Datang No. 1 Scholar Chapter 1214 Muchuan received the decree to prepare to go to Youzhou to take office, and met with Prince Qing to discuss the counter-offensive...
Chapter 1214 Muchuan received the decree to prepare to go to Youzhou to take office, and met with Prince Qing to discuss the counter-offensive...
Chapter 1214 Muchuan received the order and prepared to go to Youzhou to take up his post. He met with Prince Qing to discuss counterattack...
"Your Majesty wants me to rush to Youzhou immediately?"
After Muchuan read the memorial, his face became solemn.
"Yes!"
The adjutant nodded.
Muchuan said: "I know about this."
"Then I'll take my leave."
After the adjutant saluted, he turned and left.
Muchuan sat on a chair and read the secret edict carefully.
This secret edict was personally issued by Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty.
The above mainly talks about the last incident involving the Turkic mission, which was still seized upon by the Turks. Now the Turks have declared war on the Tang Dynasty and are about to attack Youzhou.
Li Shimin hoped that Muchuan would lead his 30,000 soldiers and rush to Youzhou to quell the rebellion and defeat the Turks.
"Your Majesty asked me to take five thousand elites to Youzhou to quell the chaos."
Muchuan thought secretly in his heart.
This is what he expected.
"My military power must be in my own hands."
Muchuan thought secretly in his heart.
His current military strength is too weak and cannot resist the Turks.
In addition to five thousand elites, he also needs a group of military generals with superb martial arts skills to assist him in guarding the border.
Now he has four generals under his command, one is Xue Dingshan, son of Xue Rengui; one is Dou Yihu, grandson of Dou Jiande; one is Fan Lihua, the eldest disciple of Our Lady of Lishan; and the last one is his bodyguard Zhao Siyu.
These people are his most trustworthy and only choices.
"It seems that I should take up my post in Youzhou."
Muchuan thought secretly in his heart.
Then he called the butler.
"grown ups!"
The steward said respectfully.
Muchuan handed the imperial edict in his hand to the steward, and then said: "Help me tidy up. The next day, I will set off to Prince Qing's Mansion."
"As you command!"
The steward said respectfully.
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The next day, Muchuan changed into a suit of armor, rode a horse, then left his temporary residence and came to Prince Qing's Mansion to meet Li Tai.
Li Tai's residence was not very close to the temporary residence. When Muchuan arrived at Li Tai's residence, the weather had not cooled down completely, and the air was still filled with moist mist.
Li Tai's mansion is the most luxurious and magnificent house in Luoyang City, covering an extremely large area.
The servants and maids in his mansion are all palace guards, and they are all good hands.
This is his own property, unlike the royal residence where eunuchs are responsible.
Because the attack on Prince Qing's palace had just happened, the palace was surrounded by personal guards.
These guards are well prepared and heavily guarded.
Muchuan came to Li Tai's residence and stopped, and then said: "Please tell me that I am Muchuan, the general manager of the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty, and I want to see His Highness."
A young and handsome man walked towards me and said with a smile: "Mr. Mu, please come with me. His Highness has already given instructions. When you come, just go to the study."
After a while, Muchuan arrived outside Li Tai's study.
Li Tai's study is filled with all kinds of books, including many military books.
"Muchuan pays homage to His Highness!"
Muchuan stood in front of the desk, cupped his hands and said.
Li Tai smiled and said: "Master Mu, don't be so formal. If you come, I'll give you a seat!"
The maid next to her came over with a tea cup and poured Muchuan a cup of tea.
Then exit the study and close the door behind you.
Li Tai smiled and said: "Mr. Mu, please have tea."
Muchuan took the teacup and said, "Thank you, Your Highness!"
"Sir, you were frightened. Are you feeling well?"
Li Tai asked.
Muchuan said: "Thanks to His Highness, my body has recovered."
"Haha, that's great."
Li Tai smiled, and then said: "We are all our own people, there is no need to be so polite."
"Master Mu was invited into the mansion by me and was attacked. My father was worried about your injury, so he asked me to apologize on his behalf."
"It's nothing, it's just that Wei Chen was lucky enough to escape the pursuit."
Muchuan said modestly: "Your Highness, you seem to have been frightened and your body became hot during the attack. Is it any serious problem?"
Li Tai's face changed slightly when he heard this.
After he was attacked by someone last night, he immediately went to the doctor for examination.
The result surprised him.
It turned out that his food was poisoned.
The kind of medicinal powder he took killed people invisible, and it was impossible to detect the poison in the next life.
It can paralyze nerves and even make people faint.
However, this drug has a characteristic that it will increase a person's body temperature after being poisoned.
The antidote is also very simple, just pour cold water on your head.
Fortunately, he splashed cold water on him in time, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.
After Li Tai was silent for a long time, he slowly said: "Hey, forget it, I really almost lost my life this time.
If you hadn't saved me, I would have died by an assassin's knife."
"Your Highness is serious."
Muchuan shook his head and sighed, and said with a sad look on his face: "Your Highness is the Prince of the Tang Dynasty and the highest official of the Eastern Capital of Luoyang. How could he suffer such a disaster?"
"well!"
Li Tai took a deep breath and said: "Who would have thought that someone would dare to murder this king.
If he is caught by this king, he will be cut into pieces."
"I wonder who did it?"
Muchuan asked.
Li Tai was silent for a while and said slowly: "There are people in the imperial court who are unwilling to be lonely."
Muchuan raised his eyebrows slightly, showing a look of surprise.
"I see!"
Li Tai said: "I suspect that it is those feudal kings who are behind this.
They want to force me, the prince, to leave, or simply kill me, after all, who doesn’t want to come to the Eastern Capital."
"These people are so ambitious and deserve to be damned!"
Muchuan was filled with indignation, as if he was a loyal minister and good general of the Tang Dynasty, and wished he could immediately lead an army to destroy these feudal kings.
Li Tai smiled slightly and did not refute his words.
These people are all vassal kings. Although they have no real power, they have huge influence. Once they unite, they can overthrow the entire Tang Dynasty.
There were only six vassal kings in the Tang Dynasty. Except for Li Tai, the other five were not considered orthodox royal families.
These vassal kings wanted to usurp the throne not only for profit, but also for self-protection.
Li Shimin had many descendants, and they were all relatives of the emperor.
Once the emperor died, they wanted absolute control over their fiefdom.
He no longer wants to be a puppet, he wants to restore the fiefdom passed down by his ancestors, or even separate himself as a king.
But one problem is that many kings' fiefdoms are very barren and not rich.
Li Tai was different from them. His fiefdom was Luoyang, the center of the Tang Dynasty, and he had military power. He was one of the princes the emperor valued most.
Another point is that Li Tai's fiefdom is at Jiangnan and Jinghu South Road.
Jinghu South Road belongs to Jianghuai Road, and the wealth there is far better than that in Jiangbei.
It is a hub among the hubs of the entire Tang Dynasty, which actually makes Prince Li Zhi have lingering fears.
The other kings' fiefdoms were in the Jiangsu area, a remote and remote place with little oil and water.
So Li Tai has caused public outrage, and many people, even Prince Li Zhi, may have the intention to get rid of him.
