Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

This night, Tuli Khan did not choose to march overnight, but settled in a town between Yuanping County and Nao County.

From Daizhou to Xinzhou, and then to Yuzhou, the fighting lasted for two days and one night, and finally stopped temporarily, while heavy snow was falling from the sky endlessly, covering the land of Dai with a thick white blanket.

On this night, Chang'an City, thousands of miles away.

In the Ganlu Palace, Li Yuan was taking stock of the ongoing war with Li Shimin and Princess Pingyang.

When Li Shan decided to take the risk in Bingzhou, he had already sent a messenger back to Chang'an... Although it was said that he would not accept the fate of the foreign emperor, it was better to report this kind of thing.

"It's too risky." Li Yuan sighed. Although he had not led an army into battle for many years, he was still a veteran on the battlefield and could see the weakness of Li Shan's plan at a glance.

"It's not because my father forced me to do so!" Princess Pingyang began to defend Li Shan out of habit, "Huairen doesn't even want to lead the army on the expedition."

Princess Pingyang didn't understand it at first, but after Chai Shao and Li Shimin explained it directly or euphemistically, she already knew the inside story... From the beginning, Li Yuan hoped that Li Shan could capture and kill Tuli Khan, so that he, the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty, could be remembered in the annals of history. Leave a strong mark on it.

"Who else can we use besides him?" Li Yuan glared, "Could he use Medicine Master Li who has lost all his prestige?"

"Besides, I didn't force him... who asked Zhang Zhongjian to force Dubu Khan to commit suicide!"

"By the way, Zhang Zhongjian is also Li Huairen's man!"

"Can it be blamed on Huairen?" Princess Pingyang was also speechless, "Isn't my father overjoyed when the Lingzhou army successfully arrived in Beijing? Does he still want Zhang Zhongjian to be promoted to the title of Duke?"

Li Yuan was a little uncomfortable, but this was indeed true. Although the death of Dubu Khan caused great changes in the war in Hedong, and also made it more difficult for Li Shan, who led the army only to expel the Turks, he still killed the Turkic Khan after all. , this is a great achievement that Li Yuan will definitely leave in the annals of history.

The father and daughter were bickering here, but Li Shimin kept looking at the map and thinking silently. After a temporary pause over there, he spoke: "Huairen is really heroic."

Li Yuan nodded in agreement, "It is indeed heroic to induce the Turks to retreat, and then lead the army to pursue them, not far or near, sending troops from Yanmen Pass, Feihu Trail, and using Daizhou and Xinzhou as battlefields."

Princess Pingyang did not say a word, but she also agreed with Li Shimin's words. It was difficult to achieve long-distance coordinated operations on ancient battlefields. After all, timely transmission of information was an unavoidable difficulty.

Therefore, Li Shan's large-scale outflanking and blockade tactics rarely appeared in ancient times. Even the Battle of Luoyang commanded by Li Shimin was carried out sideways. All armies had clear tactical goals, and they advanced bit by bit, eating them one by one. fell, and finally besieged the lonely city of Luoyang.

The three people present knew very well that the key to the success of Li Shan's plan lay in cooperation, and the difficulty lay in cooperation.

"As long as he is not defeated, even if Tuli Khan escapes back to Wuyuan County, it will be difficult to achieve anything." Li Shimin hesitated for a while, "It's just that there were many wars in two years, and Guanzhong's vitality was seriously damaged..."

Princess Pingyang was a little confused, but Li Yuan had a clear mind and said with a smile: "If Dubu Khan had not died, I would still have regrets as a father. Now that he has committed suicide, Tuli Khan... I will leave it to you."

Li Yuan and Li Shimin knew very well that although the Tang Dynasty had lost its vitality this time, the Turks were covered in wounds. Dubu Khan led nearly 100,000 troops south to Lingzhou and reached Chang'an, but in the end no more than 30% of them could return to the grassland.

If you want to destroy the Turks, next year is the best opportunity. Several armies are coming together, and Xue Yantuo is causing trouble behind. Tuli Khan is too young and cannot be compared with Jieli Khan, nor can he compete with the strategic Dubu. Khan compared to.

But Li Shimin did not want the casualties to be too heavy. In the past two years, Guanzhong had suffered three consecutive plunders from Liang Shidu and the Turks. The number of soldiers who died in battle alone was a number that shocked Li Shimin.

And Li Yuan could also see what Li Shimin was thinking. When he was in power, he forced Dubu Khan to commit suicide, so he should give his son the credit for destroying DTZ.

After a pause, Li Yuan said softly: "I couldn't fall asleep last night, and I don't know if I can sleep well tonight..." "My hair is all white..."

"Dalang and Sanhu conspired against each other. Although my father hates them, I also regret them..."

Li Shimin concentrated and held his breath, he could vaguely sense Li Yuan's thoughts.

"When Huairen returns to Beijing, he can be crowned the crown prince and ascend the throne next year." Li Yuan smiled.

As an emperor and a political creature, Li Yuan made this choice, which was difficult but also reasonable.

For Li Yuan, handing over the power in his hands naturally requires repeated and difficult psychological games.

But Li Yuan was also willing. The origin of this emotion was extremely complicated. Although there were a large number of officials from the Tiance Mansion entering the court and holding high positions, and there were also reasons why Li Huairen, the heir to Wei, chose Li Shimin, there were more reasons. From the disappointment of Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji's rebellion.

There was a Prince of the East Palace and a King of Qi. Although their influence in the court was not completely wiped out, they were greatly ostracized, which directly led to a power vacuum.

To put it harshly, if Li Yuan does not delegate power now, and the little prince below him gradually grows up, Li Shimin will inevitably think too much.

Different from previous years, now Li Yuan and Li Shimin are going to fight, and the former is powerless.

Li Shimin was naturally humble and gave in again and again, and even bowed down to apologize. Princess Pingyang on the side did not care, and even said: "It's okay, he is the second brother anyway."

"When father has some free time, he can go out to escape the heat in the summer and go to the hot springs in the winter. By the way, he can also bring Huairen with him."

"Anyway, the second brother has many generals under his command, and Huairen's merits are too great, so the second brother will not use him."

Li Yuan nodded with a smile, "Erlang, as for Huairen..."

"Uh..." Li Shimin said with a bitter smile: "If we just expel the Turks this time, that's it. If we can defeat the Turks again, we may even capture and kill the Turks..."

Princess Pingyang added: "There is also the merit of suppressing the rebellion. By the way, the rescue of Tiance Mansion is also a great achievement."

Li Shimin snorted again, "Could he be promoted to prince?"

"Erlang, be careful!" Li Yuan suddenly changed his color and slapped the table, "That's Dubu Khan's conspiracy!"

Li Shimin was stunned before he reacted and nodded repeatedly... During the Yuanzhou War, rumors that Li Shan might be the prince spread throughout Chang'an. Li Yuan even dared not summon Zhu when he went to Li's house a few days ago.

"You deserve it!" Princess Pingyang was also a little dissatisfied and reminded: "Ms. Zhu has a strong temperament."

Li Yuan came to his senses and felt a headache for his son when he thought about it. If Li Shan defeated the Turks again this time, how to reward him would be a real problem.

But it doesn't matter. If Huairen really makes great achievements again and abdicates early next year, all these troubles will be left to Erlang.

In the Manna Hall, there is a father's kindness and son's filial piety that makes the time traveler feel weird.