As soon as Liu Yi's words came out, he attracted the attention of a large number of surprised eyes in the hall.

Liu Yi has always been the main battle, he stood up to support the sending of troops to the expedition, and asked for his own life, this is not surprising, in recent years with Pei Xingjian to go on the expedition, Liu Yi commanded several battles have achieved very good results, which also made Liu Yi's reputation rise all of a sudden, by many generals in the army, and even many ministers in the DPRK and China, but this time in the main battle and ask for orders at the same time, actually recommended a far away in Anxi, and did not have much contact with the town of the general of the rebellion of the commander, this is really very unexpected.

Li Xian was also stunned, and asked Liu Yidao: "Liu Aiqing, why did you recommend Wang Duhu to be the commander of the army?" Do you think he's up to the post of marching chief? ”

"The minister thinks that Wang Duhu is completely competent!" Liu Yi said without a little hesitation. Wang Fangyi's reputation Liu Yi has heard of it in later generations, this is also another famous general in addition to Liu Renliang, Pei Xingjian, and Hei Yachang in the post-martial period of Gaozong, who has experienced countless battles, and has very few defeats, but unfortunately, he is the cousin of Queen Wang, and has not been in the eyes of Wu Zetian, even if Li Zhi appreciates it, he cannot shake Wu Zetian's vigilance against it, and it has not been greatly reused, and because of his kinship with Queen Wang, after Li Zhi's death, he was relegated to the south, and finally died of depression!

Hearing Liu Yi say so confidently, the other ministers didn't stand up to express their opinions all of a sudden. Mainly because Liu Yi's identity is too special, he has always been favored by Emperor Li Zhi and Empress Wu Zetian, and now he is still the concubine of Princess Taiping, who is most favored by the two saints, some people are not sure whether Liu Yi said this, whether he was instructed by Wu Zetian, so those who wanted to oppose did not dare to stand up against it immediately, and Wang Fangyi's current prestige is not enough to make people believe that this general who was the protector of Anxi at that time could command hundreds of thousands of troops to fight, so no one stood up to express support for the time being. If Liu Yi said that with Wang Fangyi as his deputy, there would be a large number of people in Baoding.

After Liu Yi finished speaking, he glanced at the place where Wu Zetian was sitting behind the curtain, and he vaguely saw that Wu Zetian seemed to be instructing Shangguan Wan'er on the side about something.

After a moment of silence in the hall, Li Duozuo, the general of the Right Yulin Army, stood up, "Queen of Heaven, His Royal Highness the Prince, the minister agrees with General Liu Yi's proposal, and can be entrusted with the position of the chief manager of the royal capital to protect the march and command the campaign to quell the rebellion, and the minister is also willing to lead the army to assist the royal capital to quell the rebellion of the Turks..."

After Li Duozuo finished speaking, Cheng Wuting also stood up immediately, expressing his support for Liu Yi's proposal, and also asked for his life, willing to lead the army to the expedition.

Then Qi Biming, Tang Xiujing, who was transferred to the general of the right Qianniuwei, and other generals stood up and expressed their support for Liu Yi's proposal, and were willing to lead the army to the expedition as a deputy to assist Wang Fangyi in quelling the Turkic rebellion.

After the generals scratched for a while, Pei Xingjian stood up again and expressed his opinion: "Queen of Heaven, His Royal Highness the Prince, the minister thinks that General Liu's proposal is very feasible, Wang Fangyi has been protecting Anxi for many years, and his prestige is not low, and then sending tens of thousands of horses into Anxi, all under the leadership of Wang Duhu, the Turks will definitely be more fearful, Wang Duhu is brave in battle, good at using soldiers, then Anxi's rebellion will be said to be peaceful!"

There were signs of one-sided reversal in the DPRK, and no one stood up again to oppose the dispatch of troops, Wu Zetian had already openly stated that he must send troops to quell the Turkic rebellion, and Pei Yan, who had just come out to oppose the dispatch of troops, did not come out again to oppose the dispatch of troops. However, Pei Yan also stood up and expressed his opinion after a voice in support of Wang Fangyi as the main commander, "Queen of Heaven, His Royal Highness the Prince, the minister feels that the prestige and talent of Wang Duhu are not enough to lead the general manager of the march, Wang Duhu is guarding in Anxi, but there is a rebellion of the Turks, which also shows that his prestige in the eyes of the Turks is not high, his talent is not outstanding, and the matter of going out to quell the rebellion is too important, in case of defeat, then Anxi is in danger, and the minister feels that Wang Duhu should be recalled to Chang'an to be punished, and then other generals should be entrusted to fight the rebellion. and lead the Anxidu Guardianship..."

Pei Yan's words caused the ministers of the court to be stunned, but Liu Yi was not surprised, Pei Xingjian went out several times and made great contributions, Pei Yan dared to accuse Pei Xingjian at the court meeting, and also suggested that the court should treat Pei Xingjian's crime, and now there is a rebellion in Anxi, and it is not difficult to understand the crime of asking for the king to govern Fang Yi. However, this can know Pei Yan's personality from another side, to put it simply, this person likes to be a whole person... Li Xian, who had just heard the one-sided opinion of the court, had already revealed his joy and was about to say something, but as soon as Pei Yan said this, his face became serious again, and then he looked at the ministers in the palace and said, "Does anyone else have an opinion?" ”

"The Queen of Heaven Niangniang, His Royal Highness the Prince, the minister feels that the rebellion in Anxi is not the crime of Wang Duhu," Liu Yi stood up again and supported Wang Fangyi, "There are a lot of cities in Anxi, and a lot of soldiers and horses are needed to garrison, and there are not many soldiers and horses that Wang Duhu can use to maneuver, and there are a large number of people and horses in the ten Turkic tribes, and there is no Han official to directly govern it before, and there is a rebellion, and the garrison of Anxi is not capable of quelling the rebellion of the Turks, that is, this is the case, so it cannot be used to judge the crime of Wang Duhu, and because of Jia Qigong, Rewarding him for his victories in several battles, the Turkic rebellion and the fact that other tribes and subjects did not follow suit, which also shows that Wang Duhu handled the territory of Anxi reasonably, won the admiration and obedience of many tribes, and had a high prestige in that area, which also shows that he is the most suitable candidate to lead the troops to carry out military operations in Anxi!"

"General Liu and Pei Shizhong have some truth in what they said..."Li Xian waved his hand, preventing Pei Yan from wanting to stand up and continue to make a speech, "In addition to Lonely, this matter still needs to listen to the opinions of His Majesty the Emperor and the Queen of Heaven, and they will decide who will lead the troops..."

As soon as Li Xian finished speaking, Shangguan Wan'er walked up and passed on Wu Zetian's will: "Order the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Households, and the Ministry of Industry to prepare for the expedition, and who will lead the troops to the expedition, and we will discuss it in two days..."

The court decided that the imperial court would raise a large army to go on the expedition, but no one was assigned to lead the troops, and as soon as Wu Zetian's will was transmitted, Li Xian immediately announced the dissolution of the dynasty.

The ministers who participated in the court meeting also left the Xuanzheng Hall one after another, Liu Yi and Cheng Wuting also walked out of the Xuanzheng Hall with Pei Xingjian in their arms, and Zhang Qianqiao and other other generals who had received Pei Xingjian's guidance, ready to escort Pei Xingjian back to the house, but when they just got down the steps of the Xuanzheng Palace, a eunuch quickly ran in front of Liu Yi and saluted: "General Liu, the Queen of Heaven is invited..."

Liu Yi and Pei Xingjian looked at each other, made eye contact, and immediately let go of Pei Xingjian's hand, and saluted back to the eunuch who came to summon him, "Please ask your father-in-law to lead the way..."

Liu Yi confessed to Pei Xingjian again, and after saying goodbye to Cheng Wuting and others, he followed the eunuch in the direction of the Xianju Palace.

Until the outside of the Immortal Palace, Liu Yi had already seen Shangguan Wan'er waiting outside the hall.

When Shangguan Wan'er saw Liu Yi coming, she immediately greeted her.

Shangguan Wan'er saluted Liu Yi and made a gesture of invitation, "General Liu, please come with the lower officials, the queen of heaven is waiting in the palace..."

Liu Yi returned a salute, and after looking at Shangguan Wan'er a few times, he immediately followed Shangguan Wan'er to the palace, and when he stepped into the hall and there was no one on the side, Liu Yi asked softly: "Wan'er, for what?" ”

"Wang Fangyi's matter..."Shangguan Wan'er turned her head sideways and said in a low voice, "It's too abrupt for you to recommend him as the coach today..."

Liu Yi saw Shangguan Wan'er's eyes full of concern and a slight reproach, and also guessed Wu Zetian's reaction, and smiled slightly at the moment, shook his head, and said that nothing would happen.

Liu Yi entered the hall and saluted Wu Zetian, who was sitting on the hall, and then Wu Zetian also ordered Shangguan Wan'er to retreat.

The other palace eunuchs also left, and there were only two people in the hall, Wu Zetian and Liu Yi, Wu Zetian stood up, walked a few steps in front of Liu Yi and stood still, looked directly at Liu Yi and said: "Yi'an, why did you recommend Wang Fangyi to be the commander of the counterinsurgency army?" You've never crossed paths with him? Isn't it someone else's meaning? ”

Liu Yi didn't show a trace of fear, straightened up and replied: "Niangniang, this is just what the minister thinks!" Now there are only a handful of people who can lead the army to the expedition, Pei Shangshu and Liu Fushu are unable to lead the army due to physical reasons, Wang Duhu has been in Anxi for many years, has experienced a lot of wars, each battle is a small victory more, it is really a good general, experienced and rich, familiar with the situation in the area of Anxi, according to the minister's opinion, this expedition to quell the rebellion, among the military generals in the DPRK, there is no more suitable leader than him, so the minister thinks that only he can be in this position, and with the assistance of several other generals, the Turkic rebellion will be quickly quelled... The rebellion of the Turks must be quelled as soon as possible, otherwise other places will follow suit, and the chain reaction caused by this will make us tired of coping, so the minister recommended that Wang Fangyi be escorted to take this position, and there is no other intention!"

Wu Zetian stared at Liu Yi straight for a while, and then said: "What you said is a little reasonable, let Bengong think about it again and make a decision... However, this expedition, even if the boss entrusts Wang Fangyi, the palace will not let you lead the army to the expedition!"

"Mother, why is that?" Of course, Liu Yi knew that Wu Zetian would definitely not agree to his expedition, but he still had to ask.

"You've only been married for a few months, and Taiping is just pregnant now, how can you, as a husband, go out at this time?" Wu Zetian showed a little smile on his mouth, but it was no longer there immediately, "What's more, there are some more important things for you to do in this palace!"

"Yes, Niangniang, the minister obeys Niangniang's orders!" Liu Yi naturally showed a disappointed look.

Wu Zetian smiled a little more and asked Liu Yidao: "You said, after the coach is selected, which generals are suitable for the expedition?" ”

Liu Yi thought for a moment before he said: "Cheng Wuting, the general of the left Yulin, Li Zhishi, the general of the right guard, Tang Xiujing, the general of the left Qianniuwei, and Li Jingjia and Hua Dazhi, who will return to Chang'an, are all good generals and can lead the army to the battle!" In particular, General Li Zhishi, who now lives in the area of Fengzhou, is the most suitable..."

"Oh!?" Wu Zetian was slightly stunned, then returned to his normal expression, lowered his head and pondered.

Seeing Wu Zetian like this, Liu Yi didn't speak again, standing aside and waiting for Wu Zetian's orders.

After only a while, Wu Zetian raised his head and motioned to Liu Yi: "You go first... Go see Taiping!"

"Yes, the minister retired..."

(To be continued)