In the early morning of September 23rd, Li Shan rarely got up very late. Cui Shiniang, who had finished her rebellion, went out for a trip and came back accompanied by Zhang and the maid. Li Shan was not awake yet.
"Don't disturb him." Cui Shiniang whispered: "I came back very late last night."
Madam Zhang waved the maid to leave, lowered her voice and asked, "Go to Madam Zhou's place?"
As a mother-in-law, Mrs. Zhang doesn't care about Li Shan doting on Xiaoman, but she is a little afraid of Mr. Zhou... It can't be said to be a threat, but after all, Mr. Zhou's second brother Zhou Fang is now a county magistrate.
Cui Shiniang rolled her eyes, "I stayed in the study very late, and when I came back, I was tossing and turning and couldn't sleep."
"What happened……"
As soon as Zhang's words came out, there were hurried footsteps outside. Mo Xiang hurried over and glanced at the inner room, "Madam, someone from the palace has urgently summoned Alang to see you."
Cui Shiniang looked at Mo Xiang slowly, and asked if the person who came was Su Zhi, the supervisor of the palace, and then nodded and asked the maid to wake Li Shan. At this critical moment, Li Shan should not leave Sun Moon Lake at will, but But for military and national affairs, besides the King of Qin, the one whom Your Majesty trusts the most is Lang Jun.
Li Shan, who hadn't washed his face or brushed his teeth, came to the front yard. He grabbed Su Zao's arm sleepily but alertly, "Say."
Su Zhi lowered his voice, "Hebei War Report has just entered Beijing, and the Turks have broken through Youzhou and Yizhou."
Li Shan was confused. He was still confused when he arrived at Liangyi Palace. Did the Turks really choose Hebei as their breakthrough point?
"Huairen is here." Li Yuan motioned to the palace attendants to hand over the report.
Li Shan browsed through it quickly. On September 21, the Turks broke into Youzhou. The governor of Youzhou, Li Yuan, the king of Lujiang County, escaped alone. The Turks did not go south, but entered Yizhou westward. Cheng Mingzhen, who was stationed in Yingzhou, immediately sent a messenger. To report to Beijing... The Turks were obviously heading towards Feihuxing.
The flesh on Li Shan's cheeks trembled, and he couldn't help turning his head to look at Pei Shiju. The latter had more wrinkles on his face than "Grandma" Li Yuan. This guy actually guessed it right, what the hell is a crow's mouth? !
There was silence in the hall, and Li Yuan deeply regretted that he had not prepared in advance, and also regretted that Pei Shiju warned him too late... But it was obviously not Pei Shiju's fault. In Li Yuan's view, this famous minister was also because of Tuli Khan and Jie. Li Khan lingered in Lingzhou and Shuozhou and became suspicious.
Li Shimin, who had just listened to Ling Jing's report in the morning, rubbed his eyebrows vigorously. In fact, he and Li Shan had the same judgment, thinking that there might be changes on the Longyou Road, but he did not expect that Pei Shiju was right. Tuli Khan really I chose Feihuxing.
Li Shan's mind was a little confused and he wanted to say something, but he couldn't.
Everyone in the hall is a smart person. Even Chen Shuda, who is not familiar with military strategy, and Pei Ji, who has been defeated many times, also know that when the Turks invade Yizhou, they will most likely attack Feihuxing by surprise.
Cheng Mingzhen sent a messenger to Beijing, and he took Jingxing, which was from Bingzhou to Hedong. The messenger rushed to Beijing, but also notified the Bingzhou General Office... If the Turks did not succeed, it would be okay. If they succeeded, the situation in Daizhou at this moment would be dire. Hard to say.
At least one thing is for sure, no matter what happens, there is nothing Changan can do... In fact, most people judge that there is 80% chance that there will be a report today, and it may be the governor of Bingzhou, Rencheng Wang Li Daozong, or the Huaiyang King Li Daoxuan .
Therefore, the only thing everyone can do is to wait silently.
As for accountability, the defeat of Yizhou Governor Sang Xianhe and the escape of Lujiang County Prince Li Yuan will be discussed later. Anyway, these two people...the former has no faction and no one supports him, and the latter has been attached to the East Palace for a long time. Where is Li Jiancheng now? I will take care of him!
The atmosphere in the palace was a little stagnant. Li Yuan called Li Shimin to discuss something in a low voice. The other prime ministers were also discussing something in twos and threes. Li Shan slowly walked to Pei Shiju's side.
"Isn't it Master Pei's work?"
"Of course not!" Pei Shiju looked directly at Li Shan with lightning eyes, "When I set out to recruit Yuan Junzhang in Mayi, I didn't do anything at Yanmen Pass!"
"That's true. They just sent people to Yunzhou to make the Turks suffer from trouble." Li Shan nodded slightly, "Hedong is the hometown of Pei Gong after all."
After a pause, Li Shan continued: "But Wenxi is located in Jiangzhou, which is quite far away from Daidi."
Li Shan didn't believe Pei Shiju's explanation at all. Pei Shiju didn't do anything at Yanmen Pass back then because he had left a backup plan and let Huaiyang King Li Daoxuan, a close friend of life and death, personally stationed at Yanmen Pass. The person Pei Shiju sent to Yunzhou was Dai County. The children of the powerful clan will not and dare not lead the Turks to break through Yanmen and damage their hometown.
Wenxi is too far away from Daidi, almost one is the southernmost and the other is the northernmost. What's more, there is Bingzhou in front of Jiangzhou, so it is unlikely that the Turkic troops will reach Wenxi.
Pei Shiju stared at Li Shan and shook his head slightly, "It is indeed not my hand."
"If the Turks defeat Feihuxing, Yanmen Pass will be broken. If the King of Huaiyang does not handle things properly, Daizhou's army will not be able to survive. Tuli Khan will lead his army south, and Bingzhou will be difficult to defeat."
"Didn't Huairen fully state before that the Turks' invasion was not just to plunder property and people, but had a deeper meaning?"
"Therefore, Tuli Khan will probably not sit in Xinzhou and send partial troops to plunder the place, but will storm Bingzhou and spy on the pass."
Li Shan frowned slightly and had to admit that Pei Shiju's statement was tenable. Different from the original time and space, the Tang army in this life recovered Mayi in advance because of Li Shan's appearance. The Daizhou army defeated the Turks several times and was regarded as the strongest in the world. This changed the long-term strategy of the Tang Army in Hedong. It no longer focused on Bingzhou, but pushed the front beyond Yanmen Pass.
This also directly led to a result. With the two major defeats of the Lingzhou Army and the establishment of the Marching General Office of Yanzhou Road, Guannai Road and Daidi transferred troops and generals from Bingzhou several times, and even the most capable cavalry under Li Daozong's command The general manager, Zhang Baoxiang, was transferred to Yanzhou.
If Tuli Khan breaks through Yanmen Pass and moves south in a large scale, it is a question whether Li Daozong, the king of Rencheng, can withstand it... although this famous general of the clan is famous for his caution and good defense.
In this case, although Wenxi and Bingzhou are still separated by two state capitals, it is still not complete... Pei Shiju, a son of an aristocratic family who values family interests above national interests, will not do such stupid things.
Li Shan's claws were a little numb and he couldn't help but swallowed. If Li Daozong really couldn't bear it, it would mean that the entire Hedong Road would fall... maybe it would be more dangerous than when Song Jingang swept Hedong in the second year of Wude.
He didn't wait too long. More than half an hour later, the sweaty messenger arrived at the Suzaku Gate.
Li Yuan looked at Xue Yuanchao, the minister of Huangmen, who was walking quickly, and secretly gritted his teeth. Many people bowed their heads slightly. Everyone knew in their hearts that if there is no memorial, it is good news. If there is a memorial and it is submitted to the capital quickly, it must be bad news.
(End of chapter)
