Chapter 469: Thoughts Wandering
Wang Rong quickly came to the throne and sat down, looked at the two people below, and said, "Hongnong County is eight hundred miles to Chang'an, I have just read the contents inside. Yu Guo really ate the bear's heart and leopard gall, I haven't settled accounts with them yet, they have come to attack Datang first!"
Wang Pai bowed down and saluted first, "Qiqi Sheng, the signs of the Yu Kingdom's attack on my Tang Dynasty were signs some time ago. According to the investigation of the Hongnong County Branch of the Arrest Division, during this period of time, the spies of Yuguo were crazy and had frequent activities, and they were not afraid of exposure at all. Even if he is caught, he is not afraid of death to resist arrest. There are basically no Yuguo spies who can be captured alive."
Wang Rong listened to Wang Ping's report, and was noncommittal, he looked at Dai Qiuqiu on the side and asked, "Didn't the Detective Department receive any news?"
Dai Qiuqiu listened to Wang Rong's inquiry, bowed down and saluted, "Your Majesty, the Yu Kingdom has blocked the road from Henan County to Hongnong County. We lost a lot of spies, but we didn't get the news to us."
Wang Rong didn't reproach him, but said coldly to Dai Jiqiu: "The efficiency of the Detective Affairs Department is still not good, it needs to be improved, and the handling methods should also be improved. It seems that the Marquis of Suiyang of Yuguo already understands the situation of the Detective Affairs Department, otherwise he would not have made a move to block the border."
Wang Rong waved his hand to the two of them and said, "The Arrest Department is fully responsible for the detection and arrest of the enemy country's spies, not only Yu State, Jing State, Yi State, and Xu State, don't let go."
The king bowed and replied, "Oh!"
Wang Rong continued: "The Detective Department must work hard to find out the detailed information of the Yu *** team. At the same time, we will pay attention to the situation of the border army of Jingguo."
Dai Qiuqiu bowed down and responded, "Wow!"
In the second year of Yuanwu of the Tang Dynasty, summer, June, summer harvest
Wei Hua, Marquis of Suiyang, Yuguo, was appointed by Emperor Wei Sinian of Yuguo as the general of the Tang Dynasty, formed an army of 300,000 horses to conquer the Tang Dynasty, and attacked Hongnong County and went straight to Hangu Pass.
Although the Tang Dynasty was mentally prepared for the invasion of Yu, it did not expect that Yuguo was so anxious, and before the summer harvest was over, he sent a large army to attack Hangu Pass.
The next day, the emergency court meeting was about the attack on Hongnong County by the Yu State.
In the Liangyi Palace, Wang Rong sat on the dragon chair with a gloomy face, and those who knew him well knew that Wang Rong had been trying his best to suppress the anger in his heart.
Looking at the civil and military officials below, he said loudly, "Let's talk about the affairs of Yuguo!"
The reason why he is still suppressing his anger is to ask the opinions of civil and military officials. It is because Wang Rong knows that to govern the country, you can't raise troops in anger. Knowing that he was not a civil and martial emperor like Tang Zong and Song Zu, he would listen to the opinions of his courtiers first and make a decision after deliberation.
"Your Majesty, the old minister thought that he should first order the Fourth Army and the Fifteenth Army to tightly defend Hangu Pass and Luhun Pass, and at the same time send the First Army to Wuguan." Among the ministers, Shang Shu Ling Huang Fujian spoke, "Then ordered the soldiers and horses of Hedong and Hanoi to make a gesture of crossing the river south to attack the city of Luoyang in Henan County, so as to deter the Yu State, order the Yu State to withdraw its troops, and return the land and population......
There is nothing new in such a conservative defensive measure.
"The ministers are reluctant to fight, and they have their own reasons. Although the country of Yu is small, it has the heart of the rich Central Plains, and it can also make up hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses! Moreover, after many years of conquest, the foundation of the Tang State is too thin, and if it is allowed to fight, the national finances will be overwhelmed."
Wang Rong pondered on the throne, and the thoughts in his heart tossed and turned.
"I thought that the soft knife would be sharpened slowly, but I didn't expect Yu to be so arrogant, and the emperor of Yu was so arrogant, thinking that 300,000 troops would be able to attack Chang'an, and he didn't think he could do it!"
Thinking of the heavy encounters in Linqing City at the beginning, Wang Rong slowly spoke: "Yu Kingdom, a small country in Yuer, actually dares to attack our country so unexpectedly without fear of the power of heaven. I have decided to take the royal conquest and bring the kingdom of Yu to peace in one fell swoop!"
"Holy!" The Zhongshu made Chu Kun suddenly anxious, and said, "Now that the treasury is empty, it is time for the summer harvest. Although there are 300,000 horses in the Yu Kingdom, they are all local chickens and dogs, and they are not worth the Holy Lord's big fight. Among the nations, Yu is the weakest......
"The weakest still dares to attack my Datang?" Suddenly, among the military ministers, Meng Ao, the Duke of the Secret Kingdom, who was standing at the forefront, spoke, "Although the Yu Kingdom is weak, there are still hundreds of thousands of troops. If not
Do your best, take out the attitude of the lion and the rabbit with all your strength, today he will attack, I will defend. On his day, he will attack, and I will defend. If you hold it for a long time, you will lose, and there will come a time when they will attack it."
"He Yu Guo has calculated accurately, and our Tang Dynasty has not yet recovered from the three wars of destroying Yong, destroying You, and destroying Hebei. That's why I kicked my nose in the face and arrogantly sent a large army to attack my Hongnong County!" As he spoke, Meng Ao saluted Wang Rong and said, "Holy Lord, the old minister thinks that I, the Tang Dynasty, should do my best to destroy the Yu State and not give the enemy the slightest opportunity. Some people are born without knowing what to do, and they just owe a beating."
As he spoke, Meng Ao suddenly raised his voice and said, "The ministers invite the Holy Lord to conquer the Yu Kingdom to boost the prestige of the Tang Dynasty!"
Subsequently, the military ministers shouted in unison as if they had rehearsed, "Ministers, please the Holy Lord, conquer the Yu Kingdom!"
On Wenchen's side, after a short period of distraction, there was a sudden uproar.
"Holy! Never! You must know that my Datang can't support another battle to destroy the country!"
"Holy Lord, the Tang Dynasty has just killed the soldiers, the soldiers are resting, and the people are resting, so don't raise troops in anger!"
"Yu Guo is just a disease of scabies, and if you are not careful, it will be a humiliation to the country!"
Wang Rong was silent, pondering and not knowing what he was thinking. The noisy Liangyi Hall gradually quieted down.
At this moment, from outside the temple came the voice of the attendant guard: "Enlighten the saint! The Marquis of Linjin begs to see you!"
Wang Rong's eyes lit up, and he waved his hand and said, "Xuan!"
"Xuanlin Jin Marquis has an audience!"
"Xuanlin Jin Marquis has an audience!"
"Xuanlin Jin Marquis has an audience!"
Zhang Songqi galloped all the way and returned to Chang'an. After entering the city, he didn't even have time to go back to his house to change his clothes, so he came to Taiji Palace and walked into the Liangyi Palace.
Zhang Songqi saluted to Wang Rong, who was sitting on the top, and said, "The old minister greets the saint!"
Looking at Zhang Songqi, who was standing below and saluting, looking a little tired, Wang Rong smiled slightly and asked, "You came back specifically for the sake of Yuguo?"
Zhang Songqi straightened up and said, "Exactly!"
As he spoke, Zhang Songqi looked at the ministers and said, "The old minister saw the flying eagle transmission sent by the saint in Linjin, so he galloped back to Chang'an day and night."
The ministers seem to see hope, although Zhang Songqi entered the ranks as a military minister, and now he is also a faction of ministers. But he had been a magistrate for a long time, and certainly thought the same way as they did. You must know that Zhang Songqi is not a reckless soldier.
The generals were even more energetic, and the Marquis of Linjin had already returned to Beijing. As long as he persuaded the Holy Lord to conquer the Yu Kingdom, these generals were willing to be his pawns and go into battle to fight.