Chapter 485 Game of Thrones

Seeing that Yang Jun was still hesitating, Li Yuan hurriedly said, "Your Highness doesn't have to hesitate, if Wei Wensheng, Fan Zigai and the others don't get rid of each other, they will not accept Your Highness for a day." This is a great opportunity, and soldiers from all over the world have come to Taiyuan. This is a good opportunity for His Highness to catch those who are not convinced. If they miss it, I'm afraid that when they return to the place, it will be another Chen Pojun. Your Highness, the lessons of Liaodong Chen Pojun's past are not far away, and we can't repeat the mistakes of the past. ”

Hearing Li Yuan say this, Yang Yuan couldn't help but feel that this was indeed the case. If they are let go back to the place, they will also rebel in various places like Chen Pojun, then it will be okay. At present, all parts of Jiangnan and Henan have been full of beacons, but he feels that as long as the imperial army goes south, he will definitely be able to succeed by then. But if these civil and military ministers and aristocratic families also return to the local rebellion, it will be a big trouble.

In particular, what he was more worried about was that if Wei Wensheng and the others returned to Chang'an, they would definitely support his nephew to be the emperor, which was the real trouble.

"Your Highness, in fact, don't look at them There are 200,000 people, it's not difficult to calm them." Li Yuan said with a smile.

"Oh, what kind of plan does Tang Gong have, tell me quickly."

Li Yuan smiled and said, "I know that General Pei Renji in Hebei and General Yang Yichen in Shandong are both confidants of His Highness. The two of them have 150,000 horses, plus the support of His Highness and some soldiers and horses of King Qin who came from various counties and counties, adding up to tens of thousands of people. Speaking of which, His Highness's troops outside the city add up to nearly 200,000 people. As far as I know, the combined soldiers and horses of Wei Wensheng, Yu Wenhua, Guan Longjun and some conspirators are only about 100,000 people. His Highness strikes 100,000 people with 200,000 people, isn't it a thunderbolt blow? ”

Yang Yan had completely moved Li Yuan at this time, thinking about Pei Renji and Yang Yichen were both famous generals in the imperial court, how could they be sure that they would fight 100,000 with 200,000. But after thinking about it, in addition to the Guan Long army, there are a lot of soldiers and horses outside the city, not counting those scattered, the Jianghuai army has a full 100,000 horses. Moreover, the Jianghuai team is famous all over the world, and Wang Shichong's achievements in suppressing bandits in the Jianghuai area have long been heard of by the court. In case of a battle with the Guan Long army, the Jianghuai army intervened sideways, but this was fatal.

Li Yuan seemed to see his worries, and said, "Is the King of Liao worried about Wang Shichong, who has been wavering?" ”

"He has 100,000 Jianghuai powerhouses!" Yang Yan said as if he had a toothache. It has always been because these soldiers and horses outside the city are all under the command of some famous generals, so Pei Yun and others have not made a move.

"If Your Highness believes in the old ministers, just hand them over to my Hedong Army." Li Yuan said loudly.

Yang Xuan seemed to be a little incredulous and said, "What does Duke Tang mean, you will send troops to deal with the Jianghuai army?" ”

Li Yuan said with a heartfelt look, "Your Highness marries the old man's daughter, then we will naturally be a family in the future." His Royal Highness's affairs, how dare the old man not do his best. Although Wang Shichong is known as the 100,000 strong troops of Jianghuai, in fact, only half of the 100,000 people are elite soldiers and horses. The other half was a hastily recruited recruit when he went north, so his combat effectiveness was not too strong. Although the old man is incompetent, Erlang is also a general in the court. Wait for the appointment date, when His Royal Highness makes a move on the Guan Long Army, let Erlang lead the Hedong Army to raid the Jianghuai Army, whether he has a heart or not, he Wang Shichong, even if he has three heads and six arms, how can he fly to the sky. ”

For a long time, Yang Jin's biggest concern was the 100,000 Guan Long army of Wei Wensheng and others, Li Yuan's more than 100,000 Hedong army, and Wang Shichong's 100,000 Jianghuai army. If it weren't for the scruples of these three armies, the King of Liao would have directly ascended the throne. Unexpectedly, a casual proposal today made the Li family fall to him. When I thought of Li Yuan's plan again, my heart was even more agitated.

At that time, he personally led 60,000 soldiers and horses to sit in Taiyuan City, and then Li Yuan closed Taiyuan City. Then let Pei Renji and Yang Yichen lead an army of 200,000 to attack Wei Wensheng, Yu Wenhua's 100,000 Guan Long army. Then Li Shimin led the Hedong Army to attack the Jianghuai Army, only the Long Army was destroyed, even if Li Yuan's Hedong Army did not defeat the Jianghuai Army, he was still in control.

As soon as you think of it, you will be able to climb the platform and sit on the dragon chair, and you will have the world and be rich all over the world. Yang Yun's white face was already swollen and red, and he almost didn't laugh out loud. With the full support of the Li family, Yang Jian discussed a lot of details with Li Yuan, and finally agreed that in order not to alert the opponent, the relationship between the two families would be kept secret for the time being. After pacifying the Guan Long army and the Jianghuai army, the king of Liao immediately married Miss Li. …,

When he finally left, Yang Jun, who was so happy, didn't even pay attention to his feet and almost tripped up.

Seeing Yang Jun away, Li Shimin couldn't wait to ask, "Father, what you just said to King Liao is true or false?" ”

"What about the real and what about the fake?"

"What I said to Yun Dingxing before, is it true or false?"

Li Yuan chuckled a few times, stroked his beard and said proudly, "Erlang, you must know that true is false, and false is true; There is truth in the false, and there is truth in the false; True is not true, false is not false. When the fake is true, the truth is also false, so why should you dwell on the truth and the false? ”

Li Shimin was a little confused, confused, and puzzled.

"So what do we do now?"

"Calculating the time, Yun Dingxing should have announced the edict to Wang Shichong. We will now go to Wang Shichong's camp and ask him to propose marriage. ”

"Propose?" Li Shimin was even more puzzled. Previously, his father proposed to Yang Wu for him, and just now his father agreed to the proposal of Yang Xuan, the king of Liao, and now he is going to find Wang Shichong to propose marriage. This mind was confused for a while, and I didn't understand why everything had to be related to the marriage.

Li Yuan was in a good mood, and at this time, he couldn't help but teach his son, "Erlang, there is no justice and royal way in the world. Those are the chains that the emperor used to bind the small people, and we are the family and the gate valve. Further, why can't we become royalty who started the dynasty? Erlang, I have always been optimistic about you, and you are more suitable than your eldest brother to become the head of Li Valve's future business. So, there are some things you should understand. For us, the imperial court is nothing more than the imperial court of the Yang family, but our Li family is the Li family for generations. As long as it is beneficial to the Li family, why do we care which one becomes the emperor or changes the dynasty? ”

Hearing such even some rebellious words, Li Shimin was extremely shocked in his heart. He never thought that his father's heart would actually look at the relationship between the court and the family like this.

"Erlang, there is no court for eternity, only a family for eternity. For the family, the interests are paramount. For the sake of the family's interests, the rest of the personal grievances, even the righteousness of the monarch and the minister, can be put aside. ”

Li Shimin's face was a little pale, it was the first time he had heard such explicit words, but he felt that what he said was so reasonable. The Guanlong family, isn't it from Wei, from Wei, to Zhou and then to Sui, and the dynasty has changed several times, but the Guanlong family has always been high. Even if there is a change of dynasty, the family is still a family. Thinking of this, he finally understood what his father meant.

However, he still asked hesitantly, "Father, for example, one day, Chen Po's army is powerful and can replace Sui, so what about our generals?" ”

Li Yuan did not hesitate, "If there is a day, the Li family will naturally surrender to him like other families." It's a wise choice, and it's the way it should be. Erlang, if you become the head of Li Valve in the future, and Chen Pojun really has that day when he reigns over the world, I hope you can distinguish between personal feelings and family interests. The Li family has been passed down from generation to generation, and the responsibility of family inheritance is above all else. Do you understand? ”。

Li Shimin didn't expect his father to answer like this, his face was gloomy for a while, and he was silent.

Li Yuan no longer continued to talk about Chen Pojun, but continued the previous topic, "Wang Shichong has 100,000 troops, which seems to be neutral, but in fact, his attitude is crucial. If our Li family can reach an alliance with him this time, then what we can get is far more than a queen, or Situ, the prime minister, or the minister who cares about his life. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that we cannot afford to miss. ”

Hearing that my father didn't even pay attention to the queen, the prime minister, and the minister, I was extremely surprised for a while. If the prime minister doesn't pay attention to it, then what will the father want? Further up, further up, Li Shimin thought that there were turbulent waves in his heart, and he couldn't tell the name, he never thought that his father, who seemed to always have a smiling face, had such a goal in his heart.

Li Yuan took Li Shimin and changed into simple clothes, and quietly arrived at Wang Shichong's camp with only a few guards. After Wang Shichong arrived in Taiyuan, in addition to entering Jinyang Palace, he stayed in the barracks all day, and even those officials visited very well.

For Li Yuan, the landlord of Taiyuan, he had little contact, and he was very surprised to see Li Yuan's father and son come to the door lightly. After the three of them discussed in the Chinese military camp tent for most of the day, Li Yuan and his son left satisfied.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Wang Shichong frowned, did not say a word, and sighed from time to time. …,

Wang Shichong's son, Wang Xuanying and Wang Xuanshu and many uncles and nephews of the Wang family rushed to the big tent of the Chinese army, and Wang Shichong's Jianghuai strong army, in the earliest days, was only a recruitment established by Wang Shichong when he suppressed bandits in Jiangdu, not the soldiers of the Great Sui Mansion.

The soldiers of the Jianghuai Army were all recruited in Jianghuai, and the generals and colonels in the army did not have a grade at the beginning, and most of them were Wang Shichong's brothers and nephews. Later, the Jianghuai army fought more and more fiercely, and gradually became a strong Jianghuai army, known as one of the five strongest armies in the world. Up to now, the Zhang Xutuo Eight Winds Battalion has been extinguished early, and the Xiaoguo Army around the emperor has been wiped out, and even the Youzhou Iron Cavalry has also voted for Liaodong.

Of the five strong armies of that year, only the Jianghuai Army and the Liaodong Army remained. There are more and more people in the Jianghuai army, and even last time, Wang Shichong used the opportunity of King Qin to raise 50,000 soldiers and horses, doubling the number of men and horses in his department, reaching 100,000.

With such a powerful army of soldiers and horses, Wang Shichong ran from Jianghuai to King Qinwang in Hedong, and the siege of Yanmen in Hedong was solved early, but Wang Shichong never returned to Jianghuai, and the generals of the Wang family naturally understood that the head of the family wanted to seize greater power. If you don't get enough benefits, how can you go back with the character of the head of the family. It's just that what they don't understand is that since they want to fight for interests, why they are not biased among the two factions in Taiyuan.

What made them even more puzzled was that when they heard that Yun Dingxing, the general of Zuo Xiaowei, was visiting, and when the head of the family sent him away, he laughed in the tent and was very happy. Unexpectedly, Tang Guogong and his son immediately came to visit again, and as a result, Li Yuan and his son left happily for a long time, but the head of the family frowned and sighed all the time.

ps: I accidentally wrote a bug in the first few chapters, Yun Dingxing was originally the father-in-law of Yang Guang's brother, the abolished prince Yang Yong, but in the first few chapters, he accidentally wrote the father-in-law of Yang Zhao, the son of Yang Guang's son Yuande, the prince of Yuande. However, it is not easy to change, so I will directly change it to Yang Zhao's father-in-law in the future, I hope you will forgive me.

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