Chapter 3 Soldiers approaching the city
Li Shimin frowned, "Sir, are you talking about Liu Wuzhou?"
"No, I mean Yang Yuanqing."
Li Shimin was stunned and hesitated for a long time, "How do you say this?"
Fang Xuanling smiled faintly and said, "What do you think Yang Yuanqing did to Guanzhong to do and led Xue Ju to attack Guanzhong. Why did he do this?"
"Is it for Taiyuan?" Li Shimin carefully verified.
“That’s right!”
Fang Xuanling said calmly: "Yang Yuanqing's real strategy is to advance Hebei in the east. He was the chief executive of Youzhou. He had connections there, but to take Hebei, he first needed Taiyuan as a springboard. To take Taiyuan, you first need to restrain you in Guanzhong. So he led his army south, and he formed an alliance with Xue Ju. But when Xue Ju's army arrived, he rushed back to Fengzhou instead of attacking with Xue Ju. There is only one explanation, and he has another plan, and this plan must be Taiyuan. If I guess correctly, he has actually deployed a heavy army to the north of Mayi County, and I will wait for him to go back now."
"How did sir know that Yang Yuanqing hurried back to Fengzhou?"
Fang Xuanling smiled and said, "I came from Anding County, so I knew he had left."
Li Shimin pondered for a long time and asked again: "I still don't understand why he doesn't want Guanzhong or Longyou, but he just wants to compete for Hebei."
Fang Xuanling laughed, "For so many years, he has been the mortal enemy of the Guanlong nobles. If he takes Guanzhong, can the Guanlong nobles tolerate him? The foundation is unstable, how can he fight for the world? Moreover, if he wants to take Guanzhong, when Yang Xuangan occupied Guanzhong, his army would have gone south long ago, but he did not do so, which means that he knows very well where his power is? Don't forget that he is the son-in-law of the Pei family and the Shandong gentry supports him, that is the power he can fight for."
Li Shimin sighed softly, "But so what if we know? Can we divide our troops to rescue?"
Fang Xuanling stroked his beard and smiled and said, "Actually, Yang Yuanqing is an open plot. Even if he opens up the plan, Guanzhong will have nothing to do. Unless you defeat Xue Ju in one battle, you will have to be dragged in Guanzhong. But I have a plan that can increase the difficulty of him taking Taiyuan and delay the time. Perhaps Guanzhong can free up his hands."
Li Shimin did not rush to ask Fang Xuanling what strategy he had. He stared at Fang Xuanling for a while before asking: "Mr. He said that Yang Yuanqing's supporters are Shandong gentry, and the Fang family is also a famous family in Qi County. Why doesn't Mr. support him?"
Fang Xuanling pondered for a moment and said, "The Fang family has been a clan of Qingyu for generations, not a clan like the five surnames and Qiwang. Moreover, the Fang family is just a small-scale family, and it is far from comparable to the Cui family in the Qinghe family, Wenxi Pei family. The big gentry like Cui, Pei, Wang, and Lu support Yang Yuanqing, which has nothing to do with the Fang family. Besides, I personally think that those who take the world in the future will still be the Guanlong nobles. Shandong gentry is stronger than scholars but weaker than military forces, and Guanlong nobles are both strong in civil and military affairs. More importantly, Guanlong has the foundation of the Sui Dynasty, so I think Yang Yuanqing is destined to not win this game of the world. I am optimistic about Guanlong and Qin Gong, so I come to surrender."
Li Shimin stood up and bowed deeply to Fang Xuanling, "Sir to me, just like Zhang Liang of the Han Dynasty. Shimin got Mr. Shimin's blessing is the blessing of the people of the world."
Fang Xuanling smiled when he stroked his beard and saw that Li Shimin had a secret ambitions and was a hero in the world!
At this moment, Changsun Wuji's anxious voice came from outside the door. "Shimin, something is wrong!"
Li Shimin was shocked and hurriedly opened the door and asked, "What's wrong?"
Changsun Wuji entered the door and said anxiously: "Our army was defeated in Kasuwara, with tens of thousands of casualties. Liu Hongji and Murong Luohu were both captured."
Li Shimin's heart suddenly fell into the abyss, and after a while he asked, "Where is filial piety?"
"Xiao Gong's defeated army withdrew to Xinping County, Xue Ju's army is siege."
Li Shimin turned around and ran out. He had to see his father now. As soon as he ran to the government office, a messenger came and shouted when he saw him: "Duke Qin, King Tang please go to the Prime Minister's Mansion immediately!"
Li Shimin nodded, turned over the horse, whipped the war horse hard, and rushed towards the palace city.
In the Battle of Suzuwon, Xue Ju put out thousands of old and weak soldiers to disguise themselves as mobs, confusing Li Xiaogong. Taking advantage of the unstable camping of Li Xiaogong, Xue Ju's army attacked from all sides. Li Xiaogong was defeated and more than 30,000 people were killed. Fortunately, Qu Tutong responded in time and withstood Xue Ju's fierce attack, which made Li Xiaogong not wiped out the entire army and retreated to Xinping County.
In the room, Li Yuan was so anxious that he was going crazy. Li Xiaogong was defeated in Longyou and Hedong. He could not care about it, but this is Guanzhong. What does it mean? This means that the court he had just established is about to be overthrown, which means that Li Yuan's dream is about to be shattered. He always thought that Xue Ju was just one of the countless bandits, but now he knows that he was wrong.
Li Yuan paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back, and Pei Ji advised him, "Duke Tang, the situation is critical, and Shimin must lead the troops. At this time of life and death, Duke Tang should not hesitate anymore."
Li Yuan nodded. Now, he had already left the death of Li Zhiyun. Now he just wanted to protect his court and power.
"Your Highness, Duke Qin is here!" A guard at the door reported.
"Come in!"
Li Yuan cheered up his spirits, and his hopes were placed on Li Shimin. After a moment, Li Shimin walked in quickly and bowed, "Child Shimin meets his father!"
Li Yuan sighed, "Li Xiaogong was defeated, you know!"
Li Shimin nodded and said, "The child believes that the most urgent task now is to lead 20,000 troops to march into Shangqi County, Tianshui County, and force Xue Ju to retreat with the strategy of besieging Wei to save Zhao."
Li Yuan and Pei Ji looked at each other, and their eyes showed admiration. Li Yuan said again: "If you were the head coach, what would you do?"
"Now Xue Ju's first victory is in full swing. If Child is the head coach, he will avoid his edge and adopt the defensive posture. He will first protect Guanzhong, and then Xue Ju withdraws his troops and then attacks him from the periphery. He can also form an alliance with Li Gui of Xiliang and jointly eliminate Xue Ju."
Li Shimin hesitated for a moment. He wanted to talk about the danger in Taiyuan, but he just remembered that before he could ask Fang Xuanling to delay Yang Yuanqing's plan, he restrained the Taiyuan incident and said: "Xue Ju can eliminate Tang Bi, which means that he is also a hero. We must not underestimate the enemy. If Chiaer is the head coach and also beg Qu Tutong as the deputy commander, he will definitely win with Qu Tutong's experience and Chiaer's strange strategy."
Li Yuan sighed. It was a stupid mistake to not use his son Shimin. He made a quick decision, "Okay! I will give you another 30,000 elite soldiers. You can take over Li Xiaogong's defeated soldiers in full. You are fully responsible for the matters of the enemy in front. I will pass the order immediately on Dou Kang."
"The child has a new staff member, named Fang Xuanling, begged my father to allow him to register for the military and counsel on military affairs for me."
"Yes, I'm sure!"
Li Shimin was overjoyed and bowed. Li Yuan stroked his beard and looked at his heroic back and sighed in his heart, hoping that it was as Pei Ji said, Shimin killed his brother to save his father.
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Yang Yuanqing has returned to Jiuyuan County. As Fang Xuanling inferred, he has deployed 30,000 most elite Fengzhou veterans in Yulin County, which is his core army, including Yang Sien leading 4,000 Modao Army.
But there are other important things for Yang Yuanqing to rush back to Jiuyuan County first. He had to arrange the arrangements of the King of Dai Yang You, Su Wei, Li Gang and others before he could advance eastward.
Yang Yuanqing ran all the way into the city and returned to his mansion. Everyone turned over and got off the horse. Yang Yuanqing hurried into the mansion. His wife Pei Minqiu greeted her when she heard the news. Her husband's return made her feel overjoyed, "Didn't your husband say he wants to go to Yulin County?"
"I can't bear to leave my wife, so I come back and have a look first." Yang Yuanqing teased his wife.
Pei Minqiu glanced back, and there were a large group of maids standing behind him, each of them holding back their laughter. Her face turned red, she gave Yang Yuanqing a blank look, and said in a low voice: "You are thinking about the children!"
"Yeah! That's right!"
Yang Yuanqing knew that his wife was thin-skinned, so he stopped joking with her and asked again: "Where is King Dai, how is he doing?"
Speaking of King Dai, Pei Minqiu laughed. It was night when King Dai first came. She thought she was a girl, and she spoke softly and looked very thin, and she was a little timid when she saw herself.
"He lives in the East Courtyard and lives with his grandfather. His grandfather taught him to study. Do you want to see him?"
Yang Yuanqing nodded, "I want to see him."
When Pei Minqiu saw her husband go home, she didn't meet his family first, but wanted to meet the King of Dai. She felt a little disappointed, but she didn't show it and still smiled and said, "Then I'll take you there."
Pei Minqiu gently took her husband's arm and walked towards the east courtyard. While walking, he asked in a low voice: "How long can you live this time?"
"I'll arrange things and maybe I'll do it tomorrow."
Pei Minqiu bit her lips and whispered: "Can't you stay for a few more days? The children always think of their father and are still born. She may be born in just a few days. You'd better be by her side."
Yang Yuanqing apologized in his heart. He wanted to stay for a few more days, but the Yulin Army was on the string and he had no time. He thought about it and smiled and said, "Okay! I'll stay for another day, I'll leave the day after tomorrow. I'll be with you. Min Qiu, I really have no choice."
Pei Minqiu understood her husband's difficulties in her heart, so she stopped forcing her and smiled and said, "Then we come here for dinner after visiting King Dai, and our family will gather together."
Yang Yuanqing nodded, and the two walked to the gate of the East Courtyard. Pei Minqiu told her husband a few more words, then turned back to the inner courtyard. Yang Yuanqing looked at her back, shook her head and walked into the East Courtyard.
The east courtyard was very quiet, but the guard was extremely strict, with more than 300 armored soldiers on guard around.
"Yuan Qing!"
Pei Ju's voice came from behind. Yang Yuanqing turned around and saw Pei Ju and Dai Wang Yang You each holding a flower pot filled with soil.
Yang Yuanqing was surprised and hurriedly saluted Yang You, "See Your Highness Dai!"
Yang You held a flower pot in his hand and said embarrassedly: "When will Mr. Yang come back?"
"I just came back, come and see your highness."
Yang Yuanqing glanced at the flowers in their hands//The fastest text update--No ads//Ban, and asked with a smile: "Are you guys?"
Pei Ju smiled, "I have nothing to do and I have all kinds of flowers. I just went to get the soil with Your Highness."
Pei Ju put down the flowerpot and patted the soil on his hand, "Let's go! Go in and talk."
Yang You also put down the flower pot and followed Pei Ju into the house.
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