[Wu Zetian] Queen's Road

Chapter 20 Conquer 09

The Xiongjin Governor's Mansion is the largest of the five governor's mansions established by Datang in the old Baekje area, and it is also the most important military and political place.

Because the area under the jurisdiction of the Xiongjin Governor's Mansion happened to include the capital of the original Baekje and the important military strongholds such as the Xiongjin River Estuary.

It can be said that if the Xiongjin Governor's Mansion falls, the north-south traffic on the peninsula will be completely cut off, and the Tang army will be caught in a dilemma between the north and the south.What's even more frightening is that Xiongjin Mansion is still an important place for storing grain and grass. If it is lost, the Datang army in the south will lose supplies, and it will be self-defeating!

Wang Wendu, the governor of the Xiongjin Governor's Mansion, who was entrusted with an important task by His Majesty Li Xiaojiu, is not an unknown person. He followed His Majesty Li Er on an expedition to Liaodong in the 19th year of Zhenguan. Levy together to conquer Beisha City.

In the next few wars between the Tang Dynasty and Goguryeo, he made great achievements, and because of his achievements, he became a minister of the Ministry of War.

Last time, His Majesty Li Xiaojiu deliberately sent Cheng Zhijie, the veteran party who remained in the capital in charge of the forbidden army, to go to the Western Turks as the general manager of Congshan Road, and Wang Wendu was the deputy general manager who served as Cheng Zhijie's deputy.

The Congshan road march itself was a trap set up by His Majesty Li Xiaojiu in order to transfer Cheng Zhijie away, and Wang Wendu, the deputy chief, was a nail placed in the army by His Majesty Li Xiaojiu, in order to make Cheng Zhijie make mistakes.

Later, under the intervention of Wang Wendu, the Congshan Road military operation failed. Changsun Wuji and others decided to kill Wang Wendu who delayed the military plane. It was His Majesty Li Xiaojiu who fought hard to save his life and demoted Wang Wendu, who had blamed himself, to a commoner That's all...

Of course, His Majesty Li Xiaojiu will never forget his loyal subjects. This time when Baekje was destroyed and everything was waiting to be done, he first thought of this old man, and directly restored him to General Zuo Xiaowei, who led a hundred The most important Xiongjin Mansion in the Five Governor's Mansions.

In order not to make Wang Wendu's work difficult, His Majesty Li Xiaojiu also 'detained' Su Dingfang, who had some suspicions with him, in Luoyang for further study, and only let Su Dingfang's deputy general take charge of the military affairs of Dongming Mansion temporarily.

Unexpectedly, just as His Majesty Li Xiaojiu sent the young officials selected to govern Baekje to the big ship on the peninsula, news came from the peninsula that his confidant general Wang Wendu was assassinated to death!

His Majesty Li Xiaojiu was very angry, and immediately summoned several ministers from the political affairs hall in Luoyang and Mr. Li from far away in Chang'an.

The few ministers of the political affairs hall who stayed in Luoyang came relatively quickly, namely Du Zhenglun, Changsun Quan and Xue Yuanchao.

Among the three, Xue Yuanchao is the youngest, but his background is quite extraordinary. His grandfather was Xue Daoheng, a literary master of the Sui Dynasty, and his father Xue Shou followed His Majesty Li Er when he was the King of Qin. Xue Yuanchao himself lost his father at the age of three. At the age of nine, he inherited his father's title. At the age of 16, he married a niece of His Majesty Li Er and the Lord of Jing County, and his eldest son, Xue Yao, was 23 Niang's newlywed husband.

Therefore, the Xue family is not only a child of a scholarly family, but also a close relative to His Majesty Li Xiaojiu.

Like Changsun Quan, Xue Yuanchao decisively chose to join His Majesty the Emperor when His Majesty Li Xiaojiu was confronting Uncle Changsun, and his surrender also made Xue, Webster, Du and other families make a clear judgment, making Some small aristocratic families who originally stood behind Uncle Changsun all turned to the imperial party.

Therefore, His Majesty Li Xiaojiu reciprocated and took Xue Yuanchao out of Yushitai and put him in Menxia Province. In the Spring Festival of this year, His Majesty Li Xiaojiu once again decreed that he be promoted to Zhongshu Province to participate in political affairs.

After the three of them listened to the report from Baekje, they were silent for a while.

Du Zhenglun, as the oldest and most experienced senior among the three, was the first to speak: "The Xiongjin Mansion is the head of the five Baekje prefectures, and those who are not seasoned and prudent cannot guard it! The old minister thought that the sage could order the extermination of Muzhou beforehand." Cui Yixuan, the rebel general Guide, went to Xiongjin as the governor..."

Du Zhenglun's suggestion is very pertinent, and the Cui Yixuan he recommended is also a trusted general promoted from the local area by His Majesty Li Xiaojiu and the Queen's wife. He is very reliable in terms of loyalty and character, and his combat effectiveness is also very strong. Jin Mansion is foolproof!

but……

"I remember that Mr. Cui is already seventy-one this year, right?" He is too old, what if he is swollen in the middle of the road?

His Majesty Li Xiaojiu's concerns made Changsun Quan and Xue Yuanchao, who wanted to second Du Zhenglun, swallow back what they had to say.

The four monarchs and ministers were silent for a long while, and Mr. Xue Xiao suddenly said: "Even if Mr. Cui is in good health, it will take a long time to go to the ocean, and I am afraid that something unexpected will happen! I heard the battle report from the Ministry of War today, saying that it is a hidden place in Baekje. The demon monk Daochen, the survivor Guishi Fuxin, and the bandit Black Tooth Changzhi rebelled in an attempt to support the Japanese prince Fu Yufeng as king, restore the country and oppose the Tang Dynasty..."

His Majesty Li Xiaojiu frowned when he heard the words, he had already read the battle report.

Because of the limited number of Tang troops on the Upper Peninsula, the governors' offices could only send a small number of troops to clean up the remaining resistance forces in Baekje after guarding the towns. A small team, these people hide on the small islands along the coast or in the mountains in the south, harassing the Tang army stationed in the town from time to time, starting the guerrilla warfare mode...

This is quite a headache.

And Wang Wendu's death was most likely caused by these anti-Tang forces!

Their purpose is probably to kill the highest official of Xiongjin Mansion first, and then take advantage of the situation to counterattack and seize control of Xiongjin Mansion!

Under such circumstances, the Xiongjin Mansion must immediately select an official who is familiar with the situation to replace Wang Wendu. If officials are sent from Chang'an and Luoyang, it may be too late!

His Majesty Li Xiaojiu thought for a while, and asked Xue Yuanchao, "Who is the long history of the Xiongjin Mansion now? And who is the deputy general in charge of the soldiers and horses?"

Xue Yuanchao hurriedly answered one by one, but the two people he said were in charge of the civil and military affairs of the Dudu Mansion were also officials who parachuted there with Wang Wendu, and they could not control the overall situation of the Xiongjin Mansion at all.

At this moment, the eldest grandson Quan, who had been maintaining a paralyzed face, suddenly said: "Sage, I have a candidate who can take care of the affairs of the Xiongjin Mansion..."

Xue Yuanchao heard Changsun Quan say this, suddenly remembered a person, and couldn't help asking: "Changsun, is it that person you are talking about?"

Chang Sun Quan nodded expressionlessly.

Xue Yuanchao couldn't help saying: "This man is both civil and military, quite talented as a general, and happens to be in the Xiongjin Mansion, so he is the most suitable candidate, but..."

Speaking of this, Mr. Xue Lang showed hesitation, as if there was something hard to say.

His Majesty Li Xiaojiu was listening to the two talking about a person in a riddle, and he was about to ask who that person was, when he heard a report from the servant outside the hall: "The Zhongshu ordered Li Xianggong to see..."

It turned out that Li Yifu rushed over from Chang'an.

His Majesty Li Xiaojiu just said "Biography", when he saw a handsome young man with a riding whip, wearing a big cloak, and a red robe inside strode in.

"My minister kowtowed to the sage..."

"Li Qing is flat, sit down." Li Zhi saw the young man in a hurry, and he knew that he had rushed over immediately after receiving the summons, and his hatred for him all the time could not help but fade away.

Li Sanlang thanked His Majesty Li Xiaojiu for his seat, and some palace servants came forward to take off his boots and cloak for him, and brought him cakes and tea.

"Thank you~~~~" Li Langjun smiled and thanked the palace people who waited on him, which made the palace people blush and shy.

As a result, the expressions of the other four men present all changed...

For a while, His Majesty Li Xiaojiu dismissed all the palace people, and continued the topic just now.

When Li Sanlang heard Xue Yuanchao mentioning the candidate to replace Wang Wendu, he hesitated to speak, his heart changed, and he immediately understood who he was referring to.

"Isn't the person Xue Lang wants to recommend chosen by the sage, Liu Zheng, who went to Liaodong in white clothes from the army?" Li Sanlang looked at Xue Yuanchao with a half-smile, and saw the latter terrified.

The reason why Xue Yuanchao didn't dare to say Liu Rengui's name directly was because he was an out-and-out stubborn old man who offended Mr. Li greatly because of his speechless words. I even lost my life!

This "White Clothes Joining the Army" and so on, or His Majesty Li Xiaojiu's selfishness, stepped in, and at least got Liu Rengui out of Li Sanlang's hands, and let him go to fight in Liaodong to pay off his merits!

Now that I mention this again, His Majesty Li Xiaojiu also thinks of that unlucky guy ==

In other words, this Liu Rengui also came from a poor family, and he was a censor in the first emperor's dynasty.Later, when Uncle Changsun came to power, he was not a member of the party, and he was rejected by the elder party, so he was transferred by Chu Suiliang to other provinces as governor.

After finally returning to the center, this hard-headed censor offended Mr. Li, the big celebrity in front of the queen's wife...

Even His Majesty Li Xiaojiu would sigh: This man is really ill-fated!

Seeing that Mr. Xue Lang did not dare to say anything, Mr. Li couldn't help laughing and said: "Actually, this minister is about to recommend this person to the saint~~~~"

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of the other four men became extremely strange, and even the paralyzed Chang Sun Quan also showed a look of surprise.

Li Sanlang couldn't help but narrowed his peach blossom eyes with a smile, and said: "My minister just received a report from Baekje that the bandit Black Tooth Changzhi has gathered a rebellious army and is preparing to attack the Governor's Mansion. The military general has an overview of the overall situation, and I feel that there is no more suitable candidate than Liu Zheng!"

After Li Sanlang finished speaking, the hall was silent.

At the same time, Wu Xu, who was having refreshments with his nephew and sons in the dormitory, suddenly received a "big" news from Japan.

"Empress Qi Ming of the Wa Kingdom died of the plague?" Wu Xu looked at the newsletter in his hand in disbelief, her almond eyes widened.

This information was sent back by Wu Xu's secret work in the Japanese mission. Judging from the transmission time, the Japanese empress should have been dead for almost half a month. The Japanese country's secrecy work is good!

If she remembers correctly, besides Empress Qiming, the people in power in the Wa country are supporting her biological son, Crown Prince Zhongda, who ascended to the throne for the second time, and this prince Zhongda is strongly supporting Fuyufeng to return to Baekje. The real power figure who started the war between China and Datang.

Now that Empress Qi Ming dies, the power of the Wa Kingdom will fall into the hands of the eldest brother, the Crown Prince, and the countdown to the battle between the Tang Dynasty and the Wa Kingdom will also begin!

The author has something to say: After popularizing the Japanese royal family at that time, I sweated profusely...

All kinds of incest * sex has wood ==