Tang Dynasty: The poisonous scholar in the Eastern Palace, please abdicate and let the wise one take

Chapter 347: Good news comes frequently, I go to pay respects to my father
Chang'an City.

A rider whipped his horse and rushed into Chang'an city at high speed.

"Urgent report!"

"Urgent news from Gaochang! Get out of the way!"

Seeing this, the pedestrians on the street retreated and looked curiously at the postman who was heading straight to the palace.

"What happened again?"

"Didn't we destroy Gaochang before? Why did Gaochang send us an urgent report?"

"Could it be that they have repelled Yu Gushe's army of several hundred thousand?"

"It can't be that fast."

"Even if the hundreds of thousands of troops Yugu has set up are just exaggerations, there must be hundreds of thousands of troops under Qi's command. How many soldiers can Yanqi Kingdom use?"

"That's right. Even with the reinforcements from our Tang Dynasty, there are only 30,000 of them. How could they defeat Yu Gushe so quickly?"

"It was only ten days. I really can't imagine how they did it."

"No, no, we should also subtract the time it takes for the postman to deliver the message."

"Obviously something else big is going on."

People on the street were talking about it.

Regarding the urgent report sent this time, everyone just thought about the direction of Yu Gu's army and quickly gave up.

How is it possible to defeat Yu Gushe's army in such a short time?
Unless there is help from gods in Yanqi Kingdom.

Otherwise, it would be possible for two or three thousand people to defend the city, but defeating Yuguse would be simply a fantasy.

The postman arrived at the palace and after going through layers of notifications, he finally arrived outside the Taiji Hall.

"Your Highness, an urgent report has arrived from Gaochang."

"Urgent news from Gaochang?"

Li Chengqian raised his eyebrows, "Where's the urgent report?"

"People are out there."

"Xuan."

"Your humble servant Ding San pays respect to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"What happened in Gaochang?"

Li Chengqian asked the question that everyone was wondering.

"Your Highness, nothing major happened in Gaochang. But in Yanqi, Yu Gu's 120,000-man army was defeated!"

As he spoke, Ding San took out a sealed letter from his sleeve and handed it to the eunuch beside him, and continued: "Yu Gushe led an army of 80,000 to attack Yuanqu City, but not only did they fail to break through Yuanqu City, but they suffered heavy losses. Yu Gushe was unconscious, and under the protection of thousands of elite soldiers, he retreated to Tingzhou, and the rest of the troops fled in all directions."

"The 40,000 troops in the direction of Zuo Huicheng were unable to capture the city due to the steadfast defense of General Xue. After learning that Yu Gushe had fainted and retreated to Tingzhou, they led their troops to withdraw. When General Guo learned of this, he immediately ordered me to bring the news to Chang'an."

After listening to the postman's report, everyone was stunned.

Yugu was located outside Yuanqu City and gathered an army of 80,000. How come it was defeated by the Yanqi Kingdom?
That’s a full 80,000-strong army!

How many people are there in Yanqi State?

There were only 40,000 people in the whole country, less than half of Yugushe's army. How could they defeat Yugushe's 80,000-strong army and cause Yugushe to fall into a coma?
Strange strange!
Although the specific details are unclear, everyone knows that it is impossible for the postman to lie.

So Yu Gushe was defeated.

As for the real reason, only the letter in Li Chengqian's hand can solve the doubts in everyone's hearts!
"Good good!"

Li Chengqian laughed and handed the letter in his hand to Changsun Wuji.

"Yu Gushe's 80,000 troops were poisoned. When they were attacking Yuanqu City, the poison suddenly broke out, causing all his soldiers to lose the strength to continue the attack."

"Yanqi King Long Tuqizhi took this opportunity to lead the heavy cavalry out of Yuanqu City and caught Yu Gushe off guard!"

"Then, that night, the Longtu Cavalry attacked Yugu's camp."

Poisoning?

After hearing these two words, everyone roughly understood the real reason why Yu Gushe was defeated this time.

However, the water source needed by the army must be the top priority, and Yu Gushe would never make such a low-level mistake!

Now it seems that Yanqi’s national skills are obviously superior!
"Congratulations, Prince!"

"Now that Gaochang has been destroyed and the Turks have been driven back, the 20,000 troops led by General Xue can return to the capital."

"General Xue deserves the greatest credit for this battle."

"Yeah yeah."

While many ministers were discussing, Changsun Wuji raised the letter in his hand and said calmly: "Su Chen should be credited with the first achievement in defeating Yu Gushe this time."

"Su Chen?"

"This person again?"

"What did he do?"

Many ministers looked puzzled.

Chang Sun Wuji passed the letter around and said with a smile, "He was the one who arranged the poisoning."

Everyone suddenly understood.

If this is true, then Su Chen's plan to weaken the combat effectiveness of the 80,000-strong army must be the first meritorious service.

Li Chengqian raised the corner of his mouth slightly and subconsciously looked in the direction of Da'an Palace.

Father, you lose!

Even though I did not send a message to inform them to be careful and guard against the Kingdom of Kucha, they still did it!
"Someone, come and tell this news..."

"Report!"

"Urgent news from Yanqi, the King of Yanqi is dead, and the Yanqi nation is destroyed!"

A sudden urgent report interrupted Li Chengqian's words, and he saw a cavalryman rushing towards the Taiji Hall at a very fast speed outside the Hall.

However, when he was approaching the main hall, he was captured by the Qianniu Guards.

"I am Liu Qing, a scout under the command of General Xu Fei, the vanguard. I am here on the orders of General Xue to deliver the victory report in an expedited 800-mile journey!"

Everyone: "???"

At this moment, all the civil and military officials in the court were stunned.

A quarter of an hour ago, Ding San said that Yu Gushe's army was repelled, and in the blink of an eye, Xue Wanche's express delivery of 800 miles arrived.

This… "Come in."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

"The Yanqi Kingdom was destroyed and the King of Yanqi died. What happened?"

Liu Qing immediately took out the letter and handed it over, while quickly explaining: "Five days ago, Yu Gushe's army withdrew, and 40,000 Turkic soldiers from Zuo Huicheng also retreated to Tingzhou. The whole country of Yanqi celebrated, and the King of Yanqi held a banquet to invite General Xue and Mr. Su."

"During the banquet, the King of Yanqi showed his true colors and wanted to murder General Xue and Mr. Su in order to gain control of the 20,000 elite troops. However, he was discovered by Mr. Su and the Longtu Cavalry was killed."

"...?"

Do you want to hear what you are saying?!

All the civil and military officials in the court stared at Liu Qing with wide eyes as if they had seen a ghost.

After Yanqi repelled Yugushe's army, how many people in the entire Yanqi Kingdom were still able to fight?

The King of Yanqi was so confused that he wanted to kill Su Chen and Xue Wanche and take control of an army of 20,000 in the name of holding a banquet?

Has he lost his mind?
Any normal person would not do such a thing to seek death.

Li Chengqian frowned as he looked at the letter in his hand, and gradually exerted force with his fingers.

Because what is written above is the real inside story.

As for what Liu Qing said, it was just a lie they told, so just listen to it.

He swept across the Western Regions and established the Anxi Protectorate.

So this is the real reason why you agreed to go to the Western Regions?
Li Chengqian was blessed with good fortune.

No wonder Su Chen was unwilling to go to the Western Regions before, but then changed his mind.

He wants to give me a great gift before I ascend the throne!

"His Royal Highness?"

"well done."

Li Chengqian silently put away the letter in his hand and said calmly: "King Yanqi is crazy. He actually dared to attack our Tang reinforcements. He deserves to die!"

"Your Highness, this is unreasonable."

"Why is it unreasonable?"

Li Chengqian said in a cold voice, "Yanqi and the Turks fought a bloody battle, which resulted in the loss of elite soldiers and many young and strong casualties. If another country wants to attack Yanqi, Longtu Cavalry will definitely not be able to resist."

"So, the Longtu Cavalry wants to take this opportunity to kill Su Chen and Xue Wanche and seize 20,000 soldiers from the Tang Dynasty for their own use. Isn't this reasonable?"

Reasonable?

What a damn reasonable thing!

Everyone was too tired to complain, because any normal person would not do such a thing!

"Now that Yanqi has been destroyed, it is a waste of time for you to think about other things. It is better to think about how to arrange Yanqi."

Li Chengqian glanced at Ding San and asked, "Is Guo Xiaoke already stationed in Gaochang?"

"Reporting to the prince, General Guo has led 3,000 soldiers and stationed them in Gaochang City."

"very good."

Li Chengqian nodded and asked, "What do you think about withdrawing troops from Liangzhou and heading to Yanqi?"

at this point.

It is undoubtedly a very good thing to arrange troops to go to Yanqi and keep it firmly under control.

"Your Highness is wise. You should arrange for the Governor of Liangzhou to dispatch 5,000 troops to the Kingdom of Yanqi. With these troops stationed there, even if Yu Gushe continues to move south, it will be difficult for him to pass Yuanqu City!"

"Mr. Fang's words make sense. I second your proposal."

"I second the proposal."

Li Chengqian nodded with satisfaction, "It seems that everyone has no objection. In this case, let's arrange for the governor of Liangzhou to dispatch 10,000 troops, and Ganzhou and Suzhou to dispatch 5,000 elite soldiers each, a total of 20,000 troops, to rush to Yanqi State!"

"...?"

Fang Xuanling and others were stunned.

He clearly said 5,000 elite soldiers, so how come Li Chengqian said it became an army of 20,000?

What is the purpose of sending such a large army to Yanqi?
Could it be that you still want to fight with Yu Gushe?
"Prince, are there too many people?"

"not much."

Li Chengqian smiled and shook his head, glanced at Gao Shilian and said, "It's just 20,000 troops, I think it's a little too little."

Gao Shilian raised his eyebrows, and couldn't help but have some more guesses in his mind.

"Does the Minister of War have any objections?"

"Respect the prince's order."

"very good."

Li Chengqian nodded in satisfaction, pointed at Liu Qing and the other two and said, "They have come all the way through the snow and wind, so I will reward them with 100 taels of silver each and treat them with wine and meat."

"Thank you, Your Highness the Crown Prince!"

"Thank you, Your Highness the Crown Prince!"

Li Chengqian waved his hand, "Everyone, let's stop here today."

"Prince, I have something else to do..."

"Let's talk tomorrow."

Li Chengqian waved his hand and said, "I am going to the Da'an Palace to pay my respects to my father."

"...?"

Many ministers looked strange.

Even Gao Shilian and the other two were full of doubts. The court meeting was going on just fine, so why did you go to pay your respects to Li Shimin?

What peace are you asking for?

Li Chengqian ignored the ministers.

All the political affairs that needed to be done have been dealt with almost completely. Although there are still some trivial matters, with the presence of Fang Xuanling and others, they can be arranged properly.

If there was something really big, he would have known about it before going to court, and would not have brought it up at this time.

Under the gaze of everyone, Li Chengqian walked towards Da'an Palace leisurely with light steps.

(End of this chapter)