Chapter 312 Yu Zhining's Memorial

"So that's how it is. I understand what we should do now!" Cheng Wuting said. He despised Tuyuhun, a bunch of cowards, from the bottom of his heart.

They lost their temper after a little favor. No wonder they could never become a powerful country like Tubo or the Turks. Even the Uighur tribe was stronger than them.

Cheng Wuting even wanted to instigate the emperor to send troops to destroy Tuyuhun directly, so as to avoid having to borrow land from others.

Rather than taking advantage of Tubo and being incorporated into its territory, it would be better for the Tang Dynasty to annex Tuyuhun. It would be better than being annexed by Tubo.

He had already explained to Cheng Wuting what needed to be said. Someone from Tuyuhun would go back to negotiate. By the time Cheng Wuting arrived in Lingzhou and selected the right person, Tuyuhun would have already been dealt with.

"This is an imperial edict for you. Lingzhou Governor Xi Junmai will do his best to cooperate with you, so that you two can be taken care of at the border."

"Wherever you go, it's best to find a way to build a granary and store food for emergencies. If the Central Plains cannot transport food and grass, you can still solve the food problem yourself." Li Chengqian said.

When stationing troops in the plateau, it is not feasible to rely solely on the long-term transportation of food and grass from the rear. You can only rely on yourself to open up land there and plant food that can grow on the plateau.

"Yes! I'll take my leave!" Cheng Wuting took the imperial edict handed over by Wang Quan and bowed and left.

If you want to fight against or even destroy Tubo, Xi Junmai and Cheng Wuting alone are far from enough, and you need a fierce general to take charge.

This reminds Li Chengqian of a person, the Baiji Fan general Hei Chi Changzhi, who is the nemesis of the Tubo people.

If he is there, it will be much easier to deal with Tubo.

Li Chengqian plans to set up the Heyuan Army in Shancheng County, temporarily under the jurisdiction of the Shanzhou Governor's Office, with a staff of 20,000 people and 1,000 war horses.

When Hei Chi Changzhi arrives, he will hand over the Heyuan Army to him, and he will lead the entire Heyuan Army and only obey the emperor.

But now, Hei Chi Chang Zhi is still in Baiji. If we follow the normal trajectory, the war between Datang and Baiji, until Hei Chi Chang Zhi is captured and surrendered, will take several years.

Li Chengqian has no time and is too lazy to wait so long, lest the opportunity is cold by then.

Now Baiji is still a vassal state of Datang. He can completely send Hei Chi Chang Zhi to Chang'an with the order of the emperor of the suzerain state.

I believe that Baiji will not refuse the request of the suzerain state because of a general they don't like. Hei Chi Chang Zhi will definitely be sent to Chang'an, to Li Chengqian.

In this way, he can subdue Hei Chi Chang Zhi in advance, use him, and eventually become the mainstay against Tubo.

Li Chengqian could not wait to issue an imperial edict to Baiji to send Heichi Changzhi to Chang'an.

However, Li Chengqian did not expect that the edict he issued to Baiji was rejected by the Ministry of Personnel. Zhangsun Wuji and Chu Suiliang even came to Li Chengqian in person to ask for justice.

After Yitong's deception, and with coercion and inducement, Zhangsun Wuji and Chu Suiliang had to agree to Li Chengqian's edict to Baiji.

Finally, after the review by the Ministry of Personnel, and the signatures of the officials of the three ministries of Menxia, ​​Zhongshu and Shangshu, Li Chengqian signed and sealed it, and stamped it with the emperor's seal.

The main reason was that Zhangsun Wuji and Chu Suiliang also felt that there was no problem, but because the emperor was still young and curious about some rumors.

After he meets the person and feels that there is no difference, he will be allowed to return to Baekje, just as the Tang Dynasty court invites Baekje people to come for sightseeing.

"To everyone, the Minister of the Imperial Clan and the Minister of Personnel just sent a memorial about the marriage of Princess Xincheng." Wang Quan said.

The Minister of the Imperial Clan is the head of the Imperial Clan, responsible for managing royal affairs.

"What happened to Princess Xincheng? What's wrong with her marriage? The late emperor personally arranged the marriage and betrothed her to Wei Shuyu, the son of Wei Zheng. Could there be any problem?"

"I remember that the imperial sister married into the Wei family in February of the 23rd year of Zhenguan last year." Li Chengqian asked.

In history, Li Chengqian's rebellion failed. Since Hou Junji was the candidate recommended by Wei Zheng to Li Er, Li Er believed that Wei Zheng was also an accomplice of the prince's party, so he pushed down Wei Zheng's tombstone in grief. He

also canceled the marriage between Princess Xincheng and Wei Shuyu, and re-betrothed Princess Xincheng to Changsun Wuji's cousin, Changsun Quan.

Wei Shuyu in history had to marry someone else.

But now Li Chengqian has traveled through time and become the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and Wei Shuyu can become the son-in-law again.

"To tell you the truth, the princess's marriage was indeed planned in February of the 23rd year of Zhenguan, but it happened that the previous emperor died, so the marriage was put on hold!" "

The Minister of the Imperial Clan and the Minister of Rites wanted to let the princess and Wei Shuyu get married in the autumn of this year." Wang Quan said.

The princess married the son of a minister, and all the etiquette and preparations would take several months. After all, it was related to the reputation of the royal family.

The princess's wedding could not be so shabby, right? The dowry must be a lot, but they happened to catch up with the time when Li Erji died, so their marriage had to be temporarily cancelled.

"The Minister of the Imperial Clan and the Minister of Rites meant to let the marriage of Princess Xincheng and Wei Shuyu go on. Is this in accordance with the rules?" Li Chengqian asked.

"I don't know about this either. How about I call the Minister of the Imperial Clan and the Minister of Rites to ask?" Wang Quan said.

"Okay!" Li Chengqian said.

After all, there was no precedent for this before, and they didn't know whether it was in accordance with the rules.

Just as Wang Quan was about to leave, an eunuch trotted in, bowed his body, and held a memorial high in his hands.

"Reporting to the great lords, Duke of Yan Yu Zhining has a memorial to the emperor." The eunuch shouted loudly.

Li Chengqian motioned Wang Quan to take it. Wang Quan took the memorial, turned around and came to Li Chengqian and handed it to him.

Li Chengqian opened it and read it. He already understood why Yu Zhining wanted to submit a memorial at this time!

Li Chengqian waved his hand to let the eunuchs leave, and said to Wang Quan: "Tell the Minister of the Imperial Clan and the Minister of Rites that Princess Xincheng's marriage will not be held for the time being."

"Yes!" Wang Quan accepted the order and said: "What should I say to the Minister of the Imperial Clan and the Minister of Rites?"

"Just tell them what Yu Zhining said, and they will understand."

"Listen carefully, Yu Zhining's original words are that the Han Dynasty established the system for the people of the world. The princess's mourning period is the beginning of mourning. Even if she is exempted from mourning according to the rules, how can she change it according to the rules? Please wait for three years after the mourning period before getting married."

"Just tell them that I have approved what Yu Zhining said, and send someone to reply to Yu Zhining, so that he won't have to wait and continue to submit memorials to me." Li Chengqian said.

"Okay! I understand! I'll do it now." Wang Quan said and left.