Chapter 74: Fake Military Information?
Before everyone in the hall could figure out what to do, there was another eight-hundred-mile urgency!
What's going on?
Could it be that Li Kuan was poisoned not long after he left the city?
"Take it to me!" Don't want Li Zhong to take another hand, Li Shimin himself couldn't wait to snatch the fold from the little eunuch.
The eldest grandson Wuji looked at the fold in Li Shimin's hand without turning his eyes, as if he could also see the content of the fold in this way.
And Li Shimin, who was reading the recital, had a red face and a blue face, but after a while, his face was black.
"Ridiculous! It's ridiculous! This cow Jinda, when will it actually fake the military information? Li Shimin angrily threw the fold to the ground.
The eldest grandson Wuji is not only Li Shimin's brother-in-law, but also Li Shimin's minister, and he did not shy away from picking up the folds on the ground and looking at them.
However, his face is also wonderful.
Astonished! Astound! Disdain! Surprise!
All kinds of expressions appeared on the face of the eldest grandson Wuji in a short period of time, which made Fang Xuanling on the side also full of curiosity.
"Your Majesty, military affairs are not allowed to be played with. Niu Jinda can also be regarded as a veteran of the Qin Palace, but the eight-hundred-mile rush is to deliver such a ridiculous news, this wind must not last! The eldest grandson Wuji said righteously.
Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng and others were all aroused by Li Shimin and the eldest grandson Wuji's reflections, but after watching the recital, they all looked at each other.
It's fake news, right?
But how can I hope it be true?
"Your Majesty strictly ordered the defenders of Liangzhou not to go out of the city easily, and now whether this news is true or not, you must check Niu Jinda carefully to see what he has to say." Wei Zheng didn't believe that this news was true at all.
Just came an 800-mile urgent saying that His Royal Highness the King of Chu went out with a thousand guards to exterminate the Western Turkic cavalry, and as a result, another 800-li urgent said that His Royal Highness the King of Chu defeated the Western Turkic army, killed more than 10,000 enemies, captured thousands, and countless horses.
It's hilarious, right?
In fact, if Niu Jinda was also in the temple, it is estimated that he would be wronged.
Li Kuan's troops went out of the city, but he couldn't stop him, and after a night of fear, he found that he hadn't come back yet, and he didn't dare to go out of the city easily, but he was afraid that there would be a situation he didn't want to see at that time, and he couldn't explain to Li Shimin, so he finally arranged 800 miles to go to Chang'an City to report the news early the next morning.
It's good to let Li Shimin be mentally prepared.
As a result, not long after the messenger set out, the guards of the Chu Palace's palace returned to the city and asked them to send troops to Liangye Valley to sweep away the fleeing Western Turks.
After witnessing the tragic scene of Liang Yegu with his own eyes and briefly confirming the results of the battle, Niu Jinda immediately sent 800 li to Chang'an City again to report the news.
Although the departure time of the two messengers was more than half a day, the previous eight-hundred-mile expedited was obviously not so urgent, and the messenger left a little effort, and it became a situation where the two messengers arrived in Chang'an almost at the same time.
"Your Majesty, Niu Jinda is an old man in the Qin Palace, what kind of character he is, everyone should know better. Wechen would rather believe that His Royal Highness the King of Chu had won a great victory over the Western Turks than that Niu Jinda was lying. Fang Xuanling thought for a while and made a decision.
"What Fang Gong said is also a little reasonable, among the ministers, it is best for the imperial court to send someone to Liangzhou to confirm, if it is true, then His Royal Highness the King of Chu has made a great contribution, and it is necessary for the imperial court to find out how His Royal Highness defeated the Western Turks with a thousand guards; And if the result is a different situation, then take this opportunity for Your Majesty to be clear and upright, rectify military discipline, and avoid a similar situation from happening again. Wei Zheng, who has always been unable to tolerate sand in his eyes, put forward a more pertinent suggestion.
As it stands, it is difficult to convince others, whether they believe it or not.
Instead of arguing and doubting here, it is better to send someone to Liangzhou to confirm.
If a small group of people hurry up, they can rush back to Chang'an City between the heavy snow and road closures.
"Xuan Cheng's suggestion is that he is old and seeking the country, and now he has to do it first. Whether it is Li Kuan's annihilation of the Western Turkic army, or Niu Jinda's fake army invitation, I don't believe it, what happened in Liangzhou must be clarified as soon as possible. ”
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Five-in-one.
Zheng Hai and Wang Jie were staggering over a little wine, admiring the yellowing leaves outside.
"Brother Wang, after that Li Kuan went to Liangzhou, there is no one in Chang'an City who can compare to you, and you are all in the limelight at several poetry meetings this month." Zheng Hai picked up the wine glass and touched Wang Jie lightly.
"What Li Kuan was like in the past, everyone knows very well, who knows what the story is behind the Mid-Autumn Festival poetry meeting. Even this month he is still in Chang'an City, and I am not afraid of him either. ”
Wang Jie felt that Zheng Hai's tone was as if he was afraid of Li Kuan, and immediately retorted unconvinced.
"Yes, indeed. Even if Li Kuan is in Chang'an City, Brother Wang is not afraid of him. But it's like that kind of annoying guy, it's better to get out of the way. ”
That's true. Liangzhou is far away from Chang'an, and it is a frontier, and the Western Turks have been constantly in turmoil this year. Li Kuan wanted to come back, but he didn't know that it was the Year of the Ox. Come, one less scourge for Chang'an City, let's have another drink. ”
Zheng Hai finished drinking, smacked his lips, and mysteriously poked his head to Wang Jie, "Brother Wang, I heard that something big happened in Liangzhou, and two batches of eight hundred miles rushed two days ago." ”
It is difficult for ordinary people to know a lot of news about the court, but for a child of a family like Zheng Hai, there are not too many secrets about the things in the court.
"Oh? Could it be Brother Zheng, what do you know? I've heard about the 800-mile rush, but I don't know exactly what happened. ”
"Hehe, speaking of which, this has something to do with Li Kuan's guy again."
"Does it have anything to do with Li Kuan? Or is it an eight-hundred-mile rush? Wang Jie immediately became interested, "Could it be that Li Kuan's stall is what's going on?" ”
Zheng Hai: "Hmph, I'm afraid it's not just about the stall. This time, I guess it's hard to say whether he can keep his title as a prince. ”
"So serious? This guy likes to plague the people in Chang'an City, but after returning to his fiefdom, he has intensified? The people of Liangzhou City are really going to suffer. Wang Jie showed an expression of worry and worry about the world, people who don't understand the situation really think that he is compassionate.
"A thousand palace guards can defeat nearly 20,000 elite Western Turkic cavalry, do you believe this?"
"If you defeat 2,000 people, there may be room for speculation, 20,000? Even if Li Jing personally came out, I don't believe it. "Although Wang Jie is a literati, he is not completely ignorant of military affairs.
In fact, many literati in the early Tang Dynasty were also masters of both civil and military affairs.
In particular, the core children of the five surnames and seven hopes have enjoyed the best quality educational resources since they were young, and their knowledge and talent are actually not bad.
They don't look like the gentlemen that many people think they are.
"The eight-hundred-mile rush of Liangzhou City means that our Royal Highness the King of Chu led a thousand guards and defeated the 20,000 elites of the Western Turks." Zheng Hai smiled mockingly.
"Whew! If Li Kuan can defeat 20,000 Western Turks with a thousand guards, I, Wang Jie, can eat this table! ”