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

Chapter 123 Chai Shao surrenders to his grandson, Qingjun sidelines, and eliminates the traitorous king!
In the study, Chai Shao drank the hangover soup and said with emotion: "Based on my understanding of the pharmacist, he is not the kind of treacherous person. Why would he seek refuge with his grandson this time?"

There were only Chai Shao and one scribe in the study. This scribe's name was Wang Xun. He was a Jinshi in the third year of Wude. He was targeted for offending a high-ranking official in the court. After being saved by Chai Shao, he entered Chai Mansion and became Chai Shao. A counselor under Shao Zhang.

Chai Shao also trusted him very much and would discuss everything with him.

Wang Xun lightly twirled his goatee, pondered for a moment and then replied: "I don't know Li Shuai very well, but Li Shuai is a famous general in the world and has outstanding military achievements. He should not join the grandson because of profit or coercion. In other words, he is Voluntarily surrender to His Highness the Grand Sun."

"I just can't understand this. The pharmacist has been fighting with the King of Qin for many years, and the King of Qin also has great trust in him, but he has betrayed him before the battle. It's really..."

Chai Shao shook his head and said, he couldn't understand what Li Jing did. Why would he be willing to bear the infamy of betraying his master?
"Even if you ask me, General, I don't know."

Wang Xun said helplessly, "But in my opinion, Li Shuai's move is a wise move."

Chai Shao raised his eyebrows and said, "Betraying the King of Qin and taking refuge with the grandson is a wise move?"

Chai Shao felt that Wang Xun's words were really ridiculous.

Wang Xun said unhurriedly: "I personally believe that Li Shuai took refuge with his grandson, firstly because he did not want to lose his troops due to internal fighting, and secondly because... King Qin was immoral."

"What King Qin has done in recent times is really incomparable to His Highness Taisun. Especially trying to get rid of His Highness Taisun through the help of Turks is really inappropriate."

"It's possible that Li Shuai couldn't agree with King Qin's approach, so he decided to seek refuge with the grandson. After all, the grandson is the crown prince of the country, and he has made extraordinary achievements in destroying the Turks. It is justifiable for him to ascend the throne."

"Li Shuai led his troops to join the Taisun, which can not only reduce the meaningless internal fighting, but also bring [-] elite soldiers to the Taisun. Why worry about not being reused?"

In fact, Li Jing didn't think about himself at all. He only considered it for the interests of the Tang Dynasty. Although Wang Xun's thinking was a little biased, what he said was generally correct.

"But if he insists on defending Weizhou City, Taisun may not be able to attack it. Moreover, his current position does not require Conglong's merit. If he suppresses Taisun and helps King Qin ascend the throne, isn't that also Conglong's merit?"

Chai Shao retorted disapprovingly.

"Because my grandson is young."

Wang Xun smiled and said meaningfully.

"My grandson is only a young man, but he has already shown his talents as an emperor. In less than two years, he has gathered a huge force. Even if this army fails, as long as he continues to lie dormant, in a few years How scary would that be?”

These words shocked Chai Shao, and a thoughtful look appeared in his eyes.

If Wang Xun hadn't reminded him, he would have really ignored Li Chengdao's age. You must know that Li Chengdao is too young!
The champion Hou Huo Qubing defeated the Xiongnu with 17 horses when he was 19 years old. At the age of [-], he was sealed as a wolf.

Li Chengdao is more terrifying than Huo Qubing. Huo Qubing died at the age of 23, so the future is unknown. And if Li Chengdao continues to develop like this, what will the future look like?
It is foreseeable that Li Chengdao will definitely lead Datang to an unprecedented height.

Seeing Chai Shao's expression, Wang Xun looked around, then lowered his voice and said, "General, why don't you also vote for your grandson?"

Chai Shao was shocked and said angrily: "Nonsense! You are crazy!"

"I'm not crazy."

Wang Xun lowered his voice and continued, "My grandson originally had [-] elite soldiers. Now he has taken Weizhou without any effort. Not only has his military strength not been lost at all, but he has also absorbed famous commanders like Li Jing and more than [-] troops. The situation is now over." Done!" "Although King Qin still has hundreds of thousands of troops in his hands, if Taisun attacks, will those troops listen to Taisun or King Qin?"

"Taishun has 20 elite soldiers and is famous himself. General, can you really defend Luoyang? If you can't, you will be a traitor!"

"And don't forget, general, that the grandson is the crown prince, and the King of Qin can only be the King of Qin!"

Wang Xun's last words shook Chai Shao's mind greatly, and he couldn't help but have a trace of cold sweat on his forehead.

Yes, the grandson is the crown prince and has a legitimate title, but the King of Qin... can only be the King of Qin.

Thinking of this, Chai Shao was a little shaken and couldn't help but ask: "Then what should I do now? Do I want to follow Li Jing's example and lead his troops to join the grandson?"

"Of course, but Li Jing has already led his troops to surrender. If the general wants to show his sincerity, he might as well put away the weapons of the [-] remnant troops who fled to Luoyang and keep them under surveillance. At the same time, Cheng Yaojin will be tied up and presented to the grandson. It depends on the grandson's fortune."

"To the outside world, it is said that he has responded to the grandson's call, abandoned the secrets and turned to the bright side, eliminated the traitorous king, cleared the emperor's side, and mobilized the people in the city to welcome the grandson. This can also avoid criticism from outsiders."

Wang Xun methodically advised Chai Shao, and finally urged: "General, Taisun's troops will arrive in Luoyang soon. You need to act as soon as possible!"

After hearing this, the last trace of hesitation in Chai Shao's heart disappeared. The so-called power of role models is powerful. Loyal ministers and righteous men like Li Jing have voted for Li Chengdao, so why not have him one more?

"Okay! I will do what you say!"

Chai Shao nodded resolutely and agreed with Wang Xun's plan.

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In the following days, Chai Shao followed Wang Xun's plan and ordered people to spread the news in the city that Li Jing had surrendered to his grandson and that Li Chengdao was about to come to the city to attack Chang'an, while at the same time encouraging fishing boats.

Sure enough, as soon as the news spread, people all over the city were in an uproar.

Who doesn’t know Li Chengdao’s reputation nowadays?Even the famous general Li Jing turned to Taisun, which shows that Taisun is really his destiny!
In this case, do they, Luoyang, want to resist Taisun's King Qin's army?

Suddenly, rumors spread all over the city, and some people even began to think that Chai Shao should follow Li Jing's example and join Li Chengdao instead of resisting Tai Sun's King Qin's army.

After successfully provoking the fishing boat, Chai Shao then took the military power of the [-] troops from Cheng Yaojin in the name of rectifying the city defense.

Cheng Yaojin was reckless by nature and was far less careful than Hou Junji, so he handed over the military power without much thought.

If it were Hou Junji, he would definitely be suspicious of this. It is a pity that Hou Junji returned to Chang'an.

All this went so smoothly that Chai Shao felt a little incredible, and at the same time it also strengthened his idea of ​​​​taking refuge with Li Chengdao.

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(End of this chapter)