In Chang'an, in the main building of Xingqing Palace, Li Longji is discussing national policies with Yao Chong and Song Jing.

It was mainly a war in the Western Regions.

Yao Chong was the prime minister, the head of the hundred officials, and Song Jing was the newly appointed secretary of the military department, and the reason why Li Longji brought them to discuss was that he received two letters of guilt: one from the Great Food Country and the other from Tibet.

The reason for asking for the guilt letter is similar: being deceived by the villain, sending troops to pun Khanna, offending the Tianyan of the Tang Dynasty, he is willing to continue to pay tribute, and sends envoys to Chang'an to ask Li Longji to ask for their guilt, asking the Tang Dynasty to forgive them for their sins this time.

After showing the two letters of guilt to Yao Chong and Song Jing, Li Longji leaned on the dragon chair and said, "Two Aiqing, what do you think?" ”

To fight or not, Li Longji was a little uncertain, and before discussing this matter with the court, he communicated with the two important ministers first and reached a consensus, so as not to be unable to play when he got it.

Seeing that Yao Chong did not speak, Song Jing stood up at the right time: "Your Majesty, Weichen has something to say." ”

You can't embarrass the emperor.

"Song Aiqing is exempt, what opinions do you have, but it doesn't hurt to say it."

Song Jing responded when he heard this, and quickly said: "Your Majesty, Weichen believes that if you don't accept the petition from Da Shi and Tubo, you should also strengthen the use of troops against the two countries, so that they know what the consequences of offending Datang are. ”

Speaking of this, Song Jing continued: "If you are guilty of the crime, then you will change your mistakes, and let all the soldiers who invaded Pakhana lay down their weapons and wait for the orders of the Tang Dynasty, however, the intelligence shows that both Tubo and Dashi are deploying troops on a large scale, and they are obviously desperate for the Tang Dynasty. ”

The Tang Dynasty soldiers are well fed, and they use troops in the Western Regions, and most of the soldiers recruited are the troops of the Western Regions, whether they win or lose, it is conducive to the Tang Dynasty's control of the Western Regions.

It can be regarded as a disguised reduction for the Western Regions.

After Song Jing finished speaking, Li Longji did not speak, but set his eyes on Yao Chong.

Yao Chong saluted Li Longji and said slowly: "Sun Tzu's Art of War: Attacking Chapter" has clouds, where the method of using military is the first of the whole country, and the second is to break the country; The whole army is the first, and the broken army is second; The whole brigade is the first, and the broken brigade is second; The whole pawn is the first, and the broken pawn is second; The whole army is the first, and the army is second. Therefore, a hundred battles are won, and the good ones who are not good are also; The soldiers who surrender without a fight, and the good ones are also good. ”

"It is the blessing of the people and the luck of the country to be able to turn the war into a jade silk, and to avoid the misery of the people, the fortune of the country, the great food and the Tubo are vying to ask for the guilt, and they will also send Shi into Chang'an to pay tribute to the guilt, which shows its sincerity, this is the soldier who surrenders without a fight, why not?"

There are too many things involved in the war, such as grain and grass, pensions, logistics and supplies, relations between various countries, etc., and the consumption of the Datang treasury is also a problem.

Two important ministers, one person has one opinion, and Li Longji was also a little hesitant for a while.

Just as the three monarchs and ministers were preparing to argue with a new argument, someone outside the door suddenly announced loudly: "Report, the Western Regions are eight hundred miles in an urgent manner." ”

"Quick!" Li Longji's face turned pale, and he immediately said sternly.

Dispatching 800 miles to expedite must have happened urgently, otherwise, the people below would not have chosen to report when Li Longji and the two confidants had a secret meeting.

Soon, someone sent a black wooden cylinder in, Gao Lishi took it, carefully checked that the fire paint was correct, and then respectfully sent it to Li Longji: "Your Majesty, it was an eight-hundred-mile rush sent by Zhang Xiaosong." ”

"Open!" Li Longji said in a deep voice.

Gao Lishi answered, picked up the fire paint with a small silver knife, and then took out the top-secret fold from it and gently placed it on the imperial case.

Li Longji opened it and looked at it, and the original serious face immediately smiled, and as he smiled, the people present felt that the atmosphere in the hall was much more comfortable.

There is no need to ask, just looking at Li Longji's expression, you know that it is a good thing.

"It's unbelievable, it's really unbelievable, it is unbelievable that Liancheng, which is known as the first city in the Western Regions, has broken the city like this" Li Longji patted Yu and said: "The most surprising thing for me is that kid Zheng Peng, who really surprised me too much." ”

Hearing that Liancheng has been broken, Yao Chong and Song Jing were overjoyed when they heard this, as soon as Liancheng was broken, the whole territory of Diahan was declared to be recovered, and the most controversial thing in front of the imperial court was to storm Liancheng, which was known as the first city in the Western Regions, and Liancheng could be called the Tiger Prison Pass in the Western Regions, easy to defend and difficult to attack, but I didn't expect that the good news of breaking the city would come so soon.

However, why did the emperor mention Zheng Peng, listen to his words, praise is great, is it possible, this siege of the city, he is a small music official, no, he is a dispensable deputy supervisor, played an important role?

Fortunately, Li Longji didn't let the two wait too long, and quickly asked Gao Lishi to hand over the fold.

After Yao Chong and Song Jing finished reading the fold together, they looked at each other with a little face, and then looked at the signatures and seals behind the fold, and confirmed that it was not a forgery, and then accepted this fact.

I never dreamed that Zheng Peng, a little music official, could intercept the transport team of Tubo and make miraculous achievements, which was already very surprising, but I didn't expect that after attacking Liancheng and falling into trouble, he actually thought of transforming Kong Ming's lantern into a hot air balloon named after him, and the divine soldiers raided Fengcheng like a god descending from the sky, and then used Liancheng's trebuchet and fire oil to burn Liancheng and take Liancheng at a very small price.

It's a stroke of genius.

Song Jing said with some emotion: "It's really a person who can't look good, the sea can't fight, I really don't think about Deputy Supervisor Zheng's envoy to the Western Regions, I didn't expect to make many miraculous feats." ”

After a pause, Song Jing continued: "Actually, it's not surprising, when Sulu Khan made a pilgrimage to Chang'an, Deputy Eunuch Zheng built a bicycle out of a pile of wood, and defeated Sulu Khan's BMW unbelievably. ”

Yao Chong groaned, stroked his lips and said: "Deputy Supervisor Zheng sent an envoy to the west, there was no nuisance place, there was no fish and flesh people, and he was supported by the soldiers, this is not an easy task, compared with the military merits obtained, the most moving thing is that he raised money by himself and used it as a counter-reward to the enemy, and effectively hit the enemy's morale, which is admirable." ”

Li Longji nodded and said: "Zhang Xiaosong mentioned this matter in the play, but Zheng Peng never mentioned it in the play, which is commendable." ”

Speaking of this, Li Longji said with some embarrassment: "It's difficult now, and I don't know how to reward it then." ”

is still too young, and it is controversial to rise quickly, and the young man's ambition is not good for Zheng Peng, saying that he will reward money, but Zheng Peng has paid out of his own pocket to improve the treatment of soldiers since he arrived in the Western Regions, and he also took out a large amount of money as a counter-reward, and it is not appropriate to reward money.

In fact, it's good to reward a beautiful woman, the Sulu Khan has already been rewarded for winning before, and there is no new idea in rewarding again, thinking about it, it's really a bit difficult.

Reward is also a science, and when it is rewarded well, the subjects return to their hearts; The reward is not good, it is criticized, and it is even misunderstood by the person who gave the reward.

Yao Chong smiled: "This is indeed a problem, I heard that Deputy Eunuch Zheng's life experience is a little bumpy, and when he reaches the age of marriage, there is no elder to handle it, otherwise, Your Majesty will be a moon old man, and the Son of Heaven will be the matchmaker, this is a great reward." ”

"Old Moon? Hehe" Li Longji waved his hand and said: "I'll talk about this matter later, let's discuss the matter of Dashi and Tubo's petition for guilt." ”

"Your Majesty" Yao Chong bowed and said respectfully: "Liancheng has been broken, the casualties are much less than expected, Tubo and Dashi have broken a large number of elites, and the morale of the army of the Western Expedition is rising. ”

Song Jing immediately echoed: "Under the stick, filial piety, under the iron cavalry and swords and guns, those who have two hearts will not dare to disagree and rebel, and the swords and guns have been released, so let it see the blood well, and it is easy to use the strength to fight." ”

The main force of this western expedition is the tribes of the Western Regions, which just consumes their strength.

Zhang Xiaosong said his thoughts in detail in the twists and turns, including the strategy of Jianba and the two, if you want to teach a lesson, you can rush to where Ah Lida goes, and take the opportunity to reorganize the new order in the Western Regions, and another reason is that the tribes in the Western Regions have recuperated and recuperated over the years, and their strength has increased greatly, and Datang hopes to see that it is a harmonious and easy-to-control Western Regions, not a Western Regions where wolves are entrenched.

Li Longji smiled and said happily: "It's very agreeable, Yao Aiqing, you draft a holy decree and let Zhang Xiaosong do it." ”

"The old minister obeys."

After the discussion, Li Longji looked at Gao Lishi, who had been waiting carefully by his side, and couldn't help but smile and said: "Lux, Zheng Peng is still recommended by you that day, speaking of which, you still have the merit of recommendation, I want to reward you well." ”

When Gao Lishi heard this, he was taken aback, and immediately knelt down: "Being able to wait by the emperor's side is the greatest reward for the old slave, and the wrestlers dare not take credit." ”

"Get up, I know what you want."

"Your Majesty."

At this time, Yao Chong and Song Jing were discussing at the desk next to them how to draft the holy decree to Zhang Xiaosong, Gao Lishi's eyes rolled, and he whispered: "Your Majesty, there is a sentence that the old slave doesn't know whether to say or not. ”

"Speak!" Li Longji said succinctly.

Gao Lishi responded, and then spoke: "Your Majesty, Zhang Xiaosong's recital said that Deputy Eunuch Zheng was hit by an arrow when luring the enemy, and his injuries were quite serious, and he had to recuperate in Tingzhou, Deputy Eunuch Zheng is a meritorious minister, and he was injured on the battlefield, if he is rewarded with supplements that are conducive to recovery at this time, Deputy Eunuch Zheng will be grateful to Dade and will be more loyal to His Majesty." ”

That's right, just thinking about the news of the broken city, I didn't think about Zheng Peng's injury by an arrow for a while.

Li Longji thought for a moment, and quickly said: "Zhang Xiaosong has led the team away, and Zheng Peng's stay in the Western Regions is not of much use, so let him go back to Chang'an directly." ”

Sending Zheng Peng as the deputy supervisor and envoy to the Western Regions was originally to let Zheng Peng see the big scene and let him write a song, but now what he got has already exceeded his expectations, so it is better to take the opportunity to recall Zheng Peng.