Jiuquan County Building.
In Li Ji's room, he was reading a book.
Now that there was a war, Li Ji ate and lived on the city tower. However, now that there was no war and he was trapped in the city, he did not have much to do and could only read books all day. In May, the temperature difference between day and night in the Western Region was huge. The weather in May was a little hot, so Li Ji's clothes in the room were quite thin.
While he was reading, Zhangsun Wuji hurried in. Zhangsun Wuji smiled and said, "Manager Li, His Majesty has sent a letter."
Li Ji put down the book in his hand and immediately asked, "Duke Qi, what did His Majesty say in the letter?"
Zhangsun Wuji quickly said, "His Majesty asked us to guard Jiuquan County. Also, in the west of Xia Xia, Persia arranged an envoy to meet His Majesty and said that Persia and the Tang dynasty have formed an alliance and are willing to attack Xia Xia together. Moreover, Persia's envoy has already brought back the gunpowder formula. Next, Persia will prepare the gunpowder and attack Xia Xia's rear. Du Qi's army is left here in Jiuquan County. After waiting for a while, the Persian army will suddenly attack. Du Qi will be attacked from both front and rear, from both front and rear, and then he won't be able to run wild anymore. "
A smile appeared on Li Ji's face as he said, "This is indeed good news."
With Persia, it would be easier to deal with Du Qi.
After all, Persia in the west was also very strong and was not a weak country.
Li Ji changed the topic and said again, "In His Majesty's letter, did he mention whether he will send troops to participate in the war again?"
Zhangsun Wuji shook his head and said, "His Majesty did not say. He only said in the letter that His Majesty wants us to guard and defend against Du Qi's army. In the current situation, if we guard Jiuquan County, it will be enough to stabilize the situation. Therefore, it is not a big deal for His Majesty not to send troops. Moreover, Persia has not sent troops, so it is normal for His Majesty not to send troops. After Persia attacks, His Majesty will probably make a decision. "
Li Ji nodded and said, "You are right, Duke Qi."
Zhangsun Wuji said, "Thus, we only need to wait for the Persians to attack."
Li Ji said, "Just waiting for Persia to attack is equivalent to handing the initiative of this war to Persia. Furthermore, there were still some flaws in this arrangement. What if the Persians did not send their troops? Therefore, I think that we still need to make sufficient preparations. "
When Zhangsun Wuji heard Li Ji's words, he fell silent for a moment. Because at this moment, it was completely possible. Between countries, there were only eternal interests. There was no obligation, and there was no such thing as warm-heartedness. After the Persian Kingdom gained benefits, it was possible that they would not send troops. Therefore, they still had to make more preparations.
Zhangsun Wuji said solemnly, "According to what you said, we really need to make some arrangements. If we don't make arrangements in advance, once the Persian Empire goes back on its word and doesn't send troops, then we will be in trouble. "
Li Ji nodded and said, "That's what I meant. It's just that the current situation is not very good. If we rely on ourselves, we will be attacked by Du Qi the moment we leave the city. The only thing we can do now is to stall for time. "
Zhangsun Wuji said, "The only thing we need to make arrangements for is that as long as we can't stop them, we will retreat. After all, it's impossible to counterattack now. "
The two of them looked at each other with a helpless expression on their faces. Now that they were discussing the strategy to deal with Xia, the first thing they did was to discuss the plan to retreat. Unexpectedly, both of them said that they could not stop him.
While the two of them were talking, suddenly, another soldier came in.
The soldier placed a letter on the ground and said, "Chief Li, a letter from Chang 'an."
Li Ji took the letter and quickly browsed through it. This time, after he finished reading it, there was a hint of seriousness on his face. He no longer had the relaxed and comfortable look from before.
Zhangsun Wuji saw the situation and knew that something was wrong. He quickly said, "Did something happen again?"
Li Ji said, "Li Xiaogong and his family disappeared. According to His Majesty's judgment, Du Qi arranged for people to contact them in Chang 'an and secretly take them away. Because of this, His Majesty was furious and ordered to arrest all of Xia's merchants in Chang 'an. All of them will be interrogated by the Ministry of Justice and the Supreme Court. The current Chang 'an is already in a state of carnage. "
Zhangsun Wuji gritted his teeth and said, "I already said that this Li Xiaogong is not a good person and is not loyal to His Majesty. But His Majesty said that Li Xiaogong is a relative of the clan and is not suitable to be dealt with. He only arranged for people to keep an eye on him. Look at now, isn't this a disaster? Li Xiaogong was the same as Du Qi. He was also a rebellious person. Back then, I represented His Majesty to go to the Hejian County King's Manor to warn Li Xiaogong to be obedient. But I didn't expect to be humiliated and even beaten up by him. Now, Li Xiaogong has indeed rebelled. This person really deserves to die. If I knew this would happen, I would have taken down Li Xiaogong to prevent future troubles. "
Li Ji said in a low voice, "Now that things have come to this, there's nothing more to say. Now that Li Xiaogong is gone, there's one less person holding back Du Qi. Now that the Tang dynasty is going to fall out with Du Qi, there's no one who can hold back Du Qi. "
Zhangsun Wuji said in a low voice, "Maybe, I have a way to hold back Du Qi and even alleviate our current predicament."
Li Ji was stunned.
This Zhangsun Wuji's thinking changed too quickly. Just now, it was still related to Li Xiaogong's matter in Chang 'an. Now, there was a sudden change and it involved Du Qi's situation.
Li Ji asked, "What way?"
Zhangsun Wuji said, "Now that His Majesty is in Chang 'an, he has detained countless merchants of Xia Xia and even interrogated them. Since His Majesty has already taken such measures, we have even less to worry about on the front line. I suggest that we directly arrange for people to sneak out of Suzhou and infiltrate Shazhou, Guazhou and even Xia Xia's rear to assassinate Xia's officials. This way, Xia Xia's rear will definitely be in turmoil. "
Li Ji raised his eyebrows.
This was a ruthless move, especially for the Tang dynasty.
And now that the Great Tang had made such an arrangement, Du Qi might use the same method to retaliate.
Du Qi was an expert in the field of spies. Just the number of people that Du Qi had arranged for Xia Xia alone was innumerable. Once Du Qi wanted to assassinate, it would definitely cause countless deaths and injuries.
Li Ji said, "Duke of Qi, this is a taboo!"
Zhangsun Wuji said in a low voice, "Even if it's a taboo, so what? Now that we're at war with Xia Xia, we've already reached the point where we won't rest until one of us dies. If we can't stop this battle, then Suzhou will be lost. Even the next step, our Tang dynasty will definitely be in turmoil. So in this regard, I think we can't delay any longer and should take ruthless measures. "
Li Ji was slightly silent.
For a moment, he couldn't make a decision.
Li Ji couldn't make a decision, so he immediately arranged for someone to inform Wei Zheng. After inviting Wei Zheng over, he talked about the current situation in Chang 'an and also Zhangsun Wuji's suggestion. Finally, Li Ji said, "Prime Minister Wei, about sending people to assassinate Xia Xia's officials, what do you think?"
Wei Zheng said, "Now, Director Li is in charge of the overall situation and the movement of the army. So, you can directly make the arrangements for this matter, no need to ask me. "
Li Ji sighed in his heart.
Wei Zheng made it clear that he didn't want to get involved in this matter.
He purposely avoided it like this.
Zhangsun Wuji said forcefully, "Director Li, just make the arrangements. If this matter goes wrong, I'll take full responsibility. You don't need to be responsible for this matter. "
Li Ji said, "Duke of Qi, you don't have to do this. I just hope you can consider it more. After all, this is a serious matter, we can't be too casual. If this matter isn't handled well, it's easy to leave behind future troubles. Next, I'll arrange for people to leave Suzhou and prepare to assassinate Xia Xia's officials. "
Zhangsun Wuji nodded and didn't say anything else.
Li Ji continued to talk about some details and quickly made arrangements.
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