Records of the King of Xin'an County

"Good! Good!! As expected of my nephew!"

The sage personally helped up the soldiers who had come to announce the good news, his brows were full of unconcealable joy, which made his face more radiant, as if his old sickness had faded in an instant.He took the memorial, read it carefully again, and couldn't help laughing: "Sure enough, the people of Shengzhou hate the traitors, and they take the initiative to drive out the bandits and open the city gates to welcome the army of suppressing the rebellion. Limin!! This is my people! Good! Excellent!!"

"The sage and the imperial court are what the people want, and the rebels will not be popular, so they will definitely be defeated." Prince Xian of Zhongshushe raised the corners of his lips and bowed in salute. The morale of the army is bound to rise. At this time, take advantage of the victory to pursue, and then go to Shuozhou, and wipe out the rebels is just around the corner! Congratulations to the saint first!!"

"Borrow Wang Aiqing's auspicious words." The sage asked the messenger to tell the details of the conquest of Shengzhou again with great interest.The soldier was tall and mighty, but his speech was not as rough and dry as ordinary people, but as vivid as mages preaching scriptures.It makes people feel as if they are on the scene, and what he says can be tense or joyful, joyful or sentimental.

The saint was quite moved when he heard it: "I didn't expect that there are so many righteous men hidden in the people, and they have to be rewarded heavily. The young monk who secretly persuaded the people to drive away the thieves seems to be familiar with the dharma name. Afterwards, he quietly left , did not go to see the officials and Jing Xing, but he is indeed a Buddhist disciple with a noble character outside the world. However, he should be rewarded for his meritorious service. Since he came from Chang'an, he might as well let him worship under Master Xuanhui Let it go. Either make him the abbot of the temple, or repair the temple where he is, and build a few gold-plated Buddhas."

Prince Xian was stunned, and lowered his eyes: "The sage's grace, I appreciate it for Yuan Wu. He is just fulfilling the responsibility of the people of the Tang Dynasty, and it can't be considered as a great contribution."

After hearing this, the sage raised his eyebrows and looked at him, as if waiting for his explanation.Then I heard this young confidant and beloved minister continue: "Before Yuan Wu became a monk, his common name was Wang Zimu, and he was the younger brother of Weichen. His master was Master Xuan Hui. The Da Ci'en Temple was built for His Majesty, and the incense was at its peak. I have already received His Majesty's grace. It cannot be said that the reason why His Majesty built the temple yesterday is the reason for today's results. Reciprocity between cause and effect is for the sake of Buddha."

Before the sage reused him, of course he knew a little bit about his family background. Hearing this, he vaguely remembered it, and sighed: "What a pity. Judging from his deeds in Shengzhou, he must be the same as your elder brother." , is a man of courage and strategy. If you brothers can be used by me, you will be like a tiger with wings. However, people have their own aspirations, and you can't force them."

"The sage praised it absurdly." Wang Zixian thought of his third brother, and he could only sigh in his heart.It is said that people have their own aspirations, but is his aspiration really to escape into Buddhism and not to ask about ordinary people?Because of temporary obsession and avoid Buddhism, even if he insists on not listening to dissuasion, the Buddha's heart may not be firm.Only after he has figured it out thoroughly, can the two brothers really communicate with each other.

Immediately afterwards, the sage ordered Wang Sheren to draw up an imperial decree, making Yuchi Dalang the envoy of the decree, and went to Shengzhou together with the messengers.The imperial decree contained hundreds of words of encouragement and rewards, from the king of Tianshui County to every commoner who rose up in Limin.Of course, the sage was far away in Taiyuan Mansion, and he didn't bring much property, so it was impossible to transport all the rewards there.Therefore, the gold, silver and food rewarded are all from the family property of the traitors, and those who are insufficient will be recorded for the time being, and will be replenished after returning to Beijing.

Wang Zixian sent Yuchi Dalang and the messenger out of the palace to introduce them to each other.Yuchi Dalang did not hide his surprise at all, he patted his chest and laughed: "Brother Wang really has a lot of friends. Don't worry, since Brother Fan Wu is a friend of Brother Wang, he is a close friend of a certain person. During this journey, a certain person happened to be with Fan Wu Brother, ask me something about the battlefield!"

Fan Wu laughed, and immediately felt that this noble son who was born in the Duke's Mansion was worthy of being a military general, and his temperament was very similar to him: "Do you have anything to say to King Tianshui or Jiusi from Zhiyuan? Before I came, they The two are arguing over whether to attack Shuozhou or attack Taiyuan Mansion back and forth. The king of Tianshui lost his temper so many times that he almost ran away."

"Shengzhou should always keep people to garrison, just make proper arrangements. As for whether to attack Shuozhou or flank the battlefield of Taiyuan Prefecture, it must be judged according to the situation." Wang Zixian smiled, "I am too far away, If you don’t know the news about the battlefield, let them make their own decisions.” In his view, unless something happened on the frontier, it would only be a matter of time before the Prince Hejian’s rebellion was put down.Every decision made today will not affect the battlefield situation and reverse the outcome.That being the case, let Li Jing and Cheng Wei experience it.

Yuchi Dalang was silent for a moment, then Fang asked in confusion: "Jiusi, is it Cheng Yushi's words? He was ordered to pass the imperial decree to Shengzhou, but he was not appointed as a post in the army. Objection? Wang Fang of Tianshui County is a vanguard official, even if his staff members disagree, he should make the decision."

"..." What he said was so reasonable that Fan Wu was speechless for a moment.

Wang Zixian couldn't help laughing, and patted him on the arm lightly: "What Da Lang said is very true. Although we are friends, we can't overstep the rules arbitrarily. If Jiu Si feels that there is an objection, we can wait until after this battle is over before making a statement." It's not too late to impeach." As friends, they get along too casually, and it's not a good thing to separate public and private, and sooner or later they will be caught and attacked.Cheng Weiyi has always been cautious, but maybe he was a little worried about Li Jing, so Fang went beyond his duty.

After watching the two leave on horseback, Prince Xianfang gathered the cloak on his body and walked back on the ice and snow.Along the way, the palace walls are soaring, the pines and cypresses are like, it is extraordinarily magnificent, but it is far from being called any scenery.It's just that the white snow covered up the mottled traces of the years, making the palace look even more astonishing.

This palace is located in the southwestern suburbs of Taiyuan Prefecture. It was built by Emperor Taizong when Emperor Gaozu came to visit.It is said that in the early years, it was the other courtyard where Emperor Taizong was born, so there was a vision of dragon hovering.The sage insisted not to enter the Taiyuan Mansion, but stayed in this palace, perhaps also guarding the palace, taking its auspicious meaning.After all, if there is a mistake in the palace, it will not only hurt the face of the royal family, but also be regarded as disfilial to the late emperor.

And this kind of persistence also doubled the pressure on the army of the East Road, and they did not dare to let the rebels take a step beyond the battlefield.If there is a strong city wall in Taiyuan Mansion, even if it is besieged by the enemy, there is no need to worry too much about the safety of the holy car, and stick to it for a few days, slowly drawing it.Now there is a palace in the sky, if the enemy bumps into the royal driver, everyone will be responsible.

Wang Zixian has also seen the stubbornness of a saint in this period of time.Perhaps for a while, it was difficult for the supervisor in the palace and him to persuade the saint to come to Taiyuan mansion.But if he really faced a critical situation, he would have to escort the saint to the city of Taiyuan Prefecture even at the risk of dishonesty.As for the palace, even if it is destroyed by the rebels, it can be repaired again.The first emperor had spirits underground, so he would definitely not blame him.

At this moment, the young prisoner in the palace hurried over with a dozen or so men of different races.These people were old and young, with dark complexion, and their robes and accessories were inlaid with gold and silver, all of which were very exquisite. It can be seen that they should be nobles from the Turkic and Tiele tribes.However, although they were tall and strong, their demeanor was very reserved, and even faintly worried, as if they were a little nervous because they were about to face the Holy Spirit.

There are tens of thousands of cattle guards guarding them coldly with horizontal sabers, and the leader is the brothers Yuchi Erlang and Sanlang who are as burly as iron towers.No one doubts that if there is any change in these Turkic nobles, they will be cleaned up in an instant.

Prince Xian squinted his eyes, and followed them into the Yanju Palace.These foreign nobles bowed obediently to the saint, and the saint also specially ordered people to move their usual beard beds for them to sit on, and then asked: "It was mentioned in the memorial of General Zhenchu ​​that you were originally in Xiazhou with Sheng You live in the water and grass between the states, but you have to move to the pass because of the rebels?"

"Reporting to the saints, the ministers really have to move in." One of the old men used Chang'an official dialect with a strange accent, intermittently describing the hard life of several tribes who refused to recruit the rebels and fled everywhere.

Originally, the situation on the grassland was not good this year. The heavy snow fell early, the pastures withered, and the cattle and sheep were all frozen to death.They had hoped to turn to the nearby Shanyu Duhu Mansion for help, and asked Da Shanyu to give them some food and grass, but they were blocked by rebels from going north, so they had to go south to struggle to survive.And because of the sudden rebellion, several cities in the south were heavily guarded, and they were not allowed to approach, and no one took them in when they migrated.Fortunately, at this time, General Ashina Zhenchu ​​sent people to investigate the situation of the nearby Turkic and Tiele tribes, so that they could have this opportunity to meet the saint.

Hearing this, the sage could not bear it, and sighed softly: "A year ago, the censors who were governors from all over the country rushed back to Beijing, and I also received news that there might be famine on the grasslands, and I have already ordered the surrounding states to allocate food and grass for disaster relief. However, due to the bad intentions of the rebels, you were unable to receive food and grass for the winter in time. Well, for the time being, you are stationed near the Taiyuan Mansion, get through this winter first, and then go back at a later time."

"I thank the saint!" All the Turks and Tie Le nobles knelt down and saluted in a hurry to express their gratitude.

The sage asked again: "Several Jimi prefectures have been set up between Shengzhou and Xiazhou. I wonder how many tribes are facing the same situation as you? And how many other tribes have already joined the rebellion? This time I personally conquered by the emperor, one is for peace. rebellion, and the second is to summon them. If you send envoys to call, how many patriarchs or khans do you think are willing to come?"

"Heaven Khan summoned me, and my ministers rushed here even if they were thousands of miles away." The old man replied just now. I was shaken, I wanted to be loyal to the Heavenly Khan, and I wanted to repay their kindness of relief..."

"Even if you know they are rebels, you still want to be rebellious and repay their kindness?" The saint raised his eyebrows, "Could it be that they don't know what is right and wrong? Good and evil? They only follow the benefactors, and they will betray at any time? So, do they hold resentment towards me now? Do you think I haven't given them enough favors?"

"They were also momentarily confused..." the old man replied nana.However, a young man behind him couldn't help saying in Turkic: "What's the moment of confusion? It's just trying to figure out the gold and silver promised by others. It's just greed. If they are as loyal to God Khan as us, then You should move to the pass with us, not follow those rebels."

The Honglu Temple officials who were waiting by the side translated what he said, and the saint looked at him with a smile: "They were confused by the gold and silver for a while, but they didn't immediately send troops to help the rebels. As God Khan, of course I will forgive They were confused for a while. As long as they are willing to come to see them, not only will the crimes they committed before be forgiven, but I will also reward them for their loyalty. How about it? Which love minister is willing to be an envoy and bring my envoy to persuade them? "

The young man's eyes lit up immediately, and he stumblingly replied: "Chen, I want to go!"

"Okay! Great reward!!" The saint immediately ordered the supervisor in the palace to reward him with a hundred gold, and then asked, "Which love minister in Honglu Temple is willing to go on an envoy to announce the decree for me?"

Without waiting for the recommendation from the Shaoqing of Honglu Temple, Wang Zixian responded: "I am willing to share the worries for the saint."

The sage couldn't help smiling: "I naturally understand Wang Aiqing's courage and loyalty. However, to go to the Turkic and Tiele tribes, one must understand what they say. Aiqing doesn't have to snatch the job from Honglu Temple."

However, Wang Sheren replied very calmly: "I have learned both Turkic and Tiele languages, so communication should be no problem."

The sage was stunned, and laughed loudly: "Wang Aiqing alone is worth dozens of people! I am curious, is there anything else Wang Aiqing doesn't know?!"

Facing the staring eyes of everyone in Honglu Temple, Wang Sheren replied calmly: "The sage is absurd, but I just learned a little while traveling." Since he wanted to get an official residence as soon as possible , naturally cannot let go of any opportunity to make meritorious service.Otherwise, when will he be able to wear the crown and stand side by side with his family Xuan Qi?