Chapter 132 Retreat is Advance
Yang Guang was anxious to know Changsun Sheng's strategy for dealing with the Turks in the "Chronicles of the Northern Seza".
Li Yuan's purpose was to take advantage of Yang Guang's importance to Changsun Sheng and win Yang Guang's trust one step further, so he relayed what Changsun Sheng said in the "Northern Saiza Ji" one by one.
"General Changsun believes that it is necessary to fight and combine to deal with the Turks."
"Those who invade the borders of the Great Sui should be exterminated by those who are good at riding and shooting."
"To the Turkic Khan, one is to make it intimidated by the strength of the Celestial Empire; Second, we must help them relieve their dangers, and attract those who may threaten the status of the Turkic Khan to our Great Sui as officials."
"My Great Sui cultural relics are prosperous and rich in products, compared to suffering from wind and frost in Saibei, how can I compare to being an official in Great Sui? Talented people will be eager to receive Your Majesty's favor, and they will be eager to serve as officials in the interior."
"When these people go to the interior to take up their posts, they must bring their families and slaves with them. This will reduce the population of the Turks on the one hand, and the threat to the position of the Turkic khans on the other."
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After listening carefully, Yang Guang had a question about letting the Turks come to the mainland to be officials,
"Isn't my Great Sui afraid that they will cause chaos in the territory?"
Li Yuan still replied according to what was said in the book of the eldest grandson:
"Your Majesty doesn't have to worry, these people who came to the Great Sui to be officials lost their foundation when they left the Turks, and without the support of the tribes and clansmen, who would dare to act rashly?"
Yang Guang smiled and nodded, "That's true. What General Changsun said is really a good strategy."
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After talking about the Turkic matter, Yang Guang took the initiative to talk to Li Yuan about the chaos of the Shanxi thief Wei Dao'er.
"What does Brother Cong think about sweeping away the thieves in Shanxi?"
Hoping to gain military power in Shanxi was Li Yuan's real motive for meeting Yang Guang today. Hearing Yang Guang mention Shanxi, he could hardly suppress the excitement in his heart.
Li Yuan still pretended to bow his head and ponder, taking the opportunity to stabilize his mind and reorganize his thoughts in case there was an omission at a critical moment.
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When his heart was as calm as water, Li Yuan replied calmly.
"The Shanxi thieves are the henchmen of my Great Sui, and if they are allowed to sit on the throne, they may shake the foundation of the country in the future."
As the emperor, Yang Guang knew the importance of Shanxi, and he nodded in agreement with Li Yuan's opinion,
"I think so, too, that unlike other thieves, Shanxi is too close to Gyeonggi and is the only way to Saibei. Once the group of thieves sits on the throne, not only will they not be able to subdue the Turks, but they will also endanger the land of Gyeonggi in Guanzhong."
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According to the situation in Shanxi, Li Yuan suggested to Yang Guang,
"Your Majesty should send a confidant general, who can recruit warlike ministers, to lead troops into Shanxi, to fight the Turks in the north, and to sweep away the bandits in the south."
Yang Guang also wanted to do what Li Yuan said, but he had his difficulties.
"Now that the war in Liaodong has ended, Shandong is not quiet, and several thieves are in turmoil, although I have the heart to pacify Shanxi, I am suffering from the lack of suitable candidates."
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In the planning of Li Yuan, Li Shimin, and Guanyin, Li Yuan must become the person who enters Shanxi to suppress bandits, so that he can take charge of the military power in Shanxi, which is a strategic location.
After gaining a firm foothold in Shanxi, Shanxi can be used as the foundation, and the Yellow River can be strangled by going south, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. When the time is ripe, you can cross the Yellow River and knock on the west to seize the pass.
As long as you occupy Guanzhong and Shanxi, you can overlook the Central Plains, and go east to Hanguguan to sweep down rebellions everywhere, and the world can be determined.
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Although it was Li Yuan, Li Shimin, and Guanyin to obtain military power in Shanxi, they could not take the initiative to ask Yang Guang for it, and Yang Guang needed to grant it willingly.
The current situation is that Li Yuan wants to get Shanxi's military power, but he does not dare to ask Yang Guang for it.
This situation is a real dilemma.
It's like looking at a priceless treasure, but not daring to reach for it.
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In the planning of Li Yuan, Li Shimin, and Guanyinwen, this situation has been fully considered, and Li Yuan already has a way to deal with it in his heart.
He recommended Yu Wenshu to Yang Guang, Fan Zigai, Pei Yun, Lai Hu'er, and Wei Wensheng as candidates to lead the troops in, and stated to Yang Guang the reasons for recommending these five people.
"The five of them are all ministers who can conquer and fight, and they have all contributed greatly to the suppression of Yang Xuangan's rebellion, and any one of them will be invincible if they lead their troops into Shanxi."
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The five people recommended by Li Yuan are all ministers trusted by Yang Guang, and they are also the candidates in Yang Guang's heart.
He was also considering which of them would be the best fit.
Li Yuan recommended Yang Guang according to what he wanted, and Yang Guang felt the same as the hero. One is that he thinks that Li Yuan is selfless in his heart, and the other is that he thinks that Li Yuan can think of one place with himself, and he is indeed extraordinary.
But Yang Guang didn't expect that this position was what Li Yuan thought in his heart.
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Yang Guang listened to the candidate recommended by Li Yuan and said to him,
"These people are also what I have in mind, and I will ask for their opinions again, and make a decision after careful deliberation."
At this time, Li Yuan's purpose of meeting Yang Guang this time had been fully achieved, and it was inconvenient to stay in the palace for a long time, so he retreated to Yang Advertising and left Wanchun Palace.
Some people may ask, didn't Li Yuan want to obtain the military power to lead the troops into Shanxi? He obviously recommended other people, how could he say that Li Yuan had achieved his goal?
This is the ingenuity of Li Yuan, Li Shimin, and Guanyin's plan.
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The five people recommended by Li Yuan to Yang Guang were indeed what Yang Guang thought in his heart. Yang Guang also wanted to choose one person from these five people to pacify the bandits in Shanxi. But among them, Yang Guang didn't take one thing into account: Are these five people willing to go?
So among these five people, is there anyone who is willing to enter Shanxi to suppress bandits?
The answer is that no one wants to go, no one wants to do this thankless chore.
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Yang Guang has been conquering Liaodong for many years, and the ministers are already physically and mentally exhausted, and they all want to live a comfortable life with peace of mind.
Entering Shanxi to suppress bandits is not as good as conquering Liaodong. These generals, who are accustomed to warfare, are good at facing off against two armies and attacking cities. As for the suppression of bandits, there is no certainty of victory.
The thieves are outlaws, they are wandering, they have no fixed place, they fight if they can, and they run away if they can't win. The terrain of Shanxi is complicated, and when the thieves see that they can't reach the official army, they will hide in the mountains and not come out. The officers and soldiers followed the pursuit, often exhausted.
Therefore, entering Shanxi to suppress bandits, not only is it impossible to make meritorious achievements, but it is also possible to ruin one's own reputation.
What these confidants and important ministers are even more scruples about is that once they leave the court and go to Shanxi, they will have less contact with the emperor, they will be emotionally estranged, a little slippery, and they will be impeached by political enemies, and it will be difficult to defend themselves.
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Another important reason is that when they went to Shanxi to suppress bandits, although they had military power, they had no soldiers to bring, and now thieves are swarming all over the country, and troops need to be sent everywhere to suppress bandits, and the imperial court has no soldiers to send at all.
Those who were ordered to go to Shanxi to suppress bandits had to go to Shanxi to form an army by themselves.
However, the Sui Dynasty conquered Liaodong for many years, and the world has been fighting hard for a long time.
Even the emperor could not recruit troops to fight, and it was actually difficult to form an army to suppress bandits in Shanxi by relying only on a military power in name only.
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Therefore, entering Shanxi to suppress bandits is a thankless chore, and none of those important ministers of the court want to go.
The five people recommended by Li Yuan are all people that Yang Guang relies on very much, and they have a lot of weight in Yang Guang's words. They don't want to go themselves, so they naturally have thousands of reasons to excuse themselves, and then recommend new candidates to Yang Guang.
Yang Guang had no choice but to accept the recommendation of these important ministers of the imperial court.
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So, why could Li Yuan predict that the new candidates recommended by these important ministers of the imperial court were him?
Guanyin and Li Shimin analyzed that when Yang Guang consulted with the five people recommended by Li Yuan, he would definitely reveal to them that it was Li Yuan's recommendation.
If these five people think about Li Yuan's recommendation, if they think about the benefits, it is Li Yuan who appreciates their abilities and talents; If they thought badly, they would think that Li Yuan was harming them.
People who think about Li Yuan in the good sense will think that Li Yuan is behind the gate, good at riding and shooting, and he is just the right person, since he doesn't want to go, just let Li Yuan go.
People who think about Li Yuan in a bad way will think that Li Yuan is pushing him into the fire pit, and he is unwilling to go, so he just wants Li Yuan to be the substitute ghost.
Therefore, as long as these five people are unwilling to go, whether they think of Li Yuan for good or bad, they will recommend Li Yuan to go to Shanxi to suppress bandits.
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Li Yuan returned to the Tang State Mansion and asked Zifu to call Li Shimin and Guanyin, and described the situation of meeting Yang Guang to the two in detail.
Guanyin asked while listening, asked Yang Guang about the tone and expression when he talked with Li Yuan, and asked every detail very carefully, and after listening carefully to the whole process of the audience, she asked Li Shimin,
"Brother Shimin, do you see any omissions in it?"
Li Shimin looked at Li Yuan, then turned his face to look at Guanyin,
"During the whole process of the audience, Grandpa did it according to the steps we discussed."
As he spoke, he took the fingers of his left hand with his right hand and counted each link.
"Yang Guang went from being cold, to being willing to talk to Grandpa, to becoming enthusiastic, and finally talking about everything, and even saying unspeakable secrets, which shows that he has developed trust in Grandpa."
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Guanyin nodded in agreement with Li Shimin's opinion,
"From the change in Yang Guang's attitude, it can be seen that he is trusting Grandpa more and more."
"But he didn't ask Grandpa if he wanted to go to Shanxi. This is consistent with our previous analysis, which shows that he still doesn't trust Grandpa very much."
Li Shimin looked at Li Yuan and said confidently,
"Grandpa, so far, our plan is progressing very successfully, and nothing is unexpected."
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Li Yuan felt that there were still unsatisfactory places, and he looked at Li Shimin and Guanyin with a little regret,
"It seems that when the heart and mouth are different, it is not easy not to be weak, I felt that the eyes were not firm enough, and the tone was not natural enough in some places. I hope Yang Guang doesn't see a flaw in this."
Guanyin suddenly discovered that Li Yuan had a sense of guilt for deceiving Yang Guang, and this guilt was a fatal hidden danger for what they were planning.
If she wants to dispel Li Yuan's mentality, she will find out the root cause of Li Yuan's mentality.
"Grandpa, it is said in the "Seven Techniques of Yin Fu" that you must be calm and determined to do things. We must not have the slightest doubt about what we have done, and if we are doubtful, we will be uncertain, and if we are uncertain, we will hesitate, and if we hesitate, we will show cowardice, and if we are cowardly, we will make what we do fail."
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Li Yuan listened to Guanyin's words, and said to Guanyin with a smile,
"I also know this truth, but at that time, I just couldn't help it, and I always felt empty."
Guanyin suggested to Li Yuan, "Grandpa, Grandpa, there is a way for you to stop being weak-hearted, you might as well try it."
Li Yuan listened to Guanyin's suggestion, and his heart suddenly brightened, and in order to confuse Yang Guang, he began to eat, drink and have fun all day long.
The entire Jingshi was spreading Li Yuan's gossip, and even her second sister was angry, how could her younger brother become a loser?
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Chapter 132 Free Reading by Retreating to Advance.