The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 424
Seeing the back of Yang Tong leaving, a look of worry flashed across Xiao Wu's face, and then she let out a long sigh. In troubled times, especially her emperor's husband is still a wise king, he can stay and spend a year with her The peaceful time is already very satisfying, I only hope that Tai Sui's next road will be smoother.

"Elder Sister, is the Holy Majesty going to fight again this time?"

Shui Tianji's eyes sparkled, she was used to living a free life when she was young, and staying in the palace every day like this almost made her sick from boredom.Looking back at Li Xiuning, she found that the other party's eyes were also shining with longing.

"Perhaps! After all, the world is not unified yet." Xiao Wu shook her head, they wanted to go out with their husbands, so why not herself?

"Elder Sister, if my husband goes to war, can I go?" Li Xiuning looked at Xiao Wu expectantly.

"As long as my husband agrees, I won't object..." Seeing Li Xiuning's phoenix eyes sparkle, Xiao Wu hesitated for a while and asked straightforwardly: "But fourth sister, what if the enemy is Li Tang? How will you deal with yourself? "

"I, I don't know..." Li Xiuning's delicate body trembled for a while, her lips were pale, and pain was shining in her eyes. Xiao Wu's short question was like two sharp daggers piercing her heart viciously. , leaving her breathless.

"Fourth sister... I don't want to talk about the grievances between your husband and the Li family. But the Sui and Tang Dynasties will happen sooner or later, and there will inevitably be casualties in the war. It is normal for your father and brother to die in defeat; on the contrary, if the Li family wins, they will not let them go." Husband, Zheng'er and Rong'er can't escape; except for you and Xiaolu... we sisters, Fang'er, Hui'er, and Wan'er, probably don't even have the qualifications to die. But I believe that Husband will win and Da Sui will win. So I think you should face it...not run away."

"However, since you have become your husband's woman and the Yang family's daughter-in-law, everything about Li Tang has nothing to do with you anymore. When a woman marries and obeys her husband, this is your home and destination. Family is the most important thing, don't have other thoughts, otherwise, even if my husband takes pity on you, I won't."

In the end, Xiao Wu had a faint sense of majesty. As a woman, she has followed Yang Tong for many years and has always been aloof. The imposing manner without anger is very different from usual.

"Don't worry, sister, I know." Li Xiuning knew that her husband would fight her father and brother to the death one day, but she never dared to think about it. Now that Xiao Wu said it, the pain and hesitation in her heart can be imagined.

"People in the world often say that Wuqing is the emperor's family... This statement is not valid in our family... but it is reasonable when it comes to Li Tang's side."

Xiao Wu felt that long-term pain is better than short-term pain, so she took the opportunity to talk about it: "Except for my great Sui Dynasty, Li Tang and Li Mi, Wang Shichong, Xiao Xian and other powerful enemies, there are many internal factions, and the family is complicated. But your father As he was getting older, he no longer had the energy to take charge of Li Tang's affairs, big and small, so he asked his sons to lead all parties on his behalf. He only needed to take care of his own son, so Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin and Li Yuanji were all his The pawn to maintain the imperial power, in order to keep his throne, anyone can sacrifice... Speaking of which, you are the first pawn to be sacrificed by him. And your three brothers all have ambitions for the throne, and the power in their hands is equally matched... If Your father can't keep up with energy, or is gone, and what will happen next can be imagined. If the three brothers fight on their own, maybe they don't need your husband to take action."

Although Xiao Wu doesn't participate in or get involved in politics, but her status has reached this level, if she says she doesn't know the world affairs, I'm afraid she can't even fool herself, and Yang Tong doesn't forbid them to know the outside world, and talk about the world affairs to her from time to time , so he has a good understanding of the power composition of the princes from all walks of life.

"You can teach our little deer with peace of mind! She is your own daughter and will definitely be filial to you."

"Thank you, big sister, for the explanation." Li Xiuning looked at Xiao Lu who had just woken up in her arms, a trace of relief appeared on her pink face, and her voice softened a lot.Maybe she really let go of something, or maybe she resigned to her fate.

In fact, what worries her the most is her elder brother Li Jiancheng who brought her up like a loving father.

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The main hall of Chaoyang Palace.

"See Your Majesty!" Yang Gongren, Wei Yunqi, Yang Shanhui and others saluted when they saw Yang Tong coming.

"Pingshen! Please sit down!" Yang Tong waved his head, gesturing for everyone to take their seats.

"Thank you for sitting!" After Yang Tong took his seat, everyone took their seats.

"The ministers came together, so nothing good will happen...Let's talk about it, but the south has undergone great changes..." Yang Tong joked as he looked at the gathering of civil and military ministers.

"That's right!" Yang Gongren nodded, and said in a calm manner: "According to the news from the Black Ice Terrace, Liu Heita has frequently mobilized his troops recently. I am afraid that the battle between Dou Jiande and Liu Heita is imminent."

"How about the details?" Yang Tong asked.

Qingzhou was hit by a drought the year before last, and the harvest was almost wiped out. Liu Heitai reached a deal with Li Mi and launched an attack on Yin Mingyue who was escorting Lu Qinghua. In the end, the entire army of [-] Jingqi was wiped out. Since then, he has flirted with Li Mi and listened to Dou Jiande Do not listen to the announcement.

Immediately afterwards, Liu Heitai was unwilling to hand over his military power, and the Qingzhou War broke out. The war lasted until early September last year. Make peace, the two armies stop fighting.

"Since Li Mi completed the verification of household registration under his rule, he has once again focused on Jingzhou. Dou Jiande, who has no worries, wants to completely unify Qingzhou's military and government. There has been no war with Liu Heita, but there have been frequent small fights."

"With Liu Heita's strength and personality, it is impossible to fight Dou Jiande, who is stronger than himself, without foreign aid. Now he is actively seeking a decisive battle. Why?" Yang Tong asked.

Yang Gongren clasped his hands and said: "The generals under Dou Jiande's command who lost power are unwilling to lose power, and they all want to regain power in the army. Six days ago, Wang Xiaohu, Fan Yuan, Dong Kangmai, and Zhang Junli rebelled against Dou Jiande in Langya."

"What's the result?" Yang Tong asked curiously.

"As a result, these four people succeeded in gaining a foothold in Langya, and secretly formed an anti-Dou alliance with Liu Heita."

"In this way, Dou Jiande only has the three counties of Beihai, Gaomi, and Donglai, and Liu Heita occupies the second counties of Qilu."

"Exactly." Yang Gongren nodded, "The three parties are getting more and more violent now. Liu Heitai has recently mobilized troops frequently. I'm afraid he is ready to give it a go. It's just that Dou Jiande is so focused on killing Wang Xiaohu and others that he doesn't seem to notice it."

"I really don't know what they are arguing about." Hearing this, Yang Tong lost interest in Qingzhou in an instant, and asked instead: "So, Jingzhou has changed?"

"The Holy One is wise!" Ling Jing patted Yang Tong flatteringly, and said with a smile: "Not only has it changed, but it has also changed a lot."

"How big is it?" Yang Tong rubbed his forehead. In the past year or so, no matter whether it was Li Yuan, Li Mi or Wang Shichong, they seemed to have consciously strengthened their anti-reconnaissance efforts. Now it is difficult to easily obtain their reality as before.

All of this is the result of revenge against Li Mi, the massacre of the southern family, and the theft of the family's confidential letters.Although the harvest was huge, the price was one-half of the hidden stakes planted in various parts of the south, and none of the members closest to the core existed, making it difficult for Yang Tong to obtain the secrets of the princes in time.

"The news came from Xiangyang that 15 Tang troops gathered in Xiyang County in a way of fragmentation." Ling Jing said solemnly
"From this point of view, something big will happen in the Central Plains." Yang Tong glanced at the crowd and asked, "Talk about Li Yuan's intentions?"

Li Jing on the side thought for a while, then said: "Could it be that the puppet Tang wants to attack Luoyang and encircle me in Guanzhong?"

Everyone started discussing immediately, and there were whispers in the hall.

(End of this chapter)