Li Xuanba fled back to Chang'an City, in addition to him, although he also escaped a little one after another, but they all continued to invest in the Tang army on the edge of Jingzhao County, only he personally returned to Chang'an and told the matter.

Li Yuan's face was heavy, and his mood was extremely bad, more than 100,000 Tang troops, since the war with Dahua, almost all wiped out, under the influence of one another, now Dahua's army has expanded, more and more, and when it reaches the border of Jingzhao County, there are nearly 200,000 troops.

This kind of strong enemy, relying on Li Tang's own strength alone, is impossible to resist, only with the help of the power of Liang Shidu and Shibi Khan, can Dahua be suppressed and Luo Cheng blocked in Longyou.

"It seems that the tripartite alliance can no longer be postponed, waiting for the completion of Dahua's reorganization, it is bound to storm the city in the west of Jingzhao County, and when the time comes, it will be too late!"

Li Jiancheng was worried beside him: "Does my father really want to form an alliance with the Turks, this will damage my reputation of the Tang Dynasty, and when the time comes, how will the princes of the Central Plains view our Tang Kingdom?" ”

Li Yuan saw it very thoroughly, and snorted coldly: "What if you criticize and write? This is the princes competing for hegemony, although the reputation is important, but it is not the most important, remember, only survive, preserve strength, strengthen yourself, eliminate strong enemies, and finally win, this is the king's way! Becoming a king or defeating a king, if we Li Tang can unify the world, how easy it is to rewrite history when the time comes, all the glory is our Li family, all the ignorance and ugliness are those princes against the king, this is the history! ”

Li Jiancheng was more generous, and after listening to it, he was dumbfounded, shocked by his father's remarks, and suddenly, he felt that he was still too simple, not sophisticated enough and city government.

Li Yuan said: "Originally, Liang Shidu sent people to send Cambodia, and I went there in person, in Shangjun, it is between Yan'an County and Jingzhao County, and then Liang Shidu, Khan, and I will conclude an alliance with the three parties, and then fight Dahua together." ”

Dou Xian, the waiter of the Yellow Gate, said: "Liang Shidu is taking advantage of this to coerce and expand his interests, one is to ask for territory from the Tang Dynasty, demarcate the boundaries, and make a covenant not to attack each other for fifty years. The second is to take advantage of this to pull our Tang State and cooperate with the Turks, so that he will elevate his status, sit on an equal footing with the Tang State, and enhance his prestige, while our reputation will be damaged. ”

Li Yuan sighed: "At this time, if you have a request for someone, you don't have to care about this, as long as you survive this level and defeat Dahua, when the time comes, we can grow stronger, Liang Shidu and the Turks, we will deal with it again!" ”

Li Xuan said domineeringly: "The child goes with his father, never leaving an inch, and protects his father's safety." If they dare to have evil intentions, within ten steps, they will be taken first! ”

Li Yuan nodded, he already knew that these three sons had studied art in Ziyang Palace for more than ten years, and their martial arts were outstanding, so if they were closely protected, they would be safer.

After talking about the big thing, Li Jiancheng couldn't help but interject: "Pingyang her, I don't know if she is dead or alive?" ”

Li Xuanba's expression was gloomy, and he shook his head and said, "I don't know, when I broke out of the encirclement, I found that she had fallen in a pool of blood, I'm afraid ....... There is less bad luck. ”

Li Yuan's tiger eyes were in tears, his wife gave birth to such a child, he was deeply doted, and when he heard the news of his death in battle, he was full of sorrow, and his eyes were fierce: "Luo Cheng, I, Li Yuan, and you are incompatible, and I will never die." ”

Li Jiancheng was also extremely sad, and said to Li Xuanba: "This matter, don't tell Shimin for the time being, he and Pingyang have been playing together since childhood, the relationship is very strong, and the relationship is the best, and the current illness has not fully recovered, if he knows ......"

"I've heard you." Outside the palace gate, Li Shimin suddenly pushed open the door, his face was pale, and he said angrily: "Did the little sister really create a poisonous hand and be beheaded by the Dahua army in the chaos?" ”

Li Xuanba hesitated: "I'm not sure yet, the second brother doesn't need to be so excited for the time being." ”

"Can I not get excited?" Li Shimin yelled.

"Presumptuous!" Li Yuan scolded and said angrily: "Don't you know how to face the king, sneakily eavesdropping outside, and is there any imperial law and palace discipline!" ”

Li Shimin arched his hand and said: "Father, I also heard the bad news of my little sister, it is really difficult to control!" ”

Li Yuan suppressed the scene and forced the second son not to make a big noise, before he comforted: "What's the use of just arguing? This hatred, if you want to count Luo Cheng's head, I will set off tomorrow, you three brothers, in addition to Jiancheng, Shimin, Xuanba, go to form an alliance with your father, and discuss how to deal with Dahua is the key! ”

.........

Seven days later, the Tang State, the Liang State, and the Turkic State held an alliance outside the city of Luochuan in Shangjun.

In order to show their sincerity, all three parties brought only 5,000 men and horses, and they were not guarded, so as not to cause misunderstandings.

The alliance is in the interests of the three parties, each with its own ideas and calculations, but only by combining and cohesion of the three forces can it be hard to fight with Dahua.

Liang Guo is cold-mouthed, and as soon as Tang is finished, he will bear the brunt of it, so he has to form an alliance. The Tang State has been attacked by Dahua, and it is imminent to seek reinforcements, so it is eager to form an alliance this time.

As for the Turks, they have been longing for the fertile land of the Central Plains for a long time, although they supported Liang Shidu, Liu Wuzhou, etc., but the first few times they sent troops, they were all small-scale, at most 30,000 people, and could not insert more soldiers and horses, this time, the Turks planned to send 100,000 cavalry, after defeating Dahua, the northwest country that made it uneasy, take the northwest into the bag, through the Hexi Corridor and the Turkic steppe, and then plot against the Central Plains.

Liang Shidu led Liang Luoren, Lu Ji, Li Zhengbao, Feng Duan and other important ministers of Liang to arrive, and attached great importance to the alliance.

Shibi Khan did not come in person, after all, he was cunning, and he had some faith in the Central Plains, so he sent Du Bi over, he was the son of Qimin Khan, the younger brother of Shibi Khan, and he currently has a lot of power in the Shuofang border, and he is like half a khan.

Li Yuan brought Li Shimin, Liu Chongli, Dou Xian, Fang Xuanling and others to participate, which can be regarded as giving enough face.

In this meeting, there is a main position, and there are also left and right secondary, and there is a distinction between primary and secondary. Originally, Li Shimin felt that the Tang Dynasty was the main one, and Liang Shidu and the Turks were the vices, but he didn't expect that Du Bi pointed to the main seat, and Liang Shidu smiled and asked him to sit up, and then stretched out his hand with Li Yuan, and each pointed to the subordinate, which means that you and I should be Turkic.

"There is no truth in the truth!" Li Shimin was furious in his heart, but Fang Xuanling grabbed his arm, shook his head, and persuaded him not to act rashly.