Chapter 388: Love Maniac

At the beginning of the eighteenth year of the Kaiyuan Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty had entered its heyday, whether in terms of politics, economy, military, or population, it had reached an unprecedented level. The strong and prosperous reflection is in the military aspect, is a continuous victory over the Tibetans, although there are many victories, but the grand ceremony of sacrificing prisoners is still blank, for the emperor of good achievements, this is more or less a regrettable thing. However, it was at the end of this year, inadvertently, the millions of people in Chang'an suddenly heard of the grand event of offering prisoners, and Li Huaitang, the general of Ningyuan, who 'wanted' to ask for the title of the Tang Dynasty, presented three heavyweight prisoners to the Tang Emperor, namely Kang Guojun, Shi Guojun and Mi Guojun, these three countries all turned their backs on the Tang Dynasty with practical actions, and blatantly signed an alliance with the enemies of the Tang Dynasty, Tubo, and potential strong enemies, the Great Food Country, and the Tuqi Shi people, and raised troops to besiege Ningyuan City, which was located outside the Tang Dynasty.

The move of alliing with the enemy of the Tang Dynasty is undoubtedly the enemy of the Tang Dynasty, and once the joint attack on Ningyuan City is successful, the next target will undoubtedly be the Tang Dynasty, these are obvious and easy to see truths, the residents of Chang'an almost everyone knows, sympathy and mercy will never be given to the three embarrassed monarchs, although they have accepted the canonization of the Tang Dynasty.

Because of the sacrifice of prisoners, the entire Chang'an set off a wave of Ningyuan fever, breaking 200,000 Hu, saving the princess in Broken Leaf Town, and the rumors of related heroes before became people's after-dinner conversations for a while, and people were more interested in the mysterious Li Huaitang.

Compared with the enthusiasm and fanaticism of the civilians in Chang'an City, the Tang Dynasty court appeared much calmer from top to bottom, without him, the victory was not taken by the Tang army, and the victor also raised difficult problems to the Tang Dynasty.

In the court hall of the Xingqing Palace, which had just been completed and was known as "Nannei", Li Longji was consulting the opinions of a group of courtiers, and the matter of Ningyuan Li Huaitang's request for Princess Broken Leaf was put on the agenda by Qi Jishan and others.

"Shengshang Mingjian, the minister Li Huaitang was very in awe of our emperor, and heard that the monarchs of the three kingdoms of Kang Shimi were canonized by the saints, and they were afraid and did not dare to take their 'lives', but asked his subordinates to take them back to Chang'an and be disposed of by the saints." In front of the emperor and in the court, Qi Jishan did his best to speak kindly. Of course, he didn't mention that Li Huaitang demanded a huge ransom from the Three Kingdoms, and whenever he thought of it, he couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly

"The implication is that Qing thinks that he should agree to Li Huaitang's request for marriage?" Li Longji asked lightly.

Qi Jishan said: "Exactly." Compared to the Tuqi Shihu, Ningyuan City can be described as isolated in the Western Regions, and is deeply hostile to the strong Hu, but they have the ability to fight against the Hu. Therefore, the minister believes that Li Huaitang is our best chess piece in the Western Regions, as long as he is used well, Zhuhu will not dare to act rashly. ”

"Your Majesty, it's not right! Qi 'waiting' Lang is fallacious. "Above the court, Wuzhong, who has always rarely spoken, came out of the ranks, obviously opposed.

"Princess Broken Leaf is my emperor's own wife to Prince Tuqishi, how can it be justified to give it again? If so, where is the majesty of my Datang? Where is the majesty of our emperor? Moreover, Li Huaitang openly kidnapped the princess in Broken Leaf City, disregarded the dragon face of our emperor, trapped the prince of Ning in the first place of injustice, ignored the persuasion of my Tang envoy to release the princess to settle the dispute peacefully, and forced the Tuqi Shi people to unite with the Tubo *** cannibals, almost putting Anxi under the 'yin' cloud of war, so that my Tang Dynasty faced hundreds of thousands of strong Hu soldiers. This person is a sinner of my Datang Dynasty, and it is a gift to him that we do not pursue his crimes. How could he give him an inch, as he wished? Wu Zhong fought the basis of reason, and Li Huaitang was a heinous sinner in his mouth.

Qi Jishan snorted coldly and said: "Sulu Khan concealed the sky and crossed the sea, secretly colluded with the Tubo people, and married the Tubo princess as Kedun, where did this move put me in the Tang Dynasty?" As for the prince of Tuqi Shi you mentioned, the minister only heard that he was marrying his wife on behalf of his father, and he bullied me in the Tang Dynasty first, and his heart can be punished, and it is natural to cancel the peace with Tuqi Shi, and there is nothing wrong with it. In addition, the Turquoise people have a wolf's heart and lungs, and this summer they caused a horrific flood of the Ake River in Bahuan City, resulting in the death of thousands of people in our Datang Dynasty and heavy losses. Could it be that the son of the country sacrificed wine and thought that he would continue to recognize the thief as a friend and chilled the hearts of the subjects of the world? ”

"There is no evidence, this is just your family's words." Wu Xin coldly fought back.

Qi Jishan said angrily: "Sulu Khan's attempt to humiliate Princess Broken Leaf can be proved by the soldiers of the Longwu Army. Meto, one of the Turkic and culprits in the matter of digging the embankment and discharging the flood, has admitted that the witnesses include Wu Xin, the secretary of Lingdi, as well as Lai Yao, the commander of the Anxi Army, Guoyi, and the Honglu member Wailang Huangfu Weiming. ”

"The words obtained from the torture 'forced' confession are not credible, this matter is very important, and if you want to win the trust of the world, you must go through the triage of the three divisions."

"You!" Qi Ji is good. Murto died mysteriously while in Shule Town, and Wu Xin must have learned that he had no fear of saying this, and he was a scoundrel alive.

Li Longji interrupted the controversy and said, "Don't talk about off-topic matters, I just ask you whether you should agree to Li Huaitang's request." "Regarding the matter of the Tuqi Shi people, Li Longji doesn't want to pursue it, if he really wants to investigate, I'm afraid that the martial artists who are close to the Tuqi Shi people will really be able to escape the involvement, but in order to block the mouths of the people, Li Longji still indiscriminately punished Wu Zhong to close the 'door' and think about it for a few days.

The Chinese book ordered Xiao Song to come out of the list and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that what Qi 'Shi' Lang said is desirable. ”

"First, our military strength in Anxi is weak, and the rise of Li Huaitang is a good opportunity for our Tang Dynasty to infiltrate its influence into the Western Regions, if it is used well, even if it is impossible to recover the Broken Leaf Military Town."

After listening to Xiao Song's analysis, Li Longji smiled, and met with Qi Jishan and Wu Xin last night, and the two of them revealed Li Huaitang's intention to capture Broken Leaf Town and return it to Datang, but it was just a verbal statement, and Li Longji did not tell his subordinates. Xiao Song's words show his outstanding and unique vision, which is deeply appreciated by Li Longji.

"Second," Xiao Song continued, "more importantly, Da Shi and Tubo will be constrained by this person, and the situation of the four towns of Anxi facing the enemy will be improved. As a result, we were able to use troops against the Tibetans in the Helong region with peace of mind, and even calmly fought against the Khitans in Youzhou. ”

"Moreover, the minister Li Huaitang is greedy for 'flowers' and good 'sex', and even good 'lust' is like his life, and one of the reasons for 'befriending' evil with Zhu Hu is that he robbed the princess and princess of Chief Hu, and then he fought to the death against Hu people for the sake of several 'women' who were forced to win by Hu. Judging from this, this person is not a person who is exquisite, and compared to the Tuqi Shihu who forgets his righteousness, this person is a good target. ”

As soon as Xiao Song's voice fell, Song Jing, the right prime minister of Shangshu, said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that he is married to Ningyuan Li Huaitang, and he is most afraid and worried that what he should oppose the most is the Qiang Hu and the Tubo people in the Western Regions, what is good for us and bad for the Hu people, why don't we do it?" ”

"That's right," in the court, the ministers 'turned heads' to each other, and many people thought it was, but no one responded to the statement.

Xiao Song and Song Jing are Li Longji's ministers, deeply trusted and relied on, one is familiar with military politics, the other is good at economics, their views occupy a lot of weight in the heart of the saint, if in peacetime, most of the ministers will second, but today is different, it is Wu Zhong who holds the opposing opinion, everyone knows that standing behind him is the emperor's grace and concubine Wu Hui, offending the Wu family has no good fruit to eat, especially Song Jing is upright, he has always had a gap with the Wu family, and he is afraid that it is too late to draw a clear line, how can he be in the same column with him?

The words of the two ministers were conclusive, Wu Zhong was speechless for a while, but Li Longji did not 'show' his voice and 'color', and asked: "Where is Liancheng?" Qing is the biological father, what do you think? ”

Pei Guangting hurriedly stepped out and said, "The ministers should follow the will of the saints." ”

On the one hand, he is promoting his friends, and on the other hand, he is a martial artist who is related, Pei Guangting is not guilty, and besides, he has been immersed in 'lewdness' officialdom for many years, and he has seen the emperor's thoughts, he thinks, maybe this is the best destination for Ruoxi Xiaoniang.

Yesterday, Pei Guangting had received a letter from Pei Ruoxi, and the letter had explained her experience and situation, he knew that Broken Leaf City could no longer be the destination of Xiao Niang, but he was very conflicted, and the root of the contradiction was Khitan. A few days ago, the real power leader of the Khitan tribe suddenly came to the news that he wanted to return to the Tang Dynasty, and he would go to Chang'an to marry the princess this year. Although Ruoxi Xiaoniang didn't say it explicitly, Pei Guangting could see between the lines that her heart belonged, it was rare for Xiaoniang to have a sweetheart again, out of the guilt of Xiaoniang before, Pei Guangting couldn't bear to break up again, no matter how you said it, that Li Huaitang was also Han, and his name always sounded much more abrupt than that.

Li Longji secretly scolded Pei Guangting, the old fox, in his heart, and pushed the topic back to himself. However, he already had a plan in his heart, and his eyes were mostly focused on Xiao Song and the others, and he was secretly anxious when he saw Wu Xinxin.

At the critical moment, someone came to support: "Your Majesty is graceful." ”

When everyone looked at it, they all recognized it as Li Linfu, the 'waiter' of the ministry. This person is 'yin' and soft, he took refuge in Yu Wenrong before, and then switched to the martial arts, and finally gave him an important position: the 'servant' lang of the ministry. The Ministry of Officials is the head of the six departments, and it is said that they should be promoted to the Ministry of Officials. Its status is evident.

Li Linfu said: "Your Majesty, Prince Ning is still in the hands of the Turian Cavalry, at this time, if you stab the 'excited' Turkey Cavalry Scholar, I am afraid that the prince's 'life' will be in danger." ”

"He dares!" Li Longji was furious.

Anger is anger, but no one can guarantee that the Tuqi Shi people will break the jar and fall, in case they hurt Ning Wangye, this matter will not be easy to do. After all, today's Shengshang and Ning Wang Ye used to be brothers who shared weal and woe, and their feelings were deep.

Wu Zhong secretly admired in his heart, seeing that the Holy Admiral was about to make a decision, but he was blocked in his throat by Li Linfu's words. I have to admire Li Linfu, he did not clearly express his support for Wuzhong, but he was really helping Wuzhong.

Li Longji was very annoyed, his eyes swept between the ministers, and suddenly stopped on Li Yi, the king of Xin'an County, who was the secretary of the Xinqian Honglu Temple and the envoy of the Shuofang Army.

Li Yi understood that since Yu Wenrong was ousted, the finances of the imperial court have become increasingly difficult. This time, Li Huaitang, who 'wanted' to marry Princess Broken Leaves, offered a sky-high price, and the gift list was in his hand and had not yet been announced, among which the annual tribute of two million catties of copper deeply moved the saint.

At present, Datang's annual fiscal income is only 3 million guan, and 2 million catties of copper material are converted into copper coins, which is equivalent to more than 300,000 guan, which is equivalent to an annual increase of 10% of income! In the past two years, because of the war, the imperial court has 'spent' money like flowing water, the treasury is almost exhausted, and Li Huaitang's conditions are very 'tempting' and 'confusing', how can he not understand the saint's intentions.

"Hehe," Li Yi came out of the queue and said, "Li 'waiter' Lang is too worried." On the contrary, the Tuqi Shi people are newly defeated, at this time he will definitely not offend our Tang Dynasty again, and when the news of Li Huaitang's 'desire' to marry Princess Broken Leaf reached his ears, it was the day when Prince Ning embarked on his way home. However, how can my princess of the Tang Dynasty easily ask to marry, since they want to fight, let them come to Chang'an to show their sincerity, whose sincerity is deep, and who should the princess marry. ”

Sincerity, what is sincerity? Li Longji's understanding is that copper is worth more than 300,000 guan per year. When the scattered dynasty returned to the imperial study, Li Longji asked Gao Lishi, the inner 'servant' beside him: "Does the general have any ideas?" ”

Gao Lishi is quite tall, good at riding and shooting, and is also the general of the right prison 'gate' guard, loyal to Li Longji, Li Longji never calls him by name in front of him, but respects the general.

Gao Lishi smiled slightly: "The ministers of the family and the country don't understand, but the ministers look at Li Huaitang is very interesting." ”

"Interesting?" Colliers' words came as a surprise to Li Longji.

Gao Lishi explained: "These days, there are many interesting stories about Li Huaitang in Chang'an City, and the minister has paid attention to one of them, it is said that in the final stage of Li Huaitang's escape with the princess, he resolutely jumped off his horse and turned back to the bloody pursuit of the Turgian Shiren, and gave the only war horse to Princess Broken Leaves. For this, he almost lost his life, but fortunately his subordinates came to rescue him in time, and Rao also suffered multiple wounds. Out of curiosity, I have asked Qi 'Shi' Lang and others for confirmation of this matter, and they all confirmed that what was rumored was true, but the princess told her personally. ”

"The minister thinks that if this person is not a madman, he must be a lover, and the depth of his affection for the princess can be seen from this."

Li Longji was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "Crazy, crazy!" Well, this person is really interesting, the princess and princess who robbed Chief Hu everywhere, I thought he was just a good 'lust', but what the general said reminded me that this person is still an amorous species. ”

Colliers continued: "Your Majesty, may you pay attention? Li Huaitang robbed Chief Hu's princess and princess and robbed it, with a very hard attitude. And the matter of Princess Broken Leaves, he did quite well, solemnly begging the saint and asking for the seal, if it wasn't for the awe of my Datang, how could he do it more? ”

"Well, what the general said is true. Haha, the person who can be appreciated by the general doesn't know what he looks like, and my curiosity was aroused by him. Li Longji couldn't help but clap his hands and laugh, Gao Lishi's answer made him very satisfied, and he said his true thoughts impartially and euphemistically. Gao Lishi was originally a slave of the martial arts family when he was young, but he has always been neutral and not leaning, being a king but not arrogant, obedient but not obscure, and admonishing but not offending, which was deeply liked by Li Longji.

In the court, Li Yi's opinion has become the final hammer, for the Tuqi Shi people, the attitude of the Tang Dynasty is not clear, marrying the princess to see the sincerity, that is to say, they still have hope, as Li Yi said, the Tuqi Shi people are defeated, they are panicking like a lost dog, worried that Ningyuan City is too late to chase down their broken leaves and big teeth in one fell swoop, where dare to offend the Tang Dynasty again, Li Huaitang 'wants' to marry the princess to the Tang Dynasty The news has just reached the ears of Sulu Khan, and a team of Turquoise Shi knights are 'dang'' that day Dang Di set out from the Broken Leaf Big Tooth, with a large amount of property, as well as the honorable Tang Ning Prince and hundreds of Longwu Army soldiers, and marched towards Anxi Bahuan City...... Please keep in mind the URL, if you like "War Owl in Tang" written by the wolf under the moon