Chapter eight hundred and eighty seventh dispatching troops to cut Yan
Cen Shen folded his hands and resigned, left the residence of the governor of Hedong, and led his entourage to the grassland again.
Li Chongbao's military name was Wang Yu. He was born in the Wang family of Taiyuan and was Wang Wei's cousin. When he saw Li Chongbao holding a scroll, he couldn't put it down. When he went to inquire about it, he learned that he was going to marry the daughter of Huihe Khan.
Wang Yu's eyes rolled and he had something to think about. He crossed his arms and said to Li Chongbao, "I wonder what your future ambitions will be? Why do you want to marry a Hehu girl this time?"
Of course Li Chongbao couldn't say, I just liked her beauty, so I just said: "This matter is related to the stability of Shuofang and Hedong on the border of Tang Dynasty. Only by marrying the princess of Huihe can we form an alliance with Huihe."
"Oh, I see. Second Young Master, have you ever thought that your father will definitely take over the country of Tang Dynasty in the future, and the only ones who can inherit the world are you and Young Master Li Xu. I wonder what Young Master thinks?"
Li Chongbao nodded and said: "My father has always treated us brothers equally, but the three eldest of us all have the word Chong in their names. Only the younger brother has a unique name. When he was born, he was called Li Zuoguo.
Now his name has been changed to Li Xu. Could it be that he was not born to the same mother as us, but the child of a concubine?"
Wang Yu was advising beside him and said: "Young Master, you are right to think so. You are still the eldest brother and more qualified to inherit the throne than Li Xu. But now, Young Master, you should make plans for yourself, such as marrying a wife.
You should treat it carefully and don’t make decisions lightly.”
Li Chongbao suddenly realized: "What do you mean?"
"That's right, in the future, the inheritance rights will be determined not only by your abilities, but also by your wife and the blood of your heirs. Your father will definitely not choose a grandson with Hu people's blood, let alone let Hu
When a person becomes a princess, let alone a queen whose mother honors the world. Especially after the Sogdians An Lushan and Shi Siming rebelled, people all over the world are changing their ideas. Everything is returning to the orthodoxy of the Chinese Han people, and the Hu people are no longer popular.
"
Li Chongbao nodded convinced and said: "Sir, what you said makes sense, oh! Get your horse ready for me quickly, I'm going to chase Mr. Cen Shen back!"
He led a dozen personal guards to ride out of Yanmen Pass and ran for dozens of miles along the official post road. He hurriedly and slowly caught up with Cen Shen. Cen Shen and others also led the cavalry and leisurely returned to the tent of King He Jinhan.
As he left, he saw Li Chongbao and his men chasing after him. Cen Shen asked calmly: "Did you have any instructions that you forgot to tell me?"
"No, Mr. Cen, I have to be cautious about marrying a wife, so I came here to ask you to slow down."
Cen Shen smiled generously and said: "Young master has changed your mind. No matter what you decide, it doesn't matter. I can refuse it in front of Gel Khan."
Li Chongbao said embarrassedly: "This matter is due to my poor thinking. Sir, please do not blame me. I just want to trouble you to ask the Khan if you can let Xuezhu be my side chamber."
Cen Shen almost couldn't hold back his laughter. Li Chongbao really had his eye on the Khan's daughter, but he was worried about the impact of his wife's status on him. But this request was a bit too much. No matter how bad the other party was, she was still the biological daughter of the Huihe Khan.
How could I tolerate giving you Li Chongbao as a concubine?
"Well, I can mention this to the Khan, but don't have high expectations, sir."
"Really?" Li Chongbao was hesitating and hesitating, remembering that the emperors in the Southern and Northern Dynasties could have two queens in the past, so he could also have two queens in the future, one Han queen and one Uighur queen. Naturally, there would be no problem of the prince's blood being impure.
, his lust can also be satisfied at the same time.
After Li Chongbao made up his mind, he took a deep breath and said: "Master Cen, I have decided that I am willing to marry the Khan's daughter." He said that he took a tiger tooth fishing pendant from his neck and handed it to Cen Shen.
He said: "This is a tiger tooth that I got while hunting in the mountains. I gave it to Princess Xuezhu as a token of love."
Cen Shen nodded, took the pendant, got on his horse, and entered the vast grassland.
A month later, Li Siye ordered Wei Yingwu to be the messenger to send the princess of the Li Tang royal family to the tent of the Jin Khan of Huihe in Mobei. Then the messenger turned into a messenger and took the Khan's daughter Xuezhu to Taiyuan.
Married to Li Chongbao.
After Li Chongbao returned home with his new beauty, the bridal chamber was full of flowers and candles, and he lived a sweet married life for more than two months. However, his good life did not last long. Because Li Siye had decided to lead his troops to attack Yan again and wanted to conquer the entire country.
After taking back the Central Plains, it was natural to first build Shi Siming's lair in Yunzhou.
Shortly after Shi Siming became emperor in Luoyang, he deeply felt the importance of Youyan, so he began to implement the two-capital policy and designated Youzhou as the northern capital. He lived in Youzhou for a long time and was ready to attack Hedong occupied by Li Siye at any time, leaving his son Shi Chaoyi behind.
Stay in Luoyang.
In the fourth year of Yuan Shuo, which was also the second year of Shangyuan of Li Heng, news suddenly came from Jinling in Jiangdong. Emperor Li Longji and Emperor Li Heng died within a month. Prince Li Yu succeeded to the throne. Li Yu, who had just become emperor, was ambitious.
, vowing to restore the Tang Dynasty.
He invited the old Sikong Guo Ziyi to the palace from Xiangyang to discuss with the ministers the main direction of the Northern Expedition. From the perspective of hatred, Li Siye occupied Chang'an to support the false emperor, which would do the greatest harm to the Tang Dynasty and should be attacked first. But the area occupied by Li Siye should be prioritized.
There are mountains criss-crossing the area, and there are many mountains and mountains, making it difficult for birds to cross. It is too difficult to succeed.
Finally, at Guo Ziyi's suggestion, the emperor chose to expedition to the Central Plains in the north, with Luoyang as the final target. He also raised an army of 100,000, with Guo Ziyi as commander, Pugu Huaien and Changsun Quanxu as deputy commanders, and divided into two armies, all the way from Poyang.
The lake entered the Yangzhou Canal, followed the canal northward through Suiyang to attack Xuzhou, and set out by land all the way to attack Luzhou.
After Prince Shi Chaoyi learned about it, he immediately sent a message to his father for help. However, Shi Siming was also under great pressure. He had to directly face the siege of Li Siye's 120,000 troops. Prime Minister Xue Song suggested to him that he temporarily surrender to the imperial court and declare his submission.
Luoyang was given to Li Yu and he retreated to the north of the Yangtze River. He worked with the imperial court to deal with Li Siye first.
Shi Siming was the most flexible and changeable. Knowing that one against two could not defeat him, he immediately sent people to Yangzhou to deliver a letter of surrender to Li Yu, willing to continue to be the governor of Hebei.
Li Yu didn't believe him at first. This was the second time that this person had declared his surrender, and he would definitely rebel again if he got a break in the future. But this time Shi Siming made a huge concession that moved him, and he gave up a large area of land in Henan, and Luoyang again
Returned directly to Datang.
Most officials in the court suggested that the emperor agree to Shi Siming's apparent surrender and let him and Li Siye compete in Youzhou, so that the court could reap profits from the rear at any time. They could even go north to attack Wuguan and join forces with Shi Siming to attack Li Siye.
After discussing with Li Fuguo, Li Yu readily agreed and sent an eunuch envoy north to announce the decree, naming Shi Siming King of Xinyi. This title sounds a bit ironic.
So Emperor Xiongwu of Great Yan took off his yellow robe and was demoted from emperor to a two-character king, occupying the vast area north of the Yellow River. He ordered his son Shi Chaoyi to withdraw from Luoyang and shrink his troops to Yecheng, while Youzhou and Yingzhou
The army's strength was also replenished, reaching 180,000 at one time, far exceeding the 120,000 Li Siye sent out for the expedition.
Li Yu ordered Guo Ziyi to lead his troops north to take over Luoyang and the surrounding areas left behind by the withdrawal of the Yan army, and stationed troops in Anyang and Xinyang. He also sent troops westward to wait for opportunities to attack Tongguan and Wuguan.
Li Siye was not nervous or worried after learning about it. After taking over Guanzhong, he focused on the reinforcement and expansion of Tongguan and Wuguan, and installed forts on the city walls. In addition, the mountains and rivers on both sides of the city pass were steep. Only heavenly soldiers and generals could attack.
He also ordered people to build dangerous passes between the Eight Trails of Taihang, turning the Hedong and Guanzhong areas into a solid barrier.
In this way, Li Siye was able to optimally save defensive forces, thereby freeing up manpower to carry out key attacks.