Emperor Zhenguan

Chapter 372 Guan Long Goes to Another Old Fox

Recruiting the Xue brothers was not Li Zhiyun's temporary idea. He knew the history, so he naturally knew how powerful Xue Wanjun and Xue Wanche were.

When Xue Wanshu did not submit to the prince, but to the King of Qin, Li Zhiyun temporarily suppressed this idea.Because he knew that once Luo Yi entered the court, the Xue brothers would definitely be won over by King Qin.

Now that the King of Qin is dead, Li Zhiyun discovered that Xue Wanshu had been dismissed when he was integrating the army, so he was naturally happy to win people's hearts, and he brought Xue Wanshu under his command.And because Xue Wanshu and Xue Shou were both from the Xue family in Hedong, Xue Shou took the initiative to ask for orders to take Xue Wanshu down.

Things went well, and Xue Wanshu returned to Shence Mansion.

Cen Wenwen's mission to Youzhou this time was to take Wen Yanbo away and stabilize Luo Yi.The second is to bury a nail.

In the future, if the imperial court raises troops to attack Luo Yi, with the Xue brothers as internal support, it will undoubtedly be much smoother.

Of course, Li Zhiyun mainly valued the abilities of the Xue family's five tigers.

After nightfall, Cen Wenwen stood by the window, looking a little melancholy.He didn't know the content of the letter that Xue received, so he was very worried that he would not be able to complete the task entrusted to him by King Chu.

At this moment, Xue Wanshu asked to see him secretly.

Hearing this, Cen Wenwen was immediately relieved.

When the two met, Xue Wanshu's attitude was no longer the unfamiliarity of meeting each other in the daytime, but a little enthusiastic.

"Brother, thanks to the care of His Royal Highness King Chu, Wan Shu is very grateful."

"You are so polite, general." Cen Wenwen said with a smile: "I said, His Royal Highness the King of Chu is a meritocracy, not only General Xue Wanshu, but also you and your younger brothers. Your Highness is thirsty for talents."

"Thank you His Highness King Chu for your attention." Xue Wanshu said: "I have received a letter from my brother, and I will cooperate with you sir. If you have orders from me, Wanshu will do my best to help."

"Okay, Your Highness really saw the right person." Cen Wenwen said: "In the future, the major events will be determined, and His Highness King Chu will definitely treat the general with high officials and rich salary."

"Don't dare."

Cen Wenwen said a few words politely, and then asked, "What is the current strength of Youzhou's troops?"

"To be honest, Mr. Turks and Gao Kaidao invaded one after another, coupled with the famine in Youzhou this year, the military strength can only be maintained at around [-]."

"How much can you brothers control?"

"Twenty thousand people."

"Twenty thousand?" Cen Wenwen looked a little dissatisfied.

Xue Wanshu quickly explained: "Sir, I don't know that the soldiers and horses in Youzhou are controlled by Luo Yi and his younger brother Luo Shou."

Hearing this, Cen Wenwen was thoughtful, and after a while, he said: "Don't be nervous, General, I'm just asking."

Xue Wanshu asked: "Sir, is the imperial court planning to attack Youzhou?"

"No." Cen Wenwen said: "Although the sage is very dissatisfied that Luo Yi did not send troops to assist His Royal Highness Chu to defeat the Turks, but for the stability of Hebei, the sage did not plan to send troops to Youzhou. If Luo Yi is acquainted in the future, maybe he can let Youzhou from the suffering of war."

In fact, the reason for not attacking Youzhou is not this at all, but that the court needs to recuperate.

"What do I need to do then?" Xue Wanshu asked.

Cen Wenwen said: "Your Highness means to prepare for emergencies."

Hearing this, Xue Wanshu instantly understood.

If Luo Yi is willing to give up Youzhou obediently in the future, everything will be fine.If Luo Yi is disobedient, the Tang army will definitely attack Youzhou.

And when the time comes, their brothers will be the internal response.

At this point, Xue Wanshu clasped his fists and said, "Please tell the King of Chu that Xue Wanshu will wait for the imperial court's order at any time."

"With the help of General Xue, great things will be accomplished, and Youzhou will be safe." Cen Wenwen praised.

Immediately, Cen Wenwen had another in-depth chat with Xue Wanshu about various matters in Youzhou.

On the other side, Wen Wuyin was meeting and talking with Wen Yanbo.

"Uncle, does Luo Yi agree?"

"So what if he doesn't agree?" Wen Yanbo sneered, "Gao Kaidao attacked Youzhou, causing him heavy losses. The famine raged and the people were in panic. If the imperial court didn't give him food and sent troops to attack, he would only die."

Wen Wuyin breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "That's good, that's good."

"You come here as a deputy envoy this time, and you have a bright future." Wen Yanbo said happily.

Hearing this, Wen Wuyin smiled wryly and said, "Uncle, things are not that simple."

Immediately afterwards, Wen Wuyin told Wen Yanbo about Wen Daya's guess, the struggle between the East Palace and the Shence Mansion, and some simple situations in Chang'an.

After listening, Wen Yanbo thought about it: "It seems that brother is ready to support the King of Chu."

Wen Wuyin said helplessly: "My lord planned to keep a low profile after the death of King Qin, but unexpectedly, he was assigned by the sage to King Chu."

Wen Yanbo said indifferently: "My elder brother belongs to the King of Qin, and the crown prince would not believe him. Even if the sage hadn't assigned him to the king of Chu, the crown prince might not be able to tolerate him."

"What does uncle mean?"

"Don't worry, when we return to Chang'an, let me discuss it with my brother."

Soon after, Luo Yi accepted the imperial decree, accepted the food, let Wen Yanbo go, and continued to lead his troops to sit in Youzhou.

He didn't want to let Wen Yanbo go, but he couldn't help it.

At this time, something not too big and not too small happened in Chang'an.

In December of the fifth year of Wude, it was very cold, and Dou Wei died of illness in the mansion. After Dugu Zhen died, he fell ill on the couch, and now he is passing away after all.

According to gossip, Dou Wei didn't want to die with peace, as if he had something on his mind that he couldn't let go of.

Li Yuan went to Dou Mansion to express his condolences in person. After all, Dou Wei was the cousin of Empress Taimu and Li Yuan's cousin.

Later, the imperial court bestowed on Dou Wei the governor of Tongzhou, Duke of Yan'an County, and posthumous title of Jing.

When the crown prince was grounded and the king of Qi supervised the construction of the tomb of King Qin, Li Yuan ordered General Shence, and King Li Zhiyun of Chu led a hundred officials to mourn Dou Wei.

Another old fox died in Guanlong, and Lao Li cried so badly that he was said to be so sad that he couldn't eat anymore.

Then, when Li Zhiyun entered the palace to attend Chen Douwei's funeral the next day, he was dragged by Lao Li to have a delicious beef meal together.

"Goro, remember, Prime Minister Dou shed blood for my Tang Dynasty. He is a great hero of the Tang Dynasty. You must take good care of his funeral affairs!"

Lao Li wiped the rice grains from the corner of his mouth, stuffed them into his mouth, and burped along the way, showing that he cherishes food very much.

"Yes, I will do my best to handle it."

Li Yuan nodded, and continued: "I have read Youzhou's memorial, Cen Wenwen did a good job, you can reward it as appropriate."

"My son complies with the order." After a pause, Li Zhiyun asked: "I don't know how the father plans to arrange Wen Yanbo."

Hearing this, a smile appeared on the corner of Li Yuan's mouth.

"Do you have an idea?"

"My son just had an immature suggestion."

"Tell me."

"Yes." Li Zhiyun thought about it: "I have heard that this person read a lot of books when he was young, and he was eloquent. Daxian falls aside."

Li Yuan asked: "Then what do you think is the right job for me to give him?"

Li Zhiyun respectfully said: "This matter is of course subject to my father's or emperor's sanctification, how dare my son and minister speak too much."

"I forgive you for your innocence, just say it."

Li Zhiyun thought for a while and said, "How about letting him take over Wen Dayou's old job?"

"The servant of Zhongshu?"

"Yes."

Li Yuan thought for a while and said, "Let's think about it."

Li Zhiyun said: "I have nothing to do with you, please leave."

"Go." Li Yuan waved his hand.

After Li Zhiyun stepped back, a smile appeared on Li Yuan's face.

That's right, that's right, the fifth child has finally started to go on the road, and it's not in vain to waste his painstaking training.

outside the temple.

Li Zhiyun stood on the steps, glanced back, the corners of his mouth slightly hooked.

Lao Li is testing him, so why isn't he testing Lao Li.

As a result, as expected, Lao Li intended to let him develop and grow in the court.

(End of this chapter)