Tang Dynasty Never Night

Regarding the sudden invasion of Persia, the public opinion in Datang should be as indignant as possible-can you not be indignant?A few days ago, they just beat Dashi away and returned the place where Dashi occupied Persia to Persia, but turned around and Persia colluded with the Turks to invade Anxi Dufu Mansion!It's not even as good as a white-eyed wolf!

In fact, it’s not just that, Sassanian Persia has been invaded by Dashi since the Zhenguan period. In the 13th year of Zhenguan, the 21st year of Zhenguan, and the 22nd year of Zhenguan, the king of Sassanid Persia, Yi Siqi, sent envoys to Tang Dynasty to seek help. , Later, Yi Siqi was defeated and fled to Mulu City in Tocharo, where he was killed. His son Belus took refuge in Tocharo and sent envoys to Tang Dynasty again in the fifth year of Yonghui and asked for help.At that time, the Tang Dynasty had not yet quelled the rebellion of the Western Turkic Ashina Helu, so it was unable to send troops to the west of Congling.In the first year of Longshuo, Belus sent an envoy to the Tang Dynasty again to ask for help.

At this time, the Tang Dynasty had defeated the Western Turkic Khanate, and the suzerainty of the small countries in the east and west of Congling was transferred to the Tang Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty set up Jimi Prefecture to rule it.So in the same year, he sent Wang Mingyuan to the Tocharo area to set up the governor's prefecture, and at the same time set up the Persian governor's mansion in Jiling City where Belus was located, and appointed Belus as the governor of the Persian governor's mansion.In the first year of Shangyuan, under the pressure of Dashi, Belus was unable to gain a foothold in the Western Regions, fled to Chang'an, and finally died in Zhongtu.

After the death of Belus, the Tang Dynasty appointed his son Ni Nie Shishi who stayed in Chang'an as the king of Persia. In the name of Ni Nirvana, they actually attacked the military forces united by the remnants of the Western Turks and the remnants of Tubo on the way.

Datang is very interesting to Persia, but the result?Sure enough, one cannot be a good person. It was better to put the Persian land occupied by Dashi under the name of Datang!

In fact, Li Xian felt that when Yi Siqi fled to Tocharo, Sasanian Persia had already existed in name only, and they couldn't defend their country by themselves, so why did they ask Tang to fight for them?Do you want to return it to them after you finish playing?

It's just that this era pays attention to inheritance and fame. The land belonged to Yi Sicheng's family in the era, so as long as there is one or more descendants in their family, this land will still belong to them.So Datang sent Ni Nirvana back.

However, as far as Li Zhi is concerned, there is another purpose for sending Master Ni Nie back, which is to let Master Ni Nie go with Dashi. Dashi is an ambitious country. Uncertain when it will attack again.The deep-rooted hatred between Persia and Dashi can be talked about for three days and three nights. Master Ni Nie will definitely not surrender to Da Shi, but what Li Zhi didn't expect was that Master Ni Nie would turn his head and follow Ashtwin Fu United!

The anger of the people did not affect the court, or the court was not without anger. It immediately issued a letter of credence to Persia, and then began to discuss how to deal with Persia. During this process, the courtiers were quite calm. To be honest, even Li Xian has calmed down now. He has read enough and understood that between countries, there are no permanent friends, only permanent interests. Of course, it is not ruled out that there are countries that are very grateful, such as The Pakistan of later generations, but at least there is no such country around Datang.

Datang can accuse the opponent of not knowing what is good or bad in the credential, but he can't hope that Persia will truly repent after reading the credential, so he still has to fight, the question is... who to send?

According to the current situation, it is best for Pei Xingjian to go, after all, he has a better understanding of the terrain there, but... Li Zhi had to punish Xiao Siye severely before, because he was unable to guard the country as the head of Shanyu Dufu. , then what is the use of him?

That is to say, one has to bear certain responsibilities when one becomes an official, so now the problem arises, Li Xian is now the Chief Protector of Anxi Protectorate.

At this point in the discussion, everyone's eyes were on Li Xian. He didn't know if it was Li Xian's illusion, but he always felt that everyone's expressions were very meaningful.

Li Xian cleared his throat and said calmly: "If necessary, it is all right to give up the position of the Metropolitan Guard to General Pei."

Isn't it just a big guard, he has this title, which is just a little more salary, but he is not short of money and does not need to leave his son's family property, so it doesn't matter whether he wants this title or not.

Li Lun glanced at Li Xian with hatred, and Li Xian also glanced at him complicatedly. Li Xian suddenly felt...he also wanted to go out to be the governor. Damn, how did Zheng Qi get in the court? A place like the center is like a fish in water?

Of course, Zheng Qi has experience, not to mention that he is a minister, as long as he does not have the idea of ​​rebellion, no matter how hard he tries, he will not make the emperor afraid, unless he really has great achievements, but... Zheng Qi now He couldn't reach that point yet, not to mention that Li Xian felt that even if he really reached that point, or if he gave up his position to Zheng Qi, the other party could do a good job.

Li Xian's decision to decentralize power so simply and decisively was beyond everyone's expectation. When Li Xian retreated at the beginning, many people murmured, thinking that His Highness the King of England is advancing by retreating, so he retreated, the saint and the crown prince. I didn't doubt him at all, and treated him better.

But now I find that people don't advance by retreating, this is really retreating at all, and they retreat without hesitation at all, what a strange thing!Everyone thinks that there is probably no one in this world who doesn't like power, but the birth of Li Xian makes everyone feel that all the knowledge of the Li family's royal family has been fed to the dogs.

In fact, Li Xian once thought about asking for rights, but at that time he wanted to protect Zheng Qi, and now Zheng Qi probably does not need his protection, and he has already left everyone with the impression that he is not easy to mess with. If you get rid of him, it's not impossible to come out of the mountain again.

So Li Zhi decided to let Pei Xingjian be the general guard of the Anxi Governor's Mansion, and go to crusade against Sassan Persia - he still let Li Xian continue to be the chief guard, which can be regarded as a reward for his son's obedience.

As a result, before the edict was issued, a military newspaper came over there, saying that both Xue Yuanchao and Lou Shide had suffered from the Turks to varying degrees, that Lou Shide had not rescued Liu Shenli for the time being, and that the Turks A ransom note has already begun.

Li Xian was really surprised when he found out. He didn't know what happened to Xue Yuanchao, but he knew about Lou Shide's level. How could Ash Dewen Fu force Lou Shide to the point where he couldn't defend the city?In this way, it seems that Ashdwin Fu dared to rebel with two brushes.

Li Zhi was about to write the edict, and he threw it out. Although he looks good-tempered, it doesn't mean that he won't get angry. You fight to the end!

The people present were either old ministers who had been with Li Zhi for many years or his son. They had a good grasp of his character, so when Li Zhi threw the pen, they all knelt down and shouted: "The emperor calms down."

Don't be angry, Datang hasn't suffered such a loss for a long time. Well, Tubo, who was supposed to suffer from Datang, was first seen through the trick by Zheng Qi, and then caught off guard by Li Xian. It is true that military operations have not received setbacks for a long time.

Li Zhi walked back and forth twice on the top to calm down and said: "Pei Xingjian is the general manager of the Dingxiang Road Marching, and he will meet Xue Yuanchao and Lou Shide!"

As for the matter of rescuing Liu Shenli, Li Zhi didn't say anything. He probably meant that he could be rescued if he could, and if he couldn't be saved... just give him a face. Even if it is worthless, beware of resentment.

Pei Xingjian was a famous general at the time, his success was written in the blood of the enemy, so he was extremely powerful, but... this broke Li Zhi's plan, Pei Xingjian went to the northeast, who will take care of Persia in the northwest?

At this moment, Li Xian stood up and said calmly, "General Gao Kan Gao is skilled in marching troops, and he is qualified for the position of general manager."

Gao Kan has also been begging here and there for many years, but he is still somewhat inferior to Pei Xingjian and Liu Rengui, so he is always working as a deputy just like Li Jinxing, and he doesn't need a very powerful person to deal with Persia this time - Persia To be honest, Datang didn't pay much attention to that little force.

After Gao Kan heard this, he glanced at Li Xian gratefully. As a general, Gao Kan is now short of a chance to lead the three armies. , now Liu Rengui is basically a ghost - this one is too old, almost 80 years old, even if Li Zhi is a black-hearted capitalist, he can't let such an old man go into battle again.

Li Zhi is between satisfaction and dissatisfaction with Gao Kan. Although victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs, Gao Kan and Li Jinxing dragged on for too long when fighting Silla, and finally forced Li Zhi to let Liu Rengui lead the three armies. Now, the national strength of Persia seems to be uneven compared with Silla, so Gao Kan always feels a little uneasy.

In the end, Li Zhi looked at Li Xian with some helplessness, and after thinking about it, he reluctantly compromised: he ordered Anxi Duhu to protect the mansion, and King Yingxian was the Marshal of Luosuo Road to attack Persia.

Li Xian: I just can't escape, can I?

In fact, Li Xian didn't want to go out to lead troops at all. Seeing that the Chinese New Year was coming soon, Zheng Qi would also come back to report on his duties. No one could say whether Zheng Qi could stay in Luoyang until the Chinese New Year. If not, Zheng Qi would come back for two days. He has to go out to lead troops to fight and can't meet each other, no matter how he thinks about it, he feels that it's too cruel.

Li Xian was a little depressed. When Li Lun came to congratulate him, he saw that Li Xian was unhappy and couldn't help asking: "Brother Seven is unhappy?"

Li Xian looked at Li Lun sadly and said, "I'm afraid I won't be able to see Qingcheng when he comes back."

Li Lun: ...

Li Lun repeated to himself several times whether this was his elder brother or his elder sister, and then he said with black lines all over his face: "Brother Seven, you should be more careful along the way."

After he finished speaking, he felt that he was not qualified to tell Li Xian that Li Xian was the one who came to save him the last time he went on an expedition. Li Xian patted Li Lun's head and said, "Don't worry, I'll be back soon."

Either don't do it, and be more serious when you do it. This is Li Xian's habit all the time. He can withdraw, but if there is no way to retreat, he will bite the bullet and do it.

Of course, it is impossible for Li Zhi to let Li Xian lead the troops to fight Persia alone. Li Xian was able to defeat Tubo last time... because he was accompanied by others, okay? !

Li Zhi decisively ordered Gao Kan to be the general manager of the Luosuo Road marching, and Gao Kan became the marching chief again, but this time, like the last time, he also had a marching marshal on his head.

Of course, this time is also different from the last time. Last time Li Xian took twelve chief officers with him. Although there was a marching marshal that time, the real callers were veterans like Liu Rengui, and this time he was the only one. Manager, but that marshal has been upgraded to a marshal with real power.

Gao Kan had a feeling that he was born at the wrong time, but after another thought, the King of England was young and inexperienced. It would be easier for him to follow alone than before. Of course, he didn't dare to dig a hole for Li Xian. God is enough, there is a real beast at home, if you dare to cheat him, you have to be prepared to die.

And Gao Kan's good friend Li Jinxing was thrown over to help Pei Xingjian because he was from Mohe. Well, Li Jinxing also wanted to beat the Turks even more—the Turks had already set their sights on his territory. Do you want your own people to be bullied by the Turks?

After deciding who to deal with Sassanid Persia, everyone focused more on Turks, but Li Zhi finally called Li Xian over.

"Qilang, you must be more careful in this expedition, don't be too impulsive." To be honest, Li Xian's behavior of turning around to fight Tubo almost gave Li Zhi a heart attack. This time, he hoped that his son would stop doing this.

Li Xian said honestly: "My son knows, he will definitely discuss it with General Gao."

It’s a ghost if you discuss it with him. Last time, this guy followed you and turned around and beat Tubo. If you didn’t have their support, would you dare to do this?

Li Zhi muttered something in his heart, then sighed and said: "Nowadays, the Tang Dynasty is fighting again. Even though I have been resting and recuperating for the past few years, it is not easy to support multi-line warfare. If you can...you can do your best. .”

Li Xian looked at Li Zhi puzzled, does this mean that I should eat locally?But... dear father, you should have said this to Pei Xingjian, right?Among other things, the various crops in the northeast of Hebei are better than those in the northwest, right?Wouldn't it be better for them to eat locally?

Seeing Li Xian's bewildered look, Li Zhi couldn't help but feel a little helpless. At this time, Empress Wu also had something to tell her son. She wanted to call Li Xian over, but was accidentally robbed by Li Zhi. Hu, Empress Wu He simply ran to Zhenguan Hall.

The arrival of Empress Wu relieved Li Zhi. Li Zhi told Empress Wu what he had said just now. Empress Wu understood Li Zhi's meaning almost instantly. She looked at Li Zhi with a little mockery in her eyes. Said: "It's rare that Jiulang will do the same."

Li Xian looked at this couple's interaction with black lines all over their heads. If one only looked at the surface, no one would have guessed that this couple had been fighting each other for rights more than they were fighting each other.

Empress Wu turned to look at Li Xian, patted his head and said, "Don't worry Qilang, Gao Kan still has some abilities after all, you should learn more from him along the way."

Li Xian's heart moved. Speaking of which, when he went out to attack Tubo, his teacher was Liu Rengui. Liu Rengui taught him a lot along the way. If he really wants to learn Gao Kan, he is not qualified. Let Pei Xingjian come here, Empress Wu said. It meant to let Li Xian get closer to Gao Kan. The two of them had worked together before, and they knew each other somewhat. Empress Wu wanted Li Xian to subdue Gao Kan, but she couldn't make it clear in front of Li Zhi. .

Li Xian felt a little bitter in his heart. This is all right, there is one more task. If he can't finish it by then, will Her Majesty beat him up?

However, Empress Wu's next words made him even more speechless. After Li Xian nodded, his cheap mother added: "You did a good job when you were wrong with Qilin in Liuzhou, and it is inevitable that you will be damaged in battle, but if you can Defeating the enemy without a single soldier is also a matter of accumulating Yin virtue."

Liuzhou and Qilin are wrong?Li Xian understood Empress Wu's meaning as soon as he turned his head, which was to let him...continue to take the magical route.

Li Xian turned his head to look at Li Zhi, and then saw Li Zhi nodded to him, Li Xian already... didn't know what to say.He said why Li Zhi suddenly agreed to let him lead the army again. It turned out that it was because of this idea, this kind of thing... who can say this kind of thing.

Li Xian said dumbfoundedly: "My son worked hard, but... this kind of thing is not always easy. There were several years between Liuzhou and Qi Lin Cuo."

Li Zhi didn't care either: "Just work hard, and don't pay too much attention to it. Sassanid Persia and Tang Dynasty still don't pay attention to it."

In terms of military strength, it is really too easy to fight Persia. Li Xian used to be able to easily defeat the opponent. It doesn't matter if he can't. Anyway, they can always win. Sasan Persia was chased and beaten by Dashi.

In this way, Li Xian set out on the road with a very strange mood. As a result, when they were halfway there, they received news from the scouts: The Sasanian Persians heard that the King of England was coming, and they had already fled.

Li Xian:? ? ? ? ?

Li Xian was quite at a loss, what exactly does this mean?

But he said that Sassanid Persia was personally led by Master Ni Nie to attack Datang. He was a little uneasy, not because he was really condemned by his conscience, but mainly because he was afraid that someone would not be able to deal with him, Ni Nie Shishi himself is also a bit talented. After he came back, he took over Dashi and started to develop his country's economy. Recently, he has been doing decently.

But in the end, the foundation is a bit weak, and the land of Sassanid Persia has also been severely damaged by the catastrophe. It cannot be slowed down in ten or eight years. However, if you want to develop production, you must have a stable environment to develop. Dashi was watching covetously from the side, and they didn't have to spend three days to come and rob them, which was enough for them.

At this time, Ash Dewen Fu came to him quietly, and gave him a very tempting suggestion: Dashi came to rob you, wouldn't you also rob him?

Master Ni Nirvana was very hesitant at the time. After thinking for a while, he found that there were no countries around that were worth robbing. Then Ashdwin Fu proposed a joint attack on Datang, and said that if the big thing came true, he would hand over all the Western Regions to The mud Nirvana master kept it.

As the saying goes, righteousness moves gentlemen and benefits move villains. I don’t know if Master Ni Nie is a villain, but as the king of a country, he must not be a gentleman. At that time, Master Ni Nie was moved, but due to the power of Tang He didn't dare to move for a while, and Ashdwin Fu didn't pin his hopes on him, but just gave him a promise, and then he went back to Ashdwin Fu to reverse.

Master Ni Nie was also concerned about the situation in the Tang Dynasty. When he heard that the 24 states were rebellious, Master Ni Nie became more active. After discussing with the so-called think tanks under his command, he acted decisively.

The Anxi Protectorate's defense against Sassanid Persia was not very strict, so he picked up a loophole.When Master Ni Nirvana was fighting, he was also very cautious and didn't push forward too fast. He originally wanted to grab a ticket and leave, and then he would use other excuses to perfuse Datang, but he grabbed a good thing In the future, not to mention his subordinates, even he will be a little red-eyed. Once people's greed breaks out, it will be very difficult to contain it.

Master Ni Nie was barely thinking about who Datang would send over, and he thought it was most likely Pei Xingjian, so he made some arrangements for Pei Xingjian, but he didn't expect that Pei Xingjian would go to beat Ashdwin Fu. Master Ni Nie just let go He took a deep breath, and then knew that the King of England had personally led the troops.

The soul of Master Ni Nie was about to be frightened away, and people rushed to pack up their things and run away all night. His subordinates still didn't understand that Li Xian, the king of England, was far less famous than Pei Xingjian, but Master Ni Nie had been in Tang Dynasty Li Xian can only be more cruel than Pei Xingjian, not more kind.

Thinking about how much Tubo suffered from him back then, what's even more deceitful is that he hardly abolished many soldiers!After Ni Nirvana quickly explained Li Xian's great achievements to his subordinates, everyone packed up their things and prepared to run away—fighting with others is a lot of fun, but fighting with heaven is purely courting death.

After Ni Nirvana ran away, Gao Kan was very depressed. He came here because he wanted military merit. This...the opponent ran away before fighting. How could he earn military merit? Could it be that they just came out for a tour at public expense?Gao Kan thought about Li Xian's character, and felt that His Royal Highness was a little weak and would not easily ask for trouble. Now that Persia has retreated, I am afraid they will really want to return to the court.

Gao Kan was a little helpless, but he still wanted to ask Li Xian what he meant.If Tubo knew Gao Kan's evaluation of Li Xian, Mansong Manzan would cry bitterly and say that he lost too much.

If he didn't make a move at the beginning, then Li Xian could bear it if he could. Now that he was about to reach the Four Towns of Anxi, he said that the other party had retreated and asked him to go back?joke!

When Gao Kan came over to ask Li Xian's opinion, Li Xian touched his chin and asked, "Have you sent a military report to the central government?"

"Not yet." This kind of thing needs to be written by the coach, how do you know if you haven't written it yet?

"Oh, that suppressed the news for me, don't let the center know for now." Li Xian knocked on the table and said: "Someone should teach those white-eyed wolves the principles of life."

Gao Kan was startled and stared at Li Xian with wide eyes: What are you going to do?

The author has something to say:

Speaking of which, many friends probably think that there are so many wars, but in fact there are so many wars!During the Tang Dynasty, internal and external troubles almost never stopped, so it is not easy for Li Zhi to be able to expand the territory of the Tang Dynasty under such circumstances. It has something to do with Li Zhi's constant prevention of Empress Wu's attack on the army.