The news of Lu Qinghan's death in battle first spread from Fengzhou to the capital Chang'an. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

This bad news was like a thunderbolt from the sky to Liu Yan, breaking Liu Yan's originally peaceful life.

Since entering the 810 Gregorian calendar, Liu Yan has been smooth sailing - the power struggle within the imperial court has once again reached a state of equilibrium, and now the dominant faction is the neutral faction of the year, that is, the Hou Party headed by Empress Hua's father, Pingguo Gong Hua Tianyu, and the previous rise by the Queen Mother's remnants and the old Wenchen one-party alliance was hit hard by the right servant Yan Ming was reappointed as the fictitious crown prince and the prince, and the Ministry of Rites Shangshu Yu Xian unfortunately died of illness at the end of last year. Now there is only one famous and powerless military department left, and Anjingbian can no longer resist. Now Liu Yan is able to balance the previous two factions with the power of the clan headed by Liu Xianzhi and the emerging Wenchen faction led by Qiu Yiru, the servant of the ministry, if you add Xue Boren, Su Chengdong, Gao Dingbian, Wang Hanxin and other military generals who are loyal to him and Wu Sicheng, a favorite minister who has mastered intelligence work, Liu Yan can be said to be the first time since he succeeded to the throne that power has been so concentrated in his own hands. Now that Liu Yan's various decrees are being implemented and executed better than before, it is no wonder that he is a little complacent.

But after entering 810, things began to change, first of all, Liu Xianzhi's sudden recurrence of old illness, which made Liu Yan feel trembling in his heart. You must know the importance of the strategic location of Taiyuan Jingluo Mansion, and the more than 100,000 troops under the command of Liu Xianzhi are the barrier to the north of the imperial court. In order not to affect the morale of the army, the Taiyuan Economic Strategy Mansion has kept this news strictly secret, but Liu Yan is still worried that if it is just a normal time, if it is a sudden deed at this time, then even if it wants to hide it, it may be in vain.

But at this time, the news of Lu Qinghan's death came again, and what was even more strange was that it was Fengzhou who came with the news. After carefully understanding the facts, Liu Yan couldn't help but lament that Lu Qinghan's death was heroic, but it was not worth it. Who would have thought that such a small rescue operation would actually take the life of a general of the Silk Country. Liu Yan was not too worried about the emergency letter sent by Fengzhou, because he knew that the Tuqi army would not risk heavy casualties to attack the well-defended Fengzhou City, especially after an encounter like the one that was obviously not prepared for the siege. What Liu Yan is really worried about is whether Tuqi will take advantage of the high morale to attack Taiyuan Mansion, so how should the Taiyuan Jingluo Mansion, where the main general is sick and the deputy general dies in battle, deal with it? If Abicheril were to detect this, it would be difficult to say how the situation would have evolved.

Liu Yandang summoned his favorite minister Wu Sicheng into the palace to ask questions. Wu Sicheng has passed the age of standing at this time, but he is still known as the age of the Huangkou son in the government and the opposition. However, there was not a single person in the court of the Silk Country who did not know that this man was the most trusted person of His Majesty the Emperor, and that he was also an expert in intelligence gathering and an excellent strategist. In the past ten years, there have been countless strategies at home and abroad that have come from the brain of this Wu Sicheng, although his official position is still too often Shaoqing of the fourth grade, but he often comes into contact with the most confidential news of the country of silk earlier than those first-grade and second-grade officials.

In fact, Wu Sicheng already knew about Lu Qinghan's death, and sometimes he got the information earlier than Liu Yan. Regarding Liu Yan's question, Wu Sicheng was already prepared, and immediately said: "Weichen does not dare to speak out about this matter, and His Majesty is free to judge." ”

Liu Yan's brows furrowed, after so many years of getting along, he already knew that if he asked a question, Wu Sicheng would definitely know everything, why did he shirk it today?

Liu Yan looked Wu Sicheng up and down for a while, and then said: "If you have anything to say, just say it directly, don't hide it from me." ”

Wu Sicheng grinned and said: "Wei Chen's little tricks naturally can't be hidden from Your Majesty, but Your Majesty is probably a little worried this time." ”

"How so?"

"Your Majesty must have seen that Abicheril's actions this time were very strange, and from the signs that he had sent troops, it really did not look like he was ready for a major invasion, but more like a moment of anger. Weichen felt that Ge Boling had defeated the Turk army in Baijiantan before, killing and wounding nearly 10,000 Turk troops, and Abicheril had suffered such a big loss, so he naturally refused to give up. Therefore, his actions are more like looking for Ge Boling to take revenge for his personal revenge in order to boost morale, but it just so happened that Lord Lu rushed to the rescue. Your Majesty, you also know that Lord Lu once attacked Dragon City with Xue Shilang, and Abicilir must have struck with all his strength because of this. If this is the case, then the Turks will soon be retreating, so why should we worry? Taking a step back, even if Abicheril went to fight Taiyuan Mansion for a while, and Your Majesty, in order to prevent mistakes, you sent another general to command the army in place of the Zhongyi County King, then this news is much more difficult than blocking the news that the county king is sick, doesn't this clearly tell Abicheril that the Taiyuan Mansion is now a general, and the morale is not high? If we keep everything as it is, how can Abicilir know what's going on? Thinking that the Taiyuan Jingluo Mansion is now arranged like an iron wall by His Royal Highness the King of the County, and it is difficult for Abicheril to easily succeed even if he attacks, what can His Majesty worry about? ”

Liu Yan suddenly realized when he heard this, and said again and again: "Yes, yes, you are right, I am too worried." ”

Wu Sicheng arched his hand and said: "Compared with this matter, Your Majesty should consider how to care for Lord Lu's bereaved family." ”

Liu Yan was stunned for a moment, and then understood what Wu Sicheng meant. Lu Qinghan was the first high-ranking general to die in the battle against Tuqi, so it was an important example of how to pay for him. After thinking for a moment, he said: "Lu Qinghan posthumously awarded the rank of general from the north of Sanpin Town, and was given the title of Liehou, and his son was knighted. and gave him two thousand tilts of fertile land. ”

Wu Sicheng said: "Your Majesty, although Lord Lu has an heir, he unfortunately died, and now there is only one daughter in his hometown with his mother. ”

Liu Yan sighed and said, "Then let his clan elect a nephew to attack the lord." As for this daughter, how old is she? ”

Wu Sicheng replied: "This woman's name is Lu Yu, and she is thirteen years old. ”

"Then let her enter the palace, and I will make her a noble person to show her favor."

"Your Majesty, this girl is still young, and I don't know if she can be with Your Majesty's intentions, if so"

Liu Yan waved his hand and said, "Am I greedy for her beauty?" But in order to show respect for the martyrs, can't there be an idler in this palace? If she can give birth to a son and a half daughter for me, and it can be regarded as a loyal martyr, wouldn't she have the best of both worlds? ”

Since Liu Yan said so, Wu Sicheng naturally didn't want to say anything. At this time, Liu Yan's thoughts had already thought of something else, that is, since Fengzhou was in an emergency, should he take this opportunity to appoint Wang Hanxin? (To be continued.) )