The attempt by Prince Li Xiaogong of Zhao County, who controls half of the country, to rebel has been determined to be a false alarm.
Li Xiaogong returned to Chang'an silently and indignantly, accepted the result of being dismissed from all his posts, accepted questioning, and silently accepted the post of Zong Zhengqing after thanking guests behind closed doors.
Later, Ying Guogong's warrior Xun resigned from the post of Minister of the Ministry of Industry, left behind his wife, children and their newly born baby daughter, and hurriedly went south to serve as the governor of Yangzhou.
On May 17, the Yanmen Pass guard general Zuo Wuwei, General Ma Sanbao, reported to the capital. The Turk Jieli Khan and the Tuli Khan led the army south, covering the sky and the sun, and countless people stormed Mayi and Guji Town in Shuozhou.
In both places, there are images of peeping at Yanmen Pass in the east and invading Hedong.
Many people were keenly aware of the mystery of this military report, because logically speaking, the person who submitted the letter to the court should be Li Shancai, the king of Handan who was actually in charge of Daidi.
In Liangyi Hall, Li Yuan, who was holding a military newspaper, was a little surprised. Although the news had just entered the country, it had already spread. Why was Pingyang missing?
Huairen didn't submit a letter. No matter what the reason was, it must have been an accident... How could Pingyang, who was most concerned about Huairen, turn a blind eye?
Li Yuan knew this daughter that he was very proud of. She was a brave and fierce husband, and she looked a bit like Erlang... He thought that she would come over immediately and urge troops to go north to help.
"Prince Pei is here." Li Yuan looked at Prince Li Jiancheng. Pei Ji had already arrived and handed over the battle report first. "Unexpectedly, the Turks sent troops in advance, and..."
Pei Ji glanced a few times and raised his eyebrows, "Khan Tuli has also sent out troops!"
"Not bad." Li Yuan patted the couch, feeling a little dissatisfied, "What on earth is Huairen doing?!"
Wen Yanbo inspected Daizhou and returned to the court to resume his duties. He made a secret report in private and swore to himself that he had signed an alliance with Tuli Khan...
Not more than three months later, Tuli Khan broke the alliance and followed Jieli Khan southward to attack.
Prince Li Jiancheng thought for a moment and said softly: "Father, the covenant is an unexpected blessing..."
"Perhaps there is something else going on..." Pei Ji interrupted: "The Duke of Xihe has always known how to recognize people...but now, we must discuss the military situation first."
Li Yuan nodded slightly. Facing the Turks, he valued the opinions of two people the most. One was Pei Shiju, the provincial servant who had many contacts with the Turks, and the other was Li Shimin, the king of Qin who had the most outstanding military exploits in the dynasty.
Not long after, the princes and prime ministers were present one by one. Li Shimin read the military report with an expressionless face. Of course he knew that Li Shan did not submit a letter because he was trapped in Guji Town.
This news cannot always be kept secret. Li Shan has a solid foundation in the court, but he is not without his enemies. At least he needs to be on guard against Pei Shiju.
Ling Jing was just in the Chengqian Hall and mentioned a guess to Li Shimin... Last year, Li Shan and Cui Xin went to Mayi to recruit Yuan Junzhang.
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If news spreads that Li Shan is trapped in Guji Town, what will Pei Shiju do... Naturally, he will follow the trend.
Li Shimin is also having a headache now. How come you, Li Huairen, are so capable of causing trouble?!
If it's not your fault that Li Jing delayed taking office, but this time... he had to run to Guji Town, and he happened to catch up with the Turks moving southward.
Now that's good, he is now in a dilemma, how to fish Li Shan out... Li Shimin and many staff members have been discussing for a long time but have no idea.
When Jieli Khan and Tuli Khan simultaneously raised their troops to invade the south, no one would be bold enough to propose sending troops from Yanmen Pass to relieve the siege of Guji Town... Even if someone suggested it, Li Yuan would not agree.
And Li Shimin knew very well that if he proposed it... it would only be worse. If he proposed it, the East Palace would definitely oppose it.
But if you sit back and ignore it... Li Shimin will also find it difficult to accept that there are now more than ten thousand Tang soldiers in Shuozhou, as well as Zhang Shigui, the general of Tiance Mansion, and Li Shan, who has made many meritorious deeds for Li Shimin in private.
Not to mention other things, if Li Shimin sat idly by and ignored... Needless to say, Ling Jing, several other staff members such as Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling would probably also murmur in her heart.
We can only adapt to the situation, Li Shimin was thinking so, the sound of rapid footsteps came, and a figure passed by everyone and stood beside Li Yuan, silent.
"Pingyang is here." Li Yuan nodded, "There is no news about Huairen yet, maybe it was delayed..."
Li Shan is in charge of Daizhou General Manager's Office. As long as he can find someone, how could Ma Sanbao bypass Li Shan and send a letter to the court.
He said a few words that he didn't quite believe... Li Yuan looked at Pei Shiju, who had just entered the palace and sat down, and said, "Jieli Khan and Tuli Khan don't get along. Why did they join forces and go south this time?"
Pei Shiju remained calm and composed, stroking his beard and saying: "Perhaps the news that the Jianghuai war has been decided has spread to the grassland."
This is a logical inference. In the past few decades, the Turks have been a dark cloud hanging over the Central Plains dynasty. Now that the Central Plains has been unified, the Tang army has demonstrated its strength in the battle against Tuyuhun and the Turks.
It is impossible for the Turks to be unaware that whenever the Central Plains dynasty was strong, it was often a period of decline for the grassland tribes.
Crossing the grasslands, chasing the enemy in Mobei, and making great achievements... The Qin Dynasty did this, the previous Han Dynasty did it, the later Han Dynasty did the same, the Eastern Hu Xiongnu, Xianbei, and now it is the turn of the Turks.
Under such circumstances, the Turks, who claimed to control hundreds of thousands of people, put aside their internal fighting, united their forces, and launched a large-scale invasion, hoping to destroy the Li and Tang dynasties that had just unified the world... This logic makes sense.
After saying these words, Li Yuan's face looked a little better, and Yang Gongren, Chen Shuda and other prime ministers were a little surprised... Surprised that Pei Shiju talked a lot today, and also surprised that Pei Shiju was so good at licking.
This is a roundabout way of flattering Li Yuan... No wonder the founding emperor was smiling even when he was upset.
If the country was not strong enough, if the army was not strong enough, the Turks would not go to war in such a big way.
After listening for a long time, Li Shimin felt vaguely confused... The old man Pei Shiju talked so much nonsense, but he also got to the point, but he never had a concrete strategy, nor did he make trouble for Li Shan.
It can't be that Pei Shiju suddenly changed his temper, right?
Li Shimin quietly inquired about Li Jiancheng, but the look on Pei Ji's face still showed nothing. After thinking for a moment, he looked at Princess Pingyang with a calm face.
Oh, it turns out to be the third sister!
Li Shimin was convinced for a moment that if the third sister could calm down, things would probably turn around.
Indeed, Princess Pingyang was completely embarrassed today.
In fact, before Ma Sanbao's memorial arrived in Menxia Province, two secret letters had already arrived in Beijing, one was sent to Ling Jing, and the other was sent to Chai Shao, who was unemployed at Princess Pingyang's mansion.
Therefore, Princess Pingyang did not come to Liangyi Hall to observe the discussion immediately, but waited at Chengtianmen in advance.
Waiting for Pei Shiju to be ordered to enter the palace... There, Princess Pingyang calmly ordered her guards to take Pei Shuying, her mother and her son, and Pei Shiju's two grandsons to the princess's residence.
If it was just a verbal threat for half a month, then this time, Princess Pingyang put the threat into practice.