Prosperous Tang Blood Blade

Chapter 501 The Crown Prince Is Stronger Than King Qin
Chapter [-] The prince is stronger than King Qin

In the Ganlu Hall of the Chang'an Imperial Palace, Li Yuan, who had already gained weight, sat on the throne with a dark face.The expressions of the monarchs and ministers of the Tang Dynasty were very strange, and Li Shimin was defeated again.

Yes, it is another defeat, not a defeat.

Due to the influence of Chen Ying, a butterfly from another world, King Qin of the Tang Dynasty was almost sent to his grandma's house in sorrow.In the defeat of Qianshuiyuan, Li Shimin disappointed the officials.In the battle of Luoyang, under such a good situation, Li Shimin was able to capsize in the gutter.Now, in order to fulfill Li Shimin, Li Yuan not only gave up his old face, but also borrowed horses from the big clans in Chang'an, and dispatched the only reinforcements in Guanzhong.

Fortunately, the elder Sun Shunde had just left Hangu Pass and met Li Shimin successfully, but he was trapped in the Cijian between Xin'an and Luoyang, unable to advance or retreat.

The difference between "losing the battle again" and "losing the battle" is that everyone is completely used to the former, and it is completely expected, while the latter is still a little bit surprised, a little bit unexpected.Most people hope that Li Shimin can surprise everyone, but this wish has not been realized.

Li Shimin's performance is very stable, he has been losing battles, and there are very few ups and downs. It is said that the most important point of a wise commander is to perform stably and not suddenly lose his standard. However, is there any commander who can be like Li Shimin is so stable, he has been losing battles for several years without any ups and downs?

The Battle of Luoyang, under the personal pen of Fang Xuanling, a big man, made a wonderful pen and wrote the memorial in a colorful way. In the victory report, the Shandong Taoist soldiers led by Li Shimin and Chen Ying, Ma Youdu Commanding Army All of them counted as ten, brave and fearless, no matter how Wang Shichong's iron cavalry attacked, the formation remained motionless; Hou Jijun was also brave after knowing his shame, commanding soldiers and horses to charge repeatedly with Wang Shichong's army, taking dozens of wounds and fighting fiercely, Duan Zhixuan was even more brave , Killed seven in and seven out of thousands of troops, and joined forces with Qin Qiong and Cheng Zhijie to defeat Zhu Can.

As for Luo Shixin and Zhang Shigui under Chen Ying's command, they have all become soy sauce, and Fang Xuanling has a conscience if he can find their names.Regarding the fiasco of the Luoyang Battle, although Li Shimin did not make a formal justification in the victory report, the meaning between the lines is very clear: Qu Tutong wanted to take the lead, leaving aside Li Shimin and Chen Ying's Shandong Daoyou Army, underestimated the enemy, and finally won the victory. They fell into Wang Shiyun's trap and nearly wiped out the entire army. They can't be blamed for this!If Chen Ying and Li Shimin hadn't arrived in time, Tu Qutong would have become Wang Shichong's prisoner.

Even Chen Ying didn't know what Li Shimin and Qu Tutong were talking about. Anyway, Qu Tutong took the blame. Under the Chunqiu style of writing, Li Shimin was not only innocent, but he was able to turn the tide.When Li Shimin found Chen Ying, Chen Ying really didn't care about Shimin, he was going to be a son-in-law soon, how could he have the nerve to compete with his brother-in-law?
The defeat this time, although the defeat this time is not too bad, but what should we do where the [-] army is surrounded?How long can a large army stand in the wild, without dangerous terrain to rely on, and without sufficient food and grass to consume?
However, this time it was still a victory.In the good news, Li Shimin learned that Changsun Shunde was besieged and Hangu Pass was breached. He did not hesitate to brave the rain, broke through and killed the generals all the way, and finally reached Cijian to join forces with Changsun Shunde. The tricky thing is that these two good news are used to fool the world.

The subjects of the world can be fooled as ministers, but they cannot fool themselves.Li Yuanqiang looked at the ministers with energy and said: "Everyone, because of Sun Shunde, General Zuo Xiaowei!"

Speaking of this, Li Yuan couldn't help blushing, coughed to cover up his embarrassment, and said, "General Zuo Xiaowei, Sun Shunde, is now suffering a disastrous defeat in Cijian, killing nearly ten thousand soldiers, and His Royal Highness the King of Qin also dealt heavy damage to Wang Shichong, annihilating nine thousand enemies." In addition, both the enemy and us have suffered heavy losses, while the king of Qin on the front line believes that Wang Shichong's troops are blunt, he is exhausted, and it is difficult to continue. Please transfer the Jianmen Shu army to join forces with the Jingzhou army and Qingzhou army to attack. There must be good news, what's your opinion on this?"

At this moment, Chen Shuda said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, we can't fight any more!"

Li Yuan's face darkened and he asked, "Why?"

Chen Shuda bit the bullet and explained: "Your Majesty, the battle of Luoyang has been fought for more than three months. It has already been withdrawn, and the capital is empty to the extreme. If the Jianmen Shu army is transferred again, the capital will no longer be able to fight! If the Jingzhou army, Qingzhou army and Shu army repeat the same mistakes, the consequences will be disastrous!"

The main defense direction of the Shu army in Jianmen is from the direction of Bashu, which is also the southwest gateway of Guanzhong, while the Jingzhou and Qingzhou armies are defending against enemies in the west and north of Chang'an.

Chen Shuda went on to say: "At present, our army has lost consecutive battles, and the loss is countless. Guanzhong is already empty. If we take away the Jianmen Shu army again, not to mention Wang Shichong's re-invasion, even the rogues will not be able to deal with it!"

A trace of anger flashed across Li Yuan's face, and he shouted sharply: "Is it okay to admit defeat like this? After more than three months of fighting, the loss of nearly [-] soldiers was lost. It was hard to survive until Wang Shichong's soldiers were blunted and the opportunity to fight came. If you just admit defeat like this, then The previous battle was not in vain!"

When the emperor was angry, it was no small matter, and all the officials trembled.But Chen Shuda did not intend to make any concessions. He looked at Li Yuan proudly and said, "Your Majesty, it is because our army has suffered serious losses that we can no longer dispatch the Jianmen Sichuan Army, Jingzhou Army, and Qingzhou Army. In case of this small victory It's just Wang Shichong's bitter plan, the purpose is to lure the last elite soldiers of our army, and the Tang Dynasty will be in danger!"

Li Yuan looked at Pei Ji, but to Li Yuan's surprise, even Pei Ji, a good friend, did not support him anymore. Pei Ji said: "Your Majesty, in the Battle of Luoyang, our Tang Dynasty surrendered 20 troops successively. Loss, morale is low, how many troops are needed to fill the bottomless pit in Luoyang? It is possible to transfer 400 troops from Jingzhou Army, 2 troops from Qingzhou Army, and 2 troops from Hejianmen Shu Army, but only [-] horses , even if we can reach Luoyang within a month or so, what is the use of these [-] horses?"

Li Jiancheng sat in the hall like a clay statue, without saying a word.

Through Chen Ying's persuasion, Li Jiancheng had already figured out that Li Yuan supported Li Shimin and deliberately provoked a dispute between brothers. To put it bluntly, it was because Li Yuan did not want to delegate power to him, the prince.As the emperor, Li Yuan is a political player. He is in the prime of life in his fifties. If he is too young, he will not have enough experience and knowledge. If he is too old, he will lose his enterprising spirit.Although Li Jiancheng is in his thirties, he can still afford to wait, so he can not speak without speaking. He would rather lose his sense of existence than argue.

As a prince, if you do more and make more mistakes, it's good if you don't do it.

Seeing Pei Jiye's attitude, Li Yuan felt anxious.However, he secretly hated Li Shimin in his heart. You said that you, Xiao Erlang, are already the king of Qin, so why do you want to compete with other generals?No matter who fights the battle of Luoyang, you won't be able to run away, so what can you do if you let Chen Ying go?
In a few months, Chen Ying married Li Xiuning, and everyone was a family.As a son-in-law, can he steal your limelight? The 20 troops fought this terrible battle. When Li Yuan thought of this, his heart was full of anger. This Erlang is too outrageous. I trust you so much. I want money for money and people for people. I hope you can fight. A victorious battle makes me angry, but you are good, there is no victory, and the defeats are one after another, and after the defeat, you can't come up with any ideas, you will only keep asking me for soldiers, what is the use of you!

However, at this moment, the Zhongchang servant Chen Qi took an urgent report, ran to Li Yuan in small steps, and handed the secret report to Li Yuan, Li Yuan received the secret report, and his expression changed drastically.

At this moment, Li Jiancheng got up suddenly, bowed his hands slightly to the ministers and said, "My dearest ministers, Your Majesty is tired, everyone go back first!"

All the ministers stood up one after another as if they had received an amnesty: "The ministers will leave!"

All the officials left one after another, and Li Yuan fell down on the throne in a daze.

Li Jiancheng took the secret report from Li Yuan, and just as he opened it, a depressed expression appeared on his face.

"Dou Jiande attacked Hedong!" Li Jiancheng smiled wryly, "When did Dou Jiande become so smart?

Li Yuan said: "This old man, Dou Jiande, really knows how to choose his time."

"Father!"

Li Jiancheng looked at Li Yuan solemnly and said: "Our father and son...maybe there is some misunderstanding, forget it, we will talk about this later, son, let's go to Hedong!"

"But right now, there are no troops in Guanzhong!" Li Yuan also knew how to let Dou Jiande control Hedong. Attacking Luoyi in Youzhou, or going west to Xihe, will be able to advance and attack, retreat and defend, and remain invincible.

Li Yuan murmured: "There are no soldiers in Guanzhong, what's the use of you going to Hedong alone!"

Li Jiancheng sighed and said, "Daddy, give me the fish talisman, and I will transfer Jingzhou Army and Qingzhou Army to Hedong."

Both Qingzhou and Jingzhou were pawns laid down by Li Jiancheng at the beginning. Yang Wenqian, the governor of Qingzhou, and Xue Wanche, the governor of Jingzhou, were both under the gate of the East Palace. Even if they were transferred to Li Shimin, Li Shimin would not be able to command them. Because of Li Xiuning's relationship, he would still sell face to Li Shimin, but Xue Wanche and Yang Wengan, even if there was Li Yuan's imperial decree, they would discount words and secretly resist everywhere.

Li Yuan smiled wryly and said: "Da Lang, Dou Jiande's army to attack Hedong is no less than 20. He can also continuously transfer troops from Hebei. The Qingzhou Army plus the Jingzhou Army will only have more than [-] troops..."

Li Jiancheng said: "It doesn't matter. Chen Ying still left an army in Shuozhou last year. Although the Shuozhou army has been disbanded, now that the spring plowing in Shuozhou is over, they can be called up again. With a little training, they will be a strong army. , and Yuguni Department of Lingzhou Lingwu Army can also mobilize thousands of cavalry, if you want to defend Hedong, it should be enough!"

Li Jiancheng was calm on the surface, but he was very relieved in his heart.

A good move, was beaten into a butt by Li Shimin.This is not the most important thing, the important thing is that he can take the eight generals of the East Palace to clean up this mess, and he can prove to the world with facts that Li Jiancheng, the prince of the East Palace, is better than Qin Wang Li Shimin.

However, when Li Yuan took out the fish talisman and hadn't handed it over to Li Jiancheng, Yu Yanzhang, the general of the Zuojian gate guard, walked in, saluted respectfully, and said, "Your Majesty, something serious happened in Shandong! "

Li Yuan's eyelids twitched suddenly: "What happened again?"

Yu Yanzhang said: "Wang Bo, the general manager of Qizhou, announced the change of flags and took refuge in Dou Jiande."

Li Yuan's old face was flushed, and he choked out four words between his teeth: "Despicable and shameless!"

In fact, Li Shentong was able to lose so quickly in Xiangzhou. In fact, it had a lot to do with Wang Bo. When Dou Jiande intended to mobilize troops to march westward, Li Shentong also learned the news.Of course, such an important matter as the mobilization of tens of thousands of soldiers and horses cannot be hidden from the people of the world at all, let alone careful work, even the common people can spread this news to all directions.

Li Shentong, as Hebei Xingtai Shangshu Zuo Pushe, and Shandong pacifier, summoned the governor of Qizhou, Wang Bo, and 3 people under the command of Ma Xi to enter Xiangzhou to help guard Xiangzhou.But Wang Bo didn't obey Li Shentong's orders at all, until Xiangzhou fell, Li Shentong was captured, and Li Shentong didn't see a Qizhou soldier.

Li Jiancheng said: "Father, I will go to Hedong overnight!"

"Not waiting for the Jingzhou Army and the Qingzhou Army?" Li Yuan was surprised. Although Jingzhou is only a hundred miles away from Chang'an, it will take two days at the earliest to reach Chang'an after the army is mobilized.

Li Jiancheng said: "Your minister will go first, let Xue Wanche and Yang Wengan catch up later!"

It has to be said that Li Jiancheng has always lacked a bit of luck. He is really not weaker than Li Shimin in governing the country or fighting in wars. Otherwise, it would be impossible for Li Shimin to poison himself to protect himself. However, Li Shimin gave him a fatal blow at the most critical moment. .

You know, the battle between Luoyang and Hulaoguan that Li Shimin boasted so much, if you look through the history books, you will find that there are too many loopholes in it, which is not convincing at all.

However, history is a bitch, written by the victors.

……

Bogulu City in Lingzhou, which is the first fort of one of the Eighteen Forts of Lingwu in Lingzhou, was located in the Jietang of the former Bogulujun Town at this time, and has been renovated, especially the plaque on it, which was written by Pei Ju There are ten large characters in official script "Datang Tongli Bank Lingzhou Branch".

With the sound of firecrackers, the firecrackers at this time are not the firecrackers of later generations. In fact, they are just knots of bamboo, filled with saltpetre, and they make a crackling sound when they burn. Of course, this sound can be understood as a fart-sized firecracker. movement.With the smoke cleared.Ma Zhou, dressed in auspicious clothes, bowed to everyone and said, "Fathers and elders, thank you for coming to join me. Today, the Lingzhou branch of Tongli Bank opened. Here, I would like to thank all elders, gentlemen, and juniors who have spare words." I don’t want to say more, Limin Bank, as the name suggests, is to benefit the people, this bank will definitely adhere to this purpose, whether you come here to save money or take out loans, try to let everyone benefit from it..."

Ma Zhou speaks eloquently, extremely fluently, and is easy to understand. At least through his speech, everyone understands that the interest rate for saving money here is three percent, and the interest rate for loans here is two cents. There is a time limit, the longer the time, the more interest or interest rate.

To put it simply, if they save a hundred coins here, they can get three hundred coins a month, and after a year, they will have almost four coins. If they save for three years, they can get ten coins. consistent interest.If they borrow 24 credits here, the monthly interest will be 72 credits, which will reach 170 credits in one year, and [-] credits in three years, which means that they will have to pay back [-] credits to the bank after three years.

After understanding this account, everyone exclaimed: "It's too kind!" Don't believe it?If you don’t believe me, you can borrow ten pennies from the landlord’s house or a bank, and then pay it back in three years?Even if you sell all your bones, you won’t be able to pay back. "

The most important thing is that the bank will not take any violent means to force the debt. If they fail to pay back when the time comes, they will take away the real estate of the equivalent value, and will never use that unlucky wife and daughter to pay off the debt.After figuring this out, everyone discussed excitedly, thinking that it would be a good deal to save some money. Although the interest is not much, it is still an extra income. If you can deposit thousands of silver at once, each The monthly interest is equivalent to a rich farmer's annual income. Where can I find such a good thing.

Standing in the crowd, Li Daozhen was also a highly anticipated existence.At this time, Li Daozhen's belly is getting bigger and bigger, but her face is getting thinner and thinner, making people feel distressed.

Ma Zhou cupped his hands towards Li Daozhen and said, "Ma'am, your expression is not right, you should go back and rest first!"

Li Daozhen smiled slightly and said: "It's not that there are too many accounts, and I stayed up all night. If you send me thirty accountants, it will save me a lot of trouble!"

Ma Zhou said: "My Madam asks for nothing, but everything is granted!"

Li Daozhen waved his hand and said, "Just wait for your words!"

After finishing speaking, she slowly walked towards her four-wheeled carriage. Li Daozhen boarded the carriage and shrunk her body on the soft couch in the carriage. She patted her stomach and muttered to herself: "You're being naughty again, did you figure it out in such a hurry?"

……

Looking at Li Daozhen's carriage in the crowd, Xie Tuo Baye said in disbelief, "This is Princess Baicheng?"

The Turkic people don't have the word county master, they all call the woman with the surname of Ashina a princess, and the county master Li Daozhen, in their eyes, is the princess of the Tang Dynasty.

The person acting as eyeliner said softly: "Yes, it's her!"

"Why does her carriage have less than a hundred guards?" Although Xie Dubaye has never seen the Turkic princess, he also knows that the Turkic princess travels, ranging from thousands of troops to tens of thousands of horses, rushing forward embrace.The scene of the princess Li Daozhen is too puzzling.

"I don't know. But this is just right, and it will save you trouble!"

More and more people gathered, and they couldn't squeeze through with their horses.

Looking in the direction of the carriage, it seemed that he was about to leave the city.He Duba was overjoyed in his ambition, our bows and arrows were unstringed in the city, and it was easier to do it outside the city.

Xie Duo Baye issued an order to his subordinates, and the 300 people from the Xie Dulu Department walked towards the outside of the city at the same time.

However, just as Li Daozhen's carriage was about to pass through the city gate, suddenly a man rushed out from the crowd with a cold light in his hand!

I don't know how many people in the market shouted at the same time: "The county magistrate be careful!"

Xie Duobaye was also secretly wondering, he didn't order to do it, so could it be that the nobleman sent other people to do it?Thinking about it, there is indeed such a possibility. After all, he is not familiar with that Turkic nobleman. For such a big case as hijacking Princess Datang, there is only one chance. If it fails, it will be too late to start again.

The arrow is on the string and has to be fired.Thinking of this, Xing Duo Ba Ye pulled out the scimitar of the moon, stepped on the horse, and rushed towards Li Daozhen's carriage, shouting as he rushed: "Xiao Dulu warriors, attack!"

PS: 1 in three updates today.It's finally written!
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