In the Zichen Palace, facing the inquiries of Li Zhi and Empress Wu, Li Xuan solemnly raised his hands and said: "Your Majesty, Queen of Heaven, I dare not lie about the level of the three thousand soldiers trained by me. But although they are definitely not as good as the elite soldiers who have fought in hundreds of battles, But among all the soldiers in Zhechongfu in the world who have never participated in a war, they are the first."
"Even Qian Niuwei can't compare?" Li Zhi suddenly replied with a smile.
Li Xuan immediately handed over his hands and said helplessly: "Your Majesty, when did the Qianniu Guards become soldiers?"
Li Zhi was stunned, couldn't help laughing, patted the table hard, and said with a smile: "It's true, it's true."
The Qianniu Guards have always taken the military honors of officials and officials in the court and the children of the clan as soldiers. Although they are soldiers on the surface, in fact, each of them carries civil and military officials and titles.
Any Qianniuwei who leaves the capital will start with the lowest rank in the team. When transferred from Qianniuwei to another place, at least he will start as a school lieutenant, and it is not uncommon for a captain to be a captain.
The emperor is just making excuses.
Li Zhi's laughter gradually stopped, he waved his hands and said: "I have seen the military training techniques you used. Although it is good, it is not the best in the world, but it is good if you have such confidence. , I will allocate these three thousand soldiers to you, and in addition, I will dispatch two thousand right guard soldiers, led by Dugushan, to protect the safety of the King of England."
"I obey the decree." Li Xuan immediately raised his hands with great solemnity, and his face became extremely solemn.
Heading west to Lintao, I finally heard the accurate news.
Li Zhi breathed a sigh of relief and glanced sideways at Empress Wu. Empress Wu looked at Li Zhi gently.
Li Zhi smiled, then turned back to Li Xuan and said, "I can see that you are really thinking about this battle seriously. Let's talk about it. What else do you need for this battle?"
"Craftsman." Li Xuan looked at the emperor with a serious face and bowed: "Your Majesty, no one knows where the Tubo people will come from in this battle, but I think they are just elite soldiers and fast cavalry, fighting a sudden battle, even if We have some backup, but there must be a shortage of siege equipment, so I hope to call on some craftsmen to build ordnance in advance."
Li Zhi glanced sideways at Empress Wu with doubt on his face.
Empress Wu thought for a while, then finally shook her head and said: "The truly suitable craftsmen have long been transferred to various armies, and there are very few vacancies."
Li Zhi frowned, and then said: "In this way, I will not care about the craftsmen. You can recruit from the private sector yourself, and all expenses will be reported to the palace."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Li Xuan immediately handed over his hand, his expression softening slightly.
Li Zhi nodded with satisfaction and said, "What else do you need? If it's not too much, I will agree."
"I want to transfer two people." Li Xuan looked at Li Zhi with some anxiety.
"explain."
"Qianniu Guard Qiu Zhenmu, Jinwu Guard Cui Ding." Li Xuan cupped her hands and lowered her body.
"Cui Ding can give it to you." Li Zhi glanced sideways at Empress Wu. Empress Wu hesitated slightly, but finally nodded and said, "Qiu Zhenmu can also give it to you."
Li Xuan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty. The Queen is so kind."
"Twenty-seventh Master, I heard that you have a good relationship with Qin Ming and Yuchi Xunyu. Why don't you transfer them? They are also the general's disciples?" Li Zhi looked at Li Xuan with some confusion, the direct descendants of the Qin family and Isn’t it easy to use the direct descendant of the Yuchi family? Why do you need to adjust others?
Li Xuan shook her head helplessly and said: "Your Majesty, just like the new recruits in Hangzhou have never been on the battlefield, Qin Ming and Yuchi Xunyu have also never been on the battlefield. In particular, the Qin family and the Yuchi family both prioritize fighting on the battlefield, but now, The key is to defend the city.
Among them all, only Qiu Zhenmu had guarded the city gates with his ministers in Wuzhou. Cui Ding was an expert in foot combat and was unparalleled in bravery. With him charging ahead, I did not need to take risks.
On the battlefield, everything is about winning. "
"Yes, it seems that you have carefully thought about what you need to do when you get to Lintao. In this case, I am relieved." Li Zhi obviously no longer worried.
Just from his words, Li Zhi could understand that Li Xuan indeed had the ability to stand alone.
These are all the things he learned during last year's battle with the Tianyin Sect.
Li Zhi hopes that Li Xian and Li Dan can also make progress this time.
Li Xuan once again held up his hands and said: "Your Majesty, I am not worried about this frontal battle. I am worried that the Tibetans will send good soldiers to sneak into Lintao quietly and kidnap the King of England. Therefore, I would like to mobilize two teams of Qianniu Guards and Two teams of Jinwu Guards accompanied him.
The people coming from Tibet must have elite troops when they come here, and I also need elite troops to compete. Moreover, the Qianniu Guards and the Jinwu Guards are cavalry, so if anything goes wrong, they can protect His Highness and retreat safely. "
"Accurate!" Li Zhi nodded, then sighed and said: "Your considerations have been as complete as possible, I can rest assured. However, there are still two people who need to consider this matter."
Li Xuan was slightly stunned. He missed something and quickly bowed: "Your Majesty, please speak."
"One is Zhang Yungong, the governor of Taozhou and Duke of Anlu County, and the other is Xian'er himself." Li Zhi frowned and said, "Zhang Yungong was born in the Zhang family of Dunhuang. There is nothing wrong with him, but there are inevitably problems among his children. You should be more careful if you get lucky.”
"Dunhuang." Li Xuan nodded seriously and said, "I understand."
Although Zhang Yungong took office in Taozhou, his hometown was in Dunhuang, and Guqi served as the governor of Dunhuang. It was inevitable that the Zhang family would be taken advantage of.
If the Dugu family is not involved in this matter, then Zhang Yungong does not need to worry, but if the Dugu family really takes the opportunity to do these things, then he needs to be careful.
Earlier, the emperor would have had time to make adjustments, but now everything is on the line, and he doesn't have much time to make adjustments.
So we can only watch Li Xuan and Li Xian, and adapt to the situation on the front line.
"Then there is Xian'er himself. He always likes to mess around. If he dares to be disobedient in Lintao, you will deal with him severely." Li Zhi's breathing suddenly became heavy. After all, he was still worried about himself. Son's.
There are few people in the world who know Li Xian's character better than Li Zhi.
Apart from the couple and Prince Li Xian, there is only one Li Xuan who can restrain Li Xian.
"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness is still reasonable." Li Xuan reluctantly handed over his hands. There were some things that Li Zhi could say, but he couldn't.
"I know that the King of Nanchang is also reasonable." A slight smile flashed at the corner of Li Zhi's lips, and then he said: "No one dares to kill someone in front of the prince."
"This..." Li Xuan didn't know what to say for a moment, so he could only cup his hands and say: "Your Majesty, I was following an order."
"You are also following the order now." Li Zhi waved his hand indifferently and said: "Your mission is extremely important. You must ensure the safety of Xian'er before the Tubo army is completely annihilated."
"I accept the order." Li Xuan immediately bowed.
"Okay, please step back." Li Zhi waved his hand, and Li Xuan immediately bowed and retreated very neatly.
Looking at Li Xuan's leaving figure, Li Zhi sighed softly and said, "Tell me, why can't Xian'er and Xian'er be as reassuring as Hong'er and Twenty-Seven Lang." '
The son Li Zhi is most satisfied with is still filial to the emperor Li Hong.
Although Li Hong had conflicts with Empress Wu, the conflicts were always controlled within a certain range. Unlike Li Xian, his methods of doing things were really not smooth enough.
He is always in a daze, and some things are not even comparable to Li Xuan's.
Empress Wu shook her head and said: "Take it up slowly. Although Twenty-seventh Lang is outstanding, he is not good enough. If those things in Lintao were known to Xue Li and others, they would be eager to kill them immediately and bleed them. Chenghe, how can you have any scruples?”
Li Xuan nodded in agreement: "Indeed, Twenty-Seventh Lang is still a bit immature, but fortunately he is young and bold, yet cautious enough."
"The teachings of Ouyang Tongshi are still good, at least the pattern is there." Empress Wu looked at Li Zhi with worry and said softly: "Your Majesty, Xian'er compiled and annotated the "Book of the Later Han Dynasty". Although he drew on the strengths of others and made the decision appropriately, in the end the pattern was not enough. , seeking more feminine and less yang strategies is not the choice of an emperor."
In the "Book of the Later Han", the only ones worthy of praise are Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty and Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty. However, one of them was too tolerant and the other was too domineering, and they were not favored by later emperors.
On the other hand, in the Western Han Dynasty, Emperor Wen, Emperor Jing, Emperor Wu, Emperor Xuan, and Emperor He had proper governance, both civil and military skills, and a balanced government, which were imitated by later generations.
"Then let him compile and annotate the "Book of the Later Han" before editing and annotating the "Book of the Former Han". When the time comes, he will also include King Nanchang and Ouyang Tongshi, hoping that there will be some changes." Li Zhi sighed. , Now, the ministers around Li Xian have been arranged, and it is difficult for others to intervene.
"By the way, the matters concerning the Yu family, the Yuan family, and the Chen family also need to be settled quietly. Those who should be transferred out, even temporarily, must be transferred away. Everything will be judged after the war is over." Li Zhi His face suddenly became serious.
Empress Wu took a memorial from the side, handed it to Li Zhi, and said softly: "All the things Jia Hui explained are already here. The other things are not very important. The key is military power..."
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Li Xuan walked out of Zichen Palace with a solemn expression, countless thoughts flashing through her mind.
It's time to go to war again.
Tubo is not a petty fight like the Tianyin Sect. Even if Tubo only sends out a thousand cavalry, it is enough to defeat the Tianyin Sect.
The only good thing is that this time it is a city defense battle that he is more familiar with. If the Tubo people really dare to attack the city he is defending, he has ten thousand ways to prevent the Tubo people from coming or going.
However, what Li Xuan is really worried about is not these Tubo cavalry, but the unseen, hidden hands of the aristocratic family, and the hidden Lun Qinling behind them.
"King of Nanchang!" A call immediately woke Li Xuan up. Li Xuan raised his eyes and saw Wu Chengsi opposite him.
Wu Chengsi was not followed by Pei Yan, not even by any police officer from the Ministry of Justice.
Li Xuan's heart trembled. Pei Yan's move was actually quite cruel.
Li Xuan cupped her hands and bowed her head flatly: "Duke Zhou!"
Wu Chengsi glanced at Li Xuan, then returned the courtesy and asked: "The King of Nanchang has just returned from the Holy Land."
Li Xuan nodded solemnly and said, "I have just returned from Lishan Mountain, and the Queen of Heaven has called me!"
Wu Chengsi suddenly understood, and then asked: "How is the Queen's mood?"
"It's okay." Li Xuan looked back at Zichen Palace at the end of his sight, and whispered: "Your Majesty is here too!"
"Oh!" Wu Chengsi was completely relieved now, and he cupped his hands towards Li Xuan and said, "Thank you, King Nanchang."
Li Xuan shook his head and said: "I don't know what happened this time, but before... Duke Zhou, pay attention!"
After saying that, Li Xuan once again held up his hands and said, "I still have important matters to deal with. Duke Zhou, please take your leave."
"My lord, please walk slowly." Wu Chengsi looked at Li Xuan's leaving figure, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he whispered to himself: "If you are not the King of Nanchang, then you are still Pei Yan."
It rained yesterday and I caught a cold. It's worse today. Chinese medicine works too slowly and I didn't write much in a day. Western medicine works fast, but I'm just too sleepy.
(End of chapter)
