Chastity Layman 2

Chapter 114 Unbearable
In the Lizheng Hall, Guanyin's maid saw her husband returning with a pale face, and sat down on the couch without saying a word.

"Erlang, but what's wrong?"

Li Shimin raised his head and looked at his concerned wife, "Guanyin maidservant, do you think this Turkic invasion will be defeated alone?"

"Why did Erlang say that?"

"Gu made a plan before, and wanted to fight the Turkic Jieli Khan with 20 horses under the city of Chang'an, but today the palace heard Wang Gui's reminder, and suddenly became worried. What if I can't win?"

Li Shimin has led the army for many years, and it is not without defeat. When he conquered Xue Ju, the overlord of the Western Qin Dynasty, he encountered the biggest defeat in his life, the defeat of Qianshuiyuan. The Tang army was almost wiped out in that battle, and the eight generals were captured.

Although the imperial court later declared that the battle was not the responsibility of the King of Qin, because he was suffering from malaria at that time and was unable to command the army, Liu Wenjing was appointed to command the army instead.But in fact, although he did not command that battle, Tang Jun was trapped outside for a long time, even if he was not sick, he would still lose if he couldn't find a decisive strategy.

After that battle, Li Shimin conquered Liu Wuzhou, pacified Wang Shichong, defeated Dou Jiande, and defeated Liu Heitai. He was invincible.

However, he commanded several battles with the Turks since then. Although there were small victories, he did not achieve a decisive victory. The Turks were no better than Liu Wu, Zhou Wang Shichong and others. He lived through the tragic situation of being besieged by soldiers.

Shortly after the Li family raised troops from Taiyuan and entered Guanzhong to establish the Tang Dynasty, the Turkic army went south and invaded Taiyuan.Even now, it has been nine years since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, but every year the Tang Dynasty has to pay tribute to the Turks in gold and silver, in order to achieve peace on the border.

In this way, the Turks continued to enter the bandits year after year, and they led troops into the country to plunder at every turn. They attacked Zelu several times and entered the heartland of Hedong and Hebei.

Guanyin's servant did not expect her husband, who was always confident, to suddenly have such self-doubt.

She approached her husband and gently kneaded his shoulders and neck.

"The concubine is only a woman in the harem, and she doesn't understand the affairs of the previous dynasty. But she also knows the military strategy and strategy. She should ask the opinions of the generals in the court, especially the front-line generals. Why didn't Erlang send envoys to ask Qin Qiong of Liangzhou and Li Jing of Lingzhou? , Bingzhou Li Shiji and other opinions?"

"If, I mean if, if they also feel that they can't win this battle alone, what should they do?" Li Shimin turned his head and asked his wife.

"If everyone thinks they are not sure, then don't fight."

"Do not hit?"

"At that time, Liu Bang, the emperor Gao of the Han Dynasty, was also surrounded by Baideng. Liu Bang was trapped in Pingcheng and climbed the mountain for seven days and seven nights. Later, he escaped from the danger by adopting Chen Ping's strategy, and finally made an alliance with the Huns. For the boundary, rest and recuperate, and finally defeated the Xiongnu in the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty!"

Li Shimin sighed.

"At the beginning of the Taiyuan uprising, my father and I borrowed troops from the Turkic Shibi Khan. After that, the Turkic demanded more and more gold and silver rewards. Later, I even saw that the Tang Dynasty had the tendency to unify the Central Plains, not to mention the covenant. Invasion, Liu Wuzhou, Gao Kaidao, etc. have all received the open support of the Turks, in order to end the chaos in the Central Plains as soon as possible, my Tang Dynasty has been forbearing, and I have been patient with the Turks' rudeness for nine years."

Li Shimin gritted his teeth and said, "For nine years, the Turks have been oppressing in every possible way."

"Erlang, if you are not sure, why don't you hold back for a few more years? Gou Jian, the king of Yue, will try his best to conquer the country of Wu, won't he? The three thousand Yue Jia will eventually destroy Wu, and the Baier Qinguan will eventually belong to Chu. I have endured it for nine years. Why not endure it for a few more years?"

Li Shimin gritted his teeth, "I'm not reconciled!"

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Luoyang, Beimang Mountain.

Qin Lang took Luo Tong up to Beiman Mountain to worship his father.

This is the first time Luo Tong has seen his father's tomb. In the past, he only worshiped his father in the Mengzhou Temple.

"Taipinglang, kowtow to your father!"

The young Luo Tong ran to worship, and Qin Lang's adopted son Li Cunxiao also kowtowed.

"Xingjian, you also come to kowtow."

Qin Lang greeted a seven-year-old child, that child was a tiger-headed child, a few years older than Tai Pinglang, but similar to Li Cunxiao.

He was Pei Renji's son and Pei Xingyan's younger brother that Qin Qiong had repeatedly told Qin Lang to look for. After passing through the Zhen Fusi's net, he was finally found in Weizhou, north of Luoyang.At that time, one of Pei Renji's personal soldiers took him to escape from Luoyang and ran to the city and countryside of Hanoi, Huaizhou. Soon he died of illness, and Pei Xingjian was raised by his relatives.

The man didn't know that this child was the youngest son of Pei Xingyan, a great general of the Sui Dynasty. He just thought it was the child of his relatives, and several years passed like this.If the Zhen Fusi hadn't searched for it with all his strength, came to the door through some clues, and finally confirmed it through a Pei Renji relic worn by the child, I am afraid that he would really have grown up there since then.

A pot of Guogong wine and a stick of incense.

Pei Xingyan and Luo Shixin, the fierce generals of the world's [-]-strong enemy back then, are now reduced to a pinch of soil on Beiman Mountain.It is said that there are the most graves on Beiman Mountain, and countless emperors and generals have been buried, but the history is like smoke, how many great achievements of emperors and generals are still passed down in the world.

After worshiping, go down the mountain.

In the city of Luoyang, Ah Huang was busy selling some of the horse slaves brought back from Youzhou. Luoyang was the capital of the Sui Dynasty. Very lively.

Lost its position as a political center, there is a hidden tendency to become the economic center of the world, where gold, silver, money, silk, grain, and goods all gather here.

The good goods that Qin Lang and the others brought were very popular.

Hearing Ah Huang's excited report, Qin Lang felt a little disappointed.

"Sanlang, His Royal Highness's oral order is for you."

Li Shimin couldn't wait for Qin Lang to return to Beijing, so he simply sent someone to look for him on the road.

It was still Zheng Xuanli who came to announce the decree. This guy is now reduced to the Secretary of the Secretary Department, a cold bench in the Qingshui Yamen, and is always sent to run such drudgery.

After listening to the edict, Qin Lang fell into deep thought.Li Shimin sent Zheng Xuanli here day and night just to ask his advice on fighting the Turks.

"Ask me for advice?"

Qin Lang smiled wryly, "The minister's suggestion is nothing more than soldiers coming to block, water coming and earth flooding, if he wants to fight, he will fight!"

Zheng Xuanli looked at Qin Lang, "Is this the answer from Duke Yi?"

"Well, that's right, just this sentence, you tell His Highness the Crown Prince for me. Let me add another sentence, peace cannot be bought with gold, silver and silk, peace can only be obtained by fighting."

Zheng Xuanli nodded, solemnly took a pen to write down these two sentences, and showed it to Qin Lang. Qin Lang nodded, and he sprinkled some incense ash on the ink, then closed it and poured hot wax Stamp the seal.

"His Highness explained that he saw Duke Yi, and urged Duke Yi to return to Beijing as soon as possible, saying that Duke Yi is needed in Chang'an now."

After finishing speaking, Zheng Xuanli didn't dare to stay, turned around and went out to ride his horse, and rode back to Chang'an.

Three days later, the dusty Zheng Xuanli handed over the letter to Li Shimin.

After opening it, Li Shimin couldn't help but chuckled.

"Young people are still full of vigor."

These days, Li Shimin not only sent people to ask for advice from the generals, but also issued an order to the prince. All the officials in Chang'an need to submit their suggestions, and even ask the governors, governors, and county magistrates in other places for advice. Write a letter.

All the officials had their lists like snow, but what impressed Li Shimin the most was a letter from Ma Zhou, the chief secretary of the Zhenfu Department. The crown prince who is the regent, must focus on the overall situation in everything, and said that the most urgent task of the country now is to care for the strength of the people and recuperate.

This memorial made him interested in Qin Lang's seventh-rank subordinate, and he sent someone to carefully investigate his experience of color injection, knowing that Qin Lang is away now, and he is mainly responsible for assisting Qin Yong in presiding over the suppression department. He is in charge of daily affairs, and this person has good ability, and he manages the Zhenfu Department in an orderly manner.

Ma Zhou also presided over the construction of the bell and drum watchtower system in Chang'an. Outside the original Wuhou Street Shop, many tall bell and drum towers were built, with bell tower sergeants placed on them.Instead of sending orders to open and close the city gates by Marquis Wu on patrol, we use bells and drums to send orders. The sound of the drums opens the city gates and square gates. The signal transmission between the watchtowers made the speed of message transmission many times faster in the huge capital of Chang'an City. He even designed the city gate to enter from the left and exit from the right. Regulations, so that the Chang'an city gate and the order on the streets are very good.

Li Shimin specially summoned Ma Zhou to meet him, and after an hour-long interview with him, he praised Ma Zhou even more.

"This Qin Lang picked up a drunk from the Wuhou street shop, and he is so talented, it's amazing."

One called for beating, but the other said not to be beating, but both of them had a reason for what they said.

Picking up a pen, Li Shimin personally wrote a prince's decree, granting Ma Zhou, the governor of the town, to serve on duty under the door. This is also a temporary errand, similar to Qin Lang's back door walking, that is, to let Ma Zhou wait under the door at any time See, for consultation with the staff.

It is extremely rare for a small town Fusi chief to be so favored by the prince.

"Send someone to urge Qin Lang again. What time is it? You're still walking slowly on the road, and you actually started doing business along the way. It's outrageous." Li Shimin called Zheng Xuanli and asked him to go to Luoyang to urge Qin Lang again.

Zheng Xuanli complained endlessly in his heart, but he didn't dare to disobey, so he reluctantly complied.

In Luoyang City, Qin Lang once again saw Zheng Xuanli who was thin and walking with his legs crossed. After hearing Li Shimin's oral instructions, Qin Lang left immediately.

On July 29th, Qin Lang finally returned to Chang'an City. As soon as he entered the city, he went to Pingkang Fang's house to meet Yu Xiao before he arrived, but the envoys from the Eastern Palace stopped him halfway.

"His Royal Highness knows that you are returning to Beijing, and calls you to come in immediately."

"How about I change my clothes when I get home?"

"No, the prince wants you to come in immediately."

Qin Lang sighed and had no choice but to follow to the East Palace.

As soon as he entered the East Palace, he was led into the Xiande Hall by the servants.

(End of this chapter)