Chapter 338: Magpie's Nest Dove 'Desire' Occupy

Fengxiang is guarding the west 'gate' of Chang'an, is the dangerous pass of Chang'an to Hexi, the west out of the Hexi corridor must pass through Fengxiang, and from Anxi to Chang'an also has to pass through Fengxiang, so the road between Chang'an and Fengxiang is often crowded with people and horses.

At that time, it was summer, on the post road of Fengxiang to Chang'an, a roll of yellow dust rolled, and the horses galloped to ride, and there was no intention of stopping to ride, but shouted all the way: "Eight hundred miles of urgency!" Those who resist die, and those who oppose die! The merchants who traveled to and from the ancient road all avoided in horror, and then saw the smoke and dust billowing out, and the riders had already left! At this time, the ancient road is cloudy, and the sky is clear!

People stared curiously at the direction where the fast ride disappeared and discussed, what happened to the west that was worth using eight hundred miles to expedit? I don't know how many stagecoaches I have to run and die this time, and how many postmen will be tired.

In the Xingqing Palace in Chang'an, several cabinet ministers were summoned to come at night. Emperor Li Longji had just received an urgent letter from Anxi, and according to the eunuchs, there was a flood in Anxi. Several important ministers were very suspicious, although floods in Anxi were rare, but it was not worth making a fuss, if it was not something particularly important, the emperor would never invite them to the Xingqing Palace, which had just been completed, late at night.

Sure enough, the three Anxi eight-hundred-mile urgent mail confirmed the suspicions in the hearts of the ministers.

"Tell me what to do with this?" In the study, Li Longji was calm, and he couldn't figure out any clues from his tone and superficial expression.

Yu Wenrong said: "Shengshang, the minister thinks that what Qi 'Shi' Lang and Zhao Hanzhang said is very true, and it is difficult for the people to escape responsibility. Although we don't have any evidence, we can't just forget it, please ask Your Majesty to order the recall, the long-married princess of Broken Leaves, as a punishment. ”

The Broken Leaf Princess that Yuwen Rong was referring to was Pei Ruoxi, who was only sent out of Chang'an ten days ago to go to the Broken Leaf Big Tooth of the Tuqi Shi people to marry Prince Gululu.

Half of the ministers agreed with Yu Wenrong and indignantly accused the Turks of their despicable behavior. In the past six months, with Qi Jishan's continuous letters, the high-level officials of the Tang Dynasty have some understanding of what has happened in the Western Regions in the past two years, especially the sudden rise of Li Huaitang gradually took off his mysterious veil in front of them. The detailed contradiction between Li Huaitang and the Tuqi Shi people was also shown in front of Datang's eyes, based on sympathy for the weak and taking into account the interests of the Tang Dynasty, no one did not think that it was the bad behavior of the Tuqi Shi people, and they were full of righteous indignation at what the Tuqi Shi people did.

Li Longji did not 'show' his voice and 'color', and looked at the newly appointed Zhongshu Ling Xiao Song intentionally or unintentionally.

Xiao Song comprehended: "Holy Lord, the minister means that it is not appropriate to hold the princess accountable for the time being, and it is really inappropriate to recall the princess. A few days ago, Zhao Hanzhang reported that the Tubo people had married the Tuqi Shi people, and at the same time prepared to 'Yin' wife to defeat Xiao Bolu Junsu, once the little Bolu fell into the hands of the Tubo people, Tubo and Tuqi Shi could directly communicate. If we 'force' the Turgish people at both ends of the first rat into the camp of the Tibetans at this time, Anxi is in danger, and the war with the Tibetans is very likely to be reversed. ”

"Your Majesty, it's not ....." The opposing ministers were eager to express their opinions, but were stopped by Li Longji waving his hand. Xiao Song because of the battle of Tubo has a great merit, is 'been' favored, first into the Jin Ziguanglu doctor, and then into the title of Xu Guogong, not only the official to the book Ling Yao to lead the Hexi Jiedu, his son Heng was also recruited to the horse, but also to the princess of Xinchang, for a while the limelight is very strong, his opinion in the emperor's heart is quite weighty, especially when it comes to the military, the opinions of the general ministers can not be contrary to him.

"Oh? What does Yiqing mean that we should treat this incident as if it never happened? "Li Longji still didn't show the 'dew' of the mountain, and deliberately asked Xiao Song.

Xiao Song said: "According to the news from all sides, the person feared by the Tuqi Shi people is Li Huaitang of Ningyuan City, and Ningyuan City is extremely important to the Tubo and Tuqi Shi people, like a fish bone in their throats, and its location just cuts off the communication between them, even if the Tubo people take Xiao Bolu is still in vain." Now that this Li Huaitang is probably more auspicious, without the backbone, Ningyuan City is afraid that it will fall into the hands of the Tuqi Shi people, and from now on, there will be no more obstacles to the Tuqi Shi Tubo. This is clearly not the outcome we want to see. ”

Li Longji bowed his head and said: "Well, what Qing said is very true, but how do we resolve it?" ”

Xiao Song said with a smile: "Holy Lord, if Ningyuan City is in our hands, everything will be solved." ”

"Shhh The ministers were quite surprised, Xiao Song meant the magpie's nest dove. Although this idea is a little 'yin' and the impact is not good, it has to be said to be the most effective method, on the surface, Ningyuan City is still Li Huaitang's Ningyuan City, in essence, it is already owned by the Tang Dynasty, as long as thousands of Tang troops are sent to the city to control the inner city, it is not easy for the Tuqi Shi people to break through Ningyuan City.

Moreover, the occupation of Ningyuan City has a very far-reaching significance for Datang, which means that Datang's forces have re-entered the Western Regions, and with Ningyuan City as a springboard, they can completely control the Western Regions in the hands of Datang.

"Are we going to capture Ningyuan City before the Turgish people?" Yu Wenrong objected.

Xiao Song already had an idea, so he didn't hurry and said: "Didn't you say in a hurry, Li Huaitang's Mrs. Ye Ji is pregnant and waiting in Bahuan City, Li Huaitang is not here, and he has no heirs yet, in other words, Mrs. Ye Ji is already the master of Ningyuan City." As long as we protect her, we are not afraid that Ning Yuancheng will not give in, and besides, Mrs. Ye Ji's uncle is not Qi Jishan. ”

"Wonderful!" A group of colleagues couldn't help but admire and raised a thumbs up to Xiao Song.

"Good! It is my duty to save Ningyuan City! Li Longji finally 'revealed' a smile. The ministers suddenly realized that the emperor had already had this idea.

The attitude of the saint was clear, and no one put forward any more contradictory opinions, only to see several important ministers say in unison: "Your Majesty, Shengming, far-sighted!" ”

Pei Guangting, the new prime minister, suggested: "Since we want to occupy Ningyuan City, I think that we should not only send troops, but also move part of the population to weaken the local Hu habits, which is conducive to the long-term use of our Tang Dynasty." ”

"Migrants?" Li Longji frowned and thought. The movement of the population is not as simple as it sounds, it involves the interests of all parties, first of all, whether the local magnates agree, who will farm for them without the population, and who will provide for their superior and luxurious life? Also, who would leave their homeland and go to the desolate and impoverished Western Regions? It's another popular uprising.

As if knowing Li Longji's thoughts, Pei Guangting continued to offer advice: "A few days ago, Zhao Hanzhang and Li Huaitang jointly rescued tens of thousands of people from the Tubo people, and they are still stranded in Anxi. Why don't you move all of them to Ningyuan City and kill two birds with one stone. ”

Pei Guangting didn't say all about the so-called killing two birds with one stone, but everyone understood that the other had to solve the burden brought by these populations. If they are allowed to go back to the Hexi area, not only will they not be able to live, but they will also bring a lot of trouble to the local area, so the officials of Hexi are unwilling to accept these people, so they are stranded in Anxi, for this reason, Zhao Hanzhang complained bitterly, he has no extra food to settle them. As soon as Pei Guangting's suggestion was put forward, everyone nodded their heads and praised it.

The direction has been decided, and the next step is to arrange the candidates.

"Who do you think is the most suitable first governor of Ningyuan City?" The emperor is really the emperor, full of domineering, Ning Yuancheng has already become his plate in his eyes.

It was Xiao Song who said: "The minister recommended Zhang Shouqi, the governor of the Guazhou Governor's Mansion, to go." ”

"Good! Zhang Shouqi is all-round in civil and military affairs, outstanding military talent, in the past two years he has repeatedly defeated the Tubo people in the Hexi region, the rule is well-organized, the meritorious service is remarkable, there is him to guard the city of Ningyuan I rest assured. The soldiers and materials guarding Ningyuan City will be 'handed over' by Xiao Qing to send them to the province, the sooner the better. Li Longji decisively agreed to Xiao Song's recommendation, "Another order was issued to remove Zhao Hanzhang from his post as the protector of Anxi, and ordered him to return to Beijing to wait for disposal." ”

The disposal of Zhao Hanzhang is to give an 'explanation' to the people of Anxi, and it is also for the people of Tuqi to see, and Datang has no intention of holding them responsible.

In the Qingxing Palace, the fate of Ningyuan City has been made, and with the fast ride of eight hundred miles, it will fly to Anxi Bahuan City, as well as Guazhou......

Different from the post station of the Tang Dynasty, the Turgish people did not have such a management method, they relied on a horse to deliver news, and the poor knight and the war horse ran from beginning to end, and it was common to run to death the war horse when encountering a particularly anxious matter.

Sulu Khan received the news of Li Huaitang's "death" a few days earlier than Li Longji, and when he heard Kenta's return, Sulu Khan almost jumped up from Hu's bed, and his weak body was instantly full of vitality, as if a seriously ill patient was returning to the light.

If Sulu Khan was asked to choose an enemy at this time, then he would definitely choose a big cannibal, if it weren't for their brazen invasion of Shi Guo and forcing him to transfer the main force, he would definitely not miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to take Ningyuan City. He was convinced that as long as his troops came to the city, as long as the soldiers and civilians of Ningyuan City learned that their leader Li Huaitang had died, the fortified Ningyuan City would definitely be destroyed. According to the information collected from all parties, Ningyuan City is far taller and grander than his broken leaf big teeth, with a large population and prosperous commerce, it is an ideal habitat, and Sulu Khan even had the idea of moving the tooth tent, he believes that only Ningyuan City is worthy of his identity and is the town that the overlord should have.

Unfortunately, Sulu Khan does not have many troops now, and he has no choice but to recall Dumozhi and Que Yinanru. So dozens of fast horses galloped towards Shi Guo day and night, urging Du Mozhi to end the war with the Great Cannibal as soon as possible.

Gradually calming down from the 'agitation', Sulu Khan's heart became a little more suspicious, he began to be less convinced that Li Huaitang could be killed so easily, he needed conclusive evidence, such as Li Huaitang's head, or his relics. Another point, what is Datang's attitude in this incident? In case the Tang Dynasty asks him about the guilt, it will be a bit troublesome. It's not that he's afraid of Datang, but he's just worried that he will be restrained and lose the opportunity to capture Ningyuan City.

"Don't worry, Khan, we can test their attitude." Murto tried his best to show his abilities in front of Sulu Khan.

"How is it a temptation?"

Moto smiled: "In the name of welcoming relatives, we sent a team of cavalry to Anxi to greet Princess Broken Leaves, and at the same time asked Datang why he couldn't protect my Turkey Cavalry Shi people to negotiate with the envoys, and asked them to compensate us for this matter." ”

"Oh?" Sulu Khan was meditating.

Murto continued: "If the Tang Dynasty agrees to marry Princess Broken Leaf to our Turgish, then you can know that they have no problem with us, and on the contrary, they are dissatisfied with us. ”

"And we can also ask for information about the burial of the horse bandits."

Sulu Khan figured it out, clapped his hands and shouted: "Okay, the thief shouts to catch the thief!" This plan is feasible, you can arrange it quickly. Haha, the great Ningyuan City, the beautiful princess of the Tang Dynasty, I want it, double happiness is coming to the 'door'! "Please keep in mind the URL, if you like the wolf under the moon to write "War Owl in Tang"