Man Tanghong

Chapter 493: Xieli Is Scaring People?

Li Yuanji nodded and said, "It can be said that..."

Perhaps Li Shimin wanted to block the road leading to Jiangbei from Jiangnan soldiers and horses a long time ago, but he couldn't find a suitable excuse.

Now that Li Jiancheng has done this, he can just use this to place his people in the positions he needs.

Therefore, Li Jiancheng seems to be cutting off Li Shimin's wings, but he is actually helping Li Shimin.

As for Li Yuanji himself, Li Jiancheng is completely doing charity.

Li Jiancheng seems to be cutting off his wings, but in fact he puts his people in a position that is beneficial to him.

Although these people couldn't help him with anything immediately after they were transferred, they could help him with many things outside Chang'an City.

As the so-called authorities are obsessed, bystanders are clear.

During the struggle between Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin, he has always been on the sidelines.

He could clearly see that Li Shimin's layout and planning had extended from inside Chang'an City to outside Chang'an City, from one point to the whole.

However, Li Jiancheng's layout and planning were still limited to Chang'an City, and he was still thinking about winning key victories.

Although Li Jiancheng was right to think and act like this when his power was weak, but when he had no way to take Li Shimin's life with one blow, he did so, and the outcome was already doomed.

Even if Li Jiancheng won the victory at a critical moment, as long as Li Shimin survived, Li Shimin could still drive Li Jiancheng out of power by surrounding Chang'an.

Although Chang'an has been a military city since ancient times, and various places were built according to the concept of a military city, to Li Shimin, it was not an impenetrable city.

For now, Li Yuanji has not seen a city that Li Shimin cannot break through.

It seems that there is no history.

Although in history Li Shimin was defeated when he conquered Goguryeo, he was defeated by the weather and God, not by Goguryeo.

Perhaps in front of Li Shimin, the invincible commander, only God can let him suffer setbacks.

And Li Jiancheng, as his opponent, was perhaps doomed from the very beginning.

However, these are just digressions.

After confirming that Li Jiancheng has become a great benevolent person, it is natural to make full use of it.

Li Yuanji said without the slightest hesitation: "You count all the officials we need to be transferred and placed, and then find a way for my elder brother to transfer them to the positions they need to go."

Ling Jing hesitated: "This matter... I'm afraid it's not easy to handle."

Li Yuanji pondered: "When necessary, we can intervene one or two, just like my second brother."

Ling Jing said: "But apart from transferring our people to Hebei Road, you can't transfer our people to other places."

Compared with Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin, Li Yuanji's authority in this area is very weak.

After all, Li Yuanji is not the eldest son, nor has he made great military exploits for the Tang Dynasty like Li Shimin, so the only place Li Yuanji's power can affect is the place he controls.

This is doomed that he can't transfer officials to any place they want like Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin.

"You don't have to worry about this, I will write a letter to my father."

Li Yuanji spoke slowly.

After all, this country is still Li Yuan's country, and Li Yuan can still call the shots.

So Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin can't cover the sky with one hand.

Ling Jing pondered and said: "If a saint comes forward, it will be easy to handle."

Li Yuanji nodded, and asked again: "How is the situation in Zhaozhou?"

It has been half a year since dealing with the Li family in Zhaozhou, and now there is no movement at all, so he has to ask.

Ling Jing hurriedly said: "Zhaozhou's bandit army has forced Zhaozhou Li's people to stick to their ancestral land. Although our people have surrounded the bandit army in the name of clearing the bandit army, the bandit army has been defeated for a long time. Without the ancestral land of the Li family in Zhaozhou, it is not easy for us to start.

The other families in Hebei Province have already begun to exert their strength. The officials of each family have also written a petition for the Li family in Zhaozhou, asking the army of Hebei Province to wipe out the bandit army in Zhaozhou as soon as possible. "

Li Yuanji said thoughtfully: "What else?"

Ling Jing said: "The other thing is that the Yang family has already begun to exert its strength and is already encroaching on the properties of the Li family in Zhaozhou."

Li Yuanji frowned slightly.

Ling Jing continued: "In addition to this, the Yang family also has to deal with the people sent by several other families in Hebei Province to help the Li family in Zhaozhou."

Li Yuanji snorted coldly and said: "It's kind of useful, I thought they would only take advantage of it. If they only take advantage of it, then I don't mind that Li Shi of Zhaozhou has already cleaned them up after finishing cleaning them up."

Ling Jing pondered and said: "However, I heard that people from the Cui family in Qinghe intend to help the Li family in Zhaozhou, and have already started to find ways to open up their eyes for the Li family in Zhaozhou."

Li Yuanji looked at Ling Jing and said, "Isn't it Cui's handwriting to gather officials to invite the army from Hebei Province to wipe out the bandits in Zhaozhou?"

Ling Jing nodded and said, "Not bad."

Li Yuanji sneered and said, "Then let's see what Cui's methods are."

Ling Jing said: "If my guess is correct, the Cui family should focus on His Highness the Crown Prince. After all, His Highness the Crown Prince does not have a good relationship with you now, and when dealing with His Highness King Qin, he will also attack you.

If the Cui clan helps the Li clan of Zhaozhou to find His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince should take action to protect the Li clan of Zhaozhou. "

Li Yuanji said disdainfully: "Then let them go with my elder brother. It depends on whether my elder brother has the energy to deal with me after dealing with my second brother."

Speaking of this, Li Yuanji looked at Ling Jing and said: "In the future, if there is any news about the Li family in Zhaozhou, remember to tell me as soon as possible. I don't want this matter to get out of control."

Ling Jing nodded solemnly.

Li Yuanji ordered someone to fetch paper and pen, wrote a memorial, and handed it to Ling Jing, who asked Ling Jing to take it with him.

Later, when Ling Jing was transferred to an official in the Qi Palace who needed to be transferred, if necessary, he could hand it over to Li Yuan as soon as possible.

After finishing this matter, Li Yuanji waved his hand, indicating that Ling Jing could go down to work.

After Ling Jing left, Li Yuanji stayed quietly in Jiudao Palace and continued to pay attention to all the movements inside and outside Chang'an City.

When Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin were inseparable, the Turkic envoy arrived and made a request that seemed reasonable to others but rude to Li Yuanji.

That is to make a kiss, and it is an exchange-style kiss.

He said that he wanted to marry Jieli's daughter to Li Jiancheng, and Li Yuan wanted to marry his daughter to Jieli.

Li Shimin, as the person who likes to appease and confuse the enemy with the method of peace, unexpectedly expressed his opposition this time.

All his men, like him, were against it.

On the contrary, Li Jiancheng, who has always disliked getting married, actually agreed with it, and even made a statement about it himself.

Although everyone knew that Li Jiancheng didn't do this because of the beauty of Xieli's daughter, who was full of sheep and goats, but Li Jiancheng was supportive, and many people didn't understand.

Li Yuanji didn't understand either, so he called Quan Xu, who was involved in this matter, over.

The reason why Quan Xu was able to participate in this matter was also because Li Jiancheng felt that Quan Xu could be wooed, so when someone needed to negotiate with the Turkic envoy on behalf of Datang, he recommended Quan Xu as one of the representatives.

The main representative is Tang Jian, the most powerful diplomat under Li Yuan.

In many diplomatic affairs of the Tang Dynasty, Tang Jian was the main representative or envoy.

Because this person is not only good at intelligence, but also good at diplomacy.

So in terms of intelligence and diplomacy, Li Yuan trusted him a lot.

After Li Yuanji called Quan Xu to Jiu Dao Palace, asked Quan Xu to sit down, and ordered people to serve tea, he asked straight to the point: "Do you know why my elder brother supports this marriage with Turkic?"

Quan Xu had just picked up the teacup, when he heard this, he said in a daze, "Don't you know, Your Highness?"

Li Yuanji asked doubtfully, "Know what?"

Quan Xu hurriedly put down the teacup and said: "The Turkic proposed marriage this time is not as simple as my marriage with Datang, they are testing."

"Try?"

"Yes, a test. Their chief and deputy envoys said in private that if my Tang Dynasty does not agree to this marriage, they will send troops south and fetch it by themselves.

This seems to be threatening me, Datang, but it is actually trying to test my reality.

If the minister's guess is correct, it should be that His Highness the Crown Prince and His Highness the King of Qin are incompatible, and it has already reached the ears of Turkic Jieli Khan.

He wanted to use this to see if His Highness the Crown Prince and His Highness King Qin were really in the same situation.

If it is true, then he can safely send his troops south.

When the time comes, His Royal Highness King Qin will not come out, and no one will be able to stop their iron hooves. "

Quan Xu didn't hide it, and said everything he saw, heard, and thought in one breath.

After listening to Quan Xu's words, Li Yuanji immediately understood why Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin were uncharacteristically holding attitudes that the other side often held.

Li Shimin saw Jieli's intentions, and wanted to make it difficult for Jieli to ride a tiger.

Li Jiancheng should also have seen Xieli's mind, so he chose to make peace with Xieli.

He didn't want to give Jieli an excuse to lead his troops south.

I don't want to give Li Shimin the opportunity to lead the army.

If the Turkic people go south again, then Li Yuan will definitely let Li Shimin lead the army.

If Li Yuan wants Li Shimin to agree to lead the army, he must hand over the crown prince to Li Shimin.

This time, Li Yuan had no choice but to fool Li Shimin. Li Shimin would never leave Chang'an City if he did not get the crown prince.

Li Jiancheng just didn't want to face this situation, so he chose to make peace with Xieli.

Li Jiancheng's approach seems to be contrary to what Quan Xu said, but it is indeed a way to really prevent Xieli from going south.

Jieli kept saying that if Datang refused to marry him, he would lead the troops south.

But in fact, what he said was scaring people.

Xieli has always kept silent about his invasion of Tang Dynasty.

In other words, he can fight whenever he wants, and come whenever he wants, and it is impossible to tell Datang.

Now he suddenly shouted and started to tell Datang that I was going to beat you, which meant that he was scaring people and bluffing. He had no intention of hitting Datang at all, but just wanted to take the opportunity to test whether Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin were real. Fire and water are already incompatible, and I just want to take advantage of the fire to get some benefits.

Li Shimin saw that Jieli had no intention of attacking Datang, so he had to fight if he wanted Jieli to ride a tiger.

Li Jiancheng also saw that Xieli had no intention of attacking the Tang Dynasty, so he wanted to follow Xieli's wishes and let Xieli stay in Turkic safely.

It is precisely because of this that the two people have a completely different attitude from the past.

"Do you really think that Xieli wants to use this to test the reality of my Great Tang and attack my Great Tang?"

After Li Yuanji understood the joints, he stared at Quan Xu and asked.

Quan Xu froze for a moment, then nodded without hesitation.

Li Yuanji asked again, "Then do you think it's more beneficial for Jieli to march south when my elder brother and my second elder brother have an agreement, or is it more advantageous to march south now?"

Quan Xu was completely stunned.

Because after listening to Li Yuanji's words, he realized that the time when the throne of the Tang Dynasty changed was when the Tang Dynasty was at its weakest, and it was the best time for Xieli to go south.

It is impossible for Xieli to take advantage of the best opportunity that is coming soon to attack Datang in advance.

In that case, he won't get any benefit other than losing his troops.

"So... Jieli Khan is trying to scare people, and he wants to take advantage of the opportunity?"

Quan Xu said in astonishment.

Li Yuanji nodded and said: "It also means to observe where my elder brother and my second brother have gone."

(End of this chapter)