Tang Dynasty: The seventh rank of official residence, and you will be given the Ten Thousand People

Glancing at Cao Wei, Fan Xin said calmly.

"We live and die to benefit the country, how can we avoid it because of misfortunes and blessings? We Han people are born with the responsibility of guarding the land and protecting the country. How can we be short-sighted because of political opinions!"

"Instruct the officers and soldiers of the three armies to arrive at Shanzhou within half a month. Anyone who delays the military flight will be killed!"

"Yes!"

Cao Wei shook his horse's reins and ran towards the rear of the army. The thick sound echoed through the rain curtain along the way.

"The general of the Hussars has an order, and the whole army is to attack. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed!"

Just as 20,000 Tang cavalry were pouring into Shanzhou like a torrent, Yao Chong, who stayed at the Luoyang Inn, tossed and turned and couldn't sleep.

Finally, I simply put on my clothes and washed my face.

"Yao Xiangguo, there is still an hour before dawn, please sleep for a while." Zhang Zhang walked into the room holding an oil lamp and asked with concern.

"I can't sleep. The war is raging on the front line. The Tibetans may attack Shanzhou at any time. Once it falls, where will the dignity of the Tang Dynasty go?"

"Let's go to the Prime Minister's Mansion again. I don't believe that Fan Xin can really watch Tang Erlang die tragically at the hands of the enemy."

The two simply cleaned up and got on the sedan to the Prime Minister's Mansion. In view of their dissatisfaction with the imperial court, the guard guarding the door said calmly.

"Isn't this Prime Minister Yao? What's the point of coming to the Prime Minister's mansion before dawn?"

Zhang Zhang's expression changed, he took a step forward and yelled loudly.

"How dare you, Prime Minister Yao is here to meet the Duke of Yan, how dare you and other mere guards to be rude, why don't you call Fan Xin out quickly!"

The guards had long disliked Yao Chong. What the hell, the Duke of Guo worked hard for the imperial court and went through life and death several times. It was just a matter of not being promoted to an official position, but he was actually dismissed from his official position.

What were you doing when you came here to ask for help?

"Hey, Prime Minister Yao's great official power has been shaken by our Prime Minister's Mansion." A mocking voice came from inside the door.

Then Princess Taiping appeared at the door with several servants.

Seeing the arrival of the rightful master, Yao Chong stroked his beard and said: Your Highness, you were born in a royal family and were named the princess of the country by the imperial court. You should know that important matters for the family and the country cannot be delayed.

"Go back and tell Duke Yan that if he doesn't agree to lead the expedition, I will stand here waiting for him until he agrees."

Princess Taiping looked at Yao Chong calmly and said calmly: "You important ministers of the imperial court, when you have nothing to do, go out of your way to exclude dissidents, for fear of affecting your own rights."

"When something happened, he would come to the door and force the prince-in-law to go to the battlefield and die."

"No wonder the prince-in-law doesn't want to stay in the court, let alone a place like this." After saying that, he turned around and walked towards the mansion.

Before the door closed, Princess Taiping paused and said without turning her head.

"The prince-in-law has set off at the Yin hour. Prime Minister Yao can go back and resume his life this time."

Bang!

Looking at the closed door, Zhang Zhang's face turned livid with anger.

"Too arrogant, simply too arrogant! Mr. Yao, you must write a letter from Fan!"

However, what surprised him was that Yao Chong said nothing, bowed respectfully to the Prime Minister's Mansion, then resolutely boarded the carriage and left Tianjie.

On the way back, Zhang Zhang was puzzled and asked: "Prime Minister Yao, Fan Xin was so rude to you, without even showing his face, why do you still give gifts to the prime minister's palace?"

Yao Chong glanced at him, looked up to the sky and sighed.

"Everyone in the world says that a prime minister's heart can hold a boat, but they don't know that a higher level than this is to have a heart for the people of the world. In terms of heart, I am not as good as his Fan Xin!"

Shanzhou.

Ever since Li Qingyuan was defeated and captured and lost the important town of Heyuan, Shanzhou has become the isolated land of the Tang Dynasty in the western border. It was surrounded by tens of thousands of feudal soldiers and not even a bird could fly out.

"Report!"

A hurried report sounded across the sky and resounded above the General Office. Dozens of civil and military officials stopped talking and looked at the sergeant who came to report.

"Report to Manager Wu, Governor of Qin, and envoys from the feudal vassals outside the city asking for an audience!"

"not see!"

Wu Liang frowned and looked at the civil and military officials on both sides.

"Everyone, you must be very aware of the current situation in Shanzhou. Although there are 60,000 defenders in the city, they are tens of thousands behind the Tibetans. I wonder if you have any good plans to retreat from the enemy?"

All the officials looked at each other in confusion, not knowing what Wu Liang meant by what he said. A garrison general replied tentatively.

"Deputy General Wu, although we are at a disadvantage right now, the main force of the Tufan is taking over Heyuan and Dafeichuan, Fuqi City, and there are only 10,000 troops surrounding Shanzhou."

"If we take the initiative at this time, we will probably give the feudal clan a heavy blow. When the time comes."

"Okay!" Wu Liang snorted impatiently and said with an unhappy expression: "Even you know that the main force of the Tufan is at the source of the river, Dafeichuan, how can I not know?"

"What if the 10,000 enemies outside the city are used as bait? Chita's military ability is no worse than that of Lun Qinling. Once the 60,000-strong army is annihilated, what shall we explain to the court?"

Qin Shu on the side nodded in agreement.

"Deputy General Wu is right. If we do more at this time, we will make more mistakes. If we do less, we will make more mistakes. If we don't do anything, it's good. As long as we stay firmly in the city, there will be nothing the Tufan people can do to us."

Several generals who advocated an attack immediately understood the meaning of the two men's attitudes and immediately shut up and stopped talking.

At this time, an official with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks stood up from his seat and cupped his hands towards Wu Lianggong.

"Deputy Manager Wu, I believe that the Tufan people are too powerful to confront them head-on. If they want to preserve their strength and make a comeback, they can only implement a curved strategy to save the country."

"Pretend to surrender to the feudal lords, and then give them a fatal blow when the strength is sufficient in the future."

As soon as these words came out, Wu Liang's eyes suddenly lit up, as he had already had this intention in his heart. He moved forward for a moment and said with interest.

"According to what you said, we didn't surrender, but we saved the country by taking a detour?"

"Of course, Gu's heart was with Cao's camp and his heart was with the Han. We only temporarily took refuge with the Tubo people to save the lives of the soldiers. We will still return to the Tang Dynasty in the future."

Wu Liang touched his chin with a thoughtful look on his face, but being cautious by nature, he did not make a decision on the spot, but asked the civil and military officials to go back first.

When only Qin Shu, the sharp-mouthed monkey, was left in the hall, Wu Liang hesitated and spoke.

"Brother Qin, what do you think of joining the Tubo people?"

Qin Governor smiled and nodded.

"I think this curve is feasible to save the country. We have 60,000 troops in our hands. If we join the Tibetan people, we should get a lot of benefits."

"In this case, I will send someone to contact the feudal envoys to see what benefits they can give us."

"It's hard to sell it once, but it will cost two more."

The subordinates on the side were extremely happy when they saw that the two chief managers agreed to their proposal, and reminded them.

"Both Shang Xian and Xia Guan are willing to negotiate with the feudal envoys, but before that, the main battle generals in the army must be eliminated."

Wu Liang's eyes flashed fiercely, and he sneered: "Don't worry, I have made preparations, and I promise not to let them ruin my good deeds."

At the same time, in various residences in Shanzhou, a general named Tongbing was tricked into entering the camp by someone from the General Administration.