Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

He let out a deep breath, his eyes were moist, and he sighed: "Yu Wenqian, I hope you will take care of yourself and never come back again!"

Yu Wenqian, let's go.

Yun Chang also left.

This time, these two women who had had a relationship with him in a vague way really left!

Moreover, they have gone so far that they may never meet again in this life.

Afterwards, he tidied up a bit and slowly came down from the hill with a slightly heavy heart, and returned to the ruined temple.

He didn't have anything to prepare, but he just brought some dry food left over from before, and he was going to eat it when he went into the mountain. Who knows how long it would take to hike through this mountain range. If he didn't bring some dry food with him, he might not have returned. At the border of the Tang Dynasty, he starved to death first.

Well prepared, no cares, no worries, although it is past noon at this time, the sun is coming, and it is time to leave.

Carrying luggage, carrying dry food, into the mountains, on foot.

Guo Ye finally walked alone and embarked on the journey back to the border of the Tang Dynasty...

Perhaps when he returns to Datang and arrives in Chang'an, it will be snowing heavily and the twelfth lunar month of winter, and he hopes to be reunited with Xiuxiu at the end of the fifth year of Zhenguan.

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After a lapse of four full months, the northern part of the Central Plains has already been covered in ice and snow for thousands of miles.

In Chang'an, it was snowing heavily, and it snowed heavily for more than ten days.

His Majesty Li Er was wearing a white velvet fox fur, surrounded by a group of eunuchs and eunuchs, and came up to the palace gate and city wall. The two servants supported a huge yellow cover to shield His Majesty Li Er from the falling snow, and flakes of snow fell like goose feathers On the umbrella cover, there was a scoffing sound.

Eunuch Dong Shunshun, who had just been directing the servants to be busy, came up to him with a soft and thick cloak, carefully draped it on His Majesty Li Er, and said in a low voice of concern: "Your Majesty, be careful of catching a cold! "

Immediately afterwards, Eunuch Shun asked two eunuchs to bring a padded chair, and asked the emperor to sit down and enjoy the snow.

However, His Majesty Li Er waved his hand and refused. He still stood and did not sit down, then tightened the fox fur around his neck, let out a breath of hot air to warm his hands, rubbed them to keep warm, and finally fixed his gaze on the Chang'an City as far as the eye can see.

At this time, the huge Chang'an City has been covered by white snow, and the magnificent mountains and rivers are covered in white, which is extremely enchanting.

Accompanying His Majesty Li Er to go up to the tower to enjoy the snow was Shangshu Youpushe Changsun Wuji, who bowed and walked forward, reciting in a low voice: "It's such a beautiful river and mountain. This is the achievement of His Majesty Zhenguan's five years of rule!"

In normal times, His Majesty Li Er's words to Changsun Wuji are definitely very useful.

But today he seemed a little uninterested, shook his head and sighed: "It's the end of the new year, but Chang'an has been snowing for ten days without stopping. It can be seen that the weather in the north is cold and the snow is deep. Sigh... It's really hard for the people of the world. I don't know how many of my people will lose their lives in this snowstorm. There must be countless people who died of freezing and starvation. Auxiliary machine, Wakanoma There are starvation and dead bones on the road, and what about the prosperous Tang Dynasty? This snow disaster may be a warning from the heavens. As the king of a country, I am guilty, guilty..."

"Uh……"

Hearing what the emperor's brother-in-law said, Changsun Wuji was immediately speechless. It seemed that he had chosen the wrong time to express his affection just now with his hot face on his cold ass.

Immediately, he sneered embarrassingly, and concealed his words: "Your Majesty, this man-made disaster can be avoided, but how can natural disasters be avoided? Your Majesty is not in your hands to decide how long this heavy snow will last, right? Therefore, the emperor does not need to blame himself. Besides Oh, didn’t you urge the Ministry of Households to allocate disaster relief money to various state capitals earlier, and try your best to save it? The ancient sages, nothing more than that. Your Majesty, you have done enough.”

"An ancient sage?"

A snowflake fell on His Majesty Li Er's face, which instantly turned into water stains. His Majesty Li Er was shocked by the chill, and then said to Zhang Sun Wuji, "If what I do today can be called holy Jun, then this sage is too cheap. I am only doing my duty as an emperor. If an emperor can't let his people have enough food, clothing, warmth and a house to live in, is he worthy of being the king of a country? I have decided, If the heavy snow doesn't stop after another five days, I will issue an imperial edict, plead guilty to heaven and earth, and pray for the blessings of all people in the world!"

"No no no~"

Changsun Wuji waved his hands again and again to persuade him: "Your Majesty, you can't do it, this crime must never be ordered!"

It is no wonder that Changsun Wuji is nervous. If this sinful edict is issued, His Majesty Li Er, who is the king of a country, will be infamous all over the world. How can he be the only one who is the auxiliary minister?It must be to blame.

Thinking about it, the emperor doesn't know how to govern the world, causing anger and resentment. Aren't the courtiers all trash who eat in their corpses?

To put it lightly, it was his eldest grandson Wuji who was doing nothing as an auxiliary minister, occupying the latrine and doing nothing.

To put it more seriously, the emperor has issued an edict of guilt, and your eldest grandson Wuji, as the auxiliary minister, shouldn't you thank the world with your death?

Thinking of this, Changsun Wuji immediately began to think of ways to dispel the crazy idea of ​​the emperor's brother-in-law. With a plop, regardless of the heavy snow covering the ground, he kowtowed on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, I have committed a crime, and I must not do it!"

Before His Majesty Li Er could react, Changsun Wuji had already begun to count the achievements of His Majesty Li Er Zhenguan in the past few years: "Since he ascended the throne, His Majesty has been diligent, thrifty, self-denying, resting and recuperating, working hard to govern, ignoring corvees, emphasizing the state, being rich in resources, and being courteous." Although the Tang Dynasty has been established for less than 12 years, the country has gradually become rich and the people are strong, and it has begun to take shape in the prosperous age of the celestial kingdom. Externally, since the Tang Dynasty destroyed the old enemy, the Eastern Turks, it has repeatedly expanded its territory. The seven cities of Tuyuhun belonged to the Tang Dynasty, and became the Tuyuhun Road under the jurisdiction of the Tang Dynasty. Then there is the Tubo Kingdom, this time in Tubo, the commander-in-chief of the march, the British Duke, sent a good news the day before yesterday, defeating Xue Yantuo's army again. The British Duke threatened that he would not In one month, Xue Yantuo will be defeated, and the Tubo Kingdom will soon return to Tang Dynasty, becoming the No.[-] Dao of Tang Dynasty."

"Oh?"

Apparently, Changsun Wuji's last words aroused His Majesty Li Er's interest, his face gradually softened, and he asked: "So, after the British Duke Li Ji led an army of [-] into Tubo, he was invincible and won many times? As far as I know , Although the Tubo Kingdom is now in chaos, there are at least one million slave troops and nearly fifty thousand Xue Yantuo cavalry! Auxiliary machine, you stand up and answer, kneeling on the ground in the cold, isn't this a crime?"

Changsun Wuji saw that the emperor's brother-in-law didn't seem to be thinking about his crimes anymore, he immediately smiled knowingly, got up from the ground, shook the snow on his knees, cupped his hands and said, "Back to Your Majesty, there are millions of people in Tubo. The slave army is true, but a million slave army is completely vulnerable to the powerful army of the Tang Dynasty. Moreover, I heard that among the slave army, there are also Tubo people in some cities who have repeatedly revolted and surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, so they indirectly disintegrated Tubo The army is in a monolithic situation. Besides, the British prince is now leading an army of [-]. He has changed the traditional combat method of the past and adopted a new method of warfare. The law is coming? Rong Chen thinks about it... Oh, yes, it's called - Blitzkrieg!"

"Blitz?"

When His Majesty Li Er heard these three words, Dui Xiao's face froze suddenly. He was obviously stimulated by these three words, and he muttered to himself: "If I remember correctly, this lightning tactic is still beneficial. State Marquis Guo Ye would like to provide it to the Duke of England, right? Alas, Guo Ye’s son, what a pity, it’s my fault, I shouldn’t have sent him as an envoy to Tubo, it’s me who harmed him!”

Dry!

Changsun Wuji's heart trembled, and he secretly scolded himself which pot would not be opened and which pot to lift, so why did he bring up the issue of blitzkrieg in front of the emperor's brother-in-law?

No, it reminded the emperor's brother-in-law's concern for Guo Ye again!

Guo Ye! !

Hmph, even if you die, you want to embarrass my eldest grandson Wuji, it's really not a pity to die!

However, it's useless for him to regret it. Now His Majesty Li Er's mind is full of bits and pieces of his acquaintance with Guo Ye, his eyes can't help getting wet, and he asked with a choked voice:

"Auxiliary machine, I asked you to handle the affairs behind Yizhou Hou Guoye in person. How are you preparing? Although he has no bones left now, I can't just let him go away in such an unclear and deserted manner, right? Whoever rewards him, who deserves to caress him, I will give him together, set up a tomb for him, let him be buried in a grand manner, don't let the hearts of the courtiers be cold!"

Chapter 974 Names before and after

Changsun Wuji could tell that he, the emperor's brother-in-law, was determined to caress Guo Ye generously, to give this guy honor and favor after his death, and to have a grand burial.

Forget it, Changsun Wuji soon had a case in his mind, and he said, everyone is dead, and he will never fight with me again, so why bother with a dead person?

Recently, because of Guo Ye's death, Changsun Wuji managed to gain the reliance of His Majesty Li Er, which eased a lot of relations.I don't want to arouse the emperor's suspicion because of a Guo Ye whose body has long been gone.

So, he snorted reluctantly in his heart, well, Guo Ye, if you are lucky, you can have this honor after death, it's an advantage for you!

Immediately, he bowed his hands and replied: "Your Majesty, the Marquis of Yizhou sacrificed his body in a horse leather shroud for the country. Oh no, it is really a pity that even the body has not been found. Your Majesty ordered the humble minister to handle his affairs personally, and it is almost done. The minister not only arranged for a mourning hall to be set up in Yizhou Hou's mansion for all the officials in the court to pay respects to the mansion, but also sent all the relatives of Yizhou Hou in Longxi in the middle of Shu to Chang'an. His mother Guo Liu, his two Famous concubines Guo Yang, Guo Kang, and his daughters were all borrowed into Chang'an, and now they live in the Yizhou Marquis Mansion. Everything in the Marquis Mansion is handled by the wife of the Marquis of Yizhou, Princess Pingyang. host."

His Majesty Li Er nodded slightly, and said: "The auxiliary machine is careful. Alas, once Guo Ye left, the entire Guo family was full of female relatives, and there was not a single male who would inherit the incense lamp and take the lead. If I don't help him at this time, who will help him?" Auxiliary machine, let Li Daozong, Minister of Zongzheng Temple, go to the Guo Mansion in person and give you a thousand taels of gold, which is the heart of me and the queen."

"Sir, obey the order!"

Changsun Wuji gave another salute, and hypocritically lamented like a dead rabbit and a fox: "The emperor and the empress have a heart, and if the Marquis of Yizhou knows from the spring, he must die without complaint."

"Hehe, the auxiliary machine is not Guo Ye, so how do you know what he thinks?"

His Majesty Li Er's face was indifferent, but he said something that left Changsun Wuji speechless, as if his brother-in-law was mocking him vaguely.

His Majesty Li Er ignored Elder Sun Wuji's embarrassment, and continued to ask: "Then what about your conferment? I promised Guo Ye that as long as he made contributions in Tubo and returned triumphantly, I would grant him the Duke of Pingyang County." .Have you ever explained to Jiangxia King Li Daozong about the title of knight?"