Lu Xiang was summoned by the Gao clan and returned to the political hall and said to the other six ministers: "The queen asked the old man to play and recommend the king of Hedong to lead the army to quell the rebellion as the rebel general. ”

Such a sentence did not cause any reaction in the spacious earth-rammed house, and the crowd did not squeak as if they had not heard it, perhaps it was too sudden, and they still needed time to think about it. However, this situation made Lu Xiangxian feel a little embarrassed, he shook his head and sighed: "When this matter is over, we have to write a book to remind the prince to be established early this morning." ”

"What the left minister said is extremely true." Only then did everyone echo this, which made most people agree. Although there is no way to let the queen come forward now, everyone really doesn't want to see a woman come out to control the government...... Brother Fen ignores the government, but he has a son, and it is not the same to set up a prince to supervise the country to maintain normal operation?

Since Wu Zetian began, the women of Li Tang's court seem to be addicted to power, what Empress Wei, Princess Anle, Shangguan Wan'er and others have come to the stage to perform in this muddy water, Princess Taiping is even more powerful, is it now going to make a high queen? I heard that foreign envoys were privately talking about the decline of yin and yang in the Tang Dynasty...... It is indisputable that it is still a patriarchal society, and the bureaucrats are not willing to let those women get involved in business, but they can't do it when they are forced to do so.

Therefore, Lu Xiangxian's mention won everyone's hearts, and it was the right way to urge the emperor to establish a prince and supervise the country while Empress Nagao was not yet full. Although the imperial power and the prime minister's power are one and the other, from ancient times to the present, they are not completely opposed, and there is also a reason for interdependence, and now the prime ministers feel very helpless about Li Shouli's complete decentralization.

Seeing that the princess had a reaction, Lu Xiangxian felt less embarrassed, so he sat back in front of his official case and slowly did his own business.

But what he said as soon as he entered the door was the most important thing in front of him. Zhang Shuo, whose face looked like a horse, broke his silence after a while and muttered, "Xue Lang...... Last year, he dared to go to Shibao City with a few hundred southern soldiers, and I really didn't dare to compliment him for leading troops to fight. ”

Although he didn't say anything good, his tone was indeed very calm, and he didn't seem to be too opposed. Zhang said that he fiercely opposed Cheng Qianli to lead the troops, mainly because he was afraid that Cheng Qianli, who had been under him, would be too much in the limelight, and he would not get along with him after he was a head higher. He didn't mind letting Xue Chongxun come out, but felt that it was a compromise method.

Cheng Qianli also had similar thoughts as Zhang Shuo, and after listening to it, he took over the conversation and said: "Didn't Xue Lang ask Zhang Xianggong to send a document to adjust the Shence army to enter Beijing last time?" and Zhang Wulang from Fu Qi City will also come back, and Xue Lang estimates that he will have to wait for these people to assist him in transferring troops to fight after they arrive in Beijing. Xue Lang's generals are still a little cultivated, last year's battle with Tubo, Zhang Wulang garrisoned the city, with thousands of soldiers and horses to resist nearly 100,000 people in Tuyuhun, and defended for several months. ”

Lu Xiang said first: "It will take some time for the people of Longyou to arrive in Beijing, and the business will have to be delayed." ”

Lu Xiangxian, who is very popular, seems to have become a cold king, and as soon as he spoke, everyone fell silent again.

There is really no way to do this, the power centers have to compromise with each other, they can only delay their days, otherwise there will be no strong man to come out to suppress it, what can be done?

The most beneficial internal friction in Chang'an is naturally Luoyang, there is no movement in the west, and the longer it drags on, the more beneficial it will be to Li Longji. Just after the autumn harvest was completed, the taxed grain and straw from most of the counties in the eastern part of the country arrived at the Yellow River Warehouse, which had not yet been transferred to the west, and it happened to be cheaper than the rebellious Li Longji. If there is food, there will be soldiers, and it only takes time to recover the surrounding counties and counties, and recruit soldiers to strengthen their strength.

When Chang'an sent a large army to conquer it, he didn't know how much Li Sanlang would support his troops.

However, in terms of military force, it is not false that there are a large number of elite troops in the Gyeonggi area, and the border army Li Longji cannot move for the time being; The distribution of the Zhichong Prefecture in the country is also very uneven, and the strategy of the Tang Dynasty is to control the world with the Guanzhong region, so the number of government soldiers in Guanzhong Province is more than the sum of the other fifteen provinces. As long as it faces Luoyang before the economic supply collapses, Chang'an's force has an absolute advantage.

Lu Xiang first discussed with everyone all morning, and no one objected to the proposal to let Xue Chongxun lead the troops, so he prepared an excerpt and submitted it for the "emperor" to approve.

It's a lot of trouble to operate...... Originally, Queen Gao summoned Lu Xiang to talk about it first, but now Lu Xiang has to hand over the chapter for approval first, which is the same as taking off the fart. But that's how the procedure is made, the prime minister has the right to put forward strategies, the palace only has the power to agree or veto, under normal circumstances, the emperor will not say what he wants to do, it is the prime minister who wants to do things and then try to get the emperor to agree.

Xue Chongxun received the holy decree of granting military power, but he did not panic, he slowly asked the military department to budget military expenses, and on the other hand, he had to estimate the number of grain and straw that should be prepared in each county along the way, saying that the soldiers and horses had not moved the grain and grass first...... In fact, as Cheng Qianli expected, he was waiting for Longyou's descendants to arrive in Beijing.

Xue Chongxun is still clear about his cultivation in military affairs, although he does not practice the art of war, he is still a little self-aware, and he knows that he needs to find trustworthy and talented people to help. At least it's better than those self-righteous generals, for example, the deputy general of the Battle of Dafeichuan a few decades ago didn't have much of a standard in itself, and he didn't listen to the military orders of the main general Xue Rengui, and the whole army was wiped out in a defeat, isn't it a tragedy?

He remembered that the "Zizhi Tongjian" also recorded that a general of the Tang Dynasty fought a very funny war, citing ancient war examples, and wanted to use fire oxen to charge into battle, but the result was chaos without a fight, and the enemy army was defeated by himself before he came. Before Xue Chongxun saw the results of the battle, he still felt that the man had a lot of ideas...... It can be seen that he has led a small group of men and horses to fight, and if he commands the battle, I am afraid that the victory or defeat will only be lucky.

Xue Chongxun was so grinding, but he was busy and leisurely, and he went home before it was dark. During this time, he was busy running to Daming Palace, and often interacted with courtiers, but he rarely had such an opportunity to take a breath.

In the past few days, it is rare for Xue Chongxun to go home to catch up with the finished meal, and the cook "does not trust Xi Shi" to make several dishes, which are more hearty than usual. It happened that Xue Chongxun met his mother-in-law, Sun, and asked her to finish eating together, so Xue Chongxun and his mother-in-law's family sat around the dining table, and there was a bit of a family atmosphere.

But the Sun family, who sat at the same table with Xue Chongxun, did not have the appearance of many elders, mainly because he was too young, the Sun family was not yet thirty years old, only one or two years older than Xue Chongxun, and the former princess did not do much housework on weekdays, and she was properly maintained, and she didn't look like she should be a grandmother at all. In addition to her cheekbones being a little high, her eyes, nose and mouth are somewhat similar to Li Yan'er, with big watery eyes, a small nose and a small mouth, and a chin that looks more delicate. The figure is not fat, still graceful and exquisite, the chest is very full of the shirt held high and high, the exposed skin on the wrists and neck is white and smooth, and the noble lady who is not yet thirty has no signs of aging at all.

Xue Chongxun ate silently, and inadvertently glanced at his wife Li Yan'er...... The wife is even more nonsense, she is still a virgin after a year of marriage...... When she first got married last year, she was only thirteen years old, and her body didn't give birth to much, Xue Chongxun's heart relented for a while, and it didn't take long for him to go to Longyou to take up a job, leaving Li Yan'er at home and not taking care of it; After returning to Beijing this year, he was busy dealing with several of his young lovers and concubines at first, and then he met Princess Taiping who was sick, and Xue Chongxun suddenly lost his leisure and pleasure, how could he still take care of the women in the family?

Fourteen-year-old Li Yan'er is in the time of youth and beauty, from her silky and shiny hair to her jade feet in white socks. The figure has gradually grown, and it has faintly begun to show the lines of women, especially under the lower bandeau that has been exposed.

Xue Chongxun put down the bowl after eating and drinking a bowl of soup, and said to the two women next to him: "The court has given the military power, and I will go to Beijing again in about half a month, and my mother-in-law will bother to take care of the mansion." He only explained to the Sun family, because his wife was still young and had not experienced human feelings, so he really couldn't help much.

Sun asked, "Is Xue Lang going to quell the rebellion?" ”

Xue Chongxun nodded, and suddenly thought that the mother-in-law and wife in the family were actually from Li Longji's side, and their relationship with Li Longji was much closer...... Sun's late husband Li Yan'er's father Li Chengqi is Li Longji's own brother, born to a parent.

He blurted out and asked, "I'm going to fight with Li Sanlang, who does Concubine Ai want to win?" ”

Sun was stunned when she heard this, and when she just opened her mouth to speak, Xue Chongxun suddenly interrupted her words with a disrespectful attitude, looked at Li Yan'er's face and said, "It's okay, you just tell the truth." We don't talk about politics at home, no matter what San Lang is doing, he is always your uncle, and I am reasonable. ”

is not only an uncle, but also Li Longji used to be the daughter of this eldest brother in the past, and he was obedient to her and gave her whatever she wanted, most of Li Yan'er's arrogant temperament was not what her parents were used to, but it was favored by those uncles.

Sure enough, Li Yan'er was a little troubled, and she didn't know how to answer...... She is not stupid, girls have grown up and changed quickly, and this year's Li Yaner is much more sensible than last year; But Li Yan'er is much more innocent than Sun's, she is difficult to lie on weekdays, and she really can't open her mouth when she asks her to say something nice.

After a short silence, Xue Chongxun's heart felt cold. Although he said that it didn't matter, but in his heart he couldn't control the discomfort, he had been raising it for a year, and he hadn't raised his family yet, so did he have to turn his elbow outward?

He was uncomfortable and said in his heart: Although he didn't think Li Longji had much chance of winning this time, if he won and returned to Chang'an to take power, he would be a loser...... I'm afraid that Li Longji will kill all the brothers of the Xue family's martial arts, and then remarry Li Yan'er......

The Tang Dynasty didn't have a set of women observing festivals, not to mention the remarriage of deceased husbands and divorces. Li Yan'er is a royal family, and there is no problem at all in remarrying.

Xue Chongxun was depressed, why did he ask such a self-inflicted question? Maybe it's because I've been too nervous these days, and I'm a little out of order when I get along with people. He forced himself to show a smile, and pretended to be relaxed: "Concubine Ai doesn't want to answer, just let me not ask." ”

Li Yan'er didn't have much scheming, and her expression was relieved when she heard it, she smiled, her eyes narrowed into a cute look like the moon bend, and she nodded: "Hmm! I really don't know how to say it, Lang Jun doesn't ask the best! ”

The Sun family on the side looked gloomy, glanced at Li Yan'er angrily, and silently buried his head and continued to eat.

Xue Chongxun got up and said, "I still have some official business to go to the next door to discuss with Wang Changling, you eat slowly, I will leave first." ”

Sun said softly: "You haven't stayed in Chang'an for long and you have to go out of Beijing again, the car and horse are very tired, so take advantage of some time to rest and recuperate, and go home early in the evening." ”

Xue Chongxun hugged his fists and said, "Yes." ”

Although the Sun family is now powerless and completely dependent on the protection of the Xue Mansion, Xue Chongxun still treats her politely and respectfully for the sake of Li Yan'er being a member of the main family.

Xue Chongxun came out of the room and walked along the corridor to the south of the cave door, and the autumn wind blew to make him feel a little desolate, probably related to his state of mind. At this time, he missed his mother a little, and sighed that no relative could be as solid as the family's affection.

After he went out, he really went to talk to Wang Changling, not because he really had anything serious, but because Wang Changling had been loyal and conscientious to stay in the palace, Xue Chongxun took advantage of the time to go to ask for warmth. In the past two days, he has been free, and all he has to do is wait for Zhang Wulang to leave them and go to Beijing.

Xue Chongxun doesn't need to be good at fighting or good at something, as long as he understands who is capable and who can be relied on, and then uses those people in the appropriate positions. G