"Open the palace gate - a hundred officials go to court - "

As a eunuch shouted at the throat of a male duck, the Wenchen generals divided into two teams on the left and right to enter the Danfeng Gate, and slowly advanced along the left and right sides of the palace avenue.

Arrived at the gate of the Zichen Palace, the civil and military officials untied their swords and put them on the special weapon rack, and entered the hall in turn according to the size of the official rank, the higher the official rank, the closer to the throne of the Dan Majesty where the emperor sat in the court.

At this time, the emperor was still washing and did not come, and the military generals knelt on the carpet in the main hall and talked in a low voice.

Tian Renwan has been suffocated in the past two years in the post of the envoy of the Hedong Jiedu, his military talent is not outstanding, and there are no effective generals under him, so he has basically nested at home in the past two years in Hedong, which is also a reason for the rebellion of the Nu Dynasty, even after the Nu people rebelled, he could only try his best to resist, if it were not for the help of Wang Zhonghe, it is estimated that most of his Hedong land would have been lost.

Now that Zhao Ziliang has promised him to go to Hedong to take up a post, he doesn't want to mention how happy he is, I believe that with Zhao Ziliang in Hedong, he will definitely be able to beat the Turks in the north, so he should have sat in the front position, but in order to talk to Zhao Ziliang and get closer, he cheekily squeezed an official next to Zhao Ziliang to the front.

Taking advantage of the fact that the emperor had not yet come, Tian Renwan asked in a low voice: "General Zhao, how do you think our Hedong Army should deal with the civil strife in the northern Turks?" ”

Zhao Ziliang pondered for a moment and asked, "What is the military discipline and combat effectiveness of the armies in Hedong, the guards and the soldiers of various states and counties?" ”

Tian Renwan is a good hand at governing the place, but he is obviously a layman in governing the army, but although his ability to govern the army is not good, it is not good to blow up his shortcomings in front of Zhao Ziliang, after all, he is also a person who wants to be faced, and he quickly considered it in his heart and said: "The combat power of the Hedong Army is naturally not as good as the Shuofang Army and the Youzhou Army, but it is not much worse!" ”

As the saying goes, "a soldier bears a bear, and a nest of bears will be bears", Zhao Ziliang saw Tian Renwan's expression, and knew that there must be some moisture in Tian Renwan's words, and from last year to this year, the Nu Ji Department rebelled, if the Hedong Army was really strong, it would not be beaten by the Nu Ji Department to shrink the defense line again and again, and the turtle retreated to the south of Datong and did not dare to come out, and even Tian Renwan, the festival envoy, was reduced to the point of being responsible for logistics and transportation for Wang Zhonghe. 、

Zhao Ziliang thought for a while and suggested: "Now that there are Shuo Fang Jiedu to deal with the Turkic ministries, General Wang Zhongsi is in front, and the Hedong Army can temporarily recuperate, on the one hand, promote talented generals, on the other hand, rectify military discipline and strengthen drills, and it is not too late to send troops when the situation changes."

Tian Renwan listened to Zhao Ziliang's words, why didn't he know to do this, but the situation in the military and political circles in Hedong is complex and intertwined, not to mention that it is difficult to find generals, it is not too easy to rectify military discipline, there is no murderous general to deter those soldiers, and the rectification of military discipline is simply a joke, and he himself is a civilian official, and he can handle government affairs well, but let him command the army, it is a little powerless.

Tian Renwan smiled bitterly: "What the general said is very true, the Hedong Army just needs a murderous and awe-inspiring battlefield general like the general to rectify military discipline, ordinary people can't suppress those soldiers and ruffians at all, and the forces of all sides of the Hedong Army are intertwined, and the whole body is affected by a single hair, only let a general who has prestige in the army and does not need to scruple about the forces of all parties to enter, and there is General Lao in this matter!" After speaking, he hugged his fists and saluted.

Zhao Ziliang hurriedly dodged and said: "My lord tortures me, if I can go to Hedong to take up my post, the last general will naturally do his best to share my worries for my lord!" ”

At this time, a eunuch shouted: "Your Majesty has arrived-"

When the military generals heard this voice, they all got up and stood in a row and bowed in the direction of His Majesty's throne, "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”

Zhao Ziliang secretly glanced at Li Longji, who was walking on the Dan Majesty, I haven't seen him for two years, Li Longji looks a little older than two years ago, but the spirit is better than before, recently there are rumors in Chang'an that Li Longji has often gone to Yang Yuhuan to practice Taizhen Temple, Zhao Ziliang doesn't believe much in these market rumors, but some things are not groundless, talking about the emperor's gossip, this is a big taboo, but there is always no shortage of gossip in Chang'an City, and the people don't care about the royal gossip news at all, which shows the openness of the Tang Dynasty.

At this time, Li Longji sat on the throne, shook his big sleeves, raised his hand and said as if he hadn't woken up: "Zhongqing's family is flat!" ”

"Long live thanks!"

When the ministers returned to their places and sat down, the silver-haired old eunuch Gao Lishi said loudly: "If there is something to start, there is nothing to retreat from!" ”

At this time, Li Linfu got up with the board and walked to His Majesty Dan to salute the emperor and said: "Your Majesty, the envoy of the Tubo State went to the minister's mansion yesterday and protested, saying that our Tang army has not withdrawn to the north bank of the Yak River until now, and it is difficult to implement the relevant provisions of the peace talks between the two countries. If you don't take Your Majesty and the Emperor in your eyes, this wind must not rise, please ask Your Majesty to issue an order to escort Huangfu Weiming back to Beijing to treat him for the crime of disrespecting the decree."

Zhao Ziliang listened to Li Linfu's words, and saw his face of framing Zhongliang, and he was furious in his heart, "Pull the one next door, Lao Tzu just came back from the front line, and you framed the leading general in front of Lao Tzu in front of the emperor, isn't this a slap in the face of Lao Tzu?

Zhao Ziliang didn't think about it, and immediately got up and scolded: "Li Linfu, let your mother's stinky fart!" ”

This national scolding confused the emperor and the ministers, and then looked at it, the scolding was Zhao Ziliang, the governor of the Xihai Governor's Mansion who had just returned from the front line, everyone seemed to have been struck by lightning, Li Linfu was even more stunned, many civil and military generals quickly reacted, and the heart was finished, there was going to be a big incident in this court! This is the court, it is the highest authority of the Tang Dynasty, no one has ever dared to scold a prime minister here, this Zhao Ziliang actually opened meat here, there is a good show to watch now.

Zhao Ziliang didn't care about any courtroom at this time, strode in front of Li Linfu, stretched out a thick calloused finger and pointed at the tip of Li Linfu's nose and said angrily: "You old thing, I wipe your old lady, the old men are working hard in front, but you old thing slanders us in front of Your Majesty and the ministers of the court, and stabs you in the back!" Traitor, you traitor, Lao Tzu will kill you! ”

"Smack!" Two consecutive slaps made Li Linfu's eyes glow, his head was dizzy and deaf, and in the blink of an eye, the cheeks on both sides were swollen into a fat pig's face.

At this time, Emperor Li Longji finally recovered from the shock, hurriedly stopped, patted the imperial case and shouted: "Stop, Zhao Ziliang, what do you want to do?" How can you be so presumptuous on the court hall, and dare to beat the prime minister of the dynasty in front of me and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, you are too presumptuous! Come on, come on, put Zhao Ziliang in the prison for me to wait for the fall! ”

"No!" The four armorers in front of the sword hall who were shining all over their bodies immediately rushed in from outside the hall and grabbed Zhao Ziliang's two arms respectively.

"Get out of here, a group of shrimp soldiers and crab generals are also presumptuous in front of General Ben?" Zhao Ziliang shouted angrily, his arms shook, and the four strong armorers in front of the palace flew out several meters away and fell to the ground as if they had been hit by a heavy object, screaming again and again.

When all the Wenchen generals saw that Zhao Ziliang was so brave when his arms were controlled, they suddenly turned pale with fright, and they were shocked again.

Li Longji didn't expect Zhao Ziliang to dare to resist the arrest of the armor soldiers in front of the hall on the main hall, his face changed drastically on the spot, and he said angrily: "How daring, Zhao Ziliang, do you want to rebel?" Do you still have me in your eyes? ”

Zhao Ziliang looked sad, and bowed down in the face of Xuanzong: "Your Majesty, the minister doesn't dare!" Tens of thousands of soldiers were buried on the battlefield, did they get today's result? If you win, you have to retreat and retreat, this is undefeated and defeated, how will future generations view Your Majesty and the court? The soldiers fought bloodily on the front line, hungry and gnawed on the hard stone nest head, thirsty grabbed a handful of snow water and stuffed it into the innermost, sleepy and lay on the snow with a blanket, tens of thousands of people died in a month, and thousands of soldiers died just because they could not adapt to the plateau operation and suffered altitude sickness. Well, who made us military men? Soldiers have to obey military orders, since Your Majesty ordered us to withdraw, then we can only withdraw according to the order, but this will take time, now the front line of the West Sea has gathered nearly 100,000 troops, the glaciers have begun to melt, the river is surging, the camp tents stretch for dozens of miles, and there are countless ordnance, grain and grass, where can it be withdrawn for a while and a half? Isn't it chilling that the soldiers are desperately fighting to the death in front, but someone is stabbing in the back? Weichen didn't dare to say how much credit he had, but the soldiers on the front line had no merit and hard work, they exchanged their lives and blood for the strength and peace of the country and the people of the Tang Dynasty, did the court not only let them shed blood, but also let them shed tears? ”

Li Long was basically very angry, but he couldn't help but be moved when he heard these words, and the other civil ministers and generals were silent.

I saw Zhao Ziliang continue: "Your Majesty, Weichen offended Jun Yan today, and he knows that his sin is unforgivable, but General Huangfu is a loyal minister and a good general, and he is angry with His Majesty and the center of the imperial court. ”

Li Longji was silent, and at this time Li Linfu came to his senses, got up and knelt on His Majesty Dan and cried: "The old minister has no face to live, please make the decision for the old minister, Zhao Ziliang, this reckless man is too deceitful, and he actually beats the old minister in front of His Majesty in the court, it is really lawless, and it is just a quibble to let him say it, but he has never put His Majesty in his eyes, otherwise how could he do such a bold thing?" ”

Li Longji saw Li Linfu's pig-headed appearance, and his original irritable mood was actually a little better, and he laughed out loud: "Hahaha・・・・・・ Li Qing, your face is so interesting, hahaha・・・・・・・."

Li Linfu's face is also thick enough, and he even laughed again and again: "Since Your Majesty likes the appearance of the old minister, the old minister will keep it so good in the future!" ”

"Hahaha・・・・・・" Li Longji laughed even louder, and the courtiers looked at each other one by one, and scolded Li Linfu in their hearts for being shameless, which was really insulting! (To be continued.) )