Chapter 638: Father and Son Have Contradictions
Li Yuzhi felt as if there was a mess in his head, which made him dazed, and he didn't even hear Cui Guangyuan call him repeatedly. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 Fortunately, the driver stopped the car, the body shook and stopped, and Li Yu immediately returned to reality from a state of distraction, seeing that Cui Guangyuan and Huangfu Ke were both looking at him with some surprise, he had to smile awkwardly and did not say anything else.
had already arrived at Taiji Palace, Cui Guangyuan and Huangfu Ke also followed Li Yuyu to get off the car. Only then did Li Yu come to his senses.
"The two of you are also edicted to enter the palace?"
Cui Guangyuan nodded and glanced at Huangfu Ke again.
"Your Majesty ordered the old general to enter the palace immediately, and the subordinates entered the palace for consultation. ”
What was Cui Guangyuan's mouth in order to consult Li Yu didn't think much about it, he only arched his hand absentmindedly, and went first under the guidance of the eunuchs in the palace.
After all, Huangfu Ke and Cui Guangyuan are not as good as King Guangping, and when they watched Li Yu's figure disappear into the palace gate, they said with a heavy heart:
"The imperial historian must not be a princess, for the sake of the long term, it is the right thing to do with the Boling Cui clan or the Fan Yang Lu clan......
These words seemed to be talking to themselves, but they seemed to stop abruptly halfway through. Cui Guangyuan's initial thoughts were purely out of consideration for Qin Jin's future, but after savoring Huang Fuke's words, he suddenly had a creepy feeling, and a terrible thought suddenly jumped out of his heart, but this kind of thought and doubt must not be declared. If it was during the period of the Emperor Taishang, it could lead to death in an instant.
Cui Guangyuan and Huang Fu Ke are old acquaintances, and the relationship is very close, but now when he looks at each other, he feels very strange, is this still the Huang Fu Ke he knows? But then, he secretly sighed, the court treated Huang Fu Ke is really unfair, framing him for rebellion first, killing his family later, if it were not for the army with three sons, I am afraid that now it will be a fate of cutting off children and grandchildren.
Cui Guangyuan even wondered if he would hate the emperor and the obscurity of the imperial court? Years of Confucian orthodoxy made him resist answering this question, and the final result was only entanglement and pain.
However, no matter how much Cui Guangyuan sympathizes with Huang Fuke, he can't comfort him in the slightest, he has the pain of losing his family when he is old, if he puts it on ordinary people, it is not surprising that he is crazy.
Now, he finally understood a little why Huang Fu Ke tried his best to prevent Qin Jin from marrying the royal family.
The foundation of the Shenwu army of Qin and Jin is in Hedong, while the Boling Cui clan is located in Hedong, and the Fanyang Lu clan is located in Hebei. The result of Princess Keshang is just the opposite, the meritorious ministers who marry the royal family, the court will only limit the suppression from time to time, and even the slightest carelessness will lead to the tragedy of extermination.
Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the concubine and the princess have been involved in political struggles, and there are countless deaths and clan annihilations, of course, he does not want Qin Jin to be involved in the troubled waters of the royal battle, but sometimes some things can be avoided if you don't want to.
Until now, Cui Guangyuan was a little surprised, it turned out that the Emperor Taishang had given Qin Jin a marriage early in the morning, obviously there was no kindness behind it. But why is it so positive today?
With Cui Guangyuan's understanding of the Son of Heaven, he trusts Qin Jin and reuses Qin Jin, and he will never make such a mistake.
The two of them stood under the Queen, waiting for the summons of the Son of Heaven, and Li Yu went in for a while, but they still didn't hear from the Son of Heaven.
The Son of Heaven was in the palace, and at this time there were only two fathers and sons, and Li Yu looked at his father with some complaints.
"Father, the son opposes the marriage between the imperial aunt and the imperial doctor!"
Li Heng looked at this always obedient son in surprise, and he was very puzzled why he had such a suggestion.
"Why?"
"The princess is the king, the horse is the minister, if the imperial doctor is influenced by the imperial aunt, won't the great cause of quelling the chaos in the future add variables?"
In the consensus of Li Heng's father and son, the pacification of the An Lushan Rebellion must be inseparable from Qin Jin, at least a large part of it depends on Qin Jin, and now Li Yu sees the marriage between Princess Shou'an and Qin Jin as a potential threat to this consensus, which makes Li Heng feel a headache.
"Your imperial aunt has always been gentle and indisputable, if it weren't for her character, how could I try my best to match?"
After getting this answer, Li Yu was stunned for a moment, he obviously didn't expect that his father had already taken this factor into account. Thinking about the temperament of the imperial aunt again, it is true that as his father said, no matter how he looks at it, he doesn't want those princesses who have a strong desire for power, but his vacillation disappeared immediately.
Li Yu gritted his teeth and said:
"Father knows that people's hearts will not change?"
"Shut up!"
Li Heng shouted at Li Yu, he really couldn't imagine that these words were from the mouth of his most valued son.
The atmosphere between the father and son suddenly became tense, Li Heng was so angry that he didn't speak, and Li Yu was thinking about how to persuade his father to dispel his thoughts.
Li Yu was completely persuaded by Huangfu Ke and Cui Guangyuan that it was indeed not a wise choice for Qin Jin to marry the Son of Heaven, so he had the responsibility to stop it. Therefore, what he holds is a sense of mission, so he dares to contradict Li Heng so contrary to the past.
Li Yu has always been obedient and obedient, but today he repeatedly contradicted Li Heng, Li Heng was angry and strange, silent for a while, and after his mood gradually calmed down, he began to secretly speculate about Li Yu's persuasion.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the old general Huangfu and Cui Dayin are still waiting for Your Majesty......"
After about half an hour, a eunuch reminded Li Heng softly. Li Heng suddenly realized that it was very inappropriate for him to hang the two heroes outside the palace, so he glared at Li Yu weakly.
"You stand down first!"
"Father, please consider the suggestion of the son-in-law!"
Li Heng was noncommittal, only waved his hand tiredly, and Li Yu had to retire when he saw this.
It wasn't until Huangfu Ke and Cui Guangyuan appeared on the palace that a smile resurfaced on Li Heng's face, but this smile seemed a little stiff, and when he looked closely, there was still a hint of distraction in his expression.
"The guilty minister Emperor Fu Ke is safe to see His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty!"
Li Heng didn't wait for the emperor to bow down, he had already got up and ran over quickly, and supported him with both arms.
"Why does the old general claim to be so self-proclaimed? You are the hero of my Tang Dynasty and my Li family, come and sit down and speak!"
The Son of Heaven was so courteous, Huangfu Ke was a little moved, and thanked him again and again excitedly, and then sat down separately with Cui Guangyuan. At this time, a palace person brought the freshly brewed tea soup, and the room was immediately filled with a soaking aroma.
However, the three monarchs and ministers don't seem to have any intention of drinking tea, and they all have their own thoughts.
Li Heng summoned Huangfu Ke into the palace to consult about the war in Hedong. He knew the news of Huangfu Ke's fiasco in Hedong, but now was definitely not the time to investigate the crime of defeat, on the contrary, Li Heng not only did not intend to investigate, but also intended to reuse it. Taizong once had a precedent of "making merit worse than making one's work." He agrees with that.
"What is the strength of the Hedong Shi Siming rebels?"
Huangfu Ke had long expected that the Son of Heaven would inquire about the war in Hedong, so he had a draft early in the morning.
"Your Majesty, Shi Siming's rebel army is strong, and it is difficult for the Tang army to face the enemy head-on, so it has lost ground by successive losses. ”
Although Li Heng had already learned about the basic battle situation in Hedong, he was still shocked and disappointed when he heard it from Huangfu Ke. Therefore, I can't help but show a little worry.
But I heard Huangfu Ke say again:
"Your Majesty doesn't have to worry too much, the rebels rely on the prosperity of the soldiers, and the Tang army is not completely unreliable, the terrain of Hedong is complicated first, enough to top millions of armor soldiers!"
As soon as these words came out, Li Heng couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
"In the eyes of the old general Huangfu, when will the war situation in Hedong take a turn for the better?"
This is a question that everyone wants to know, but it is not easy to answer, because it is difficult for anyone to guarantee the outcome of the war. However, after pondering for a while, the emperor replied categorically:
"Lao Chen thinks that the combat strength of the Shenwu Army is still above Shi Siming's rebels, but the troops are too scattered, and there are only more than 30,000 people guarding Hedong, if the main force is in Hedong, Shi Siming will be defeated even if he has 150,000 elites!"
In the final analysis, the elite troops are still stretched, but these words are already the greatest comfort to Li Heng, at least it can be guaranteed that the imperial court has the strength to fight against Shi Siming's rebels, so that it will not be without the ability to parry. Huangfu Ke fought even more with the rebels than Qin and Jin, so Li Heng also had great trust in him.
Huangfu Ke said again:
"How the war situation in Hedong will develop, the old minister also believes that eighty percent will depend on the victory or defeat of the imperial court's eastern crusade! If Tokyo is defeated in a battle, Shi Siming's rebel army will be defeated without a fight, and if the success is successful, Hedong will face a north-south attack, and the situation will be critical!"
In the past year, Hedongdao has been like a nail, stubbornly nailed between the chest and abdomen of the rebels, and the rebels have long wanted to get rid of it, so Shi Siming, the number two person in the rebels, personally went out and planned to fight and succeed. However, the war in Hedong lasted for half a year, from winter to spring, and then it was a stalemate south of Taiyuan.
Speaking of a new tactic used by the Shenwu Army in Hedong, Huangfu Ke immediately gained momentum.
"Guerrilla art?"
Li Heng was very curious, so he couldn't take his eyes off and listened with relish.
Taiyuan Mansion to the north of the city is lost, but the vast countryside and mountains are an excellent ambush place, the Shenwu army is reduced to zero, frequent attacks and harassment, if the rebels concentrate the main force to attack, then all retreat into the mountains, provoke the rebels are overwhelmed, and even dare not go out of the city, so they have to nest in the city.
After the rebels got the big cities of each county, they had to divide their troops to defend them, and the cities had to communicate with each other, so the small group of people of the Shenwu army often appeared here, and even killed and injured more than 20,000 traitors and Hu soldiers in half a year.
These 20,000 people have been made up of dozens or even hundreds of gains.
At this point, Li Heng couldn't help but raise his questions.
"Even if there are 20,000 captures, won't Shi Siming be forcibly recruited from among the people of Hedong?"
Huangfu Ke shook his head and smiled:
"Of course he wants to, but there is nothing to do!"