Chapter 109: The East Palace Discusses the Weishui Peace Talks
Luo Yan didn't know what was going on in the court, because at this moment, he was still in front of the leisurely Department of Economic Affairs. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info didn't jump from the seventh grade to the fourth grade in just one month, and then from the fourth grade to the third grade like Fang Xuanling, and suddenly became a winner in life. Luo Yan still guards the one-acre and three-point land of the Economic Bureau, and reads every day. What kind of service article, Li Shimin was busy to death at this time, how could he still think of the article or something.
But such comfortable days came to an abrupt end today.
Li Shimin pretended to be a bull in the Xiande Palace, but if he really wanted to face the Turkic army, he still had to gather people to discuss it carefully. No, he was reminded by Wei Chi Jingde's sentence some time ago, Li Shimin naturally will not forget Luo Yan, a young man hidden in the stacks of books.
This was a collective meeting of civil and military affairs, which was placed in the East Palace, and the people who came were all close ministers of Li Shimin.
Luo Yan, as the only one among these people who participated in the Xuanwumen Revolution but was not qualified to go to the early dynasty, was teased by several acquaintances as soon as he entered.
The first to start was Cheng Zhijie, and I don't know where this familiar man came from, when he saw Luo Yan enter the hall, he shouted at the top of his voice: "Isn't this Luo Wenxue, I said, when will you let Yu Chigong and that fool go around Chang'an on his back." I've been waiting for almost two months, and you haven't seen any movement. ”
What he said made many people around him roll their eyes for a while. This thing is just looking at Wei Chigong in Jingyang, and he will not turn his face with him on the spot, so he dares to say this. Anyway, when Wei Chi Gong came, he would not admit it directly, and what could he do.
Luo Yan was not fooled, and said with a smile: "General Cheng, I waited for a joke to be playful, how can the general take it seriously." Luo Yan's words made many people feel good. After all, Wei Chigong is the general of the Right Marquis, and if he really wants to carry Luo Yan around Chang'an on his back when the time comes, it will not be Wei Chigong's face alone. The entire army of the Tang Dynasty will be disgraced for this. If some people with a heart make use of it again, it may become an excuse for Wenchen to suppress the generals.
Glancing at Cheng Zhijie, these people beckoned Luo Yan to sit down with a smile on their faces.
Although these people are all high-ranking officials now, and there are at least a dozen or so third-grade officials who are in the sky, these people do not despise Luo Yan's seven-grade literature at all.
Why? If you want to talk about literature, the strategies that people contributed to Li Shimin before, you don't have to be much worse than these Wenchen. In terms of martial arts, although it is not as good as Qin Qiong and Cheng Zhijie, these generals can defeat Li Shimin's personal guard captain with a horizontal knife, and he also saved Li Shimin's life during the Xuanwumen Change, and harvested Li Yuanji's head. This credit, just throw it to one person, and the current status is definitely not low.
Who knew that Luo Yan was such a strange person, he actually greeted Li Shimin before the incident and didn't let himself get in.
Luo Yan was first blocked by a bureau of economics and literature, which confused everyone, no matter how you say it, it saved Li Shimin's life, how can he be so stingy, even if he was a white body before, but he should be a six-grade official. Knowing that one day when the eldest grandson Wuji and Li Shimin were chatting, Li Shimin sighed with emotion that Luo Yan really didn't love power, and the eldest grandson Wuji took the opportunity to ask a few words, and then he knew the reason.
The news came out of the mouth of the eldest grandson Wuji, even if he didn't pass it on, someone would spread it in the future. Li Shimin himself can't bear to be told by others that he is ungrateful. Such a high-spirited festival immediately wiped out Luo Yan's imprint of being young in people's hearts. Look at people, this is to regard fame and fortune as dung.
Therefore, even if Luo Yan is a seventh-grade official, when Li Shimin is discussing matters in private, this position is higher than that of some fourth-grade and fifth-grade officials. sat next to the eldest grandson Wuji, and greeted the eldest grandson Wuji with a smile: "The eldest grandson Shangshu has not seen him for many days, and he is becoming more and more energetic." ”
Knowing that this was Luo Yan teasing him for being promoted, the eldest grandson Wuji still replied with a smile: "You don't have to go in, you have been in the Economic Bureau all day long, and no one is watching from above, so you can be happy." Although I was promoted, I had a lot of official duties all day long, I couldn't even eat well, and I couldn't sleep well. ”
This is really not the eldest grandson's hypocrisy. As the secretary of the ministry, it is the busiest department these days except for the military department. Assessing the merits of officials in various localities and being responsible for the promotion and deposition of officials is definitely a very brain-consuming matter because it involves many of Li Shimin's subordinates, so all forces must be carefully considered.
"Xiao Gui Cao is fine, why should the eldest grandson Shangshu bother with this every day, the system during the Emperor Taishang's period has been very complete, and now it is just a transition, why be so tired, make everyone panic all day long." Luo Yan said something else, after Li Shimin came to power, he wantonly rewarded his subordinates, so that someone had to give way, and many people were replaced inexplicably, and some people were promoted inexplicably, and the people began to complain about this matter.
Hearing Luo Yan's consistent lazy approach, the eldest grandson Wuji thought about it, it was really like that, so he nodded and praised: "This is the essence of Huang Lao." It's just that if you're like this, won't Master Lu clean you up? Accepting Luo Yan's suggestion, the eldest grandson Wuji didn't mind joking with Luo Yan, so he talked about Luo Yan's Confucian identity and Huang Lao's governance ideas.
"Whether it is Huang Lao or Confucianism, as long as it is beneficial to the country and the people, it can be used. We Confucian disciples just can't hold the view of the door, otherwise sooner or later there will be new schools to replace us. If nothing else is said, now that Legalism is in vogue, can we stop it? To be beneficial to the country is benevolence. Since Dong Zhongru deposed the Confucianism of the Hundred Schools, with the low tide of the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Confucian children are eager to return to the center of power. This is indeed a good thing, but with the urgency of the mind, there are many radical remarks, which is not a good thing for the better development of Confucian doctrine.
Hearing Luo Yan's cognition, Wuji, the eldest grandson of Confucianism, was also shocked by some of Luo Yan's thoughts at this time. This is a truth that can only be understood when you enter the center of power, and Luo Yan, as a seven-grade literature, has such insight, which is really rare.
So not only sighed: "I might as well go in." ”
I can't help the eldest grandson Wuji to talk more, and Li Shimin has already come in at this time.
Sitting on the main seat, Li Shimin said: "Today's meeting is to discuss the peace on the banks of the Weishui River in the day after tomorrow. ”
As the head of Li Shimin's staff, Du Ruhui took the lead in speaking: "Today's discussion of peace is a foregone conclusion, and today's discussion is nothing more than who goes, how to arrange, and what the conditions are." Since Jieli came in person, and His Majesty became a brother with him a few years ago, it is natural that His Majesty will go in person. It's just ......" Du Ruhui was also a little hesitant to speak at this time, after all, Jieli came with more than 100,000 people, and it was too dangerous for Li Shimin to go.
At this time, Li Shimin showed a bit of domineering: "It's okay, it's best for me to go." Du Qing continued. ”
"Your Majesty has no choice but to go. It's just that if there is no army to suppress it, I am afraid that Jieli will really go back on his word, and I will not give up until then. ”
It's hard for a lot of people. You must know that at this time, Chang'an has an army of tens of thousands left, and if you really do it, you will definitely lose more and win less.
After being silent for a long time, Luo Yan opened his mouth: "Weichen has a way, but I don't know if Your Majesty dares to give it a try." ”
Luo Yan's voice attracted everyone's attention, and Li Shimin was naturally happy that someone had come up with a way, whether it was risky or not, listen to it first.
After getting Li Shimin's permission, Luo Yan spoke: "Although the Turks are here, although there are not millions of people, there are still 200,000. On both sides of Weishui, although the terrain is flat, there are also ups and downs. On the same day, His Majesty selected one or two generals with superb martial arts skills to accompany him and go to the Weishui Bridge to negotiate peace with Jieli. We waited for the Chang'an soldiers and horses, led by the elite soldiers of Xuanjia, followed by Qianniuwei, and the soldiers and horses of the other departments lasted. Then the people arranged people in the undulating terrain, arranged people and horses, and planted military flags all over. In this way, the illusion that the enemy's and our forces are equal, or even even greater, can deter Jieli. As for His Majesty's side, General Wei Chi can be summoned back to Beijing as soon as possible, and the enemy's morale can be intimidated by a great victory, so that His Majesty's peace and peace can be protected to the greatest extent. ”
Luo Yan's method is not without risk. Why, pull out all the troops in Chang'an City, once the Turks are treacherous and start attacking directly, then there will be no way back, and the possibility of defending Chang'an will be greatly reduced.
As soon as Luo Yan's words came out, many people actually spoke out against them, even the eldest grandson Wuji, who expressed his opposition to Luo Yan's suggestion with an apologetic face.
However, the main protagonist is Li Shimin, so Luo Yan just watched what Li Shimin thought at this time.
Before Li Shimin could speak, Du Ruhui said first: "This plan is feasible. With the support of Du Ruhui, who is known for his determination, others naturally no longer objected, even Li Shimin, after thinking carefully about Luo Yan's method, heard Du Ruhui's approval, and said: "In today's situation, it is not possible to get involved in danger, so be it." ”
Now that the general plan has been established, the next step is to discuss who should accompany Li Shimin. One person has already decided, that is Wei Chigong, this thing has just defeated the Turks once, and after going up, it will definitely be able to deter many people. But the other one is hard to say. Do you want to send a military general to follow?
This can't work, when people look at it, you are obviously afraid, with two generals by your side, since you are so afraid of death, then come and do it. So it's really hard to find such a person.
Someone said, can't I find a general, wear a civil servant, and then follow along. But this is too much to underestimate the IQ of others, people who have been on the battlefield are absolutely sensitive to the sense of smell of the same kind.
Seeing that it had already become a pot of porridge, Luo Yan couldn't help it, stood up and said to Li Shimin: "If Your Majesty can trust me, then let me go." ”
There was a sudden silence.