Everything went well in Nanzhao, but the Tubo battlefield gave a fright to the monarchs and ministers who were still arguing in Chang'an.

Su Dingfang, who succeeded Chai Shao as the commander of the Dingxiang army, suffered a big defeat.

When the Dingxiang army attacked Tubo, tens of thousands of troops suddenly appeared in the rear, giving Su Dingfang a front and back attack, and Su Dingfang's army array was scattered by tens of thousands of people killed from the rear.

In addition, the soldiers of the anti-marshal banner fell and were trampled to death in the chaos, and the army once thought that the new commander was killed, and the morale was low and the army was defeated by the Tubo.

When Su Dingfang raised the handsome flag again and called on the soldiers to fight, the battle situation was already in chaos, and Su Dingfang had no choice but to withdraw his troops.

When retreating, he was pursued and killed by the enemy, and returned to the barracks and killed nearly 10,000 soldiers.

When he learned that the enemy army in the rear was a large army sent by the Turks to aid Tibet, Su Dingfang killed several scouts from Dingxiang in a row, delaying the fighter plane, resulting in the death of 10,000 people.

While he wrote to the court to ask for guilt, he also questioned the court that tens of thousands of Turkic troops were dispatched, why no one knew about the way from Longyou to Dingxiang, and no one stopped him, and he had to wait until Dingxiang for scouts to find out, which delayed the fighter.

Li Chengqian put down the letter of guilt written in blood, slapped the dragon chair angrily and shouted, "Su Dingfang, this is not a plea to me!" He was trying to seek justice, tens of thousands of horses galloped that was dusty, the sound was like thunder, how many border cities and passes along the way, and no one knew the movement! ”

"Your Majesty, this battle is an unjust battle, it is not surprising that it was defeated, there is a way to get more help from the way and less help from the unjust, and the court will hang Lu Dongzan's corpse at the city gate, which is already a loss of morality..."

"Drag me down, thirty court staffs, exile to Youzhou!"

Before the minister finished speaking, Li Chengqian roared angrily, and the minister glanced at the imperial steps, and without waiting for the golden gourd warrior to take people, he took off his official hat and walked out of the hall calmly.

There was silence in the Taiji Palace, and many ministers were against starting another war, which had been arguing for several months, and now that this incident had happened, it had suddenly become a major breakthrough for them.

It's just that they didn't expect Li Chengqian's attitude to be so tough, and he exiled people directly without saying anything.

"What I asked was why this situation happened, how to deal with it, not whether this war should be or not, and I will not be forgiven for my crimes, don't say that they didn't hand over Lu Dongzan, that is, they handed it over, and this battle will also be fought."

Li Chengqian said with red eyes, the good news in Tibet before was one after another, which was very happy, but now it is a crime to eat such a big defeat in a war, but someone eats inside and out, so how can Li Chengqian stand it?

"The minister thought that Xu Jie could take over the post of the head of Longyou, and then transfer the children of the various families who had been training in Fusang back to fill the official positions from Longyou to Dingxiang and the cities. The generals were brought back to Chang'an for trial.

Whether someone collaborated with the enemy or was instructed by someone to find out after Long Chen checked. In addition, let Xu Jie immediately send troops to the Turks, dare to meddle in the war of the Tang Dynasty, and never give up until he breaks the Turkic king's tent. ”

Cai Cong, the generalissimo of soldiers and horses, said murderously, more than 10,000 soldiers! It took his parents to give birth to him for sixteen years before he could go to the battlefield, and now it's so broken, how can he not feel distressed?

His gaze kept roaming among the hundred officials, and several auxiliary ministers calmly looked at its eyes, while the other officials lowered their heads and did not dare to look at each other.

"This method is feasible, but when will this Xu Jie arrive? The fighter plane must not be delayed for a moment, and it will take some time for him to return from the sea. ”

Li Chengqian nodded and said, the Turks don't take him in their eyes, don't clean it up, he doesn't have a good breath.

"Your Majesty, Nanzhao, Gaochang, Tubo, Turkic, four-front battle I'm afraid that the imperial court will be tight, even if it wins, I'm afraid that the treasury will be empty and the people's livelihood will wither!"

Wei Zheng stood up and said loudly, these words are actually very watery, Nanzhao Kingdom didn't fight at all, and it didn't even need the imperial court to allocate silver taels, and Gaochang, those small countries in the Western Regions in order to occupy Gaochang, it was simply crazy, and there was no need for Xue Rengui to use his soldiers at all.

After the news of Su Dingfang's ambush was transmitted back to Chang'an, the minister had sent Xu Yuan to lead 3,000 soldiers to assist, and the death of 10,000 soldiers made the Tubo and the Turks take 100,000 lives. As for Xu Jie and the others, they had already returned secretly, and now they were on standby in Yangzhou, as long as His Majesty's holy decree arrived, they would be able to rush to the frontier immediately. ”

Cai Cong said calmly, Fang Xuanling immediately pointed at Cai Cong and shouted, "It's taboo for the secret general to leave the position, Cai Cong, what do you want to do?" ”

"Humph!"

Cai Cong snorted coldly and said disdainfully, "Now that this king is the generalissimo of soldiers and horses, and His Majesty has allowed me the right to transfer troops, how can I say that I am secretly adjusting?" Originally, this Xu Jie was used to kill people when the king and others colluded with Buddhism and Taoism, but now it seems that it has come in handy for other purposes. ”

"Your Majesty, the world is suffering in a war, this battle can't be fought, can't be fought! The people of the world will be miserable. ”

Fang Xuanling saw that Cai Cong had nothing to do, so he knelt on the ground and cried to Li Chengqian. In his heart, Li Chengqian is too far away from Li Shimin.

Li Shimin is eloquent and strategic, but he can forbear, restrain the violent spirit in his heart, so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment, and all countries will come to the court.

And Li Chengqian is young and vigorous, although he inherited the throne at about the same age as Li Shimin, he is hot-blooded and warlike, and he still believes in Cai Cong. Although it is not the direction of a faint monarch, it has the appearance of a tyrant.

"In the opinion of the house, how should it be handled?"

Li Chengqian said indifferently, looking at Fang Xuanling's eyes with undisguised disgust.

"War will inevitably bring displacement, so the minister thought that he should withdraw his troops and sign a non-aggression pact with the Tibetan Turks."

Fang Xuanling gritted his teeth and said, although this is a loss of national dignity, and it makes Li Chengqian disgusted, being spurned by the people and having no bones, it is better than poverty, death, and displacement of the people.

"The first emperor once set a twelve-character national policy, I thought that Aiqing was the first emperor's assistant minister, and he would definitely implement the will of the first emperor, but I didn't want to be left behind by you in less than half a year."

Li Chengqian said coldly, he really wanted to kick these old antiques that were not suitable for the development of the dynasty out of his court, but he was afraid of causing turmoil in the court.

Fang Xuanling bowed his head and said nothing, he had a clear conscience, even after saying this, he could feel the angry eyes of many colleagues behind him staring at him.

This matter is based on what Cai Cong said, and it must not be discussed again. The other 3,000 people are not enough, Cai Cong, you send another 3,000 people to ambush on the road from Tubo to the Turks. Once Xu Jie attacks the Turks, the Turkic soldiers in Tibet will definitely come back, and I want them to not be able to go back. ”

Li Chengqian suppressed the anger in his heart and said calmly, but these words made people feel confused, three thousand people wanted to leave tens of thousands of Turkic elite soldiers, is this naïve or is there another mystery?

After retiring from the court, Li Chengqian was reviewing the folds, Chu Yao and Queen Wang were teasing the children on the side, and at this time, the chamberlain came to report to Cai Cong to ask to see.

After Cai Cong came in, he saw Chu Yao playing with the child, so he said seriously, "That's right." If you are still in our house, you take over all the affairs of the house, and I won't say anything about you. But when you enter the palace, you must abide by the rules of the palace, and don't let a few auxiliary ministers block the door of the house and say that your mother did not discipline you. ”

Chu Yao pursed his mouth and didn't talk, Li Chengqian was embarrassed on the side, this Chu Yao often helped him streamline his work as early as when he was in the East Palace, and after he ascended the throne, it was the same, but he didn't expect to be criticized by so many people, it was really his fault.

Seeing that Chu Yao didn't speak, Cai Cong shook his head and didn't mind, but turned his head and said to Li Chengqian seriously, "I'm going to personally lead the troops into battle, and it may not be long before I set off." ”

As soon as these words came out, all three people present were shocked, and Queen Wang thought to herself, didn't she already send the generals out? Chu Yao was worried about whether it was safe for her brother to go on the expedition; And Li Chengqian doesn't know why, isn't everything arranged in an orderly manner, so Cai Cong still needs to personally lead the troops?

"According to the news from the Turkic Xizuo, the Turkic dispatch was caused by the lobbying of Qinling, the son of Lu Dongzan. And this Qinling did not follow the Turkic army back to Tibet, but went all the way to the Great Eclipse and the Ring Sun. This great food lord has a grudge against me for killing my son, and I was killed by my Tang Dynasty at sea without leaving a piece of armor, so I will definitely not let go of such a great opportunity; And the Ring Sun has had a lot of battles with the navy over the years, and if the Tang Dynasty can decline, they will be invincible at sea, so they will not let go of this opportunity. ”

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