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Qin Wenyuan sneered, and immediately ordered the Qin army stationed in "Songmo" to form a defensive position against the main roads outside the "Youzhou" pass.

For a while, the two armies faced each other outside the city of "Youzhou", and the Khitan cavalry and Turkic cavalry formed the two wings of the Qin army to counter the Tang army.

Just when Li You dispatched troops to strengthen the defense of the city in "Youzhou" Governor's Mansion, Xu Tian gathered his military and political officials in "Dragon City" together with Khitan, Suwei, and the ethnic minorities in Northeast China, and announced that the ambassador The shocking decision of the Tang court.

"Qin has decided to set up a palace in Longcheng, bringing the entire territory of Liaoxi, Liaodong, Northeast, and Khitan under the rule of this king. You may have objections."

"I will follow the prince to the death!"

With the cheers of many people, the drums of the "Dragon City" tower shook the sky, and the four gates were erected with the word "Qin" king flags, and the people in the city knelt down and shouted.

"My lord, thousand years old, thousand years old!"

During the Golden Autumn Festival in October of the ninth year of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty, Qin Wenyuan finally became king in "Dragon City".

Qin Wenyuan slightly changed the original title of "Dragon City" as the title of the vassal, so that the title of the vassal king was the same as his father's title of "Qi Guogong", and he proclaimed himself "Qi King" to rule the entire northeast.

Make Liaodi and the whole territory of Northeast China as the main body to establish a Northeast autonomous pattern with Pingzhou, Songmo, Raole, Yingzhou, Liaocheng Prefecture, Bohai City, Heishui County City and Khitan Market Town as one, and build a large-scale construction project In the "Dragon City", the "Qi Wang" mansion was built, and its layout was a royal city with inner and outer walls.

All officials under Qin Wenyuan's command were promoted to a higher level, and people from various ethnic minority forces joined the "Military-Political Joint Group" in the new organizational structure of the "Qi Palace" to serve as officials at all levels, creating a political situation in which all ethnic groups coexist harmoniously in the Northeast.

Sima Yuntian served as the head of the "Military-Political Joint Group".

The leaders of Khitan, Suwei, Heishui, Wuluohu, Tieli, Yulou, Xishiwei, Nabei, Shanbei, Luotan and other tribes all joined the army as "Military and Political Joint Group". All major military and political events in the Northeast were decided by the "Military and Political Joint Group" and reported to Qin Wenyuan for approval and implementation.

After Qin Wenyuan became king, the defenders stationed in "Youzhou" along the foot of Yinshan Mountain to the line of "Shengzhou" and "Yunzhou" were countered to varying degrees by the Northeast coalition forces dominated by the Qin army.

Li You, the King of Yan, and the Detective Cavalry Department of the Tang Dynasty, after learning the news that Qin Wenyuan became king and mobilized the army, urgently reported the memorial of Qin Wenyuan's proclaiming the king and the situation in "Youzhou", and flew to the court like snowflakes.

Ever since Li Shimin ascended the throne, the Tai Chi Hall had never had such a dignified atmosphere. All the ministers of the imperial court, Zuo Wen and You Wu platoon stood upright, all of them dared not breathe out their atmosphere.

Quiet, oppressive!A sign of an approaching storm.

After receiving the memorial of Qin Wenyuan becoming king from Li You and the Detective Cavalry Division, the Tang court headed by Li Shimin seemed to have been slapped hard on the face, and Qin Wenyuan's strategy of countering the emperor's envoy Li You to collude with Khitan failed. It just made the eyes of the court drop in shock.

Li Jing, Wei Zheng, Chai Shao, Fang Xuanling, Cheng Yaojin and other civil and military ministers all sighed deeply because the emperor and Qin Wenyuan had such a quarrel.

"It was a good relationship between monarch and minister, Weng and son-in-law, but how did it get to such an uncompromising point?"

"You bastard has such a strong aura, he is not afraid of the Tang Dynasty's thousands of troops and horses, and he claims to be the king privately. He can be regarded as a heroic figure."

Just when many people were secretly thinking about the current incompatible relationship between the emperor and Qin Wenyuan, Li Shimin spoke out loudly in the Jinluan Hall.

"The father and son of the Xu family once again claim to be kings in private and refuse to accept the king's transformation. It is tolerable and unbearable. Li Jing, Minister of the Ministry of War, mobilized 20 troops. Lead the army to conquer Licheng, and then send troops to Liao to solve the Xu family's chaos once and for all, but I want to see how capable the Qin family is."

Li Jing, Wei Zheng, Fang Xuanling and other civil and military ministers gasped when they heard the emperor's furious words, and were terrified by the emperor's unwise decision.

"A mere 20 army wants to shake the foundation of the Qin family, no doubt overestimated, the pace of death!"

Thinking about how powerful this is, Li Jing didn't dare to remain silent, and played loudly out of the civil and military train.

"Your Majesty, if you want to send an army to attack Qizhou, the imperial court will use all the troops to conquer the country. Whether they can complete their meritorious service in one battle is still a matter of debate. Moreover, Qin Wen is far away from the Northeast and there are tens of thousands of Xu Jun's elite and the Khitan and Turkic troops under his command. If the cavalry took advantage of this opportunity to break through Youzhou and make the army go straight to the capital, so what? The imperial court ordered that army to resist. As far as I know, the artillery fire of the Qin army cannot be resisted by manpower. Please think twice about mowing the grass and attacking Licheng."

"According to what you say, can't I just watch Qin Wenyuan go against the law and have nothing to do with it?"

Fang Xuanling came out and played.

"No! What the Qin family has done now has no intention of rebellion. What they have done is nothing more than an act of separatist fiefdom. Since the previous dynasty, the imperial court has not had effective actual control over the northeast. Qin Wenyuan opened up the situation in the northeast. The strategy of the harmonious coexistence of the ethnic groups and the confrontation between the army and Youzhou are nothing more than Qin Wenyuan's countermeasures against the imperial court envoy King Yan's pressure on Khitan to endanger Liaoxi. Shi Wei and other ethnic minorities in Liaodong and Northeast China had long intended to enshrine Qin Wenyuan as king, while the leader of the Khitan Kuge worried about the livelihood of the people and attached himself to Qin Wenyuan to enable the development of the clan. Given Qin Wenyuan's excuse to become king, the current plan, the veteran thinks it is better to wait and see what happens, the court allows the boy to toss in the northeast, does not recognize Qin Wenyuan's title of prince, and does not send people to blame the strategy, so that the Qin family and the Tang Dynasty will not interfere with each other. .”

"Does Fang Aiqing mean to let me turn a blind eye to Qin Wenyuan's actions?"

"That's exactly what I mean. The emperor must know that kid's donkey nature. No one can tease him and make him calm. It's like a flood. It's better to block it than to sparse it. In this way, we can live in peace. The stability of the Northeast can also reduce the defense of Youzhou. The pressure of the ethnic minorities' rebellion made the Tang Dynasty move westward to deal with Tubo, Gaochang and other forces, so why not do it."

In the main hall, Li Jing and Fang Xuanling played against each other, analyzing the pros and cons of sending troops to deal with Qin Wenyuan, so that Li Shimin gradually calmed down his anger.

"For the time being, the mobilization of the army by the Ministry of War is suspended. Li You ordered the defenders of Youzhou to relax their pressure on the Khitan people, restore the normal control of commerce and trade, and restrain the defenders from conflicting with the Xu army. Chang Shi, you can't go back to the capital unless you are summoned."

At that time, Li Zhiyao, king of Jin Dynasty, led the governor of "Bingzhou", and Li Shimin sent Xu Shiji to take the post of chief governor of the governor's office. The famous general who made great military exploits for the Tang Dynasty was squeezed out of the power center of the Tang Dynasty because of the Xu family, and he disappeared for several years until the war between the Tang Dynasty and the Xue Yantuo tribe was re-appointed.

Li Jing and many other famous generals of the Tang Dynasty felt sad for the emperor's verbal instructions. Since then, Li Jing retreated from the power center of the Tang Dynasty, and submitted his resignation to the emperor because of his illness, and his words were sincere.

How did Li Shimin not know what Li Jing meant, but for the sake of the country, he had to agree to Li Jing's resignation and asked Cen Wenwen, the servant of Zhongshu, to tell Li Jing.

"I know your intentions. Throughout history, there are very few people who are rich and contented. However, the Xu family has received a blessing from heaven, but they don't know how to repay the imperial court. Instead, they make progress. A loyal and righteous person, I don't want him to be in a dilemma." And let him stay away from the government, this move may hurt the hearts of the courtiers who have followed me for many years, but I have to do this. If you are sick, you can rest at home. After you feel better, you can write to Zhongshu, The door is down to business."

From then on, Li Jingfu stayed at home and sent his confidantes to search everywhere for the trace of his sworn brother Zhang Zhongjian.

The matter of Qin Wenyuan's proclaiming the king was calmed down by Li Shimin's helpless mood. Li You got the emperor's order to make the "Youzhou" army shrink and strengthen its defense, and the Qin family army retreated to the "Songmo" line to start a defensive trend.

Because the "Qi Wang Mansion" is still under construction, the "Dragon City" Marshal's Mansion is still the core yamen for exercising military administration in the Northeast.

On this day, Qin Wenyuan gathered the leaders of various ethnic groups in the "Military-Political Joint Group" headed by Sima Yuntian. In addition to listening to reports on the implementation of government orders in various parts of the Northeast, he also issued a government order to build public schools in various states and cities, so that school-age children of all ethnic groups can enjoy Admission to school for free is an important strategy for Xu Tian to implement education.

After discussing matters concerning people's livelihood, Qin Wenyuan said again.

"Nowadays, there are troubles in the court of Koryo, which has created a rift between the Northeast and the Tang court. This king wants to use the army to strengthen the strategic situation in Liaodong to put pressure on Koryo. If Koryo is not interested, this king will send troops to occupy Koryo. Do you have any objections? .”

"A certain class only obeys the king's orders, but according to the prince's orders."

"Zhang Dabao listened to the order! Let the navy strengthen the strategy of putting pressure on the Koryo navy in the Andong Sea area, and attack if there is any obstacle."

"Shang Fei and Su Jinwu listen to the order! Let us each lead [-] cavalry to patrol the west bank of the Yalu River, so that we can provoke the Koryo army's strategy, and if there is a conflict, we can try our best to suppress it. Get an excuse to attack Korea."

"Luo Shiyi and Lu Qingling listen to the order! You are waiting to strengthen the defense posture of Liaocheng Prefecture and assist Ma Wenju to maintain law and order in the city, so as to prevent Koryo from sending dead soldiers to disrupt the stable life of the people in the city."

The generals who were called all stood up and answered.

"I will obey the order of the prince!"

After the repeated military and political orders, Liaodong City entered into a tense atmosphere of preparations for war again, and after the Gao royal family learned that Xu Tianyu was unfavorable to the Goryeo Kingdom, Wang Tingzhong urgently discussed countermeasures...

In the royal court of Goryeo, the prince Gao Wu glanced at Yuan Gai Suwen and many officials. He secretly hated Yuan Gai Suwen for the envoys of Goryeo who provoked Xu Tian in the Tang court, and pushed the country of Goryeo into the current dangerous situation. situation.

"According to the report of the spies, the King of Qi wants to use the army to put pressure on Goryeo. Faced with such a form, we are afraid that there will be turmoil in Goryeo, and the people will have conflicts because they are dissatisfied with Xu Jun's coercion. This will give Xu Jun an excuse to attack Goryeo. Once the battle starts, what strategy do you have to make Xu Jun retreat in spite of the difficulties."

At that time, most of the military administration of Koryo Kingdom almost fell into the hands of Yuan Gai Suwen, who implemented the strategy of annexing Silla and resisting the Tang Dynasty in the military administration of Koryo. The ambition often made this guy dissatisfied with the conservative style of the Gao clan who was too peaceful and did not think about making progress. He had long wanted to replace Gao as the king of Korea, but because the time was not ripe, he was hesitant to act.

Yuan Gai Su Wen first dedicated Gao Wu Wang's sister Gao Qin to Xu Tian, ​​and then made the Tang court cut down Xu Tian's military and political power in Liao, and wanted to take back Liao Dong when Xu's army retreated. At that time, this guy can make supporters His own Goryeo nobles forced Gao to abdicate.

This guy's strategy was good, and eventually the ministers in the Tang court who had feud with Xu Tian and feared the rise of the Xu family impeached Xu Tian, ​​made Li Shimin reprimand Xu Tian in the palace, and wanted to make Yan Wang Li You control the military affairs of Liao.

Yuan Gai Su Wen, with the help of the courtiers of the Tang Dynasty, almost achieved a plan to drive Xu Tian away, but Xu Tian was determined to occupy the Northeast without hesitating to turn his back on the Tang Dynasty. Disrupt Yuan Gai Suwen's plan to seize the throne.

Facing the prince's questioning, Yuan Gai Suwen said in the royal court with some frustration.

"Your Majesty, you don't need to worry about the Qin army's harassment policy. We just need to stand still and let Xizuo infiltrate Youzhou and see the opportunity to provoke Yan Wang Li You to conflict with Xu Tian, ​​forcing Xu Tian to mobilize the army to deploy on the front line of Pingzhou, which can relieve the Liaodong soldiers. The situation is oppressive."

It has to be said that this Yuan Gai Su Wen is a leader in Wentao and Wushu, who can see through the current situation in a few words and has countermeasures.

Since then, according to Yuan Gai Suwen's strategy, in addition to increasing troops on the east bank of the Yalu River to strengthen the defense against Xu Jun, the Koryo Kingdom turned a blind eye to the flaunting of the Qin Army's iron cavalry and navy, and did not give Xu Jun any excuse to attack. .

Li You, the King of Yan who was stationed in "Youzhou", is the son of Li Shimin and Concubine Yin. Xu Tian's behavior style can't be said to be likes or dislikes, it's just that Xu Tian is a minister with some crooked talents.

Qin Wenyuan became king in the Northeast, but it angered this proud prince. Thinking that the Tang Dynasty was under the rule of my Li family, it would be fine for Qin Changqing to become king of "Qizhou". Bottom line of imperial power, do you really think that no one dares to sanction "Lao Tzu is number one in the world"?

Li You was very upset when he received his father's order to shrink the garrison and prevent conflict with the Qin army. He often thought about how to teach Xu Tian, ​​a false prince, a lesson, but he couldn't figure out what to do in the "Youzhou" governor's mansion. .

Xue Dadingsu, the chief historian of the "Yanwang Mansion", had a close relationship with the former Liaodong Koryo nobles. Yuan Gai Suwen used the Liaodong Koryo nobles living in the "Dragon City" to match up with Xue Dading, so that the secret agents sent by the Koryo Kingdom and the oral messages to deal with Xu Tian were counted together. A famous Korean beauty dedicated to King Yan.

Li You accepted it calmly, and summoned the entourage of the prince's mansion to discuss with the governor's mansion.

Xue Dading knew very well what Li You was thinking, so he offered advice when many of Li You's confidantes gathered.

"My lord, I think that the fiercer the crown prince and His Royal Highness the King of Wei compete for the throne, the more beneficial it will be to the lord. Now that the lord has the powerful soldiers in Youzhou, he can join forces with Gao Li to control Xu Tian. If he can win Qizhou, the Northeast and Youzhou Together, how can the crown prince and the king of Wei compare with the power of the prince, then great things can be accomplished!"