is just a seeming, nothing more. It is not that there is really no change. Just when the rear party members were celebrating their victory over the prince, another urgent military report arrived in Beijing - Wuhai.
A sudden blizzard fell on the mountain pass, the mountain was blocked by heavy snow, and all the obstacles entering Tubo were blocked. Before the snow melted in spring, it was impossible for the army to cross. As soon as the news came, it gave the rear party a hard blow in the head.
Otherwise, if the Hexi army cannot be dispatched, there will be no legitimate reason to transfer troops from Longguan to Hexi. And Wu Yizong's taking over the important place of Longzhou is obviously a mess. The imperial edict was not even dry.
This change really caught all the rear party members off guard, and the newly emerged military and political reform in Hexi was shelved.
A beautiful counterattack temporarily stabilized the shaky situation in the DPRK, but Li Xian did not dare to slack off, because he knew very well that the beginning of spring was the time for the real decisive battle, and there was still a lot of work to be done.
Whether he can have the last laugh is still open to question. Among them, there are two things that worry Li Xian the most. One is that the situation in the political hall is not optimistic, and the other is that the fierce battle on the other side of Persia will start again.
No matter how negative it is, it will definitely affect the changes in the situation of the government.
Needless to say, the situation in the political hall was that even with Liu Rengui, a confidant and veteran, it could only be counted as one vote. With the addition of the King of Yue and Jia Chaoyin, the rear party already had the upper hand, and Pei Xingjian and other practical
Above are the ministers and assistants who are loyal to Emperor Gaozong. It is obviously not easy to pass the Hexi adjustment plan that is beneficial to Li Xian in the political hall, at least in Li Xian's view. Whether it can pass smoothly depends on these few things.
Will months of hard work pay off?
The covenant with Dashi has been signed, but there is only one purpose for signing this covenant, and that is to find an opportunity to tear it up. From ancient times to the present, it has always been like this. In other words, whether this covenant is signed or not, it is the same.
At the end of the day, we still have to rely on the blade to speak. It is conceivable that once Yazid Ibn Abu returns to Dashi with the news that the back party deliberately leaked to him, the situation in Persia will surely change.
Again, if he can win, Li Xian's voice in the court situation will naturally be much higher. But if the war goes slightly unfavorable, the consequences will be a bit unbearable for Li Xian, not for anything else but
Because this army is Li Xian's army, they are Li Xian's direct confidants from top to bottom, and the peace agreement was signed under the leadership of Li Xian. As long as something goes wrong, Li Xian will naturally be the first person responsible and accountable.
With one click, Hexi's military and political affairs will be completely purged, and the consequences will be needless to say serious!
Difficult, really difficult! Li Xian has been squatting in front of a huge sand table for more than ten days since the Lantern Festival in the first year of Tiaolu, and he still has not been able to figure out a sound strategy and tactics before leaving the front line.
Although the inability to grasp changes in the enemy's situation in a timely manner is one of the reasons, it is not the fundamental core. Just because there is a channel for flying eagles to transmit messages, although there is a lag that cannot be made up for, the general dynamics of the enemy's situation, Li Xian
I still know in my heart that the root of the problem is that the gap in military strength between them is too big. Even if the Great Food Kingdom does not dare to invade Persia with its entire army, no matter how hard it is calculated, it can still be done with 300,000 troops, and
After the reinforcements, the strength of the Tang Army was only a little over 30,000. The ten-fold gap cannot be easily made up by tactics. What is even more troublesome is that Yezid Ibn Abu must have learned about the Tang Army from the rear party.
The reality is that the prospects for this battle are indeed not optimistic.
"Your Highness, noon is approaching. Look..."
Li Xian woke up early this morning and squatted in front of the sand table as usual. He didn't move for a long time. The haggard look on his face was clearly visible, which made Gao Miao who was waiting beside him feel distressed.
He whispered a suggestion from the side.
"Um."
Li Xianzheng was so lost in thought that he didn't hear Gao Miao's words at all. He just said something casually, but he still buried his head on the sand table.
"Your Highness..."
Seeing this, Gao Miao was thinking of saying a few more words of persuasion, but before he could speak, he heard a burst of rapid footsteps. Zhuang Yong hurriedly walked in from outside, and the words of persuasion on his lips stopped there.
Come down.
"Your Highness, something big has happened in the Shanyu Protector's Mansion."
Zhuang Yong was obviously very impatient, and did not respond to Gao Miao's nod of greeting. He rushed behind Li Xian with a few strides, bowed, and hurriedly reported the matter.
"Huh? What's going on?"
Upon hearing what Zhuang Yong said, Li Xian stood up suddenly, turned around, looked at Zhuang Yong with a sharp look, and asked in surprise.
"Your Majesty, I have just received news from the Protectorate, saying that Ashtwen Fu of the Turkic tribe has rebelled and proclaimed Ashina Nisuku as khan. Twenty-four states have responded in panic, and there are as many as many rebels.
There are hundreds of thousands of people. Protector Xiao Siye has led his army to suppress the rebellion. They have been defeated twice in succession. The armies have suffered heavy casualties and are beyond their capabilities. Emergency military reports are on the way and they will arrive in Beijing within a few days!"
Since the matter was so important, Zhuang Yong did not dare to neglect it and hurriedly reported the urgent news just sent back from "Mingdi".
"I understand. Let's order the Guan Nei Dao sub-ruler to step up the investigation of the military situation. As soon as there is any news, we will report it immediately. Let's go."
After listening to Zhuang Yong's report, Li Xian's face instantly became gloomy. It was true that some leaks in the house were caused by the continuous rain, but he did not express anything special and just gave an order in a calm tone.
"promise!"
Since Li Xian had given the order, Zhuang Yong did not dare to delay for a moment, so he hurriedly responded and exited the study, busy making arrangements without mentioning it.
"Go, Mr. Xuan Di will come to see you immediately!"
Things actually came together, one wave after another. At a time when the political dispute was about to erupt, and when war broke out, Li Xian's head couldn't help but feel a little bigger. In the study room
After pacing back and forth for a long time, he suddenly stopped and gave an order in a cold voice.
"Ah, No!"
It was almost noon now, and if we really had to discuss things again, we didn't know how long lunch would be delayed. Gao Miao was responsible for taking care of Li Xianzhi, so he was a little worried. He wanted to give some advice.
But when he saw that Li Xian looked wrong, he didn't dare to say anything. He could only respond respectfully and go to promote the calling without mentioning it...