[Wu Zetian] Queen's Road

Chapter 22

Su Dingfang is a martial artist after all, seeing that he was about to disfigure his face when his nose touched the ground, he suddenly slapped his hands on the ground, turned over with a dove trick, turned around, and suddenly stood up up...

Everyone was really watching the Hundred Operas in Jiaofang, and they all stared at General Su in the center of the hall in dumbfounded.

If the line of sight can be materialized, Comrade Old Su has probably turned into a hedgehog by now!

Fortunately, General Su led countless troops, and he had seen a big scene. Even though he had almost made a fool of himself in front of the emperor and empress just now, he did not show any strange color on his face. After standing firmly, he took a few steps forward carefully. Wu Xu and Li Xiaojiu bowed down to their majesty three feet away.

"The last general, Su Lie, pays homage to the Emperor and Empress..."

"Su Qing is flat, give me a seat..." It was His Majesty Li Xiaojiu who reacted the fastest, and immediately withdrew his astonished expression and put on a friendly expression.

Wu Xu was a little slow to react, but seeing that Su Dingfang had already sat down respectfully, she also quickly put on the solemn look that a queen should have.

General Su was still a little uneasy at first, but now seeing Wu Xu's serious face, his heart started beating, desperately trying to remember if he had done anything that didn't suit the Queen's mind recently...

"Su Qing must have heard about Tubo..." His Majesty Li Xiaojiu didn't go around in circles, and directly mentioned the issue of Tubo's invasion of Tubo.

When Su Dingfang heard this, he suddenly regained his spirits. Speaking of which, Tubo can be regarded as his old opponent. When he followed Cheng Zhijie to conquer Ashina Helu, he had dealt with the Tubo army.

Later, His Majesty Li Xiaojiu sent a large army to wipe out Ashina Helu's rebellious army and regain the old land of Western Turks. At that time, Wu Xu and others were worried that Tubo would take advantage of the fire, so they sent Su Dingfang to lead troops to station on the border of Tubo as a deterrent.

At that time, Su Dingfang and Tubo tentatively had a few small confrontations, all of which were won or lost.It wasn't until the imperial court sent Mr. Li Xianggong to Tubo that the Tang army on the border gradually withdraw...

Thinking about it now, the fighting power of this Tubo army is much stronger than that of Goguryeo.

Even Su Dingfang did not dare to guarantee that he would defeat the Tubo army and retake Tuyuhun.

However, His Majesty Li Xiaojiu obviously had no intention of letting Su Dingfang lead the troops to attack the Tubo army occupying Tuyuhun.

"I will ask Anxi, Kunling, and Mengchi to send you three thousand soldiers and horses each..." His Majesty Li Xiaojiu did not explain how to use these soldiers and horses to Su Dingfang, but said: "You follow Li Xianggong to escort Tuyuhun Wang, I will set off from Chang'an in three days, stop when I reach the West Sea, and follow Li Xianggong's orders when I advance or retreat..."

His Majesty Li Xiaojiu's plan was very vague, which made Su Dingfang confused.

Moreover, each of the three capital guards only sent 1 soldiers and horses, and the total is less than [-], which is not enough to feed the Tubo army.

However, Great General Su kept in mind the words of his family's military advisor, and dared not have any doubts about His Majesty's order, so he immediately accepted the order loudly.

Su Dingfang's straightforward temper has always been appreciated by Wu Xu, but it is also his temperament that likes to do things by intuition, which sometimes gives Wu Xu a headache.

Therefore, seeing that Su Dingfang accepted the order without hesitation, Wu Xu kindly reminded him: "General Su, the day to escort King Tuyuhun back to the country is still three days away. During this time, you'd better visit him." Take a look at Li Xianggong, listen to his teachings, and never slack off!"

Although Su Dingfang was even more puzzled by what the Empress Dowager said, he still agreed immediately: "Don't worry, Empress Dowager, she will leave the palace later, so I will go find Mr. Li immediately..."

Seeing Su Dingfang like that, Wu Xu wanted to sigh for some reason.

As a good emperor who loves his ministers, His Majesty Li Xiaojiu certainly couldn't bear the heart of Comrade Old Su to go to Li Sanlang on such a hungry stomach to be ridiculed and ridiculed, and immediately told him to eat before leaving.

"Su Qing, don't worry, Mr. Li is in the Chongwen Museum today, you can eat your meal first, and then go to find him." While His Majesty Li Xiaojiu was speaking, the servants of Zichen Palace had already brought up the food box by chance.

More than a dozen beautiful palace people walked in unison, and when they placed the dishes and cups, they didn't make a sound, which is really amazing!

And the food that the people of each palace put on the dining table in front of the Emperor and the Empress and General Su was also different, but it happened to be the most suitable food for several people.

On Wu Xu's table are fine meat, vegetable and fruit cakes, while Li Xiaojiu's are pastries, broth and cheese.

And the things in front of General Su are the simplest, just a large piece of stewed meat, a dozen sheets of flatbread, and a jar of haggis soup...

A palace servant standing next to Su Dingfang held a small dagger and was about to help him cut the meat.

"I-you don't have to bother, I, I can do it myself..." Su Dingfang was at a loss when he had never seen such a battle before, and even spoke the local dialect.

Seeing this, Wu Xu almost burst out laughing, and hurriedly waved his hands to make several palace servants who were serving Su Dingfang retreat.

His Majesty Li Xiaojiu also narrowed his eyes with a smile, "It's my negligence, I should give Su Qing good wine..." He asked Xiao Shunzi to fetch a jar of high-quality imperial wine.

Su Dingfang's eyes lit up when he heard that there was good wine, but remembering his military adviser's instructions, he hesitated to reject His Majesty Li Xiaojiu's kindness: "The emperor... this... the last general after drinking... is indecent... or not Let's drink..."

Even Wu Xu could see how wrong General Su's words were, let alone His Majesty Li Xiaojiu, who was always shrewd.

"Su Qing, don't worry, if you're really drunk, I'll send a chariot to take you back!" After finishing speaking, he asked Xiao Shunzi, who hadn't left yet, to fetch an extra bottle of Su Hexiang wine, which he wanted to drink too. Serve two glasses.

Even Wu Xu felt that he had a good appetite today, and said he wanted to eat an extra bowl of rice.

Unaware that he has become the Emperor and Empress serving wine/meals, General Su cheerfully accepted His Majesty Li Xiaojiu's suggestion, and prepared to drink to his heart's content - drinking unlimited imperial wine or something, is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

Not to mention that General Su was enjoying the most memorable imperial meal in his life in Daming Palace, but that Mr. Li Xianggong, who was supposed to come to Zichen Palace for an audience, was blocked in Chongwen Pavilion.

"Deputy Commander Wu, since the Emperor and Empress have already made a decision, why do you need to ask me again?" Mr. Li still smiled, but it made people feel a chill creeping out of their bones.

The young man standing opposite Mr. Li couldn't help frowning. Mr. Li especially added the accent on the word 'Wu' and 'Vice', which made him very uncomfortable.

The word 'Wu' means that he is one of the most important relatives of Tianhou and the only legal successor of Tianhou's natal Wu family, so everything he does represents the Wu family, and it is best not to do anything that will offend Tianhou.

As for the word 'sub'...

The young man can only think that Mr. Li is really reminding him that although his lord is high, his official rank is far lower than that of Yaxiang...

So, Vice Commander, be careful when talking to Shangfeng!

"If Deputy Commander Wu has nothing else to do, please go back. I still have a lot to do!" If it was in the past, Mr. Li probably still had the mood to sarcasm Wu Minzhi, but today he still has a lot to say. Hurry to sort out some important tasks of the political affairs hall, and do a good job of handing over the subordinates who will act as the next agent for political affairs. In addition, he also needs to communicate with Ren Xianggong, who is in charge of leading the surprise army to raid Tubo this time, to ensure that the plan is foolproof.

He doesn't have time to stare at this Bingshan boy here!

Seeing Mr. Li issued the order to evict guests with a cold face, ordinary officials had already retreated in fright, but Wu Minzhi was not an ordinary person. He just blinked his eyes after listening to Li Sanlang's words, and then said coldly: "Prince, please!" You go to the East Palace, he wants to know the whole plan of attacking Tubo this time!"

Mr. Li paused when he heard the words, his peach eyes narrowed slightly, and he nodded after a while and said: "Since the prince has something to ask, I dare not refuse..."

"However, I'm going to the Prime Minister's Mansion to discuss political affairs now, so I can only ask Vice Commander Wu to go back and tell the Crown Prince that I will go to the East Palace for an audience tomorrow!"

After all, Mr. Li didn't wait for the young man to open his mouth, so he walked away with his clothes fluttering.

With a gloomy face, Wu Minzhi stared at Li Sanlang's back until he couldn't see him, then turned and walked towards the East Palace.

In April of the seventh year of Xianqing, because of Tubo's occupation of Tuyuhun, the Tang Dynasty sent a mission of [-] people to send Tuyuhun king Nuohebo to the Tuyuhun king's tent to negotiate with the occupation of Tuyuhun king's tent and the establishment of a new Tuyuhun king Ludongzan.

At the same time, His Majesty the Emperor Li Xiaojiu also ordered the three prefectures of Anxi, Kunling and Mengchi to send [-] cavalry to gather in Xihai County, where the Tang Dynasty borders Tuyuhun. Save the troops to deter the Tubo army.

Xue Rengui, the general of Youweiwei, was also sent to be the general manager of the Luopodao march, leading [-] troops, and set off after the envoys, occupying Bailandao, and fighting against Su Dingfang's army.

Lu Dongzan, who occupied the king's tent of Tuyuhun, did not expect that Datang would really stand up for Tuyuhun, and even put on a posture of courtesy first and soldiers later, he frowned.

Lu Dongzan boasted that he had also studied many classics of the Han family, and he was not afraid of any other Tang officials, but this time it was the young prince of the Tang Dynasty who came back, and he suddenly felt a headache!

This time the troops were sent to capture Tuyuhun. In fact, it wasn't just his family's little Zan Pumang Songmangzan's idea, but also Ludongzan's tacit approval.

When Songtsan Gampo was alive, Lu Dongzan fully supported Songtsan Gampo to annex the Qiang tribe and occupy Longxi, but at that time the emperor of the Tang Dynasty was very powerful and defeated the Tubo army of 20 with [-] troops... …

At this point, Lu Dongzan understood the gap between Tubo and Datang, so he took the initiative to ask Zanpu to go to Chang'an to study Sinology, and tried his best to marry the Princess of Tang Dynasty for his family Songtsan Gampo as Zanmeng.

The arrival of the Tang princess not only made Tubo and Datang friendly neighbors, but also allowed Tubo to learn a lot of advanced knowledge, and obtained various production and living tools and materials, which made the Tubo people quickly get rid of their backwardness and become stronger...

Lu Dongzan witnessed with his own eyes that under the rule of Songtsan Gampo, Tubo created characters, enacted laws, established the official rank system, and gradually acquired the style of the early Tang Dynasty...

Seeing Tubo getting stronger and stronger, his lord Songtsan Gampo passed away suddenly!

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