Before Yuchi finished his words, the ministers laughed again. Li Shimin suppressed his laughter and rebuked Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Jingde loudly with a smile on his face.
"You two should stop talking nonsense in the palace!"
After hearing the words of Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Jingde, Xiao Yu's face turned pale with anger. He breathed rapidly and coughed loudly. The heart-rending sound made all the ministers sitting close to him frown.
Seeing Xiao Yu and Changsun Wuji in such a mess, Li Daozong was furious and scolded Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Jingde.
"How can an unlearned martial artist like you understand the heart of Master Xiao and others who are trying their best to protect the country of Tang Dynasty? Is it possible to rely on a little brute force? I think you can't wait for Dou Yong to show off his talents.
He is just a common man, how can he ridicule the ministers of the imperial court in this great hall?"
These words immediately aroused dissatisfaction among Chai Shao, Li Jing and other generals, and they all looked at Li Daozong angrily.
Li Jing, who never wanted to do anything in the court, couldn't help but talk at this time.
"Your Majesty, what you are saying is that we warriors have well-developed limbs and simple minds. Li Jing is not talented but wants to ask Your Majesty what the overall situation is. What should we do when we are bullied by foreign enemies? Is it possible that we have to wait for the so-called overall situation?"
Only when you have to be beaten can you have the heart to fight against the Tang Dynasty? I am not very talented, but I cannot understand the profound knowledge of you and others. Not to mention how Xu Tian handled the military and political affairs in western Liaoning, a certain family thinks that this son dares to face the invasion of foreign enemies without fear.
, was able to defeat them without chaos, this should be praised by the world. Facing the invasion of several large armies, the dangers can be imagined. How can we achieve a complete victory without outstanding military talents? Your Majesty also thinks that we just rely on
Do you act with brute force? It turns out that in the eyes of the prince, military generals are unlearned and incompetent. I am afraid that he would be ashamed to serve as a minister on the same level as me!"
Li Jing rebutted Li Daozong with sarcastic and reasonable remarks, which made Li Daozong blush. At the same time, Li Shimin became a little dissatisfied with this guy...
Considering that Li Shimin was the leading general who eventually won the country, and that military merit was the most important in the Tang Dynasty, all the nobles in the court were proud of practicing martial arts. Li Daozong's words of emphasizing literature over martial arts would not arouse the dissatisfaction of many nobles in the court.
"What a stupid pig brain!"
Li Shimin couldn't help but secretly scold Li Daozong for being Wu Ann, thinking that even if you want to help Xiao Yu, you can't attack too widely. Besides, who knows what Xiao Yu and Changsun Wuji have in mind. They just see Xu Tian unhappy and have no choice but to harm the Xu family.
Is this because you have hatred in your heart? You, Li Daozong, don't seem to have much trouble with Xu Tian, so why do you want to participate in the fight between these people?
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Just when the emperor was puzzled by Li Daozong's actions, thinking that he was simply doing harm to others and not benefiting himself for the sake of happiness, and when he was older than his asshole, the imperial court again advised the officials, including the imperial censor and others, including Wei Ting.
When Xu Tian felt unfit to continue to rule in western Liaoning, ministers such as Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and Yan Liben argued hard and detailed Xu Tian's ability in handling military affairs and his contribution to the Tang Dynasty. The rebuttal finally left these ministers speechless.
However, Kong Yingda, who was offering wine at the Imperial Academy, relied on his elders and kept blabbering in front of the palace, but it was because this old ghost learned about his situation in western Liaoning from a letter forwarded by his favorite disciple Feng Bowen, and treated Qin Wenyuan with such disrespect.
Hatred secretly in my heart.
"Your Majesty! The old minister thought that Qin Wenyuan was narrow-minded and lacked magnanimity, and even disdained to abide by Confucian etiquette. Feng Bowen went to Liaoxi to serve as a supervisor of the army. Mr. Xu, the Pingliao envoy, did not regard Feng Bowen and others as imperial envoys sent by the imperial court to Liaoxi. Instead, he used the excuse that Liaoxi was a hundred
Abandoned to be revitalized, Feng Bowen and others are trying to find their own offices and places to live. Such ridiculous things are not done by the officials in charge. It seems that the old minister is acting like a child. Qin Wenyuan's reputation for wisdom is not worthy of the truth.
, the emperor should choose another capable person to take charge of western Liaoning, so that several cities in western Liaoning can develop smoothly."
Kong Yingda shook his head and finished his words, which caused Xiao Yu and others to attack Qin Wenyuan. Li Jing and other ministers who had known that Feng Bowen went to Liaoxi to supervise the army were nothing more than decorations, laughed secretly. They did not expect that Qin Wenyuan, that bastard, would be like this. Look.
The boy who came to the court and wanted to interfere in the affairs of Liaoxi was extremely disgusted. On the surface, he seemed to have no objection, but behind his back, he stabbed him with a soft knife, causing the minister who went to retreat.
The ministers in the palace didn't need to think about it to know that this boy had his own reasons why he should be held accountable by the imperial court. The reason was that when he was in charge of Western Liaoning, the imperial court did not give him a penny.
Why can't Bowen do this? Could it be that he has a noble status? I'm afraid even the emperor can't say this!
Li Shimin felt a headache and secretly scolded the boy for his habit of getting into trouble. He was so busy arranging a place for others to work and live. He had to make the people in the court cling to such trivial matters.
I'll wipe this little bastard's ass, and wait until he returns to Chang'an to see how I deal with him.
Seeing that Xiao Yu, Changsun Wuji and others were still complaining about Qin Wenyuan's actions in western Liaoning in the palace, Yaji kept talking about this and that, as if the world would not be peaceful unless he captured this son, Li Shimin finally felt a little bit.
Impatient, he frowned and said loudly.
"You have said so much, let me ask, if the court does not provide any soldiers or silver supplies, who can control the situation in western Liaoning like Xu Tian? Who thinks he can take on this responsibility?
, you can issue a military order in front of the palace, and I will withdraw from Qin Wenyuan and send any one of you to serve in western Liaoning?"
After Li Shimin finished speaking, there was a sudden silence in the hall. Who would dare to risk the family's interests to stabilize the complex situation in Liaoxi, and even if they were willing, where would they find an army as powerful as the Xu family to back them up?
The reason why these ministers are making trouble in the palace is simply because they are afraid that the Qin family will become stronger and it will be more difficult to deal with Qin Wenyuan in the future. At the same time, they also want their respective families to gain some benefits in western Liaoning.
This is the logic of gangsters who want benefits but don’t want to contribute. They think that just because they have money and power, they can do whatever they want. This is the true face of a wealthy family. I wish that everyone in the world could rely on them and all the wealth in the world.
Let them take what they want.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The emergence of the Qin family and its more powerful approach are naturally incompatible with the cognition of Xiao Yu and other aristocratic families. This is their real idea of trampling on Qin Wenyuan.
Those little things that hurt people don't matter to these families who value their interests as high as the sky. If Qin Wenyuan can join in their evil deeds, they can almost be ignored at all.
Seeing that no one in the hall was talking about Qin Wenyuan, Li Shimin said with a smile.
"Since the ministers have no good suggestions, I asked Li Xiaogong, the king of Hejian, to be in charge of the march in Hebei Province. He led an army of 20,000 to station in Youzhou to closely monitor the movements of the eight Khitan tribes and coordinate the military and political relations between Youzhou and Western Liaoning. The military and political affairs in Western Liaoning were still left to Xu.
Tianzhu is in charge and is waiting to develop in Liaodong and the entire Northeast region. He has dismissed Bowen, the military and political supervisor of western Liaoning, and transferred him to the Youzhou Governor's Office to join the army. His entourage will be placed by Youzhou Governor Wei Xiaojie. The ministers are not allowed to discuss it further. "
After Li Shimin gave the oral order, Xiao Yu, Changsun Wuji and others had to pinch their noses and dare not breathe any more. Even Kong Yingda had to accept the result and regretted that Feng Bowen was appointed to Liaoxi Province.
Not only did he not allow his proud disciple to be reused by the court, but he stayed in Youzhou under the care of others, with a worrying future.
Li Xiaogong received the order to thank him, and went to the Ministry of War to receive the tiger talisman for the deployment of troops. Li Jing, Xu Shiji, Cheng Yaojin, Yuchi Jingde and other military generals, as well as Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and other civil servants congratulated the prince on leading the army again and wished success, while Xiao
Yu, Changsun Wuji, Wei Ting and others were all speechless with livid faces.
In fact, based on their status and understanding of the emperor, it should not be difficult to guess what Li Shimin was thinking. That is, this emperor who is too smart and wants to be a great khan all day long has nothing but the desire to open up new territories.
Tu's ambition, especially to use the situation in western Liaoning to contain the Xu family of Qizhou, in order to achieve his plan of ebb and flow to weaken the Xu family's strength and eliminate the biggest hidden danger to Li Tang's country.
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In Pingliao Mansion, Ma Sanzheng and Qin Wenyuan were reporting on the caravan's passage through "Gubeikou".
The "Gubeikou" pass in Youzhou has been quite lively recently. Masan's subordinates and some of the Qin army's scouts dressed as businessmen often had minor conflicts with the soldiers guarding the pass. In addition, they were fanned by rumors and traveled around the hinterland of the Tang Dynasty.
Among the caravans doing business with various tribes in the north, there were many such as the Xueyantuo tribe, the Xi tribe, and the large grassland caravans of the Sumo tribe. They were all dissatisfied with Youzhou's private increase in commercial taxes.
After reporting the general situation of the "Gubeikou" pass, Ma San returned to the caravan again, and was ordered by Qin Wenyuan to prepare to provoke greater resentment among the merchants against the Youzhou defenders.
On this day, hundreds of people and a large number of horse teams carrying supplies blocked the gates at the entrance and exit, making noisy noises one after another, which was very annoying.
Xue Du Guixian was a little impatient and ordered the soldiers guarding the pass to disperse the caravan and confiscate the caravan's supplies. This move further made the situation inside and outside the pass more chaotic. Many merchants were willing to sacrifice their lives for their supplies to be confiscated for no reason, so they launched a ruthless campaign.
Come and fight desperately with the soldiers guarding the gate.
Masan's subordinates and the Qin army's scouts took the opportunity to provoke the public indignation of the merchants of all ethnic groups against the Youzhou defenders. At that time, a large number of people gathered inside and outside the "Gubeikou" pass, and the situation should not be underestimated.
At the critical moment when the "Gubeikou" pass was still in turmoil but not yet in chaos, under the orders of Chang'an intelligence chief Chen Laosan, two large merchants, Seif, a businessman of the Xi ethnic group in Qizhou, and Kangmaiti, a Sogdian merchant in Chang'an, were hiding.
In the caravan, Qin soldiers disguised as merchants quietly left the caravan and set fire to the barracks of the guards inside the pass.
The military camp in the "Gubeikou" pass was suddenly filled with smoke, and the thick smoke went straight into the sky, causing the Youzhou defenders far away on the "Yunzhou" line to mistakenly think that the "Gubeikou" pass was being invaded by the enemy and set off a beacon fire warning, which sent a large number of troops
The horses began to mobilize, and flakes of urgent information seemed to be flying to the Youzhou Governor's Yamen.
Qin Wenyuan received Ma San's report and quickly sent Qin Huaiyu, Cheng Chumo and Yuchi Baolin to lead 3,000 cavalry out of "Dragon City" to the "Gubeikou" pass. He asked the three of them to make sure that the caravans from Chang'an and Qizhou and the merchants disguised as merchants were eliminated.
The soldiers of the Qin army are out of danger. If there is an opportunity, they can seize "Gubeikou" and use it for western Liaoning.
Qin Huaiyu, Cheng Chumo and Yuchi Baolin were ordered to lead three thousand cavalry out of the camp.
When the Youzhou Governor's Office received a military report from "Yunzhou", Wei Xiaojie was so shocked that he refused to tell the authenticity and quickly sent the Youzhou garrison to the rescue from "Yunzhou" city to the "Gubei" entrance.
But at this time, real military information appeared frequently in the direction of "Songmo" City. First, Kilisu Gu's messenger informed people in the city that Wu Ping had a Khitan army of nearly 30,000 people moving, and it seemed that there was a possibility of approaching the new Turkic tribe. Then there were scouts in the army.
Report the alarm of the Khitan cavalry dispatching to the front lines of "Songmo" City and "Pingzhou" City.
Wu Ping did not know the true intention of the Khitan army. In addition to urgently reporting to Qin Wenyuan in "Lulong" City, Wu Ping sent a large number of scouts to try to find out the true purpose of the Khitan army.
Qin Wenyuan received the military information from Wu Ping and Kilisu Gu, and before he knew the Khitan's intentions, he summoned Sima Yuntian, Luo Shiyi, Fang Yiai, Zhou Cang, Lu Qingling, Ruan Xiong and other military lieutenants to discuss matters in the government office.
The generals gathered around the sand table. Qin Wenyuan told the received intelligence and marked the current position of the Khitan army on the sand table, allowing the generals to express their opinions on the purpose of the Khitan army.
The opinions of all the generals were not unified, and what they said was not comprehensive enough. Only the words of Ruan Xiong and several deputy generals who followed him to western Liaoning caught Xu Tian's attention.
After all, he has served as a general guarding the "Gubeikou" for a long time, and he has some understanding of the situation of the Khitan army. Based on the opinions of Ruan Xiong and others, Qin Wenyuan concluded that the purpose of the Khitan army this time is nothing more than to go along the "Gubeikou" to "Pingzhou"
"The front line put pressure on the Qin army and looked for opportunities to attack the new Turkic tribes outside "Songmo" city or "Yingzhou" city.
After coming to a rough conclusion, Qin Wenyuan returned to his seat and began to give orders to the generals.
"Luo Shiyi, Fang Yiai, listen to the order! Let the two of you lead 10,000 cavalry out of Yuguan Road and enter Yingzhou. Assist Zhao Wenxuan in dealing with the Khitan army's attack and closely monitor the movements of the Goryeo army in Liaocheng. If any Khitan is found,
If the army and the Goryeo army move to Yingzhou, you can discuss with Zhao Wenxuan to attack one of them when the opportunity arises while taking good defense of the city. Do not act rashly."
"Zhao Meng listens to the order! You will lead 10,000 cavalry to be stationed in Lulong City as a mobile force. Do not act rashly without receiving my military order."
"Sima Yuntian listens to the order! I will ask you to sit in Lulong City to coordinate the intelligence of the entire army and maintain the stability of government affairs in western Liaoning. Send a message to Zhang Dabao to bring back the warships patrolling the Ziya River in Youzhou and then to the waters near Beisha City to monitor the movements of the Koryo navy.
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After issuing the military order, Qin Wenyuan said again.
"I personally led 10,000 cavalry to Kuancheng in Pingzhou, close to Gubeikou, and acted accordingly. Ruan Xiong, Zhou Cang, Lu Qingling and others followed me."
After receiving the order, all the generals went to the barracks to mobilize their troops. For a moment, the sound of horse hooves in the "Lulong" city shook, and the cavalry teams were seen dividing their troops and heading out of the city gates to the east and north, each heading to their destination.
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Furthermore, a fire broke out in the "Gubeikou" garrison camp, which made the already chaotic situation even more uncontrollable. Xue Rengui was so angry that he raised his gun, rode his horse, and led hundreds of elite soldiers to confront him. He gathered inside and outside the pass, blocking the city gate passage, and fought with the garrison.
The caravan entangled by military soldiers began to drive away and kill them.
Looking at the menacing large group of people and horses rushing towards them, Xizuo, who had been hiding in the caravan of the Qin army for a long time, was shouting everywhere.