"Your Majesty, the Uighurs have sent an envoy to the court to seek the princess."

Wei Zhiyi, who had just been transferred back to Chang'an to serve as a waiter in the Ministry of Rites, said. Li Yu didn't raise his head, and immediately decided:

"Why is it here again? Send them away, worship, do business, I can agree, but the matter of kissing, unless the princess of the Tang Dynasty herself is willing, I will never allow a princess to go out of the fortress. ”

Wei Zhiyi was stunned for a moment and said:

"Your Majesty, the Uighurs have come this time to ask for a princess, not to make peace. Besides, a few years ago, because His Majesty did not allow Princess Shang, the Uighurs had been in the border several times, and the Uighur envoys said that their khanate attitude was very resolute, and if they did not allow it again, they were afraid of ······"

"What are you afraid of? The order was given to Li Guangjin, if the Uighurs dared to provoke, and I was really beaten, don't spare any effort. ”

This time, it was not only Wei Zhiyi who was shocked. Wang Ling, who had just returned to Zuo Chang, was also surprised.

"Your Majesty······"

"Hugh is going to say it again, what is the princess of Qiushang, it just sounds good, what is the difference between this and kissing? The Sui Dynasty supported the Turkic Qimin Khan, and made peace with the Turks, and the Turks helped the Sui when the Sui died? If it weren't for Taizong Shenwu, all of you would be whipping and shepherding sheep now, where would there be any opportunity to talk about benevolence, righteousness and morality here. The grassland has the law of the grassland, the strong are respected, don't be afraid of him. ”

It was not only Wei Zhiyi and Wang Ling who were surprised at this time, but Pei Yan, Wu Yuanheng, Li Jiang, and Pei Du were also surprised. We all know that the emperor is not a bird, but I have never seen the emperor so resolute. Li Jiang thought that the emperor must have a reason for doing this, Wu Yuanheng was not convinced by Pei Yan Pei Du, and wanted to see how they dealt with this matter, Pei Yan glanced at Pei Du, and Pei Du got up and said:

"Your Majesty, now that war against Tibet is imminent, it seems that the main thing to appease the Uighurs should be, and the minister thinks that even if your Majesty does not want the princess to go to the outside of the country, he should be vain and wrong, and should not refuse so categorically. If the Uighurs are angry, and they are really Koubian, and the Tibetans are one south and one north, I am afraid that it will be difficult to deal with, please think twice, Your Majesty. ”

Li Yu smiled slightly and said:

"I'm afraid Pei Xianggong doesn't know yet, right? Just now, the Department of Grain and Straw Statistics has sent the latest spy report saying that the Great Theory of Tibet has secretly met with the Uighur Khan, and that the two sides have agreed to be brothers, and that the Tang attack on Tibet will be aided by the Uighurs, and when the Tang attack the Uighurs, the Tubo will help them. At this time, if I am willing to marry a daughter to him, will he stand on the side of Datang? ”

This is a new situation, and everyone is speechless for a while. Li Chanted:

"Whether it is the Uighurs or the Tibetans, they both occupy thousands of miles of land in the Tang Dynasty, and this is not a problem that can be solved by marrying a princess. In the end, these lands will have to be recaptured by the sword in the hands of the Tang Dynasty man, not the woman's body. Most parents want their children to be healthy, and even if there is no such thing, I don't want my daughter to marry outside the Saiwai and live the life of a brother to a brother, a father dies and a son succeeds a cow and sheep. If you want to establish a meritorious career, you can only make suggestions and show your immortal talents, and I will definitely be rewarded for your merits; If you pin your hopes for your career on a weak woman, I advise him to save his worries and think about how to be a big husband. ”

Li Chan said this very heart-wrenchingly. said that the minister who was dedicated to the country was so unbearable, several prime ministers couldn't hold it on their faces, and they were about to come up with a long story to quarrel with the emperor, Han Yu, who was sitting on the side and watched the battle with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes and said:

"Your Majesty, Fan Xianggong is very old, sick, and beggars for bones."

Fan Xianggong is Fan Xichao, and the beggar bones are about to ask for leave. Think about it, Fan Xichao is indeed so old and still doing Shuofang Lingyan Festival envoy, resisting the Uighurs in the north and Tubo in the west, and when he fought Wei Bo last year, he did not take advantage of the victory to pursue after the victory because of physical discomfort, if he didn't let the old man come back from outside the Saiwai, it was really too much to say. And even if it is for the convenience of attacking the steppe in the future, it is time to choose a general to familiarize himself with the military situation.

Li Yu nodded and said:

"I can't imagine that Fan Xianggong has been out of the town in the north for more than five years, and I haven't seen him for so many years, I really miss him, and in the future, I will also need an old minister by my side to plan. If I look at it, I will recall Fan Xianggong back to Chang'an. ”

Although the commander of the first army does not need to go into battle in person, Fan Xichao's age is a little too big even for strategizing, and several prime ministers have no objections. Wu Yuanheng said:

"The minister thinks that Fan Xianggong has worked hard and made great achievements, but he is the contemporary Zhao Chongguo, and His Majesty should be generous to boost the morale of the soldiers."

Li Yu had this intention and said:

"I think so, how do you think you should arrange Fan Xianggong?"

Pei Yan said:

"The minister thought that Fan Xianggong could be used as the commander of the left dragon martial arts, and the inspection of Situ Tongping was the same."

As for the reward proposed by Wu Yuanheng, it was not mentioned at all. Li Yu's heart is bright, most of the Wenchen don't want the generals to be too prominent, and they are always instinctively suspicious of the generals, even Pei Yan, who is famous for being good at identifying talents. Li Yu knew that the so-called Son of Heaven would rather have a kind of strong soldiers, and a general with outstanding military achievements would always be suspicious, such as those famous generals in the early years of the Tang Dynasty, who could kill a group of people on trumped-up charges. It's no wonder that the monarch is suspicious, with the growth of strength, people's hearts will always be dissatisfied, even if they are content, their followers will push themselves up, this is how the world of their own family is obtained, can they not be suspicious of others? Besides, before Wang Mang usurped the throne, who thought he would be a rebel? It is also necessary to guard against some, but can you still be so suspicious of such a veteran general like Fan Xichao, who is already dying?

Li Yu knew that Pei Yan might not have the intention of grabbing other people's heads and plugging other people's mouths when he said this, and he also had the idea of setting a precedent, but now he was counting on the military generals to make meritorious contributions, and giving more honorary positions would not make the court poor.

Moreover, Li Yu also has his own plans.

In an instant, Li Yu's heart and eyes turned back and forth countless times, and finally nodded:

"Pei Xianggong's words are reasonable, pass on the edict, dismiss Fan Xi Chaoshuo Fang Lingyan Jie envoy, transfer to Zuolongwu to command the army, and inspect Situ Tongping Zhang."

Wu Yuanheng wanted to fight, Li Yu glared at him, and then said:

"General Feng Fuguo, Shangzhu State, and Founding Duke of Yuxiang County."

Zheng Erpin Auxiliary General, Shangzhu Country, Founding Duke of Yuxiang County! Fan Xichao jumped to the highest position of military general in the dynasty, and the next step should be the hussar general.