Xu Jingzong blocked the road and intercepted Wang Kui, and both of them were disgusted. Send it all the way over, you don't want it if you say you don't want it? Is it easy to be on your own, guarding against this and that, worrying all day long and not being able to sleep for fear of being discovered by anyone. Xu Jingzong didn't have a temper, he just had nothing to do, and he brought such an out of tune to himself. After a few nights of running wildly, his body was about to fall apart on his horse.

"This is His Majesty's will, and you still want to disobey it." Xu Jingzong didn't talk nonsense when he came up, and directly carried Li Chengzong out. If you don't accept it, you won't have the courage to refute it. This Wang Kui didn't know that Xu Jingzong came up with this idea, otherwise he would have cursed his whole family for not being able to eat, and he wouldn't be so tormented.

"The villain will go back immediately, and please return to Your Majesty." Wang Kui admitted that he would never go to Songzhou again next time.

Xu Jingzong explained: "Don't let others know, if Li Shimin has already left in Songzhou, then you have to bother you to send people out and hand them over to Li Shimin, and this matter will be completed." Don't be negligent, if there is any mistake in handing it over to others, I am afraid that it will be difficult to calm Your Majesty's anger by apologizing for your sins with death. ”

"Understood." It's really unlucky, how unlucky. No matter how rich Wang Kui is, he is also a businessman, and the people dare not fight with the officials, let alone with the emperor. Wang Kui regretted it very much, he really chose the wrong profession when he was young, and it was good to be like Xu Jingzong! There is no need to suffer from the wretchedness, half a year has been spent on this road.

Xu Jingzong's performance is still reasonable, the hard ones have come, and the soft ones have not forgotten. Send ten miles to each other, practice good wine and good meat, it can be regarded as a little comfort to others, don't be angry and confused, and do something that shouldn't be done. Xu Jingzong will also have to die with him when the time comes, but he is very unwilling.

From beginning to end, the people brought by Xu Jingzong were all looking at them from a distance, not to mention that the people in the carriage couldn't see them. Even Wang Kui saw an outline, which made them very curious.

"My lord, who are those people who need you to run so far to meet them yourself?" A person who has followed Xu Jingzong for many years asked. The people around me pricked up their ears and waited to listen.

"Ask one more question, and be careful that your life is at risk. Don't say I'm ruthless, some things are better for you than a group of people. "Can Xu Jingzong not be afraid? If the emperor's reputation was ruined in this matter, a group of people would definitely die, and his own family would bear the brunt.

When Xu Jingzong returned to Chang'an by the starry night, Du Ruhui had already left with Li Xiaogong. There are only three people in the cabinet: Wei Zheng, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui.

"You've been gone for so many days, and if you don't come back, I want to report to the official." Ma Zhou quipped.

"Thank you for your concern, I'm suddenly in a bit of a hurry. You also know how much Your Majesty expects from me, and I have to go to some important things!" Xu Jingzong said this intentionally, he can't say that he went to wipe his ass, he was tired and half dead without any credit.

The three looked at him, though none of them knew exactly what was going on. But no one believes it, if Emperor Li Chengzong is definitely a bowl of water, at least he has never been too close to and alienated from the five members of the cabinet.

Wei Zheng said: "No matter how big your matter is, it is not as big as the current matter played by General Li Jing." Wait for His Majesty to come over in person, you better think about what to say first, save a while, ask three questions, and let Your Majesty reprimand. In the end, I have to blame us for not telling you in advance. ”

Wei Zheng said and took Li Jing's recital to Xu Jingzong, and when he opened it, Xu Jingzong only felt that it was too exaggerated, it was simply whimsical.

"Take advantage of the cold winter day to lead two thousand cavalry to attack the Jieli Khan's tent? Did this Li Jing eat the heart of a bear or the gall of a leopard, didn't he let two thousand people die?" Xu Jingzong said.

Fang Xuanling said: "Not really, General Li Jing's doing the opposite is not without merit. It was impossible for Jieli Khan himself to think that someone would attack him at the most unlikely time and place, and his defenses must be very weak. ”

"Even so, who wants to lead the troops to do this. Qin Qiong went deep once, and almost didn't even save his life, and he didn't dare to do it again because he was as strong as Qin Qiong. Xu Jingzong still thinks that the second plan is not feasible, the dead can be killed, but it is not right to send them to death.

Ma Zhou hurriedly said: "Whether it is in favor or not, our cabinet cannot have different views, either oppose it or support it."

"I'm against it." Xu Jingzong understood that there could be no disagreement on such a big matter.

The remaining three looked at each other, and Ma Zhou stood up and said, "Then the matter is decided, and our cabinet supports General Li Jing's attack plan."

"You've already discussed it, and you're asking me what to do?" Xu Jingzong is angry, isn't this playing with himself.

"Your Majesty, doesn't it often say that everyone has the right to speak, and now except for Du Ruhui who can't ask for opinions on the road, everyone present has already said their opinions. Even if Du Ruhui is against it, it is still three to two, and he still supports it. Wei Zheng said.

Xu Jingzong reminded: "This matter is naturally a great achievement, if it doesn't work, have you thought about it?" Your Majesty will not blame for this, everyone will be in trouble when the time comes. ”

"General Li Jing is the commander-in-chief, and it is also his biggest problem to have trouble. What's more, we have decided, Your Majesty has not decided, and it is still unknown whether this matter will be successful or not. Fang Xuanling said slowly.

Ma Zhou also said: "We have carefully summed it up, and the method of dealing with the Turks mentioned last time is not perfect, and there are even many mistakes that cannot be solved. The Turks fully withdrew their troops and continued to march westward. It was to cede a large territory, but the Turks were good at cavalry and archery, and it was difficult for our army to keep up with them. It would be better if a city was built in the so-called must-pass place to form a pass, but in the vast grassland, where can a horse and a flat river come and pass through. If you want to run, you can't stop it, if you want to, you can't stop it, and if the Turks attack and run away, you can't catch up. Do you want the merchants who bought the land to live in fear of being harassed by the Turks every day? This is not a long-term solution, or General Li Jing's means of capturing thieves and capturing the king is better, and it is worth a try. ”

Xu Jingzong said: "Without Jieli Khan, what should I do with Tuli Khan." If he takes the opportunity to take the men and territory of Jieli Khan, we will not help the Turks and solve the internal problems. ”

"Looking at the current situation, there must have been some kind of tacit understanding between the two steppe khans, and this person's grievances were put aside when life and death were at stake. If Li Jing captures or kills Jieli Khan, the people under his command will be leaderless, but they will never surrender to Tuli Khan. Many people have the blood of the other party's soldiers on their hands, in fact, three or two sentences can explain it. The Turks will definitely be in chaos again, and this is our chance. Fang Xuanling seemed to be very confident.

Xu Jingzong sat down and took a sip of tea and said, "Then it's better to kill both of them at once."

"Well said." Li Chengzong walked near from the outside and looked at Xu Jingzong with great appreciation.

"Your Majesty."

"Excuse me, everybody." Li Chengzong said.

Ma Zhou said: "Lord Xu's idea is good, but I'm afraid it will be very difficult." Attack one, and the other must be immediately prepared. If they want to succeed, unless they capture and kill the two of them in a short period of time, they can't be prepared for anything. ”

"Leave it to Li Jing, the idea is what he thinks." Li Chengzong said.

"If Your Majesty doesn't succeed this time, I'm afraid there will be no chance. General Li Jing should be cautious and make sure that he can hit with one blow. Wei Zheng said.

Li Chengzong said: "How could Li Jing not understand this, it's better not to put too much pressure on him."

Li Chengzong certainly did not object to Li Jing's idea. It's better than a tug-of-war that is far away, it sounds good to eat step by step, and if it doesn't sound good, it is to gnaw it little by little, and it may not be able to finish it, and I don't know if I can swallow it after chewing. In the end, I swallowed it, and if I had to spit it out, it was the most unbearable.

"There is also the question of who General Li Jing will shoot to complete this mission." Xu Jingzong said.

"Aren't Qin Qiong and Shan Xiongxin all here! These two men happened to lead their troops separately to deal with the two of them, the Jieli Khan and the Tuli Khan. Ma Zhou said.

These two people, Li Chengzong, are relieved, but if they miss, they will lose two generals. Where to find it? Besides, Qin Qiong still has hidden dangers, many years of conquest and the last serious injury have left a lot of problems, in case he gets sick along the way, isn't it another failure.

"Let's find some young and capable people." Li Chengzong didn't say anything else.

Xu Jingzong thought for a while and said, "Su Dingfang and Li Xiaogong should be fine."

Needless to say, Su Dingfang is young and capable, and he is 100% in line with Li Chengzong's requirements. As for Li Xiaogong, it can only be said that Xu Jingzong is sorry for him, who let no one else choose, although he is not young, but this ability is still qualified.

"Any other proposals?" Li Chengzong asked.

Wei Zhengyou wanted to tell Feng Li from Youzhou and let him go instead of Li Xiaogong. However, it is too dangerous, and it is better not to say it if it harms Feng Li. This Wei Zheng, Xue Wanche, Wang Qi, Wei Ling, and Feng Li are people in the same boat, taking care of each other. Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Shan Xiongxin, Qin Qiong, Cheng Yanjin, and Xu Shiji are also people in the same boat. This is no secret, they are also the two fastest developing strengths in the court since Li Chengzong ascended the throne.

Pei Lian, Xiao Yu, and Feng Deyi are the most deeply rooted strengths.

Ma Zhou and Xu Jingzong belong to the four or six people who do not rely on them, and their status is the most transcendent and the most dangerous.

Gao Yaxian, Li Xuantong, Qi Shanxing, and Su Dingfang are considered to be a force that affects the balance, because everyone wants to absorb them to strengthen themselves, but no one succeeds.

"If not, then send someone to tell Li Jing! For the sake of secrecy, the whole operation does not need to be reported to the court, I only need the result. Li Chengzong commanded.

These words made Xu Jingzong very sensitive, and he thought of Wang Kui who had just been sent away, thinking that you have to send people smoothly!

Wang Kui personally served tea and water to his eldest grandson Wujian all the way, and his father and mother couldn't get close when they came. Hard work is natural, and when I arrived in Songzhou, I finally calmed down a worried heart.

"Why are you back again?" Xu Shiji asked hurriedly.

"Your Majesty said that you want to return to Zhao after the end, and let me bring the people back to Li Shimin. Don't ask anything else, I don't know if you ask. All in all, if this is a business, I will lose to my grandmother's family. Wang Kui said.

Xu Shiji is not a curious person, even if he wants to ask, he can control it.

"I'll arrange someone to escort you over immediately, Li Shimin's men and horses are stationed not far from Songzhou City. If you come a few days late, I don't know where to go to find Li Shimin. You're lucky, kid. Xu Shiji said.

"General Xu, can we stop joking? Am I lucky? Do you know how far this road is from Songzhou Road Chang'an? How many mountains there are, how many rivers and ditches. "Wang Kui can see these officials clearly, they are either mouths or two mouths, saying that the gods and ghosts are all them. No matter how you say it, they are reasonable, they are simply not human.

Xu Shiji said: "It's not that I haven't walked through, and if I don't let you send people to the mountains of Lingnan, even if you are lucky." Let's hurry up, this hot potato is thrown away as soon as possible. Otherwise, if a will comes, you will have to send people back, and you will not be able to hang yourself at that time. ”

"Reasonable, hurry up! I don't want to go anymore. Wang Kui was full of complaints, what he was doing was losing money, if he could find a place to bury Wang Kui directly, he would be sorry!

Xu Shiji's people opened the way back and forth, and the two thousand people kept a distance from Wang Kui's team, and they didn't dare to go too far if they weren't close.

The eldest grandson Wuji couldn't believe it at first, but when he saw it, he found out that there was really such a good thing, could Li Chengzong be crazy.

"Sister, what the hell is going on?" The eldest grandson Wuji saw that he was unscathed and was sent back as it was, and there were many doubts in his heart.

"I don't know, I turned back halfway through, and someone seemed to stop Wang Kui halfway and said something to him." The eldest grandson Wujian had been in the car, heartbroken and gone, and was sent back in a daze.

Wang Kui wanted to leave immediately, but was stopped by Li Shimin.

"I don't know if you ask, the little one is a businessman." Wang Kui immediately said sincerely. He really didn't know, and Xu Jingzong didn't tell him.

Li Shimin wanted to ask more but thought that everyone was back, and the supplies were not less at all, so what did he ask? So he let Wang Kui go.

"Could this be some kind of ploy of Li Chengzong?" The eldest grandson Wuji has been very suspicious recently. This thing is so unusual, not only the materials were given, but the people were also returned, not like Li Chengzong was able to come out.

"Maybe someone found out, so I let him go." Li Shimin felt that this was the most likely, otherwise it would not be like this for no reason. Isn't this full of food, Datang is so rich that there is no place to throw it away?

The eldest grandson Wuji felt that it was not, and he said: "Xu Shiji is not an imprudent person, he has always done things in an orderly manner, and he will not make trouble." Wang Kui has also been following Li Chengzong for a long time, although he is a businessman, he has never gone wrong in front of Li Chengzong, and he has some means, and he is very smart. The two of them should not have teamed up to mess up this matter, then again, if they really messed up Xu Shiji, it might be fine, but can Wang Kui still be alive!"

"Don't think about it anymore, it's good if people come back, as for the rest, it's irrelevant." Li Shimin is not running away from anything, the key is that he is not in Datang now, and he can't finish a bunch of things in front of him. Although the Tibetans were divided, they were all deeply hostile to them, and they could not find a single ally, so they had to start from scratch. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is full of dangers, but fortunately, Li Jiancheng is very calm there, and the two of them discussed everything, and there was no infighting.

Songtsen Gampo is brave, and he has to convince others to be a natural king, and although the scale of the beautiful battles is not large, he has played a majestic battle. It also has a bit of a deterrent effect, but Li Shimin has also been planning for a long time. The biggest enemy may be his best ally, doesn't it mean that the common topic is found, if you don't find a topic.

It's not a real plateau, but it's much colder than Songzhou at night.

Li Jiancheng obviously drank wine, and his mouth was full of wine.

"Is there any news from Songtsen Gampo?" Li Jiancheng asked after entering the account.

"He agreed, and the territory of Tuyuhun in northern Tibet can be assigned to us." Li Shimin said.

Li Jiancheng looked at the map, frowned, and said, "It's not close, how many people will be killed and injured by our fight all the way."

"There will be no problems in the past, the casualties will not be too large, and our 40,000 people are better prepared and quality than them. Moreover, compared to other places in Tibet, the terrain of this place is polite to us, and it is not so high. Li Shimin is most worried about the plateau climate of Tibet not to fight but to fight, why no one has the idea of fighting Tibet, because it is too high. People who are not natives of this place will be somewhat uncomfortable. If you go to war with your head dizzy, neither of them will be able to exert the combat effectiveness of one person in normal times.

Li Jiancheng said: "We are dragging our family, are you sure?"

"With the help of the Tang Emperor, what are you afraid of? If you lack anything, just ask him, and he will give it. Li Shimin also figured it out, and thought it through. Li Chengzong didn't want to let himself die, at least he wouldn't sit back and watch himself perish before he set off any big waves.

"He wishes that the two of us died on this barren mountain, how could he come to the rescue?"

"You don't know your son too well, why has Li Chengzong spent a lot of money and food on him? Isn't it just that we can make Tubo unstable, and when he cleans up the Turks in the north, he will turn around and send troops to Tubo. Our value has not yet been reflected, how could he let us die. ”

Li Jiancheng said: "Then you have a countermeasure, don't let us work hard to lay down a little foundation, and change people overnight." Then we are dead and blind, and we are making wedding dresses for Li Chengzong until we die. ”

"Songtsen Gampo is our only hope, as long as he trusts us. You and I can help him stabilize the situation in Tibet as soon as possible all the way, and then Li Chengzong will not be able to find a place to cry. ”

Li Jiancheng understood what Li Shimin meant, Songtsen Gampo was orthodox, and getting his promise was a famous teacher for him, and his name was justified. However, he and Li Shimin are both foreigners, and it is unknown whether they can really be trusted by Songtsen Gampo. Replaced by Li Jiancheng, this thing of unloading the mill and killing the donkey is not impossible to do.

"He won't do this, Tuyuhun took advantage of the civil strife in Tubo to invade Tibet, and he didn't spend a single soldier on our hands, so why not do it. Besides, Tuyuhun did not surrender to Tubo in the first place, and it was not a place in Tubo. What we want to borrow is just one reason. ”

"With a reason, the next thing is not easy. Tuyuhun is not a small force, a radius of thousands of miles! We rushed over so rashly, afraid of a big defeat and returned. ”

Li Shimin said: "This depends on Li Chengzong, with our soldiers and horses to protect ourselves, it is enough to deal with ordinary forces, but to say that the defeat of Tuyuhun is very reluctant."

"Are you going to ask Li Chengzong to send troops to help?" Li Jiancheng asked.

"It's not to help, it's to help himself. Xu Shiji has so many people there for nothing, let them join forces with us to send troops. ”

"Shimin, do you think Li Chengzong is a Buddha? He doesn't have the consciousness to cut meat and feed the eagle, and when the time comes, Xu Shiji will definitely fight back, and even swallow us. ”

"Each according to his ability! If Xu Shiji has this ability, I, Li Shimin, can only admire it. I only hope that Li Chengzong can agree now, the rest is not important, if Li Chengzong does not agree, it will be a big trouble. ”

"Can't other forces?"

"No, although they each occupy the mountain, they all regard us as a thorn in their side, and they will definitely fight together. If you are surrounded by them, I am afraid that there will be no bones left. Li Chengzong, then you don't have to worry, the shot is certain. Li Shimin said affirmatively.

ambition, Li Shimin knows that Li Chengzong is the same as himself. Li Chengzong has already controlled the Tang Dynasty, and the dangers around him will be uprooted by him sooner or later.

The Turks were the most unlucky one, and the internal discord from the beginning gave Li Chengzong the opportunity to take advantage of it, and Jieli Khan and Tuli Khan were already at the end of their rope. Vainly trying to avoid fighting is also a trick to kill 800 enemies and lose 1,000 yourself, and I don't know how many Turks will freeze to death and starve to death this winter. As soon as the spring of the next year arrives, the Turks will not even have the strength to raise troops and plunder, and if Li Chengzong ruthlessly sticks 100,000 people there like nails, the Turks will not be able to survive for long, and they will either surrender or die.

Naturally, the Turks' greatest hope was for Li Chengzong to order his army to penetrate deeply, so that he could strike at the long supply lines of the Tang army and achieve a great victory, crushing the 100,000 Tang army in one fell swoop. In this way, it can not only solve the urgent need, but also reinvigorate the morale of the army. For a while, Li Chengzong can only accompany the Turks to do something, and at this time, he will not refuse to let Li Chengzong do something meaningful.

Tubo was the second unlucky, at this time Langri Zampu was poisoned, and it was simply a big pie that fell. If it weren't for Li Chengzong's mouth, the Turkic piece of fat would have come up and grabbed it a long time ago. I can't come by myself, and I don't forget to let myself and Li Jiancheng send out a fire for his family, which is really poisonous. This is the feeling that people have to bow their heads under the eaves, knowing that they are subject to others or have to do it.

It's not that Li Jiancheng doesn't trust Li Shimin, who else can he believe if he doesn't believe Li Shimin at this point! It's either life or death, and the common interests are too aligned. Moreover, the people under Li Shimin, Luo Shixin and Wei Chi Jingde, are fierce generals, and they will not be able to gain a foothold without relying on them. (To be continued.) )