Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3029 Messenger Candidates

Li Daozong is a famous general in the world, and even a first-class general in the royal family. At this time, he is more qualified to speak than others: "The guards on the left and right, together with the rest of the soldiers and guards, are more than enough to defend the capital, but they have no power to suppress the rebellion. The most important thing right now is to strictly guard Chang'an and not reveal any flaws. Maybe Fushun can still be afraid and dare not rebel. If he sends troops rashly, it will be tantamount to forcing Fushun to rebel."

He naturally understood that Li Chengqian was entangled in his heart, but the current situation was such that only the word "stability" was the top priority.

For the sake of the prince's prestige, brazenly dispatching insufficient troops to conquer Tuyuhun, that is the next best strategy.

A slight negligence can easily lead to turmoil in Chang'an, and it will be a fatal blow to the prince's dignity at that time...

Fang Jun also remonstrated: "What the governor said is true, Your Highness should not be entangled. The important task of supervising the country is to maintain the stability of the capital, not to mention that there are only signs of rebellion in Tuyuhun, but no rebellious behavior. , send someone to warn them, and then promise great benefits, perhaps Tuyuhun King Fushun would not dare to openly rebel with great fanfare."

Li Chengqian had no choice but to suppress the depression in his heart, nodded his head and said: "Then, according to the words of all the lovers, first write an emergency letter to the father, begging the father to make a decision, and then send someone to Tuyuhun to talk to Fu Shun Haosheng so that he can understand Interests... Who do you think is competent for this envoy?"

Everyone hesitated for a moment.

The current situation is at a critical moment. Tuyuhun will raise the banner of rebellion at any time, dragging the whole of Longyou into the flames of war, not only isolating Chang'an's vacancy to the Western Regions, but even simply mobilizing troops to advance eastward, pushing into Guanzhong, and endangering the empire's heart place.

The envoys are like walking on a tightrope, never allowing the slightest mistake to be able to turn the tide and eliminate this war.

Such a candidate is really not easy to choose.

After a while, Fang Jun said quietly: "Let Cui Dunli, the left servant of the Ministry of War, try it."

Li Daozong immediately agreed: "Great kindness! Cui Dunli stayed up all night to do everything in the country. He is keen and courageous. He is really the best choice for the envoy."

Although Cui Dunli is only the left servant of the Ministry of War, his reputation is very resounding.

He dabbled in literature and history since he was a child, admired Su Wu very much, and advocated righteousness. After the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, he successively served as Zuo Xunwei[4] and Tongshi Sheren.In the ninth year of Wude, His Majesty Li Er launched the Xuanwumen Incident to seize the throne. Cui Dunli, who was then the inspector You Xiaowei, was sent to Youzhou to summon Li Yuan, the king of Lujiang, to the court.

Li Yuan, who belonged to Li Jiancheng's party, felt uneasy, so he rebelled against Youzhou, detained Cui Dunli and asked him about the situation in the capital.Cui Dunli has always been steadfast and unyielding.Soon, Li Yuan was defeated and killed, and the rebellion was put down.Only then was Cui Dunli released, and was appreciated by His Majesty Li Er. He was promoted to General Zuoweilang, and was awarded good horses and gold.

After that, he successively served as Zhongshusheren and the right servant of the Ministry of War, and he was sent to Turkic envoys many times before the Great Tang eradicated Turkic. His stable performance was quite praised.

Ma Zhou, who had never said anything, nodded and said, "Cui Dunli is resolute, resourceful, and competent."

The candidate was proposed by Fang Jun, and Li Daozong and Ma Zhou all agreed, which is basically equivalent to a decision, and Xiao Yu and Cen Wenwen naturally would not refute.

Li Chengqian also values ​​Cui Dunli very much, knowing that Cui Dunli is in fact in charge of the Ministry of War and Fang Jun is basically in a state of "handing over power", so he said happily: "In this case, then appoint Cui Dunli as an envoy to Tuyuhun, and we must persuade Fushun to cancel With a rebellious heart, don't do anything to bring about the destruction of your family!"

"Here!"

All the ministers took orders and got up to leave one after another.

Fang Jun came out of the East Palace, and his own soldiers had already come forward to put them on coir raincoats and bamboo hats. Surrounded by his own soldiers, he rode a horse to the imperial city and entered the yamen of the Ministry of War.

All officials and scribes saluted one after another.

Fang Jun took off his coir raincoat and bamboo hat, nodded his head one by one, and went straight to King Jin's valet room, and ordered someone to tell Cui Dunli to call.

Li Zhi was reading a book in the on-duty room, and was quite surprised to see Fang Jun coming in from the outside: "The discussion at the East Palace is over?"

The battle report of Tuyuhun's change arrived at the Ministry of War as soon as possible. Li Zhi read it carefully and knew that this was a major event. If it is not handled properly, it may shake the stability of the capital of the empire.For such a big event, the crown prince summoned the Eastern Palace staff to discuss and discuss it. No matter what, he had to make a careful plan, but he didn't want to return after more than an hour.

Fang Jun saluted first, then sat on the chair by the window, heaved a sigh of relief, and said, "Tuyuhun is just a change at the moment, there is no news that Fushun has made up his mind to rebel, so the court should not react violently. Your Highness orders Cui Dunli sent an envoy to Tuyuhun to dissuade Fu Shun from keeping his own place."

Li Zhi was taken aback for a moment, then sighed, and said, "Cui Dunli is going to make meritorious service again this time."

Although he has never been in charge of a party, he is very talented in politics. After a little thought, he can see through Fang Jun's desire to cultivate Cui Dunli.

In the current situation, although Tuyuhun has not raised the flag of rebellion, his heart of rebellion has already been revealed, and the only difference is a suitable timing.

Therefore, even if the envoy could not dissuade Fu Shun, it was reasonable. On the contrary, if he could complete the task, it must be a great achievement.

Even if Fu Shun could not be dissuaded from rebelling and fell into the enemy's line, as long as he stood firm and refused to surrender, it would be a credit to return to Chang'an alive in the future.

Does Fu Shun dare to kill the Tang envoy?

Naturally impossible.

Even though at this moment, due to the Eastern Expedition, all the troops in Guanzhong were withdrawn, making Fushun seem to have hope of restoring the country, but after all, Datang's national strength is placed here, and a large army must be mobilized afterwards.Who has the confidence to remain safe as a rock under the conquest of the whole country of the Tang Dynasty?

Therefore, even if Fushun rebelled, at most he would use it to restore the country. Maybe he could attack Chang'an if he was bolder, but everything was just trying to get Datang to admit that he had succeeded in restoring the country.

Under such circumstances, how could he kill the envoy of the Tang Dynasty and forge a deep hatred, forcing the Tang Dynasty to fight to the death with him?
Fang Jun took a sip of tea and said disapprovingly: "As a superior, I should strive for opportunities for my subordinates. It's just that if the opportunity is won, whether they can complete the task and make meritorious deeds is their own business. Only those who have the ability Will follow the opportunity to go further; without ability, it seems like a good opportunity for promotion, but it may also become a turning point of failure."

More than a failure?
Right now, Tuyuhun is in turmoil, and it seems that the rebellion will happen in the next moment. Going to Tuyuhun at this time is really an opportunity and a danger. If you are a little careless, you may be killed by Tuyuhun King Fushun to sacrifice the flag...

Of course, as long as you return to Chang'an after success, it will be an important stroke of qualifications, and it will be one of the most important capitals in the future.

Li Zhi chuckled, and said casually: "I'm afraid that everyone hopes that their superiors can win such an opportunity. The crisis represents the benefits, and the greater the crisis, the greater the benefits. Otherwise, this long career, step by step, what's the point?" What year and month can I take the position?"

Therefore, all forces in the DPRK and China will fully support His Majesty Li Er's Eastern Expedition, because only by war can he gain meritorious deeds faster, increase officials and ranks, and seal his wife and son.

Because of this, the navy will be excluded from the main force of the Eastern Expedition. After all, there are more wolves and less flesh, and Goguryeo is so big, and the merits are not enough...

While talking, Cui Dunli knocked on the door and walked in, first saluted Jin Wang Li Zhi, then Fang Jun, and asked, "Duke Yue called the humble official here, what is your order?"

Fang Jun never treated Cui Dunli as a subordinate, he waved casually, let him sit beside him, and said the decision after the discussion in the East Palace just now, and at the end, he said: "Now the situation in Tuyuhun is turbulent, Fushun that The idiot is probably instigated by Tubo, and he wants to restore the country with all his heart, so you must be more careful when you go here. You can put credit and other things aside, and ensuring your own safety is the most important thing."

He didn't want the future Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty to be buried in Tuyuhun because of this incident...

Cui Dunli immediately excitedly said: "Don't worry, the Duke of Yue, the humble official will definitely complete the mission!"

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!If you want to be promoted in the officialdom, it is very difficult to gain qualifications step by step. What's more, his background is from a family in Shandong. Even if he is supported by Fang Jun, he has no solid foundation to promote it. Good career path.

At the same time, I was deeply moved. As a superior, the first consideration is not the success or failure of the matter, but the safety of the subordinates. Such generous people are rare in the officialdom.How lucky is he to meet such a superior who can not only win opportunities for his subordinates, but also sincerely care about the safety of his subordinates?
(End of this chapter)