Chapter One Hundred and Twenty Two Luoyang, Victory and Return
The Ministry of War, Minister of War, Zong Chuke, this small arrow will make everything clear.
Trap is always planned for a long time.
No, the matter of Shatuo Zhongyi needs to be discussed for a long time.
Li Jun always felt that Shatuo's defeat was inseparable from Wu Sansi's gang.
Thinking of this, he immediately persuaded Shatuo to go back. In short, it was getting late, so I should hurry up and rest. It was still more than ten days away from Luoyang.
If you have something to say, you can discuss it slowly.
Wumingzi, who has always been the most eye-catching, naturally didn't leave. Wu Yan Sect took the initiative to avoid suspicion and went to sleep. Yao Kui was still laughing and helping him.
"Does Your Highness suspect that Huo Ning was sent by Zong Chuke to deliberately disrupt the situation?"
"Don't you think so too?" Li Jun glanced at him and thought to himself: Little fox is pretending again.
"Your Highness is wise, so of course your Highness thinks of first."
"Don't be busy praising me for now. These people are too vicious. For their own selfish interests, they abandoned tens of thousands of soldiers of the Lingwu Army. "
"Your Highness, I still have something unknown. Although I can guess that this matter is probably due to the planning of the Wu clan, I still don't understand what the selfish interests they want to seek?"
It seems that the well-informed Wuzi is also in a time when he is too powerful.
But no wonder, these inside stories are summarized by future generations. They are clearly recorded in the Tang Book that Wumingzi is no matter how powerful he is, he is still a mortal, who cannot predict the future and see through the past.
How could he master this layer of information?
But Li Jun thought of this possibility. If this matter was broken, it would be broken by Zong Chuke. Even his straight-line boss Wu Sansi might not know it.
Because Zong Chuke accepted Mo Chuke's bribe!
Moreover, according to historical records, it is still huge!
This incident broke out due to Li Jun's sudden appearance. According to historical records, Mo Chuo pretended to surrender, but in fact he had already bribed Zong Chuke, the Minister of War.
According to the normal plot development, Zong Chuke will advise him to the court, claiming that Mo Chuo, who has always been cunning, actually surrendered completely and depended on the Tang Dynasty.
This is simply a big joke.
What's it!
Li Jun believes that no one with a sound mind will believe that Mo Chuo, who has become inertia, will sincerely surrender to the Tang Dynasty.
But at that time, Li Jun was not yet, and Tang Jun, who had been defeated repeatedly and suffered repeated losses, wanted to calm the border.
So, Li Xian believed Zong Chuke's nonsense and agreed to Mo Chuo surrender. As a result, as expected, within half a month, Mo Chuo rebelled again and continued to invade the mainland. The Tang Dynasty's kindness was fed to the dog.
However, Zong Chuke, the minister of the Ministry of War, really gained benefits.
Because, this so-called surrender incident was originally a lie caused by Mo Chu and Zong Chuke joining forces to conspire.
Zong Chuke had known for a long time that Mo Chuo's dog thief would never have surrendered.
However, he took Mo Chuo Xiaojing's money early in the morning. Not only did he not warn the court, he even added fuel to the fire, acting as a lobbyist for Mo Chuo, and trying his best to deal with it.
In the end, a lot of the Tang Dynasty's troops were consumed.
He himself was unscathed and made a fortune.
There is no clear record in historical books on how Zong Chuke, who was in Luoyang, received Mo Chuo's bribe.
Li Jun was not interested in investigating this matter clearly. He was concerned about the time when Mo Chuo and Zong Chuke colluded.
If the information provided by Shatuo Zhongyi is accurate, then there will be a problem with Hu Ning and the two Hu people he brought.
Could they be sent by Zong Chuke to release water to Mo Chu?
Unfortunately, Huo Ning had already died in battle, and the two Hu people lost the news. There was no evidence to investigate, so it was impossible to blame Zong Chuke.
Li Jun speculated that the two Hu people should still be alive, and they probably had already run north, but the north was vast and trying to find such two people was like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Since Mo Chuo has died now, there are more things that can be done with Zong Chuke.
Li Jun suddenly remembered Zong Airou. He had no impression of this woman at all. If he seized the handle of her father Zong Chuke, maybe this ridiculous marriage would have ruined it.
In this way, for Li Jun, the situation is quite good.
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In the suburbs of Luoyang, the grass is desolate and desolate, which is very different from the gorgeous scenery when Li Jun went to war.
Fortunately, the Tang army has returned from a great victory, and from generals to soldiers, they are all excited. They will not be affected by the declining scenery in front of them.
According to the Tang Dynasty military system, in response to this battle, the soldiers temporarily recruited had been disbanded along the way and returned to their hometown.
Of course, their due rewards will not be missing.
Li Jun had already registered their merits and recorded them clearly. Just waiting for the court to give orders, he would send a special person to supervise the rewards.
In this way, this army of 180,000 people was left after returning to Luoyang.
Tomorrow is the day when Li Jun officially returns to the Luoyang court. Today, according to the rules, Li Jun will stay outside Luoyang City for one night, and wait until tomorrow dawn, and then the envoy will officially welcome the imperial city.
The tent was set up, and the soldiers were in an extremely high mood. They had been singing military songs and shouting horns since just now.
Li Jun was unwilling to disturb their interest, so he sat quietly in the tent and sorted out his thoughts clearly.
It can be said that Li Jun was in a very comfortable mood when he returned to Luoyang. Instead, he had to be more cautious and cautious, and could not tolerate any sloppy or slackness.
Just now, the eunuch in charge of the court had already sent the oral order from Emperor Li Xian.
The envoy was welcomed by Linzi King Li Longji. He would leave the city five miles and personally guide the prince Li Jun to return to the palace.
As the emperor and his own father, Li Xian would sit in Qianyuan Hall and hold a big banquet to celebrate his achievements.
According to Li Jun's true intention, he didn't want to make the momentum so big, wasting extravagant, eating and drinking, and there was no help to his difficult situation.
Li Longji was designated as the embassy, but Li Jun had long thought of it.
Whether it is public or private, he believes that Li Longji will actively strive for this position and join forces with Li Jun first.
Li Jun was very curious about what the Luoyang court looked like now, and what strange things happened in his East Palace. The few secret letters sent by Gao Lishi were not enough to describe the whole picture thoroughly.
But at this moment, a noise sounded outside the tent. Judging from this, it was someone sent by the court.
After waiting for a while, he saw the soldiers in charge lifting up the tent, and a gust of cold wind swept in. Li Jun looked up and looked up.
Wow, this is an acquaintance.
Chapter completed!