Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 140 - Let It Go

Ling Jing, who is old and mature, has long seen Li Shan's intentions, and Li Shimin, Du Ruhui, and Changsun Wuji are even more involved in it, and they can see it even more clearly.

Back then when Dou Jiande was defeated at Hulao Pass, the Tang army did not make a big fuss in Hebei. After all, it was Li Shimin's business at that time to appease the people and calm the Central Plains.

But then Li Yuan called Li Shimin back to Beijing, and executed Dou Jiande, which caused a great uproar in Hebei. Soon Liu Heikai led the old troops to resurrection, swept Hebei and Shandong, almost defeated the generals of the Tang army, and forced Li Yuan to send Li Shimin out again.

After the Luoshui War at the beginning of the year, Li Yuan urgently called Li Shimin back to Beijing again, and made Qi Wang Li Yuanji and Lujiang County King Li Yuan preside over the post-war affairs. At that time, a large number of Fuzhou fell from the city.

In the eyes of Li Yuan, Li Shimin, Li Jiancheng, and the dignitaries in the court, no matter how fierce Liu Heitai's troubles are this time, there is nothing to fear, but how to deal with Shandong and Hebei after the war is the key.

This battle has become the battlefield for Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng to seize the throne...it is nothing more than how to deal with Shandong after the war.

Last year when Li Shimin conquered Hebei, Li Daoxuan, Shuang Shiluo, Qi Shanxing, and Tian Liuan all stayed in Hebei to take on heavy responsibilities, and Li Shimin also recruited many Shandong heroes.

And Li Jiancheng wanted to invite himself to go to the war because he had taken a fancy to those Shandong heroes... This determined that Li Jiancheng would cherish the soft place after the war.

Both the East Palace and Prince Qin's Mansion intend to Huairou the Shandong continents. In this case, Ling Jing, Su Dingfang and many other old minions of Dou Jiande and Liu Heita will become very useful tools.

Especially Ling Jing, King Xia refused to listen to his advice and was defeated. If Li Shimin could hold him in his arms... Even if Li Jiancheng defeated Liu Heitai, Li Shimin might not lose in the distribution of benefits after the war. Even if he lost, You won't lose too badly.

"You can't go out as a person in charge of Qin Palace or Tiance Palace..." Du Ruhui said in a low voice, "Going out of Beijing without an order, the East Palace will not let it go easily."

The next one must be Prince Li Jiancheng leading the troops to conquer Hebei. If the Qin Palace wants to get enough benefits from the post-war disposal, then they must take Ling Jing and others into their arms.

It's hard to succeed if you don't go with Li Shimin's confidant.

But if people from Prince Qin's Mansion and Tiance Mansion go to Hebei, if it is leaked, the East Palace will definitely take responsibility for it, and the saint will probably be angry.

Li Shimin chuckled lightly, waved his hand and said, "I remember that Li Shan is good friends with many nephews and nephews, who is the best friend?"

Du Ruhui suddenly said: "Your Highness sees Wanli clearly, Li Shan is kind to Su Dingfang and Ling Jing..."

He didn't finish his sentence, but everyone understood that Li Shimin didn't need to send his confidants to contact Ling Jing, he only needed to send someone to send a letter to allow Li Shan to enter the Qin Palace.

Li Shimin smiled wryly in his heart, Li Shan is really thoughtful, is he just so optimistic about Gu, a tiger trapped in a cage?

Forget it, Li Dewu's entry into the Eastern Palace... Whether it was planned by you or not, the only one who can protect you now is Gu!

"Li Kai, the son of Li Keshi, is Li Shan's close friend. This time Li Shan went out with the army, and the Li family sent five personal guards to protect him."

"In addition, my uncle's eldest son Gao Shifu, the eldest son of the auxiliary pilot Sun Chong, the eldest son of Jingde Yuchi Baolin, and the eldest son of Cheng Zhijie Cheng Chumo are all friends with Li Shan."

Li Shimin nodded slightly, "It must be Li Kai, his mother came from the eldest grandson family."

"Firstly, Tian Liu'an and Qi Shanxing stick to Weizhou and Xiangzhou, and secondly, Ling Jing and others cross the river and detour to Luoyang, and then go to Jiang Guogong, Han Xueshi, and Yu Xueshi, and arrange them properly, waiting for the right time."

Changsun Wuji wrote them down one by one, and said casually: "Now that we have been procrastinating, we still don't know when the Eastern Palace will go to war. I'm afraid it will have to wait until the Turks return to the north..."

Several times I wanted to interrupt, but either I couldn’t get in or was blocked by Li Shiji’s eyes, but after hearing this, Zhang Wenguan finally couldn’t help it, “His Royal Highness, the Turkic army has returned to the north!”

"what?!"

"Already returned to the north?!"

Everyone's expressions changed drastically. Du Ruhui took a few steps forward, leaned forward slightly, stared into Zhang Wenguan's eyes, "tell me clearly, when will you return to the north?"

Li Shiji was speechless, this kid just put the most important thing at the end and said... What was going on in his head? !
Of course, Zhang Wenguan didn't know that the war in Hebei had become an important battlefield for the East Palace and Qin Wangfu's battle for succession, and when the Turkic army would return to the north... would be the key to decide the crown prince's own invitation to go out.

"On that day, I exchanged the Yugu set up for King Huaiyang. Brother Huai discussed with Ashina Sheer for a long time, and persuaded him to return to the north. Hearing what the accompanying Mr. Ma said, Ashina Sheer was quite moved."

Zhang Wenyu explained carefully: "Liu Heikai's army was unable to attack the city for three days. Brother Dingfang led five hundred cavalry to sweep across the nearly ten thousand army and burn all the siege equipment. return……"

Li Shiji blurted out, "That may not be the case, Liu thief is cunning!"

"That's true, but Director Tian only ordered scouts to investigate, and kept the door closed." Zhang Wenguan said with a smile: "In the afternoon of that day, Liu Heikai led his troops to the south to make weapons and then attack Guantao."

Du Ruhui squinted his eyes and asked in a low voice: "Is the Turkic army really returning to the north?"

Changsun Wuji was a little disbelieving, "Isn't it really because Li Shan persuaded me to leave?"

"Mr. Ling once said that Brother Huai's tongue is as sharp as a knife, and Zhang Yi is reborn." Zhang Wenguan was indignant.

Everyone turned their heads to look at Li Shimin, the latter stroked his short beard for a moment and nodded slightly, "I have people go to Shuangshiluo to inquire. If the Turks return to the north, they must pass through Dingzhou."

Shuangshiluo, the general manager of Dingzhou, is still fighting guerrillas. It is very miserable, but he has gradually gained a foothold, but he is unable to fight back.

Du Ruhui glanced at Li Shimin, then turned his head and asked again, "Does Shandong Dao know about this matter?"

"The Turkic army returned to the north, and I was ordered to cross the river and enter the customs in the name of defecting to my father. At that time, the Shaanxi Province did not know... The army under King Qi did not move." Zhang Wenyu thought for a while, "Liu Heizai's offensive is very fierce... I'm afraid King Qi may not dare to go north."

"As I said earlier, Sanhu is brave outside and cowardly inside." Li Shimin sneered, "With Huaiyang prince Tian Liu'an, if the internal troubles are cleared away, Guantao will be as solid as gold, and Su Dingfang will be able to sweep away nearly ten thousand enemy troops with five hundred cavalry..."

Changsun Wuji blurted out, "The Turks returned to the north, the food and grass in Xingzhou and Beizhou were burned by Qi Shanxing and Li Shan, and Liu Heita is at the end of his rope!"

Li Shimin's eyes flickered, and he remembered the words between Liangyi Palace and Li Yuan today.

A moment ago, Li Shimin was still swallowing his anger, trying to urge Donggong to send troops by various means, but it couldn't be stopped anyway... He hoped that the boss would go to Hebei to suffer a big loss.

But now, Li Shimin is in high spirits, he doesn't need to do it himself, his confidants can do it too!

However, what we need to do now is to prevent the East Palace from sending troops. Boss, don't you want to procrastinate?

Alright, this time I've got your way.

It is impossible to hide the news of Turkic return from the north for a long time. Zhang Wenguan rushed to Beijing to report the letter in three days. In a few days, Donggong should be able to get the news... Li Shimin knows that Donggong also has eyeliners in Zhaozhou, Dingzhou and other places .

Taking a deep breath, Li Shimin turned his head to look, and Du Ruhui raised his voice, "Your Highness should not be rigid in such a situation."

Changsun Wuji smiled and said, "Do you still need Li Kai to go to Weizhou in a hurry, or take Captain Chi Baolin?"

Li Shiji's mouth was a little bit bitter, thinking that he was still being dragged into the water, he could only bow down and say: "Your Highness can send out elite soldiers from Eastern Shaanxi Province to help."

"What Maogong said is very true." Li Shimin laughed and stood up, "Order Li Kai and Yuchi Baolin to go there, and then order Jiang Guogong to select good generals and secretly lead the troops across the river."

"This battle...is presided over by Tian Liu'an, assisted by Huaiyang's brother, Ling Jing...Li Shan. We must defeat the rebels and pacify Shandong!"

Li Shimin, Changsun Wuji, Du Ruhui, and Li Shiji were either commanders-in-chief on the battlefield, or were good at military strategy, and they all realized the purpose of Zhang Wenguan's trip.

Not to ask for help, but to ask for orders to destroy Liu Heita.

Not only them, Tian Liu'an, Ling Jing or Li Shan in Guantao City can see that Liu Heitai seems to be a mighty man, but he is actually a dead snake.

I dare not say that this battle is sure, but it is indeed worth a try.

Changsun Wuji was thoughtful, and suddenly asked: "Who sent you to Beijing to report the news?"

Du Ruhui was stunned and realized that Zhang Wenguan's report to the capital made Li Shimin make this choice... It is very likely that the overall plan of the Eastern Palace will fail, and the prestige of the Eastern Palace will be greatly weakened. Invisibly, the Qin Palace will get a lot of benefits.

Is this a coincidence?
Certainly not a coincidence!
Although Tian Liu'an was born in the guard of the Qin Palace, he never had such scheming, Ling Jing did have this ability, but it was difficult for him to understand the situation in Chang'an.

Nor would it be Huaiyang King Li Daoxuan...

Zhang Wenguan said in a low voice: "Brother Huai..."

It really was him...Du Ruhui said in a low voice: "This son has a clear understanding of the situation and people's hearts, Your Highness..."

Although the first meeting with Li Shan was not very pleasant, and even the eldest son hated Li Shan, but Du Ruhui recommended Li Shan in front of Li Shimin more than once.

Not to mention this time, he has made such a great contribution, and he is already in the bag. Could it be that such a person is taken away by the East Palace?
The crown prince of the Eastern Palace, Wei Xuancheng, has praised Li Shan several times in semi-public occasions, and intends to introduce the crown prince.

After Li Shimin squinted his eyes and remained silent for a moment, he waved his sleeves and said, "Let Li Kai tell you that when he returns to Beijing, let him go!"

Li Shimin didn't have Du Ruhui's worries... Li Dewu had already entered the East Palace, so where else could Li Shan take refuge other than Qin Palace?
But Li Shan rescued Li Daoxuan and Xue Zhong, attacked and defeated the enemy by surprise, and burned all the food and grass, which can be said to turn the tide. Such a character... Li Shimin is no longer willing to let him wander outside.

(End of this chapter)