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

Chapter 540 There is Tibet in the West and Silla in the East

Li Xuan lowered her head, looked at the memorial on the table, and said softly, "Uncle Yu, Mr. Zi'an is still leaving."

Yu Ze looked at Li Xuan, who looked a little melancholy, and said comfortingly: "Mr. Zi'an is very filial. If the prince's affairs are not resolved, he will be restless every day. That's fine. Maybe when he returns in the future, he can have a different world."

"Maybe." Li Xuan calmed down and said in a low voice, "Before, most of the things we expected were mentioned by the saint and the queen, and there was no surprise. There were only two things that were not mentioned at all."

"That's right, about the Empress Dowager's body and General Zhonglang." Yu Ze nodded, his expression solemn.

Face-to-face has always been a big event, neither Li Xuan nor Yu Ze dare to take it lightly, so every time face-to-face, Li Xuan and Yu Ze will make an estimate of the issues that may be mentioned.

Li Xuan and Yu Ze have made detailed inferences about Tubo, Tianyin Sect and the investigation of Tianmu, so they can talk about it after meeting the saints and queens.

Although what happened to Wang Bo was sudden, they had talked about it earlier, so it was not unexpected.

As for the relationship between Li Xian and Empress Wu, although Li Xuan did not discuss these matters with Yu Ze, he had already expected them.

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"After the Queen's body was handed over to Qianniuwei, there was no more information about it. Regarding this matter, the Queen of Heaven was not angry at all. Instead, she was rewarded. On the contrary, it was Your Majesty who didn't care at all. Doubt, did that secret decree come from the sage of heaven, or the queen of heaven?" A thought flashed in Li Xuan's eyes, as if both Li Zhi and Empress Wu were happy to see Li Xuan transport the empress's body back.

"Your Majesty, since the matter of the Tianyin Sect is over, we don't need to worry about it anymore. For the rest of the matter, Qianniuwei, Secret Guard, Internal Guard, and Baiqisi will continue to follow closely." Yu Ze Softly persuade.

"Well, what Uncle Yu said is very true!" Li Xuan nodded, and then said: "Then General Zhonglang, what happened to him, the Qiu family didn't seem to have any news, we thought he had returned Shendu, but judging from today's news, General Zhonglang didn't report to the Jinwu Guard at all."

What happened to Qiu Shenji was very strange. Qiu Shenji was obviously dead, but Ming Chongyan hid his body and concealed the news of his death.

It seemed that he was making a false impression that he was not dead to lure his killers to take the bait, but Li Xuan was almost certain that there would be no results.

But now that Qiu Shenji's death is getting longer and longer, if this continues to be concealed, Ming Chongyan's future will not end well.

"Maybe Tianhou has another secret order?" Yu Ze guessed for a long time before giving such an answer.

Qiu Shenji wanted to be Empress Wu's cronies, and was often ordered to do some secret things, so it was understandable not to show up for a short period of time.

"Okay." Li Xuan withdrew her thoughts, and said in a deep voice: "Let's put these two things aside, and now let's look at Tubo..."

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"Your Majesty, Ouyang Siqing is here." Li Zhu's voice sounded at the door, Li Xuan raised her head subconsciously, and suddenly saw the evening light covering the ground outside.

Unknowingly, the two of them had been discussing about Tubo for most of the day.

On the map on the table, from Gannan, Longyou to Jiannan, there are densely drawn arrows.

"Okay, I got it, it'll be over in a while." Li Xuan took a deep breath and said, "Uncle Yu, the battle of Tubo must be prepared in advance. Judging from what His Majesty saw today, both His Majesty and the Queen of Heaven intend to let this King participate in it." Go during the war against Tubo, calculate the time, transfer back from Wuzhou at the end of this year, early next year, and in April next year, wouldn't it be just in time for the Tubo war."

"Here!" Yu Ze nodded and accepted the order, then put away all the papers on the table and placed them in the inner compartment.

After tidying up a bit, Li Xuan and Yu Ze walked out of the inner room together, then walked out of the west courtyard and headed towards the front hall.

In the front hall, there was a sound of conversation, and Li Xuan quickly walked into the hall.

Uncle Ouyang Tong, aunt Hu Shi, cousins ​​Ouyang Youming, Ouyang Yourang, Ouyang Youxian, the whole family was there.

Li Xuan hurried forward and bowed his hands: "Da Lang has seen his uncle, aunt, cousin Youming, cousin Yourang, and cousin Youxian. He was supposed to visit uncle after he returned to Beijing, but he has to wait for the saint. I summoned Tianhou, so I didn't leave the house."

"It's okay, it's important to see." Ouyang Tong stood up, and his brothers Ouyang Youming, Ouyang Yourang, and Ouyang Youxian stood up and bowed at the same time: "Cousin Xuan."

"Everyone sit down!" Concubine Peng Ouyang called everyone to sit down, and then said with emotion: "Da Lang is also successful in his official career, now he only needs to marry a wife and have children. Even if I meet the former king, I have nothing to be ashamed of."

"My mother is talking nonsense. When San Niang entered the school, she happened to be honoring my mother with her son. My mother has a good life, so why bother to say these words." Li Xuan quickly comforted the fluctuating mother and concubine.

"But having said that, I haven't seen you for a few months, Dalang, even your uncle looks at you with admiration now." Ouyang Tong quickly changed the subject, then pointed to Ouyang Youming, and said: "That day, when Youming heard what you did A few poems, almost stunned."

Ouyang Youming quickly stood up, cupped his hands to Li Xuan and said, "Cousin's poems are not gorgeous, they are mostly simple, sincere and unforgettable."

"My cousin is too famous, Xuan is just expressing his feelings." Li Xuan stood up and returned the salute with cupped hands.

"Okay, okay, it's all from my family." Ouyang looked at his elder brother, and looked at his elder brother with some complaints: "Brother, it's not my sister who is talking about you, look at Dalang, Erlang and Sanlang. They all look like old-fashioned, Taoist gentlemen."

"That's good, it's more prudent and reassuring." Ouyang Tong said casually to his sister.

At this time, Li Xuan on the side smiled helplessly: "Uncle, are you referring to your nephew?"

Seeing Li Xuan's appearance, Ouyang Tong said helplessly, "You mother and son!"

With a helpless smile, Ouyang Tong's expression immediately turned solemn: "My uncle often heard about what Dalang did in Wuzhou when he was in court, but although there are some gossips, they are mostly fine, and to be honest, you can Uncle is not surprised to do this in Wuzhou."

"Uncle, please tell me!" Li Xuan immediately became serious and asked for advice.

"You are a son of the clan. Your Majesty has already made arrangements in the Wuyue states. As you, as long as you integrate the forces here, you will not do too badly. However, my uncle never thought that you could use the power of wind and rain to get there. To this extent, it is quite similar to that of Zhuge Kongming." Ouyang Tong looked serious, and what he said was not only his own meaning.

As Wei Wei Siqing, Ouyang Tong has many colleagues who are proficient in military affairs, and Li Xuan's methods are amazing enough in the army.

Li Xuan quickly waved his hands and said, "My nephew can't compare to Zhuge Kongming, but Duan Duan once commented in private that if his nephew is allowed to defend the city, there will be very few people in the world who can take it down."

This is the truth, Duan Baoxuan did tell Li Xuan privately.

This was the reason why he was appointed as the appeasement envoy of Muzhou in the first place.

Ouyang Tong took a deep look at Li Xuan, Li Xuan's little thoughts could not be hidden from him at all.

But immediately, Ouyang Tong nodded and said: "Defending is easier than attacking. In my court, there are many famous generals who are good at attacking. Although there are many good at defending, most of them are not famous."

"Then I'll trouble uncle." Li Xuan bowed his hands earnestly. He doesn't have a wide network of contacts in the center, and he is deliberately avoiding the wind and rain in the center. It is more difficult to do anything, but fortunately , and uncle Ouyang Tong.

It is beneficial and harmless to control the reputation of the center a little bit.

At this moment, Su Zang, the Chief Steward of Prince Peng's Mansion, walked in from the outside, cupped his hands and said, "Princess, dinner is ready."

"Let's go!" Princess Ouyang stood up and walked towards the side hall.

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In the study, Yu Ze placed two cups of tea in front of Li Xuan and Ouyang Tong.

"Attacking Tubo is a matter for the military and the Northwest Provinces. It has little to do with other prefectures and counties. What the court really cares about now is the saint's attitude towards Silla's envoy." Ouyang Tong looked at Li Xuan, Said the recent key points of the DPRK and China.

Li Xuan pondered for a while, and asked in a low voice: "Uncle, but most people in the court prefer to cease fighting?"

"Isn't it the same for you? A few months ago, when you met His Majesty in the capital, didn't you present many conditions for the truce to His Majesty?" Li Xuan was a little surprised by Ouyang Tong's words, and said: "My nephew's memorial, uncle seen it already?"

"I have read it. Many people in the court have read it, but there are mixed reviews. Some call it a wild fantasy, and some call it absurd delusion." Ouyang Tong shook his head, feeling a little funny and said: " It is really rare that the memorials written by you, a young man, can be treated so solemnly by the officials."

"What the courtiers think, my nephew doesn't care, the key depends on the opinions of the sage and the queen." Li Xuan's voice was very soft, which immediately made Ouyang Tong stand in awe.

"That's right, you are the king of the current dynasty, you only need to test the views of the saint and the queen, but who can see the attitude of the saint and the queen!" Ouyang Tong sighed softly.

"Uncle, in fact, whether the war ends or not is not on my side. The attitude of the Silla people is also very important." After a short pause, Li Xuan continued: "My nephew wrote in the memorial that the Silla people cannot be trusted. Capriciousness, rebellion today and tomorrow, a common thing, if I retreat to the front of the soldiers, I will not care about the agreement, but will only make an inch of temptation, so there is still a battle before the army retreats."

"Did you know that Lecheng County Lord, Yan Guogong, Li Jinxing, the governor of Andong, and Xue Li, the Pingyang County Lord, all have the same attitude, so this battle is inevitable, and even planned." Ouyang Tong told a secret story about the court.

"Yue Weng and Pingyang County King both fought against Silla, and Li Shijun is the commander of the East Island today. It is not unusual for them to have such thoughts, but it is still the same sentence, Silla people are untrustworthy and capricious. Even if the first battle can hurt them, but if there is a chance, the Silla people will rush directly like mad dogs, and Dongdao's strategy should be stable."

Li Xuan's suspicion of the Silla people was almost to the core.

Ouyang Tong shook his head slightly, and said: "But the truce on the East Island is the overall situation, and the rest, no matter how close they are, are small details. Therefore, in order to prevent future repetitions, Dalang's strategies are likely to be adopted by His Majesty. I took the post of Shaoqing of Honglu Temple, your inspector."

Li Xuan nodded silently. When he was in Yangzhou before, the people of Silla had already connected with Tianyin Sect.

And in the Tianyin Sect, there is another very important person, this person is the king of the Western Regions, Kumara, the tutor of Tubo.

Once Silla and Kumara hook up, it is hard to guarantee that Silla will not make trouble in the East Island when Datang and Tubo go to war next year.

Li Xuan can even be sure that it is inevitable.

　The same is true of historical facts
　　
　
(End of this chapter)