I have to say that things in this world are so wonderful and so coincidental.
There was some kind of coincidence in this matter from beginning to end. For example, King Qi and Feng Lun did not expect that there would be a battle in Tiantai Mountain last year, nor did they expect that Li Yuan would choose to build a palace in Yuhua Mountain in Fangzhou.
For example, Li Shan never thought that his uncle was the person who caused the Renzhi Palace incident in history.
For another example, Qi King Li Yuanji never expected that at such a critical moment, chaos would appear in Fangzhou, allowing him to significantly weaken the defense of Phoenix Valley.
Of course, King Qi never expected that because of the intervention of Li Shan, a time traveler, Wei Zheng rushed to Renzhi Palace, and Li Yuan summoned Yang Wenqian to see him... This was part of the plan, but it was King Qi's confidant Mr. Sinong who was sent. Qing Yu Wenying, this was unexpected.
If Li Shan, who was still on the road at this time, knew about it, he would definitely express his deep gratitude... What he was most concerned about was his uncle Er Zhuhuan, and what worried him the most was how to involve Feng Lun.
It's fine now. Yu Wenying's instigation... successfully allowed Yang Wenqian to raise troops, but he also inadvertently dug a hole for King Qi that he might not be able to escape from.
Faced with Li Yuan's questions, Chai Shao finally spoke up. After all, his status was quite special and he had never been involved in the fight for the rightful son.
"Your Majesty, the last rebel attack today is that Zhao Guogong Su Dingfang captured a rebel general alive." Chai Shao said hesitantly: "The traitor general will accept the responsibility. The Sinong Shaoqing Yu Wenying is among the rebels, and stands under the banner of Yang Wenqian."
The surroundings fell into silence again, deathly silence. The two prime ministers Chen Shuda and Yang Gongren looked at each other without saying a word. This time the incident was getting more and more complicated, so it was better not to speak.
Li Yuan's heart was filled with despair, and his complexion turned blue and white. If he continued to hold his chest, it would be a typical sign of a cardiac arrest patient.
Everyone, including Li Yuan and Li Shimin, had judged that the prince might have the intention to rebel. After all, Yang Wenqian had brought an elite force of more than a thousand soldiers. The cost of such elite soldiers would be very high even for the East Palace. Hard work.
Of course, it can also be explained as the back-up left by the East Palace to fight against Tiance Mansion... This classification is naturally due to the impact of last year's battle on Tiantai Mountain.
Therefore, everyone believed that it was probably His Majesty who summoned Yang Wenqian to appear before him. The governor of Fangzhou noticed something strange, decisively killed Yu Wenying and sent troops to Renzhi Palace overnight.
But if Yu Wenying joins forces with the rebels, it will be different, and she will still be on an equal footing with Yang Wenqian. What does this mean?
Li Yuan, who looked gloomy and defeated, felt that he couldn't hold on anymore. It would be better if he didn't think about it. But if he thought about it, he couldn't help but think more and more... The instinct of being a superior made the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty start to think about many things. Things became suspicious.
It can't be such a coincidence, it can't be such a coincidence.
It happened that there was civil unrest in Yijun County, and it happened that Sanhu took the initiative to take away half of the troops. Yu Wenying and Yang Wenqian, who were subordinates of Sanhu, raised their troops to rebel the next night.
Well, it is indeed a bit of a coincidence in terms of timing... But how could Li Yuan believe that this was a coincidence?
In the years before Sanhu, Sanhu had always been attached to the East Palace and had always been at odds with Erlang. It was not that Li Yuan was unaware of the ambitions that his son occasionally showed, but after the battle at Tiantai Mountain, he no longer cared about it, because he was a waste, even though he had a filial piety. , but he is still a waste. If he does not choose Dalang Erlang, he will have to wait for a smaller group of princes to come of age, and he will not choose Sanhu.
Only now do I realize that this waste is not only stupid, but also bad.
No, no, or he's not stupid. Li Yuan's mind suddenly changed. Many things may have another explanation.
But there is currently no way to confirm these, they are just my own guesses. The most important thing at the moment is to defend the Phoenix Valley.
Li Yuan looked at Li Shimin, "Erlang, can you hold on?"
Li Shimin was silent for a while, then suddenly looked around. Many courtiers and generals stood up and left. Li Yuan asked Ling Jing and Su Dingfang to stay, and asked again: "Calculate the distance, the messenger should be able to reach Chang'an tomorrow, Huairen gathers the army , send the light cavalry first and rush forward, we should be able to reach the Phoenix Valley tomorrow."
Chen Shuda nodded and said: "Tomorrow evening at the latest."
"Thousands of troops are coming to help. King Wei Si will send scouts to investigate." Yang Gongren added: "Once the rebels are discovered, even if it is night, King Si King Wei will definitely rush to Phoenix Valley overnight."
Ling Jing silently calculated it in his mind. It's terrible. He set off yesterday afternoon. If he hadn't traveled all night, he would have arrived at Sun Moon Lake today to summon him.
Even if they traveled all night, it was useless to rush to Sun Moon Lake in the early hours of today, because they still had to go to Xinfeng and Liquan to control the two armies of Liu Hongji and Zhang Pinggao. Jingzhao was very big, and Xinfeng County was thirty miles east of Chang'an. , Liquan County is forty miles west of Chang'an.
Li Yuan left these two generals in Jingzhao, and he must have entrusted them to him privately. Without the edict, it would be difficult for Li Shan to seize the army.
Calculating this, starting the journey at noon tomorrow is considered smooth, so the possibility of arriving at Phoenix Valley tomorrow is very small.
Sure enough, Chai Shao on the side also said this with a worried look, and Li Yuan's face darkened.
"That may not be the case." Su Dingfang, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke.
Li Yuan was shocked and said, "Mr. Zhao, please tell me in detail."
Su Dingfang had no talent at all in strategy, but he was very keen in military affairs. He said directly: "When King Wei heard that there might be changes in Renzhi Palace, he would rush to Renzhi Palace as soon as possible, and then order messengers to summon Duke Ren and Duke Xiao. .”
"Yes, yes." Yang Gongren also reacted, "The rebels are only close to a thousand now. There are many personal guards in Zhuangzi, the successor of Wei, who go to war with them. There should be at least hundreds, right?"
"If we gather young people, there should be four to five hundred people, and..." Su Dingfang paused, hesitated before continuing: "There is no shortage of war horses."
Li Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and laughed and cursed: "It seems that Huairen has been corrupted a lot in the past."
Four to five hundred war horses, this is not a small number for any company. Considering that the Turks were defeated in the first battle of Jingzhou, more than 10,000 war horses were captured, and 5,000 were also taken from the Tuli Khan. A war horse...
Chai Shao coughed twice and said, "Your Majesty, Huairen was planning to build Xia City in Daizhou and purchased a large number of good horses."
"Is it possible that I still want to reprimand you for this?" Li Yuan said angrily: "Erlang, stay on guard until tomorrow. Reinforcements will arrive."
This is a simple logical inference. As long as there are reinforcements, even if the rebels do not collapse, they will definitely have no intention to fight anymore, because if there is the first batch of reinforcements, then there will be a steady stream of second and third batches of reinforcements.
In other words, Li Yuan now pins his hopes on Li Shan's choice.
After a moment, Li Shimin's lips moved slightly but did not speak. Li Yuan's face changed slightly before he could reply.
Ling Jing lowered his head slightly. Li Yuanji was stupid and bad, but Feng Lun was not stupid... Li Shimin may not have connected Li Yuanji with Feng Lun now, but considering the sudden changes from yesterday to now, this His Highness the King of Qin will definitely consider the worst possibility.
(End of chapter)
