Chapter 56 Chapter 56: Di Renjie Recovers Li Tang with Tears

Erzhang began to sell officials, the process of selling officials is briefly, you can refer to the process of Li Yifu's family selling officials and nobles. Er Zhang did some good things, such as persuading Wu Zetian to make Li Xian the crown prince. Of course, this is just for their own future, and this is not a strategy they can come up with, but one that they have asked many people to come up with.It's still Di Renjie's words that work. Since listening to Di Renjie's words, Er Zhang eats well and sleeps well.But recently, Wu Zetian has been having nightmares all the time, dreaming that she will lose to Shuanglu, she doesn't believe what other people say, she wants to ask Di Renjie about the situation.

Di Renjie gave his own answer, "Shuanglu is invincible because Your Majesty has no son." Wu Zetian nodded, "If the elder has anything to say, just say it!" The mind is shaken, and I want to pass the throne to Wu Sansi. When the first emperor hesitated, he handed over the country to His Majesty. Your Majesty, you have worked so hard to take care of it for more than ten years. In the end, why do you want to hand over the world to Wu Sansi?" Wu Zetian looked at Di Renjie lazily. Di Renjie asked her: "Your Majesty, it's still the same question, who is the aunt and nephew and who is the mother and child? Establish the king of Luling, live forever, and enjoy the Taimiao forever. Establish the king of Liang, and there will be no place to die!"

Wu Zetian smiled, and she asked someone to open the curtain beside her, and a middle-aged man in bright yellow clothes appeared in front of Di Renjie.Wu Zetian turned to look at Di Renjie, "Didn't you let me make Luling King all the time? He's here, and I'll return your crown prince!" Di Renjie was in tears and fell to the ground. Wu Zetian trusted Di Renjie. After returning from the Khitan battlefield, Di Renjie pleaded for Li Kaigu, the Khitan general, at the risk of the world, and all civil and military officials scoffed at him.But Wu Zetian spared those surrendered generals, and obeyed Di Renjie's words, making Li Kaigu the Duke of Yan and giving him the surname Wu.On the day of the celebration banquet, hundreds of officials gathered, and Wu Zetian took a glass of wine and personally delivered it to Di Renjie, thanking him and saying: "The Khitan's subjugation is all thanks to the elders!"

She announced a big reward to Di Renjie. Di Renjie calmly replied: "This is Your Majesty's powerful spirit, and it is the result of the general's hard work. What is your contribution?" Therefore, I refuse to accept it. Di Renjie, a generation of sages, worries about the world and recommends virtuous people. He is a person who truly speaks for the common people.He successively recommended dozens of talented officials such as Zhang Jianzhi, Yan Yanfan, Jing Hui, Dou Huaizhen, Yao Chong, etc. to the imperial court, all of whom were important ministers of ZTE in the Tang Dynasty.

People say that all the peaches and plums in the world are in the public gate! Di Renjie said that recommending talents for the country is not for private individuals! Wu Zetian reused Di Renjie, and no one in the court and the public can match him (two Zhangs also have to respect him three points).She never called Di Renjie by his first and last name, and always referred to him as "the old man of the country".When Di Renjie raised his voice, Wu Zetian obeyed everything, and often said: "The old man taught me to be good, how can I disobey it?" Di Renjie was old and could not serve the emperor often. Every time Wu Zetian didn't see him, he felt uncomfortable all over.As if she had lost her backbone, she anxiously asked Di Renjie what he was doing now.She also told the prime minister that if there is no major military affairs in the future, she is not allowed to bother the old man.

One day, someone told her the news. In front of the ministers, Wu Zetian burst into tears. In the first year of Jiushi, Xin Chou (August 15, 700 AD), Di Renjie passed away. Wu Zetian looked at the court hall full of officials, feeling empty in her heart. "The court is empty..." She said, crying again, "God, why did you take away my old man so early! (Why is it so early to take away my old man!)" Wu Zetian burst into tears, and cried so hard that she couldn't lift her head in the court.Most of the officials praised Di Renjie's character and wept bitterly.The elders of Ningzhou, Weizhou, Yuzhou, Pengze, and Bingzhou, upon hearing the news of Di Renjie's death, helped the old and the young to appear in Di Renjie's ancestral hall.Countless people wailed and vomited blood, were sad and sad day and night, and the situation changed color.

A sage has an impermanent heart, and takes the heart of the people as his heart. What is a saint? A sage never has a permanent desire, he always regards the wishes of the people as his own. There was once a person who worked hard to change everything in the vicissitudes of life. He did not seek fame or glory, but only wanted the people to be rich and healthy.He is a virtuous man, precise in breaking prisons, but never boasting too much. He has made great contributions to the revival of the Tang Dynasty. A generation of empresses cried bitterly for him, and the civil and military of the whole dynasty wailed for him.However, the most important thing is the people. Only the people in the world who wear hemp and mourning for him are qualified to judge such a person.

Di Renjie is a good man. There will never be a permanent wish, and always regard the wishes of the people as your own wishes. Wu Zetian was right. In October of this early winter, the Turks seemed to have heard the heart-piercing cries of the Wu Zhou Dynasty. They were ready to move, and wanted to take the opportunity to attack from Xiaoguandao (Guyuan, Ningxia).Wei Yuanzhong was appointed as the general manager of Xiaoguan Road, and he controlled the only way for the Turks to attack. Mochuo knew that Wei Yuanzhong was not easy to deal with, so he ran westward for thousands of miles to Longyou (Gansu), where he captured more than 10,000 horses and fled away.

Wu Zetian still made a wrong calculation. Mochuo is very proud, because he has already signed an agreement with Tubo, you go south and you go north, blackmailing Wu Zhou.The current situation is like this, Liangzhou (Wuwei, Gansu) is more than 200 miles to the south, and you can see Tubo war horses; 200 miles to the north, you can see Mo Chuo training soldiers.How the isolated city was formed, and this is how the isolated city was formed.If the Turks and Tubo fight together and kill the city, Liangzhou will not be protected, and Longyou will also suffer. But Tubo's attack is a bit strange, they repeatedly attack, but they don't attack the city, but they pass by the gate of the city in a mighty, black and dense cloud of dust, and pass under your nose as if they are showing off their might.But more often, they went to the city, waved flags and shouted at the city, and threw things into the city when they were happy.

This is a pain for the people in the city, who are in fear every day.Wu Zetian was furious, and took Guo Yuanzhen, the guest of honor, as the governor of Liangzhou and the ambassador of the Longyou armies, ready to destroy the Turkic and Tubo armies at any time. Guo Yuanzhen, this name must be remembered. This person was born in 656 AD. He was too smart when he was a child, and others thought he would definitely achieve great things.After some investigation, Guo Yuanzhen was determined to take the imperial examination, so he became the county captain of Tongquan County in one fell swoop. He was only eighteen years old this year.Under the envious eyes of everyone, Comrade Guo Yuanzhen started his wandering life.

He has been in the world for many years (he practiced martial arts and fighting when he was a teenager), full of courage, fought with countless bastards and good people, and suffered a lot of beatings.He is full of arrogance and likes to beat injustice violently. Normal people generally think that he is meddling in his own business and full of food.According to reliable records, Guo Yuanzhen was very handsome. Shuai can't be eaten as a meal (except Er Zhang), so this person started to lose his tune again. In order to save some living expenses, he began to mint private money, trafficked people, and contacted thousands of people traffickers, heroes, businessmen, warriors, and doctors.The matter was so big that the emperor knew about it, and Wu Zetian summoned him.Guo Yuanzhen didn't hide anything about what he did, and even wrote an "Ancient Sword Song" describing his ambition.After Wu Zetian read it, she greatly praised it and distributed it to Li Qiao, Yan Chaoyin and others to watch. Everyone agreed that this person was very talented and decided that he could be promoted exceptionally. In this way, he came to Liangzhou, scolded Turkic a few words viciously, and then began to analyze. Turks come to attack Liangzhou, where do they need to come from? First, the four towns of Anxi, where the desert is vast and the land is flat; Second, copy directly from the north. Although it is all Gobi, it is easy to walk all the way and is very convenient; Third, fly over like a bird. The above three points: First, Anxi is too far away, Mo Shui will never run thousands of miles back and forth in order to rob; Second, to be determined. Third, silently is a bird? Guo Yuanzhen analyzed the general situation sharply, and knew that Mo Chuai would definitely enter Liangzhou from the northern border, and would definitely pass through Baiting.If an army is placed in Qizhong (Northern Minqin County, Gansu Province) to control the main points, the Turks will have nowhere to go.The same is true for Tubo. He built a Herong City (west of Gulang, Gansu) in Xiakou in the south to guard the mouth of Gulang Gorge, which is also the only way for Tubo. Everything will be fine, let us look up at Guo Yuanzhen forty-five degrees, just like looking up at the sky! At this time, you will hear Guo Yuanzhen pointing at the map cursingly, "Stop looking up, take a closer look at where Minqin County is? Minqin County is in the desert, do you want to garrison? Then you have to discuss it with the camel first." .There is also Gulang, the situation is not much better, the whole place is as dry as the moon." Guo Yuanzhen sighed, waved his hands, and said: "No hurry, no hurry." After saying that, he ordered Li Hantong, the governor of Ganzhou, to dig in the fields Water conservancy, to make the best use of water and land.After the reclamation and farming, Liangzhou's grain production increased suddenly. A piece of linen can be exchanged for tens of dendrobium rice (one hundred catties), and the army's food reserves are enough for decades. For a time, Guo Yuanzhen became a legend. Turks and Tubo were even afraid that this guy named Guo Yuanzhen would go crazy, so they backed away and gave up a place with a radius of 1,500 miles. We have to admit that Guo Yuanzhen is a hooligan, but he is very capable. Hearing this, the people of Liangzhou laughed.Guo Dudu has been in Liangzhou for five years. Whether he is from the Central Plains or the Western Regions, everyone admires him very much. This is not just blown out.In terms of laws and regulations, orders are prohibited; in terms of animal husbandry, cattle and sheep are everywhere.The people live in peace and prosperity, and they don't pick up lost things on the road. Mo Chuai really cried, I wanted to play a hooligan, but it feels so uncomfortable to be played by a hooligan, do you know?Mo Chuo didn't dare to do anything to Guo Yuanzhen, he led the army all the way east, and stopped at a place more than a thousand miles north of Shaanxi.He looked to the south, pointed in the direction of Chang'an and said, "Fight from here, there will be no obstacles all the way!" I used to stay at the place where Comrade Mochuu waved his whip. This place is located in the south of Yinshan Mountain in the central part of Inner Mongolia, surrounded by the Gobi Desert and rarely visited by people.From time to time, a tornado like an upside-down shofar blows past, raising helpless sand and dust.There is extremely alkali-resistant thatch on the ground, but the water source is extremely scarce. There are only a few narrow rivers, and the banks are covered with a thick layer of snow. This is not snow, but isolated alkali. Such a haunted place makes people feel desolate.But if you take a closer look, you will know that this is the best place for northern nomads to invade the Central Plains! Therefore, we can know for sure that it was indeed a wise choice for the people of the Ming Dynasty to place a very important section of the Great Wall in the south of the Mu Us Sandy Land.It is also known that the names of Dingbian and Jingbian are closely related to history.Silently sent troops to the south, invaded the Central Plains, burned, killed and looted, and would definitely choose this place. During the Tang Dynasty, Dingbian was the seat of Yanzhou, while Jingbian was the seat of Xiazhou. If the two places are not guaranteed, Xijing is in danger! In the first month of the second year of Chang'an (702 A.D.), Mochuo, who had been silent for more than a month, no longer wanted to wait. He regrouped and invaded Yanzhou and Xiazhou. The officers, soldiers and people in Yanzhou and Xiazhou obviously did not expect the Turkic raid to be so fast. They brandished big knives, made incomprehensible noises, and galloped away after looting.Mo Chuai didn't want to stay here any longer, he needed to move south quickly.But the facts tell us that Turkic wars are still very traditional. Their tradition is: no brains, one shot for another place. The Guanzhong people breathed a sigh of relief, because Mochuo invaded Yanzhou and Xiazhou just to grab some daily necessities (100,000 sheep and horses). Two months later, the place where they really plotted was surrounded. Within a few days, the Turkic army broke through Shiling (Yangqu County, Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province) and threatened Bingzhou. Shiling is in the heart of Shanxi, the westernmost of Bingzhou. After the Turks broke through, they invaded Bingzhou and swept away countless properties.Against normal opponents, Wu Zetian was very patient and attacked slowly, but against Turkic opponents who were capable of fighting but thoughtless, it was a bit nerve-wracking.According to an insider, if you are so fast that you don't know whether your next move will be a punch or a kick, throw a grenade or throw sulfuric acid, then your opponent will never predict it in advance. what is this? This is an advantage!