Chapter 843: People have their hearts in mind
People as smart as Li Shimin did not expect that Pei Renji, who he once looked down on, would actually make such a judgment, of course, because Li Shimin had lost confidence and lost his normal heart.
On the third day, Li Jing's soldiers were still not seen trapped in Yecheng, Li Shimin suddenly came to his senses, Li Jing did not come, he was flustered, and was about to lead the army to break through Yecheng and go to Youzhou. The news from the spies made Li Shimin fall into an ice cellar, and the army led by Li Jing was finally killed.
On the city wall, Li Shimin and others looked at the city, the Li character banner was flying high, and the light gold border blood dragon flag was flying high, such a banner was all over the world, and only Li Jing, a general, could use it, and the rest of the generals were also silver-edged, and Li Xin's banner was gold-edged.
The army slowly passed under the city of Yecheng, the banner stretched for more than ten miles, whistling by, swords and guns stood in a forest, one by one the evil spirit rushed to the sky, the soldiers stepped on the tip of the hearts of the soldiers in the city every time they advanced, the soldiers of the three armies were frightened, even Hou Junji and others changed a lot. This is the real military might, the most powerful person under Li Xin of the Tang Dynasty, Li Jing personally led the army to kill.
"The last general will meet the general." Pei Renji and others personally greeted him, the mountains called for victory, the sound shook like a wild, the mountains and rivers were magnificent, and Kyushu was shaken.
"Generals, hard work!" Probably for Li Shimin's last battle, Li Jing's mood was much better, his originally majestic face was a little more smiling, and his silver beard was flying, showing the general's style.
"The last general will not dare." Pei Renji, Du Fuwei and others hurriedly said.
"Erlang, that's good." Li Jing read the military newspaper, patted Pei Xingjian on the shoulder approvingly, and said: "Out of the general, out of the general, out of the general, Your Majesty, the world is about to be calm, the world is about to restore peace, and there are many fewer opportunities to fight." You're smart, so read more in the future! ”
Pei Xingjian was stunned when he heard this, and soon realized that his face was full of smiles, as a general in the army, although he can make meritorious contributions and be a marquis, but if he can become the prime minister and enter the Wude Palace, it will still be a glory to others. What made him even more interested was Li Jing's expectations of himself. Even Pei Renjie and Du Fuwei were very happy to hear it.
"Ladies and gentlemen, Your Majesty has defeated the Turks. Now that we have attacked Youzhou, I am afraid that they will not come to Yecheng to meet us, and now our characters are trapped in Yecheng, and Li Shimin cannot be allowed to escape. After Li Jing sat down on the handsome case, he said: "Li Shimin is the great enemy of His Majesty, if he runs away at this time, I am afraid we will be able to escape the blame." ”
"The general is wise." After hearing this, the generals were very happy that there was no need to fight at this time. can trap Li Shimin, where to find such a good thing. Sit back and wait for the credit to fall from the sky!
However, during this time, the drills of the three armies could not rest, and Li Yuan and Li Shimin were eliminated. I'm afraid that the next one is the Turks, and we have no problem dealing with Li Shimin, but against the Turks, the generals are ready. The iron cavalry of the Turks may not exert much power in the Central Plains, but in the steppe, it can exert the most powerful power. Crush the myriad enemies in front of you. Although our cavalry is also quite numerous, compared to the Turks, who are born to live on horseback, they are much worse. Li Jing glanced at everyone, his tiger eyes lit up, and said: "The Turks are fierce, Your Majesty has long wanted to get rid of them, there was a Li Shimin by his side before, now there is no need to worry about this problem, Li Shimin is about to disappear in the long river of history." ”
"General, Li Shimin still has 100,000 troops in his hands, and Li Yuan also has tens of thousands of people in his hands, I'm afraid that Li Yuan will come back to rescue Li Shimin." Pei Renji said with some worry.
"Li Yuan? I'm afraid he won't. Du Fuwei said disdainfully: "It looks like Li Yuan is like a gentleman, but in fact, he is just a villain, Li Shimin killed his two sons, and he himself immediately canonized Li Shimin as the prince in order to save his power and life, how can such a person risk his life to save his son, look at it!" At this time, Li Yuan was probably about to escape, so he looked to see if Qin Qiong could stop Li Yuan. Li Xiaogong is a character, and only such a character can stop Qin Qiong, but unfortunately, the general trend is inevitable, otherwise, it is not impossible to reverse the situation. ”
Li Jing was about to speak, but saw a person walking in outside, thin and small, like a thin monkey, wearing a black armor, Li Jing's eyes suddenly lit up, and he thought of something, and shook his head slightly.
"Xuanba! What are you doing here? Li Jing stood up and asked.
"I've seen Yin Guogong." The generals stepped forward one after another, looking at Li Xuanba eagerly, this general who has been sitting in Shuofang all the year round, shook the Turks, and was regarded as a fierce god by the Turks.
"On my sister's order, I went to Xindu, passed by Yecheng, and came to meet the general." Li Xuanba arched his hand and said.
"I see, Xuanba is gone, I'm afraid Qin Qiong will lose some strength." Li Jing's eyes lit up when he heard this, waved his hand to the generals, and said, "I have something to say to Yin Guogong, you should step back first!" ”
"Yes." Although the generals were curious, they still retreated one after another, and for a while, only Li Jing and Li Xuanba were left in the big tent.
"Hey! Xuanba! There are some things that our courtiers can do, but some things are different, Xuanba is a famous general of my dynasty, Your Majesty is extremely trusted, and some things can't be intervened! Li Jing looked at Li Xuanba deeply, he could come up with this idea and let Li Xuanba go to Xindu to persuade him to surrender, Li Jing knew that there was no one else except Li Zhiwan.
The world is about to be unified, and although the position of the prince has not yet been announced, a discerning person will know at a glance who the future prince is. Therefore, there are many people gathered around Li Chengzong unconsciously, these people are headed by the eldest grandson Wuji, as the second possible heir Li Chengji, who has a weak foundation in the court, except for Li Xuanba, the number one master in the world, there are not many people who can do it. However, if Li Xuanba succeeds and surrenders people such as Li Xiaogong and Li Daozong, Li Chengji will have a foundation in the court, so Li Jing will have such persuasion.
"Isn't it a good thing to get the three armies to put down the butcher's knife?" Li Xuanba groaned for a while before he whispered.
Li Jing was stunned when he heard this, but he stopped talking, everyone's pursuit is different, Li Xuanba was originally just a pure general, but under Li Zhiwan's persuasion, he also became a tool to seize the heir, which made Li Jing feel a little sorry in his heart, and by the way, his impression of Li Zhiwan was much worse. However, he can't say anything more about this matter, after all, what Li Xuanba said makes sense, if he can persuade Li Xiaogong and others to surrender, he can reduce a lot of casualties.
"General, Li Shimin must not stay." Li Xuanba stood up, as if he had thought of something, and said to Li Jing in a low voice: "This person has wolf ambitions, even if he submits to His Majesty, he will not be willing to be a courtier." However, thinking that he is arrogant, I am afraid that he will not have a chance to submit to His Majesty. ”
Li Jing glanced at Li Xuanba seriously and nodded, if a person like Li Shimin really submits to Li Xin, it must be harboring evil intentions, how can Li Jing tolerate such a person to stay in the world.
Li Xuanba left the barracks, but Li Jing left and looked at Li Xuanba's emaciated figure and sighed deeply, Li Xuanba is still a smart person, otherwise, he would not have said the last paragraph.
Xindu, which is thousands of miles away, is also panicked at the moment, although there are two generals on the front line, Li Shimin and Li Xiaogong, trying to resist Li Tang's attack, but the loss of Taiyuan is still spreading in the city, where will Jinyiwei give up such an opportunity.
Li Yuan has not been to the court for a long time, and the affairs of the court and the central government are mostly handled by Zhining and other strategists of the Qin Palace, while Cui Mingan, Wang Qi, Wei Zheng and others handle the state affairs in an orderly manner, and even the military grain and grass are also transported very smoothly.
Changle Palace is Li Yuan's new palace, which also shows Li Shimin's attitude towards Li Yuan, that is, don't meddle in things, play in the palace when you have nothing to do, and the second concubine Yin and Zhang also followed closely and moved into the palace to spend their old age with Li Yuan.
Of course, in fact, Li Yuan, who lives in Changle Palace, did not really let go of what he was doing and really spent his old age in peace. Every day, Pei Lin will come to greet him, the same as before, and even more diligent than before, after all, once a son of heaven and a courtier, Pei Lin is not valued under Li Shimin's hands. Li Yuan was also very happy to see such a thing, and Pei Lin also became the main channel for him to get the news.
"Taiyuan was lost, Xindu was shaken, and many families in Xindu were ready to flee to Youzhou or move to the north." Pei Lin accompanied Li Yuan and said as he walked.
"I'm afraid there are still people who have already started to contact Li Xin's people!" Li Yuan said with a smile.
"This minister doesn't know, but most of the people are under the grace of His Majesty, saying that they will submit to Li Xin, I'm afraid it's unlikely, after all, Li Xin's policy goes against the interests of everyone, and there are not many people who are obedient, otherwise, King Li Jun will not resist Qin Qiong for so long." Pei Lin was flustered in his heart, and quickly explained.
In fact, Mo said that it was a big family in the city, and even Pei Lin himself often ordered his son to go to Wenxi to move around, in order to get in touch with the high-level of the Pei family through Wenxi's people, and then find an opportunity to submit to Li Tang? It's just that at this time, he didn't dare to say it.
"Li Xin is a real success of the Northern Expedition this time, it is all that evil son, if it weren't for him, Li Xin's progress would not have been so smooth, if this continues, Li Xin will be able to capture Xindu a few years ago, and the Great Zhao that I established will be destroyed in the hands of that evil son." Li Yuan's face was gloomy, and he snorted coldly. (To be continued.) )