Chapter 0286: Northern Expedition
First, the external environment is relatively good during this time, and there may only be one opportunity. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ infoThe threat of the Quartet is very small for the time being, and the Liao monarchs and ministers are in a period of civil strife that cannot be united. Second, the armed forces of ancient dynasties were usually relatively strong in the early days of the founding of the country, and the most powerful forbidden army now has no war to fight, saying that it is to recuperate, but if it has been fed for too long, it is really difficult to say whether it can still fight; If you miss the stage of founding and expansion, you may not be able to have the heart or power in the future.
Lu Fei stood still, and said kindly: "I heard that Concubine Jin believes in Buddhism, and there is a Daxiangguo Temple in Bianjing, which is said to be very effective, and I will take you to burn incense after a while." β
β¦β¦ Tuoba Agarwood was stunned in surprise, and couldn't help but whisper: "The emperor tolerated me?" β
Lu Fei said: "Concubine Jin came to Bianjing thousands of miles away, and she is not familiar with life, and it is not easy for you. I hope you are comfortable and can stay here safe and sound. Don't disobey me in front of people, or I won't be able to step down; When others see you being close to me, they will be kind to you. You believe my word. β
Tuoba Agarwood was a little moved, and his heart was mixed. She was not without feelings that this emperor was ...... to herself is very indulgent and doting, when she does something wrong, her father and brother are not as spoiled as him.
When she looked at Lu Fei, she only felt that although this man was strong, there was a kind of sadness on his face, and he lingered faintly. Tuoba Agarwood really wanted to ask him what worries.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, Lu Fei suddenly walked over and hugged her all of a sudden!
"Ahh Tuoba Agarwood was taken aback and cried out.
Lu Fei didn't say a word, so he picked her up by the waist. Tuoba Agarwood hurriedly struggled desperately under the fright, her body was strong, and she really struggled with a lot of strength, kicked her legs, and pushed him hard with her hands.
Her feet finally touched the ground, but Lu Fei's hand grabbed her arm like an iron pincer, and hugging and hugging was indispensable. Tuoba Agarwood lost his voice and shouted: "Let go of me!" Let go of my ......"
At this time, Lu Fei said in her ear: "There are people outside the door, and you can hear any movement inside." β
Tuoba Agarwood suddenly realized, no wonder this person was quite good just now, why did he suddenly move roughly! She blushed and said, "Then you can't ...... like this"
"You're not really a show, can you pretend to be able to do it?" Lu Fei said quietly, and then hugged her upper body with one arm. Tuoba Agarwood's chest was stuffy, and he was in a hurry, and he hurriedly reached out to break it, but he couldn't move.
It's okay if you really want to struggle desperately, now Tuoba Agarwood doesn't want to hurt Lu Fei, she can only compare brute force, she is a woman after all, how can her strength be compared to Lu Fei? I couldn't break it, my face was as red as a peach, and I said, "Let go!" I'm really! β
Lu Fei ignored her completely, wrapped his solid arms around her body and dragged her to the bed! Now Tuoba Agarwood has no choice, he can't borrow strength on his feet, so he can only be dragged to the side of the bed, and the sweat on his body is tossed out.
"Hurt ......" Tuoba Agarwood cried out with a sad face, and then felt that his body was empty, and he was easily picked up and thrown on the big bed. She screamed again in alarm.
Lu Fei didn't even take off his boots, jumped on the dragon bed vigorously, and pressed on Tuoba Agarwood's body when he came up. Tuoba Agarwood was really anxious: "You can't do this, I ......"
"Scream, the louder the better." Lu Fei said in a deep voice.
Tuoba Agarwood couldn't cry or laugh, as if it was "it's useless for you to scream and cut your throat". But he was very unhappy in his heart, this hugging and hugging was still pressing on him, and he took advantage of all the advantages of the whole body. Tuoba Agarwood's hair also fell apart, his heart was even more messy, and his mood was extremely bad.
At this time, Lu Fei actually leaned over to kiss her!
Tuoba Agarwood's hands were held down by Lu Fei's big hands like iron tongs, and he hurriedly turned his head to the side, and he was kissed on the face. Her brain was "buzzing" and she almost burst into tears.
Lu Fei's hand was so strong that he was able to free one hand, pressed her chin, and then straightened the firstborn, and then kissed her on the mouth!
Tuoba Agarwood gasped and said with a pleading tone: "Even if it's a play, there's no need to do this?" β
Lu Fei looked at her body without saying a word, and Tuoba Agarwood was also annoyed, the Tang Kingdom court clothes changed today were too unique, and half-concealed ones were more attractive than not wearing them.
Lu Fei suddenly grabbed her skirt and tore off a large piece with a "bang". Then he reached out and pulled the pants she was wearing. Tuoba Agarwood wanted to reach out and pull on the waist of his trousers, but unfortunately his hands were held down and he couldn't even move. He could only press his body down desperately to stop him from tugging at his pants.
"What are you doing, are you real?" Tuoba Agarwood said urgently, only the mouth can move.
Lu Fei's eyes were fiery: "You are already my concubine, this is not child's play, why bother so much, it is natural for you to go to bed......"
Tuoba Agarwood said: "You might as well kill me." β
Her heart was in a mess, her body was hot and painful, and for a while, sadness came from it, two lines of tears came out of the corners of her eyes, and she was so sad that she had no strength, so she simply lay there motionless.
She choked up and said, "I knew that you were all the same, what kind of drama you were talking about, you didn't want to play with women." β
Lu Fei was stunned for a long time. Suddenly, she felt a loosening of her body, and when she opened her eyes, she saw Lu Fei crawling up. She stopped crying and stared blankly at his back: "You ......"
"Between you and me, marriage is the most important thing. I am still willing to be a little more obedient and not forced. Lu Fei's voice returned to steady, he turned his head and smiled, "It's just that Concubine Jin is too beautiful, and I am a little impulsive." β
He smiled apologetically, as if the sky was clear. Tuoba Agarwood's mood suddenly changed, and he couldn't say a word. She silently pulled the quilt and covered her messy body.
Lu Fei said: "I will stay here until dawn, Concubine Jin, rest assured, I will not be rude to you again tonight." β
Tuoba Agarwood pouted and said, "I hope the emperor's words count." β
Lu Fei walked to the table, took a candle from the copper lampstand and put it on the table, and then opened the file on it. Tuoba Agarwood tugged at the corner of the quilt and sat up at the head of the bed, only then did she realize that it was already dark outside.
Tuoba Agarwood's mood gradually calmed down, and she still didn't dare to sleep. But Lu Feiyi sat down in front of the desk, sat for a very long time, she leaned on the head of the bed very boring, yawning from time to time.
Occasionally, Lu Fei would stand up and shake his neck, and then take a few steps and he would look this way. Tuoba Agarwood's attention was also on Lu Fei, and the two would look at each other silently.
The silence had long since returned to the night, and Tuoba Agarwood also believed that Lu Fei would not do anything to her.
When Lu Fei got up and paced again, Tuoba Agarwood couldn't help but ask, "What is the emperor doing?" β
"Check the rewards and punishments and military supplies of the township army." Lu Fei replied indifferently, "From the original military orders of each ministry that came up from the herald military report, we can judge most of the merits and demerits. The Privy Council and the Forbidden Army are in charge of these matters, but I want to inspect them for myself to ensure that the rewards and punishments of the village army are just this time; and the money and grain of the treasury have been used in practice......"
Tuoba Agarwood listened and listened, and somehow fell asleep.
When she woke up, she opened her eyes and saw that Lu Fei was still sitting under the lamp, and she suddenly let out a long breath. Lu Fei turned his head sideways: "Have a nightmare?" β
Tuoba Agarwood's face was a little pale, and he looked at him in a daze.
Lu Fei put the brush on the inkstone, walked over and sat on the edge of the bed, and said with relief: "Don't worry, it's safe here." I won't hurt you, and no one else will dare do anything to you. β
"Hmm......" Tuoba Agarwood felt a little relieved when he heard it.
She looked at Lu Fei's face and suddenly felt that even if this person was not the emperor, it was actually quite good. For some reason, this person can make her feel very reassured, but she is usually not worried about him doing anything unacceptable...... Besides, it's not offensive to look at. It wasn't easy for her to be a man to accept.
Tuoba Agarwood was silent.
Lu Fei said: "Sleep in peace." With that, he got up and went back to the lamp. She lay there, squinting at him at work.
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Long live the palace, hundreds of officials from the set.
The eunuch sang: "The Governor of the Forbidden Army, the Governor of the Mansion, and the Southwest Governor have deployed Cao Bin to meet him!" β
Everyone turned their heads to look out of the door, and Cao Bin, who was dressed in military uniform, strode in with a red face, and heard Pan Mei, the deputy envoy of the Privy Council, laugh and say: "Congratulations to Cao Dashuai on his victory!" β
Cao Bin arched his hand to the left and right, strode to the bottom of the dragon chair with a big seal wrapped in red cloth in both hands, knelt down on one knee neatly, held the big seal and said: "The minister visited the emperor, the minister was ordered to conquer Shu, and finally lived up to the emperor's trust, attacked and destroyed Shu, and returned to the dynasty victoriously. β
The eunuch went down and took the seal.
Lu Fei praised it, and sent a decree to reward him with a silver ribbon, a sword scabbard inlaid with gemstones and gold, and a brocade robe for Cao Bin to wear in public. Everyone congratulated, Cao Bin was full of red light, hugged his fists and thanked his colleagues, and the hall was full of joy.
The celebration began.
Wang Fang lightly high-fived, the musician immediately played the tune, a group of dancing girls went to the hall, Yang Sanmei in a dance dress came out last, she was only wearing white socks, her steps were light, and she was also beautiful and moving. Yang Sanmei walked to the wooden platform, her expression was slightly shy, and she said softly: "On the occasion of this festival, the concubine presented a song "Feather Clothes and Ni Dress Dance" to the emperor and queen, and she smiled. "It's a blessing to say that the money is gone.
Lu Fei smiled "haha", stretched out his hand to make a gesture of invitation, and then turned his head to the black cloud and said, "Yang Sanmei's dance is very good. β
She didn't hide the black cloud and watched with interest, she didn't seem to have any prejudices against Yang Sanmei, but Yang Sanmei was decent and dignified, but not so frivolous.
The sound of the piano fluctuated, and the dancing girl on the wooden platform did not stop, dragging her long skirt into a circle, and Yang Sanmei also gently blended into the crowd. The circle became smaller and smaller, and with a melodious flute, the women suddenly leaned back, their waists were very flexible, Yang Sanmei stood up from the middle, her long sleeves stretched to both sides, and the satin flew into the air like a cloud, which suddenly shocked people's vision.
Lu Fei found that today's neon dress dance had a novel change from the last one, and after a closer look, it turned out that the lead dancer was actually the imperial concubine Yang Sanmei.
The dancers on the stage danced staggered, and Yang Sanmei's dance was different from that of the others, and there was a crisp sound of metal percussion under the sound of the musician's drums, and the two rhythms were integrated.
Yang Sanmei's body jumped lightly into the air, and everyone was in an uproar. Even Lu Fei wondered, would she be light? Oh yes, the Yang family is a military family.
On closer inspection, it is not that she can fly, but the optical illusion caused by the dance, because the dancing girls around her dance very quickly, she is relatively slow when she jumps into the air, and her figure is very steady, and the long sleeves of her clothes are fluttering, as if she is flying lightly!
His Royal Highness, the ministers and ladies applauded one after another.
Lu Fei also gradually got better, laughing "haha". The red lanterns on the hall were dazzling, and the dancing of the beauties was dizzying, and Lu Fei was dazzled by it. It's also very pleasant to be in such a joyful and indulgent mood once in a while.
After a song, Yang Sanmei retired and changed into clothes, and also went to the guest table to participate in the banquet.
The palace maids served wine and food one after another, the singing and dancing on the stage continued, and the cups and plates in the palace were staggered.
After the rise, the general Cao Keming and Kou Zhun actually went on stage to perform the military drama live. The two of them are relatively famous people in the court, everyone knows each other, and when they see acquaintances gaging on it, they are even more devoted, and the palace laughs one after another.
Lu Fei saw Cao Keming's stupid face, he didn't care about his appearance, he leaned forward and backwards with a smile, and even if he didn't hide the black clouds, he used his sleeves to cover his red lips and crooked eyes, and his shoulders trembled.
When everyone was very happy, only the white lady noticed a eunuch who was walking towards this side, and she also smiled, but her eyes looked at the eunuch who was walking briskly with his head buried in his head from time to time.
The eunuch quietly walked up the steps and looked at the White Lady. The white lady made a slight gesture, and the eunuch walked up to Lu Fei, bowed his head and whispered: "Hebei urgent report, last night the Khitans entered the Kou, took advantage of the lax vigilance of Cangzhou's festival, opened the city gate, and captured Cangzhou......"
Lu Fei's smile suddenly froze on his face, and it suddenly became very ugly.
It's so sudden, it's like a basin of cold water suddenly poured on a hot charcoal fire!
The joyful laughter immediately became harsh, and the swaying crowd in front of him seemed to be so stiff that it was suddenly drained of its soul. Lu Fei felt a little trance.
The voice that didn't hide the black cloud said: "Husband, what's wrong, what's going on?" β
After the coolness passed, a wave of fire gradually rose. The Mid-Autumn Festival is a festival of reunion, and the Khitan people are actually in Koubian at this time, if you remember correctly, the Mid-Autumn Festival is also a festival for the Khitan people!
Lu Fei took a long breath, not wanting to be angry in front of everyone, so he stood up and said to the black cloud: "I'll come when I go." β
Cao Keming and Kou Zhun, who were performing the military play, also found that Lu Fei had left the table, and the performance was suspended. Everyone also stopped smiling and looked over for some reason.
Lu Fei left the main hall and retreated to a study in the apse, and soon Xue Juzheng, Cao Bin and several generals also followed.
Lu Fei took the urgent report from the eunuch's hand and unfolded it to read it. It describes the scene of the Khitan people rushing into the city on the eve of the festival to burn and loot, and it is written in great detail. The more Lu Fei looked at it, the more annoyed he became, and suddenly slapped his palm on the table with a "bang", but the wood was not very strong, and the table suddenly collapsed!
The inkstone on it fell to the ground and fell with a "ding-ding-clang" sound.
The people in the study were shocked, and hurriedly knelt on the ground and shouted, "The emperor is angry." "The Dragon's Body ......"
Xue Juzheng raised his head and looked at the eunuch Wang Fang quietly. Wang Fang bent down and picked up the newspaper on the ground and sent it to Xue Juzheng's hands, and several people looked at each other.
Lu Fei said: "You guys get up, I am not angry with you." It's really too much for the Khitans, this clan is like a beast, and there is no humanity at all! β
Everyone saw that Lu Fei's face was red with anger, and they didn't dare to speak. Only Xue Juzheng persuaded: "Since ancient times, the north has been plundering the border passes for thousands of years, and this matter is unavoidable. β
Lu Fei frowned and said: "In the past, the Khitan Koubian only plundered the countryside, and rarely occupied the city, but now it goes straight to Cangzhou City, what do you want?" β
Cao Bin muttered: "The old minister thinks that the Liao army is also raiding and harassing this time, and it is unlikely that they will march south of the Yellow River. As soon as our army goes north, the Liao army should retreat. β
Xue Juzheng, Yang Yanzhao and other generals said one after another: "The ministers seconded the proposal." β
Yang Yanzhao sighed: "Just now the autumn harvest, Cangzhou's granary is abundant, and this is cheaper for the Liao army." The people in Hebei have just passed the autumn harvest, and they have been robbed of grain, and I am afraid that there will be a famine next year......"
Lu Fei was annoyed and ashamed, walked around in place, pondered for a long time, and said with a blue face: "I want to drive the expedition in person, and I will lead the forbidden army north to expel the Khitans in the near future!" β
Xue Juzheng persuaded: "The minister asks the emperor to think twice, the situation of the Liao State at this time does not have the strength to go south and go deeper, it must be an attack." By the time the forbidden army went north, the Liao army had already fled, and the losses reduced in various parts of Hebei were not enough to cover the cost of the forbidden army's one-time mobilization. β
Lu Fei originally wanted to go on the Northern Expedition, but he didn't expect the Liao people to make the first move. He immediately said: "According to the strategy discussed by the imperial court before, there is no way to fight against the Liao State, and it can only be attrition for a long time. Since the Liao people have provoked a war today, we don't have to back down! Recently, you and others discussed the strategy of the Northern Expedition and shared their worries with me. β
The ministers looked at each other and did not say anything more.
Early the next morning, LΓΌ Duan took the lead in writing against the Northern Expedition. The reason is that the state treasury cannot make ends meet, the people are tired, and the war with the Liao State has just been launched at the beginning of this year, and two major wars cannot be fought in a year.
This time is different from the last time, there are many people who question the success of the Northern Expedition, but some people are unwilling to play.
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Long Live the Hall of Bianjing, the wind is strong, and the leaves in the imperial city are blown all over the sky.
The cities of Hebei reported that they were nothing more than to go all out to strengthen the city defenses and ask for reinforcements. There were several important towns near the Yellow River, and the defense was more than enough, and the attack was insufficient, and no one was able to send troops to drive a large number of Liao troops into the Kou.
In addition, there are estimates of Cangzhou's losses, a large number of people were plundered, mostly young women, and tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians were killed and wounded. It's all some cold data reports, but Lu Fei can imagine the blood, tears and sins in these numbers! Even modern warfare is accompanied by crimes, not to mention this barbaric era, where no organization can dissuade barbaric captivity except by force.
Lu Fei opened another notebook, and after reading it for a long time, he realized that someone actually wrote a book to suggest peace!
The reason is grandiose, exhorting the emperor to lie down and try the courage to accumulate national strength, and first consolidate the existing places in the Tang Dynasty. It is proposed that the country is just rising, and the people are miserable for years of war, and enduring the momentary anger can protect the long-term plan of the country. He also calculated the accounts, saying that the long-term tug-of-war at the border costs a lot, and it is better to negotiate with the Liao State for the time being, but it can save expenses and protect the land and the people.
Lu Fei's face is hot, in this case, there is still a face to make peace? He had to admire the cheekiness of some scholars. The more he looked at it, the more angry he became, grabbed the piece and crumpled it into a ball, eager to tear it to pieces!
This action immediately attracted the attention of several cabinet members and the eunuchs on duty, and everyone turned their heads sideways and quietly observed the landing fly.
Lu Fei grabbed the paper ball in his hand with both hands, and finally didn't tear it. He swallowed a breath into his stomach and reopened it to look at the cover, it turned out to be Prime Minister Lu Duan's recital, no wonder someone is so bold!
it! I've put up with you for a long time.
"Someone!" Lu Fei coldly slapped the chapter on the imperial case.
Zhou Jiuzhi, a eunuch who was five big and three thick, immediately walked to the case, bowed down and said, "The slave is here, what does the emperor command?" β
At this moment, Lu Fei was furious, if he was in his mood, he couldn't wait to pull Lu Duan out first and cut off his head to sacrifice the flag, and immediately lead his troops north! But he was still a sane man, and he sat there silent for a long time.
Zhou Jiuzhi's waist bent lower, and he didn't dare to say anything more.
Lu Fei spoke after a long time: "Return the chapter to Lu Duan, let him hand over the black gauze hat and put it here first, the prime minister will do goodbye, go home to reflect, and wait for the summons." β
Zhou Jiuzhi hugged his fists and said, "Huh." Then he cautiously stepped forward and picked up Zou Baba's recital.
In an instant, Lu Fei's words made the prime minister's official position over, which was also his power.
Zhou Jiuzhi bowed and withdrew from the west hall, straightened up when he walked out of the door, and beckoned a few eunuchs and his entourage to go straight to the political hall.
There were hundreds of officials in the hall of the political affairs hall, and Zhou Jiuzhi shouted when he walked in: "The emperor's holy decree, ask Lu Xianggong to come out to receive the decree!" β
At this time, it immediately attracted the attention of almost everyone. The surroundings gradually quieted down, some looked this way, and some pretended to write and watched the situation quietly.
After a while, Lu Duan strode out.
Zhou Jiuzhi said coldly: "Holy decree." β
Lu Duan bowed his hand: "The old minister took the order." β
Zhou Jiuzhi said: "The emperor decreed, Lu Duan put the black gauze hat in the palace first, no need to work in the political hall, go home and introspect first, and then come to see the emperor after thinking about it." β
Zhou Jiuzhi spoke quite politely, because it seemed that Lu Duan still had a chance to reform in the holy decree, so he was not dead yet, so he had to leave some leeway.
Lu Duan suddenly raised his head and sighed: "Loyalty is against the ear...... Alas! β
Zhou Jiuzhi said quietly: "Lu Xianggong doesn't need to say much, you will not be the prime minister from now on." Your official, you have to be allowed to be a prince by the emperor, you can understand. β
Lu Duan glared at him with disdain, turned around and walked inside.
Zhou Jiuzhi had no choice but to follow. In between, Lu Duan took off his robes and clothes, folded them on the table, and then put the black gauze hat and the big seal on the clothes. He wore a white lining, then changed into a gray cloth robe, brushed his sleeves and went out.
A few people in the hall also hugged their fists to say goodbye to him, and there was a lot of reluctance in their words. Zhou Jiuyi looked at it, no wonder the emperor was so angry that his face was red, and he didn't really do anything to him, but he just stopped for the time being.
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The wind rises in the imperial city, and the yellow-colored flag on the upper floor of Beiyuan City sways in the wind.
Zhou Wei slowly walked up the stone steps, and a group of palace maids and eunuchs behind him bowed down to follow. The wind blew her dress against her body, her hair was also blown up, and a few strands of green silk floated in the wind and floated on Ruyu's face, adding a bit of poignancy to her beautiful face.
She walked up, and her eyes saw a man in military uniform standing there alone in the Beiyuan grassland, he was Lu Fei, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
Lu Fei's backslope was facing the city tower, and the direction was very incorrect. Zhou Wei raised her face, felt the direction of the wind in the air, and guessed that Lu Fei was following the wind for the accuracy of archery.
There he shoots an arrow, the action is monotonous and repetitive, he pulls out an arrow and puts it on the bowstring, spreads his arms, aims at the target in front of him, aims and stays for a while, and then releases the arrow. Then draw the arrow again, and so on and so forth, without any pauses or surprises.
"Smack!" Every now and then there is a dull sound of strings. After a while, there was another "pop".
The bowstring seemed to vibrate in Zhou Wei's heart, and somehow, she felt a faint pain in her heart when she saw this scene.
The eunuch Zhou Jiuzhi said carefully: "The emperor saw the minister in the morning, watched the chapter for an hour, and shot arrows here until now. β
Zhou Wei straightened her neck and looked down at the grassland, without saying a word.
Lu Fei is already the emperor, and there are many, many people around him, but Zhou Wei thinks that no one really understands him except herself, because people are of different heights, and they will see different things.
After a long time, Lu Fei finally turned around and found Zhou Wei's yellow-colored clothes. He stood there looking up at this side, and Zhou Wei also looked at him. The two of them were separated by a long distance, the wind was whistling in the middle, and one looked at each other as if they had passed away, as if they had passed through a thousand years of time.