People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 452 Divide credit to everyone and win people's hearts

In the dark night, Zhuge Town is brightly lit.

From time to time, fast horses galloped towards them from a distance, but quickly moved away.

The figures that can be seen are all in a hurry, and the war is still going on.

In the northwest of the town, Li Xuan rode on a tall horse, thinking about something in her heart, and slowly walked towards the town.

Behind Li Xuan's side, Zhang Wanyu and Qu Ying had already changed into the attire of the palace guard in black, and mixed in with the crowd.

Although the appearance of the two people is somewhat heroic, their figures are quite undulating. If it is not at night, it may be really difficult to cover up.

Qu Ying and Zhang Wanyu were very close, but Zhang Wanyu's complexion was very ugly, she glanced at Li Xuan with some resentment, and then turned her head to look at Zhuge Town, which she had never been to before.

The town is already under martial law at this moment, and soldiers from Lanxi are guarding every intersection tightly.

The slow sound of horseshoes quickly attracted the attention of many people.

The people who still stayed in the town and did not leave, looked curiously at Li Xuan who was walking in front of the crowd through the crack of the door, with a hint of wonder, curiosity, and admiration in their eyes.

Aware of these gazes, Li Xuan nodded gently in response.

In the Battle of Meiling Pass, the news of the victory of the officers and soldiers had already spread, and the residents of Zhuge Town couldn't help being a little excited and thankful.

What is exciting is that they are not far away from this fierce battle, and they can be regarded as witnesses with their own eyes.

Fortunately, their homeland is finally no longer in danger of war, and they can live in peace and tranquility.

……

Soon, Li Xuan and his party came to the largest courtyard in the town, where Li Xuan also lives now.

In front of the gate of the courtyard, Zhuge Yun in a green robe stood in front of the gate.

Seeing Li Xuan's arrival, Zhuge Yun immediately stepped forward, and sincerely cupped his hands and said, "Congratulations, my lord, you have defeated the enemy in the first battle and wiped out the bandits. From then on, Wuzhou can be safe, and Southeast can be safe."

"Thank you, elder!" Li Xuan dismounted from his horse, and everyone behind him dismounted at the same time, including Zhang Wanyu.

Li Xuan respectfully returned the salute to Zhuge Yun: "This victory is thanks to the assistance of the elder and the Zhuge family. He is on top of the Japanese king's memorial book, and he will definitely ask for credit for the Zhuge family!"

"Thank you, my lord!" Zhuge Yun hurriedly bowed deeply.

With Li Xuan's words, from now on, the taxes in Zhuge Town will be greatly reduced, and the official career of the Zhuge clan will be much easier.

"Elders don't need to be too polite." Li Xuan quickly supported Zhuge Yun, and said gently: "I'm afraid the army will have to rest in the town for a few days, so I ask the elders to help. All expenses will be allocated by the state government !"

"Don't worry, my lord, this old man will definitely do his best." Zhuge Yun bowed slightly again, then turned and left with strong steps.

Li Xuan nodded in satisfaction, looked away, and then stepped into the courtyard.

……

The courtyard is spacious, the trees are whirling, and there are invisible hidden piles lurking in the corners.

In the main hall ahead, a young man was writing something with his head bowed, and handed in documents when there were several officials around him.

That is Zhuge Yun, the young man of Zhuge's family, who will join Chunwei next year.

Just as Li Xuan was about to walk towards the middle hall, at this moment, the sound of hurried hooves sounded.

A fast horse galloped towards the east, and stopped in front of Li Xuan in a blink of an eye.

A guard in black quickly took out a small bamboo tube from his arms and handed it to Li Zhu.

Li Zhu took out the secret letter from the bamboo tube, and handed it directly to Li Xuan.

Li Xuan took a look, and couldn't help frowning.

He turned his head and glanced at Zhang Wanyu who was standing behind him. Zhang Wanyu noticed Li Xuan's strange gaze and frowned and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Muzhou Navy has news. They have been stopping ten miles north of Sanhe Pass. They will not advance or retreat. They have blocked all the roads around them. My men managed to get close." After a short pause, Li Xuan frowned and said. : "Strange, why did they just stop there?"

"Do you want them to enter Wujiang as soon as possible, so that you can use Wujiang to kill them?" Zhang Wanyu sneered, and said disdainfully, "They're not that stupid!"

"According to your original plan, shouldn't they have taken Shanhe Pass by now?" Li Xuan looked at Zhang Wanyu and said calmly: "If I remember correctly, you said before that this time, They missed their appointment."

Zhang Wanyu's face darkened instantly.

Although there were their own reasons for the defeat at Meiling Pass this time, the failure of the navy to respond jointly was also one of the reasons.

Seeing Zhang Wanyu's expression of knowing nothing, Li Xuan was a little disappointed.

Turning sideways, he looked at Li Zhu and ordered: "Send Miss Zhang to rest. As for the Muzhou navy, if this king's guess is correct, not only have they missed the appointment, but they may have even betrayed now."

Li Xuan's rebellion made Zhang Wanyu's expression change suddenly.

She has never thought of this possibility, but she has been unwilling to believe it.

Seeing Zhang Wanyu being taken to the side room in a daze, Li Xuan felt a little puzzled.

Zhang Wanyu didn't seem to know anything about the fact that she was protected by a spiritual seal after being raped.

Of course, she also knew nothing about Li Xuan trying to control her by beating her heart.

Li Xuan pondered carefully, what method can be used to break the spiritual seal of the empress, it is definitely not possible to force it from the outside, and still have to find a way to defeat it from the inside.

Before, Li Xuan tried several methods to test Zhang Wanyu, but this woman didn't care about herself, Tianyin's beliefs, or ordinary people. Only her brother Wen Fuzhi had a special place in her heart.

But it's just a place, to break her defenses, Li Xuan has to understand, in the deepest part of this woman's heart, what is she thinking, what is she really caring about.

Thinking about it, Li Xuan stepped closer to the central hall, Zhuge Minghui who was sitting by the table immediately stood up, cupped his hands to Li Xuan and said, "Your Majesty!"

Li Xuan raised her head and asked, "How about the statistics of meritorious service?"

"The meritorious doctors of all ministries have summed up the numbers..."

……

In the early morning, in the middle hall, Li Xuan was wearing a gold silk robe with a black background, sitting high in the hall.

Li Yuanyi sat on the left, and Zhuge Minghui sat under him to record.

Qiu Zhenmu, Zhou Shen, Yan Tao and Xu Jian sat on the right.

The four of them were all wearing battle armor. Although they had been washed once, they were still full of murderous aura.

You can even see traces of blood stains on the corners of the soles.

Li Xuan flipped through the battle report in his hand, frowned, and said, "This time, too many people died."

In the beginning, when Fang Fengjin stormed the checkpoint, he made a desperate and frenzied attack, at least over a thousand people were killed or injured, and then he led troops into the city. Although many people were deliberately released immediately, nearly a thousand people still died in the flames. Down.

After the flames burned out, although Li Xuan sent people to hunt them down later, at this moment, they suddenly discovered that there were also many Tianyin believers who died on the road.

Hunger, thirst and chaos caused many people to die. Ye Wanwan had tried her best to clean up the situation, but there were still a large number of corpses lying dead on the side of the road.

Li Xuan closed the battle report in his hand, and said seriously: "According to the imperial court's regulations, the report must be reported according to the facts, no concealment or false report is allowed."

Datang military merits include beheading, breaking, guarding, and various meritorious deeds, among which beheading is the most important.

But in this battle, not many people really died under the sword, most of them died under the hands of ordnance, flames and schemes.

"Don't worry, my lord, the next official will definitely check strictly, and there won't be any omissions." Li Yuanyi immediately stood up, and bowed his hands to Li Xuan earnestly.

Li Yuanyi is also from the clan, so he naturally knows what Li Xuan is worried about, and he will make proper arrangements for what to do.

Li Xuan nodded, and said calmly, "Then I will trouble Uncle. You might as well relax your requirements on soldiers, but you need to be stricter on generals."

"The next officer obeys the order!" Li Yuanyi immediately cupped his hands.

What Li Xuan said was very clear, meritorious deeds can be divided into soldiers more, but officers at all levels, especially him, it doesn't matter if there are less.

"Actually, this king is not willing to cause so many massacres. It's just that they have been bewitched too deeply by the Tianyin Sect. If they hadn't braved the sky full of stone rain and rushed madly, they wouldn't have suffered so many casualties." Li Xuan sighed softly. , but his eyes fell on everyone.

Qiu Zhenmu stood up immediately, and said seriously: "Tianyin's disciples are not afraid of death, and their expressions are crazy. If it weren't for the prince's careful calculations, even if we were able to defend Meiling Pass, the final casualties would be extremely shocking. It is true that Tianyin is a fierce soldier."

"This is the merit of heaven and earth, not the power of this king." Li Xuan smiled, and he finally knew how to deal with the possible suspicions among the government and the opposition.

Back then, a meteorite fell from the sky, but now he doesn't mind a natural gale.

"Okay, let's talk about the current situation on the mountain road." Li Xuan got up solemnly. Although the people of Tianyin Sect suffered heavy losses and fled in a broken army, it did not mean that the matter was over, and even this was just another one. start.

"It is reported that there are less than [-] members of the Tianyin Sect. They are gathering and retreating slowly." Yan Tao and Zhou Shen stood up.

"Two thousand, this amount is wrong!" Li Xuan raised her eyebrows slightly.

Zhang Wanyu originally had nearly 2000 men, and then Fang Fengjin had 4000 reinforcements, and now there are less than 4000 left. Doesn't that mean that all [-] people were buried in this battle, plus the previous [-], Seven thousand people died at the hands of Li Xuan.

Counting such feats, it is not too much to give him a general Qianniuwei.

"My lord, 1000 people escaped into the mountains and never returned to Muzhou." Yan Tao quickly explained.

"The number of people who escaped into the mountains is huge, and it may not be as many as a thousand." After a short pause, Li Xuan looked at the crowd and said, "Your Majesty will cultivate more fields in Muzhou in the future. If there are not enough people, be careful. Yushi impeaches you and me for killing too much, which hurts the peace of heaven."

"My lord is too worried. Now that I am in the Tang Dynasty, I have slaughtered all over the world. Those who died in my hands don't know anything. In the eyes of the center, I wait for this skill. Perhaps it is nothing at all." Qiu Zhenmu cupped his hands.

He came from a family of generals, so he saw these things far more thoroughly than Li Xuan.

Li Xuan smiled, looked at Qiu Zhenmu and said: "What Brother Qiu said is very true, this battle depends on Brother Qiu and you all galloping freely, and I will definitely praise you greatly in the king's memorial."

"Thank you, my lord!" Although the people present were helpless, they still stood up.

Li Xuan obviously wanted to share the credit and reduce the court's suspicion for himself.

Those of them who were present knew that there was some risk involved, but who would dislike the lack of military achievements.

Thanks to the kindness of the King of Nanchang, it will not be easy for this person to get information in the future.

Li Xuan's expression suddenly became solemn, and then he said: "Now this king needs a general to go along the mountain road to Jiande Chun'an, and take Muzhou city directly. Which of the four would like it?"

Retribution came so fast.

The four of them looked at each other, and finally Yan Tao stood up, cupped his hands and said, "Let's go as an official. I have worked in Wuzhou for many years. I think I am more familiar with the terrain of Muzhou than everyone here."

"Okay, that's it." Li Xuan took a deep breath, and then said: "Then Qi Guang will go to Muzhou with Captain Yan. Most of his people are immigrants from Muzhou. This visit will just stabilize people's hearts... In addition, I also asked my uncle to sit in Zhuge Town, renovate Meiling Pass, and transfer military funds at the same time."

"The next officer obeys the order!" All the people present immediately bowed their hands and agreed.

"Then there is Sanhe Pass..." Li Xuan murmured and said, "The Muzhou navy is docked ten miles away from Sanhe Pass, but it is strangely motionless. This is very strange..."

Before Li Xuan finished speaking, footsteps sounded outside the door.

Li Zhu walked in quickly, and put a green book on Li Xuan's desk.

Li Xuan opened it in surprise, and then said in astonishment: "Begging for peace, did the Muzhou navy beg for peace?"

(End of this chapter)