After many battles with Li Shimin, Yuan Junzhang was very afraid of the strong Tang army.

Although Li Shimin left, the main force of the Tang army was still stationed in Bingzhou, and Yuan Junzhang said to his son Yuan Xiaozheng: "Jieli Khan was forced to retreat, and even Tuyuhun was defeated, which is enough to glimpse the strength of the Tang army."

"Jieli Khan only left 20,000 Turkic soldiers for us, and with our current strength, we simply cannot compete with the Tang army.

"I'm going to surrender to Tang Jun, what do you think?"

Yuan Xiaozheng had already persuaded his father to surrender to the Tang Dynasty, but at that time, his father thought that it was impossible for the Tang army to defeat the Turkic iron cavalry, and did not adopt his opinion.

At this time, after listening to his father's thoughts, Yuan Xiaozheng was a little excited, and immediately agreed: "The emperor of the Tang Dynasty has always ruled the world with benevolence and righteousness, if my father takes the initiative to surrender, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty will definitely agree."

"At that time, my father will still be able to guard one side, and he will be a high-ranking official and enjoy endless benefits."

These words reassured Yuan Junzhang, and he immediately wrote a letter to Li Yuan, asking Li Yuan to let him garrison the border to defend against the Turks in order to atone for his sins.

Inevitably, Li Yuan repented, and Yuan Junzhang also proposed in the recital that he would make an alliance with Li Yuan and be good for eternity.

As he expected, after Li Yuan received the song, he agreed to his request, and sent Yuan Pu, an official of Yanmen, to send the covenant and iron coupons to Yuan Junzhang.

At this time, Jieli Khan heard the wind and sent his favorite minister Zhao Deyan to recruit Yuan Junzhang.

Zhao Deyan said to Yuan Junzhang: "The last time Ma Yi fell into the hands of the Tang army, it was only a small defeat, not to mention that the Khan withdrew from the army, not because he was afraid of the Tang army, but because the Khan was tired and wanted to go back to rest." ”

Yuan Junzhang: "......"

Zhao Deyan ignored his stunned expression and continued: "Before Li Yuan raised his army, he sought refuge from the Turks, and it was precisely because of the support of the Turks that he was able to establish the Tang State.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Li Yuan did not dare to confront the Turks head-on, and every time he would give up a large amount of treasure to ensure peace for a while, which was enough to prove that the strength of the Tang army was far below that of the Turks.

"As long as you belong to our Khan, the Khan said, he will definitely raise the strength of the whole country to help you resist the Tang army.

"If you want to capture Guanzhong and destroy Li Yuan, the Khan will also help you."

Seeing that Yuan Junzhang's expression was shaken, Zhao Deyan accepted it when he saw it, and only said: "Zhao Mou's words are all here, which is more important, Yuan Gong weighs it himself." ”

After speaking, Zhao Deyan made a farewell.

After Zhao Deyan left, Yuan Junzhang looked at his son Yuan Xiaozheng: "Zhao Deyan is reasonable, the Tang army does not dare to go to war with the Turks head-on.

"Otherwise, Li Shimin would have taken advantage of the victory to pursue, entered the Turkic lair, and eliminated the Turks, instead of stopping there."

As soon as Yuan Xiaozheng heard this, he knew that his father was going to switch to the Turks, and hurriedly persuaded: "Since my father has surrendered to the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, he should keep his promise, otherwise it will make the world laugh, how can he lead one side?" ”

"I didn't say I wanted to go back." Yuan Junzhang explained: "I want to stabilize Li Yuan and Jieli Khan at the same time, and take the opportunity to recuperate in order to achieve great things. ”

Yuan Xiaozheng showed a shocked expression, he didn't expect his father to have such great ambitions?

However, their strength is not enough.

Yuan Xiaozheng said: "Father wants to please both ends, this is self-defeating, my son can't bear to see such a tragedy, if my father insists on showing goodwill to the Turks, my son has to go to Tang Ying alone." ”

Yuan Junzhang was immediately angry: "Stinky boy, you dare? ”

"Father will know if he tries it." After Yuan Xiaozheng finished speaking, he left without looking back.

Yuan Junzhang: "......"

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On the second day, Yuan Pu arrived in Heng'an, and after reading Li Yuan's will to Yuan Junzhang, he presented the covenant and iron coupons.

Yuan Junzhang took it and said politely: "The angel came from afar, it was hard, I have ordered someone to clean up the yard, the angel will go to rest first, and I will set up a banquet for the angel to catch the wind and wash the dust in the evening." ”

"General Yuan is polite."

After Yuan Pu was led to the guest house by the servants, Yuan Junzhang convened the generals to discuss countermeasures.

"Now that the Tang Dynasty and the Turks want to surrender us, which side do you think we should take refuge in?"

Yuan Xiaozheng immediately expressed his opinion: "My father has accepted the reward and iron coupon from the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, so he should keep his promise and fight against the Turks together with the Tang army." ”

This stubborn kid...... Yuan Junzhang scolded in his heart, but there was no wave on his face.

Many generals echoed Yuan's filial piety.

But Guo Ziwei said: "Heng'an's terrain is dangerous, the city wall is strong, and the Turks are strong, so we should rely on it to observe the changes in the situation, and it is not appropriate to be restrained by others." ”

Some of the generals agreed with Guo Ziwei's opinion, and only a few remained silent.

After Yuan Junzhang pondered, he adopted Guo Ziwei's opinion, sent someone to the guest house, and arrested Yuan Pu.

"Let me go...... Your Majesty will not let you go, and the Tang army will soon raze this place to the ground......"

When the soldiers who captured Yuan Pu heard his words, they couldn't help but laugh: "Before you were razed to the ground here, you were already dead. ”

Yuan Pu's heart tightened, what do you mean by this?

He began to struggle: "Where are you going to take me? ”

"Hades' Mansion." The soldier spoke coldly.

Yuanpu noodles are like earth.

Immediately, Yuan Junzhang ordered Yuanpu to be sent to the Turks and showed loyalty to Jieli Khan.

Jieli Khan was moved by Yuan Junzhang's sincerity and sent some brocade sheep and horses to Yuan Junzhang.

After completely making enemies with the Tang Dynasty, many subordinates complained to Yuan Xiaozheng: "If the general acts like this, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty will be furious, and at that time, when the Tang army attacks, you and the general will be annihilated." ”

Hearing these words, the fear in Yuan Xiaozheng's heart became deeper and deeper, and he wanted to surrender to the Tang Dynasty, but his father did not agree.

So, Yuan Xiaozheng recruited his cronies and confided with them: "According to the current situation, if we don't descend to the Tang Dynasty as soon as possible, we may be killed."

"But my father doesn't agree, what good ideas do you have?"

When the cronies heard what he meant, they couldn't help but look at each other, and then they tentatively asked: "Master, do you really want to surrender to the Tang Dynasty?" ”

"Yes." Yuan Xiaozheng nodded and emphasized: "No matter what, I have to defect to the Tang Dynasty." ”

"In that case, I have a plan, maybe it works." Subsequently, the cronies told their plans.

Yuan Xiaozheng heard this, and immediately made a decision: "Okay, just do it." ”

At noon the next day, when Yuan Xiaozheng accompanied Yuan Junzhang to dinner, he suddenly said: "Father, I stayed in the barracks all day long, and I was suffocated to death, and I want to go hunting outside the city tomorrow, please ask my father for permission." ”

Yuan Junzhang didn't think so much and agreed.

But after Yuan Xiaozheng left, Yuan Junzhang felt that something was wrong, so he instructed his subordinates: "Tomorrow, you follow Da Lang out of the city and protect him well." ”

"Yes."

......

Another day passed, Yuan Xiaozheng only brought a few cronies, prepared some hunting equipment, and pretended to go out of the city to hunt.

In fact, after arriving outside the city, Yuan Xiaozheng sped up and disappeared on the official road in the blink of an eye.

The people sent by Yuan Junzhang saw it and immediately dispatched the defenders at the city gate to pursue Yuan Xiaozheng.

In the end, Yuan Xiaozheng was still caught and brought back to Hengan......