Chapter 166: Chang'an Crisis (3)
Li Jiancheng was recuperating in Li Yuan's illness, although he often said that Li Jiancheng should make his own decisions in case of trouble, not to ask for instructions often, and his body should be recuperated, but Li Jiancheng from time to time in the name of visiting the sick, when he first came, he first asked Li Yuan how his body was recovering, and then talked about the military affairs of the imperial court, Li Yuan always reprimanded Li Jiancheng for not obeying his orders on the surface, in fact, Li Jiancheng knew in his heart that Li Yuan was a person with a strong desire for power, if he was a little lazy, I believe that it would not be a few days. The position of his son is about to change, on this day, Li Ji loves you and comes to Li Yuan's bedroom as usual, and the eunuch Wanyue father-in-law who is waiting at the door greets him:
"The little one is the prince of the world!"
"Yo! It's the father-in-law of the waning moon! Li Jiancheng greeted Wanyue warmly, and secretly stuffed a piece of silver into Wanyue's sleeve when others were not paying attention. Wanyue weighed the silver in his sleeve, about five taels in weight, and he just wanted to laugh happily, Li Jiancheng was about to walk towards the dormitory, and the father-in-law of Wanyue hurriedly stopped him:
"Lord Shizi, don't panic yet! Please allow the slave to report it! "Li Jiancheng is a little strange, in the past, as soon as this waning moon saw him coming, he immediately introduced him into the dormitory, why today? Just as Li Jiancheng was thinking about what was happening in Li Yuan's bedroom, Wanyue shouted:
"Qi Tang Wang, Tang Wang's son Li Jiancheng is waiting for the prince to be summoned outside the palace." I only heard the exclamation of a woman inside, and then I heard Li Yuan's voice:
"Oh! It's built, and the son of Xuan comes in. After Li Jiancheng walked into Li Yuan's bedroom, he saw Zhang Yin and the others inside, looking at their faces were slightly red, their hair was a little messy, and the clothes on their chests were tied haphazardly, and Li Yuan's bed looked like it had just been folded:
"Lord Wang, you seem to be much better, and our sisters are leaving. The prince is polite. After Zhang finished speaking, he pulled Yin Shi and walked outside, and Li Jiancheng also replied:
"Two mothers go slowly!" Li Jiancheng's politeness made Li Yuan very pleased.
"Built! What is important to report today? Looking at Li Yuan's excited expression, Li Jiancheng sighed in his heart and sighed: "It's still a high authority!" The spring night is bitter and short, and the day is high, and the king does not rise early from then on. Although he thought so in his heart, Li Jiancheng didn't dare to show it on his face, and he said to Li Yuan with a respectful face:
"Father! Now that the Western Expedition has failed, Erchen has ordered the recruitment and training of new soldiers, the collection of food, grass and materials, and the pacification and compensation of the families of the dead and wounded soldiers. And sent ears and eyes to monitor the Turkic, Luoyang, and Mayi areas, and secretly monitored the connection between the clans in the Guanlong area and the Luoyang Mayi area to prevent internal rebellion, so that Qu Tutong strengthened the defense of Tongguan, and sent the fourth brother Li Yuanji as the supervising army, assisted by General Xiong Kuohai, and the Weize Pass in the direction of Mayi also sent Xiuning and Chai Jie, so that they could also strengthen their precautions, and there were two other things I wanted to ask my father to consult. ”
"Speak!"
"According to the news from the Turks, the Turkic Luo Khan died of illness, and the new Khan has not yet been decided, so the envoy is asked to ask his father to decide."
"Do you have any suitable candidates?"
"Erchen recommended Yu Wenxin, the capital water supervisor, this person can speak well, both civil and military, this person can be a suitable person to envoy to the Turks." Li Yuan thought for a moment and nodded.
"Hmmm! What's the other thing? Seeing that Li Jiancheng was a little hesitant, Li Yuan shouted with some annoyance.
"Say!"
"It's about the second brother. The second brother was defeated in the western conscription, and Erchen had ordered him to go back to his house, think about it behind closed doors, and send heavy troops to surround him, and without Erchen's order, no one could disturb the second brother. In order not to arouse Li Yuan's disgust, Li Jiancheng immediately knelt down before he finished speaking.
"The son is arbitrary, please forgive your father!" Li Yuan looked at his son noncommittally, as if he wanted to see Li Jiancheng's thoughts from his son's face, but Li Jiancheng closed his eyes tightly, waiting for Li Yuan's answer.
"Built! How can you downplay the punishment of the people of the world so lightly, he was defeated and humiliated the country, and he deserves to be beheaded. The waning moon, the oracle of the king, Li Shimin, as the commander-in-chief, was unfavorable, and he should have been beheaded, and he was given self-judgment in his labor. ”
"Lord Wang, this?" Wanyue heard Li Yuan's edict and stayed there.
"Father, never!" Li Jiancheng hurriedly knelt in front of Li Yuan.
"Why not! Li Shi's militia was defeated and humiliated the country, so he was already cheap, and this king could not forgive him because he was my son, otherwise the souls of those dead soldiers would not forgive me. Speaking too quickly, Li Yuan began to cough, and Li Jiancheng quickly helped Li Yuan to sit down on a chair and help him straighten out his anger.
"Father! Don't get angry, your body matters. Under Li Jiancheng's persuasion, Li Yuan finally agreed to temporarily dismiss Li Shimin and put him under house arrest. Li Yuan's Western Expeditionary Army was defeated, and the news that Xue Ju had built the city with the corpses of the dead reached Wang Shichong's ears, and he immediately brought his brothers, nieces, sons-in-law, and confidants to discuss.
"Everyone, I believe you have heard the news of the defeat in Guanzhong, this king feels that this is a good time for our army to advance to Guanzhong and expand the strength of my Dazheng, what do you think of Aiqing."
"The emperor is far-sighted, and the minister agrees!" Wang Shiyun was the first to agree, and no one else objected.
"Your Majesty, your nephew has a suggestion! One chopstick is easy to break, but if you wrap ten chopsticks together, it will not break easily. Wang Ren suggested to Wang Shichong, and Wang Shichong asked Wang Ren:
"Oh! What's your best idea? Wang Ren is the most relied on by Wang Shichong in the Wang family, and is also the most jealous person in the Wang family, and it was once rumored that he may be established as the heir by Wang Shichong, so Wang Shichong's sons Wang Xuanying, Wang Xuanshu, and Wang Xuanqiong heard him speak, and immediately showed a flame of jealousy in his eyes, Wang Ren didn't care about other people's eyes, he just wanted Wang Shichong to talk eloquently:
"Your Majesty, we can send envoys to Mayi, Lanzhou, Jingzhou and the Turks, bring gold and silk and property, and let them send troops to assist us, and then whoever conquers the city and land will be 。。。。。."
"What? Still need someone to help? The land of the city that we have worked so hard to win will be divided among them. Isn't this a loser? Wang Xuanying thought that he had grasped Wang Shichong's handle, and scolded Wang Ren loudly. Wang Ren didn't speak, Wang Shichong stopped Wang Xuanying's words, and motioned Wang Ren to continue:
"Brother Xuanying, now our Luoyang is incomparable compared to the Guanzhong area, both the financial resources of soldiers and horses and the land area of the city. After our victory over Li Mi, there were not many war horses, and without war horses, the Guanzhong Plain would not be able to rely on infantry alone. Therefore, we must order a large number of war horses from the Turks, Xiao Miao, who occupies Bashu in Jingzhou, is eyeing our army, and we pull him from Bashu to advance into Hanzhong by water, so that on the one hand, he can lose his excuse to attack us, and he can also consume his troops, we will storm Tongguan, Liu Wuzhou and Xue Ju will attack in the east and west, and the end of Li Yuan is just around the corner. Even if you lose the land in the city, the return is considerable. Listening to Wang Renze's words, Wang Shichong nodded.
"Hmmm! If it makes sense, this matter is 。。。。。。 Wang Shichong was about to say that Wang Renze should be in charge of this matter, but Wang Shichong's three sons stood up at this time.
"Father! The sons are willing to be envoys for the envoys. Wang Shichong was very happy to see that his son was willing to share his worries, and immediately ordered Wang Xuanying to send an envoy to Jingzhou to contact Xiao Miao, Wang Xuanshu to envoy to Lanzhou, responsible for contacting Xue Ju, and Wang Xuanqiong to envoy to Turkic. After the dispersal of the dynasty, the three Wang brothers gathered together to discuss:
"Big brother, this time we must make achievements, let that Wang Ren see our ability." Wang Xuanqiong confidently said to Wang Xuanying, and Wang Xuanying hit him:
"You foodie, you really only know how to eat, you don't know how to use your brain, you must not do it this time." Wang Xuanqiong touched her chubby head, and couldn't figure out an answer.
"If we win foreign aid for our father this time, after winning Guanzhong, the credit will be the greatest. So in my opinion, that's the only way. Come with your ears. Wang Xuanying whispered in the ears of his two younger brothers.