Under the golden steps of the Zichen Palace, Li Xuan, who was dressed in a purple robe, stood solemnly.

A Tsing Yi attendant quickly came out from the inside, stood on the top of the steps and shouted: "King Xuannan, the king of Nanchang has come to see you." ”

"The minister Nanchang Wang Xuan commands." Li Xuan bowed down seriously, and then stepped up the golden steps.

In the Zichen Palace, the Empress Wu wore a black phoenix-patterned brocade robe, and sat alone behind the imperial case to review the chapters.

Li Xuan walked into the hall and solemnly arched his hand and said, "Minister Nanchang Wang Xuan, meet the Queen of Heaven." ”

"Let's be flat." Empress Wu loosened her shoulders and put the golden pen in her hand aside, before she looked at Li Xuan and asked, "Are the things of the Tao arranged?" ”

"Yes." Li Xuan bowed down and said seriously: "A few days ago, the minister had already discussed with the right Wuwei general Lu Chongyu and the household servant Wang Dezhen...... Yesterday, the right military guard general Lu Chongyu has set off for Xitu Guhun, and after resettlement, the main camp will be relocated to Qugou; The minister will leave tomorrow and go to the front of the army; Half a month later, Wang Shilang traveled with grain, grass and ordnance. ”

Empress Wu nodded slightly, looked at Li Xuan, and said, "You should know that the DPRK and China can't support you much this year." ”

"Yes!" Li Xuan arched his hand and said: "This year, the grain collected in various parts of Changzhou, the cattle and sheep of the people, will be given priority to the front of the army, and after breaking through Tanggula Mountain, they will be used to make up for it with the capture of the army. ”

Li Xuan took out a book from his sleeve, and then respectfully handed it over.

Empress Wu glanced aside.

Shangguan Wan'er, who had a delicate face but was trying to make a solemn appearance, stepped forward to take the piece from Li Xuan's hand, and then handed it to the table of the martial arts.

Empress Wu opened it to look at it slightly, and then directly circled a quasi-word with a gold pen.

Putting the chapter aside, Empress Wu looked at Li Xuan and asked seriously: "On the Qinling Tomb has always been the harm of the Tang Dynasty, this palace knows that you have always been good at attacking and defending cities, but the terrain of Tanggula Mountain is dangerous, and the checkpoint is heavily garrisoned, how to break it?" ”

"Diva." Li Xuan arched his hand and said: "Now in the Tanggula Mountain Road, there are four checkpoints that have fallen into the hands of the Tang Dynasty, and the fifth checkpoint, Wang Xiaojie has been attacking on the front line for several months, and he is very clear about his various key points. ”

Empress Wu nodded slowly, and Li Xuan made arrangements as soon as possible.

When he attacked Qamdo last year, he had already sent people to quietly infiltrate the mountain road checkpoint of Tanggula Mountain.

In the end, he took Qamdo, turned around Tanggula Mountain, and won three levels almost instantly.

The quick discussion of Qinling couldn't react at all.

After that, he fought for more than ten days and won the fourth level.

Just as he was about to move towards the fifth level, Chaozhong issued an order to transfer him back to Beijing.

Now that half a year has passed, although Li Xuanren is not in front of the army, Empress Wu believes that the arrangements he has made have never stopped.

When you go back, as long as you do it, you will be able to win the fifth level immediately.

"The fifth level, if you want to win, is actually not easy, because it is at the highest point of the entire Tanggula Mountain Mountain Road; But it is precisely because of this that once you take it, there is a high position to take advantage of. Li Xuan gave up his hand seriously.

"You mean water attack?" Empress Wu immediately thought of Li Xuan's best method.

Li Xuan arched his hand and said seriously: "In summer, even the snow on the highest peak of Tanggula Mountain will melt, and if you can guide it well, then you can accumulate torrents and pour down......

Li Xuan waved his hand slightly, his eyes were cold, as if there was some obstacle, and he easily waved it away.

Empress Wu nodded slowly, this hand is indeed difficult to defend.

But in an instant, Empress Wu raised her head and asked, "Then why didn't you use this hand against you last year?" ”

"Because the minister broke through Qamdo is already the end of July and the end of early autumn, in August, the minister has already led people to raid and win three checkpoints, and then before the Qinling can react, the sky is already cold." Li Xuan arched his hand and said: "But even so, throughout the winter, on the high mountain, the scouts of the Luo Dao army and the Tubo army were also fighting non-stop. ”

"They're trying to dig a waterway to flood you next year?" Empress Wu suddenly felt an astonishing coolness.

Water attack, Li Xuan can be used to deal with Tubo, and Tubo can also be used to deal with Li Xuan.

Li Xuan nodded and said a little relaxed: "But because at that time, the Tubo people wanted to dig waterways, and the Luo Dao army only did destruction, so our army had a slight upper hand, coupled with the cold winter, the Tubo people could not build the waterway after all." ”

"But next year, if you want to build a waterway, the tomb will also be destroyed by the scouts." Empress Wu's words directly pierced the key.

"Queen of Heaven Shengming." Li Xuan arched his hand and said: "This is where the real fight will be next year, but when the minister occupies the sky, the weather will gradually warm up next year, and the minister only needs to take the fifth level first, then the advantage will already be in me." ”

"It's a tough situation!" Empress Wu couldn't help but nod and sighed.

It was not an easy thing for the Tang Dynasty to attack Tubo, and in addition, Non Qinling was also a top army commander, so it was even more difficult to win.

"But after all, the advantage is in me, so the real key lies in the last checkpoint of Tubo in Tanggula Mountain, where I am afraid there will be a bloody battle, if it wins, the army can directly enter the territory of Tubo, if it is not victorious, the grain road is extended, and the opportunity is seized by the Qinling, the advantage becomes inferior." Li Xuan's expression was solemn.

Empress Wu bowed slightly, and said with a smile: "The king of Nanchang is an expert in attacking and defending the city, and the queen still believes that the king of Nanchang can break through, so the next thing is to enter the territory of Tubo." ”

"After all, Tubo is in other realms, for many years, even if the merchant travelers enter Tubo, but the familiar road is only from Tanggula Mountain to Luo, other western Tubo, eastern Tubo, especially the southeast, what kind of situation is not enough, especially easy to be taken advantage of, so the time must be divided." Li Xuan bowed.

"As you have already said before, you lead all the way to the northwest, and Wang Dezhen leads all the way to the southeast, cutting off the communication between the law and the surrounding places, and finally besieging the lonely city." A satisfied smile appeared on the corner of Empress Wu's mouth.

Don't talk about other things, but on top of this strategic deployment, Li Xuan does have something commendable.

"The minister is just seeking stability." Li Xuan arched his hand, looking cautious.

"Seeking stability is the quality that the commander of the army should have, otherwise he will take risks at will, and once he encounters an opponent like Non Qinling, he will immediately be seen through and used in turn." Empress Wu couldn't help but advance Xue Rengui's past, but after mentioning it, she didn't say it anymore.

The defeat of Dafeichuan has been shamed, or Xue Rengui has been snowed by his own hands, although with the help of Li Xuan and Liu Xianli's plan, but it is Xue Rengui who defeated the Qinling with his own hands.

"Yes!" Li Xuan bowed his hand with a respectful expression.

Empress Wu raised her head and said in a deep voice: "After the army enters Tibet, everything should be careful, and the army should not act too casually. ”

"Please command the queen of heaven." Li Xuan understood the subtext in Empress Wu's words.

"This palace will transfer a person into the Luo Dao." Empress Wu raised her head and stared at Li Xuan's expression tightly.

Li Xuan immediately arched his hand and raised his head: "Can the minister ask who it is?" ”

"Yang Zhirou, serving the imperial history Yang Zhirou." Empress Wu immediately said Yang Zhirou's name.

Li Xuan's expression suddenly became happy, and he arched his hand and said, "Thank you to the queen of heaven." ”

Empress Wu smiled and said, "You seem to admire Yang Zhirou very much. ”

"Di Huaiying has been in Yushitai for many years, and he has always praised Yang Yushi." Li Xuan bowed down and said: "Queen of Heaven, once the minister enters the Luo Dao, then if you want to pacify the entire Tubo, I am afraid it will take a few years, I don't know if I can let Yang Yushi stay in Tubo for a few more years." ”

Empress Wu was speechless for a moment, and then said helplessly: "I have heard that your King of Nanchang is a Pixiu who has no entry and exit, this was the case in Changzhou back then, you transferred so many people from Chang'an, for many years, there was no one who was transferred out, and finally there was a He Zhizhang, or His Majesty personally wanted to come out, and then he had to be sent back to Changzhou." ”

"The Queen of Heaven, Changzhou is difficult, but even so, it is all countable, but Tubo ......" Li Xuan shook his head with a wry smile and said: "Tubo is vast, once the minister takes Luo, then no matter how it should be governed in the future, the DPRK and China will have to transfer a large number of talents over......"

"It's not easy!" Empress Wu shook her head slightly, although there are many people in the court, they have not been awarded officials every year, so they can only wait hard, but if they really want to be sent to Tubo, I am afraid that none of them are willing, let alone talents.

The real talents, that is, the Empress Wu and the emperor, are not enough, how can they be sent to Li Xuan.

"Then there is only one way to use the guilty." Li Xuan smiled bitterly and arched his hand, and said: "Please also ask the Queen of Heaven to send more people to inspect, those officials who oppress the people in the court and China want to come a lot, it is better to send them all to Luo ......"

"Let them go and bully the Tibetan people." Empress Wu couldn't help laughing.

There are indeed many officials in the Tang Dynasty who are not guilty of death, but they must be severely punished for oppressing the people, so the exile of Tibet is indeed a feasible option.

"Tubo is three thousand miles away from Chang'an, which is similar to Lingnan and Hainan, so it happens to be among the laws permitted." Li Xuan bowed.

Empress Wu nodded slowly, flowed three thousand miles, and exiled Tibet.

"It's reassuring to hand over the affairs of Tubo to your palace, your home is in Chang'an, and the palace will take care of it." Empress Wu made a solemn promise.

"Thank you diva." Li Xuan gave her hand gratefully.

"Prince of the East Palace, you have taught well during this time, San Lang has changed a lot compared to half a year ago, and the palace is very pleased." Empress Wu sighed lightly, suddenly lost interest, waved her hand and said, "You go to see Your Majesty, and have a good chat with Your Majesty." ”

"The decree of the minister, the queen of heaven is safe." Li Xuan bowed his hand, and then immediately knelt on the ground, bowed his head and kowtowed, and then slowly withdrew from the Zichen Palace.

……

Seeing Li Xuan leave, Empress Wu looked up at the curtain and looked calmly: "What do you think of King Nanchang?" ”

The curtain was lifted, and Su Liangsi respectfully walked out of it: "Queen of Heaven." ”

"Let's talk about it, you've been with him for a few months, and you should know what he is like." Empress Wu looked at this Su Liangsi, and her eyes gradually became sharper.

"Whoa!" Su Liangsi bowed his hand deeply and said: "The king of Nanchang has some selfish motives, such as carrying forward the old department, installing a private person, and has a sensitive personality, but he is loyal, and the minister believes that even if His Majesty and the Queen of Heaven issue an order today to transfer him from the head of the march of the Luo Dao to the prince of the country, he will gladly go to the post." ”

"That's a good thing." Empress Wu nodded slowly, everything Li Xuan had done in the past few months had come to her mind.

Li Xuan compiled "Cutting Rhyme", wrote "Han Treatise", wrote "The Wanderer's Yin", and led "Tubo Wen", deliberately working in the literary world, and he himself had the intention of returning to the court.

It is precisely because he foresaw that there would be all kinds of changes in the DPRK and China in the future.

"The king of Nanchang is loyal and filial, and Princess Peng is a little old after all, if he is transferred back from Tubo in a few years, what will happen?" Empress Wu looked up at Su Liangsi with a faint gaze.

The corners of Su Liangsi's mouth twitched slightly, but he held back strongly.

He finally understood now that everything Li Xuan had done was not groundless, and she did have the intention of transferring him back.

It's just that now everything has been seen through, and there are some bad actions.

Su Liangsi gave up his hand and said sincerely: "The minister suggested that it is better to transfer back to the king of Nanchang as little as possible, or not at all." ”

"Why?" Empress Wu was surprised.

"Because he has too much influence on the crown prince." Su Liangji bowed his head.

There was silence in the hall for a while.

Only Shangguan Wan'er looked at everything calmly.

(End of chapter)