Don't be a prince

Hearing this name, Wang Xuance's expression remained unchanged, this time he was finally moved for a moment, but he recovered in an instant.Originally, he was worried about how to find Ashina Helu, but he did not expect that 111 directly arranged for them to contact him.

A tall and majestic figure stood up from the seat on the Turkic side.Wang Xuance looked carefully, and saw that the person's left hand holding the scabbard was indeed missing a little finger.

With a firm mind, Wang Xuance did not show any signs of expression, and still proudly said, "He Lu, right? Remember, I want a big tent, and I'd better find a few orchids, hehehe."

Ashina Helu came over and said calmly: "Now we are all in the army, where are the women? Even if there are, they are also some people's family members. Is it possible that the envoy is also interested in other people's wives?"

After speaking, without waiting for Wang Xuance's answer, Ashina Helu walked out of the tent.

Wang Xuance shook his head, looked back at 111 sarcastically, and then went out with He Lu.

Between the camps are the large tents of the Chinese army, and Ashina Helu, as a small khan of the Turks, is naturally not too far away from the central circle.

When approaching the camp, Wang Xuance said, "He Lu Khan is angry? Do you think I'm too arrogant?"

Ashina Helu said without looking back: "You are the most arrogant envoy I have ever seen. I admit that you are a man who can face the machete of 111 without changing your face, but you He is a failed envoy. Those who are pampered in the enemy camp will not end well, and this has been the case throughout the ages."

"There are exceptions. During the Han Dynasty, Ban Chao was in Shanshan and killed the Huns. What an envoy can do and how he does it has nothing to do with his personal ability. If there is no strong motherland as the As a backer, no matter how strong an envoy is, it will endure humiliation. And if there is one, no matter how cowardly an envoy is, it can be as bold as a fight. Khan thinks, is the current Datang enough to be my backer?"

Finally entered the camp, Ashina Helu walked to a tent and invited Wang Xuance to enter.Those accompanying the mission were asked to go to another place.

Wang Xuance just kept Feiying, and let the rest of the people follow suit.

Seeing what Wang Xuance did, Ashina Helu nodded, as a recognition of his courage.

After entering the tent and taking their seats separately, Ashina Helu answered Wang Xuance's question: "In my opinion, it is indeed enough. Not to mention your emperor's brilliance and martial arts, even in this war, you can also see that the crown prince It's not easy to mess with! In the past, I also had contact with the prince, and it's hard to imagine that such a gentle and polite person would make such a choice when facing a world attack on Tang."

Wang Xuance laughed and said, "Gentleness, politeness, and Gu Panzixiong, why can't they appear on one person? He Lu Khan can see the prince's gentle and polite side only because His Royal Highness doesn't treat you as an enemy. But, He Lu Khan, why do you want to help 111 and attack Datang together?"

Ashina Helu did not answer this question, but asked: "My sister, the crown prince's side concubine Ashina Xue, is she okay?"

"The prince's side concubine is very good. With the favor of His Royal Highness and the personal seal of the empress, no one dares to point fingers at her. By the way, I heard that Khan has added a new little Khan, His Royal Highness and the prince's side concubine. brought a gift."

After speaking, Wang Xuance took out a small box from his arms.

Ashina Helu took it and opened it, only to see a golden lock inside, which looked very delicate.

"This thing is called a long life lock in our Central Plains, which means auspiciousness. If Khan doesn't dislike it, he will wear it for the child when he returns."

Holding the longevity lock, Ashina Helu's eyes suddenly blurred.He also misses his sister very much, but now that he is in the grassland and has climbed to the high position of Little Khan, it is not easy to go to the Central Plains?

Little Khan seems to be beautiful, but he is the most embarrassing existence in Turkic.

Although there is majesty to the bottom, but to the top, the majesty is gone.He has no way to refuse 111's order, because once he refuses, especially when the world is attacking Tang and the people are angry, it will bring him nothing but disaster.

What about being in a high position?He couldn't even change the minds of those around him.

Perhaps, in the entire Turks, he was the only one who felt that Datang was invincible from the very beginning.

Recalling the little things of being dependent on each other with his sister when he was a child, Ashina Helu only feels that the life of being a little khan is not happy at all.

Perhaps, after becoming a Khan, things will be different?

Looking at the Tang envoy in front of him, Ashina Helu suddenly had a bold idea.

Noticing Ashina Helu's strange emotion, Wang Xuance smiled and said, "If Khan has anything to say, you might as well say it. If I can help you, I will definitely help you."

Ashina Helu opened his mouth several times, but finally closed it.

Closing his eyes and taking a deep breath, he shook his head and said, "You are not worthy of my trust, so don't continue to watch your words and feelings. My thoughts just now, as long as you are a person, you will have them, and they are nothing."

Feiying, who was standing behind Wang Xuance, saw Wang Xuance stretch out his hand, and took out an amber-shaped object from his bosom, and handed it to him.

Picking up the amber, turning it around a little, so that the side with less air bubbles is facing Ashina Helu, Wang Xuance said: "Whether you believe it or not, seeing this, does Khan remember the original agreement?"

It was still dark, and with the light from outside the camp, Ashina Helu recognized the contents of the amber at a glance.Although it is still very small, and even looks immature because of the superior life for a period of time, it is undoubtedly the finger that I cut off back then.

After so many years, the fingers are still as they were, and the most surprising thing is that the dirt in the nails is exactly the same as the one deep in my memory.

He stretched out his hand to grab it, but Wang Xuance avoided it.

Looking at Wang Xuance and remembering his original promise, Ashina Helu took a deep breath and said, "What does the prince want me to do? Although I said at the beginning that I could do anything for him, there must be a prerequisite, that is Do not endanger my clan!"

Wang Xuance smiled and said, "Khan, don't be nervous. Anyway, His Royal Highness is also your brother-in-law, isn't he? Right now, 111 is still obsessed with wanting to wait until the beginning of spring to fight again. I don't know what you think, anyway, I think, If this battle breaks out, it's hard to say what the Tang army will do, and the Turks will definitely lose their strength.

Without Gaochang's army, Datang still had a reserve force capable of filling the defense gap in the northwest.And the Turks, who are hurting their muscles and bones, want to suppress the countries in the Western Regions, and even suppress the countries in the Far West, it is a bit reluctant.As for a country that has been continuously invading neighboring countries, I don't need to say what it will look like after it falls! "

"what do you want to do!"

Holding the amber, Wang Xuance said word by word: "When necessary, kill 111 and withdraw the troops back to Turkic! His Royal Highness said that as long as you kill 111 Zili Khan, Datang can forget about this war. If you go to Dashi, Datang will definitely wipe out the Turkic race!"

Looking at Wang Xuance's stern eyes, Ashina Helu thought for a while, and finally nodded.

Chapter 514 Wei Zheng's Proposal

Wang Xuance smiled slightly, and handed out the amber in his hand.

After seeing the camp of the coalition army in person, he had long been confident in persuading He Lu.

Turkic is certainly powerful, but the Yanqi, Balujia, and Ugul tribes that are adjacent to him are not so fuel-efficient, let alone the small countries in the west, who have long been dissatisfied with the vast territory of Turkic.

Now the coalition forces seem to be dominated by the Turkic family, but, likewise, most of the Turkic people died in the battle under Gaochang City. 111 is more like a nouveau riche who travels in a group but takes care of the expenses. Those who enjoy it with peace of mind seem to be grateful, but they are actually laughing.

Holding his own finger, He Lu breathed a sigh of relief.Turkic people with missing limbs cannot obtain the protection of gods after death.

Looking at Wang Xuance, He Lu asked, "What should I do?"

"Find an opportunity to kill 111. With your current status, it's not difficult to replace it. End the war. Whether it's for the Turks or the Tang Dynasty, the war is very unnecessary."

He Lu stood up and said: "I will look for opportunities. The losses in Gaochang City are huge, and many tribes have long lost patience with 111. However, the Tubo army is coming soon, and the joining of the Tubo army will inevitably lead to a war. Great battle. I have no ability to stop this great battle. If possible, you can bring this news to Datang and tell the prince.

Now we are all wary of Datang, even if you fail to escape and deliver the letter, I am afraid you will not be punished. "

Wang Xuance came from Chang'an, and he hadn't heard that Tubo would join the battlefield in Gaochang. He was shocked when he heard that, and looked at Feiying quickly.

Feiying smiled and said, "Don't worry, these miscellaneous hairs want to catch me, and it will take another 200 years."

After speaking, he raised his hat, covered his head, and left the tent.

With Feiying's skill, it was not difficult to leave the enemy camp. It only took one day for him to send the news back to Gaochang, and even touched it back quietly, without revealing it at all.

The coming of the Tubo army is not good news for Gaochang.

At the beginning, Tubo, Datang, and Turks were recognized as the three major powers.Although Datang is now on a higher level, when the original two strong teams join forces, it is also a big challenge for Datang.

In particular, there are many small countries involved. For Gaochang, although the troops left behind this time are stronger than before, the difficulty of defending the city is not much easier than before.

However....

Yu Tai and Guo Xiaoke's frowns were furrowed, and within a few days, they relaxed again.

Because, not only the Turkic coalition forces ushered in reinforcements, Gaochang also received reinforcements!Even, Datang's reinforcements arrived one step ahead of the Tubo people.

Gaochang City, which was originally empty, became overcrowded almost within three days. Soldiers came and went on the streets, just like Gaochang before the war.

Songzhou sent reinforcements, Kuozhou sent reinforcements, even Fengzhou also sent reinforcements.

Whether it was the Xue family brothers from Kuozhou or Cheng Yaojin, they all placed their bets on Gaochang.As long as Gao Chang opens up the situation, they only need to hold on for a while before they can laugh and fight back!

This kind of transfer of troops across military regions must naturally be reported to the imperial court.After all, no matter what, Yu Tai's men gathered more than 20 troops.And the 20 army was still under the command of him alone.

At the court meeting, Li Chengqian read the battle report sent back by Gao Chang in public.

Zhao Zian, the left servant of the Ministry of War, was able to break through the limits of ordinary people because of Hou Junji's unlucky situation, and was promoted by Li Chengqian to be Minister of the Ministry of War.Although it is only tentative, even if the emperor returns, he will probably admit it.

After listening to the battle report, Zhao Zian came out of the class and said: "His Royal Highness, is it too desperate to gather 20 troops in Gaochang? Once they are defeated, the Longyou Dao will be driven straight in by the enemy. I think it is necessary to send more soldiers?" Some troops?"

As soon as Zhao Zian finished speaking, Dugu Bo rushed out of the shift impatiently. He didn't even have the courtesy, so he yelled: "You said it lightly, Gaochang is no better than Fengzhou, such a long distance, the cost of transporting supplies alone is huge What’s more, as long as the people on the transportation line are transporting supplies one after another, they have basically served hard labor. If it is necessary to transport them again, the household department has to pay for the food themselves. With an army of 20, I am still worried about the next supply. Transportation, you actually want to increase troops?"

Facing Dugu Bo, Zhao Zian also argued with reason: "Just because the distance is long and the transportation is difficult, so there is no supply? We are fighting a war. It's fine if your household department is a little stingy on weekdays. How can you be stingy during a war? If Gaochang is destroyed and a large piece of land in Longyou Road is lost, who will bear the responsibility? Is it your household department?"

Dugu Bo said angrily: "Why should our household department take responsibility? Do you think our household department is so difficult to turn around, why are you stingy everywhere? Why don't you guarantee supplies for all the troops? Don't you go and see, our household department is now All kinds of account books are piled up higher than the mountains!"

...

When political opinions are different, there are many people who quarrel in the court, and some even fight.Seeing that Zhao Zian Dugu Bo had reached the point of making a move, Wei Zheng hurried out of the shift and reprimanded him: "This is the imperial court, not your six yamen. If you want to quarrel, go back and quarrel. If you dare to act presumptuously, I will punish your court for misbehavior!"

Seeing that Wei Zheng had come out, Dugu Bo and Zhao Zian could only stop.After all, there are really not many people who dare to provoke Wei Zheng.

Seeing that Wei Zheng had already fought, Du Ruhui, who was also out of work, retreated, but Fang Xuanling cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, the old minister feels that Zhao Zian's words are reasonable, but we can't ignore the difficulties of the household department. It has been distributed once, and if it is distributed again, I am afraid it will cause panic among the people."

Li Chengqian also knew the same thing again and again, so he could only stand up and say: "Gaochang's military strength can no longer be increased, not only because of the supply problem, but also because of the problem of military strength. Although the country is big, it will die if it is warlike. There were [-] casualties, and the number of soldiers killed in battle was close to [-].

Since Wude, we have been recuperating for many years, so that we can gather so many troops to participate in the war.If it continues, it will definitely not work.The number of people is not enough, and the equipment is gathered together. Gu thinks that it is time to send more Emperor Minglei to various places. "

Emperor Minglei?

Hearing these three words, everyone was terrified.The reason why the emperor was invincible and invincible when he conquered Goryeo himself was because of the power of the emperor's order thunder.

What's more, the emperor himself said at the beginning that the emperor ordered the thunder to be an artifact of the Tang Dynasty, and it could not be used without the emperor's own permission.Although I haven't seen it before, I can still imagine the power of breaking the city.

Does such an artifact need to be used in large quantities on the battlefield?

Du Ruhui thought over and over again before leaving the class and said: "Your Highness, do you want to think about it again? Such a weapon is used to kill people directly, I'm afraid it will hurt the peace of heaven!"

Li Chengqian said with a smile: "So what if it hurts the peace of heaven? Now that our Datang's brutal image in the eyes of outsiders has been established, and even caused the whole world to attack Tang, then we don't need to clean up our image.

Believe it or not, gentlemen, when our enemies are maimed and scared by us, they will take the initiative to praise and sing our benevolence, because they desire us to be like this.

Having made up his mind, he ordered the Gunpowder Department to fully prepare for the emperor's order to support Gaochang.After this battle, Gu did not believe that they could continue to wage war.In the final analysis, this battle was due to fear and jealousy, not involving life and death! "

Seeing that the prince had made up his mind, all the courtiers had no choice but to agree.

Seeing that no one had other matters to discuss, Li Chengqian announced his resignation.

Just arrived at the apse, and before he had time to have a cup of tea, Zhang Yun came to inform Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and Wei Zheng to see him.

Li Chengqian said in surprise: "Please come here."

Soon, the three of Fang Xuanling walked in and bowed their hands together.

Li Chengqian returned a salute and said: "The three of you can just sit as you please. This time, you are going to the back hall to find a lonely person, but do you have something to discuss?"

After sitting down, Fang Xuanling looked at Wei Zheng, then at Du Ruhui, then sighed and said, "Since your Highness can say that even though the country is big, warlike ones will die, you must know that the current situation is not an ordinary danger. The three veterans have also discussed in private how to solve this crisis, and the simplest and most vicious one is to use Lupus in war."

Seeing Li Chengqian's face change, Wei Zheng said helplessly: "Your Highness, don't worry, this is the last resort, and it should not be used lightly until the country is destroyed. Today, seeing that His Highness has broken through the cage, he decided to use the Emperor's Order Thunder on the frontal battlefield. The three of us That's why I dare to tell you. If anyone is held accountable, His Highness can take the old minister as the top of the tank, anyway, this method was first proposed by the old minister."

Looking at the grey-haired Wei Zheng, Li Chengqian smiled wryly: "You are really ruthless, even thinking of Lushuang. Although sometimes those rotten words make Gu hate it, but in this matter, Gu still feels that Lushuang Sores are not to be taken lightly.

First of all, using Lushang is already unscrupulous.And once the war reaches this point, it is really endless.In addition, it's not that we have Lupus, but also in the grasslands and in the Western Regions.Even, after researching the history of Lusuo, Daoist Sun suspected that the disease was probably introduced to the Central Plains from foreign countries during the Jin Dynasty.

Since there is such a strange disease as Lupus, there is a second and a third.If our enemies also use this method, then the world will really become a purgatory, which is more terrible than a war disaster.At that time, there will be diseases everywhere, and there will be no pure land to live and work in peace, so what is the point of living?

So, at least for now, we don't need to use Lupus to defend the country and change the outcome of the war.

What the three of you don't know is that in the information secretly sent back by Wang Xuance, it is stated that the coalition forces of Turkic and other countries are going to have problems even eating.If the Turks want to go to war, or a big war, the army must be accompanied by sheep and cattle.However, sheep and cattle always have to eat grass. If they stand against us for one day, the cattle and sheep will eat another day of forage.

Up to now, the Turks have been unable to feed cattle and sheep, and a large number of cattle and sheep have been slaughtered and piled together.It's winter, so there's no problem, but after spring, they don't have enough salt to preserve beef and mutton, so they can only watch them rot.

Therefore, Wang Xuance's prediction is that after the beginning of spring, there will be a big battle. If the big war is over, if they don't win, they will retreat.

Of course, this is just first-hand preparation.Now, Wang Xuance has contacted a small Turkic Khan. If a war breaks out, the little Khan will usurp the throne and lead the Turks to retreat.Without the leader of Turkic, so what if Tubo's troops are gone?Once there is one who retreats, then everyone will retreat.

It is no exaggeration to say that although we have been burning money, we can last longer than them.If they resist to the end, it will be a good thing for us, because our army can destroy them without any effort. "

Listening to the prince talking about the battle situation, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui realized that their understanding of the battle situation was still too one-sided.And Wei Zheng, right now, was ashamed that he came up with a blind idea.

Seeing Wei Zheng's embarrassment, Li Chengqian said in relief: "Don't mind Zheng Gong. I just said that. I still understand your patriotism. It's just that it's not yet the time of despair, so there's no need to worry about it. At least, Gu is able to win the victory because he trusts the generals of the Tang Dynasty."

Wei Zheng smiled wryly and said, "As you get older, you love to worry about it, Your Highness, don't mind. Now the old minister is already feeling that his health is getting worse day by day. After this war is over, the old minister should retire."

Fang Xuanling smiled wryly and said: "You are not the only one, Lao Du and we also have the same idea. Now seeing that Datang has grown to be invincible in the world, it can be regarded as fulfilling his lifelong wish."

Du Ruhui said with a smile: "I went to see the corn farm before. If I become an official, I'm going to farm. Hehe, farming like this can also bring hope to future generations. I'm flocking to it!"

Seeing that the three of you are now fantasizing about your retirement life, Li Chengqian said with a wry smile: "You three, if you want to retire, you shouldn't say it here, you should complain to your father. It's up to your father to decide whether to let him go or not." That's fine. But, if you are Gu, you will definitely be reluctant to let him go. After the war, there are still many things that need to be done, and Gu thinks you are very suitable candidates."

Fang Xuanling asked doubtfully, "What Your Highness said, is it a matter of post-war negotiations?"

Hearing this, Du Ruhui and Wei Zheng immediately became interested.

Although the battles in various places have not yet produced results, it is still possible to look ahead.

Li Chengqian nodded and said: "Yes, it was the post-war negotiations. There is no doubt that our Tang Dynasty won the big victory this time. The big cannibals are far away, and we can extort a little money at most, but the nearby countries have great potential. The benefits can be reaped."

Du Ruhui nodded and said: "That's right, the distance between Dashi and Datang is really too far, so far that the old man learned that they actually sailed along the coast to attack our Datang, and even wondered if their ruler was an idiot. Now the maritime commerce and trade in the South China Sea, only Dashi is competing with Datang for profit. In the past few years, those desperate maritime merchants in Dashi have accumulated a lot of wealth, otherwise they would not have worked hard on expeditions. Weichen thinks that they can blackmail a sum."

Du Ruhui used to be Minister of the Ministry of War, so he naturally knew about Dashi.

"The big food is like this, how will Goryeo deal with it? These lowly barbarians have planned to attack the Tang Dynasty all over the world. If they are not destroyed, the hatred in the old man's heart will not be eliminated!"

Speaking of Goryeo, Fang Xuanling was furious.From the very beginning, he didn't like Goryo. As long as something about Goryo was involved, he would become very excited, and he didn't know why.

"As for the treatment of Koryo, if I say let them go, I'm afraid our people will not do it. On the peninsula, the three countries of Koryo, Silla, and Baekje have limited land development. Zhang Jian from the front line wrote, saying that after Field surveys revealed that there are many coal mines in Koryo. This is a good thing, and Koreans don’t know how to cherish it, so let’s just take it over.”