First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 20 Expedition to Xihe
"Great general, the army is well-stocked and the food is abundant. The time has come. We should choose an auspicious day and swear to go to war, so as to stabilize the country as soon as possible."

After announcing the general order, everyone had their own thoughts and thought about the change of position, but no one answered. Seeing this, Pei Ji showed a hint of disdain, and took the lead to go out and ask.

Li Jiancheng also came out and said: "General, at the end of the day, [-] rebel soldiers will be recruited from Hedong. They are already ready to fight at any time."

Tang Jian and the others reacted, and they also made a request one after another: "Respectfully invite the general to choose a day to go out to fight, wipe out the bandits, and calm the world."

Seeing this, Li Yuan was very happy, and looked at Pei Ji and nodded slightly, intentionally or unintentionally, "Your Excellency's heart to help the country can be learned from the sun and the moon, and this general is very pleased."

After finishing speaking, he looked at the first person in the hall, "Yu Jian, your family has a long history and is proficient in astronomy and calendar, so I will trouble you to determine the auspicious date."

A long-bearded man about forty years old heard the sound and came out, "Report to the general, on the fifth day of the seventh month, it is appropriate to conquer, and every battle will be smooth."

"Okay," Li Yuan slapped the table, "Then the fourth day of the seventh month will be held at Qianyangmen, the east gate of Jinyang Palace.

The crowd responded coquettishly, and Gao Chong was stunned to watch from below. This Yu Jian was obviously ordered by Li Yuan. This so-called auspicious day may have already been set, and it is also considered Huaxia to come to such a question and answer. Official custom.

Just when Gao Chong was in a daze, Li Yuanhu's mood suddenly fell, and his brows were frowned. Everyone was very puzzled. Pei Ji immediately cheered up, "General, we are about to perform the feat of stabilizing the world. Why is the general so?"

Li Yuan raised his brows and looked at Pei Ji, "Xuanzhen doesn't know something. If we want to do something big, we can't get around Xihe County. Xihe is located in the south of Taiyuan. It's only two hundred miles away. It's for our army to go south. It is a place that must pass, and Gao Deru, the prefect of the county, was born in Yang Guang's personal guard, and the Sui family is loyal, and there is absolutely no possibility of surrendering, so what can I do, do we need to avoid the sharp edge and go on a detour?".

Hearing this, Pei Ji stomped his feet and said angrily: "I am waiting to raise troops to suppress the bandits. There is no reason to detour. I hate Pei Xuanzhen. I am old and weak, but there are all good generals in the hall. The general should not worry."

As soon as this remark came out, Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin's brothers immediately came out, "General, we will invite you to fight, even if the body is shrouded in horse leather, we will take Xihe."

With the brothers from the Li family taking the lead, all the generals called for the battle one after another. Gao Junya did not lag behind, and her voice was resonant, and then asked for the battle. Gao Chong was slightly taken aback, but saw Gao Junya in front of him turning his head and beckoning. And the sound is not outstanding among the crowd.

This time Gao Chong understands, so it turns out that it is better to invite generals than aggressive ones. The ancients are sincere. When reading history books, the lord would often cry and frown. , Gao Chong somewhat understood what it means that the master humiliated the minister and died.

Seeing this, Li Yuan's brows finally relaxed, and he applauded again and again, "Everyone is working together, so why not worry about big things not being accomplished."

"Jiancheng, Shimin," Li Yuan looked at the son of the dragon and phoenix among the two.

"The last general is here", the two brothers came out loudly, standing side by side, tall and straight, imposing.

The more Li Yuan watched, the more satisfied he was, Nian Xu said: "The battle of Xihe is the first battle of our army, we must know that the first battle must be won. The guards of Xihe are only three to five thousand, and you two will each lead the left and right commanders of the army, and combine eight thousand. Tomorrow we will go to battle Xihe, I hope that the brothers will unite and take Xihe first, so as to clear the way for our army to go south."

"The last general will get the order", the two brothers responded loudly.

After the two men received their orders, they ordered Jiang Baoyi from the Left Commander and Liu Hongji from the Right Commander respectively, and each commanded [-] troops in their respective units, and they set out to attack Xihe County at sunrise.

Seeing that the two elder brothers got errands, Li Yuanji couldn't sit still, and immediately came out and called out: "Aye, both of them can go to war, where should the child go?"

Li Yuan frowned slightly, and when Pei Ji saw this, he hurriedly came out to appease him, "Don't be impatient, Mr. Guzang, in the small Xihe County, He Xuxian, Kunzhong and the three of them went out together, and two young masters went. The two young masters are away, so Taiyuan County is empty. At this time, it can be said that there are enemies on all sides, and the safety of Taiyuan County is of no concern, so I ask Gu Zanggong to stay in Taiyuan." Pei Ji looked at Li Yuan, meaning something .

Li Yuan immediately understood, "Yuanji, I will make you the governor of Taiyuan, command the Chinese army, and must defend against the Turkic towers in the north and Shuofang Lishi in the west. Make sure our base camp is safe."

Hearing this, Li Yuanji felt that the task was heavy, and he was so young that he didn't want to fight for the battle. He immediately swung his arms, patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, general, I have a general here. With the horse in my hand, I can decide Even a single enemy soldier will not be able to enter Taiyuan."

Don't look at Li Yuanji as thin as a stick, with a yellow face and an ugly face, but this one is really full of energy. He swung his arms and slapped his chest, humming, and Gao Chong was also amazed. It is rumored that Li Yuanji is very powerful and powerful. The rumors are true.

After everyone dispersed, Gao Junya pulled Gao Chong and did not leave. Li Yuan was about to go to the harem. After all, the second concubine Yin and Zhang in the harem were really loved, but Gao Junya, father and son, were still in harmony. Leaving, I couldn't help being curious, and immediately smiled and said: "Junya, are you busy?"

Gao Junya bowed down immediately, "I want to report to the general, the dog Gao Chong is still young, has no merits, and no experience, and steals the position of general in Huben. I am afraid that I will not live up to the general's expectations and will cause criticism. I beg you!" The general took back his orders."

Gao Chong also bowed and said: "General, the boy has no virtue, no talent, and no merits. He really has no face to take on this important task. I hope the general will think twice."

Li Yuan was very interested in hearing this, stepped forward to help Gao Junya, and was full of praise, "Jun Ya really lives up to the name of Xiao Zhou Lang, and she is so generous and admirable."

As he spoke, he looked at Gao Chong, "But you are well known for its talent. Jian Jiancheng and Shimin jointly recommended it, which is the first time for me. During the Turkic trip, Shimin also praised you very much. He is so talented in both civil and military skills. How can I not reuse it."

"General, this... I really dare not be ashamed to take up this position." Gao Junya was confused by Li Yuan's sincere words and didn't know how to respond. After all, Gao Junya was loyal and upright.

Gao Chong was a little embarrassed by being praised, and at the same time he was a little surprised. He didn't expect the Li family brothers to recommend him at the same time, and he immediately said: "General, the last general and the second son hit it off, and I would like to go to the right to lead the army's tent." I will be the head of a school lieutenant."

Li Yuan pointed at Gao Chong and joked, "You want to go to the front line? Why? Are you so unwilling to be on duty at the General's Mansion?" As he spoke, his words were very kind, his mother-in-law's face was full of elders General smile.

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