Civil servants of the Tang Dynasty

After a long silence, Pincuoda licked his chapped lips no matter how much water he drank and asked, "My lord, where have the reinforcements from the previous country gone?" His voice was dry. His white hair was particularly eye-catching under the bright and dark lights. Besides, his body also faintly exuded a bloody and sweaty smell that had accumulated since he hadn't bathed for a long time.

In just over ten days, Pincuoda was aging at a speed almost visible to the naked eye every day. He was clearly in his 50s, and now he looked like a gray-haired old man in his [-]s. The undisguised fatigue in front of him is like the oil lamp on the top of the lamp tree, which may be exhausted in the next moment, "There are feather books available for the Shang Kingdom to pass on urgent military information, but changing people and horses without stopping military letters, you can run as fast as you can in a day and night Five hundred miles away. And the army of Shangguo to assist Rao Le can be dispatched from the frontier army of Youzhou as close as possible, and the time has come, Master Sima will urge you again, the sons really can't hold it anymore," said at the end At that time, Pincuoda's voice was almost choked.

It has been No.16 days since the two armies formally engaged in battle. From the very first encounter, the coalition forces' plan has been seen. The Khitan who is afraid of the night long and dreamy offensive is far more fierce than Tang Cheng and even Pingcuoda. expected, and the frantic onslaught has never abated since day one.

Especially in the past three days, seeing the time dragged on, the Khitan people who had already started to go crazy in the battle had already disregarded casualties and only wanted to end the war as soon as possible.

The battle lasted for sixteen days, and the shouts of killing also lasted for sixteen days, from morning to night, so that Tang Cheng had already formed an inertia. It's hard to concentrate.

During the sixteen days, he couldn't remember how many times he had seen bloodshed. The grasslands where the two armies fought the most had already been stained red with blood. The ground turned into a wet, slippery and bloody field, and half of Jimo's boots turned red immediately when one stepped on it.

Similarly, after sixteen days, Tang Cheng can't remember how many times he has seen dead people. As long as the sky is still bright, such scenes will happen every moment, so that he is almost numb when he sees dead people again. To the point of indifference.

After surviving sixteen days of purgatory, Tang Cheng was not much better than Pingcuoda, with unkempt hair, black eye circles, high bags under the eyes, endless tiredness that had solidified between the eyebrows and eyes, and The wrinkled official clothes, his body also exudes the same stench as Pincuoda, which makes it impossible for him to smell the strange smell of the other party when sitting opposite him.

Tang Cheng didn't directly answer Pincuoda's question, and after a moment of silence, he asked in a hoarse voice: "How long can our department last?".

"Two days, two days at the most. If the reinforcements from Shangguo haven't arrived after two days, then there's no need to come." After saying this, Pingcuoda stood up, "I still have to go and see you guys, Farewell!"

There was no need to hide anything in this leather tent with only two people, so Phuncuoda, who was walking outside, completely collapsed, looking at his back, the word "sunset and journey is poor" subconsciously appeared in Tang Cheng's mind .

"Don't worry, there will definitely be reinforcements from the Tang Dynasty within two days." Phuncuoda, who was about to walk to the door of the leather tent, neither turned around nor spoke. After a pause, he lifted the curtain and left the tent.

For this old man who always only reported worries but not good news, Tang Cheng was filled with only respect.He knew that Pincuoda had done his best, and the coalition forces had also done their best.If it weren't for the nobles of the three tribes and Longmen Xi, there would be no way to retreat. If it weren't for the soldiers of the coalition army living behind them, even their parents, wives and children would have no way out. If it weren't for the outstanding generals like Pingcuoda and Tuduozhen, this outnumbered battle would not have lasted until today.

Even the baby soldiers released a few days ago have been recruited again by the Three Remnants, and their potential has reached the point where they cannot be squeezed out. If you hurt your vitality, you won't be able to recover without one or 20 years.

"Two days!", the two words left by Pincuoda were like two mountains pressing down on Tang Cheng's heart, so heavy that he couldn't stand up even if he wanted to.

No matter how tough Tang Cheng's temperament was, he was now on the verge of collapse. At this moment, along with strands of despair, there was an indescribable resentment like a landslide and tsunami that had no way to vent.

Rao Leren tried his best, and Lao Tzu also tried his best.I love Datang, why doesn't Datang love Lao Tzu!

The documents attached to the request jointly signed by the chiefs of the four tribes of Tuduo, Zuo Suo, Duomo, and Pingcuo and the nobles have already been sent in duplicate to the governor's mansion of Youzhou and Chang'an, the capital city. With this document, the imperial court sent troops. Music is justified.

He entered Rao Le alone, and tried his best to persuade the four ministries to apply for attachment, creating a dignified and dignified situation for the court to send troops to Rao Le, and even made it possible for the Tang Dynasty to gain thousands of miles of mountains and rivers; These thousands of miles of rivers and mountains are even more powerful. Tens of thousands of Xi Jun fought bloody battles for [-] days. For this reason, he did not hesitate to leave his wife and son, and did not enter the house twice; At the age of ten, gray hair will grow on the temples. The sky can learn from it, and the sun and the moon can prove it. I, Tang Cheng, have drained all my blood and honesty towards Datang...

Why, why didn't you send troops? ? ?Youzhou Metropolitan Governor's Mansion clearly has 12 idle frontier troops, and it is clear that as long as tens of thousands of troops are dispatched, they will be able to reap all the benefits, expand the border for thousands of miles, and push the border defense of the Tang Dynasty from the Great Wall to the Khitan border. The embarrassment of passive defense is a promising offensive defense, and the Moma grassland completely interrupts the backbone of the Khitan people's attempt to rise... How can you be so stupid as to not see these benefits that are related to the century-old plan of the Tang Dynasty?Why the hell don't you send troops! ! !

Datang is the Datang of the people of the world, and Datang is also the Datang of his Tang Cheng. No one has the right to spoil it. You have chilled my heart, and I will take your life. Wait, it’s all fucking Wait, sooner or later, sooner or later...

After the pain and resentment of the Yellow River rushing across the sky, Tang Cheng was filled with endless hatred. As strong as the ideal born in Yangzhou before, the hatred now is as deep as it is for the ideal. He can endure any hardships in his pursuit and realization, but he will never allow anyone to ruin his efforts for his ideals for any reason, and ruin the glorious Tang Dynasty accumulated by countless people who have worked hard with blood and tears for a hundred years.

For this reason, he will not hesitate to bet his whole life. The sky can learn from it, and the sun and the moon will prove that all those who caused this matter to fall short will surely pay the price of blood and life.

After sitting silently in the leather tent for an unknown amount of time, Tang Cheng called Zheng San, who was also exhausted, to give him some instructions, and then Zheng San disappeared southward into the vast night.

The sound of fighting on the second day still started in the early morning and ended at sunset, but compared with the previous sixteen days, more blood was shed and more people died this day. They also became more silent when facing Tang Cheng, and the change in their eyes became more obvious.

No. 18 days, that is, the last morning of what Pincuoda said, the Khitan and Shali coalition forces, who were also exhausted, seemed to feel the call of victory, and the attack became more and more fierce. It was about noon, and the coalition forces had already been compressed The final line of defense to the extreme has frequently been in a hurry, and the entire line collapsed in an instant.

Tang Cheng, whose body was splattered with blood, stopped what he was doing and walked towards the felt cart. Then, he boarded the shaft of the felt cart, but instead of looking northward, he turned to the south.

South, just south.

Not far from the felt car, several middle-level generals of the three departments who had just stepped back and were covered in blood like gourds did not look at the crumbling defense line. Their eyes were only on the felt car and the equally exhausted figure on the felt car.

The eyes of these people were full of bloodthirsty despair and madness. It was him, Sima from the Tang Dynasty, who said that the Tang army would definitely come, and it was he who led those bullshit military officials to continuously agitate and supervise the battle. Batches of Xi people's people were sent to the butcher's knife of the Khitan people.

If it weren't for the beautiful hopes he promised, and the agitation and supervision he organized, Xi people could have surrendered earlier, even if they have to suffer humiliation, even if they can only be slaves in the future, after all, everyone can always live, but now……

Tang Jun will not come, and he must not be allowed to slip back to Thief Tang as an official and continue to enjoy his official life.

After licking their dead wood-like lips, these blood gourds exchanged a desperate look like hurting a wolf. No one said a word, but they all picked up the blood-dripping machete and circled the felt car.

Die... Everyone die together!

Tang Cheng didn't notice the dangerous scene under the felt car, and now he didn't have the mood to look back. All his attention was attracted by the increasingly obvious black cloud coming from the south.

Fortunately, Jia Zixing finally did not act like other bastard politicians, he finally came as promised.

So far, Tang Cheng has played the last hole card in his hand.

Taking a deep breath, Tang Cheng held on to the guardrail on the shaft to control his shaking body, then turned around suddenly and screamed forward with all his strength: "Tang Jun is here, Tang Jun is here."

The blood gourd-like heads not far from the felt car stopped suddenly when they heard the screaming, and their thoughts at this moment were so complicated that they could not be described in words.

"What are you doing in a daze, don't you rush to send a message, send a message to Pingcuoda, to the brothers in front, go, go!" Amidst Tang Cheng's stern roar, several blood gourds reacted violently, and one of them In a few strides, he jumped onto the felt cart and looked south.

"It's coming, it's really coming." After saying this sentence with trembling lips, the servant suddenly turned around and roared like Tang Cheng: "Here it is, Tang Jun is really coming." His roar was hoarse, It is impossible to tell whether it is reporting or venting.

After yelling, the guy volleyed forward and jumped onto the back of the horse pulling the cart. He chopped the harness under the horse's neck to pieces with only three or five knives, and then he rode the horse and dragged half of the beam and galloped forward. He kept yelling: "Tang Jun is here, Tang Jun is here!".

At this time, the other blood gourds also turned around and ran forward. After a while, the sound of "Tang Jun is coming" was heard sporadically all around, and the shout spread like the wind, and soon it was sporadic. The voices converged into thunderous cheers.

Tang Jun is here!

When Jia Zixing arrived with the [-] cavalry he could muster, displaying the "forward" banner, it was the first time in the past five days that Shali and the Khitan coalition forces had shrunk their forces in broad daylight.

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"Do the Khitans have any plans to withdraw their troops?" Tang Cheng, who was slumped on the stool like soft mud in the leather tent of Tiancheng Army, asked Jia Zixing who came back from patrolling the defense line, even though his body was so exhausted that he didn't want to move anymore. He couldn't move, but he still tried his best to straighten his body, and his eyes were full of expectations when he looked at Jia Zixing.

It has been nearly an hour since the Khitans stopped attacking, maybe they...

Jia Zixing shook his head dejectedly, and said in a low voice as he walked in: "I have also seen the defense outside, as long as the Khitan attack again, even without using all their strength, Xi Ren's defense will collapse. Master Tang, we should go."

The light of hope in Tang Cheng's eyes slowly dissipated, and then it froze into a void of despair. Yes, although the Khitan people don't know how, and more importantly, they don't have the capital and strength to start a full-scale war with the Tang Dynasty, but after paying so much After paying the price, they will not be willing to be scared away by a team of only 6000 people at the last minute.Even if the team has tried its best to play the most eye-catching "forward" banner according to his requirements.

In the final analysis, Jia Zixing brought too few people, so few that it was not enough to show the attitude of the Tang Dynasty's full intervention in the face of such a war, and it was not enough to completely break the Khitan people's fluke mentality.

If the Khitans don't retreat now, they won't retreat again. This is also destined to make them even crazier and more desperate in their subsequent attacks.

As long as there are 3 more, no, even [-] Tang troops who can come at this time, it will be enough for the Khitan people to realize that they have completely lost their chance in this time-grabbing war, and turn the situation around.But now...it's all over.

The Khitans will attack again, and after Xi Ren's defense line collapses, there will be a bloody clearing of the field. After the field is cleared, the puppet Saribu will undisputedly become the master of the Raole Grassland, and those who also wear the Saribu costume The Khitans will also withdraw.

When everything is wiped clean, even if Tang Jun really arrives, he will be turned away by the puppet Sally.By that time, everything will have turned into a protracted lip service.Tang Jun has Tang Jun's statement, but Shali will never admit it, and judging from the indecisive temperament of Li Dan, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty today, it is simply impossible to expect him to send troops brazenly regardless of the interference of the [-] Jizhou Prefectures of the Four Fans impossible.

This also means that Datang will always pass by Rao Le just a finger away.

After playing the last card in his hand, there is still a short distance from success, and it is this short distance that makes all his efforts and painstaking efforts come to naught. Tang Cheng was completely desperate and collapsed on the stool It's just that the dry voice kept repeating, "I won't go, I won't go."

Jia Zixing looked at the handsome, confident and steady Tang Cheng in the past, and felt an indescribable sadness in his heart, "My dear brother, my brother is giving his head in the letter to His Royal Highness as a guarantee. If your safety is at stake, if you really have trouble here...then His Royal Highness can tolerate my life? Even if you are a poor brother, you have to go." At this point, Jia Zixing stopped talking and let out a long sigh Then he continued: "Brother knows that you feel uncomfortable, but the matter has come to this point, even if you and I and the six thousand Tiancheng army are all filled here, it is nothing, why should I be so young at such a young age? Even if you don’t think about yourself, you have to think about your family. Go, if you don’t go, maybe you won’t be able to go if you want to.”

Tang Cheng didn't speak, and from his numb expression, he couldn't tell whether he had listened to the words or not. Just when Jia Zixing was feeling troubled, he suddenly saw two drops of cloudiness slowly appearing from the corners of Tang Cheng's eyes. Unbearable tears, as soon as the tears flowed out, his eyes were tightly closed...

"That's right, if you keep the green hills, you won't be afraid of no firewood, come!" Jia Zixing, who was relieved, whispered to the guards who entered in response: "Send the order, let everyone get ready, and wait for the Khitans. Launch an offensive, and we will take advantage of this gap to retreat quickly. Come back, remember, and be careful when passing the order, if this news is leaked to Xi Ren, you will be chopped into meat. Go! ".

Afterwards, Jia Zixing dealt with Pingcuoda and others who came to see him. During this period, he never left the leather tent, but guarded Tang Cheng who looked deathly and closed his eyes tightly inside the leather tent.

About half an hour later, he suddenly heard the sound of nearly a hundred desolate ox horns from the Khitan army on the opposite side at the same time. Upon hearing this, Jia Zixing's expression became tense, and he immediately got up and walked towards Tang Cheng go.

As soon as he helped Tang Cheng up, he heard another rush of footsteps coming from outside the tent.

"His grandma's, I won't let Lao Tzu go away safely." After spitting in a low voice, Jia Zixing was about to issue an order to the guards outside the tent.

Just at this juncture, the person who walked quickly outside the tent couldn't control his surprise and shouted loudly: "My lord, here we come, the Youzhou army is here, look at the darkness."

Tang Cheng opened his eyes suddenly. At this moment, the eagerness in his eyes was enough to burn the flesh, "What? Zheng San, say it again."

After finishing a question, Tang Cheng felt his head swelled with heat, and his legs, which had been straightened up just now, twitched uncontrollably...

Chapter 3. Thousands of villages and thousands of villages are full of dragon gates, and thousands of rocks and ravines form layers of fields

Raole in the northern country is still a scene of freezing weather, but the capital city of Chang'an has already sprouted the spring spirit. After half a month of fine weather, the spring breeze blowing over the Weishui River has gradually lost the chill and revealed a mellow atmosphere. Gentle.The willow wind blowing on the face is not cold, but the ground is indeed, not to mention that the willows beside the Bashui Bridge are already newly green, and the old locust trees all over the streets in the city have grown half-finger-length young leaves.

The wind blows the fragrance of Sophora japonica flowers all over the store, and Orchid presses the wine to persuade customers to taste it.I don't think it will take long to see such a beautiful scenery!

Built in the South Garden of Gongcheng on the Longshouyuan of Chang'an City, the weeping willows dance in response to the spring breeze, and the graceful willow branches make dizzy and fine ripples on the water surface. Weixing, looking around like a lake flowing jasper, such a beautiful scenery in front of you, and catching up with the clear and clear weather, it is indeed an excellent day to visit the Forbidden Garden.

Emperor Li Dan, who was dressed in single-silk compass dragon uniforms and loosely wearing a fox fur cloak outside, was strolling along the path by the Taiye Pond at this moment, holding a rare book "Erya" in his hand, and followed behind him. Five or six children, the oldest not more than ten years old.Along the way, while admiring the spring scenery and listening to his grandchildren playing, Li Dan's mood of being depressed and irritable for many days finally gradually dissipated.

If he followed his heart, Li Dan really wanted to let go of the one-day ten-day holiday in the court hall every ten days, let him go for ten days and a half months, or even let him go forever, so as not to have to go to court again tomorrow morning Face never-ending debates and arguments.

Thinking of tomorrow's morning court, Li Dan's brain began to swell faintly like a conditioned reflex. These days, he is a little envious of those courtiers. At least, they can find excuses to ask for leave, but he doesn't care how much he doesn't want to. I can only hold on and endure.

Anxiety is like spring grass, and it survives even further away. After shaking his head, Li Dan still couldn't get rid of the sudden annoyance, so he simply stopped walking and raised his hand to point to the pavilion not far ahead.

The accompanying eunuchs and maids immediately got busy in an orderly manner, sweeping, arranging the books, holding the stove and burning incense, and then arranging the four treasures of the study, wine and food.

Li Dan was determined not to let tomorrow's annoying morning disturb today's rare good mood. He entered the pavilion, sat down in front of the book table and raised his eyes to look at the distant water and willow colors, and then looked at the playfulness in the artificial mangosteen forest outside the pavilion. After Lehu's grandchildren, he opened the "Erya" that he had been playing with for a long time with a sigh of relief.

For Li Dan, who loves calligraphy and text exegesis, phonological exegesis works like "Er Ya" are much more interesting than stacks of never-ending memorials, in which the interpretation of each word is important. It can make him sink into all his thoughts unconsciously, and experience the unspeakable joy in the process, instead of always being tired and tired like those memorials, which are endless and more and more unbearable bored.

Gently turning the pages of the book with the left hand, using the pen and ink to write down the ancient words and their interpretations that I am interested in, after three or four pages, I will go back and examine the content I just wrote, and from the perspective of calligraphy Li Dan was deeply fascinated by these inhumane pleasures, and the irritability that had just arisen from thinking about the morning morning also naturally dissipated in the process.

When Li Dan was obsessed with it, a crisp child's voice drew his attention away from "Erya".

Putting down the scroll and rubbing his wrists, Li Dan noticed that the grandsons under the pavilion had stopped making noise in the mangosteen forest at some point, and they were imitating him and playing with the eunuchs This is the booklet we prepared for today's visit to the Forbidden Garden.This childish voice was made by one of the grandchildren shaking his head while reading.

Listen carefully again, and this little guy is reading "The Preface to the Lanting Collection":

In the ninth year of Yonghe, at the age of Kuichou, at the beginning of late spring, I met at the Orchid Pavilion in Shanyin, Kuaiji, to do auspicious things.A group of virtuous men arrives, and young men and women gather together.Here there are lofty mountains, luxuriant forests and bamboos; there are also clear and turbulent streams, which are reflected on the left and right.Although it is not as prosperous as the silk and bamboo orchestra, a glass of wine and a chants are enough to express the quiet feelings.It’s the day, the sky is bright and the air is clear, the wind is breezy, looking up at the vastness of the universe and looking down at the abundance of categories, so wandering your eyes and bosom is enough to entertain you, and you can believe in Coca-Cola...

This wonderful masterpiece by Wang Xizhi was really special after he read it in a clear child's voice. After listening to a few words, Li Dan actually listened to it. Seeing his grandfather's attention, the little guy simply discarded the stiff back of the book in a moment of pride. When he got up, he tried his best to push his small chest up high, needless to say, this should be a lesson he learned recently, and now he seized the opportunity to show off in front of the emperor's grandfather.

Li Dan was so provoked by his small appearance that he couldn't help laughing anymore, and at the same time, he felt some regret in his heart.After all, pleasures such as reciting poems and prose, and appreciating calligraphy are more interesting when three or five masters get together.

To say that today's weather is exactly what is mentioned in "The Preface to the Lanting Collection", the sky is bright and the air is clear, and the wind is pleasant. Although there are no lofty mountains and luxuriant forests and bamboos in front of you, the scenery by the Taiye Pool is enough to entertain your eyes and mind. Entertainment, if a few courtiers with similar interests are called to discuss "Erya" and comment on poetry and wine in such a weather and scenery, how can we not let the pleasure of the gathering in Lanting!

It's a pity that this tempting idea can only be thought about. If you want to find someone to comment on "Er Ya", the first person Li Dan will naturally think of is Kong Gui. According to the descendant, Kong Gui has a lot of experience in "Erya", which is listed in the Thirteen Classics. If he is not allowed to participate in such a gathering, it is meaningless, but if he is really allowed to come...is it still called an elegant collection of literati?

Li Dan shook his head helplessly, he was already very tired of the political disputes in the court, he didn't want to come out like this by the Taiye Pool again, it would simply ruin the good weather and beautiful scenery in front of him.

The world is really so evil, the more you think about what you are afraid of, it will come. When Li Dan was regretting the unrealized literati gathering, a eunuch came up to report that Kong Gui, the servant of the Ministry of Rites, was outside Chengtian Gate See you.

Li Dan's face suddenly darkened, and he waved his sleeves in fear of avoiding it, "I don't see it."

As if unwilling to ruin his rare good mood, Li Dan couldn't wait to re-enter the scroll in front of him as soon as he finished speaking.

No matter how he looked at it, he seemed to be evading.

But some people really can't escape. When Li Dan raised his head due to tired eyes, the first thing he saw was the troubled face of the personal eunuch.

"What's the matter?" The voice was both bored and helpless.

The eunuch cautiously approached, "Ever since everyone refuted the invitation, Kong Shilang has been kneeling in front of Chengtian Gate for a long time. Tianmen is also connected to the imperial city where various temples and yamen are established, there are many people, and if something goes wrong, both the court and everyone will not look good."

"How much benefit has he given you to make you speak for him so hard?".

The eunuch naturally denied it, and the reason he gave was quite convincing: Even if I wanted to accept it, I couldn't give it to someone like Kong Gui!

"Let him in", Li Dan stretched out his hand and swept the four treasures of the study on the book table at the same time as he said this, "I am so forced, I am tired of staying in Chang'an, I will not tolerate it this time." you".

Today's sunny and clear day will be ruined after all!

Seeing that Li Dan was angry, the eunuch hurriedly left the pavilion without saying a word, even to avoid the possibility of anger later, he didn't even order the little eunuch, but went to Chengtianmen to pick him up in person to avoid the limelight, and walked on the road While complaining from the bottom of his heart that Kong Gui is too old and ignorant, he was also thinking about how to tell Gao Lishi what happened just now, so as to show credit in front of His Highness the Crown Prince.

If it weren't for the prince's care, Kong Gui, a smelly, stubborn old man who never had the slightest filial piety, would be regarded as a good incense if he didn't make trouble for him, so how could he speak for him?

When Kong Gui arrived at the pavilion by the Taiye Pool, the pavilion had already been tidied up, and Li Dan, who was sitting silently, had a tense and solemn face.

During the chanting ceremony, Li Dan didn't ask to be exempted, so Kong Gui did it meticulously.

"What's the matter with rushing to see me on the ten-day holiday?" Seeing Kong Yuhua kneeling on the ground half-life, showing his old appearance, Li Dan, who is soft and affectionate, is angry and quite angry. Unable to bear it, but he still didn't call out in the end, Ren Konggui continued to kneel and replied: "I am here to urge your Majesty to send troops to Rao Le as soon as possible. I have lived in Longmen for several years, and I know that Khitan is not good. The previous empress dynasty once The rebellion invaded our Hebei Province and caused a lot of misfortune, if it makes them enjoy the joy again this time, the disaster will be so deep that I will never have a peaceful day in the Northeast!".

Upon hearing this, the boredom and impatience that Li Dan had accumulated in his heart for an unknown amount of time broke out at the same time. Since that day, when he rushed to send the request for the Fourth Part of Rao and Music and sent the document asking to send troops to expel the Khitan, the excitement in the court The endless quarrels started before the energy was hot enough for a stick of incense.

Now that there is a dignified reason, the imperial court has no objection to dispatching troops. When it comes to the selection of the commander-in-chief, the court also unanimously said that the current governor of Youzhou, Zhang Shouyi, is too old to take up the post. The extremely harmonious situation suddenly disintegrated, and the courtiers who were their masters took turns to put forward their own candidates, and at the same time, they did not hesitate to use all means to refute the opponent's candidates.

This candidate is related to the control of 12 elite frontier troops. Its weight makes it impossible for the Donggong family, who have made many concessions in previous court battles in the past two years, to retreat. Civil servants and military generals in both camps, please sing! When I appeared on the stage, my face was red and my ears were red. In the end, the court meeting that day had to be fought with Deputy Envoy Habayashi and Minister of the Ministry of War, and Li Dan walked away in a rage.

Rao even after the court meeting that day, Deputy Envoy Habayashi and the Minister of the Ministry of War each had [-] sticks on the charge of "immorality in front of the emperor", but it failed to prevent the intensified quarrel at the court meeting the next day. Princess Taiping of Zhenguo, who seldom went to the palace, had a wonderful aunt and nephew debate with Prince Li Longji in person.

This is the first head-on confrontation between Li Longji and Princess Taiping, and it also marks the official failure of Li Dan's two-year reconciliation strategy between the two.So far, the dispute between aunt and nephew, which was only whispered before, has been completely publicized.

If it was Taizong of the current dynasty, or even Emperor Yangdi of the previous dynasty, this kind of quarrel is nothing, no matter how fierce your quarrel is, I will choose a person who is tacitly determined by the Sacred Heart, and the dispute will naturally stop if the candidate is certain. .Helplessly, today's son Li Dan is born with a gentle and hesitant temperament, and what he lacks most is this decisive courage.He was already hesitant to make up his mind, and after such a quarrel, he would no longer be able to make up his mind.

As a result, this supposedly imminent matter was delayed. This delay not only hurt Tang Cheng who was far away in Rao Le, but even Li Dan was lingering in his ears every day. Advice and quarrels The tossed ones feel disgusted at the thought of the court meeting.

But the more so, the more Li Dan could not make up his mind.Seeing such a situation, some of the courtiers who were unreliable on both sides murmured in the dark room: No wonder the princess of Zhenguo and the prince joined forces to launch the palace change after the abolition of Wei. To tell the truth, based on his current temperament, if he had really told him in advance, the last palace change would never succeed.

"It's the same old saying again," Li Dan waved his hands irritably, "I just ask you, who will be the leader of the army?".

"I still want Zhang Shouyi to lead the army. The military situation is like a fire. Chang'an is thousands of miles away from Rao Le. If we decide on the candidate immediately, how long will it take for him to go to Youzhou and then assemble the army to Rao Le? That's all. For one thing, there is no one more suitable than Zhang Shouyi. Besides, he has lived in Youzhou for many years, so he knows himself and the enemy well, and as for saying that he is old and unable to lead the army..." Kong Gui couldn't help but snort coldly before saying stiffly: "It's just the rhetoric of the East Palace and Princess Zhenguo's mansion harming state affairs out of selfishness."

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Just as Kong Gui was kneeling in front of Chengtian Gate to beg His Majesty to see him, there was a sudden sound of horseshoes outside Linde Gate in the south of Chang'an City.

Habayashi, who was a little sluggish due to the warm spring weather on the tower, glanced casually at first, and opened his eyes suddenly after he saw the red stripe on the forehead of the rider ahead, and went all the way to the city below. The door hurried away.

The aisle that was divided into four in Lindemen's gate was quickly emptied, and at the same time, another sergeant who was on duty at the gate of the city got on his horse and ran up Suzaku Avenue.

The sergeant was holding a copper bell while galloping and shaking non-stop. After hearing the sound, the crowd of passers-by showed surprise and hurriedly moved to both sides of Suzaku Street, especially those with children.