Chapter 426: The Path of Extreme Sorrow (1)

In Luoyang, Li Zhi was having a headache. He underestimated Di Renjie's courage and determination, so he had to summon Di Renjie and said: "Di Qing, although Wei Qing is wrong, he can build two canals, and there is merit and hard work. ”

"Your Majesty, meritorious service will be rewarded, and mistakes will be punished, this is the foundation of the national army. Why did Li Jingxuan lead an army of 70,000, knowing that Liu Xianli's troops were besieged, he did not dare to attack, and then fled in a hurry and collapsed without a fight? It was precisely because of the defeat of Dafeichuan that His Majesty did not kill Xue Rengui and Guo Beifeng. ”

It's not that Di Renjie wants to trouble Xue Rengui, the 50,000 army, 50,000 soldiers and people's husbands are all wiped out, which has not yet appeared in the history of the founding of the Tang Dynasty. Li Zhi's punishment was lighter. But as a courtier, Guo Zhifeng was born in a noble place, and Li Zhi and Wu Zetian both liked Xue Rengui very much.

Putting aside their previous merits or backgrounds, according to the system, this defeat will undoubtedly kill the two.

"Meritorious service is not rewarded, and the soldiers have lost their confidence in enterprising. If there is no punishment, the soldiers will not be ashamed of their failures. This is the governance of the army. As for governing the country, meritorious service is not rewarded, and the courtiers also lose the idea of enterprising, and only want to use crooked methods to advance and promote. If there is no punishment, when the courtiers seek government, they will not be conscientious. Today, the emperor is tempted to build a large number of buildings and works safely, and tomorrow His Majesty will be tempted to go down to the south of the Yangtze River to build a second Grand Canal, and even ignore the country's fundamentals. The country is in danger. ”

"Di Qing, why do you say this? I am by no means Emperor Yang of Sui. ”

"If you don't punish it, as soon as this wind opens in the future, Your Majesty is not Emperor Yang of Sui, and Emperor Yang of Sui is not far away."

Wei Hongji also heard about this and wanted to write to the prince, but when he thought of coming and going, it was too far away, and it was not in Chang'an, but in Luoyang, so he gave up this idea. Then he went to Di Renjie's house to visit. Seeing if he could explain things clearly, Di Renjie said: "The Tao is different, and it is not compatible." ”

Didn't see him at all.

Before the crown prince died, he immediately overhauled the construction for the emperor and curried favor with the emperor. Take a look at Li Xian's former minister, when he gains power, he is like a market, and when he loses power, he is cold and lonely. Although he can understand, he doesn't want such ministers to gather around the prince in the future. not only vented his anger, but also used Wei Hongji as a chicken to make an example.

Li Zhi had no choice but to issue an edict to strip Wei Hongji to the end, and take charge of the Ghost Gate Canal and the Royal Garden as a white-clothed person.

Di Renjie has not yet given up.

What is in charge of the white coat? Including the Guangtong Canal, the Yellow River has been repaired for four years, and next year will be the fifth year, once it is repaired, it will be the greatest political achievement of Li Zhi as emperor. With a hard mouth, Wei Hongji took advantage of this merit and immediately came up.

Then he said, "No." I borrowed the Han example, some special circumstances, let the soldiers lead the army in white clothes, and make meritorious contributions. Kechen has never heard of a person who is dressed in white and handles state affairs. What example did Your Majesty cite? ”

Li Zhi was slightly stunned and said, "The punishment has also been punished." Although Wei Qing was at fault, after all, he also made great contributions to the country. Besides, he understands the science of civil engineering and can run a business. Changing other officials to preside over the Sanmen Cao Canal will only cause a lot of waste. ”

"The minister doesn't understand, is the Liangqu the credit of His Royal Highness the Prince, or the credit of Wei Hongji?" The more reluctant Li Zhi was to let go, the more suspicious Di Renjie became. In fact, Li Zhi is also happy, although he is a son, he is also good to himself. Wei Hongji's position has not changed, but he lacks integrity and has flattery in his mind. Di Renjie chased and beat him hard, and he didn't completely wronged him.

"The country employs people, and morality comes first. The ministers don't know how to run a business, and they can also use people, so why don't you use businessmen as ministers in the court, they all know how to do business. As for saving fees, Your Majesty knows, why did he issue an edict to let Wei Hongji preside over the construction of Shangyang Palace? ”

"Then you even want to punish me?" Li Zhi was furious.

Wu Zetian tugged at the sleeve of his robe and said behind the curtain: "Di Qing, when Shangyang Palace was built last year, Your Majesty didn't know that Qinghai was so miserable, let alone that the prince was under siege, so he issued an edict. In fact, this matter has dragged on for a long time, and His Majesty has said very early on that the palace of the Eastern Capital is thin, and under the condition of not being extravagant, a palace will be built to protect the safety of the palace. Because of the funding, it has been delayed for a long time. In fact, now His Majesty also regrets it, why did Di Qing push it too hard? Do you want Your Majesty to issue another edict against yourself?

Di Renjie stopped and pursued unhappily.

"Who is wronged? I knew I wouldn't mention this person. Looking at the back of Di Renjie leaving, Li Zhiwo said angrily.

"Your Majesty, he is also for the country. Your Majesty has been wronged, but the people of the world will not be wronged. Wu Zetian said depressedly, he was obviously a son, but because he proposed it, he had to protect him.

The prime ministers arrived in the capital.

Still no one paid attention to Duan Fuqing.

In the Tang Dynasty, Hu Feng was very prosperous, and Li Chengqian almost turned the East Palace into a Turkic tooth tent, which was inevitably too much, but Hu dance, Hu costume, Hu music, Hu wine, and so on were very popular in the Tang Dynasty, including the atmosphere of openness. Many people use Hu people as slaves and maids, and even there are a few Hu guards among the palace guards.

If it is a Tubo person, someone will pay attention, but a Hu person who speaks fluent Tang Dynasty dialect is difficult to attract people's attention.

Of course, sooner or later it will be discovered, Di Renjie has set up a net, and Wu Zetian has also sent henchmen to monitor, it is impossible not to be discovered. But if you want to know his roots, it takes ten out of ten skills.

But Duan Fuqing did not succeed.

Originally, Wu Zetian didn't expect that when he heard that the second son also went to the Eastern Capital with the prime ministers, according to the system, it was not too much, not only Li Xian, but all the prime ministers came to Luoyang, which means that the country's center of gravity officially shifted to the Eastern Capital, and other relevant ministers also moved from Chang'an to Luoyang. But she suddenly thought of something, found Li Zhi, and said, "The concubine is negligent." ”

"Queen, what was overlooked?"

"Your Majesty, since someone bought Zhang Guidong at the beginning, if Hong'er's letter is publicized today, will someone notify Tubo again?"

Li Xian's letter of repentance had already arrived in Luoyang, the eastern capital, but the couple took it as a deaf ear and didn't believe it.

Li Zhi's face sank, with the first time, it is difficult to guarantee that there is no second time. Xiao Wu said all the plans together in the letter, and once the Tibetan people knew about it, the consequences would be unimaginable. His expression was cloudy, and after a while, he said, "It's not appropriate not to show it to the prime minister." ”

For major military affairs, it is impossible for the couple to be in the harem and decide after discussion, which is also not in line with the system.

"There is a way for concubines, it is military information, not government affairs, and Dai Zhide and others don't understand military affairs......"

It seems that people are not omnipotent, and Li Jingxuan has been proven. Li Zhi said: "You mean that you only consult with Liu Renliang? ”

"That's what the concubine meant."

Immediately called Liu Renliang over, Jiannan's military report was sent from Chang'an, mainly to take out Li Wei's letter. In fact, Li Wei was also afraid of accidents, so he said it again, after all, the country needs to support this war.

The area under its jurisdiction is very wide, and Li Wei can also mobilize the armies of Taozhou, Diezhou, Hezhou, Kuozhou, Shanzhou, and even Liangzhou, Ganzhou, and Suzhou. But the area of Jiannan is not something that Li Wei can move, he can only say that he asks each other to assist in the use of troops, otherwise he will overstep the system.

Some of the time and place of the key are also omitted.

However, this is not something that Li Zhi and Wu Zetian can see, Liu Renliang was stunned for a moment, this is a major national event, and all prime ministers need to discuss it together. But I still understood, looked at the beautiful woman behind the curtain, and felt a little bitter in my heart. In the past few years, it has been divided and combined, just like a farce, and I don't know when it will be made.

Putting down this idea, he carefully read Li Wei's letter again. Li Zhi couldn't really see it, but he could see the prince's more detailed plan, thought about it for a while, and said, "Okay, the minister also agrees." On the Qinling invaded the three states of Jiannan and immediately returned to the city of Luo. In this great war, the national strength of our DPRK was greatly injured, and the national strength of Tibet was even more injured. Their system is different from our Tang Dynasty, which is composed of multiple tribes. Victory will be screwed together for the sake of profit, and defeat will be full of dangers. However, this person has some ability, and maybe in the near future, he will stabilize Tibet. Once it calms down, unless we don't make any moves, if there is, he will inevitably counterattack in order to explain to the country. Therefore, it is necessary to speed up the pace and take advantage of his absence in Qinghai to gather the party members and other Qiang people in Hedong. Gathering these hundreds of thousands of Qiang people is equivalent to having tens of thousands of mobile troops, and it can also share the pressure for our dynasty. ”

"That's what I thought, too."

"So be quick, or don't fight, hold on, on the Qinling most want our dynasty to do this. If we fight, it is not enough to fight only nine songs, then our forces will be diluted, and in the face of the Qinling, we may not retreat with all our achievements. ”

"But as Hong'er said, the battle line will be longer."

"Yes, but Your Majesty, you see, Qinghai and Chiling are natural city walls, and then when you go to Jiuqu, it may not be without natural dangers. The Yellow River is a natural hazard. After crossing the Yellow River, the distance between it and Jishi Mountain is not wide, and there are many mountain ranges to cross it. There are not many real passages, and the small mountain roads, as His Highness did in Zhangye Sandao, destroyed the mountain roads with gunpowder. Large passages, only two or three cities can be defended. Offensive and defensive battles are beneficial to our army. Then we arrived on the east side of Jishi Mountain, and set up a rail army in Songzhou Gansong Ridge. ”

"Not anymore." The railroad army is already far away from Songzhou, more than 200 miles, in order to support this army, the imperial court has spent a lot of money every year in recent years. However, this time, the army of Nonqinling attacked, and none of the 1,500 soldiers could survive, and all of them were killed or captured.

"No, the difficult thing is this area, many places are flat plateaus, there are many soldiers, the burden on the court is heavy, there are few soldiers, and the enemy is coming, and it can't work. But no, if all the Qiang people in this place are subdued, and an army is stationed under the command, when the enemy comes, these Qiang people can be recruited. It turned out that the Qiang people must have been dissatisfied, but the Tubo rule not only conscripted troops from them, but also imposed heavy taxes. I am not overdoing this. Repair several castles, guard the avenues, and destroy the paths. Then, as His Highness said, all the party members and some other people were locked up. You can go south, you can levy or close to Bailanqiang, and you can rely on the castle to defend when you retreat. The Tubo attacked with the strength of the whole country, and the loss to our dynasty was not great, and the loss was the Qiang tribe. Qinghai is still there, and Jiuqu is still there. In less than ten years, between the purple mountain and the stones, the land of Tuguhun in the west of the river has become a ruin. Tubo had no source of troops and no supplies to supply, so it had to withdraw from the Qinghai dispute. As soon as Qinghai retreated, the Western Regions leveled itself. ”

"Good is good, but every year in the war, the national strength ......"

"Your Majesty, I won't fight every year, so my country's national strength will not be able to support it, and Tubo will not be able to support it. If the minister guessed correctly, he would not be reconciled to Qinling, and would still launch a counterattack, but only more than two or three times. As long as he survived these two or three counterattacks, it would be about Qinling, and he would also have the intention of retreating. Speaking of this, Liu Renliang was also in a trance in his heart.

With the strength of the Tang Dynasty, it was still possible to survive two or three Tibetan counterattacks, not to be meritorious, but to resist. But this requires the approval of the imperial court, sending wise generals instead of Li Jingxuan's generation, or being hot-headed, and another army to take the initiative to attack, in that case, it will inevitably be defeated. Once defeated, although the prince's plan was good, it also came to naught.

Thinking of this, I said in my heart: Your Majesty is the time to abdicate.

But that's not what he's talking about.

"The treasury," Li Zhi suddenly remembered Di Renjie's stubbornness, and regretted it a little.

"Your Majesty, don't worry. I have been in the past few years, and this battle has been fought so hard, what about Tibet? Once His Royal Highness successfully encircles the entire Qiang people, Tubo will not necessarily send troops. If you are afraid, you will not succeed in the circle, leaving many gaps, and the ability of Qinling may not be beneficial to our army. Therefore, the sooner the better. ”

It was a long time to deliberate.

Then he summoned the prime ministers, but he didn't say anything, just transferred Xue Rengui back from Yaozhou and served as the governor of Songzhou.

This is the most difficult to manage a state capital in the Tang Dynasty, from the time of Zhenguan, the governor's office was set up, in addition to Songzhou, and control the 25 prefectures such as Wei, Yi, Sheng, Kuo, Lin, Ya, etc. Since Yonghui, Tubo has gradually become stronger, and Shengqiang have rebelled one after another, and many of these confined states have been abandoned. Before the Qinghai War began, it was sorted out again, and the six prefectures of Duwen, Fu, Dang, Zhe, Jing, and Yi, all of which were supervised by the Yan, Jian, Tanna, and other thirty prefectures. In history, when the Tang Dynasty had the upper hand, it once controlled one hundred and four states. Most of them are in the state and do not have a state and county hukou, which is just a meaning.

However, Li Zhi listened to Liu Renliang's suggestion, changed it again, and abolished the Maozhou Governor's Office, as well as the Governor's Hui, Xiang, Wei, Tu, Ran, Qiong, Yan, Che, and Zhenshu Prefectures, and merged them into the Songzhou Jieguan. Then send an army of 10,000 and enter Songzhou.

That's all Duan Fuqing could hear.

The emperor of the Tang Dynasty was angry, and changed Xue Rengui to Songzhou, and the useful information was these two, but he didn't need to report it, this was a Ming edict, and Tubo would know it soon.

Or there is an insider, and it's not good to ask too much, so I have to pay attention to Li Xian again. It was his duty to disrupt the internal affairs of the Tang Dynasty, and intelligence was secondary.

When he arrived in Luoyang, he had more opportunities, and said, "Your Highness, you can let your people propose the promotion of Zhuwu." ”

Li Xian did not supervise the country, and some people paid attention. But war is about to break out again, and many ministers are worried about Zhongzhong, and the burden on the country is very heavy. Quickly retract your attention and get busy with your own affairs.

But on this day, Wang Dezhen opened his mouth and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, I have an idea that I have been thinking about for a long time. ”

The prime ministers were very unaligned, but they still stopped what they were doing and looked at him.

"The queen of heaven has worked hard, but the strength of her relatives is too thin, which is chilling. Therefore, I would like to propose that Wu Sansi be the Shaoqing of Dali Temple. ”

With this sentence, a new dispute finally arises.

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