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Chapter 399 North-South Combined Attack (Part [-])
Jincheng Palace in Leshou City, Hejian County.

The palace of Xia Zhu Dou Jiande is located.

Dou Jiande likes simplicity and dislikes extravagance, so even if it is a royal palace, the Jincheng Palace is very simple to repair.The main palaces are for generals and ministers to live together.He just lived in the palace with Empress Cao, and together with a dozen servants who served him, he lived in only a few rooms.

In the heavily fortified palace, Liu Heita, who was wearing armor, walked towards the palace with breezy footsteps.

"Greetings to King Xia!" Liu Heita clasped his fists heavily.

Dou Jiande, who was wearing a dragon robe with wide sleeves, was pacing and discussing matters with several ministers.In the first year of Emperor Kaihuang, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty served Huang, appointed Huang as the honor of Shangfu, and established it as a permanent system.Therefore, in the etiquette system, the emperor's dragon robes were all bright yellow, which lasted for thousands of years.

When Dou Jiande proclaimed himself emperor, he followed the example of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty and wore a bright yellow dragon robe.

When he saw Liu Heita, Dou Jiande laughed and walked down from the hall.

Dou Jiande is 46 years old this year, thick hands and feet, dark complexion, but with thick eyebrows and big eyes, he is a typical Yanzhao man.

Dou Jiande walked up to Liu Heitai, stood still and looked up and down, suddenly punched Liu Heitai on the chest, and said with a smile: "You boy, I just came back after sending you three envoys. Do you have to turn Youzhou upside down?"

Liu Heitai also punched back, and said carelessly: "I just felt that the fight was not enjoyable, and I was going to see if Li Chongjiu was really that good, but King Xia hurriedly urged the general to withdraw his troops, so the general had to come back. gone."

Dou Jiande pointed to Liu Heitai, and said: "You are still such a bad tempered person. Yuhuaji has occupied the Liyang Warehouse. I was planning to seize it, but you suddenly started a war with Youzhou. If the two armies go to war in an all-out way, you are equal to Poke a big hole for me, and then ask me to wipe your ass?"

Liu Heitai said: "King Xia, don't worry, I will act accordingly."

Dou Jiande snorted: "What a fart, Yu Wenhuaji is now on a firm footing, I can only wait and see what happens, but it's also good, you can go to Youzhou to beat it, let the other party see my Xia Jun Great, but also good, sit down."

Dou Jiande pointed casually, and he returned to the dragon chair. Afterwards, Song Zhengben, Minister of internal history, Kong Deshao, Guozi Jijiu Ling Jing, Huangmen servant Zhang Xuansu, General Wang Fubao, Gao Yaxian, Cheng Mingzhen, Su Dingfang, etc. , They greeted Liu Heita one after another.

Nayan Song Zhengben saw that Dou Jiande and Liu Heitai were talking just now, they were still chatting like friends as before, beating and fighting each other, full of quack air, he was very unhappy watching it.

At the beginning Song Zhengben was only the magistrate of Raoyang County. After Dou Jiande broke through Raoyang, he used the other party as his mastermind. Song Zhengben contributed a lot and even directly advised him many times.

This time Song Zhengben got up again and said directly: "Your Majesty, now that you have proclaimed yourself emperor, you should have the dignity of a son of heaven. Don't be the same as before."

Dou Jiande said unhappily: "What are you talking about, the emperor is not the emperor, there are too many rules, if you didn't say that there is no master in the world, heroes compete, claiming the throne to rectify the name, I would have long since given up."

Dou Jiande flicked up the famous yellow dragon robe on the front, revealing his furry chest, and said: "It's so hot that a bird came out."

As soon as Dou Jiande said this, Dou Jiande's confidants Wang Fubao, Gao Yaxian, Cheng Mingzhen and others all laughed, while Kong Deshao, Ling Jing and other civil servants frowned.

Song Zhengben said seriously: "If your majesty doesn't want to take over the world, then even so, what you said before being a minister is useless. If your majesty wants to compete for the world, please listen to what I have to say."

Dou Jiande immediately said: "Okay, okay, I'm really afraid of you scholars, so... I will listen to you."

Right now, Dou Jiande straightened his clothes, sat upright on the dragon chair, and asked, "Liu Aiqing, tell me, what will be gained from attacking Youzhou this time? If I start a decisive battle with Li Chongjiu with the whole army, can the eight counties of Youzhou accept them?" "

Liu Heikai said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, this time the last attack on Youzhou is to take advantage of the situation. The most elite troops in Youzhou were sent away to attack Hengshan County, so the opponents are all second-rate troops. Although we won, we are not happy." , but I heard that the most fearsome under Li Chongjiu's command are the tens of thousands of hussars on the grassland, so the last general dare not speak lightly."

Liu Heikai looked rough on the outside, but his remarks were very objective, and he did not rashly judge the strength of the Youzhou Army based on the experience of this battle.

Gao Yaxian, Dou Jiande's sworn brother, said: "King Xia, I have met Li Chongjiu before. He also came from a grassland like us. Today, he occupies the eight counties of Youzhou and has grassland horses to help him. He must not be underestimated. Please be cautious when sending troops to attack Youzhou."

Guozi Jijiu Ling Jing said: "But now Luo Cheng has been under the tent for many days, and he vowed to avenge his father Jingbian Hou Luoyi. Now we have this excuse to attack Youzhou, so we have been standing still. It is a pity to miss the opportunity."

"It doesn't matter if you tell the truth or not, the most important thing is to see if our army can capture Youzhou." Gao Yaxian retorted.

Just as the ministers were waiting for a dispute, suddenly one person said: "What's the difficulty? I have a plan to help Your Majesty."

Everyone looked at it as Zhang Xuansu, the servant of the Huangmen.Zhang Xuansu was the household trough of Jingcheng. When Dou Jiande broke Jingcheng, thousands of people in the city jointly signed their names and wished to die for him.Dou Jiande said, if this person is pure and prudent, if he were to be killed today, it would be unnatural.So Zhang Xuansu was entrusted with Huangmen Shilang.

Everyone knew that this person did not speak lightly, and he must hit the mark, so they all listened carefully.Even Dou Jiande couldn't help saying, "Zhang Aiqing, please tell me."

Zhang Xuansu said: "I don't know your Majesty, but Luo Khan in the Turkic area married Princess Yicheng after the change in Jiangdu and made her a worthy matter."

Dou Jiande nodded and said, "What does it matter if you know something about it?"

Zhang Xuansu said: "The Turks have peeped into the heart of the Central Plains for a long time. Since the siege of Yanmen, the Turks have always pursued the principle of separating the strong from the Central Plains and uniting the weak. In the ninth year of my uncle, Bai Yu, Lingwu County, acted recklessly and united with the Turks in the north. Afterwards Xue He raised his troops from Jincheng and proclaimed himself a vassal to the Turks, and Mo Heduo promised to send troops to help him seize Chang'an."

"At that time, Li Yuan was shocked when he heard about it. He not only bribed a large amount of gold and silk to the Turks, but also ceded Wuyuan and the two counties of Yulin, and cut off the friendship between the Turks and Xue Ju. Wanjia entered the land of Henan, and the land of Hetao was owned by the Turks."

Everyone was secretly angry when they heard it. Taking advantage of the chaos in the Sui court, the Turks took advantage of the opportunity to support various forces in the Central Plains for benefits.Li Yuan is the most typical example. Before the Taiyuan uprising, he became a vassal with the Turks. He also said that after the capture of Chang'an, the land would go to the Tang Dynasty, and all his children, Qianbo, would go to the Turks.

Later, after Li Yuan captured Chang'an, he seemed to intend to break the contract, so the Turks turned to support Xue Ju. Li Yuan saw that he could only make a good relationship with the Turks again. He not only donated money, but also ceded the land, so that Xue Ju was eliminated.However, the Turks took the land of Hetao without a single soldier by using the strategy of separating the strong and joining the weak.

Zhang Xuansu continued: "Before the change of Jiangdu, Zhang Changxun, the prefect of Wuyuan County, and Chuluo's younger brother, Mo Heduo, became sworn brothers. Zihe, as well as Yuyang Gao Kaidao, which was destroyed by Li Chongjiu, were all vassals of the Turks. Of course, the Turks regarded the Sui Dynasty as their first enemy. For example, Liu Wuzhou was named Dingyang Khan by the Turks, and Guo Zihe was Pingyang Khan , and the number of Yang and Pingyang reveals his heart to destroy the Sui Dynasty."

After listening to Zhang Xuansu's analysis, everyone couldn't help but nodded.With just a few words, this person analyzed the Turkic ambitions very thoroughly, just like observing tattoos on the palm of his hand.

Speaking of this, Zhang Xuansu changed the subject and said: "Now that the Sui Dynasty has been destroyed, the Turks can be said to be without a single soldier. Even if the scheme succeeds, at this moment Luo Khan married his brother-in-law Princess Yicheng as his wife." Ke Dun, in fact, wanted to show his favor to the Han people and to the old officials of the Sui Dynasty. I also heard that Chuluo Khan also adopted Zhao Deyan's suggestion to resettle more than [-] Han people attached to him in the north of Wuyuan County, and settled in Dingxiang. The city has set up palaces and officials, and it seems that it intends to establish a Han court to replace the court of the Central Plains."

Speaking of this, Liu Heikai patted hard and said: "This is the ambition of wolves. If the Turkic people are allowed to seize the world, the scene of chaos and chaos will reappear. We Han people are like pigs and dogs."

"General Liu, stay safe and don't be impatient," Ling Jing said, "Your Majesty proclaiming himself emperor is just to help the world and prevent the Turks from gaining access to the land of Hebei."

Dou Jiande said: "The Turks are full of ambitions. Li Yuan occupies a third of the world, but is willing to be a running dog. How can such people save our Han Dynasty?"

Zhang Xuansu said: "Your Majesty can have such a grand plan, and we will do our best to assist you."

All the officials stood up together and said: "We will do our best to help."

Dou Jiande said happily: "Zhang Aiqing continue talking."

Zhang Xuansu nodded and said: "After the destruction of the Sui Dynasty, Chuluo Khan felt that his confidant's troubles had been eliminated and his plan had succeeded. The Turks had no worries about the south for the time being. Now that Princess Yicheng is Kedun, it's just a matter of hope." Shu, expressing the ambition to go south to Zhuolu and the Central Plains."

"At present, the Turks are powerful, and Li Yuan has also unified Guanzhong. If my Daxia cannot unify Hebei as soon as possible, how can we compete with the Turks? We must first secure the interior before we can fight the outside. Youzhou is the backbone of Hebei, and it cannot be controlled by Yanyun. There is no danger to repel the Turks, so our army dare not go south to fight for the world for a day."

Liu Heikai said: "Zhang Huangmen has talked about it, but he hasn't said how to attack Youzhou? Do you mean that you want to join forces with the Turks to attack Youzhou? This is not helping the tyrant."

Zhang Xuansu said: "Li Yuan can unite with the Turks to destroy Xue Ju, why don't we follow suit, not to mention that we don't want to cut him off with gold and silver land, we just need to let the Turks restrain Li Chongjiu's Huaihuang on the grassland, Yuyi Second Town, let him Prairie cavalry dare not go south to reinforce Youzhou. The Turks and Li Chongjiu have always been at odds, so we will agree, and our Xia army will attack Youzhou with another 20 troops. This can be determined in one battle."

Dou Jiande listened to Zhang Xuansu's words, and said: "What you said is very true, if I Daxia and the Turks attack north and south, Youzhou will be destroyed, so I will go in order and send people to contact the Turkic Khan Chuluo."

(End of this chapter)