In the Penglai Palace, Empress Wu and Li Zhi sat high, and the important ministers on both sides looked sideways at Li Xuan at the same time.

In front of everyone's eyes, Li Xuan cautiously arched his hand and said, "The minister's preface is just one or two delusions."

Empress Wu waved her hand unconcernedly, stared at Li Xuan and said, "It's okay, the king of Nanchang has everything to say, if he can pacify the affairs of Dongdao without moving the army, the king of Nanchang has made a great contribution to the court."

The eyes of everyone present who fell on Li Xuan were calm, and they didn't care about the words of the martial queen.

If it is said that there is a great contribution to the court, who is present who has not made a great contribution to the court.

Pei Xingjian, Liu Renliang, Hao Chujun, which one is not a great achievement.

After sorting out his thoughts a little, Li Xuan cautiously said, "Your Majesty, the queen of heaven, Silla's move happened to pinch the key point of our dynasty, in addition to his own profits, it is more for Tubo.

Therefore, this matter must be instigated by the Tibetans from behind, promising great benefits, and their generation will be tempted to attack our army.

Even after our dynasty retreated and occupied the homeland of Baekje and Goguryeo, Silla would surely attack us from Liaodong Province when our dynasty fought against Tibet, thereby relieving the pressure on Tibet.

Even once it is successful, the two sides may promise each other to share the Tang Dynasty."

The virtues of the Silla people have been like this since ancient times, and they are eager to include Chang'an in their territory now.

"This has already been said in the book." Li Zhi waved his hand and looked at Li Xuan: "You continue!"

"Whoa!" Li Xuan pondered very cautiously and spoke: "Although Tubo expects Silla to do its best to defeat our Tang Dynasty, it is not easy to say how much Silla itself is willing to contribute, after all, Silla has been fighting with our dynasty for several years, and its national strength has declined and has reached its limit."

Li Zhi frowned a little, he understood the meaning of Li Xuan's words, and picked up the piece on the side sideways.

Immediately, Li Zhi handed the chapter to Empress Wu on the right, and after Empress Wu read it, he handed it to the crown prince Li Xian, followed by Liu Renliang, Hao Chujun and other important ministers.

"It is true, although Silla has a large army, the place where the war with me broke out is only in the city of Maixiao." Pei Xingjian breathed a long sigh of relief and said, "The minister originally thought that Silla was also waiting for our army to show its flaws before attacking with all his might, but now it seems that it is still undecided whether it wants to attack."

Li Xuan gave his hand seriously to Pei Xingjian, Pei Xingjian's military god's hope, and his eyes were keen.

Li Xuan's understanding of the people of Silla is probably the least in the entire Tang Dynasty.

"The people of Silla, greedy for small profits and sacrificing their lives, let them put the icing on the cake when they fought against the Tang Dynasty in Tibet and took advantage of it, they will be tempted, but if they are asked to serve the goal of the Silla people, they will definitely not want to." Li Xuan sneered and summed up, and all the ministers present nodded silently at the same time.

Li Zhi tapped lightly on the table and said uncertainly, "If that's the case, even if we don't send reinforcements, the army can retreat safely?"

Li Xuan bowed again and said, "Your Majesty, now that it is early winter, if our army's formation is stable, the support is sufficient, and there is not the slightest flaw, Silla will only take advantage of it, but I am afraid that the weather will be very cold and the mountain roads are rugged, and our army will inevitably show flaws. When the opportunity comes, the Silla people will surely pounce on them like mad dogs, and it is very difficult to predict what the outcome will be, and Yang Guang's withdrawal was a precedent back then."

Li Xuan's words may not have been unrealized by everyone present before, but how could the army be lucky.

What's more, the prosperous Tang Dynasty, from the emperor to the three provinces and six departments of the court, and then to the front-line commander, are all accustomed to completely control the situation in their own hands.

Li Xuan said that there are too many uncertain possibilities in the future, so everyone eliminated these possibilities from the beginning.

Li Xuan's words actually directly pointed out Silla's real nervous mentality, he arched his hand and said: "If we are tough, we can inflict heavy losses on the enemy and make a move to fight for our lives where the war starts, then even if the time is not allowed and the location is inconvenient, we can calmly retreat."

"It's hard." Liu Renliang answered, shook his head and said: "I have 30,000 troops in the Andong Governor's Palace, but we are stationed in various cities, and there are more than 10,000 people on the front line, but Silla has three or four times as many as me.

Li Jinxing's

It is indeed a good general, and it is not possible to hold Anton steadily, but it is difficult to make it possible to achieve one enemy against a hundred, or even reproduce the situation of the first battle at the mouth of the Baijiang River.

After all, not everyone is Liu Renliang and Xue Rengui.

"Therefore, we need to start from external forces." Li Xuan bowed to Liu Renliang, then looked at Li Zhi and said, "Your Majesty, the last thing I want to prepare for the westward expedition is Tibet, and now that the war between the Tang Dynasty and Silla is raging again, the most happy person has no one in Tibet, if this is the case, there is an envoy from Tibet, and I implore you to negotiate ......peace."

"There is no word between me and Tibet." Li Zhi didn't even want to listen to Li Xuan's words, so he waved his hand directly.

Li Xuan immediately said with a face full of approval: "Your Majesty naturally doesn't need to talk to Tubo, just let the Silla envoys know that there are Tibetans asking for peace envoys coming, anyway, Your Majesty will expel them from Chang'an tomorrow."

"I've got something to say." Li Zhi vaguely seemed to understand that Li Xuan had other intentions, but what did he mean?

"Whoa!" Li Xuan arched his hand again and said, "Your Majesty, although Silla and Tibet are colluding with each other, their trust in each other is weak......

Silla and Tibet were thousands of miles apart, and it was rare for them to trust each other, but in this case, they were able to exchange news in a timely manner, which was somewhat magical.

But Li Zhi, and everyone in the main hall, did not doubt its authenticity.

After all, the incident of the King of the East China Sea had only happened recently, and everyone could see his collusion clearly.

Li Xuan straightened up slightly, and his expression became solemn: "Your Majesty, you can cover it up a little at first, then have suspicions, and finally go to contact Tubo, or I have an inner ghost in the court, let him know the truth, and let him rest assured, but at this time, let him inadvertently know the real killer of my dynasty."

"What's the killer feature?" Li Zhi and all the ministers present finally got to the point after hearing Li Xuan's ink for so long.

"Wakoku." Li Xuan looked at Li Zhi with a solemn expression, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, since the battle at the mouth of the Baijiang River, the Wa Kingdom has been subdued by our dynasty, and for many years it has been sending a large number of Tang envoys to our dynasty to learn the culture of the Tang Dynasty, but although it is a defeated general of our dynasty, its combat power cannot be ignored, and the most important thing is that it is a hundred miles southeast of Silla, and it will be there in half a day.

If the Silla envoys knew that our dynasty had the intention of uniting the north and south of the Japanese kingdom to attack Silla, they would be panicked, and in addition, I would pretend to prepare a large number of reinforcements to the southeast, and I am afraid that when the time comes, I will not want our army to move lightly, and Silla will ask for surrender.

What we need to pay for the DPRK is nothing more than a false edict and a slight transfer of troops from several states in the southeast."

Pay less, get a big return, and play psychological warfare.

"Not bad." Empress Wu took the lead in nodding, and the important ministers present bowed at the same time.

After intervening in the court for so long, Li Xuan can be regarded as a courtier who understands the attitude of the Empress Wu family towards war.

Empress Wu was in charge of the government, and she was not easily involved in the military, and she was more in charge of money, grain, and taxes.

In a big war, how much food needs to be prepared, how much people, horses, ordnance, and how much is the daily consumption on the battlefield, how long can the treasury reserves last, and how long can the transportation be sent to the front line.

This is what Empress Wu is best at and what she is best at.

War is actually a game, but the winner may not take all, and the loser may not lose everything.

However, it is often the case that the loser loses and loses, but the winner gains nothing.

In particular, fighting with tribal peoples such as Tibet and Turks, in addition to removing the border threat, there was little gain, and if it were not for the Silk Road, I am afraid that the war with the Turks would have been a loss.

Of course, the affairs of the battlefield cannot be purely economic, otherwise, it will be the end of the shame of Jingkang in the Northern Song Dynasty.

Silla who used a fake edict to deceive him did not dare to act rashly, and then Datang successfully withdrew his troops, which was the most cost-effective thing.

The delicate arrangement, the calculations of the people, did not even need to be fully believed by Silla.

As long as there are enough suspicions, in the country, under the suspicions, Li Jinxing, the ambassador of Andong Province, and Gao Kan, the deputy envoy, will take all this

The arrangement is clear.

"What else do you think?" Li Zhi sat behind the table and looked at everyone calmly.

Zhongshu ordered Hao Chujun to take a step forward and arched his hand: "Returning to Your Majesty, the strategy proposed by the King of Nanchang is indeed feasible, but it is too risky, even if everything goes well in the early stage, and the Silla envoy believes in the strategy of the Japanese Kingdom and our dynasty to flank him from the north and south, but it will take time for his suspicions to be transmitted back to Dongdao.

Moreover, even if the Japanese Kingdom and our dynasty really attack from the north and south, the coordination, armament, and time will definitely not be enough in one winter, and Silla only needs to probe to distinguish the true from the fake."

"Then go both." Liu Renliang stood up and arched his hand: "Your Majesty, even if there is no Silla people involved, it will be difficult for Liaodong Province to withdraw the army in winter, and the minister originally planned to call the Dengzhou Naval Division to assist the army to retreat, but now since Silla is to be afraid, then why not really send a naval division to Dongdao, even if it does not participate in the war, it can be convenient for the army to evacuate."

"If you want to be real, why don't you do it all." Li Zhi straightened up, put his hands on the dragon case, his eyes fell on the ministers in the palace, and said in a deep voice, "Summon, tomorrow will make the envoy of the Japanese Kingdom to meet you." Since the Japanese state has an army and covets the northern territory, why not let it really cooperate with our dynasty, even if it is not for today, but for other days, I don't want to hear the news of Silla's movement when the war with Tibet begins."

Speaking of this, Li Zhi sneered slightly and said softly, "Maybe I can't completely pacify Silla in this life, but my son ...... Remember, prince, that Silla is treacherous, and he will be severely punished until the kingdom is destroyed."

Li Xian immediately stood in the center of the main hall and bowed to Li Zhi: "Erchen obeys the order."

All the ministers present bowed their heads at the same time, and they all knew in their hearts that the existence and rebellion of Silla, who had destroyed Goguryeo and Baekje, could not achieve the consummation of his work.

Although Li Zhi still has some time in his life, he will pay more attention to Tubo, and as for Silla, let it be left to the crown prince to play with.

After taking a deep look at Li Xian, Li Zhi raised his head, looked at Zhao Renben, the servant of the door on the side, and said in a deep voice: "Passing the decree, appoint Shi Dou Xuande, the governor of Yangzhou Prefecture, as the ambassador of Jiangnan Province to prepare for the army, and Li Xuan, the king of Nanchang, as the deputy envoy of the Jiangnan Province Army, to prepare for the assistance of the Jiangnan Provincial Naval Division to Dongdao, the withdrawal of the army, and the alliance with the Japanese State."

In Li Zhi's words, the future situation of the entire East Island has been completely decided.

"Obey." Li Xuan immediately stepped forward and gave up his hand.

Empress Wu immediately added, "All the tribes cooperate with the king of Nanchang and act cautiously."

All the ministers present bowed their hands at the same time: "The ministers obey the order."