Chapter 106: Dao Sect Asks Xu Zhen to support it
Since ancient times, parents have been affectionate, don't they hear the deep cut of licking calves, Wu Shuyanyun broke the ruler book, how can the two places hate it? The dream soul is not afraid of Chang'an, and he has taken the wind several times to ask about life.
If Li Wushuang marries in Tibet, how can he see each other once or twice in this life and this life? Although this girl's family likes to dance with guns and sticks, in the end she is a delicate girl who misses her parents and thinks about her parents, she really married to Tubo, although she is honored and honored, she is a lonely stranger, so as not to die of old age, how can her parents not cherish it?
The river is difficult to navigate, how about it or not, when I think about tears in secret, I am afraid that I will cry more!
Li Daozong couldn't bear this daughter, how could Li Wushuang let go of his parents? For a while, he was born in the emperor's family, and he couldn't help himself, but as a royal clan, many times he couldn't be the master of his own family, and Li Daozong, who was more sleek as an official, had to go against the current this time and fight for his own girl!
The saint has been worried a lot recently, the two sons have been fighting for no result, and the situation in Goguryeo is also urgent, so he listened to the advice of the courtiers, and temporarily let Tubo be presumptuous, searching for the daughters of the clan and relatives, but his heart is quite uncomfortable.
He Li Shimin has been conquering for half his life, how can he show people to be weak, the Eastern and Western Turks, Tuyuhun and Huifu and many other foreign states, which one is not bowing down to the vassals, but this Tubo is so persecuted, even if ordinary people marry their daughters to seek peace, it is also a shame, not to mention the dignified Tang Heavenly Kingdom?
For this matter, Li Shimin also has a lot of regret in his heart, but the gentleman is full of words and loud words, and he only said yes and kiss the day before yesterday, how can there be anything to talk about today?
On this day, after all the discussions were completed, Li Daozong finally came out of class and said: "The minister has something to start playing and listening, but now there are many internal and external affairs, and it should not be mentioned, but he cares about the national prestige in his heart, but he does not think about tea and dinner for many days, and today he dares to ask the saint to listen..."
Li Daozong said really rigorously, all the civil and military forces listened attentively, and the sage was also puzzled in his heart, this Li Daozong was deposed because of greed for ink, and then it was reused, and he established a lot of credit in Tuyuhun, which was seen again in the imperial court, and he didn't dare to scramble for everything, just buried his head in a low-key manner, how could he behave like this today?
"Uncle Huang has something to do, although it is clear, many Aiqing will refer to it together."
The eldest grandson Wuji and other old advisers saw that Li Daozong's soft bones were actually tough, and they knew that he was going to mention the matter of Tubo, and they communicated with each other one by one, and there was a lot of boycott.
Sure enough, Li Daozong did not sell Guanzi, and said straight to the point: "The saint is wise, and the prestige of the Tang Dynasty is equally important, spread far and wide in the four seas, and all countries come to the court, all of them surrender, although this Tubo is not a small land, but it is also a barbarian person, without much education, it can be called a rabble, but Kou Bian wants to ask for relatives, and the ministers think that this is not to ask for relatives, but to force relatives!" If my Tang Dynasty shows weakness, I will not be able to deter it in the future, and today there is a Tibetan force to get the fruit, and he will take the opportunity to infringe on the national prestige of our Celestial Empire one day, what do many foreign races think? ”
"Although I know that Your Majesty is sympathetic to the people and is unwilling to work hard to mobilize the people, which hurts the people's strength, but in order to set an example, I must not knock on the mountain and shake the tiger, so as not to let this Tubo set a precedent and make many small countries think that I am afraid of war! The minister is not good, I am willing to be the vanguard, expel the Tibetan savages, in order to boost the country's prestige! ”
After Li Daozong finished playing, he raised his head slightly, his eyes were full of ardent hope and fighting spirit!
Li Shimin is remorseful for this Tubo matter, and there is no intimate courtier to mention it in the past few days, and he thought that many generals were in a corner of peace, unwilling to conquer, and now he heard that the emperor's uncle asked for war, and his heart was suddenly excited, but on the surface, he was noncommittal, and lost it to many civil and military forces.
"What do you think of the emperor's uncle's words?"
The eldest grandson Wuji and a group of old ministers have already communicated perfectly, and this time they buried their heads deep one by one, and did not express their position, but secretly instigated a few minor officials and officials who were not very important, and admonished the saint to focus on the major affairs of Lichu and Liaodong.
When the saint saw such enthusiasm, none of the generals answered, and he couldn't help but be indignant, and was about to have a seizure, but he saw a person come out and said loudly: "Xu Zhen seconded the proposal, and is willing to expel Tubo for General Li's pawn, so as to revitalize the voice of the heavenly kingdom!" ”
When many old planners heard Xu Zhen's words, they gritted their teeth one by one, and scolded secretly in their hearts: "There are so many things to do!" ”
These people have experienced too many ups and downs, and they know that the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty is not easy to achieve, and the monarch is the foundation.
However, they don't have Xu Zhen's eyesight, the so-called prince, whether it is the king of Wei or the king of Jin, are all blood of the Li family, although the saint sways from side to side, but he may have confidence in his heart, but it still takes time to ease up, and many courtiers are forcing each other day and night for their own rights and interests, how can they win the favor of the saint?
Li Shimin saw that Xu Zhen was out of the queue, a smile suddenly appeared in the corner of his eyes, and he slapped on the dragon throne and praised: "There are no heroes in my Dao Dynasty, General Xu really makes me happy!" ”
At that time, although Xu Zhen had made meritorious contributions to quelling the rebellion in Qizhou, he had already been awarded the title of Shangfu Zhichong Lieutenant when he left the army, and it was less than four months after the year before and after this year, but it was not convenient to reward him again, but many brothers and acquaintances, civil and military officials, also joked and ridiculed, calling him a general.
But this time it is different, this time it is the sage who personally called Xu Zhen a general, this is to really crown him Xu Zhen a general?!!!
The eldest grandson Wuji wanted to admonish and block it, but he observed the words and judged the situation, but found that he had misunderstood the meaning of the saint.
At such an opportunity, the eldest grandson Wuji hesitated, this Xu Zhen had already helped the King of Wei once, although he no longer made all the moves, but this son had too many whimsical ideas, if he really stayed in Chang'an, I am afraid that he would not be able to withstand the pull of the King of Wei, it is better to push him to the battlefield of Tubo and stay away from Chang'an, so that the King of Wei can be squeezed out here!
Moreover, the Tubo army is not in vain, the front war report will come back, saying that the Tubo sent troops to sweep Tuyuhun, Dangxiang and Bailanqiang, to this day, known as more than 200,000 marched into the west of Songzhou (now Songpan, Sichuan, Zhijiacheng), sent an envoy to pay tribute to the golden silk, and forced the princess to marry, the governor of the capital Han Wei hurriedly led the army to fight, but it was a big defeat and returned, the leader of the Qiang tribe, Tang Kuozhou Thorn Shi Bei Cong Woshi, Nuozhou Thorn Shi Li Buli successively descended to Tubo.
Although this Xu Zhen has some tricks, Yinzong and Gao Heshu, Xue Dayi, Xie Anting and other die-hard guards are now in Youzhou and Yingzhou, following Zhang Jian, the governor of Yingzhou, to guard the military situation of Goguryeo, except for Zhou Cang and other fourteen red-armored guards, no one else can protect him!
If Xu Zhen is pushed to Tubo and given him the position of vanguard army, he will have to risk the sword and arrow, and if one or two more capable people are placed in the army, it is impossible to say that this Xu Zhen will never be able to return to Chang'an!
In the blink of an eye, the eldest grandson Wuji had already considered many factors, and after he got out of class, he changed his tone, no longer obstructing Li Daozong, nor suppressing Xu Zhen, but instead tried his best to support Daozong.
"What Cheng Fan (Li Daozong's cousin) said is very true, today's connivance in Tibet will become a great disaster for him in the future, and I will be a master in the Tang Dynasty to strengthen the country's prestige! The minister thought that Xu Zhenduwei was young and promising, and he had miraculous achievements in the previous expedition to Tuyuhun, and he was very familiar with the surrounding terrain, so he could be alone this time! ”
As soon as the eldest grandson Wuji said this, many civil and military forces did not know why, they didn't know what tricks this old fox was playing, and they clearly regarded Xu Zhen as a thorn in the flesh and a thorn in the eye, but now they are touting it, could it be that Hou Junji learned from it, and planned to kill this Xu Zhen?
If this is the case, the eldest grandson Wuji is too narrow-minded, you need to know that Hou Junji also wanted to kill Xu Zhen at the beginning, but let Xu Zhen fight a bloody way on the Tuyuhun battlefield, and repeatedly performed miraculous feats, which were deeply appreciated by Li Jing and the sage, but he made a stepping stone for him in vain!
However, they also thought about it, this Xu Zhen is now alone, and there are only fourteen guards left, as long as the eldest grandson Wuji communicates with Qi Bi He Li, so that Zhou Cang and others cannot go out with Xu Zhen, who can protect him?
Thinking of this, these people began to come alive one by one, and they all supported the remarks of the eldest grandson Wuji, Li Shimin was immediately overjoyed, and immediately ordered Li Daozong to be the general of the march of Dangmidao, the general of the right leading army, Zhi Zhi Sili as the general of the Bailan Road march, the general of the left Wuwei Niu Jinda (note) as the general of the broad water road, Liu Lan, the general of the right army, as the general of the Taohe Road, Xu Zhen as the commander of the Songzhou Prefectures, and the general of Zhongwu, with the army to fight against the Tubo army!
The former Li Daozong personally invited the battle, and it is understandable that he won the general manager, and he and others are all fierce generals who can fight, and they have a reputation, which is also well-deserved.
Xu Zhen is already the captain of the Shangfu Zhichong on the fourth grade, he can lead 1,002 soldiers, and it is natural to lead the army of a government, but the sage added a loyal general to Xu Zhen, although it is only a military officer, but Xu Zhen has become a well-deserved general!
Up to now, who else dares to doubt the importance and grace that today's saints attach to Xu Zhen?!!!
Li Daozong didn't know that his daughter Li Wushuang had found Xu Zhen in private, he only said that Xu Zhen was loyal and brave to the country, so he supported him to fight, and he couldn't help but be grateful, remembering that he knew Xu Zhen in Shanshan at the beginning, and he was also embarrassed in his heart.
At the beginning, Xu Zhen was just a pro-soldier team, desperately guarding the princess of Jinyang, but now he is full-fledged after all, and has become a figure on the side of the unified army!
Xu Zhen didn't expect that he really got the rank of Zhongwu general, and he hurriedly thanked Li Daozong and others, and said on the spot that he would definitely sweep away Tubo!
After Li Wushuang received the news, he saw that Xu Zhen was trustworthy, he was grateful, and he told Li Mingda about Xu Zhen's friendship, which greatly changed his opinion of Xu Zhen, but Li Mingda was worried that Xu Zhen would go to the battlefield, and his heart was inevitably depressed.
The eldest grandson Wuji was in full swing and sent an important confidant to communicate with Qi Bi He Li, in a vain attempt to leave Zhou Cang and others in Chang'an, but what a friendship Qi He Li had with Xu Zhen, he was a person who was loyal to Li Shimin, historical records record that after Li Shimin's death, this Qi Qi He Li still voluntarily begged for a burial, how could the eldest grandson Wuji say that he could move him!
(Note: The general of the Tang Dynasty, the prototype of You Junda's historical figure in "Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties", "Speaking of the Tang Dynasty", and "The Biography of the Xing Tang Dynasty", is this Niu Jinda~)