At three o'clock, a black carriage came out of Kaihuafang and drove slowly towards Danfeng Gate.
Li Xuan sat alone in the car, closing her eyes slightly, as if sleeping but not sleeping.
This is not the first time he has participated in the Chang Dynasty, but it is a very important one.
Especially when the opponent is a strong player like Xue Rengui, the peak of spirit is very important.
"Your Majesty, the Danfeng Sect has arrived." Li Zhu's voice sounded outside.
"Yeah!" Li Xuan nodded slightly, opened her eyes, opened the car curtain, and jumped out.
He was wearing a dark crimson official robe, clean and straight.
At this moment, a tall, erect purple-robed official came slowly from behind on horseback.
A team of Jinwu guards guarded the surrounding area, raising their heads and chests, and looking solemn.
Pingyang County Duke Xue Rengui.
Li Xuan had met Xue Rengui once before when he was a boy, so he barely recognized him.
At this moment, Xue Rengui's face was calm, his eyes were clear, and his whole body exuded invisible majesty.
The warrior's expression was completely restrained.
Li Xuan recognized Xue Rengui, but unfortunately Xue Rengui did not know Li Xuan.
Seeing Li Xuan wearing a dark crimson official robe, Xue Rengui had a look of surprise on his face.
There were not many such young fourth-grade officials in the entire dynasty.
A Jinwu guard whispered a few words in Xue Rengui's ear, and Xue Rengui's face suddenly became filled with surprise.
The current king of the county was wearing a scarlet robe, no wonder he couldn't recognize him.
At this moment, many people have come to Danfeng's sect, but most of them are the ministers of the six departments and officials from Yushitai.
Today is the Chang Dynasty. Except for the prime ministers, the ministers of the three provinces, and the six ministers, all other ministries do not need to come here unless they are specially summoned.
Li Xuan was specially summoned.
He stood there and solemnly bowed his hands to Xue Rengui.
No matter what, Xue Rengui opened up territory for the Tang Dynasty and made great contributions many times. This alone is worthy of Li Xuan's awe.
Xue Rengui also didn't say much, returned the greeting slightly to Li Xuan, and then entered the train.
In fact, Xue Rengui and Li Xuan have many interactions. Last year, the Turks tried to kidnap Jie Li and Tu Li's grandson.
At that time, in order to frighten the Turks, Li Xuan suggested that the emperor directly remove the word "inspection" from Xue Rengui's "inspection of the school" on behalf of the governor of the prefecture.
Li Xuan's wedding, the Xue family also got a gift.
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There was silence under Danfeng Gate.
Liu Shenli, Pei Yan, Li Jingxuan, Dou Xuande, Gao Kan and others arrived one by one.
Finally, Liu Rengui, Dai Zhide, Hao Chujun, Zhang Wenguan, Zhao Renben, Xue Yuanchao and others also came one by one.
When Liu Shenli passed by Li Xuan, he smiled softly and nodded slightly.
Li Xuan bowed in return.
At this moment, the palace door opened wide.
"The emperor has come to court in the morning, and all the ministers are here to see him."
Amidst the loud shouts of the chamberlain, a group of courtiers from the core center of the Tang Dynasty slowly entered the Daming Palace and went straight to the Zichen Palace.
Empress Wu and the emperor were already sitting on the royal couch, and Prince Li Xian stood respectfully aside.
Li Dan and Li Xian were nowhere to be seen. They had no part in Chang Chao's affairs.
"I'm waiting for you to see your majesty. May your majesty be blessed with long life. I'm waiting to see the queen of heaven. May the queen of heaven be blessed and safe!"
Everyone bowed respectfully and then stood up.
Li Zhi raised his head tiredly, looked at the ministers and said: "My dear friends, I have called you here today to discuss the expedition to Tibet next year."
It is now the end of the year, and Liu Rengui, the Grand Marshal of the Northwest Road March, has returned to the court, and next year will be the next thing.
Whether the Tang Dynasty attacks Wuhai or the Tibetans conquer Wuhai, preparations need to be made in advance.
Li Zhi looked sideways at Liu Rengui and said, "Liu Qing, tell me, how is the situation in Tuyuhun now?"
"Here!" Liu Rengui earnestly handed over his hand, and then said: "Report to your majesty, before I return, the army has reached Golmud in the west, along the Mangya line, and has advanced to the south of Dafeichuan and the hundred-mile mountain road of Maji Snow Mountain. South of Xinghai, a land with hundreds of miles of mountain roads, the Tibetans will not have any offensive this winter."
After a slight pause, Liu Rengui continued: "The Murong clan of Eastern Tuyuhun plans to restore the country based on the three major cities of Fuqi City, Delingha and Golmud in early March next year.
The Qingnan Basin, as well as the Qingdong Mountains, Tongren, Zeku, Guinan, Tongde, Qugou and Xinghai counties, will be placed under the jurisdiction of Changzhou to herd the people, resist Tibetan invasion, and provide food and grass transportation for the army.
The various ministries, with a total of 62,000 soldiers, are waiting in defense and obeying His Majesty's orders. "
All the ministers in the palace could not help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Liu Rengui's words had clearly explained all the situation on the front line.
That's fine with the others, but the six counties of Tongren, Zeku, Guinan, Tongde, Qugou and Xinghai were all originally under the rule of the Tubo people, but now they all fell into Changzhou of the Tang Dynasty, and this was the case with the expansion of territory.
"I congratulate Your Majesty on your attainment of martial virtue and prosperity." All the ministers in the palace raised their hands and praised in unison.
Li Zhi waved his hand and said with a smile: "I am just sitting in Chang'an and providing food and wages. The left prime minister and a group of generals are fighting on the front line. I will not compete for this credit."
"Your Majesty is generous, generous, wise and decisive. He is truly a blessing to all the ministers and the people." The ministers handed over their hands again, and they flattered him one after another.
"Okay, okay." Li Zhi waved his hands and said solemnly: "Thanks to the left prime minister and the general, the record is outstanding this year, but next year, how should the army behave, how will the Tibetan people move, what will the battle situation be like, and what is the chance of our army winning? These must be made clear one by one.”
All the ministers bowed.
The emperor looked at Liu Rengui again and said, "Prime Minister Zuo, please continue."
"Yes!" Liu Rengui handed over his hand again, and then said: "Your Majesty, now on the east and west sides of the Tang Dynasty's front, the main purpose is to induce Dayan Mang to form a wave of surrender. The troops are oppressive, but they will not easily start a war. The front line is mostly in charge of the Murong family, and our focus is on the east side, with Wuhai on the east side."
After a slight pause, Liu Rengui continued: "After the death of Tubo Mansong Mangzan, there are already many chaos in Tubo, but I think everything should be calmed down before March next year. Even Qinling will rush to Wuhai in advance, and our army will We must make adequate preparations before March.”
"Wuhai." Li Zhi gently knocked on the table and said softly: "Next year, the key is to capture Wuhai. As for the future, it depends on the time to capture Wuhai. If Wuhai is captured early, we will ask Rush south; if it is too late to capture Wuhai, we must first defend and then plan for the future."
"Your Majesty is wise." The ministers cupped their hands at the same time.
Li Zhi raised his head, looked at Xue Rengui, and said softly: "Xue Qing, among all the ministers, you are the only one who has ever been to Wuhai. Now that the army is attacking Wuhai again, do you have any suggestions?"
Xue Rengui looked solemn, stepped forward to the left, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty."
Li Xuan, as well as Gao Kan, Liu Shenli and others all focused their attention on Xue Rengui.
The terrain, weather, gathering places, and city defenses of Wuhai were all very important as to how the Tang Dynasty should proceed in its conquest of Wuhai.
Although Li Xuan and others sent scouts deep into the mountains, the furthest they reached was the Kuhai, which was nearly a hundred miles away from Wuhai.
There are already Tubo camps stationed in the northern part of Kuhai, and further south is where Wuhai is.
"As you travel from Dafeiling to the south mountain road, for fifty miles, the grassland gradually disappears, the mountains are undulating, and more mountains and forests appear. After traveling for fifty miles, the mountains and forests decrease and thorns appear more. Fifty miles further up, the thorns disappear and snow peaks are everywhere. Another fifty miles. To the bitter sea, there are snow-capped mountains and rocks, and the mountain roads are steep; a hundred miles to the southwest, lakes, swamps, and grasslands appear one after another, and finally reach Wuhai." At the end of Xue Rengui's words, his expression became more solemn.
Li Xuan listened from behind, frowning.
In Dafeiling, it is full of life.
At the foot of Maji Snow Mountain, the mountains are also dyed.
On the mountainside, there are more thorns and the temperature drops.
Further up, the temperature becomes so cold that even thorns begin to have difficulty surviving.
In the end, only dry rocks and snowy peaks were left, and all life was extinct.
But the Sea of Bitterness seems to have reached the highest point of the mountains. Further south, the mountains begin to decrease, and the number of alpine grassland lakes increases until it reaches the place where Wuhai gathers.
Xue Rengui raised his head and looked at Li Zhi, cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, within a hundred miles of Dafeiling to the south, there is no need to worry about food and grass. But starting from a hundred miles away, the transportation of food and grass becomes difficult. Further up, in the land of bitter sea, food and grass are difficult to transport." It has become difficult to transport, and we can only rely on the food we carry to satisfy our hunger.
Therefore, the transportation of grain and grass is a top priority. If the supply of grain and grass can be obtained in time, there will be no serious problems when the army reaches Wuhai. "
Li Zhi nodded. Wuhai was far and dangerous, and there were two hundred miles of steep mountain roads. It was very difficult to transport food and grass.
"One of these is." Xue Rengui looked solemn and said solemnly: "The other is the plateau miasma. When I arrived at the foot of Dafei Mountains, less than 10% of my soldiers fell. After that, I selected the best soldiers to go south to the snow mountains and arrived at During the time of suffering, 30% of the soldiers he led were physically unwell.
After taking Wuhai, 30% of the soldiers were already sick, and the remaining soldiers began to feel unwell, so I took the initiative to retreat after holding on to Wuhai for a period of time. "
Xue Rengui lowered his head and said: "If the plateau miasma is not resolved, Wuhai will never be able to hold on, and it was for this reason that it was finally forced to give up during the Zhenguan period."
Food and grass, plateau miasma.
Li Zhi couldn't help but take a deep breath, then turned to look at Liu Shenli, and asked in a deep voice: "Liu Qing, what do you think?"
"Your Majesty." Liu Shenli stood up and said with cupped hands: "The waterwheel that will be built this winter can solve part of the problem of food and grass. As for other shortcomings, I suggest that we continue to march to the south of Wuhai and plunder the cattle and sheep of the local tribes as supplements. , as for those tribesmen, they moved to Changzhou to enrich the population."
Xue Rengui glanced at Liu Shenli, as if he was about to say something, but in the end he did not interrupt him.
Li Zhi knew what Xue Rengui wanted to say, waved his hand and said: "Lun Qinling will not give you the opportunity to plunder cattle and sheep."
"Your Majesty, then drive the people away. We can't find the cattle and sheep hidden in Qinling, but the locals may not be able to find them." Liu Shenli bowed slightly, his eyes solemn.
Li Xuan raised his eyebrows, wondering why Liu Shenli's words seemed familiar to him.
By the way, isn't this Huo Qubing's strategy of taking advantage of the enemy?
No matter whether the local people live or die, they kill and plunder wantonly to gain the foundation of survival.
But Liu Shenli's words were rather vague.
They robbed the local people and then drove them down from the plateau to Changzhou. They didn't care how many people could survive on this road.
Maybe they will all die.
"It can gain a temporary foothold, but it will be harmful in the long run." Li Zhi directly saw the disadvantages of this method.
What he wants is to govern Wu Hai, not destroy Wu Hai, otherwise it would be more direct for him to use Li Xuan's method.
"What your Majesty said is reasonable, but in the long run, as long as we gain a foothold, the logistics and food supplies can be hauled by water trucks and transported continuously." Liu Shenli handed over again.
After saying this, he set his mind on the waterwheel and grain road again.
"There is also plateau miasma." Liu Shenli glanced at Li Xuan and said, "Over the years, there have been treatments for plateau miasma. I think the King of Nanchang can solve it."
In an instant, everyone's eyes fell on Li Xuan.
Li Xuan looked calm and stood with a bow, as if she didn't notice the attention of others.
Li Zhi smiled slightly, and finally looked at Li Xuan and said: "King of Nanchang, can you tell me whether water truck transportation and plateau miasma can solve the Wuhai problem? Don't forget that once Wuhai is captured, Changzhou will be governed by you. , you have an unshirkable responsibility."
Li Xuan suddenly felt a toothache. Well, it became his problem.
Taking a deep breath, Li Xuan stood up to the left, then raised his hands and said: "Your Majesty, the waterwheel incident can relieve temporary worries, but it cannot solve permanent problems; plateau miasma is easy, it is nothing more than selection. When the army lands in Wuhai Before, it was enough to select soldiers who would not be affected by the plateau miasma in advance.”
"How to do it?" Xue Rengui couldn't help but ask.
For a moment, everyone looked at Li Xuan eagerly.
(End of chapter)
