"Don't worry, Marquis Chengwen! My king has specially ordered the army to garrison the Shenyuan Pass. Without an imperial edict, no one is allowed to invade the pass without permission. No one can say what will happen in the future, but it will definitely depend on the King of Tang's own choice..."
Seeing Li Jiancheng's reaction, Luo Shixin comforted him quite frankly, as if he was just following a script.
The meaning of the paraphrase is too obvious, otherwise Luo Shixin alone would not be able to express these words, and his observations and thoughts would not be so delicate.
"Marquis Luo Wu is serious! God's will is like a knife, and everyone has his own destiny. Everyone must be responsible for their own choices. I'm not worried, I'm just a little annoyed!"
Li Jiancheng felt a chill in his heart, straightened his body quickly, and said solemnly and seriously. After a pause, he vowed again:
"I swear, since..."
Now that his father, Li Yuan, does not intend to fulfill the agreement between Li and Tang, the two countries are likely to turn against each other, and it is inevitable for the Li army to besiege the eastern capital.
If Li Jiancheng is now worried about the safety of the Tang state and makes people think that Li Jun's destruction of the Tang state will make Li Jiancheng hold a grudge and even seek revenge, then Li Jiancheng is doomed!
At the critical moment of the life and death of the Tang Dynasty, his father, mother and important officials of the Tang Dynasty agreed to let the Li Jiancheng brothers leave and join the Sui Empire and Li Kingdom respectively. The intention was not difficult to understand. Maybe Li Yuanji didn't understand it, but Li Jiancheng knew it very well.
If Li Jiancheng had something he shouldn't have, or if Li Guo misunderstood, it would be better to defend the Eastern Capital and be buried with the Tang State, and save 30,000 cavalry and 100,000 Tang troops!
Not only did Li Jiancheng himself know this, his mother Dou and some of his staff also warned him repeatedly before leaving.
To put it simply, Li Jiancheng is asked to correct his position and mentality, and always remember it!
"Cough! Cough! Chengwenhou has misunderstood. I will just paraphrase someone's words. If you don't believe Chengwenhou, how can you treat him like this? My king will never mistreat any hero, let alone misunderstand anyone!"
Before Li Jiancheng could finish speaking, Luo Shixin interrupted with several dry coughs and reminded him repeatedly.
"yes!"
Li Jiancheng responded solemnly, paused, and then continued:
"In any case, I really should go and take up my post as soon as possible..."
After finishing speaking, without waiting for Luo Shixin to say more, he ordered to the left and right:
"Sanbao (Ma Sanbao), Brother Lan (Lan Mou), you go to pick up the wife, and select 10,000 people with quick hands and feet from the pass, and escort the family members to follow. I will take the first step to avoid delaying the important event!"
"Yes! Don't worry, young master!"
Ma Sanbao and Lan Mou had complicated expressions, but they responded respectfully.
Regardless of whether Li Jiancheng was trying to avoid suspicion or not, King Li's instructions made sense. Who knows if other forces would kill Li Jiancheng?
At least the Sui Empire would definitely not make things easier for Li Jiancheng, lest the eight counties of the old Tang Dynasty were too quickly stabilized, causing the Li army to conquer the Sui Dynasty too early. They would definitely send people to snipe and assassinate Li Jiancheng, and also cause trouble to the eight counties of the old Tang Dynasty.
Previously, Li Jiancheng wanted to take up the post lightly, but that was to avoid suspicion. Marquis Wen is Marquis Wen, and military and political affairs are clearly divided. If you still want to take charge of the army, what do you want to do?
Since King Li is generous in his kindness, there is no need to be pretentious. There is no need to ask for trouble or even death!
"Yiyu, you have strong military capabilities. Please hand over the military power as soon as possible and come to help. Otherwise, if there is a war and we are not good at it, it will be bad if we miss the important event!"
Li Jiancheng nodded, looked at Li Yiyu and gave instructions.
Li Yiyu's expression was quite complicated, but he solemnly nodded in agreement.
This is the difference between being independent and being subordinate to others.
Among Li Jiancheng's closest confidants, Li Yiyu couldn't even be ranked among the top three in terms of military capabilities. Li Jiancheng said this because he just wanted to clear up the relationship between military power and military power as soon as possible to avoid General Li from overthinking it!
Shenyuan Pass is of great importance. It is best to hand it over to Lijun as soon as possible. Otherwise, except for accidents, whose responsibility is it?!
I have to admit that Li Jiancheng is indeed knowledgeable and shrewd, but sometimes he tends to think too much.
Since Li Wang Wuxin valued and trusted him, how could he change it easily? There was no need for Li Jiancheng to be too obvious, and there was no need to be walking on thin ice!
A few hours later...
Li Jun entered Shenyuan Pass and took over the control of Shenyuan Pass.
However, the military camps outside the pass were not dismantled. Most of the Tang troops originally stationed in Lijun and Sheyuan Pass, and the Tang troops led by Li Jiancheng were still stationed in the military camps.
At noon the next day.
Shenyuan Pass completely changed hands, and the remaining old Tang troops were all disbanded and reorganized into various Li army groups, thus erasing the mark of the Tang army to the greatest extent possible.
At the same time, Li Yiyu, the former guard of Shenyuan Pass, also took the initiative to resign, but instead of following Li Jiancheng, he went to Ruyang, where Guangcheng Pass, one of the eight passes in Luoyang, was located, to be responsible for appeasing and suppressing the situation in Ruyang.
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Information about Shenyuan Pass and Li Jiancheng was quickly passed to King Li Wuxin, who was leading his army to Henan.
Wu Xin just smiled and didn't say much or make any comments.
Given Li Jiancheng's current situation, it is human nature to walk on thin ice. As long as he has no intention of rebellion and does not neglect his duties, it doesn't matter what he does.
People's minds are full of emotions. Even after Li Jiancheng surrendered, Wu Xin could pass the "vassal list" and roughly understand Li Jiancheng's personal loyalty, but he could not eliminate other people's thoughts and could not guarantee that he would be completely worry-free. Maybe Li Jiancheng would be deployed or something unexpected happened.
To force rebellion, let nature take its course. As long as Li Jiancheng personally has no rebellious intentions, that's enough!
In any case, in the hands of Wu Xin, Li Jiancheng was indeed a political genius, stronger than his father Li Yuan and his brother Li Shimin. It would be a pity not to use him!
In addition, through Li Jiancheng, he can also influence the prisoners of the old Tang Dynasty who are still in prison and would rather die than surrender, such as Wei Zheng, Fang Mou Duduan, etc. If Li Jiancheng comes forward, he will definitely do much better than others!
There is really no shortage of reliable military generals in Li Guo, or Li Wang Wuxin. He can be said to have many soldiers and generals, and there are many famous generals. However, there is really a shortage of civil servants in the fields of politics, economy and people's livelihood.
"My king! Yin Shishi, the famous general of the Sui Dynasty, is rushing to Yique Pass at full speed. It is very likely that he will collide with the Marquis of Nanyang..."
After understanding the information, Wu Xin put it aside without comment. Hua Gonggong hesitated for a moment and reported in a low voice.
"Huh? What does Mr. Hua want to say?"
Wu Xin had known this information for a long time and asked directly with some doubts.
With the current turmoil and ever-changing situation, Wu Xin doesn't have much time, energy or mood to figure out the thoughts of the people around him.
"Master Yinshi is a famous general in the Sui Dynasty. He has integrity, loyalty, good martial arts, and military proficiency. He is quite difficult to deal with. Marquis Nanyang may not be his opponent..."
Father-in-law Hua bowed to report. When Wu Xin frowned and became a little impatient, he changed his tone and quickly continued:
"The daughter of Master Yin Shi is Concubine Luluo Yin, one of the concubines of the Demon Sect. She is highly appreciated and reused by the Lord of the Palace of Gods and Demons (the Demon Queen). This time, Concubine Yin begged the Demon Queen for mercy, and the Demon Queen asked the old slave to plead for mercy.
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"Oh?" Wu Xin replied in a funny tone without thinking too much.
Even Xia King Dou Jiande and Tang King Li Yuan influenced major events, and Wu Xin also killed them as soon as he said it, and he was worried about a magical concubine? Are you kidding me?
"The Flower Concubine of the Demon Gate, the Flower of the Other Side, was also invited by Concubine Yin..."
As Wu Xin shook his head, Hua Gonggong whispered the report again, making Wu Xin's expression stiffen and his face slightly change.
Can't you finish it in one breath?!
Not only because Bianhua came out of the mountain, but Wu Xin suddenly remembered who Concubine Yin was...
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One more update. Shadow went to bed very late last night and couldn't get up in the morning. The update was delayed at noon, so I'll make it up now!
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