Chapter 544: The Spearhead Pointed at

Youzhou Jiedu made Xue Chu's 'jade' life difficult, and since he took office, he has made no achievements in the border and has been helpless against the Khitans. Now, a joint operation planned by the imperial court and with high hopes has been smashed into his hands again.

The torrential rain outside the window was falling, and Xue Chu's 'jade' hand was shaking in the house. What he was holding in his hand was the 800-mile urgent military intelligence report sent back by Zhao Hanzhang, the governor of Yingzhou, from Yuguan.

The battle report had arrived two days earlier, and the bad news was like a heavy hammer hitting his brain, making him feel dull in his chest and black eyes, and he vomited blood on the spot and collapsed.

The fiasco may have alarmed the heavens, and the heavy rain fell compassionately, which added to the anxiety and sorrow in Xue Chu's 'jade' heart.

The deceased is gone, there is no point in lamenting for the overturned 'meat' soup, and it is the top priority to make up for the loss and keep Yuguan, otherwise, it is not only his career that will be ruined, but also his life.

The hateful thing is that God does not help, and the rare rainstorm in early autumn washes away the roads and bridges, the river rises rapidly, and the thousands of soldiers gathered outside the city of Youzhou cannot go to reinforcements.

It had been two days since he received news from Yuguan, and Xue Chu 'Yu' was anxious. In the war report he sent to the imperial court, he shifted the responsibility for the defeat to the failure of the Hui coalition army and the rebellion of the Xi people, and swore that he would hold Yuguan and the people were in the prison. But the bad weather in front of him pushed him into a desperate alley, waiting for the guillotine to fall.

No, you can't sit still and affect your family! If you want to die, you have to die on the road!

Xue Chu 'Yu' made up his mind and prepared to go out in person.

It was the sick Bian Lingcheng who blocked him in the ya's 'gate'.

The Allied Grand Governor who had been looking forward to the stars and the moon had finally arrived! But I only talked about a few people, and I was sick!

You're defeated too?!

The word "also" in Xue Chu's 'jade' mouth made Bian Lingcheng's heart jump in shock, and he immediately asked the reason for his illness without caring about his condition.

As a result of communicating with each other, both of them dropped their jaws in shock.

There was silence, and the two fell into a terrible silence.

If they are defeated, they will not have good fruit to eat.

Xue Chu 'Yu' broke the deadlock and suggested that they go to the front line of Yuguan together to atone for their crimes.

"No!" Bian Lingcheng was afraid of death, and a few thousand soldiers were not enough for the Khitans to stuff their teeth, but his weak heart couldn't let Xue Chu 'Jade' see it, and he found a high-sounding excuse: "Be careful of the Khitan people's plan to divert the tiger from the mountain!" ”

Xue Chu 'Yu' was stunned for a moment, feeling justified, and he couldn't afford to lose the responsibility of Youzhou.

"It's all their responsibility, their fault, you and I immediately jointly wrote a letter to explain the process to the Holy One."

A bulletin accusing the Hui of discord with Li Huaitang led to the defeat of the Tang army was sent to Chang'an in the rain......

For Datang, the twenty-first year of Kaiyuan was not a good year, there was too much rain, it was not constrained by the river, and it was flooded.

At this time, Chang'an was also disturbed by continuous autumn rains, and the floods in the Guanlong area were serious, and most areas were out of harvest.

Reports on the disaster situation in various places flew like snowflakes in front of Li Longji's case.

The monarch is even more worried. In Li Longji's study, there were several dignified cabinet ministers, discussing matters such as disaster relief and the temporary relocation of the capital to Luoyang.

During the Kaiyuan period, Li Longji moved the capital to Luoyang for several times, which could be said to be out of interest before, but now he is forced. The flood caused the price of grain in the capital to skyrocket, and in order to reduce the burden on the capital, Li Longji had no choice but to move east.

The relocation of the capital is a good thing for the people of Chang'an, and tens of thousands of people will be able to eat, and the food pressure in Chang'an will be reduced accordingly. The ministers have no objection to this.

As Jing Zhaoyin, Pei Yaoqing is not qualified to participate in the regular cabinet meeting, but he has served as a transfer envoy in Henan, and he is an expert in grain transportation and disaster relief, so Li Longji specially invited him for questioning.

Pei Yaoqing said that there is no shortcut or trick for disaster relief, and that it can only be discussed in the long run, dredge the way of the river trough, and strengthen the transshipment of grain in Jianghuai.

Li Longji thought so, and he hated to listen to his plan sooner.

"Your Majesty," said a personable person in a hurry.

Li Longji looked over and recognized Zhang Jiuling, who had just joined the cabinet and was temporarily serving as the 'waiter' of the Chinese secretary. In Kaiyuan, the members of the Tang Dynasty cabinet have changed a lot, except for Xiao Song, the rest have been replaced, Han Xiu replaced Pei Guangting, who died of illness at the beginning of the year, as the prime minister, in addition, there are new faces such as Huang 'Gate' and 'Waiter' Lang Li Linfu.

I only heard Zhang Jiuling say: "Caoyun is a hundred-year plan, and it cannot be wasted." Chen suggested that large granaries should be built along the Yellow River and transported by grade. ”

"What Zhang 'Shi' Lang said is very agreeable, Pei Qing's family can write it down, and the stability of Guanlong will depend on the Qing family in the future."

Li Longji's implication was that he was ready to reuse Pei Yaoqing.

Standing at the end of the cabinet members was Li Linfu, the 'door' and 'waiter' of the Huang 'Gate', and when he saw Pei Yaoqing being favored by chatting a few words, he couldn't help but be envious and jealous. He relied on Concubine Hui's favor and opportunistic tricks to ascend to the throne, and he had more than enough ability to harm people, but he was clumsy in governing the country, and today's topic had nothing to do with his wisdom.

However, since he arrived, he was definitely not willing to be just an audience, he was waiting for the opportunity to throw out a big issue in order to please the martial arts family and Ning Wangye.

The relocation of the capital and disaster relief have come to an end for the time being. The meeting seemed to be about to disperse, and at this time, Li Linfu, who had been silent, made a move: "Your Majesty, the minister has a performance." ”

"What?" Li Longji looked at him.

"Before the minister entered the palace, he met the envoy of the Hanhai Hui Ministry, and he asked the minister to avenge His Majesty!"

Li Linfu held a bunch of parchment books in both hands, and held it high above the top respectfully.

Gao Lishi took the sheepskin and handed it to Li Longji, who was puzzled.

As the sheepskin unfolded, everyone saw that Li Longji's face was gradually "overcast" and cloudy, and they saw that the wind and rain were "wanting".

"Smack!"

Everyone was frightened, and Li Longji made a rare slap of the case, unconcealing his anger.

The sheepskin was handed to Xiao Song's hand, and he only glanced at it hurriedly, also showing anger.

"If there is internal strife in Ningyuan, the Youzhou army will be in danger!" Xiao Song exclaimed.

"Zhongshu Ling, this is not infighting." Li Linfu reminded in a cold voice, "Li Huaitang's 'nature' is difficult to change, colluding with the Turkic Viga Khan to attack our Hanhai army, and also swept away the Hui tribes at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains, so that the Hui coalition army could not go south to support the Youzhou army. ”

The sheepskin was circulated in the hands of the dignitaries, causing an uproar.

Zhang Jiuling was very calm and put forward his own opinion: "Your Majesty, this is just the words of the Hui people. We must not be in a hurry to make judgments, and as for who is right and who is wrong, it is not too late to draw conclusions after listening to the words of the general manager of Bian Da. ”

As soon as the words fell, the general on duty outside the 'door' hurriedly announced outside the 'door'.

Coincidentally, Youzhou 800 miles plus urgent battle report!

If the cabinet composed of important officials from the two provinces under the 'gate' of the Chinese book is compared to the surface of a lake, the sheepskin of the Hui people is just a small stone, and the urgent report of Xue Chu's 'jade' is equivalent to a boulder, which will set off a huge 'wave' when it is smashed.

The Xi people defected in front of the battle, and Guo Yingjie rode the 'elite' Rui into a heavy siege, and he was in danger! Yuguan is in a hurry!

The power center of Datang was shocked and angry.

Betrayal, betrayal, see the betrayal of the Hu tribe again!

The Xi people are not familiar with it, and the friendship that they get by 'spending' money is like 'flowering' the moon in the mirror. Last year, in order to encircle the Xi people and strengthen their strength, Li Longji rewarded them with 200,000 horses of silk, but the result was humiliation.

Han Xiu, who is straight, said indignantly: "The minister thinks that the Youzhou Festival makes Xue Chu's 'jade' incompetent and misleading the country. Please Your Majesty canonize Li Yi, the king of Xin'an, as the general manager of the Youzhou march, and wave the army to raze the Khitan and Xi people! ”

Right!

Many ministers echoed the same view. Li Yi, the king of Xin'an, made brilliant achievements, and fought against the Khitan last year, breaking the Khitans, recovering the unfavorable situation of Zhao Hanzhang's defeat, and deterring the Xi people.

The 'agitation' of the ministers made Li Longji calm down, and he habitually looked at Xiao Song.

Xiao Song already had an idea and said: "King Xin'an is old, and he has been at home for a long time when he is sick, so he may not be able to do it. The minister recommended the envoy of Longyou Festival and the governor of Shanzhou, Zhang Shousi. ”

A few years ago, Zhang Shousi was ordered to take over the post of Guazhou Assassin History, and put on an empty city plan to repel the Tubo people, and then he was out of control, and during his tenure in Hexi and Longyou, he repeatedly made the Tubo people retreat with hatred, and his record was impeccable. He not only made achievements in the military, but also excelled in governance, his jurisdiction was orderly, the people's livelihood was stable, and he was a rare all-round talent in civil and military affairs.

Xiao Song has unique military insights and is a clever general. I heard that it was Zhang Shousi, and the ministers praised it as good.

When everyone's attention was attracted by the candidate for the new Jiedu envoy in Youzhou, Li Linfu jumped out again and pointed the finger at Li Huaitang.

The minister thought that the defeat of Dushan, on the culprit Li Huaitang bore the brunt, this fang colluded with the Turks first, and the wreckage of the Hanhai Hui Department came later, which directly led to the collapse of the Hui coalition army in the north, causing Guo Yingjie's troops to fall into the enemy encirclement and fight alone. Therefore, the minister asked the Holy Majesty to order the seizure of the Ningyuan caravan in the territory of the Tang Dynasty, the blockade of the Gelu Pass, and the prohibition of trade with Ningyuan as a punishment! ”

It was Zhang Jiuling who objected first: "No, it's a big matter, don't be reckless." As far as the minister knows, Li Huaitang has always respected my Tang Dynasty and knows the overall situation, how can he not hesitate to travel thousands of miles just to return to the wealth of cattle and sheep of the people? Besides, they have never had anything to do with the Eastern Turks, so how can they collude in a short period of time? In short, the responsibility of the Hui people is quite strange, and there are many suspicious points, which need to be investigated in detail. ”

Li Linfu said solemnly: "What Zhang 'Shi' Lang said is reasonable, and I hope so, but the facts are not based on human will, the siege of the main forces of the Hui tribes when they went south and the wanton slaughter of the people in the rear did happen, and the physical evidence, there are weapons and horses left behind by Ningyuan Iron Cavalry, human witnesses, and the confessions of Turkic prisoners, so I have to believe it." ”

"Human and physical evidence?" Li Longji frowned.

Li Linfu explained: "The Hui people complained that they couldn't get their 'door', and they met the minister by mistake, so they know very well. Human and material evidence are waiting outside the palace gate. ”

Xiao Song finally spoke: "Your Majesty, don't be in a hurry about this matter, wait for the report of the general manager of the border, and then let the parties confront each other on the spot, and the truth will definitely come out." ”

"Well," Li Longji nodded, and said, "According to what Qing said, the dispute between the Hui Department and the Ning Yuan Department will be supervised by Xiao Qing's family. ”

The meeting was dispersed, Li Linfu was not worried at all, time was quite favorable to him, he was the best at fabricating accusations and blaming him, as long as the 'fine' heart operated, Li Huaitang would have to lose his skin if he didn't die. The samurai had not yet repaid his many favors, and he 'desired' to take them first. Please keep in mind the URL, if you like "War Owl in Tang" written by the wolf under the moon