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Chapter 460: Kill it!

Song Laosheng is an impassioned orator, but also an excellent theorist, in fact, he put forward very good suggestions to the acting king Yang Yu, as long as he garrisons in Huoyi, it is like an iron gate to block the way of Li Yuan's men and horses, with 20,000 elite soldiers in his hands to hold on, Liu Hongji's soldiers and horses may not be able to attack Huoyi.

Moreover, although Yang Guang appointed the superintendent of the state Yang Tong, the king of Yue, the courtiers knew that Yang Tong was only eight years old, and the possibility of inheriting the throne was very low, at least lower than Yang Yu. Therefore, if Yang Yu sent someone to the Eastern Capital to discuss with Yang Tong about the surrender of Li Mi, it would be impossible for the courtiers of the Eastern Capital not to consider the question of who would succeed to the throne in the future, and the matter of surrendering Li Mi would definitely be put on the agenda, especially Lu Chu and Yuan Wendu, both of whom were old foxes, so they naturally knew that Chang'an could not be lost, and they also knew the great benefits of surrendering Li Mi.

If it is successfully implemented according to Song Laosheng's suggestion, Li Yuan's army may not necessarily pose a threat to Chang'an. It's a pity that Song Laosheng is not an outstanding military strategist. He is an impetuous person and a person who rejoices in great achievements, and it is not without reason for Li Shimin to say that he is brave and unscrupulous.

Outside Huoyi City, Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng only brought dozens of cavalry to scold, Song Laosheng saw that Li Yuan's eldest son Li Jiancheng personally came to call the battle, how could he not be moved?

When Li Yuan ordered Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin to call the battle at the same time, Li Shimin's first thought was that this was his father grabbing credit for his son Li Jiancheng, after all, since Taiyuan started the army, in just two months, the Li family's army has been like a bamboo, and Li Shimin has made great achievements. And Li Jiancheng, who is in charge of the palace, has not made any military merits, and the name of the second son, Li Shimin, is now very loud in the army, brave in battle, taking the lead, scheming, and personable.

For a time, his limelight had overshadowed the world.

Therefore, it is not too much for Li Shimin to speculate that this is Li Yuan planning military exploits for Li Jiancheng, but the depression and anger in Li Shimin's heart have just been born and quickly dissipated. Because I quickly thought of another purpose that my father Li Yuan arranged like this, and it was the most important purpose.

Under Huoyi City, the weight of his second son is far less than that of the prince of Tang.

If Song Laosheng saw that it was the second son of Tang Gong who was only scolding with dozens of soldiers outside the city, he was afraid that he would order random arrows to drive away. If he saw the prince Li Jiancheng scolding with dozens of entourage, how could he not be moved? What's more, the eldest son, the second son, the two of them worked together to lure Song Laosheng into battle, and the weight of this weight was heavy enough.

As long as Li Yuan's two sons are captured alive, Li Yuan can be forced to withdraw from the army.

So Song Laosheng, who couldn't resist the temptation, took the elite soldiers in the city to kill him, and then Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin, who were still impassionedly before, turned around and ran. Song Laosheng chased after him, but he was ambushed by Duan Zhixuan. If he wanted to go back to Huoyi City again, the city gate had been taken by Li Yuan himself, and the prince Li Jiancheng had already killed the city.

In desperation, he had to retreat in the direction of Chang'an with the remnants of the army, and was intercepted by Liu Hongji, who was ambushed here in advance, he personally fought with Liu Hongji and was defeated, and was poked off the war horse by Liu Hongji and fell into the deep ditch on the side of the official road, Liu Hongji urged the horse to rush down the deep ditch, and then stabbed Song Laosheng to death.

Song Lao was born and died, the Li family army entered Huoyi, the remnants of the Sui army and more than 10,000 people all surrendered, and Li Yuan got such a large number of elite soldiers, so he was naturally very happy.

After only staying in Huoyi for two days, Li Yuan ordered the army to march straight to Chang'an!

The city of Chang'an was immediately fried, the courtiers were afraid, the people were panicked, and the people were panicked.

Acting King Yang Yu was even more shocked, and hurriedly convened the ministers to discuss.

"Who can save Chang'an, I will ask Your Majesty to crown him as the prince of the country!" Champion General! ”

Yang Yu shouted loudly, and the previous discussions in the hall suddenly quieted down, but no one spoke, although the title of the Duke of Guo is extremely tempting, and the champion general with great real power is even more tempting. But at this time, who would dare to stand up?

The defenders of Chang'an were only more than 40,000 people, and Song Laosheng took half of them, not only failed to stop Li Yuan, but instead sent Li Yuan a big gift for nothing, and more than 10,000 elite weapons of the government soldiers came to attack Chang'an as soon as the direction of the elite weapons turned. At this time, none of the courtiers who talked about it on weekdays dared to talk nonsense.

"Minister......

The hall was so quiet and terrifying that it was extremely clear when someone spoke.

"The minister recommends one person to ensure that Chang'an is worry-free!"

Doctor Zuo Guanglu Yin Ping came out and said.

"Who!"

Yang Yu stood up and asked in surprise.

"The minister met a person on the street the day before yesterday, this person was a guest in the Duke of Chu's mansion, known as a talent, and Li Mi is called Er Li, which is a rare talent. It's just that the conduct is slightly misconducted, and when he was in the mansion of the Duke of Chu, he had an affair with a singer, because he was afraid of the punishment of the Duke of Chu, so he fled, and later lived in seclusion in the barren mountains of Yuyang County. Chen really didn't expect that he met him in Chang'an City the day before yesterday. When the minister was in the Mansion of Chu, he was familiar with this person, so he was very impressed. If His Royal Highness recruits this person to serve, he will be able to defend Chang'an! ”

Acting King Yang Yu thought for a while and asked, "What did you say, but Pharmacist Li?" ”

"That's the man!"

Yin Ping said: "This person has the talent to go through the heavens and the earth, and he can be of great use!" ”

"Lone has also heard of this person!"

Yang Yuxi said: "At the beginning, the Duke of Chu once said that this person will become the first general of the Great Sui in ten years!" Now that he happens to be in Chang'an City, I have to say that it is providence! Where does this man live now? Lone will personally ask him to serve the country! ”

"No, Your Highness!"

Yu Shi Chu Xiaocai said loudly: "This person is not only of bad character, but also a fugitive from the country, how can such a person lead the army?" It is detrimental to the prestige of the imperial court! ”

"Eclectic talent!"

Yang Yu said loudly: "If this person can keep Chang'an, don't care what mistakes he has made before?" It's okay if you don't agree, come up with a charter to keep Chang'an, and use you alone, not him! ”

Chu Xiaocai was stunned, and he didn't know what to say.

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Li Jing said that he didn't expect that he would really be reused by the imperial court on this day, but this day came so late, Li Shimin sent him to Chang'an to force Li Yuan to raise troops. After the thing was done, he wanted to leave Chang'an, but after thinking about it, why not take the opportunity to explore the city defense of Chang'an. If he can find out the flaws in the defense of Chang'an City, he will make a great contribution, and Tang Gong will naturally not treat him badly at that time.

So he left a few days later and spent all day in the city for news. It's just that he didn't expect that Song Laosheng would be defeated and die so soon, and the gates of Chang'an City were closed, and he couldn't get out of the city no matter how much he wanted to.

What's even more unfortunate is that he actually met Yin Ping, an acquaintance in the Chu Mansion.

He wanted to pretend not to know each other, but the two of them were too familiar with each other at the beginning of the two of them in the palace of Duke Yang Su of Chu, but many years later, Yin Ping was already a member of the third rank of the imperial court, but he still had nothing to do. Yin Ping thought he was downtrodden and insisted on taking him back to his house. Li Jing had no choice but to follow Yin Ping home.

He planned to stay for a day and then leave, so as not to reveal his identity. But who would have thought that early the next morning, Yin Ping went to the court, and he was blocked back before he could leave a book to say goodbye, and it turned out to be His Royal Highness the Acting King of Xijing!

The acting king personally invited him to be the chief of the soldiers and horses of Chang'an, and his words were sincere. Where is Li Jing willing to agree, if Tang Gong Li Yuan knows about this matter, I am afraid that he will not be able to die if he has ten lives.

It's just that Yang Yu really insisted, Li Jing was helpless, and said that he could only pretend to agree first and then look for an opportunity to get out, so he promised to defend the city, but refused to accept the official position of the chief administrator.

Since he agreed, Yang Yu was not good at insisting. He was named the general of Huyalang, the opening of the palace with the three divisions, and the doctor of Jin Ziguanglu.

Li Jing couldn't cry or laugh, and said in his heart, how could this life encounter be so annoying?

At the beginning, he was dedicated to serving the country and seeking fame, but he was depressed, and he had been depressed for so many years, and finally got an errand in the Tang Mansion, who would have thought that the imperial court would also find him at this time, which almost made him sad.

lived in the mansion specially rewarded to him by Yang Yu, and Li Jing wanted to die headlonging.

Yin Ping was the first to send a heavy gift, and Yang Yu gave him 200 servants and miscellaneous maids, who were treated like a national prince, and even gave him a set of silver armor with his own hands, which made Li Jingdu have to be moved.

On the same day, Yin Ping drank in Li Jing's mansion to celebrate him.

"Pharmacist, what do you think of your sad face? Ten years of obscurity once flew on the branches, such a good opportunity, you can say that the Great Sui is the first person to establish itself so far. Even Luo Yi, the general manager of Youzhou, is far worse than you. ”

"Chang'an's situation, you make me happy?"

Li Jing took a sip of wine, pointed outside and said: "Outside the city is the hundreds of thousands of rebels of Tang Duke Li Yuan, and the rebels have won successive battles, it is the time when morale is like a rainbow. In the city, there are less than 20,000 soldiers, how can this battle be fought? ”

"Pharmacist, others don't understand you, I don't know you yet?"

Yin Ping said: "When I was in the Chu Mansion, I said that with the pharmacist, your talent will soar sooner or later, but now that this opportunity has come, how can you give up so easily?" The crisis in Chang'an is true, Li Yuan's rebels are unstoppable, and it is not false that there is a shortage of major generals in the city, but it is even more true that you are a pharmacist! ”

Yin Ping solemnly persuaded: "Think about it, the eldest husband was born in troubled times and stood in danger, and it is nothing to follow the waves, if he has the ability to turn the tide, what will it be like?" It will go down in history! ”

He said that he was a little excited: "The more dangerous the situation, the more opportunities you can have to become famous in the world." In such a crisis, if you can keep Chang'an and defeat the Li thief, how high will your prestige reach? With the military power in hand, if you can relieve the siege of the Eastern Capital again, bring Your Majesty back from Jiangdu, and save the Great Sui with your own strength, don't say that you can get the supreme glory in this world, it can also leave the strongest mark in the history books! ”

"Looking at the past and the present, who can build such a great deed? Wuhou wholeheartedly assisted the queen of Shu, and he tried his best to keep the country of Shu Han. Even so, the name of Wuhou still shocks the past and the present. Pharmacist, think about it, if you save the Great Sui General, you will be more than a hundred times stronger than Wuhou! Shu Han, a small country with a small ear, the capital of Zhuge Wuhou will be famous through the ages, the Great Sui, thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, the great empire of the north and the south, if you can raise the power of the sky, how will future generations praise your achievements? ”

Seeing that Li Jing's expression had loosened somewhat, Yin Ping approached Li Jing's low voice and said, "Pharmacist, think about it again, when is it?" It's troubled times! What could be more solid than holding military power? Not to mention whether you can defend Chang'an, if you do your best, even if you can't defend this city....... say a word of disobedience, after Tang Gong Li Yuan enters the city, if he sees your ability, will he not reuse you? ”

"Even if Tang Gong doesn't reuse you, can't you kill it if you have soldiers in your hands? As long as you lead the troops away, you still can't fight a piece of territory with your ability? With soldiers and land in your hands, you can't say that there will be a day when you Pharmacist Li will turn his family into a country! ”

"Shh

Li Jing hurriedly stopped Yin Ping from continuing: "Yin Xusheng, do you want to kill me!" The servants and subordinates in this house are all rewarded by the king, and if this word reaches the ears of the king, you and I will not end well! ”

"I know!"

Yin Ping said in a low voice: "I just saw that you were hesitant and anxious for a moment before you didn't choose to speak, but every word was from the bottom of my heart." You and my friend, if you achieve great things in the future, I can also have a good future. With such a great opportunity in front of you, you must not mistake yourself, pharmacist! ”

"Let me think about it!"

Li Jing rubbed his sour brow and said, "It's too hasty, you let me think about it." ”

"I'll come back tomorrow!"

Yin Ping got up and said goodbye: "Pharmacist, don't let me down, and don't let yourself regret it in the future." ”

After Yin Ping left Li Jing's house, he got into his own carriage, and immediately got out of the carriage after turning the street. Just around the corner of the street, a battalion of Praetorian soldiers escorted a luxurious carriage parked there. Yin Ping reported outside the car, and the person in the car asked him to get in the car and talk. Yin Ping respectfully got into the carriage, and then bowed and saluted: "I have seen Your Highness." ”

In the middle of the carriage sat Yang Yu, the acting king, and he asked eagerly, "How?" ”

Yin Ping raised his head, thought about it carefully, and then replied: "Li Jing should try his best to defend the city, but after Chang'an firmly repels the Li thief, His Royal Highness should kill him immediately, this person also has a heart of disobedience!" ”

Yang Yu nodded and was silent.