Great Tang Southern Emperor

"Your Majesty, don't be angry. There is a reason for my objection." Although Wang Ping looked down on Li Zhi in his heart, he did a good job on the surface and said politely: "Your Majesty admits that I am waiting by Your Majesty's side." It is true that there is a little bit of selfishness, but this time I can assure you that I am really thinking about you, Your Majesty."

However, Li Zhi didn't believe it at all, and said with a sneer, "Hey, you are so sincere? This is really strange."

"Whether your Majesty believes it or not, what I said is true, and there is absolutely no selfishness." Wang Ping still had that expression on his face: "As the saying goes, a gentleman is a gentleman if he is angry but not chaotic. Your Majesty, you were so angry just now, are you sure what you said?" Orders are the most reasonable? You must know that there are hundreds of generals who rebelled, and their nine tribes add up to at least tens of thousands of people. You killed tens of thousands of people at once...Your Majesty, you have a bad reputation in the first place, I'm afraid This time it's going to really stink."

"..." Li Zhi was speechless. When Wang Ping said that he had a bad reputation, he actually wanted to refute that his own reputation was good, but this was okay to say to others, but to face it. People belong to a family, he really can't say it - of course, when facing other people, they don't dare to openly tell him that his reputation is not good.

Chapter 1248 Foreign Aid?Traitor?

Chapter 2 Foreign aid?Traitor?

Regarding Wang Ping's words, Li Zhi has nothing to say, because he himself knows that his reputation is really bad now. Originally, he was just a little transparent in the eyes of the common people, and he had neither a good nor a bad impression. After all, the common people They don't know him at all, so the impression is naturally zero.But after the news of him forcing the palace to usurp the throne spread, the reputation that was originally at zero suddenly plummeted in a negative direction. Although it was not so bad, the public's impression of him was not much better.

These days, Li Zhi has been working hard to do one thing, which is to continue to distribute some benefits, such as tax exemptions, such as lowering some good policies, etc., hoping to impose some small favors on the people in this way. Reversing the people's impression of themselves, and according to the current feedback, this approach has been quite effective. Under such a long flow, as long as we persevere, sooner or later the people's impression of themselves will be completely changed.

But this method also has shortcomings. In addition to being persistent, the other is that you can't do too much evil during this period, and there is no doubt that this time Zhu Jiuzu is an evil that can't be more evil.It can be said that once he massacres tens of thousands of people at one time, not only will all his previous efforts be in vain, but his bad reputation will really be extremely bad. Not only will the people have a bad impression of him Extremely, even the army will be unstable. Maybe before Li Zhen arrives, the hundreds of thousands of troops stationed in Chang'an City will launch a mutiny to drag him off the throne and tie him up to see Li Zhen. Woolen cloth.

"Look, can I just watch them get away with it? If I don't deal with this matter, how will the people of the world treat me? In the future, whoever wants to rebel will rebel? This trend must not rise... "Although he knew that he couldn't do this, Li Zhi still couldn't swallow his breath. What's more, what he said was reasonable. If he didn't deal with this matter, what would the world think of him?Not to mention that once he can't handle this matter perfectly, he will give his subordinates the illusion that the betrayal will not be punished. In this way, the cost of the betrayal will be reduced, and his subordinates may become popular.

"Of course I know these reasons. In fact, as soon as we got the news, we had already discussed the countermeasures. It's a pity that we were a step late on the shore...Even if we deal with it now, we can't deal with it." Speaking of here Wang Ping shook his head with a wry smile. Of course he knew that what Li Zhi said was very reasonable, and he made a countermeasure. The problem was that there was something else hidden about this matter: "In fact, when they rebelled three days ago, Li Zhen's subordinates hid The secret agents in Chang'an City have already transferred all the direct relatives of the traitors, and now even our Blood Dragon Guards can't find them, let alone punish them."

"Damn it, Li Zhen, you are too deceitful..." Li Zhi was even more furious when he heard this, unable to vent his anger, he slashed at the carved dragon pillar next to him until the sword was broken, and his tiger's mouth was also broken. The cracking and bleeding just stopped.

Seeing this, Wang Ping quickly comforted: "Your Majesty, please be calm and don't be impatient. Apart from coming to persuade you, I have another piece of good news to tell you."

"What good news? How can there be any good news now?" Li Zhi panted heavily, ignoring his bleeding right hand, staring at Wang Ping with a wolf-like gaze. If he was pleasantly surprised, even if Wang Ping had the support of the family behind him, he might as well kill him to vent his anger.

Wang Ping directly ignored Li Zhi's gaze, and still had the calm look: "This time, the minister brought really good news. We have already contacted Yibishekui Khan and Dawei from the Western Turks. The Ottoman Caliphate of the Food Empire, they are all willing to send troops to support Your Highness in fighting against Li Zhen. Among them, the Western Turks are willing to send 30 elite cavalry, and the Ottoman Caliphate even sent up to 70 troops... As long as we can take the Turkic Grassland after the war Just divide a part of it with Tianzhu and give it to them."

"What?" Wang Ping was not as excited as expected. On the contrary, after hearing his words, Li Zhi's face changed suddenly: "You guys are colluding with foreign enemies? And you dare to cut land and capitalize on enemies? You guys are so brave." , this is treason, it is a felony to punish the nine clans, are you not afraid that I will execute you all as traitors?"

Wang Ping didn't care about Li Zhi's intimidation, because he knew that Li Zhi was just talking, he didn't dare at all, and he didn't have the strength to destroy the nine clans of the aristocratic family.

So I just asked indifferently: "Otherwise? Facing Li Zhen who is pressing every step of the way, besides introducing foreign aid, what chance do you think we have of winning? Don't forget that Li Zhen's current manpower is not strong at all." Not less than you, and there are 20 young soldiers among them. I believe you have understood what kind of combat power the young army has over the years... Not to mention that Li Zhen still has a solid rear in Lingnan, where there are still There are millions of soldiers and at least 100 youth troops. These troops are all loyal to Li Zhen. It can be said that if Li Zhen was not willing to make a big deal and let foreign countries take advantage of it, he would have ordered These more than [-] million troops have gone north, who in the world will dare to stand up to them?

But what do you have?At present, you only control one Guanzhong, and all the troops that can be transferred in the entire Guanzhong have been dispatched. That is to say, you only have this million troops. Li Zhen abducted 100 in 30 million miles, and you only have 70 now...

As for our power, let me tell you the truth, we do have the power to subvert Datang, but these forces are scattered all over Datang, and it will take time to integrate them, and what we currently lack most is It's time.

But if we bring in outsiders, it will be different. With Li Zhen's character of first settling the outside world, he must spare some energy to deal with the army of Dashi and Western Turks, which can win us over invisibly Not a short time.With some time, we can mobilize more forces and finally defeat Li Zhen.

You don't have to worry about the enemy coming in. Although you don't want to admit it, Li Zhen's strength is really extraordinary. Don't look at the millions of troops sent by Dashi and Western Turks, but these troops are ordinary cold weapons. Tang's hot weapons, they don't have any good defense methods at all.So Li Zhen will not lose, at most he will lose a little force, but we have taken advantage of this rare time to accumulate enough strength to wipe him out in one fell swoop...

What's more, even if Li Zhen failed in the end, so what?For us, that kind of result couldn't be better. Although Li Zhen lost, isn't there still Your Majesty?Even if the enemy manages to defeat Li Zhen, their strength will definitely be greatly reduced. At this time, Your Majesty, you just take the opportunity to make a move. If you fight with the whole country, you can completely drive them out. At that time, you will fight against Li Zhen internally and sweep the strong outside Kou, if you stabilize the country, your prestige among the people will inevitably rise to the sky. Even if someone doubts your position, I am afraid that you will not have the courage to dare to rebel against you... This kills two birds with one stone, isn't it the best of both worlds? "

"..." Li Zhi remained silent. To be honest, he was very moved, but deep in his heart he was unwilling to accept it. After all, he was the emperor of the Tang Dynasty. Invasion... No matter who gets involved in this kind of thing, the name of a traitor is unavoidable, not to mention that he is still an emperor. Once this matter is spread, he will become the first traitor emperor in ancient times.

After thinking for a long time, Li Zhicai hesitated and said: "...But I am the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, a descendant of Yan and Huang, and the monarch of the Huaxia nation. Now I welcome foreign enemies to enter the Central Plains. How can I do this kind of thing? Let's talk about brothers fighting against the wall and defending from outside. It's insulting, no matter how much Li Zhen and I fight, it's our own internal affairs, so it's a bit inappropriate to attract outsiders to help us beat our brother, and finally take advantage of the fire to rob us, isn't it?"

No matter what you say, it doesn't sound like a stern refusal. On the contrary, it sounds like a refusal. You almost didn't say to Wang Ping directly, "Go on, tell me more reasons to convince me. Give me a few more reasons." For a reason, I can promise you along the steps...

However, Wang Ping did not follow Li Zhi's words, but said sarcastically, whether he did not understand the hidden meaning of Li Zhi's words, or was impatient, or there were other reasons. Your Majesty, don't deceive yourself, what descendants of the Yellow Emperor? Do you think you can wash away your Turkic blood by saying that?

As for the so-called brotherly rivalry, that's even more nonsense. You have even done something to usurp the throne. Do you still hope that you can have a good reputation?The most important thing for you now is to destroy Li Zhen. As for other issues, let's wait until you have secured the throne. What's the use of thinking so much now? "

"You are bold..." Li Zhi was completely stabbed. Wang Ping's words can be said to have completely hit the pain point of Li Zhi, or the entire Li family. Why is the Tang royal family looked down upon by the other six families?There are even rumors that the so-called famous families do not accept the Li family, which means that the family will not marry the princess of the Tang Dynasty. Apart from the fact that Princess Li is more dissolute, another reason is that the six great families are all purebred Han Chinese, and The Li family is not a pure Han Chinese, but a mixed blood family with some Turkic blood, so they have always been looked down upon by the rest of the family.

It is precisely because of this disdain that Li Shimin compiled the "Clan Chronicles", and listed the Li surname as the first class, his relatives as the second class, and the Shandong clan as the third class. If he is not recognized by others, he can only be reduced to Li Shimin's own sexual tool in the end. When he is bullied by the family, he looks through it and chats - it is purely the spirit of Ah Q.

Li Zhen, on the other hand, doesn't care about this. After all, he has experienced ethnic integration in later generations, and to be honest, after the chaos of China, there are basically no pure-bred Han people in the north. By the 21st century, pure-bred Han people have even disappeared. It is so rare that it is comparable to giant pandas. As a descendant, he no longer cares about bloodlines and the like. This is why he can be so magnanimous to accommodate people of other races as the people of the Tang Dynasty and treat each other as equals.

It's just that Li Zhen can accept it, but others can't accept it, especially the Li royal family themselves. In order to prove the purity of their blood, they even put their ancestors on Lao Tzu's head, but this is self-deception after all. I was panicking with a guilty conscience, not to mention the Guandong clan, I would never admit it, and instead sneered at this behavior.

Therefore, Turkic blood has become the biggest taboo of the Li family, let alone in front of the emperor, even if you say it in private and the emperor finds out, then your life is probably over, although it will not kill you, But don't even think about your future in this life.

And when it comes to Li Zhi, this topic has become a taboo among taboos. You must know that Li Zhi was originally the emperor who usurped the throne. It's no wonder that Li Zhi would blow up his hair.

"Hehe, this should be called Seili Neibian, right?" Wang Ping was completely embarrassed this time, and no longer planned to play the game of Jie Se: "Looking at your expression, are you planning to kill me? Haha, even if it is What's the use of you killing me? What's more, do you dare to kill me? What do you think you are? If it weren't for our help, do you think you can sit on this throne? Since we pushed you to the throne, That will naturally pull you down. If you want to be your emperor honestly, you'd better be obedient to me honestly, otherwise we don't mind changing to another emperor.

And let me tell you, it’s useless whether you agree or not. The two countries have already started to send troops. At this time, they should have reached the border line. It is the best racecourse for Dashi and Western Turkic cavalry..."

"..." Li Zhi's face suddenly turned livid. At this moment, he really wanted to stab Wang Ping's chest with the half-broken sword in his hand, but he didn't dare, even if he suffered With such humiliation, he did not dare to put his ideas into action, because doing so would probably completely offend the aristocratic family.Although it is impossible for the aristocratic family to completely turn against him because of a distant relative, after all, now that Li Zhen is close at hand, even if Li Zhi is killed, it is too late for them to elect a new emperor.

But even so, once Li Zhi does this, the aristocratic family will have enough reasons to snatch the benefits from him, and it is not impossible to completely squeeze him out of the court with little power. You will really become a puppet emperor.

Chapter 1249 Quarrel

Chapter 2 Fifteen Quarrel

"But how can you guarantee that these two great empires can break through the blockade of the border troops? You must know that the Tang Dynasty has deployed a lot of elite troops on the border." Li Zhi's face changed several times, and Li Zhi finally killed his heart. Suppressing his intentions, he took a deep breath and asked slowly.

This is what he was most curious about.

Today's Datang is not ordinary tyrannical, the internal economy is developed, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and it is also invincible in the military. In order to guard against the invasion of the enemy country, but also for the future attack, Datang has made great efforts in its two most important The enemy, that is to say, has [-] troops stationed on the border with Western Turks and on the border of the Dashi Empire.

These [-] troops are the most elite troops in the Tang Dynasty. Not only are they equipped with the best equipment, but they also have a large number of hot weapons and the most sophisticated cold weapons in the Tang Dynasty. Sixteen guards were flat.

If it’s just that the equipment and salary are the best, that’s fine. After all, these two places are the forefront of the Tang Dynasty, and they will face wars at any time. They should be treated better, but there is meat for three meals a day. This is really a bit too much-you must know that even the Sixteen Guards can't compare to this point. Although Datang is now economically developed, it still can't make the soldiers of the whole army have meat. Usually, it can be done in three days. It’s not bad to have meat once. Even in wartime, there is only one meal of meat a day. It can be seen how good the treatment of the 20 troops on the frontier here is. In terms of meat, only teenagers The army is comparable to it.

And the reason why these two armies are treated so well is that they are used to defend against Dashi and Western Turks, and it’s more than that, because 20 people are just the number of people on the border. Those who really participate in the defense of Dashi and Western Turks are far away. Far more than these 20 people.It should be known that on the Western Turkic side, apart from the 20 troops on the front line, on the vast grassland behind the army, there are dozens of cities built by the Tang Empire over the past [-] years, and there are five in each city. Thousands to [-] elite soldiers are stationed, and more herdsmen who mount their horses and dismount their horses to serve the people, this ensures that once the Western Turks invade, Datang will be able to organize tens of millions of troops in an instant. With the support of so many troops and dozens of cities, it is enough to wipe out all the invading enemies of the Western Turks without even needing to send troops from the Central Plains.

Even if the Western Turks invade from the Western Regions instead of the grasslands, there is no need to worry. After all, the Western Regions still have the Protectorate of the Western Regions. This is the first line to resist the Western Turks. Here, with the help of the countries of the Western Regions, once a war starts, its depth is enough to block the enemy to death, and the back is the western border of the Tang Dynasty, so it can advance to support at any time, and the enemy cannot enter at all.

As for Dashi, there is no need to worry. There are two places bordering Datang and Dashi. One is Tubo. The elite of the Protectorate is enough to kill them.The other bordering place is in Tianzhu, which is where the other [-] border guards of the Tang Dynasty are stationed, but behind them is the entire Tianzhu supporting them. With the size of Tianzhu, there is enough strategic depth. Dragging can also drag them to death.

and so……

"Where do you get your confidence? Can you still buy all the border guards? Or are you sure to defeat these 20 elites?" Li Zhi was really curious about this. With such a perfect arrangement, he really Can't think of how Turks and Dashi will break into Datang?

"Although we can't defeat or buy them all, can't we lure them away?" Wang Ping looked confident, looked directly at Li Zhi and said slowly: "To tell you the truth, we have already bribed two of them." The generals defending the border, they will pull all the troops to a remote place for night training and consume almost all the hot weapons in the past few days. Although the training time this time is not very long, it will not be too short. , It is estimated that if there is no seventy or eighty days, I will definitely not be able to come back.

And with the gap of seven or eight days, at least 20 elites of Western Turks and Dashi can infiltrate... Without the warning and obstruction of the [-] troops on the front line, you think that with the loose organizational ability in the rear, they can organize to block it. The charge of hundreds of thousands of troops?At that time, even if the [-] troops come back, but the opening has already been opened and the enemy has already entered the interior, so what if the [-] troops come back—or do you think that with the strength of the [-] troops, they can still stop it? Is the enemy's hundreds of thousands of troops attacking back and forth? "

"You are betraying the country... Aren't you afraid of being scolded by future generations?" Li Zhi growled. Although he really wanted to defeat Li Zhen, the most fundamental reason why he was against Li Zhen was that he felt that he had No worse than Li Zhen, even if he becomes the emperor, he can do far better than Li Zhen.However, Li Zhen has been in charge of Lingnan for nearly ten years. Not only did he not lose an inch of land, but he won repeated battles and laid down a large area of ​​land for the Tang Dynasty. how much.

But what about him?Li Zhi absolutely cannot accept the fate of losing Turkic and Tianzhu one after another just after sitting on the throne, without even having a hot butt, otherwise it means that Li Zhi is not as good as Li Zhen?Not only he couldn't accept it, but the people of Tang Dynasty probably couldn't accept it either. It is conceivable that once this matter gets out, not only the executor of this matter will face the fate of eternal infamy, but even Li Zhi himself will be scolded by the world.

Even if he killed Li Zhen in the end, the other princes who knew this fact would not be honest as their own princes anymore, and would definitely raise the flag of rebellion against themselves, and with this infamy, they would not , once they raise the flag, they will definitely respond in groups, and if they gather in the scene, they will definitely be in a state of distress again. Maybe Datang will fall into a state of division from then on, let alone expand outward, and it is estimated that they will not be defeated by foreign enemies. That's good enough.

"No, we didn't betray the country. You are the one who betrayed the country now..." Wang Ping smiled: "Because we bought the generals of the two armies in your name, and even the person who came forward was you and me in the past. The old man of the palace has nothing to do with our family. So you'd better keep this matter in your heart forever, otherwise if it gets out, it will be bad for your reputation... In fact, our family is the emperor. It doesn't matter, because no matter who is the emperor, it cannot do without the support of our family, otherwise, without the family, the Tang Dynasty will collapse in half."

"You are despicable..." Li Zhi almost vomited blood, he didn't expect the family to act in his name, after hearing this, he almost wanted to kill someone in anger...

Wang Ping did not change his expression and said: "Despicableness is the passport of the humble, and nobility is the epitaph of the noble. This word came from the mouth of the prince, but I think it makes sense. In this era, if you want to do things, you can't be aboveboard. Otherwise, sooner or later you will be trapped to death."

Li Zhi also temporarily suppressed his anger, and said with a sneer, "If this is the case, why don't you support Li Zhen? If you directly support Li Zhen, then there would be no need for so many bad things, right? "

"..." Wang Ping's expression froze, and after thinking for a while, he forced himself to say: "He is indeed the most suitable choice for us, and we have also sent him goodwill, but it is a pity that he didn't know good and evil, so he rejected us. In today's world, interests are fundamental, since we can't benefit from him, we can only destroy him and re-establish someone who can benefit us as emperor..."