Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 388
In the Hall of Liangyi, the atmosphere is relatively dignified, which is mainly concentrated between King Qin and the crown prince.

Two months ago, it was widely spread in Chang'an that the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace wanted to move the capital. Li Jiancheng remained silent at first, but under Li Yuan's deliberate effort, he also showed a tough attitude towards the Turks, and Li Shimin never said anything about his attitude.

But just half a month ago, Yuan Junzhang led tens of thousands of Turks to storm Mayi. In order to be the head of the east road march, Li Shimin lightly made the prince Li Jiancheng lose points again... Li Yuan hated iron and steel, and he had the courage to go out last year Shandong, but now has no guts to face the Turks who probably won't invade Hedong.

At the same time, the two news are also in stark contrast. Li Gaoqian, the general of Zuowuwei, who was regarded as a confidant by the prince, was defeated outside the Great Wall, while Li Daliang, the confidant of the king of Qin, ensnared Zhang Shanan, who had defeated the Tang army, on his way to serve as the governor of Anzhou. , led five hundred cavalry to defeat an enemy army ten times larger than himself.

Li Gaoqian was listed on the Taiyuan Yuanmou Meritorious Officials List, he was named Duke of the County, and served as the General of the Twelve Guards, while Li Daliang had just been promoted from Jinzhou Sima to Anzhou Governor.

Many people began to think about this question... Most of the famous generals in the court belonged to Tiance's family. Facing the Turks, even if the crown prince had the responsibility, would he be able to do it?
Pei Shiju sat down silently, thinking that King Qin knew talents with his eyes, but the crown prince knew people but not.

But it's hard to say, King Qin mainly relied on Fang Xuanling in this regard, Li Daliang and Du Ruhui were all introduced by Fang Xuanling to Tiance Mansion.

And the prince can only rely heavily on those veterans of the former court, or from the dragon hero... Considering the position of the East Palace, the prince can't be too reckless in this regard.

Pei Shiju knew what was going on today, Zuo Wuwei's general Li Gaoqian was defeated outside the Great Wall, almost the entire army of more than [-] troops was wiped out, and it has been half a month now, and the coffin has not yet been concluded...convict Li Gaoqian.

For this reason, there was quite a commotion in the court. Even in the early court, there was a censor at Yushitai asking to discuss Li Gaoqian's charges... Pei Shiju suspected that this was the envoy of King Qin.

However, this was not what Li Yuan first mentioned. He handed the document on the case to Li Jiancheng and motioned everyone to read it.

There was a slight commotion in the hall. Pei Shiju handed it to the palace man after reading the ten lines at a glance, thinking about what happened to the Turkic side... Although he is an old minister who knows the outside of the Great Wall best in the court, he has been away from the North for many years. Probably, do not understand the current situation.

Li Yuan frowned, "Jieli Khan sent a letter of credence, please negotiate a peace... What do you guys think?"

Everyone's eyes... Some looked at the prince, some looked at King Qin, and some looked at Pei Shiju.

Negotiating peace with the Turks is nothing new. Li Yuan has made peace four times in the six years he has been on the throne, but this time is different. On the one hand, the Turks are still attacking Shuozhou. If it continues, the court may not be able to hold on.

Therefore, Li Yuan's question meant whether to negotiate peace with the Turks, and first concentrate on taking down the Jianghuai Army.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Li Yuan simply called names, "Hongda?"

"Cut Yi to become a princess, Xu Yihe." Pei Shiju's words surprised everyone in the hall.

Princess Yicheng, the daughter of the former Sui imperial family, married Qiming Khan, Shibi Khan, Chuluo Khan, and Jieli Khan successively. Now Empress Xiao and her grandson Yang Zhengdao are living in her tent, and Yang Zhengdao is also named Sui King. To inherit the country of the Sui Dynasty... All of this is the plan behind Princess Yicheng.

The Turks have repeatedly committed crimes in the South, and although Princess Yicheng is not the leader, she is also fueling the incitement... Judging from these, Princess Yicheng has considerable prestige and influence in the Turks.

Li Jiancheng was surprised that Pei Shiju would put forward such a condition that could not be accepted by the Turks, he shook his head and said, "Princess Yicheng has not lost her virtue."

Using marriage as a means to sow discord, or to divide and disintegrate, this is Pei Shiju's forte... At the beginning of the Sui Dynasty, Princess Dayi, the wife of the Turkic capital Lan Khan, was a daughter of the Northern Zhou clan, and she often instigated the Turks to invade south.

However, Princess Dayi had an affair with her entourage, and when Pei Shiju learned about it, he immediately went to the outside of the Great Wall, and Princess Dayi was killed because of this.

Pei Shiju mediated from it, and united with Datou Khan to check and balance Dulan Khan. This was the beginning of the division of East and West Turks.

After thinking for a moment, Li Yuan looked at Li Shimin. In this regard, he trusted his second son more.

Of course Li Shimin knew why Jieli Khan had to submit the letter of credence to ask for a peace agreement. Li Shan had already informed through Ling Jing that Tuli Khan had returned to Wuyuan County. Now the two Khans are fighting each other. subsequent move.

"Stop attacking Mayi, and make a peace agreement." Li Shimin said bluntly: "While attacking Mayi fiercely, at the same time ask for peace. My child has never heard of such a strange thing."

Sensing his father's gaze, Li Jiancheng nodded in agreement, "Retreat, Xu Yihe."

Seeing that Li Yuan was still silent, Li Shimin raised his voice and said, "Father, my son is watching the battle in the south of the Yangtze River. Li Daliang defeated Zhang Shan'an, Li Shiji defeated Chen Dangshi, Uncle Zhao Jun captured Zongyang, Ren Gui captured Yangzhou, and the Jianghuai army will not last long. At the end of this year , early next year, there must be good news."

These few words of Li Shimin can be regarded as comprehensive. The few generals he pointed out, two are from the lineage of the King of Qin, one is from the direct line of the Eastern Palace, and one is deeply trusted by Li Yuan.

Li Yuan didn't hesitate any longer, and nodded slowly, "Then reply like this, stop attacking Mayi, and make peace."

It has been almost a month since the Turkic army and Yuan Junzhang's troops stormed Mayi, how could they retreat easily... This is to say that Li Yuan politely rejected Jieli Khan's peace proposal.

Pei Shiju moved his right hand and touched the memorial in his sleeve... Whether Li Shan can get out of Dai County, he is not completely sure.

If Li Shan could stay in Dai County for a long time, and the imperial court negotiated peace with the Turks, wouldn't Li Shan be at ease... As long as there is no peace negotiation, even if the Turks don't attack Yanmen this year, next year they will surely be overwhelmed by troops.

Putting down the letter of credence in his hand, Li Yuan's face became a little serious, "Gao Qian has traveled around Hedong many years ago, and has been by my side for a long time. He captured and killed Gao Junya and Wang Wei. Gao Qian has made a lot of contributions... Unexpectedly, this battle killed more than ten thousand people." The army is outside the Great Wall."

Li Yuan paused, then looked at Li Shimin meaningfully, "Erlang, how should Gao Qian be convicted?"

Li Shimin took a deep breath, "In the process of tackling the key, Chang'an, Jiangxia County has made meritorious service in the public force battle, and is listed as a meritorious official in Taiyuan Yuanmou. He should die."

"Death?" Li Yuan chuckled.

There is indeed such a rule that among the 17 heroes of Yuanmou in Taiyuan, King Qin, Pei Ji, and Liu Wenjing forgive two deaths, and the remaining 14 people forgive one death... Actually, it is quite nonsense, Liu Wenjing has no actual actions or evidence of rebellion, so he was chopped up with a knife.

In other words, Li Shimin's suggestion is to remove the noble and dismiss from office, but regardless of death.

Li Jiancheng, who was sitting facing each other, was about to speak, but he heard Li Shimin, who was opposite him, continue to say: "But there are many doubts in this battle, which need to be investigated carefully. Father can decide how to deal with it."

This time it was not only Li Yuan and Li Jiancheng, but everyone in the hall was surprised... With such a good opportunity, did King Qin take the wrong medicine?

Li Shimin calmly looked at Li Jiancheng, whose eyes were about to pop out... Brother, it's not that I'm soft-hearted. With Li Gaoqian's help, Li Shan can fully control Yanmen.

What's more, no matter what, Li Gaoqian was defeated outside the Great Wall after all, ruined the army, and even abandoned the army and fled first... It would be difficult to ascend to a high position.

(End of this chapter)