The 392nd Good News

Dark night has fallen. According to the rules of the imperial court, at this time in Chang'an City, both inside and outside the palace and all the gates have been closed. Jinwu Guards have also begun to patrol the streets. Once it is found that someone has not returned home, civilians

They will be imprisoned in Chang'an Prison and eat a few meals. Even those high-ranking officials will be impeached by the imperial censor the next day. In serious cases, they will be dismissed from their posts. So at this time,

The bustling city of Chang'an was silent, except for the occasional sound of the watch.

The Chang'an City Wall stands tall and towering. Huge torches illuminate the entire city. It can be clearly seen dozens of steps away from the city. Zuo Yiwei's army, known as the world's elite, guards Chang'an City according to the tradition of the previous dynasty. They dare not make any move.

The neglected place, under the firelight, shimmered with cold light, and you could see the cold light from the weapons in the hands of the soldiers patrolling the city from a long distance. It was so cold and biting, you can imagine that once someone attacks Chang'an City at this time, what will happen to them will come.

It was the fierce resistance of these loyal and brave soldiers who were defending their most respected Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

"Listen, what's the sound?" On top of the watchtower, a corps commander's expression suddenly changed. He held the spear tightly in his hand and said to the four subordinates around him: "It sounds like the sound of horse hooves. There are ten riders. Fast,

Be careful." Those who can join Zuo Yiwei's army are not simple people, and this is even more so when they hear the sound of horse hooves. They dare not show any slightest care. Everyone in the world knows the rules of Chang'an City. At this time,

It is almost midnight, and Chang'an City has long been closed. Unless Lu Zhaoci's imperial edict is obtained, even the hand gestures of Xuande Dian's bachelor will not be able to open the city gate. Those officials who came to Beijing to report on their duties,

If you feel that you can't reach Chang'an City, you usually stay in Bashang's post house and wait for the next day to enter the capital. At this time, Chang'an official said, who dares to ride a horse and gallop, no wonder the corps commander is cautious.

All the soldiers stationed on the city wall became nervous, holding weapons in each hand, holding bows and arrows, and looking at the bottom of the city. Once an enemy was found to be invading, with an order, thousands of arrows would be fired, guaranteed.

The invading enemy was killed on the spot.

"Good news, good news, good news for Dingxiang."

Suddenly, a shrill voice came to mind, instantly tearing the silence of the night and the cold murderous intention emerging on the city wall. Then a moment later, dozens of cavalry were seen galloping towards them. Through the light of the fire, one could clearly see that it was exactly

Several Tang soldiers wearing Mingguang armor carried several small red triangular flags on their backs, and the tired look on their faces could still be vaguely seen.

"Good news, good news, open the city gate quickly, good news in Dingxiang." When the soldiers reporting the victory saw that the city gate had not yet been opened, they couldn't help but raised their heads and shouted to the guards on the wall: "Open the city gate quickly, I want to see you.

His Majesty."

"Hmph, the city gates of Chang'an City will be closed at dusk. After midnight, Suzaku Avenue is closed to traffic. Don't you know?" The captain was surprised, but when he thought of his responsibilities, he said loudly without hesitation: "If

If there is something urgent, you should go to the post house to rest first, and it will not be too late to enter the city tomorrow. This is the rule of the imperial court, and if you are a soldier of the Tang Dynasty, you must abide by it."

"How shameless. I came here to report my victory under the order of the general. You didn't open the city gate for me and let me go to see the emperor. It delayed the general's business. Can you bear the responsibility? What's more, this is Dingxiang.

Your Majesty has been waiting for the victory for a long time. Do you dare to delay His Majesty's important event?" The soldiers who came to report the victory were obviously smart people, and they were also very fluent in their speech. When they opened their mouths, they were Your Majesty, and when they closed their mouths, they were the General.

"Brother, if this is really a document reporting victory, we can't stop it. I heard that the matter that your Majesty is most concerned about recently is the matter of Dingxiang. If you stop this person from entering the city, even if you are doing it according to the rules, your Majesty will not be able to pursue it in the future.

It's not good." A soldier next to him cautiously persuaded: "Besides, this is Chang'an. Who dares to come down to Chang'an City and act wild? Could someone attack and take the city at this time? Who in the world has such courage?"

"Well, although what you said makes sense, you still need to know whether this person is sent by the general. Then use a hanging basket to transport the leader to the city. After checking, you can send the horses to him and let him go.

That's the Suzaku Saint. Hum, if he is an enemy, he is the only one. No matter how powerful he is, he will never be our opponent."

"What brother said is true. Let me ask him." The soldier next to him nodded when he heard this. He turned to the soldiers below the city and said, "You said he was sent by the general. Do you have proof? If there is no proof, don't worry.

Blame me for being ruthless, if there was, we would naturally let you come up."

"Yes, the General's document is here." When the leading soldier heard this, his heart moved, as if he had thought of something. He quickly took out the document from his arms, took a strong bow from his back, stretched the bow and nocked an arrow.

A loud roar passed by, and the document was shot onto the city wall.

The people on the city wall took it and opened it. They saw that it was written by Li Jing himself. Above the signature, there was Li Jing's general seal. This could not be fake. After the corps leader saw it, he told the people next to him.

He said: "Little three, little four, put down the hanging basket and let him come up. Little five, prepare the horses."

"Yes." Everyone did not dare to neglect and hurriedly followed the command of the captain. After a while, they saw a hanging basket slowly falling on the city wall. When the soldier who reported victory saw this, he was angry and angry, but there was nothing he could do.

He had no choice but to ask a companion to wait while he got on the horse, climbed into the gondola, and allowed the other party to pull him up.

"You guys are really careful. This is Chang'an City. Who dares to pretend to be the general's messenger and treat me as an enemy? Humph, don't forget. I just came off the battlefield in Dingxiang. I have to work harder than you idiots."

There are so many." After the soldier who reported victory climbed up the city wall, he saw several weapons pointed at him. He immediately laughed angrily and said disdainfully: "Just these few weapons, huh, sir, I am on the battlefield.

I have killed five Turks in a row, but you alone are not enough for me to kill."

"Oh, he really came down from the Dingxiang battlefield." After hearing this, the corps commander suddenly showed a friendly smile on his face, his eyes were filled with envy, and he patted the other person on the shoulder and said: "That's right.

It’s not my brother’s fault. It’s just that we have to do this because of the emperor’s orders. Please forgive me. In this case, I will personally accompany you to the Suzaku Gate. How about it?”

"That's pretty much it." The soldier who reported the victory nodded and said hurriedly: "Hurry up, hurry up. Your Majesty is probably already waiting impatiently. Humph, if you hadn't stopped him like this, your Majesty would have seen you by now. ."

"Hehe, yes, yes." The captain did not dare to offend this person and quickly apologized: "That's right, hurry up." He couldn't help but urge. The soldier reporting the victory did not dare to neglect and hurriedly got off the city wall. Then he ran towards the Zhuque Gate again.

In the Qianqing Palace, Lu Zhaoci was lying on the bed, with dozens of volumes of memorials placed on the tables in front of him. Under the bright candlelight, Lu Zhaoci frowned, with a faint look of indecision on his face. In the corner of the hall, Qin Jiudao dozed off from time to time, but because he was standing, he could not sleep peacefully and did not even dare to make any noise.

"Qin Jiudao, look who is outside, dare to disturb my rest at this time." Suddenly, Lu Zhaoci, who was sleeping on the couch, opened his eyes and coldly snorted to Qin Jiudao in the corner of the room.

"Ah, is there anyone? Who is so bold?" Qin Jiudao heard Lu Zhaoci's cold snort, and all the sleepiness on his body was immediately thrown away. He quickly opened his hazy eyes and pushed open the heavy palace door. Looking outside, I saw a fiery red roar roaring in the distance, and cheers continued among the fire dragons.

"Good news for Dingxiang, good news for Dingxiang."

Qin Jiudao could hear the other party's cheers from the dripping eaves outside the hall. His expression changed involuntarily, he looked at Lu Zhaoci nervously, and said loudly in a surprised voice: "Your Majesty, this is good news, it's Dingxiang." Good news”

"I heard it." Lu Zhaoci's voice was calm, as if all this was expected, but the slight twitching at the corner of his mouth showed the excitement in his heart at this moment.

"Your Majesty, we are reporting victory in Dingxiang. The general is here to report the victory on the order of the general." At this moment, a horse galloped over until he reached the bottom of the steps, rolled off his horse, held the victory report in both hands, and shouted loudly He yelled angrily. Behind him, the fire dragons rolled off their horses one by one, cheering loudly.

"Long live the emperor, long live the emperor."

"Declaration, tell the city of Chang'an, tell the world."

Lu Zhaoci suppressed the excitement in his heart and made his voice calmer and more natural. However, Qin Jiudao on the side could clearly feel a tremor in the voice, which also made him become excited. Get up. For more than ten years, since Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty came to the throne, he was extravagant and lustful, and the world was in chaos. The heroes of the Central Plains were vying for hegemony. However, the Turkic people on the grasslands took the opportunity to rise and continuously attacked the Central Plains, burning, killing and looting in the Central Plains. Even after Lu Zhaoci seized the throne, the situation was the same, and there was not much improvement. But now that Lu Zhaoci has accumulated strength over the past few years, he finally fought a decisive battle with the Turks in Dingxiang, defeating hundreds of thousands of Turks in one fell swoop. The cavalry has established peace in northern Xinjiang for decades. All of this is the result of Lu Zhaoci's hard work for more than ten years. How can Lu Zhaoci not be excited?

Not to mention that Lu Zhaoci was excited. After Lu Zhaoci's imperial edict was issued, the guards of the Royal Forest Army spread the news throughout Chang'an City. In an instant, Chang'an City was boiling, all the gates were opened, and the curfew was lifted. , the city of Chang'an suddenly fell into a sea of ​​joy. At that time, Jieli Khan led hundreds of thousands of Turkic cavalry to invade Chang'an through the Longshan Trail. Wugong, Fufeng and other counties along the way were conquered. When the troops came to Chang'an City, the massacre The people of the Tang Dynasty were caught off guard, and there were countless casualties along the way. It is unknown how many Han people were killed and captured. Chang'an City was in disrepair for a long time, and the people in Chang'an City were in panic all day long, fearing that the Turks would break through Chang'an City. Fortunately, Lu Zhao said goodbye. The deceitful envoys retreated, but Chang'an City's treasury was emptied. This shameful humiliation has always been remembered by Chang'an City. Now the Tang Dynasty won the final victory, the Turks were finally defeated, and Northern Xinjiang also Stable. How can the people of Chang'an City, who still remember the events of that year, not be excited?

At this time, Chang'an City had broken through the boundaries of the houses. Every household rushed to Zhuque Street. Under the Zhuque City Gate, they cheered loudly, and Lu Zhaoci also led the harem concubines and princes.

They climbed up to the Zhuque Tower and rejoiced with the people. It can be said that today is the happiest day of the Tang Dynasty.

"Congratulations to your majesty, congratulations to your majesty."

At this time, Cen Wenwen and other civil servants and generals rushed to Zhuque Gate one after another and climbed onto the tower of Zhuque Gate. Cen Wenwen took the lead and paid homage to Lu Zhaoci.

"Don't be polite, haha." Lu Zhaoci glanced at everyone with a smile and said: "The general's ability to defeat the Turks has a lot to do with you. If it weren't for you sitting in Chang'an, running food equipment, and Dingxiang's front line,

It was impossible to defeat Jie Li so smoothly. When Liu Bang, Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, evaluated the heroes, Xiao He ranked first. It was because Xiao He was at the rear, so Liu Bang had no worries and the front line was not lacking in money, food and equipment.

Because of this, although the general has great merits, your contribution is also not small. Mr. Cen, you can order Xuande Palace to write a charter to discuss the merits of the meritorious officials, and the General Staff will also report to the generals.

The meritorious officers and soldiers who have been sent forward should be rewarded, and the dead soldiers should be compensated. These must be completed as soon as possible. We cannot prevent those meritorious officers and soldiers from not receiving rewards, and those officers and soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country cannot be compensated.

They are still meritorious officials, and they are the meritorious officials of our Tang Dynasty."

"Your Majesty is kind, I will keep it in mind." Cen Wenwen and others stood up with a smile, turned around and said to the people behind them: "My emperor is kind and kind, which cannot be compared with other emperors. It is really great to be your majesty's ministers."

We are so lucky." Although his words were a bit flattering, everyone nodded, obviously agreeing with this sentence. After all, Lu Zhaoci is indeed wise. Being a minister under such a dynasty, the happiness index is still very high.

High.

"Haha, Your Majesty, now is the time to beat up the drowned dog. I think that at this time, we should let the army of the Tang Dynasty go deep into the grassland and kill the Turks. In this way, it will not only weaken the power of the Turks, but also maintain the stability of northern Xinjiang.

, and more importantly, after the killing, the purpose of military training can still be achieved. Why not do it if you get two benefits?" The person who spoke was Xu Shiji, with a hint of excitement on his face.

"No, no." At this time, Wang Gui, a Hanlin scholar and the left minister of the Ministry of Justice, came out and said: "Your Majesty, now that the Turks have been pacified, the grassland belongs to us, the Tang Dynasty, and everything on the grassland, including the Turks, has become our country.

A member of the Tang Dynasty. When Your Majesty first decided on the grassland, he should be influenced by benevolence, so that the results established by the general could be digested as soon as possible. If weapons are raised again, I am afraid it will not be conducive to the imperial court's rule over the grassland. Those in the grassland have ulterior motives.

The war will be provoked again, and the grassland that has just been pacified will once again be bloody, and our Datang will waste a lot of manpower and financial resources on the grassland. Your Majesty, after this war, although our Datang has won, but

The loss is not small. The money and food for the rewards and pensions alone are a huge amount. If the grassland is lost again, it will be our fault. Your Majesty, we must not forget what happened to Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty. He went on a military rampage.

This is not the fault of a sage. Your Majesty, please think twice."

"Master Wang, you are being alarmist." Xu Shiji's expression changed, and he said with a cold snort: "It's not that I don't understand the principle that people who are not my race will have different hearts. I don't know how many emperors in the past dynasties have conquered the grassland.

, it’s you civil servants who want your majesty to be a benevolent king. What’s the result? The hungry wolves on the grassland continue to rise and harass the Central Plains dynasty, making the people of the Central Plains live in dire straits. Hum,

If they were wiped out in one fell swoop, how could such a thing happen? The same is true this time. The Turks committed a heinous crime and killed countless Han people. Although the general defeated Jie Li, Qibi Heli and others this time,

These guys have not been captured by our army. The grassland is so vast. Only by sending a large number of troops into the grassland can it be possible to capture Jie Li and others. Only by eliminating these few people can the grassland be truly controlled by our Tang Dynasty.

In your hands. As for the money and food issues that Mr. Wang is worried about, humming, your Majesty has already told us how to do it and use the enemy for our own use. That's it. The things used by the Turks were originally snatched from the hands of us Central Plains people.

, these things originally belong to us. We are going here at this time just to get these things again. Therefore, entering the grassland will not cost much money, food and equipment. It can be said that Mr. Wang's worries are unnecessary. Your Majesty,

I am willing to personally lead an army into the grassland, and I vow not to return to the court until Jieli's head is taken and presented to His Majesty."

"What about you, what do you think?" Lu Zhaoci said with a smile still on his face, looking at everyone with a smile. Everyone had no idea what Lu Zhaoci was thinking at this moment.

"Your Majesty, I think what Mr. Wang said is true. After years of fighting, the soldiers are tired and should focus on recuperation." Wei Ting glanced at everyone and finally spoke.

"Your Majesty, I think that although Jieli and others escaped, the situation in the grassland is actually extremely complicated. If Jieli has strong soldiers and horses, the grassland people will naturally regard him as the leader, but when Jieli has weak soldiers, the various tribes on the grassland will definitely fight hard.

As for killing him, I believe that within a few months, Jieli's head will definitely be presented to His Majesty. As for sending troops there, there is no need. This was what Cao Cao did when he conquered the Yuan family." Wei Zheng also said something. Wang Gui's face changed after hearing this.

There was a trace of pride on his face, but Xu Shiji's face was gloomy, not knowing what he was thinking.
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