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Chapter 398 Ready to Report to Empress Wu...

Purple Palace.

Hall of Zhenguan.

This palace has now replaced the Zichen Palace of Chang'an Daming Palace, where Li Hong summoned his close courtiers.

After Li Yan resolved the small commotion at Yushitai in front of the capital, he summarized the situation of the internal guards, and immediately submitted a memorial to explain the situation.

Li Hong looked at it carefully, and was a little angry, but not that angry.

It was hard for him to accept that this kind of thing happened to any noble family, but he was not surprised at all when it happened to the Wu family.

At least compared to attacking a married woman in the palace, this kind of defrauding a foreign prisoner of money, then being held hostage by the other party, and stealing the dignified prince's fish charm to escape, seems to be more acceptable?
It's easy to accept a fart!

Li Hong's chest heaved violently, and he said coldly, "Yuan Fang, what crime can be convicted in this case?"

Li Yandao: "It's all up to His Majesty to decide. If you take it seriously, you will be collaborating with the enemy and treason, and even Wu's son can't get away with it."

Li Hong was very satisfied, and wanted to take the opportunity to kill this group of foreign relatives.

But thinking of Empress Wu's previous hints, he hoped that he would do so, and suddenly felt that the previous strategy was correct, and keeping them could really check and balance the Empress Dowager.

After weighing it, he decided to find out how bad the impact of this incident was: "Can the Bren Zanren of the Nagar family escape back to Tibet? Will it leak information about my Tang Dynasty?"

Li Yan thought to himself that the lucky star who used to be himself would dance well in the Tang Dynasty, but he wanted to die with Wu's son, so he replied truthfully: "Bren Zan Ren has inner guards to follow, although he risked his life this time Dangerous escape, this is indeed unexpected, but I have sent people to hunt it down, and I will rush there as soon as I have clues."

"As for leaking information about my Tang Dynasty, your majesty need not worry about it. If this person really knows the news from the upper echelons, he won't use the Wu family's children to take risks!"

Li Hong was immediately persuaded, nodded and said: "That's true, but if you know more, you won't be deceived by Wu's family."

Li Yan continued: "However, during the hunt, Wu Youning's safety cannot be guaranteed..."

"Let him die!"

Li Hong almost blurted out these four words, but in the end he was more tactful: "If Wu Youning encounters misfortune, the funeral will be more beautiful."

Li Yan sincerely hoped that people would not be busy in advance, otherwise the attribute points might fly away by [-].

Of course, he won't spoil the overall situation because of this, if he can kill Wu's son himself, he will kill him, and if he can't kill him, he must not deliberately keep him alive.

This accident also happened, Li Hong asked: "I have met Sun Bo Ruben of Tubo, she intends to restore the country to Su Pi, in your opinion, how sure are you?"

Li Yandao: "At present, the domestic situation in Tubo is uncertain, and I can't evaluate it for the time being, but Tuyuhun's restoration of the country has set a good example. Sun Boru originally made this request. It is great news for me, Tang Dynasty."

Li Hong nodded: "That's right, since she has this idea, she is at odds with Tubo. Sun Boru's homeland is too important to Tubo. If it is separated, what can Tubo do?"

After all, he felt a little regretful: "It's just that there are all Qiang tribes there, and there are cold miasmas entrenched. We Tang people couldn't adapt to it in the past, and it was even more difficult to rule."

Li Yandao: "Your Majesty is truly wise and wise to think so!"

Li Hong waved his hands and said with a smile: "Yuan Fang doesn't need to compliment me. In the past, Emperor Taizong ordered Li Gong to destroy Tuyuhun because of various scruples. He didn't directly establish counties in Tuyuhun like Sui Yang did in the previous dynasty. Tuyuhun couldn't directly rule, let alone Tubo?"

Regarding Tuyuhun, there are lessons learned from Yang Guang, and regarding Tubo, there is the tragic experience committed by Li Zhi.

After learning from the lessons of these two, Li Hong came to a clear understanding: "With the military power of our Tang Dynasty, it is not difficult to defeat the Tubo army, but it is not easy to destroy Tubo. If you don’t face the situation where Tuyuhun has returned to the country several times..."

Li Yan is very clear, just as he can make Li Zhi happy with Zanpu Zhong, he also needs to look forward to Li Hong: "We must pay attention to Tubo, but we don't have to look too high. If we can restore the country and Subi, then we can divide and rule the Xiongxiong. It is hoped that Tubo will bring the Qiang people under the rule of Jimi Prefecture, and the plateau is also the territory of our Great Tang."

In fact, the rule of many Jimi prefectures is only nominally owned by the Tang Dynasty, and the officials are all foreign natives, and the taxes are not raised, so they look good on the territory map, but this kind of false name is also a deterrent, and sometimes it can really turn into substantive benefits.

What's more, there is no emperor who does not want the land under his command to grow bigger and bigger. Li Hong was refreshed when he heard the words, and nodded repeatedly: "Okay! Okay!"

Since he intends to take advantage of his illness to kill him, it is even more necessary for a former Baisheng God of War to recover quickly. Li Hong smiled and said: "Yuan Fang, Old General Xue has just entered the palace, so why not invite him to talk about the situation in Tubo?" ?”

Li Yan raised his brows when he heard the words, and he was a little excited: "That's great, General Xue's name is like a thunderbolt to my ears, and I have been very regretful that I couldn't see it. Today, I finally got my wish."

He came later in the year, and the famous generals in the early Tang Dynasty, such as Li Jing, Li Ji, Cheng Yaojin, Qin Shubao, etc., all died of illness. The most famous person in this era is Xue Rengui, so I naturally want to see it with my own eyes.

"Let Xue Rengui and Xue Chuyu enter the palace!"

The servant went out to send a message, and soon with the sound of footsteps, Xue and his son came to see him.

Xue Chuyu is not yet twenty, so he is naturally full of energy. At this time, he is following his father's footsteps.

As for Xue Rengui, a [-]-year-old veteran, with many gray hairs and deep wrinkles, he is already showing his old appearance.

Li Yan sighed a little. The defeat of Dafeichuan was a huge setback for the God of War, who had been victorious in the first half of his life. He couldn't explain the altitude sickness, and even attributed the failure to the astrology. That's why Deng Ai died in Shu, and that's why I was defeated."

As he gets older, the decline in Qi and blood is inevitable. After suffering such a huge blow, even if Xue Rengui still maintains the habit of practicing martial arts and has not slackened, his state is not as good as before. reverted.

However, Xue Rengui couldn't hide his excitement after being relegated to the common people for five years, and was able to be summoned by the saint again. After the prostration, an old voice sounded: "I pay homage to Your Majesty, long live my emperor!"

Li Hong got up from the dragon chair, walked down the steps, and helped the old minister up himself: "General Xue, please sit down!"

Xue Rengui hurriedly said: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The palace maid held two blankets and spread them out, Xue and his son knelt down, and Li Hongze, who returned to the dragon chair, asked, "Does General Xue know about the cold miasma on the high ground?"

Xue Rengui said sincerely: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for explaining the doubts for the minister and untying the knot in my heart. I hope that I can lead the army and compete with the bandits again, and I will be ashamed!"

Li Hong said with a smile: "The old general speaks quickly, I invite you to come out, that's exactly what I mean!"

Xue Rengui thanked for the third time: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Li Hongdao: "Yuan Fang, tell General Xue about the current situation in Tubo. I want to hear the old general's opinion."

Li Yan nodded, and succinctly explained the situation in Tubo that he had learned through Sun Boruben, and the recent incident of Bren Zanren's escape.

Xue Chuyu has been busy rehabilitating his father during this time, only now did he know that Bolun Zanren had escaped, kidnapped Wu's son, and took Zhou Guogong's fish talisman, so he couldn't help showing surprise.

Xue Rengui listened calmly from the beginning to the end, and suddenly asked: "After the re-establishment of the inner guard, will there be any suppression against the spies in Tubo?"

Li Yandao: "Tubo originally had secret guards, but because it is a country with a backward system, it could not afford a special espionage organization. Now it has been accepted by Zanpu and recruited as the Xicheng Imperial Guard, and its espionage capabilities have dropped drastically. The reason why Tuyuhun was able to restore the country smoothly."

Xue Rengui asked again: "Was Tubo spies involved in Bren Zanren's escape this time?"

Li Yandao: "According to the analysis of the current situation, it should be Bren Zanren's impromptu idea."

Xue Rengui said: "In other words, if Bo Lun Zanren successfully escapes back to Tubo, his understanding of Tang Dynasty will become a valuable source of information for Tubo monarchs and ministers?"

Li Yan has actually considered this point, nodded slightly and said: "Not bad!"

Xue Rengui looked at Li Hong: "Your Majesty, according to the old minister's opinion, if Burun Zanren can escape back to Tubo, it might not be a good thing!"

Li Hong frowned slightly: "The old general's intention..."

Xue Rengui said: "With the preparations for the cold miasma, if there is another head-on confrontation like Dafeichuan, the veteran will be absolutely sure to win the battle, but Tubo Qinling is a man who knows how to fight. If we blindly shrink the defense, once our Tang army Going deep into the country, the supply of food and roads is not good, and there is inevitably the danger of defeating the army, if you want to fight and destroy it, you need Tubo to take the initiative to send troops!"

Li Hongqi said: "Then when Burun Zanren returns to Tubo, will Tubo be able to make Tubo take the initiative to send troops?"

Xue Rengui stroked his beard and smiled, "This man is Qinling's younger brother, his status is different from that of ordinary generals. If he escapes back to Tubo, the Gar family will definitely be happy."

"If there are inner guards to guide them on the way, it will show that Guanzhong is exhausted, Longyou is in turmoil, and Tuyuhun's restoration of the country is in name only, and Tubo will inevitably look down upon it."

"The veteran knows the Qiang people's tribes well. Whenever they have disagreements that are difficult to resolve, going out to plunder is the best choice. Once Tubo thinks that our Tang Dynasty is empty, and there is an opportunity to take advantage of it, the strategy of luring the snake out of the hole will become. "

"If the enemy army can be defeated, their elites destroyed, and their bravery defeated, then Su Pi can recover, and the overall situation can be settled!"

Listening to Xue Rengui's tactic of luring the enemy, Li Hong looked thoughtful, and Li Yan admired it in his heart.

He also thought about this method, but he was not ready to use it.

It's not that this method is not feasible, but that he is going to start with tea, which will further intensify the class division in Tubo. The escape of Bren Zanren is an accident, not in the original plan, and it is not worth the distraction and effort.

In comparison, it has been five years since Xue Rengui was demoted to a commoner. Even if he could get some information from his son Xue Chuyu, he could extract important information and make a feasible plan in such a short period of time, which is truly commendable.

The chances of victory are above the temple, and the decisive victory is thousands of miles away. Xue Rengui's name as the god of war is definitely not obtained by rushing on the battlefield. This man is also both civil and military. After destroying Goryeo, he was also the guardian of Andong and stayed in Pyongyang During this period, the orphans were supported and talents were promoted, which made the survivors of Goryeo "happy to admire".

Li Hong had a calm temperament. Although he was a little moved, he did not make a hasty decision: "I understand the words of the old general Xue. I should recruit Pei Shangshu, General An and other generals to come and learn from everyone's strengths before making a decision."

Xue Rengui was not surprised but delighted: "Your Majesty is wise!"

However, he was mature and prudent, so he said in advance: "This is just my old minister's humble opinion. The situation in the battle is ever-changing. Maybe when we talk about it now, the bandit has been captured by the inner guard, or even died in danger on the way. All of that is a matter of course. And that son of the Wu family is also an unexpected variable, which is difficult to deal with, I don't know where the queen mother is..."

Li Hong frowned, and the corners of his mouth slightly raised: "I was reminded by the old general, but I forgot, it's time to report this matter to the Queen Mother!"

(End of this chapter)