Marry Changle in Datang

The forward formation of the Tang army was in chaos, and Li Jing urgently sent the Chinese army to order the second-line Tang army to hold their ground, so that the archers and shield soldiers could resist the attack of the Qin army's cavalry and meet the retreating Tang army. defense.

Li Jing was helpless, and then ordered the Tang army's rear army to change to the front army, so as to avoid the Qin army's edge, so that the Tang army retreated dozens of miles.

In the chaos, fierce generals like Qin Qiong, Niu Jinda, and Xue Wanjun are like small boats in the sea of ​​tens of thousands of cavalry, and it is not bad to be able to survive in the stormy waves, where they dare to stay and love to fight.

Fortunately, Qin Changqing didn't send the army to take advantage of the victory to pursue. This is the strategy proposed by Qin Wenyuan in the letter to his father. It is enough to make the Qin army's powerful strength deter the Tang army. After all, they are compatriots. lead to a full-scale civil war.

Qin Wenyuan knew that Li Jing was good at military affairs and would never do anything uncertain, but he was a little wary of Qin Qiong, thinking that although this famous general of the Tang Dynasty was an upright person, he had some intersections with the Xu family in recent years, and on the surface they seemed to have a good relationship. However, the inherent sense of high and low makes Qin Qiong never look down on the Qin family in his heart, thinking that the Qin family is just an upstart created by the demise of the Sui Dynasty, with no foundation, how can it be compared with other generals and sons of the rich and powerful, it is this mentality , will definitely make Qin Qiong take risks and compete with the Qin family.

The Tang army retreated, and the Qin family's army called Jin to withdraw their troops, and they were still on the tower to defend and prepare for battle.

Li Jing led his army to withdraw to "Pingyin" county close to "Jizhou" outside the city and set up a big camp. In the tent of the Chinese army, dozens of leading generals stood silently. It can be said that the loss was heavy, and Erlang under his command had nearly [-] casualties. This was the casualty of the Qin family army not taking advantage of the victory to pursue it. Otherwise, the casualties of the Tang army would be unimaginable.

Li Jing secretly hated Qin Qiong and others for not obeying the military orders, thinking that Qin Qiong and other courtiers favored by the emperor would be useless even if he reprimanded him. The purpose of coercing the Qin family by leading the army to invade Qi this time is already a bit insinuating that Li Shimin is too much Confident, handsome and silent with a livid face.

Finally unable to hold back his anger, he sighed and said sharply.

"Today's defeat is our own fault. We must not blame others. I think Xu Changqing has no intention of fighting against the Tang Dynasty. He garrisoned troops to defend the cities of Qi. He only asked for self-protection. Why bother to force people to kill each other? I think everyone saw the Qin family army. The powerful trend is not that Li wants to increase the ambition of others and destroy his own prestige. There is a saying in the military strategist, knowing yourself and the enemy, and winning every battle. For such a powerful defensive weapon of the Qin family, let's ask the generals if there is a way to break it. Desperate to attack the city and start the war again, the Tang army will only increase the number of dead souls, if Qin Changqing is furious and leads an all-out counterattack, the 20 Tang army will be in danger!"

Speaking of this, Li Jing glanced at the generals in the tent, seeing that no one objected, he continued.

"In the current situation, I will station the army here to do a good job of defense. I will send people back to Beijing to report what happened to the emperor. I will make plans after the emperor's order. I don't know if the generals have any objections to Li's idea."

"I will follow the general's orders!"

All the generals agreed and resigned in unison, and when the army tent calmed down, Li Jing wrote the memorial at his desk, sealed it with a box, and immediately shouted to the outside of the tent.

"Come on!"

Following the shouts, soldiers entered the military tent, Li Jing said to one of the soldiers who looked like the leader.

"You will report this memorial to the emperor to expedite the military situation in the eight hundred miles!"

The soldier received the memorial respectfully, bowed out and retired, and led several soldiers to get on their horses and gallop towards Chang'an City.

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The main hall of the "Tianxuan Sect" in Lishan, Chang'an City killed Xu Tian, ​​who returned from Changsun's family, and ordered his personal guards to execute Changsun Chong, Wei Ting, Yang Buqun and other people who were captured in Lishan. It's useless to keep these people, it's better to kill them.

What happened in the "Jinsheng Temple" in Chang'an City was eventually put to rest at the cost of the lives of Changsun Wuji's entire family, Wei Ting, the leader of the "Huwei Gang" Yang Buqun, and several sons.

The corpses of Wei Ting and several princes were found and reported to the government after they were found under the city of Chang'an.

Qin Wenyuan's iron-blooded means of vengeance are feared in the hearts of many aristocratic families and court princes and ministers in Chang'an City. They all strictly order their children not to provoke Qin Wenyuan and Qin's relatives, so as not to bring about the disaster of destroying the family.

In Prince Li's mansion, after hearing the news that many of the captured people had died, Li Xiaowan secretly rejoiced that she met Princess Xiangcheng in the mountains, otherwise, she would have disappeared by now.

Xiao Yu, Zhang Gongjin, and Wang Yuting, who lost their sons, vowed that they would never die with Qin Wenyuan in this life.

"Yeting Palace" Queen's bedroom, the eldest grandson Empress looked miserable, thinking about the voices and smiles of her elder brother's family before her death made her sad and restless all day long.

She never expected that the eldest grandson's family would end up in such a bleak end, and she never thought that Xu Tian would dare to kill the eldest grandson's family. If she had known this, she would have prevented her brother from provoking this evil star anyway. Now It's too late!What's the point of catching Qin Wenyuan, the dead are already dead, the most urgent task is how to make his daughter Xiangcheng forget the executioner whose hands were stained with the blood of the grandson's family.

Just when Empress Changsun was sighing and feeling deeply sad, Li Shimin had already received the memorials from Li Jing and Li Xiaogong, and after reading the contents of the two memorials in the imperial study, Li Shimin finally saw that the Xu family was difficult to deal with and was not afraid of the Tang Dynasty. Strength.

Not to mention that Li Jing led the army to lose troops and lose generals. Li Xiaogong had to march into the west of Liaoxi to take over the imperial edict to take over the military administration, so that the [-] troops under his command would go out of "Gubeikou" and go straight to the city of "Pingzhou". Sima Yuntian ordered the Qin army stationed here to open the city gate, and let Li Xiaogong's army enter the city to march towards the military and political center "Dragon City" in western Liaoning. Fang Lue let him act.

Li Xiaogong led the army to advance to the west of Liaoning. Although the action of the army did not receive any resistance, the attitude of ignoring him from the military and government offices in the west of Liaoning gave him great anxiety. When he arrived at "Dragon City", the soldiers surrounded the Pingliao Mansion At the Yamen, when all the officials in the "Dragon City" Pingliao Mansion were gathered to forcibly take over the military administration, a general under his command hastily reported that the [-] soldiers of the Tang Army had been fully controlled by the elite cavalry of the Qin Army.

Li Xiaogong finally understood that Liaoxi had already prepared a countermeasure for his arrival, first put his [-] army into the city, and then countered with the absolute superiority of the Qin family army, this was a vicious strategy that he did not expect.

Considering that the west of Liao is the country of the Tang Dynasty, it should not be a big problem to take over the management of the military administration under the order. In view of the fact that the west of Liao is controlled by Qin Wenyuan, although the prince has already had a perfect plan to deal with the Qin army, he did not find the Qin army when he entered the west of Liao There was the slightest change, which made the Tang army relax its guard against the Qin army, but it did not occur to him that from the moment the army entered the "Dragon City", tens of thousands of cavalry from the Qin family army had already completed the siege to completely control the Tang army in life and death among.

This was the strategy Sima Yuntian made after he received Qin Wenyuan's military order and gathered together the generals of Liaoxi. Its purpose was to make Li Xiaogong retreat from the dangerous situation.

In the yamen of Pingliao Mansion, Li Xiaogong had to report the news that the army had been suppressed, and suddenly felt the signs of danger. Looking at the respectful faces of the military and government officials in the west of Liao, the prince understood that there would be no bloodshed between the two sides until the face was torn apart. If he is ignorant, what will happen next may no longer be under his control. Now that the situation is going to take over the Liaoxi regime, it is undoubtedly a dream.

They are all smart people, everyone is tacitly aware of it, and no one will tell the truth.

Governor Li Xiaogong can't just settle for second best, now his idea is how to evacuate the Tang army intact from this dangerous situation.

"My lords! This king's trip to Liaoxi is for the purpose of monitoring the military affairs of Youzhou and Liaoxi. Along the way, the development of Liaoxi is beyond my expectation. The desolate scene where the people were displaced and sparsely populated in the past is no longer seen. , Everywhere you go is the beginning of prosperity, my lords have worked hard and diligently, this king is very happy, and I will definitely ask for credit for you in front of the emperor when I go back."

Although this remark did not indicate the emperor's real intention to exercise military and political power over western Liaoning, it was also telling the truth that the development of western Liaoning was now on the right track, and various measures that benefited the people's livelihood were being implemented as planned.

From the time when "Gubeikou" exited the customs and entered the jurisdiction of "Pingzhou" in western Liaoning, Li Xiaogong was shocked by the scenes he saw. The wide roads, the phenomenon of harmonious coexistence of merchants' carriages and people of various ethnic groups can be seen everywhere, and the villages and villages beside the road The smoke from the cooking in the village is curling up, and even in such a cold weather, you can see the figures working in the fields and the herds of cattle and sheep in the mountains and forests.

And all these changes only after Qin Wenyuan came to western Liaoning. It is conceivable that the people of western Liaoning love and trust Qin Wenyuan, the military and political lord in western Liaoning. If someone dares to cause turmoil in western Liaoning, the people will not agree.

Since Li Xiaogong did not intend to forcibly take over the military affairs of Liaoxi according to his will, Sima Yuntian and other Yamen officials and generals of the Qin family army at all levels will not make things difficult for this sensible prince. Apart from keeping the general Tang Jun firmly in control, he is respectful to the prince , Accompanying you all day to play around in the market that has risen in the "Dragon City" and the urban area that has now become clean and orderly.

As the center of military administration in western Liaoning, "Dragon City" has long since turned from being dirty and depressed to a bustling city. Restaurants, shops, brothels and other entertainment venues can be seen everywhere on the streets, which have gathered the popularity of this city like a rainbow. People in various ethnic costumes come and go, busy with their own livelihoods, and their hasty movements reveal an expression of satisfaction with life.

After staying for a few days, Li Xiaogong was finally escorted by Sima Yuntian and other Liaoxi officials to leave "Dragon City" and return to Youzhou garrison. When he led his army out of Pingzhou, he finally saw the iron cavalry of the Qin family army secretly following the Tang army here.

The dark cavalry of the Xu Army under the city of Pingzhou showed a chilling atmosphere. The tall horses and the army armed to the teeth were no worse than the most elite troops of the Tang Dynasty, and their morale was slightly better. Goodbye to the soldiers standing on the top of the city There are swords and guns like forests, and the artillery overlooking the city all exudes a fierce aura. How can such an army be shaken by the [-] Tang troops under his command.

With a deep sigh, Li Xiaogong led his army through "Gubeikou" and returned to the Youzhou garrison, and sent people to report to the emperor overnight with a memorial.

Li Shimin's plan to make Li Xiaogong take over the military affairs of Liaoxi failed in the end, but the unfavorable news of Qizhou's direction of Li Jing's army and Qin Wenyuan's reckless actions to kill the eldest grandson Wuji's family and Wei Ting and other captives finally made this mighty man. The emperor's old son felt the helplessness of defeat.

Faced with the strong counterattack of the Qin family father and son, Li Shimin suddenly felt his throat throbbing in his thoughts, a mouthful of blood spewed out, his sluggish body was crumbling, and he collapsed on the dragon couch and fell into a coma. The eunuch who was waiting hurriedly sent the imperial doctor to come.

In the bedroom, Li Shimin was lying on the dragon bed with his eyes closed. Empress Changsun and many other concubines, princes, grandchildren, and princesses were kneeling in front of the bed. Heavy atmosphere.

After the imperial doctor took the pulse down, he told the empress that the sage was in a coma due to extreme anger, and there was no serious problem with his body. He could wake up after taking the medicine stone of meditation and tranquility.

The imperial physician's words made everyone in the palace let go of their nervousness. The crown prince Li Chengqian went out of the bedroom with a mixed feeling of disappointment to inform the ministers and the emperor about his health, leaving behind Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Wei Zheng, Yuchi Jingde, Chai Shao, Cheng Yaojin, Tang Jian, Li Daozong, Xiao Yu and other civil and military ministers had to be ordered to leave the bedroom.

Li Chengqian wished that his emperor, Lao Tzu, would fall into a coma. Taking advantage of this situation, as the crown prince, he was the only person who took the regent and inherited the rule of law, and his younger brother Li Tai, who was competing with him for the throne, was legal. The emperor did not dare to covet the throne any more.

The two brothers have their own plans, but they are not worried about the physical condition of the emperor Lao Tzu and the situation in the court...

In the unbearably oppressive atmosphere in the bedroom, Li Shimin finally opened his closed eyes, looked at the eldest grandson queen who was kneeling in front of the bed, and moved his lips to make a weak sound.

"Chengqian and Li Tai stay here, the rest of them should leave! Xuanfang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and other ministers enter the palace, I have something to say."

The concubine, the prince, and the princess bid farewell and left, and the ministers led the decree to enter the palace to pay respects to the emperor, empress and prince, and then heard the emperor whispering.

"The decree is passed on to Li Jing to lead the army back! Tomorrow the court will discuss the matter of the Qin family in Qizhou. You should put aside your personal likes and dislikes towards the Xu family, and put forward your own opinions with the Tang Dynasty as the top priority. I don't want to hear it again in the hall. The words that confuse right and wrong because of personal grievances, the consequences of what happened in Chang'an City are terrible! Although the father and son of the Qin family have no intention of rebelling against me, they do not obey Wang Hua, and their repeated actions of resisting orders are not what the courtiers should do. This is the crime of the Qin family. When you return home, think carefully about how to make the Qin family willing to be used by me, so that my country and society will not be torn apart due to civil strife, go..."