Li Shatuo stared at the general for a long time, and suddenly asked, "Is it Li Zhu?"

The general nodded, "That's right!"

Li Shatuo looked back at his subordinates. His subordinates had already pulled out their battle swords and were ready to fight against the enemy. He sighed in his heart, it depends on the will of heaven! He immediately ordered: "Put down the sword and follow them!"

The Sui army scouts looked at each other. Although this order was unacceptable, the Sui army's orders were as high as a mountain, and the soldiers slowly put down their swords. The general looked at them deeply and waved his hand, "Take them to the military camp!"

The scouts followed the brigade of cavalry to a military camp located in the east of the city. There were huge fences around the camp, blocking the sand and dust from the strong wind from outside the camp. Large tents were arranged neatly, with thousands of large tents.

The lights were brightly lit in a large tent, and the general Li Zhu was walking back and forth with his hands behind his back. Li Zhu, who was the former Yang Dalang, left him in Dunhuang County when Yang Yuanqing attacked Yiwu County many years ago. In a blink of an eye, Li Zhu has become a veteran in his 40s and gradually settled his roots in Dunhuang County. Yang Yuanqing never asked about him or interfered in his development.

After careful consideration, Li Zhu did not choose the Jiangnan gentry in Dunhuang, but chose the old Dunhuang clan as his soil for his development. Seven years ago, he married the eldest daughter of the Suo family and also had his own children. After seven years of rooting, he has become a representative of the interests of the old Dunhuang clan.

He helped the old Dunhuang clans regain the land bought by the Jiangnan clans, regain the trade route occupied by the Jiangnan clans, and gained great reputation among the old Dunhuang clans. So much so that after Li Gui established the Daliang Kingdom, in order to maintain the rule of Dunhuang County, Li Gui had to show kindness to him, named him the general of the Right Wu Guard, and recognized him as a member of the Li family in Longxi. Now, Li Zhu has become Li Zhaojin's deputy general with the strength of more than 5,000 Dunhuang soldiers he owns.

Li Shatuo was taken into the tent by his personal soldiers. Li Zhu waved his hand and ordered his personal soldiers to go down. Only he and Li Shatuo were left in the tent.

"How do you prove that Ji is the Sui army?" Li Zhu asked lightly.

Li Zhu was very cautious. When all three forces were eyeing Dunhuang County, he needed to confirm Li Shatuo's true identity and prove that he was not Tang Jun.

Li Shatuo took out the military card from his arms and stepped forward and placed it on the table. This was his only evidence. Li Zhu picked up the military card and looked at it for a moment. He also took out a military card from a small box on the table, turned it in his hand, comparing the two military cards. The difference is that his military card has the word Fengzhou on it, but Li Shatuo's military card does not, but the word Da Sui.

Li Zhu showed a knowing smile on her face. In fact, he knew that Li Shatuo was not Tang Jun. Otherwise, Lu Chunxing would not have gone to sue them.

"Do you know who is betrayed by you?" Li Zhu glanced at him and asked.

"I think it's either the Shen family or the Lu family." Li Shatuo had already reacted. It was not necessarily Shen Dongren betrayed them, but it was also the Lu family. Shen Dongren might have gone to find Dunhuang County Sima Lu Chunxing.

Li Zhu stared at him for a moment and said in a slightly reproachful tone: "It was Sima Lu Chunxing who betrayed the gangs. Because he had surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, he wanted to use Li Zhaojin's hand to get rid of the gangs. This was because the gangs were too anxious. I didn't know how deep the water in Dunhuang County was, so I took action rashly. If Suo Quan was not on duty today, none of them would survive!"

Perhaps because he felt that his tone was too harsh, Li Zhu calmed down and said, "You should come to me first, not Chen Dongren. He is not an insider."

Li Shatuo nodded silently, and he also admitted that he was a little too hasty. Before he could confirm the true identity of the Lu family, he should not agree to Chen Dongren to go to the Lu family. Perhaps he should not tell Chen Dongren his identity at all.

But now he can confirm that Li Zhu is a trustworthy person, but Li Shatuo still has some confusion. He hesitated and asked: "What does General Li mean is that the Suo family also supports the Sui Dynasty?"

"To be precise, the old Dunhuang clan supported Liang Kingdom. Now that Liang Kingdom has been destroyed, they need to choose a new backer. Unfortunately, the Tang Dynasty chose Lu Chunxing, and the Suo family could only follow me."

Li Zhu smiled, turned the topic back, and asked him: "Tell me now where the Sui army has arrived? How many troops are there? Who leads the troops?"

"The Sui army has arrived at Yumen Pass, waiting for my information there. There are three thousand cavalry, led by General Su Dingfang."

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In the Liangyi Hall of Tai Chi Palace, Emperor Tang Li Yuan was discussing the specific response plan for reconciliation with more than a dozen important officials. About ten days ago, Li Shentong returned from Taiyuan and brought back Yang Yuanqing's opinions. In principle, he agreed to reconciliation between the two dynasties, but the premise was that the two courts jointly negotiated the reconciliation plan, and could not be determined by Li Yuan's personal attitude.

This is a very formal statement. Li Yuan accepted Yang Yuanqing's plan. In fact, he sent Li Shentong to Taiyuan secretly just to test the possibility of reconciliation first. Since Yang Yuanqing has made it clear that he can negotiate peace, he is also preparing to negotiate with the Northern Sui Dynasty through the imperial court, which will bind both sides. He can also calm down and develop from the south to the Central Plains without worrying that Yang Yuanqing will enter the pass.

One of the biggest obstacles between them now is Luo Yi from Youzhou. Li Yuan knew very well that the Northern Sui Dynasty could not make concessions. In the end, either the negotiations failed or the Tang Dynasty made concessions.

"Dear friends, Yang Yuanqing is willing to give up his support for Western Qin in exchange for our concessions in Youzhou. I want to hear the opinions of you."

At this time, the Inner Historian Xiao Yu stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, can I say a few words?"

Xiao Yu was the former Minister of the Civil Affairs Department of the Sui Dynasty. He was demoted to Hechi County by Yang Guang. After Xue Juqiuqian, he was forced to be appointed as the prime minister of the Western Qin State. Just last month, he and his father and son left the Western Qin State together to find a new way out, but the path they chose was different. Chu's father went to Taiyuan, Chu Liang was appointed as the Minister of Taichang Temple in the Sui Dynasty. His son Chu Suiliang passed the exam for the top scorer in the new subject and was appointed as the chief of Mayi County.

Although Xiao Yu was born after the Liang Dynasty royal family, because he was the son-in-law of the Dugu family, he was particularly valued by Li Yuan. He was named the Inner Historian and appointed him as the Prime Minister, becoming another great help for the Dugu family in the court.

Xiao Yu was very familiar with the Western Qin State. Therefore, he had a say in this issue. Li Yuan nodded happily, "Please speak Xiao Aiqing!"

"Your Majesty, I know that a large number of Han people in the five counties of Hehuang fled east and land was deserted. The meager taxes were not enough to support tens of thousands of troops. In this case, the Liang army would inevitably ask Tuyuhun and the Qiang people for their help to obtain support from their cattle and sheep. In this way, he would most likely ced the Xihai and Heyuan counties to Tuyuhun and restore to the territory of Daye five years ago. Yang Yuanqing should have understood this, so he decided to give up his support for Liang army capital to encourage us to destroy Liang army capital as soon as possible to prevent the Xihai and Heyuan counties from falling into the hands of Tuyuhun. Therefore, he proposed to give up his support for Xiqin in exchange for our concessions in Youzhou. This is actually his favor."

Li Yuan nodded, and he pondered for a moment and said, "But I am also worried that Tuyuhun will become a major threat to our Tang Dynasty and a disaster to the west."

"Your Majesty, you don't have to worry for the time being. After experiencing the severe crackdown of the Sui Dynasty, Tuyuhun has not recovered its vitality so far. As long as we have a strong attitude, we will continue to set up counties and counties in Xihai and Heyuan, we will not give in, and at the same time give them certain comfort. We will allow them to grazle and resuscitate in Xihai and Heyuan, so that Tuyuhun can be stabilized and will not become a disaster in our western region."

Xiao Yu's strategy of using both soft and hard makes Li Yuan deeply appreciated. Tuyuhun's strategy could be decided like this. He asked again: "Xiao Xiangguo means that Yang Yuanqing himself has decided to give up his support for Liang Shidu, so using it to make a favor to let us give up Luo Yi. We can make other requests. Is this what it means?"

Xiao Yu nodded. "Your Majesty, I mean this. I suggest that you can increase the conditions for Yang Yuanqing to reduce the garrison of the six counties in the north of Guanbei to reduce the pressure on our counties within the Guannei and Longyou counties. This condition is good for us, and I think it is good for him."

Li Yuan smiled, Xiao Yu's suggestion completely reached his heart. He is worthy of being an important minister of the Sui Dynasty. His eyes are indeed far-reaching. He said to other ministers: "I have another concern, that is, if I give up Luo Yi, I may be said by the people of the world that I am not kind and righteous. Do you have a good plan?"

Pei Ji was a little jealous of Li Yuan's importance to Xiao Yu. Xiao Yu's arrival took away a lot of his interests, especially Li Yuan had discussed things with him, Pei Ji, but he changed his discussion with Xiao Yu, which made Pei Ji feel very uncomfortable. He always wanted to find an opportunity to turn this situation around.

At this time, Li Yuan asked about his way to deal with Luo Yi, and he immediately seized the opportunity and stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to say."

"Pei Aiqing, please speak!"

"Your Majesty, I am very clear that Luo Yi did not really surrender to us, but just wanted to use us as his shield to resist Yang Yuanqing. In fact, we did not get any benefits in Youzhou, and even the officials did not appoint a single person, let alone control of the army. Your Majesty, I mean that there is indeed no need to pay too much for a false reputation."

"Is this a false name?"

Liu Wenjing sneered and said, "The Master also said that this involves the reputation of the Tang Dynasty. After all, Luo Yi has surrendered to the Tang Dynasty. Youzhou is already the territory of the Tang Dynasty. Everyone knows that if we ignore Youzhou in order to achieve reconciliation with the Sui Dynasty, how do people in the world think of the Master? Will we say that we have no benevolence and righteousness, Pei Xiangguo, is this the word "false name" given by the word "false name"? Can we ignore it lightly?"

"Okay! Don't argue anymore, my dear friends."

Li Yuan was a little tired of the internal struggle between the two of them. His face darkened and asked Xiao Yu again, "Does Xiao Xiangguo have a plan?"

Xiao Yu pondered for a moment and said, "Your Majesty might as well use the method of changing the commander to send a general to take over military power, and at the same time transfer Luo Yi back to the capital. At that time, Luo Yi's true face should have been exposed, and the hat of an unjust person would fall on Luo Yi's head, not Your Majesty's injustice."

"Okay! It's really brilliant."

Li Yuan praised repeatedly, Jiang Wuwei was worthy of being the old man, and Xiao Yu did not disappoint him. At this moment, Yuwen Xin, the young supervisor in the hall, reported at the door: "Your Majesty, Zhangye County has an emergency report!"

"What's the matter?"

Li Yuan's heart became nervous. He didn't know what had happened, and he suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart.

A guard walked into the hall and knelt down on one knee to report: "Your Majesty, Zhangye County has 800 miles of rapid military reports, and the Fulu County garrison discovered a Sui army, about 3,000 cavalry, heading northwest."

Li Yuan stood up with a whistle, and suddenly he thought of a place in his heart, "Dunhuang County!"

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Chapter completed!