Li Xiaogong, Prince of Zhao County, who controlled half of the country, wanted to rebel. It has been determined that it was a false alarm.
Li Xiaogong returned to Chang'an silently and indignantly, accepted the result of being dismissed from all posts, accepted questioning, and silently accepted Zong Zhengqing's post after thanking guests behind closed doors.
Later, Ying Guogong's warrior Xun resigned from the post of Minister of the Ministry of Industry, leaving behind his wife, children and newly born baby daughter, and hurriedly went south to serve as the governor of Yangzhou.
On May 17, General Zuowuwei, the guard of Yanmen Pass, Ma Sanbao's army reported to Beijing. Turk Jieli Khan and Tuli Khan led their armies southward, covering the sky and the sun with countless troops, and stormed Mayi and Guji Towns in Shuozhou. In both places, there are images of peeping at Yanmen Pass in the east and intruding on the east side of the river.
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. He was a heroic and heroic husband who 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 saw that Prince Li Jiancheng and Pei Ji had 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 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 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 know 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 a lot of dealings 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 leaked. 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, but Yu Sheshe and Sheshe suddenly went south to stop them. It was probably Pei Shiju who secretly reported to the Turks. .
If the news of Li Shan's trap in Guji Town spreads, what will Pei Shiju do... Naturally, he will follow the trend.
Li Shimin also has 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 be alive when the Turks were marching southward.
Okay, now I'm in a dilemma, how to get Li Shan out... Li Shimin and many staff members have been discussing for a long time, but they still don't have a clue.
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 proposed, 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, Dong 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, including 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 sits idly by and ignores... Needless to say, Ling Jing, several other staff members such as Du Ruhui and Fang Xuanling will also murmur in their hearts.
You can only adapt to the situation, Li Shimin was thinking this, 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 write 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, "Jieli Khan and Tuli Khan don't get along, so 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, making great achievements... This was the case in the Qin Dynasty, the former Han Dynasty, the latter Han Dynasty, 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 though he was upset.
If the country is not strong enough, if the army is not strong enough, the Turks will 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 the expressions on Li Jiancheng and Pei Ji's faces, but found nothing. After thinking for a moment, he looked at Princess Pingyang who looked calm.
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.
Old thief, do you want to give it a try?
"Brother Shen!"
"Um!"
When Shen Changqing walks on the road, whenever he meets someone he knows, he will say hello or nod to each other.
But no matter who it is.
There was no unnecessary expression on everyone's face, as if they were indifferent to everything.
To this.
Shen Changqing has become accustomed to it.
Because this is the Demon Suppression Division, an organization that maintains the stability of the Qin Dynasty. Its main responsibility is to kill monsters and monsters. Of course, there are also some other side jobs.
It can be said.
Everyone in the Demon Suppression Division has a lot of blood on their hands.
When a person is used to seeing life and death, he will become indifferent to many things.
When he first came to this world, Shen Changqing was a little uncomfortable, but he got used to it over time.
The Demon-Suppressing Division is huge.
Those who can stay in the Demon Suppressing Division are all powerful masters, or those who have the potential to become masters.
Shen Changqing belongs to the latter.
Among them, the Demon Suppressor Division is divided into two professions, one is the Guardian Envoy and the other is the Demon Slayer.
Anyone who enters the Demon Suppression Department starts from the lowest level as a demon slayer.
Then he will be promoted step by step, and he is expected to eventually become a guardian envoy.
Shen Changqing's predecessor was a trainee demon slayer in the Demon Suppression Division, and he was also the lowest level among the demon slayers.
Possessing the memory of a previous life.
He is also very familiar with the environment of the Demon Suppression Division.
It didn't take long for Shen Changqing to stop in front of a loft.
Unlike other places in the Demon Suppressing Division that were full of chills, the attic here seemed to stand out from the crowd, showing a different kind of tranquility in the bloody Demon Suppressing Division.
At this time, the attic door was open, and occasionally people came in and out.
Shen Changqing only hesitated for a moment before stepping in.
Enter the attic.
The environment changes in vain.
The fragrance of ink mixed with the faint smell of blood hit his face, making him frown instinctively, but then relaxed it quickly.
There is almost no way to cleanse away the smell of blood on everyone in the Demon-Suppressing Division.
