Datang Library

Feng An took the telegram and read it quickly, um, did it really happen with the navy of the Tianzhu Kingdom?Well, more than 1000 naval warships?What a big battle, Laohou only has more than 100 boats, why... Okay, great, a big victory, an unbelievable big victory!

Feng An read it three times in a row, and only after confirming that it was correct did he dare to believe it. He also murmured in his heart, did he really tell Hou Junji that Lantianhou didn't expect it?Tianzhu's navy is not as powerful as imagined?

"Come here, send an order to deploy more telegram strengthening measures along the coast of Funan to ensure that our telegrams can directly contact the frontline General Hou.

In addition, inform the telegraph office that after an hour, the king will personally send a telegram to Chang'an. "

After finishing speaking, he said to the guards around him: "Also, call your eldest son Zhijian to organize the army to prepare for battle. Although General Hou has won a great victory in the front line, the enemy has dispatched more than 1000 warships. How dare you bully us more and beat us Datang Navy?" ? Isn’t this bullying us in the Tang Dynasty? Order Zhizhen to take [-]% of our southern navy to cheer for General Hou.”

Feng An is also a man of temperament. Knowing that Hou Junji's troubles have been taken down now, he didn't intend to sell his teammates and stay out of the matter, and directly asked his eldest son to help in the battle. In this way, when the court blames him in the future, he can also fight with Hou Jun. Let's take care of it together.

But before Feng An could figure out how to report this matter to the imperial court, Hou Junji’s frontline defeat telegram was sent again. The frontline was defeated, [-]% of the warships were lost, more than half of the manpower was lost, and General Hou was also returning. on the way.

Feng An was dumbfounded, where is this going?Didn't you say a big victory in the last second?Why did you tell me that the whole army was almost wiped out in a blink of an eye?Is that sentence true?

"Bastard, I ordered the two Lingnan navies on the front line to help protect them, and reported the detailed battle situation to me again, without missing a single thing."

Confirmed again and again, Feng An knew it all, Hou Junji got into trouble, not only provoked the national war for no reason, but also caused the Tang Dynasty to lose troops and generals, I am afraid this time the scorpion is not small.

"Father, take someone with you to help General Hou regain his position. The Tang Navy cannot be defeated." Feng Zhizhen said loudly.

"Asshole, as a general, how can you make such a ridiculous statement?

Victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs. As a general, one should correctly recognize victory or defeat, instead of gambling for a while. There is no invincible man in the world, and there is no eternal invincible division. What's the use of being short-lived?That's a man, not a general. "

Feng An loudly reprimanded his eldest son. For so many years, his eldest son has also been like this. He led the army to fight smoothly, and he was a little arrogant without experiencing defeat. It would be great if he experienced failure with Hou Junji this time. up.

If Hou Junji knew that Feng An used his failure as a teaching material for parenting, would he fight Feng An for his life?

Feng Zhichen was dissatisfied, and muttered: "Why is there no one who is invincible? Isn't my master Bai Fan the one who is invincible and never defeated?"

"Huh, you still dare to talk back? You shouldn't be called out of the academy so early to practice. If I knew it, I should have stayed with Lan Tianhou to study for a few more years. If you can learn the three things of Lord Hou, you can go out. If you say you are invincible, I don't care about you."

Feng An said, then turned and walked towards the telegraph room.

"Father, are you going to report the defeat to the imperial court? My child thinks it's impossible." Feng Zhijian persuaded.

"Use you to teach me? General Hou's defeat should naturally be called by him himself. My father is not in the habit of making small reports, but after all, such a big thing has happened. I will communicate with your master privately to prepare in advance. response.

Even the navy of General Hou suffered a big loss. Maybe the navy of Tianzhu Kingdom would dare to come to counterattack and retaliate against our Datang. "

It was Feng An's telegram that let Bai Fan and others from Zhongnan Academy know that Hou Junji's arrogance caused trouble.

"This old Hou, I told him that the Tianzhu Navy is not easy to mess with. He was fine, and he went without saying a word. That's not counting. At least bring more people. Is Datang short of food? If you bring 1 navy Go, can there be such a big failure? There are more than [-] casualties, are the navy soldiers so easy to train?" Bai Fan said angrily.

Li Jing caressed his beard and said: "Arrogant soldiers are bound to be defeated. Hou Junji is a good fighter in battle, but he is a typical hero who dares to fight against the wind. It is a pity that his mind is too small, and it is easy to be arrogant if there are too many battles with the wind. He has a reason for today's defeat." among."

"Hey, pharmacist, don't be an afterthought here, old man. Monkey must be in a hurry to get angry now, so he should think of a way to help him. In any case, the one who died is my Tang. Soldiers, the station has already opened, I'm afraid we still need to find a way to prepare for the battle." Qin Qiong persuaded.

Chapter 9 Disputes in the Palace of Political Affairs

After carefully analyzing the content of the telegram, Bai Fan mused, "Don't worry too much. Judging from the battle situation, the fighting power of Tianzhu is not as good as that of Tang. They are not as good as us in night battles and sneak attacks, and in frontal battles.

So there is no need to worry that they will counterattack Datang for revenge. "

Li Jing nodded and said: "That's right, that's the reason. Now Hou Junji's troubles are not from abroad, but from home. The court will definitely investigate his fault of taking action without permission and destroying troops. Maybe he won't be a naval admiral." Save."

"No, that's not the case. Your majesty is wise and doesn't know people. The only one who is proficient in naval warfare in the Tang Dynasty is Hou Junji. No matter what, he will not change generals. If Hou Junji is replaced, who can carry the navy? What about heavy burdens?" Bai Fan retorted.

Li Jing smiled and said: "You take it for granted, boy. There are many people who are greedy for this seat. The power struggle in the court is so simple. Let's see, if you don't make a move, Hou Junji will inevitably have to come back and take the blame."

"Hahahaha, Your Majesty hasn't seen the military newspaper yet, but Feng An's telegram has already been sent to me. The meaning couldn't be more obvious. The Lord of Lingnan wants my help, and I recommend Laohou's seat." Yes, I was the one who supported him all the way to build the navy, now that the navy is trained, can it be possible to watch others pick the fruit? Naturally, I want to make a move."

On the other side, Hou Junji led his troops back to Lingnan dejectedly. When he reached the South China Sea and got a signal, Hou Junji had already written a telegram of guilt to the court.

"Old Hou, victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs. Why are you so depressed? You are also a well-known general who has experienced many battles. You are used to life and death. Why do you act like this?" Feng An asked.

"Hey, what a shame! After being defeated by a group of small fishing boats, what face do I have to run amok on the sea in the future? How can I be a navy general?"

"You are the head of the navy. This is the time for you to support the navy. Don't worry, I have already asked Zhizhen to prepare for the war. Take a rest and lead the troops to recover the situation. The Tang Dynasty navy can't clean up The natives of the barbarian land? This time I will personally do the logistics for you."

Hou Junji was moved by Feng An's sincerity, took Feng An's hand and said, "Thank you Brother Feng for your support, we will wait for the imperial court to deal with me, I have already written a pleading document .

Please do me a favor these two days, we lost more than ten thousand soldiers in this sea battle, I want to see them off here. "

At the same time, Li Er in the palace was holding a telegram with a livid face. After a long time, he yelled angrily: "Well, you Hou Junji, you dare to send troops without the order of the king? The loss of the army is not counted, and you dare to write a letter to ask for war? This Is it up to you, Hou Junji, or me to decide on the navy?

Come, pass the decree, and an hour later, there will be a small court meeting in the Palace of Political Affairs. "

In the Hall of Deliberations, the ministers were discussing a lot, and Li Er hadn't said a word since he passed the contents of the telegram, but waited for the people below to speak.

And the officials also looked at each other in blank dismay, and no one wanted to be the leader.

At this time Li Ji stood up and said: "Your Majesty, although General Hou may have sent troops privately, his intention is still good. He intends to promote our country's prestige overseas. I think we should retreat the enemy first and avenge our hatred before discussing the Marquis." The general's merits and demerits."

"Hehe, Marshal Li is good at making excuses for others. He, Hou Junji, obviously sent troops privately to provoke powerful enemies for the Tang Dynasty. Now that he is defeated and can't be suppressed, he dares to ask the court for help. How can he show his prestige overseas? You didn't take His Majesty and the court seriously." A censor stood up and said loudly.

Li Ji didn't even look at that person. At this time, Li Er frowned and said, "What? Maogong, do you think Hou Junji did the right thing? I remember that when Funan was destroyed, you, the commander in the army, once advised me not to He acted too hastily, and now he actually supports Hou Junji to wantonly go to war?"

"Your Majesty, I don't mean to support who or not, but no matter what, the battle has already begun. It is a big taboo to change generals before the battle. For the sake of the future of the Tang Navy, Hou Junji should not be severely punished at this time."

"Unfair rewards and punishments? It's unbelievable that these words come from a minister of the Ministry of War.

Your Majesty, Hou Junji has no king, and privately waged war on other countries to destroy diplomatic relations, and attracted powerful enemies for the Tang Dynasty. If such crimes are not severely punished, the country will never be able to give an explanation. Please be aware of it. "

Many civil officials stood up to echo him. Seeing this situation, Li Ji knew that he had tried his best. Even if he came out to fight the enemy with military generals, it would only increase His Majesty's disgust, not to mention that the generals in the army may not necessarily Just with myself, not everyone supports Hou Junji.

At this moment, Wei Zheng asked Tang Jian, Minister of Honghe Temple, "Duke Ju, I'm ignorant and ignorant. I don't know when my Tang Dynasty established diplomatic relations with the overseas Tianzhu Kingdom?"

Tang Jian shook his head and said: "How can this matter? The Tang Dynasty has never had any contact with this Tianzhu country at all, but according to the people below, there were one or two merchants who did business with that country in the former Sui Dynasty and the Wude period. .

Oh, by the way, speaking of Tianzhu, I remembered it. In the second year of Zhenguan, there was a monk in my Tang Dynasty named Master Xuanzang, who claimed to go to Tianzhu Buddhist Kingdom to obtain the Mahayana Buddhist scriptures. At that time, His Majesty seemed to be Also summoned him.

Could this Tianzhu be that Tianzhu Buddhist kingdom?So, the Buddhism of the Tang Dynasty came from this Tianzhu? "

Wei Zheng seemed to have suddenly realized, "Oh! So that's the case, I think there will be no difference.

These few people who said that the Tang Dynasty has diplomatic relations with Tianzhu, do they mean that Tianzhu Kingdom spread Buddhist scriptures to my Tang Dynasty to deceive the people?It seems that you should be devout believers in Buddhism. I don’t know if you are ministers of the Tang Dynasty, or officials who open eyes for Buddhism? "

"Here, you surnamed Wei are spitting blood. I don't believe in Buddhism or faith. I have nothing to do with Tianzhu. If you just say that Hou Junji is responsible for the crime, don't you want to accuse him of crimes." The man's face turned red.

"Hehe, people's hearts are like a belly, who knows?" Wei Zheng smiled and ignored him, thinking that if you criticize your political opponents for wanton serious injuries, don't let me say a few words about you?

For a while, there was a war of words in the court, and Li Er was very annoyed. Hou Junji was his confidant, but the handling of this incident really made him upset. suspected.

"I think that General Hou Junji did not punish properly."

A firm voice came from outside the hall, resounding in the hearts of everyone, the hall of political affairs immediately fell silent, and then saw the door of the hall was pushed open, and Bai Fan strode in, all the officials paid attention to him, wondering why he came here ?