Zhangjiaji.

The night was quiet, and a bonfire was rising in Zhang Xun's tent, and he was wearing a big hat, and his face was still a little pale. His health is getting worse and worse. Now I have to drink decoction every day to fall asleep, otherwise I will wake up in the middle of the night with a violent cough.

Behind Zhang Xun, there was a shadow standing, who was none other than his most powerful killer, the ghost shadow.

Zhang Tianai didn't know about the existence of the ghost, and the ghost's light work was outstanding, and Zhang Tianai never found out.

"Ghost, is there any news of Li Mu?"

"Master, someone once saw someone who looked like Li Mu at the junction of Yanqi and Gaochang. It's just that by the time the subordinates arrived, they didn't know where to go. After a pause, the ghost said again: "Master, the subordinates are not doing well, and please punish the master." ”

"Oh, what are you reproaching for?" Zhang Xun smiled and said: "I've been planning for so long, and finally waited for this day, you and my brother, I saved your life, you have to call me a master, I can understand, but in my heart, you are the same as my old brothers, but the eldest brother's life is not long, maybe, it's just an obsession in this life——"

Sighing again, Zhang Xun said: "Now that Datang has become a trend, we have no way to plan at all." The small countries in the Western Regions, most of which are under the control of the Western Turks, are too far away from us, and now the only ones who can plan are Gaochang and Yanqi, Li Mu went to Yanqi, let's plan Gaochang, you tell me what I mean, tell Hou Junji the record under the account to join the army Zhang Yi, he is also my old brother, he knows what to do. ”

The ghost didn't ask anything more, and answered, and the figure disappeared in a flash.

……

Liangyi Palace.

Compared with the excitement of the court meeting in the past, the court meeting at this time is terrifyingly quiet. The news of the border emergency came one after another, and Siyi seemed to be in contact, and they all caused trouble to Datang. Even if Li Shimin is the hero, he can't help but be exhausted.

Now that we are still catching up with spring ploughing, it is the time when the grain and grass are scarce, and at this time, the Quartet is fighting, which damages the vitality of Datang. But ignoring either end is a big hidden danger, Li Shimin has been on the throne for many years, and finally feels a trace of powerlessness - even when he fought the Eastern Turks last year, he has never been so powerless.

"Why hasn't anyone spoken?" Li Shimin looked at Wei Zheng and said, "Wei Zheng, can't you say it?" Tell me, what should I do now? What should this Datang do? ”

Wei Zheng knew that Li Shimin would definitely name him, so he gritted his back molars and stood up, and said: "Your Majesty, the minister is a civil official, and he doesn't know anything about martial affairs, those who don't know can't talk nonsense, the minister's opinion is irrelevant, please ask Your Majesty more about others." Cheng Biting Jin, don't you have anything to say? ”

"Okay, you puppet, you take me with you at this time!" Cheng bit Jin and scolded, but smiled again: "But this time it doesn't matter, the old man is intending to put on a battle!" Your Majesty, you command, my old Cheng's axe is already unbearable! ”

"Cheng Aiqing, you better stay in Gyeonggi. If you leave, who will guard Chang'an City? ”

Cheng Yanjin pointed at Li Xiaogong and said, "The king of Hejian County is here, can he still turn against the sky?" Besides, Your Majesty, you are also a general in battle, what are you afraid of? Your Majesty, it's not that the old minister is too talkative, the old minister thinks it's not a big deal. When Datang fought the country, the conditions were much worse than now, didn't it still fight? There's no reason why after a few years, we won't be able to do it, right? It's still a fart, let's just copy the guy and do it! ”

When they heard this, they rolled their eyes, and said such things, as if they were a rough man. Why is it no different? Don't people grow old? When everyone is like you, a big living donkey! Take Qin Qiong as an example, Qin Shubao made everyone frightened back then, but now he is already bent down. Back then, he had the courage of ten thousand people, and now a young pawn is afraid that he can kill him, can this be compared?

Li Shimin sighed and said: "At this time, I hope that Li Muneng can do it, he has a lively brain, there must be a way, but this kid's life and death are uncertain, and I don't know what is happening now." ”

"Newspaper—"

A janissary shouted and ran in, of course this was unruly, but now the situation was urgent, and nothing was more important than the military situation, Li Shimin specially ordered that as soon as there was any news, no matter what he was doing, he would send it over immediately.

"Dingxiang Flying Pigeon Biography!" The guards presented the letter to Gonggong Gao, who hurriedly handed it to Li Shimin, Li Shimin glanced at it, frowned, and wondered: "What is this thing written by Li Mu, does anyone recognize it?" ”

Suddenly, Li Shimin saw the eldest grandson Chong in the corner, and said, "Chong'er, come and see, did your teacher teach you this?" ”

The eldest grandson Chong walked up and took the letter, took it in his hand, looked at it, and said, "Your Majesty, this is called pinyin, which was invented by the teacher and used to teach young children literacy, and this is what the children of the Salesian Bureau are learning." ”

"You mean, three-year-olds know that?"

The eldest grandson nodded, Li Shimin was a little embarrassed, and said, "Okay, just say what you mean!" Li Mu is really, so he is making a fool of himself, what are he doing with this! ”

"The teacher should be for secrecy." The eldest grandson Chong defended Li Mu, and seeing that Li Shimin's face was a little ugly, he hurriedly explained: "What the teacher means is that he is going to Yanqi to talk to Niqi. The reason for talking to Ni Yi is that the vanguard of the Western Turks was originally a Ni tribe, and they intended to rebel and wanted to join forces with the Tang Dynasty to defeat the Yan Yehu Khan and support Ni He as the Great Khan. If this happens, the Western Turks' plans to advance eastward may be halted. ”

As soon as this remark came out, the ministers were in an uproar!

Isn't that good news? Naturally! Now that Siyi is on the side, if what Li Mu said can really be implemented, then all the crises will be solved. To put it bluntly, Tuyuhun, Xue Yantuo and the like, challenged the Tang Dynasty alone, they didn't dare, but there were Western Turks there, and they also wanted to mix a sip of soup and drink it. As long as the crisis of the Western Turks can be solved, the other crises of the Tang Dynasty will be solved, whether it is Xue Yantuo or Tuyuhun, maybe they will send envoys to Chang'an to explain, and the crisis will not be a crisis.

It's just such a big thing, something that makes the ministers helpless, why is it Li Mu again?

"Oh, that's not the end yet." The eldest grandson rushed to the back of the letter, and said: "This is also the words of General Li Jida, he said that the spies reported that the pass of the Camel Valley collapsed, and some people said that it was done by the teacher, and now the cavalry of the Western Turks cannot cross the Camel Valley at all, and they want to come over, unless they cross or detour, no matter what they do, they can't assemble within ten days, at least they can delay it for another ten days." ”

"Ten days!" Li Shimin's sensitivity to military affairs was unmatched by anyone else present except Li Jing, and he understood after a little thought. Yanqi is less than 700 miles away from Camel Valley and Gaochang, and it takes less than ten days to go back and forth. When Li Mu got in touch and returned to Dingxiang, the Turks would not be able to complete the assembly. Datang has time to prepare, just enough to catch him off guard!

Li Mu, Li Mu, you didn't disappoint me!

Li Shimin was overjoyed, and was just about to praise Li Mu, but when he thought of him and Wang Ou, his face suddenly became ugly again.

"Count his merits and demerits offset, he caused the incident!" Li Shimin snorted and said: "Tell Li Ji and Hou Junji that in this battle against the Turks, they are only allowed to win but not lose, and if they are defeated, they don't have to come back to see each other." ”

"Retreat!"

……

Hou Junji hurried and finally arrived in Dingxiang five days in advance. Although he was of the same grade as Li Ji, he was also the secretary of the military department, holding the tiger talisman given by Li Shimin, so after Hou Junji came, he became the chief general of the Tang Army, and Li Ji retired as a deputy general. Just like when he fought against the Eastern Turks, it was a reason that Li Jing was the chief general and Li Ji was the deputy general.

Li Ji is not a person who fights for credit, he wishes that someone could be in front of him, so that he can not take responsibility. The handover was very smooth, Hou Junji and Li Jing learned the way to govern the army, and they were not completely brave and strategic, and after discussing with Li Ji and others, they decided to make a fraud. used a battalion of soldiers and horses to pretend to be the Western Turkic cavalry crossing the mountain, pretending to be fighting with the Tang Dynasty, leaving the gap behind Gaochang. If Gaochang sends troops to attack, it will cut off its retreat, so that this group of soldiers and horses can not take care of each other, and first annihilate the only bit of Gaochang's family foundation, and see if Tamen dares to face Qin Duchu.

This strategy seems simple, as if it is full of loopholes, but in fact there is nothing wrong with it. Li Ji pondered for a while, and then agreed. That night, a pretended battalion of soldiers and horses left the city early, and in the early morning of the next day, Hou Junji showed a banner and attacked Gaochang in a mighty manner.

The Ju father and son stood on the city wall, looking at the situation below, and their courage was already cracked with fright. The overwhelming number of people and horses, like a torrent of steel, Wu Yang I don't know how many people, and all the people in armor in Gaochang may be less than a fraction of others, if it is not for the city wall is thick enough, it is a matter of people's drums.

"Son, when will these Western Turks come, in a few days, I'm afraid-" Ju Wentai's voice became weaker and weaker, he couldn't sleep for the past few days, and with fear, he was already about to be bedridden. But if you don't see it with your own eyes, you always feel uneasy, so this kind of dialogue is staged every day.

"Father, don't worry, the child has promised a lot of money, even if these Turks have no feelings, just for money and food, they will be willing to die. After all, we are not a good place here, the Turks are nomads, and they don't look down on them, and they won't rely on them. After serving them well, we can be regarded as having a backer, and Datang will not have to be afraid in the future! ”

"Yes......" Ju Wentai still didn't believe it, but he couldn't change anything about the scene in front of him, so he had to sigh silently and was helped down the city gate by his son.

"Wait a minute!" Suddenly, Ju Zhisheng stopped Ju Wentai, who was about to go down, he pointed to the smoke and dust billowing in the distance, and said, "Father, look, isn't this coming?" ”

"Coming?" Ju Wentai was excited and shouted: "If you don't come yet, if you don't come, I'm going to die in a hurry." Open the gates and let them in! ”

"No!" Ju Zhisheng hurriedly stopped and said: "Father, don't forget, the Western Turks are also a potential threat, let's watch them fight first, if there is almost, let's go fish in troubled waters." ”

"Good!" Ju Wentai glanced at it reluctantly, and at this moment, the two teams had already fought.

The 'battle situation' is very intense, but the distance is still very far, and I can't see the appearance of the drama at all. Suddenly, the 'Western Turkic Cavalry' played out turned his horse and fled, and Datang's side immediately chased after him, leaving his back like this.

"W-How?" Ju Wentai was so anxious that he stomped his feet and said, "Such a good opportunity, if you don't rush to kill, wouldn't you miss the opportunity given by God?" ”

"Father, the child is still a little worried."

"What are you worried about!" Ju Wentai didn't care about Ju Zhisheng's thoughts, and gave the order to himself. personally drove the chariot, followed the only cavalry out of the station, and chased straight behind the Tang cavalry.

Perfectly fell into the trap.

ran out for dozens of miles, only to see a roar, and the Tang army, which had been in ambush for a long time, came out together and surrounded Ju Wentai and his party. Ju Zhisheng, who stood on the city wall and saw the whole process, stomped his feet in annoyance, but he didn't rush out, and now he rushed out, just with the people of Gaochang City, he would never be able to resist it, and he would immediately be submerged in the iron wall of the Tang army.

Ju Wentai has been captured!

……

For the betrayer, the emperor may still have a trace of affection, and he can open the net. But in someone's hands, Gao Chang betrayed the Tang Dynasty, especially at this time, everything is fast and simple, Hou Junji and Li Ji agreed that it was useless to keep it, it was better to kill it.

Almost all of the people who came out with Ju Wentai were cut. There was only one messenger left, and Ju Wentai himself. Hou Junji asked Ju Wentai to write a letter, and asked the living mouth who stayed to bring the letter back, stating that he would only give one day to think about it.

The messenger left, and Ju Wentai was imprisoned. And the content of the letter, except for Hou Junji and Ju Wentai, no one knows anymore.

It seems to be so, but in fact, someone knows it.

For example, Hou Junji's advisors.

Hou Junji is Li Shimin's bodyguard, even if he has learned the art of war, he is not a brave and resourceful person, especially after doing the book of the Ministry of War, he has never been good at dealing with copywriting, so he invited several records to join the army in the army, helping him do clerical work while helping him refer to things.

Today's move was put forward by a man named Zhang Yi who joined the army. He said that Gaochang is located in the Western Regions, there are countless merchants, Gaochang has been established for hundreds of years, and there must be a lot of accumulation.

Blackmail is such a despicable word, and now in the context of Datang, it is no longer so despicable. This is all thanks to one person, that is Li Mu, who opened the precedent of this blackmail, and today's situation will be possible.

Hou Junji was indeed moved, not for himself, but in the process of his previous affairs, similar to the budget and later filling the shortfall, he was deeply aware of the importance of money. He needs money, this one, he has to knock it!