Pre-Qin Zuo Qiuming's "Zuo Zhuan Xianggong 29th Year": "I was hired by Zheng, and when I met my son, I became an acquaintance as before."
Six years ago, Li Yuan raised his flag and raised an army. Fang Xuanling, who was a Jinshi at the age of eighteen, abandoned his official position and joined Li Shimin, the king of Qin. The two met at a late date. Li Shimin once said: "As Zuo Zhuan said, Xuanling and I hit it off right away."
This is the origin of feeling like old friends at first sight. Changsun Wuji understands this very well, but at the moment he is thinking, since the first meeting, he has disliked Li Shan. What is that called?
Although he knew that there was something wrong with his mentality. After all, he was the one who saved his eldest son, Changsun Wuji couldn't help but cursed: "If you hadn't wanted to leave the city, why would you have done this?!"
If you can’t scold Li Shan, then I’ll scold my son’s head office, right?!
Changsun Chong looked confused and had no idea why he was scolded by his father.
"It's just a visit to a friend. Don't criticize me harshly." Gao Shilian smoothed things over and said with a smile, "Then Li Shanzhen is extraordinary. He does righteous deeds, has a benevolent heart, and has thunderbolt methods."
Changsun Shunde saw Li Shan bandaging wounds on civilians, and the entourage following Changsun Chong also described the incident in detail.
Gao Xingyi on the side couldn't help but ran out of the house and made another vomiting sound.
Changsun Chong's face turned slightly pale. He quickly picked up the teacup and drank a few sips before suppressing it. He forced a smile and said, "Father, uncle, why are the refugees causing trouble today?"
Gao Shilian sighed, "The Turks are heading south in a big way."
"What?!"
"What?!"
Changsun Chong and Gao Xingyi, who had just returned, spoke in unison, looking shocked.
The Turks basically go south every year, but going south in a big way... This word cannot be used casually. This at least shows that the Turk Jieli Khan must personally lead the troops.
Jieli Khan was much more noisy than his brother Chuluo Khan.
In March of the fourth year of Wude, he personally led troops to attack Yanmen and captured Taichang Qing Zheng Yuanxuan alive. Company commander Sun Shunde was also captured and was not released until the beginning of this year.
At that time, Jieli Khan defeated Wang Xiaoji, the commander-in-chief of the march, took Hedong, invaded Yuanzhou, and passed through the Yanzhou Fortress.
In April this year, Jieli Khan personally led his troops to besiege Xincheng, killed Li Daen, and sent ten thousand cavalry to follow Liu Heitai to cause trouble in Hebei.
Now that he is personally leading the troops south, how can he not frighten others?
Gao Shilian and Changsun Wuji were both outstanding staff in the Qin Palace. They understood the situation very well and did not want to talk to their nephews and nephews. They only briefly explained a few words.
"Don't let this matter spread, so as not to cause civil commotion." Gao Shilian ordered: "Don't leave the city during these days. The refugees have no food... I'm afraid there will be more chaos."
Changsun Chong blurted out, "No, you have to tell Brother Li!"
"Let Brother Li enter the city." Gao Xingyi also agreed: "You can always ask for a bowl of tea this time, right?"
"Don't worry, Brother Demou will definitely find a way. They have the best friendship."
"You're right, go find Brother Demou..."
Changsun Wuji couldn't bear it anymore and shouted: "Shut up!"
"How can you leak important military and national affairs at will? If it causes a riot, can you two afford it?"
Changsun Chong shrank his head and trembled, but he still had the courage to speak, "Father, Brother Li is a cautious man and won't..."
"He is cautious. If he is cautious, he will break your nose with one punch?!"
"Father, when the child fell from the horse, he reached out to save the child without thinking... He was indeed not cautious enough!"
Changsun Wuji was so angry that he and Li Shan were disgusted with each other. The main reason was that his son had been beaten and he wanted to make trouble but was stopped... Now his son actually got involved with the murderer.
"Whoa!" Changsun Wuji found a vine whip from somewhere and stared at his son with a sullen face.
Changsun Wuji was not sure what he was thinking. He only vaguely felt that something was not right. Gao Shilian on the side frowned and said softly: "Relieving friends from difficulties is where the righteousness lies. Why is the auxiliary machine so angry?"
Changsun Wuji froze in place. After all, Li Shan saved Dalang, so the two sides should reconcile. Moreover, his brother-in-law Li Shimin admired Li Shan quite a lot.
After a while, he finally figured it out... For Li Shan, Da Lang actually dared to talk back to him!
Uh, but this kind of mentality seems to be a bit similar to the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. Changsun Wuji's face turns red and green sometimes.
During the stalemate, an entourage came from outside and said, "Mr. Lang, the King of Qin is calling urgently!"
"I'll settle the score with you later!" Changsun Wuji dropped his feeble scolding and turned around.
Gao Shilian said with a smile: "If you go out of the city, take more followers with you. Don't be too far away. If chaos breaks out, return to the city quickly."
Changsun Chong and Gao Shilian discussed it and went out to find Li Kai. Changsun Wuji and Gao Shilian galloped into the palace on horseback and went straight to Chengqian Hall.
"Mr. Gao, the auxiliary aircraft has arrived." Li Shimin stood up to greet him, and everyone behind him saluted, not because of Changsun Chong, but because of Gao Shilian.
This guy's seniority is too high. His grandfather is Gao Huan's cousin. Those of the same generation as Gao Shilian are either buried in the earth or buried up to their necks.
Those present were all Li Shimin's close relatives. In addition to Gao Shilian and Changsun Wuji, there were also Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Yu Wenshiji, Yu Shinan, and Xue Shou.
"Moving southward in a big way, Jieli Khan personally led the troops, covering the sky and the earth with great momentum. The troops pointed directly to the east of the river and passed Yanmen."
Gao Shilian asked softly: "How many troops are there?"
Yu Wenshiji replied: "The troops are divided into two places. Excluding Hebei, Jieli Khan has at least 100,000 troops."
Everyone in the palace became quiet. Since the previous dynasty, this giant Turk has been inextricably linked to the war situation in the Central Plains.
The Xue family father and son, Liu Wuzhou, Song Jingang, Dou Jiande, Liu Heitai, and even Li Yuan who raised troops in the north could all see the shadow of the Turks behind them.
Before the descendants of the Ashina family, headed by Jieli Khan, stood guard in the Tai Chi Palace, everyone in the Tang Dynasty, from the emperor to the common people, had an inherent fear of the Turks.
After all, this is a terrifying place that claims to control 400,000 strings.
The refugees are revolting, and the Turks are marching southward. More than 50,000 Turks, unknown in number, have invaded Hedong. Guanzhong has also been harassed frequently, so prepare for war immediately.
In the early Tang Dynasty, everyone from the emperor to the common people had an innate fear of the Turks. They controlled 400,000 strings, which put too much pressure on Li Tang.
War or peace?
The key is that this time the Turks moved southward and invaded Hedong, threatening to overthrow Li and Tang.
"Zhanye? Heye?"
Li Shimin's question broke the calm, and everyone looked at each other, trying to analyze and interpret each other's thoughts from their eyes.
If we want to fight, can we win?
After the great victory at Luoshui at the beginning of the year, Li Shimin refused to pursue Liu Heitai, who was fleeing north, simply because he was afraid of friction with the Turks.
You must know that Jieli Khan led his army southward and pointed at Guanzhong, and Liu Heitai borrowed troops to cause trouble in Hebei. If one mistake was made, the Li Tang Dynasty, which was only five years old after its founding, was not impossible to fall.
"Suffer the anger for a while, and then plan later." Yu Wenshiji said with difficulty: "Taichang Qing Zheng Yuanxuan requested an envoy to make peace..."
"He was the one who went to negotiate peace last year and was captured by the Turks." Du Ruhui snorted.
Li Shimin sat at the top with an expressionless face, looking at the staff who were talking about him. He fought on the battlefield at a young age and had always been unyielding and sharp. He really didn't want to bear it.
But Li Shimin also knew that if there was a war, he would definitely go into battle. At the critical moment, his father would not leave him idle.
But on whether to start a war, Li Shimin did not have the right to make a decision, or even to make suggestions.
The people in the East Palace are trying their best to persuade Li Yuan to negotiate a peace and make the Turks retreat.
I’ll add another chapter today. I’m saving the manuscript and it will explode after it’s released next month.