Chapter 400: Righteousness

During the Wu Zetian regime, the Turkic Khan silently declared that if Empress Wu deposed the Li Tang Dynasty, he would lead all his tribes to invade in order to launch a war against the Tang Dynasty and get a justifiable excuse (at that time, the Tang Empire was not weak enough to rely on the recognition of the Waiyi)

As a result, the "Battle of the Tang Dynasty", which lasted for more than ten years, broke out, and it was not until Tang Zhongzong and other forces recaptured Li and Tang Guoqi Kuangfu Zhengshuo through a coup d'état, and the relationship between the two countries began to improve, and the relationship between the two countries gradually became peaceful

At that time, Tang Zhongzong was very clear about the essence of Mo Si's attack on Tang, but in his heart he was pleased and favored by the Turks' recognition of Li Tang, so Zhang Zhifu mentioned the past in front of Mo Si with a praising attitude, and there was nothing untrue

Mo Si pondered for a long time, and said with understanding: "When the Tang envoy mentioned Wu Zhou's matter, didn't he mean something by all? I heard that there is a saying in Datang at this time, 'Everyone knows the heart of the Xue family', is the situation back to twenty years ago......"

Zhang Zhifu's face changed suddenly, and it was not unreasonable for him to say that the Mo Si family could spin on the grassland, and he could also learn about the problems of the Tang Dynasty from such a distance, after all, Xue Chongxun was different from when Empress Wu was in power at this time, and it had not yet been made public, and the reward of the edict was still issued in the name of Li Tang

Mo Si observed Zhang Zhifu's expression with interest, he gradually felt that the purpose of Tang Envoy's coming was becoming clearer and clearer, and Mo Si's attitude also changed a little at this time, at first he was enthusiastic and even flattering because of his request, but now he was much calmer, he saw that Zhang Zhifu was very cautious, and before he could admit it, he said: "What does Manager Zhang want?" Tang Envoy made it clear, there are no outsiders here, since you are here, you must have decided to discuss this matter with me, what is there to hesitate about now? ”

Zhang Zhifu listened to the sound and said: "Khan's expectation is good"

Mo Si nodded calmly, playing with the old cane in his hand, the staff was inlaid with a small skeleton at one end, the size did not look like a human skull, I don't know what kind of animal bones it was, and there were gems embedded in it

"Does Manager Zhang want us to use troops against Tang again? But this winter is too cold, and you can see that we are not able to wage a large-scale war unless we can get a large number of food, grass, cattle and sheep to help, and even such weather is not suitable for marching...... I'm curious, if the Turkic Khanate declares war on Tang, what else can General Manager Zhang give us? Won't Chang'an say that he is an enemy? Mo Si said

Zhang Zhifu said in a deep voice: "There are not many soldiers, only a small group of elite soldiers needs to sneak into the Tang Realm, and the Xue family and Princess Taiping are in Huaqing Palace all winter...... Just kill it, and it's a big deal! ”

"Huaqing Palace?" Mo Si was stunned for a moment, looked at his sons and brothers-in-law, frowned, and said, "Manager Zhang asked us to send troops to Huaqing Palace?" If I'm not mistaken, that palace is in the Guannei very close to Chang'an, not to mention the long way, not to mention the Tang army stationed on the way, where are our people going and sending them to death? ”

Zhang Zhifu sneered: "If the Turkic cavalry unilaterally drives straight in, it is naturally impossible to make a difference, but this matter is the Khan and the Tang Dynasty are united, it is completely different, my father has agreed with the palace surnamed Li, and there are famous and powerful friends in Shuofang and other places to contact, they are not people who have a friendship for a day or two, they are all trustworthy people with our help, the Khan's people are not only guaranteed supplies but also can pass the customs smoothly, it is not impossible for the gods to touch the Huaqing Palace unknowingly, with the help of the Khan, The main reason is that my father and others can't find a team that doesn't leak the news at all

In fact, the number of people needed is not too much, and we are willing to risk quarreling and exterminating our clans, so why can't the Khan take this risk? As long as you succeed, you are a great contributor to helping Li Tang restore the country and support justice, and it is not a trivial matter to get grain and grass for the winter from Datang? ”

Mo Si looked back left and right and said: "Tang Envoy said that I am a little moved, even if it is not successful, it is better to send the group of people into the tiger's den to death than to endure hunger and cold in the ice and snow."

Zhang Zhifu said: "When the Turkic light soldiers arrive at the Huaqing Palace and complete their mission, if they can't return, they will surrender to the Tang army on the spot, and then we will try to protect those soldiers so that they can finally return safely."

Murp asked, "How many centaurs do you need?" How many Tang soldiers were escorted in Huaqing Palace? ”

Zhang Zhifu said: "The specific strength of the Huaqing Palace is not yet known, and we need to further explore it, but the Yulin Army only has a total of more than 10,000 horsemen, and Princess Taiping went to the palace outside the city to have fun and not to fight, so it is impossible to bring too many people over; After the Xue family came back from Helong, he went to Huaqing Palace to see Princess Taiping, and he would definitely not bring soldiers and horses, otherwise there was a suspicion of forcing the palace, so the strength of Huaqing Palace would be at most one or two thousand horsemen as a regular defense, after all, there was nothing to threaten us in the Guan, and a feasible way to discuss was to send a batch of Tang army armor and weapons to the Khan, so that your people could pretend to be the Tang army, and then meet with our officials and generals, and secretly plan for big things! ”

"Haha......" Mo Si patted his cane lightly and laughed, "Then we only need to choose one or two thousand people to come, my Turkic Khanate controls hundreds of thousands, even if that group of warriors dies in battle, there is no pity"

The people in the big tent felt a little strange when they heard this, and they suddenly felt the cruelty of the silent sip, and their own lives seemed to be child's play

Zhang Zhifu asked, "Did the Khan agree?" ”

"Why not?" Mo Si looked at his son and Otler, and the father and son looked at each other and smiled as if they had a heart

Zhang Zhifu pondered for a while when he saw their eyes, and then emphasized: "It's a big deal, I hope the Khan will treat it carefully."

Mo Sirped: "Later, let's drink blood wine according to the rules of the grassland, and then sign and submit the name according to the rules of the Tang Dynasty." ”

Silent Sip is very refreshing, indeed this matter is simply not an additional risk for their Turks, it is simply an opportunity, even if this matter is not done and exposed halfway, the loss of a little man is not a matter for Mo Si at all, it will cause sudden tension and war? That's right, Mo Si can start a war in the name of righteousness according to the gourd painting scoop, and rob property everywhere...... Kuang Fu Tang Room, with the Tang Dynasty people's painting covenant in his hand, is really an ironclad righteous teacher

Sure enough, he said with a silent smile: "My Turkic Khanate has always regarded the Li Dynasty as the right one, although there are occasional battles, but we are always the courtiers of the Tang Dynasty, didn't we still follow the edict of the Tang Dynasty to join forces to attack the Khitan a few years ago?" It is incumbent upon us to uphold justice! ”

Zhang Zhifu naturally didn't want to argue with him on this kind of issue, and immediately said: "The righteousness of the Khan, the Tang royal family will definitely not forget it."

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The Turkic Khan tent was simply a hit and fell, and they talked very closely; Zhang Renyuan, who was "inspecting and defending" in the Sanshou City area, was also quietly contacting his cronies, and a conspiracy was quietly unfolding; And Li Yixun, the heir of Shuofang Lingzhou, was no different, he cried bitterly in front of Zhang Renyuan that day, but he did not show his feet because of this, and in the eyes of people, he was still a peaceful prince far from the world

At this time, a petty official named Zhou Xian came back from Guanzhong, who was originally an inconsequential figure, some time before he went to the court to report the news, the Turkic envoys were sent to borrow grain from the Tang Dynasty, Zhang Renyuan had the idea of procrastination and asked the court's opinion under the pretext of sending a small official from Lingzhou to report to the court, and now he is back

But Zhang Renyuan was not in Shuofang Town at this time, and Zhou Xian couldn't run around without permission, so he had to report the official document to the official mansion and wait

It just so happened that at this time, King Si Ze had a banquet and invited many local officials and scholars, Zhou Xian didn't expect that he also received an invitation, and he was quite flattered, where is an official of his level who is usually qualified to be listed in the banquet of the prince's mansion? As soon as he thought about it, it was about the relationship that he had just returned from Chang'an, and he was a little extravagant, so the palace invited him by the way

Sure enough, there were almost no officials of Zhou Xian's level at the banquet, but he knew a few superiors in the yamen, but unfortunately people were not very familiar with him, and even some familiar people couldn't even call Zhou Xian's name, Zhou Xian didn't care, as long as he mixed in to enjoy the food and wine, and watch the courtesans dance

It was the middle of winter, it was freezing outside, and the weather was not very good, and the activities of the nobles were nothing more than listening to music and dancing in the house, and there was not much fun

When everyone was happy, they suddenly saw a slave running in in a hurry, and went straight to the top, saying something in Li Yixun's ear, only to see Li Yixun's face change suddenly, and the musicians and courtesans immediately survived the battle when they saw it, and the guests were also a lot quieter, and they looked over one after another, curious about what was going on

Li Yixun hurriedly said: "Then hurry up and call Lang Zhong to go over and take a look!" Because the voice in the hall subsided, his words were heard by everyone, and they guessed that someone in the house might have suddenly fallen ill

The servant said: "Lang Zhong in the house has gone home tonight, so I can only send someone to pick it up immediately."

"There's no Langzhong in the house? Is that too late? Li Yixun asked anxiously

The servant did not dare to vouch, and then one of the officials in the guests stood up and said, "Lord, is there anyone sick in the house?" ”

The person who spoke, Zhou Xian, also knew him, and he was the boss in his yamen, so he was quite familiar

Li Yixun said sadly: "The patient is Lone's nurse, who has been with her for more than 20 years, and Lone has always treated her as an elder More than 20 years ago, her father and brother were unfortunate, and her closeness withered, and Lone's nurse took care of her all year round......"

The official hurriedly said: "I seem to have seen that Judge Zhou is also among the guests, and Judge Zhou is there?" He knows some medical skills, so it's better to let him take a look at the emergency before Lang Zhong arrives."

Zhou Xian hurriedly stood up when he heard this, and respectfully clenched his fists and said: "Xiaguan is here, but Xiaguan only knows a little about medical skills, and he can't compare with the imperial doctors of the palace, so I'm afraid that he will only be shallow in learning......"

Li Yixun said: "Oh, why are you still talking about this? Hurry up and give first aid, and let the slave go and call Lang Zhong back immediately! ”Q