Impeachment will make me stronger, and I will be invincible on the road to death.

Chapter 173 Royal University Hall

The generals of the Tang Army were all in high spirits, and they felt that they were full of strength.

Because they knew that after capturing the two cities this time, they would be one step closer to quelling the war.

"Report, good news is coming from the front."

Just as the morale of the soldiers of the Tang Army was high, the scouts from the front came quickly to report.

Upon hearing this, the generals of the Tang Army came to greet him one after another.

The scouts and soldiers brought good news: "General, the enemy troops have withdrawn to the north, with less than 5000 troops."

The general of the Tang Army laughed and said: "It seems that Dongfang Tianya also knew that he was not our opponent, so he took the initiative to give up this piece of fat. He is indeed a fierce general under the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and he is indeed brave."

……

The Donghu people's retreat attracted the attention of other surrounding barbarians.

They didn't understand why this Donghu army suddenly collapsed, and they even wanted to withdraw even if they lost a large area of ​​land and cities.

But this didn't bother them.

In their view, the withdrawal of the Donghu people is only temporary. As long as they persist, they will always come back again.

They did not notice that the Tang Army was no longer the Tang Army before, but replaced by the most elite Tang Army in the Tang Dynasty.

……

Donghu troops withdrew.

Naturally, the Tang army would not pursue him.

Moreover, once the Donghu army left, this area became a deserted land with a lack of food and fodder, making it unsuitable for garrisoning.

So the Tang army quickly occupied this territory and began to farm here.

Naturally, Tang Jun's actions could not be hidden from Dongfang Tianya, and he quickly learned the news.

Suddenly furious.

"asshole!"

"Those damned Tang Dynasty untouchables actually took the opportunity to occupy my Donghu Palace."

Dongfang Tianya was extremely angry and wanted to lead the Donghu army to attack here immediately and drive out the Tang army.

But reason told him he couldn't do that.

Although he was angry, he was not mindless.

He knew that the current situation was extremely unfavorable to him and that he was already at a disadvantage.

"Come here! Write a letter to the Turks and say that I want to request reinforcements and send a large army to reinforce here." Dongfang Tianya took a deep breath and said in a deep voice.

"Yes, sweat."

……

at the same time.

The capital of the Tang Dynasty, E County.

Yang Yanzhang stood in front of the newly built Royal University Hall and marveled.

"It's really ingenious."

Yang Yanzhang couldn't help but admire.

He spent a lot of money to find the designer of this university hall. Not only did he build the school building, he even hired professional craftsmen to design the school uniforms.

This school uniform is not only to ensure wearing comfort, but more importantly, it has a certain waterproof effect.

Stay dry even in frozen lakes.

Yang Yanzhang had heard stories about this kind of clothes more than once, but this time he experienced it himself and realized how precious this set of clothes really is.

Most people simply cannot afford such clothes, and even if they can afford them, they may not be willing to wear them.

"Mr. Yang, His Highness ordered me to invite you to the palace."

Following these words, a carriage slowly approached.

"Oh?"

Yang Yanzhang was stunned for a moment.

For some reason, he suddenly thought of Wu Zetian's previous warning and couldn't help but feel frightened.

Could it be that the Queen Mother noticed something and wanted to deal with her?
But Yang Yanzhang also knew that it was absolutely impossible for the Queen Mother to take action against him, otherwise she would have taken action long ago, so why wait until today.Thinking of this, he followed the carriage into the palace.

Changning Palace.

Yang Yanzhang paid homage to the Queen Mother and then sat down.

The Queen Mother looked at the maid serving tea next to her.

The palace maid immediately exited, leaving only the Queen Mother and Yang Yanzhang in the room.

The Queen Mother said calmly: "I have a question for you. You can choose to answer it, or you can choose not to answer it."

"We dare not deceive the Queen Mother."

"Well, I want to ask you something. Are you sure about the Royal University in E County?"

Wu Zetian looked at Yang Yanzhang with burning eyes.

Yang Yanzhang was stunned for a moment, raised his head to look at Wu Zetian, and then said firmly: "The Queen Mother only cares about this imperial examination, and the number of Imperial University Hall candidates will be fine."

"Then if all these scholars pass the exam, what do you think?"

"All admitted."

Yang Yanzhang said without hesitation.

Wu Zetian showed a look of satisfaction on his face: "This is the result I hope to see. No matter how the court treats the Donghu people, it should not hinder the development of the people."

"And you, Yang Yanzhang, are the censor of the Tang Dynasty, and you should maintain the stability of the Tang Dynasty. I hope that you can fulfill your duties in the future."

"Wei ministers should remember the Queen Mother's teachings."

Wu Zetian nodded, then waved his hand to signal Yang Yanzhang to leave.

Yang Yanzhang said respectfully: "Wei Chen takes his leave."

Yang Yanzhang left Changning Palace.

After he walked away, Wu Zetian's eyes flashed with a cold look.

"I hope Yang Yanzhang really wants to help me. If I find out that Yang Yanzhang has other intentions, then I don't mind sending someone to kill him."

……

After coming out of Changning Palace, Yang Yanzhang returned to the Yushi Mansion.

There is a group of people in the Yushi Mansion waiting for Yang Yanzhang's return.

These people include both scholars and warriors.

They belong to each county and are the top literati in each county.

After Yang Yanzhang came back, he went straight to the meeting hall, and everyone immediately gathered together.

"Everyone, I have decided to leave for the southwest tomorrow." Yang Yanzhang said.

His words stunned everyone.

These people were originally waiting to be summoned by Yang Yanzhang to discuss countermeasures, but they did not expect that Yang Yanzhang would make a decision so quickly.

"Prime Minister, are you sure?" someone couldn't help but ask.

"Yes, Prime Minister. Although we defeated the Donghu people, the Donghu people are still staring at us eagerly, with a posture of wanting to counterattack. If we go to the southwest, there will inevitably be danger."

"Yes, Prime Minister, let's wait until His Majesty comes back before making a decision."

Yang Yanzhang shook his head and said seriously: "Everyone, the Tang Dynasty's treasury is now empty and it is in urgent need of recuperation. Over the years, although the Queen Mother has won every expedition, she has spent a lot of money, resulting in an emptiness in the treasury.

In order to prevent the Tang Dynasty from falling into financial difficulties, the Queen Mother specially promoted overseas trade in Yangzhou Prefecture and encouraged merchants from all over the country to transport goods to the Western Regions, Korea and other places for sale. "

“After these merchants made money, they brought back a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry, which was enough to support the imperial court in continuing to conquer the Donghu people and restore their vitality.

These gold and silver jewelry can also be used in the military.So this time we will take advantage of the retreat of the Donghu people to capture the entire northern Xinjiang, completely defeat the Donghu cavalry, eliminate His Majesty's worries, and contribute to the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty. "

"If it is true as the Prime Minister said, then we are willing to work hard for the Queen Mother."

"We swear to follow the Prime Minister to the death."

Everyone was immediately excited to express their loyalty and wanted to charge into the battle immediately.

Yang Yanzhang nodded and said, "Okay, everyone, get ready and set off to the southwest tomorrow to check on the local people's livelihood."

"According to the order."

The crowd shouted in unison.

(End of this chapter)