Empress Wu alone withheld the secret performance of Zhang Zhicheng, the commander of Bowang County, and handed over all the remaining Hongling urgent reports to Shangguan Wan'er, asking her to transfer them to the political affairs hall and let the prime ministers discuss countermeasures.
The stupid things that Wu Yizong did in Yunzhou must not be made public, at least not yet.
After Wu Sansi went to Yunzhou, whether it was war or peace, he could adapt to the situation, and it was a big deal to give some money and food to redeem Yunzhou and Wu Yizong.
The Turks are nomads on horseback, and they don't know how to farm, so what is the use of asking for the border cities of the Tang Dynasty is nothing more than to loot some money and grain for the winter.
As long as it is money and food, it is a trivial matter, and it just so happens that Datang has a bumper harvest this year, and the warehouse is full, so it is not a big deal to take out some rewards for Mo Si.
In this matter, the Bowang County Commander handled it very well, avoiding the loss of face for me and the Wu family.
After the end of the year, he can be transferred to Beijing and arranged a position for him in the sixth department, which can be of great use for a few years.
Empress Wu also instructed Shangguan Wan'er to inform the prime ministers of the dispatch of troops to Yunzhou.
This is just a notice, not a common discussion, and there is a big difference between the two.
For this matter, since the Empress Wu has made a decision, it will not be changed.
The meaning of the notice is that I have made a decision, and I will tell you by the way.
As for you know, you don't have to waste any more saliva.
The Hongling emergency report was placed in the political affairs hall, and several prime ministers took turns to read it, and the hearts that had been uneasy all night immediately picked up again, and they changed color, staring at each other wide-eyed, and they didn't know what to do.
As long as there is one exception, it is the newly promoted Wu Chenghe, who knows everything about this matter, and even knows how to deal with it.
He sighed in his heart, the slaps last night were not in vain, his hands moved at will, and he couldn't help touching both cheeks, and another hot pain came, making him keep inhaling cold air.
The Tang people are never afraid of war, and since they are Turkic Koubian, they will send troops to fight.
From this point of view, there is no disagreement between the prime ministers and the Empress Wu, and everyone takes it for granted that the Empress Wu sent troops to Yunzhou.
As for the candidates to lead the troops, Wu Sansi and Xue Huaiyi, the prime ministers could only grit their teeth and acquiesce.
For the martial queen who is bent on ascending the throne and becoming the first female emperor since the beginning of the world, cultivating her own nephew is a very normal thing, and it is understandable.
Moreover, Empress Wu was not carried away by selfish desires, didn't she still arrange for the battle-hardened general Hei Zhi Chang Zhi With Hei Zhi Chang Zhi, as long as Wu Sansi was a little smarter, it was not impossible to force him back with an army of 200,000 people.
At present, the northern land has entered a cold winter, and it will be colder and colder in the future, and it is impossible for the Turks to stay in Yunzhou and other places for the winter, perhaps, if you don't send troops, they will also retreat to the steppe.
However, there are reinforcements all the way to Yunzhou, but what should I do in Shuozhou, isn't there still a news of the fall of Shuofang, and even if Shuofang falls, we should send troops and horses all the way out of Shuozhou, and hand over from the Turks, No, it is from the Turks to recapture Shuofang City Several old fellows glanced at each other, and then a knowing smile appeared on the corner of their mouths.
They are all human spirits who have been mixed in the court for decades, a look, an insignificant small movement, and even a gentle cough, they understand what the other party means, everything is in the words, there is no need to say it at all.
As for Wu Chenghe, it is an ornament, no more of him, no less, give him a place and let him pestle, a prime minister who is pulled up by the nepotism of the martial queen, no one will take him seriously.
The prime ministers smiled heartily, made up their minds, and coerced Wu Chenghe, who looked ignorant, and prepared to go to Wucheng Hall to ask to see Empress Wu.
The reason why I asked to see Empress Wu was that the matter was big and the responsibility was also heavy, and who had nothing to do put this kind of responsibility on his head The purpose of their going to Wucheng Hall was twofold, one was to praise the decision of the Empress Wu to send troops to Yunzhou, so that they would not only please Empress Wu, but also push out the responsibility.
If you win, the big guys have merit to be gained, and as for the defeat, it is the Qiangang dictatorship of the martial arts, and it has nothing to do with us.
On the other hand, it was to "force" Empress Wu to make concessions and hand over the candidate for the commander of the army in Shuozhou to them for recommendation.
If you want to be as stable as Mount Tai in the court and have a certain right to speak, it is not possible to rely on blindly slipping the edges, you must not be weak when you should jump out, and you must shoot when you should shoot.
After thinking about it repeatedly in their hearts, and comprehensively calculating the national strength and strength of the Tang Dynasty and the Turks, as well as the current climate, they felt that this time they sent troops not to mention defeating the Turks, but it was still relatively certain to recover the lost territory.
In the Wucheng Palace, the prime ministers first had a burst of sycophants, and praised the wisdom and martial arts of the Empress Wu, that is, what Qin Emperor Han Wu was, it was not enough to see in front of the Empress Wu.
There is constant compromise between monarchs and ministers, and living a family is almost the same, everyone is hello and I am a good family, then the world is peaceful and everything is easy to say.
Empress Wu naturally had to be humble for a few words, and then waited for them to make an offer.
This kind of game has been done countless times between monarchs and ministers, but it must continue to be played.
Because no one wants to tear their faces until the last resort.
As for the candidate for the main general who sent troops to Shuozhou, Empress Wu really didn't plan to arrange the nephews of the Wu family, because Wu Chenghe's body was not good, and letting him go to the north was tantamount to going to die.
As for other sons and nephews, through the matter of Wu Yizong, the Empress Wu was at a loss in her heart, and she didn't want to leave a handle until she was sure of it.
The prime ministers have already secretly summed up a lot, and jointly elected Li Jing, the grandson of Li Jing, the former god of the Tang Dynasty, and Li Jingzhi, who is now at home to inherit the duke of Sanyuan County.
Li Jing's military achievements in his life are brilliant, which can be called the most since the Tang Dynasty, but his prestige and status above the Tang Dynasty are extremely incommensurate with his military exploits, both during his life and after his death, so that his descendants are also excluded from the court and live by a decreasing title.
All this is caused by Li Jing's life standards, he has always been clean and self-conscious, away from court disputes, and away from seizing the heir.
Once he returned from the expedition, he immediately locked himself in his home and closed himself to guests, hiding in his shell like a snail, and living a life free from the world.
He escaped the change of Xuanwumen, and also escaped the skill of Conglong, and at the same time lost the opportunity to be Li Jiancheng's heart.
As the saying goes: People can't live as a single husband, but Li Jing did the opposite and insisted on living as a single husband. is unwilling to be the heart of the king, nor is he willing to contact his colleagues, and he is independent of the nobles and generals, which has become a wonderful flower in the officialdom of the Tang Dynasty.
With such a character, people have no choice but to respect him, and over time, in various occasions of meritorious deeds, people choose to forget him intentionally or unintentionally.
He was like this during his lifetime, and even after his death: