Pei Shiju's residence is two miles away from Su You's mansion, but fortunately, Pei Shiju is in good spirits and used to running around, so these few steps are not a big problem.

At this time, there were not many newcomers on the street, but everyone inevitably frowned when they saw Pei Shiju wearing court clothes.

Pei Shiju's image at the moment is really a bit out of harmony in Sanshan City.

Pei Shiju came to the door of Su You's mansion and solemnly handed the guard a name thorn, and did not explicitly say that he was sent by the imperial court, but why should he say it?

After Su You received Pei Shiju's famous assassination, he shouted "Please" one after another, and at the same time, he also lowered his rank to greet him, and said to Pei Shiju from a distance, "Sure enough, it is Pei Gong, if you miss the distance, forgive your sins."

"Hengbo is a busy man, it's not easy to see you." Pei Shiju listened to Su You's politeness, but he also knew why he came, and then he got to the point of course.

Su You happily accepted the false name that Yang Guang gave him, and he had long hoped for it to enter the Central Plains with his soldiers in a grand manner.

Pei Shiju probably guessed what Su You was thinking, but his mission was half completed, so he hit the railway while it was hot, "When will Hengbo take people to Wagang to suppress bandits?" ”

Su You was a little embarrassed, "I heard that it has been nearly ten days since my Duke came here, don't you know how many soldiers I have in Sanshan City?" It's only six or seven thousand, but I've already planned that I'll recruit troops after spring ploughing. Two months, in two months I will be able to lead an army of 50,000 into the Central Plains."

Pei Shiju also knew that what Su You said was true, but he still couldn't help frowning.

If it drags on until May, I'm afraid that the daylilies will be cold; If Su You sets off with this little soldier now, I'm afraid it won't help. Could it be that Su You lent out the part of the elite who broke the Goryeo Royal City around Laba last year?

With these thoughts in his heart, Pei Shiju asked tactfully at the moment.

Su You didn't show off his feat of breaking through the Goryeo royal city with artillery, but just said vaguely, "Most of my soldiers are now recovering Liaodong with Luo Yi's elite soldiers, and Pei Gong is afraid that he hasn't been able to learn about the world's major events in time recently, right?" ”

"Oh?" Pei Shiju nodded noncommittally.

After more than 70 days of stalemate between Wang Shichong and Li Mi on both sides of the Luo River, a decisive battle was launched on the first day of the first month of March, and Wang Shichong only returned to the eastern capital with less than 10,000 defeats; Li Mi was like a bamboo, and surrounded the eastern capital with Kim Yong City as a base."

"Then Hengbo, you should seize the opportunity to set off, I'm afraid that only you can solve the siege of the Eastern Capital. If you go late, I'm afraid it's just that I'm afraid that it is" Pei Shiju heard about the current situation in the Eastern Capital, and his voice was a little choked.

Yang Guang spends one-third of the year on patrol in other places, and Pei Shiju is even more so, in fact, he has not stayed in the Eastern Capital for a long time, and the total time is probably less than three years!

Is Pei Shiju really so concerned about the Eastern Capital?

If Su You didn't know that Pei Renji and Pei Yuanqing had joined the Wagang Army, maybe he would believe his tears, right?

In the hearts of high-ranking officials in ancient times, the family was the first, and whether the country died or not had little to do with them; The emperor's throne can be rotated and replaced, but what country doesn't need the relevant talent to manage it?

Every time you slaughter more dogs, you are the most negative reader!

After each change of dynasty, most of the ministers of the previous dynasty were able to stay, which is the reason why they were discouraged.

Thinking of this, Su You couldn't help but want to recruit Pei Shiju, but now was obviously not the time.

"There is also news, that is, Li Yuan of Taiyuan colluded with the Turks and officially raised troops to march into Hedong, his next step must be Guanzhong, if he signs any agreement with Li Mi again, I will fight them, isn't it looking for death?"

After listening to Su You's words, Pei Shiju only felt that his eyes were dark.

The chaos in the world, Pei Shiju has understood it in the past two months of trekking, but he still didn't expect it to be to this extent.

At the same time, Kim Yong was in the city.

Zu Junyan took out the letter in his arms, handed it to Li Mi, and said, "My lord, this is a letter from Taiyuan. ”

Li Mi nodded, his eyebrows raised slightly, "Probably Li Yuan's." ”

"What did Li Yuan say?" Zu Junyan became excited and asked in a low voice.

Li Mi read the letter at a glance and sneered, "I persuaded him to form an alliance to create a great cause some time ago, and he replied that he was mediocre and old, but he only had today's position because of inheriting the achievements of his ancestors; If the country is in trouble, it must come out to help, otherwise it will make the wise man and gentleman blame! He is now recruiting volunteers to make friends with the Turks, all for the sake of the common people in the world, and he aims to respect the royal family of the Sui Dynasty......"

"This old ghost is righteous and awe-inspiring, but it couldn't be more hypocritical." Zu Junyan felt sick and shook his head.

"Who wants to win the world is not hypocritical? I, Li Mi, may be a real villain, but they are all hypocrites, let's just say that Su Hengbo marched into Goryeo, why didn't he want to plot the Central Plains openly? Li Mi knew that Zu Junyan had a gap, so there was no psychological pressure at all to say a few bad words about Su You in front of him.

In fact, Li Mi still admires Su You very much, just because Su You can make a big killing weapon like gunpowder, it is not comparable to any hero in the world.

But after Li Mi opened up such a large territory in the hinterland of the Central Plains, his heart inevitably swelled, and sometimes he would think, "If Su You is gone, shouldn't I lead the Wagang Army to seize the world?" ”

Whether Li Mi intended it or not, he was already trying to weaken Su You's influence, and he would never talk about things related to Su You unless he had to.

The point is, where is there so much last resort?

At this point, Zu Junyan and Li Mi were like-minded, and at this time, they nodded again and again, "What the lord said is extremely true. ”

Li Mi continued to read, "He said that he had passed the age of knowing his fate, and he was just breathing, and he hoped that I would respond to the words of 'Li should be the Son of Heaven' as soon as possible, and as long as he was still crowned with Tang Land, he would be satisfied." ”

"Lord, this old boy only picks up good things and says nothing."

"yes. Li Yuan's army in Taiyuan is obviously to take Guanzhong, but I hate Zhu Cang's fight is too hard, and most of our soldiers are from Shandong, the location is favorable and the people are lost" Li Mi sighed.

As early as when Yang Xuangan raised troops, Li Mi once suggested that taking Guanzhong was the best policy, and after Wei Zheng defected to Li Mi, he also repeated his three strategies back then.

But Li Mi still took the next step of besieging the Eastern Capital, this is the reality!

"Lord, what should we do?" Zu Junyan did not have the consciousness of a strategist at this time, and asked Li Mi about it, which could also show his fear of Li Yuan's seizure of Guanzhong.

Li Mi frowned and said, "Li Yuan has a lot of prestige in Fenjin, and it may be very possible to take Guanzhong, and he is now counting on us to keep the main road against the Great Sui, so he can concentrate on taking Guanzhong." Since we can't touch him for the time being, it's better to reply to him perfunctorily and make friends with him for the time being. ”

At this time in Hedong, Li Yuan's rebel army was like a bamboo, and the counties of Hedong were attached one after another, and the responders gathered.

Li Yuan's military discipline is strict, and he does not commit any crimes in autumn, which is deeply popular with the people; In addition, the prestige of Li Yuan's family is outstanding, and there are countless people who have joined Li Yuan's army, and in just half a month, his army has increased from 100,000 to 200,000.

Li Jiancheng believed that too many troops would increase the burden on the people, and that redundancy and refinement were not conducive to warfare, and that it was difficult to control military discipline if the good and the bad were uneven, and advised his father to disarm; The strategist Liu Wenjing also advised Li Yuan to recruit fewer Hedong people and use more Guan Longjun.

Li Yuan deeply agreed, so he ordered the army to be reorganized; After the rectification, Li Yuan's troops remained 130,000, but his combat effectiveness continued unabated.

At this time, the Sui general Song Laosheng led 20,000 elite soldiers to deploy in Huoyi and occupy a dangerous place; Li Shimin seized Jiahu Fort and led 30,000 troops to confront it.

When Li Yuan was discussing the military situation with Liu Wenjing in the big tent of the Chinese army, a personal soldier reported in front of the tent, "The Duke of Longxi and the Duke of Dunhuang ask to meet!" ”

The Duke of Longxi and the Duke of Dunhuang are Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin, and their titles were sealed by Li Yuan on the altar a few days ago; Li Yuan proclaimed himself a general, also known as the Duke of Tang.

"Order them in!"

Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin were both dressed in military uniforms, and after they walked into the big tent, they bowed together and saluted, "See father!" ”

"How did you get together? What are you coming for? Li Yuan nodded and asked expressionlessly.

"Actually, Shimin and I only met in front of the barracks, but it happened that we were for the same thing." The opening was immediately opened.

"Oh?" Li Yuan glanced at their brother and motioned for Li Jiancheng to continue.

When Li Jiancheng was about to speak, Shimin preemptively said, "Father, the child has been stationed in Jiahu Fort for many days now, I don't know when he will be able to attack Huoyi?" The child was to behead Song Laosheng and give it to his father. ”

Li Yuan understood it, so he turned his head and asked, "You also want to lead the troops to fight Huoyi?" ”

"Father, the child has not made an inch of success so far, so he has come to ask for war. The child only used 30,000 people to guarantee that he would take Huoyi within ten days. Li Jiancheng bowed and responded.

"Why do you need to attack when you go to war? I only used 5,000 men to take Huoyi County in five days. Li Shimin smiled, a few days ago, it was his credit to capture Xihe County and kill Gao Deru, he only won one battle and became strong in his heart.

Li Yuan's face suddenly sank, and he reprimanded, "As the saying goes, 'Brothers work together, and their profits are gold', if you promote each other, or if you cooperate with each other to fight Huo Yi, I will be happier than seeing you only attacking for yourself." ”

"The father is angry, and the child knows his mistake." Jiancheng and Shimin listened to their father's angry shouts, and suddenly their legs weakened in fright, and they knelt down together.

After the two admitted their mistakes, Li Shimin smiled again, "Father is serious, Shimin and eldest brother just want to share their father's worries." ”

Pei Lin was good friends with Li Yuan, and he was a fellow of the country, so he hurriedly stepped forward to persuade the latter, "As the saying goes, 'A tailor who doesn't want to be a cook is not a good driver'." Everyone wants to win meritorious awards, this is also human nature, why should Tang Gong blame their brothers? ”

"What a mess! This is Su Hengbo's common saying, right? Li Yuan snorted, and then restrained his anger.

Li Yuan knew that using the contradictions of his subordinates to control them was the best way to control them; It's just that Li Yuan doesn't want his son to have a conflict, especially when he just started the army.