Liu Wenjing had already set off to go to the Turkic camp, Li Yuan was still a little nervous, he was pacing slowly in the back garden with his hands behind his back, sorting out some chaotic thoughts recently, from his original intention, he didn't think about it yet, it was not the time to start an incident, and the time was not fully ripe.

Although the general trend of the Sui Dynasty has gone, it has not yet reached the final moment of disintegration, not all people are willing to turn their backs on the Sui Dynasty, Li Yuan has seen the situation very thoroughly, and now there is still such a fire to the Sui Dynasty falling apart, and there are still two straws left before the huge and weak camel of the Sui Dynasty finally falls.

He Li Yuan is a straw, but it is not enough, there is still a lack of one, who will this other straw be? Li Yuan stared at the starry sky with his hands in his hands, he sighed, he hoped that he was the last straw.

If it can be delayed for a few more months or half a year, when he starts again, the grasp will be much greater, but time does not wait for him, Yang Guang summoned him to Jiangdu to take up his post, he has found various excuses for nearly a month and a half, and he can't drag it out anymore, and more importantly, the battle of Guanzhong has a lose-lose situation, this opportunity is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, once the Sui Dynasty adds additional reinforcements, or Yang Xuangan recovers, he wants to take Guanzhong again, it is difficult and difficult.

Thinking of this, the determination in Li Yuan's heart began to slowly solidify, and at this time, a black shadow hurriedly walked from a distance.

"Father!"

This is Li Jiancheng's voice, the black shadow walked out of the bushes, and the starlight shone on his face, it was the eldest son Li Jiancheng, who had a nervous look on his face, holding a letter in his hand.

Li Yuan glanced at his eldest son, he didn't want a nervous expression on his eldest son's face, any nervousness should be suppressed in his heart, not revealed. The eldest son is still a little less qualified in terms of self-cultivation. This is also his character, in terms of calmness, he is not as good as his second son Shimin.

"What's the matter?"

"Report to my father, Dugu Huaien sent a letter just now, saying that it was very urgent."

Li Jiancheng handed the letter to his father, Li Yuan took the letter, he was not in a hurry to read it, and asked Li Jiancheng. "You know about your brother's envoy to the Turks!"

Li Jiancheng nodded, he already knew, Zhiyun said that he was an envoy to the Turks, but in fact he was sent to the Turks as hostages, he sighed in his heart, and he always felt a little unbearable, "Father, the fifth brother is still too young, and his health is not very good." The child was worried about whether he would be able to withstand the Turkic cold, but in fact ......"

Li Jiancheng bit his lip, "If you have to be proton, the child thinks Yuanji is more suitable." He was physically strong and swam in the river in winter. ”

Among the four brothers, Li Jiancheng likes Li Xuanba the most, pities Li Zhiyun the most, Li Xuanba's stupidity, and he likes it if he has no scheming. Although Li Zhiyun is not a concubine, he is very thin and timid, Li Jiancheng has always pitied him, and now his father sent him to the Turks as a hostage, which always makes Li Jiancheng unbearable.

Li Yuan shook his head, "It's all my son, no one should go." Who shouldn't go, Yuanji is strong in martial arts, stay by my side, he can play a big role, Zhiyun is weak, and he will send the Turks as a proton, which can be regarded as playing a role, and besides, it is not to let him be a slave of the Turks, he just lives in the Turks, someone takes care of him, he will live well, and when it is cold and winter at the end of the year, I will take him back, so that he is not afraid of the cold, this matter has been decided, you don't talk about it anymore. ”

After speaking, Li Yuan walked back to the study quickly, he sat down in the study, and then opened Dugu Zhen's letter, and read the letter in a hurry, Li Yuan's eyes lit up all of a sudden.

Dugu Zhen told him in the letter that the Xiao clan of the southern Xiao clan had rebelled.

This is something that no one expected, Lin Shihong's rebellion in Poyang County disrupted Xiao Miao's plan to occupy the entire south, Xiao Mo ordered the members of the South China Society to concentrate in the Jingxiang area, in the middle of January, seeing that Lin Shihong's power began to expand westward, Xiao Mo and the backbone members of the South China Society Wang Mo, Dong Jingzhen, Lei Shimeng and others finally announced their troops in Baling County, and the South China Society, which had been deployed for more than ten years, responded at the same time in Jiangxia County, Nan County, Xiangyang County and other more than a dozen Jingxiang counties, and the fire of the Nanhua Society suddenly burned the entire Jingxiang land, More than 100,000 rebels, the momentum is huge, Xiao Mo proclaimed himself the Duke of Liang, announced his separation from the Sui Dynasty, rebuilt the Liang Dynasty, he ordered to restrain military discipline, love the people, not to kill innocents indiscriminately, all the county surrender officials are in their original positions.

As the rebellion of the nobles of the Western Liang Dynasty, Xiao Milling was of extraordinary significance, and was widely supported by the southern scholars, and Wu Xing Taishou Shen Faxing also raised troops in response, gathering 100,000 troops to occupy the rich land in the south of the Yangtze River.

From Shen Faxing in the south of the Yangtze River, Lin Shihong in Poyang to Xiao Milling in Jingxiang, the uprising swept the entire south, which meant that the southern part of the Sui Dynasty began to collapse.

Li Yuan read the letter several times, in the letter, Dugu Zhen thought that the time was ripe to raise troops, Dugu Huaien could represent the Dugu family, Li Yuan slapped the table heavily, this is another straw he has been waiting for for a long time, then he Li Yuan will be the last straw that crushes the Sui Dynasty.

Li Yuan had made up his mind, and immediately said to Li Jiancheng: "Quickly go and invite Pei Lian, Liu Hongji, Changsun Shunde, Dou Cong, Dugu Huaien, Wu Shi Tong, Tang Jian and others to me, and I will discuss with them the matter of the final army." ”

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In front of the king's tent, Liu Wenjing turned around to tidy up his clothes and hats for Li Zhiyun, and whispered to him, "Don't kneel, just follow my etiquette, don't say much, I will answer everything for you." ”

Li Zhiyun was only eleven years old this year, his body was thin and weak, and he looked like a bean sprout, and he nodded timidly, when a Turkic official stepped forward and said, "Mr. Liu, the Khan invites you to enter the account!" ”

Liu Wenjing gave Li Zhiyun a look, and the two walked into the king's tent under the guidance of the Turkic officials, and in the middle of the king's tent, Shibi Khan sat solemnly, and a circle of ministers and generals sat on both sides, all with cold eyes, staring at Liu Wenjing and the young man behind him.

Liu Wenjing stepped forward to give a salute: "Taiyuan stayed behind Minister Li envoy Liu Wenjing, see His Majesty Shibi Khan!" ”

"Mr. Liu is exempt!"

Ji Ji glanced at Li Zhiyun behind Liu Wenjing, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes, and he smiled and said, "Is this the son of Li Gong?" So thin! ”

Liu Wenjing introduced: "This is Zhiyun, the youngest son of Li Gong, who loves him the most, and is only eleven years old this year. ”

"Eleven?"

Du Ji laughed and said: "Our Turkic eleven-year-old boy can already ride a horse to shoot deer and fight with wild wolves, why is it that an eleven-year-old boy in the Sui Dynasty still looks like he has just been weaned." ”

He said it again to everyone in Turkic language, and everyone in the big tent burst into laughter, Liu Wenjing saw that the Turkic Khan was rude, and he hated it in his heart, but now that he had something to ask for someone, he had to hold back the anger in his heart and not say a word.

As soon as he waved his hand, the big tent quieted down, and he smiled again: "But there are also heroes in the Sui Dynasty, Yang Yuanqing won the banner of the Western Turkic Golden Wolf when he was ten years old, and killed the Datou Khan at the age of fifteen, he is a hero in the grassland." ”

Liu Wenjing was stunned in his heart, the Turkic Khan praised Yang Yuanqing like this, has something happened in the past few days? Could it be that Yang Yuanqing also surrendered to the Turks?

Du Ji glanced at him deeply, as if he understood Liu Wenjing's thoughts, and he said lightly: "Although Yang Yuanqing is a hero, what the Turks need now is not a hero, but interests, although Li Yuan is not a hero, he can give benefits to the Turks." ”

Liu Wenjing put down his heart, he took out Li Yuan's letter, presented it with both hands, and a Turkic guard stepped forward, took the letter, and handed it to the Khan.

Du Ji took the letter and read it, and couldn't help sneering slightly, "You Sui Dynasty people are so hypocritical, obviously you want to be the emperor, but you still want to say that you want to calm the world, and welcome the lord from afar, which makes people uncomfortable, if Li Gong still wants to protect the Sui Dynasty, he is willing to be a courtier of the Sui Dynasty, and the Turks can't obey their fate." ”

Liu Wenjing hurriedly said: "This is just a strategy, if you really welcome Emperor Sui back, Emperor Sui is the first to kill Li Gong, how is it possible, of course Li Gong raised troops to sit in the world by himself, not to protect Sui." ”

"Then whether Duke Li is a Sui courtier or a Turkic minister, I want to make it clear that since it is a Turkic subjugation, then he must recognize his Turkic courtiers, which is not negotiable."

Du Ji was by no means ambiguous on the issue of principle, and he saw that Li Yuan was a little ambiguous on this fundamental issue, and he did not like it in his heart.

"I also understood Li Gong's difficulties last time, and I didn't let him easily obey the Turks, but Li Gong had to use the Turkic white flag to show his submission to the Turks, and he could agree to this?"

"Returning to the Khan, Li Gong is absolutely subservient to the Turks, and he will definitely use the Turkic white flag when raising troops, there will be no mistakes, and Li Gong also made it clear in the letter that the income from the conquest, the jade silk of his children, are all owned by the Khan, this is the response to the third condition, and the three conditions have been promised to the Turks."

Du Ji nodded, he took out a golden arrow, ordered the guards to hand it to Liu Wenjing, and said slowly: "After Li Gong is a nobleman, he is not comparable to Liu Wuzhou and others, in order to show my respect, I will give him a golden arrow, and call him Teller, hoping that he will keep his promise and always be a Turkic minister, if he rebels, I will personally lead the army to ask for it in the future." ”

Liu Wenjing took the golden arrow and sighed in his heart, this Turkic khan is really powerful, and he has laid the groundwork for the future attack on the Central Plains.

Du Ji ordered again: "Where is Kang Sheali? ”

A burly Turkic general responded with a voice: "The last general!" ”

"You can lead two thousand elite cavalry to return to Taiyuan with Mr. Liu to help Duke Li in trouble."

"Obey!"

Du Ji said to Liu Wenjing again: "Kang Sheli is the commander of the Zhu State under my account, he is fluent in Chinese, and he can communicate with you, I ordered him to lead 2,000 cavalry to the south to help Li Gong, and bring 5,000 good war horses, which is a gift from me to Li Gong." ”

Of course, Liu Wenjing knew that the two thousand cavalry was of little significance, and the fundamental reason was that the Turks wanted to monitor Li Yuan and prevent Li Yuan from not keeping his promises, there was no way to do this, but what Liu Jing wanted was for the Turks to send troops to Fengzhou, which was the key, and if the Turks did not suppress Fengzhou, Li Yuan would not be able to cause trouble.

"Thank you Khan's kindness, the promise of Na Toyosu ......"

Du Ji squinted and smiled, then got up and ordered: "Pass on my Khan's order, and the 300,000 army will immediately kill Fengzhou and flatten Fengzhou to the ground." ”

The order of the Turkic Khan was issued, and the 300,000 Turkic army immediately raised troops and slaughtered Fengzhou.