In the swaying carriage, Li Xuan was wrapped in a black cloak and leaned against the carriage, her eyes seemed to be closed.

Outside the curtain, Li Zhu's voice sounded in a low voice: "Lord Wang, today, Yushi Zhongcheng has already set off for Hebei. ”

"Hmm!" Li Xuan replied softly.

Cui Mi in the imperial history, born in Qinghe Cui's Qinghe house.

Qinghe and Zhao County are only 100 miles apart, and there are few intermarriages for hundreds of years.

This time, the emperor asked Cui Mi, the middle of the imperial history, to investigate the Li family of Zhao County, which itself had the intention of letting him dispose of himself.

The emperor was willing to let go, so Li Xuan asked Li Xian to intercede when he arrived.

However, all hidden dangers must be removed.

The Li clan of Zhaojun, as well as their affiliated families, and other related people, etc., must be sorted out even if all kinds of crimes are internal, and there can be no future troubles.

In addition, it is Fan Yang Lu's family.

The Zhaojun Li clan, the Qinghe Cui clan, and the Fan Yang Lu clan can sort everything out.

But Li Xuan hoped that Fan Yang Lu would be able to share the news with Gao Kan, the prince of Gaoyuan County, as he wished.

In today's Hebei, there is Huo Wang Li Yuanliang in Dingzhou, there is Pingyuan County Gonggaokan in the east, and then there is Zhou Daowu, the governor of Yingzhou in the east, which is not easy.

As long as you are sure, you may be able to take this opportunity to defeat the Turks.

The curtain shook, and Li Xuan couldn't help but think of Di Renjie.

Di Renjie was sent to Hebei by the emperor after the imperial examination at the beginning of the year, and after the Turkic invasion, he was even more restrained and unable to leave.

Taking a light breath, Li Xuan sighed slightly in his heart.

At present, if Di Renjie knows about this matter, he is afraid that he will make a lot of trouble.

Therefore, Li Xuancai did not let the Lu family send a letter to him.

And his identity is not enough for the Lu family to send him a message.

And the Lu family can choose, in fact, only Gao Kan.

Unless they want to die and contact Huo Wang Li Yuanliang, that's another matter.

Of course, they have something even more stupid, that is, they don't do anything and quietly hide everything themselves.

But in this way, the Lu family will draw a cross in Li Xuan's heart.

This time, if the Lu family handles it well, while making contributions, Lu Zhaolin and Lu Zangyong can also benefit.

Li Xuan wanted to see how the Lu family would operate in this matter.

Retracting his thoughts, Li Xuan's thoughts turned to Gao Kan, the prince of Pingyuan County.

Gao Kan was Liu Renliang's old unit when he fought in Silla, and he was also from the Gao clan in Bohai.

Li Xuan's gaze passed through the curtain of the car that fell on Chang'an City under the night outside, and whispered, "Gaoqi." ”

Although Gao Qi died, and most of his father and brother were demoted, this catastrophe was finally over.

Bohai Gao was not hit hard.

But the secrets of Gao Qi also disappeared with his death.

But there are still people who care about these things.

The palace is also continuing to investigate.

However, the intensity of the investigation is decreasing.

As long as there is no aftermath of the incident, everyone will forget about it.

Li Xuan bowed his head slightly, his expression cold.

……

"Drive, military report, emergency military report." A shout came from the front, and Li Xuan couldn't help but peek out of the carriage.

I saw a dusty Qianniu Wei speeding towards the palace along the gallop road.

Li Xuan's eyes flashed slightly, and he turned his head to Li Zhu and said, "Let's go, go back to the palace." ”

"Whoa!" Li Zhu bowed his hand, then turned his horse's head and headed towards the palace.

In the ranks of officials who were originally on duty, more than a dozen carriages turned around at the same time and went against the current.

Nowadays, in the Tang Dynasty, there are three or five places where the war started, but in addition to Changzhou and the grassland, there is only the grassland.

And this military report is not good news.

Li Xuan stood under the palace gate, looking at Liu Renliang, Li Jingxuan, Liu Xianli, Xue Yuanchao, Pei Yan, Xu Yushi, Xiao Dezhao and others in front of him, his expression was calm, and he stood with his hands tied.

Now the palace gate has just been closed, but the people who smelled it are already waiting outside the palace.

In the direction of the East Palace, Li Xian and Yao Lingzhang were coming quickly.

When he arrived at the palace gate, Li Xian solemnly bowed his hand to the ministers.

The ministers returned the salute, but no one spoke.

Standing in front of Li Xuan, Li Xian looked at Li Xuan worriedly.

Li Xuan shook his head slightly, calmly looking at the Danfeng Gate in front of him.

……

"Squeak", the palace gate opened, and the eunuch stood in front of the palace gate, swept the dust at the ministers, and then got out of the way.

Led by Liu Renliang, the ministers had already walked in slowly.

Li Xian walked through the palace gate, his eyes looked at Qiu Eun, his eyes full of doubts.

The emperor did not summon him, but the ministers had already taken the initiative to arrive.

Even the eunuch did not call by name, and he had already made way of the way.

This seems to be a confusing scene, but there is a silent tacit understanding in the vagueness.

Qiu Eun smiled respectfully at Li Xian, but did not speak

Li Xian swept over the ministers with a puzzled gaze, and in the East Palace, now Xue Yuanchao and Li Xuan have arrived, which means that they also know something.

But why didn't either of them talk to him before?

Looking at the upward golden steps in front of him, Li Xian's mind slowly precipitated.

At the moment, the emperor had not said anything before.

During this time, Xue Yuanchao almost didn't care about anything except teaching, but Li Xuan consulted a lot of information in the East Palace......

Li Xian's heart jumped, could it be that Uncle Wang did those things and guessed by himself?

Li Xian subconsciously raised his head, and the gate of Zichen Hall in front of him had arrived.

……

Li Zhi sat in the hall, bowing his head and still reading the recital.

Empress Wu sat on the side, her expression calm.

The ministers entered the hall, and then arched their hands and said, "The ministers see Your Majesty." ”

Li Zhi raised his head, his cold gaze fell on everyone, and finally glanced at Li Xian, and Li Zhi spoke calmly: "Shan Yu Du Hu Mansion played a report, Shan Yu Du Hu Mansion Chief Shi Xiao Siye personally led the soldiers to escort grain and grass, encountered heavy snow, and then was besieged by the Turkic cavalry, defeated, and lost 3,000 people. ”

One sentence lost 3,000 people, and all the ministers in the palace looked up in surprise.

Li Xuan was the same, although he predicted that Shan Yu Duhu Mansion would be in big trouble, he didn't expect to lose so much.

"Your Majesty." Liu Renliang stepped forward and arched his hand: "Why did Xiao Changshi personally escort the grain and grass?" ”

"He was using grain and grass escort as bait to try to swallow the cavalry of the Turks attacking grain and grass, but he didn't expect the grassland to suddenly snow heavily, and he couldn't advance or retreat, so he was surrounded by the Turks." Li Zhi sighed lightly and said, "Since the beginning of winter, the Turks have raided the grain and grass of the Shan Yu Mansion dozens of times, and Xiao Qing has to deal with it. ”

"Your Majesty!" Li Jingxuan stepped forward and asked, "Do you know how many enemy soldiers you have killed?" ”

Li Zhi glanced at Li Jingxuan indifferently, and said unceremoniously: "Defeat is defeat, why talk about what to gain?" ”

When Li Xuan heard it, she couldn't help but bow her head.

Back then, Xue Rengui was defeated by the Tubo people in Dafeichuan, although the casualties of the Tubo people were several times higher than those of the Tang Dynasty, but so what, defeat is defeat.

The Tang Dynasty lost the entire old land of Tuyuhun, and then even the entire Tuyuhun royal family was forced to move to Lingzhou with their cronies.

Defeat is not a gain, but a defeat for strategic purposes.

Xiao Siye is the same now, if he can withdraw before being surrounded by the Turks, then even if he doesn't gain much, he still retains the main force, and the strength of the battle is not defeated, but now his defeat has led to the loss of 3,000 soldiers in the capital of the capital alone, and under the chain reaction, the entire grassland situation will be much more passive.

"Your Majesty." Liu Xianli walked out, and arched his hand with a puzzled face: "Your Majesty, Xiao Changshi, the general in the army, has been fighting for many years, and he also has experience in weather changes, how could he easily be suddenly hit by heavy snow, so that he was besieged by the Turks, is this a trap?" ”

Li Zhi turned his gaze, looked at Li Xian, and asked, "Prince, what do you think?" ”

"Return to my father." Li Xian stood up, stabilized his mind a little, and arched his hand: "Xiao Changshi has been fighting for a long time, since he has a plan, he must be meticulous, how can he be easily defeated by others, the Turks can damage the three thousand soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, and the cavalry mobilization must be in the tens of thousands, Xiao Changshi did not notice it, although there is his fault, but in addition to the shrewdness of the opponent, I am afraid that the news in the army has been leaked." ”

After Li Xian finished speaking, the ministers in the palace looked at him in surprise at the same time.

Although Li Xian's words have not been completely accurate, they are infinitely close to the truth.

This is completely different from the impression of Li Xian in everyone's memory.

The ministers subconsciously looked at Xue Yuanchao and Li Xuan, but they didn't expect that there was a hint of surprise in their eyes.

Li Xian was able to say this, which really surprised them.

You must know that they have never spoken to Li Xian about these words.

Yao Lingzhang stood behind Li Xian, with a hint of groan on his face.

The prince first questioned the internal situation of the military newspaper, and then invisibly interceded for Xiao Siye.

……

Li Zhi brought a smile on his face, nodded and said, "Yes, you can see that you have indeed grown." ”

"Thank you for the compliment." After speaking, Li Xian stepped back and stood back.

Li Zhi looked at the music in his hand, looked at the ministers and said: "There are not many details in this text, why is it difficult to get a peek at the details for a while...... Li Qing, what do you think will happen? ”

Seeing Li Jingxuan bow down again, Li Xuan lowered his head slightly, and a trace of pity flashed in his heart, but it disappeared in an instant.

"Your Majesty." Li Jingxuan solemnly bowed his hand and said: "There is only necessity in this matter, but those who can detect secrets in the army are far from being very human, and the minister suggests that someone should be sent to investigate immediately, and in addition, transfer Pingyang County to the north to meet the army." ”

"Yes!" Li Zhi turned to look to the side, and the people on the side had already begun to quickly draft their intentions.

Li Zhi slowly spoke: "Adjust the Pingyang County Gong Xue Li to the north to go to the capital to suppress it; Lang Wei of the Adjustment Department waited for the price to go north, and the inspection order was in the history of the governor of the capital; transferred the left Qianniu Weilang to Zhou Qian, and led a thousand right guard cavalry to escort the north; Xiao Siye was exempted from the post of the governor of the capital and returned to Beijing to report his crimes. ”

The ministers in the palace couldn't help but be stunned, and then immediately surrendered their hands: "The ministers are in order." ”

Xiao Siye was dismissed from the post of Governor of the Metropolitan Protector Shi?

Defeat and loss of soldiers, this is also a common thing in soldiers.

But the battle situation on the front line is urgent, and it doesn't matter if you remove him from his post, stay in front of the army and make meritorious contributions, so what's the matter if he is transferred back?

Changing generals in battle is a taboo in the army.

Li Xian was a little dazed, but all around, Liu Renliang, Li Jingxuan, Liu Xianli, as well as Xue Yuanchao, Yao Lingzhang, Li Xuan and others, all bowed to their orders.

Is there anything else he doesn't know?

"Do you have anything else to add?" Li Zhi looked at the ministers calmly.

The ministers were silent.

Li Xuan bowed his head deeply, and the battle in the court did not see the slightest fireworks.

"Okay, Zhuqing retreat." Li Zhi waved his hand.

"Whoa!" The ministers bowed their hands, and then slowly retreated.

At this time, Qiu Eun walked up from the side quickly, came to the imperial case, and bowed his hand to say something.

Empress Wu's face was surprised, and then she looked at the emperor.

The emperor sighed lightly, glanced ahead, waved his hand, and then stood up and walked towards the Penglai Palace.

Empress Wu glanced at the folds on the table, then stood up, whispered a command, and then walked towards the apse.

Under the golden steps, as soon as Li Xian stood firm, he couldn't help but look at Xue Yuanchao and Li Xuan: "Xue Gong, Uncle Wang, what is going on today?" ”

"This?" Xue Yuanchao hesitated slightly, and at this moment, the sound of hurried footsteps came from above.

Turning around, Qiu Eun was already standing behind him, looked at Li Xian, Li Xuan, bowed down and said, "Your Highness, Lord Wang, the Queen of Heaven has a call." ”

(End of chapter)