Li Po had led his army in battles for many years, and based on his results, it would not be an exaggeration to call him a famous general.
There wasn't much news from Yu Wenxin, but Li Po only took a cursory look and understood the tactics the Turks wanted to use.
The Turks are still very wise. They probably know that they are not good at attacking cities, so they first sweep the periphery and besiege Liaodong City, and then proceed to attack calmly, or it is not impossible to come to a siege point for reinforcements.
The Turks are all cavalry, so this tactic suits them very well.
Even if the Goguryeo people save Liaodong City this year, they will probably fall next year due to food and grass problems. If Yang Guang had adopted such tactics back then... Well, it was not a matter of tactics at all, but a matter of brains...
Li Po imagined for a while in the Tai Chi Hall. He still hopes to hear the news about Ashina Duowen's capture of Liaodong City. Of course, it would be better for the Goguryeo people to persist longer.
But he immediately thought of Ashina Yang Huan's calm and predictable attitude during the alliance. Regardless of whether the other party was cheating, the war in Liaodong now has nothing to do with the Tang Dynasty.
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He made a promise to Ashina Yang Huan not to interfere in the Liaodong War, so he will wait and see the situation in the first half of next year. The binding force of the promise lies in the actions and methods of the Turkic Royal Court, as well as the subsequent war between Silla and Goguryeo.
Progress.
Once the situation changes and Datang can benefit, what does that little promise mean?
This is a feast for two empires to carve up Goguryeo. Whoever can take more will use their own methods. If Goguryeo is put on the table and is strong enough, the two diners will not eat their chopsticks so easily.
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The new year is approaching, the fourth year of Yuanzhen of the Tang Dynasty will pass, and the founding of the Tang Dynasty will soon enter the fifth year.
Li Po felt that time passed very quickly, as if in the blink of an eye, time slipped through his fingers. The young man who returned to the south back then was now a man running for four years.
He sighed in a pretentious manner, and finally comforted himself. Fortunately, he was not old yet, and he was living a promising life.
By next year, my son will be eight years old, and he will be of school age. As the prince's tutor, Yan Shigu, the regular servant of Sanqi, has tried several times to persuade the emperor to establish a prince.
Li Po knew that this was not Yan Shigu's intention, but he was not in a hurry. He planned to wait for another two years until Li Yuan was in his early ten years.
The prince and the prince are different. Once the prince is named, he must be trained in the direction of the heir. Children aged seven or eight will bear important responsibilities... It may not be a big deal in this world, but Li Po himself thought very clearly that it was too early
Too much can easily overwhelm the child.
Because the prince, no matter how big or small, has to participate in the government affairs, what can such a young person decide? In fact, the choices he makes are largely made with the help of people around him. Maybe it looks like that.
, in fact it is not worth mentioning.
Therefore, all voices on this matter will be suppressed. For example, Yan Shigu made little progress in his career after becoming the prince's master.
Last year, when Yu Wenshiji resigned, Yan Shigu was one of the candidates to succeed him. Considering his talent and Li Po's trust in him, Du Chuke couldn't compete with him.
But in the end Yan Shigu still didn't move, which largely depended on this, because Li Po didn't want his son to be surrounded by high-ranking officials.
The political opinions of Yan Shigu and others will undoubtedly affect Li Yuan's values...
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During the twelfth lunar month, Li Po took advantage of his free time to go out of the palace for a walk.
First, he took a shortcut and went to his sister's house to have a look. Li Chun sneaked out of the capital. The final result was that he moved his family into the imperial city and was punished by being banned from the house for two months.
Li Chun knew she was wrong, so she hid at home for two months, and then returned to normal. I guess this punishment was of no use to her.
Her brother came to visit, but Li Chun was not at home. She went to stay at Mrs. Chengguo's house. Look, she didn't look like she had accepted the lesson.
None of Xu Shiji's relatives came with him. Perhaps they were frightened by the willfulness of the eldest princess...
This is a relatively rare situation. Which family does not have relatives accompanying them when someone is successful? But the current situation in Princess Fufeng's house is a bit deserted, but it suits Li Chun's wishes.
When Li Po brought people to the door, he also met several people who had come from Fufeng County. They were assigned by Xu Jingzong, the governor of Fufeng County, to pay homage to the eldest princess.
It was a normal official activity at the end of the New Year. Li Chun's fiefdom was in Fufeng, so Xu Jingzong sent people over to pay New Year greetings and it was appropriate to offer gifts.
Li Po didn't pay much attention, he just called people over to ask about the situation in Fufeng County. After all, it was his "hometown", so he would naturally ask about it if he encountered it.
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"Your Majesty, I have come here on orders from the County Lord. In addition to offering a gift to Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess, I also want to report to Your Majesty that the ancestral hall in Nanyou has been completed. If the Princess is free next year, or
You can give me a visit."
The person who came was Xu Jingzong's servant. He was originally a messenger, but he didn't expect to meet the Holy Master. He was frightened.
Li Po nodded. He naturally knew that Xu Jingzong had a good family background, but his reputation was a bit bad. He wanted to gain access to the royal family. As the prefect of Fufeng County, it was completely understandable.
Li Chengshun's hometown is in Nanyou County, Fufeng County...
Li Po said: "Nanyou Township... I haven't been back for many years. When I went back to send a message to the Xu Yan clan, an ancestral hall and other things were built. However, as a local guardian, I still have to think of the people of the county.
Fufeng County is my hometown, and it is in my best interest to manage it well so that they can live and work in peace and contentment. Don't always think that those who are close to the water will get the moon first..."
Visitors nodded like pecks of rice.
Li Po thought for a moment and then said: "I have relatives in the county. Let the Xu Yan clan keep a close eye on them. Don't pay too much attention to them. I have my own plans."
In the past two years, Li Po had ordered people from the Military Intelligence Department to search Fufeng and several other places. In fact, there were actually no people left in the families of the three veteran soldiers.
Li Chengshun is better. He has two nephews and a niece alive. One of the other two nephews is from Diaoyin County, and the other is from Liangzhou. Li Po sent people there and couldn't find them at all.
These places were severely damaged by Bai Yusuo's rebels. Then Liang Shidu, Guo Zihe, Xue Ju, Li Gui and others continued to wreak havoc for many years, and many people died. With the convenience of the Military Intelligence Department, it was difficult to
Found too many clues.
So Li Po also had several family members, all of whom were common people. Suddenly an emperor appeared in the family, and they were probably frightened half to death.
Li Po had no intention of making them rich, and he was not afraid that they would spill the beans or anything. Several old soldiers had shown kindness to him back then, and he should repay it to Li Chengshun's descendants.
It will be easy for them to live a life of food and clothing, and then it will be enough to spread the branches and establish the Fufeng Li family lineage...