Datang: Ten Years of Proton, Leading an Army of Millions to Return
Chapter 77 General Tiance was shocked, King Chu actually had a back-up plan!
Chapter 77: General Tiance was shocked that King Chu actually had a backup plan!
It had been a few months since the last gathering of the Eighteen Prairie Parts.
That time was also because of King Chu.
Gathering again, many Khans couldn't help but think of the days when they were dominated by the King of Chu.
Trembling all over!
After all, what they brought back was not the protons, but the God of Death...
Really.
If possible, none of them wanted to hear news about King Chu.
I want to send this murderous god back to the Tang Dynasty.
But he has already taken root in the grassland...
Chilling wind.
inside the tent.
In the winter, many Khans were so cold that their ears turned purple.
After all, the grassland is not as good as the Tang Dynasty. Winter is the most terrifying existence, more terrifying than anything else.
They have also forgotten how long it has been since the Eighteen Khans of the Grassland gathered in winter. How many years?Over ten years?
I don’t remember clearly, I just know that the khans took root in their own tribes in the winter and waited for the spring to discuss other matters.
And this winter, because of King Chu, they had to gather.
No one dares to ignore the killing god.
After all, he even lives in Langjuxu Mountain...
Come and go freely!
"Tell me, Jieli Khan, what the hell is King Chu doing?"
"We can't send troops to our Turkic grasslands in this winter, right?"
Shiwei Khan asked.
Jieli Khan's face was gloomy. Every khan knew that the situation was serious.
And with the temperament of the King of Chu, he was always surprised when fighting. Maybe what Shiwei Khan said just now was true.
"Let Yicheng speak on this matter."
Jieli Khan looked at Princess Yicheng.
Princess Yicheng walked out, and it could be seen that her face was as black as coal, and she said: "That's it, there is a letter from Liang Shidu in the Liang Kingdom, saying that the King of Chu has captured Yanyun City, and many people have gathered around him. followers and armies."
boom!
When this statement came out, the whole audience was shocked.
"What! Yanyun City was lost?"
"This, how is this possible? How did the King of Chu attack Yanyun City with only cavalry!"
"Is King Chu so terrifying?"
"......."
Many Khans looked at each other.
Even if they were killed, they would never have imagined that the King of Chu could capture Yanyun City, which was well-equipped with troops and food supplies, in this winter.
This man….
There is nothing else that can stop him!
Next, Princess Yicheng told them how the king of Chu conquered, how he proclaimed himself emperor in Yanyun City and named his country Yan.
Many Khans fell silent after listening.
For a long time.
Tuli Khan then said: "Princess Yicheng, what do you think we should do?"
Princess Yicheng was silent.
Yes!
She didn't know what to do.
Princess Yicheng was extremely arrogant throughout her life and never bowed her head to anyone.
But now looking at the various intelligence that Liang Guo has integrated recently.
She couldn't help but admire the King of Chu in her heart.
This man looks so much like Li Shimin...
Even scarier than Li Shimin to some extent!
Seeing that the always wise Princess Yicheng had no idea, everyone was even more gloomy.
"If this guy, King Chu, continues to develop if we don't deal with it, he will definitely be a serious problem for us."
Jieli Khan frowned.
"Then how about we send troops now and attack Yanyun City directly?"
Shiwei Khan made suggestions.
"No! If we attack in winter, do you think we don't live long enough?"
Princess Yicheng objected directly.
Compared to King Chu, Winter is their biggest enemy right now.
"No fighting! Not even in the spring!"
"Now that the King of Chu has the tall walls of Yanyun City, coupled with the winter, he can use winter to get rid of those who oppose him in Yanyun City. In the spring, Yanyun City will be the hall of the King of Chu!"
"At that time, we will not face the King of Chu, but an entire country!"
"Our Turkic troops are not good at siege warfare. After listening to the intelligence from the Liang Kingdom, the King of Chu formed a new infantry force. They are all elite. Once our Turks start a war with the Yan Kingdom, we are not sure whether we can capture the Yan Kingdom in a short time. .”
"And once we are not captured for a short period of time and we are dragged into the quagmire of war, don't forget that our neighbors are restless. Goguryeo, Tubo and Tang Dynasty are eyeing the grassland next to us. What should we do?"
Princess Yicheng paused for a moment and continued: "This situation cannot be rushed, and you must not get into trouble."
"Just watch it first and wait and see what happens."
"When spring comes, we will strengthen the defense on the border with Liang. If the King of Chu attacks our Turks, we will stop his troops from the grassland!"
"His Yan Kingdom has only one Yanyun City with not many soldiers and people. The combined strength of the soldiers can support the death of [-] people. They take the initiative to attack the grassland. We are on guard. It's not like before when Lang Juxu Mountain was unguarded. We will definitely take it. There's nothing we can do!"
"Just wait quietly, and when the time comes, we can instigate a bloody battle between Tang Dynasty, Goguryeo and Yan Kingdom."
The voice fell.
Many Khans agreed.
It didn't seem like the best idea, but they all jumped on it.
Perhaps subconsciously, none of them wanted to be an enemy of the King of Chu, and they were willing to deceive themselves by deceiving themselves...
"Haha, compared to us, actually... Admiral Tiance, who is far away in the Tang Dynasty, should be more anxious. Even the King of Chu hated Admiral Tiance even more. After all, Admiral Tiance threw him here to die."
"The King of Chu and General Tiance can be said to have a blood feud, an irresolvable hatred!"
"Haha, tell me, what would Li Shimin's reaction be if he knew that his son had established another country outside?"
"Think about it, if we tell Li Shimin the news, what will Li Shimin do? Who will be more anxious?"
Princess Yicheng smiled.
"What are you waiting for."
"I'm going to send someone to send a letter to Li Shimin right now."
Jieli Khan said hurriedly.
"No!"
"It's useless."
Princess Yicheng exhaled softly: "We have already mentioned Li Shimin before, but I guess they won't believe what we said last time."
"And when they realize that the King of Chu has really established a country, Tiance General Li Shimin will have a bigger headache than us."
Jieli Khan, Tuli Khan and others heard this and clapped their hands severely.
"Correct!"
"Li Shimin should be more anxious!"
The two suddenly realized.
"The King of Chu quietly established the Yan Kingdom, which was clearly his intention to part ways with the Tang Dynasty."
"Okay! Just do what Yi Chengyou said! Let's wait and see what happens!"
"When the time is right, tell Li Shimin. Let him have a headache and fight to the death with Yan Guo. When the time comes...we may even become fishermen!"
Jieli Khan agreed to the plan.
They had no choice but to take action against King Chu, so they could only think and act like this.
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at the same time.
Yanyun City, Yanyun Palace.
People disappear every day and night in Yanyun City, but no one dares to openly object. Even if the original people of Yanyun City object, they will be eliminated on the same day.
The situation gradually stabilized.
According to the current progress, if nothing unexpected happens, many unstable elements will be eliminated in the spring, and the Yan Kingdom will also be officially under control.
In addition, Li Shizhen and others have also put in work, working in their own fields, and playing a leadership role in various facilities in Fushui Town.
In addition, the army's White Tiger Camp increased the number of qualified personnel from Fushui Town, and together with the original White Tiger Camp guards, the number expanded to 2132.
There are more than 5000 white-robed troops, more than 4000 self-defense troops, plus 5000 Wei soldiers.
The elite force has reached nearly 6000, and there are still more than 3000 reserves in training.
As for the people of the Yan Kingdom, the number of people rescued through Yanyun City, plus the original people of Fushui Town, can be determined to follow Li Kuan to conquer the country, and the total number of people who will join the empire will reach more than 4.
Including the army, the total number of soldiers and civilians in the Yan Kingdom reaches more than 6!
It is already a considerable force!
of course.
It's just that the number of people is weaker, but in terms of the army, it can kill Tongwancheng, another important city in Liang Kingdom, in an instant.
Liang Guotong Wancheng dare to attack Yanyun City?Li Kuan still wished that they would come and die!
In terms of foreign enemies, in addition to Liang, there are also Turks.
Li Kuan can be sure that the Turks will not attack this winter. He knows Jieli Khan too well, and it is impossible for him to send troops in winter.
And when spring comes, the Yan Kingdom will expand its army again. By then, with the strong defense of Yanyun City, the Turks will not be afraid of the Turks if they are not good at attacking the city!
Siege is not that easy.
Most of the cities were destroyed either because there was no food in the city, or there were spies in the city, or they surrendered. This was basically the case, and it was rare for them to be forcibly breached.
For examples of forcible breakthroughs, going further, there are too many cases in history where more than 1000 people, more than thousands of people, and tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of troops were defended.
In particular, Zhuge Ke of the State of Wu led an army of hundreds of thousands of people to fight against Hefei, which had less than [-] troops. He fought for several months without defeat, and almost destroyed the national destiny of the State of Wu.
There are also Sun Quan and so on. There are too many cases that tell the story of the cold weapon era. It is more difficult to conquer a city by force than to climb to the sky.
This is also the reason why Li Kuan did not take action against those Liang County towns, because he was not sure whether they could capture them.
Moreover, now that Yanyun City has tall walls and there is tons of food in the city, there is no need to worry even if it is eaten out. When spring comes, there will still be potatoes that can be cultivated, so there will be no food problem at all.
Spies and surrender, spies are still possible, but beware, surrender is never possible!
So as long as more attention is paid to investigating spies, the Yan Kingdom does not need to be afraid of the Turks at all!
"Your Highness, the emperor's clothes have been prepared over in Floating Water Town, haha! Come and wear them!"
In Yanyun Palace, the voice of General Baihu came from afar.
Yanyun City actually has the uniforms of the emperor, and there are several sets of them.
But they are not Han costumes, more like the costumes of the Turks. In addition, who usurped the throne and used the emperor's uniform of the previous emperor, so Li Kuan arranged for Fushuizhen to make the emperor's uniform of Yan Kingdom.
Make the emperor's uniform that belongs to the Han people!
After General Baihu came in, Chen Qingzhi couldn't help but frown: "General Baihu, you should be addressed as Your Majesty."
General White Tiger suddenly realized: "Oh, yes, yes! Your Majesty! Haha, Your Majesty!!"
He belonged to His Highness who had been called for several years, and the call was smooth, so he didn't respond for a while.
Li Kuan smiled and said: "Bai Hu, it's okay. You can take the clothes over and have a look first."
"it is good!"
General Baihu took the box to Li Kuan and opened it.
After the box was opened, it contained various clothes and crowns.
According to the new law promulgated by Li Yuan in the seventh year of Wude, that is, the millennium, it is also the famous Wude Order of later generations.
Among them are the laws on clothing.
The law stipulates that the emperor's uniform is fourteen, the queen's uniform is three, the crown prince's uniform is six, and the princess's uniform is three.
Although the content can basically inherit the old system of the Sui Dynasty, there are also some innovations.
There are fourteen kinds of clothing for the emperor, namely, Gun Mian, Xuan Mian, Chuan Mian, Jie Mian, Xuan Mian, Tongtian Crown, Wu Bian, Bianfu, black robe, white gauze hat, plain turban and white robe.
General Baihu neatly took out all the clothes, crowns, etc. from the box so that Li Kuan could see more clearly and carefully.
"Your Highness, why don't you put it on and take a look?"
Chen Qingzhi proposed excitedly on the sidelines.
General Baihu heard this and said excitedly: "His Royal Highness must be very majestic when he puts on the attire of a prince."
Xin Qiji always had a worried face, but now he smiled slightly and said: "Your Majesty, try it on and see if it fits you."
Under the care of his three generals, and Li Kuan himself wanted to try on the clothes that only the prince could wear in this era.
He said loudly: "Someone, come and change my clothes."
Soon, several maids from around came over and personally changed Li Kuan into a red and yellow robe.
Starting from the Tang Dynasty, yellow was stipulated as a royal color and only members of the royal family could wear it.
If Li Kuan were to wear this kind of clothes by himself, it would take less than half an hour for him to figure out how to wear them.
Even with the help of the maids, it is very complicated.
After a few minutes, I finally finished putting it on.
Buddha relies on gold, and people rely on clothing.
After putting on the prince's clothes, Li Kuan's whole temperament suddenly changed drastically.
He wears a crown that reaches the sky and a bright yellow prince's attire.There are twelve chapters of decorations on it, such as: sun, moon, dragon, etc.
The dragon has five claws and is majestic!
There is a ribbon on the waist. The side of the ribbon is six feet four inches long and two inches four wide. The color is like a ribbon.
There is a gold belt hook on it, and a pair of jade pendants hanging on it.
"Your Majesty is indeed very charming."
After finishing wearing it, Chen Qingzhi praised him.
Li Kuan's current painting is selling extremely well.
Anyone who looks at him will know that he is an indescribably noble young master.
"Resembling, so similar." General Baihu looked at Li Kuan, his eyes flickered, and he said in a daze: "So similar to General Tiance."
Chen Qingzhi was slightly startled, then half-kneeled and said loudly: "We will fight to the death with your majesty and fight back to Chang'an with your majesty to kill the enemy Tiance General Li Shimin, so as to comfort the spirits of the many dead people and soldiers of our army in heaven!"
General Baihu also realized that he had said the wrong thing and quickly knelt down to agree.
"Admiral Tiance..."
At the mention of this name, Li Kuan, who was still in high spirits, narrowed his eyes slightly: "Kill so many of my people, sooner or later I will replace his Tang Dynasty!"
Seeing Li Kuan getting angry, Bai Hu was very annoyed, he really didn't mention which pot to open the pot, why did he mention Tiance Admiral!
Li Kuan seemed to understand General Baihu's thoughts, and the next moment he smiled and said: "Baihu, there is no need to hide your secrets from General Tiance. Only when you know that the enemy is strong can you be alert and not slack off!"
As he spoke, Li Kuangun looked down at the three generals in front of him, suddenly opened his hands, and felt a burst of high spirits.
"Admiral Tiance and I have a deadly feud!"
"And I don't think we can defeat General Tiance with equal strength!"
"So, if he has tens of thousands of troops, I will use hundreds of thousands! If he has hundreds of thousands, I will use millions!!"
"Therefore, the Yan Kingdom still has a long way to go, and we hope that the three generals can help us!"
The three generals knelt down together: "Your Majesty, this is an honor!"
Li Kuan smiled and said: "Okay, it's not a public event, you three don't need to be so grand, get up."
"Everyone get ready, we have to make the next step."
"As for Yanyun City, Ziyun and General Xin are still in charge of getting rid of those scourges. As for Baihu, you go to the Youzhou Pass to see if the Han people there can survive the winter. If they can't survive the winter, let them come to us. here."
"This can actually be said to be inciting rebellion. Therefore, Baihu, you are the patron saint of Youzhou. They worship you very much. Even I can't reach you. It is most suitable for you to go."
On the border of the Tang Dynasty, there were Han people not only inside the Youzhou Checkpoint, but also outside the Youzhou Checkpoint. These were also the places where the Turks went south to fight against the autumn wind.
At the same time, it is also an important place to attract people in Yan Kingdom.
Although there were many Han captives in the Turks and Liang Kingdoms, they were not large enough to support the population of a country.
To increase the number of people in the Yan Kingdom, they had to suck blood from the Tang Dynasty.
General Baihu is famous in Youzhou, so it is most appropriate for him to go.
The three generals took the order and then all retired.
Li Kuan looked at their leaving figures thoughtfully.
In fact, in addition to these three generals, there is another general under his command, that is Captain Yang.
However, he doesn't have much experience in leading an army, so he needs to practice more. Li Kuan asked him to train the self-defense army, and he hasn't gone to see it for a long time.
He thought about going to Yang Duwei later to see how this "young" general of the Yan Kingdom could change in this Yanyun City where he had been training for a month without distraction.
But before going, he still went to Huaqin Palace.
Huaqin Palace was originally built by Yang Zhengdao for his new concubine, and its original name was not called Huaqin Palace.
After the coup in Yanyun City, when Yang Zhengdao stepped down, the palace had just been built. Li Kuan saw that it was quite new because no one had moved in, so he gave it to his wife Du Ruyan and appointed Huaqin Palace.
When you come to Huaqin Palace, you can smell a fresh fragrance when you enter the palace.
Li Kuan couldn't help but stop and suck, then smiled.
Yan'er still likes flowers and plants so much.
Shaking his head, without thinking much, he walked in.
"Ah, Your Majesty! You are here!"
When Du Ruyan saw Li Kuan arriving, he hurriedly got up.
Li Kuan stepped forward and hurriedly held her down to prevent her from moving, and said with a smile: "Yan'er, you are pregnant now, so you don't have to bow."
pregnant.
Yes, Du Ruyan was pregnant, just in the last few days.
I also don't know what Li Tai and those young masters who have chased Du Ruyan in Chang'an City will think when they learn that the goddess in their hearts is pregnant with other people's flesh and blood.
now.
Hearing this, Du Ruyan couldn't help but smile: "Your Majesty, look at how nervous you are. Our child has not even a single horoscope, or even just a dot. Why does he need you to treat him so grandly?"
"I still want it." Li Kuan laughed, then crouched down and listened to Du Ruyan's belly. Although he couldn't hear anything, he seemed to hear the child calling his father.
Eyes become soft.
"This is my flesh and blood, the flesh and blood of which is thicker than water."
"I will be his [her] biggest protection, and I will not treat my child cold-bloodedly and failed like Admiral Tiance did."
Under the education of Lenovo Li Shimin, Li Chengqian rebelled and claimed that he was a Turk. Li Tai was subsequently demoted, and Li Zhi was promoted to power but was manipulated by a woman, creating a prosperous dynasty for women and a shocking nightmare for men.
Admiral Tiance's education was such a...failure.
Some people say that during Li Zhi's reign, he conquered the largest territory of the Tang Dynasty, which was the peak period of the Tang Dynasty.
but!
The soldiers and generals are all Li Shimin's bosses, what does they have to do with Li Zhi?
Another emperor, as long as he didn't give random orders, would have achieved such results.
After all, Li Shimin could rely on this group of generals and ministers to become the Khan of Heaven in just a few years. How could it be impossible for this group of people to help Li Zhi conquer such a large territory?
So the flourishing age of the Tang Dynasty actually had nothing to do with Li Zhi.
On the other hand, Li Zhi also teamed up with Wu Zetian to kill Changsun Wuji, who was loyal to the Tang Dynasty.
That was his uncle, and it was Changsun Wuji who promoted him to the throne, so he just... killed him.
I didn't feel a trace of guilt after the killing, and I even felt that I had done the right thing.
Doesn't such morality and character speak of the failure of Admiral Tiance's education?
Li Shimin also treated these biological sons born to the eldest grandson as his most precious sons. As a result, one died in depression after being exiled after the rebellion, one was directly exiled and he did not know whether he was alive or dead, and one was very happy to kill his own uncle and made his own woman the first in history. A female emperor caused the Li Tang royal family to suffer a bloody massacre.
Li Shimin’s education was a failure, a failure...
He, Li Kuan, doesn't want to be that kind of father.
"Your Majesty, you are considerate. I believe that the child will be proud of you when he is born." Du Ruyan looked at her man with tender eyes. She also believed that her man, her Highness, would be a good father.
And she was not sure whether she was a very good mother.
Du Ruyan is always like this, always like this...
He has an almost obsessive confidence in King Chu. He is confident that His Highness can do anything. There is nothing in this world that His Highness cannot do.
And I, on the other hand, am not sure...
She said that she would work hard to be a good mother and not let her Highness down...
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A month later.
Datang.
Northern Xinjiang.
Yunzhou City.
This was an important town of the Tang Dynasty in guarding Northern Xinjiang, and it was also the most prosperous town of the Tang Dynasty in Northern Xinjiang.
However, even in the most prosperous city, there are many more refugees in this city than in other places in the Tang Dynasty.
Especially in winter.
According to usual experience, the garrison would clear out many refugees who froze to death every day.
no way.
This is the horror of winter in border towns.
Even here, people often freeze to death, and the Turkic people in the north only die a lot, so winter is the most terrible nightmare for Turkic people, more terrible than anything else.
Let’s talk about Yunzhou City.
This year's Yunzhou City seems to be a little different.
The number of refugees who were frozen to death was at least [-]% lower than last year.
Chai Shao, the commander-in-chief of the border army and the lord of Yunzhou City, looked at the statistics in his hand and thought he had made a mistake.
Before winter, he thought that the number would only increase this year, and it would increase a lot.
Otherwise, just because the Turks moved south this year, a large number of refugees emerged.
Now, everyone poured into Yunzhou City.
In fact, this is indeed the case. More than two months after winter came, the number of refugees who froze to death was much more than in previous years, more than three times more!
then.
Just recently, the statistics on the number of refugees in my hand have decreased, which means that fewer refugees come to Yunzhou City.
At first I thought this was just an example. It was normal for the number of refugees to decrease on one day or a few days. After all, the flow of refugees fluctuated, not flat.
However, after so many days, it has been like this for half a month. There are fewer and fewer refugees coming to Yunzhou City, so we have to pay attention to it.
Strange.
Where have all the refugees gone?
Chai Shao frowned slightly.
He called the lieutenant.
"These figures show that in the past half month, fewer refugees have come to Yunzhou City than in previous years. Are they true or false?"
"I want to present these to His Majesty. Don't play nonsense."
Chai Shao said in a deep voice.
The lieutenant general bowed and said, "Return to Governor Chai, this is all true. How dare I lie to you about such an important matter."
"There are fewer people dying this year, mainly because of the briquettes that came from Yanyun City in Liang State."
said the lieutenant.
"Honeycomb?"
Chai Shao was at a loss.
He had never heard of this name.
During this time, the main reason was that he was going crazy.
Since the Turks retreated, Youzhou has been devastated and its houses are empty. There are too many things that require him to do it himself.
Therefore, he has been busy rectifying military affairs, appeasing the people, and restoring the fields and towns destroyed by the Turks.
I have no time to take care of the rest of the chores.
But even so.
He still knew that there had been a coup in the Liang Kingdom in recent months. It was a certain Yang clan who banned the original Yang Zhengdao, ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, named the country Yan, and married the former Sui Empress Xiao Empress.
After hearing these things at that time, Chai Shao lamented that the Yang clan was really good at playing games. The former Sui Emperor Yang Guang stole his father's concubines, and the new Yang clan also robbed Queen Yang Guang after he took office.
Really know how to play!
Of course, Chai Shao also knew that the Li Tang royal family was not that pure. After Li Shimin came to power, he also snatched away his younger brother Li Yuanji's concubine Yang Fei.
On the Turkic side, Princess Yicheng was also robbed and married to four khans one after another, and these four were all members of the same family, with the relationship of father and son, grandfather and grandson.
Princess Yicheng was like a family heirloom, passed down to the next generation of Khans.
It can only be... The emperors of the world are all like the same species, they all like to steal the wives of their own brothers and fathers, and they are all in chaos.
Chai Shao usually listened to these as stories. When a certain Yang clan member married Empress Xiao, it was considered as another after-dinner tea talk.
now.
Regarding the briquettes, the deputy general quickly explained it to Chai Shao.
Chai Shao's eyes suddenly lit up.
"Is the price of honeycomb briquettes so cheap?"
"Is the effect still so good?"
"Let's go and have a look."
"If it is true, I must tell His Majesty early."
Chai Shao said in surprise.
Spending the winter was a very painful thing not only for the Turks, but also for the northern part of the Tang Dynasty.
If this kind of good stuff can be spread, it will undoubtedly greatly reduce the pressure on people during the winter.
The deputy general quickly took Chai Shao out of the city lord's mansion.
They walked around the city, and almost every household is using this briquette.
Chai Shao also went to several places where refugees gathered.
For example, earth temples, or some dilapidated ancestral halls.
This is a favorite gathering place for refugees.
It can provide some protection from wind and rain.
However, it is completely unable to withstand the cold.
But it's different now.
Every place where refugees gather, briquettes are lit.
It's much warmer than outside.
Surviving the winter is no longer difficult.
Chai Shao was really surprised and happy. He immediately went to work and asked the scouts to send a piece of information. He also took a few samples and went straight to Chang'an.
There are many places where Datang needs briquettes.
It’s not just Yunzhou City.
In the city lord's mansion, Chai Shao also raised briquettes.
He just sat there.
Feel the hot heat rushing towards your face.
"Damn!"
"The idea of briquettes is really amazing."
"I didn't expect that Yanyun City actually has such talents."
Chai Shao couldn't help but sigh.
This year, because of briquettes, many people will die less.
Chai Shao couldn't help but face the direction of Yanyun City and bowed.
Being able to enjoy briquettes is really a blessing for people all over the world! ! !
"So, we, the refugees in Youzhou, are all in our hometown and are using this briquettes to survive the winter?"
Chai Shao asked.
The lieutenant general hesitated for a while and then replied: "Yes, and no."
"Oh? How do you say this?" Chai Shao frowned.
The lieutenant general sighed, and continued: "The new emperor of Yanyun City is extremely mysterious. We only know that he is a relative of the Yang family, and we don't know anything else."
"A very low-key emperor, but what he does is extremely high-profile!"
"He sent troops to bring briquettes to the people on the border of Youzhou, and also encouraged them to join the Yan Kingdom. Among them..."
The deputy general wanted to continue speaking, but there was only a "bang!" sound. Chai Shao slammed the table and said angrily: "Emperor of the Yan Kingdom, how dare he take away the people of the Tang Dynasty! Who gave him the courage!"
The deputy general sighed: "So, what Governor Chai does is very high-profile."
"Under his instigation, most of the people joined the Yan Kingdom, and some people stayed in their hometowns, using the briquettes they sent to resist the cold winter."
Chai Shao's eyes widened: "Really...really being incited to rebel? Are we, the people of the Tang Dynasty?"
The lieutenant general nodded and said: "Yes, there are too many refugees who died on the border of Datang. Those refugees have no trust in Datang, and Yan Kingdom can bring them hope of life, so most of them joined."
This is the lieutenant's own guess.
He didn't know the specific situation and judged it based on the existing intelligence.
I am afraid….
He never imagined that the most important condition for recruiting those refugees was that General White Tiger surrendered them, and that the patron saint of Youzhou came to recruit them to join the Yan Kingdom, instead of letting them betray the Tang Dynasty they loved just because of a mere briquette.
Unfortunately, he doesn't know.
He speculated on these refugees with the greatest malice.
"Damn it! This matter should be reported to the court as soon as possible to let His Majesty know that the Liang Kingdom is not stable. It is not using war to disturb the Tang Dynasty, but to instigate rebellion. This matter is important and must be reported to Your Majesty for His Majesty to make an early judgment! "
The deputy general immediately stood up straight and raised his hands: "Yes!!"
He quickly withdrew.
Not long after, Guo Song, who originally lived in Floating Water Town but was sent back by General White Tiger a few months ago, walked in here.
"Guo Song."
"Captain Chai, do you have anything to ask me about?"
Chai Shao sighed: "Yes, a lot of things have happened recently."
Chai Shao talked about the Liangguo Incident and the briquette incident one by one.
After hearing these things, Guo Song's eyes brightened.
He couldn't help but look in the direction of Floating Water Town with soft eyes.
Your Highness, you have proclaimed yourself emperor...
Did you ever bring it to the rescued Han people, a place to live...
You can definitely do it. After all, there is nothing you can’t do in the world, yes!The Han people, even if they are in the Liang Kingdom and the Turkic grasslands, they still have a place to live. It is your Yan Kingdom...
Guo Song only felt that there was something wrong with Rong.
Chai Shao saw it, his eyes flickered, and then asked with a smile: "Guo Song, you escaped from that land, and what happened there?"
"Is your escape related to the Emperor of Yan Kingdom who took office?"
Hearing this, Guo Song quickly came to his senses and shook his head hurriedly: "No, no, no, Governor Chai, it doesn't matter!"
"I and the Han people who came back were all rescued by General White Tiger!"
Commander Chai Dadu snorted coldly: "It's still the same. I don't believe it when I become a general. How did I come back!"
Guo Song gritted his teeth and said: "It's General White Tiger, rescue us!"
Chai Shao continued to ask, and Guo Song continued to say that General Baihu had rescued him.
He escaped several times and retreated once. This time, he will not retreat again...
So the answer has not changed.
Same reply today….
Chai Shao has been asking questions for several days, not only Guo Song, but also other Han people who came back from Liang, but they always insisted that it was General Baihu who rescued him.
Chai Shao knew that was not the case, but if they didn't tell them, what could he do?
Sighed.
Chai Shao looked towards the direction of Yan Kingdom. What happened there made his confidant Guo Song not tell the truth to him...
Somehow, Chai Shao felt a sense of crisis and uneasiness.
A few days passed.
News that the name of the Liang Kingdom was changed to the Yan Kingdom and that the new emperor of the Yan Kingdom married Queen Xiao gradually spread to Youzhou.
When people in Youzhou were chatting over tea after dinner, they couldn't help but smile and say that the Emperor of Yan Kingdom over there really knew how to play, and it was such a fun thing.
When the Han people who were sent back from Liang State by General Baihu heard the news, they couldn't help but look in the direction of Floating Water Town.
In the eyes, everything is full of glory.
Your Highness, you have proclaimed yourself emperor...
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Datang.
Chang'an City.
Tai Chi Palace.
New year is here
The country's name was officially changed to Zhenguan.
After experiencing the hustle and bustle of the Chinese New Year, Datang gradually calmed down again.
No matter what, the excitement is always short-lived.
After the fun is over, it’s time to start thinking about facing real problems.
At this time, it is also the coldest time in Chang'an.
However, the people also see hope. The year is about to pass, which means that spring is coming soon.
Next comes spring plowing.
As long as there are crops growing in the ground, there is hope for everything.
In this way, the biting cold wind seems to be bearable.
The people are looking forward to spring plowing, and Li Shimin is also looking forward to the beginning of spring.
He has begun to issue and revise various government orders, and it will be almost spring when the effects of these orders can be seen.
today.
Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and Wei Zheng were all in Taiji Palace, discussing political affairs with Li Shimin.
Entering the Zhenguan Dynasty, they suddenly became busy.
Each of them got the title they wanted and deserved, and each of them became the true pillar of the Tang Dynasty.
After the discussion, Changsun Wuji stayed and said, "Your Highness, Wei Zheng has the intention to rebel."
Li Shimin's eyes widened for a moment: "Auxiliary machine, please don't say nonsense, Wei Zheng... is! He is an old minister of the East Palace, and he is also a direct descendant of Prince Yin, but you and I have seen what he has done in these months."
"With his temper, if he rebelled, how could he wait until today!"
Changsun Wuji said: "Your Majesty, you also said that he is an old minister of the East Palace. The East Palace was treated like this by us at the beginning. As a confidant of Prince Yin, how can he calm down the anger in his heart?"
"There is a high probability that he will rebel. Even if he doesn't, he may rebel one day due to the influence of the Xuanwu Sect. He is very powerful. Anyone who joins him is a great threat to us. It's better to kill him immediately! "
"Now, the imperial court is firmly controlled by our old city of Prince Qin's Mansion. Youzhou is also constantly clearing out the remnants of Prince Yin's party. Wei Zheng has been killed, and no one will say anything!"
Hearing this, Li Shimin rubbed his head with a headache.
I don't know where Wei Zheng provoked the auxiliary machine, so that the auxiliary machine wanted to kill him so much, and even labeled him a traitor out of thin air.
of course.
It may also be interests.
Wei Zheng occupies a large official position. If he dies, then Li Shimin can only let the Guanlong nobles take office. In other words, the strength of the Guanlong nobles such as Changsun Wuji will increase by one point.
The storm in the court can be described as bloody.
Li Shimin felt that he could no longer tolerate this, so he said angrily: "Auxiliary machine, when Wei Zheng surrendered, you suggested that I kill him."
"Did he rebel in the end? No!"
"But you still have this idea now. So, go and bring Wei Zheng to Tai Chi Palace!"
Although Changsun Wuji didn't know what Li Shimin wanted to do, he still followed the instructions to find Wei Zheng and bring him to Tai Chi Palace.
After he left.
Li Shimin was not idle either. He had a large box prepared and placed it in the center of the Tai Chi Palace, very conspicuously.
When Wei Zheng arrived, he left Wei Zheng and Changsun Wuji alone and asked everyone else to retreat.
"Your Majesty, I want to resign!"
Wei Zheng cupped his hands and said bluntly.
Li Shimin asked, "Why?"
Wei Zheng glared at Changsun Wuji angrily: "It's not that someone doesn't like me, at worst, I should just resign and return to my hometown, so as not to dirty someone's eyes by walking around."
Changsun Wuji, who was connoted, did not reply, nor did he look at Wei Zheng. Instead, he was wandering away, as if the matter had nothing to do with him.
Li Shimin sighed and said, "Wei Zheng, I understand that you are resentful and want to leave, so I specially prepared a box for you, which is full of money."
"It's not easy to miss our king and his ministers. Please bring all the money with you."
Wei Zheng glanced at it and said, "Okay, thank you, Your Majesty!"
Wei Zheng bowed his hands to Li Shimin, then came to the big box and lifted it up.
However, he gritted his teeth and tried his best to bring it up.
Li Shimin's eyes flickered and he asked with a smile: "Wei Zheng, is it too much or too little?"
Wei Zheng said helplessly: "Your Majesty, I can't lift you up, why don't you leave?"
Li Shimin smiled and said: "Okay, then I won't leave! I will protect you from now on!"
This big box is actually not heavy. Even a teenager can lift it. How could Wei Zheng not be able to lift it?
He deliberately couldn't mention it, and then took the opportunity to ask Li Shimin to test Li Shimin's attitude and whether he wanted to leave by himself.
As a result, Li Shimin also expressed his attitude. If he wanted him to stay, he would protect him!
Between the monarch and his ministers, the attitude of both parties was tested by using the big box.
Changsun Wuji was still in the dark, and when Wei Zheng and Li Shimin were chatting and laughing as they went to eat, he went to try to lift the big box.
As a result, it was brought up all at once.
Immediately.
It dawned on me.
"It turns out that Your Majesty still wants to protect Wei Zheng, and moreover, he must do so to the death..."
Changsun Wuji narrowed his eyes slightly.
Immediately, he sighed.
"That's all, I don't care about this anymore."
After all, he and Li Shimin had grown up together and had a deep relationship. Since Li Shimin still believed in Wei Zheng, he had nothing to say.
the other side.
After having dinner with Wei Zheng, Li Shimin was about to return to Taiji Palace to handle government affairs, but at this time there was a letter from a scout.
"Report!!"
"Your Majesty, Fang Shangshu made a big discovery in Chuhe Village. He found a secret passage! Inside, he found something hidden by Chuhe Village and the King of Chu. The first one seems to be called Quyuanli. Fang Shangshu invites Your Majesty to go check it out!"
Hearing this, Li Shimin's eyes widened with disbelief: "What? There is a cave in Chuhe Village!"
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It had been a few months since the last gathering of the Eighteen Prairie Parts.
That time was also because of King Chu.
Gathering again, many Khans couldn't help but think of the days when they were dominated by the King of Chu.
Trembling all over!
After all, what they brought back was not the protons, but the God of Death...
Really.
If possible, none of them wanted to hear news about King Chu.
I want to send this murderous god back to the Tang Dynasty.
But he has already taken root in the grassland...
Chilling wind.
inside the tent.
In the winter, many Khans were so cold that their ears turned purple.
After all, the grassland is not as good as the Tang Dynasty. Winter is the most terrifying existence, more terrifying than anything else.
They have also forgotten how long it has been since the Eighteen Khans of the Grassland gathered in winter. How many years?Over ten years?
I don’t remember clearly, I just know that the khans took root in their own tribes in the winter and waited for the spring to discuss other matters.
And this winter, because of King Chu, they had to gather.
No one dares to ignore the killing god.
After all, he even lives in Langjuxu Mountain...
Come and go freely!
"Tell me, Jieli Khan, what the hell is King Chu doing?"
"We can't send troops to our Turkic grasslands in this winter, right?"
Shiwei Khan asked.
Jieli Khan's face was gloomy. Every khan knew that the situation was serious.
And with the temperament of the King of Chu, he was always surprised when fighting. Maybe what Shiwei Khan said just now was true.
"Let Yicheng speak on this matter."
Jieli Khan looked at Princess Yicheng.
Princess Yicheng walked out, and it could be seen that her face was as black as coal, and she said: "That's it, there is a letter from Liang Shidu in the Liang Kingdom, saying that the King of Chu has captured Yanyun City, and many people have gathered around him. followers and armies."
boom!
When this statement came out, the whole audience was shocked.
"What! Yanyun City was lost?"
"This, how is this possible? How did the King of Chu attack Yanyun City with only cavalry!"
"Is King Chu so terrifying?"
"......."
Many Khans looked at each other.
Even if they were killed, they would never have imagined that the King of Chu could capture Yanyun City, which was well-equipped with troops and food supplies, in this winter.
This man….
There is nothing else that can stop him!
Next, Princess Yicheng told them how the king of Chu conquered, how he proclaimed himself emperor in Yanyun City and named his country Yan.
Many Khans fell silent after listening.
For a long time.
Tuli Khan then said: "Princess Yicheng, what do you think we should do?"
Princess Yicheng was silent.
Yes!
She didn't know what to do.
Princess Yicheng was extremely arrogant throughout her life and never bowed her head to anyone.
But now looking at the various intelligence that Liang Guo has integrated recently.
She couldn't help but admire the King of Chu in her heart.
This man looks so much like Li Shimin...
Even scarier than Li Shimin to some extent!
Seeing that the always wise Princess Yicheng had no idea, everyone was even more gloomy.
"If this guy, King Chu, continues to develop if we don't deal with it, he will definitely be a serious problem for us."
Jieli Khan frowned.
"Then how about we send troops now and attack Yanyun City directly?"
Shiwei Khan made suggestions.
"No! If we attack in winter, do you think we don't live long enough?"
Princess Yicheng objected directly.
Compared to King Chu, Winter is their biggest enemy right now.
"No fighting! Not even in the spring!"
"Now that the King of Chu has the tall walls of Yanyun City, coupled with the winter, he can use winter to get rid of those who oppose him in Yanyun City. In the spring, Yanyun City will be the hall of the King of Chu!"
"At that time, we will not face the King of Chu, but an entire country!"
"Our Turkic troops are not good at siege warfare. After listening to the intelligence from the Liang Kingdom, the King of Chu formed a new infantry force. They are all elite. Once our Turks start a war with the Yan Kingdom, we are not sure whether we can capture the Yan Kingdom in a short time. .”
"And once we are not captured for a short period of time and we are dragged into the quagmire of war, don't forget that our neighbors are restless. Goguryeo, Tubo and Tang Dynasty are eyeing the grassland next to us. What should we do?"
Princess Yicheng paused for a moment and continued: "This situation cannot be rushed, and you must not get into trouble."
"Just watch it first and wait and see what happens."
"When spring comes, we will strengthen the defense on the border with Liang. If the King of Chu attacks our Turks, we will stop his troops from the grassland!"
"His Yan Kingdom has only one Yanyun City with not many soldiers and people. The combined strength of the soldiers can support the death of [-] people. They take the initiative to attack the grassland. We are on guard. It's not like before when Lang Juxu Mountain was unguarded. We will definitely take it. There's nothing we can do!"
"Just wait quietly, and when the time comes, we can instigate a bloody battle between Tang Dynasty, Goguryeo and Yan Kingdom."
The voice fell.
Many Khans agreed.
It didn't seem like the best idea, but they all jumped on it.
Perhaps subconsciously, none of them wanted to be an enemy of the King of Chu, and they were willing to deceive themselves by deceiving themselves...
"Haha, compared to us, actually... Admiral Tiance, who is far away in the Tang Dynasty, should be more anxious. Even the King of Chu hated Admiral Tiance even more. After all, Admiral Tiance threw him here to die."
"The King of Chu and General Tiance can be said to have a blood feud, an irresolvable hatred!"
"Haha, tell me, what would Li Shimin's reaction be if he knew that his son had established another country outside?"
"Think about it, if we tell Li Shimin the news, what will Li Shimin do? Who will be more anxious?"
Princess Yicheng smiled.
"What are you waiting for."
"I'm going to send someone to send a letter to Li Shimin right now."
Jieli Khan said hurriedly.
"No!"
"It's useless."
Princess Yicheng exhaled softly: "We have already mentioned Li Shimin before, but I guess they won't believe what we said last time."
"And when they realize that the King of Chu has really established a country, Tiance General Li Shimin will have a bigger headache than us."
Jieli Khan, Tuli Khan and others heard this and clapped their hands severely.
"Correct!"
"Li Shimin should be more anxious!"
The two suddenly realized.
"The King of Chu quietly established the Yan Kingdom, which was clearly his intention to part ways with the Tang Dynasty."
"Okay! Just do what Yi Chengyou said! Let's wait and see what happens!"
"When the time is right, tell Li Shimin. Let him have a headache and fight to the death with Yan Guo. When the time comes...we may even become fishermen!"
Jieli Khan agreed to the plan.
They had no choice but to take action against King Chu, so they could only think and act like this.
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at the same time.
Yanyun City, Yanyun Palace.
People disappear every day and night in Yanyun City, but no one dares to openly object. Even if the original people of Yanyun City object, they will be eliminated on the same day.
The situation gradually stabilized.
According to the current progress, if nothing unexpected happens, many unstable elements will be eliminated in the spring, and the Yan Kingdom will also be officially under control.
In addition, Li Shizhen and others have also put in work, working in their own fields, and playing a leadership role in various facilities in Fushui Town.
In addition, the army's White Tiger Camp increased the number of qualified personnel from Fushui Town, and together with the original White Tiger Camp guards, the number expanded to 2132.
There are more than 5000 white-robed troops, more than 4000 self-defense troops, plus 5000 Wei soldiers.
The elite force has reached nearly 6000, and there are still more than 3000 reserves in training.
As for the people of the Yan Kingdom, the number of people rescued through Yanyun City, plus the original people of Fushui Town, can be determined to follow Li Kuan to conquer the country, and the total number of people who will join the empire will reach more than 4.
Including the army, the total number of soldiers and civilians in the Yan Kingdom reaches more than 6!
It is already a considerable force!
of course.
It's just that the number of people is weaker, but in terms of the army, it can kill Tongwancheng, another important city in Liang Kingdom, in an instant.
Liang Guotong Wancheng dare to attack Yanyun City?Li Kuan still wished that they would come and die!
In terms of foreign enemies, in addition to Liang, there are also Turks.
Li Kuan can be sure that the Turks will not attack this winter. He knows Jieli Khan too well, and it is impossible for him to send troops in winter.
And when spring comes, the Yan Kingdom will expand its army again. By then, with the strong defense of Yanyun City, the Turks will not be afraid of the Turks if they are not good at attacking the city!
Siege is not that easy.
Most of the cities were destroyed either because there was no food in the city, or there were spies in the city, or they surrendered. This was basically the case, and it was rare for them to be forcibly breached.
For examples of forcible breakthroughs, going further, there are too many cases in history where more than 1000 people, more than thousands of people, and tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of troops were defended.
In particular, Zhuge Ke of the State of Wu led an army of hundreds of thousands of people to fight against Hefei, which had less than [-] troops. He fought for several months without defeat, and almost destroyed the national destiny of the State of Wu.
There are also Sun Quan and so on. There are too many cases that tell the story of the cold weapon era. It is more difficult to conquer a city by force than to climb to the sky.
This is also the reason why Li Kuan did not take action against those Liang County towns, because he was not sure whether they could capture them.
Moreover, now that Yanyun City has tall walls and there is tons of food in the city, there is no need to worry even if it is eaten out. When spring comes, there will still be potatoes that can be cultivated, so there will be no food problem at all.
Spies and surrender, spies are still possible, but beware, surrender is never possible!
So as long as more attention is paid to investigating spies, the Yan Kingdom does not need to be afraid of the Turks at all!
"Your Highness, the emperor's clothes have been prepared over in Floating Water Town, haha! Come and wear them!"
In Yanyun Palace, the voice of General Baihu came from afar.
Yanyun City actually has the uniforms of the emperor, and there are several sets of them.
But they are not Han costumes, more like the costumes of the Turks. In addition, who usurped the throne and used the emperor's uniform of the previous emperor, so Li Kuan arranged for Fushuizhen to make the emperor's uniform of Yan Kingdom.
Make the emperor's uniform that belongs to the Han people!
After General Baihu came in, Chen Qingzhi couldn't help but frown: "General Baihu, you should be addressed as Your Majesty."
General White Tiger suddenly realized: "Oh, yes, yes! Your Majesty! Haha, Your Majesty!!"
He belonged to His Highness who had been called for several years, and the call was smooth, so he didn't respond for a while.
Li Kuan smiled and said: "Bai Hu, it's okay. You can take the clothes over and have a look first."
"it is good!"
General Baihu took the box to Li Kuan and opened it.
After the box was opened, it contained various clothes and crowns.
According to the new law promulgated by Li Yuan in the seventh year of Wude, that is, the millennium, it is also the famous Wude Order of later generations.
Among them are the laws on clothing.
The law stipulates that the emperor's uniform is fourteen, the queen's uniform is three, the crown prince's uniform is six, and the princess's uniform is three.
Although the content can basically inherit the old system of the Sui Dynasty, there are also some innovations.
There are fourteen kinds of clothing for the emperor, namely, Gun Mian, Xuan Mian, Chuan Mian, Jie Mian, Xuan Mian, Tongtian Crown, Wu Bian, Bianfu, black robe, white gauze hat, plain turban and white robe.
General Baihu neatly took out all the clothes, crowns, etc. from the box so that Li Kuan could see more clearly and carefully.
"Your Highness, why don't you put it on and take a look?"
Chen Qingzhi proposed excitedly on the sidelines.
General Baihu heard this and said excitedly: "His Royal Highness must be very majestic when he puts on the attire of a prince."
Xin Qiji always had a worried face, but now he smiled slightly and said: "Your Majesty, try it on and see if it fits you."
Under the care of his three generals, and Li Kuan himself wanted to try on the clothes that only the prince could wear in this era.
He said loudly: "Someone, come and change my clothes."
Soon, several maids from around came over and personally changed Li Kuan into a red and yellow robe.
Starting from the Tang Dynasty, yellow was stipulated as a royal color and only members of the royal family could wear it.
If Li Kuan were to wear this kind of clothes by himself, it would take less than half an hour for him to figure out how to wear them.
Even with the help of the maids, it is very complicated.
After a few minutes, I finally finished putting it on.
Buddha relies on gold, and people rely on clothing.
After putting on the prince's clothes, Li Kuan's whole temperament suddenly changed drastically.
He wears a crown that reaches the sky and a bright yellow prince's attire.There are twelve chapters of decorations on it, such as: sun, moon, dragon, etc.
The dragon has five claws and is majestic!
There is a ribbon on the waist. The side of the ribbon is six feet four inches long and two inches four wide. The color is like a ribbon.
There is a gold belt hook on it, and a pair of jade pendants hanging on it.
"Your Majesty is indeed very charming."
After finishing wearing it, Chen Qingzhi praised him.
Li Kuan's current painting is selling extremely well.
Anyone who looks at him will know that he is an indescribably noble young master.
"Resembling, so similar." General Baihu looked at Li Kuan, his eyes flickered, and he said in a daze: "So similar to General Tiance."
Chen Qingzhi was slightly startled, then half-kneeled and said loudly: "We will fight to the death with your majesty and fight back to Chang'an with your majesty to kill the enemy Tiance General Li Shimin, so as to comfort the spirits of the many dead people and soldiers of our army in heaven!"
General Baihu also realized that he had said the wrong thing and quickly knelt down to agree.
"Admiral Tiance..."
At the mention of this name, Li Kuan, who was still in high spirits, narrowed his eyes slightly: "Kill so many of my people, sooner or later I will replace his Tang Dynasty!"
Seeing Li Kuan getting angry, Bai Hu was very annoyed, he really didn't mention which pot to open the pot, why did he mention Tiance Admiral!
Li Kuan seemed to understand General Baihu's thoughts, and the next moment he smiled and said: "Baihu, there is no need to hide your secrets from General Tiance. Only when you know that the enemy is strong can you be alert and not slack off!"
As he spoke, Li Kuangun looked down at the three generals in front of him, suddenly opened his hands, and felt a burst of high spirits.
"Admiral Tiance and I have a deadly feud!"
"And I don't think we can defeat General Tiance with equal strength!"
"So, if he has tens of thousands of troops, I will use hundreds of thousands! If he has hundreds of thousands, I will use millions!!"
"Therefore, the Yan Kingdom still has a long way to go, and we hope that the three generals can help us!"
The three generals knelt down together: "Your Majesty, this is an honor!"
Li Kuan smiled and said: "Okay, it's not a public event, you three don't need to be so grand, get up."
"Everyone get ready, we have to make the next step."
"As for Yanyun City, Ziyun and General Xin are still in charge of getting rid of those scourges. As for Baihu, you go to the Youzhou Pass to see if the Han people there can survive the winter. If they can't survive the winter, let them come to us. here."
"This can actually be said to be inciting rebellion. Therefore, Baihu, you are the patron saint of Youzhou. They worship you very much. Even I can't reach you. It is most suitable for you to go."
On the border of the Tang Dynasty, there were Han people not only inside the Youzhou Checkpoint, but also outside the Youzhou Checkpoint. These were also the places where the Turks went south to fight against the autumn wind.
At the same time, it is also an important place to attract people in Yan Kingdom.
Although there were many Han captives in the Turks and Liang Kingdoms, they were not large enough to support the population of a country.
To increase the number of people in the Yan Kingdom, they had to suck blood from the Tang Dynasty.
General Baihu is famous in Youzhou, so it is most appropriate for him to go.
The three generals took the order and then all retired.
Li Kuan looked at their leaving figures thoughtfully.
In fact, in addition to these three generals, there is another general under his command, that is Captain Yang.
However, he doesn't have much experience in leading an army, so he needs to practice more. Li Kuan asked him to train the self-defense army, and he hasn't gone to see it for a long time.
He thought about going to Yang Duwei later to see how this "young" general of the Yan Kingdom could change in this Yanyun City where he had been training for a month without distraction.
But before going, he still went to Huaqin Palace.
Huaqin Palace was originally built by Yang Zhengdao for his new concubine, and its original name was not called Huaqin Palace.
After the coup in Yanyun City, when Yang Zhengdao stepped down, the palace had just been built. Li Kuan saw that it was quite new because no one had moved in, so he gave it to his wife Du Ruyan and appointed Huaqin Palace.
When you come to Huaqin Palace, you can smell a fresh fragrance when you enter the palace.
Li Kuan couldn't help but stop and suck, then smiled.
Yan'er still likes flowers and plants so much.
Shaking his head, without thinking much, he walked in.
"Ah, Your Majesty! You are here!"
When Du Ruyan saw Li Kuan arriving, he hurriedly got up.
Li Kuan stepped forward and hurriedly held her down to prevent her from moving, and said with a smile: "Yan'er, you are pregnant now, so you don't have to bow."
pregnant.
Yes, Du Ruyan was pregnant, just in the last few days.
I also don't know what Li Tai and those young masters who have chased Du Ruyan in Chang'an City will think when they learn that the goddess in their hearts is pregnant with other people's flesh and blood.
now.
Hearing this, Du Ruyan couldn't help but smile: "Your Majesty, look at how nervous you are. Our child has not even a single horoscope, or even just a dot. Why does he need you to treat him so grandly?"
"I still want it." Li Kuan laughed, then crouched down and listened to Du Ruyan's belly. Although he couldn't hear anything, he seemed to hear the child calling his father.
Eyes become soft.
"This is my flesh and blood, the flesh and blood of which is thicker than water."
"I will be his [her] biggest protection, and I will not treat my child cold-bloodedly and failed like Admiral Tiance did."
Under the education of Lenovo Li Shimin, Li Chengqian rebelled and claimed that he was a Turk. Li Tai was subsequently demoted, and Li Zhi was promoted to power but was manipulated by a woman, creating a prosperous dynasty for women and a shocking nightmare for men.
Admiral Tiance's education was such a...failure.
Some people say that during Li Zhi's reign, he conquered the largest territory of the Tang Dynasty, which was the peak period of the Tang Dynasty.
but!
The soldiers and generals are all Li Shimin's bosses, what does they have to do with Li Zhi?
Another emperor, as long as he didn't give random orders, would have achieved such results.
After all, Li Shimin could rely on this group of generals and ministers to become the Khan of Heaven in just a few years. How could it be impossible for this group of people to help Li Zhi conquer such a large territory?
So the flourishing age of the Tang Dynasty actually had nothing to do with Li Zhi.
On the other hand, Li Zhi also teamed up with Wu Zetian to kill Changsun Wuji, who was loyal to the Tang Dynasty.
That was his uncle, and it was Changsun Wuji who promoted him to the throne, so he just... killed him.
I didn't feel a trace of guilt after the killing, and I even felt that I had done the right thing.
Doesn't such morality and character speak of the failure of Admiral Tiance's education?
Li Shimin also treated these biological sons born to the eldest grandson as his most precious sons. As a result, one died in depression after being exiled after the rebellion, one was directly exiled and he did not know whether he was alive or dead, and one was very happy to kill his own uncle and made his own woman the first in history. A female emperor caused the Li Tang royal family to suffer a bloody massacre.
Li Shimin’s education was a failure, a failure...
He, Li Kuan, doesn't want to be that kind of father.
"Your Majesty, you are considerate. I believe that the child will be proud of you when he is born." Du Ruyan looked at her man with tender eyes. She also believed that her man, her Highness, would be a good father.
And she was not sure whether she was a very good mother.
Du Ruyan is always like this, always like this...
He has an almost obsessive confidence in King Chu. He is confident that His Highness can do anything. There is nothing in this world that His Highness cannot do.
And I, on the other hand, am not sure...
She said that she would work hard to be a good mother and not let her Highness down...
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A month later.
Datang.
Northern Xinjiang.
Yunzhou City.
This was an important town of the Tang Dynasty in guarding Northern Xinjiang, and it was also the most prosperous town of the Tang Dynasty in Northern Xinjiang.
However, even in the most prosperous city, there are many more refugees in this city than in other places in the Tang Dynasty.
Especially in winter.
According to usual experience, the garrison would clear out many refugees who froze to death every day.
no way.
This is the horror of winter in border towns.
Even here, people often freeze to death, and the Turkic people in the north only die a lot, so winter is the most terrible nightmare for Turkic people, more terrible than anything else.
Let’s talk about Yunzhou City.
This year's Yunzhou City seems to be a little different.
The number of refugees who were frozen to death was at least [-]% lower than last year.
Chai Shao, the commander-in-chief of the border army and the lord of Yunzhou City, looked at the statistics in his hand and thought he had made a mistake.
Before winter, he thought that the number would only increase this year, and it would increase a lot.
Otherwise, just because the Turks moved south this year, a large number of refugees emerged.
Now, everyone poured into Yunzhou City.
In fact, this is indeed the case. More than two months after winter came, the number of refugees who froze to death was much more than in previous years, more than three times more!
then.
Just recently, the statistics on the number of refugees in my hand have decreased, which means that fewer refugees come to Yunzhou City.
At first I thought this was just an example. It was normal for the number of refugees to decrease on one day or a few days. After all, the flow of refugees fluctuated, not flat.
However, after so many days, it has been like this for half a month. There are fewer and fewer refugees coming to Yunzhou City, so we have to pay attention to it.
Strange.
Where have all the refugees gone?
Chai Shao frowned slightly.
He called the lieutenant.
"These figures show that in the past half month, fewer refugees have come to Yunzhou City than in previous years. Are they true or false?"
"I want to present these to His Majesty. Don't play nonsense."
Chai Shao said in a deep voice.
The lieutenant general bowed and said, "Return to Governor Chai, this is all true. How dare I lie to you about such an important matter."
"There are fewer people dying this year, mainly because of the briquettes that came from Yanyun City in Liang State."
said the lieutenant.
"Honeycomb?"
Chai Shao was at a loss.
He had never heard of this name.
During this time, the main reason was that he was going crazy.
Since the Turks retreated, Youzhou has been devastated and its houses are empty. There are too many things that require him to do it himself.
Therefore, he has been busy rectifying military affairs, appeasing the people, and restoring the fields and towns destroyed by the Turks.
I have no time to take care of the rest of the chores.
But even so.
He still knew that there had been a coup in the Liang Kingdom in recent months. It was a certain Yang clan who banned the original Yang Zhengdao, ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, named the country Yan, and married the former Sui Empress Xiao Empress.
After hearing these things at that time, Chai Shao lamented that the Yang clan was really good at playing games. The former Sui Emperor Yang Guang stole his father's concubines, and the new Yang clan also robbed Queen Yang Guang after he took office.
Really know how to play!
Of course, Chai Shao also knew that the Li Tang royal family was not that pure. After Li Shimin came to power, he also snatched away his younger brother Li Yuanji's concubine Yang Fei.
On the Turkic side, Princess Yicheng was also robbed and married to four khans one after another, and these four were all members of the same family, with the relationship of father and son, grandfather and grandson.
Princess Yicheng was like a family heirloom, passed down to the next generation of Khans.
It can only be... The emperors of the world are all like the same species, they all like to steal the wives of their own brothers and fathers, and they are all in chaos.
Chai Shao usually listened to these as stories. When a certain Yang clan member married Empress Xiao, it was considered as another after-dinner tea talk.
now.
Regarding the briquettes, the deputy general quickly explained it to Chai Shao.
Chai Shao's eyes suddenly lit up.
"Is the price of honeycomb briquettes so cheap?"
"Is the effect still so good?"
"Let's go and have a look."
"If it is true, I must tell His Majesty early."
Chai Shao said in surprise.
Spending the winter was a very painful thing not only for the Turks, but also for the northern part of the Tang Dynasty.
If this kind of good stuff can be spread, it will undoubtedly greatly reduce the pressure on people during the winter.
The deputy general quickly took Chai Shao out of the city lord's mansion.
They walked around the city, and almost every household is using this briquette.
Chai Shao also went to several places where refugees gathered.
For example, earth temples, or some dilapidated ancestral halls.
This is a favorite gathering place for refugees.
It can provide some protection from wind and rain.
However, it is completely unable to withstand the cold.
But it's different now.
Every place where refugees gather, briquettes are lit.
It's much warmer than outside.
Surviving the winter is no longer difficult.
Chai Shao was really surprised and happy. He immediately went to work and asked the scouts to send a piece of information. He also took a few samples and went straight to Chang'an.
There are many places where Datang needs briquettes.
It’s not just Yunzhou City.
In the city lord's mansion, Chai Shao also raised briquettes.
He just sat there.
Feel the hot heat rushing towards your face.
"Damn!"
"The idea of briquettes is really amazing."
"I didn't expect that Yanyun City actually has such talents."
Chai Shao couldn't help but sigh.
This year, because of briquettes, many people will die less.
Chai Shao couldn't help but face the direction of Yanyun City and bowed.
Being able to enjoy briquettes is really a blessing for people all over the world! ! !
"So, we, the refugees in Youzhou, are all in our hometown and are using this briquettes to survive the winter?"
Chai Shao asked.
The lieutenant general hesitated for a while and then replied: "Yes, and no."
"Oh? How do you say this?" Chai Shao frowned.
The lieutenant general sighed, and continued: "The new emperor of Yanyun City is extremely mysterious. We only know that he is a relative of the Yang family, and we don't know anything else."
"A very low-key emperor, but what he does is extremely high-profile!"
"He sent troops to bring briquettes to the people on the border of Youzhou, and also encouraged them to join the Yan Kingdom. Among them..."
The deputy general wanted to continue speaking, but there was only a "bang!" sound. Chai Shao slammed the table and said angrily: "Emperor of the Yan Kingdom, how dare he take away the people of the Tang Dynasty! Who gave him the courage!"
The deputy general sighed: "So, what Governor Chai does is very high-profile."
"Under his instigation, most of the people joined the Yan Kingdom, and some people stayed in their hometowns, using the briquettes they sent to resist the cold winter."
Chai Shao's eyes widened: "Really...really being incited to rebel? Are we, the people of the Tang Dynasty?"
The lieutenant general nodded and said: "Yes, there are too many refugees who died on the border of Datang. Those refugees have no trust in Datang, and Yan Kingdom can bring them hope of life, so most of them joined."
This is the lieutenant's own guess.
He didn't know the specific situation and judged it based on the existing intelligence.
I am afraid….
He never imagined that the most important condition for recruiting those refugees was that General White Tiger surrendered them, and that the patron saint of Youzhou came to recruit them to join the Yan Kingdom, instead of letting them betray the Tang Dynasty they loved just because of a mere briquette.
Unfortunately, he doesn't know.
He speculated on these refugees with the greatest malice.
"Damn it! This matter should be reported to the court as soon as possible to let His Majesty know that the Liang Kingdom is not stable. It is not using war to disturb the Tang Dynasty, but to instigate rebellion. This matter is important and must be reported to Your Majesty for His Majesty to make an early judgment! "
The deputy general immediately stood up straight and raised his hands: "Yes!!"
He quickly withdrew.
Not long after, Guo Song, who originally lived in Floating Water Town but was sent back by General White Tiger a few months ago, walked in here.
"Guo Song."
"Captain Chai, do you have anything to ask me about?"
Chai Shao sighed: "Yes, a lot of things have happened recently."
Chai Shao talked about the Liangguo Incident and the briquette incident one by one.
After hearing these things, Guo Song's eyes brightened.
He couldn't help but look in the direction of Floating Water Town with soft eyes.
Your Highness, you have proclaimed yourself emperor...
Did you ever bring it to the rescued Han people, a place to live...
You can definitely do it. After all, there is nothing you can’t do in the world, yes!The Han people, even if they are in the Liang Kingdom and the Turkic grasslands, they still have a place to live. It is your Yan Kingdom...
Guo Song only felt that there was something wrong with Rong.
Chai Shao saw it, his eyes flickered, and then asked with a smile: "Guo Song, you escaped from that land, and what happened there?"
"Is your escape related to the Emperor of Yan Kingdom who took office?"
Hearing this, Guo Song quickly came to his senses and shook his head hurriedly: "No, no, no, Governor Chai, it doesn't matter!"
"I and the Han people who came back were all rescued by General White Tiger!"
Commander Chai Dadu snorted coldly: "It's still the same. I don't believe it when I become a general. How did I come back!"
Guo Song gritted his teeth and said: "It's General White Tiger, rescue us!"
Chai Shao continued to ask, and Guo Song continued to say that General Baihu had rescued him.
He escaped several times and retreated once. This time, he will not retreat again...
So the answer has not changed.
Same reply today….
Chai Shao has been asking questions for several days, not only Guo Song, but also other Han people who came back from Liang, but they always insisted that it was General Baihu who rescued him.
Chai Shao knew that was not the case, but if they didn't tell them, what could he do?
Sighed.
Chai Shao looked towards the direction of Yan Kingdom. What happened there made his confidant Guo Song not tell the truth to him...
Somehow, Chai Shao felt a sense of crisis and uneasiness.
A few days passed.
News that the name of the Liang Kingdom was changed to the Yan Kingdom and that the new emperor of the Yan Kingdom married Queen Xiao gradually spread to Youzhou.
When people in Youzhou were chatting over tea after dinner, they couldn't help but smile and say that the Emperor of Yan Kingdom over there really knew how to play, and it was such a fun thing.
When the Han people who were sent back from Liang State by General Baihu heard the news, they couldn't help but look in the direction of Floating Water Town.
In the eyes, everything is full of glory.
Your Highness, you have proclaimed yourself emperor...
…….….….….….
Datang.
Chang'an City.
Tai Chi Palace.
New year is here
The country's name was officially changed to Zhenguan.
After experiencing the hustle and bustle of the Chinese New Year, Datang gradually calmed down again.
No matter what, the excitement is always short-lived.
After the fun is over, it’s time to start thinking about facing real problems.
At this time, it is also the coldest time in Chang'an.
However, the people also see hope. The year is about to pass, which means that spring is coming soon.
Next comes spring plowing.
As long as there are crops growing in the ground, there is hope for everything.
In this way, the biting cold wind seems to be bearable.
The people are looking forward to spring plowing, and Li Shimin is also looking forward to the beginning of spring.
He has begun to issue and revise various government orders, and it will be almost spring when the effects of these orders can be seen.
today.
Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and Wei Zheng were all in Taiji Palace, discussing political affairs with Li Shimin.
Entering the Zhenguan Dynasty, they suddenly became busy.
Each of them got the title they wanted and deserved, and each of them became the true pillar of the Tang Dynasty.
After the discussion, Changsun Wuji stayed and said, "Your Highness, Wei Zheng has the intention to rebel."
Li Shimin's eyes widened for a moment: "Auxiliary machine, please don't say nonsense, Wei Zheng... is! He is an old minister of the East Palace, and he is also a direct descendant of Prince Yin, but you and I have seen what he has done in these months."
"With his temper, if he rebelled, how could he wait until today!"
Changsun Wuji said: "Your Majesty, you also said that he is an old minister of the East Palace. The East Palace was treated like this by us at the beginning. As a confidant of Prince Yin, how can he calm down the anger in his heart?"
"There is a high probability that he will rebel. Even if he doesn't, he may rebel one day due to the influence of the Xuanwu Sect. He is very powerful. Anyone who joins him is a great threat to us. It's better to kill him immediately! "
"Now, the imperial court is firmly controlled by our old city of Prince Qin's Mansion. Youzhou is also constantly clearing out the remnants of Prince Yin's party. Wei Zheng has been killed, and no one will say anything!"
Hearing this, Li Shimin rubbed his head with a headache.
I don't know where Wei Zheng provoked the auxiliary machine, so that the auxiliary machine wanted to kill him so much, and even labeled him a traitor out of thin air.
of course.
It may also be interests.
Wei Zheng occupies a large official position. If he dies, then Li Shimin can only let the Guanlong nobles take office. In other words, the strength of the Guanlong nobles such as Changsun Wuji will increase by one point.
The storm in the court can be described as bloody.
Li Shimin felt that he could no longer tolerate this, so he said angrily: "Auxiliary machine, when Wei Zheng surrendered, you suggested that I kill him."
"Did he rebel in the end? No!"
"But you still have this idea now. So, go and bring Wei Zheng to Tai Chi Palace!"
Although Changsun Wuji didn't know what Li Shimin wanted to do, he still followed the instructions to find Wei Zheng and bring him to Tai Chi Palace.
After he left.
Li Shimin was not idle either. He had a large box prepared and placed it in the center of the Tai Chi Palace, very conspicuously.
When Wei Zheng arrived, he left Wei Zheng and Changsun Wuji alone and asked everyone else to retreat.
"Your Majesty, I want to resign!"
Wei Zheng cupped his hands and said bluntly.
Li Shimin asked, "Why?"
Wei Zheng glared at Changsun Wuji angrily: "It's not that someone doesn't like me, at worst, I should just resign and return to my hometown, so as not to dirty someone's eyes by walking around."
Changsun Wuji, who was connoted, did not reply, nor did he look at Wei Zheng. Instead, he was wandering away, as if the matter had nothing to do with him.
Li Shimin sighed and said, "Wei Zheng, I understand that you are resentful and want to leave, so I specially prepared a box for you, which is full of money."
"It's not easy to miss our king and his ministers. Please bring all the money with you."
Wei Zheng glanced at it and said, "Okay, thank you, Your Majesty!"
Wei Zheng bowed his hands to Li Shimin, then came to the big box and lifted it up.
However, he gritted his teeth and tried his best to bring it up.
Li Shimin's eyes flickered and he asked with a smile: "Wei Zheng, is it too much or too little?"
Wei Zheng said helplessly: "Your Majesty, I can't lift you up, why don't you leave?"
Li Shimin smiled and said: "Okay, then I won't leave! I will protect you from now on!"
This big box is actually not heavy. Even a teenager can lift it. How could Wei Zheng not be able to lift it?
He deliberately couldn't mention it, and then took the opportunity to ask Li Shimin to test Li Shimin's attitude and whether he wanted to leave by himself.
As a result, Li Shimin also expressed his attitude. If he wanted him to stay, he would protect him!
Between the monarch and his ministers, the attitude of both parties was tested by using the big box.
Changsun Wuji was still in the dark, and when Wei Zheng and Li Shimin were chatting and laughing as they went to eat, he went to try to lift the big box.
As a result, it was brought up all at once.
Immediately.
It dawned on me.
"It turns out that Your Majesty still wants to protect Wei Zheng, and moreover, he must do so to the death..."
Changsun Wuji narrowed his eyes slightly.
Immediately, he sighed.
"That's all, I don't care about this anymore."
After all, he and Li Shimin had grown up together and had a deep relationship. Since Li Shimin still believed in Wei Zheng, he had nothing to say.
the other side.
After having dinner with Wei Zheng, Li Shimin was about to return to Taiji Palace to handle government affairs, but at this time there was a letter from a scout.
"Report!!"
"Your Majesty, Fang Shangshu made a big discovery in Chuhe Village. He found a secret passage! Inside, he found something hidden by Chuhe Village and the King of Chu. The first one seems to be called Quyuanli. Fang Shangshu invites Your Majesty to go check it out!"
Hearing this, Li Shimin's eyes widened with disbelief: "What? There is a cave in Chuhe Village!"
………………………….
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