The dragon gate has been lost, most of the east of the river has been lost, the door of Chang'an is opened, Song Jingang crosses the river in one step, and the soldiers point directly to Chang'an.

Sanfu is in danger!

Chang'an is in danger!

Datang is in danger!

The nascent Datang not only has external dangers, but also internal rifts.

That is the dispute between the chief prime minister Pei Lin and the second prime minister Liu Wenjing!

These two are both heroes of Jinyang's first righteousness, but Pei Lin has been pressing on Liu Wenjing because of his good relationship with Li Yuan, Liu Wenjing thinks that Pei Lin is not as good as himself, which makes him very unconvinced.

After the defeat of Shallow Water Plain, Liu Wenjing was completely thrown away by Pei Lian.

Li Shimin led his troops to the west to conquer the Turks, and finally reached an agreement with the Western Turks to withdraw their troops.

After returning to Chang'an, Li Shimin paid homage to the Taiwei of Yipin, and Li Yuan named him the Shangshu Order of Shaanxi East Road!

Today's Shaanxi East Road is almost completely out of the hands of Datang.

Li Yuan named Li Shimin as the secretary of the Eastern Shaanxi Province, which is equivalent to giving him a false title, let him fight it himself, and only when he fights down can he have power.

Liu Wenjing has been on the side of Li Shimin since that station, and he served as the left servant of Shangshu in Xingtaizhong in Eastern Shaanxi, and the two have become political allies.

Because he knew that in front of Li Yuan, he would never be able to win Pei Lian, so he could only hope for Li Shimin, the rising king of Qin.

But this violated Li Yuan's taboo, no matter how much he attached importance to family affection, he would not allow his ministers to be loyal to another person, a prime minister and a prince, this is to set up another center!

Especially Pei Lin was blowing the wind to Li Yuan all the time, which made Li Yuan more and more disgusted with Liu Wenjing, the hero of the first righteousness.

He was reluctant to deal with his son, but he didn't have the slightest softness when he killed others, and Liu Wenjing was on Li Yuan's must-kill list without understanding it at all.

Killing Liu Wenjing was also to remove Li Shimin's wings in the court, but everyone didn't expect that Li Yuanji would lose Hedong at this time!

Liu Wenjing was temporarily pressed in prison, but everyone knew that he was not out of danger, and only waited for the end of the war in Hedong, whether he won or lost, Liu Wenjing would fall to the ground.

The liquidation of the founding heroes will be an extremely far-reaching event at any time.

It's chilling.

The Luo's people were not surprised, they just said "sure enough".

Li Shimin, who was supposed to lead the army to battle, was left at home because of his defense for Liu Wenjing, and it was impossible for him to lead the army to the battle.

The thriving Tang Dynasty has cast a deep shadow because of these two events.

This shadow soon spread to a level unimaginable to Datang!

……

Qin Wangfu.

All the courtiers of the King of Qin sat in the mansion with frowns, and after Luo Xuanye walked in, everyone saluted.

"General."

"Guogong."

Although everyone is Li Shimin's people on the surface, Fang Xuanling and they are all just courtiers of the Qin Palace, and Luo Xuanye is a real high-ranking official of the Tang Dynasty, General Zhengsanpin Zuo Xiaowei, equivalent to the commander of the military region, and Li Yuan gave him the right to open the mansion, and he can lead an army alone.

After Li Shimin became the secretary of the Eastern Shaanxi Province, Liu Wenjing was the left servant and he was the right servant, and these powers were not comparable to officials such as Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, and Du Ruhui.

After Luo Xuanye returned the salute one by one, he sat in the first position on his left hand, waiting for Li Shimin, and everyone in the hall asked Luo Xuanye one after another: "General, what news has Zhongshu Ling revealed?" ”

Some time ago, Li Yuan ordered to change the Ministry of Internal History to the Province of Zhongshu, so Li Xiuning became the Zhongshu Order, in charge of the central system, and knew a lot of news that they didn't know.

Luo Xuanye frowned deeply and sighed, now everyone was even more curious, this is not a good thing.

Li Shimin walked out of the back of the court, he was not too affected by this time, but the situation in Datang made him a little anxious.

The eldest grandson Wuji said: "King Qin, Pei Lian's defeated army, the court officials who went on the expedition, all of them were defeated, and the kings of the clan did not win, and the Tang Dynasty was in danger. ”

Since the establishment of Li Tang, it has never been so miserable, Pei Lin still has some ability in internal affairs, but he is completely cowardly in the war, and after going to Hedong, he hesitates to step forward, which leads to the loss of troops in the Tang Dynasty.

"Pei Lin was defeated, and his troops were defeated, but His Majesty did not punish him, nor did he let the King of Qin go on the expedition, alas, this is still a mustard in his heart."

As soon as Fang Xuanling's words came out, the hall suddenly sighed, the emperor is the emperor, what can they do?

At the beginning, Pei Lin defeated Li Yuan and did not punish him, and the court was naturally dissatisfied.

At the beginning, Liu Wenjing was punished for his meritorious service, but now Pei Lin is still favored, and even treated better, who can be convinced?

Later, the kings of the Li clan either suffered defeat in Hedong or were defeated by Dou Jiande in Hebei, and the high-ranking officials in the court, Shangshu, Shilang, and the governors of various states were all top magnates in the Tang court, and they all suffered defeats in front of Song Jingang and Liu Wuzhou, and no one was interested in talking about Pei Lin all of a sudden.

Li Shimin frowned and looked at Luo Xuanye, and seeing that he hadn't spoken all the time, he asked, "Qingyang, what do you want to say?" ”

Everyone looked at Luo Xuanye, only to see him clenching his fist tightly, and slowly letting go, and then staring at Li Shimin and saying, "King Qin, if your father gives up Hedong, what will you do?" ”

"Wow!"

The hall suddenly boiled, but when I thought about it, I felt that it was normal, when the Qin State faced the strong Kanto, it was also guarding the Guanzhong and waiting for the Kanto to weaken itself.

But Li Shimin stood up directly and said in a low voice: "Does my father want to be the king of Guanzhong?" This is absolutely not good, Hedong must not give up!

It seems that he can't stay in the Qin Palace, it's time to go and ask his father to fight. ”

Eldest Sun Wuji and the others opened their mouths and wanted to stop it.

Before, they wanted Li Yuan to open his mouth and invite Li Shimin to come out of the mountain, so that even if Li Shimin was defeated, it would be no wonder that Li Shimin was just like those people in front.

But if Li Shimin asks for war by himself, this is undoubtedly a gamble on his prestige and future!

But they don't know what to say, and there are things they know in their hearts, but they can't say them.

Luo Xuanye didn't have any scruples, he stared at Li Shimin and said, "King Qin, aren't you worried about losing?" Bet everything to fight for an unknown future. ”

Li Shimin was dressed in a royal robe, showing his luxury, but at this moment, he was like a righteous man, and said angrily: "This king is not afraid of doing too much and making too many mistakes, but he is afraid of not doing enough!"

And this king will not lose!

With you kings, this king will never lose!

Don't you have faith?

Just Liu Wuzhou, is it just for us to stop? ”

In just a few words, everyone in the hall felt a tingling sensation rising from the tail spine, this is King Qin, this is the reason why they are willing to follow him!

"Never!"

"Never!"

Luo Xuanye said loudly: "King Qin, I will accompany you into the palace to meet your father, please fight Hedong!" ”

Li Shimin looked around at everyone, his morale was available, and he smiled heartily: "Okay, let's go to the next victory, Datang Wannian!" ”

Everyone in the hall said in unison: "Ten thousand years of the Tang Dynasty!" ”

When everyone dispersed to prepare for the expedition, a gentle voice sounded in Luo Xuanye's ears, followed by a refreshing incense, "Brother-in-law, stay." ”

Luo Xuanye turned to look at the eldest grandson and asked, "Princess?" ”

Li Shimin changed his demeanor just now, and smiled and groaned, presumably knowing what the eldest grandson was going to do, the eldest grandson smiled softly: "Brother-in-law, I heard my sister say that Liulang has not had a marriage contract yet?" ”

Luo Xuanye suddenly realized that Princess Qin was married.

I don't know which family's daughter it is.

Luo Xuanye nodded and said, "That's true, the princess has a lady who is a good match?" If it is appropriate, my fourth brother and I are both in Chang'an, so we can discuss it. ”

Luo Xuanye knew that the relationship between the eldest grandson and the family was average, and her half-brother drove her and the eldest grandson Wuji out of the eldest grandson's family, and the eldest grandson Wuji kept in mind that Luo Xuanye knew that when the eldest grandson Wuji developed, he would definitely retaliate back.

Then this girl can't be from the eldest grandson's family, so who is it?

The eldest grandson didn't go around in circles, and said directly: "My uncle and brother-in-law have you ever heard of it?"

He had a daughter-in-law, my cousin, who was my childhood playmate.

Uncle has always been regarded as the pearl of the palm, knowledgeable and courteous, with a good temperament, born with flowers and moon appearance, raised in the deep boudoir, and my uncle has always been worried about not knowing what kind of family she had.

Rokuro's temperament and ability are all the best choices, and I really can't find a more suitable candidate than Rokuro, I don't know what my brother-in-law wants. ”

The uncle of the eldest grandson, Gao Shilian.

Luo Xuanye knew that Gao Shilian, the uncle, was no different from his father in the heart of the eldest grandson, and without Gao Shilian, the eldest grandson would probably have died when he was young.

Even Li Shimin respects him very much, although Gao is a cousin, they have been together since childhood, and there is no difference between them and his own sister.

The eldest grandson married Gao Shilian's concubine to Luo Xuanling, which was to further close the relationship with Luo Xuanling and Luo Xuanye.

As mentioned earlier, after the birth of Luo Su, Luo Xuanye's generation of Luo Shizi has basically lost the freedom of marriage.

However, since the appearance of the stigma, there has been no unhappy marriage in the Luo family, and even those previous political marriages have not had unhappy marriages.

"Princess, wait for me to discuss with the fourth brother, the eldest brother is like a father, and now the fourth brother is the eldest of the three of us.

But there's basically nothing wrong with that.

Princess, the woman you like is naturally a good match. ”

The eldest grandson smiled when he heard this, and Li Shimin patted Luo Xuanye on the shoulder and said, "Qingyang, you go back and talk to your sister."

After all, she was just pregnant, and we probably won't be able to come back when we give birth.

Sister, don't blame me, I can't leave you on my expedition. ”

Luo Xuanye was a little depressed, but then he became excited, "Madame will understand, she is a strange woman, if it was Madame who guarded Jinyang at the beginning, there would not be so many things now."

Alas. ”

The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was intentional, and Li Shimin's eyes suddenly lit up.

……

The situation in Hedong of the Tang Dynasty is constantly deteriorating, and the Tang armies in Hedong are panicked, as if they will usher in a catastrophe at any time, Liu Wuzhou and Song Jingang are too strong.

Once the diplomacy that he had always been proud of failed, Li Yuan finally issued an edict to test the mood of the government and the opposition, and the content of the edict was roughly that now that Liu Wuzhou's army was quite strong, it was better to retreat to Guanzhong, so as to prevent Guanzhong from being affected because of the defeat in Hedong.

When this edict was issued, all the kings of the Qin Palace's palace knew that it was time.

Everyone said to Li Shimin in unison: "The time has come, please ask King Qin to write!" ”

Since King Qin decided to carry Datang on his back, it is natural to maximize the effect, and since he wants to be the savior of Datang, he must let everyone know.

Success must have me, success must be me!

Don't be an unsung hero!

Li Shimin wrote, and Luo Xuanye's name was attached to the back.

"Hedong, in the Spring and Autumn Period, the Jin State was hegemonic, the Qin State could not go east, and during the Warring States Period, the Zhao State occupied Hedong, known as the mountains and rivers in the surface, and it was introduced as a hegemony.

Where my Tang Dynasty is prosperous, where luck gathers, outstanding people, abundant products, since ancient times, heroes emerge in endlessly, if you lose Hedong, how can I Datang cheer up the great cause?

Now that my father is going to give up Hedong, my son deeply thinks that it is inappropriate, and is willing to ask you for his life and give me 30,000 elite soldiers, just like a crusade against Xue Ju and the Western Turks, to defeat Liu Wuzhou and Song Jingang!

Recover Jinyang, make the land of Longxing, bless my Tang Dynasty! ”

As soon as this letter spread in the Tang Dynasty and Chang'an, it immediately stirred up a thousand waves.

The vicissitudes of the sea show the true character of the hero!

At a time when the situation of the Tang Dynasty is difficult to the present, whether it is the emperor, the prince or the courtiers, the sound of the King of Qin, which is going upstream, is so precious and exciting.

Almost visible to the naked eye, Chang'an City and the Tang Dynasty court, which are full of fear, have a high-spirited vitality.

Li Yuan was very pleased with Li Shimin's bravery, and the father and son seemed to have recovered their original intentions.

Li Yuan appointed Li Shimin as the generalissimo of the marching army, and Li Xuanba as the deputy marshal, and led tens of thousands of elite soldiers of the Tang Dynasty to face Song Jingang.

Luo Xuanye is naturally still the head of the march, he commands thousands of elite infantry horses, and Li Shimin sits in the Chinese army.

At that time, it was already winter, and there was even a little snow in Chang'an, and it was very cold.

When the Yellow River froze, he immediately ordered the Tang soldiers to cross the Yellow River by walking on the ice overnight, and then stationed in the city to confront Song Jingang.

Li Shimin was stationed in Hedong, and the biggest problem was not to deal with Song Jingang's attack.

When he fought with Xue Ju at the beginning, Li Shimin was able to hold out for two months without attacking, and as a master of defensive counterattack tactics, he never lacked defensive ability.

But food is the courage of soldiers, and Li Shimin is short of food!

That's right, the Tang Dynasty, which has Guanzhong and Shuzhong, is short of food!

There are many reasons for the lack of grain, and the previous defeats have occupied no small factor, and what has fallen into the hands of Li Shimin is a rotten mess to the extreme.

However, because of the repeated wars in Hedong, the land was barren, and the people fled into the city, and it was difficult for the Tang army to collect grain and grass.

Li Shimin had to make an announcement to the Quartet, and at this time his reputation as the "Prince of Taiyuan" played a role.

At the beginning, after Li Yuan became a left-behind guard in Taiyuan, he disdained to bow down and make friends with scholars, and only made friends with those high-ranking eunuchs of the Sui Dynasty.

He asked Li Jiancheng to make friends with scholars in Hedong and Li Shimin to make friends with scholars in Jinyang, this task has been completed too well from now on.

Li Shimin can really put down that aristocratic frame, can wear the clothes of ordinary people, go deep into the grassroots, and understand the people's livelihood and suffering.

Li Yuan was reluctant to bend down to do these things, but Li Shimin was willing, so naturally, Li Shimin's reputation was among them, growing little by little.

Power comes from below!

Li Shimin issued a notice, and the people in the Quartet of Hedong heard that Li Shimin was in command, and many people immediately joined him, bringing a large amount of grain and grass!

After seeing this scene, the scholars in the Qin Palace's mansion who did not have a deep enough understanding of the greatness of the people had not yet reacted, but Luo Xuanchen said directly: "The King of Qin has won the hearts of the people in Hedong so far, how can our army not win this battle?" ”

Li Xuanba is not good at charging into battle, but he is deeply trusted by Li Shimin, so Li Shimin asked him to take care of the grain and grass.

As the first important minister under Li Xuanba, the actual responsibility of this logistics manager fell on Luo Xuanchen, and he was able to attend and participate in the most core staff officers.

Li Shimin pointed to the Kanyu map, first pointed to Liu Wuzhou's base camp Mayi, then pointed to Jinyang, and finally pointed to Song Jingang, and asked, "What do you think?" ”

Luo Xuanye is now almost at the same frequency as Li Shimin, and immediately said when he saw it: "Liu Wuzhou is in Jinyang, and Song Jingang is alone!" ”

Li Shimin nodded and said: "That's right, Song Jingang went deep alone, and how difficult it was for our army to raise grain and grass before, you all know, can Song Jingang easily get grain and grass?"

The tactics of defeating Xue Ju at the beginning, you should still remember that now this king has decided to repeat the old tricks, waiting for Song Jingang to run out of grain and grass. ”

Use this trick again!

Everyone frowned, this move did have a major effect, but this move was not a panacea.

Consume the opponent's grain and grass, and at the same time consume your own grain and grass.

And the other party is not a fool, he must stay in the city and starve to death.

The time will almost begin to retreat, and many wars in ancient and modern times have ended without a problem, just because of the lack of food and grass, and they have withdrawn their troops from each other.

There are not many wars that have really been lost because of the exhaustion of food and grass.

In the battle when Li Shimin defeated the Western Qin, the consumption of grain and grass was just a prerequisite, and the most important thing was that Li Shimin found the right opportunity and led the light cavalry to defeat the Western Qin army.

It's hard!

Seeing that everyone didn't speak, Li Shimin smiled heartily: "Song Jingang's lone army went deep and maintained the army by plundering grain and grass, he was like standing in a crater that would erupt at any time, while our army stood on the ground.

He was brave and wanted to fight a decisive battle with our army, but I couldn't let him get his wish, and then I only sent a small force to attack him, so that he would be discouraged and wait for the opportunity.

Pass on the commander's order, all armies close their camps, and the Song Jingang army will attack, and they must not fight! ”

All the armies were ordered, no matter how Song Jingang called the battle, the Tang army was stable and defended, and he was never given any chance, and the menacing Song Jingang army was quite frustrated.

Although the army cannot attack, Li Shimin will not do nothing, he likes to take the lead when he fights, often puts himself in danger, and likes to personally reconnoiter in peacetime, especially the battlefield environment.

He believes that as a general, if you can't know the terrain by heart, it will be difficult to make the most of every opportunity.

……

In the east of the river, the terrain is very complicated, with countless continuous mountains and water flows, which makes Li Shimin, who is not very familiar with the terrain, a little tired.

Following him was Luo Xuanling, compared to Luo Xuanye, who was much older than Li Shimin, from Luo Xuanling, Li Shimin could see his own shadow better.

And Luo Xuanling is about to marry his wife's sister, which is a typical person of his own.

Looking at Luo Xuanling, who was climbing the mountain, Li Shimin glanced around, and then pointed to a mountain col and said, "Qingyu, let's go there and rest, I haven't been so tired for a long time." ”

Li Shimin lay down in the recess of the soil without any scruples, stretched his body, and let out a comfortable moan, Luo Xuanling also sat down, but did not close his eyes, but kept observing the surroundings.

Seeing this, Li Shimin said: "I'm a little tired today, I'm going to sleep for a while, and Qingyuling should also rest." ”

Luo Xuanling said with a smile: "King Qin, you rest, this is outside the city, be vigilant, I will give you a sentry to prevent any accidents."

I went through training when I was a kid, and I could handle it for a few days. ”

Li Shimin laughed when he heard this, he could see that Luo Xuanling was also very tired, but he insisted on not sleeping, he was very moved, patted Luo Xuanling's shoulder and said, "You kid, okay, you give me a sentry, I'll sleep first." ”

After saying that, he fell to the side, maybe he was too tired, and he snored, Luo Xuanling was also tired, but he still didn't relax at all, and listened carefully to the sounds around him.

Li Shimin's snoring was loud, but his complexion gradually recovered with sleep, and Luo Xuanling felt that he couldn't concentrate a little, so he sat up cross-legged.

"Huh?"

Originally, it was just routine vigilance, but suddenly Luo Xuanling felt that something was wrong, and almost instantly, his hairs stood on end, if it didn't feel wrong?

He pressed his ears tightly to the ground, not caring for the mud and sweat that mixed together, leaving his face full of mud.

That's right!

"The sound of horses' hooves!"

It's not just the sound of horses' hooves, it's gradually stopping, messy footsteps, there are enemies, and they are spotted.

This is Luo Xuanling's judgment.

How could this keep him from frightening.

He hurriedly shook Li Shimin awake, Li Shimin opened his eyes in confusion, he hadn't fully recovered, he heard Luo Xuanling say with an anxious face: "King Qin, there are enemy rangers nearby, they may have discovered us!" ”

Li Shimin woke up in an instant, and stood up suddenly, he was a good marksman, and after a few glances with eagle-like eyes, he saw those soldiers who were surrounding.

When he saw this scene, Li Shimin couldn't help but be afraid for a while, it was really terrible, if these soldiers were allowed to get close, he might be the king of Tang Qin and might die in the hands of this unknown pawn, in this wilderness.

He looked at Luo Xuanling with joy, fortunately, fortunately, it was Luo Xuanling who was by his side, Luo Xuanling who was loyal to his duties, and he recalled Luo Xuanye's figure every time he protected himself on the battlefield.

It's really worthy of Luo's son, and he has never disappointed!

Thinking about these things in their minds, but their feet didn't stop, Li Shimin and Luo Xuanling turned over and left.

The enemy found that it had been discovered, so they did not hesitate to chase after them, Li Shimin and Luo Xuanling both walked and shot arrows, almost all of which were missed.

The enemy army was shocked, and he didn't know that it was Li Shimin, the king of Qin, after all, who would have thought that the enemy commander would appear here, so he stopped pursuing and watched the two escape from the encirclement.

After completely throwing off the enemy rangers, the more Li Shimin thought about it, the more afraid he became: "Qingyu, thanks to you this time, otherwise the consequences are unimaginable." ”

Luo Xuanling smiled and said: "King Qin, this is my duty, you don't have to care too much, I will do my duty today, and I will do my duty every day the next day and in the future." ”

Li Shimin was even more moved when he heard this, "What a sincere minister, how can you reflect your ability just as a deputy pawn?"

This time to fight Song Jingang, you immediately meritorious, I will give you merit, you came to Chang'an not long ago, the official position is not high, and the salary is not high.

This time, I will arrange the titles, honors, and military officials for you, although they are all false titles, but the benefits and treatment are real.

You still have to get married, although you are from the Luo family, but if today, especially Guan Long and Daibei, you value the crown and noble relatives, and when a man is in the world, he must always have a noble companion. ”

Listening to Li Shimin's words in his ears, Luo Xuanling now completely felt that what is called a high merit is to be from the dragon and rescue the driver!

He had a strong intuition, just today, and then he followed Li Shimin step by step.

If one day Li Shimin can become the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, or the Son of Heaven, he will be able to reach the level of the fifth brother now, a real important minister of the country, and he actually did nothing, just saved Li Shimin's life.

Li Shimin and Luo Xuanling hurriedly returned to the barracks, and the moment they arrived at the barracks, Li Shimin asked Luo Xuanling to hurry up and rest.

When he got here, Luo Xuanling no longer shirked and returned to his room to rest, his room was very close to Li Shimin's room, if there was a mutiny, he would be able to react immediately.

As soon as Li Shimin walked into the hall, he saw Fang Xuanling and several others pacing anxiously, and when he saw Li Shimin coming in, he immediately came over and said urgently: "King Qin, the big thing is not good, just now there is news that the whole army of King Yong'an has been annihilated, and almost all the armies in the east of my Tang River have been defeated."

Now that we are the only one army left in Hedong, what should we do now? ”

When Li Shimin didn't come back, they had already scolded the group of waste, but this didn't help the situation.

Li Shimin didn't expect that this group of people could make it more difficult for him.

At this time, Luo Xuanye walked in from the outside, and after saluting Li Shimin, he said: "The one who beat the Yong'an King and the whole army was wiped out is Song Jingang's generals Chi Gong and Xunxiang.

Judging from the battle report, these two people are very difficult to deal with, especially that Wei Chigong, who said in the battle report that he is an enemy of 10,000 people. ”

Li Shimin ordered to hold on, but Li Shimin was not a turtle with a shrunken head, and after this incident, he immediately decided to attack, otherwise the morale of the Tang army would be lower, and the effect of holding on would be extremely poor.

"Qingyang, immediately reorganize the army, take only the light cavalry, and go to the Fenshui to ambush this Song Jingang's partial army, they will definitely go from here!"

Li Shimin's mind was full of the terrain he had been scouting these days.

Luo Xuanye was ordered to leave.

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In the second year of Wude, the emperor was ordered to conquer Hedong Song King Kong, Liu Wuzhou, when Jingde was the commander of Song King Kong, brave and difficult to control, defeated the king of Yong'an, all the books, the emperor was to make the Xuanye strike, the Xuanye sprinkled, broke the Jingde in Fenshui, Jingde was defeated and fled, and Jingde returned to the Tang Dynasty, quite obedient to the Xuanye. - "Tang Shu Zhou Jun Wang Xuanye Family"

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