Summoning the Peak of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1359 Li Tang Aids Liu Yu to Resist Liu Ji
Chapter 1357: Li Tang Aids Liu Yu to Resist Liu Ji
Li Shimin attaches great importance to his own reputation. He is well aware of the importance of reputation to the struggle for hegemony, so he has always kept himself clean and never done anything that would damage his reputation.

Li Shimin took Qin Wen as an example and tried to make sure that no one could find fault with him, but he never thought that the quality of his reputation does not depend on himself, but on others.

No matter how well he builds his reputation, he can't hold back other people's dirty water, as long as he puts it in a basin, no matter how much he washes it, it won't be washed away.

When he heard the news that "Li Shimin pretended to release Baiguan, but secretly sent troops pretending to be Qin Jun to intercept and kill Baiguan, intending to blame Qin Jun for the crime", Li Shimin suddenly felt dizzy.

Intercepting and killing hundreds of officials, this crime is too great, not weaker than Dong Zhuo's crime of poisoning the Young Emperor and Empress Dowager.

You must know that most of the hundred officials come from major families, and they are inextricably linked with the families of the world.

Once the crime of intercepting and killing hundreds of officials is confirmed, Li Shimin will offend all the families in the world at once, and his reputation will be completely rotten.

Of course Li Shimin was unwilling to be framed like this, he wanted to find out the truth and clear himself up, but after collecting all the information before and after the incident, he found in despair that the other party's arrangement was perfect.

All the clues, overtly and secretly, all point to him.

Even if Qin Jun wants to intercept and kill hundreds of officials, it is impossible to not cover up at all, just wear his own armor, and go to intercept and kill hundreds of officials openly, right?
In addition, Baiguan was intercepted and killed as soon as he left Tongguan. Isn't this too coincidental?
Under such doubts, Li Shimin dispatched Yang Jian to protect the officials to return to the east, but it seemed a little ambiguous and mysterious, and it was obvious that he had cleared the suspicion.

Although Li Shimin was concerned about the outside discussion, he had no choice but to let them discuss it, but now even his internal subordinates believed that he did it.

Especially Yang Jian, who directly broke into Li Shimin's mansion to question him. Li Shimin swears to God, which dispelled Yang Jian's suspicion and saved this top fighter.

After collecting all the information and conducting on-site evidence collection, Li Shimin's heart was filled with despair.

This time Qin Hao must have premeditated, the layout is seamless, and other clues have been broken, there is no way to check, he really jumped into the Yellow River, and he would not be able to clean up.

"Qin Hao, you are cruel enough." Li Shimin said through gritted teeth, his eyes were full of anger and hatred.

Li Shimin knew it without thinking about it. This time it must be Qin Hao who was playing tricks on him. After all, there were only one protagonist in this incident, he and Qin Hao, so the real black hand must be between him and Qin Hao. He is naturally innocent. Only Qin Hao was left.

It has to be said that Qin Hao's plan this time was a fatal blow to Li Shimin, directly ruining his reputation and word-of-mouth. Who will come to rely on him, a notorious person in the future?

"My lord, this incident is very similar to Jia Xu's handwriting. It must be some old poison who is planning in the dark." Li Ru said affirmatively.

Li Ru and Jia Xu have worked together for many years, and they both know each other very well, but this incident is full of Jia Xu's style.

Li Shimin raised his head, looked at Li Ru, and asked, "Military Master, how should we break the situation?"

After looking at Du Ruhui, Li Ru said in a deep voice: "Jia Xu is a ruthless schemer, but it is hard to guard against. Once he plots, he will never leave any loopholes, so my lord wants to find evidence to clear the air." It may be difficult to get rid of suspicion, but we can also muddy the water.

The lord can send people to spread rumors, saying that the interception and killing of hundreds of officials this time was the work of Yuan Shao, Liu Xiu and other princes. It's on us.

In short, no matter how the outside world discusses it, even if everyone thinks that the lord did it, you must never admit it, lord. As long as you don't admit it, the matter will never be settled. "

"call……"

Li Shimin let out a long breath, and said with a wry smile: "That's the only way to go."

Li Ru's method is not considered clever, and it can't end Li Shimin's clearing of his charges, but for Li Shimin at the moment, it is the only way.

The reason why Li Shimin released Baiguan was that he wanted to rely on Baiguan to trip Qin Hao, but he didn't want to plot Qin Hao's failure. Instead, he was conspired by Jia Xu, and somehow he took a big pot on his back, ruining his reputation. It's because you can't steal the chicken and lose the rice.

"My lord, you have lost all the hearts of the world's aristocratic family because of Jia Xu's actions. Even if you can defeat Qin Hao after going east, you probably won't be able to take over the Central Plains."

Du Ruhui stood up and said in a deep voice: "According to my opinion, it is better to concentrate on taking Guanxi and Yizhou first, which is already in the pre-Qin period, and then sit and watch the disputes among the princes of the world. Hundreds of thousands of troops go east, and they will be able to rule the world."

"What the military adviser said is very reasonable, but my Tang army only has Yongzhou and Hanzhong, and I don't have the absolute strength to capture Liangzhou and Yizhou.

If the three major princes of Liangzhou fought in a melee, it would not be difficult for our Tang army to seize Liangzhou, but Yang Guang, Ma Teng, and Han Sui's families were extremely restrained and did not start the war lightly, obviously they were guarding against us. " Li Shimin said with a distressed expression.

"My lord, don't worry. Yang Guang, Ma Teng, and Han Sui will fight for Liangzhou. It's just a matter of time. Before that, we can plan for Yizhou." Li Ru was extremely confident. Said.

"Yizhou?"

Li Shimin frowned, and said in a deep voice: "Yizhou is a land of abundance. The people are rich and rich. There are also two princes, Liu Ji, King of Shu, and Liu Yu, King of Chengdu. Their strength is not inferior to our Tang army. Those who want to seize Yizhou The difficulty is probably higher than that of Liangzhou."

Not long after Liu Ji became king, he formed an allied army with Liu Yu to fight against Chiyou. After defeating Chiyou, Liu Yu declared himself king in Chengdu in order not to be weaker than Liu Ji in terms of momentum. It was taken over by Liu Ji, and Liu Yu didn't want to be called the King of Ba, so he could only retreat and be called the King of Chengdu.

"My lord's words are wrong."

Du Ruhui laughed and said: "Although the three princes of Liangzhou are weak, they are united to the outside world. Although the two princes of Yizhou are strong, they are incompatible with each other. Therefore, for the lord, the difficulty of capturing Yizhou is actually lower than that of Liangzhou. .

Liu Ji sits in Bajun but is called the king of Shu, which shows that his ambition for Yizhou has been clearly revealed.

No, the Erliu Alliance had just repelled the Nanman king Chiyou, and Liu Ji immediately sent troops to attack Liu Yu. The two families had already fought for Yizhou.

If Yizhou is unified, the only way to expand its strength is to the north and east.

Qin Hao in the east is powerful, but he sits on the imperial court and occupies great righteousness. Yizhou may not be his opponent, so no matter who unifies Yizhou, he will definitely send his army north to attack Yongzhou.

Therefore, my lord, we must not allow either of the two Lius to unify Yizhou. If the two Lius compete with each other, as long as one side has the upper hand, my lord can help the weaker side to fight against the stronger side, and thus march into Yizhou. Occupy a territory from Yizhou, and gradually swallow Yizhou. "

"Clap clap clap..."

Li Shimin applauded with a smile, and said with a smile: "What the military adviser said is true. Now that there is no chaos in Liangzhou, we can't just wait and give up the opportunity to expand abroad. It seems that Yizhou is our best next step." target."

"That's right..."

"Two military advisers, according to the dispute between Liu Ji and Liu Yu in Yizhou between you, who will be the final winner?"

After Li Ru and Du Ruhui looked at each other, they said in unison: "Liu Ji."

A smile flickered on the corner of Li Shimin's mouth, and said: "The opinions of the two military advisors are exactly the same as this king's. It seems that Li Tang will support Liu Yu against Liu Ji next."

"Report...to my lord, the king of Chengdu, Liu Yu, sent a request for help..."

A gleam flashed in Li Shimin's eyes, and he couldn't help laughing after reading it: "It seems that the situation in Yizhou is more critical than we expected, and Liu Yu is going to be overwhelmed so soon."

"My lord, don't miss this opportunity, the time will never come again." Li Ru said in a deep voice.

"Ah."

Li Shimin nodded, and then ordered: "Order, order Li Xiaogong to be the chief general, Yang Jian to be the deputy general, with [-] troops to go to Shu to help Chengdu King Liu Yu and fight against Shu King Liu Ji."

"promise."

(End of this chapter)