Wang Si suddenly said: "This time in the first battle of the Liang State, the eleven states were captured, the Tiance Mansion accounted for five states, the prince Wei also occupied five states, and there was another state, whoever occupies it will have the upper hand." Since ancient times, big things start from small places, even one state and one county cannot give up. ”

Unexpectedly, Cui Gong obviously had objections this time, and slowly shook his head and said: "Don't move that state for the time being, lest something happen." If Tiance Mansion can let go, we can also let go. ”

Wang Si frowned slightly, and said with some displeasure: "Do you still insist on giving that Gu Tianya some face?" ”

Cui Gong smiled, shook his head and said: "This is not a face, but a real land, that little brother Gu, as the husband of Princess Pingyang, actually led the troops to fight with a bow and arrow, and the women's army also dispatched 20,000 soldiers, we can't even leave a mouthful of soup for others." ”

Wang Si frowned even deeper, and said with a reminder: "Hebei Dao is already big enough, and there are only ten Dao ...... in the entire Datang."

Cui Gong glanced at him and said leisurely: "Hebei Province will be returned one day, so we have to leave a state of land for others, otherwise a princess will not even have a fiefdom to eat after marriage, once this kind of thing is written into the history books, future generations are afraid that they will scold us for thousands of years." ”

Wang Si's eyes flashed, and he said quite proudly: "The history book is in the hands of the family. ”

The implication is self-evident, and when the time comes, they can write whatever they want.

Cui Gong looked at him again, sighed and said: "Don't do things too badly, otherwise the end will not be good." Brother Wang Sixian, there is no need to discuss this matter anymore. We must not force a Mo family heir to fight back for the sake of a state. The heirs of the Mo family are already terrible, but he also married a princess with a heavy army. ”

Wang Si suddenly laughed, nodded and said, "Actually, I also mean the same, leave the land of that state to Gu Tianya......"

After a pause, he continued: "But he can only give land to one state, and he will never be allowed to occupy a second state." ”

Cui Gong was noncommittal about this, looked at the northwest from afar, and said meaningfully: "According to the report of Hongling's urgent envoy, the army of the class returning to the dynasty can reach Chang'an today. It is said that the 20,000 soldiers of the Women's Army will also come. ”

Wang Si also looked at the northwest and subconsciously said: "The border army has entered the customs, which is quite bad. ”

Since ancient times, the border army has been the most capable of fighting, especially the Niangzi Army, which is stationed in the north to fight against the Turks, which can almost be said to be the top military strength in the entire Tang Dynasty.

Although Tiance Mansion is very fierce, only a small number of elites are fierce, and the prince's guard rate put together by the family is very strong, but there are only forty or fifty thousand strong people.

The two factions now have 200,000 troops each, and they are still fighting fiercely, but the upper echelons on both sides all know that a large part of their forces are government soldiers.

In the Tang Dynasty's government soldier system, the combat effectiveness of the soldiers cannot be compared with that of professional soldiers.

And the Women's Army is just a professional soldier.

And it was also a border army stationed in the north against the Turks.

Such an elite entry into the pass, even if there are only 20,000 people, it is easy to arouse vigilance, because the border army is too strong.

Cui Gong also seemed to be quite worried about this, and only after a long time did he slowly speak: "This matter is a foregone conclusion, and it is too dazzling to want to stop it, fortunately, the women's army just entered the customs to report the victory, and carried out a prisoner sacrifice ceremony by the way, and when the matter is over, they have no excuse to continue to stay, and then we will speak again, and it is logical to let the border army leave......"

Wang Si suddenly sneered and said: "The so-called victory and the so-called sacrifice of prisoners are actually appearances, and the real purpose is to show military might. ”

Cui Gong smiled and said a little indifferently: "That little brother Gu is the husband of Princess Pingyang after all, how can we press others to be a white body for the rest of our lives?" The old man still said the same thing, don't be too desperate in doing things. This time, people led the army into the customs, it is indeed to be knighted by military merits, the old man thinks that it should be sealed, people are about to be fathers, even if he is not for his own sake, he has to think about the future of the child, so yes, this matter can not be stopped, on the contrary, the old man is also ready to help promote. ”

Wang Si's eyes flashed, and he frowned and asked, "What does Duke Cui think is appropriate for him?" ”

How do you know that Cui Gong didn't answer the rhetorical question, and asked him with a smile: "What does Brother Wang Sixian think is appropriate?" ”

Wang Si obviously groaned, and only slowly spoke after a long time, and said helplessly: "I'm afraid that I have to give a county marquis at the minimum, otherwise it will not be easy for the 20,000 border troops to drive away." ”

"It's too low!" Cui Gong suddenly objected, his tone was extremely resolute, and he said solemnly: "The old man thinks that he has to be crowned a prince of the country in order to be worthy of the identity of Princess Pingyang." ”

Wang Si was shocked and blurted out: "How many princes are there in the entire Tang Dynasty? ”

Duke Cui glanced at him meaningfully and said, "People lead a large army to expand the territory, why can't they give a national duke?" Brother Wang Sixian, don't stop it, otherwise the girl of the Li family will be furious, and the next border army entering the customs will probably not be 20,000 people......"

After a pause, he suddenly lowered his voice and said: "Don't forget, our big thing is to fight with Tiance Mansion, if we make enemies for no reason, it is likely to push the women's army to Tiance Mansion." Isn't it ridiculous and generous to do things because of small losses. ”

Wang Si finally nodded and said, "Then after the meeting will be in court, I will personally report to Your Majesty for the decree, since we want to show favor to Gu Tianya, we must put the show on the bright side." ”

Cui Gong smiled and said, "I'm afraid that the people over there in Tiance Mansion will rush ahead of us." ”

Wang Si smiled coldly and said, "Then look at each other's methods, the family is best at this kind of thing." ”

Cui Gong looked into the distance leisurely, and for some reason suddenly said with deep meaning: "The old man really wants to meet that little brother Gu." ”

At this time, the gate of the Taiji Hall slowly opened, and countless officials immediately sorted out their clothes and prepared to enter the door according to their ranks.

Unexpectedly, a figure flashed in front of the door, and it was Emperor Li Yuan who stepped out, and said with a faint smile: "Today, I can't go to court." ”

This was so shocking that countless officials were stunned on the spot.

But seeing Li Yuan laughing, he suddenly stretched out his hand and pointed into the distance, and said: "Half an hour ago, I received a message from the birds, and the army of the class master returning to the dynasty is only five miles away from Chang'an City, so I have a whim, and I am ready to lead a hundred officials to the city wall, and the children of my family want to sacrifice prisoners to celebrate, how can I, as an elder, not give some face......

Laughing again, he strode directly towards the gate of the palace, and saw two teams of Yulin guards waving flags, and in a blink of an eye, they gathered from all around, escorting the emperor's ceremonial drive, and the tide generally walked away.

This posture, no matter how you look at it, seems to have been prepared for a long time.

The officials present looked at each other, and they all saw the curiosity in each other's eyes.

Wang Si and Cui Gong exchanged colors, and at the same time sighed and said, "Li Yuan is becoming more and more confident in doing things, and the Li family's confidence in authority is getting stronger and stronger. ”

Without the deliberation of hundreds of officials, the decision was made directly, and the early dynasty was canceled casually, saying that if you go to the city wall, you will go to the city wall, which is a manifestation of great self-confidence, and there is obviously a certain change in the power pattern of the Tang Dynasty.

Cui Gong looked at Li Yuan's figure from afar, and only sighed deeply after a long time, as if he had a feeling: "I remember that back then, the old man and him were neck and neck, if it comes to the strength of the family, the Qinghe Cui clan is better than the right Li clan, and he, Li Yuan, is only one of the right Li clans." ”

Wang Si also felt it, and muttered to himself: "Isn't this the case with the Wang family, when he was an official in Taiyuan, he also relied on the Wang family, but now, he is the emperor." ”

The two old guys glanced at each other, and they both saw the bitterness in each other's eyes.

At the same time, he also strengthened his determination to fight for imperial power with the help of Li Jiancheng.

Power has been intoxicating since ancient times.

……

At this time, outside Chang'an City, the official road was dusty, but I saw that the army of more than 100,000 was divided into three groups, and the tide was generally slowly approaching Chang'an.

Standing on the top of the city and looking at it, you can only see dense soldiers, black and oppressive, and the military majesty is terrifying.

Suddenly hearing a drum, five thousand Xuanjia iron cavalry rushed out, rushed to Chang'an City in a blink of an eye, roared in unison like thunder, and said: "Tang Tiance Mansion, Xuanjia Iron Cavalry, this time Liang State battle, captured five states, killed more than 30,000 enemies, captured 47,000, and specially presented prisoners to Your Majesty, the Tang Dynasty is victorious......

With the roar of the five thousand Xuanjia iron horsemen, the fifty thousand Tiance army roared together, roaring and rolling, overwhelming the mountains and seas, and said: "Ten thousand victories, ten thousand victories, ten thousand victories in the Tang Dynasty, ten thousand victories in the Tiance Mansion." ”

On the city wall, Li Yuan laughed.

Wang Si looked at the army of Tiance Mansion under the city, and then looked at the five thousand Xuanjia Iron Horsemen, gritted his teeth and said: "This is a move to show off their might, and the people of Tiance Mansion are not worthy of the son of man." ”

Cui Gong glanced at him and said with a smile: "It's okay, there are strong soldiers on my family's side, Brother Wang Sixian, you take a closer look." ”

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