In Fang Xuanling's mansion.
In the study.
Fang Xuanling's mansion was also in the North City of Chang 'an, not far from Yongxing City and the Imperial City. At Li Shimin's order, he didn't deal with government affairs today and returned to his mansion early.
Fang Xuanling sat in the study with a solemn expression.
He was thinking about how to deal with it.
Xia Xia's army was aggressive and had taken Shazhou and Guazhou. The next step would be Suzhou. Under this premise, if they didn't stop Xia Xia's army, once Xia Xia's attack snowballed, it was very likely that they couldn't stop Xia Xia and the Tang Dynasty would be in a very troublesome war.
Fang Xuanling thought for a while, then called in his aide and told him about Li Ji's defeat.
The aide was shocked when he heard it.
Li Ji was a very powerful general in the army. He didn't expect that he would be defeated. Now the outside world didn't know about Li Ji's defeat. Once the news of Li Ji's defeat spread, the Tang Dynasty would be shocked again.
Fang Xuanling said, "What should the Tang Dynasty do to stop Du Qi's army?"
The aide said, "Prime Minister Fang, Du Qi's army is unstoppable. The most important thing is that Du Qi's weapon is the most powerful. But we don't have such a weapon in the Tang Dynasty. So I'm afraid the only thing we can do now is to negotiate for peace. "
Fang Xuanling frowned.
Negotiate for peace!
That was absolutely impossible.
The Emperor would never agree.
The aide had been following Fang Xuanling. Seeing Fang Xuanling frown, he said, "Prime Minister Fang, if the imperial court doesn't agree to negotiate for peace, then the war will continue. I'm afraid the Tang Dynasty's situation will be worse. Only by negotiating for peace and stabilizing Xia Xia can our Tang Dynasty have a chance. Apart from that, I really can't think of any other way to solve this problem. "
Fang Xuanling said, "Well, you can leave. Let me think about it."
"Yes!"
The aide got up and left.
Fang Xuanling sat alone in the study, thinking about whether there was any other way to reverse the situation. While Fang Xuanling was pondering, there was a knock on the door of the study. The door was pushed open and Fang Xuanling's wife, Lu Shi, rushed in.
Fang Xuanling was in the midst of worrying. When she saw Lu Shi enter and disturb her train of thought, she couldn't help but scold, "You're in such a hurry, where are your manners? Don't you know how to send someone to inform me if something happens? "
Hearing Fang Xuanling's words, Ms. Lu was stunned.
He was a little surprised.
Immediately, Madam Lu's fiery temper flared up. She glared at him and said coldly, "Fang Xuanling, you old man, what did you just say? I didn't hear it clearly. Say it again."
Shua!
Fang Xuanling's expression changed drastically.
He stood up at once with a smile on his face. He was thinking about something just now. In a moment of desperation, he actually blurted out something, causing him to provoke the tigress. This was not good.
Fang Xuanling quickly smiled apologetically, "Madam, what did you hear? I didn't say anything. Madam, why are you here? Come, come, take a seat. "
He directly walked in front of Lu Shi and helped her to sit down in his seat.
Fang Xuanling was now much older. After all, he was a man in his fifties. Madam Lu was slightly younger than Fang Xuanling and had just turned fifty. Although Madam Lu was old, her fiery temper had not changed at all.
Seeing Fang Xuanling's attitude change so quickly, Madam Lu snorted and said, "I'm in a good mood today, so I won't argue with you."
Fang Xuanling arched his back slightly and smiled, "Madam, you're right. You're a magnanimous person, so why bother arguing with an old man like me?"
"Come, what do you want to say? Sit down and talk."
Fang Xuanling helped Madam Lu to sit down. Only then did he let out a long sigh of relief.
At least he had calmed down his wife.
Otherwise, he would have caused trouble.
At that time, there would be chaos again. He did not dare to provoke his wife.
Logically speaking, as the prime minister of the country, Fang Xuanling had great power. But in front of his wife, he could not raise his temper. Moreover, his wife was worried sick about the family. He did not care about anything. It was his wife who took care of everything. Therefore, Fang Xuanling always gave in to Madam Lu and did not argue with her.
Madam Lu snorted and the expression on her face suddenly changed. She put on a smile and took out a letter from her sleeve, saying, "Look, this is a letter from Erlang. Our family's Second Young Master has grown up. He is now doing well in the Xia of Xia. He has become the Lieutenant General in the army, second only to the General of the Army. "
Erlang was Fang Yiai.
Fang Yiai had been in the army since he followed Du Qi. Fang Yiai could not bear it in the early days. But in the end, Fang Yiai changed and dared to fight and kill. In particular, he had a good foundation. Not only was he strong, but he also came from a famous family. He could read and write and knew the art of war.
Such a person was actually extremely rare in the army. Therefore, Fang Yiai dared to fight and kill. He was also able to study the art of war. Furthermore, he was able to get along well with the soldiers. Therefore, Fang Yiai was now one of Xue Rengui's valiant generals.
Although he was not the General of the Army, he was not bad.
When the Xia of Xia and the Tang dynasty went to war, Fang Yiai did not care about Fang Xuanling. He only cared about his own battlefield because he was a soldier.
A soldier should do his best on the battlefield.
In addition, Fang Yiai and Madam Lu also exchanged letters.
So now, he sent a letter back.
Madam Lu really missed her son, especially the son who had gone to the Western Region and whom she had not seen for several years. Now that she received the letter, she was naturally happy. In particular, Fang Yiai had made meritorious contributions in the Western Region and become the pillar of the army. Madam Lu was even more gratified.
In the past, Fang Yiai was not good at literature or martial arts. He was just a playboy. In fact, Fang Yi 'ai was more inclined towards martial arts, so in this aspect, many disciples looked down on Fang Yi' ai.
Madam Lu was worried about this.
But now, it was different.
Therefore, as soon as Madam Lu received the letter, she hurried to the study to report the good news to Fang Xuanling.
Fang Xuanling also took the letter and quickly read it. After reading it, he could not help stroking the beard under his chin with a look of approval on his face.
"Erlang is indeed my son."
"Good, good."
"He has the style of Erlang of the Fang family."
"It's a pity that the Fang family is a scholarly family, but Erlang is biased toward martial arts and has become the General of the Army. It would be great if he were a civil official. "
Fang Xuanling kept muttering.
He was very happy.
But he felt that it was a pity.
Madam Lu glared at Fang Xuanling and scolded, "You old thing, Erlang is now very promising. He's already built a career for himself, yet you're still disdainful of this and that. If you have the ability, go to the battlefield and fight! "
Speaking of this, Madam Lu's face was full of worry. She said, "I don't know how many scars Erlang has now! I'm afraid there are countless injuries all over his body. How can he not be injured after fighting all day on the battlefield? "
Fang Xuanling said, "A man is not afraid of being injured."
Madam Lu snorted and said, "You old man, you only know how to make sarcastic remarks. Is Erlang your son or not? No matter what, our Erlang is better than that playboy Zhangsun Chong. "
Fang Xuanling chuckled.
He had better keep a low profile.
He did not want to argue with Madam Lu. It was impossible to argue with a woman about these things.
Madam Lu continued, "My husband, our Fang family is now very powerful. I'd like to see what those who ridicule our Erlang and think that our Erlang is ignorant and incompetent look like. "
"Madam, you can't!"
Hearing this, Fang Xuanling quickly reached out to stop her.
Madam Lu said with a dark face, "Why?"
Fang Xuanling said, "Now the Tang dynasty and the Xia Xia are at war. Both sides are in a frenzy. If you talk about Erlang at this time, won't you bring trouble to Erlang and our Fang family? Madam, you should keep a low profile for now. It won't be too late to think about it after this war is over. "
Madam Lu thought about it carefully after hearing this. It was indeed reasonable.
She could not talk about it casually.
Otherwise, it would easily affect Fang Yiai.
Madam Lu immediately lost her mood and said, "Forget it, my husband, you do your thing."
She directly left.
Fang Xuanling sat alone in the study room, thinking about Fang Yiai's matter. Fang Yiai was now the chief general of the army. Although he was not the commander-in-chief of the army, he still had great influence as the commander of the army. However, Fang Xuanling did not want to use Fang Yiai to deal with the Xia Xia. Fang Yiai was his son, and he would not do such a thing.
What he needed to think about was how to eliminate this matter. If someone used Fang Yiai to talk about it, he would not be caught off guard.
"Knock! Knock! "
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door outside the study.
The door was immediately pushed open, and the housekeeper came in. He bowed and said, "Minister Fang, someone outside the mansion wants to see you."
Fang Xuanling said, "Who is it?"
The housekeeper said, "He said that he came from the Far West."
After hearing this, Fang Xuanling raised his eyebrows, and there was a touch of surprise on his slightly old face.
The Far West.
The Western Region was already a remote place. The Far West was a place even more remote than the Xia Xia.
Fang Xuanling ordered, "Let him in."
The housekeeper nodded and immediately went to inform him.
Not long after, the sound of footsteps could be heard from outside the study. A tall man with sharp facial features and slightly white hair appeared. He also had short hair.
He was quite burly.
However, his eyes were bright and gave off a feeling of wisdom.
This man was called Waldo. He was in his thirties and came from Persia. He had lived in the Tang dynasty for several months and learned everything about Chang 'an and the Tang dynasty. He also learned everything about the Xia Xia.
In a short time, Waldo even learned Mandarin.
He could speak the main Mandarin fluently.
But Waldo still did not know the other slightly more complicated words. After Waldo stood still, he said in the Tang dynasty's Mandarin, "Waldo, the diplomatic envoy of the Persian Empire, greets Minister Fang."
Fang Xuanling's mind was full of thoughts. Because the Tang dynasty had infiltrated the Western Region a lot, he also knew about the Persian Empire in the Far West. Therefore, Fang Xuanling was not surprised to hear Waldo's words.
Moreover, the Tang dynasty was the center of all countries, and Chang 'an was the most prosperous and prosperous place, where countless businessmen gathered.
Among these businessmen, there were also people from the Persian Empire.
There were also people from other countries.
Therefore, Fang Xuanling was very calm.
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