Chapter 354: The Wrath of the Son of Heaven

In the blink of an eye, it's summer again. The faintly flowing hot wind in the air blows everywhere in Chang'an, making people's hearts full of anxiety.

Lin Ran looked at Zhang Yunwen's gradually frowning brows, and couldn't help but be slightly stunned. When he read the news just now, he also had the same expression.

Wang Xuance and they set off in October last year, even if it takes half a year to come and go, they should return to Chang'an at this time, and until the beginning of May, they have not returned, and there is not even any news from Longyou Prefecture, which can't help but make Zhang Yunwen a little secretly worried. Now holding the piece of paper in his hand, Zhang Yunwen was holding a thousand heavy objects, but he trembled slightly.

Putting down the piece of paper, Zhang Yunwen showed an ugly smile, but pointed to the name of the cashier and said to Lin Ran: "Old Lin, what's the matter with this person, when I went to Taiyuan last year, didn't he work in Taiyuan?" At that time, I was thinking, why did you promote this person to such a high position, why did you run to the Western Regions now? ”

The name of the check-in office is written with the words "Mei Renxing".

Lin Ran laughed and said to Zhang Yunwen: "My lord, I am nearly fifty years old this year, and I am no longer young, so I am thinking about finding a successor. Watching all the people under my hands, the good ruler is not good at making decisions, and the good ones are not good at handling trivial matters, looking for them, only this Mei Renxing meets my wishes, so I will be assigned to various places and exercise! Now it's just sent to the Western Regions! ”

Zhang Yunwen looked at the white hair growing from Lin Ran's sideburns, and couldn't help but sigh softly: "Yes, time is like a shuttle, and time is like a knife!" Forget it, don't talk about this inhuman guy, when he comes back, I'll see you and see if it's really as Lao Lin said, it's a pillar! This official will hand over this information to His Majesty for decision! ”

Lin Ran smiled lightly: "If you see that person, you won't be disappointed!" ”

Zhang Yunwen took this information and walked to the palace.

This information records what happened to the mission led by Wang Xuance in Gaochang and its current location. And the provider of the information is that Mi Ren Yukimei-sama.

Speaking of Wang Xuance and others meeting Mei Renxing, this is also a coincidence.

In May of the tenth year of Zhenguan, Mei Renxing led a caravan from Chang'an with a full of complaints, preparing to walk around the Western Regions. Although this Master Mei extremely did not want to leave Chang'an, in the face of Lin Ran's order, he had no choice but to comply.

However, he took advantage of this opportunity to use his private property to buy a large number of Central Plains specialties, ready to sell them in the Western Regions. Of course, the profits must go to him.

In addition to Yumen Pass all the way, it passed through Gaochang, Yanqi, Qiuzi, Shule, Khotan and other countries, and finally turned around in Khotan, and returned along the same road. During this journey, Mei Renxing led a caravan of nearly 200 people under his command to trek in the vast desert, and after one trip, he earned no less than 100,000 yuan of property, which made this inhuman Mei suddenly smile, and even said that this trip was worth it.

It was on the way of his caravan from Yanqi to Gaochang that he met the Tang Dynasty delegation led by Wang Xuance.

Because he was fleeing for his life, there was no food and water. After fleeing from Gaochang for two days, he had to use the method that Zhang Yunwen used when he pursued Fuyun Khan, stabbing the horse to drink blood and eat raw horse meat.

The thirty-seven horses carried by the thirty-seven men were decreasing day by day. Finally, it got to the point where the two of them rode together. However, they have not yet reached Yanqi. But it all came down to the fact that none of them knew the way. The desert is so vast that you can't even catch a traveler or businessman!

When they were about to get into trouble, they met Mei Renxing.

Although he had never seen this Master Mei, Wang Xuance knew that it belonged to the Investigation Institute, which seemed to be an extremely hidden mark, and after verifying Mei Renxing's identity, he asked him to send the news of the mission back to Chang'an.

Mei Renxing didn't dare to slack off, so he immediately wrote a secret letter in cipher code, and sent it to the investigation institute of Longyou Dao, and then to Chang'an.

And the caravan still headed for Gaochang, and the mission still went to Yanqi. From the caravan, however, the mission received enough horses and supplies.

"Bastard!" After Li Shimin read the information sent by Zhang Yunwen, he slapped on the top of several cases, and suddenly the pen, ink, paper, inkstone and other things on the several cases jumped together.

Li Shimin stood up and paced back and forth in the room with an angry face. Turning his head, he said to Zhang Yunwen: "I was assembling a few days ago, saying that this Wang Xuance should come back, but there is such news!" ”

Without waiting for Zhang Yunwen to reply, Li Shimin continued: "A few years ago, that Gaochang bought a batch of crossbow machines and returned to China, and the combat power of his army was greatly improved, and he also fought a battle with the Western Turks. This is my mistake! ”

Zhang Yunwen hurriedly said: "It's no wonder Your Majesty that this Lu Wentai is capricious, and he is really a villain." What is so strange about the fall to the Turks today! It's just that Wang Xuance and they just happened to be at the right time! ”

"However, the mission I sent was attacked by Gao Chang and lost eight people! What does this Gaochang regard as my Datang, and where does he put my Datang? After speaking, Li Shimin's eyes were already red, and his breath was getting thicker.

Zhang Yunwen knows that this Li Shimin is a person who loves face very much, and Gao Chang's move is undoubtedly a slap in his face, how can Li Shimin accept it? Let's not talk about the cotton problem first, I didn't even see the face of Ko Wentai in the county seat, and what kind of cotton did I say!

"I want to crusade against Gaochang!" A moment later, Li Shimin said such a sentence, "I want to capture Koji Wentai alive and completely destroy Gaochang!" ”

Zhang Yunwen listened, but was silent.

He was silent, but Li Shimin opened his mouth and asked: "Yunwen, can you talk about this crusade against Gaochang?" ”

Zhang Yunwen pondered for a moment, sorted out some ideas, and said: "There are four favorable conditions and two unfavorable conditions for this crusade against Gaochang!" ”

Li Shimin knew that Zhang Yunwen was going to make a big record, so he sat back at the desk, slowly sipped a cup of tea, and listened to Zhang Yunwen talk.

"Let's start with the favorable conditions. First, Gao Chang attacked our Datang mission, and my Datang edict told the world, resigned from the crime, and became famous. Second, the completion of the military reform of the Tang Dynasty, the combat strength of its border army, thriving, the capture of Gaochang, first, can test the combat strength of the border army, and second, can also make those who have a lot of complaints about the military reform shut up. Third, since the fourth year of Zhenguan, my Tang Dynasty has destroyed the two major powers of Turkic and Tuyuhun, and fought countless small battles with barbarians, all of which have been won. The power of the Tang Dynasty has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and its momentum has been achieved. The so-called 'disease of flowing water can drift stones, and it is also powerful!' 'Take advantage of the situation, and the battle will be won.' Fourth, geographically speaking, this Gaochang City is the first town in the Western Regions after the Tang Dynasty recovered Yiwu, and it is connected to the Turks in the north, Tiele in the east, and the Tang Dynasty in the south, which is really a strategic place. If the army captures this place, whether it is the Turks, Tiele, or the countries of the Western Regions, they will all bow down! ”

Li Shimin nodded: "Yunwen is right, if Gaochang is captured, it will be equivalent to planting a nail in the entire Western Regions and grassland!" ”

"As for the unfavorable conditions, first, Gaochang is thousands of miles away from Chang'an, and it takes two months to go back and forth, and there are many moraines and deserts during it, thousands of miles, no people, no water source, no forage. In summer, it is as hot as fire, and in winter, the iron clothes are frozen and cracked, and the conditions are so bad that compared with the battle of Tuyuhun that year, it is not much better. Second, now the army stationed on the right side of Longyi is the left guard Ashina Sheer, this person once had an old grudge with Gaochang, if he is the commander, I am afraid that the day the city is broken, the tiles will not exist, which will damage the name of my Tang Dynasty benevolence. Therefore, the minister suggested that another army be sent to join forces with him to fight against Gaochang. ”

As soon as these words fell, Li Shimin even showed a look of approval.

"Hearing Yunwen say this, I am even more resolute in my heart to defeat Gaochang! Tomorrow I will hold a meeting in the General Staff Council to discuss this matter, and I will also listen to the opinions of the pharmacist and others! Hmph, just Gaochang, dare to attack my Tang envoys, if this revenge is not avenged, what face do I have to face the people of the world! ”

said that the killing intent behind him was awe-inspiring.

Feeling this strong killing intent, Zhang Yunwen couldn't help but secretly think: "The anger of the Son of Heaven, millions of corpses, bleeding thousands of miles!" ”

Just when Li Shimin made up his mind to crusade against Gaochang, in the city of Yanqi in the Western Regions, the king of Yanqi was receiving Wang Xuance.

It has been more than half a month since Wang Xuance arrived in Yanqi with the mission. In the past half a month, Wang Xuance and others have met very politely, from the king of Yanqi to the common people, and they are still very welcome to this Tang mission.

"Lord Angel, according to the reports of the merchants who came and went, it is said that Gaochang has gathered more than 5,000 soldiers and prepared a large amount of grain and grass, and the soldiers are probably coming at me! My lord, Yan Qi is in danger, please ask your lord to send reinforcements to Datang! King Yanqi, who was dressed in a white silk shirt and wore a jeweled necklace, said to Wang Xuance.

Wang Xuance shook his head: "Your Majesty, the nearest border army of the Tang Dynasty is nearly a thousand miles away from here, even if I send someone for help, they may not be able to catch up, so Your Majesty should give up this idea!" ”

King Yanqi was suddenly shocked: "What, Lord Angel, if the Tang Dynasty doesn't come to reinforce the army, what should I do with Yanqi?" I only have 7,000 soldiers in the country, and I haven't fought for a long time, which is still much worse than the Gaochang soldiers! ”

Wang Xuance's eyes suddenly flashed with a gleam: "I wonder if Your Majesty trusts us and others?" ”

King Yanqi was stunned for a moment, and then nodded: "Lord Angel is an envoy of heaven, this king, this king believes it!" ”

Wang Xuance stood up: "If Your Majesty can hand over the soldiers and horses in his hands, he will definitely repel the Gaochang soldiers and horses!" ”

As soon as these words came out, King Yanqi hesitated, thinking about it, if this military power is in the hands of a Han Chinese, what if this Tang envoy has any ideas that should not be had?

"Well, this matter, I'm afraid this matter will not work, the ministers of the DPRK and the central government and a few uncles will definitely oppose it!" King Yanqi said.

Wang Xuance seemed to have known that this would be the case, but he smiled unmindfully: "Your Majesty refuses, this is human nature, and there is nothing wrong with it." But there is another matter to ask for, and I hope Your Majesty agrees! ”

"What?"

"I also hope that Your Majesty can borrow a few guides from me, and if you are willing to go to Qiuzi, with your three-inch tongue, you will borrow 3,000 soldiers for Your Majesty!" Wang Xuance said confidently.