"If we make a move, Li Xin may really be trapped in Shandong." Li Shimin said in a low voice, there was even a trace of regret in his words, although he was an enemy with Li Xin, but he had to admit Li Xin's strength, this young man had created such a big foundation in less than ten years, even Li Shimin had to admire him.

"If that's the case, then Your Highness's chance has come." Fang Xuanling's eyes lit up, and he arched his hand and said: "Although Li Xin has a son, he is very young, and there is no prince, even if Li Xin leaves a testament, no one knows what those courtiers think in their hearts, the government may be chaotic, maybe these courtiers each support their own goals, Li Tang will fall into division in an instant, His Royal Highness sits in Taiyuan, the closest to Guanzhong, when Guanzhong is in chaos, there may not be no opportunity to attack Guanzhong and seize Guanzhong, so that there will be a king's foundation, at that time, Even if His Majesty changes anything, it can't change the situation of His Highness. ”

Li Shimin listened and nodded, although Fang Xuanling's move had some conspiracy theories, but Li Shimin was also moved by Fang Xuanling's words. Fang Xuanling said it right, this is his Li Shimin's opportunity, he can easily enter Guanzhong, thinking of the prosperity of Guanzhong, Li Shimin is feverish, that place will be the beginning of hegemony.

"Your Highness must not be the first to bring it up, you would rather be a little behind, and you can't say it first, otherwise, His Majesty the Emperor would rather let His Highness go to Shandong to deal with Li Xin than let you stay in Taiyuan and command the army to attack Hedong." Wei Zheng was slightly displeased in his heart, but he still said seriously.

"Before that, His Highness should also contact the Turks and let the Turks harass Liangzhou, although Jieli Khan is now at war with the Western Turks, but the Western Turks are obviously not the opponent of Jieli Khan, let him divide tens of thousands of troops. Attacking Liangzhou, it was said that His Highness was willing to join forces with the Turks to divide the Tang Dynasty equally, and I believed that Jieli Khan would definitely make a move. Fang Xuanling said again.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, Shandong Urgent." At this time, the eldest grandson Wuyi shouted loudly outside.

"What's going on in Shandong?" Li Shimin asked a little nervously. As long as it is related to Li Xin, Li Shimin is extremely cautious.

"Li Xin occupies Yanzhou." The eldest grandson Wuyi said loudly: "Li Xin has already occupied Yanzhou five days ago, and there are about 70,000 soldiers and horses, and the whole of Shandong has been shaken. ”

"Don't retreat but advance? Could it be that Li Xin really pinned his hopes on Li Jing? Li Shimin's face was stunned when he heard this, and he said: "Li Xin doesn't want to fight us, is he ready at this time?" Shouldn't he return to the army at this time, he has already made a lot of trouble in Shandong, why is he still thinking about attacking Yanzhou at this time? No matter how great Li Jing's ability is, he wants to break through Xu Shiji's army of 200,000. I'm afraid it will take some time! ”

"Your Highness, Li Xin now has 70,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, even if it is a 100,000 army of His Royal Highness the Prince, if you want to capture Li Xin, you must be careful, and even defeat in the hands of Li Xin in the end." Fang Xuanling reminded cautiously.

"According to the news we came from Xindu, the emperor once again sent an army of 50,000 troops, which were sent by Yin Kaishan and Cui Mingan. Of these, 30,000 were transferred from Youzhou. Eldest Sun Wuyi said.

"Father has made up his mind this time, and it seems that the holy decree will come soon. Xuan Ling, get ready, let Hou Junji start to transfer troops towards the Bird Mouse Valley. After Li Shimin heard this, he sighed and said: "To be honest, if Li Xin was not trapped in Shandong, this king really does not recommend attacking Li Xin at this time. ”

Li Xin killed himself. Why does Your Highness care so much? Fang Xuanling laughed.

"Li Xin is really dizzy?" Li Shimin looked at the southeast direction, but there was not much excitement in his heart, he always felt that Li Xin was not the kind of person who was rampant when he got his will, but he stayed in Shandong, but he didn't know what he was doing.

Li Jing is also suspicious. After he occupied Xingyang, he didn't turn back when he got Li Xin, so he felt a little bad in his heart, leaving the army to guard Xingyang, and rushed back to Chang'an City by himself.

"Mr. Pei, you have followed the emperor for the longest time, and you know the emperor best, dare to ask the old gentleman what the emperor's intentions are?" After Li Jing returned to Chang'an, he didn't even enter his mansion, but came to ask Pei Shiju.

"The general and the emperor are also teachers and friends, if even the general doesn't know, how can the old man know?" Pei Shiju shook his head with a smile and said.

"The old gentleman can really sit down." An anxious voice came, the two raised their heads, their faces changed suddenly, it was Du Ruhui who spoke, but the person behind Du Ruhui was not simple, it was the eldest grandson Wuji, Li Chengzong and the eldest grandson Wuji.

"The old minister and others have seen the queen mother, and they have seen His Royal Highness the King of Han." Li Jing and Pei Shiju hurriedly saluted.

"The two of you don't have to be polite, today there is news from Jinyiwei that the emperor has occupied Yanzhou." The eldest grandson Wujian said with some worry between his eyebrows: "According to reason, the general has already occupied Xingyang, and the emperor should also evacuate Shandong, instead of expanding the results of the battle at this time, if it is besieged by Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, what should it be?" ”

"Is the general ready to receive His Majesty?" Eldest Sun Wuji said with some concern.

"I have ordered Cheng Yanjin to lead 20,000 troops as a vanguard and go to Bianzhou." Li Jing shook his head and said, "It's just that what Your Majesty did didn't make the old minister understand!" At present, Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji have not yet joined the circle, and they are just in time to receive His Majesty to leave Shandong, but Your Majesty? ”

"Your Majesty is expanding the results of the war, turning Shandong into a quagmire, and dragging Li Zhao's hundreds of thousands of troops with 60,000 troops." Pei Shiju Zhengrong said: "Shandong is now a quagmire, all forces have been mixed in it, the situation is erosive, we can't occupy Shandong this year, but next year we can, Your Majesty will divide the land and the people in Shandong, the people will definitely look forward to the arrival of the king next year, general, there will be a victory waiting for you next year!" ”

"But now, Your Majesty is under siege?" The eldest grandson said with some dissatisfaction.

"How does Niangniang know that Your Majesty is under siege? The opinions of the old minister and the queen are just the opposite, the emperor is invincible in Shandong, and those Shandong warlords are under the command of Xu Shiji, and the places are empty, which better brings opportunities to His Majesty, so he will use 60,000 troops to crisscross Shandong. Pei Shiju said with a smile.

"The boss won't forget Li Jiancheng! Once Li Jiancheng's army arrives, His Majesty's room for action will be much smaller. If you add Li Yuanji and Xu Shiji, Your Majesty will have even less room to operate. The eldest grandson Wuji said dissatisfiedly.

"No, there is also a Li Shimin, he will also make a move, this is the only chance to trap His Majesty to death in Shandong, the Li family father and son will definitely give up their grievances at this time and deal with Your Majesty together. If the old minister guessed correctly, it would not be long before there would be an urgent report from Hedong that Li Shimin had invaded the territory. Pei Shiju touched his gray beard and said.

"That's a real opportunity." Li Jing snorted coldly.

He knew that Li Shimin's move must be aimed at him, so that he had no chance to answer Li Xin, but was it really that simple? He glanced at the old thing in front of him, and always felt that the old thing seemed to be hiding something in his heart.

"If the general doesn't look down on Li Shimin, what about the Turks?" Pei Shiju said with a smile: "If the old man is Li Shimin, he will definitely ask the Turks to make a move at this time, this is also an opportunity, an opportunity to divide the Central Plains equally, Jieli Khan has taken a lot of advantage in the Western Turks, and he doesn't mind going south again to deal with his old friends." ”

Everyone stopped talking suddenly, if it was just a Li Shimin, maybe the general Li Jing would come forward, if there was a Turk, then Li Jing alone would have to be careful, and the soldiers and horses of the imperial court would also move. The point is that there is no one to answer Li Xin.

"Since the boss said so, I believe there must be a way to do it." An immature voice came, but it was Li Chengzong who snuggled up to the eldest grandson Wuji, and when he saw that everyone was looking at him, he immediately stood up, arched his hand towards Pei Shiju, and said, "Please also ask the old man to teach Chengzong." ”

Everyone was surprised for a while, Pei Shiju's eyes showed a strange light, touched his beard and said: "Your Majesty is fighting in the south and the north, invincible, when did he fail, everything today is actually in his control, but you haven't thought about it carefully, the current situation looks very dangerous, but in fact, it's just a trivial matter, does Your Majesty really need a general to respond?" If this is the case, Your Majesty has already jumped out of the encirclement at this time, although there are a lot of 200,000 troops, but Your Majesty has 60,000 cavalry, if you want to besiege so many cavalry, 200,000 troops may not be enough! ”

"Thank you for your advice, Li Jing guessed some." Li Jing was silent for a while, and then seemed to think of something, slapped his thigh violently, stood up, and said to the eldest grandson Wujian and Li Chengzong: "Niangniang, Your Highness, the minister will go to Xingyang first and dispatch troops and horses to deal with Li Shimin." If the Turks attacked, the minister suggested that Li Xuanba should go to the northwest, and there would not be many soldiers and horses, and 350,000 horses would be able to block the Turks. ”

"This?" The eldest grandson Wujian was confused for a while, at this time, what she hoped most was that Li Jing would stay in Chang'an.

"In the end, it is the general personally selected by His Majesty, and the old man can rest assured." Pei Shiju touched his gray beard, pointed at Li Jing and said: "Your Majesty said that you are also a teacher and friend with Li Jing, and when you see it today, you know that the general and Your Majesty are real confidants. The old man is also convinced. ”

"Isn't it the same with the old man? Li Jing still got reminded by the boss to know that he couldn't compare to the boss! Ha ha! Li Jing laughed, arched his hand towards the eldest grandson, and then left in stride.

"Sir!" The eldest grandson Wuji looked curious, arched his hand, and was waiting to ask.

"Since the boss has such confidence, then the lower official will go to the Wude Hall to take charge. Prepare grain and grass for the army, so as to supply Hedong, lest the army of the general run out of grain and grass! Pei Shiju hadn't spoken yet, and Du Ruhui suddenly said with a smile.

"You, eh!" The eldest grandson Wuji pointed at the two of them, with a hint of anger on his face.

"Let's go, Chengzong, let's go back to the palace! Now that the three adults are sure, Wuji can only go back to the palace and wait for news. The eldest grandson Wujian glanced at Pei Shiju and Du Ruhui, and finally stood up, pulled Li Chengzong to turn around and leave. Only the eldest grandson Wuji showed a hesitant look on his face. (To be continued......)