Chapter 281 Geshu's Worries

The Dugu family's banquet ended in an hour, and the wedding time was officially scheduled on February 18th. Today is the tenth day of the first lunar month, and there are only eight days. The Dugu family is about to face the busiest moment.

At the banquet, Dugu Haoran was depressed and drunk. The guests' farewell and departure were all sent by Mrs. Pei alone. In front of Dugu's mansion, he was extremely busy, and carriages left one after another surrounded by his followers.

Li Qing'an drank halfway, and Mingyue sent him out of the house. Although his father finally announced the marriage, Mingyue was still worried. She was worried that there would be troubles again. In the past two years, she suffered repeated hardships and was a little bit of a fight.

"I'll let Wuyi and Rushi Ruhua accompany you these days. Don't worry, there won't be anything."

Li Qingan whispered to her and said, "I am no longer the little officer who was slaughtered by others. I believe I have enough ability to protect you."

"I know, you should be careful."

"Okay, I'll leave first, wait for our moment!"

Li Qingan turned over and nodded slightly to Mingyue. Mingyue smiled and looked at Li Qingan away. Mrs. Pei walked over and took her daughter's arm and smiled, "What, can't you bear to bear?"

"Mom, I'm very worried about him. He offended the emperor, what should I do?" Mingyue sighed softly and said.

"Don't worry, men's affairs are not as simple as you think. You have to believe that your husband has the ability to face it."

"I hope so too!"

Mingyue smiled sweetly and said to her mother: "Mom, let's go back!"

As the guests said goodbye, the door of Dugu Mansion quickly became deserted.

Li Qingan walked towards the gate under the escort of more than fifty personal soldiers. As soon as he arrived at the gate, he saw a carriage parked on the side of the road from afar and a soldier came forward to salute.

"General Li, our general is welcome!"

"Is it Geshu Grandmaster?" Li Qingan recognized the officer as Geshu Han's personal servant Zuoche, and he was also a powerful general.

"Yes! The general asked the general to come to the carriage and talk."

"That's annoying."

Li Qing'an came to the carriage. Ge Shuhan had already opened the car door and waited. He laughed and said, "Can General Li be drunk?"

Li Qingan also smiled and said, "It's okay to drink, it's just that the beauty intoxicates me."

Ge Shuhan smiled, "My brother is indeed a person who understands the charm. Please get on the carriage."

Li Qing'an got off the car and got on his carriage. Geshuhan's carriage was surprisingly wide, like a small house, covered with thick carpets, luxuriously decorated, with fixed candlesticks, bright light, and a small room inside. There was a low table in the middle, with a map on it and a lot of books piled up next to it.

"It's really good!"

Li Qing'an nodded and praised. In the past two days, he also considered whether he had also changed to a carriage. It was not for comfort, but mainly to facilitate work on the road, and to prevent assassination. Now his identity is becoming more and more important. Not only are there political enemies like Yang Guozhong, but also enemy countries such as Dashi and Tubo hated him to the core, and rode horses across the streets. The goal was too significant, so it was difficult to prevent assassination. Geshuhan's carriage gave him this idea even more.

He sat down. At this time, the door of the inner room of the carriage opened, and a beautiful lady looked like a flower and dressed very charmingly. She knelt on the carpet, holding a tea tray in her hand, and putting two hot tea cups on the small table. Li Qing'an saw a bed in the inner room, and a woman was half lying on it. She was dressed very revealingly and her flesh suddenly appeared. He couldn't help but smile ambiguously: "Mr. Marshal is so enjoyable!"

Geshu Han smiled happily and said, "These two women are my favorite concubines. If there was no war, I would not be able to live without women for a moment, so I will take them by my side."

He then said to the concubine who came to tea: "I have something important to talk with General Li, don't disturb me."

"Yes!" the woman nodded and agreed, then went back to the inner room and closed the door.

Li Qing'an slowly drank a sip of tea and his eyes fell on the map in front of him. Only then did he realize that these were made up of two maps, one was a map west of Qinghai, and the other was an Anxi map, both bordering Tubo.

Li Qing'an had a little enlightened in his heart. Geshuhan probably wanted to talk to him about Tubo. He remembered that Li Linfu once told him that Li Longji would not cut off his army for the time being and asked him to discuss with Geshuhan. He should have the same meaning to talk to him with Geshuhan.

He didn't say anything, just drank tea silently, waiting for Ge Shuhan to speak first.

"I want to launch a full-scale war against Tubo at the turn of summer and autumn!" Geshuhan was not implicit and said his thoughts straight to the point.

Seeing that Li Qing'an did not say anything, he continued: "The new Tubo king was young, and the three factions of Nasu clan, Ma Chongying and Shangxi Dongzan in the court fought fiercely, which put Tubo's national strength in a period of decline. This is also an opportunity that we have never encountered in a century. I think this opportunity must not be missed."

"General Geshu means that Anxi also participates in the war and launches a large-scale battle between the east and west fronts."

"That's exactly what it means!" Ge Shuhan nodded and smiled: "Warning between the east and west sides at the same time makes Tubo unable to take into account both the head and tail. I believe that after this battle, our Tang army will seize Jiuqu and Dafeichuan, sweep away the logistical food and grass nests of the Tubo people, and turn the Tang Dynasty from a strategic defensive to a strategic offensive. The first time we have the initiative, which will allow Longyou to gain at least fifty years of tranquility."

Li Qing'an understood Geshuhan's meaning. This battle was actually dominated by Longyou and Anxi as the auxiliary. He cooperated with the Longyou Army in combat, but this battle was also very necessary for Anxi. In Li Qing'an's plan, he would launch the Tochari Battle and drive the Dashi forces out of Tochari. However, Tubo was a poisonous snake hidden behind him. It was very likely to take advantage of the opportunity of the Tang army fighting with the Dashi Army, either attacking Dashi Army or attacking Yutian, causing the Tang army to fall into a passive battle on both sides. As well as the Uighur wolf, it is difficult to ensure that it will not take the opportunity to launch a lightning attack on Beiting. If the Tang army fights on the third line, the Tang army will undoubtedly be defeated.

Geshuhan's suggestion came very quickly. It can ensure that the Anxi Army cleared out the subsequent troubles of Tubo before launching the Battle of Tochari, so that it can finally do its best to launch the Battle of Tochari. On the other hand, this will make it difficult for Li Longji to attack him. This is a win-win suggestion, both in military and political terms.

However, the disadvantages of launching the battle against Tubo first are also obvious, which will give Dashi a chance to breathe. After the battle of Tubo, Dashi's battle of Dashi will end. Dashi will invest more troops to compete with him for Tochar, making the Battle of Tochar even more difficult.

But everything will have pros and cons. Pros and cons are more than disadvantages, which is a feasible move. Although Li Qingan made up his mind, he did not want Geshuhan to get it too easily. If Geshuhan gets it too easily, he would lose the room for bargaining with Geshuhan. At the same time, he could also let Geshuhan suppress Li Longji and let Li Longji negotiate with him.

Thinking of this, Li Qingan smiled faintly and said, "I wonder if the general has reported this to the emperor?"

It should be said that Geshuhan has been considering this plan for two years. After seizing Shibao City, he continued to advance westward, trying to seize the Dafeichuan and Jiuqu areas and completely remove the Tubo people's logistics nests. However, he failed to succeed in using troops several times. The key was that he was afraid of the 60,000 reinforcements from Tubo's western front, which made him dare not go deeper, and he stopped winning the small victory of capturing Shudun City in Tubo. This was also the reason why Li Qing fought against Dashi in the west of Anling and the Tubo army did not stab the Tubo army in the back. Geshuhan's military use in Longyou invisibly restrained the Tubo army on the western front.

At the beginning of last year, Geshuhan considered jointly fighting with the Anxi Army, allowing the Anxi Army to restrain the Tubo's Western Front Army so that he could let him go. However, at that time, Li Qing'an was fighting fiercely with Dashi and had no time to look around Tubo, so Geshuhan did not mention this matter. Now Li Qing'an defeated the Dashi Army in Lingxi and made outstanding achievements. The Anxi Army has become the leader of all kinds of princes in both its strength and territory.

At the same time, Gao Xianzhi also won a great victory in the south, showing off his power, and An Lushan also won the title of Prince of Dongping for defeating the Khitan.

Geshuhan could no longer sit still, and he must strive for a great victory over Tubo to establish his position as the top three in the Tang Dynasty. Li Qingan just happened to end the Battle of Talas, and Geshuhan's plan that had been considered for two years was finally revealed on paper.

He had made it clear to Li Longji that Li Longji was willing to fight this battle with all his might. Li Linfu and Yang Guozhong also expressed their support for him. The key now is Li Qing'an's attitude. Geshuhan also knew that relying on Li Longji to suppress Li Qing'an would not work. Li Qing'an could easily refuse, such as immediately provoking war on the border of Dashi, so that the Anxi army would be powerless.

Li Qingan still has to support him sincerely. Of course, Ge Shuhan has no other plan. As long as he has enough troops, he can fight independently on the east and west fronts.

He had considered asking the Shuofang Army to help with the war again, but after he sent someone to express this wish to An Sishun, he was flatly rejected by An Sishun. His relationship with the An brothers was extremely bad. How could An Sishun come to help him again? This was as expected.

Another plan is to transfer troops from the mainland government to Longyou to participate in the battle. This plan can be achieved. However, Guanzhong soldiers with a little combat power in the mainland have been transferred to Jiannan for Gao Xianzhi. The rest are weak troops. Their combat power and inability to adapt to the harsh environment may not only not help him in the end, but will also suffer a miserable defeat. At that time, his brother Shuhan won't make any contribution and will still have to take responsibility. After thinking about it, the safest and most effective plan is to let the Anxi army fight against Tubo from the Western Front.

Geshuhan lent Li Qing'an the opportunity to help Li Qing'an today and carefully asked Li Qing'an his request. Of course, he also knew that this battle was also beneficial to Li Qing'an, but the key point was whether Li Qing'an was willing to help him.

Fortunately, Li Qing'an did not refuse, which ignited a fire of hope in Geshuhan's heart. He quickly smiled and said, "I have naturally submitted this plan to the emperor, and the emperor agreed in principle, but this battle involves too wide, and it is not possible for the Longyou Army to fight, but my brother Anxi Army to join the war."

Li Qing'an nodded and smiled, "Brother Geshu is for the country, but Qing'an's ability to help is not helpful, but this matter is important. At that time, I was also trying to take advantage of the Great Food Expedition to the West and had no time to look east to launch the Battle of Tochar. I was indeed a little embarrassed, but......"

Ge Shuhan's heart just sank. When he heard another twist in Li Qing'an's words, his heart seemed to fall into the mud and climb up again, and then he asked quickly: "But what?"

Li Qingan smiled slightly and said, "But the key is still the court, which depends on the emperor. The frontier has been fighting for years, and the people in the country are burdened with heavy burdens and exhausted national strength. If Brother Geshu can completely convince the emperor, I don't think Brother Geshu will come to me again. The emperor will naturally come to talk to me."

Geshuhan pondered silently. He understood Li Qing'an's meaning. Li Qing'an wanted to bargain with Li Longji. Geshuhan also understood Li Qing'an's situation. On the surface, he seemed to be glorious, but in fact he also had a hidden crisis. Yang Guozhong's provocation, Anxi was too powerful, so Li Longji was in charge of the prince of Anxi, while Fan Yang and Longyou were not sent. If Li Longji really believed in Li Qing'an, would he do this?

Li Qing'an wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to help Longyou use troops from the Western Front to ask Li Longji for some benefits. This is normal. As for the exhaustion of national strength, his brother Shuhan didn't care.

Ge Shuhan nodded and said, "I understand what my brother means. If you give me a favor and repay me, I will also help you."

Seeing that Brother Shu Han understood what he meant, Li Qingan smiled and said, "Since Brother Brother Shu has asked me for help, how can he not express his feelings first?"

Brother Shuhan was stunned, and he hurriedly said, "What do you want, just speak!"

He pointed to the inner room of the carriage and smiled ambiguously: "Do you want these two women? I'll give it to you."

Li Qingan shook his head and smiled, "A gentleman does not take away what others love. Brother Brother Shu has given me three glasses of ox horn wine. How can I take away my brother's woman again? But this carriage is good, I like it very much."

Geshuhan laughed, "Okay! Since my brother likes it, I'll give you this carriage."

In Xingqing Palace, Yang Yuhuan hurried towards Datong Palace surrounded by dozens of palace maids. She had just received the news that the emperor was furious and actually executed three eunuchs in succession. These three eunuchs were the three people she had just sent to send a gift to the Dugu family.

The reason for Li Longji to execute them was to leave the palace privately at night. Yang Yuhuan certainly understood where the emperor's anger came from. Dugu Haoran announced the wedding date of Li Qing'an and Dugu Mingyue, which made him angry.

Yang Yuhuan walked to the gate of Datong Palace. She was about to enter the palace, but several guards stopped her.

"Empress, the Lord has orders, and no one is allowed to disturb him."

"Is it even me?" Yang Yuhuan said with a gloomy face.

The guard looked embarrassed, and Ai Ai said, "This is what the Lord told me, please forgive me!"

Yang Yuhuan didn't say anything for a long time. She knew that the emperor must have pointed out that she would not allow her to enter the hall, otherwise the guards would not dare not let her in. It seemed that the emperor was also angry that she sent someone to put pressure on Dugu Haoran. Yang Yuhuan sighed in her heart.

On the day she celebrated her birthday last year, Sanlang fell in love with Dugu Mingyue, and implicitly hinted to her that night that she wanted Dugu Mingyue to enter the palace. Sanlang is the emperor who ruled the world. It is natural to like a woman and let her enter the palace. Yang Yuhuan doesn't know, and she dares not obstruct her because of jealousy. However, she will never be allowed to enter Dugu Mingyue, because Dugu Mingyue is already in a marriage contract, and everyone in Chang'an knows that she does not want Sanlang to hurt a frontier important official for a woman, and she does not want Sanlang to bear the infamy of taking away the wife of his ministers.

On the other hand, Mingyue is Li Qing'an's fiancée. Yang Yuhuan has always liked Li Qing'an very much. She didn't want Li Qing'an to be shamed, and she didn't want Li Qing'an to be hit by the robbery of his wife. Of course, Yang Yuhuan is also a woman. Mingyue's extraordinary beauty made her a little uneasy. She is in her early thirties this year, and Mingyue is only twenty years old. Mingyue will threaten her status after entering the palace.

So, both public and private, Yang Yuhuan was never willing to enter the palace. She obstructed Li Longji several times, and today she finally angered Li Longji and executed the eunuchs she sent, which was actually demonstrating to her.

There will be a court meeting tomorrow. Yang Yuhuan originally wanted to persuade Li Longji to calm down and rest early, but now she can't even enter the palace gate. She looked at Datong Palace for a while, and finally had to sigh and turn back to her bedroom.

In the Datong Palace, Li Longji was furious. He was a little unreasonable. He was a dignified emperor and could not even get a woman he liked. What is the point of treating this emperor? And that jealous woman, did she think she could only spoil her? She dared to send eunuchs to put pressure on Dugu Haoran privately. Who did she treat him Li Longji as a person? Is he a fighter who lives at home?

"Rare!" Li Longji swung the inkstone and smashed it hard on the ground, and fell into pieces with a "bang".

Yu Chaoen and the eunuchs next to them were so scared that they had never seen the emperor have such a big temper. If it were normal, they would come to clean up the fragments immediately, but whoever dares to pass by now will die.

Li Longji vented his anger and his anger calmed down a little. At this time, he looked at a brocade box on the table. This was the fragrance of flowers that An Lushan offered to him the year before. It was as big as japonica rice and was red in color. He took a piece of fragrance before going to bed to help him feel excited and his muscles were tireless. He called it Han Zhishen Glue. This thing cured his indescribable hiddenness. Therefore, he highly praised An Lushan and even named him the prince.

However, he later found that the side effects of this thing were too severe. After using it, he would be exhausted the next day and be dizzy for a few days. He had not used it for nearly a year. Today he found it out and wanted to wait until Dugu Haoran secretly sent Dugu Mingyue to the palace tonight. He could have fun all night, but the good thing was gone, which made his desire eat himself.

Li Longji was so angry that he was angry with Yang Yuhuan and didn't want to find her. He was upset. At this time, he suddenly thought of Concubine Mei, the fresh and elegant, delicate and beautiful woman, who was as beautiful as she was, and she never touched him. She had pampered her for several years. It seemed that she had not seen her for seven or eight years. She lived alone in Tai Chi Palace, and I don't know what her current situation was. The longing in Li Longji suddenly came, and he waved to Yu Chaoen.

Yu Chaoen hurriedly came up and said, "Your Majesty, please give me instructions!"

Li Longji whispered to him: "You take my gold medal and go to Tai Chi Palace to secretly bring Concubine Mei to me and take it to Datong Palace. Do you know?"

Yu Chaoen was stunned. How could the emperor suddenly remember Jiang Caiping? It has been so many years since then. He nodded quickly and said, "Your Majesty, please don't worry, I will go now and pick it up to Your Majesty immediately."

If Yang Yuhuan is a big fish and meat, Jiang Caiping is a fresh and delicious side dish, and big fish and meat will eventually get tired of it.

Thinking that Concubine Mei was approaching, Li Longji's anger finally subsided. He gradually regained his rationality. Then he remembered that there was one big thing he had not done. Tomorrow was morning court, and he had a few words to forget to instruct Yang Guozhong.
Chapter completed!