Chapter 14 I sent you to occupy the mountain as kings
Langri Zampu was preparing to attack Songzhou. At first, Xu Shiji brought people to Songzhou to carry the banner of the Production and Construction Corps, which was very famous in Longyou and Longxi, because they did the big projects in Dunhuang. Moreover, when Xu Shiji's people came, they were not wearing armor, nor did they have weapons in their hands, and there was news from the secret agents lurking in Chang'an. Langri Zampu mistakenly thought that they were the team that came to build houses and farm land to develop people's livelihood.
When Xu Shiji gained a firm foothold, things began to go wrong, all roads were full of Tang officers and soldiers, not strictly checked but not allowed to pass, the situation in Songzhou for a long time He Lang Ri Zampu was black-eyed and didn't know anything. Later, Langri Zamp also woke up, no matter what he came to do, it was definitely not such a simple production and construction. In addition, Li Chengzong sent people to communicate with Xiangxiong, which made the urgency of the crisis even clearer. Langri Zampu had no choice but to transfer all the troops that were preparing to attack Zhangxiong to the city of Songzhou.
His original intention was to give it a try, fight a dozen, and tell Datang that he was not easy to mess with, and not to be careful under his nose. It's a pity that the army is gathered, but Langri Zampu is the first step and a life, and the soul returns to the nine days, this year Songtsam Gampo is more than ten years old (Songtsan is the name, and Gampo is the honorific name, which means "deep and unfathomable"). Langri Zampu was the father of Songtsen Gampo and died of poisoning. From now on, not to mention assembling a large army, the Tubo Dynasty, which was originally a great unity, was instantly shattered, and each was its own king.
Xu Shiji was sharpening his knife and Huo Huo was ready to rely on Jiancheng to kill the Quartet, and the news of Lang Ri Zampu's death almost made him vomit blood. What kind of military exploits, military exploits, and fucking clouds from the sky, just think about it, you can't reach it!
"Let's hurry up and report back to Your Majesty, this is a big deal." Wang Kui did not leave Songzhou immediately because he helped recruit people, and immediately rushed to Xu Shiji to make suggestions after getting the news.
"Wait until you tell me, Lao Tzu's head has fallen out I don't know how many times." Xu Shiji not only sent people back to Chang'an a long time ago, but also more actively sent people out of Songzhou to investigate the war situation in the hinterland of Tubo, which was a good opportunity that had not been seen in a century. Taking advantage of your illness to kill you is not just talking, I don't know how many powerful dynasties have fallen on top of civil strife, and have been invaded by foreigners, and the mountains and rivers have suddenly fallen into the abyss of no return.
"Songzhou Urgent, Songzhou Urgent." shouted all the way to Chang'an Palace.
It was also a coincidence, today's court meeting had not yet dispersed, and this urgent report was sent directly to the court.
"Hurry up and get it." Li Chengzong thought that he had started fighting, and he was very anxious.
All the ministers looked at Li Chengzong and laughed and even laughed out loud, thinking that Xu Shiji had won the battle in Songzhou, and they were all ready to congratulate His Majesty on his wisdom and God bless the Tang Dynasty.
"Lang Ri Zampu is dead, and the siege of Songzhou is resolved." Li Chengzong finished speaking. Hulala all stood up and shouted slogan-like congratulations. Don't doubt that this slogan is very unified, they have all been practiced in private, and they have a tacit understanding with each other.
Li Chengzong said: "Congratulations, Xu Shiji's enemy didn't see the shadow, Langri Zampu's death was killed by him, but his own people did it."
It's so embarrassing, the emperor also has a problem speaking, can he die if he makes it clear!
"This is also the blessing of dragging Your Majesty!" As soon as Xu Jingzong finished saying this, Li Chengzong threw out the fold in his hand in his direction.
"Are you talking about people? Lang Ri Zampu was killed by his own people, is it blessed by me?" Li Chengzong is also disgusting, does Langri Zampu's death have anything to do with himself? If this word spreads today, where will your character go? In the future, the monarch of any country dies unexpectedly, and he will not be able to do it.
Xu Jingzong bent down to pick up the fold, and said respectfully: "The subordinates are talking nonsense, and the subordinates are guilty."
Holding on, the room full of more than 50 people is considered suffocated.
Fang Xuanling said: "Langri Zampu died, and the civil strife in Tubo is a matter of course, and Tubo will no longer be able to do anything wrong to my Tang Dynasty in a few years."
"Xu Shiji also wrote this, saying that Lang Ri Zampu, his wife and concubines, and his ministers were all against the sky, and the small country that was once requisitioned also intended to restore the country." Li Chengzong said.
Li Jing said: "In this way, Your Majesty should be able to concentrate his forces to destroy the Turks, but now the Turks are divided and do not agree with each other. But the war is peaceful, and there is no major battle breaking out, and it will be very tricky to let them recuperate and then extinguish them. ”
"What about the good policy, but what I told you that day, you have a way?" Li Chengzong asked.
"Your Majesty has no good plan, please forgive your majesty." Li Jing said silently.
Pei Lin said: "Your Majesty, now is a good opportunity, the treasury is full, and Your Majesty has countless elite soldiers and fierce generals. Since ancient times, how can there be a reason for immortals in this battlefield, and dying for the expansion of the country's territory should be a well-deserved death. ”
This is good to say and easy to say, but Li Chengzong nodded first, and then shook his head.
"Li Jing will go there in person, and I will give you all the troops of Taiyuan Shan Xiongxin, Youzhou Qin Qiong, and Dingzhou Feng Li. Waiting for my order to pacify the Turks in one fell swoop. But there is one thing you can remember, it is okay to die in a war, but Xue Rengui cannot die. Li Chengzong instructed.
"Minister, obey." Xue Rengui is a disciple of Li Jing, this is a serious apprentice, who has kowtowed and drank tea. But Li Chengzong is particularly concerned about Xue Rengui, and there are many people in the court who don't know the reason, is it because they want to accept him as a son-in-law? It's unlikely, Li Mingyue's age is too much different from Xue Rengui.
Li Chengzong also said: "The person in charge of the military affairs department for this march is Wang Qi."
Wang Jue has been waiting for a long time, and he can be regarded as finding a good errand, thinking that this His Majesty is still the person who trusts our old East Palace the most. Needless to say, Xue Wanche is in charge of the forbidden army, and he is a henchman among his henchmen. Wei Ling is also the number one in Dunhuang, holding two passes and one city, and one acre and three points of land is also powerful. Wei Zheng has been mixed into the cabinet, and he is the one who has reached the top of the court pyramid. Even Pei Ju, who was a halfway monk, is in charge of Luoyang, which is too unreasonable, isn't it just that he is a little older and has deep qualifications? The age is remarkable, and the king is also eight years old.
"Minister, obey." Wang Jue's three words were all trilling, and it was difficult to suppress the excitement in his heart. This time I went out with Li Jing, it was a battle to destroy the country! With such a great achievement, in the future, even if you don't do anything, you can shelter your children and grandchildren for three generations, and then your children and grandchildren will only have to rely on themselves.
"It's okay, let's disperse!" Li Chengzong stood up, and the ministers bowed.
It's a very happy thing, only Xu Jingzong is sullen. It's all to blame for his fast mouth, what he says is really not human, but Xu Jingzong thinks about it carefully, but he has a problem.
"First minister, General Li Jing stays!" Xu Jingzong tugged at the corner of Li Jing's clothes.
"Something?" Li Jing has never had much communication with Xu Jingzong!
Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui passed by, only to hear Fang Xuanling pretend to say to Du Ruhui: "Why do you say that Your Majesty cares so much about Xue Rengui, you are very curious!"
Du Ruhui hurriedly said: "I'm also curious."
Xu Jingzong secretly scolded these two people for not being a thing, and they didn't joke like that.
"This, why does Your Majesty care so much about your apprentice Xue Rengui?" Xu Jingzong asked with a red face.
Shaking his head, Li Jing replied honestly: "I don't know much, I don't know much."
"It's okay, just say it!" Xu Jingzong is a good person, especially thinking about how to cater to the minds of the people above. There must be a reason why Xue Rengui can bring in His Majesty's concern, and something must have happened. Otherwise, could Li Chengzong worry about Xue Rengui's life and death as much as he cared about his son!
Li Jing said: "This Xue Rengui is Your Majesty who defected to His Majesty when he first went to Dunhuang."
Xu Jingzong is still waiting for the back, who knows that Li Jing will not say anything.
"Gone?" Xu Jingzong asked.
"I said I don't know, I don't know much!" Li Jing replied with confidence.
Xu Jingzong didn't faint, even if he had good concentration, didn't he know much about it? There's the difference between that and not understanding.
"By the way, Xue Rengui once served as a stand-in for His Majesty, it seems that there is such a thing." Li Jing added.
"Thank you, thank you." Xu Jingzong was full of unhappiness, but this is how to ask someone for something. Regardless of whether the result is good or bad, if it helps you, you have to recognize it.
Li Jing thought to himself, I still want to know the reason! Lao Tzu has been thinking about it for several years, but he can't figure it out.
Just as everyone walked to the palace gate, hundreds of forbidden soldiers went out of the palace gate under the command of Wang Yang.
Li Shendao: "Who are you behind your back?"
"No! Your Majesty hasn't had any instructions lately, so I'm so bored to find myself guilty. You don't know how troublesome it is to collect incriminating evidence. Li Ying said.
"Yes! So where are so many forbidden troops going this time?" Li Shentong said.
"You're always worrying, anyway, if you don't go to our house, you won't have to, no matter where he goes!"
Wang Yang entered the door with his front foot and arrested people, and the news of his back foot spread all over Chang'an.
Li Xiuning said that he was about to enter the palace, but Chai Shao was really angry, and he didn't let him live or die. It's not that it's almost fought, but it's really fought.
"You don't want to live anymore?" Li Xiuning asked Chai Shao.
"If you kill me, you'll die at most. If you enter the palace, the whole family will die. You say, what would I do if you were to choose? Chai Shao asked.
Li Xiuning said: "He doesn't dare!"
"Don't kid yourself, Li Chengzong is no longer the King of Jin who fought against Liu Heimin with you, and he is not the child whose ears were twisted by you. You have enough in the past few years, if you didn't hold on to your past relationship with Your Majesty, you wouldn't be so presumptuous, and you would have contradicted it again and again. But when this sentiment is always exhausted, if Your Majesty is determined to kill the two of them today, not only will you not be able to stop it, but you will also affect the whole house. "Chai Shaoren Li Xiuning has not been a day or two. At the beginning, Li Yuan raised troops, but Li Xiuning made outstanding contributions, and he regarded himself very highly. Now that the emperors have changed, aren't you still in arrears!
Li Xiuning calmed down, threw away the sword in his hand and said, "Then you enter the palace, you go and see what happened."
"It's useless, do you think I can enter the palace gate?" Chai Shao said.
Li Xiuning looked at Chai Lingwu on the side, picked him up and went back to the backyard.
Chai Shao thought to himself that there was finally no danger.
Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng entered the palace, and Li Shimin said: "It seems that your good son has something to order!"
"You're not afraid that he'll kill us both." Li Jiancheng said.
"How come, how can you kill if you want to kill, do you have to be in plain sight in broad daylight? Do you think that Your Majesty, who is extremely clever, will be a person who asks for trouble?" Li Shimin said with a smile. Although there is a smile on his face, he still has a smile in his heart, and he doesn't know what moths there are.
Li Chengzong was polite when he saw them coming, and he didn't shout at them.
"Your Majesty has something to say, I am a civilian, Your Majesty does not need to be polite." Of course, Li Shimin's words are hard and not good. can make him hippie and smiling like Li Jiancheng, he can't do it!
"Look at it, without the prince by his side, we are also relatives and nephews who are related by blood."
"Let's get down to business! Don't delay Your Majesty's time. ”
Li Chengzong said solemnly: "In this case, then let's get down to business." Saying that, Li Chengzong gave today's Xu Shiji report to the two.
"What's going on?" Li Shimin asked.
Li Chengzong said: "Let's not talk about what's wrong with this twist, do you want to know why I didn't kill you." Aren't you curious about the reason for letting you go last time?"
"It's just that I don't want to damage my reputation, what else can I do." Of course, Li Shimin has also analyzed it, and after thinking about it, this is the most reasonable explanation.
"Wrong, big mistake, very wrong." Li Chengzong said loudly.
"Why is that?" Li Jiancheng interjected on the side, he also wanted to know.
Li Chengzong looked at the two of them and said, "Because I saw Li Chengqian that day, a prince of Qin who was practicing martial arts at dawn."
"I don't know what Your Majesty means? What about seeing Cheng Qian. Li Shimin asked in a deep voice.
"It was nothing, I was going to leave a man behind, and he was also on the list of killed. But he doesn't know me, which is a little strange. I haven't seen him many times, but he can still have some images. But he didn't have any image of me, which is strange, isn't it? Even the person who gave you the gatekeeper of the Qin Palace, he can recognize me at a glance, not to mention Li Chengqian, who has met more often!" Li Chengzong said.
Li Jiancheng turned to look at Li Shimin, and Li Shimin said, "What do you think I do?" I don't know what's strange, not everyone is as memorable as His Majesty. ”
"Sophistry. That person is not Li Chengqian at all. Li Chengzong said directly.
"If it's not Li Chengqian, who can it be? The people of this world can still not recognize their son, and His Majesty is too worried. Li Jiancheng said.
Li Chengzong pointed his finger at Li Jiancheng and said unceremoniously: "You are the same, your son is no longer in your house." It's strange to say, it's too negligent. I just want to restrain you, but I forget about those little guys. ”
Li Shimin said: "Your Majesty is really good eyesight. You didn't kill me because you were afraid that you wouldn't be able to cut the grass and not be able to eradicate the roots, so you wanted to wait. ”
"Of course not, after returning to the palace, I was thinking, if it was me, where could I hide the child? Come to think of it, I really want to think of a place, you can hear it, right? ”
"Listen up," Li Shimin said.
"If I send the child to the edge of the sky, no one can find it. Needless to say, I know I didn't guess right. But then I don't want to guess, as you said, I want to wait, if it doesn't work for a year, it will be two years, and the longer the time, the more stable I will be. But today I changed my mind again. ”
Li Shimin said: "After going around in a circle, you still want to kill us."
"No, no, no, it's not to kill you, and besides, the impact of killing you in broad daylight is too bad. I don't care about reputation, but I can't just mess with this thing. Li Chengzong said.
"What the hell do you want to do!" Li Jiancheng couldn't help but roar.
"Look at it, I know you're pretending. All the while, you seem to care about nothing, you don't care about anything, but in fact, you haven't been idle for a moment. I was almost deceived by your acting skills, but luckily someone reminded me. ”
"Someone betrayed me?" Li Jiancheng said.
"No, it's you who betrayed you, and if you act too much, it will make people suspicious. So I let people stare at your house all the time, maybe you don't know that there is a tunnel in that house, under the rockery. I think it was used by me for fear that King Qin would hit the mansion to escape for his life, but I didn't use it later, but I used it for you. Li Chengzong said with a smile.
"Okay, it seems that Your Majesty still wants to thank me!" Li Shimin said.
Li Chengzong said: "That's all the nonsense, you all deserve to die in my eyes." It's not because of what you've done, it's because you don't give up, so I can't rest assured. The Datang Jiangshan Sheji cannot be defeated in your hands, and it is not for me to kill you, but for the people of Datang. ”
"Haha, you can say whatever you want about winning or losing."
"That's right. But now you don't have to die, it's all this Langri Zampu who saved you, and you have to thank people when you go back to Tubo. I am ready to send you to Tibet, so that you can occupy the mountains and become kings. Li Chengzong said.
"To Tibet? Do you want us to build your turf? Are you dreaming?" Li Shimin is not stupid, it is better to work hard with him for him Li Chengzong!
Li Chengzong said: "No, it's for yourself." I can't tell you how much you're hiding, but I can specify a lot. Tubo is in turmoil, and it is not difficult to fight a bloody way with your skills. It is also very good to establish a country in Tibet in the future! You don't have to live in fear in Datang, and the children can stay with you in the open. I also promise to give you moral assistance, 40,000 war horses are enough! You can eat these horses for a year and a half. ”
"Seriously?" Li Jiancheng asked.
"What I said before is as if I didn't say it, but what I'm saying now is the truth! You have to believe in me, transport all the things you have hidden to Songzhou, and then send troops to Tibet. If you have any difficulties, just open your mouth, and I will definitely help you to lay down the Tibetan people. Now that Songtsen Gampo is a teenage young master, this country has no long king, and it is the right time for the country to not be a country. Li Chengzong lived like a shopping guide, and said a long list in one breath.
How could Li Shimin make up his mind easily, he asked tentatively: "What if we don't agree?"
"Die now, it's useless to keep you. I don't care about spending some effort to check one state and county, and I don't believe that you can hide them in the sky. If you can't find it in a year, it will be two or ten years, and all in all, until you find it, you will mainly kill everything, and not one will be left. Li Chengzong said lightly.
"Those are your brothers, and you are really the Lord of Sainthood that is rarely seen in the ages." Li Shimin praised viciously.
"Don't boast about me, you taught me, I'm just learning from me."
"Nonsense, if I am a king, I will never kill innocents indiscriminately, even my own children and nephews." Li Shimin said.
Li Chengzong laughed and replied: "You are the master of opening your eyes and telling nonsense, if you were the king, I am afraid that you would have been covered with corpses all over the field." You know best what you're thinking, and I'm too lazy to talk nonsense with you. In a word, I promised to immediately notify my subordinates to go to Songzhou, and if I didn't promise to drag it out immediately, everyone was quiet. ”
"Your Majesty is like this, who dares not to agree!" Li Jiancheng stopped Li Shimin and replied.
"Very well, you can go, do whatever you want, give you three months. One thing you yourself know is that you are not the only ones who will die if they raise the banner and rebel. Li Chengzong has the confidence to say this, it's a big deal not to fight the Turks, who is he afraid of when he is strong and strong!
Li Shimin said: "The explosives bag and cannon will give us some."
"Explosives packs are OK, cannons don't talk. It's so heavy, it's a burden for you to take it. ”
You don't care if I'm tired or not, your second uncle. Li Shimin really wanted to go up and scold him, but he didn't dare.
"Eldest grandson Wuji, I'm going to take it away." Li Shimin said.
"Yes, whoever you can take with you in the court is all right, what's the use of keeping a bunch of guys from the Qin Dynasty."
Li Jiancheng said: "That Xue Wanche and Feng Li, Wei Zheng, Wang Qi, and Wei Ling."
"What do you think? Your appetite is too big to give one. Li Chengzong scolded.
After a long day's effort, Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng successfully needed a lot of materials. When the two of them left the palace, there were a lot of people around them, at least these people would not leave their side until they walked out of the land of the Tang Dynasty.
With the announcement that came out, everyone was even more surprised.
Wei Zheng said: "This won't work!" Your Majesty won't be self-defeating!"
Ma Zhou said: "I also think it's inappropriate, it's too dangerous for them to lead the troops."
Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui didn't feel dangerous, because Li Shimin, the king of Qin, had approached them, hoping that the two of them could set off with the army. But neither of them agreed, not to mention that this trip was a difficult and difficult journey, even if it was successful, how could there be a comfortable stay in Chang'an on the vast plateau. The most terrible thing is that Li Chengzong treats them well, so half-heartedly, I am afraid that Li Chengzong will not be able to let them go. If you promise to take it away, can you believe Li Chengzong's words?
Xu Jingzong sneered on the side, he finally drove Li Shimin out of the Tang Dynasty, if he could hear the news that Li Shimin died in Tibet, it would be even more perfect. It is still Your Majesty who is clever, and uses a seemingly delicious hard work to lead them to bring all their hidden strength to the table, which can not only hit Tubo hard, but also clean up these two henchmen without spending a single step. If you want to go to Tibet to claim the king, you don't see if you have that life.
Li Chengzong is looking forward to Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng having that fate, Tubo and Turkic are very similar, it seems to be a great unification, but in fact there are internal contradictions. Between the old and new aristocracy, between different interest groups, there is more chaos than the Turks. Otherwise, after the death of the king of a country, he would immediately be torn apart, and even the boss would die unexplained.
Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng together are three points stronger than Songtsen Gampo! The two of them may really be able to dominate Tibet, and when the time comes, these two people will definitely turn against each other, and they are taking down Tibet, a plan that looks perfect.
However, after a few years, Li Chengzong will regret his death, which is a later story. (To be continued.) )