Chapter 449: Provocation (1)
Li Yuan looked at Li Jing's recital played by Li Jiancheng, and everyone present was observing Li Yuan's expression under the pearl, and the hall was quiet, Li Yuan quietly looked at everyone present for a while:
"Spread my will, and seal Li Xiaogong, the king of Hejian County, as the general manager of the Jianghuai marching road, and Li Jing as his deputy, who is fully responsible for the conquest of Jianghuai, in addition, I grant Li Xiaogong and Li Jing, the king of Hejian, full powers, and the two of them will choose the soldiers and generals by themselves, and let Li Xiaogong and Li Jing, the princes of Hejian, enter the palace to face the saint tomorrow. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info" After Li Yuan finished speaking, he closed his eyes, and everyone present knew that Li Yuan was saying that he was tired, so he quietly retreated. Everybody went to do their own thing.
Several days have passed, and the threshold of Li Xiaogong's mansion is about to be broken by the people who came, and the major field corps of Li Tang and the major families of Chang'an have sent people to come, just to stuff people in Li Xiaogong's conquest of the Jianghuai army, Li Xiaogong was both happy and headache by these people, because on that day, Li Xiaogong and Li Jing went to Renshou Palace to meet Li Yuan:
"Your Majesty!"
"The two Aiqing are exempt."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"The two Aiqing are here, I have already set up a banquet for the two Aiqing, the waning moon, pass on my will, let them put the banquet up."
"Yes!" Wanyue agreed, and after commanding his eunuchs and palace maids to put up the delicacies of the mountains and seas, and the fresh vegetables and fruits of the river, Li Yuan had already signaled the surrounding eunuchs and palace maids to retreat:
"You don't have to wait here, I'm going to drink with the two generals today!" The waning moon received the decree and retreated with the surrounding palace maids and eunuchs. Li Yuan picked up the wine jug in his hand and came to the front of Li Xiaogong and Li Jing, the king of Hejian, and Li Xiaogong and Li Jing, the king of Hejian, saw that Li Yuan was about to pour wine for himself, and immediately stood up from their seats:
"Your Majesty......" Li Yuan stopped them:
"Filial piety! You are my nephew, since the establishment of Li Tang, you and all the clansmen have been persevering for me, and have laid this great river and mountain for me, this cup of wine, I thank you. After Li Xiaogong drank the glass of wine, Li Yuan poured wine for Li Jing again:
"O pharmacist! When I was in the former Sui Dynasty, I knew your talent, and now you can become a giant general of my dynasty, I am very relieved! Also, I have seen your Lingnan strategy, everything is done by your plan! You can rest assured! ”
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" After Li Yuan waited for Li Xiaogong and Li Jing to drink the glass of wine, he instructed Li Xiaogong and Li Jing:
"I have called you today, first, to say goodbye to the two of you, and secondly, I want to announce a secret decree to you." Hearing that Li Yuan was going to announce the secret decree, Li Xiaogong and Li Jing immediately knelt down:
"The ministers obey the holy decree." Li Yuan said with a smile:
"The two Aiqing, it's not a big deal, it's just a small thing, really the second son, Li Shimin, the king of Qin, has been out on the expedition for too long, I am really distressed, and the soldiers and horses under the command of the king of Qin also need to take a rest, so don't move." When Li Xiaogong thought of this, he sighed - 'Hey! It seems that His Royal Highness King Qin has lost his heart, and it seems that the Lone King can no longer stay on this broken ship. ’
Li Shimin, the king of Qin in Luoyang, was stationed in the festival, and Li Shimin lost his temper:
"Auxiliary, you say it again, what did Li Xiaogong say?"
"Your Highness, you are angry! The prince of Hejian said that when His Royal Highness King Qin was out on a long expedition, the soldiers and horses under his command were very tired, and he hoped that His Highness and his soldiers and horses would rest more! ”
"Bastard! This Li Xiaogong is really bold, and he doesn't look at who brought him to this position in the first place, but now that he has become a famous general, he won't put the lonely king in his eyes, bastard! Li Shimin said two bastards in a row, and smashed the expensive decorative utensils in the room all over the floor. The attendant stepped forward to get the garbage out, but was directly thrown over by Li Shimin, with a big bag on his head.
"Whoever wants you to come in, get out of here for the lonely king." The attendants didn't dare to make a sound, and hurriedly went out, and the eldest grandson Wuji persuaded from the side:
"Your Highness, now that Li Xiaogong says this, I'm afraid it's not Li Xiaogong's own meaning!"
"Oh! You mean, Father ......" Eldest Sun Wuji nodded.
"Hmmm! Good old thing, you guard against me like this. The eldest grandson Wuji was so frightened that he covered his ears:
"Your Highness, be cautious!" Li Shimin was puffed up. Didn't speak again. In the palace of Chang'an, Li Jiancheng is looking back to see Xiong Kuohai, Wang Xiongdan, Xu Kuoling, Xue Wanshu, Xue Wanshu, Xue Wanjun, Xu Shiji, Feng Li and others:
"See Your Highness!"
"Hmmm! Gentlemen, please rise! Li Jiancheng came to Xiong Kuohai, Wang Xiongdan, Xu Kuoling, Xue Wanshu, Xue Wanshu, Xue Wanjun, Xu Shiji and others, and sorted out the armor and clothes for Xiong Kuohai, Wang Xiongdan, Xu Kuoling, Xue Wanshu, Xue Wanshu, Xue Wanjun, Xu Shiji, Feng Li and others. This kind of etiquette made Xiong Kuohai, Wang Xiongdan, Xu Kuoling, Xue Wanshu, Xue Wanshu, Xue Wanjun, Xu Shiji, Feng Li and others very moved.
"Several generals, now, our dynasty is about to dominate the world, this time, in addition to Su Dingfang and Xue Rengui, Feng Yi The three generals temporarily stayed in Chang'an, you are all fierce generals who have followed the palace for many years, and this time I sent you to the army, which is to take advantage of this dispatch to officially send you into the army, and after this operation, once you have made meritorious deeds, you will be in charge of the army alone." After Xiong Kuohai, Wang Xiongdan, Xu Kuoling, Xue Wanshu, Xue Wanshu, Xue Wanjun, Xu Shiji, Feng Li and others heard it, they slowly knew in their hearts that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince might be about to show his hole cards with King Qin. I don't know how excited I am.
"Also, Shiji, this time the palace has received the news that you will be the governor of Qizhou and officially start to take charge of the army alone, you must do a good job!" After Xu Shiji heard it, he immediately thanked Li Jiancheng and said!
"Thank you, Your Royal Highness the Prince, for your promotion!" Thinking back to the beginning when he came to Chang'an like a lost dog, if it weren't for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Li Jiancheng, who took him in and raised himself in the army, where would he be today. Li Jiancheng continued to Xiong Kuohai, Wang Xiongdan, Xu Kuoling, Xue Wanshu, Xue Wanshu, Xue Wanjun, Xu Shiji, Feng Li and others:
"Generals, today, this palace is here, and I wish you all the generals to make new contributions to my Li Tang." Li Yuansheng decreed. Li Xiaogong, the king of Hejian County, was appointed as the general manager of the Jianghuai Road march, presiding over the attack on Jianghuai, and Li Jing was appointed as the ambassador of Lingnan Province and the deputy chief of the Jianghuai Road March, and the troops of Jiao (Zhijiaozhi, northwest of present-day Hanoi City, Vietnam), Guang (Zhinanhai, present-day Guangzhou City), Quan (Zhiyuanfeng, present-day Fuzhou City), Gui (Zhishi'an, present-day Guilin City, Guangxi) and other prefectures entered Tunxuanzhou (Zhixuancheng, now Anhui); Huang Junhan, the governor of Huaizhou, went south by Daoqiao (now Bozhou City, Anhui Province) and Bo (Zhiqiao County, now Bozhou City, Anhui Province), Li Shiji, the governor of Qizhou, went south along Huaishui and Surabaya, and Zhang Zhenzhou, the governor of Shuzhou, marched to Youzhou (west of Jing County, Anhui Province), and the Tang army had a total of 7 commanders, advancing by land and water, all of which were controlled by Li Xiaogong, and attacked the auxiliary Gongqi army from the west, south, and north. and issued the "Edict of the Auxiliary Princess". The Don army began to attack. The Tang army was on the offensive all the way, and Zhang Zhenzhou defeated Chen Dangshi, the general of the auxiliary Gongqi department, at Huangshacheng in Youzhou (now southeast of Jing County, Anhui). The pacification caused Li Daliang to lure Zhang Shan'an to capture, and his people dispersed, so that Fu Gongyi lost his strategy. Li Xiaogong led his army to capture Zongyang. Fu Gongyi sent tens of thousands of troops to attack Youzhou, and Tang Youzhou assassinated Shi Zuo Nandang and led his troops to defend it. Li Xiaogong's army attacked Quetou Town (now northeast of Tongling, Anhui). Quan Wendan, the deputy governor of the Tang marching army, repelled the Fugong army besieging Youzhou and captured four towns including Meihui (in present-day Jing County, Anhui). Li Xiaogong defeated the Fugong army in Wuhu and captured Liangshan and other three towns, the governor of Xuzhou in Tang conquered Yangzicheng (now southwest of Yangzhou, Jiangsu), and the lord of Guangling City, Longyan, surrendered. Li Shiji crossed the Huai River with 10,000 infantry, pulled out Shouyang, attacked Kipshi (northwest of present-day Shou County, Anhui), and advanced to the water and land defense line of the Auxiliary Gongqi Army. Feng Huiliang and the others did not fight, and Li Xiaogong made a surprise attack to cut off his grain route. Feng Huiliang and other troops were short of food, so they sent troops to attack Li Xiaogong's camp at night. Li Xiaogong did not move, the two sides formed a stalemate, and Feng Huiliang's army retreated. Li Xiaogong summoned the generals to discuss, and all the generals thought that Feng Huiliang and others had strong troops, and according to the danger of land and water, it was not easy to overcome, so it was better to point to Danyang and attack its lair. Li Xiaogong wanted to follow the public opinion, but Li Jing thought that if he attacked Danyang for ten months, he would suffer from the enemy on his back, so it was better to take it by surprise and attack its city gate and break it in one fell swoop. Li Xiaogong formulated tactics and sent old and weak soldiers to attack Feng Huiliang's army camp first, and led his elite troops to wait for him. Feng Huiliang was in the middle of the plan, defeated the weak Tang soldiers and then waved his division to pursue for several miles, the main force of the Tang army went out to fight, and was defeated, and Feng Huiliang fled by boat. The Tang army took advantage of the victory to pursue Chen Zhengtong's army, Feng Huiliang and Chen Zhengtong's troops were defeated, more than 10,000 people were killed and drowned, Chen Zhengtong led more than 10 horsemen to flee back to Danyang, and the water and land defense line of Fugong Qi collapsed. Li Jing led a light cavalry to attack Danyang, and Fu Gongyi supported tens of thousands of troops to abandon the city to the east without a fight, and wanted to go to Huiji (now Shaoxing City, Zhejiang) to meet with Zuo Youxian. Li Shiji led the army to chase after him, and Fu Gongqi fled to Jurong (now Jiangsu), with only more than 500 followers. When staying in Changzhou at night, his subordinates Wu Sao and others plotted to capture him and surrender to the Tang Dynasty, and after Fu Gongqi found out, he led dozens of henchmen to flee to Wukang (now Deqingxi, Zhejiang), and was captured by Zhang Jiling of the Jianghuai clan and Xie Yingdeng, a son of the Xie clan of Yangxia, and sent to Danyang for execution. Li Xiaogong, the king of Hejian, was overjoyed, and ordered the search and arrest of the rest of the Fu Gong Qi, all of them were executed, and the Jiangdong region was pacified, and after the war report jointly drafted by Li Xiaogong and Li Jing, the king of Hejian, reached Chang'an, Li Jiancheng led hundreds of civil and military officials to gather in front of Renshou Palace and cheered loudly:
"Li Jiancheng, the son of the minister, got the battle report today, Li Xiaogong, the king of Hejian County and the general manager of the Jianghuai Road march, and Li Jing, the ambassador of Lingnan Province and the deputy chief of the Jianghuai Road march, have completely pacified the Jianghuai and are now unified." After Li Yuan heard Li Jiancheng's shout and Wanyue's report, he walked out of the dormitory excitedly:
"Prince, you repeat, has Jianghuai really calmed down? Is JAC really attached? ”
"Yes, Father! Jianghuai is really pacified, and Jianghuai is really attached to our Li Tang. Li Yuan burst into tears, and Li Jiancheng and the civil and military officials comforted Li Yuan together:
"Father, take care of the dragon!" Li Yuan waved his hand:
"Don't worry, I'm in good health! Passing the decree, Luoyang and Longxi, recall Li Shimin, King of Qin, and Li Yuanba, King of Zhao, as well as Li Yuan, King of Lujiang, who was stationed in Jingzhou, I want to tell them the good news, and after Li Xiaogong and Li Jing return to the dynasty, I will worship the ancestors with all the Li clansmen, and tell the ancestors, my dynasty has unified the Central Plains, and I will also hold a banquet to celebrate the two of them! ”
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