Kidnapped by Princess Changle at the beginning

The surrounding ministers also felt that Chen Chu was joking.

Everyone thought about the magic weapon that Chen Chu talked about at the beginning.

But racking my brains, I don't know where the magic soldiers can come from, unless it's like the legendary story.

Chen Chu smiled slightly, poked Li Chengqian's arm, and whispered: "Your Highness, it's up to you..."

Li Chengqian asked: "Didn't you say that the time is not ripe?"

Chen Chudao: "Since Tubo has retreated, our plan has succeeded. If we don't talk about it now, we won't be able to tell it clearly today."

boom.

Li Eryi patted the table and said unhappily: "Chengqian, Chen Chu, you are so brave, you dare to mutter here..."

Seeing this, Li Chengqian quickly bowed and said, "Father, my son... my son has something to do."

"What's the matter?"

Li Chengqian said: "Father, in fact, Chen Chu's words are not wrong just now. When Tubo retreated, there must have been a magic soldier, and this magic soldier was actually sent out by Erchen and Chen Chu."

what?

Everyone stared at Li Chengqian with wide eyes.

That's all for Chen Chu to talk nonsense.

Why is the prince talking nonsense?

Li Ergang wanted to reprimand Li Chengqian, but he heard Li Chengqian say: "Father, do you still remember Xue Rengui? Actually... In fact, Erchen and Chen Chu lied to everyone. Xue Rengui and others did not go to the Western Regions to find salt mines at all. He was ordered to sneak into Tubo to find the salt wells of the Tubo people, and then blow them up..."

Li Er pondered for a while, then suddenly his eyes lit up, and he asked, "You mean, Xue Rengui and others are the magic soldiers?"

Li Chengqian nodded.

Li Er and the ministers all showed disbelief.

Changsun Wuji hurriedly asked: "Your Highness, what you mean is that Tubo's retreat is related to Xue Rengui and others destroying Tubo's salt wells?"

Li Chengqian nodded again.

Changsun Wuji asked again: "But, Your Highness, there is still one thing I don't understand. Why is the Tubo retreating when the salt well is damaged?"

Li Chengqian scratched his head and looked at Chen Chu for help.

At the beginning, Chen Chu only said that he did this, but didn't say why he did it.

He didn't understand either, but he chose to trust Chen Chu.

Seeing this, Chen Chu stood up helplessly and said, "Master Changsun, you have asked this question well. The reason is that the Tubo people mainly eat meat, and this kind of meat cannot be separated from salt. Once there is a lack of salt At least three to five days, as long as half a month, the soldiers will feel weak and even feel sick. By then, Songtsan Gampo's army will become an army without combat effectiveness. When the army arrived, they could only stay in Shanzhou...Of course, there is another important point. Tubo was unified by Songtsan Gampo only a few years ago. Its interior is not monolithic, but is full of dangers. Many people still do not give up. , wanting to drive Songtsen Gampo away, once the eyes are destroyed, Songtsen Gampo will definitely suspect that there is something wrong with the rear, and he has to rush back."

That's it!

Chen Chu explained the whole thing clearly in a few words.

Everyone suddenly realized.

Li Er stared at Chen Chu with strange eyes.

Others buried their heads in regret.

Back then, when Chen Chu said firmly that Tubo would definitely send troops to attack the Tang Dynasty, everyone from the emperor Li Er to the minister Changsun Wuji didn't believe it.

Now it seems that Chen Chu guessed everything right.

Not only did he guess right, but he also made a deal with the prince in advance.

puff.

At this moment, Changsun Wuji suddenly fell to the ground.

"Master grandson..."

"How are you, grandson?"

Everyone came forward.

Seeing Changsun Wuji being supported by someone, leaning against the pillar, his face was pale, with tears in his eyes, he said firmly: "So... So, my son, Changsun Chong, also went to Tubo with Xue Rengui, A place like Tubo is inherently difficult, plus they are going to blow up the salt wells of the Tubo people, there must be countless soldiers chasing and killing them, I'm afraid... I'm afraid they are already in danger, my poor Son, you are not yet married, and you have not even left an heir..."

As he spoke, two tears rolled down the corners of his eyes.

The most painful thing in life is when a white-haired person gives a black-haired person.

Everyone knew that Xue Rengui and others were in danger, and they all spoke to comfort the eldest grandson Wuji.

"My lord grandson, you must mourn!"

"The dead cannot be brought back to life!"

"Eldest Sun Chong deserves his death!"

Li Er stood up, walked to Changsun Wuji, and said with a heavy heart: "Auxiliary machine, don't worry, I will never forget the credit of Changsun Chong. Changsun Chong has made great contributions to the country, and bestowed it on the son of Yunyang County, Shiyi Wu. Hundreds of households. Xue Rengui has made meritorious service to the country, and he is bestowed on the captain of the army, the ninth rank. The rest of the people, etc., all have merit, and the rewards will be approved by the Ministry of Officials!"

After a pause, Li Er said: "Immediately send an order to Baiqisi, and tell Duan Zhixuan and Li Ji to send people quickly into Tubo, regardless of any cost, to search for Xue Rengui and others. "

Changsun Wuji held back his grief, bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."

Li Er patted Changsun Wuji's shoulder lightly twice, and said, "Auxiliary machine..."

Before he finished speaking, he heard footsteps.

A sergeant ran in, held up a letter, and shouted: "Urgent report, urgent report, urgent report at the border... General Duan Zhixuan of Zuo Xiaowei sent a letter and sent an urgent report."

Li Er turned around and shouted eagerly: "Quick, bring it here!"

Gao Chen frantically brought over the urgent report.

Li Er opened it and looked overjoyed immediately, then laughed wildly.

"Ha ha ha ha……"

"Hahaha……"

Li Er's laughter echoed loudly in the Ganlu Hall, even startling the sparrows outside the window.

Li Er said happily: "My dear friends, auxiliary machine, good news. The urgent report sent by Duan Zhixuan said that Tubo suddenly retreated a few days ago, and then met a group of people holding orders from the Eastern Palace. Changsun Chong, these people have now safely arrived in the city of Shanzhou, and will be escorted back to Chang'an by Zuo Xiaowei's army soon... Auxiliary machine, Changsun Chong is still fine."

Changsun Wuji looked overjoyed, and then burst into tears.

Weeping with joy.

He danced and said incessantly, "Okay, that's great..."

Li Er went back to the table and sat down, and said: "Xue Rengui, you are really my lucky general. He brought a dozen people into Tubo without anyone noticing, and under the eyes of the Tubo people, he blew up the salt well." He can escape the pursuers and return safely, this person is simply a genius in leading troops..."

When Chen Chu heard the words, he knew that Xue Rengui's future was boundless.

However, this is not enough.

He hurried forward and said, "Your Majesty, I thought there was one more thing I missed..."

"Oh? What's the matter?"

Chen Chu stepped forward, pointed to the map on the table, and said, "Tuyuhun...Tuyuhun has always had good relations with the Tang Dynasty and bowed his head to the Tang Dynasty, but this time the Tubo army appeared quietly in Shanzhou, it must be Tuyuhun was secretly helping each other, and now, the Tubo army is retreating, at this time, the armies of Ganzhou and Liangzhou just marched straight in and wiped out Tuyuhun, which can be regarded as a warning to Tubo..."

……

Chapter 235 There is an extra daughter-in-law

Can't take care of Tubo, can't you take care of Tuyuhun?

When two strong men fight, it is often the third weaker who suffers.

Chen Chu's proposal was unanimously approved by Changsun Wuji and others.

Li Er said: "Order Li Ji and Duan Zhixuan to assemble an army, and within three months, they will pacify Tuyuhun and bring Tuyuhun into our territory of the Tang Dynasty."

The Minister of the Ministry of War immediately took the order.

Chen Chu said again: "Father, I have another suggestion. You also said just now that Xue Rengui is a lucky general. This man is very good at military and martial arts. Why don't you let him go back to Chang'an and let him go back to Chang'an?" How about listening to orders under General Li Ji's account?"

Li Er gave Chen Chu a meaningful look.

Others didn't know, but Li Er knew that Chen Chu was doing this for Xue Rengui's benefit.

Since the suppression of the Turks, it has been difficult to earn military merits.

Now, Li Er intends to pacify Tuyuhun.

Once Tuyuhun is destroyed, there must be a large number of people who want to get promoted and get rich.

Although Li Er had never met Xue Rengui, he admired him very much.

So he nodded: "Pass a letter to Duan Zhixuan Feige, asking him to send someone to escort the eldest grandson back to Chang'an, and Xue Rengui and others will all be included in Li Ji's account."

"Yes."

Hou Junji hastily agreed.

……

Shanzhou City.

Xue Rengui, Changsun Chong and others seemed to be the guests of honor in Shanzhou City.

General Duan Zhixuan of Zuo Xiaowei has been seizing the opportunity these few days, keeping inseparable from Xue Rengui, inquiring about what Xue Rengui and others are doing in Tubo.

After listening to the whole process, he said with emotion: "Xue Rengui, you are really a lonely hero. If this person was born ten years earlier, I, Duan Zhixuan, would not have anything to do with me in the Tang army."

Duan Zhixuan can be regarded as one of the representatives of the first generation of leaders in the Tang Army.

The leaders of the first generation were Li Jing, Li Ji, Qin Qiong, and Li Daozong. They fought south and north, destroyed the Sui Dynasty, put down other anti-kings, and helped Li Er successfully ascend to the throne.

Among them, there is Duan Zhixuan, and Duan Zhixuan is relatively young.

But he felt that Xue Rengui was too good.

After coming and going, Duan Zhixuan unexpectedly developed a heart of love for talents, and kept recruiting Xue Rengui to his command.

Unexpectedly, Xue Rengui flatly refused. The reason was that we came to Tibet to make troubles under the orders of the crown prince and our boss. Now that the task is completed, we have to go back to Chang'an District.

Duan Zhixuan was so angry that he wanted to send someone to kidnap that guy named Chen Chu to Shanzhou to question him, why do you want to use such an excellent person as a small guard?

What a waste of money.

Until this day I received an order from Chang'an.

Duan Zhixuan was overjoyed, because Xue Rengui didn't have to leave.

But he immediately became depressed, because the order was given by Li Er, and Li Er asked Xue Rengui and others to listen to the order under Li Ji's name.

In other words, it's useless for him to like Xue Rengui any more.

For this matter, Duan Zhixuan brought a few altars of good wine in person and went to discuss it immediately, but he didn't discuss it clearly. It turned out that Immediately was also very cold about Xue Rengui.

Immediately, the original name was Xu Maogong and Xu Shiji, and the name was changed later. He was the first to join Li Er's command.

Facing such a great god, it's useless for Duan Zhixuan to like Xue Rengui no matter how much he likes.

a few days later.

A convoy was punished from Shanzhou, and hundreds of soldiers escorted the grandson back to Chang'an.

At the same time, Li Ji, as the general manager of the Longyou march, commanded an army of [-], and attacked Tuyuhun from Ganzhou and Liangzhou.

General Duan Zhixuan of Zuo Xiaowei led an army of fifty thousand to attack Tuyuhun from the south.

……

More than half a month later.

Chang'an City.

Outside the west gate.

None of the people around came in or out, and they had already been driven away by the imperial army.

A group of people stood outside the city gate, led by Li Er.

Changsun Wuji was in a hurry, so he assigned several imperial guards to inquire about the news, and then assigned several servants to check the situation.

Everyone was waiting for Chang Sun Chong's arrival.

This is not to say that Changsun Chong has made too much contribution or is respected by others, but that people including Li Er want to know what happened after Xue Rengui and his party left Chang'an City.

At this time, someone suddenly shouted: "Come here, the convoy is here..."