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Chapter 747 Difficult Peace Agreement (4)

The military newspaper is not too long, only a few thousand words, and it only writes one thing - ten days ago, the two tribes of Asu Gu Tsering and Chili Hezan in the old place of Tubo suddenly joined forces to attack with more than [-] troops Hetzzan's troops, Wang Bing, the chief general of the Tang army stationed in Hongshan Palace, sent troops to coordinate, but the battle was not good, so he could only retreat from Hongshan Palace and stick to it. Seeing that the situation was unfavorable, Bu and Esong Jiebu also formed an alliance and raised troops. The old Tubo area was already in frequent wars, and the Tang army was too few to suppress the rebellion.

"This Wang Bing really deserves to be killed. He only came to report the incident when things got into such a mess. What are you doing?"

Empress Wu was very anxious, and she read it very quickly. She scanned the content of the general's newspaper almost at a glance, her face instantly became ugly, and she burst into anger and scolded.

"Your Majesty, please calm down. General Wang has only [-] cavalry troops under his command. It is really difficult to pacify the chaos. Now that this incident has happened, it must be quelled as soon as possible. Otherwise, Tubo may cause trouble again."

"Your Majesty, what Liu Xiang said is true. Now that there is chaos, it must be suppressed by a large army. It is absolutely impossible to raise tigers as a threat."

Both Pei and Liu are well-versed in civil and military affairs, and they are also veterans who led the army to fight. Their strategic vision is not bad. When they saw Empress Wu, they only cared about getting angry, but they didn't care about calming down the chaos at all. Unavoidably, they were a little anxious, and hurriedly approached each other to remonstrate from the side.

"Ok!"

Although Empress Wu was ignorant of military affairs, she still had basic common sense. Naturally, she knew what the two elders were telling the truth, but she was extremely unwilling in her heart, because the only way to quell the chaos in Tubo's hometown was to rely on the Hexi Army to attack. In this way, Empress Wu's original plan may be in vain. Thinking of how the military and political power in Hexi is still firmly controlled by Li Xian, how can Empress Wu feel at ease? In a group, they ignored the second minister's proposal, and just made a noncommittal sound, which was regarded as an answer.

"Your Majesty understands that the military affairs in the old place of Tubo are serious, and only His Highness the Crown Prince can deal with it calmly. The old minister thinks that His Highness the Crown Prince needs to be in the middle to plan and plan for this matter."

Now that Liu Rengui had joined Li Xian's command, he naturally had to act in accordance with Li Xian's pace, and it didn't matter whether Empress Wu looked good or not, so he went a step further.

"Humph!"

Hearing that Liu Rengui was so blatantly building up momentum for Li Xian, the anger in Empress Wu's heart arose, and she snorted coldly with a gloomy face.

"Your Majesty, the matter of military affairs is no small matter. The old minister thinks it is necessary to report to His Majesty as soon as possible."

Although Pei Xingjian also had his heart towards Li Xian, he was not Li Xian's confidant after all. Seeing Liu Rengui's praise of Li Xian so much in front of Empress Wu, he couldn't help being a little surprised. Fearing that Empress Wu would be angry and miss the point, he quickly interrupted. .

"Your Majesty, um... well, let's go face to face with the Holy Spirit first."

Empress Wu really wanted to suppress this military report first, but after thinking about it, the possibility of this is really too low. If it damages the holy family, it would not be beautiful. After a moment of pondering, So he agreed to Pei Xingjian's proposal, but he didn't mention the matter of calling Li Xian to come to discuss, obviously intending to exclude Li Xian from the decision-making.

"Wait a minute, ma'am, Tubo was conquered by His Highness the Crown Prince, and most of the surrounding armies are His Highness's former troops. If you want to discuss countermeasures, you must get His Highness the Crown Prince's assistance."

Although Empress Wu's calculation was good, it's a pity that Liu Rengui didn't agree, and before Empress Wu left, he had already interjected.

"Well, let's go announce it, come and drive Zichen Palace!"

Being interrupted by Liu Rengui in this way, Empress Wu felt great hatred, but it was not easy to scold Liu Rengui for being rude, after all, what Liu Rengui said was right, even if Empress Wu was angry again, she had no choice but to just say it She gave an order, but did not designate anyone to summon Li Xian. She made it clear that she did not want Li Xian to participate in the imperial court's discussion. Then, before Liu Rengui could speak again, she walked out of the study quickly.

When Empress Wu left like this, Pei Xingjian and Liu Rengui couldn't help but shook their heads and smiled wryly, but they didn't dare to say anything more, they could only silently follow behind Empress Wu's driver, and a group of people went to the Zichen Palace in a mighty way... ... "The Queen of Heaven is here!"

October is the time when autumn is high and the air is crisp. For Emperor Gaozong, who is afraid of the cold and heat, it is the most relaxing day of the year. He has not suffered from illness for more than half a month. Although his body is still weak, his spirit is still strong It's much better, I just finished my meal, and I don't feel very sleepy, I'm leaning on the brocade cushion, looking at the miscellaneous books with great interest, suddenly I heard the sound of shouting, lest Empress Wu would be offended, I hurriedly put the miscellaneous books in my hand under the bed Tucked in, turned over and sat up straight.

"The concubine (veteran) kowtows to His Majesty!"

Gao Zong just sat up straight, and before he even had time to smooth out the wrinkles on his clothes, he saw Empress Wu, Pei and Liu Xiang came in hand in hand, and they all paid respects according to court regulations.

"No, no, Mei Niang, but something serious happened?"

Seeing that Pei and Liu, the two ministers on duty, also followed, Gaozong's heart skipped a beat immediately, and he hurriedly asked a question.

"Returning to Your Majesty, there is an urgent report from the Red Mountain Palace, saying that there is another war in Tubo's hometown."

Although in every possible way he was unwilling to tell the story of the war and chaos, Emperor Gaozong asked, but Empress Wu did not dare to hide it, so she replied in a worried manner.

"Ah, how could this be? Isn't Tubo already extinct? Why did it get messed up again? This, this..."

Gaozong's early ambitions had long since been tortured by recurrent illnesses, and now he only had one thought, which was to be the emperor in peace and stability. At this time, when he heard that Tubo was in chaos again, his face instantly changed , stood up angrily, and issued a series of questioning words.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, the situation has not yet reached the point of catastrophe. Here is the Red Mountain Palace Army Report. Please take a look at it, Your Majesty."

Seeing Gao Zong flustered like this, Empress Wu couldn't help feeling a little more worried, but it was hard to express it, so the general had to take out the report and hand it to Gao Zong.

"Hmph! These bastards are really unreasonable, I don't believe it's unreasonable! Well, what's the point?"

General Gaozong hurried through the report, seeing that the Tubo people were killing each other, the panic in his heart calmed down a little, but he didn't dare to take it lightly, after a few words of venting, he suddenly asked about Li Xian's situation.

"Returning to Your Majesty, the old minister has already sent someone to invite you."

Empress Wu only said to ask people to go to announce, but in fact she never actually sent people to go. Now when Gaozong asked about Li Xian, she couldn't help but feel a little guilty. He answered loudly.

"Well, okay, let's wait for Xian'er to come and discuss it together."

Although Emperor Gaozong had a slight suspicion of Li Xian, he had great faith in Li Xian's military ability. Hearing that Li Xian was approaching, he was relieved a lot. He did not rush to discuss matters, but ordered The accompanying eunuchs gave seats to Pei and Liu and waited for Li Xian's arrival.

"Report to Your Majesty, Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Prince is asking to see you outside the palace gate."

Li Xian arrived very quickly, and just after everyone sat down for a while, they saw Liu Ruming, the deputy chief eunuch of the Zichen Palace, hurried out from behind the screen, rushed to the front of the couch, and bowed to Emperor Gaozong and Empress Wu. A voice reported.

"Xuan, hurry up!"

As soon as he heard that Li Xian had arrived, Gao Zong suddenly felt that he had a backbone, so he announced without saying a word.

"promise!"

Now that Emperor Gaozong had issued the verbal order, Liu Ruming dared not to be negligent, and hastily complied with the promise, and hastily exited the bedroom. After a while, he came in from the outside with Li Xian, who was already sweating heavily.

"The son and minister kowtowed to the father and mother."

Li Xian rushed to the front of the couch, and he couldn't stop paying respects with a big gift.

"No, no, Xian'er knows that Tubo is in chaos again!"

Gao Zong was worried about the war, and before Li Xian finished his salute, he roared anxiously.

"Returning to the emperor's words, the minister was presiding over the peace talks before, and suddenly heard that there was a change in Tubo, so he hurried over, and I don't know the details yet."

The so-called Tubo chaos was originally the result of Li Xian's secret arrangements. He knew the details very well, but it was absolutely impossible for him to behave inappropriately at this time, so he pretended to be anxious and replied: .

"Oh, that's good, Xian'er, let's read the military newspaper first."

Gaozong didn't suspect that Li Xian had an ambush in this matter, and hearing that Li Xian didn't know the specific content of the military newspaper, he hurriedly picked up the military newspaper that was at hand and handed it to Li Xian.

"Father Huang Mingjian, the people of Tubo are arrogant and seldom educated. Although the origin of this chaos cannot be tested, it is not difficult to calm it down. The difficulty is how to stabilize all parties. Therefore, my son thinks that it should be used to suppress and appease, and to educate others. With the help of the people, it may be possible to ensure that there will be no more such chaos.”

Although the military newspaper was not long, Li Xian read it very slowly. After reading it carefully, he raised his eyebrows and said the general principles of calming the chaos in a calm tone.

"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks His Highness's words are justified, and it is feasible and safe!"

Liu Rengui himself is proficient in military and political affairs, so he can tell that Li Xian's strategy is extremely feasible, and now that he is Li Xian's confidant, he naturally wants to give a shout out to Li Xian, without waiting for Gaozong to express it , I have already praised him from the sidelines.

"Suppress and appease, educate as a supplement? Well, it sounds feasible, Mei Niang, Pei Aiqing, do you have any different views on this?"

Gaozong didn't want the war to continue for too long. Hearing what Li Xian said was quite satisfactory, he would not object, but for the sake of prudence, he was not in a hurry to make a decision. Instead, he asked Empress Wu and Pei Xingjian's opinion.

"Your Majesty has learned from you, the old minister has no objection."

Although Pei Xingjian is not Li Xian's confidant, but he is towards Li Xian in his heart. Of course, in his opinion, there is nothing wrong with this general rule. What should be done, only Empress Wu did not say a word, her brows were tightly knit into the word "Chuan", as if she had infinite worries.

(End of this chapter)