Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 340 Domineering
Yanmen.

In the huge hall, the quiet shakuhachi playing sounded, and after a while, the musician on the side plucked the strings vigorously, and the pipa resounded like a drumstick, and then the five fingers spun like a wind and rain.

Along with the music, three or five women danced lightly, and the big man lying on the couch squinted his eyes and slapped his leg with the rhythm.

This big man is tall and tall, with eyes like mung beans, face like the bottom of a pot, and a beard. He is Li Gaoqian, the general of Zuo Wuwei who is currently stationed in Yanmen, and he is named Duke of Jiangxia.

"Your Majesty, a letter from Mayi."

Glancing at the guard, Li Gaoqian waved his hand, the dancer stopped, and the music stopped.

Li Gaoqian felt a little regretful, and sighed: "Although women in the Northland are good at dancing, they are inferior after all. They have less charming posture, and they have no ability to sing music."

Although Li Gaoqian is a veteran of Jinyang, he is not from the north. He was born in Xiqi Prefecture, not far from Henan. To be knighted.

In fact, Li Gaoqian didn't want to stay in this ghostly place of Daizhou at all. Although he holds military power, he may face Turkic invasion at any time... If he stays in Chang'an, he will go to court on weekdays, rest every five days, and go to Pingkang in his spare time Wouldn't it be nice to drink wine and enjoy music?

In the final analysis, Li Gaoqian did not have the ambition to make contributions... If he had, he did not participate in any of the battles that Li Tang set up the country to conquer the world, except for attacking Chang'an.

But helplessly, the situation in the East Palace is weak now, and there are too few generals from the prince's direct line to lead troops outside, so Li Gaoqian can only stay in Daizhou to survive in depression.

After receiving the letter and opening it, Li Gaoqian threw it away casually, and said with a sneer, "Gao Manzheng was an important general in Liu Wuzhou's tent back then, and he was as famous as Song Jingang. Sudden rebellion, what can I do?"

The guards on the side didn't dare to refute, but only obediently.

You may feel that this rhetoric is a little unreasonable. After all, Gao Manzheng beheaded the Turkic soldiers in Mayi, and also beheaded Yuan Junzhang's son with his own hands. Li Gaoqian added: "As long as the Yanmen is in hand..."

Before he finished speaking, there was a noise outside the door, Li Gaoqian frowned, and before he could speak, he saw a large number of people walking in, and several generals dared not stop him.

The visitor was short in stature, with gray hair on the temples, but his eyes were like lightning, with awe-inspiring power, he glanced around the hall from the corner of his eyes, and shouted: "The enemy army is on the ground, and the war has started, but you are watching singing and dancing under the tent, how can you be worthy of it?" A saint's trust?!"

Li Gaoqian, who had already got up and was about to see the ceremony, looked gloomy, and said with a sneer: "I have heard about the domineering Duke Hongnong for a long time, and I saw it with my own eyes today!"

"The Duke of Hongnong County wants to make contributions, but he doesn't know that a certain person is entrusted by a saint to guard Yanmen!"

I only care about Yanmen, the west of Yanmen is Shuozhou, don't care about me!

The person who came here was immediately furious, his face turned blue and white, he was the Sima of Daizhou and the magistrate of Nao County under the name of Li Yuan who managed Mayi, the so-called Duke of Hongnong was his title a few years ago, However, he was deposed last year.

Liu Shirang naturally understood the sarcasm hidden in these words, not only mocking him for losing his title, but also mocking him for doing anything to regain his title.

"Someone was ordered by a sage to manage Mayi." Liu Shirang said word by word: "Now Yuan Junzhang has led more than ten thousand Turkic soldiers from Yunzhou to Shuozhou. If Mayi is not protected, the Turks will attack Yanmen."

Li Gaoqian sat back slowly, and said casually: "With the Yanmen in hand, it is difficult for the Turks to break through. The Hedong Road is the foundation of this dynasty..."

Liu Shirang forced himself to be patient and angry, "In the past, the Turks used Mayi to break through Yanmen and harass Hedong Road."

"But now that Mayi has surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, and the Turks have come here, headed by Yuan Junzhang, they must be able to capture Mayi. They will not use their best talents. In the previous two battles, one wins and the other draws. If the Yanmen sends troops, there should be a chance of winning."

Seeing Li Gaoqian's indifferent appearance, Liu Shirang panted heavily, and raised his voice: "Maybe Jiangxia County Lord guards Yanmen, and the dispatch department will go out with someone!"

This sentence seems to be showing weakness, you don't have to go, but you need to send troops... But Li Gaoqian has been stationed in Daizhou for a long time, how could he not understand the threat of this sentence.

Liu Shirang's prestige in the Northeast of Hebei is extremely high, and he has resisted the Turks several times. Now, a considerable part of the generals under Li Gaoqian's account are Liu Shirang's old troops.

This is a warning to Li Gaoqian, if you don't send troops, believe it or not, I will lead an army out of Yanmen like me!
Li Gaoqian stared at Liu Shirang coldly, thinking back and forth in his heart. Last year, Liu Shirang had an enmity with the King of Xiangyi, Li Shenfu, and was finally dismissed from office. It's all about making meritorious deeds, and then re-entitled, you can do anything, and you really may not be able to stop it.

If he doesn't move, he will go out with Liu Shirang. If he loses, it's okay. If he wins...I can't even imagine what Liu Shirang would write in the memorial.

If you send troops, can you really win?

Can you really keep Mayi?
Li Gaoqian was a little skeptical. Although there were only more than [-] Turkic soldiers heading south this time, and Yuan Junzhang was the leader, they might not be able to stop them.

You must know that if you send troops and win, the great contribution must be led by Liu Shirang, and if you lose, you may not be responsible... But if you lose a big defeat, resulting in insufficient troops and losing Yanmen, the crown prince may not be able to protect himself.

After all, Li Gaoqian is not ignorant of the importance of Ma Yi, but he only considers the impact on himself.

Seeing that Li Gaoqian was still hesitating, Liu Shirang sneered and said, "Mr. Jiangxia is stationed at Yanmen, and he has a duty to do so. This is right."

"I am the Sima of Daizhou and the magistrate of Nao County. If I refuse to send troops, I will leave immediately and return to Nao County in the south."

After saying this, Li Gaoqian suddenly got up and stared at Liu Shirang viciously, "This is a personal grievance that ruins state affairs!"

Liu Shirang's meaning is obvious, if you don't want to send troops, then I will lead my headquarters back to Nao County... Nao County is located on the south side of Daizhou, close to Xinzhou, and Xinzhou is not big, and further south is Taiyuan Prefecture.

In other words, Liu Shirang is saying that if you, Li Gaoqian, refuse to send troops, Mayi will definitely fall, and then the Turks will definitely use Mayi to attack Yanmen... Then please, Duke Jiangxia, guard Yanmen alone , don't expect me to help.

Li Gaoqian is also an old man who has experienced wars for a long time. How could he not know that the only ones who are attacking Mayi now are more than ten thousand Turkic soldiers, mainly because the name is to restore Yuan Junzhang's homeland.

But if Mayi is captured, it may not be the tens of thousands of Turkic soldiers who attacked Yanmen... It may be tens of thousands or even tens of thousands. Last year, the Turks invaded on a large scale around this time.

Liu Shirang laughed loudly, "Do you also know that this is a state matter?!"

"With Mayi in hand, no matter how difficult it is for the Turks to take advantage of the way to calmly attack Daizhou, and the whole of Hedong can be protected, this is a state affair!"

Li Gaoqian gritted his teeth, and the words almost burst out from between his teeth, "Send the order, beat the drums and gather the generals!"

Liu Shirang's expression did not change, but he secretly breathed a sigh of relief. If he really broke with Li Gaoqian and took the army out of the customs, he would be blamed even if he won a big victory.

However, breaking into the army like this, confronting the general and forcing him to send troops is already domineering enough.

(End of this chapter)