The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 287

Daxing Palace, Ganlu Palace

Silent as death!

After a while, Liu Wenjing leaned slightly and said, "Your Majesty, if you think about the worst, the Sui army can reach Chang'an tomorrow at the latest. We still have some time to prepare. I have two emergency measures here."

Li Yuan was overjoyed, what he was looking for was a suggestion with practical content, so he hurriedly said: "Zhaoren, please tell me."

Liu Wenjing said in a heavy voice: "The first is to guard and order the Forbidden Forest Army and the Jinwu Guards to defend the city, but Chang'an City is too large, and there are a lot of people needed and preparations for defending the city. You can recruit Chang'an young and strong to help defend the city; The second is that if the aid and ministers are not wrong, the Sui army should have invaded on a large scale. The army of the king of Jin has more than 30 people, and the army stationed in the Hehuang area of ​​Liangzhou is close to [-]. The minister means to let Jin After His Royal Highness gave up the Hehuang area and sent troops to guard Dazhen Pass, the main force returned to Chang'an."

"Does Liu Xiangguo think about the consequences of retreating? Once the King of Jin retreats, Tianshui, Longxi, Jincheng, Yuhan, Lintao, Jiaohe, and even Xiping, the seven counties that were finally captured will be lost. This is hundreds of thousands of people. The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty fought with their lives. I, the Tang Dynasty, have spent too much time and energy on these seven counties. If the Sui army surrounded Wei to save Zhao and forced us to retreat from the Hehuang area of ​​Liangzhou, we would not have been hit by Yang Dong's plan? Who will bear the consequences?" Pei Ji actually knew that this was the best way, but while he was strong and domineering, he was also an extremely cunning politician. After becoming a member of the army, he has to bear the responsibility.

Li Yuan is a person who regards the territory as his life. Hearing what Pei Ji said, his brows were all wrinkled.

Dou Wei said lightly at this time: "The problem is that we can't afford to take this risk. Is Guanzhong or Hehuang Seven Counties more important? Presumably Pei Xiangguo knows it well."

"That's right!" Duguzheng also said: "The seven counties of Hehuang are barren, even thousands of miles away, and Guanzhong is the core of my Tang Dynasty, and the importance is clear."

Li Yuan saw that Xiao Yu had been in deep thought and remained silent, so he asked, "What does Xiao Xiangguo think?"

Xiao Yu's eyes were full of worry, and he said slowly: "I am worried that something will happen to King Jin!"

Xiao Yu's bold judgment made everyone gasp. If this is the case, the danger would be too great.

"How do you see it?" Li Yuan asked anxiously.

"The Sui Dynasty had [-] troops stationed in Wuwei, and Huining had [-] troops..."

"Wait!" Li Yuan interrupted Xiao Yu, stared at Xiao Yu, and said: "The 8 people in the Sui Dynasty not only defended our Tang army, but also defended Li Gui. The available soldiers were less than 30. After the king gathers the army to garrison the fields, there are at least 5, so it won't be defeated by [-], right?"

"There are as many as 15 Turkic slaves mining in Huining. After these people are equipped, they are a group of beasts." Xiao Yu said slowly.

"Then Yang Tong isn't afraid of these people's rebellion?" Chen Shuda was dumbfounded.

"He's not afraid." Xiao Yu shook his head, looked at Li Yuan and said, "Yang Tong wiped out 10 Turks in the Mayi battle, and even Shibi Khan died there. Wherever they go, they always loot and kill and burn. The word "Yang Tong" is equivalent to the devil, the god of death, and the god of killing on the grassland. The Turkic people are so afraid of him that they dare not resist at all. Yang Tong also promised that as long as the Turkic captives and slaves performed well, they would be freed from their slave status and obtained the same official status as the Han people. If you make them work hard, they will definitely die."

"What?" Chen Shuda's eyes widened in bewilderment when he heard the words: "Just because of this, who wants to? Those Turkic people's heads are broken? Will anyone respond?"

"According to reports from our intelligence personnel who went deep into Goguryeo, Yang Tong took 5000 Turkic slaves with him during his expedition to Goguryeo! These people were the main force in attacking Pyongyang City, and only about [-] people died after the war. All the survivors became Sui slaves. All the civilians in the dynasty are proud of their identity as the Han family." Li Jiancheng said with a wry smile.

"Just for the name of a Chinese book? Those Turkic people don't even want their lives?" Chen Shuda swallowed.

"Chen Xiangmo should not underestimate the influence of this Chinese book." Li Jiancheng sighed bitterly: "Yang Tong has fulfilled his promise, granting official status to all living people, and many outstanding performers have received a medal of honor , with this medal, not only can enjoy the treatment of the Han people, but also enjoy the same preferential treatment as the soldiers of the Sui army under the rule of the Sui Dynasty."

"That's it, the Turkic people don't even want their lives?" Chen Shuda looked at Xiao Yu in disbelief, which was even more bizarre than anecdotes.

Xiao Yu nodded bitterly, regardless of whether the world's aristocratic families and gentry are willing to be hostile to Yang Tong, but on the grassland, Yang Tong's reputation is scary, and in the hearts of these captured Turkic people, Yang Tong is a god-like existence , They were all scared of being killed, and they were as obedient as sheep.

"Those Turkic people who survived the Goguryeo War not only did not hate Yang Tong, but were devoted to Yang Tong, because Yang Tong brought them glory and wealth. It is the weak; if the weak die, they deserve to die.” Xiao Yu said to Li Yuan with a bitter face, “Once the 15 Turkic people in Huining County are equipped with horses, bows and swords, they will be killed with a single block. Ten strong soldiers are fifteen desperate lunatics, and the Sui Dynasty did not lack horses, bows and swords! That's why I am worried that something will happen to King Jin."

"What can Xiao Xiangguo do?" Li Yuan only felt bitterness in his mouth, but he didn't expect that the Turkic people he had been in contact with could not be counted on, and instead he was screwed by the Turkic people. He felt a mouthful of old blood almost spit out.

Xiao Yu sighed and said, "What can I do? It's nothing more than what Liu Xiangguo said, let the King of Jin retreat to the Dazhen Pass and return to aid the pass."

The Sui Dynasty has been steadily expanding its army. There are more than 20 soldiers around Li and Tang, and the Sui army is well known all over the world. Li Tang has eaten a pot. What the Tang army should do now is not to attack, but to defend the western front, gather heavy troops to defend against the enemy from the north and east, block the Sui army outside the pass, blast it out of the pass, If we insist on following Li Yuan's idea of ​​wanting Guanzhong and the Hehuang area of ​​Liangzhou, even if Li Shimin kills all 15 Turkic slaves, he will be disabled. At that time, Li Tang's troops will have to face the big forces that have killed Guanzhong. Sui Jingrui, when the time comes, just wait to be swept away.

"Father, keep Chang'an first, and make other decisions based on the situation. Guanzhong is the foundation of our Great Tang, and we must not lose it." Li Jiancheng suggested with a sigh. At this time, the interests of Li Tang and the nobles of Guanlong are the same. To make such a choice.

"The minister reconsider!"

"The minister reconsider!"

Duguzheng and Dou Wei immediately agreed.

Seeing this scene, Li Yuan's expression turned a little ugly. Everyone's words also let him know that he had to make a choice between Hehuang area in Liangzhou and Guanzhong. He closed his eyes and said: "I agree, let the king of Jin abandon Hehuang and quickly lead his troops back to defend Guanzhong; order Zhao Cijing, the servant of the Ministry of war, to be the guard of Chang'an city, and be in charge of Chang'an city defense. At the same time, he named Qu Tutong as Marshal Feng Yi, It is imperative to drive the Sui army out of Guanzhong. This is a battle related to the life and death of the Tang Dynasty, and I hope everyone will cooperate wholeheartedly."

The last sentence was addressed to Duguzheng and Dou Wei, meaning: We are all grasshoppers on the same rope—I’m dead, and you Guanlong nobles can’t live on, you two brothers should start your battle obediently. The nobles of Guanlong will send people and money.

Duguzheng frowned slightly, with all sorts of dissatisfaction in his heart, supporting Li Yuan from the very beginning, this bastard is a character of Pixiu, he only eats but doesn't pull... He feels that supporting Li Yuan against the Sui Dynasty is the most failed investment in his life , and the consequence is to catch up with the Dugu family.But Li Yuan's pirate boats had already reached the center of the river, and it was too late to repent, and they couldn't get off.

Whenever Yang Tong gave him a chance, Duguzhen would become the Yang family's dog again, even if he was asked to sacrifice Chang'an, but Yang Tong didn't even give the Dugu family a chance to be a dog.Helpless, he had no choice but to follow Dou Wei, and responded in a very unhappy manner.

After everyone retreated, Li Yuanji rushed in suddenly and said loudly: "Father, I heard that Yang Tong has entered Guanzhong, and I am willing to lead the army to fight."

There was deep hatred in Li Yuanji's eyes. When he met Yang Yu who swaggered into the pass, he was knocked out by accident, and was used by the other party to open Xuanzhong Gate and Xuanwu Gate. A fire swept through the Daxing Palace, and what was more serious was that all the royal families were taken to Hedong City because of his capture, but Li Yuan spent a lot of money to buy them back.

Li Yuan was extremely angry with Li Yuanji, and immediately cut off Li Yuanji's title of King of Qi and all his positions, and was demoted to a commoner, but Li Yuan was quite protective of his shortcomings, and the actual rewards that should be given were still the same, so what Li Yuanji lost was actually only his title. .

But the three words "Li Yuanji" have also become synonymous with incompetence, brainlessness, and stupidity like a pig in the world, especially the ransom of less than half of his niece, which made him a laughing stock in Guanzhong. There is no deception in business, because Li Yuanji is indeed not as sensible as a little girl, and he is really not as valuable as a little girl.

When did Li Yuanji, who was pampered since childhood, suffer such humiliation?However, he also knew that he had caused a catastrophe, and after he came back, he was very honest.Under Li Yuan's anger, he also felt a little bit of comfort, thinking that his son had finally grown up after suffering setbacks, and even handed over the importing of Sui books to him.

Hearing Li Yuanji asking for a fight at this moment, he even had the idea of ​​letting Li Yuanji replace Qu Tutong, because he never believed in Qu Tutong, and this distrust was further magnified at the time of life and death.

Li Jiancheng, who followed Li Yuanji back, heard Li Yuanji's words and objected: "No, the third brother is 'simple', so I'm afraid he is not Yang Tong's opponent."

"Brother!" Li Yuanji stared at Li Jiancheng very dissatisfied, feeling that the most affectionate elder brother didn't believe him anymore.

Li Jiancheng sighed and said comfortingly: "Brother, Brother Wei knows that you want to take revenge and that you have the intention to make contributions, but if you think about it carefully, if you are given a hundred thousand troops, the enemy will use another hundred thousand cavalry to attack you." Give full play to the advantages of motivation and shoot arrows at you uninterruptedly, what should you do?"

"This..." Li Yuanji's face was startled, and only then did he think of Da Sui's advantage in riding a queen. If he really came to fight like this, he really couldn't help it.

"What's more, if the Sui army spreads out to attack the city in all directions, what will happen to you?" Li Jiancheng asked.

"I don't want to lead the army." Although Li Yuanji looked unwilling, he still said understandingly.

A look of relief suddenly appeared on Li Yuan's face, and he said, "Yuanji, you have to learn your lesson and work hard to learn the art of war. The future battles are all your chances, understand?"

"I understand!" Li Yuanji nodded heavily.

"Father! There is an important event, and I think it must be the third brother." Li Jiancheng said again.

"Brother, what's the big deal?" Li Yuanji's eyes brightened.

Li Yuan also looked at Li Jiancheng curiously, his eyes full of doubts.

Li Jiancheng smiled bitterly, and then said to Li Yuan word by word: "What I mean is to let the third brother go to the south of Jingzhou to build a companion capital."

Li Yuan staggered back a few steps, and said in a trembling voice, "Huanger, has my Tang Dynasty really reached this point?"

"Father, you have to think about the worst in everything, so that you can be prepared." Li Jiancheng sighed in a low voice: "Even if Guanzhong is not lost, it will always be under the attack of Yang Tong, just as Chen Xiangchu said. , Guanzhong has lost any of the conditions of being the capital of the country. However, the nobles of Guanlong can turn against Yang Guang because of the Eastern Capital, and they can also turn against me in Tang Dynasty. They will not agree to move the capital unless they are in desperate situation But Erchen thought that my Tang Dynasty and my Li family needed to make complete preparations, and Erchen suggested that my third younger brother should take a good craftsman from the Ministry of Industry to Jingzhou to choose a good place to build an accompanying capital."

Li Yuan nodded silently, and asked again: "Why not Bashu?"

"Shu is too far away to respond to the great changes in the world in time, and it is not the right time to be the capital. If we enter Shu, the civil and military officials will think that we have lost confidence. At that time, people will be panicked and centrifugal. How can we compete for the world? Bashu is more than self-preserving. Insufficient progress is the last choice when there is no hope.”

"Alright!" Li Yuan smiled at Li Yuanji, and said, "In your brother's opinion, at dawn, you will take the master craftsman to Fangling and Badong counties to choose a place to build a city. The national capital is very important, so you must choose An offensive and defensive place.”

"Father, you can rest assured." Li Yuanji said confidently.

Li Yuan nodded and said to Li Jiancheng: "Send out scouts and pay close attention to Feng Yi's situation."

"Here!"

"I hope Pujin Pass is still in our hands, and I hope Qu Tutong will live up to my expectations." Li Yuan sighed, walked out of the window, and looked worriedly at the burning Lishan beacon.The five rising smoke made Li Yuan feel suffocated.

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