The Passionate Guns of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 405
His gaze temporarily shifted to Bingzhou.Li Shimin took the initiative to invite Ying to fight against Yang Yong, but Li Yuan couldn't find any excuses. Instead, he asked Prince Li Jiancheng to send troops, and asked Qin Wang Li Shimin to inspect farmland, water conservancy and other livelihood issues.

Li Shimin was a little puzzled by his father's arrangement. He asked for orders several times to send troops in two directions, and led his own troops to attack Yang Yong's Henan and Hebei, so that Yang Yong could not care about his head and tail, and he could pacify the world as soon as possible.But Li Yuan still found excuses to prevaricate him, and Li Shimin did not dare to resist the order after all.

Even though Li Shimin didn't leave the capital, he was always paying attention to major events in the world.Prince Li Jiancheng fought smoothly at the beginning. 20 troops crossed the Yellow River, and even several states and counties near Ketong Pass. The Pei family and his son were killed. Li Shimin was very excited when the news came.

However, the good times didn't last long, and Li Jiancheng was defeated very quickly. He encountered Xu Maogong and Qin Qiong's men in Weinan, Yu Chigong was captured, and the state and county he gained was taken by Yang Yong's army. situation.

After Li Shimin heard the news, he was calm on the surface, but his heart was on fire.He planned to ask for orders to send troops again. At this moment, the Shandong battle report came. Liu Heita and Xu Yuanlang joined forces. They got the support of Turkic and Mohe. Going out of Changbai Mountain, killing people and stealing goods, attacking the city and plundering land, Yang Yong's men and horses retreated steadily. Liu Heitai captured Dezhou, Licheng, Tai'an, Wuyang and other prefectures with the momentum of the wind and clouds, and proclaimed himself emperor in Licheng, and established the Han Dynasty. east country.

Li Shimin's eyes lit up, and he felt that this was a good opportunity. He could send troops to Shandong. Whether it was the Eastern Han Army or Yang Yong's rebel army, he planned to deal with it together.After seeing his father and explaining his intentions, Li Yuan's face was still watery: "Shimin, we had a bad start. The crown prince defeated Yang Yong to no avail, so we confronted each other in Tongguan. The long-term war made people's livelihood miserable, and the people suffered unspeakably. The father is considering the matter of letting the prince withdraw his troops."

Li Yuan sighed at this point, and then said: "Now there is another Han Dongguo, this black man is not easy to mess with, plus Xu Yuanlang and Gao Kaidao, two thorny helpers, Liu Black 闼 are like fish in water, and more importantly, there are Turks and Mohes behind them. Right now, our Tang Dynasty has just established a country. If we make too many enemies and use troops in several ways, the people will be exhausted and their careers will be exhausted. Defeat is not far away, this matter is still a long-term plan."

Li Shimin saluted upwards and said: "Father, the emperor has learned a lesson. Do you just let Liu Heitai toss around under our noses? Raising tigers is a danger. Once Liu Heitai becomes a climate, it will be difficult to eliminate him. Now, while he is fledgling , dispatching troops to wipe them out, just formed a siege to Yang Yong, the opportunity must not be missed, please think twice."

Li Yuan still shook his head: "The people of the world are wrong. Shandong is Yang Yong's territory. Liu Heita is tossing in Shandong. Can King Yiyong Xiaoyao sit idly by? Let the two of them fight, no matter who wins and who loses, it will consume the enemy First we sit on the mountain and watch the tiger, the snipe and the clam fight, and the fisherman must win in the end, why don't we be a leisurely fisherman who makes money?"

Li Shimin saw that Li Yuan had no intention of sending troops to Shandong at all, so he had to give up again.When he returned to Prince Qin's mansion, he was depressed. He couldn't even figure out what happened to his always wise and decisive father.In the past, he loved and obeyed himself very much, but how has it changed recently, and he shook his head repeatedly at himself, could it be that his strategy is wrong?
Because of his bad mood, Li Shimin asked two counselors Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui to play against each other. He lost to Fang Xuanling in the first game, Du Ruhui in the second game, and Changsun Wuji in the third game.Fang Xuanling said: "My lord's chess skills are so poor today, he must be troubled by trifles."

Li Shimin wanted to have a long talk with these few people, so he pushed the chess piece to express his thoughts and asked the three of them how to get his father to allow him to send troops.

Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui looked at each other and smiled, Fang Xuanling said: "My lord's concern for the country and the people is really a blessing for me in the Tang Dynasty. But don't worry, the time is not yet ripe. There are two ways to go, one is to wait .Liu Heitai will not be able to toss in Shandong for a few days, and Yang Yong will definitely send troops. With Liu Heitai's strength, he is definitely not Yang Yong's opponent. After he is defeated, Yang Yong will definitely attack us. The prince must send troops. The second is peace. It is to unite with Liu Heitai and turn the enemy into a friend. Of course this is an illusion. Our real opponent is Yang Yong. He used this trick to appease Liu Heitai and use Liu Heitai as a gunman , so that only a small amount of troops can be used to pacify Shandong and achieve the goal of attacking Liu Heita and Yang Yong at the same time."

Li Shimin was overjoyed when he heard that, "Xuan Ling is right. Then tell me, should I wait now, or make peace?"

Du Ruhui smiled and said: "My lord, from my humble position, we should make peace. Long live is far-sighted, thinking about the common people, and doesn't want to make too many enemies and consume too much national power. At this time, the prince proposed the road of reconciliation to Long live, and Long live will definitely agree. It can achieve the goal of sending troops to Shandong."

Changsun Wuji clapped his hands in praise.Li Shimin immediately made a decision and decided to seek peace with Liu Heita.At this time, Li Shimin and Li Yuan received the battle report at the same time. Liu Heita sent troops in two directions, and Xu Yuanlang, king of Lu, went south to fight Yang Yong's army. At the same time, he sent Gao Kaidao, king of Yan, to attack Youzhou. Beiping Wang Luoyi was defeated, and Youzhou was in a hurry.

When Li Shimin gave Li Yuan the gift and asked for an order, Li Yuan was a little surprised. At this time, Tang Gaozu was deeply disappointed with the prince Li Jiancheng. With an army of 20, he gave his two most powerful advisers and the titan Yu Chigong to him. He, but for several months since the war against Yang Yong, there has been no progress in the Tongguan matter.It seems that it is almost impossible to expect the prince's military exploits and influence to surpass Qin Wang Li Shimin in a short period of time.

Now that Liu Heita is proclaiming himself emperor, he undoubtedly has another strong opponent. No matter who wins or loses between the two of them, he will become his strong opponent.The so-called sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger is just to prevaricate the second son Li Shimin. This is a sign of lack of strength and lack of confidence. Otherwise, wouldn't it be happy to send troops to kill the two tigers at the same time?
What made Li Yuan even more unbearable was that Liu Heikai was extremely arrogant. He sent troops to attack Yang Yong in two ways and at the same time attacked himself. Luo Yi, the king of Beiping, was defeated.When he was about to release his frozen number one thug, Li Shimin unexpectedly said these few words.

How could Li Yuan not be surprised, and secretly said: "Isn't it Shimin's style to ask Liu Heitai for peace?" Settle the Shandong matter.

Li Shimin was overjoyed after receiving the decree, and returned to the Prince Qin's mansion. He called Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Changsun Wuji, etc., and discussed specific countermeasures. Finally, they agreed on a plan. Li Shimin took Li Yuanba and others to supervise a hundred thousand to Youzhou. Create a high-pressure situation, and then ask Changsun Wuji to represent Liu Heitai as an envoy to negotiate peace.

Li Yuan agreed to this plan. At this time, Pingyang Princess Li Xiuning came to the Golden Palace and knelt down and kowtowed: "Father, wait a moment!..."

(End of this chapter)