Li Xuanba had long wanted to find a family affair for the eldest grandson Wuji, and because of the identity of the eldest grandson Wuji, Li Xuanba could only look at the women in the Zhou Guogong Mansion from the characters around him, Yang Yuan was undoubtedly the best choice. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

However, Li Xuanba's purpose is no longer as simple as before.

Yang Yuan is loyal to Yang Ling and is like a sister, letting her stay by the side of the eldest grandson Wuji will always make Li Xuanba feel more at ease, at least the eldest grandson Wuji will no longer hide from Li Xuanba to do those things that he thinks is right.

The eldest grandson Wuji may not be able to fully guess Li Xuanba's thoughts, but he can understand Li Xuanba's intentions, so he decided to marry Yang Yuan, so as to completely reassure Li Xuanba.

This sounds like a marriage, but in fact it is almost the same, fortunately, the eldest grandson Wuji and Yang Yuan never get tired of looking at each other, and the marriage was decided in the fastest thing, just seven days later.

The reason why the day is set so urgently is not that Li Xuanba is worried about long nights and dreams.

After the New Year, Zhang Xutuo, Li Jing and others are about to return to Jiangdu to face the saint, and they will not stay in Jiangdu for too long. The marriage of the eldest grandson Wuji is destined to be unable to notify his family, as for Yang Yuan, he is even alone, Li Xuanba hopes that the wedding of the eldest grandson Wuji and Yang Yuan will be more lively, and will naturally take Zhang Xutuo to hold a marriage for the eldest grandson Wuji and Yang Yuan when they are in Jiangdu.

As the Duke of Zhou, Li Xuanba had to stay in the palace for six or seven hours every day, listening to the advice of the county guards or tongshou, Yang Tong according to the merits and mistakes, rewards and punishments are clear, and there is a hidden style of virtuous monarch.

Zhang Xutuo was named the general of Zhenbei, the prince of Donghai County, and the general leader of the 120,000 troops in the north; Li Jing was appointed as the head of Jiangnan Province to fight thieves, and he controlled the 80,000 troops transferred to the south and more than 100,000 soldiers recruited from Piling and other counties.

Li Xuanba, under the expectations of the people, accepted the title of King of Zhou, and received the post of general of Sui, in charge of Jiangdu and Danyang, Liyang and other counties of soldiers and horses, at the same time, he has the right to mobilize all the armies of the imperial court, Yang Tong's trust in him, so that the Manchu Dynasty civil and military surprised but did not dare to refute.

Other generals such as Yuwen Chengdu, Pei Yuanqing, Qin Qiong, Luo Shixin and other generals also had their own rewards, and Wei Zheng, Fang Xuanling, Jia Yanfu and others were promoted to a rank and received countless grains.

When officials from all over the country began to leave Jiangdu, the palace of the Zhou Dynasty was filled with some of the most powerful people in the Southern Sui Dynasty, including Dou Jiande, Du Fuwei, and Xu Shiji, who had never appeared in the court, and who came a little later than the others, and who knew that they had come to Jiangdu.

"Tomorrow there will be a happy event in the palace, and this king is worried that you will be drunk and it will be inconvenient to discuss business." Everyone sat down according to their official positions, and Li Xuanba took the lead and said with a smile: "It is not easy for Your Majesty to leave the palace, and I instructed this king to discuss the matter of the thief with you, and I can't delay your rest." ”

"King Zhou is polite." Dou Jiande, Du Fuwei and others got up one after another to be polite.

Li Xuanba asked them to sit down, didn't talk nonsense, looked at Dou Jiande and said: "Xia Guogong, Luo Yi and Gao Kaidao join forces together, and occupy the right time and place, what do you think?" ”

"Zhuojun and Yuyang are both big counties, the city is strong, easy to defend and difficult to attack, Weichen has no good plan, so he can only send Wang Fubao to lead troops to guard the upper valley and the river, and then make plans after the weather warms up." Dou Jiande replied.

"The Tang Dynasty may attack Luoyang at any time, in order to prevent accidents, General Zuo Lingwei must continue to defend Dongjun, so he can't send troops to help you." Li Xuanba nodded and said, "The Duke of Donghai County can go north, but in this case, it is very likely that Luo Yi will directly surrender to the Turks, which is really embarrassing." ”

"King Zhou, Weichen thinks that it is not a good strategy to go north." Zhang Xutuo said bluntly: "Not to mention whether Luo Yi will defect to the Turks, once Weichen leads the army to aid Xia Guogong, the Tang Dynasty and the Northern Sui will inevitably be vigilant, if the Tang Dynasty changes its strategy and chooses to wait and see, it will affect the imperial court's plans." ”

Compared with the crusade against Luo Yi and Gao Kaidao, the elimination of Shen Faxing's power is the urgent matter of the imperial court, as long as Shen Faxing still occupies Wu County and Yuhang, it will be like a fish in the throat for the Southern Sui court, not to mention that Shen Faxing secretly contacted the Tang Dynasty, which will eventually become a hidden danger in the future.

Moreover, if Zhang Xutuo really led his troops to cross the Yellow River, then Li Xuanba's previous plan is likely to become useless, if the Tang Dynasty gives up attacking Luoyang, Xu Shiji will continue to face Wang Shichong's army, and then it will become the Tang Dynasty sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight, Li Xuanba does not want to take this risk.

"This king's idea coincides with that of the Donghai County Prince." Li Xuanba hummed in a low voice, and said: "Xia Guogong, the territory of Hebei is already stable, you might as well brake quietly, as long as Luo Yi and they don't send troops to offend, you don't go to trouble them for the time being." ”

"Wechen takes orders." Dou Jiande stood up and bowed.

Li Xuanba waved his hand, motioned for Dou Jiande to take a seat, and then said to Xu Shiji: "General Xu, the strong walls of Luoyang City, even if it is as strong as the Tang Dynasty, it will not be able to be conquered within half a year. ”

"The last general commands." Xu Shiji responded respectfully, and his face did not show the slightest abnormality.

"The thieves in the land of Qilu are all from the old Wagang department, I originally thought that they would be able to understand more under your persuasion, but I didn't expect them to be stubborn." Li Xuanba sighed, shook his head and said: "Their existence blocked the road for the imperial army to Hebei, so they had to be removed. ”

"Your Majesty is assisted by the King of Zhou, it is the destiny of heaven, and when the last general faces them, he will not care about the old feelings, and please rest assured that the King of Zhou." Xu Shiji promised.

"That's very good." Li Xuanba said with a smile: "There are also many old Wagang departments in the Northern Sui Imperial Court, if one day, Wang Shichong sends them to ask you for help, you don't have to pay attention to it." ”

Before Li Mi's defeat, Wang Shichong captured many generals in Wagang, and Shan Xiongxin, Cheng Yanjin, Pei Renji, father and son were all escorted back to Luoyang, but Yang Gao did not kill them, but attached great importance to their talents, and even reused them regardless of their previous suspicions, which made Shan Xiongxin and others grateful and willing to die for their lives.

"Those few have done their best for Wagang, but the Wagang army was defeated like a mountain, after Li Mi's defeat, he didn't think about reviving Wagang's prestige, but fled to Datang, how can it not be chilling?" Zhang Xutuo said with emotion: "General Xu, if Wang Shichong really sends them to you, you might as well persuade them to serve the imperial court." ”

Zhang Xutuo once almost died in the hands of Wagang, Xu Shiji and Zhang Xutuo fought head-on, he was originally a little afraid to face Zhang Xutuo, but now when he heard Zhang Xutuo's words, he was slightly stunned, stood up and bowed to Zhang Xutuo.

"You are all loyal and brave people, in the past, because each was the master of the sword, now they are all working for the imperial court, and I hope that you can put aside your past prejudices, jointly assist Your Majesty, and support the community." Zhang Xutuo was able to comprehend what he meant, Li Xuanba was very happy, he stood up and said in a deep voice. (To be continued.) )