The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 152 Countermeasures (recommended for collection)

"I also know that peace talks are the only way out. But Yang Tong already has an absolute advantage, peace talks, how to talk? What qualifications do we have for peace talks?"

Li Yuan's voice was very low, revealing an indescribable bleakness.

Li Jiancheng said: "Father, since we raised our troops from Taiyuan, we have been going south and occupying Guanzhong. We have maintained a record of repeated victories. It is because Yang Tong's army was restrained by the Turks in Mayi. But since After the Eastern Expedition of the Sui Army, in the Battle of Hedong and Taiyuan in the Battle of Bingzhou, as well as in the battles of Ding'an County, Beidi County Yi, and Yijun County, we fought repeatedly and were defeated by the Sui Army. Hundreds of thousands of troops were annihilated. Besides Xue Ju, his strength, equipment, logistics, and generals are not as good as ours, but in the battle, the result is evenly divided. If Li Gui hadn't stabbed the knife from behind, our army might have lost all the previous victories. No. In the face of iron-like facts, it shows that sophisticated equipment cannot cover up the fact that the army is inferior to human beings. If there is no peace talks, if you don’t stop to train strong troops, and continue to fight the Northern Sui Dynasty, then it will inevitably end in dismal end!”

Li Yuan didn't speak for a long time. The acquisition of Bingzhou and Guanzhong was too smooth, causing everyone to be blindly optimistic and arrogant to fight around without any rest. As a result, Yang Tong fought over and realized that his army was too weak. At this point, Bingzhou was lost, and the Sui army had arrived at the door.It is this kind of blind self-confidence that missed the most precious rest time that created the current predicament and hopelessness.

Seeing Li Yuan's hesitation, Li Jiancheng persuaded: "Let's not talk about the desperate situation, but about Xintiandi. As long as we reach a settlement with Yang Tong, we can concentrate all our energy on dealing with internal affairs, developing people's livelihood, training strong soldiers, and exterminating Xue." lift."

"But with Yang Tong's greed, he will definitely make very excessive demands."

Liu Wenjing, who had been silent all this time, said, "Your Majesty, up to now, we are not afraid of Yang Tong's request! We are afraid that he will not make a request."

Li Yuan pondered for a long time, then sighed softly: "You guys are right. Now we really don't have the qualifications to be enemies with Yang Yu. The Battle of Bingzhou has dealt a heavy blow to our army. We need to re-design the development plan! Let's do this! Send people to fight with Yang Yu first." Li Jing contacted each other, looked at the attitude of the other party, and then determined whether there is any possibility of reconciliation..." Speaking of this, Er took a look at Li Jiancheng and Liu Wenjing, and said, "Who do you two think is more appropriate to send?"

Li Jiancheng had already prepared for the candidate, and quickly said: "This matter has not yet become a court decision, it is best to keep it secret, but at the same time, in order to show the sincerity of the father, I suggest that Uncle Shentong is the most suitable."

Li Yuan thought about it, and it was indeed most appropriate for Li Shentong to go, so he nodded and agreed, "Okay! Let him go to see Li Jing!"

Seeing that Li Jiancheng was hesitant to speak, he was very difficult to speak, and asked, "What else?"

Li Jiancheng gritted his teeth and said, "There is one person who may be able to convince Yang Tong."

"Who?" Li Yuan's eyes lit up, and Liu Wenjing also looked surprised.

"Third Sister!" Li Jiancheng didn't dare to look at Li Yuan.

Li Yuan asked in surprise, "Ning'er?"

"Yes!" Li Jiancheng hesitated for a moment, bowed his head and said, "Third sister was bitten by Yang Tong when she was a child, and she never forgot it. It can be seen that Yang Tong has left a deep imprint on Sanmei's heart since she was a child." Li Jiancheng will be in Fengling that day. Du's meeting was revealed.

"You mean marriage?" Li Yuan's heart skipped a beat.

"That's not true!" Li Jiancheng shook his head and said, "What I mean is that letting Sanmei go to Yecheng as an envoy may achieve unexpected results, at least she won't be like Mr. Never had a chance to see them."

This is indeed Li Jiancheng's sincere words. It is said that Li Yuan is the head of the family at the age of seven, but in fact Li Jiancheng is not far behind.

During the decades when Li Yuan was an official in other places, all members of the Li family lived in his hometown in Hedong, and only Dou and his second son Li Shimin stayed by Li Yuan's side.Li Jiancheng is ten years older than the second child Li Shimin, and he is the eldest son in the family. He has assumed the role of "father and brother" since he was a child. The siblings seldom see their father once in a few years. When they were young, they hugged each other to keep warm. Li Yuanji and Li Yuanji tried to be aggressive and aggressive every time, and it was he, the older brother, who stood up for them and bore Li Yuan's violent storms.The relationship between each other is definitely not something that Li Shimin, who is deeply loved by his parents, can understand. When it comes to the love for Li Xiuning, Li Jiancheng is only much more than Li Yuan. Of course he can see that his sister likes Yang Tong, so he refuses to marry again and again , but she didn't want Li Xiuning to take the road of marriage.

But Li Yuan didn't think so, what is the value of a daughter of a powerful family?It is to strive for a steady stream of benefits for the family, to sacrifice oneself when the family is alive and dead, and to complete the family.

Li Yuan said: "You said that Yang Tong gave Ning'er a jade hairpin when he was parting."

"Yes!" Li Jiancheng smiled bitterly.He was worried about this, so he kept silent.

Liu Wenjing was overjoyed and said: "Your Majesty, it seems that Yang Tong and Her Royal Highness are in love with each other. Perhaps this is the best way for us to get out of the predicament."

The ancients used hairpins to express love, but Yang Tong didn't know it, so he took a box containing jade hairpins and gave it to Li Xiuning, but when it came here, it became another interpretation.

"Zhao Ren means we're married?"

"The dispute between the Holy Majesty and Yang Tong is a war between us Han people. There is no such thing as a relationship or not. Betrothing Her Highness the Princess to Yang Tong as a side concubine is actually not a humiliation. Moreover, the two fall in love with each other, which is the beauty of adults." When Liu Wenjing said this, she looked at Li Yuan with a relaxed expression, and continued, "Even if we agree to a deal this time, I'm afraid Yang Tong will severely blackmail him. If the Holy Majesty agrees to harsh conditions, the Holy Majesty's reputation will be greatly damaged, and the morale of Guanzhong will be greatly damaged." If you don’t agree, Yang Tong is very likely to take down Guanzhong. If you send it out in the name of dowry, it will be very different.”

Li Jiancheng asked, "Why is it different?"

Liu Wenjing smiled slightly: "At the beginning of the Holy Majesty's army, Her Majesty the Princess disguised herself as a man, started a business with a few hundred people, and fought all over Guanzhong. He Panren, Xiang Shanzhi, Qiu Shili and other rebels included more than [-] people. The famous general Qu Tutong was defeated by her. The most important hero for the Holy Majesty to enter the Guanzhong was Her Royal Highness, who started with a few hundred people and gathered [-] soldiers! The heroine with outstanding meritorious service is married, and the Holy Majesty will give him another It is also reasonable to have more 'dowry'. If there is a dispute, it is just that the Holy One is too partial, but the hearts of parents all over the world are like this. If the Holy One loves his daughter, what is wrong?"

"Other clan women are fine too!" Li Jiancheng had to admit that Liu Wenjing's words and actions saved Li Yuan's face.But as an elder brother, he didn't want his baby sister to get married in such a humiliating way.

"First of all, Yang Tong is not the kind of person who can be manipulated by others. According to Pei Ju, because Pei Shiqing sent his idea to Yang Tong's backyard, Yang Tong killed more than a thousand children from aristocratic families in a fit of anger. Other strange princesses and princesses can't touch Yang Tong at all, and even provoke the thunder of this murderous god."

"Secondly, there is the issue of 'dowry'. Looking at the princesses of all dynasties, which princess has received a dowry of 400 million shi grains and 150 million taels of gold? Given the current predicament of my Tang Dynasty, Yang Tong will definitely compare with the last time. Even more ruthless! Only Princess Pingyang's 'dowry' can stop the crowd."

Li Jiancheng bit his lip, but he didn't say a word for a long time. He knew that there was no other way.

(End of this chapter)