In the house, Cheng Yanjin looked at the secret letter in his hand, and his face was gloomy. The Devouring Secret Letter was quietly sent by the cronies of Tiger Prison. During the period when Cheng Yanjin stayed in Jinyang, Yang Guang, who was far away in Yangzhou, mobilized Pang Yu, the general of the prison gate, and others to quickly reinforce the eastern capital from Guannei.

In the face of the counteroffensive of the imperial court, the Wagang army launched a fierce battle with it, although it achieved many victories, but in a battle in Xiyuan, Li Mi, who took the lead, was in the middle of the arrow, and the officers and soldiers who were besieged in Luoyang City got the news, and took the opportunity to quietly go out of the city under the cover of night, and attacked the rebels in Luokou and recovered Luocang City.

Now, Li Mi plans to regroup and fight again with the officers and soldiers. Because Cheng Yanjin was not in the Tiger Prison Pass, he asked for instructions back and forth to delay the opportunity, so when this secret letter was issued, Qin Qiong had already led the people of the Tiger Prison Pass to join Li Mi, intending to recapture Luocang.

Cheng Biting Jin didn't care about his cousin Qin Qiong's self-assertion, they were all his own family, and there was nothing to worry about. Cheng Yanjin was a little worried that he had only left for such a short time, and Li Mi had such a big incident, which really couldn't be reassuring for a moment, it seems that he should finish the matter here as soon as possible and rush back to the Wagang Army, so as not to have any accidents, so that history does not develop in the established order, and his efforts over the years will be in vain.

And another thing mentioned in the secret letter also made Cheng Yanjin a little worried, Li Mi had a guy named Chai Xiaohe, and he actually put forward the proposition of Jingluo Guanzhong to Li Mi. Chai Xiao and this person were originally appointed by the imperial court to be the county commander of Gong County, and after the Wagang Army occupied Gong County, this person was worshiped by Li Mibai as a protector, which was quite important.

This person's opinion on Li Mi coincided with Cheng Yanjin's thoughts, and it was also suggested that Guanzhong should be taken first, and then the king would land on the land. Although Li Mi thought about it for a long time and finally did not agree with his opinion, he let this Chai Xiaohe lead dozens of people towards Guanzhong, gathering people along the way.

When Chai Xiaohe arrived in Shaanxi County, he relied on the prestige of Li Mi and the Wagang Army to recruit more than 10,000 people. However, the good times did not last long, and just as they were about to continue westward into Guanzhong, news suddenly came from the rear that the Wagang army had lost and returned to Luocang. This news immediately caused Chai Xiaohe's troops to quickly disperse. Chai Xiaohe was helpless, so he had to lead the dozens of people back to Li Mi's side.

Although Chai Xiaohe's tentative Guanzhong strategy ended without a problem, when Li Mi was in full swing and made a comeback, he would definitely have to continue. Therefore, the top priority is to ask Li Yuan to speed up the pace and occupy Guanzhong as soon as possible, so that Cheng can bite the Jin side and put his mind at ease.

Cheng Yanjin was thinking about how to urge Li Yuanbing to go to the gate, only to hear a sound of footsteps in the courtyard getting closer and closer, and then Li Shimin pushed open the door and walked in. Looking at his sad appearance, Cheng Yanjin felt a little strange in his heart, now that the Turks had just retreated, the officials at all levels in Jinyang City, down to the common people, all smiled happily, and kept praising Li Yuan's courage and invincibility, and let the Turks go away without a fight, it is really unprecedented and unprecedented.

Therefore, seeing Li Shimin frowning like this, Cheng Yanjin immediately asked suspiciously, "I said, brother, what's wrong with you?" With such a sad face, what is the difficulty? Come out and see if my brother can help you! ”

Li Shimin smiled bitterly: "I'm about to trouble Brother Cheng!" Don't hide it from Brother Cheng, my father is about to prepare for an incident, but now only the younger brother is following by my father's side, and the eldest brother and two younger brothers are now in Hedong, and my father has just sent someone to Hedong to inform them to come to Jinyang secretly.

The younger brother is not worried that the brothers have made a mistake, but except for the four of us, the other relatives are in the Li Manor in Yongzhou County, which is located near Daxing and is far away from Bingzhou, and my father did not send anyone to inform him in order not to leak the news. Once the father makes an incident and the court gets the news, I am afraid that the younger brother's family will be more auspicious!

Don't hide it from Brother Cheng, if it is those distant relatives, it will be fine, but the younger brother's sister Li Xiuning is also in Yongzhou, and the younger brother is extremely close to her, and he does not want to be separated from heaven and man, so he wants to plead with Brother Cheng, hoping that with Brother Cheng's magical powers, he can save his sister from the catastrophe! ”

Cheng Biting Jin smiled heartily, "Haha, I thought it was a big thing that made my brother so worried, but I didn't expect it to be just to ensure that Sister Ling was safe and sound, this is a trivial matter, brother and relieved, for my brother, I will pass down the order, let people bring Sister Ling to Bingzhou intact!" ”

Li Shimin was overjoyed and hurriedly bowed down, "Then thank you Brother Cheng!" Yan Bi asked with some concern, "It's just that my manor is very close to Daxing City, and I'm afraid things are a little difficult to do!" With the power of that person entrusted by Brother Cheng? ”

Seeing that Li Shimin was worried, Cheng Yanjin said confidently, "Brother, don't worry, the person entrusted by my brother is a Hu businessman in Guanzhong, named He Panren." This person is also a well-known figure in the rivers and lakes of Guanzhong, and he also has tens of thousands of horses under his command, so I think my brother should have heard of his name! ”

Li Shimin's eyes widened, "He Panren? The He Panren who gathered in Si Zhuyuan and claimed to be the chief manager? ”

Cheng Yanjin smiled and nodded, "Exactly!" ”

Li Shimin was taken aback at the moment, since Cheng Yanjin said that it was a herald, it means that this He Panren is his subordinate. Although Li Shimin knew that Cheng Biting Jin's hands and eyes were all over the sky, he didn't expect that even far away in Guanzhong there were Cheng Biting Jin's minions, how could this not surprise him?

How did Li Shimin know that He Panren was originally a deacon of the Xuanwu Hall of the Salt Gang, and he was in charge of the Salt Gang's private salt business in the Guanzhong area. When Cheng Biting Jin went to Changbai Mountain, he asked He Panren to also pull up the people, originally Cheng Biting Jin wanted to use He Panren as one of his future retreats, to prevent accidents, and now it is just used.

At that moment, Li Shimin chatted with Cheng Yanjin for a few more words, and asked him to go to Li Yuan to meet in the afternoon to discuss major matters. Looking at the back of Li Shimin walking out, Cheng Yanjin frowned, thoughtful.

What Li Shimin just said attracted Cheng Yanjin's attention, Li Yuan has countless children, and it is said that he has always loved the eldest son Li Jiancheng the most, but why when Li Yuan became the guard of Taiyuan County, only Li Shimin was with him, and Li Jiancheng was left in Hedong?

Although it can also be explained as letting Li Jiancheng guard the family business and prepare for inheriting Li Valve's huge family property, why was the fourth son Li Yuanji also young and equally martial arts, also left in Hedong? Among Li Yuan's many children, why can Li Shimin be the only one who can follow Li Yuan when he becomes an adult?

It is said that Li Yuan has established Li Jiancheng as the next owner of Li Valve, but now it seems that Li Yuan pampers Li Shimin more, which cannot be explained by a single compensation! Moreover, Li Yuan made a decision after discussing with Li Shimin about such a major event as raising the flag to rebel, but Li Jiancheng only gave a brief notice there, but did not discuss it with him at all.

It stands to reason that such a major event related to the life and death of the entire clan, as the next owner of Li Valve, Li Yuan should at least communicate with Li Jiancheng in advance, so that he can be psychologically prepared. There is no reason to start an incident so so-so, as if for Li Yuan, this Li Jiancheng is an outsider.

Until he came to Li Yuan's mansion in the afternoon, Cheng Yanjin was still puzzled, this Li Yuan's approach revealed strangeness, it is said that Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin are the same mother, and according to the birth order, Li Yuan should love the first born son Li Jiancheng, but why is it that Li Shimin and Li Yuan get along more closely?

Waiting for Cheng Yanjin to sit down, many people in the know who participated in the event had arrived, and Li Yuan, who was sitting in the middle, immediately spoke, "Everyone, although the Turks have retreated now, Wang Wei and Gao Junya have also taken the opportunity to be killed by the old man, but now there are still some problems that need everyone to give an idea!" First of all, there is the aggressive Eastern Turks in the north and Liu Wuzhou, who is eyeing each other.

If our army is sent to the pass, then Jinyang will be empty, if these two forces come to attack, I am afraid that this state will fall into the hands of the enemy within a few days, then we will lose the strategic place in the rear, when the time comes, there will be the imperial army intercepted in front, and the Turks will pursue, one before and one behind, only afraid of unpredictable fortune and misfortune!

Second, although our current army seems to be numerous, most of them are newcomers who have not participated in the battle, although some of the men and horses supported by Cheng Zhuangshi will come the day after tomorrow, but the overall combat effectiveness is still very poor. Not only that, but almost all of the soldiers we recruited were infantry, and because Gaine lacked horses, the cavalry team could not be formed.

I don't need to say much about the difference between infantry and cavalry, you also know it, so this matter is also the top priority. In addition to these two points, there is also the problem of how to explain the purpose and reason of our righteousness to the people of the world and the people we have recruited!

When the troops were recruited at the beginning, the reason for the fight was to deal with Liu Wuzhou and the Turks in the north, if they were now dragged to the southwest and run to Guanzhong without even saying hello, wouldn't it become a disagreement? Although the people are a little careless, they are not stupid, and when they find that the direction is wrong, they must be suspicious in their hearts! How can they be willing to go to Guanzhong with their fathers without escaping halfway? Saying this, Li Yuan stopped, his eyes looked around, staring at everyone with a fierce gaze.

Cheng Yanjin, who was sitting on Li Yuan's right hand, saw that Liu Wenjing on the opposite side seemed to want to speak, and hurriedly stood up, "Tang Gong, I think that it is not difficult to keep the state. Now the forces that can threaten Bingzhou are the Turks and Liu Wuzhou of Dingyang. The Turks have always only been for the purpose of plundering property, and if you can bribe them with money, you may be able to make the Turks no longer invade!

So the only one who wants to worry is Liu Wuzhou, and although Liu Wuzhou seems to be angry at the crown on the surface, this is the opposite of Ma Yi. However, from the fact that he recently occupied the two counties of Loufu and Yanmen, it shows that this person is not a hero who is willing to be subordinate. And the main thing is that it is unlikely that the Turks will bypass Liu Wuzhou to attack us.

Therefore, for the Turks it should be predominantly united. If the joint Turks succeed, it will be equivalent to putting a knife behind Liu Wuzhou's back. As long as this knife existed for a day, Liu Wuzhou would not dare to go south easily. At that time, the state was at ease. ”

Li Yuan was overjoyed: "It's really a good strategy, but it's just the person sent to negotiate?" ”

Seeing that Li Yuan was silent, bowing his head and pondering, Cheng Yanjin laughed, "Why should Tang Gong be worried? There is a very suitable person in my heart! ”

"Oh? Tell me about it! ”

"Negotiations with the Turks must be kept secret, lest outsiders know about it and ruin the reputation of the Duke of Tang, and he must also be a person of status in order to win the trust of the Turkic Shibi Khan, so the envoy must choose one of those present. In addition, the envoy must also be able to speak well, and be able to judge the conditions put forward by the Turks for himself, and not use it to ask for instructions, so the best candidate is Wen Jinggong. I believe that none of you here are as powerful as Wen Jinggong's words, right? ”

Cheng Yanjin smiled and turned around, and the other generals present immediately echoed, "That's it, that is, Wen Jinggong's eloquence has always been the most admired!" "Who else can handle such a difficult task except Wen Jinggong?"

All the officials present are not fools, it is extremely risky to send an envoy to the Turks, in case they happen to meet the Shibi Khan who is unhappy and cuts the envoy in two, then he will die in vain, Tang Gong will definitely not turn his face with the Turks for this little thing, he will only send a second envoy to continue to sue for peace. Therefore, as soon as they heard that Cheng Yanjin recommended Liu Wenjing, they all hurriedly agreed. As the so-called dead friends do not die in the poor way, if Liu Wenjing is pushed out to be a substitute for the dead ghost, then there is no need to take risks by himself.

With the voices of all the officials, Liu Wenjing's face suddenly turned pale, and he couldn't imagine that he had only been in prison for a few days, and the group of bastards around him would dare to fall into the ground. It is understandable that Cheng Biting Jin has a grudge against him, but now it is not his former colleagues or former subordinates who are speaking to Tang Gong, if it is not for the anger of the public, Liu Wenjing has to scold.

Li Yuan also knew in his heart that the reason why Cheng Biting Jin pushed Liu Wenjing out was just taking the opportunity to take revenge, but the two reasons that Cheng Biting Jin said were very reasonable, so Li Yuan was a little hesitant at the moment, thinking in his heart, if this Liu Wenjing was sent out, would the gang of people under him be a little chilled?

Seeing that Li Yuan couldn't make up his mind for a long time, Cheng Yanjin squinted his eyes and glanced at Liu Wenjing, who was fidgeting, and added fire to Li Yuan, "Tang Gong must not know yet, Wenjing has a vast bus tour, and when he was appointed as the commander of Jinyang County, he had contacts with the Turks, and it was foolproof to send him there." With the past friendship between Wen Jinggong and the Turks, the chances of success are very high! ”

Seeing Liu Wenjing, who was sitting on the chair with a pale face, Li Yuan immediately understood that what Cheng Yanjin said was true, and Li Yuan made a decision at that moment: "Duke Wenjing, this matter of befriending the Turks will be handed over to you, I hope you will succeed immediately!" ”