Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

Seeing Xiao Yu like this, His Majesty Li Er couldn't help but feel a little more at ease, waved his hand to signal him to get up, and said: "I don't mean to blame Xiao Qing, just get up now. I'm just annoyed that Gampo is arrogant, You are too deceitful! One day, one day, I will wipe out all the countries in the Western Regions, let my Tang cavalry gallop in the Great Food Kingdom, and ride the horses in the cities of Persia, hmph!"

Invisibly, His Majesty Li Er once again revealed his ambition and his lofty aspirations.

After Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling listened, their eyes were full of passion. They seemed to have seen His Royal Highness King Qin who galloped across the world in the Great War at the end of the Sui Dynasty.

Changsun Wuji's heart suddenly changed, and he shouted: "Your Majesty, let's fight! I will fight for both sons, and I can't let the Tubo people swallow Tuyuhun, let alone Songtsan Gampo. Before Your Majesty."

Fang Xuanling saw that Changsun Wuji had such a strong man cut off his wrist, and felt sad in his heart, and shouted bravely: "Your Majesty, please order a declaration of war! Quan Zifang Yizhi can sacrifice his life for His Majesty, and die in a foreign country is also my door Full of glory. As for the national strength, even if the ten states and three hundred prefectures of the Tang Dynasty sell their iron and food, I don't believe that they can't support a war."

"war?"

His Majesty Li Er seemed to have made up his mind. He looked up at the two former ministers of his Tiance Mansion. Suddenly, he also thought of the glorious years when these people followed him to fight in the South and North.

"You can't fight, Your Majesty, don't be fooled by these two people, absolutely don't go to war!"

Xiao Yu shouted in a panic: "Your Majesty, without complete preparations, you dare to start a war with Tubo. The outcome is unpredictable! What if the national foundation of the Tang Dynasty is damaged, and the foundation of my Tang Dynasty is damaged, This prosperous scene created with great difficulty will be annihilated with the wind. At that time, I will have a way to solve everything, and I will listen to my words."

Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling stared at Xiao Yu angrily, wishing they could cut the old man to pieces.

His Majesty Li Er had almost made up his mind, and was moved by Xiao Yu's last sentence, and suddenly suppressed the fighting spirit all over his body, and asked:

"Xiao Qing, what good strategy do you have to solve the current situation? If there is a war, it will be difficult to preserve the mission, and the Tang Dynasty may usher in an unprecedented life and death; if there is no war, it will be difficult to preserve the state of the Tang Dynasty, and it will also make other vassal states alienated. Xiao Qing, you have to think about it before you talk about it, what good plan do you have?"

"Yes, yes, Your Majesty, the border between Tubo and Tuyuhun and my Tang Dynasty is within the jurisdiction of Longyou Road, Xichuan area, and Jiannan Road. As long as you temporarily set up a three-dimensional Dizhen Fusi, everything will be solved easily."

"Sandi Zhen Fusi? What kind of government office is this? Why have I never heard of it? Xiao Qing, you mean that setting up such a government office can solve all the current problems?"

Xiao Yu nodded repeatedly, and hurriedly said: "That's right, that's exactly the case. Zhenfusi is the official signature that I came up with on the spur of the moment. Your Majesty, don't be impatient, and listen to the minister to explain it to you in detail. "

"Well, I'm listening, tell me quickly."

Not to mention His Majesty Li Er now, even Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji looked at each other in dismay, calmed down with interest, and wanted to hear what kind of clever plan this old man Xiao Yu had.

Chapter 566 Zhenfu Division, Zhenfu Envoy

"Establish a town governor to supervise and patrol the three places of Longyou Road, Xichuan, and Jiannan Road. The military commander, Wailang Guoye, also serves as the town governor of the town governor, and is granted the right to make decisions on the fly. It is also attached to the holy order, and the school lieutenant under his command Tong Hu relayed it."

Six days later, Tong Hu returned to Xichuan from Chang'an day and night, and in addition to bringing back such a vague and abrupt imperial edict, he also brought back the oral order of His Majesty Li Er.

Zhenfu Division, Zhenfu Envoy?

Guo Ye looked at the imperial decree in his hand and was in a daze.What is this all about?

Because in Guo Ye's perception, the Zhenfu Division and the Zhenfu Envoy are completely different things.If I remember correctly, Jin Yiwei, who was in charge of prisons in the later Ming Dynasty and granted the power of inspection and arrest, had the Zhenfu Division under it.

As for the Zhen Fushi, it should have first appeared in the Southern Song Dynasty, and generally refers to the temporary officials appointed by the imperial court to be responsible for the military defense of a region or several state capitals.Responsible for the military and defense of the jurisdiction, as well as civil affairs, finance and other affairs.

How come the words of the Song and Ming dynasties appear in the imperial decree of His Majesty Li Er?He also combined the two words together and put them on his head.

The governor of the town was established, and he served as the governor of the town. He also supervised the inspection of Longyou Road, Xichuan Road and Jiannan Road.

After reading the edict, Guo Ye did not understand from the beginning to the end why the governor was appointed, and what kind of job he was the governor.

Supervising and inspecting the three places, as the name suggests, supervises and inspects, which is a bit like the supervisory censor of Yushitai going to inspect the work in the local area, but what is the meaning of supervising and inspecting the three places for no reason?

As for granting the right to act arbitrarily, this is even more strange.Because this is not something that anyone can have if they want it, even if it is a feudal official of one side, it is impossible to have the right to make decisions on the fly.It is often awarded to the imperial envoys on behalf of Tianxunhun or the commanders-in-chief of the three armies who are disposed of in wartime, so that they can enjoy the treatment of "the general is away, and the emperor's order is not accepted", so that they can respond to emergencies in a timely manner.

But it happened that this impromptu discretionary power fell on his own head, and it was not surprising that Guo Ye could not tolerate it.

The original intention of sending a letter to Changsun Wuji was to let the court make an early decision on whether to fight or not, but in the end, he sent such an imperial edict that seemed to be promoted.

What the hell is His Majesty Li Er doing?

"Yes, there are oral instructions, aren't there?"

Seeing the last sentence of the imperial decree, Guo Ye, who was puzzled, asked Tong Hu hurriedly: "What is your majesty's oral order? This almost confuses me, please speak up quickly, so that you can understand my heart Puzzled."

Tong Hu hummed, raised his head and recalled, and finally said: "Your Majesty said, if Tubo soldiers invaded Tuyuhun, the matter of dispatching Longyou Dao soldiers and horses for reinforcements will be decided by the town governor Guo Ye on the spur of the moment. full discretion."

Hearing this, Guo Ye did not expect His Majesty Li Er to trust him so much, and appointed him, the governor of Laoshizi, as the commander-in-chief of the Tuyuhun reinforcements.

Guo Ye was really flattered that a small military officer, Wailang, was able to take on such an important role as an emissary who didn't know his rank.

He was quite surprised and shouted: "Your Majesty, you mean to agree to reinforce Tuyuhun and start a war with the Tubo dogs? Then the King of Shu and other missions are deeply trapped in Luoxi City, so what should we do?"

"Haha, I knew you had this question!"

At this time, Tong Hu put his hands on his hips, just like His Majesty Li Er possessed his body, laughed twice and continued in a dignified way: "I have never made any written orders with you regarding whether Tubo Kingdom will fight or not. It's all the Zhen Fusi's discretion, and the imperial court doesn't know what happened here, nor the details. In view of this, how can the Tubo Kingdom make things difficult for our Tang Dynasty mission?"

"What? What do you mean?"

Guo Ye listened to what Tong Hu relayed, and the more he heard something wrong, he asked in disbelief: "Tong Hu, did the Holy Majesty say this himself?"

Tong Hu nodded, and said seriously: "My lord, this is what His Majesty called me into the palace and asked me to recount it personally. Every word is correct and every word is correct."

Guo Ye frowned immediately, and asked back: "Then what does His Majesty mean?"

Tong Hu shook his head, and muttered softly as if he understood: "Your Majesty seems to be saying that Tuyuhun must be reinforced, but my lord, the imperial court knows nothing about what you have done. Even if the Tubo people want to make excuses His Royal Highness the King of Shu and others who are deeply trapped in Luoxie City have no reason to attack. Is that what you mean?"

As soon as he said a word, he immediately revealed the confusion in Guo Ye's heart.

It turns out that His Majesty Li Er had this idea?No wonder he somehow set up the governor of Lao Shizi, and also granted himself the right to make decisions on the fly.

The feeling is to let himself use Zhenfusi's signboard to lead troops to reinforce Tuyuhun, and keep the Tubo people out of the gate of Tuyuhun.

But he was also afraid that the Tubo people would vent their anger on the king of Shu and others, so he directly said that he had no knowledge of the affairs of the Fusi himself.

When the time comes when the Tubo people insist on accountability from the imperial court, the imperial court will definitely use themselves and the Zhenfusi as prevarications, punish themselves as arbitrarily arbitrarily responsible, lighten the crime of military disaster, and hand over the matter to the Tubo people.

Damn, Guo Ye suddenly thought clearly, the court wanted both face and face.One side has to rescue Tuyuhun to preserve the majesty of the Tang Empire, and the other side has to express its attitude to the Tubo people. The Tang court has never issued any order to declare war on Tubo, and there is nothing more deceitful than this ah?

The one who suffers the most directly is himself, the so-called Zhenfu Division Zhenfu envoy!

If he wins, if the imperial court wants to preserve the King of Shu and others, he will definitely punish himself for the crime of arbitrarily advocating and ignoring military affairs, and turn over to the Tubo people.

If you lose, then there is nothing left to do, because I am making my own claims and have nothing to do with the court.

Regardless of victory or defeat, I am a chess piece that can be manipulated and discarded at will.

Immediately, Guo Ye felt the feeling of being exiled, abandoned, or even betrayed, and boundless grievances, anger, and resentment came to his heart one after another.

His Majesty Li Er is too heartless and ungrateful to use himself as a victim.

Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, and the allies of Tiance Mansion, what are you doing?Could it be that I just watched Lao Tzu suffer from this dumb loss?

Guo Ye's chest rose and fell, and his throat was choked with bitterness. It's true that the officialdom is thinner than paper, and the most ruthless emperor's family.

"Oh, by the way, I almost forgot one thing." Tong Hu saw Guo Ye's face was dazed, and he looked a little confused, and hurriedly took out a crumpled letter from his arms, and shouted, "Master, this It was Mr. Grandson and Mr. Fang who wrote a private letter to Mr. Fang. They said that after you read this letter, you will understand the cause and effect and everything. Moreover Mr. Fang has repeatedly explained that Mr. Fang must not be discouraged and must read this letter."