Chapter One Thousand and Thirty-Five

A battle was narrated in the mouth of Zhang Qiu and Qiong, and it was displayed in front of everyone. Many of these details were completely unknown to the important ministers of the court at that time. Even Taishi Ling Yan Wenzhang heard about it for the first time, and hurriedly gestured into the distance. Under the pillars, there was already a Taishi Cheng sitting on the ground, waving ink, and quickly recorded it.

"War is a last resort, not because our generals are belligerent, but because the situation is compelling. The ultimate goal of war is still to protect the people. It's just that there are many ways to protect the people, either to keep the enemy inside, wait for the enemy to attack, and then send out the army, and another is to defend the enemy from the outside and take the initiative to prevent war. It's just that the ministers are more inclined to the former, while we are choosing the latter, there is no right or wrong, but the concept and method are different. In addition, whether it is the former or the latter, as long as there is war, there will be casualties. This is unavoidable. ”

"But there is one thing, whether it is war or peace, our generals will protect the Tang Dynasty and protect the hearts of the people, which is the same as you. ”

In the last sentence, Zhang Qiu and Qiong's voice was extremely sincere. The battle between civil and military forces is the battle between the concepts of war and peace, and as the secretary of the military department, it is impossible for Zhang Qiu and Qiong to stay out of the matter.

"In the situation of Talas, Wechen is not among them, and there is no way to judge the details, but Wechen believes in the young marquis and also believes in His Majesty's vision. Since the young marquis and Gao Xianzhi mostly protected the imperial court and asked for more troops, the situation in Talas must be extremely dangerous. It is better to believe that it is there than to believe that it is not, so Weichen asked His Majesty to immediately increase troops in the northwest and rush to the aid of the young marquis. ”

After saying the last word, Zhang Qiu and Qiong breathed a long sigh of relief, feeling relieved.

In the battle of the southwest, Zhang Qiu and Qiong owed Wang Chong a huge favor, if it weren't for Wang Chong, Zhang Qiu and Qiong would not only not be able to sit in the position of the secretary of the military department, but also those soldiers who had followed him for more than ten years in Annan would have to die in Erhai. Now in the battle of Talas, Zhang Qiu and Qiong can be regarded as returning him a favor.

More importantly, for the battle in Talas, Zhang Qiu and Qiong have their own judgments. As a famous general in the army, the top imperial general of the Tang Dynasty, Zhang Qiu and Qiong's judgment is the same as Wang Chong, if you don't quickly increase your troops in the northwest, if you really let the tripartite alliance, I am afraid that the entire land of Middle-earth will be shocked.

"Hmph, ridiculous! You military generals have been using troops for many years, working hard and losing money, and you can still say such a big truth, Lord Zhang Qiu is really good at arguing! Lord Wang, do you think the same way?"

A voice said, instantly focusing everyone's attention on the other side, Wang Gan, who had been frowning and silent.

"Boom!"

Feeling everyone's gaze, Wang Chong's uncle Wang Qian's heart jumped suddenly, and his face suddenly turned blue and purple. In the entire imperial court, there is nothing more delicate and embarrassing than his position. Wang Gen was originally a Wenchen and belonged to the Wendao lineage, but Wang Yan, Wang Fu, and Wang Chong were typical military generals, and the entire Wang family belonged to both literature and martial arts, a typical family of generals.

And going back to the future, the source of everything is from Jiugong. Although Jiugong was a civil minister, he was a military strategy, and led his soldiers and horses to sweep through the Eastern and Western Turks and Uszang, and made great achievements.

Even further, this civil and military dispute is so big that even Tai Shiling is involved, and the cause is Wang Chong of the Wang family.

"This ......"

For the first time, Wang Jian felt that it was unprecedentedly tricky. Participating in the government for so long, Wang Gen has experienced many winds and waves, and some crises are even enough to threaten the entire Wang family and uproot the entire Wang family.

But Wang Gan would rather face that situation than get caught up in this thorny civil and military dispute.

Wenchen is war-weary, this is the eternal truth, as long as Wang Gen says a war word, and the opinions of the Wenchen, he will be isolated by the Wenchen in the future, without the support of the Wenchen, Wang Gen will come to an end in the road of Wendao after the lineage. And if Wang Gen supports Wenchen, then it will definitely chill the hearts of the generals of the world.

The reason why this civil and military dispute was so fierce was that Jiang Yuanrang and other old ministers in the army would rather risk being criticized by Wenchen and not back down, in order to support the Wang family and Wang Chong, Wang Chong, who was far away in Talas. If Wang Chong opposes the generals at this time, it will not only cause the Wang family to fall into injustice, but also send Wang Chong to death.

At this moment, Wang Gan was at war with heaven and man in his heart, and he was in a dilemma.

"Lord Wang, don't be embarrassed, I'll tell you for you!"

At this moment, an old, majestic voice suddenly came from the main hall. Hearing this voice, Wang Gan's heart trembled violently, and all the ministers of civil and military affairs shook one after another, and looked towards the top of the main hall.

Taishi!

Looking at the figure of the wide robe and big sleeves on the rosewood bench, the same thought suddenly flashed in everyone's minds. I saw that above the main hall, the Taishi who had been standing still, closed his eyes and recuperated didn't know when he opened his eyes, and a strong essence burst out of his eyes.

Taishi, Taifu, and Taibao, known as the three princes of the dynasty, among the three, the Taishi is the head.

Taishi is highly respected and has a huge influence among the government and the opposition. Even the current Holy Emperor is extremely respectful.

Every time in the early dynasty, all the civil and military ministers were all standing in the ranks, and only the Taishi was placed by the Holy Emperor with a red sandalwood chair and placed in the closest position to the Holy Emperor to show respect. Taishi is very old, and he rarely interferes in the affairs of the court. Most of the time they sit in the temple, sometimes appearing, sometimes not.

This time in the Talas incident, everyone originally thought that the Taishi was just listening in the palace, but they didn't expect that the Taishi would rarely intervene in the civil and military disputes caused by the Talas incident.

Taishi is the head of Wenchen, and he suddenly intervened in this court dispute, and the weight was suddenly completely different.

"Damn! What's going on? Even the Grand Master has come out!"

At this moment, even Zhang Qiu and Qiong couldn't help but shake in their hearts, and there was a faint feeling that something was not good.

Although he is in the military department and has great power, when it comes to prestige and influence in the court, Zhang Qiu and Qiong are still far behind.

"Your Majesty, the old minister only has one sentence......

On the rosewood chair, the master brushed his wide sleeves and slowly stood up. At that moment, a huge aura like a mountain and a sea suddenly burst out from him, and in an instant, the entire hall was extremely silent, the needles could be heard, and the eyes of countless people converged on him.

"Although the country is big, the belligerent will die!!"

Boom, Taishi's eyes were like electricity, sweeping past the Manchu Dynasty civil and military bodies, and the majestic voice echoed throughout the hall. All the ministers, including Jiang Yuanrang, the old general who had been in a-for-tat confrontation with all the ministers before, were all throbbing in their hearts and unable to speak.

In the main hall, it was quiet, and the atmosphere was depressing to death.

Wang Gan's heart was heavy, as if he had pressed a boulder. And behind the pillars, King Song's face was also extremely ugly.

From the time he opened his eyes to the time he stood up, the Taishi just said these few words, and their weight was much heavier and more difficult to refute than the words of all the ministers in the court combined. The weight of this sentence is not something that any military general can afford.

"Taishi ......"

King Song's body trembled, looking at the top of the main hall, his eyes were deep, and his heart was extremely cold.

Taishi is highly respected, has a very high status, and has a deep influence, so he easily does not participate in the court, let alone speaks easily. But once you open your mouth, the words you say are equivalent to the golden rule. Even if the Song Dynasty is a royal prince, it cannot be compared.

A civil and military battle finally attracted this leader of Wendao, which King Song did not expect.

This court battle suddenly became extremely unfavorable to all the generals. What's more, Wang Chong and Gao Xianzhi's request for more troops to fight Talas suddenly had a huge reversal, and they became extremely passive and unfavorable.

"King Song, do you have anything to say?"

A voice suddenly came from his ears, and just when King Song's heart was sinking like iron and feeling bad, the main hall, the master's eyes turned, and he suddenly swept towards King Song. His expression was grim and his gaze was extremely cold. King Song is a staunch main battle faction, this is a fact known to both the government and the opposition, how can the Taishi not know?

Obviously, for the war of the imperial court for many years, the Taishi, as the head of the three princes, has also been dissatisfied, and this time the "Talas Incident" broke out completely.

"Taishi ......"

King Song hesitated, but before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted.

"His Royal Highness the King of Song, the old affairs of the Han Dynasty, do you want to repeat it in this dynasty?"

Taishi flicked his sleeves and said lightly.

King Song's heart was shocked, and he was about to take out his mouth, but he immediately swallowed it back. "The old things of the Han Dynasty" refers to a generation of Ming monarchs thousands of years ago, the Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty opened up the territory and split the land, governed the martial arts, and established immortal meritorious deeds, but because of the continuous wars in his later years, the people were not able to make a living, ten rooms and nine emptiness, and no one cultivated the fields.

When Taishi mentioned the "old things of Han Wu", he obviously used Han Wu to allude to the Holy Emperor. The Holy Emperor I was wise and created the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, which made the Tang Dynasty appear an unprecedented prosperous situation. If the old events of the Han Dynasty were repeated in this dynasty, the wisdom of the Holy Emperor would inevitably be ruined.

Even King Song can't afford it.

"Your Majesty, after all, Talas is a land of transformation, and it is not happy to win, but it may lead to the loss of all previous achievements. The old minister thought ,...... Master Gao and Young Hou can withdraw their troops!"

In the last sentence, the Taishi finally turned his head and looked at the Holy Emperor above the main hall, hidden behind the bead curtain.

The hall was quiet, for a long time—

"Hmm. ”

Finally, behind the bead curtain, the Holy Emperor spoke, and a simple single word contained infinite coercion, causing the entire hall to tremble:

"I know. ”

The four words did not reveal the slightest emotion, but in the main hall, all the generals, including King Song, Wang Gan, and Zhang Qiu and Qiong, were sinking in their hearts. The Holy Emperor has always allowed his ministers to explain the affairs of the court, rarely interfering and rarely expressing their opinions.

If the ministers were able to make their own decisions, then the Holy Emperor would not say a word. Only when there is a problem, will the golden mouth and the holy oracle be issued.