Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 486 Double Happiness?

Although it will be the Lantern Festival tomorrow, there are already images of fiery trees and silver flowers in Chang'an City. The spring is warm and flowers are blooming, and all things are revived, and the battle report sent by Jianghuai will add more glory to the festival.

Inside the Hall of Liangyi, Li Yuan held the battle report in his hand, and laughed loudly: "Xiao Gong, Pharmacist lives up to his trust!"

There is a holiday around the Lantern Festival, a total of three days, so nominally the fifth day of the first lunar month opens and seals, but in fact most institutions have to wait until after the Lantern Festival to officially open, but the ministers of the three provinces and six ministries will not be so slack, let alone today War between North and South.

Pei Ji, who was the first to announce the good news, smiled and cupped his hands, "Your Majesty has the eyes, King Zhao Jun and Li Yaoshi are all famous generals, sweeping Sichuan, Fulingnan, and Ding Jianghuai."

"Jian Pei..." Li Yuan grinned from ear to ear. Back then when he attacked Chang'an, he took part in the battle himself. After that... After that, he watched his second son Li Shimin go all the way. After being trapped in the cage, the hand-picked Li Xiaogong and Li Jing won some face for him.

The prime ministers and princes who arrived one after another all echoed and flattered them. Among them, Crown Prince Li Jiancheng and King Qi Li Yuanji were the most flattering... Uh, this is the idea of ​​Li Shimin who arrived last and only offered a few words of congratulations. How flattering!
Li Shimin looked down at the battle report carefully. On the eighth day of the first lunar month, Li Xiaogong captured Zongyang, and the next day Li Jing defeated the enemy and captured Wuhu.

On the ninth day of the first lunar month, Li Shiji's infantrymen crossed the Huai River with tens of thousands of soldiers, pulled out Shouyang, broke through Xiashi, and encircled Li Xiaogong and Li Jing on three sides.

On the tenth day of the first lunar month, Generals Feng Huiliang and Chen Zhengtong of the Song Army were unable to defend themselves, so they led their troops to attack and defeated the Tang Army. Zhengtong led more than ten cavalry to flee back.

At this point, the water and land defense line that Fu Gong Er had painstakingly managed has completely collapsed, and the Jianghuai has been set.

Li Shimin was thinking in his heart, what attitude would Li Xiaogong have, and what attitude would Li Jing have... He knew in his heart that Li Shentong and Li Daoxuan in the clan were attached to him, and Li Keshi was an official of the Tiance Mansion, Li Xiaogong and Li Jing probably would not choose Own.

But will you choose Donggong?
Li Jing's ability to use troops, even Li Shimin couldn't help but secretly feel discouraged, this is a hero who can be compared with the famous ancient generals.

And Li Xiaogong... has a very strong influence in the clan, his status is incomparable to Li Daoxuan, Li Shenfu, Li Shentong, Li Daozong, Li Yuan all combined.

"Southeast Road?" Li Yuan hesitated.

Prince Li Jiancheng said with a smile: "The king of Zhao Jun is so accomplished. He was originally the left servant of Xiangzhou Daoxingtai, and the left servant of Jiadongnan Road. He temporarily took control of the Jiangnan, Jianghuai..."

Li Shimin listened to Li Jiancheng's long speech, glanced at Li Yuan out of the corner of his eye, and couldn't help but sneered in his heart...Jianghuai has been set, and the model of the clan sitting in charge cannot be maintained for a long time.

If Li Xiaogong really takes control of Dongnan Road again, then from the Huaihe River in the north, to the Yangtze River in the east, and across the mountains to the south, it will all be under the control of one person... It is not an exaggeration to say that although the control power cannot be compared with Li Shimin's Daxingtai of Eastern Shaanxi Road, but Even more so on a regional scale.

Can Li Yuan tolerate it?

Li Shimin was thinking in his heart, but it would be good if Li Xiaogong didn't come back... Otherwise, he would be the governor of Bingzhou, and he might be in trouble at that time, Li Huairen seemed to be kind to others, but in fact he was an arrogant person, even more so.

It has to be said that Li Jiancheng has been in charge of the government for a long time, and has met Li Yuan day and night these years, but in terms of mind, he is actually not as good as Li Shimin.

Li Yuan did have this plan, and Li Xiaogong was a bit reluctant to do so, but he considered that now that the second son is taking over the heir, Li Xiaogong's return to the court might become the trigger, and after thinking for a moment, he said: "Ling Xiaogong attack Danyang, capture and kill the assistant public shrine, Lead the left servant of the southeast road to shoot with merit."

After a pause, Li Yuan's eyes fell on Li Shimin, "What does Erlang think?"

"Father handled it properly, but Li Yaoshi also made great contributions this time, so please give him a honor."

Li Jiancheng narrowed his eyes, "Brother Shicai already mentioned that my father bestowed on Li Yaoshi the county magistrate of Yongkang... the second brother is in a daze today, what are you thinking?"

Li Shimin straightened his body calmly, and said with a smile: "Brother, don't blame me. After seeing the Jianghuai victory report, my younger brother is thinking about the Yanmen war."

"Calculating the time, the generals have arrived at Yanmen a few days ago, and there is no battle report yet..." Li Yuan suddenly stopped talking in the middle of his words, and his eyes fell on the entrance of the hall.

Everyone turned their heads and saw Princess Pingyang who seemed to be panting in military uniform.

"Third Sister, is it the Yanmen Warlord?" Li Jiancheng was the first to ask.

Princess Pingyang stepped into the hall quickly, nodded slightly, "The messenger sent a message, three days ago, Huairen led two thousand cavalry out to fight..."

"What?" Li Yuan turned pale with shock, got up and said, "Didn't he be told to stick to Yanmen Pass?!"

Li Yuan could tolerate the loss of Mayi again, but he couldn't tolerate the loss of Yanmen Pass again... With the Jianghuai war settled, Li Yuan, as the monarch of an empire, had already begun to plan a strategy against the Turks in his heart.

"Father, don't worry." Li Shimin stared at Princess Pingyang's expression, "Third sister...should be good news, right?"

Princess Pingyang squeezed out a smile, "Huiren personally led the army out of the customs, under his command were Zhonglang General Su Dingfang, Daizhou Simaer Zhu Yichen, Dai County Magistrate Li Kai, two thousand cavalry, and five thousand Turks defeated in three quarters of an hour."

Li Yuan, who had just sat back, got up again as soon as his butt was stuck, "Two thousand breaks five thousand?"

After a moment of silence in the hall, Pei Ji's voice sounded first, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, great joy!"

"Your Majesty's insightful eyes, the North-South War..." Yang Gongren was the second, and the meaning was obvious. In the two North-South wars, the generals were personally selected by Li Yuan, and both the North and the South won great victories.

Under the compliments of the prime ministers, the ecstatic Li Yuan couldn't help dancing, his wrinkled face could not be seen, "Huairen, Huairen...haven't been crowned yet, Wentao Wulue, is this a godsend? "

"Is this a gift from God?!"

Whether it is for Li Yuan personally or for Li Tang, the significance of the Yanmen Pass victory is actually more important than the Jianghuai War... Everyone knows that the Jianghuai Rebellion will be wiped out, but the length of time and the amount of money, food and troops spent problem.

In contrast, the pressure exerted on Li Yuan and Li Tang by the mighty Turks is real, and the threat is close at hand.

Xiao Yu said seriously: "Your Majesty, this is a great victory beyond the Great Wall, and it is a great achievement!"

Li Yuan nodded again and again, and everyone echoed. Everyone knew that this was the first time Tang Jun went out to take the initiative to fight Turks, and it was also the first time Tang Jun fought Turks after changing flags... Two thousand cavalry defeated the enemy by five thousand. Such a great victory is meaningful. extraordinary.

Chen Shuda sighed: "Huiren is talented in poetry, amazing in medicine, good at planning, listening and managing politics, unexpectedly also proficient in martial arts... such a person, your majesty is really insightful."

Li Yuan laughed and said: "I have already asserted that this is the best in the world!"

Li Jiancheng caught a glimpse of Princess Pingyang standing there with a solemn expression, hesitated to speak a few times, thought for a while and asked softly: "Third Sister, Huairen personally led the army out of the fortress, is there any damage?"

Li Yuan also came to his senses, his daughter seemed to be in a bad mood, "Has Huairen been injured?"

Princess Pingyang shook her head slightly, "The five thousand Turks were defeated, Huairen deeply hated the Turks wantonly killing people outside Yanmen Pass, they pursued them all night, and the battle report has not yet been submitted."

Li Shimin's face changed slightly, he was the first to react, but everyone in the hall quickly figured it out, this is not a problem.

Five thousand Turks ignored Yuan Junzhang, who had already surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, and attacked Yanmen Pass for many days... Obviously, Mayi must have a backup, at least there should be support.

Two thousand cavalry defeated more than twice as many enemy troops, and pursued them overnight... The so-called end of the crossbow can't penetrate Lu Jin.

There was silence in the hall.

(End of this chapter)