Chapter 343: The Death of Liu Wuzhou and Song Jingang (4
Liu Wuzhou, under the arrangement and funding of Wang Shichong, marched towards the Turks, and the news of Liu Wuzhou's march to the Turks had reached the ears of Li Shimin, the king of Qin, through Du Zhenglun's channels. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
"Good! This Wang Xuanying is really obedient! When this king gets Luoyang, he must be knighted and rewarded for this meritorious hero! Hahaha! The eldest grandson Wuji also complimented on the side:
"Yes! If there is a virtuous son in the family, there is no loss in the family, and if there is a prodigal son in the family, it will be lost. If the Wang family is as virtuous as His Royal Highness, then I'm afraid the world still doesn't know! Li Shimin was noncommittal, and the eldest grandson Wuji continued to ask:
"Your Highness, did you inform the crown prince about this?" Li Shimin pondered for a while:
"Hmmm! There is no need to be reminded of this matter secretly. After the morning of tomorrow, the king will secretly report the matter to his father and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. "The eldest grandson Wuji is a little strange:
"Your Highness! Why don't you let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince step down in front of the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military clans? Wouldn't this also be a blow to the prestige of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? Li Shimin shook his head:
"Auxiliary! You don't understand! Now, the struggle between this king and His Royal Highness the crown prince has aroused the vigilance of his father, although the father does not want this king and His Royal Highness the crown prince to get too close, but if we are too strong, this king is afraid, and when the time comes, my father will feel that this king is putting the cart before the horse, and find a way to send this king out. Therefore, this king wants to save face for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince this time. Eldest Sun Wuji nodded:
"The prince is far-sighted, and Wuji understands." After the morning of the next day, Li Shimin secretly played this news to Li Yuan and Li Jiancheng:
"What? Liu Wuzhou is still alive......" After Li Yuan heard the news provided by Li Shimin, he looked at Li Jiancheng in surprise, and Li Jiancheng immediately pleaded guilty to Li Yuan:
"Father! On that day, Liu Wuzhou's troops who attacked Yongfengcang resisted desperately, and many of the corpses were mutilated, so it was difficult to identify. Please forgive your son for the crime of bullying the king! Li Yuan looked at Li Jiancheng:
"Forget it, I also know in my heart that the battle in Mayi was important that day, and Liu Wuzhou's life and death were not so important." Li Jiancheng cast a grateful glance at Li Yuan, and Li Yuan continued to ask Li Shimin:
"O people! You quickly traveled to the east of the Wenhe Road, and ordered the garrisons of Xia County and Jinzhou to closely search Liu Wuzhou's whereabouts, and once found, execute them on the spot. ”
"No!" Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin said it at the same time. Li Yuan looked at Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin:
"Built! Tell us your reasons first. Li Jiancheng nodded and said:
"Father! Erchen thinks that we can't search in the area of Jinzhou in Xia County with great fanfare, because Liu Wuzhou has a wide range of old departments in the area of Hedong Road, whether it is Shimin or Yuanji, there are old departments of the original Liu Wuzhou, if the news of Liu Wuzhou's death is spread in Xia County and Jinzhou, then those who have not yet attached themselves to our Tang Dynasty will definitely rebel against us again under the banner of Liu Wuzhou, and the matter of the Xia County mutiny is likely to be repeated again! ”
"Then you mean to let Liu Wuzhou go."
"Father! Erchen thought that Liu Wuzhou would not necessarily go to the Turks by Hedong, but might be borrowed by Qilu, and go to Leshou to see Dou Jiande first, and then go to the Turks, so it is best for us to remain silent about this. Li Yuan didn't seem very satisfied with Li Jiancheng's answer. turned to Li Shimin again:
"The people of the world! What do you say? Li Shimin glanced at Li Jiancheng as if demonstrating:
"Father! Erchen thought that what the prince's brother said was reasonable. ”
"Oh! Tell me about it. Li Shimin's words aroused Li Jiancheng's interest.
"Father! Erchen thinks that what the prince's brother said is justified in the fact that most of our army's garrisons in the Hedong area are Liu Wuzhou's old subordinates, especially the subordinates of the fourth brother, so they can't all be killed! There are also the people of Hedong, so Liu Wuzhou's news must not be leaked, that is, it is to be killed, and it is best for the Turks to kill Liu Wuzhou. Li Yuan motioned for Li Shimin to continue:
"Then Liu Wuzhou didn't go to the 100-day banquet of the Turkic crown prince Ashina to buy the prince, which just provided us with an opportunity." Li Yuan shook his head and said:
"Not necessarily! That Lili Khan is treacherous, you must know that Lingli Khan has long hoped to meddle in the affairs of the Central Plains, and now Liu Wuzhou went to take refuge in Lingli Khan, isn't it in the hands of Lili Khan! Li Shimin continued to explain to Li Yuan:
"Father! Lingli Khan is a generation of heroes, but the princess of Lingli Khan's Kedun Anyi is just a woman! If it is a woman, she will have a careful eye and hate others! Li Yuan nodded:
"O people! It's up to you! Li Shimin shook his head and said to Li Yuan:
"Father! Erchen thought that it would be better for the eldest brother to handle this matter! Li Yuan and Li Jiancheng both looked at Li Shimin:
"The last time the eldest brother was dealing with the Qingyan crisis, there were capable people under his command who were in the Turks, so I asked my father to hand it over to the eldest brother. The younger brother believes that the eldest brother will definitely deal with it. Li Yuan asked Li Jiancheng:
"Built! Can you handle this well? Li Jiancheng nodded:
"Father, the son will definitely be able to complete this task." Li Yuan continued:
"It's not always going to be done! It is to be done resolutely. Remember, what I want is for the Turks to cut off Liu Wuzhou's head. ”
"Yes! Sons obey! After Li Jiancheng returned to the East Palace, he found Xu Jingzong and Di Renjie, Xu Jingzong and Di Renjie saw that Li Jiancheng's face was a little unsightly, and thought that something big must have happened, but now they are old fritters who have been in the officialdom for a long time, so naturally they will not touch this mold, Li Jiancheng adjusted the emotions in his heart, and said to Xu Jingzong and Di Renjie:
"Jing Zongqing, Ren Jieqing! Do we have any hidden stakes in Luoyang? Xu Jingzong and Di Renjie glanced at each other - something must have happened in Luoyang. Xu Jingzong boldly said:
"Your Highness! Luoyang originally wanted Zuo Youxian to do the work of the upper echelons, but who knew that Zuo Youxian was actually poisoned in the Turks, so the intelligence relationship between the upper echelons of Luoyang was broken, and our relationship in Luoyang has not yet been established, but we have recruited some subordinate servants in various noble mansions in Luoyang, and then monitor the military dynamics of Luoyang. Please punish His Royal Highness the Prince. ”
"Please punish His Royal Highness the Prince!" Li Jiancheng looked at Xu Jingzong and Di Renjie. Still said to Xu Jingzong and Di Renjie seriously:
"Jing Zongqing, Ren Jieqing! Luoyang is still holding on, according to the estimation of the palace, the king of Qin has extended his hand to the small court of Luoyang, and is likely to be the core figure of the small court of Luoyang, so we must hurry up here, from the palace point of view, the leader of the battle of Luoyang in the future will definitely be Li Shimin. Xu Jingzong and Di Renjie looked at Li Jiancheng in surprise, especially Di Renjie couldn't hold back his words:
"His Royal Highness the Prince! Why? Li Jiancheng smiled and came to a large map:
"Respect the Sect! Come and see! Today's situation in the DPRK. Longxi is now the third brother Li Yuanba in the business, and there is no news from Hou Junji recently, it seems that Yuanba is doing well, and the Mayi area, just in the palace early dynasty, the father has canonized the fourth brother as the northern capital to stay, it seems that in the future, the Hedong Taiyuan area will be Yuanji's sphere of influence. In the Guanzhong area, the power of the palace is deep-rooted, and in the Jingchu area, Li Ying is nominally the head of Jingzhou Daxingtai, but in fact, the real power is controlled in the hands of Shi Song Lingwen, the head of the Lujiang Palace, or it is equivalent to the hands of the palace, then according to you, now only Li Shimin has no territory, and his father must always find a place to settle him! Also, Luoyang is located in the Central Plains, and it is the ancient capital of several dynasties, in the history of the Central Plains Dynasty, except for Chang'an, it is the best imperial capital, do you think Li Shimin will let it go? That's why he stretched out his hand to the core members of the Luoyang Wang family so quickly. Hearing Li Jiancheng say this, Xu Jingzong and Di Renjie realized that the situation was serious. Xu Jingzong and Di Renjie both lowered their heads. Li Jiancheng looked at them and sighed:
"Jing Zongqing! Ren Jieqing! Don't be discouraged by the two Aiqing, although there are five fingers on people, it is not easy to grasp everything in your hands! After Xu Jingzong and Di Renjie heard Li Jiancheng's comforting words, their faces were secretly relieved.
"Renjie! You make another hard trip, go to the Turks, contact Anyiktun, remember, you must induce, not coercion. You must use An Yi Kedun's hand to get rid of Liu Wuzhou, and you can't have anything to do with us. When Di Renjie heard this, he immediately nodded:
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can rest assured, the humble minister understands that he will definitely do this matter safely." Li Jiancheng said to Xu Jingzong again:
"Respect the Sect! Ordered the four major merchants of Heng, Zhang, Gong, and Lu to use all their connections to find a way to open up the relationship between the upper echelons of Luoyang on the grounds of opening trade routes. It is necessary to open up the relationship with the Luoyang superstructure, and to strengthen the intelligence gathering in the areas of Mayi and Longxi. Especially around my royal brothers, I must not relax! You can't always keep your eyes on King Qin. Xu Jingzong nodded yes.
The royal court tent of the Turkic Lingli Khan, the Lingli Khan is sitting on the throne of the Khan's court, Mayi has been captured by Li Tang's army, Song Jingang and Liu Wuzhou have been defeated, one theory is that Liu Wuzhou and Song Jingang have both died, but there is also news that Song Jingang and Liu Wuzhou are not dead, and they do not know where to go. Regarding the life and death of Liu Wuzhou and Song Jingang, Lili Khan has never cared, and what Lili Khan is interested in now is that Mayi has fallen, and Luo Yi, who has seized Youzhou, has also surrendered to Li Tang, so the contact between other secession forces in the Central Plains and the Turks will be blocked by Li Tang, once Li Tang unifies the Central Plains, it is inevitable to clash with the Eastern Turks, and since the internal strife with the Turkic Little Khan, the strength of the Eastern Turks has been greatly damaged. The other tribes also began to enter a semi-independent state, and the royal court has been reassuring them. Now it's important to recuperate. However, if Li Tang continued to be strong, the Khan felt that his end was coming. So I've been thinking about how to deal with Li Tang. At this time, the deacon, the most confidant of the Khan, must have come to the Khan's side:
"Khan! Border Patrol Soldiers Caught a Man ......"
"Hey! What is there to repay, it is still the old rule, ask if it is a spy, if it is a spy, kill him, if it is not a spy, take him as a slave. "The letter must not have gone away:
"Khan, that person said that he was Song Jingang, and he wanted to see the Khan when he came here, and said that the Khan would not regret it after seeing him."
"Oh! Song Jingang, okay! Bring that man in to Ben Khan. After receiving the order, he walked out of the Khan's tent.