Cao Zhang's words were seconded by some courtiers, they felt that the White Tiger supported the army and respected itself, and sat in the Tiger Prison Pass, the western fortress of the Tang Dynasty, if one day rebelled, he could take Luoyang directly, his threat far exceeded that of other Jiedu envoys who supported the army, and the emperor also fell into contemplation, for him, the White Tiger as a powerful general who won the past without harm, this is indeed a great hidden danger, but if someone is sent to replace him, I am afraid it will be difficult to protect the peace of Western Xinjiang

After winning without injury and being given death by him, the white tiger and other old generals of the winning army were also cut off from their official positions, but in just a few months after that, the Xirong army crossed the border and invaded, Xirong was suppressed by the winner without injury for ten years, after learning that the victory was killed, the morale was greatly boosted, and he was about to capture the Tiger Prison Pass, and take Luoyang, the emperor quickly sent Cheng Xun, the nephew of Cheng Qian, the secretary of the Ministry of War, to take over the post of the general soldier to resist Xirong

But that Cheng Xun is a second ancestor, relying on his uncle is the secretary of the military department, he is arrogant on weekdays, after claiming to be a famous general, he actually knows nothing about the art of war, after coming to the Tiger Prison Pass, he insisted on going his own way, did not listen to the advice of the generals to use the terrain advantage to block Xirong, consume their vital strength, but insisted on sending troops and Xirong army to fight, as a result, in a short time, the Tang army suffered heavy casualties, Cheng Xun did not know the height of the sky, called the enemy general to fight a decisive battle, and was cut off by a knife and killed on the spot

The emperor was shocked when he heard this, and heard that the old eunuch Cao Zhang received a godson, who was familiar with the art of war on weekdays and was good at arranging troops, so he sent Cao Zhang's son to the Tiger Prison Pass to resist Xirong, Cao Zhang wanted to resign, but the emperor spoke about the Tiger Prison Pass in that form, how dare he say anything, so he let his godson go to the Tiger Prison Pass

Who knew that Cao Zhang's son was not as good as Cheng Xun, but he had just watched Sun Tzu's Art of War for a few days, as for the emperor heard that he was familiar with the art of war and arranged the troops, but in order to flatter Cao Zhang, the ministers of the court opened their eyes and said nonsense, and he was greedy for life and afraid of death, and he fled to Luoyang in embarrassment after only three days in the Tiger Prison

Xirong army did not expect that the generals of the Tang Army would be so bad after Win Wu's injury and death, so they captured the Tiger Prison Pass in one breath and prepared to march to Luoyang, the emperor was shocked when he heard this, and in a helpless situation, he had to send someone to invite the general White Tiger who was not injured to go out of the mountain, the White Tiger wanted to refuse, but he couldn't bear to see the place that Win Wuxian had guarded for many years being trampled on, and he couldn't bear to bear the lives of the people in the Tiger Prison

So he agreed to go out of the mountain, and then he summoned the old department of the winner's army, set off from Luoyang, and just a few days later took the tiger prison back from Xirong's hands, Xirong counterattacked several times and finally had to withdraw the army, and the emperor also let the old generals of the winner's army such as Baihu reinstate

But the emperor relied on them, but did not dare to trust them, after listening to what Cao Zhang said, he came up with the idea of removing or killing the white tiger, the audience seconded the voice more and more, many ministers agreed with what Cao Zhang said, King En was also silent, although he hated Cao Zhang, but he had to admit that Cao Zhang's words were reasonable

But just when everyone was talking, a strong voice sounded, "Kill the White Tiger, who can guard the Tiger Prison in the court today, and protect me from worry-free in the Tang Dynasty" Everyone raised their eyes and looked, it was the Prime Minister Yang Pavilion who spoke, and they thought they were wrong at first glance, after all, the Prime Minister was silent for a long time today, and he didn't have the slightest intention of speaking, and the ministers saw the Prime Minister's face handsome and cold, and he repeated what he just said sharply, "I ask you, kill the White Tiger, if there is anyone in the court who can live in Xirong." , keep me worry-free at the border of Datang."

Hearing this, the ministers lowered their heads and stopped talking, how could they have the ability to resist Xirong, the Xirong army was known for its brutality and ferocity, and it had been the biggest threat to the Tang Dynasty for a long time before

"I agree with the Prime Minister's words, regardless of whether the White Tiger is wrong, yes, if the Tiger Prison Pass General Soldier is replaced, it will be difficult to ensure that I have no worries in the Tang Dynasty," King Enwang stood up and said, expressing his support for the Prime Minister's opinion

The emperor glanced at King En, nodded and said that what King Enn said was reasonable, "Father, the sons also feel that what the prime minister and the imperial brother said is extremely true, and now the army is unstable, and changing before the battle will be a taboo in the army, so the sons agree with what the prime minister said" King Ya Li Yi stood up and said

King Yi didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in King Ya's gourd, and he would stand up to support King En, you know, the most hateful King En on weekdays was the crown prince first, followed by King Ya Li Yi, but he still stood up and echoed, "Father, the emperor, the royal brother and the prime minister are reasonable, and the sons agree with what they say" Although King Yi doesn't understand why King Ya wants to support King En, he must have his reasons for doing so, because his royal brother has a far-sighted wisdom among the brothers

The emperor saw that the prime minister and his three sons were all supporting the attitude of the white tiger, and for a while the balance in his heart was a little biased towards the side of the white tiger, because the prime minister's words hit the key point, if the white tiger was withdrawn, no one in the current court could take on the responsibility of guarding the western border of the Tang Dynasty

Cao Zhang saw that the emperor adopted the opinions of the prime minister and King En, and thought of the insult he received when he was in the tiger prison, and then said with some reluctance: "Your Majesty, if you don't get rid of the remnants of the winner of the White Tiger, if he rebels one day, the consequences will be very serious, and I hope Your Majesty will think twice."

The emperor frowned when he heard this, and just wanted to say something, Prime Minister Yang Guan's indignant voice sounded first: "Get rid of the White Tiger, what do you use to get rid of it, the general of Zhenguan White Tiger has 100,000 troops, sitting in the Tiger Prison Pass, most of his command are the old winners of the old army, why is the White Tiger still invincible after winning without injury and death, and it is this brave and warlike winner army, not to mention that this army has made great achievements for the Tang Dynasty, just say that you want to exterminate such an army, why, Just with tens of thousands of imperial forest troops in Chang'an City? Prime Minister Yang Guan looked at Cao Zhang and said indignantly

Cao Zhang was speechless for a while, what Prime Minister Yang Guan said was reasonable, he couldn't refute it, so he had to give up, after the ministers heard the prime minister's words, the ministers who supported Cao Zhang just now also felt that what the prime minister said made sense, and changed their minds instantly, but they still saw that the prime minister was deliberately maintaining the old department of the White Tiger and the Winner Army

After hearing this, the emperor nodded, "What the prime minister said is not unreasonable" After listening to the words of the prime minister Yang Guan, he also completely dispelled the idea of getting rid of the white tiger, although he is a general who wins without injury, but in any case, he is also the general of Zhenguan that the imperial court has to rely on, if he is eliminated, the Xirong army will make a comeback as it did back then, and more importantly, now that the feudal towns are divided, all the troops that the Tang Dynasty can mobilize are stationed at the border pass, and the domestic troops are empty

What's more, now that the feudal towns are divided, all the troops that the Tang Dynasty can mobilize are stationed at the border passes, and the domestic troops are empty, even if it is the capital Chang'an, there are only 30,000 imperial forest troops stationed there, and self-protection is a problem, and how to exterminate others, so the emperor dispelled the idea of getting rid of the old department of the White Tiger and the Winner Army, and said it at the moment

"This matter will be done according to the opinion of the prime minister and King En, don't discuss it anymore, pass on my will, reward the White Tiger and the Tiger Prison Guards, they have meritorious service in guarding the border passes, and keep the people peaceful, I am very pleased, and I am very pleased to entitle the White Tiger as the king of Dingxi, reward 10,000 taels of silver, and reward the three armies of the Tiger Prison Pass" The emperor ordered in a deep voice

Cao Zhang's face was black, and he went down to order people to go to the Tiger Prison Pass to issue an edict, he never expected that it would be such a result in the end, he wanted to use the emperor to convict the White Tiger of the crime of rebellion to rectify the White Tiger, who thought that in the end, the emperor not only did not cure the crime of the White Tiger, but was crowned as the king, there is really a feeling of stealing chickens and rice

"Your Majesty's Heroic Name" Prime Minister Yang Pavilion respectfully paid homage to the emperor, and the ministers of "Your Majesty's British Name" also echoed in unison, but how could they not know the emperor's mind, the emperor knew that the winner army was a rare tiger and wolf army, if it was exterminated because of the reason that there was no injury to win, not only would the soldiers be lost, but also the crime of indiscriminate killing of innocents, so he changed his method to entrust the current leader of the winner army to the white tiger, and rewarded the winner army for its ability to defend the pass, which played a role in buying people's hearts. can make this brave and warlike army available to him, this trick is really clever

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