The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 165 Seeking a Battle (Seeking Collection Recommendation)

Chang'an, Daxing Palace Ganlu Hall!
Li Yuan is comforting Yuwen Shiji. He has known Yuwen Shiji for many years and has a very close personal relationship. Moreover, Yuwen Shiji's younger sister, Yuwen Zhaoyi, is favored by Li Yuan. Then the official worships Shang Yitong and Jin Wangfu Hussar General!

But today, Yuwen Shiji came to resign. First, his wife broke up with him, and second, his son Yuwen Zen Master did not want to bear the heavy shame of regicide. He not only changed his name to Yang Zen Master, but also fled to the Yan'an County of the Sui Dynasty left a letter saying that he was going to Yecheng to reunite with his mother, which made Yuwen Shiji even more decadent!

The comfort of the Holy Majesty made Yuwen Shi and his wife separated, and he could no longer restrain the grief in his heart. He couldn't help but burst into tears, and wept bitterly: "The minister's family has been ruined, and he has no intention of career anymore. He just wants to find a remote and uninhabited place to settle down , for the rest of my life, please resign, my lord, Your Honor!"

Li Yuan knew that Yuwen Shiji and Princess Nanyang were lazy, but Jun's father died at the hands of his brother. No matter how deep their relationship was, they would never be together again. He also sympathized with Yuwen Shiji, but he did not Willing to give up this great talent with a big heart, he comforted: "Shiji, it's hard to get over the broken mirror, you have to think about it, in fact, it's good for you to forget each other in the rivers and lakes."

"I understand! It's just that my family is ruined and my wife and children are separated. The pain in my heart keeps me awake at night. I implore the Holy One to let me serve the people."

From the happy time of the husband and wife in the past, thinking about the separation of his wife and children now, and the fact that they will not be able to see each other again in this life, Yuwen Shiji was heartbroken, and tears rolled out of his eyes.

"Why don't you have a wife? Since the princess of the Sui Dynasty broke up with you, I will let me, the princess of the Tang Dynasty, marry you. You can just be an official with peace of mind and don't have to worry about it anymore."

"minister……"

"This matter is settled like this. There is no need to talk about it. I will arrange it as soon as possible!" Yuwen Shiji didn't want to remarry, but Li Yuan's attitude was firm. He had no choice but to say goodbye.

Just as Yuwen Shiji left, Li Yuan asked the eunuch who was about to say something, "What's the matter?"

"My lord! King Jin has something urgent to report..."

Li Yuan said: "Announce him to see you."

"King Xuanjin has an audience...King Xuanjin has an audience!"

With a loud shout, Li Shimin followed an eunuch and walked in quickly. He walked into the Ganlu Hall and bowed to salute: "I will see my father!"

"The emperor is free!"

Although Li Shimin was unable to win Xue Ju for a long time, Li Yuan was very satisfied with Li Shimin. He knew that it was not because Li Shimin was incompetent, because Li Shimin had already won the four counties of Tianshui, Longxi, Jincheng, and Anding twice, but each time he was defeated by Yang Tong. And had to retreat to pass.What made him even more happy was that he originally planned to let Li Shimin serve as the head of Guannei Road, but Li Shimin strongly recommended Chai Shao, the new brother-in-law who married Princess Changsha, which was beyond Li Yuan's expectations.

But Li Shimin's humility and generosity of not being greedy for military power made Li Yuan very pleased, and Li Shimin's position in his heart was also a little bit more aggravated. Li Yuan asked with a smile: "What's the matter with the emperor?"

Li Shimin cupped his hands and said, "I'm telling my father, today I received an urgent report from the spies in Yecheng that Jizhou Jijun and Wuyang each sent [-] Sui troops to Bohai County. Yang Tong's next step is very likely to be the same as Dou Jiande's capture of Qingzhou In addition, Duan Decao led [-] elite soldiers to Wuwei County, obviously also wanting to attack Li Gui."

The smile on Li Yuan's face disappeared immediately, and his expression was very serious. The Sui army is going to attack Qingzhou Dou Jiande?But despite this, he was beyond his reach in Guanzhong.Moreover, Da Sui had 15 troops stationed in Guannei Dao and 30 troops in Hedong County, so even if the Sui army fought on both sides, he didn't have the courage to take the opportunity to attack Da Sui. The contract here was just signed, not only lost [-] troops, but also compensated a lot The treasures, money and food, and even lost a prostitute. Although the number of soldiers in Guanzhong has recovered to [-], most of them are recruits, and he really doesn't want to make trouble again.

After a long time, Li Yuan sighed and said, "What does the emperor think?"

"Father, my son believes that no matter whether the Sui Dynasty is fighting Dou Jiande or Li Gui, it is an opportunity for us to expand."

"No!" Li Yuan categorically rejected Li Shimin's idea, "We paid a huge price for a year of recuperation. Our primary task is to train elite soldiers and rule the people. I don't want to go to war with the Sui Dynasty, and I don't even want to be beaten. To Jingzhao!"

Li Shimin cupped his hands and said: "Father, I don't want to go to war with the Sui Dynasty. What I mean is that we will increase our efforts to expand south and take down Bashu as soon as possible, so that it can become our granary and treasure." Great rear."

Li Yuan understood Li Shimin's meaning, and said in a beard: "The emperor means not only to increase troops for Xiao Gong, but also to attack Wang Shichong of the Central Plains like lightning?"

"No!" Li Shimin shook his head and said, "The Central Plains is a pool of mud right now, we should not intervene for the time being! My son wants to beat Xiao Mian! Xiao Mian couldn't even get Lin Shihong for a long time, except for being a Southern Dynasty nobleman, Not to mention nothing, he is suspicious and ignorant of soldiers! My son wants to lead fifty thousand elite soldiers to Jingxiang to wipe out Xiao Xian in one fell swoop."

Li Yuan did not agree immediately, but shook his head and said: "Most of the nobles in Guanlong started their careers in military affairs, and even those small and medium-sized families also cultivated both civil and military skills, so the children of Guanlong nobles are all brave and good at fighting. Even noble women, many of them can ride fast. Horses shoot arrows. But in recent years, the children of Guanlong nobles have more culture and less martial arts, and each of the Guanlong nobles has fallen into luxury. In the past, they were happy when they heard the war, but now they are afraid of the war...everyone is proud... Now people are in a state of panic, they are terrified of the Sui army in the north, and all the patriarchs put Guanzhong as the most important thing, they will not agree with us to start a war rashly!"

More than a hundred dignitaries jointly put pressure on him, and Li Yuan really didn't dare to destroy the hearts of the people who had finally settled down!

"Father, Xiao Mian's back is empty at this time, we can take this opportunity to seize Fangling, Yiling, Xiangyang, Jingling and Nanjun! Even if we give my ministers [-] elite soldiers." Li Shimin also knew that the powerful officials in Guanlong were afraid of war. The excuse is mainly because the emperor is afraid and doesn't want to fight anymore!But he didn't want to give up this god-given opportunity!
Li Yuan saw that Li Shimin was unwilling to give up, so he simply said: "The Southern Expedition is the most important thing, and a big victory is necessary to boost morale. I can't make a decision with one word. Let's do it. I will discuss with the Zhengshitang one or two, and Erlang you Train your troops first."

Li Shimin was very dissatisfied with Li Yuan's amicable attitude. With a livid face, he said angrily: "Victory and defeat are common matters in military affairs. No one dares to say that he can win or lose. If we want to rule the world in Tang Dynasty, we must accept defeat." The determination. The Zhengshitang seems to be working together, but in fact it will only delay the opportunity of the war. This Zhengshitang is of no benefit to my Tang Dynasty, and will only hinder my Tang Dynasty."

Li Shimin is Li Shimin after all, with a strong temper, once encountering such unsatisfactory things, he is like a bull and cannot be pulled back.

Li Yuan couldn't step down immediately, and said angrily: "Do you think I don't want to fight? But now Guanzhong has not yet come out of the shadow of defeat. People are panicked, and everyone is afraid of Sui like a tiger! And you are like a reckless man who only knows how to fight." Fighting! How do you know the pressure on me? How do you know how powerful the anti-war Guanlong nobles are? If there is another disastrous defeat, the Guanlong nobles will push out another person to replace us! This is how it is decided... I still want to receive the Turkic envoys, please step back."

"Here!" Li Shimin walked out of the hall angrily with a sullen face.

(End of this chapter)