Chapter 776 Arrival of Beijing

On March 27 of the first year, the rain that lasted for nearly a month finally stopped, but the sky was still cloudy, and there was no intention of clearing up at all. Although it was almost noon, the humidity in the air was still very high, making people wet and uncomfortable. Even if a big fire basin had been lit in the room, However, he still could not completely dispel such annoying moisture, which made Gaozong, who had not seen much better, feel more uncomfortable, but he was uncomfortable. Gaozong, who was lying on the soft couch, still supported the sick body and quietly listened to Pei Xingjian's military report.

It has been 30 years since Gao Zong was in power. In the past 30 years, the Tang Dynasty has destroyed countless countries. Although Gao Zong himself has never personally conquered, militarily, except for the war of Tubo, he has never pretended to be a man. In terms of armaments, he always has to arrest him personally, as long as the disease is not too serious, Gao Zong It is always necessary to make a thorough preparation for the general to be relieved. Especially when Gao Zong feels that his health is not good, he does not want to have the possibility of negligence in the last large-scale war in office. Even if his sick body is getting worse and worse, Gao Zong still refuses to relax a little in the military and politics, even if the military queen is on the side. Sitting on the side is the same.

"Your Majesty, Your Highness is here."

The Turkic departments that attacked the rebellion this time sent a total of 380,000 troops. Except for the 100,000 troops from the Nanjing Battalion of the Beijing Division, the other departments are mobilized by the governors. Each army is less than 5,000, and more than 30,000 or 40,000. Naturally, the supply of grain is also very cumbersome. Even Pei Xingjian is a good use of troops, just as busy. It was terrible. The report of armaments has been very long since then. It has been said for almost an hour and a half, and all of them have not been reported. Just as he was talking dry, Liu Ruming, the eunuch of Zichen Hall, hurried in from the outside, grabbed the front of the bed, and reported in a low voice.

"Hmm..., announce it."

Hearing that Li Xian was coming at this time, Gao Zong couldn't help but hesitate, not for anything else, just because Gao Zong really didn't want Li Xian to participate too much in military and political affairs, but Li Xian had arrived outside the hall, and it seemed to be a little unreasonable. After a moment of hesitation, Gao Zong still opened his mouth.

"No."

With the high intention, Liu Ruming did not dare to delay at all. He hurriedly answered and hurriedly withdrew from the bedroom. Li Xian, who had accompanied him in a neat court uniform, turned back.

"My son and minister saw my father and mother."

As soon as Fang turned the screen, Li Xian strode to the front of the bed and made a big salute respectfully.

"Come on, someone, show the prince a seat."

Although he was reluctant to see Li Xian at this time, Gao Zong still suppressed his irritability and shouted indifferently.

"Thank you, my father, for coming here, I have some good news to let you know."

After Li Xian thanked him, he did not sit down, but bowed respectfully and reported with a happy face.

"Oh? A happy event? Where does this joy come from?

As soon as he heard that there was a happy event, Gao Zong was a little interested and asked with a smile.

"It's good for my father to know that on the way to withdraw the Persian garrison, they were surrounded and suppress by the Great Food Army in three ways, with a total of 537,000 people. Our Tang Dynasty warriors were not afraid of the strong enemy. In three days, they turned to fight for nearly thousands of miles. With 32,000 widows, they defeated the enemy's two armies in one fell swoop, beheading hundreds of thousands of them, and the capture was incalculable. The good war horse alone was captured. Nearly 200,000 horses, and even more weapons are incalculable, and our army has only lost more than 5,100 casualties. It can be said that it is a great victory. It is undoubtedly a great joy to promote our country's prestige outside the region! The war report is here. Father and mother, please have a look!"

Li Xian first impassionedly reported the results of the battle, and then reached out and took out a yellow silk-faced war report from his wide sleeves. He held it in his hands and respectfully submitted it to Gao Zong.

"Huh? It's such a thing!"

Hearing that the Persian garrison defeated more than 500,000 strong enemies with only more than 30,000 troops, Gao Zong's spirit was suddenly refreshed and suddenly sat up straight, eagerly received the good news in Li Xian's hand, and read it with great interest.

"Okay, okay, such a big victory, okay, okay, Mei Niang, look, it's only 30,000 rides, but it's so refreshing. It's really gratifying, okay! I will reward the soldiers of the three armies!"

Gao Zong saw it very quickly, and he had already reported his success in an instant. Under great joy, he shouted again and again, and his originally pale face became red and tender in an instant.

"If it's really such a big victory, it's a happy thing. It's just that it's embarrassing to rely on this war report alone. I think it's better to wait until the army returns."

Queen Wu did not receive the good news handed over by Gao Zong, but said lightly. The words were full of disdain for the victory of the Hexi army. Of course, it was also one of his hidden intentions to prevent the generals of the Hexi army from being promoted again.

"Well... well, just wait a little longer."

Being reminded by the Empress Wu, Gao Zong couldn't help but hesitate. Originally, he was extremely afraid of the growth of the Hexi army. If he was promoted again, the strength of the Hexi armies would inevitably expand again. This was obviously not the situation that Gao Zongle agreed. After a little meditation, he looked at Li Xian in a dilemma. At a glance, I finally agreed to Queen Wu's suggestion.

"Father Shengming, the minister also thinks that this matter really needs to be more cautious. Now the army has returned to the east, and there will be more than a month to go to Anxi. If you send personnel to check, it is the right time to start at this time. The minister proposed that the Ministry of War should send people to go there immediately. One can verify the achievements of the war, and the other can also casually escort the captured war horses back to Guanzhong to facilitate the expedition. For the use of the Turks, this child's minister is shallow, and I would like to ask my father to judge.

Li Xianduo is a shrewd individual. At a glance, he knows that Gao Zong is worried about something. He will not say anything, but goes down the words and makes suggestions.

"Well, Pei Aiqing, when can the army go out?"

As soon as he heard that Li Xian planned to hand over the captured more than 200,000 kinds of war to the court, Gao Zong couldn't help but be a little moved, but it was not easy to say it directly. After all, the relationship between the Hexi Army and Li Xian was there, and he directly stretched out his hand to take it. There was a suspicion of robbing his son, but on the other hand, he did not want to see the Hexi Army grow again. Second, Gao Zong was really reluctant to give up such a large-scale good stallion. After a moment of hesitation, he threw the problem to Pei Xingjian.

"If you go back to Your Majesty, the northern armies can go to Shuozhou within a month. As for the Beijing army, I'm afraid it will not be ready until mid-May. If you can get the help of a good horse, you will have a higher chance of winning."

Pei Xingjian is a shrewd man. He can understand the subtexts in Gao Zong's words. Standing in the position of Prime Minister of the Imperial Court, he also does not want to see the scale of the Hexi Army expand again, which answers according to Gao Zong's intention.

"Well, that's the deal. I will turn around and order the Ministry of War to do everything."

Hearing Pei Xingjian's statement, Gao Zong also had confidence, nodded with a smile and gave clear instructions.

"Father Shengming!"

Since Gao Zong had issued a decree, Li Xian would not have very different opinions. After respectfully praising him, he chatted with Gao Zong for a while, and then he returned to the East Palace.

"Your Majesty, the Hexi army is so brave that it is indeed the strongest division in the world. If you can get this army to defend Hexi, Chang'an will have no worries."

After Li Xian left, because of the addition of more than 200,000 war horses, Pei Xingjian was also eager to rearrange the logistical matters, and soon resigned, but Queen Wu did not leave. After retreating the attendants, he sighed with words.

"Hmm..."

Gao Zong was afraid of the inside, but he was not stupid. He could hear that Wu Hou's words were an anthem. Although he did not believe that Li Xian would have the intention to rebel, he was still afraid. Although he did not speak, his muffled voice was a little longer.

"Your Majesty, it's March again. Luoyang's peony should be budding at this time. I haven't seen you for a few years, and I'm quite thinking about it."

Queen Wu really knew Gao Zong too well. At this time, Gao Zong's eyebrows had been slightly frowned, and she knew that Gao Zong was very afraid of the strength of the Hexi army, but he didn't really believe that Li Xian was rebellious, so he stopped talking about it. This is the cleverness of the Empress Wu. After all, some things can't be said too much, otherwise it will not only have no effect. On the contrary, it will be a bad thing. The words suddenly mentioned the peony flower in Luoyang.

"Well, the army's expedition is only in the past two months. In mid-May, it was the time when the peony flowers bloomed the most, so I went to enjoy the flowers with Mei Niang."

After thinking about it, Gao Zong still felt very at ease, so he followed Wu Hou's words and made up his mind to go to Luoyang.

"Your Majesty."

Queen Wu didn't mean to knock down Li Xian. What she wanted was that Gao Zong could be suspicious. At this time, when he heard Gao Zong's words, he was very excited and hurriedly praised him. As for whether this saint refers to Gao Zong's suspicion of Li Xian's heart or moving to Luoyang, only the last day knew...

"Your Highness."

In the study of the East Palace, Zhang Jianzhi was buried in the official document when he suddenly heard a sound of footsteps. He raised his head and saw that Li Xian was back. He hurried up and respectfully saluted.

"Hmm."

Li Xian was obviously a little absent-minded and didn't say much. He just said a soft voice, went to the top and sat down, and blinked a few times sleepily.

"Your Highness, is there anything wrong with the good news?"

As soon as he saw Li Xian's appearance, Zhang Jianzhi knew that the matter was really going in the worst direction, but there was still a trace of luck, so he asked hesitantly.

"Well, I was really expected by my husband. My father didn't have any grace. He just asked for a horse. Hey, I'm still worried about loneliness."

In the matter of the return of the Hexi army to the east, Li Xian was worried. He was afraid that the Hexi army would be careless and hurt his bones. Fortunately, the morale of the Hexi army was victorious and triumphant, which made Li Xian feel at ease. He just wanted to take the opportunity to ask for credit for the generals, but he didn't expect that the result was really like Zhang Jianzhi's analysis in advance. It is inevitable that I am extremely disappointed. It is not only because the generals of Hexi can't get rewards, but because the suspicion between father and son is deepening and irritable.

"Your Highness, it's a long time to come, but you don't have to be in a hurry."

Zhang Jianzhi knew the hardship in Li Xian's heart, but he didn't say much about this entanglement between the father and son of the Tian family, and could only vaguely comfort him.

"Hmm."

After playing around in the big whirlpool of the court for so many years, Li Xiansheng was tenacious and a little tired. He didn't want to talk more about these things. After saying anything, he closed his eyes tiredly...