"Mei Niang, do you think there's something wrong?"

Seeing Empress Wu's brows, Gaozong couldn't help but be stunned, and hurriedly asked a question.

"Your Majesty Mingjian, the concubine thinks that Xian'er's policy is feasible, but Tubo is a foreign place, it is easy to suppress and appease, and it is even more difficult to educate, if it is not for the cadres to be able to do it, I am afraid it will be difficult to do it, and now the generals in Hexi, it may be no obstacle to ask for thieves, and it is not possible to supervise and educate them, so they must act cautiously."

Empress Wu did not object to Li Xian's proposal, but raised the issue of detailed rules from another angle, the meaning of which is by no means as simple as it seems, but in fact it is to remind Gaozong of one thing, that is, the chaos in Tibet may be a good time for the court to intervene in Hexi.

"Well, Mei Niang's words are very true, what does Pei Aiqing think?"

Although Gaozong is not a Ming monarch, but in the end, he has been an emperor for many years, and he still has the ability to listen to words, and he understands the hidden meaning of Wuhou's words, and he can't help but be moved in his heart, and he has already started to adjust the officialdom of Hexi, but he is worried about Li Xian's backlash, and he does not dare to make a decision immediately, but throws the problem to Pei Xingjian, the first auxiliary minister.

"Your Majesty, I think this matter should be cautious."

Pei Xingjian can be the first auxiliary minister for so many years, naturally he is not a dull person, since he also heard the voice of the Empress Wu, of course, he also understood Gaozong's intentions, and he couldn't help but hesitate a little in his heart, but in the end, he still supported Empress Wu's opinion, not for anything else, just because Pei Xingjian was between Empress Wu and Li Xian, but the person he was really loyal to was Gaozong, and he also didn't want to see Li Xian hold the power of a place, after all, if the prince's power was too heavy, it was not a good thing for the imperial court, at least in Pei Xingjian's opinion.

"Well, I also think that Mei Niang's words are the way to seek the country, what does Xian'er think?"

With Pei Xingjian's support, Gaozong's confidence is obviously a lot, and he also has the courage to face Li Xian directly, lest he will force Li Xian to express his attitude on the spot regardless of the long nights and dreams.

Damn old thief, it's really not worry-free!

Although when the Tubo plan was launched, Li Xian had already expected that Empress Wu would take advantage of this to make a living, but when it really came to the Empress Wu's trouble, Li Xian's anger still surged up uncontrollably, but he did not bring it to his face, but bowed to Gaozong quietly and said: "Father Emperor Shengming, the sons have no objections, but now the war is important, and it is not too late to make plans after the rest of the dust has settled, otherwise, once the front line is eroded, the consequences are terrible." ”

"Your Majesty, the concubine thinks that Xian'er is too worried, just Tubo Xiao Koer, there is a black-toothed general, and it is not an exaggeration to sweep the acupoints with thunder, according to the concubine's body, it will be determined within half a year, Saint, what do you see?"

Since Empress Wu is looking for trouble, she naturally won't give up because of Li Xian's light words, and without waiting for others to speak, she has unceremoniously set a deadline for this Tubo rebellion.

"Well, I can see it, Tubo is no longer what it used to be, but it's just four grass cobs, it shouldn't be difficult to be peaceful, half a year should be enough, pass on my will, no matter what the Black Tooth General needs, each department and yamen must try their best to cooperate, and there must be no mistakes!"

In terms of ** Hexi forces, Gaozong and Empress Wu's intentions are completely identical, no matter what Li Xian thinks, he hurriedly made a conclusion.

"No!"

Since Gaozong had already said everything to this point, even if everyone present felt that it was inappropriate, they could no longer raise opposing opinions, and could only bow down and make promises.

"Well, Xian'er said before that the suppression and soothing are used together, I think so, there is no obstacle to suppression, this 'fuming', it is indeed good to consider one or two, Mei Niang has presided over the court bureau for many years, and when she is familiar with government affairs, this matter will be done together."

As the emperor, Gaozong's ability to strike while the iron is hot is not bad, and when he saw that everyone had already agreed to his promise, he immediately handed over the great task of ** Hexi to the hands of Empress Wu, and did not leave Li Xian the slightest opportunity to object.

"Your Majesty, the concubines should do their best."

Gaozong's words are obviously what the Empress Wu has been looking forward to for a long time, how can there be any objections, even if they express their attitude, the husband and wife sing and harmonize, and they can be said to have a tacit understanding to the extreme, leaving no room for others to interject.

"Well, Mei Niang is doing things, I am very relieved, Xian'er, you have been presiding over the overall situation of the peace meeting for a few days, how is it going today?"

Gaozong dug a corner of Li Xian's wall, and couldn't help but worry that Li Xian would rebound, in case Li Xian was impatient and took a risk, the consequences would not be what Gaozong wanted.

"Back to the words of the father, there are a lot of disputes, I am afraid that there will be results in a short period of time, and now there is chaos in Tibet, reinforcements have been difficult to go out of the green ridge, Lin Chengbin's department is lonely outside the green ridge, it is not the way to use the army, the son thinks that the peace discussion has to be stepped up, in addition, according to the son of the minister, Ashina Dao is really sick on the bed, the time is not long, the Western Regions are afraid of chaos, the son of the minister thought that the army of Persia must be transferred back to Hexi as soon as possible, thought that the town guarded, and asked the father to know the emperor."

Gaozong's intention to make up for it was too obvious, how could Li Xian not see it, since this was the case, Li Xianzi would not be polite, and immediately proposed to withdraw all the troops under Lin Chengbin to Hexi, thinking that it would be used for contingencies.

"This ......"

Gaozong took great pains to send the main force of the Hexi Army to Persia, which was far away from the imperial court, and he did not want to see the main force of the Hexi Army return again, the problem was that what Li Xian said was right, and Gaozong didn't know where to refuse for a while, and he couldn't help but be speechless.

"Your Majesty, this matter is not proper, as soon as our army withdraws, if the Great Food invades Persia again, will it not be all the work done, and then send troops to subdue its land, and it will take a lot of effort and small things, I am afraid that the Great Food will be prepared, and the efforts will be in vain, and I am afraid that it will not be the blessing of the society? Therefore, the concubines thought that in order to stabilize the west of the river, they could transfer troops from the Guannei, 50,000 was not enough, and 100,000 should be enough, so why should they give up the near and seek the farthest? ”

Gaozong couldn't think of a reason to refuse, but Empress Wu was very clever and eloquent, and after a specious remark, Li Xian's request to withdraw his troops was blocked.

"The queen mother's words are wrong, the so-called soldiers and horses have not moved, grain and grass first, now Tubo has changed, the army of Hexi can only be used to quell the rebellion, there is no spare strength to take care of the Persian army, where will the lack of military food come from, if it is transferred to the grain of Jiangnan, a stone of rice, transported to Persia, there is only one bucket left, how to deal with it? Do you really want to sit back and watch the Persian army die? This, Erchen dare not agree! ”

This has reached the time when the bayonet is red, Li Xian naturally refused to back down in the slightest, and before Gaozong could speak, he had already pushed back in a strong voice.

"Xian'er is exaggerating, my Tang Dynasty is based on the government military system, reclamation is just an ordinary thing, the court is doing its best, what is the difficulty of protecting the Persian army for a year, now there are good overseas seeds, why not use it in Persia?"

Li Xian refused to back down, and the Empress Wu also refused to back down, just because as long as this deployment could be successful, the biggest reliance in Li Xian's hands would come to naught.

"Does the queen mother know the geography of Persia, thousands of miles of desert, arable land is more than one, and all have masters, how will tens of thousands of soldiers in my Tang Dynasty reclaim it, do you expect to be able to grow grain in the vast desert? It's a big joke too! ”

Li Xian unceremoniously pointed out the biggest problem in the words of the Empress Wu, the words were harsh, and did not leave the Empress Wu any face, and he was already about to completely tear off his face.

"Enough, it's a big noise, I'm not dead yet!"

As soon as he saw that the mother and son had a dispute in public, Gaozong's face was a little unbearable, and at the same time, he was worried that if Li Xian was forced too much, the balance of the court situation would be greatly disadvantaged, so he broke off with anger on his face, interrupting the vicious battle between the mother and son.

"Your Majesty is angry, and the concubine is rude."

"The father is angry, and the son is guilty."

……

As soon as Gaozong had such an attack, the mother and son did not dare to argue any more, and each bowed down to apologize.

"That's it, the matter is decided, the matter of peace is intensified, the peace agreement is certain, the Persian armies should be withdrawn, and they will all retreat."

After Gaozong was angry, he really didn't want to see Empress Wu and Li Xian arguing endlessly, so he couldn't help but say something.

"The ministers obey the order, and the ministers retire."

Since Gaozong had already issued an order to expel guests, all the people did not dare to stay longer, so they could only bow down and leave, but their whereabouts were different - Li Xian left the palace without stopping and turned back to Taiji Palace on his own, while Pei and Liu returned to the political hall to draft the edict for the decisions made today, and as for the Empress Wu, she returned to the imperial study of the Xuanzheng Hall with a gloomy face, and did not approve the folds again, but paced back and forth in the study with a sinking face, and the chill on her body burst out one after another, was so frightened that the eunuchs in the room were all silent, and they didn't even dare to gasp at will.

"Cheng Denggao!"

After pacing back and forth in the study for a while, Empress Wu suddenly slammed it, Huo Ran raised his head, and broke his throat in a loud voice.

"Ah, the old slave is here, the old slave is here."

Although Cheng Denggao is the most obedient person around the Empress Wu, he doesn't have the courage to bear the anger of the Empress Wu, and he is worried on the side at this time, and he can't listen to the summons of the Empress Wu, how dare he slack off, he rushed out, bowed, and hurriedly answered.

"Go, Xuanyuan Wanqing will see you immediately!"

Empress Wu glanced at Cheng Denggao coldly, and gave an edict in an indistinguishable tone.

"Ah, yes, slave and maid are going."

As a confidant of the Empress Wu, Cheng Denggao knew that Yuan Wanqing was still busy with peace discussions at the end of the East Palace, and he had the intention to remind the Empress Wu, but when the words came to his lips, he didn't have the courage to say that he would come out, so he could only hurriedly answer the promise, and fled out of the study, and went to the East Palace to announce the decree without mentioning it......