In the Taiji Hall, Emperor Li Er listened with great interest. It was still enjoyable to have someone explain it in person, but it was not realistic to read the battle report.
At the same time, a military report from the front was being sent to Chang'an every day. Those in charge of logistics were a group of think-tanks such as Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng, Xiao Yu, Changsun Wuji, Gao Shilian, etc. This war involved a large number of people, took a long time, and consumed money and food very quickly. Now so many people have died, and the pensions are huge, and the imperial government's finances are almost exhausted.
"The prince has been rescued, and the military goal has been achieved. Why haven't the troops been withdrawn from the front line? What's the purpose of remaining in the confrontation outside Dingxiang City? There are less than 60,000 soldiers and horses capable of fighting. Once the Turks come to reinforce the troops..." Gao Shilian said.
Wei Zheng nodded, "Yes, there is no point in continuing the confrontation. We should ask His Majesty to withdraw our troops and stop fighting."
Fang Xuanling threw over a copy of the latest military newspaper, "Strike? Haha, I'm afraid it will be difficult. Not only do the front lines not want to stop, they even petitioned to fight again. Take a look, Li Shangshu and the champion Hou Lian are on the list."
Everyone took it and looked at it carefully, and they all felt confused. Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, when had such a tragic war been fought? Even if they faced Wang Shichong and besieged Luoyang for a year, it would not be as tragic as this battle now. Still fighting? Are you crazy? With your tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, can you capture Dingxiang City?
Wei Zheng stood up after snapping the memorial, picked up the memorial and walked quickly to Tai Chi Hall, "No, I will go to see His Majesty right now. If we don't withdraw our troops, we will not be able to supply food and grass."
Fang Du and others looked at each other and all looked at Xiao Yu.
Xiao Yu asked in confusion: "What do you think I am doing?"
"Brother Shi Wen, aren't you going to follow? Is Xuancheng feeling sorry for the grain and grass? He is clearly feeling sorry for his son-in-law. The champion Hou Xiaorui narrowly escaped death and finally withstood the danger of a night attack. Now he has to forcefully attack Dingxiang and fight again. It’s really dangerous if you go down there.”
"Master Hou is really lucky to have a good father-in-law. In comparison, Brother Shi Wen, your father is a bit..." Everyone started joking.
Xiao Yu laughed heartily and said modestly: "Xuan Cheng can go alone. If it is not appropriate for me to go, it will seem like I am neglecting my official duties for personal reasons."
Everyone laughed and joked, are you being modest? Or are you showing off? That person, Xuan Cheng, is Xiao Rui's father-in-law. If he goes there, he won't be said to have abandoned his official position for personal reasons?
At this time, Du Ruhui whispered, "Your Majesty will definitely agree with Xuancheng. Because your Majesty is also the father-in-law of the Marquis."
this……
Everyone couldn't help it and laughed again.
In the Taiji Hall, seeing the memorial in his hand and Wei Zheng's request, Emperor Li Er also yelled angrily, are Li Jing and Xiao Rui crazy? Still fighting? If the fight continues, not even a single bit of Tang Dynasty’s family wealth will be left, and everyone will be in trouble. Without any family wealth, they will just wait to be targeted by the wolves around them.
"Xuancheng, go in person, take my gold-medal arrows north to Yanzhou, go directly to the front line to recall the army, and declare a ceasefire! If anyone is dissatisfied, you can deal with it."
"Especially for a fool like Xiao Rui, you have to be tied back by me even if you tie him up."
Wei Zheng happily accepted the order.
Zhang Shigui stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the Xuanjia Army requested to go north with Prime Minister Wei. The prince and princess have been sent back. There is no one to protect the marquis. We..."
Fang Er rushed to shout: "Yes, yes, your Majesty, the general is Brother Xiao's personal guard. You must go."
Li Er waved his hand and said: "No need. Without a war, tens of thousands of troops can't protect Xiao Rui? They dare not disobey my orders. Everyone, go back and rest for a while. In the evening, there will be a banquet in the palace to celebrate everyone's success."
After seeing off the group of generals, Li Er summoned Tang Jian and his delegation to appease them for a while, and also invited them to attend the celebration banquet in the evening.
After everything was arranged, Li Er left Taiji Hall and rushed to Lizheng Hall to visit his children.
In the Li Zheng Hall, Li Chengqian told his mother about his wanderings in detail, and the queen couldn't stop crying after listening to it.
The emperor walked quickly, but stopped when he reached the door. He signaled the palace maid and chamberlain not to make announcements. He endured the concern in his heart and listened quietly to his son's story. At this moment, he was more like a father than an emperor. .
Hearing that he was being hunted and hiding in the Cui family of Qinghe, Li Er's eyes reappeared with murderous intent. It seems that he has to kill another group of Fanyang Lu family and Xingyang Zheng family. Dare you kill my son completely? If you don't take this revenge, I swear you won't be a human being!
"So, it really wasn't Jie Li who kidnapped you on purpose? Was it Goguryeo? How brave!" Li Er couldn't help but walked in.
Li Chengqian was so frightened that he stood up quickly, not daring to say a word.
But Xiao Changle jumped forward happily: "Father..."
Li Er picked up his daughter. He originally wanted to scold him, but now he was happy. He pinched his daughter's little nose and said dotingly: "You girl, you are getting more and more shameful. Follow your brother and learn to run away from home." Really? I will be punished with him tomorrow."
But Xiao Changle said arrogantly: "I don't want it. I have to return to the battlefield to fight. He is now a general! He was appointed by Marshal Li Jing himself."
fight?
Li Er laughed loudly and said: "There is no need to fight. I have sent people to declare a truce and call everyone back. You don't need to go anymore."
The queen reprimanded: "That's right, how can a girl be beaten and killed? From now on, she will stay in the palace and study hard."
Xiao Changle did not dare to contradict his mother, so he could only purse his lips and whisper: "I heard from Uncle Ma that Aunt Pingyang is the most powerful female general..."
Li Er and his wife both heard it, looked at each other, and sighed helplessly: "That will have to wait until you grow up."
Xiao Changle stuck out his tongue, not daring to keep his mouth shut.
Li Er held his daughter and sat on his lap, motioning for the queen and the prince to sit down as well, "Chengqian, tell me, how are you doing in Turks?"
Li Chengqian calmed down and recounted his experiences in the Turkic camp in detail. He did not dare to lie, nor did he think about lying. He felt that he would rather die than surrender, at least he would not embarrass his father.
Sure enough, Li Er, who had never praised his son in person, nodded and said, "Okay, he is worthy of being a descendant of our Li family. If you are really incompetent and give in to Jie Li, you are not my son. You have wasted our whole country." power to rescue you."
Li Chengqian said sadly: "My father taught me this lesson. It was the child who was ignorant and caused such a big disaster. In order to save me, so many soldiers were sacrificed on the front line. The child feels uneasy. He must study hard in the future and seriously compensate them in the future."
Li Er nodded happily, "Yes, I have finally made progress. Did your brother-in-law teach you this?"
Li Chengqian shook his head, "My brother-in-law taught me, but I was not sensible before and didn't like to listen. Later in Turks, I met military advisor Zhao Deyan, who also taught me. He taught me that there is no inherent distinction between high and low, so don't ignore others." Be a human being, and don’t take yourself too seriously.”
"Yesterday's nobles may not be today's losers; yesterday's losers may not be today's new riches."
"Nobleness and lowliness are just statuses at birth. Being born noble may not necessarily mean that your life is noble. Being born cheap may not necessarily mean that your life will be cheap. Heaven does not value those who are noble, but those who are humble often despise themselves. Those whose virtues are not worthy of their place will sooner or later be replaced by high or low.”
Li Er touched his palm and praised: "What a saying, 'Heaven is not noble for those who value themselves, but they often despise those who despise themselves'! Although Zhao Deyan is a Han who surrendered to the enemy, he is really a capable and good teacher. It's a pity that he can't be used by me, so he surrendered." Jie Li."
"My son has made great progress during this trip! It can be compared to studying behind closed doors for ten years. I am very happy!"
At this time, someone outside announced: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Princess Xiangcheng wants to see you."
"Oh? Xiangcheng? She got the news so quickly. Let her in quickly."
Xiao Changle hurriedly ran out, "I'm going to pick up Sister Xiangcheng."
