Chapter 426: The Road of the Great Vessel (1)

In Luoyang, Li Zhi was having a headache. He underestimated Di Renjie's courage and determination, so he had to summon Di Renjie and said, "Di Qing, although Wei Qing is wrong, he can build two channels, and he will also have contributions and hard work."

"Your Majesty, you will reward merits and punish mistakes. This is the foundation of establishing a national army. Why did Li Jingxuan lead a 70,000 army, knowing that Liu Shenli's troops were besieged, but he did not dare to attack. Later, he was defeated in a hurry and fled without fighting? It was precisely because of the defeat of Dafeichuan that Your Majesty did not kill Xue Rengui and Guo Daifeng."

It’s not that Di Renjie wanted to trouble Xue Rengui. The 50,000 army, 50,000 army and civilians were all wiped out. This has never happened in the history of the founding of the Tang Dynasty. Li Zhi’s punishment was lighter. But as a minister, Guo Taifeng’s origin was not mentioned, and Li Zhi and Wu Zetian both liked Xue Rengui very much.

Putting aside previous achievements or background, according to the system, the two of them will definitely be killed in this great defeat.

"If you have merits but not rewards, the soldiers will lose their confidence in progress. If you have no punishment, the soldiers will not be ashamed of failure. This is governing the army. If you have merits but not rewards, the ministers will also lose their idea of ​​progress and just want to use evil methods to advance. If you have no punishment, the ministers will not work diligently when planning for politics. Today, they will lure the emperor to build a safe and sound construction, and tomorrow they will lure His Majesty to the south of the Yangtze River to build the second Grand Canal, and even ignore the fundamentals of the country and launch troops to attack the great food. The country is in danger."

"Di Qing, why did you say this? I am definitely not Emperor Yang of Sui."

"If you don't punish, if this wind breaks out in the future, Your Majesty is not Emperor Yang of Sui, and you will not be far from Emperor Yang of Sui."

Wei Hongji also heard about this and wanted to write a letter to the prince, but when he thought about it, it was too far away and not in Chang'an, but in Luoyang, he gave up this idea. Then he visited Di Renjie's mansion. Seeing whether he could explain the matter clearly, Di Renjie said: "The way is different, and it is not aligned."

He didn't see him at all.

Before the prince died, he immediately repaired the imperial court for the emperor to please the emperor to betrayal. He looked at Li Xian's original ministers. When he was in power, he was crowded with people and was cold and silent when he lost power. Although he could understand, he did not want such ministers to gather around the prince in the future. Not only did he vent his anger, he also used Wei Hongji as a chicken to kill a warning to a hundred people.

Li Zhi had no choice but to issue an edict to peel off Wei Hongji to the end, and to take charge of Guimenqu and Royal Imperial Garden in white.

Di Renjie has not yet been willing to give up.

What is the management of the white clothes? Including Guangtong Canal and the Yellow River canal transport for four years, and next year is the fifth year. Once repaired, it will be the greatest political achievement of Li Zhi when he was emperor. After whispering, Wei Hongji took advantage of this and came up immediately.

Then he proceeded to the press: "No. Our court borrowed the Han examples, and some special circumstances, so that the soldiers led their troops in white clothes and made meritorious service. Is there any case that I have never heard of using white clothes to deal with state affairs. Which example did Your Majesty refer to?"

Li Zhi was a little angry and said, "The punishment was also punished. Although Wei Qing was at fault, he made great contributions to the country. Besides, he knew the study of civil engineering and could manage it. If other officials presided over the Three Gate Canals, it would only cause a lot of waste."

"I don't understand, is it the two quotas the crown prince's credit or Wei Hongji's credit?" The more Li Zhi was reluctant to let go, the more suspicious Di Renjie was. In fact, Li Zhi was also happy. Although he was his son's person, he was also good to him. Wei Hongji's position had not changed, but he lacked integrity and had a flattery. Di Renjie pursued him relentlessly, and did not completely wrong him.

"The state employs people, virtue is the first priority. I don't know how to manage people, but I can also use people. So why not use merchants as ministers in the court? They all understand the way to manage things. As for saving money, Your Majesty knows why I issued an edict to ask Wei Hongji to preside over the construction of Shangyang Palace?"

"Then you even want to punish me?" Li Zhi was furious.

Wu Zetian pulled his sleeve and said behind the curtain: "Di Qing, when the Shangyang Palace was built last year, Your Majesty did not know that Qinghai was so tragic, and he did not know that the prince was trapped in a heavy siege, so he issued an edict. In fact, this matter took a long time. Your Majesty said that the Dongdu Palace was thin, and without extravagance, it was built to protect the safety of the palace. Because of the funds, it has been delayed for a long time. In fact, Your Majesty regrets it now. Why did Di Qing force it too much? Could it be that Your Majesty issued another edict for guilt?

Di Renjie stopped in a bad mood and pursued him.

"Who was wronged? I would have known that I wouldn't mention this person." Looking at Di Renjie's departure, Li Zhi said in anger.

"Your Majesty, he is also for the country. Your Majesty has suffered grievances, but the people of the world will not suffer grievances." Wu Zetian said depressedly. He was obviously his son's person, because he proposed that he would protect him.

The prime ministers arrived in the capital.

Still no one paid attention to Duan Fuqing.

The Tang Dynasty was very popular, and Li Chengqian almost turned the Eastern Palace into a Turkic den, which was too much. However, Hu Wu, Hufu, Hu Le, Hu Jiu, etc. were very popular in the Tang Dynasty, including an open atmosphere. Many people used Hu people as slaves and maids, and even among the palace guards, there were a few Hu people.

If a Tubo person is concerned, someone will pay attention, but a Hu person who speaks fluent Tang Dynasty words will be difficult to attract people's attention.

Of course, it will be discovered sooner or later. Di Renjie built a net of heaven and earth, and Wu Zetian also sent a confidant to monitor it. It is impossible not to be discovered. But if you want to know his foundation, it requires 10% of your skills.

But Duan Fuqing did not succeed either.

Originally, Wu Zetian did not expect that when she heard that her second son also followed the prime ministers to the Dongdu, the system was not excessive. Not only Li Xian, but all the prime ministers came to Luoyang, which means that the country's focus officially shifted to the Dongdu, and other relevant ministers also moved from Chang'an to Luoyang. But she suddenly thought of something, found Li Zhi, and said, "I am negligent."

"Queen, what have you neglected?"

"Your Majesty, since someone had bribed Zhang Guidong, if Honger's letter was spread today, would anyone have to inform Tubo again?"

The letter of remorse written by Li Xian arrived in Luoyang, the eastern capital, but the couple both regarded it as a warning and did not believe it.

Li Zhi's face darkened. With the first time, it was hard to guarantee that there would be no second time. Xiao Wu told all the plans together in the letter. Once the Tubo people knew about it, the consequences would be unimaginable. His expression was covered with clouds. After a while, he said, "It is not appropriate not to show it to all prime ministers."

It is impossible for the couple to decide on military and national affairs in the harem after discussing it for a while, which is not in line with the system.

"I have a way, it's military information, not government affairs. Dai Zhide and others don't understand military affairs..."

It seems that people will not be omnipotent, and Li Jingxuan has obtained the proof. Li Zhi said: "Are you talking to Liu Rengui only?"

"That's what I mean."

He immediately called Liu Rengui, and Jiannan's military newspaper was sent from Chang'an, mainly to take out Li Wei's letter. In fact, Li Wei was afraid of something unexpected and said it all, after all, the country needed to support the war.

The jurisdiction is very wide, including the troops of Taozhou, Diezhou, Hezhou, Guzhou, Shanzhou, and even Liangzhou, Ganzhou, and Suzhou. Li Wei can also mobilize them. However, the Jiannan area is not something that Li Wei can do. It can only be said to ask each other for help in the use of troops, otherwise it would be a thunderous system.

I also missed some important time and place.

However, this was not something that Li Zhi and Wu Zetian could see. Liu Rengui was stunned for a moment. This was a national event and needed to discuss it together. But he still understood. After looking at the beautiful woman behind the curtain, he felt a little bitter. In recent years, breaking up and reuniting has been like a farce. I don’t know when it will be a quarrel.

He put aside this idea and carefully read Li Wei's letter again. Li Zhi didn't read it carefully, but he could see the prince's more detailed plan. After thinking for a while, he said, "Okay, I agree. Lun Qinling invaded the three states of Jiannan and returned to Luoshecheng immediately. In this battle, our country's national strength was greatly damaged, and the national strength of Tubo was even worse. Their system was different from our Tang Dynasty. It was composed of multiple tribes. Victory would be tied together for the sake of interests. If it was defeated, it would be full of dangers. However, this person was very capable and might stabilize Tubo soon. Once it stabilized, unless our dynasty did not move, if so, he would definitely counterattack in order to explain to the country. Therefore, it is necessary to speed up the pace and take advantage of his absence in Qinghai to gather the Dangxiang people and other Qiang people in Hedong. Closing these hundreds of thousands of Qiang people is equivalent to having tens of thousands of mobile troops, which can share the pressure for our dynasty."

"I think so too."

"So you have to be quick, either not fighting or stalemate. Lun Qinling hopes that our dynasty will do this most. If the battle is just a nine-curve, then our dynasty will be diluted. When Lun Qinling faces Lun Qinling, you may not retreat with all your achievements."

"But as Honger said, the front line will be longer."

"Yes, but Your Majesty, Qinghai and Chiling are natural city walls. When you reach Jiuqu, there may not be no natural danger. The Yellow River is a natural danger. After crossing the Yellow River, the distance between Jishi Mountain is not wide, and there are many mountains blocking. There are not many real passages. The small mountain road, like what Your Highness did in Zhangye Sandao, uses gunpowder to destroy the mountain road. A large passage can only build two or three cities to defend. Offensive and defensive battles are beneficial to our army. Then when we reach the east side of Jishi Mountain, our army will set up a rail-to-rail army in Gansongling, Songzhou."

"It's gone." The Tonggui Army is already far away from Songzhou, more than 200 miles away. In order to support this army, the imperial court has spent a lot of money every year in recent years. However, this time, the Lunqinling army attacked, and no one of the 1,500 soldiers survived, all of which were Lunqinling either killed or captured.

"No, the difficulty is that this area is in flat plateau areas, with more soldiers and heavy burdens on the court. There are fewer soldiers. When the enemy attacks, it will not work. But it is not. If all the Qiang people here are subdued and the commander of the army, the enemy can conscript them. It turns out that the Qiang people must not be convinced, but those who have ruled by Tubo not only conscripted them, but also imposed heavy taxes. This is not too much for our dynasty to do so. Build several castles, guard the roads, and destroy all the roads. In that case,

As Your Highness said, all the Dangxiang people and some other Sheng Qiang were locked up. They could advance south, either conquer or gather against Bailan Qiang, and retreat could rely on castles to defend. Tubo attacked the whole country, but it did not suffer much damage to our dynasty. Qinghai was still there, and Jiuqu was still there. In less than ten years, between Zishan and Jishi, the Tuyuhun land in Hexi became a ruin. Tubo had no source of troops and supplies, so he had to withdraw from the Qinghai dispute. Once Qinghai retreated, the Western Regions would be pacified."

"It's good, but every year, the national strength..."

"Your Majesty, you won't fight every year, so that our country's strength will not be able to support it, and Tubo will not be able to support it. If I guessed correctly, Lun Qinling would not be willing to do so, and would still launch a counterattack, but it would only take more than two or three times. As long as you survive these two or three counterattacks, Lun Qinling would also have a desire to retreat." At this point, Liu Rengui was also in a daze.

With the strength of the Tang Dynasty, he survived two or three Tubo counterattacks, without seeking merit, but only seeking to withstand it, and it can still be done. But this requires the recognition of the court, sending out wise generals, not Li Jingxuan, or if his mind is hot, another large army will take the initiative to attack. In that case, he will inevitably suffer a great defeat. Once he loses, the prince's plan will be a pity, even if it is good.

Thinking of this, he said to himself: Your Majesty is the time to abdicate.

But that's not what he said.

"The Treasury," Li Zhi suddenly remembered Di Renjie's stubbornness and regretted it a little.

"Your Majesty, don't worry. Our dynasty has been in good weather in the past few years. This battle has been so difficult. What about Tubo? Once your highness successfully circles the entire Qiang people, Tubo may not necessarily send troops. If you are afraid, you will not succeed in the circle and leave many gaps. To discuss Qinling's ability, it may not be beneficial to our army. Therefore, I believe that the faster the better."

It has been discussed for a long time.

Then he summoned all the prime ministers, but he didn't say anything, but just transferred Xue Rengui back from Yaozhou to serve as the governor of Songzhou.

This was the most difficult prefecture in the Tang Dynasty to manage. Since Zhenguan, the governor's office was set up. In addition to Songzhou, it also controlled twenty-five bans including Gong, Yi, Zao, Kuo, Lin, and Ya. Since Yonghui, Tubo has gradually become stronger, and Sheng Qiang has rebelled one after another, and most of these bans were abolished. Before the Qinghai War began, I sorted out the 30 bans including Duwen, Fu, Dang, Zhe, Jing, Yiliuzhou, Duyan, Jian, Tanna. When the Tang Dynasty had the advantage in history, it once controlled 104 bans. Most of the bans had no bans, but they were just one meaning.

But after listening to Liu Rengui's suggestion, Li Zhi changed it again, abolished the Maozhou Governor's Office, and merged the governor's meetings, Xiang, Wei, Tu, Ran, Qiong, Yan, Che, and Zuo, into the Songzhou Jieguan. Then he sent another 10,000 troops to enter Songzhou.

This is the news that Duan Fuqing could hear.

The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty was angry. If Xue Rengui had gone to Songzhou, he would have used these two useful information, but he would not need to report it. This was a Ming Dynasty, and Tubo would also learn about it soon.

Or there is still insider information, but it is difficult to ask too much, so he had to focus on Li Xian again. Disturbing the internal affairs of the Tang Dynasty was his job, and intelligence was secondary.

When I arrived in Luoyang, I had more opportunities and said, "Your Highness, I can ask your people to promote the promotion of martial arts."

Li Xian did not supervise the country, and some people paid attention. But the war was about to break out again, and many ministers were worried that Zhongzhong was very burdened with the country. They quickly took back their attention and were busy with their own government affairs.

But on the day of the Political Affairs Hall, Wang Dezhen spoke and said, "Dear Masters, I have an idea that I have been thinking about for a long time."

Several prime ministers were very uncoordinated, but they stopped their affairs and looked at him.

"The queen of the emperor worked hard and made great contributions, but the power of the foreign relatives was too weak, which was heartbreaking. Therefore, I would like to propose that Wu Sansi be the Shaoqing of Dali Temple."

This sentence came out and a new dispute finally arose.
Chapter completed!