Chapter 394: A Qiang Flute (1)

Hao Chujun couldn't help but glance at Wu Zetian, then at Brother Cui Zhiwen, and at Li Xian in the distance.

This question was too timely, and he was very suspicious that Li Xian had this IQ.

"Hugh is nonsense!" Li Zhi said angrily.

"Father, son-in-law is not nonsense. The eldest brother was born and died for the country, and now his whereabouts are unknown, regardless of whether this rumor is true or not, the second brother thinks that the second brother should not steal the ministers and force his father to give up the right to prison the country. In doing so, Erchen felt very cold. And the ministers, Zhang Xianggong, usually I just wander around, everyone is cold, and the thousand people are pointing out. But I don't understand, the eldest brother is both civil and military, benevolent and thrifty, such a prince, you dare to frame for personal gain. Are you right about the money given by the imperial court, and are you right about the weight that your father gave you? ”

"Someone's coming, drag him down," Li Zhi shouted.

This drags it down, just drag it down, let him leave, don't make trouble at the New Year's banquet, and there is not even a punishment. It's quite flavorful.

A very few ministers have already realized that not only the queen is unhappy, but the emperor is also unhappy with Li Xian's step-by-step pressing. It's just that in order to take care of the overall situation, the emperor is still patient. The tolerance of Li Xian's nonsense is also a layer of meaning. Little Liuzi, give you a chance to cultivate, but don't go too far!

There are even more and more ministers who fall to Li Xian, and in the end, the emperor will forcibly take action and suppress it.

Li Zhi is afraid, he can force his eldest brother who loves him to death, and once the power is all in the palm of his hand, he may be able to force himself to death.

Li Xian was not convinced, the guards pulled him out, and he didn't dare to pull it forcibly, but he just carried it, the speed was not fast, Li Xian shouted: "Big brother, third brother misses you so much." How much you cared for our brother at the beginning, you always had to bring gifts back when you went out, and the second brother repeatedly opposed you, and you just said that he was still young. This time, it's okay, and I have become an unknown life and death. ”

The atmosphere of this shouting banquet was wrong, and Li Zhi finally became annoyed and said, "Pull him back and give him twenty lashes." ”

Li Lingyue ran over angrily and said, "Father, the third brother is right, why did you beat him." ”

"Hugh is messing around," Li Zhi had no choice but to divert the topic and ask Liu Renliang: "You have been in Qinghai for a long time, guess where Hong'er will retreat?" Is there any danger? ”

That's the case, Liu Renliang had already made a judgment in his mind, there was only one way to retreat, retreat to the Duomi Division, but when he arrived at the Duoya Division, would it be safe? I didn't dare to say it, this said, the Yongwang Party was even more rampant, so he said: "The minister is ashamed, I can't guess." But His Highness rarely speaks, how difficult it was at the beginning, and now? Sooner or later, the two canals will be completed, and there will not even be any state funds. Since His Highness said that he could withdraw, there should be a way. ”

Speaking of which, he also has a hope.

In this letter, the prince explained very little things, and the verdict could not be made.

But if it's dangerous...... Thinking of this, he said again: "Listening to His Highness's letter, he didn't explain anything about the aftermath, if he felt that he was more than lucky, he would definitely ask for some aftermath." ”

Yes, Li Zhi's eyes lit up when he heard this, no matter what, using Xiao Liuzi is just to restrain Xiao Wu, these two are not better than I don't know, and I am scared. Xiao Liuzi's heart is too cold. He shouted, "Bring the map of Qinghai." ”

This idea is not right, Li Xian may not have such a temperament originally, but he has repeatedly raised Li Xian to this position, and he can't fight and fight, and he can't retreat, so he has to use some dishonorable means to win by skill.

When I took the map, there were a few people who could read it. Like Liu Renliang can understand, he doesn't need to read it to understand the prince's situation.

Everyone is talking about it, and there are all kinds of ideas.

Liu Renliang just sneered, and Hao Chujun quietly asked on the side: "Liu Xianggong, do you know how the prince broke through?" ”

"I don't know."

In fact, Liu Renliang was also at a loss, judging from the tone of the prince's letter, he seemed to be very sure, but this was not Ming Chong's witchcraft, and the prince didn't believe that. And the prince also made it clear that if he could come back, thousands of soldiers would come back together. Otherwise, everyone will not come back together.

This one came back by the strength in his hands, and the other by his military talent.

What kind of power can there be in the hands, thousands of soldiers, although it is possible to be moved by the prince and have strong combat effectiveness, but in the end it is thousands of people. Speaking of military talent, Pei Xingjian taught it, maybe it is better than talking about Qinling? I don't believe it.

Hao Chujun said: "I am worried about another thing. ”

"What's the matter?"

"If the prince returns safely......"

"Isn't that a good thing?" Suddenly stopped and said nothing, if the prince came back safely, the momentum would reach its peak. It's better for the emperor to take the initiative to abdicate, if he doesn't take the initiative to abdicate, his reputation is directly above the emperor, how will the father and son deal with themselves at that time?

After thinking about it, he said, "It's better to come back, it's not like ...... now."

As he spoke, he looked at Li Xian with disgust.

Li Xian didn't know who instigated it, it was the Cui family brothers, or the queen, but the wound was torn open bloodily. There are many ministers who fall to Li Xian, but it is not easy to ascend the throne, and the queen has to pass this hurdle, and she has to have reputation and political achievements. No matter how much he repaired the book notes, he was saddled with the great crime of killing his brother, and this brother is still a prince who is very popular with the people, and he doesn't want to have a good reputation. Political achievements, what are his political achievements?

Taizong also killed his brother and brother, and even asked Wei Chi Jingde to force his father to abdicate. However, Li Tang Xingbing, Li Shimin was the first to propose, and many later battles, Li Shimin personally commanded, it can be said that half of Li Tang's foundation was fought by Li Shimin. So the minister does not object. If Li Xian did this, he would die as quickly as he could.

It's better for the prince to come back.

Liu Renliang also missed.

……

The Qinghai campaign started again, involving troops.

However, the plan was revised, and Wu Ju Lin sent troops, not recklessly, and advanced steadily, not seeking merit, but seeking no fault, as long as a part of the Tubo army stationed at the eastern foot of Jishi Mountain could be contained. The war began mainly in Qinghai.

Lou Shide and Heizhi Changzhi continued to attract Tibetan troops from Momen Road and Heixia River, and Qi Ming led the main army to Wansu City, and a series of bloody battles took place along the way. The Tibetans also had weapons to defend the city, and after the gunpowder was collected, they dismantled it and studied it.

There are only three kinds of raw materials, which are ground into fine powder, and then used to form pellets with water. It can be studied to find out the ingredients, as well as the proportion, that is, the technology of refining pure nitrate, which is also an insurmountable problem for the current Tubo people.

In the same way, there are trebuchets, Mo knives, Fuyuan crossbows, and horn bow crossbows, and the Tubo people also want to get this technology, and they have obtained it many times, but there has been no progress in research so far. But the Tibetans were given some ideas and some improvements were made to the original trebuchet.

When it's cold, the bow and arrow are less effective, but the trebuchet still works.

However, knowing that the prince was about to leave Jishi Mountain, Pei Xingjian acted very rationally and let Wansu City go, but attacked various small checkpoints along the way, which happened to be the range covered by the trebuchet. The Tubo people did not show weakness, and they were short of attacking and defending the city, so they attacked many times and fought field battles with the Tang army.

However, after attracting the attention of the Tubo people to the south, Pei Xingjian personally led the army out of Shicheng Mountain Road, and Xue Ne and others went out of Huangbei Road, echoing each other and defeating the Tubo camp on Chiling. I used some strange soldiers to get out of Changningchuan Road and Daxue Mountain, which was a very hard road. Then he came to the back of Daba Dougu, and attacked Pei Xingjian's army from north to south, and after paying the lives of nearly 2,000 soldiers, he took this important level again.

But he didn't stop, he went out again, attacked the camp of the Yuwei Army, and then Haibei Dao started and drove the people of Tuyuhun to the river like cattle and sheep. Almost all the people of these thousands of square kilometers were taken captive, and the cattle, horses, and sheep were left behind, either to reward the three armies, or to send the people of Tuyuhun inland.

After hearing about it, Nuo Haobo rushed over to ask for it, and Pei Xingjian asked: "Great Khan, why is our Tang prince in danger?" On the Qinling used 300,000 troops this time, you don't have to tell me that these are all Tubo troops. Also, who provided their food and grass? ”

Nuo Haobo said in a snort: "The prince promised me at the beginning. ”

"Then you go and talk to the prince."

Noho left in shame.

This is also how Pei Xingjian felt after talking with Li Wei many times. To teach Li Wei the art of war, you can't teach it rigidly, and you can't learn it well, so you have to discuss it while talking. He also talked about some problems, such as the people, the Tang Dynasty was not not enough land, but the phenomenon of encroachment and annexation of land was serious, but in fact the land was enough. On the contrary, there are not enough people. Now there are 340,000 people, and as soon as hundreds of thousands of troops are requisitioned, there will be pressure immediately. But what if there are 100 million people? The same is true for Tibet, a general battle of hundreds of thousands of troops will take at least a few years before the economy can be relieved.

These people are scattered, and there is no need to care about their feelings, and after a few decades, they will either survive and merge into one, or they will die. Death is death. The fewer the people in Tuyuhun, the fewer troops Tubo could draw, and the more difficult it was to obtain logistics.

This method is also in line with the thoughts and concepts of this pair of masters and apprentices.

The battle lasted for a long time, and it lasted until March, and the Tang army sacrificed nearly 20,000 soldiers before and after, and the battle was very fierce. Tibet also paid the price of more than 30,000 soldiers. Since last summer, the fighting in Qinghai has hardly stopped, and more than 200,000 soldiers have died on both sides, making it a veritable meat grinder. But it is precisely because of this tragedy that hundreds of thousands of Tibetan troops are firmly involved in Qinghai.

It is equally important, otherwise without the Lu clan alone, this line of work is still dangerous.

……

In Chang'an City, there was also a tragic battle, but there was no sword light or blood shadow.

After the New Year's banquet, Li Xian found Zhang Da'an to discuss with Gao Zheng and others.

Gao Zheng said: "Ming Chongyan will kill this person." ”

originally thought that leading Ming Chongyan to Chang'an was a wonderful move, and he often treated the emperor, so he could hear a lot of news in the palace. I didn't expect this guy to be backwater. This headband is not very good, and there will be more ministers like Ming Chongyan in the future, with three sides and two swords.

Zhang Daan shook his head and said, "It's not appropriate." ”

"Why?"

"Do you think the prince didn't want to kill this person back then, why did he stay? Because of the emperor's illness. It is not difficult to kill Ming Chongyan, this matter has not yet subsided, if Ming Chongyan is killed, the emperor will be furious. ”

"But Ming Chongyan is too hateful."

"Endure the hateful." In fact, Zhang Da'an also hopes that Ming Chongyan will be born early and reincarnated early, and now he sees that King Yong has taken the lead, many ministers are subordinate, the emperor has expressed dissatisfaction, and there is an unfathomable queen in the palace. At this time, the emperor immediately fell ill and died, and King Yong would naturally ascend to the throne. The longer it drags on, the more changes will be. But reason told him that Ming Chongyan couldn't kill.

Time passed day by day, and several questions raised by Li Xian in the palace finally spread.

There are more discussions in Chang'an, this is not important, there is no evidence, just a little suspicion, and there is the emperor's edict in front of him. But another piece of news finally made Li Xian sleep. From the palace, a rumor suddenly spread that he was not born to the queen, but to Mrs. Korea. In order to cover up for her family, the queen claimed Li Xian. It may not even be known whether Li Xian was born to the emperor and Mrs. Han.

can be compared, Helan Minzhi, who was born to Mrs. Han, wants to insult the little princess and the crown princess, and King Yong, no matter how the prince treats him, he is a brother, and he must put his eldest brother to death. They are all crazy people.

There is also a piece of evidence, the folk say that the dog is not poor, the son is not ugly, the prince and his parents have also endured, but they are still very filial, why does King Yong want to put his eldest brother to death, and he wants to put his mother to death? If it was the queen's own son, would he do such a rebellious thing?

Not only is it morally ruining Li Xian's reputation, once this rumor spreads, he is not the emperor's biological son, how can he be qualified to inherit the throne?

When the Seven People's Day Festival came, it was probably thought that the eldest son was not dead, and Li Zhi's health was better, so he held a banquet in the palace. During the banquet, Li Zhi looked at Ming Chongyan and said, "Ming Qing, I can't afford to be seriously ill this time, and I want to thank you for treating me." ”

"I don't dare."

"Come, pass on the edict and seal Ming Chongyan as the Taichang Temple."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Originally, this was the end of the matter, according to the tradition of the Renri Festival, to enjoy the snow and cut the ribbon, that is, to cut flowers, or cloth or paper. Li Zhi took the ministers to watch the palace maids cut the ribbon, and Ming Chongyan walked behind Wu Zetian and said to Wu Zetian: "The ministers know a little about physiognomy, so I can watch the faces of the princes and grandchildren." ”

"Oh, let's hear it."

There was a eunuch named Lu Bo not far away, who was Li Xian's cronies, and the two were talking, so they might not have paid attention, and immediately stood down when they heard this sentence.

Ming Chongyan said: "Among the kings, King Yong is unbearable, King Zhou looks like Taizong, and King Xiang and King Lu are the most expensive. ”

That is, King Yong can't be the emperor, it may be Li Xian, Li Xulun and Li Lu. Of course, the younger the age of the crown prince, the better the empress will be in power.

Wu Zetian smiled faintly and said, "Don't say this nonsense. ”

"Whoa!"

This conversation reached Li Xian's ears, and he felt more and more wrong. He also called Zhang Daan and several cronies to discuss.

Zhang Da'an's brows also furrowed, and if he let this villain make trouble in the middle, the consequences would be equally serious. Especially under his treatment, the emperor's condition has really improved, and maybe even the emperor will be able to listen to his slander in the end. After thinking for a long time, he said: "Your Highness, if you really kill, you must do it cleanly." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Xian's servants outside broke in and said, "Your Highness, it's not good, just now in the East Market, Ming Chongyan was intercepted and killed by three assassins, stabbed to death two guards beside him, Ming Chongyan was also stabbed, and the three assassins saw the officials surrounding him and fled. ”

Li Xian was stunned for a moment and asked, "Did you do it?" ”

Several cronies shook their heads together.

"I know, it's my mother's bitter trick, this is the wind sword and ice blade, and she wants to kill me."

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