"Your Majesty, the news is true! The Turks had encountered a once-in-a-century blizzard, and countless cattle and sheep had frozen to death!”
"The Turkic army that had closed in on the Cloud Plane has retreated into the depths of the steppe under our pressure!”
"Yuchi Jingde is already on his way back to Chang 'an!”
In Taiji Palace, Minister of War Li Ji was reporting.
Hearing this, the officials on both sides revealed looks of joy.
Because of the Turkic attacks in the past two years, the situation in Yunzhou had become critical, and the entire court had been worried sick.
Li Er's expression also relaxed.
Ever since the fall of Liangzhou, Li Er had not been very happy.
In the past few days, his mind had been filled with how to deal with the Turks and how to take back Liangzhou City.
"That's good. Is there any possibility of chasing after him?”
Li Er pondered for a moment and slowly said.
After all, the Turks were more dangerous than Western Liang.
This was also a historical problem that had been left behind since the previous dynasty and even further back.
The Qin built the Great Wall, and the Han had famous generals. They were all praised by the people when dealing with the Turks.
Li Er was not willing to submit to his predecessors. He also wanted to be a wise ruler that could be passed down to future generations!
"Your Majesty, the Turks have suffered heavy casualties and are in dire need of supplies. If we pursue them, it would be a good opportunity.”
Li Ji said directly.
Previously, the Tang army was evenly matched with the Turks.
With the help of such a natural disaster, this was indeed a good opportunity to attack the Turks!
When the other ministers heard Li Ji's words, they began to communicate in low voices.
"We can't miss such a great opportunity. We might as well focus our forces on wiping out the Turks to prevent any future troubles.”
"That's right. We can't miss such a good opportunity!”
"It's not that simple. What if it's a Turkic plot?”
"That's right. We aren't familiar with the interior of the steppe. If we rashly enter and are ambushed by the Turks, won't we suffer heavy losses? Moreover, the blizzard disaster will also affect our army…"
"The Turks lack resources, so how can they compare to our soldiers? As long as we have enough resources, it's only a matter of time before we annihilate the Turks…"
The ministers spoke one after another, each expressing their own views.
A moment later, Wei Zheng stepped forward and said," Your Majesty, I don't think this is appropriate. Since the Turks have retreated, we should ignore them for the time being."”
"Previously, because Your Majesty underestimated the enemy, Liangzhou has already fallen. Although the Western Liang Country has not shown any signs of continuing the war, we have to be on guard.”
"If anything goes wrong, Chang 'an will fall next.”
This old fellow straightened his neck and had a calm expression. He did not notice the speechless gazes of the other officials at all.
Even Zhangsun Wuji's face darkened.""Wei Zheng, don't talk nonsense. How could Chang 'an fall?”
Li Er's expression also turned ugly.
During this period of time, Liangzhou was a sore spot for him.
Having been exposed so blatantly by Wei Zheng, and even being scolded and reminded in front of the ministers, of course he was unhappy.
"Minister Wei is very thoughtful. I have been thinking about this matter for the past few days. I have already sent Minister Fang, Duke Lu, and Duke Yi to Liangzhou to gather information.”
"As for Chang 'an, Minister Wei, you don't have to be afraid. Even if I personally go to battle, I won't let Chang' an fall!”
The ministers lowered their heads when they heard Li Er's words.
At the same time, he was cursing the f * ck in his heart!
Can't you just talk to His Majesty alone about this?
Where would the Emperor put his face in such a public place?
"That's for the best. I don't mean anything else. Your Majesty, don't take it to heart.”
Wei Zheng added before retreating.
Li Er gnashed his teeth in hatred, but there was nothing he could do.
……
At this moment, not far from Liangzhou.
There were a few figures on the road.
There seemed to be soldiers guarding the road ahead.
"Damn it, there are actually patrols? What should we do now?"
Looking at the soldiers in front of him, Cheng Yaojin frowned and cursed.
Fang Xuanling and Qin Qiong were beside him. The three of them were no longer dressed like they were in Chang 'an. Now, they looked more like commoners.
"Just go over normally. I saw that those soldiers didn't check and only asked.”Qin Qiong said with a sigh of relief after taking a few glances.
There were also some commoners who were dressed similarly to them. They were also heading to Liangzhou City.
"Brother, are you going to Liangzhou?”
Fang Xuanling pulled an old man beside him and asked curiously,""Didn't a war just happen in Liangzhou? Why are you all still going to Liangzhou City?”
This was too wrong.
Hearing this, the old man smiled and said,""You guys don't seem to be from the nearby cities, right? Otherwise, why would you ask such a question?"
Hmm?
Fang Xuanling was stunned for a moment before nodding."Yes, the three of us brothers are doing business. We left a few days ago before the war. We just came here today.”
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