Chapter 60: Li Xiuning's support

"The current situation is either to abandon the entire north of the Yellow River and retreat to Luoyang to guard the dangerous pass. Either give up Luoyang and hold Hebei including the surrounding places. Du Ruhui said the same as he didn't say it, Li Shimin didn't want to give up any of these two places, and he was reluctant to give up, which one didn't take the effort to run by himself?

Li Shimin asked, "Is there no way to get the best of both worlds?"

Du Ruhui said: "You can't take care of each other, King Qin!" In the continuous battle with the Turks for many days, we suffered tens of thousands of casualties. The morale of the army is already unstable, and we have already suffered from the loss of Li Chengzong, the king of Jin. In terms of combat capability, the Shence Army is even better than ours, and we can't win it by fighting hard. ”

"Let's guard the city and not come out, let Wei Chi Jingde return to Luoyang immediately, and Li Chengzong can't take any of them." Luo Shixin was injured and still shouted at the top of his voice.

"Is this possible?" Li Shimin turned to ask Du Ruhui.

"It's still possible to deal with others, but against King Jin, this trick won't work. King Qin should not forget that when the abolished prince rebelled with the king of Qi, the gate of Chang'an City was collapsed by the king of Jin. If you can't hold on, you can't stop him from coming in!"

Frustrated, Li Shimin really didn't understand, where did Li Chengzong get the stuff, the city gate was opened.

The eldest grandson Wuji lay on the ground and didn't dare to get up, but he still said: "King Qin, we can't stay in the north, it's better to go back to Luoyang as soon as possible."

"Why?" Li Shimin asked coldly.

"There are too many wounded soldiers, and many places are devastated. If we stay here, we'll have to clean up the mess left by the Turks. It's better to throw them all to King Jin and let him clean them up. Didn't the King of Jin boast that he loved the people like a son, and had a good reputation in Hebei and other places! He would never and would not dare to leave these people alone, but it is easy to destroy things, but it is difficult to build things! If the King of Jin is not in a year and a half, it will definitely not be good, and this can also buy us some time for ourselves to deal with Li Chengzong, the King of Jin. The eldest grandson Wuji said in one breath.

Du Ruhui agreed: "Lord Eldest Sun is right, Luoyang is rich enough, and there are Xiongguan to guard, and it is very safe."

Li Shimin's eyes flickered, and he had mixed feelings in his heart, he had been preparing for so long that even Qin Qiong himself almost got in. In the end, the bamboo basket is still empty.

"Gather people and horses, withdraw to Luoyang, and order Wei Chi Jingde to answer halfway. Keep an eye on the movements of the Divine Command Army and avoid them as much as possible. At present, although Jieli Khan has withdrawn his troops, once we have a conflict with Li Chengzong's Shence army, I don't know if that old bastard will come back to pick up the bargain. Li Shimin gritted his teeth and popped out these words from between his teeth.

Du Ruhui thought for a while and asked, "General Qin is seriously injured, if he travels a long distance, I am afraid that he will not be able to bear it!"

Li Shimin had the intention to kill Qin Qiong, otherwise when Qin Qiong woke up, he was afraid that he would lose another general, and he would cheapen Li Chengzong's kid. But he didn't dare, and now he doesn't care about the military or the people. If he ordered Qin Qiong to be killed, if the matter was exposed, how could he explain it to the rest of the generals? At that time, let alone fighting for the throne, it would be good not to be killed by your own people.

Li Shimin said: "Please ask a few Lang Zhong to take care of Qin Qiong day and night, Li Chengzong has Cheng Yanjin and Fang Xuanling there, and they will find a way to persuade Li Chengzong's kid not to kill Qin Qiong."

"The subordinate will go and do this immediately." Du Ruhui is afraid that Li Shimin will be murderous!

As the saying goes, when you are constantly decided, you are not a hero, and you are never a hero. Li Shimin's heroes in the troubled times, the most important thing is determination, and the generals who can't stay by his side, he won't leave them to others.

Du Ruhui wants to do this in person, and what he is afraid of is that Li Shimin is playing tricks behind his back.

Li Shimin stared at Du Ruhui's back as he walked away, and snorted coldly: "Is this king really so untrustworthy?"

Jieli Khan withdrew with the Turks, and within a day or two of effort, Li Shimin also ran away.

In the courtyard where Li Chengzong was, Feng Li glanced at Su Dingfang and motioned for him to step forward and say a few words.

Su Dingfang pretended not to see, he was a good learner, and he didn't know what King Jin wanted to hear, so he had to say a few words. Otherwise, there will be a lot of mistakes, and one day I don't know what I said wrong, and my head may be gone.

Feng Li hated it so much, Su Dingfang! It's quite good to blow on weekdays, why is it so cowardly at a critical time.

"Li Jing, do you think we should chase him and kill him, or let him run back to Luoyang?" Li Chengzong asked first.

"If he chases, he has a great chance of winning the King of Qin, but if the King of Qin wants to escape, he can still leave his army and flee back to Luoyang alone. Besides, the Turks can't help it, and they haven't gone far even if they count the time. Li Jing replied.

In his heart, Li Jing didn't want Li Chengzong to pursue Li Shimin, he was afraid that he would cheapen the Turks, and he was even more afraid that once he fought, he might harm the entire Tang Dynasty. However, Li Jing did not grasp the opportunity to persuade Li Chengzong, after all, this is a great opportunity, as long as Li Chengzong takes advantage of this time to kill Li Shimin, the Tang Dynasty throne belongs to him.

"Do you want to let him go again? This breath this king can't swallow. Li Chengzong said.

"King Jin, for the sake of this Tang Dynasty, you can't be vindictive! This time, the King of Qin was defeated and retreated to Luoyang, and the King of Jin repelled the army of Jieli Khan, and the two had already won more than one step against the King of Jin. Taking this opportunity, the king of Jin can return to Chang'an and ask His Majesty to make the prince the emperor's grandson, and the overall situation can be determined. "Fang Xuanling is a person who understands, whether he wins or loses in a real fight, it is not good for Datang.

"King Komoto..."

"King Jin, Princess Pingyang has arrived." The words of the soldiers outside the door interrupted Li Chengzong.

Li Chengzong scratched his head and wondered: "Isn't it still far from us?" Can she fly?"

Fang Xuanling said: "King Jin, let's invite Princess Pingyang in first!"

Li Chengzong smiled: "My aunt doesn't need to be invited, she will come in by herself."

"Get out of the way, you dare to stop me if I want to see King Jin?" Li Xiuning's voice was full of energy.

"Listen, hurry up and let those people get out of the way, and then let my aunt hack a few to death, and it will be for nothing." Li Chengzong said busily.

Li Xiuning came in and saw that almost half of the capable people in the Jin Palace's mansion were there.

"You go down first, I have something to say to King Jin." Li Xiuning said to everyone.

Li Chengzong looked at everyone looking at him, and also said, "Let's go down first."

When everyone left the courtyard, Li Xiuning opened his mouth and almost scared Li Chengzong with a sentence.

"Let the King of Qin go back to Luoyang, and my aunt will also support you as the emperor's grandson." Pingyang princess Li Xiuning said.

Li Chengzong looked at Li Xiuning in surprise and said, "It's my shameless second uncle who sent someone to beg my aunt to intercede!"

"Do you think he will?" Li Xiuning asked rhetorically.

"Should it be, Li Shimin is arrogant, he will not swallow his anger so much, and ask his aunt to intercede in a roundabout way."

Li Xiuning said: "It doesn't matter if it will be, do you agree?"

"Promise, why not. Although I have an advantage in doing it now, I am not 100% sure, and besides, aunt, you have come forward in person, so I should give my aunt a face. ”

"It's just..."