Chapter 64: I won't let you go on the expedition
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Maybe Li Longji didn't have much interest in these things, or maybe he was tired of listening to so many people for a long time, and he didn't let Guo Ziyi, Yang Xi and others argue anything in front of him, so he waved his sleeves and signaled all the ministers to retreat and go back to rest by himself.
Guo Ziyi and the others didn't plan to go back immediately, and they were going to meet Li Longji alone.
Whether it is Guo Ziyi, Wei Jiansu, or Fang Xuan, they all have their own opinions that they don't want to be known and want to tell the emperor alone. It's not easy to come to Huaqing Palace once, and it's not cost-effective to go back in such a hurry. These people who followed Guo Ziyi all stayed in Huaqing Palace, preparing to return tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.
Wei Jiansu and Fang Xuan are not young, their bodies are much worse than those like Guo Ziyi and Gao Shi who have been in the army all year round, and today they came to Huaqing Palace quickly, and almost broke their bones upside down. After Li Longji ordered them to retreat, they immediately found a place to rest. Guo Ziyi and Gao Shi were very interested, and pulled Yang Xi to speak privately.
The three of them came to Yang Xi's residence in Huaqing Palace, put the people serving around them back, and sat down to talk.
"Ziliang, what the old man said today made the old man very happy, I really didn't expect you to have such knowledge, which opened the old man's eyes!" Guo Ziyi did not hesitate to praise Yang Xi, and said with a fluttering eyebrow: "Your words moved Your Majesty, and also convinced us of what we said. The old man has been paying attention to the affairs of Tibet during this time, and has been thinking about it for many days, but his understanding of the Tibetan people is still completely inferior to yours! If your son-in-law is like this, the old man has no regrets, haha!"
Guo Ziyi's undisguised praise made him a little embarrassed, thanks to the so-called historians' summary of this history, he inadvertently saw some of it in later generations and remembered it in his heart. What he said was almost on paper, and if he really wanted to talk about it, he couldn't explain exactly how to deal with the Tubo people. At the moment, he was a little embarrassed and modest: "My father-in-law praised it, and my son-in-law just came to some conclusions with my father-in-law, and I originally wanted to find an opportunity to talk to my father-in-law first, but I didn't expect them to come over today, just to present this matter to Your Majesty, so I talked nonsense today, and there is something that makes my father-in-law laugh, please bear with me and correct it." ”
"What you said is good enough, the old man thinks completely less than you, how can he still correct what you said? Huh!" Guo Liyi said, lowered his voice and said to Yang Xi: "Ziliang, you will definitely stay in Huaqing Palace for a while, if you have the opportunity, you will have to talk to Your Majesty about Tubo." According to the old man's understanding, His Majesty has not fully decided to start a large-scale war against Tibet, and may change his mind in the future. The coercion of the Tibetan people is too powerful, if they do not rescue each other in time, Anxi and Qinghai will be completely lost at the hands of the Tibetan people, which is almost an urgent matter. It is indeed inconvenient to carry out large-scale military affairs before the year, and everything will be after the new year. But there are a lot of things to prepare for the expedition, and the preparations in the past few months are almost the same, as long as His Majesty issues an edict to crusade against Tibet, the army will be able to start immediately after the New Year. ”
"What my father-in-law said is," Yang Xi nodded in agreement with what Guo Ziyi said, "Whether it is Qinghai or Anxi, it is very far away from Chang'an, and it will take at least half a year to set off from Chang'an to Anxi. It will take several months for the army to travel from Chang'an to Qinghai, and it will be ready to start a war when the weather is warm. His Majesty should be allowed to make a decision as soon as possible, and issue an edict to conquer Tibet, and the army that will go out can be drawn at the right time in the season. Father-in-law can rest assured that the son-in-law will definitely advise His Majesty more and let His Majesty make a decision as soon as possible. ”
"Well, I hope Your Majesty can make a decision as soon as possible, and I also hope that Your Majesty can decide the commander of the expedition as soon as possible!" Guo Ziyi stroked his beard, nodded in approval, and then looked at Yang Xi with a stinging gaze, "Ziliang, if Your Majesty decides to fight a large-scale campaign against Tibet, do you want to lead the army to fight and make military merits?" ”
Yang didn't know that Guo Ziyi would ask him like this, and he didn't know how to answer for a while. If he hadn't gotten married before, before he had fallen in love with so many women, he would definitely answer Guo Ziyi without hesitation, he would have asked for his life to go on the expedition and make military merits again, but now that he has a little wife at home, and a concubine Ping'er, and Yang Yuhuan and Mrs. Qiuguo's sisters, he has an ambiguous relationship with Yang Yuhuan and Mrs. Qiuguo, and he is a little reluctant to do this. The phrase "gentle township, hero's mound" is not false at all, Yang Xi is unwilling to leave these behind and go to the northwest to fight. But he didn't dare to show this, and after thinking about it, he still replied to Guo Ziyi in impassioned words: "Father-in-law, if Your Majesty finally decides to raise a large army to crusade against Tibet, my son-in-law will definitely ask for orders to go on the expedition, strive for another military merit, and completely eliminate the threat of the Tibetans." ”
"Okay, there is a kind, I didn't fault your son-in-law," Guo Ziyi praised again, with a smile on her face, "I hope that our two sons-in-law can work together to fight on the battlefield again." We can compare who has made the greatest achievements. ”
After Guo Ziyi said this, she stretched out her hand to Yang Xi. Yang Xi also stretched out his hand and shook Guo Ziyi heavily, and both of them burst into hearty laughter. "I'm looking forward to the opportunity to compete with my father-in-law!" Yang Xi's worries seemed to be gone all of a sudden.
At this time, Gao Shi, who had not intervened, spoke: "Guo Xianggong, General Yang, according to what I have seen below, Your Majesty may not agree to General Yang's request for war!"
"It's possible!" Guo Ziyi glanced at Yang Xi meaningfully, and sighed slightly, "Your Majesty may agree, but Concubine Niangniang and Yang Xianggong will definitely not agree." ”
"I'll convince them!" Yang Xi wasn't worried about this, he thought more broadly. During the counterinsurgency campaign, because he rose too fast and had no foundation, he fought a year's campaign and confiscated many of Luo's loyal men, but if he led the army to attack Tibet again, the situation would definitely be very different. He is now qualified and able to recruit a group of generals who can be loyal to him for his own use.
While he was talking, a palace maid asked to see her and said that the concubine was invited.
"Ziliang, you go first, maybe the concubine is going to tell you about this campaign!" Guo Ziyi instructed Yang Xi, and then said to Gao Shi: "Duff, let's go and rest first, and come over to talk to Ziliang later." ”
Gao immediately agreed: "What Guo Xianggong said is that let's go and rest first, think about this matter carefully, and come over to talk to Ziliang later!"
Because Gao Shi was cited by Yang Xi as the most trustworthy person, he also had to look at Guo Ziyi differently, both of them were in charge of the military department, Guo Ziyi was the secretary of the military department, and Gao Shi was the martial arts squire in charge of specific affairs, and the two usually had a lot of interactions, and the friendship could also be described as very good. The two said they were going to rest, but in fact, they were going to discuss today's events again.
Yang Xi didn't delay, and immediately followed the palace maid who came to pass over.
Li Longji was very tired from discussing things with Guo Ziyi and other ministers, and he had already gone to rest alone. Yang Yuhuan didn't dare to disturb Li Longji, she received Yang Xi in the palace where she lived.
When Yang Xi entered, all the subordinates were held back, Yang Xi didn't care about anything, walked forward, grabbed Yang Yuhuan is hot kiss, and his hands were not idle, and he suddenly teased Yang Yuhuan out of breath, and he couldn't help himself. She wanted to blame Yang Xi for being so anxious, but Yang Xi's domineering aggression made her feel very comfortable, and she couldn't say anything to blame.
Yang Xi also accepted it when he saw it, and when Yang Yuhuan couldn't help himself and let him slaughter, he stopped his movements, sat on the couch only a little distance from Yang Yuhuan, and asked in a low voice: "Auntie, you summoned Shiro over today, do you have anything to order?" ”
Yang Yuhuan, who was embarrassed by Yang Xi, glared hatefully to tease her impulsiveness, and Yang Xi, who immediately let it go, hurriedly sorted out the * bare dress that was made by Yang Xi. However, Yang Xi's natural and domineering affection just now made her full of sweetness, and a kind of thought of being conquered made her willingly violated by Yang Xi like this, and she almost forgot her purpose of calling Yang Xi over today, listening to Yang Xi say this, she forced herself to calm down, and whispered: "Shiro, my aunt just heard everything you said, your insights are amazing, I really didn't expect you to think so long-term!"
"Auntie, so you believe that Shiro will definitely be able to do something great in the future?" Yang Xi grinned and joked.
Yang Yuhuan nodded vigorously, then immediately sighed, grabbed Yang Xi's hand, put it in his palm, and said faintly: "Shiro, my aunt is getting more and more incomprehensible to you, your performance in the past two years is amazing, and my aunt believes that you will definitely make great achievements in the future." But there is one thing that my aunt ...... I'm worried. ”
"What's the matter, my aunt is worried?" Yang Xi put away the look of the hippie smile and asked seriously.
"Shiro, my aunt heard that you just asked for war in front of Your Majesty, and asked to lead the army to the battle," Yang Yuhuan said, grabbing Yang Xi's arm tightly, and whispered a plea: "Shiro, aunt begs you, don't think about leading the army anymore, my aunt doesn't want you to leave Chang'an and lead the army to the battle, the war is too terrible." I believe that your parents and your wife and concubine think the same way. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince doesn't want you to lead an expedition even more. ”
"Thank you aunt for your concern," Yang Yuhuan's concern and reluctance to him made Yang Xi's heart warm, but he looked at Yang Yuhuan and said very firmly: "But aunt, you should also know that it is the best choice for me to increase my momentum and prestige, and to lead the army to the battle." Your Majesty is old, and he may pass the throne to the crown prince at any time, and if I stay in Beijing like this, I will definitely not be able to increase my prestige. Therefore, leading the army to go on the expedition is the best choice, as long as the battle is won, not only can you increase your prestige, but also can attract a large number of generals who can be used for your own use. In such a situation, auntie, how do you think I should choose? ”
"Auntie...... My aunt understood, but my aunt was very worried, in case you lost the battle, in case you had an accident, what should it be? Yang Yuhuan looked very pitiful.
Yang Xi hugged Yang Yuhuan and kissed him, and said with a smile: "Auntie, don't worry, the Ji people have their own natural appearance, Shiro will not have anything to do, in such a dangerous situation, the Tongguan crisis can be easily resolved, are you still afraid of the Tubo people?" ”
"But...... But my aunt still doesn't want you to lead the army into battle!"
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