At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 593 You Fight Over Me (Third Change)

In the golden autumn and September, the autumn is high and the air is crisp, and the Sanggan River flows quietly from north to south.Duke Gao Bufan of the State of Qi led his horse and went down the river. Wei Zheng, Du Ruhui, Wen Yanbo, Changsun Wuji, Li Chunfeng and Yuan Tiangang accompanied him. Captain Gao Dahe led his soldiers to guard in the distance.

Not long ago, Yuan Tiangang took everyone to visit the site selection of the new city, and explained his conception eloquently. It has to be said that this conception is very grand.

Of course it is grand. This new city is designed according to the standard of the capital city. It is compared to the big cities like Chang'an and Luoyang. In addition, Yuan Tiangang's rhetoric sounds mysterious and mysterious. What is Taiye Jubao, everyone was extremely excited when they heard it, and their blood was surging, and they wished to start construction immediately.

However, the cost of this project is huge, and it must go through strict demonstrations. In addition, the financial budget must also be controlled under the premise of not affecting people's livelihood, economy and military development, so that construction can start.

Yuan Tiangang was naturally a little disappointed about this, but he also expressed his understanding. After all, the construction of a capital city consumes a lot of manpower and material resources, and Qi is currently in an important stage of development. Everything should be based on development. Good steel needs to be used. On the edge, and the capital can be built slowly.

Since the beginning of autumn, the rain has continued, the drought has been greatly alleviated, and the water level of the Sanggan River has returned to normal. It is just in time for the planting of winter wheat, which can make up for the loss caused by the poor harvest in the first half of the year.

That's right, this year's severe drought of the century, the counties and counties under Gao Bufan's rule also suffered great losses. Although the preparations were made early at the beginning of the year, the drought was too long and the scope was so large that crops would be lost everywhere. Inevitably.

According to Changsun Wuji's estimation, Qi's grain production will decrease by about [-]% this year, but it is much better than the territories under other people's control. In order to alleviate the famine, Dou Jiande even had the cheek to ask Gao Bufan to borrow [-] shi of grain for emergency.

The old man spread the price, Gao Bufan paid back the money, and in the end he only borrowed [-] shi. It's not that Gao Bufan is stingy, but he really can't do it because of being taken advantage of. Shi, the cheap father-in-law might think that his son-in-law is so rich that he has inexhaustible food, and next time he will borrow it every now and then, and if he borrows it but never repays it, then it will be troublesome.

At this time, Gao Bufan suddenly stopped in front of a sorghum field. This sorghum grows not far from the river, and its growth is not bad, but compared with previous years, it still looks thinner.

Gao Bufan reached out and touched the red ears of sorghum, and asked with a frown, "Mr. Wei, this year's drought has been severe for half a year, and grain production has been severely reduced. Do the people under the government of this country have food?"

Wei Zheng said respectfully: "Back to Duke Qi, although the grain production has decreased this year, fortunately, Li Jijiu predicted that there would be a drought at the beginning of the year, and Duke Qi also took precautions and took timely measures, so the impact of the severe drought on our Qi State is much less, and the production will be reduced. Forty percent, plus the Duke issued an order to exempt the early tax, so the common people did not suffer from hunger."

Gao Bufan nodded and said: "That's good. Since even Mr. Wei said that the common people have something to eat, then the common people must have something to eat."

Everyone chatted as they walked, and Gao Bufan would come up to chat with people who were working in the fields occasionally. When passing by the village, Gao Bufan even visited the village to see if there was any grain in the rice urns of each family.

In the evening, the group finally returned to Ji County, and just after they entered the Duke of Qi's mansion, they received news from Guanzhong that the Tang army had already approached the city of Chang'an.

Gao Bufan couldn't help lamenting that Li Yuan and Li Shimin were worthy of being the true sons of heaven in history, and the progress was really too fast. The army started in June, captured Guanzhong in September, and arrived in Chang'an. It was only four short months.

At this moment, history seems to have returned to the original point!
Everyone present had different expressions, obviously shocked by Tang Jun's rapid progress.

Du Ruhui sighed and said: "Li Yuan is really good at seizing the opportunity. Now that Yang Guang is trapped in Jiangdu and Luoyang is surrounded by the Wagang Army, he cannot protect himself. As the nobles of Guanlong, it is very easy to win the support of the local gentry, and they have occupied the entire Guanzhong in less than half a year, and their troops have come to Daxing City."

Wen Yanbo also nodded and said: "What Du Changshi said is very true. Li Yuan really took advantage of it this time, and Li Mi made a mistake. Now Li Yuan has 200,000 troops to besiege Daxing, and there are internal support in the city. It will not take long to break through From then on, Daxing City will occupy the entire Guanzhong, advance, attack, retreat, and defend, and great things can be accomplished!"

Wei Zheng frowned and said, "According to relevant sources, Li Yuan will definitely be the great enemy of Qi State in the future, so we have to guard against it."

Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng looked at each other. At the beginning, they were also optimistic about the father-son combination of Li Yuan and Li Shimin, but in recent years, two stars appeared near Ziwei Emperor Star. The star is sharp and introverted, I don't know if it is a guest star or a general star.

It was precisely to clarify this point that Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng came to Youzhou one after another. Unexpectedly, by mistake, they were favored by Gao Bufan, and in turn recruited them to serve under his command.

At present, the two stars near Ziwei Emperor Star are shining brightly, and they really show the trend of double stars seizing the palace. Now it seems that these two fate stars should be on Gao Qi and Li Tang respectively, that is to say, in the end The power to dominate the country is either Li Tang or Gao Qi!

Changsun Wuji was thoughtful, but he didn't know what he was thinking, and suddenly said: "Duke Qi, I don't know if I should say something or not?"

Gao Bufan smiled and said, "It doesn't matter if you speak bluntly."

Changsun Wuji said: "Now that Li Tang is attacking Guanzhong, Jinyang must defend the emptiness. We should not let go of such a great opportunity. We can send troops to take Jinyang and Yanmen separately. Second county."

A flash of surprise flashed in Gao Bufan's eyes. He thought that Changsun Wuji and Li Shimin were close friends and would care about their old friendship, but he didn't expect that it was Wuji who proposed to attack Taiyuan first.

The eldest grandson Wuji probably understood Gao Bufan's eyes, and said solemnly: "A man who is a conspirator, how can he be disloyal, since Wuji is a minister of the Duke of Qi, he should consider everything for the benefit of the Duke of Qi, and should not be mixed with other emotional entanglements. "

Everyone couldn't help but be in awe when they heard the words, Gao Bufan was also very moved, he looked around and said, "What do you think of Wuji's suggestion?"

"It's better to strike first, and to suffer later. I agree with Mr. Changsun's opinion." Cheng Yaojin said eagerly.

Pei Xingyan had been idling about this war for several months, and he was already hungry and thirsty, so he almost didn't raise his hands and feet in favor.

Du Ruhui frowned and said, "This subordinate thinks this is inappropriate!"

Changsun Wuji was slightly startled, cupped his hands and said, "I also ask Du Changshi to enlighten me."

Du Ruhui analyzed: "The Tang army is strong and strong, and it is only a matter of time before we attack Daxing. However, we are going to attack Jinyang, but we are blocked by the majestic Taihang Mountains. heavy.

Jinyang is the foundation of Li Tang. If we attack Jinyang, Li Tang will definitely return to the rescue at all costs. When we fight Li Tang, if we are evenly matched and we can't stand each other, it will only be Li Mi and Dou Jiande who will gain in the end. It's just for others to make wedding clothes for nothing. "

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but suddenly realized that Changsun Wuji was sweating profusely, cupped his hands and said, "It's because Wuji didn't think carefully. Hearing Mr. Du's words, he suddenly realized that this move is indeed very inappropriate."

Gao Bufan also nodded, Li Tang is the last big boss, it is obviously extremely unwise to fight against Li Tang now, the most sensible way is to get rid of all the small fish and shrimps around him first, and try to strengthen himself With such strength, he has the confidence to compete with other big crocodiles in the end.

Du Ruhui smiled and said: "Actually, the suggestion of the auxiliary machine is also worthwhile. For example, the capture of Yanmen County, I think it is feasible."

Yanmen County is the Datong area of ​​Shanxi Province. It borders Zhuo County and Shanggu County. Although it is blocked by the Taihang Mountains, the road is much easier. Moreover, the strength of Yanmen County is far behind Li Tang. It is not difficult to win the current strength.

It is said that the prefect of Yanmen County is called Chen Xiaoyi, and the person in charge of guarding Yanmen County is also a general named Wang Zhibian. At the beginning of this year, Chen Xiaoyi and Wang Zhibian joined forces to attack Liu Wuzhou and almost wiped out Liu Wuzhou However, Liu Wuzhou invited reinforcements from the Turks, and finally turned defeat into victory. Huben Lang's general Wang Zhibian was killed, while Chen Xiaoyi fled back to Yanmen County with his remnants.

Therefore, the strength of Yanmen County is very empty now, and it is a good time to attack it.

After discussing for a while, they felt that Yanmen County could be taken, which not only avoided confrontation with Li Tang, but also contained Li Tang with the help of Yanmen County, because Yanmen County was just to the north of Taiyuan County.

However, after taking Yanmen County, there is also a risk, that is, it is very likely to conflict with Liu Wuzhou, because the west of Yanmen County is Mayi, and you have to beware of Turkic attacks.

You must know that both Liu Wuzhou and Li Yuan had private deals with the Turks and gained the support of Shibi Khan, but Gao Bufan did not embrace the Turks' thighs, so he would definitely become the target of the Turks' attack.

After weighing the pros and cons, Gao Bufan finally decided to send troops to capture Yanmen, and this task naturally fell on Li Jing. After all, Shanggu County borders Yanmen County, and Li Jing has served as the governor of Shanggu County for many years. Knows well.

Of course, the most important point is that Li Jing is very stable, there is basically no suspense in sending him out, Gao Bufan can rest assured.

Ever since, Duke Qi ordered Li Jing, the general of the right guard, to come to live. At this time, the battle in Yingzhou was coming to an end. Xu Shiji and Yuchi Jingde finally drove Luo Yi to Huaiyuan near the Liaohe River. As long as this Huaiyuan City is taken down, the entire Yingzhou will be included in the territory of Qi State.

Yingzhou includes four counties in total, namely Liucheng County, Yan County, Liaoxi County and Liaodong County.

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