Chapter 106: Wang Junkuo and the Turks

When Luo Yan arrived at the Qin Palace, Li Shimin was busy dealing with a lot of government affairs. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 Although he has not officially ascended to the throne of the crown prince yet, Li Shimin is not to mention the crown prince, even if someone says that he is the emperor at this time, it is worthy of the name.

On the other hand, Luo Yan can be said to be very idle these days. Anyway, Li Shimin didn't arrange any position for him before, but now that the matter of Xuanwumen has passed, it is the previous penman, Luo Yan wants to do it, Li Shimin feels embarrassed. But at this time, he didn't know what position to arrange for Luo Yan, so he kept dragging it out like this.

Seeing that Luo Yan walked in like this, Li Shimin also finished dealing with the note at hand, so he looked up at Luo Yan and asked, "It's leisurely to come in these days, why don't you come tomorrow to help me deal with some affairs?" "It's obviously ridiculing Luo Yan's idleness these days.

Under Li Shimin, the Wenchen, who relies on him more, is busy these days. The transfer of power, the preparation of the ceremony, and the pacification of the people, etc., Li Shimin sometimes feels that he is tired of his subordinates. Fortunately, with the help of the eldest grandson Wujian, did he order the government to make some nourishing dishes and soups and send them to these people, which made these people more loyal.

"If Your Highness sends something, I will naturally die. However, I am not here today for these things. ”

Luo Yan's character has always been to go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, and Li Shimin has become accustomed to this lazy young man who has just been regarded as his core staff. So at this time, the interest also came, so he asked: "Then why are you here today, if it is a trivial matter, tomorrow you will continue to follow Master Li to deal with the paperwork." ”

Li Shimin's words did not frighten Luo Yan, I saw that he looked around, Li Shimin understood, and sent him back and right.

After sitting down, Luo Yan said: "King Lujiang is ambushed, presumably His Royal Highness is very pleased, right?" ”

Li Shimin was confused when he said this, he didn't hear that Li Ying had anything to do with Luo Yan, and suddenly said this, and his tone was very serious, so Li Shimin didn't say anything at this time, just looked at Luo Yan, waiting for Luo Yan to continue talking. In Li Shimin's heart, Luo Yan's many unexpected words were all profound in the end, so at this time Li Shimin knew that there was something strange about this matter.

"Wang Junkuo is not credible, His Highness should be on guard."

Wang Junkuo was still a general that Li Shimin relied on quite a lot at this time, so when Luo Yan said this, Li Shimin couldn't help but defend him: "Is there any misunderstanding in Jinzhi, Wang Junkuo has followed me for many years, born and died, and has always been loyal to my Tang Dynasty, how can it not be trusted?" ”

"How much does Your Highness know about King Lujiang?" Luo Yan did not answer Li Shimin's question directly, but suddenly asked Li Shimin how well he knew about Li Jin.

"Well, this person is still younger than me, with a cowardly personality, and if it weren't for the clan, I'm afraid he would be a mediocre person all his life." Although Li Shimin and Li Yuan do not have a deep friendship, Li Yuan's clan is actually not very large, so they still know each other a little.

"In that case, why did Li Ying rebel when Wang Junkuo was in charge of military affairs?" Luo Yan saw Li Shimin finish saying this, and then asked.

But Li Shimin still didn't understand what Luo Yan said, and continued: "Maybe it's because I'm afraid that he will be recalled to Chang'an and worry about his life, so I want to take the opportunity to turn over while he is in the field and has a large force in his hands." ”

"If it's someone else, it's fine, but who Wang Junkuo is, King Lujiang won't know. During this time, the military affairs of Youzhou were all under the control of Wang Junkuo. If Wang Junkuo has a heart, he will directly capture the king of Lujiang and send him to Chang'an, and there will be a saint and His Royal Highness to ask about the guilt, when will it be his turn to do such a thing. It's not in Xuanwumen, either you die or I die. ”

Li Shimin was silent. It's not that he doesn't know what he means, but he can't believe it for a moment. After all, this is about a national duke, and it is a national duke who holds real power, so Li Shimin can't help but hesitate. After thinking about it, Li Shimin still said to Luo Yan: "I know about this matter. But remember, don't talk to anyone, those who already know, remember to keep your mouth shut. ”

"Your Highness, don't worry, only four people know about this matter, and I won't say hello to the other two, so I don't have to worry about leakage." Luo Yan is full of confidence. For Cui Dunli and Cui Ying, although these two people are Boling Cui's family, they still know what to say and what not to say, this kind of unspoken rules in officialdom are still known.

Seeing Luo Yan so assured, Li Shimin put down the newcomer, and then said to Luo Yan: "Go to Master Li tomorrow, the affairs of the king's mansion have increased sharply these days, and Master Li is really a little too busy." Luo Yan was a little confused in one sentence, and said that it was not a trivial matter, so he didn't have to go to Li Xuandao.

Sure enough, Li Shimin is becoming more and more bottomless.

In desperation, Luo Yan continued to be his unqualified penman, but this time, no one in the palace looked down on this seemingly weak scholar.

The next day, I found Li Xuandao, and before I could have a good chat, I was smashed by a large stack of papers. is the pen officer, Li Xuandao also has two more here, of course, Qiu Xuan and another old man must still be there.

Seeing that Luo Yan came over with a disgruntled face and came over with the paperwork, Qiu Xuan came over to talk: "I already know about Luo Xiaoshu's great power in Xuanwu Gate, but I didn't expect to see Luo Xiaoshu today, it's really a great joy." "Qiu Xuan came, naturally to stammer Luo Yan.

Since Luo Yan came, the two of them began to hug their thighs, but they didn't expect that after a few days, Luo Yan would be able to mix up to the same level as Li Xuandao. This made the two of them a little happy, and secretly said that this thigh was not wrong. So at this time, the conversation is naturally extraordinarily attentive.

"Okay, no matter how powerful you are, you don't want to be called by Master Li. You'd better hurry up and get some errands, and if you have time later, you might as well go out for a glass of wine together. Now, it's better to do things obediently, otherwise the master will be angry, and you can't afford to wait. Luo Yan can't live up to the kindness of others, so at this time, he naturally promised that he could make friends appropriately in the future.

Seeing that Luo Yan had promised, Qiu Xuan was overjoyed, since Luo Yan had promised to go out for a drink together in the future, it would mean that his flattery these days was definitely not in vain, and he happily went back to deal with the matter at hand.

The two newcomers were so happy to see Qiu Xuan, and they also came over to ask: "Brother Qiu, is that really Luo Yan who killed King Qi outside the Xuanwu Gate that day?" ”

"That's still false. Luo Xiaoshu has worked with us for several months, and we naturally pay attention to his words and deeds. The news that he was going to Xuanwumen, I knew that day. Qiu Xuan and the other person were a little proud when they said it at this time. Who asked them to follow Luo Yan in the first place, saw Luo Yan laughing at Zhao Jian, and Li Shimin also summoned him and Li Xuandao to discuss things many times.

"Luo Xiaoshu is simply a role model for people like us. It's just that the knowledge is good, this martial art is not bad, and the courage is even better. That's the King of Qi, think about it, killing a prince, this courage is also unique among scholars such as me. Some of the newcomers admired Luo Yan and sighed.

"Yes, although there are many soldiers in our scholars, most of the people who kill people on the battlefield are enemy soldiers, and they will be killed when they are killed. But Luo Xiaoshu killed the prince of the dynasty, this is ......" Qiu Xuan didn't dare to say it.

No matter what, Li Yuanji is also a prince, so he was slaughtered by Luo Yan, in fact, at this time, Shilin also criticized Luo Yan.

However, at this time, Luo Yan was not in the mood to care what Shilin thought of him. Since a rain of guns and arrows before Xuanwu Gate, it is very good to be able to come back alive, but now that he has already won the battle, he still has to worry about what to do with others.

However, at this time, Luo Yan encountered a document that made his brows furrow. No, it should be said that there is not one, but several, but they all say the same thing - the Turks stationed troops outside the pass.

This is not good news. It's only July, but it's almost autumn harvest season. In previous years, when the Turkic harvest was not good, they chose to come out here to plunder, regardless of the fact that they would slowly gather troops at this time, and then go south in August and September to take the opportunity to loot supplies.

But at this time, they stationed troops outside the customs early, thinking that the Turks wanted to take advantage of the turbulent situation in Korea and China and wanted to extort a large sum.

Collecting the similar documents that he had already read, after finding Li Xuandao, Luo Yan said: "Master book, something big may happen." ”

In the past, Luo Yan looked lazy, or he was indifferent, and he didn't seem to care about anything, but today he suddenly looked so panicked, Li Xuandao naturally couldn't ignore it, and asked about the matter in his hand at the moment: "So panicked, but something happened." ”

"I'm afraid something big will happen to the Turks going south this autumn." Luo Yan said.

Things related to the Turks can't be regarded as trivial matters, and at this time, Luo Yan also emphasized that something big should happen, so Li Xuandao also paid more and more attention: "You talk about it in detail." ”

"In previous years, the Turks marched southward, or in late autumn, plundered in various parts. Or in the early spring, when there is a shortage of food and grass, the crowd will gather to go south. Nowadays, there are reports from all over the country that there is a tendency for the Turkic tribes to assemble, or that a certain place has already stationed troops outside the pass, but they are defending but not attacking. To act in this way must be a big plan. With a sigh of relief, Luo Yan continued: "What's more, the court is in turmoil now, and there is chaos everywhere, if it is not handled well, I am afraid that we will fall into a bitter battle again." ”

This is not Luo Yan's alarmism. If he really makes things bigger for the Turks, Li Shimin will have to fight against the Turks and face chaos in various places, and even if he can sit on the throne at that time, I am afraid that it will take another ten years to regain stability.