Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

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Lu Chengqing actually proposed that Guo Ye, a small eighth-rank military commander, should replace Yizhou Prefecture and lead the crowd to escort a big gift to Chang'an.

This great gift is exactly what he recruited hundreds of skilled craftsmen from Yizhou, and it took nearly a month to make a sand table of the whole territory of the Tang Dynasty.

The reason why he chose to enter Chang'an to present gifts at this time is precisely because of the great victory in the frontier on the fifth day of the first lunar month. Emperor Li Shimin was delighted to hear it, announced it to the world, and celebrated together.

As soon as he mentioned the great victory in the frontier, Guo Ye immediately guessed that the frontier referred to the northern border where the border of the Tang Dynasty and the Turks bordered.

Because of the three to four years of Zhenguan in the early Tang Dynasty, there were only wars between the Turks and the Tang Dynasty.

Moreover, according to the historical records that Guo Ye knew, in August of the third year of Zhenguan, Tang Taizong accepted the suggestion of Zhang Gongjin, the governor of the state, and decided to attack the East Turks. a strong military offensive.

At the same time, Li Ji, the governor of Bingzhou, Chai Shao, the governor of Huazhou, and Xue Wanche, the governor of Lingzhou, were appointed as the chiefs of each province, leading 10,000+ troops to attack the Turks separately.

At the beginning of the first month of the fourth year of Zhenguan, when Guo Ye was busy preparing for the hero meeting, Li Ji defeated the Turks in Baidao, and Li Jing defeated the Turks Jieli Khan in Yinshan.

If he remembered correctly, half a month later, that is, the first month of the fourth year of Zhenguan, Li Jing led [-] riders from Mayi to Eyangling, attacked Dingxiang at night, and defeated the Turks.Jieli Khan was shocked and moved his tooth tent to Qikou.

And Li Jing even used a tactic of alienation, ordering Jieli's confidant Kang Sumi to offer a gift to Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, Xiao Shi and his grandson Yang Zhengdao to descend to the Tang Dynasty.

Under the pincer attack and devastation of several armies of the Tang Dynasty, the Turkic Jieli Khan lingered on until March. Finally, the situation was over, unable to recover, and he was captured alive and sent to Chang'an.

Since then, the Eastern Turks have perished, and there has been no war in the northern border of the Tang Dynasty since then.

The destruction of the Eastern Turks not only established Li Jing's name as God of War, but also cleared up the external difficulties for the formation of the prosperous age of Zhenguan. At the same time, it also planted the cause and effect for Taizong Li Shimin's reputation as "Tian Khan".

Ever since Guo Ye remembered this incident at the Kangyue Mountain Mansion, he also dreamed of gaining some benefits in this war against the Turks.

Because he knew that the Great Tang would win this battle, even if he led thousands of people to the northern border, he would still be able to come back with some benefits.

This is also the content of his secret discussion with Kang Yueshan before. He had an agreement with Kang Yueshan that as long as the hero meeting is over, he will enter Zhechong Duwei's Mansion to be a school captain, and together with Kang Bao, he will lead the [-] regiments to train soldiers He and six hundred government soldiers rushed to northern Xinjiang.

Even if they can't catch up with the great war that destroyed the Turks, they can still catch up with March and take the opportunity to capture Jieli Khan to make great achievements.

Since he knew the whole process of the battle, Jieli Khan's escape route was naturally also clear.

He thought that as long as he guarded the checkpoint of the other party's escape route, he would definitely succeed if he came to catch the rabbit once.

Capturing the king of a country alive is more impressive than winning a few victories.

And it is precisely because he used the foresight of later generations to analyze the frontier war extremely thoroughly, which shocked Kang Yueshan and convinced him.Based on this, Kang Yueshan will reach an agreement with him, and will make such great efforts to help him.

Everything stems from cooperative transactions for mutual benefit.

As long as Guo Ye can make contributions in Northern Xinjiang, then Kang Bao must also be able to share a great contribution.

If Lu Chengqing hadn't come today, perhaps, as long as the situation in the Minjiang River was stabilized in a few days, Guo Ye would fulfill his promise and take Kang Bao and nearly a thousand soldiers secretly to the northern border.

It's a pity that Lu Chengqing came today uninvited, and brought such an unexpected task: to escort congratulatory gifts to Chang'an, to celebrate the great victory at the beginning of the first month in northern Xinjiang.

This is also the real reason why Guo Ye and Kang Yueshan turned pale with shock, and why they both shouted at such a coincidence.

Lu Chengqing was confused by the two, how could he know that the two would have such a big reaction.

So he asked, "What's going on?"

Kang Yueshan and Guo Ye looked at me and I looked at you, but neither of them spoke.

In the end, Guo Ye said: "Going to Chang'an in the middle of Shu, the mountains are high and the water is far away, and Guo Ye's parents are still there, so he dare not travel far. I hope the governor will allow me to think about it again, how about it?"

After thinking about it, I can only use this as a reason to prevaricate it first.

He had to discuss it with Kang Yueshan again.

After all, there is no time to delay in Northern Xinjiang. If Lu Chengqing's proposal is really agreed, then a great achievement may be missed, and even Kang Yueshan, a reliable ally, will be lost.

Hearing what Guo Ye said, Kang Yueshan naturally knew the boy's intentions, and said softly: "Yes, this boy is only so young, let alone Chang'an, he has never even been out of Jiannan Road, you can rest assured that it is so important Entrust the matter to him?"

It means to ask Lu Chengqing to choose another candidate. Guo Ye is too young to be reliable.

Unexpectedly, Lu Chengqing gave a wry smile, shook his head and sighed: "Oh, I have been an official in Chang'an, and I don't even have a capable subordinate in Yizhou. Guo Ye has always been very interested in this official. If I don't choose him, I will return Who can I choose?"

The implication is that he, Lu Chengqing, has no generals under his command, and this is also a helpless move.

But seeing Guo Ye groaning silently, Lu Chengqing felt that Guo Ye had never traveled far, so he had some concerns, and the fact that his parents were not traveling far was indeed the best reason, filial piety is paramount, and no one can force it.

Immediately, he didn't want to press too hard, so he had to say in a negotiating tone: "Well, Guo Ye, you should think about it first, and I will go to the restaurant to entertain the captains of other states. I can give the official an answer."

What I said was aggrieved enough, the majestic governor of Yizhou, the former left servant of the Ministry of War, actually talked to his subordinates in a negotiating tone, and he was still a small eighth-rank soldier.

This is also Lu Chengqing's helplessness. There is no one under his command, and the imperial court has regulations. All prefecture governors and Zhechong captains are not allowed to leave the prefecture to enter Chang'an without an order.

The defense is that some state officials with ulterior motives lead the army into Chang'an to cause chaos.

Lu Chengqing spoke in such a low profile, what else could Guo Ye do?I had no choice but to nod respectfully to send it off, and promised to give the other party an answer after careful consideration.

Immediately, Lu Chengqing said goodbye to Kang Yueshan, and then walked away gracefully.

As soon as Lu Chengqing left, Guo Ye jumped up immediately, circling back and forth in the living room like an ant on a hot pot, and shouted anxiously: "Why are you so memorized? How could Governor Lu want me to enter Chang'an to offer a gift at this juncture?" ah?"

Kang Yueshan still held his breath, shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Why else? I'm just impatient. I hope that with the two great achievements of presenting the sand table and eradicating the banditry in the Minjiang River, I can redeem Your Majesty's old love for me. For his favor, he should be promoted back to Chang'an sooner."

Shit, Guo Ye complained in his heart, this is too damn impatient.

After thinking about it for a while, Kang Yueshan said, "Guo family boy, let's forget about the trip to the northern border. As for the northern border, you are only relying on speculation to conclude that our army will win. On the battlefield, things change rapidly, maybe a Opportunities will turn things around. Even if you and Kang Bao lead people to northern Xinjiang, you may not be able to achieve great success. Instead, why not agree to Lu Chengqing to escort congratulatory gifts to Chang'an? At least, after this matter is done, you are a Yizhou Don't take the seat, you don't have to run."

"How could I guess wrong? Unless."

Speaking of this, Guo Ye almost slipped his mouth, saying "unless the history textbooks are completely fabricated", but if he said it, it is estimated that there will be a big mess.

Could it be that he told Kang Yueshan that his brother came from a later generation and knew about the historical changes in the following millennium?

This is too nonsense, the other party either thinks it is a fantasy, or thinks that he is crazy.

Immediately, he could only lie and say: "It's not wrong at all. I speculated before that at the beginning of the first month, our Tang army will definitely have a great victory. How about it? Isn't this all fulfilled one by one? Now Chang'an City has received the victory report from Northern Xinjiang, otherwise Why is Governor Lu in such a hurry to offer a congratulatory gift to enter Chang'an?"

After hearing this, Kang Yueshan was startled at first, then nodded and said: "Yes, from the news that old boy Lu Chengqing brought, your guess is correct, the trip to northern Xinjiang may be because you and my Dalang are very big. opportunity."

Guo Ye nodded like pounding garlic, and said heavily: "That's not it!"

Kang Yueshan asked back: "Then you want to reject Lu Chengqing's proposal?"

After thinking for a while, Guo Ye sighed: "What else can I do? What is more important, Mr. Kang, you should know better than me."

"Yes." Kang Yueshan stroked his beard habitually, and sighed, "If you can really make some contributions in northern Xinjiang, taking advantage of the importance of the battle against the Turks, hehe, don't drive in Yizhou? ? But, aren't you afraid of offending Lu Chengqing because of this?"

"Well?"

Guo Ye showed doubts on his face, and asked: "Master Kang, you mean that Governor Lu will hate me because of this, and he will make a big enemy from now on?"