bastard seizes tang

Chapter 867

According to what Gongri Gongzan and Chisang Yangdun agreed upon, they wanted to go to Liangzhou with Gongri Gongzan's sincerity to make amends before Li Ke took any real action, in order to dispel Li Ke's anger , but how could Li Ke let them do what they wanted.

As the saying goes, speed is the most important thing in a war. Li Ke has planned this battle for a long time. Li Ke will not give them a chance to react. At the same time as the envoys to question the criminals arrived, the front army of the Western Expedition had already set out from Liangzhou.

Chisang Yangdun did not meet Li Ke in Guzang City, Liangzhou as he wished. He saw Li Ke much earlier than expected. The news came that Emperor Li Ke of the Tang Dynasty was furious after the incident of the assassins, and ordered his personal conquest. Pei Xingjian, who was ordered to commit crimes and meritorious deeds, had led an army of [-] troops to Xingsuchuan.

Xingsuchuan, the junction of Tuyuhun and Tubo, after Li Ke put his sword back into its sheath and ordered Pei Xingjian to withdraw from Xingsuchuan, nearly three years later, this sharp sword hung over Tubo's head again.

Li Ke reactivated Pei Xingjian after just a few days, and Pei Xingjian, who was still waiting for a crime, led the troops to Xingsuchuan. Not to mention the slightest delay, he came to the Western capital where Yujia is now without stopping.

The Western Capital City is the seat of Shanzhou’s government. It lives in the southwest of Liangzhou, and it is more than [-] miles away from Guzang City. This shows that Li Ke’s western expedition is urgent. on the way.Li Ke couldn't wait a day for the imperial car to go west.

Li Ke has been planning the Tubo battle for a long time, and now that he has seized the opportunity, he naturally wants to settle the matter first and not give the court officials the chance to persuade him, so he set off on his own and headed for Shan first When he went to the state, he issued an order to Chang'an, and ordered the prime minister who was in charge of the government to mobilize an army to prepare for the western expedition.

The military situation is urgent, and there is no delay even for a moment, let alone the imperial conquest, the envoy who delivered the decree did not rest for a day, so he went straight to Chang'an with Li Ke's imperial decree.

Chang'an City, Daming Palace Outer Dynasty, Zhongshu Province, Zhengshitang.

The political affairs hall, the center of the country, the place where the prime minister and the important ministers of the court discuss their affairs. Before the Longshuo Dynasty, it had always been placed under the door. In order to weaken the power of Shangshu Province and balance the power of prime ministers, Li Ke then moved the political office to Zhongshu Province to emphasize Zhongshu.

"Your Majesty's decree must have been seen by you, what do you think should be done?" Cen Wenwen sat on the main seat, with the imperial decree sent by Li Ke's order in his hand, and asked everyone in the political affairs hall.

As soon as Cen Wenwen's words came out, Li Ke's confidant, Sun Chong, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, was the first to speak: "Your Majesty's will, we must follow it. Since Your Majesty has issued an order to send troops to Tuyuhun, we must follow his orders. "

Changsun Chong and Li Ke were very close. He knew Li Ke's temperament, so he naturally obeyed Li Ke's order, and immediately stood up to support the dispatch of troops. But since some people supported the dispatch of troops, naturally some people were skeptical.

Hubu Shangshu Yu Zhining said: "Your Majesty's trip to the west this time was originally to inspect Longyou, not for war. Now that His Majesty is not in Chang'an, but he has made such an unreasonable order. I think the sect should be closed and refuted according to the law. .”

Yu Zhining objected to Li Ke's use of troops against Tubo at this time, not because he deliberately made things difficult for Li Ke, but he has always acted in a rigid manner. The war between the two countries is such a major event, Li Ke did not discuss it with the officials, but took advantage of the Western Tour to act arbitrarily , there is indeed something wrong.Moreover, Tubo is not a small country, so if it uses troops rashly, it will be difficult to turn over the money and grain of his household, and the pressure is extremely high.

Yu Zhining is also an old minister. As soon as his words came out, everyone looked in the direction of his servants. In the past, when Wang Xuance was in Beijing, Wang Xuance was the emperor's confidant, and Wang Xuance was in charge of the affairs of his subordinates. Another servant Gao Jifu However, he assisted from the side, but now that Wang Xuance accompanied him out of Beijing, Gao Jifu was in charge of this underling.

The servants under the door have the right to refute the imperial decree. According to Yu Zhining's intention, the discord regulations under Li Ke's imperial decree should be rejected and returned. Li Ke is invited to return to Beijing, and then discuss the matter of the Western Expedition with the officials. Instead of taking the opportunity of this west tour, the imperial driver personally conscripted.

Yu Zhining's words are indeed reasonable. Li Ke's personal conquest is a big deal. If there is really something wrong with Li Ke on the way to the west, Gao Jifu who invited Li Ke back will take it if he didn't refute the imperial edict. Big responsibility.

Gao Jifu had always acted prudently. He couldn't take such a big risk and responsibility, and he didn't dare to take it. Looking at the eyes of everyone, he was a little stunned and stayed where he was, in a dilemma.

Just when Gao Jifu was in a dilemma and couldn't make up his mind, the impatient Shangshu left servant shot Ma Zhou looked at the situation in front of him and couldn't sit still for a moment. Ma Zhou was originally a grassroots man with no hope of career, but by chance He was discovered by Li Ke, raised in Caomang, cited as his confidant, entrusted with life-threatening matters, promoted step by step, and only then did he get his current status. He would never allow Li Ke to be put in danger.

Ma Yiyi clapped the table and got up and said: "Your Majesty has a decisive temperament. Since he has already ordered the western expedition, he has also gone to Shanzhou. He has made up his mind. Who can persuade you to go back? The most urgent task at the moment is to send troops to Tubo for His Majesty's dispatch." , lest His Majesty have no soldiers to send and fall into a crisis!"

Ma Zhou stood up and looked around at the people in the hall, as if he was questioning them, how dare they delay such an important military matter, the emperor's personal conquest, and what Ma Zhou said was true, since Li Ke has already gone to Shanzhou, then The thing is that it's settled, and none of them can persuade Li Ke to return.

Ma Zhou looked around, but there was no one in the hall to answer his words, then he bowed to Cen Wenwen and said: "Cen Xiang is the emperor's teacher, and your majesty also grew up under the supervision of Cen Xiang. There should be no one here who knows better than Cen Xiang. Your Majesty has lost his temper, Your Majesty has already traveled westward, this battle is irreversible, we, as ministers, should share His Majesty's worries, this matter concerns His Majesty's safety, there must be no delay."

Listening to Ma Zhou's words, Cen Wenwen nodded slowly. In fact, Cen Wenwen had already made arrangements for this matter.

Cen Wenwen could guess that today's discussion would not go well, so he had already greeted Su Dingfang and Li Ji before that. Will follow their words to deal with this matter.It's just that now that there is Ma Zhou, there is no need to bother.

Cen Wenwen immediately made a decision and said: "What King Bin said is very true. I am serving your majesty's order to assist the government and supervise the country. I should relieve your majesty's worries. Since your majesty's intention has been made, I will follow it. Immediately order the three armies to prepare and go to Guanzhong. , Henan, Hedong, Hebei, and Shannan sent 30 troops, with the general Su Dingfang as the commander, and drove them to Tubo!"

(End of this chapter)