The Summoning of the Troubled Times at the End of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 305 Verbal battle with officials, Zhuge's edge

After several days of unsuccessful siege, Gao Qi had no choice but to temporarily lead the army to confront him in Jiangzhou.

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Tang Capital, Chang'an

At this time, in the Chongde Hall, Li Yuan was having a court meeting with a group of courtiers.

It turned out that Zhuge Liang had arrived in Chang'an two days ago, and on behalf of the state of Qi, he had formed an alliance with Li Tang to attack Zhang Xianzhong's troops in central Shu.

The price given by Zhuge Liang is to divide the land of Shu equally after the matter is completed.

Although he coveted Li Yuan in Shu, he still restrained his inner impulse.

First arrange Zhuge Liang in Guanyi, and then convene all the ministers to discuss the matter of uniting the Qi army to send troops to Bashu.

After all, as Li Yuan was the leader of the Guanlong family, the reason why the Li family was able to secure Guanlong so quickly.

The big reason is inseparable from the strong support of various families in Guanlong.

Therefore, Li Yuan had to discuss with the ministers of various aristocratic families about the decision to send troops to Bashu.

After all, the food and grass provided by the various aristocratic families is basically half of Li Tang's domestic money and food.

"My dear friends, the Qi army sent envoys to our Datang a few days ago, wanting to form a coalition, and invited our Datang to send troops to attack Zhang Xianzhong's troops in Bashu together."

"So, at this moment, I haven't made up my mind, so I want all my lovers to share my worries for me?"

Just to say, as soon as Li Yuan finished speaking, Crown Prince Li Jiancheng stood up and clapped his hands in agreement: "Father, my son agrees to join forces with the Qi State and attack Zhang Xianzhong together."

"The Bashu area is known as the land of abundance, and it can be said to be the real rear supply area."

"Although our army sent troops to Sichuan to attack Zhang Xianzhong, we could only capture Hanchuan and other counties."

"But no matter what, the hinterland of Guanzhong in the Tang Dynasty has been buffered."

For a while, Prince Li Jiancheng could be said to have displayed his outstanding strategic vision, analyzing the various benefits of his seizure of Bashu.

Afterwards, the important ministers who only said that they belonged to Li Jiancheng's faction, headed by Pei Ji and Liu Wenjing, expressed their agreement.

Afterwards, many ministers echoed their words one after another, that is, to support the joint Qi army and attack several counties in Hanchuan.

After all, now the Guanlong family basically put their treasures on Li Yuan.

That must be to hope that the Tang Dynasty can develop and grow, so that the bamboo basket will not be empty!

As for their money and food, that is a trivial matter. What is the most indispensable thing in the world?
There is no doubt that money and food are the first to bear the brunt, followed by talents.

Because the aristocratic families intermarried and united with each other, and then formed industrial chains in various places and carried out land mergers.

In addition, due to the huge family power among the aristocratic families, they will hire small and medium-sized caravans for their own use and conduct business.

Therefore, the money and food harvested by the aristocratic and powerful families are almost innumerable!
Therefore, even if Li Yuan needs money and food from him when he sends troops to Shu, the Guanlong family will provide it without hesitation.

This is the foundation of the aristocratic family, and there is no doubt that its strength is extremely great!
It's just that where there is a voice of approval, there is a voice of opposition. As for those who raise objections, most of them are small and medium-sized aristocratic families, and they belong to the short-sighted generation.

However, how can a small and medium-sized family influence the emperor Li Yuan's decision-making.

In the end, with the approval of most of the ministers, Li Yuan immediately took the case and agreed to send troops to Shu.

However, in order to make things difficult for the envoy of Qi State, Li Yuan sent people to Guanyi to invite Zhuge Liang into the palace.

Afterwards, Li Yuan discussed with the ministers how to make things difficult for the envoy.

Give the Qi envoy a disarm, and let the Qi army recognize Li Tang's strength.

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After a long time, Zhuge Liang walked up to the hall slowly, and then bowed slightly to the emperor Li Yuan sitting on the dragon seat, but he did not bow down!
"Boldly envoys, face to face with the emperor, how can you be undefeated?"

Seeing that Zhuge Liang only saluted Li Yuan slightly instead of bowing down, Shang Shu Pei Ji stood up first and shouted loudly.

This huge sound shocked Zhuge Liang, as if giving Zhuge Liang a blow.

Hearing this, Zhuge Liang didn't know that Li Yuan was trying to show him off.

Taking a deep breath, Zhuge Liang calmed down, lightly shook the goose feather fan in his hand, and said slowly: "Hehe!"

"The minister is a minister of Daqi, how can there be a tradition of kneeling down to the state of another country?"

"Doesn't that prove that my Great Qi Guo is inferior to your Great Tang?"

For a while, Zhuge Liang spoke harshly and retorted vividly.

As soon as the words came out, Pei Ji didn't dare to continue, and immediately fell silent!

Because, now that Zhuge Liang has reached the key point, Ruuo Pei Ji is continuing to investigate.

I am afraid that everyone in the world will ridicule Li Tang as a country with a small belly, which is not conducive to attracting talents in the future.

However, Pei Ji remained silent, which did not mean that Zhuge Liang won the debate.

"Mr. Kong Ming, I heard that before you left the mountain, you were a hermit in Wollongong, Xiangzhou. You are usually compared to Zhuge Liang, the Prime Minister of Shu Han in the Three Kingdoms."

"However, Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of the Shu Han, assisted Emperor Zhaolie to establish the Shu Han, which divided the world into three parts and competed with the mighty Wei State."

"But why Mr. Kong Ming can't even help the Lord of Qi, Gao Qi, to destroy Zhang Xianzhong, who was driven to Shu by my Tang Dynasty?"

"So, can Mr. Kong Ming be compared with Shu Han Prime Minister Zhuge Liang?"

For a moment, suddenly, his servant Liu Wenjing immediately uttered words to run on him.

I thought that with Liu Wenjing's words, Zhuge Liang would definitely be stumped and his arrogance suppressed.

But then Zhuge Liang still maintained a kind smile, shaking the goose feather fan lightly.

Immediately, Zhuge Liang said eloquently: "This statement is surprising!"

"To me, Da Qi, Zhang Xianzhong's troops are nothing more than skin moss disease, which can be fixed sooner or later!"

"It's just that my lord is a merciful lord, and he doesn't want his soldiers to die in meaningless battles."

"That's why the envoys came out to your country to join forces and attack Zhang Xianzhong together."

After Zhuge Liang finished speaking, although many Tang officials knew that this was Zhuge Liang's argument, they couldn't find any words to refute.

Afterwards, Li Yuan's son-in-law Chai Shao stood up and said: "Mr. Kong Ming is in the capital of our Tang Dynasty, but he is so sharp."

"Aren't you afraid that my Tang Dynasty will behead you on the spot and present it to the public, and dedicate its head to Lord Qi?"

For a while, Chai Shao threatened Zhuge Liang with words, trying to force him to obey.

However, how could Zhuge Liang fail to see the calculation and face it calmly without fear.

Then he laughed and said, "Haha!"

"As the saying goes, when two countries are at war, don't behead them!"

"If the huge Tang Dynasty doesn't even have this kind of tolerance, I'm afraid it will also seek refuge with Wutian scholars in the future?"

I just want to say that Zhuge Liang's remarks hit the nail on the head and hit the nail on the head.

Afterwards, all the courtiers challenged Zhuge Liang one after another in the form of wheel battles.

It is only said that Zhuge Liang was not nervous at all and faced it calmly.

For a long time, Zhuge Liang monopolized the officials, but he did not show the slightest fatigue.

In an instant, both the prince Li Jiancheng and the emperor Li Yuan were impressed by Zhuge Liang's talents.

They all secretly lamented why Gao Qi was so lucky, but all the resourceful people in the world turned to him one after another.

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As Zhuge Liang monopolized the officials of the Tang Dynasty, Zhuge Liang's reputation began to rise for a while.

(End of this chapter)