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Chapter 737 Adding to the flames (1)

On September [-]th of the third year of Yifeng, just after the Double Ninth Festival, the Dashi envoy group of more than [-] people, accompanied by General You Xiaowei Liu Ziming, rushed to Chang'an City, so they went to Honglu Temple to submit the national Afterwards, the Ministry of Rites sent staff to place it in the Lifan Courtyard. As soon as the news spread, there was a heated discussion in the capital, and the war and peace disputes arose, and it was very lively.

"Your Highness, General Liu Ziming is here."

No matter how much commotion was going on outside, Li Xian ignored it. It's not that he didn't care, but that the autumn harvest was just around the corner, and there were so many reports in the state newspapers that Li Xian was so busy that he didn't even have time to catch his breath. In the panic, Gao Miao turned around from behind the screen in a hurry, rushed to the front, and hurriedly reported.

"Oh? Ziming is here, okay, Xuan!"

Although he was full of official documents, Li Xian was still very happy when he heard that Liu Ziming had arrived. He put the pen in his hand on the pen holder, and gave instructions with a smile.

"promise!"

Now that Li Xian had spoken, Gao Miao didn't dare to neglect, he hastily responded, and hurried out of the study, without hesitation, he came in from outside accompanied by Liu Ziming who was wearing a bright armor.

"The last general sees His Highness!"

Since the farewell to Hexi, Liu Ziming has not seen Li Xian for nearly two years. At this moment, when he saw Li Xian who was sitting high on the head looking at him with a smile on his face, Liu Ziming's eyes immediately became moist, and he quickly rushed to the front. He bowed and gave a standard military salute.

"Forget it, Ziming has worked hard all this way, come and show Ziming a seat!"

Looking at Liu Ziming's already vicissitudes of face, Li Xian couldn't help feeling excited, and suddenly remembered the situation when he first met in Lantian. Now nine years have passed, and the shy boy back then is now He has grown into an imposing general, and Li Xian really felt a lot of emotion in his heart. After being stunned for a while, he raised his hand with a smile and greeted him cordially.

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

Liu Ziming thanked him respectfully, and then sat on the brocade pier carried by a group of young eunuchs in a respectful manner, with a tall and straight military posture, as if he respectfully listened to Li Xian's instructions.

"Well, now that Ziming is a big official, are the rules too big? Look, he has the demeanor of a general in front of me."

Seeing Liu Ziming's cute appearance, Li Xian couldn't help but laughed.

"Your Highness, the last general..."

Liu Ziming has been the commander of Li Xian's personal guard for many years, and he has always been very naughty. Among the full personal guards, he is the most unruly one. Now Li Xian has exposed his background in person, and his face blushed uncontrollably. , I was so embarrassed that I didn't know what to say.

"Forget it, just relax in front of me."

After Li Xian made fun of Liu Ziming, he didn't hold on to it. He laughed and waved his hands to signal Liu Ziming not to be nervous.

"Hehe, His Highness is still considerate of me. Poor me, Ziming, who is leading the army now, and doesn't pretend to come out. Those boys below are still going against the sky."

When Li Xian said this, Liu Ziming smiled shyly, revealing his true nature immediately.

"Oh? Hahaha... I haven't had such a good time in a long time. Come, tell me, what's going on with the battle ahead?"

Li Xian was amused by Liu Ziming's mischievous behavior. After laughing for a long time, he asked about the serious matter.

"Returning to Your Highness, since our army wiped out 15 enemy troops in the Surhan River Valley, we have swung our troops straight down to more than [-] cities. They are like a broken bamboo, and there is hardly a trace of resistance. By the beginning of May, the entire territory of Persia has been recovered. In early June, The Great Food Army was densely packed at the border, but they did not cross the border to fight. Instead, they sent envoys to testify, saying that an envoy was going to Chang'an to negotiate peace with our Tang Dynasty. With sincerity, I sent the last general to escort the envoy to Beijing, and the journey went smoothly without any twists and turns."

When it came to the serious matter, Liu Ziming didn't dare to be skinny anymore, his face became serious, and he briefly described the cause and effect of the matter.

"Well, can the front be stable?"

Li Xian didn't comment on what Liu Ziming said, but thought for a moment quietly before continuing to ask.

"Attack, I'm afraid it will be difficult, and the rules must be stable. After successive victories, our army's morale is high, and there are [-] reinforcements sent by General Wang to help. Even if the enemy attacks with all their nests, they will definitely win our army! "

Speaking of the situation on the front line, Liu Ziming was full of confidence and gave an affirmative answer without hesitation.

"Well, Ziming is exhausted all the way, so let's go down and rest first. Tonight, I will host a banquet to welcome you."

Li Xian didn't ask any more questions, just waved his hand with a smile, and pushed Liu Ziming away, but he himself fell into deep thought... Two flowers bloomed, one for each, not to mention that Li Xian was in the East Palace study He pondered endlessly, but said that in Yue Wang's mansion, Li Zhen was also gathering all his confidants to discuss the visit of the Dashi envoys.

"Wushuang, Shoude, you should all know the matter already, so I won't say much about Gu, tell me, do you have any suggestions for this?"

The case of Caizhou has long been over, but Li Zhen's mood has never really calmed down, because the blow she received was too great, no matter how tough Li Zhen's nerves are, some people can't bear it. After a few days, he had just recovered, but his complexion was still not very good. If he hadn't vaguely seen that there was something strange about the arrival of the Dashi envoys, he would not have the heart to gather people to discuss.

"My lord, my son-in-law thinks this is a good opportunity for us to take advantage of the situation. As long as we operate properly, the prince who disciplines the prince will not be able to live without it!"

In the family of Yue Wangfu, Pei Shoude had always been as famous as Chen Wushuang, and because he was the son-in-law of Yue Wang, he regarded himself as the number one counselor in the Wangfu. To redeem such unfavorable situation, coupled with thinking that he had seen the "truth" behind the war and the fog, he didn't want to be robbed of the limelight by Chen Wushuang again, so he hurriedly answered his own judgment first.

"Well, go on."

Li Zhen's original intention was to take the opportunity to play tricks on Li Xian. Naturally, she would not fail to see what was wrong. The only thing she was not sure about was how the black hand should deal with it. There would be no objection to Pei Shoude's judgment.

"My lord Mingjian, the reason why the war and war are raging now is nothing more than the wrestling between the empress and the prince. From the perspective of Sheji, peace should be the most beneficial choice, but from the perspective of Tianjia, war is the right choice." The difference lies in the word "military power". The fundamental purpose of the empress's actions is to cut down the military power in the hands of the prince. Once it can be achieved, the prince will have nothing to rely on. But now the key is who will lead the peace negotiation. If the son-in-law is not bad, the empress and the prince will definitely be at odds for the candidate for the peace negotiation. Why don't the prince take advantage of the situation and firmly hold the power of the peace negotiation At that time, Zhan and He will not be in the hands of the prince."

As soon as Li Zhen acquiesced in his own judgment, Pei Shoude regained his energy and hurriedly expressed his opinion in detail.

"Hmm... what do you think of Wushuang?"

Li Zhen originally had such an idea in his heart, and he had a certain degree of confidence in it. After all, no matter his status or status, there were not many people who could compare with him in the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty. It would be very difficult to veto it. Coupled with Empress Wu's smooth sailing, no matter how much Li Xian persisted, he would definitely gain an advantage in court discussions. Zhen still couldn't help but have some doubts, because Li Xian is not a very easy-going person, if he stands out as a strange soldier, he will shoot himself in the foot, so he dare not make a decision lightly, pondering After talking for a while, he still threw the question to the silent Chen Wushuang.

"Returning to the prince, I think Brother Shoude's analysis is not bad. This time, the empress really intends to take this opportunity to cut down the military power of His Highness. However, this is not the key point. The person who really wants to do this should be the Holy One! Just because Therefore, it may be difficult to achieve this peace agreement. Originally, it is not necessary for the prince to do it himself. He only needs to help the empress beat the side drum during the court meeting. gone."

Chen Wushuang obviously did not agree with Pei Shoude's suggestion, she frowned slightly, and she pointed out the crux of the matter with a few words.

"Ok?"

Hearing what Chen Wushuang said, Li Zhen couldn't help being stunned. She was silent for a while, but she couldn't figure out the secret of electing Li Xian to preside over the peace negotiation, so she had to cast her doubtful eyes on Chen Wushuang.

"Your Majesty's lesson, anyone who negotiates peace will eventually have to make some concessions. If a bottom line is set in advance, even a clever woman may not be able to make a living without rice."

Although Li Zhen didn't say anything, Chen Wushuang saw Li Zhen's doubts at a glance, so she said lightly.

"Bottom line? Well... wonderful, wonderful, if the prince takes over this matter, but still can't come up with the results, let's see how he can go rampant, good, very good!"

Li Zhenyuan was not a dull person, after being mentioned by Chen Wushuang, she immediately came to her senses, and couldn't help but burst into applause.

"Don't worry, my lord. Since we have contributed our efforts this time, we can't do it in vain. I have submitted a certificate of honor. The empress should give some of the benefits. The fourth prince is currently idle. Why not?" It’s good to take advantage of this matter to do it together.”

Chen Wushuang is not a kind person, even though he has decided to take this opportunity to present a certificate of honor to Empress Wu, he will never forget to seek the benefits he deserves because of this.

"That's right, that's how it should be, Shoude, I'm going to find that boy Ge Gong and pass on Gu's meaning."

Li Zhen has always been quite decisive in her actions. Now that she has made a decision, she acts very quickly.

"No, my son-in-law will do it now."

Seeing that all his hard work came to nothing, Pei Shoude's mood could hardly be described as happy, but since Li Zhen had already given the order, he didn't dare to have any objections, so he could only respectfully respond, and hurriedly withdrew After leaving the study, I went to handle related matters without mentioning it.

(End of this chapter)