Emperor Zhenguan

Chapter 317 The Prince Supports the King of Chu to Save People
From November of the fourth year of Wude, when the Tang army fought against the Turks, to June of the fifth year of Wude, Li Yuan, who was in Chang'an, had been living in fear.

At the beginning, there were frequent reports of good news from all sides. The prince beat Liang Shi in Guanbei to the point where he could not fight back. King Chu defeated Dou Jiande in Hebei.

It should all be getting better and better.

But things quickly took a turn for the worse.

The first thing that went wrong was Hebei. In March, the king of Chu sent an urgent letter from Hebei.

Shi Bobi, a young Eastern Turkic khan, led the army to the south, Luo Yi was defeated, and Shi Bobi rescued Dou Jiande, and even severely injured the Tang army!

The King of Chu stated in the letter that due to the loss of too many soldiers and horses in the previous fight against Dou Jiande, when Shi Bobi appeared, it was difficult to resist, and he could only support it hard. He hoped that the court would send troops and horses to support it.

Lao Li didn't dare to be negligent, so he called the ministers and discussed it, and finally decided to send Li Daozong to lead an army of [-] to Hebei to help in the war.

Soon, news came from Hebei that the situation stabilized.

Although Shi Bobi was not repelled for a while, Lao Li was relieved to be able to stabilize the situation.He sent someone to tell King Chu to be careful.

Later, good news came from Guanbei, and the prince annihilated Liang Shidu in May.

After receiving the good news, Li Yuan was greatly relieved.

However, in early June, bad news came from Bingzhou.The King of Qin ventured deep into the clouds, but after being cut off by Jieli, Shanyang fell, King Qi retreated to Loufan Pass, and King Qin's army was alone, in danger!

Harem.

Pei Ji, Dou Kang, Xiao Yu, Chen Shuda, Yang Gongren, Pei Ju, and the recently returned prince stood guard outside the door.

In the room, it was Li Yuan who fainted after hearing the bad news of Bingzhou.Understand that when you are old, you can't stand stimulation, especially the stimulation of big ups and downs.

Soon, the imperial doctor came out, and everyone quickly inquired about the situation. After learning that the emperor was fine and needed to rest, everyone was relieved, and then they got a message from the servant and walked into the room one after another.

Concubine Wan Gui's eyes were red and swollen, she quietly backed away.Although she is in the palace, she also knows that the situation in Hebei is critical, so she can't help worrying about her son.

With Li Jiancheng's support, Li Yuan sat up and looked at the ministers with a slightly distracted gaze.

"My lords, King Qin is trapped, how should we rescue him?"

Dou Kang didn't even think about it, and said directly: "Your Majesty, the veteran is willing to lead troops to rescue King Qin!"

If anyone wants to see something happen to the King of Qin, it is definitely the Dou family.Although he didn't know what happened in Bingzhou, King Qin was in danger, so he had to save him!

Li Yuan praised twice, and then said sickly: "King Qin must be saved, must be saved."

Now who says not to save the King of Qin, at a small level, it is murdering the King of Qin, at a high level, it is colluding with Turkic thieves, and invading the territory of the Tang Dynasty!

Li Jiancheng is still a repeater, he will agree to whatever Li Yuan says.

"Prince."

"My son is here."

"Go, save Erlang, you must rescue him back!" Li Yuan firmly grasped Li Jiancheng's palm.

"Father, don't worry, I will definitely bring Erlang back!"

"Bring it back intact!" Li Yuan stared at the prince with a hint of earnestness in his eyes.He is very aware of the conflict between the eldest and second child, and he is afraid that the prince will take the opportunity to make things worse at this time.It's not that he doesn't want to use others to save him, it's just that the situation is not right now.

If the king of Qin had an accident, and the soldiers outside had ulterior motives, and the Turks were watching, then the Tang Dynasty would be really in danger!
Not to mention, the fourth and fifth children are still outside at this time.

He was worried about handing over military power to others.

I don't know if Li Jiancheng understood Lao Li's meaning, he nodded and said: "Father, don't worry, I will definitely save Erlang."

Yang Gongren pursed his lips, his face slightly strange.

Is the emperor serious?
Let the prince rescue him?
Dou Kang's complexion was not very good either, he really didn't believe the prince.

"Your Majesty, the old minister is willing to go with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Li Yuan thought for a while, nodded and said, "Okay, I'll take care of Prime Minister Dou."

The invincible King Qin was deflated for the first time, which caused an uproar among the courtiers. Although they were also worried about the Turks before, after all, with King Qin around, the courtiers would not panic.

But this time King Qin seemed to be in danger, which surprised them very much.

After the dynasty was over, Yang Gongren was walking on the road, planning to go back and deliver the news to the king of Chu.

Pei Ju came over and said, "Mr. Yang."

"What's the matter, Mr. Pei?"

Pei Ju smiled and said: "It's not a big deal, but the matter of Bingzhou is really unexpected. With King Qin's prudence, he will not be so rash."

Yang Gongren thought about it: "It seems that the Turks are coming aggressively this time, not only thinking of looting Bingzhou, but wanting to take the opportunity to seek greater benefits."

"That's right, this Xieli is very ambitious." Pei Ju sighed.

The two of them walked while talking, and soon left the imperial city.

Hebei, Wen'an.

Since the large-scale battle in Lucheng in February, the Tang army and the Turks have chosen to stop in silence, and neither of them has acted rashly, but only sent small-scale soldiers to harass and attack.

In this way, the stalemate continued until June.

The Tang army received [-] reinforcements from Li Daozong, and its military strength has surpassed the Turks, occupying a slight advantage.

Even so, Li Zhiyun still chose to focus on stability and did not attack rashly.If Li Zhiyun wants to be steady, the generals under him will look very depressed.Because of the Battle of Lucheng, they defeated the Turks, and they hoped to take advantage of the victory to pursue and kill Shibobi.

On the school field, Yu Chigong, who was in a depressed mood, yelled at the top of his voice.

"Haven't you eaten yet! One thousand leapfrogs, one less finger-chopping!"

Dozens of soldiers who made mistakes held their heads in their hands, imitating frogs, jumping back and forth repeatedly.

Wei Zheng, who joined the army, felt very good. He liked this way of punishing soldiers, which could not only teach soldiers a lesson, but also allow them to train at the same time.

In addition, he also likes standing in a military posture.

Yu Chigong pinched his waist, looking at the miserable appearance of the soldiers who made mistakes, he finally felt a little better in his heart.

At this moment, he caught a glimpse of Xue Shou hurriedly walking into the big tent of the Chinese army.

in the account.

"Your Highness, a letter from Bingzhou!"

Hearing this, Li Zhiyun who was reading a book immediately put down the book and took the letter.

After reading it, he was silent for a long time, and immediately handed over the letter to Du Ruhui and Xue Shou.

After they also finished watching, a look of joy appeared on the faces of the two of them.But when they saw the melancholy look on Li Zhiyun's face, they immediately restrained their expressions.

Du Ruhui said cautiously: "Your Highness, don't be kind to women."

Li Zhiyun's eyes drooped slightly.

Xue Shou said: "Your Highness, although I shouldn't say that, I still have to remind Your Highness. It's irreversible at this point. Instead of being sad, it's better to think about what will happen next. What's more, King Qin is just being killed by the Turks now. Whether the siege will allow King Qi and Liu Wenjing to succeed is another matter."

"I understand." Li Zhiyun restrained his acting skills and said lightly: "Xue Deyin said in the letter that Fang Xuanling had been imprisoned. You have to tell Xue Deyin to find a way to keep Fang Xuanling. This man is a great talent, so don't let him go." .”

Seeing that the King of Chu was relieved, Du Ruhui bowed with a smile and said, "Don't worry, Your Highness, your subordinates know Fang Xuanling's talent best. Your subordinates will definitely find a way to save his life and let him be used by Your Highness."

Xue Shou frowned and said, "I'm afraid it's not easy. With Fang Xuanling's intelligence, he should be able to figure out the conspiracy behind it. If Fang Xuanling is to be saved, Liu Wenjing and King Qi may not agree."

"So, we have to find another way." Du Ruhui said.

Fang Xuanling appreciates him, so why doesn't he appreciate Fang Xuanling?

(End of this chapter)