Ever since His Majesty returned to Beijing, the atmosphere in Chang'an has not been very good. On the one hand, it was because of Li Yuan's killing spree, which resulted in rivers of blood. A large number of officials and their families were exiled to Lingnan or banished to the palace. On the other hand, it was because the seizure of the heirs was about to come to an end. , a large number of officials attached to the East Palace were panicked.
This atmosphere has affected the normal operation of the imperial court. However, after Li Yuan made considerable adjustments to the three provinces and six ministries, after Fang Xuanling became the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and actually exercised the power of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and after Wen Yanbo returned to Beijing and became the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, The government is back on track.
At first, many officials were anxious and uneasy because of the large number of job adjustments. They even found that the weapons supervisor, the chief minister, and the general supervisor were beginning to prepare ordnance and armor. But this anxiety soon disappeared because Taichang Temple began to prepare. After the purification of Yuhuchun, Wen Yanbo, Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, began to mobilize grain and grass from various places.
News quickly spread throughout Chang'an that the Turks were coming.
In fact, starting from the first year of Wude, the Turks invaded the south every year. It was only because Li Huairen, the successor king of Wei, defeated the Turks twice in Daidi and Guannei, and the dark clouds hanging over Chang'an showed signs of dissipating.
Especially in the battle of Jingzhou last year, the Turks lost 40,000 to 50,000 elite men, which was a huge loss for the Turks. Therefore, many people believe that the Turks will probably not invade south this year...especially in Dub Khan. , when Tuli Khan was fighting among himself.
Unexpectedly, although the alliance between the two khans led to another division of the Turks, it also led to the pacification of the Turkic civil strife... Anyone with insight can confirm that this pacification carries threats and a threat to the world. Don't be a huge threat.
The upcoming large-scale southern invasion is likely to be a large-scale battle involving all the Turks.
From Longyou to Lingzhou, from Yanzhou to Daizhou, the alert has been strengthened everywhere. Among them, Daizhou is of course the one with the strongest fighting spirit and the most powerful combat power.
Regarding this point, Li Shiji, the acting governor of Shi Cao Guogong who had just taken office, had a very clear feeling. Before he knew that the Turkic civil strife had subsided and might come, Li Shiji could feel the vigorous fighting spirit of the Daizhou army.
This fighting spirit comes from the three victories against the Turks by Li Shan, Xue Wanche, Xue Wanjun, Su Dingfang, Liu Shirang, and Zhang Shigui. It comes from the thousands of soldiers who followed Xue Wanche and Zhang Shigui and returned to Daizhou after participating in the great victory in Jingzhou. It also comes from these few soldiers. There is no fact that Turkuqiu did anything wrong.
What surprised Li Shiji the most was that after he entered Hedong, especially after entering the territory under the jurisdiction of Daizhou Governor, he felt the almost ubiquitous influence of Wei Si Wang Li Huairen, whether it was aristocratic families such as the Wang family and the Wen family in Taiyuan. , high-ranking officials and dignitaries such as Li Daozong, the king of Rencheng, or military generals and warriors, would all ask Li Huairen.
Although Li Shiji is now in the lineage of the King of Qin, his status and identity are relatively embarrassing. Although he followed the King of Qin to participate in the Battle of Baibi and the Battle of Luoyang Hulao, he was not really absorbed into the lineage of the King of Qin until the Battle of Luoshui. pulse.
The reason is also very simple. During the Battle of Luoshui, Liu Heitai attacked Li Shiji at night. Li Shimin led more than a hundred personal guards to rescue him and survived. From then on, Li Shiji became Li Shimin's confidant. Before that, Li Shiji had an affair with Li Shiji. The relationship between Wei Zheng and Wei Zheng is not regarded as direct lineage of the King of Qin.
Therefore, although Li Shiji served as Daizhou Governor Shi from his position as Yongzhou Biejia, Zhang Shigui and Zhang Gongjin's old troops in the Daizhou army chose to move closer to Daizhou Sima Xue Wanjun instead of Li Shiji.
It happened that Xue Wanche was sent to Daizhou again to serve as Daizhou's valet. Although he was from the prince's lineage, because of his brotherly relationship with Xue Wanjun, there was a natural tendency to stick together... Anyway, Daizhou was too far away from Chang'an. Xue Wanche also knew about Li Shan's good intentions, and he also knew that there was no way to recover in the East Palace.
Li Shiji's predicament did not come to an end until His Majesty ordered him to replace Xue Wanjun to guard Shuozhou. However, the reason was not due to His Majesty's edict, but to several letters from Li Huairen, the successor king of Wei, that were delivered at the same time by envoys.
There are letters for Liu Shirang, the governor of Shuozhou, his former governor, Shi Xiduo, governor of Shuo, Xue Wanjun, Sima of Daizhou, Xue Wanche, Biejia of Daizhou, Qin Wutong, the general manager of Daizhou, and a few letters for local people in Daizhou. Of the powerful clan.
Li Shiji was surprised to find that everything changed quickly. Xue Wanjun and Xue Wanche showed smiles. Qin Wutong instructed him to personally take charge of the Daizhou army. Liu Shirang, the always arrogant governor of Shuozhou, rushed to Daixian in person to pay homage to him who had taken office. A long history of acting governor.
These changes made Li Shiji silent and shocked, especially after the comparison... After the messenger who read the edict left, South Korean Gong Pang Yu rushed to Dai County, but was given a cold reception. The old and strong famous general was furious, but no one Pay attention.
Yanmen Pass.
Qin Wutong held a small banquet to see off Li Shiji who was about to leave the customs, and said with a smile: "Actually, there is nothing wrong with it. First there was Liu Wuzhou, then Yuan Junzhang, and after Dingxiang County Wang Daen died in Daizhou in the battle, Daizhou's General Administration Office was abolished and Daizhou was replaced by Daizhou. After being in ruins for many years, all the troops in Hedong gathered in Bingzhou."
"Until King Si of Wei went to Daizhou and Yuan Junzhang came back, Li Gaoqian, the Duke of Jiangxia County, was defeated and fled. Li Huairen used various means to revitalize Daizhou, strictly guarded Yanmen Pass, forced Yuan Junzhang to surrender, and Yanmen was victorious and wanted to capture him alive. Gu set up, and then defeated the Turks three times..."
"When the Si King of Wei was trapped in Guji Town, there were thousands of young men who were eager to die for him. However, the Duke of South Korea wanted to write a letter of impeachment, and naturally no one paid any attention to him."
Pang Yu served as the general manager of Liangzhou after the First World War in Qianshuiyuan, which was probably later Hanzhong. He was no stranger to the name Li Shan, but he basically had no understanding of what Li Shan did.
So after Pang Yu arrived in Daizhou, he found that he was treated coldly... This is actually a normal phenomenon. The generals of Daizhou gathered together mainly because they all had the experience of defeating the Turks three times in the past, but Pang Yu couldn't stand it, and he didn't know Ah, I accidentally took advantage of Kasumi and caused a lot of trouble.
Although Pang Yu had a valid reason and kept saying that His Majesty had issued an edict not to trade with the Turks, over the years, the interests behind Xia City were intricately intertwined, and he even knew that Li Huairen, the heir to the throne of Wei, was backing Xia City, and it was even Li Shan who revived Xia City. The conflict between the two sides at the beginning of the Dai Dynasty led to Pang Yu becoming Goubuli now.
Li Shiji remained silent, only looking intently at the map hanging on the wall, "There are eleven forts in Leiguji Town?"
"Yes." Qin Wutong nodded and said, "This was built by Duke Dai. Of course, it was originally planned by King Wei Si."
"No wonder the Turks would rather attack Lingzhou and Yuanzhou than attack Shuozhou."
Hearing Li Shiji's whisper, Qin Wutong smiled and said: "On the one hand, it's because Khan Tuli doesn't want to attack, and on the other hand, it's also because the Liang division has defeated the three states in advance."
Li Shiji nodded in agreement, but he also knew in his heart that the eleven dispersed but interconnected fortresses that could support each other cut the battlefield where the Turkic cavalry came and went into pieces, making it difficult for the Hu cavalry to gather calmly. This should be This is the main reason why Tuli Khan refused to invade.
(End of chapter)
