"I don't know what Du Qing said? But it doesn't hurt to say that. Gaozong was naturally able to guess what Du Xianyan was going to say, but he couldn't stop it, so he had to let Du Xianyan say it with a gloomy face.

I saw Du Xianyan said: "Your Majesty should know that the Tubo thieves are ambitious, and they have tried to Tuyuhun and the four towns of Hexi several times, but they have been defeated by the border army several times, and now the king of Zhou has destroyed his 200,000 army, so that his vitality is greatly injured. ”

At this time, Liu Yizhi, who heard it on the side, shouted: "What a bold Du Zhenyan, you don't have to stop you, today you dare to commit the obedience of Taizu, this is a great disrespectful crime, even if Ling Chi is executed, it is not too much, dare to rap here?" ”

Du Xunyan made an unintentional mistake and committed a taboo, and he was also panicked for a while, and Gaozong also ordered the guards outside the hall to drag him out of the hall in order to achieve his own goal, although Du Xunyan had the intention to defend Li Xian a few more words, but he was helpless, so he could only leave with a wry smile.

Although Du Xunyan was forced to withdraw, but there were still direct ministers in the court, and Hao Chujun, who could only hear it on the side, stepped forward and said: "Although Du Yushi was rude and committed a taboo, what he said is not unreasonable, and now I have the victory in the Tang Dynasty, I don't have to make peace, but I should send more people, and order all the soldiers of my Tang Dynasty to work together to first exterminate the Garqin Mausoleum Department, and then go to Tubo itself, I believe that within a year, Tubo will definitely become my Tang County, such as the story of Goguryeo." This is especially important at this time, and please think twice about it. ”

"The minister seconded the proposal", after Hao Chujun finished speaking, Pei Xingjian also echoed and said loudly: "Your Majesty, Tubo has threatened my Tang Frontier for decades, and now it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so why give up what is at your fingertips and fall into useless fame?" ”

Whether it is Hao Chujun or Pei Xingjian, they are far from being comparable to Du Xianyan, their identities and qualifications are there, even Gaozong has to give some face, so Gaozong hesitated for a while, and he didn't know how to deal with it, so he turned his attention to Empress Wu for help.

Although Empress Wu had the same thoughts as Gaozong, she couldn't say so, because she wanted to put the blame for stopping Li Xian's contribution to Gaozong's head, so she didn't speak, but glanced at her confidant Xu Jingzong.

Xu Jingzong is also worthy of being an old fox, he instantly understood the intention of the Empress Wu, and at the same time came up with a countermeasure, only to see Xu Jingzong sigh softly: "Your Majesty, Queen, Weichen thinks that what Hao Shilang and Pei Shilang said is not unreasonable, and it is indeed the best time for my Tang Dynasty to deal with Tubo, but where does the large amount of grain and grass required by our army come from?" Wouldn't it be better to be able to prepare it well and distribute it to the people for disaster relief? Please think about it, Your Majesty and Niangniang, although our army has conquered Tibet, although there are countless lands, but if there are no people to cultivate it, what is the use of that land? At the beginning, Emperor Taizongwen earnestly warned that water can carry a boat or overturn a boat, in case of a human change (popular uprising) caused by a famine, Weichen was afraid that the merit of conquering Tibet could not make up for the turmoil of the people. ”

Gaozong saw that Xu Jingzong's words were in line with his own wishes, and he couldn't help but feel joy in his heart, and said appreciatively: "Xu Qing is far-sighted and far-sighted, and it is really Gao Jian, Hao Qing and Pei Qing are also loyal to the country, which makes people respect each other, and I am determined to reward the three Aiqing with 100,000 yuan each, a thousand silk horses, and three Aiqing, go down and receive the reward." ”

Gaozong sent Hao Chujun and Pei Xingjian away with a generous reward, and at the same time gagged their mouths, resulting in no one in the court against his resolution, so it was decided to order Dongtai to draw up a decree, and Xue Rengui as a plenipotentiary representative, negotiate peace with Garqinling, as long as he promised to return the four towns of Tuyuhun and Anxi to my Tang Dynasty, and promised not to invade in the future, he would let him go, and he should not stay longer.

When Gaozong determined this matter, Li Xianzheng led his soldiers in a bloody battle, and when the holy decree was transmitted in these days, the battle was the most dangerous moment, Garqinling led his Tibetan soldiers to launch the most courageous and fearless attack on Li Xian's Tang army camp.

And this is also one of the strategies of Garqinling, he was afraid that the plan would be leaked in advance, causing Xue Rengui and Li Xian to make any more contingencies, so on the one hand, he sent people to Chang'an to carry out secret operations, and on the other hand, he launched an attack on Li Xian's camp according to the normal situation, and it was even more fierce than before.

Li Xian really did not doubt the methods of the Garqin Mausoleum, he still thought that the other party was just a dying struggle forced by the situation, as long as he persisted, the final hope still belonged to his side, until the moment when the holy decree came.

"What the hell is going on? Seeing that it won't take much time for our army to be able to win completely, why did the imperial court make such a strange will? After Tang Xiujing learned the content of the holy decree, he couldn't help but be very angry and angry.

Li Xian also smiled bitterly at this, although he didn't know the specific situation, he understood that it must be some people in the court who were unwilling to let him make meritorious contributions, so he slandered in front of the emperor, causing the battle plan that he and Xue Rengui had painstakingly planned for months to come to naught.

"I originally thought that in the face of the country's righteousness, no matter who it is, what kind of new hatred and old hatred there is, it should be put aside for the time being, and then think about personal enmity after the official business is over, but I didn't expect that there is such a person in this world, who has no ability himself, but has the ability to hinder others from making contributions, creating tragedy after scene. This really corresponds to the saying that has been circulated in later generations: 'If you are not afraid of a god-like opponent, you are afraid of a pig-like teammate', alas, 'The prime minister is flying and Rong is used to it, and the Lei Li squad retreats from the battle. Don't make Huanglongcheng drink bitterly, the same ancient and modern make people mourn. ’”

Seeing this scene, Li Xian couldn't help but think of the incident five hundred years later, when the anti-Jin marshal Yue Fei was forced by the emperor to order the class teacher with twelve gold medals, and remembered the scene when the Qing Dynasty fought against the legal person 1,200 years later, and was about to achieve victory, but was forcibly ordered by the traitorous minister to order the class teacher, and signed a contract with the legal person, so he realized the helplessness and resentment of Yue Shaobao and Feng Zicai and others.

"Hmph, I must find out, which power traitor is so misguided of the country, ignoring the interests of the country, but for the sake of his own personal grudges, he did a stupid thing that makes his relatives painful and his enemies happy, if it is found out, I will definitely ...... it."

Li Xian thought of this but couldn't think about it anymore, because even he understood that even if he could find out, he wouldn't be able to deal with those traitors at all, in fact, even if he didn't need to investigate, he could roughly guess that those who could do this kind of thing would definitely not be the gang of traitors around the martial queen, but how could he deal with them? Don't say that he is just an ordinary prince now, even if he is now the crown prince, how can he move a finger of them under the care of the Empress Wu?

Therefore, all he has to do now is to sigh endlessly, and there is no way to oppose the decision-making of the imperial court.

"Great King, the last general heard that the Garqin Mausoleum has accepted the request for peace, and the two sides have now ceased fighting on all fronts, just waiting to discuss the details of the retreat, and the Garqin Mausoleum wrote a letter to the king, asking the king to return the Tibetan prisoners in our camp, I wonder when I will return the prisoners?" Ashina Dao really saw that Li Xian was depressed in his heart, and he also sighed secretly, but after all, this was the decision of the imperial court, and he didn't dare to say anything, so he brought the letter from Garqinling and asked for instructions about the capture of the Tubo army.

It turned out that after many days of fighting, Li Xian's army also contained nearly 10,000 Tibetan prisoners, and since Garqinling wanted to negotiate peace, he naturally wanted to return these prisoners, because these people were not only the people of Tibet, they could pay tribute to Tibet, and at the same time they were also an army of tens of thousands of people, which was naturally very important for the future development and strength of Tibet.

Li Xian naturally knew about the plans of the Galqin Mausoleum, but how could he let the Galqin Mausoleum do so? So he thought about it for a while, and then came up with an idea, and whispered to Ashina Daozhen: "General Ashina, pass on my general's order, tonight all the Tibetan prisoners in the general will be lured to the trench five miles outside our military camp. ”

"Huh? What is the king going to do? Isn't it to ......?"

"That's right", Ashina's true words were not finished before he was interrupted by Li Xian: "I want to kill all these 10,000 Tibetan captives, and not one of them will be left." ”

"Huh? This ......" Listening to Li Xian's words, Ashina Daozhen suddenly felt a cold killing intent, and couldn't help but shiver at Lingling, and then stammered: "Big, king, this matter is going to think twice, pit killing pawns, this has always been taboo, and it is also a big damage to yin morality, in the past, Bai Qikeng killed 400,000 pawns of Zhao State, and he finally had to die well, Xiang Yukeng killed 200,000 pawns of the Qin Dynasty, and finally killed himself, not to mention, just said that General Xue was also questioned by the court for killing pawns in the pit when he conquered the Tiele tribes, Although the king is a holy concubine, if he violates the taboo, he will also be punished by the court, why did the king ignore the credit for several months and do such a cruel and inhumane evil thing? ”

"Hmph, if you sacrifice my side work and exchange for a few more years of peace for my Datang, it will be worth it. As for the punishment, I don't care about it, after all, I am the son of the Holy Lord, and at most I am as meritorious as General Xue was before, and the Holy Lord will not demote me to my title or even kill me because of this trivial matter, right? Li Xian sneered, and without waiting for Ashina to react, he urged him to execute it quickly, and he would bear all the responsibility.

"My lord, why are you so troubled? It's incredible to give up in vain after making such a big effort. Ashina Daozhen looked puzzled, but he couldn't resist Li Xian's order, so he had to shake his head and leave quickly, not paying attention to the cunning in Li Xian's eyes. (To be continued.) )