After Pei Lin retreated, Li Chongjiu had just taken a sip of tea. At this time, the outside told the household department Shangshu Lin Dangfeng that he had something to see, and Li Chongjiu put down the tea and let him in.

After Lin Dangfeng entered, Li Chongjiu asked: "Lin Aiqing is not here for the affairs of the household department, could it be that Li Tang's situation has changed?" ”

Lin Dangfeng said at the moment: "Your Majesty, the news came from Guanzhong, when our army attacked the Turks, Li Tang not only sent troops to attack Liang Shidu, but also sent Li Jing out of Henan, intending to subdue Kaifeng. Xu Shiji led the army to engage Li Jing near Liangzhou, the two armies fought fiercely for six days, with thousands of casualties and each other's victories and defeats. ”

Li Chongjiu listened and said: "My main force is fighting a decisive battle with the Turks, and it is strange that Li Yuan does not take the opportunity to attack. What about the rest of the war? ”

Lin Dangfeng said: "Yes, not only Li Jing, Li Xiaogong also mobilized heavy troops in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, from Xiangfan, Ruying on both sides, Ruying, our army lost more than ten counties, Li Xiaogong gained the power and sent troops to attack Luoyang, Xue Wanshu, Shan Xiongxin and two generals deployed in Yique. Li Xiaogong led his army to besiege the city for 20 days, and the defenders' water source was cut off, but fortunately, due to heavy snowfall, Li Xiaogong finally led the army to retreat. ”

"In the direction of Hanoi, Li Tang and Li Shentong's troops also led 10,000 horses to attack Liyang City, and set fire to the city, destroying more than a dozen villages of our army, Liyang County ordered Zhou Mo to defeat Li Shentong with an ambush strategy, killed more than 200 Tang troops, and won a great victory."

Li Chongjiu couldn't help but be surprised when he heard this: "Although Li Shentong is not a famous general, he is also a long-standing battle, but he will be defeated in the hands of an unknown general?" This week, Mo Zhen must not have an impression, if he is really talented, he should be promoted. ”

Lin Dangfeng listened and said with a smile: "Your Majesty." Zhou Mo is already seventy-three years old. ”

Li Chongjiu heard it and said with a slight regret: "Lian is quite old, otherwise I can reuse this person." ”

Lin Dangfeng hurriedly said, "Your Majesty." In fact, there was another person who helped Zhou Mo defeat Li Shentong, and Zhou Mo expressed this battle in the Xingming Expression delivered to Zhongshu Province. It is said that thanks to the proper scheduling of the main Bo Sun, the clever scheme, and the use of the Tang army's psychology that my Liyang defenders did not dare to go out of the city, he set up an ambush to lure the enemy, and only then did he defeat Li Shentong. In the text, Zhou Mo strongly praised Sun for making an appointment with this person, and asked the court to reuse this person. ”

"Sun Chuyu, this name is a little familiar to me, I don't know where I heard it?"

Lin Dangfeng took a step forward and said, "Your Majesty, I don't know if you still remember Zhang Wenjun?" ”

Li Chongjiu suddenly said: "I remembered. It is the young man who married the Qinghe Cui family, it was I who facilitated this marriage, this Sun Chuyue is his friend, I remember that among the three of them, he is generous and heroic, Zhang Wenqian is a handsome son, and Sun Chuyue does not speak much, and his appearance is not good, but he can be friends with these two people, and he must not be an ordinary person. ”

Lin Dangfeng said immediately: "Weichen also thinks that Sun Chu can cultivate this person. ”

Li Chongjiu nodded and said, "Then again." This time, we crusaded against the Turks, and Li Tang attacked in three directions, which showed that he still had the strength to attack, but it was much inferior to last year's momentum. ”

Lin Dangfeng said: "Li Yuan followed our example in issuing private bonds in China. Borrowing a large amount of money from the Guanlongmen valve was able to raise money and alleviate the difficulties of our army's blockade of the Guannei. And there is still the strength to organize this war. But this time there were many attacks. Li Tang had exhausted the last point of his offensive strength, and the treasury was once again depleted. Now is the time for our army to switch from defense to offensive. ”

Li Chongjiu thought for a moment. Suddenly asked: "How is Xue Wanche's rebellion against Li Tang's internal officials?" ”

Lin Dangfeng replied: "Before our army captured the Turks, Li Tang was still not many officials who were willing to work for our army, but after defeating the Turks, the entire Chang'an was shaken, and it is said that Li Yuan was also seriously ill in December, I don't know if it was because of this matter, but in Chang'an, even the Yang, Du, and Wei families, who have always been close to Li Yuan, and some of the Guanlongmen lords also contacted us privately. Now our army's Fengwen Division is already stepping up the rebellion and obtaining Li Tang's troop deployment through them. ”

"Then how did the two brothers Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng fight?"

Lin Dangfeng lowered his head and said: "This is what Weichen mainly wants to report to His Majesty today, we have been trying to break into the Tiance Mansion and both sides of the East Palace in the past half a year. There has been no progress in the Tiance Mansion, but the prince and the king of Qi have learned a lot of news, and now the crown prince and the king of Qi are eager to change the current unfavorable battle situation for the Tang army, so they hope that the general can establish meritorious service. Therefore, Li Jiancheng sent Yang Wengan and Duan Decao to the northwest, hoping to break through the Liang division first. ”

"But Duan Decao and Yang Wengan seem to have a discord, it is said that there is news from our secret spy, and Tiance Mansion also seems to want to take advantage of the contradiction between Duan Decao and Yang Wengan to create evidence that the prince supports military power and tries to rebel. However, our army's secret spy is not very sure of confirming this matter, and we have asked him to continue to observe and report at any time. ”

"Yang Wengan?" When Li Chongjiu heard this name, he remembered a famous event in history.

Gyeongju Governor's Office.

Yang Wengan, the governor of Gyeongju, slapped a letter on the table and said, "It's too unusual, Duan Decao is afraid of the Liang division, and he actually led the army back, he doesn't know how much the prince needs this big victory now?" ‘

Yang Wengan's face was angry, and Er Zhuhuan and Qiao Gongshan on the side said together: "Both the governors are angry. ‘

Qiao Gongshan said: "The Zhao army sent the generals Zhang Changxun, Yuan Junzhang and Xue Wanche to arrive, as well as the party items, and the Jihu tribes are attached, Duan Decao is afraid that he will not be able to defeat it." ‘

Yang Wen said: "I don't know, it's just that right now in Chang'an, the prince and the king of Qin are in tension, although His Majesty trusts the prince, but the prince has no military merits, although the king of Qin cannot be trusted, but he has military merits." If Duan Decao can't replace the crown prince and destroy the Liang Shidu, His Majesty has no choice but to use the King of Qin again. ‘

Er Zhuhuan nodded and said: "What the governor said is yes, Li Chongjiu has already destroyed the Turks, and there is no need to worry about the north, the next step will be to use the power of the country to attack Chang'an, and when the time comes, if ......

Er Zhuhuan was halfway through his speech, paused, and the three of them all knew the meaning of his words, and Li Tang's current situation was very unfavorable. At the same time, for Li Jiancheng, it is not easy.

Er Zhuhuan took a step closer at this time, and said in a low voice: "Du Du, Duan Decao does not listen to the order, and he has the expectations of the prince, and such a person cannot be kept, so it is better for us to ask him for his guilt, put Duan Decao in prison, and then take over his troops, and then the governor will lead the men and horses of Gyeongju to attack Liang Shidu, and if you get the credit, you are not the governor of you, and you can repay the prince's kindness." ‘

Yang Wengan nodded when he heard this, and said, "What you said makes some sense. However, I am at the same level as him, so I can only report him to the court, how can I ask him in private. ‘

Er Zhuhuan immediately said: "The matter is urgent, we can say that he colluded with Zhao Jun and wanted to demote Zhao, and he would cut first and then play." ‘

PS: This update makes up for last night's update, and there is another update in the evening. (To be continued......)