Back to the prosperous Tang Dynasty to be the emperor

Chapter 752
On October [-]th of the third year of Yifeng, Prince Li Xian, who was ordered to preside over the peace talks, issued an ultimatum to the Dashi envoys. The time limit was five days, and the Dashi envoys were required to give a final answer. peace talks.Li Xian's declaration was contrary to the previous meek attitude, with a tough and resolute attitude. As soon as the news came out, there were those who applauded him and those who called for caution. Regardless of Shengen, the government and the opposition were in an uproar, but Li Xian did not change his original intention, and the peace talks fell into a stalemate.

On October [-]th of the third year of Yifeng, Jia Chaoyin, the prime minister, and Wu Sansi, the minister of the Ministry of war, jointly signed the book, saying that the military situation in Tubo was urgent and that there was no time to delay.Later Xuzhi ordered the governor of Hexi, Hei Chi Changzhi, to be the general manager of the Luoxie road march, Wang Fangyi's deputy, and supervised the Hexi army with [-] steps to march towards Luoxie, and transferred the governor of Longguan Li Jingye to lead an army of [-]. More than [-] troops were stationed in Hexi as reinforcements. General Wu Yizong of Zuo Jinwuwei was transferred to be the governor of Longguan, and [-] additional Guanzhong government troops were added to guard the key areas of Longzhou.

With the edict of Empress Wu, the prelude to the military and political adjustment in Hexi was kicked off. All civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty looked sideways at it, wanting to see how the prince would fight back. However, to everyone's surprise, the prince remained silent and did not Any comment on this edict is accepted frankly.

agree?of course not!It's not that Li Xian didn't want to come forward to oppose this edict, which was quite unfavorable to him, but his rationality told him that if he really dared to jump out and forcefully oppose it at this time, there would be no good fruit to eat, and not only would he suffer consequences The joint siege of the Party and the Yuewang Party will even arouse Gaozong's suspicion and suppression. In this way, not only will he fail to reap benefits, but he will put himself in danger. If there is a slight mistake, the consequences will be unimaginable. This danger, Li Xian certainly wouldn't take risks, but Li Xian wasn't idle either. He had made relevant arrangements early on, but he wasn't afraid of how much trouble the queen party would make.

On October 21st of the third year of Yifeng, the Dashi envoys who had been silent for four days finally couldn't hold on anymore, so they sent the envoy Mua Via Aben to the East Palace to see Li Xian in the evening of the same day, expressing his willingness Accepting Li Xian's proposal, Persia can be designated as a buffer zone, but he said that there are still some details that need to be further negotiated. He begged Li Xian to allow the restart of the peace talks. Li Xian agreed, and the peace talks were restarted the next day.

On October 25, the third year of Yifeng, after several heated debates, the peace and friendship covenant between Dashi and Datang was finally initialed. According to the provisions of the treaty, Datang had to withdraw its troops from Persia, and Dashi guaranteed For the independence and security of Persia, as for the losses during the war, the two sides will bear their own responsibility and will not be held accountable by each other. The issue of prisoners of war will be resolved through negotiation between Dashi and Persia. Datang will not participate in it. Shi Yongmu and so on.

On October 26th of the third year of Yifeng, Yazid ibn Abu, the crown prince of Dashi, resigned. On the grounds that the initialed covenant urgently needed the approval of the caliphate, regardless of the fact that the road would be blocked by heavy snow, he forcibly left Chang'an, leaving only Mu A Via Aben led some of his entourage in Chang'an, thinking that he would stay behind, and Empress Wu would not be able to stay there, so Prince Li Xian led a hundred officials to send them to the suburbs, and the two sides said goodbye.So far, the farce that has been tossing for more than half a month has come to an end for the time being, and then we will discuss the gains and losses. From the point of view of the cards, the princes have suffered a big loss. Although the Persian garrison was transferred back, it can be regarded as a slight gain. However, the military and political changes in Hexi are just around the corner. If there are no accidents, the foundation of the prince's stable court will gradually be overthrown. It seems that the time has come to draw a conclusion.

It seems that it is just a seeming, nothing more, not that there is no real change, just as the queen party members are celebrating each other for finally defeating the crown prince, another emergency report arrives in Beijing—Wuhai There was a sudden blizzard on the mountain pass, the mountain was blocked by heavy snow, and all the barriers to entering Tubo were blocked. If the snow melts in spring, there is no possibility for the army to cross.As soon as this news arrived, the rear party members were given a severe blow to the head. If nothing else, if the Hexi army could not be dispatched, there would be no valid reason to transfer troops from Longguan to Hexi, and Wu Yizong took over the Longzhou area. The matter in the important area is obviously going to be dirty, and the imperial decree has not yet been written, but this change really caught the rear party members by surprise, and the just-raised military and political reform in Hexi was shelved.

A beautiful return to the carbine was able to temporarily stabilize the precarious situation, but Li Xian did not dare to slack off, because he knew very well that the real decisive battle was just at the beginning of spring, and there was still a lot of work to be done. Do it, whether you can have the last laugh, is still in between. Among them, there are two things that make Li Xian most worried. One is that the situation in Zhengshitang is not optimistic, and the other is that the fierce battle in Persia will resume again. How negative will definitely affect the changes in the court situation.

Needless to say about the situation in the Zhengshitang, even with Liu Rengui as a confidant and veteran, it can only be counted as one vote, and the king of Yue plus Jia Chaoyin, the rear party already has the upper hand, let alone Pei Xingjian and other realities. Above all, the ministers who were loyal to Emperor Gaozong, it is obviously not easy to pass the Hexi adjustment plan that is beneficial to Li Xian in the Zhengshitang, at least in Li Xian's view, whether they can pass the test smoothly depends on these few questions. Months of hard work paid off.

The covenant with Dashi is considered to be signed, but there is only one purpose for signing the covenant, and that is to find an opportunity to tear it up. From ancient times to the present, it is better. The thing is, at the end of the day, we still have to rely on the blade to speak. It is conceivable that once Yazid ibn Abu returns to Dashi with the news that the rear party deliberately leaked to him, the situation in Persia will surely Again, if he can win, Li Xian's right to speak in the court will naturally be much higher, but if the battle is slightly unfavorable, the consequences will be a bit unbearable for Li Xian. Because this army is Li Xian's army, it is Li Xian's confidant from top to bottom, and the peace agreement was presided over by Li Xian, so if something goes wrong, Li Xian is naturally the first person responsible for it. With one slap on the board, Hexi's military and government will be thoroughly cleaned up, and the consequences will be serious, needless to say!

Difficult, really difficult!Since the Lantern Festival in the first year of Tiaolu, Li Xian has been squatting in front of the huge sand table for more than ten days, and he still hasn't been able to figure out a safe strategy and tactics. He is too far away from the front line and cannot grasp the enemy's changes in time. Although it is one of the reasons, it is not the fundamental core. It is only because of the channel of the flying eagle. Although there is a lagging defect that cannot be made up for, Li Xian still has a good idea of ​​the general situation of the enemy. The fundamental reason is that the difference in military strength between each other is too big. Even if the Dashi Kingdom dare not invade Persia with all its troops, no matter how you calculate it, it is still possible to gather 30 troops, and the strength of the Tang army after reinforcements is no more than It's only a little over [-]. The ten-fold gap cannot be easily made up by tricks. What's more troublesome is that Yezid ibn Abu must have learned about the reality of the Tang army from the rear party. Some are not optimistic.

"Your Highness, noon is approaching, look..."

Woke up early this morning, Li Xian squatted in front of the sand table as usual, and didn't move for a long time. The haggard look on his face was clearly visible, and Gao Miao, who was waiting on the side, was deeply distressed by it. He whispered a suggestion from the side.

"Ah."

Li Xianzheng was engrossed in his thoughts, he didn't hear Gao Miao's words, he just said something casually, but he still buried his head on the sand table.

"Your Highness..."

Seeing this, Gao Miao wanted to say a few more words of persuasion, but he just opened his mouth when he heard a rush of footsteps, Zhuang Yong hurried in from the outside, and the words of persuasion stopped when he reached his mouth down.

"His Royal Highness, something serious has happened to Shanyu Duhu's mansion."

Zhuang Yong was obviously very impatient, he didn't respond to Gao Miao's nodding greeting, he took a few strides to get behind Li Xian, bowed his body, and rushed to report.

"Huh? What's going on?"

Hearing what Zhuang Yong said, Li Xian suddenly stood up, turned around, looked at Zhuang Yong with piercing eyes, and asked in surprise.

"Your Highness, I just heard the news from the Protectorate's Mansion that the Turkic tribe's Ashdwin Fu rebelled and proclaimed Ashina Khan as Khan. 24 prefectures have responded in disorder, with dozens of rebels. Thousands of people, protect Xiao Siye and lead the army to suppress the rebellion, two defeats in a row, the army has suffered heavy casualties, and it is exhausted, the emergency army report is on the way, and it will arrive in Beijing in a few days!"

The matter was so important, Zhuang Yong didn't dare to neglect it, and hurriedly reported the urgent news that "Ming Di" had just sent back.

"Understood, order the Guanneidao sub-helm to step up the investigation of the military situation, and report as soon as there is news, go."

After listening to Zhuang Yong's report, Li Xian's complexion darkened in an instant. He really felt that the house was leaking due to the continuous rain, but he didn't express anything special, he just gave an order in a calm tone.

"promise!"

Now that Li Xian had given the order, Zhuang Yong didn't dare to delay, he hastily responded, and then left the study, he was busy making arrangements without mentioning it.

"Go, Duke Xuan Di will come to see you immediately!"

Things have come together unexpectedly, one wave of unrest and another wave of unrest, when political disputes are about to escalate, and when the flames of war are raging, Li Xian's head can't help but feel a little bit bigger. After pacing back and forth for a while, he suddenly stopped and gave orders in a cold voice.

"Ah, no!"

It's almost noon now, and I really need to discuss another matter. I don't know how long this lunch will be delayed. Gao Miao is responsible for taking care of Li Xianzhi, so he can't help but feel a little worried. But when he saw that Li Xian's expression was not right, he didn't dare to say anything, he could only respectfully respond, and didn't mention the summoning matter since he went to Zhang Luo.

(End of this chapter)