Back to the prosperous Tang Dynasty to be the emperor

Chapter 174
"What's the matter?"

After holding back for so many days, I finally looked forward to the reunion with my lover. It is really unpleasant to be interrupted by others when the love is strong, but Li Xian didn't get angry, because he knew very well that Luo Tong Tong is a person who knows the seriousness, if something big happened, he would never dare to run out to spoil the scenery at this time. Therefore, although Li Xian was unhappy in his heart, there was no displeasure on his face, just asked in a calm tone.

"Your Highness, there is news from the front line that General Xue has defeated Dafeichuan, and only five thousand of the one hundred thousand troops survived. The four towns of Tuyuhun and Anxi have been lost. The military report has arrived at the capital and will arrive in Luoyang within a few days!" As Li Xian Luo Tong knew Li Xian's likes and dislikes, and he didn't want to disturb Li Xian at such a time, but the matter was so important that Luo Tong didn't dare not report the letter. Hearing Li Xian's question, Luo Tong Regardless of Zhao Qiong's presence, he hurriedly reported the news he knew.

Damn, it happened after all!As soon as Li Xian heard this, his heart sank to the bottom of the valley, and his face instantly became frighteningly dark—Li Xian, who has experienced in his previous life, knows the before and after of the Dafeichuan War, and he also knows what happened during the battle in his previous life. The reason for the defeat was the arrogance and disobedience of the deputy commander Guo Daifeng. As early as the beginning of the year when it was agreed to send troops, Li Xian made a lot of efforts to try to change the direction of this battle. Ben, together with Li Xian, resolutely opposed Guo Daifeng as Xue Rengui's deputy, but the prince firmly supported Guo Daifeng who had served him. The lawsuit went all the way to Luoyang Gaozong, and the final result was that the prince I had the last laugh. Afterwards, Li Xian wrote to Xue Rengui again, clearly stating that Guo Daifeng is not trustworthy. I hope he will consider this point in detail when formulating the battle plan. It can be said that Li Xian has done everything he can He tried his best, but it was a pity that the defeat could not be recovered in the end. Li Xian's heart was full of anger and helplessness.

"Your Highness..."

The Tang Dynasty has always been invincible in foreign wars, and rarely lost. Even against the extremely tenacious Goguryeo, although the previous conquests were fruitless, the situation on the battlefield was always the Tang army taking the initiative. The year before last, it was completely wiped out. The people of the Tang Dynasty Everyone thinks that Tang Jun is an invincible army, and Zhao Qiong is no exception. At this time, when he heard that the famous General Xue was defeated so badly, he was so surprised that his little face turned pale. Like the bottom of a pot, he couldn't help but became worried, so he called out timidly.

"I'm fine."

Although Li Xian was extremely angry in his heart, since the incident had already happened, he couldn't escape what he had to face. Besides, Li Xian didn't want Zhao Qiong to worry, so he replied with a forced smile.

"Your Highness, once this incident happened, the whole world would be shaken. Your Highness, you should go and get busy first."

Li Xian's smile was really too forced, Zhao Qiong couldn't help but see it, so she bit her red lips lightly, and offered a suggestion in a considerate manner.

"Qioner, I'm sorry, I'm afraid I really have to go to the palace."

Romance needs fun, and this is obviously not a good time to talk about love. Therefore, even though he was reluctant to give up, Li Xian could only shake Zhao Qiong's little hand apologetically, and said softly.

"Your Highness, let's go, I'm fine."

Zhao Qiong was also very reluctant to let Li Xian leave, but she was not an ordinary woman after all, so she could clearly distinguish the seriousness of the matter, so she replied gently.

"Well, Luo Tong, escort Qiong'er back home for Gu."

Li Xian didn't say any more, nodded his head, looked at Zhao Qiong affectionately, turned around resolutely, and walked towards the mountain gate without looking back... The hundred thousand army, if you say it's gone, it's gone , Li Xian was very distressed, but compared to the current loss, Li Xian is even more troubled that after this battle, the situation in the west will be rotten. If there is no miracle, there will be no improvement in decades I don't know how much human life will be sacrificed, and how much financial and material resources will be spent on it, and all of this could have been avoided, but now it is still like this, how can it make Li Xian feel painless? Heartfelt.

Strength, everything is still strength in the final analysis!Without strength, there is no right to speak. If Li Xian was already the emperor, or the crown prince, such a disastrous defeat would never have happened. Unfortunately, he is not. Facing the corrupt situation, Li Xian has never been like this Looking forward to taking control of the power, maybe it's time to make some changes!

"Your Highness, Your Highness."

The carriage had already parked in the small square in front of Zetian Gate for quite a while, but Li Xian in the carriage hadn't reacted, so Gao Miao had no choice but to go to the curtain of the carriage, and called twice in a low voice.

"Ah."

Hearing the sound, Li Xian immediately woke up from his contemplation. Only then did he realize that the carriage had arrived at its destination. After a soft groan, he bent over and lifted the curtain to get out of the carriage, and looked up at the majestic Zetian Gate. , sighed, strode towards the gate of the palace, and handed over the waist card to see you, and within a few moments, there was a call for permission to enter.

"...Say, tell me all about it, how could there be such a big defeat, a peace treaty? A peace treaty! What a peace treaty under a big defeat, I am so angry, the loss of the teacher humiliates the country, Xue Rengui bears me, bears me... ..."

Li Xian had just walked into the gate of Deyang Hall, and when he saw Gao Zongzheng, who was ashamed, he waved the military newspaper in his hand angrily, and some words incoherently burst into flames in his mouth, and his frantic appearance scared Hao Chujun, Li Jingxuan, and Jiang Ke The faces of the several important ministers accompanying Luoyang were all pale, each lowered their heads, not daring to answer Gaozong's words, and Empress Wu, who always liked to stretch her hands indiscriminately in government affairs, also kept her mouth shut obediently this time, and just silently spoke. Sitting beside Gaozong, his face was extremely serious.

"My son kowtowed to my father."

Li Xian had expected that Gaozong would be furious when he heard the news of the defeat, but seeing Gaozong's frantic state, he still felt uncomfortable, but there was nothing to do, he could only rush forward , respectfully and respectfully paid homage.

"Xian'er came just in time. Alas, the front line has been defeated. I really regret not listening to Xian'er's advice. That Guo Daifeng is really miserable, waste, waste, I, I will cut off the dog's head of this guy!"

Seeing Li Xian's face, Gaozong immediately remembered the coaching change lawsuit at the beginning of the year, and his old face couldn't help but blush. After sighing, he swore angrily.

Behead?What's the use?But it's just to vent your anger, and how can it help things. This is not just a problem of Guo Daifeng's incompetence. In fact, how many can come in handy?The backbone of the army is basically Guo Daifeng (his father Guo Xiaoke) who was reused in the army because of his father's prestige. There are many people like Qiu Shenji and Li Jingye. Li Boyao, Cheng Wuting and other people with real talents and learning, but most of them are mediocre. The deepest problem lies in the lack of promotion channels for the generals in the army and the gradual corruption of the military system. I knew it well, and I wanted to make some changes a long time ago, but Li Xian had no room to intervene in military affairs, even if he wore the hat of "Prince Zhibing" on his head, it was probably because of the military affairs. It's about seniority and seniority, how can you get such a worthless prince like Li Xian to reach out his hand indiscriminately? Secondly, the army is a taboo, it has always been the taboo of emperors, it will be bad luck if you stretch out your hand indiscriminately, even if Li Xian If you want to change, you can only wait for the right time. In this sense, the defeat of Dafeichuan made Li Xian heartbroken, but at the same time, it gave Li Xian a chance to take the first step in the reform of the military system. Opportunity, as for whether it will succeed or not, it depends on how Li Xian behaves in this discussion.

"Father, please appease your anger. According to my son's opinion, now that this incident has happened, we should take care of the aftermath. I hope my father will learn from you."

Li Xian didn't feel complacent because of Gao Zong's confession, nor did he lose color because of Gao Zong's anger, and he didn't intend to make things worse for Guo Daifeng, he just said a word of persuasion in a calm tone.

"Ah."

Although Gaozong was angry, he didn't lose his mind after all. Hearing that Li Xian's words were reasonable, he didn't object, but he was very angry and didn't want to say more, so he let out a muffled voice, raised his hand, and motioned for Li Xian Then go on.

"Father, the defeat at the front line has been decided. Matters such as pensions and narration of merits and demerits should be decided by their own divisions, but there is no rush. You can just go step by step. However, there is one thing that cannot be hesitated, that is Immediately send troops to fight against the rebellion again, so that the Tubo bandits will not have a chance to breathe!" Li Xian bowed his body and resolutely remonstrated.

"Huh? This..."

Gao Zong obviously didn't expect that Li Xian would propose to continue to use troops at this time, so he couldn't help being stunned, looking at Li Xian in surprise, speechless for a while.

"Why did Xian'er say that?"

As soon as Li Xian said this, not only Gaozong was stunned, but also the few important ministers below were unable to react. Everyone's face was full of surprise, but Empress Wu, who knew nothing about military affairs, was still able to remain calm. Aside asked a question.

"Mother Ming learned that after our army's defeat, the situation in the west has become rotten. When the morale of the bandit army is greatly boosted, the rampant heart will inevitably be rampant. If we don't give them a head-on blow, disasters will be serious in the future. Although our army is defeated today, The enemy army is also exhausted, if we can take advantage of this opportunity to send troops, we don't want to wipe out the enemy bandits, but we want to win the last battle, firstly, it can restore the morale of the army, and secondly, it can also suppress the thieves' wolfish ambitions, why not do it?" Li Xiangan When he was newly defeated, he launched a counterattack. Naturally, he had careful consideration. At this time, after hearing the question from Empress Wu, he calmly explained the reasons in detail.

Li Xian's words are generous, but military is not a trifling matter. After a new defeat, it is not without risk to send troops again. In case of another defeat, the situation may be difficult to deal with. Everyone in the palace is an old man, so it is natural It is impossible not to fail to see the stakes involved, and no one said anything for a while, and they all meditated silently...

(End of this chapter)