Chapter 067: Bitter Yellow Lotus
"Back to my father, my son's thoughts are the same as those of my brother. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info" Li Shimin's voice was very soft, and the content of the answer was not brilliant, which undoubtedly disappointed Li Yuan, Pei Lin and others.
Perhaps feeling the strange gaze of others, Li Shimin buried his head very low, in the eyes of others, Li Shimin bowed his head because he lost his face. But in fact, this is not the case, the reason why he did this is just to hide the fierceness in his eyes that cannot be concealed.
When he heard Li Xuanba's promise to contain Xu Shiji, Li Shimin's face became gloomy, his eyes were full of murderous intent, he wanted to be calm, but he couldn't control the anger in his heart at all, so he could only bow his head to cover up.
The conspiracy against Li Xuanba in Guanxian County ended with Li Xiaogong's tragic death and Du Ruhui's burial in Wangyue Tower, but before Du Ruhui's death, one of his letters had been delivered to Li Shimin.
From that letter, Li Shimin learned some useful information, such as when Li Xiaogong besieged Guanxian, Xu Shiji led 3,000 soldiers and horses to rescue Li Xuanba in Guanxian.
In short, Xu Shiji is very likely to return to the Southern Sui!
Since Xu Shiji himself obeyed Li Xuanba's orders, Li Xuanba's so-called containment is just a matter of an edict, where do you need to mobilize troops and horses to cross the river thousands of miles away?
Without paying any losses, Datang can attack Northern Sui for Southern Sui, and Datang also has to thank Southern Sui for his help, how can Li Shimin not be angry?
But Xu Shiji's defection to the Southern Sui, Li Shimin can't say it now. The matter of Guanxian County has finally settled, and it is impossible for Li Shimin to jump out now and tell the world that he is involved, even if he says that he got the news from other channels, then some people will inevitably question why he is only playing today!
What made Li Shimin most uncomfortable was that the temptation to eliminate the Northern Sui was too strong, even if he thought that the Tang Dynasty might make the knife of the Southern Sui, he would be willing to do it, and tried his best to persuade Li Yuan to move westward.
"Father, if you have scruples, you can order Yuanji to lead some of the women's army to assist, once Xuanba breaks his promise and fails to contain Xu Shiji, the court will not be caught off guard." Seeing that Li Yuan was still a little hesitant, Li Jiancheng said respectfully: "With Xiuning resisting Liu Wuzhou, what else is my father worried about?" ”
Li Yuanji lost Taiyuan due to carelessness, and after fleeing back to Chang'an, he was ordered by Li Yuan to think about it behind closed doors, Li Yuanji and Li Jiancheng had a close relationship, and it was not surprising that Li Jiancheng persuaded Li Yuan to reactivate Li Yuanji at this time.
Pei Lian, Qu Tutong and others thought about it carefully and persuaded Li Yuan to attack the Northern Sui, but they all had a tacit understanding to keep silent about letting Li Yuanji relead the troops.
With the fall of the Qin State, Guanzhong is very safe, Li Yuan weighed the pros and cons, nodded, and said: "It's up to your strategy, but now that the weather is cold, and Luoyang City is easy to defend and difficult to attack, you might as well let the Duke of Xingguo go to persuade Xu Shiji to surrender first, and then do the thing of rebellion in the spring of next year!" ”
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In the northeast corner of Chang'an City, there is a magnificent mansion, Li Mi is a relative of the emperor and a prince of the Tang Dynasty, and his status is naturally not comparable to that of ordinary people.
"I heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is back." After living in Chang'an for several months, Li Mi was obviously much older, and he sat in the courtyard with Wang Bodang, looking at the trees whose leaves had withered, and said without sadness or joy: "Things that want to come to the south are not going well. ”
"The student heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince returned to Chang'an last night, and he entered the palace to face the saint as soon as he came back, as for the situation in Jiangling City, the student is not clear for the time being." Wang Bodang replied respectfully: "Sir, do you want to send someone to investigate?" ”
"Where do you need to deliberately find out the news?" Li Mi smiled indifferently and said, "At the latest tomorrow evening, we will find out." ”
"The student is stupid, and I ask Mr. to solve the student's doubts." Even though Li Mi has become a prisoner in a cage, Wang Bodang still respects him very much, and he arched his hand and said: "The Tang Dynasty is strong, and he defeated Xiao Milling a few months ago, the prince is not a mediocre talent, it stands to reason that it is impossible to defeat the battle, but he came back far earlier than the students expected." ”
"Maybe he's neither victorious nor defeated?" Li Mi replied casually, looking like he didn't care about himself: "If it's really as Mi guessed, maybe we will have a chance to leave Chang'an City." ”
Hearing Li Mi's words, Wang Bodang became more and more confused, he pondered for a moment, and asked: "Sir, what does the prince's defeat have to do with us leaving Chang'an?" ”
"The Tang Dynasty will not watch the Northern Sui regain its vitality, and it was able to live in peace before, but because the King of Qin and the Prince each led troops in other places, and the Tang Dynasty was empty, and now that the King of Qin and the Prince have returned, how can Your Majesty continue to endure it?" Li Mi replied with a smile: "If the imperial court wants to attack the Northern Sui, it must first ensure that the Wagang army will not get involved in this matter, who would be more suitable to appease them than Mi?" ”
If Li Yuan heard Li Mi's words, he would definitely eradicate him without hesitation, and before he left the Gongfu of the Punishment Country, he would be able to analyze the situation in the world.
At the beginning, Wagang was in full swing, but because of Li Mi's arrogance, the army was defeated, but after a fiasco, Li Mi became calm, as long as he was given a chance, no one knew whether Wagang would return to its original glory.
"But the gentleman doesn't seem to be happy?" When Wang Bodang heard that he could leave Chang'an, he was overjoyed, but when he saw Li Mi's calm face, he immediately understood that things would not be so simple.
"Your Majesty originally called himself a younger brother, but now he calls for a secret with his younger brother, and it seems that he trusts him very much." Li Mi glanced at the woman in the distance, did not say the following sentence, and said: "If Mi can survive, this is an opportunity, but the road is dangerous, and it is very difficult to walk!" ”
Wang Bodang was extremely smart, and instantly understood what Li Mi meant, his face couldn't help but change, and he said softly: "Since Mr. guessed His Majesty's intentions, please don't take risks, as long as you are alive, there will be opportunities in the future." ”
"You are wrong, if you can really leave Chang'an this time, it will be Mi's only chance." Li Mi shook his head, and his eyes dimmed: "Even if Mi follows his edict and persuades the world to surrender, it will inevitably arouse his suspicion, and he can only continue to be a prisoner in the cage of Chang'an for the rest of his life." ”
Li Mi only has two thousand soldiers and horses now, and Li Yuan can ignore his existence, but if Xu Shiji still obeys Li Mi's orders, how dare Li Yuan rest assured, he will definitely control him firmly under his nose, and even find a reason to execute him.
Uncle Wang showed sadness on his face, bowed down and said, "No matter what Mr. chooses, the student swears to follow." ”
"According to your talent, as long as you keep your distance from the secret, you will definitely be reused by the imperial court, so why bother to follow the secret to commit the danger?" Li Mi was moved: "However, what I said before is just Mi's speculation, and everything depends on his decision." ”
Before Wang Bodang could catch his breath, Li Xuanying hurriedly ran over, bowed down and said hurriedly: "Sir, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has come to deliver the edict and is waiting outside the mansion." ”
Li Mi and Wang Bodang glanced at each other, smiled bitterly, stood up, called the Dugu clan to his side, and went out of the house together to receive the order. (To be continued.) )