"Although the analysis is quite reasonable, but Xue Yantuo's tens of thousands of troops are not clay and paper, once he breaks through the Great Wall and crosses Shuozhou to attack the hinterland of Hedong, the Tang Dynasty will suffer painful losses, and even if the Xue Yantuo clan is annihilated, it will not be recovered. Since you are right, it is up to you to go to Shuozhou to preside over the overall situation, remember, as long as Xue Yantuo steps into the Great Wall for half a step, you don't have to come back, kill yourself under the Great Wall, and apologize for your sins with death! ”

His Majesty Li Er's solemn decree is irrefutable.

Fang Jun's mouth was big, and he looked stunned......

Please, we are not the officials of Honglu Temple who are responsible for negotiations, nor are we the commanders of the garrison in Shuozhou, what do you want us to do?

Hurriedly said: "Your Majesty Mingjian, Weichen has an impulsive personality and has no foresight, lest he spoil His Majesty's plan, and it will be difficult to atone for his sins even if he dies at that time. ”

is also joking, who will go to the ghost place in Shuozhou in this wind and snow?

His Majesty Li Er snorted and said disdainfully: "No foresight? I just heard that you pointed out the country and scolded Fang Xuan, quite the style of an ancient virtuous minister, even if Jiang Shang and Yi Yin's generation, I am afraid that they will be dwarfed. At this time, what do you say that you have no foresight? ”

sneered, ignored Fang Jun, and asked the ministers: "Send Fang Jun to Shuozhou, give the sword festival yak, negotiate with Xue Yantuo, and appease the rest of the Turks, do you think it's okay?" ”

The ministers in the hall paused slightly, and then said in unison: "Your Majesty Shengming! ”

"Fang Shilang is smart and changeable, and he is the best choice for the envoy."

"Fang Shilang is far-sighted, Xue Yantuo knows the situation well, and he is a more suitable candidate."

……

A piece of approval.

Fang Jun was a little stunned, especially when he saw that Chu Suiliang actually nodded with a gloomy face, and suddenly felt that the whole world was crazy?

It is impossible for Xue Yantuo to start a war, this is the consensus of everyone, and whoever goes to negotiate under such circumstances will be a meritorious achievement in vain, because Xue Yantuo's withdrawal is inevitable. Taking a step back, even if Xue Yantuo really took the wrong medicine and started a war without authorization, it would be a miscalculation by the group of bigwigs in the court, and it was impossible for Fang Jun to carry this pot.

It can be said that whoever goes to Shuozhou is destined to have no merit.

When did we become fragrant and sweet, and everyone in the world was so good to me?

I'm not used to it......

This is not over, I saw the eldest grandson Wuji played: "Xue Yantuo is a piece of Tiele, it is really a barbarian outside, afraid of power but not virtuous, Fang Shilang is also the general of the right tun guard, since he should lead tens of thousands of elite soldiers of the right tun guard to Shuozhou, under the power of the army, he will be able to deter the barbarians, and dare not act rashly." ”

Fang Jun almost thought he was having auditory hallucinations.

The eldest grandson Yin actually wanted to let himself lead the army to Shuozhou?

This is the power of the governor all the way!

His Majesty Li Er had already bowed his head and said, "Quasi! ”

*****

Out of the political hall, Fang Jun was still a little dizzy, and he couldn't understand why everyone supported him to go to Shuozhou?

It wasn't until he led his troops back to the yamen of the military department in the cold wind, and the biting north wind blew on his face like a knife cut, that Fang Junfang came to his senses.

Sitting in the duty room, drinking hot tea, the cold was dispelled.

Shaking his head, he sighed......

Where is this where the whole world loves me?

It is clear that they are sending themselves to Shuozhou, and everyone is out of sight, and no one is competing with them for the merits of the Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo......

This time to Shuozhou, heavy snow closed the road, at least half a month, don't want to go home for the New Year. Xue Yantuo's tens of thousands of troops braved the heavy snow to enter Baidaochuan unusually, winter is the most difficult time for the nomads, they have no food, only livestock as military food, how much livestock is consumed in vain?

If you don't get the desired harvest, how can you be willing to withdraw from the army?

It's just a negotiation between each other, don't think about it for three or two months, the most optimistic estimate, when Xue Yantuo withdraws his troops, it will be the beginning of spring.

The crusade has begun......

What's the matter, don't you take me to play?

Fang Jun was so depressed that he couldn't do it.

After a while, an official from Menxia Province sent the sword festival yak given by the emperor and the tiger talisman for the general to go on the expedition.

The officials of the military department looked sideways, and then they remembered that their squire was not only the emperor's son-in-law, but also hung the official position of the general of the right guard, leading the army to conquer Saibei, this is what every Tang official thinks about in his dreams, Feng Wolf Juxu, Le Shi Yanran, is the supreme merit of every Han person!

Suddenly, they were envious.

After receiving a large wave of congratulations, Fang Jun cleaned up and once again handed over the affairs of the military department to Guo Fushan as an agent, and Wen Yan encouraged him.

Guo Fushan patted his chest and said: "Although Fang Shilang can rest assured, the military department will definitely not cause the slightest trouble to Fang Shilang!" ”

This person has a smooth personality and is all-encompassing, and Fang Jun is very relieved of him.

returned to Fang Mansion with the trilogy, went directly to the study to see Fang Xuanling, and told him in detail about the situation in the political hall just now......

Fang Xuanling stroked his beard and said indifferently: "This is Your Majesty's maintenance and preference for you, since you should be grateful for the grace of God and loyal to the country, why is your face angry and resentful?" ”

Fang Jun sighed and said: "Naturally, this is His Majesty's preference, but if you can't participate in such a major event as the Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo, it is inevitable that you will regret it." ”

What about regrets?

He was also worried that His Majesty Li Er would repeat the mistakes of the past and not be able to do his best!

It is impossible for Xue Yantuo to start a large-scale war, this is the consensus of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military forces, and under such circumstances, His Majesty Li Er sent Fang Jun to Shuozhou to negotiate with him and stabilize the situation, making it clear that he was giving him a credit for nothing.

Why?

It's because His Majesty Li Er is compensating......

As Fang Jun said to the crown prince Li Chengqian before, the Tang Dynasty regarded the Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo as the last opportunity to gain military merits on a large scale, and since then, there has been no national war of this scale, who will give up such an opportunity?

The factions are overturned, the forces are staggered, even His Majesty Li Er has to compromise for it, the land route is the main battlefield, it is a doomed thing, no one can change it, even if the sailors are strong and strong, they can go straight to the capital of Goguryeo......

Politics needs to be compromised, and interests need to be compromised.

In this way, in addition to transporting grain and straw, it is impossible for the sailor to become the main combat force, and it is only for transporting grain and straw to carry weight, so what is a little greater merit? Let the sailor assist in the whole process, His Majesty Li Er also felt a little uncomfortable, after all, he had single-handedly created such a sailor who had been crisscrossing the seven seas, but he had to abandon it.

Such a little bit of merit is almost nothing, and His Majesty Li Er can't help it.

But if Fang Jun is allowed to participate in the land offensive, and the credit will be distributed at that time, will he be given a founding prince and a pillar country?

If the merit is low, it is not good, and it is not good if it is high, and leading the army to Shuozhou to stabilize the situation and force Xue Yantuo back, this merit is not big or small, just right......

"If it weren't for the child's greedy exploits, the child's current official title has reached its peak, so what's the use of more merits? It's just that at present, inside and outside the government and the opposition, they are too optimistic about the Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo, and the children are very worried, and the arrogant army will be defeated! Although Goguryeo is sparsely populated, there is a lot of land, and it has a vast depth, which can be fought in a war of attrition. In the face of the survival of the family and the country, the war against the water, the million army of the Great Sui was not also a wolf rushing to the pigs, returning with a feather, and losing most of it? Once history repeats itself, Datang suffers a heavy setback, and I don't know how many years it will take to recover. At this time, there are still countless Great Sui soldiers in Goguryeo, and the remains are everywhere. ”

Fang Jun was worried and sighed.

He is by no means unfounded, because in history, His Majesty Li Er's personal expedition was like a bamboo in the early stage, and when it was implemented by the Goguryeo people in the later stage, most of their cities were built with the help of the mountains, which were easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the Tang army could only chisel one fortified city after another, not to mention the heavy losses, which seriously delayed the progress of the march.

As a result, he hit Anshi City, was dragged by the Goguryeo army, and fought to the death, the weather was cold at that time, and the transportation of grain and grass was not crowded, so he had to return to the court with a disgraced face......

Fang Jun didn't care whether His Majesty Li Er could destroy Goguryeo in one go, anyway, the Tang Dynasty was strong, and he would definitely be able to incorporate the land of Goguryeo into the territory of the Tang Dynasty later, but every expedition to Goguryeo meant huge casualties among soldiers, financial consumption, and the family funds that he had saved so hard were thrown to Goguryeo.

A country's foreign war is either a strategic trade-off, even if there are many casualties, it must not hesitate to do so; Either way, it is the plundering of resources, which has to be calculated well, as long as the captured land can obtain the resources to supply the country's development, no matter how many people die, it is worth it.

As for the enemy of the whole world...... And how?

Fang Xuanling didn't have much anxiety, calmly scared the tea, and asked slowly: "Even if you are worried, what can you do?" ”

Fang Jun blinked, speechless.

Yes, even if I see through history and break my heart, who will listen to him?

The Tang Dynasty has long been fascinated by the great cause of destroying Goguryeo......