People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 1174: Empty city within the trap

The writing desk is messy and the paper is spread out.

Li Xuan stood in front of the desk and carefully sorted and read every official document.

His brows were furrowed, as if he had some problem.

There was a sound of slight footsteps outside the mansion. Li Xuan looked up and saw Su Liangsi walking in.

After coming back to his senses in an instant, Li Xuan cupped his hands and said, "Sima."

"Your Majesty!" Su Liangsi returned the gift with his hand, looked at Li Xuan with doubtful eyes, and said: "He Jizhen, Chen Zi'ang, Lu Zangyong, Bi Gou and others are already communicating with the bachelors. Everyone said that these four people have The talent of Jinshi, His Highness will come over soon, Your Majesty..."

"I won't be going." Li Xuan glanced at the official document on the desk and took his thoughts back completely, then continued: "What is Lu Shengzhi's condition now? I have to go see him soon."

"He is helping people diagnose diseases at Hui Hospital outside the city." After a slight pause, Su Liangsi asked: "Your Majesty, although Lu Zangyong is a scholar of this class, he knows a lot. Occasionally, he can help a lot if he gets an opportunity. , even if you share the credit of Bo Lu Shengzhi, don’t worry too much.”

The reason why Lu Zhaolin was selected to compile "Qie Yun" was mainly because he was from Youzhou and had a great reputation.

Although Lu Zangyong's reputation is not as good as Lu Zhaolin's, he is Lu Sidao's direct relative and plays a greater role than Lu Zhaolin.

A few occasional visits are enough to replace Lu Zhaolin.

Li Xuan raised her eyes and glanced at Su Liangsi, then asked calmly: "Whose disciple is Lu Shengzhi?"

Su Liangsi was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head and said, "He is a disciple of Zhenren Sun."

"It's good to understand. We are doing our best for some things, and we have to prepare for some things in advance, and His Highness's body must be well taken care of." After a slight pause, Li Xuan said: "If everything goes well this time, Dong Palace Yaozang Cheng Give him a position."

Lu Zhaolin was previously the Xindu County Lieutenant, an official of the ninth rank, and now he is the Chief of Yaozang of the East Palace, an official of the eighth rank.

The Chief of Medicine Cang of the East Palace and the Chief of Dianshan of the East Palace.

Although they don't seem to have high positions, they are all close confidants of the prince.

For example, Gao Qi, whose father was Gao Zhenxing, the right-guard general, was willing to be an eighth-grade official in the East Palace because this position was the key to the East Palace.

Later, Li Xian conspired to rebel, and the person who was at the forefront was Gao Qi.

Murong Jingbin, who was once willing to die for Li Xian, was only sentenced to exile, while Gao Qi was killed by his own family.

"If it's just Yaozang Cheng, Dong Palace can still let it go." Su Liangsi breathed a sigh of relief.

He was actually a little worried. Li Xuan asked Lu Zhaolin to be a bachelor in the palace and study there.

In this way, there are more people like Yang Jiong, Song Zhiwen, and Du Shenyan, who will inevitably create a special impression on the East Palace.

Li Xuan waved her hands and said: "His health is not good..."

The sound of hurried footsteps suddenly interrupted Li Xuan's words. A Qianniu Guard came in, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, your Majesty has summoned you."

Li Xuan suddenly became solemn, stood up and held his hands in his hands: "I accept the order."

Picking up the badge placed on the table, Li Xuan walked out and asked, "Who else is going with us?"

"Your Highness, Yao Zhanshi, Prime Minister Xue." Qian Niuwei said quickly.

Li Xuan paused, looked at Su Liangsi, and said, "Sima entertains Lu Zangyong and others well, and we will summon the others when His Highness comes back."

"Here!" Su Liangsi immediately held his hands in awe.

In this current situation, something big is obviously going on.

After watching Li Xuan leave, Su Liangsi turned around and walked behind the desk.

Looking at the densely packed war reports of the Turkic War, Su Liangsi couldn't help but frown.

These days, apart from giving lectures to Li Xian, going home, and meeting He Zhizhang, the King of Nanchang spent all his time carefully reading the grassland war reports.

Looking at the contents of the battle report, Su Liangsi pondered.

King Nanchang seemed to be looking for something.

What are you looking for?

The grassland terrain, the layout of the army in Dingxiang Road, the generals at all levels in the army, logistics and transportation, or the enemy situation on the front line?

Shaking his head slightly, Su Liangsi rejected his guess.

Because of these things, although Donggong can get a lot, to be honest, it is far from comprehensive.

These things were basically sent to the East Palace after being screened by the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Secretariat.

If the King of Nanchang really wanted to get such information, he could find it directly from Shangshu Province, which would be faster than looking through these things in the East Palace now.

Shaking his head, Su Liangsi left Li Xuan's mansion and closed the door.

After all, this is Li Xuan's territory, and there are countless pairs of eyes staring at him inside and outside.

……

In the Zichen Palace, Li Xuan followed Li Xian, Xue Yuanchao, and Yao Lingzhang and entered the palace steadily.

The four of them raised their hands at the same time: "I will see you, Your Majesty."

"Stand aside." The emperor waved his hand directly.

Li Xuan followed Li Xian, stood on the left side, and glanced towards the hall.

In the hall now, Liu Rengui, Li Jingxuan, Liu Shenli, Dou Xuande, Pei Yan, Huang Rensu, Xu Yushi, Xiao Dezhao, Li Jingjia, Cheng Chubi and others are all standing.

Compared with the previous court meeting, this time there were also the censor Gao Zhizhou and the censor Zhongcheng Cui Mi.

Li Xuan's eyes quickly passed by, but she became confused in her heart.

This is what happened today.

"Let's all read it." Li Zhi picked up a memorial from the desk and handed it to Liu Rengui. After Liu Rengui glanced at it, he passed it to Liu Shenli...

When it arrived in Li Xuan's hands, Li Xuan just glanced at it and saw the content clearly:

When the Turks invaded Dingzhou, the governor Huo Wanggui ordered the gates to be opened and the banners to be destroyed.

The captives suspected that there was an ambush and fled in fear.

When reinforcements arrived, they chased and killed the Hulu and beheaded two thousand of them.

After Li Xuan respectfully put the memorial back on the table, she couldn't help but frown.

Empty City Strategy: Li Yuangui used the Empty City Strategy when the Turks attacked Dingzhou.

Later, reinforcements arrived, chased and killed the Turks, and beheaded two thousand horsemen.

This sounds normal, but something feels wrong.

Li Xuan's expression was seen by many people. As a lieutenant general, Li Xuan felt that something was wrong with such a good news and such a memorial.

Many people who didn't understand it at first became wary immediately.

Li Zhi glanced at Li Xian, then looked at Li Xuan and asked, "King Nanchang, tell me, what's wrong?"

"Here!" Li Xuan raised his hand and said seriously: "Dingzhou is located at the junction of Taihang Mountain and Yanshan Mountain, surrounded by mountains in the northwest, and the roads in the mountains are rugged.

When the Turks started a war, His Majesty had already issued strict orders to put the state on guard, and at the same time increase the number of 3,000 state soldiers to guard key points. Now that the Turks are attacking, the road should be blocked, how can they easily be killed to the city. "

After a slight pause, Li Xuan continued to hold up his hands and said: "Your Majesty, the governor of Dingzhou, King Huo is a cautious man and will never make such an oversight... In addition, although Dingzhou has a lot of troops deployed on the main roads in the mountains, the same number of troops are deployed in the city. Quite a few. With the gates open and the flags lowered, could it be that there is really an ambush in the city?"

This is not an empty city strategy at all, but a failure of the strategy, allowing the enemy who should have fallen into the trap to escape.

What does this mean? It means there is something wrong in Dingzhou City.

Li Yuangui was a meticulous person and would not go wrong easily. Since he had made plans to empty the city, there must be ambushes in the city, and there were many ambushes.

Once the Turks enter the city, they will not be able to escape easily, whether it is burned by fire or flooded.

Li Zhi smiled with satisfaction. Seeing Li Xuan's appearance, he nodded and said, "It is indeed as the King of Nanchang said. There were still two thousand soldiers and countless crossbows in the city at that time. Even if the Turks attacked the city, they were confident enough to defend it. , the reason for opening the door is that King Huo wants to use the city’s arresters, villagers and soldiers to annihilate all the Turks.”

Li Xuan's eyes jumped, and he immediately understood that Li Yuangui had distributed all the crossbows in the treasury.

There are at least thirty workers in a farm, and a dozen gangs, plus the catchers and soldiers, are strong and strong, and they can easily gather 3,000 people.

Three thousand people, if prepared, Li Xuan is also capable of keeping all five thousand cavalry.

Not to mention there are reinforcements in Dingzhou.

Yes, there are reinforcements.

……

"I remember that the King of Nanchang used this method to defend the city, right?" Li Zhi suddenly said.

Li Xuan gently cupped his hands and said, "I have only used this old trick twice, and I already knew enough about my opponent before I started."

"Know yourself and the enemy, and you will never be in danger in a hundred battles, and the art of war will be true." Li Zhi waved his hand and said, "King Huo had another secret report. Before the war started, King Huo discovered that someone was sending a message to the outside world. The Turks were crossing the mountain path and heading towards the weakest point in the city defense. Come, there is room in the city, but we cannot defend it."

All the officials in the palace were silent at the same time. Turkic spies were mixed into Dingzhou City.

If the city was defended according to the original rhythm, no one knew when someone would suddenly open the city gate and let the Turks in.

The situation was critical and tested the ability of the generals defending the city.

Li Zhi continued to speak and said: "King Huo simply gathered most of the soldiers in the city inside a city gate, prepared all the bows and crossbows, then opened the city gate and invited you to enter the urn. There was a lot of movement, but he himself did not have much confidence. ."

"This is a stratagem." Liu Rengui couldn't help sighing, then he came back to his senses, cupped his hands and said, "I'm sorry."

"It doesn't matter." Li Zhi waved his hand, and then said: "King Huo used a trick to make the traitor think that the plan had been completely known to King Huo, so he secretly informed the Turks that there was a fraud. The Turks had difficulty identifying it for a while, so they had to retreat. , but soon, reinforcements came over."

How dangerous!

Li Xuan couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.

The contents of the memorial of King Huo Li Yuangui are definitely not the whole picture. The urgency and danger of the details cannot be seen in the memorial.

But there is no doubt that if there is even a slight hesitation, the entire city will be slaughtered by the Turks.

"Your Majesty, who is this traitor?" Liu Rengui stepped forward and asked for the key.

"Li Jiayun." Li Zhi looked at the ministers and asked, "My dear friends, have any of you heard of this name?"

"I have heard about it." Zhao Guogong Li Jingxuan came out with a solemn expression and said with cupped hands: "Li Jiayun is from the Li clan of Zhao County. He failed in the scientific examination in the second year of Xianqing and returned to the countryside."

"Scientific examination." Li Zhi nodded and asked, "How is his literary talent?"

"General." Li Jingxuan pondered for a moment, and then said: "I remember that there is a poem that says: The light reflected in the water is difficult to determine, the body is light, the night wind cannot extinguish it, the autumn dew washes it and it is still bright. The candle still hides its flame, It is more affectionate to write a letter, but it is still a shadow of chaos, coming here to sit beside the eaves and couplets."

Li Zhi looked surprised and said: "This poem has so much moral meaning, how could this person fall to this level?"

Li Jingxuan lowered his head, then cupped his hands and said, "I heard that after Li Jiayun returned to Zhao County, he took over part of the family's business."

"Wealth destroys people!" Li Zhi sighed with emotion and raised his head: "Cui Zhongcheng."

"I'm here!" Cui Mi stood up and held his hands forward.

Li Zhi glanced at Li Jingxuan, and then said: "Go there in person, join Di Renjie and Song Jing, and investigate the case together. We must arrest all the intermediaries in the entire northern Xinjiang who are communicating with the Turks."

"I accept the order." Cui Mi bowed and then returned to the train.

Li Zhi continued: "Cheng Wuting, the commander-in-chief of the Forbidden Army."

"I'm here." Cheng Wuting stood up from the door of the apse on one side and held his hands.

"You follow Cui Zhongcheng to Hebei to see the situation on the front line and help King Huo and Pingyuan County Duke resist the Turks."

"I accept the decree."

(End of this chapter)