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

Chapter 106 Raising troops in Chang'an?

Chang'an City, Linhu Palace.

"How many imperial decrees has Chengdao rejected so far?"

Li Yuan asked the eunuch beside him.

He was imprisoned, but he still had his own intelligence line. Li Shimin repeatedly prepared edicts in his name to summon Li Chengdao to return to Chang'an City, so naturally he could not hide it from him.

"Back to Your Majesty, Your Highness Taisun has already rejected three imperial edicts. I heard that another reply letter was sent from Youzhou this morning. I think the fourth one has also been rejected."

The chief eunuch answered truthfully.

If Li Yuan hadn't asked him, he wouldn't have dared to discuss Li Shimin's fake edict even if he was killed.

After hearing what the chief eunuch said, Li Yuan couldn't help but look worried.

As an emperor's intuition, he vaguely felt that this matter was becoming increasingly difficult to handle.

After being rejected, Li Shimin issued imperial edicts one after another, stating that he would take action against Li Chengdao. These were just preparations.

"That scoundrel can now mobilize an army of 60, and there are so many fierce generals under his command. If he sends troops to attack Chengdao, how can he defeat that scoundrel?"

Li Yuan sighed, feeling very worried.

He was not only worried about Li Chengdao, but also that internal fighting would consume the Tang Dynasty's national power too much.

Needless to say, Li Shimin was responsible for nearly half of the founding of the Tang Dynasty. He was a battle-hardened prince.

He had strong soldiers and horses, including Qin Qiong, Hou Junji, Duan Zhixuan, Li Jing and others who were the founding generals of the country.

Although Li Chengdao was not outstanding before, he could kill Wei Chigong in terms of bravery, and he was not inferior to Li Shimin in terms of strategy. More importantly, with only tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, he combined with the Jingzhou Army to destroy the Eastern Turks and established an unprecedented merit.

Even Li Shimin couldn't match such talent.

Li Yuan could not imagine what it would be like if the two of them started fighting among themselves. In the end, the national power of the Tang Dynasty would be lost.

Fortunately, now that the Eastern Turks have been destroyed, the Tang Dynasty has eliminated a major threat, otherwise they might be taken advantage of.

"This is all my fault."

Li Yuan's face showed infinite regret, and he felt deeply powerless about his current situation.

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Xingyang, Zheng family.

Today, a distinguished guest came to the Zheng Mansion. It was none other than Jia Xu.

Jia Xu was sent by Li Chengdao this time, and the purpose was very simple. He came to ask the Zheng family in Xingyang to use his connections to build a batch of standard equipment for the Mobei Iron Cavalry.

When Li Chengdao decided to attack Chang'an, he asked Jia Xu to leave for Xingyang because the matter was really important.

"Jia Xu, I have met Patriarch Zheng."

Jia Xu saluted Zheng Jibo.

"Mr. Jia, there is no need to be polite. Please sit down quickly."

Zheng Jibo had long known Jia Xu's identity from the usual correspondence with Li Chengdao. This was a counselor who was valued by Li Chengdao, so he treated him very politely.

After the two exchanged pleasantries, they both sat down.

"Mr. Jia, how is the situation in Youzhou now? Is there a shortage of food and grass?" Zheng Jibo asked.

The news of Li Chengdao's extermination of the Turks has now spread to the world, but he is more concerned about Youzhou's food and grass problem.

Jia Xu smiled and said: "Thank you, Patriarch Zheng, for your concern. All the Turkic tribes in Mobei have been driven to the Western Turks. From now on, there will be no more border troubles."

"We defeated the Turks and captured a large amount of loot. Food and grass are no longer a problem."

"Good! Good! Good!"

Zheng Jibo said three good words in a row and was obviously very happy.

After a while, Zheng Jibo calmed down and asked with a smile: "What do you mean Mr. Jia came to Xingyang this time?"

Jia Xu took a sip of tea and said straight to the point: "It's like this. Your Highness has recruited [-] Turkic cavalry and renamed them Mobei cavalry. He came to Xingyang this time in the hope of using Zheng's connections and resources to help this cavalry." The army builds a batch of equipment.”

The Central Plains are mostly plains, which are the most suitable place for cavalry. Since Li Chengdao has planned to attack Chang'an, he cannot do without cavalry, so the combat effectiveness of Mobei cavalry is very important.

Now that the Mobei Iron Cavalry has been trained by Yue Fei and Alidan, the only thing that needs to be solved is the equipment problem.

Hearing this, Zheng Yuanzhou was surprised, not only because Li Chengdao dared to recruit Turkic cavalry, but also because of the meaning behind Li Chengdao's move.

"I heard that my grandson has repeatedly rejected several imperial edicts from the imperial court, and this time he is trying to improve the army. Could it be that he is preparing..."

Zheng Yuanzhou asked in a low voice, and even Zheng Jibo's eyes flickered.

Jia Xu naturally understood what the two of them meant, suppressed his smile, nodded and said: "King Qin obviously can't sit still anymore. He is afraid that he will send troops to attack His Highness. Naturally, we cannot sit back and wait for death."

"When the army is trained and the equipment is in place, it will be the day for King Qin to send troops to Chang'an!"

Jia Xu's tone was full of rising fighting spirit.

Zheng Yuanzhou and Zheng Jibo immediately cheered up and sent troops to Chang'an!This means that Li Chengdao is finally starting to fight for the throne with Li Shimin!
"Don't worry! I, Zheng, will definitely prepare this batch of armaments as soon as possible, and it will definitely not delay His Highness's marching plan."

Zheng Jibo promised, his face full of determination.

The equipment of the [-]-strong army puts a lot of pressure on even the Zheng family, but they have supported Li Chengdao for so long, how can they back down now?
Jia Xu couldn't help laughing when he heard this: "We are responsible for the money to build this batch of armaments. When I came to Xingyang this time, I brought [-] carts of money and silk, and [-] cattle and sheep, which is enough to build this batch of armaments."

"what?!"

Zheng Yuanzhou's eyes widened in shock.

Two hundred carts of wealth and silk, and ten thousand cattle and sheep!

This is not enough, it far exceeds the funds spent on building equipment!

This amount of wealth is equivalent to their Zheng family's three years of accumulation.

"What is the meaning of this, Your Highness?"

Zheng Jibo frowned and couldn't help but ask.

Jia Xu looked serious and replied: "His Royal Highness ordered me to tell Chief Zheng that thanks to Zheng's help for a long time, Youzhou's food and grass will not be cut off."

"Youzhou was besieged some time ago, and the Zheng family even ran around, secretly spreading fishing boats to put pressure on the King of Qin. All these wealth are just a token of gratitude. I hope Patriarch Zheng will not refuse."

As soon as these words came out, Zheng Yuanzhouhe and Zheng Jibo both fell silent.

(End of this chapter)