A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 175 Vanguard
"Since Kangsumi was captured last time, the Turkic people have become more cautious now. They are very close to each other, and there are many horses. It is difficult to find another opportunity to catch them alone, and they do not attack the city. only looting the village,

East Palace.

Li Shimin looked at the map and felt a headache.

Minister of the Ministry of War Du Ruhui said: "The Turkic people have been moving eastward recently, and the Golden Wolf Banner of Jieli has also moved from Wugong to Yunyang, and there are signs of continuing to move to Gaoling."

"Xieli declared that he would break through the Pujin Pass and enter the River East,"

Fang Xuanling said: "I think it is impossible for Jieli to attack Pujin Pass easily now. The city of Pujin Pass is dangerous, guarding the ancient pontoon bridge of the Yellow River. If you want to break through the barrier and cross the river into the east, you will be bumping your head against a rock, and we can only hope for it."

"I also think that the Turks still want to talk about it now." Gao Shilian said.

Li Shimin snorted coldly, "They want to talk, but they don't have much sincerity. They still want to blackmail Datang."

Zuo Pushe Xiao Yu said bluntly: "The Turks are only for money. They don't really want to attack Chang'an, and they don't intend to stay in Guanzhong for a long time. If the confrontation continues now, Guanzhong will be corrupted and people will die. The court should let the Turks retreat as soon as possible, even if they temporarily agree to some conditions and reward them. Some money and silk is also an expedient measure."

"This statement is wrong." Fang Xuanling objected, "Turkic wolves have ambitions, and their desires are hard to fill. Compromising now will only let them make progress."

Wu Huaiyu sat on his knees in the hall, watching these prime ministers and ministers discussing matters, and sat on the side knowingly. When Li Shimin came back from the north gate, he also asked him to accompany him, and even brought him to participate in the court meeting.

"Huaiyu, tell me your opinion."

He was still in a daze, but Li Shimin called his name.

"Say it straight, say what comes to mind." Seeing him hesitating, the emperor waved his hand.

All the prime ministers looked over, putting Huaiyu under a lot of pressure. He is only here as a bodyguard, and he is not qualified to participate in court discussions.

"I believe that if you don't hurt the Turks, they will not be able to retreat willingly. You still have to find an opportunity to fight a battle. Send more scouts to keep an eye on the Turks. Once you find someone who has left the main force, ten or twenty thousand, three It doesn't matter five thousand, attack decisively, take a bite and even surround and eat it,
It is better to cut off one finger than to hurt his ten fingers.

As long as one or two battles of annihilation are fought, the Turkic people will know the pain, and then the Tang Dynasty will be able to grasp more bargaining chips for peace talks, and even use this to secretly contact the leaders of Tuli and other tribes to divide the estrangement and lure them.

We don't want to reward Xieli, take out some money, silk, gold and silver, and reward Tuli or some other leaders, the effect will be much better than directly rewarding Xieli. "

"I object to this!"

Yu Chigong, who had been silent all this time, objected loudly. He, Qin Qiong and Cheng Yaojin had just returned to Beijing to participate in this military court meeting. Then why are we hesitating, fight them to the end,

Now that soldiers from all walks of life are gathered, we have a lot of soldiers and horses on hand, I think that we should completely encircle and wipe them out in Guanzhong, and we are determined not to let any of them go. "

"Just fight them."

Yu Chigong represented the aspirations of most of the generals in the court. They were military generals, and their thinking was simpler. They all considered issues directly from the military point of view, and none of the generals was afraid of fighting.

"Uncle?"

"Hit," Qin Qiong replied with one word.

Cheng Yaojin also believed that in the Battle of Taigu last year, although tens of thousands of Tang troops were annihilated, it was due to Zhang Jin's poor command. Now that they are fighting under Chang'an City, can Datang still lose?

If this can't be beaten, then these warriors will jump into the Wei River collectively, and they will have no face to live.

The generals in the hall who participated in the court discussion included Liu Hongji, Changsun Shunde, An Xiuren, Qian Jiulong, Zhang Shigui, Zhou Xiaofan, Hou Junji, Zhang Gongjin, Wu Heita, Liang Jianfang, Gao Zhensheng and other generals, all of whom called for the battle.

Most of the civil servants headed by Xiao Yu, Feng Deyi, Chen Shuda, Pei Ju, Pei Ji and other Wude prime ministers agreed with the peace negotiation, and let the Turks withdraw their troops first, and take a long-term plan.

The Wude Dynasty and the Turkic people have always been like this, fighting and making peace.Except for last year and this year, there was only a small-scale war between Tangtu, but since last year, the war has escalated in an all-round way, and it has become more and more fierce. However, these old prime ministers still think that it is not yet time to fight them, and they need to continue to accumulate strength. Playing now is betting on the luck of the country.

Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and Gao Shilian, the confidantes of the Qin Palace, suggested fighting to promote peace.

Li Shimin stared at the map lost in thought.

During this period of time, I have been thinking about this issue every day, and there are countless plans in my mind.

He really wanted to fight in his heart, let it go, and he was very confident that he could win, but he had just ascended the throne, and many ministers persuaded him, and he also saw that the treasury of Datang is almost empty now, and the richest Guanzhong Longyou, After this is also broken.

Now he is not only a general, but also a king. He not only needs to consider military victory or defeat, but also has to consider more.

It gave him a headache.

The ministers began to quarrel, and Yuchi Jingde became angry, and even pointed at the left servant and shot Pei Ji and Xiao Yu's noses and scolded them, saying that they were soft bones, and Xiao Yu always claimed to be of noble birth, the son of the emperor of Liang Dynasty and the empress emperor of Sui Dynasty , Shangshu Zuopushe, or the emperor's relatives.

His wife is also Uncle Li Yuan's daughter, he was crowned king at the age of seven, and now he is also the Duke of Song in the Tang Dynasty. He has been a prime minister for nine years since the first year of Wude's worship of the Nei Shiling, how can he be so arrogant as Yu Chigong.

The two quarreled in the hall, and Xiao Yu even thought of the scene on the fourth day of June, when they were forced by Yu Chigong to take the bloody horse to the dragon boat in Haichi. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and he cursed louder.

Yu Chigong didn't even put Xiao Yu in his eyes. Although he didn't even have a baron at the moment, the newly named Youwuhou General refused to let Xiao Yu at all, and even got into a quarrel. He who couldn't quarrel with Xiao Yu directly Rolling up his sleeves, he was about to smack that old bitch Xiao Yu.

Seeing this, Wu Huaiyu hurried forward to stop him.

Yu Chigong looks like a big black bear, with ten belts around his waist and a blacksmith's background. His arms are extremely powerful, and his big belly is not a beer belly. It's a general's belly, typical fat-packed muscles, which is a sign of combat strength and durability. represent.

Huaiyu stepped forward to hold Yu Chigong's fist, but he couldn't help being shaken back a few steps, his arms were numb, if the fist fell on Xiao Yu just now, it is estimated that Xiao Yu, a rich old man, would suffer fractures and internal injuries on the spot.

"stop!"

Li Shimin scolded loudly and was also annoyed.

"I called you here today to discuss military affairs, not to quarrel and fight. It's not proper for a dignified prime minister to quarrel and fight in the palace."

Li Shimin, who was extremely angry, looked at the ministers in the palace who were in a mess, and he was not in the mood to discuss any more. He stood up and flicked his sleeves before leaving.

But the anger in his heart was too strong, he walked two steps, turned back and kicked the imperial case over.

Now, all the ministers are honest.

The emperor was furious with thunder, and Yu Chigong also realized that he was wrong, so he hurriedly apologized, but Li Shimin ignored him with a flick of his sleeves, turned around and left.

As soon as the emperor left, everyone didn't bother to argue anymore and left separately.

Xiao Yu watched Yu Chigong's burly body like a black bear leave, his face was swollen, he was both angry and shocked, he didn't expect that Yu Chigong would dare to beat him just now, but fortunately Wu Huaiyu blocked the punch for him with his quick eyes and hands.

"Thank you Wu Qianniu for saving me just now." Xiao Yu came to Huaiyu to thank him.

"Song Xianggong, you don't need to be polite. In fact, General Yuchi just now couldn't have dared to beat Song Xianggong."

"That dog slave, who can't do it?" Xiao Yu was very angry.

After chatting for a few words, Xiao Yu said he owed Huaiyu a favor and left in a hurry.

Qin Qiong patted Huaiyu's shoulder, "You're not hurt?"

"It's okay. I'm not a frail scholar like Song Guogong. I haven't failed in martial arts every day, but General Yuchi's strength is really great. My arms are numb from the shock. I need to drink some Dieda wine." Huaiyu said with a smile.

"This black guy!" Qin Qiong smiled helplessly. Yu Chigong has always had a hot temper, but now he is a bit arrogant. Qin Qiong usually doesn't judge others, but he also strongly disagrees with Yu Chigong's behavior. "If you don't restrain yourself, you will suffer a big loss sooner or later. If you are in the court or in the military camp, if you can't quarrel, you will use your fists."

"Is everyone in the army talking with their fists?" Huaiyu laughed.

"Well, warriors are not good at words. If you can't speak well, you will scold your mother. If you are in a hurry, you will roll up your sleeves and shake your fist. The big fist has the final say."

The court meeting broke up unhappily and ended without result.

Huaiyu wasn't on duty today, so he went back to Yongxingfang with Qin Qiong. Now they live in the same workshop, but they are not in the same corner, but they are not far apart.

Qin Qiong was very happy about this and said that he could meet more often in the future.

It was very close to Yongxingfang after leaving the East Palace, and the two of them had already arrived after just saying a few words.

Falling off the horse at the door, entering Qin Qiong's mansion, Qin Qiong's wife, Li Xianzhu, came to greet her, served fried tea in the front hall, Qin Qiong's young daughters also came to say hello, and these guys liked Wu Huaiyu very much, Huaiyu would always come here every time Bring them some toy treats.

"Brother came here in a hurry today, I didn't bring anything, I'll bring it to you later." As he spoke, Huaiyu took out another handful of malt candy from his body, and the little ones happily shared it.

Qin Qiong has been in the Xianyang camp recently. Although the commander-in-chief is just outside the city of Chang'an, he hasn't come back for several days.

Huaiyu took Qin Qiong's pulse, and asked again, and found that his energy and blood were indeed much better. In just two months, he recovered so well, and he was still relatively young.

"I have something to trouble my adoptive father,"

"You call me adoptive father, why are you still being so polite?" Qin Qiong smiled. Every time he looked at the young Huaiyu, he couldn't help but think of his son Qin Huaiyu who was not in Luoyang a few years ago. It's too bad, it should be such a good-looking talent.

"I want to ask my adoptive father to be a matchmaker for my elder brother, and propose marriage to Duke Cheng of Suguo."

It couldn't be a better time to choose Qin Qiong as the big media.

"This is a good thing, I am willing, what about you?" Qin Qiong also heard that Wu Huaiyu was actually with Fan Xing's daughter.

"I'll wait for General Fan to return to court, and then I will come to propose marriage."

"One thing doesn't bother the two masters, why don't you let me be your matchmaker?"

"That's great."

The two were chatting and laughing when the school clerk came to the mansion and said, "Your Highness summons you."

Li Shimin hastily recalled Qin Qiong and Wu Huaiyu, "I just found out about a military situation. A Turkic force of about [-] riders is moving from Yunyang Jieli Camp to Sanyuan, heading for Longqiao Fort."

Huaiyu became anxious when he heard this.

Qin Qiong clenched his fist and slammed it on his chest, "Your Majesty, I am willing to lead the elite cavalry to wipe out these 5000 troops."

"Your Majesty, I invite you to be the vanguard." Huaiyu also hastily invited Ying.

"Shubao, you can't leave Xianyang lightly. It's better to let Jingde in Jingyang send troops. Shubao, you should take care of it, and pay attention to the defense area. The enemy is attacking the west."

"Huaiyu, Jingde has just left Chang'an and returned to Jingyang, and he is still on his way. You should immediately catch up with him and convey my intention to let him find a chance to swallow up these 5000 people."

In order to be able to annex these 5000 troops, Li Shimin has also made many preparations. Once a big fight breaks out, all ministries must be able to respond quickly.

"Go to the Shenjifang Office to get the newly made Palm Thunder, and distribute them to Jingde and Fan Xingjun. I know that Longqiao Fort is your hometown, and I will keep it in mind. Go, lead the Qianqi Battalion to reinforce Jingde, and replace me. Take care of those wolf cubs."

Li Shimin patted Huaiyu's shoulder, "I'm waiting for your good news!"

(End of this chapter)