Great Tang Southern Emperor

"I would like to use ordinary captives, but when will ordinary captives dig such a big hole?" Li Zhen smiled wryly and said, "This big hole is very important to me."

"Then I can't take care of it. Anyway, in the opinion of the general manager, it is a felony to transfer prisoners of war without permission. What's more, you have not clarified the crime of transferring troops without permission. If the hatchback is superimposed, even if you are hacked and beaten, it is enough. Alright." Li Jing sneered and said, "Unless you tell the reason why you dug the pit, if it is reasonable, I will consider commuting your sentence as appropriate."

"To put it bluntly, don't you just want to know why I dug a big hole? I said you can just ask, as for such a big detour?" Li Zhen turned her mouth to her ears, and looked at Li Jing's face. Don't wait to see.

"I want to ask directly. The question is, will you answer honestly?" Li Jing said with a normal expression as if he didn't see Li Zhen's dislike.

"How do you know that I won't tell you if you don't ask?" Li Zhen snorted and said, "Originally this matter needs your help to complete, how could I not tell you?"

As Li Zhen said that, she took out something from her sleeve, and Li Jing, who had been staring at Li Zhen, changed his complexion the moment he saw this thing

Chapter 146 This imperial decree is not for you

Chapter 72 This decree is not for you

"Your servant Li Jing respectfully welcomes the imperial decree, long live the emperor." Li Jing's first reaction when he saw this was to salute immediately and shout long live.

"Your servants welcome the imperial decree, long live the emperor." The rest of the people followed suit and saluted quickly.

Li Zhen held the imperial decree, seeing it, said slowly: "Li Jing accepts the decree."

"Minister Li Jing accepts the decree." Li Jing immediately set up the incense table, burned the incense and cleaned his hands, and then knelt down respectfully to listen to the holy will—he couldn't help but kneel, the imperial decree is a formal decree, which must be drafted by the Ministry of Education and stamped by the emperor , and finally it will be reviewed and re-examined by the Menxia Province, and finally it can be handed over to the Shangshu Province for execution (Ben San wants to complain about the current ancient dramas on this point. Ben San is also drunk), so it is extremely sacred, no matter how high and powerful you are, you must kneel down when you see the imperial decree, this is a necessary etiquette.This is different from the imperial decree, oral edict, or hand edict. The latter three are issued privately by the emperor and do not require the consent of the three provinces. Therefore, they are far less formal than imperial edicts, and they can be received standing up.

So this time, Li Jing knelt willingly and was convinced, but he felt a little strange. He had a good relationship with Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng. From a personal point of view, they should all give themselves a little letter, why is there no news?

The more Li Jing thought about it, the more strange it became, but Li Zhen didn't seem to notice it. Seeing that everyone was kneeling down, she hurriedly said: "Don't kneel down, big one, you'd better get up quickly, this edict is not for you."

"Eh?" Everyone was taken aback. Didn't they say that Li Jing had accepted the order?Why is it not for you?What's the matter?

"Papa." Li Zhen patted his forehead lightly twice, and said with a little apology: "I was wrong, this imperial decree is not for the chief executive alone, but for the general secretary, including this long history. , All the marching chiefs who participated in this war, so I can only read this imperial decree after everyone has gathered, and your kneeling now is in vain."

"Huh?" Li Jing was taken aback, and asked, "What does Master Chang Shi mean by taking out the imperial decree?"

"Of course it's because of you." Li Zhen raised the imperial decree and hummed, "Don't you want to ask Bu Ben Changshi why he secretly recruited prisoners of war to dig pits? Well, it's all written in the imperial decree. If you dare, Just open it and have a look, don’t worry, I won’t sue your father.”

"Uh, hey, no need, I trust Master Changshi." Li Jing laughed dryly to cover up his guilty conscience, what kind of joke are you talking about?It is a felony to dismantle and read the imperial decree without permission. If he really dares to dismantle it, this Duke of Wei will do it.

"I think the chief executive believes the imperial decree?" Li Zhen sneered without giving Li Jing any face.

"The sacred decree is in the hands of Lord Changshi. What is the difference between believing in Master Changshi and believing in the imperial decree?" Li Jing choked on Li Zhen, and explained dryly. This sentence caused the crowd to secretly laugh. Unexpectedly, the wise and powerful chief executive, There are times when someone chokes on me, this feeling—why is it a little cool?

"That's right, let's do it like this. When everyone gets together, I will read out the imperial decree. The imperial decree is really big enough. It is really less than a hundred words. Isn't it a bit extravagant to use such a large imperial decree? It is said that a lot of silk is consumed every year because of the production of saints, which is too wasteful. When I get back, I will ask my father for advice to see if there is a better way to replace it." Li Zhen turned the topic to something The place has gone, Li Jing is also drunk on Li Zhen's effort to change the subject, and when he reacts, Li Zhen has already talked about being honest and honest

"Get out of here." Li Jing is so angry, it's okay, if you want to go, just go, can I still stop you?As for the chatterbox?

"Oh, is the chief executive all right?" Li Zhen woke up 'suddenly' and asked, "If there is nothing else, this long history will be withdrawn first."

"Since Lord Changshi has an imperial edict, the manager naturally has nothing to say. There is nothing to do here for the time being. Lord Changshi will go on his own. If there is something to do, the manager will naturally invite Lord Changshi back." Li Jing said The words were almost squeezed out through gritted teeth, clenched fists, knuckles turned white by him, and finally said with a little reluctance: "Of course, the premise of what the manager said is all right is that the imperial edict If there is indeed such an order in the government, if I let the general manager know that there is no similar arrangement in the imperial decree in the future, then the general manager will not only punish you for sending troops without authorization and using prisoners of war in accordance with military regulations, but also punish you for false information. The crime of the imperial decree will be counted and punished at that time, even the emperor will not be able to save you."

"The chief executive can rest assured that although this long history likes to mess around, he also has integrity and a bottom line. I can't do things like falsely preaching imperial edicts.

Since the chief executive has nothing to do, the long history will go back. I will be in the camp for a while. If the chief executive has anything to do, he can send someone to come to me at any time, and I will naturally be there on call.But if you want to peek at the imperial decree, you'd better come to me by yourself, don't let others see it, otherwise it will be bad for you and me if it spreads out, don't you agree?That's it, bye. "Li Zhen said with a smile, and then without giving Li Jing a chance to react, she leisurely stepped out.

"What are you laughing at? It's a meeting." As soon as he got out of the tent, he heard Li Jing's roar like a tyrannical dragon—as a wise general, Li Jing must keep a calm mind at all times, but now Li Zhen is angry It's his skill to be like this.

Seeing that Li Zhen was beaten out intact, the guards outside were immediately relieved. They were afraid that Li Zhen would offend Li Jing, and then the two of them would fight together. With all the weapons drawn, he was ready to rush into the tent to protect Li Zhen at any time.

"What are you doing? Why did you take out all the weapons? Put them away quickly, don't let people see the joke." Looking at the cold outside, Li Zhen said that it would be a lie if he was not moved, but this is the coach after all. It would be very difficult to deal with the account, if someone noticed it and then participated in gathering a crowd to besiege the handsome account.

"Yes." Li Zhen didn't need to say anything, the moment Li Zhen came out, someone had already started to withdraw their weapons.

"Your Highness, what's the situation? Why does this subordinate feel that the chief executive is very angry? Could it be that you are mad at him?" Lin San approached and asked with a smile.

Li Ergou was silenced by Li Zhen, and Lin San, who was second only to Li Ergou in status, took the initiative to take the place of the interrogator. At this moment, listening to Li Jing's roar from the account, Lin San's curiosity was completely overwhelmed. Inspired, very gossip asked.Seeing that Lin San took the initiative to ask, the rest of the people immediately pricked up their ears, wanting to know the specific reason.

"This is not a place to talk, let's go back first."

"Yes, brothers, go back."

Chapter 147 Those Stories in the Turkic King's Tent

Chapter 73 Stories in the Tent of the Turkic King

Back in his big tent, Li Zhen briefly introduced the matter, and Wang Jin suddenly excitedly said: "I didn't expect you to have an imperial decree, Your Highness, what does the imperial decree look like? Although I have also served in the palace Poor, I haven’t seen the imperial decree yet, would you like to show it for us to see, Your Highness?”

"Why am I not like this?" Lin San tossed his hair stinkingly, pretending to be sad and said: "I think Lin San is handsome, although I can't be regarded as the reincarnation of Pan An or Song Yu, but it is also a rare peerless one. Beautiful man, you haven’t even seen the imperial decree, but I’m still a guard in the palace, how unfortunate is that?”

"" Li Ergou's eyes also showed a trace of longing, but suffering from the password ban, he could only signal Zhu Run with his eyes.

"Your Highness" Zhu Run also wanted to agree, but he didn't want Li Zhen to stare at him, and scolded: "Don't talk nonsense, the imperial decree can't make jokes, just say it in front of me, it's not good to let others hear it .”

Everyone had a look on their faces, and hurriedly said: "Yes."

"However, it is not impossible for you to see the imperial decree." Li Zhen's tone suddenly changed, and she said with a smile: "Now that we have defeated the Turks, as long as Xieli is captured alive, all the generals who participated in this battle will They will all gather together to sit on the ground, cough and cough, and discuss the control of the situation after the war, and that is when I will read the imperial decree, and you will naturally be able to see it then."

"Yes, thank you Your Highness." Everyone thanked in unison, as if unaware of Li Zhen's slip of the tongue.

"Well, since there's nothing else to do, let's all go down."

"Yes, my subordinates retire."

All the confidantes retreated, and Li Zhen was left alone in the big tent again. Li Zhen was silent for a while, then suddenly smiled, and muttered in his mouth: "Xieli, Xieli, you are really a piece of meat I have attracted so many people to snatch you, but they are destined to be empty-handed, and you will eventually fall into my hands. Moreover, this time will definitely not be too long, hehehehe Jie Jie Jie Jie"

According to Li Zhengang's news, in order to capture Xieli alive, the Sixth Route Army was overwhelmed, sending their elites to roam the grassland one after another, wishing they could scrape the ground.

However, Xieli's ability to save his life is not covered. Up to now, only Xue Rengui has discovered the traces of Xieli, but because of his weak strength, he dare not confront head-on, so he can only fall behind Xieli's army like a pack of wolves. , trying to wait until they were weak, and then quickly pounce on them, killing them with one blow.

Judging from the current situation, this time is not far away, because just now, news came from the Xuelongwei Foreign Affairs Yamen that Xieli has lost the hearts of the people because of the big defeat, and his generals have begun to renounce their virtues.Since yesterday, there have been people running away from Xieli's army, either dismounting directly and serving the people on the spot, or turning to the Tang Dynasty and attacking the Turks. After a period of time, he will automatically collapse, and there is absolutely no second possibility—unless Xieli can lead the army to defeat Datang.

But this is impossible. In the case of losing the first hand, the best way to face the enemy's aggressive attack is to defend the city, but let alone whether there are cities or mountains on the grassland, let's say that in the Tang Dynasty Under the attack of the army's siege and interception, Xieli didn't even have time to catch his breath, so how could he prepare his army?

The actual situation is similar to the information Li Zhen received. The grassland is very humid at night. Even in the fiery weather of April (according to the lunar calendar, April is already summer), you must use Fire to remove moisture.And there is nothing else on the grassland, but there are countless cute little animals like flies, mosquitoes, or gadflies, and they have to light fires at night to trap and kill them (insects generally have phototaxis, Moths flying into flames are the best example, which is also how mosquito repellent lamps work), otherwise they can really sting people.

Jieli's troops were still running very fast, and had already run across half of the grassland at this time, as long as he was given a while, maybe he would really run to the crossing, but he had no chance, because tonight It was his night of death.

At this time, in the tent of the Turkic king, Xieli was discussing important matters with several ministers.

"Khan, when are we going to go?" Qibi Heli has not surrendered to the Tang Dynasty at this time, and is still a general under Xieli's account, but at this time he is already very dissatisfied with Xieli.

"Qibi Heli, pay attention to your tone." Ashina Simo scolded, this guy is a loyal minister of Jieli, even though everyone betrayed him, he still followed Jieli unswervingly. Li, who has been captured by Xieli, surrendered to the Tang Dynasty after Xieli surrendered, and he can be said to be loyal to Xieli.Appreciating Simo's loyalty, Li Shimin appointed him General Youwuhou and Governor of Huazhou.On the eighth day of the fifth lunar month, Emperor Taizong of Tang changed Simo to be the king of Huaihua County.Soon after, he became the governor of Beikaizhou, and led the old tribe of Jieli Khan living in the southern part of the Yellow River. Later, he was simply named Khan and let him restrain the Turkic tribes.

"Okay, stop arguing, everyone, listen to what uncle has to say." It was Ashina who spoke, and this guy was Tuli Khan (the little Turkic Khan, the son of Shibi Khan, the son of Jieli Khan) Nephew) brother, according to seniority is indeed Xieli's nephew.

But compared to Ashina Simo's loyalty, he is not a good bird, whether it is for Datang or Turkic.He was originally Jieli's nephew, but he surrendered to the Tang Dynasty after Jieli's defeat, but since you surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, then you can live your life well, but he just didn't, and later he even wanted to rebel , trying to kill Li Shimin, but as soon as the rebellion started, he was easily wiped out, and he himself implicated his nephew and was shown to the public.

To put it bluntly, this guy is a white-eyed wolf, who remembers whether to beat or not to eat. If you beat him up, he will fear you and submit to you, but once you treat him better, he will have the idea that you are nothing more than that , then he will bite you back without hesitation.

"Yeah, Uncle Dubi (Xieli's name, Ashina Dubi), what are you going to think?" Tuli also asked, his attitude was not very good, and he was a little bit aggressive.In fact, the relationship between him and Xieli is not very good. He is the son of Shibi Khan. After the death of Shibi Khan, he should inherit the throne of Khan. Unfortunately, he was only 17 years old at that time. As a young man, his uncles jointly elected Shibi Khan's younger brother on the grounds that he was not qualified enough and might not be able to convince the public, and Tilifushe inherited the position of Khan, who later became Chuluo Khan.