Reborn Tang Emperor Li Chengqian

Chapter 490 Preparation
"Your Majesty! The most urgent task is to immediately dispatch new candidates to replace Xiao Siye and others to continue to suppress the rebellion. I am worried that the Eastern Turks will invade the hinterland of our Tang Dynasty." Pei Xingjian said.

"Your worries have come to fruition!" Li Chengqian said.

"Your Majesty's meaning?" Pei Xingjian said, shocked in his heart, did the East Turks move so fast?

Xiao Siye's troops have just been defeated, shouldn't they take the opportunity to rest and collect the remnants?
"Not long after Xiao Siye failed to suppress the rebellion, he received an urgent report from Dingzhou."

"The Dingzhou governed by my uncle Huo Wang Li Yuangui has been harassed by the East Turks!"

"Dingzhou is short of troops. It was King Huo's witty plan to set up an empty city plan for the East Turks, scaring off the East Turks, and Dingzhou was spared."

"King Huo knew that the situation was urgent, so he specially ordered someone to hurry up and send an urgent report back, asking for support." Li Chengqian said.

After the Eastern Turkic army attacked Xiao Siye and others and defeated them, they immediately gathered up the remnants and directly sent troops to attack Dingzhou.

The East Turks controlled tens of thousands of troops, and they marched to Dingzhou with great momentum.

The troops in Dingzhou City were empty, food and grass were in short supply, and when they suddenly heard that the Eastern Turkic army had arrived, people were panic-stricken, and everyone discussed countermeasures.

Some people advocated abandoning the city and fleeing, abandoning Dingzhou City, who made Dingzhou City short of major generals, how could they beat tens of thousands of cavalry from the Eastern Turks.

Some people advocate sticking to the city and reporting to the imperial court, waiting for reinforcements. Dingzhou is the territory of the Tang Dynasty, and no inch of mountains and rivers can be lost.

In the end, it was Huo Wang Li Yuangui who stood up, resisted all opinions, and decided to compete with the East Turks, posing an empty plan for these barbarians.Huo Wang Li Yuangui ordered the whole city to open the gates and put down the flags.

The Eastern Turkic soldiers approached the city, saw the open city gate, and the flags on the city wall disappeared. The Eastern Turkic general suspected that there was an ambush inside, and was too frightened to advance, but ordered to retreat.

Only then did Dingzhou City be saved. After Huo Wang Li Yuangui learned that the East Turks had withdrawn their troops, he ordered people to build city defenses to prevent the East Turks from coming back to attack Dingzhou City. To Chang'an.

"So that's the case. King Huo is really resourceful. His Majesty should issue an edict immediately to send troops to suppress the Eastern Turkic rebellion." Pei Xingjian said.

"I have ordered Zuo Jinwu General Cao Huaishun to go to Hengzhou to guard Jingxing, and Right Wuwei General Cui Xian to go to Jiangzhou to guard Longmen to prevent Turkic invasion." Li Chengqian said.

"But Your Majesty, just guarding against the Turkic intrusion is only treating the symptoms but not the root cause. If the Eastern Turkic rebellion is not peaceful, the border of the Tang Dynasty will not be peaceful." Pei Xingjian said.

"I know all these things. Originally, I thought that Xiao Siye and others could put down the Eastern Turkic rebellion, so the imperial court didn't make much preparations."

"Now we need to replace the chief general to counter the rebellion, and we need to mobilize the government soldiers, food and grass, etc., and that doesn't take time."

"Sending the two of them to guard against the Turks is just an expedient measure! It will buy more time for the imperial court to dispatch troops and make more adequate preparations."

"This time, the Eastern Turks must be completely wiped out, so that they have no chance of making a comeback." Li Chengqian said.

Dispatch of troops and generals, requisition of food and grass, and other matters all take time. Xiao Siye failed to counter the rebellion, and the imperial court did not make too much preparation before.

If you want to send troops again, you can only start from scratch, recruiting troops and horses from various places, allocating food and grass, etc.

"Your Majesty has far-sighted plans. I don't know who His Majesty intends to appoint as the marching commander to lead the troops to quell the eastern Turkic rebellion?" Pei Xingjian said.

"I prefer you, and I want you to be the general to put down the Eastern Turkic rebellion." Li Chengqian said.

"I will live up to your Majesty's entrustment. If you don't put down the Eastern Turkic Rebellion, you will not return the court." Pei Xingjian saluted.

"Get up first! At most one month, the army will be able to assemble. When the time comes, you will lead the army." Li Chengqian said.

"I obey the order!" Pei Xingjian said.

"That's it for today, you should prepare well, and send troops to Monan in a month's time to pacify the Eastern Turks for me." Li Chengqian said.

"No! I will leave!" Pei Xingjian saluted and withdrew.

"Everyone! Your Highness, the Crown Prince, please see me!" Not long after Pei Xingjian left, Crown Prince Li Jue came to see the Emperor.

"Let him in!" Li Chengqian said.

"No!" The eunuch took the order to retreat, and Prince Li Jue walked in from the outside.

"My ministers see the father!" Crown Prince Li Jue saluted Li Chengqian with his arms crossed.

"Why are you here? Did you come to see me?" Li Chengqian asked Li Jue as he sat obliquely, with his arms resting on the armrest of the chair to support his body.

"Father! My son just heard that the father issued an order to exile Xiao Siye and others to Guizhou." Li Jue asked.

"That's why you came here, that's right! I have issued an edict, and the edict has been issued, what exactly do you want to say here?" Li Chengqian asked.

Li Chengqian had already guessed that Li Jue came to him because he wanted him to recover the imperial edict, to intercede for Xiao Siye, Hua Dazhi, and Li Jingjia.

If this is the case, Li Jue will disappoint him too much, and he will have to consider whether to change the prince.

"I implore my father to take back the imperial edict. Although Xiao Siye has committed some crimes, he is not guilty of exile. Moreover, the Eastern Turkic rebellion has not yet subsided. It is an ominous sign to change generals before the battle..." Li Jue said loudly .

Li Jueyue said that Li Chengqian's face became more and more gloomy, he could see that this prince was actually tricked to such an extent.

"Enough! Because of the arrogance of Xiao Siye and others, how many soldiers and horses did our Tang Dynasty lose? They could have gone back to their hometown to reunite with their relatives, but now they died because of the negligence of the general."

"Because of the mistakes of Xiao Siye and others, Dingzhou almost fell. If it weren't for your uncle Huo Wang Li Yuangui, Dingzhou City would have been captured by the Eastern Turks long ago. You still want Xiao Siye to take the blame and meritorious deeds. It would be very kind of me not to kill him. !"

"For the Eastern Turkic rebellion, I will send another person to lead the army."

"As for you, let me go back to the East Palace immediately. From now on, I will be banned from the East Palace. Without my permission, you are not allowed to leave the East Palace for half a step. Go back to your East Palace and reflect!" Li Chengqian said angrily.

"But father..." Li Jue still wanted to fight for it, after all, Li Jingxuan was already on the same boat as him.

Li Jingxuan's power is strong, so that he can guarantee that he will win when he fights against King Wu's family in the future.

"Get out!" Li Chengqian roared angrily: "Why are you still standing there! Why don't you take the prince back to the East Palace?"

Li Jue felt aggrieved when Li Chengqian yelled at him like this, his father actually let him go.

"His Royal Highness! Please don't embarrass your slaves!" The eunuchs immediately stepped forward and bowed.

"I will go by myself!" Li Jue roared, turned and left the main hall, returned to the East Palace, and sent a message to Li Jingxuan.

After the prince returned to the East Palace, the gate of the palace was immediately closed and no one was allowed to visit.

(End of this chapter)