Prosperous Tang Blood Blade

Li Jiancheng made a gesture of silence and stood at the door to listen.

Fang Xuanling talked eloquently: "Everyone, what is the purpose of the court supporting Tuli Khan and others? If the court does not send troops, even if Tuli Khan rebels, he will eventually be wiped out by Jieli Khan. If the imperial court sends troops, where will the soldiers and food and salaries come from? The famine in Guanzhong has not yet completely passed, and the current Datang court still owes a huge debt to Datang Tongli Bank. When sending troops at this time, can Datang afford this battle? ?”

There was silence in the political hall.

Wei Zheng, Yang Gongren, Yu Wenshiji, Wang Gui and others were all silent, frowning in thought.

Li Jiancheng stepped forward and broke the silence: "Datang must defeat the Turks in one battle, destroy its army, and destroy its country. This is an established strategy that has been formulated..."

Fang Xuanling waved his sleeves to interrupt Li Jiancheng's speech and said, "I'm not asking Your Majesty how you want to fight this battle, nor what kind of battle you want to fight? What I'm asking is how to fight this battle. , How much manpower and material resources will be consumed by the court, and what benefits will it bring to the court?"

Li Jiancheng was stunned and said: "Advantages? Could it be that there are no benefits, so we won't fight?"

Fang Xuanling nodded solemnly and said: "If there is no benefit, any war will be a waste of people's power and tyranny."

Chapter 48 The Khan Has Arrived at the Territory of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 48 The Khan Has Arrived at the Territory of the Tang Dynasty

Li Jiancheng's temples were throbbing, his blood pressure soared, his breathing became heavier and heavier, his teeth became more and more itchy, and his eyes became more and more red.

However, looking at Fang Xuanling's unbeatable face, Li Jiancheng said angrily: "Since the end of the great cause of the previous dynasty, the 36 roads in the world have rebelled against the king, and the dust and smoke of the 72 roads have risen in chaos. They plundered the Central Plains, robbed countless wealth, robbed hundreds of thousands of Han women, raped them at night, and cooked them at dawn, using Han as "sheep" and killing them for food. All these are too numerous to describe! When the Turks came to the throne, they went south to attack Looting Andong, Hebei, and Liangzhou, such a shameful humiliation, if it cannot be washed away, I will never be able to lift my head up in this life. Turks, I must fight."

Fang Xuanling approached Li Jiancheng, pointed at Li Jiancheng with a halberd and said, "Does Your Majesty think that the humiliation of one person is more important than the lives of thousands of people and the safety of the country? Lieutenant generals and soldiers are about to throw their lives on the battlefield, and how many women, young and old, are about to lose their relatives. His Majesty promised that all states and counties in the world will be exempted from taxes for three years. Now that one year has not yet arrived, His Majesty will renege on his promise and lose weight Yet?"

Li Jiancheng was so angry that the veins on his forehead were exposed.

The other prime ministers in the political hall looked at each other in blank dismay.

Li Jiancheng pointed at Fang Xuanling angrily and said, "Fang Xuanling, you are the Minister of the Tang Dynasty, you are not a businessman with a bad mouth, and you can't get up early without profit. It seems that war is still a profitable business, and you don't make money. You can’t fight. Tuli is now cornered and can only ask us for help. This is a great time to send troops.”

Wei Zheng couldn't help smiling.

Wei Zheng walked up to Li Jiancheng, bowed and said, "Jieli is very difficult, isn't it difficult for Your Majesty?"

Li Jiancheng said without hesitation: "With Tuli as the internal support, I am [-]% sure that I can win this battle."

Fang Xuanling sneered and said, "I'm [-]% sure, it sounds good. Your Majesty, you are not the crown prince, nor are you the Great Governor of the Left Army of the Tang Dynasty..."

Li Jiancheng was stunned.

Fang Xuanling said: "As a general, you only need to consider the [-]% victory; but as an emperor, Your Majesty, what you need to consider is the [-]% failure. Today's Tang Dynasty can afford the [-]% failure." ?"

Li Jiancheng was silent.

Fang Xuanling really wasn't aimlessly targeting, let alone talking nonsense, nor was it scaremongering.

This time, Datang lost most of the soldiers in the army because of its better troops and simpler administration, and the abolition of the old and the weak.Redundant officials were abolished, and the world's aristocratic families were obtained.The clan descended to nobility, and got the clan kings.

The current Tang Dynasty appears to be calm on the surface, but in fact it is undercurrents, like dry wood pouring oil, as long as there is a little spark, it will definitely start a prairie fire.

Back then, when Yang Guang was in rebellion all over the world, if he could give up his second duty to go east to Goguryeo, and the state capitals in the world left more than one million troops, those 36 roads against the king and 72 roads of dust and smoke, I am afraid that they can go wherever it is cool wait.

At this time, when the Turks are sent out, everyone will be happy if they win, but if they lose, the consequences will be like the end of the Sui Dynasty.

Thinking of this, Li Jiancheng bowed to Fang Xuanling deeply, and said: "I really can't come up with an answer to Fang Xuanling's question. It is not profitable for the Tang Dynasty to fight this battle. I have decided to temporarily put aside the aid to the emergency. beneficial issue."

Everyone stood up in unison, and said to Li Jiancheng, "Your Majesty is wise!"

Li Jiancheng waved his hand indifferently, and left indifferently.

……

In Mobei, a waning moon radiates a faint silver brilliance, passing through the clouds.On the ground, the desert, which was not much alive, was silent, only the gravel weakly reflected the moonlight.

In the camp of the Eastern Turkic Royal Court, countless piles of bonfires were burning, illuminating the entire huge camp as bright as day.

At this time, a six-foot-high platform was built on the open space directly in front of Jieli Khan's tent.

On the high platform was a man wearing a ghost mask and holding a magic weapon made of human bones. There were nine fist-sized human skeletons on the magic weapon.

The wizard danced and danced while holding the magic weapon, while singing. .

All the Turks held their breath and looked at the wizard.

However, with the chattering language of the wizard, he gradually became crazy.

The wizard knelt on the ground, grabbed a handful of white ash from the spittoon on the high platform, and sprinkled it on top of his head.

The Turkic people also imitated the wizard, picked up the dust and sprinkled it on their heads.

The wizard took out a small knife, and gently cut a bloody cut in the middle of the forehead, then took his finger, dipped in the blood, and wiped the blood on the human skeleton.

All the Turkic people also picked up small knives one after another, aimed at the center of their foreheads, and gently cut a bloody gash, and the blood flowed out along the wound.

Suddenly, an East Turkic agent handed a parchment to Jieli Khan.

Jieli Khan opened it to watch, then threw it aside with a sneer, and said with a sneer, "Okay, Tuli has an affair with Tang Dynasty. It seems that my good nephew is unwilling to be lonely."

Bu Lugen paused and said: "Tuli is planning to take the throne of the Great Khan, and wants to borrow Tang Jun's help."

Jieli Khan smiled sinisterly and said, "They have a good idea."

As he said that, Jieli Khan stood up suddenly, raised his hand and said, "Blow the trumpet, order Ye Hu to set up Khan's tent to discuss matters!"

The bugler beside Jieli immediately picked up the shiny black horn and put it to his mouth to blow.

"Woooo..."

With the sound of the sobbing horns, the faces of the Turkic nobles who were watching the Turkic wizard's sacrifice changed drastically.This is a war mobilization number, and ordinary Turkic soldiers don't need to pay attention to it, but Turkic leaders above Khan and special agents need to enter the big account to discuss matters.

Soon the Turkic nobles all entered the big account.

Inside the big tent, Jieli Khan knocked on the sheepskin pier with a scabbard.

The Turkic elders all fell silent.

Jieli said: "Tuli is going to seek refuge with Li Tang, and the Great Khan has decided to destroy the traitor Tuli!"

Mo He Yehu, the guardian of the four great leaves, said: "The war horses and livestock of our tribes have suffered heavy losses. Up to now, those animal spirits have not recovered their vitality. It has not been a year yet, why are we going to fight again?"

A Shehan also said: "If there is another war, the spirits of the animals will probably freeze to death this winter.

Mo He Ye guarded: "All the animal spirits are dead, how can people live?"

All the elders echoed in unison.

Jieli said: "Tuli, if he takes Li Tang's troops to attack Dingxiang and Mobei, where are you going?"