In Li Shimin's view, the key to this battle lies in Xiao Guan.

As long as Xiao Guan is not lost, then Bai Yusa can be locked outside the north gate of Guanzhong. No matter how many troops the latter has, no matter how fierce the disaster is, it can only reach Long.

But if Xiao Pass falls, then Bai Yushao's military momentum will be enough to shake the entire Guanxi, and even endanger Chang'an.

"Xiao Guan's side is also not optimistic!"

Wang Ze said in an uncertain tone: "We have more than 100 people stationed in Xiaoguan in Longxi Prison, and the news that came to me over there is that everything is normal. However, a few of the shadows I had privately arranged in Xiao Guan completely lost contact at noon today. ”

Li Shimin and Tang Jian not only glanced at each other, but also saw a trace of horror from each other's faces.

"That's why you stopped me here?"

"Exactly!"

Wang Ze clasped his hands into fists and said, "I can probably guess that Lord Kaifu is preparing to gather soldiers and horses in Xiaoguan." can be lowly graded, and eighty percent of the customs have changed. ”

When he said this, his expression hesitated slightly: "Xiao Guan's town general, named Lou Tai, was once the old department of the late Duke of Chu. But how much is involved between this and the Duke of Chu, it is not very clear how much he is involved. But just to be on the safe side, it's better for adults not to approach for the time being. ”

After all, not far after passing Yinpan County, it is Xiaoguan of Liupan Mountain.

"Lou Tai?"

Li Shimin immediately raised his eyebrows slightly: "Could it be Luoyang Lou's?"

He had no surprise that Wang Ze deliberately mentioned the late Duke of Chu. After all, not long ago, he and Wang Chonggu had just borrowed the hand of this Longxi embroidered general to calculate a palm seal eunuch Gao Shicheng.

But for Lou Taiqi, he was a little confused.

Henan Lou, this is another Xianbei noble surname. In the past, Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty implemented sinicization, and changed some of the Xianbei nobles of Lou's and He Lou's to the Han surname Lou, and took Luoyang, Henan as the county.

This is also one of the eight noble surnames, according to the regulations of Emperor Xiaowen, the Xianbei family of Mu, Lu, He, Liu, Lou, Yu, Ji, Wei eight surnames, and the Han first-class gate valve Cui, Lu, Zheng, Wang four surnames are the same, shall not be awarded the humble official.

However, with the fall of the Northern Wei Dynasty, the Great Sui Dynasty Zhou, the Luoyang Lou clan of that year, was no longer as prominent as the Northern Wei Dynasty.

If this Lou Tai is indeed a person from the late Chu Guogong and was promoted to the position by the latter, then the current Xiao Guan is indeed dangerous.

However, how important is the important place of Xiao Guan's 'four stops'? How could the Son of Heaven hand over such a fortress to a person who cannot be trusted?

However, when he thought of Yang Xuangan, who was now serving as the left servant of Liyang Xingtai, Li Shimin shook his head again, and he couldn't be sure.

"This is not right! I guess although there have been changes in Xiao Guan, those who plot rebellion may not have taken control of this Guan City. ”

Li Xuandao, who had been listening silently, suddenly interjected: "If this Lou Tai is really a person from the Duke of Chu and has absolute control over Xiao Pass, why do they need to get rid of those eyeliner shadows of General Wang Lang so early? If they act in advance, what difference can they make except to startle the snakes? Take another 10,000 steps back and say, wouldn't it be more beneficial for Bai Yusa to deceive the Lord Kaifu into an ambush at Xiao Pass?"

"Indeed!"

Tang Jian's eyes were slight: "They must be planning to take some measures within Xiao Guan, and they are worried that they will be found out by your embroidered guards, so they simply remove these people in advance." ”

"That's true. ”

The embroidered man also woke up Wang Ze, but there was still a little hesitation on his face: "But now it's at least three hours before they clean up my subordinates——"

Tang Jian and Li Xuandao couldn't help but be silent for a while. Three hours is enough time for a lot to happen.

At this time, it is difficult to predict what kind of situation Xiao Guan will be, and it is indeed extremely risky.

Li Shimin thought for a moment, then turned his head and asked Wang Ze: "I heard that more than ten years ago in the Liupan Mountain area, there was also a powerful man from the Liang family, named Liang Tianzhao?"

"Liang Tian recruited his people, and he is indeed quite powerful in the Liupan Mountain area. ”

Embroidered clothes Lang Wang Ze obviously knew the situation of the Longxi generation well, and after hearing this, he replied without thinking: "But this person is actually not a figure in the rivers and lakes, he can only be said to be a local squire and a local tyrant." Because of the Turkic invasion in the eighth year of the emperor's reign, Liang Tianzhao once stepped forward and led the people near Liupan Mountain to fight against the Turks, so he had an outstanding reputation in Pingliang County and was deeply respected by the people of the county. However, after that, Liang Tianzhao has lived in seclusion in the countryside, cultivating at home, and rarely asks about the world again. Now the person in charge of the Liang family has been replaced by his eldest son Liang Xiu. ”

Speaking of this, Wang Ze's brows frowned again: "As far as I know, Liang Xiu and Bai Yusa are friends of eight worships, and the relationship between the two families is extremely close. Most of the things that Bai Yusa sold to the Turkic side were from Liang Xiu. Over the years, Bai Yusao has killed all sides in Lingwu Pingliang, and Liang Xiu has always advanced and retreated with this person,"

"Really?"

In the depths of Li Shimin's eyes, a trace of strangeness flashed, and then he decisively rolled up the map and turned on his mount again: "Please Mr. Luo ride with me, go one step with me first, and the rest can follow." ”

At this time, he actually pierced a few golden needles into the horse's neck, and took out a crimson elixir, and let the mount under his crotch be subdued.

Tang Jian saw it in his eyes, and couldn't help twitching the corners of his eyes: "This is a sweat and blood dragon horse." ”

The three sweaty dragon horses that the Son of Heaven rewarded Li Shimin before, each of which was worth more than 100,000 yuan, were still priceless. But at this time, Li Shimin had no intention of cherishing it, and planned to destroy this BMW to death.

Tang Jian is rich and wealthy, and he is also a horse lover, so he really can't see this scene.

"Time is pressing, I can't care about so much, but fortunately, there are only a few dozen miles away, at most it is just a loss of vitality,. ”

Li Shimin saw that Luo Li had already floated forward and landed on the hind hips of the dragon horse under him, so he wanted to ride forward. But at this time, Zhang Yurou held on to his reins tightly.

There was a slight annoyance in this person's eyes: "Li Erlang, are you going to take risks again? Don't take your life seriously, do you?"

"It's not an adventure, is it?"

A flattering smile appeared on Li Shimin's face: "I am not going to Xiao Guan now, but the Liang family's manor in Liupan Mountain." ”

"The Liang family's manor, but how big of a difference is this?"

Zhang Yurou's eyes were suspicious: "Don't you listen to General Wang Lang say that Liang Xiu and Bai Yusa are friends for eight worships?"

"Of course I know, but even if you are flesh and blood, there are times when you disagree, let alone just cheap brothers who are worshipped?"

Li Shimin said with a smile: "That's the Liang family, and we have some friendships with the Li family." Even if they couldn't convince me, they wouldn't kill me. ”

Anding the Liang family, also known as the Wushi Liang family, this is also a family that has lasted for thousands of years, and was prosperous in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Originated from Liang Yier, the general of the Jin Kingdom, and arose from Liang Tong, the Marquis of Chengyi. He started by sponsoring Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu. After that, only the Liang family had two generals, three queens, and six nobles, and it was the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the five families of Deng, Geng, Yin, Dou, and Ma were called the six major families.

During the Jin Dynasty and the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the Liang family was still a nobleman in the world. The high-ranking officials and famous generals in the clan are endless.

In the world, Anding Liang is still the most prominent surname in the world.

Liang Rui, an important minister during the Kaihuang period, was born in the Anding Liang family.

This is the son of Liang Yu, the Taiwei of the Western Wei Dynasty, who was raised by Yuwentai since he was a child, and at the age of seven he attacked the Duke of Guangping County, and later served as the Assassin of Weizhou, Kaifu Yitong and the Third Division, and was named the Duke of Wulong County. After the Northern Zhou Dynasty Wei, he became an important minister of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, repelled the Northern Qi army several times, and served as Zhuguo, Kozuka Zai, General, and Jiang Guogong. Even the Northern Qi Army Shenhu Luguang has also suffered setbacks in his hands, and he is one of the top five famous generals in the world, on the same level as Wei Xiaokuan.

Later, for some reason, this person tried his best to assist the first emperor on behalf of Zhou. And personally went into battle to help the first emperor defeat Wang Qian, pacify Shudi, and be named the Duke of Dai. Among the founding ministers of the Great Sui Dynasty, he ranked second in merit, and was nicknamed "Xiang". And his son Liang Yang, successively served as the assassin of Songxu Erzhou, the general of Wu Benlang, and the Duke of Dai Guo.

There is also the governor of Bozhou, the governor of the 24 states of the military, Liang Shiyan, the Duke of Yuguo, who is also a famous general from the Liang family. It's a pity that in the sixth year of the emperor's reign, he united with Yu Wenxin, the Duke of Qiguo, and Liu Fang, the Duke of Shu, to plot rebellion, and was killed.

The rest of Liang Yanguang, Liang Mo and others also served as high-ranking officials of the Zhuguo and Shangda generals in the court.

Therefore, this stable Liang clan, although it is not an eight-pillar country, is a top general in the Kansai region who can stand shoulder to shoulder with the martial arts Li clan.

There is some friendship between the two families, which is very common.

But Wang Ze, the embroidered general, dismantled the stage at this time and said: "If you have such a plan, Lord Kaifu, then I think it will probably not work." Although Liang Xiu's father and son were also born in the Anding Liang clan, they are not close to the Liang clan, just like the relationship between Xue Ju and the Xue clan in Hedong. It is said that after Liang Tianzhao led Xiangzi to repel the Turks, the reason why he gave up most of his business and lived in seclusion was because he was suppressed by the late Dai Guogong. ”

"And such a thing?"

Li Shimin's sword eyebrows raised slightly, and a look of surprise appeared in his eyes.

However, after a little thought in his heart, he probably guessed the reason.

knew that this was probably because Liang Rui was taboo in his later years and had to be obscure.

Liang Shiyan, the Duke of Yuguo, failed to rebel, but restrained his own clan, making Liang Rui, who was the governor of Yizhou at the time, also suffer from the jealousy of the first emperor.

Liang Rui is not only a world-famous general, but also a capable minister who knows the interests and the disadvantages, and knows how to advance and retreat, so he immediately chose to retreat bravely. Not only did he repeatedly request to join the court, but he also accepted bribes and ruined his reputation. In his later years, he was sick at home and no longer socialized with people.

Liang Rui, who was the emperor for eight years, was only worried that he could not make the first emperor feel at ease, and when his own family was already in danger, his clansman Liang Tianzhao gathered more than 10,000 villagers to fight with the Turks in Xiaoguan, how could this not make Liang Rui angry?