One after another, the fast horses left Chang'an City and headed towards Longxi.
The war situation at the border changed again and again, leaving many people confused. First, it was said that Songtsen Gampo was attacking Songzhou with at least 100,000 troops.
Later, it was said that General Niu Jinda would not be able to defend Songzhou with his troops.
Furthermore, it was said that Songtsan Gampo was about to withdraw his troops, and the Tibetan rear was being raided.
Three days after Li Shimin ordered Niu Jinda to capture Songtsen Gampo alive, another urgent report was sent to Chang'an City. General Li Daliang stationed in the Hexi Corridor to encircle Songtsen Gampo's troops and intercepted at least 30,000 soldiers and horses.
I thought it was most of the troops escorting Songtsen Gampo, but I didn't expect that they were in vain.
And Hou Junji in Gaochang was already ready to counterattack.
Three groups of troops encircled and suppressed it together. Half a month later, Niu Jinda's military report was sent to the court again. Songzhou was saved, but Songtsen Gampo was still allowed to escape.
This battle started quickly and ended quickly.
The military reports changed day by day. Previously, they were worried about the border situation. The Tang Dynasty did not even dispatch generals such as Li Jing, Li Ji, and Yu Chigong. From the beginning of the war to March, it was only one month. The situation reversed so quickly that it was shocking.
The most talked-about thing is that Songtsen Gampo was fighting in the front, and which army captured their hometown.
The Battle of Songzhou left the Tubo people in a state of embarrassment. Now is the time when they are in a dilemma.
Songtsen Gampo came to attack Songzhou with high spirits with his troops, but who could have expected that the logic behind the attack would be copied.
This caused many Tibetan warriors in the hands of Songtsen Gampo to worry about the rear and wanted to withdraw one after another, anxious to go back and defend their homes.
Once the morale of the army was in chaos, Songtsen Gampo's Tibetan soldiers and horses were patched together. They were in complete chaos and were in a dilemma, so they had to send people to Chang'an.
Zhang Yang was building a wall while listening to Li Tai's narration.
The mountain breeze from Lishan Mountain is blowing, it's spring now and it's a lot warmer.
"I warned you several times not to venture into Tubo territory, but you still didn't listen to me." Zhang Yang shook his head and sighed.
"Tibet was so arrogant before, and now it is about to retaliate. The border generals and my father are also thinking about public opinion."
Looking at the wall he had just built, Zhang Yang said worriedly: "Don't chase the poor bandits. Just for the sake of a moment of enthusiasm, we can't let the border officers go deep into Tibet."
Seeing that Li Tai was still standing there, Zhang Yang pointed to the barrel in the distance and asked His Highness the King of Wei to bring the barrel over there.
Hearing this, Li Tai wanted to lift the barrel, but he almost doubled over under the effort. He didn't expect that the sand and mud would be so heavy this time.
"His Royal Highness the King of Wei is very free recently. Why don't you help me do odd jobs? I'll give you fifty dollars a day."
"Fifty money?" Li Tai was disdainful and disgusted, "Does this king seem to be in need of someone with such a small amount of money?"
"His Royal Highness King Wei is indeed not short of money. Wouldn't it be good to help me build a house so that I can lose weight and earn some pocket money?"
Looking down at his figure again, Li Tai said melancholy: "I lost some weight last year, but I have gained weight again this year. I am really helpless."
Persevere in losing weight and persevere. According to Li Tai's current virtue, it is strange that he can lose weight by fishing for three days and netting for two days.
The two of them were painting the wall together, and Zhang Yang asked curiously: "What does His Highness, King Wei, do at home every day now? Don't you keep exercising?"
"Hahaha!" Li Taiqian smiled and scratched his head, "I usually go back to the house to check the accounts and play chess with the servants in the house. When I have nothing to do, I give out some malt to make candy."
"How about you make some malt yourself to make candies?"
"Well, I often prepare malt at home. Whenever the malt comes out, I cut it off and make candies. There is still a lot of candies in the house."
Li Tai said with a calm expression.
When it comes to eating, this little fat guy is also up to him.
As long as he doesn't drink, everything is fine.
Li Yue and Xiao Wu were not far away. They were making a fire and playing with each other. They also roasted some beggar's chickens. After returning, the family sat next to the newly finished foundation of their new home and ate their meal.
Chewing a chicken leg, Li Tai struggled and said: "Brother-in-law, our soap business is almost ignored now, and the previous soaps are not easy to sell."
Zhang Yang nodded and said: "It's normal."
"Alas, the scenery is gone. When will it be possible again?"
"It will happen, don't worry."
"really?"
"That's natural. This day won't be too far away."
Li Tai nodded heavily.
Listening to the conversation between the two, Li Yue felt helpless, and Qingque obeyed her husband Junyue's words.
The city of Chang'an is experiencing ups and downs, and the situation at the border is changing every day.
The library is two stories high. The palace in Lishan Mountain is already large, and there is plenty of space to use. We plan to build a swimming pool on another hilltop and build a road leading to this hilltop, eh.
Looking at the design drawings of his new home, Zhang Yang felt that life was a little better.
After a day of helping, Li Tai was very tired.
The grass grows and the orioles fly in the February sky.
A fast horse stopped in front of Chang'an City, and the soldiers who came with the military report shouted, "Urgent report from Tibet!"
The guards at the city gate immediately got out of the way when they saw the opponent's token, for fear of any delay.
In the palace, Li Shimin, who had just left the court, was listening to Li Xiaogong's arrangements for the clan.
"Your Majesty, the monthly quota for the clan is getting less and less year by year, and there are quite a lot of words in Zongzheng Temple."
"I know, but the government is very tight on expenses and can't give much."
The monarch and his ministers were talking, and the guards hurriedly came to report, "Your Majesty! Tubo is reporting urgently! It's just outside the palace."
Li Shimin took his thoughts back and said loudly: "Send it in."
The soldiers who came all the way from the Western Regions entered the palace and knelt down on one knee, "Your Majesty, Tubo is reporting urgently. General Su Dingfang and General Li Daoyan are attacking Luoche."
Li Xiaogong quickly took the military report and handed it over.
Ordinarily, Su Dingfang and Li Daoyan should be fighting in the Western Regions with Ashina at the moment. How come the reports of the Tibetan army came from the Western Regions.
Unable to think too much, Li Shimin opened the military newspaper and looked at the contents. Su Dingfang wrote clearly the causes and consequences of the incident, including how Zhang Yang and Xu Jingzong planned it.
After reading this, Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "Bring Zhang Yang to me."
"Here." The guard in front of the palace hurriedly looked for someone.
A short while later, the guard ran back and said, "Your Majesty, Zhang Shangshu has gone home."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Go home?" Li Shimin paced back and forth, and then he remembered that Zhang Yang didn't do official business at all these days, and went to Lishan to build a house every day.
Is his building a new home more important than my design?
This is my country!
I also thought about how he and I had bargained over the Gaochang matter, and had tolerated him again and again for the sake of the country and the great cause of Qianqiu.
Thirty million yuan, I must pay him back in my lifetime!
If you don’t return to this life, you will not be a good man!
"Your Majesty, General, can you go and get someone?"
Li Shimin nodded slowly.
Seeing that the guard was about to walk out of the palace, Li Shimin said again: "Wait a minute!"
After standing there and thinking for a moment, the Tian Khan whispered: "Don't talk about this matter to anyone for the time being. I will go see him in person."
"Here."
Zhang Yang has focused all his energy on the construction of his new home these days. In addition to going to court on time every day, his life is simple and fulfilling.
Just after returning home from court, Zhang Yang took off his official uniform, and Li Yue was wearing coarse clothes and was planning to continue building a new home.
The little bear has been squatting in front of the house for a long time, and I take him to Lishan Mountain every day.
Out of the middle of winter, it has become more and more active.
After sitting at the door of the house for a long time, it ran into the yard again, walking back and forth as if it was wary of something.
Zhang Yang looked up and saw Li Shimin standing at the door of his house.
Along with Li Shimin came Li Xiaogong.
"This animal is really getting bigger and bigger." Li Shimin was surprised by the size of the little bear.
I've been raising it all day long, but I don't feel anything. If you look closely, it's indeed stronger than last year.
"Don't worry, Your Highness, this is a bear raised by my family with food. It won't bite."
Xiao Wu came over quickly, comforted the little bear and led him into the house.
Li Shimin stepped into the courtyard and said, "Seeing that you were walking in a hurry after going to court, I asked someone to summon you and found out that you had returned home."
After pouring tea for Li Shimin and Li Xiaogong, Zhang Yang served some homemade steamed buns, "Your Majesty should be eating breakfast at this time. I think he probably hasn't eaten yet."
Li Shimin nodded and picked up the still warm meat buns to eat.
Li Xiaogong was not polite, holding a meat bun in each hand.
First he moved a chair and sat down, and then Zhang Yang warned: "If you don't eat breakfast, you will easily suffer from hypoglycemia. It doesn't matter if the morning court is over. If the morning court is not over for a long time, your majesty will be hungry all the time. I still recommend that your majesty get up half an hour earlier."
After an hour, I will have breakfast and then go to court."
Li Shimin nodded slightly, "Although I don't understand what hypoglycemia means, I still remembered your words."
Zhang Yang drank tea and looked at Li Xiaogong again, "The same goes for Prince Hejian."
Li Xiaogong was still chewing the bun in his mouth, and agreed with a vague expression.
"An urgent report to the border was sent again this morning. I saw the urgent report written by Su Dingfang and Li Daoyan, and then I learned that they were the ones who stole the Tubo route."
Zhang Yang grinned and said, "I thought their news couldn't be delivered."
Li Xiaogong finally swallowed the bun he was chewing, "They asked Ashinadur from the Western Region to send someone this news. The military newspaper said that they were going to patrol, and that this was your arrangement.
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Seeing Li Shimin's eyes staring at him, he felt a little nervous and waved the fan in his hand. Zhang Yang thought for a while, trying to figure out how to explain.
Li Shimin added: "Only Xiaogong and I know about this matter, and no one else has been informed."
Seeing that Zhang Yang took a sip of tea and remained silent, Li Shimin lowered his voice and said, "You said back then that you could give me an answer to the battle between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo."
Zhang Yang nodded.
"It sounds good. Letting Li Daoyan and Su Dingfang copy the logic is very risky, but it can make Songtsan's army self-defeating without attacking."
Zhang Yang cupped his hands and said, "Congratulations, Your Majesty."
Li Xiaogong was drinking tea, and you could still hear the sound of him swallowing water.
"Have you been arranging this since last year? If I had never known about it, wouldn't you have stopped telling me?"
Zhang Yang smiled and said: "Your Majesty, Ludongzan and Songtsen Gampo are both smart people. We must let them know that the focus of the Ministry of Rites has always been on the Western Regions, and Su Dingfang and Li Daoyan's goal is only on the Western Regions."
"When everyone believed this, Songtsen Gampo naturally believed it too. Even if there were any clues in it, it would arouse the vigilance of the Tibetan people."
Li Shimin nodded in understanding, "So you didn't even tell me about this?"
Zhang Yang nodded, "That's right."
Li Yue helped to refill the tea and said slowly, "Father, in fact, my husband has hidden this matter from even his daughter, let alone the father and the Prince of Hejian."
"Only a few people knew about this from the beginning?"
"I only have four people, Xu Jingzong, Li Daoyan, and Su Dingfang, and I don't know anyone else from the Ministry of Rites and the Foreign Affairs Academy."
Seeing the emperor nodding again, Zhang Yang took another sip of tea.
After being quiet for a long time, Li Shimin stood up and said, "In order to achieve great things, you can even hide it from your loved ones, Zhang Yang."
"I'm here."
Li Shimin turned around and looked at his son-in-law, "I have seen a lot of people who want to achieve great things in this world. How many heroes died young in the troubled times in those days. I didn't think you were very capable before. I thought Gao Shilian did that back then."
You are right, you are a person who will do whatever it takes to achieve great things."
Zhang Yang smiled and said, "It's just a fluke that made His Majesty laugh."
Li Xiaogong picked up another bun and gnawed on it, "This is not a fluke. I have been planning it from the beginning of last year to now. If I have to say who I am afraid of in my life, the one I am afraid of is someone like you who has far-reaching plans and can scheme against people for several years at a time.
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"Prince Hejian, are you praising me or scolding me?"
Li Xiaogong clapped his hands and said with a smile: "I never miss this trick, you are a talent."
Zhang Yang is too young. This kid's knowledge and foresight are not consistent with his age. Some people can be trusted and others should be guarded against.
Now, Li Shimin felt that he needed to beware of his son-in-law.
With such a person in the court, as the emperor and today's Khan, Li Shimin felt that he could not see through him, just like playing chess. I thought about the next few dozen steps, Zhang Yang seemed to have mastered the entire chess game.
, what kind of monster did Zhang Gongjin teach?
Li Shimin frowned and said in a deep voice: "I will remember you for your merit in this matter, but this matter was arranged privately by your Ministry of Rites without my permission. I will not reward you according to my decree."
Waving the cattail leaf fan in his hand, Zhang Yang asked curiously: "Does your Majesty mean that if you don't blame, you will be rewarded?"
Looking at his son-in-law again, Li Shimin snorted coldly: "Do you think I am such a narrow-minded person?"
Zhang Yang nodded slowly.
This kid actually nodded...
The accompanying guards were also frightened when they heard this. If this had happened in front of others, His Majesty might have jumped into a rage and brandished his sword to kill people.
Your Majesty held back, which was abnormal.
There was a lot of discussion in the court about this young Minister of Rites. It is indeed incredible that a young Minister who has clashed with His Majesty many times can survive to this day.
Li Shimin clenched his fists with one hand, "You said you wanted Lishan taxes to be calculated separately, and I agreed to it. Even so, you still think I'm narrow-minded?"
Zhang Yang looked at the emperor with a smile, "Speaking of taxation, I actually have another idea. The conflict between the five surnames and your majesty did not happen overnight. Can I think that your majesty is using me with a sword?