Chapter 44: The Insidious Warrior Girl
Li Longji was so happy.
Even if he did not know the art of war and military affairs, he knew the characteristics of the Turks, and he thought that repelling the Turks was already a good result.
But he didn't want Pei Min to directly annihilate 100,000 Turkic soldiers, capture their khan alive, and kill the second person of the Turks.
This was quite unexpected.
even said, "The world's number one general, none other than Jingyuan!" "That's it.
"Pei Guogong's triumph is really worth rejoicing. Lux, go to the pear orchard, summon Li Guinian into the palace, I want to celebrate and celebrate, and invite Wu Jieyu again. ”
For Wu Jieyu, who is charming and knows how to greet her, Li Longji is particularly fond of her.
This is also the case in history, Wu Jieyu can be regarded as Li Longji's first concubine who has been favored by thousands of people, and has been favored for 20 years.
If it weren't for Wu Jieyu being a martial artist, the Queen of the Tang Dynasty would be him.
For Wu Jieyu, Li Longji also specially created a position for her as a concubine, which is only below the queen, but also above the four concubines of Gui, Shu, De, and Xian, in order to show her specialness.
This point, even Yang Yuhuan, who looked back later and smiled at Bai Meisheng, did not reach this height.
It is precisely because of Wu Jieyu's death that Li Longji has been in mourning, and even slackened off the government. Because of this, in order to make Li Longji happy, hundreds of civil and military officials went around to recruit beautiful women for Li Longji.
Yang Yuhuan also entered Li Longji's life because of this, under the planning of Li Linfu and Gao Lishi......
Later generations also have a saying that Yang Yuhuan has always been a substitute for Concubine Wu Hui.
Compared to the degree of favor that the two have received, this statement is not unreasonable.
This was a happy thing, Li Longji immediately thought of Wu Jieyu, and planned to invite her to share this joy with him.
After waiting for a while, Li Longji waited for the news that Wu Jieyu was sick.
Li Longji rushed to Wu Jieyu's dormitory in a panic, and saw Wu Jieyu lying on the bed sickly, her face was pale, without any blood, and she looked weak.
Seeing Li Longji's arrival, Wu Jieyu struggled and tried to get up.
Li Longji hurriedly stepped forward to comfort him in distress: "If you are sick, lie down and rest...... Saying that, he looked at the imperial doctor who had arrived and asked, "How is Jieyu's condition?" ”
The imperial doctor hesitated, and under the pressure, he said half-loudly: "Niangniang, the pulse is peaceful, and there is nothing unusual...... The minister is not proficient in learning and art, and he really doesn't know what the cause is. ”
Li Longji was about to get angry.
Wu Jieyu said timidly: "Your Majesty, don't blame the doctor, the concubine is a heart disease, and there is no cure!" ”
"What a heart disease!" Li Longji looked at Wu Jieyu in amazement......
Wu Jieyu looked frightened and frightened, and even covered her head with the bedding and shivered in the bed.
Li Longji asked the imperial doctor and a handmaid to go down, sat on the edge of the bed and patiently comforted and comforted, and the tone in his eyes was tender.
"Today's concubine, concubine, please give peace to the queen...... In the Niangniang's palace, the concubine saw a spiritual tablet with His Majesty's name written on it, as well as the eight characters of the birthday......"
Li Longji's face turned pale in an instant, and Huo Ran got up.
Wu Jieyu trembled slightly: "I really don't know whether to say it or not, but I am really worried about the safety of Your Majesty......"
Li Longji didn't say a word, he walked out of the palace directly, with a blue face, and went straight to the queen's bedroom.
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White Pavilion Desert!
Chengzong was reluctant to send Pei Min to the border between Liangzhou and the grassland in the Tang Dynasty.
Reluctantly followed Pei Min to say goodbye.
After nearly half a month of getting along, Pei Min had a very high status in the eyes of the Uighur patriarch, and he had special respect for him.
On the one hand, it was naturally because of whether the Uighurs could get the support of the Tang Dynasty and establish the Khan Court in the Mobei grassland, and Pei Min's presence was very important.
On the other hand, Pei Min's ability to get along these days shocked and admired the Uighur Khan.
The current Uighurs do not have the courage to confront the Tang Dynasty at all, and they just want to hold the Tang Dynasty's thighs with peace of mind and sit firmly in the position of the Uighur Khan.
For Chengzong's friendliness, Pei Min naturally reciprocated and lived in harmony with him.
Compared with the slow development of Ma Zheng, trading directly with the Uighurs was the quickest way to make up for the lack of war horses.
In the next few years, the Uighurs will inevitably carry out the great cause of dominating the steppe.
They need a lot of weapons and food support, and Datang can exchange these materials for war horses, cattle and sheep to enhance their own strength and improve the lives of the people.
He remembered that the Uighurs had historically forced the Tang Dynasty to buy their inferior horses, and now that the situation had changed, it was only natural that the situation would change.
Datang will not trade its best weapons, and those weapons that have been rotated and retired by the army are as easy to use as repairs.
Even if it is an inferior weapon, Pei Min also believes that the smelting technology of the grassland in the north is far inferior, which is enough to satisfy the other party.
Compared with the annihilation of the Turks, the real strategic significance of this war lies in the consensus reached with the Uighurs.
Returning to the Baiting River, looking from afar, war horses are everywhere.
Feng Changqing had already brought the 50,000 horses they had hidden in the desert oasis here, plus the 1120,000 military horses they had taken from the Turks, and the oasis beach of the Baiting River was densely packed with horse shadows.
1670,000 war horses, all over the ten-mile river beach.
It was a spectacular sight, and it made the Tang people, who rarely saw so many horses gathered, marvel one by one.
Zhehuchen, who is the best at riding, couldn't help but exclaim: "My God, I have never seen so many horses in my life." ”
Pei Min pointed to the river beach of Baitinghai and said, "What is this?" In recent years, we have recovered the horse breeding land in Jiuqu in Hexi, and we have become close to the Uighurs. I believe that it will not be long before our military horse resources will be satisfied. At that time, the cavalry will rotate with two horses, and the foot soldiers will also have one horse to increase the speed of marching. Therefore, in the future, riding skills are the most basic indicators. The speed of the army should not be delayed because of a small number of people. When you go back, you also urge the armies to master the skill of horseback riding. ”
Of course, he said to the generals of Hexi that under his leadership, the Longyou Army is already a warrior that everyone can get on and gallop.
If it weren't for this, Pei Min's tactics of attacking Bai Tinghai this time would lack room for maneuver.
Zhao Yizhen and Zhe Huchen also knew that they were telling them, and their responses were even more refreshing.
"I've seen Pei Shuai!"
Feng Changqing learned that they had returned triumphantly and led the crowd to greet them.
"Haha!" Pei Min laughed and dismounted to help Feng Changqing up, and said: "Changqing doesn't need to be polite, in this battle, you relied on 20,000 soldiers, ran thousands of miles, grabbed horses and defended them, and broke the Turkic feet, there is no doubt that you are the first to make the game!" ”
Feng Changqing said ashamedly: "What is better than Pei Shuai who went into the tiger's den alone, angrily broke into the tent of the Uighur commander, with the strength of one person, with only the sword in his hand, among the 100,000 Uighur soldiers and civilians, coerced the Uighur patriarch and the leaders of the four major tribes, killed the Turkic envoys and rebels, and was bold and heroic, and non-heroes could not do it." ”
Pei Min patted Feng Changqing's shoulder and said, "Come to my military tent at night, I have something to tell you!" ”
Feng Changqing nodded.
The group entered the Baiting camp.
Pei Min also got the news of the loyal heir of the king of Panhe at this time, and Yang Jingshu had conclusive evidence of collaborating with the enemy......