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

Chapter 577 Anton generals, be careful of the prince

Under the rainy night, the black carriage slowly headed towards Yongxingfang.

The Jinwu Guards and Qianniu Guards lined up on both sides, even though they were drenched by heavy rain, they still looked around cautiously.

In the carriage, Liu Rengui sat across from Li Xuan, looking at him sharply: "This trip east, what is the most important thing for my son-in-law?"

Li Xuan cupped his hands slightly, and said solemnly: "It is the life and death of the envoys of Silla."

Liu Rengui nodded in satisfaction, and said: "As a good son-in-law, you can play with the Silla envoy in applause, but if you want to achieve your goal, you must ensure that he can send the letter back to Dongdao. The time is right. Very important."

"Son-in-law understands." Li Xuan nodded solemnly. Although he had talked eloquently in the Penglai Hall before, he was very clear that his strategy was almost equivalent to extreme operation.

Although the emperor loosened him a little later, if he wanted to successfully withdraw Anton's army in the end, it would be best if there was no deviation in the whole plan.

Only in this way can the Great Tang's battle against Tubo guarantee sufficient advantages.

"There will definitely be someone from the center and Yangzhou who will try their best to spy on the truth about our imperial army. Son-in-law, be careful. Only you and Dou Xuande can hear the truth of this matter." Liu Rengui reminded very solemnly.

This time Datang used troops against Silla, on the surface it had to look like Datang was going to use troops against Silla in an all-round way.

This is the most important thing, only in this way can one deceive enemies from all sides.

The truth about Tubo’s envoys can be known to the Silla envoys at an appropriate time, but the connection between the Tang Dynasty and the Japanese Kingdom must be cautious, and the Silla envoys should be “obtained” before the army sets off.

The measure in the middle is very important.

Who can know what information, who can't know it, when to restrain it, and how to be captured by the Silla Kingdom all need to be carefully considered by Li Xuan alone.

"My son-in-law will definitely handle it properly." Li Xuan nodded earnestly. The reason why he was awarded this position by the emperor is because the things he did in the southeast and the methods he used were valued by the emperor and the empress.

All the ministers and workers in the court also saw it and believed that he could complete it smoothly.

"The Ministry of War, the Ministry of Industry, and the Ministry of Household Affairs will select capable officials to accompany the virtuous son-in-law to the east tonight, so the guard of honor will be properly prepared tonight."

Rolling away a little, Liu Rengui sighed softly: "At first I wanted to mention something about your place, but now it happened again."

Li Xuan originally planned to leave Beijing the day after tomorrow, and then return to Wuzhou to serve as his Wuzhou farewell.

There was so much to do, so many people to visit, and now there is no time for anything.

Not only did Liu Rengui not have the chance to give his last teaching, but even the original speech was also cancelled.

Fortunately, Li Xuan has already made proper arrangements for her own affairs.

……

"As long as the army can withdraw from the East Island smoothly." Li Xuan looked up at Liu Rengui, and asked respectfully: "Yue Weng, there will be no obstacles between the generals of the East Island, right?"

"Obstacle, you want to ask about contradictions, right?" Liu Rengui chuckled lightly, piercing the real thoughts in Li Xuan's heart with one word.

After thinking for a while, Liu Rengui shook his head and said: "The three generals of Andong's Governor's Mansion are Li Jinxing, Gao Kan, and Black Tooth Changzhi. Li Jinxing is a member of the Sumo Mohe clan, the son of Duke Tudiji of the State of Yarrow, and his military strength is the best among all lords. First of all, he is cautious by nature, which is highly valued by His Majesty.

Gao Kan is a person who values ​​power, but Li Jinxing does everything according to the law, so the two can live in harmony.As for Hei Chi Chang Zhi, he is also a fierce general, with a straightforward personality and trustworthy subordinates, but he was born as a general and cannot be compared with the other two. "

Li Xuan could vaguely see the power structure in Anton's Protectorate.

Li Jin, as the ambassador of Andong Road, puts the court first in everything. Although he does not emphasize power, he does not allow others to violate orders.

Gao Kan was born in the Gao family in Bohai. Although he has a lot of power, he will not violate Li Jinxing's orders, and he has a taste of a long history.

As for the black-toothed Changzhi, he is more like Sima Yizhou.

But among the three, Li Xuan knew the most, but it was Liu Rengui who didn't care much about it and surrendered to Chang Zhi.

Because after Xue Rengui and Pei Xingjian, the commander-in-chief with the highest achievement in the Tang Dynasty was the black-toothed Changzhi.

He also heard about Gao Kan, but it was not him, but his grandson, Gao Shi.

The last one was Li Jinxing. Li Xuan had never heard of Li Jinxing even before he went to Luoyang, but there must be something special about this person being able to be appointed as the ambassador of Andong Zhenfu.

Even among the three, the one who made Li Xuan feel most at ease was Li Jinxing.

Li Jinxing will not make a surprise attack, but if he wants to take charge, the others may not be able to get any advantage.

Li Xuan also does things in this style.

These people, as well as the troops under the Protectorate of Andong, were all generals under Liu Rengui who presided over the attack on Silla in the East Island.

It was precisely because of this relationship that Li Xuan was the easiest to be believed when he went to the East Island.

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Liu Rengui told Li Xuan about the situation of the Protectorate of Andong in detail, and finally sighed softly, saying: "The battle of Dongdao was neither in our army nor in Silla. The real enemy is the weather, no matter it is waterway It is still a land route, and it will be very difficult to withdraw the troops. If the weather is severe, no matter what the situation is, the East Island people will not give up the attack."

"Actually, at this time, the most appropriate thing is to immediately dispatch a large army from Liaodong to directly attack Maixiao City. Fight fiercely on the front line and consume Silla's military strength. Once the new army arrives at the rear, it will immediately attack the enemy army hard, and then retreat calmly." Li Xuan sighed softly, and said what she kept hidden in her heart.

"If there is still an army in Liaodong, why do you need to transfer troops from Jiangnan Road?" Liu Rengui shook his head slightly, and said, "If you want to transfer troops by land, you can only transfer troops from Hebei Road at the fastest. What's the difference between this and Yang Guang's trip back then? The army is hindered, and if the Turks in the north are in turmoil again, it will be the end of the Sui Dynasty. "

What Li Xuan could think of, how could Liu Rengui and those high officials in the court not think of it, they were more concerned about other places.

Li Xuan had a vague feeling that if the center really did this, the king of the East China Sea must have all means to drag Datang into the troubled times of the end of the Sui Dynasty.

"Okay, let's not mention this." Liu Rengui looked up at Li Xuan, and said softly: "Even if everything goes well for my son-in-law's eastward trip, I'm afraid it will not be until after the first month, but it's okay, some things can be avoided. open."

Concubine Yin's funeral, she is still alive, Empress Wu has already made a decision that she will die after the Zhengdan court meeting, and then be buried in the five daughters Guide county lord's mansion, so as to cut off all conjectures about the connection with the King of the East China Sea.

Thinking of this, Li Xuan immediately cupped her hands and said, "Yue Weng, my son-in-law always feels that the king of the East China Sea is mostly diverting his attention, but even if there is Silla in the east and Tubo in the west, the focus of the king of the East China Sea is still on the court. In the Central Plains, when Tubo and Silla are about to make trouble, he may not be safe... Maybe, he has been plotting something all along, so he will take the initiative to reveal the origin of his life, Yue Weng must be worried."

Liu Rengui nodded. He has gone through countless storms in his life. He is still vaguely aware of the strangeness in it, but lacks key information. Even he can't do much.

"The Queen of Heaven ordered Ming Chongyan to be responsible for continuing to investigate the King of the East China Sea. As long as Ming Chongyan and the methods used to fight against him are kept in focus, the real body of the King of the East China Sea will be stripped layer by layer."

Liu Rengui said softly: "The Tang Dynasty is vast, with hundreds of millions of living beings. Your Majesty and the Queen of Heaven have gone through many winds and rains to support them all the way to today. A remnant of a hidden prince is nothing."

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On a rainy night, the carriage stopped at the Lecheng County Government House, and the moment Liu Rengui was about to get off the carriage, Li Xuan couldn't help but whispered: "Yue Weng, keep an eye on the prince!"

The black curtain of the carriage was lowered, and the black carriage was already escorted by Jin Wuwei, heading towards the Nanchang Palace.

Standing under the gate of the mansion, Liu Rengui frowned involuntarily as he saw the shadow of Li Xuan leaving.

There are too many incomprehensible things about his grandson-in-law. Many people in the court know this, but they don't pay much attention to it. After all, what Li Xuan uses is just some techniques and has nothing to do with Dao.

And Li Xuan's Dao has always been liked by people, the title of King Sanqiu, the emperor has already heralded his future by this title.

Empress Wu also praised Li Xuan's efforts in these aspects.

But at this moment, Liu Rengui suddenly discovered that he knew much less about this grandson-in-law.

Why did this matter get involved with the prince again? Could it be that it was the prince Li Xian who had been supporting the king of the East China Sea all the time.

Or is it that the King of the East China Sea has actually been hiding beside the prince all the time.

Liu Rengui remembered that the last time he talked with his grandson-in-law, Li Xuan was sure that the King of the East China Sea would definitely appear at the funeral of Princess Yin, so Liu Rengui has been secretly investigating everything that might appear at the funeral of Princess Yin on people.

It's just that there has been no focus, and I can only search for a needle in a haystack.

Prince, Liu Rengui took Li Xuan's reminder to heart.

Not to mention anything else, the mere fact that the king of the East China Sea may appear beside the prince is a threat.

Who is this Eastern Sea King?
……

In Kaihuafang, Prince Peng's mansion, under the rainy night, it was brightly lit.

One after another, large boxes were placed in the center of the lobby, and a lot of thick clothes were put in.

Liu Jinyu stood on one side, watching Princess Peng Ouyang's command, she held back and asked: "Mum, didn't you say that the weather in the south is warm in winter, do you need to bring so many things?"

Ouyang smiled, took Liu Jinyu's hand and said, "Silly boy, the weather in Nanchang is indeed not as severe as that in the north, but it is damp and cold. Compared with the severe cold in the north, it is more feminine, but it penetrates into the bone marrow. The same weather, It’s nothing in the north, but in the south it can directly freeze you to make you sick.”

After all, Ouyang had been in the south before, so he knew more about the weather in the south than Liu Jinyu.

"When the weather is warmer next year, our mother and I will go to Pengzhou to live for a while, and then go to Nanchang to stay for a while, and then go to Zhongnan Mountain to escape the heat in summer." Ouyang's words were just halfway through when she saw that Li Xuan had already made great strides. Walk in from the outside.

"Mother, my son is unfilial and has to leave early." Li Xuan knelt down on one knee at Ouyang's feet.

Ouyang stretched out her hand to help Li Xuan up, and then comforted softly: "You are doing things for His Majesty, Aunt knows that well."

Glancing at Liu Jinyu who was at the side, Ouyang pushed Li Xuan into Liu Jinyu's hands: "You go back and rest, everything here is ready for you, Grandma."

"Mum!" Liu Jinyu stomped her feet shyly, and walked quickly towards the backyard.

Li Xuan bowed again to Ouyang Shi, and then followed closely.

(End of this chapter)