Yu Wenhua is also a little clever, knowing that it is impossible for him to run first. But if he persuaded the emperor to run along, then he would be the general of the guard, but it would be a great opportunity. Although there is definitely a risk in escaping, Yu Wenhua would rather take a risk than sit here and wait for death.

When Yang Guang heard this, he was also quite moved. I feel like I'm staying here, and I'm really not sure. But if you break through, it doesn't necessarily mean that there is no chance. At that time, as long as he enters Taiyuan, then he will not be afraid of the Turks at all. Although Taiyuan is not as dangerous as Yanmen, Taiyuan is not far from Luoyang, the eastern capital, and Chang'an, Xijing, and the armies of Guanlong, Henan, Hedong, and Shannan can come quickly.

"Yuwen Aiqing is reasonable, I order you to quickly select 5,000 elite cavalry"

"Your Majesty, by no means. We still have the strength to defend the city, and the cavalry is the strength of the other party, Your Majesty is the lord of all vehicles, how can you act rashly. This is not a breakthrough, this is sending sheep into the mouth of the tiger. Yang Guang was just halfway through his words, but one person immediately objected loudly.

Yang Guang saw that the person who spoke out against it was actually Su Wei, the left servant of Shangshu who had been dozing off. I couldn't help but be a little surprised in my heart, this veteran of the two Su Wei dynasties has always been in charge of the center, but his ability is not small. However, Yang Guang has long been accustomed to the emperor's will not be violated, and he is absolutely unwilling to tolerate such a prime minister who wants to rule the world with him. Under his heavenly authority, Su Wei has long been the prime minister of the wooden man for more than ten years. In the first two years, there were some signs of dishonesty, and he immediately sent him to Liaodong to be an idler for more than a year, but he was honest again when he came back.

Unexpectedly, this old man Su dared to come out again today. Su Wei, who has had four ups and downs, has long become an old oilman in the officialdom, known as the court tumbler, if it weren't for the fact that it is really related to his net worth and life right now, he will never come out again.

Standing in the middle of the hall, he was dozing off with his eyes closed, but he was actually awake more than anyone else. As soon as he heard that Yu Wenhua actually wanted to pull the emperor to escape, he immediately broke out in a cold sweat. At present, there is a shortage of soldiers and food in Yanmen City, and it is only because the emperor is here that there is hope. And if the emperor runs, then the remaining men and horses will definitely be scattered, and they may even escape.

Even if the rest of the people are willing to stick to Yanmen, if the emperor really arrives in Taiyuan, who else will rush to Yanmen to relieve the siege at that time. Maybe the emperor didn't take a few steps on the front foot, and the Yanmen on the back foot was about to be breached. As soon as the Yanmen Gate was broken, he, the nominal first person of the hundred officials of the Great Sui, should be facing the right, so how could there be any possibility of escape. I am already so old, but I don't want to go to the steppe Turks to be the prime minister for a few more years.

After Su Wei took the lead, he immediately killed the king and the Ministry of Rites, and Fan Zigai immediately jumped out, and after shouting Yu Wenhua and a few words angrily, he said to Yang Guang, "Your Majesty is in danger and I hope to be lucky, once I fail, I regret it, it is better to continue to stick to the fortified city, and recruit soldiers and horses from all over the country to come to the rescue; Your Majesty personally comforts the soldiers, increases the rewards, and everyone must fight bravely, so why worry about not succeeding? ”

Fan Zigai knew that the emperor was worried about the shortage of grain and grass in the city, and secondly, he was also worried that after the soldiers and horses in Hebei were blocked, there were too few soldiers in Hedong, and he was worried that he would not be able to defeat the Turks, so he would think about running. Therefore, as soon as he came to ask the emperor to simply recruit soldiers and horses from all over the country, he would always fight the Turks.

However, Yang Guang still didn't have much confidence in sticking to it, and he had seen the toughness of the Turks with his own eyes. The 50,000-strong army of Laihu'er was annihilated by the Turks in less than a day, which shocked Yang Guangtai.

Seeing the emperor's hesitant ladder, Neishi Ling Yu Shiji hurriedly spoke up again, "Your Majesty should indeed reward the soldiers and continue to stick to it" Yu Shiji's official position is the boss of the Inner History Province, one of the three provinces, and one of the deputy ministers of the court. The power is very large, but in order to keep a low profile, it has never been mixed with big valves such as Yuwen Valve, Pei Valve, and Li Valve. In the court, he not only won the favor of the emperor, but also always won the respect of other ministers. In the past, inside and outside the court, he has always played the role of a peacemaker. …,

As soon as Yang Guang saw that he also stood up, he already knew what the ministers meant. had no choice but to nod and agree to stick to it in the end.

"I have made up my mind, stick to Yanmen, and if there is a person who withdraws, he will not be spared. Ladies and gentlemen, now that you have decided to stick to Yanmen, what good strategies do you have to deal with the enemy? ”

Yun Dingxing, the general of the Right Tun Guard, said, "The minister thinks that the first thing is to spread the message to Hebei. He ordered the 200,000 troops that had been assembled in Hebei to divide them into two routes. A group of 100,000 people was transferred back to Linyu Pass to strengthen the customs defense, and the Liaodong rebels must not be allowed to take this opportunity to break through the pass and enter Hebei. On the other hand, 100,000 soldiers and horses were immediately led by Pei Renji, the general of the Right Military Guard, to fly to the Flying Fox and defeat the Turkic defenders and rush to Yanmen. ”

Yang Guang thought about it, although Yanmen was critical, Linyu Pass was also very important. If the Liaodong rebels were allowed to enter Hebei, and then they would merge with the peasant rebels in the Central Plains, it would be difficult to govern for a while. For his proposal, Yang Guang nodded in agreement.

"Immediately draft an edict and send an edict to Pei Renji, the general of Zuo Wuwei, so that he will immediately lead 100,000 Hebei troops to enter Yanmen through the Flying Fox to rescue him after receiving the order. He also ordered Xue Shixiong, the general of the Zuo Imperial Guard, to lead 100,000 Hebei troops to reinforce Linyu Pass, Beiping County, and never let the Liaodong rebels enter Hebei. ”

The internal history ordered Yu Shiji to personally draft the edict and draft the edict on the spot. After the edict was completed, Yang Guang immediately covered the jade seal of the country and handed it over to Menxia Province for issuance.

Pei Shiju, the provincial governor of the door, also came out to say, "Your Majesty, in the past, Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, fought with the Huns, and as a result, he was besieged by Baideng. Later, Liu Bang used Chen Ping's strategy to bribe the Xiongnu Yan (queen), and the Yan family said to Mao Dun Shan Yu, "The two masters are not trapped together." Now it has the land of Han, and it is not possible to live in the end. And the king of Han also has a god, just to observe it", and finally escaped. This Turkic attack has begun, and the Turkic princess Kedun Yicheng has also sent a letter to warn him. Grassland customs, but Dun has the right to govern things. Therefore, the minister thought that His Majesty should immediately send someone to contact Tiele, Kumoxi, and the Western Turks to attack the Eastern Turks immediately, and on the other hand, send an envoy to contact Princess Yicheng and ask her to send a message to Shibi, saying that there was chaos in the rear of the Turks, and Shibi learned that he would inevitably withdraw his troops. ”

Previously, the imperial court was originally going to attack the Turks with three allies, and according to the time, the three must be ready now. At present, the Turkic army is moving south, and the imperial court has let the three allies attack the Turks, which is exactly the strategy of encircling Wei and saving Zhao. In this way, this will not only relieve the Turkic siege, but may also take advantage of this opportunity to inflict heavy damage on the Turkic rear departments.

"Okay, Prospective Pena's way of talking. Immediately contact Tiele, Kumoxi, and the Western Turks, and say that the situation has changed. The main Turkic army has been held back by me, and they are to attack the Turkic steppe tribes at once. In addition, I will contact Princess Yicheng immediately and ask him to send a letter to Shibi, telling him about the chaos in the grassland, and asking him to return to the grassland as soon as possible. ”

As for Princess Yicheng's letter, whether the Turkic steppe tribes would have been prepared to guard against the Tiele tribes, this was no longer something Yang Guang had to consider. At present, his only purpose is to relieve the siege of Yanmen as soon as possible, as long as he is fine, he has a chance to fight the Turks.

Two agreements were agreed in a row, and the atmosphere in the hall was finally better. The chamberlain at the door of the hall trotted in, "Your Majesty, General Zuo Weiwei, Ma Yi Taishou, and Li Shimin, the Duke of Liaoyang County, ask to see you." ”

"Announce him in." When Li Shimin was taken back to Yanmen that day, Yang Guang also went to see it in person, and at that time he felt that he only had one breath left, but he didn't expect that he would be able to get out of bed now.

There was a sound of footsteps, and a young man in a purple robe walked into the hall. The monarchs and ministers in the hall looked up, but they couldn't help but take a breath. I saw that Li Shimin's face was as white as tin foil at this time, and what was even more surprising was that on his face, a scar from the right forehead crossed his right eye, the bridge of his nose and the left cheek. The wound had a black scab that had not yet fallen off, and the whole face was still swollen high. The whole person not only no longer has the handsome look of the past, but has an indescribable weird horror. …,

He walked into the hall with a somewhat vain footsteps, walking slowly forward, but the left sleeve of his coat was gently swinging, and the inside was empty. Seeing that the young and handsome man in the past has become like this at this time, everyone does not feel a little sighing and regretful.

Yang Guang also sighed in his heart, and secretly said that Li Shimin is like this now, but he can no longer marry Princess Izumo, who doesn't like him anymore.

"Erlang, you have injuries on your body, why don't you recuperate in the mansion more."

Li Shimin was stabbed 59 times that day, which seemed terrifying. In fact, the only really serious injuries were the knife in the abdomen and the wound on the broken arm. As for the other dozens of knives, they were just some flesh wounds, and the nature of punishment was more, and there was nothing fatal. On that day, Daniel Zhang originally wanted to get him a full 4.38 million yuan and cut off his head again. Unexpectedly, there would be an accident halfway, Li Shimin recuperated on both sides of Yanmen, and after dealing with the broken arm and abdominal injuries, there was no major problem.

stepped forward and saluted, "Your Majesty has entrusted the minister with a heavy responsibility and let the minister stay at the Xicheng Pass." His subordinates were incompetent, not only failed to hold the pass, but also caused the whole army to be defeated, and the ministers came to ask His Majesty for their guilt. ”

Yang Guang sighed, "The battle of Xicheng is not a crime of war. I already know that the strategy of delaying the surrender of the army is a good plan, but it was seen through by the Turks, but it's a pity. ”

A trace of resentment flashed in Li Shimin's eyes, "Your Majesty, that day the minister entered the Turkic tent, Shibi Khan was already convinced of the minister's strategy. It's just that I didn't expect that when I returned to Guannei, I was robbed and killed by the Liaodong rebel Chen Kefu's men. As soon as the minister woke up, he rushed to see His Majesty, just to tell His Majesty that there were Chen Kefu's henchmen in Liaodong in Shibi Khan's army, and the Turks had colluded with Chen Kefu, so please beware of Your Majesty. ”

"Sure enough, Erlang, you don't know that on the day the Turks attacked Yanmen City two days ago, the Liaodong rebels also gathered 200,000 troops to launch a fierce attack on Linyu Pass. Therefore, the ministers have already speculated and doubted this just now, and now you have confirmed this fact for the imperial court. When he settles Liaodong in the future, I must peel him and cramp him and cook him alive. ”

Saying that, Yang Guang told Li Shimin the results of the discussion of the ministers in the court just now, "Does Shimin have any good plans?" ”

Li Shimin pondered for a while, "The minister thinks that in addition to mobilizing the Hebei army and contacting Princess Yicheng, the imperial court should immediately have two things in the imperial court. The first is to immediately issue an edict to King Qin, calling on the courtiers from all over the world to lead the army to come to King Qinwang in Yanmen, even if there is no army, you can also let the officials and powerful landlords of the world recruit willing and brave warriors, so that they can rush to King Qin. The second is to blockade the news of the lack of food in the city, and the military and civilians in the city must not let it know. And immediately pacified the soldiers in the city, immediately promoted all the soldiers in the city, and promised that after he repelled the Turks, he would also reward the soldiers who defended the city with higher official positions and goods according to their merits. ”

Although Yang Guang has always been reluctant to increase official rewards, at this time, he is no longer stingy. After discussing with the ministers, they completely agreed to Li Shimin's proposal. Immediately issue another edict, as long as the people who defend the city are meritorious, all will be rewarded; Moreover, those who do not have official positions are granted official positions, and those who already have official positions are all promoted.

And on the spot, Yang Guang began to promote the ministers, and crowned Sima Dekan as the general of the right Yiwei, Yun Dingxing as the general of the left Xiaowei, Li Shimin as the general of the left tunwei, and the rest of the civil and military officials were also promoted to the knights. Everyone in Yanmen City has a share, and even most of those soldiers have also obtained a loose official from the Lixin Captain of the Nine Grades. Moreover, Yang Guang may promise that as long as the siege of Yanmen is lifted, all the soldiers in the city will be rewarded for their meritorious deeds, and all military merits will be rewarded three times as much as their peacetime military exploits. …,

In addition, according to Li Shimin's proposal, he summoned soldiers and horses from all over the world to come to King Qin of Yanmen in Hedong. And this time it is not only limited to the generals in various places, but also military officials, they can recruit volunteers and brave people to go to Hedong. Even the big families without officials, the landlords are strong, as long as you have money and recruit people, you can come to Hedong with soldiers.

As soon as this will came out, the left servant of Shangshu shot Su Wei, and the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, Fan Zigai, the young master of the prince, Xiao Li and others all shook their heads secretly. But at this time, when the emperor was sensitive, no one dared to veto the emperor's will. But in my heart, I was still a little frightened by such a will.

At this time, no one saw that Li Shimin, who was standing on the side, had a cruel smile on his hideous face. The military system of the Great Sui is the government soldier system. This is the most effective military system summed up after hundreds of years of chaos in the Northern and Southern Dynasties. In particular, the Sui Dynasty's three-tier system of military power, such as the Yang Mansion, the Military Department, and the Twelve Guards, made the Sui army a force that gathered for war, and dispersed for agriculture, and did not need military salaries or too many equipment. And it can also prevent the generals from overburdening the troops, and the tail is difficult to fall off plays a vital role.

But now Li Shimin's order of King Qin has broken all this. As soon as King Qin's order came out, all the officials and powerful families in the world were able to make soldiers, and they completely became ...... above board, and they were no longer restricted.