Chapter 295: Opponent

After three days of rest, Li Qing rushed his troops westward. After the victory, the Tang army was very morale and the marching momentum was grand. It entered the territory of the Imperial Army in just four days. The mountains in this area were steep and the terrain was complex. The snow-capped mountains and melted water gave birth to large and large rivers. It rushed out of the deep valley of the road. The Xingdu Kush Mountain blocked the cold currents going south, thus forming the diversity of plants. There was no grass growing on the capped snow-capped mountains. However, when it arrived at the plateau, large areas of dark green coniferous forests could be seen everywhere. When it came to the deep valley, the climate was warm and humid, and the plants were lush and green. It was impossible to feel that it was already cold October.

At this time, the scout came back to report that Gao Xianzhi's Western Route Army had not yet arrived at the Imperial State. Li Qing immediately ordered the soldiers to camp and rest, waiting for the order. Li Qing's camp was in a wide valley, with a trickle of flowing in the wide riverbed, and hundreds of tents stretched for miles.

The night gradually became deeper, and the soldiers who had been working hard all day fell asleep early, and there were only sentries patrolling around. The light of the hidden whistle was on the cliff regularly, indicating that there was nothing wrong with that of other camp tents. However, there were a few personal soldiers standing in front of the tent, indicating that the people in the tent were special. At this moment, the camp was silent, but there were lights floating in the tent.

In the tent, Li Qing straightened his waist and wrote in front of the case. The so-called table was just two flat stones stacked. Li Qing wrote a letter from home. There were more than a dozen letters in his box and could not be sent out. He just expressed his longing for his relatives far away in the letter.

At this moment, he was considering his son's name. Before he left Beijing, Li Longji once jokingly named him "Zhuo". Zhuo was clumsy. The implication was that Li Qing was too "sensible". Zhuo just wanted Zhuo! If he didn't give Li Longji face, he wouldn't give him face. Li Qing smiled slightly and wrote the word "Zhuo" on the letter. He folded the letter carefully. He put it carefully in the box. Perhaps when he returned to China, his wife had already arrived in Shazhou.

"Who?" The personal soldiers shouted softly from outside.

"It's me, I have something to do to find the governor!" This was Duan Xiushi's voice. This Jinshi soldier of the same age as him must have some "high opinions".

Li Qing smiled and said, "Let him come in!"

As soon as he lifted the curtain, Duan Xiushi strode in. It can be seen that he was also tossing and turning for something and unable to fall asleep. He walked to Li Qing and bowed, "I will meet the governor in the end."

"What? After being promoted, I can't sleep?"

Li Qing smiled, pointed to a square stone next to him and said, "Sit down! Come to me so late, what's wrong?"

Duan Xiushi sat down, he looked back at the outside of the tent, and Fang whispered: "Since the governor is determined to take Xiao Bojin, why not take down the Imperial Division in one go, and make this great contribution alone, so that the court can see that the governor is fully capable of taking over the commander and replacing him."

This idea was not outstanding. Today, even Li Fei Yuanli stopped moving forward and gave up a great achievement in vain. He thought Duan Xiushi was a Jinshi in the Mingjing subject, and his knowledge should not be comparable to Li Fei Yuanli's reckless man. Li Qing knew that he had not finished his words, so he smiled and said nothing, and waited for him to continue talking.

Sure enough, Duan Xiushi saw that Li Qing did not pretend to be hypocritical and rebuked him, and his confidence increased greatly. He continued: "In the past, Emperor Gaozu of Han made an appointment with Xiang Yu, and the one who took Guanzhong first was the king, but Emperor Gaozu came but did not want to take it, just because the strength of each other was too great, and he was just tolerated for a while, but today it was different. The governor was originally an important minister of the court. If he moved to Anxi, he would at most be a chief minister. He would never be the governor of Shazhou again, nor would he be the commander of the Eastern Route Army alone.

This shows the emperor's trust in the governor. Seeing that Gao Shuai was in the sixth year of Tianbao, he was becoming increasingly arrogant in the past two years. Even the "mountain king" sent to him by various countries in the Western Regions smiled and accepted it. Will the court not know? Will the emperor not be jealous? Therefore, his subordinates boldly speculate that the real purpose of the emperor's general governor's re-submission to the Western Regions is to replace Gao Shuai one day. Since this is the case, why not take advantage of this opportunity to let the emperor see the governor's talents?"

Duan Xiushi finished speaking in one breath, his face flushed and red. He stared at the young commander, his eyes full of hope and passion. Perhaps they were the same age, and their hearts were more likely to resonate with each other; perhaps they were the same age, in his eyes, Li Qing was not only the head coach, but also his friend and his brother.

Li Qing was speechless, and there was an inexplicable feeling in his heart. He felt Duan Xiushi's sincerity. In the dangerous and stormy officialdom and in the intrigue officialdom, he had not encountered this sincerity for a long time.

But his years of official career have smoothed his edges and corners, and his feelings are no longer exposed easily. He withdrew his eyes, stood up and patted Duan Xiushi on the shoulder, and only smiled faintly.

Duan Xiushi's suggestion is indeed feasible from the moment. Li Long basically ordered him to be the commander of the Western Route Army. He defeated the main force of the National Army in Xiaobojin. He could completely defeat the National Army with the excuse of pursuing the defeated enemy. Gao Xianzhi had nothing to say, but Li Qing planned the overall situation and was definitely not a struggle for merit overnight.

If you fight against an opponent in the officialdom, if you are just competitive and try to be quick and show off your courage, you will fall into a inferior position. Just like Yang Guozhong, who was in the first place, only slowly awakened after suffering a great loss.

The barriers are clear, either black or white, they are ruthless in doing things, and they leave no room for anything. Such methods are only considered to be middle-class. For example, Dali Temple Minister Ji Wen and Censor Wang Gong, no one who is enemies with them is unhappy.

The truly brilliant officialdom method is always gentle and gentle. It is deployed without realizing it, and it is linked together, so that once the opponent step in, he will be unable to get rid of it, and he does not have to come forward by himself. The method is to use a knife to kill people and ask you to get into the trap; the steps are to advance or retreat. Advance must not only kill the other party, but also turn enemies into friends. This is just like the relationship between Li Linfu and Li Qing. After fighting for so many years, he has never broken up and finally can shake hands and make peace.

Although Duan Xiushi had some insight, his realm fell into the middle and met Gao Xianzhi. Perhaps this was also Duan Xiushi's lifelong weakness in history. He was too strong and eventually died on this fatal weakness. Of course, this was not to belittle his integrity. His righteousness has been eternal, but he sacrificed his political effect in vain.

Duan Xiushi was thirty-one at this time, passionate and passionate, and was full of ideals and ambitions. But how could he compare with Li Qing, who was attracted by Li Linfu as his biggest rival in his life?

Li Qing walked behind Duan Xiushi, and after a while, he slowly replied to him: "Success, I understand your intentions, and I am very grateful, but I already have a plan in this matter. I can't hurry up. I have to take it step by step. The key is to grasp the timing and the layout must be put forward for a long time."

Speaking of this, Li Qing slowly turned around with his hands behind his back, raised his head slightly, stared at the dark mountains in the distance, and said proudly: "I might as well tell you frankly that I didn't take Gao Xianzhi seriously at all. My target is still in Chang'an..."

Ten days later, Gao Xianzhi's army was approaching. The Imperial Kingdom, which had already lost all its elite troops in Xiaobojin, was no longer able to resist. King Bot did not

He exposed his upper body and personally went to Gao Xianzhi's tent to apologize. After receiving the news, Li Qing immediately ordered an uprising and headed towards the capital of the Imperial Kingdom.

Like Li Qing, after more than two months of hard journey, Gao Xianzhi became haggard. As the supreme commander of the Tang army and as the conqueror, Gao Xianzhi accepted the king's request and lived in the magnificent palace of the Imperial King of the Imperial King. However, King Bote was not pardoned. He was immediately expelled from the throne, became a prisoner, and was taken to Chang'an for punishment.

Although he occupied the Imperial State without bloodshed, Gao Xianzhi was not happy. Naturally, because of his miscalculation, the main forces of the Imperial State went to Xiaobojin, but were completely wiped out by Li Qing. With such a small contribution, his halo became much dimmed, but Li Qing still gave him some face and waited on the border for ten days, and he had to record this favor.

At this moment, the Tang Dynasty coach sat on the throne with a gloomy face and listened to Zhao Chongyan's narrative. He wanted to know everything that happened in Xiaobojin, and every detail he wanted to know.

"You mean, did Li Qing suddenly come out halfway through the bridge among the Tubo people?"

Zhao Chongyan was the Imperial Kingdom who entered with Li Qing. Li Qing, who originally said that he would stay and clean up the tragedy of Xiaobojin, suddenly appointed his confidant to guard Anuyue City. Zhao Chongyan, who knew that he was deceived, was both hated and afraid. As soon as he entered the city, he found Gao Xianzhi to complain. However, Gao Xianzhi did not seem to take this matter very seriously, but carefully asked about the details of the battle, paying special attention to the timing chosen by Li Qing, which made Zhao Chongyan really confused.

"Reporting to the Grand Marshal, it was the Tubo people who crossed the bridge and suddenly broke out halfway. However, the general thought that this move was quite a mistake. If there was any mistake, the Tubo people would cross the vine bridge, and the consequences would be unimaginable. The Grand Marshal, this person is bold and untrustworthy, should impeach the emperor!"

Gao Xianzhi ignored him and walked slowly in the palace with his hands behind his back. It was not that he didn't care that Li Qing had taken away his control over Xiao Bojin. On the contrary, he saw from this matter that Li Qing threatened him.

It is precisely because of his importance that he wants to understand his opponent, and the best way is to observe from the battle.

According to the logic of ordinary people, if they had arrived at the battlefield in advance, they should cut off the vine bridge early, and they would never wait until the Tubo people started crossing the bridge before taking action. However, Li Qing was different and insisted on fighting with the Tubo people and then breaking the bridge. What is the reason for this? He knew that Li Qing was definitely not a warlike person who likes merit, otherwise he would not have waited for him for ten days.

Gao Xianzhi is worthy of being a general of war. After just a moment of thinking, he understood Li Qing's intention. This is a psychological deterrence. If the bridge was broken early, the Tubo people would never be willing to do so. They would try every means to cross the Sayi River. In front of the enemy, the Tang army's strength was shown, and hundreds of people fell into the abyss. This psychological shock was enough to make all the Tubo people present frightened.

"It should be like this!" Gao Xianzhi said to himself, "No wonder Wang Zhongsi has always praised him, and he is indeed a little capable."

If you see the big one from the small, then Li Qing should be a bold and meticulous person. You must not take it lightly. Gao Xianzhi immediately concluded.

Zhao Chongyan next to him saw Gao Xianzhi's brows stretching and seemed to have reached a conclusion. He immediately stepped forward and shouted: "Master! I will return to Anuyue City and regain control of Xiao Bojin for the Master."

"Take it back?" Gao Xianzhi glanced at him and sneered: "He asked you to leave when he left, but he didn't think about it. How to take it now, use a knife or a gun? Do you think others are fools?"

Gao Xianzhi sighed and turned around and said to his personal soldiers: "Go! Go out of the city and invite Li Duhu to me."

The personal soldier was about to turn around, but Gao Xianzhi called him again, "Forget it, I'll go in person!"
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