Emperor Taizong's Growth Plan

Chapter 148 Affair between the Xia and Li Kingdoms ([-]-character chapter)
In the middle of the night, Xiaguo Fengzhou, the place where the Southwest Frontier Army temporarily stationed.

Jin Wang Yu Zhaoli led his cronies and guards, and at least rushed to this place in a hurry.As soon as he arrived at the gate of the camp, he clearly heard the movement from the camp.

He frowned, quickly got off his horse, and walked quickly into the camp.

At this time, in the camp of the Xia Army's frontier army, torches were lit everywhere, illuminating the entire camp like daylight.Everywhere you look, there are soldiers of the Xia army who are coming and going in a hurry, rectifying their armor and preparing to send troops.

The feeling of something bad in King Jin's heart became more and more serious, and he rushed to the commander's tent, and broke into it regardless of the obstruction of King Qi's soldiers at the gate.

King Qi, who was wearing armor with the help of his own soldiers, heard the movement, and turned his head to look subconsciously. He saw that it was King Jin who broke in. He frowned, with a slightly weird expression on his face, and couldn't help saying:

"Why is third brother here?"

King Jin looked dignified, and said in a deep voice:

"I wanted to go to you to discuss things, but found that you were not in the mansion, so I came here to look for you... Nineteen, what do you want to do with your movements like this?"

King Qi curled his lips, so the soldiers around him continued to put on the armor for him, and then said:
"Third brother knows my temperament, why bother to ask!"

When the King of Jin heard the words, he knew that his guess was indeed correct, he was anxious and said:
"The imperial court is already discussing the regulations, you must not act rashly!"

King Qi put on the armor, moved his whole body a few times, felt that it fit well, then pushed away the guards, and replied:
"Third brother, we can't wait for that time in the Southwest! The people in the southwestern states and counties are already rebelling. If there is something to be discussed with the imperial court, I'm afraid the Southwest will be at war long ago!"

When King Jin heard this, his eyes widened, his face was angry, and he scolded:

"Do you know the seriousness? This time you send troops, it's a quick kill, but the remaining forces of the southwestern generals at the imperial court will surely counterattack, and I'll see how you can escape!"

King Qi raised his legs and walked towards King Jin. The armor plates on his body collided with each other, making a crisp sound.

"Third brother, I have been different from all my brothers since I was a child. You are more or less like your father, you always like to weigh the pros and cons in doing things, and look forward and backward. But I am different, I never think too much about things! These Southwestern generals, I listened to you and wanted to clean up slowly. But what they have committed now really makes me feel aggrieved. "

King Jin heard the words, looked straight at King Qi, gritted his teeth and said:
"Don't forget, there are still a small number of generals in the southwestern frontier army, who come from these general families. If you kill people at this time, the frontier army can only rectify those generals who are from the general family. In this way, the frontier army If the power is damaged, Yunguo takes the opportunity to attack, so what about my Daxia?"

King Qi shook his head and said:

"If it's only on the side of Yun Country, third brother don't need to worry! Now that the monks in Yun Country are watching closely, the situation will be difficult to stabilize for a while, and the emperor of Yun Country will definitely not use weapons rashly. If we don't take advantage of this opportunity to clean up and rectify the frontier army, we won't be able to move in the future!"

King Qi could see very clearly that Yunguo was forced to fight, and with so many things happening on Xiaguo's side, it was naturally impossible to continue the fight.In this way, the two countries will inevitably stop fighting.Taking advantage of the truce, it is the best choice to start rectifying the Southwest Frontier Army.

When Jin Wang heard this, his face became even more anxious, and he said sharply:
"Now that these southwestern generals have committed these things, the imperial court has enough handles to deal with them! Why are you so anxious to force those southwestern generals in the court to counterattack?"

For a family of generals in the southwest, it is not enough to be a local snake, they also need to support their own spokesperson in the court.And these officials who have been supported will inevitably fight back after King Qi has dealt with these people ruthlessly.

Without waiting for King Qi to answer, King Jin grabbed him and said:

"You have already lost a few battles, and the court estimates that the memorial to impeach you at this time has already filled the desk of the emperor. If you send out the army to kill people at this time, you will be impeached at that time, but you don't know." It's those people! You and I both know the nature of the emperor father. It is absolutely impossible for him to stare at the comments of the court and come forward to protect you. Third brother, I am not powerful enough, and it is good for the rest of the brothers not to fall into trouble. Therefore, You must not do it!"

Xia Guo has been in power for so long, and there are already recognized unspoken rules in private.The court struggle is naturally willing to gamble and admit defeat, but if you don't follow the rules, it will inevitably arouse opposition from the civil and military courts.

Hearing King Jin's words, King Qi couldn't help chuckling, patted his arm, and comforted him:
"Third brother! I'm the prince. Could it be possible that the civil and military courts can force my father to kill me? It's the worst, and I'm just trapped in the palace, drinking and having fun every day, not caring about world affairs!"

Having said this, King Qi suddenly sharpened his eyes and said:
"This southwestern general has become an unstoppable trend for hundreds of years. If we don't take advantage of this opportunity to get rid of it, I'm afraid there will be troubles in the future! Hehe, I'm not bragging. How many years has it been for an unruly prince like me? Is this the only one out?"

At this time, behind the tent, there was the sound of hurried footsteps.

Several Qi Wang's personal soldiers, all carrying dark black cloth bags in their hands, and round objects that were still dripping blood, walked in quickly, knelt down on one knee, and said in a deep voice:
"I've seen the commander! There are many spies hiding outside the camp, and all of them have been taken down."

King Qi looked at King Jin who was still about to persuade him, and said with a smile:

"Third brother, look, it's too late!"

"Don't be confused! It's just a few spies, at this moment, they still..."

With a wave of his hand, King Qi directly interrupted King Jin who was still chattering, and said to the soldiers beside him:
"Jiang Jin is optimistic, if there is any mistake, you all come to see him!"

"Yes!"

"Nineteen, what do you want!" King Jin shouted angrily.

"Third brother still needs to rest and recuperate. After that, he will appease the officials and common people in Southwest Prefecture and counties, and I need you to take care of him!"

After King Qi finished speaking, he turned and left regardless of King Jin who was desperately blocking him.

In the big camp, a group of soldiers and horses have already been rectified and are waiting in formation.

King Qi got on his horse and glanced at the loyal and trusted soldiers who followed him all the way from Xia Kingdom's northern border to the southwest border, his eyes became more dignified.

It was because of Emperor Yun's troubles before that this made such a big mistake.Today, I, Yu Zhaoling, will make up for this mistake with my own hands!Even if you pay a high price, you must completely solve the southwestern generals for Daxia Sheji!

He shook his cloak and shouted in a deep voice:

"Let Daxia flourish again!"

"Willing to die for King Qi!" A group of soldiers looked at King Qi with burning eyes and hissed at the top of their lungs.

The next moment, the gate of the camp tent was opened wide, and a group of soldiers and horses roared out, and then scattered in all directions, divided into several routes, and galloped towards the turbulent states and counties.

After this time, all the southwestern generals were wiped out.
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The capital of the Li Dynasty, Shenglong Mansion, above the Nanhua Hall.

A courtier stepped forward and said loudly:
"Report, Your Majesty! The Xia Kingdom mission, with the letter of state, has already entered Zhongqing City of Yun Kingdom, expressing their intention to seek peace."

As soon as the voice fell, there was a sudden silence above the court hall.

All the courtiers of the Li Dynasty never imagined that the Great Xia, which dominates the Central Plains and looks down on the world, is so strong in the outside world.

However, after being robbed of the southwest gate, he immediately sent envoys to sue for peace without thinking of sending troops to take it back, which is really surprising.

Hey, Xia Guochao is so poor!It's not as good as our Li Dynasty resisting beatings.

After a long silence, another courtier gritted his teeth, walked out of the queue quickly, and said in a deep voice:
"I am dedicated to serving the public, and my heart is magnanimous. I am willing to bear the reputation of the government and the public. I implore the king to send an envoy to seek peace immediately!"

I have never fought two-on-one before, and now I have lost troops, let alone lost cities and lands!In the entire Li Dynasty, there were only tens of thousands of remnants and defeated generals, and they were still the kind who would feel sorry for the Yunjun when they mentioned it.

There is no way to fight this battle!If you don't seek peace, what else can you do?
After saying that, several courtiers took a step forward and said one after another:
"Your Majesty, please think of the country, the people, and the people. Let's stop fighting!"

"The minister is willing to go to Yun Kingdom to ask for peace as an envoy!"

In fact, everyone in the ruling and opposition parties is well aware of the current situation.

If they don't ask for peace, if the emperor of Yunguo wants to vent his personal anger and attack with all his strength, Li Chao will be powerless to resist at this time.Therefore, no one objected to this humiliating and humiliating peace.

But what the courtiers never expected was that Li Weining, the king of the Li Dynasty who had been a little weak before, now had a hesitant look on his face, his eyes kept dodging, and he couldn't make a decision.

Feng Chang Ruan Ti, one of the Nine Ministers of the Li Dynasty, suddenly stepped forward at this time and said loudly:

"To seek peace at this time, I am afraid that the occupied land of the four states in the northern border will be cut off, and it will be difficult to get it back! The land of the four states is the essence of my northern border. If it is cut off, [-]% of the country's land will be lost. It is so serious. How can I bear the loss?"

All the courtiers were taken aback when they heard the sudden rebuttal from Lord Fengchang who had not often participated in the government affairs in the past.

Isn't your old man always ignoring common matters?Jumping out at this time, isn't this making trouble!
"Master Fengchang, it's not that we and other courtiers are greedy for life and afraid of death! In fact, in the current state, the army is lost and the national power is greatly weakened. If we force a war, the ancestral temple may be overthrown!"

"The country is young and strong. After several battles with Yun Kingdom, they have suffered heavy losses, almost to the point of wearing mourning. This war must not continue!"

Facing the puzzled expressions of the courtiers, Ruan Ti raised his head and said forcefully:

"I can't ask for peace! Once I ask for peace, I will lose the land of the four states, and the national power will plummet. How should I explain to my ancestors?"

Most of the courtiers in the Nanhua Palace didn't know anything about their ancestors at all, and thought that Ruan Ti was saying that he couldn't explain to the successive monarchs of the Li Dynasty.

Feng often has the responsibility of offering sacrifices, so this kind of understanding can barely explain it.Most of the courtiers didn't think much about it, they just thought it was Ruan Ti's words that were confused by worshiping ghosts and gods.

Only a few senior ministers in the court looked at each other with a slightly dignified expression when they heard this.

A group of courtiers did not want to get entangled with this old idiot, they immediately looked at Li Weining and shouted in unison:

"Your Majesty, please think twice!"

Li Weining showed hesitation, glanced at Ruan Ti, then became firm again, gritted his teeth and said:

"As usual, it is reasonable, and you must not seek peace on this!"

As soon as this remark came out, many ministers in the court suddenly became noisy.

"Your Majesty, this matter is of great importance, think twice!"

"Lord Fengchang doesn't often participate in state affairs, and he may be puzzled by the current situation. You must not listen to his advice!"

"The king's request for peace is for the continuation of the ancestral temple of our country, and for the sake of the people's recuperation, not because of greed for life and fear of death."

"My lord, please don't worry about the comments in the middle school!"

Li Weining's face showed hesitation again, and when he was about to let go, he glanced at Ruan Ti again.

Ruan Ti raised his brows, his eyes fixed on Li Weining, with a hint of menace in his eyes.

Li Weining trembled immediately, gritted his teeth, and said:
"At this time, most of the Yun Kingdom's frontier troops are stationed on the border of Xia Kingdom, and there are not many troops stationed on the border with our country. To find a good opportunity to march in large-scale! Gu... Gu has made up his mind and will never surrender!"

All the ministers were numb when they heard the words.

Your Majesty, what kind of medicine did you take wrongly?When you should be hard, you go soft, and when you should be soft, why do you get hard again?
Swearing to the death not to surrender, it sounds good to say that!
With a little guidance, public opinion will definitely fully support Li Weining.Under the crisis of national subjugation, there must be no shortage of hot-headed young adults who deliberately come to join the army to serve the country.

But even so, what is the use?
The courtiers are different from ordinary people, they are very clear about the fundamental strength of the current Li Dynasty.

In the two battles, soldiers and generals were lost, the national strength was greatly damaged, and the gap between Li Dynasty and Yun Kingdom had widened to a desperate point. It was not possible to change it with the full support of the whole country.

If Yunguo didn't take advantage of the time when Yunguo could not take care of the conquest of Li Dynasty to make an agreement, hurry up to rest and recuperate, and wait for Yunguo to completely free up his hand in the future, then the ancestral temple will really be overthrown!
All the courtiers are not ready to be subjugated slaves yet!
Well, mainly because some people haven't had time to negotiate the terms of surrender with Yunguo.

"Your Majesty, please think again!"

"Please, my lord, don't be clouded by anger!"

With tears in his eyes, Li Weining tremblingly said:
"The words of the ministers are from the bottom of my heart, but Gu... Gu has no choice! Don't mention the matter of peace, don't mention it again!"

A group of courtiers showed puzzled faces and kept uttering dissuasion, but nothing could change Li Weining's mind.

Among them, several old ministers who vaguely knew the inside story couldn't help but look at each other, sighed slightly, and showed helplessness on their faces.

At this time, a figure suddenly appeared in front of Nanhua Hall.

Li Hu, the royal family of the Li Dynasty, was named Marquis Ao, Zongzheng, one of the nine ministers.At this time, the footsteps were hurried and broke into the hall.

Li Hu saluted Li Weining hastily, and said:

"Your Majesty, Li Hu, please stop your troops and ask for peace!"

When Ruan Ti heard this, he turned his head abruptly.When he saw that it was Li Hu, he stepped forward suddenly and said:
"Aohou, what are you?"

Li Hu lowered his voice and said:

"Master Ruan, this Marquis just came from the ancestral temple..."

For the rest, needless to say.

Ruan Ti was slightly surprised, but when he saw Li Hu's serious face, he immediately understood, his face changed immediately, he turned around and saluted:
"Your Majesty, I invite you to strike down and ask for peace!"

All the courtiers showed astonishment at this moment.

What are you doing?
Hearing this, Li Weining frowned unrecognizably, but the expression quickly dissipated, and he deliberately let out a long sigh of relief, and said as if he was relieved:
"Okay, Ao Hou said, I really woke up Gu at once, it was Gu's mistake! Send an order to recuperate the people of our country and avoid the flames of war, quickly stop the soldiers, and send envoys to seek peace!"

Most of the courtiers who didn't know the truth looked at each other in blank dismay, feeling extremely absurd in their hearts.

It was a matter of the survival of a country, and I had sworn to it before, how long did it take before I changed my mind?Such a child's play, this Li Dynasty Sheji, I'm afraid...

After finally agreeing to the peace talks, everything after that will be a matter of course.

After deciding on who should be the envoy for peace, the bottom line of the peace talks, etc., Li Weining signaled his withdrawal from the court.

All the officials saluted and retired, and Li Weining returned to the bedroom surrounded by the servants in the palace.

As soon as he returned to the palace, he immediately shunned all the eunuchs and maids, leaving only his confidant eunuch Pi Hui to serve by his side.

When there was no one around, Li Weining couldn't hold back anymore, and cursed in a low voice.

"Damn it! I thought I could give him more strength before the old man didn't react..."

Pi Hui lowered his eyelids, stepped forward to comfort him:

"Your Majesty, don't be so anxious. If you lose too much national power because of your impatience, it will be difficult to resist the Yun Kingdom's invasion in the future!"

Li Weining gritted his teeth and said:

"The Kingdom of Yun can't afford to do anything now! And even if it loses some more national power, as long as it obtains the law of fortune alone and feeds back its luck to the soldiers and horses in the country, it will be able to quickly train an invincible army to block the At that time, a few years of solitary efforts to rule will be enough to sweep Tiannan, enter Xia Kingdom, and join the world together, it is definitely not vain!"

Speaking of this, Li Weining scolded again:

"Gu is not that old thing who is afraid of death. He gathers the luck of the country, but he doesn't want to prosper the country. He only knows how to prolong his life for himself, and hides in the ancestral temple to be his old bastard!"

Bi Hui really wanted his king to stop scolding him, after all, according to his seniority, if he was a bastard, you wouldn't even be considered a bastard.

"Then, what do you plan to do next, my lord? If your lord doesn't want to talk about peace, the servants have ways to do it!" Pi Hui asked again.

Li Weining was taken aback for a moment, pondered for a moment, waved his hands and said:

"Forget it, it's better not to act rashly. If the news leaks out, the whole palace is staffed by old and immortal people, and accidents are very easy. The most urgent thing is to prepare the secret way. In case of failure, I can go to find the Taiwei Chen Feng!"

When Bi Fei heard the words, he immediately responded respectfully:

"Yes!"

"By the way, today's matter, do you know how to tell the common people?" Li Weining asked again.

Pi Hui lowered his eyes and immediately replied:
"The ministers of the court, fearing the peak of the soldiers of Yunguo, insisted on seeking peace. The king saw the loss of soldiers and generals, the loss of cities and territories, and the countless deaths and injuries of the young and strong in the country. He felt angrily grieved in his heart. The minister tried hard to persuade and refused, and saw that the people were suffering from the war and could not rest. Then the king endured the grief and anger in his heart and bowed his head to ask for peace."

Li Weining nodded, suddenly stunned, couldn't help laughing and said:
"Hahaha, earlier, Gu was still thinking about why the emperor of Yun Kingdom had such prestige among the people of Yun Kingdom in such a short period of time. Now that I think about it, I'm afraid it's the same trick as Gu!"

Pi Hui moved his eyes and immediately said:
"From ancient times to the present, fatuous kings have their own appearances, but wise kings and heroes are all surprisingly similar!"

Li Weining heard this, nodded with a smile, and said:

"That's right, the emperor of Yun Kingdom is capable! Hahaha!"

(End of this chapter)