The Great Grandson of the Tang Dynasty: The beginning of the slaughter of General Tiance's mans

Chapter 105 Li Chengdao resists the decree and disrespects it

After deciding to take all the Mobei Iron Cavalry under their command, everyone began to get busy.

Jia Xu returned to Youzhou early and began to discuss with Li Yuan the planning of land for Turks to live in. The purpose of this was to avoid any conflict between the people of Youzhou and the Turks.

Yue Fei and Xue Wanche led their troops to drive the Turks from all tribes except the Mobei cavalry family towards the Western Turks.

This is what Jia Xu specially warned. No matter what, we must not let all the Turks stay. Expelling some and leaving some is the best choice. It can also let those who stay know how lucky they are.

There is no harm without comparison. If all the Turks stay, it will certainly greatly increase the population of Youzhou and provide high-quality soldiers, but this will make Li Chengdao's kindness too cheap. Cheap kindness will not make people grateful.

Facts have proved that Jia Xu's strategy was correct. Yue Fei deliberately asked the Mobei cavalry to supervise the departure of the Turks.

After the latter saw the misery of these deportees and thought of the tragic fate these people would suffer next, not only did they not feel angry about it, but they felt lucky that they and their families could stay, and at the same time they became more and more grateful to Li Chengdao.

If it weren't for Li Chengdao's kindness, they might have ended up like this.

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After handling the affairs on the Turkic side, Li Chengdao led his army back to Youzhou City.

But not long after he returned to the city, Jia Xu came to his door.

"Wen He, are you finished with your work so quickly?"

After seeing Jia Xu, Li Chengdao couldn't help but asked with a smile.

However, there was not much smile on Jia Xu's face. He took out an imperial edict from his arms and said seriously: "Your Highness, the imperial edict is coming from Chang'an City."

"Ok?"

Li Chengdao raised his eyebrows slightly, took the imperial edict from Jia Xu, and then read it.

After a moment, he frowned tightly and couldn't help but said: "Grandpa Huang asked me to return to Chang'an to be granted the title?"

Li Chengdao's tone was full of surprise.

Li Shimin killed his brother and imprisoned his father to gain power. Now he has monopolized power in the court, and Li Yuan was placed under house arrest, claiming that he was ill.

Under such circumstances, how could Li Yuan issue an imperial edict asking him to return to Chang'an?

"This is a fake edict prepared by Li Shimin."

Li Chengdao directly threw the imperial edict on the ground, without even looking at it, and turned his attention to Jia Xu.

"What happened over there in Chang'an City? Why did Li Shimin suddenly act like this, even resorting to the crude method of drafting an edict to send him back to Chang'an?"

Jia Xu heard this and replied: "After the results of your Highness's victory over the Turks in the north and the confinement of the Wolf to Xu were reported back to Chang'an, the whole country celebrated. I think the King of Qin felt uneasy because of His Highness's achievements."

"Although this is a fake edict, it is issued in the name of His Majesty. If His Majesty is disrespectful, King Qin may use this as an excuse to deal with you, Your Majesty."

Jia Xu replied with a worried look.

However, Li Chengdao didn't take it seriously and said calmly: "I will not accept the fate of the foreign king. Now that the Turks at the border are destroyed, I still have to guard against the invasion of the Western Turks. How can I leave Youzhou easily at this moment?"

"Gu Hui will reply to the letter, so don't worry about this." Jia Xu nodded, and after hesitating for a moment, he said: "Your Highness, I'm sorry to say this bluntly, but the King of Qin is probably already preparing to raise troops to deal with you, Your Highness, and Your Highness should also take action... …”

"what do you mean……"

Li Chengdao looked at Jia Xu and narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Raise troops and attack Chang'an!"

Jia Xu said in a deep voice, with a hint of excitement in his eyes.

"Your Highness now has 16 white-robed troops, [-] Youzhou heavy cavalry, [-] Mobei heavy cavalry, plus [-] Jingzhou troops, a total of [-] troops!"

"And His Highness has the status of a crown prince, holds the imperial seal in his hand, and is righteous. In addition, he has just defeated the Turks, gained prestige, and the morale of the army is high. It is the best time to raise troops to serve the king!"

"If you raise your arms and call out at this time, all the soldiers and horses in the world will respond in unison!"

There is no counselor in the world who doesn't want to be a minister of the dragon, even Jia Xu is no exception. In his opinion, Li Chengdao is now full of wings and can raise troops to attack Li Shimin and ascend to the throne.

For Li Chengdao, what Jia Xu said was also quite tempting. He indeed already has this strength.

"Now that Li Shimin has shown signs of wanting to use troops to deal with me, a battle between me and him will inevitably happen sooner or later. It is better to take action in advance and gain the initiative."

After Li Chengdao thought to himself, he said to Jia Xu: "The coordination of the mobilization of grain and grass will be left to Wen He. Once the results of the victory over the Turks are completely digested, I will send troops to attack Chang'an!"

"Your Highness is wise!"

Jia Xu looked happy and bowed down.

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The imperial edict sent from Chang'an City to Youzhou was thrown away by Li Chengdao. However, Li Chengdao only sent someone to reply to this edict.

"I will not be able to return to Chang'an until the Western Turks' worries are resolved."

After Li Shimin learned of these words, even though he knew that Li Chengdao would not come back, he still felt very angry.

"What's wrong with the Western Turks? The Western Turks are not even half as powerful as the Eastern Turks! Where do they have the guts to invade the border!"

Li Shimin cursed angrily. He was not angry that Li Chengdao refused to obey the order, but he didn't think of a better reason for resisting the order and treated him so perfunctorily.

It took a while before Li Shimin's anger was suppressed, and he said to Changsun Wuji: "Continue to issue imperial edicts. Let me see how many times he can refuse. The more he refuses, the more it shows that he wants to support his troops and respect himself!"

The imperial edict ordering Li Chengdao to return to Chang'an was an excuse. His real purpose was to find a reason to send troops to attack Li Chengdao.

Regardless of whether you are the crown prince or not, it is a grave sin to disobey the emperor's orders, and disobedience is even more serious when it comes to generals who hold military power. It can be said casually that you support the army and respect yourself. This is a taboo. .

Soon, the second imperial edict prepared by Li Shimin in Li Yuan's name was quickly sent out, but Li Chengdao still rejected it with "I will not accept the order of the foreign king."

Li Shimin was not angry and issued imperial edicts one after another.

This battle has already begun.

(End of this chapter)