[Wu Zetian] Queen's Road

Chapter 20 Conquer 03

The young master suspects that such things have happened too many times in history, and the queen mother is not a foreign woman related to him by blood. , that would be a tragedy =. =

Although today's Tang Dynasty is not like the last years of Zhenguan, it has been fighting for years and has been defeated repeatedly. In the end, the treasury is empty, there are no people who want people, and there is no money for money.

Now His Majesty Li Xiaojiu is rich, but not too rich.

Natural disasters and internal conflicts have already made Li Xiaojiu and her rack their brains on how to increase their income. If we add the most expensive war... Cough!Although you can get back a lot of land and money by beating the enemy, fighting a war, whether you win or lose, requires a lot of manpower and material resources, as well as reasonable excuses for sending troops and time for preparation.

If there is no excuse to send troops, then you will be condemned by the gang of sour writers in the ruling and opposition parties, and you will be infamous for a long time.

If you send troops without adequate preparation, then... let's see what happened when His Majesty Li Er attacked Goguryeo. =

All in all, Wu Xu is not afraid of fighting now, but afraid of fighting unprepared.

In this era of cold weapons, there is no timely and reliable communication equipment, and lack of convenient and efficient means of transportation. The delay in news is quite terrible. Wu Xu can't guarantee that the vassal states around Datang will honestly not make trouble for her.

It takes time for young people to grow up, and it takes time for various technological products and luxury goods to be sold for money. Moreover, the situation in the court has just undergone tremendous changes. The prime minister group of the empire is almost completely replaced. In this way, The newly elected leadership team and officials at all levels will have to adapt, and it will take time to re-establish an efficient government machine...

Especially now that the Tang Dynasty has just swallowed the old territory of the Turkic state, it will take quite a long time to digest it. During this time, any provocations from neighboring small countries must be severely cracked down as a deterrent.

Mr. Li Ji fully agrees with Wu Xu's careful precautions against Tubo.

His Majesty Li Er only commented on the three generals Li Daozong, Xue Wanche and Li Ji in his later years, saying that "Wanche is brave, and in battle, he either wins or loses." '...

It can be seen from this that Mr. Li Ji has always followed the route of "steering the boat carefully for ten thousand years", and judging from his political wisdom of always standing firmly on the emperor's side at critical moments, he is a man of military general background. It is not unreasonable to be able to become the actual prime minister of Zhengshitang today.

It's just a pity that Li Daozong and Xue Wanche, if they hadn't been too deeply involved with Li Tang's clan, they wouldn't have been killed by Changsun Wuji!

If the two of them are still there now, they could be of great use right now.

In terms of seniority, Su Dingfang is considered old, but if Li Daozong is stationed at the border, there is no need for an army of [-] to lead Tubo to be honest and not dare to think anything wrong.

Who made Princess Wencheng the daughter of Li Daozong!

Ugh!

Wu Xu sighed secretly, and then asked Xu Jingzong, "Who was the one who went to Tubo before?"

Xu Jingzong is also a good individual. Although this guy has no military knowledge, he is very good at trying to figure out people's hearts and play tricks. He is simply a natural diplomatic talent.

At this moment, when he heard Wu Xu ask about the person His Majesty Li Xiaojiu sent to Tubo as an envoy, he immediately took out a large stack of detailed documents from his arms, and then introduced in detail: "Miss Qi, I, Datang and There have been envoys from Tubo since the reign of Wude, and it was not until the eighth year of Zhenguan, the first emperor, that Zanpu sent envoys to form a friendship between Qin and Jin with the Tang Dynasty..."

"When Princess Wencheng descended to Tubo, she sent her envoy to her relatives, that is, Li Daozong, the king of Jiangxia... Later, the late emperor sent Wang Xuance, the envoy, to Tubo..."

"Stop!" Hearing this, Wu Xu suddenly made a pause gesture, and asked, "Is this Wang Xuance you're talking about, the one who used the soldiers of Tubo to destroy Zhongtianzhu?"

Xu Jingzong was taken aback when he heard the words, and then replied: "It is this person."

Upon hearing the affirmative answer, Wu Xu immediately showed excitement on his face.

This guy named Wang Xuance is a genius. He was ordered by His Majesty Li Er to take a large amount of gold, silver, jewelry, calligraphy, painting, and silk to Tubo to visit Princess Wencheng. However, when he passed through the territory of Tianzhu, he was robbed by thousands of Indians. He broke out alone and fled to Tubo, persuaded Songtsan Gampo and the king of Nibala (today's Nepal), borrowed troops to attack Zhongtianzhu, and then wiped out Zhongtianzhu, the largest of the five kingdoms of Tianzhu. !

Opening up the frontier and opening up the land was originally a great contribution. It would be no problem for Wang Xuance to seal a title for this, but this guy brought a terrible spoil to His Majesty Li Er...

Of course, what Wang Xuance presented was not a witch who would harm the country, but an Indian monk who claimed to be two hundred years old, specialized in the art of immortality, and knew how to make alchemy. =

Although His Majesty Li Er hid the Indian monk very well, Li Xiaojiu finally saw the clues. Li Xiaojiu always believed that His Majesty Li Er's death was caused by his father's indiscriminate consumption of pills.

So, Li Xiaojiu has always looked down upon Wang Xuance, and he has never been promoted to an official after he has been on the throne for so many years!

However, now is not the time to be angry, it would be a fool to leave good people alone!

"Destroying a country with the strength of ten thousand people... is a talent!" Wu Xu immediately asked Xiao Shunzi to write down Wang Xuance's name.

Then, Wu Xu looked at old man Li Ji again, and said, "Mr. Li, if this palace replaces Su Dingfang with Wang Xuance to guard the border between Tang and Tubo, is it possible?"

Hearing this, old man Li Ji just twirled his beard and pondered for a while, then shook his head and said, "That's not right."

"Why?" In theory, isn't Comrade Wang Xuance's relationship with Tubo relatively strong?

"Young lady, you might as well ask Wang Xuance to take 300 people to Tibet as an envoy, and it would be better to let him stay in the frontier after his return..."

After all, the old fox is an old fox, and what he does is really impeccable.

Letting Wang Xuance go to Tubo as an envoy can justifiably find out the current situation in Tubo, and after Wang Xuance's mission is completed, let him replace Su Dingfang to guard the border, so that the soldiers at the border will not have a bad feeling of being an airborne leader. !

high!It's really high!

Wu Xu looked at Mr. Li Ji with a smile, and praised without hesitation: "As expected of Mr. Li, he is mature and prudent, and he is dedicated to serving the public..."

When Mr. Li Ji saw that Wu Xu praised him fiercely as if he didn't want money, he couldn't help but tremble, and hurriedly said in awe: "My lady praised him absurdly, and the old minister only has this little ability of marching and fighting. If it is about literary talent and court debate, how can it be compared?" Shang Xu Shangshu and the others..."

Xu Jingzong, who was standing by the side, was suddenly praised by Mr. Li Ji, and immediately burst into a smile, saying repeatedly 'I don't dare to do it'.

Li Ji glanced at Xu Jingzong meaningfully, and asked Wu Xu tactfully, should he hurry up and add some talented people to the political affairs hall?

Once the grandson Xianggong and Cui Xianggong died, and the Lai Xianggong and Han Xianggong were demoted, he would be left as a martial artist and Mr. Yu as an old Donggong teacher in the political affairs hall. No one would work!

Wu Xu couldn't help laughing when Mr. Li Ji reminded her.

In fact, she and Li Xiaojiu have been thinking about this for a long time. Previously, they were worried that Uncle Grandson was still there, so they didn't dare to reveal their trump cards right away. Now they can safely and boldly carry out a big exchange!

"Just don't worry, Li Xianggong, when this Enke is over, the saint will make a decree together..."

Wu Xu's words were like a reassurance pill, and Mr. Li Ji was relieved after hearing it.

In November of the first year of Xianqing, His Majesty Li Xiaojiu, who had been ill for many months, finally returned to court.

The first thing he did after going to court was to interview the prospective civil servants selected by Enke this time in the Tai Chi Hall.

According to Wu Xu's thinking, the candidates who pass the exam this time are going to open up wasteland in the west and north. Not only must they have both civil and military skills, they must also have a relatively comprehensive knowledge of law and agricultural technology. Those with work experience will be given priority in admission.

In addition to the selection of officials, the imperial court will also send a large number of craftsmen and agricultural researchers to several major guard houses.

These scholars and craftsmen are technicians who Wu Xu has spent a lot of money to save in the past few years. This time, he sent them all out in one go, in order to preserve the few remaining primeval forests and green areas in the west. By the way, Ways to improve the saline-alkaline Gobi Desert there, it is best to grow watermelons and grapes...

Classmate Xiao Wu is drooling and looking forward to this bright future, and has long put aside the hard work of staying up late to watch Zezi...

His Majesty Li Xiaojiu had no choice but to shake his head, and hugged all the piles of zebras that were piled up in front of Wu Xu in front of him.

Without a group of old men in the Zhengshitang chatting endlessly, I am very happy, but the work has also increased exponentially!

well!Why are they so miserable?

In December of the first year of Xianqing, His Majesty Li Xiaojiu decreed to change the Minister of Household Department to the Minister of Duzhi, which was in charge of financial revenue and expenditure, and there were two servants under it.Hongwenguan was changed to Chongwenguan to avoid the taboo of Prince Li Hong's name.

In the early spring of the second year of Xianqing, His Majesty Li Xiaojiu once again issued a decree to enfeoff all the officials, including the crown prince Yu Zhining as Taiwei, and Du Zhenglun, the third rank of Zhongshumenxia and Huangmen servant Du Zhenglun, as Zhongshu Ling and Duzhi Shangshu. Li Yifu, a scholar of the Liberal Arts Museum, served as a servant and concurrently served as Duzhizuo Shilang, and Xu Jingzong, the former Minister of Rites, was the Minister of Zuopushe.In addition to the three confidantes of the saints who were Jane in the emperor's heart, Sun Quan, the former minister of Zhongshu, and Wei Shuyu, the official censor, were also mentioned as the third rank of Tongzhongshu's sect, and they were also included in the cabinet as prime ministers.

After Zhengdan, His Majesty Li Xiaojiu issued another decree, ordering Chaosan doctor Wang Xuance to be the envoy, with jewelry, calligraphy, painting, and silk carts, to go to Tubo.

With this decree, Li Sanlang, who had just entered the cabinet as Prime Minister, secretly wrote a letter to the queen, requesting to go to Tubo with Wang Xuance, even if he pretended to be an attendant.

Wu Xu never imagined that Li Sanlang would be so bold that he dared to go to a neighboring country to spy on intelligence as the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty.

Although Xiao Li is not the kind of weak scholar who has no power to restrain a chicken...

However, being a spy is not so easy =. =

Even though Li Sanlang begged again and again, Wu Xu still hesitated, and His Majesty Li Xiaojiu expressed that he was very happy with Li Sanlang's voluntary request to 'seek death'.

The author has something to say: Well, I heard that there is a function of sending red envelopes, and today I have converted jj coins, but why can’t I find that button?

Did jj smoke again? !

Uh……