At three o'clock, a black carriage turned out of Kaihuafang and slowly drove towards Danfeng Gate.

Li Xuan sat alone in the car, her eyes slightly closed, as if she was asleep.

This is not the first time he has participated in the Chang Dynasty, but it is a very important one.

Especially on the other side, there are fierce generals like Xue Rengui, and the peak of spirit is very important.

"Lord Wang, Danfeng Gate has arrived." Li Zhu's voice sounded outside.

"Hmm!" Li Xuan nodded lightly, opened her eyes, lifted the curtain, and jumped out.

A dark crimson official robe, worn on his body, clean and straight.

At this moment, a tall, tall and burly purple-robed official slowly came from behind on horseback.

A team of Jin Wuwei guarded the surroundings, raising their heads and chests, with a solemn expression.

Xue Rengui, the prince of Pingyang County.

Li Xuan had seen Xue Rengui once when he was a teenager, so he barely recognized him.

At this moment, Xue Rengui's face was calm, his eyes were clear, and his body exuded an invisible majesty.

The color of the fierce general is completely restrained.

Li Xuan recognized Xue Rengui, but unfortunately Xue Rengui didn't know Li Xuan.

Seeing Li Xuan wearing a dark crimson official robe, Xue Rengui's face was a little surprised.

There are not many such young four-grade officials in the Manchu Dynasty.

A Jin Wuwei whispered a few words in Xue Rengui's ear, and suddenly Xue Rengui's face was full of surprise.

When he was the king of the county, he was dressed in a scarlet robe, no wonder he couldn't recognize it.

At this moment, there are already a lot of people under the Danfeng Sect, but most of them are officials from the Six Ministries and the Imperial Historical Tower.

Today is the Chang Dynasty, except for the prime ministers, the three provincial servants, and the six Shangshu, all other ministries, unless there is a special summons, do not need to come here.

Li Xuan was specially summoned.

He stood in place and solemnly bowed his hand at Xue Rengui.

In any case, Xue Rengui has expanded the territory of the Tang Dynasty many times and made meritorious contributions, and this alone is worthy of Li Xuan's awe.

Xue Rengui also didn't say anything, returned the salute to Li Xuan slightly, and then entered the train.

In fact, there are many intersections between Xue Rengui and Li Xuan, and last year the Turks tried to kidnap Jieli and Tuli's grandson.

At that time, in order to deter the Turks, Li Xuan suggested that the emperor directly remove the word Xue Rengui's inspection of the school and the acting governor of the prefecture.

Li Xuan got married, and the Xue family also had a gift.

……

Under the Danfeng Gate, there was silence.

Liu Xianli, Pei Yan, Li Jingxuan, Dou Xuande, Gao Kan and others arrived one by one.

In the end, Liu Renliang, Dai Zhide, Hao Chujun, Zhang Wenjun, Zhao Renben, Xue Yuanchao and others also came one by one.

When Liu Xianli walked past Li Xuan's side, he smiled lightly and nodded slightly.

Li Xuan bowed and returned the salute.

At this time, the palace gates were wide open.

"The emperor is in the early dynasty, and the ministers are here."

In the loud voice of the inner attendants, a group of courtiers from the core center of the Tang Dynasty slowly entered the Daming Palace and went straight to the Zichen Palace.

Empress Wu and the emperor were already sitting on the imperial couch, and the crown prince Li Xian stood respectfully aside.

Li Dan and Li Xian are nowhere to be seen, and there is no part of the Chang Dynasty.

"The ministers see Your Majesty, Your Majesty is blessed with longevity, and the ministers see the Queen of Heaven, and the Queen of Heaven is blessed with Jin'an!"

The crowd saluted respectfully, then stood up.

Li Zhi raised his head a little tiredly, looked at the ministers and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, I have called you here today to discuss the matter of going to Tibet next year. ”

Now that it is the end of the year, the generalissimo of the Northwest Road march, Liu Renliang, is still in the court, and the next thing is next year.

Whether it is the Tang Dynasty fighting Wuhai or the Tubo people fighting down from Wuhai, they need to prepare in advance.

Li Zhi looked sideways at Liu Renliang and said, "Liu Qing, tell me, how is the situation in Tuyuhun now?" ”

"Whoa!" Liu Renliang seriously bowed his hand, and then said: "Back to Your Majesty, and before the return of the ministers, the army has reached the west to Golmud, the first line of the vast cliff, and the south has advanced to the south of Dafeichuan, the land of the mountain road of Majixue Mountain, the south of Xinghai, and the land of the mountain road of 100 miles, and the Tubo people have not had any offensive this winter. ”

After a slight pause, Liu Renliang continued: "The Murong clan of Dongtuyuhun is expected to regain the country in early March next year based on the three big cities of Fuqicheng, Delingha and Golmud.

The Qingnan Basin, as well as the six counties of Qingdong Mountain, Tongren, Zeku, Guinan, Tongde, Qugou and Xinghai, will be placed under the rule of Changzhou to shepherd the people, and at the same time resist the invasion of Tibet and provide grain and grass transportation for the army.

The ministries counted 62,000 soldiers, and waited for the day, obeying His Majesty's orders. ”

The ministers in the hall couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief at the same time.

Liu Renliang's words have clearly explained all the situation on the front line.

Others are fine, but the six counties of Tongren, Zeku, Guinan, Tongde, Qugou and Xinghai, which were originally all under the rule of the Tubo people, are now all under the rule of the Tang Dynasty and Changzhou, and the territory is expanded.

"Congratulations to Your Majesty, Wencheng Wude, and Heavenly Fortune is prosperous." The ministers in the palace bowed their hands at the same time, and they all praised and drank.

Li Zhi waved his hand and said with a smile: "I am just sitting in Chang'an and providing food and salary, and it is Zuo Xiang and a group of generals who are fighting on the front line, so I will not fight for this merit." ”

"Your Majesty is generous, wise and decisive, which is the blessing of the ministers and the people." The ministers gave up their hands again, and the sycophants had already slapped them in a row.

"Alright, alright." Li Zhi waved his hand and said with a solemn expression: "This year, thanks to Zuo Xianghe and the main general, the record is excellent, but next year, how the army should behave, how the Tubo people will move, what the battle situation will be, and how much chance our army has of winning, these must be clearly explained one by one." ”

The ministers bowed in unison.

The emperor looked at Liu Renliang again and said, "Zuo Xiang, you continue." ”

"Yes!" Liu Renliang gave his hand again, and then spoke: "Your Majesty, now on the east and west sides of the Tang Dynasty front, on the west side, it is important to induce Dayan Mang to surrender to Cheng, and the troops are oppressive, but it is not easy to start a war, and the front line is mostly handed over to the Murong clan, and my center of gravity is on the east side, and the east side is Wuhai." ”

After a slight pause, Liu Renliang continued: "Tubo Mangsong Mangzan died, and there has been a lot of chaos in Tubo, but I think that before March next year, everything should be calmed down, and even the Qinling will rush to Wuhai in advance, and our army must be fully prepared before March." ”

"Wuhai." Li Zhi knocked lightly on the table and said softly: "Next year's matter, the key is to take Wuhai, as for the future, look at the time to take Wuhai, if it is early to take Wuhai, then rush to the south; If it is too late to take Wuhai, then stick to it first, and then plan for the future. ”

"Your Majesty is wise." The ministers surrendered at the same time.

Li Zhi raised his head, looked at Xue Rengui, and said softly: "Xue Qing, among the ministers, you are the only one who has been to Wuhai, and now that the army is cutting down Wuhai again, do you have any suggestions?" ”

Xue Rengui's expression was solemn, he took a step to the left, and arched his hand: "Your Majesty." ”

Li Xuan, as well as Gao Kan, Liu Xianli and others, all their eyes fell on Xue Rengui.

The Tang Dynasty's expedition to Wuhai, how to stop, Wuhai's topography, weather, gathering places, and city defense are all very important.

Although Li Xuan and the others sent scouts deep into the mountains, they reached the bitter sea that was nearly a hundred miles away from Wuhai at the farthest.

In the north of Kuhai, there is already a Tibetan camp stationed, and further south, it is where Wuhai is located.

"Walking from Dafeiling to the South Mountain Road, the fifty-mile grassland gradually disappears, the mountains are undulating, and the mountains and forests are abundant; After fifty miles, the mountains and forests decreased, and there were more thorns; Fifty miles further up, the thorns disappeared, and the snowy peaks were everywhere; Fifty miles to the bitter sea, snowy peaks and rocks, steep mountain roads; A hundred miles further southwest, lakes, mires, and meadows appeared one after another, and finally reached Wuhai. At the end of Xue Rengui's words, his expression became more and more solemn.

Li Xuan listened from behind, his brows furrowed.

In Dafeiling, it is full of vitality.

At the foot of the Maji Snow Mountain, there are also layers of mountains.

On the mountainside, thorns increase and the temperature drops.

Further up, even the thorns began to struggle to survive even when the temperature was cold.

In the end, only dry rocks and snowy peaks remain, and life is extinct.

But the bitter sea seems to have reached the highest point of the mountain, and further south, the mountain begins to decrease, and the alpine steppe lakes increase, until it reaches the place where the Wuhai sea gathers.

Xue Rengui looked up at Li Zhi and arched his hand: "Your Majesty, within a hundred miles to the south of Dafeiling, grain and grass are worry-free, but starting from the land of a hundred miles, the transportation of grain and grass has become difficult.

Therefore, the transportation of grain and grass is the most important thing, and if the supply of grain and grass can be obtained in time, the army will not be in serious trouble when it arrives in Wuhai. ”

Li Zhi nodded, Wuhai is far away, two hundred miles of steep mountain roads, how difficult it is to transport grain and grass.

"This is one of them." Xue Rengui's face was solemn, and he said solemnly: "The second is the plateau miasma, the minister arrived at the foot of the Dafei Ridge, and his soldiers fell less than one percent, and then, the minister selected the elite to go south to the snow mountain, and when he arrived at the bitter sea, he led the soldiers to be thirty percent unwell.

After taking Wuhai, all the soldiers were already sick, and the rest of the soldiers began to feel unwell, so the minister took the initiative to retreat after holding on to Wuhai for a period of time. ”

Xue Rengui bowed his head and said: "If the plateau miasma is not resolved, Wuhai will never be able to hold on, and it is because of this in the Zhenguan period that he was finally forced to give up. ”

Grain and grass, plateau miasma.

Li Zhi couldn't help but take a deep breath, then turned his head to look at Liu Xianli, and asked in a deep voice, "Liu Qing, what do you think?" ”

"Your Majesty." Liu Xianli stood up and arched his hand: "The matter of grain and grass, the waterwheel that began to be built this winter can solve part of it, as for the other shortcomings, the minister suggested continuing to march to the south of Wuhai, plundering the cattle and sheep of the local tribes as a supplement, and as for those tribes, they will move to Changzhou to enrich the population." ”

Xue Rengui glanced at Liu Xianli, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't interrupt him.

Li Zhi knew what Xue Rengui wanted to say, waved his hand and said, "On Qinling will not give you the opportunity to plunder cattle and sheep." ”

"Your Majesty, then drive the people, we can't find the cattle and sheep hidden in Qinling, but the locals may not find it." Liu Xianli bowed slightly, his eyes solemn.

Li Xuan raised his eyebrows, how could he be a little familiar with Liu Xianli's words.

By the way, isn't this Huo Quai's strategy of eating the enemy?

Regardless of whether the local people live or die, they wantonly kill and plunder, so as to obtain a foundation for survival.

It's just that Liu Xianli's words are more vague.

robbed the local people, and then drove them down the plateau to Changzhou, as for how many people on this road will survive, they don't care.

Maybe they'll all die.

"It can be a temporary foothold, but it is harmful for the long term." Li Zhi directly saw the disadvantages of this method.

What he wants is to govern Wuhai, not destroy Wuhai, otherwise he will use Li Xuan's method more directly.

"What Your Majesty said is reasonable, but in the long run, as long as you have a foothold, logistics grain and grass can be hauled by watertrucks and transported in a steady stream." Liu Xianli gave up his hand again.

After a few words, he hit the idea on the waterwheel grain road again.

"And the plateau miasma." Liu Xianli glanced at Li Xuan and said, "Over the years, there has been a cure for plateau miasma, and I think the king of Nanchang can solve it." ”

In an instant, everyone's eyes fell on Li Xuan.

Li Xuan's expression was calm, and he stood with a bow, as if he didn't notice the attention of others.

Li Zhi smiled slightly, finally looked at Li Xuan, and said, "King of Nanchang, can you tell me, can waterwheel transportation and plateau miasma solve the problem of Wuhai?" Don't forget that once Wuhai is taken, it will be governed by your Changzhou, and you have an unshirkable responsibility. ”

Li Xuan suddenly felt a toothache, okay, it's all his business.

Taking a deep breath, Li Xuan stood up to the left, and then arched his hand and said, "Your Majesty, the matter of the waterwheel can solve temporary worries, but it cannot solve the eternal trouble; The plateau miasma is easy, it is nothing more than a selection, before the army lands in Wuhai, select the soldiers who are not affected by the plateau miasma in advance. ”

"How?" Xue Rengui couldn't help but speak.

For a moment, everyone looked at Li Xuan with fierce eyes.

(End of chapter)