Chapter 2 Self-Recommendation for the Frontier Divine Envoy

Pei Min's self-recommendation made Li Longji half shocked again. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info

Even Gao Lishi, who had been keeping his head down, couldn't help but raise his eyes slightly and glanced at Pei Min.

Pei Min's current development momentum is excellent, the second in command of the Yushitai, the second in command of the military department, and he is deeply favored by the emperor, holding a big killer weapon like the recruitment system, and the political merit in the temple can only be compared with Yao Chong, the prime minister. As long as you stay up for a few years, you will be able to make further progress. At that time, it was the Imperial Historian or the Military Department Shangshu, and these two official positions were only one step away from the phase.

Li Longji sometimes thinks that with Pei Min's talent and achievements, how many years will it take to ascend to the stage?

In the face of such an upward momentum, it is really unwise for Pei Min to give up such a political prospect and recommend himself to struggle in the quagmire of Taozhou. If Pei Min hadn't mentioned this matter to him a few years ago, he really suspected that Pei Min was under some threat politically.

"Why is Jingyuan obsessed with the unexpected tune, this Jingshi is prosperous and can't contain your heart?" Li Longji raised his eyebrows, and there was a little unhappiness in his heart.

Pei Min is bent on breaking free from the quagmire of the capital, which makes sense.

The water flows to the lower places, and the people go to the higher places.

It's human nature.

The capital seems to be full of flowers, but the undercurrent is surging, and the deception is too serious. Although Li Longji is very fond of him at the moment, he doesn't hear that he is like a tiger? The status is as high as Yao Chong, and he is slightly stronger than Yao Chong, isn't it just that after just four years as prime minister, he removed Li Longji's phase?

The prime minister seems to be on top, but in fact he is extremely watery. Especially the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, who was the least valuable. The well water is still deep, and if you are not careful, a little thing, there is a possibility of losing your face.

Yao Chong's forty years of political experience, he can't bear the ups and downs three times, let alone him, a young boy who has been in politics for a year and a half?

On the contrary, the biggest advantage of Li Longji, the emperor, is to delegate power, of course, this is also his biggest shortcoming.

He gave unlimited support to his trusted border marshal in history, Wang Zhonghei with the seal of the four town marshals, held the 300,000 army of the Tang Dynasty, and sat in the territory of 10,000 miles. You must know that at that time, the total number of soldiers and horses in the Tang Dynasty was only 640,000, and the soldiers commanded by Wang Zhongsi alone were almost half of the Tang Dynasty. Needless to say, if it weren't for Li Longji's trust and decentralization, An Lushan, a fat man with a beard, why did he start the Anshi Rebellion?

As long as he can make achievements in the frontier, Pei Min can be sure that he is far more comfortable than the infighting in Chang'an, and his achievements will be much greater.

The advantages and disadvantages of the two are not comparable at all, which is also one of the reasons why Pei Min is bent on external transfer.

Of course, Pei Min couldn't express this deep concern, and said with a brave and loyal look: "It's not that the ministers are unexpectedly adjusted." His Majesty's care for the ministers is according to the Buddha, and the ministers can not know it, it is precisely because of the grace of the monarch that the more they want to take advantage of their youth to make a contribution to their Majesty and the Tang Dynasty, in order to repay Your Majesty's kindness. The crisis in Taozhou has troubled His Majesty for more than a year, and the minister is willing to throw away everything, give up all the capital divisions, and remove the elbow and armpit for His Majesty. ”

Li Longji looked at the radical Pei Min and remembered his poem "Repay the king's will on the golden stage, and carry the jade dragon to die for the king!" His face couldn't help but soften, and he said: "Jingyuan is brave and loyal, and the ancient sages are beyond it." ”

Pei Min said: "The ministers don't dare to compete with the sages, they just abide by their duties and worry about the king." I have a large number of famous ministers in the Tang Dynasty, and they are slightly better than the ministers, and there are countless people who can fill the positions of ministers. However, due to the slaughter of heroes after the martial arts, the military weakness of our Tang Dynasty and the corruption of the government military system made it difficult for the border soldiers to have new good generals. The minister did not dare to call himself a good general, but he also learned the art of war with the Taigong, and was willing to sit in Taozhou for His Majesty and protect the peace of the Tang Dynasty. ”

Li Longji hesitated for a while, and said, "Rong Zhen should think about this matter carefully, and Jingyuan should retreat first." ”

"Yes!" Pei Min was overjoyed in his heart, and Li Longji did not refuse, which shows that there is a drama in this matter. As long as you go out of Chang'an and survive the development period, the sky is high and the birds will fly, and the sea will be wide and the fish will jump.

Seeing Pei Min retreat, Li Longji looked at the situation in Taozhou in his hand and said, "Lux, do you think what Jingyuan wants, but he has selfish intentions?" ”

Gao Lishi bowed his head and said: "The little slave can't see any benefits in Taozhou. ”

"yes!" Li Longji sighed: "Selfish people don't want to go to a high place and seek benefits. Taozhou is a mess, and if you do it well, it's an internal matter, and you won't get much benefit. A careless, a lifetime of fame, may be ruined here. Only Jingyuan was willing to share his worries about the Manchu Dynasty, and he did not hesitate to give up his good future. I deliberately fulfilled Jingyuan's loyalty, but I was very reluctant and uncertain in my heart. ”

Gao Lishi said with a smile: "Longyou Taozhou is not far from Chang'an, and it is only a matter of a few days to invite Zhongcheng to Beijing during the New Year's Festival. ”

Li Longji bowed silently.

The next day's pilgrimage.

Li Longji once again raised the situation in Taozhou in the court to seek a way to deal with it.

The courtiers were silent.

In the previous year, they had thought of countless ways to deal with Taozhou. But there was a mud puddle. If you want to solve the mud pit, there are only two ways, one is to recapture the Jiuqu land in Hexi, as long as the Jiuqu land in Hexi is recaptured, Tubo will lose the pedal platform for invasion, and Taozhou will not fall into today's passivity. But this is unrealistic, now Datang is in ruins, what is needed is steady development, not provoking a large-scale war.

The government military system has been declining for a long time, and the conscription system has just emerged, which requires a certain period of adaptation. Small-scale battles don't matter, and the large-scale battle of seizing Jiuqudi in Hexi is harmful but not beneficial to the current Tang Dynasty.

Another way is to station heavy troops in Taozhou and transfer 70,000 or 80,000 troops to the town, which can also effectively prevent Tubo from entering the Kou. This is also not in line with the actual situation, the key fortress of Longyou is Shanzhou is Kuozhou, and Taozhou belongs to the chicken ribs, the food is tasteless, and it is a pity to abandon it. The transfer of Longyou's army to Taozhou will inevitably cause a crisis in Shanzhou and Kuozhou, and it is an unwise move to take sesame seeds and abandon watermelons. In addition, the transfer of large troops will also consume a large amount of military supplies, which will increase the administrative burden of Longyou.

In addition to these two methods to cure the root cause, the rest of the methods to treat the symptoms, they have all thought about experimenting with them before, and some even proposed to contact the princess of Jincheng who married into Tubo and talk to Tubo about this stupid idea. It can be seen that the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty have exhausted their skills for the situation in Taozhou.

Pei Min himself doesn't have any good ideas. This military matter is of little significance if it is not conducted on the spot and only talks about it on paper.

Seeing that the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were silent one by one, Li Longji felt that only Pei Min was sincerely considering, and in order to relieve his worries, he did not hesitate to let go of his good future, so he said: "Pei Zhongcheng recommended himself and asked to go to Taozhou to defend the border of the Tang Dynasty for me and resist Tibet." Do you have any opinions? ”

As soon as Li Longji's voice fell, he was in an uproar.

At this court meeting, no one dared to make a loud noise, but many ministers, one whispered, gathered into a river, and the momentum was not small.

A pair of eyes looking at Pei Min were full of disbelief and admiration.

Only the traverser can understand how correct Pei Min's behavior is, otherwise even figures with wisdom and foresight such as Yao Chong and Zhang Jiuling will not be able to see the pros and cons behind it. I only think that Pei Min is a young man, full of enthusiasm, and willing to give up his good future for the country.

No matter how Yao Chong didn't want to see Pei Min, he couldn't help but look at him twice at this moment.

This admiration is admiration, when it is time to act, Yao Chong will not be ambiguous, he did not go out, but glanced at the head of the household.

Hubu Shangshu said knowingly: "Pei Zhongcheng is high-spirited and bright, and the minister might as well admire." Zhongcheng has both wisdom and bravery, with extraordinary bravery, and a decisive strategy, the battle of Jincheng can be seen in general. He is in Taozhou, and Tubo will not return. ”

Li Longji snorted in his heart, and said: "I also think that Pei Qing is loyal and reliable, wise and brave, and can take on this great responsibility." As he spoke, he shouted: "Duke Liangguo, Yu Shi Zhongcheng is also a squire of the military department, and Pei Min, a loyal general, receives the order!" ”

"The minister takes the order!" Thinking that the big thing has been accomplished, Pei Min has a little excitement in his heart.

"Liang Guogong, Yu Shi Zhongcheng concurrently serves as the squire of the military department, the loyal general Pei Min, Keshu Xunyong, all over the Tao strategy, Juyun Liuqi, brave and brave; Thinking of the victory of Jincheng, he can serve as the assassin of Taozhou and the military envoy of the Shence army, and gather coaches in Taozhou to resist the invasion of Tibet. ”

"Command!" Pei Min happily accepted the order, he not only got the position of assassin as he wished, but also served as the military envoy of the Shence army, Li Longji not only gave him the local military and political power, but also allocated him an army to transfer. Sure enough, for those who trust, Li Longji will give them enough power. It's just that what is the "Divine Army"?

In his memory, the Shence Army should be a northwest border army set up by the famous general Ge Shuhan to defend against Tibet decades later. Because of its strong combat effectiveness, the Tang Dynasty Sect incorporated the Shence Army into the ranks of the forbidden army and became the forbidden army of the Son of Heaven. After the Jing Rebellion, Tang Dezong believed that the civil and military ministers could not be trusted, and handed over the power of the Shence Army to the eunuchs. It was also at this beginning that the eunuchs mastered the military power of the Shence Army, used the Shence Army as a tool to control the imperial power, and controlled the power, and the power of the emperor's life, death, and abolition.

To put it bluntly, the Shence Army is notorious, and in some game TVs involving the Tang Dynasty in later generations, the Shence Army is all villains!

Now the Shence Army has appeared inexplicably, and he has become the commander of the Shence Army!

When Pei Min was stunned, Li Longji continued: "I made a decree before: transfer the Lintao army to Shanzhou, and set up a new Shence army in Taozhou, with 6,000 soldiers and 5,000 horses, and the soldiers in the army will be filled by the remaining Long March athletes. ”

Pei Min was overjoyed when he heard this, and there was still the "notoriety" of the Shence Army in history!

The 110,000 soldiers he raised were all worthy of great use, much stronger than the corrupt government soldiers.

Li Longji allocated the remaining soldiers to him, and the establishment of the Shence Army was equivalent to giving him an elite army with an excellent foundation and the strength to fight after a short period of training.