Chapter 662: Lucky Star

"Good news!"

A group of cavalry rushed into Chang'an City.

"Which good news?"

someone asked.

But the cavalry was too fast to answer.

But they shouted it out front.

"The Turks were defeated, Ashina Helu only escaped with his own body."

Those people were stunned.

"Turk... defeated?"

Isn't Ashina Helu an unbeatable Xiaoqiang?

Datang has gone to war several times, and every time he has suffered heavy losses, but he has not been able to destroy his roots.

An old man brought firewood into the city to sell, and he said happily: "Ashina Helu lost? After selling the firewood, bring a jug of wine home and drink!"

...

"... Chang'an's food is in danger." Tang Lin frowned bitterly, "Immigrants are useful, but they are still not enough. I think at least 100,000 people will be emigrated, and from then on, 10,000 to 20,000 people will emigrate every year... "

Li Zhi felt a little habitually empty when he heard it.

As the capital city, the Chang'an area is his basic base, his base camp.

Naturally, the larger the population of the base camp, the better, preferably half of Datang's population is in Chang'an.

This idea is unrealistic, but it is also unrealistic to continuously weaken Chang'an.

"It's not a good thing that the population of Chang'an keeps shrinking." Li Zhi set the tone first, "Once something urgent happens..."

For example, if there is a rebellion approaching Chang'an, the population is a proper combat power at this time!

"Ahem!"

Changsun Wuji got up and said, "Your Majesty, if that time really comes, the old minister thinks that no matter how large the population of Chang'an is, it won't help."

"Elder Sun Xianggong said it well." Han Yuan got up, "When the rebel army came to Chang'an, Datang might be..."

I can't wait to talk about the population, is it interesting?

Li Ji said lightly: "The Tang Dynasty is now a ruler and minister, so His Majesty is too worried."

There is also a subtext in this statement: If the ruler is not wise and the ministers are not wise, even if Chang'an has gathered a population of one trillion people, it will be nothing but leisure.

Tang Lin said: "Your Majesty, there are a lot of new populations in Chang'an and its surrounding areas every year. If we don't care about it, the shortage of food will become worse and worse. In the end, we can only move the capital."

"Bold!"

Li Yifu stood up and scolded, "Can you talk about such a thing as moving the capital?"

The villain!

Tang Lin sneered and said, "Why can't you say it? Do you know how difficult it is to transport food from Luoyang? The two sides of the Sanmen Gorge are surrounded by water, with walls standing thousands of feet high, and the current is turbulent. There are two huge rocks in the middle of the river. There are more pillars below to block them, known as the mainstay..."

"There is a cloud in the water classics: From the bottom of the main pillar to the five households, during the period of one hundred and twenty miles, there are stones in the river... There are nineteen beaches, the current is steep, the situation is the same as the Three Gorges, and the boats are broken. Suffering."

Naturally, Tang Lin didn't drop his book bag in front of these people, but wanted to tell them how difficult it was to transport food from Luoyang to Chang'an.

"The larger the population, the more water transportation is needed, but Sanmenxia is a dangerous place, so what?"

Li Yifu said with a smile: "You can make a detour."

"Does Li Xiang know how much food will be consumed by the detour?"

Tang Lin felt that Li Yifu was acting like a cruel official.

Li Yifu sneered, "Why doesn't this old man know? But Chang'an has to wait for the food to be put into the pot. Could it be that they are not transported because of the loss?"

This product...

Everyone understood.

Li Zhi didn't want to reduce the population, Tang Lin argued hard, saying that if the population is not reduced, he must find a way to manage Sanmenxia...

But how can Sanmenxia be so well managed?

Therefore, Li Yifu directly threw the suffering to the people.

It's enough to conscript civilian husbands to deliver food.

What do you want to say that consumes people's power, consumes food...it's none of my business?

Tang Lin said angrily, "Mao Li, you are so shameless!"

Changsun Wuji praised secretly.

Sure enough, Tang Lin was Tang Lin.

Li Yifu said coldly: "Is Tang Shangshu dissatisfied with this old man?"

Li Yifu is getting more and more powerful now, but he is still short of a powerful stick. The best way is to get a minister or a prime minister to go down. Such a great reputation!

Li Zhi said lightly: "Okay."

If Li Yifu opened fire on others, he wouldn't care.

But Tang Lin is different.

Tang Lin has won his trust, so what will he do?

"Shameless!"

Li Yifu was resentful, and was furious when he heard the sound.

Who the hell is scolding this old man?

Li Yifu turned his head.

It turned out to be the old dog Xu Jingzong.

Li Yifu sneered, "Who are you humiliating?"

Li Zhi covered his forehead.

Xu Jingzong was known for being outspoken, and Li Yifu took the initiative to ask, which was just asking for humiliation.

The two confidantes quarreled...

Xu Jingzong said indifferently: "The old man scolded the dog!"

Grass mud horse!

This is unbearable!

Li Yifu was furious, and subconsciously rolled up his sleeves.

Xu Jingzong clenched the wat board in disdain, "When the old man was fighting in Wagang, you were just a child with a yellow mouth. Today, I will let the old man teach you how to behave!"

Li Yifu rushed over.

Xu Jingzong approached with a sneer.

The old man has killed thieves in Qiuci, you have never even killed a chicken, how dare you beep.

"stop!"

Li Zhi stopped drinking.

Li Yifu stopped obediently.

Xu Jingzong waved the wat board.

Li Yifu stretched out his hand to block.

Boom!

It hurts!

Li Yifu let out a miserable snort.

"Bold!"

The censor got angry.

He went out and scolded: "Your Majesty dared to do something before, you are extremely domineering!"

Li Yifu raised his hand, his long sleeve slipped off, and there were marks on his arm.

Xu Jingzong knew that he was impulsive.

"Your Majesty, the subject is guilty."

Li Zhi had a headache.

Two confidantes... Li Yifu is a dog, he can hit wherever he points; Xu Jingzong is a talented person... But in front of everyone, it is impossible not to punish him.

Let's do it!

Han Yuan sneered in his heart.

Two confidantes, dog-eat-dog, fight in the same room, very happy.

"Your Majesty, good news!"

Li Zhi was thinking about how to deal with these two people, when he heard the words, he said, "Bring it in."

This good news can be called timely rain.

A sergeant was brought in, saluted and said, "Your Majesty, Ashina Helu has been defeated."

"Bring the good news."

Changsun Wuji's eyes lit up, and he recited after receiving the good news.

"...the enemy has 20,000 cavalry, and our army is fighting in formation. When it is difficult to distinguish, the enemy's reinforcements will attack with more than 20,000..."

Li Zhi's heart tightened.

"Su Dingfang led 500 cavalry to raid the enemy's reinforcements, Jia Ping'an led 300 cavalry to defeat the enemy in front of him, flanked the enemy's reinforcements, and defeated the enemy in one battle..."

It was easy to say that the enemy was defeated in the first battle, Li Zhi asked: "Does Li Qing know how?"

Here Li Ji has the most experience in the battlefield. He said: "Our army is best at fighting like this horse army rushing into battle. It requires a brave general."

Will be the courage of the soldiers!

Li Zhi understood.

"Following a 20-mile pursuit, Wang Wendu, the deputy general manager, said that the army had penetrated deep into the Turkic hinterland, and there were many dangers, so they should not enter rashly..."

Li Zhi's complexion darkened.

"Wang Wendu said that His Majesty was worried that his ministers would advance rashly, and gave him a secret order to control the army, ordering the army to put on armor and march on guard every day..."

Li Zhi's face was full of anger.

"Why did I ever give him a secret decree?"

Changsun Wuji glanced at his nephew, thinking that he could do such a thing.

But that was Cheng Zhijie, since he entrusted him with a large army, he shouldn't be restrained.

"Your Majesty is convinced that His Majesty is wise and will not do so, so he ordered Marquis Jia Pingan of Wuyang to lead 300 riders to look for the trace of Ashina Helu, and the army followed closely behind..."

fine!

but……

A subtle emotion is brewing.

Whether there is a secret decree is one thing, but Cheng Zhijie's non-compliance is another.

The thoughts of creatures like the emperor are the most unpredictable.

"...It was night, and Jia Pingan led three hundred riders to raid Ashina Helu's tooth tent. The enemy army panicked and then collapsed. Ashina Helu only escaped..."

Li Zhi had a smile on his face, and when he heard this, he clenched his fists tightly.

"Good! Good! Good!"

Changsun Wuji couldn't help being overjoyed, "Turjue will never recover from the fall just because he is spared!"

"Three hundred riders raided the Turkic tooth tent, Your Majesty." Xu Jingzong sang praises for his younger brother without hesitation, "This battle of Marquis Wuyang is comparable to Su Dingfang's surprise attack on the Turkic tooth tent..."

Li Zhi rejoiced in his heart, "After the last battle with Tubo, Cheng Zhijie said that Jia Ping'an could take care of himself, but I was still hesitant. I didn't expect him to live up to my expectations... Hahahaha!"

Live up to my expectations?

Didn't you say you are still hesitating?

Turning your head, why does it look like you have a discerning eye?

The emperor was shameless, but no one could have imagined that he would be so shameless.

Even Changsun Wuji's cheeks twitched.

"My lords, this battle is a great victory, and the Turks will not be a problem in a few years, and then..."

"Gory!"

Changsun Wuji's eyes became more stern, "Goryeo has been a disaster for many years, and it will be destroyed when the time comes!"

Li Zhi was in a good mood, and immediately made people disperse.

The censor hesitated to speak, "Your Majesty..."

What about Xu Jingzong's beating of Li Yifu?

Do not deal with it?

This is what you can't see.

Li Zhi turned a deaf ear to it, and immediately took a map to ponder.

"His Majesty."

Wu Mei is here.

"The concubine heard that there is good news?"

"Mei Niang comes in."

Li Zhi waved his hand, "The good news is that Ashina Helu was defeated."

Wu Mei took the good news carefully

"Ping An unexpectedly..."

My younger brother actually defeated Ashina Helu with three hundred riders!

Wu Mei raised her head, with surprise in her eyes, "Your Majesty, Ping An is indeed brave."

Li Zhi nodded, "A young man can do this, is he my champion?"

Award it!

Wu Mei is waiting.

Li Zhi changed the subject.

Wu Mei was dissatisfied, but she couldn't force it.

Shen Qiu came.

"His Majesty."

"how?"

Li Zhi sat down with a relaxed expression.

"Your Majesty, Wang Wendu was jealous of Su Dingfang's merits, so he stopped the army from pursuing him, and then he even made a false edict... saying that His Majesty gave him a secret edict, ordering him to control the process..."

A blue color appeared on Li Zhi's face, "What a Wang Wendu! What a Wang Wendu."

"Bold and reckless!" Wu Mei did not expect to have such a general, "Your Majesty, this person should be punished! However, the reward for peace..."

This shrew, no matter what time it is, she only remembers the rewards of her younger brother.

Li Zhi couldn't help but laugh, "Jia Ping'an is still young, these achievements are qualifications, and when he can take charge of a campaign in the future, that is the time to reward him."

Yes, brother is too young, if the reward is too much at this moment, it will be very troublesome in the future.

Wu Mei blessed her body, "The concubine didn't sleep well last night."

"Just didn't sleep well?"

Li Zhi said angrily: "You are acting out of selfishness!"

hehe!

Speaking of this Wu Mei is not afraid.

She retorted, "The court said that Li Yifu, Xu Jingzong and others were the minions of the concubine, but how could the concubine ever let them return? It was just speaking on behalf of His Majesty. The only thing the concubine can count on is my younger brother... Your Majesty will not Ken?"

You're shameless, it's okay to hang out with my sister, but...

The more Wu Mei thinks about it, the more angry she becomes. Now she wants to be an unscrupulous character, the more unscrupulous the better.

"Your Majesty is so stingy, the concubine will pack up some things at the bottom of the box when she turns around, at least to give some comfort to peace..."

"The shrew!"

In the hall, the emperor was roaring, and the queen was sneering.

Wang Zhongliang was trembling.

Oh God!

Don't hurt the fish in the pond...

...

"Auntie!"

Jia Yu, who was restrained by Wei Wushuang at home, was very angry.

Wei Wushuang was looking at the account book of the tea house.

The more I look at it, the happier I am.

money!

"Auntie!"

Jia Yu grabbed her clothes and shook them.

It's annoying!

Wei Wushuang said angrily, "Go!"

Jia Yu cheered and left the room.

"Sanhua, hang up!"

Sanhua hurriedly took out the cloak of Lord Hou.

Cloak, small wooden knife...

"Where's the water bag!"

Jia Yu asked Wang Lao Er last time, and learned that he had to carry a quiver with him, but he couldn't carry it, so he used a small water bag instead.

"Brother!"

Doudou came, seeing this, he shouted: "Hongyan, quickly put on my clothes!"

Hongyan said earnestly: "Little lady is not good at wielding knives and guns."

"Hurry up!"

Going around is impatient.

But Jia Yu had already finished dressing up, and shouted, "Ah Fu, let's go."

Ah Fu slowly descended from the tree.

Cao Er waited outside, holding a piece of Ah Fu's favorite snack.

"Ah Fu has worked hard."

Ah Fu ate in one gulp, and walked out the door contentedly.

"Brother! Wait for me!"

Doudou chased after him.

But Jia Yu didn't want to play with his sister at all, so he ran away.

Eryol!

The horses stopped outside.

Jia Yu drew his sword and shouted, "Who is coming?"

The person who came was Xu Jingzong's entourage, and he was taken aback when he saw this.

"But something?"

Du He came out to welcome him.

The entourage cupped their hands and said joyfully: "The victory report has arrived in the palace. Alang ordered me to report it... Great victory! Marquis Wuyang rode three hundred horses into the joint battalion and defeated Ashina Helu."

Du He was stunned.

Wang Lao Er excitedly said: "Really?"

The entourage nodded, "I was also quite shocked when I heard about this, but the success report clearly stated that Alang and Li Yifu had a fight outside the palace, and they shouted happily, and asked me to go to Dongshi to buy some good food and wine later. Go home and celebrate."

"Three hundred horsemen and steppers..."

Du He couldn't imagine what kind of scene this was.

"Quickly, go and tell the two ladies."

Wei Wushuang and Su Ho couldn't help being overjoyed when they got the news.

Then the whole family rewarded five hundred dollars each.

"There are some difficult times in the workshop. Go and see, isn't the tea workshop going to be expanded? Let those at home do it with difficulty."

...

After Gao Yang got the good news, he couldn't help jumping up, "Hurry up, prepare your horse, I'll go into the palace to inquire about the news."

Xiao Ling was also quite happy, "Princess, there may be a lot of things going on with Your Majesty at the moment."

Gao Yang thought about it, "Then let people go to the Ministry of War to inquire. Xiao Jia works in the Ministry of War, and those people dare not lose face."

The military department is already boiling.

"The Marquis of Wuyang went to Yancheng in the first battle, beheaded more than 30,000 people, and even built a capital outside Yancheng, making the enemy frightened. Then he followed the army to defeat the enemy's elite, and led 300 horses to step on the Turkic tooth tent... Great Tang Weiwu!"

Excitement permeated the Ministry of War.

Ren Yaxiang left the half-boiled tea soup and walked out of the guard room.

"Go down to the Yamen to drink!"

This kind of great victory must drink heavily to vent the excitement.

Two servants came, and You Shi said with a smile: "The Marquis of Wuyang just entered the military department, and the lower officials felt that this young man was extraordinary. Sure enough, the first battle shocked the Turks, hahahaha!"

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Wu Kui felt that this man was shameless, "The Marquis of Wuyang made our Ministry of War honored by this battle. Ren Shangshu, Marquis of Wuyang should still be on his way back. I wonder if I bought some gifts in the name of the Ministry of War to go to Jia Let's take a look around..."

This old thing!

You Shi smiled and said, "There are only two women left in the Jia family, how can we go about it?"

"That's wrong." Wu Kui said solemnly: "The old man's wife is quite kind, you can go to Jia's house."

You Shi looked at him and cursed shamelessly!

Wu Kui's move is clearly to build relationships.

The best way to build a relationship is nepotism. If the relationship between the female relatives of the two families is good, it is difficult for men to think about it.

Old Wu, you are so sinister!

Ren Yaxiang said: "Wu Shilang's words are good, but the lady in the old man's family is more suitable."

You Shi: "..."

Later, Ren Yaxiang's old wife went to Jia's house.

"The two ladies are the ladies of Ren Shangshu of the Ministry of War."

Surprised, Wei Wushuang and Su Ho rushed out to meet them.

This is my husband's immediate boss, so I can't afford to offend him.

As soon as they met, the elegant and luxurious Mrs. Ren held their hands and praised them with a smile...

First they praised their beauty, and then praised Jia Ping'an for being young and promising, and he will definitely be a pillar of the Tang Dynasty in the future...

The atmosphere between the host and the guest was very good, and then Mrs. Ren left a gift.

"How good is this..."

With no relatives and no reason, and it's not a special day, this gift is not easy to receive!

Mrs. Ren said with a cold face, "No?"

Well!

If you don't accept it, you will lose face!

So Mrs. Ren returned satisfied.

Back home, Ren Yaxiang was drinking.

"What do you think of the two women of Marquis Wuyang?"

"The eldest lady is shrewd and dignified, and the second lady is delicate and simple, but she is not lacking in understanding. But after all, they are born as palace maids. When Marquis Wuyang is in a high position in the future, this background will be criticized."

Ren Yaxiang raised his glass and drank heavily, and then said calmly: "If the Marquis of Wuyang can occupy a high position, with his military exploits, who would dare to put his beak on his wife? Isn't it just for the glory of his wife and children when men fight hard? Wuyang This old man, Hou, has thought about it in the past, acted resolutely, and knows how to measure..."

Ren Yaxiang poured himself out, "He is commensurate with the queen's sister and brother, but he has never relied on it. Think about Li Yifu, ever since he became the empress' confidant, he has been arrogant and domineering... This is the cause of disaster. road."

The old wife was puzzled, "Why?"

"Think about the cruel officials in Emperor Wu's time. Whether it's Zhang Tang or anyone else, whoever will end up well."

The old wife shook her head, "I don't understand these things."

Ren Yaxiang smiled, "The Marquis of Wuyang knows how to measure, and he doesn't use it to be domineering. This is a blessing."

man!

Ren Yaxiang smiled and said: "Today Li Yifu fought with Xu Jingzong, many people were astonished. The original Xu Jingzong was not worth mentioning, but now he speaks impartially in the court, do you know why?"

The old wife smiled and said, "Didn't Xu Jingzong be rude at Empress Wende's funeral back then? It can be seen that he was a rude person."

"But after he went to Huazhou for a trip, he came back again, and his whole person changed."

"Why?"

"trouble marker!"

Ren Yaxiang sighed, "After he made friends with Jia Ping'an, this person changed. Why did he change? The so-called country is easy to change, but nature is hard to change. This is because of the role of the broom star."

The old wife was stunned, "Then is this a broom star?"

"Fu Xing!"

...

Good night!