Cheng Biting Jin sent Liu Wenjing, who offended him, to the road of nine deaths, and the other generals in the secret room were all afraid, and hurriedly thought carefully about whether they had offended this plague god in the past, and if there were, they must immediately make amends, lest they let him be harmed like Liu Wenjing's fool for a while. engulf

If the threat to the north is solved, then the problem of insufficient military horses will be solved by the way. As long as they can befriend the Turks, they can exchange money with them and exchange their goods for Turkic horses. Therefore, at that moment, Li Yuan prepared a generous gift, and personally wrote a letter with humble words, handed it to Liu Wenjing, and asked him to bring it to the Turkic Shibi Khan to test Shibi Khan's attitude.

Li Yuan wrote the letter, and instead of sealing it immediately, he handed it to Li Shimin on the side, "Let's refer to each other and see if it's appropriate!" For Li Yuan's approach, Cheng Yanjin was greatly admired in his heart, worthy of being an old fox, that is, Gao Ming, this time, not only let everyone bear a charge of colluding with the Turks, no one can stay out of the matter, but also take the opportunity to buy people's hearts: Look, such a confidential letter Lao Tzu also let you see, you are still not grateful to Dade and serve desperately?

When the letter arrived in Cheng Yanjin's hand, he opened it and saw Li Yuan writing on it, "Fang is in chaos today, and the emperor is trapped in Yangzhou." I want to lead the army and bring the emperor back to Beijing. And made peace with the Turkic clan, following the story of Emperor Wen of the previous dynasty. If the Khan is willing to go south with me, I hope that the army will not harass the people; If you are only willing to make peace, then I will also send the goods obtained from the battles along the way to the Khan, I don't know what the Khan wants? ”

Handing the letter to the people around him, Cheng Yanjin admired Li Yuan very much, he was worthy of being a person who had seen strong winds and waves, and he was capable. The purpose of Li Yuan's alliance with the Turks was to consolidate the rear and protect the safety of the old nest, and he did not want the Turkic army to really go south. Shibi Khan and Yang Guang have always had a grudge, so naturally it is impossible for Li Yuan to take Yang Guang back, doesn't that make him uncomfortable?

Because of this, Li Yuan falsely claimed that he wanted to take back Yang Guang, in fact, Li Yuan's real purpose was the second article, hoping that the Turks would agree to live in harmony, so that even if the Turks did not send troops, Shibi Khan would be able to reap the benefits. With Li Yuan's thoughtfulness and Liu Wenjing's eloquence, there is no reason why things will not be impossible. At that moment, many officials gave Li Yuan a thumbs up and praised one after another. Only Liu Wenjing didn't say a word, her face was pale.

Perhaps because he couldn't see Liu Wenjing's face now, Li Yuan immediately sent someone to escort Liu Wenjing and asked him to leave immediately. As soon as Liu Wenjing left, everyone dispersed. Now whether the army can be successfully raised depends on whether the Turks can form an alliance. Cheng Yanjin is very unhappy with the fact that he pins his hopes for success or failure on others, but the current situation is like this, and he can't help it. Fortunately, Bingzhou is not far from the Turkic camp outside the Saiwai, and you can go back and forth in ten days, so Cheng Yanjin waited patiently.

However, the days of waiting have not been idle. First of all, Cheng Yanjin sent an order to Xu Yuanlang, who occupied Dongping County, and asked him to lead his men and horses to join the Wagang military headquarters that was reorganizing the army and planning to recapture Luokoucang. Cheng Yanjin's subordinates did not have many people, and they supported Li Yuan's father and son, and they were a little embarrassed at the moment, and calling Xu Yuanlang back could not only supplement his strength, but also give Li Mi an explanation: Grandpa has been missing for a few days, and he will pull people for you.

Of course, for the reason why he is not going back now, Cheng Yanjin also has a countermeasure: Grandpa is tired, go home and rest for a few days! Of course, these words were brought to Li Mi by Xu Yuanlang. I believe that Li Mi, who has received the support of a group of people, is overjoyed, and he will not care about such a small matter.

After arranging some private matters, Cheng Yanjin went to Li Yuan's military camp. Cheng Yanjin gave Li Yuan an idea the day before yesterday: take advantage of the time while waiting for Liu Wenjing to train all the soldiers and horses that were summoned, and at the same time send a small group of men and horses to spread out Roman horses everywhere. As the saying goes, 'sharpen the gun in battle, and if you are not happy, you will be light', anyway, if you are idle, you will be idle, just let those soldiers practice and improve their combat effectiveness.

Li Yuan is not a good stubble, and after listening to Cheng Biting Jin's opinion, he immediately beat snakes and sticks, and asked Cheng Biting Jin to train those soldiers for him. At that time, Cheng Biting Jin was called a regret, don't you say that this is nothing to do? How good it is to drink comfortably in the house, but I want to run out into the sun by myself. Hey, but then again, this Li Yuan and Li Shimin are worthy of being two fathers and sons, one by one they keep asking their grandfather to do things for them, it seems that they will not give up if they don't squeeze out the use value of their grandfather!

Cheng Biting Jin was in a bad mood, and the soldiers who were trained by him fell into bad luck, sweating profusely, with blue noses and swollen faces, and almost became deserters. But a point of sweat, a point of gain, with the same training time, the group of soldiers under Cheng Yanjin is much stronger than the other generals trained.

During this period of time, the tens of thousands of people and horses in disguise who came to Bingzhou from the Tiger Prison Pass came to Jinyang after Liu Wuzhou retired from the army. For a time, it can be said that everything is ready, only the east wind is owed.

In the eyes of the officials of Jinyang City, Liu Wenjing returned safely from outside the Saiwai, and at the same time brought the opinions of Shibi Khan, but it was also the one who was above it, which was really confusing. At that moment, Li Yuan motioned to Liu Wenjing and asked him to explain it to these big bosses.

According to Cheng Biting Jin's understanding, Shibi Khan's meaning is: Take Yang Guang back, it is absolutely impossible, if he wants to come back, the master will not be able to eat and go around. If Tang Gong wants to be the emperor, you can not avoid the summer heat and help each other with soldiers and horses.

After listening to Liu Wenjing's explanation, Cheng Yanjin's eyes narrowed dangerously, this Shibi Khan did not follow Li Yuan's train of thought, but fell to Li Yuan's army. If Li Yuan really became the emperor, he would become the target of everyone. Whether it is the army of the imperial court or the anti-kings of various states, they have all become Li Yuan's enemies, and when the world is so big, there is no place for him, except for the desperate surrender to the Turks, there is no other way to live.

Shibi Khan was able to come up with such a ruthless trick, and the ** in Cheng Yanjin's heart who wanted to kill him became even stronger. If this Shibi Khan lives for a few more years, I am afraid that the entire Central Plains will be made into a miasma by him, such as Xue Ju, Dou Jiande, Liu Wuzhou, Liang Shidu, Li Rail, and Gao Kaidao, although they each claim to be kings and hegemons, but they have all attached themselves to the Turks, and the north is called a vassal and is called their khan.

Relying on these agents, Shibi Khan was able to make the entire Central Plains unstable and unstable, trapped in internal strife, and never be unified. At that time, the Turks will be able to reap the benefits. Therefore, if you want to smoothly let Li Yuan unify the world, the only way to kill this Shibi Khan is to kill him, so as not to make this guy get in the way.

Li Yuan is also well aware of Shibi Khan's wishful thinking, but now he is in a dilemma, if he acts according to Shibi Khan's opinion, although he can get the support of the Turks, but he will let his subordinates centrifuge. Although his ultimate goal must be to face the south and turn his back on the north, now is not a good time to be the emperor.

Instead of listening to the opinions of the Turks, but unable to move things smoothly, Li Yuan, who was anxious at the moment, had no choice but to throw the problem to the generals present to brainstorm to see if he could come up with a way to get the best of both worlds.

Seeing that a large group of civil officials and military generals leading the troops were arguing and shouting, and couldn't come up with a useful idea for a long time, Cheng Yanjin became impatient, kicked the table in front of him, stood up and yelled, "Shut up grandpa!" Listen to grandpa! ”

His actions immediately caused public anger, staring at the unkind faces of the officials who surrounded him, Cheng Yanjin reached out and picked up the axe on the ground, and said with a sneer, "What? You bastards are going to practice with Grandpa? As he spoke, he played the two big axes in his hands twice.

The sharp axe blade immediately sobered up those officials, and they quickly turned around one by one, lest the look on their faces anger Cheng Yanjin and be cut by him with an axe. Since the generals present dared to participate in the rebellion, they were naturally not cowards, but if they offended Cheng Yanjin, a reckless man, for such a trivial matter, they would naturally not do it.

Striding across the table on the ground, Cheng Yanjin came to the middle of the lobby and saluted to Li Yuan, who was unhesitant, "Don't worry about Tang Gong!" There is a way to solve Tang Gong's urgent need! ”

"Oh? Hurry up! Li Yuan's expression moved, although this kid didn't say much, but every time he spoke, he would be right, and listen to his opinion first.

"Tang Gong Mingjian, doesn't this Turkic want us to give up and welcome Yang Guang back? Then let's follow the story of Yi Yin's exile of Taijia and Huo Guang's abolition of Changyi, abolish the emperor and establish a king. First of all, let's give up welcoming back Yang Guang and respect himself as the emperor. The Duke of Tang was not called the emperor for the time being, and Yang Yu, the acting king of Chang'an, was appointed as the emperor. At the same time, change the color of the flag, so that the Turks understand that we are different from the imperial court.

In this way, not only can Shibi Khan agree to form an alliance, but also can justifiably tell the people of the world that the purpose of our army is to stabilize the Sui Dynasty, end the war, and get rid of the harsh government. In this way, if the teacher is famous, it will be easily accepted by the people of the world. What does Tang Gong think? ”

Listening to Cheng Biting Jin's words, Li Yuan frowned and thought for a long time, although Cheng Biting Jin's idea was nondescript, but it was the only way he could think of at the moment, and it also had a little effect, and at that moment Li Yuan said helplessly, "This idea is a cover-up and stealing the bell, but the current situation is like this, and people have to make this decision." Wen Jing, you are going to go to Saiwai and share your father's opinion to Shibi Khan, especially to emphasize that as long as you agree to form an alliance, even if the Turks do not send troops, the property captured by this prince in the battle will also belong to him! ”

The plan has been decided, and Cheng Yanjin thought that Li Yuan's move was already nine times out of ten, but he didn't expect that there would be another stubble in the matter of changing the flag. Pei Lin believed that the army should be close to the imperial court, so it should adopt the same color as the imperial court, that is, red. However, Liu Wenjing thinks that the white color of the Turks should be the mainstay, which will make the Turks feel more vain and the affairs of the alliance will be smoother.

For these two different opinions, the two former friends quarreled in front of Li Yuan. This time, without Cheng biting Jin's idea, Li Yuan learned Cheng Biting Jin's method to make peace with the mud, and ordered the use of red and white flags. Now, no one has anything to say.