"Quick, bring it to me." Before the messenger could salute, Li Longji couldn't wait to give an order.

Gao Lishi didn't dare to slack off, trotted to take the 800-mile expedited piece in his hand, and after checking that the fire paint was correct, he opened the special sleeve, took out the urgent recital, and presented it to Li Longji with both hands.

Li Longji took it and looked at it, his face was happy at first, but his face soon showed anger, and after reading it, he handed the report to Yao Chong, who stretched his neck on the side.

Yao Chong took it and looked at it, and immediately understood the change in Li Longji's expression, the latest report mainly said two things, one is that none of the four major military towns in the Western Regions were lost, Ge Lulu fled west in a hurry, and the situation in the Western Regions stabilized, and the second is that the Tang army was ambushed in the wrong area of Pangong and suffered heavy losses, and the remnants of the Yulin Army were only more than 100 people, and Li Xiancheng and Zheng Peng were nowhere to be found by the thousand cavalry.

"God bless Datang, the situation is better than imagined." Song Jing said with relief.

When Yao Chong read the report, Song Jing, Zhang Shuo and others also stood behind him and stretched their necks to see that none of the four major military towns in the Western Regions had been lost, that is, the foundation of the Tang Dynasty had not been shaken.

"It's strange," Zhang said as he sat back in his seat: "Tubo colluded with Qarluq, and even Tubo's Kundayan was dispatched, and the movement was so big, except for Qarluq's sneak attack on Qiuzi, the main force of Tubo has been in Khotan Town, and it has not attacked the city, which one is this singing?" ”

Song Jing said: "It's indeed strange, could it be that the sneak attack on Qiuzi failed, do you know that Tubo has not yet recovered from the battle of Pakhana, and is temporarily unable to launch a warrior against the Tang Dynasty, so he will give up?" ”

Tubo colluded with the Great Food, and the soldiers sent sweat, intending to challenge the hegemony of the Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions, Zhang Xiaosong attacked brazenly, and finally defeated the coalition forces of the two countries in one fell swoop, and ordered to encircle and suppress the enemy, causing the vitality of Tubo to be greatly damaged, and was forced to pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty, and Tubo could not recuperate so quickly.

Yao Chong, who had been frowning all the time, suddenly said: "This action of Tubo, could it be that Xiang Zhuang danced the sword, which was intended for Pei Gong." ”

Zhang Shuo said in surprise: "Why did Yao Lao say this? ”

"Tubo is a shameless skin, these years, every year to find an excuse to open his mouth to the Tang Dynasty, either like this or that, if you don't give it, you will connive at your subordinates to enter the Tang Dynasty to fight in the grass valley, and if you are caught, you will not admit it, summarize and analyze, the western expedition to the Khanna, Tubo is a minister on the surface, and he must be unwilling in his heart, so he takes advantage of a little bit at the border."

After a pause, Yao Chong continued: "The turning point of the matter should be the wolf's tooth fort, the Tubo people used all the catapults, but they couldn't attack a small wolf's tooth fort, it is estimated that they began to realize the impact of cement on them, so they chose to do something before the Tang Dynasty did not complete the defense upgrade, this is the headache of the bandits, if the old minister is right, the Tubo people should be fighting the idea of cement." ”

Song Jing said in surprise: "To know that Boling's Yingshu Bridge is famous all over the world, it is not a secret that the cement was made by Zheng Peng, it is not difficult for Tubo to know, and there is Ge Lulu as an internal response, in this way, Pei Gong is... Zheng Peng. ”

There was a sudden silence.

The atmosphere was a little awkward, Zhang Shuo looked left and right, and said with a deliberate smile: "This matter, whether it is a bad thing or a good thing, if Tubo cares about Zheng Peng so much, he will definitely not kill him, as long as there are people, we will have a chance to save people back." ”

The people present also nodded, Li Longji thought about it, and quickly said: "Zhang Aiqing, you immediately draft an order, let Yang Ji keep Zheng Peng and Li Xiancheng close, and tell him that he will find them at any cost, and I will see people in my life and corpses in death." ”

"Obey."

Zhang Shuo saluted Li Longji and said with a serious face: "Your Majesty, Tubo and Qarlu have committed crimes and plotted rebellion, this matter must not be spared, there are no rules, there is no circle, and it is difficult to establish trust without national law. ”

Song Jing rarely had the same opinion as Zhang: "Tubo is shameless, pretending to be bandits to harm the people of the Tang Dynasty, and asking the emperor to order that all the Tubo and Qarluq people in the Tang Dynasty, including business travelers, be taken into custody, and all the goods and goods will be confiscated into the treasury to appease the people of the Western Regions and support the reconstruction of the Western Regions." ”

"Quasi-play! Song Aiqing, this matter is up to you. Li Longji didn't hesitate much, and quickly agreed.

The two countries are at war, each relying on their own means, it is Tubo and Gelulu who are not benevolent and righteous first, and there is no need for the Tang Dynasty to be polite to them.

"Obey."

The monarch and the ministers discussed secretly for nearly an hour, and the imperial meeting finally ended, and after Yao Chong and the others retreated, Li Longji suddenly stood up and looked fascinated by the earth hanging on the wall.

"Everyone, you're worried about the Yulin Army." Colliers whispered to the side.

As a personal eunuch, Gao Lishi saw Li Longji's gaze fall on the location of the Western Regions, so he guessed that Li Longji was concerned about his private army.

Li Longji sighed: "Song Jing said that I don't actually need to send the Yulin Army to the Western Regions to go on an expedition, and said that if I don't send it, Zheng Peng and Xiancheng will not be in danger, Lux, am I really wrong?" ”

"Everyone is right" Gao Lishi said: "Many people think that everyone sent Zheng Peng to the Western Regions to suppress bandits in order to keep Zheng Peng away from the capital, and to make more military achievements and prepare for promotion, but they only saw the surface and did not appreciate His Majesty's good intentions. ”

"Oh" Li Longji suddenly became interested, looked at Gao Lishi, and couldn't help asking: "Lux, tell me, what are my good intentions." ”

Gao Lishi said seriously: "The rebellion in the Western Regions, in fact, is chaotic in Tubo, Tubo has a high mountain and the emperor is far away, and has the advantage of the terrain, and he is disrespectful to the Tang Dynasty, he listens to it and does not obey, and he is obedient if he has benefits. ”

"Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, Tubo has not stopped, successive emperors want to eradicate Tubo and then quickly, but unfortunately Tubo is a cursed place, after the Tang Dynasty soldiers entered, the combat effectiveness was greatly reduced, and serious deaths will be lost, so that Tubo has become an extralegal place of the Tang Dynasty, and it has also formed a passive defensive situation."

Having said so much, Gao Lishi was also tired, took a long breath, and continued: "With everyone's ambitions, we must create great achievements that no one has before, and send Zheng Peng to the Western Regions, in fact, let him see the arrogance of Tubo and the miserable situation of the people of the Tang Dynasty, and arouse Zheng Peng's motivation, because Zheng Peng has the most ghost ideas, if you want to break the curse of Tubo, it is estimated that Zheng Peng has hope, everyone, the old slave guessed right?" ”

Li Longji patted Gao Lishi and said: "Those who know me, Lux also." ”

The Tibetan soldiers were beaten by the Tang Dynasty, but the battlefield was in the territory of the Tang Dynasty, and after the war, the Tibetan soldiers paid tribute to the Tang Dynasty, but the problem was that the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty did not step into the land of Tibet, and for the Tang Dynasty, although the victory was still defeated.

Sending Zheng Peng to the Western Regions, Li Longji wanted to stimulate Zheng Peng's potential.

Zheng Peng turned too many impossibilities into reality, Li Longji regarded him as a blessing, and of course wanted Zheng Peng to solve this problem.

Gao Lishi was a little flattered and said: "Everyone praises it, in fact, you don't have to worry, you know Tubo's motives, Zheng Peng's chance of survival is very high, as long as there are people, everything is possible." ”

"I hope so" Li Longji sighed, and quickly said: "After the chaos in the Western Regions, someone needs to be in charge, especially on the issue of prisoner exchange, Lux, who do you think can be competent?" ”

Gao Lishi thought about it for a while, and quickly said: "Zhang Jiuling, a person from the middle school, is suitable. ”

"Oh, tell me what you think."

"The status of the faction is too high, it seems that the Tang Dynasty attaches too much importance to it, it is possible for Tubo to take the opportunity to blackmail the high price, the status is too low, and I am afraid that I will not be able to control the scene, Zhang Jiuling's ability and character are all excellent, and he is a material that can be made, sending him this time is considered to be a exercise, and he has a very good personal relationship with Zheng Peng, and he will definitely do his best to find someone."

Li Longji nodded with satisfaction: "Very good, you can arrange this matter." ”

"The old slave obeys."

After giving the order, Li Longji once again set his eyes on the territory of Tubo, and for some reason, the more he looked at it, the more unhappy he became, and he couldn't help but punch the map.

"Everyone is angry" Gao Lishi was startled, and hurriedly persuaded: "A dog like Tubo jumped off the wall in a hurry, it must be afraid of the Tang Dynasty, everyone, the old slave has a hunch that in the near future, Tubo will become a part of the Tang Dynasty." ”

It is rare to see Li Longji lose his temper like this, needless to say, Tubo and Ge Lulu completely angered Li Longji this time.