Late Tang

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When the Lianshi Department and the Diai Department beat Gao Dexin in Jili City to the point where there was only one mountain city left, they suddenly retreated three hundred miles, causing Gao Dexin to breathe a sigh of relief.

When this information was reported to Li Jing, he felt a little regretful.He originally wanted to wait for them to take down Jili Mountain City, and then Li Jing would come with a praying mantis to catch the cicada, with the oriole behind.Now that the cicada is still there, the mantis has already run away, and Li Jing has to reconsider the situation in front of him.

And at this time, Xiaoqisi flew to report that something happened inside Khitan.Yili Jin Yeluyunde, the head of the Diel tribe, was assassinated by Yelu Rude, the son-in-law of Bala Khan, and the position of Yili Jin, who controlled the Khitan army and horses, was about to be replaced.

This gave Li Jing a chance to take advantage of it.

At this time, Wang Pu, the envoy of the soldiers and horses of the Pengri Army, and the lord of Duli City, came to the door.

"Marshal, I think it's not time to send troops to Liaozhong right now, so I should hold off."

Li Jing smiled slightly when he heard this, feeling a little strange in his heart.When Wang Pu was in the capital, he was sharp and sharp, but since he was defeated repeatedly, the edges and corners have been rounded.Although he is currently serving as the deputy governor of the Liaonan Metropolitan Government, the commander of the Japanese Army, and the town lord of Duli Town, he is more than cautious and not aggressive enough in doing things.Like today, it is not his style to come to Li Jing to talk about such a big event as sending troops.

"Why does General Wang think so?"

"Actually, Mr. Wan told me when he came to see me at home yesterday." Wang Pu said, "Mr. Wan said that the Khitans did not capture Jili City, but instead retreated three hundred miles. It was just because they heard that our army was preparing for war. So avoid fighting. And now that Gao Dexin has a chance to breathe, he will definitely call other Goguryeo ministries to come. If we march at this time, we have to fight Goguryeo before dealing with the Khitans. Maybe the Khitans will The person is the oriole in the back. Moreover, I heard that Khitan Yi Lijin has been assassinated right now. Wan Jun thinks this is an excellent opportunity, and there is a possibility of civil strife in Khitan. If we hold back at this time and postpone the time to send troops, Then the Khitans may start their own internal strife. And if we attack at this time, then under our threat, the Khitans may temporarily suppress internal conflicts and turn to the outside world first.”

"What Mr. Wan means is that we are not in a hurry to send troops. Taking advantage of the current situation of the Khitan people, we only need to send a few powerful people to Khitan to add fire to them, stir up internal strife in the Khitan Diela, and even trigger the Khitan rebellion. Civil strife, that is the best situation. Wait until Khitan knows it, then we can send troops to wipe out Liaodong in one fell swoop."

Wang Pu became more and more excited as he talked, but he didn't realize that Li Jing was staring at the glass teacup on the table with his chin pinched.

Wang Wanjun was so smart, Li Jing was sure that no more than three people would know about his sending Li Wei to Khitan.Naturally, Wang Wanjun would not be included among these three people, and the others would never disclose such news.Therefore, what Wang Pu said may really be Wang Wanjun's own judgment.

This woman is really powerful. Living in a deep house, she can actually analyze the situation so clearly and make corresponding countermeasures only by relying on some not-too-confidential information.This reminded him of how many shots the third lady made during the confrontation between Duli Town and Qingni City.

Why are women so smart? Li Jing has a headache.Since returning home, Li Jing didn't know how much she stayed at home during this time.After a month, he has been admitted to the mansion, and now there are seven wives and concubines in the family and seven children under the age of one.Every day is either the children crying, or the wives and concubines vying for beauty and jealousy.Even his time every night is not his own anymore.The seven women carried him behind their backs and negotiated a sleeping schedule. Every ten days, the first three days would be in the main wife's room. After that, each of the six concubines would stay in the room for one night, and the remaining night would be reserved for Li Jing. rest time.

This agreement is said to have been approved by his mother Han, and it is said that this watch was made by Wang Wanjun.

Guiniang, Wan'er, Wang Wanjun, Pei Chenxi, Pei Chenlan, Zhang Huier, Da Yueer, the seven women were divided into several groups. Guiniang and Wan'er had the best relationship. Wang Wanjun, who came from a family background, has a good relationship, but Zhang Huier and Dayueer, the two who entered the door last, formed a group.Only Wang Wanjun seems to be able to talk to anyone. Among the wives and concubines, she gets along best with everyone, and even has a good relationship with Li's mother, the Han family.

Wang Wanjun is a bit too smart, although she gets along well with the whole family, but Li Jing always feels that she gets along well with everyone, it's just a well-covered hypocrisy.This woman who has a beautiful appearance and is clever and close to a demon is simply a fox demon, smart and beautiful, and she can't even tell her anything wrong in her dealings with others.Moreover, the kitchen under the living room he went to, the lady under the bed, the slut on the bed, is simply a perfect woman, being with her is like being drugged.

But there is one thing, Li Jing is faintly wary of her.

This woman is not only smart, but she also seems to be not satisfied with controlling the backyard house. Not only has she overshadowed the performance of her first wife Wang Guiniang, but she is also showing her abilities in other directions.Just like today's incident, this is not the first time she has done this.

Maybe Wang Wanniang did this out of good intentions and wanted to help herself.But she has crossed the line a bit by doing this. She usually makes friends with Li Jing's sisters and the wives of generals in the army. Li Jing doesn't care too much. After all, communication between these women can also enhance the relationship between generals.

But now, Wang Wanjun is no longer satisfied with these things, she has begun to get involved in these major events.

Li Jing was suddenly a little disappointed in Wang Wanjun, did she think she was too smart or too smart?A smart woman should know her duty. Li Jing is not the kind of person who looks down on women, but what Li Jing cares about is the system.

Not in his place, not seeking his government.

Wang Wanjun is nothing but Li Jing's third wife, but she participated in these matters and even advised Wang Pu, this is not what he likes.

Thinking of this, Li Jing interrupted Wang Pu.

"Actually, there are some things I didn't tell you, because they are extremely confidential matters. I have already sent troops to the Khitan side, and I have other plans for sending troops after the autumn. We came to discuss it." At this point, Li Jing relaxed his tone and said, "Your Wan is born smart, which is a good thing. However, we should take care of these military and political matters. You should pay more attention to teaching Wan Jun It’s right to be a good Baoyu, you have to stick to your duty in everything, don’t you think so.”

Wang Pu was startled when he heard this, and immediately understood the meaning of Li Jing's words, as if he was dissatisfied with his daughter.It seems that the daughter's intentions are in the wrong direction. This son-in-law doesn't like women meddling with men's business.

"I'll find Mr. Wan to clarify this." Wang Pu said worriedly.If the daughter really made Li Jing unhappy and fell out of favor because of this, that would be bad.

"Mr. Wan has always been good when he came to the Li family. He respected his mother, served his husband, and raised children. You also know that Mr. Wan gave birth to the eldest son of the Li family. Although he was not the eldest son, he was also the eldest son among the three. You are young, although you only have one daughter now, you will still have another one in the future. I know that Mr. Wan respects Guiniang on the surface, but in his heart he doesn't. Even now, everyone in the mansion only knows the third lady , I forgot that there is a grand lady. There are some things that I don’t want to tell her directly, but I hope General Wang can tell her.”

These words were already a bit harsh, sweat dripped from Wang Pu's face.Today's Li Jing is not the original Li Jing. Now the entire town of Duli is completely controlled by Li Jing, and he has no capital to fight against Li Jing.If the daughter really falls out of favor, the entire Wang family will also be implicated.

"Understood, I will explain it to her properly." Wang Pu bowed his head and stepped back, and shook his head when he went out. It seemed that his daughter hadn't really understood her husband's heart.Trying to use the wrong direction, although Li Jing is young, he doesn't like the imperial palace to interfere in politics.After getting into the carriage, Wang Pu said to the coachman, "Go to the commander-in-chief's residence!"

After Wang Pu left, Li Jing called several counselors from the General Staff Department over.

Marching Staff Officer Li Liang, Jiedu Counselor Jing Xiang, Jiedu Counselor Gai Yu, and Marching Sima Li Zhen.In addition, several main staff members in charge of other aspects also arrived. Secretary Guo Cheng'an, Jiedu judge Li Chun, Jiedu deputy judge Li Rang, Jiedu sub-envoy Cui Zhiyuan, and Jiedu teaching envoy Du Zhongwu all came by order.

For the battle to regain Liaodong, Li Jing didn't have much pressure.

The Goguryeo people in Jili Prefecture are no longer the king of Liaodong who ruled Liaodong for 700 years.The Bohai State, a prosperous country in Haidong, lost control of Liaodong long ago.

What Li Jing really had to deal with were the Khitans, and it was not difficult to recover Liaodong. What was difficult was how to confront the rising Khitan after recovering Liaodong.

Before making this preparation, Li Jing didn't want to rashly fight in front of the Khitan people.

"The commander-in-chief wants to suspend the dispatch of troops, and a certain person agrees!" Li Liang nodded.

Li Zhen also nodded his head: "The assassination caused by the dispute between Yili and Lijin of the Khitan Diela tribe is indeed an opportunity. If we can make good use of it, civil strife among the Khitan people is inevitable. Now, what we have to do is How to make this civil turmoil expand to the maximum and add fuel to them."

Gai Yu said: "Actually, we can use the methods that Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty used to deal with the Turkic people, using the strategy of differentiation, the strategy of separating the strong from the weak, making friends from a distance and attacking the Khitan from a short distance."

"How to say?"

Gai Yu smiled confidently, and said: "At present, the biggest reason for the rapid rise of Khitan is that it is surrounded by four powerful neighbors, the Uighurs in the west, the Tang Dynasty in the south, the Bohai Sea in the east, and the four kingdoms of Silla in the southeast. The weakening of the Khitan has a huge relationship. Even Tie Le, Shi Wei, etc. have weakened a lot. Under such circumstances, the rise of the Khitan has no rivals at all, so this rise is inevitable."

"However, with such a rapid rise, there are still many internal contradictions. For example, at the beginning, eight parts were divided into twenty parts, Sanyelu became seven parts, and Shili became one part. In the Ren tribe, Yili Jin, who can control the military power, can only be selected from the Diel tribe for generations. Especially since Yundeshi, the Khitans have owned a large number of prisoners of war and slaves, and expanded a large number of territories. Especially in the Liaohe area After the plains, they began to switch from nomadic to semi-cultivating and semi-grazing, and this change made the Khitan people grow faster."

"The assassination of Yunde this time was not only the result of an internal struggle within the Diela tribe. We should see that Runde was also the son-in-law of Balakhan. Therefore, it can be seen that even the Yaolan clan began to fight against each other. The assassination department, especially the reformists in the Dianabe department, regard it as a huge threat."

"What do you think of Jingxiang?"

"Counselor Gai is right. The conflict between Khitan Khan and Yi Li Jin is not only between the two, but also between the two tribes. The power of the Diel tribe has long surpassed that of Yao. If we can give them more fire, perhaps the internal conflicts in the Diel tribe that broke out because of the assassination of Yun Deshi may be transformed into a struggle between the Diel tribe and the Yaoren tribe."

"The Diel tribe is strong and the Yaoren tribe is weak. In addition, the tribes of the Diel tribe occupy the front line of Liaoxi and Liaohe. If we regain Liaodong, the Diel tribe will bear the brunt of the brunt. Therefore, if we adopt the method of combining the weak and separating the strong , far and close attack strategy, then we can first join hands with the Yaoqian tribe to deal with the Diela tribe. First, beat down the Diela tribe, the strongest in Khitan!"

In this way, Li Jing didn't have to face the entire Khitan, but only faced one Diela tribe.Although the Diel tribe is the strongest tribe in Khitan, no matter how strong it is, it is only one of the twenty tribes.In this way, the pressure that Zhen [***] had to face was indeed much less.

At the beginning, the Sui Dynasty faced the rising Turkic Empire in this way, and finally succeeded in dividing them into two, separating the strong from the weak, splitting and attacking together. The Sui Dynasty only used the smallest force, and kept the Turks in a long-term confrontation between the east and the west. among.

Now, what Li Jing needs is to concoct according to law.

Li Jing nodded, "You may not know that some time ago I sent Li Wei to Khitan to look for opportunities to provoke civil strife in Diela. Of course, his superficial identity is a businessman from the Central Plains. But this kid did a good job. He has already exchanged 11 war horses, 20 draft horses, [-] head of cattle and [-] sheep in Khitan. In addition, during this period, he is still buying war horses, cattle and sheep, various leather goods and ore and so on."

"The first batch of war horses, draft horses and cattle are already on their way. They also built a canning workshop directly in Khitan. They bought cattle and sheep and directly made them into cans and shipped them to southern Liaoning."

This news surprised everyone that there was such a harvest.

"Of course, the biggest gains are not limited to these. The biggest gain is that just ten days ago, Yelu Yunde, who assassinated Yeluyun Deshi, was killed by Yeluyun on the day the Chai Book Ceremony was held to take over Yi Lijin's position. Deshi's second brother's son, Yelv Puguzhi, had his head cut off!" (To be continued.)