lazy tang

Chapter 257 Li Yuan's Decision

"Take it, it's like summoning souls." Li Yuan looked at the long Wan Min Zhe, and waved his hands helplessly.The servant hurriedly folded Wanmin away.

Li Yuan couldn't help feeling a headache. The first name on the Wanmin fold was Li Jiancheng, and the second name was Li Shimin who had just made great contributions.With these two masters as the base, it would be strange if those scholars and Qingliu didn't rush forward.Even if you don't have some national sentiment and patriotism, if you don't join in the fun under such circumstances, it is really a waste of time to be an official.

So the so-called Wanminzhe actually became a collective petition.This made Li Yuan, the newly appointed prime minister, scratching his head quite a bit. Even a blind man could see the Turkic cavalry who charged for Li Yuan in the Battle of Hedong.Now Kang Jiaoli is in the city of Chang'an, with his eyes closed and refusing to admit it, and openly covering up the murderer who killed the Turkic Khan's son.No matter where you say it, it's a bit unreasonable.

Kang Jiaoli took the Turkic Khan's document and asked Li Yuan to hand it over.Here is a petition of all people with one heart and one mind, and within a day, Li Yuan's mouth was blistered with worry.

"Pei Jian, tell me what to do with this?" Li Yuan anxiously folded the collected Wanmin onto the table, and the thick stack can be used as a book.Even though he entered Chang'an City, Pei Ji also became a minister.But Li Yuan still habitually referred to Pei Ji as Pei Jian. To some extent, this represented favor.

"You ask me what to do! Hehe! Tang Gong, uh...Tang Wang. The old man's name is also on that book, and the ranking is still very high. The problem now is that you can't have both, and you want the morale of the people. You can't care about the feelings of the Turks. If you want to care about the feelings of the Turks, you can't consider the morale of the people. Hey... Mencius said: Fish, I want it; bear's paw, I want it. You can't have both , Those who give up the fish to take the bear's paw. Life is also what I want; righteousness is also what I want. You cannot have both, and those who give up life to take righteousness. Life is what I want, and what I want is what I want For the living, so I don’t try to get it; death is also what I hate, and what I hate is worse than the dead, so I don’t get rid of it.”

"Okay... I don't have time to listen to you drop your book bag here. If you have anything to say, just say it. Kang Jiaoli is still waiting for Gu's reply outside." Li Yuan interrupted Pei Ji impatiently. To this loach-like old guy, Li Yuan is very familiar with it.He must have made up his mind about the glyph now, but it's just not easy to say it clearly.

"All the way from Jinyang to Chang'an, the hearts of the people have not completely settled down. At this time, the prince must show the style of a tough monarch. Otherwise, once we lose the hearts of the people, we will be defeated faster than the Sui Dynasty. After all, The Sui Dynasty used to have millions of soldiers. The profound background can make that prodigal son toss for a while. But what do we have?
The soldiers were only a patchwork of [-] soldiers, and far more prefectures and counties along the way surrendered than conquered.We can occupy Chang'an, which is actually the result of people's desire.Otherwise, one city and one county will be beaten down, even if we are copper-skinned and iron-skinned, we will be exhausted on the road.How could it be possible to enter this Chang'an City?
Now even the eldest son and the second son are supporting to protect Xiong Kuo Hai.Once the prince really handed over Xiongkuohai to Kang Jiaoli, he might become a loner immediately.The consequences are unimaginable! "

After listening to Pei Ji's words, Li Yuan sat there silently.Indeed, the Li family has relied on the morale of the people to get to the present.Once he lost the hearts of the people because of Xiong Kuo Hai's incident, everyone thought he was a softie like Li Yuan and Liu Wuzhou, and became the dog queen of the Turkic people.The sturdy Guanzhong people would never like such a puppet leader.At that time, I will lose everything.Li Yuan couldn't bear this consequence.

"Water can carry a boat and capsize it. You should follow the trend when sailing the boat! If you force against the trend, the boat capsizes just a matter of time." Seeing that Li Yuan's eyes were flickering, Pei Ji added another strong medicine.

"My lord, no!" Just when Li Yuan was about to change his mind.Liu Wenjing, the chief historian of the Tang Palace, hurried into the study.

"Here comes the Zhaoren, let's take a seat." Liu Wenjing is the middleman between Li Yuan and Turkic, and in the army is the marching commander Shi.What's more, the Turkic Khan was moved, and the general Kang Jiaoli was sent to reinforce.In the Battle of Hedong, it was the sturdy Turkic cavalry that broke Sang Xian's army.Let Sang Xian's attack on the camp fall short.It can be said that, except for Li Shimin.Among the courtiers, Liu Wenjing deserved the most credit.

Liu Wenjing also got Kang Jiaoli's words, so she hurried into the Tang Palace.In his eyes, things like national honor and national integrity are all farts.In the eyes of Liu Changshi, who has been actively demanding progress all the year round, the Turkic people cannot be offended.

"My lord, let alone Kang Jiaoli stationed in Chang'an with [-] elite cavalry. If we refuse to hand over Xiongkuohai, Jinyang will be very dangerous. Mayi has been occupied by Liu Wuzhou. If the Turks fully support Liu Wuzhou. Just relying on Jinyang's pitiful defenders, can you defend it? Your lord, Jinyang is your land of prosperity!"

After Liu Wenjing said this, Li Yuan began to hesitate again.Jinyang is too important, it is his base camp.After Jinyang raised troops, Li Yuan took almost all the horses he could take away.In Jinyang now, there are only a few thousand old and weak soldiers stationed symbolically.If Liu Wuzhou wanted to attack Jinyang, it would be too easy.Mayi is too close to Jinyang, and it is impossible for him to return to the army for rescue.

More importantly, the family members of the people I brought out from Jinyang are still in Jinyang.Even including Li Yuan's own family members, Li Yuanji, who was left behind in Jinyang in name, was just a teenage doll.If you want to rely on him to resist the fierce Liu Wuzhou, it's better to expect a sow to climb a tree.

I am in Chang'an, if my old nest is copied.The wives and children were looted by the Turks, which was a huge crisis.At that time, what I will face will be the mighty Turks.This is an opponent that the Li family cannot defeat now.

Li Yuan stood up and paced around the study restlessly.Now he is caught in a dilemma again, and the two subordinates he relies on most have different opinions.Li Yuan felt that his mood was even more irritable than when he saw Wan Minzhe just now.

"Report to the lord, the Turkic general Kang Jiaoli is asking to see you." The servant entered the door and reported.

Li Yuan had a headache for a while, and he hadn't reached a conclusion yet.Over there, Kang Jiaoli has already come to his door, how to deal with this Turkic general with outstanding military exploits.

Pei Ji suddenly looked at Liu Wenjing with a half-smile, stood up and said to Li Yuan, "Since Kang Jiaoli has come, let him go to Yunhao. As long as Yunhao is willing to make friends, we have no objections. "

"Pei Jian, don't talk nonsense, Yun Hao has just returned to Jinyang. Now there are only thousands of old and weak soldiers in Jinyang City. How could he be Kang Jiaoli's opponent!" Li Yuan looked at Pei Ji dissatisfied, and there was anger in his words.This is Pei Ji, if it is another person.If you say such things, you will definitely be eaten alive by Li Yuan.

"My lord, don't forget. Thousands of old, weak and remnant soldiers are also soldiers. Anyone who wants to take advantage of this kid will suffer a big loss in the end. Besides, Kang Jiaoli only has two thousand Turkic cavalry in his hands. Since he He was able to take Xiuning and kill two thousand Xiaoguo of the Sui army overnight with a few hundred soldiers. Why couldn't he rely on thousands of soldiers to kill Kang Jiaoli's two thousand cavalry?
We have paid each other, if Kang Shaoli loses the battle.You can only think of yourself as a bad horse, a lame sheep and a thin camel, which has nothing to do with us.Turkic Khan, I'm afraid I'm too embarrassed to ask for someone again.As for Liu Changshi's worries, it seems reasonable.Then we will bring all the relatives of the soldiers to Guanzhong, even if Jinyang is lost, it doesn't matter.Let's just stay in Guanzhong.

In recent years, the population in Guanzhong has been withered, and many lands have been barren.Just use the barren land to reward those meritorious soldiers.The soldiers now have land and settled down in Guanzhong, so they will work harder in future battles.Why not do it? "

After hearing Pei Ji's words, Li Yuan's eyes lit up.Pei Ji was right, it was not easy to get cheap from Yunhao.It is not impossible to help Li Xiuning weave an army of tens of thousands of people out of thin air, and rely on Jinyang City to defeat Kang Shili's sharpness.

When Liu Wenjing heard Pei Ji's idea, she couldn't intervene anymore.This solution seems to be the only solution.According to the rules on the prairie, revenge for one's own family is to be done by oneself.However, by doing this, Li Yuan made the decision to evacuate Jinyang and move all his forces to Guanzhong.It is impossible for Li Yuan not to bleed a lot this time if he wants all these Jinyang clans to move to Guanzhong.

But in the long run, this migration is still a wise move.The north of Shanxi belongs to the plain, which is very suitable for Turkic cavalry to gallop.After losing Mayi, there is no barrier in the north of Jinyang.Instead of letting the people live under the blade of the Turks, it is better to move to Guanzhong.After the land is distributed, they can live and work in peace and contentment.With more land reclaimed, the imperial court can collect more taxes.

"Well! This is feasible, but we can't help that kid at all. Supervisor Pei, you should immediately prepare enough armor and weapons, especially a lot of strong crossbows. This kid likes to use strong crossbows most in battle. In addition, let Duan Zhixuan bring five hundred Xuanjia troops to support. This way, it should be almost the same."

Li Yuan thought for a while, and then said to Liu Wenjing: "You try to delay Kang Shili for a few days, and if you can delay it for a few days, you can delay it for a few days. If you go on the road one day later, it is also to buy a day for Boy Yun. It is the middle of winter. First day. The Turkic people should be sheltering from the wind and snow in Dongwozi at this time. If there is no plan in advance, it will be difficult for even the Turkic Chanyu to gather them together quickly.

When the spring begins, the horses that have survived the winter will lose fat, and the horsepower of the Turks will weaken.This is also the most unsuitable season for Turkic cavalry to fight.If you want to attack Jinyang, you can only rely on Liu Wuzhou or wait until next autumn.In this way, we have close to a year.Evacuating Jinyang is still no problem. "

Li Yuan quickly made a decision on whether it was the hero of the generation.Compared with the Turkic issue, Li Yuan still values ​​internal stability more.Not long after the Li family occupied Guanzhong, they must give the people of Guanzhong a tough impression.Only the Li family who dared to face the powerful enemy will be loved by the people in Guanzhong, and the Li family will be able to gain a foothold in Guanzhong.

"No! This subordinate will do it now!"

"No!" Seeing Li Yuan's decision, Liu Wenjing and Pei Ji immediately bowed and retreated to work.They knew that Li Yuan was a man who made decisions before acting, and acted resolutely.Once he's settled on something, it's best to do it according to his wishes.Otherwise, it would be ugly to die.

After sending Liu Wenjing and Pei Ji away, Li Yuan immediately summoned Kang Jiaoli who had been waiting for a long time.

Kang Jiaoli had been waiting outside for a long time, but his temper had already grown impatient.If it weren't for Liu Wenjing's comfort before going in, she would have turned her face a long time ago.He didn't believe that Li Yuan dared to kill himself in Chang'an.Although he only brought two thousand cavalry, behind him stood the entire Ashina family, the powerful Turkic Empire.

In front of the various forces in the melee in the Central Plains, the Turkic people are well-deserved behemoths.Together they are no match for the Turks, but they look like this now.The Turkic people can easily kill any of them, not to mention the Turkic people also raised the dog Liu Wuzhou.As long as they are upset, the Turkic people can let the dogs bite people.

"Kang Jiaoli sees the Prime Minister!" Although he was full of anger, Kang Jiaoli still saluted Li Yuan.

"So it's General Kang Jiaoli, come to sit and serve tea!" Li Yuan said affectionately when he saw Kang Jiaoli.It was like seeing an old friend whom I hadn't seen for many years.

"I don't know how General Kang Jiaoli can live in Chang'an? If there is any inconvenience, you can talk to Gu. You have come thousands of miles to help Gu enter Chang'an, and this love is still the leader." Seeing Kang Jiaoli sitting down, Li Yuan said, asked with a smile.

"Prime Minister, Kang Jiaoli is here to ask you. When will the murderer who killed Jablo be handed over to me? If the Prime Minister does not allow it, it is no wonder that Mo will personally lead soldiers to Jinyang to arrest him. .”

"Oh, it turned out that General Kang Jiaoli was talking about this matter. Since you said it, let's do as you said." Li Yuan said lightly.

Someone stuffed a pillow when he really wanted to sleep. Originally, Li Yuan was still thinking about how to express his words to Kang Siaoli.Unexpectedly, the reckless Kang Jiaoli said it himself.Immediately, Li Yuan came to push the boat along. Since you said so, then we will do as you said.

Kang Jiaoli was a little confused, he still didn't understand what Li Yuan meant.Looking at the calm Li Yuan, he said suspiciously: "Your Excellency, the Prime Minister, what Kang Jiaoli means is that I will go to Jinyang in person to take down the murderer who killed Jablo."

"Yes! That's right! That's right, you go to Jinyang and take down that Xiong Kuo Hai. Gu Wang agrees, you go!" Li Yuan looked at Kang Jiaoli strangely, this guy seemed to understand some problems.Could it be that he didn't understand what he said?Kang Siaoli speaks quite standard Chinese, and such a thing should not have happened.

Seeing that Li Yuan didn't seem to be joking, and didn't drink any tea, Kang Jiaoli clasped his fists and said, "So, Kang Jiaoli is leaving."

"see a visitor out!"

(End of this chapter)