Chapter 664: The Battle of the Apologetics
When the shopkeeper left, he left with the handwritten letter of Longedingli. His face was full of smiles, like a blooming adult chrysanthemum.
Three days later, the Great Yuan Dynasty will meet.
The civil and military officials are already waiting in the main hall! Although restricted by the palace rules, everyone did not dare to make noise. But they all stared at the throne in the hall uncertainly, waiting for Li Chengji to appear.
Farasso and other elders were among the courtiers.
Although they don't need to attend all the pilgrimages, they still have to come and see them for the first time after the assassination of the Holy Lord like today.
"It's all time, why hasn't the saint come yet?" , according to the past, Li Chengji came to the court on time. Where is it like today, the wall clock in the palace has passed half past nine, and Li Chengji has not appeared.
"I'm afraid there's something delaying, right?" , an elder answered.
"Could it be that the injury is not light?" ,
Three days ago, after the court officials headed by Ali Bura entered the palace to face the saint, they announced to the public that the Holy Sacrament was unharmed. But there are rumors in the market that the saint was seriously injured. In the end, many people can't understand who is real and who is fake.
"Be quiet! Above the court, no noise! Seeing that their discussion had attracted the attention of others, Farasso hurriedly stopped.
"Yes, yes, yes!" , for the great elder of Farasso, the people below are still in awe.
But in fact, Farrasso also had doubts in his heart.
That is Li Chengji, whether he is injured or not, and if he is injured, whether he is seriously injured.
After all, although this matter was not instigated by him, it was indispensable to add fuel to the fire. If it's exposed, it's going to be wiped out.
Just when everyone was speculating and uneasy, the long-lost 'Holy Arrival' finally appeared.
I saw the palace people coming out from the back of the main hall, and the sound of music sounded. Li Chengji, dressed in a luxurious white robe, came to the front of the throne.
"Greetings to the Holy One!" , the courtiers knelt down in unison.
Murgo shouted three times before Li Chengji made everyone stand up and said, "Get up!" ”。
"Thank you!" ,
"The day before yesterday, I encountered a villain who made a disturbance and wanted to do something rebellious. Although there was some commotion, it was chopped into meat puree by the guards. The concern of all the ministers is understood in my heart. ”。
Lee Seung-ji's words don't sound unusual! Everyone also realized that the rumors out there could be rumors.
Faraso was slightly disappointed, because in this way, the original plan was about to be terminated.
Jarah is sweating profusely!
The so-called don't do bad things, don't be afraid of ghosts knocking on the door!
After Li Chengji was assassinated on the same day, he and Ali Bura entered the palace together to face the saint. It's just that at that time, everyone only looked through the screen and didn't really look at it. And in the room, there is still a faint fishy smell.
That's why he judged that Li Chengji was injured.
Later, in the face of Hassan's threat, he gave in from his heart.
But today Li Chengji sat on it well, which really made him panic!
"If you have something to do, you can play early, and you have nothing to retreat!" , see and see, Murgo said loudly.
"Enlighten the Holy One! News came from the Liangwang Mansion. Since February, there have been frequent troop transfers in the Xia Kingdom. And in the area of Yanzhi Mountain, there are many Xia country scouts. According to the speculation of the Liang Palace, I am afraid that the eastern border is unstable. ", said Li Zhongyuan, the generalissimo of the Marshal's Mansion.
With Li Chengji's drastic reform of maladministration, Li Atmosphere was also re-given a new name by Li Chengji!
It's also that the original name is really casual, and the change to Zhongyuan is just right for the occasion. Moreover, Li Dawei still wants to become the first generalissimo of Dayuan, and his name is too child's play, which is also detrimental to his majesty.
And King Liang is the original King of Longzhong County!
Since ancient times, the land west of the river was headed by Liangzhou, and the king of Liang in Jin could also show that Dayuan had the heart to win the province of Gansu.
Through large-scale population replacement, the people of the former Xia Kingdom there no longer have the main population advantage. In their place were the Persians, Huihe, and Liao people who came from the west. There are also naturalized tribes, so that Dayuan's rule over Gansu Province has gained a firm foothold.
And then there's the mercantilism practiced locally!
As a result, the focus of taxation was on merchants rather than on land. The excesses and miscellaneous taxes of various Xia kingdoms were also abolished, and due to the uprooting of Buddhist temples and family forces, there was a large amount of land left vacant in the local area.
Therefore, many of the people of the Xia Kingdom fled to Dayuan to seek a way to live.
It can be said that even if Xia Guo takes the initiative to provoke now, Dayuan has the energy to deal with it.
It's just that the main plan of action of the Great Yuan at present is to conquer the west and restore the vast territory of the former Abbasid dynasty. And in the Muslim world, only one voice is allowed to exist, and that is Puritanism.
Therefore, this battle of the western crusade is also known as the 'war of apologetics'.
This is a consensus reached by both the upper and lower levels of the Great Yuan and the religious circles, and it also has a wide sense of identity among the people. Among Muslims, in particular, there is a particular keen interest in this apologetic war.
If the east is unstable at this time, it will inevitably affect the progress of the Apologetic War.
Therefore, how to act, the marshal's mansion still has to consult the opinions of Li Chengji and other courtiers in the court.
After all, the initiative in the war is in the hands of Li Chengji.
The sustainability of the war is indispensable for the cooperation of the cabinet and the six ministries. With so much grain and grass and transportation along the way, without the cooperation of various departments, it is simply impossible to ensure that the soldiers have enough to eat.
"Hmmm! Let's discuss this matter within the Shuaifu first! Wait until you have the charter and present it to me for a preview. ”,
"Yes!" , Li Zhongyuan responded, and then went on to talk about the progress of the westward expedition.
On the Persian side, ninety percent of the Assasin strongholds have been uprooted. Only their stronghold, Alamut, was besieged by the Great Yuan army for more than twenty days.
Since it was full of die-hard Assasins, they were ready to live and die with Alamut. And with the geographical advantage of being easy to defend and difficult to attack, the Dayuan army fought extremely hard.
So until now, it has become a stalemate.
However, it didn't last long, and the Dayuan army came out with all the means, wantonly opening mountains in low-lying places, digging underground rivers, and pumping groundwater. This has made the water severance crisis in Alamut more and more serious. In time, even if Da Yuan did not take the initiative to attack, the Assasin disciples inside would die of thirst.
As for the military campaign of the Ayyubid Kingdom to unite the Ruhrs and Quert people, it seems that they have some scruples after the Great Yuan won a few battles. did not take the initiative to attack, and continued the border between Chen Bing Dayuan and the Ayyubid Kingdom.
Only the caliph, as soon as he stretched out his tentacles to Huzestan, he was attacked head-on by Dayuan. Thus being chased all the way by Dayuan and hit Basra.
As the nominal region ruled by the caliphate, Basra was one of the few major cities except for Baghdad (Baghdad). Especially after the loss of Khuzestani, Basra is the second largest grain producer after Paida.
If it is lost, the caliph will really be left with only this small city.
Li Chengji listened to them one by one and did not express many opinions. Later, the Criminal Department was about to report the progress of the assassination case, when Li Chengji suddenly coughed heavily.
Murgo hurriedly announced his retreat from the court, which made the court look anticlimactic.
The court officials also had different looks, and they all had bad conjectures.