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Chapter 813 Xiao Yu betrayed Tang
Xiao Yu didn't speak after hearing this, and was silent for a while and said: "Even you are under suspicion, it seems that I, Xiao Yu, are really in a place of suspicion. I can't stay with Li Tang any longer."

"Uncle, what do you mean?"

Xiao Yu waved his hands and said, "I think I am the son of the emperor of the Liang Dynasty, the younger brother of the empress of the Sui Dynasty, the current Shangshu Zuo Pushe, and the son-in-law of the emperor. I also fell into this field. Since Li Yuan, Li Shimin doesn't want me Now, I will go to the State of Zhao. It has not been a day or two since the people from the Department of News and Information of the State of Zhao begged me for a day or two, and Empress Xiao has also written to me many times, urging me to surrender to Zhao and to ensure my prosperity for the rest of my life. How is it? Nephew, are you willing to go with me?"

After hearing what Xiao Yu said, Xiao Deyan immediately said: "Uncle, my nephew has exactly this intention. Now that Li Tang is in decline, it is really too difficult to expect Li Shimin to turn things around. Although this person has Xiang Yu's courage and Liu Bang's strategy, but Li Chongjiu was also a hero at the time, not to mention that Zhao Guolian has eliminated the Turks and Goguryeo, and relieved the worries in the north and the east. Now as long as Lin Shihong is leveled, the world will be divided into two out of three. Next is the time to use all our strength to fight against Li Tang. I think this In the First World War, Li Tang was more fortunate than good."

Xiao Yu stroked his beard and said: "That's exactly the case. My betrayal is meaningful in this way. I just wanted to see Li Shimin's face when he learned that Zuo Pushe, the Minister of the Dynasty, took refuge in Zhao Guo. This is also the reason why the Li family father and son did not reuse me as a result of."

When Xiao Yu said this, he showed hatred.

Xiao Yu made his decision that night, and the next day he asked the court for leave and went to the outskirts of Chang'an to visit graves.On the way, Xiao Yu was picked up by people from the Rumor Department and suddenly left Chang'an for Zhaodi.

The news of Xiao Yu's rebellion against the Tang Dynasty was not concealed for long. The first person who discovered Xiao Yu's disappearance was a clerk from Shangshu Province. After learning that Xiao Yu did not return to Chang'an overnight, he immediately reported to Li Shimin.

Li Shimin was furious when he heard the news. While blocking the news, he sent people to arrest Xiao Yu.

But how could it be possible to hide the disappearance of Zuo Pushe, the Minister of the Dynasty, by blocking the news.Gossips kept breaking out, especially after Chang'an sent people to the Weishui River and the Yellow River to seize them along the river, the news leaked even more.

Many officials in Chang'an have heard the news that Xiao Yu rebelled against Tang and surrendered to Zhao, and even the prime minister of the dynasty betrayed Zhao, which is really a big deal.The more you cover it up, the more you can't hide it. This shock in the court is like Zhao Guo Wen Yanbo, Wei Zheng, and Wang Gui surrendered to Li Tang.

The shock at Li Tang's court was not small, not to mention that Xiao Yu, as the prime minister, had grasped a lot of Li Tang's secrets, and this time he surrendered to Zhao.Li Tang's domestic situation was revealed in front of Zhao Guo without any concealment.Everyone in Li Tang's court must be in panic now. After Xiao Yu surrendered to Zhao, which one of Li Tang's officials can be trusted? Everyone is in danger at this moment.

In addition to the fact that Li Yuanji, Xiao Yu, and Xiao Deyan surrendered to Zhao, Li Tang officials don't know who else will announce the surrender of Zhao tomorrow.The officials lived in fear, but on the surface, under the maintenance of Li Shimin, the city of Chang'an still maintained a stable appearance.

Under this seemingly stable situation, the fuse of the Xuanwumen Incident, Yang Wenqian himself, officially announced the rebellion in Gyeongju.

This news, like dry wood ignited by a raging fire, immediately ignited the situation in Li Tang Hexi.

In the Hall of Liangyi, Li Shimin was sitting beside the dragon chair, and the dragon chair beside it was empty, but everyone knew that it was impossible for Li Yuan to come back and sit on the dragon chair at this moment, so Li Shimin beside him was already the helm of Datang .

The lights in Liangyi Hall were brightly lit, and Li Shimin's confidantes were all playing to Li Shimin.

Fang Xuanling said to Li Shimin: "Duan Decao, the governor of Yanzhou, and Li Yuan, the king of Lujiang, refused to obey His Royal Highness's edict, and the news of returning to Chang'an was also quietly spread in the court. , but did not publicly express the intention of rebellion. But Yang Wengan raised his troops to rebel openly. The banner he played was to raise troops to kill His Royal Highness, avenge Li Jiancheng, and welcome His Majesty back to take charge of the Tang Dynasty!"

Li Shimin said: "Yang Wengan is ignorant and ignorant. I have nothing to say about such a person. I sent an order to worship Hou Junji as General Zuowuwei, send troops to attack Yang Wengan, and then send Lingzhou governor Yang Shidao to attack from Lingzhou. Pinching attack. We must act vigorously, wipe out Yang Wengan, and make an example to others!"

Du Ruhui said: "His Royal Highness is wise, Yang Wen's rebellion is purely unwise. The land of Qingzhou is no better than Qingzhou where Duan Decao is located, and Hedong where Li Yuan is. The power of Zhao State here is beyond reach. If this rebellion can be wiped out quickly , Li Yuan is also a deterrent to Duan Decao."

After Fang Du and Du two finished speaking, Gao Shilian pinched his beard and said: "His Royal Highness, there is one more matter. At present, many people in the clan have accused you of killing brothers during the Xuanwu Gate change, although His Majesty has tried his best to make it back But there are still many people in the clan who resist."

Only Gao Shilian, Li Shimin's half-uncle, dared to say this to him.No one else dared to mention Xuanwumen in front of Li Shimin, not even Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui.

Li Shimin said: "Father learned the lessons from the previous Sui Dynasty and refused to trust outsiders. He only used the clan as generals, so he promoted Li Shentong, Li Shenfu, Li Daoxuan, Li Xiaogong, Li Yuan and others. This is cronyism. Among them, apart from Li Xiaogong, which one is really capable, and Li Yuan actually opposes Gu. Such a clan, Gu doesn't matter!"

Hearing what Li Shimin said, Fang Xuanling and others persuaded: "Your Highness can't say that, no matter what, these clans are all relatives of His Majesty, if you don't trust them, who else can you trust?"

"Gu Pian doesn't trust them," Li Shimin said, "In Tiance Mansion, people like Hou Junji, Changsun Wuji, Duan Zhixuan, Zhang Liang, Cheng Zhijie, etc., whoever's salary will not be ten times higher than them, don't mention them. There are famous generals like Chai Shao, Yang Gongren, Liu Hongji, and Zhang Gongjin in the Tang Dynasty, all talents are ten times better than them, why should they control the military power. Only use talents on their own merits, and never rely on cronyism. , we should get rid of them all and let talented people be generals!"

When Li Shimin said so, the generals of Tiance Mansion present all showed gratitude. This is the monarch they deserve to be loyal to, and they have lived up to their full support in Xuanwumen.

And Fang Xuanling praised it from the bottom of his heart, this is the best strategy, Li Yuan maintained the current Tang Dynasty by reusing the clan, Li Shimin now came to power by usurping power, of course he can't use Li Yuan's team, of course he must use his trusted Tiance Mansion The general is the general, to take over the military power.

That's why Li Shimin planned to abolish the military power of Li Shentong, Li Shenfu, Li Daoxuan, Li Xiaogong, and Li Yuan.Although among these people, Li Shentong strongly supported Li Shimin's ascension at the beginning, but Li Shimin was determined to replace him and let his trusted generals take over the military power.

(End of this chapter)