The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 115 Peace Talk
Ganlu Palace!
At this moment, instead of saying that Li Yuan was full of anger, it was better to say that he was full of fear.

Bingzhou is completely lost, leaving only Taiyuan, the land of Longxing, but it will be a matter of time before this lonely city falls into the hands of Yang Tong.This made Li Yuan's heart tremble!
Unexpectedly, the western war zone ended in another disastrous defeat. Now Xue Ju's Western Qin Army's morale is high, and they divide their troops to attack the [-] Tang Army stationed in Xiangwu County. Li Shimin is alone and forced to retreat to Guanzhong. Longxi County, Jincheng County and Tianshui County, which had been lost for a few days, launched an offensive towards Dazhen Pass.

Chai Shao, who attacked Liang Shidu, and Li Xiaogong, who attacked Zhu Can in Shangluo County, also returned without success.

All the unsatisfactory battles in the southeast, northwest, and four directions made Li Yuan exhausted and haggard, and he often woke up from his dreams.

Think back then!
Full of ambition when entering the customs!
At that time, all the dignitaries in Guanlong supported him with all their strength, and the big families had money and strength to contribute. Only the Dugu family and the Dou family each donated 300 million shi and 3000 million yuan in money, which made Li Yuan's treasury abundant and his soldiers fine food. foot.

There are as many as 20 troops in Guanzhong alone, of which Guanlong's children account for more than half. Including the Bingzhou army, his army is nearly 40, powerful and majestic.

After ascending the throne, he was even more energetic!
He had pretended to be a grandson for decades, but now things were going so smoothly, he couldn't help being arrogant, he didn't listen to the objections of his second son and all his ministers, and marched arrogantly on three sides!

Unexpectedly, in a blink of an eye... everything was as the prince said, crises followed one after another, and news of disastrous defeats one after another made him breathless.

At this time, Li Yuan finally woke up from the dream of being the number one power in the world. He Li Yuan was not as powerful as he imagined, and others were not lambs to be slaughtered by him, but it seemed a little late to wake up now.

Now, Xue Ju is stopped outside the Dasan pass, and the pass is temporarily free.

The key is Bingzhou, that is his foundation.

Bingzhou!

How to recover?

How to recover?

Can you beat it?

Can it be recovered?

What is the result of head-to-head confrontation with Yang Tong?
……

A series of problems brought about by the fall of Bingzhou made Li Yuan restless in food and lodging, and restless.

In the end, it all boils down to the two options of playing or not playing.

Whether to fight or not to fight has actually been discussed twice in the court meeting, but the court is divided into two factions that advocate peace and advocate war, and the quarrel is very fierce.

This time, Li Yuan only intends to discuss with Li Jiancheng and Liu Wenjing!

Because the two were silent in the hall.

Seeing Li Jian coming in a hurry, Li Yuan didn't wait for him to salute, so he said, "Emperor, sit down!"

Li Jiancheng bowed respectfully as usual, then bowed to Liu Wenjing, then sat down, and then said bluntly: "Father, my son opposes counterattack!"

"In terms of military affairs, our army has lost the right time and location. Human harmony is not an advantage, because we have occupied the entire territory of Bingzhou for too short a time and have never seriously governed it. Yang Tong's reputation for respecting the common people has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Once he We have no hope of implementing the Jizhou policy."

"No hope at all?" Li Yuan frowned.

"At least for now!" Li Jiancheng said: "Father, I think we have to face the reality! Because our army does not have an advantage in numbers, and the elite soldiers have suffered heavy losses. We poured all our strength into fighting it, and Xue Ju, Liang Shi and others came to attack, what should we do? Does Emperor Father think we can bear the consequences?"

The Temple of Manna was completely silent!

What Li Jiancheng said was the hard truth, but in the past everyone beat around the bush and dared not speak out, but now Li Jiancheng said it openly.

After a long silence, Li Yuan asked, "How does the emperor think Taiyuan can solve it?"

"Talk about peace with Yang Tong, let's give up Taiyuan! The army passes through Mengmen Pass in Lishi County and goes south to Feng Yi by water."

"My lord, I agree with His Royal Highness' plan!"

Liu Wenjing bowed and bowed and said: "My lord, although the words of His Highness the Crown Prince are unacceptable, it is impossible for us to regain Bingzhou with our current strength. The top priority is to withdraw the Taiyuan army! As long as the army is here, we have a chance! It’s a big loss, and you can’t gamble the entire Guanzhong for unrealistic fantasies.”

"Liu Gong is right!" Li Jiancheng continued: "The source of Tang's troops is seriously out of balance. If all the Taiyuan troops are lost! The consequences will be disastrous."

Liu Wenjing secretly said: Beautiful.

As expected, the two
When Li Yuan heard Li Jiancheng's words, his heart was filled with horror.

He didn't want to give up Bingzhou, let alone Taiyuan, the land of Longxing, but he cared more about his imperial power!As Li Jiancheng said, the main force of the Tang army is now all soldiers from Guanzhong, and these people are almost all the children and slaves from the big families!If the Guanlong family wanted to turn against him, that would happen at any time.

"What if they occupy Taiyuan but refuse to let the Taiyuan army go?"

Li Jiancheng knew that Li Yuan's heart was moved, and he said quickly: "Our army retreated calmly, and the Northern Sui Dynasty took Taiyuan without a single soldier! This is the best of both worlds, and I think Yang Tong will agree!"

Li Yuan asked, "What's the reason?"

Li Jiancheng talked eloquently: "Now Yang Tong's territory has doubled, but his defense power has also doubled. For him, the capital of Liangshi in the Guan, the Nansui, Wagang, Wang Bo, and the south of the Yellow River Dou Jiande, Yu Wenhuaji and others are all his enemies! Therefore, he also desperately hopes to end this battle and re-arm his defenses. If Taiyuan City drags on for a long time, it will do him no good at all."

Liu Wenjing next to him continued: "Your Majesty! I think you can send envoys to Yecheng to talk."

"Who can do it?"

"Pei Ju!"

When Yu Wenhua launched the Jiangdu Revolution, Pei Ju was also caught, but because he proposed to Yang Guang that a Jiangnan widow and girl betrothed to the soldiers of the Xiaoguo Army as his wife, many Xiaoguo Army generals believed that he was a meritorious person. survived.Yu Wenhuaji established King Yang Hao of Qin as the emperor and appointed Pei Ju as his servant. However, when Yu Wenhuaji went north to fight against the Wagang Army, he instigated many Jiangdu officials and soldiers and fled to Chang'an. Li Yuan praised him for his loyalty and awarded him Serve the censor in the palace, and seal Anyi county magistrate!

Li Yuan said: "Pei Ju? Can he do it?"

Li Jiancheng said: "Pei Ju's ability cannot be doubted, and now Wenxi Pei's family is all thrown into prison by Yang Tong, and Pei Ji is his younger brother, he will definitely try his best to promote reconciliation."

"At the same time, we must redeem the clan and Tang civil and military families at all costs. This matter will be spread, and the name of father's benevolence and benevolence will be spread throughout the whole territory! Otherwise, the hearts of the soldiers will be chilled."

Li Yuan said: "Okay! Let's do as the emperor said! Canonize Pei Ju as Minister of the Ministry of Rites, and take charge of peace talks. As for how to talk, the emperor will discuss with him."

(End of this chapter)