Chapter 124 Wu Zetian's Weirdness
"Yes!" Wu Zetian nodded and said proudly: "Jin Famin and his subordinates agreed to the court's request to remove their subordinates from the country and come to Chang'an to become officials! Now the Silla army near Pyongyang City has been completely controlled by the British Duke of the United Kingdom. Kim Famin and his subordinates will come to Chang'an soon! Jin In-wen, with His Majesty and the secret order of this palace, he has set off for Jilinzhou. He will take his brother Jin Famin to take charge of Jilinzhou affairs on his behalf! Haha, I, this is also your contribution! You have made so many great achievements, and I don't know how to reward you!"
"Empress, I am just talking nonsense. I am not accusing me of being arrogant. I am not grateful. I am afraid of expecting too much!" Chen Yi raised his head and looked at Wu Zetian with a kind face. "Now, I am given too much reward to me. I am afraid that I will be jealous of rumors! The Empress has given too much now. Even if I have made merit, I am not afraid to expect any reward! The Empress treats me so well. I am grateful. In the future, I will definitely work diligently and dare not slack off at all, otherwise I will let you down your expectations!"
Chen Yi's humble words made Wu Zetian feel comfortable, and the smile on his face became even more visible, and he said softly: "Ziying, you have given me too many surprises during this period. I hope that in the next days, you can continue to give me more surprises! I believe that you can do it!"
Wu Zetian's hopeful look made Chen Yi feel proud, and he straightened his chest again, and replied in a very firm tone: "Please rest assured, I will not disappoint you, I will always surprise you!" He made such a bold statement, in addition to Wu Zetian's special identity as the queen, he is also because he is a woman. Chen Yi doesn't want to disappoint a woman who is full of hope for him!
Wu Zetian smiled brightly at Chen Yi, stood up from the seat, handed his hand to Chen Yi, and signaled Chen Yi to stroke her two steps. Chen Yi was holding his arm and walked to the window, standing in front of the open window, turned around, and faced Chen Yi, smilingly said: "Zi Ying, although the proposals I have gained in recent years, many of them have made people feel shocking. Therefore, some results have been achieved in the government, but the proposals you put forward are all very useful for the country and the people. Only one improvement of planting technology and methods is enough to increase my income from the Tang Dynasty. I believe that the Tang Dynasty will not be famine again in the future! There are other suggestions from you! I also believe that this is just the beginning of your proposal to me. There will definitely be more and better strategies in the future! "
"Empress, as long as I think of something, I will definitely tell the empress, but if I say something wrong, please don't punish me!"
Wu Zetian shook her head, "Don't worry. Even if you say something wrong occasionally, I won't punish you!"
"Thank you for your grace, and for your magnanimity!" Chen Yi quickly thanked!
Wu Zetian gave Chen Yi a look and said a little hatefully: "I am not magnanimous enough to treat you? You have done so many times that disappointed me. I didn't care about you!"
Seeing Wu Zetian's strange gaze and listening to this again, Chen Yi knew what this woman was referring to. He felt a little embarrassed and could only answer stupidly: "Empress, I really don't know what has disappointed you. If I really disappointed the Empress, I will definitely change it and I will definitely not disappoint you in the future!"
"Really?" A hint of surprise flashed in Wu Zetian's eyes!
"Of course it's true. The Empress has given me the order. How dare I refuse to obey!" Chen Yi nodded vigorously, and Jier showed a little evil smile.
This smile made Wu Zetian's face turn slightly pink. He spat, stood by the window, basking in the sun, and was difficult to say something. He could only glar at Chen Yi hatefully to show his dissatisfaction, and then changed the topic and said to Chen Yi in a slightly serious tone: "Zi Ying, the war in Liaodong is coming to an end now. After the establishment of the Andong Protectorate, there will be no major chaos in that area. In your opinion, should you focus all your energy on dealing with the Tubo people in Qinghai? Su Lie has reported a lot of reports during this period!"
These days, Wu Zetian received a lot of reports from Liaodong and Qinghai. She was no longer worried about the affairs of Liaodong, but the news from Su Dingfang in Qinghai made her a little uneasy. The Tubo people were indeed restless and wanted to take action. Su Dingfang was a little worried in his report. He suggested that the court grant him power and take the initiative to launch an offensive against the Tubo people, replacing defense with offense and eliminating the threat from the Tubo people.
For generals like Su Dingfang who have experienced many battles and have been well-known for Li Jing's true military strategy, they always want to take the initiative to attack instead of passive defense whenever there is a war. Active attack can make good use of the time, place and strategy, and win more with less. Passive defense is difficult to achieve this. Didn't it mean that "offense is the best defense"? Su Dingfang believes in this.
When his own military strength is at a disadvantage, it is difficult to do a successful job of passive defense. Fortunately, the Tubo people are not good at siegeing cities. If the Tubo people were as good at siegeing cities as the Tang army, then many cities bordering Qinghai might have been trapped in the hands of the Tubo people. However, in the face of the continuous threats of the Tubo people, General Su, who was invincible in the past, felt very frustrated and had nowhere to use his strength. He wanted to fight several battles with the Tubo people, and use his own good methods to give the Tubo people a head-on strike and eliminate the threats they face. Therefore, in the report to the court during this period, he also proposed several times to let the court agree to him to lead the army and fight the Tubo people to the death.
Su Dingfang stated in his report in his very detailed statement!
Qinghai is now early winter, the weather is already a little cold, snow has begun to fall on some high mountains, grass has also begun to harvest, and herdsmen have begun to turn around. Such a season is not suitable for large-scale military operations. But Su Dingfang wanted to do the opposite. He believed that the Tubo people must think so. If our army starts to act, it will definitely be in the coming year, when spring grass is sprouting and the weather is getting warmer. Even the next year, because the war in Liaodong has not yet ended. Generally, the Tang army will not launch two large-scale wars at the same time, and national strength is difficult to support.
Su Dingfang thought that the Tubo people thought so, and it was our army who took advantage of the situation and launched a large-scale attack on him. Su Dingfang was very experienced in combat in bad weather. After so many years of war, Su Dingfang had encountered bad weather countless times. In the knee-deep snow, he also commanded the Tang army soldiers to pursue the enemy, and often in special weather and other real situations, he could achieve surprising victory.
Wu Zetian probably told Chen Yi about the situation presented by Su Dingfang, and asked again: "Zi Ying, tell me, what do you think Su Lie's suggestion? The war in Liaodong is still continuing. Can Qinghai be done? Should there be any major moves?"
After hearing what Wu Zetian said and asked, Chen Yi did not answer immediately. After thinking about it for a while, he said: "Empress, I think what Duke Xing said is very reasonable. The military strategy is very clear. It is the best strategy! Just as Duke Xing said, the Tubo people did not expect that our army would launch an attack on him at this time, when the general was cold, and it would definitely not be too prepared. In that way, our army's attacks might have miraculous results! The famous General Su's past achievements were invincible, and it was very deterrent to the Tubo people.
If you attack unexpectedly, it is very likely that the Tubo people will be defeated to a certain extent when the war begins! Duke Xing has experienced wars for a long time, and has experienced wars under all conditions and circumstances. He will definitely have enough measures to ensure that our army can move smoothly under bad weather conditions! Therefore, the empress believes that the court should agree to Duke Xing's request to launch a war against the Tubo people when our army won a great victory in Liaodong, and annihilate the Tubo people living in Qinghai in one fell swoop!"
At the end, Chen Yi was filled with heroic spirit. Although he thought that what Su Dingfang said in the report was very reasonable, the most important reason for him to say this was the record written by Su Dingfang in history. This famous general had never suffered any defeat in his life. In recent years, he had achieved a major victory with an absolute disadvantage in his fight with the Tubo people. Now that his troops have increased, the probability of getting a fight with the Tubo people should be greater. He believed that Su Dingfang had this ability, and he also believed that his wings of this little butterfly could wipe out the Tubo people in Qinghai to ashes! However, what military tactics mentioned just now were nonsense by Chen Yi, but he believed that there must be similar records in any military tactics!
"Well, it's reasonable!" Wu Zetian nodded, looking at the thoughtful look, no longer talking, looking at the yard outside the window in a daze! Chen Yi didn't dare to speak anymore, stood beside Wu Zetian and looked outside quietly.
A little bird flew up, and Chen Yi saw the white spots on the bird's wings clearly. Just as he was guessing what kind of bird it was, Wu Zetian turned around, left the window, and walked back into the room. Chen Yi had no choice but to give up the idea of guessing what kind of bird it was and followed Wu Zetian back into the room.
Wu Zetian did not sit down on the imperial throne, but stopped. When Chen Yi approached her, he glanced at her strangely for a few words and said something that shocked Chen Yi: "Zi Ying, the wedding is a happy wedding. Have you been addicted to the gentle country all day long and loved Minyue every day! Minyue must be very happy? Can you be favored by you every day! Hehe, tell me, have you forgotten the others after marrying a wife?"
"Ah...this! Oh...Empress, Minyue is weak and can't stand the frequent tossings," Chen Yi was a little embarrassed. He never thought that Wu Zetian, who had just talked about military and national affairs, would immediately talk about the love affairs of his children and the secrets of his bed brother. It's incredible! Well, Wu Zetian is too much. Is he affectionate with Helan Minyue every day, and he will also ask in person for such matters. Could it be that he will have physical communication with anyone in the future, and he will report to her several times a day or once a day?
Chapter completed!