"Qu Tutong asked for his life to go west, everyone discussed it, and it was difficult for me to make a decision.

While marching, Xitang was already in sight, Li Yuan stopped slightly, waved his hand to retreat from the entourage, and asked Tang Jiandao, the Chinese scholar who accompanied him.

Tang Jian, whose name is Maoyu, is an old minister of the Northern Qi Dynasty, and his father Tang Jian, the assassin of Rongzhou, is good friends with Li Yuan, so Li Yuan regards Tang Jian as his son and nephew.

And the Tang family came out of the state and was a member of the Jinyang Gate Valve.

Tang Jian himself has been smart since he was a child, familiar with military books, and is also very good in learning, and has a heroic temperament, and likes to associate with heroes, so when he was young, he was very famous in Jinyang.

At that time, he was extremely trusted and reused by Li Yuan, and when Li Yuan went south to Chang'an, he joined the army for the secretary room, and served as the marshal of Weibei Province, Sima and so on.

Later, Li Yuan entered Chang'an, and immediately promoted him to the prime minister's office.

Such a trajectory, at a glance, you can know that it is the confidant of Li Yuan's confidant, and he has always carried the military secrets of the counselor with him.

Originally, according to the original trajectory of this person's life, he should have left Chang'an and led the troops to fight, and he was the ultimate pursuit of the courtiers since the end of the Han Dynasty.

But there was a Li Po in Jindi, and his little wings became stronger and stronger, and he fanned the wind and blew this person crooked.

Of course, for Tang Jian himself, this is not necessarily a bad thing, because this person's military talent really does not match his reputation, and it can be regarded as the late Sui version of Zhao Kuo.

The overall situation is good, but the leader is bad......

Of course, Tang Jian himself would not have noticed this, and his current situation, like many people, was caught in the political struggle in Chang'an and could not extricate himself.

After Li Yuan entered Chang'an, Tang Jian didn't look at the promotion, but it was an indisputable fact that the Jin people were seriously excluded, for example, Tang Jian suffered deeply.

When Li Po fell into Jinyang, Li Yuan was furious and wanted to raise troops to fight for it, and the competition for the choice of the coach was very fierce, and Tang Jian was very loud, but in the end it was Li Shentong who won.

After Li Xiaogong lost in Shu, someone had to lead troops to aid Shu, Tang Jian tried his best to fight for it, but Li Shimin deserved it.

Then begged Xue Ju father and son, Tang Jian was a foil again, first Li Shimin served as the commander of Shu Zhongxing Taishangshu, broke Xue Rengao, Li Shimin returned to the dynasty victoriously, and took over as Li Shimin's candidate for military power in the northwest, Tang Jian did not fight for Qu Tutong.

Finally, when Li Po hit the edge of the Yellow River, Li Shimin also suffered, Li Yuan finally relented, and ordered Tang Jian and Li Shenfu to garrison Feng Yi together to defend Li Ding'an.

But a few days later, Li Shimin killed Dugu Huaien, and almost immediately became the target of public criticism, Tang Jian has always been friendly with Li Shimin, Li Shimin discussed with him in private, and asked him to go back to Beijing and speak for himself in the court.

So, Tang Jian returned to Beijing......

Well, it's a rather sad story.

But then again, there must be a reason for what happened to Tang Jian, in addition to the fact that he is a Jin person, his friendship with Li Shimin, the king of Qin, is also one of the reasons.

The old ministers of Taiyuan back then had a lot of friendships with Li Shimin, but look at it now, how many old people are still in the court?

Liu Wenjing was killed, Liu Hongji, Chai Shao and others were out and had not come back for a long time, Liu Zhenghui, Ashina Danai and others were captured, and the eldest grandson Shunde's uncle and nephew, as well as Xiao Yu and others were convicted from time to time.

And people like Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Yu Shinan, Yu Wenshiji, Duan Zhixuan, Liu Shirang, Hou Junji and others are all from the Qin Palace, and the labels are too clear, without Tiance Mansion, they are nothing.

Tang Jian was actually implicated by this, and was not as trusted by Li Yuan as he was at the beginning.

Just like when Yin Kaishan returned to Beijing after recovering from his injury some time ago, Li Shimin always wanted to recommend Tang Jian to temporarily serve as the secretary of the military department, but Yin Kaishan only returned to the court, and he took the position of secretary because of his military merits, leaving almost no chance for Tang Jian.

Therefore, when the words that have always been known from Li Yuan's mouth came out of Li Yuan's mouth, it was actually full of irony in Tang Jian's ears.

It's just that he also knows very well what the emperor wants to hear, but the tragedy is here, he can't help himself now, and he must also be insincere.

He bowed for a moment and said: "Thrifty is a minister, it is not good to talk about military affairs, but the supreme asked, the minister did not dare not answer, the minister thought that the barren land in the northwest, all ethnic groups lived together, and it was useless to take it......"

"However, Shu has a good reputation for Tianfu, and it is the side of Guanzhong, when Qin was rich more than six countries, Shu Han according to it, it can also be counted in the Central Plains, and the former Wei is also based on this, so there is the world of Sui, in this case, why do you want to give up the land and not hairy?"

Sure enough, before the words fell, the wrinkles on Li Yuan's forehead seemed to be a little deeper.

"According to this, Mao Yue also wants to persuade me to transfer the king of Zhao Jun back to Beijing? That...... Who can replace it? ”

In just one sentence, Tang Jian's cold sweat broke out when he asked, in fact, who in the court didn't know that the emperor was not entangled with strategy at this time, but just personnel.

In other words, Qu Tutong's discussion must be put aside, everyone is in Chang'an, but they will not be like the generals in front of the battle, only seeing the fighters in front of them.

Once Qu Tutong moves his troops westward, even if he wins Liangzhou, what can he do? How much energy does it take to appease Zhuhu? From the beginning of the reign of Emperor Wen to the early years of the Great Cause, how many famous generals were played in the northwest.

But look at it now, the northwest is still like that, and there is Liang Shidu next to it...... Therefore, everyone understands that since the Northwest has eliminated the Xue clan, it needs to focus on confrontation, and any major war will be unfavorable to the overall situation.

This can only be a problem that can only be taken into account after the Central Plains is destroyed.

Tang Jian's answer was very slippery, which made Li Yuan dissatisfied, of course, what was even more dissatisfied was that what Tang Jian said maintained a high degree of consistency with King Qin, you must know that you are a Zhongshu squire, not the governor of Tiance Mansion......

Seeing that Tang Jian was silent under his own questioning, Li Yuan snorted and continued to move forward, he was different from others to Tang Jian, and he would not deliberately embarrass him.

But in his heart, he also thought that Li Xiaogong had indeed stayed in Shuzhong for a longer time, should he really be recruited back? You must know that Li Xiaogong has not done much in Shuzhong, and has gradually been criticized by more and more people, and the generals in Shuzhong have also complained, so it goes on......

Thinking of this, Li Yuan sighed secretly, but it was a pity that his five sons were too young, otherwise it would be suitable to lead the troops on behalf of Li Xiaogong.

It is conceivable that even at this time, the candidate for leading the troops in Shu is in Li Yuan's mind, and he still has to put the word Li on his head, otherwise he will not feel at ease.

Of course, the most uneasy are his two sons.

The crown prince Li Jiancheng has already wanted to return to Beijing, and at the same time recommended Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, to go to Shuzhong, obviously realizing that once he left Zhongshu and the king of Qin returned to Beijing, it would be extremely unfavorable for him.

Li Shimin, the king of Qin, was not idle, although he did not say it explicitly, but the intention of entering Shu by himself had already been revealed, and it was estimated that it was not good, and he also wanted to get the prince Li Jiancheng to go to Shuzhong, which was good.

This was a strategy set last year, and it was also a sign that Li Tang's center of gravity wanted to shift to the southwest, causing all kinds of discomfort, and even paying much less attention to the fierce enemy of Jindi.

Li Yuan had a lot of things in his heart, but the battle for the storage position involved the candidates for the generals of the various armies, but Li Yuan had to brace his spirit and deal with it carefully.

Filled with worries in front of the West Hall, he walked up the stairs, and there was a heavy footstep in the distance, and Jiang Baoyi, the general of the Zuo Wuwei who was wearing a helmet and armor, came in a hurry, and beat his chest to salute when he got close.

"Please forgive the supreme for the sin, the king of Xiangyi County sent an urgent report from Feng Yi, the early dynasty has just passed, the chiefs of the various departments are not there, and the ministers are ......"

Hearing that it was Li Shenfu, the king of Xiangyi County, Li Yuan had already chuckled in his heart, waved his hand and said, "Come in and talk about it in detail." ”

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Needless to say, Li Shenfu sent someone to report to Chang'an urgently, because there was an abnormality in Jindi, and he noticed it.

This is not good news for Li Tang, he has been defeated one after another in Jindi, not to mention the loss of troops, Li Tang has been beaten a little frightened, otherwise, there will be no discussion of shifting the center of gravity to the west.

According to Li Shimin, the king of Qin, Li Ding'an is already full-fledged, and it is difficult to take it lightly in a hurry...... In fact, it also represents the views of most generals in the army.

At this time, there are fewer and fewer people who mention Li Ding'an's words about Li Ding'an, such as those who are from a low background, a noble wife, a rebellious thief, etc., and wise people often unconsciously give a certain amount of respect to a strong opponent, and no one will deliberately belittle such an opponent unless necessary.

Because that would only make you look stupid, not someone else.

And the mystery of the world's strife, you come and go, and the gate valve clan has always stood tall is that you don't easily offend those who may become your masters, otherwise, there are many tragic examples that can be used as a lesson from the past.

Therefore, unless there is a deep hatred, or when you show loyalty, no one will use vicious words to attack the princes in public, because if you are not careful today, then tomorrow you may be wiped out.

Towards Qin and Twilight, half-hearted...... In this way, this is the best portrayal of most of the nobles in the world.

And Li Shenfu's urgent report actually didn't have much significance, because the two families had heavy troops by the river, patrolling back and forth, and spies were not allowed to go deep into each other's hinterland.

In other words, Li Po didn't know what was going on here in Li Tang, and now Li Yuan didn't want to get any useful news from Jindi, after all, this was not the time for Li Yuan, the king of Tang, to spread his reputation and everyone was looking forward to it.

There are still three or two kittens in Jinyang who want to run thousands of miles, which is already good, and there is no need to expect a Jindi lord like Pei to gamble on the fate of the family, just to report to you.