In the Zichen Palace, Li Zhi raised his head and looked at Li Xuan with a smile: "I heard that you are looking for Yang Jiong?" ”

"Yes, the minister wants to find Yang Jiong to write an essay to crusade against Tibet." Li Xuan gave his hand seriously and replied sincerely.

Li Zhi smiled and nodded, and said with emotion: "I know, you once said that you wanted to use a piece of text to force the Tubo army in Tanggula Mountain to go north. ”

"Yes!" Li Xuan bowed down and said seriously: "This kind of text does not work at all in front of an old and spicy character like Qinling, but in the eyes of the upper and lower classes of the people in Tubo and the front-line soldiers, they were led to block the north exit, endless ridicule, and they were forced to shrink in the mountains, so it is strange that they can bear it." ”

Li Zhi's expression became serious, nodded and said, "It seems that it can indeed play some role." ”

"Chen also hopes so, after all, this is a rare easy opportunity for my Datang." After a slight pause, Li Xuan arched his hand forward again, and then said: "The minister actually hopes that this text can be shaken and won by the new ruler of Tubo, Chidu Songzan...... If he can provoke him to persecute the Qinling, or even conflict with the Qinling, my Tang Dynasty will have a chance to win without a fight. ”

"But there aren't many opportunities like that." Li Zhi waved his hand slightly, but then said, "But it's rare for you to be so attentive." ”

"It's a matter of the ministers." Li Xuan bowed seriously.

"What did Yang Jiong say?" Li Zhi leaned forward slightly, if the matter of the text was really useful, the power would not be the same.

Li Xuan persuaded Li Zhi back then, gathered Wang Bo, Lu Zhaolin, Yang Jiong, and Luo Bin Wang, and then wrote an essay together, and it was best to directly scold Mangsong Mangzan, the lord of Tubo.

It's a pity that at that time, Li Zhi didn't know that Mangsong Mangzan was seriously ill, otherwise an article might really scold him to death.

Li Xuan arched his hand and said: "Xiao Shulang said that this matter needs to be carefully considered, and it cannot be done in a hurry, and he will also go to Shuzhong to ask Du Xianyan what he means, after all, this kind of thing is more suitable for Du Xianyan." ”

"Indeed, this kind of thing is the most suitable thing for Du Xianyan, hahaha......" Li Zhi couldn't help laughing, then waved his hand and said, "Go on." ”

"Yes!" Li Xuan seriously bowed his hand and said: "The minister simply asked the school secretary to contact Lu Zhaolin, as well as He Zhizhang, and a few people to discuss together, it should be a good article." ”

"Not bad." Li Zhi nodded with emotion and said: "Regardless of whether this matter can be said to be chaotic among the Tubo monarchs and ministers, but this trip is a grand event, and the decree will be given to a few Aiqing for half a year to take care of this matter, if you come to Beijing, the secretary of the province will be responsible for careful hospitality." ”

"Whoa!" After the tent, one of the housekeepers stood up and gave up his hands.

Li Zhi turned to look at Li Xuan and asked, "I heard that He Jizhen did a good job in Changzhou, when will you let him come back to participate in the scientific expedition?" ”

"Your Majesty even remembers He Jizhen's name." Li Xuan bowed his hand in some surprise, and then said: "Since the beginning of the year, He Jizhen has been serving as the chief bookkeeper in Xinghai, and he has really experienced a lot in the past few years...... Since His Majesty misses him, the minister asked him to come back at the end of this year to participate in the imperial examination, but he will not be able to catch up this year. ”

For the imperial examination, at the end of November, you have to register, and then there are a series of things to do to make a name for yourself, which is very troublesome.

"Next year will be fine." Li Zhi nodded and said, "Next year you will fight against Tibet, and after the imperial examination, I will transfer him back to Changzhou to serve as the county commander." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Li Xuan bowed gratefully.

Generally, after the imperial examination, it is already quite good to be able to serve as a county lieutenant, and the county order is at least three levels higher than the county lieutenant.

The emperor's words saved He Zhizhang several years of grinding.

Li Zhi waved his hand slightly and said: "Changzhou has prospered in recent years, and He Jizhen is also meritorious, and I am just a homeopathic reward."

By the way, I heard that there are also people in your house who want to take a scientific expedition this year? ”

"Yes, Hebei Song Jing, the grandson of Song Wuben of Liyang County, the son of Song Yuanfu of Weizhou Hucao who joined the army, Song Wuben had fought in Goguryeo with Zuo Xiang in his early years, and he had a little incense, so he studied in the minister's mansion." Li Xuan briefly talked about the ins and outs.

Song Jing is a relationship with Liu Renliang, and Liu Jinyu was pulled to Peng Wangfu.

"The minister has been called several times, his ability is not good, not under Yao Chong, if he can be promoted, he should be able to serve His Majesty and the court." Li Xuan bowed seriously.

"Why don't I transfer him to Changzhou after the imperial examination this year?" Li Zhi groaned.

Li Xuan hurriedly bowed his hand and said: "Your Majesty, no, Song Jing has a useful talent, and he can exert his ability more in the court than in the locality, so let him stay in the court to serve His Majesty." ”

Li Xuan refused very decisively, and did not give the emperor the slightest chance to collude with him.

"I remember, you don't care much about Yao Chong's affairs." The emperor looked at Li Xuan and nodded slightly.

Li Xuan arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, if you talk about literary talent, He Zhizhang will be above Yao Chong and Song Jing, but if it is the ability to govern the government, Yao Chong and Song Jing will be far above He Zhizhang, and He Zhizhang is frivolous, and Yao Chong and Song Jing are also much more restrained." ”

"I'll look at their papers then." Li Zhi nodded subconsciously, and then said with a smile: "Of course, first of all, their test papers can be sent to my eyes." ”

In a imperial examination, thousands of candidates participated, and only more than 30 people were finally selected.

Maybe even less.

There are only ten people who can really send the test papers to the emperor.

Song Jing's test paper wanted to appear in front of the emperor's eyes. At least his results should be among the top ten among thousands of candidates.

If he really has this ability, then the emperor will adjust later, and no one can say anything more.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Li Xuan bowed his hand seriously, and then said: "Your Majesty, the minister has a suggestion, I don't know whether to talk about it or not." ”

"Say!" Li Zhi waved his hand directly, Li Xuan was here, when did he speak restrained.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Li Xuan stood up, looked at Li Zhi and said, "Your Majesty, the minister dares to ask Your Majesty whether there is an opinion that the Turks will become the champions in this year's imperial examination." ”

Li Zhizheng got up, sat up straight, nodded slowly, and said, "It is true that there has been such a statement, but Zuo Xiang denied it...... Over the years, there are not a few Turkic people who have studied and taught in Taixue and Guozijian, but there are very few people who have the talent of Jinshi, let alone the champion. ”

Li Xuan nodded slowly, and arched his hand: "What Your Majesty said is indeed reasonable, Turkic cultural affairs always fail, so you can only rely on martial arts to kill the world." ”

"But there should still be an attitude." Li Zhi raised his head and said softly: "I can't give it to the champion, but Tanhua and Bangyan, if I deliberately let go, no one will want to let go in the future." ”

"Your Majesty Shengming!" Li Xuan gave up his hand seriously.

The imperial court took the Turkic people as an example to explore the flowers, so that the Turkic people in the world can also see a new road.

Especially ordinary Turkic people, the hostility towards the Tang Dynasty is not so great, so it is easy to calm down when there is something in the future.

"You've got a heart." Li Zhi waved his hand, then picked up a piece of music from the imperial case and handed it forward slightly.

Wang Fulai on the side had already taken the piece and handed it to Li Xuan.

Li Xuan was a little surprised to take the chapter, and before he opened it, the emperor continued: "Look at it, this is a secret report from Tubo and Subi sent by the secret guards, and Tubo has not made any big moves, but Subi, on the Qinling Tomb, has mobilized a large number of people and horses, or repaired Qamdo, it seems that Qamdo will be built into a strong fortress. ”

"He wants to drag the minister in Qamdo." Li Xuan flipped through the music in his hand, and the picture in his mind gradually became clearer: "He is thinking that he will use Changdu to attract the attention of the ministers and others in front, and then send troops from the Tanggula Mountain Pass to directly attack the ministers and others, this is a calculation...... Why does this calculator feel familiar? ”

"You see that?" Li Zhi looked at Li Xuan in some surprise.

Those people in the military department also looked at it for a long time before they realized that it was boring, and Li Xuan saw it through it at a glance now.

"It's still the same old routine." Li Xuan suddenly came over, and felt funny for a while, and then, he turned to look at the emperor, arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, this is the routine used by the Northwest Daoist army when they fought against Tubo in Changzhou, but the minister really didn't expect that he would repeat the old tricks. ”

When he was in Changzhou, he held the mountain road of Majixue Mountain in his hand in the Qinling Tomb, and then relied on Xinghai in the east and Fu Qicheng on the right.

As long as Datang attacks one side, it will immediately be attacked by the other two sides.

This is especially true when Qamdo is gradually being transformed into a hard barrier.

"You can see it." Li Zhi was a little surprised, but then said: "Since you have seen it, do you have any good strategies for this matter?" ”

"Your Majesty." Li Xuan seriously bowed his hand, then stepped forward and said, "What the enemy wants, I don't want to do."

If Qinling wants to fight a decisive battle with his ministers in Chang, then the best strategy is to avoid Subi and Qamdo, and then choose a place that no one has ever thought of.

The Tang Dynasty and the Qinling Tomb fought each other, so that the advantage of the Qinling Tomb could be minimized. ”

"You're trying to do it all over again?" Li Zhi nodded abruptly.

Li Xuan arched his hand and said: "Yes, Your Majesty, at this time, I'm afraid that no one would think that the ministers would attack the sheep." ”

It's not Subi, it's not Tubo, it's Yangtong.

Li Xuan attacked Subi, and Tubo and Yang attacked on the same side.

Li Xuan attacked Tubo, and there were also Yangtong and Subi to attack.

But Li Xuan's attack on Yangtong may not be able to move Tubo and Su Bi.

Because among the three, the value of Yang Tong is the lightest, and they are likely to worry that Li Xuan is just luring the snake out of the hole.

"With a light horse, directly attack the capital of Yangtong, the army opens its pockets on the back road, if they come to the rescue, the minister will swallow them in one bite, if they don't save, the minister will directly take Yangtong." Li Xuan's expression was fierce, that's right, he was luring the snake out.

"It's a hassle-free journey." Li Zhi nodded slightly, and then asked, "So what's next?" ”

"Attack Tanggula Mountain, and then use Tanggula Mountain as bait to introduce Qinling Qamdo to attack." Li Xuan bowed slightly, his own strategy was already here.

"I just don't take the initiative to attack Qamdo." Li Zhi nodded slightly, he already understood Li Xuan's thoughts.

"You can also use the name of Qamdo to sneak into Tanggula Mountain." Li Xuan arched his hand and said seriously: "There is one day left in Qamdo, and then one day you can send people from Qamdo to enter Tanggula Mountain." ”

"You're plotting the checkpoint of Tanggula Mountain." Li Zhi suddenly understood.

Li Xuan bowed down and said: "Nine passes of Tanggula Mountain, the minister wants to sneak into Tanggula Mountain as much as possible during the war in Qamdo and win as many passes as possible." ”

"No wonder Prime Minister Zuo said that you are suitable to be a squire in the military department." Li Zhi sighed with emotion and said: "If you do something, just act according to your strategy, and I can rest assured that I will leave it to you." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Li Xuan bowed again.

"You're leaving for Changzhou tomorrow, right?" Li Zhi asked casually.

"Yes!"

"Let's go see the prince and tell him that he needs to work harder this year in the hidden fields of Henan Province." Li Zhi said casually.

Li Xuan was silent for a while, but soon, he bowed down and said, "The minister's order." ”

"Well, let's go, this trip to the northwest, be careful, don't be careless, the Qinling Tomb has never been easy to deal with, don't fall short." Li Zhi's expression became solemn.

"Obey the Holy Command!"

(End of chapter)