Fang Xuanling slowly expressed his guess: "The worst possibility is that Li Mu has been planning this for many years..."
As she spoke, Fang Xuanling entered the 'Di Renjie' mode, her voice lowered and even more inscrutable: "Imagine if Li Mu had known that he was the son of King Xi... That would be really scary."
"He achieved great success by chance, and took this opportunity to deliberately sworn brotherhood with Li Ji's son Li Siwen, leaving him to wait for an opportunity in Dingxiang, massacre the Gaochang royal family, and make his father-in-law the king of Gaochang. Later they joined forces
The Prince of Hejian County, who was resentful of His Majesty and the Supreme Emperor, became the Protector of Dingxiang. In just a few years, he trained an army of 50,000 Dingxiang troops.
, these people were all recruited by the prince of Hejian County and Li Mu's adopted brother. Their loyalty to the Tang Dynasty is really untrustworthy. At this time, His Majesty was not in Chang'an, and Li Mu won another victory. If he brought the power of this victory,
Someone will kidnap the prince to order the princes, and lead fifty thousand Dingxiang troops to march south. I am afraid that the situation will be overwhelming. Your Majesty is far away in the horizon. By the time he comes back, it will be too late!"
"If these inferences are true, then it must be part of his plan to take the prince to Dingxiang!"
"This..." Empress Changsun is smart, but because of her smartness, she thinks too much. Fang Xuanling connected various things together, and she couldn't help but stop thinking too much.
Fang Xuanling said excitedly: "This matter is now between two choices. I think what should be done at this time is to bring Li Mu's family to Chang'an. If he..."
"What are you talking about!" Li Tai, who had been listening for a long time, was already very angry: "Prime Minister, I respect you very much, but I never thought that you could say such a thing today. My eldest brother
, No, my mentor’s loyalty to the Tang Dynasty and to my father can be seen in the world. I don’t believe that he would do such a thing!"
Fang Xuanling didn't expect that Li Tai would speak to him like this. He was stunned for a moment and subconsciously said: "King Wei, I am taking precautions. If you don't prepare in advance, if he does this, if you make hasty preparations, it will be too late."
ah!"
Fang Xuanling sighed: "Don't I know that backstabbing is an act of a villain? But I just reminded the queen and regent that the reputation of Li Mu and Prince Hejian cannot be allowed to continue to rise. It has nothing to do with this battle.
Victory or defeat is related to the stability of the country! If the two of them have no disobedience, they will definitely be happy to see it and suppress public opinion. This is also a good thing for the two of them!"
Empress Changsun signaled Li Tai not to speak, and said in a gentle tone: "The Prime Minister is working hard for the country, how could I not know this?" After pondering for a moment, she looked at Fang Xuanling and said, "Then, in your opinion, what should be done about this matter?
manage?"
"First of all, we need to send a trustworthy person to Dingxiang to see with our own eyes what is going on there. Are these two people disloyal? Secondly..." Fang Xuanling glanced at Li Tai and said: "
Just treat it as a villain's move. I am willing to be a villain. I must save Li Mu's family.
The family members, as well as the family members of the Prince of Hejian County, have all been sent to Chang'an City for residential surveillance." Li Tai was about to speak when he was stopped by Queen Changsun. Fang Xuanling continued: "There is a precedent for this matter. When the general goes to war, he must
There is a proton. This has been the case in all dynasties, and it is not considered to be treating him harshly."
Li Tai turned around angrily and stopped looking at Fang Xuanling. Fang Xuanling also gave up and said to himself: "The last thing is to guide public opinion." Then he heard him say in a deep voice: "First of all, we must emphasize that this battle is
It can be said that His Majesty’s plan was something that His Majesty had anticipated a long time ago. He had already left behind tips before sending troops to Goguryeo.
. Saying this will not only have the effect of calming the people, but also further highlight that His Majesty is strategizing. Li Mu and Hejian County Prince are only executors, not planners. The full support of the six ministries. Secondly, we must tell the people that Kucha comes first.
The defenders defeated the Turkic offensive, and later Li Mu and Li Xiaogong won great victories, so some of their results are underreported..."
Li Tai secretly cursed the old treacherous man in his heart. Every sentence he said was true, but the additions and subtractions completely changed the flavor. The credit achieved by Li Mu and Li Xiaogong did not sound so obvious. He was really a good hand at making peace with each other.
"Isn't this a bit too much..." Queen Changsun still has a conscience after all, and feels that this is too unfair to Li Mu and Li Xiaogong. If Li Mu and Li Xiaogong had not been disobedient, they would have triumphed in the future.
When I returned, I didn’t look good. The battle report clearly stated that without Li Mu bringing the Tiger Cannon, Kucha City would have fallen. If Li Xiaogong hadn’t led the ambush, there would have been no half-crossing attack. This is true.
Credit!
"Queen, everything the veteran said is true, and it is also for their own good." Fang Xuanling said lightly: "If the two of them are dedicated to the country and have no selfish thoughts, they will not mind. If it is really the veteran
You are worrying too much. When they return home in triumph, I am willing to write a proclamation in person to clearly explain the cause and effect. Even if my reputation is ruined, I will be willing to do so!"
When the conversation came to this point, Empress Changsun had no choice but to agree. Anyway, Fang Xuanling was the one to take the blame, so just put the blame on him. This was of his own free will. No one forced him.
So the matter was settled.
Li Tai felt conflicted, so Empress Changsun asked Fang Xuanling to personally take charge of the matter. Fang Xuanling quickly arranged it and wrote a front-page headline herself to be printed in tomorrow's Datang Daily.
But the report was written, but there was a problem with its printing. As the president of Datang Daily, Tang Guan refused to let the article pass at any cost. Fang Xuanling had no choice but to lead people to arrest him, and the newspaper
This was successfully printed.
When Li Tai heard about this, he was so angry that he couldn't even eat. He sent someone to take Tang Guan to the palace, and immediately sent a letter to Li Mu, telling Li Mu everything about it. At the same time, he
Ye Feige sent a letter to Li Shimin, gave Fang Xuanling eye drops, and asked Li Shimin to issue an order to reprimand him.
The people of Chang'an, who were still immersed in joy, could not wait to know the details of the battle. They wanted to see how wise the prince of Hejian County was and how brave the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty were in killing the enemy, so that they could continue to brag and celebrate at night.
Therefore, as soon as the Datang Daily posted it the next day, it immediately attracted circles of people to watch. In order to let the people clearly understand the content of today's front page, Fang Xuanling also thoughtfully arranged hundreds of
Students from Hongwen Hall were asked to act as daily newspaper readers, reading the contents of Datang Daily over and over again for the common people.
"Thanks to His Majesty's strategizing for this battle, he had foresight and predicted that the Western Turks would take advantage of the situation. He informed the countries in the Western Regions early and bought them time to prepare. He also gave countless gold and silver treasures and asked the countries in the Western Regions to hire men to guard them.
City... Although the King of Hejian County led his army to attack halfway across the river, most of the casualties were servants. The real main force of the Turks is still there, the losses are not big, and the outcome is not yet known..."
With the rising and falling voice of the newspaper reader, the excitement of the people gradually dimmed, replaced by an indescribable feeling of loss...
"Why does it sound like there's nothing going on without the Marquis?" Although Li Mu has been promoted to Duke, people are still used to calling him Marquis.
"That's right, haven't you heard? His Majesty saw an opportunity and sent mercenaries to defend the city. Our people were just beating the drum at most."
"The record of Prince Hejian's army was also very disappointing. All those killed were servants. The real Turkic main force was completely fine!"
"Hey, let me just say, Mr. Hou is so young, how can he be so powerful..."
"It is said that he is a god, but he is not a real god after all."
"Happiness in vain..."
The people talked a lot and shook their heads. Although the joy of victory was still there, the hero in their hearts disappeared...
It has to be said that Fang Xuanling's move was very clever. The people who originally admired Li Xiaogong very much found out after reading the Di newspaper that what they knew was quite different from the 'facts'. It turned out that the Prince of Hejian County was not like those rumors. What he said was so heroic and so clever. The joy in the hearts of the people was gradually dissipating. Some even thought that Li Xiaogong was nothing more than that. The victory in this battle was only due to His Majesty's layout and arrangements.
Soon, the contents of Datang Daily had spread throughout the city, and the people who were originally overjoyed gradually calmed down. Some even felt that this victory belonged to others and had nothing to do with them. As for taking good care of themselves, The thoughts of celebrating naturally gradually faded away...
Fang Xuanling, the instigator of all this, breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this situation. He returned home, recounted what happened here, wrote a letter, found Dongchang's boss, and asked him to hurry up for eight hundred miles. Sent it to Li Shimin.
He felt that what he did was right!
…
A few days later, no new news came back from the northwest. Li Shimin did reply, but he said nothing. He neither said anything wrong about Li Mu and Li Xiaogong nor stopped Fang Xuanling from doing what he did. The sun was as usual As soon as it rose, few people in Chang'an City talked about yesterday's good news anymore. Even if someone did start the conversation, it was quickly moved elsewhere, and the people were actually a little embarrassed to mention it.
Fang Xuanling came out from home to go to the imperial city. After hearing the news that the coachman had inquired about, he couldn't help stroking his beard proudly. He could calm down the situation in one day. Who else could do it?
At this moment, she suddenly heard loud voices and loud gongs and drums outside. Fang Xuanling thought it was someone getting married, but after listening to it, she felt something was wrong, because there was a loud noise from the east, west, north, south, how could the whole city gather together? What’s the point of getting married?
Fang Xuanling opened the curtain, took a look, and said to the coachman: "Go and see, what's going on with the bustle outside?"
The coachman responded and rushed out. After a while, the coachman came back, also with a happy face, and reported to Fang Xuanling in the loudest voice: "Master, I am very happy, such a happy event!"
"The Marquis led an army of 30,000 men and overtook the remnants of the Turks in the Camel Valley. Taking advantage of the darkness, he sent flying balls over the Camel Valley, blowing up the valley mouths on both sides. A fire company came and killed more than 30,000 Turks! "
When Fang Xuanling heard this, his jaw almost dropped to the ground. When the coachman saw it, he thought he was overjoyed and said with a naive smile: "My lord is so happy that he loses his composure. Shut your mouth quickly, it's so indecent."
"Close...can't close..." Fang Xuanling covered her cheek and shouted, "Quickly, take me to the hospital, my jaw is dislocated!!"
The driver hurriedly drove and took Fang Xuanling to Liu Shenwei's medical clinic. It took a long time to reattach the chin. Both cheeks were swollen, and two plasters were applied to reduce the swelling.
Fang Xuanling secretly thought, this is really endless. Is it possible that this boy Li Mu is really the reincarnation of a god? Why is it that while others work hard to fight, he fights like a joke? It took him a while to calm down, Fang Xuanling covered his head He raised his cheeks and asked angrily: "Isn't Li Mu in Qiuci City? Why did he go to Camel Valley again?"
"My lord, I have found out clearly that the Camel Valley is the only way for the Turks to withdraw their troops. When the Marquis pursued them, they had already escaped a hundred and fifty miles away. I thought they were safe, but they couldn't.
Unexpectedly, the Marquis's front army flew over by flying ball. No matter how fast they ran, how fast could they fly? It just so happened that this summer,
The south wind blows in the grassland, and the flying ball goes with the wind, and catches up overnight." This coachman has the potential to talk about cross talk, as if he was standing next to Li Mu at that time, and vividly said: "Master Hou is also on the flying ball, look.
I went to the tents set up below and immediately ordered all the gunpowder to be thrown down, and just like that, a fire company came!"
Fang Xuanling took the ice pack from Liu Shenwei's apprentice, applied it to her battered old face, and motioned to the coachman to continue.
"The Marquis himself didn't expect that victory would come so easily. He was already ready to pursue Mobei. If it hadn't been for a southerly wind, he wouldn't have been able to take advantage of the flying ball!" The coachman said happily: "Mr.
Master, do you think this is just asking God to follow people's wishes? Master Hou is really a lucky general!"
"Yes..." Fang Xuanling gritted his teeth and gasped in pain: "Yes, Fu Jiang!"
Hearing that Li Mu had destroyed the Western Turks so easily, Fang Xuanling's expression was extremely exciting. Of course he hoped that the Western Turks would be destroyed, which would be a great good thing for the Tang Dynasty. But in this matter, he, Du Ruhui, and Li Jing
After many years of planning and planning has not come to fruition, Li Mu easily
That's it. This feeling really makes him uncomfortable. It's like some students study to death every day and can't get into a three-book school, while some students have everything they need to eat, drink, whore, and gamble.
, the college entrance examination casually missed the key points, how can you balance your mentality?
Fang Xuanling, who didn't care about his cheeks, stood up holding the edge of the table and said tremblingly: "Hurry and prepare the sedan, I want to enter the palace to meet the emperor!"
The streets were still buzzing with gongs and drums, and firecrackers were going on. The people's spontaneous celebrations became more and more vigorous, and they celebrated with joyous parades on the streets. This excitement was not only much higher than the previous few days, but was even better than during the Lantern Festival carnival.
Fang Xuanling covered his cheeks and got angry. He knew that he had a lot of credit for this. If it hadn't been for Li Mu's contribution yesterday, the common people would not have felt the loss of a hero who had collapsed and their hopes were in vain. So after learning about today's victory
After hearing the news, I would only take it for granted, instead of being overwhelmed by the joy of regaining it like now. I must vent my loss and heartache from yesterday.
Similarly, Li Mu's image also became taller and more majestic under this first suppression and then improvement!