Chapter 889: Leading the Troops to the Battle

Wu Meiniang stood outside the tent for a while, with a lot of thoughts in her heart. She found that Wang Ping'an's luck was really not ordinarily good, as soon as any trouble fell to him, it could become a good thing, and the official title was even more fast, and she never saw him fall out of favor at all. As a minister, it is really worth learning from to be able to do this!

After a long time, Wu Meiniang sighed softly, she had spent a lot of effort, and her status in the palace had not improved much, but her own efforts made Wang Ping'an pick up the cheap, and she was crowned the king!

What the hell is the king for? It must have something to do with my own business, but how did the two things come together? You have to ask the emperor.

Wu Meiniang gently lifted the curtain and looked inside. I saw that the ministers in the account had all withdrawn, leaving Li Zhi alone, and Li Zhi was on the table with his hands on the table, covering his head, it seemed that the headache had flared up again!

Lightly, Wu Meiniang entered the big tent, came to Li Zhi's side, and whispered: "Your Majesty, do you have a headache again?" Do you want to find the concubine's uncle and let him show you? ”

Li Zhi sighed softly, raised his head, looked at Wu Meiniang, and said, "Meiniang, why did you come in?" There is no need to call him sick, it is estimated that he is happy at this time, and there are waves of sycophants, and he is busy! ”

Wu Meiniang pretended not to know about Wang Ping'an's title to the king, and asked: "Uncle is the prime minister, it's normal for others to pat his ass, isn't it true that someone pats his ass every day?" ”

Li Zhi smiled reluctantly, but the sad face then climbed up again, and he said: "I am the king of Liaojun without illness, he is now the prince, and I will give him a golden seal edict tomorrow." He became a king with a different surname, and other ministers naturally had to stammer, and they had to keep him busy to death! ”

casually said a dead word, Li Zhi's face became even more ugly, he remembered Li Sujie again, a good son, just gone, how sad he is as a father, how sad he is, and even wants to find a place where no one is and cry.

Wu Meiniang sat down next to Li Zhi and said, "Your Majesty, the concubine knows that you are sad now, but you can't always be sad, so don't think about those bad things, let's talk about something else." Why do you want the uncle of the concubine to be the king of the county? ”

Li Zhi sighed and said: "It's still because that Shi Yifu talked nonsense, and as a result, something happened, I could only change the original plan, and in order to get rid of Li Ke's scourge forever, I had to send a disease-free expedition." He recounted what had just happened.

When Wu Meiniang heard this, she was shocked in her heart, and she instructed Li Yifu to talk nonsense, the original intention was to block Queen Wang, and by the way, to resolve Wang Ping'an's dream, but she didn't think that Queen Wang didn't add blockage there, but made Wang Ping'an a prince!

This thing is troublesome, even if she wants to break her head, she can't imagine that it will be such a result!

Wu Meiniang muttered: "The concubine is going to congratulate her uncle." ”

Li Zhi sighed and said: "What is there to congratulate, in fact, there is no disease and no benefit, I have to say that there is, that is, he can lead the troops to fight, and he has actual military power, but he has no interest in military power at all." If it weren't for the fact that I was overwhelmed by Li Ke's affairs this time, it is estimated that he would still not have led the troops to the battle. ”

Wu Meiniang thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, because Shi Yifu said the wrong thing, you won't blame him, right?" He is too sincere, a little muna, and he doesn't know how to change things. How to put it, he looks like he is a bit stupid when he reads books! ”

Li Zhi shook his head and said: "Blame, of course I want to blame, but I won't punish him, there are not many direct ministers like him now." ”

Wu Meiniang nodded and said, "Yes." Shi Yifu can't count on him to do any big things, but if he is asked to supervise others and tell the truth, he can also use it. He is sincere, he is not afraid of offending people, sometimes he offends people, he doesn't even know himself, he dares to tell the truth, a little stupid! ”

Li Zhi sighed and said: "Yes, this person is indeed a bit stupid, but if he is allowed to be the superintendent of the imperial history, it is a good material, he dares to say anything!" ”

Wu Meiniang asked again: "Your Majesty, the concubine's uncle went on an expedition to Goguryeo, so who will act for his position in the province?" ”

Li Zhi said: "I can only be empty first, and after I come back without illness, he will continue to serve as him, and I can't stay in the fief without illness, didn't I tell you just now!" ”

"However, who should handle the affairs of the province during this time? Is it the eldest grandson who is also in charge? Wu Meiniang asked again.

In fact, the affairs of Menxia Province have always been managed by the eldest grandson Wuji, and the eldest grandson Wuji is very willing to do this, but Wang Ping'an never said it, and the eldest grandson Wuji is not stupid enough to mention it to the emperor, isn't that taboo, two of the three provinces are under his control, in case Ma Zhou is a little bit long and short, then is the eldest grandson Wuji the emperor, or Li Zhi is the emperor?

Even if Li Zhi was set up as an empty shell, no one dared to tell him, so Li Zhi always thought that Wang Ping'an was very conscientious and a very conscientious prime minister!

Others don't mention it, and Li Zhi doesn't think about it, but no matter what he thinks, he won't agree to let the eldest grandson Wuji take care of it, it's not a matter of trust or distrust, but no prime minister can manage two important departments at the same time, this is the rule, Li Zhi never thought of breaking this rule.

Li Zhi said: "It's impossible to let my uncle take care of it, but Wang Ping'an doesn't have a deputy, they can also handle affairs, and they won't delay anything!" ”

Wu Meiniang pretended to think about it, and opened her mouth to ask for power for her henchmen. She said: "Your Majesty, isn't that Shiyi Mansion from the province under the door, and he must be familiar with the things in the yamen, and you let him supervise the imperial history, according to the concubines, it is better to let him supervise the province, and there is no need to give him any specific duties, just let him write a chapter every day about what happens in the province and report it to the emperor to know." ”

Li Zhi frowned, and said: "This, it seems inappropriate, in this way, the officials of Menxia Province will have complaints, maybe they will embarrass Shi Yifu together, what you let him do, but it will greatly offend people!" ”

Wu Meiniang saw that Li Zhi was thinking about Li Yifu, and she was afraid that Li Yifu would be embarrassed, she was happy in her heart, so she persuaded: "Your Majesty, as the saying goes, the road knows the horsepower, and the people will see the hearts of the people over time. If Shi Yifu can survive this time, it will be inconvenient to prove that he can be of great use. Moreover, let the concubines say, the uncle's expedition to Goguryeo will only take two years at most, and he may come back in a year, which is not too long, and the emperor will protect him during this time, even if the officials of Menxia Province are arrogant, they can't kill Shiyifu, right? ”

Li Zhi's ears were soft, and he heard Wu Meiniang say "reasonable", so he nodded and said, "Yes, you are right." And if there is no prime minister in Menxia Province, presumably the officials will be slack, and having someone to supervise it can at least play a deterrent role. ”

Wu Meiniang said: "Yes, as long as there is one person who writes and writes the recital every day, he can let a group of people do things well, which is very worthwhile, and even if Shi Yifu is wronged, as long as the emperor treats him well, he will not complain." ”

Li Zhi said: "Just according to what Mei Niang said, let's do it." Well, you call Shi Yifu in, I'll tell him, by the way, comfort him, lest he think he has said the wrong thing and be scared outside! ”

Wu Meiniang agreed, went out of the imperial tent, and brought Li Yifu over, Li Yifu heard that Wu Meiniang asked for such an errand for herself, and almost fainted without joy, the emperor thought that this errand would offend people very much, but in fact, it was just the opposite, as long as he sold the officials of the province well, in fact, it was the most convenient to make money. If he is impartial, he will definitely offend people, but he has never intended to be impartial, isn't it more in line with his principles of being a man.

Li Yifu followed Wu Meiniang into the imperial tent, thanked Li Zhi, followed Wu Meiniang out of the tent again, and listened to Wu Meiniang's detailed instructions to him, let him write a chapter, if he recruited a group of officials to the banner.

In the tent of the eldest grandson Wuji, the condition of the crown prince Li Zhong was relieved after taking the medicine, and the child was already asleep. After the eldest grandson Wuji saw him, he took Wang Ping'an to Chu Suiliang's tent, and everyone discussed together how to repair Li Ke.

After some discussion, the eldest grandson Wuji personally drafted the edict and asked Wang Ping'an to send someone to Zheliu, so that the Turkic soldiers could be transferred to Yingzhou, so that Wang Ping'an did not have to go directly to Zheliu, but only waited for the arrival of the army halfway.

Everyone discussed for a long time, and discussed the expected accidents, Wang Ping'an said goodbye to Changsun Wuji and others, and returned to Chang'an City, he went back to pack his luggage first, and only waited for Li Zhi's edict to be formalized, and he immediately set off and launched an expedition.

After Wang Ping'an returned to Chang'an, he first went to see his parents and told him about being crowned king, and the Wang couple were naturally overjoyed, and their son became the prince, which is a great thing. But as soon as they heard that Wang Ping'an was going to lead the expedition, the old couple became sad again, and they were unwilling to let Wang Ping'an go, and the family didn't stay together for a few days before they were separated again.

Wang Ping'an would not tell Wu Meiniang about it, only that Jingzhong has not been peaceful recently, he led the army on an expedition, and he couldn't come back for a while, so he wanted his parents to stay in the fiefdom, which was far away from Chang'an, and it was his own fiefdom, where no matter how much happened to the court, it would not involve them.

Although the Wang couple were reluctant, they heard that there had been a lot of strange things in the palace recently, and once their son was not in the capital on an expedition, if something really happened, they really couldn't solve it, so they agreed to let the servants pack their luggage and prepare to go to the willows.

The next day, Li Zhi's holy decree was issued, and King Ping'an of Jin was named the king of Liaojun, and led 100,000 Turkic soldiers to expedition to Goguryeo. Li Ke was appointed as the chief of the Liaodong march, and Wang Ping'an was appointed as the deputy commander, and a systematic edict was issued, and the officials of all ministries immediately began to get busy preparing for the expedition.

Wang Ping'an completed all the formalities for canonizing the county king, and immediately sent his parents and Xiao Taiping out of Beijing and rushed to Zheliu, while he went to Li Zhi to thank him, and after doing everything that should be done, he took the Ouyang brothers and the guard regiment and set off to Yunzhou, where he would join up with 100,000 Turkic soldiers and go to Yingzhou together to "assist" Li Ke and crusade against Goguryeo!

During this period, Li Zhi issued another edict, vigorously praised Li Ke, and revealed that as long as Li Ke destroyed Goguryeo, he would give Goguryeo to him as a fief, tear the soil and seal the territory, and reach the highest peak of the people!

Since he has decided to leave, Wang Ping'an will no longer grind, with his henchmen, day and night, it only took half a month, and rushed to Yunzhou, at this time the Turkic soldiers of Zheliu have just gotten the news, although the Turkic soldiers come and go like the wind, whether it is assembly or marching, they are extremely fast, can be called the first in the world, but in such a hasty plot, the Turkic soldiers can not catch up anyway, and they have not even come out of the territory of Zheliu, Ashina Qier only sent a vanguard of 2,000 people to join Wang Ping'an, The large army will not be able to reach Yunzhou for at least half a month.

This is the fastest speed, there is no possibility of any faster, even if Wang Ping'an urges again, there is no way to let the Turkic soldiers arrive in advance.

After Wang Ping'an arrived in Yunzhou, he did not enter the Assassin's Mansion, but went out of the pass, found a place outside the pass, stationed the accompanying army, and saw the vast grassland outside the pass, and there were only a few hundred guards around him, he felt that there was a shortage of manpower, so he found Ouyang Li and others to discuss countermeasures.

In the big tent, Wang Ping'an and the Ouyang brothers sat on the ground. Wang Ping'an said: "We used Turkic soldiers on this expedition. When it comes to loyalty, the Turks may not be very loyal to me, they are just because they live in my territory, so they have to be loyal to me. We only have a few hundred people, if we want to command an army of 100,000, I'm afraid it will be very difficult to do it, in case they rebel, unwilling to go to war, unwilling to shed blood for our Tang Dynasty, then what should we do? ”

Ouyang Li said: "This is also simple, if you want to make the Turkic soldiers obedient and obediently go to war, the best way is to allow them to rob Goguryeo, and if they have benefits, of course they are willing to do it." But I'm afraid that they will rob it easily, and they will make the same mistake again, and they will rob the territory of my Datang in Liaodong again, which is what we need to pay attention to. ”

Ouyang Yi said: "Master, you are now the prince, and during the expedition, we can recruit some auxiliary soldiers, train them, and send them to Zheliu in the future, so that it can also be regarded as our own strength." ”

Ouyang Shuang also said: "Yes, we must always have a decent army, and we can't rely on the Turkic soldiers whenever something happens!" ”

Wang Ping'an hummed and said, "Actually, I think so too, it's time to have some of my own strength." So why don't we recruit some auxiliaries in Yunzhou, how many should you see? ”

Ouyang Li thought for a while and said: "The people here in Yunzhou are fierce, and there are many capable people, but the population is far less than that of Chang'an, and even if there are capable people, people may not be willing to go with us." According to his subordinates, it is estimated that at most a thousand people can be recruited! ”

Wang Ping'an patted his thigh and said: "It's good to have a thousand people, you can't eat a fat man in one bite, if you pull away tens of thousands of people in one go, Yunzhou Thorn History won't do it!" ”

After thinking about it for a while, Wang Ping'an said again: "Let's not talk about recruiting troops first, set up a ring, set up a colorful head, let the talented people grab it, and then use this excuse to recruit, it is estimated that there will be more people coming." ”