Chapter 213: Here's the Opportunity
Li Longji is still a child, dressed up, pink and tender like a little girl, and the singing voice is as crisp as a girl: "Ming Palace banquet, a glass of wine and a song, and then worship Chen Sanyuan, one wishes long live the saint, two wishes for good health, three wishes for the descendants to be full of brightness, and the years are long......"
Wu Zetian smiled again and again, took a piece of candied fruit into his mouth, the more he listened to it, the more pleasing it was to his ears, and when he heard Zuihou's words, his smile condensed slightly, but he was thoughtful.
At this time, Wu Sizhong sneakily approached: "Aunt ......"
Wu Sizhong chattered and told Wu Zetian what he had just heard Li Longji say in the side hall, Wu Zetian still stared intently at Li Longji, who was singing and dancing, and asked lightly: "Is this what San Lang said?" ”
"Yes!"
Wu Zetian was silent for a moment, and said with a smile: "I have so many children, but unfortunately ......, there are few successful ones, and this child has some heroic spirit." ”
Wu Sizhong was stunned for a moment, and said reluctantly: "Auntie, he ...... Why do you ...... when he says such a rebellious thing?"
Wu Zetian glanced at him and said lightly: "Hei Zhong, ......"
"Nephew here!"
"Do you think Saburo is playing this girl?"
Wu Sizhong casually glanced at the hall and said perfunctorily: "Okay, look very similar." ”
Wu Zetian laughed twice and said, "Tong Yan Wuji, what a child said, you are such a big person, do you want to be more serious with him?" Saburo is pretending to be a woman, but he is a man. Even though you are a man, how can you look like a woman? ”
Wu Sizhong was speechless with a red face.
Wu Zetian waved his hand like a fly and said, "I'm very happy today, don't come to sweep my fun, retreat!" ”
"Whoa!"
Wu Sizhong bowed down and retreated.
Li Longji's performance has been completed, and he has received full applause, and Wu Zetian hahadaxiao. He was given a plate of preserves. Lee Long Ji thanked him and stepped down, followed by his fifth brother Lee Long Bam on the field. This Gorou is the little guy who changed clothes behind the screen with Li Longji, just five years old. Named King of Qi.
King Qi also performed the dance "Lanling King", this Lanling King is the fourth son of the Northern Qi Emperor, Gao Changgong, Gao Changgong bravely crowned the three armies. It's just that he looks handsome like a girl, and in order to increase his deterrence, every time he goes to the battlefield, he will put on a hideous face.
Later generations created the dance of "Lanling King's Entrance Song" according to this, Li Dan's children, King Qi is the most artistic cell, led by him, led by a group of warriors to perform "Lanling King" The momentum of the entire banquet has been set off to a climax.
King Qi was also rewarded, and after withdrew. Li Dan's fourth princess, Li Huawan, walked to the front of the stage and was just about to open her cherry lips and sing for her grandmother. One of the guards hurried into the main hall. Take the first few steps and hold up the yellow cloth baggage. Said loudly: "Report! Longyou's 100,000 urgent army report! ”
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A family banquet that Wu Zetian painstakingly arranged to show the prosperity and harmony of the royal family was disturbed by a military report submitted by Long You.
The Eastern Turks and Tubo drove the Western Turks who were pro-Tang to flee eastward and launched an attack on the Tang garrison, a series of military acts, which became an important test for the newly established Great Zhou Dynasty, and this matter has also changed from the appointment of the military commander of Longyou from all sides to the topic of whether to recover the four towns of Anxi.
In fact, just last year, Wu Zetian sent Wenchang Right Xiang Wei Zhijie as the general manager of the Anxi march, supervising the 36th Road marching chief to attack Tubo, and tried to recapture the four towns of Anxi, but as a result, he fought with Tubo several times, lost his troops and lost his generals, Zuihou was defeated in the Yinzhijia River in the west of Gongyue City, and Wei Zhijie was exiled to Xiangzhou.
Now, the imperial court has to reconsider the issue of the four towns of Anxi.
The next morning, a great debate began on the Golden Palace on whether to recapture the four towns of Anxi.
In Di Renjie's view, the attacks of Tibet and the Eastern Turks had forced the imperial court to appoint Lou Shide as the ambassador of the Qingyuan Dao Jinglu, and it was enough that the military power would not fall into the hands of Wu Chenghei and his group of careerists.
As for the four towns of Anxi, it is really a place of chicken ribs, located in a remote area, barbaric, and of no help to the empire, whether it is to send an expedition or send an army to garrison, it is a matter of labor and money, it is better to give up the four towns of Anxi, shrink the main force, and reduce military spending.
This time, it was the people of Wu Chenghe's faction who tried their best to favor the war, because only by going to war, it was possible for them to hold the military power of Longyou in their hands, but of course this purpose could not be said directly, so they made a big deal about the influence of the four towns of Anxi on the Tang Dynasty's control of the entire Western Regions, and how much benefit these military places had to the entire Tang Dynasty.
Di Renjie and others opposed the expansion of the situation by using this incident to reopen the topic of retaking the four towns of Anxi; in the view of Di Renjie and others, it is not advisable to use any kind of proposition to blindly emphasize the role of a certain aspect.
There is Dasan Pass in the west of Guanzhong, Hangu Pass in the east, Wuguan Pass in the south, Xiao Pass in the north, plus the plateau and the Qinling Mountains two natural barriers, it is the country of the four stops, impregnable, if the so-called military location decides everything, how can the Qin State die?
The difficulty of Shu Road is like ascending to the sky, Yang'an Pass, Jianmen Pass, Jiameng Pass, Longtou Pass, Kui Pass, all of them are a place where a husband can not open a thousand people, why did Shu die in the hands of Wei?
When a country is weak internally, even if it has many dangerous places, it is still vulnerable, not to mention the abandonment of the four towns of Anxi, there are still many passes after that, and it is not a smooth road to the Central Plains. The four towns of Anxi are to abandon or take, and to weigh the pay and the gain of abandoning and abandoning,
In terms of eloquence, Wu Chenghei, Qiu Shenji and others are his opponents, and although Zhou Xing has a good eloquence, he is familiar with the matter of prison, and he can't intervene at all about political, economic and military state secrets.
Di Renjie was speechless to refute Wu Chenghei, and turned to Wu Zetian and said: "The four Yi were born with four yi, all of which were outside the domain of the first king. It is separated from the sea in the east, separated by quicksand in the west, across the desert in the north, and blocked by the five mountains in the south, which is the boundary between China and the outside of the heavens.
Now, if you use the military famine, invite the merit of the domain, exhaust the truth of the treasury, and compete for the barren land, the people who get it are not enough to increase the endowment, and the land that you get can not be cultivated and weaved. Asking for a crown to bring far away, not to consolidate the original people, why did you come? The ancients had a saying, 'Books are the same text, cars are on the same track, and they may not be safe.' This is a small word, but it can be said to be big.
If we are greedy for merit and exhaust China, I am afraid that we will even be shaken at all, and the gains outweigh the losses? Emperor Najia Junfang of the former Han Dynasty and Zhu Cliff were dismissed, and Emperor Xuan used Wei Xiang's strategy to abandon Che Shitian, which was really a wise move. Our emperor should lose the four towns, fat China, provincial military expenditure in the distance, and a soldier in the fortress, to wait for work, to the main guest. ”
Wu Zetian sat on the head, listened to the judgment of both of them, but did not say a word, and heard Di Renjie's generous statement, while Wu Chengsi and the others were speechless, so he said: "Whether the four towns of Anxi are recaptured or not will be discussed later." At present, the Tibetan and Turkic troops are blocking our borders, and if they are delayed, the enemy will take advantage of the gap to enter.
The decree was passed on, and Lou Shide was promoted to General Zuo Jinwu, the governor of Fengzhou, and temporarily replaced the ambassador of Qingyuan Daojing Strategy and the general manager of the marching army. As for the detailed situation, after Hu Therro arrives in Beijing, he will make a decision and retire from the dynasty! ”
Wu Zetian flicked his sleeves and retreated, and when he arrived at the Wucheng Palace, he instructed the humanitarians: "Chuan Yu Lin Wei General Wu Youyi, Left Jin Wuwei General Qiu Shenji, and Right Eagle Yangwei General Wang Xiaojie Come to see me quickly!" ”
Wu Zetian said that he said angrily to Shangguan Wan'er, "Elder Di Guo doesn't know my suffering. ”
Shangguan Wan'er presented a bowl of Wu Zetian's favorite mash, and said softly: "Everyone is angry, Di Gong has always been very sacred, this time because of the weishenme incident to make everyone unhappy?" ”
Wu Zetian sat down at the back of the case and snorted coldly: "This old guy always opposes me sending troops to the Western Regions, but he can speak well, and even I can't talk about him." ”
Shangguan Wan'er covered her smile and said: "It turns out that everyone is doing this, speaking of which, even if Di Gong's opinions are different from everyone's, after all, they still consider everyone, if everyone thinks that what Di Gong said is not reasonable, if you don't listen to him, why bother to be angry." ”
Wu Zetian's face softened slightly, and he said, "Hmm! Or Wan'er knows my mind. ”
Wu Zetian finished praising it, his eyes condensed slightly, and said: "I am a woman, women are in charge of the country, the civil and military officials, and the people of the world are already suspicious, if I can't take back the four towns of Anxi, or even abandon them, how can I convince the ministers of the world?" This time, no matter how many people oppose it, I must use troops against the Western Regions. The four towns of Anxi, you must take it back from me! ”
Shangguan Wan'er's expression tightened slightly, and said, "Everyone, I have used troops against the Western Regions, and there have been many failures. Now that there are so many ministers who oppose it, there are naturally their reasons, and everyone must be cautious. ”
Wu Zetian bowed his head and said, "I know!" I've already been defeated once. This time, I will definitely be cautious and plan before I act! ”
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In the evening, Yang Fan found that Team Huang and Team Cheng were both called away by Xu Lvshuai, and after that, Zhang Xitong, Tian Yan, Yue Zitian and others were also called away one after another, and everyone who came back looked a little strange. Yang Fan couldn't help but stop Zhang Xitong, who had just come back, and asked, "What's wrong, our brigade commander has never transferred someone alone so late." ”
Zhang Xitong knew that he had some background, not to mention the brigade commander, and even General Wu seemed to treat him differently, so he replied honestly: "The sage (emperor) wants to send some people to Longyou, but I don't know what to do specifically." I heard that this time the matter is quite big, and General Qiu Shenji of Zuo Jin Wuwei and General Wang Xiaojie of Zuo Ying Yangwei are going to go. ”
"Qiu Shenji is going to Longyou, and the hundred horsemen are also going to send people?"
When Yang Fan heard this, his heart fluttered, and he hurriedly asked, "Has the person who went to Longyou settled?" Why didn't you see the brigade commander summoning me? ”
Zhang Xitong said in his heart: "If you go to that place in Longyou, you will be punished, maybe your life is in danger, your life is much more expensive than our gold, who can transfer you there?" ”
I thought so in my heart, but I just smiled dryly: "Probably...... Lord Brigade Marshal has other arrangements for you to reuse. ”
Am I not trying to get on the right path? Military merits are in Longyou!
Am I worried that I can't get close to Qiu Shenji? Qiu Shenji is going to Longyou!
Yang Fan's eyes lit up......
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