Back to the prosperous Tang Dynasty to be the emperor

Chapter 526 Pei Xingjian's Boost
"The sons and ministers have seen the father and the queen, and the mother and the queen."

Prince Li Xian came very quickly, and within a quarter of an hour after the little eunuch who had gone to summon him left, he had already hurried into the imperial study room, his face was covered with sweat, it was obvious that he was walking in a hurry, and his complexion was not very good , the originally handsome face was full of haggardness, but he was only 23 years old. Looking at the past, he looked like middle-aged, which shows that these years have not been a comfortable life———Since Empress Wu took power last year Since then, Li Xian has been increasingly marginalized. Despite his continuous efforts, he is getting farther and farther away from the political core. There is basically no room for comment on major affairs in the court. Without the nod of Empress Wu, Li Xian has nothing to do If they can't be done, people will naturally age faster under long-term depression, and the heart will not be able to relax.

"Well, the military newspaper in Hexi is at your place?"

Gaozong was very upset, he didn't turn pale because the prince was very respectful, and he didn't even shout, so he went straight to the topic.

"Ah, oh, if you go back to your father, there is indeed a copy of Hexi's military report in Hai'er's place, and it was sent to Hai'er by my mother the day before yesterday."

Hearing Gao Zong's bad tone, Li Xian's body trembled involuntarily, some people raised their heads in surprise, hesitated twice, and then rushed to report.

"Why don't you report it to me, huh?"

Gao Zong was not relieved by Li Xian's explanation, on the contrary, his face became a bit uglier, and he snorted extremely displeased.

"This……"

Hearing that Emperor Gaozong was relentlessly chasing this military report, Li Xian's face inevitably turned bitter—the day before yesterday Empress Wu hurriedly sent someone to send the Hexi Army report to the East Palace, saying that he was asking him to draw up a military report. The plan came out to prepare for the court's discussion, but Li Xian accepted the military newspaper, but he didn't take it seriously. First, he didn't want to do such thankless things, and second, he didn't subconsciously Wishing to see Li Xian continue to make great achievements, so he procrastinated and ignored it. He planned to take care of it after the Mid-Autumn Festival, but he didn't expect Gaozong to know about the military newspaper and kept asking him endlessly, which made Li Xian unavoidable. Suspecting that he was summoned this time because Empress Wu was gossiping, his heart was full of pain, but he didn't know where to start.

"You're so daring. Is Erneng's play on such important military matters? You, you, are you really going to piss me off?"

Gaozong was already simmering with anger in his heart, and when he saw Li Xian's timid little look, he couldn't hold back his anger immediately, slammed the copywriting, pointed at Li Xian, and drank unceremoniously. reprimanded.

"Father calm down, father calms down, my son did not dare to be rude and lawless, it is because the matter is too important, and there is no special order from the mother's back, so I dare not neglect it, and I have been with all my subordinates for the past few days The officials have discussed many times, but they have not yet reached a consensus, so they dare not easily disturb the father."

When the matter came to this point, Li Xian already believed in his heart that he was cheated by Empress Wu, so he was 12 points unwilling to reconcile, and took advantage of the time of confession to bite Empress Wu.

"Kangdang, when I handed over the military report, I told you that this matter must be done urgently. I am lazy, but I blame my palace for not explaining it clearly. What is the reason for this, huh?"

Empress Wu was not so easy to bite. Before Gaozong could speak, she had already refuted Li Xian unceremoniously, her voice and expression were extremely severe.

"The queen mother misunderstood. The child did not dare to speak nonsense. In fact, the slaves who came to transfer him did not give any explanation. However, the child did not dare to delay. However, the child is not familiar with military affairs, so that even now It’s my child’s fault that I can’t come up with some clues.”

Knowing that he was severely tricked by Empress Wu, Li Xian didn't dare to carry it to the end, apart from feeling bitter in his heart, so he could only explain in a low voice.

"Enough, let me ask you, where is the military newspaper now, huh?"

Gaozong was concerned about the military situation on the front line, so he had no time to pay attention to the dispute between the mother and son, so he waved his hand and asked impatiently.

"Ah, in the Children's Palace."

When Li Xian was summoned this time, the eunuch who went to deliver the decree did not explain the purpose of Gaozong's summoning, and never even mentioned the Hexi Military News to him. There is no doubt that Empress Wu had tampered with it For this reason, it was made clear that Li Xian was to be used as the scapegoat. At this time, Li Xian could be seen, but he had nothing to do. He could only lower his head in embarrassment, and replied cautiously.

"Then hurry up and get it, why are you standing here, don't you think I'm not angry enough!"

Under Gaozong's anxiety, the more he looked at Li Xian, the more he disliked him. He slapped down the script angrily, and scolded him angrily.

"Ah, yes, father calm down, the child will go now, go now."

Li Xian was so red-faced by Emperor Gaozong's scolding that he felt extremely wronged in his heart, but he didn't dare to complain, so he could only obediently agreed, and hurried back to the East Palace. This thick memorial turned back.

"Report to Father, my son has brought the Hexi Military Report, please read it."

Li Xian walked a few steps, came to the copy, and respectfully handed the general newspaper to Gaozong with both hands.

"Humph!"

Seeing that the military report had arrived, Gaozong didn't bother to get angry with Li Xian anymore, so he snorted coldly, stretched out his hand, copied the general's report, put it on the copy, opened it, and read it carefully.

"Crazy, mere Tubo bandits, dare to run rampant like this, whether it is tolerable or unbearable, I will send an army to wipe out this beast!"

Gao Zong flipped through it very quickly, and went through the entire memorial in a short while. At the end, he slapped the memorial hard on the copy, and cursed angrily.

"Your Majesty, calm down. This matter needs to be discussed in the long term. I think it is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and it is not a good opportunity to enter the army. It will not be too late to make plans in the coming spring. As for the Hexi area, there are people as talented as Xian'er." Now, assuming nothing will happen, Your Majesty can just relax."

The reason why Empress Wu handed over the Hexi Military News to the prince was that she didn't want to sit back and watch Li Xianfeng flourish, and she just took advantage of the prince's jealousy to achieve this goal. Wishing to see this, he said in a very euphemistic way.

"Your Majesty, what the Empress Dowager said is true. The severe winter is approaching, and it is not good for the war. If you are trapped in the plateau, it is difficult to guarantee that the tragedy of Dafeichuan will not repeat itself. It is best to be safe."

"Your Majesty, I believe that this matter should be settled after a long-term plan. I implore Your Majesty to judge."

"Your Majesty, soldier, the important matter of the country must not be taken lightly. Please think twice, Your Majesty."

Among all the ministers and workers present, except for the crown prince and Pei Xingjian, all of them are the backbone of Empress Wu's party. Although what Empress Wu said was euphemistic, the meaning of opposing the conquest is very clear, and I will not let it go. Waiting for the chance to hold the Empress Dowager, they all stood up one by one, talking in disorder, although the words they said were different, but the meanings were all the same. Seeing this, the prince seemed a little moved, the corners of his mouth twitched a few times, He seemed to want to speak, but in the end, he still didn't say a word, but lowered his head with a complex expression.

"Well, this matter, this matter..."

Gaozong really wanted to support Li Xian's request for war, but when he saw that Empress Wu and all the ministers were against it, he couldn't be too arbitrary, he groaned a few times, but didn't say why.

"Your Majesty, can you allow the old minister to read the military newspaper?"

Just when Gaozong was in a dilemma, he saw Pei Xingjian standing up from the side, bowing his body, and begged sincerely.

"Naturally, Pei Aiqing's army is superior to others, and I'm about to learn a thing or two, so let's take it."

Gao Zong had always trusted Pei Xingjian's ability, and he would not be disapproved of hearing that he wanted to read the military newspaper. He waved his hand readily and signaled the little eunuch who was accompanying him to come forward and pass the general newspaper to Pei Xingjian .

"Thank you, Your Majesty Ron."

After Pei Xingjian thanked him very respectfully, he took the military newspaper cautiously, bowed his body slightly, and carefully read the military newspaper in front of the imperial court, his expression was extremely focused, as if he could read the military newspaper carefully. He is extremely devoted, but in fact, he is not thinking about this military newspaper at all, because he has already known the details in it. Of course, he did not learn it from the military newspaper, but from Li Xianpai. According to the copy sent by someone, in fact, the reason why he appeared in the imperial study today was all the result of Li Xian's prior explanation, in order to return Li Xian's favor.

"Does Pei Aiqing have any insight into this war?"

Pei Xingjian looked at it very slowly, but Gaozong didn't show a trace of impatience. He sat quietly behind a few children, until Pei Xingjian raised his head, and then asked with a smile.

"Battleable!"

Pei Xingjian gave a judgment concisely.

"Fightable? This... Pei Aiqing means..."

Although Gao Zong wanted to fight, he didn't have any confidence in his heart, and he was really afraid that the tragedy of Dafeichuan would happen again. Hearing what Pei Xingjian said, although he was happy in his heart, he didn't dare to make a decision lightly, but asked hesitantly.

"Your Majesty Mingjian, in the third year of Xianheng, you asked the minister if he could conquer Tubo. The minister said: "No, it's just because the Tubo kings met at that time, so it is necessary to fight. Now the old king of Tubo is dead, and the new king is young. , it is difficult to control the overall situation, no matter how capable Gar Qinling is, there must be more obstacles, and if it is defeated, Tubo will be powerless. If you fight, you will surely win!"

Although Pei Xingjian flipped through the notebook from time to time, his mind was not on it. He was making a final decision on whether to really help Li Xian. Hearing Gaozong's question from time to time, he would not have the slightest hesitation, and gave a firm and incomparable judgment.

"That's a good point, I think so too, this battle should be fought! Come and draft an edict!"

Hearing what Pei Xingjian said so affirmatively, the last trace of worry in Gaozong's heart was gone. He didn't even ask Empress Wu, and made a decisive decision. Both Li Xian and Li Xian's expressions changed wildly.

(End of this chapter)